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In ilI-nalh and United states.

V. ‘ Merry Christmas

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_ Christmas to all our read- ’ home and abroad! May the Qin with bright anticipation close with happy recollections. {the the brightest day of the when the heavy pressure oi ma cares, joined to all the other till-it harass life, are forgotten isaliuii impulses, in the delight iiiging happiness into the lives there. in recalling one's mani- bloaslngs and’ the divine guid- ‘that has been vouchsafed ighout the days and months that passed since the last Christ- aeason. May there be in every enrich and poor, on this one day ast, throughout the city and pro- s,- contented‘ hearts, a full in a gally decked Christmas tree, ébeat of all-

‘Ghildreife ‘faces looking up, Holding wond like a cup."

Wankincense And Myrrh

iechristmss story of the three > kings. and how they journeyed I the East, following a strange in a distant land where the loftheworldwastobeborn,

been retold by a modern writor, _

och a manner as to enhance the sty and meaning oi the incom- lhle original. From their palaces, are told, these wise kings gathered i gifts, gold and irankincense and rrh. Great sacks of precious ifs were loaded upon the backs the camels, which were to bear in on their _journey. “Everything iin readlnamjiut one oi the wise s seemed pfrplexed and would not rant Io 10in his two com- iiom, who were eager and impati- Fo be on their wiiy in the direc- i indicated by the star. Phsy were old, these two kings. and other wise.’ man was young. ien they asked him, he could not

way he waited. He knew that ,

beasuries had been ransacked

rich gifts ici- the King of Kings. seemed there was nothing more lch he could give, and yet he was t content. He made no answer to I old men who shouted to him that s ltime had come. The camels I‘ ,L':'.'~'~,.‘-tient, and swayed and aided. The shadows across the idft ‘grew longer. And still the hflg king slt and thought deeply. “length he smiled, and he order-

ihlissrvarits to open the great

assure sack upon the back oi the

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his chief servant to make the first of all the camels kneel’. Then he pick- ed up the toy of tin. and, opening gift with his own hands u. the mouth the treasure sack placed his last of the sack so that it rested upon the soft bags of incense.

"What folly has seized you?” cried the eldest of the’ wise men. "Is this a gift to bear to the King of Kings in a far country?"

And the young man answered and said: "For the King of Kings there arc gifts oi great richness, gold=and friinkiricense and myrrh. "But this," he said, child iri Bethlehem!"

"is for the

Links With Dickens

A curious little tit-bit of Christ- mastlde news comes from Winnipeg. At a Christmas reading from Dickens given in the city, it was ounced by the President of the Dickens Fellowship. that Bishop Bompas, a noted Anglican leader in Western Canada in early days. was a son of Sergeant Bompss, the original of “Sergeant Buziuz," Dlckerfs iaunous attorney in the celebrated case oi “Bardell V. Pickwick," one of the high spots in “Pickwick Papers." ‘ Buzfuz has remained to this day a ‘source oi much merriment in this solemn take-off on the affectatlons oi English courts. It was Buzfuz who disclosed, in the breach of promise suit, the deep import of the love messages of Mr. Pickwick when he wrote "Chops and tomato sauce" to the widow. Mrs. Bardell. s. To- ronto exchange recalls the irony with which Buzfuz is treated in Dickens‘ description oi his opening of the case in court:

"Sergeant Buzfuz began by say- ing that never, in the whole course of his professional experi- ence—never from the very first moment oi his applying himself

‘ to the study and practice of the low-had he approached s. case with feelings of such deep emo- tion. or with such a heavy sense of the responsibility imposed on him-a responsibility. he would 55y. which he could never have supported were he not buoyed up and sustained by a conviction so strong that it amounted to positive certainty that the cause oi truth and Justice, or, in other words, the cause of, his much- injured and most-oppressed client. must prevail with the the high-minded and intelligent dozen oi men whom he now saw in that box before him."

was ever the social refonner.

rlfof his camels. Then ha went tolhlgh chamber to which he had fibeen since he was a child. He and presently be out and approached the cara- his hand he carried some-

n».-

damaged about,

which glinted in the sun.

w. had waited.

