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\\'lu-n L\[a11ag'01' A..C.'Price.`t_ook 4-lnzlrgv of the Barrie oi fice'a` 11"ttle___ u\'l'l` tl11':~_0 year.s ago, there were but .1-go plun1cs here, including the few 1'm':11 plumes which were then in ,xi.-rmu-o; Now there are 1050' plwI1v.~' vollllocbed at the Barrie ei- (-hzlllgo, ()\'O1' 650 of `this number In-in,-.2 lm-ul residential and business }lm11(-.~', and the balanc rural lines, V -un1n:~oti11;: at Barrie, I most .< _)f \\']1i<']1 latter -are _ent1re1y free to "Harrie sn1)s(.-ribers of the Bell lines. |"uu1' ,\'m11's ago the local calls did`: 490 E 15s 3 250 F 12; f 12; T $1.25 $3.25 we 3 Axum ;It:::--|"""iII__'-"'=-_'_"-_ } V ` I V . I > L. ` - V ' ` ' ' ~'.` ~"~ i`; ` ' : . V " '4' . I. , . E. . ;'} -' - . - - ` 7 . _ |'f /f1 _ ~_ -. ' ` ` Pl , ' 4 L. . ' ` \ -V . ` , `v 5.. _- _ _ ' -.` _ ' > x ; 9 v - an . 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A . - White and Colored Flannelettc, 12 %c quality, on sale 10. yds. for .................................................. .-.$I-.00, $1 English Cdtton Blankets, 2% yds. ~lbn'g, on sale at each I ` V V " ' $I_.oo n O O o I O I I U C O O I I O O I I J 0 9 I I O I O 0 O I I I O O t 0 I O O I I O O C O 0 I I I I I I I I C n O I I h o II 5oo papers of pins, sit; to, II: and 1}. oh sale Vpap_-.r'....'..A ................... 1c . 300 doz. best quality `dome fasteners, Black and White, 2c? dOZ.u 3 {Oreo-too oiuooo Icon-co`ouuVi'0orooo;o`oo3oo'o'o 300 cards Black Mendjing ;,grg1_l!ar_A2_f9r_*_54;,' on sale. 5'.--` ' o . o o o o o o a o o o o o o g `o u o o'o_;1 qr : ($0 {:9 _o.o if`; 0 6 o I Ogd: 0 o`o c .~..`__ 5:8` gag}; s.;.'ns;.;;' % - o v ' o u o o o o o n n u o o o o v - - o o o n u o n V o I o n v Q o c Io1'|uooI ousooanoo IOOIIIIIOOO.lOOllO4'2~5.c I2 gross Wood Buttoggl Mdulgls, ll,siz, ' on Q; do`zj,f3. ~ doll o c u o o u - o o - a u cream o o o u o u 1 - : o o o o o n c n o o o ` ' ' ",n`oo_co.o`-ocbooooio-';iq; ;;;i`S9., . W _ ` V. ` to do: Collar Buttop Sets 911; l;)`l,l`ttOf} 2.. a o n . a u o o o o o o . -o o o 0'9} -'3 iv. o `o u "c'i 3 Lo: s"\`I"I O I_ 0_` ,N,,.,, ;' I click rave`-0 o_o`7u`SC' . . `_-_-'_- _v"..;" -'=. Large Fine Damask Towels`, Hemstiitched .. }5-;;n't1'1"'I'<')'Vx; -s-i;z`as' Q26.` TI.-Ieavy Na;!).A Bargain doz. I v u v . v v v - w v w : v - - . . . _ _ _ . . . , _ . . , U Damask Table Cloths. pure linen. `On Sale,....`....` .... .. ....... Fine Bleached Table` Cloths, on svgllgv I Speiah. The rural lines are the most diffi- cult to get good? service from,'-- but the Stroudi `company expects soon toebuield 5a second line into Barrie to relieve the_ conjestion between Central here" and Stroud. The Ivy- Thornton Cline, a_,1so;, would improve Barrie is 'one'of_,the districtwplant centre's, and besides _.,a' large sta" of linemen who make their headquar ters here, there are six -men ` em- ployed jin "the district plant The efficiency of the service here here all th,e`.`-'_time.' . is most] .avorab.ly commented upon` by strangers, and when one consid- ers . that during" the, rush hours of "the" day each operator handles about 100 calls per hour, with con- sequent connection` and disconnec- tion for each `call, it is vnotsurprisv ing` if there are oocasimaal mistakes. These mistakes, wrong `numbers, ,etc., are not always the fault ofithe operator, `either, as indistinct pro- nounciation of numbers often `re- sults in the -preson using the phone getting the ~-butcher s, ,when the ljeweler s` o-fcewas wanted. if , - --- ---- `vi; v-.-wvv V|,"Jv"_ ` ` ~ It requires '25 operators to` handle these local calls, and five long _dis- tance operators. ~ A staff `of nine. men is kept to look, after the `local repair work, besides .. the) ma`n~agerV and -his oice. staif. Inot total over v 2500 per day, lnorw `there are over 5000 'dai1y._ T4. ......S.. .7 -7'--'1 ' - "lIullo g'i1']s in the`B_a19rie exchangf` mm-,v day, besides _hundreds`of long. E-(list-.x11c-e calls. Perhaps no bu's'i,1`1ss' ' Eh; mrrio is groxving` 'at`mor!