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But One Talent.
Ye who yourselves oflarger worth esteem
Than common mortals, listen to my dream,
And learn the lessons of life's cozening chest,
The coinage of deceit.
—The angel. guardian of my youth and ago,
Spread out before mo an account -book's page,
Saying " This column marks what thou dost
owe,—
The gain thou hast to show."
"Spirit," I said, " I know, alas', too well
How poor the tale thy record has to tell,
.Much I recetved,—thclittle I have brought
Seems by its side as naught.
"Five talents, all of ophir s purest gold,
These Ave fair caskets ranged before thee hold;
The first can show a fow poor shekels' gain,
The rest unchanged remain,
"Bringing my scanty tribute. overawed.
To Ilim who reapeth where Ile hath not straw -
ed,
I tremble like a culprit when 1 count
Oxy whole vast debt's amount.
"What will he say to one from whom were
due
Ten talents, when he comes with less than two?
Whatean I do but shudder and await
Theslothful servant's fate"
As looks a mother on an erring child,The .
"Dewcou looked thou, s'eekoi ug with tri}self,
contrive
To count thy talents five
" These caskets which tby flattering fancies
gild,
Not all with Ophir'a1arecious ore are filled ;
Thy debt is slender, for thy gift was small ;
One talent—that was all.
"Thls second casket, with its grave pretense,
Is weighty with, thine Ignorance, dark and
deme,
Save fora Single glowworm's glimmering light
To ]nock its murky night.
" The third conceals the Dullness that was
thine.
How could thy mina its lack of wit diviner
Let not what lleavea assigned thee bring thee
blame
Thy want is not thy shame.
" The fourth, so light to lift, Fa fair to see,
is tilled to buws:ting with thy Vanity,
The vaporous breath that kept thy hopes ally
By counting one as live.
"These held but little, but the fifth held less --
Only blank vacuum naked nothingness,
An idiot's portion. `lie who gave it knows
Its claimant nothing- ewes,
""Thrice happy paper he whose last account
Shows on the debter side the least amount;
The more thy gifts. the snore thy needs must
on Ides dead reckoning day."
—Humbled, not grieving to be undeceived.
1 woke, from fetus atbopeless debt relieved;
From sparing gifts but small returns aro due--
l'hank Heaven, I had so few!
Gums Weuns:i.i, Iioi. n s.
Golden Thoughts for Every Day.
;�Iouday.—
Dawn purples all the east and light:
Day o'er the earth is gliding bright;
Morn's sparkling. rays their course begin ;
Farewell to darkness and to sin 1
'Hach evil dream of night, depart,
}tach thought of guilt, forsake the heart!
Let ever 111 that darkness brought
Beneath its shade, now come to naught.
So that last morning, dread and great.
Which we with trembling hope await,
With Messed light for us shall glow,
Who chant the song we learnt below.
0 Father, that we ask be done,
Through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son;
'Who. with the nob; Ghost and ghee.
Shall lice and reign eternally.
—Anonymous.
Tuesday.—The way to begin a Christian
life is not to study theology. Piety before
theology. Bight living will produce right
thinking. Yet many hien when their con-
sciences are aroused, run for catechisms and'
common? arses and systems. They do not
menu to be shallow Christians. They intend
to be thorough if they enter upon the Chris-
tian life at all. Now theologies are well in
their place, but repentance and love must
come before all other experiences.—Henry
Word
Wednesday—Tie Roman Catholic Church
of the middle ages took under its guardian-
ship all the relations of life, all life's ener-
gies and manifestations, the whole ;nae,
physical and moral. Nor can it be denied
that thereby much peaceful happiness was
created, lifo glowed with an inner warmth,
and the arts, like silently growing flowers,
unfolded themselves in a splendor that is to
this day our astonishment, and that we,
with all oar hastily -acquired knowledge,can-
not imitate. But the spirit has its eternal
rights, it is neither to be hemmedin by pro-
hibitions, nor lulled to sleep by church
bells; it threw down its prison •yells and
severed the iron leading -strings that bound
it to mother church. In the ecstasy of free-
dom it swept wildly over the whole earth,
ascended thehighestpeaks of themountains,
shouted aloud in very wantonness, thought
over old time doubts, speculated ou the
wonder of the day, and counted the stars of
night. —Anonymous.
