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‘l THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1926

WTHE atustve us. tuna

IHAS more than c Z- - aid . . .. . H’ I Kan t- eenfl ‘of the real tree, nor can any onto-ism,“ o. the nmeubfiiaanmer n,

em er “'5 m" heémontatlon of ceilings and doors nndlordcd by thosc which Ira-Kin opera- ‘lennllewvindows adequately represent thefilon- . - ' '

0f -han never stotement nor taken n definite, stand on any public question. lie‘

tirade a

is no elusive as the proverbial fies-t going w ‘he woods for a chflslmhslrelened to and the escape o! the

nals in the darknesaJTbw oilothers

Medwtlmtily because yott in your puny. , . .

‘with sidewalks." says The Telev-glrlizgmlfnaglnlngs tmnk u “l good

-—-“when you put your finger on

mdnstration of his elusivcness utuslginnmg or Chgflmag, and n bu“

. No artificial tree, no matter how ar-l tlstically built, can taite the p180!‘

Christmas spirit without. the green-l ing gleam from the forest. \\'hy.l

‘tree and for the spruce branches critnl him. he ain't there." ..\!I'J'.DGX' tit-quad we tramng Spruces ‘,3 [he M. the streets of the city are pro

‘awn l“ m" Hmls” u! (‘bmmons m‘? till the debris has been swept out.

other My‘ n“ Hon‘ “ugh Gumflewla“ “Her Chrlsimu- h l3 “M in the middle of the road. despite

Conservative House leader. speak-

m‘ o“ ‘he “dam” l" reply l” lhcl -al oven at Christmas, but the joys surface. . spam-h from m? Thmne’ ‘filenedlii (‘ltristmas do not consist of tho l! l" “W375 a "m" m ‘he “and lake“ by m" pmmierln-ally practical things. To tltte 51h“! on the constitutional question tlur-fl

lug the last general election cam-I

“u” mm m” m!“ lmpresslm‘ Utltrc-at at any time of the year, such; St. Johnfiia the wail-known caph. “ma” mlwd In an“ Brmm “l; gift is doubly tiear at (fitrlstmamllll @517 l" N¢W7°""¢li"d- “m! a

lfuore respects than one,

Notes by the Way l

AT which wo have we prize!

not the worth,” is an old aayingl

of which we are reminded on read-i lug in the Evening Telegram ofSt. John's, .\'dtl.. a about street conditions in that city.‘ The article is under the headline.‘ “Ught the City." Here are a few’

of the facts stated in it: i

cause of the lack of light at b

Beaotly and brutal auaulta atl night on women and children are,

i

grant, “and pedestrians for thci

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leading editorial l o

t pie that you cannot safely force

‘The Public Forum

Ihlaoolnnn la oponlncllo cl

2

lalona of euvrenpoaduto.

THOSE "FEET" PEOPLE Sin-it was with y feeling oi’

"St John's miBbt well be describ-‘dls5“" “Qt "W13"! "nu “m” ‘ ‘moat '

l . ed as the city of dreadfnffli

read c t‘ "Anoth-

lvcogd

such plus

observerjunould imagine in these lentightenetl d!!! that they canjet ‘away with such transparent sauc- ttiutottiuusuess.

lt has taken nearly two thousand an; of Christ's teaching andithe ltcnt War toconvittce mast peo-

to do as you want them

God, in his vvlstlont, never yet

most part prefer to risk ihclrlivtss once used (610611! 8s awful exam-

lplcs) one of the self-appointed zea- llots-to fulfill ill-t Divine purpose.

o be practical and sanely acouomt- [he mud and ‘he unevenness of thelwheuever "e ha‘, any great mm

i _-t whom a now pair 0t‘ boots or 4.

new pair of trousers would be a real,

“mm” “f m” “lM-Mulea‘ The prfibttt not so much ibeoauso 2t is much. ml" jmped m Ma We‘ and ‘zhaLinr-eded but because it represents:

replied that thc Premier had creat- Madness or 8mm (“NHL ‘

ed the impression among certain‘ people that Canada was being fill-ed by Downing Street. Mr. King fiat-

ly denied the allegation and de-

site!

not forget . nri-atmas poor. claret! he had said the wit. opilirylhe first Chrmlmai began amonp er descflbes n as "the cilyof (imam ‘the poor and one of the greatezt lul fright" . .

