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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1927-12-29, Page 6T., wj THE ROYAL CHRISTMAS Babyfeu lm 1 s g g ,Plain Fare, and Good Cheer at Sandringham —A Treat for Little Princess Elizabeth --How the Queen Buys Her Christmas Presents—A Real Empire Xmas Pudding Beetle hotel attractions and the de- very little different from similar din- g11ne of home Jollifications have tend- pore in similar mansions in other oi),to change the character of our old counties, and probably a good deal English Christmas festivities. But snore in keeping with the old English among these who prefer the old way , traditions. aro the King and Queen. Their A Wonderful Pudding. Christmas is old-fashioned bythe Turkey and Christmas pudding are standards of the ult.'s modern; but In 'rho two chief dishes,and few hones is it celebrated in a truerastir is per- sv Pact in its ay. .For example,, 'filo spirit of jollity, goodwill and light t Chrisman pudding i a hearted gaiety. p g a Made entirely of Empire -produced When the King was a little boy one • eorts ingredients, The of ;the great events of the year for to the esu sorts of materials that go him was the visit to Sandringham for to the making of it are brought from different countries of the the Yuletide festivities. That is many thirteen, xlmpire;_ 'from Au-stralia, Canada, years ago,- but never once has lie South Africa, New Zealand West In - missed a Christmas among the be -'dies Ceylon Zanzibar, Straits Settle - loved folk of Norfolk in the converted Cyprus Settof manor which was a favorite residence coule ; Jamaica, and — of his father. course, England, Ireland, and Scot - of Christmas for the. Royal Family, as 'land, xr Y Thisa for so many other families in the pudding, din g, which is famous in land, means a reunion; it means a'' the Royal Circle, is the master -piece family and the of Mr, Cedard, the ICiug'e chef, With amil Y gathering, + it goes a sauce that is equally fa - of the day with just such fun as mous-sauce Sabayon. The pudding. makes the homes of old England also has the equally famous brandy aglow with. the radiance of hearts in - poured over it. tent on goodwill and kindliness. mese may seam homely items in The first event of the day is the a id°Inga7m emr's Yuletide simple service which- the Royal. p fare, hut Family attends in the Parish church' they show how homely, anti how aim- i which stands in the beautiful'grounds':`ple are their Majesties' and of Sandringham House. pleasures. During the Christmas visit to Sand - A stranger dropping in might easily ringham the King and Queen pay ; Imagine that . the little group in the many visits. chancel pews consisted of the Squire Every Christmas they visit the' and his family, so' inconspicuous is schools at West Newtonclose to , the setting. And it is as a squire that Sandringham. There are tripe, also, the Sandringham folks regard the to Hunstanton and King's Lynn,: KIne where the little hospital patients are' Nearly always, after this simple ser- drizzled 'by a vision of a very gra- I vice, the Royal party walk back to fire House; The Christmas dinner is '� ` -iaay aua a very charming and kindly gentleman n -ho come bearing held In the dining room, a fine "panel- led room with a vast open fireplace in, presents. which burns a triply Yuletide fire of In former years, when our winter weather was more in keeping with scented logs. Dinner is served in the the evening, but before that there are ('lrristntas cards, the Royal party many things to be done, at Sanringhom went in for skating I The Queen has' been preparing fur on the winding lake of the park. But this festival for weeks, titure has beet. no t+inter sport in Nor- folk in her car to 14'oifertuu and folic for some time, and the Prince of Ring's 's Lynn. it is no uncommon tautg; Wales is happier on horseback. Last year he was out with the Norfolk f, r liar Majesty to pall up before Fl ponos, aua tuns year he will pr•ob- some (lune Bumble little shop, elm sally he seen about the Sandringham p 1, a a it !arca. with twiny parcels, i eenniry.sicle ou one of the fine hunt ,i ' January '1. .'"iJoh,. the Baptist al Jesus, Mark 1: '1.13. Golden Tex. He most increase, but 1 meet d I crease, John 3: 30. 1'0'1 Lesson __..__—_ 1' t r q ,aid about hie motive in seeking I..., baptism. But - the Christian church, for which the • gospel is written "eeds It k J eedeerner, and it believes that be gala Therefore it finds 1 no difficulty in the thought that Je us numbered himself with the trensgres- LUPE I Carving explanations . nows esus a$ me, at Jordan. .