li /,ll ' ' _ MoRN|No |:»Ai|..v ` "THE Lerner snws CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 25, 1913 noun- on i....,~ {"'»‘¥»’5’i»*iu¥‘iii‘lt”t‘5i'i'.£n”f‘iIil ‘£‘nt-”al'¢§l`” r - -I .,.`__¢ s. _ _ _ ii ..»"'° as I. n 15* ;_ gp" “_ ik ~~». &~__ ‘ *Sa 1 \ ::::.f.'§‘t“, %Q .ii 3 o e" e'e . ~. ~ . \""-.'.i"»`I"»\"`*"-'»»f`-5 f 1 l=_2{i;`,li»i' 1 i 1'i’12ifi*Fii*'- -e ~ k&%m.. .‘im%W&f* . V _ \ // » (-,',§i.,‘_.,<. f __ 6* V ' :I ‘I r, x ‘ - ride l -i 4 I/ 4, (_ , 5-/A J" -5 \ 1),,” _ F. 5. .1 ,_ ;-:anon-euoocscau-e4=¢¢:-zaaxawasnaaaawnaix-: THE ALTEHED EVE. (From “In lidelnoriam.”) '1‘he time draws ncar the birth of christ; The moon is hid, the night is still- A =ii°Kle church below the hill ls peeling, folded in a mist. A liiisle peal of bells below, ' , That wakens at this hour of rest I A single murmurlfn the breast, That these are not the bells I know, Like strangers' voices here they sound In lands where not a memory strays. Nor landmark breathes of other days, _ But all is new unhallow'd ground. - -Alltéd Tollnyson, A onnrsrnias i=‘AN'l'/\.~w‘_ _ By Bernard Frseirian »r--...,._ A stur_came out of the Engl AW B Di‘6Bl1\ came out '.1 ine West: ' _ Thor thought that ina ._ ,..,,,,d set, ` ` They d_i_;i;i;l€ed that 'the Drenr- .fna 'Flin Dream of an__ Empire vnu. _ _ _s the world I high!-_-bordered hem, [be Star uf Eternal Love- 3 They niet at Bethlehem. And the Dream became a stan That fell through the night ,-,nu died; But the Star became a drenm Fuiiilled through aeona w1de_ ___ WHAT DOES JOHNNY WANT (By Montrose J. Moses.) Dear Santa Clause: domtlnant a thing that girls would 91 don’t want a veIocipede.but a bike; don’t want a gun that will not shoot; - don’t wasnt an engine that won’t toot; don’t want niittenl for the snow; don’t want a horse car that won’t 805 don’t want anything to wear; don’t want an serie or a pear; don’t want anyt ng made of tin; don’t want a top that will not spin don’t want any book I can't use; don’t want a best pair of shoes; don’t want a ship that won’t sail; don’t want e. good!-goody tale; don’t want a gains that I can't ple/5': don’t want a monkey that- won’t bray; don’t want a small fish pond like Fred's; don’t want ons of those baby sleds: don’t want paints that are no 8000 don’t want buéldlng blocks of wood don’t want yo to hink I am quooi' or I don’t wsiit ‘you to think I don’t waht anythins this voor YO fl Il Yr JOHNNY. P. S.-I was that about not to say. daft wuu y%u to forget me Christina!! U.. ...,...\...a.a`¢ss-s--4-D 'rrm _Roan fro .-Bfnrminii-inns _s..`-eaisilg Tile Three Kings brought timr fvsnk- ; incense. their .na gem une onli- nynii. - 'rin shepherds bioulht the fros- anees that night-.vines softly stir. Angels brought their Heav'uly songs, their iietu of eesiaov- I have no t, o curisi onlie, sweet, to o er uii ¢0 'fI‘°°- mnn easy Milli wines its The But The Ami But ~ i ‘ re d afer. s‘tIlI;a\:o:sl I ' “Ile dusk shines out the wondrous star. when the KW# in °?i°“‘i°‘;; rece. onherdn 'vi INDI U . 3 My weary me wolilvi iaivrins oiimh the way that lslds to God. Would there he all for one like mv. so travel-I inet and 90°" Would there be th that said mo nemliotaia 3 mvot iii' ‘i°°" or snail 1 sean ~pi1sfioios°_ with in ‘” ".f.’ “"" 1 .§“° IK." .. , ll 0! im hiss( Ulu-in ohiiii. find Tim theft? ::_-_-_~_~_-.-v-.- ,ea=-,-_-_-_-:_-,-___~_-___-_~_.Y__.V.Y________.