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PR ... report that in some cases their volume of sales for certain days. .. are almost double what they were at this time last year. This condiâ€" tion is considered unusual by maâ€" ny, as it is known that mané who had money to spend last Christâ€" mas, had a hard time finding suffiâ€" cient money for their Christmas shopping this year. The peculiat pert is that merchants dealing in foodstuff, report that they have acâ€" tually experienced a falling off in the amount of business they have â€"e_n;fii:-‘;fi;ifio would make a deciâ€" sion of this nature rather than wait Some local merchants who deal almost exclusively in luxury items done this year as com(farved to last. Can it be that Canadians are beâ€" only way that Waterloo had any chance to obtain an assistant enâ€" gineer, but it may turn out all for the best, for graduating engineers in the old country have a lot harâ€" der row to hoe than have Canaâ€" dians, before the{ are finally handâ€" ed their sheepskin. Rather than being critical. .. we are inclined to larger than Waterloo, that are also Ioomg for assistant engineers, and who would be willing to pay conâ€" siderably more for their urv!eu We understand that the hiring of a man. sight unseen, was the around, and let the work of the town suffer while they were waitâ€" hiring of an assistant engineer for Waterioo from Ireland, boils down to one thing. . . wages. It seems that there are many other commuâ€" nities, some of them a great deal think that the Town of Waterloo is fortunate in having men in their coming luxury conscious, even at the exBense of cutting down their food bill? J.HS. who actually knows what he is doâ€" ing. More power to him. While most of the streets have received a fair amount of sanding . . . there are still some that need considerably more than they have been gotting to make~ them safe. One of these is Erb street. Posâ€" sibly the reason this street is alâ€" ways so slippery is the fact that it“gears a considerable amount of traffic in Waterloo, and the small quantity of sand that is placed on it, is soon burned off by the nu merous cars passing over it. Could we have a little more sand on this road PLEASE? that one of the Waterloo polic« officers came in the office today and wanted to see the "owner of the maroon coupe parked in front of the office." s â€" We racked our brain furiously, trying to think what we had been doing in the last couple of days that would bring the arm of the law on us, and finally decided that whatever it was, they probably wouldn‘t hang more than a life sentence on us. F Thus fortified, we ventured somewhat timidly into the outer office where the officer was waitâ€" ing. The fact that he was not swinging »a _ pair of handcuffs around his finger also helped to stiffen our spine, and when he asked if we owned the car in quesâ€" tion, we admitted it _ _ He probably noticed that w2 were kind of a timid soul, so inâ€" stead of polishing his brass butâ€" tons with the sleeve of his coat and roaring at us, he simply gi‘nned and asked if we would EASE move our car, as we had the police phone box blocked off so that he could not get to it. | It‘s a funny thing the way diflâ€" ferent people do things anid the way their way of doing it affects you. Actually we felt so good that we were asked politely by a police officer to move our car, and then given a good reason why we should, that we would have gone out and carried the car out of the way if it had been necessary. We have heard that there is more of a tendency on the part of some officers to realize that th> rest of us are human beings even if we haven‘t brass buttons on our caats, but this is the /rst time that we actually had it tried out on us. We kind of like it J.HS. While plans for officially recog: nising Waterloo as a city have all been made and accepteJ by those: concerned, the average man on the street and particularly the storeâ€" keepers in Waterloo, are still a long way from being convinced, that the dinner which only a few hundred can attend, and the affair in the arena afterwards, is the best way of recognizing an event that can happen only once in a lifetime. Admittedly the men on the comâ€" mittee responsible for these affairs have put a lot of time and emr? behind their efforts to insure their success. However many