•:' V. 10. Now comes the reason why all this is so solemnly recorded. Jesus tee- r i,mg hunt the water, had a wond'rone 5151011. He saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit of God coming down upon him like a descending dove. How IS are we- to understand the nature of ee this holy experience? The - opening heavens mean.that the great mystery 0r God has at Iest revealed itself to - the soul of Jesus. Be sees' into the heart of God and he knows God's pur- e- pose for humanity. He feels that he ry is no weummoned and directed by the re Spirit of God, impelling him to labor is for man's salvation. e V. 11. The course of this -redeeming ed task is also declared in the voice e which comes to him: "Thou art my g Son, the Beloved•, -on thee have I suet h ntv choice." Jesus receives an extra- ordinary, but abidin•g, sense of . the s love of God, uttering itself in the call f to be God's San, What is it to be t God's Son, the Messiah? The life of Jesus is' the answer. Jesus does not accept an explanation from the cur- t rent ideas of his time or nation. He puts himself entirely in the hands of -' God, to be guided by him alone. 1. x. SIGNS Or THE 'TIMES JOHN TI t BAPTIST PROCLAIMS. THE.: COMING THE MESSIAH, 1-8. II. HOW JESUS WAS REVEALED To HIM SELF,•9; 11y 'ixTR r ODL CTION—NnriA. of our eVa, gelists have been able to tell the sto of Jesus without a preliminary refs ante to the mission and work of Joh the Baptist. The reasons of this ar obvious, 1. The work of John form the historical preparation for th work of Jesus' 2. John's preachin Inas, under God, the means by whit Jesus discovered' his awn vocation. H carne to'.John for baptism, bending hi head, so to, speak, to the authority o Jahn's mesage, and at that monten Gocl's higher summons to himself tools place. John the Baptist is one of the trios extraordinary figures in the history o Israel: Prophecy, asleep for centur ies, seemed to have found a new voice in his thrilling and impassioned roes - sage, and our Lord, as we know, rank- ed him above all the prophets.. Matt. 11: 7-14. Like the prophet Elijah, he came from the desert, and frowned on the soft and corrupt life of cities. Like Elijah, he summoned the people to decide for God, and to be done with evil. Even his dress and manner re- called the ancient prophet. But his announcement of the immediate com- ing of the Messiah was new. 'It had been supernaturally revealed to John that the Day of Judgment, the Day of the Lord, was at hand, and he came forward summoning men to repent. I. SIGNS of 'TIIE TIMES: JOHN Tan BAPTIST PROCLAIMS THE COMING OF THE MESSIaH, 1-8. V, 1. The words are equivalent to "Here begins the joyful news concern- ing Jesus the Massie!), the Son of God." Note that Mark, which is our earliest Gospel, does not speak of Jesus' 'birth, but confines itself to his public work which began with his baptism by John. Vs. 2, 3. The Christian church sees in the mission of John the fulfilment of ancient prophecies. Two such pro - homes are here quoted. The first is front Malachi d:1, and refers to the xpectatian of Elijah's return, Mal - chi 4:5. As the reader will notice, the language has been slightly chang- e, Instead of "before me" (Malachi) eve have "before thee'' (a reference to Christ), because John prepares the way for Christ. John is a herald who nnounees the king's coming, and rges preparation for it. The second uotation is from Isaiah 40:3. This ro h p ecy was originally uttered attho. ime of Israel's release from Babylon. he prophet hears a voice command - It .a t u unwritten rule that nabob+•et, that are kept in the fine stables e mei he forgotten. It is ales, a char- !,milt by King Edward. ,a ac teristie of the Queen that ever; Quiet and perfect in its way is this present must be one that just suits e Lt. requirements of the recipient. And Christmas holiday of our King and one last point ---it must be of British a• mliif. Time was when the King knave nrauhf,etore, a rule front whirl. the a different sort of Christmas—that iwas before his father, King Edward. a 4 =.ern never departs. had the present mansion built about u A story showing how well the the remnants of a nragulficant Mee izatrethan manor. P In the I t King's a Boyhood. It was in the hall of LOU old building T The Queen was being showii della' the IiiT hail l was as a boy. Then there was no motor ht : ,a .She etheire• nr r lr