..,.-_..--. n.—rnmnx\na \ ¢-,.. ‘n. L:.".:*§C;f.:tawn Guardian . ‘lu-nlvr H. Mrlllrc '. .~n.-|1, l". .1. . J. ll, llllrllrll, F J l . .“.l1‘|\|IIII(III lb. l4. 0. lrunl. \'.l|ll.1~r 11ml U. h. (‘urrlc Hunting lluily (Founded Mk7) 1-_~,,1.1|... _..-11 1111 ..1|111111l.-> lll'“\l'f1'l‘ to (‘Hy rm.» w. 1. .1 11.. .1.:..111u-i 11111 |l'll 1.1 l’. H. lllnlul ml... ,. r _..~.§.- .... .......1....»1 lnullml m Cuundu and U. U. iurwv, rrzcrnumc :4. 1037. fi“'““*" Christmas " ".- in the saute country shep- t.1-.l field, keeping watch over t. And, lo. the angel of the n them, and the 810W 0! the ..(i about. Elem; and they were nd the angel said unto them. behold, I bring you good tldlflfls lh shall be to all P903119. For t this day 1n the city of David 1 is (Zhrist the Lord. . And sud- \\i1ll the angel a multitude of ‘l praising God, and saying: . 11V‘ highest, and on earth peace, \.".1.l men." .1 finds no place in the celebration of w: - anniversary. Bllerrimcnt and good nlfnrr -‘.~"cn associatcd with it from time iitnmwt". fill, aml this surely is the natural and §p>l,r-rc'fltl..ll(‘ reaction to glad tidingl. The chal- lt-r .7 lli Ultririxnas to the worlcziday world is :.l in this spirit of freedom from the care. 21nd wurrics that lie like besicging armies ablnt m. We feel hcttcr attuned during this b1 ca" Hkplit’ tl "tn at othcr times; more ‘at one with our lrud l s: critical of thc failings of our frriei Pill ixtzglibors, more hopeful of man- kind in ;.-1.--r;.l_ ll» .~..11»1--t, of course, shut our eyes to the ' ‘5 undcncics in our eivilization; to the hos-iv i y.» t" . 0., v. l oil-it ru-rrlpilllt in countries like Japan and t. 1;-"-:.11v_ or the economic and social abuses that fink-t m. 1".-".- home and are equally at variance u, ,. rut‘ (Twiszhn ideals. The world tinques- ' m’ innit: its progress morally and f-ru" ll('illll(l its material achieve- ~ . ~uh is aTl too zipparent. forgot. lioivcver, that: there are 1111's at wnrk, More intelligent " l put into thc task of preserving ' :1 ("n-r before. Nations, it has been " ' 1‘: into war, but not into peace. 1g that must be planned for. history is the effort now be- t'.-. British Commonwealth to "lps, and with the co-operation ..". i wig democracies to ensure their ,., ' "n: we have reason to-cclcbratc with ~ as wcll as rcjtlicing this Christ- ~ my. If lllIllCflZll prosperity is not . 0f Illl of its, at least we have thc {or happiness and contentment. l." on the jnrlacan hills had no 1' izils tn-lrc, (.11 1.. first Chrisltnas morning when plcir l1 1 tipliftcd by the strains of thc r. tllt: . .1 y. 1f we catch but an echo of all t1 n: - in the pezdinq of thc church bells Qatar" - l we sock furllicr reason or excuse {for z. A 1 '=t1nas, thcu. to all our readers, hurl r ' _ .11 our Santa l":1ls and to all who _ nv~ .~.n".l=" l it» l through other channels towards mar g . , (lfilfil-lflfl a happier one for others. Carol §iuging Revived 'i ' ‘mas season has hccn proclaimed in its, and the carol or hymn of 31;», .- nnportutit part in ancicnt and lhlhfll . l. lions. One of the carlicst carols p". rw" r-l dvtcs from thc fourth ccntttry. 1W5 rg- of ultg was a gradual cvnltitton front thc " ..l .:l]ll<‘llC(‘S sting in church services. ln _i.1l Ina of the thirtccnth CClllllfy bi- 1:4- .\~.i<i originated :1 form of szutrcd _ 11;? d, hoping thcrchv to stilllllliltl! r 11f curtain congregations, and his l: Lrcatttrcs" is gencrzilly \'t|ll.\l<l('l'CLl q-t carol, apart from church nuHiC. l . - 4 ' fvtrltwwl t‘, l-ll :1 pnpulrtr nppvzd. .\l:1n_v1>l thc nltl- ir ["ki$ v.1". w." czirols to (1t't‘|1!ll]1:1ll\' datnvintf. thc ilk... -..1"< 1U. 1v; a ring 11nd jniniilt; llvnlds- ilniitiu . middk- :1 "s rillfll Fllli-Illlil mm” Q11... -.1-..l11i11.-1".<,<>_ mall lill‘ fir-f uutluuizctl col- ,Lp_,-.g..,..; .;' tilt».- 3: \\..'"~ pilidi-llcll lll H152. l ..' 1' ~ 1. w i-uuniittl l'\.'llll|>l\"~' of "kl ca, - .~ '1" "Lulkiba" r1r“('r."1rlltr- mu.“ ._. . ,‘l 1l1..-.