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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-12-20, Page 2F000 CONSITVATION , Tea eau halo your full share in thte nneertect national win -the -war measure, and benefit both in pochet and in beitith. Ir you use the proper econondo and la- horq,avaig methods in the greparation or the staffo lifo--broad. THE CHUCK BREAD MIXER (Wei - is the great modern exponent of ()beep. sir. hotter, eleaner, digestinte made /tread. Out your bakerin helf, and elinsiuste your doctor's account, Save your mency, and buy government war'sends sold hy your local dcaler, er may he ordered dirret from 'Us or our agents, delivered, ail clutrges paid. Four If eize e2,76 eech Eleht loef size ea.ze each The principle of caving and economy ns practiced hy users of the "Canuch" will eventually win the war. Give year wife a "Commit" forCihrlst- man. Christnves giving for 1917 must be confined te useful -not luxurious - gins. E, T. WRIGHT CO„ Hamilon, Can. oeoe***.#17frC:: ), , • es 41. LESS i.tj LESSON XII. December 23, 1917. Preparation for the alesslah-Chriet- raas Lesson. -Malachi 3: 1-12. Commentary. -I, The Messenger of the Messiah (v, ). 1. I -God him- self is the speaker. He answers the question recerded in the. last verse of the preceding thapter. will send my messenger-tIod's messeneer, lo wleum reference is here made, is John the Baptist, as is clearly shown by our Lord himself (Matt, 11:10, 11; ivlark 1:2-4; Luke 1: 76; 7: 24-2e). shall pre- pare the say -1t was anciently the custom to make great preparations for the approach of a royal personage. Hills were graded down, valleys were filled and crooked roads were straight- ened, that the way might be attractive and easily passable, Sez Isa. 40: 3, 4. before me -God here speaks of him- self in the third person. the Lord - God chauges his foim ef address and speaks a himself in the third per- son. whom ye seek -The Jews were expecting the Messiah to come, shall suddenly come to his temple -"The 1,ord" would ccme unexpectedly or in an unexpected manner, and he waxed come as Lord of the temple at Jei u - sateen, or as he who had full right to control all the spiritual interests of the chosen nation. the messenger of the covenant -The Messiah is here called `;the messenger of the coven- ant" since he would fulfil Cod's pro- mise. 11. The Mission of the Messiah (vs. 2-6). 2. mho may abide the day of his coming -The Messiah, infinitely holy and just, would put to shame and con- demn the ungodly. To receive him would mean the putting way of all in- iquity. like a refiners fire -The re - tiller's fire was used to separate im- purities from the metal. fullers' soap -An alkaline substance in the form of lye, secured by filtering water it/trough ashes, was used to cleanse . cloth. This. is spoken of as "fullers' ' soap." The fuller was the one who ! washed the cloth and thickened it by diminishing it in „length and breadth. The work of the Messiah would be to Purify the hearts of the people. 3. as a refiner... .of silver -Reference is. here made to the work of those who obtain pure silver from #e ore. The refiner places the metal in the cruel - We and melts it He watches it close- ly and notes the instant when the 1, dross is all consumed and only- the f pure sliver remains. In the atone- • went provision is made for the cam- ' Nete cleansing' of the nature.-purifY ow sone of Loil-1,he priests had be- etuue corrupt and it was neceasary that they should be purified le theY Isk,ue.d "offcr mite the Lord an offer - ing in rlg.:teousfiess." 4. offering of Judah and Jerustlem-The offering made by the Jews as representative of all who would receive the Messiah. pleasant unto the Lord -Acceptable to •Iehoalt. as in former years -"As in ancient years." -R. V. he prophet looks haekward to the tiale when fie l's vole, Including the Priests, were aedient and trustful. God't true people now offer to hint the shc- rifice of praise and devotion In if spirit of faith. 5. I will come nest ID yon to judgment -The Meesenger, Chriet, would come to condemn the guilty and to eenamexid the rightemie Ile would not ok-erlook those who were guilty of the actwhich are specified in this velem. The sing hero mentioned were common in the time Of the reophet and in succeeding ages, sorcerers-1'MB, term includes all who claimed to have Power over evil spirits or to be able to foretell future events or to consult the dead. oppress -Toe Lord takes note of those'who oppress the wage-earner, the widow, the or- phan and the stranger, and will bring Just punishment upon them These classes are looked unon by the greedy as lawthl Prey, Out God has special regard for them. 6. I, Jehovah. change not (R. V.)