Thursday—We know not yet the number
of the stars; the mystery of the day is still
unsolved ; the old doubts have become
mighty questionings in our souls—but are
we happier now than heretofore ? We know
that this question is not easy of answer in
the affirmative as regards the multitude ;
but we know also that the happiness for
which we are indebted to a lie can be no true
happiness, and that in certain solitary frag-
mentary moments of god -like intention, a
higher dignity of soul, a purer happiness, is
ours than in long vegetating years of blind
faith.—Heinrich Heine.
Friday—
My hope, my steadfast trust,
I on thy help repose ;
That thou, my God, art good and just,
My soul with comfort knows.
Whate'er events betide,
Thy wisdom times them all ;
Tlt"en, Lord, thy servant safely hide
rom those that seek his fall.
The brightness of thy face
• To me,0 Lord, disclose ;
And as thy mercies still increase,
Preserve me from my foes.
—Anonymous.
Saturday—Consider this point a little !
We go to Scotland, or wherever it may be,
in a railway train, and straightway before
our eyes there flesh a continual series of
scones from nature as the train rushes on.
Are these pictures ? Not a bit of it. We
have no preference for one moment's view
over another, unless it be that we catch
sight of some little incident of rustic or
urban life-- a girl standing beside her sweet-
heart watching the train, a boy shepherd-
ing in the fields, some laborers toiling home-
ward through the evening shadows. For
all or any of these trivial matters will, so to
speak, identify the scene with ourselves,
and a quicker than electric inter -change of
sympathies takes place between us; and
though the express be flying along a sixty
miles an hour, our hearts have outstripped
its speed, and are the richer for, one more of
those definite human impressions by which,
all unconsciously, the fabric of our life is
built.—[H. Quilter.
The Hour Before the Crucifixion,
" The divine nature of Christ appeared
very plainly in His dsclaration that ail was
fore•known'and fore -arranged. This is your
hour and the "r,hi us. There are
no accidents in the government of God. The
horrors of these hours were robbed of half
their terror when this great truth was de-
clared. What is so striking in all this
scene as the calmness of Jesus? He has ac-
cepted His Father's will. Every step is
now arranged for. This is, indeed, iourhour;
but it is so only because God permits it.
Bound firmly by, its cable to pier the vessel
may be borne to and fro by the storm, butit
is secure.. Hold fast bythis confidence and
we are safe. God wil let the hour and
power of darkness so just as far as is need-
ful tor His own purposes, but no further..
The powers of bell are strong to -day,
But Christ shall reign to -morrow.
"Faith
is the foundation on which all knowledge
rests, Without faith, knowledge is im-
possible. There is no science, however
exact, which does not rest ultimately on the
piers of faith. Proof implies that which is
unproved, and, in the final analysis, that
which cannot be proved. An argument
which is based on no assumption is as use-
less, for all purposes of support, as a chain
that is .Axed to no staple. An endless chain
of reasoning—that is, one that is all links
with no fixed point anywhere—is an idle
dream.,' Destroy your faith, and you de -
stray your knowledge. Therefore our faiths
are to be prized most highly and cherished
most carefully, and are not to be given up
until we find other and better faiths to take
their place."
Our Friendships,
" Row much of that which is best 'n us is
cine to the inspiration and example of our
friends 1 How much of that which is worst
in us is a result of ourlivingwithia ourselves
instead of living for others, and in the
light that others shed upon aur pathway 1
It is our best side that we like to show to
others. Our worst side we want no one to
know but ourselves, And when we have a
friend who holds before us a lofty ileal, in
example or In suggestion, we are drawn
away from ourselves and toward that which
is better than our native aspirations, The
very trials that a true friendship brings to
us are a help outward and upward ; and the
joys that we gain in a friendship are a fore-
taste of the joys of a better state than this.
God gives us no earthly blessing than that
which be sends with our friendships."
A Prayer that is Needed,
" Keep the door et tuy+ lips' is a prayer
which most people needto oiler continually,
if they would be free from sin in this regard.
Save in the few instances when duty clearly
requires one to make criticism upon the
character and conduct of others, it is a good
rule to talk of those who are absent in the
same manner as though they were present.
No doubt such a rule would lock up many
tongues at times when they have most to
say, but this is just what many a man anti
woman needs who is now creating heart
burnings, and even quarrels, by uncalled-for
untimely, unjust and slanderous gossip and
Briticism of others in the neighborhood
around. Let all such pray God to keep the
door of their lips, and determine, with the
help of hod, to answer their own prayers."
CHRISTMAS BELLS.
Ring the glad tidings, the Saviour is born!
Ring it, ye bells on this glorious morn !
And perched on the branch of my Christ-
mas tree,
A motley assemblage of maidens see.
