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mailed to any rtflrllwlsu ou rr~\~<\lpt of
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nnrl Rrnlu: increases "lrrrty rl\:ltto.~;" :l
'l‘nnll~ --will hulld you up. $3 a box, or
two for $5. at drug stores, or by n\.lii
ou receipt of price. '|‘he Scohell Drug
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Advertisers
The qc-operation of advertis-
ing patrons ls requested in the
direction of getting "copy" into
the business ofllee before twelve
noon on the day previous to
Dubllcation. (Saturday 10 sm.)
Very often the receipt of s
llrso advertisement or even roB~
ular changes after that hour
serves to disiocate the regular
Work of getting the paper made
“ll in time to catch the mails-
lnd not infrequently such ads
are at the last moment left out
This situation is not of sor-
vico to either the advertiser or
our reader, 'and we, therefore,
F0111-test that copy he received in
the business omce.
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(Saturday 10. I. nl.) '
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Donit be Short
ol Salt
-» Mdagtsil,_~_trashed'dr
lump rock salt will do your
work and save you money,
Slillnent ily water or mail.
Write lor' firtitllittt to-
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cruultl`is"tlrtlnr
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. l ._  .,»_0n Chrrgltglnas 'live the he1|s\..uM=i_e M
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*its  l ° ..
iiiérly illlristmiisf '.
soft, full heart.
heiher it be prattled on baby lips
at scarce can shape the words. or ,
saying them, \tlllnks not. but only feels
e lnsehsate overflow of giving from D
though it he nlunlbied lnarticulate-
-ChristllusConles l
on   'premacy, or not there is a unlvel-sill
--2 . instinct that yields homage to His
esemsarotn lo Fssuva ' Dry For lnalestrc lift. v
Many Countnies of the Old The Obristmas season comes to us
' ` w°"l‘l- with ever-recurring fresfbness. it
’ ""°’“'“ never row stale for it is the criod
no luv 'or rms
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On Chrlstrnn ’ `  ly
. 'Only nrgnr ln an me your .f ' rn
, _, _o y so
The damsel donned hen-ltirlie sheen-
.- ~ " ’ lf
Forth to the wood did merry mph. go tn
“ 'Lerem0"Y doffed his pride'
l`ll‘8.t lil lit I - . . `°"
chlfmsefll Slll Vllldge partner an
ISU “HB Sli' Walter Scott of lilo Al
nlus itself. And the word yields to him ‘- an
Saw th t 1 .- ' .
The mf, 5w‘;l:’dd\P;`£gt:i1ll1*t:'£hii;i_ilciQ lfelrr. knowinE that the words bo said ln 0
gf"'l""’ °l`Ul“"l5llll»35 EVO and of Christ- ron or lnnn, friend, chance acquaint- pu
ce, tradearna-ll or ervallt.
llle Daim for the best Dractical ries- Merry Christmas to *ou and to Yours "__
by the shabby nonentity whose
Tha 5 EW l-lie mass was sung whine for charity one acknowledges b
the spirit of the season, even while ,
rvlie. mockery. _ U
it ,be breathed by mother mouth.
o sad, sweet lines of whicll were
llethcr it be palltcd from between l
trclllulous, palpitalll, shame-faced U
Christmas Day. ti
Christmas comes in cold Deccmber. the filings of childhood. Chrlstlllag is
To gnlhe,-1,, me mmuetoel' ,;,,,' molded 5,, by 3 yea,-nlng, D,-0,|lg,,| when the frlkld breath of the night the eternal sprinK of youth. its mes-r
Tllllll Opened wide ind 1m|.,,nfs‘h;1u tenderness and all unfaiterlng dcvo- Rf
go vassah tellnllt, ser( and srl,  tio
A9301; laid his rod of rule asidp, ` W. R
Decctnl:i"r is -the month that should uf ,.,,j,f,,en,,‘;|0n_ gome om, Bpegks of
ring B\ll1tllll\° ll\l° V01" Silllli l'0¥' ll- ll* 1, certain seasons witnessing “rehirths
he season of sentiment, the period of of fce|1,,g_»» and ln 5 pegullaf sense
is is true of Christians. -Even sor-
w -here finds its one word of inspira- ,
on and hope. and age gives way to
ur highest thoughts. December all/Bb th
s -the greatest' day in the yeal'-- ,-0
eezes the crystal to the thorn like a sa
r
n_ bc its object worthy 0,- “_gt_ mourner's tear, that in turn becomes ilf
' giiatenin emblem of youth and hope laoal significance; this day is not
.E
the mournidpg light. bo
n
The heir, with ,-0,405 in his sh -'s. U16 Wlirfll. |Il0lBl- UPS Ol' malllflilllflufl lliecelllher i not of the tiny; i~t’s ill influence by time or place. Whether
' oe ‘ le heart. Christmas is not of the amid the snows oi one north or in the
d ally because 'of an ardor which (,a|,m(|,,,.; A(-S in the ,wup Chu
dreads to comprehcndt ‘
though it be uttered by maid, nutt-
-a number of our Cllristnlas customers
come d w t - . '
‘xirlll alld went at it. ill u practical
ln . .
