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e; NI- iti, lot ;f ego, le the
' nt0g0taius :of
soul barn France,
titer t lived a. Poor
but honest feebly
of a father, rnoth-
01' end two chil-
dren, . The father.
wl)0 01)tned Adam
and the niotber
0 lenunah. The son,
and
•: of age, at
welt' years
Peter, was t e
the daughter, Esther, was only nine.
Father Adam was an 'honest, hard
worsting man. On the stoop sides°of
the mountains he kept his sheep and
a cow,' and in a;liktle valley t 'hat lay
between the mountains Mother Harr -
n tb mntle a garden, tilling, the soil' by
her own hands, with the slid of a few
simple gardening tools. And her son
Peter gave her \vhal aesistanee a boy
of his years could give. Esther kept
the little thatched rottnge tidy, and
clean, preparing the mals for the three
workers who were on! of doors most, of
the day and who came in at night from
their toll very, very tired.
But they uever grumbled, at their lot,
for they had hopes that Fortune would
smile ou them some time. and she did
-in the form of n fairy,
One morning the day before Christ-
hias, Father Adam and- family sat
GTL ae
BEFORE Hen eTOOD A PAI'RT.
around their plain wooden 'table eating
mush and .Milk. Adam spoke.
"'Tis the holy time of Christmas,
mother," he said, "and we should do
an act of charity toward some one
poorer than our'seives, even though it
should' be giving ever and ever so
small a gift. The Lord gave his life
for sufferers in his name on the day of
bis Nativity. Mat say you, mother?"
"You are right;"1 agreed Another
Hannah. "There is the Widow David,
who stands in, great need. She has two
children, and the Wolves got among her
sheep =and killed three of the finest.
'She Is trying hard to keep her children
and herself. What say you to our
sendinc, her a bee of wheat and a
sliittli ellt'eee 11
"fish seed, tunitna'' 'Agreed e,I1llthe!'
Adnet "Anel i. t shell ane to ailtl;b
the sblep ill Sl cow :e it her 1''i•tsty et
Est her ';Mesh -Mee '1 he whom mit putt e ht -,1st
'to Widow Dttiids tot.'
ern e,'' offered Esther, "fur 1ttel
anal seedier ale digging tip the l.rnund..
fortbe planting of tines in the epbing.a
[;ti it wns agreed Iii;it Esther should
takes lire d0genrt and nullte the jnnr•'
Rey over the mottittlitu to life.00ttuge:
or, the widow IinVict A;, alien ,118
brenkfyl;;t wens OV '1' .Est her tltlied nq
the onse'atel 1sl:u'et1-1lie houli 0111:6-8 •
loaf"of broaden-hosr t' hualetulile twine
anda small thee: -R.-011 the, tattle.,<
':nether and i'cter a'l'l ire ;-Denary
eller the foreiloon spent in the
den," she said "1'oor father 'always
curries his bread and cheek. in hlas
:� h bee
• vtNheherdvt t
floe%cf and c8t i 1 p
"Now, before going I shalt fix the
: tire to bold k1)1 noontlny; othorwlse the
house will be cold on mother's And Pe-
ter's return."
g
So saying, Cail huge
picked f o
Ing tbat lay beside tbe fireplace. "Ah;
this Is the log father snit' should burn
oar Chr•Istmes eve fire. It will' soon be
Christmas eve. null I'll throw the tog
on the flame find have the house'
eheery,on the rctIrIl of the dear ones,"
Rut ,fMet es Esther wee lifting one eud.
of the ht.;n'y leg- the Yule le log -n flash
of hall leaped from the farther stud
11111 08ttsed Esther to close her eyes..
When she opened them again there
before her stood ll fairy. "Alt! 1 have
eolnte to bring you setae. Christmas
cheer," 01id the fairy. "Your [111rc,nts
are gond and dtst'rvine: folk. They
were robbing shell. I11rlier to help the
needy w'idow. So here Is 0 hit of good
fortune for you land yours, little help-
ful maid. Take of I for yuut'setves
and for those about you who are in
need," Then: before Esther could re-
ply, the fairy haul dlsaUtpeal'et. leaving
on tine hearth a hag of ,8)1111,
The tittle girl ran out and called in
her parents and brother When the
father leaked into the big bar, of gold
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Had Salt Rheum.
Could Scarcely
Do Work.
Skin diseases are invariably due to
bad or impoverished blood, and while
not usually attended with fatal results
are nevertheless very distressing to the
average person.
