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2 to 6 Players Boo1{-foliiuf :ith a 1118.11 you are looking very sanitary. "i>'iioI{} E5" Bill S. Billings. smile; The Ba:-"ie Advance The work basket was on the oor ` by the rocking chair. Dame Tukey had left it there to go marketing. Before she had gone she had said i for the hundredth time, I wish the i sun came to my little room and} shone bright around me. Dame Tukey had said it out loud. She always said it out loud, and that is how the scissors knew that Dame Tukey loved patches of sun- light. F'l'\`I.... LL:....L'I.. 1...-.-.. :4. LA. 6.. J!) usuu. ` fThe thimble knew it, too. -So did the needlle and thread. I have an idea. said the scissors, as soon as Dame Tukey was gone. What is it? the thimble asked. It s this, the scissors answered. Let's put patches of sunlight in Dam Tukey s room. I know where I can get some. The needle opened his eye very wide. `I know too, he said. We can get them in the garden. Shall we go at once? She ll be back soon. 1! A; ....,._ )7 LL- ..,..........,. ............:l .....J DI G. H. Esten "C -51: an UAALG. uni: u uu uayn avuua "At once, the scissors agreed, and the four of them, the scissors, the needle, the thread, and the thimble hopped out of the work-basket and trooped into the garden. TF1...` .......|:._.LL 1.... ._.. LL- 'l....!,.`|. .....1I uLuvy\.u Lnnuu mu. 5u.;\.u.u. The sunlight lay on the brick wall warm and bright. I will cut four patches, the scissors said, each one the size of a brick. Snap, snap sounde-d his long; jaws, snap, snap, and the first patch was cut. Take it, Needle, he cried. Just a minute, Thimbiie. Snap, snap, -.A.... -____ .....l J.L.. _.........1 .....L..1.. ._..... vuvv By the, time Dame Tukey had reached the market the four of them the scissors, the thimble, the thread and the neerile. were troopiny.-' b.1ci< `nto the room, each dragging; a patch J sunlight behind him. I\'o\\', said the scissors, the a question is, where shall we put them? They considered, looking about lthe room. Two by the rocking- (.I1ai1', the thread said. One by the bed." the needle cried. 1 .1 1 y- 1 uuu mu. ...;; snap, snap, : cut. -u-.. :1 Qthimhie zxddcd. l Rig-hto, the scissors answered.~ `Go to it, you bhree. I ve done my work. He tossed his patch to the work-basket. Be quick about it. 110 called. She l1 be back before too long. "`LI\ LL..,....] 1.........,.,J .541... 1.1;.` A...` -13 hvv .V..,, The thread hopped into the eye of the needle, the thimble spread the pn'.;he.. at and ;~xmooth-two be- suie the rocking chair, one by the bed and one by the bureau. CL..-:...1..L....... 1.1.." ......\A1.-. ....-.... -.'\/\.A uuu -Jnnu Iv. vnsv uu.uwu. St:-aiglmtway the needle ran around the first one, dragging the thread behind him and sewing the patch of sunight fast to the carpet. th1`ou_L`h this column. There hasl` been a sudden desire on the part of many citizens to loacte May` perhaps to ofTer her a little sym- pathy and advice. So we wrote `At... - I_!..-. ...1... N1... ......'l'l.. ....... ....,l I Lxuuug uuu uuvn.\.. Vu nu "Lvuu 3143' asking` who she really was and xxhether she lives in the village or hard by. To which May replies: For your information I may say that l live near the Bay on the thumb hand side of the road . in the little red cottage with the brick orchard be- hind it. I never realized so many people were interested in poor me. l do hope though that there is a tall and handsome young man among them.