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thttrsday december 10th 1s36 the acton free presb paoe eleven christmas nigiit mellow lights cheerful glow glistening globes of gold tinsel swinging to and fro flickering shadows on the snow ivy branches hanging low joyful young and old mounds of parcels heaped up high tied in festive hue laughing children vainly try guessing just what treasures lie hidden from their eager eye like some pirate crew gut upon the snowy sheet lankctcd with white carol singers on the slrcct keeping rhythm with their feet singing beautiful and owxt this is christmas night harry friedman twenty kails ago from the lasuo of the free freai thnnday ideccmber iith 1016 te siirifttnas iflpfibaqr jffrom singer jffarm written especially for the free preah by mr cliirkc thiy could think of that sounded any thing uko christmas duiit you think christopher would be lovely present for santa clnua to brlmf any llttlo boy or girl who is kind to unlnmui 1mtanical notks for dkckmrvlt uy hart central kxperlmviital furni ottawa groves tlte ludics of the foreign missionary society of knox church presented mrs smlbti who recently removed to toronto with life membership certifi cate balllnafad lleef lung held their an nual oyster supper hut friday evening sergt oould arrived at quebec on sunday with tho invalided soldiers acton and vicinity subscribed 215275 for tho brltiih lied cros fund at meeting of tho llmehouse guild an honor roll bearing the names of seventeen umchouio boya who had en listed was unveiled mr chrutlnu milne of nasdogauvyu lias been notified tllut her koil ihe jilk milne infantry wu killed lu action on november 12th at the school board meeting reports rrombotrttnjbil trnndhi ch3choolln tpectorr uere rtnd and allowed kchooli were very uitliifnctory iliji elizubeth wilson tcaclkr of the third hook room resigned dear utile people happy christmas to you all not only to tho little ones but to everyone in your homo suppose ypu all wrote to santa clans in plenty of time for christmas didnt you mv but santa must be buty muni just think of all the loiters ho has to remember about what each little irl and boy wants fur christmas you often fonrct things when you are in school dont you perhaps you forget how to spell pprne of your wor or how to do certain question teacher lias given you so when you think ofwhatu lot of things santa claus has to rnncm jleii dreaming spose laild isabel and dropped art to ijeej again herwlf it wus getting light iicxu time kiw likened and ihr heard ken calling her nuiur xsubel look look at that boxl what box7 lujced luibel thi box betwmn our hrxin look it lismovhikl uy thli time fcuilxi was thoroughly awake sure nougli shd could uo tho box was moving flnt little bit one bor you wlu not be urprkwl if ho doi uuy uw othuf wafl mqai ken ho wl li pert or you awake sut thi only oil iwcr woji another whimper forget something once in while suppose most of you think that santa has nothing but toja in his woxksliop but really and truly santas workshop is more like great big department store it just has every tiling in it and so wluii santa hears of little girl or boy who has been specially gfwwl und khid und is not given to teiuilng then he iiotmtlmes bring from his ttore just what he know tlmt little lrl or boy wunui even if he or she hius not iirked for it and that how kenneth and isabel got what they wanted hut wult ill tell you the whole story thk twins christmas tkrrmrlh iml tnlwl uin fulni inrl jjqjj they had written to santa claus ueeka before clirbtnnai they not only told him what they wanted but ahio what they thought mother and daddy and iiiirv uncle bob would like too hut tho only price in acton on monday december thty told santa about wctv toy 11th 1016 to mr and mrs price becuuse they did not know santa had son other things as well so thty didnt even joucver iw kcrntchlnc around in uu tthki tell him ubout the present they wanted ccay bed of itraw wltofi m0hk but mto wondfcrfui old crled tulm wlth ft slumt ulchardsan in his c4tli year man that he is knew all about what of delight puppy santa brought us they wanted becaune he had made puppy and the puppy with the liuit month of the year cumes cliriitnias and with that frstive season that best portion of good mans life his uttle luuiwievt ulirvm umbered actii of klndiieiji and of love down through tin ugui this iplrlt oi yuletide lias ulwuys oeeil ldeiltllled with the itdornmjnt of the borne church other plodi of asitcnibly and compara tively ec4ntly greeting cards the ever popular chrltmiui it holly mbtiu chrlstmas greens or club mavs wltli otlier evergreens and the ilamliigpolnisettja eiiur into thi pre lunt