HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1918-12-19, Page 2LESSON XII. ---DECEMBER 22. 1918
THE1U IIL OP' OHRIST-CHILIST
MAS LESSON--LIIKE 2; 8-20.
Conintentary-I. Christ's birth an-
Weenced (Va. 844). Shepherila abid-
ing in the field -As In the time cor.
David( the raising of sleep waa an itn-
portant nQtrY o also in Chrieni
time it was a common occupation„
and even now saepplterds 'mut their
sheep are to be seen almost everywhere. Keeping watch over their
fleck by night -It is still comraon for
shepherds to spend the night in the
fields with their flocks. The people
of Palestine live In Villages and not in
the open country as in America, and
they often, care for their Sheep in the
fields at ulgat througboat the year,
Protecting them fora wild beasts and
trout robbers. In December the
grass is green and. the weather pleas-
ant in that country, and the season
wotild be no argument against Christ's
birth, having taken place in that
month. 9. Angel of the Lord -This
heavenly messenger was sent on an
insportant errand. It was to make
the announcement to the world of
Christ's birth. Many times from the
announcement to Zacitarlas to the as-
cension a our Lord angels Came to
earth, as messengera from heaven.
Calory a the Lord -A heavenly rad-
iance appeared about the angel and
enveloped the Shepherds. This was
the symbol of the divine presenee,
power and asain.ees as sown ey the
scriptures. They wee() sore afraid -
They were token completely by =-
prise. The APPearance a the angel
was so unusual, and. the scene so
startling, that they were awestruck,
but they were not left long in that
conditIon.
10. -Pear not -Words of encourage-
ment that have been spoken again anti
again to God's people and to those
who desire to become Each, "Pear
not" is an exhortation repeated up-
ward of fifty times in the Bible. Good
tidings -Good news producing "great
joy." To all people-Tne gospel is
for all nations he all ages. It came
first to the Jews ,but its blessings are
for all ntan.kind, 1.1 17uto you -
Jesus came as the shepherds' Saviour,
as he came to all the world. City of
David -Bethlehem. Christ -The an-
- ointed. One, the Messiah. Lord -The
King of Kings and Lord of lords. 12
A sign -That they were making a
true announcement. Ye Shall find -
They would recognize the child Jesus
from his clothing and his positidia.
aweddUng clothes -In the East it is
tee -custom now, as it was in • those
days, to wrap the infant round and
round with a loag strip of clothes
three dr four ioclies wide, from the
neck to the toes. This announce-
ment came to the sheilherds as they
were attending to their every -day
deities. An angelic vitt waa received
by Zacharias while he Was serving
he the teu3ple as a.,priest.
13, Suddenly-Trameniately after the
announcement made by the angel to
the shapleerds. A. multitude -Christ's
advent to earth Wes et infinite import.
once and was attended by the presence
of heavenly being. "The whole hoet of
heaven wa,s praising God, not merelY
that portion ot it which .was visible
to the shepherde." They came to de
honor to him .who took upon him
humaTh nature that he might redeem
and save humanity. Praising God -
The angels understood something a
the ‚Work that Jesus was to accomplish
and they pralsedGod for this glorious
raanifestation of his infinite love. 14.
Glory, to God in the, highest-lionor
and praise are ascribed to him who
IB the source of' all excellence, who
dwells in the highest heaven. Peace is
declared as coming tomeu, as between
God and me.n and between man and
man. The angels undefstood the sig-
nificance of Christ's coming to earth.
They ascribed .the glory of God, and
knew that men were to be blessed
through Christ's ministry among them.
tdore clearly( than we parceive it, did
they realize how much was involved in
Itis advent as the Babe of Bethlehem.
We are under obligation to join the
angels in praise for Christes lucerne -
tion. We acknowledge his deity and
rejoice in him who "became flesh and
dwelt among us."
IL The child found by the sliePlierds
(vs. 15-20.. 15, Let us now go -The
gracious words of the angee, and the
chorus of the heavisnly host had deeply
impressed their minds and they yere
determined to learn more of the
blemed news of the coming of Christ.
Such a message as they had received
called for immediate action. The Lord
bath made known -They accepted the
angers words as a message from God.
36. Canto with haste -They were seek-
ing Jessie. TheS were'eager and deter-
mined Such a seareh for Jesus is
sewer; succeesful. 17. 'Made known -
The events were so full of promise
' and blessing that they would have done
wrong in not telling the good news.
The Saying -That Christ the Lead, the
Saviour, was born, and that peace and
good -Will toward men had beetpro-
clainied. 18. Wondered -The inessage
appealed profoundly to the hearers.
The hope of the ogee was being real-
ized. The expectation of the nations
was beifig fulfilled. The people did
not at the tint oraprehend the im-
port of the good naive. They thought
Itmeant national eleliverance and
preeperity, and no dOubt had vague
notions of spiritual blessings, but the,
news then publisned is being borne
down the ages and carried to the re-
mote regiotts of the earth, and yet it
'causes those who receive it to Wonder
even to -day. The blessings that come
to these who are saved are Moons-
preheristble to the unregenerate,.
