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~The Siitario Reformer (Established: in 1871) Wil Wl An indole Bevapaper published every other aay Le ATuesday, a by Th and Saturday afternoons) at Osh The Reformer Printing and Publish. oi Compass Lutes ar BE Ab -President and Editor. Y. betey Micka Vice-President and Treasurer, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by Carrier In Oshawa or by mall anywhere fn Canada $3.00 a year, 'United States subscription $1.50 extra to cover postage. Single copies 5c. {Member Audit. Bureau of Circulations) ALLL OSHAWA; SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1922 "QN EARTH PEACE, GOOD-WILI. TOWARD It is both timely and fitting that the world should give pause at the Christmas season and that we should rest for a day from our material labors, This id th¢ season of "Peace on earth, good-will toward men," the season of happy family reunions, of joy and gladness and peace. During the past few years the world has been scarred and seared with strife, and soured with the evil passions let loose by the demon war. But the Great Force which makes for the healing of the nations is welling up within the world. It had its * birth in Bethlehem nearly 2,000 years ago, and just as the Wise Men caught the gleam of the Star and followed it till they found their heart's desire, so the succeeding generations have sought what the 'Wise Men and the Shepherds found. We too "yearn beyond the sky-line where the strange roads go down,"' stumbling along, blindly groping in the darkness of unbelief, but forever feeling our way toward the light of that first Christmas Morn. The world is better because of Bethlehem. "Because of that Babe in the Manger the world has grown tender toward all children. It hag shown a new respect for woman and motherhood. Because of it there has been inaugurated the brotherhood of man. That Babe has proved to be the source of our finest in art ; the best in literature derives its inspira- tion from His coming, while the lives of men are inspired and guided to better impulses, because w ith His birth there rang out the message, "On earth peace, good-will toward men.' The Reformer wishes its readers a very Merry Christmas, Christmas is essentially a day for children. Let us make the little folks as happy as it is possible to make them, The town eynic says that he had no idea Christmas was so near until he saw all the boys in town going to Sunday School. Sir Henry Thornton has given a knock-out blow to the advocates of radial railways. The new Presi- "dent 'of the C.N.R. has announced that he will "- eleetrify portions of the Government-owned roads. This is the sensible and logical thing to do. A few days ago an English physician stated that unless something were done to cure or prevent cancer that one-fifth of the people now living would die of that disease. To add to the cheerfulness of life at this season of the year it has been announced that in Canada one in every fourteen deaths during the | past year was due to tuberculosis, commonly called ' the Great White Plague. These two diseases make very serious inroads on the welfare of humanity, and anything that could be done to lessen their ravages would be a blessing, In a very vid) sense Christinas should mean more to the farmers of a country than any other class of citizens. It was the herdsmen on the hills who first beard the glad message, and it was they who first went to the stable where in a manger beside the dumb beasts of the field lay the Prince of Peace. To those nearest to nature, the God of all created things first revealed the presence of His Son. Thus in a very peculiar sense the Christmas message of " Peace on earth, good-will toward men" comes very near to the hearts of those that till fhe soil and tend the cattle on a thousand hills. For theirs is a work of peace. In partnership with the Diety who fur- nishes the warm winds and the rain, the moist earth and the sunshine, the tiller of the soil works out the divine law of sowing and reaping. His are the paths of peace! -- ------ me E--_ . FROM'OUR EXCHANGES CHRISTMAS I8 CHILDREN'S DAY «(From Youth's Companion) More than any other holiday in the year Christmas - is thé children's day. It is their day of mystery and excitement, of enchantment and gifts. And if its symbolism is explained to them and they are made to see how the story of the birth of Jesus is really the sonree of all their happiness, Christmas will not be merely a day of enjoyment but an influence in shaping and strengthening character. To the grown- up who instructs the child quite as much as to the ehild who is instructed the retelling of the Christmas story and the endeavor to make its appeal vivid and personal will probably bring some addition of grace if mot of strength Jfor king life's immediate problems. . ~ In emphasizing the religious ehas.cfor of Christ- mas it is important that we should realizefand make 6 clear what the character of our religion is.) Recause |« Christianity is the religion of friendliness) of cheer- " Tulnew, of .happingss, and not religion. of gloom, and ascetism, we should make the {ay dedicated to the founding of Christiainity one of good cheer, In recoghition of the appropriateness of such observance we give presents and see that the Christmas feast is gay and jolly. We bring our families and friends together and renew our common interest and the bonds of our affection. If we are hosts, we make our hospitality warm and cordial; if we are guests, we enter into the spirit of the house in w hich we are entertained. There is still another thought about our religion that should he in our minds on Christmas Day. Be- cause Christianity is the religion of friendship and cheerfulness, it