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; t_l'1;t-;I:e-TI:Va-uy turn to ..;, Jepntl g: ggejt Va; @3999 jnIt_ whstl The improvements to the Electric Plant cost nearly [$6000. In the operating account the year was begun with an overdraft of $1370.54 and ended with an overdraft of 8327 8.70, thus showing an expenditure of $1,- 908.16 over and above the receipts during the year. though the latter ex- ceeded the previous year s receipts by the sum of $2237.56, and liabilities unpaid $754. The outstanding accounts owing to the department, however, amount to $2510.82 as against $1,. 505.43 on 1st January, 1900, and stock on hand to $600.20. The total expen- diture Ewes. $12,248.73 as. compared with $8,154.90 in the previous year. The `increased expenditure is partly ac- counted for by an increase of salaries and lwages of $237,. in fuel account 8188, in oil account $83, in other-eup- plies 81500-p-and in vthe_paymeut_s on debenture of `$700. Here is food for an editorial." or. he likes, "let" him turn to the educational department and ` qty if the salaries are too` high, the; system .wrong, or 0llABWf1`ilIl|iI' attained ,. Vlwnn -vv u----.. _.__ _ sessors census showing total population 6,067 and gures away to his heart's content. Or, if he desires to follow up his immediatepredeoessorinan argument for control of the two business depart- ments, Waterworks and Electric Light, by commissioners, (and this would be seasonable), he will doubtless nd ma- terial in the gures given in the report in relation thereto. He is told that the sinking of the new well and the exten- sion of the Waterworks into Allandale ward cost nearly $12,000. Will he say it was too much or too little? Then in the Waterworks operating account the informationlis that fuel cost $1282.- 24 in 1900 as compared with about $812 in 1899. The expenditure for supplies ..was about the same in both years. The balance on hand Iwas re- .duced from $1527.50 to $993.67. Can he make nothing out of that ! If not, let him turn}on the Electric;Light_that he - may see intoethe darkand hidden places of these accounts. . ' `The iWomen s omdian Historical Society, whose aucceasfulenterprise in carrying out the Historical Exhibition held In, June, 1899, in Victoria College, Toronto, brought them so prominently into public `notice, have undertaken an equally patriotic task; for May 23rd, Empire Day, and the eve of the first anniversary, since her death, -of that holiday so dear to all 0ana Queen s Birthday. `This seemed a t- ting occasion for the furtherance of the aim of the Society. .a- - . u To aid the Women : Gunudiun Hie toricel Society in their work, we have pleasure in joomplying with their re- quest to publish the following notice: Apsid 'nt, in neni-l_y every ihitnnoe the names of the portions to whom the monies were paid. ` May 8th, 1901. With a courage that should ensure success, they have secured` the Star for that date, and will assume charge of the issue. They intend, while not inter- fering with its value as an evening paper, to ` make it a Memorial Number to the Queen, her inuence on Canadian history, her love forlher favorite colony, and an expression `of the affection of its people. In short, bright paragraphs and half-column articles ` the progress, development and historic interests of luvenisa in "In: qnvauct page such v WP1'W etc.. `etc. and wili per wo per w unted to per word insertions the Dominion will be treated. The Historical Society has among its mem- bers many writers of ability, whose names are well known in many depart- ments of literature, art, and bright, up- to-date newspapers-women, the aim of whose work is not only to brighten, but to elevate. The Committees for the different Ade partments of the paper are `being or- ganized, and at deteiled report of` the personnel of each ivill be published shortly. , _ s , c an n . u 0 i Qk-Iii. '_ "in ei.Te"o.}Le$i.