1 Queetierts.--Where Waa ,resuts born?
Where was the( honte of Joseph and
Mary? TO wheat did the angel an.
nounce the birth of Chriat? Whe
joined the angel after this anaelitiee-
Ment? What wortle did title setnpany
say? After the angela rettumed to
beaven What did the shepherde do?
Whom did they find? What did the
shephertie do atter they fettle) Jeaas?
How were those wbo heard the report
a the shepherds affected? WIlat were
the shepherds doing on their return?
PRACTICAL SIJRVEY.
Topit-The birtle Of Jesus.
I. How Jesus Wane..
II. 'Wily Jesus came.
I. How Jesus Cala°. The birth of
Jesus Was the most atUnendous (Went
In laurnan nistory. Toward it the cur-
rents of alstory con.verge, and. from it
they diverge. Wttb. it commenced the
processes of redeniPtion. It had
been eternally purposed and covenant-
ed, and wee foretold in Eden. The
place and Matinee had been definitely
Prophesied centuries earlier, and pre-
announcement was Made to his, vir-
gin mother. Roses also revealed to
Joseph, hia reputed tatter. Universal
interest centred in the event. leer it
the world waited in breathlees expec-
tation. The advent was neralded by
throngs of rejoicing angels, aud wiee
Men journeyed from distant lands to
hail Him who was born King, no
incarnation is as philosophical as it
is scriptural. A sacred miracle under -
Hee the Christian system. The mys-
ter,ous union of tWo natures, each in
perfection, is inexplicable, but in ern-
Phatleally declared, The human was
on the mother's side, the divine bY
the myeterious act of the Holy Ghost.
He made "in himself of twain one
new man, so making peace"; uniting
in hitaealt the apparently irreconcil-
able interests of offended justice, as-
saulted holineee and trausgreseors, be-
coming thereby the "dayeman" who
could put His hands on both. John,
the disciple in closest sympatItY and
deepeet fellowship with the Master,
leads us to Me meet profound depths
of the great truth in the first chap-
ters of his Gospel, and his First Epis-
tle. "The Word was God." "The Word
was made flesh, and dwelt among
us -full of grace and truth. "In all
things it behoved him to make like
auto hie brethren." The method of
redemption was not a, choice of alter-
natives, There was but one solution
to the stupendous moral problem. Ai.
incarnation of Deity o the plane ot
the transgressors was a neceseity; ani
neceseara or poseible only for the Pur-
poses cf redemption. At the manger
charts of BetIllebem "mercy an
truth met together; righteousuees and
peace have kissed each other." Jesua
denuded to the lowest level of earth-
ly estate that He might bring light
and hope into the deepest human ne-
cessity, Himself spotless, in His an-
ceetry appear the neteee of the sinful -
‘'at and the noblest. In His humanitY
Mingled the blood of Rehab and of
Ruth. In His public minietry He con-
doned no crime, but was compaceion-
ate toward the criminal.
IL Why Jesus came. The purpoee of
the incarnatjoa was expressly to meet
a, Item moral nuecessity remediable
in no other way. The wreck of the
fall was complete and the moral lose
absolute. A. bankrupt race was to be
restored and rehabilitated. Jesus canae
for the purpose( of revelation -and re-
conciliation, There was revealed to
tbe world in Jesus Christ all of God
that a perfect human life could dis-
close. Jesus cattle to reveal man and
to redeem the race. In Himself He
realized and manifeeted God's original
ideal of perfect moral manhood. As
the "Lamb of God" He "Pub away ain
by the sacrifice of Himself." As the
great High Priest of our Christian
profession He "gave Himself for us."
He was at once the Offering and the
Offerer. His name was bestowed by
virtue of his saving power. Calvary
athe only adequate interpretation of
the great event at Bethlehem.
Merry Christmas.
Be merry!
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Some Christmas Legends
Although much iutcertainty our- of foreste and streams front Winter Lave s ware evergreen, and that be
1 GaU.:30 it pointed toward heaven it
should be culled the tree of the
Christ-ehild. tic also called upon the
people to gather about it in their own
homes. 'Nacre it ehould shelter noth-
ing but lovirg gifts.
It is ectain that the myth of Santa
Claus wee introduced into America bY
the eerly Dutch settlers of New Yora.
It is another uame for St. Nicholati,
and must not be confused with Kris
Kringle, a eorruption of the Getznan
name, "Kristkindlein," meaning the
Christ.ehild. Tha Seandinavian legend
regarding St. Nicholas runs thus:
According to the mythology at the
umo er the winter soletice the gods
left their dwellings in 'heaven and
made a visit to earth. This. of course,
was the occasion for great reeoleing.
