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and if he missed the train he won

might not want a helping hand our-

_l::;i__'_;i_on'e 'any time for the last - six

4” a€lta§_d b_|.\_l1dle of evergreen ap.

ed the'~_ -stio master' 1 ‘me leflglng 621|: of a s'vlx|ld:::. 3195:;

the d00l‘ Q! mry garria 9

HIWHB Hret. assisted from behind

and Zfllllted on its way. ` '

B” eldefly man, small of st t r w

an-d mistletoe ca the seat beside him

me:

"That lot _look to you worth si;

sell.” -_

Earlier in the day I`had paid

look to me worth sixpence.

l>l'iBl‘. with the bowl broken on on

String. "'l.‘hat's all right then, ’ said. "When I comes to go into gn f\10H\_%Y with my old missus. I say Christmas decorations, sixpence, and she'll he satisiied. ,Not as I eve spent any crimson sixpsnce on tha

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for nothing, especially with the day

call him a man at all." ' '

"The mdssus will have abit of m

no advantage of it-not that sh knew of. You’re not a married man

ain’t it?" _ Q

posed to be cheerful.

W0'V0 Picked out a time of year fo

coming. H'e_don't know which way t

_ n_o_t_ as I _should care to trouble Chancellor' of ` 'the Exchequer wit I’m a wcekly tenant and I pay as go, because I've no choice. The onl Christmas present I give is a hott of port wine to the missus-one gias

peered on_.'_ e plnefm-m_ _fx Burmount_ will, this is. But it's fu-any how we _ se

tically exhorted him to hurry mln: "Well, it's what I should call self. He had just had “Pe for a m.o_ short-sighted. We feeds extra and we

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This _is the season of peace and good-

t about getting them." _ 'How do you mean?" f

drink! Ultra. and that promotes the

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‘°"# ‘*'“"~_‘_““»_ * “.°_'f° tr” _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ or _ v _ _ __ V_ f""f'c‘ *_* " " _ __ - » e

tn_,; himself hlrss' Baath Cllllilt _

.Wu ann; and looks like nothing on the md of

villain. A friend __oi B limi. that'l diilerent; still _there's

l1lB WRS .illif COIHIDK down the x‘oad,'3°n°l`0l1!* Somebody who knows what

_ ld to do when a ehild's struck down in

l1HVQf&\’l -mile walk home; it B-HC through terror. And tlrey bn;

XDHI? in _ more than a matter nf thgir Christmas-trees too, with pres~ B .0 lv "le: it was the season ef "1 l huns on them, and every ohne Hood-will -we never knew when _we BBW Wllut it don’t want, and says sew B_ ‘Tank YOU D011*-Bly. I daresay some mmfl » “UQ Bnyhow the old rruin was 0 `th°m mllligss all_right#-them ng

“S .llourer schedule time than it Bra old enough to think they are en-

1°Yins themselves when they sun, Fm 9"” fl1°¥ has'.m ood w hes

There are" ,_.no_ ‘strings to this. pro{1_0Sll2l'<Jl11'1l:ltl_is ‘above'*7f`

the boards' in _every respect. Free feed, care and _keep for theg,_._ lirst year; ex"pert~ attention; proliiic___s__tr_a_1ns; ___l___>_est _Island stocl<_ff§‘»_ are factors that make this’ `a pai°ti.:u`liai"l`y"‘*attractive propo i-_f___

t1 n, - _ “_ _ _i __ _ _ O The Sterling Silver Black Fox Co., Ltd. was placed on “ the market on Dec. list and already the stock isover _ three qnaflcrs sold. _

fane but éflective reply. ` .And then

_ . ._ E was ope d,

&lJ,d__the friend was studed gn, e1;;._ doubt about it. If

_ I ._ __ _ _ -_ ‘b _ B P-°"'*ll`:- _-_'_1`lJ_¢ engine coughed twig, H1917- finished that bottle of port wine

Disentangled from his evergpnenlthe h_i`nl_r twice before I refused him,

stationmsste_r's_ mend appgnred ' as _ . I t

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a countenance that was seaogcs-grin, the gmt out oi whose garden 1_ get Hfld Shrewd. He arranged fir, ho11‘§_ this six-penny worth of green stufl

and as he felt for his pipe nad,-eased likely to lose his temper just at first;

pence, mister? I’m not trying tn

8 sighted because it don’t make allow.