- ..ri,;ii1:1ll_\" \\'l'lll(‘ll ,; ,.,_ '1 Knguugtt thc popular‘ carol ‘(in-J v ‘ » _..- "du \\liil thc (liristtnas carol. lw ‘ . 1.11 f. r 111.1111" vcztrs the lllflnl popu- im- 1 _ ~- , l; .- no.1." wt-rc tho Nativity, :\ll- tun. m." ‘l :..l li1c:1r11;1t1o11,:t11d scvvrztl cx- mmfc .~.11.ds have been prcscrvcd. (lac of 1W" ‘.-l l l ‘~~..n 11f thc old carols lmscd on the Annnucim on 11:1; writtcn by an lzngyhsh turmk , - - 11" ' 3mm 11ft» 3...] lu-gms \\'lll‘l the llllc lhcrc lS no ;.<-,=,-..f<""1.‘1\' inc." vi ..~ . ,,f 1hr- l§il1 century" llavc been l l- l.'l\‘f‘, tho it-atttrcs of folksonlI- pro-pawl ‘. '11 om- of 1'. " ivnltntis bcing thc clierrv-trcc m,- .t 1,. i » ~ |....lpl1 was an nhl 1min.” $011K‘ o,’ it... 1..., _ l. fulhunlg carol; were based n1:1il:'~ ..-1 ltl. w dmwtt from mystery play?» lv-pq. ~14 , ml l. qd, and iuclti-lvll “l saw lhrcc l. in," “The (EtmI-l and thc _" t _,...l l ruc," “The lloiy ‘ “ ‘~ ' - " *--" tlic l.<l. "cs" and “To-morroiv 1 ' . ", dtv." “Hu- lnaifs llcad" mpj ,' . 1- l, 111-1 iwintrld in 151i. l5 Sllll SHHLT ,.. t ' -I ~--. l.- [1111- at (jut-en's (‘t-llcgc, Ox- ford. 13., 1~ ‘i duh- zdicrcd inrm. |'...l. - 1 ~ i'.l1'§"n~1 rvlyinu- in liuglzutrl carol gin Vl-f 1 d: ~11 vll in thc suuu- way lllfll ‘dun, _~ l _ pvrf1.:"i1t;11iccs generally vvcrq l’i,- ‘on, llt|\\'l'\('l', did not pro- duce nu": l" t‘ ll flu"! on curl-h '11‘ (‘Illlll Fill!" l-llil‘. Tlllilll‘ '1 l~ H lilllllv Pi lll<'~l‘ bmkl‘. wort‘ p,,|,;,11,,_,| pm..- p. tiiut‘, and lmvt‘ cun- n..-...-.1 1.. 11-. l! ~11 :l=ll~~l ti» llll- lll"‘*""l db’- Fr..." if. l. " - if?» 1h" carol, i!\ :1 rulc, was |‘|(‘Ql(‘1‘f(1l_ _ ' l. r-"rt-l» \\'l’l'l‘ siuu: likc i1rtl1n- gfv 1.111;». l "n: -~' :|| 1"’1ur<"1 ~t'l'\'l<'l'~‘. I Jliu l "l | ‘Y1 . ltnrv fvllfilrlls‘ winds [WT- hnv-s ti l‘ 12- ‘ innit-us i"; ‘(llmrlcs \\‘<-.<It-_v'.< "Hark. lw "lll |l"~ 11.-l‘.in rings." brtlcr known as "Hark. ziu- lu-rald altgcls sing. 4. 1v. The modcru revival of curol-sitiging has pru- duct-d a quantity of nc1\" songs. lloivevcr, even these arc mostly derived from tncdiacval Latin Lliristulzzs hymns. 1 Editorial Notes I Christmas live. ##1## A lot of people will try to keep KYVZIKC to welcome Santa Claus-nlay he disappoint no- body. " l n a =11 w The Christmas spirit is well expressed in the cards of greeting from our local merchants in t0day’s Guardian. a w 1r City relief to the unemployed and deserving is to be given today, so that there may be no empty larder on Christmas Day. >1- n- v n: Christmas Day services will be held in vari- ous churches from midnight onward. May they be largely attended by people thankful that they are still permitted to worship as their fathers before them in thc land of the free. v v v- =1- ‘There are not many Islanders abroad who at- tain laudable front page publicity but Mr. Wil- frid McQuade Baltimore, is one of them. This young lawyer, brother of Miss Agnes McQuade, Prince Street, is repeatedly in the limelight, and last week occupied considerable space on the front page of the New York Times in con- nectiorl with an appeal to the Supreme Court at Washington. v 11- »- a Peace at Christmas-tide is assured by the at- titude of the British Government in conjunction with the governments of the various Do- minions throughout the Commonwealth and those of France and the United States. May commonsense and reason have free course in thc case of the other nations that the Christmas assurance may be made pemianent. #1811 This is a word of thanks to our readers for the generous response made to the appeal for Santa Pals to make glad the hearts of thosc little ones Santa. Claus might overlook. For a brief spell our Santa Pal Department felt a little discouraged, being inundated with a flood of names of deserving recipients, but faith never failed them, and in thc outcome neither the lit- tle ones nor ourselves have been disappointed. All will have good catise to makc tomorrow a Merry Christmas. a: a 1k t Prior to the Great War a subject for derision in British Military circles was what is known as the “Brodrick Cap”, thc undress head gear of the foot and artillery. The Hon. St. John Brodrick was then Minister for War and took all the blame without a murmur. 