-IIowexer much the people of Juclah had changed. Jehovah had not changed. III. Stern rebukes to Judah (vs. 7- 9).., 7. trona the days of your fathers - An indefinite expression which indi- cates remote past tizne, gone away from mine ordinances -For genera- tions the people of Israel had been disobedient and rebellious. "I am not changed from good; yo are not chang- ed froxn evil. I ani unchangeable in holiness; ye are unchangeable in per- versity." Return unto nae, and I will return unto yoe-There is a depth of affection and mercy couched in these words. Jehovah was yearning over his erring people. He would receive them graciously if they would only depart from iniquity and come to him. Saith the Lord of Hosts --These words add much weight to the proralee which they follow, wherein shall we return- Tlae people are represented as satis- fied that they had poen doing what they ought. They seemed be un- aware of the fact that they had gone far away from the Lord. 8, svill a man rob God -Is it possible that 'a human being, one mo.de in the fling's of God, would defraud his Maker, to whom he owes all he has? Jehovah Is answering the question. "Wherein shall we return?" Yet ye have robbed me -The charge is pointed and strong. Wherein -The guilty people de- mand an explanation. In tithes and offerings -The people of Judab had withheld the sums which they should have paid into the treasury of , the Lord. The tithe is the tenth. The scriptures show that two tenths, or tithes, of the produce of the fields and of the increase of the flocks were re- quired of the Israelites- for the sup- port of the Levites, the temple wor- ship and the poor. Theo tithes were In addition to the offerings for sacri- fice. 9. ye are cursed with a curse - The inspired prophet reeords the fact that because the people • had dis- obeyed the Lord and had been with- holding from him tithes and offer- ings, a curse was resting upon them. IV. Gracious promises (vs. 10-12). 10. Bring ye all the tithes -The way to escape from the curse that was resting, upon the people was to begin at once to obey the Lord. If they should do this, they would accomplish two things. They would be relieved of condemnation for their neglect, and there would be ample provision made for carrying on the temple service. This would be a test of their interest in spiritual things. Prove ine-They were called upon to bring in the tithes and offering's, and to do it in faith. They were invited to put God to the test. Open you the windows of heaven -This is a strong expres- sion indicating the magnitude of the =01!=s1X13111 GAMES TO MA kE C RISIMAS MEIRI FTER, all, there are no new games more amus- ing or fun-gaving than the old-fashioned ones, such as progressive -Conversation, pass the button, twisting a word to make as many othor words as poesible, guessing contests and forfeit games, Though there is "nothing new under the sun," one of these herewith sug- gested may aid a distracted holi- day hostess. Gathering Snowballs. For the littlest tots this game will prove very enjoyable. To each ene give a fluffy cotton snow- ball, which should be attached to one ankle with a narrow elastic, just to hold it lightly. One child sits on the floor while the others join hands and dance around him. Nailleout moving from his seat, the one in the centre reaetive for the snowball on the ankle that seems easiest to reach. The players must not let go of each other's hand in endeavoring to dance cut of his reach. When one ie caught he ie deprived of his :snowball, and must take :he -other's place in the ring. As the contest narrows down eo the lent two or three who tern have their snowball the game, grows orate. exei ting. After everybody has served his turn in the centre. they may have a lively "snowball fight" with the tropa. Xovel Ways to Choose Partners, ' To avoid the "twotionteriess" which is so apt to exist in the bev- erage towns., the Wise hoztees plans to have her gueele ehooec partners. itt least once diving the evening. Two entertaining ways are given. I. CO a, large cirele of white cardboard, dividing it with red ink into as mane seetore as there will be girls present. Write girl'name in each divieion. Alake a large red arrow and ettach to the Mitre of the eirele with a bred. Ley the citele on a 611100t11 table and have emelt bog tetilS,up in tan ;mil Vitt the arrow,tante choosing his partner. Of course, if a girl's name has been ehosea, the boy must again take. his turn. The hostess may avoid the em- barrassment of there being a last choice, by 'refusing to be chosen until all her guests are accounted r for. 1 2. Another very pretty method is to have a large holly