~3"frapi M:m1t( or on urmore sub'sta11tia1'.basis- 1}l:ll1 that of the Bell Tclephon 00., um] the sauna is trxle-a11vover'Caai4` mln tn :1 ,_;reater or lesser degree. "l'.|-lC |N'l'IIIB`l 8 OF IAIIRII. TH! couuw OF SIHOOE AND TH; / , Days ...I5`? DaY" --49c B'AR'RI~E coumv-op Sf~ 'VE, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 124914- but Although the first complete: cinematograph entertainment V in! 0 Britain was -only given,in 1896, at} :to' 7,830,000. The remaining the present moment there are about 6,000 binematograph theatres in the British Isles- About 4,000 are own-I ed by limited liability companies, with a collective capital amounting 2,000 are. -owned, "privately, and. `represent an expenditure of about 2,500,000.` Calculation has shown, _too,. that some 125,000 persons are employed in cinematograph theatres,' their- weekly wagesprobably reach- ing 250,000,-or 13,000,000 per` an- num. Six years ago, they cannot have numbered more than 1,000. It `is .e:;j)cti that Work will c"om- mence on the new building early in theiispring, . ` _ : I5,ooo CALLS on E BARRIE PHONES EVERY mm " When" the Bell Co. s_ newbuilding` sis _e1`ected` on Elizabeth St.,', the local service will be still improved. Centra1-ener-gy,.doing away with the. necessity for ringing the " bell! whenJCentral '-_is1fvanted, will be a decided; improvement, ands. the` new switchboards wilI enable the oper-1 ators to handle a` larger number of calls more eiciently than-' 11nder- the Ipresent system. 2- V `Ladies Bea} 3 for ........... .. 15c ;t,:. .`:.. . .`f`f 5 . Fin: Feath1 8 for ........... .. ' Baf Pin Sc 6 gross Safety Pin n `1s;;;;eg;g';,;a`s:aeg,;;s;; s%,;.;-;;m;;g;:,; V1555? Q 1o their. service by b%ui1di.ng a dupli- catg I_ine_;i g M-OVIES IN BRITAIN Beauty Pins in chaste designs, on sale 2c or I doz ..................... ..... ......... .. ......................... ..-I5c 4 doz. Black Huse Supporters,` good elastic, 15c each or 2 ' I for ........... ................................ ..'...., ........ 25c Feather Stitch Braid, special for Bargain Days, 4 yds. for ................ .., .......... .; .................. .... ....... .. 5c , Ba_r`Pin Sets, gold front and enameled, on sale per set....,.. I ..g.; ............................. ........ ........................ ..x5c Safety Pins, assorted sizes, on $416 3c, 2 doz. for...... E- Heavy; English Hair Pins. per paper._. .......... ...... .. It lllay stlrprjse most `.peo15 ie 'lnnr11 that there are over 5000' 10cal n-luplmne calls answered by t-hg .10.. only hegvy` Bjgck.` and Oxford` Grey Skirts,'Ba rgain' Days, only ..._.'...L..".....-... ........... .;...LfL".'L .......... ..$_1.oo | Ladies Tweed Suits, good cloth, regular $5.00, for - Bargain Day ..... .................................... ..$ 10.00 le Ladies Serge Suits in sizes 34,_ 36 &_ 38, $15.00 value, on sale at ....... ........................ ...... $13.50 Ladies. Coats inGrey, Navy ahd Black,vto.cle`ar. Bat- ga,_i:n-Day at, each .............. ...... z.Ladies ?`Coats, Zibbaline Cloth, sizes `I5 toV18 years, e htocleai at-....' .............. .................... `,2 doz. `Fine White Wists `with long sleeves, allsizes, Bargain Day only ..... .; .... .......................... ..';$.-{.00 0 duly Ra"i_n Cdfats ar1djCloth Coats,.Awere sold at $'ro;oo 'to,.$; 5,oo,':j:o clea;_r eBarg_ain_ Day at each-.`:...'..'.`....V.- $1.50 _Wool Blkefss sizes `T60 -X80, on sale Bargat Days` at t_ Rev. A, H.` Ranton, -who leads. in "the "'ev an'gelisti'e `services at the V Mfthodist Church, `is a; of pmark in `one way at least. ~_He` is probably done of` the- tallest men on. the streets, of Niles, `and: when he .Sta:nds before the crowded congre- ,gation andlbacks: an earnest, elo-- lqnent sermon with 225'? pounds of splendid manhood ._ and expressive- force, it is easy. to gure him ` ax ldra~wi'ng speaker-.?