'He is now. the Earl of Midleton, and a newspaper corres- pondence having again developed on the subject, the liarl writes it was not he but King Edward VII who chose thecap and also the Khaki uni- form for the Guards. In I900, on the recom- mendation of Earl Roberts, the army uniforms were pronounced out of date, and several new styles were submitted for approval when the controversy ensued. Lord hlidletou writes :— ‘I appealed to the King as a great arbiter of dress to take up and settle all these military proposals and hold me excused unless they in- volved iticrcascd cost to officers or thc Treasury. King Edward rosc splendidly to the ‘occasion, accepted khaki for thc army, sclcctcd a new grcatcoat for his Guards and chose the undress cap which from your reproduction appears to have hccn of general application.” >t< =t< =1< >0: The lcztding commodities exported under the zlgrccutcllt during thc 1r months ended Nov. 3o was as follows, with figures for the same per- iod of 1936 in brackets: Newsprint paper, $95,- 548-"5 (375373-370); wood pulp. $30.84I.<>88 ($-’4.l3'-’-472): whiskey, $18,176,521 ($18,381,- ioz) ;c.'1ttlc, 293,255 head at $13,466,429 (228,- 800 head at $8,485,536); soft wood planks and hoards. $12,600,315 ($10,290,489); pulpwootl, $l<1-7-*r-u+ ($7~73‘)-S73); slllnlzlcs. $so8a386 ($5,369,165); zirtificizil crude abrasives, $4,- 893,000 ($3.6i2.33<)l; asbestos, $4,822,562 ($3,- 640,934). Cyanamitl was worth $2,795,677 ($2,- 320,134); asbestos sand and wastc. ($2,124.44! ); uickcl in matte or spcis. _ S20 ($2,1o4.i40) : fresh lobsters, $2,277,239 ($1,019,593); barn, shorts and ntitldlings, $_,- 169,233 ($3,380,997) ; hardwood planks and boards, $.Z,O_i(l,_-',l2 ($I,28_’,6t’14) ; acclic nciiL $I,- (189470 ($1,433,349); Whitefish, $1,468,704 ($310,805.): logs 51-399-204 (War-inn: horses, $t,279,r67 ($3,023,650); mink sk-ins. $020,324 ($i,2_;o,136), and cliccsc $708,542 ($1, 535»l73)- t t t t The production of raw furs in Canada dur- ing thc twclvc months cndcd June had a total vgilug of $15,464,883 as compared with $12,843,- 341 in thc previous SCZlSOII. Thcsc totals com- prise thc valuc of pelts takcu by trappcrs and of pclls sold from fur farms, thc lattcr repres- enting approximately 4o pcr cent. of the whole. The number of pelts of all kinds produced dur- ing thc season was 4,596,713 compared xvith 4,- 920,413 in the prt-cctling scasou. Thc reduction is due chicflv tn thc smaller tiumbcrs of musk- ratc and squirrel pclts. The chief item of pro- ductioti was silver fix, practically thc whole supply of which may be credited to thc fur farms. The number of pelts shown for thc season was 185,259 and thc valuc $6,108,194 as compared with 120.465 valucd at $4,343,823. bluskrzttc was ncxt in ordcr with 1,630,231 pelts worth $2,148,605 compared with 1,983,747 at $1,784,252, and mink third with 154,279 pelts valued at $1,701,577 compared with 183,305 valued at $1,540,684. 'l'hcrc wcrc 1043.012 rcd fox pz-lls valucd at $791,448 as compared with 104,- 468 at $781,709; 45.743 ivhitc fox at $697,597 compared with (18,366 at $1,043,028; 28,077 cross fox at $674,011) cmupnrctl with 32.799 at $6.._;,173; 2245f. lynx m $636,205 compared with 22,014 :11 $511,410; mlnxrllczivcr at $431,- 07oco|11parctl with 50,17; :1t $.tl2.8('12 and 66!,- 373 crmiuc worth $403 ' " "jrnrcd with 577,- 088 of the value of $27 I HI‘. \_.l111l<l.'