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the georffijw herald wed noday evening december 22nd 193 pe 3 n hjntons oift shop clearance sale xnu gift far everyone speckl reduction to dour oat a stock at btipm jewellery watchea clocks leather goods stationery silverware toys music supplies dresser seta smok ers supplies xmu wrappings eals tags balls rope tinsel cord cards see our athrt below a menrr xmas and a happy new year to ail enrnipc oer bfcstock ot xlfs felffl now ready diamonds uass fc oou sunos- sjgwei lss to sum swumo juftqb sjlfs oou sisimiu www bus silvatartnifas wma ntssstjii oomtaom he to us miuxakx 8kt8 sus to mm rromr tourrwan sua u assus lata casks ma to u vaawtrlaa olivias lalwr i care tm new ttor bertasay aas car hay oaraa o m al stock btaaa brh meratrtla daaabaaaa ortaeage beards mad vets xmas decorations rxr tree and walls i wirier mas bella tags aaa beak wrest striae t large assortment of toys at reduced prices hintons gift anff jewellery watch and optical repairs georgeto wft evy laristmcls at this glad season of the year we renew again the remembrance of our happy rela- tionships in the past we wish all our fellow townsmen and friends a very merry christ mas and an abundance of good cheer throu ghout the coming year maple leaf dairy ttonal railways tn tb maritime quebec and ontario these trees later betas the centre of chrsrtnias cele bration in bomea across the coniln- ent which they win aoon adorn forest canservaltonlsts axe agreed that the cutting of c trees la not wasteful aa the majority of these trees would have small chance of l periling knarketable alae aa umber the cutting ot soph trees also aaststs the larser trees in attaining mature growth since most of the trees for decorative purposes may be described as undergrowth which sap a lot of strength from the groused and hinder the growth of more sturdy vvhejte chsu8tmas bkaixt two thousand years ago augustus caesar issued a decree that all- the world was to be taxed thus joseph took mary his betroth- stt from the home of her m ann in jerusalem and journey to eth lehem to pay their taxes now the way was she miles mary seated tide wise on a small donkey with their few nelnrigmsti tied in a cloth hanr bar across the donkeys neck joseph trudging beside her found their way through the narrow streets of ancient jerusalem through the jonpa or jaffa oats down into the batterers journey today selfsame road still the main artery of between jerusalem and all the south part of israel they see the well of the magi the ter raced gardens the shepherds fields and the old old watch towers the highway is now smoothly paved the travellers all too often ride to luxuri ous motor ears bat they still pass caravans of camels and asses and see pedestrians garbeopw rostimww of many lands for pugrlau come rom near and far to the holy land par ticularly to ancient bethlehem whose grayness has increased with centuries of dust and erosion on its leaden- hued stones but dull as is its out ward appearance few approach the city without a thrill of le a and awe without renewing acquaintance with the holy scriptures and gaining inspiration and faith today they cross the lively baaaara where ob jects of piety made of shells mother- ofpearl and olive wood have wide space among the foodstuffs and goods for sale they go to the church of the nativity bethlehems greatest relic of antiquity in 330 ajd con stant built this basilica above what la believed to be the grouostahle in which christ was horn the church looks like a fortress and its entrance door is so small even a short person must stoop- to enter ft was made thus not as some say to thoughts of humility and neveieuce upon entering so holy a place but to valley of aihon then utf to the ridge t watershed of palestines hill prevent the ancient saracens and neilsons ice cream tak a brick home party rocama for fondly and wend country and on to the plain of re- phahn midway on the plain ihey probably pauteck beside the road to drink from awell they did not know this well would some day be called the well of the magi because the three wise shepherds following foods bright- star would slop there to drink and see the star reflected in the waters depths as they travelled by camel to bethlehem in search of jesus the son soon to be bom of mary joseph and mary were humble and fine and they loved each other they gased happily across the wellemu vated terraced valleys across the fields where shepherds guarded their flocks noted the old stone watch towers where the farmers and shepherds could go to look far across their lands in all directions then they glimpsed the city of bethlehem a small and humble village whose rock walls cob bled streets nnd stone buildings show ed gray and uninviting the man and woman wended their way through the throngs of tax-pay- turks when they were in power from desereratlng uw place- with cattle five different natlonaltles of christians now guard this church and hold ser- vices here the place is strikingly simple the greek orthodox