admired, clever and •mail service, and Ietters wore brought d pretty 5 m•.. t s of l mau 1 , and th said: p r a l en a l p. by the more picturesque coach. In a 't dna s house .should always be timt.n clays the festivities wore pre- in rt ::• in open.' an opinion that most sided over by beautiful Queen. Alex- • little Ole will elms- with her. :oars, whose love of Sandringham is �c ,ar•rily, then, the children at well known. There was then more li S.r-..lringlrani ere not forgotten. After color to the festival, and the ceremou-,c the chrtucir ermine, I.he youngsters in tel of the lighted and glittering tree their tee. cloaks and jerseys troop up was in the manner of authentic Fairy- ii to the great reebriek mansion with land. Ip the pointed gables, to receive from It will not be many years now be. t the Queen tsar, carefully-ehosen gifts, fere the merry gatherings at Saud - It is the same with the members of ringham will bo still more enlivened c the IIcyal IToueehold-•-each one re- by the piping voices of the youngsters W (lure t, herself a mother, tutdc ..tau,hn r h 1 sh t.ppsr,g jcr the ynungstere, is told by 'a . t main mater of children's toeer, ng that a road be' built across the des - rt by which Israel may return to The Royal Children. thatg r r his Christmas fun e Zion. This is now regarded as a pre- iction of John's preaching of repent - lice p nce. The early Christians were much terested in such Old Testament fore- bedewings of Christian history, and ailed them "testimonies," V. .1. John instituted the ceremone al rite of baptism as a sacrament of leansing from past sins. He was dealing with many who by their evil yes had put themselves beyond the ale of the ordinary legal purifica- ions. The second half of the verse cans: "He preached a baptism indi- sting repentance, and pointing f or - and to the remission of sins." V. 5. The national character of. ohn's mission is nosy stressed. His sport spread throughout the whole nil, V. G. John's ascetic dress and diet re emphasized because they recalled lijah (2 Kings 1:8), and because hey added to the impressiveness of circ>v rr gift, and each gift is just of the Family. J right. Outside the Royal Family le There are already three juvenile• self. guests are few tit Sandringham members of the Royal li'amily, and in is for Christmas. the course of time there will, likely During that period when there were enough, be more, a no young children in the Royal And this would be after the heart E Family, the festivities larked the final of the Queen, who is essentially a t towel. tint now there are children lover of children, 1' again, Last year Pricrce.en Mary spent her Christmas at Cioldsborough hall, and she will probably she so again this year. But. the. Duke and Duchess of York will leave their tine town man- sion in PicereliIly and go north by the Royal Train to join their parents. Little Princess Elizabeth's first ,treat will come in the afternoon, 'when the Christmas tree is unloaded of the presents that weigh it down. This feature at tho homely party takes place in bright, spacious saloon. Afterwards, the Queen usual- ly retires to the drawing -room, the windows of which overlook the ter- race. With Christmas dinner comes the turn of the "grown-ups," and it Is Three generations of the Royal Line will then foregather for Yuletide about the vast log lire of the magnificent hall, Outside, carols will send into the frosty air the old, old hymns of joy and thanksgiving, and out of the dark- ness the lights of the tiny village will shine, each one winking its old, old, message of Peace on Earths to the Royal pair, whose first and foremost desire it is that Christmas shall bring with it promise of 'better things for the great Empire over whose des- tinies the Squire of Sandringham, who is also King -Emperor of the Bri- tish Empire, rules. The alphabet rune front A to Z, but the Ford ear runs from T to A. V. 7, John proclaimed the coming of a mightier One, namely, the Messiah - of current expectation. John did not yet know that Jesus would be the Mes- siah. The words about the Messiah's "shoes" mean that John counted him- self less than a slave in comparison with the Messiah. It was a slave's duty to unloose and carry his master's shoes. V. 8. It was believed that the Spirit would be bestowed in the last or Mes- sienie days, Joel 2t 28-29. So John announces" that the Coming One will. "baptize" not'like himself, with wataer, but withthe spirit. II, HOW J'ESU'S WAS REVEALED TO HIM- SELF, 9-11. V. 9. Note