(Slade-l tfThe "Guardian 41102101011. Dec. M-Imnortant changes affecting the person-

_ of theoparating department of the Atiantiorolion of the Cana- dian National Railways were an- ‘ p today by Mr. W. U. Ap- ton, general manager. m. WJA. Pitch for 48 years an and loyal member of the staff

nadian on pension from the position of superintendent at Campbellton. He by Mr. J. D. MacNutt, moted from assistant sup- erintendent to acting superintend- ent. The position of assistant sup- erintendent at Campbellton will be filled. by Mr. W. E. Robinson who ‘ been assistant superintendent

Maltobinsonwillbefliledbylilr.

the railway company loses the ac- tice services of one of its most ex- a“ officers. He entered the service as an operator in October 1800 at Iiblieigh Lake. In December 1887 he became dispatcher at Byd- noyandinlsicwasappointedchief despatoher at that point. Two years _ oted to assistant superintendent at Sydney and in i915 he was moved to " serve in s similar capacity there. in 192'! he was superintendent at

Mr. William E. Robinson enter- ed the employ of the company in i005 as agent at Bridgewater and rose quickly to the position of chief despatcher at that point. In i018 he was appointed assistant super- intendent at Bridgewater and in 1027 he was transferred to Monc- ton where he has held s similar

Mr. Edgar A. Robertson entered of the company at Moncton in 1006 and has served there as a clerk in the -englneer- ing department, train agent and chief assistant to the divisional

Mr. J. D. MacNutt has been with the Company since 1890 and served in_ various capacities in Halifax. 8t. John and New Glasgow. In 1015 he became inspector of train des- pstching at Moncton and three years later he was appointed assist- ant superintendent at Truro from

, where ‘he was transferred in a. sim- _ ilar capacity to Campbellton. _._.__.-oo>i

RICE POINT SCHOOL CHRIST-

MAS ‘cLosmG exactly cross. but I am afraid. Your

Highness. that they will take away w!“ boforoiiho our in and “strike my good schnitze in the other W1" "lo lmfllortv-l roomy . - lobby of a. Peoria. Illinois, hotel, a a e . chuckles Hopper in "Once a Clown THAT broke the m, between Always a Clown." he was accosted them. The Duke gave . an order h? "- wllfidellt yours mim- "llxouso mo. Mr- hopper." brought the singer. "It was piled 5311i "b1" I "l! Kuinstosee Y0" t0- hlgh and every one looked horri- fiedflshe recalls, amusedly.

On the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 21st upwards of twenty interested parents and visitors assembled at RicePoint School, the event‘ being the annual Xmas tree and semi-an- nual examination. The school, ‘beau- tifully decorated for the presented a very pleasing appear-

A thorough examination of all classes was conducted by the teach- cnand once more the pupils by their prompt and accurate answers vin- diqated the high opinion held by all the parents of Miss Smallwoods skill in the science of pedagogy.

The examination was followedby o. well-rendered programme which the pupils exhibited much talent for this particular phase of

hold yourpiate while you out your beloved schnitzel." -

At the close of the programme. Santa appeared" and distributed among the pupils and teacher, many useful and valuable gifts from the heavily laden tree which prettiiy or- namented, occupied a conspicuous place in the classroom. Misaiflmallwood then treated all present to fruit and candy after which complimentary remarks were made -by several on the excellent 1119416 by the pupils and the pleasant entertainment which they

r-singillg the national anthem '81! filmed home well pleased with the afternoon spent with the pupils and teacher of Rice Point sobooi. Floilowing is the programme:

singers were at the Dresden Royal Opera. Bchumann-i-feink was a. watching his chance, gglzgd Bry. novice then and making‘ a great en's hand. ' ' struggle to gain recognition. but sembrich was already a popular ute." he said b _ favorite at the opera and a bcau- never taken my eyes olyour f ." .Mr. Bryan felt althrill go through something really

"Yes." continued the man. “I'm

tiful $111881‘.

one in the

l » AN nitric SAIiTSIIAKER

s, w. oa-rou-rnwsou ' '

ingtheUnited ilasfcrtheiirst time was taken for awaik by her

one crossed in' front of them. .l 1'0

EXCLAIMW the “kiddy": “What's that. Uncle Dari?"