____V_V_Y___ _ _ _ _ THE CHRISTMAS LIST. We have written a letter to gangn And asked him to call Christmas _ Eve; We have sent him a list just mention. ills a few Of the things we’il be glad to re- ceive. B0bbY, of course, wants candy, A sled, hockey skates, and a stick; A football, bicycle. an Indian suit A °°h0°1'bh§. a tool-box, some money (He said he could do with a dollar) A Boston bull pup with a long pe,-li. _ grae And a handsome, moss-studded dog collar, _ He has asked foi' a bank sud an alr- ship, And a book of adventure to read; Now my list is different, quite soo sible, too, ,_ Just mentioning the things chat 1 need. I’v6 asked dear old Sant' for 0" Ihk well, A bracelef and one or two rings, Some "handkics," daintly monulla- med. _ ' _ And ribbons and those sort ` of things. " I suggested a pretty silk work-bag, _ my doll, A mirror, a phint box, a new pa;-gy dress- And really, I think that is all, When our letter to Santa. has found him, I'm sure he’ll be glad to receive This nint as to one ot two filings ann might bring When he calls with his pack Christ- mas Eve. A CHRISTMAS GIFT GAME (By Elizabeth Jerome) I? the place of the Christmas tree, wh ch is not always obtainable. try the following way of distributing the Christmas gifts. It is particularly good in a family where some of the children are reaching the age when the tree and Santa C.aus do not in- terest them. Have each member of the family choose beforehand a -favorite color- Bahy’s may be white-then let the re- spective packages be wrapped in tis- sue paper, or tied with ribbon or twine of the chosen color, of course labelling them as usual to prevent mistakes. - Then have them' all hidden, hers, there, everywhere, anywhere-even in auto or garage, where Daddy or Brother might be expected to enter during the day. ` Alter breakfast, for it is too long and exciting a game to start before the morning meal, on wihl the hunt; N0 one must divulge the hiding place or touch the package of s|nother,ex- cept for Baby~al1 can serve Bolivi- Such shouts of joy and delight as each bit of personal color is spied and pounced upon. A gift has been -known to turn up most unexpectedly even later in the week, making the fun last rfght_on until New Year’s. Until you tly this novel distribtltiiig game, you don’t know bow much it will add-to~ the festivities of the holidliy. _____..._...__--- FORETIIILLING- THE FUTURE At Christmas time. in the Russian provinces, as at Hallowe’en, in other countries. popular superstition holds that it is easy to read the future. The girls read the future bv breskiill in a glass of water and dsdnelng their fate from the shave it takes. first leaving it before the shrine of some saint, br by pouring melted was into cold water. The final test oi im is to put- A fins-'oi oooh shwi-` into a large pan covered with is olotn, being careful to place three bits of charcoal and smull pieces of bread and salt at the psychic angle oi the pan. The rings are all turned with a spoon while the girls sins nnngs. at the end oi eaoh sons n ring is pulled out and the song that nn, been sung is known to oretell _ i ..-Augusta Hancock. 1 i "~. And a gun guaranteed not to kick _ And a trunk filled with clothes for ‘ CIIIIISTLIIIS GIIEETIHG A Merry Christmas to all our read- ers! This is the old-fashioned greet- ing and probably cannot be improv- ed upon. It is an expression of the Christmas spirit, the spirit of good '-vill` which by universal assent is abroad in the world at this portion. lar season, an echo, faint perhaps, if that proclamation of nearly two thousand years ago, of “Peace on earth and Good Will to men." .Lot us give it full rein. "Christ- mas comes but once a year but when it comes it brings good cheer.” It is especially the children's holiday season, the season of homecomings, of the re-union of friends, of' kindly feelings towards all. It is-or ought to be-the time of all others when the poor sbollld be remembered, when int of the abundance of the rich the ioor should receive their portion. We have had a prosperous year, Peace and plenty have been vouch- safed, and our Island province is wealthier, more prosperous and our liéi~itance“ their ever before. AGRICULTURE The year has been