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of tho world ia the vctce of tholord i claap hands with tho nations io strong gratalationa the dark night ta ending and daro has brur hiao bope of the ages anao like the aon all pooch flow to nmaio all bearta heat aa one i blow bog lea of batlo tho march of pew 00 paat west north and soalh leb the long qaarrel ceaae sing the aoog of great joy that the angvla began slog tho glory of god and of good will to man i hark jo 1 aing in ehoma the heaiens uipd eer oa tho dark night is ending and dawn baa begon ruo bope of the ages anao like the no all npeech flows to moaio all hoartabeeta john aroenleai whittier 4tchkkik grand trunk ivl double track route dstrwbbn montreal toronto detroit and chicago unexcelled fining car ser vice sleeping cars on night trains and parlor cart on principal day trams full information from any grand trunk ticket agent or c c horning district passenger agent toronto ont ti s hosjnes agent acton phooono 13 if yon uavo any guests at your borne are going out of town far a visit or know of any intexosti ng news let us hear from you wo always approdoto such favors phono ri footwear for christmas kenneybros finis 6mocs ji makm cunap iron tub quautv lou iatiilr kor mothtlt lor blbl 1tr 1or brothmt lor sw15athuart lor i1ai1y lor school hoy for school oirl jkul hauies alb aizau illppkrh ovltrshoub ruuu1irs ilbiaiilino rjtomitiy dottts kenney bros acton ontario acton creamery bring your cream to us highest cream tests last week robt- allen 40 wra- mcculloujch we pneo 1 ore paying tho hlsheatcmll i for lfvo ioultrv r rubinoff acton ckeamery hmiximkii4 i i l nnnddnannah business life it may require borne tucrtflca for you to devote tho time and monoy but what better gift thanaprac p tlcal business education con you ask far rigbt now is tho time to start on a specific course at tho d guelph s business college jj oudlii ontabio o- wlnter term starta january 3rd iois get particularti for those enroling now with a copy of this l qouoii prop- i jj m amwddaoaaaaapoa conscript oa of tliotf navy euuo suits wulsave thursday i place on sale 15 only suits of vickeraiens genuine all uool guaranteed colore in navy blue cloth your order tak en for any one suit made to your measure for a86 1 liii is the greatest value in the trade r e nelson busn outfittbill luolfdi ontario zsy i a stalled i christmas snow began falhog joat after mid day the aky waa leaden the day waa dark with low hanging clouds and gust of piercing wind though the oars were steam heated they were cald and about four oclock they were dark ootaide the great flakes fall ateedi ly and the engine forged ahead t gathering storm thai prmaised to be blizzard it was a loog paaaonpir train with one pnlhnan and a long stnogof day f the coodnctor came through as ore and the one lady in the pullman asked him anxiously u they ware on tine and if be thought they would reach blepbalm by ten oclock he shook his bead were in an awful blfnard miaa and the drifts are deep looks to me as if w mijrbc bo stalled a day or two 00 tho read i presume theyll hare tho snow ploughs out u eoen en the atorm steps ponti wdowaheaxtad yoo wont atarro were not out of provis ion bus conductor tlds is the day before christmas i j tub so i id like to see my wife and hikidnon chrintrnnf but i dont reckon on it wots a lot of yoaagsters aboard this train im afraid it wont be much of a christmas for them poor thing i ho wsna on and the young lady settled bank in ber eeatwith a sigh of disappolut- mentk seventy five miles from borne no more than that and aha bad not seen home and father and mother and the other dear ones in six long months she waa a travel log secretary of the young womens christian association and accustomed to delays and vicissitudes of the road bat seldom bad she so sec her whole heart on arriving promptly at a given des n this particular occasion the lasa college she had visited was in a small vil lags on the hoe which connected with ber ewn heme town and lb had been the faith est western point in her itinerary as she turned bar fane eastward she had been aihapp a bird faring home to its nest- friends at the college weatharwtse la the tokens of the region bad urged bar to stay over a day bat she had been resolute in bar determination to have a beane- christ mas and bad started her heart singing its undernote of joy with every mile antil after a threatening morning and gray afternoon the nig hi had settled into this bllszard shot was the single lady passenger ja the pullman her companions in the ear were three men two yoong sod one old the latter who bad been regarding ber with in terest cams and stood beside bar seat i think i am not mistaken be said j you are uias mary reynolds of blenheim judp reynolds daughter t yea- ahe replied well i am your fa thnra old nlsse ma i a michael saunders and on ojy way to bia bouse you may like to reejt hla letter and then ii you will allow me ill eifdewu by j vou k happened to be running up from pasadena in the jseth oi such a tempest as this which has peudoad upon us i waa oot sure of you or x would have spoken sooner when you vm talk vog with tho conductor just now there were vibrations in jour voice that made me think of your mother we beys were all in love with ber bub dick reynolds carried off tho priae your father speaks of you aa taking this route borne for tho holidays a uttls