.)l'l I11 . fl P‘! ‘D ‘ll I NOTES BY Illa M? —— : We've talked so much Peace in this country the past. few years that. Hitler, Mussolini. Stalin, and now Japan, think we are weak- lings and afraid of them. Soft words do not can-y much weight with dictators and were Britain, France, the United States and oth- er decent countries to stand to- gether as flrm'y as Germany, Italy and Japan, war threats would soon be a thing of the past. -Durha.m Chronicle. Col-operation with Britain on such terms is the one thing which neither President Roosevelt nor any other American can ever give. For the defence of British pro- perty. power. and privilege America will twee-pt no obligations. Why should she? But for the defence of a. decent rule of conduct in world affairs. for the defence of a. new international civilization, the United States may be ready to do a great deal. Whether she does will depend on whether Britain 1s ready to accept obligation for the same ideal. --Daily Heraid. In the early days o! the depres- sion people disliked to accept re- lief. ‘fhey were ashamed to ap- peal for personal assistance. To- day abIe-bodicd people have come to rely upon the municipal, pro- vincial or federal governments for subsistence as well as assistance in a great variety of ways. We need to get rid ol’ the idea that here is some magic way by which we can get, along without work. Such an attitude not only under- mines the character of our citizenry but. in the long run it. would force our country on the rocks- —St. Mary Journal-Argus. A good deal of comment speaks of Italy being now out of the Ica- gue. In actual fact she has to give two years’ notice of her intention to leave. For all practical purposes. except in the improbable event of her thinking better of it. she is out. Whether she will pay hcr dues for the two years remains to be seen; it. is unlikely. It; would in- deed be interesting to know whe- ther she has paid her dues up to (latte-Exchange. Evidence that, the London basin was inhabited by man in the late back as 2000 B. C. They pos- sessed a. knowledge of agriculture. growing wheat and barley, and‘ kept. flocks of domestic animals. Their industries included spinning weaving, pottery making, mining and flint. napping“ .— P- L. A~ Mttgazlne- ' Who can say that the change f5 not for the better, this cutting 01' army red tape What was the villi!’ experience after 1914? The Domin- ions practically placed civilian armies in the field, and they came ‘out of the welter held in the high- est regard, also with the keen re- spect. for the enemy. And yet. the civilian aspect might be too much stressed as denoting lack of train- ing, The United States army hacl too much of it resulting 1n un- necessary losses. But an the olll- er side, there can be too mlwll tradition and form in army regu- lation, The last. war was n01? fought. according to old rules; the next. one will not bc fought. that way either. - St. Catherine; tandard. It is becoming more and more clear that if the League be taken away, the world is back on its traces many centuries with sanct- ity of treaties and contracts lost, the terrors and brutality oi’ war increased a hundred-fold and. security. whether of armed de- fenses o1- any other means reduc- ed to little or nothing. It is the hope of liberal democracy that those whc remain as cumoclians 0! League ideals and its machinery, will continue their trust through the present interim of confusion in order that it may look forward to a time when the League will bt‘ available to ensure to democracy a voice and mcastirc of control 1n the world. —Christian Science Monitor. It would be n. mistake for sena- tors and representatives to assume because there is n great. deal 0i talk about the uccd for congres- sional action that, we are in an cm- ergency requiring the enactment o1 a. large mass of tmdlgcsteti lcgLs-l lotion. The contrary ls the casc- Secretary Morgcnthau pointed out. in his address to the Academy or ! Political Science in New York that. ' conditions have changed quite radically slnoe 1933. The emerg- ency in which it was thought- not always with good reason —t.hat the government had to do every- thing 1121s passed. Whnt we need now, as Mr. Morgcnlhait recogn- ized, is for private business which the government has been carrying. ——Balti1nore Sun. About this time of year certain United States newspapers point. to‘ the non-payment of war debts, and j generally they mention Fmnlana paying what she owes. 