Among the, most prevalent are: Salt
Rheum, Eczema, Tetter, Rash, Boils,
Pimples, and Itching Skin Eruptions,
Burdock Blood Bitters drives out all
the humor from the blood, and makes it
pure and rich,
Mrs. Ellwdod Nesbitt, Apsley, Ont.,
Writes: -"1 had Salt Rheum so bad I
could scarcely do my work. I took two
treatments of doctor's medicine, but they
did etc no good. A friend told hie his
wife had 'had' Salt Rheum, and that
Burdock Blood Bitters had cured her, so
I got a bottle, and before I had it all
taken my hand was better."
Burdock Blood Bitters is manufac-
tured only by The T. Milburn Co.,
Limited, Toronto. Ont.
COILED TURKEY DINNER.
flyslers
t Julienne Soup Celery.
Roust 1'1g Stuffed Potatoes, Onions
Apple Sauce,
Called Turkey r '(tato Croquettes.
01oldera Spinach
Fvatere i,etture Salad, Cheese.
4 ice Cream Culte,,
t Coffee
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Burch este Call
Oil many of us attend church on
Cbriettnas da Hod why not
Of alt the days in all the tvear
Christmas is the most 'appropriate
ndnite with hta
unite for one to go to church a
neighbors and friends in giving thai he and
r
praise unto him who -died that you and I
should live. Ghri�t as s his birthday, and
� m t •
bone things one should hear a short ser-
. •
a all
mon and offer a prayer of thanks for tl e.
him
' sharovertad on b to
fortunes that t.t Ze pa,y has
and ash forgiveness of all stns. One should
go to church
feeling that it i. a
pleasure e and
a privilege and not consider it a duty. It will
m.one he capable
n that roil'a p
furnish Inspiration.
of better enjoying the day and at ntghtfa,it be a
great deal happier.
II<r twins were debris'
in
the my11ter-`
les of eller calcul
illnitiith Males the
chrel'tien of ,tbe
RAI lhttll Di11111).
Mand stools an rt'
chatr chopping
beer,. land ,01)310s
n .huge vood."
en bowl; Alili'inn
Sorted i llsins.-and.
citron at 8 side table Dinah stirred
seyle savary' Ines% that cooked, So
busy were they that tate stealthy en.
trance of Wilbur was not noticed upti.l
his esrtes rove peered over Mi
d's
shonld1?, With It startled s1 ream she
licensed her 'chopper: "Go away, you
horrid lO>yt. We're too busy to bother
with your pranks."
"In4i1d, I'm not up to any pranks at
ill:" he hegIni In 1111 aggrieved lone,
I've ,lust seen something that makes
me -so edited:"
"Don't Reim us in suspense!" lame in
curt 1111en10 from the side table.
"1'8e•8i:u'overed all sots of oda shap-
ed bu11830s in 'the storeroom closet:"
he es(hilnled impressively. The twins
gasped, and !Sinn ti spoke crossly "and
11)111'0 Mitre 111)1,,)», 11 Iti1e :corm pule -
Oft nnfl one he vet-% 111 proprint'IV prim
1 ao nted fu the friend who lm u notable.,
salad maker,
The Christmas Spirit.
Christmas is a good institution, he It
examined from any angle. The Christ-
mas spirit isone to ,fester and encour-
age. It means nnselflshness, charity,
peace, liberality, geed (Steer, all desir-
able traits in themselves and all tend-
ing to make the world a better piece.
White the. Christmas holiday is a
Christian institii'tien .in name, no one
religion holds a monopoly of the Christ-
mas Spirit. It is eummoa to nit reit-
gions. It menus a striving to make
others happier, 00 effort to better con•
dations for Malt kind, It means sharing
your good / fortune, no matter Clow
sn1011 the p ortions may be. It is the
essence of the (,olden Rule,
While one can do nitwit good to oth-
ers by the radiation of the Christmas
spirit. tate greatest good is done to one-
self. No moa can bestow a gift, either
material or spiritual, on another with-
out benefiting himself. _ Be must ele-
vate himself by the exercise of the
emotions that Christmas calls forth.
and this elevation roust be more or less
permanent. No morn eau be much dif.
ferent one day in the year from w'ltat,
be is the other 36-1 days,
So blessed be the spirit of Cbrtst-.
