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rcpucu. The speaker who told this story inrBarrie last week then proceeded to tell another yarn which had been told at the same luncheon table twice in the preceding month. Unknowingly he at once created a very amusing situation among his hearers, who enjoyed it immensely while he wondered what it was all about. H- ,.v,Vu- -V"_".,__, Why do I'n0w feel like a stuffed Christmas turkey? he asked the reveuera L They all gave up, after some hesitation. `%3ecause l nn stuffed full of chestnuts he rephed. Tlaa cnnnl-or uvhn fn1. fhit Qffv in Rfrie \'dllC\J LVUL llI.l.lC Ill Luc Lwu hltuua. Men s conversations were 48 per cent. about business, 15 per cent. about sports and amuse- ments 12 per cent. about other men, these be- ing the most frequent topics. f` ...A..m~.`+3nnc mt` urnnann urnrn mncf frp. WHAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT in order to determine what people talk about, investigators classified 500 conversa- tions overheard in public places in Cleveland and New York. They found that the subjects _..._.!..-I I-..L HLLYA 1.1 `La fuyn nN>:nc auu .\I'\\ 1!}! R0 I nu.) auuu uuw var_ied but little in the two ci?ies. 2-..... --.... A0 a _.._-A. lllg LHC luubl. Ilcqucut Luyxuo. Conversations of women were most fre- quently about men. this topic showing great variation in the two cities, 22 per cent. in Cleve. land and 44 per cent. in New York. Clothes were the subject of 20 per cent. and other wo- men 15 per cent. In nqlua.-I nnnsnnrnr nann fan!!! mnct fn wn- HIGH I.) luv! pvut. In mixed company. men talked most to wo- men about amusements, next of business and Pngi I`-`our sroauas NEYVJAND O1'HERWlSE &&%&$&&w&w****&&:` EDITORIAL COMMENT % %-x< % % E` money. Women cdnversed with men most a- bout themselves and other women. an... -u_-_,- ._--._n.- --.-..- ....k1:a1-`ad In in Hue`. DOUI IHCIIISCIVCS 'd.llLl Ulucl WUIllFun The above results were pubhshed in a busi- ness men s magazine, but we can not say whether they fairly represent the facts or not. ` At any rate they are interesting. ` What do you talk about? ` when is the Council, Aoirig tb feplace the m ssing light standard at he P.O. Squate? ldbh Ul LNG Glluvl Lauuuvu been greatly simplified. An exchange confides that the average cow can swim 100 yards in one minute and 38 se- conds. If Frank Doyle is looking for a special feature for the swimming meet in August he might enquire into this. Dr. F. H. Kirkpatrick of Toronto, a. native or" West Gwillimbur township, told the Kiwan- ians he had recol actions of South Simcoe as a_ place where people loved their neighbors, paid their taxes and voted Tory. Let's see, isn't there something else for which South Simcoe has 1.--- ....-....s All Inee Continue? V One of the newest inventions is a new ortho- photo machine which it is claimed will print pictures at a-rate of 4,000 per hour. ` `Barrie Kiwanians having heard how simple and easy it is to make a good public speech,othe task oTfT_ti1Le` entertainment committee has now -, -!...._I!-.I The society journal asserts that pretty col-- ored sandals are now being worn on the feet. if they were being worn on the hands or head the journal proba ly would have said so. Apparently there are many-people who have not yet heard that Disraeli was forced to sit down before he had finished his first speech in the British House of Commons. But then Dis- _rae1i never heard of Bylaw 2.70. DUHICLIUIIS C135 [U1 "Allyn: been more or less famous? Two Sides to Leaving-the-Farm Problem St. Marys Journal-Argus---Several Provincial newspapers are at present harping on that time- honored lament about the boys leaving the farm.