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grhgcfaw jffmffiyggtf thursday december 24 192g what makes christmas i wluh twould snow cilod little tod i want some skates i want a alod if it would blow and frost and fieozo and lco and enow came to our kneoa wily then it would bo christmas you foolish ted laughed 11 othor joo why little man im sure you know thdt christmas day cornea with its crioor in southern lands as woll as hero it lant snow makes christmas i wish old santa clnua would come from the 1101th polo if thats his home to bring- the tilings i want so much and light tlu cundleb with a touch for tnen it would be christmas i tls fun to toll of santa claus wo give our gifts this day because to glvo is part of christmas joy avhon holy tilings pur hearts employ yet santa cant mako chilatmafl what is it then said little ted if not the thine that i have an id if tlsnt books and toys and fun and happy thought xor every ono what la it thntmakcs chrlstmus it wafl this day a baby came with joy tho angels spoke his name tho earth is full of happiness because a saviour come to bless for jcaua birth made christmas lawrenco high field dfess1ng in good taste it is a commonplace of observation that dress with womon is largely- im itative and that neither taste ttor good sense lias muci to do with toe choosing of tho models worn womon who are not of the leisure class or yet of the able and successful workers are tho ones who suffer most from the whim sicalities of fashion for they have neither the moons to buy such ffoodb as maf dignify even an absurd style nor tho trained tasle that chooses only a fit model to imitate the- conse quences is that whenever some ex treme of style is in favor the poorer classes of shopgirlb faptory women seamstresses and others who have lit tle education und who earn small wages are objects of derision or pity tho hardest thing for them to learn is that ladles real ladles dp not dress la that way there is u womans organisation- in ono of our large cities that is trying to improve the styjes of dross for wo men no body of women could be better fitted for the task for it has a representative membership of flvo thousand from such women ax setoff suggestions drawn up to further the adoption of sensible standards in dress is a matter of real interest here are some of the things that they recom mend the width of the skirt around the bottom should allow for freedom in stepping the width round tho hips shouldl be sufficient to prevent any drawing across tho back or front tho fullness of the skirt should be so plan ned that the garment will not pull up ordrop too low when the wearer is seated- the length and fullness of street or business dresses should be so planned that it will not be necessary to hold them up either g up or coming down stairs yaista and sleeves should allow for freedom of movennerit dresses suits and coats should have pockets ldghi colored collars cuffs fronts and linings should be detachable and cleansable shoes for business should have low broad heels and plenty of room in tho toe all clothing should be designed with a view to rapidity and convenience in dressing thero lu a simple planr-absolutely- free and not restricting a woman to any partrlcular style but exercising in the interests of health comfort economy and good taste a few broad principles that apply to every style tho young srirl who wishes to bo real ly well dressed judged by a court whose opinions are entitled to respect might weh paste up the suggestions in her room when mary fixes the knickknack8 i llko to loaf in the kitchen while many in wifely way is puttin the finish en knlckknacks for tho dinner on chrlstmus day say tollible early o mornlns when the coffeepots slmmerin low an tho roosters is crowin for day- breajt like nobody else didnt know an out through the white curtained winder the stars is beginnln t ade an the fcltls that was hid in darkness t8 at last comin out o tho shade dlrccly a silence settles so plain it is mighty nigh seen an me an the past stand together with scurcely a mlnlt between fer 1 feel unusually tender in a glad half sad sort o way while marys jtxin tho knickknacks for tho dinner on chrlstmus day a person dont never i reckon dlsre- member tho old folks at homo no matter how feeble ho grows an no mutter jest where ho may roam anihey show pretty clear at such minits true un bravo as in days gone by till i push my chair in the shadders- ahldln tho mist in my eye i see the grave face of my father as he reads by the candlestick there an i hear some hymn of my mother as she rocks in the hickory chair then tho firelight falls on tho comrv with the rose o tho old time glow as i dream only dreams o the futufco slid odreams o tho long ago heigh rrol what a world o chnnges from the lad to the man now gray wat chin mary ns she axes knlck knacks for the dinner on christ mus day then nix thoughts travels on an on ward from mists where tho old folks