Know you wha. t tale to their ear there
tells,
Your loud merry clanging, ye Christmas
bells 1
Thes list 1 To proud Maud looking tenderly
down
On jewels that flash on her silken gown,
To long braided Gretchen, content with her
share
Of chains, though not gold, yet of sausages
rare,
Your clhiminl; weaves sweetest and fairest
of spells,
Bears whispers prophetic of "wedding
bells."
All swiftly as out rings your warning tongu
His sweetheart gets ready the tea for Alt
Lung,
And ebony Chloe of Fifth Avenue—South—
In 'welcoming smiles spreads her generous
mouth,
Ear different to them is the treat it fore-
tells—
Your meaning, prosaic, just " dinner bells."
Bianca in tune shakes her gay tambourine,
And lightly to church trips demure An-
geline,
Bestowing no look to the left nor the right,
Though noting full well the admirer in sight.
But soon a sweet smile all his doubting
dispels,
And gayly your chiming betokens "sleigh
bells."
The children run out longed -for gifts to re -
o.
Christmas Cooking.
Tun Tama rv.--8elceta fat, tenderturkey.
After it has been nicely dressed 1i11 with the
following stutling. One pound of nice light
bread finely °rumbled. Mix with it half a.
pound of nice butter, salt, black pepper and
a salt spoonf":1 of cayenne pepper, also two
stalks of celery finely minced. To this add
two quarts of the beat oysters carefully
picked of shells and with only enough of
their liquor to moisten the bread well. Fill
the turkey perfectly- full and sew it upeare-
fnlly, Fill the hollow in the breast from
which the craw was removed and sow that
up also. Rub with salt and popper all aver,
dredge with flour and set in the oven to
roast, Place it on its breast, so that the
back may brown first and the.breast last.
Baste frequently with the gravy in the pan
which shoald consist of one pint of wntcr
and one of oyster liquor strained from the
shell. When done, the turkey should bo a
rich brown. The gravy should be care-
fully skimmed. If not quite thick enough,
cream a little flour smooth with butter and
stir into it, letting it cook for four or five
minuteslonger. The liver pounded perfect-
ly smooth adds a delightful flavor to it. This
addition of liver was the secret of a once
famous cook's more famous gravies. Tur-
key roasted this way is eharming hot or
cold.
If you. do not like oyster stuffing, use two
pounds of bread crumbs, half a pound of
butter, salt and pepper to taste, two level
tablespoonsful of finely minced onion, and a
piht of rich sweet cream to moisten the
stuffing, more if necessary, for it should on
no account be stiff or dry.
t w,
And all the world is full of joy, I believe,
For northward and southward, to east and
to west,
The bells peal out plainly what each one
likes best.
Then ring ye, and swiug ye, ye gay Christ-
mas bells,
Four chiming the fairest of messages tells, ,
Soule Gurioaa Superstitions"
alany of the old English customs connect-
ed with the seasons are still observed in
$omersetshire. In some parts on Christmas
Eve, after burning an ashen fagot, the whole
family adjourns to the orchard, carrying a
hot cake and a Haug of cider or ale as an
offering to the best apple tree, reminding us
of the Norwegian °tiering of cake and ale
made at Cnristnam to propitiate the spirits
of the Fiords.
A curious cuaaatn was, I have been told,
observed, at Christmas until recently at
North Curry, in memory of King John. A
feast was held, the chief dish bong a huge
mine° pie, bearing a rude effigy of the king ;
two candles, each weighing one pound, were
lighted, amid great ceremony, and while
they burned, butno longer, theuests were
allowed and encouraged to drink as much.
strong ale as they desired ; as soon as the
candles went out the feast terminated.
Another practice still in use is "opening
the Bible." This is done at Christmas, or on
New Year's Day, with great solemnity, after
breakfasts The Holy look is laidunopened
on the table, and those who wish to eon -
stilt it open it in succession at randomand in
perfect silence ; the inquirer places his finger
on any verse contained in the two open
pages, but without seeing its contents. The
verse is then read aloud, and from it the as-
sembly draw their conclusions or guidance
for the coming year. On .`throve Tuesday,
psn,akes, of course, as in many other parts
of England, are still universally eaten, and
is some places boys go round the villages
singing-
lipperty-tipperty toe.
Give me a paneakoand then 1'11 go,"
and if this request is not acceded to, a large
stone is fastened to the handle of the door.
