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T While it does not approve of Mr. Finlaysorfs stand `on the prohibition 0 question, the Orillia Packet `and Times has this `good word to say of his work as a 1 -epresentative it; the Legislature: There will be general_ agreement that the Hon. Wm. Finlayg . son has well earned his promotin to T ;c'ab_inot rank-.e = Since he has `been ' member togelest Simcoe 119' as given. _ `most oisidnonsfaftention tohls duties , "ylroth in_~the_L egis!sti1rei and in"th.ei . *s.fs}lding._f__endhu~shown that hejposeesjs- V1 I_I,!`:`1'_'oeI_'oi;g__i1ity`_es iwetl-as aptitude to; 1 _ I . `,7, ,., `;A- `:2 - '--I ' Conservative newspapers under a big displaywheading announced `a few days ago that"A. E. Bradwin,"`One of Ontario`: .best~kno`wn Liberal end-V itors," was supporting Ferguson's platform in the resent campaign. "It will be nmxm tn mm.+n................... Having received" `a bequest of sv-A era! thousand dollars for the purpose, W-hitby is considering the` establish- ment of a hospital, which-causesvthe Collingwood Bulletin to observe that it may look easy but the building of a -hospital and the maintenance of it in future years are quite different- " propositions." Anyone who has had anything,to'do with the management of a hospital will quite agree with this. - - `I uvuuxucu muswul nonors, axtoast to the Grand Lodge and Grand Lodge : olficers was proposed by V. W. Bro. Fred Mar: and resnonded to by`R.W. Bro, Kirkpatrick; D.D.G.M. The toast to the visitors was `proposed by R.W. -Bro. R. J. Sprott -and responded to by. R.W. Bro. W. H; -Tudhope of Orillia. Solos were sung 'by:Emory :Hill and selections. `iv_e4r_1;_by_ `Kerr Lodge _or- chestra an the banquet was brought to at close swith .1zhe. Junior ; . or-den s_ toas.m-'... _q,..\-, GUUU nl- `E R.W. Bro. Dr. C. G. Kirkpatrickof ' 0rillia,;District Deputy Grand Master 2 cial visitto the. lodge. There was , an attendance of 135, includingh , number of Visitors from Orillia, Elm- On Thursday night of last weels` Kerr Lodge, A.F. &- A.M., received for the Georgian District, on his of- Avale and Stroud. ' The D.D.G.M. com- plimented the `officers on the excel- lent manner in which `the rinitiatory degree was put on by W. Bro. L. O. Vair and his officers, referring espec- ially tothe musical ritual, which was carried out with a f l choir and or- chestra-, with Bro. F. . D. Norman at D the "piano. After the `work -in the lodge room._a banquet was served. Aft er! the toast to the\King. had-been accorded musical honors, axtoast to`- `Grand Lndovnmnd ay....A 'r....:..~ DISTRICT DEPUTY T j A % VISITS-KERR LODGE __..-......... u-mcuuaes _ I Picton Gazette: Withthe `wettest , harvestingi season on recordsto `con- , `tend with, the farmers of this county` have certainly had -their share of ` trials and difficulties. But while things might have been better, it is well, after all,' to keep in mind the` other side of the question, and that is that-they might have -been worse. ` As compared with conditions -in many other localities, where` continuous trains, oods, early frosts 'and*he_avy snow storms have caused total `crop losses, certainly we have much to be thankful for. wuv yovvnuun JVGI, nu nal B116 1 bar of employees engaged in-the in- dustry last year was 78,885, of which 58,291 were employedjn primary op- ' school system" but `we do not need an Too Many School Frills , M Financial Post: We want a fine extravagant `school system. We want boys and girls to