`ei niacin 2.: the week some of the important matters dealt with are The Cubans at Washing- ton, `(Progress in the Philippines, The Financial Situation and "The Chinese Indemnitv. T I . ' ' The Passing of Niagara. The first special article in the month- ly numbericf the Outlook for May` is a description of what time has accom- plished in changing the Grand Sault of Niagara as Father Hennepin found it more than two centuries ago to a place where instead of the cedar has sprung up the telegraph pole; where in place of the screaming ' eagle is the shrieking `trolley wire. Other ccntri. buted articles in this magazine are _ "The Builders of the Exposition, Countess Tclstoi, Gloucester, the Fishing City and several biographical `V I-l`vhatcuh> `co " fo E aowmentlnsfnram Poligen, in 1-e1i5':. or Vu:;`on_cy,,1,0M\". thereon; Annlv ` The Memorial Star is to be issued under the distinguished patronage of Miss Mowat (Hon. President), Lady Edgar (Past President), Mrs. G. W. Ross, Lady Taylor, Mrs. Geo. Kerr,- Lady Thompson, `Mrs. Gzowski, Mrs. Dignam and Mrs. Nordheinier. The proceeds are to be devoted to the Montreal Hall Fund, inaugurated by the`Women s Historical Society, by which means may be provided to erect a Memorial Hall to the memory of the Queen. It will be the rst of the like character erected in Canada. The in- timate connection of the Queen with Canadian history and the inuence her life and reign have had upon the status of women, make it -tting that such an effort should, be made by women and historical societies. Contributions,manu- scripts, etc., may be sent addressed to Miss FitzGibbon,' Memorial Star, Star Oice, Toronto. We anticipate not only that the paper will contain much interesting reading, but that it will have such a wide circulation that the Fund will be considerably augment- We wish the exiterpriae every success, and that the women who have it in hand may be rewarded by rearing a building which will be a credit to them. selves and a soiui-oe of pride to their city and Provixiee. ' `Advertisers who wish for space in the issue, kindly address Mrs. J. A. Paterson, Advertising Committee, the `Star, Toronto. ' ENDOWMENT I INSURANCE POLICIES um I!` ovlnclul W6men s Memorial. "9 -."'.`PP!_ % }..iv` Yours, 863-_:_ Am VH2` LYON M ('1 Pmxxox. r Gofns and Gaskots of all kinds in stock or made to order. Robes, Grape and all Funeral Requisites furnished. Orders by Telegraph or otherwise promptly "attended to. % G. 0. DOLMAGE, Mwnwger, Stroud. Steam Works and Show Room, Gollier-sl., Bamo I-1-own, Lows} U N_~_Q__|_E_:.'|_-'\ __%T A K E R, `- f : A. I-!:. 5 .t_.\ VA` ALLANDALE. , Loft}, 3 and 4. West Baldwin Street. Nbrth Cumberhnd Street. Lot; 17 and :8.` 2.73, 3, 4; 5-"aV.nd 7. - f) Advertising in The Advance 5, % BRINGS You FACE TO FACE. WITH A BUYING CIRCULATION. Aords `amusement and delight. If you have one in your home you can entertain your family V ' and friends with the very latest popular music. SONGS. MARCIIES. FUNNY STOR|ES.-'- ' AP!;ly it THE NORTHERN ADVANCE, TELEPHONE 58. COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH co. Fan sue. ncpms mm ALL. Its repertoire is without limit. ALL PRICES--FROM $5 T0 $150 BARRIE AND %STROUD. local Paper` The sworn circulation of a Locoil Newspaper is a guarantee that your money is well and properly spent. It is the very best medium by which you can reach your custom- ers, being a welcome visitor in every home. No experi- ment in this kind of advertising. lenge comparison. ca Com- . ital, $259.-_ I43-I45 Broadway, New York; THE GRAPHOPHONE Can you nd anything more certain than advertising in a 'We have the lafgest circulation in the district, ana chal- "THE A15vA1\*cE,"- Write for special Catalogue No. 32 123 Dunlap Street, Barrie. '_ __..__.__ - jutn if! I Are a specialty, and parues mtending to ban . sales, will consult their own interests by placing their csalesinhishands. __ _ . `. . ,, a'Otders ln: at~'i`m: Anwmcr oice will be ~ ' L... `l?:B0.~.;..