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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1924-12-11, Page 7• Dr. Wood s NoiNway Pine $YrOP Only the mothers' 'know how hard it is to ISeep the ehildren*erom taking chid; they will run out ,of doornot properly clad, or have On too 1111101.1 elothing; play too hard and got, over - 'heated, aad cool off ,tooeeuddanly; get their -feet wet; kik the bed clothes ,eff at night and do a dozen things the mother can't -prevent. Thera is nothing sd-gaad for chil- dren's colds, coughs, croup, *hoop/a; •cotigh, or bronchitis as is Dr. Wood's, Norway Pine Syrup. ,It 13 se pleasant to the taste the youngst4ers ,eba•ko it without any f.uss, and its promptness 'mad effectiveness in looseniag. • the phlegm and, healing, -tile lungs and. bronchial tubes is \ sueh that the trouble is eheckedabe,,.lore anal sarieu5 • lung trouble Chit possb:?ly develop, , 1\frs. Everett E. ICeetch, No. 2, 'Fredericton, N.B. 'writes:4=i 'My little -a03-.7 age nine years, hada dreadful aold wheel). left him with a very bad •cough. I tried Dr. ,Wood's Norway Pine, ,Syrup, and after using throe bottles he was completely Telievod; r 'would advise all mothers' -to • use this remedy for their children as it is an excellent raedicine.', - • The genuine is put up only by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Omit. • The Children's Festivil. ,On Christmas night; the Angels say, .A babe was horn far, far away; A Little Child so fair to see, He lay upon His Mother's knee. From fields afar then shepherds game, And wondered at His Glorious Name. •A •King they sought and found a Child, •A Babe so pitiful and mild. There at His ,feet they knelt and laid Their offeripg. down and humbly prayed. Oh, 'twas a blesSed sight to see Their Lord •ih such simplicity. And ever since we know it well, Christmas the children's Festival. The night when Christ came -down to reign To conquer death, and sin, and pain. Christmas in the Fannyard. isThere was once a small girl who sisted upon giving every animal about the place a Christmas dinner. Of course she was laughed at a good deal, and au:tired that the cats and •dogs and chickens did not know ristmas from any other day, but af els to her point, and the pets were lined -r. and fed all sorts of forbidden goodies. 'How they must have wimelered what it all meant! It wasn't vcry much, and of course the animals promptly forgot it. They acted very much like humans after all., They etuffed disgracefully, then sati aroand and • licked their chops and, paws, Which was their way of using' ble-napkins and firiger bewls; they ved a little in:a feeble, stupid sa'rt •way, then they lay down in a quiet a rner and went to sleep. -But the instinct that prompted the imall girl to see that even the ardinals joined in the fun, grew and blossomed, and bore • fruit. so that in after years, it enabled _her to do"sornething lasting and worth - •while for the animals that suffer so needlessly from people's carelessness and cruelty._ The most beautiful thing in - the world, the most gracious gift, that which every human being craves most, Is .love and the more of 'love We give out, the more we have, the richer we Are. Love maintains perpetual sum- mer in the soul and shuts out winter's chill. Love of maxi:is love of God, and love- of God prolongs life. • Da not give children too much at Christmas. 'I'here if nothing more' nauseating than a blase, surfeited youngster. Encourage the children tbi think more about giving ,pleasure to: thosewho' have ver' little, and less' -- about their own things. Teach them to divide up. IE TittiliBLED- WITH r'P.,..a1PItat11 3Pn 0". Flt4terling afthe b Hipairt,,•;Weak and triagn3air riaree, it.aY and Fant polls Nor- 1 ••,y,ovisness and Sleoniessirss, • t Shartnees Ditatiiii etc., , , Feasale by ail air -tie -a -bits and deales.F. • Tut •upsonly byeTho T. 