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v - multifarius ways of keeping Christ- ~ Christmas on the Farm: BRIS By Prof, J. W. Macmillan LPL PLL Rr I am sometimes tempted to think that on a~farm is the only place where Christmas can he properly celebrated, For thers are, among 'he multitude of Christmasses which humanity enjoys, essentially just two kinds, There is the spectator's Christmas and the. participant's "riztmas, the Christmas of those who look on and that of those who 'tke part, All the heterogenous and mas, which men have invented and practised during two milleniums. can be classified under one or other of these two heads ,the Christmas you get and the Christmas you make, The Christmas you maké is the only real Christmas you ean have. The Christmas you borrow, or buy, or steal, .or reccive as a gift, may have its joy and power, but it lacks the one supreme thrill which lifts Christmas above ell other holi- days. No picnic, nor baseball match,' nor carnival, nor bonspiel ,nor ex- hibition, nor theatrical play has that unique and royal quality, That is why Christmas is honored by all mankind after a fashion and to a degree that no rival holiday shares, City and Coantry These two kind of Christmasses-- the wrong kind, whick you get, anil the right kind, which you make-- are characteristically urban and! rural. The typical pleasure in a city is to sit and look on while others entertain you, ~The typical pleasure in the country is to do something for the fun of doing it. In the city men attend the theatre and the base- ball match. In the country they break a colt or go shooting. This is the reason the country hoy beats the city hoy in his own home town. He has learned to do things. rather than to 'watch others doing them.' It is not his superior health, | or brains, or blood which impels him to the seats of weaith and power in the cities, but his superior indus-* trial education, He has worn old clothes, and nosed around among facts, and met and surmounted such practical difficulties as trapping squirrels and riding heifers, and he comes to mature life with a practical shrewdness and a matter-of-fact common sense which endow him for suceess, & (1 write confidently, here in this Vs * ! » £5 bea ¥ - City, and with a certain J "ling of wistfulness and envy, as I wish my country br:thren a merry 'ricimae. It may be that some of thery will not be so very merry this | iristmastide, but then it will be; belr own fault. Christmas is much | warer them than me. With them he great Ivigh-bells, 2nd the snow wreath | themselves on the spruec | «nd wilting to be shaken | « make way for tinsel and cand - and all the ravishing loot of the t-+ shops. Their's is the "breez| call of incense-laden morn" and th: | rangent joys of direct contact with! nature. Santa Claus, I am sure prefers -the country to the eity. i And yet that country boy, with all | 'his superior advantages, turns his! eyes longingly to the city. In every! century, like Dick Whittington, he has seen in his dreams "the lights of London flaring like a dreary dawn," and has hungered to escape out-of-doors, the jingle | : ~~ < hario Refor ' Piblished at Oshawa, Ont, Canada 1 esday, Thursday and urday OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1922 Yearly subscription s,m Single (onte 5 ~--Third Section a, et selves to make him individualistic. Moreover, he has not felt the hard knocks and bitter defeats that are common where competition is inti- mate, The farmer on the adjoining section. does not higgle with him as! they sell their wheat. His compet itor is a Russian, or a Hindoo, or an Australian, half the world away. The processes by which the merch- ant, or banker, or machinery dealer has an advantage over him in trade are subtle and obscure. He does not recognize the necessity of co- operation. as readily as other class- ef of men have been forced to do. The manufacturer and banker and railway- manager are fairly driven into agreements and understandings by the waste and destruction of un- restricted competition. Necessity compels the manual workers, selling today's labor for today's food, to realize that "the strength of the wolf is the pack, and the strength of the pack is the wolf." They must combine or become the vict- ims of a remorselesy industrial sys- tem, The farmer is not quite so close to starvation as the industrial nployee, nor so close to the pro- cedses of his business as the employ- er or merchant, Thus he lacks ths spur which has driven them. to cor- porate action, T heDifficulty-of Organizing There is yet another reason for the obstinate individualism of the farm- »r. His occupation demands a high- er average of business capacity. In! the city the working groups are larger, and each group is under the direction of a chief, who has won his position by showing superior husiness sagacity. Tho other mem- hers of the group, to a ggeater or; 'ess degree, ohey his orders: The great majority of workers in the| c ty de no planning. They come, go,' buy, sell, add, subtract, accept, del- iver, and do aj}l other things to the; utmost minutiae of conduct at the! bidding of. those above them. And! 