Shilling 'for about half the amount, ance for next morning. You know not so well berried. So that lot did what next morning is-when yon

Highest Quality _

feeling of good-win. 'rbere sure s

a beggar were

to come to me for a penny when I'd

1158* I gives to the misses, x should

'i‘hat's not exaggeration. We’re all

soft-hearted at such times when

The foxes for this Cumvgmy were

sees where it's been cut, he'll be

but by the time he's Christmas din.

_ nered himself he'll feel ready to send

me an invite to come back and fairs some more. But, as I said, it’s short-

lin-Gordon. _

The Ster'lng Silver Black

or $54,ooo for three pairs.

don't want to talk to nobody ex-

Prolific Stock '_ Feed for lst Year

. 1fg¢,` f 'i _ _ nd cared for without one cent of cost to'

Ee?,;t€ga{r(;\I§, praxis;-_s fog? ggod the shareholders until after Sept. lil. prospects are bright. The stock lillfi, so that every cent from the are from strains of Frank Tuplin, sales-every ¢l0lll\\' 0f tl-‘P l`¢V°¥‘““ Wm _ _ Dalton, Oulton, Rayner and Tup- add to the profits of the company. and attention. This is an asset _

Free Care and Under Care of

E_`xp_e__rt Rancher

lllrchallse Ltd-. have made erral _‘_ ngements with' Frank Tuplmi ' Bummersidc, whereby the Fox" 5| _ the -Sterling ' Fox Oo., Wm come under his own expert eng-'Q V

The foxes will be fed, ranched and

The Fur Farmers’ Bureau and in itself. -_ _

Foal Ci_. Ltd . consists of thrfe pslrs _nf t_h_e`;hest Island stock _

as desc,”-ei nb-‘wg The oompany is'capiial’zsd at $18_ooo per pair (with free keep for the first year) _

The Roysltv Fox Campauy, that paid a 240 per cent cash rllvldecd in 19:3 was promoted by a

The old man sucked at a decrepit “Pt the Clwmlst Bild are Twill’ $0

side and the stem-bandaged with there's another amusing error I see

he a bit of at this time of the year,"

t . .

lot. A man that wants stufl of that there's aiamily of two, one of them kind, and don’t know how to et it <lon't get on with the rest.» When

getting dark so early-why, I don’t d0n’t agree together, and they both

The disreputable old man chuckled. concile them. And so on. Gather a

is-

tletoe in the house every Christmas. But I've never been allowed to take for they don’t know one another well

e S_h8P at Your own mother. And

e "What’s that?" B "This here gathering of all the » members of the family round the fes- 1- tive- board, as it says in the fairy-

tales I've studied families Where

9 there’s a family of three, .two oi thenq

goior the third for trying ‘ to re-

lot of strangers round the festive board, an you might have a chance.

member of the Fu: Farmers' Bureau & Exzhauire lid- The Sf°\’l_l"Z ¢°U}P“UY flllit We 05@r"~ you rlght now con-ists of the same number of Foxes as th__e Royalty ~C: __, had last seal’ sou; the lsame prolific strains. and the prospects for a good dividend are] indeed bright. We 'lo not guarantee any driinlte div dead. but we have taken €V¢'Y P°5§’bl° l9f°°'“tl¢_* t° m°h the P'°P°llll0l_l ns ggrnng as any such investment proposition could posslblv be made. _ _ _ 1.

Any further information,prospectus,etc.,may bs hui from.the Fur Farmers Bureau & Exchange f

Ltd. ' ' _ _ _ __

FREE Information About the Foxf Industryfi-

Ifyou wish lo se *ure freer information relating to the Black Fox Industry 'for yourself. or a ‘

friend at heme or _abroad »_we v'vlll_g_1adiy answer any questions or supply any necessary infonniiion .

without charge or obligeti`oh_~.___ _-_ _ _' - r ` _ __

We have just issutd~s`fpimphlet entitled: “Forty-Four Facts about'Fo:res_"_ We will send to ‘

any address free of charg`e‘_.`co'ple"s_-of_`tl1i~z pamphlet. ~"‘

Thought not. Too careless-looking. ferent-its like dropping the match Ah, well, Christmas is full of fun, into the gunpowder. Still.it'all adds

_§.§’.§l*°..‘;“”°{3_,l”.?.L..?“’€i§’€“;l."“.$33 Fur F armers’ Bureau fd’ Exchange Ltd._~_¢............_ .-_r.__ _