'Milburn Co., !Waited, 'Taranto "Ont. 8 because, of all the little children in the itt1e stonasvalled vlUago, elle was' the meet actiye and fearless, ready to chrnb heights that others thought impossible. * I Esther's father was a shepherd, grazing his flocks in the early spring - 'tithe° in sight of the ancient city a iferusalem. •When the heat ef sum- mer came, burning the grass and drys fresh water, the sheqp were COlback to the hills where there was grateful shade ancl where, in the deep valleys, the rich grasses grew through the aumner. The hepherds' families always aca ing the brooks and the springs of s wolinelprearitihedelthweinan4toeretdheby'l ,clay h.; the pen and slept night underblack telits. was -the custom for several samilie,.s,to herd their flocks together. To the little children, the sununer months mean -Lelia Land of Encharit,- -nent, with constant . change of scene tnd fresh adventures daily. These ad- -matures were 'stored up and on the return in the autumn were retailed „to the children who were condemned to the monotony of village life. Though her heart was in the hills, it was in theWinter :months that she was to have her snOSt wonderful ad- venture which changed her name from Esther of the High Hills to, Ether of the Snow -White Lamb. , It happened in this 'wise. In the month of December, following the sum- mer she was twelve years old, the shepherds were grazing their flocks a little way from the village. On a night late in December, Esther and her little brother had carried out to her father a hot cooked evening meal. The short winter twilight had merged into the darkness of night by thentim.e they returned. The younger children were put to bed and Esther sat with her mother in the one big room in the cottage. Esther was on the floor before the open fire, over which the evening meal had been cooked. Of a sudden the fire seemed to lose its glow. A strangely luminous light filled the, room. quick surprise Esther jumped to her feet, meeting her mother's frightened eyes. Instinctively they turned to the open doorof the tiny bedroom where the other children were peacefully sleeping;- then the mother -unbarred the outer door and they steppedinto the night, 'a night so strangely differ- ent from any in the past. No -village house or feed stack was ablaze. • Instead, the horizon was -a shimmer of soft tremulous light that seemed to come from directly over- head where burned e star transcend- ently bright. As they gazed it seemed to draw nearer to earth. They stood and watched, shading their eyes from the brilliance that steadily grewin intensity. Esther dropped her eyes to the plains, where, half screened by a low hill, the flocks were sheltehect for the night. The, shepherds' had left theii flocks for a mornent and gathered on the crown of the hill, Watching the star as it • dropped, slowly down througha-the ambient•blue that Was now almost the brightness • of noon day. The star was directly overhead. One by one the shepherds fell to their knees, covering their faces with their hands. • Esther could see her father stand- ing a little apart f,roin the others. The whiteness of his sheepskin* mantle, caught and refleacted the sheen of light. She was seized with a longing to. go to him. Her mother ' stood still, awed into silence, with her hands shading her eyes. ' ' Esther plucked at her gown: `,'Come, Mother, let us go out there and be with Father to watch the Star." - • The mother did not. turn, did not even hear.' She kept her eyes fixed on the Star but her thoughts were busy recalling. the prophecies to the Tribe of Judah and the House of David. Was this the heralded 'coming' of the promised King who should reign over Israel? •- In the „distance; just over the brow of the hill that sheltered the sheep, was Bethlehem. , Of it the prophet Micah had said: "Though thou belit- tle among the thousands of 'Judah, yet out oi the shall He come forth that is to 'be Ruler in ISrael." • And what was this but his Star, the "Star out of Jacob," the "Sceptre that was to rise out of Israel?" Was the premise of the prophet Isaiah about to be fulfilled? "For behold the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but -the Lord shall Arise upon thee, afffh His Glory shall be seen Upon thee." • So :an the ancient prophecy. • Again , Esther tried to draw her mother's attention but