Odlin appeared as a winter god, clad
in gray, with a broadebrimmed hat
and riding a whita horse, Accom-
panied by his wolves and ravens he
was supposed to lead a world ermy
of the souls of those who had died
daring tlie, yeer. As Ceristlanity pro-
greseed, he came to be represented as
having power' only over the Weep(
tized, and hie armY coOsisted then
only of the souls ef children who had
died before baptist). Titus, from being
a terror to children, Saint NIcholas
Igrew to be the's Mena, and even now
Is said to appear et Cltrietinas time,
bringing candy and toys for the good
children and a birch rod for the
neughty ones.
ads toe date of theNativity,
beconie the eustont for all coule-
e to celebrate the (Ova on. Decent -
25th. Many a ue know
rOu blasts, believing that they would go
forth in spring to reclothe the forests
hoe In beautiful fellage. Years before this
trio the .ancient Egyptians aecorated their
about the origin. a come of our homes at the winter festival whit
ber
Christmas customs sox that they are branchee of date -palm, which they re-
very largely derived from. Scandinav- garded as a symbol of immorality and
Ian mythology or pagan festivals. The heaven.
word. Christmas, a variation. of Chriet- An old legend, which no doubt is
masse,,owes it$ name to the fact that Parely a legend, relates that the mis-
in the Greek end Roman churcnes a I tletge wan once a tree, but 'having
mese tn. honor of Clirist'a birth was futuished wood for the Saviour's
cross it was ever after condemned to
celebrated on that day.
Most of our Christmas cuetoms live as a parasite. It grows on other
and traditions are very old. Thus the tree, drawing its sustenance there -
cutout of having holidays began witn from, appearing most frequently on
the general observance of the winter apple trees, but he; also been found
solstice as a pagah festival. The an- on evere'reens, on the poplar, haw-
thorn, pear and oak, but rarely on the
clent Saxon tribes on December 25
held a great waesailing and feast, latter. The evergreen bush Is thickly
which they kept up till. Twelfth Night crowded with branches and leaves,
which extend downward's as well as up,
in honor of the god Thor. The names
for this festival were 'GwYl Wee's?, and bears small Melte berries. It is
and. Geol Saxon. saghitYing holy a native of Europe, but the species we
see here eomes from Texas, and dif-
day, and seem to have been inter.-
caangeable with Bute or Yule,. sign'. fere considerably front the Dative
fYln gale -the chief ingrealent in the variety. The mistletoe is 'usually
hurt. fr.ein chandelier% and it is a
early Saxon feasts. During Yuletide
was the peace of the gods, abet this ..0
welt known fact taat any geatleman
time must not be desecrated by work. nutting any lady of his a.equaintance
An old Seotelt legend which counted standing unwarily (?) beneath the
spinning on Chrletnlas Day unlucky
mistletoe, may claim from her what
date e back hundreds of years. To
Oliver Wendell Holmes has ealled
stamp it out the early Scotch CalVin-
the 27th letter of the alphabet, at the
tat ministers compelled their wives
and servants. to spin publicly on same time plucklug one of the wait°
Chriettnas Day. Property owners of berries 'trout the spray. 'When the
the sante faith compelled their eery- white berries have all gone, the charm
ants to plow on that day, and the of eourse has gone too. At one
stor ygoes on to say that the oxen time in England it was forbidden as
Yoked to the plows went mad; and at- a church decoration. One authority
ter injoreag the plowmen, broke their tells it quaintly: "IVIistletoe was
own aecks. The Puritans. as well as abandoned in the Christmas deeking
the Calvinists refused to o'bserve of churches, together with Itissing
Christmas, denouncing the celebra- at the .services, because both were
tion as euperatitious a.nd unwarranted found to set the young ladies and the'
Yoling gentle -meet a -reading of the
by Scripture. The Roundhead parlia-
ment or England abolished its obsere marriage service."
;ranee, and for twelve years Christ- The origin of the Christmas tree is
not known -with any certainty, though
was as, a holiday eeased altogether.
the legends of --different countries at -
The .Puritans of New England oppose
tribute it to various noted persona. It
ed it for many years, partly beertuse
is supposed to have some connection
It was a pagan feetivity and partly
aud with the tree Yggdrasil, or world -
because it was a pagan festivity
Partly because it was a festival of the ash of Scandinavian mythology. Some
Roman !Catholic 'Church, and Oover- think it a iurvival of pine trees of the
nor Bradford once punished some Roman Salurnalla which were decor -
young men for not working on Christ- ated' with images of -Bacchus. in the
mas Day. All traces of this opposition .
middle ages there was a tradition
have now, of course. vanished. that an illuminated tree symbolized
Some• have thought that the Christ- holiness. As a regular institution the
Christmas tree can be traced back to
mas wreath, so much ased, is a sym-
bol of -the crown. of thorns, but so far
anont 1600, when. it appeared at Stras-
as can be learned there is not the burg, Germany.
