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%@@@a@a Thursday, November 22, 1923 PI;one 180 32 eve:-' t;)'u.t: M 55 by `tn StI'_o1 .c`.dt-( prom vu I-||l\ l-Iblb Auvut AJb&OlI\nJu It needs only a passing glance, however; for the average business man to reach the conclu- sion that the gure is low, probably not more than half the actual amount. Many tourists come to Canada well provided with Canadian currency. There is no way of checking this up. Th l:V ]l`I1:l'IDI` Fl/`inc nnf lrnnur Ian` urn Jwulpn twos- r1~\ deg T331 ....,...,_, ..., W... ,,.,,w, There is something radically wrong with the Barrie figures. it may be that the liquor store figures. have been omitted for obvious reasons. The sum of $100,000 as having been spent by tourists here this year was suggested to a bank manager. He ridiculed the figure. More like a quarter of a million, he said. H H nun-u l1.x ..l..~...... LL.-.L .._,\_... A.-_-.._--_- ,-__ pl-poo xv: `I st fllilllklli, up nJt|L|n If it can he shown that more American mo- ney was spent in Orillia than in Barrie this sea- son there will be plenty of surprised people in both towns indeed. THOSE TOURIST FIGURES The Trent Waterway Association has under- taken a commendable work in compiling the a- mount of money spent by tourists during the season in towns adjacent to the canal if they can be had with any degree of accuracy. It es- timates that something over $100,000 was spent in Barrie this season. This is said to be the actual amount of United States currency clear- ed through local banks. ' H :'\I-\ .. n ' - v1nr-min I\/Inrvuuqru l\I`t\I-IlII\ 1 . A . . . A . .A..'` .E._.. Franz Schubert, the centenary of whose death is -being observed this week throughout the musical world, was the creator and greatest ex- ponent of the art song. While the folksong aris- es from simple and untaught expression, the art song is the result of cultured musical thought. An art song may be classed as either a lyric or a ballad. The lyric song expresses personalvand emotional reaction to circumstances, while the art ballad possesses a narrative or descriptive style which may range from humorous to her- oic, or from realistic to romantic. Although Schubert's genius was essentially lyric, as most frequently displayed in his tender,-simple and appealing melodies, he was the composer of the greatest art ballad the world knows-The Erl- king. He was fortunate in having a poem for setting which was the work of another master mind: Goethe, the foremost German poet and rose-writer. The story tells of a father, riding ome through a furious storm, and seeking to quiet the fears of his young son, who cries re- peatedly that the Erlking isluring him away. Becoming more insistent, the Erlking threatens to take the child by force. Pressing on through the tempest, the father arrives home, only to find the child dead in his arms. Schubert has marvellously depicted the increasing agitation of both father and child, the determined persis- tence of the Erlking, and over all the dread sense of impending tragedy. And to think that this masterpiece was written by a `young man who died at the age of thirty-one, oor and comparatively unknown, leaving be ind him over six hundred and fty songs, not to enum- erate his operas, choral works, orchestral sym- phlonies, overtures, chamber music and piano so os. FF II` >11 K1 EDITORIAL COMMENT FF *1` K` PF , 5*!_'3'.5RT 45" THE ART 59". .. I V Ills Ill! `l{W{1a15'-butter anafzggs at highest prices in` Page Four Government red tape surrounding a U. 8. Civil Warclaim was finally unwound a few days ago, when the heirs of Charles Gallagher were awarded $23,387 in payment fora schoo- ner destroyed by the Confederates in 1864. All but $9,574 of this amount had been expended in court costs. . uuu uuvuns u uuuv IUGUJ UGO. MTvl{ewise young person will begin saving early, so as to be ready when opportunity C0m6S. It is said that come-dians labor under a great strain when on the stage. But usually not as great '21s that experienced `by the audience. i The Winter Fair is now on. It is just about the finest thing of its kind on the continent and has great educational value, particularly to those interested in live stock. In Simcoe County the public has not shown very great interest in the Trustees and Ratepay- , ers Association, although the attendance this year was much ahead of 1927, but it is much , better than over in `Ontario County. At a re-f cent meeting, held in Beaverton, only twenty- five persons putin an appearance. A considera- tion of the proposed township school board was the main subject of discussion and the Express reports a solid opposition, among the trustees at least, to the proposition. A