Exeter Times, 1915-12-16, Page 7COUGHED SO NARK
Would Turn Black
In The Face.
SHE WAS CURED Bb' USING
DR. WOOD'S
Norway Pine Syrup.
Ernest Adams, Sault Ste, Marie,
Olt'., writes: "My little girl, six years
old, had a dreadful hard cough. At
nights she would cough so hard she would
get black in the face, and would cough
for several hours before she could stop.
We tried different kinds of medicines and
had several doctors, but failed to do her
any good, She could not sleep nor eat
her cough wasso bred, and she was simply
wasting away o ,A friendadvised me to
try Dr. Wood's Norway .Pine Syrup, I
got a bottle and saw' an improvement,
ancl. got another, New 1 am Znly too
glad to recommend it to all mothers."
Too much stress cannot be laid on the
fact that a cough or cold should be cured
immediately.
Dr. Wood's Norway Vine Syrup, will
cure the cough or cold andprove a pre
ventative from, all throat and long
troubles such as bronchitis, pneumonia
and consumption.
"Dr. Wood's is pat up in a 'yellow
wrapper; three pine trees. the trade mark;
price 25c and 50c, per bottle,
Manufactured only by. Tlie T. Mil-
burn Co., Limited, 'Toronto. Ont.
Christmas Morning.
Before the wintry sun is up,
Oh, what a racket greets my ears,
The din is surely loud enough
To wake the folks of other spheres..
The trumpets toot, the dollies squeak
. The woolly lambs in chorus bleat,
The baby locomotives chug,
The rat-tatoo the drumsticks beat,
For this is Christmas morning.
}
A toy piano tinkles out
A tiny,.•teeny-weeny, tune,
So fainteted sweet it might be played
Awajr'up in the silver moon.
The air with merry laughter rings,
} And. shrieks of glee, and whoops of
joy,
And happy gurgles of delight
From rosy, romping girl and boy,
For this is Christmas morning.?
Wee Jimmy sports a soldier suit,
nn'�v orts p s ,
And Johnny has a wagon red,
And Susie got a camera,
And Bruce and Bobby each a .sled,
And Tom in Fringe and feathers . gay,
Jit like an Indian chief appears,
And--iaother hugs them every .one,
'And murmurs `Bless the little
dears!"
For this is Christmas, morning.
Christmas Don'ts for Alle
Of course we. all want to be happy_
during the festive, season, c3nd.lf grad,
bear the .following "don'ts" -in -mind
we should. find them very helpful in
enabling us to attain that end.
Don't, for example, give a gift as
an. "investment."
Don't, give with the expectation of
return.
Don't give a Christmas. present
gruclgiiig1..y.
Don't figure mit what So -and -So is
going to give you.
Don't overlook a real friend for a
flash friend.
Don't deposit a gift in a bank , of
gratitude and expect, 20 per cent. in-
terest on it all the year round.
• Don't omit the children's toys.
Don't buy more than you can pay
'fol.
Don't go from home on Christmas
Day.
Don't promise your husband • or
child a' peescnt. Give it.
Don't say, Alas, die is an ass who
merry is at Christmas.
And don't forget to all be pleasant,
Au Unfortunate.
"Did you count your change before
leaving the window ?"
"No." .
"Then we can't rectify mistakes."
"I'm glad of that. I found after I
got away from here that you had
given me $5 too much.
Heart rt Was So 'Weak Could Not
Go' Up Star Viiithout Riel ,s
When the heart becomes weak and
does not do itee work properly the nerves
become unstrung and the whole system
seems to go "all to pieces."
• When this happens you need a tonic
to build up both the heart and nerves,
and Milbttr&s Heart and Nerve Pills
will acconrplisli this for you, providing
you 10 not let your case run too long
and allots it to become chronic.