.,,

Wilt fr!” ‘ ‘____ mkYthfivllrlridttlm- [A oiauimu gambol oft could

ffsturiiedanother ’ gm” " i

mhllww" 1M‘W°l'inlnis_1iosrtthrough.haif

" kings thought that he bore ‘new gift more rare and preci- ‘tbln-any which they had been 1 isms in all their treasure 4- The! ‘bent down to see, and

tlsrinmel drivers peered from

‘l ~ .0! tlfl great beasts to find i‘ swarm: was which gleamed in Jill: ‘rheywere curious about illlgiltf for which all the cara-

king took a toy "“lfls‘liahd"and placed it upon t ‘ i ‘dog oi tin, paint- . N and speckled with black cine patches of paint had wk‘, ma‘ left the metal clear.

stories.

can Notes." that the city had good stone prison.’ as well as

ences of comfortable living.

third son, Inspector Francis Dickens,

and Fort Pitt.

‘ Editorial Notes

IQCOiVQ,

some drop as a specimen. sample.

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memories."

Notes By 77w Way‘

Under the cloak oi his irony and his quaint characterizations, Dickens He sought to remedy abuses and to pro- mote happiness by legislation as well as by the diversions of his popular When he visited Toronto in 1842 he observed.‘ in his "Ameri- "a "a

handsome church. a Court House. public offices. many "oommodious private residences," and other evid-

There is another link oi Dickens with Canada in the. residence of his

for many years in Western Canada ls a dtinguisl-ied officer in the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, when he was stationed at Winnipeg

"Ilsmareblcssedtogivethanto

When the cup of life is full and fwwiugoveasayrrhoroau. preserve

‘rhisisthetime ofyear when "the wistful stars shine like good

i

Help onmcr-Qwoodi The wind is ~‘ chill.

But let it whistle as it will,

We'll keep our Christmas merry still.

Sir Walter Scott

Christmas comes but once a year And when it comes it brings good cheer.

Christmas-a time to remember the poor. who are always with us. It is also the season oi good will and good wishes to all ,and the air is full of sincere kindliness as the messages come and go, in personal greetings or by. post and telephone.

ii i The sleet storm. which played such havoc with telephone and telegraph posts and wires here and elsewhere in the Maritime-s, was even more severe and disastrous in Ontario. It has put a damper on the ‘Christmas trade. both here and in-the cities by the Great Lakes, checked travel, and merchants complain that heavy stocks laid on for the holiday trade remain unsold.

"Too much snow." which followed the sleet. is complained oi in the Toronto papers. "The Mail and Em- pire tolls about it in its issue oi Fri- day last: “We got the snow just a week before Christmas and we got lots of it-are still getting it in gen- erous quantities. Also we have in tbs city about 15.000 workless men for whose families benevolent workers arc laboring day and night to bring some Christmas cheer and happiness. What then ls the reason that the plentiful supply ‘of Christmas snow is a handicap and a torment to busi- ness and people?"

Someoiio men are employed to make certain streets, or a portion of them ,l&lb1Q for pedestrians. Some relation ought to be fouLd between the snow, the unemployed and fair ability to move about at a rate oi travel that would riot block every avenue with belated travelers and motorists. On the roads where the bus lines operate the piled up snow reduces the street width by six to eight feet. making travel not only slow where it should be spceded up. but makes it hazardous as well. Toronto isa big city and a wealthy one, but there are many small towns that handle the too plentiful snow problem much better than the On- tario capital.

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Why is the King Government un- willing to call a conference of Can- adlan employers and representatives oi labor and to co-operate with them lnmalritaining activity in industry throughout the’ Dominion? It looks as though Premier King and his Cabinet colleagues are unwilling to have this facts disclosed concerning unemployment. The people want to know and the conference has been asked for. Bur. the Minister of Labor, having stated that there is practical- ly no unemployment in Canada might ieel that it would be incon- venient to have existing condition officially established on evidence. While the Government is doing nothing out of the usual to furnish employment ior workers though the treasury overflows. prlvato corpora- tions and other employers are doing much. The Bell ‘Telephone Company has made plans for extensions and replacement that will call for a gross outlay of 031,000,000 fr. i030. The Vt Gvvwa has

ounced its willingness to give dollar for dollar to any state which makes a grant for improved highways within its boundaries. States which are niggardly in this matter. if any, will be avoided by motorists in the future and their punishment will fit rthe offence. A western exchange asks, "Will the King Government please note and for shainek sake help, as its predecessor did, to pay the cost of our highways?" Motor car accidents that prova fatal are said to number three a day in Chicago. on an average tin-cu,“ - out the year, with a much larger average oi those who suffer from broken limbs, cuts and Bruises. This goes on week days and Sundays. it seems tp-be a frightful toll in human flesh and blood. the cars exact out there in the Windy City.