About 1800 it sea-
sliahteet Connection between them. It '“
denly spread over Germany and
has. no religious significance, and is
thence over the whole werld. With
used simply because it is ornamen- regard to the use or the fir as a
tal,' and because it was so long used
Chrisinlas tree, a very Old German
in pagan • festivals at thie season. ,The
legend says that Saint Winifrid was
use of evergreens at Christmas comes
cutting down une or the sacred oaks
probably from the Remans, who thus
of the Druide when a wind catching
ornaniented their temples at the
in the ottk caused it to fall and split
feast ISaturn. • The ancient Druids
into four pieces. Behind tt, urtbarm-
hung green branches' and 'mistletoe
al, rose a young 'flr, pointing its green
over their doors to propitiate the
spires to the stars. Saint Winifrid
woodland (sprites. They used also to
cut down green trees and carry them prOclainisd it a hety tree, soling it Every man rimy have his pi ce, hi
i+
their houses to protect the spirits was a eiza.of endless life, because the i he is mighty seldom:, worth it.
season that cxereiseo so beneficent an
lufluenve upon the heart of men. In-
deed alt evil influences are impotent.
lituntreda of years ago when the
world was more suiprstitions and
more poetic than it la to-daY, the
Christmas season was supposed to er-
adicate for the time the whole power
et evil.
"Some eay, that ever egalnet the
• eealon leaner>
Wherein our Saviour's birth is cele-
brated,
The bird of dawning eingeth all night
long:
And then, they say, no eptrit can
walk abroaa:
The nights are Wholesome; then ,no
planets strike,
No fairy takes, no witch bath power
to client,
So hallowed and so gractous is the
time."
THE SPIRIT OP WIIITE NIGHTS.
19. pondered them in her beart-
Mary must have thenght of the Words
of the (angel to her (Luke 1• 32,33),
and oe the 'words of the angel' to her
husband (Matt. 1 : 21), and, with the
message just reeeived from the lips of
the ithepherds, he had sufficient rea-
eon for pondering them. she w•aa un-
able to foresee all that was to came
upon her and her child, but she knew
there was a great future for him.
20. the shepherds returned -They re-
ceived the Message, 'believed it and
were filled with holy gladness. As
the heavenly messenger had come to
them, while attending to their ordin-
ary work, so,„ when the sireernattirill
manifestation was over, they return-
ed to their Usual thiployMertt, God
made shepherds his agents in declar-
ing the wonderful message, instead of
eritrustinsr the duty 10 kinga or even
to priests. The humbie station of
Mary, the manger cradle, theshep-
herd Incase -tigers, all ettteet the humil-
ity of the Prince of Peace, while Hie
angelic host declare his .exalted orig-
in. We tan .profitably let attr Minds
dwell upon the whole ecene of Dap an -
/Sere annetinceineat, the adoratIbil of
the arise's, the visit of the shepherds
to the ternedrary abode of josepb,
stch ed the firiid, thgladness
Twine the ivy.
Adorn with holly.
Feature the mistletoe. -
Burn the merry Yule log.
And feast -but within .reason.
Also, and above all, enjoy a
clear conscience.
Be happy in the thought that
you have made others happy.
Here's another safe arde:fl
you don't get what you want,
vc.ant what you get.
The thing is to be merry 1
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o MI'S FOR
CHILDREN
The custom of aing beef as the,
Christraas meat among the British is
the outcome of an ancient Druid
ceremony. When the Druids gathered
the, mistletoe tact), winter, two white
bulls were sacrifieed and the beef
each yiiar year thereafter was a
memorial of this eaerifica. The cere-
mony of the Boar's Hea,d may also be
traced back to the Druids. At the
winter solstIce the Druids allied a
boar and offered its head to Veva,
But if the English Christniaa is an
ideal one, so, too, is our Canadian
Cleristneas, for ours is, of coarse, mod-
elled on it. But we alwase associate
our Christmas With a white, snow -
wrapped world, and evergreen trees;
with merry, musical sleigh -bells, and
divinely starry frights, or moons that
convert the snow-wraPped world into
a thing of unspeakable beauty. Which
of us has not been abroad et mid -night
on Christmas eve in one of those ra-
vishing white Canadian nights when
the moon and the Item and the naked
trees make up a scene of almoet in-
conceivable loveliness?. When all the
bells burst into voice and the night
was one joyous melody, ringing in the
Christmas dare- And how one's
thoughts went out over the great eitY•
ever the continent and vatst neavIng
seas, to tile little town in far-awaY
Palestine, where all those centuries
ago a lath) child was born of hunable
parents, yet a heavenly host proclaim-
ed his birth at midnight to the am-
azed saepherds and sang, because ot
this, "Peace on earth, good -will to
Menl" • Wenderful story, wonderful
night, wonderful time -is there any-
thing in, all the year like it? This
celebration of the birth ot the divine
Child, nuikes Caristmes so muck the
children's time throughout the world,
and the evergreen Christmas tree with
its gleaming candles, ad,. glittering
bon -bons and mysterious fruit, has
become an institution inseparable
from the season. It Is essentially a
OVflR MARICIITS.
FAItelIeltS' MARKET.