wreath sus- pended in a doorway. Present the girls, who are in one room, with a piece of mistletoe to which is attached a long red ribbon. The ribbons are all put through the holly wreath and the boys in the next room each choose an end from the maze. The wreath is eat, and the girls wind up the ribbon, thee "drawing" their partners. Mendez. Old-timey, but what is more fun than this game of guessing? The charades may be arranged foe be. forehand, or may be impromptu. A littl girl with her arms out- stretehed, a star on her forehead, and draped with popcorn and tin - eel would make an ;minty -guessed tree. - A boy Might placo a ean on a lade in the room, and. in leaying, ,ay -"Ta-a" (Cantata). A boy wearieg a Turkish fee, or imitation one (cap with tassel t tattling a key (Turkey). One person might take aim with a email missile at anoilter's- foot. The answer is obvious -mistletoe. A word which has to do largely with the modern Christmas; might be suggeeted by one person willing the roll, and other e in the pieturc answering "Present" (PrmentS.1. This is not as easy to guees as it simile Those who are' guessing are looking for a catch -word, Any number of 'words appro- priate to this season may be enact- ed, and many may be thought in in the excitement of the game,: win* will cense much merriment and mneh tiompetition between the opposing sidete which. tee *Wet at fho outset caf the pent. Give a Christraae box of home-- made candy! Such a gift really fit e in with the hula C1tristina:1 idea, of! the •nieugs" and other Ville who e Quid banish expensive giving. ailere are alwaye many persolie vhoixt we wish to remember et the neppy holiday sewn WO some light token of kindlinees, Candy fills the b111, eSpecirliy when it is home-made and. prettile t pped in holidaypeper end tied with tbe silvery stringwhich 511.gees Jack Frost and crispy Christ- WaS weather. 'I he girl who waves to sead cenething sh.e had made hereelf to big brother, can fix up a dutedy mrprise for hint if she knows how o mike good candy. et»d the boy who has an acs efinimedating sister, whose Demme plishments include the ari of candy making, may be perfectly at 11 110 earrial a !natty box of 11 to the one whom he has mentally ' :Anal ea out as 'the prettiest giel in the class. Candy is an all around gift WS ai ways welcome, Hickory Nut Candy. Tires le it recipe whieh will be teamed wher wee the • children hung hiekory nws, After chop- ping up half a cupful of nuts boil :Own! a cupful of sugar with a rd of a eaotel of Ware.: and 'n eevee of butter about the size oa wee. »t. sh .1 eg to :settler until the mixture makes a .;oft lump when dropped in.water. After taking from the fire stir in he nuts and as it grows cloudy - looking pour it alto a buttered tin, a little at a time. It spreads out flat. Currant Drops. 'Moisten a quantity' of sugar with currant juice. Put into a pan to heat, stirring all the while. Don't let it boil. Add a little more sugar and let it warm with the rest. Drop on paper with, a smooth stick. Vinegar Candy. If you. have two cups of sugar, half a eup of vinegar and about Iwo tablespoonfuls of butter you can make vinegar candy. Melt the butter and then add the sugar and vinegar. This sheuld be boil- ed until a little dropped in cold water becomes brittle. Turn on a platter which has been butter- ed. Let it cool. Pull and cut it as yon would molasses- candy. Ooffee Squares. Two cupfuls or light brown sugar, a ltunp of butter the size of a walnut and a eup half full of strong coffee. 13011 until a ball earl be 44rmed of the mixture drop - into water. Remove from the fire and fold in the stiffly beaten white of an egg and one-half a cap of nut meats, Beat until creamy, turn on it buttered platter and when nearly cold . eut itt squares. Cl000anut Bar. Throe eups of granulated sugar and only enough water to moieten. Boil until 11 will hair, Pour on a platter and when pertly cold stir until, creamy. DO 110t beat this or , au will spoil it, Into this fondant knead enough fresh grat- ed cocoanut to make a heavy bar. Put this in a bread pan and let it stand two hours, -then cut into slices. Peanut lVfolassea Candy, Mix a cupful, each,, of molasses and brown sugar with a table- spoonful of vinegar end twice. that amount of butter, Then boil until a little dropped in cold water becomes brittle. iadd cupful of shelled, roasted, skinned peanuts. Remove from fire; add a teaspoonful of baking soda. Beat it hard and pour into pans. Popcorn Candy, Put one tablespoonful of butter into it kettle with three table- spoonsful of water and one cupful' of white sugar.. Boil until ready to candy. Then put in three quarts of nicely popped corn. Stir vigorously