'hose who give the orders are freed ' 'rom manual exertion that they may | devote themselves to planning and| the exercise of authority. But the tarmer is his own boss, or is the} "ead of an entourage of a' single| hired man: He must both work and And every farmer must do so. | average of directing talent | necessarily be lower in the One may . Thus must *ountry than in the city. !he sure that the-average farmer is it least" as intelligent and capable| 1s the average city resident. But he average city dweller does not so nueli need to have brains and know- | dg [is thinking is done for him i disparagement of the brains | aruers to say that the average | ner 1: leze capable of solving problems ster of a factory or business, The wlvantage lies in this, that the! nd file in the country need| ° highly gifted and informed | thé Belected few in the city. | Yet again, the handicap is heavier' "ecause leadership is not easily de-| eloped among farmers. In a com-| nercial or industrial group superior capacity leads unerringly thru pro- notion to command. Primacy and authority go together ~The clever and devoted errand boy becomes some places "poteen' in its rude na- tive form is retailed. The frank ex- planation is given that owing to tran- sport difficulties it is impossible to obtain genuine and legally-distilled whiskey. The correspondent adds: "There are-certain areas that would help solve the peat-bog problem in Ireland, If the old practice of the sod fn the window was revived." This s tiwe, The store carries a fine ine. of drugs and other articles, in- luding toilet accessories and requis- {tes, They are apparently doing a vhirlwind Christmas business, THE SOD IN THE WINDOW. The illicit "'poteen" now flows in n Ireland more freely than ever be- Canada during the first fifteen years of the present century settled in do not say that we are over indus- trialized, But 1 do soy fhat we are under agtriculturalized, and that this undesirable state of things is likely cities of over 15,000 population. 1 to get worse, Except in wheat and | ore, according to a correspondent, vho has recently travelled through he towns and villages of the south nd west. Supplies of ordinary whis- ey have been blended with "po- en", of which there seem to be .rge quantities available, while in has reference, it would seem, to the 'unostentatious method adopted by the unlicensed '"'shebeens" in Ireland | n the old days to advertise the fact | that "'poteen' could be obtained in- | side by placing a sod of turf or peat in an unobtrusive way in the win- dow. oats there was very little incrgase in farm products in Canada from the beginning of the century till 1914, a period during which the human population was increasing faster | than anywhere else on earth, The number of cattle remained almost exactly. the same, while the amount of corn and the number of sheep show a decline. What wonder that the cost of living goes up! It is an unhappy nation which at the same time has a low wage level and a high price level. Yi . It 4 fortunately tFresthat the is- olation of the farmstead shows sign of lessening. The telephone, the rural mail delivery, and road im- provement, joined to thé gradual "getting up' process is drawing the farmer toward the whirling centre of human lite. And, of course, the, nearer he approaches the centre the more his avocation is 'speeded up." And, besides, the less a farm Is PE Sn : ry Wey BURNED ONTARIO NEEDS HELP Many weeks after the big fire the people slept on boards und in a few cases mattresses were available The picture shows the first bed to be given out at one of the Relief Committee's stations, Hun- dreds of families in Northern Ontario need heds, clothing and food. Stores Doing Rushing ~ Christmas Business The slogan 'Do Your Christmas 'send me cards rdriving of the farmer into business. contacts with other men, the more tian the average| at Christmas I'm oft them for life." : | self-contained, with the consequent Several merchants were interview- | { { ! Shopping Early' has taken a strong hold in Oshawa if the throngs on 4 J ) the streets and in the town's=husy ed. this morning and all spoke in the [ : or a same optimistic mariner as those in- stores are any criterion, Every (orviewed earlier, saying that busi- afternoon recently has seen large ness is hetter than ever and that the | crowds of shoppers out doing their public is buying much earlier than | Christmas purchasing and the usual. { etores along Simcoe and King Streets Talking to a Reformer represent- | have found their capacities and help (ative A. E. Lovell, of Jury & Lovell, taxed to the limit in coping with the the Rexall store, said: "Business is! situation. . fing and increasing daily. . We an- Everywhere there is a hustle and ticipate a record breaking turnover bustle and even if the weather 1S quring the Christmas season." inot of a variety that would call The windows of this firm are] Christmas to mind, there can be no 'yery attractively decorated, being ! Aoubt about 'the season when One yery pleasing to the eye and a source | enters the town's shopping district. ,¢ admiration to the early Christ- | Christmas decorations are seen in jag huyer. | ; For Goods Sen the windows while within the stores | RBeaton's