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q Five O'clock It in the [.Zorning mas and Daddies, tpy-heads and stay-abeds, who down behind all the rest are filled with wonder at ess of Saint Nick to dear little ones of theirs-- NOCifts at the feet of the little . Gold, frank-incenseé, and srh at the feet of the babes: | WOODEN CHRISTMAS. CARD WAS CARVED BY KING GEORGE Few people receive Christmas cards from Kings. But the natives of Antigua, cap- ital of the Leeward Islands and visitors there each Yuletide read the 1 greetings of King George V. of England. King George, when he was a sub-lieutenant in the British Navy visited Antigua, He must have been filled with Christmas fellow- ship. With a knife he carved in large letters the following on a wooden panel which is carefully protected where all who come may read: "A Merry Xmas & Hap- py New Year 2 You AIL" Tme has aged the plaque, though the semi-tropical climate has preserved it. The years have darkened and emphasized the let- ters carved by King George. A thousand scribblings by lesser personages have mcllowed the area thdt was unscratched by the King, "Our saucy ship is a u- ty" wrote one sailor who proudly inscribed his sentiments along- side those of his Sovereign. The Leeward Islands are Brit- ish Colonfes along the route of Canadian National liners uniting the West Indies with Halifax and A RAT] (AL PRACTICA in Use SILK NIGHTGOWNS Tailored and Lace Yoke Silk $1.19 Nightgowns Practical Gifts The Gt Supreme is SILK HOSIERY of Distinction Bhold, a symbol, a sacrament in membrance of three wise men came from out the East to gifts at the feet of 8 Babe in hlehem, ° Fresh and crisp from Canadian factories, made by Canadian skilled workmen with the utmost of values in each item, Boston. Weldrest Silk Hosiery right. fully enjoys thar reputation by merits of fine texture. Perfect fitting and greater TWO PIECE LINGERIE SET ---- RT TI I rey re nis ------ i CANDLE RITES # The candle is the true symbol Christmas. Its flickering taper ping on the sill of the city se or the country cottage sends out the message of "peace | earth" quite as much as the e of Christmas bells. 'A charming elderly lady gives ehild in the neighborhood year a "Twelfth Night" le. This is a very large ca- ral candle, which is to be thted on Christmas eve and on the window-sill set in a th of holly and go placed that flame burns at the centre of a tmas wreath hanging in the dow. t is then kept burning every ing until the eve of Twelfth t, January 6th. The Twelfth t eve, the unburned portion the candle and all the Christ- greens are placed in the open lace and consumed, this end- the Christmas season with sol- ritual. eo significance of this pretty is as follows: The candle Is bolic of the star which the jse men saw in the East, and ft i§ kept shining through the 12 during which the wise men following the star on their ey to the manger where the ng Child lay. Present" y in. the Land of. Christmas : there is absolutely nothing 0 worry about. You may take that " to 'mean the Christmas nowadays or just plain present which may also mean gift. Every- lives in that land--some have fn it for a month; some are getting in now, and those who 't soon get in will bring worry fuss and weariness, if they are not very careful. "Jt was about the pleasant good in the Land of Christmas ent that we began to talk. You pember Old Scrooge, who on that Christmas Eve saw the of Christmas Present and Ghost of Christmas Past. All , could do to make things come tht both for himself and for r folk, like Bob Cratchit and Tim, was to pay attention to gistmas Present. He did, the yy first thing early the next gorning, after his terrible dream pighosts and visions. : hat-is all we can do, too--pay lion to Present; his is what ought to be done keep that the happy, de htful place it is. The key to that is called the Christmas Spirit. 2'll find it on the doorstep, may- 'under the mat, of every house oronto. where there are chil- Some folk have picked thelr! k@ys right on the street, in front of ; 8 PL Ha renee rrrartren eps renee ene Colors to Choose From BBR UII CRIB 2 FOR $1.50 Reguar values up to $1.50. Each in a gift box 5 SIMCOE ST. SOUTH IEE EED - shop windows. which are so gaily trimmed with holly and Christmas trees. Others have found theirs in the Toy Shops, and one key was found in a mail 'box where a child 'had dropped her letter to Santa Claus, Once in possession of your Christmas Spirit key, you can go anywhere in the Land of Christ- mas Present, and feel quite atgiome and free to enjoy yourself. But don't ever lose your key, or the fun stops. If you lose the Spirit of Christmas you'll wander about, feeling as if you didn't belong at all, In the Land c. Christmas Pre gent you'll find everybody eager to help you. There is always plenty to do, for this is always a busy place. But there is a smoothness and order and right good feeling. If mistakes are made, they are corrected speedily, and, as we said before, nobody is the least bit wor- ried; "They are enjoying the fun of choosing and ordering and cpl lecting the presents. Some tol like to call them gifts, but the old: fashioned ones prefer to say Christ mas present. The people who have been in the Land of Christmas Present the longest, some of them for more than a month, seem to be enjoying it most. They don't be- lieve in hurry and haste. 