Among all people wllo celebrate the
Sugar day at all it has always been al day for
; outing and drinking, for singing and
.lgggs (fresh) dancing .and nlerrlrrlent of all kinds.
_ _ . g
was too often forgotten in the gener-
ll
Dal(-s r ,l
t
to do their own r-ooklllg on Cllristlllus
. .. l p - -
ilallrl, wllllc dancing and lllerrinlellt
nearly legion. iturlning in socks, duck-
-. ' lug for apples, jumping at cakes sus-
(',,r,,,.,. Rpm ,md G,-my (;,.m.g,, Streets pendcrl by rl strong string .and tying
5l;1|.|g.23.M31_ ._ to catch them between the teeth.
‘Wllltiorl of tile se'lson’s rtonrlqgli
, , ‘ gills.
mislllrztmas ‘wltll us is lr day of g|y_
5 “ll "'3C0lVlUl-I. of good cheer and
‘mod l@0ll7iE. and essentially it is ons
` gl l`f‘-lllllious significance, Hence it wil]
0"" Slfalwe to many to be told that
Yet wel; ill tg lla flow pasfrn times.
heathen I Hs e fact. Traces of some
! 7 I' es are found in England as
wel ‘IS lwrc. and the cause of their
was converted to Christianity the
iriests found her people wedded to
any old customs. Not all of tiloso
were what they would have had them,
but they had a practical work to per-
* . r ‘ survival iles deeper than theology. a
Clillémslllltunl When the Mother Country, socalieti,
, I I
lil
fly. The more levolting of these cus-
her the better of them they pleselv
t ; . . _
Gd. only in grafting the rites of the U”
wlrron lnnl :nerr origin ln the old no- '“
lmoni: tilc Druids survived ill the grim
an Saturnaiia and had come into use
ythoiogy of the Saxons and are a
lortiorl of ollr inheritance today. (ion-
plcu-ous among these are tile burning
f the Yule log and the hanging of the
istlctoe bough
ndocrl this has been tile criticism of
ervnrlcc--tilat its -spiritual rllcanlu
i tide oi' worldly cheer.
In England, observance oi' Christ-
lus has been universal from curly
nys. ’l‘lle chronlclers tell us that ill
Yht\sllil'c no sol‘\'nllts would work on
his d.=\y,' cvcll tilougil their t`nilul°e to
o so resulted ill their dlacllurge. The
l' cnt what had in-cn ire arerl before
eigllorl.
Tito games that were plrrycrl llulllllcl'
rirlkinr.; llard cider mixed with egg
ntl spices, and a score of otllr-.l'n~
urlahlro the time of old and young. the
children themselves being allowed on
this one night to Sit up urllll the luld-
lllght bell tolls.
What has been aptly called "a bonu-
tifui pllacc in popular' supcrsi.ilioll," fr
‘very olrl belief, was that all the pow-
ers of evil lay rlorrllaut ami llarlllless
ull Christmas Day.
The rock crowed tllrollgll ille livr-
lollg night to drive all evil spirits aw-
ay; thc been snug ill their willtr-r
hlvcs'tlle calle, hail’ human al all
times, bccalllc wholly so at lllidlligllt
and talked like hubarl belllgs.
\'i‘he streets ill many places were
filled with lllrrmlllcrs in fautastif-. carb.
indeed, there were munlrnors in tile
days when Saturnuila reigned over cv-
cn the Roman emperors, but they wore
not necessarily ot' the l_!hri.~itnlrl:~; time.
