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i M1-5. H. Gilchrist is visiting her idziughter, Mrs. John Capel ,at Owen 3 Sound. . 1 1 . . .. . .. amazed that he I quickly." I T)..`LL.. `l..\.I I12. - Your Family Butcher PHONE 176 ` 124 Dunlop St., Ba.rrie.i I A E Bobby had His first operation cently when Dr. W. D. Smith and Dr. R. J. Graham removed his :1dei';- `aids. The child made an uninter- iupted 1'eco\'e1`_V. D1`. Graham pre- 5 he":l be a normal, healthy boy in c\'er_\' respect. t\.,..\. no ...... .. n..LL..y.. ._ I \,.....,._.. ` `aids. 1 I I I I , 1 I 11 Y -.`... . ;~...-In.-.. From 28 ounces Bobb_V s \ two _\'ears has increased to . over 25 pounds. Pen and Pencil SETS The Gift of a Lifetime HOW THE LATE JACOB `A. RIIS, OF NEW YORK, EXPLAlNE.D| IT TO HIS LITTLE FRIEND. ` R. H Heppleston All Grade A Qua`:-; ity. See and pick out. your own bird. I Have You Seen Our Display of Christmas POULTRY ? GUTHRfE Sheaer s 'Ba.rrie, Ont. has developed so You ll be proud to own a Match- ed Set ! They compliment any travelling costume. Fitted for Mi-La,dy s Conven- ience. " ' For Christmas Gifts W. R. ALLEN MATCHED SETS FITTED CASES $9.b()U1> $4.25 He wants - He s waiting for a Gladstone. AND UP Page Twelve GLADSTONE BAGS uu. V v unuus. The funeral of the late Thom! iBinnie, who passed away in Christie . St. Hospital, Toronto, on Tuesday, l`Dec. 13, after a lingering illness, took place on Thursday afternoon _ from his late residence. Service [was held in the United Church and I l and was cradled in a manger out [in the stable because there was not :room in the inn, that Spirit came llinto the world to soften the hearts uof men and make them love one lanother. Therefo1'e, that is the .mark of the Spirit to this day. Don't let an_vbod\' or an_Vthing rub ;it out. Then the rest doesn't _lmz1ttei'. Let them tear Santa`s lwhite bear off at the Sunday School ;fe; and -growl in his bearskin la-oat. These are only his disguises. 'The step: of the real Santa Claim `you can trace all through the \vorldi lzis you have done here with me,5 land when you stand in the last of; (his tracks you will nd the blessed 'lB-Abe of Bethlehem smiling a wel- come to you. For then you will l )P, home. I I `Any ;u..u..;u. \Jl|l|I uuu mu... Christmas party at Mr. Irvin John- ston s home on Tuesday evening, .:mrl all had 21 merry time. Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus arrived during the evening and distributed the ::ii't.s from the tree. Arrangements were made for sending a Christmas cheer basket to a need}; family. A tasty lunch was served at the close of the evening. I FTTI... L'_.........l .1.` Lil... 1-]... VTVL-.. The M.M.M. Club had their` MINE SING .\I_\' Christmas of 1897 is remem- bered as of yesterclay. I was locat- ed on number six below discovery on Bonzana Creek in the Klondyke _{.r0ld elds. Old-timers will remem- ber that it was the winter of food sl1o1'tag'e and any food that was ob- tainable cost one dollar :1 pound, whether it was salt, flour or tea. Candles cost one hundred dollars for ten dozen. vv :- t t e s yuan There were three delicacies. First, there was a twelve-pound roast of moose meat bought from an Indian for one ounce of gold (sixteen dol- lars) also :1 bottle of Hudson Bay rum that had been hoarded for emerg'enc_\' sickness, and a two- pound can 01' preserved giirger. Our other food consisted of flour, brown sugar, condensed milk, beans uuc cvcnuus. and several kind.< of evapo1'z1ted fruit. Buster made some fresh sour-dougli biscuits. :1 rather solid cake. and had also built what he called (1. plum-(lufl' pudding. It (-ontziined 21 little of e\'er_\'thin{_-' we 'had. was tied up in pan; of a 1. sack and steamed for several ,hours. We all praised it highly ".'