"YES, déll‘ l " ' U

,'I‘he child tooka long. deep breath and looking up seriously and admiringly into Uncle Dan's face

land (in "Back Rollers from the Middle Border"); . were his

they do most writers) is doubtless due to his early training as a news-

Csstle and as she was enjoying a sumptuous supper at the Castle.’ in-

green peas." l . O O '0

and a piateful of evewthing was

"Here." said the -Dukc, "I will

And he did. O

a a

“But alas!" says she, “my schnit-

It was in the days when both

one

Recitation. Jean

ticn by Georgette riatmas Doings by 4 1307i; Dialogue, Hiring a Servant by 59W" P1115118; Recitation by Eadie MaeDougall; Recitation by modulo 1pm; min by s ma; Recitation by Angus Macllaohe -

clear. brisk ' voice.

all thus i" recalls Schumann- I-Ieink. "Hit stead of finding the _ beautiful Benbrlch ‘resting, pale and or“ ‘ ‘d from her triumphs. as I -had romantically pictured her. there slie sat at the table with a big. heaping dish of macaroni in froi-it of her," eating heartily!" ' i . . a a o '

Y 5 pupils; Recitation:

details ‘of’ their talk but she does

7 , Canada,‘ Rain her tbit as she looked at ‘ who went right on, eat-

angnowfall

"dame-inf Come -ln!" called a

“And in I-went, all excitement.

MlliDAME doesn't remember the 9'

Health Ssryiooisok ltlauadian Medical a Association p

. MONEY F01! HEALTH at this season oi the in many centres. the budgets o! 111° various pnunicipal and county lof- vices are being considered, health services tcgeth with the 0111011.- The public money which is-dc- voted to health work represents an investment in disease "prevention and health promotion. _‘ established fact that the proper ex- penditure of certain sums of money . will bring about a redudtion in the amount of illness and ‘the number of deaths. There is,-of course. a reduction. and "that it is set bythe knowledge which

“IN: méknwssoiwwo Rviss“ illepiileaflaarebussltores ' ' '

may,“ of the congregation" “Al: ninm pour-woo '. was the retort, “for itseemed to me mostly piper."

A urns c ‘ air: ‘vlsit- slaps for 1m yep:-

1mm" Iilicrfi a Walter-‘Bichelh aunt and uncle_living"ih Philadel- HWY 01 "l9 018115091102 centiny our“ phia (relates Charles s. oarpsn- beau who. to attract attention. en- 5mm ter in “Dollars and Sense"). She tered a coffeesholik. in hadnever seén a. negro before and 1111114"! B- lllllllllfi 01 llilillid N118 was’ themforegmuch _. excited when and. kissing them. exclaimed:

“Cad. how that woman loved me "

Q, .

in» follow"?! Wei 11> tho‘ s FIG 1W!‘ H102 _ , ' a m run-bed M s event the same horse wins thoiflrst and second heats, hevehsil bedeclared the winner of the f and shall not coasts the hut; also that’. _ A _ be on the old placing system. pccording to the stoindingof the horses at the conclusion of thee-ace. Witch's horse is. awarded the race without contesting the third heat, in awarding the xemainder-bf-tli purse. the horse winning the third heat shall be regarded as having flit- ished second in that heat (first pines "l" having been conceded to the! bills! swardcd the race ; the _ 1 ishing second as t ltd, etc. .->-~r,

Tho following was also adddd ,_ ‘he postponement nilez-In a three Jeat race, one third of the. purse, after eduoting 10 percent. ‘phsli foreach heat contested:- alsci the 10 per cent. and the entrance for the heat or heats not contested shall , turn-ed, except when one horse , _ won, two heats and the conditions provide that a horse winning the first and second heats s g ll awarded the race without con the third heat: in that eventsthc full amount of purse shall be as provided in the published . ditions. If the conditions provide that a part of the purse shall ‘ raced for each heat. the money. - served for the third heat shall be awarded in accordance with the standing of theliorses in the sum-

lBjZIIBIFQQ V"

i111 t. Kelvin. this! in Clfelton with

., . Meeting J f 8rd or Maine Illil New Bruns_ wick (Ircuith Difficulties. mainimicrou, u. n..nso:2'1- than Important changes have been made in the rules of. harness racing. ac- oording to official reports from Na- tional ‘Ikotting Association reaching the Maine and New Brunswick Cir- cuit headquarytem here. The changes were made at- a meeting of the Joint Rules Commit- tee held at Chicago when. through the ofllces oi’ The Trotting Horse

51.12‘; llflflilffyliYleam "of tho m».

