. 7~w->v -._.-.. -..¢..-.'.-‘-..-...s aramaaaialama ' 5\ n,’ -l\ will eliiéil >1‘; ‘ u: ' .l<.'i-"l;-“'-'ll1h;*-‘<’3l ‘a; r m”. ‘a; " f? ' '11,” ll‘ $1, -. 11%” L.;l"=;’?:l.’§”#a~li§l' 1.1,?» _.» am ,. I1 >=g“'<1a1“§2=. wrap-i?‘ g’: rsjgl “f” ~’$%’§@€‘%‘€*%Z"<§“€ Y1 . ’ . fl\(HHW$flMMSimNDp 1 :nu2AAwuALs Manj ‘Has a Tremendous_ Debt a! K. To; Repay HELP THEM AND BE HAPPIER . By ‘ilm lhuughi. of Christmas brings Lciorc our minds a picture of peace 11ml _1'.1_v. it is tip? limp whcu we cele- l-ix-l; 1h»; 111111111; of lliiii. \\'l1.1 Ullllll‘ 1.1 1 i-vhlpli 1w.- .111il !'4ll)tl\\ll|. Wu s-‘c. . il. wire, the 11-."v;-l>111-i1 Babi; vs»: .. rri-ll- i 111 :1 niriiiuci. His lux- lw-r ilu-‘lli-l- rllxc lw 1:11-l ijiorfs liilviuilc t'l"lll'll'l‘.- :~ Illlilll". fullilfl. ~ viral? H1 1 11d lll-‘IU =1111011g lhl: . i! 11w. \cr;* first i1.» 11am: l1L.='}'.'l'l"-1l‘3§5 cf lzearuig the new: of Bis bird! wet-v shepherds. humble ~ x111’ Ul lhc :.111111alr-, who, 11 . .1 ‘ll i-‘v l‘li11.'. \".‘i'r‘ yrcprir- I l-l ..~'1l|v, lZ1-i|1.-:l'.cs I01‘ llli‘ll' i‘!'l§1l'§§£’L»-'{ll'? gcod shep- cth hi; life fur the r-hecpf‘ ' 1i» 111m were deemed :11~_~i'ri-"-l~ill»- 3101 lulu". :4 -;~-l.- 1v",1i_uv111\_:, lll lhc . ihc Kai; pf Love, and the .11 zrcli by the angelic hierarchy ‘lv- :l1cphcrrls wt-uld fun] 1'11» nip-Ni in ll!.-.~\\z1cl1:lli!1g; t " lVuz in :1 muugvr." ulleu misacd in icligic-ur. l: ihe fact that. Christ. the km: the world has evvr . zll-Iul-Il ll1l\\". hail i0 b1: lwfll ' 1' or lll a mansion. nut r‘ clcii. but in .1 Mable One v i_ |1.|. “rel. 11.! iil H l" in 11 cw‘. _ among the liUlllUlC creatures. JHJLJOC imagine that. anything ln the 1'17 ‘Slum! VUlllCl liayvpcii from n p-uill, \'l°‘_". TL f5 .. pl L~lllflPlldLllib rigiiifl-Jaucc ..c incarnation cl the Kmg of [QIF 011 that“ first (ihrtstmas uav rliciulrl havc taken place zunou: ani- iiiiilfl. r1.’ W "AT PHARUAH SAID: Gitat. teachers thrcughout the ages have. taught; the imity of crea- 11011 ,\>lillll.'l'.lil'l. one of thr: great. Plwrt-uill , Iniolc; - "Tc m. who are lIIU-uC that draw _ 11p to lhc kingdom Lf the kingdom c _ 1;. in heaven? ‘fhe fowl: c-f the air . nud all the beast. that. are ll‘.1d"l' lhc ‘nrlh m" Ilpon lhc curlh um’ (“xv ‘11-1111. 111 llzi: um. ‘lhuz-c are they which Llfifl ‘-U'l. illlll (hi: " kingdom 1s 1v1‘l"111'1 you." Puddhar- twinning. rxcmplilvsil ll." lllalihviv .\l'll_Ol'l 111 "The lughL of lhc. Workl." is inupirmgi: "he. spake Of life which all can take but none ran clva. 1.1M which all creatures lovc rind r»l.l‘l\'C to kcrp. Wuntlcrlul. dear. and plciibunt unto each, Even to the meanest: yea. a boon to all Vvhcrr: plly 1.2; for pi*y HIJKC-i lhc world Soil. to the weak‘ and noble fur tl-ie strong. Unto tho rlumh hp: of 11L". flock hn lent, 511d. pleading. wurds, showing how man. who prays For mercy to the Gods. ls. mcrcl» lew. 141-1111: 14;. (‘Md ii.» lhcusf‘; albcil. all lull- 1: i11,l--l flllfl lzui; and whul. we .lav luv-a elven jun-l; 11-11mm nf thu 11111}: and vvvjvrll. wnrl r9" 111s: 1'11“. 1111011 lhc lmnrk. that. 111111'rlc1' thcm." Tim cmeztion of man's iiealmenl. of thc animal: i been much nc- rlccftil h1- rulontn. of Christianity- in rm!" ul ('l11-1,-1‘.