until the sugar is evenely distributed over the corn. Take the kettle from the fire and stir contents until it cools a little. In this way you may have each kernel separate and all. coated with the sugar. To prevent scorch- ing this must have your undivided attention all the time it is being cooked. Almonds, English wal- nuts or, in fact, any nuts are nice prepared in this way. Pop Corn Balls Take three' large ears of pop- corn. Rice corn is best. After Popping shake it down in the pan so' the unpopped corn will settle at the bottom. Put the popped corn in a greased. pan. For the candy take one cup of molasses, one cup of light brown or white sugar, one tablespoonful of vine- gar. Boil until it will harden in water. 'Pour en the corn. Stir blessing which God was waiting to "pour out" on his obedient, believing people. A blessing -The blessing would include God's favor, satisfaction and joy; and there would be increased fruitfulness in the fields and flocks, for the windows of heaven would be opened to pour out rain upon the land. 11. I will rebuke the devourer - The Lord promised to hold in check all the agencies that would naturally destroy the increase of the fields. 12. All nations shall call you blessed -If Judah wulod fully obey Jehovah, their prosperity would be so great as t� attract the attention of surrounding nations. Questions --Who was the writer of this lesson? When did he write? Of evhat mesaenger does he 'tell us ni v. 1? For svhbae coming was lie.to pre• pare the way? What work wits the Messiah to aceomplish? Where was Christ born? In what sense would he be like a refiner of silver? How had the Ileople of Malachi's time been robbing God? What is meant tithes and offerings? What were the people called to do? PRACTICAL SURVEY. Topic -A. Message for the times. 1. Pronouncing judgment against sin. 11. Offering incentive to repen- tance. 1. Prononncing judgment agait:Je• sin. The various aspects under which the Messiah Was presented by the prophets Dear distinct relation to the immediate needs of the people to whom the MeSsags Was given. 'Malit- cbi him as the Refiner to a people who 'were In'a state of moral and religious degradation. A proirei and self-righteous pharisaism had supplanted all true spirituality of wcrship. Attention even to the out- ward forms of piety had bectene a little better than a name. The depth of wickedness portrayed by Malachi was very naturally follovved by a divine threatening against the work- ers of iniquity by him whose eternal supremacy, absolute knowledge, in- flexible justice aXid spotlets holiness eonstituta him Judge of all. On ae- gotta of a careless end irreligious spirit among the people, Gods bless- ing had been withheld rind Israel was einitten with it curse. Their suffer- ings as a people were self-imposed The unbelieving priests or MalachTs three ventured the complaint that they ebUld see no teltees of the presence or God among • his peOple. The peo- ple declared it a vela thing to serve God. As a result and as a mark of hational decay the hearts of tho chil- dren wore alienated from the parents. Neglect or the diviiie ordinances and decay of spiritual life bore their fruit in the time when Malachi delivered his messages. The Jewish people anxiously 1 3oked forward to Messiah's ;Coining, but they greatly mistook its object. They little thought what a searcher of hearts and corrector of avrottge he would be, The, thonght theinselVes ready for hie coming. The prophet Maittehi saW them to be telt" deceived. To prepare them for the cotnitg Messiah it tatthfue herald In John the Baptist Was sent. Ile aronsed the attention, awakened e011- Seletteen, announced the neaTitess of Ithe Messiah's approach, proclaimed his reign, coevincoa of sin and showed the people that they stood in need ot it much greater titivation than de- liveritnee from the noman yeke, Males Inesetige et flounced the Messiah 6.3 One who should begin a great awes tying among the peoele of IlracI. The illustration fur/lithe& t bealitifti1 fTg- uro of the plaits and tittrperfee of with a, spoon until thoroughly mixed. Then mold into halls With the hand. Turkish Wight Soak an ounce .of gelatine- in e teacupful of cold water until it is soft. Put it into a saueepan with one pound of lump sugar and the E./rained juice of one lemon. Roil 'for fire minutes, stirring all the' time. Then remove the mixtore from the fire and divide it into two parts,. Color oue part with cochineal, Pour it onto. soup plates which have been rinsed in cold water, "When it is set it eau be pulled off .the plates readily.' Sugar the hands before doing it. Cut into any shape desired. Nougat, Butter it shallow tin and cover the