HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1932-12-15, Page 10B--Tdaredsy. December 16th, 1982
Z. TRREE kings of Orient are,
Bearing gifts we traverse atar—"
Steps on the porch, and a boy's
loud, changing voice continued:
"Field and tonotsin. moor and
moa -os.• -tato. following yonder star,
hob!"
Mien Mary went to the door. "Come
in. Dan," she invited.
"Can't." He shook the snow from
'gels cap. "I Just stopped In to tell you
1'11 be late to rehearsal this after-
noon."
"All rtgbt. Dau. 1 hope nothing's
lie matter?"
"No'mt. Just got oto -up `some
Mending for ma." He - esitated. "Say.
.
PAW Mary. can I bring a visitor to re-
4•araal?"
Whe, who k It?"
.j,'The little girl ma mends for. She's
"'gerbil lonesome, sometimes, with only
a housekeeper around—"
"If she wants to come. Dan, 1t'a all
right with nee. Did you say what her
Same ls"
"Betty Waldren. Over on
•
- Waldren'r little girl? Why. die
Shouldn't be lonesome. Where Is her
• a mother?'
"She hasn't any. That is, her folks
are parted. She says her • dad is
.w.e...b _with women."
..., 'Parted? Wby-1 need to know
Sohn Waldren—a long time ago!"
-----"Gee4 Hesesa?"
Miss Mary blinked herself back to
tbe present. .Of course you may
bring her. Dan. Thank you very
Mach for stopping In."
She went back to her mending and
began potting It away. Were those
tears standing In her eyes? Then she
gathered np her bootie. "Let me see
now. ,Prompt book. hymn book—His
eblld! I wonder what ahe's like? --
veil for lack—I was a fool!—Oh. yes,
the duster' How can 1 ever make •
duster look like a batty? Maybe a. pil-
low would tw better?' Rite gave the
duster an impatient shake and wrap-
ped Lucy'. veil around it. Then she
jot her wraps and set out for the Hig-
don house.
Miss Mary was directing the "Pag-
eaut"--etsllig time children affected by
her settlement work as characters in
the Nativity. She had to forget John
Waldren and get to her work.
it was told In the MIsalon house, for
fuel is expensive. It was dim in the
Mission house, for lights were never
lit until the afterglow had faded.
The light was lees dim for a mo-
ment as the outer door opened and
I)an entered, leading a beautiful little
g'prl, The _other _ (bedews quickly
formed a respeacthttl circle around them,
admiring her rich clothes. "That's
Mies Mary. over there." I)an said.
"MW Mary!"
"Oh, Is this Betty Waldreo?" Miss
Mary longed to take her in ber arms,
yet did not dare. "I hope you'll enjoy
isalloder
Mary W. le the Door... "Comae in,
Dot." Star Invited
THE SIGNAL GODERICH, ONT. .
• blue cape and a eardbta*rd crown os. I inregizeimetimmegoi A Newspaper of the Early Days
Some Gleanings from The British Colonist, Published at Toronto in
1844 --Before the Days of Telegraph and Cable and News Wu
Bourne
my head.
Gold. Franklncense. Myrrh. "What
• funny baby!" It was Betty's yoke.
"Why don't you use a doll?
MIM Mary turned. "'base children
are all very poor. They don't have
fine big tufa." -_
The door was Sung open and a man
entered. "Betty! What ou earth are
you doing here?'
"Just watching." She looked up
elaet*..oailtragt1llpl. »i°4. """.....e' 100.
Here's a lady that knows You.'
"John Waldren!"
"You!" He clasped Miss Mary's
hand. "Mary! You're looking welt."
"So are you, John. Such a surprise
to see you again. And Betty la a dar-
ling.". But she wasn't thinking about
Betty.
"Yes. I thought I recognised her
down the street, so I followed her,
though i couldn't Imagine what she
could be doing In this neighborhood."
Mies Mary winced at his tone. "I
see you are still doing the same work.
Faithful as ever."
"My work means a great deal to me."
(Hadn't it taken the place of love?)
"Come and watch the children prat
Gold. Frankincense. Myrrh.
Miss Mary was looking John Wal-
dren over. He was not the boy she
had loved; he was a man.
