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87254 inhal Vb Toronto 'Cn~p: _ed aftex ~'C7ai)t[.` in `Stay: ing bus \.l'._. I115 uuu Maj H Elmvalt 'puI`[m.~`( Th I) I . . . . .`...":'3i'5}{. l'b'. Almond Icing` 350. lb. Whipped Cream Cakes . . . . `Of Tm h.H1_l.<(,` "Tho .~'; Sf. AH: 114"-"' ](~,CL1H'(,' v~`hich- ; N.(l.()'.~ pI'0sr-HI terinn - tabln \\ Rev. (; vlieod.` 1 the (1111 (Rev. `\ Lim,;t. .1 -dflltlr. H: rTt"i'I -5 1 91 6, a return |_J\vI I place Angliv "|l(lI`-w I M. S. Boa". MP Fm nth:-r.~' songs -Rhss >.[)il`il. "I 'I.tv._"a`t Cnllingn 3_i0try ii Ch1 H} FA Dec`. 21 "turn u 28, 29, turn un Abm` Dnpnt moaned` s{h-op*pTi_ngi days. `.51 A\'lI and PH Black Suspvn. 'l`i..I-1. nnuv V1 tween :1 Of Pm`: _t':v,r94 51%;- .13`? J11 S00 -All OWTI ` W 'c0rat you 1 Lunches served, from 100 V up. ' 75c. 60c. 30c. Almond Iced Xmas Cakes Your Gift Problem Is easily solved here. . Ev- erybody likes 3. Box of Good Candy. T - Special Fancy Gift Pack- ages . . . . . . . 100. to $1.50 Specially priced at . . . ; . . . . 900., $1.75, `ff . 1's}fii.', $19.5. s'o'. Tafes . . 13c. lb. and -up Creams, Caramels ahd Chocolate Assortment . . . . . . . .18c. |b., 2 for 35. Chocolate` and Bon Bons . . Bon Bons . . . . . . 25c. lb. Maple Cocoasines . .300. lb. Chocolate `Nuts ... . . . . . . . 60c. lb., 2 tfog $i.oo% Ffuit, Hard and Cregxm Gen- tres, 50c. lb., 3 for $1.25 Best Cream Centre Assort- ment f... .. .. 400. lb. We have 1i_sted below some of our special Candy bargains. AllGandy strict-. ly pure and wholesome and made in our own factory` daily. Confctionery A visit to our candy Do- partmant will mean a merr- ler Xmas I-n these days of high prices and llmlted supply. _ Assorted Creams . .. Bryson s Bryson s Chocolate Assortments Cake Specials AW?` Fame 32-as Eiizabeth St.- 19-21 Dunlap St. Packages Packages ` Packages w..m:a[{`.mT PHONE 233 L. J. j 15;. .',.:..%,.%. FOR for `for f01`_ 65c. 50c. 25c. The objection to scattering the Central School classes in order to provide accommodation for Collegiate pupils is we-11 taken. Such a change is a serious detri- ment to the Gen,t,ral S_choo1 pupils and should not `be made except as a last resort. Reliatile "sia1.;gma;{ to `act as F agent in Simcoe County. ` ' PAY`WEEKLY Outt free, exclusive territory and money making specialties. Our agencies are the best in the business, for we sell the highest grade of stock at most ro.asonabl_e prices and guaran- tee deliveries in flrst-class condition. Nursery stock is selling well this year and good money can be made in this dis- trict. For particulars write Sales Manager. ` PELI-IAIVI NURSERY GO, TORONT0,0NT.' In thousands - of homes throughout Ontario there will be a new cheerfulness and happiness this Christmas time owino" to the closing of the bars. Money that was squandered in drink will provide comforts and joys to a degree not known before and will thus serve to establish prohibi_ tion more rmly in the hearts of the people. Wa1k by faith and.not by sight, seems to be the_text.upon which the Ontario Hydro Electric Commission bases the new agree- ment which it is asking the mun- icipalities to sanction on Jan. 1st. As far as we can see, the passing of the by-law is tanta- mount topledging the municipal- ities to paying for whatever the Provincial `Commission sees fit to` tie them up to in the way of development. The Commission can go as far as it likesand the municipalities will not have the right to be consulted in any way. All the part they will have is to standgood for the expenditures the Ontario Commission may see fit to authorize. At the present time, Barrie has a denite con-~. tract, in which the maximum price for power is xed. Under the proposed agreement there is, as we understand it, no guarang tee thatiour power will notrcost us more than now. Mr. James says we are assured of cheaper power and` shows how he gures it out. But if he is so sure that these. reductions will be realized why is there not a guarantee clause in the agreement xing a maximum charge`! In the opin- ion of Mr. James,` the people should `be satisfied with the word of Sir Adamand the Qommission. Unfortunately, Barrie has found that several promisejs made prev- ious -to the endorsing oi the pre- There is a`deal of criticism heard on the streets over the lax- ity of the Board of Education in neglecting to keepythe Collegiate Institute adequately insured. This criticism seems .fully justified. If a man in his private business wants-to takes a chance and carry only fty per cent insurance, that is his own look-out, but as trus- tees for the people's money the Board were not warranted in tak- ing such a risk, part_icu1arly as the low rateof sixtygve cents per $100 for three years made it possible for them to carry anoth- er $30,000 at a verysmall an- nual `outlay. Had the property been insured as it should have been. another heavy burden would not have been loaded upon the ratepayers. In the matter oi` insurance the Town Council has been just as -lax as the Board of Education: $8,000 is all the in- surance carried on the Town Hall, while the council chamber, police court, _ re hall and all their contents are insured only to the extent of $10,700. .Monda'yi1ig'ht s reuatlthe-Coll}. _ egiate Institute" was: the worst blow` ever ' received by.-the educa- tional institutions ofythe `town, and` is particularly discouraging cominglat `a timewhen the school had reached; its highest attend- ance, accompanied--by a splendid state-of efficiency after` `several years ,of very adverse circu1 n- stances and the expenditure of nearly $80,000 in improvements and "additions. lflnmeiiate steps will be taken to replace the des- troyed building. One of the rst questions that arise is the advis- ability of rebuilding on that site; To a certain degree this will be determined by the extent to which the remains of the old structure can be utilized. ' Unless it can be shown that a big saving will re- sult -from using what the releft there will be a very strong de- mand for -a more central site. The Board, however, would hard- ly abandon the present location. if the change meant the waste of thou sands of dollars. . Prompt action towards rebuilding should be taken, and the Board should not hesitate to` secure the best expert advice that will" enable it to decide in what manner the diicult problem may be most ad- vantageously so1vcd.A ' .: }WcoMM1-:NT_ 01-* THE WEEK :- `Group 2-D. Poucher, M. Ir- win, M. Reid, C. Richardson, G. McLean, E. Fraser, W . Jamieson, L. Bell, B. Ball; `;(')r1n IA-GI'A0up 1--`A. Walk; ep (88), D. .R0lJert,s0n (83), G. Graham (82), E. Channen (81), 7 '.[`. MacLaren. (81), H.`Jarmain (80), O. Glennie (80), M. Che_es-. man (76), D. Hunter (76), R. Campbell (75), E". Pratt, A..Mar/ tin, K. Cameron, `G. Snider,- A. MacDonald . JJlU.WUl' `c1uu_ n. .LV1lllUI' wquau). Group '2-'--E. Lewis E. Car- ruthefs, P; Newman, A. VVatson, J." Caldwell, R} Dunn, E. Harris, R. Mvalkin, 1. Watson, S. Park- house, W. Hines, J. Overs, R. Walker, J. Little, K. Sinclair. M `c:i-511;;"325."Fo1'eIZ1i&.""1L1agh, G. Luck, D. Adams, W. Hook, E, "Catlin, A. Black, V. Finley, H.| Smith. Where will the struggle end? It is surprising how we are, gradually losing our sense of , proportion in regard to the news of the present war. Victories,` reverses`, casual-ty,lists that two years ago, or evenia y-ear ago, would have gripped us as of great import do. not move us today un- less some mention is made of our own brave men or of the part of the line they are holding so we1l.? >11 `:5 n'n`1~r . nvhnn -. nnyvunl-Iniunnul no To Vair s Dutch Parlour I./lI\J :1u.u IJIIIJJ ant: uuLu1u5 DU W611.` It is only when something! stupendous attracts our eyes that` we stop to think of the maelstrom ` into which we are being drawn, | Group 2--H. Quinlan, 0. Fish. er, B. Connell, C. Dunn, F. Daw- son, H. Wice, L. Thomson, G. -Wiles, B. Stephens, B. Healey, A. Carpenter, G. Srigley, A. John- ston, A .Ca_lvert, J. McA1'thur. [`1__A__,_ n 117 1' A 'e'eE: -(.)..v;v`z1'r_.tz, B.-Gray, E. Crawford, F. Cres- wicke, W. Craig, A. Stephens. f1_,A___ /1 I c;:.;u,; 4:a.