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have to hand out, rather than 'toTexte`nd such favors to `those from distant towns or cities. Give to, your'_home business houses allthe patronage you possibly can. ' WHEN IN NEED; OF PRINTED MATTER OF ANY I u Beautiful clear weather ushered I in the month of June though the temperature was lower than it should ' be for the perfect days which are supposed to be found in June. ` In practically all towns and communities th_er - are now Service Clubs of various kinds, which, while-perhapevotingd a great part of their energies to specific lines of endeavor, nevertheless have.one outstanding predominating character- istic common to all. 'That; is the establishing between "man and man, whether competitor or notpwhether rich or/poor, whether of high or. low degree in the community, a; spirit of co-operation, good will and` mutual, helpfulness. It is becom- ing daily more evident that much more can be accomplished, V and much better conditions established, if men will work in harmony; if they will help and support each other; if they will so conduct their affairs as to `be reasonably fair to all with whom they may have hllnirmu .i...1:.....- V Brncebrldgo has a tax rate or 54V mills this `year. Of this amount, the Gazette says, only about 4% mills-is controllable by the council. The l schools take 32 `mills. \ (__. fssned by the Canadian Weekly Newgvspaneii Assoihtipn` .818, Manning, Chambers, .'1`oronto.`. V 1 , _ . Th Obiecfs 9? Service Clubsf u vvoulllbllllllyt ' ""1: is right that public service should be recognized. -Too many in every town are Willing to sit back and let someone -glse carry their share of the community's undertak- ings. Some who would willingly serve possibly,feel' that they have cw us, , Little fleas have lesser eas, ' And so ad infinitum. _ _ - , T2; ' " MAYOR DUFF HONORED The spontaneous and very cordial . expression of appreciation, tendered to Mayor Walter N. Duftjby his fel- low citizens on Monday'night was a 'fully deserved rec_o'gnition_of his per- sonal-- merits and of -his services to Barrie. Those to whom_the speaking at. the banquet was entrusted voiced in a wholehearted mannerthe feel- ings which the townspeople entertain 1 for Mr. Duff and testified to the cbn- Q tribution he has made to` the life of - . the community. 14. .'.. ..:...1.; u.-L The Financial Post: advises its readers who plan to travel this year ` to visit Ottawa. It says thousands of Canadians who are familiar with leading American cities havenever been in the capital of the Dominion. ` Ottawa's parks, drives and buildings . hold much of genuine appeal to ' all. good Canadians. The parliament 1 buildings are an architectural glory. I` 'l`he.National Art Gallery is arecord of Canadian artistic achievement. 1 The Post's advice is good. A `At the suggestion of Premier king, the -national committee, arranging for the worthy celebration of the G Diamond Jubilee of Confederation, t proposes that on Sunday, July 3rd, .1* in the afternoon mass meetings of f citizens of all denominations will be 8 held, for religious services of thanks- 15 , giving for the blessings that have 8 ' grown out of Confederation._ Such services, as the Premier suggested, ;I t1 ti 4 `will be a splendid demonstration from coast to coast of "the, faith ' which all Canadians have in a `com- mon God and a. common country." They will also help to promote higher 51 -., ideals of patriotism. The committee 6` `in Charn Of '41:: Qnnplnuu An`-L--*3~"' " -.. av uuugny BUDB GOWH on "19 St and in a second its sharp tail 1 penetrated the stalk. It is said tl such parasites `have been used. Europe with, fine results. The me` od reminds one of the words of 1 poet: ` T Big -fleas have little fleas to b; _ `Am. E: ' Dominion entomologists are going , after the corn borer in Prince Ed- ward County in a scientific manner. The Picton Gazette state that offi- 3 cials from the laboratory of the Do- ; minion Department of Agriculture . have releasedfour varieties