.nd tendered him :1 vote of thanks. Our dishes were a collection of enamolware. in keeping` with the table and surroundin_ We light- ed up with ten candles, which was ~. extravaga nt. in: n _,, 1 , 1 LU1 LCM uuacu. However, five of us had planned for Christmas dinner, and each was to supp'1_V any special food he had for the occasion. I\ s u 1 _ ,, ._ L- 4-.. LU]. LIIU U\.L(ADlUlI- Our daily work was to be con- tinued as usual. Part of this work: was underground, removing pay- gravel which had been thawed the night before with wood res. Then we hoisted it to the surface with 23. bucket and an old-fashioned Wind- ldv. We were to assemble at Buster Brown's cabin about ve o'clock, to have our Christmas dinner and to pass the evening. fhL..-... ......... LL...-..-. .4.-.1,.nnnn `lI`lurd~ Il:\.llL nu: nuuu. an mu. V--nu ~\....\., t0)`_\'. .\Iember.=, of the Legion, of which the deceased was a member. -marched in a body to the ("nur('h and cemete1'_v. .\Ian_\' oral tributes "testified to the esteem in which the I I deceased was held. S_\'mpath_\' of the community is extended to his life partner and to the brothers anid sisters left to mourn. The Young` People s Union on I\Ionduy evening was in charge of_ Mr. L. Morrison. Convener of Chris-' tian Citizenship, and he had as guest speaker Rev. W. A. if. Doc, of Allandale, who _2`ai.'e an illus- trated address on Bermuda to a large and appreciative audience. This was more interesting`, as Mr. Doe was born in Bel-muida and spent the early years of his life there and still makes periodic visits there. It.,__ A n....4..... 1.4`; l\ tn. An"-,. uuu awn Iuuncc yunnuuu, vlolnxy w-\,.\... Mrs. A. Carter left a few days ago for Lakeland, Florida, to spend the winter months. | 1: vv r~1, ,n 1 ,__.c.....1 L- mu: w|uu:1. nnuuvuc. Mrs. H. Clhappcll is conned to her bed at present, but is improv- ing: slowly. Miss Elvia Chappell. of Toronto, is with her mother. ..u.A u v ubu AIL! When all was read_\' we sat down and 21 very sincere blessing was asked before .:ta1'tinj: our Christ- mas dinner. V`. . .1 1 1' 1 , [ was conducted | and comforting message. Inter- ment was made in the Union Ceme- -. u 1 a :- `F. W. Madden. I `Cruse, who `gave 21 The problem of supply water to poultry is always a difficult one during winter months, especially for the farmer who keeps a small ock as a sideline to other larger enterprises. Y4. ,.,.._ 1... ....mmm-nn luv +1-m -nan LUGGAGE | L`IlLUl`[)l`l5t:. It can be overcome by the use of heated or thermos drinking foun- Lain.-' or by replenishing the supply with hot water at frequentintervals, states, E. T. Goring, assi;-`tant. Dom- inion Experimental Station, Kapus- kn.-`imr, Ont. These methods are satisfactory, but have certain dis- ll(l\'2lllt{l_`.1`(`.~1. The former requires captial outlay and upkeep, and the latter. rerrular if intermittent at- tention which often will greatly in.- convenience other important work. At the Dominion Experimental Station at Kzipusknsing, Ontario, it has heen found from tests conduct- ed over a' period of oigrht year:-'. that clean snow can be used in place of water with excellent re- stilts. r\ 1,,.,-,,. -r -......_ :. .1:...1..+h- An- We were in the regzular 3 minei"s cabin, twelve by 5: feet. built. of logs chinked mos.< and thatched with mos. ezntTi. It was: heated with a Production of eggs is .=1i1:ht1_\' de- <-ron. but it has been calculated that the cost of the other methods, outlined above. wili more than 011'- set the slight decrease. (By R. A. Choquette) mm NEWS My Strangest Christmas V 1.... .... refzu1a1'1ukon severzn sxxteen bunks, :he lukon several camns, to turn znto our` tlpholstered with spruce with boushs. to dream of home, rich pay 1ed mo.+.~: and streaks or possibly of future Christ- ,.....,1 ...:L1. .. 'l...,.o ........... i his pa.-:`.o1', Rev. i. by Rev. Geo. \'e1'_\' appropriate The Barrie Advance LUULU 2 Lb L5 Send them along with :1 friemllgs thought for the boy you don't like;. for Jack, who punched you; or Jim, who was mean to you. The mean- er he was the harder do you re- solve to make it up; not to bear| him a grudge. That is the stamp for the letter to Santa. Nobody can stop it, not even a cross- draught in the chimney, when it has that on. I __ .x-_u ...... 1...-.. Quake} ` sheet- 1 [iron camp stove. Our pa.1`t,\' was only alike in one res-peat. That was we were all gold hunters. Bill was an ex-German soldier of the Kaisers a1'm_\'. His story of German di.