'i‘llv love for lllusqrrclnrlo is almost as
old as thc human race. itself.
But as to the day itself, it was then.
ns it is now, a very merry da-y, with
good fellowship bubbling oven from
hearts where theological non bullet
dwclt-rl dny'sacl'ed to the funlily, to
lilo eating of roast turkey and crun-
berry sauce or roast beef and plum
pudding and wallllrts and the drinking
of beer, aio and wine.
il has changed to some extent since
the old day, blll. it is still tllc happiest
day of all the year-at least where tllo
shadow of misfortune does not cloud
the sky.
ll.
8
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, ‘known to the ellild only. Alld this
  aimllllcliyf is the true Cllrlstnlns N!
I plrnvlmmsl In H cmtle`bed` open the flood gates, that there llllgilt
lfl were :salted to interpret the true (lllfliilllliis (lay 10 all llle W‘l\'l‘l- 'l`l\°
'spirit of Christmas, i would sit down ill
ere by tile side ol’ tile road and cull DF
r ins ncrp of a rr-arc chile. “G
Though my heart is afialllo at tile lll
olnent with the spirit of Christmas, all
. , | ¢ t g |i¢ would almost seem that the human
cmmot hope to ho (I hu B mm c y lineart were waiting to be stirred with
‘ull
if it were possible for lne to raise HB
tercllange of gifts is but another ex-
esslon of this day‘s meaning. That
ge is the message' ,of reiuvonaterl
e. Other festivals and days have
unded in its recognition or its
l-ning heat. of the Efulaiur. ii. is
od so loved tile world thut lie gave
s only begotten -Son," is thc inspir-
on of this spirit of generosity. it
s universal impulse; that it need-
but the touch of a Dlv,ine Child lo
uc 'fortll the high expression of its
fl
*‘  F - -ff". - . 'W of., - 
Flax Seed For Free
of the children, looked dowll deep into
_,________ t
your lnppncss, no
memorandum from his pocket. will
after consulting it, asked: “Your
SB, TOD u d
cheeks. “i was born thero.’ h
“'i‘llen, to come directly to tile. I
banks there. One lsillden J.` Lune
llllldrt lauglled softly. ;
"ll, ' - r .
many banks." Silo turned sparkling "‘
eyes upon (iootlwl."._ “Wo ll\0UShi. W9 I
lhad couecterl all his savings," 'she
"Tilese two nests were undlscovcr- r
cd," tile num laughed, "and the llens ’
have been laying golden eggs. You a
llavc, at till: very mlnut.e,$300~" lf'
‘-'rnrcc nnnnred collars! on!" sin-v*
impulslvely held out ller two toil- '_
worn little hands. "lt is rl fortune! "
'Phe children! They can have their . “
Goodwin found himself feeling ilap- ‘
pier than he remembered having felt ,
he ilad beer, the Good Fairy in tile I
snluli family, or was it sonletlllllg
more subtle more wollderful that 'V
)
for you," he said and when Lllulas ’
qrlcstlonlng eyes met his llc said -im- 2'
3 and help make i‘.lll'islnlas glad for the 
<-lrlldrerl. May lcollre'l"’ I '
si\yh'es`sf"""‘Y'3's,“ `tii'l‘e` sltl`fl`,",sl‘mlily.` 5
Next lllol'ning.Lindn and the child
ren were up early.
ed up tile stovepipo created a spirit if
of cllecrfllilless that greeted Marvlll
Goodwin when he presented lllrllself
nt all early hour. -
own Santa Claus!" ills eyes were
glucn to tile urlllfui of packages Good
win de-posited on the table.
“iiobb_v!" cried Linda. , |
“ilnvcn't you ever been Santa Claus J
before?" queried Pcizgy.
“Ncverl 'l`llil-l is my very first ex I
pol~ionee. lltilpo Iwi-ll acquit my- (
sell’ wiiil pl-opvr dignity." '
And Llntlu's eyes, over < the heads
P
(|omiwin's big soul, and unconsciously
silo ict the man read what ilcl' heart '
was saying. '
"Noict (‘llristmas," llo was saying
in his mind, “Linda will have lor
_ _ I with one imperial, klngiy gesture, so
:‘\'f)l]ilcqt':,l(:l‘,lf)ht‘lf:)‘;lf_T 0“.'.'l\tv3,fl0addwl;`(B, cluster tile stars in tile heavens than.