I be 1a s brt tim i

THE wife of the famous Dr. But- I 1' deagfiwtallrgmm “W” "That's a negro woman; dear." lei", of Trinity College, Cambridge. "But what makes her so black?" once had to call her housekeepers “God made her that way, dear!" attention to the enormous number “But are her feet and arms all of chickens ordered for s‘ dinner black the same as her face?" she had given to some

In the evening the service was con- ducted by Mr. Russell Wocdsidc. student at Pine Hill College and~~ one of our Darnley boys. music was decidedly of- s Christ- mas nature. Mrs. J. A. Campbell presiding at the organ. The follow- ing is the musical programme for the morning and evening services.

leton. t with relatives in Ohclttsiliaio.“ xm“

"I can't help it mum." the house- “The ‘imaristoc- racy don't like legs."

the Harness Horse Association sat in st the meg“; with the dele- gates from the National ‘Plotting Association and the American hot- ting Association,

“Yes. dear!" . ivouches Sichel.) ."Ia she black all over-every- where?" keeper retorted.

diseases because 111"!" folio!‘ , id about them to ' —--

- . and Mrs. John iadvbon. Bed.

we of so. and Mrs.

Maclliarlane; Fernwood on

we know encug combat them successfully. With re- gard to others. we are not as yet able to do so because we have not the knowledge which would enable us to conquer them. When the question of health ex- penditure is considered. every citi- aen should realize clearly that if reasonably suflicient funds are pro- vided. he is actually. taxes. buying community h surance for his own for that of his fam and his fellow-citizens. If a rea- sonable amount of money is not spent on health work. then the re-

JOBEPH CONRAD always de- clared that he had no facility at _ _ uiirorwriunauuithsthebudbo bunch Dan you an certainly force every word outi of himself. wonderful. Youknow everything." 1° wiswli-nglggiv 1011111111]??? allay-

o a a 130d! 93s y_ 5 - BARBIE wrote "Peter Pan" with f: m" °°nml considered three four boisterous little boys, toinhmig ‘aiilildled “ml ll"? Words s day s all over him. records Hllllllllfiar- “venue ‘lftllfi-

y IT only 133E116 last five adopted sons-lucky ysl-for he “"5 ° e 1 1 119 1100K l0 has no children of his own. - dlilmilll! W 111-“ Worst-arr as a res- Tha; Home ind mmmpmm when uiar habit. and that was due to the at m“. do not up,“ 3am’ (like physical disability of ‘gout in his

rné would sit in his big arm- papcr man when he had to turn out cm“ "mcmfl 311° Wlllduw in his his “copy” amid the babel and ‘Will’- confuslon o; ma pmsammm \ friend and literary executor, Rich- . o a \ ard Curie (in “The Last Twglve 111mm Schumsnn-Heink had Yew of Joseph c°lll'841")r“and. suns m Queen Victoria at Windsor film's sloWlv-givifhjons pauses."

annually for some

_qf_ the meeting there will for the first time be o. fini- formrracing code and all parent as- operate with the some classification table. table, however. does not meet the suggestions for changes made by the‘ Maine so New Brunswick Cir- cuit Stewards and other tracks where the racing is for moderate sized purses; their requests were for a classification table which would change the eligibility of horses more rapidlyvthan the table in use in 1021i did. whereas the new table rnsiifidllt possible for horses to win m more than they did before with- out passing into a faster class. How- . Gocher, Secretary of the National Trotting Association. has made it. known he has s. solu- tion foitthe problems of the Maine and New Brunswick circuit Stew- ards which he will unfold at the annual meeting of the Circuit at Presque Isle on January 8rd and the announcement of the new clas- sification table arouses more inter- t than ever in what he will have

suggest when he reaches Arous- toolvs Potato Belt to meet the Down i-iibsl. racing ingguls. Irhc chances are lie has some special conditions up his sleeve which will meet the situation and make verybcdy happy. The report of the Joint Rules Conunittes shows that the follow- ing changes were mode in the eli-