I admitted that the season was sup d

looks on, same as you an me, _ m'ster " 1 I ' -‘ _ :~ 1-

"Full of fun, was _what_I said

e enough to say what they really ? think, but with the family it’s dif-

It gives accurate and 'authentic facts pertaining to the industry in concise form. If there is

anything you want to know about the Fox industry write ' _ _

Vicforis low

. I , . f 'l`l1° "Bi" W” °1°W1“g d°“'“- “nd 1y, 1 mms that he was s eirtyi tures

P'i:2“t;..a‘f§ “;‘;“:.:.°.;; . °' ‘1°‘°°.r‘;.:° g':1;“;'. *;:,i°;“‘:; rf. °:::;:»d » mm se u t ' is up lg b'11 <1 ax' en 'fn Dr tl P lui r w mesh £1 seemed my "‘“°’“ °““’““°d’ "‘““"y q M "S mn ' P e 0 1 S all mme at e 3_9 -Q" °~ le _° n W a lot the restraint and xnoderution I

o the misfortune to include him am0l1§ had pxhlbued In ms ,nomputary

look for money. And that's when its inhabitants Regarded as a curl- 1

_he's got to be gIe_nerous. Don't affect osity, he had rather amused_me, and_§::;“:;;l;_ kégesfggghtihxs SE 3230:; _ me of course. ve got no mco‘;‘.°- in any case there was not _time to ing “p_ Then he began to speak

e say much' So I contented myselfl He said that if he wanted-_any _oi

“_ M. _ - _ ._ 1 with saying he ought 1_0 be ashamed my crimson remarks he eoilldlsxariyr-~

y of himself. I also observed accurate-l son well ask for them. He was ei

plaining further that it would not that row/ ' ' take much to make him, when his He stopped.; His whole manner descent from the carriage became im- changed. perative. As he touched the platform, “That you, - my dear?" he said he shouted, “Man here drunk and_ meekly. "I’m yall right, I've gnfliqm- abusive. I want a policeman." ‘holly and stuff,” and not a bad .bar-

There was no policeman about._galu, either. Eightpence was what

_There was nobody on the deserted end;I had to give." of the dark and dingy platform ex-' I just had time to hear her.call cept. a large woman in a_sh‘a_wl_._ _a_r_15_lll_ri_rn a;__l_ia_r¢__be_fore the train moved she told him at once to stop makingon. ' 'P `f"`°`

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is her. limit and it ain't mine. I‘rn

'rleged upper classes enjoyed them-

all right. But when I see them poor crimson classes struggling with their Christmas, it makes me laugh. Why, you couldn’t pick ‘s worse time of the year for Christmas presents than

I ventured to suggest that his al-

selvss in spite of that.

"And why?" asked thc ststionmas-

anything that‘s usual at ilhrlstrnas. It's part of the joke. Why, they en- joy 'turkcy and plum-pudding. Do

Gifts _foif Xmas

i N' Ci %b:;pTxIchaseg within the next day or tWo- _

' "Can wa ,niet you -in your selection s? Our large stock of Fine China,

q1n|,s.wn,-6 and Crockery is here for your inspection.

Z' Nippon Handpdnted. China is one of our special features. Here are lion Buns Whipped Cream Sets, Sugars and Creams, Butter Tubs, Cheese Dishes, Comports, Syrup JMB. R096 -THIS. S91” and P°l’P°"-

Roysl Crown Derby, nngush sue French Chine are here is different

liattofhs. .

I mm” 0| .lj kinds, Parlor, Hall, Hanging and Stand Lamps in Brass, itickie and Glass-all prices.

Brees Goods including Jardluieres, Fern Dishes, Water Kettles, Candle Bt _ " _ril:;Lr‘§ses av yrs.-.ss from se.s0 is $50.00

'png gag, 4»g_pieu| (rom $3.00 to $50-00 Toilet sets irom .$1.75. to $6.50. $16.00.

our pe., i0c..an¢i,l5c. Counters oiler Splwflld Vllllei-

Don. lt 331.3 0|_.0n,- nnmmnn stock of Dolls at 33 1-3 oil regular pi-lets. _. _ _

_ Ou to urn you? __ _,___ _ __

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*lack fo” Co.

you know that if turkey were tup- pence a pound they‘d turn up their noses at it in a Salvation Army

It tastes e sight too strong of neth-

it as that hatrack; and its just about

"And" what's the matter with the

pudding?"

kind. you can’t eat, but might digest,

enou h to-make a cat laugh. Still

too 'far."

braiidypoured over it. The holly

g'ets`____r._hoked with charred holly

brandy for sixpence, and at Christ and wasted in this Christian coun

less.. ` _

what Christmas is, not if you tried." r

ter's fricnd.- “ilccausc they enjoy __ _,_ -

. _ _ _ _

shelter; and if you tried to make _ f _ your servants eat it they'd leave you?\ ~ _'y' /gl

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ing`;` 'lt’s got about as much juice in

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as digestible." _. j _

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ess way, they carry the joke s me styles in Invictus shoes- ~ .

