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ym r k at this season of cheer and goodwill we extend to all our patrons our sincere wish for a happy and pkospekous new year an the best that life can yield ratcliff co stouffville decembek 27 1923 the tribune is published thursday afternoon terms 200 a year in advanca a v nolan publisher stouffville ont here and there wishing our many customers and friends a happy bright and prosperous new year then too we take this opportunity to thank you for your generous patronage during the past year may we again merit your business during 1924 r a g lehman phone 4301 i stouffville j l little wishes his customers the seasons compliments west end stouffville to one and al we extend happy new years greet ings arjti our thanks for liberal paronage during the year 1923 the stoxjffville creamery company mmmzmmmqmmi all the latest magazines boadways drug store your daily paper renewed at adiscount if send through the tribune office orders prompt ly handled for any paper blanket lost between stouftville goodwood and altona off the bakery rig finder kindly notify ambrose stover stourtville editorial comment a man can no more be a christian without facing evil and conquering it than he can be a soldier without going to war if you are uot up and doing you will soon be down and done for the first time the provincial board of health required tabulated report of vital statistics of eaeli municipality we notice where a motorist over in iowa is sentenced to five days on bread and water for speeding in other words he is going to fast for going too east from 1911 till 1921 both years included there was a surplus from the post office department with the exception of the second year of the great war 1915 when there was a deficit of nearly three million dollars last year there was a deficit of 1709126 this year the surplus will bo nearly five millions this gives rise to the query will penny postage soon be restored we sup pose that depends on how the gov ernment cuts down the countrys expenses the post office depart ment seems to be ia branch of the government that is capably handled hon mr kobb is acting minister of finance for hon ws fielding who is indisposed from overwork we hope the new man at the helm gets rid of that irritating sales tax as a trained business man end one who abhors time wasters and red tape we are looking to hon mrkobb to do tilings to assist in relieving the business of the country from its present depressing condition lu markham vilage on dec 23rd 1s74 miss matilda hill of brigh ton england was married to mr john titus by the rev- mr best on sunday at their home in toronto mr and mrs john vitus celebrated their golden wedding on christinas day they win gaitler tne six children and their grandchildren at dinner for a special celebration their family are a daughter mrs frances norwich and live sons win jesse joseph robt and arthur thirteen grandchildren and one greatgrand child are numbered among their descendants markham township had j2suu2s4 laxes outstanding on december 15th this is a much larger amount than any previous year and is ascribed by the collectors partially to the mild season which allowed the far mers to plow rigtit up to date and neglected to clean and market their grain and also to the many new subdivisions largely purchased by- working and poorer classes on tne instalment plan many of whom are finding it a hard struggle to keep up the payments on their new- houses and make ends meet on wednesday evening a meeting of the people of claremont was held in the hall to consider the hydro question the meeting was the se cond one to be held on the all im portant question to have or not to have light mr john forgie as chairman gave a very able address and a report of the committee who waited on the hon sir adam beck in reference to the hydro question the meeting was also addressed by mr frayell and mr oastor repre senting the hydro commission they each gave a very interesting talk and also advice as to the best way to get the light and the cost of same as in all communities there are knockers in claremont but for heavens srake it you cannot boost your town do not knock it clare mont wants the hydro and if we all get behind the committee and work we will get it but if we pull back like a donkey we will get nowhere the pretty girl the beauty contest that wound up in new york by one girltrom tor onto being awarded the prize for the continent has set the papers talking and why not v paper says the victory will turn the girls head it is a bad thing for a girl of 16 or 17 to be made so much of etc another claims that sensible girls will keep out of such contests that a sense of modesty should go along with a speciafnallotment of good looks etc a third claims that the rural dis tricts if searched could produce equally attractive types of beauty but these people never get a chance etc then one more critic sees in the whole thing nothing but a money- making scheme that should be stopped etc so you see tile question of good looks has been fairly well threshed out and turned up on edge if you think over your list of acquaintances you will come to the conclusion that you know a very few stunners you probably know a number of women who are almost plain and if you keep on thinking you will agree that among those who have been endowed with just nn average amount ot cheerrul good looks you have found your best friends your capable companions your bsstinrormed conversational ists and those willi whom you gen erally feel most at home after all a pretty girl has her handicaps she finds it easy to make her way on the strength of her appearance it is hard for her to realize that she must have accom plishments and ability to hold her circle of friends she is subject to lattery from foolish people and it is not hard for her to form an ex aggerated opinion of her own real worth from the standpoint of the aver age man a sweet disposition a happy helpful mindand a sulllclent amount of wholesome womanly refinement will weich down prkty well in the balance against an extra amount or good looks mr and mrs edgar wadly who left alarkhaam on the 3uth ult for tampa florida arrived there sareiy on the 10th inst writiitg to the econ omist and sun under date of uec 11th mr wadley says we reach ed here yesterday after a very enjoy able trip the roads were very good nearlyall the way we happened to reach virginia on a rainy day and had to use the chains but it cleared up the next day and the roads dried very soon the total distance as recorded by the speedometer was seventeen hundred and ninety miles rrom alarkham 1 had very good success withtires tne same air that i filled them with at beare bros garage is still in them 1 had absolutely no tire trouble of any kind and aid nofremove the caps duriugthe entire trip that certainly is good luck isnt it it is very hot here today and it seems difficult to connect the weather they have here with thejnonth of the year we expect to make tampa our head quarters lor the winter figlre this out am remem ber a watchmaker had in his employ an irishman who braced his master for a raise in pay the employer put it up to pat like this it you are worth it i will be pleased to give it to you now let us see what do you do in a year pat we have 365 days in a year you sleep s hours every day which makes 122 days you sleep taken roni 365 days leaves 24a days now you have s hours recreation every day which makes 122 days taken from 243 leaves 121 days we have 52 sundays in a year which you have off leaving you 69 days you have 14 days vacation take this off and you have 55 days left you dont work saturday afternoons this makes 26 days in a year take this oil and you have 29 days left now pat you allow one and onehalt hours for meals which total lri a year 23 days take wis oil and you have oue day left 1 always give you st patricks day off so 1 ask you pat if you ar entitled to a raise pat was a wachmaker not a pro fessor in mathematics but as he turned away he whs heard to to mur mur phwaat the divil have i been doin far the past year auditorium motion pictures send the tribune to absent friends its better than a letter every week stoukfvum spkciai beautiful solid brick house s room running water cellar fur- and charles streets garaf fruit nace 2 coal grates balcony aun porch lot 165x145 corner rupert trees berry bushe3 tennis court sur rounded by hedges wonderful bar- sain to close an oatato h h lloyd saturday dec feature viola dana 29 w h shaw w atch for the big january sale i tuesd jan 1st johnnymines production special luck comedy 1011 or cure prices 10c and 25c amusement tax included commence at 8 oclock sharp s o ssbmidt prop new year greetings to one and all y w ft shaw phone 9512 stouffville starting january 1st store closed every evening excepting 6 saturday as in former years s da