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The Huron Expositor, 1924-12-19, Page 2tt �vl e GAIN we are faced with the importance of confining aur Christmas giving to elm that are practical. Again we must exhibit true economy in our choice of presents ffor father, mother, sister and brother. You should realize that the place to obtain this kind of gift is in a hardware store -for in our business nothing is placed in stock that is not a truly needed article. Irf this Hardware Shop you will find everything necessary from which to make your wise selection for the entire family. 11'ea 'tel®fit Some roman Th» Neste these giellp2sd Sascsseseionza ;+ 4v1Pxefen mercial accountk At over 120 oe0 Wegavecourteous attention. to our clisto err'retrkirOlnents. BReNCEEl3 � °Ill i4 ZST1U T: c8 A G EAT CONVENIENCE eat in every room for the carrying of it, Speeiap Price $7,50 CARVING SETS are used every day. Stag handled $4.50 to $9.00 Stainless Steel, will not rust or tarnish, in white or stag handle $6.00 to $8,00 SAD IRONS i be.-utiful nickel finish, with covered slug, so that the hands are protect- ed. Per set $2.50 CUM it TRAYS White Enamel $L00 Aluminum $1.35 Nickled Brass $2.00 to $3.00 AUTO SKATES the world's leaders in tubes or straight. Skates $11.50 to $6.00 Hockey Sticks 25c to $L50 Pucks 10c to 25c Sleighs 75c to $4.00 Snow Shoes $3.25 to $4.50 RAZORS, STRAPS and BRUS i:' ES King Cutters $4,00 Gillettes and Auto Strops $1.00 Razor Straps 50c to $1.25 Brushes 25c to $1.50 SCISSORS in Trimmers $1.00 to $225 Fancy Scissors 50c to $1,00 Manicure Scissors $1,00 ROASTING PANS Black Iron $1.00 and $L25 Granite $1.50 and $2.00 Aluminum... $2.00 Single Pans 20c to 50c Pocket Knives 15c to $2.00 Thermos Bottles 75c to $2.00 Thermos Lunch Kits $1.75 Food Choppers $2.95 to $3.25 22. Rifles $5.00 " Fish Rods $1.25 to $5.00 Lined Mitts 50c to $2.25 Boys' Gauntlets 75c Pyrex $1.00 to $3.00 Flashlights 75c to $2.25 SILVERWARE in Adams', Old Colony and other de- signs, and in various pieces. $I.00 to $20.00 Special values in sets. NICKELED COPPER TEA POTS AND KETTLES N. P. Teapots $1.75 to $2.50 N. P. Kettles $2.O0 to $3.00 Aluminum Potato Pots $1.50 Granite Cereal Cookers ..$1.35 to $2 TOOLS OF VARIOUS KINDS Special Hammers, all steel 75c Hand Saws $2.00 to $3.00 Meat Saws 75c to $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 Braces Levels SUNDAY AFTERNOON (By Isabel Hamilton, Goderich, Ont.) Behold a stranger at the door! He gently knocks, has knocked before, Has waited long, is waiting still; You treat no other friend so ill. Admit Him for the human breast Ne'er entertained so kind a guest; No mortal tongue their joys can tell With whom He condescends to dwell. Sovereign of soul, Thou Prince of Peace, o may Thy gentle reign increase; Threwo wide the door, each willing mind And be His empire all mankind. (Joseph Grigg). PRAYER Almighty God, whose all -seeing eye rests upon and watches over the children of men, let Thy spirit, we beseech Thee, attend our prayers. Guide us unto Thyself and .help us to help Thee saying, "This is the way, walk ye in it," and we shall give thee all the glory, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord who is the way, the truth and the life. Anten. S. S. LESSON FOR EC. 2flet, 1924 liessosn Title --The Conversion of Zacchaeuati session b rise -.Luke 19 : 1-10. Golden 'T +fslui Text--- I.uke 19 - 10. :Melo '*art a cityr of renown in Biblical !thugs. it tem destroyed by .shttit 'and at curse was spoken Itit0 vribtran. who should rebuild y'y ` areThii1t by the wicked king L"» titre, of to -da rli les - e mme esa4 fm.. owed by earndin AAA - the "wonder -worker," and this gave a special interest to the on -lookers. They thronged the way on either side. Sitting in his office, the receipt of custom, was one who no doubt had heard of this man and of his having eaten with Publicans and having call- ed one of them to be a follower. At his desk we can picture 'him growing restless and at length, throwing aside his work, he rises, locking the door and passing out into the crowd. But he was little of stature, and could easily have been jostled aside by the crowd. Knowing the road over which Jesus was to pass, he edged his way in and out until he reached his goal. In doing so he violated the Eastern a of decorum -the influential, the rich Zaechaeur running and climbing in order that he might secure a place of vantage in the crowd! By so doing he made himself a target for the jeering 'crowd, but for all time an outstanding figure in history. He sought to see Jesus, the wonder - worker and he saw Jesus, the Saviour. Verses 5 -7. -The Invitation. The Publican's one thought was to see but a far more wonderful thing came to him. He was singled out of all that muDtitude. Jesus looked. 011111MIS IMO Mil 111 �obert .... _1111.. _.�...._. 