of in- , sect parasites which areenemies to , the corn-borer and should do a good _dea towards controlling this menace. All of them are of the size of mos- quitoes or flies. Three of, the vari- fourth varietyhas a long tail with s which it pierces the stalk at a point 21 where the corn-borer is_ at work, de- positing a poison which kills the bar- er. It simply sets down on the stalk lli and in R nnnnd 1'1-n cLn-- .L__'I I, V 5 ... ......u yuwxiu me_ treet traffic , r'egulations.are'v printed in condens- ; ed` form and made availableto the 1 public. This is.a Wise thing to do. Regulations, particularly with respect to parking, vary in the different `, towns and an outsider may easily be , guilty of -an infraction of the local rules without knowing it. By is- `uing printed information` of this ance of the traffic regulations inex- the work of the police in giving a reasonable enforcement to the -bylaw, T- kind and distributing it freely, the ` police committee would make ignor- L vcusa'ble and would greatly facilitate ' ably be held, in4;QVueen s, P.8rk_i,8nd V will no doubt be participated in by '. ` a great many_*ef the citizens. / -- . . V 1` The R:9n'f1'8WM9l'UI'y points out g in the course of a recent editorial that there is'a great deal of waste in V promiscuo s advertising. .Merchants L and bus ee men everywhere are 9 constantly being pestered with all ` ; sorts of picayune schemes which . have no real value, are wholly un- I dignified for legitimate business con- cerns and do not serve the public in any way. The most dignified and effective means of publicity is through the columns of the news- -paper which circulates extensively among ~the people the advertiser wishes to reach. ` o ovv -auunvvuu "9156 curry Unelr ---jj `In some towns the_ nruod-3.... ..... .._..L.; wan: `J van (lug that Ln-.. ---- J _ street traffic A . , .........a UL yauuuulslll. irne committee ` in `charge of the Sunday celebration in Barrie has in view a public ser- vice, with a prominent speaker to_ give the main address. It will prob- ; vaov nvoun Vtail ha}? I .....!.l LI. --gun-. III bite ~ racy functions: in all its branches and ' little crowded islands over the seas ` ..uu-uauuu 1u_uuI':IlC8. . , ` ' Quite apart ran; considerations of parties and th` rise and fall of polit- ical movements. the chronicle of. Con- federation is without a parallel in the history of J democratic govern- ment. Never before has such a mere handful of people `occupied, adminis- tered and prospered on such a vast area of country`. `Even now---sixty years after--the world can look to` Canada for lessons in administration, With a population not much greater than some cities of the world but spread overihalf a continent, democ-` the `citizens prosper./ It is not only a tribute to administrative ability, it is a tribute to British parliamentary government, which has "been proven equally adaptable in the compact and in this great sprawling nation of , British North America. mfg tannin ---`-- "" ` ' '- .....vu vuug, J.DUlo Four times during these sixty years Canadians hav stood to arms and on two of these occasions troops have fought abroad. These occasions were the Fenian raids, the North- West Rebellimi, the. South African War, and the Great War of Europe. With these interludes the story of the Dominion has` bee'n'a domestic % one. It has `been a story of immigra- tion, industry andx administration, and over all three phases the parlia- ments of Canada haveexercised the dominant influence, ._ " (`nil-- ----L 3~- ~ ' ' uuvawu AVVL lull l1lIIUr1ca I T`o men who have led the_ go?