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'l"huI-edey, December 0, 1923 .The Weekly Mirrof Rolocting High Lights in the Nam ft-an Ontario Town Nunpqpon SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION-but come often Christmas centre to see the new things daily going on sale- LADIES_. COATS all reduced in price, we have too many, so we are oering most of them at cost price or less than cost to clear--- * ` GLOVES from reliable makers direct to you at reasonable prices. You will appreciate our showing of Dents gloves, lined or unlined, at prices ranging from_ 75c to $5.50 per pair-'-- % - MILLINERY at clearing prices, all our $8.50, $10.00 and $12.50 hats, about 40 in all, to go for Christmas gifts at, ,each . . . . . . . . . . $5.00 T OWELS that please every good housekeeper, in ne linen hand towels, or large uffy bath towels. A very popular gift. HOSIERY in greater variety than ever. In qualities that are guaran- teed and shades to suit all- a HANDKERCHIEFS for everybody. Selected for the Christmas trade, boxed or unboxed, at any price you desire from Sc to $1.00- BEAUTIFUL SILK UNDERWEAR in all the newest modes and pop- ular prices- USEFUL PRESENTS were never so popular as now and this storevis the centre for acceptable useful things to wear- , r at Sarjeant Cd Kings NOW ON DISPLAY IN WONDERFUL VARIETY WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION 7"`? The weekly press from time to time records the passing of insti- tutions of other days peculiar to small places. `The valedictory of the blacksmith has been written many times and quite-recently Midland bade adieu to its last re- maining custom tailor. Now the editor of the Walkerton Herald- Times has discovered that the well-known trunk traveller is shortly to be no more and that snores are replacing grips in the sample rooms of hotels. The Her- ald thus describes the new order of things as compared with the old: Where seven sample __rooms in [one commercial house could hard- ;ly accommodate the trunk artists 'of yesterday two small chambers can more than look after the needs that this brotherhood requires to- day. Instead of merchants running to hotels to see what s what, the drummers nd it necessary to bring their wares to the stores if ;31e:Y&*iZa`e"pu`Z2?io'.if `{{ o13 to H. B. Gerntry, of Gentry Bros.,' dog and pony `show fame. I It uh in An item 0; ir.1Fte;est to Barrie and many other Ontario towns comes from Macon, Georgia, to the effect that `Sparks Circus, which for years has madqa summer tour of Ontario and Which enjoys a av-\1Av|11.:.I1 unvu-I`-n4-`nun Inna `Anna nn1A It has often been said that the way to a man's heart is via his stomach. -Clarence Hepburn, a young Kingston man, probably had this in mind when, in police court the other day, he offered his wife's poor cooking as an `excuse for his losing his tem er and assaulting her. Her coo ing is not up to standard, he said, she spends too muchtime running to the cor- ner store for provisions instead of keeping at least one meal ahead in the house." The wife must have been temporarily conscious stricken, at least, for it was on her plea that hubby was saved from a jail term by being given suspe-nd- ed sentence.- ' lth Every fourth person in Bramp- ton works, either in the factories or greenhouses, their pay aggre- gating $25,000 a week, according to gures compiled by The Con- servator. What is worrying the editor, however, and the mer- chants, is how much of this money: is being spent in Brampton, for Toronto is verz hgncly. BUILD REGISTRY omen % mam-:1 NEXT suwmm A new registry office, at a cost of from $35,000 to $40,000, will be built by the_County of Simcoe next summer, according to a pro- perty committee report adopted by council last week. It is to bevbuilt on the site opposite the Court House building. , pairs he will iesume duty upon the order, of course, of the Town Council. they wish to make a sale. It's a case of ?Mahomet going to the mountain because the mountain won t come to Mahomet. The rail- roads, dray men and hostlers have all been hard hit over the disap- pearance of the trunk fraternity from the road, for it meant a lot of tips for the latter and business for the former every time a big salesman pulled into port with his samples. The Hartley House has made three bedchambers out of the big show room it closed last week, and hereafter sounds of snoring will emanate from where travel- lers were `wont to expound and ex- hort in the past. Isleep, baby, sleep. r~u-.v-. -7- vwwwrwn-vgu The resolution points out that ,these cottages are already assess- ed at a lower percentage of their actual value than the houses that are occupied for a full year and township municipalities are called on to expend considerable sums of money for the construction of roads, bridges and culverts to give access to such cottages. The County Council, at its con- cluding session, decided.to memor- ialize Attorney-General W. H. Price to have section 121 of Chap- ter 238, RJS.0., 1927, affecting the assessment of summer cottages ;amended so as not to apply to tour- ist cottages. This section, accord- ing to a recent judgment handed down by Judge Ross, is entitled to a 50 per cent. reduction in as- sessment when not occupied over two months under the Act as at present constituted, and a pro rata reduction according to the period of occupancy. FHLA _.,--1__A_!