she did not, ieed. With a -last look at the rapi1lY1 descending Star, Esther turned and vith flying feet ran down the narrow path that led to tbe stream, up the lorig hill and .aeross a plateau to where her father still stood. The ascent of, the opposite hill was not teep but the way Was rough. Bram- les caught her rough spun frock: 13oulders'and loose stones impeded her )rogress. She reached the top breath- ess and nearly exhausted. Meantime he Star, had droppechlosve and lowers ts brilliance increased and seemingly °cussed on the hill top, A hundred -ards or less • aceoes the shallow wale. The shopherds1 n fear and to reac stay there and wait the Event. Kneeling, hands fel her breast, head bowed and e ed, she waited for else knew POt The Star stopped its descenta, IoUn naiwldgi chcleoef .fsaitfrfaomitrt ontnlIF ,odifeo* eYrira.e faaunnsnlltdaeiitnhP wseetudia:.:jfft, orar°Eti. dared to lift her eyes to his facf.serShe " legs radiating such peace ad es.4,heiraill that she was no hanger, f�sn1. Without touching the earth, the Angel appeared to come to rest a little 'above and ha front of the shepherds. Wings of snowy lustre half enfolded' hiin. The poise was one of perfect • grace but withalom na ing, the atti- tude that of a Messenger. • As she looked, Esther felt that the' Heavenly Messenger was about to speak. In the hush arid silence that hung over the hight it seemed as if the world were holding its breath waiting some great revelation. Across the intervening space the words came clearly to Esther. The sound of the Angel's voice was the music of bells, the concentrated sweet- ness .of all the worlds, of all time, drawn out.and tuned down to perfect cadence. It filled her with ecstasy. So intense were her feelings that she could not move. She scarcely breathed The first words asere reassuring and they burned themselvea into her seem- ory -Fear not: for behold I bring you good tidinge of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is barn this day in the City of David, a Sav- iour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign ante you; ye shall fled the Babe,,wrapped in saddling clothes, lying.,in a mangeg." The angel ceased spealdng. .His ir-iessage was delivered. Yet he linger- ed for a moment. Then lifting his eyes above he gazed upward as. if. to seek approval of the InBnite Power authorizing his message. Slowly the ouspread wings unfolded, the Star seemed to open to receive him and instantly the earth became filled with the sound of music, voices in glad unison, uplifted in a chorus -Of song. Although they seemed to come from a distance the words were clear and distinct. Again and again the mighty chant rose and fell, the last sound dying away, only to rise again, a throbbing wave of melody: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward -rnena2 Esther felt faint and dizzy with emotion and with the vivid conscious- ness of being alive. As she lifted her eyes in wonder to gaze at theHeaven- ly Host surrounding the Messenger, they were gradually withdrawn from the earth. She cought the glint of many wings the flash of rainbow. hires. Out of the night was borne to her senses a Perfume not of earth. It left ,her reeling. with the longing 'to join that Sishnortal' cloud of transeen-- clental beings. Slowly the vision faded and with it the rose colored' light: For a long time an afterglow lingered and the music of the hosannas floated down to the hsternng ears after the last faint vision of the angel forms had vanished into the night. Esther strained her ears tai catch the last re- frairi, drifting down front measure- less heights: Fainter and fainter came the words: "Glory to God in the High- . . , . ef 'the right, Fosrelief you meat habayeisr lisZle to rade the f!,00.- -resume its proper funetioite-'0,rfeaaaa a stopping 'to 'ing the bile that is eireelasing in the' ght wind. 