western town puts all traffic violitors in jail. If that custom were followed -in Ontario, the jails would requiregreat enlargement. l Municipalities served `by the Metropolitan i Railway are protesting the proposed abandon- ` ment of the radial. The 'l`.T.C. says it does not ` pay. It is rather surprising that competing buss- l es should be run -by the commission on Yonge l St. overvthe same route. It would look good 1 `business to have the busses run only to connect ` at the point where the radial leaves Yonge St. If this were done and the radial service improved and the cars run right through to the foot of Yonge St., in Toronto, the railway would carry-a much heavier traffic than at -pre- sent. 1 ulna: atluyvouon us all VMIIJ ulnurranlb 5|-0|-lulu Span the stores and newspapers `will burst into full cry with appeals for early shopping and early mailrng. TLA r`11n:n`-twins at`/\r\I\:o-urv nannnn ......, The forthcoming Christmas shopping season promises much interesting and satisfying shop- ping for the public and a prosperous season for business. innovations in merchandise will make thfeir debut and lend impetus to the demand for gi ts. ` The head of a chicken is said to 'be regarded as `the best part of a -fowl in China. Same with some chickens here. While making a-d-j:1stments the Radio Com- mission fell down by failing to restrict the hours for'station STATIC. Behind the scenes in the stores of Barrie there is a new activity which those on the in- side know to _be occasioned by the approach of Christmas. From this activity will shortly blos- som store displays of gifts and other holiday merchandise. ll nnnn u in-yum. V55.) lS|LlJ uuauaocu |UlLL|HUDo It is undeniable that the habit of saving comes hard for most people, but having once made a start it is comparatively easy to con- tinue. Nothing inspires the confidence of busi- ness men in_ a young person more readily than the knowledge that he or she -is able to save money, even though the amount saved from y month to month is not large. Many a young` man has been enabled to make a most desir- able business connection through a reputation for thrift and having a little ready cash. T119 uricn unnnn~ nnvcnn `"311 Isarvin nnnhqnv DIEGO GIIBQDIVCILIEI Stores are receiving their gift stocks early in anticipation of an early shopping rush. Qf\I'\l'| D"I'\I`QK` III`/4 CQQIIIDIQII `Q3146 'lII:11 \III`D." _ EDITORIAL NOTES Prisoners enjoy music and always listen eag- erly for the opening bars. ' V llI\\d \.I I-/hr Anuannuubbvu, no Lllvlbvu r'"r- ~ Thely gained admittance to a private club in a smal town near Paris to witness a seance; where an alleged spiritualistic medium was scheduled to perform. Joining the circle they saw dimly what was said to be the spirit of a deceased young woman. The reporters seized hold of the spirit, which proved to be the medium himself, clothed in a sheet. TL- ALL-.. -..!L._.......... - LL- . . . _ -_ 1 . . . _ _ _- The other witnesses of the seance became very angry, as the reporters expected, but evi- denced their anger in an unexpected manner. instead of denouncing the fake medium, the dupes beat up the reporters and threw them out of the place. WANTED TO BE F OOLED Two Paris reporters recently learned some- thing about human nature which they probably did not knowebefore. It was that the old saying, people like to be humbugged, is true. T` Q a I I N n:r\Ar' nr`rv|:"`-nvnna "f\ n I\Il:Ivl'I"f\ n`uulq :n O63 V5508 |r|l& |r\/V The County Council meets next Monday, the same day as the civic nominations. By the time the electors go to the polls on Dec. 3 much light will have been thrown on the situation. Then there is the matter of the surplus of some $5,000. It may or may not be a surplus. it may only be a paper surplus. The sum of $10,000 which Barrie expects to get from the county for payments made on exempted pro- perty, through an error, is shown as an asset. If this is not forthcoming there will be a de- cit of $5,000 instead of a surplus. At the be- ginning of` the year a sum was put in the es- timates as due from the county as an expected refund--a source of revenue-and rightly so, i for it is due the "town. ` ""'ril"6Zr}{1'"6'v'5'rart as at January 1, 1928, was $60,796.94 and at November 15 was $49,016. if tax payments for the remainder of the year are up to those of a year ago, indications are that on December 31 the. bank overdraft will be less than last year, which is a healthy sign. It is due to closer nancing and a slight improvement in the payment of current taxes. A :1 1 :- some years and fowl bririgirrg a good figure, the farmer is having his inning-and not a whit more than he is -entitled to. There may even be `more turkeys on the farms than is supposed. Perhaps the farmer` is waiting for record Christ- mas prices. That, of course, is his own business. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT ` It is not easy to compare definitely last year's figures with the financial statement of Barrie `for this year, published elsewhere in this issue, because one month's business, for obvious reasons, must be estimated onl. This is the first year in which Barrie as had an advanced polling date and numerous adjust- ments necessarily bad to be made in the pre- paration of a statement. There are bound to be some discrepancies. Tkn knnlr I\I1A|nf'II`v no an` Inn . . n u u. A Af\\O THE TURKEY SCARCITY Practically every weekly newspaper in On- tario is commenting these days on the scarcity of turkeys and the Renfrew Mercury sees the day when it may be necessary to establish a closed season the same as in the case of part- ridge. `Wis high time to begin counting the days. AP15RoAciiiNG Sandy Ness, well-known 'B.C.I. athlete, suffered a painful injury in the gymnasium of the school Tuesdzay. Swinging from one hor- izontal bar to another he missed, alighting on -his hands. `The index nger on his right hand was shot back through the capsule in such fashion that it was impossible to get it back without an operation, which was performed by Dr. Tum- bull. Examiner advertisements are good salesmen.` Use them for pre- sentmg your store's arguments. B.C.l. STUDENT IN PECULIAR ACCIDENT What Tourists Want Orillia Packet-fTimes-A summer magazine re- cently decided to nd out what made a summer re- sort attractive and sent out a questionnaire to re- i sort owners. The item of good meals led all the rest. Next in order came natural surroundings, golf courses, shing and: transportation facilities. Last of all came luxurious furnishings. Many resort owners round Orillia would conrm the rst choice, as they have proved this to be true. Good whole- some food and plenty of it will go a long way to satisfy most of their guests. Wise Words From the Put Duncan (B.'C.) Leader--We are approaching the time of civic and municipal elections. Let Pericles speak across 2,338 years: An Athenian citizen does not neglect the state because he takes care of his household; and even those of uswho are engag- ed in business have a very fair idea of politics. We alone regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs, not as a harmless, but as a useless char- acter; and iffew of us are originators, we are allf sound judges of a policy. Can we say as much? I I565?! Mercury says, one now sees remarkably few partridge on the road; but few and far between as that famous bird at present is, its scarcity is hardly more marked than that of turkeys. To cold, wet springs is attributed the scarcity of partridges; the same atmospheric conditions are said to be keeping down the turkey population. A} Han Thanbcmixrinn rnnu-lrn4- In Darrin Ana Driving through the rural districts, the: The Board of Works `has been asked to consider the placing of a snow fence at the corner of Brock and `Cotter Sts., so as to have the trouble of past years remedied at L1nn6- ~nn:v-:C- ULUUIULU UL. ` that point. ' W` `I5 `F The Mary Payne `Shop was giv- en permission to erect a sign at 5 Clapperton 'St. us: at 1- The commisgio; 0} Chief of P01- ice Stewart on poll taxes collected was increased: from !3 to '10 per cent. I Iti `Chief of IPoTicg iszetvart is to be asked to see that "Bradford `St. is given proper police protection. as an an `A telephong i; 36 `be installed ivn Town Foreman Shuter s office. The Town Council on Thursday night last placed on record its ap- preciation of the services render- ed by the `Soldiers Club in arrang- ing for the `Memorial services on Sunday, Nov. `11, and commended the public spirit -of all organiza- tions that assisted `in making the service a success. In h I The matter of placing a perm- anent loodlight on the north side of Dunlap St., at the corner of Owen, to light up the Soldiers Monument, is also to be consider- ed. U `I `P The reeve and aldermen for Ward One were appointed a com- mittee to look into the request of Chas. `Phillips for a lease of a wa- ter lot.` i 1 *. @@`@ %@$'@9@@'@9W@*@@@?%@@*@E@%@@!@WE @ %@@`9E uwow uuv Lu Lunv uuvuuuusv Ul Lllkvlllv This point is emphasized by a `well-known financier, who in an article on thrift says: Those who have become leaders in the busi- ness world almost without exception found the turning point in their careers when they were able to take advantage of a great opportunity because they had the money at hand. In most cases the sum of money involved was small, but coupled with vision, ambition, clean-living and self-mastery, these men were able to turn ` their nest eggs into colossal fortunes. ' H In .....4,...:..l.l.. J.I-,.L Ll-.. I...I_zL -1 --_,z,-_. OTTON HARDWARE CO. COUNCIL JOTTINGS TH: BAR!