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THE STERLING BANK A Great Convenience For Housewives Have you tried the convenient and safe way of paying monthly accounts--by cheque? It does away with the need of keeping surplus money about the house, gives you an accurate record of bills paid. -vwv-- V- _-_-_ r__,, A Saving Account in the Sterling Bank gives you this privilege-earns interest as well. See our local Manager. SAVE "0 Because OF CANADA A. Patterson. vRay-mond Hewlett felt pleased 5 with `hi-mselif as he `hurried from his ' dressing room to the stage exit. ' True, he had been the idol of the ` halls for -some years with this in- _ imitabie nfunny manneriisms, but never until that night had `he [been able to carry every member of his audiemce so completely with him. ` As `he reached his ta.xi" he noticed that the door was held open Iby a gaunt emaciated man, who shivered as his tattered vgamients uttered in the cold wind. vRa.yn1omi noticed that in one hand he ca.r1`ied a. bat- tered violin case. .... . -. . nun ,.,q -n Apu vnuuu. \.auv-Iv- Business bad, eh ?" cried Ray- mond as he `slipped a. shilling into the man s hand. - .. \ .1 , ,.,,,,,,, f`Ah, yes, yes! `sighed the `strang- er. I can only make people Weep with -my little violin, and I -nd that they only rwish .to [be made to laugh. ~n-..._-_.\_..: ,1,.s.....;....:I .. .4. .0 nv\!v uu,_y uu._y vvv nun vwv ..u..~.... .... -.......,:,... Raymond detected a. note of envy in the stra.nger vs rep]-y. u11r_II n__n.. ,.,. n .1... ....:.a u1....L :-j:_ Sold by Wm. Crossland. In Allanda.1e' by Au, uuu >.>I.AuA.Lb\.u. .4 ;vy._y. Well, that -s so," `he `said, ".but if peorple want laughter and you have it to sell it is no use keeping it in stock. - Ul\Yn run! I M1-rrno vn.n nnf T SLULK "Nl),110! /I blame you not. I keep all the tears for n1ny,se1:f." Ac vnn `nlnnen d*:1v_ fhllf. if Keep 3.11 L118 lBH,1'5 'LU1' uuyrac . As you -please, daddy, but it isn t a. -commodity '1 'shouw1d `care to make a monopoly of .my.se1'~f." Tho Imvi Iurnzu nn fhn mnvp, thnt make a. I11O11D(p4Dly =01 Il.[1yxsBl'~L. The taxi -was on the move, but something in the stran`ger s pleading 1oo`k.a.-ppea-led .to .Raymond, so he stopped t-he car. "T.nnL' hnrn dn-r1v' Nave V01) SIODDEU U118 cm . "Look here, daddy! Have you nowhere to go ? lxlnll 1 man out :1 dnca nmwl he 1 111g. -Oh, jump in! I'm a rfovlorn xbznchelor, so we `can have supper to- gether in my at. If you will, you lean play for me after. 'T`hn dvnnnhprl .gm-:2. \\ra;s soon nlownere [0 go 1" Well, I can get a. `(loss now! he `said, looking gratefully at the shill- mg. I .(\\'h `inmm in! T"m :1. rfovlorn 1. may LUL` un: a.Lu:L'. The drenched -gure was `soon seated opposite to 'Ra.y.mond. It was not the first time he 'had taken in 21 bnoken down artist, rfor he had a generous disposition. xvamn `Rnvmnnrl N:-2.r-.h(-\.rl his wnt generous (l1SpUSlL1ULl. W-hen Raymond reached his at supper was just being laid by the 'h011sekeepeI', who sniffed her disa.p- proval of the strange guest her `ma.s~ ter had brought with him. However, at a. sign from Raymond she left them` to themselves. \Hhnucrh ihn fcn-n rum: rrnn fhp. themselves. I Although the fare was good, the vio1in~ist ate very sparingly. ` Vn1I 1ra (rnnn inn `DTH? Mfithllf LEDGER S] Vlollmst ate Very s`p2LI'|ng1y. You ve gone too long without food, old boy! said Raymond. W)hzL-t :do you say to a. bottle of zz` [up n I-nxrivnr 9" as a revxver I will drink to you with .p1eas- ure, replied the stranger. `Raymond opened a. bottle of chanipavgne and lled two glasses. (`nn1n nn\v T19 \f`!