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CCORDING to Luelea, s de-
lightful isentribittor to the
Rochester Poist-Eapress, Ilio
view that the war ought 10
ave ted
bto the production of greet
wovele is very 'Mallow and 'ewes an
eHer mieconception of the Arue pro-
Villele of fiction. To blatue 110Veliall
101" not having written better stories
about the great ,erintliet which has
✓ eeds so many of us -.tee red". 0
really very silly. It would be more
✓ easonable for critics 50 deprecate ;
the folly of those who try to convert
it into material for fiction. It is not
the 'novelist's funetion. but that of
the journaliets, 10 tell the story of
the war. Even if. on Zola's system,
the realist M fiction goes to the scene
i where the lighting is taking place,
1 and not only mestere the jargon of
war, but epee what actually happens
be the trenches and in • No Mane
'And," he cannot give IIS the tragic
beckgroend of thus world etruggie
The pool can write beautiful lyrics
about the war. But it la the epic
which will reveal to the world its he-
roic proportions — 'and that cats
scarcely be written until the smoke
and the thunder of battle hart
poised.
,Rottie novels of more than orde
eery merit have, in fact, been written
about the war. One is ,"The Your
Horsemen of the Apocalypse.ter
Vicente Blase() Hata... a gifted
Spanish writer who gives US 0
glimpse 01 France before the battle
of the Marne
The busineJs of the tweeted le lo
depict human nature. Thus he mule
do not an -a philosopher or as a
"scientist" but as a story -teller. He
doe« nut accept Prof. William Lyon
,:::41,... dentition of a novel ac -.I
story well tole." But he freely
acknowledges thatif it he not a
, story, it cannot be 'called a "novel."
. - Heim "Therrien Shandy." one of nit
masterpieces of English &Don. is a
genniee store, in, spite of the fact
that .we are kept vainly waiting while
wt read hundred:. of page.' for the
hero to be born.' There are many !de
nreiselons, het the author ' always
lakes up the thread of lits narrative
web consummate art. •
- Sterne knew something about the
rivititres of war. He was the son of
a captain in the British army and was
born. in the town of Clonniel, In the
Routh of Ireland. where his father's
regituent was stationed at the tithe
He Wee a clergyman himself. and nol
altogether an edifying one. as hue
"Letters to Eliza"— highly nuggets- i
live letters addressed to -a married;
wouran—,w111 show. But his genies,
was of a rare order Both humor
and pathos he posiessed in a very
nigh degree. He was indeed a
naughty inan."
But somehow we most put up
with tho ••nanghtineet" of genius
for, if we COBIKtOtkiLe it—the write;
bikes the liberty Of coining thee
word, as George Betnard Shaw has
heed the neologiame"Comatockery"—
we may • never find those precious
things tmpr(*oneS in unconventional
books as the p rl is in, the oyster.
It was Sterne WIto gave us the im-
mortal portra 0' of Uncle Tony and
of Corp!. Trine They had both serv-
ed In MarlhormIghei wars. but their
luilitary experiences are only utenite
ries. Each had a wooden leg. and
ench, even in this mutilated 'condi-
tion, lie enjoying the blessings et
peace. War is an abnormal OAK.
Tioseihnitorian must describe It, and
euro in the best historical descrip-
;Hone of battles, military technical(-
' tied are a bort. The soldier must
toaster them, but they are ,dull read-
ing in a novel. Cervantes, who hal
gougfit at the tyattle of Lepanto, was
far too wise to introduce any battle
scenes Into Don Quixote." Robert
Louis Stevenson haw drawn attention
to the almost entire absence of any
allusion to war in Fielding'a "Tom
Jonea," although the period in which
Jones is supposed to have lived wee
one to which war never teased.
There is a solitary reference to the
war between Entiland and Scotland
in 1745, when Tont. gent adrift -by
Mr. Allworthy and without a guinea
to jingle against a milestone. le 'about
to enlist
Stevenson him himself sinned In
this respect. The fighting in "Kid-
napped" and In "The Black Arrow"
affords him an opportentty for v igor-
°es writing. But even the most ef-
fective description of blood-letting in
his Mortise is only a 'tour de force."
Victor Hugo and retinae Pere ran -
eked hi.doty in order to get ante
War Novels
Seldom Great
SUGAR RESTRICTION REMOVED.
ButliPeople Am Still Poked to Exert
Care.