- It surely seems -regrettable that the trek to the cities seems to have no end. And one of the regret- table features is that so many of the boys who leave the farm do not really improve their condition in the long run. True, they often make a lot more money in the city than they did in the country. but after all the bigger money somehow doesn't gure out to more than a close living. On the other a hand, if the farmer lad can really do better in the_ ` city,-why not let him go? That is where he should be. And by leaving the farm doesn't he leave a better chance for those who are left? In so far as the price of farm products is governed `by the law of supply and demand, the agricultural trek to the cities will eventually raise the price of farm pro- ducts substantially and put farming on a better ec- onomic basis. The gradual introduction of more efficient farm machinery such as for instance the harvesting units whichare being used extensively in the Middle Western `States and to some extent in Western -Canada, is increasing productivity per capita on the farm and. making it possible tocarryo I on with less manual labor. . Sunday Visitation: Owen "Sound Sun-Times--T-`hose not addicted to church going on `Sunday, at a` loss to put in their time pleasantly, take to visiting neighbors and ac- quaintances. particularly in the country. There are so many worse ways of putting in idle time one hesitates to raise any objection to a custom that if _ not abused, might do much to promote social and even spiritual life and be alike profitable to both visitors and visited. But it is often abused and badly abused. n....u,...1....1.. ...1..-.. H... mm.-Ia n1-A a-nnrl and the oaaiy aousea. Particularly when the roads are good and .the weather ne, since the advent of the auto, has the custom become so common as toebe sometimes a real nuisance. Little parties" of a half dozen, more --. I--- -__- n-n.1- 4.- ......a.... .-.1-1..-uu+ inwiirnnn A1` ulbbl pl'lIl3 U]. G IIGIIL IJVUVII Illvov or less. are liable to arrive withouteinvitation or even previous notice an hour or so before mid-day and expect to stay for dinner and the afternoon. Hospitable and friendly people make the best they _can of the situation. The invitation to come in and stay for dinner is. after a little polite demurring, accepted and the home mother with what she has and without any help, does her best to make a meal for all, even if there should be little left over for the evening meal of the family. By the time the surprise party is gone. late in the afternoon the hostess is tired out and instead of the -Sunday rest` ` she was entitled to the day has been one of extra 1 -__ j _L_.____ DIIW VV ODD Val vlvlvu work and strain. % A reasonable wlsh is more likely to come Vt:-ue. anrronuu. Nous iswnnnnwnwenrnnrnn COUNCIL ACTED WISELY . Common, ordinary horse sense. prevailed when Town Council last Friday night finally- put a faltering foot down very firmly on the proposal to allow merchants special concessions in the matter of displaying merchandise on the I sidewalks. It was apparent from the very start i that Council was inviting trouble by even con- sideringrany such action. if Jimmy Jones is giv- en a special concession to use civic property for his private business why then Tom Brown will want it also and why not? As a matter of fact there are applications for such concessions in the Town Clerk s office right now, received be- fore Council made its decision. a .111: IARIIII nxmman (Continued from page 1) at Bond Head, High at Bradford and a term at Model -School, Mr. Jeff: taught for a time in the Township of Tay and then went back home for a while. In 1902 he went west and for seven years was secretary-treasurer of the Van- couver Icasket Co. The years 1902- 1909 were banner ones for the Pacic Coast metropolis and for- tunes were being made, but Mr. Jefls father was aging and as he ---- L3-. Au!-u N- `av gt hnmg 31.. Jes father W85 aging auu as nu saw his duty, it lay at home al- though cognizant of the fact that golden opportunities were being passed up. , rm... ..1.-!. Tax: -Form 9+. `Rand DBBSBU Po The old Jeffs farm at Bond Head is a beautiful one of 150 acres and Compton remained there until 1918 when he entered the in- surance business at Bradford. It was while engaged in the insur- ance business that Mr. Je s took his rst and only ing in. the big political game. although he and his father and grandfather before him had at one time or another been reeve of their native township. For three successive generations the Jeffs were represented in County `Council, an attainment which. so far as is known, has no parallel. - I ~f`.nnmno' fr-nm a Conservative GET Ac_gy_A1N11an Chief Stewart was appointed inspector of noxious weeds. In- spector Bowman had this position last year. 