"1 understand you're parted?"
'Yes. 1—we felt we would both be
happier apart. You've never married?'
"No." They stood awkwardly silent,
'each trying to read the other. "Don't
let me interteeq" he said.
"No, of none not." She tamed
back to the children. Not let him in-
terfere? if he only would! If only he
had tared to help, to understand. ()old.
Frankincense. Myrrh.
Plans were made for the morrow,
and the children were going home.
"Good -night. ■11 of you." Miss Mary
turner "Well, John, how did you like
it?"
"Oh, well enough. But you don't be-
long in this— Hang it all, Mary, see-
ing you again has made me -realise that
Pre diner berm`9Fi
i lore you. Mary, I need you terribly.
Let me take you away from here foe-
erer—"
"John ! You do care? lint these
people --they're my very life—"
"You'll forget them. Ton weren't
made for a plate like that- YerbeNag
in a real home with some oq e to Ian_
and look after you."•
"Who would love and look deer lay
toy and girls?" -
"1 don't know. Not my wife. •ny-
way See here, Mary. There's Betty
You could pour out your soul on her."
MIs% Mary's eyes blazed. "She's the
daughter of • snob, John Waldron,"
she said. and walked away.
Lan came racing up. "Miss Mary.
whet do you think? Betty lapdog to
let ns use her doll for the Cbrbt
('hlld
"Why, Betty! Bless your heart'"
Miss Mary hid her face In the child's
hair and hogged her. "Rut If your
daddy doesn't want yon to, don't wor-
ry. Well get along. I think he's
wafting for you now" she Sabi, and re -
watching onr rehearsal. How like your
Lather you are! I---! used to know
him, a good many years ago."
Dan was already on the stage. "You
sit there and watch," he commanded.
"l'm Balthasar. Coming with myrrh
for the Chrlat Child. I'm going to have
Flowers
are the one gift acceptable
tel, .everyone. Not oply do
Flowers interpret tits enthusi-
asm of the giver, but they add
a bright note to the Christmas
spirit itself.
Put beautiful !'lowering Plants and Out Flowers on
your gift list, and order early. Our collection of Flower -
las Planta to choose from never was finer than this sea-
son.
SEND• rwwt:R GIFTS OUT or TOWN. WE
DELiVElt ANYWDERE BY WIRE
George Stewart, Florist
Phone 1051 Ooderich, Ont.
Star of Bethlehem
- FWRENt'E VjLN VLEYlt:- .
etie STAB that led lie VMai keno
the East,
8btae en sur revel--seeedh «r
feast!
They sought the Prime of Peace: we
sect Him, too:
Bat aid with myrrh and frankineense--
wltb .rue,
The Flower of Repeolanee, meet for
these
Who saw the light and yet the Darit-
nass &see.
Thaagb eoinetie nes it may wax and
_-_-- wane`
yet Metro [Yat Star—yet bcekona us
Wahl -
Eternal challenge to the Myutie Quest
For Peace, which. 1111 he find, moa
may est rest.
And it shall shine until! its task be
done.
With all men brothers, and all nations
cele
Shins en our revehe—sarntlty oar
teen
led the Wise Men from
Me East. 1v /y
NEIZNEIVIE
'1 Seo Yea Are Still Doing the Hamm
• Wim"
leased'her. Betty called good-dy, but
John Waldren went out without a
word.
Mtn Mary sat very still, while Dan
gathered up her things. It was the
mase aid story. after all. Her work
mast tate the phce of lore. And Ira&
dimly abe_jesiew that it couldn't. Mee
would be terribly homesick for the
Mlsslaa, but she hail seen John again.
Ile at111 eared. In his way. She had al-
ready gives np her beat yearn --wasn't
that enough? And Betty ---tin snobbish-
ness about bee! What a thing to have
aid to the man the loved. lathed of
helping hint aaderatand—
"is there anything tbe—matter. Miss
Mary?"
..tom Dns."
Ai tars her iuer books. 'Til dose
mp»
"All right." ithe_ rose wearily.
!Yio0d-night." A net of bitter wind
swept In as she opened the dont.
A ear was standing by the Barb.