Enter and May Days have always been
held as great festivals in Somersetshire. A
beautiful custom is still kept up in some
places on Easter Day ; the whole village
rises early, and going to the top of the near-
est hill, waits for the rising of the sun—this
being believed to procure prosperity in
their homes till Easter Day comes round
again.
Among many of the country people May -
dew is believed to be a potent remedy in
disease. I have heard of an old woman who
always recommended for aweakly child that
it should be drawn along the grass wet with
Maydew three times running— on the 1st,
the 2c1 and the 3d of May—and that great
benefit would be sure to follow. Young
girls are also recommended to wash their
faces in ltlaydew to improve and preserve
their complexions. Swellings of various
kinds may be cured by a similar application ;
but in such, cases, if the patient be a man,
the dew must be taken from the grave of the
last young woman buried ; if it be a woman,
from the grave of the last young man.
ENGLISH PLmu I'un»nm. For an ordinary
sized pudding put three quarters of a pound
of finely grated bread crumbs into a bowl
with three quarters of a pound of beef suet,
chopped, four ounces of flour, dried and
sifted, a teaspoonful of salt, a pound of well
cleaned currants, a pound of large raisins
cut in half and stoned, half a pound of
mixed candied peel cut into very narrow
strips or tiny dice, a tablespoonful of moist'
sugar, and a teaspoonful of mixed spice.
Mix these ingredients thoroughly than stir
in eight large, fresh, well -beaten eggs and,
if approved of, a glass of brandy. If requir-
ed a little milk may be added, but the pre-
paration mustjust be barely moistened --not
in the least sloppy. Turn the mixture, when
ready, into a well buttered pudding mould,
tie a good stout pudding cloth over the top,
and plunge it into plenty of fast boiling
water. Boil hard for seven or eight hours—
or evenlonger—then turn out carefully on to
hot dish. Insert a tiny sprig of holly—with
berries on if possible—in the centre, sift fine
white sugar thickly over all to imitate a fall
of snow, and serve with a little brandy
sauce, or rich melted butter, poured round
the base, and accompanied by more sauce in
a tureen. If these puddings —we often make
six of eight at a time—are made about a
month before being required they will be all
the richer and better. All that is needed
is to give thein a couple of hours brisk boil-
ing previous to serving. In the interim the
puddings Inst be kept in a cool airy place,
hanging by a knot, made by gathering up
the four corners of the pudding cloth and
tying thein firmly together.
A Close Oall.
John A. Harned, of Chicago, narrowly
escaped a terrible death, on Saturday after-
noon. While passings schoolhouse a few miles
west of Gilman, Harned saw smoke issuing
from the chimney and entered the building.
He found a tramp lying on a bench, and the
latter, awakening, assaulted Harped, dealing
him two violent blows on the head, knock-
ing him down and stunning him. ' • The mis-
creant then robbed his victim, set fire to the
schoolhouse, fastened the doors, and fl ed.
Harried regained consciousness barely in
time to crawl .out of a window and escape
cremation. The building '.t .s corsumed.
Terrible Shipping Disaster.
A terrible disaster has occurred off Al-
missa, on the Dalmatian coast. A ship
which was conveying a number of
labourers engaged for the olive har-
vest on the Island of Brazza, which is a
garden of olivegroves and vineyards, was
struck by a heavy gust of wind, and, in her
oveeladen state, heeled over and then cap-
sized. Help came from the shore to the
unfortunate people who were struggling in
the water in the midst of the mass of ani-
mals, which they were taking over to Brazza
with them, and after a time thirteen human
beings and thirty-four animals were picked
up. But thirty-seven persons and some
hundred beasts perished.
A Cheap Mode of Transit,
Some time ago a passenger on the North
London Railwayremarked in the presence of
one of the company's officials how easy it was
to " do" the company. " I often travel," he
said, "from Broad St. to Dalston Junction
without a ticket. Any one can do it. I diel
it yesterday." When he alighted he was
followed by the official, who asked him in a
pleasant and affable way how it was to be
done. But the wily traveller was not to be
cajoled out of a secret by a few soft words.
At last he agreed to tell for a substantial con-
sideration. This was given. " Now," said
the eager official, " how did you go from
Broad St. to Dalston Jsmction yesterday
without a ticket ?" " Well," was the reply,
" I walked."
Bring on your Cyclones.