be an i wonder if our own children is thlnwn of mary an mo if they heard some organ sendin the song do they miss mo at homo through the holy christmas moinui through the holy christmas gkrnm if thoy heard their children shout in in ikasure beside their toya would they jthlnk once more o the h whpri h lvafl wrtn girls an boys tho young has the world before era fer us it lies behind a dim dear land of memories where leven i icoep in mind wee fadedciothes in the attic and broken toys long laid away as i watch mary fixin knlcknacku fer the dinner on christmas day will t hole a home christmas long ago powerful emotion an old colored man who used to tell stories to a group of children on an arkansas plantation beforo tho war had ono story which the children wore very fond of hearing which ended an when dls innocent und accuso man got quitted in de cot fo de judge and fovdo juhy dey all in de cotroom sobered aloud tho- idea that many people fsobcicd aloud always had a thrilling effect upon his young hearers although they had very little idea how it was don years afterwards one of thorn asked old uncle jeff what ho meant by it dats do way twuas tote to me my chile said he way down in ally bammy but how- could peoplo sober- aloud uncle jeff persisted his inquisitor dont you supposo thoy nil sobbed in the courtroom go long chile said uncle toff with on offended air what iclnd ob sorrowful soberness docs that apress i toll you what it wur and no staking it dey allin do cot- room sobered aloud not reduced to that the traveller through a pait of the country where the stones were very thick stopped to comment ta her drivor on a man who was at work in a flow tthe surface of which was little more than a mass of stones of all sixes and shapes ye jakes having a hard time of it sold tho driver who apparently knew every one in that region hes been at that field now for two years ofm- on the wall all came out of the ground as you might say and you th s con ma terial left to work on i should think hed be perfectly discouraged poor man to own such a piece of property said the travel ler oh he doesnt own it maam jake doesnt said the driver hastily jake isnt so poor as all that it toeloners to squire rarnum and hes hired jake t6 clear it thats nil summers progress in h jt warners new letters of an idle han appears the following bfief anecdote concerning julia ward hower 8ho had invited charles supimer to a party -to- meet edwin booth the actor summer was disinclined to come the truth is he said l have got beyond taking an interest in in dividual wrs howe mndo no reply at the time but in her diary that nlsltt she wrote charles summer husyjot be yond taking an interest in individuals cod almighty has not got so far it is a long thought back from a los cabin ha a sparcely settled part of canada to the present surroundings wojiave herejiow just a mil or two away tib christmas 1925 my dreams last night were of childhood in tho dayb of r byerono year i fancied 1 was a chlld again on the old home stead la the w6odlands of halton i saw myself once more in the log cabin where mother hod been moving about early and lato for weeks making ready for tho reception of old saint nicholas and kriaa kringle while father had an air of great mystery in many of his doings it was on christmas eve between sixty and seventy years ago when oui log house was yuito unusually bril liant tnllow candles served for usual illumination and on that particular night we had an extra supply of jhenv the new candlesticks wcro made out of turntijis which hud been cut straight at the larger end oi the base whilo at the narrow end a hole large enough t bold a tallow candlo hnd been bored the sight of these lights on wooden shelves against the un plastered walls of the log cabin on tho windowsills on the stops of the open btoirs leading to tlie attic as well as on the tiublo formed a leally beau tiful nnd artistic display the longer the candles burned the more charm ing those homemade candlestick lioldr- ors became for tho white molten tal low on tho background of yellow tur nips was really very effective in one corner of the house i re member seeing a white sheet uhlcli hung diagonally ncrosh the loom we children of course were suspicious of this for some evenings we hnd heard sountlti behind it which made us very inquisitive my sister and i slept in tho attic which was all wo hufl of an upstairs the room on the ground floor servedl as kitchen pantry din ing room living room and bedroom all in one we were sent to bod rather early those nlhta prior to that wonderful chrlbtman and although we could not go to sleep we did not dare to move about for ovory step jvould hayebeen beard by our parents however my sisters bed wsh just above the cur wittily acknowledged a tonghnblo ht t to story is told of a woman on tho witnessstand in a french court she was naked her ago and annworea that sho wnn thirty yenrs w nut said the magistrate did you