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v---VVIVIL UUIIVVUCKI 1'81 or station in life." >-:----- After hearing the Kiwanis debate- on compulsory voting it was rather interearting to read in an article inthe March number of the National Geo- graphic Magazine that `in. Czecho- slovakia` everyone entered upon the list of voters isobliged bylaw to vote" under penalty of fine or imprison- ment, and the suffrage draws no "disi- - tinction between race or sex, religion nv 5`-n?-u'n... 3.. 'I!n -- .\ V I Tons and tons of departmental store_catalogu`es_ have been loading up the` postal service the [last few weeks. `These big stores do not mail their `catalogues from Toronto, but ship them by freight to the -local.cen- tres so as` to take advantage of the zone rates and thus do the, Post Office Departmentgout of a portidh of the postage which legitimately belongs _. to it. Here `is . ...'l_- - at hue present tlme were are 2771 fewer weekly paperspublished in the United States than there were in 1917. There are 19 fewer. daily pa- pers published in that country this year than there. were last year. High publishing costs are responsible for the heavy mortality amongpapers. _ _ V -M.._,._ --v maul The Blenheim N ew_s-Tribune. has a _ _ . . subscriber who is-unique. _For fty`- Is Mr. `Ferguson's proposed in. _one' years he has paid for his paper crease of sessional indemnity intendedon the,10th of February exceptwhen to help the, meiubers bear up infthe {the date fell on Sunday, in which case he paid on Saturday. V Though -The difficult: times they will have trying A to justify to their dry" supporters Examiner has no_ subscriber who can the proposed increase inithe strength eq1181fth9' Blenhem` man f`i1`d1`e8l11?'- of beer? . . ity 0, payment we are ga to ac- ...._...... 1 knowledge the , prompt attention Coilingwood Bulletin---Barrie has whiclya large percentage of subscrib- 3 many sports when it comes to hon- g:'St8;1V9 t9 tail. ;'e1Y`_1:.VV813- .111 ile` ` ,1 f 11` 1-; , T},' 's wo man s o is yearne ry 3 :,gsh?;, :"e 2&3, (::vlez,fi?,Sg whemnine hundred subscribers sent in their 1 the curlers who brought .the Ontari0ipayments for this, newsplger and 1 . frankagvd to the county town were;subscription receipts last year were banquetted. It is a ne, loyal spirit th.131`8`e5t in P119 hiSt01'Y 0f`The EX- 1 and it helps to make a town ammer. ` This Is a very practical way ` of encouraging the publishers in their 5 At the present time there 2771 eimrts t give gd newspaper Se; weeklv naners nnhliclmal 6.-. 4.1.... V1ce- I to oring winning fellow citizens. This was `shown the other evening when Onfario t _Cou_nty pawn were; |________ _-LA , I propesed intended-r _ the, meinbers 2 in the * 3 S1_1g`g'est-ion. for those who `!`a(!f'.1(-n n{-` A.\:...... 1.l._:, 1 _. ..--ll.lh1\'I'I- affrage `dis- religion 2." V- usacnc*u10Q}1ng ,t0, 1 year is encouraging.` This is .. ---4rvv1ILC J evident from the annual report, whic shows a total issue` of 40,193 volumes. As in the past; fiction bulks largest in the reading. Too many people use the `library for the-`purpose of enter- tainment. neclm-ting; +1.. -----L -" n -.. .... uuuurale place -in the life of e Canada..a'nd'the United States. _ 1; Mr. Grant has already 1000 more 9 pictures ready to begin another vol- _ ume, butbefore commencing that he ` is anxious to secure any pictures he toria,~ B.C.,V\and_ would be pleased to have anypictures `of any_ description . of Barrie, ancient-.orV modern, `with the necessary detailsgrwhich their present possessors have no particular desire to retain. Address 1016 Prin- ces`s- Ave., -Victoria, B.C. me of L_ I _ I , . _ . . . V nu uuau 0118 Hall will remain practically unused throughout the year, which would mean that the money invested in t- ting up and furnishing +1..-.. 42-- , ------..-... ucvcral. memoers I felt that certain organizations might : well be given` the free use of this - auditorium but the `difficulty seemed i to ,berin-deciding how to draw the line between those who should get it free and those who should be requir- edvto pay. In many towns the use of the library hall is given free to in- . terdenbminational organizations forll meetings of aneducational nature or * for community welfare. Under this head would comp mm. I\:"": ~ " - cost of Au vuuc uuc ,,-- great (BOSE at the present places a university education out.of the reach `of many worthy stu- dents, while the overcrowding threat- ens to interfere seriously with the efficiency of the University. The public will expect, of course, thatthe Province, ratherthan the municipal- ities