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Make a Nice

PUT UP IN HOLLY PAPER

AND BOX

Call, write 0r phone

our store

or ask your grocer to for you.

Stewart's

Kent Street

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Made of fruit and spice And Everything nice!

That’s the way a small glr describes our '

A Fruit Cakes

ilTheyirestygyery appetisiug, so delightfully fragrant, so deliciously _ flavored, that the memory of their goodness will last for a long

Gift

get. it

1 Bakery

Charlottetown

l“ Stock Quotations

lli.1\‘I11l-‘.-\X, Dec. ZJ-Quotntions

iurnished by Joltnsttnt and Ward, -|

Members oi‘ the Exchange:

New York Exchange

Montreal Stock

At, Top. and Santa Fe Ry. .. 1681/2 American Can Co. . . . . . . . .. 52% Am. Car and Fdy. C0. -- - 101% Atlantic Refinery Co. .. . 301.‘; Ant ‘llkicomotive Co. . . . . . .. 109

Am. Smelt. and Refng. Co. .. 1451/2 Anaconda Cop. Min. Co. 487/: Canadian Pacific Co. .. 168 Chile Copper Co. . . . . . . . . .. 34% N.Y. Cen- anti! Hnd. Riv. R-R. 142 Cuba Cane Sugar Co. Pfd. .. 471/. Consolidated Gus Co .iN.Y.) 11014,; Hudson Motor Car Co. . . 52

international Paper Co. 571,1 ‘international Petroleum 321k Stuntllid Oil of N. J. . . . . . .. 3834i Mis. Kan. and Tex. Ry. . . 2381/2 Reading Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98% Sfliiidefll Pacific. Cu. . . . . . . _ . 110

Union Pacific Ry. . . - _ . - - - -- 163% 12S. ‘Industrial Alcohol Co. . . 79% United States Steel . . . . . . . . . 1571.1.-

Montresl Stock Exchange

Abitlbl . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17' Brazilian Traction 104 B. E. Steel 1st ‘Pill. 2% Howard Smith . . . . . 611,1. liaurentide Pulp .. . 1107b Montreal Power 70 National Breweries . 6G Spanish River . . . - . . -- -- - 103 Asbestos Com. New . . . . . . . . .. 2i ‘Bell Telephone XDI p.c. _ Brampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3o (Jun. Steamship Com. .. 3 Dominion Bridge '. . . .. . . .. 113 Can. Steamship Pfd .. . . .- - . 79% BANKS Rztiik Commerce . . . . - - - - - -- 227 ‘Wheat-Dec. 141; May, 140 5-3; Jilly, 1321/2. (fern-died, 733241 May, 82%: July. 85 1-5. Oats~‘Dtc. 46 3-8; May, 50 l-l; July 48 5-8. Winnipeg \iVheat-——Dec. 132%;

May. 135%: July. 135.

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BUSINESS STAND FOR SALE

Wo tho undersigned have dcoidou to sell out business otsild ill "l6 [own b! Bordon, consisting of 1W0 lot: 100 foot sqiilro. :10". WIN‘ house. eosl shod, bsrn and les houso All facilities for molt bill- iness. Fairbanks Weight Scale: and Gas Tank in connection. This l: one of tho best location: on the island for business and nnyon: doslrious of going Into business could make no mistake in W11"! this stand.

(Signed) GREEN BROS. BOROEN 2444-11-84!

Theta. AYE GlftS For Everyone At Mabons Drug Store

"H-Ybwlflllflyfiondtlfiltlo dr winch. , vlrlqtv ls tn ro. ' v n up 11R»- Stone olehd ifllflou’ I vsriof! of wontsd. well-known, standard merchandise —- tho widest

selections I I - l“. Christmas Gifts. a‘ w I "my,

Playing Card Rein nu"; ("my

(irootlns 0nd: luod Stationery wgfflfl, Films and Albums y"... P9759" 5'" Illld (‘Indy Porfolsisoro qunnq", ‘Ihnmol lollies yunmfl,“ Aotolntio Ponolls w.‘ u“ Vacuum Ioltloo a gins loo cry n [on Ilot Isles Bottles Powders Brno o: ‘Iobono Fancy Clocks Inolrsrs’ Aatlolos Pittman IIIIPQII II ll Ivor: mosh: III! one; s fir: lllflfll some; soils loan

Toilet Articles. in snot variety.