bottom with kernels of nuts or little bits of figs or dates. Then boil a half cupful of cold water and a pouted of sugar until a little of it becomes brittle when tried in cold water, Add it tablespoon- ful- of the jedee of a lemon to the mixture when it is done. Pour it over the contents of the shallow pan, After. it is all cold mark into squares or etrips. Hoarhound Candy. After making quite a strong solution from the fresh hoar- hound leaves stgain it mid put about a quarter of a cupful of it over the fire with it pound of brown sugar and a little water. Cook this mixture until a small amount dropped in cold water will easily become brittle. ,After that a 'tablespoonful of vinegar should be added. Boil it up once again and turn into pans. lloarhound ean be made with dried leaves, too. Steep a large tablespoonful of the leaves in it cupful of boiling watee for about an hour. Strain it well. To the liquid put two cups of brown sugar. Put it over the. fire and stir till the. sugar is dissolved. Add a tablespoonful of vinegar and boil O. the candy breaks when dropped in cold water. Drop on it buttered paper or put into a pan and mark, Wintergreen may be made the same way, . substituting winter- green for hoarhound. Stuffed Dates. The process of making stuffed dates is very simple. First re- move the stones and then put in the filling. The work comes making the latter. An agate saucepan. should be used to cook the filling in. Mix in cupful of granulated sugar, about is quer- ter of a pint of eold water and half a saltspoonful of creaan of tartar and utir long enough to dis- solve the sugar. Then boil it un- tila tiny bit dropped into cold water forme a soft bath Take off tho stove and skim. it. Nur the eyrup, now formed, into a bowl and when it i$ cool enough so: that the fingere leave a soft dent in it when touched stir it all to a smooth, white paste with a wood- en spoon. Use the hands when it is too stiff to move with the spoon. This filling keeps for weeks, Whenever you wish to use it set the bowl he which it as kept in hot water until the mixture be- comes soft. Maple Fudge, Break about a pound of maple sugar into little pieces, mix it with a cupful of milk and put it on the fire. This mixture should come to a boil before a tablespoonful of butter is added. Cook the whole until a little, dropped in cold water, will become brittle. Take it from the fire and begm stirring at once until you notice it begin- ning to granulate a little. Then pour it into a greased pan which should have been prepared be., forehand. Mark int() squares of any size wiehed and lea it cool. Tutti Fruitti Bars. Boil two cupfuls of granulated sugar and one-fourth cupful of milk until it forms a 'hall in water and add the stiff whites of two eggs after removing from the fire. Then add a mixtuye of ehopped figs, chopped dater. candied cher- ries, nut meats, candied pineapple and citron and raisins. Beat until creamy and pour into a greased mould. Place under a weight for twelve hours, then eut into bars anti dust with powdered sugar. Chocolate 'Seeded raisins dipped in mfqted sweet chocolate are very nice. If you wish to do a candy stunt get the big table raisins and seed them carefully without breaking them off the stem. Then dip each one in the chocolate, Almond Wafers. Pour a layer of melted sweet chocolate into it lint greased pan and place a layer of blanched al- monds on top of this. Cover these with another thin layer of melted, eltocolote and set away in a cool pine. When perfectly dry cut them into thin wafers, Walnut Osudies. To the white of ari egg beam lightly and to which there has been enough sugar added to make it very stiff put ereara, a few drops at a time, until the whole mixture feels like Puna'. \Vork 11 with the hands, making it soft and smooth. Thi a may be flavored either with vanilla or lemon juice and the grated rind. After it has been rolled into soft balls and flattened out half a walnut may be set onto. eaeb. Peanut Candy. This is a simple, wholesome nude- which may easily be made at home, Without stirring boil two and it half cupfuls of sugar and a quarter of a pint of water together until a little dropped in cold water will work into a soft bell. Then add about a table- spoonful of butter and boil it till tho mixture hardens when it is dropped in cold ester. Next stir in a cupful of roasted and skinned peanuts. .Turn into a pan which has previously been buttered and cut. Penotchie. Three cupfuls of brown sugar (light eolor preferred) and a cup- ful of milk are the chief neces- saries for this popular calady. Boil them together until a little dropped in water makes a soft, firm ball in the fingers. Before taking from