learn more than- their A B C's but we do n-ot want to pile up taxes to give them comforts and luxuries that are not essential It is` not the function of the public school to usurp the job of the private school, which is in a position to grat- ify the `keenly developed tastes of -some of. the wealthy `who demand: pink-tea clas_s rooms for their child-p ren.p_ i ` to a_ common sense educational plan. it The Weekly Newspaper; A Toronto `Telegram :`When the town i weekly has disappeared like the town band has disappeared in some places, there need-zbe no uncertainty as. to the cause.of death. ' A weekly paper usually dies from the effects of local failure tovalue local` patriotism and faithful servi'ce. `The city or town` dailies cannot give. interestand dig- nity to town life `as the local weekly gives interest to the town life. , ..- _ _ an-'-` '5` 'A` Happiness in `O. Walkerton Telesco man .is entitled to succeed and none is c ms : Work pe--An honest happiness ` in his it few ontented. .l m K . (`f-"T Among Exchanges &wm$&$w$wam&$$w, -vu-rung --- -nun -ucvuzupeu, 88 IS well shown by the crops of 1925. But it needs more people to till these" lands; It willvget them. .A1ong7with this progress in farming willcome a de- velopment of `the industrial resourc-` es: mining, manufacturingeand trade, The future of Canada is fbright-with_ promise, for the country and_its peo- ple have the strength of- youth, and - the resources on which to build a vast and prosperous national life. This bookletwas prepared by the Depart- ment s publicity -staff, of which Robt. J. C. Stead, the well-`known Canadian author. is Hand - i ` .. \Jl uucau, Idle author, is head. .._---as vrauavll, Ullllllllg . they do if omimen who are thoroughly versed :5 agriculture and have had an opportunity to `see for themselves what Canada has -to offer, .shouldaca,r- their eyes, turned towards this Dom- ` inion with jaview to` settling here. A typical opinion is that expressed by F. B. Nichols, managing editor of '_Copper Farm Papers, as follows:-- growth, `both in population and wealth, in the-next few years. On its broad acres a protable agriculture` already has -developed, as is well 1925. it ry/great weight with? all who have` _ Canada will `-make a tremendous` The "Minister of Immiration and Colonization has vrecentlyissued a very effective piece of publicity, in - the shape _of a booklet.containing' (op- inions expressfd `by members of the Amezfican Agricultural Editors As- sociation after their visit to Western Canada. These opinions, coming as efgom men_who ` ...........v.. ~..-uucau u; ouuoisclcs In co-operaton with the Department of Marine and Fisheries. '1`he.impo_rt- ante of: the Tirfdustry may also: be gauged by the statement that the capital invested in equipment and e- tablishments in,_1925 was $46,411,. .N 847, an increase of $2,554,297 over A the previous year, and that the num- V: bl` hf Amninunna tlinnunhnnu` .l.'. .u.-. vs WI? .llI.l'o USU. Us LVBVllBo {I Mr. and.Mrs.A`W1ll*.Mansbr1dze a.nd_ .=Mrg and Mrs. Matt...A;'no1d of-~ New J-Vll xx. nuuuus U: 1`0r0nt.0~ls Visit- inwlth Mrs. 'Je.s.~ Donnell. ` iss Evelyne Leadlay of Toronto ' spent the week-end at her home here. V `Lewis Hill of TI-Iu_Iits`ville. formerly of this community, hasghad `upstroke recently. . M ' _ - M - Rev. D. A. Ferguson_.wa.s in Toronto lastrweek attending the Synod of Tor-, onto and Kingston. A __ ` ' `y.Mr. and Mrs. Levi. Hensdn. Sr.. have ~ returned to Cookstown agter spending a_ few ~months_.i_n Batrle. T ' ` Carr has returned to her home. j in Elmvale after a ending a. tevgweeks ' M with Mrs`. Geo. O- evils. - `I 1:- and 1ur....