'L- -4--.--__L -1 LL.` qua:-:1-Inca"-u A` IGBU J Cube The request of the 1-esidents. of Peel `Street for a sewer is granted, the work to be done under the L0- cal Improvement Act. A -.-1---._;. 3.. L- L- L..:1L -- but can-rnvvv-my-gr ----- A culvert is to be built on Poyntz !Street at the request of the Parks Commission, the latter to do necessary lling. Gould-Leslie Ltd:. .was refused ermission to erect a 50-foot bill- oard on the east side of Bayeld rtr_eet, on the property of Mrs. a1r. IIIL- 13--..) -3 Tl7....1-... 1..-]. 13...! V3113 The Board of Works last Fri- day night reported against sharing the expense with the Township of Vespra of the cost of repairing the Sunnidale Road;' near the cem- etery. I`nnnvvuv vnnninf A? o nn:+:nn As a matter of fact many. progressive mer- chants opposed the changing of the bylaw. One recalled to The Examiner the days when most every merchant used two or more feet of the town sidewalks to display wearing apparel, foodstuffs, etc., exposed to the dust and grime of traffic. He ventured the opinion that an edu- cated public did not want to return to the old order of things, if for no other reason than on the grounds of sanitation. ,.,-_-i 2; 1-..-1_ rr1.-.. . Foilowing receipt of a petition of residents of |MdDonald Street. 2..-... r\_..___ 1.. :n1...._....;.... GJ...-..L.. UL Kclklclll-B U]. `LVAUJJUIIGIU LJ|a1CC|u from Owen to `Clapperton Streets. for the grading and gravelling of the road the request was acceded to, the work to be done forthwith. JHL- --_..-___L -1! .Il.. II\___1- A-.. _ COUNCIL J OTTINGS Real Dry Cleaning I HAVE THE ONLY DRY-CLEANING PLANT WITHIN YOUR REACH, OUTSIDE THE CITY. I AM A PRACTICAL TAILOR AND READY TO xmzun TO mums on ALL CLOT1-IES. Goods celled for and delivered. Prices reasonable. Cleaner, Presser and Dyer Im G` n a II..__ QQQ ADVERTISE IN THE mm GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL `Nor do the n'e ;;L;;;;t; want it back. There` are better and more modern methods of reach- ; ing the public. Systematic shoppers are reading the newspapers more and more and know pret- ty much what they want and where to get it before starting out. This increasingly large number of people, the cream of the trade certainly do not want merchandise which has been exposed to the elements. - _L . ._.!...I.. E. ..a..-.3-.. Ln W. FIRTH Thursday, June 7. 1928. 1`, . V` 4 ` Ar 2 Anyone who walked down Barrle s main business thoroughfare Saturday night last went home convinced that it is much too narrow for present day conditions and that every available` square inch of road and sidewalk space, and then some, is needed for the general public, for whom it was built. Sidewalks or boulevards were never created to serve as silent salesmen. av-.. ..x,v..._.. ._ -- ---- Yes`, Council aoied veriivxiiisvoly in refusing to allow the minority to rule the majority. it might be well `for secretaries of service clubs and other organizations entertaining pub- lic speakers to keep a record of the anecdotes told at preceding gatherings for the benefit of those speakers who are to follow. Or would it? A good yarn is-always welcomeexcept, of course, when it is told too often in the same place, and then it causes much embarassment and loses its punch, but not always, as happen- ed in Barrie last week. ` l l One story told by a visiting speaker will bear repeating. It was about a male passenger on an ocean liner, bound from Liverpool to New York, who never missed one partyduring the trip, butwho failed to contribute one itemto any of the programs. Nearing New York his fellow-passengers threatened him with deten- {ion at Ellis Island if he did not do something. He could not sing, dance or make a speech, so he propounded a conundrum: - -. c_-1 1:1-.. .. ..L.....I r`1...:'.&...ne