**The Methodist. `Church was crowded to its capacity` [last night and many stood! through-~ font the service to hear . Evangelist ' 'Ran't0n s address upon the subject`, `He put the blame` on his wife; ' I The article in'.The Niles Sun is headed Ranton Is Not oa~ R'anter,' and throughout` it is full -of enlogism for the clever,. appealing manner in which this old" Barrie" boy presents the old, old story of the Redemption `to the large audiences" at this Mi'chi'gan~ city; V Agvoman h'asn"t` much: use- for" a man whom she can t teach" to be jea`1'ous. ,. . Rev. Angus H. - R a'n-t_on,? a`r 'gnrIn: er Barrie and Oro boy`, `is holding; evangelistic `services Tat ' Niles, `Michigan, where- he was formerly` stationed. The Niles' Daily` Sii. {says of him: - Z A RA1~_1'roN Is No \ `o`eum'sou- or `cannon oun carruaou. ..... ..IC Great Bargains in the Men s Dept. vMen s blkCaVshmere Sox,'regu-lat 33: bargain days... ....e ...... ..25C V Men's Tan Cape Lined Gloves, reguhar 1.25 and 1.50 for .... ..I.00 ll our regular 50c Ties will go on sale for ......................... ..35c nitted Silk Muiers, in colors. Red, Navy, Black, Green _ regular 1.50 for ................................................. ..I.OO n s Heavy Work Mitts, regular 50c;.... .................... 38c On a ock is_ heavy and for these bargain days we are ' 3. t9 put out Men : Suits and Overcoats and Boys vercoats on sale at the great reduction of 20 nt. off regular prices. OQ0 suits for .'.. ` 16.00 .00 suits for - 14.50 .00 suits for`_. t 12.80 V suits;for _ 12.00 12 W "s`_uits for V 9.60` Ioxsuits `for . . . . . . ... 8.00 s. `A. `RE-L'IEE" wsonx; s Over twenty thousand meals hav sq .f_ai' been provided" tb= the unemr ployed in `Toronto by-' the Salvation Army. Over ve` -thousand`. men- liave- 9.1990` accepted the} Army?s in- vitation to sleep on the`eor in one of their halls. Desti`tute' fmilies` were provided with 275 baskets of food during the month of Janugry, and in the same`period:71515'= pieces of clothing were given-.away. to`: de- sefvihg appliivantss. R; P7 Ems `ME ca fail to be impressed the perfect cleanliness pparent. `No housewife could be more particular than we are to exclude dirt of any kind. Come and se- . lect your meat in person and you will better appreciate our care in this respect. ` That s only one of our ways of making this market the very best place at which to buy your meat. AT MARKET car: That 01 makin bes1 you: A 25.3.? C: m ' 1Men s and Boy s Clothing, INLIJ !.'RIE I _QYI; {By the Way; dear,A said the mert:-H11`-'i11.*'a9= he_ was preparing to lave` he Izvomse in the morning, v``-if ]?. 'nd?.` I mn t come -home to dinner 11 will send a note by mes- sang-e1:"' V / ' i_ Don %7: 111'ou'B`Ie, said his wife, hsweetlyr; `I have already found ' it Eon` ttlier li]3of.ti7ng pad.--Weste1-n Maili. voL. Lxm. No. 7 wII6L`lf.`iiI6I; %3i`.i THOMRION cnuv. PuIuoun_. ~ __ > P8:`%4: ynusv .n 4-: ROMPT DELIVERY ismoorsn Avmua m Awuucaf . Iluau: continual: emu I 12.00 THE NOTE TWO BARGAIN DAYS, FEBRUARY 21 `AND 22A at SARJEANT A KINGS, LTD. Right in the midst of our. February Carpet Sale we participate in the ipbargain days and shall offer in addition to all the Carpets and Curtain goods now on sale, a tremendous array 0 argains, equal in value but of much great- er variety than those which made the recent Dollar Day so famous. Rea carefully over the list, bring it with you to the store. When the store opens Friday morning everything advertised l be here. We: do what we say and you can depend on it that not only these butalso a host of other money saver await you here on Bargain Days. Cottons & Linens for Bargain