Mrs. et+,vangiliste. I.overdure, Port
Coin ,e, Que., writes; . "bast =inner -
my heart and nerves were so bad T could
not sleep et night, incl my heart was so
weak I could riot go up stairs without
help, My doctor said he could clo no
more for me as my heart was completely
done, A cousin of thine came in one day
and told the that.Milburn's Heart and
Neave Pills cured her completely. 1
immediately gave her 50 gents to bring
the a bo:, and since that day there is a
box always oft my sideboard. I am now
well, aitcl my he cut and nerves are stronger
than when I was a little school girl. I
advise anyone with heart trouble to try
them,' No doctor cart beat thein,"
Milburn" Heart and Nerve Pills are
50c pee box, 3 bores for $1.25; for sale
at all dealers; mailed direct on; rreceipt
of price by The T, Milburn Co., Limited,
Torot,'t'lo, Ont,
II ,ret,itt' 'rrrr,?jr,7TljrtrOjjrkr, 014. .TTit- , e
Sweets for Christmas
I.,,,r;r,,in,op,,:ner Tn'
The following recipes will produce
results which are both delicious and
wholesome. Meert of them are simple
to make, and none of them is very
expensive.:.. , , :.,
Chocolate Caramels. — Mix one
quarter of a. pound of grated choto;
late (unsweetened), a pound oe brown
sugar, four tablespoonfuls of butter,
half e cupful of cream and half a
cupful of molasses. Place over a slow
fire, stirring until the ingredients are
thoroughly melted and mixed. Do not
stir again; but boil the mixture until
it , is brittle whena few drops are
placed in ice water for half a minute,
Remove fromthe fire and 'acid a tea-
spoonful of vanilla; pour the candy
into a thoroughly -greased, shallow
pan and allow it to cool. When nearly
cold, cut into squares with a greased
sharp knife; then cool further, and
when hard, wrap each square sepa-
rately in waxed paper, and put it in a
dry place. It is best not to try to
make caramels in damp or rainy wea-
ther.'
Should you prefer vanilla caramels,
substitute vanilla for the chocolate
flavoring
Crystallized Prop -corn.-_• Take
enough kernels to make three quarts
of pop -corn when finished. Pitt them
into a popper. and, shaking the pop-
per up and down, hold it under the
cold water faucet until all of -the ker-
nels are thoroughly saturated. Place
it on the back of the range to dry, af-
ter which you can can pop it in the
regular manner over a hot fire, shak-
ing the popper all the time. This
method of treatment will prevent the
usual hard centres in the kernels.
To crystallize the pop -corn, mix a
cupful of granulated sugar, ,one table-
spoonful of butter and' three table-
spoonfuls of water; boil until it can-
dies. Then stir in the three quarts of
pop -corn and mixuntil all of the corn
is well covered. Pour on sheets of
buttered• paper' to cool.
Frosted Fudge.—Mix three cupfuls
of sugar, a cupful of milk, two
squares of chocolate and one table-
spoonful of butter; bring slowly to a
boil. - Then boil hard for about five
minutes. 'Remove from the stove;
add a teaspoonful of vanilla, and beat
until thick and creamy. The secret
of good fudge lies in the beating.
Sonia cooks boil longer and beat less;
but the better plan by far is to boil
as little as possible (usually only un-
til the mixture in the pot will follow
the spoon) and then to beat regularly
in the same direction until the mix-
ture is of sufficient cotisistency. When
this stage has been reached, turn the
fudge into a buttered, shallow pan
and place it just inside the oven.
Now boil one-half cupful of milk and
two cupfurs'of sugar. After six min-
utes remove from the fire; add two
teaspoonfuls• of butter and one-half
teaspoonful of vanilla. Beat this, too,
-until itis creamy, and pour it over the
chocolate fudge already in the pan.
Set it away to cool; when nearly hard
scut it. into ares.