- `to-tf -A`NG'US"P.VO." 1 . VALUATORVAND APPRAISEFI. HANDLES ALL KINDS or AUCTION p SALES. V Uldvertige in ms Amuse." |i mm} W lhe om Reliable Auctioneer. FARM":`ST.OG%| SALES 1749 ers deatrd uncengeni g week fol- -V31 Ixsuxumc: hoo, Ont. .- lvnn . trhe Lon-` d. Sccuh _ undcd :81 quoted `I [a;f3"i ages. _ At re, Bartie In even 1 bacon. May I Zomba!!! . ` nto. Owcn-~ ' F, 11-13! \, l_..," II I 5-.v-.... 10119 Gtt - I nind um Ptisemunh ||'|-%'H, CUBE In old times, said- ti Q `"- 9 191-` V1 tting mon churches. Fifty years ug 0 ill most P ' rote-: E taut churches tllem. V were . Dew: doc , , 1'8. While used in C,m_ml_ - 3 aim ), ey were [1 coin rhose(th15 )`y3sC 9 new (1 ~ - . 001' ml 3 u s and equ" ` thing to h;$;";1g;f)s. --at was a 0 A ` 1'-`I o`n*tIx`e '5 Dews -; ni:: .. V -- _._-. V ' V "" ""' 7 V "" "". W3; Welt: not so common`. In those days the door. waslnnl institution, Now it is` pretty .1 nearly.`-; obsoleta There are still some in ua. They will be round he1'e-8nd'thI'e{f `yet?- gn some of the old Protestant chnrcl1'e's,~ as they may be occasionally, too, in-soI`ne_ old Catholic churches,` but they consti- tute no part of the equnpment of any new church, and in many old churches-th'e M." Annrs have been taken of! as un- IIEC churcn, mm In Dew doors have l')`;`e`~i u... n t&ke."-w; n S . `av - . - nu ` essary and - c;$%a: ?a?:u:v- us re In the old dagge ehangeda:g;`_3 for this. . ly rented entirg `V8 were mo !1e?u,in . are rented ngw &`9 free Dew? are more` of individual sita_ ays a Ere S. and that In such condt-".138. ter numbee in any degree ultlions a pew d ' f ' ecegsity 00!. ii \ ght in. deed be undesimbl 9 in Bel f. Pa rtly Dened or 1 It- might Egigdkthe door -V, . :1i1?I}1ted in opingngit was lfilthe way uxe unnec 1'.clo - 5' to 5' really ,, essary 9 31118. It 9 churches itsST1 111sage_ ::den8_e.J It 3113 tinued Whethesetras everywlllll all new (1 or nojln Catholic churches, where it is still the common, prevailing `custom to rent the pews and where there might stillbe some need for n pew door, its place is now to some extent taken by a modern attachment called a `pew guard. This is -:.-..J.~. knf cinvhv nhvin nf nfnhn `Illa . not. MY, attacuujcug \,u.An\.\.n :4. y\- H an:-uo .-.n.naHI nu` ~a simple but sightly strip of stitched leather attached at one end. to the inner '- side of the upper part. or theend piece 0: the pew next the `aisle, the other end, when the guard is not in use, hanging down over the pew arm. ALYA -11 #I\n vInrvI1`nv0 nnnnn-ni-n n! a noun uowu uvcn. but. tn." nu-.. If all the regular occupants of a pew are not yet in it and it is desired to hold their places for them, the pew guard in put `up across the open end of` the pew, the free end of the guard being then se- cured in a holder made to receive it xed on the inner side of the upper part at the end piece of the pew in front. Not in use, the pew guard, hanging loosely over the arm of the pew to which it belongs, oc- cupies practically no room at all and is in , nobody s way. . ' 11A...) ..A 4-1; . nnnv (`Ann Avian do-L nnrvuvnnn >IlUUUu_y 5 n ug. And so the pew door, once in common use and_commonly considered an essen- tial adjunct in the ttings of a church, has now, by common consent, virtually disappeared fromuse. - . only Two or Three 0! Them Found In a Hun`dre1l 'l`houIa.nd. No, this is not really ham, said a New Orleans epicure, who was taking breakfast with a couple of friends at a` restaurant the other day. Of course it is what is known commercially as ham," he continued, prodding the pink substrat- um which supported a pair or neatly pois- ed eggs, and I dare say it is a_ very ex- cellent article of its kind; but, compared to thehighest achievements in ham, it scarcelyibelongs to the same family. `The delicacy of which I speak is not to be procured in open market for love or money, and `I confess that my own ac"- quaintance with it is due entirely tunate chance. C n :4, 9, to for- l _ a carnation. suuu LL \.uuu\.