Inns ‘III. lsnls. no.

Isles (Zldoolntol. Fancy Dons.

Fountain Pom. Waterman smi Psrlid.

H. J. MABQN 11ml?» 15'." admit‘.

“OM00! '

‘I

Ho is A iitti¢

Sir

Henry Wickham. eighty-four years of age. more than fifty years ago he ear- ried the only seeds of the rubber

from Brazil and successfully dc- voioped them in Kew Gardens. England. As a result of his ex- periments and research work, cui- tivated rubber trees were Introduc- ed in lndia and many districts. He was long unappreciated until he secured financial backing and in the late years of his ilfc, he has biien knighted.

Rejecting Doubtful Relics Curators Job

ATLANTA. (m., Dec. Zik-‘Re- jecting reiitu, a-J-i well as collecting them, is one of the tintiss of 11 museum curator.

Mounted erstwhile» household pets, antique watches and razors carried or wielded by lorbears of (louors, shingles and iveatlier- boarding from menses of local re- nown, ‘counterpanes worm of “granule? a generation or two ago, barrels oi‘ Contcilerate 17111101‘ monery and old coiiis, bizarre shap- ed stones, freak vegrta-ble-s, old let- 1811-), shells and minuie balls and Indian 8i‘l‘O\\'-lli‘Zl(li-l by the bushel ore among the relics Dr. S. 1V. MoCuliie, curator of the (leorgin State Museum, hm dot-Hun] within the last few years.

The reason for rejection is lack of importance or intern-st, he ‘said.

o SANTA'CLAU8 TO BRING MORE AMERICAN TOYS

l VCASIIINGTON. Dec. 23. ~Slintn

Claus thin year will distribute to jAmsrfcan children more "made in Aumrlca" toyg than ever ‘before.

'iho industry of which the iPl-t-

Qiiilfli”? 5111111 1S i110 011191 iiiiimnf‘ and trends attended, showing the that of making ploythhtgs for chzl-

dron-has bern almost comilleiely transferred to the United States in the last two (l0i3i11flE‘3,SiIl}'S' a Commerce department. report.

in 190-1, about one-half of the toys that came to children in the United States were produced in

(lormany. American factories only|

turned out. $5, 578,000. can output of toys reached more

playthings

than 580000.000, while this year it

will be higher. percent of this amount.

Grrmany is still holding its place as the prime purveyor of toys to

the world generally, however, for|

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inn

--FOR LATE WESTERN NEWS —psgo 8 is available. —FR£8i-i FROIEN smelt‘; fox feed. Order now at Bruce's. . ‘ 8511-12-24-21

—WE8TERN AGENT - Mr. Cyrus J. Gallant is now Gusrdis-n Agent in Howlsn sud will receive news items, advertising and renow- al subscriptions.

for

-‘POLIOE COURT-On Monday manning -a young man was fined $20.00 and costs or thirty days, at the police Court, on Tuesday morn- ing, another young man was given the same fine, both were found Euilty or indulging too freely in the Christmas “Spirits”. ll.

—BlG POTATO DEALER- Mr. Earl Boulter, Albany, was in town on Monday, Mr. Bouiter, was a heavy buyer of seed p0ti1t0€ti this fall. in the Miscouche district alone he piid out many thousands Jt’ dollars for potatoes, he also has a largo quantity stored for ship- zuent at a later date. H.