11la shnxallosquty Fudge, Cakes.—Make
a p.otfui of .:chocolate fudge according
te. ;the dir-ectiooe. in the first part of
the previous., recipe; but do not pour
it. into. the .pail as stated. Instead,
grease a' number of :muffin pans, or
line them with waxed papers. This
last will be found to be the more sat-
isfactory, because if the paper ex-
tends somewhat over the edge of the
dish, the individual cakes can he lifted '
out and the paper simply peeled off,
thus avoiding the risk of breaking the
edges of , the cakes by., digging them
out of the pan. Pour the fudge into
these -little pans to the depth of three-
fourths'ef an inch. Into the 'centre of
each cake' press . a marshmallow and
allow the cakes to harden. Six or
eight marshmallows dropped into the
fudge during the heating process will
make •it richer 'and tastier. These
fudge cakes are a most attractive
form in which to serve fpdge.
Pecan Kisses. -Combine the whites
.of six eggs with fifteen more than
level tablespoonfuls of white sugar,
and, beat thoroughly until of sufficient
consistency to stand alone. Beat
lightly into this a small cupful of pe-
can kernels. Drop on,greased brown
paper and bake in a moderate oven.
Take care not to burn.
Maple Puffs.—To one pound of ma-
ple sugar and one cupful of brown su-
gar add a cupful of water and boil
without stirring until it reaches the
firm, ball stage. • Cut one dozen
marshmallows into pieces, and add
them to the mixture in the saucepan,
which has been removed from the
fire; cover and let stand for five min-
utes.. Mix the syrup well again, and
pour ; slowly over the well -beaten
whites of two eggs. Beat the mixture
all the • time, and. when it begins to
harden so that it will hold its shape,
stir into it one-half cupful of candied
cherries cut fine, one. cupful of chop-
ped English walnuts;, and one-half
cupful of candied pineapple. Mold
into small cakes and lay on waxed
paper; then place• a cherry on top of
each, and set away to get hard.
Candied Nuts. -Into a saucepan put
one cup, of brown sugar, one-third cup
of corn syrup, one teaspooiifYtil of vin-
egar, one teaspoonful of glycerme and
oile-half cupful of water. Boil with'
out. stirring until it is brittle, when
put into ice -water; then remove from
the fire and let stand for three min-
utes until the syrup ceases to boil,
Place the nuts to be candied, careful-
ly shelled, on a shallow, buttered pan;
pour the syrup over them, and 'set
tTie nuts ay wo to cool. '
away
Nut Bar's. Prepare nuts of any
• ;arty.. s om x tri �n
,,
kind—almonds, walnuts, peanuts, etc.
—by removing the inner' skins and
chopping them. Spread the nuts even-
ly in a broad, shallow pan, the sides
and bottom of which have been
greased with fresh butter. In an-
other pot mix one pound of granulat-
ed sugar with half a cupful of water;
add a pinch of cream of tartar, and
boil without stirring until the mixture
is thick without 'being very brittle.
Pour this syrup over the •chopped
nuts and set the candy in a cool
place to get Hared. When it begins to
get stiff, cut it into bars with a sharp,
greased knife. If allowed to stand for
a few days, the candy will become
soft and acquie'a';delicious flavor.
FOR CHILDREN'S PARTIES,
Suggestions for the Entertainment; of
the Little Ones. ,
A child's love for a Christmas
.party is very touching. • One Christ-
mas gone, he lives in happy anticipa-
tion of the one to come. So never
allow the Yuletide season to pass
without giv�iii'g. at least one'party for.
the' children. It need not be :'an ela-
borate affair—just the simplest menu
and entertainment will please, for
children are riot' critical. This year
let it be a "snowball pasty."'
On circular pieces of white bristol
board, touched with water -color
paints to simulate snowballs, write
the invitations. Children adore
"dressing up," so make it a .costume
party. They , can represent dolls,
brownies, Teddy bears, clowns, fairies
or any other character which'happens
to please their; fancy.
At any shop where favors are sold
cotton snowballs 'are purchasable in
all sizes. ,These are inexpensive, but
if you prefer 'they may be made at
home.,.Attach these to strands of
white aby ribbon of different lengths
and with them form 'a shower of
snowballs over the table.' This is a
simple matter, if you have a dome
chandelier, for the snowballs can be
suspended from, a network of Christ-
mas greens fitted under the dome.
