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A CHRISTMAS CURE.
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Santa Claus sat by the fire in his own
house, looking very much troubled.
aippoee you must give him the sawdust
this year."
"Yes," said the cricket. s.ge only
"sawdust it mug be."
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Christmas morning came The little
Santa Claus sat there thinking -thinking. boy, whose name Santa Claus did not
it was just before Christmas. What was I wish mentioned. sow all the other chil-
dren pull out one neasure after another
from their long, well -stuffed stockings,
while in his owe, which he had hung up
with so mesh hope the night before, there
was nothing but sawdust
11 I should use all the sad wor.'s in the
English language, I could never tell >ou
how sad that little boy was as he poured
the sawdust out of his stocking, and found
that Santa Claus had really sent him
nothing else. -
the rustler with the good, jolly old Saint ?
Had his sled broken do ? Had any Of
his reindeer got loose
But no -it was none of these things.
Couldn't he find toys enough to go round?
Bless your dear little anxious heart.
don't you be afraid of that ! Santa Claus
• • ' had toys enough. That wasn't the trouble
, •'! One stocking Hive was, for whichSanta
, Clause had not yet planned a
ssngiel It o as ainisst a >ear later, just before
thing : and that was oto poor dear old Christmas. when Santa Claus again sat
"1:Z:41;" Santa Claus was in such a state -A worry by his hre-thinking.
-s•: • and anxiety. This stockings belonged to But this time he was in no trouble ;
•s a little boy otiose g iod parents had long indeed, not he I He was rounder and
• •••••• hefole Christmas sent in his name to rosier,and jollier than ever before;
Santa Claus. But although there had and how he wai smiling and chuckling to
been plenty of time. and Santa Claus had himself ! His eyes twinkled so, and were
put plenty ol thought upon the matter, so very bright. that you could almost
he had no: >et been able to decide upon have lit a candle at them. He and the
one thing fen that little boy's stocking. cricket had been planning all sorts of
• Perliales it seems strange to you that ecstatic surptis s for the stotiorg of the
Sasta should he puzzled about such a boy to whom they had given sawdust the
Meg as that. when Idling stockings V" his year before for. if you can believe it. ti e
regular porfession ; but the little boy little boy had been trying all the year to
to whom th 1 stocking belonged was a be careful and gentle. and he was really
vers strange and unusual child. Whatever quite changed.
was given to him he would either break -Sawdust is a grated thing," ctarpsd
to pieces very soon or do some naughty the cricket, leaping about in delight -St.
ischief with. Nicholas.
• Vet kind old Saida Could not bear to
ve even this stoking empty. So he THE MELTING OF A
A been puzzling his brains to find NATION'S HEART.
son thing with winch the little boy could
• , not 1 it people, and something he could•
----Is"- not trunk ; and although he had been
thinking over all his lists of toys and
presents;\nothing had he found yet. War his not made any of us any bet -
•"Chit p". Chirp !" 'sounded a sharp ter. Not who are the cynics? They are
little vote "You may as well give it up. not otter peeper: they are ourselves.
• He dsesret deserve anything. the little There is hidden cynic in every one of
•-•;---,4- scamp s, and when ho conquers us be fills
"On ! t you, Cricket ?" u
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us with the desolate bitterness of acrid
- ▪ E Santa. C up here." and as he held disbelief. in our fellow -creatures. If
" . out his fat fore ger, a.tiny black cricket you believe in yourself you believe
(James Douglas, in The Sunday MC -
press. London.)
The cynics tell* us that the Great
leached it with a .udden jump.