~*(-ipline and ariny life would interest any per- son. Some of us were under the| impression that Bill had left with-' out kissing anyozzw ,4-'ood-b,\'e. I./ .. .. . , Drake at one time had a large! cattle ranch in .\Iexico, but Mexicanl laws were bad and cattle thieves! plentiful. He said they stole more cattle than he could produce, so he went broke. He had some ex~ citing; experiences of outlaw days. Ollie Olson had worked for Jim` Hill on the Great Northern Rilll-! way. Among other things, he told 01' 2. great joke he had on Yim Hil1.l He said: Yim Hill bain call me a Swede son-of-a-gun, and I bain al Norwegian all the tam. I -.. . -. 1 . IV Buster had been a Canadian manufacturer in Ontario and his stories covered the character; he had met in business One man was honest and mean. Buster said if he had been dishonest and not so mean it would have been an im- provement. Every time he got two bits he attached it to his nervousi system. This man acquired wealth] for a time, but died poor. | .... . . .. ..... I The writer made up the ftu` member of the party. , l'\l..\ nvvnv\:v\n- ..... V nu,-.+ tnllin r.- 1. ...u....... VJ. V... ,m.._.. The evening` was spent telling-`l yarn.~; and playing cards. Thel cabin temperature was seventy andi outside it was forty-ve below. At: twelve p.m. we all went outside and discharged our rifles and re-' volvers, with the other cabin in.` mates along the creek doing the] r-:\\\\ l\ 'T`1-.,. "L- .4...) 4.1.. A L. sized wash basin, on i1V_ ,The receptacle is not :than two-thirds full. T] {prevent snow from beir 011. the floor. yr . .. WIDOW S TURKEYS i ALL ARE STOLEN` i Stayner, Dec.--The title of the: meanest thief in these parts goes to the person who visited the barn of .~`vIrs. John Crosier. Widowed just a month ago, and stole her entirei stock of Christmas turkeys. A bag of hay was also taken. Mrs. Cros- ier lives off highway 26 about ve miles east of town.. ` No Santa Clause? Yes, my littlei man, there is a Santa Claus, thank` God ! The world would indeed be poor without one. It is true that; he does not always wear a white] beard and drive a reindeer team~-l I not always. you know-but whati does that matter. he IS baiitai Claus with the big, loving, Christ-` mas heart, for all that; Santa Claus! with the kind thoughts for every-l one that make chidren and .g'ro\vn-l up people beam with happiness all: day long. \__,: ..L..|l T Lnll 1vI\I1 n znnv-nil I The snow is placed in a `I211-gre receptacle, such as a `z'1v_smalI : V..- ...,.,.. , Up to date the birds in this ex-` periment have received a hot wet` mash at noon. but the experiment} is now being continued with the} hot mash eliminated. ! V\lLV\4LAJ nu. |.1|\. \J\ll\1A \-I.|\lllA - the szifne. This started the huskies, malamutes and Siberian wolf dogs howling, and there were dogs at nearly every cabin. The clear` frosty air carried this wonderful, if dismal, chorus throu, the val-i I 4 1 ",1. We returned inside and sang`! Home Sweet Home with emotion} in some pzu't.s, together with dis-! conls. Afterwards we shook hands all around and hit the trail for our 1 -, 1 I Christmas Goodies New Naval Oranges 19c, 25c, 30c, 35c and AA. .3..- """4o"53z.""" Mixed Nuts, 2 lbs., 35c 3-lb. Box Chocolates 690 5-lb. Box Ghocolates $1.25 28-Oz. Pkg. Mincemeat 20c 6-Oz. Pkg. Figs ...10c Christmas Kisses lb. 15c Sage, bunch ........5c Sage, Pkg. . . . . . . . .10c S`ro1'o. (`r])(*1 1 Evenings Phone 407 uni. nuns. And shall I tell you a secret! which I did not learn at the post` office. but? it is true ail the same-- of how you always be sure your, letters '10 to him by the '!himne;:l route ? It is this: i N I , . ._.. __.:4.L .` t`..:....,H.. Chantler s GROCERY_ I =uch good 11 itsmall stand. lled more} This helps to` being scattered I 72 Owen St. ..5c fairly ` 'i28 Ounces at Birth Now Two Years Old l Creemore. Dec. 13.-At birth 11 itiny atom of humanity weighing ionly 28 ounces, Bobby Creemore, % who wa.< given only one chance inl 100 at birth. 