not tell mo you were thirty when you appeared hef ore mo two years ago 1 think it very likely sho jropllod smilingly acknowledging her false hood ntia notiat all abashed 1 am not one of hosc women who say onet talned jwirt of tho room below and through a rnothole in the floor she could see something of the activity behind tlie sheet from time to time she would whisper to me telling me of tho sights below on this the tlrst christmas eye i can recollect anything about a chilst- mas tree in the home we had our supper at tho usual time but not in the usual way everything looked and wns different tho wholo room had evergreens from our woods for decoration and colored paper which had been cut into nil sorts of fancy shapes was hung from jhe cjolllnpr- the atmosphere was surcharged with suppressed excltomont nnd nntlclpa tlon for a great event to tis was about to tawo place that night too we were permitted to stay up some time after supper wo hoard the rinsing of bells they sounded like our covjbolln coming gradually nearer anil nearer then there was a moat unusual noise outside tho door the soundfl of the cow bells mingled with the rattling of chains and the stamping- of feet finally tho dorfip- opened and lo behold thero stood dear old banta claus linked arm in arm with ictlas krlnglo old santa clnua lr his great wildcat fur coat nnd cap with hin long flowing white beard looked quite attractive his high booti with bians tips on the toe nnd rod tops wero covered with snow ho also wpre very heavy knitted mit tens about his neck hung from one shquhtor wiih a polished chain while from thhe other hung a string of glis tening hlotgnbellh on his back he carried a largo white cotton sack nndt old santa claus mado inquiry of our parents as to tho behaviour of tho children und while wofolt rjulte cer tain that tho ropprt would bo better than we deserved nevcrthelessiwtf wero afraid of results for wo had a very strong suspicion that this strange pair know everything old santa claus was about to leave when krlsa krlnglo stopped him and began tak ing presents out of his sack she threw on tho floor nuts oranges up liles raisins candles and flgs w wore told that these wero for usj but when wb tried to pick thorn up old santa claus preventedusby tapping on our fin guru with his start then a con flict enusbd between suntu claus and krlss ki ingle during which the lattei urged us to hufry up and holp our selves when we hnd gathered all the goodies the couple left as they had come a little latet our grandparents v hi lived in a house on tho farm near pur cabin came to enjoy christ mus evt with us somehow sister und i thought that we hnd at times recog nixed the voices of the grandparents n old santa claus und krlss kringle next in order was the btory of the first christmas eve told by mother in her entertaining wuy how those sentiments so beautifully expressed about tho christ child horn in tho lowly stable did fascinate us tho picture which she painted concerning the appearance of the angel of the lord in tho darkness of the night proclaiming fear not for behold i bring you good tidings of ga eat joy for unto you is born this day in the city of david a saviour which is christ tho lord mude a lasting im presslon on my childish mind she made everything so vivid that i im agined that i could hoar the voices of that chorus and in my minds eye i saw the heavens opened while the vision or tho throng about the heaven ly throne all interested in this the grcarest event of time and eternity be cam o a spiritual reality in tho meantime father had dis appeared and soon we saw new lights reflecting through the curtain finally this was dropped to the floor and lo behold what a sight met our young eyes i have never seenf a christmas tree to equal this one in my estimation at the top was a shin ibg star lo represent the star of the bast which bad directed the wise- men to the newborn king the homemade candles were all lighted showing up the gifts some of which were partially hidden by the colored paper and wool which had been sprinkled lightly over thehnmches to represent snow thg tree was quite a iprge one perfectly shaped every thing on it was very simple and prim itive but so were our eyes and de sires there were animal cookies covered with frosting and colored sugar gilded nuts various kinds of stick candy and also maplesugar hearts and animals then there were our simple little g sach j mouth harp -and- homemade slippers knitted- mittens knitted caps knitted mufflers and stockings for all of these presents mother had carded tho wool and spun the yarn and she and grandmother had knit them too before we were permitted to ex amine the many gifts we hud a period of devotions there was no musical instrument but mother was a good singer and we all joined her in the christmas songs then fohowbd a prayer in whlch everybody took part than ood for the greatest gift the cfirfot chira the service was most impressive