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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1911-12-21, Page 3i rHE SIGNAL : GODERICH, ONTARIO IIIE OtItINAL AND ONL Y GENUINE Famous People Named Christmas REW ARE OF IMITA- TIONS. HOLD ON 'I'H E MERITS OF MINARD'S LINIIENi. BOOK BINDING MAGAZINES, PERIODICALS and LIBRARIES hound or repaired, (IOU) LE1TERINt3 nn LEATIIER GOODS All order. promptlyattended to on leaving them at THE SIUN1- Oodertrh. 1. E. •t'.tY1 R. STRATI(ier) CIVIL ENGINEERING UAl•el1AN U. itO1fEK'1H, CIVIL 1 lid Hydraulic Ktynneer, Ontario Land der, eyor. tiff's+ M, L,,en Bieck. Godarice. cornet Be • real street, Tefgbeae IA, MEDICAL DR. W. F. IiALLO\V, M. B. 1. Imre and tcaldenoe, North street. Underfelt. ,,,.r t, cit count. .emt.ry oaks. 1ekiebeee is. Ik. F. J. I l'ORHTE R—YY E. EAR no.e and throat, only. Mouse *mow w Y..rk t/ybthaln.ip sad Aural lmethute. i-hoical trai.C. Nur. Nureend "throat Ho-prtat Uh.Neu equate, sod Moorefield kyee Hu•pit.l. London, Midland. Utile.. JS RN'rlerlou Street Strauoto, oppu.lb Knox t huts h! 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Grieve, Winthrop William Kinn, Constance; John Heum wets, ktrodhrgen ; James Even-, Beech rood ; John Watt, Harlock : Maiooitn Mc Lwow). Brumfield. Agent.: I. W. Yeo, Holmesvllle ; It. Sad. h. Hu tuck ; Jos. um ilfgmoodvWe ; It: Hinchley, Se .forth. •lstaes oao.]psi MwlYwnwn,e a mil set cards teostp••sd e1 t. J. M m-lsh r Clothing 1110re.01Mshoa, or at R H. Ceti. Urooeq, Casters serser. Uoeerioh., 11 Elio V.OBanist r aim11 on street to ]t'oderioAh. W R. ROBERTSON. INSUKAN('E AGENT. Fias..n Lien acne: British. Canadian and American. MIMST tiiCaltasa AND IMPLOT6as' LlAsrL- ITT : like Omen Amid, at and Guarantee orptee)Uoe Limited. of London, Eng. i' lD-urT AND (i vA1esrTatl items : The U.S. Fidelity and Guarantee Company. "thee at ted -once. earthmen corner of Vic - le. is sad St- llavld'„ streets. 'Phone 176 JOHN W. ORAIf31E, LIFE, FiRE and accidentloeaewoaa Agent forlead.ns 'alit.ud and stook oom lnsannoe in sit 111004 effected on beet p anal and at lowest rate*. Square r seeress .CRA IGIK, Bodeatt Street �riobb O frir atom it MARRIAGE LICENSES ALTER(iODS K11:KRICLH, ONTL' , J.. P., teeUICR OF naainaOB LICliN81r2f- W v • saxieiken�ooewics OatMARR1- SHAVING PARLOR j, RDFORDBLOCKBARBERBHOP -This wail -known sad scar r gen. pe te; tae I. sharing genda haircactiaa- sta., eta tss' ska sppesebsa a ed izzilty tab be heck we H. B AUCTION:IR NO fI MOMAHrl4UN1JltY, LIVliIITOJK Nice wY�lfMe arm tle at awe time* *Me se e-'5ieg mem TemameYasRsad sear used to glee pw ion. t• ss , Oct., Wanda in s clays h s r when strictly flrut.class war r tesereled, Write for earwlog;ue W, J. Meet PrMeyet. Muir & Hohmeier SMBALMtPa AND r{/N<NAL, o,Nioio a sqiPatillm - 'wH R•eMma ie►ii i Christmas is an old fashioned Eng. Ugh family name, especially in Surrey and Cambridgeshire, and many people bearing it have achieved fame in one direction or another. For instance, there was Gerard Christmas, the famous carver of stat- uary, who flourished in the early pert of the seventeenth century. He de- signed Aldersgate and carved with his own bands the richly ornamented por- tal of Northumberland House, a fa- miliar object to the older generation of living Londoners. His chief energies, however, were directed toward ornameuuug and beautifying the ships of the royal na- vy, and the highly decorative style he originated was continued right down to the middle of the last century, when iron superseded oak in the con- struction of battleships. At his death his two eons, John Christmas and Mathias Christmas, whom he had brought up to his art, succeeded him as official carvers to the lords of the admiralty and worthi- ly carried on the work he had so well begun. Every one Interested in coins and coinage Is familiar with the name of Henry Christmas. the eminent numis- matist, who died In 1888. Besides beteg a fellow of the Royal society and of the Society of Antiquaries, he was for many year*, honorary secre- tary of the Numismatic society, to whose publications he contributed largely. He also wrote and published a large number of religious and his toriral works. John William Christmas ("Jean of the Iron Hand") was one of the most famous of the many English adven- tures who during the French revolu- tionary disturbances of 1791 fought on the losing side. Joining the Chnnans or royalist in- surgents of Brittany, he soon made his mark and was