1 saw and said. No doubt the crowd did the same but with nothing in their thought but contempt for the out- cast. Jesus spoke his name, which, would startle Zacchaeus almost into exclaiming, "He knows my name!" What would he do? Would he drop down and be lost in the crowd? No! he made haste in coming down but it was in order to take the one who wished to stop at his house out of the crowd to his own home. It was al- most too wonderful to be true that this stranger whose wonderful doings had gone far and wide, should invite himself to be a guest with him a pub- lican. It was all in defiance of popu- lar custom. No self-respecting Jew had ever crossed his thresold, yet now the great rabbi wanted to abide with hire. The feeling of odium that had previous to this rested upon Zac- chaeus was now turned against Jesus. and the crowd murmured, "That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner." Verses $-10�--Zacehaeus' Profession and Reward. Before entering his house Zacchae- us paused and lifting his hand, as it were, to emphasize what he is about to say he acknowledged a new rela- tionship. Jesus is now his Lord. Hitherto he had made himself an out - east by accepting offleer• under an alien government and had used his position to increase his worldly wealth by false dealing. It was true what the crowd had said, He was a sinner but he is now a repentant sin- ner. "The • half of my goods I, give to the poor, and if 1 have taken any- thing front any men by false accuse. tion, 1 restore him four -fold." Zacehaeushen gave proof of an •awakened conscience and a change of heart on coming into perto el touch nith Jest�'..`y T i, O fo ow by=Je Ye bus aplfraval, !'or Ee sa , �is d'� dlt 4s srt'ic'atioft cote to this house fent- et as mos 10 a wont of Ara-, tt arse His conversion would be a blessing not only to himself but to his family, for like Abraham he would teach his household to keep the way of the Lord. Previous to this he was a troubler to his family for "h , at is greedy of gain troubleth ,u. own house" (Prov. 15:27). In the personal interview 'Between Jesus and Zacchaeus, he teaches that conversion is not something to be ex- perienced some far -oft day. It is a present blessing -"This day is salva- tion come to this house." We also learn that the Saviour notices every seeking sinner. It was not for the multitude but for the individual soul that Jesus died. "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlast- ing life" (John 3:16). WORLD MISSIONS TO -DAY (By Maltbie Bancock, D.D.) No loving word was ever spoken; no good deed ever done "to -morrow:" We can not act in the unborn future nor in the dead past; only in the liv- ing present. That is why "every day is dooms- day," for to -day holds life and death, character and destiny, in its hands. Opportunity says with Jesus, "Me ye have not always." . ys We say, "I will take my chances. Where is plenty of time." Ah, how often do we sny, sortie other thee, "to find that. there is tad other time!" Some things we can do "not al- ways." How awl 11nd 41ut 'a"het things can .' be done ,ate 'tittle, Ana - what ,things noir-or ixee ? - Only br livingin the faith that to- day i>t the'only dal!,.af i d atld cha'l- seeing' 'eve 'hi �n'y''' ; for ita� d eau filled life 1i � d6ttitGP�egret l hag. Otte ; ..�;www, glory for one tele 'dots t4 Peter slept one hour, and lost a matchless opportunity. Mary's name is fragrant forever for the loving deed of a day. Do your best now. SMALL ELECTION TRICKS PLAY- ED ON BIG MEN; LAURIER ONCE "SWORN IN HIS OWN HOME TOWN The swearing of prominent men at polling booths is not so infrequent as common sense would suppose. Many times personal spite provokes this challenge to a leading citizen on elec- tion day; more often it is the result of political malice, not betause it is at all likely to prevent the challenged person from voting but because it is.. designed to give a personal affront or for its effect upon the local elec- torate, Perhaps one of the most notable Sxamples of this latter sort was when ir Wilfrid .Laurier was made to take the oath in the famous by-election in ,Drunviiond-Arthabaska in 1910. That, was the first contest fought by Henri Bourass"a and Armand Lavergne on the Naval Bill issue. They were aid- ed by straight Conservatives such as Albert Sevigny (late speaker of the House of Commons) and by Pierre E. Blondin (later a minister in one of the Borden ncatom' cabinets.) Pu bli ) ee Eels in the constituency ran very high a•�, gainst the Liberals and against I.aur• ler espedally. This was the more to fortunate sine Arthabaska .was Sir Wilfrid's old ,home • minion , arrived at . Victoria vile on .the "rearms of election d y' In ,he private eat. from, Ottn .. e etthe by .then cit���ridOzit ' orente Dail's Stt r ,and attbiti alieeatin,ng Ra ffhr aw o rz�a !o til he. - } t n dl:' breli�.'6e Pea! elPikit it would be a good stuntto drive over to Arthabaskaville and see Sir- Wil- frid vote. It would provide "copy" on a dull day, if nothing else. They drove up to the Laurier residence they did so, the premier emerged -em. his way to the polling booth. Con- sent was readily given for the visi- tors to go along, and the trio marckhed. on the narrow wooden sidewalk until they came to the office of the local notary, which was one of the town's polling booths. In the party went. The returning officer wished Sir Wil- frid good -day and shook hands with hina.. The polling clerks and • the scrutineers rose in respect to the dis- tinguished citizen of the county, all but a young law student frons Que- bec who was acting as the Nation- alist scrutineer. He