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wex ¢/ \| @t $0 very long ago, numbers of| iW »particularly: in the country | wic had not‘heard of the comâ€"| ; t ,mhtmu tree. They were| e ting the nativity in whatâ€" hion their grandparents had | for them, and they didn‘t bother ich. Hardly a decade ago the tree % ptâ€"made the wonderful success h we all are acquainted with by b A whose surest proof is its reâ€" fBarkable popularity in every city, Â¥own: and hamlet in the country. It & different Christmas from the first which all of us remember, yet much more typical of the full \ e@ning of the occasion as it should | always have been celebrated. _‘ Of course, we have always had the x le idea, most of us, more or| s1 The custom of making up basâ€" j ® and writing cheques for the poor: Biag;long been part of our Christmas «though it is a poor interpretation of Ahe good will we hear sung about. ' mers were left to the care ol the B force, and our slums received n-&ll pecasional | haphazard | visit where organized charity was %n_effect, all the less fortunates could pfl")ouib!y Be reached. During this era we had, too, the lack of sentiment u world‘s good things, and we lost t of the oldâ€"time fun and simple asures. Christmas carols gave way to ragtime. the dear little caraway seeded cakes were supplanted _ by French pastry. and the minute« of beautiful expectant hush which used to precede the midnisht hour were filled with noiav. thoushtless revolry Changing times have made siaves(0! LNE BUMIE of us all, especially during the laal“air cognomen, j g&l years, so that we have not takenia angenial .« ;fi&nafor evem had the time for frivoâ€"| are chosen an ,.< Jous celebrations o( hnlidays. Last‘ choosing sides \~Christmas ano «ue . "€ tefore most| each captain of us busied ousselves in giving hen-lout of the room efits or relief fund plays. and at that ; on the name « _wa who had boys overseas had littie; real or fictitio heart for entering into real sports.| both sides. R Wuis season, however, in spite of lhr‘ien(-h man or d h. c. 1. and the many futernal disturâ€"| players of the bances we are having. we can really | to gness the ol enjoy a few flings at carefree gayety * questions to /m The young people must keep up the . tioned is allowe morale of the nation :ince their elders; or "I do not l are all arguing and settling zravm‘-l guesses first â€" affairs. | the other side i sn uoc uxd o4 uant #ha Then came the giving craze. tha period when the shonving davs hecam e (omereat a nightmare to shopper and _ clerk alike. ‘The gentle touch was lost in ‘tie lost wild seramble to â€" set som thing for Aunt Mary before the store . c f\ 7 x pzl | & s 4 x â€"{(7 f; ?}‘@U "etwikes 0050 . We e3 ~1':â€"-â€"’:fi\“ h often overtakes a slothful peoâ€" we were surfeited with too much How maby « acpiaairt, PE nA g‘#.1 $artsy o AB â€" un ‘:k’:.fi‘r" iess vit is eyony es +C aan d viit e real( on + s cj »t:, * §3 _ s ya4,~ e enc mer l a y Te se L tir‘ee TA i 12 1 > ons We e upy oa 35 4 .8 t nesW ANNT e uoo dnc t Capeg esc is t o i n c onesg ten i souf, 19 ho. Smz * ., ;*;:v?!t,w bré. g;é_‘ Nee FipinÂ¥ e ) e i t A Atmeg on t io e e o lC & en ioh AAte 3 en ol M n s o en t lA g'?%m 4 "'*f‘ ac n Nsnt se Ci00e * _ iPechwork: * ~ P oateeg DWP FagiitetAm ho o l h S BA 20 ie * sR mel.: * esd > ;pter:; ies /C#A AspS im nto sls s For Constipation us have ever heard had from e es hx oo MfF infi n ty Mn it m JCA lnfe ";.4". "x3 )C set oo ‘g es uesn en y m,..:, s .»t{"“f’%} SS i is * Sicknessâ€" prevention made slavesof the game "elumps?" Not a very ing the last | fair cognomen, but loads of fun for ve not taken‘a angenial â€" erowd. Two captains me for frivoâ€"|are chosen and they take turns in lidays. Lasttchoos!ng sides. " This accomplished tefore most| each captain sends one of his team n giviug hen-lout of the room. The two sent agree and at that; on the name of a person or object. eas had mvleirea\ or fictitious, to be guessed by real sports.