%ig`;o;:"a:";;;;n- `strong, I. Lovelette, C. Srigley. Form IB- - ' . 1.` Uflll LD * Group 1--H. Ross (7(6), I .Mar- 1111, A C. Gray, S. Crawford, ' G. Lynch, C. Fraser, S. Beatty, G`. Bidwel` and_ H. Miller (equa,l). Group 4-"-L. Culham,` H. Plow- `man, E. Bradfield, R. Fisher. . B. G. I. Results. (Continued from page 1) Group 2--G. Fitzgerald, M. Grant, M. Nelson, M. MoCuaig, G. Goutts, 1. Robinson, B. Cock- burn, I. Lowrie, `M. Forster, B. Peacock, Gr. Hickling, E. Shana- han, L. Reid. Group 3--F. Hubbert. `Group 4---M. Hall, J. McBride, W. "Sutherland, V. Brown, D. Smith, E. Dobson. Fo_1'1n IlB--' Group 1.-- M. Walker (86), M. Cochrane _ V _sent_ agreement are still short of fulllment,- and `the attitude of many of the.citizens is that of the gentleman from Missouri who said, Show me. If,theProvin- cial Hydro Electric 2 Commission. can prove to us that the new agreement is advantageous to us and that the To_wn s interests are thoroughly protected in every re__ spect, hearty approval will be ex- pressed` at the polls, but if this assurance is not forthcoming it need not be surprising should the electors decline to give the Com- mission a fre ` hand to do as it pleases. Very genuine regret was felt by the newspapermen, not only of Simcoe County but of Ontario, at the death of Mr. Geo. H. Hale of the Orillia Packet. Of a rather unobtrusive nature, Mr. Hale nevertheless. possessed a strong and forceful character and by his work as a` newspaperman and as `a citizen of Orillia for nearly half a century he left an impress upon the community that will long en- dure. He never hesitated to throw his whole inuence on the side `of `any movement which he be-' lieved to be for the betterment of` his town or the country, at. large. Intensely loyal to Orillia, he lost. no opportunity of_pro- moting its welfare and it is safe to say that the community spirit which has been so splendidly de- veloped in our neighboring town may in no small degree he at- tributed to the manner in which it has been fostered and encour- aged by the Packet under the able direction of thelate Mr. Hale, his brother, Mr. \V. M. Hale, and his son, Mr. Harold `Hale. Paa Two Peace Proposals Premature V'l'IVlE>IARlE~'EXAMlEI AND SATURDAY MORNING (I1 \J\Al.l\JCCo up England leaped nobly into `the breach at the opening of hosti1_ ities, but the results of her very conceit in her power" and under- estimation of the enemy, her powerlessness to instil into her` people the sense of danger, has` left a blood-red scar that cen- turies will not efface. Not till British bloodywas shed for the, rst time in generations on her` own soil by foreign hand did her` people in grief and horror throw aside their factional grievances, their pleasures and prots, "and place themselves and all they hadl at the service of their King. Then! having made their sacrifice, theyi were ready with clean hands to, go in their humility to the God! of Battles and crave His-all-es-3 sential assistance in their fight} PL .for life and freedom for them-` selves and the world. `Precious months were: practically wasted, and, though the people did not realize it till afterwards, at one time men and munitions were so. lacking that a little more press-| ure and our line would have bro- ken. But though valued lives were wasted, and the struggle ,lengthened,, Britain rose to the '.qituation, `and now, thoroughly vprepared, stern, steady, strong `in arms and men, and strong in her conviction of battling for the right, sheihas risen from the al; tar of sacrifice a wonderin the eyes of the world. A..A ...1...; mp ...._. ........ 4...... 