-OPERATION SUCCESSFUL- The young [Aristotle lad from O'l.eary. who was brought to the hospital recently, suffering from a severe case oi‘ appendicitis has ‘been successfully operated on and is new considered to be on the road to recovery. H.

ti built in pumps now in stock at

In ‘Popular Understanding of Christmas Story Duo to Blunders of Art and Litoroturo. Setting

—-GASOLINE LANTERNS with

Bruce's. 35111-12-24-21

. -ROB|N HOOD Rapid Cooking )ats for quick delicious breakfast also Robin l-lood Premium Oslo ‘ergo flake. Both kinds a; ‘your grocers.

mas Story ‘By William 1'. Ellis

Traveller's Experiences"

—SPEOIAL meal, fox ‘biscuit for winter feeding. Shipment just re- ceived at Bruce's.

3611-t2~24-2i

-FLASHLIOHTS. flashlight bat. teries and buiks, wholesale and re- tail at ‘Braceu. "

everybody does not. This is not because, the facts are hard in sot. They are all plainly written in the Bible, and nearly everybody owns a Bible nowadays. Fifteen minutes’ careful reading of the Gospels ‘will set any intelligent person straight on the details of the First Christ- mas.

‘Nevertheless, most persons have

3511-1-21-24-21

-APPOlNT,MENT-¢At the last session of the Supreme Court held in Summerfiitie. MP- 1111199 cilmli- received their ideas about Christ- be“ Gillespie‘ 91111911111 ‘"18 11D" mils from popular pictures songs pimited, a‘ cmnmlsimnei‘ 1°’ “k111i? and stories. rather than from the affidavits .for the Supreme Court. sourcegaook. some of me mos; famous Christmas paintings were made by artists who were ignorant or carols-so of the Bible text, al- though great in artistic skill and

-—LIGHTN‘ING HITCH Hockey Boots, aluminum lop skates and hockey sticks in stock at Braces

the Christmas earolg were produc- ed in medieval days, when Bible reading was no; a common accom-

--\A XMAS SUGGESTION.—ADY- one would appreciate a year's sub- “flplmn 1° "1119 1111511111“- ‘9511 i11- pllshment. These ancient errors the ‘mice 0f "19 $157511"! ‘111 1118 nave been repeated so often that MflcNeiii 131111111118. Summers" and now they are lodged in the popu- manzs for this annulm- gift. it m consciousness. Ab educated per-

—ANGLICAN XMAS DAY SER-‘ VlCES-lst. John's Church, St. El-l eanor-‘s, 9 a. m., St. Marys Church. Summerside 11 a. m. Sunday, Dec. 26th, 1926: St. Mary's Church. Summerside. Matins aiid ‘Holy Communion at 11a. m., Sunday School ad. 2 p. m., evening a1 7 p

ors 3 p. m.

--GOlNG STRONG-Mr. Gildas Arfifillflilil. 0f St. Louis, writes on

tollows: "l a-m a man of 80 years of | age and last week l ivalited from;

Cow Pond, from Sea. ‘Cow Pond to‘ Norway, from Norway ‘to Nail] 90nd and from there to Frog

.he Shore ‘Road, through to Iialmer Road Church and back home, mak- ng a total of from forty to forty- five tmiles.

tnd chopped Any man that con beat this at tbove age l would like to hear from tiiemP-dhic.

—PLEASANT VISIT-Among the passengers on the Cat-ferry Tues- day afternoon was Mies Dorothy McPherson, gtenographer at the Ex- perimental Fox ‘Ranch, Summorside who bad crossed to the Mainland .0 meet her alter, hllss Mildred. who was returning from a six months visit to Erie, -Pe‘unsylvania, ‘where her sister and husband, Mr. Charles R. ‘Dinnis 1.; manager and caretaker of the Fairview Fox Fur and Fish Farm, Miss McPherson was greatly pleased with that conn. try and ‘expects to returb at some future day.