| both sides. Returning to the room i spite of lhr‘i each man or drl sits down emong the ternal difl'llfr' players of the bpposing side, who trys ve can really|to guess the obiect selected by asking refree gaye'.\'{qnestinns to which the person quesâ€" keep up the ; tioned is allowed to answer "yes," "no" e their elders| or. "I do not know." Whichever side ttling graver guesses first chooses a player from | the other side. Many laughs may be 2 sear harrd had from the ridiculous questions it H T xBAO\SELY 00 â€" â€" g’( e se ze c tie %â€"_â€" _ & s t PV T P DX Wfs ~ S§ »gad CC hfF # .3 Pu* Emc\ :;‘-.",‘LJ‘:#‘?ZE "“__‘.‘_:»f"iz;ft" ‘<-_.J"'; :‘â€"\-‘â€"‘\ Umefigco nb . munityChrstmas/ree o 12. closed on Christmas eve. And the fortunes spent on engraved cards and good wishes expff@@ively expressed. Ob, well, we can but be grateful that we have at last arrived at the real kerâ€" ne!l of Christmas or any other season, service and doing for others. fnve nowadays on our public squares; they were mostly decorated in whatâ€" ever there was left in broken orna: f ments and wornâ€"out popcorn after othâ€" er trees were decorated, and the gifts , were mostly the castâ€"off ones of the ‘opulent. But the Society for Preven: tion of Useless Giving, which was orâ€" ganized in New York,. and the Good-i fellows for which Chicago claims the| { honor, did mugh to impress upon peoâ€" i ple the feet that doing deeds of klnd-l ’nnus for others brought the bi@gest re-! ‘turns in happiness to oneself. The. irvm!t is that we all have the pleasure every year of having our own comâ€" munity tree, where the rieh do for and mingle with the poor and go home with happy hearts and tearâ€"dimmed |eyes for having had an intimate, bustâ€" | ling hour of lr:ercoursa with their felâ€" M ow man. Many crusty bachelors who â€"$ would be exnerienceing panks of loneâ€" ljiness at this season can slip in unâ€" |noticed and do their bit to make some ‘ltot happier. The getâ€"together spirit The fl;sil‘ community trees were not kho lovely, welâ€"planned ones we all ave nowadays on our public squares; is thre;. ;l-nng. end nowhere happily demonstrated than ocratic manner town‘s Christma® ‘ Many cities have planted a tree which will be called the community tree aud will have more meaning than a new one chopped down and crected each year. San Francisco does not stop at one tree, but has had as many as cseven in Golden Gate Park, with the accompaniment of American, Chiâ€" nese and Japanese bands. the whole each y stop at as reve the acc lt 62 uen ;*",’,/"I‘.*s'c‘l-“g\ 427 p‘,’ Kete Webber nowhere | it is more ted than in the demâ€" of celebrating . the ~ the whole quaintance the Mr. and Mrs. Maude, °077 ~~"* |owne Freve‘s parents, are well known in| ~ ~ America where both are stage favorâ€" The coal is said ites and where they have a wide 2C ) griving levels and is necessary to ask during the guessâ€" ‘That braided uniforms are worn z ing. A forfeit system for asking out of turn, or answering other than the | We meet defeat and strive anew for a rules of the game allow for, adds to ‘ woman ; ‘m(- excitement. il\\"e bu(i!d, we dare, we hoe and hew i id or woman, Oldâ€"fashioned lnag'rums,.mmllg:‘-nf(ztShe fills usn‘wuh contempt because NEELgL OA Ceanze Oldâ€"fashioned anagrams, similar toxshe fills usjwuh contempt because, logomachy, may fittingly be rcvive(fl Her fancy turns on beads and ga\ue‘ tor the cuildren of the present gener-'To her the «most important things ation. Printed letters of the alphabet | Are