-May. LJUKIJUIV Z..LIlVL:lVll\|V Masonic Temple Bldg.. Barrie Successor to Creswicke and Bell BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC Your daughter, said the visitor` in the den of Pa Dingbat, seems to play some very muscular pieces on the piano. Yes, growled Pa Dingbat, she's got a beau in the parlour and the noise is to drawn -the sound of her mother washing the dishes. Patches 0` Sunlight A Story for Children A lively young sher named Fischer ' Fished for sh from the edge of a ssure. A sh with a grin Pulled the sherman in,` Now they're shing the ssure for Fishcer. When sister : beau comes Sunday night: We always turn on all the lights; And Ma and Pa and Si: and Me, We entertain the company. He sits across the room from Sin, Like this. | a Our bedtime : nine o'clock you [mow (1 just pretend, but do not go); The lights they teem too uh-ong 1-... l:._ And so they turn : '31:: awful dim; And he sits on the couch with Si: Likolhil. L.-um. vv urn vuuvu ,, , and the second patch was the bureau," Money to Loan Established 1869 BARRISTER, SOLICITOIC. NOTARY Pinon. R2 R-rrin, nut ' Wait a minute, said the thim- ble, I'll give you a push. Thanks, the needle answered. *This carpet is thick. Laughing and running and pushing, the three of them `gsewed _downf the 'pa}tc'hes of sunlight on Dame Tukey s carpet. un..:..\.n 4.1.... L~n~7ennv-c m~m! e'hp n sunugm. Ull .u'a.un: J.uncya vu&ywv- "Quick/ the scissors cried, she s coming. I hear her step. r..4... (L... ........1; .1.-mbn+ H-no +1-rm: CUHIIILEI 1 JIUGL JAG]. Dvcyo Into {he work basket the three of them jumped, and Dame Tukey stepped into the room. Her cheeks got red, her eyes opened wide, her mouth was as round as a ball. She laughed, she clapped her hands, she cried: tlY'| . 1,,, _ __...I2..LL f U \n`uu_\ . : .-\*.t,Y we had another game u".i 1 `ed Indian Fighting, then we had ac- robatic stunts by each patrol. They were very interesting. Patroi corn~ ers followed this game, after which vse had signalling. Passing by Scout Master Coleman =.and_1na,ny other things which the boys Wanted to 178$. rr1..,... nn\`\'\n Hm hiowncf. mnment pcttft. Then came the biggest moment of Gordon `Ieedh:nn .= scout life when he was in\'e: by Scoutmas-N ter Coleman and Vernon Walker. ' I- - n,.,9_ 1--.... ... 3rd BARRIE (By BILL THOMPSON) Our meetin_: two weeks ago open-I ed with the ay: break. Two new recruits were added to our troop h1..1t night. When we ha ! gathered in the cu. horseshoe, our Scoutma.~vte1' inwocluced them to us. -- -1 - ..,2..;. LL ...-. -:,<`~r\\1+ Q \T bCO1.1Ul12l.~!U:1' IIILLUUULCH |.1u..x.A .,V - At this point the assistant S.M. entered and six boys tried part of the rs`. class si{.:11z111i115: and passed. The A.S.M. said that he wou1:`. n- .__._._?_. Patches of sunlight, One, two, fhree, four, Dancing like fairies On my bedroom floor! YOUR HORSES 32 BAYFIELD STREET- l`\.I\J\4LD L E D Phone 82 w1?H`"iE ioym cT:m 1 ST BARRIE SCOUTS Brantrford, Brockville, r:....1n1 uAMT..'1`nN Brant-ford, Brockvme, beuevlue, -x.,na.ma.x Guelph, HAMlL{I O=N NLIAG-ARA FALDS, arines Sarnia. -Southampton, Also on Feb. 24-25 to Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Huntsville, Cal- Lander, North `Bay, Parry Sound, .Sudbury, Capreol, Westree, Lomzlac. Geraldton. Beardmore. I.