"Mary!" John Waldren got one aid
went up to bee. "Will you lee am take
ion home--pie•se?"
"John." Her only answer was
name. "Jobe."
"You were, r1.t. Mary, all along.
Betty made It Airy clear to me oat tbe
way home. But weal you let me make
up for the past? j love=�n �� ` b
Mary. I'll do anything. dkYeiill
yon teach mt to help you in your
work?"
The door of the Mtaalon house
opened. A shadowy figure emerged.
chanting with a glorious disregard for
wise:
"Oh. Star of Wonder. Star of
Light—"
His listeners smiled. "Anyway,'the
sjililt le *Minx.' " raid John Waldren.
nd that." replied Miss Mary, "1s
ail (that realty matters, isn't Itr
Though the ktutlnevr of M.n. Geo.
Stewart The signal has had tin' peer-
!atteiJ to a cam of "Tia Iiritiet Woe -
hit." a uemeesper published et Toeoe-
to, of irate A ugudt 30, 1!444. The Col-
onist. we *an,was emblYied twice t
week by Hush lxobte on King street a
few doers slut of Yustpe ,treat. 'lire
adlre'rlptiau Wise was owe potted Are
aiilldtme (about tial per mouth.
The electric telegraph wan not yet
in tate for newsmen'. demaluieet, and
the nem! (of utak More uump•gar_
thely tittle Le the ewer) waits
noddy of extracts home papers pi'
lifted to other dram Of 'total" news
there ea psaodcshly twin. The paper
ooamtaer o[ Lbes pee or seven w4de
mourner each, and nasty half of the
space 4 taken op by advertising,
wiekte indeed, at this date be the most
httcereeniug peat of the ie p e. Typo -
gerat dedlly she paper is decidedly
'odd-hesbleowed," the headeng1 being in
snaratl type and tope more then one
tvelumu in width.
Drys of the Biala
1`Ir tbn.t news idem (copied from
'Ince Maeitnd bassos, wtiuh had
taken t to wbridged form Neer
other e i be o account of the v
of ernes are ,ougreRln a number of
Plreutcr!*l7aotstleens wino were epbayed a
on the tine b ahudov the worsts.
time of the twotrrataae tare made re-
pruau10 Des to de Hoard d Works,
proceeding that they ate tuned by bod-
ies of riotous mea to estop tries weeks,
ma
and that miss they are pnotened by a
suf ke-tent mMUtary fume they teapot re-
sume their labour. Common labourers
nowerre nreceiving three shill*. a day.
but 1tiPy brave turned out Lor 3e ed. and
acme of them want 4s. The Gamete
Wikilcs that 6s. ed. bi not MI unname-
able price fora diva work. but we be-
etle we are sussed In saying dint et In
as unprecendeeted pike to Canada,
sod we doubt wb cher contractors will
motivetheir money swoosh co con-
note to pay it Taking into meld-
erasb*e the low price of provisions of
every ilia, wages are tie -Madly high at
commonthree shillings e day fur common labour-
ite. But we fear that k M out the
tate of wages that oe.aalosa these dif-
Seultlw mouths,
two or three mo,
bet that sant, spirit wtrh'h was ton-
sptntoue astrpmg the same rims of pat -
men mfr the caner and rWroads d the
Caned MOM and which finally has
brought upas them the hatred of three
ems -lean melon. No civtiaed
Yic m -
t enmity .aniiQvefwo`optiu en SUM
tat spun d.ia,ttneevful conduct. The initial Goa-
ef tl IenReeselmnt fl{rausp Ins os' woe
w ern nient mug new etti s mime to the
Gov -
Om, to Me lied mew, where 84i 'mime taK britaK able Oo carry ou
denasna. were les While works, ou amount a the
droarly Iw las led a (b wkltee, and Whavepsr t portion ort its
member wouldturbulent bogies at the point of We
portion
tri k not bet that a 1)� hnyeset. A hebourcr has certainly the
portioe of the congregation were mn-
avoidably alarot on the buffalo .Mein, 'len of mek•nle i b ow -n tome /nr his
with their tonnes (de blew da Reed. latrur : bot one of the purposes of
lug season I, and other atom were away govermneeot le to Weever( et Moly of
ewumkeka from estate/Ming terms for
ben,�admenteer is -So gennst the in-
dterS'kwse end pes.e Msie in=
murdered or starve) by them.'.