I 1 fl; w_.. He drew they would spell out the words:
- ~ - . ? ma l» ll l"
§1“:ll;(;;il“{:ll:l(_l§_°'lMlnl;ln0 22 years magolgg rio you realize the happiest llourx that
..Y .. hed uk* Wim 3 flush wc have are those when our thoughts
of exciienlollt lending rose; to her W
point.. Goodwin told her' “W0 find ,wo :ella ut Christmas time. lt is at
U
l 25 l l L l
mms they P"0P9l`llY Ul'l'00l0<l Hltflllc- dolmsml Ur 5 cam n wo 0 “ur thorns orl the roses or remembrance
erred tile account 22 years 2150-" li]
 . ' y
lite to have Christmas come. liut we
‘ said. I"
here, tllrlt. tile world and its wealth
s ii
Hama C_m“s,.. I we pay for once having with us thru.
vonrierful woman-mother.
before. ‘vas it me knowledge mu, .llc keyb_0al~d of life, but it was not
rl
had crept ,Aw ms mind? God loans to mall rl fragment from
lie laughed n trifle nervously. 'lm quam' of "mer ‘l l‘““‘"“l ‘ll ‘law-
"I aln Eoin!-1 to uak for irnluediate :lm l“l""'l"'l° °f ll ~"l""`l llfei lllll
v
payment for me my I have found lllrlstnras is the only day that brings
petuousiy: “Let me colnc tomorrow- l1l‘elrml’“"“l’l° logs "lll"~‘ “"l"fil0ll0"
Lmda glanced M him with R new . “is a .spear tllul'st.~lltat wt-ll nigh
“lt you like i will ga with you to helfl "V'mAr,"br"gl" ln' "By me Sm” Uf llle
get that Christmas tree. R"“‘l~ ' ' * '
The crackling of the fire, as it roar- m
mas day." ._ '
all-lcrved between l8`0-lf)0 /\, D,
lllorlllrlg until something has boon
brought into it.,
e rod of universal power, I would,
Peace on earth.”
iiow many beautiful legends linger
tire lrlirld at Cllristlllus time! Alld
well on tile pant? Perhaps this is
hy all the sweetest songs in my
cart blend with the golden-longuerl
hrlatmas time that l also tilld the
refusing dowrl on my heart and leav-
g nle with tllut nllllaruabie, poignant
neliness; and perllaps this is wily
ide of the road.
l want fillristmas to come and on
lth like to have it go,
'l‘llc warm grate cheers my cold
ody; tile cold spring waters of earth
liay my thirst; tile food that is given
le satisfies my hunger; but tlrcre is
n empty chair in the llonlo buck
urrnot fill. Audit is said that tilirsl
naulable loneliness i 'tile rice that
I might strike here every note on
ly purpose, when we' sat dowrl here,
y the sldo_ of, the road, to wound
ou. My object is io make you happy.
efore the rllirld tile real grayness ofit
ll-'tire one time when tile lllclllory ol'
cad---a suintly nlot.hr‘l', rl loyal wife,
pr'on`risl:lg son, a. _devoted daugllter
tops the ileart's pnisatlon.~l.-F. 'D,
@_________
if tile fire llul‘lls` brightly on Cllrls-_.
as morning it betokcns prosperly;
it slnoulders, adversity.
"'l`ll0y al`e'to he mit.rl'ied on Christ-
"Would you cali that 'Yule»ilde?"
-nh_._.____ ’
Cllristlllas seems to have been first
l_t. is unfrlriullulc to carry anytlling
rth from lilo house on tillrlgtnmq
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rnanent roses in her cilceks, and ller `
yes will be mine, and thai. will be
ll lllc happiness one Snlltu Claus. |
could have."
Lindenetlc snliletin pc
s i
Ch ` S   "'
l`lStillilS °
Nobody kllows-_twill-ll -Christ was 
0 town last wr-r'k~-took the Dorking.