` TOIH 2111 Allanuale Barrie Lracebridge Burk s Falls Fares, Tickets, Return Limits. Train I;1-`forrnation from Agents. Ask for handbill. Consult.T-ime Thble for Train Service To and from all Points. T47C CANADI A N NATIONAL DUNCAN F. McCUAlG, K.C. ` PAUL H. ARMSTRONG, B.A. I, BARHUSTERJS, SOLICITORS, ETC. MIONEY TU LOAN FEBRUARY 24-25-26 from BARRIE and from all Stations bel-ween Trout Creek and King incl., including Midland, Penetang and Meaford Branch Lines. -r- 'rnnnM'rn - nllFl=Al_n Attraction: Toronto, Sat, Feb. 25 National Hockey League, Boston. ```Bruins ' vs. Toronto Maple Leafs." nounn mp BARGAIN mas From any n14.n1n .3 /~\l\l:. nu an|\\.au\.u.u ...nu .., I W. ALLEN nun-I-\I 3rockviIle, Belleville, -Chatham, -Cornwall, Goderich, MlL{rON Owen Sound, St. Cath- arines Sarnia, -Southampton, Stratford. ARE NO STRONGER THAN YOUR HARNESS _-.- - I I C?" FEBRUARY 24 and 25 one station to any other station named below: Callander (Home (follingwood Meaford of World-famed Gravenhurst Aid-land Dionne Quin- Huntsville Newmarket tuplets) Martyr s -Shrine Orillia. Penetang` `hay, rarry bounu, .ouuuu:.'y, u Longlac, Geraldton, YIIOIIO DZ DITTIU. Unl- ETC. DONALD F. MacLAREN, B.A. BARR.`IS'I`ER. SOLICITOR, NOT- ARY PUBLIC ll-.--.2- I'-..._I- RI.-I... D-_..:- |u, l'llBl.Cll nun Aucunvnu --....-.. ._...--. TORONTO - BUFFALO Goderich, ` x1.1'AF A`D.A .`mAt.LQ numn Rnnml, Rt. Cath- - xsh their test at a later date. The meeting ended with the low- ering of the flag. {\u.. ~..A.`l.__...... 1.....L "l\L.......l.u. vanes VA. nu: uuag Our gathering last Thursday opened with ag break by Doug. Galbraith. Two more recruits join- ed our troop that night, and several more are expected. Our S.M. in- formed us that. three new patrols had been formed. The Chipmunks, under Don Mills; the Sea Gulls, un- der Bill Thompson, and the Squir- rels under Doug. Galbraith. Each patrol has about eight fellows in it. Inspection was held and the Squirrels were the winners. A -1-.. ..-..... -...... `L..l.l 3.. LL- ~\uu..u.u vvvxw nu nuuu.n.u. A ~re1a_v race was held in the large room. Following this patrol corners were held. Each patrol checked up on the members records and discussed what tests were in need of being passed. We quietly gathel-ed in the Scout room. Bill Thompson lowered the fla_<._,~' and we broke o . \ ........_ 1.- 11.- -L1..... L.._-.,... 0...! ...._., uuu us. uLvI\\4 u.._. A memo to the other t1'oops---3rd Barrie has now a total of about ]eig'ht_\' prociency badges. Truth in Advertising "What is an advertisement ? An advertisement is the picture of :1 pretty girl eating, wearing, holding or driving` something that |. \\'a11ts to sell. Catsuy Week Heinz Catsup---8 oz. Heinz Catsup--1 4 oz. Monarch Catsup---I 4 oz. Alt! FUDLAJ Muonic Temple Bldg. TD TI Mpther Parker's Tea` 3; ; lb. Speial Bulk Tea--lb. Oranges by Basket Phone 407 cxaAbsTLn`s _.- A An-u-I-I-u FEBRUARY 13 TO 18 |n.-n-n- - _ _GROGR-I- -In (L. Saielli Spaghetti 28 oz Tin IJJ-I-U-I. 72 Owen St. Ron Block PHONE 557 15 .14c .19c .15: .49: . 28c .39c coLi.1ER EIE SPECIALIZE IN SIEAES AND SAUSAGE PURE PORK SAUSAGE . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . ._1b. 16c TASTY MIXED SAUSAGE . . . . . . . . . ..2 lbs. 250 FARMER STYLE SAUSAGE . . . . . . . . ..1 lb. 10c SIRLOIN, PORTERHOUSE AND nr-n.1'rI, dIl11:|A1ru 1 11., )_g2,.. TvU7ESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1939. D.l.L\a.Ll\l.l.J.1 , .L v;v -L .::|:.v:.:.v v nu .c;..u .u WING STEAKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1 lb. 23c ROUND STEAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1 lb. 20c BEEF ROASTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..14c lb. and up "'13:? . Jack Dyck . P}1NE STEWART and STEWART BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS, NOT- ARIES PUBLIC, CONVEYANCERS-` Mnn-v In l.n-n :11 -nu nu-nu -I 5.-uuuouylm, ovuuu 1 uuo, 1;. ; \. 5 Owen St., Barrie. Phone 406 KTOMWV 'T`n 1.0/AN IUWOSK I8 Owen St. -I. \laIa.l.n.v.Ln.n.l AI-I..l.II.I.J\Il-\ILIR~J P. C. LLOYD FUNERAL DIRECTOR 47 Elizabeth St. .. .. Phone 218 AMBULANCE SERVICE M913; AlIIDalIl;'Ic;t.ln IJOMIIIICCIIOB ` Open an mg orgue and mpel in connection. FUNERAL DIRECTORS D I` IIl'\\II'\ LXVLIIID FUDIJIU, UULV V E: I IllV\J1`4IVi Money to Loan in any Iuml at lowest current rates. a n...... c. _ n-...: IVUNEKAL UlXCl3U1`UN Motor Ambulance in Conuoccion Mun (luv and wink} Mnrmun nu ALEXANDER COWAN BARRISTER Force shrubs in mid-February ? Silly. Impossible. Of course we can t force shrubs to grow this early unless we transplan them into a greenhouse. But did you know that you can cut branches from certain shrubs and have them bloom pro- fusely right in your own house latel this month? And don t forget, fruit trees can be used for thigh ..Professz'0nal Directory. GORDON LONGMAN ..._:- '1`.........I.. !1l.l._ D. G. G. SMITH and Co. FUNERAL DIRECTORS Mn- A-..L-nlg-u..- _ F-..-.--|: `en DL, barrle. rnone MONEY TO LOAN ESTEN and ESTEN BARRISTERS \-r< in Llin-la f`n.n~# .-.4-' lomplc mug. `MON-EY T0 LOAN maxi QUALITY - LOW PRICES LE GAI. - MEATS; TIC. M. H. Estegn It is a very simple procedure. In front of your house you might have a Forsythia shrub, the yellow- cwered type which blooms in late! April. With a sharp knife, cutting`! zmglewise, remove four or vell slender stems which have heaithyl little buds on them. Immerse the] branches in water for 24 hours or: so. This causes the wood to soften" and the buds to open slowly. If; you are most impatient submer_<;e the branclies in warm water, 70 for about 15 minutes. Then keep in cold water for 21 day or so. '\'v'hen the wood l)e_'.:in.< to swell and the: :JLHl:~ beL'in `in fatten take ll`;Pl1`_ out and stand them Llpl`l_L."l`1t in :1 few mches of water in :1 \'zi. lt'.~ 21 real j()_\' to \\'E1tCll the ilo'.\'er~: um'oll 15:10 :1 n1z1.~'.< 01' color :`il<-11;: witch stem. If small 1)lG('C:' of -'::\.'v:u::l Garden Notes JIV. N u 1 An 1 Bn-vie. Ont. (By J OHN CROISSLAND) Bu-I-is Barrie .. ..v....u.. ....-.- L: (I -- ---vv M015 ` ;:pp1-opriately. ench- Tailor: Okay, S `.7.'(`0{11:-.U'.\ 1'01` a cutaway.` uuu u gun.- What material to use ? Pussy Willows can be started like this as early as mid-January. Other splen- did shrubs are C01`-nelian Cherry (Cornus mas); Golden Bells (For- sythia intermedia) ;Fortune`s Golden Bell (Forsythia Fortunei); Japanese Quince (Cydonia japonica); Silver Bell or Snowdrop Tree (Halesia); and most of the fruit trees as plums, cherries, apples, peaches, `crabs, pears_ etc. \...