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A Cl.eve`.r (*itch. T1•ltrk,
The pertornter ,of this trick initis a
1 A it te e
hlft Sitio
article, he hg .e her ,a..t
right -side- or- :centre ..pf phis. Month:
match°• in. each and and Beats the
!kande palm upward, on the 0121e; Then
• be closes -the hands and asks someone
,o plebe a match upon the clotted flste.
(The performer then announces that he
catch one at a. time as they come
11- able to pass ho snatch frons one °
down.. If the coins 'are tossed straight
'
.:and tg the othe without opening his np it win be.. almost ° impossible to
bands. , He makes a. rapid up•and- I catch • them singly. ' The coins . are.
down 'movement of bothnhande. This' .tossed wok an upward tilt of .the hand,
causes the- two, visible matches• to fall' This causes the coin at the fingertips
on the table, and he :asksfor them, to to travel much higher than the other;
be replaced •on top of his 'knuckles. I and it will prove quite easy to grab
• This is done, • and another quick.meve-;..them : one at a �tirme as' they. fall. With
•ment is made so. as to cause the • two merepractice the trick caniie• -done
exposed matches to •fall into the hands:": with three coins.: '
, The' performer, then opens his, hands :.,. * * * '
• • A' Trick With Cglna «:
• • Lay a:' dime between two quarters on,
a tablecloth, :then Place a.tumbler on•
•
Catch the. 0911111''
Two coins are •placed' on the back of
the performers right'' hand. The Art*
is to toss the'' coins in the air •and to
r
and orfe hand. is found. to .contain, three
;innatehes and,•tlie other only one 'match..
The secret of this. trick• ie. that When
;lie let;'the two,:matches .fall,• on the' the two' larger:cointh,';ttsk your friends
' table they~ were •;not the,'two,.froP to14if they can, remove the din a without
• :ef the knuckles. of ,each hand, .:but one;;
%rom the •kn, iek'le.?,nd one, from:._ a.•
palm of', tile., same hand ' . The nett'
,moxementw.caus:ed .one_•.knuokle_.Iiiatcl.
_ --tn falirinto-the palm- o ihs. bund,
that, unseen by'the audience, one palm•
:totjeltrag iii ,any way, .either •the Sinew
*Or',the Coins They will probably•give:•
up the''attismpt before long, ,bitt it is=
really very --easy to` do.w.hen..you k Q Y.:
•how:=A11yeti.need-Aq 404840 w.C.lttAl
the tablecloth with' your. fo`refinger
containet two'inatbhes anti= be`=other- th• a 'dime""willrmove in-the--ilirec-,i
was. empty; • • tion of .the Scratching. •
hat New York'
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Y. ANNEBELLE •WORTHTNGTO •
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illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur-
,nishtrcl With Evedv. Pattern
4.
To Make a Nleedle.Float
This sodnds .impossible, „but it, is
easily :performed as follows : ' -L* a
needle on,a cigarette paper and place
it in a glass bowl of'water.. Carefully
cause the paper to sink and the needle
evil remain floating
•
To Lift a Man
t. is possible to lift: a. _man_ from the
• .ground .with•' five fingers. Two per -
tons put their index fingers' under the
• instep, of Ake person .to' be "lifted,•. two
others Place afinger, under' each, elbow,.
• , and It fifth ptits,•'his:forefinger under
the man's chin. , At a given" signal each
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person 1'ifts his" -hand -:and -the subject.
is raised from theground
• 'Cut String Restored ••
A loopof string is,;held' between the'
thumb and fingers,m
and' a ember of
the audience is allowed to cut"it with
a :knife. The performer chews the cut
endsof• the string and they are re-
;store.tl.. The trick is done with a short,
bit f cairn if ing:. The extra^ -piece Is
held protruding from the thumb and
fingers while the actual ;loop itself• re.
Mee safely..in ,the .hand'. When' the
false 1 s cut'the-�perforricer thrusts
the loop and, two loose ends' into . his
mouth. He retains. the two.bits of
string and brings out the loop com-
pletely restored.. . .
- The .Button_iii 'the Battle
For • this trick, you will ' require • a
•, *• clear glass bottle, a button, a piece 'cif
• thread, and a cork. Tiethe button
_Iiaming.. a..,Chosen..Object .'.y;. securely to the"'thread; place it in the
-Three Cards'applas-orother-objects-bbttle-sotiat-it: hangs -half -way -dawn, •
•
are .placed in a row on. the table; The .I attach, the, other end of the. thread to
spectators are asked to choose, one of the :cork, and, cork the bottle 'tightly.
the three while the performer is out Now how • cani.you sever the. thread so
of.,the room. I'Upon his return•no one that'the .biitton falls to, the bottom'of.