and wonderfully bcuutlful i was especially impressed with nn illuminated motto reading glory to god in tho highest and on earth peace good will toward men and to this day christ is to me the prince of peace i learned later that father had spent many evenings cutting the let ters out of a piece of cardboard tho letters being transparent reflected the ilght f within th box theef was quite beautiful my dream is ended now and i will spend my christmas duy tomorrow in a very different atmosphere and in a very dlfferentway i am not uri- bappy though and i do not long to be back again in the days of my childhood that flrae is over nowi and i would not spoil my beautiful memory picture by bringing it back to a crude reality instead i keep it lock ed away to be contemplated on rare pccaslons while mary and i enjoy tho life that is going on around us in the present wo join in wishing you all a very happy christmas injun no lostrwiqwam lost a piano- tuner employed by a cltj firm wnsscnt to a certain suburb to tuno a piano he found the instru ment in good condition nnd not in tho 4east need of attention a few days later tho firm received letter from the ownci of the piano a lady of musical intention stating that the piano hnd not been properly tuned it wns no better ilinn before after receiving a reprimand from his employer tho hapless tuner mndo another trip to the suburbs and again tested every note only to find as he- fore no fault with the instrument this time he told the lad so yes sho said it iloea seem ull right doesnt it when ou play on it but as soon ns i begin to ning it rota all out of turte again murder will out dr smith a well known physician and surgeon from central ohio com plained that he had not had a satis factory vacation for many ycaa s no matter where he went soonei oi later he was called upon for pibfcsaipnai services but ill fool them this year he said i am going so for away thut ill forget where i am from ifre crossed the prairies und tho mountains and finally alighted from the stage ut a little hotel far from hia native town tho fishing was good the woods abounded with game and the doctor congratulated himself upon his good fortune tho guests at tho hotel seem ed to bo a jolly lot of business- and professional men no questions were asked and each went and camel to suit himself yet there was a flno spirit of goodfellowship it was tho evening of tho fourth day atter the arrival of the doctor who trud registered us john smith smith villeru s a- tha ho was met in the lobby by the old landlord wo hate biicn looking for you dr smith a lady tvas thrown from a horse a fow minutes ago and i think she has dis located hei shoulder at the first words the doctors fish ing tackle rattled to tho floor and he threw up both hands in complete sur render how where who on earth told you i am a physician ho exclaimed the i landlords eyes twinkled you told us sir before you had been here twentyfour hoursi not only that you are a physician but that you are a surgeon as wel the doctors faco was a blank you seem to enjoy our cakes- con tinued the hotel man and at break fast you call fqr a second order well snorted the doctor do only physicians and surscons call for a second order of cakes no many of our guests give second orders for cakes but when our guests persist in addressing the waitress as nurse i suspect that ho has spent more time in a hospital operating room than he has in a country hotel wbst8 and measures when we smile at the excessive conservatism of tho english in re fusing to adopt a decimal system of money and sticking to theh incon venient reckoning in pounds shillings and pence arc we sure that we are not throwing stones through our own slasshouses7 how many ounces are thero in a rxmnd twelve of ono kind in ono sort of a pound sixteen of another iclnd in another sort three feet to a yard five und a half yards to a rod thirty two quarts in a bushel an acre cannot be made into a perfect skiuare but is a piece of ground ten by sixteen rods making fortythree thousand five hundred and sixty square feet a cubictard contains nine cubic feet these illustrations show whut a big waste of time and energy there is in converting our own weights and measures from one unit to another it is all needless waste rb wo know from the ease with which we deal with our money unit our readers will perhaps be tired of being told that in all the civilized world englnnd canada russia and the united states are the only countries which do not uee the metric arvstcm forn 1 rpurposes if we are aakedwhy we do not use it we can not reply that our method is better vve can give no better escuse than that we are too conservative that the change is too much bother that wo are too laxy to conform to a system that is far superior to that we employ ol the dollars and cents of our money are mbre convenient than the british pounds shillings and pence it would nottooa bad idea for the young people of the