spangles, ribbons, furs and rings; may be cut from a calendar and pasted | Inconstant, jealous, prONe to kill on stiff paper. One player forms seyâ€" j Man‘s fondest bopes and spoil his fun eral words from his alphabet and pasâ€": It seems to be for woman still ses them to th . players, who try to! That wars are \ aged and battles won. see who can arrange the leiters in‘ \their proper sequence. This game is ‘ We strain to gain renown and wealth the more exciting if some one not in |, for womahi the game givos a number of words to | We win through worth or thrive by all the players. Some words which Fu stealth, for wom‘aln. . may be spelled in two ways, OT which j g:r slz"f;:":; ';';‘ ‘h“;e:l;:);ls":"‘e(;:"“. maw be made to read with two M°2D® wo georn her ‘whiing, ber vain‘ 'pre‘ ings, are telegraph, reformations, old tense 6i England. These mAÂ¥ be turned 10 ppop lm)rr‘o';'(‘d charms, hor want of read "great help." "to sin far more," | Sen#s, s |and "golden land." These meaning®| But still it is for womankind are ~somewhat ° synonymons, which | ‘That men are venturesome and brave makes the game eipecially interesting| And if the women all were blind for older girls and boys. In France| What man would take the time t the grownups | play the game with shave? |amail pieces of wond resembling domâ€" â€"S. E. Kiser. inoes, having & capital letter at one w2z nz end and a small letier at the other. MINER‘S GREAT wWINDFALL A gaime ior which a smail prize may s C be given is caueu Uupped oguares. Owner of 2,000,000 Tons of Coal i Eaco player is given a square of pasteâ€" Wales board, which he cuts apart in three or To more pieces and passes to the piayer George Morgan, a working min on his ieft. â€" Each player is given turee of _ Troherbert, Rhondda _ Valle minutes to try aud piece the squares Wales has gstabllahed his claim / together. Failing or solving, be pasâ€" the ownership of 2,000,000 tons . ses it on and receives the next lot of cm:{l ".‘ Dean Forest. . e is a man of 58 years of age, 1i pieces. When the squares have £00¢| imy in humble circumstances. 1 the rounds, the player who has pieced was born at Lane End, in the Fore the most of them together wins the| of Dean, a mile out of Coleford. |prlze. Often the person who starts a His family had occupied comm \nusea ie mnable to put it togetherlmnd in the Qistrlct for generatio â€" wIDoOwWED DAUGHTER OF CYRIL MAUDE TO BE MARRIED on his ieft. . Each playet is §!°€C minuies to try aud pilece the : together. Failing or soiving, | ses it on and receives the nex pieces. When the squares has the rounds, the player who has ‘tho most of them together w ‘prize. Often the person who square is unable to put it t when he sees it again. The coin and goblet game which is old to grandma, but w probably never been tried by h : e e i w ‘The coin and goblet game is one| which is old to grandma, but which has probably never been tried by her small grandchildren. First thing grandma must do in this case is to loan three pennies. 0" preferably quarters, to the. little ones, who then borrow a goblet from cook. The goblet is placed rim down on a cloth Covered table, restâ€" ing on two of the coins, while the third is placed inside. The problem is to remove the inside coin without liftâ€" ing the glass. The‘ secret solution is to scratch the cloth until. the little old cnin comes out of its own accord. Simâ€" ) ple, isn‘t it? We dresam We seneme. ®6 Po6i (00 slave for woman, We learn the trick of being brave for woman : We laugh to see how hard she triea To charm with trinkets that she buys Intended to enhance her charms. She shows her back and bares her arms; We chuckle at her silly ways, Her vanities are viéewed with scorn But is it not for woman‘s prala_e gement of Mrs. Pamela aughter of Mr. and Mrs. , to Major the Hon. Wil , has been announced in s. Congreve is the widow William L. Congreve. the Sir Walter and Lady Conâ€" was killed in the war afâ€" the Victoria Cross, the FOR WOMmAN «cheme. we plan we wido: in dwellings and defective flues and q:m rules for thea) of dotmestic l-lg * Ruemine ‘amoke pip» to aee‘ that they have not mmuuh. and that joints are tight. Be certain that there are no cracks k lnlbcu’n‘nytuln-.ndmm, are .O U t PA aater una pipes 1o enough from the walls and weodwork to avold overheating. 