-. Ll . . . . . . . .:1A In... L .... .. : . . _ .... DUICUEA. 5 Chief Cor Phone 64 W 8-9 a.m., D ` Associate I _ Office: 47 Office Ho 9 p.n I ,.__- f 3 n * J. `-' 1 PHYS] . 1 - (Forme :e: DR "' 9, Gradua I ha I Office ar are added to the water it will not turn sour. 1: Money to loan at lowest rates of in ` terest. Office: 13 Owen St., Masonic Temp}:-. nmn `Rx-nnnln ffina W.In1vn}9_ ' w-~'--N: rv-av v-~ Are there `wild plum trees in your ineighborhood? Don t neglect theml itlns year. Have some fun forcingl ithem indoors. It s fascinating. I . an. r: . \--s... , . .. _ Maple Ave. Telephone 213 VOffice Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to p.m., or by appointment. 1` Advice Sub-Editor: Here s a correspond- }enL who wants to know how long girls should be courted. I ` 'I.`dito1': Tell him just the same \\'a._\' as short _9ji1'1s.--Mo11trea1 I VVUl\`1I1:LV }Chief Coroner County of Simcoe 64 Office-58 Collier 51:. v Office Hours. is-9 12.30-2 p.m., 6.30-8 p.m. 1 DR. W. C. LITTLE \A.=;~:ociz1te Coroner, County of Sim coe and . __ . .. ,._... I 1 r, Graduate of McGill University, : Montreal Office and Residence-Corner Dun- lop and Poyntz Sts., Barrie Phone 105 ,Office Hours: 9-10 a.m., 1-3 pm. 7-8 p.m. GEO. R. & ELSIE. R. B:Jl'{f:g,vDn.C.l DRUGLESS THERAPISTS lElecro, Hydro and Mechano Therapy Electra Magnetic Baths Electronic Diagnosis Foot Adjustments Phone 405 for Appointment 82: Dunlop St. Barrie. Cu.stome1': |VlCTORlAN ORDER OF NURSES (BARRIE BRANCH) fr-IH-Rahv (`Jinin 9 an +n 4,20 evm-v BOYS and BOYS 3 BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, I\ OT ARIES PUBLIC, CON\7EY.~\NCERS ETC. DAIVIV1 1`; D IV1'LLV`L.aX1) \ |We11-Baby Clinic, 2.30 to 4.30 every` I \`KY...l_......l.... `MR2..- T T ..---4-u Irv-A ;.luu_y uuunu, uovv vv -x.uv \pv\oA.; Wednesday--Miss I. Lawson. Application for nurse's services may `be made direct or through doctors. JEDICAL DR. w. A. LEWIS SURGERY AND DISEASES OF WOMEN IL:f\` I` ..... A34 f`nnvul-xv AI Q:rv-nnn A-Lil`!-'\J`lLl31\ J Ln;Vv AIAVJJ L|un_a\ AUl Graduate Pupil of Ernest Seitz Studio: 50 Tiin St Phone 423;` DR. C. C. FLEMING VETERINARIAN AND SURGEOB l--. An D_..:-I.I Qt R--In JOHN STEELE TEACHER PIANO AND THEORY - v-5,, _; (1-24, H. N. SMITH` M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office-Owen St. (Formerly occupied by Dr. L. J. Simpson) 1n'1`1:.1uNA11;J1-\N ALVU aununux Office: 48 Bnyfiold St., Bat? I'IY`l f\\VYF O 1 1 GHIROPRACTORS DR. E. G. TURNBULL Ut'1'1ce: 13 Uwen bI`.., masomc Lempu-3 Bldg. Branch Office, Elmvale. 1 J. R. Boys J. F. Wooc_I:`; vvu uuu DR. A. D. GRAY VETERINARY NURSING MUSICAL --v -an, .-u... -. PHONE 8 1 1 I: to Order' I've been appointed; V L` and I want to dress` 1 Sir; I'll PHONE 821 __ `H EADLINE>_ jand HOOEY We like to boast loudly that with Lhe increase in printing`, wisdom descends upon the people like dew 11'om heaven. But there are doubt- ers. Those doubters, darn em, tote forward most annoying facts. Even the poets are pessimistic. Here is a stray newspaper clipping sent us by Line Harger contai-nn; W. E. Farbstein s conclusions: CAMERON and CAJIBRON BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. 