H Leith iiill airway, you know, always
lumpy over l.hr`~r°e-anti isllpposc
from all rlcrzorlrlls he niusl have drop-
l
"Ill ‘lilly puffed tile old bus out a' sin
loaned forwarrl in 'her seat onli. when
l’f"`"~ "1"<l l7"Cl'"ll"`f' 35 ls Sllilllly fill coolly repril\lnllr|<‘d hiln for qtuutillg
arbiil'al‘y rlate. 'l‘hc duy has been var- wi `
iously fixed and <:cir‘bl'atorl on April
20, May 20, March 29, Septenlhcr 29. the into nil' postl
"Nfl fi\|llf‘- Rl'-“f‘-"lilly on January 6. “0ll, please excuse mo," said Millie.
pn Julius in the fourth century had as
-.areful inquiry mario into tile matter _-we thc,-n rg ,, rp lv from ,,,,n||,._.,|,,,
fl hr\l'»a llulldrcql feet 'p|umb, side.
Dlifid Hilti lzot into a spinning dive
. lg'
len they could count tho furrows ill
plougllcd il(-id. The old inriv just
mos hurl 'rrijtlsterl his llerrd-plorve,
e tripped llirll ou lilo sllouldor. nurl
lhollt orilvrs. ‘ ’
W-itll the rlesncrt came letters by
slle took tllelu from thc maid. "i"
r
` I
_lla ,
'I`llero's scarlet holly on the streets,
and sliver mlslotoe;
'I`lle surging, iewollod, ragged crowds
forever come and go,
Ami horn rr silken woman iaugils,
and tllcro a beggar aaks-
,Alld, oh, the faces, tense of lip, like
- mad and mocking masks.
(WIlo thinks of Bethlehem today,
'and one lone winter night?
Who knows that ill rl nlangcnbed
there breathed ll Child of
Light?)
'l`llcre‘s fragrant. neon-t of evergreen
. upon tho chilling air, . i
Tllcre’n tlnnoiod tawdriness revealed
beneath the sunilght's glare;
'l`llere's want and Plenty, Greed
and Pride-a hundred thousand
sollls- '
And, oh, the weary eyes of tlienl, like
dull and‘,suiion coals.
(Who knoyp, the town-df Bethle-
hem arrcegleanred beneath the
star, .
Whose wondrous light the shep-
herds saw watching their flocks
afar?)
/
Nui yet above the city streets, above
-the noise and whir,
There _ seems to come a vogrant
breath ' of frsnklncense and ‘
myrrll.
I saw s women, bent and wan, and
V on hc, face a light.-
Tlle look that ,Mary might hav; worn
` ‘ that other Christmag nk t
(And, M the little children . passed,
‘uri one lsil turned and smiled,
I saw witlrin his wistful eyes (llc
REDEEMER 3"?
`l: ~ . ._,.._.s_..,.._..~..__
‘and this rcstrlteri in the fixing of Dec-
cmlror 25 as the most likely day of
the birth.
llt-r-<~lllllvl- ti ls' Santa Claus lilly still
in many foreign countries, whore it l.-.
known ns St. Nicholas Day, the real
Clrrlstlllns Day for the children, ln
the Netllorianrls it is universally cele-
bruterl ns Christrllull, Decénlher 25
being u church tin-y. The day comes
from the day on which the original
Santa Claus is supposed to have pass-
ed away--llerferllber 6, 342. llc was
the Arellblsllop of Myra, in Lycia. lllld
wan nlwnys known as the friend of
children. “St. Nl-=hoias“ became, in
Dutch, Santa Klsss, rlnd thence cume
Santa Claus. l
in Russia, December 6 is ll church
day; in -Franco it in the grand fate
day of children; in many provinces of
Germany, it is celebrated as n pre-
llmlnary to Christnnls; in the Nether-
lands, it is the real day for girls. with
December 25 as a church day; in 50\1ll\
Austria if takes the place of 'our
Christmas Day.
At Bari. on the southeastern coast
of italy, the bones of Saint Nicholas
a e interred. -and every December it
;£¢,|lgn.ndn of pilgrim, visit. the tomb
and great ceremonies are held. So,
when children ask if there is rl real
Sump Clrllls, we can at least answer
that there was!
January 6 is Chrlstmsstln the For
East. Other small nations cell-lm .tl
April 20. May 20, September 20 null
March 20.
Old (‘.hristnlall fare did not include
the turkey, now the motlern Christnns
in the olden days a roasted pea
D _ .
llldlnburgll rlullt. you know," she ex-
Dininori, "l wrote iler this morning
imploring ll:-r to come over tomor-
row for the hu1.aar."‘
"What my wlfefn' aunt doerul`t know
about flying isn't worth lmowlll;.z," rc-
markrd John, "and nhc'll never seo
forty again. llow's that for an up-io-
date aunt?"