4 on e Jues. ste . WPhis may Seve your home! figfit:figl in awellings and defective flues -:1 %mmp::ulmbr M«mm apmmul;!‘b":m-‘w they unlolmm.m Cover the nearest wooden surfaces with sheet asbestos, sheet iron or tin? if iron or tin is used, leave an air space behind it. Where stovepipes or heating pip s pass through wall~, endlose the pipes in galvanized iron, double walled, venâ€" tilated thimbles at least twelve I.nfhe- wider than the diameter of the yipes. Protect the floor beneath the stove with sheet metal, and have it extend forward at least twelve iuches directly beneath the door to the ashpit. _ Surround the base of the with brick, stome or concrete i 14 18B 36 1 4 1 fls hn isttiicabdat B ht Fix a guard about the pipe in the attic, so that nothing may be stored acainst it. NE CTIIRC OM Never pour kerosene into a coal or wood stove. even when the fire is out. Never put ashes into wooden boxes or barrels; use a strong metal can. Study the drafts and dampers. Do not let the stove or pipes become redâ€"hot. Keep stoves, furnaces, flues and, chimneys clean. Inspect the chimneys and flues to be sure that they are sound. Do not hang wet clothing too near to a stove. Keep curtains and other cloth away fromm: stoves and pipes The Canadian National Railways‘ popuiar day train iot Ottawa and In isrmeaiate pouits isaves Toronto Un ion 9.20 am daily exseut Bunday. with acznections for P‘/on ard Conâ€" tral Optaric points â€" 1nd Kingston. Comfortable Lrstâ€"class coaches . and through parlor and divir® cars Particulars and information trom nearest C. N. Rys. Agent. 19â€"18â€"3t owner. . itcally bursting out f : We strain to gain renown and wealth ! for woman; j We win through worth or thrive by ‘ stealth, for woman; ! we snicker at her childishness, i Her lack of wit, her love of dross; ‘ We scorn her whims, her vain preâ€" tense, lHer borrowed charms, her want . of \ sense, |But still it is for womankind ’Thnl men are venturesome and brave, | And if the women all were blind J|\‘tht man would take the time to j shave? THE PoPULAR DAY ROUTE To OTTAWA in Mr. Mx.)r.;;r;-hnn outlived claimants and is toâ€"day the viving commoner. ‘The Government has at last ac knowledged his claim and forwarded him the title deeds with the "bene fit of all mineral rights and turn out." The only stipulation as to royalties is 24. per ton on all coal worked. P CO EO PC Wiben: The land forms part of the Tren-! chard seam, which varies in thickâ€" ness from 3ft to 17ft. Outside of this particular claim the seam is at present being worked by the Norchard Company up to the bounâ€" dary on the left, and by the Stockâ€" hollands Coal Company Up to the boundary on the other side. T t Noms ced An old working to be reopened by Darlington township Hydroâ€"radial byâ€"law by Richard and George Guthrie, young boys. were . drowned while skating near North Sydney, NS. British Columbia apples ing .n average price of 1 pound in REngland. coal is said to be gasily won by the "face" is prac the furnace lo;o'l'éxists ready the fortunate new i d 10 t Ac t dsc ts vere blind | Brant states that the bulk of ce the time t0 ket lambs have been sold and ty while as high as $30 have been â€"S. E. Kiser. ) for grade Southdown lambs fitt ts ‘ show purposes, good fair animal: wWINDFALL lhenn bought locally for 1L ce â€" pound. â€" Peel quotes lambs are ons of Coal in | ing $16 a cwt. apples are bring: e of ninepence A ip â€" carried . the by 186 to 24. ed the rival the sole surâ€" bound at Christmas time. The "’"{ mer predicament is hardly to be préâ€" | ferfed to the latter, in that it is really | too much of a good thing. But these ; * AD t . 