MER SKI "RID New Variation of Canadian Sport - Becoming Popular. " 'Have you ever experienced on. a 9 cold winter's day one of the most!" wonderful of thrills--ski-ing? The sport of being carried faster and faster down a steep hill on a pair of © flog and narrow birch ruaners, hurl- ' } ed 'into space for what seemed to be a great distance and for the moment enjoying the same sensation as flying in an airplane, and then alighting on a snow slide below for another rush, is probably the most exhilarating of pastimes during the winter months. To keep pace with winter sport en- thusiasts, water sport fans are pre- paring to adapt the 'recreation for én- Jjoyment throughout the summer. In- i | stead of snow they plan to use water, I making a new thriller, for the sea- shore and lake resort guests, that tis atrintic to buy War Savings Stamps becanse Canada must A? 2 TRI To In this new summer sport the trick have money for reconstruction. a DR or is to descend a foot chute on spe- : ia cially constructed water skis, make a leap and strike the water uprightly | But it is also profitable to buy War Savings Stamps Poause you. _ fama "still retaining ones balance. glide over the surfce to the landin are investing in Government Bonds yielding over 5 _p.c. §! Like winter ski-ing, it will require "+ | weeks of practice for the novice to .. | keep standing, both while on the You don't ned to be a. capitalist. You can start with 25 conte' | slide and after landing on the water following his leap from the end of Buy a Thrift Stamp for a quarter. When you have sixteen of the chute. Great speed would be at- | tained as the water ski rider 'rushes them, exchange them for a War Savings Stamp, and you will have down. the smooth chute, which is to ad } be kept i by running water. y £ i In descending the chute, the ski laid the foundation of a solid investment with your o seine, a Seta y ere, i ot slightly/forward to keep upright, .and You can add to this investment as often as you save $4.00, and | het bt A a in 1924 the Government will pay $5.00 for every War Savings leap into space. This would prove to ! be the trying part of his experience, A ! because upon how he made the "take- Stamp you buy now for $4. .00 odd. s : 'off' would depend his being able te t stand as he hit the water. If he did | not land square and flat on his skis This is the biggest opportunity ever afforded to Wage ¢ earnery: he would be foredoomed for an : abrupt upsetting. to become investors. . a, «on Due to the speed with which he hit the water, the ski-rider would . . 5 : : probably glide sometimes a distance ; of a hundred yards, literally skim- ENE ming the surface. War Savings Stamps Make Your Savings Serve You : The artist at this sport should be ! ! able to turn a flip in the air and fin- can be bought wher- and Serve Your Country--Invest RE ae In tha pater. of he Nis sian is : > Sg oh i} may be able to accomplish a complete ever this SRR 4. Them in' War Savings Stamps. | somersault and strike the water skis displayed. : ; ; co lies 8 1 Perhaps there is no sport requiring | more daring: and skill than. this, nor any which can offer so fascinating an exhibition--yet it must be singularly free from danger, other than ridicu- lous duckings and at worst perhaps a twisted ankle. As yet no sporting goods manu- facturer is turning out water skis and those desiring to try the game must resort to home-made skis or at heat use those turned out by the 18: 00000010G¢0080803080000400840000400008¢0 x Covered by Circular, Newspaper 'and Window 3 1 A Mronsand circulars have been mailed throughout the country. 2 This newspaper speaks for itself. 3 Both dry goods windows are dressed with speci- mens. r vy best use those turned out by 1 SE a $3000 of samples and clear- ry es pi ing lines. bought to sell at e, though birch' and spruce would perhaps pe Yotney prices very much below mar- - § woods for this purpose. Water skis &. { should be cofbtructed about half as, ket value. long and perhaps three times as wide 8 snow skis--offering, apparently, a compromise between a snow shoe and : This advertisement will 1 un > an ice ski. Sm Sevaare tee ane nica io} two or three weeks, by which ; ; & gry Say extricated in case of 8 time the - goods will probab : | he Legacy of War RE | mme mp ens is esd 1% Yo all sold. The circular Ge- boats, and this would call for even more skill and strength than does ; scribes the 'goods. 'There the ordinary water sled or surf Canada's Dead and Missing | . 