ln our Christmas rapturos let us

poor. instituted by tht:

the W83 Christianity, the product o

t

Th" Prgmier Wok“ Huh.‘ he h“ joys of Christmas is roznemherint;

said the opposite -but he lzad also made the allegation. This is tit-- trolble with the Rt. lion. m. .\lar--‘

‘when he is directly charflcd on onc lsalue he quotes what he had said in contradiction.

thc poor. rr-mctnborintt them sen-l: . l

uteutslly’ as well at practically.

expanded during the happy season

to include more than lPP-Twllfll

_fricuds or acquaintances. it vcry much large‘, c“), might ma‘ mo“

not the accumulation of mud and filth is over ones ltoots." dark picture.

l

population of upwards of 30,000 peo-l pie, anti sustains much the camel

. ~ . ‘ lony that Chariot-la 1 d h L My ( u h ,1, ‘ _ , _ relation to its co em“ l e “alemm ‘ l r‘ th~- Lhrtsttutm spirit. the Chrietmaioilelowu do“ m Prince Edward!

is the emporium of wealth, thc

island. it

trade, industry and

culture. And its leading neWspaD-l

not with any desire to exult sister city. but to remind ottr rend-

n our own beautiful city. We have streets, street lights, sidewalks and local- services of which u tl..

many

' ' b l tl ' t while _ .

n “m he remem He‘ ‘Ah zrulefll‘ llHmmPfl "l" “i-l""?r='ali.\tttl older citizens will remember - ' ' r» . . .

addressing a ‘noumg m I a p salutatlon and becomes n tangible that we tlitLnot always ltavetheu: "lam, is “gums; human mm",-

vlpce of Quebec he told the nudb once in grantlilotptcut terrua uni! lassumed righteousness that h- it that Canadian

would see to

part 0t‘ the.- Chrlsttnas spirit. Let our giving be uo: wholly practical. let then; be some spirit

in it of Santa Olaus, of the univers-

luow invaluable possessions. l/_-tu:s| remember with gratitude the far-l sighted and public-spirited. City, ii-‘athcr of the PBSI-"lhflflkd tol ltheml-who saw the need and uti-

‘ - ' s " tn b 'nt r- _ . aumnom} m“ not “ohm e] e ul Love, the Christian kindness titllilvocatctl and ‘brought ttbottt the,

' - ~ . . 2T i “red “ml by Wmnng glreet h d shone front the lowlyhnaztgcr, authfllflllgfi-

y“ v.1,“ ggvc rm; to tiic Zion. .\lr. "bunti- .\lt'.,

hleighctvs(itt-tittotetl rotor!

lug through an open tlroor." Mackenzie King's attack ‘m: lord-l Byng has not llééfin forgotten. though, when he discovered thit_ {up attack was having the opposite effect from what he ball "XDPCWJ- hodeclnred that his attach was no’.

against Lord llymt but against 1"-"-"|hcr~- and there and it la fontentotllma" a year ago the large due“. m-

mier flieighen.

-Witut Premier King cit-Zulu ltzrvc accomplished at the impcriul _(fonfereuce-—wltich was absolutely

l0

ntIthintr-has placed him in a most trouble and now, it is stated. Ger- “U, i” a mum‘ maxim Behind m ridiculous msitiou and made Can- many is shipping war materlallnlo He“ ‘he hope m“ ‘he mason o; ads a. laughing stock. Through hi? Russia to be used by the Citlncst‘ danger wit] soon p351 awn,- m; it

ofirts, he has told the press. 131E

Qoyefngg-(jgngfgll of Cangtlullolollg liar-it. Prussia on tho Poland front-l

er represents tho British Govern

meat but directly represents His is objecting to the continuance of [We m the Toronto Globe,“ whm,

“fhea did the Allied supervision over her fulfll- n L, slated that “the Commjgflbn ever represent ment of the Versailles treaty and fecgfnjnflfldg an increase of subsidy except‘ the demanding that the Allied Powers with a view to aldini; fulfill"

Majesty the King. Governor-General anything or anyone King? The Brit-iah North America Act makes this ttnmlstakeably clear. The simple fact, known to everyone, the lrlah Free State. South Africa and Canada had cert-sin ideas of: their own which were not compaz-l tblo with ‘imperial unity. British ‘blaiesmanship smoothed over the incipient . ‘ “' ness and assur- ed them that they were absolutely autonomous and could govern them- oolves as they wished. The "boys" were satisfied; they had forgotten that the dotminlons had always tween liflono and governed thatn- aelvet-t without any interferanco trout the Imperial Parliament, but they "had kdllod the bear!"