-_. ..-_',,L__ _-_L J1__L T V THE CHRISTMAS UTILITY GIFT CENTRE ` . _ % K vawuavavu&vaeuavawuavavuavaeuavavuav -nu.-V -Ivwr-1 cw vv--vwu A letter was read from G. B. Strathy thanking the Board for re- electing him an honorary president and enclosing a cheque for $50. COUNTY AGAINST CUT IN `COTTAGE ASSESSMENT :Some unpaid accounts were placed in the hands of the Finance Committee with instructions to take steps to collect. l -_ ,, __ 4.-- J 1-.---- I` PIN Bills passed _ at the monthly meeting of the R. V. Hospital Board, `Monday afternoon, ex- ceeded the November revenue by about $50, the receipts being $2,- 380.75 and the accounts passed amounting to $2,429.62. rl'IL__-_ __-.__ nn _._L!_..L_ _'_. 4.1.- --v- ._--- v- w-- -uvvw---.v-- _--. The date of meeting was chang- ed to the second! Monday of each month, `but the treasurer and sec- retary were guthorized to issue regular salary cheques on the rst of each month. yo an-wag. ..-v-. u..- Upon recommendation of the House Committee, the sh account for the hospital was given to H. A. Jarvis. Novm A EXCEED. R.V.H. RECEIPTS There were 39 patients in the hospital on December 1st as com- pared with 34 on `November 1st. II!I__ j_L_ __-_-_L!___._____ _I.__.__ to this `anon -no-uncut yv -vv V..- `N E SARJEAN V8: %%i{Ii4i%%Liii11rEn With an area one-third the size of Ontario, Italy has 42,000,000 people. yet Italians are not allow- ed to leave but are compelled` to remain. and build up Italy. By in~ ternal migration. all parts of the country are being developed. And there is room for 10.000,000 more and Work for all, asserted Prof. Goggio. After lMussolin`i, What? What if Mussolini were to die? has often been asked and the prediction made that chaos would follow. In the opinion of the speaker, there is no danger of this. While Mussolini is the soul of the movement, it thrives because it has the hearty support of the great body of the people. For this reason it will outlive Mussolini, wo-nderful though he is, for the - whole people are actuated by a common ideal to make a greater and: better Italy, concluded the speaker. A 17A+n A-9 +1r\n-nira vvvnn mango-) L`- Dy UGIXUI. t A vote of thanks was moved by C. B. Jeifs and A. J. Wallace. 100 IPercenters Prizes for the highest attend- ance throughout the year were presented to W. Craig, Dr. 1Lewis, A. E. Bryson, Geo. Hubbard, W. O. !McKinvnon and 3G. B. Webb, each of `whom had not missed a meeting; also Peter Brem-ner and C._ M. `G. `Smith, who increased their attendance fty per cent. ov- er 1927. To all these-or rather to their Wives-the President pre- sented cups and- saucers. "F1-In I-Inna` nnn.nnIknun n n`-`-ACIQIAQIAA DJIIIL Idle Following the address dancing and some special features were en- joyed. Edmund =Hardy gave a humorous original sketch entitled `-The Restoration of Whiskers. which he illustrated by highly d'ec- orative whiskers of various styles BUIIDUU UUIJB GHQ` aaucers. `The usual mem'ber s attendance prize for the meeting was won by A. A. *Smith,whi1e the prizes for lwddes were taken home by Mrs. F. F. `Brittain, Mrs. A. E. Whitby, Mrs. '0. 1B. Jeffs and Mrs. C. J. Smith. 'l:1-I1-n.__'_.. LL- _J_L,_-,, 1_,,,,-,,, Bachelors Taxed Reference was made to the at- tention given to training boys and girls. |Bachelors are taxed to pro- vide money for this purpose. Children are encouraged to visit museums, art galleries, operas. etc., and special railway fares are given for this purpose. A student can ride on a train for about two hours for ten cents and commer- cial travellers get about as low rates. `.`In every way Italy has been improved, said the speaker. Beggary, once rampant. has al- most disappeared. illiteracy is rap- i~d'ly going and crime has been er- adicated. 