`iF! RS Th!-EV ' ure," repueu me Strnngel`. `Ra_ymon`d champagne Come now, he cried as they drank together, "tell me how it is you have come to grief! You ~arp- pear to be well educated. "T mu annnncori in `he wel`. edu- to be wen ecrucateup "I am supposed to `be well edu- cated. Moreover, my edwcation has been added no by a. life of `bitter ex- perience. I can 1bring tears and not ,1aug11te1'. A h wn. sighed Raymond. i I l (l1``\V Olll. Z1. VlUllI1. So dim were the iilnst `few notes that Raymond was not aware that the stranger had com-`meniced until he heard a plaintive air steal {faint- ly round the room as though it were a memory of years ago dragged from the past and translated into weird melody. The harmony seemed to be broken by subs, and Rayvmlond's memory was carried back to a -time of bitter sorrow that he thought was buried and forgotten for ever. He saw a maid dressed all in white standing on a, heathery hill-top, holding her hand out to .him and saying Good-ibye. Then the `scene changed. and she was lying on a white 1bed saying Good-ibye once again as the life ebrbed slowly from her poor con- S1l1llpti\'e!b0(1) . Then the music be- came softer and again gave if|0I`l.`h deep throibs of sound like choking sobs till Raymond felt the utter loneliness of his life in that flat. l)II[1L~(\Y`\\Y l Din \7`I11 nn :1 that-:1 m u 'n1n1`n I The Price of Tears ,1aughte1'." Ah, well, sighed Raymond, pushing back his chair and lighting a. cigar, :play something if you don't care to talk! 'T|hn nhl Innn nnnnn hi: Dunn and [0 tamz" The. old man opened his case and drew out a violin. an :1n1 urnv-n who `ner `fnw nnfA Iioneimess 01 1115 int: 111 Luau uaI.. Presently Raymontl nbecame more composed. \Vhen he raised his head the old man `was carefully wrapping up his violin. IR: vrnrv 1:110 in turn out. said! `up ms vronn. ` It's \'e1`_\,' late to turn out, said Raymond. You can have a shake- down here on the couch." H \ .-nm' on `nnvnr 1nn ie 2:11 I rant! All} kinds fit your bind down nere llle cuucu. A roof to `cover m0 is 11.11 I want! sighed the stranger. RZ1._VIl]011d fixed him up with cush- ions before leaving. rlunn Y\(rhi' ho prior] 1: he IONS |)l0I'C l8ilVlIl.3, . (hood night! he cried as he turned out the light. Good night, .si1`! [came the reply! in the dark. ` The next morning when Raynlond came into the room the stranger w-as u-nn n gone. So also were two ivo1*y~carv~ings and a pair of `silver candlesticks. H11mph! gruntled Ra.yrmond. He s paid `himselrr pretty well for making me weep!" Patrick -Coady, a. pioneer railway man of Collingwood, rpwssed away in Toronto on Dec. 29. Deceased was in his 84th year and `had been ill but a few weeks. ml `r`r\nI`1rA1Iv-nu `A7111 AF Han nnnnnr-f- DUL El. IBIVV `VVBBKB. `-Mr. Coady was one of the connect- ing links with the early history. of the railway between Cioliingwood and Toronto. In 1869 he went to Co]- linigvwood as an esmploye of the old Nor-thern Railway, with which he remained [for -thirty-nine years. I Tnhn (".nnr'|v nhrhf .f`nrA7nnn nf {hp [remained for `thirty-nine John Candy, night Jforeman of the Allandu-le shops, and Richard Coady, conductor, ave sons, and Mm. John Flaherty, of Alhandale, a. daughter. I`hn rprnnin-9: warn fnlznn Jn f`.n'|.. .l`7liLIlBI'L) , U1 JXIIRLHULLIU, H. Uihllf-:IlLB`l'. The remains were taken -.to C01- lingwood for `interment. `Renew Your Subscription` A COMPLETE STORY RA lL\VAY PIONEER. PA SSES LAW; FORT The Northern Atlvance It would .be hand mo imagine a more realistic visit -of Santa C;:3.us than that enjoyed by the childrzux of -Han Qirmr-nn .f".