oheerod by finding a friend with whose nainaahe waa familiar although ahe had uover met him before mary reynolds spent the eveuleg mora plsaaantly than she had aoticipated hsy bad supper wish a asp of st causa and ah wont u tied aatliq condactor assured her she might a ejl do alaeping aoundtj till utoming sheawoketo heboid a world of white and i lis tent og bpleodor eterywhere a world of deop pure sparkling- snow the rain was standing still hemmed in by drifte on everj aide it was a beautiful white cold christmas and they might bavo been on the earth alous for all trace of otharinhabitaata the wind eedoeeaj andtheauo had come forth in the clear aky conductor said alary roynoldn with- avsod morning that eras tranijatl thougb not gay i wish you a uerry christmas do you think well get on in an boar or twor there is no tolling be answered j fear well lao to spend our christmas where we are there are children aboard f lota of am and their wo there are as blue as they are weve hardly rations to go around tbsoa all you see and their lunch baskets are pretty nigh used up after awbne if were stalled all day the farmers from yonder will get in with their aleda and bring us bread and meat but its a bias christmas for the children 4 saunders said miss reynolds don t you feel ae if this la an opportunity to do a little missionary work 1 whatever you propeee waa the ready reply where you load 111 follow well here we ore and wo cant help ourselves iprovidence bas placed us here on christmas day and close by us are enough bttle people far a small sunday school and they are fioing to miaa their christmas altogether j to have no pmseata no dinner and no fun now i propose to brighten the dsy for them if i can may we help t diffidently came from one of the youog fellows across tho aisle pve my banjo with me and i can sing added bis companion four of us hlua reynolds cheerily said ought to be able to entertain the little wayfarers- do you suppose the con doctor will let as have them in bare f i dont fancy ball object very atreuu onsly bat ill ask him said mr saunders t1i propitiato the porter fhat hell be the ooo to object if anjr one does- now shall we make tour of tho train v the urod mothers and fathers and the cross and fretful children on the train were lousging in every uncoanforteble posture in the seals of the daycoac children were crying and quarreling one wee bit of a giriis gulden haired with eyes bidden by longfringed lashes lay en iled up in a corner of the seat near est the door she was sound asleep on ber frock was a tag she was travelling sjlbyhanelf poor baby i said the conductor rflhe baa gotten into lifes horly burly too soon that little one was shipped from new york to san fraud sco by somebody who wanted to get rid of her at frisco there was no body to receive her and the express peo- le are sending bar back miss reynolds bent over the bttle sleep er five years old perhaps her nam on th tag elsie dane prettily dressed yet a waif that someone had cast out 00 the cold chanty of the world the lady with a tender hand adjusted the shawl that cover ed the child and took a look over tho car then she signalled to one of the gentlemen who entered it with her and ininsadlately he struck up a merry jig on bis ban ja the turn pa- turn pte- turn of the banjo may not be the heart stirring beat of the dram nor the sweet thrilling note of the fife bat it has s rollicking melody that goes straight to the souls of children and common folk who bkoe tune everybody understands the banjo this performer played it blithe- at times the car felt the tracing eflect of the ringing melody th children quit their fretting their 1 inainin quelled by the music the mothers brightened up the fathers and big boys threw back their heads straightened thslr neckties and looked cheerful then the little profession of soeo went through the train and present ly returned bringing with them all the children they could gather they follow ed tho banjo player as the children in brawoinjrs ballad followed the pied piper of ilamelin but to no such calamitous end for when they ware all aasambled in the car a young- lady with a voice as sweet as aa angel s said 1 children this is christmas uerry chrutmaa to you one and all i we re goix to have some fun in our car and we invite you in eat what breakfast you can and then come ive got candy and popcorn so ahe had not very much but enough to go round bo little crewd- mr saunders pinked up golden haired lisle and carried her into the parlor car in hla anna the clunateaaa tnuio never pounded sweeter than whoa mary luynuida aang fartln luthers hymn glr heed my heart lilt up thin eyes who is it in you manger lies t who is this child so youna and fair the blessed christchild lieth there ab dearest jesus holy cbiw make the a bed soft uudaolod within my heart that it may be a quiet chamber kept for thee my heart for very joy doth lea my lips qo more can alienee keep i i too must sing with jotf ul tongue that sweetest ancient cradle seug wbon she stoppsd the children clamor ed for more but she asked bar friaid to play again on therlaajo and then ur saanders earns to the trout and tanght thorn a herol ly this time the wbolo train bad caught tho spirit of christmas and far ut over the new fallen snow rang the triumphal chor ale the comiactar cum in sjtor awhile with a bag af peaauts which were received with fl then ss th