\. Some years ago I was of assistance in a slight way to a young fellow from Ohi- cage, who had become involved in trou- ble through no particular fault of his own and seemed likely to suffer simply because he was a stranger, I got him out of the scrape, and he returned home extravagantly grateful. Soon afterward I received a letter of thanks from his. brother, who is foreman or a large pack- ing house in Chicago, and with the letter came a ham, swathed in- as many wrap- pings as an Egyptian mummy and boxed up for shipment as carefully as 9. dia- mond necklace. That Was the first real " ham I ever tasted or, in fact, ever saw. When I sampled it-but, -pshaw, I might as well attempt to describe the aroma of ness and a dozen other qualities it so far transcended any other hams in my ex_- In delicacy, avor, tender- , perience that they were- not fit to be, named in the same parish. AHOW it was A secured I learned later on.- Yn nll !...._- __-Ls,,,- I, ,,,_,,, __ I __._ -\-`\-`uuzu 1 u,-uruuu 11511.31 On. In- all large packing _houses, so I. am. 01d. the inspectors who examine the n- lshed product keep their eyes open to: phenomenally choice pieces of meatptor the personal usevot the chief employees. Thousands upon thousands of hams pass under their eyes every day, and now and in Hlnw unn Ann bland: I-Inn!-. :\`vv\I\Q:t\I\l\l\ "~~- mus Cato cvcry uuy, uuu uuw auu again they see one that their experience -tells them is a miracle of perfection-a Tara is upon which nature has freak- ishly done her level best. We encounter svuch a_bnormaliti`es in everything, (you 1~I10W-m owers, fruits, precious stones. _pearls--something above high water mark `111 \_vhich there is accidentally a perfect eQ11111ln`iInn rd` n" 4)... ..I.......-.'..+.. .-.4 nonn1_ -.-- \.unVel`Sllll0!l 1 bolt Art! _Conve1-sation calls to: training of two` 1DdS- A talker presupposes a listener. 'v listening is a platonic occupation }1t of fashion on` this side of the_ Atlan- tlc. `Vfn`\ m.....a.-n_ - ...._-_._ -n .... ----` laf f__ V. ;u.sul0ll 011 hmsasgggup of our com tic. Watch curefu Y fwillv ' r and you patriots chattering Wgethe ' ed areli `now notice that the spe*1`gjsisc0rmDunion9 Wm to nish a sentence- him. gy from snap the thread of talk aw u . H013 uxty-3." nconscious or any inch 3 . th . listen to heel` nervous inabihty to end. B an idea. to its (1 until a (5.-M"" . M " _ make '"' ' V H: evelopmellt than t ey drift of . 5 ht on" 15 the idly ` atvligf illiuzfo more Ste 9! 1 is over or a cab!!! 3"4'tppe9-} D as ~-f -vuu.u LUUFU 15 u- equilibrium of all tl lence, and it is ex: hams. When the paragon, heimmedia It aside, and it was 4 this culling extraou Qeivedf . T ` `ed I .....u u play is car W99 in to make their exit.-m1o Gr.. T ~ vHarper s Bazar. I --cutllr ` u" The Hungarians. dulgxfstant wart!!!" 1 turies, were in almost ustoni arose 01 ` 1 with the Turks. and fa cap with 03'` Warrior decorating e kmed, No 911.` ` Xeather for even? Turk geather until 1" ` was allowed to W931` "' had slai greater we reI*'i the number ` `n `-cam W er the prowess. 5.13119 P ` Engla _ . h cel'ltl1l7 -`V ud late in 111 `ixteent nd is tou totbat time. ` ' "A V nsu t ch thxec 0 an English 000 words used f. 3.,m`.'i~ .5 fl.`0m-'. 3 very distant iump to the French 1`"a`i;`. * riatfcixi` .-...r.n and English Wh;t `T upeuiug. The, W-". Jlnclatlon. .. ' 1 hog such disfant` txiomg P16 fn fhn I!!`..-....I. Inu'muuniw' THE PLUS ULTRA IN HAMS. -.1! Convenrsutlon Lolt Art? \'\Y7nn.-_L9 . -J I...\u\.I.A.y Luv 0315449 _V'`'``` 8. inspector spots the F011. he Vimmediatelygrabs it and lays M10. it one of the gems from Calling extraordinary which 1 re- ad. yew Pew o <)oR$;_f Feather In El: Cap; I`II'\tun-.3-.__ .1__,4._ _ -,-_. -away JD QLDIUCLLLGIIJ 2 `IISILWBU - x or the elements of excel exactly the same with "Inn +1. 8 nnnnn -.. 1~nA4\`n I-Inn 1 Speculation and Theft. V Some statistician, in emulation or Lombroso perhaps, has been guring" ` out the habitual employment of _con- victs. He concludes that more men. -and women whose employers are the national, state or municipal govern- ments fall into evil ways and come to untoward ends than those who work. _ for private individuals or corporations. 