[Host Exercise It during the closing
days of December and you can't help
but be the better for it. and you can't
help but continue Its benevolent Influ-
ences during the months that follow.
['hey Add Piquancy to Many Plain
Holiday Dist es.
The s:inc05 give the finishing touches
..1t .the Christmas feast, • Aside from
tuayonn0150 for the snllnd,w•hite sauce
is the most universally useful of all
The simplest and plelnest of white
settees is a most excellent thin with
halters fish:
Any creamed fish, fresh or stilt, Is
Mee 111 white sauce, and It is the same
with meats, the dried beef, theeitleit'11
the veal. 'rhe white 0anee 1s the liquid
to ;use in making many st'allopl. Even
when we do not combine thelugredl
MAYONNAISE h1r01111,
eats beforehand we phi them into the
Sea 1101) dish, and the edekleg does (his
So It is in the making of 'croquettes.
The binding of the meat or vegetable
of which they ;re made may be done
with egg yrhiteyr but the rise of the
white Stf flee is the more common rind
Inexpensive way. Beildes being used
to bind the materiel of the croquette
It is often used as a sauce around It.
It is when we come to the vegetables
that we find the widest .use of all for
the white anuee. We Increase the food
mine of a vegetable dish by adding
sauce, which cotitalna both flit and
protein, to n plain material, Many of
the :commoner vegetables are advent*.
geonsly Served In Bream' sauce, Chil-
dren e
cooked.
(1
vegetables so. co
e v.
(leen will �*
when they would not otberwiee tohcb
them,
TU@ p7ettl .,magnnnt•J�e mixer ilius'
*rs^Kreu
A CHRISTMAS DREAM.
DRI:AMI.1) u dream one Christmas
eve.
The strangest one. vee nay' believe,
"rives of world divinelyfel'
I R 1
' NeYond the gibe, far utr, somewhere.
There grief and tears were all unknown,
Ami luta supreme, reigned on the throne.
Ah, eueh a joyful, gladsome world.
Where sorrow's bolts were never hurled)
Here faces gaunt with poverty
Deride the rich In tnw'keey.
All equalthere were each to each,
The best.. w'lthl11 ,t pauper's reach.
No surging. crushed. downtrodden masses:
No proud, e0te or elan made classes;
No seasoned joys fur lust a few
In this Mr realm beyond the blue;
No ettlaing want with piteous voice;•
No peer to feed,. Abhnd their choice.'
Of that which seen>eth -1 list and good.
All thih„s- were rightly understood.
No'broken hearts or rit'king. Pain;
No avaricious. aloud britml t gain;
No grasping, grinding, sottish greed
That other's welfare doth nut hied.
All things were perfect as the love
That ruled`rhls spotless world above.
Were this sad n'orlrl like In my dream
And love ruled all, Its right supreme,
Ah,- where the clinnce t't. tindty deeds?
Were there no poor to y'ok0 their needs,
Were such 0 suite sublimely Inc.u
ON where thegoodthat we might do?.
t\'ere thet'e no faces tlewesi'w'Ith tears,
Where, then, the solace of the years?
If this w'urld knewno: grief, no (etre.
Could 1.e. oar br'other's tn'den shore?
Ah, love would lose mute) el' Ila worth
'Vere there- no chu rl t)'. un eat till
Perhaps 'Ifs bettor as 11 Is
Than live In realms of perfect bliss,
Ii'or.out of evil comet h emir! -
When Clod is rightly understood
And since we lite. mid ion end "care
And not Int hait,yon tareamN somewhere
Uplift and help thy fellow. rein
And do tate greatest gaud you can
To make this world illte that above,
Controlled and swayed by Chr istly lova
Howard L. Wentworth.
Fox Hunting.
in communities where fox hunting
is considered n sport retehing one is
the cn-di111i1 otTense, The'. rule In fox
hunting is flint you may 1•ha00 the
quarry. but you trust not overtake'i4-
I'htladelphia Ledger,
•
What A Great dao
`laid, to the Great
(Hach!! �copfe
Parisian '`Sae its a 1 d'scovery
i
'of a ce,ebrated soiemtlst. who spetrr..
the bestyeJars of his life -perfect
Ting this great hair -tonic.