and the armenian and syrian churches cupy the main floor two circular stairways lead to the dark caves be low there is a chapel la thegrotlo on the floor is a great silver ctar with silver nails over a hollow where mary is said to have given htrtli to jesus around the star is the inscrip tion hie de virgins maria jesus tmsturtritustst fifteen silver lamps unceasingly bum day and night over this holy place pour belong to the tns six to the greek orthodox and five to the armenians and syrians rep resentatives from many christian nations kneel in common before the little altar seldom is the grotto without worshippers whether or not uiey believe this to be the authentic knot of the nauvity it carries the atmosphere of holiness and spiritual- is your heart becoming a little more soft thats the spirit of santa claus coming only once a year but splendid even for so short a while phone 200 georgetown christmas decorations the following from the canadian underwriters association is a timely warning regarding fire hazards following- our usual custom at this season of the year i beg to draw your attention tfl the potential dan ger to life and property from christ mas decorations such as combustible draperies scenery cotton to represent snow etc displays of this nature and the lighting arrangements in con nection therewith add very consider ably to the ordinary risks of ore i would also point out that should an accident involving fire occur in a crowded- store or meeting the rapid spread of flame in such flammable l material is almost certain to occasion a panic with attendent risks to life a few simple precautions may reduce the danger to a minimum and these should be considered essential where large numbers of people particularly children are gathered see that flammable material is dear of and not hung over heating and lighting devices steam pipes stovepipes electric light bulbs etc see that your electric circuits are properly fused and not overloaded by the addition of temporary lights an examination of your electrical instal lation by an inspector of the hydro klectric power commission of ontario is reenra mended kvamlne your ore extinguishing appliances and see that they are suffl- cent in good order and readily ac- 8m that all exits are plainly marked and not obstructed have all temporary decorations re moved and safely disposed of as soon as they have served their purpose remember that nothing can ren der these displays absolutely safe and that if accidents are not to mar the festive season constant vigtlenee and care must be exercised mjentv or ctuutstmas tstlees fob santa ctaus r santa claus will find plenty of trees this season on which to place his gifts for buyers were in the field rorly this year and orders have been plac ed on a large scale according to the industrial department of the cana dian national hallways some 4000060 christmas trees have been cut in canada for the united states market alone to delight the hearts of kiddles in massachusetts pennsylvania new york new jersey ohio illinois missouri and other states in the union on christmas burning the bulk of the cut from mova sootlsv and mew brunswick goes to ejues in the moslem states new york alone ordering about smjooa trees from canada every december from early reports of shipments from ontario quebec and the rm oak supply of one christmas trees available to the american public will be sarger this year than ever ba lk in addition to this large cut for the american market anywhere from 500000 to 1000000 canadian homes are adorned during the yuletlde tea- son with the favorite tree of st nicholas the i patron saint of this celebration piles of christmas trees are now coming into evidence about country stations of the canadian na- crs about the bazaars and found the ity the handsome proud natives of inn where thay sought lodging the bethlehem seem always a happy inn was overflowing people were j people but at chlrstmos time bethle- havlnc to sleep by the wayside now hem radiates joy mary was with child and josepn wanted to protest her and make her comfortable but no room was to be had so the couple sought shelter 4n the stable beside their tiny don key the stable was a cave or itrotto in the rocks with crude wooden man gers filled with hay here is the year 4 bc the thirtythird year of the reign of herod the great jesili of naxareth was bom mary wrap ped ulm in swaddling colthes and laid him in a manger here the shepherds to whom angels had an jounced the saviours birth came to kneel low beside the humble bed and lay their gifts before the babe whom they adored because this babe was bom the whole world rejoices and celebttes christmas joy peace love humility all the great truths of christianity came to the world with his birth the basis of modem civilisation lies in the little town or bethlehem even as the wise men 3000 years ago made their way to the shrine so pilgrims tourists believers and nan- oranges new navvcb mthiiw laifge svwet 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