dying in a ulanger and -the 13abe;ch"d_

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Nollea By Tile Way

chill,

But let. it whistle as it will

We'll keep our Cllriatlllaa merry still!

I. Iulotlt

Christmas Day. a; we are told

Fable. was transferred from tho 6th of January to the 25th of Dec- vonrbar -by Julius l. ‘When Gregory Xllll reformed the calendar in 1582 he omitted l0 days; but when New Style was adopted in England ln 1752 lt. was necessary to cut off 11 .days which drove back January 6th

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2s, 192s

n! men and of angels and have not. Love l am become as soundins

All!‘ _ '“““°;hrass and a tinkling cymbal. And

h h d bldln in tho _ .

country a rep er a 2h s thflrlthmwh I m” the 3m‘ of wophecyjto December 25th of the previous field. kcepllls W111 W" and understand all nlysterles and'!_,.,,,a,._ 1,, we om days o; heathen. "W," by ma" AM’ l°' u“ ‘Mini! knowledge, and ‘liwllSh 1 “Melhll the toast of Saturn was held el of the Lord came upon them and m“ “m; so that 1 mum remove in December. when tile people de- the glory of the Lord shone rounclflmunmlns’ and have not love, I am curated the temples with such

. ; hlugs as they could find. b0 t til : l the were sore. - - ll green l. a‘ um m“ am y ‘mmnng’ And though ‘I bestow a fTIIB (‘hrlstl-nn custom ls partly the a ra .

And the angel said untcmy ‘and, m feed l-he 90°!’ a-"disame. transferred w Him who was "lem- Pilal’ m‘ l!" Mlwld‘ I hm‘? though l give nly body -to be burnedihorn in Bethlehem oll Christmas 1 | y lll n n lll '0 W" lll "EB °l 5'"! °Y w c ‘ a and ‘have not. love, it proflteth me.‘ "Y- be to all people. For unto you is nothing Love gunmen, ‘on; and; Mm m!‘ ‘my m the c“, of David ll “M; b" "Wm! "m? “veil-o Christ's Thorn in Germany and l‘ savlour- which l5 Christ the lmllntoth not. itself, is not puffedjscandinnvia from its use in church Lord. And this shall be a sign untoiup’ doth not behave "Se" unseem_lrlecor.ltions and its putting forth yo“ Ye ma" "m; ‘he 33.5., wmpvy, seekem not her own’ ‘is “mills berries flbClllt Chlietmas time. pod in straddling clothes lying in ‘leasil!’ Dmvoked. tllinketh no evil. Kgiljagynkflifiigflii’ “a2: a“ im‘ I cus u, - lllllill-lel" Al"! llldlmlllil “'9'” ‘msirelolcet-ll not in iniquity ll“!- ‘le-lring m the "Righteous. I re er ‘lml ll"? "lllilel ll llllllmud“ m ‘heljolceth in the truth, beareth alllfllld justified the custom from ls- heavenly host. Drill-lll!!! 9°‘! "Ed things beligveth an tmngk Lovell-ah IX: 1-3——"'l‘he glory of Lebanon saying. Glory to Cod in the highest udverml-"elh but whelher mere bershall come unto thee: the fir-tree ' ' 1.11 i and‘ on Earth peace‘ good Wm ‘ovpmphedes they BM" m“; whetherl e p lletree and the box together. ' to beautify [he place of My sanctu- wllld m?!” ithere be tongues they shall cease. ary." ma“ hmmy ‘nlwhether there be knowledge it s-hall,

“my M ‘he “mtivaniah away. ‘For-we know in part;

GHRIBTMAS 1l25

tllcrs were in ‘the

The holly. or Holy Tree, is call-

Tllcre is more this ‘beautiful Christmas. a pllcable to ollr day as to the d5? 0!

Christmas trees as well as May-

Poles are very ancient in their or- . we prophesy i“ pan‘ mmglgln. The Egylltians lit the winter {when that which is perfect is comeisolatics thousands of years ago us- tile Easter" Sllellllelde "This all" m-on that which is ‘in part shall be ed a palm branch having twelve be a sign unto you. Ye shall finlhdone away’ leaves or shoots to symbolise the ‘he Bab‘... The Babe was poo“ ‘when x w“ a Child’ I spake as aICOIIIplBIlOII of the year. The mod.