The top of the chandelier should be
completely covered with Christmas
decorations.
For the centrepieces form a large
snowball of cotton and decorate it
with holly and mistletoe. This
'should contain a favor for each small
guest, wrapped in a cotton snowball
and tied with white ribbon. Deck the
candles with red shades shaped like
Christmas bells, to add color .to the
table
Serve the sandwiches tied in bun -
cues with red ribbon, and ornament
the cakes, ices, salad and candies tri
a Christmasy manner.
Entertain the children with games,
dancing, or you might arrange for
them to give a Christmas pantomime.
It will take but little coaching to pre-
pare this, and they will enjoy "act-
ing" without woi'cls, '
Just before they depart have'Criss
Tringle appear with a large bag filled
with' cotton or tissue paper snowballs,
which is the signal for a snowball
fight. This will prove a'jolly ending
to the children's Christmas patty.
"See that man across the street?
He landed in this town tenears ago
.. y,
without a penny in his pocket," "And
now?" "Now he owes me $1,500."
Merry Christmas. ' •,•
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas,
Greets you at the door,
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas,
Ere you step the threshold' o'er.
Laughing voices, merry faces,
Greet you one by one, •
They know,' each and all their places,
• 'Ere they start the Christmas fun.
Candies sparkling brightly, lightly,
On the Christmas tree,
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas,
Are the cries that come 'to .me.
Now theyplay' the firelight,
p Y g ,
Hark what can it be? •
It is surely dear: old Santa
Bringing gifts for you and me.
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas,
They call, one by one,
Won't yau, Santa, come and join us
'Ere we start the Christmas fun?
Mistletoe Means Marriage.
Once more we are in the midst of
the festive season. For lovers, Christ-
mastide is a time 9f no. small moment,
for it is tolerably safe to say that far
more questions are popped at. Christ-
mas than at any 'other time in' all the
year.
As Clergymen can testify,for a
month after Christmas there are more
banns of magi rage published thane, in
any other,' two months of the year,
and they will probably add, .with a
genial smile, that it must 'be due to
the benign influence of the mistletoe.
After all, it's only natural that a
young fellow, kissing a pretty girl.
for the first time at Christmas, should
make up his mind to possess her per-
maneetly, sir. that -he can repeat his
osculatory performance whenever he
chooses.
Mistletoe, it will thus be seen, is re-
sponsible for a rood ninny marriages
in spring.
England was the first country to
take any measures for the prevention
or punishment of cruelty to animals.
C4415110 TIO
Is Productive Of More Id I•leai•th
Than Anything Else.
If the truth was only known you would
find that over one half of the ills of life
are caused by allowing the bowels to get
into a constipated condition, and the
sole cause of constipation is an inactive
liver, and finless the liver is kept active
you may rest assured that headaches,
jaundice, heartburn, piles, floating specks
before the eyes, a feeling as if you were
going to faint, or catarrh of the stomach
will follow the wrong action of this, one
of the most important organs of the
body.
Keep the liver, active atitl working
LproperlyiverPill
by the use of MiMilburn'sLaca-
s.
Miss Rose Babineau, Amherst, N,S.,
writes; "Having boeir troubled for
years with constipation, and trying
various so-called remedies, which did
me no good whatever, I was persuaded to
try MvIrlburrt's Lasa -Liver Pills: I have
found thein most beneficial, for they are
indeed a splendid pill. I can Heartily
reeomrnetid than to all who eater from
constipation e'
Milburn's Laza Bever Pills aro 25c a
vial, 5 vials for $1,00, at alt dealers,.: or
mailed i
le direct on receipt oftic
e byThe
T. Milburn Co,, Litbi eel, Toronto, Ont,
Christmas Cakes
Wh1ite Fruit Cake: Two cups of'su
swinammeamweimm
Marcia's Xmas
Money
It was some time about the middle
of November that Marcia. began
carrying bundles for Miss Savitt. To
be exact, it was just six etreeks be-
fore Christmas, counting back from
the Saturday night when Marcia went
to her purse to put in another note
and counted five other nice, new, crisp
$I bills. She hugged herself, gurgled
with laughter and then buried her
face in the pillow so that her mother,
sitting in the next rooln, could not
hear.