will bear the larger share of the adding to the work of high schools. While there will be a great saving at Toronto, there will be a su_b- stantially larger expenditure neces- sary at local centres for more,high1y- trained teachers which will greatly ` increase the cost ofthese secondary schools where junior university work is to be taken. ` ` Speaking of `the proposed junior ` university`c_ours`e in high schools, the Petrolea Advertiser-Topic says in part: We would not go so far as to say that equally good results will be secured under the new arrangement. Life at the University outside of the lecture hall constitutes an important part of the `student's education. At the same time the great cost at the l present nlaamz 9 um'.,......u-. -.u.---- vice. V ` , _ _ _ W -1..- .4 nAGbGD' res xior ` oiil Read The Examiner and get all he Iooa,l_' "and district -news. `$2.00 a. year and worth `more. .. ...--.5; vsxcu UULU. The general statement of assets and ,_ liabilities .shows that the total assetsof the combined banks amount to $83,520,820." Of this amount as much as $40,000,000 is,_.in liquid, or immediately available, `assets, equal to over 53 %i of liabilities to the pub- lic- In `addition, these liquid assets include cash, Dominion notes and de- posit in central gold reserves of over ` $10,000,000, being more than 25% of liquid assets. . ioldings of High Grade Securities The principal accounts included in liquid assets are a very large propor- tion "of holdings in high "grade secur- ities. Dominion and` Provincial Gov-_, ernment securities amount to $14,- , 382,293; `Canadian Municipal and .1 British, Foreign and Colonial Public s~ securities, $3,148,197; Railway and a other bonds, $450,475, and total call 1 , .,__ c... ..... ..u.\.u5uu auu ' `a condition that will enable it to han-. ` dle its full share of the business` re- ' quirements of .the- country are the I outstanding features shown in the ' annual- statement of the Standard V Bank of Canada.-_ The report, which - is for the year ending Jan. 31st, is ;' the first issued by the Standard Bank since the Sterling Bank of Canada was amalgamated with it. - On this. account` there will be special interest ` in the gures submitted, and it should be a matter of great satisfaction"to J the public, as well as to the share-; 4 holders, that the combined resources 3 have made forsuch marked strength I and at the same time enable.the Bank '1 e to offer more efficient services) to a much.la1_'g`er clientele. 7 ,,,,__ ___g, . . . Work Wins ' Bowmanville Statesman: ever occur to you, reader,_t: why so few persons are reall ful in their calling or busine: I Too .Muel1 Legislation Oshawa Re_former: A well member of the Ontario Legi. speaking at a recent meeting in em Ontario said: I have bee icized because I did not int any bills into the Legislature. glad to say, however, that I helped to killa few. Continua` said: I believe there are too legislators and too much.legislz In` the opinion of the Reform hits the nail on thehead. ...... uuuance -t_nat.have been created. by.the human imagination, said the- Ontario Library Review in a recent issue, One may travel a long way] by. cpntinuing-even slowly--along one highway, or, `choosing less wise- ly, devote the same_time to countless short. and vu\n...`I.I__ --,, '-A -- tlve ~uvu \.l.l.l.a" use introduce to I am have l1,a Continuing, he titeve many tnd much.legislation. inn me n... n-c--.-. - met: known Legislaiturgi aent in West- 1: been crit- I Am .... :_L-A - _, _ _--....... .c5m1auUn.*' if Reformer, he 4 the --Buy,;, Staunon s. s_emi`- t1-immed wallpapere-22 in. wide instead of old 18 in. For Salebyv W. A. Lowe an-nu aucc : 110. Kr- - --uu-ova: lows: Dividends, $488,34; warftaituels n note circulation, $40,000; Reserve or Dominion Income Taxes, _$50,- 000; contributed to Officers Pension .Fund, $25,000; transferred to Re- serve Fund, $150,000; leaving a bal- ance to be carried forward of $151,- ` 344, h was lows: Domininn T II|f\`II\ 1| appropriated as fol- war taxes 7l"....__ awn , vu qu.uu,uUU, now totals $2,900,000. * Earnings Well Maintained The. Prot and Loss statement shows that earnings, after providing for all charges and dividends, per- mitted of, a liberal amount being add-` ed to the. balance carried forward. The prot for the year,,after deduct- A ing expenses, interest accrued on de- posits and rebate on unmatured bills, Provincial taxes, and making provi-0 sion for bad and-doubtful debts,,was $688,('3'8_\2' This, added toitheamount \ on:-13%.; .-.........