2 M 15,‘-"{ ‘ things Fuihd *“ atpan‘ snÂ¥ ainin ..s'"' * 5 "c n "Rald ce «B P l ./ ez % _.Ȣ-’v e 4 § 'n EC n " U i YÂ¥ N -hnu.‘ ich &-v Ahose !> .~> g<" ' * nmhubn%, A 22 n P ... about noon, that o 3 on AR fore ‘the dinner bell rings, w o 4 es + 0 â€" the sould 9f sivighbells, Looking hy â€"â€"â€" _ io PWY U ** â€"we beheld+Sants Claus, ~his sliegh ; ~_. P L ... Een e e * * LE Imagine being ieeâ€"bound OF troPi¢| $y gize ang description. We d . att bound at Christmas time. . The N‘m and discovered our fattest and | WRIch 8 mer predicament is hardly t0 DP PFC | mos; genial pal in camp was taking| "O" +8¢ â€" ferfed to the latter, in that It 18 TOAIlY | gania‘; role, He had sacrificed one ‘ 8°° "¢#} too much of a good thing. But "‘“ioflihpruoduduml union sults to night "t! Wlflmw.mtflflbm‘hthmh. eustom you about in their intere | which when we untied them, proved SPanish ences; two Christmasses spent in our | to be shirts, socks and other useful arâ€" ©8944¢ 8« colonial possessions, one in Alaska and ‘ ticles from the commissary, as well !9>MOrrC one in the Phillipines. as many antiquated affairs which had in muct Oun Christmas eve in our camp nesr 1 been in stock for some time and were the 8@ Sitka we were a gloomy bunch D/ n,,qry gigeernible for dust We gOt of gifts deed. As we sat around our dim onlthe spirit at once, however and our up our lamps and smoked our trusty pipes "dumps" were soon changed to howls still pra our thoughts were on home sur® | of laughter over the ridiculous pres: tives h enough; on the skating and oonllh\llenu‘ Not content with this, our jolly "Christ parties, and mother‘s ples and, O‘ | ganta had letters for each one Of us, Wherea course, on the GIRL To be@" 98} wnicn pe had written in the wee sma‘ and aw exchange yarns, one . would h"".houra. He had played on our tales of in rath thought that we knew a whole £0CK|;y) nieny pefore and had news (?) fOr 1uCKY, of angels. We told stories ADOUt OUT j zcp of us, seying to one that his girl with 0 former Christmasses apd really "“tna been married twice, to another invited more on this lonesomie night than W$ | that his sylphâ€"like fiance now weighed which ordinarily would have divulged in ®))__ yngreq and other mirthâ€"provokâ€" hours. crowd. Toward midnight‘ we 'np-\ing jibes. This little tale just shows with a ‘\ ped uf and went for a run down th€! _/ ) )n pe gone when the possibili« no pr°! | long road. ‘The cold moon cast blue ties for a regular Christmas seem so the art ! shadows on the snowâ€"clad hills and o . late w :‘ made them glisten with a eerie light rel:::o:;ner year foung us in the Pai: 2 fow ‘“ke they had been sprinkled with dh" lipines, surrounded by a lot of tropâ€" tive w +\ mond ~dust. â€" O 0 xo lilsat heanty which did not appes! to in all, );(;u morning there ably little to do aside Christmas Beerbolm, land. French Canada. Richmond, . Grace.â€" Under the Christmas stars. £ Gallon, Tom.â€"The man who _ knew botter. Wallace, Lew. â€"Benâ€"Hur. Wiggin, Kate D.