a prosperous one. The harvest grown was an over. age one. The hay crop was sibove aver- BBG and was well saved. The grain crop was exceptionally good proving, as nothing else could, that our farm- ers are learning the greatest of all agricultural lessons, the conserva- tion of soil fertility. Successive cropping has not exhausted our soil wealth because of the more scientific methods adopted by the later school. of agriculture. The early crops were especially good and were well saved. Unfortunately in some sections the late grains' sutlered from the con- tinuous rains in October and there were some losses, but on the whole the harvest secured was a good aver- `age. ' The potato crop was, perhaps, be- low average, said the October rains, accompanied as they were by iiiiiliili- ally warm weather, caused serious rot in some localities. Prices, how- ever, were good and compensated largely for the losses occasioned by rot. Other crops were also at least up to average. FUR FARMING In the great though still new in- dustry of fur farming phenomenal ad- vances were made. At the end of 1912 there were ten fox companies with legislative charters, having an and seventeen companies incorporated by letters patent with a capitaliza- tion of $1,206,900, making a total capitalization of 81.541300- At the end of 1918 there are thirty- one companies with legislative chart- ers, having' a capitalization of $2.- 279,000; seventy comphilihi IUCUTVOY- ated by letters patent with a capital- ization of 810,662,900. moki'-is a to- tal eapital invested in the fox busi- ness of 812.941.900- In addition to these there are two large companies, having a combined capital of $500,000, one in the State of Maine and the other in Nova Scotia, both owning ranches in Prince Edward Island. Besides thosh there are several projected and form- ulated eompanies which have not yet been registered. The numberof reg- istered companies at the close of the present year is 101 with a total cap- itslilstion of $12,941,000 as against I7 with a eapitalisatlon of $1,541,- 900 at the close of 1912. The growing interest abroad, the future of the owner of the ring. u : _ 1 | 1 well as at home, and the fact that " -i . pw `_,`_(/' ;,‘ _ » _ »’__(\ 1 up ,__. _ s@%@»@“~ "mga ’&&%i “°m{' iJ%f " ` \ ,if 1 .`. 2 _ __ " . _ I . I . _ of ~ ..~n-aa. _ ' _ as 'L ' "~¢‘¢C%=@\“).1as _ V Y ""7" I » \ 4 _ /‘ iw ~ _ . \ li \ .:, \ .:, D' -\ A N ;' ` ,;..,___‘.__§, Pi f , _ on /1” “ ~L"!; fn - ` Q . :;:aL=f‘i`\ _@!gé‘=KIju.l§,].'“" 1'”-‘l‘.Y. ln' .ji . _ _. ,._*_»_ . u A VALUABLE PET. foreign capital is being freely offered for investment in this great enter- prise bespeaks for it a great future, and there can now be no reasonable doubt that fur farming will shortly be one of the most important and profitable of ‘modern industries. THE CY STER INDUSTRY Second in importance only to fur farming is the recent move made for the conservotf development of the oyster ;».- e, of the most lucrative =.. - .__ ,.,,-nv. ince. For molly years, H, ,_ _.,,,,,,_.,, days of the colony in »,._. . _ -_...ie Df fishermen drew illion thc '~'--ter beds and their drafts were always honored. But the constant, dnnin withdrawing from capital Without reaping without sowing can end only tween the federal and provincial gov- problem seemed impossible. the government of the province in ment with the federal government. The provincial government was given management of the oyster areas. Under this arrangement steps were at once taken to convert the barren and depleted oyster areas into cul- tivable oys er a in the province, was surveyed and laid off into definite, measured areas. Of the 30,000 acres in the Day, 14,000 acres were reserved for public fishing and the balance offered to lessees at a rental of one to five dollars n year per acre. Of this lat- ter quantity 5,000 acres have al- ous sizes, to eight companies formed during the past year with a capital- ization of $518,000. Other companies are also in process of formation and, no doubt, within another year or two the remainder will have been taken aggregate capitalization of $385,000, nn_ Already the companies have done considerable development W0i‘k.