the fire add a tea- spoonful of butter and afterwards • flavor with a tea.spoonful of va- nilla. Next stir in about a cup- ful of any sort of nuts broken into small pieces. Turn the mixtures out on a shallow pan which is. well buttered and mark into desired Raspberry Balls. Cook two cupfuls of sugar with one cupful of ra,spherry juice from retuned berries, and after testing remove from the fire and add stiff white of an egg, a half cupful of berries and a half cupful of wal- nut meats (black preferred). Beat until creamy and shape into belle. Then roll each ball in toasted. co- coanut. Malaga Grapes in Cream Candy, Malaga grapes seeded carefully and rolled in unflavored fondant are very nice, as are also candied pineapple and candied cherries. God in Chriat Jesus, God over alt,__ ea ing love and pseience from generatin watching all, guiding all vieth untir- TR AC 1 VL to generation in a refining process to bring man into a state of purity arid likeness to himself. Through the prophet cod called the Jewish nation 111 re HP f " to a recollection of their transgres- sions and particularly with regard to God's own ordinances. His require- ments were disregarded, his rights resisted, the demands and interests of his kingdom were neglected, Such robbery of God proceeded from failure to acknowledge the great fact of God's sovereignty, II. Offering incentive to repentance. The event announced by tbe propbet was the appearance of that groat De- liverer who had for many ages been the hope of Israel. Ho is described as the everlasting God, the Jehovah of the Israelites. The longtwilight of figure and type was about to be succeeded by the clear day of spiritual region. It was the purpose of Mala- chi to arouse the conscience of the different classes of the people and to tell them to consider seriously their national, religious and domestic I duties, He presented an ideal future as an, incentive for present action. Jewish history abounded with earn - pies that might have improved and inatructed the degenerate ago in which Malachi lived. The "days of old" were full of divine relevations. Ged's faith- fulness, mercy and truth were written unmistakably on those wondrous days. Through his prophet. Malachi jeh.ovali sent a message of affectionate com- passion to his ancient people. It was also a solemn charge end call to a backsliding people to return with a Lind ptirPoae in all things to tonform o G.od's will. They were called to eerlect upon their waywardness and to to the'divine entreaties. In God's Aturn to them was implied all spin, ,tual blessedness. All wanderings were to he forgiven. Springs of deep aid immortal happiness were to he epened within their aouls. Prosperity-, honor an happiness were the bless. :ogs which should follow true repent- ance. Israel had a golden opportunity :o regain alI she had lost. e T. R. A. 4.0.* LOVING A CHILD. ItviVc ITYr T 1 a en r , Loving wchild, and giving It knowledge, this is living, Lt.ving a child beings leen, And is life's greatest gain. L0'vIniit. child is Icnovving The fierce joy 0! a sowing That s lini?MptriXtin ng' And fearing, too, and praying; This, there is no gainsaying. Loving a child is being A part of God, and seeing The woitd beneath one's hand Ilnlarge. expand, 13e different, and grow Te one' S thOught. EVell so. LeViet & child is ker To every mystery. Loving a child is laughter And heartache after. -eltearteche end grief and pain But alwaire joy again. Mary Carolyn Davie, in Geed MOilse. geeping. • - A LONG ENGAGEMENT. (Life) "Tes, she accepted him nearly three weeks no, and they are not married yet." "Wiest a Pityl 1 never did believe Itt those long engagements." "MO nal.' X Affected him like Old wIno," giggled Miss Attidile. memos* be Meant to infer that !Mil fillpfOVO 'with Ugh,' tfillethStled UtIa tatiatieltie, Who in this hurried season hath not said to herself at the last mo- ment, "now could I have forgot- ten Fanny? And where have tnislaid the socks I bought for Bebe" Some such frenzied questions all of us ask of ouraelves at the eleventh hour. What an Utopia this world would be on Christmas, eve if we all could have the fore- sight to buy a few extra gifts, which if not needed might be used later? Oh, why? Oh, why? But with "just living" clear out of bounds, and extra time and extra gifts hard to garner, these few suggestions may stimulate a jaded mind to one last stitch. To save Fanny's feelings. Saghets of Freneh daintiness are made of a 12 -inch square of silkfolded into a triangle. Fill with a layer of cotton generously sprinkled with sachet. Edge with a ruffle of the silk, pinkedon the edges, and complete with a spray of rosebuds and a bit of green for I