is the religion of work. The religions of mediation and contemplation have never produced the spirit of friendship, the spirit that"ggve rise to the greeting, 'Merry Christmas!" In celebrating Christmas let us find in the sympathy, affection and cheerfulness that flow out to us a stimulus to better work and greater accomplishment, On Christmas Day we think of the absent with a special intensity of longing. For many people the spirit of cheerfulness has a hard fight to make on that day. Memories of other and happier Christ mases arise--memories of dear ones who no longer can join in the merrymaking. But they whose pres- ence gave a radiance to past Christmas Days would not wish their absence to throw a gloom over Christ- mases to come, "They would say, if they could, *' Let this be your special effort --to keep the children and the guests from seeing what you see--the vacant chair in shadow before the Christmas fire," MOTOR ACCIDENT PREVENTION (St. Thomas Times-Journal) : On Saturday last an important conference was held in Toronto on the general question of motor vehicle control and the lessening of acci- dents. The participants were the Board of Police Commissioners, the Ontario Motor Lea- gue, the Ontario Safety League, the department of highways, and other bodies and individuals concerned with the safety of the public. After a somewhat prolonged and exhaustive discussion of the main phases of the problem, practical unanimity was reached on five points. These were reduction of the speed limit in Toronto to fifteen miles; licensing of drivers; summary ar- rest for speeding; higher fines or imprisonment for offenders, and the impounding of cars in cases of speeding or reckless driving. That magistrates should be sympathetic in their atti- tude towards the movement for safer streets also received strong endorsement, but at the same time it was recognized that pedestrians also had duties and responsibilities. The con- ference was all the more impressive because it was a serious effort to meet a grave situation in a sane and practical way. It, therefore, con- formed to the original intention of its promoters that it should be a round table discussion to elicit frank expressions of opinion and exchang- es of views on the supject under discussion. The conference will prebably result in the being embodied in a bill to be introduced at next session of the legislature. ALITTLE NONSENSE Professor: "Can you give me an example of a comimercial appliance used in ancient times?" Student : the loose-leaf system used in the garden of Eden."'--Inklings. "Yes, sir, ""Emma," her mother said, "did you peel your apple, as I told you to, before eating it ?"' "Yes, mamma, " said little Emma. '* And what did you do with the peeling ?" "Why," said little Emma, 'I ate it, of course.' -- High River Times, They were in a railway train and were dis- cussing Dickens. "Well," said one, "John puts 'Bleak House' first and 'Martin Chuzzlewjt' second." "Excuse me, gentlemen," said a husky voice from the seat behind. "I don't know your pal, John, but you're bein' steered. There ain't no such horses runnin'."--Fort Worth Telegram AS CHRISTMAS COMES The night may be bitter for me--for you-- Yet never we'd shrink from its gloom, I know, If only the sheltering Skies stayed blue And the softest winds of the spring would blow, With never a shadow to cast its spell In the Land Where the Little Children Dwell. The way may be weary for me--for you-- Yet never we'd turn from its path, I know, If only the road held nothing of rue, Of hurt and heartache, of pain and woe, That wanders away through a dreamspun dell In the Land Where the Little Children. Dwell. The flowers may wither for me--for you-- Yet little we'd care where the cold wind blows, If only the violet's rain-wet blue, The white of the lily, the red of the rose, Would blossom forever beneath love's spell In the Land Where the Little Children Dwell. Old dreams may have vanished for me--for you-- Yet little we'd sigh for the whims of fate, If only the Christmas dreams came true Where the star-eyed toddlers watch and wait For the night where the Watchman can say. "All's well?!™ In the Land Where the Little Children Dwell, No various suggestions that met with approval a To all its customers and friends in Osh- awa and picinity, the Simpson Store ex- tends Christmas Greeting and Good Wishes. The . Bubert SIMPSON "Giz Belleville is working hard to have the head office of the Canadian Na- tional Railways established in that city. The latest civic organization to submit a recommendation to this ef- fect is The Property Owners' Asso- ciation, a .body taking an active part in the bandling of the towns affairs, The rising value of dairy cattle first twerity head of os All the cows were either Ap or Holstein. The balance of tle, fifteen heifers, brought A deliberate lives of Mike Bernardo and bj ily was made in Belleville this week when a bomb or er high explosive was t front window of the room family reside, the throvi done hy a passerby ina 2d motor car. Fortunately attempt uppn the was hurt although the front of the house was hadly damaged. The Cobourg Industrial League will noy as had heen first intendea, || take ay active part in this year's ||| municihl elections although it may I put up éne or two men for the coun- cil, tion wis launched too late in the year tctake a thorough pert in the il electiols, Tim4 is the only money that not Ie Piedmint. can Lrg rd i = RELIABLE SALESAGENT For this district to sell ou Fruit and Omaméntal Tech Flowering Shrubs, etc. Exclusive Terri GOOD PAY Our agency is Valuable. The Stock we sell is grown in our own Nurseries. Our list of Varieties is the best, ? 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