¢i°HU- ing urvtiie bottoms. planting novo oysters, and genera Y PYGPB E Q extensive operations. Two of the newly organized companies have se- cured modern oyster dredgeil. tuiili capable of landing from forty to fifty barrels of oysters an hour and bein!! also fully equipped for dredging, lev- elling and otherwise cultivating thle areas will yield from 200 to 500 bar- ise and room for indefinite ex- pansion in this lndustry alone. \ farms. OTHER FISHERIES During the year the od shore ii season and in exceptionally lar of the province, Souris, dealers gin fishery statistics when published wil crease over OUR IIIIIHIIS any previous year. and support of the general commuii kindl placed at our disposal in depletion and this ccmdition has lmuuyy of his beautiful illustration? for several years stared this once Island scenes' the Muuugiug Edit() great industry 1" the face' iof the Boston Journal, who gave u Successive provincial administra- permissiou to reproduce the mus_ tions had grappled with the subject; tl-ated article on the Island and its jurisdiction over the inland waters iudnncrien, (in which ,,130 there ure Holy night, peaceful night, had been, according to an interpre- many nf M;-_ 1.onson’a,photos); to r y g tation of the British North America Mr. A, A. McLean, M. P., for the 0'n.-,tho Babe who, in silent sleep, Act. H0i1i€Wl1i1l1 VHSUCIY dllfided bc- excellent photo cut of the Fathers of Rests in heavenly peace, Confederation. and last, but by no ¢‘»l`lii11eIil1B Bild BUY BOIUUOD Of the means least, the commercial com- ` ' u munity and fox industry, witho have been all but impracticable to go 1911, grappled with the situation and to press with such an undertaking. happily arrived at an -nmicalile agree- To oooh and all of those we tender our grateful thanks. A LEGEND OF' THE HOLLY In sword and sash and scarlet coat Upon a Christmas day, A soldier rode away. by far the wealthiest oyster section She watched him through the mmm snow, A young and lovely maid, In milky pearls and flowing robes Of velvet green arrayed. With rumors of thc distant wars The months went slowly by, Till once again the Christmas bells Were pealing to the sky; And. walking in the lonely wood, ready been leased, in blocks of varl- A bush, the maiden f0und_ d With thorns as sharp as little swor And scarlet berries crowned. She leaned against an ancient oak And wove a wreath to wear Of scarlet berries, bright and gay, And set it on her hair, Were changed to berries, too; And, rooted to the oak, a branch Of mistletoe she grew. 1] rin f r When sweet and clear the Christma bells Ring out o’er vale and hill, The maiden-mistletoe is seen, In pearls and velvet still And with her in the revels ruled By music, mirth, and folly, In sword and scarlet still arrayed, Behold the soldier holly! bottoms. ’”'"'_’1"'°_ .__...; When under proper cultivation these J0HNNY_ STOIC_ ~-‘- mother was going out to make Umm one time, I won’t ask for anythin to cat." There are other oyster areas in the‘ --very wen," ,uid me mother; province. notably ` St- Potorn Bev. "Got your hot." -mwmwmmrowwwmwmwr POI] Eg § ‘ml BW' Orwell BW' Vernon Rive' came restless, as savoury odour Tfuchdie BBL M“""*Y H“"b°' ‘md came from the region of the kitchen. - several others that might be named. At last he blurted out:-- ly church became It was the sacred These following the lead oi those who th'_';I'i;_o:;;: 3 lot oi nie and who in