'I‘l1t.s is 1n- tended as a. rebuke to others. 1t» does not, however, he'd water. Flnnland was not in the war as a separate country and so contract- ed no war debt. What she owes and pays i; on loans after the war; quite another matter. -—Excl1nnge A kachcr In one of the prim- ary grades at P. S 110, clown at the comer of Bronme and Can- t non streets. decided the other day that en interesting discussion pcr- iod could be whipped up by hav- ing each of u.» children u-u what his father did for r1 living. Finally it was the turn of n stern-look- ing little Italian boy, who snid he dldn‘t. know what hLs falitct" ma.’ '.'Isn‘t he working?“ the tracher asked sympathetically. "Oh, lie works, all right," said a _ ‘t BK."E‘¥{I~K J11 \..\\ -.\1 PUBLIC FORUM m. n1. ruluun: In 09'" “,1. (“until-all llurl lllll l; rumor-c flu npinlnm 0| oonupnndu-aln TEMPERANCE 7O YEARS AGO Sin-I was a member oi’ a tcmr perance organization some seventy years ago, and at that. time it. was not. mixed with poltics as it is w- (lily, and it. um 11 great deal 0! e!- fective work. The temperance work- ers of that time did not, draw sal- aries from any funds. The labour was for love, for the people. End country, and as different from the present as day from niflht- I have very little interest in those matters now being in my eiEhl-Y-elghllh $83!‘- I am, Sir, etc. OLD-TIMER Sin-There ls an endearing cus- tom on the Island of bringing slips or cuttings o! favorite plants to friends and neighbors. doors, now, we scarcely notice that it is not the growing season; ev- ery window ls a-bloom with these so welcome tokens 01' friendship. but. the The lilac tree and the little pop- lars are bare, but my view o! them is softened by the “Joseph's Coat" that so rightly earns its name-a mass o1’ muItl-colored leaves, pur- pie and bronze and green. butterflies are gone from theflelds. they flutter, a hundred of them, shell-pitik and yellow, over thick silken foliage o! the “wax" begonla. have grown! “hens" tiicer geranium From a small slip, it has put forth one glowing flower after another, till today it seems to cast a bright shadow across the snow. This plant. is nameless, but it is very sweet, swinging in the kitch. en window. its round etched leaves falling in airy clusters. The “pepper-plant" has been a constant delight. True. it came stone age is revealed by the large from the florist, but. it. is not his number oi’ objects of that, period personal interest that has kept it recovered from time to time from ‘covered, winter, spring, summer, the banks and bed or thc Thames llall, and rwlnter again, with count- from Teddington tn Tllburv. 'I‘l1esc 31955 any vein“; 1am,“ and count. stone age men living on the banks 1,135; lacquered "peppers" o; chi. of the ‘Thames, attained a fairlylmeseq-ed? Fm- a further much o; high level of culture, even so far 1m, tropics’ we have the "L119. Plant." No parent stem fostered it. .It was brought, a single leaf, and Robertson who How the and scores Th ere jaflerweeks had gone by, another leaf grew ghost-like from its side. Out of the sod. where the old half-consumed leaf, and the new, Were buried. sprang this tall, mys- terious stranger from the south. And if we sigh for more luxur- iant blooms, we turn our eyes to the tens "Shepherd's Purse", full I am. Si r, etc, RUHAMAH SCHEINFELD FRANK iii SOYA BEANS Sir.