children ate them he drew miss reynolds aside i do not think it would be wrong fur you to read th letter that waa sent as it happened with this bulegirl whom l am carrying back to go io an asvlum tb man to whom it waa addressed handed it hack to me he said there waa some mis take ha had children enough of bis own and knew nothing about this party mary reynolds opened the latter the child waa now awake an exquisite little being with groajt brown eyes and a akjn hko satin a ahe saw ihe writing she sup an er the hand was fnil though weak and scrawling deajtbrother this latter will not be sent yon till i am dead i am now in th hospital and the doctors say i cannot lest more than another day takeoareof my elsie fib la alooa in tho world mlldmxn zxura i knew mildred dana at college said mary reynolds this is bar child sh waa mildred rntbsrford and this latter addressed by the narso or doctor is to mr samuel rutherford ik go to tho wrong parson until we nan find the right boa i will assume the charge of elsie i re member to have beard that mr dane died somewhere abroad x suppose the poor ifr wan pennuaae she was an orphan herself lam ear sh weald ilk me to have elsie but th express company f their duty ended when they delivered the parcel atid the conductor i am carrying her back too can mako enquir ies at tb other end when you roach bleu beun 111 toko the reapdmibility of giving her tojron forth present there wo seme demur about tha pro priety of this but mr sad adore added his word and mary rsynolaa drawing the ilttla one dose said 1 now baby for awhile you ahall belong to me my little cbhtfrn rl noon was drawing near the weather was cols but growing milder orer the snow came farmers with eggs butter bread mean cold chicken pumpkin and mine pie and the hungry paaaongera bought out all they offered it was a rather jolly t efmt alt jrrery body t t everybody elan on man performed soma slsigh- hand tricks an other told atones the people visited back- end forth la he cere and the children frolicked in tha deep 00a in tb late eitareooa they had a regular singing ser vice and just a their voices trailed off into silence the snow elough came and there as a shout that the way was clear late on chri ma night mary rojeolds reached bor fathers house carrying with her little kltis- the stalled christmas lives in th mesaory ol both for ehues flpgla was never found and elsie dam bloseomlns into rare lovellnoea la still to mary itsynolda ber christmas child christian herald twenty yeabs ago from tho issno of tho freo presa of thursday doc 23m 1837 good sleighing now the public school closed yoatordsy and will nscpon monday 3rd january rev 0 t lancford will prqach hla fare well sermon to tho baptist conrrtacation on sunday mr longford has accepted an invitation oo smiths falls- ho has been the faithful and acceptable minister bare for three years tho dominion of canada has decided to adopt the postal note system in vogue in the united kingdom next july a party uf englishmen recently arrived ok edmonton on their way north carrying with them baled hay which they had brought from england at a cost of about so a ton they could have purchased hay in edesonto for about tbo fit albmnssunday school christmas entertainment was bold oo tuesday night tha programme was one of christmas muato and recitations- the school was assisted bymaster joe lake of georgetown wh sang several solos ttay acceptably doh3t gonnxif a st aikens rectory oo sun day 10th december to rev and mm j k goddan m a a boo cuauctbiustic suaokstiolu a gentlemen who had a good collection of ohms deploring to bis friends the care- lesanose si a manservant wboeo augers as the scotch would say were all thumbs said he did not know what to dorwith him why not dismiss him f said the prac tical engrinhmt n but b is argued servant aaid hla boot stop it out of kls wsgoa said the sootaman with the exeonenb caution of his race but said th blaster lie breakamure than his wagwa would pay far why net raise his wage f asked the two tots in a toy shop juttls donny waa almost beyond hopo jn tho ejca of bis older sister affod six she was six if she was a dy she had a little fat back in a little black coat and her wisps of rod hair matched her red tamo ehaater in ber firm hands hold ashtiife filing hoy about a year younger and they were getting into th elevator at a big de- partmeub store and making for leys children are not allowed unaooompanled by guardians in moat large ebopa but eucb was her air of responsibility of de- obrum that it would ha v been a bold floor walker who dared to question her nor evidently was ia her first visit tho boy still held in leash ran in frost and made straight for the space doveled to santa claus hie reindeer and bis sleigh piled with toys there was a background of fir and cedar and a hug christmas tree but the air sat down balor tho fascinating old fallow in bia red robe his long white board hold ing his big whip and from bis face the email boy did not turn from worahippiug in sejant a adoration across tho room was a creohe also a wonderful and beautiful thing the infant jesus in the manager the mother lu liar blue robes hl joseph with bis staff tho three ktus reaplandsnt the children had been ixwioouy still for fifteen uiuutes lookfng at santa ci sua when the bttle girl whispered to the boy he squirmed struggled but she was too much for him she dislodge him from