Busy Store is another | have a gala appearance which is seen | 1500 that does not belie its name. | : . at no other time of the year. Be A1most every day the store is | The ladigg of Park Road and Osh-:they grocery stores, stationers' | crowded wiv a merry throng of | awa Park, Westmount, are in re- shops, jewelry stores' or department- puvers who are stocking up with | celpt of a letter from Mr. G. N. Si; Afjstores, ii makes ho dit/erence = merchandise of all same are e x : mons, of New Liskeard, expressing . d all ¥ ; Crtistnag season, : i one and all. Karn's drug store is also getting appreciation for clothing forwarded | (Of course, there are some lines of to the fire stricken area by them. |hysipess which lend themselves he shares in the acrid experiences which urged them to corporate ac- tion. The time has come for agri- culture to burst its birth's invid- ious bar' and organize. So "God bless you, merry gentlemen, May nothing you dismay," fs my message of goodwill Christmastide. this, Fire Sufferers Are Thankful kinds for the | = more than its share of business at |g IRRREEEVENENRRIRRIRRRRN Now Is the Time to Do Your Christmas Shopping at The Dominion Clothing Co. Big assortment of Men's Fine Shirts, reg. $1.75 - Special at $1.25 Dominion Shirt Special, reg. $2.50. Special at $1.75 Men's Wool Mufflers, reg. 1.75 Special at 98¢ Men's Sweaters, all wool, reg. $6.50. Special at $4.50 Boys' Sweater Coats, reg. $2.00. Special at 98¢ Boys' Juvenile Coats, reg. $7.50. Special at $5.95 Big assortment of Silk Ties ~ Special at 50¢ Men's Sox, Wool, Heather, reg. 79c. Special at 50¢ Men's Penman"s Fleece-lined Combinaticns, reg. $2.69 ' Special at $2.00 Men's Felt Hats, all shades and sizes, reg, $3.50 Special at $2.75 Men's Fine Mocha Gloves, reg. $2.25, Special at $1.49 Men's Pure Silk Mufflers, all kinds of stripes and pat- terns, reg. $3.95. Special at $2.75 Men's Tweed Wool Trousers, reg. $6.00. Special at $4.50 Men's O'coats, regular up to $40.00, Special at $27.50 Young Men's Herring Bone Suits, reg. $37.00. § Special at $28.50 Men's fine Black and Brown Goodyear Welt. Boots, reg. $5.50. Special at $4.25 Ladies' Wool Heather Hose, reg. $1.25, to clear at 69¢ We also have a large assortment of Ties and Sus- penders packed in Christmas Boxes. Do your shopping early and avoid the rush. DOMINION CLOTHING Co. 68 King St. W, Phone 1151J Mr. Simons in his letter states that more strongly to the occasion than 'l the families who have lost their others. For instance, how many a bomes will be short of reading ma-|pother's afternoon of shopping has rial during the winter months and | hee utterly ruined beeause she took those in charge of the work in Nor-|jirje Willie or Nellie along and, ven- hern Ontario would appreciate do-!tyring into the realm of Toyland. @ u'ions of story books for boys and was forced to spend the greater part ils. The letter is as follows: of the afternoon there, so loath was {rs. W. D. 'Anderson, Oshawa: | her young hopeful to leave such a ' regret my delay in acknowledg- pace of delight. - Then there is the receipt of goods shipped by you 'gigtioner's shop where the ever-help- r fire sufferers. Please convey my | gy} book gifts may be purchased and nke to the good women who bave| where the Christmas cards hold ned with you in making up the | gor i ves of warm clothing and bedding | 'Books fofm an old standby in the "4 the barrel of fruit and groceries. | 5 opm of Christmas gifts. No mat- | was certainly ood of you to think | yar who you are buying for, if you |g f and sacrifice for the needy. © | can't think of anything else suitable pirit of Jesus Christ has certaiody | ,, wil} always find a book that | manifested itself in a wonderful way | wi make an acceptable gift and | throughput the Province. even though, as the old story goes, | May God richly bless you each and! person to whom you are giving | every one. Many hearts have been | 0 Nave » book alrcady". another made glad by your sacrifice. {one never seems to come amiss i You ask about books and good | And what a multitude of omis- | magazines. I could easily dispose of | cions are covered by the simple lit- | from the dullness and narrowness ¢lérk, foreman, manager and owner of farm life into the glorious, palpi- | ®Y @ nhatural process. The foremost tating, thrilling life of the big city. | Yorker becomes boss of his fellows. He intends to conquer it, and tame | But the best farmer gains no auth- them tog advantage. 