--SADLY BEREAVED HOME- Miss Annie Mountain. only dangli- ter of Mrs. James Mountain, pas- sed away at her home in Summer- sldo on Sunday night ‘it the early urge of 32 years, after many years or suffering. Although an invalid shr- was none the less beloved and will be much mised by her sorrow- ing mother and three brothers, IMessrs. Charles, Alfred and Leigh Mountain, nil oi’ Stuninorsitle; and her S'.~li€i', Mrs. Sadie Wood. of Boston. Tuesday afternoon from the resid ence to the People's Cemetery Rev. Mr. Morton officiating,

~WELL KNOWN RESIDENT, --‘West Devon was deeply shocke- on Tuesday morning, Dec. 14th. when it became KuUW.“ that .n-. Geo MacKie. one of the oldest 8.11M most respected citizens had pas- sed to the grout beyond. Mr. Mac- Kie had not been in his usual ro bust health for some -time post but it's condition had not beet. such as to cause alarm, and hit surldep (lllllli has been a scvert shot-k to ail. Mr. lllacKie was . man 0t‘ sterling qnztliljes, respect ed by all and will be greatly mis sed in the community. To ‘th sorrow stricken relatives .a.ni ‘friends we extend our most sfncer‘ sympathy in their sad bereave ltuciit. The funeral of the late M. MacKie took place on ‘Sunday, 19th, from his home to the West ‘Devon United Church. The ser- Ivlce xvas conducted in" Rev. lilr. Copeland of 0'Leary. Although the day was cold anti stormy o large ‘numliier oi.‘ sorrowing neighbors

esteem in which the deceased was held in the community.

PERSONALS

Guardian in the MaeNeill Building. Star shining ov r the- ‘Shepherds:

m“ Sh John-s Church sh mm,» your subscription to the Guardian according to the Gospels, the Shap- ' and get one.

5t. Louis to Tlgnhh, thence to Sea "at! at Maiiwlfs D1118 310F0-

Pond; thence to Skinner's Pond up Pwkafiefl 111 M11501“ Dru: 9101's.

After having a gooti.1“1a“1111911i- 111111 Engine Batteries night-s re.“ I we,“ ‘w the woods at Maboifs Drugstore. Fresh stock Russell Lowell fell into prevalent two cords of wood. “math-l?-

Cbristmas Gifts ever shown, at our rest,‘ _ Millions Du‘: Store The Magi mused, ‘more bright 337842-1171, p,“ mom?"

The funeral took place .

—-~ son today may feel affronted if told

'-$N°W SHOES and mfiflfiflsillit that. he does not know tho chrono- 1111 H1285 in stock. at Braces. ‘logy and setting of the Nativity

3511-12-24-21 Story,

—*—— ‘ Let as cee Miliiona of Christ- _cALENDAR5 A" b91118 411-8111 mas cards, and other Christmas buted at the Western Office of the pictures, will t is year show the

Summerslde. Subscribe or renew and the Stable under 1he Star. Yet

if herds did not ‘see the Star, nor did. lhe ‘Star lead any-body to tho Mun-

Eastern Guardian

. . JKODAKS.

pet‘.

Also to be found. current in hymn and story is the idea that the BRQWN]; Cnm- Wise-hien beard the celestial song. and saw the celestial Glory that ac-

337g1g.17.7l companied it. There is no Stu-in -———— turo supporting this belief. . . "PMOIRS CHOOOLATES Xmas Many other famous pictures '90P" tray the Wise-Men as visiting the 3378-12-17-71. Manger ‘some times t‘he Shepherds being also present: but this, toe, BURGESS . .RADIO, is an anachronlsm. ‘So scholarly a poet

..‘°BUY . as James

wlJm-tt’ error -when he wrote his Christmas Carol: . .~“THE BIGGEST assortment, of " ‘What means this glory ‘round

'And voices chanted clear and sweet ..’EASTERN AGENT -- Mr. J- ‘Today the ‘Prince of Peace is ‘V Murdock is now Guardian agent pom!"

n Montague and will be pleased to What means that Star,» the Shep.

