tSéell/ce Service NEWS) l Wltll llll.‘ urrlvnl of winter ccmus‘ “new: A0 all vegetable growth, and, interesting question arises as w what becomes ot the vnuolu, “@945 a; that tlrile. What prov slon; 1.; mace tor survival and renewal‘, in the lsllolvlng year‘! 'I'h".s we: should know. so that suitable oppor- . ullLy only be taken w attack and exullnltllle lilclll- “Icfllg are commonly classified as annuals. bicllninls illid perennials, with \\ill.el' annuals as o. conven- ient thzwgll not very scleiitlllc tur- Aii annual weed .- litue further south. ANNUALS. Ordinarily an annual 15 a weed that gcrmlnatcs 1n spring oi- early summer. grows and repro- duces before ivinter, dying naturally or when caught by autumn frosts. and leaving 1s progeny safely tuck- ed away within seed-coats capable of Wllilslullflll) winter's advcrslties. For the imllua , therefore, it is the iced that holds the strategic pOSiLLOII and its irglorlllllce ls well attested by the nbullrlntice of it. as compar- ed until other weeds: If the seed can be induced to germinate before uxu- for, or ll it can be started early encllgll ill the spring. frost in the spflrg, liar. in theone case, and preparnllcll for spring-Glyn crops in the other will destroy it while young. Foil germénation can only be secured by provioln a most. iriablc secd-lzetl through fer-harvest and fnll cultivation. Even then some weeds. ilk»; wild oats, are not ntt lee-testes... I ll Vacuum Cleaner .. aha- to use. plete set of attachments 12.- m the entire washer WinteringlOoer Our temptedforthtogthelrjuldohfpr; butubeffqrejhe ground becomes too hard becgrneswunduly lgbollous. . The new Westinghouse cylinder type Vocuum Cleaner is light in weight, ecsy Powerful motor and 3-blode fun provide exfru strong suction. included. Price only - --$59-50 To build c washer of Westinghouse qual- ity demands the finest precision standard ' industry. Purl of highest qualify; every working W3"? lmllY wreaths pro In tho windows And mistletoe coyly wait: over doorways, whgn 800d choc? Ind laughter and childrono‘ cxcftgd voices fill tho homo-Qt Chriotrnutimo, it’; Sir;- ux time too. fillliol-“thp genial mixcr"—thc Maritime favour- IM» i ll" Ilfll" llfl t0 grace your Chriotmn revels. :11" 5'18’- lhrlfty 30,-ounco bottle urvu fivo gon- erouo . And here r n thought. Acno-ofSuucx makes a delightful and appreciated gift. Don’! Jul! uy "zinger Ile"~uy "Sumifl. THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN » Canon Malone Tells Of First Christmas Tree At their lost meeting before Christmas, Rotarianslicd the plea- sure once ngnln of hearing an scl- drcss from Canon Malone. Chair- man George Tweedy in charge o! the meeting introduced the speak- er ond welcomed a number of guests. The club approved a votc of $10.00 to the Free Dispensary. and $5.00 to the Boy Scouts for the purpose of ecuiplng their toy workshop. It was moved by Auc- tion Chairman Don Archibald that a. voile of thanks be tendered the following: Rotation Arthur Mould. The headwalter and waitresses of ‘the CinsIIOlZtQY-OWH, Station CJ-LCK. The Charlottetown Guardian. The Charlottetown Patriot, The P. E. I. ‘Travel Bureau and everyone who ass‘ ‘ ‘in the success of the Auction. “When one speaks year lifter year to the Bobiirians at this season," can is the reason for closing the business. All! the odiools in this district Miss Hilda Ecccuiscy. Brighton, MRS-s. ls visiting her mother here u“, m“ work is not entirely 105L011 nlfter several ‘years absence, lhcm. since it iprepcres tor their earlier start in mespzzng. l-lor most annuals. any Practice vyliicli will llflslcn svrlnguelmnatlqn. as fall Instead cf ipflllg ploughing, drain- age an ridglng up over winter if necessary to dry the land early, and lunnmg the liar-rows quickly over an bare fields before proceeding w.th other wedling operations, lS all to the good. Many annuals the slatted before any crop is in Ilriends of 1H1‘. John T. O'Brien Will regret to learn of his serious illness. Mr. O'Brien has been con- fined to bed for the past two weeks. M. P_ Furlong, R. C. M. P. wire- less operator on the Cu-tter Seal View is visiting his famly at Mor- ell. The Sea. View was stationed at me Moreil during the summer. way of their destruction. Still an- other starting or them is by har- iovmlg 3'0"" Brain if it has not been seeded own. This is a, favorite lneulls of