\ rxamplv. Yv-I. 311111;; 21min‘. ‘in the Bible the mil is rem. and triilh sklnes ihrough with tlarilv. Not only have we the 011ml pmmqlpg fart. cf Christ's b11111 anions? u.» m.u._v11--_ but. In lhc first. vhapim‘ of (irucsuw we remit-- “L-lleholrl, I have given yuu every herb bearing seed, which is upon 1h, 1M5 (.7 all the earth. and ev- my m». ‘n the which is the fruil- of a. tree yielding seed‘. i" 3'0" ll nlnll be for meat." Showing lhPl- ruan was not intended to devour 111s follow beings. u} f ‘»‘_"‘f_ ' . ' =~ .. m. - w. a tar iiii§im1$iau»a¢wc_~:-1§.+v»m The DUGHESS OI“ llAMll/IUN MAN THE DEVIL: In Isiah we read that the hall- mark of righteousness in 1mm is ihe lu-iiigiiig of pcacc to the llllllllfllS. "'l‘l1¢ wulf zllso shall lic ll-uvn with the lamb, and a htllc child shall lead them." But the greatest cmphasu. 11ml ihv. must complete teaching, I flunk. uf Uilllillflllll]! as regards lhc uiiluialz; L'- to be found 1.11 the eighth chapter of Romans By preference I lake Tvndalek. trailslul-ion became it. prvnu. to nic thwl il. puts il1r~ clinic lllllllPi‘ murc rlcarly than 1111i’ oth- crz- ' "The fervent desire of lhc trua- Lurcs pludeth lukyiign whvn the suiiucs cf (i011 shall upon? bccuiuc lhc "rcalurcn are r-ubclucd to vuniiT: ziiguyiist their Will; but. for his vsill which subdued them in hope. r'ur lhr. \'El',\' creatures shall bc deliv- vrrrl from the bondage of f‘Ul'l'll]'l— lion iiilo the glorious libcriic 11f lhc bonncu of God. For we knutvl; that. every creature groaiieth with us also and travalelh in l7i_\'lif.‘ rven 111110 this lyinv." ‘Nliiikiurl ‘i115 paid lililc livzid l0 (his leaching. The Dean of Si. Paul's has written that. lf the animals cnuld formulate a religion, undoubt- rcily they would depict; lhc dcvll in liuiizan form. D0 we not g;i*-; 111cm unlv too great irausc lo do 1-0‘! ITJUUBLE 1N DICTMEN '1'! The question of man's altitude tu- wards lhc animals i1; oftcu lnokcsl upon m; a sidc-lssuc-suiiictliiiig npnri. from lhc main question uf how to live our lives to their best and fullest; extent. It. is often vaguely thought. that il. Ls s-omcthing with which zwutimcnlal old ladies occupy lhcinschcs. Yet, this i1; far from bu- uig the case. ‘The question of how many treats the animals is the fundamental one of Justice and of 111.: vary civihsaticii. Lei. 1m examine U115 quiesiiuu 0! _iu.~rticc. The é-Plklllllil law 0i" lhc UHlYErc-S is that. one ahuuld give a: much m. one takes. hat. docs man give and lnkc in ' respect, lo the animals? He cxploil-‘l them in every directlun, taking from them every sort of thing: their serv- lre. iri transporting 111m, their skins- in ordcr lo add l0 ‘woman's vanity of apparel; motherhood is outraged. and their very livcs are taken by cruel and brutal methods to provldl! man with milk and meat; they are hunted to death to provide man ‘will! amusement, regardless of’ thc agonics of fear tlicy suffci‘. l-low a man suws, so must lic rcup {i-iat, is lhg fundamental law of jun- iice. What, a retribution, therefore. is may laying up fur himself by his 1111§ust ill-treatment of ihrsc crcu- tures, whom he livs forced out; 0f their natural environment to do his service. BE CITIL TO ALL: Nu civilisation that, ‘ls l-lasecl on injustice and opprcssiin can blfllld. Th:- very word "civilisation" con-in. from (‘l\'llll,\,'~» being rivll in xilhtrfl. "Fherr: can be no credit. in bcuig civ- il lo those who are 1110rc powerful than yourself. The lvuc mark of the real civilised is he or nhc who L'- cousidr-rate and vhil to thou who zero \\'-'.