Ottawa, Dec. 13. -The ban on the Ube
of sugar for making French pastry, iced
cakes or b ecuits, or candy for "privatr
consumrtion. as well as in the Illiiiillila:-
lure o icing sugar, has been removed.
1 , The wartime restrictions on the method
; of serving sugar in public eating places
I are also eithdrawn. On and after hunt
' ary 1, white or granulated sugar may be
I used in making bread, etc.: so, too, the
mateetnnuctiaciotnusreonot tchaennuecise ogoodf susgatrhiisn atihsoe
including cake. dbugh product$. candies.
chocolate. table syrups. and the like,
pharmaceutical and medicinal purpmen
erti and soft drinks. desssert and telly
powders. Me cream, and even chewing
gum, will not be in force. For the manu-
facturer. sugar may be purchased with-
out the regular permit. But it must be
noticed that the restrictions in public
eating places on the use of beef, butter
and fats. and for the use of all animal
fats by manufacturers, still remain in
force.
which ear had imposed on Canadian use
The cancellation of so many tules
of sugar has been made possible through
uthneexFpectoodedBoaimrdprdoesiverme:noteinpustboclickssiiibui to
I be reasonably restrained, and to avoid
anything like extravagant use of any of
these articles, because it will still be
some Weeks before supplies and distribu-
tion can be at all compared with pre-war
conditions.
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Specialty House
FOR
Bon -Bon Boxes
a complete line of homemade Taffies
Edwards
by attk taritert
writhe roar of the cities,
Over the hills antg the Oens.
With a messasie of peace to the nations
jzinsi the beavitiFvlBethlehem
Mrin§insi joy to the souls that oat sisthin
In the hovels where poverty bwells
Mitere islife-there is li Fe For the byinsi,
tiNe beo.utifv1Zethlehem bells .
There owe Vail a dell on Chemise
WiCseheit She weed Pal hunt
abov.
e0h. how I they would beep
A woo lide Mot po m butt
for me
"A dear ids nestikse cud IS/ beta
To rock me to and to wake we
To dress ine in aim Ode gowns srd
frocks.
Ared bed me with ma Irons her
ohm cup.
A end Side mother. who'd avow sw
A word thee was angry. not Id me fat
VVIsid always be ready mist me
Wt bright ink friends wite,
AM. sirunethmaitsbt wpm...mhos
may be.
Thu Iside wee &it hide wig cams
true,
They picked her nem off the allablila
And owe less. my dear Wig gem
--***.Coa•raa.adoi Togas Camomina
Same say that ever 'gainst
that season comes
Wherein our Saviour's birth
was celebrated
The bird of dawning singeth
all night long,
So hallow'd and so gracious
is the time.
—Shakespeare.
-.Warm yourself and let Inc take the
baby. Why I You haven't pat hie
1 Shoes on."
He tubule any." sighed the WON'S&
"Wait a minute. 1 have a pair. -
And the old man brought the 'hope
which he had looked at the evening
before and pot them on the child',
feet. They fitted perfectly.
Hour after boar went by. and al.
though many people pessed the win-
dow, the Nester del not come Whoa
It grew dark the old man sadly begaa
to prepare his humble supper. "It was
a dream," he murmured. "Well, I did
hope. Rut he has not come." After
supper he fell aaleep In his chair.
Soddenly the room seemed full of the
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEES.
New Regulations Regarding Appointment
by Municipal Councils.
Ottawa. Dec. 13.—Regulations govern -
We make
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• SOMETHING IN OUR STOCK •
FOR EVERY STOCKING
Mg local fair price committees are
changed. Under the order -in -Council of
'1October 3. the council of any municipality
i was empowered to appoint a committee
lot two or more of its officers to be known
as the fair price ccmmittee. Both the
constitution el the fair price committee
and the procedure to be adopted have
now been placed on a different basis. The
method to be adopted in holding an in-
'
query %ill be as follows:
I ea( I) A municipal council will appoint a
i committee of three resident taxpayers to
be known as the Fari Price Inquiry Com-
mittee. This committee will make a pre-
liminary inquiry into the cyst of any
necessary of life specified by the muni-
cipal council and the price at which the
necessary is held for sale. Evidence may
be taken under oath. and the inquiry is to
be held in camera.
(3) The fair price inquiry committee
will report to the municipal council
whether further inquiry should be held.
(3) Should the fair price inquiry corn, _
mittee recommend further investigation '
the municipal council is empowered to Sterling Boni Opens New brenches.