Intrusted with the conduct of a division by Goatee Ca doodal, their supreme commander. Later on, when Cadondal, disgusted with the dissensions of his highborn generals. organised a new army in which no aristocrat was permitted to bold command. Christmas was forced to resign with the rest. He wap. how- ever, reinstated on his pointing out that be was not, as had all along been supposed, of noble lineage, but was, on the contrary, the son of a south of England peasant Thence onward he acted as Cadon- dal's adjutant general and did splendid service against the royalist forces until January, 1793, when he had the mis- fortune to be taken prisoner. He was shot at daybreak nn the morning fol- lowing his capture. Noel is, of course, only another form of the word Christmas, and of famous Noels, both living and dead, there is a lengthly list It is, for instance, the family name of the earls of Gainsborough, whose history has been a distinguished one for generations past Noel -Hill, again. is the name of Bar- on Berwick, a famous member of a ta• mons old English family. Then there Is Ernest Noel, who has done more to improve the housing of the working classes than has probably any other man Rehire. Vice Admiral Sir Gerard Noel. who has been commander in chief on the China station since 1903, has received many decorations, including the much coveted gold medal of the Royal Unit- ed Service institution. Going farther back. there was that Henry Noel, the famous courtier of the reign of Queen Elizabeth and au- thor of the now familiar phrase "Mon- ey was made to spend." His extrava- gance knew no bounds and very much displeased his royal mistress, herself one of the most extravagant of mon- archs. Of a very different type was Baptist Wriotheeley Noel. the eminent non- conformist divine. He was at first ed- ucated for and inducted into the Church of England. But the result of the Gorham case, which drove many high churchmen Into the fold of Rome, sent Noel into the ranks of the Bap- tists. He pnbllcly renounced on Dec. 3, 1848, his connection with the Estab- lished church and was a little later publicly rebaptized by immersion in John Street chapel, Holborn, a budd- ing situated hard by the very church wherein he had ministered daring long years prior to his "conversion." Thome' Noel, the poet, who died in 1861, ought to be well known by his 'Paper's Drive," than which no poem has been more widely read, recited and quoted. The verses are, however, almost universally ascribed to Hood, even by people who ought to know better, and the real author's same remains in consequence buried In oh - Melon. Another poet named Noel, who ea - 'eyed considerable reputation is his day, was Roden Berkeley Noel, the author of 'Behind the Veil," "Bea- Wee" BueWeer" 'The Red Pare" and ether pesesa HL collected works were pule Nosed in 1102 among the aeries d "ta.nt.rb.ry wets" Melee Neel. who was well hews r male► sed a germ et the petvy taerer to Quer Vletaeia, Mad very dBllmy at Maiaa as May Illi lf1 & Wrk Pee Meseta. •t weeder whet Santa Om lass ties Not of tan year." said Terow. " Obrlstisas esmus bag arm sod be Mitt al W week lima as MO Wed" .OIL t Berm hrtldaya Imp Ides 'err tell Adelllin "Tee Wm we What Has Happened On Christmas Day How many know that Christmas day was first celebrated In the year 98, although not as a Christian fes- tival until forty years after that datel It was not until the fifth century that it was permanently celebrated on Dee. 21i. Many interesting events have oc- curred on Christmas, and many tradi- tions cling to that day. They make entertaining and instructive reading for old and young alike, so a few are jotted down here as we linger over the "walnuts and wine." When Christmas comes on Sunday suis considered a moat lucky day. It means a good winter and an unusually fine summer. Should a child be born on a Christmas Sunday it will be fa- vored by good fortune all its life. Two notable coronations occurred on Christmas day—that of Charlemagne as emperor of the west 1n the year 800 and that of William the Conquer- or at Westminster abbey in 1066. Clovis, the first Christian king of France, was baptised on Christmas day, 496. The pilgrims, who condemned all church festivals, spent their first Christmas In America working hard all day long amid cold and stormy weather and commenced the building of the first house in Plymouth, 1620. It is a significant fact that no great battles were fought on Christmas