'They say it is likely to work on the temper, and those who wait upon them say it {s°a real pleasure to serve these early shop------ We were not go- ing to call them that, They are really just the folk who got their keys early, who have had: the Christmas Spirit for days and days now. RED CHEERY COLOR Red is regarded as the most cheerful of all colors. It is said to react the most quickly on the optic nerve. Decorations avails able at the Winter solstice in- clude holly the berries of which ore red. It grew to be the cus- tom to use holly and berries of a similar nature in preparing for the festival of Christmas. By virlue of the association of ideas red came to be connected with the Christmas season. : BRITAIN PROTESTS MIGRATION RULES Official Points Out New U.S. Decree Will Result in Inconvenience New York, Dec. 10H. D. Tyler, secretary of the British Empire Chamber of Commerce in, the Uni- ted States, has sent to Secretary of Labor William N. Doak a protest against the new rules of the depart- ment to go irito effect on all resi- dent aliens of New York desiring to obtain re-entry permits to go to Ellis Island to sign application blanks in the presence of immigra- tion officials. The chamber contends that such a rule would work an unnecessary hardship on British resident aliens and would take up a part of two business days "to accomplish some- thing that ought to be a matter of routine." "An inspection of the facilities at Ellis Island would indicate, with the many aliens of different national- ities constantly applying for per- mits, serious congestion and in- dividual applicant," said the protest. "It would seem unfortunate if a policy should be adopted which would cause needless petty annoy- ance, for it is often such small things that cause friction, injuring international relations even when ing between Britain and the United States," Spell It Out Clergymen of many of the de- nominations have joined in a pro- test against the abhreviation of the word "Christmas." They de- clare that writing jt "Xmas" is frreverent and should not be per- mitted. 1t is said that with one excep- tion letters sent out to Christian leaders brought replies in protest against the abbreviated form of using the word. If not irreverent certainly it is not good taste and spoils the appearance of one of the finest words In the whole lan- guage. The protest is timely for many reasons. There is no occasion for abbreviating the name of Christ. One does not write "Xt" or "Xtian." Moreover, Christmas is an event that appeals t nearly all both non-believers as well as be- Hevers. It signalizes much more than a religious observance. Nearly all the world, non- Christians as well as those who observe the day as the birth of their Lord and - Savious, make CHristmas the occasion for good deeds. Late Shoppers Have Regrets The late shopper has one great disadvantage, She has to take what is left, and time is spent in hunting for the desired article with many disappointments when the right thing cannot be found. As the early shopper is delighted to discover, the gifts fairly spread themselves before one these days fn the shops. There is everything to choose and more suggestions than can be taken. The truly prac- tical person is after all the one who gets the greatest joy out of Christmas. Such a one has given himself or herself time to enjoy the festive season. Choose your gifts early. Get the Christmas gpirit early, and, if you have never planned for a few hours of leisure just before Christmas, you'll do it again next year and forever af- ter. To have time to watch the world go by at Christmas time and not to have to rush and scur- ry through the stores, is some- thing worth planning for. WHAT A PIE! Those who know something of the times of Charles II are famil- jar with the astonishing menus served guests by the noble hosts of that day. And those among the readers of these lines who imagine they will dine sumptuously when partaking of their roast turkey, cranberry sauce and all the "fix- ings' when the day of days ar- rives, should meditate on the fol- lowing account of an almost un- believable Christmas pie. It is told about in the Newcastle Chronicle, Jan. 3, 1770: "Monday last was brought from Howick to Berwick, to be shipped to London, for Sir Henry Grey, bart., a ple, the contents whereof are as follows, viz.: 2 bushels of flour, 20 pounds of butter, 4 geese, 2 turkeys, 2 rab- Hits, 4 wild ducks, 2 woodcocks, 5 snipes and 4 partridges; 2 rests' tongues, 2 curlews, 7 lackbirds, and 6 pigeons." The Christmas ple was made 'y Mrs, Dorothy Patterson, house- "eeper at Howick. It is near 9 'eet in circumference at the bot- tom, weighs about 12 stones, will take 2 men to present it at table; it is neatly fitted with a case and four small wheels to facilitate its use to every guest that inclines 14 partake of its contents at ta- eo' Why not utilize the rose petals for Christmas presents? Fill some pot-pourri jars with them and the spices will aid In capturing the rose fragrance and keeping it for years. Wonderful chains can be made from them which are a continued delight. Put the leaves through the food chopper each day for sev- en days and stir between times. Keep them in an old iron ket- tle which is somewhat rusty, as the action of the iron rust and some quality in the rose petals work together to make the finish- ed product beautiful. At the end of seven days, with the aid of a little water for moist- ening, the macerated petals may be carefully formed into any de- sired shape or size and placed in rows on pins to dry and harden, and also to make the necessary openings for the string. The rare scent of the rose gar- den always clings to them and they may be used to impart it to the dainty lingerie when not be- ing 'worn. Consisting of Brassier and Pantie or Vest and Bloom- $1.50 er. Lace trimmed, Set sarees enne SILK SCARFS 980 Ascot style in Printed Ray- 98c¢ on silks, Designs that appeal ' other Silk Scarfs $1.49 © $1.98 LADIES' SILK GOWNS Styles that are different in Non Run ®ilk. Small, medium and large sizes. .... 