eaves. Reset t-ebarman A breakfast tray set of delft blue Linen is bound in white. bias seam binding, and lettered in white, Roman block lettere. The set consists of a tray eloth 18x44 inches, and a 12-ineh napkin. On the long sido of a piece oE net stitch (or whip if e-ou have time) a val. edge. Gather, at the place of stitching, over a fine mil- liner's wire -gather, oh, so slight - !et. About one and one-half inches from the wire make a smell cas- ing, through which run a silk efts. • tie. Sew the short edges together in ft fine aeam, adorn with a chin - strap of ribbon and a bud or so, and you have a very fetching breakfast cap. So. A bag 8 inches square filled with Various sized coeks and corkeerewe should he easily made and nufail- ingly neeful, even where state- wide is in effect. A remnant of erepe cl bine will melte an envelope -shaped nigite gown env, edged with vel lace in. eertion and fitted with a covered button and it loop. Most of the new bottles for shampoo are attraetively haped. In extreme need, why not empty one's bottle, have it filled with the prospective owner's favorite toilet water, and dress it up with a skirt 01 plaited lade applied with gold Inetid, finished with an apple or Iwo of colored silk II *Id. The heevy head Juattee hates Immo men ;lawn; othere ere tinder thelr wage' stenos. 4 44-0-+4-4-0-044.4-04-4-•-•±44-04-0 +-a-4 4-0-044-04-4 4 4-•-•-• 4 -4 -44 -4 -•4 - le rating tie iay I Ancie tly and Now 4-0 44,4-4-44-04-04-•++4.-044-44-04-4- • +4 4 4-.-04-4-04-0.4-4-0-4-4-4,444-0-4-44-4-0 On Christmas eve the bells were rung; t In England its observance ie On elnaCt hoyis rnitm naehetv ientahlet nt-ihelyearaeswas sung. Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirkle sheee; The hall was dressed with holly green. Forth to the wood did merry men go Po gether in the mistletoe. Then opened wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf and all. Power laid his rod of rule aside, And Ceremony doffed his pride. The hair, with roses in his shoes, That egohstntight partnei e. 0 sang Sir Walter Scott of the glories of Christmas eve and, of Christmas itself. And the world yield e to him the palm for the best practical description of the season's dear clelighte. Christmas with us is ri day of giving and receiving, of good eheer and good feeling, and eeeen- tially it is one of religions signifi- -canoe. Hence it will sound strange to many to be. told that a member of our Christinda customs come down to us from pagan times. Yet sueh is the fact. Traees of 'sonic heathen rites are found in Eng- land as well as here, and the muse of their survival lies deeper than theology. When the mother cowl. try, so called, was converted to Christianity the priest: found her peaple wedded to mauy old cue - tome. Not all of these were what they' would have had them, but they had a practical work to per- form and went at it in a practice] way. The more revolting of these universal. The chroniclers tote's 113 that in Che,sire no -serrants would work on this day, even though their failure to do so re- sulted in their discharge. The riehest families were compelled either to do their own cooking on Christmas or eat what had been prepared beforehand, while danc- ing and merriraent reigned. And the genies that were played number nearly legion, the most of them, though, on ,Christmas eve. Running in sacks, ducking for apples, jumping at cakes suspend- ed by a string and trying to catch 'them between ' the teeth, drinking hard eider mixed with egg and spices, and a score of others -these claimed and stilt claim in Devon- shire the time of old and young, the ehildren themselves being al- lowed on this one night to ,sit up until the midnight bell tolls. What has been aptly ealled "a beautifulphase in popular super- stition,'' a very old belief, was that all the powers of evil lay dormant and hermless on Christmas Day. The cock crowed through the live -long night to drive all evil spirits away; the bees aang itt their winter hives; the cattle, half human at all times, beeame wholly -eo at midnight and talked like hu - men being.'