`nIlnfV C`hi1d'I OI1':.i EL LLIU 'DlLL1'UUU Shelter. , His visit this Ohristmaas was no excepti-on, ior `he drove along the street in a speedy 11110101`, from which he stepped right on tlhe front walk. in ifllll sight of all his admiring and expectant little ufriends, and shoulder- ing his dandy mat -pack soon made his way to the Shelter, Nvhere the was gladly welcoimed by the :big-hearted matron, and introduced to the chil- \.aUuuu_y -vuuu. vu .. his arrival. A ne tree had been very cleverly and beaiutiifully decorated lby .mem- bers of the Ladies Auxiliary, assist-1 ed :by Mr. `Hampton Jory, and an abundance of uuseful and amusing presents were placed upon it for the delight of the children, and af-ter they had very sweetly sung Jesus Loves Me, Rev. Brown made a ffew very tting remarks, and Santa then distributed the gifts to the children. During the aifvternoon1Mr.:Huxta;ble very generously treated all to a splendid !II10t0I` -ride, which was en- joyed very -much by every child. To all who helped make this treat such a happy event the Board ex- tends their isincerest thanks. The treait `could not have been what it was, of course, lbllt rfoir the generous gifts, which we now ackniowvled-ge : Mrs. 'Seagram, basket apples, 2 doz. oranges; Mrs. J. IC.hapman, clotlhin-g, magazines; Miss Currie, 5 pairs stockings; lM:rs. G. B. ISlm- mons, pair stockings, jar jelly; `Mrs. Card, 2 baskets apples; Mrs. N. Dy- ment, pail "milk every day; 1lurn.bul4l, 2 pairs rubbers; L.O.IL., Barrie, large ibassket sandwiches, ibis- cuits, cheese, Ibutiter, cake, -pie; .Boy Scouts, Trinity Church, `2 boxes `cake; Mr. Giffen, basket apples; Edenvale W.I., 4 jars fruit, jar pickles, 1 lb. butter; Mrs. H. Wh.ite, 3 jars jelly, basket apples; H. J. Buchanan, lbox oranges; St. -Andrew's church, ubox sandwiches, cakes, bread, qpie; Mr. Steele, 2 baskets apples; (Mrs. Guth- rie, 2 boxes candy; Mr. `R. Lucas, 1 bag each potatoes, apples, turnips; Miss Cuanneron, rroast of lbeef, candies, nuts, 2~--"pair mitts; Wiseman & :Mc- Bride, (pair chickens; \Vee Arthur Harris, Xmas dools, doll s rwardro-be, Xmas stocking, toys, games, books; Mr. and Mrs. D. Tucker, pair chick- ens; Mr. L. Wingrove, 2 baskets ap- ples; Wjwcliffe Church, Elmvale, 10 books, 12 hamdkerchiefs, box hand- kerchiefs, box of slippers and dolls, basket apples, 6 boxes candy and splendid collection of toys and games; Miss =May -Connell, -Alliston, clothing, box candy; Mr. Fraser, Craighuzist, 3 bags potatoes; Miss G. Ardagh, package candies, nuts, raisins; Mrs. John Brunton, 4 jars fruit, 2 boxes candy, package nuts, bottle grape juice; -Bryson Bros., large Xmas -cakes; Edgar W:I., 13 rpair mitts, sweater `coat, dresses, cut-out doll, vhat; jar rpiokles; U55 apples; tMrs. . Rogers, 5 `jars fruit, :1at npail lhoney; Thornton W.I., 2 lbs. f)`; 1`,(f,1ff:r:`jfa`{fy``II`3f ml bt`ter' 2 jars `fruit `candy `basket -be If-or