land to organises themselves into a metric league to urge on the change which must come sooner oi later perhaps tho present generation of statesmen is too old- fegylsh to bring about tho reform iet the schoolboys and schoolgirls familiarize themselves with the met ric system employ it in their games and make their opinion in favor of it known by m petitions to tho powers that be his definition a captain who was one of the school board ji a new englnnd seaport town was visiting the school one afternoon and heard the class read from web sters address at plymouth who was webster usked the enp- tahv jc statesman said one boy an orator said another but what is a statesman asked the captain v a- rmm w g a mnkin speeches answered a small hoy thats not just exactly right said the captain smiling now x go around making speeches once in a while but im nota statesman at all i know what a statesman is spoke up a bright little fellow its a man who goes around making some good speeches a conclusive te8t has the war made much difference to you asked the now servant who had been engaged in ah english home the missus said wed got to econo mize so weve ad margarine with tho meals in the kitchen replied the cook doesnt she have it then not erl she says as ow it does not suit er digestion but there aint nothing wrong with er digestion wo know that foi wo often sends er up the margarine and ave butter our selves he could save more there they had been engaged for over two years and george was hoping to have money enough to bo married before tlic end of another twelve month mabel was with her family in a riulet country place for the summer and gcorgo w cnt there to spend his two weeks vacation the first sun day afternoon they were taking a walk i n the beautiful woods when mabel spoko softlr it is so safe and calm here she said away from all the noiso and 1uhtle of the city i love il i love it too bald george fcr- vontly it in safe and culm away cjrom the sodafountains and the trolleycars cheeering him up weekly fashion bint watkin1 friend for the little frock just the thing that the wardrobe needs at this season for the informal afternoon tea or unexpected weekend inn it is developed in figured crepe and although exceedingly simple in line has all of the salient features that will make it smart even with the coming of another season the trim ming bands at the lower edge of the skirt may be of self- or plain crepc medium size requires 2 yards 36- inch figured and 4 yard plain sittc- a witty corporal tho french still possess the quick ness of wit and neatness of phraso for which they have ions been famous a nameless corporal who was in gen eral qourauds army in champagne is the latest to uphold the reputation of his race a vony raw french sentry mistak ing the corporal for an officer saluted him tho noncom unaware that general gouraud was close behind him promptly returned the salute al though he knew trrh in the circum stances it should not have been given when ho goraktotrta quarters he found an order for him to attend before his commanderinchief when he reported general gouraud rated him soundly and naked v why he returned the salute when ho must have known that he was not entitled tolt the man wast not in the least abashed sir i alw return anything to which i am hot ehtllled satd his reply turned general gourauds disciplinary indignation into a burst of hearty laughter her wedding v a recent number of llpplncotta magazine contains an amusing little story of the account given by chloe a young negro house servant in an at lanta family of u wedding she had attended th npxt dny f ral rnjdto her well chloe how did tho wedding go off oh in missus it was de grandest weddln i eber saw i it was just lub- ly oh yo jesa ought to ob seen do fiowahs 4tn de splendid weddln sup- pah an de brldo oh do bridal sho had on do longest trail an a white veil all ovah her an u wreath ob flowahs an oh it was jess de mos elegant weddln m how did tho bridegroom look an expression of infinite dtsguest cnme into the fact of chloe as sho bald scornfully i ta missy dat goodfornothin no count nlggah nebbah came anight answered a reproof which was just and not discourteous was once addressed to n young rector who had been i cared under the highest church doctrines and who held that clergymen ot all other denominations are without authority and not entitled to be call ed ministers of the gospel ono evening at a social gathering be was introduced to a baptist clergy man ho gicetcd the elder man with much manner nnd ostentation sir he said i nrn glad to shake hands with you as a- gentleman al though i cannot ndmit that you are a clergyman there was a moments pause and then the other bald with a quiet sig nificance thnt made the words he left unsaid emphatic sir i am glad to atintoa hands with you as a clergyman now york herald r thero was says a wrltci in outing a man who used to como to watch avatttlns fish his nose was long