Waterloo residents feel as does this writer that the golden opportunit‘of a lifetime for really making Waterâ€" loo known, is being tossed away with only a token effort being made to recognize our new cityâ€" minds of most people, that if the MW%MWn; There remains little doubt in the (Contmuwa on rage ® . J.HS J HS J.HS | In the house police found two land a half cases of empty beetr ibotues. There was also a newlyâ€" ‘opened box of shotgun shells, 1wlth five of them removed. Five ’empty shell cases were found on | the premises. _ 26th Anniversary Marked By King As Canadian Premier brothers, killed himself with the same gun 15 hours after the slayâ€" mfi long, lone drinking spree in a West Montrose homemfed the jealâ€" ousy of Waiter Letson, whe beâ€" lieved Wilson had replaced him in the affections of 19â€"yearâ€"old Eleaâ€" nor Springer, police said. Neiih- bors of the Letsons confirmed this view, declaring that there had been previous trouble in the famâ€" ily over the girl. ca The girl is reported to have fold E)lice that Walter Letson sat on a itchen chair throughout the night while she slept on a couch in the kitchen. Later the girl told newsâ€" papermen that he went upstairs while she remained on the downâ€" stairs couch after the shooting. It was not known who would claim the bodies, as the Letsons have no surviving brothers or sisâ€" ters. Mrs. l::jh Letson, the forâ€" mer Mary Goodwin, is survived by niv ic ns ioi t w dlil: ts t ic t /n lcA i s10% and a half cases of empty beer, A£@in, and it is a matter of very bottles. There was also a newlyâ€"| Sreat xmfomnce. you have recentâ€" opened box of shotgun shells,|!y addcd to your staff of city enâ€" with five of them removed. Fiv=) gincers a gentleman named Gray, empty shell cases were found on 3 3SSistant engineer. We note the premises. ; with nleasure, as well as some of It was not known who would|Cur Oother friends, some of whose claim the bodies, as the Letsons forefathers came from Ireland that have no surviving brothers or sis. you used large letters and a boid ters. Mrs. l':;ljh Letson, the forâ€"‘ head line to the article, "Irishman mer Mary Goodwin, is survived by hired as Assistant Engineer". That her mother, eifhl brothers and a ; was splendid. But who was the sister. The only relatives of the member of the council and where Letson men are cousins and uncles l was he brought up who said, "we who reside in the vicinity of West | will be the laughing stock of the OTTAWA.â€"Prime Minister Macâ€" kenzie King, still hale and hearty at 73, Monday observed another milestone in his long political careerâ€"the 26th anniversary of the day he first became prime miniater. Montrose It was on December 29, 1921, that he was sworn in as prime minister, president of the Privy Council, and underâ€"secretary of state for external affairs Since that time he has been out of office barely more than five years. . _ Killed by dl.o‘t'cu; bluu::nwen Letson, 4 trose g&: Mary uw::i his wife; Wilson Letson, 42, single, Hugh‘s brother; Percy Letson, 38, single, brother of Hugh and ‘Wilson. The murderer, Walter Patrick Letson, 55, a cousin of the Letson Mr. King, »who observed his birthday last December 17, now is on the threshold of a new commonâ€" wealth record for prime ministerâ€" ship. By April 30 next, he will have equalled the record establishâ€" ed by Sir Robert Walpole, the British prime minister, who served 7,620 days, or 20 years, 10 months and nine days. _ phe> It is expected that once Mr. King has achieved that record he will prepare to hand over the leaderâ€" ship, possibly selecting a temporary Y:rty chieftain until a national iberal convention chooses a new leader. â€" He already has announced his inâ€" 1 she completed her voyage 1 tention of not leading the Liberal! Shanghai. party in another general e]ection.‘ Reports said the vessel now will although he may sit as a private| load either coal, salt or feneral member. However, there have been| cargo for Bombay. Meanwh le, the reports lately that his retirement! arms cargo is being held at nearby plans may be u&@et by the interâ€"| Port Mann, awaiting instructions. national situation: | wwâ€"â€"a_â€"_â€"_â€"_â€"_â€"___â€"_â€"__â€" Japan Is Market For Canadian Coal OTTAWA.