It came about this way: Marcia's
mother hacl come to town with Mar-
cia, Bobbie, the babyand a firm con-
viction that all she had to do in or-
der to support her family would be
to write the pretty stories that the
Cokesville Chronicle had always ac-
cepted and printed with "thanks" but
Marcia,
other compensation.
Bobbie, and the baby were still here,
but the .conviction had died forever
some six months before, and Marcia's
mother was putting in fine stitching
at so much a yard for Miss Savitt on
the floor below, who had all the
work she could do and more. Times
were pretty hard with the third:
floor front, and Marcia's mothor didn't
get all the work she could do by any
means.
Marcia still went to school, and it
was in the afternoons that she car-
DOAN'S KIDNEY ?ILLS
Relieve The ,Kidneys and Bladder
Like .Ordinary Medicines
Do The Bowels.
When the kidneys get out of order Me
back is sure to become affected, and dull
pains, sharp pains, quick twinges all
point to the feet that the kidneys need
attention,
Plasters and liniments will not cure
the kidneys, for theycannot get to the
seat of the trouble, but Doan's Kidney
Pills do, and cure the kidneys quickly
and permanently. ,
Mrs. Lizzie Melauson, Plympton,
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telling you what a wonderful cure Doan's
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I had suffered so with my kidneys I could
hardly do my housework. I used several
kinds of pills, but none of them seemed to
be doing me any good, • At last I was -
advised totry a box of Doan's Kidney
Pills, 'When I had taken, the first box
I found relief, I have used fiveboxes,
and to -day I feel like a new woman, I
cannot recommend them too highly,"
Doan's Kidney Pills are 50e. per box,
3 boxes for $1,25, at all dealers or mailed . `
direct on receipt of price by The
Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont,
When ordering direct specify "Doan's."
• CHRISTMAS GIFTS
There is a good deal of blundering
in Christmas giving. There are a
tied the work home for Miss Savitt, number of delusions in relation to
earning her dollar a week with the this subject which it is worth while to
happiest heart and most willing hands discover and avoid. One delusion
in the 'world. She had decided what which prevails is that all our giftsare
to do with the $6 that would be on to be valued at the dollar and cent
hand by Christmas. • Of course, she rate. At this rate the gift which cost
would like to give her mother' a sew- $100 will be worth to the recipient
ing machine, but that was out of the just a hundred times as much as the
question, so she compromised on a one which only cost one dollar. This
silver teaspoon marked' on the back is surely a bad blunder. The value of
with the magical . word "sterling." the gift depends comparatively little
Bobbie was to have a sled and a pair upon its monetary value. ea depends ,
of rubber boots, and the baby -the . very much more upon its suitability,
dear baby who had been so i11 that and most of all upon the person.. who
she made them all think she wasgives it. While Christmas is no time
what Miss Savitt called "going"—the . for extreme and unnecessary econ-
baby should have the biggest doll! omy, it is just as little a time ,for
that could be bought --for the money. i ostentatious display of wealth. The
All the remainder • should go for i emphasis must not be laid upon the
the Christmas dinner, and after that dollar, for, if it is, the value of
she would begin to save up',fa' an- i Christmas will be sadly impaired, and
6x, other time. Everything was planned; ; possibly wholly destroyed.
we nothing could happen to make any - t Another blunder is to allow our
thing different. Marcia was, ten years Christmas giving to worry us. It
old! So it came to be Saturday j seems strange that this should hap -
night, 'With Marcia gloating over her ; pen, and yet we are persuaded that
wealth. She raised her head from there are not a few who every'Christ
gar sifted three times, 'three-quarteres the' pillow, stifling her laughter, and mar really suffer from nervous ex -
of a cup of butter. Work butter and .,as she did so she heard a sound—a ; haustion on account of the worry in-
cident to their Christmas, shopping.