‘Hk1"". The great urges and prophets from time lmmemorlal have taughl. thn unify of creation. ‘ff we believe "Blessed are the merciful, for lhc}! shall obtain mercy," it. brhovcs 1111111 lo have mercy m1 the animals. No one‘ can own :1 living creature. uurl owns him; God made him. Wc arc told by the highest divine law. “Fnuu ifnall. not. kill." We should iml. take that which we cannot. give. But. 1f we insist on killing animals fcvr food. for profit, for pleasure-Mien at luau. let the slaughter be swiftly and mr-v- clfully accompllshcrl and W. au i11- utrument be aunays used that i11- slglifly deprives the victim of UUll- :.1-i01i.'=|1c.\<. M1111 valucv, hi» mru lihcrli". llll own freedom. What right. hai. lit‘. thcnJn cmcli thr- wild crcuturcfi. born to roam 9hr: hills. and pluiui. in freedom. and i111pru=u11 lllPlll in Cal-ll‘? for lhc .1111I1<c11\r-11I. 11f llv- ldlr: v1.11’! flvr. lhouchllrz. " FREEDOM [YEMA l’~ OED: ‘f'i1c'1n1i1u1l:- ‘wc Pall drmcsllc iwcrl [TPl1I|l||H_ 2-... _~}-1 1-,1~ rl1.-111 fillrnl UP. 1iRAAflH£7ZHROU@%[QUEBEC' Amvzuurmuanwuarwovnumu P1 4.. 1h! I .4421” u». n; "up... 1... flip: _c_'1l1XR'L01‘1'E"i-'ow1§_g_ri_§abi§i-i_ Some Observations by E. C. Smilth Managing Director of Quebec ChTOfliCl€-Telegfaph “Sci: Guiuda. first" lhm; you will bc better able lo compare other lands, other people, other customs. Following this diction the writer re- cently tuuvcd from Quebec City through lhc Provinces oi New ETUUS- vvick, PflllCi‘ Edward Island and No- w. Scohu, by motor. and noting suuic of lhc micrtsiing features 0i’ such ll. juuiuiexv. Lmivinlr Quvbcc our (lay lair: in June last c-urlv 111 ihc morning when the lidc vas unusually high, Lll tact passengers and cars. were com- pelled to drive lluough r1 foot o1’ water in order l0 v1’ iv 1211- boat and duck 011 lhc l/‘vis bl(ll‘_ lhc party ui ills-cc i-turicd lhcir iuur. A good umcadam road ha.» been cunzlruclcil for about- l'.‘.'f‘lll,V live uulcs. Lu Si. lllilvhvl; llwraalllvl’, lL i4. gruvcl, i111: vuad bciiii: ividc, wcll 'l|‘ilL‘.‘(l n11 ui1u:=u:1lI_\' auod surface. Curvcs have bcch straightened out. and bridge... wi-rlci. d. The pplciidid c011- slrucllun 111115. a111111<~ folluwcd thr- l\1i;lil\'-'l.\' (Eirouzzh llloiiliuiagny’ l1) llivicrc llll 1.101111. Rimclis-ki and to H. l"l3\'li‘ at which puuit ilic “Per- run" Boulevard (ll\'ldf.‘s' one for tho ( w pruluvulu. pr, 111 the vlvcscut r lhc‘ Alil/Jprwliu Vallcy. Hlllj,‘ 1'0linfi',\‘ ."lll'l'0\lll(l.‘i Si. l-‘rivic, 1011i: v. hiding climbs mill open sccnerv; ihr-w natural colors being u11u>u11ll_v prclly’. lhc lilllfl ti» lhc l\'0i'tl'i 11ml suulh bring balhwl in n IIFF)" Plifblc twluv. The hill; hurr- vhuuL; zirc Jilllfjlfil ln 0011411111‘; lhc \:1ll':_\':. urc widc. well fivatcrru itllll lVrrillc to an rxlcnl‘. Al- Suyabcc fhc. roam. wvvc 11<:»l. llllllf‘. w pone]; and uuclci‘ Llic frcqu-ciit. rain {iqllllllll one 111cm. in this part of lhc country a puur csurfavc road is something morc flu-ll sreasr- AL val aruiaiil village. ullcr crossing lhc tracks, lhc mail}; urc iii 1111 ZIlJCHIIlTIHlJlC sitvc; why this cumliiiuu Ulllillllvd through the vil- we put. lliem in narrow‘ stalls. m dark and