.appears to make a sign,:but the 'per -'the. bottler The bottle mit :not
former instantly names ., the chosen uncorked ,or broken. '
article. The trick is accomplished Nothing more is needed to accomp-
• yith the aid Of a;confederate who,is dish this trick• successfully than a lens'
smoking. •a 'cigar or cigarette. a-1:0 focus the .rays of-tihe . sun,' Whtclr
confederate, placeshis®'cigar in his pass through the glass without heat-
mouth., se that it designates the chosen ing it and burn- the thread. •
•
Sunday School
Lesson
-SUNDAY SCHooi . Dec. 4 -Graham
'bepe.mber 20. , Lesson X11., `Phe Su-'
prime Gift of • Love (Christmas.
Lee$on)--1' John 4: 7-19. Golden
'Gert- ..Beloved, , if God so , luved'•us,.
' we ought also to lave one another.
,-1 John 4.;' 1'1.•
•
ANALiSIS.-
L TH'E PROOF of sON$IiIP, 1 John 4:J7-8..
II:•: THE 'gluier OF F,AT •iERHOob, Jahn
• 4: 9 11. , °
ItTHE PROOF 0,,E THE. S1IRIT'S FRES-
ENCE, 1 John» 4: 12 16:-•
IV. THE 17U-19LTIMATE SECURITY, 1`John•,4
TNTRQDUCTi4N-. T'his •; • letter , was
probably .written by:the apostle John"
. about • A.D: main object was
to safegguu.•ard .its readers against ser-
ars*teachers:' :It :telis':of fhe•;:
Uhl f ,,e
ireveletton,qq God ,Which•'Came' i 5'esus;
;of -Nazareth, 'and.,what it: meant for'
.those: who follow. him. ._._.
1..- g.E pRt)oF nF Sanaa P=, 1'John-4a-
What are the mark: tf a hrustia i
;shits, Clatti Calling!
Hal'loi Hallol all ehildren dear
I'm Santa • Claus; hark! can7you hears ,
I"ve •not *et _started from the Poi@,
To girt, .each child. my. yearly • dole. •.
:And.ao my voice has far to go .
O'er ;seas and lands of -ice and snow;
,Besldea, I'na getting pretty' oid,,
And, what with age and, a nasty cord,
My voice has not that robust• tone.
Best suited) :for the microphone. '
Yet, if 'you ve, paid your :wireless dines
I'l try to state my candid views, -
Of„Christmas North Pole Vocal News!
Well; firstly, I must tell you, that, • . ,
I know you all Joan, Jane, and Pat,
Tom, Bob; Matilda, Betty, Dick,
Maria, Bettie. Mary,Mick- -
And,.-secondly,,your,faults: as well.
Upon:My fingers I can tell; •
Aad so,,' for one short .:week :at least,
No boy mast,, be. a little beast,,.. -
And pinch his sisters 1o11ipolis,
And fail 'ILO share hit acid- roes,
Cr, tell• a Craxnine; to papa, '
Or,.,say "I•ahan't'''to dear: mamma,;•° *'
lir• splash• through •puddles Whig”
;_ .. ming -many ,others one-isnsw.er :has,
usually ' been prominent --and
quently. the first in importance, ortho-
doxy.'. Not so does the New 'Testa—
ment teach us.. Love is the, true ortho;
doxy. IE is the central ang deternlin-
ing cua:ity e haacter God.
Only th'e my wthitnclovre in hisof heart
is a child of God. a
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If You Are Good
- • Santa Claus will come to -night
If you're • good ,
;And' do what you'kliow' is right,
As you 'should. •
Ilotrn tjie chimney he will. creep,
Bring'for you a woolly sheep, ;
Aird' a
doll -that noes to sleep,
• If you're .good. '.
Santa Claus will drive his sleigh,
Through' the wood,
But--hell-come--aoound-ih-in: way-- •
If you're good, With a wind-up bird that sings
And a puzzle made of rings,
'He will bring you many things
If you're good.