This probably may be largely avoided __ -.
three ' h I fl if we take plenty of time to choose
teaspoonfulseof baking powder, sifter a her°had died a year ago,soon after. our gifts, and purchase them as we
three times. Stir thoroughly and ad ^ rf have opportunity. And if the gifts -
Christmas. Marcia had been so
the beaten whitesrpf five eggs. Flan„ happy lately she had forgotten. ' are largely our own handiwork we
vor with almonds, •r can probably commence them much '
Filling: Grind oneelialf cup each ea
She hastily crowded the money ,earlier and escape . the penalty of
raisins, figs, citron, ancl.English ware aback into her little purse and ran into Christmas weariness.
nuts add some p' pp the other room. Marcia's mother
ground, inea le a Another mistake is harder to rem -
little of the juice. Boil two cups• of was crying very softly, and on the edy. It consists in giving people
sugar until 11 threads, and pour' on table near we're three pieces of paper what we think they ought to like i le
the unbeaten whites of ''two eggs; —bills:' ` Marcia knew what they were, stead of what they really do like. The.
beat until quite thiels, then' add the although she was but ten. Marcus ; boy would like a top ora sleigh; the '
fruit; stir all together; in between mother hurriedly dried her eyes when 'father gives him Baxter's Saint's
layers and on top cover with; .the Marcia came .in and said it didn't ; Rest. The girl would like a book or a
halves of English walnuts. matter; she felt sad to think she could ; brooch; the mother gives her a pair
Royal Fruit Cake—This This is a Iai,go not give her little children a merry of boots. In all giving we have a
recipe making three large loaves. Christmas; and she quickly took the right to consider what is best for the
Can be kept for a year or longer. Five bits of paper lying near and put' recipient, but w have an equal right
cupfuls of flour, one and one-half cup- them in a drawer. But one bit fell to to consider what he (or she) would
ie
sugar to ' cream and add olie-half a.Isobirom the next room. She knew
cupful of milk filled up with water, at once what_it was!
andone-half cups ofour, two d then she remembered that h
fuls each of sugar and butter, one- tl floor; and Marcia, picking it up, most prefer. The tragic element in
p , one cupful of mo Y. „� such cases too often lies m this,
lasses, one teaspoonful of soda, two been saying to herself overt. 2ver� such
plainly on it,"six dol- t-'-: giver is woefully out of sympathy.
teaspoonfuls each of allspice and again, writteu,pl lywith the ate he wishes to please..'
cloves, two tablespoonfuls ' of drilla- lar s. Marcia's mother spoke to her Probably the heart is grayer than
mon, five eggs, one nutmeg, two of many things, so now she told her the hair. Christmas, rightly used,
pounds of raisins, three pounds of about that "six dollars" written on should help to -keep us young.
currants, _one and one-half pounds of .the paper, and Marcia learned that it Another blunder lies in foolisniy.
citron; bake about one hour or longer giving what our better judgment con-
demns. a slow oven. .
Christmas Confection. — A new
Christmas confection, delicious and
quickly made, is made by cutting rich
fruit. cake thinly and dipping squares,
triangles, or circles. in melted sweet
chocolate. This bonbon is a delight-
ful "find" iti•the Christmas box.
A Recipe.
half cu ful of mills co Id not but see the words she had that
•was the amount due the physician ,
who had attended baby, and had, so There are fathers and moth's
Miss Savitt said, "brought him to" I
ers who are too fond to be kind, and
when Marcia's mother thought he at Christmas they seek only to get
would die..