Just at that moment u peculiar
noise miidently very near the llongc,
arrested the attlntinn of the party.
“Bounded like solnething hreaklllg,"
said Millie. John had already gout:
out to investigate.
in u minute or two he reuppearerl.
llshering in ll jolly old .gentleman ill
n flying suit.
"A tllousand pardons ~Mrs. Green."
said the new arrival. “John collected
me in the pndrioek. lla! lla! you know
my theory about the paddock."
"Well, the tileory‘i\ smashed. any-
how," said John decisively, “and so.
is my fence."
"Noi no I won`t hear of it." laugh- ,
ed Brown; "l admit the fence, but
not the theory. You noe," he went on, l
turning to Mrs. Robinson. "i‘\'e nl-
ways insisted, as Green knows. tnnt
theres plenty of izmdlug space in his
paddock. provided -you do it up wind.
The fact is i was a couple of points out
in my reckoning and so failed to stop
the old has sllort of the fence. You
know, Green; = he asked, with nn in-
jured air, "you ought to haven wind
pointer so lllrro'd be no doubt about
lt."
"Just to encourage reckless old gon-
tlement to smash up my premises. l
suppose," retorted Joint. "But l sd-
lluvc- and devotion. Cllrlstlzln und.
. pagan, -civilized and uncivillzcd. we all
coalesce as we feel the spoil of this
drly‘s illiiucnce. lt has the warmth of
June in the midst of -December.
"Merry Christmas!" we say: and vvll‘.V
is it “‘Merry." Because it is the day
uf the enlarged vir-lion, tile' extended
horizon, the larger hope. the advent of
lilo life of llinl wllo declared. "l alll
r-.orlre that they might have life, and
that they might have it ‘more abund-
aptly."
ilct symbols of sorrow he with-
drawn, let the life ovr-rsilariotvcd with
rlisanpoilltlucllt flnrl here rcfreslllllent
and peace, let tile _.,in~slck receive an-
ew the word of pardon and reassur-
ance, lot the old and young in reunited
fellowsllip have frcsll 1nlcl‘pl‘ctatlolls
of the meaning oi' life arld so we wish
you a “Merry Christmas" and at bless-
oti and prosperous New Year."-"EV
iscopal Record."
Christr_n_a_s Day
"Suddenl'_v there was with the angvl
ll great multitude of tile ileavellll'
hos, praising (;0d_"-(St. llukc.
What sudden blaze of song
Spreads o'cr the expanse of ilcavcn'-’
lll waves of ight it thrills along ~
The angelic ‘rgnal given!
“Glory to God" from yonder central
fire
Flows out the echoing lay iltiulltl
the starry choir.
ilike circles widening roulld
Upon H. clear' blue river `
Orb after orb tile wondrous sound
is eclloop on forcver-
“Glory in (ind on high; on cartll be
peace
And love towards mon oi' love,
salvation and release.
.
Wrapt in His Swaddiirlg bands
And in ills nlarlgc, laid.
The Hope and Glory of all lalldl’
is come to l.llc woricl's aid.
No peaceful ilolnc upon llis cradle
smiled
Guests rudely went and came where
slept the Royal Child . -
Bllt whore Thou dwcllcst, Lord,
No other that should he,
Once duly welcomed and adored
iiow r-lllould l part with Thee? '
I-lctllloilcru' must lose Thee soon but
’l`hrlu wlltgrace ;
The single heart to be Thy sure
.abiding place..
Still as tile (Lay comcg round `
For Thee to ,be revealed
By wakeful sllepllorris 'l‘hou art found
Ahidlng in the i'leid.
All thru the wlnlory heaven and chill
night air
in music and in iight Thou dawnest
on their prayer.
Christmas Bells
Yes, once again the Christmas bells
are swelling,
From out the lleifry tower, old
and dark.
And once again the story -they are
telling
'i`lle'old but lender story, hark!
"l‘|s (‘llr'lr-rtnlas.
Each year those same old bells have
toiled (im story.
’l'llc lnossagc dear to every listen-
ing heart,
Tidings of Joy and everlasting
aweatllcas,
Anq once again that story they
impart, -
'Tis Chrlstlllas.