â€"Government officials said recently Canada would be a likely supplier of coal for Japan when that country begins foreign purchases of the fuel, but that up to now there have been no Canaâ€" dianâ€"Japanese gegotia(ions on _?,03!» A â€" Trade Department officetr termed as "wishful thinking" a Toâ€" kyo report that the Japanese were negotiating with this country for coal to improve their ste&l outpuc. _ But officials emphasized that this is as far as the matter has gone so far as Canada is concerned. They pointed out that Japan at present is primarily interested in buying from nonâ€"dollar countries, but that in the case of coal. Canâ€" .?i:r would be the probabie supâ€" plier. Guelph Escapees Held at Brampton The Dominion has made some small coal xhixmenu to the Orient in the last 18 months,« chiefly to Hong Kong and Shanghai. recaptured two "o‘\-thu ‘who e%â€" caped Christmas from the Onâ€" tario Reformatory here. Charles Beach, of Stoney Creek iffan botr , 17 hoi Roues ther hitchâ€"hiked for several hours after BRAMPTON.â€"Police on Friday province if we go to Ireland for an engineer." Does he not know that | you do not get your degree from |an Irish college like that of | Queen‘s University, Belfast, by the ‘skin of your teeth. In Ireland it‘s wits that count and you have to |be a gentleman besides If my | Irish grandmother, Collum, was alive she would say, ‘"They are deâ€" ;cent people in Coum‘{ Down, give ‘the boy a chance". With the both of your engineers on the job there families in the ve f civilization wu’eva &‘m As time went on and anyone proved to be a rogue or a rascal they were turned out of the family and given another name (mx ‘lou gentle reader) to quote alter Scott. . No doubt your nomen was awerded for good service. 1 know of dies, who were in that class, as a lady may change her mind as well as her name some have reâ€" turned to the fold and are now known as Mrs. Smith. Then you have a gentlefnian who received his early training and education in New Hamburg To you he is known as a sergeant, of general or something of your poâ€" lice force. To those of you who know him, no attention is paid to the honors “)rou have bestowed upon him. (We apologize for that). But with him we use the Rotary Club familiarity of calling him by his first name. Arms For China Contract Dropped as holidays, that Waterigo will be ::e“o-lyeun:uhMol Onurbt:? hnmfl-. maumdmm per is a gentleman by the name of VANCOUVER.â€"Canadian pubâ€" lic opinion and possible threat of Communist forces attacking the freighter Colima before it reached Shanghai caused cancellation of the vessel‘s contract to load $1,â€" 200,000 worth of ammunition in Vancouver for Nationalist Chinese forces, an official close to the arms shipment said recently. Officials said the Colima was on a "contract charter"â€"meaning she was chartered for a sgeciflc cargo of ammunitionâ€"which now has been cancelled. 0 1 Advice received by informed sources said the safety of the ship was endangered because of the publicity received in connection with the arms shipment and that Communist ships and planes would be waiting to "destroy" her before she completed her voyage 1 Shanghai. â€" â€" _ China Pact OTTAWA.â€"Canada has not canâ€" celled arrangements for ship&ing Canadian surplus war materials to China, a Government spokesman said Tuesday. _ _ c _ Still Stands He explained that cancellation of the voyage of the Pakistan ship Colima from Vancouver to China with a cargo of military equipment had been done by the Chinese. _ The reason was the high insurâ€" ance rates placed by a mercantile insurance company on the ship. WINDSOR.â€"Despite the 8lnoomy outlook forecast by the tario Hydroâ€"Electric Commission, Windâ€" sor Retail Merchants‘ Association made it clear recently that they will not give up the flgfl. for adeâ€" %\‘mte lighting in eir shops throughout the winter. _ _____ o Oe en e es Hc:ipes of obtaining relief from the decree limiting window lights during the Christmas shopping season, and banning them after Christmas were jolted at a meetâ€" ing‘:n Toronto. t Harry J. Lassaline, secretary of the Merchants‘ Association, who represented Windsor at the meetâ€" u:i. said he would meet with the other members of the loca; merâ€" chants‘ group to decide on further :!n Soum'::n«n Ontario. ;;\'ls raw u, best possible plan | savi :::vermd-tunmm] the legislative committee, said "we will ask the coâ€"operation of all chambers of e&ufl!