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W. R. Booking were three of us: -- l'hr-re .:1i;r.cr It writes :- ' 1n_\`. :.~; 01': lot` the e.\:perlit.i<;>11. 21 brutlat-r u. `teen heziltliy siimxiiers, :-mil :1 l;l:l Kiifteen. Starting t'rom :%v.tllnir_x' with `our complete equipment We \'.:`u`;` :0 miles to Lake \\".il111-.u.~it;te. wl re we loudetl over 200 lhs. of hr." into the canoe, 1)11Cs)J our. lll the small spaces I'CllllllIll1l,';. :ui-J. ltwiiutl north towards tlte wilalt-rnr2; .-\ll }po1`t:1gc-s, the first tnm \\'L.`\$. ililll to `be made in two trips. so that ctm.~`.ider- able time was spent wliui we 1ll(,`l7llllL- ered uizuiy of tht-so in a l;1_V's tr-_t\'cl. Travel Two Days, Rest One a '1`hroughout our trip we mllxoi'o,d strictly to a st-lietlulv, of two d: v:; travel followed by the third (lay : .nt in camp; this l`rer1uei1t rt-sting, \':i1.h 1:), daily average of only 10 miles while trzwelliiig, COI1lbiIl(i(l to inuko tho trip not too arduous and limit-c the more enjoyable. l>uri1i:.; our ll`1l\`(1.s` we had, amiong 0Hl(3i'.`S. two t';imo'.1s i()l'i.- iziges. One, urountl Ilelen Falls whiz-h is 80 feet high, mscliilvlctl .\l3~,i1zc nlimhiuur vnnrn , tlmn |"IIlnl\lIlS" i I. 15 cu LUUL H1511, u::L'uuncu .-up; climbing more. tlum (:;moein;; Ih next, The Uolden Stairs," druppu so abruptly in one place that 1v. long logs hzwe been placed [0 slid czuloes (1w.\`1;. Night found us cuumz in L:u`:_v bjvrlyu Lake. For the ' few we unj()_\'ed the n1:1g:1ii'1 scene1'_v .)l' the l::1';;o,- lakes, Lani}: 1 elyn and 'i`enm',;;u11i itself, In-.1r\u-lliz u.1\\:u's 1:3. Line \\'u:1C! :`l'111 Iran .`' 9 n ~.I 0| ...n1 1' . IDUUIXUIQ Jl LHU lnlll lelyn i`mnuy,;uui `u.1\\:1ys 11!. 01' L110 watt-1' AIM un- latul-s1\u1:'u-(1 sin-tcia. The p1u1 u!` 10:: inn! :1 lu11`I'I!"1A (.\' bL \L`lil1 1i.!.}}lll), Luke. Herc m Lercsting (l1i_\`.S sole U('vu}):`.nL. . was }':I(.-aszmt U nmnru tn (Int :11 I | K `i ' | girul. ... try to get it i!!sm`ir*. in one or mm`e;I 11e\\'spz-.pg~rs, uml will feel un;:r_\' '.xm1r dis:11)poi11ruI1 ii" ii is not used 01` used only in pun. A much ixttcx` wziy is I to wriie a different 1(.'LIf'!` to two nr more papers. so Ll1z1L thu puliliczition niuy he s1m.-zul over several 1);-.1n:rs and sex :-ml days. An editor 1113; not be able to prim :1 letter iiiniietliziteiy; then. if he sees it somewhere else. he will tlirow it aside as stale. 'I`l1:Lt difficulty inay he obviated hy the plan we have (lesvribed. uvxu \lL y&'.|u.1 u; u. .\..\., .` I 1 1 ] i The loftlost habitation in the world a is in Peru." writes lsu,izth liowmzux. | Between Antabanma and Cotahunsi occur the highest passes in the I\Itu`i- time Co1`dilleru.. We crossed at 17.