dull‘ ztablcs, Wc kill lhcir inl-clligcuirc mid soul~lifc by making thcm slave all their life at :1. wull or .1 iuungcr~ancl thfll. filled rvllii cuntcmpl, we call llicm stupid! Man should 51H? frccdom 0f thought and uauvcuiciil. to furrml arid fcut-li- (‘llffl crcuturcs whom hc has cli- sluvcd and whom he llCllflli and breaks for hi. own iuszlgc. Cllfllillllflé, n5 il. u; now kept, shows liillc of lhc Clhrist principlc. He came m; lhc iiuioccni- Child among the animals, bringing lhc message of pcucc to the \\'0rlzl. Modern Christmas is marked, not. by the bringing uf pcacc and goodwill to the liiimalis. but by an 011011110115 lfllibbfb- cvc of lhczc innocent creatures, that. nizui may cat. zmd again call. Little spiritual blcxwing cam reach even those who alteivl rcmi‘ 0i‘ the beau- tiful church services. if Lhcy come laden with the bodies of lhc Christ» mus victims. . Christ taught that lllCbC who fol- low him arc wcrlhyr lu bc sons of (loci. Gad gave them “duininior\“ uvcr 11m 3l1lll1lilz1~fl5 :1 falhvi" has ciuiiiiniun uvcr his childvrn. or m; an rld"r lll".\ll.1i‘l‘ may be in .".1.1'.';:c of lhc yuungcr lllClllbCTb ul luz» family. Man has rhangr-rl lhc 111211 11f "510-- lHllllOll uzri” 11110 “vyploilnlinit of" lhc unimnb, a11.l lhcrcforc lhc ani- maLv mill zmvaii- lhc humzznc mani- lcalulicii of lhc arunz. 11f God, Try gflglldlng .1. liuppirr Uhrisluiux. h_v making: lmppicr lhc livcz. oi llv‘. ;]]|\]'|)];:_ s Coyyvriuhl. <‘¥ . ‘p, w» v-n p. 1-“ n» v» with ‘ ’.l-~.l'-"il_‘ 5.4 ' -. .. L lage is difficult L0 explain. Lake Matapcdia continues its interesting course from this point, me roads be- ing fairly good although markings are not. quite clear and the telephone poles are not. whitened. Lac au Sau- mon joins up and enters into the Matapcdiu nivvr. Next, the far famed Matapcdia Valley is entered- Thc road is built. on the edge of a cliff and skirt; the really pictur- esque rlvcr for thirty miles or mere. ‘there are many uamnps, evidently for salmun fishermen. The road u. not at pFfliEhl» fenced. but there is a craution sign ai- the cut-lance to the valley which shoud bc taken hccd uf. ‘Phcrc arc no ‘tween villages and lbw if any gas stations, and mic thing lo thr: credit. thcrc arc no f'l‘l\'8l'l.|.‘¢llI;§ sigma lo mar lhc beauti- lul scenery. Crossing lhc iuwrprovincinl Bride" at. Matapcdla the New Brunswick roads are wide‘. of hard slate aux" fave, very hilly but with 021:1," rtrirdzil lo Campbellwu 1v distance of twr-lvc milcxs. A rarr \lc\v is obtainrd oi" lhc luwcr cud of Bay dc Cllfllflll‘ with lhc Province of Quebec forming 1111 ideal background ucroic; lhc r|'.‘cr. Hi1: hunbci‘ mllli; ac", situated nt Cross Point on the Quebec side and at. Campbcllton. where thcrc is a regular ferry service between LllC lwu provinces. ‘Fhcrc are many pretty ialands in thc river. and innumcrablc log buonrs lllnaiing (luau in SQIIH.‘ curs covering lhc cullrc width or lhc rlvcr. IL is a vuslfpano- riunlc ixickgruumzl. Cumpbclltou il.- i-clf sccms lb '10 in uccri of a good (ical cf pafut but. on the whole it is a. vvcll kept little city. Thcrc is 1i large French Canadian population here as might be expected. Leaving Campbellton a new road cut-off is being completed, mean- iime there i,- a long stretch of very had road to Dalhousie.