117.'LL __. ,, , .1 I 1 .1 yxuaycxxuy H) 1.116 ycuplc. In opening, the speaker briefly touched on conditions after the war--a great amoun-t of unem- ployment, 200 strikes in 1922 and also a general strike, Italy stagger- ing under `war debts, on the verge of ruin. `Then arose Italy s sav- iour, Mussolini, a war veteran 20 times wounndted. Getting together a few soldiers and appealing to the people, he broke the general strike. Fascism grew. He established law and order, enforced the strictest discipline, replaced strikes with compulsory arbitration and redis- tributed taxation. `To give work he developed ports and built high- ways. "Telegraph, telephone and railway systems were reorganized. Railways, once losing millions, now are well run and are a ne as- set. Through great sacrice. heavy taxes and hard work on the part of its people, Italy balanced its budget and is now on a sound economic basis. l'`L_ _._______`___-__L In ,, 10 `l,.... UUUIIULIIIU Udlbo The government is anti-demo- cratic. Instead of trades unions, they have Fascist syndicates for different trades and` professions. Parliament consists of representa- tives of these syndicates (instead of 14 or 15 parties as formerly) the id-ea being to have it represent- ative of all the people. Govern- ment is centralized, the mayors being appointed by the central authority. These mayors see that the people are protected against exhorbitant prices for foodstuffs and rents. _..._`,....v...., ..v--_., `There has not been a strike in Italy for ve years. Everybody has to work and feels it a duty to do so `for the prosperity of the state. Working conditions are as good as in other lands and all are entitled to a fortnig-ht s holi-dlays, old age .pensions and life insur- ance. 'The speaker did not com- pare Wages and living conditions with those obtaining on this side of the water. Mussolini is the idol of Italy and, judging from Prof. Goggio. he is also the ido1 of the sons of Italy in other lands. In the com- paratively short time at his dispos- al, Prof. Goggio gave a compre- hensive review of events since Mussolini appeared on the scene and described numerous reforms that have brought happiness and prosperity to the people. '1 +1nn annnbnu 1\1n-:n11v MUSSOLINI, THE IDOL OF ITALY A member of the Whitby police force has fallen upon evil days, he being seen lying in disgraceful pose on the sidewalk in front of the post office of that `town. The good, but silent constable was as usual doing his 24-hour duty when along came a woman motorist and with purpose dire ran straight in- to the policeman. Even his wood-I en frame and: stout iron backbone; could not withstandthe shock an-d-' he was lifted clear off his feet. The woman proved a hit-and-run driver and left the scene of the accident leaving the faithful silent officer stretched full length upon the highway. After undergoing re- auu. 5|-alUlIB 1ll.4Ul.l.CLl Wlbll. IXCCIL d.L' tention to the address and also enjoyed the fun and sociability which always mark these func- tions. The President, W. 'C. Walls. presided. l,_,, 1! I T1 1` I At"one time in the history of the world there was no prouder boast than for a man to be able to say `I am a Roman citizen and the time bids fair to come when it will be just as proud a boast to say `I _am an Italian citizen. " stated" `Prof. Goggio last Friday night, at the conclusion of a highly appreciative address to the Kiwan- is 'Club on the Mussolini regime in Italy. The occasion was the semi- annual Ladies Night of the Club held at the -I.0.0.F. `Temple where n `cannon lI+"l'\TIl'I\`IIIII\ A` -v:1IYlIV\:fI"\.LV IIUMJ-| at; one 'Ln\JoLln1'n J.c1upu: VVLICLC a large attendance of K'wanian-s and guests listened with een at- J-Avu`-:r\-I-: +A 4-`ha n.r1u-`atone urn`: o1cn Prof. Goggio Tells Kiwan- i2Tns That His _Work Will Go On. THE BARBIE EXAMINER Everybody Works _'iwusso1i.ni Idolized on half a dozen Kiwanians. An- other amusing feature was phys- ical torture. to musical accom- paniment, by Kiwanians under the direction of `C. J. 'Seitz. Three pleasing numbers were given by a mixed: quartette consisting of Mrs. Laidman, Mrs. Wilson, 'S. W. Moore and Alex. Knox. ascuu. xcu. lulu`: IUBCTE. In the Wednesday night ladies league theHa_wks took all three points from the Owls in two very close games; only thirty pins se- parated the two teams. Then the Wrens took the three points from the Canaries in two more close games. The big scorers for the night were Miss Adams 285, Miss Smith 265. Mrs. Taylor, 308, Miss A. Bogardis 28-6, Mrs.~ Brown 349, Christmais Gifts _ - . . ___ - - _ . . _ ._- I Last week was another one full of thrills and excitement in the men s league. As the rst series has only one more week to run. every game won or lost means a` lot to a team that is in the run- ning. There are still three teams left with only two points separat-; ing them. and as they are all going good it looks like a toss-up as to which one cops the rst series. Next week will tell. The fast-step- ping Rinky-Dinks kept in the run- ning and knocked! the strong Pi- rate team out of the first division by taking all four points from them on Monday night in three ex-I citing games. Jockey Jack Hew-I lett, the pride of Wright s stables. with 731 was high scorer for the winners and Henry Mclnnis. Sr.. with 654 led the losers. The Bank- ers kept up their good work by taking three out of the four points from the Clarke & Clarke] team. The winners were right