the simplicity with which Jesus' coming to John is announced Nothing is said as to his personality, character, or appearance. Nor is any N 1605 A -SMARTLY SIMPLE. FROCK This smartly simple frock will be found suitable for all daytime wear. The bodice opens at the centre -front, and is joined to the skirt, having two plaits at ea chr sdeofth the front, There is a belt across the one-piece back, and buttons adorn the front and pointed cuffs on the long tight -fitting sleeves. No. 1605 is in 'sizes 84, 96, 88, 40 and 42 inches bust. ' Size 88 requires 8% yards 89 -inch, or 2% yards 54 -inch material. Price 20c the pattern. The secret of distinctive dress lies in good taste rather than a lavish ex- penditure of money. Every woman should want to make her own clothes, and the home dressmaker will find the designs illustrated in our new Fashion Book to be practical and simple, yet .maintaining the spirit of the mode of the moment. Price of the book 14e the copy. BOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain.' ly, gi ring number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your order to Pattern Dept, Wilson Publishing Co., 78 West Ada. "Is Mt. Smith at home?" inquired the stranger. "Which one, sir?" ask- ed the maid, "There are two brothers living here." For a moment the caller seemed at a loss for an adequate de- scription, then he had an -Idea, "The one 'who has a sister living at Polka - stone," he explained.—Tit-Bits, Betsy: "But, darling, before you married him you used to say there wasn't another man in the world like him." Betsy: "I did, dear; and now I should hate to 'think there was."— Sydney Bulletin GOOD HOLIDAY Prepege a duck for baking, Cut 1 a top of a tea kettle of boiling water and heat for a minute or two; sere g at once, into several pieces and place in Into a strong chicken broth bentshot mix two cups of chopped cele. two bay leaves, salt.and pepper t `season. Pour this over the duck an Gook one and one-half hours, turnint the plee•os of duck when> auo silo done. Then add two tablespoons, o butter. Stir until it boils, then add two tablespoons of ,_ tomato Catsup one-half cup of cooked mushrooms one-half teaspoon of salt and pepper and four tablespoons of sherry. - : cur the sauce co over the pietas of [luck ar ranged on a hot platter. Garnish the platter with squares of toast, each square garnished with a cube Curran or guava jelly. Broiled Duck Livers. Marinate duck'livers in a French dressing and allow them to rest in it for fifteen minutes, then broil. Servo with melted butter sauce, Cranberry Jelly With Celery. To ono quart of 'washed cranberries add two cups of sugar and one cup of boiling water, Bring to the boiling point and boil for twenty minutes. Strain through a sieve. When the mixture begins to congeal acid one. and one-half cups of celery, cut into thin 'slices crosswise. Turn into a mold and chill. When serving, turn out the mold and garnish with crisp Iery t little nutmeg.Set the bowl into the Handle the New Year 'Proper Style Necessary kit Y. Squash and Nut Pie. o One cup' of cooked squash or pump- kin, one-half cup of sugar, one tea- spoon of cinnamon, one teaspoon of • ginger, one-half teaspoon of Salt, two f eggs, well beaten ,and one cup of sweet : milk. Mix in the order given. Bake tnttil firm in a pan lined with. flakey pastry. When cold cover with a thin layer of whipped cream 'flavor" ed with vanilla. Sprinkle finely chop - pad nuts over the top. Maple Sugar Pie'. t! Cook together two cups water and one cup maple sugar for five minutes, j add one teaspoonful of batter and, !boil until syrupy. Mix two table- spoons of flour with a little water and•.form into a smooth paste, Add ono -fourth teaspoon salt and two beaten eggs. Stir egg mixture into syrup, cool: until It thickens'and bake in one crust: Just before serving heap whipped cream- on each portion: Pepper Soup.. Wash and remove seeds Premg roan peppers, Cook in boiling water until tender. Drain, season•with salt and pepper and put through a sieve,' To the pepper add two cups ofthe water -in which they were cooked. Blend together four' tablespoons butter anti • three tablespoons of flour and' add three cups of sweet milk. Stir this into the pepper mixture, cools until smooth and- serve.' ` • Jolly Boy Doughnuts. - Mix together three cups rye meal, one cup of wheat flour and one-half cup white corn meal. Add 'one-half teaspoon salt,- one-fourth teaspoon cin- namon, two tablespoons sugar, two teaspoons baking powder, one