• also in others A nation of cynics is
.1.°4"enaY as we I give .1 up," creaked lost, for it hicks the faith In itself
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the cricket. "l'ouca 't think of anything,
I know."• that nourishes a noble faith In other
• "I know, I know," Said Santa. "No, I 'Iht t kin*
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can't gave up the ionkey !-nor any other
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of those fine little animals tkat we have ';'""` ul a "ale He 14 a nun with
• this year.1 I had thought a nice little
a herd face and a hard heart. A cyn-
• hammer nd a box of
eseeiseeerec," blocks td wood for him to
Calla into ! Hey, now ! what
• of that ?.
s. and some ical nation is hard-bearted nation,
tsammer the Out what is a hard heart? It 1. a
you think heart that cannot melt In the presence
of funoceuve, that cannot see or hear
bovelinesa, float eannot feel the wonder
of wintry trees or the wild green of the
November grass, that cannot aehe at
a ,unrise or a aun.et. that cannot loc I
purified by any pity or any awe. that
"What dolt think ?" said th cricket.
"I think. St: ,Nicholas. that y u have
forgotten how the little boy t his
brother with his drumsticks he
snipped his sisters fingers with the
Knouts ; how he threw his harmon' at cannot sorrow will' the sorrowful or
the nurse ; how he-" , , rejoice with the joyful. and that can. a
"Dear, de ar, dear !" \groaned Santa, not keep in touch with the beautiful t
"so he did !" strangionesv of common life. There! 1
"Arid if you keep giving him things The Miracle of Brotherhood. fi
' . sher, he uses them so Wrongly, COO" We have all lived through a holy 11
• twued the cricket, "how wul he ever afll hallowed week. The solemn
learn better„? To be sure, mamma and tuning and majestic burial of
•, papa anthill his kind friends are trying our rnknown Warrior has melted the t
. •to teach him. but it is necessary that hirdet Of hard hearts. The unveiling s
• esersbody should help to (ram such a of the :Cenotaph has begotten in us a
-• • boy SO." higher Mood than we have known for o
-•know;• interrupted Santa, "1 know manyitis. The turbulent tide of lite a
. YOU re a wise little counsellor, and not as has been -stilled and stopped, and !
• hard-hearted at you seem. And if you iirfore the young flood begins to make• g
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think it will cure the poor little fellow, I again we allOnts• newrior t(o each Otbe
er, mind answering wl,iI, Imagination
echoing imagination. grief replying to
grief, memory responding to memory I
All we were anti all they were la
iuiugled w Oh a II 444 art. Lui I sacred
isounnitittiion 01 renteutbrainse and faith
soil 11,111e.
We are 011e. One all round th
earth we girdle. One In spite of ou
Cypress and Hotly
0 Christmas, merry Christmas!
Is it really come again,
With its memories and greetings,
• With ,joy and with It. pain?
:spiritual and Intellectual differences
one 111 spite of our coudlesting ideals
told shies The Royal Irish Fusilier'
and the Sinnaught Iteugers wh
guardisi our Unknown Warrior ou his
• And a shadow in the light,
• And a spray of cypress twining,
With the holly wreath tonight.
There s a minor in the carol,
woi• ludue are heralds and harliluger
of 1 he day %ellen Ireland will be orw
ith herself and with tos all. The 1.11
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Tile great miracle of brotherhood wit
In -at the anguish of !reload, arid she
kneel beside her sister mitious In
remembering tooroweration and nista
let -ted (-comradeship. Our broken hearts
and her brokeu hearts will meet and
melt into each other In a passion of
forgiving fellowship.
The Dead Have Risen.
The requiem of mit unknown War-
rior Is far more than an aesohetle cer-
emony. The dead speak to us through
his dust. They summon us to be
faithful. They call upou us to lw true
hi life, as they were true in death.
The dead hare risen. They have
wItisiwred stern words suet asked fres
questions. That 1. why we feel II
ittdolinje disquiet in eur mood of hum-
ility. 1%e are eager to examine our
conscience. Wt. are willing to hearken
to the little Inner voice of simplicity
that brings peaee to el people in trouble
about its souL
s And the hush is never broken
By the laughter light and low,
' As we listen in the starlight
To the "bells across the snow."
• 0 Christmas, merry Chtmas!
'Ti. not so very long
Since other voioes blended
• With the carol and the song!