In determining the eligibility of horses to compete in publici races. winraces mude prior to 192'! shall be accepted as a basis except for horses which‘ have been reclassified by their earnings and the new per- formers since 1026. For the purpose of classification. the following table was adopted:- Horse stays in 2.24‘class until he

$509. Horse stays in 2.22 class until he Horse stays in 2.20 class until he

v v ' _ zi- ‘ t pram; cum, and were, the guests of ‘Mrs. Our.

U Ml‘. Mid _ll1‘8. ‘[1105, lmllt. on" ‘hiesday.

Mimi campbell. Ohelton. Paid trip to North Carleton

mink _Prelude-—"March of the Oflertory -- "Christmas ' Carol,"

Anthem— "Ring Out The bu... For Christmas." McPhail. --"'l‘riomphal. Mai-ch."

Recital of Galois. 6.45 p. m. tly Carol." Perkins. ("The First Noel” Burdett.

"Crldledxhll Low ", Gounod. "The Heavenly Stranger," Gabriel. Anthem-“There's a Song in the

Oifertory-"Song of Hope." Schu- b8!‘

' iii. aud- Mrs. Prederi was». tore sums Mrs» Melville Johnston on Tuesday.

was, Marla Stavert, R. N” b; spending her fifmas holidays her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Archi- bald Btavert. North Bedeque.

~ ‘Tho timeshare-it and Winni- fled ht. students at r. w. c, their Xmas holida

at their home Middleton.

- and Mrs. Bruce Maclfluley.‘ River. and Messrs. Percy and ...'..°!.".‘l.“.'.' 7°" "'“‘"

n North ou-ioion oh Sunday last.

bu» noufi, Chelion, t vltitcrs to Central Bed- there they woo the gudllififs. John Frizrel ms Fred c: u. with

award. motored. to Carleton Bid- ore-raw-

to the dangers of_prevent- able diseases. The burden and ex- pense of disease does not fall evenly. Someone may feel that he has sav- ed. a dollar or two and escaped sickness, but some individual, some family. will have that burden and expense. The comm to pay outfar more in the care

Y- .. The following amendment was also adopted in order to secure uni- formconstruction of rulmt- , ~ the purpose of securing uniform construction of these rules, each as- sociation racing under these rules shall appoint a. member of a coin- rnittes hereby created for thesaur- pose of reconsidering any differences of construction placed upon an rule, and trhfi Oglltslllfdflfifl upon my e y commi , .. will govern. and the Trotting Iiorse Club of Amica shall il-ppvlnt

Franz Gruber- Charlcs Lowe, soloist.

Postlude-"March from

oiuouiz Schnitacl-"whlch I love," “limo” o1 rowritins- ’Rase site she confesses enthusiastically- an Pose o! his tvposorlpt (says Curie) attendant informed her that the h" the Duke of Connaught (the Queen's man“5°"1’t' 1"“ “'5 Page 11-119!‘ P689 son) wished to see her in an ad- "f 1'15 P1001 5118618 resembles a bat- jomlng roonh tlefleld. He minded very little what “so, o; Marsh 1 went," she re_ form his books took in serializa- mlnisces . (in “Schumann-mink: "mn- In 1-“1- 5°11"! 01 1118 111081; Sc- The Last of the fltans"). "But 1 "m "Wflilos WM actually done went with such a/face! I did not Wm“ the b°°k 1W1 1116511! ED111101‘- want to leave my good schnitzel and 9d in Pm"-

FOR forty years De_Wclf Hop. mm DUKE evidently saw somc- Pei-ml" Wlobrotlns the fiftieth mm; was mist anniversaryof his first appearance “You are very cross with me." he ‘m u.“ saw-h" 59°11 P1111111!!! t0 Sam ‘ "Casey at the Bat,"