- 400 feet and 300 feet lower is the last i outpost of the Indian shepherds. The \ tlmtched stone hut that we passed ntl l 17,100 feet and that enjoys the distim:-1 tion of being the highest in the world I I was in other respects thi-. szune as the ! thousands of others in the sauna H-- glou. It sheltered 11 fzunily of five. As: we nnssnri tht-no rnsv-(:l1or2k(-t1- % Loftiest Dwelling-House in the Worldl i is in Peru glou. 1t sneitereu ti uunny U1 mu. As we passed three rosy-(,-lier_kml- children almost as fat as the slim-pi about them were sitting on the ground l in a corner of the corral playing with J balls of wool. Hundreds 01` ulpzu-:13 and sheep grazed on the hill slopes mid valley floor, and their tra.('k:~: shnw- ; ed plainly that they were frequently driven up to the snowline in those val- leys where a. trickle of \\'[1l.(,`l` support- ed a band of pasture. Less than al I I hundred feet below them were other ocks and huts." Box that Stops Theft A box has been inI.ro(lu(~r>d on the market which cannot be opened wi:i1- out breaking the wire that souls it. And to break the wire is to 1(-ave the tell`-tale evidence that cannot be (`Ln - ered. The box is normally sonletl by twisting the wire tight and cutting it short. and in this manner the ('0nzli- tlin of the contents as well as the quantity are protected. . TTT? | The rst wireless installation on] Lake Ontario was placed on the (.'o-' bourg-Rochester frryboat belonging to the Ontario Car Ffzrry Co.. in June, 1918. T11.- CLOSE TO THE SKY . at Lumber I `ICU rilllh \\`llHH L`Il`.h1'(1 I the mirs," druppud two slide ouml (IiiIll1`.L`l1 . 1:exL 111:1<,::1ii ir.'~;x1t lakes, 1-2\'- Lsolf, 111:x1-xw-liingr, b`..I G`-n u\`~`VI.-tul;1|V -(Lamp he Large t`_'l._ Hing cucy uxim - I . jchange of Time Effective May 19th. 3 1917 5 TORONTO--NORTH BAY . -o-' --.o.~ RA ILWA V\`V |1h v S11l1xl:1y-N(). -Hi, .\lx)11(I:1_\'-X(). 4; , I .... .. `\'(- 46, T. '_ .'_ U p.m.; N0. -14, 'l`lnn-.< 46, 7.! Iimml." ,l()..'.') :l.m.: 2.2!! 1>.1n.; .\'o. F:1hn' -115, 1im1:1l." .lU..`i:') 21 lull. I {l*'x'irl:1_\'--f\'u. -113. T. G-ninu ' ; 60-Meaford and Penetang 1 to Hamilton (daily ex- `: 1-111.1 S1111.) ... ....T..')H , i251-Han1i1ton to Collingwood , ' Meaforct and Pene- ll tang l1l:1iI` (>x1-1111 )` 511111121)` ..T..'iI`; `;95--Barrie to Meaford and E Penetang ... ... lH.4H l (l):1il_\' (~.\'1.-(-111 .\`111111z1_\'.) ' 162--IvIeaford to I-Ia.milto:1...').'_ * gi (Dzlily 1->:1-1-pt .\`11111I:1y.) l ` _._ I .... `Tuvs 4&5, tiomll." .11)..'-}:') :1 ` No, 45 to 1mm only. N... 42:, to; (h'nv'm1lnn'.t nnl_\'. N0. :35 lo .\1u~1 | \\'h2n'L'. [ I k L 1"` .-I X . * I'1'1t|:1_\' .\'0. ~ H Midhurst and Grenfel routes leave` ;?I?-arrio 13.0. as soon as the Toronto 1imorn.in,r_f mail is sorted. : it Hillsdale route leaves at 12.00, l Mails Ciose at Barrie I iToronto and intermediate i .. ..