â€"Romance of a Christmas card. REPORT OF FARM CONDITIONS. The following is a summary of reâ€" ports made by Agricultural Representâ€" atives to the Ontario Department of Agriculture:â€" E0o COmat Owing to the searcity of grains and the high pri&- of mill feeds. a large number of cattle, many of them young animals, are being marketed, and less live stock than usual are likeâ€" ly to be carried over the winter. Leeds reports that a considerable number of springers, commanding good prices are being sent across the border, but the local farmers are pessimistic reâ€" garding the outlook for hogs, which llhpy claim are now selling below the cost of â€" production. Kent, however, states that several carloads of feedâ€" ers have been shipped into that counâ€" ty recently, one load of .splendid young animals from the vicinity of Guelph averaging 11 cents a pound. Port Arthur reports milch cows bring ing $145 and $200 at a sale recently. Brant states that the bulk of marâ€" ket lambs have been sold and that while as high as $30 have been paid zfor grade Southdown lambs fitted for show purposes, good fair animals have lhenn bought locally for 11 cents a 1 c lawaâ€"â€" Dail nnotes Ismbs are bring: Frechette Poultry are receiving more attention than formerly. Eggs are now regisâ€" tering their highest price record. The marketing of grains have been very slow, and much of it is being fed. ie use LCW, Hay is in fair quantity, and is selâ€" ling more or less freely at from $20 to $30 a ton, but straw is at a prem ium, as all spring grains were unusual ly short in stalk. Ensilage is in good supply; and is of excellent feeding quality. Lo azon Kent reports that some of the 10CA! manufacturers have turned off men on account of the scarcity of coal, so that there is a local surplus of farm labor at present. Elections in lf:nflord. ENSemnoone ces Ald. W. N. Andrews, Ald. J. N. King: lish, and exâ€"Mayor J. W. Bowlby hg) definitely entered the Mayoralty field in Brantford. while the LLP. wil send either Mayor M. M. MacBride for a thirdâ€"term run, Of Ald. H. J Symons to make an initial effort. 4 e oo d omm it phn«y ommn ease your euffering. 1 wane t you to write, and let me tell you of * my simple method of home treatment, send you ton days‘ free trial. post» A paid, and put you in touch with \. women in Canada who will * rladly tell what my method mas done for theim. & I~ w & o ue â€"if y-r.:u are troubled with weak, tired feclings, h ~ a dâ€" ache, b a c k> fi ache. bearâ€" % ing dows _a *R THE FARM. s.r Ioonip old oomes s % Moat:i:g, tense of .. ‘ing or * misnlacenstnc of inter . 1 Orâ€" C zane, nervoteness, desire \ â€" +y. ‘â€" palpitation, under the e, g¢. Of in lite, write igrme i« Mrs. M. Sumhers, 6y Max.â€"Thristmas _ garâ€" Louiseâ€"Christmas in w1 k there was remarkâ€" aside from making < C® _ conftipation, caâ€" % tacrles conditions, NCP 0 coin inthes j6>. reguâ€" T First Christmas Christmas Sto Christmas Eve Other wise man. { Browning, Robert c(Chriet mas. works.) ‘v Â¥e n t & > % wes. biadâ€" x Aof weakness, c w‘tipation, caâ€" pain Lt larly of f 501 ,indsor, Ont. Booksand Stories for the a loss of intes for free tm rre, clarly. of the local k ol 101 t 0 th t 4 hi. e d it h rcaen t it t ‘l‘d been married twice, to another | that his sylphâ€"like fiance now weighed two hundred, and other mirthâ€"provokâ€" lin; jibes. This little tale just shows what can be done when the possibiliâ€" \un for a regular Christmas seem 80 remote. & Another year found us in the Philâ€" lipines, surrounded by a lot of tropâ€" ical beauty which did not appeal to homesick boys. Early in the evening Christmas carol.â€"D!CROn®, UA Christmas books comprising A Christâ€" mas carol; The chimes; The cricket on the hearth; The battle of life; The haunted man to which _ are added Christmas stories 1851â€"1853. Christmas stories 1854â€"1866â€"Dickâ€" ens, Charles. Old Christmasesâ€"Wagger, Charles, (In his wayside talks.) Ht Oe oneo s maten _ â€" Christmas tide in _R Forbes, Archibald. (In irs of some cqntip::nts.) Christmas Smith, â€" AlCAANU®C 0° his Dreamthorp.) ~ Good wishes ct Christmasâ€" Fris well, J. (In his About the world.) 