"No," replied the diva. "I am not "he" m‘ W111" 11° llllY be P1814118. he must before the evening is out,

than the health department costs. One epidemic costs many times the upkeep of an adequate health de-

The semi-annual examination of Baltic district was held in the school room on the evening of Dec. 20th, when a large number of rate- payers and visitors were Present. The school was beifutifully decor- ated for the occasion. also a large tree heavily laden stood in the corner adding very much to the Christmas appearance of the room. Mr. James Donald capably acted as chairman and called for the dif- ferent numbers on the following

appearance of original

Money should not be wasted; it should be properly spent. Ev town and county should hav cient money for health work, and should see to it that it is properly

AvPlea. Fay ‘ the West Indies

Questions concerning health. ad- dressed to the Csnadia Associatiomllii College Street. Tor- onto. will be answered personally by

Morn. by senior girls; chorus. Wel- come by school; dialogue. Two Let- ters, by Clara McDonald and Anna ; recitation. Joke on Pa. by nald; chorus, Christmas

MIDNIGHT MASS AT KELLYS ' CROSS

It an occasion of rejoicing for the peo e of Kelly's Cross to have one of her sons. , Campbell celebrate his first High Mass in St. Joseph's Church there at midnight. Christmas Eve. Father Campbell is a/ son of Mir. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell, Westmoreland and a graduate of 5t. Dunstans Univer- sity. He was ordained to the priest- monton on Dec. 9th and arrived in this Province on 15th inst. in company with Bishop Obcary who had been on a visit to his bro-_ ther Archbishop O'Leary. Campbell was asisted in the cele- bration of the High Mass by Revs. Iawréhce Smith and P. L. McMa- hon. PP. as Deacon and Subdeacon n»- ctively. The sermon for the oc- casion. one of the most eloquent and impressive sennpns, on the dignity of the Catholic Priesthood. preach- ed in this parish, which is Father Emith's native place. was delivered to an immense congregationiby Rev. Lawrence Smith. . At the conclusion of the Mass, an address was read to Father Camp- bell by M. A. Smith and presentatio of a well-filled purse and sick call ouiit made by J. A. E. Bradley. The

Joys. by school; reading. W Ronald Delaney; drill. Canada our Homeland. by twelve pupils: dia- logue. Merry Christmas, by junior classes; dust. Flag Bong, simpson and Margaret auoy. eit- cored: recitation. Present for Aunt Jane, by Ellsworth Bernard; dia- logue. Scene on a RE. Car; reci- tation. Envy, by Edgar Matthews; chorus. What's the Meaning. by l1 puplBZ valedictory by RenaJgac-

In es’in trade, __ sta ' justify l6 politically. (“flab-

nlght. and I‘ just wondered if you IN soing to recite Casey." HOPPQI’ told him that it would be an evening to be reme did not. . "Good." Qxclaiined the young man. "I would just like my young AT THE oho of the interview lolly friend to- hear how someone Schumann-Heink hurried back to 915° 191-1168 11-" the other room.

terview hem today. Bir James, who is sailing for the British West-In- dies this afternoon on the new Cog

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droabzrro, Dec. ‘20_,--'.i‘hroe valu- able silver foxes were clubbed to death during Thursday night by wholraided fox pens on the

.500. . ‘Horse stays in 2.18 class until he Horse stays in 2.16 class until he _

to

Horse stays in 2.15 class until he mun "poi-g; West IndiestobeannexedtoCm- Ho stays in 2.14 class until he “h, ~ _ . $5 “Canada is part of the Empire." saidBirJamcc,“thehcartcfCan-. ads is loyal to Great Britain while we take the benefits of emplroccn-

conscien

A riumberof prises were given to the pupils for department general proficiency. generously treated the pupils and visitors with candy. Santa-also ap- peared and stripped the tree. Oh behalf of the pupils Miss Marion Simpson read an address and Miss Margaret Cousins presented the iss Mamie Mill with a audbag and ‘other gifts and the teacher suitably acknow- ledged them. The following is the