I .ern custom of lllll"llll a tr n wrappel i swaddllng clothes ano . " g 9e ° ‘ n ‘hud- I “which gifts are hung comes to lls ii

l I a onlla.‘ was Christ lhc Lord. The Babe ialhm when

significance as ap-‘and

understood thought l became

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in the Dictionary of lllhmse and _

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ln the examination of the boys of a reform school some time ago. l was associated with a professor of psychology. He found that tile majority of tho boys were below llol-nlal mentally. even as l had dia- covsred that they were below nor- lnal physically.

l attributed this principally to the lack of regular home training lu diet and rest. as at least flfty per cent. of the boys had parents who were living apart.

And now some research men at Stanford University. California. have been investigating the chil- drell who stand head of their class In the schools.

The idea was to investigate the underlying causes of "genius? These bright children were given n complete physical examination, and what is their report? “lll phys- ical growth and in general health. the gifted children unquestionably rate somewhat above the average." l-lldeed the investigators state that "there is ~no shred oi evidence to support the widespread opinion that typically. the unusually bright child weak. undersized. or nervously unstable."

.~\lld another polllt that was dia-

Happenings 0f The Week

“O little town of Bethlehem. How still we see thee lie- Above thy deep and dreamluse sleep The silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets sbilleth The Everiastin! Light. The hopes and fears of all the years Ara met in thee tonight." O O O

The delightful weather yesterday brought hosts of visitors ‘to the city for last-minute shopping and as they mingled with the home crowds a cheerful spirit of good will was noticed everywhere.‘ '

O O O

Their Escellenclea the Governor- Generai and the Lady Dyug of Vimy- have issued invitations for a fancy dress ball at. Government House. for the evening of Monday. January 11, in honor of Her Excellencyha

birthday.

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.Mr. and Mra. A. A. McLean, of Ottawa. are spending Christmas in Montreal with Mr_ McLean's sister. Mrs. Nicholson. .

O Mrs. A. Brennan. of Sumnlerside. who had been visiting in Halifax. went to Windsor, N.S.. last week to spend a week with her sister. Mrs. Raymond Dill.

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covered was that these unusually bright children loved to play, and played to the same extent as other‘ uorlllal children. , Now n youngster may start out with a good brain. but if the body be neglected completely. he hasn't the physical strength to carry llinl "or. even if he has plenty of ambi-

ly enjoying Rink. which opened this

‘be n long one.

left early in

The younger folks are thorough-

lweek. and the season promises to

O and Mrs. W. F. Tldmarsll the week to spend!

Mr.

tlnn.

it is the play instinct in the

them growth. development.

20nd health.

and;

kitten. the puppy, the little bear, lnDr- will My Clarence Tllllllallll» fact all you-n: animals. that gives?!“ Montreal,

Christmas with their youngest son.

.:'0tlt\f‘ chest. Oi‘ call buy a new one.

At the moment, there is a voiilol for early American furniture in’ maple. walnut alldplne. As cover-l toss, the moat appropriate materiel”! are the glazsdchintzea with put-i torus that are reproductions of 01d‘ designs.

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O The old-fashioned garnet jewelry has been revived alld is shown in_ necklaces, bracelets and earrings! as well as long plus and circular" brooches. i \ Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Nash tlllli" little daughter Emma Louise. of‘ iberwlck, N.S., are visiting Mr. nnd_

Mrs. F_ C. Nash and other relatlvesmj U O O

or sale of’

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Rev. w. Bruce Muir and Mrs-NT Muir entertained at the Manse, 202' Prince street, last evening, on the occasion of their 16th wedding air‘ ulversary. A most delightful social hour was enjoyed. tllc Rue-eta Wirlilw lllg Mr. and Ml‘s_ .\luir lnany llallpy returns. ‘

O O Mr. and Mrs. (‘. ‘Fuirull l-‘islulr and family, who lluve been staying, at tile Mount Royal Hotel, Montre- ul. have removed to their apart-

ment ut tile Chateau. i O t

lfinlllrolderetl shawls have always ‘been regarded as treasures, wile- tiler wearing them hzlppellml to be ill vogue or not. Fortunately for those who love to wear a brett)’, sllnlvl oll special occasions. they; are ill vgue this year‘ Not for n generation or more have lovely shawls been as generally worn b!’ society women. as this winter.nntl_ she who has one tucked alvny ill a‘