~1..")H 1>.m. and 7 ;Hamilton and intermediate A 1: Hamilton .\1i:;11 (-`l;:<;-l.}-):.1 North Bay and ; point . . . . 10.40 .`An_,, 1,1, IIUHIL Allandalc. I Izxmilmn 1 3 m;.;.m;,;1' k 0 I o I ('ln.~'(A:l I S211:1l1--I-loss Em-l(-s-T z11`k ' I"r:u1ri.<--Iilixn1wt}1 ]3r -- B1':uH'nr I'}z1ll\\'i11-t0\'.'n line li.<.s':1 marl - Vain (11n1h(-rluml -- Pill I 1'all 0x`d Victoria ; To1'm1tn-F.lixnht-th I :u'k-lli_L:h IB:1)'li(r1(1-\\'c]lington 'f)\\'on--(}m\'c \\'cllinuton-P0cl Mulr-:1stor~--] L-11(~tz1nq N(\]so11--Bl:xk(e ] l:1l;o--R0dn0_\' `]`;l:ll(C--])ll('k\\ ()l'Hl Ilnko--B(-1'c7._V (I011icr---)Iu1(-aster \\'illiz1m--~Bnrt0n Ave. lZlH`._' . - . . . . . . . .-\ll:1n nml I (*m~l:1n~_" 'l`r:~.in.~: l(-:1\`(- :u'1'i(- as 11mI<-1': Going South `TRAINS AND` MIIILS IN any A 2:: Letter Bo.\ Collections. :2: -lA{'_L-xrul .\`i:1iv|` `Cl~u sihg: -- Strct The County at a Glance Did _\_' spt-ml so murh mom-`\' :1 this h(-l'or(- .[ n1:n`1'iml _\'m1?" "\\'l1_\', _\'(-5. Then I <-:m't umlc-1'st:u1d why V0111` l'uHI(-1' wvnt on so when I took. Li. W` Ila-nnl.-lrn I | you :1w:1y i Cxtizen. l Men who 521' nothing` do not no- ccssarlly 1`1a\'0 he \vood-sawing l1z1bit._~ Has. Paterstgy nuuvo nuu m/11..) In - ILYD OUT OF BARRIE uuuxauu an n nu AI.\J\-lvv 3...... attention. [20 Bayeld Street BARRIE,Z ONT. `Phone 191 1': lz1y-N n. Street Letter Collections Orders Her I`ather`s Daughter u\u uhlv Auctioneer and Appraiser rders left at A. F. A. Mal- son's will receive prompt nu...` `N'.1liom1l" 1.1!) :1.n1.`. I - g -. . . nn . 1 -I 1 1.1 ) (1.111 to Mczlford, north . .. ....]H.1ll 3.11` . ('|<>.~1-tl ha`: ....1U.1`| 21.}: 3:13 intermcdlate 21.111. and N }v.n A .`1{\ V. `V 11.n3 ,\su Going North _,:,\m 11,111 -an.d H.\ [e;x~f;>1'd_, north .. .. ... ..u .l.`' [id for lC1n1\';1lv um! 1't-mt- ..T. p.i unl I ..lU.1H :1.1 Rural Mails vs. ` whyj tnnki lrmn him. -Brm)l | nu I 0-: 0 nnuujil-'\-' `J-ll Int(-mu-1i:m- P011115 _.')_UH 11.11 ,,,LL 1 1r n 1 Scott s Book Store,Barrie -I nl.ll X0. Nu. )::7:}) 3 9.3.3 . v,1r;: L2!) . (IAALL I I I.-1 H points 71: : -1|: - ..-; 11.414 points '71:` -,1 n` IIJH. IHI II \\'(`('I\' i7...>! ~ 0.30 gl ` 11.33 ,| _\r ).'_ :3 \ .n. THURSDAY, JUNE 14th, 1917 :1 M0nkman s :G 1c;ed39nia Makes {four Skin Like Velvet Has a 111m'\'e110us el't'ect on rough `skin. One or two a1np1ic:J.tions will l'('!]10\'0 the 1'rm;jh11(`s.<, and by its rm-:Lsin11:Ll use the skin acquires the ` ; and softness of :1 baby '5. .C21_v(-edoni:1 is not : and gloves `may be worn :1 few moments after usin_r it". P1-it,-(9, 150. and 25c. Do- lightful after shaving. 