Now, we shall be told, as’ we ‘have often been told, that thauks ttrMr. Mackenzie King's efforts at. the imperial Conference, Canadals a aoifrxovornlng nation and that the Governorfleneral now represents 01o Kins:

_._-<oo-——- UTIUITARIANIIM

‘ THIS practical age wu aro tak-

ing tho sentiment and the spirit 006a out of Christmas. 1n. aavo ihe ‘point; dome economists have 611l-

{outed

filth. lat

is stireading over the wvholc Mir!!!- -—-—-<0}————— THE WORLD'S UNREST.

.11- F .\i.l. tho. world were like lISi

ttttirt- would be no wuv, no trade (lispules, no poverty, LTnI-irtutiattr- ly all the world is not. so constituted and, because of this, trmtble arises

by someone else, not us.

(fhina is seething with rebellion untl unrest. Russia is looking for a door through which to ltet into

rebels. A fort recently built it.

for la arousing suspicion. Germany

should accept her word for her good and sincere intentions. This is ihc cottdillon of affairs in

is that tho Premiers pail-trope and Asia n» wc approach will probably render that

the Christmas season, and it is not rensnttring. As for China she is iu the melting pot and conditions there can right themselves only by fight- ing it out to a finish by the ‘warring factions. The danger to the rest of the world is that. interference by other nations may precipitate a more widespread trotzlble. Germany has never been fully trusted, and her/interference at. this time is ominous. The League of Nations is using its tbest efforts to tnaintain peace, but evidently the war spirit is still alive. The world is still far from the era of universal peace. -—-—<-o>-——-

EDITORIAL NOTES. How's your dog?

The ladies object. to putting sand or aéheu on the slippery nidevvalktt.

but some ladies yesterday had no|

hesitation in putting their new frock on the icy pavement.

Thrifty and law-abiding citizen!

' '8! 587121049111 cmmm” 100k advantage of the soft weather Ibo ‘sad inliflfld of 91' "W-“Iyeaterday to clean the ico o! their, halve been “w! frompstaonuts. IThe others didn't. anti filo linlnontoriai and shall be uoetlmw

.060...- ' If, ~ '

the unwary wayfarer niubl;

.. " {b w» lqumummwutupoflfilihtfhiEfiifljtpflillsaii. m. _.- . A _ .. -

For, thirty in forty years logo tho lights and streets and side- ‘walks itt (Jltarlottetown VIC-TO M! hotter than thost- ot St.

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much lJohtVs. The city's troubles about the dog malady ia serious enough and lit-i been the more alarming because it‘ was new to us. lt XDBY lWlD Y3K‘- timid ones to view the situation more l-almly if they rccali that ice-t

lllionireal and Ottawa ltsd a liitel experience towhut we are huvlurf now, but on a much larger scale.- lt. is wise to ‘take cvcry possible and sensible precaution. "Safety

has passed in other cities.

“Satisfying the Maritimea" orda the text for an editorial ur-

i1-

in meeting local Government expenses. ilt would be easy to say that the

‘Marltlmea cottld swve this money 0

local Jealouaies lmpos - sible for many years to come." ‘impossible, yes, but there is much more than local jealouaies in the way that not all the wise editors in Ontario understand.

by merging. ‘but

The Globe approval of the coking plant; proposal, and as to increase of auibaitiy goes onto say U181 "l! u. apparent that the amount requir- ed to ibt-lng justice or at least satis- faction, in this field, would he small. ‘and would entail no serious burden ion the Federal Government." it also concludes that "there l! much ‘to be said for the contention that rates on freght to and from the