- suauu uuuwbel` EHO cmrteen Govern- ors General have represented three reigning sovereigns in this Dominion since July, 1867. wnua -J-3------ 3 ' '- ywa aauulu In - Fourteen ministries have held of- fice under the Crown." Of these eight have 'been."Conse'rvative, two have been Unionist and four have been Liberal. Ten citizens of Can- ada have held the` high office of Prime Minister and thirteen Govern- Or` GDYIAYQI `unjvn u__.._---I--~` 1` gr uuuusuuq. The first session of the first par- liament lasted until May,'1868._ The parliament under the premiership of S.ir John A. Macdonald, lived through five sessions, dissolution being grant- ed by the Earl _of Dufferin, the Gov- ernor General, in 1872. Fifteen par- liaments have been summoned and dissolved since July 1, 1867, and 1-92 ? finds Canada between the first and second sessions of the sixteenth ; parliament. ` I !_____1_ 1 the parliament. of Canada was the In the structure of Confederation,` keystone. It was the one creation of the British" North America Act about `which the walls of the nation were erected. The Act passedthe British House of Commons, in the early spring of 1867. .On March 29, 1867, it was given Royal Assent in the House of Lords. By proclamation it came into effect on July 1. and on Novemberv46 of that year the first| session of the first parliament was opened by Rt.:Hon. Viscount Monck, the. first Governor General of the 1 IDo :ninion.. ' ` ., wv-- vs V, 5 "us lGVUl lb DU ule Gust." "If," was the brief and terse reply of the Laconians. From` -this incident has arisen the use of the word la- co`n'ic" to describe a reply of great brevity and conciseness. vv_,q1a E!II`dI\l`lIUl` AN SIXTY YEARS OF PROGRESS `. SIXTY YEARS OF PARLIAMENT ,,- . --, ....-uuvguaucgy l.'c8V1'(leU Ir0m a monetary standpoint. A mark of recognition such as is suggested would be a satisfaction to those hon- ored and make them feel that their country appreciated them. comrsosmxnou AND A1-'1'sa-` SIXTV VITADG AI.` nnpxnu--.._ I i v.uua ua 4.uUl.'.l|n , `Sacha measure would serve` a use- I e. ful` purpose if it could be kept, as ' the resolution says, uncontaminated` by objectionable political` partisan- ship, and the honor `reserved for real merit. - Many of those who bring dis- tinction and advantage to Canada. through achievement in art, science, `literature or other_form of endeavor are very inadequatelyreyvarded _from monetarv stanrlnm'n+ A -.--L -2 , ....._y uuwuyuauiu way. ` . The Royal Society. urges there-' fore upon the favorable considera-i ' tion of the Government of. Canada` the establishment of a Canadian ord- ;' er, membership to be conferred on` the recommendation of a carefully selected and representative advisory committee, and with the same care and freedom from anything in the nature of objectionable political par-! tisanship as govgns the awarding of 3 the -Legion of Honor and the British I Order of Merit. g _ lGu..L. .. -4--- - , .. um a.-acuuu uugloll `OI: 11.0I'l0I`. I Inasmuch, reads the resolution,' as most civiliqd countries,.whether : monarchial or republican, have set` - -apart some distinction which is zeal- ; ously guarded and reserved for the y reward of very distinguished service, : -+-the Legion of Honor of France and ' the `British Order of Merit being conspicuous examples--the Royal So- . ciety of Canada is strongly of the V` opinion that it would be in the na-' tional interest` to create a similar order in Canada; that would make it . possible to reward conspicuous pub-? lic service or _intellect_ual' prominence in what, in many cases, would be the only acceptable way. urges fore unnn Hm ..-.._.-A-.7 CANADIAN canal: or MERIT i The Royal "Society of ` Canada, meeting in Ottawa recently, passed a resolution in favor of the-creation of a Canadian order of merit, similar to the French Legion r_of_o Honor. fnnsmnnnlu '9 ..-...l.. 4.1.. ...~ -uugvuw UIUIAIVIEIUB In His native ' t'o_wnd so it was very fitting that, on the eve of his departure; the part he has played as a citizen of Barrie should be thus publicly recognized. V Lilli bet`, 1 Rt. her, 1 ernments of `Canada more than to any others belong the credit for the administrative achievements of the six decades. The Ministries of the past sixty years are as follows: Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald (July, 1867-November, 187(3). 3 Hon. Alexander Mackenzie (No-'1 vember, .1873-October, 1878). . Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonahi (October, 1878-June, 1891). I An G3. `I Y 5|` ` I i J \I I 'HIf' . AI 1 An. Phone 531 Spades Are Trump - Midland Free Press--In many homes where bridge was a popular pastime the past season, the scene is changed-spadest are now the fav- orite trumps and the game is be- ing played in the back yard, and father usually gets the bid. 1'1-s Duiilop St. In the study of -the origin of `words, much interesting history is bites: disclosed. Take the word la- conic" for example. Philip of Mace- don gt one time threatened the La- conians with the message: If I enter your city, I will level it to the dust. `If_" um: Han I-nn'n ......l A.......- ----L- -' _ --__..-_.._.-.- G l'8 in Shaw's Twelve Toronto Business 2 Schools for June, July and August -is now open. Enter any day. Free Curriculum. W. R. Shaw, RegTstrar, Bloor West, Toronto. 22-26 N-----:--} F!J!!!1El! TERM I an--an-acct- Ulla DUIIICE LIP- Mr. Boys wa Duff and the m and he wished . prosperity in U1 [us Mr. Bovs did farewell, becaus in his new offic Barrie in his hoped that he something for hi is no `better to\ workman to liv work. There a vantages and th to play an impox that comes up. M`. Dnivn 1:10 er. His I'ir. had been as 21 t of ML'C211'th_V. but after :1 shor G.T.R. Hispm because of his . willingness to \x if necessary to of the day. and `ability t was getting- field in the world. 11.. 11-..- .J:,J nun.` A ilk Duff as :1 so} .L l-Ill (U-V ll .`LA ed with only 1 inherited frm I'i1`.< 1 I Commentin trucks and b Mr. Weegzar s ods of transpn and they ('nn. to the I`Zli]\Vil_` and maintain pense and hm- give service though for nit Presentatiun The present; made by W. A. ed that Bzu'1'i- a good citizen 4 to the town xv} ncces. tn North Bay wi loss. The sp T\__IB ,!A` . T1 .'!'het city treasurer of Toronto re- ports that the tax arrears for 1926. and previous years amounted to $3,- 592,000 `at the end of May.- Barrie s finance minister, Ald. Mccuaig, may be thankful he hasn't to worry over an arrearage total such as that. cAp\, `:1 uluut (VH1 N. Duff. 11 `Clerk tn thv ( WV. R. In-\'<-" that merit am In most heart Duff on his I feel that in give the smnc has given in leaving. In \L'..,...... AICGV Ills. Mr. Weega came to Barri to bring somv to the town. pleased to S(*(` of the CIzu`k- tIll\l IIlK_lIo Ihnn: H1 ed M)`. We-t--: .and adjusnnw been1nndu?T -(]iSfI`i('t.< (H. L the pronnmiun K7 T\nl'6' s ...._,. Sir Henry . ter of his selc executive sta the future wz erous of tho confronted h well he port` flectcd in the hearty ('0-0;) and men. LAYN Avtca Ill L'.uH;:' Irrespecti Weegar stat people of C` lent choice his appointi as head of magnetic pc which has p and men of doubt result cess of the way. Q.'.. U ,. .. -...r 'G0ve1`nm-n the Domini. -ed Stzltos, } excellent 0 the various vously identi ways com :-2 `new Govern -duty in ma paramount i new world xx 1_v located 21 ities in Eng: `run;-n....L2. Mr. Wt-L 'hi. of the lattt-r 1; part of 192 da.V arrzxnpy `tails of me into a whol new G()\'L`I` `in D0('(-mb(- ident for I .f` n..,..... -.- ., . ;1auUlIu.l I\ `the C0-nrtl ago, I won of its pres ton " \l 11' C(mclud' importanc that the to them; t benefit am "mental to t zsinking int and he hel citizens :20 +1..` r` \' 1) --I-L.` Respond` tendent W were rcqu as to the c about the v National R The selection_:f_r. Lowejto be acting mayor was the natural choice: for the Council to make,`not only be- cause of his position as reeve but also from the fact that he is the` senior member by a number -of years. \.AoA1.L'I1h gt? the C.I\'.P.. `hitched to -out of axis M1 Mr. Sm "the excel} isted betw way offici ficials huv in the wel present su .211`, and M Barrie ow very fine rs (C -chosen by point. B `the value dale. T zsome tim( local tern `hoped th some way landale fo TH|| The Bare Examiner Port Arthur has a kind-liearted lady who makes a practice of putting stray cats out of miqery bythe use `of chloroform. There are a- few elines around this town that `could be chloroformedgto advantage. ' j