Mankind scculs to llced lilo gentle
warning, '
And remember that it is a time
for good,
A tlnle for peace, for joy, and cxuli-
alien.
'Tis Christmas.
I
Oil, may those in-lin, forever pcal-
ing ln the spirc,
Bless r-.a,ri»llly hearts and give
them joy and pear-e,
And gently lift their souls to realms
hlglitlr. i
Each Chrl-sinlas.
._____________
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Clirist_rlu_s Song
\vh.v do halls for Cllrlsimas ring?
Why do little children sing?
Once n lovely shining star,
risen by shepherds from afar,
Gently moved until its illzlll
Made n manger-cradle bright.
There rt lillrllng Babv lay
And His mother' sans.: and smiled,
"'i'his is Christ, the llely Child."
mit i found some consolation for' my
smashed fence when lohsarved the
spirit of Tho'ChtM.) . _
_*___ -GAROLINI RIYNOLM,
 took its place on the festiva-
board. ._ -.
pathetic appearance ui_you under the
carriage after your famous landing."
So the hella for Christmas ring,
So the little children sing.
Christmas Wish
lf I could lmvc my wish this _verrr
know wiurl ll. worrlil llc;
l’rl risk for r't-illlivwa alld :l slr-ilzll
lllako :'. eallui ol lllo.
l'|i unit lol* l‘eillrlvr‘l's and a sleiull
crop ol wlli.~;kol's while.
And then a lllugio par-k of toys
lruvci willl ul night;
one role l’tl lilu' to play.
And tl|at'»< Santa io tile kirlrllt-s
the tladrliea lar a\va_\'.
nlrlylic lie could rio
lo vlilllil each vllilrlrlr-_v lllrv;
Tllcp have tho ang:-la wrlic me out
true and ccrtaill list,
So not one soltliel"a rililrl on carlil,
this Cllristnlas allollld be ll|i.~a.~u
little lonel cot,
or girl llarl been i'm'goi.
tip-toe, very still
About er-tell lilly lrrlllcllo bed,
Cilrlsillras lrmrrl, lo fill
_ iilotlgll l'lll turning gray
once ill Sunil rt wuy,
and gladly luke tile r~llnll('e.
riudrlies stay ill l"l'.'lnrre.
With a (hw a Smoker
ilorli'
(l`l'it\ruily| tvflrrliaii lloiv.
liui. though you rlewi-l' joys cvnkv.
- sllloku.
For aulllollow on this (7llr'l.‘riilras Hve |,
The age ol' rlllraclos is pnsscfl, yet 1|
Once more :tlld lrlako niet-lillll cllouull fi,
Y _
And just make sure no srlltiir-l"s bov ‘""l"'a"<V """"""""l"l l"""""5l' ""0
. l
VVh<-ll rllolldfi oi sllloko al‘.»ullri you ll 4
f l"\l ll'-lllg .~'<-nl lille .~‘i»;l.~mr 1r»al»\' V 'W
'|‘lliuk .<orlr<~'|llnr-s or this lolfilllpdistricts where the success of flat
I _Distribution
ll~Ixperilur-ntul ifornls Note). ,
f1 i___
it plus ot flax semi urn being distributed
trol- to l'al'm<‘rl~:, frolrl tho (`r-real Divi-
l" :sion ol' till* ldxp0l'irllI‘rltal i<‘al'm at Ot-
tawa. 'l`l|c rtrlnlplvu vontzlill about two
llullris of at-1-rl, vllulltlll to sow about
our-llliriioiil of an zlcru. 'l‘llo unn-
~.<~n.~mrl is vr-ry sluail and enough re-
r|ur~si:; llavc a|l‘oady been received to
iapo:-lv of it all; but applications for
nrlrpir~s of flax for the produc-
ul of .~u\r~rl can bo avctqlted for
u a rue little time yet tllougll -the num-
ber will ru.-¢~osl~ral'iiy be lllrriled. These
szrlllplv.< will be l~r»s<‘rv<'rl chiefly lol'
‘ll lily of fibre flax ser-ti availublellthls
ll
_‘I i;|r'lllr~l's ill rlislrir~t.~t wllvrt- lilo cultiva-
l'd like to staml a nliltuic ily 1-url: NIU" Hill 50"" ll"-" l""`" f"""d pm'
i
'ilulllrn 'l`llr> varlt-tive available are
lit' luost popular' sorts in Western
Vallarta, llrlri rl llt-w .sr-it-r-tr-d type cal-
til' rfrlurse l'rl have to travel last nlltlil"'l ~'\"Wf‘ll3' Wlll<fll Sf'\’illH SUillll`l0i` l-0
l’l'olllost in prorllwtivt-rlvsri lull in noi.
by quite aoailrrwlivr- ill apps-arallce.