and his eyes woro watery and his clothing never fitted him whether watklns was flehlng for flutflsh in the spring or snupper bluesi the summer or gmclts in the fall twman always showed up nnd gave watklns advice ho never fished himself he merely assumed that watklns who had fished every spare minute of his time for eighteen years needed to be told things about fishing so hemold him watklns had another fad besides fishing ho used to follow it on the street cars and railway trains he had an idea that he could tell people by their looks once ho had decided that a young man on a train was a pickpocket whon tho train got to now york watklns kept his eye on tho fellow and sure enough a de tective nabbed him in tho very act of getting an old ladys purse out of her shopping bag waklns had been guessing about ever since after the man had hung around and watched watklns fish for a couple of seasons watklns began to speculato about him especially when the fish did not bite the man must have money because ho never did anything he could not have much because he never went anywhere safar as wat klns could aeor tho only thing the man could do was to he ho could do that to the queens taste thought mr watklns with his whoppeis about his catching three macherel on tho same hook at the same time nnd about landing a v trout with a thread and a bent pin when he was boy and about his having harvested four hundred and ninety smelts in an hour and a half right thero where mr watklns was standing nine years ago thanksgiving dny one morning in tho fall watkins took his friend euxbce smelt fishing with him along the dike- came the man he did not come out on the little uneudock but merely bawled out to watklns too warm for smelts have to have two or three good frosty morn ings before theyll bite blxbee looked at the departing man then ho looked at watklns know hi no ho asked khowhim for an infernal old pest thatsiill hes some old weasel that has get hold of some crooked dough somehow i know him said blzbee hes the fellows that invented the watklns screw machine yotlr dad gave him eight thousand dollars for it and made a quarter of a million out of tt say how do you put these shiners on so that tho smelt cant swipe em still safe a wellknown and very serious minded citizen confesses that the most intimate friends of hlfl childhood were two castiron hessian soldiers that mado tho firedogs of the sitting- room he told them his secrets and went to them every morning the first tiring on entering the room to see if they had been moved out of their first position and his wonder was as great as his relief to find they never had the new york tribune tells a story of another little boy a negro who often went to a public library and always asked for the same book he seemed to enjoy it immensely nnd one day an attendant followed him toan- alcove w here she found- hlm the book opon before him look ing at tho plcturo of an old man also colored being chased by a bull a wide grin had illumined tho little fel lows face whats the joke asked the at tendant he pointed to the picture and then chuckled anew he aint ketched him he explaln- ed d he a ketched him yot good advice a vocabulary game yees mr billings bald reluct antly in reply to his friends remark that mrs joyce was nn awfully sweet little woman so cheerful always sunny always looking an the bright side billingss friend continued en thusiastically theres such n thing as overdoing that bright njde hublneasl said bill ings the other nigjit t was up there and joyce you know how absent- minded he is put theughted end of his cigar into bis mouth he jumped three feet and was a little noisy for su minute bight in the midst of it ajl mrs joyce smiled blandly nnd stud how fortunatoyou were dear discover it at once to culpable delay a certain man who kept a smn pawnshop took out a fireinsurance policy a few hours later hya veiy curious coincidence a fire broko out and consumed his shop together with all its contents the insurance company could not find sufficient grounds on which to re fuse payment but thut the officers had suspicions the letter thnt accom ponied their check proved we note that your policy wuh is sued at nine on friday and that the ft re did not take placo till three oclock why this delay n here is i- game to play at a plcnlc or on the verandah whon sitting round for a quiet time ono player begins i like a man who is af fable nnd amiable then tho second continues bright and breezy and the thhd cute and clean the fourth person must take the fifth e and so on till z is reached of course it is difficult to think of anything for x nnd z and those who have these let ters aie- the unlucky ones tho most amusing way of playlrg this game is to piny it as fast as pos sible each player bringing out his two words in a flash almost without think ing but remembor that the qualities must be good siich words ns abomin able or bad not being accepted those players who