1'o(:ont1;v ob. his! second bi1'thdz1y. Dr. W. D. Smith |])1'esided when Bobby was born and `attended the child until he was well on the way to l1e:1l'.';:. lie attributes the bo_\"s present comiitimi to the luntiring and devoted care of Bobb_v s lfoster mother, Mrs. Hazel Madill. . ! Bobby was too young to pay any] attention to hlS rst handicap when he was ushered into the world on F1'i(la_\', the 13th of November. The attending -`physician estimated him `to be a -six and a half months ibab_v. had presided at other prema- ture hirths before, Ihut this baby was the rst one to survive at that age.` All the others died shortly after they ` I were born, Dr. Smith stated. There was no incubator treat- ment. The infant was unable to swallow. Drops of liquid food from an eye-dropper were too much for; the little fellow and for .~Ie\'er-al days} he took no nournishment. 1 Born at the nursin_;' home ofi Miss Mar_\' lDa_\', Bobby became a i... . n . . V u u u n mu nu... .u_-. 1 nursmfz became =ti1'inp: cha1'_;'e on the kinrily nu1'se, ah'ead_v burdened with mzmv other patients and Mi.` Day oIfc'.`0:! him for adoption. Mrs. .\Iadi`.! L`;x'|:('1 to svisit Bobby several times b=fo:=: she `1'ma|l_\- decided to take him. `When I took `him home, Bobby `\-.':~- blue and cold, there didn't 9002:: to be any life in hi4 itf;I'.- hot!`-.'. Dr. Smith said Hwy. +.'.`:vr hr 'cx1:ek.ed the b:1b_\' would die '.x'Itl*.in 4; huu1'.<, :said Mrs. Madill. 5 At three month: B0l)l)_\' had thel appezirance of 21 l)rig`l1t normal h:1h_\'. It required 21 lot of wo1`l~: 1'). take care of Pobl)_\'. and r):::2 xinze I was sure l would have to f;'l`. him up. But when some peopie who were _:oin5: to take hlh`. .'1r1':1ng'e(l to; come to the house. l fust couldn't {let him go . l would be lost with- out him now, Mrs. Madill related. ' Last Christmas Bobby started to walk by guildingr himself along chairs and other furnitm-:-. In June he was wall without any assist- ance, and now he walks dowgitown without any trouble and enjoys a idaily romp in the snow. He is ablel ito play with children his own aysei land is learning` to talk with amaz- ,' ing clarity. _.. . u .1 H215 LIRLI: UH. Because--don t you know, Santa; Claus is the spirit of Christmas, and ever and ever so many years an-n 1 when the dear little Baby was born I after whom we qalieci _l(Ih1'istma.s{ V Bobby is perhaps the most popu-| lar youngster in Creemnre. When` he accompanies his foster mother on] her shopping, admirers stop and talk, to him. EVer_\'bod_\' kno\\':~: Bobby," Mrs. Madill stated, people are! Then followed weeks of. pleepless !l]i_.,']11..$l and vi:Q'iI. Bobby lived in al {basket with hot water bottles :11`! around him for three monU*..~`. V\'e1'_\*n ltwo hours Mrs. .\Iadi1l replaced iako-I I warm bottles. ! Finally Mrs. Hadill succeeded in getting. Bobby to swallow food from: ithc e_\'edroppe1'. \Veok.= later the nrst sign of improvement came. `Before that he was simply skin and} bones. I With The Reading HEAT Control You Gan Heat Your Home` Comfortably and Econ- omically! IT WILL DO THESE--- EVERYONE realizes the h1rk'mg dangers of ill- ness so muc-h more apparent in Winter. Mothers are ever \vat0l1f11I of the (lanlgzor signs of sore throw and bronchial disorders that just don t appear in : summer. __.. .. . .- n 1 . , "A Instul This AS A Family Gift! h Telephone: Ofce 34, Yard 88 LJ IL1Ln.u.|va. 0 Wide vm'ia`rions of home tempe1'ahu'e are often di1'e0t]y 1'esp0ns1h1o for r.h'ese afflictions. The Sarjeant Co., Ltd. \ 1 32 BAYFIELD s'1'. PHONE 557 21 ... Sarjeant Health Preservation It will save fuel. ' It will save countless trips to the basement It will preserve health and save doct.or s Iuillu It savgsiuaisposition. It pays for itself. It is absolutely safe. Importallt Among These TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1938. $2.50 to $35.00 Douglas Drugs _ I Phone 75 ` Barrie ` ?E%EEEEBE:`a'E':'EE`l=3i'EE%5$EEE L.__ 5I%_?; I Guthrie school held its annual en- tertainment last Thursday evening. A large crowd enjoyed the program so ably presented by the pupils. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jermey have !moved into Miss Flos Breakwel1 s `house. Is There a Santa Clause? Why of Course There Is!