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This is the Season when the Joyous Spirit of Christmas is abroad; a time of chacr and good will to all. ‘

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a you a Merry

Charlottetown

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may consider herself lucky. llllt not all are so fortunate. However.‘ where there is u will there's a way. llild she who would have one and‘

who came

Mr. Harry Ritchie,

has not. may have one for a wry

it. ls therefore most interesting! , and gratifying to learn that th" home for the tulle"! “l M!" 1* E-

bright child. the genius of tomor-‘Prowse, left for his home in Otto.- "°“V “Des lll" 1°59 M!‘ ma?’ “will”? , wu Tuesday morning. Mrs. Ritchie oodo ¢¢444¢0004o4o+044' and daughter are remaining over‘ with Mrs. Prowse until next week.

,from Germany. or perhaps earlier wilh us still. tllc poor ilabe, home-iv“, away child's}, thmwL For nawl ‘ 1

a man pfrom Scandinavia. 1cm. ly'nr: in on uncomfortable bedi Santa Klaus is a paths,- glumgy

- °ontraction of Sallkt Nikolaus, oi‘. Allen face to face: now i know lust. ‘Nicolas. the pfltron saint of 0M0 1110 ilrl-‘ll 0T 15°59 Y8 ‘llavoparl’ men ma" I know even Mirzhlldrcll. Fwrlneriy St. Nlcholaui it hie." Ye shalllalso I m“ known‘ AM now abmethdlatl his anniversary day on Dccem-g “Dd m“ Bah“ mm l“ finding himhfaith. hope, love but the greatest other 6' but no“ mes "mus ""9 "p" find these ‘a love‘ lposotl to cunlc at Chrlstulas, ‘hm.

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_ we see through a glass darkly. but? And “lnasmuwll as y“ have done it ‘

donc unto

horr- or vlz-‘cwmcre. yc sll-Jil

0mm the Lord. ills mission has always been m .115.)

i tribute {its t0 good children. Santa; l éwag sllpposotl to have been a bishop} ' lbefore he was canonlsed as w‘ l ‘Seldom has the weather durlngisllllll- H0 Cflmrs late on Christ-i

(‘BTW-ville "ti? '5 the "m"! the Christmas season been as fav-imafl eve an" m“ “me m!" "l"? Dutm m U". your, the will! d?!’ lllorabhuis durlng the pa“ week andfi-Swfljhllllfl leaves his gifts in the: ‘lll thc year iil'0lll1(l which all otheri lsmukmg" m‘ . "m!" li-‘l-‘Plllllcle-‘l!

CH RmTMAs-‘qui THE CHRISTMAS TRADE

fllung up to rcceivu thelu. Hi5 team. ‘ - » t is , . ‘ llllllg“ Cull-m‘ For m’ ° her day ‘enough snovl tn make good slelgh-‘of swift rclnflccrs 5nd his entrance.

sllrb Dlwlllllllllo“ mgle‘ For ‘ruling. 11181 Enough moist, snow mlto the home and fireside by way oi’. past llmnfll every llomc was lnak-iprevem drifting and. Vyemerdayqtlle chimney may be doubted hy inl: ready for Christmas. Every clean bright sunshine with jug-will‘! Klifiel‘ store. in City and Country selected enough “m: of "w, m me w“, m its zoods lll anticipation of thaimake walking and drmng a de_ (‘ilfltlllllllfi tli‘-l""""l~ Pm!‘ “d “ch light and shopping a pleasure.

aliko canvaascd the ‘TlDDYOiTPllPI Am} the mores “Ever 100k“ ilfllig for their gifiathcir charitlenmore attractive, m" shoppers more tlvlr belwvolvllvcfl- The llwl- "lltonnily satisfied. The ‘some of their hard earned savings lay Chrlsmafl w“ in the ah.’ in the Pride whut they can lll spare for 990MB’ in the mo,“ bought and tho sake of lrnlvlnlleflns = "Mil sold. n was indeed a splendid ulno The ricll 0PM lhvil‘ Pill-mil lllllllld‘ for Christmas’ business and l-aat ingly to help the city's Cllflfillfiiwnlght m? stores were fined with to brighten the day f!" We" h?!“ to make 1t a children

especially the past few duye. Just

children. but some; has for many generations given ln-l "'10P"! Joy and good chccr to mil- lions of‘ ‘both young and 91¢

clllllilmls Carols are sung in] ‘Elllzlflnd and other European coun-i trlcs in csmmemoratlon of the song‘ ‘of the nngcls to rhc shepherds at the time of tile Nativity. ‘ln thei literature of Chrlstmaatldc the‘ render nny come across the word Noel. which may mean either Cllllfiillllis Day or n Christmas Cur-i oi. It is a contraction of llmlveiles.

