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Our Seven Colleges'have been established during the past 2} The largest trainers in Canada. Owing to our connec- other. School. You may study all at home or partly at home and finish at the College. Alliliatcd with the Commercial Educators' Association of Canada, before choosing. Bliss Book-keeping System, which is unequalled. ncss from Start to Finish, and the student keeps same books as j: Chartered Banks and Wholesale 1: ; Houses. Enter any time. Indivulual instruction. Fall Term From August 28 Write, call or phone for. particulars PETEBBDHO' BUSliiESS EDLLEGE GEO. SPOTTON, E. E. Logan, Principal. PRESIQENT . _ Consider 23‘ Exclusn'e right ; It is Actual Busi- ’- DECEMBER 1911 ‘ ElLl-I ESE Month 2 SEE-EDS [63 H SHEEN ESE SE: B E EE ES The Fcnclon Falls Gazette Friday, December 1. 1911 Benefits of Cheap Parcel Post. Toronto World. In its comment and review columns Popular Mechanics for December takes a text from the report of the British Postoflice Department with particular reference to the parcel post service. The establishment of such a service in connection with the Canadian Postal Department has been opposed. Of course, by the express companies, whose power to extort excessive charges from the public would. be materially curtailed. They have also managed to stir up a cer- tain amount of hostility to the proposal among the small storekeepers throughâ€" out the country districts who are made believe that a parcel post will injure their local trade. This idea is a delusion encouraged for other reasons by the in- terests that will suffer by the installation of a government parcel post service at popular rates. _. Popular Mechanics remarks that in London Eng, thousands of small shop- keepers have no other means of deliver- ing purchases. You step into a store on the strand and buy abook or a box of cigars or anything else and the parcels post gets it out to your residence, six or eight miles distant, almost as quickly as the purchaser can get it home himself. It is the salvation of the shopkeeper in the small towns who can order goods he cannot afford to keep in stock and get what his customer wants quickly, and at the cost of one or two cents or less for postage. The country dealer, in fighting the parcels post, especially as proposed on local or rural routes only, is fighting his own best friend although he does not know it. He has not made its ac- quaintance and fails to comprehend his own possible opportunities. Mr. H. H. Windsor, who contributes the comment and review. instances the 4 case of a town of about 3500, not a hun- dred miles from Chicago. Ten vears ago, hc says. nanv of its merchants bitterly opposed the construction of an electric line between that place and a little hamlet of perhaps 100 people, ten miles distant. “1t was argued that the new road would build up another town and all the former trade in that section would be lost. The line was built, the little hamlet has grown to a town of more than 1,000 inhabitants, with waterworks, electric light, telephone exchange, fire department and all that: and the trade from that section with the old and large town never was and never would have been anything like what it is to-day but for the road. Transportation facilitiesâ€"â€" and facility includes a. reasonable cost of serviceâ€"create business. A parcels post will do the same." This experience is exactly that of the small towns of Britain with the cheap government postal service. . Women’s Institute Convention. -â€"-â€"1 The tenth annual meeting of the On- :tario Women’s Institutes was held in -Toronto on Nov. 15th and 16th. The meetings were in charge of Mr. G. A. Putnam, the Superintendent. A large number of delegates were pm sent from the various counties. The first gather- ing took place on \Veduesday morning at 9.30 in the Young Women’s Chris- tian Guild Hall, on McGill'St., and was opened by the singing of the patriotic . song, 0 Canada, “Business Methods in 4; _; the Institute ” was the first subject dis- cussed, and gave. an opportunity to a number of representatives to speak briefly. An increase of membership, from 16,000 to over 19,000 was reported for the year... Senora]. ofliccrs reported various schemes adopted to raise special funds for local and‘general philanthropic purposes. Among contributions report- ed were somc to aid“ in the suppression of the white slave trailic, to help the work in connection with The Sick Child- rens Hospital, etc. Some expended funds in improving or,- providing parks and playgrounds in theirowu towns or vill- ages. Au address of welcome was given at 2.15 p. m. by Mrs. 39.5. L. Hughes of Tor- onto. Speaking of the Society's methods, she remarked that all the advantages of civilization are the result of organiza- tion. The motto of “Home and Country" is wide as the universe. Work tending to mental and moral development is the i 'fluvor of life. The afternoon meeting was addressed by Dr. Helen Macmurclly, who gave an illustrated address on “Social Service." with special reference to the slum problem, and the responsibilities of citizens regarding- thc foreign pepu'la- tion, including the question of sanita- tion and hygienic conditions. Mr. C. .I. Atkinson of the Broadway Boys’ institute gave an excellent ad- = . ,* dress on “What we can do for the Boys.” To make boys courteous we must treat '2'- . them courteously. To hold their interâ€" ‘.' f 051‘: We must give them work, encourage N. 1-:€>fi’.3’1~a.