-1xnn- -n:..-..1'._u..- _._. In; uuy In 'J.'UI'UIl(.U.. ' ' ' Kenneth `Kidd of .'.l`oron-to was home over the wqek-end. " . . _1n town` `on Monday. Rev. A. L. Atton of Coldwater`vi1ted ` Miss K. Bantingvot AT`orVonto-is visit-A` lnzrwith Mia. -.1 -n.n.. Dnnnnll ' Mr. and Mrs; D. Kidd snent'Mon- day in Tdronto. Tfnnnni-I1 `TIIHII: nf 'l`nnn.s-.0-A tvvnn 1..-_.'- Canada's sheries, xcarriedcon Ain_ thevwaters of two oceans, the Atlan-. tic andthe Pacic; and upon a sys- tem of great lakes and inland waters. stand in both quantity and.value among the leading sheries of the world. The value of the output in . 1925 reached atotal of $47,926,802, an increase of $8,392,57 over 1924,` according to estatisticswcompiled by the Dominion -Btireau of `Statistics i'n % co-onmmtnn mm. +1.... n...~.....L-~ COOKSTOWN &m&&&&&m$ww%ma$m &&%$$&$$&&&&am5[ est Home F9837 -l_ 9; spend the winter months, ` " . ~ ;t (1 Ch rch.held their Harv- `-Th'Un e u Sunday. Qct.j24. I p savvy, U. `.1. U A regort of page . Mrs. Steeperv of Melvin ed her. brother, R. 'l!I.`..'1'1'..u....a r~n..-..-L - u`:ua.y evening of Last ;thb` ` meeting appea e, Sask., H. Leadlay .. Her father, Harry V th her on spend the winter months Leadla; _'1`usd F u:uuu.n(:8.` ' u _ 43c, Sunday visitors at `W. J. Smart s.' were: John Guarde,-Bert Guarde, Chas.| Guarde and son Jack and Miss `Doris. all of Toronto. The monthly meeting of South Sim- coe Medical Asociationrwwas held at Cookstown at the home` or Dr. W. J. ' Scott, on Tuesday evening of Last week.` A rep_ort `the--" meeting` annnm-n `- - it: objectionhble. conditions. Mr. From many quarters, some of them une\'pected, the proposal to sell beer by the glass in hotels is being severe- lv condemned.-' Thiscriticism is not ( `)1-lled to prohib`itionists.( A num- ber of prominent men who might otherwise be satised to see the Gov-' er'1ment s policy` given a trial have p -onounced themselves ass--vrstrongly . ouposed to sale by the glass, for they 4 see in it a possible` means of ultim- ately bringing back the 'bar with all Ferguson must have b`een`.con'scious of some feeling like this when he de- clared in 1924 that if theplebiscite _,] favored government control; there i would be noreturn to thebar or sale 1 by the glass in any form. The peo- ` ple of Ontario have not yet forgotten su icien'tly the evils of the open bar, V to be indifferent to its re-introduction f into this provnce. ` ` ' --- - sauna. a.za..y. x The Sacrament igihe Lord's Supper n will be observed xt\Sunday evening} in `the [Presbyterian church. . \ . ` Mr. and Mrs. E. McAdam of Toronto and Mrs. M. McAdam of Beeton spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs, W. J; ` tendace; Smart. The L.0.B.A. intend hOldir1g'"a, Box Social and danceon November 5th in Town Hall. .A good orchestra in at- Q A In _ __--K. ` 43c. . Il nut '0 1' ````` ` ..--....-.-..... ... \Jn 41.1. uyxu on 1<'a.1 cg? the Lore be_ xtxsunda Presbyterian "Mr and `MI ... 13 -um-.- vs a\(IaI- W EEK. appears on ,4--- -.. gnu uuurcn on the } arm of her brother, Mr. Harry Draper,-= to the `stra.ins_of the Lohengrin wedding march played by the organist, Mr. Lorne Arnold. She_ wore a. gown of = A - trimmings or silver. Her veil of silk ` wmce.-aux georgette of silk xtadlumvlace : silver. Brussels net tell fr: nvIl:r\9A I-l-.'..