__I :- l and short loans, $6,769,330, makingl -0 that total in this department $24,- : _ Indicating' thelarge amount of 2 general business being handled are I current loans and discounts entirely 1 in Canada of $36,077,030, and loans ; to cities,- towns and municipalities; $1,798,201. . . The condence enjoyed by the Bank-among a large number of de- positors is reected by total deposits of $63,432,377. These 1'nclude3de- posits bearing interest of $52,048,439 and deposits not bearing interest,. $11,383,938. The Bank s paid-up cap-_ ital now.stands at $4,823,400 and the . -Reserve Fund,,to which has been add- ' ed $150,000, now totals $2,900,000], p_,,,-_:_,__ ur_u -- Avbill hasbeen introduced into, the ouse-of Commons, Ottawa, requir- _"-~ "'""t.i1!g the editor, publisher or owner of `I? every newspaper or other publication to file, twice a year with`the Postmas- ter-General "a sworn statement set- ting forth the names of the. editor, managing editor, publisher, business .` managers and stockholders, and also 4 E . 1 the names of bondholders, mortgag- 3` eat: or other security holders. The A ` bill also requires that all editorial or i reading matter for the publication of t whichmoney. is received shallj be t marked "advertisements. The _ object a of such legislation is to disclose who ,1 are behind`,-_;th_e`;` g /, enable, the "-'T51) iI5li'!% estimate more 0: V A _gcegu~a'te_lyvthe`vnlue of the opinions 1-aountlul debts, was ,I to. theamqunt frnm +1.2. -u--------- a u llll.-ll UGS Ueen add` ' W $2,900,000. Vell .nd inns- nfi-gr u-.......:.::.... _ able business.. Wm. Wrigley, J r., the chewing gum king. rapid growth of his company, said it was all due to advertising. But, interrupted one of his friends, travel- the Pacific Coast, ling with him to you have already built up a remark- this advertising on momentum for a while? of Chicago. in explaining the Why not save some of. money and run along ; Well, 1 Hr. Wrigley said,"`we have had a ne ` fast.'.trip west from Chicago How much wouldmake if they tooko the en- ginf ` A i so far. I progress do you think we ` 1 l ,__: urn` %- 117 Dunlop Si. v- Speaking at the recent meeting` of the Ontario` Fairs Association, ;the; Hon. 3. S. Martin stressed the neces- sity of making the educational fea- tures of the fair paramount. A cer- tain amount of entertainment is ne- cessary, yet it must be` secondary. . Exhibitions are to encourage quality production; to show peopleclthe` best types and thereby to induce all to work for a higher standard?` Any ag- cultural fair which `does not"have' this as its chief aim has no justiga- tfon for existing. Phone '.` W.>.';.E! GetYourl B R Y TEA Elizabeth One _:>f. :'l3A4 2-1='m`q Deliciou Aft Cify Da -LUL wuununity welfare. _ would come such societies as the Women's, Canadian Club,` the W0- men s-Institute, the:Daug`hters of the Empire, the\Victorian Order of Nurs- es and possibly some others. It could -not be expected, of course, that the . Board would give the use of the `hall , for committee ,meetings, but for 4 meetings of a publicxcharacter we see 1 make a practice of doing their -buy- ing from the mail order houses : The next time you are sending a'n order to a departmental store, en- close a `polite note requesting a don- ation to` your church, your school, `your fair, the Children's Aid, or some charity in which you are particularly interested and see what a generous response you get. It willbe a nice encouragement to your ; local con- tributors. A number of young people from the Bond Head neighborhood. visited the House of Refuge at Beeton lately If the scale of fees a and put on a programme. This sort ed upon, it will mean that the hall ofgtliing should be encouraged. It remain, provides entertainment that. makes a bright spot in the hum-drum exist- ence of the old people, and it should also -furnish a valuable lesson to the . young people of the necessity of ac- Board shouldgo mto this matter fur- quiring habits of thrift in their early '7 ome basis cannot ha ` life 80 that Old age mnv uni Ana LL--- --- - ' ' ` Neilson _ Boxed from ICU gt the G ' ELK] c--J ._ ,, Fancy :1 Bulk A .Ch<,`iCJ `Also W RIT new no a suggestion for those make -buy-, houses: - are . . 1 I 1 t it 111-: At Mayo in the far~o" Yukon the people pay $24 for their home news- paper, a little sheet of four pages about foolscap size. Commenting on this, the Walkerton Telescope says: This only goes to show that the 10- cal weekly is a highly-prized neces- sity and will be s'o just as long as human beings have `a personal inter- W est in their immediate suxroundi-ngsl` and in the people of their own -com- = munity." ` ` '1