reducing Rus ;an thistle lll fipflrdtzrain, and can often be used against the annual nlllstllfds, WINIER ANNUALS. which dif- fer 1n be. able to survive the win- lcr as seed logs. include such well- known weeds as shupherd's purse. stinkweed. tumbling mustard. faise flax and chest Having a root 51's- tem already developed, they are able in the spring to outstrip the farmer who ls not promptly on the job. They are soon to sturdy to be cos ly uprooted, and some in bloom bv the time other vegetation is starting. Stlnkweed and shepherd's purse may commence flowering at an inch pl" two in he ght, and may even go into the winter in blcom. remalnitigl fresh under the snow, and proceed- lug to mature seed on the return cf warm weather. Even more han for annuals it ls important to attend A report from Boston, Mass" is to the effect that Mm. D. F. Hogan, who has been very ill is improving in health. Mrs. Hogan. was formerly, Fabiola Slnnott, from this districti and friends here will be glad to hear of her irriiproved health. Sonr of the finest geese ever dis- played here were on exhibition at the store of Dingwell and Rcssiier Saturday. In general geese are re- ported scarce. most or! the large flocks being sold alive two months ago to a U. S. buyer- The Morell Garage he's closed for the season. During the summer the garage was operated by Sterrng McEwen and lineman Jay. Winter weather that blocked the roads for closely to the condition of the fields i at wintering-in. and in early zipping. Winter annuals starting in fall- sown groin may sometimes be thin- ned out by a stroke of the harrow in spring. Otherwise hand-pulling; a desirable safeguard in any event. will close lame this week for the holiday season aft/er Sonia visits uic kiddleq Mr. Angus Laplerro and his sis- ter lMrs. Alzlar Douoette arrived from the Madgelen slands on Thurs- day in answer to a. coll by wire that their mother was very ill. Mr. Harry McEwen, caretaker at Lot. 40 station has taken up resi- dence in i/he wition for the winter mnnths. Mr. Ambrose Barry. Morell, who was stricken very suddenly while attending Mass on Sunday is re- ported improved. Mr. Berry. who was in tfhe fish curing business at St. Peters Harbor most of his lLfe time, lost his eye-sight p, few years ago. The Souris-Cilurlotbetown. bus service was stopped last week when the 1'lC‘W came Many travellers were hoping who big car would run between Morel! and the City after the road was ploughed but at the time of writing the serflce has not started. There were a few l08ds of turnips moving last week the price paid the farmer was ll cents. Tons of dressed fowl are moving daily and this year the birds are much better than in former yeurs.——.B SEAT 0F LEARNING HAS NEW QUARTERS LONDON. Dec. 18-(CP)-War time finds nigh-f. students of the Iondon School of Economics gett- ing instruction in unusual class- rooms. Since the buildings have been taken over by the govern- ment. evening classes are held in a Lon-don University women's resi- dential hostel. Tutorial classes are I taught in luxurious bedrooms. phonetic apparatus for teaching languages is installed in a. bath- room: lectures on the theory of prices take place in a maids sitting room and a gymnasium is fitted up as a. library. in X ornament for The Food C rafter com u long time IElECIRIIIAI CHRISTMAS i .. 412g Westinghouse ' Coffee-Maker This attractive Coffee-Maker 0nd block finish con be kept perfect for Priced of only - — —- —— La Salle is on any table and its chromium A complete full-powered electric servant hi} ' d h; h s potatoes; ii . . iiil."i'i°s==m=iiiies. 3333M Autocrat CUSIUOUGd-GCITOH mixes drinks; becfs cclndy eic- Elli"! I? . attachments for shredding, slicing, grul- Toaster r- Electrzc Washers ing, meat-grinding, _ $ toast. E we" peurcn u for Lcifesf design; foosfs two slices both sides of o time. Switch on chrome finish will keep ifs fine up- Eifhor handles lifts cord. Brilliant c long time. Priced of said Canon Malone, it is hardly pomlble to expect a flow o! origin- al remarks; so, the story which I -.ant to tell to you today is one that has been told much bettei by Henry Van-Dykc and is called the story of “the First Christmas Tree." I will try however. to re- tell it to you in my own way. bet us go back in time more than 7200 years and look at; a. scene which is taking place at a. convent on the ‘banks of the Moselle. It is a. holiday and yet there is bustle and preparation everywhere, for l distinguished visitor has ar- rived at the house. none other than Winfrid of England, preach- er, scholar, daring traveller and venturescme pilgrim. He is better known by his Roman name, Boni- face, and his travels for years up and down through the forests of Saxony in the lace of the greatest prlviltlons and perils with lust a handful of companions have earn- ecl for him the title of The Apostle oi Germany. After supper the members of the Religious Home listen spell bound to the perilous adventures of the great missionary and as the time comes to retire, the abbess calls upon a young relative a. prince of the royal blood to read to them from the Holy Scriptures. Prince Gregory reads aloud the passage from St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians which‘ speaks of the armour of the Christian. of the shield of faith, the breast plate of righteousness, the sword of the spirit. the helmet of salvation. Explains Parable Boniface keeps him after the others have gone and asks him l! he understands the meaning of the passage. The boy confesses his perplexity. How can one ln holy orders carry weapons such as these. They seem to him entirely out of place. Then Boniface explains that the parable of the Christian soldier must be translated into the rea- ' Not ,nt a- gainst self, but he must. enter into combat with dark spirits whom the heathen worship. "Gods they call those who are not gods. he said. and What better adventure can a brave man have than to go forth and conquer them." The youth's enthusiasm is fired and he decided to follow Boniface when he goes 0n his journey the next day. THE THUNDER OAK Now the second scene. Years have passed and it is the depth oi win- ter. Marching along the old Ro- man road through the forests Boniface and his companions make their way. Ciose beside irlm is his companion Prince Gregory, stalwart and strong. They are footsore and weary and are ready to caml‘ I01‘ the night. but the object ct their journey is not; yet reached. It is Christmas Eve and the heathen folk are gathering at the thunder-oak in the forest to wor- ship their god, Thor. That is the destination of the Christian pil- grim. There is work for them to do this Christmas Eve at the thunder oak of Thor. They emerge from the forest in- to a smooth glnde where a swell- ing hillock in the centre is crown- ed with a mighty oak. "Here," cried Boniface, "is the thunder oak and here the cross of Christ must break the hammer of the false god Thor." A great throng of people vrere gathered in a. semi-circle, their backs to the open glade and their faces toward the huge oak tree. Boniface hall's them and requests a. place for his band beside the winter fir-e. An aged priest steps forward and demands what busi- ness they have there“ Boniface re- plies. "I am Wlnfrld of England. beyond the sea, and I bring you a greeting from that land and a message from the All Father whose servant I am." The priest bids them welcome but tells them their business must wait until the sacrifices to Thor have been completed. The Sacrifice Soon a. mighty chorus cf voices i -ls chanting the hymn to ‘Thor. O Thor, the Thunderer, Mighty and merciless. Spare us from smltlngl, Heave not tliy hammer Angry, against us; Smite us no more, Spare us and save us. Spare us, Thor. 'I'hor. The priest addresses them: "This only $8.95. 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He then places his hand cm the head of the chief's little son and asks him if he will go to Valhalla where the heroes dwell and berir a message of ‘Yhor. The little boy. not. knowing that lt means death. declares, that. he is willing while from his father's lips comes a smothered groan. He is blindfolded and led for- ward to the altar. the old priest. Electric Refrigerators Westinghouse Dual-Automatic Refriger- ufors with True-Temperature Control, ore the lusf word in Refrigerators. Evely- thing that ingeiiuify con devise for the convenient storage ond perfect preserva- tion of food, is found in the Westing- ifiiii 'i°.§".f‘°1"‘f1 _ J1 91 .00 MILLER Streamlined Iron The most beautiful, most‘ convenient finest quolity Iron ever produced. Liglif weight and balanced design, soves time and effort. Adjustable heat for ull fob- rics — — - - — — — — — -—$3-95 f.'