‘ ‘The rourls are very hilly but. the scenery is unusually pretty. This is called the "Rcsligouchc Scenic Highway" and ivcll dcscrvcs the name. Al. Iiathurst. another big saw-mill luwn, and, it being Sunday an '|'l,\'f.ll'O))llil1C we; hovering ovcr the bay and the loxvn. Literally every 1mm. woman and child was either in the mirlcilc of the rand, on door- step. 01' vcrandah, quite evidently it was a rare sight. From this poim. lhcre are two way; lo g5 East, by the river roach to Newcastle. or through the bush a distance of forty live miles, a gsaving of something uver twenty miles. The river route is by fa: the prettier but the bush route is wild and should not be al.- Lcrnpted unless one is fully supplied with gasoline; and is prepared to makc his oivn repairs. There is one (lcllghtlul hill on the bush route that calls fur cununcnt, lhc "Tabasiutue" short. sharp and perilous. There is said to be an abundance of game in this part. oflhc country, not a few rabbits were seen crowing the road. Regaining the main highway mar Newcastle ll. is possible to save twelve miles by going from New- castle to Chalham by crossing ovcr on lhc lorry illvcctly to Uhutlianr ‘V1111. the Miramlchi Rivcr \‘€l',\' 1nu"h in lhc official ryc at. rvrcsrnl. uwing to salmon fishing operations. Wide well surfaced roads make lhn next. run to Shcdiac a delight. On evierlng Shedlac there is a large i\l'(.'h rreclcd, "Shedlac By the Stu" which 51111115 the road. It. was nci-ir l5 FA} ~ -‘ 1-7} 11:. @342“: ~-. -_--, ~4~ ~-. p‘ u.“ m‘, WnFIDERHJQ- WQNbtR wage I s11- Ann \4A|'¢p4 u: DAyuuur Imam THI‘. sun e10 gnaw" Tum srmzmws STEALINQ \(9UI;‘D Inc LIGNTS ‘rum Twm mus Fflan- .'.._~ ‘ ‘ n IT Twas ‘THAT G-oBLm ma" f CHM: cnearmu o“ - ‘ ' /' l Q k) . I 4w\ __u woubzn was» Input‘. TNE ‘Lissa; WHISFQRONU =¢¢R€Y= TI "W1 T'"-!'-* Aw‘; A‘; '1'»; s-naltub SEEM: sIuieT 4 ) ' I“; flflppOw/S Llznulnan on Tau Nun. ‘ I; :1‘ ‘Than "nun- uuvamu man weaver: ‘IF 7.11151‘ 1.1m‘. A Mougu , I; I 511m. spray RQuND sum .~"‘."}A~.u ma: msmr. T111; uARnnv-mvvs if‘, - ' ,__ _ E D *3 'Au1> a-i-A?’ ‘“*"‘<l= Arnuworqfivs n: ‘ - I n our.» I ‘at! ‘Tnrzrq can: Efimg; v-w-r. 1 W. ‘in ~ ~ . -.».~ Iuvw- 41>.» n». \—<< unn- ‘fltfluw u... 4n- nu- n u un- nuu- qun nmvlflr 1Q in: evening Lime and it. was noticed that large trucks were stopping at. farm houses picking up passengers. The reason was that the people were gong to church in this manner rather than walking or using lhc old-fashioned buggy. although at one place there was a. stream oi’ buggies leaving the church, which without. exaggeration would reach l half mile 1on1;- Capc Tbrmcritinc. the Canadian National porL -f0r Prince Edward Island. is fifty B11185 from Sheclian. ‘Phtr- route through Port Elgln has an nspecially gcucl road of smsxiorc gravel. Om: thing impressed u;1 “'85 lhc friendly attitude of everyone. ‘They . would tell you ull the gussip and uvcn their troubles; sometimes il. ivau 110i. easy to part company. A1 many stores in the country whcrc i-herc is a. gasoline station it is not at. all uncommon Lu find on Sundzvv,rvcijlhlng locked up as lhc family had. gone away’ (l1 :1 pic- nlc. ‘Fhry arc CFfffllllly 110:. emi- _ccrncd about Sunday trade in tl-iis 11:111. of the cuuntryf By a piece or 1:0 :1 hick we managctl at. one small . c-e lo obtain n. supply of gasoline and oil, and upon remarking that. we were surprised that the store was clcxaed, they said, "yes, it is officially, but we could pans through lhc house when they would supply 1m in our wrmia. A trading lrrmsacl lion tolluvvcd. ‘lihe road inurklilgs are not. 1110 clear and in view of the fact [hut (lap: Tl11~111e11lii1c is lhc gateway uo Princc- Edward Island it. was sur- prising Lhat. lhrrc are no indicators. 