Western cyclones are indeed curious
things. The editor of the Tosnville Call
vouches for the fact that a cyclone blew
into his office last week, threw the set typo
all over on the composing stone, locked up
the forms, whirled them onto the elevator,
jerked them clear through the press, and
printed seven hundred copies before the
force could get control of the machine—and
the only mistake made in the whole thing
was±he misplacing of a patent medicine"04"
that ought to have, gone top col, next read-
ing matter."" Bring on your cyclones."
says the Call.—L?uiht.
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ris aS 'resents1
FOR A MEMO TRIFILIR.
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When, deciding on a present for a friend, you will consider your
own and your friend's interests by purchasing something useful.. Itas
it occurred. to you that a nice Scarf, a Tie, or any piece of our Gents'
Furnishings Goods would make a present to be appreciated.
WHY GIVE A FANCY ARTICLE,
Which, when once looked at, will be destroyed, when JOHN
POPE, of the HENSALL Gents' Furnishings Empoziura is
selling ""�''
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DURING THE HOLIDAYS
Note Some of Our .Prices
Beat Worsted Suits (ail wool) worth $25, for $20; Canadian Tweed Suits, Worth ".$15
Best 6 Scotch Tweed Suits, "" " " $20, "
$18. All.Wool Irish Tweed Suita, " " " "` F" $1O'
made upin the best style and Al trimmings used.: TheistockZ is
These goods will be �'
large and well -assorted. We can suit the tastes of all.
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In Gents' Furnishings
We have a large and pretty stock --equal to that of any city, anki the Goods Navin
been bought right, will be sold right ;—in the interests of the public. Our goods and low
prices will surprise you. Read the following List —
The New Patent Nook Shirt, sold everywhere for $1.50 ; we sell it for $12s.
Fine Print Shirts, Worth $1, for 85 cents. r Nuck Scarfs, (tall rilk) g `Vu�rth : $1 for
.All•wool Under Shirts, 1
"` " $ ". "00. And a lot, do. yG(ic
Silk Handkerchiefs "" "• 75o "" 50c..
Numerous other lines at equally big reductions. Remember the above quotations are
POSITIVE RRD'U'CT101WS,
And a comparison of prices will bear out this statement In Braces, we have the C ELE-
BRA.TED NIAGARA BRACE which 3annot be beaten for comfort and durability. Will
give a discount of 10 per cent, on all braces during{]thee holidays.
PRICES RIC S :
Fine All Wool Soaks, Worth 50e for 35c, 1 moves
Gloves, Fine Nap Buck, "" " ;2 " $1.50.
In Collars and Cuffs we carry all makes and sizes and will sell them at Dost prices.
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MoEwen's Block, HENSALL.
4rOlittit Vo$
85c.
Great g ilolidaySale
OF
BOOTSaND SHOES, fill BOOB, HIMUIS
AND OVERS HOLE S -and CSI DREN AS
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This sale has been inaugurated for the benefit of the
Public and will be continued during the Holiday
Season.
We have a large stock of first-class Goods, which has been marked down in prices for
the holidays, and when we say we have marked prices down we mean it. We can suit
the tastes of all—even the Muskokans in the matter of fit. Our stock is large and must•
be reduced, and to reduce it we will make a
A GR AND CUT IN PRICES,
as read the following :
Men's Hand -made Felt Boots worth $4.5o, for $3.5o
" Whole -foxed i, " 3.00, " 2.50
"" Hall " a, 2.25, " 1.75
" Felt Socks and Rubbers " 2.00, " 1.50
" Leathered " "" "" 2.50, "' 2.00
" Best American and Stock-
ings,- - worth 3.00, ""2.25
""Common Rubbers "" 2.25, " 1.75
"
Ovcrshoes(snow excluders) lined 1.75, " 1"35
Trunks,
Valises,
Etc
" Arctic, lined. worth 1.40, "
" Common Felt Overshoes " 1.50, "
Woman's Snoes, Felt, buttoned " I.5o, "
Misses' "' IS
Children's "
Men's Rubbers,
Women's "" .40 ""
Rubb.rs & Stockings, Women's, Misses'
and Children's
4'
as
It
1.35, as
1.10, "
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.65, " .50
.30
. 75
Ladies'
Satchels
Valises,
AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES.
We have just received the BEST snow and waterproof Sabine Beeswax Oil and Dressing for Boots &
Shoes, Harness and Buggy Tops. It is the best preserving oil ever invented. If you are not in need o
Boots and Shoes, call and get a bottle of this oil. Shoes will last longer by using it, A CALL SOLIOITEr
BUTTER AND EGGS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS.
Stand: McEwen's B ock, sign of the big Boot.
Heraill, Ont.
A W ESELIOIi,
Prop,