In giving this ra•cipe to the Can-
adian people he said,—A Parisian
Sage is most delightful hairdress-
Sage is the most delight-
ful hair I•;diessing in the
world;" It ,curses dalndruff by
killing the germs that infest the
rootsof the hair., i ,stops falling
a t s fel In
p g
hair, it gives vigor, and strenght
to the • hair roosts. Wt. S..Rolmes
sellss Pariisiatn? Sage in a large fifty
eeinit bottle—And -guarantees it to
do all that is claimed for tit, or
lir OIt s
money is refunded.stops
3a lacy
falling hair, dandruff, itching' scalp
and restores life and beauty to
doll faded hair in two weelis.
Children Cry
FOR FLE'FCHER'S
CASTORIA.
THE LOVELIGHT IN HIS EYES:
He Thought That Was What Made All
the People Stare.,
"You have read in novels how a
great emotion will transform a man's
countenance, bow a poet's face in tbe
boor of Inspiration sets the sparrows
singing on the housetops. My own
features are of the commonplace type
nobody thinks of regarding them
twice -yet 1, too, have had my experi-
ences, declares a contributor to Punch,
"They occurred on the morning when
1 received a letter from Phyllis, which
said briefly, 'Yes, 1 think so.' Not
much in that, you may say, but when
I tell you it was the delayed answer to
it proposal of marriage you will under-
stand, Shortly after reading it 1 step-
ped out into the street to walk to the
office,
"What n wnik that was: The light
111 my eyes seemed to brighten the very
sun; the song in my heart was echoed
from a hundred motorbuses. Never
have the winds of May wooed so win-
ningly a February morning.
"Every man I met turned his head
as if loath to take his eyes from my'
Irradiated countenance. Every girl
seemed to take the keenest pleasure in
my happiness and smiled at me pret-
tily as if infected by Its contagion.
• 'Tis well,' I thought (in blank verse),
'Out Phyllis now is pledged to me or.
by my troth, these Battering glances
shot from beauty's eyes might make
my heart unfaithful.
"It was only when I renc•hed the of-
fice and looked in the glass that 1 die'
covered the large black smudge on tan
end of my- nose."
COURAGE OF NAPOLEON.
The Way It Carried Him From Aspern•
Emitting to Wagram.
Professor J. Holland Lose In "The
Personality 01' N1111010011- 18 111,- 111 .� 1
poleon's courage. Ili' stays 111:11 n;-
personality "never stood torte se
grandly as after a defeat." 'Tut. roust
serious blots in We middle part of 1)11
career was that dealt ban by the A rcli
duke Charles at As: torte ess 11 ng, ;terra
east of Vienna. 'flip Aust'iens were
nearly double him 111 At'engtII. 'I'ht•
bridges over the Danube had hetet
broken down in his rent'. illy grout
marshal, f nnnes, lied been killed, end,
in fact, he had suffered a terrible ible re
verse. All his generals were for re.
tl'eat, but he w-itllstutel them, hurl Pro.
Lessor hose ranks the next six weeks
"amung the most glorious of his mili-
tary career" Ile secured new trumps.
deceived Itis enemy by false amove'
'smuts end finally defeated him at
V"1l a ra m.
But al decline came to such - 0 pro-
digious main, Cie blmself :said. at St,
ll'lenu Abut he had been spoiled by
success.' it was natural f let the vie•
tor in fifty `pitched battles and innu-
merable stunner en egements should
+'nee to believe himself omniscient
end invincible. it w'115 this hardening
of 1.1)1 mind that betrayed him into the
Russian eatmerigi1, that caused him to
refuse 1111 comproniisc 11) 1513 and 1814
and that led him to defeat by his in-
feriors. Wellington and Blucher, at
ll'aterloo, just as thttinibTlt. was final-
ly beaten by his inferior, Scipio, at
Zama,
Putting Trees to Bed.
An interesting method of protecting
Peace trees from frost ciurinp' the wits
ter has been prncticed,for several
Fears at the agricultural experiment
station at Canyon, Colo. Early in No.
renlbel' the cgt•te.is removed (rout tl
circle about four feet in diameter
r
round each tree, and water is turned in
to saturate' the soil. When the ground
has become soft the tree Is worsted
back and forth to loosen the roots and
Is then pushed over on its 'side, The
branches are brow bt together and
fletened'with a,eordt and buries) coy-
ered with earth is put over them.
Thus the trees lie snug until spring,
when the covering is gradually loos-
ened and St1ally removed, : and they are
Moun-
propped Poised nod p pp
tain Netts.
But She Hadn't.'
"What's the matter, old chap'? You
lWok tis If you hadn't had -a Spink of
sleep 1111 night."