1n the so-uallcd villages which coli- sist of straggling farm cottagui it, was seldom one found a 11.11111‘. so one could pass through twenty small plzwey vivllhout knowing just exactly where one was. Cape ‘Torment-life has an exlensive wharf. which i1, under repair, and cnlargrmr 111.. A regular freight. boat. and large well appointed freight and msscngcr ferry upcraled by the Cuuaciiaii Nullcnal Railways to Bor- dcu. .1. rhxlancc of the sulc communiculltui between the mainland and I'.E.I. tWiLh the cxccplion of a. service from Char- lottetown to Pictou. N. S.) This makes an inlcrcstnlg trip. Autos are lC-"Flvfl Oil flfll cars, two Lu each car and ll lull train of gravel. irelghl, cars, baggage cars, etc, all make up part of lhc full train. _ Al. Bordon one has an opportunity of uolng SOUHI Lu Charlottetown, the culy really large cily O11 the Lgland or to-Suinuiersidc. .1 ivlacc reputed to have the world's largest. email town store. Slumber-aide has ' the appearance of a busy little burg; il. has a perfect, air of contentment; and easy going, time-consuming manners. The centre of Lhc Island is vcry rolling and rich. with hcdgci; much like ‘hing. land and Scolland. 'l‘herc am many lox farms. ‘ilicrc bring no gravel on lhc bilaud the roads are red sand, lmavy and deep, very dusty lll summer 11nd pomcwhut, dangerous l" ll".- wrl season. Wlili gravel lwuu: brought in from the mainland at. $2.00 per 10ml, it cannot. be ex- pcclrd they would employ a grout rlcal oi il.. the revenues" of the L's- lanrl do not, permit o! a too elabor- utc road progrmrune. IL in undcr- klflvd thin. lllf‘ lolul revenue of the mun 005E rqhn/ AND B TILL Hcvu 3r: (‘h-marl Q-h . a..- , \ k-QQJM’, J u..- -. (~-._!- -- .. nine 1111's; u; - .2122 _____.__ 5 ;uua%uuuawumu%amuau%¥~A-Q-T* 1 J_. KEEP CHRIS TO THE POINT Do The Children Knowg lVhy They Are Celebrating SOMETHING _O?'TEN MISSED By MRS. ABBIE IIABGRAVE Even the lzcencst advocates of the small family will admit. I think, thlli; the due laecplng of Christmas 1e- quires the gathering together of as many children as imuiblc, or the festivities are bound‘ to fall flnl. Grand-parents clamour more par- ticularly for the presence of their grandchildren than of 13.12"‘ awn sun:- and daughters at; this season. 111'.- mmt. crnflrmod baclulcr Uncle tamu himself l1envily in the math-r of mechanical toys and mquslci" bone. of szvcets. The success of the parlg.-"~- the veal playx-fcllow unwng l;l‘O\\'I‘l-l1]‘l3-~3.S often an 110i, is L11’.- delcrinlnalely "splnstcr" Aunt. Rcccn sorrows. old quarrels, fin- ancial “£1112 and (1-l1(‘l'/l§'.'OUl)lCLJ are pill; aside for the lune--n0thin|,' must be allowed to cloud the child- rcifs measure. Long bcwrchaud, in zraivv lousclnclds. pvcparalionx are being made, l‘. 111' bl or claumalrr. cording m the inn-m 1.~.1.11.b‘<~, but all wholeheartedly carried out. In spllc of our calling this m1 unsentl- imntnl agc. as far n: lhc childrrn are concerned. 