day. They have occurred on the 24th and the 212th of December, but the anni- versary of the advent of peace on earth has ever been observed by a ces- sation of hostilities. A notable ex- ception, however, is that of the bat- tle of Okeechobee, Fla., in which Eacbary Taylor defeated the Indians In 1837. On Christmas day of 1861 President Lincoln and his cabinet met and de- cided to comply with the demand of MST CHRISTMAS OF TEE PILGRIMS IN AMERICA. Great Britain for the release of Mason and Slidell, who had been captured while on their way to England and France as representatives of the con- federacy. In 1868 President Johnson made Christmas day memorable by issuing a proclamation granting full pardon to every one who had taken part in the rebellion. Sir Isaac Newton, whose grand dis- covery bf the law of gravitation re- sulted from the simple fact of his see- ing an apple fall to the ground, was born on Christmas day, 1642. William the Conqueror was crown- ed king of England Christmas. 1068. Christmas night, 1776. Washington crossed the Delaware, fought the bat- tle of Trenton the nett day and defeat- ed the British. King John of England was born Christmas day, 1166. Christmas day begins in the middle of the Pacific ocean on the one hun- dred and eightieth parallel of latitude. and there Is where Banta Claus Marts sail ends his great and only journey of the year. In Russia Christmas day comes on Jan. 6, for its calendar Is the old style Santa Clans in that country is pictured sad thought to be by the chil- dren an old fellow very much like a big bearded peasant, who files around with a small pack on his back, his team a span of small horses. Bees in southern countries are be- lieved to sing In honor of Christ's com- tng. Reverent', for the manger is shown by the cutter. which kneel on Christmas eve, while sheep in pastoral rteglons, according to the shepherds' tales, march In promotion to commem- wets the visit of the angel herds. it the rural districts of England if a cock should crow during the still- n ess of a December night one might W ar a peasant say, "Hs is scaring away the evil spirits from the Christ- ew hey day. - Is Austria and parts of northers Germany feed le prepared with great- est deMesey on Christmas eve and pawed ayne tables he eider that the Mgr Mary and the angel, In pesetas deem tis eight may not be emepsl- lad he flat • light U pared in a via dew I. order that the Chest AIM. In eray.rrtg the ttlreater may set MIL Count ryire Is eland sore that t oga Carlalaras aloft taw barons apse aid the waft at iMtb lander is rte. awnsind. to Ile alai amok bairaw 1410R LAST MINUTE GIFT. ..r THuttsanty, Dm'uMHs 21, 1911 >I Charming Trifles That Are Qufekly and Easily Made. A case for mead): a lingerie wallets makes a charmatg Christtuas gift The cuss illustrated is of sheer white In wu patterned with a :native Gore. rlesl;:u. A yard of the rnsteriat is .nlhrtent to make the case The lawn is folded so that the selvage edge, meet In the 1. l .iii1 IIII I BLOOM OAas OV yiOrsrn Lawn, center of the length of lawn. The edges are finished with an inch wide hem. The ends, tap and bottom of the ruse are basted together, and the en- tire case Is brier ,[itched around with lavender embroiders silk. buttons and hoitouboles are placed down the center hems to close the ,Ase se Linen Trunk Seta. I'retty gifts that are easily made are the linen trunk sots. They may be made of linen in any color which is a favorte of the person for whom the gift Is desIgned. it Is usually best to make them of C.e natural linen and let the satin ribbon bludlug bring out the color. They are for the bottom mind top of each tray, hatbox and small trays and Include the bag for rubbers, bathing out)ie soiled clothes hag and toilet case. They are all bound with satin rib- bon and have men ribbon ties and are embroidered to match with the in- itials either in the center of each piece or at the corner. They are very handy and save taking the usual number of towels for the same purpose. Many also add the tray sachet pads if a more elaborate gift Is desired. The steamer pillows are another fa- vorite gift this year, and they are cov- ered with brown or yellow denim em- broidered with a Targe heraldic design 1n the centers, with the Initials at one corner. They are ,out and shaped to fit the steamer chairs and Dave soft ties pf the same material. The Camera Calendar. A woman who owns a good camera, even though it be a small one. may begin