'rile• 141.14,.L,,74:3 tp. ril eintpphta:}byrieetld7rs,:olveepal!petria.Col: bloodisatilx,:pmeiso,,s..dau mg tle, ,I,Cmlatiron,a);:tota, • e night presher and co, , t, le f ec I ...,• esahsesvasyretmcsietnetof t lycoi u f the n- yrabaao -,,e,,,, 1 a " . s '' * .;• t car ' . .i • frorn tithe ' INDLIL. DO THU; FOR YOU - It was after faii'r e'clock, just be- e wes to time. fore the first signs of "elawn. Esther Mr Aurae Putney, 2(35 Perth Ave., ' was ag'ain makinggtite round ef the 's. toll‘hoftlOnd 171'W it the 8 :sTc:e(rje o rb iYlieoarri : ., Winnipeg, ., • flock. She was wear7. Sleep dragged aeathataes, hut sine° a have, takes at -her eyelids and more than once she your .Milburri's liaxa-Liver Pills 3 - stumbled ()yea' the rough, uneven have been completely relieved of my I places. : trouble. I cannot say enoughin their 1• At the far end from her aestieg praise." • , • place the sheep eeerned more reasless ' of an enemy. A mornept later she . 1 • — • ' crossed a low ridge and stood con -se \\N\ , . • suddenness of it deprived her 'ut-. t fronting a pair of glaring green eve- i•baliat. i.., aui, twenty -paces away. The terly ' of strength.. She could not move; She , • • •wAs conscious only that her heart was , n beating wildly, almost to suffocation. ss'ss, ' • . To scream would have been a relie . • , • but Esther could only stand and stare " for only an instant. The dogs rushed , , forward, the eyes disappeared like the , IL, hutting off of a light far out at sea - -,.. asraa'-aatara• sease---, - * .• ' • and there 'was a crash and scurry in the underbrush.. Presently the dogs "--- . returned bristling and with low growl - Esther -strove to control the wild in gs. , attack with a swinging stroke that beating of her heart. She gathered . .happilpyaicnaiugthhet himonthe end of his . , • handful' of stosies to fling down .the .. a sweinosiitive nose. Dazed anci maddened the valley narrowed and became more re hraisisseptriseigclrutc in that instant -a rock e '1:1a,deleeuqeuick re - wolf had disa swale in the -directidon in which the covhery. Before, 'Esther could again At the far end of the ridge, where h l h h d • l hed for ppeare . . shallow., the sheep had Crowded down hurtled th,rough the air, striking him o escape e wind. Here thee rocks squarely on the head. Others foliew- were interspersed with bould, " and ed and 17 did not move again;aihe Esther kept a sharp lookout for signs heavy - out his hfe. ,. „.-s-ese • cudgels of the shepherdaaiseat bf Strong arms gathered 11slihere a hiddenenemy. Half way up the e , i surging lose embrace and a sheprd broughf sharp incline, there was a sudden. heard the sharp bleat of a sheep and the lan-ibl`that had fallenaviatim to the ing of the flack tosvard her. She 1 wolf and placed it in Esther's arnis. It was bruised and bleeding but other - the pitiful cry of a lamb. With that cry, all fear was- forgot-'''iwnishetrni her arms, elTlafndcomforting gSlilte mheoltdhietmelioeseei, ten. Calling to the'dogs, that at the the men looked on in simple adoration. , moment were ranging on the far flank The -shepherd who had broughtthe of the fleck, Esther rushed forward. lamb spoke. . '• '' The wolf had crossed the farthe-r "Brethren, we he this night wor- ' '11- 1.16-:.). fade • , As,Tinisecaaetarrie:the ch,.0e,1 e This pilgrim' aerfrohed wit Mn scoffed at him. "Why labor on simply a bre,alrfeet \ enough ' es ze •. . Wrhyorstilirliavstieewrwhtisotchhb you. msaY never ilh-d dinner in such a •home would Certainly most children ilewauaYs— : a eevrtel?sig.Pneendc.e" 15' gDrie' provided their „ Parents- are able to But, thgerelegvhe this counsel ' made gnim. auPPlY it-4ave• more than enough to eat. ,111.1'11ioidoantiniatetfi, rsstetagt *stcohnrihstelniv‘a"senEt,ve yet while their little bodies are tthoefirtsloyesa,,:ets are often starved His heart was filled with deep con-, ,asottil.fl:atedan tent. - "I stippoee you are bifley buying He knew his 'weary eraeet would crease, toys," 1 remarlsed to a mother one day For in a humble cattle shed i a few, weeks before Christmas. At last he found the Flower of Peace "Oh, no," she said. "My children . • Growing beside the Christ Child's are too old for toys!" The eldest sme , bed! e --Leslie M. Oyler. was not yet nine! ' "What do you gise them?" 1 asked. White Chnstmas. she told thee she fined their • • , When Christmas hangs on high the stocking:, with peanuts„ oranges and holly bough, , teiamned,yIl ..hMaciorteakteon etahtelso lo7"irohirnrirothimteoytoo - , • And trtYaQ:prsieadr,!bslestsev.sAth waxen his's.' istie- gifts t .217ritiotrhaeart wnoualndythialivegaepipaer.eciat- • A seearastetor kisses, And Christmas trees bear fruit of a:11a 0Imseka,n:owthbehyrLsir thaeriee ecieuillicigiceatoin sna7y., i . Beyond the urieurtairred nal,--„eseranitlilt he.ar the crying ghosts pane. want the children to help snore with 61'.