If we could but hear them singing
As they are singing now;
If we could but see the radiance
Of the crown on each dear brow,
There would be no sigh to smother,
No hidden tear to flow,
As we listen in the starlight
To the "bells across the snow."
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We owe our life to the dead, Ivery
bregus we nee e their giving. Two
years of blood -bought life we an
ii.eri there are more years of It fs0
rotue for many of us: there are ten-
tories of it for the unborn. Shall we
,(rept this terrible gift of USD and
spend tt WS 11 it wore oen to spend,
and not a noble trust bestowed upon
us by inownersble solterinipi and sac-
rifices?
In that mystical ploy 'Mary Rose'
there i. 24 veiled, blot that is worth
pouderiag over. Do we desire the dead
to return? If they were to return,
would they 11 f
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f•:,1`.1. With each °their. Could we live
up to them' Would ,they find in us
flie selflessness of the dying soldier?
Would the 1112410.11 of life match the
11111.011 of death" Would the (155(1 be
hurt loy our self-indulgence, by our
uaterialism, loy our Ila 111 [WAY, by our
esity, by our injustice.
The• died f or Ills II I
gave us belongs to lei all. They died
4 brothers, and as brothers we ought
0 live. This is a hard saying, for In
ife brotherhood is more difficult than
t is in death. It is not as easy to
ive fraternally as it is to die frater-
nally. But it was hard for the young
men to Me, and they 4111 not Milt%
he hardship. They gave all. and they
sk us to face the pen] of sacrifice,
oweing that we sacrifiee only • part
f the grace they bequeathed to as
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rief or gratitude, but without it the
*enotaph will be indeed an 'empty
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0 Christmas, merry Christmas!
• This never more can be;
We cannot bring again the days
Of our unshadowed glee.
But Christmas, happy Christmas,
Sweet herald of good will,
With holy songs of glory
Brings holy gladneu still;
?or peace and hope may brighten,
And patient love may glow,
As we listen in the starlight
To the "bels across the snow."
Frances Ridley Nevem'''.
tomb, and our naknown Warrior will
not sleep iwiweee How can We honor
the dead 14 1(11(1111 the spirit of seeri-
lkso? There is no quick. short way
to brotherhood. tout ith the, zo al %Ill.
there will be found the good way. .
Claims et the Living.
The world 1. full oof weary suspicions
and mistrusts. Nation. are driven by
stale old passions which they know to
be haiie along miry paths which the!
deteeit and dread. They are prisoners
of fatality. They lack the power of
overcoming t heir leaden -eyed di -smiles.
But the young deed will invite us if
we eommune with them They_ will ,
soften our heart'. They will deliver
us 'front the ironic sin of ingratitude ;
to the living in the very hour and act ;
of homage to the dead.
l'nknown Warrior might have
lived to beg his bread from door to
door br to grind an organ in the streets
after hlving sought in vain for the
little soot or plebe of toil which be
bet when he marched away. If he
were to rise from his Abbey grave. who I,
would deny him a job' And yet there After all. the (Jump in corn price
is many a Known Warrior for whom affects all of us. It's bound to mart
we bare found no place in field or !pure maple syrup cheaper. -Tau
factory or workshop. 1 think the Un- Tribune.
known Warrior would like us to make
room for thalltnown Warrior. Be
would not desire us to foeget the
least little soldier broken In our wars.
Let ua 134 teal* Halg one Known War-
rior to plead for In tones that might
make the shade of the Unknown War-
rior blush with shame.
OPEN AIR RINK rola GODERICH.
fIv.Ar Exoino.'-Oras main 1 aches
space an the valuable columns ot The
Si nal (0 tntrrduce a sut ect in which
every father, mother and child in Goderich
shou d 1* interested.