have undertaken the work in Rich- The adm'on,'hmg ,ace 0, ms moth ” “‘°“d BW "I" “° “°“"t I” "°“°""“°“ or recalled his promise and he eddcdr-and that is io he found on n tomb from their present bnrfouooos and "But whnvn that to me?" un Bristol Uoiheurel. having handled more than had bee taken arolind the shores of the prov- . Ince in any single year since thellis- The holly and ivy about the walls toric catch of 1893. Cod and lobste _were also abundant and the year’s neighbors be uiud_ r we believe, show a very large fn- The production of a specinl Yule- tide number of this description is All travellers, as they do pass on impossible without the assistance 01911' WHYS. i k _ assistance. We are specially indebt- oeople more contented with their in- ma ing any °°mp°“Batmg ‘1°P°"‘ts~ ed to Mr. W. S. Louson. who has have for relief And, lo! the pearls upon her breast converted into profitable oyster OLD CHRISTMAS RETURNED. (Old Carol.) All you that to feasting and mirth are inclined, Come, here is good news for told ' ensure your mind; The mackerel struck in early in the 011911 110090. , H He scorns to be guilty of starving ge mouse, sh "I" wer” m“°\1 9»b‘-'WB I-he HV€1`&B€. Did Christmas is come for to keep numbers, especially at the east end when nomo, boys’ and welcome for ii o diet the chief, ` n Plum-pudding, goose, capon, minced pies and roast. beef. I. wind. And show that we ought to ou l, inviting each other for pastime and sport, And where we best fare there we 'most do resort; We fail not of victuals, and that of the chief, Plum-pudding, goose, capon, minced pies and roast beef. _ At geni‘.leilioii‘s hulls are invited to stay, ty' and We take this opportunity of Themselves to refresh, and their V t 11 b thanking our subscribers and others horses to rest, e en “B Y 65”” to make itself felt; who have Hu readily come to our Since that he must be Old Christ- i mas's guest; ' Nay, the poor sliuil not want, but ` “Plum-pudding, goose, capon, minced pies and roast beef. ' HOLY NIGHT s _.___ (From the Painting .by Waiter Firle) Through the darkness beams a light Yonde where the sweet vi ils keep, Rests in heavenly peace, Silent night. holy night, Darkness flies and all is light 1; - . Premier Mathieson, on assuming whose advertising support it would Shepherds hear the angels sing: “Alleluial hail the King!" Jesus, the Saviour, is born, Jesus, the Saviour, is born, Silent night, holy night, Guilding Star 0 lend Thy light; See the Eastern Wise Mcn bring AND THE MISTLETOE Gifts and horiiilge to OUP Kllig- Jesus, the Saviour is born, Jesus, the Saviour in horn, t I ,_ms_ Richmond BBL Through frosty woods and hoary ileldn Silent night. holy Iliiliiii. Wondrous Star. 0 lend Thy light; S With the angels let us sing Hallelujah to our King. Jesus, the Saviour is born, Jeslls, the Saviour is born, A TIME-SERVER. In a moment of executive ardour, one of the minor members of His Britaunic Maiesty’s Government, im- mediately after entering upon his ap pointment, determined to master the details of his departmental work in- s stead of leaving them to subordin- ates in the manner of his predecessor in office. Meeting one day sncatly attired person on the staircase of his suite of oflices; the newly dodged chief dc- termined to test the man’s efllcicncy, with a view to improvement, and asked at what hour he usually came to his duties. "0h,'! said the other. "I usually B stroll in about twelve o'clock." "Stroll in!" echoes the rising statesman, In mild disapproval. "Then I presume you do not leave until a late hour?" "Well," the man bcgau. coolly, "ordinarily I get away about three o’clock in the afternoon." “Get away nt three! This must be seen to hy me at once; Pray, Sir,will you be good enough to tel! me to what section of this depurtnlnnt you are attached?" "Certainly, I come every Monday role sn acre, from which it will be "Mamma," said Johnny, as his '£0 Wifid the 010°”-" <_.._.....