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The Supreme Court of tho United States some time ago named Hon. Charles Evans Hughes as Special mm.- to report on the water diver- sion flfim Ohicllfi to the Mississippi. He has made a voluminous report to the Ooirrt. recommending that the diversion oi 0.000 cubic feet oi water pereetond shall be diminished to 0,00 cubic feet by July 1080. and. um?» be further reduced from time-to time.

Aknumber of states bordering on _ itho'}_f.',lreat'liakl am been all alonl

condition of the nose, throat, or eyes. so also you can have a catarrh of the last part of the large intestine.

talnlng the wastes from the food that are to be thrown out of the bodlh 15 about six feet long. lower right port oi the abdomen in the region of the appendix.

side. then across under the liver and stomach to the left side, and then down the left side to the polrit where its contents leave the body.

as it is called, and catarrhal mucous

somewhat in the dark about the

past. the forty mark,

"rm: cimgiorrsrgw GUARDIAN

By [nines W. Barton. M1?- “J

MUCOUS COLlTlS

Just as you can have a catarrhal

As you know this large tube, con-

It b68111! in the

From this point it coed up the risht

Something irritates this tube, colon

is formed, hence the ailment known as mucous colitis.

Now what causes this trouble?

To be quite frank physicians are

cause. 1t is usually found in ladlviduals ore in won-ien than in men, and is found most fre- quently in those who have lost the tone of the abdominal muscles, that is the abdominal muscles are ‘drop- pcd’ a little. That certain foods may cause it as they do asthma and hay fever, is o. new idea. oi its cause. Dr. Milton A. Bridges tolls us that in 85 per cent oi the cases the lower ribs o‘! the right and left side are too close together, thus making abdomen nat- urally a little too narrow!

The symptoms. aside from this muc- ous that comes away from the intes- tine, are usually abdominal - pain. mostly in the region oi the appendix, fatigue usually in the afternoon, con- stant daily backache, ‘indigestion’, gas, feeling of fullness, blood thin, and emotional unrest. The X ray usually shows portions of intestine in a sort oi spasm with tightening oi the walls. Now as so many of these cases are called chronic appendicitis it is well to have the X ray examination be- fore any operation is performed. The treatment is a prolonged one. These individuals are usually of the

is frequently indicated.

including bran, figs, rough vegetables

they irritate the intestine and in- crease the amount of mucous.

these. prevent constipation.

position, should be of help.

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FROM "wine's m nus cuiusrivilis our"

What's in this Christmas Day? Let Time's hoary wardens say. The Saxon grim- i ‘There's some of him:

The Druid's hand is here,

The Greek and Roman cheer: 'From East and West

Is gathered oi the best,

From the new and from the old- Ali the glorious day will hold.

From whltost sands to lichened rock

The doors o_i Hops unlock, The gates oi peace swing wide,

Children of men at Christmas-tide!

Let help who can

That bears the name of man, Help in his chosen way

To keep this festal day.

But over other glories all, Shining high and for,

Lo, the stopt, regardful star Above the cradle in the stall! Where the angels met together

weather- There's the fountain of this song. lime 0! ma. sweet and strong; Thence the destblssa voice That bids u» world rejoice.

imo need to suifsrwitii soul,

GRANDFATl-lElfiS STORY ‘ *

BYAI‘.

"nervous type, and mental treatment They have usually tried ‘everying;

and fruits all oi which are excellent is c. ‘laxative for most individuals, but really harmful to these cases, as

Therefore raw fruit and rough vege- tables should not be used. but milk arid fruit juices, clear soups, plenty of cream and butter if they can tolerate

Olive oil after meals, the mineral oils, and enemas of mineral or vege- table oils are soothing and help to

Bending exercises to develop ab. dominal muscles, or wearing of an abdominal belt to hold organs up in

At coming oi bright Christmas-tide.

Nor time, nor space shall dare divide. Noi- race, nor faith. nor ought beside,

With shepherds in the shining

4cm" Vance .4

It was a cold winter night, and as we satjaround the blazing fire-place some one called on grandfather Mao- Pherson for a story.