1 would (tle Christmas card. Just a remem- gladly pay the express. fot some far-off friend, carry- It will be well for all to remember brance to som y that families who have been burut | ing the season's greeting but a re- Good Old Santa Claus-- it and make it lick his boots. He will beard it, so to speak ,in its own | den ,and force ft to own him master. And, as all the histories tell ue, he has made no mistake in his estimate} of his own powers. The rulers of cities come from the country. The Nursery of Individualism That country boy is the true child of the farm. For the farm' is the! nursery of individualistic ambitions. | Each farmer is on his own land, and | himself and' for | each pulling for no one else. The nineteenth century has seen a wondrous revival of corporate life. The capitalistic classes have merged their interests and activities, and kicked their' goddess "competition whom they formerly adored as the very life of their lives and the queen of their hearts, into the backyard. The artizan classes have gathered themselves together snd by means of their congresses and fraternal organizations have united their fore- es. And each of these, the sellers of money and the sellers of labor, have sent their advocates and at- torneys to 'the legislatures to see that the laws should not be unfay- orable to them. But the farmers have been passed over. As Matthew Arnold said .of Asia in the period of Roman power: "Me ast bowed low before the bi Thensbowed in sleep again." There are natural reasons im his) situation for this, for he is mot in himself less fraternal and gregar- money and nor railways nor factories ndr stores, {it would yet be well for the farmers to be rity. save the feeble authority of example, over his neighbors. The etter cultivation of his acres stops at his line fence. Fle cannot com- mand his neighbor to select better seed or improve the breed' of his cattle, or keep down weeds, or buy other kinds of machinery. He can plead and warn, but he cannot com- mand. And even his pleading and warning is apt to be deemed an in- trusion and an offense. He may out will 'be without reading material | membrance that means a lot. These cards are having a tremendous sale | | this year---so much so that one 0 books for boys ek Tah as is : girls will be a Boni og | young girl whose duty is the sel. 8 Wishing you all joy and blessing | 117€ of them was heard wo remark fig > to another salesgirl: | for the coming Christmas season, |. 14s cards, cards, nothin' but Ne I am, Yours sincerely, ! cards, I've sold so many of them |&y GEORGE N. SIMONS. |this week that if any of my friends during t any good ong winter evenings and | h; swear or he may pray, but le t promise or threaten. Leadership in agriculture is precarious and difrs- cult, Better Time Coming Yet progress comes thru leader- ship. The charm a strength of personality gives reality to the vis- ion of advancement. Wherever there bas been a deli¥eramce, or a com- quest, or an increas2 in the arts, some Moses, wright has been in the. front of it. All the democratization of the civ- ilized world and all the exaltation of the individual which the last few centuries have developed have in- 1 istics of the accepted leader, but they have He is mo a 2 deed ch not denied his power. longer the man-on-horseback, but he is still the imspirer and of Mp SOTades. Novidir-minded or disinterested person can help but be glad of it. condi- tions of the present day, the agri- cultural interest were mot in rivalry with the manufacturing, the bank- ing, the trading and the tramsport- ation interests this movement would If all the were Even if, under the b istill be a sign of hope. {full-grown men of farmers, and we had or Alfred, or Ark- Mens Boudoir Slippers GIFT of a new Coat or Dress for Xmas will be appreciated and can be bought here at moderate prices. We have a large range to choose from. Skirts and Blouses to be sold at a special low price. COME AND SEE THEM Wom. Slippers at Childrens Slippers, size 4-7 at Childrens Slippers, prices. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED AT Men's Felt Slippers, leather sole 75e¢. Now what about your travelling goods. strangers that the only thing you have to goods and your dress. Now we carry the v: Fitted cases for men and women that would make excellent gifts, and we would like you to see them. Good Old Christmas Time They commemorate the salvation and joy of the world. It is the time when we put away all our enmities, elect our council and remember our friends. We have endeavoured to make ample provision in our line for our customers to make useful, inexpensive and appreciable gifts 10 their family and friends, as the following will prove: | then we have the famous Hiawatha | Brand of Moccasin Shippers, plain, | Beaded and fur trimmed in Mens Camel Cloth Slippers{ leather soles... .....------»x» Mens Kid Everett and Romeo's in - ~ Brown & Black, . 2.75, 2.85, 3.00, 3.50 T5¢, 1.00, 1.15, 1.35, 1.45, 1.60, 1.85, 2.00 2.25 Wom. fur trimmed & Beaded at. 245 | Misses Beaded, 11-2, at ...... 135 | Misses fur trimmed, 11-2, at... 1.0 | Childrens, sizes 6-10, plain, ....110 | fur trimmed, ....125 Did you ever notice when travelling among define your social position is your travelling ery best and nicest at the most 75¢, T8¢, L10 -. Our space will not pérmit us further bok We Yawe She Meas | in all lines all lines von and and we are always them. our national endowment of fertile ; soil we ought to be chiefly an agri- There is alwars some- | cultural people. But a comparison to be done. He lives with his of the urban and rural populations work and cannot turn a key on his in 1901 and 1911 shows that the drift business and go off to 2a home which is away from the country and to- is kept inviolate from business. wands the city. Forty per, cent of, Ilac: and time have allied them- the Jorgign-born immigrants to Aw . Schwartz Bagain S08 |¥ Davidson & Samells "29 SIMCOE ST. »