§§.'"i'1'."‘_ _ ._ _ _ i235 O Z1 an f" 9 E 3 Y’ 9. Q Q" (h 9-. $ i2‘ s. A. 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This night he tells them. is the birth- night of the whit/e Christ, Son of God and Saviour of mankind: fairer than Boliiur the Beautiful, greater than Odin the Wise, kinder than Freya. the Good. No drop of blood shall be shed for Thor the Dork Thunderer is dead. Some muttered hoarsely that Thor take vengeance on the irn- pious stranger, but Boniface calls quickly to Gmgory and with swift strokes their axes cleave into the wood of the sacred oak. A strong whirling wind passes over the tree tops and the giant oak falls and splits asunder into four great pieces. With flashing eyes he cries out: "Here take this felled timber and vrith it build a. house of prayer to the one true God " Amid the splintered fragments of the great oak was a young fir tree. standing straight and green, its top pointing towards the stars. "Here." he said. “is n living tree with no stain of blood upon it Let us call it the tree of the Christ Child. Take it to the chief- talnts hall as a sign o! yglll’ new i worship. No longer shall your ‘ feasts be secret rites of shame, but . they shall be kept at home with song and laughter and the signs of ‘ love." l Back to the chleftalifs hall they went to keep their first (Christmas feast with the Christmas tree plac- ed in their midst. And when the feast; was over from the lips of Boniface and his companions came the cliiintlillz 0f the old Christmas hymn. as it were the song of angels. All glory be in God on high And on the earth be Deuce! PHONE 555 - summoning all his strength, lifts __ ‘up the hammer of black stone, i ‘sacred to the god Thor; it 3 p055- i ‘ ed oioft for a. moment and is about to descend on the child's fair head. Boniface thrusts his heavy staff against the handle. it glances from the old priest's grasp. strikes on the edge of the altar and is split in twain. A feeling of dismay mingled with Good will henceforth from heaven to men Begin, and never cease. As the Chrlsrnas trees sparkle in l | many homes, may we nev-rr forgot that though the shadow of war hangs over us, yet there is peace to be found in the henris of these who are followers of of mace. the Prince i c. I OUTDOORS AT NIGHT Picture the Christmas decorations on your dOOfnv-{lih high speeclllilms‘, such pictures are easy-even with u box camera, if ii con be set for time exposures. AGREAT many of ustake snap- there is snow on the g-rounrl, o to l. shots indoors at night, using seconds will usually be ample. flood or flash bulbs and high speed film. Nowadays, such shots are about as easy as daytime pictures outdoors; in fact, anybody can tiikc abo,_.e_cxpose for 10 to m) Swan,“ them Wm‘ the mm‘ mcxPemlvP b“ with a. box camera or nt t/ll with camera, just by following simple the fgcuslnfl type. If in rlotiht as lnfiruclllms- to the brightness of the lllfill, nlzlku However, there's another field for three sli0is»i!iviii[! any l- <<'\'l»ll<l< night photography with the new [m- onf!‘ .15 gppflyyylg {Q1- ;mniliel',_:llld fast films . . . briefly, night scenes fill seconds for the Gilli-ii. llim llcllli- When picturing illuminated nh- jeets—such as an outdoor Lhrlstnlzi: tree, or the decorated floor-troy l outdoors. These can he plCLllfNiiinlI, or fl llflfk sullllwl- l""ll"l"“~" with any camera that can be set for mum lmugqi- Qxpilsllru than u briuili; a “time" exposure. subject, or one that is bi-ilrlllly Taking the pictures is simplicity llglllcll- _ _ _ _ itself. Place the camera on a firm Flnorlluzhled buildings cnn he piv- support, such as a tripod, box, post, tured withhn cxylosuyp orlll] ioilll; or other solid obycct. Load with high seconds, using ii her; camel fl out u speed film, of course, and tlnie the with high speed film. exposure according to the existing Try ffflklflff a nilmher of‘ outdoor i light, as follows: shots at night this \vlilier._ hurllt i When picturing street; scenes. scenes proriuce_ unusual lllcllllv-“i I with streetliglits of average hrizhl- well worth l\-'\\'lll‘,_’,“lll your picture IIOSS, give ii time exposure of 10 to fill collection. Anti with fast I\l()iii.‘ll\ l seconds with a box camera, or other films, such shots are not lull-din lief-- i camera at f/ll lens Ollfilllllf- If m 5mm "a" ‘lmmcr {sill ,9- . _.-.,.__-.-- -—-4--’-,---\-_ -,,,_,,___-