‘. boards of chambers of commerce, boards O Southampton since ving his nmmmwwmmgmcn serâ€" in Southwestern Ontario. fll,m'humg\.d.al]u dnwupmehdpodflopl-ub"w hurch, Waterioo. saving power and at the same time | Y\‘u‘;.-umchhm.’-!uz ’mn' merchandis~ | early new year E:.u.uwmu' unoemhdg Toronto to present it. *m‘ Accidental Shooting Puts Boy in Hospital 10 m s Ee SE e e t Ee Ne cce e e Ancey ate broke his chair u:mhmmwfiwamvfi ]... !h"bm"' e Pl“* m 7 ‘ears heartiest con, f on the| Members of the Plai m"uhwz..a vecasion of y Majority and|held a practice on ic seven am. in New York. As hopes .to have > es es on twagietelt out wnon 8 on the islands the New Dresentuo: celeb e demtfnl mlcknul-flnfl“dy out Yeat n:‘es 'utvol‘fl along the ent. we ou we pm. .M one 1Co Sbope to be qy somie doy fiz.’.“‘f..??‘.i‘_:“.‘...'z.‘...““..'_"."‘_ equile hi & speed of one thongand When we get th@. roof on our grandstand and skatâ€" ing rink will be will have made a step in ion. Do you know that w have 135 members on our of Trade and Service Clu you ever have the chance epme and have luncheon with us:on the fourth Wednesday evening of the month in the Library H and see and hear for yoursel We hope to have the Carling Conservation Club to entertain and instruct us on January 28th, followixl? our luncheon in the Library Hall at 6.30 p.m. _ 000 â€" $ uy «argteitie no |Plattsville Rink ° gx:lhu.‘.cfi- your siippery ported got only a.‘ ence to your periodical for the year 1947 thereby concluding 55 years of very gentle service as a local correspondent from various parts of Canada, I wish to extend the sentiments, as expressed by the toast that my Szotch grandmother liked, to my fellbw correspondents, to your staff and your olflc:fi "Lang may your lum reek your pot boil", which is "Long may your chimney smoke and your teaâ€" kettle sing GUELPH.â€"Provincial police are investigating the accidental shootâ€" ing of Donald Stewart, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Stewart, of RR. 2, Campbellville, who was rushed to General Hospital here suffering a gun wound in his chest. The accident occurred Wednesâ€" day, December 24, and from inforâ€" mation received Stewart was shot by his cousin, Stewart Danard, 13. who was visiting the Stewart home. It is believed that the younger boy picked up a .32 rific and started to play with it, not realizing it was sloaded. o. Only 35 But Is ‘ Grandmother Twice He pulled the trigger and the bullet hit his cousin in the chest. Dr. John A. L. Scott, attending the boy, reported his condition as fair. _ Provincial Constable Thomas E. Logan of Waterdown investigated. KITCHENER.â€"Mrs. H. W. Armiâ€" tege, 368 Victoria St. South, is a grandmother twice at 35. She is one of the youngest grandmothers in the province and is believed to be_!.he y::ungest inath‘e q_iftfict. Mrs. Armitage first became a grandmother at 33, when Ronnld,\ now 2%, was born to Mrs. Rodger Keller, her eldest daughter, now 19. Both Mrs. Armitage and her daughter became brides when tbe({ were 16. A second grandchild, Pamela, is a year old. _ _ â€" "I felt a little queer at first when they began to call me ‘grandma‘ after Ronaid was born, but I am getting used to it _now," she lau!h- ed. "I understand one woman beâ€" came a grandmothcr when she was only 31." 0000 __ ons Mrs. Armitage‘s youngest child is only a few years older than her eldest fiandehild She is Caron, eight. e rest of the family inâ€" clude Donna, 11, and Dougla®, 13. Ceiling Prices Lifted on Raisins OTTAWA.â€"Removal of price ceilings on imported raisins, curâ€" rants and pruness, effective Januâ€" ary 1, was announced Tuesday night by the Prices Board. The Board said bulk purchasin@ of these items by the Crownâ€"owned Commodity â€" Prices â€" Stabilization Corporation was discontinued some time ago, and price ceilings were retained until such stocks in the hands of the trade had been sold. Southampton Pastor Called To Waterioo KINCARDINE.â€"The Rev. J. G. Murdoch, who has been residing at the final correspond «l Avioppigk geeme uce (ant fimfififi $15,000 and $30 00. i %pa_ohn structure, Sandpaper plant. Tariff Reductions Set For January 1 OTTAWA.