Curious Chronological Confusions

Straight tho Foeto of the christ-

Author Of “Bible Llndl Today: A

‘Everybody should know the bare facts of the Christmas story: but

35111-12-24-21 devotional feeling. Even some of 1

Role of Santa Next

111-7‘. lrifil_...-..\h,

twin“;

ii. r lltliua t

Charlottetown Branch

for a real

MERRY CHRISTMAS and

borrow some stamps until she got started. As he had plenty of them and she needed a large sup- ply to conduct an advertising cam- paign, she knew he wouldn't mind

For Postmaster

eceive news items, advertising, herds “M, ATL-ANTA, Dec. 23,- Whatever legal}: Ifigéimxfigsglolétlmwea “an” - a . . ', - - ‘e 1~t - 1 ‘ — o y . ~ -

. JNWONTAGUE SERVICES — Rev C. E. Armstrong w'll preach at laotb services in Montague Chris- tian ‘Church, Sunday 26th. A cord- ial invitation is extended to allto attend ‘these services. ‘

And angels, answering overhead,

Sang, “Peace on earth, good-will

-to men!"

What are the facts in the case; and. where may they be found? There are four iaiograpliies of Jesus ,1 Testament called the ..r“rt.oun AND FEEDS." A “_ ‘he New '

‘amuse "as "Rabin Hood ‘rO-‘fiiibfiawifflii? "<¥.i.‘§“$§§‘..°-‘Xl ill’); 1111115" 111 111"" 1111i111°1 P1'1°°1'- deal with the birth of their Hero. gfiegigrizgwlgzpgzleiiléaiaylilis-Jifi the ones written by Matthew and - - -' ' Luke. These two do not record 51°59» “(1111115119- 911°“ G 11139 1L) the same incidents, but are supple. 3433-12-20-1wk mental - Mucriou sALE- crop. ' til“ tligkgisrfclllQillitilisliilwsiiliil smck- F111111111il lmPlemems- FY9111‘ narrates the circumstances attend. has of Michael .1. Sanpiiy. Bflill- mg the birth of John ‘the Baptist, "'11"! 13°54‘ T1i°sd11Y 9992314" second cousin of Jesus, and six “"91" ‘Ycliwk- N1‘ Tefielwe- s“ month's His ‘senior, who was to be Pmdbuls- ~1~ W~ 5°"1'm5°°“"- 1111c‘ his forerunner. The Annunciation ‘l°“°e"~ 3501'12‘24'2l to Maiden Mary, at Nazareth; Her --'"8“‘~‘<‘$r Prune" arm»: ¥§Zl‘-.§,°.§‘1fii"’§l‘.; 313$"; tiitifiit’? lemons. grape fruit. srapes.-aun-lhem_ “gun He. tom, by Doctor lillCl raisins, cluster raisins, wlno- Lula Luke “gm, and he a|onel =ank1aruies. gates. fir; ‘Habit; and ml. the story b: the ‘Shepherds and 0° 118 - i111 - V911! 6 009- 0111'! of the angels who appeared unto ‘r seed service Calendar surs- them with the good tidings of great V. A. Johnstone. Montague. Phone jQ-y" and of the glory that shone

’uae it.) 3433-12-20-1wk ‘round about them, and of tho sing- i ‘ n '. ‘ti ..”'SOURIS AND BAY ron-Qliiirhggligotorgiggggel allllmyoiwtlhtl "UNE—1391‘V1°95 i"! Slllidfl)’ Dec-iamnzed visit to Bethlehem and to 5111. $011148 at 11 ‘a. m. and 7. n-‘the stable of the inn, where they 1.. Bay Fortune M 2-30 v- m» worshipped Mary's Babe. ‘hristmas ‘msisaxes and music oi iln all of this detailed record by

itbese services A iwflrlv Wei- Luke of the scenes attend-lug the ""110 10 flii- birth of Jesus, there is no mention of tho Star or oi‘ the ivlee-Mon. lie