4...._g -..:m--:1-n- A -1 E4'6`.iviE$1{f2:MAN `JRUGC-IST, HAS ARNQLD } Fire and Life I.nsura.n~ce Real Estate Agency Money to Loan I ' A number or good Farms and Town Pro- perties for sale on easy terms. !Ba1rk of Toronto Buildingzs, Barrio THE BARRIE UNDERTAKING -PA;RL91i$. . A AllIutestdesignsinCasketskept i11st<,(-k. in(:Iu1in;:Gr:we Vaults :md(>:11< Shells. Night and Day Calls Phone 431 W. D. MINNIKIN. Proprietor W.R.. NEILLY, Funeral Director and Emba.1mcr. PHONE 346 "Leecm I `1~`m.\~11u11-\\'1._v .10 you watch; _m1111:` Hutrnx so (-lost-l_v? Are you `nfmitl he is 1,-'0111g to elopc with .1.......1.n...I U.ll'illll UL` In `S . _\'mn' d:xu_v'ht(-1'.` II:11'h1]|u,- - ji isn t--Life. Transact a General L'anl:271g B 113.5 7hv.~\. . . . . Notes J)-i1_w.o2471ted at rea.~vonabI- -rates. Collec- tion Qf .Votes and A ccu1m(.v given special atltmtmn. (successor to the lute Ii. 1.. Hurwick Drafts Issued [mg/able m2_1}u.-Izere. C`/aequvs on ozzfxizle bmzlcs cashtrd at lowest rates of eccclzctngc. Sale Notes Cashed or Collectvd on n1ost_/?z2.v.m.:1). .: arms. ll_1 ||l\'Il 1n\'(* HM` \`(~n1nn'~1 \ Call and get our cstnmates for Plumbing and Heating your home. Sole agents for Pease Economy Furnace, also Gurney-Oxford Stoves and Ranges. T. BEECROFT, Mwmaer Galvanized Iron work and Ea\'etroughing.. J. J. Neelands Phone 180 Dunlop St, W. A. MCCONKEY AUCTIONEER Dunlap St., I-`.vo1-y man can make his country L present of one good ' van `\ PLUMBING , ,`, .v ~..~..'..~..'..;..g..;..g..;..g..;..;..;..;..g..:..g..;..;..;. g..;..g..;..;..;..;..g..g..g..;..;..g..;..g..;..;..;..g..;..g..;. . ` ` . _ o v v v v o c 9 v I 4]: -{ocg..`.....``....`..`..3.` I Make a Specialty of Farm Stock Sales. .BANKEB__ ll 0_t]Ice Ilours--10 to A His Worst Fears AND No. I'm atfraitl I10 BARBIE, ONT. Barrie Simcoe County Happenings, Bcfiled Down for Busy Readers 5(_`hl)U| ~ Hm HI it In In-21:1 ,.. (111.1 Have just arrived, and are now in stock. _ i ~.l)ytu1'1:111.< ' .'31'Il. the >L`l('ll}|l` In-r 1| 'l|i|l.Il.` \\ ll '_'h 1\\';11-In _ If . |m_\'.~' Tllv Hull trol the 1-luv the Urillin lI\\A\v L`l('l._ `um um. . I v .14: 01' the Collin-_t\\`nm1 lmlhlt--<-nlnlnnl :u'Ii<-lu. I ..\\'I,... C. \\'.III....- I u: mph- 1nn:n `amp allan` IVI `VKIII their ]ul:u-(>~ 1-xm-pt Sntu |mlil;1_\`s :1 to .\u-:u.'t 2 ::1'tv1' `lib `llllil |`|l'{ ll _\ln\\'1'_\' Hrillin. .~` \\`lm pa . I , L'Hl:l .fI| ll|ll(\ I -\\'1m~ lllil'_. lntt-I {Ins -v11-h1':1tCd hr `_ H{l1 :1m1i\' nf thvir vhur tn-illin rm` that um Al ()1'il1i:1. , I , , A Hr. 1917 7llllIIIl Il|l|l |\p[ u is \\'c~llmg- hut` am-uyclllng rl Hm l1quuL' :1m1>:mt. ' Urillin. illm-.~'.< l(l:;l;'II. ..\1.-.n.- tunl:1_\ _L _~\ His` K I lillll-I 1-(Tliutnn, l|Il\ :- .\rm st()1i M x`. ;1n:' 1:: `liuhinr `H, I .`-lln '_\1i{l:ml pl 1'1-U1 `|\`|K .`lll h1`ul<(=I1 .\ l):ll`l1 11m $51 : I \l., I Hrillizl {\`un A f':1vt|un I`1 mi.<<-I`:l|)l(-. `Si .-. [Hill `Il'll|'_. I in.