-4-1 'ill eye ethhilidnrkent;S:yr aretoo this bfore c a.ti°SYes.1";:eyi ., Let snow fall in the night, as saft • ' or not he are " " ' as tthheer;eerivhe.s wAfhteershaelul,idit diesetihdee whether i breath, • And clothe familiar things with childhoetd Yean, ceomteoobuotldonfeoer. toys,' frosty change, k 7u..1;evvelery.,anbdssIttraanildgef. fence rail wears 1;:ta • 9 toon. „ I I have noticed that when there were force your., children to grow un too IlIset%afar'a'as,:r'elleUltthfrom t many in. a family,,,, the 'eldest was sii-S he window With ridge, worked back and, chancing the shipped Him who., though born in a Wind, had run in and sefaed a lamb. nranger, is yet to be the deliverer a mite mother had endeavored to defend Judah. •While we worshipped, our It. As a consequence. she suffered a Esther of the High'Hills has guarded torn throat but had failed to save her our flocks. Let her be kriosv-n hence - little one. It was bleating pitifully forth as • Esther of the Snow -White -ander the huge pas:771-.71Na wolf. This Lamb, because, foreetful of self, and ' time, as Esther approachedathe green out of a4.reat lave for the weak and eyes did not disappear.The wolf helpless, slae has saved ene of the' would not leave his prey. •flock." 4- With all her strength, Esther ,flung Esther grew tobe a 'beautiful vro- her largest stone. It missed but the man and one of the leaders of the, - wolf flinched to one side, teying to re ?glen Christ died.to preserve. The keep inhisephishogidyiepn Estherthelanistopped edand straug_ story of her brave act in childnood be- g . hurled her stone straighf at those came a part of the legendary history , eyes. It struck the of the church. When the Rennaisance hateful gleaming shoulder nearest her. The wolf growl- artists sought inspiration for their masterpieces from the heroic deeds of 1 ed in rage and crouched for a spring the women of that early period, they' at the frail slip of a .girl. • Esther Painted the -lovely Esther with the sear that het sole . defence mist be Snow -White Larnb in her. arms and ' the crook. She saw -also 'the bleeding little children at her knees. jaws of the The sight• nerved • ' h • . She - heavy. cu , I gel over her head to meet the shock of the wolf's spring. A stone under her foot turned and she went down, her blow misting its mark.. Almost instantly she was on her feet and as thewolf again sprang, she met the est, on ea peace, goo wi owe, When she eould riot longer hear a sound she turned toward the'. shep- herds and with a cry sprang to her feet. Even as. she called, they were passing down the -shill to the town of Bethlehem. She ',IsSirried forward to overtake, them but',,, when she had gr crossed the 'airraw interval to the spot where they ,had stood a moment before, there came to her the eon- sciousness that the message had been to them; not to her. It had been vouchsafed her to witness it, to hear the vOice -of the Me.ssenger and the' song of the angel hosts but she had crossed the narrow interval to the spo0where they had stood a mom,ent before, there came to her the con- scionsnest that the message had been to -them; not to her. It had beeh vouchsafed her to witness it, to hear the voice of the Messenger and the song- of -the angel hosts but she had not 'been called to worship at the mangerside , of the new born King. Inetead, to her had fallen the duty of'svatching over the unguaicled'fioaks: • At her -feet lay, a shepherd's crook and a sheepskin mantle in which a shepherd; had been wrapped when the Heavenly visitoi: appeared. A star, brilliant ,and beautiful, hung low ever Bethlehem': Esthe'ilooked at it