"I haven't. You see, 1,y wife thl'Oat-
• tome again if I
veto eel.
cued nee Sg
D
didn't conte 1101110 Last night before 10
o'clock, arnd 1 didn't''
"1 see. Von're tlndiug out the lone-
eomeuess of solitude because sale kept
her tvord. eh?"
"Not by a jugful, s'w'ish she Mid."
r10 lea fie. t', ,
TBB TRIO REVELED) 11 T011 SOINIRU illASSES
what was You (loin' In tint closet? Phil
len mint got no call to meddle In what
(luau' voneeru 'eta, nohow!"
But neither of the three was to be
put of tints. "Ilett• many were there?"
asked 31811anl. "1)18 you peek in 'mu?"
queried Jibed, Then 311 lien's sense of
,_honor came In the Ieslne "It really
doesn't matter, she said .They are
evidently meant to be secrets. I''erhnp0
Santa Ch11114 is concerned in them."
"But." began the boy hesltntingly.
"it makes one doubt if Sante Clues
really exists to see all these things her
forehand. Do you think there is such
n person?"
"Well, \Vilbur " nningtnn, of :111 silly
questions! does.,. he always 1111 our
;stdekings and Drina Its a tree? Duenu'1
le'lihvays get the notes we pet in the
i every
u ; r d give is 1. t
fireplut•e for him 1 1 b 7
thing we write for? ❑aven't CCP been
told lead. of Ihlies 11110111 Itis reindeer
and sled 141'1 Workslhip 111 the north
pule and Ide jolty face and all the rest
of it?" These questions were tired et.
flint in a volley by both Ileitis,
-Well, I hunt 1110','' he answered
doggedly. "The reale 14 In. siewol
laughed 1t me abets 1 stmt;)' of Ilial the
other day, trail ll dues seen tamer how
he Inn 4):1)11 the Things he does"
"Go '11nj•,eldle!'• ejaculated 1)llutlt
"i)ere's lot ah rings r'at's past our un,
derat twdire Dot's
w'1S 'mew how Ile
blessed sen Ic111
shine ober de
whole mend.** at
olive? Uses wo
know b u 18 de
winei li:1ws mit
de Wl)l'es ('01111
x01110' W1rlout
C'en530'7 We.
needn't care how
S:11110 Clans gets'
roans' de way he
do 1 disremem-
ber de lime when
ti c_ '0l'gOt 11) t)• tVII:BIM TELLS WS
[vier since I was 9ECI1R'I'..
n 11' 1' 3 111 101 1 11111,8
e C' of 'if is
f one is:got'ng,to give a Christmas pres.,
ent ftshould ;be with a cheerful heart.
t, give in this s
If you can't Grit do not g p
give at all, Me give presents so our
friends at Christmas ristrnas because they are ', our
friend -e and because we derive pleasure' from
such giving. In the giving of Christmas pres-
ents there should be none of that spirit which
•,
suggests commercialism. there should neve?
the giving
g
ofreciprocity.
•n g
tato
c t
e e
be, any jep
of a Christmas present should be' from the •
heart. C he present itself counts for little. ' Che
-
spirit an motive which prompt the giving are
alt Important.
romssiststth
THE HUM OF THE HIVE.
.See that all colonies have queens be-
fore itis trio, hate,
If the bees are to be wintered out-
doors nse'chaff or double welled 'lives.
A hive of bees will supply all the
honey the fatnily weeds and, besides,
pollenize the fruit. Nothing pays bet-
ter in a small way.
A queen bee lives from two to Sive
years, workers from forty-five days to
six months, and drones seldom more
than five weeks.
There seems to be abundant evi-
dence that the Italian -bees do work
more upon red clover than the black'
bees, and therefore that they do have
to ngee•tongu es,
If bees are to be wintered in cellar
put several pieces of carpet or similar
011teri1U over brood frames. No cover
is needed. Light should be excluded
from cellar. Damp eelinl•s can be Inept
dray hr aid of lime: An oil lamp will
3.nlvide 3111rt it' needed and a window
or door opened in the evening will sup-
ply ventilation to reduce a high tem-
perature.
THE CHMSTMAS TALE.