table- spoon New Orleans molasses, one beaten egg and sweet milk to make a thick batter. Drop by spoonsful in hot fat and cook until brown. Rollin powdered sugar and sprinkle lightly with pink or green confectloner•''s sugar. • Pumpkin Pte With Honey. One and one-half cups of steamed and strained pumpkin, one cup of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon, one- half teaspoon of ginger, one-half tea- spoon of salt; two eggs, one cup of mills and one-half cup of sweet cream.. Mix the ingredients in the order given and balm inonecrust. Garnish each piece of pie with a little whirl of whipped cream with a drop of honey in the. center, Sauce for Plum Pudding. Beat one tablespoon of butter with one cup of powdered sugar, add two• well beaten eggs, and a little by lit- tle one wlneglassful of sherry and a England and Egypt Nearing Agreement Important Decisions Expected in Cairo From the Cur- rent Negotiations Cairo.—Tho political situation in Egypt since the return from London of the Premier, Sarwat Pasha, has given rise to considerable speculation in regard to the future of the country. Official circles are observing the ut. most reticence regarding the precise nature of the negotiations which took place in London and are being follow- ed up here between the Premier and the British High Commission, p n n but cor- taan reports which have ve found their way into the press make it clear that developments of a far-reaching char- acter aro imminent. That no definite agreement has been reached between the British and Egyptian authorities is certain, but it is evident that the broad lines of an agreement have been laid. According to the Almolcattam, a leading daily which is generally well f informed, Sarwat, while in London, succeeded in allaying the fears of the British Government regarding public security an Egypt should British troopswithdrawn1 be from the capital to the Suez Canal. He further ob- tained the British assent to modifica- tion of the capitulatory regime, pro- vided other powers would agree, and succeeded in getting Great Britain to give up the lea of taking part In tho protection of foreigners. After the conclusion of an Anglo- Egyptian treaty whereby the status quo which preceded the murder of the Sirdar will be restored, Great Britain would support Egypt's candidature: for the League of Nations and would not object to an increase in the Egyp- tian army so as to enable Egypt her- self to defend the Suet Canal. Madge—If you think Jack wants to marry you for your money, why don't you test him? Marie—Well, there's au objection to that. You see!, e might find out that he does, and what I really want to find out Is that he doesn't. HOW SHE WORKED IT "I always get so many Christmas presents I don't know what to do with them." "Hal hal Aren't YOU wise yetf I always use them for birthday presents throughout the coming year." Stance To carve the bird with power, smoothness and accuracy it is nem - 5 y evessary to have a correct position with respect to it, This is called "ad. dressing the bird." The thing to do is to take a comfortable •position, feet firmly planted on a -line with the bird,, elbows at the side, squarely facing the platter, There are many varia- tions of the stance,but the important thing is for the carver to be directly over the bird. Do not get too far away nor yet too close. Mental Attitude Nothing is more important in -bird carving than mental poise. Probably:."`' nine-tenths,1 of the atrooloua' carving. done at Canadian dinners Is directly "• attributable to the so -cabled "mental hazard.". An amazing number of people approach the bird in a state of Confusion, agitation and doubt. They are all -of -a -flutter. Their one thought is to let fly and trust to luck. Now without perfect co-ordination of mind and muscle no bird can be carved with that smoothness and precision that marls the, play - of the really good carver. Every carver, veteran or .tyro, should In addressing the bird repeat to himself these three thoughts: 1—This is all finite simple. There is nothing to worry about. 2-I am' 'cool and relaxed. 