11o ixu-iod provides Lhem with greater entertainment. EVERYONE BENEFITS :_ Entt-rtalrirncnm might. an ivcll i=hut up ii’ lhcy did not cater principally for 1hr: young people at Christmas time; tlzc shops, a wonder-land 0i nuurcmcut, might; almost close lhelr ghuilgrgg. Uhili-u-ei-[s pavlies fullmv each other in a. uucccjsiivn that would tire out the 1110.2! arrlcut par- ty-gmg qt more mature age. Nor d0 the children of the wcll-to-do, or those oi’ moderate means. alunc reap the benefit. of the C|1rb=ll11l\\‘"5|7ll'lt- You have only to vLsif. the cit» "en's ward of any hospital to soihuv: the wry soul of the institution has celi- trod In the care that has been gvvn 1,0 the ChrLatmas-tree for the llm’ folk, their decorations. and presents. Since the Christ. Child can‘: to cart-h, it has alfiays been :10. and 11W wurld would be u poor place whvrn il. cthcrvlbc. All 1W0 the bclicrwur il. frem the humble mother who ccrizpc» together a. few pence with obvious self-denial that uhc may hoard a few cheap oranges and gun-crack toys for her children, and ihe father who, with difficulty, brings home n little extra,‘ that. he and his wife may spend it, together on some last-ruin- ute preparations, to lhc owners of massive incomes who invade the big stores for their exprruslvc gifts. Surely it is 110i; cxaggmvtiou Lo think of those gifts, that. self-denial. as ln~ Guvci-innent oi’ the Island is lest» than one million dollars. WIl-li llllfll. however, it. must be remcmbcrcd that the pcr capita wealth of the 60,000 people on the Island is as 5mm, ii’ n01, great-er than any part of Canada. Charlottetown. the scat of Gov- ernment, i: an ivtlraclivc lllllc town. neither sever or eilactly light; and Judging from the numbcr of lJllYU parked 1n its 5ll‘(!0l8,1i1l!d noting the bcguse plates, 11. l5 qulln cvlrlcril that Prince Edward island is al- tractlng a. fair quantity of ‘purist. travel from points even as fur Wcut as Ualifonmla, with of course, the ublqultoim Florida ear. ‘I110 beaches are unusually good-Stzurhopc. Mon- mgu-v. BHLCKIP)‘, Smurfs. elc. 'l‘hcrc being u good deal of mad c;>r1— slructlmi work outside cf (‘harlvtlc- Lown towards ihe beaches. it la nut casy to ncgofluts and cerlalnly lin- yloaslblo to make time. Lobster fish- ing and the staple run of cod, mackerel haddock, ole. make fish- lng simplicity luiclf. Tllf.‘ umumcrablc email-bays and harbors around this thousand mile indented island pru- vld: an cpportuizlty for nu kinda of excursions. A local company 111m furnished capital for the equipment. and opt-ria- lion of time ur-four holcb. Stan- hope Beacirlnn ls pamcularly at- tractive hoslelry; well ruu and cap- nlalclof satisfying the mnaf. fnfl (liuur. inctc. The galdcn bcacliczl n2. iluuiibpc have few equulu. with un- lllillfllll‘ uafc bathing. 0'd~lin1r~vs tell you ilv: history of this dcilglilful l whfch is the ‘ radlc 0f - or. z": lh" _ ll1,~r*i.1"fi will" ("ill il., "llvd Cflrdon of F1" fluff." The woplc urc sum»- ' wimt l-icsltant in their‘ m-ynnmr p“; l=""-'.ll;.' In n degree. Meeting an u‘1l C‘.“\!l.!