with longing but her thoughtS turned to the flocks -around her and to the little lambs, many of them but a few daye old, which, unguarded, might easily f all victims to wolves oh. bears. Se with deep joy in her heart, but 'vvith many a tremor at the terrore of the night, Esther wrapped the sheepeltin about her shoulders and began her lonely vigil. Calling the dbgs to her side, she slowly made her way around the flock, searching the shadows for somo Prowler bf the, night or for a, lamb strayed or helpless in pit or bramble. la Totirs dragged slowly. In spite Of the heavy sheepskin, :Esther vaaa -7141.1 laces ways suppose.a'to be "too old for„.,. Those fraglia-,-,sering fares.. toys." Of corse the child was igia: Whatshotorothat ldtox:Iprsdcaraetnieimbering to- 1.---1..e-Caregatail?‘"116- I 'w ('gri °nee' night who had been treated as he" were Thoser a grown-up since the age of four! It RatherilIg_hahoo'assetailo.?hcame from being the eldest of the ear the la w ',family. At the age of seventeen, she las• .,',L.found herself free, with money to j'gpend, , One of the first things she 'lo, :ioiding th, b -ought herself was a doll. She did rInot play with it for her years in 4. F, di ghosts who come not in? ehe plays with' dolls were gone forehn. She sewed fdr it, however, making it exquisite clothes, and she kept it in her trunk, Molting at it free l',`We A " re ReadY, Santa.quently. Perhaps she realized haw ' The minister made a jolly, plump -many garnes , she miglit have played Santa Claus, and the little ones wait- with a doll, and all she had missed ,eci before him in breathless, eager in childhood because her mother had §t4kose. Suddenly one little voice' persisted in saying, "She is too old for piped • up, "Are ,you coining to our toys." house, Santa?". Immediately there A way to prove that your child was a chorus, "I've been good, are you likes toys is to provide an, opportun- coming to my house?" Finally one ity of choice fur ttie next present. little girl cried, "We worked hard and' Nine children ela .9,:P ten 7111 clan'so cleaned all ap for you, Santa.. Are tsars! s , you coming to our house to -night?" At Christmas time and birthdays The last child had the right idea, so often have seen disappointment in and I think there -must have heen a children's faces that I feel like writ - happy, busy Christmas at her house,, ing in huge capitals:— with mother and the little helper "MOTHERS! ATTENTION! working together to keep the joyous time. Too Many things at Christmas time• are done by mothers for children when the ideal way is to do them with Gifts for City Friends. the children. In that way there are Are the cousins and the aunts of never any fussy, restless bothersome 2 I whom you are so fond packed away in children, but a willing, interested, un - modern apartments in the big city? selfish groupof youngsters havingthe real spirit of the day. Does it bother you tremendously to "Where's tho prettythings?" wailed know what to send them for Christ - a five-year-old laughter as she survey- mas7-sornething different from the ed the dining table on a holiday. 'things they see for sale and that you "I haven't had time to get the usual; anc sure they can use? decorations," replied the hurrying You perhaps have right at hand the motherThen tiinththings that would prove most accept- '. nocg e disappoint - • —Dorothy Stockbridge. frightened Iamb beneath the hungry PLEASE GIVE YOUR CHIL- DREN TOYS!" • o.bre, but which at first thought may anent on the child's face, she suggest, - OUR HOLIDAY WISH TO YOU. May Peace and Joy with you abide Throughout a happy 'Christmastide, And Health and Wealth and Love unite To, keep your Future always bright. THE HOUSE F CHRISTMAS By Edgar,Daniel Kramer The firelight is glowing on the pine boughs and the holly In the House of Christmas that my dreamings ever know And sweet, childish voices, jubilant and jolly, • Hymn the Babe'of-Bethlehem, born long years ago. Through the starlit stillness the Christmas bells are ringing • From the highest hilltop to the cleepnaost glen, And the House of Christmas joins them in their singing, "Christ is born in Bethlehem! Peace on earth to men!" Once again the Wise Men walk in the ways of dreaming, Till they fid the manger where the Christ Child lies On the breast at Mary, in whose eyes are g-leaming All the lights of glory from beyond the starry skies. Once again the Shepherds come across the hills and meadows, Bringing gifts of soft white w-ool and 'flax that they have spun, - While the cattle, solemn -eyed, wonder in the shadows And the Wise Men kiss the feet of ,Mary and her Son. The fIouse of Christmas fills my heart and oh, the, bells are, ring- - hag!