-._ '.. Chinese. Lanterns ...•
Chinese lanterns are very effective
for illumination purposes; but they -are
liable to catch fire; especially if used -
where any current . of air can swaY • Speaking of glitter, frosted messages
.them. I on mirrors are extraordinarily effee-
For safety's sake, a handful of sand 'five. Whitening mixed with salts pro -
or ' earth should, be placed . in them, vides a reliable paint with which to
around the little tin candle -socket atWork the oracle:
the bottom. Candles are more' decorative than
` This not only , keeps the lantern lamps, although they cannot be said to
II. 'THE. PROOF' OF FATHERHOOD, ' John
4 9-11. '
Love as�th-emarii -of "a child of God.
follows from the fact that 'God. him=
self is love. That quality of God was
demonstrated to us by the coming into
tilts life,tif 11,is-son,Jesus.of_Nazareth..
• Those who Caine'in.. contact . with
Jesus found' their :lives immeasurably
enriched' and ennobled., So different
were they from their old selves that
the only, way in whichthey, could 'de-
scribe the change was to say that they
w- ere- .".`_born 'age n." This ne'W life
which -they; saw -in him; and=some ;of
the, quality. of which they,. gained
themselves, they never thought of a's
a mere 'human achie r__ment; but 'as he. is.,. novi*, with God,.and therefore
_something which they had received. looks to the future with glad expecta-
g-- "-de io -tionr-love-has,...cast:.put ear
-The coming" of J�sua �*as "riot mere]'v: .
the gathering together in one person- by swallowing up the causeof'-it.
alitY of possibilities that bad lain
An interesting peplum jacket
•
that, may be "developed as ,a. skirt and
blouse: or as a. complete dress, `by
choosing one 'material:
-'The, :oro'sever-:bodice-ciosure--mini-
mizes breadth, which . makes this
Charming model equally suited to miss'
mos ix►atron. -- _t -
The original used black • diagonal
woolen for the skirt withT 'ivid green
plain woolen.for' 'the bodice. • It's a
combination especially popular ' for
college wear.
Style No. 32'03 may be. had in : sizes
14, 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38, 40 'and. 42
inches bust. Size,16 requires 2q yards
of 39 -inch material' for blouse :and'2'
yards of '39 -inch material for skirt.
It's snappy. developed -in : woolen
with,the skirt of plain brown and the
jacket bodice of brown and red. plaided
woole. ' •
It's' interesting' in wine -red canton
~crepe or in black' crepe satin. • •
;HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
Write yur name and address .pain=
.1y,- giving number and size of uch
Patterns as you want.. Enclose 20c in
stamps. or coin (coin preferred; wrap.
It carefully). for each number, and
Christmas Color Schemes
It is never too early to 'begin devis-
ing plans for the Yuletide decdra'tions
of our homes: • Color and comfort are
the .first' essentials for success. Holly
and mistletoe,of course, are pre-emin-
ent in the scheme.
-(lira -thing-"`should-be-kept• '3n our -
mina. Place these evergreens so. that
they will be well out of the way of
naked lights. Such procedure, miti-
gates any dangers of .fire.
`Hollyred. is a fine provoker. 'of .ex-
citement.• Mistietoegreen is restful address your order to Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
andadds to our stores' of. energy. Make
sure of buying' both holly and Mistle-
toe during the early hays of December.
Never leave the buying later, as they
certainly lose freshness.'
Tinsel -twine adds a distinctive charm .wings for the tree and they will be
'if itis lightly hung around holly, very,' inexpensive, .because- practically
Lamps are also suited 'tonone of • similar• a materials used need be
treatment, whisk results `in he pro: -new.
duction •of a lovely seasonable. glitter. • -
Beg ,,the
time before Christmas
to collect all. the 'white and silver
paper possible, ani cut it in fringes.
These 'nay be (in fact, should be) of
varied lengths from a few inches to
two feet, and they need not be very
even.' Gather these into small bunches
steady,' but,- in case of fire,. causes :the with thread and tie them in the tree,
t produce the- same excellence -of- iliu• m ru° great profusion. =
bottom to separate -film the paper, ination. • But bott}� lamps and candles Also string all the bright glass but-
and so make less blaze in the air., have their different tasks to perform.
Should the lantern be ;upset by •a tons and beads you canfind, and decor -
sudden blow,• the sand will oftea put,
out the lame before any harm is -done
For 'Your Tree
' You will like to, make these trim -
•-
Chas: ` Lin7iberi"doclfned Jo?►ii
D. •Rocke-feller's' invitation to go. '
to. church, :when fog caused ;'him
.to land at Flagler Beach, :Florida.,
Instead he• spent Sunday over-
hauling his. • plane.