` 'l`ll1~sr- free .slllllllifm l‘irl'uif<ll all oppor-
Each “|110 _t,|,,,¢|<i,,,,_-_ lmnging up “nfl iullit_v‘l`ru- tllc i’alrlnr~l' to start tile grow-
illl; ol' a killd ul' flax sup'-rlor to tile
l'rl like to travel rollllrl lilo 1-rlrlll just . fH`llll11ll.\’ >‘l‘1I'li |lS||1\ll.V SUWYV ll' 12811"
fully |n~o|lanal.o¢l_ the sor~,orltl crop will
l`rl run (llc risk ot' break-rlcr-k spur-ri _vivid r-.nougll svvrl to sow quite rl larizc
ficlrl. (loorl, pure flax svcrl is usuuil
Y
Could l bo Santa to lllt-lu all whose vt-ry llurrl lo olrlaill, arltl_tll<- lu-st plan
is for vtrrli i'ar'1llel’ lo |>roril|<~l‘ his own.
.'l`llr\ \'al‘ir\l_\' of flax lol' l`il>l'e purposes
wllivll is being ri'i.-lll'ill\rt»-rl is ll now,
.soil-4-if-rl train nam(-rl lnllllqsiclrl willcll
llur. alrt-ally lllado rl nallle for itself as
r~'ill;:|llal'ly lille val'it-ly. Sulllplos are
r
:ts al llllro plnlli I.; iiouorlul or wi. lu
\Vlloll lllrzlurr-.sl in lilo sllloite .\'ou soc tilt- illrlustry ol' filll'0 lH`0‘l“¢'ll0n ls "Ol
VV;ai`t now and lllvlr a tlloulgllt to lllc, llll'i'=\il_V 1‘-‘¢llll1'llSl|i‘<l- li iii l‘Xl’U'L'l0ll
tlmt it nlurfll iar'l;vl~ stock oi' llollgstvlll
Don't it-.l our irlt-llrlsilip “cull in will bv avuilalilt' for riislrilluilon au-
.,
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‘other year. ` `
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' 4 "'",.-!-es.:
This l~.l-uaflll. for the i`ll'r.( time, sam- °
of .
GFl0VE’$
SALVE
W 0-PEN-TRATE
‘ ii Remedy for Ghost (ioids, Head Colds, Spas-
, modlc Group, Sore Throat, Stiff lieck, Earacho
' ami kindred ailments. iippiy freely lo the skin
lusi over the affected paris and rub ii in.
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INTERNATIONAL LINE
tlnued until further notice._ .
p.lu., via. Yarmouth, N.S., due Wednesdays a.ln. ’
652!-l5~7MEltf.
stationery on application. .
~-ily-dia Avery Cooniey Ward.
.@¢.......-.¢
Wholesale Commission, Flsh Dealers
'los Fulton Fish Martel, New Yo-lr »-
lsrvico between Bt. John and Eastport, Lubes and Bolton has bein disaon- \
NEW 1-'ASSIENGER AND FRl<.‘ltlll'i’ Sl~,.‘ItVlCl~l l<li-‘Fi5U'l‘iVE JAN. 5. 1910.
lN’l‘idliNA'I‘l0NAI. LINE -- YAliMOU'i'l{ LINE.
Btealllalllp Northland will leave St. Jolln, N.il., for lloston on Mondays,
No passengers or freight will be cal-rled locally between Bt. John, NB..
and Yarmouth, N.S. \ `
Direct connections with Metropolitan Freight Steamers for New York vit `
Cape`,’Cod Canal. For i`l-clgllt rntos and full information apply to
` A. C. CURRIE, Agent, St. John, N. I.
Specialties, Smelts, Eels and Clams `
1-nloweu mu anon tire nav. Consingments solicited daily, returns. Stencils a n cl
,Market and Fulton Nallonal Bank, New York
B. Wiley & Sons. Transfer Agents," Boston
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