- Chrisrtmas mndles beciconane and I grow young again As hair child voices ancl f1,11 the glad stars singing, • "diarist is born in Bethlehem! 'Peace and good will to men!" ed, "You know where a keep them in seem too ordinary. Home Canning is the attic:- why don't you get them and, one of I1')-enl' Why not than, from your big store's Iittthleeingfirolr trotted ted off happily' of jelly, jams and pickles, pick out a 1 anda7.Trahneigu e h to her mother's secret Sur- dozen or half dozen cans of uniform prise, did get the simple napkins and size, wrap them attractively in papers i crepe paper runners and , flah and and use the Christmas stickers, box , placed them very daintily on the table. I and send to the city? The proud delzight of the child was -al Perhaps yen have that wonderful revelations '-,Ise mother, and after' sausage which seems to be made no that she ail y "Well daughter, we perhaps you have bees, and the bees ys said a few days be-, Place so well as on the farm.• And nfolurset asoohn°1i geating ready to make a have fed from your own clover fields, nice holiday anehave everything dean' and made you honey. With sausage and pretty." Then would follow plans and honey provided at Christmas for a few simple ways the child could can't you hnagine the feast completed he best Christmas m of all to thei I I know a an who looks eagerly e:ill:with waffles? I -en would be the one when they1 among his Christmas packages until helped make table decorations, chains' he 'finds his box of glasses or orange and paper flowers for the tee, helped marmalade, each jelly glass wrapPed pack the box of food or clothing and in orange -colored tissue tied with a gifts for the unfortunate ones, and green ribbon, and a green sticker on "worked hard and cleaned all up" for it. This has been his 1 gift annually Santa Claus.—Lydia Lion Roberts. from a cousin and Pre sure he would be terribly disappointed not to receive it. A BLOO ? It may be many a day sinte these cousins and aunts had the black wal- Pia pi a KE IRS nuts and hickory auto of their child - THEN TAhood; so wololdn't a box of these be different and acceptable? And those good crisp, juicy apples—why not solIneofthem? fitbeasmailer offering than these mentioned, • what could be cheerier than to see on opening 11 box a mass of the bitter-s-weet berry which is so 1 abundant in Borne localities mid Area ' wanting to show Its glory to the I closed -in folks of the city? 1,, A bird's Christmas ttee is an inex- airs. Alf. Currall, R.R. lao. 1., Se- !pensive bit of charity that la often mans, Sask., writese---"About a year highly entertaining. Decorated with ago I was greatly troubled with i popcorn, ceanbetries, pieces of bread pimples and boils breaking ant on ma. i and suet, the outdoor tree is certain 1 also had a very tired feelipg whidt i to atteed an excited gathering of 411'1 naoduegili:M3t of °del° "aniy,f Iwaltrapc."1.trrshtir:Illygtahe 1 feathered guesta. There is a pretty t caused from bad blood and a general run-clowcondition. After taking three bottles a B.B.B. 1 found, that all ray troubles had dis- laripolPfrallieLlit 6 71711dranfiownalliteltatt pdlocalasuYSiel.Qll'im- Scandinavian mistom of the spare sheaf'. At thle time of year the fann- er puts out close by hie lsarn a eheaf of grain at the top a A long pole. 'Who shall say that he does not.there* by propitiate 801/10 Mndly 8phit-kvhe 11:1115D131111ftlef111'3d 001S: bY The SC.'on to it that- the hit -de prated Ida cla. Milburn Ce., Limited, Toronte Onts. i Aext summer's crops froin inacets?