cannot think of their two words within a stated spaco of time must pay a forfeit at the end of the game it is a splendid game for i ones vocabulary none to watch he knew human nature llcd thing today and another thtlnir morrow amusement in offering him the choice between a threepenny bit und a penny or which ho invariably chose the pen ny amusement in offering him the choice the penny rather than the threepenny bit and asked him for tho reason is it because the penny is larger the stranger asked naw wasjr the response 10 cause it is the biggest but it i took in his rhjht hand u hunters staff v khss krjngle was dressed llko a vlr- to- gitr of jbllcnl times her rpbe wealth threepenny bit theyd soon stop pure white and her face waa veiled offering it in a little village there once lhfcd a boy who wo a supposed to he dull- witted say a writer in the taller the m hi wi men of the vlllngeusod to find great otstinthe oy j mentft m where tears come from near our eye is a gland the busi ness of wtalci is perpetually to allow tho escape of a sort of secretion in the ordinary way this fluid passes inside our eyelid is brushed over the eye every tlmo we blink no keeping oijr eyes bright and free from the tln siiecks of dust which would otherwise cause us intense irritation it is finally imssed away through tiny channels into the nose under however cither the phynlcal irritation caused by nny a speck of tioji whether of iialn or joy moro pass away itr tho ordinary fashion the tiny chinnels will overflow und wo shall be crying it in this overflow that we call tears vpull be happier l you dont check off each gift you receive against oaah present thay you gave nnd cal culate whether- you mnde or lost clirlfltmari la not the tlmo to be any smaller or meaner than you crfn help have you any neckties inquired a dandified young man addressing the proprietor of tho cjodarby corner store then turnlnjg to his com panlon he said with a slight hftp i have a fad of getting neckties a souvenirs of every ploee i visit its my own idea you know what color do you want young man inquired the proprietor sur veying his customer through a pair of ironbowed spectacles oh ah im very fond of having them to match the color of my eyes said the young man languidly open lng hia small orbs to their widest ex tent havent got any neckties thatll djo then said the proprietor shaking his head decidedly ive got plain bluo opes real pule blue but none with pink edges the wellknown english physician di lee tier was in his youth notor- ibjsy wlldand as clevor as he was unruly one day the schoolmaster kept young lestler after school and talked long and earnestly upon the error of his ways the lad showed little in terest and at last the master said sternly i shall send a note to your father and have mm ball and see me oh dont do that said tho boy but the rooster repeated yes i will your father shall come and see mo tomorrow i advise you not to replied the mischievous youth but why not asked the teacher because my fatlior charges rive shillings for a visit young lost- lera father was a physician tipping in london tipping has fortunately not yet fastened itself upon tho public on this aide bf tho ocean to the same degree thut lhub gained abroad a senator from an eastern state given an amus ing if slightly xsxuggorutod picture of it a now mexican told mo that at juie savoy in london ho went ta wash before luncheon but saw a pla card on the mirror saying please op the basin after uelngi this mado the man so angry that ho rushed from tho wnhhroom butter ing no ill go dirty first tho new mexican added that after ho got his lunch ho tipped tho waiter the waiters two helpers tho man who gave him his hat and gloves and tho man who whistled for a taxicab the vehicle rolled out into tho strand and our friend leaned back with a sigh of relief when he was awaio of a boy in buttons running along beside tho win dow well what do you want said the now ivfcxjcan savagely a few pennies sir according to tho usual custom replied the boy vwny what did you do anarled tho new mexican if you ploane sir said the boy i saw you get into the cab nurturing a cheerful spirit lucky was the pajjent in cedarvlllo who could secure tho services of aunty bond as his nurse but he must make up his mind that while his wants would receive duo attention and ho would have a fair amount of coddling there were some things in which he could not count on having his own way now you just take that look off your face wont yod she halfcoax ed halfcommanded a man who was rccovei lng from pneumonia you arent half as sick as you were a month ago let your thoughts dwell on hat and let em dwell on this theres lots of folks outdoors a- fall ing from the tons of buildings and a- getting run into nnd over by auto mobiles and contraptions of all sorts besides those that aro yielding to temptation o various kinds and being sent to jail and then to prison and while all these dreadful