Dalt y Produce--
BeVer choice, dairy .. ....$ 0 50
.1h.)., el etkinery u os
margarine, lb., .. ti 37
Eggs, nim dozen.. • 0 Ta
Cheese, 10.... .. 30
Dressed Voultry-
Turkeys, ....... 0 40
Fowl, . 28
Spring chickens .. 0 32
Roosters, ..... 0 33
Ducklings, .... 0 32
Geese, in .. 28
Apples, basket ........ 0 25
...... .. 3 00
Vegetables-.
beir
Carrots, peck 0 25
170., bag ..... 0 86
Cabbage, ta.c.b. ... 1.15
Cauliflower, each . .. 015
Cejeiy, head 0 65
Letttice, 3 bunches •
Onions. 15-1b. sacks 1.01
Do., basket
r Pickling, ba.sket‘ 0 sa
taelte, bunch ...... 0 26
Parsley, bunch
Pat'snlps, bag, ..., 1 UV
Do., basket
Pumpkins. each . . to
Potatoes, 'bag ...... 1 75
1)0., N. O. . „ ....... 2 00
Do., sweet, 3.
Sage, bunch ........ 0 115
Savory, bunch .. .... „U1)5
Spinach, peck 0 3)
Squash, each .... ...... io
Turnips, bag, ......
Do„ basket .1.. • • • .
Vegetable marrow, each ..,. u 10
them of gift giving and receiving- a
the goddess of peace and plenty, who now universal engem that probably
was supPose,d to ride a boar with had its origin in the story of the kings
golden. bristles- In the middle ages a thet travelled from afar, led by a
whole boar, richly gilded, was. some- great star, to the city of David, to lay
their gifts beftae the heavenly
times served, served, and the head bee been
gilded in Christian times. The, lemon conscious Babe. -
In the boates mouth is a Seandbeavian
symbol of plenty. Bringing in. the THINGS WE DO NOT OUTGROW.
boar's head Was a very elaborate cere-
. Nicholas, or Santa. Claus, as the
mony, trumpeters and huntsmen ac -
children love to call the jolly old pat -
Oxford,
it. At Queen's College,, ron saint of the season, long ago set
Oxford, the ceremony has been re- the example of giving, especially to
tained for five „anturies, and is in
the cbildren, at Christmas time, and to
use to -day. A lalat legend exptains
tills day there are 'grown ups' amongst
the Institution of this elaborate care -
us who wisely love to perpetuate the
;Bony. Some five bundred yearn ago,
stories of his tiny sleigh arid reindeer,
the lege,nd runs, a student of the col -
his rayeterious passage from roof to
legeeewandering over Shotover Rill, roof, his descent down the sooty chim-
deep in the study of Aristotle, eves
Toy, and hie chuckles of delight as he
attacked by wild hoar. Having no
tion of his visit. One has nothing
fills the stockings hang in expecte-
means of defence, he shoved the book
down the throat of the boar, exclaim- bat (pity tor the children who are too
"Gracuni est." Aristotle proved sophisticated to believe in Santa
os much the boar, whose head
oe one's life centres round. the child -
Claus. The most delightful memories
was brought horne in triumph.
ish days -when we believed an things
of the sort, when we hung our stock-
ing in .the full belief that they would
be filled by Santa Clans and no one
else; when we went to bed with the
firm intention of listening to the pat-
ter or the reindeer feet on the roof,
and, if possible, catching a sight of the
jolly plump old felloW busy at his
work. But though sleep always be-
trayed us, the soakings were always
full -with just the things we needed,
and who, pray but Santa Claus could
have got into the house at midnight
and put all those things for us? Row
early we loved to get up, though it
was such a tribulation at any otb.er
UM& Then the frantic curiosity and
anticipation as we felt ethe stockings
to see what they held, and the shrill
exclataation of delight, as doll, or
whistle, or bugle, or bail came old,
and always the orange and raisins and
candy at the last! Then there was
was the eeuttle into mother's roont in
the grey dawn to shew her what San-
ta Claus had brought, and the bed
spread with staring dolls with im-
possible limbs, gay Noah's arks, tin
soldiers, drum and. -whistles, and the
rest of the day given up to a perfect
pandemoniutn of noises made by the
latter! Dear delightful days a cred-
ulous and happy ehildhood, Who would
not give the whole of a life of 'grown -
upness' 'have them back, to enjoy.
mete more one of those 'never -to -be -
forgotten Christmas days, and to have
one hour's eajOYMent of the new doll
whoa° We actually ehut When it was
put to bed; It is undoubtedly the
elalitlish impression we get of the
to the twenty flume piece. or gold JOyous Christmas eongs Christmestide that Makes it so saered
napoleon. While the value of the touts WHEN THE WORLD TRIES TO able 'sentiments because one of tae -a seas" with us throughout our lives
fluctuates, it may be roughly esti- LIVE RIGHT. earliest fostered in the heart, of the betiloivaetdhaas rinesatdivealit soodeeup-rooutted and
mated at about $5 of United States In England, and all - the Christian thild. No season so eacred, so bean- world. And just so long g as It mud -
money.. -Indianapolis NeyS. countries of Europe, in India, and' tiful as the Christmaa-tide, and no. tinues to be a. season of good will an
MEATS-WHOL,ESALE.