—-Enc1ose<l is a letter cut out of the Montreal Star published IKE-HUS’. and written by James evidently would like to see more Canadian fann- ers interested in the cultivation of the “Sova Beans" which is grown extensively in the United states and other countries. and is bring. lng the farmers handsome returns, This last season several Canadian farmers have taken the leading prizes raising these beans on this continent. B managing to look a bit like George Raft. "but I ain't. never asked what he does. I Knowing something about the climate of Prince Ekiward Island and the fertility of the soil, m. gather with the industrious habits of the people. I honestly think that in a. few years the Prince Ed- |ward Island farmers would benefit, greatly by devoting some oi.’ their time and thought to raising Soya, _ If I can get further in. formation about. this Wonderful CONS. business. " —New Yorker. '8 l! SI —-——--€_ R Kl! KIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIR SEE OUR Christmas Display l Before Shopping Elsewhere WE WILL Surprise YOU by OUR Attractive Prices TliE TWO MAGS "W 'B<1" Thus, in- The “Hen and Chickens" There was just the “hen”, an intriguing green rosette. when Mrs. J. brought it. last sum- mer, but now there are a dozen o! “chickens“ craning their necks toward the white-edged spruces. couldn't possibly be a than this one. 01' of brilliant yellow, brown- flecked pouches, complete in every detail, their open mouths waiting to be filled with golden coins. Out-doors, the cold white beauty of winter; in-doors, the warmth and color brought by good friends, mind my ow11 0-1/1 V - V rgj!‘ 5/2141’) §//)ca'5'.3J,Qct. nu, 1.51,,“ “our: ON '.l‘llE MORNING t 0F CIZRIsTS N.~l'l‘l\‘lIlf" m“, out, ye crystal spheres. One?- bless our human cars senses so). _ And let your silver ch me Move in melodious tintc. organ blow; And Wllll your ninefold harmony Make up full consort to 111' 811E511‘! symphony. For, 11 such may 5TB E our fancy 011E. Tfixlldagill run back. BN1 tel-ch the age of Gold; And speckled Vanity Will slcken soon and die. And leprous sin will earthly mould; And Hell itself will pass away. And leave her tlolorous manswlls t0 the peering day. Yea, Truth and Justce then Will down return to me . Orbed n1 a rainbow; and. like clerics wearing, Mercy will sit between. Throned in celestial sheen, With radiant m: the tlssued duds down steering; And Heaven, as at some fcsllvfll. palace hall. But wisest Fate says no; This must not yet. be so; The Babe les yet l" Smiling Infancy. That on the bitter (BIO-is Must redeem our loss. so both himself and us to glvrlfyi Yet first to those ychaitied in sleep The wakeful trump of doom mllfifi thunder through the deep. —John Milton. bean. I will duly advise 3'0"- I am. Sir. 6w. JOHN J. LOUSON. Montreal, Dec. 20. (ENCLOSURE) Sin-I was very much interested in the news item in The Star of November 24, headed “Soya Bean Crops Held Farmers’ Salvation." The speaker stressed the value of the soya bean in manufacturing. particularly in the automobile and plastic industries, but unfortunate- ly overlooked the food value of this bean which has for many years been the staple food of the Chinese people. The writer has just returned from a trip covering many points in the United States. In almost every town soya. bean products were on sale. soya bean sauces, food drinks, ice creams. candles and cakes were being sold and a most delicious loaf of bread made from soya bean flour was on sale in practically every bakery shop. Many different companies seem to be manufacturing these goods and I was informed that some I1 mil- lion acres were under cultivation, mostly in the central states and the com belt. The farmers seem quite enthusiastic about the fu- ture and claim the crop is profit- able. economical, and easy to grow. They claim that after the first. year or so. the crop ls prac- tically self-fertilizing. I was also given the very inter- esting information tliat the prize annual award at; the ChicagoFair for the best soya bean had been won for the past. two years by a Canadian exhibitor from central Ontario. Returning to Canada. I made many inquiries about this product and very few people seemed to bewell informed about it. The farmers I talked to had heard alzout its value but seemed to know little about, how to grow or market It. I also learned that the total acreage in Canada. was less than three-quarters of a mil- lion acres, although most of the experts I talked to agreed that Canadian soil and climate were perfectly suitable for growing tho