1 emanated. Them eve- Ig
• savage o a
buff-breeds. It wsm tboatri that -the
ME IP IT SPOTS
To teat a material for fastness to
rain or water *pots. sprinkle a sam-
ple of cloth with water and let it dry
without hrnehing it off. if the cloth
spots It will have to be aponged be-
fore making up.
VENUS CANDIES�-
Christmas Specials
Mixed Chocolates Hard Christmas Mixture
29c Ib.
2 lbs. for 55c
19c Ib.
2 lbs. for 35c
i
25c lb.
Peanut Crisp, Cocoanut
Taffy. Molasses
Kisses
1 b• 19c 21bs. 3Sc
50c lb.
Vanilla. Strawberry. Pineapple,
Peppermint Creams Bordeaux,
Brazil, Almonds Filberts Dosaa.
Cherries Maple Buda Medal-
lions. Maple Walnuts
1 a. 44c 2 lbs. BSc
3Oc 1b.
Lair Caramels Toasted
Magothinallow, Ribbon
Candy
1 k !fit 2 lbs. 40c
4clb.
Card Caramels. Assorted
Creams Peanut Clusters.
Snowballs, Tid-Bite,
Walnut Tons
1 L. 34c ZIarltt 11Sc
res/ ggg•pttaeel of Christmas Canes. Caste*, Reiss, Baskets
and Novelties es thsplay is war wiaebw.
GUESSING CONTEST
Guessing contest open to everyone with every 5c purchase
or over, on the wQight of the big candy cane which
is on display in our window
Cattiest doses 10 p... Dec. 24 - Three pries gives awe
Venus_Res*a..rant1:..
Phowa 110 -. aodntnh�1. 011 R U AND Ceocou►W ARS HOVE- ADE Ratafl - Wise eaali
subjects' or M mase pea down those
t cavy ambunted to a
p�q� Y4tt std )?nose
/heIe'y in
Aeoth r hoot -pads eacIntraPb
Mom The hoodoo Spectator) refers to
pane for the suppatsmton of the sieve
trade. "Instead of trying to catch the
slavers suer they here feet set
Minton gree to look tor them at starting plaices. on the coati et
over heir-a.xdumn is gives to a
{norms, Imo 'Pelt '+ Mwaazene on "rhe
interment of Thome, 4'a siphon" ( the
poet).
Frau/ Page News in 1644
Other articles ou the hoot Page
Moe -half of aisle* is oaten op by ad-
vertising) are an account of a double
drowning at Pnrtamoult (two mare
from Kiev/toe) ; a reference to a pre-
fer tete hoposkloa by the British
liovevnmettt of a tax on totooit ship -
SAM : a report of the exea'stlon of two
Ihildslr ofdeers by tele king of Hokb•sa,
and *weber of a 'lrign:fel *evident at
Blackfriars Bridge" (London I : a par -
seraph on the -teras...ee of the Coun-
try" leen country being the United
Kingdom) : a longer article Treaded "A
TAsttte at Iterope." wharb dcu•ae•
stet lly the stair of Iha«a. the posd-
batty of a revelation to that country,
and of a general wear 1n Europe ea a
remelt Prom The Rt. Thomas Resod -
Ord be reputildhed a parrgetaW Ka.rnly
del tatAbntekhs.
A Letter by Egerton Ryerson
Page 2 is the Petitoriet pate ard the
articlees dewt with the polttlrn of the
period. TIwre is a haus letter headed
"Phe Hon. 1t. it. liadllinere Attacks
Upon Sir (rheas* Metcstte, Refuted by
Fr, Byee+on " A lengthy article is re -
patted from The (`twiMk,n (ka.rd0tw
mad deals wtth the rekettreie between
"the este Admitneration" and tine
Walleyes Method?( Church In (Ne-
eds.
asoda.
Amos tow commented hems he toe
telling of the rvi'eipt of a "specimen or
wart we hygiene le the very earnest es-
say of (?anatase mannf stone or sof
test." This vcaa the produ't of the .ilrek-
liit North American Oottotr unman..