â€"Canada will bring into effect January 1 most of the tariff concessions reached at Geneâ€" va, but, like the United States, will withhold application of some of the reduction until a later date, Prime Minister K{u announced. The, Uni States recently disâ€" closed that it plans to defer indeâ€" finitely tariff concessions on 121 items, because some of the 17 countries at Geneva were not yet prepared to make reciprocal reducâ€" tions. C will be to C will be to a lower tariff schedule on 6ggs all kinds and on prepared poultry has been deferred, alan]wnh lowâ€" er tariffs on almost types of fish emtering the Upited States from Canada. r'edex:_l omcug wgo t.hfii:hwould prove disappointing ermen and poultrymen who were hoping that as a result of the Geneva agreement their products would more easily compete with Ameriâ€" can products on United States markets. Among other products on which the United States tariff will remain unchanged are articles in which copper is the chief material; copâ€" articles of ware, including gold; ciâ€" garet leaf tobaceo; gloves, mittens and outerwear of all kinds; leather and rubber boots and shoes, and & wi;ie% range (fnghgnodw-ls. manufacâ€" tu oods rbdllfll» Mr. '(mfi said a 1 number of items in the Canadian scheduleâ€" reductions negotiated with counâ€" tries that have not undertaken to bring their concessions into effect on Jan. 1â€"are being withheld unâ€" ti! such time as those countries can make their concessions available to Canada Canadian Trade Shows Increase %Oflmu aa Canadian trade wi a other ‘“\Pue Countries in 1947 showed a subâ€" stantial increase over 1945, espeâ€" tleiy on ie thke i Cmmeglen ts cially in the case of exâ€" pofl.anfl. F. Tolhurst, chairman of the British Trade Association said _ Imports from the United Kingâ€" dom dropped by 13 per cent durâ€" by 17 per cent. Canadian exports to Britain inâ€" creased by 27 per cent during the yml’n;der mi:v; he said and near cen other ferene, Nes ot ho aroan W 18 & e United Kiudot:\nt being handled under the Canadaâ€"United Kingdom Loan Agreement. in his annual report. ing the year, while imports from ;Rge_rtheh!\pire_cwnm increased x4 Claim Employment Stable In Canada OTTAWA.â€"Employment in Canâ€" ada during the last two years has been "remarkably stable", the $5,000 _ Reres ’"m..“"‘ "and "'“Q '{ ! those work. ‘l'hr lfl; nc‘ sX zx classed as labor K ‘ se rens mos were 4, 1 ll“ im ég.-m and was considered a fitting symbol for the turn of a new year. Standing firmly at the juncture of the new and the old, Janus could look beck on the past year and look forward to the new. When the Romans beâ€" mcnfl:um:?:tsum meg was kept although it was observ g.ldayotg:vermdtuun;. At he Roman New Year gifts were b”thenounmailnokfinfi' ting backâ€" w’ardu_i_vell_n{oryud. he idol also exchanged and especially io ex 0 the prominent men of governâ€" the prominent men of the governâ€" ing classes was it the custom to New Year‘s Eve. Various countries have fione farther than that and made New Year‘s Day the great one of the ear for giftâ€"bearing. Thus in {nm_, prior t: the war, the !famfly gathgr;:r and exchange of gifts and gi wishes which we associâ€" ate with Christmas took place on January first, making it the gala day for the children especially. French Canada has, to some extent, nreserved the customs of the _ Few Canadians are without Scotâ€" tish relations or friends and thereâ€" fore it is not really necessary to :fi' that to the Scot the New Year is â€"important. Calvinist teaching frowned upon secular *I‘my at Christmas and the New Year was the festive occasion. Open house is the rule in the Scottish home and in the Old Country as well as in Scottish eommmide‘lhere the flnndoldmmmu oldunx'. soon as the clock strikes mi night there is a rush to be "first foot" in the home of friends to whom the "first footer" bringxioo‘l luck as well as to himself. t the firstâ€"comer never arrives emptyâ€" handed.totthsttywolfldbewdfl"vl: away pfg.cri . Sometimes "firstâ€"foo brought a lumr of coal which he carefully placed upon the fire before ‘sgeakiu to any member of the family. If this goodâ€"luck carrier bmght bread, cakes or cheese, civility deâ€" manded that each individual in the house should partake. _ Young Seotchmen used to also wait eagerâ€" ly for the first stroke of twelve and ]:l the bt:“ li{\ "éio&hh“fi' ‘ an toll, a \m& :3: up to the door of his beloved‘s home in order to be the first to cross her threshold. The girl would listen for ‘‘The first foot‘s entering step That sudden on the floor is welâ€" ‘;.