£5"..‘:i:.¢:« . : '- é ~ ' -. .-.;.'r. ' them to help one another, and thus they J. will be helping their own interests. I The evening meeting in Convocation Hall was addressed by Hon. Adam Beck on “ Electricity on the Farm and in the Home." He showed that the possibili- pies of its application for light, heat and tower were practically unlimited, and the prospeetafor widely increasing ap- plication in the near future very good. A number of officials and teachers from Macdonald Institute were present and gave instructive addresses on ap< propria'te subjects. Life In a London Slum. The Baptist church was well filled on Wednesday evening, when Rev. John Cult of Picton gave an illustrated ad- dress on London slum life. Several good pictures were presented, showing the kind of buildings the slum dwellers live in, and the occupants at their work. The speaker explained that he did not describe the worst of the conditions met with, as he was sure his audiences would not believe him ; so he gave aver- age conditions as nearly as possible. Twelve to twenty-five cents for along day’s toil was a. common rate of remun- eration. derived from the sale of articles made .in the houses, which were work- shops first and homes afterwards, and were often so crowded that. morality and decency were next to impossible. The second half of Mr. Galt’s address consisted of an interesting account of the trials and tribulations he was sub- jected to by a gang of hostile urchins, who made things so unpleasant at the mission hall that people stopped coming to the meetings. By patient endurance Mr. Gait finally overcame the boys, and now the first of them to be converted is preaching the gospel to large gatherings of people, and several of the others are doing splendid work as a missionrband in the neighborhood. One of the boys who remained obdu rate afterwards com» mitted a murder and. suflercd the death penalty and was buried in the gaol yard. In speaking of the work of the.slnm dwellers, Mr. Galt said that the tasks would become so irksome that the work- er would take a glass of beer, [which would make him feel all right for a while. The remark went to show that at least some drinking is caused by poverty, and not all poverty by drinking. Skips Elected. The curing club held a meeting on Thursday evening last and elected skips for the year as follows: T. Graham, .I. ll. Stanton, R. M. Hamilton, T. Cashore, C. Deyman, A. J. Gould, W. Aldous. 'R. A. Frost, E. Nevison, J. R Hand. Skips for outside competitions will be appointed later by the managing committee. Rinks will be chosen in a few days. Messrs. F. and R. Lodge have been fixing up the rink and have commenced to make ice. Parish Workers Samar. Don't forget the annual bazaar of the Parish Workers of St. James Church to be held on Friday, Dec. 8th, in the shop one door north of McFarland’s store. Useful and fancy articles suitable for Christmas presents will be for sale at reasonable prices. There will be a table of homeâ€"made baking and a candy booth. Tea will be served with such substantial refreshments as baked beans and other hot dishes. bread and butter, cake, pic, etc.. for 15 cents. No admission fee will be charged. Personal. Mrs. E. A. McArthur is visiting Tor- onto friends this week. Miss Windrim of Lindsay was in town on Tuesday on her way to visit relatives at Red Rock, Verulam. Mr. Grover Kerr is spending a few days at the Falls this week. Mrs. Heard and Miss Hoard returned from Toronto on Saturday. Dr. Mason M. L. A. and Dr. Sims attend- ed the Warden 's banquet held in Lindsay on Friday evening. Miss E. Mitchell spent Saturday in Lindsay. Mr. Wm. McArthur spent a few days in Lindsay last week. MisslVinnie Maybee of L. C. I. spent the week end at her home in town. Mr. T. McEachren. of Kinmount was in town on Saturday. Messrs. Barclay Mason and Vernon Lord of L. C. I. spent the week end. in the Falls. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wilson left on Sat- urday for Victoria. Harbor, where they -will reside.. They were accompanied by their daughter, Mrs. C; Stoddard, who will go to her home in Michigan. Mr. J. H. Brandon and Miss F. Bran- don spcnt a few days in Bull’alo visiting, relatives. Mr. \Vm. Dobson, S13, is visiting friends and relatives in the west. Mr. A. S. Campbell of the Bank of Montreal, Hamilton, is spending a men- th's vacation here. Mr. \Vm. Swanton, of the Soo, was at the Falls a couple of days last week, his first visit to his old home in seventeen years. Heirs Wanted for Page Fortune. The Gazette has received from Mr. Chas. N. Page, of Des Moines, Iowa, U. 8., a request for information regardinggthc descendants of one Thomas- Pagc,,\vno formerly lived at Lcominstcr Mass, but moved to Ontario about 1795, anddicd about 1830. It is supposed-that some of his descendants live in, this locality, though possibly not of the name of Page â€"â€"but may be Wright, Guernsey, Dunn, or some other name married into the Page family. It appears that owing to the death of others heirs, a large property amounting to several million dollars reverts to this branch of the family, and has been lying dormant in the hands of the trustees and executorsfor many years past. Don’t forget the \Vomen's Institute meeting this (Friday) afternoon at the R SONG SERVICE. On Sunday evening next aservice of song will be given in St. Andrew's church, commencing at 7 o'clock. CHRISTMAS TREE. On Wednesday Dec. 20th, the Baptist Church S. S. will treat the children to a Christmas tree. ‘ " RE POSITORY SALE. Messrs.