"How's that?"

' “Burning brandy. Funny enough in B t its way. They sticks sprigs of holly es

iri“tl1at pudding, and has burning

catches fire, tumbles over and gets

‘mixed up with the pudding. You

_ `prickI_es_, and breaks your _tooth on y ' the urns sums bsby that somebody ~_ 1”'-"-ich” b°°ts d°n t Squeak °*` hmm' “e -

_ h put i for' a lark. Humorous, I __

dlisesay, l?ut I can’t help looking at ‘ not or hard they are __

the Waste Of if- Y°“ ‘l°“'* 8°* m“°’l= . Smooth, and restful to the feet, made- to -fit

man tl1ere,are gallons of it burned Phfféftly,

xry.~ methylated spines chesp A All the new st les are

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,_ “'I‘here's two sorts. 'l‘l1ere’s the _ 1*, _"_

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ns they give to children too young to §.___,_,___,__,____________,_=.I defend themselves. '1‘here's the other

kind as you can eat, and live to "`-“°‘_"'“"""

wih you .hs.dn't. And those me the

things as we've picked out as a . _ _ special ma, ,Or G§,,mm,,,_ Whyws You should call in and look over the new I

The most restful, con1--

fortable and strong shoe

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Men____ __ _

Queen Quality shoes are glove 'ii.tti_nK»

ultra-fashionable, dainty in designiahd eupw

erlafively well made. They are the__k'.lnd that h_.sv_e flexible so1es,don't_need hxeeklhg in _and

lit like an old glove. ‘ W

glove iitting, _

here in blacks spd ` = -

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enough, ain’t it?" _ _ _ __ ‘ ' 1-'no .you think it would improve _ tan! at......... _ _ the. pudding?" ‘_ _

` 1 " H ' “" _' " "*‘ ‘ k ld _“Stop people from eating too n_l_uch ' _

- _rpg gy --Su__n_|_1_vs_ P. ~oi it. Did you ever get any oi t oss ' 6 ‘ S ‘ _ _ __ _:_ _ _

_ -` ` ` "c`t_‘ C ' ` V __ thin s the put in Christ as ,pud_- _ ey - Oo _ Q ,_ _ | ‘

' ' _ ` -_ f v-. _ _\

__,__ g y _ in 3. ’ _ ` ' r ‘ _‘ ' ‘ ' _ dings? My cousin's lzttle girl got

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_I _ the threepenny piece one year. Iudu t :L

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_,, _,' ' _ _ __ _` ‘ 9 n ses lt, find swsllowee lt. .una ie he I STEWARTS ___ _-

_at _she really died of. dowever, _ _ __ _ tliat's by the way. What nmuses me _ H Invictnn __h°ckey_ boots Women-. home '_ n d '___ - . _

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. f V' ' I `l' ee_`peol> thi king they're en- ' U _MULE IDE _ » . '

,\..` lgyiisgs tfiemsehu llwhm they Bmw’ _ _ H(-ICKEY Boot _ 'S 00. _. _ _ boudnir auppefm warm .nd ____ .

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has a dliierent taste from ordinary bread ~~ dm-_,e._,_°_wB_ mmvag ,or ,mmm _'_ ' _

STEWARTIS BREAD is ‘ Tnd of spirit, and told _ / : _,_

' Wl!9'¢°°'"¢» F004 i.<isv;»..w.. » u. ». ff ~ _ _ A forevlfy niemberofihe family: It has won _li’s favor Dm,,N",' ` __ l Co._ |35 _ _ A ~ fl!

” } ___ ' - l > .1 __ ' ._ _ r _ ,, _ _ ____ “ . ,, . _ just because it is Christmas. _ X; _ _ _._ ._ b°ou_ special “yu ‘3_5° dginfy 35¢ to S, 5°_ .~,\ _ 1. », _ V ` . , ' ' ` '\

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A nice line of box calf

_ Msaagglegirggl °f_ A'““°°° _Men's sizes Goo to Sr. ro. ' _ _ / . _ _ -

Boys’ sizes $2.00, QQ, 5° Chlldren‘s sizes, nice ver- " _ _ _

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by it’l flavor, _ ____ __ __'______ - I _.~.."._ __pB°§;l15upLp§lrodl _ _ ' ' _ ._ ._ __ _ Queen __ _ _ f

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