Beef, forequarters .. . ... .. 416 00
po., hinuquarters. , .. - .. 22 00
Carcases, choice .. 20 QO
Do., medium . 17 53
3.70., eOntroon .. .. 14 50.
Veal, common, ewt. . .... 13 00.
Do., medium .... .. .. 20 0)
Do., prime . 25 00
Heavy hogs, cwt. ,., 1.9 00
Shop hogs cwt .. . 25 00
Abattoir ll'ogs ,. 2800
Mutton, ewt...... ....,• .. 1500
Lamb, spring', lb' .... ..- .. 0 23
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Once upon a time a "useful present"
was the one dread of a child's Christ-
mas. But now things have changed,
and quite for the best, since many use-
ful articles are camouflaged weil, with
all the romance of childhood, What
rosy pair of little feet will scorn a
pair of warin felt slrpPers, decorated
with n cunning picture bunny! And
what of a snug bathrobe in She sante
color as the slippers, and gay with
the rest of that same buny family!
The goods for the bathrobe may be
purchased so decorated.
How about gayly painted and sten-
ciled areas and eoat bangers, as well
as alree to match, that ono may neat-
ly hang np one's miniature wardrobe
at night. ready for the morning. And
there are all kinds of really gubstatt-
tial nrsuery furniture, mOst artistic
and indeed fascinating tO live with
which will be 4 joy all through child,
hood. Gayly painted tiny but prac-
ticed desks, with book ends to match,
are to be recommended too. The lat-
ter bring to mited also the altogether
lovely book piatee to be had nowadaye
ofr children, in designe espechtliy to
please them. There la plenty of room
for the child's 119.MO too. Book
plates encourage care in the handling
of a child's booka. A little girl's
dainty white imitation ivory toilet
set is sure to plearee, while a far oap
With fur gloves to match will reaeh
the heart of a little boy quite as sure-
ly as many toys -and will last longer.
A child's magazine, coming by sub-
beiptien every Month, le MIMS a use-
ful and worthwhilo Christmas; gift.
Grown folks may borrow Christ/ma
Day for their own, but by right of in -
hesitance it really belongs first and
lad to the children -bless them! Ey-
moms really feels this way, and what-
ever other gifts must be struek off
this year, the children's gifts of course
remain..
In the Nuts of Very young . eltildreri
aottething in the way of toys IS too
grat a Joy to be denied, but toys now
are more expensive than ever and only
strong, well-roade ones and thoae that
have mere than mere novelty to rec-
Olumend them Should be considered.
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THE EMPTY •STOCKING.
There's an empty stocking hanging'
From many a little bed,
Where a God -blown dream m hover
Baca SieePing :curly -head;
And the vision gathers nightly
00 a day that's soon to come
Whera little feet should patter
To the music of the arum.
There's anempty stocking hanging .
13y many a wind-blown door,
That must wait in vain for Christmas
In the gray haunts of the poor:
And eyes that now shine brightly
Shall,l'through a train of tears,
See nothing there on Christmas
But the sorrow of the years.
But out where splendor eentrcs
In the mansions of the Great,
No call Will g0 unanswered -
No tot will vainly wait;
The Christmas horn will summon -
The Christmas arum will roll
The tide of joy in magic
Through the gateway of each soul,
But where one gift would brighten
The dark of weary days.
No 'reindeer's hoofs will thunder
-Out poverty's drea,r ways; • .
And so, for God's white sceson-
For some. wee dreamer's cause -
Don't you think that YOU might 'whispit
Just a. word to Santa Claus?
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The Gold Louis.
The French coin known as the louia
d'or was first struck in. 1641, ender
Lade XIII. 'While it hag not been
coined since 1796. since the exeeution
of Lotus XVI., the name is often given
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Of all the festal seasons celebrated the far -away isles of the sea wher-
by Christendom there is none that. ever, indeed, the intrepid miseionary
stirs the hearts and souls of men as has penetrated with the flag of Chris -
the anniversary of, the Incarnation of teadom, and told the wonderful story
the Christ. That great, altncet Moon- of ,Chrlst's birth and life, Christniaa
ceivable "'event, with its perennial day la set aside as a day sacred to re-
source of inspiration, its thrilling ap- joicing, to opening up the heart to its
peal to the human imagination, has beat impulses, to the abolition of envy,
been the sublinee theme of the world's malice nod all uncharitableness, to
greatest poems, the ever lovely sub- the feeding of the hungry, the cloth-
ject of the world's greatest art. It Eng of the naked, the visiting cif the
hag been celebrated in song and story, sick and Imprisoned, and the making
and the whole history of the ,last glad the unhappy. It is the one day
nineteenth centuries is inseparably ha- of all the three hundred and sixty-five
terwoven with this marveling() time( on which the world tries at least to
Year after year it has been celebrate live practically as well as theoreti-
ed down the ages, and though.. -the cally the ideal:life as taught by the
customs in ,connection with the cele- Christ, It is needed a day of days.
bration may change with the centur- On it the exile returns to his native
land. the wanderer comes home, the
les, there is in our own day no p
pearance of ibe joyous observance
falling off. It is eminently a religi-
ous feast and in dim old cathedrals
and abbeys, in modern churches and
in little t,,00den meeting-hottlises the
prodigal look i back to his father's
love. r amiliea that hese been (scat-
tered over the face of the earth are
re -united once more, drawn honie by
the sentiment that Chrtstmas inspires,
one of the strongest, most inerradic.