A couple of weeks ago I read with
interest where your progressive Hoard of
Trade was discussing the above aubject,
but to my chagrin the last paragraph
intimated that the matter had been
shelved pending an investigation of con•
ditions at West street rink. Some
of the members of the Board of
Trade telt that meeting to attend a
meeting of the cbtactors of West street
rink. I am still wondering if there were
too many members there who are more
interested in West street than they are in
the general welfare of hundreds of kiddies
in Goderich who can't afford to skate at
the rink or are possibly too timid to learn
therInethe far past when Goderich boasted
of a hockey team that brought honor and
glory to the town the e were to he found
many ponds continusily crwded with
young folks, and at the same time West
street rink held capacity crowds. Since
"1 he Cedars." the 'Gravel Pit" and
Frog Pond have gone, the attendance
at West street has rapidly decreased and
it is only natural that this condition
should occur. During the past year it
was disheartening to see bow -few
children in Goderich were learning
to skate and play hockey. Parents
can't afford to send then' children
to West street. It is too expensive to
learn there. If something is not done
soon to encourage the boys and girls
along this line. Goderich will not only
find herself minus a hockey team. but
West street rink will be (creed to clone its
doors, as it wall be unprofitable to keep it
open.
Itis essential that the boys be given an
open-air rink, kept up by the town. so
they can learn to play Canada's national
ennur game and take their places on e
team that is worthy of a place with the
best.
At practically no expenee the Goderich
town council could help its young boys
and girls to a lot of invigorating
exercise lby making a couple of outdoor
community rinks, on any of the vacant
lot that ,dle ifl ibe wtnier. 1 hy not
make one at Victoria Park and another in
the west end of the town ? The boys
would certainly keep them cleaned if
some reliable person could spend half -an -
hour two or three times a week in flooding
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nGoderich has yet to grasp the idea that
11 11 just as natural that she supply rinks
in the winter as parks in the summer.
The matter is one for the council to con-
sider seriously, and the councillor who
will introduce a measure that will ptovide
a couple of community rinks will rise high
everybe a friend of the kiddies for life.
in the est imation of AN OLD
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Toys for Boys and Girls. La est assortment of Toys in Town at Reduced Prices.
Christmas Gifts for Men.
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Men's high grade Suspenders in Christmas box at...1+AI. .98
Men's high grade Belts in Christmas box at .98
Men's finest quality Silk and Satin Neck Ties in Christmas
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Men's Gloves at ' . '•111• 49t a pair u&,
Men's Handkerchiefs at 29c up.
Men's Hose and Socks at, 69c and 79c a pair.
Men's all Silk Scarfs at •.98
Slid back Ebony Military Brus .. . .....
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Nice assortment of Briar Pipes at . 39c up.
Heavy Turkish Towels, dandy gift for men, at.. 39c up to 98c
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Boys' Moczasins at -
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Every boy is tickled to get a pair.
Boys' Stockings at59c a pair up
Boys' Mittens, pure wool .... ...._
. 69c a pair
Boys' Sl -ds .98.
Boys' Toques and Hockey Caps at . 4, .79
hristmas Gifts for Girls.
Cut lass Syrup Jugs and Marmalade Jars with spoon.... .98
Girls Fairest Waists at .. . .79
Girls' Undervests from.........
Girls Jersey Bloomers at
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Girls' Wool Scarfs and Caps to match at
Dresses for girls from 5 to 13 years. Pretty shades in Gingham
Girls' pure sil Handbags at
Big assortment f Rogers Silverware always on hand. •
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Extra quality Currants at\.. 25c a pound
All whole shelled Walnuts.....-.... ... 45c a pound
Delicious Dates •20c a pound
Sun -Kist California Oranges 40c and 56c a dozen
Lemons at 25c a dozen
Table Raisins at 40c a pound
Almond Nuts in shell 25c a pound
Filbert Nuts in shell 20.: a pound
Ivory Soap at • " • 9c a bar
P & G Soap for laundry 11 bars for $1.00
Excellent quality Royal Blend Black Tea 55c a pou,d
Wonderful value, 1-fursley's Black Tea at 30c. a pound
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