bis seat dragged him to the creche and with motherly irish piety pressed hjm ou bis knee rovereutly she descrlbod the holy group then would incite dovutiod from a more human motive see that cow denny you mind tho cow wo used to mjlk last summer ab tho farm when we wnt on the fresh air 1 sea the goat denny you mind tho goat iu ouralleyr its bis pitcher but denny whined and pulled and pulled to be lack to bis iool a the little girl looked up liar algh was that given by every woman since tho be ginning for every luau fur wboae soul she balds herself respuajjlile- denny ahe said penny likes santa ulan bettxrr than bwdows oath toyland and how do you got to toyland to all little peoplo uiooyland i just follow your paw and go on tiptoe its only a minute to toylsnd and ho i bat it b gay m tovland tliis bright merry girl and boy land anci woolly dogn white that nover m blto youll meet on the highways in toy land societys fine in tot land tho dollies all think i l ii joy land and folks in tha ark staj out after dark and tin sold waa regulate toy land theres fun all tho year in toylaod tq sorrow twas over a coy land aud steamers are run and steam cars for fun theyre wound up with koyn down in toy land bold jumping jacks thrive in toyland fine castlen adorn this joyland and bright are tho dreams add tunny the beams that gleddon tho facea in toyland how lonv do you live in toyland t this bright merry girl and boy land a f ow nays at boat wo stay as a guest then rood bye forever to toyland eugene field the birds chbistmas toes in many places in great britain and ireland in tho uolled state canndai germany and seme other porta of thi world whoa christmas come with alt u joy and bappinean bojs and girls and older people as well do not forget that tho dear litueirda out in the cold ought t be re membered by santa clans and they make a christmas tree for tho birds this is i think a most beautiful custom because tho birds have all they can do duiiog the long inter months to get enough to eat and lb is a cause of wonderment to me bow they do it i have biao olten wopdered bow they lite through soma of the very cold nights when we are all snuggled down among the blankato those btuo fellows peok themselves down into same oorner of the roof eaves or among tho close hrancbee of the cedar and sprues trees and whore thsy sleep all night with their tiny head under their wings boldiog oo tight bo that the fierce wind will not blow them off dont you think that it is marvellous that no many of them live to rejoice with tt wheo the bright spring days come again some kind hearted people throw out crumb and seeds for the birds every day during tho whiter and the little chaps noon know their friends they will oomo and chirp and call and f breakfast soema to bo a little later than usual they will scold and say all tnanpfr of atrang thing about th slow people inside the the boose sometimee they wjll get tired waiting and will dy away as if they were all very much vexed bat they generally leave ooo nf tha flock behind to watch and when ha eaom the breakfast put oub away he goes and tells tho others now that ia what happen ansjy morn ing when those thoughtful kind people live end we wish there were more of them but when christmas comes they think that the birds also should have something ex tra how is the birds christmas tree made well in a number of ways a little fir tree or soma other email overgreen is put into a pot or box of earth or nand then little bunches of grain sre tied to th branches or pieces of sod biscuit small bone with bristle or msat on them litu tin buckets ef bird seed crashed ennflower seed pieces at apple or orange this tree is generally placed in noms so that date cannot easily spring si tho birds among tho farmers b is customary to save several sheafs of grain and one of those is taste oed to a tree branch or to a polo a handful of course- grain is also acceptable oon yoo think of anything more enjoyable than to be able to watch all ml fun th birds have over tbalr cbristtnsa tree even if you cannot get a tre ready yoo oaa sweep away the snow and throw out some bird seed andtbiscnit crumb 1 woodar how many ef the hemes in canada will romornbor the birds christmas moruhigt by p c harris manager to ronto human society ten cqmmanements fob cubistutas givibo i thou abalb love the giver ef the gifc booauso he baa sent tho gift ii thou shall remember first the very young and the very old 3- thou ebalt buy within ay means re membering the pint of the jlt and no the value a thou ebalt not become a party to th mom xuhaoge of gilts let thy heart go with each and ovory kroooug or present thou soodeet out j 6 thou shalt make such gift a thy skill may wont inasmuch aa tho wok of thy hands givce added value to the ollhr- 1k 0 tboq abalb tie up no hi tier rexoeni braucei with a fcifa bub only pooc and goodwill 7 thou abalb have thy gdt ready sov end days before tho ume of delivery thai the inunodlato days before christmas may bo filled with poaoo aud bapiilneae and not with turmoil and freniy h tlioushaltseok the abodes of tho poor andwlthaucb whoiesoinegiltass may cheer and nourish thou hungry bodies and hearte u thau shalt not gueb over thy gilts thou shalt eliew thy grstitudo in more sincere ways 1x thou ebalt at oarbeat opportunity givo written or verbal tliauk lor uch kuiduessee a thy irioiida may bav be- fltowwd upon bq aft cluiskmo jl