her Christmas presents right now by taking attractive little pic- tures which may later on be mounted on blotters, calendars and the like and give a note of personality to her gifts, There are special photograph colors by which the black and white prints may be tinted in artistic style and without the need of any special ar- tistic training. With a camera and these colors delightful booklets and other remembrances may be provided for one's friends. Attractive Little Offerings. Bed socks of eiderdown flannel with satin ribbon bindings and drawstrings. Kitchen bags of brown crash, with bright tapes, for the old bits of dam- ask used for polishing glass. FANCY APRONS AS GIFTS. The Busy Needle4e,man Will Welcome Them abeChristmas Time. For the girl who is addicted to fancy work or the 'woman who sews the pretty apron illustrated here would be a most acceptable Christmas offering. It is simple to make, too, and inex- pensive. A yard of novelty dotted swiss was used in making this apron. For the woman who has many presents to make and little time in which to make them this apron is to be com- mended, for the bows are pinned in tsotRm swilm as.aa place with safety pins, and the lower part of the apron. which is turfed ep to form a pooch pocket is also xeric• ed It this way. One eagle width d the material is need, and able is Mad with lace below -sad Werltsgtws atltebe& Above a easing is mads stir a ribbos whose ounce Is to secure the apron armor the wart. Servleseble spree with deep peeks% are acceptable for tie wears* artist .They may be mads ad heavy lama and trltanned with amtlleM bawds w aappllad with as aelpillasw et land 1rr fE, are few in,'•ron meats lidssible which do In..: u to maks farm life pleasant than an Ice house. Its stored blocks hot only make.It possible for the farmer to fa - crease hie pronto by Improving the market value of his dairy products, but also; to enjoy the comforts of a nom° seemly of ice. It is so rap and inexpensive to have en abundant supply of ice all summer that If is really surprising that every farm is not provided with an ice- house., The spread of concrete con- -traction on the farm has been fol- lowed by the erection of such build- ings in all parts of the United States .:mid Canada, and it is the purpose of tots article to give some suggestions which may help those who have not at built, to plan their ice -houses. Concre•s being indestructible and not easily penetrated by heat or cold. is a sph-ndld material for the walls, it has the added advantage of being comparatively cheap, since sand, stoner gravel aid venter are usually available on the farm. and .the work can be done 1.y tike farm- er or -his wetttt- .in'*, at seasons of the year when snare 'time Is.plen- tIfuL Moreover, concrete walls are not affected by the continual damp- ness anddo not rot like wood. The saving in painting and repairing, to say nothing of su- perior Ice -keeping qualities, in a few yearn amounts to more than the first cost of the concrete bull'ng. Lorstion. In determining the location 'of the ice -house, a place should be chosen where the build - ins can ba ,well. drainee by an un- derground line Of chain tile, .If pos- s.b e, It should be placed where the shade of large trees, or larger structures, will protect It from the heat of the mid- day sun. The concrete for the walls should he made of Port- land cement, r'eah sand and a hard crushed rock or screened gravel. Instead of the sand and rock, clean rank -run gravel may be used. Naturally, the size of the Ice -house v.-iil� depend upon the number of pounds needed daily and the number of days Ice will be used, A cubic foot of tee weighs about 57 pounds, and a ton, with 10 per cent. allow - once for seams between the cartes, oc- cupies 38 cubic feet. It is not neces- sary to pack the ice between the cakes, but on the floor, around the r'des of the building and on the top of the ice there should be placed 12 Inches of sawdust. well rammed. An IS -Inch thickness of prairie or marsh bay, may be used Instead of the saw - oust, provided ft is well weighted down on top of the Ice. Making al- lowance for -sawdust packing and fl- inch concrete walls, a house 10 feet stare (Inside measurement) and 8 lege to the eaves. will hold 10 tons. The materials may he hauled to the site at odd times, and piled so as to be convenient for working. The wooden forms for the concrete may be either fixed or movable. Fixed forms are merely two boxes without top