3—I don't care how many eyes aro watching me. I am the captain of •m' fork, the master of my knife! Grip The best carvers employ a ••rather Ioose clutch, with the index finger down the shaft of the weapon, but it is a matter of Choice. As long as the carver's fingers are not cramped or taut, and he has the rigl't "feel," his grip should give him little trouble, al- though, generally 'speaking, neither the knife nor the fork should be grip- - ped overhand like a stiletto- Pustule using the stiletto grip will get start- ling. even seneittinnal, results at times, but their work will be erratic, Stroke For Shorter Speeches A number of humanitarian Mem- bers of Parliament are forming a group the members of wilidh are pledged not to speak in the House of Commons longer than fifteen min- utes at a time. Sir Samuel Chapman, organizer, de- clares it will get 200 adherents, and hopes the. Speaker of the Hones will favor them instead of the long-wind- ed orators. John S. McGraw, manager of the Now York Giants, says it will not be long before the professional baseball teams will be doing all their traveling] by airplane. Should this ever be the case, however, the pitohere presuma- bly will still be sent by train, as the boxman should never be allowed to go up in the air. — •—sem Now that- a repertory company in New York has decided to give morn- ing performances of "Twelfth Night," wilt the critics, meeting after lunch, greet each other with, "Good after- noon, did you see 'Twelfth Night' this morning"? MUTT AND JEFF—By Bud F'ialter, Jeff Thinks Mutt Got Stung. e've PtCISED ur A RCPd, AMTtQUe AT LAST •X AND AT A 2ARC'• SARGAtN.- 'Pe;, Jbf•F, Look AT taMAT . STUMBtrcD PCt O5E tnr AN r vr. ee eSRole g.s li OFF OF gY, -JAMCS ti"s kikG `CUT'S WATCH flub ii met Me 14Atle I'Ottkcie, _euly set _. -'I'6VV %. Ws 3500 54AR5 04U 11ivD rT AIW't WNYi L t Ahr GGT ' p+'BRAND 1vGw I ' WATtt1' THAT• (i'l1Fs raiz, tut �° / '..SttiLLINGS• � d, ' C' �, 3.g, �..is,, •i., }t ei t¢)� t r p ..- ''..-`7,,., ,. l .. 5 x °�%.+. - -•-• _ /�. 1�� ^Ti $iJ'po,ei 'tD (hLiNe - , ! ., •- AND You nAtU.. 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SII I � o 111��A t'ka•' ��`• x- .tx •ENi�k ;!w� .,-rased"' r, I ���� � ,.III p_�jp., '<i •.. n111111111 ���) ISM I . II�nAlmisl11(� Ir L' .. •.r., ,.•• f � / e-� ^u�F i� 1 - •�a'' rn . _ —au��� -s ,2 A. First cf all, steep your eye on the bird! ' Go back slowly, tithing; carr net to sway..... Keep the elbows close to the sides and the wrists supple. Pivot err the waist, and when you. feel that the knife head is back the necessary distance bring it back through the same rtre. The knife head stars"first the t ,armsinstinctive- ly n i 9tcti nVF- Iy Sallow and the Trips unscrew until the bird ie, struck. Follow through! If you 'have not lifted your head or takenyour eyeoff thebird the knife should lilt the bird -squarely at the h g y desired point. If, however, ycu hook or top the bird it is clear that you have clone one or the other. The same is true of ovelelieing. Coutlons Don't press. Avoid .getting off balance at Leo lop of the swing. Remember -that ft is almost entire- Iy a wrist, motion. You will. get nowhere trying to murder the bird, Tax Record FrenchTax on'• -Stock Divi- dends Runs --as High as 100 Per Cent. Paris --France -has the world's re- cord in taxing stock dividends. Premier Poincare, as Minister of Finance, takes every red cent of the dividends on two stocks and more than •half the dividends on a great ninny others. Taxes on unregistered stocks are '.o heavy anti they vary so snitch that the Ohamber's budget report calls for help for security owners, The two stocks- whose owners have all their dividends taken by the state are the light and power company at Nantes and a Moroccan development firm, Part of this taxation ran be avoided by investors who register their socurieties, but they then, subject themselves to other assessments. Of the 245 stocks and: bonds listed in the budget report four others have 00 per cent. or more of the dividends taken by the government, The low- est share the state gets on any of the bonds is 27.4 per cent. The aver- age is a little more -than a third. Besides these assessments, the gov- ernment also collects income tax from seturity owners and a lax from the corporation -that often exceeds the amount of the dividend, A youthful i?nder•Secretary of State went to his chief fuming with rage at inaccuracies 'Which had been made on a report of one of his Speeches, intend to take action against the Haper!" he reclared hotly. "For eaven's sake, don't to that?" ex- claimed the older man. "They may take to reporting you accurately!" A man entered a- cltcmist s very hur- riedly and asked for a closets quinine pills. "De you want them put in 'a box sir?" asked the assistant, ne Le was counting them out ' "Oh,' no, certainly net," replied tho customer, "I was thinking of rolling therm home," 4 fee) -vin fi