of,

last. minutes buyers, all wearing‘ YOFHIMW bfcllllfill- tho smile that. wont comc off. rcal Christmas for the their own and others. The first. Christmas. 1925 your: ‘ago began with a miracle anl tile 111178619 llaa been repfilled yBlll‘ ll!‘ tor year through the ages. 'l“19 tiny la a miracle still and ille world's greatest gift on that morn- ing in tho City of David is being repeated today in the Bflllemllll glflg of nliliiona of men and women who. now as than are finding the Tislbe lying in the orphanages the hospitals the homes of the poor.

' ill. ‘l .. . o ' S B:

lng rho Christmas season will haves Chm m“, (my ls born‘ its effect upon the remaining buai- p A Child of high renown. n9l~l5 of the winter. The money hawMil-‘l! Wlllllly "Y 8- “Pupils not all been spent and there A Sceptre “d a crow“ more business yet to do. ln every wny there is nluch to he thankful for and apparently all are thank- flll.

is

Nowells. noweils. nowclls: ‘Sing all we may.

Because that Christ the King lwaa born this iii-eased day.

O i Christmas has coma this your to ,Prlnce Edward island in good old [winter array. By a series of pre- lnaratory wcatllcr changes, there came a mild

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EDITORIAL NOTES

Merry Christmas.

(tidings) and in old English wnog‘

snow storm which?

Dally Selections ‘ ‘

FOR i 0 ' _ Mrs. Steevea. of Monctou, accom- t ("mfihan Rvmleh‘ ‘panic-d by Mr. Cecil Steeves. ar-

*O-¢QQm;;bQe+r>gT;Z?4-o+»‘rivod Thursday to spend Christmas

TIDINGS 0F GREAT J0'Y:__The with Mrs. Sleeves’ mother, Mrs. T._ uugel said unto them. Fear notzlc- Eugen‘ lot‘ behold, l bring you good tidings of great Joy. which sllull be to all llellillc. For unto you is born this day lll ‘the city of David a Saviour. rJilCll ls Ullrlst the Lord, Lulu- g;

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. , O ! Mr, Clyde Auld. of Toronto. is {spending Christmas in. Malpeque. tllc guest of Dr. and Mrs. Keir.

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Plt.\l‘ls‘ll."-O Thou Lord oi Life. be Thou burll anew lll us, sud the“ we will [iii-SR oll daily the good m). lugs lllld great Joy tn others ulllill nil people llilVC received lllBlll. December 26, 1925.

“lliY WILL Ylu‘ DIE? —- Cast llwuydronl you all your transgres- sions. whereby ye have transgress- nri: make you a ‘llew heart and a new splrlt: for why will ye tile, O house of Israel? For i ilave no pleasure in the death of lllm that. dieth, saith the Lord God: where- fore turn yourselves, and live ye."- idzekiel 18: 31, 32. "‘

PRAYER:—We daily rejoice, must merciful God. that Thou wiii-' est not that nny should perish but that all should colne unto Thee alld live.

o Mrs. J. J. Hornby and daughter, End, left this morning for Balti- more. whore Miss Horllhy will en- ter St. Agnrv-l Hospital to train for n nurse. Mrs. llorllby will visit her brother. Mr. O. A. ilornsby of Havana. Cuba. who ls seriously ill in a hospital in lP0l1Ch85l€l','N. Y.‘

I O 1 Lady Patricia Ramsay, who is in‘ Bermuda. ls occupying "Soncy." the! quaint little house nestling llmongi tile cedars on tile eastern shore of,‘ Hamilton Harbor. ngaln this u‘iu-‘ ter. Lady Patricia spent a qulot winter there last year, while at- tending several functions of note.- yet Bermuda's social circles defor- red to her expressed wish for rest‘, and quiet during her sojourn [DOPE-l Lady Patricia enjoys Bermuda. and. may be seen on bright days driv- ing over the white roads through

long vistas of green cedars. O O O

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THE CHRISTMAS STAR to the busy dwellers of the town Filled with their tireamstlfstate And pleasures early. late. or to the mighty ones of fnr re- nown The slllf-sulllclent great,