__.-..__l. B ' th t th e is much of "wmv mn “ °r eau, "ii you will let me go lust this I-lm CHURCH AND Mis'ri.E'roE. 5 ____ Mistletoe is never used for the dec- pration of churches ut Cliristnias. Almost every other kind of evergreen used, but never the mistletoe. This _ ls un example of thc continliuuce of B llli old custom or sentiment. Mistle- Iloe was perhaps not used hy the ear- lant of the Druids, and so might he eld to hnve pagan association. An- ther and perhaps stronger reason or its cravings in an English church ' n THE CHRISTMAS BABY Hoot! ye little rascal! ye come it` on me this way, Urowdin' yerself amongst us this blusterin’ winter’s day, Knowin’ that we already lrave three of ye, an' seven, Christmas present o’ Heaven! TEH Of Yc have we now. sir, for this world to abuse, An' Bobbie he have no waistcoat,an‘ Nellie she have no shoes, An' Snmmie he have no shirt, sir (I tell it to his shame), An’ the one that was just before ye we ain't had time to name! An' all o' the banks be smashin', an’ on us poor folk fall; An’ Boss he whittles the wages when work’s to be had at all; An’ Tom he have cut his f00t ofl, an’ lies in a woful plight, An’ all of us wonders at mornin' as what he shall eat at night; An’ but for your futher an' Sandy n.-flndin’ somewhat to do, Au' but for thie prcacher’s woman who often helps us through, An' but for your poor dear mother a-doin' twice her part, Ye'd a seen us all in heaven afore ya was ready to start! 1 An' now ye have come, ye rascal! so ' healthy an’ fat an' sound, A-weighin’, I’1l wager a dollar, the the full of a dozen pound! With yer mother's eyes a ilashin',yer i'uther’s flesh an' build, An' a good big mouthi an’ stomach all ready for to be filled! No, no! don’t cry, my baby! hush up, my pretty one! Don't get my chef! in ycr eye, boy-I only was just in fl;-n. Ye`1 like us when ye know ue, al- though we're cur’us folks, liut we don’t get much victual, an' half our livin' is jokes! Why, boy, did ye take me in earnest? Jomc, sit upon my knee; l'll tell ye a secret, youngster, I'll _name ye after me. Ye shall have all yer brothers an' sisters with ye to play, An' ye shall have yer carriage an' ride every day! Why, boy, do you think ye‘ll suffer? i‘ni gettin' a trifle old, But it'll he many years yct before I lose my hold; An’ if I shall fall on the road, boy, still thcm's ycr brothers, there, Ari’ not a rogue oi 'rm evcr would ace ye harmed n hair! Say! When ye come from hca`vcn, my little namesake dear, Did ye see 'moligst the little girls there, a face like this one here? That was yer little sister-she died a year ago, An’ all of us cried like babies when they laid her under the snow! Hang it! if nil the rich men I ever sec or know Came here with all their traps, boy, an' offered 'em for you, l'd shiow ‘em to the door, sir, so quick thcy‘s think it odd, Before I’d sell to another my Christ- mas gift from God! -Will Carleton. ._________...- CHRISTMAS GEOGRAPHY The great Christian festival, whose name has such a homely sound to British ears, has given that name to several places about ,the world. Chief among these are three islands, all British. One is acoral islandmartly covered with luxuriant vegetation, and about six miles long and four broad. It is situated in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles from any- where. and was added to the Brit- ish Empire on June 6th, 1888, by the captain of Hi. M. S. Imperieuee, who landed with an escort. and claimed it in the name of the Queen. Another Christmas Island in the Pacific is acentre of the gusno in- dustry, and the third is just ol! Capo Breton. 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