R their mills Dear Saint John ((Sie-
ber?).
There are no weather "probabilities,"
hot there are ext ens ham 4.5M4doa-
en papers In (hearts am/ Quebec telling'
of the menage recently neeiltexceeL
Ik .ries evidently. nbeekwaed e®mee
tend aMwet
1ksats Melts. Prates
The Toronto narrhet quollrtkra orf
Mtgust 214t/t. 11144, welt be of been*
set tarts time. 'They me in mile toga and
pence, and a note sites: "Currency
about 24a. ed to the pound erten*."
o d. s. d.
Floor, writer's fine
19Rab. bbl. I8 9 -- 22 0
Floor, farmer's, 196-
Th. bbl. 18 9 — 22 0
O_aemed, 196 -lb.
bbl. 16 3 — 18 9
Wheat. per 101'64.
601h. 3 4 — 8 10
Bye, per bushel,
66 lb. 3 0 — 8 8
Barley. per bushel.
48 tb.' 2 4 — 3 0
Qua. per ho*fivi
34 1h. 1 4 — 1 6
Pease, per bane*
60 lb. 1 0 — 2 0
'dost y. per *c-
oed, e0 lb. 3 6 — 3 10
deet, ta'rnter's.
too Ib. 15 0 — 17 6
Port, f rrmer'ra,
100 Ib. 17 R - 22 6
Mutton. by the
gtmeter. per its 0 2% — q 3
Veal', by the quer-
tzar, peer Ib. 0 2 — 0 6
Batter, In toed,
pre Hi. 0 p . 0 .
Dosser. in cub,
per IA. 0 3 "."'"::.--le
/ywla, per couple 1 3 — I
Ducks, per maple. . 1 R 2 0
F41O, per doom - 0 5 Q 5
P netere, per badset 1 4 -- r a
Hay. per' Mut 8n 0 - is 6
Meow, per bon 22 R -.. 914 A•
Trimble at Ilessharwels
Ever fn those days. .sear*y ninety
nitre sire. fin tutee Herrthariwater was
awns she veldt tremble. A plernesmate
reprinted Aon En Montreal Heist* of
Anson 24th was ea eoIIoww
."0ru east* !q-lmat .epat.ttbp.
• :;e4. • t..... 1..:,".......4.- :.-........ .:
Rtamuarsnai renal la of a army deep-
ly dlrtpssetel Memo Atone we Rttle"tn-
tkepted. 6w dant not tedy tram re.
en work Mema.fres, but by force
Thee Advelr[Wng Columns
HOLMESVILLE
(Intended for cast week)
HOLMICSVILLRDec.
, A7.—Tbe mem-
bers of the Sunda? *boot executive
are at present busily preparing a pry
gram for the annual (aerietmss Mann,
to be held on tbe evades of December
23rd; at a reduced admissive fee to ac-
commodate slim pocket -books. Miss R.
McDonald is also busy preparing tea
equalthey school pupils for their equal to
be hold on the afternoon of December
'21.
iteteral or the tames of the chart*
societies met on Thursday at the home
of lira 8. T. Walter to pack a bale of
clothing, quilts and socks for (Opens-
vine.ne
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Trewartha enter-
taid a number of their friends one
evening last week to a chines -pie pip
per. This worthy couple have decided
to eat their way to better poultry
pricea for "I isnot Poultry" yards.
t-
Matlona are eztsaded to Miss Esther
Ma.Math. who wall promoted with •
Medea prise at the edea Collegiate
w
rommeneewnt on Fridley evening last.
This fifteen -per -old student woo the
s.
prise, value $10. for the beet essay o
the history of the C.C.L. 198142. me
prise. for whleb any C.C.I. student
might compete, was donated by tea
late Mr. Brydon, a former member of
the ('ollegtate board. Her elder sy.
ter. Miss Helen MacMath, won the
same prise last year, Both girls are
the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. M. R.
Ma,•Math, Holmeavllle.