the me-m`bers' of the potatoes, icablbages, clothing; Mrs. `Miller, 2 pies; rlvirs. Howe, basket pears; STAMPING OUT TUBERCULOSIS boxes homemade candy; Simmons & Co., 4 caps, 3 pair `boys 'mitts; Eady W.I., 4 picture books, 5 games, 14 the future W111 pause 2 Chi1d"5 what the outcome must be. '4 pinafores, 2 pair stock- ings, 1 toque and scarf. baby jacket; points uhe mo,-a1 mus ; Public School, Alliston, doll s cradle and doll, vpencil box, picture books, 3 boxes candy, boy's Cromipton and Reggie ~Lewis, `books; Lewis & Co., load split .hard- wood; |Mrs. J. Botham, 3 jars itl`l.1`lL', Mr. McDonald, basket Mrs W. H. Sloane, iplum rpudding, pack- age nuts; Mrs. Ord, Ibasket aipples; W. C. Kiwanis Club, ' ,Legislature to enquire and the CHlROPRA Pronoun.ced Kiro- WOMEN S AND CI-IILDRE NERVOUS DIE W1'ite or phone for inforinati . 78 DUNLOP S Over Reevc s Jewelry Store. 6? dren and friends nvho were oio IN C.-\ 1"I.`l'iE AT `ITS SOURCE 'The` dominion Department of E Agriculture has taken a -further step towards the eradication of tuber- culosis in cattle. By ' an Order-in- Council` of \Dec. 11, eradication `by prescribed vdist-riots will be under- taken by `the Health of Animals B1~an'c`h. The `Department is pre- pared to amply quarantine to re- stricted areas on the request of 9. Provincial vcrovernment, and to test cattle -for the diseaise. The `quaran- tine will be applied, insofar as bovine tuberculosis is concerned, under such conditions as will prevent contact with cattle-from outside. `Owners Olf the cattle within the area will be re- quired to `assist the veterinary -in- spectors `by .col.lecting_ the cattle when required and lby giving -such help as may be reasonaibly demand- ed. Testing will be penformed lby accredited veterinarian-s and -will be completed as rapidly as possible. Com-pensation up to two-thirds the appraised value will be -paid ior such reactors as are destroyed. Pro- 3, I i I I I =' {vision is made nfor saving for breed- ing rpurposes valuable animals tihat react to the test. These, if the own- er d-esires, -may be segregated under what is known as the Bang system, they being virtually a quarantine from which only the newly born calves may be saved and returned to the healthy herd. KILIill\'('i THE GOOSE The Drury ifirovernment is taking to itself much credit for the unparallel- ed receipts from sales of timber and pulp linnits and crown lands during the last scal year. The total, $4,000,000, is nearly a half million greater than in the previous year, which was the record up to that time, and is certainly impressive. Revenues `from the public domain constitute one of the `greatest re- sources of the province. But what of the `future ? In the scal year, ending October 31, the department of lands and forests dis-l posed of 41 timber and ipulipwood limits, involving an area of 600 square miles. Those who are con- cerned only wit-h the present may contend that alienation of 600 square miles of provincial timber area is ne business. These uwho Ihave an eye for to consider. Kitchener News-iRecord (Liberal) The man .who `has .worked, earned, saved and invested in `his early life may, wvhen he at- tains his ,prime, indulge in limousines, European trips and extravagant living, but if in so doing he cosumes his capital, rprovintcial treasnrer to explain whether or not Ontario is using