‘rcontinuetl on page _ seven) a-

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DAILY LESSONS

ots. -’l‘ho joyous “Merry Christmas" err-i oi the happier conditions under to Ibo influence of Goody (tootly- mg m“ ‘ueasleg “gm Deemed m

kenzj" King’ H“ gay“ it bath wayshvtrith which friend meets friend is Wlllvll ihPY M6 Dérmlllfli 1'1 "VP 1

lof

- A! "HAPPEN-UK Rlfeewlpttse to fulfill for the furtherance lfan‘ Wham" m-‘ot His will on earth lie has had to lust-a other instruments than those .of “Another Trul?’ “ithlnking, who consider themselves

,the "Jest people"—the smug, self- rlgpteous description they a/pply to themselves. as learn Christ's lesson of the Phari- seo and the Publlcan-"Lord, thank Thee, I am not as other men

Observer's" way of

Will such people “Another Observer" never l e"'

r . ' COIIlDGFte this with "Another 0b-

:r5';lr;gr;1l"' “The; “we mmomy and 51 percent for three month-s. class of society? "the country is not The fir,“ feat of government, the ieglelat-ttrirdvrhank God for than, the higher courts. the centre ot TL’ Ferguson “appealed ligious and intellectual actlvltyand sort or society-J mean those who ,

can he bought rm money or rum? pearetl to be ill. so much so that i.

represents the better best people". Premier to the haaer

ruled by the

What do honest electors think

lof people who argue in this way‘? hams‘

Here ls "Another Observer" tra-

duciug two-thirds of‘ the voters of; w’ M" “m” l‘ “M” "“'l“"‘"“o“mrl" m“ Good" because they pneumonia following the mcaslev OVEH-llpzetened me ‘my o! "beny m the five occurred in those who had not

bondage of the narrow-minded big- A poor compliment. surely,

ism all these years.

"Another Observer" may, per- ltaps’ -l)€! sincere in his opinions, but if the people of Ontario have thrown off the shackles is it not more likely because they have pro- vcd by actual experience that tot- al prohibition from the use of stint-

and leads to objectionable cottsc- qiteuces‘! -

tl' ltave said (lotl in His wistlont never once used the so-calletl “best people" except as horrible exam- ples of what not to he.

llc used Moses so long as he con- sidered. himself no batter than his brethren, the moment hloscs ss- sumed the right to upbraitl titt- people f consult-red ite was, uOtl rebukuf. hitn and deprived hint of lht: right to cuter the Promised Luntl God usctLLot. who was not u [tutti-tn

llutsbtttttl or father to beget Moab shepherds’ a S!“ unplug

progenitor of ‘Ruth, tuot out: the chosen race even far less 0t’ "best peuple".) who was the an- cestor of David (not. oua of the "best people" of‘ his time, by a lottg chalk), who lu tttru was the ttucest~ or of the Christ (who was not one of the ‘lbest. people" of his time. but. who cottsorted with wine-bib- bera and sinners.)

Let “Another Observer“ correct me ifl am wrong. and if lie cannot l wish ltc, and those who like him think stttugly they can impose their prejudices mi others, would cease their claim to be the “best people”, for they are siiowlllii utercly their ignorance of God's will apt] purpose and the reason lie sent His beloved Son on earth that we might. be free-free front prejudice, free from bondage, free frotn objectlonal restrictions on our personal liberty. free from tho tyranny of such "good" people as "Another Observer", who would Rive us Hell if we so much as dar- ed to disagree with his and other

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Dally Selections tron Guardian Readers

vooooooooooouoooooooflo December 16, 1926

43b TENDER liEA-RT AC- CEPTED—“Becanse thine heart was tender, and bhou dltlst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words, . ‘.=. and humblest. thyself before, and tlirlst

. . . weep-before ml. l-have ev- en heard thee also, saith the Lord". 2 Uhron. 34:27.

JWR-AYER-dmrd. we would trust in Thee and do good and so dwell in safety.

‘IF.

if Ytlmtld stand upon some fur- flung thill

Above the world of little cares and fears.

IN ENGPISH Iy w. t.. Gordon

t

worms orrntv Mtsusmnt Don't say “we are not-going any place." Say "anywhere" I

OFTEN MISPIUONOUNCDD: -forget. Pronounce or as in "nor," not as in “ore".

(FTEN lillSSPEhI-ED: econom- ica .