Fruit Centerpieces Are Attractive and
Very Seasonable,
P 1•nit mattes a handsome deeuratien
for the Chrislu(ns table. It hes the nd-
e:Image or ;tiipe:fling 11/ Ihc Irllete
after ..satisfying tee ere. A pleasing
:lecuration ot 1111s sort lx llnstr•ated
here. The fruit is Mitt in a limey bus
[let. Clusters of grant's with green
leaves are suspended from the handle.
Winter pears red tipples, oranges and
bananas are arranged on grape leaves
in the basket. If a ,young grapevine is
taken into the house 1m a put before
the leares•'fall it trill grow 111 whiter
and supply foliage for snob ueelasluns
Rose geranium or any green leaves
may be used If grape leaves are nut
aavailable.
'There Is nothing prettier or nun'e ap
proprtate 1'o' the ChMstuns tante 1114 a
eenterpiet•e than .5 pyrutuld or fruit
hese' se war ht's Mang me gifts Old
misses used 1,1 'low him to ,set up de
tree 111' de bii,r luintslun nn' liesee ate
1hII'kie+ If ti'luug w•ltt ale w'tilli' 1011;s'
111 '011/',VII 110! I10:111' gun try to make
Me Believe dere 111111 no Sonia Cirrus,
U'cause dere j' I 'n r h(1 tl v has to be
one," And Liu,alb stirred ,•luictitl;' to
ease her injured feelings.
"Of 0)111.5O there Is, a 1181130.Clips,'
said 1111 tan. ' coaling to her 1101)10
'You set; \\'ill,ut•, 'It's just this way
There is no (1011111 of the Ince 81111 eare
tliat, give sui•h jay 1) boys nud girls
at this happy till the love that „inti
lies thou' learnt wishes and ua1108 into
net -omit all their efforts to do what 1s
right, even though the ' t'e:eiite often
look -Il c failure
•'it really dulsu t matter by w•hnl'
nettle we, 01111 ibis it' it' w'e're 1'.018
it is Sante Claus, why, tat n.'ave ought
to itgree to 110 .0111 p1 111e. Old l eilgty ii Iib
ell his delightful tadllio,s and novel
MISS of doing I Indntwsoe, 1t's.lesoih'
lee. spirit of Santa. --Claus that ntnites
Chill-101Ms the h811111ISt 111iy in the
whole year 11, 1, for 0118, an) not ago
Mg - to deny' the dear ft float's' exist•
*nee. Cone Mit ane' explore the snow
drifts (111 the son goes down. '618J'be
w'e'll clisrovcrthl Mirth tole."
And the trio reyeled in the shining
inasees nut'l the shadows of darkness
eiv1Jhlwed the snniight, much 85 their
dontett of Santa Clans had 'been swat•
lowed to the depths of trusting love.,
'R.A
CASTOR �
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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Bears the
Signature O
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e F1(101 CtNlI.1ll11'11h
mer In, tlt''•nn,,.,,
DOES IT MATTER
nowt or In an mei ml''"•' 'awe tit 1tnr
(1y chitin, i-'ort111:1te 1• the who Still
hoards . a111e00 111.1 elierlsIl"tt posses-
0inns 1111 I-W.1000in in 1111' 101 h1 of tilt (111-
tiglte epergne 111 'nn 1(11' 8,111)''111w1
fruit basket of lung ago
These are nut always ars Uhl hlu.. ;1ul1
a clever women 11111,8 «tare 11 tees
i11i1Sril'tury W11firt;)) ID 0-111e a, la 114.4
glassy howl of drib 11114h f•,1 the tin,nd,I•
tion, pineleee In the ti tnet of it It 1)111 -
er high rase or even a ),ling rep to
give the required height. Twist some
smilax around this muss and lily sums [+';
of 13 luside of the l,, Wl. aa Well as
around the hose where ll rests upon
the embroidered emiterplere,' wllu't1
should be decorated W1111 hotly or some
effect in green.
Now till the large how with tate
fruit. piecing the )ranges 111111 1111•ger
fruit fit the bonen) 03 the howl and
filling in with ruse tittle lady apples
and clusters ot (81111e and purple
grapes abet bananas: Peek these drain-
ly 11g)lhl11 the,suuth glass to uhlite it
firm and till the gins:- Itself with steals
Erol[. I'estuun mare smilax and clus-
ters of grapes Liver the•. top
AN OLD TIME CHRISTMAS..
r[•1)r damsel dunned her turtle sheen.
The hull was dressed with holly
green,
T
Doss Ix MATTER to you that of all the
men, women and children who die each
year in Canada one in -seven is a victim of
Consumption ?