-`(IE EXAMINER @3`@3@@'@*& ?3`@98@E'@` GOOD NEWS FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS What do you think? GOOD OLD SANTA CLAUS has been doing the rounds recently and judging `by the HUGE STACKS of TOYS which he dropped into our store there are going to be some BULGED STOCKINGS this CHRISTMAS MORNING. Gee Whiz! Bless His Whiskers! Never before did he leave such a wonderful collection `of Quality Toys. To mention a few there are Dolls of every description, Dolls Carriages,` Cradles, Sleighs, _Mechan1Ca1 Trains on Tracks, Automobiles, Street `Cars, Fire Engines, Boats, Aeroplanes, Steam Engines, Steam Shovels, Sewing Machines, Magic Lanterns, Sandy Andy and Hustler Toys, Dutch Mills, Boys Tool Sets, Meccano Sets, Wonderful Selection of Toy Tea Sets, Games of all KlI1ClS,. Trucks, Busses, Tri- cycles, Kiddy Kars, Vetcraft or Wooden Toys, Teddy Bears, Boys Pocket KIIIVCS, Flashlights, etc- ,It will not be Santa s fault if this Christmas is not the happiest one you ever had. ._See All These Good Things Displayed In Our Windows. Headquarters For Toys! s1z13: vnuuvu idge. HI'\- CANDY 1 lb. % Boxs 25 JAM 39c PURE STRAWBERRY A FINE ASSORTMENT FANCY CALIFORNIA VALUES ON SALE NOVEMBER 23-29 HOLIDAY MIXTURE 40-OZ. GLASS JAR PRUNES E2lbs.21c =WE SELL FOR LESS: DI-Ulu I-U luv ovvvru V II LIIU Lu! BU. llllkllllvblhlllo ., ...,. At the Thanksgiving market in Barrie one lone turkey was offered for sale, but this situa- tion was not an isolated one. At Toronto the price asked was 70 cents a pound, almost suf- ficient to buy a whole turkey only a few years ago. There was no scarcity at this price, how- ever, and it is quite evident what turkeys there are will 'be shipped where high prices prevail. Even in Renfrew, the heart of a rich agricultur- al section, not one turkey was available at the Thanksgiving market. r IIIN-In '.knH-Ar nnrlv Anna nlv 11:N1-1Ac`- nu-hone Sn Ann -many... VII-cu. nanuv vuval. ynlnvvwo Recently a great orchestra leader in Philadelphia 1 stopped his orchestra in" the midst of `a classical number and gave the late comers a brief lecture, incidentally rebuking those who rustle their pro- grams and indulge in chatter during the playing of a selection. This little episode may help the situation in Phil- adelphia, but the annoyance caused through those who come late and! also through those who delight in rushing out a few minutes before an entertain- ment is nished! seems bound to continue. Canada Hitting Her Stride Farmer's Advocate-If Canadians would do a little more boasting about their country they would soon come to realize its greatness, its possibilities and opportunities. Canada is now hitting a stride 1 that makes her the envy of other nations. Noisy Late-Comer: Renfrew Mercury--Jsome people are just natur- ally late, some are kept late, occasionally through no fault of their own, while others plan to `be late. This applies to people who attend. public gatherings of all sorts. !0f the three classes of late-comers the latter class if the most "annoying. Nothing seems to please them more than to have seats in the centre ` of a row so that after proceedings have begun they I may be able to disturb the whole assembly by push- ` ing their way into their places. Soap 4 Cakes 17c CASTILE 3.;?z'Z 4`3a'*e8 10c HAND SIZE ASPARAGUS 'l:gzE 2 tins 31 PICNIC 5'12]: V an an n aavav Au nu W J LII BIJUVAILIS LIIIJ UP: .. - -,. The Examiner does not know, but we take it that the deposits of the Ontario government liquor and beer stores, in many of which during summer months American currency predomin- ated, were not taken into the total compiled by the Trent Waterway Association. If this is so the estimate can be said to be a very low one. Orillia, with no liquor stores at all, collected $150.ooo American money in the same period. 'l`|1/-`Ara IQ unn1nH1innr rnrHnn11u umnnnr uyk `-`so LIBBY S and DELMONTE COMFORT A FINE LAUNDRY FRENCH IMPORTED ' HEAPS OF FUN FOR EVERYBODY Send your news items to The Examiner. Phone 222 or 223. G.....- 1-3---J ` ._-- ---..v-u auvuv BBB UL` 5600 game friend would appreciate receiving a copy of The Examiner Aargiifg-ron MULCASTER ST. IS OUR ADDRESS where we are equipped LA`-`Au `L--- A------ `A -` ;e`r;;I"l:o-:1; $5.7 "1 9:2 .1112; 9: &@`'@*@3'@ SAVE AND BE READY ' Opportunities come to everyone, but often the greatest opportunities -can not be grasped because it requires a little ready money to en- able one to take advantage of them. Jr T`1:0 I1/\:|1 :0 no-vulxlanr-zr-AA l\.. n 1...n11 1_.....-.._