on! and bowled three good consistent games. F. Anvderton with 55-8 was high man for the winners and Leighton Clarke with 634 was high for the losers. Ralph Bower s Oke s team went into rst place by tak- ing all four points from Singers. The winners were all good and three games were very close and none of them were decided till the last frame. Harry Hook with 652 was again high scorer for the winners and Alex. Singer with 531 .led the losers. The biggest upset of the week was on Friday night when Massey Harris took all four points from the league leavdling Lucky `Strikes, which knocked the losers off "the top rung. The sec- ond game was only won by four pins, which shows how close the games were. Ab. DeHart with 616, closely followed by Ben Brooks with 597, were `big scorers for the winners and Tony Saso with 634 again led the losers. Tn +1..-. 1IT...1.....,..1.... ..:...1..:. 1._.1:-_) they had to be good. as the Whole RELIABLE F URRIERS -- At the Sign of the Bear @ 2? $6 @ 3@@%@@a@%@@@w%@@w%@@w%@@w%@@ww&wa BOWLING N_OTES Every high type coat in the store regardless of cost or former selling price has been underpriced for this unus- ual reduction event. We urge early attendance as these values will quickly go. REDUCTIONS OF 20 % T0 30 PER CENT. Coats with the nest of fur trimmings! Coats fashioned of the most expensive fab- rics. Coats that are as new as the minute in color and 6 detail! Every one different, Q every one has something%. clever about them! One of r the greatest choice ever of- by fered at _ E COATS Round. Give Her a Coat for Christmas and Please Her the Whole Year To the questions, not yet satis- factorily answered, of what to do with used razor blades and daugh- ter's old silk stockings the Stay- ner |Sun adds the query, what is to become of the old ch-urch sheds which have fallen into disrepair and, more or less, disuse, all over the country. The -Sun quotes a church office bearer as stating that of the scores who use the sheds of his church regularly only one ever offered anything for its upkeep. We have a sugggestion to make to all who use the various church sheds in town, says the .Sun. It is that each user haul one good load of avel before the pits freeze up an ' put it on the driveways lead- ing into the shed. It is surely as little as can `be done, and, if the bee is organized we will guaran- tee the church authorities will be only too pleased to co-operate. Most farmers are just as independ- ent as any other class of people and just as ready to pay their way, and we feel sure the fairness of this suggestion will appeal to all such. The d-ays when licensed hotels kept open shed-s are gone. but the habit of expecting accom- modation without any sense `bf ob- ligation seems to remain. at Nearly Cost The Barrie Poultry Association `has donated to the Public Library a book containing a complete re- port of the World s Poultry Con- gress held at Ottawa last year. In .this book is a detailed account of every paper and address given at the congress by poultry leaders of each of the forty-two countries re- ,presented. For those interested in [poultry the book is well Worth lstudying. Miss Stransman 326, Miss Cald- well 311, Miss Wilson 294, and Mrs. Hill 236. T .___L _____1_)__ __-__'.._ -___'____ A_.-. ____..- Last week s prize winners were Miss Lillie Stransman 253. and Miss E. Richardson 226 for the ladies and Jack Hewlett 3'39 and Art Richardson 330 for the men. C.N.R. employees from many points in the Stratford division gathered in Stratford recently to honor P. C. Heels, veteran roadmaster (formerly on the Barrie division), who retired the first of this month after 56 years of service with the Grand Trunk and Canadian National Railways. On behalf of the sectionmen, C. Inglle, of Parkhill, presented him with an armchair and a foot stool, and he was also the re- cipient of a bag of gold presented on behalf of the divisional superinten- dent. Fellow employees of Mr. Heels, who. had started on the section at the age of 14, were present from Palmer- ston, Weston, Sarnia, London and in- termediate points. Growing circulation is the best evidence of the quality of Exam- iner service. C.N.R. VETERAN HONORED -ief) dis- There s money in farming, one is convinced, after reading a sum- mary of the performance.of.Prince Edward County the Garden -Coun- ty of Canada, where money-mak- ing crops have been harvested for years and `where, in 1927, the val- ue of farm products totalled over eight millions of dollars, or $2,- 500 for every family, as recorded by the Picton Gazette. The pro- ducts are divided: eld crops, $2,- 500,000' canned goods, $2,250,- 000; milk products, $1,500,000; livestock, $650,000; apples, $530,- 000; poultry and eggs, $450,000; other produce, $584,000, making a grand total of $8,464,000. And yet people have to be coaxed back on the lands? _ Page