5 Owen St, R:n*r-ie_ Phone 406 Yes, that's my young lad up there singing like a Nightingale and looking just as much. at home as a cat before the replace, said a proud father at Central School Wednesday evening as a couple of hundred fond parents watched their youngsters put on 0. creditable pro- gram. ...... . ..,.. Things are so much different now, said the fond parent, waxing ` e-Ioquem. and delving into the past. Why, when I was a young whip- persnapiper I couldn t _recite three lines before the class without biting chunks off the end of my tongue and \V'1-iggeling around so much -that two attempts would wear the lining `right out of my pants. I remem- lber one time taking a stab at an old favorite called `The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck. I had a among a lot of other things and by the time I got to `Burning; Deck I had done so much hilchinvg and t\\'itcliin5:j that the danged matches _lit up and they had to pour a pail of water over me to cool me o . L'nlil~:c the boy in the poem about] the burnin: deck my feet weren t `ll:.:L<,~rc but there were a few Hi 5.3;:-1'.< lion? '.m~.l there that made it more comfortzxble for me to work `` :`,:m.'lin:: up at the l)1uckhoard fox; bunch of matches in my pocket` Dear Sir,--I wish to apply for the position of Sanitavry Inspector for the Town of Barrie and believe I _. . .. Amonj: the bushel of applications for the above position is said to be one which out1ine.< the fol1o\vi_ng qualications 2 fol`: .... _. ...... ... ,. As a matter of fact, I am so sani- tary that I frown on the national custom of parking chewing gum be- hind my ear and then chewing it over again when the urge overtakes me. Me, I always preserve it care fully wrapped in my handkerchief and dust it off carefully just to be sure before chewing it some more. Other sanitray things I do are: carry a special towel to dry off my moustache after supping soup, sleep with my feet hanging over the side of the bed so as to not soil t? sheets, comb my hair in the cellar so the dandruff won't fly about the house, and comb my teeth as well rs llarushing them thoroughly in order to make sure they are bright . . . ana shining. Ll _ ,, 3,, ,, n n . I News item: Town seeks a Sani- .n=.~y Inspector. The dictionary grows . .Continuously bigger, The verbal census shows Each year a larger gure, For lexicographera Continue to expand it A: knowledge ; increase Continues to demand it. v And yet in spite of this endeavor People stay as dumb as ever. ~ According to reports reachmg this office by carrier pigeon, Scanty May from Shanty Bay started something` by publicly seeking information Solicitor I0!` obtaining probate of` will, `,;'l1`1l`(1i1nShip and administration and general solicitor, Notary Con-E veyancer, etc. ` __Office: Masonic Temple Bldg. 1` I WEBSTER'S LABOR LOST Chinese Star .......... ..5. Hoping to get the position, I re- -c`i'u (1 $11 3 just the because :din:;' at blackboard for! next few (1:1_\'.<. Education cer-I 1}. is :1 W :`.70uuI thing he` 1 v y ..u u A GAME FROM THE 'g ORIENT FOR ALL AGES 3 55 65` $1. 1.501 wg:_Ajmom~1-rs % 30 Elizabeth St., Barrie, Out. `\I AIUIV CHECKERS D.`\lVllD1I'4I\vD : Solicitors in Higrh Court; of Justice Notzwies Public, Conveyancers I Money to loan at lowest cur1'en'.~ rates. ? Office: lat Flow Masonic Temple` Bldg.. Barrie. C W mufnn M H T<`.:-ton