•that which the children most desire,
Marcia clutched the paper with al forgetting that the day may come
littleain in her heart that every
p when the child, grown wiser through
moment kept growing sharper and bitter experience, will curse the well -
sharper, and after a while, when her i meaningfolly which made his own '
well -
mother and Bobbie and the baby ; wishes is parents' law. The child's
were looking at a picture book, she ,
slipped from the room, put on hat and i wishes should be consulted, but the
jacket and ran—you can't turn back ; parents judgment and . experience
so easily when you run—the five i must not be ignored.
blocks between her home and that of
Doctor Smith,
When once she was he the doctor's
presence she was brave enough. She
paid the $6, saw him receipt the bill,
and turned to leave the office. And
then such an awful thing happened.
Tahe a quart of pure Good Will,
Flavor well with Sympathy;
Boil it on the fire till
It is full of bubbling Glee.
Season with a dash of Cheer,
Mixed with Love and Tenderness;
Cool off in an atmosphere
That is mostly kindliness.
Stick a dozen raisins in
Made of grapes from Laughter's
vine,
And such fruits as you may win
Iii a purely Jocund line.
Make a batter from the cream
Of Good Spirits running high,
And you'll have a perfect dream
Of a Merry Christmas pie!
The Oldest Christmas Carol.
Christmas carols are as old as the
Christmas era. The first Christmas
carol was sung by the angels to the
shepherds of Judea. They sang
"Glory to God in the Highest, and on
Earth Peace, Good Will Toward Men,"
Some of the most beautiful Christ-
mas carols appeared in the .fifteenth,
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,
and had their Borne in Frace Italy,
taly,
and England. In those clays it was
the mark of a litterateur to have carol
collections for books were not as
plentiful astheyan
are now, d one of
the most famous collectors was De
France, Caurroy,of whose name
comes down to us, in the writings of
the day, more as a collector of carols
than as a writer.
The English royalty weie
all very
fond of the Christmas carol, notably'
Queen Elieabcth.
Another mistake lies in confining
our Christmas gifts to our own little.
circle. If the Christian church in
Canada were fully alive to this, there
need be no family in the whole land •
without a goodly measure of Christ-
mas cheer. If each one would only
The thought, with all its weight of look after his own corner! It would.
woe, came over her that it was all meati a little more time, a little more
gone—silver spoon, sled, dinner, money, but a good deal more happi-
everything—and she linter into tears, ness, both to those who give and to.
She never knew how it happened,
but in a few minutes she was tell-
ing the doctor all about it—the sew-
ing machine and the other two bills
and everything. Then the doctor of-
fered to give the money back, • but
looked pleased when she refused it;
and she started home, still a very sad
but a much happier little girl than
when slie Caine.
Such a queer thinghappened on
Cliristnias eve! ,Por a wagon drew.
up and brought such wonderful
things to: Marcia's home! A sewing
machine, in the drawer of which was
a $20 gold pieee and a silver spoon
marked "sterling" for Marcia's' mo -
thee, a sled and rubber boots for Bob-
bie, a big, a magnificent doll for baby!
And there was a wonderful book of
fairy tales, with such pictures as she
had never seen before, And in this
book was written these wards, "For
Marcia, a little girl who thought of
others."
With some people, the presence of
inthe room include ,
a sett s an attack of
astlinta,
those who receive. The Christmas
time, if it is to realize what it seems
to us it is divinely intended to rea-
lize, should make- the whole world of
mankind, at least for a little time,
one great family, of which. no mem-
ber should be left out in loneliness or
neglect.
Did His Bit.
There was once a rich but very
mean old lady who paid her servants
as little as possible, and kept very
few. One of Kier staff was a thin
Miserable -looking lad of twelve, who
answered the door, did the knives and
the windows, waited at table, weeded
the garden, washed the poodle, odic,: and
rest of the time to
lead the x himself.
,elf.
One visitor asked hien,. "Well., my
boy, and what do you do here?' „I
gardener out g
do a butler and a of a:
job!" milted the lad
Sympathyls what everybody thriiki
the other fellow ought to ha:t'e,
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