things are going on outside what is happening to you you are getting well at home in peace and plenty and whats more in as handsome a walnut bedstead us there is in all cedarvllle you let your mind dwell on these things a minute and then you turn over and go to sleep on the mending hand cousin mary is the librarian in a quaint new england town nearly every day she comes homo laughing over something funny that has oc curred once a little boy said he wantod a book a kind of a red book with black scrawly things all over it he did not know the name or the author but he was sure ho could tell if he saw it and once an old man asked for a nice stupid book for his wife- to go to sleep over every night she read a few pages and then dozed off cousin mary was interested in al most every th lng and evei ybody and knew all the happenings so when a young frenchman whose wife had been quite ill dropped in cousin mary inquired for- her symnathetical ly how is sho feeling today a happy smile spread over the faco of tho young man and his hands ges ticulated to punctuato his picturesque response oh sank you he better ho stand up in bed and eat teal the honest japanese schoolboy if tho ability to please his employer is the chief virtue in a servant the japanese youth who advertised in one of tho boston newspapers bhpuldhave little difficulty in getting a place- japanese bright youth wants posi tion as cook or any work in boston or anywhere will move and work as if the smartest hands and legs as llghtn- lpg obodlence to maxim dust ac cumulating becomes a mountain never said didnt come to mjod for duties appointed myself as a repre sentative of japan in america never laid down except human natural sleep as above results absolutely cco- monlcul responsibility careful of hu- man vlrtuo in character theres no difference of daytime and nighttime always finest dnytimo weather work with pleasure and positively willing to teach mathematics included high est mathematics employers boys to spend leisure hours try how am i best rofcroncttt bonds stocks and grain prrvate wires to naw vetfc chlcav wlnfupag and toronto 1st mortgage real estate bonds t j hannigan phon 174 oubxph that christmas season complexion th freh roiy complexion that belong to th chrlitnma i imparted by campamai italian balm that molt llurino af all complxion lotions t has a pon- sistenes like rich fnih oraam and a most alluring odor all drug gists and dspartmantal stores sail it a special eampl bottle mailad on receipt of flc campanas italian balm e g west a co 80 george 8l toronto flowers far christmas pot plants cyclamen prlmrobeo ciner aria bcbonlos fushlab and geraniums feins and cot flowere orders delivered g l martin florist phone say it with flower h wkntdn 1 jeweller vatce8 l clocks christmas gifts 3 special bargains w fancy goods toy8 sta tionery china we have a fine assortment of new goods for christmas pres tji ents i sn mechanical toya i80 to ijs va mh ma dolls 8s0 to sjso tea sets 20o to s125 h doll furniture mo to 12s games 15c to 9p15 doll carriages and sulkies bvnbonb horses blocks childrens books 10o to 880 ifi new gramophone records s special 50c anfl mo wrist watches h0 2fcbo s clocks 150 to 1500 jss silverware knives forks an spoons wm roeors commun ity and tudor plate pyrex casseroles plo dates trays etc v china tea cupa and saucers 25o to 150 is cake flutes 6o0 to 2x0 i bowia too to tioa 3 toa sets dinner 8ets s7b0 m to 3750 tf vases candlesticks book ends etc polychrome and 2 bronro lamps and suffet seta acton and qeorqetown u- a merry christmis and troa- perous new viar to all m raising his spirits twice ns the omnibus slowly woncl- ed its way up tho steep hill tho dooi at tho rear opened nnl shimmed at first soya london notos those lnsfble paid little heed but tho third time it occurred they demanded to know why thoy should be disturbed in this fash- ion whist cautioned tho driver do not speak ho kui hell overhear us who tho hoso hpako low tsuro oini desavinvtho crayturo 13very tlmo ho cars the floor closo he think wan of ycx is getting down ter walk up the hill and that rfort of raises la spirlto local newspaper advertising combats mail order propaganda the advertising manager of one of the big mail order houses in a recent ad dress said we have a bureau whose duty it is to read each week the weekly newspapers from all over the country there is not a paper of any conseqpence in our trade ter- t hiiteail tint g the bureau looks over these papers and when we find a town where the local merchants are not advertising in their lo cal paper we immediately flood that ter ritory with our literature tt always hrings results to us far in excess of the same effort put forth in ter ritory where the local merchants make liberal and constant use of their local papers think it over mr merchant then advertise in the acton free press which goes into 0 per cent of the homes in acton and surrounding district vs 4 t jt a l h i