~m1. .\linc.:in~: -I zunl _\1li. um! .\l1i.~t v ' 01.1`. the 1` .1111 .|| . II 2.1.. up. .\'im1~ lulu. l'.`.`. (,`1li(`1. M1". -nu. 1`u~_.ulL :1 ' li\'idL'd ` hirtlu1:\_\' wzls (-1-l(-|)1`:11- urc by lmluliuz: :1 vulc- 1 p1~m`L-cl tn he :1 . .\ b:1,~vb;1ll tuurn:m1ont 1` cw-21t. llw clllhs {uk- L . \ .'\_Hw1`l ('1 Tlw lust -`ull(-tin. in l.;l I IX.` H|.'l. .\l'\\llH' J`1\'l'1'l`II. IIt_n11v'- Newton Hn|)in- -re the lixmls to tie. so 1111- pI'i'/.c bu-Iwn-L-11 the hitvnf H`il('U'\{ vh pm-- l"1':1m*<'. <- `\'\'4-- hold ll~a\\'in~_;` M11, L. c--Inn- Sm-rc- )v2'mi v, :11 11'u. UL D11lgu;,'I,uL' Ia nub does not 11:11 :c- a large shn\\'i11g as to value, hL`il1f., ax cu1npm'aLi\'ol_v cheap article ('.0I111}z1I`CL1 with its hulk. Singu- pore is pruhuhly the leading export nlzxrket 1'01` rzxI.tzn1s in the vmrld, :11- though pun-zic-ally none of Lhe raw p1'0 is 1~2`m1uced in the Sn'uit.s S0[U(:`I1i(`X`.L\` and \'m'_\' mile in the 1~`edex'u1<~-.1 _\l:-.121)` S[11l(=,, most of it being L-u11a"<-tea`. fronl the islzmds of Snmat1'21.11m-no, the (`c`xu1n:s.zm(l smz11`.c1' is1::nd.<. Ordinarily <-:;t_ from the junglc hy n:`.li\'0s under thv r.iix*0(:- tion uf ('hi1; :`-1` 1nc1'n-lumts doing: busi- - x ` Hm it iu lwmghf In) L;\Luun. uuu .., invnr-Va!` l):ulL\' HI/.\.' thu- l l l rhinh of our kliarmm o1 l`nr:-; the contrast of two religious--~tl1at. of the mosque and of the C2l.l.ll`.`dI`111. of the (`resc.em. and of the Cross, the .~3t:1n(1'.\.r:,1s of the pro- phet of Mecca. and of Jesus Christ. The city `nus two c-.xle1'.(1:tI's, dating one 1'rom 62'. .\.l).. and one from the h.'a\'iour. Outside Khar- tum, in the vast Stulali, Islam still seems to be chiclly a veneer, uml the 11%,-gm) blood carries with it a. charac- teristic jovial friendship and respon- siveness to kind11e:=.s; but ill Kllilftlllll and O1mlur1n:m Islam is stiffening and deepening its grip on the people. (}()1`(l()l1 College and the primary schools connected with it in the Su- (hm, although they are Mol1a.u1n1e- (lan schools and observe Mohamme- dan holidays and teach the Koran . `U .u,.__. _LL.:,.,-. \....n. v\n1vnrQ`\n1nuu Moslems and Christians at Khartum ` and Omdur-man I i`,l(.`L`[)lllll; its 511]) um Luc ywuyn... 1 priniaryt Sn-. Mohamnle-' '~.".n Moslem ethics. have nevertheless I been 3. great stimulus to education.` l'l`he children are eager to learn, and {statistics which have been gathered. show 21 great increase in the imports of paper and printed matter. In 1914, `for example, the total value of books. [mostly Moslem. imported into the Sudzui \\'us .L6,0I$`.. The following . `year this had risen to 7.71 . Only! `.11 very small proportion of this con- sists of Bihh.