or bottom, which at one within the other with an 8 -inch space be- tween for the concrete. Such forms are made of 2 by 4 Inch studding spaced two feet and sheathed next to the concrete wall with 1 -inch siding. The forms should be held In place at the bottom by timbers called "liners," and should be well _braced. To save lifting the concrete, the outside boards may be nailed on as the concrete is placed In the forms. Movable forma require less lumber than the fixed variety. Such forms are built in sec- tions It to 4 feet high and in lengths convenient to handle, usually 8 to 10 feet. The a 'fay ,4 inch uprights are spaced three to four feet. Cross-ell,ts at the top are provided to keep the 'forms eight Inches apart. Near, the bottom twisted wire ties are used to draw the farms up tightly against the previous day's concrete work. Each Concrete for the foundation rlould hd made mushy wet and n,led in the trenches to the ground Set up the forms, and d ,rng t:te erection, in the centre of ,The of ,tk,e end walls, place a dour fisrue t2)c by t feet clear) within the forms. B:1,., it well so that the concrete will nc:t bulge it vut of shape. Place the cAL- Crete in layers 6 to t inches this': carried around the entire buildtnil. in the concrete walls of c .c -i gable end set a frame for ventilating dour* (24 by 2's feet) in the esnte way Ed the large door frame was placed. As the firms are filled, at interval! of 18 inches, imbed bent Iron rods or twisted wire In the concrete arounl the corners of the bulldine. Likewise put two s, -inch suds or an old wage:. lire In the concrete 114 inches-abote the door opening. When the side and end walls have reached their full heights and while the concrete is yet soft, set t4 -inch bolts, 8 inches long, heads down, 5 inches in concrete 32 inches apart. To these bolts s.;lI he fastened the 2 by 4 -inch plates f: the roof. After the building Is a week old, the forms may he removed and the 4-1n _ h concrete floor built directly on t " ground. Begin at the' hack of • ee building and slope the "- or 4't -inch the foot In the direct' of the drain the t the door. Lay 'the last ft.-, sewer piles of tri d -Inch drain w wall -cements joints and Incln a tile knowp as i tra leaving a ben which alw.:vs contain wa' The water gets .s a seal to keep out the warm air ' n the drain. Co.- r the door end of : drain with • ire -a strainer. - SNOWING CO1tsT$VcTIOlr OF OOXC*ZTs WALL lea [Cas0V5a, succeeding day the the forms raised. The sheathing and rafters for the wooden roof may be used in the forms. It Is not neoewary to cut them: their ends may simply be al- lowed to project beyond and above the walls. Foundation trenches should be dug 10 inches wide along the lines laid out for the building and should be carried down to solid ground and below frost, usually three to four feet. Bring a drain tile up within the building lines to the point where the door will be. wires are cut and ad Ilk mixing the concrete a tight wooden platform should be used. The proportions are one part Portland cement to 2',4 parts sand to 5 parts crushed rock. Or one part cement may be used to 6 parts bank run gravel. In measuring, count one bag of cement equal to one cubic foot The Roof. The roof may ' a covered w shingles or c other good n•.- terial, Close t a a door opening, n, to the ice. with t• - movable Beetle. s of hoards fitting ,t slots or grin, and provide s dr r swinging out. Ha- : the little doors ta the gables with hinges on the ot,.- side, - so they may be cracked to pt•, - vide the necessa•v" ventilation and at the same time keep out the rain. Stora the Ice as prevtou.,- ly instructed. Succes'a in Ic `- keeping depends largely, On an air -tight, heat -proof build - Ing; On good drainage, with the dra;n "trapped" to keep'out warm air: On careful and thorough packing it the ice; On well regulated ventilation in the roof space over the ice. A well-built concrete ice -house flit fills these conditions. Every year it Is ready for use wit nut repairs. And by means of Ice, farm life can not only be made more comfortable and at- tractive, but fruit, poultry and dairy products can be marketed to bette. advantage. For an Ice -house 10 by 10 feet, 8 feet to the eaves and 13 feet to the roof peak, with 8 -inch walls, 4 -Inch floor, and a foundation 10 Inches by 3 'feet, the following materials will be required for the concrete: Crushed rock. 15 cubic yards. 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