up ier capital in order that -the Government indulge in expendi- sleigh, Itoys, mouth organs, 12 pair stockings, 3 scar-t's, .girl s toque, gs, dates, raisins; `Telephone Staff, hand-I kerchiefs, gum, balls, -drums, horns,` ilite checker -board, beads, toys; S. W. Moore, 6 Xmas stockings, 12 bags candy, handkerchiefs; Rev. Watt, package candies; Jack and Muriel Rogers, 2 jars -fruit, mince xpie, Ving basket poi.at,oes, `basket apples; J. Brennan, pair chickens; Victor and 0011' Baibe Allen, package `nuts, candy, i-iian-cy biscuits; Misses Booth, 3 0I`l1h scariis, .bo_v s sweater, pair -mitts; W`. king J. Vvalker, basket. apples; M r. Thom- lite!` as. pail honey; Barrie Scottish Rite `Masons. xgoosc; St. George's Society, ll01`e -fruit cake, jelly powders; Mrs. helm l)i.ckic, basket carrots; Edgar VV.l., `Pins 4 boxes icandy, box apples; l\lr. Var- quis, box apples; Holly Sunday SILi(1`School, box cake and pies; Cooks- IiLk9< town Pres. Sunday School, 7 jars fruit, pail honey, pail jam, 7 pack- IHU" ages candy, 1 lb. coffee, chiclets, 6 pairs stockin:.:s, pair mitts, pair 011511` ladies boots, h.'indkerchici`s, 1 chick- en, box cookies, lead pencils, 1 tam, 1 nioque; Joy Mission Band, Belle Ewart, 20 boxes candy and nuts; Peplyihlr. \V'hii.by, pair boy's boots, pair `heavy rubbers; Mrs. Robinson, cake; ture that, it must be admitted, are already unprecedentedly great. I 'BlLANI)Ol\"S O\VN' \\'.-\Y In the City of Brandon, the School Board refused to submit a reasonable difference with the teachers to ar- bitration and dismissed the whole st_afi`s oi` the public and high schools. To-(lay no competent. or self. respect- ing teacher in Canada will accept a position in the Brandon schools. There are those who maintain that everything is going well, but recent- ly an official who inspected the schools said the children miglit bet- ter be l'llllI'llll_`.`,' the streets. At the: recent elections every single member` cat the lloard who ci`i`crcd himself for 1'e-clocii.on was (le1`oz1le(l. l 1 jars .l`ruit; Miss .\lcCcnke;.'. 4 jars` fruit; Miss Currie, $23; Br:idl`or(l W.I., $25; Proceeds oi`.p:1riy at Le- ifroy, $2l..70; Beef Ring No. 1, Siroud. $15; l\lr. Templemzin, $5; "Mr. and Alex. Brown, Mr. Calderwood, ..\lr. (}ood_\'ear, $3; ;\lr. Harry Camplin, Becton, $.15; mond Girls lnrtenmediaie Class, Pres. S.S.. r basket oranges, nuts, box cookies, " `-4 Mr. '1`. Brown, $1; Miss Richardson, Rowley, x\lta., 1 girl's night dress. CHRISTMAS AT THE SHELTER an that enjoyed my line K;uuu1`L'u "the Simwcoe `-County C'hi1d'ren`; ..\'l.4n~n NAVY C UT CIGAREATTES 10 for 17 cents 'The` of `towards 'cu1osis f`r\nv\\I\;1` .n;F nhnn 11 pradir-.a.tion bv We carryi all kinds of I 'cu1osis in cattle. by UI`ue1`-lu- on test ` " n I`n-=HnLr will he roenformed lby be reasoniaimy ue1u'u.uu.- t\I` .:.M;ma .m,mv hp :mr1'm'r:\.h=>.d minder to me test. urnese, 11. L111: uwu- healthy Jxlnuuuun 113:: \l\I\IIV-I D1`l11`yiG'0V8l'Il`lT|l 1`t the `greatest fiscal forests Mnxveaennrrl ftlliherall `(Ii tr-Y: n11 DY` outcome must aoe. thus: ` `his such a. course means nthe House ac Dnrnnn nvnninallv Tf xvii] .I.1.n..u.n.v w \' w -7 -_.