“.m..s“"’""" fitsee, a en 1J be: cou: an 0 ~ lief Dm'l§ bothllood and evil, are active on New Year‘s Eve. .nccofdlilu to ;mndem superstition, genii were in moâ€" gonww:-h‘t’n %be ‘e‘_-:e: y 3 used to wander a%out the hm wearing masks and carry â€" gels, reciting dnfinl verse in an effort to attract the good "hogomaâ€" ‘vfisiommhnivm ig n.;.dfl.oal«wYuff slon. utoluung:vofh .bkbpo-flthnm, seems to be the chief Ere blushing maids have braidâ€" __ ed tip their hair; |______ _ _ * c esn (By Mre Clarence good | a British colony and are too, make much of the with _ honest Tey «e Salvation Army .5 Distribute Hampers _ gl'l‘o Needy Families e The Salvation Army spent a mghtening up the day of needy Nlfimm Oof fruit were given i ied 3 pers were ted to local â€" ;lih. 12 meal, tickets were also m%fi League of Mer: cy, a branch the organization, took i treats to The .Hsmco% Kâ€"W Hospital They also distributed toys to a number Plattsville Winners In Curling Contest Te Eomm far meld the yost ir. Chariton was th Wa m:“ to that position inâ€"October, 186 (By Chresiisle Correspondent) PLATTSVILLEâ€"C. F. Allen‘s Plattsville rink captured first honâ€" ors _ at the one-dl& bonspiel held on Wednesday at the London Curâ€" IWB. e Plattsville four just mad> the grade by the narrowest of marâ€" gins. Tied in the final accounting with Peter Gilbert‘s Chatham rink, they got the nod on the basis of a of the Lanterns". One feature of the Chinese New Year‘ would doubtless be welcomed as an addiâ€" tion to our customs by many merâ€" chants; namely, the settlement of debts. It is considered a dark disâ€" grace to start the New Year with took part in the play: Plattsville, i ingham, Detrait, Seaforth. Poreâ€" higher score throughout the spiel. Each rink wound up with counts of three wns&l’us 26. 0_ took part in the play: Pf_nttgvflb‘ ced b uc vautmer is d Ae NU 2" Thedford, Sarnia and Stratford. they exchange grennu. and chilâ€" dren go about from door to door giving the greeting of the season, and expecting gifts of candy and money. Before going to bed on New Year‘s Eve a Syrian child sets out a bow! of water and a dish of wheat for the refreshment of the camel who is supposed to bring him gifts. According to legend the camel was ii’veflwunzm_ ungest of the animals bearing the Wise Men, and it fell down exâ€" hausted by the strenuous journey. The Christ Child, seeing this, blessed the animal and conferred immortality upon it. In Lebanon it is a "magic mule" who bears the gifts of the season. 0_ . The production of sound in maxiâ€" mum volume as an exuberant means of ushering in the New Year is not peculiar to modern America. In Imperial Russia the New Year was greeted with a salute of one hundred &uns; in Scandinavian countries firearms are extensively employed for the purpose. One does not have to be a centenarian to reâ€" call theâ€" "anvil chorus" in the smithy and the gunpowder flash which were freely used in the New Year‘s festivities. The rinl%of bells to greet the New Year a custom which probably oflfiinlted in England. It was common in that country, in the old days to have the chimney cleaned out at New Year‘s time so that good fortune would have plenty of room to enter by that route. _ 2o In Hungarian towns one of the quiaintest New Year‘s customs. is the visit of the chimney lweer The sweep knocks at the door with his broom, and the householders snatch a straw or two from it. These are tied with a ribbon and kept as a good luck charm during ie ooo o ie e ooo ied inll o Mc the year. Also nceordl:g to Hunâ€" !'nrhn tradition, to touch a lf on ew Year‘s Eve b:;m gooJ uck. In the principal urants and cafes of Budapest they release a pig at midnight, and there is much merriment as the diners try to touch the aquecnn‘ animal as it races among the tables. Celebration of New Year‘s Day seems to have arisen in Italy in the early Middle Ages. In the year 546 a bm reproved hhmsno,le for the ing, feasting genâ€" eral wild time that they were inâ€" uiging in on a holy dayâ€"the Feast Mlnumchior{ of &hm cight days after Christmas. He them to turn their backs on "the old, [ ater, ick burning in F‘gfl'l uth:h:ntwm the centre, its owner take a (Continued on Page 8 we naure t hitie ighnresten the future by little "lightboats"â€" nut shells flled with wax and float~ observances of the day grew more ane and evil ways of " In the later u_kfih A:-“ P THP 7 . +# Bof %