And ,make• ; his' clothes. oAe tnass of
stains,•
- :_
#fr-be-a:-_reed little - ,i—_ •
pr thump a. schoolmate not so big, •
-Or-stick-atpin-i»to* th'e--Chair :
Of Auntie Jane 'when she's, not there, ..
Or, fail to love his dog.and cat, • .
And wipe his'�shoes'upon. .the mat -
For. if he does these things I'll net
Comedown his..0117 :chimney -pot!
And you, dear girls, take "'dare you're
good,
And - do the things you ought and
should, --
--And -his'lp-your7•moth-ers'•-aii--you can
To scrub: the fitter and fry. ing-pan,
And stir the.pudding good.and .hard.
And don't forget the spice and.lard,
And ee -. th you don't ;soil 'your;
clothes, ' . .
Or starttoo-sootr-to-dust your nose, ;•-
And djin't tell 'tales •or be a sneak,
Or rill not call on'you next week!' . •
But, there!: I'm only warning you
Viihat,to avoid and what to do,Y
but it ` ou-rise to concert-pitdb- .:
On „Christmas Day there'll.. be- no
hitch,
For. you can, be quite. sure that.I
iiI•.•pass,'.no ..decent kiddie. by
Now, off you,go at once upstairs,
And don't :forget to say Your prayers.
.•And,..when.they'r8-said; swStchoff file _..., ..
filled �iristian is the "enthusiastic"
Christ an: "Enthusiastic" means
sol p Y-"%dd•' -
Only as • God's love is 'expressed
through human lives does , it come to
its completion, v. 12. _ The Word. must
be-•mn
ade-fiesh4-ord'er_ta--_come to .pits
finished work in the salvation of:men.
I'f{;'. THE ULTIIi ATE SECURITY-, 1, Jghn 4:
The experience' of God's forgiving
love kills within:the sinner the desire
for the old, bad way of living. He
turns with -enthusiasm-to-Cod's-WAY
of living. ' Instead ,of being, against.
God and therefore afraid of jud'gment,.
The first carols were religious but
gradually became debased into drink-
" ing songs. The chorus of one of the
most.popuiar rain, "Hail, good wassail,.
hail to thee, Honored . ever shalt thou
be.-'•
"When all, wise men have failed why
not try an -honest fool?". --Hendrik Van
Loon. •
Christmas
Christmas • hells are ringing eve
where to -night,
And thesnow is falling, mire • flakes
" white.
-Haug your stocking up, dear, -
Christmas time is here,
Then drift away to sleep-.
Before St. Nicholas doth: appear.
-(By Member No. 1 of the Boys' and steal from a classic." -John Phil
Girls'. League)-• Sousa.. '
1
ate the tree with these fringes a
so.
When the electric bulbs on the tree
are lighted, it will be a:pretty, sight.
But when the: two large .electric fans
ry- which have been placed on eachside
of the tree are. turnedon fu11force,
of the effect will be magical, for the
whole tree will be alive 'with flicker-
ing glint and fairy Sutter.
I' a
"I'll accept jazz if it's honest, not a
ip
MUM AND JEFF— By BUD FISHER
THE 0146 "(OU
LAtr
team) AfiN
dormant- inthe: histoi±y�:.ef -.h s.. r -a ce,
but "a direct enterpris of God" for
the enligl-iten�iitnnd salvation-ofhe
world." --John Bailie. It gave rise • to The
the sentiment in the hearts of Chris -
' • Christmas Eve •
swinging) bells have settled now
to silence. • :
_ - - th___ _i And from • the byre there comes the
-Se
•
tians everywhere "not ' of *pride and
m ed -sound
race has produced, but rather, grafi- Of restless beast)that, weary,' shift
tude at th' gt Lias received We '
d all of not tc applaud
light
-And
. night!
-A. B. Cooper In "Tit -Bits", 'London: :
Christmas Fruits'
u e some to their' balance When you ..bu
are moved, us, ,trod -
Or
y your Christmassup'
but' ' trod plies of currants, raisins, 'figs, Brazils,
to _kneel; not to clap ourhands Knee-deep in rustling straw oh
i admiration,' but to fold them' in den ground. •er ;dates, do you ever. wonder where •
worship. • Jesus was God's gift to men. .• they come' from
"In this was. manifested the love: of Riding above the hill's dark height, • Dates, •from Arabia and Persia, grow
God toward .ns,' 9.
•illi „ v.
Du_:ng' is life ori' earth, . Jesus
taught men to think of himself and.