-:_,,,, for irlforlnation and free literature rm n1nn.n1> .q"I`R.F`.ET \Jl.lxll\V.IA l~\a our - _--_ Kiro-P1-ak-Tolj CI-IILDREN S CHRONIC DISEASES suibmit to bitration dismissed the teacher There who is `but. v vl the `I recent Iiiember ./I ..i- .1... n,.....,1 uvhn r.l I`m-ml himurzlf T01`! ' ZUKJ p1\., `UUt'l.b `IUD u)u.a1\., ja1's`ba.sk., `cnrrot.s'20c b21sk., Miss bb1., snows and tolman I 1'ocee(ls of .p:u'ly at bask., t.u1`nips 2 for 50, 1 `Beer bask., beans 20c qt., ca; Sxroud, ezmh. goose 28-30c 1b.,'u u.. ....,a .1\Y1-Q A'ln\' nu-mun $5: 1b..hz1rdw\voo(1 $12-$15 c Sxroutl, 351:); M1`. '1'em1)le1n;u1, 4);), Alex. $5; $5; Goodyezn`, Brown, girl's ` JOB PRINTI such means we nuums of Refuge eventually. It will the niembers Government ture Avon n1u~nerhr nnnrnr-pt>nfP-(HV Drs. Bpyns & Burns C. I` gHa6ig,$g'j"oRs -1- TH,`-v. .1116 .LU1' u.L.I.U1u1umuu cL1Lu. ;.; 7 STREET Careful Watch ' Nothing pays quite so well 6 ' as keeping careful watch that the powers of re- sistance be not broken down. 8cntt's_Emu_Isi_nn_ ' of pure vitamine- bearing ' cod-liver oil is used `daily by many grown people as a means of keeping t for the daily task. Be sure and ask your drug-I gist for Scott's Emulsion! I Scott & Bowne, Toronto. Ont. 22-40 - WUMANSIJFFEREIJ FUR MONTHS Wheri yo the way you Weak and Nervous. Made Well by Lydia E. Pinkham s Vegetable Compound Webbwood, Ont.- I was in a very Weak and run-down nervous condition, always tired from the time I got up until I went to bed. Sleep did not rest me at all. My sister recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound to me and others told me about 11:. but it was from my sister s advice that I took it. It did not take long until I felt stronger, headaches left me and my appetite came back to me. I am a farmer's wife and have many things to do outside the house such as milking, lookin after the poultry, and other chores. 1 eartily recommend the Vegetable Com ound to all who have the same trouble I ad, for it is a ne medi- cine for women."--Mrs.LoUIs F. ELSAS- SER, Hillcrest Farm, Webbwood, Ont. Another Nervous Woman Finds Relief in... 11..--.. Minkinnn __'-`T s:nered AIIOIDCY nervous woman rluua ncucn Port Huron, Michigan.-I suffered for two years with pains in my side, and if I wor ed very much I was nervous and just as tired in the mornin as when I went to bed. I was sleepy a the day and didn t feel like doing anything, and, ` was so nervous I would bite my ngei nails. One of my friends told me about Lydia E. Pinkham s Vegetable Com- pound, and it helped me so much that I soon felt ne."-Mrs. CHARLES BEELER, 501-14th St., Port Huron, Mich. xv-.. -.. ...|... .....n`,..- 4-`rm-n qnv feminine I a . The rmalvket was well attended on , S11I1lI`d21_V despite the cold weznther. There was no inc-1'en.se in prices ms 3 quoted lzust week, but in E1. few in- [-1 st.zmces there was a decrease. The 1- l'o1]0win;; prices prevailed: Butler 33`.-40c, eggs G0:70c, chick- _}ons 25-2.\`c, fowl 23-25c, potatoes ' ` 20c pk., `beets 45c ba.sk., onions 400 s`bask., c2u'rot.s'20c spyzs $5.50 (1 sweetzs 35c 2- pm'snips'25~c L. cabbage 5-10c ; ezxch. 1rb.,`duok 28-304: 1'. 11).. hardwood $12-$15 cord. bU1-14m DY", run. nun.-u, J.u.A\.u. Women who suffer from an feminine ailment should try Lydia E. ' 1kham s Vegetable Compound. C SA'JRDAY S MARKET 25 for 40 cents YOU EAT CANDY WHY NOT I __ Ignorance is a. prolonged inrfanncy, only deprived of its c4ha.m11.-tBouIf- -I ms. I The Adv: BRYSON S? It s Pure and Whole- some. We make it every day. Phone 406. Save the coupons Page Three. Phone 53