-'A1-l- 3E7 FOR XMA5-‘K°d' could not have ommitted these were ‘s and Gamer“. stationery. 99" they factors in those first days of 31w- Wateruieghiilld Parka; 1:111:11... Life of nu Lord‘ about which 11 DBIJB- 9 "I'D lie c . the Beloved Physic 1n wrote ‘n "all flmiinnegxgs‘ "£33" "as: such detail of circumstance. The ‘ 95 _ 11 ‘"1"- Star and Magi belonged t another ocoiated- Gilt-film“ pack. vivBI-stage of the history oftheosavioitr;

Southiand" warning "the South to >. ggglgutxfiaftltégemxgtzgehiilzutg: gaggwnéf sot her house in order" before be’- a “ch and great government ing taktn to task for "her doings.‘ Every pbotmamer h“ a box u“ As the communication did not men- us own and through it m“ the tion specifically what conditions freaks. fancies and emotion of the were 1° 1"’ ‘wrreclflh "- W" 1m‘ citizenry. Edward K. Large of possible 11' P91119113’ them‘ Atlanta, is but one of thousand-s of A" 0'11 11°31" 11011111"- 1111111911 11V Uncle Sam‘s postma-sters. These m“ “new!” mblilimiig iilachines‘ are some of the ups and downs ho ‘Ypmvrlteil? "m1 1111191‘ 11°1‘~‘1e'1111ik1“5 has found m M; box this yenu ilevioes, made known her bewilder- woum Borrow H,“ stamp’ intent in the-so words: "Bless me, I A woman who wanted to ma... a meant to go to the postoffice and business said she would like tcrhem I “m l" 111° ielegmm Placer Women “Correapondontfl Fewer Letters ‘seeking someone with whom to eorrespond~<with tho pm- evldence that the via-lit of the .\lili.',l mines to exchange photographs- came at a later date than the lloiy now come mostly from women, but Night. ‘Forty day's elapsed between not as frequently. " Prosperous the birth of Jesus and His present-times with everyone buoy is given ation in the Tom-pie 1n fulfillment as the relrsoii. of Hebrew ritual Nobody suppose, During the heat of the cross- ses that the Holy Family lived nliwvortl puzzle craze, postoifico clerks this while in the ‘Stable. liven.‘ oalltd upon to work out sev- The Wise Men went: to “theuiral addresses done in cross-‘wortl house“ where the Child and ills puzzle fashion. parents dwelt; the stalble was only‘ A letter with no other address a. brief emergency abode. To await than a photograph of Bobby Jones

the Babe doubtless were early wol- comed into a. Bethlehem home, probably of a relative The tale of the Shepherds" ‘would assure them attention in this small peasant cir- cle. Th-a interval of the residence in a Bethlehem house was long enough for the fulfillment of the ‘census requirements; for after lhe light. into Egypt. tho Holy Family returned g0 Nazareth.

lCl-earest evidence of ‘all that the visit of the Wise Men was many mouths subsequent to the Birth, appears in the reckoning of King Herod. He had made careful inquiry coitccrning the date of the first appearance of the Star. Then, when

ta knows Robby Jones.

Cattle Drive of Old Duplicated In Texas

MJPINE, Texas, Dec. 23.—A cha- parejos adorned member of Con- zrms, cowboy from head lo foot, soon is to duplicate ii scene (‘Olli- mon 1n Texas 50 year's ago.

Wish to thank sincerely their many customers and friends for the hand- some business given dusing 1926 and" extends to them heartiest greetings

Bright and Prosperous New Year

boys» and girls‘ ‘book-s, Xmas pre-

and this was left for another pen

tents for every one of the family

to record. at Maboifs Drugstore.

That pen W85 wielded by Mat-

32311'1g‘13'11- hew. whose calling as a tax collec- tor ha taught him exactness. even