DOES IT MATTER that one in every three
of these is cut off in the full glow of life,
with plans and hopes and loves that must
be given up?
Dogs IT MATTER that a few persons have
joined hands andwithin a few short years !'
have caved thousands of these unhappy 1
ones and can save theta all if only there is
a little more help and a little more money?
Perhaps it doesn't matter. It is all very
interesting. but it. is n0 immediate concern
of yours,
Bu'e Wooten IT,, MATTER if instead of
entering somebody else's home and carry-
ing off their loved ones, Consumption
came Into your home and laid its hand on
the one you love the best in all the world?
WOULD IT MATTER then if you saw your
husband, wife, child or friend dying for lack
of a little bit of the money some other fellow
was throwing away?
Woonn IT MATmExwhen Christmas )as came
if there were nothing for you to doo but sib
on the edtre of the bed and stroke the white
hand on tie coverlet and realize that tide
was the last Christmas?
This is how much it matters in thousands
of homes in Canada this year and will con-
tinuo to matter until enough people like you
test the burden and feel how crushing itis..
It Dons matter -itis the most important
thing in the life of some , unfortunate
the ached
with attached
sufferer -what you do
form.
Forth tothe -wood did merry men
To
To gather In the mistletoe.
Then opened wide the baron's halt
To vassal, tenant, serf and ill,
Power laid his rod or rule aside,
And ceremony doffed Ills pride.
me heir, with roses In his shoes,
That night might village pat'tner. chose;
The lord underogatlug share
The vulgar game of post and pair.
All hailed with uncontrolled delight
And general voice the happy night
That to the cottage as the crown - >
Brought tidings,of salvation down.
The tiro with well dried logs. supplied
Went roaring up the chimney wide, ,
The huge hall table's oaken fare,
Scrubbed till it shone. the day to grace,
Bore then upon its massive beard,,
No mark to part the squire and lord.
Then was brought In the lusty brawn -.
By old blue coated serving men;
Then the grim boar's head frowned on
high,
Crested with bay and rosemary
Well.. can the green gal bed ranger tell
Flow, when and where the. Munster, fell;
What dogs before his death 1>e tore
And all the batting cif the boar.
The wassail round lir gond brown bowls.
Garnished with ribbons, blithely trawls..
Therethe huge sirloin reeked; hard by
Plum porridge stood rend Christmas pie.
Nor failed old Scotland. to produce •
At such high tide hersavory goose.
Thencame the merry tn,lskers'a 1
And carols reared with blithesome din.
!f unmelodlous was the sung
It was a hearty note and strong.
Who lists may in their illumining see
Traces of ancient mystery,
White shirts supplied the masquerade,
And smutted- cheeks the visors rnaae.
But, oh, what musket's richly bight
Can boast of bosoms half so Itg11s
England was tnerrY England when ,
Old Christmas brought his sports again.
Twos Christmas broached the mightiest
ale;
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.
A Christmas gambol oft would cheer
The poor man's heart through half' the
Year.
"Ir Waiter Scott,
To hei71 the Muskoka Free Hos-
*tailor Cortsilmtp1ives continate:its
life-saving work, 1 gladly enclose
the sum 0r8
,Name
.Addles
20.80wi16.00 will p praovf
diderf
oaintenanweeasc. e for a week.
$1 omur
o
250
Tear.
00endow a bed for a y
will
Since thealeetl 'such a,perm aoient
one, Ishoacld also like to anbscribe
;Register my name decocts-.
tt
Fa to
oront m e a o E . t Santana
ul..
tlontrib a may at 06, a9, P
tense rau11I tl a nnhgS So ,feral'dnttanulSuni-
tnrlwn Aneonlutian, 3i71tlhg SG W., Tomato.
"My Papa Has Bought
His
Christmas Pres-
ents Already."
11
See the smile.on'the boy's' face? No
wonder he smiles at having h y g' such it
wise, kind and thoughtful peretlt. EIAs
Is proud of • bis dad -proud toknow,
that the •head of the family does not
procrastinate and put off till tomer-
row what ought t0 have been done day.
before yesterday.
Melte your own children smile too.
Do your Christians shopping early, and
you will have the satisfaction of know-
ing that while -helping others you have,'.
Helped3
'ourself, !fired clerks and de-
livery boys will bless you, and you will
1in heating larger Stocks
be blessed na g st a
from which to make selections