Father Time had dealt kindly with the old man. and, although ninety years had passed over his head it had not dulled his memory. Many were the tales he could toll—tales of the long ago when the Island was but a wilderness.

Tonight-he had seemed lost in thought as he sat slowly twirling his thumbs while suing into the slowins embers but the request for a story rs- called his thoughts from the past where they loved to dwell. and he smiled as he nodded his silvery head in acquiescence.

"I guess it would be seventy years ago that it happeneW-Grandfather murmured in a quaverlng tone-half to himself, and then. as though he felt sure that the date was correct- he started his story.

“Well it was Just before Christmas. this very time of the year, and I had been into Charlottetown. Business had detained me, and when at last I was fairly on the road for homo, it was to ilnd myself travelling alone. Farmers seeing s. bad night approaching, had hurried for home as soon as possible, that they might not be overtaken in the coming storm.

I would not have left town that night, but my mother was ill and I was taking home medicine and other things she required. Besides, I knew she would be worried '11 1 am not show up. So I drew up the buffalo and started. My. but it was an awful night! It makes ins shiver to think of it, even now! Thesnowlwdbsenialllngbutan hour or two yet it reached above my horses knees. A pierolnl wind came from over the icy waters oi the North River, while st times a blinding drift almost smothered mo. Every now and then I was obliged to stop a'r’id take my bearings. that I might not pass the proper turning! oi the road, and also to rest my horse afminute.

I think I had gone about l. mile past the Queen's Arms when the old If!!! stopped. I gave him a rest, and then tried to urge him on. Do you think he would budge! No, sir, he would not move!

won 1 got out to lead‘ him uric‘ what w» my surprise and ‘borrow to find the body of a. man lying face down in the snow. ' With difficulty-I placed him 9n mg sleigh, and the old ' zy with his in- creased burden, once more floundered on. Thinklni his foam miiht be stuck in a drift ahead, I peered through the drift in every direction, but seeing nothing I turned my attention u; the man beside inc. He seemed to breathe but I was not sure. '1 felt his pulse and its him. mu showed that he still lived. Groping among tho parcels l came across some brandy that the Doctor had ordered for Mother, and I made him swallow a small quantity. He was not as far through as I had, thought, for in a short time he opened his eyes and beagn to speak. What he said convinced me that he had been drinking too freely and had rolled oil’ his sleigh. For a while we talked, or rather, shouted to each other between the gusts of wind that screamed and shrleked through that skirted the road. Then we lapsed into silence. We had just come to a. lane which I ludged (from the deg. cription given by the man) must be m" 4min"! TOM! And I turned to see u h” W" 511 Bill!” to start. What was

he was gone! Gone also was tho little lar of brandy and a beefs heart.

but safe. '

lave oi him. that he was the man hi4 Picked up on the road. The whole settlement turned cu

THE LAND WE LOVE

I! IIANI IIIGI

of noted men in our time. there have been two, Napoleon and Goethe, says the Chelsea sass. and elves the preference to the German philosopher Wherefore? Because his own life was his greatest whatsoever Goethe wrote came out of his inmost heart and is a tran- script of his personal experience.

splrtual experience which render his history s. revelation for» all ages. Because, in ciowrio is to be found a mind alert, eclectic. inquiringjforee-

culture, and his books, as Carlyle

-Weimar, soon after his appointment

the leafless trees

ml’ ‘Wltrtse and chagrin to find that

It was useless to look for him so I went on, and after a few more mflgg 0f fowl"! tusslfla and plunging we ltmd in our own yard. both exhauatod

N9" 1110151118 I heard that a man had been lost during the storm, and was sure, from the description they

t.

Goethe The Modernist

"Commentaries upon tbs life and ivorks of Goethe would make a large library. Carlyle introduced him to Enklish readers. Among the millions

work. Because.

Because he passed through all the successive phases oi intellectual and

ful, gifted with remarkable insight and working itself through the sel- sonal vicissitudes and cross-lights oi lug into clearer knowledge, self- conimand and freedom- Hi8 fllmfi has deservedly become a synonym of

justly remarks. "a thousand-voiced Melody of Wisdom." 'I‘hs Little Theatre which Goethe cstablishcdin