- Aldous and Onshore will sell by public auction on Srturday, Dec. 9th, a number of good horses and cows. sleighs, cutters, harness, furniture, etc. Sale at the Repository at one o'clock. Sec bills. - - ' ' ’ SALE or HOME-\IADE COOKING. The ladies of the Baptist'Church» will pholda sale of all kinds of home-made Cooking on Saturday, Dec. 16th, in the store two doors north of McFarland’s. No admission. Tea will be served from 5 to 8 for 15 cents.’ ' ' . DFBATE ONCI'IIIRCH UNION. “Resolved.â€".â€"That the proposed union between the Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches is desirable and practicable,” will be the subject of a debate in St. Andrew’s church on the. evening of ’l‘uesday.next.: Messrs. Nor~ they and Lee support union; Dr. Sims and Mr. Hetheringtonvoppose it. The judges are, Dr. Mason, M. P. R, Dr. J ohnstonc and Mr. KW. Warren. Silver collection at the door. ‘. ' home of Mrs. A. .JewelL Powles’ , Corners. I (Correspondence of the Gazette). Mr. A.McGee purchased a gasoline on gine a short time ago ; but, as it proved unable to do the work required of it, he recently. exchanged it for a more pow- erful one. The big windâ€"storm of the 11th of June put his 'wind-mill out 0,; business. Mr. McGee finds that the gas- oline engine is the next best power for the farm except’elcctric power, which will be out of the question for some time to come. . j . A lady teacher told us not long ago that she thanked theWhitney Govern- ment for raising the salaries of teachers. Isn’t it high time for the school trustees to earn the thanks of the care-takers of the school-houses by raising the salaries of these wretchcdl y paid olficials. . .'° "4- The hierchants’Easy Money. “ch,” remarked a country merchant, “I certainly have a snap. Wholesale houses send dunners every month and draw on me at sight, but if I send a bill to the farmer, he comes in swearing mad and quits dealing at my store. \Vhilc I am hard up for money, many of those who owe me money are sending it to mail order houses. If I contribute to any cause, people say I am baiting for trade. IfI don’t they say I am a hog. Every day I amcxpected to dig up for everything that comes along, from a rallle ticket to a church fund, by people who claim I ought to "do this, because they do part of their:trading with me. But our friends, Simpson and Eaton, neither by tickets nor subscription, help the church, and yet they get cash in ad- vance for goods that I sell. If I sell a. pair of trousers, I'must treat the crowd ' to cigars or Candies, and if I buy a load of potatoes I must do the same. Custo- mers who are able to- pay hang on to their money,.whi1c I pay ten per cent on the wholesale bills. I have a big busi-. ness during hard times and poor crops from people who are willing to trade with me, providing I can compete with the catalogue prices and wait until har~ vest for my pay. My scales weigh too much when I sell sugar, and too little when I buy button. Iam a thief, a liar and a grafter. If I smile I am a soft soap hypocrite, and if I_ don’t, I’m a grump. Yes, certainly, this is a. snap, and when I look over $10,000 in accounts, all sup- posed to be good, I wonder how I will raise $300 to pay a sight draft due t0~ morrow.”â€"Kingston Whig. “Daddy‘s Girl." Are yon-one of the hundreds who have written to The Globe for a. copy of “Dad- dy's Girl"? This is probably, without a single exception, the most popular pict- ure ever published in Canada. A few years uga The Christmas Globe published a limited number of them. The demaud'was so great that every.- oopy was ordered before it was put on- th'e market. A sample copy of this picture, which is from a photograph of a child with the sweetest and most expressive face that can be imagined, may be seen at this ollice. To see it is to want it. This beaut.ful picture will be given free with each new subscription or reâ€" ncwal sent in for thc Weekly Globe and Canada Farmer before Drummher 3 . lllll . Remember the mill ion of this picture is limited; and the first come the first served. The Weekly Globe and Canada Farmer - has been enlarged. the stall Of writers- increasml,>and many new features have been added. in keeping with the progressive manage- ment that has made The Daily Globe one - of the first half dozen newspapers on the continent. ada Farmer.- with its lllllSll'lltOd'lllllgll-‘ zine Section, has always held a foremost place among the metropolitan wccklics . in Canada. It will now be classed with. the best. on the continent. \Vhen the Illustrated Magazine Suction, with its. forty or fifty pictures of current events: every week, is taken into account, it is. certainlyalot of reading .to be given. for only one dollar per year.. Those improvmncnts are- '.l‘ho Weekly (llobc and Can-- ' .‘Tr.;."- .4 ) ..