' appoint a commission of three members. Despite the variance of opinions regard.
Ing the outlook for Canadian business.
One is to be a judge of the coun.y ,or
district court of the county
Diet in which the municipality is sOrituatdelds-.; sueybstdaayd• tthaaltebviutdcnesse ismeanciundlguelanertinagl day
Re will act as chairman. Another mem- ;
; continent that the immediate future is
ber w ill represent labor or consumers. The . full of promise. The,' evidence takes the
dealing in the necessary of life under in-ilaunching of projects I ilat have been in
form cf business extension and the
third member sill represent the trade
vestigation. I contemplation duting the war. Typical
i The mmmission will report its findings of this tendency o the fact that within
I to the Minister of Labor and t• the . the last two weeks the Sterling Bank of
published in the press of the district
will also be 'Canada has opened six new branches.
This well -calculated action coristitutes an
Ster
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municipal council. They
Illsrefl Or reboil Trade.
Hon. trerar. Minister 01
AgrInulture: calla upon Canadian
farther, to knish their beef animals
for market. Too' many light -weight
enemata bane been slaughtered.
'The. beef carcase. in order to be
'afatvioessrabtlyisocoonspoiudnerdieb. should weigh
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At one store you will Wird a line sat gift. that !lace enduring
One of the special advantageet 4)f selecting f nen a stock like it
ours lies in the fact that it eenteine something appropriate for 111,
every member...it the family. 111
value -Rifle that lietoken good judgment tis well as good wilLia
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We lint lwlow some of our leading lines. but it is impose' e
to give you a hint of the beauty. nevelt y reel worth of the
goods, or of the e ;wiling power of tau. lew prices.
Perfumes, Toilet Sets, Manicure Sets, Stationery, Ivory
Goods Leather Goods, Hot Water Bottles, Thermos
Bottles, Pocket Books, Pipes, Cigars, Playing Cards, .1_
Razors, Cigar Cases.
You call at your leisure, with a 'complete assortment of
tel elitiose from.
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E. R. WIGLE
DRUGGIST
GOIDERICII
• war s**** Karma •• war ass*
concerned.
Added Years.
War—Tomorrow will be my twenty-
sixth birthday.
Hubby—Why. a year ago. just before
• cidin you told me you were
twenty-two.
Wie-Yes, but we women age rapidly
rt 0! the expresion of faith on t Pa
ling Bank executive in the FOI id proeperity
tnat lies before Canada. Of these six
branches four are located in Ontario -at
Stayner. Fenelon Falls, Zephyr, and
Kimmount, %bile the other two are in
Manitoba—at Eden _and Glenella. The
location of these new branches suggests
theIhaI Sterling Bank management
latter marrage. plans to ex
the direction in which it has alway
shown an especial interest -in • the farm -
mg comunities.
tend its sphere of service in
Clever Hubby.
"So your vele has stopped bothering
"Yes: I tipped otf a seer she patronizes
you for an automobile"
to earn her against ever riding in one.'
Not Natural.
Nell -What would you give to have
such hair as mine ?
Belle -I don't knew -what did yoll
giv•--Loscioa .
Question for Question.
Hub—Why does a woman say• sheli
heerr shopping %hen she hasnt bought.
anything!
Wife—Why does a man say hes heete
Letting when he hasnt caught any thing?
rer len ego there iived is
the eity of Marseilles nn old
filmmaker, loved anil hon-
ored by all his nelghleirte
who called hire . "leather
Mertine otie Christmas eve
Esther Martin. who had heen readireg
the mtory of the three we men who
brought their gift, to the infant Jetties
sold to timelier
If otity etiotireivy were the first
ChriNt II/1 V N 114 the Sii•ior were
Coming to this world tonight how 1.
would serve find adore him! I kaew
very well what I would gave him."