3 A very large proportion of the men and " women who have been handlers or pub- lic moneys seem to yield to the con- stant temptation and begin to peculate, V and some cynic avers that peculation is the corollary of speculation. As a _ matter or iat, most or the big and lit- v tle thieves who confess how they were led to take money that did not belong to them declare that speculations or . one sort or another brought them * eventually behind the bars.`-` i 1 i The 5,0113` illtfljfe bde v 2?? `iioi ~ _ th'e`:=ned neg Cjimveilcdi} . The traveler on t_h_e piains-in the early I days soon learned . the signicance or the spires of smoke that; he sometimes aw rising froma distant ridge orhill and that in turn he might see answer- ed from a different direction. It was the ignal. talk of the Indians` across miles of intervening ground, a signal used in rallying the warriors for an at- tack or warning them for a retreat when that seemed advisable. Tho `I -nu..- 1.-.! - /-- ` the make in rings _or pus, knowing that such a` smoke column would at once be noticed and understood as. a signal and not taken for the smoke`ot some campre. He made the rings by covering the little re with his blanket for a moment and then, suddenly re- moving the blanket and allowingthe smoke to ascend, when he instantly covered the re again. The column of ascending smoke rings said to `every Indian within 30 miles: Look out. There is an enemy near." Three smokes built close together meant dan- ger. `One smoke merely meant atten- tion. Two smokes meant Camp at this place. Travel the plains, and the h usefulness of this longdistance tele-] phone will quickly become apparent. ` Qnrnnfirnng 110- c-.l...1..J. 4.1.- _-;.;.1-._ -- .._... -. .4-..u..n_y ucuumu apparent. (`Sometimes at night the settler or traveler saw _ery- lines crossing the sky. shooting up and falling, perhaps taking a direction diagonal to the line or vision._ He might guess that these were the signals of Indians, "but unless he were an old timer he mightnot be able to interpret the signals. The old timer and the squaw man knew that one re arrow (an arrow prepared by treating the head of the shaft with gunpowder and ne bark) meant the same `as the column of smoke pu.'s`-- viz, An enemy is near." Two arrows meant Danger. Three arrows said imperatively, This danger is great. Several arrows said, The enemy are too` many torus. Two arrows shot up into the air at once meant We shall ; attack ;" three at once said, We at- tack now." An arrow shot off in a diagonal direction said as _ plainly as pointing a nger, That way. Thus the . untutored savage could telephone fairly well at night as welleas in day-` time." no Wanted a. Second Hand Wqtoh and Finally Got It. ' He was evidently a foreigner, and he walked into V one of the big jewelry houses on F street and asked for. a watch. `He would be pleased to exam- me some second hand watches, he said to the clerk who advanced to meet Ll_. "'1:hls Isn't a bawnshop,_" observed the clerk haughtlly. u\v_nn -:.--__-.: `L. ...A.. l........I..'...I.-.r some watches. UIIIV bl\rQInI QIIOKBOIIJWI No? observed the man 1nquIr1n'gly.e "But you have watches ?" And he point- ed to the great showcase full or hand- Iu Q AI, _ _I_..I_ llCl_ Dvlululv II in vunavugu Oerta1nly," replied the clerk. Fin- est stock of watches in the city. How much do you want to pay for a watch? u1'I'-_. ...-....l..0Il Aun"4\l1 J-`urn annnnnn I&I \IIuIJ uv gvu V out vv `I-Ca -w- -. ....--._ How moochv" asked the stranger. Mooch as he is worth, so that he suits me. I have said that I desire a. second hand watch-a good one that shall keep ` theh time! A` .. ____ _..- -3: __-_-._ 1.--- LICILLII '7 IGIJBLIVDO The stranger's eyes` opened wide.