SYNONYMS: excuse, apology. confession, pckuovvleylgznent, vin- dication, plea.

tWORiD STUDY: "Use 'a. word three times and it is yours." bail us increase our vocabulary b! inal- lering Oile word each day. To- day's word; MYSTIFY; t.o involve in mystery; bowiltier. Droplet. "l

lf ll could wait in silent peace until l lost. all sense of laughter and of tears; Then I mizht ttflllp the wonder of the land in which l dwell-a vast. enchant- ed place. Then d might dare to tiouolrau out- stretched hand. And smile my faith into a down- beat face. But while I walk through crowded streets, whore aighlng is mingled with life's strife and pain. when love and youth and dreams are slowly dying Beneath tho weight. of-loil and doubt ‘and gain. ‘ l do not dare to wait-to stand apart, l only try to sing-and hide m!

hurry,

l._ So just

or not being as good as ho!

l

PREVENTING MEAIL s.

ln a lat-go New York l’ for children an Outbreak or meas- les occurred.

it seemed a fitting opportunity to uy out a method of‘ preventing it. spreading throughout all the Wards. as lu small-pox, diplt- Iberia and scarlet fever, which can now be prevented by vaccines and sorums, so the method of injecting the blood of a patient recovering from measles, into a well patient was uled.

The institution had a supply of this blood on hand, but unfortunate- ly it was not sufficient to treat all the cases, and so the value of the serum t-ottltl be definitely shown.

There were forts‘ five children in the institution who did not re. cievt- this protective inoculation. Of this number thirty eight, or 84 Den-em cnntrat-tetl nteaatea, and i. 'lll‘lli~l of the "average severity", witl: nil the characteristic symp- toms and a. rise in temporaturt from 1030 to 140.0 The eruption and the temperature lasted usu- ally front three to four days,

One hundred and seventy-four children were injecfhd with the tilastna or blond from convales- cent», and 7H percent of. these- were protected for. three weeks.

tluriugawlnclt time the epidemic raged ftt the institution.

i Anti or these that did contract measles, it was lu a very modified form, None oi these children ap

wan impossible to keep them ir. bed ut the end of twenty rout - The temperature ran about 100.0 only.

Further, or six cases of broncho-

rt-(‘t-lvtul the injections. 0i‘ tet: cases of tnidtlle oar trouble follow-

‘cltlltlre-n who had not, received tht injection.

l a-ttt ltaatling those facts on tt: my readers.

lfigvsicittus have been worklnr for two htttitlred years on this prob 10m of trying to protect tahlltlrct" from nteaalcs and that. other tt-r flllltf ailment, brouchoptlettntonia whit-h frequently follows the at tuck. These figures would ind‘ cute that wonderful progress is he llig tuatlo at this time.

"host" people's ideas 0f‘ what is

good for us and the cottuiry ul

large. ' ' i am Sir, etc., ANfi-HUMBUt

-——-—<-o>—————— THANKS THANKS

Sin-Once more we are remind

cd of a Balm. a stable, attgels in bril .iattcc. wise men on camel's load- ctl with gifts. i ‘What does it mean to us, this ‘Merry Cltri-sttttas" that breathes in the frosty air and echoes‘ through spoken and written mes- sages?

tit means that Ileaveu's own Light dnco came to illumiuo earth's tiarkuetrs, the llgh-t that. ntsnifeated itself in life, “The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us and wt beheld His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full oi grace and truth."

The splendour of‘ that first Christmas Gift. was the love that prompted it. love unfathomable, 1n exhnustihle.

"Love Divine all levies excelling’ had come to pour itrtel through t human heart, the tender yeamlnt of God over the loved and lost. wu to find expression in the glistening of a human eye the anguish of . human sold.

l‘! was love covered over -by flesh like the sun shining through a smoked glass. it was the bril

PER

able place. to secure stock is always large.

J ust 119W, owing to holida

u. ,u.p.p.t' * This store at as; tin. pérftnneabecause out-

t. v. ~ m.- 144‘,- rw-Qagot" p201» .

e lathe most desir-

4 a

the approach‘ of the

season, our lines of perfumes are r increased. We carry good

prices range-

_ 50c, 75c,

For an

$1.00—-etc. .

Extra

Fine Gift

Coty’s La J acee, 2 oz. $20.00-4H0ubigant’s

Budda, $12.50,

Houbigaufls

Quelques

Fleurs, $1.00 and $2.25, $4.00 an‘d $7.50 each. Houbigants Le Temps Des Lilas,