\'l"£| ch 4 p-vlu caaaaaaaaaaaaara»~ lhc " cense offered through the litzlc one; to the Great Giver? ' ‘WHEN FUN BEGINS; Bvfove. the \vi11l:r's dawn m; atrcngtlieiled into light. Lhc p“, 1",, gins; stockings are being hauled (lewn, the beds of ccuntlcss parouu 1111- being littcrrd ovcr with 1.111191» and string, “lulu the chilclrcu zcramble into pixsesslou of lheu- uni lrcur-urcs. Al. 1 yin; speeds. bu! a1. wuys nt lhc Lcp cf lhc available rc. lzziircrs. the fun u» kept up thruuzli- out, the lung day, until tired, u~,;-1-. fod, over-excited, but wondroiuly haul‘? in spilr- cf everything, 1119 little heads drop back on the iullow, and Christmas dcy is over-Jo‘: r111. ' ct her ycar. A great day! Nut a‘ l1itch! children have ucvcr enjoyed \‘f‘l\'(‘ii nzorr »'.l n: The lhcm- 11111cl1! When lllPY (‘c111 say 1h: _ how 11|:1..1‘v 111111111111“ ti‘ " cnlw ‘c scllvflcrl? Wuuldui. lmy pond to questioning that lil-"y lulvc done C\'(‘l'_\‘illll1g 1-01111111-11 til ihcui? l)! I) THEY WORSHU‘? Supposing you were to ask; "Uid the children g0 to Church?" how ul- lcii would you be aiimvcrcd. lu 1-f- fcctb: "P1101" liillc darlings. lhcy 11pm much luo happy with i-hrir luvclv ucw (viva-true couldn't. 11.111,- 111p hcarl. l0 disturb them!" 0r: “iiruc cnough tn go to Churchlvvhen they urg ol<lcr...I ackcd them 1f l|11~_v'd like l0 go, but. they didn't act-m lo ' want in. 'I‘\\'o Sundays in 01:: and»! Such a. mistake to force children tn Church. don't you think? Surr to turn them against; it cooncr or latcr!" 11' you wm-e Lo pcvsigtz: “Pulling the quculorl of formal worship nsidc, have the children any definite idea why Lhry are the central f1;- 11;» '1 in this yearly occasion?‘ lmw 11111111,’ "trictly modern l"f"‘l'l‘l-“- "Qllld tell you truthfully that. of ruuizvn tho i children knrw and flbllfci-‘ialrvl 111.; marvclliius hnuuur done ‘.0 thcui :1! long ago. wlicn the Son of God b1"- came a liLilc child and s!1i1ri~<l,..ir:p b;- Lirp, lhcir childhood? 1r tl~.1,-y know, for many uf llllflfl it is vaguely‘. The \v1'1\lllll1\$""'ll lhcu; pirsviils. llwl lv2r:.lii1,f1'.~3l-"~'l obvcurcd the truth of the old Kory. the most romnniic story l" lllc “‘°l'ld' Do enough ncople oven teach it =15 n true 51m y‘? And 1r ihpv do iwl- B" ihry 110i; rubbing lhcii" children -l0 111-10113 they give so much Plaf-“l their ind-ti, precious‘ heritage? A l1"- licf. planted early, cvcrl ll’ I'll awhile. is almost. sure to rccur will"! most uecrlcrl. - SW'I‘.E‘I‘NESS DENIED: To make much of the gilded nut- r1- shcll and deny ihcm the WP“ \\l‘lDlCSOlllCl'l0S\'S of the kernel-lb ll ncL like that when you think of ll'-' Admitting again that ncvrr 1111113 childrcn bcvn more considered. 1111v'c jealously guarded than now, l all" inclined l.o think wine Pall “l m“ undoublcrl craze for [IIHIW- ‘Wm Dlcnsurn, and so llllle undcrlrlllll stability of thought. and mirposi". HI little "vradillon," as it. were, i» all teiidcrnras part. of n mistaken Children must not be troubled; 111115‘ enjoy themselves whllz- Llmv 1-1111. their cmolions mug-t not b0 ‘~"\""‘ You hcnl stimulated-and so 0n- iiicse DHHUiCS cvc1'y“'l1¢1'°~ I have lnkm lhc Christina."- l"1\""' 111g 11:1 an lmlnhvc lwcause it if: lllll‘ lcnl 11nd because il. ls oulstandml: — bmausc n bum, 1-m- “5 mg Chris. tlavi rcllglon in the birth O1 Cllndl‘ U wc don't bclleve. w!!! d“ “C "kr-"p Christmas"? H we do beugyq it, ought. “C “B” m may“; qulfg ccurc-nnd before 0.. crylhirlg (‘ism-that the children b6‘ lievc 11. lmlM-Copyfllllll-