. Breed filet was beked the night belorie Chrietmaa eould net pees eibly beeoint moldy. The eteeets CrislOrni Prollerir uprooted in many places were filled with mummers in fantaatic garb. altogether; the better of them they preaervecl, only in :grafting the Indeed, there were mitinutees in rites of the church noon them. the &aye When Saturnalia 1,signed Thus it came about that feea over even the leonian mamma tivities whieh had their origin in Init thyt‘tei.eats'etime. tielove.tsari1,y oil: d R the oloman Saturnalia and had r come into nae among the druids leteequerede ie almost am old as the st 1\7 si v3erdo !Ins tahne dg tint litIlyit3hoorltoiftty oaf ilurttnaTtn 1:17:1 2 :lay its12. it Was our inheritenee to -day. Conepiett- then, ex it is now, a very *terry, ons among these are the burning flay,. with good fellowship hub; of the Yule log and the hanging of the mistletoe bough, Among all people who eelebrate thm day at all it has- always been it day for eating and drinking, for singing and deeming and merri- ment of all kinds. Indeed, this has. been the critleistn of the ' It hes ehanged to HOMEY -extent elnireh against the manner of eb. einee the old day, hitt it is stilt Mt Sal/mitt-no its spiritual mean. happiest dey of ellthe vetireeett Lug Wee too often fergotten. In the IOW wherethe. shador .ef ettifeee gement tide of worldly eheer. time dote) etot elentil.The sky. te **Of bhag, even from hearts where th'eet- logieel;nonholief dwelt -a day Rae - rodeo kite family,to the eat hq of roast turkey and cranberry Sallee or roast beef and plum pudding and Aral/jute and the drinking of beer, ale itled Wellington Mutual Eire ine. Co. 14kbusk44 1$0. glow offies, orgiore, OVA was won es au (Qom st �1• property on the osah wprelataie -note Mt**, Q. irtarg144, Xelif DANWOOli ittidid•Let assretirt RITOHIJ1 0941a14„ Atintof 1110.0144% Dudley Holmes aaan$STaa. eaLlorrek WV Mow laws" WIsishiles Vanstone sARAfirran Aso sokacrrogit wow tells st4 1ssSISits& WitiOMAIL Arthur J. Irwin LDS. Doctor of Dental 8ury,ory of the Penn- sylvania. College and Licentiate of Den- tal Surgery rf Ontario. Closed ever l Wednesday A,fternoon. Office in Macdonald Block. 1. V. M. DEANS D.D.S., L,D,S, ffonor Graduate of the floyal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, Honor Oreduute of University of Toronto, raeulty of Denistry. Closed every 'Wednesday Afternoon. Office Over H. E, isard & Co.'s Store In the Dental Carlora, formerly occu- pied bY Lr. O. H. Ross. W. R. Hamby 61.84., M.D., C.M. 87mots.1 attention paid to disease. of WOnvan and Children, hari1211 taken postgraduate work in Surf • likt gory, Bacteriology and Boisatifis Medicine. Office in the Herr residenne, he- Voc4tis the Queen'sNoted and the Deptiot Church, .ltestiness given eareful attention. Phone 64 P. O. )210% 11$ Dr. Robt. C. Redmond (FMB) L.n,c.r. (Load.) PHYSICIIAN AND SURGEON. (Dr entieholm's old stand). vassammizon, DR. . .1 MART Graduate of entveis:ity of Toronto ract,ity t hleleine: Licentiate of the °Mari.) College of Physicians and Surgeons. OFFICB SECOND DOOR NORTH OF ZURBRIGG'S PHOTO STUDIO, JOSEPHINE ST. !TONE 29 OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN feet. P. A. PARKER. Osteopathy builds vitality ant strength. Adjustment of the spins and other tisausa is gently secured, there. by removing the predisposing causes of disease. Blood pressure gird 01.11011 Cons made. Trasivec scientifically fit. ted. OPTIC 0V11 onitliSTI II TOR a. - Bows -Tuesdays and Fridays. $ tau, to p.m.; Wednesdays, $ to 11 0.11, &Choir days by appointplaak ' General Hospital (under Govornment Inspection), Fleaaantly situated, beautifully rata nished. Open to all repilarly licensed physicians. Rates for patients (whIcla include board and nursing) -.$4.90 to $16.09 per week, according to leicatton of room. For further informatIon---- AAidrese MISS L. MATHEWS, Superintendent, gex 223, Wingharn, Ont. 1 SELL Town and Farm properties. Call and tee my flat and get my prices. 1 hav• .in. excellent values. J G. STEWART WINO/HAM. Phase* 164. Wiles In Town HAM J. W. DODD (Successor to J. G. STEWART) FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT and HEALTH INSURANCE, P, O. 130x 366, Phone 193 NV/NMI:AM, ONT. John F. Grovk Issuer of MARRIAGE LICXNSES TOWN HALL WINONA'S Plionee--Offloe 24; Residence 16S. IMMOIMPRSIMARIXDOROOMMOIMIMI.414,~1011/91WAMIONIMMX00111. WE WANT CREAM ,We want cream, and win pay the hishoit prices for good erta.m. 'Why ship your cream N.W0.7. B. long distance when you cen receive ei good prices near home, e.n.1 In sending, your *remit at rty sau assure r-tA akt Ann•oth „.• Ch...11:21 t44t. , tart ':i4 Its • in ig nt•n Ott".ng the winter would de well to ship to via Writs for further particular* to TIE 3E41)11 CREAMERY 116AltO11'H ONTARIO Trimming the Tree. • Select a small cedar tree, or _ke a tree out of crepe paper, mughly tern to resemble the branches.' Each guest is given a tree ornament, either it string of tineel, cranberries or popcorn, or a bauble. In turn they pin the ornaments on the tree while blind- folded, *For the most artistie trial, a prize may be given. You never can VW Evee the man who dies without Issue maY leave an it& Of MyStery. Wealth May not brindo- lieppinem but Most of us aro wIlling to take a chance.. ; ut, Alf