retained his seat. When the R. 0. tendered the ballot to Sir Wilfrid, the Bourassaite de- manded the name of the would-be voter (although he knew as well as he did his own.) When he was told that it was "Wilfrid Laurier" he de- clared: "Wilfrid Laurier lives in Ot- tawa., This man will have to swear as to his identity!" The returning officer was astound- ed. To think that any person would dare to doubt the identity of Laurier was beyond him. He expostulated in voluable French, but the youngster from Laval (who in his heart of hearts was probably as proud of Laurier as any of the others present) had his orders, and, like a true politician, he obeyed them. "This man must besworn," he in- sisted. And there was nothing else to do but to tender the Testament to the premier, who kissed it with rever- ence, swore that he was Wilfrid Laur- ier, and then took his ballot paper behind the curtain, from which he emerged wit% his customary smile. After the ballot had been placed in the box, the "Old Man" turned to the youngster from Quebec and said: "Will you know Wilfrid Laurier the next time you meet him? Give my regards to your good father when you return home and tell him that I am sorry to see that the son of so good a friend and constituent of mine asis in such bad political company." Then he shook hands all round with the election officials and retraced his steps to his home. On the way he said to the newspapermen: "Yoix know the old proverb about nurturing a viper in your bosom? Will you be surprised to know that that lad's fa- ther is one of my oldest friends and that I was present at the young man's baptism? Such is the reward which politics sometimes brings. But he will be sorry later on. I don't blame him so much as the men who used such a splendid young Quebecker to do their dirty work. They, too, will be sorry in years to come. However, it does not matter. Perhaps it was just as well that I should have been so compelled to swear my faith in the political programme which I have submitted to the people of Canada." DAVID HARUM ACTS COST COLONEL CHINI' TWO CHAMPS OF TURF Had Colonel Phil Chinn, the David Harum of Kent°ucky, quit swappin' horses a couple of years ago he to- day would own the champion three- year-old and the champion two-year- old of America. This fanevus Kentucky breeder, who hails, from the very heart of the Blue Grass country, sold the little chestnut gelding, Sarazen, as a two- yeair-old to Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt II. .At about the time that he was selling the horse 'that later beat the French champion Epinard he wasin the sales paddock atSaratoga peddling aB yearling colt he had picked up for a few hundred dollars in England. This colt was later named Master Charlie and how he went on to wird nearly $100,000 this year as he an- nexed the two-year-old title is a rec- ord of recent turf history. Colonel Chinn got $36,000 from Mrs. Vanderbilt, for Sarazen. He got c1,000 from ago, for Mater Charlie and thougam Daniels of ht he was lucky to get that amount. The two hoses since Colonel Chinn disposed of them have won en • purse money alone close to a quarter of a million dollars. They should go on to win twice that amount or even more before their racing careers are' terminated. Down in Kentucky the smartest and biggest breeders and owners of tboroughbreds will tell you that CoI- onel Phil Chinn is the shrewdest judge of horse flesh in America. Andl how his judgment went band on this particular pair of champions evens the old-time hoes' folks are unable to explain. Colonel Chinn always held Sarazen in high regard, his Kentucky neigh- bors say. But at the same time he thought the speedy gelding was a bit small ever to become a champion. When Colonel Chinn landed in Sara- toga with him in August of 1923 and learned that Mrs, Vanderbit had taken a fancy to the horse it didn't take long to close the deal, for if there is anything the colonel likes it's a horse trade and he likes to trade 'em quick. At the time Sarazen was sold, $35,- 000 was a good price for any horse. He had won the four or five races in which he had started, but had not shown the promise of two or three others of his age division. Even his neighbors down in Kentucky •--the same ones tat now poke fun at inns for getting.rid of Sarazen were.gjv- ing him credit for pulling another smart horse deal. different,With ittlei Master Charlie it forColonel China was a l had journeyed to England to buy up a few dozen yearlings forspeculation pur- poses oonly. f hose ldBKe Kentucky croniestthat if there were a few real good ones ird the lot he might keep them for him- self. Soon after he had paid around $500 for Master Charlie he thought he had discovered the colt's chief fault. He put him down for a cribber and rele- gated him to the group that was to. go under the sales hammer first. Mr. Daniels, of Chicago, happened along,. didn't let the cribber reports startle him, and soon after he bid $1,000 and found himself the owner of the English yearling. Most people who deal in thor oughbred horse flesh consider it ex- tremely lucky if they come into pos- session of one champion in a lifetime. 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