MAAR MARKET
Wholesale pi Ices to the retail tradeon
Canadian refined, Toronto delivery, are
as follows;
100 lb. bags $10 27
A.cadia granulated
100-1b. tags 0 39
Do., No. 1yellow
Do., No, 2 yellow ...„100-1b. bags
Do., No a yellow 100-10. bags
Atlantic granulated 100-10 bag
Do.. No. 1 yellow ....100-1b. bags
1)Doo.,,, NNoo., 22 Yyeelllioa%tvv , ....., ..310000--ibb: bbaaggss
itedpath granulated .. -00-1h. hags
Do., No. 2 yellow' I.0000:Lb, 'bags Do„ No. - yellow
Do., No. 3 yellow .. 100-Vb. hags
St. Lawience granulated 100-1b.bsgs
7333 00 .., NNoo,. 21 yellowyeaow- -100-lb bags
100-10. bags
Do., No, 3 yellow,. .,100-1b. 'hags
Barrels -5c over bags.
cartons, 70c over bags. Gunnies, 6-20, 40c;
10 -10 -lb . 60c over bags,
Dec.. .. ....... ...0 7944. 0 Ws 0 70% 0 801/4
Exchange yesterday weze as follows
Cases -.-20 5-10. cartons, 60c, and 50 2-10.
Fluctuations on the Winnipeg Grain
Oats- Open.
MARKETS.
WINNIPEG GRAIN EXCIIA,NG,.
Open.High Low Close:
MBayart..e.y_.... .. ..0 81% 0 84% 0 84 0 84%
Dec.... .. - ..3 231(i '
May x3 37 3 37 3 321/2 3 330.
May . ...... ..1 12 1 12% 1 11%, i. 12%,
-mr° ."M'sgIN8N°ItAPOLIS GRAINS.
•
Mlnnempolis-.13arley, to He. Rye,
No. 2, $1,66 1-2 to $1.57, Bran, $27.73. Flax,
23.52 to $3.54.
DULt1TH LINSEED. .
Duluth -Linseed on track, $3.52; arrive,
$3.50; December, $3.49 asked; January,
$3.50 1-2 asked; May, $3.52 1- 2asked,
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D.O.S., I...O.S.
Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Pe1nZ•
sylvaela Oollege and Licentiate et Den -
tale Surgery es Ontario.
Closed ey,ei Wednesday A gttrno017.
Office in Macdonald Block,
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WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL FOR THE SCRIMMAGE
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cordial friendliness and love and. char-
ity, just 58 long Will the •Christ -child,
be a good thing for the world of hu-
manity -Tor even one day of the, year
given up to the thoughts of making
others happy cam -tot be lost.
THE NgIGHSORLINESS OP
CHRISTMAS.
But of all the aspects of Christmas
there is none so attactive, so, heart -
some as its neighborliness. At -that
time we all realize in. an amazing way
that all the world, rich or poor, high
or low, is our neighbor. All the year
round we know that there are hungry
folk at our very doors, but we are too
busy with our work, our pleasures, our
studies, to hunt them out and feed
them. On Christmas Eve all our in-
difference, our exclUsiveness, our sel-
fishnese disappear before the thought
of the little Child, who, when he grew
to manhood, recognized ao easte, no
rank, no class, no creed, but taught
us that whosoever was needy or af-
flicted was our neighbor. That 11 18
in the season that we should so press
ttome this thought more than at any
other season, we do riot know. We
only know that we recognize its truth,
its beauty', and we act accordingly. We
do do not merely exchange visits and
cordiality with our own 'set', our OW11
friends; We boldly visit and 'bear gifts
of food and clothing to them, e the
hungry, the -poor, the afflicted, and.
try to see that ao one goes unfea or
unhappy on that day that celebrates
the birth of the divine Child, Verily
a little child shall lead thentl
W. R. Harribiby
SAM.,
M.D., OM.
Special attention Paid to dieeesee
ig Woman and ChilAran.
tom* postgraduate work in Ser.
gery. Uoteriology end _Salentine
Uedicins.
Offloe In the Kerr residenne. b.
twee* the Queen's llotel and the
An bumbler PgItisretn°110arur:th.u1 ettenuoa.
P. O. Box 1).11
none IR.
Dr. Robt: C. Ftedtnond
• )1.4.o.s. (Eng.). •
PHYSICIAN AND SUROMOti.
tpr, Chisham's old gaud),
ADR. R. STE RT
Graduate of University a Toronto
Faculty ef Medicine; Licentiate of the
Ontar1.3 College of Physicians and
Surgeons.