-s for the British and ("oi'(-ign llihle Society or school hooks `for the mission schools. Ni11e-tei1tl1s } at` it is E\Ioslen~. lit.e1'utui'e. I 1 `;How Chinese Merchants of Singvpore `,_ Conduct Big Trade 1 I I I 2 '.`I|`ll'I (Ill' ||\'ll`K `V I hm l"i.~11L-1*. :1.~.~'L-1't.~: to H-[m1'I.< \`in1:IIm'.~ law in the town am CTY S TWO CALENDARS . this a\'er:1ge. The view that the cost of city cart- uge and the 10('ul distribution of com- modities by retailers living is more than borne out hy the` results of a survey which has been made by the (`ensns Blll'L`i1l1. For four a important r-lns:es ot` (-om1nodities--. coal and wood. milk, it-e and depart-' ment store 1nerel1andise-- which to-I gether represent 21 very considerzihle proportion of the cost of living. the expense of delivery or (-artnge one way, ('('()l'l1lll_l; to the results of this. preliminary sur\'e_v. constitutes on` the zxu`-1`:i;_.te nmre than 8 per cent. of I the total cost to the consznner. The percentages for the individual coin- modities, however. vary greatly from For departinent store mer(:l1:1ndise the delivery expense, as indicated lay the data so far ohtalned.i represents less than '; per cent. of the selling price; for milk and dairy pro- ducts the correspomling proportion is_ nnnt' fur run] and xvnod. 191 1 0 nor 1 represents an i - important 1`-tu-tor in the hi;z,h cost of 5` HL'.`h 111 h_\' lzxrgq Et0\\`n.=`, :2 {pore 1:1: 3 any can I rxv-U in 816 In CHI 0this form IN. l\f ..) ICESS U). .5` \\'hi(:h it !ing to :51 . van-inn: 11. x 1 Important Hlucts [I19 ('()I`I`t'spUnu1ng 12 per L-eut.; for coal per com.; and for ice. 1 I I .______j.. One of .P Qinrrn no HOME o:= RATTANT CANES LORD RHONDDA, who began his career. as David Thomas. became prominent in politics under Lloyd George. after achieving success as a coal mine operator and nancier.._ ('hi(`I' 1-I" l'u1i<';' l Letting the Cat Out" In the good old days of country fair! in England it was not unknown for a. -farmer to soil small pigs by sample, the actual pig being tied up in a bag for delivery. Nor was it unknown for isome crafty fztrmer to substitute a. |ca.t for the supposed pig. However, if the purchaser were wary. he might `open the bag to examine the wares and so let the cat out of the bag. Hence to-(lay we say of an untimely disclos- ` me that it lets the cat out of the bag. Cobourg is the only winter port; in Ontario, and the only resh water win. ter harbor In Caner} . ` t the most in11\.0rt2\m exports ;)r)I`e.` is ratmn. although it` 11:3 IL'i11_`.: nun--,n*nz1 with im hulk. Rim:-u-1 Coal King of Wales cm cA THE NORTHERN ADVANCE 1: })l'()1)0I'll()I1 13! and wood. 19} 45 per cent. i E I 1 i~TTvV0 HUNDRED MILES ; BY CANOE IN 0NTARl0A !Magnificent Scenery of the ! Lakes--Canoeing in Hexen 3 Resembles Alpine Climbi I %4%~I~'2`~%!`4`Wr+++W ++++% %+%+` 3- ' I