RWII NUM AND POVRRT7
"Wealth brings fear," said Hi He,
the rage of Chinatown, "and you may
often hear rich men complaining et
poverty even more bitterly than the
poor themselves."—Waehlagton Star.
1l*, sdvertidtg columns are a re -
Overton of the commerce of the tinea.}
There es pointedly no "display." and 1
Wea
the •n•ouncemeaas of grocer". herd -
mere inernma, meet tnentheots, drZ�-
gsssls mem, eldhle e, sac_ are mutated ,
with advertisements of properties for
sale or to tet, legal uotiees., none and
bswiriierg Inwpe adveertl rm.ntae. and ao
on. and the "turtle" of taseyorw, music
tescbers, nuctioeer& dtd•ton., survey.
ors, artMtre, elet aa, a dentist, a tooth-
some manufacturer, a ,dpi painter. and
people of *vend oder v.eatioun err
ell "nixed Dy" in one /squint'
We rwotbe tet advtrOsem,'trt of any i
Iron... now to bwkrees in 'Ilunorto, but
tin' firm of A. a 14. Nordhohner, who 1
continued in baafnem until compere
-
lively recent tames, have an announce -
nese of pianos and music for rale: erl-
de•rst'ly they had not yet comthervrd
the I. auufectore of their ower pYots.
ibe farg'ent adverrisemeat is the pa'4
per—the only cue of two.dumn width
—4o that of the Canada Company, nay
roaming "ooe mWLoo sad a half acr.-•_I
of hasd to be disposed of in Canada
West." The advertisement glees In-
LlaaNioe as to dee terms on which
Undo see offered end tut so snwastoo:
dations provided for settlers and eon-
dudes:
on•etudes: "Phe new printed rine of
tends (which may be seen in every
post office and More in Canada West a,
and any particulars may be obtained,
free of change, opoo wppiketIon, if by
letter, postpaid, to the Ooopaoy`a of-
fice at (loderieh, as regards the Hur-
on lands: at Frderlek %trent. Tor-
onto. as to aN other lands and renmit-
tanees of mosey."
Though your sins be as scark't, they
stall be aa snow ; though they be red
like crimson, obey shall be as wool.
One Day
Yu1 IRF: asking }onr...lf
the
Day near. again,
"How beet can i help along
'Good -Will to Men""
Yon mean it? Then thls
Intended for you.
There's' one thing timet
householder ran do:
Make the gift of a day'.
to Nat one of those
Who are out of employment,
and need food and clothes.
aM
Is
,'1197
work
I. R. MeK.
... Here's
comforting relief
without "dosing."
Just rub on
Furnaces Cleaned,
Repaired and Pipes
Replaced
..—A•athRtaa a..e,LRee.'-fir'
Aged for lief try farau ss
JOHN PINDER
GODR**ICIL ONT.
name li7 P. 0. Beg 131
quIMMENOMMII
STOP SPENDING
tart INVESTING
c-
• •
GOOD busines men often
forget that in Clothes,
too, a low price never
means high quality. .. .
HANDMADE CLOTHES
$39"
iN�hl Miol Clotho:
.—Altering and Repait'ing—
•
FrankH.Marho
TAILOR AND HATT=
—Press fear alas --
Footwear for Christmas
What better remembrance can you give your friends than •
pair of comfortable SLIPPERS? The vanes kinds we have in
Felt and Leather rank high as useful Gifts.
To meet the etre demand thea season, we are prepared to offer
• large variety of the Mate* Novelties In Boudoir SLIPPE11$ fir
`Women and ehilehrn.
Comfortable Ilona. Slipper* for men and lova.
511055, OXi'ORDR. rl!MPR and STRAP SLiPPERS are here
sr the moat reswonable prices.
HOCKEY RHOES, BADMINTON 500118, SPATS, (ML TAN
MOCCARINP. and all *tyle• of OOi,OMH118 and RUBBERS
Yon ■ee Invited to Inopec•t onr stock. Sea ear window display
anti let ns mein prim on the wonderful velem we •r. abowleg.
We wish all ear friends a Merry Christtsaa and • Nappy,
Proeepen*u New Year.
GEO. MIAGV1AR
TIM Pia int-MMaole lay
KORTN UDR OP SQf1ARII -►
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