djiy dieoratlvu ihenics ierhupi mout tluui uiij other plants while linn imrvmcmbered ocb of klndtuti and of jove ure often beautifully ixpresud by gifli of rojes carnatloiui and uuesofthe valley the tiitr of uie clubtinujj tree would eem to traceable to thu lait century bc when it was not improbably hill imported into gennany by the legion of nero cluudliui drusuj iu decoration for un ancient rural festival the satur nalia very many cetiturlei later it wiu introduced from germany into lingland thvpee to canada where or rule vhc larger trees ure bilami and for the smaller black spruce kometlme while and occajjoniilly norway spruce wo lluill the partjuliich hollj plays both uc tlc at the twine the bo almoit twlrted coratina al of ancient prlejn moil around by itjelf iiauel not to be out cf th il ued in canada 1j said to grow done started helping her twin now in british columbia as unfortunatch tho tuinc war off hiey each took hold that ipjcie used and known as knullsli of one dde of the ud and lifted it holly li not hardy in other provlnie there blinking ut the sudden light was tlvre howeve the uinterlwrrv the dearest little blnrk and white puppy black alder near relation nn exceed hirly handsome sliruh with bright rear sssi iieculiir looking box there was strong twine all around it and yet the box itself was full of holes very shabby looking oifalr whatever is it whlspcrtxljtsaihl both twins felt little bcurcd thy had both forgotten all about their stock ings in the excitement of watching the mysterious iwix presently they heard whining noise and isabel recognised it us the same sound she had hoard eailer in trie morning will im going to see whatij in tho box sjild ken stoutly just know santa claus wouldnt leave anything for us that could hurt us jnmiilrur out nf hcd lir hpgnn pulling rlrl s2l brdmo quinine time tables at acton jour kkkt viniow oikw ijiote of it in his year book way back in wintklt mtlving in july suppose you all know santa keeps year boolc dont you into it gaskvt is cheaper than goes your name your age what toys and things you already have whether you talc care of them properly whether you are kind to animals if you eat your meals up properly if you tnke jour cod liver oil and oh such lots of things well to get back to the twins christ mas live came at lost and oh dear ken rabbit and isabel were so excited they didnt oh new casket declared it morley gen eral manager of the industrial acd ent prevention associations last weok hi emphasizing uie danger of carbon monoxide poisoning from automobiles and trucks particularly ut tills searon in colder weather drivers are apt to overlook urn danger of keeping all win dows closed oldtime cars and trucks were not such lutzard but with mod ern coachbuilding of the no draft eiitllatlon type there is tendency for glad of his freedom started to jump around barking with joy lie tried to jump out of his hot but couldnt quite manngc it so he fell out insuad he took bite at kens tols and then nt isabels kimono in ht berries and spineless leaves which grour in otlvr provinces but not oelni evergreen it is not adaptable to christ mas dicoratlon mistletoe parasitic plant has hen always under the ban of its old associa tion with heathenism so that ai udm ok other plants that decorate the chunh at this great festival it finds no place this ancient connection with pngan another second he had dropped theuorshlp rrght uell now be forgiven it klmona and made grab nt the bulging but tven the chaste salute or pax stocking which hung nt the foot of tiu ttcum peace be with thee uhlch little chribed and he shook it like has since crown up in perhaps conld ertd detrimental to the awakeninf of oh my stocking cried isabel thoughts altogether adapted to the genius know what to do with themselves they laughing with delight ken rescued the loci if mis tb toe uere seen suspended just felt they couldnt wait until morning stocking nnd picked up the puppy berorc close proximity to the family pcu and while they were talking and think he could get into nny more mischief nevertheless hcrrick full of quaint ing how long the night was they both but it kept him busy to hold the wrlg fancy finding ever valuable lessons lr air and exhaust rumes to bo drawn into the car from the engine always drive with at least one window open on long trips do not drive more than 55 minutes out of every hour suggested mr morley and spend the other live minutes getting out of tho car stretching and relaxing your muscles in the long run you will easily make up the five last minutes nnd liave safer and more enjoyable trip ihitalftleii and accidents reported to the workmens compensation board during october