bean. I found a local company in N.D.G, manufacturing all sorts of delicious articles from the bean and was informed by them that they had to import practically all the bean used from the United %l£5- i’ _ W a oasr "l " WISHES at“ FOR A. MERRY l CHRISTMAS l1:- >x\\:- ma -na—-- . u; ye have votive: ‘to touch our And let the bass of Heaven's deep melt from Will open wide the gates of her high ’ In view of the fact. that. i I “clothing the naked” out since 1869. i’ HEAD OFFICE 1J4b._4.r-_,_4k\ 4," yyu] lttisimas o... .., scarcely imagine it! Yet the happy qjsmm of’ sending cards began only 91 years ago. In 1846 the famous artist, C. Horsley, R,A,, dqigmd m. inspired Christmas message for Si: Henry Cole of England, who distributed 1,000 copies. _ Eslablishcd i» 1359 i This year The Mutual Life of Canada reprodu“, this design as a warm greeting to Its beautiful theme “feeding the hungry" (left Pug)‘, (right panel) and “creating good cheer” (centre), portrays the spirit of MUTUAI)" effort, not only at Christmastime, but year in and yo“ policyholders and friend; The policyholders are the owners of this Company, ma‘ they or their beneficiaries have received Siny-Nim Million Dollars in Dividends and a total of over T“). Hundred and Thirty-One Million Dollars in deatli claims, matured policies and other paymqm, Ho‘; welcome this income must have been to families and’ individuals in time of need! "k i -To make sure that your family will always Hum 1 Merry Christmas, arrange for life insurance protection through one of our representatives. L I155. WATERDOO, om. V "Owned by the Palicyholder!" each year we seem w be encoun- tering serious dlfficulty ln the marketing of our wheat crop at a. profitable figure and that this bcamwhich is so much in demand. will grow well in Canada, can be profitably and easily marketed, it. seems strange that our fanners should be so slow in investigating; its possibilities. JAMES ROBERTSON. “The “Messiah” Prescribed (Halifax Chronicle) There is. at least; for many o! us, nothing more majestic than the music of the "Messiah"; “Unto us a child lsborn, unto us ason is giv- en and the government of the world shall be upon his shoulders." When it was first played thc King rose involuntarily and the whole audi- ence with him as the reverberat- ing strains rang out. ‘King of kings and Lord of lords, and He shall reign forever‘ and over." Il. is music which touches evcn the least inns- ical and stirs the highest within them. At this season of the your when tho Christian world comme- morates the birth. of Christ we have nothing more appropriate than the majesty and beauty of the Messiah. From Vatican city oOmes word that the Nazi government o! Gor- many in its campaign again-it'- RHY- thlng which 1s not purely Germanlfl or Aryan, and elevating its pagan doctrines, has not left. even the Messiah alone It, must. be charmed to bring it more inftb‘ oonfomllll’. not with the visions o1’ which Handel dreamed when he set the great. words to equally peat music. but. into line with blood and iron and marching men and the old pagan twilight gods 01f a pagan antiquity. And this in Ger-many. the land o! music and of song and of men and women like ourselves. Poor Gennany. Tqh hull a uupoonlnl 0| Mmani‘: in mnlnun. Hunt Mlnudfi, lnhnlo it. Al“ nth It will into you: chant. MINARUS " LIMMENT S2 LIFE INSIIRANOE I11 used up, the cheques would WHY NOT MAKE YOIIR‘ ONRISTMAS GIFT A POLIOY? One which will send your family a cheque every Ch.’ trnll after you are gone,--for any, 10, l5. or 20 years. (The l!!!" the policy, the longer the Income would last). You may llw provide that, tn event of your wife's passing before the money e to your chlldren. A cheque from Dad every Christmas! Why not IITIIIIG for it now, whllc you are in good health? For further information. consult 00,, 1.1mm Provincial Managers-The Great-Welt Life Charlottetown, Summerside and Montague TO g. autumn s. Everybody 1v i l g E. A. Foster ,1, !l g (‘cntrnl Drugstore