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But to the simple shepherds of the plain. Who wlltchetl night. The titlillga came-tile light Oi’ that immortal atnr oi‘ love and plain. Broke on their wondering sight.

l thclr flocks by l

Public Schools this year were just get-together sing-songs tn their nev- eral assembly halls. Although n-l- tlllng elaborate was undertaken the pupils and teachers cooperated and a. jolly Christmas spirit per- meated all through. O O At the Kindergarten the children had s. moat delightful closing with the jolliest Christ-mas tree lmuiziu- able, crowded with gifts made by them for their parents and friends. The exercises were very prettily

Not to the busy throng nlong life's street.

With restless. eager gaze

Threading the crowded wnys— fivllose llninflll souls and pleasure- i, loving feet

Pause not for prayer or praise:

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But to the watchers on the hills of peace Who silent. look afar- Whose hearts as temples are ‘Filled with the glory of a great re-

anlall uutllly and some fliStfllllliiillv wolk. for who docs not love to work ill wuois. especially such lovely wool» as we have today‘! Tllc bc-l ginning of this shawl is a iifty-illcll square of llolrct twill, ilcuvy‘ cnsll-

“The Haberdashery”

we wlsll oull 0|l$TOMEllSt All rmrlllls ll ‘llEllY MEllltY clllllslulls ANDvTHANK Yllil F0ll Y0llil most GENERDIIS PATROIIAGE.

lll-zllnrllsoll a cannon:

“ LiTTiRdlll-rsviviPvAwTi-lrif

_ s- Cardinal Mercler T0 Mr. Donald B. Gordon, DeSn-ble:

Deur Sir nlld Brother. Oll belllllf nfi the luelllbcrs of Lorne Loyal ‘, Orange. No. H92 we wish to coll- lmgugslgLg, Dem WY to you the flyillilllilly Wt! 1'9"] Mercier. prllllnte of Belgium. will for yUll lll tile loss which you have pr.,|,u|,|y undergo n surgical ops,»

illcre. wool crcpc, or any slluilur dlISUIIIICKI lll tllc inking lurlllc by “W,” M the end of the nmnuh y"

fabric. Ou this u pattern is stump-

border. or it‘ onc prefers. a more

i ‘. " tiered design, for which llUVQFill at. tile passing llwuy oi‘ one of our Th Christmas Closings ut tile-ft“ ' ‘ _ _ e colors llre necessary. the colors de- lll-lll" "lillllllel-‘l-

pending upon tile color of the foun- dation and the figures in the do- sign. Plight bulls of ‘ W001 vrltll which is tlvistctl a silver tllrcnd. are usually necessary. Tile cost ll .tile wool is about tllrce dollars all-I ilurty cents nlld tile cost of til:- square of cloth will tleplelld upull what cue selects for it. When fl|l- lsllcll. they are priced from twelltv dollars up. This will make pleasant mick-up work and tile time required ‘will be lluverlletl by the time one hns to i-illflfe fol‘ it. and how quick-

’ who-t. a boon to the world was the

' again fanned

What a miracle is Christmas!

limbo tn Bethlehem! lt is the cen- tral point in the history of the world. All the events in history

‘The same to you and many happy returns.

The principal notions in the

world are laying the foundations

occurred no many years after that tiny so many years before that day.

We measure the flight of years by‘

that. control event. Our dates are Anno Domini in the year of our Lord, or B. C. before Christ. And the spirit of the Day dominates Christendom. iWe measure the worthiness and the ‘unworthinoss nf actions by their relation to the ‘Hobo of Bethlehem. ‘Ho It was "who “in tho beginning was the word and the Word was with God and the Wordvwas 00d." The spirit of Christ is inherent u: mo! human; race blurred and blunted. it in true. ‘by times, but aver and

‘pltais. our orphanages. our

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ilor future world pence, but tllerc still are Turkey and Russia.

Santa- Claus was a busy man last night hurt the children who crept down stairs this morning in their nightlas were not able to see him. Yet, some of them heard him going up the chimney, and heard iris bells.

What would the world be with- out Christmas? Charity would he come, strophlcd and die. Our hoa- tree medical attendsnceupon the poor, our friendliness and our sympathy