'n...... \/J\Jl.7 LI]. UIIC \'V\Jl.ILIu And what of our own dear Can; ada`? Her name has been made Hmmortal by the deeds of thous- Eands of her. stalwart sons who `have crossed` the seas, to battle `for the Emire in the cause of freedom.: But we are. not yet iand the recent` peace proposals 1n them` very Insolence have thus for a moment aroused us. ` 5lGVll;) U1 LIJU Dlbutl-lJlUl1. ' France, even after the outbreak] of the `War, went on with her in_| ternal bickerings until the Ger_i mans were at the very gates of` sParis'. Then when they had by; ltimely assistance from the Brit-I ish and by fortunate coincidence of circumstances driven them; back, they gave themselves up to ;- fetes and celebration, and two= months later theirarmy was 211-! most without munitions. sThe, nation was not organized nor; awake to its pressing danger, and precious "blood had to he spilled unnecessarily to pay for this un-' preparedness. ' Tpnrmlnn lnnnnrl vsnlnluv :n4n 4]rn| % (3a"11zT1di.Tns, `particuVla1'lw3:'in ru- `ral parts, are not awake to the gravity of the situation. 5 Unnv\nn nirnru n`l'l>n n `Inn n11l`nrnnn1r ChristII1a's Music Victor Records! BERLINER GRAM-O-PHONE CO., Limited 1~;:.7i9 Lenolr Street, Montreal { OUR FOUNTAIN LUNGHEONETTE Offers I you_ many induce- .ment's during .the busy Hear them at any His Mas`ter s Voice % dealers % % B42 453 Christmas is not Christmas without music -- it started with music and has` so i continued. Suitable Christmas music is foupd on Victor Records and is all music of merit. ' No more acceptable Christmas gift can be found than a good selection of Victor `Records. Here are some ten inch,% double-sided Victor Records at 90 `cents for the two selections: V Christmas on a Troopship . hristmas in Action Beautiful Valley of Eden Mr. and Mrs Wheeler} 16563 The New Born King _ Hamilton Hill Oh Come, All Ye Faithful (with Chimes) 7 . 1 'l`-in}!-tr knir H.001. Joy to the World A11 Through the Night Gerald Don Giovanni John M: Minuet in G (2) Gavotte in D (violin) DEALERS IN EVERY TOWN AND crrv om: PRICE mom COAST TO COAST vxcron RECORDS-MADE IN CANADA._ LOOK Fox -`ms ...AS l`ER'S VOlCE" TRADE. muu_ Be sure to get a free copy of our 450 page Musical Encyclopedia listing over 6000 Victor Records. Cream -Puffs . . . . 40c. doz. Pies,_ Doughnuts, Short- V bread, etc. Place your order early for, these lines,` as the. demand is heavy. ' His Master's Voice Barri Dealer 6 `Today, we are. wallowirig in iwealth and inflated commerce. iTrue, prices are high and the :pOOI` are feeling the pinch, but lnationally we are better off than ever before, and in proportion ;0ur sacrice in materielle and ;-blood has been small. Of our =own sons, a small proportion have gone. Our shores, our oom- ,merce, our very lives are pro- itected by the grand old British `Navy, and our strong, free- lbreathing sons are willing to stay `at home and be protected without. 'paying in a manly way the price. It must change, and let it be our prayer that the price of Caha:la s nonchalance be not necessarily [paid in blood. awake. More than half `of our lauded heroes are not Canadians, but the old stock with the hearts of 0:1k----E11g1ish., Irish, Scotch the kind who have ever ocked {from all parts -of the world when the ag was challenged. ` 111 ,I , A FEW LATE RED SEALS ()-ur"e.nemy has the right at ALSIKE and RED CLOVER TOHAND / 2Cars0f Feed Corn Whole, Cracked or Fine Chopped BROWN & CO. GEO. VICKERS . TEA Bovml. % om-re: nor ouocourr: % TOMATO BOULLIOII ` smnwucl-Izs ma AND can: We are also buyers of LII. \1l.ll..I.ll , Choir Trin/.ity Choir Harringt ' Harrington 8: Scott } 16996 Geraldine Farrarf McCormack 7 JUL IIJJ Efrem mba list Mina:-d s Llniment cures Dis- temper. present to dictate peace. His casualt,ies have not exceeded ours. He is everywhere `on our soil, and we have not suicient men to drive him out of his cun- ning defences. If our men would only wake up and pay the price of manhood, swell our members, so we can answer the enemy s defi, we could be proud of our- selves as Canadians. We owe everything to Britain. We claim to stand for freedom--Men of Canada. make your stand. Wo- men of Canada, the issueylies with you. Will you send your sons`? Christianity demands ser- vice and sacrice. Are we a Christian nation? Let us not wait till the blow falls. Every day means loss of lives and useless expenditure of fabulous sums. Time is every- llng, and the need was never greater than now. Canada, awake! Thjursday, D;cembor 21, 1918` HOME MADE OAKEI For. sale every Saturday or by special order.