-._A A "- ' of Mr: W. . Wm; B. Clements, pastor. of the church, I officiated. -The Achuztch _ wgs tastefully decorated by the ladies` 9f"'_the congre- 1 J a t . t , Drape:-, ` the stra1gxs_,of Lohengrin 3 t march played .by the -organist, .5 F white.-silk can-u-emu- --2--A -- {Despite the bad.we.ther' both serv rent system; For September, 1926, Gratifying reports of increasing earnings and decreasing operating. -costscontinue to come from the Can- iadian National Railways. The net -earnings for the first nine month_s of "1926 total $25,.743,8`34.03, as against Y$12,325,762.65 for the first nine mont'hs'of 1925, an increaseof $13,- 417,571.38,~equal to 108.86 per. cent. in favor of the current year. This ' is the largest net shown for such a period since the amalgamation in 1922 of the lines forming the pres- the gross, earnings amounted to $23,- 712,951, the largest total for any. September during the ve years be- ginning with 1922. ' Paknham-D .. _ ez:_ singing" W"-as y all. _ ootn morning -Drabor ru.--.. . - m seryxces. Mr. both z:_ singing urine 1 services E. Toye rlces, `M"' tvye Mr. I nfnn. _._-, .. ...u..e gold wrist Watch. , bouquet of Ophelia roses. lily-or -the-vauey and _ . only attendant was .Miss Verna Rowe as bridesmaid She wore orchid taffeta over pink with black velvet picture -hat..Her bouquet was of Columbia roses. The groom was . S..t3Dp0r,ted by Mr. Frank LeRoy of Tor- onto, The ushers were Mr. N orman Brolley and Mr; Ross Banting. Suitable 8` . V . the groom to 1 party and The Sesqgii-Centennial _i Exposition at Philadephia, commemorating 150 years of American independence, has `proved a huge failure. '0nly ve million people have attended, where- as over 25,000,000 were expected. There is a loss of ve million dollars which the people of Philadelphia -will have to provide for. as well as/the heavy losses by exhibitors and the ` millions invested in buildings. ` The . Canadian National at `Toronto seems `f to be the only big exposition that can j be made a'success nowadays. ` 4...... 8W hite gold wrist a shower qses, lily-oflthe-valley Buy Advertised Norman anting. Suitable _ 4 5 do to attendants of the bridal party he `Organist. :2 . Eter theceremony .a. receptipn was $3 the home`-of the bride's aunt. vans wo bl 1: ilk lth - at `Richmfyfm ;`3...,--E -.,`- tnq ceremony home`~of aunt. `ans wore black _silk with cor- :, Pa:k e mm left Ear a.~`.short Detroit; t e bride travelling in a pe-satin dress, small black hat at red pin point` mm-mm. 1l\l\` - >u-- `llllv LllHJ.'Vellaa um fur. The bride her grandmother. Era. Pa.kenham'will Ave 'I'nrnn-In 3`-hin gs. coat "I-up-{An air wuuz. sumuu IS nemg strewn -over the garbage deposit places and it is rumored that war gases may be call- ed into play ifnecessary. L Va: On Tuesda trlends gathex Mae Dumond 8. very enjoya Buy Advexf The rats of Hainelin which were , banished 'by the Pied Piper, as was so delightfully told in song by St. Andrew's choir on Tuesday night, have returnedto infest that ancient German city. Berlin papers report, however, that the city fathers, in- stead of calling in therPied Piper, have ordered t'he'citizens to prepare poison dishes for the unwelcome vis- itors. Poison is being strewn I over ; `I on 9 anrhnmn I'l\U\I\n1'L --1---- -~* ,m...wuu m we present campaign. will be news to mosttnewspaper- men that Mr. `Bradwin is one of` Ontario's. best known ved_itors," and the extent of ms. Liberalism may '-be_ judged from the fact that he was working for the `Conservatives in the recent Dominion electipns.