showed an increase over last year altliough slight decrease was noted in compensation paid to workers and medical aid costs uvre slightly higlur according to the association analysis figures reported to uie compcnsa board for october compared with tlie bjuwe montli last year were accldntj 1035 550g 1030 5c92 fauultles 1035 23 1030 34 awards for compensation 1035 43401701 1036 43407417 awards for mtdlcal old 1030 8201180 i03fl 852u410 total awards far oc tober 1035 51787d01 103c 510 27887 based on research studies made by tlie industrial accident prevention as soclailons mr morley stated tliat since the inception of the workmens com pensation act in 1015 up to tlie end of 1034 belts lines chains and pulleys cost ontario industry 4300000 in ac clthmts including 800000 in direct compensation tlvere had been 8709 accidents he reported including 07 deaths and 837 cased of permanent dis ability tho huge sum of monviy which tills one accident classification has cost management and labor in tills province mr morley derlared would have been sufficient to provide many tlmvs over for avfcw safeguarding required to prevtpt most of these accident the classification of machine accid ents howewr had steadily declined dur ing the 5j ear period from 020 to 1034 he reported from 712a compen sated accidents including 55 deutlis in 1020 to 2075 including 21 dealh in 1034 these ilgurva he pointed out even when tomputat ion of the rust of guarding included repeent greit wulng in numry iuid real retluctlon in human iuir rhu they indlrite that injchauira ileuirdlng iha valuable und iuceiry place any ikd acci du pjeentm campugn im tiik tkam well johniii mild the lulj uncle are you in the football turn at school yes uncle ripl led tile bo lle got good position doall the aerial work lib uncu looked ritiur pulled aeiul work he echoed whats umt lw up the fiuitballs was uw re ply feu asleep and while they were asleep gllng squtrniing little dog wtiio uas as he commonest and mot unlllly things along came santa claus and filled their picked with the twins as they uero wilhees in this ecclesiastically cstractzt him stockings just as full as full he also left queer looking parcel between their two beds the twins uere in one room for that night so they could compare christmas presents in the mornlngr it was quite early when isabel wak ened in fact it wusnt even light she brought them was wondering if kenneth was awak and they called him chrlstoph when she heard queer snuffling noise cause christopher was the only lit bc name tmwmmmwmm mmhloe beautiful emblem of his dc cant bgln to tell you all the mis iyncence upon the care of providence chief that that wee small puppy got lord am like the mistletoe into before the day uas out but yet the which has no root and cannot grow tulns both agreed he was quite the love or prosper save by that same tree present that santa claus had ever jt clings about thee the nnthte associated uith chrlt mas is imported from england and thu united ftate tlicre is however an indigenous diminutive species which grows oil the iprutxtuhd other evergreen trees in tills country but it is not suit able for decoration fortunately there is not any objection to the use of the great vermilion poln tjttia for decoration this beautiful and interesting plant belongs to family some other members of which like the polnscttla have their upper leawc brightly colored and whose true mowers are too inconspicuous to be readily seen as is lie case with the snawonthe mountalm and yellow euphorbia whose upper haves arc white and yellow res pectively tluit tills all too short season of beauteous goodwill musb end hi inevitable but consoling when la rochefoucaulds old maxim is remembered tlie end of good thing is an evil the end of in evil thing is good thing food for the feast you know what nn important pnrt the christmas dinner is in tlie holiday festivities we will have choice stock for the christmas tables geese turkeys ducks chickens prime christmas beef choice cuts of pork or whatever your taste demands in meats youll find it at bentons mill street acton ontario merry christmas to one and au private secretary let me tako caro of tho little trying details tliat slow up your buamehrf tlay want hitn of information here important data theru alright 111 get them for you will mr blank he ahlo to bcg you after lunch okay 111 find out for you do you buppofle mr daflh would he interested in this new proposition let me round him out hefore you cull work me as hard an you like love it my milnry only few cents day have you adequate telephone equipment our local twsiuei office will ftlmlly 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