4A naw chime for the Christmas . A new chime for the ULrisUMAD bellsâ€"Keller, Helen. (In her Out of the dark.) Christmas dayâ€"Edwards, Agnes, Who narrowly in Dublin, t Girl Finds NEEDS COmIpAUY. Miss Lawrence explained that she :s engaged to marry Andre Poniatow :xi, an officer in the French army,. who .as an annual income of 20,000 francs iding, "this is entirely inadequate tC , s ipport himself and your petitioner.‘ she said she needs at least 160,00( more francs annually to pay for nec essaries, and her mother submittec an affidavit corroborating her daugh her on this ‘point. Frances Alice Willing Lawrence, 13 years old, residing in Paris, France, with her mother, Susan R. cWilling Lawrence, has petitioned a court in New York for permission to spend all of the income from her inheritance. She is entitled to bout $20,000 a year ncome from trust funds with a trust ~ommpany Tha‘trother stated that the cost 0‘ living‘tn France is very high, that hew husband, Francis Lawrence, has been degd for many years, and that she is tiying to bring up her daughter in a manner appropriate to her station in Tife. She explained that Wrances has known her fiance since childhood, that he enlisted in the French army at the age of °7 and will not be discharged until néxt spring. A Big Subscription. eR n esd Neawiy $2,000 was subscribed in St Thomas to provide Merry Christmas es for the war widows and kiddies ‘The fund, which was collected by the Great War Veteana‘ Association, Wil be distributed Tuesday. _ A bangue will be tendered the wflow- and child ren Tuesday in the G.W.V.A. rooms. Miss Margaret Green, of the Stratâ€" ord General ftospital staff, is spend ng a few days at her home in Hoim‘s apartments. S1»# John Rrerich. nds $20,000 Too Little to Supâ€" port Seif and Husband. moRrE MOoNEY TO WED. carol.â€"Dickens, Charles Smiit'::-'""Alexander~(ln Stories For Adults. ive and Easter dayâ€" ert (In his Poetical y escaped assassination this afternoon. in Khyber Passâ€" . (In his Souvenâ€" sMegh ; 8. â€" I decomi. ... 4 > ereel (2 i. of the Strat night ‘the © } custom is the‘res Spanish rule, and 9 esque scene there is to morrow. Chflfllflw / in much the same‘ ‘ the states, There is Ahe of gifts and visits which. u8 up our. Christmas day > # still practiced in s0 ine tives have m a "Christmas _ 5 whereas they used "" and await the h t in rather reticent MmanB@®." lucky, as 1 was, one y with officers at the bAFF® invited to a roast chickem which the army cooks j hours. The day is usu@ 3 with a band concert on.£h@. no pretiier sight can be n the army and nayvy OMCOIS, late white, their ladies i8 / a few Castilian beauties MB tive women in Pina cloth ar in all, this is the pleasanter celebrations. ; x'f 19 _ It costs eight cents to h: ; lar laundered in Paris. © There are more herrings~ | any other kind of fish. ; No substance that cant j soived in water has an 640 | Only one person in 15,0( | the age of 100 years. Ix ‘The chinese divide the‘£ ‘ parts of two hours eachs" In proportion to its. Siz thirty times as strong a6 & ‘The purest breeds om have pedigrees going c3 (In her Our common r Forgotten Christinas words, Agnes. (In her road.) s Wheu,. Christmas seems Edwards, Agnesâ€" (In he mon road.) Christmas Books for: Schauffler R. H., ed.â€" Brown, A. F. â€"Christm Carter, E. H., â€"Christr Dickens, Charles CBP Kellog, A. M. ed â€"CBr tainments. W McNaught. R _ L. 6 selections {:r vcoling AB Smith, E. A..â€"Chm mas book. Duncan, Norman, in height _ Champagne contains M hol. in proportion, than P Maderia. a From forty to fifty turt! for the annual Lord Mi#y in Logdon. 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