Ile noise and took from a shelf two
little shoes. "Here is what I would
give him. my finest work. How
;Aimee(' hitt mother would be! But
what tim I thinking orr heconttnbed,
'Does the Savior need my
Poor slum and my shoesr
PM that nIght Treiber Martin had
tt.
peso for their romances' But even a dream. He thought that the voice
Hugoe; attempt to des -rube the battle of Jesus himself said to him: "Marna. 0.01010 nbella he hied sided donne the
of Waterloo is only rhetoric He yea have wishod ia, Ree me. watt" day. end eech on asked of him la
speaks of Napoleon as a emPlendid tbe street tomorrow front morning me- : "Rave yon not seen met"
'Rut who are your. wiled tbe NNW
/_t_n°ramum.. and .(4larart"fae' al evening. for I shall pass your way"
Waterloo Ismer as the -triumph of mien
he awoke the meet mornwinagi
mmTkheeier tom? Pslitted to tbs.
mediocrity." adding. with an exhiht-
t ion of co101,114111 ignoranee, "Waterloo Father Martin. convinced that h
Mlle tin Um teble. sad hie rosy ewe
i. battle of the firet-elase gained ho hed dreamed would surely take
showed the *Id man this par:sager
hy captain of the sction- Even place, hastened to put hie shop In
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Witched the Pssersby.
ntellIgenf school boy could cor- ordr, lighted lila fire, drank his coffee.__Wilamayar Rh" ""ellds'e 00e dlte little ewes reeeiveth me" "I weeie
Me
'red Vi401 Hoot' niounterpretation and thee misted himself at thevale-
eshungered and ye gave me meat; 1
of hilarity Flautiere who wrote Watt thirsty and ye gage me drink;
shout the mutiny of Hanillear
Tlarca's mercenaries, took good taro
not to detecribe artual war. He knew
that it would be an abomination in
h' -tion Zola, who was an artst,
thought he could write a novel about
the ErancoGernian war The result
waft "IA feharle." a book whieh
makes us /Pt war aa a mhambles
Writers who cannot itistineuteh
Ott ion from melodrama, such as
outdo and Ilall Caine and Marie
Collate may drag war Neenes info
their hnoks- and hy doing so
generate She same sense of honor
end diaguitt that one fel* at seeing
• dreadful aeoldent. Even so great a
novelist ai Tolstoy has not succeeded
in picot/lg • battle satisfactorily l•
War and pellet`" 11 itt net is novo'
that we Cala etneet to find the great
wet of out time realms fealty depicted
he parrheilogiat Mtn dfssects helmet
net ere In fiction 1.511 afudy the home
life of town end women and show us
des melon of the passioes stager eat-
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dog jo watch the passersby.
The first person he now Wee 5 peel*
street *weeper, who was trying to
warns himself, for It wan bitter eeld.
"Poor man!e said Martin to hies
self. "HP must be vwey cos& Rup-
p. 1 offer hlm a eup of NANO"
He tappeel on the window and milled
to the man. who did not have to be
urged to sorest the steamieg reffee.
After watching in vain for an hove
Tether Martin arm a yoting women.
miserably clothed, eirrylair a baby.
She was an pale and thin that the
heart of the poor cobbler wee teatime.
e nd he celled to her. "Yee Sweet look
very well" he smote
em going to the homp11111." replied
the women. "I hope they iefIl take me
la wItb my ehild. My hleband le at
• Pil, 1 am mirk and havent h cent
"Pone thing- maid flee cold mem.
T▪ au mu* eat atom* tweed while you
sr* getting warm. Nal Wen. take •
tap of mite ter the tittle 50..Clailaa.
Wee a stranger and ye took me In.
. . Verily I way unto you, lase.
OVA ea ye have done It mite one et
Yee leant of thee* my hrsthres ye have
as.. 11 mato um"
COMES realization of weeks of loving plan-
ning. Will the disclosure of your jealously -
guarded secrets bring forth "Ohl"s and "Ahl"s of
delight and satisfaction?
Will precious baby eyes, big like saucers, sparkle
with joy, and other blue, grey or brown eyes of the
"dearest girl in the world, beam on you with affec-
tionate approval for your good judgment in the
selection of the Christmas gift for all the family?
There can he no mistake if you have chosen the gift
that overshadows all others—the PATHEPHONE.
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poR it brings Music
into your home: Music
that will not only give
cheer fora day, but prove
s veritable treasurevault
of melodystanding ever
ready to entertain for
many a year to come-
M usic garnered from
every source — to meet
your every mood— Music
such as can only be pro-
duced by *Ns supreme
instrument -
11* !shore.
A 'toting registrant.el•iniinit
sump' ion, Welt leeed. ''How maw
people are dopontiont on you
replied -Two. sah Paw, he depends
on III P till find washin* for maw. sad
maw. she depende on me for to hunt
wood thoppin• for paw •'
Do not Mead Heat.
Orientals tteetn 50 he immoto le
rl• fierce heat of the firernoni In
ocean aleati.rft. and COM antittro for
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that weld Speedily prostrats white
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