98¢ Of Non Run quality Silk, Garment ressssssnsan GIRLS' SILK BLOOMERS & VESTS White, Pink, Peach, Sizes 6 to 16 years. Neatly embroidered, Colors PURSES Pouch or Under in popular prices of $1.50, $1.95, $2.05 Arm shapes of genuine leather, Black. 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New lower prices $5.95 " $9.50 18", King Street West Next Door to Woolworth's Tombs Found Quite Empty Muenster, Westphalia, Germany. -A vast burial ground containing some 10,000 graves has just been discovered in the Arnsberg Forest near here, where lies the little that remains of the bodies of the famous Teuton heroes who defended their country with varying fortunes in the Teuton wars against the Romans between the years 9 A.D. and 18 A.D. Investigations, conducted by Pro- fessor Koehler have disclosed many graves and archoeologists are now busy excavating on the "Bone Hill," which is a mound of some 18 feet high, 360 fect long and 240 feet deep and has long been known to be the tomb of the Teuton war- riors who threw off the Roman yoke. It is expected that this "cav- ity of the dead," as it is locally known, will contain some of the re- mains of at'least 20,000 soldier pat- riots, Not even the bones of the heroes remain, however, as it has been found that the lime in the soil has consumed them. All that rests is the empty tombs. Hopes, however, are held that some relics have been spared by time and soil and that a fresh page may be opened on which one may read still more than one can tell of the "Legions of Varus," which he lost at the hands of Ar- minius, the patriot, in A.D. 9. When Rome, under Augustus Cae- sar, contemplated the subjugation of the Teutons as far east as the Elbe, Publius Quintiliug Varus was the German Pro Consul. In command of his three legions, numbering some 27,000 men of all arms, he marched North-East and in his auxiliaries was Arminius, a Teuton who had taken service with Rome. So great had the services of Armin- ius to Rome been that he was not on'y a freeman of the city but also an "equities," a knight. In his government of the Cher- usci tribe of whom Arminius was a prince, Varus had proved vain and overbearing, cruel and careless of the sensibilities of the people. Ar- minius arranged a mutiny among auxiliaries and combined it with a revolt among the people. ¥ Though Varus was warned' he was too vain to pay any attention to the danger, with the result 'that when the troops arrived- north of the Hartz Mountains the revolt broke out and Varus and hig 'le- gions ambushed. Varus himself dis- played great personal bravery, but he gave no orders to his men and he wae left almost alone alive on the field. He threw himself on his own sword and died. For a time the Romans, under | Augustus, who was 72 years of age and ailing, gave, up the idea of con- quest and withdrew their line to the west. Later, however, Germanicus was sent to extend the boundary of the Empire and though the Teutons under Arminius drove him back in 14 AD. he won a decisive victory over them two years later. big Later, through varying fortunis of, war, Arminius led his people and they were never absorbed in the: Roman Empire. But Arminius, in turn, became, overbearing and was murdered by his own fellows as he was sccking the crown of sover- cignty over the Germans. For all time, however, he has been looked upon as thé hero of the Hartz highlanders, as the statue erected to him on Groetburg Moun- tain, near Detmold, shows. There is nothing of these heroes left except inconspicuous - dust in empty graves. J The man who keeps his body busy has no time to be a busy- body. It's strange, but what amuses people about the faces of mon- keys, goats, and owls is that they look so human. WRITER CLAIMS SOCIETY LEADERS ARE ILLITERATE Miss Miriam Norton Finds Ignorance in New York Appalling Winnipeg. -- There are women society leaders in New York who literalty do not know their A.B.C.'s. And it remained for a girl from Winnipeg to set their feet on the path of learning. Miss Miriam Nor- ton, who returned to Winnipeg re- cently to teach English at Manitoba Agricultural College, told a Free Press scporter this week an amaz- ing story of illiteracy among the clite of New York, She went east a ycar ago, led, like so many young intellectuals, to New York, in quest of adventure and learning. There she obtained an appointment on the staff of Ballard school, which oper- ates in connection with the Y.W.C.A. and conducts all sorts of novel classes to fill in the gaps of the ordinarv cducational system of the city and its many colleges. 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