God as similar in kind. "He that hath
seen..me, hath seen the Father," John
14: • 9. Then, in ' his, death he demon-
strated that love -W -M willing -to fora
give to the uttermeit and was so
Aer..ined .to redeem that it persisted
even to the ultimate sacrifice. That
was the crowning proof of God's love
for _sten. :
"Goll pro'veshis eyefor us -by -this;"
says Paul, "that Christ died for •u
while we were yet slitters," Rom. .5:
8. Jesus took on his own conscience.
the sins of countless others and off ir_.
ed himself -in sacrifice,, v. 10.
Why was this 'vicarious suffering
-necessary? Life is full of it, yet we
do not understand it. This, however.
we know: as He y H nr-Sloane{lof-fin says,
we
"Men of religious insight in various
faiths-71rad -discovered this--- tr-ar..ge
principle ifi• life, that the innocent
suffer with and for the guilty, and
that the•voluntary self -offering of•the
good for the evil reconciles the com-
munity with God and works righteous-
ness." Calvary is the overwhelming
proo. that God is Father -love.
If that ,is his attitude toward. us,
then we must have' a similar attiiinde
toward his other.children__.-,who. are
our '3rethren, v. 11:
III. THE PROOF. OF THE SPIRIT'S PRF,S•
EHEC' 1 -John 4: 12-16.
Spirit -filled people are the ergo,.
stent that proves G-od's' existence
° What is it to. he "spirit -filled"? It
is to have a thorough going belief in
a holy and loving God who isalive and
active T our every -day world, and
who works out his purposes, jhrough
us. Once a man discovers that he is a
partner with God in an ultimately
victorious •enterprise,- religion ceases
to be just keeping front doing bad
things. Tie throbs with an overfloty-
ing•optimisin and joy which we, in this
day; call. "•enthusiasm;" The Spirit=
the moon • • •
`Pouches; . the earth with her whlte
wizardry,
And all the Milky Way is tinsel-stre*n
With• stars like candles on .a Christmas.
Surely on .such a night, • when skies
• • , , *ere clear,
The 'clarion trumpet' called: Be, not.
,afraid)..
And shepherds, . crouc1ihi to , the
ground in •fear, • • • '
Heard that their Lord was in.a manger,
on the date -palm.. The nameis de-,;
'
rived °frogi the Greek, word " dactylos '
meaning' finger: ,Dates, before being . s
pressed, :look exactly like human fin- .
gers, • and the resemblance still re-
mains rn those you buy.
"Brazils" are, from Braili. They are
the produce of a 'tree called' the "ju- • '
via.". They grow in a hard shell about
the site and shape of a. child's head,
and each shell contains about fifty
nuts.
Currants are a variety of small •
'grapes, dried. The name is our cor-
laid. • ruption of "Corinth" -where ' they ,
And hurrying from the fieldsgrow most abuudantly,�Tit-Bits (Lon-
g and down don). •-
• the street,
A village street as rough and steep as Christmas Briefs
• this,
-...__..
Came, with a star to, guide their stwnb- There are fwd 'Christmas Islands
ling feet, --au-e--in-the-,edits and:. -one
Tb, where His Mother worshipped•witli diaq Ocean.
ards • were first' seen'
a kiss. Christmas c
• , about one hundred years ago.
The village sleeps to -night; ..nve angels
Instead: of stockings, Belgian child -
sing,'
ren put out their shoes for Santa Claus
No wise men,'bearing gifts, come from i to fill. -
afar. '
• - The French Santa Claus is dressed
But, bright upon our darkness, herald -'.like a Harlequin in the old pantomime.
Mg,
The eternal lrcarnati•ili, burns ,a star. Santa Claus is:._ another name for-
It
Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of •
For not in nixie alone the mystery I children. His dayois December 6th.
Of heavenly blossom on an earthly His association with Christmas began
stem, when Christmas present -giving came'
But ev,ery cottage shall 'a (manger be, Mtn fashion.
And every English village Bethlehem. ;
p.hyllis`"Hartnoll. l THOUGHTS. FROM KINGgLEY
Old decays "but. foster new •creations.
-- -�:•• , Those who can suffer, can dare.
I lain is no evil unless it conquers us.
"My reputation, ,.such as it is, is God doth 'not own unwilling service.
based on the fact that I never talk un -
s �Lift is too short for mean anxieties.
less I have something to say."-George
Have thy tools ready, God will find •
Bernard Shaw.. ,, � thee work:. - „,.._..,- -- . - ...... ..
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