OFFICE ENTRANCE:
SECOND DOOR NORTH OF
ZUREIRIGG'S PHOTO STUDIO,
JOSEPHINE ST. PHONE 29
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
!MAC A. PARICOS. -
Osteopathy builds vitslity and
gOength, Adjustment of the sPinoand
Tot Winos is gently mowed. thaw
removing the prMtspoaing estate'
disease.
SEGNI pressure and other examine.
Um; sande. Trusses selentifically
gimes wan comertirs sToRR.
U011111-rhaidays and ?riders, sain.
to 9 p.m.; Wednesdays, t to 11 &as.
04160 days by appointxuank
CHRISTMAS CANDIES.
Recipes Amateur Confeotioner
May Pind Useful.
• - •--
Geisera1 ilosprtat
(Under Government Inspection).
IrlunantlY situated, beautifully fur.
zdshad. Open td, all regularly_licenited
physicians. Rates for patients (whkik
inOlude board and nursing) -$4.90.
'moo per week, according to lotatton
Of room. Per further informatioe-•
A44,rus musp L. MATHEWS,
Superintendent,
$ex 223, Winghem, OA
1 SELL
Teen and Farm properties. Cell and
Ipee my Cat and get my prlooe. I have
some eXoellant values.
J G. STEWART
ViltRaHAM„
Plinio VIC Moe In Town HMI
Peanut Candy -T0 niake peanut can-
dy, shell and break into small pieces
with a rolling pin one quart ot pea -
nate. Boil for ten minutes, stirring
constantly, One pound of liglit brown
sugar and eta ounces of butter, Just
before taking from the fire add the
peanuts. Pour into lat, buttkred
tins and set away to Cool.
Peppermint ,Creams-)30il togethete
-without stirring, two cups of sugar
and hale a cup of water, When thick
enough to epin a thread remove 'the
tin to a basin of Cold water and beat
the mixture rapidly until it becomes
of a white, creamy consistency. Iola -
Von With peppermint and squeeze
through a pastry tube into quarter
dollar sized drops on Waxed. paper.
Chocalate Peppermint Candles -
Make like the above, and when the
drops tire almost cooled dip into a. pan
of melted and sweetened chocolate.
These are partieularily delicious.
Hickory Nut Creanis-dioil auger
and water as for peppermint creatns.
Cool, beat, and 'alien the Mixture Is
white stir in one cup of lilckory nut
meata, Turn into a flat, warm tin
and cut into squares.
J. W. DOIM
(Successor to j. G. STEWART)
FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT
and HEALTH INSURANCE.
.O. Box 366, Phone 198
ONT.
PrOfeSeitellei IVIOUrreerS,
In anelant times funerals were fol.
lowed by professional, Mourners, *CM
simulated the appearance of the wild-
est grief. The tustom eurvives in- the
valley of Sortdrio, in the Alps. There
the women do not felloW the raneral,
but they group themselved rtt the
entrance to tne cemetery and barn. in
honor of the dead, candlea 10116 Vary
in stze aceording to the remunaration.
They are AS prodigal as were the
mourners of ancient times In the simu.
lotion of sineere grief, -London
Spectator.
Muggins-Can your wife alwaYs tell
you've been drinking? Buggiiia -She
tot anly can, but she does.
. John F. Croy( e
tuner of
MARRIAGE LICENSES
TOWN HALL . %MICHAS
Phoney -Office 24; Resident* 1611.
Mistletoe iu Mythology. •
The mistletoe, so sentimentally
assoeiated with Christmas, came
from the Druids. Yet its very
mention carried one back past the
Druids to Arneas, who coveted it,
for did he possessa piece of the
"golden -rayed 1)15111" .1w could
descend to Avernus and present it
to Properpine. Eagerly he sought
its hiding plaee "among the dark
foliage of the two -fold tree!"
with great joy he found, his open
sesame to the infernal regions!
Time has altered the character of
the place ii which the sentiment
connected is supposed to place
, one, the mistletoe of to -day is
presumed to transport a lover into
heaven instead of--. Oh, well,
hang it high, ami .eateh her
invath it, if you cam
UNCLE JOHN TOLD tIER.
(Pearson's 1,Veeltly.)
Little Dot --I know something my teach.
er doesn't know.
Mamma -Indeed: What's that?
"I know when the wwld is coming to
an end and she doesn't. X asked lier and
she said she didn't know."
"00, uell, 'who told you?"
"Uncle John. He said the world would
eOlne to an end when children stopped
ASkIng queetions that nobody could. AWL
ewer."
AFTER 'THE SIGN WAS UP.
(Boston Transcript.)
"Much bothezed ulth tramps out yOur
"k was until I tacked up 4. sign on MY
gate."
'Beware er the dog, I suppose.'"
',oh, no. Simply 'Parra help want.
"
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t isn't always lteroleM that eaubes
an artist to stick to his olore.