65,038 wo E ord nomen s IO Bi68d 'to here because this paper appeals to people who Canada' S Wounded - - - 149,709 ihe new sport Jy gesined io Te pon Canada's National Debt - ~~ $1,670,263,691 CE Ee re ae ! Soldiers' Annual Pensions - - - $35,000,000 Bm orts for ine eee wle a8 CAD See and handle. Look wl : CL willing to "try anything once." ls the list over ; : if interested, HE. WORLD is staggering oh bi, Some of the leading fi} | High Finance. test by eyesight and handling. : > E 'Here is a story whith Elbert Hub- countries are verging on bankruptcy. : 2 'bard used to relate about James J. Hill. "Mr. Hill was a born money=| on 2 a i ago Canada had never dreamed of the financial burden she | i gi bios 2] GE | 7 : SOLD TOR Cc ASH ONLY in the Canadian Northwest, and with A o three other men boarded at the : Canada entered the Great War with a National Debt of $337, 000, 060, Vhperers U0 Muha Sa ihe AT THE SPECIAL PRICE small town. Jim and these asse- or $42 per head of population. Canada emerges with a National Debt ol Joie pede nieuw ie mame wages : $47.50 a month. There wasta very i Linoleum, 4 wards wilds. ; to date of $1,670,263,691, which is expected to approximate $2, 030, 000,- i Somat and beduiful youns iy who a Men's M a ol aw coats 2; 2 3 S accusiteme 0 wal n ; 2 i . 000 by the end of the fiscal year--or about $250 for' every man, woman |. | where these young men ate; and one $ Mins Corduroy Pans 450 and child in the country. Interest charges alone will eat up nearly one- day, just before Christmas, Jim sald, . 'Boys, let's do something for the Bos 's Hose all wool size 6 5 half our present national revenue, and soldiers' pensions will have to be" girl." They said, 'All right, Jim; : : y p65 . | we've been thinking about that.' Jim : size 8 .75 provided as well. 4 : BE | said, "Well, will you fellows de what- fl 1 : He ever I do?' And they said 'Yes.' Ang : i Men' s black socks all woo .69 : 80 Mr. Hill surprised them by puli- : | ing a twenty-doliar gold piece from |! Women's cotton hose black . 25 Can Ontario Afford to Spend |i | 18 Socket and spinning it on the |$ i hildren ] 'table. Some oz the fellows er] 3 OS ny 25 9 : : 'went under the table, and they sai , Ek 7 ZL : $36,000,000 a Year on Booze : : SR ye Men's worsted sweater coat 3.95 'One fellow said, 'I've only got tem Men's wool gloves 39 oe ; . . 2 = 1 2 ¢ : REVIOUS to the Ontario Temperance Act the drink bill of the {5 doers 5 ro roe for fn ant : Boys' wool gloves 95 ovi : 1 ! Es will put uP the twenty for you." They ; : Province approximated $36,000,000 per year, an amount about Le ras Girl's white wool mitts lon equal to Ontario's share of the Annual interest on our National § |ed it to the young lady. The nest : le young Men's merino undervests: 69 3 hn a ; day Jim Hill ed the girl." +04, Debt. In the face of our financial responsibilities alone, is this the time Win Taam 2 ; Misses winter coats = 9.00 3 to i wl * 13 ToL ei Maple Tree Memorials, > Tr ; Ng | to repeal the Ontario Temperance Act or relax a single one of it5 restric om Childs' winter coats ay tions upon waste of money and man power? To every question on the EF [trees will bud in years to come im . Women's working sweater Referendum Bajos: vote-- ; : a coats . 1.95 who crossed to France never to re- turn. When all are planted they wil Hofiey, 101b oil 3. 00 Tomato catsup 1 gallon j jugs 91. 00 stand in unbroken line along Bedford avenue from the fountain in Wii : (11 3 39 A * : 1 53 ] lamsbur {0] a1 ave "No! --Four T imes--"Nol Ie bear. the name of a dead Seldmw, An Opera Suceess. No Repeal--No' Government beer 'shops---No intoxicating beer in Standard Hotel bars--No Govern- o anada's Madame Edvina is rath ment beer and whiskey shops. Be sure: you are on the voters' list. Be sure york your ballot © | the fashion in London this season. four times--X--X--X--X--in the column headed No. : i Not alone as one of the stars of the : : : 7 A opera is she being noticed, but her ¥ wx taste in dress, her charm of manne & ard her good looks all come in fo@ Ontario Referendum Committee pe | |B SR ; a personal gratifi JOHN MACDONALD, He Ds A. DUNLAP; ANDREW S. GRANT, / * Chairman. © Treasurer, ; . Pice-Chairman and Secretary. bo : "Shall I ind oe (1001 Bacelsior Life Blig.) 2} nga the LE ee ey hoo tries ov 4 hard to be entertaining. SRY a "I don't care whose you use," B&| plied Miss Cayenne. "'And don't ___J8 6k jo sing if dust sug. 7 be -1 ge jy BR ok ma, ow " Dri The Bacon advertised lately s a 43c is all gold, Ue ALFRED PI | nin Ont. ae FS ceeTisesrorsssseeessessssseseseessrete