- But you have him there, and there and there," he said as he began to ges- tlculate. "I have said s-e-c-o-n-d ha-`n-d watches," spelling ltas though tomake it plalner, _and they`,/are here, every- where, yet you say you have them not. I do not comprehend you." A1I1v_II v .1; _-.- H -nnlh-ui I-Ian nlnnlr 5 UV I-IUD \iUlLl`l5U&II-I-Ava JV!!! ll Well, I do you. replied the clerk sheeplshly as he quickly got behind the counter. Just a little mix up. No. harm done, I hope. Certainly we have watches with second hands.. All our watches have second hands. We han- dle no others. And the stranger got his second hand watch, for. which he laid down a $50 bill. an0'3 IIFKB, 'uu5u Ivvnnug uuv---- ._ his hand. and the youth lost no time in complying with the suggestion. Bicycles` are` generally considered very modern invention! but. some or the Egyptian obelisk-s nguret` ` mounted on two wheeled vehicles lrnampltns. ~ *~-:1,-;;;9i`.er`i.~` XI? DIIIIUO `_`See here, sir; you are out your base. We don't keep secondhand goods. You will have to hunt elsewhere for second- hand watches." -,-_ -_._.. -._-..-.1 ;_:.1- y Way ot luccostion. The trouble with me," spoke the young man who was on his way home with his best and loveliest from a. par- ty at tho Kenhurst club`. is that I al-. ways teel embarrassed when I am out. in company. I never know what to do with my.han'ds." V A nn_._._-..- -A-u lnn halt` fII`I_'b Ia! 5 UUUJIIU VUIUD Lu uaw cunt The voice pertained to 9. large. rough looking` man with a. `mask on his race and In` large, rough looking revolver in m __x -...n' nu... uvnnl-'1 Inn!` nn Hmn in Wltn my_na.nuu." V Suppose you Just hold them up." said a. hoarse voice in` his ear. - ~_n-- ._....n...a.uul in - Iowan nnngh S111; gaods A said to this dy,Ql'Inoro APUZZLEDTTTI-T|WE;|EWELER. The teacher weight .ghting editor of the "ADvartc_l;: .h.ying,__ g 59 imggig laid dc, combat the alderman , was .s00AI',1iUgV chestnut. and blue eyes, famed ah troubadour, seeks a fresh adversary; (I would fain cross swords`- with him on the question of.Anditors Report on the town accounts, which he claims to be unable to make either head or-tail of.` Has the young man's educa- tion been neglected in the matter of tires and book-keeping? If so, I would say to him the one word Excelsior. There _ is a college down `town where young men are initiated into the mysteries of book-keeping and trial balances. Or, since sinister motives are now to be imputed on slight grounds, it may be that the ADVANCE not havf ing got the job of printing the report has something to do with its diatribe against it. Or, is it that the young man is too lazy to garner a few facts and gures for the benet as your readers? Time was, not so long ago, when an editor of THE ADVANCE delved into municipal and other statistics and brought up kernels of truth and some- times nuts to crack. Why don't the young chap do the same? Since he has failed to do it, I shall cull a few gures from this very report which he has the hardihood to say not one in a hundred can understand.` [mi in _mrLnLnnnrnjsnI. ' To the Editoi of Tni: Anvajacn. Vnmm _ nsA;bnmss`_ `V morron or any other department in the civic service where he may think economy may be practiced or an improvement made. .Why ` "should I particnlarize? In compliance with the law, there in a complete . abstract _ "of the receipts and expenditures and i all the details given In therst place, it appears that the debt of the town atgthe end of the year (and here I may say all gures given are as the accounts stood on 31st Dec.) was $213,247.07 with available assets $11,067.68 and non-available $242,- 473.93. There was spent for all pur- poses during the year $55,786.24--This was $3,800. 89 in excess of receipts from all sources. . As against this decit there were unoollected taxes amounting to $5528.15. Does this not give some side of the town's nances? If, for instance, the Editor wishes to as- certain the per capita debt, and show that thinks-are in an alarming condi tion let him take`. the recent as- Flawed Ition rate: V