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v eighty third year no 24 wht jvtiott sttt ffrtes acton ontario thursday december i2th 1957 second section v v s i c i ik riwlhk vh once ft shoemaker who x m wy hird utf vu vtry honest but attll ha eould not earn aftouf to uv upon and at tut alt tw had la tha worid waa rone axcapt just leather enough to make mm pair of shoes than tea cut than ah ready to maka up the atxt day meaning to at- up arty la ike morning to wort- ms conscunce wu clear and alt mart ibjkl amidst all his troublm ao tio wtxt peaceably to ted toft all all cam to heaven and rail ail p in tha aaoreiaf aftar he had said his prayara a oat himself down to hie work when to ala groat wonder there stood tha afcoaa all raady made upon tha labia ilia good man know not whet to aay or tkink of this strange event ha looked at tha workmanship thart waa not ona f alee autch la tha whola job and all wai ao neat and trua that it waa a com plete masterpiece that aama day a euatomer cama in and tha ahoaa pleased him ao wall that na willingly paid a prtca higher than usual for tham and tha poor ahoamakar with tha monay bought laathar anough to maha two palra mora in tha evening ha cut out tha work and want to bad aarly that ha might get up and begin batlmta naat day dut ha was saved all the trouble for when ha got up in tha morning the work was ftnlshed raady to his hand presently in cama buyers who paid htm handsomely for his goods so that ha bought leather enough for four pairs mora he cut out tha work again overnight and found it finished in tha morning as before and ao it went on for soma time what was got ready in tha evening wu always dona by daybreak and tha good man xhtf are fj la the twin fcflac ef u ty ud tprmajc rt m hvnij wild be the elves and the shoemaker by the brothers grimm soon became thriving and prosperous again one evening about chrlstmaa time u he and his wife were sitting over tha bra chatting together ha eald to her 1 should ilka to alt up and watch tonight that we may saa who it is that cornea and doea my work for me tha wife liked the thought ao they left a light burning and hid themselves in the corner of tha room behind a curtain and wstched to aea what would happen as soon as it wss midnight there came two little naked dwarfs and they aat themselves upon tha shoe mskers bench took up all tha work that was cut out and began to ply with their little fingers stitching and rapping and tapping away at such a rate that the shoemaker waa all emasement and could not take hie es off for a moment and on they went till the ob wu quite finished and tha shoes stood reedy or usa upon the table this wss long before daybreak end then thry bustled way as quirk as lightning the nest dsy the wife said to the shoemaker these little wights have made us rich and we ought to be thankful to them end do them a good office in return i am quite eaed to see them run sbout ss they do they hsve nothing upon their barks to keep off tha cold i ii tell you whet i will 4c a v makt each of tham a shirt and a coat and waistcoat and a pair of pantaloons into tha bargain do you maka sack of tham a llttla pair of ahoaa tha thought pleased tht good shoo maker very muck and ona rvanlng whan all things were ready they laid them on the table instead of tha work that they used to cut out and than want and hid themselves to watch what the llttla elves would do about midnight the elves cama in and were going to alt down la their work u usual but whea they aaw tha clothea lying for tham they laughed and ware greatly delighted than they dressed themselves in tha twinkling of an aye and ifs and capered and sprang about u merry as could be till at laat they danced out st ths door and over tha green and the shoemaker uw tham no more but everything went well with him from that time forward u loaf as he lived v fr t3frwnjgpitd imrimmik v christmas tree norm historians truce th 1 1 j hied christmas tree buck to martin lutrujr w ho lived fit in 1483 to 1m4s the sloiy la that trace history of lighted trees while strolling through the cnuntrhidt on christmas lvi undi r a brilliant starlit sky hi thought turned to thi nativity mimmivamm bowl bwl for plcatur bowl for hihh open bowling saturdays acton bowling lanes 10 main st of the c i dllwr r christ child w ui impressed with the beauty of tht hiavena and tin wintry landscape ll observed tht snow flecked t vergret n tries kiuuklink in the iiifkinhght he turning htinir he rt litlt d the 4 xperlencc to his family and ut it mpted to n produce the outd nr sctnc to s small evcrgret n trrr ha attached 11 shied candles to simulate the reflections of tht starlit heaven 4he heaven that linked down tvir bethkhem on the first chxistmas lvc this would dale the jrt hthl ed christmas tree prior in ks4ft however the use of candles sp parently did not ut once beet me finnly established a a decor a tu n because mention of the clirlatmas tnt custom in strasbourg a c n tury later d h not n fer to lights at first ilkhta on irt e win considered ridiculous or ihilds give fine this christmas delight any num ber of persons on your gift list with a fasty box of candy theres no sweeter gift tim mn in rh haul with tut why- a hit tpadil brand of cigucmm plpi tetxeco or plpal chocolates sized mmced to miit your needs fram neiltont moirt rewntraat cedburs for that special someone saa our dltpay of fine kodak cameras camara supplies and accessories watsons dairy bar mia it acton fhoni 14 jfer play until 1700 un christ mas tree custom appears to have txtn confined to the rhine rlvrr districl from 1700 on whett lights were accepted as part of the decors lions the christmas tree wss well on its way to be coming a tradition in germany during the amcricsn revolu tion the tradition of the christ mas tree crossed the ausntlc with the llesjtian soldiers a des cription of christmas festivities st fort dearborn iii in 1mm mentions a christmas tree how- vrr the practice did not gain much headway on this aide of the atlantic until about ihc middle of ihi nineteenth century when after s year of controversy and doubt it became an established custom in cleveland ohio inland is credited with hsvlnjt irrt pled the custom about 1w0 dinnik lain sweden i w0 and nurvsay gbnut 1r30 from theso scandinuvlan countries the cus tom spread to france and fng- land abut 1840 flecorris show thit kl christinas t era wire sold in liru in inn at first the trimmings if anv tt iuii4d in atly of tufts of cotton jnd strings of popctirn ami trait- b rriea other decorations were fh w ra rt plicaa of foodsltiffs iiajkr ornsmttvls and the like such trimmings have long ilnn lieen r i placed by fait tr it ad highly culoied ornammu tina la airings of rlictric lights and varitkia fhvellta thi traditional use of tver- gretn tret a during tin chrisl- maa season provides a tune when all canadians arc brought into close contact with the fragrance and frrahnms of the forest christmas trees probably add more to mark the period of peace on earth good will to ward mm than any other jtro- diitt of the soil indoors and out doors christmas trees have be ctmit essential for decorative purmisca in tha homes in the parks and on the streets in churches and rn business houses christmas would seem barrae uitnout tham the spreading branches serve most fittingly tola as a delightful hiding place for santa claus presents tor child ren and adults the christmas tree is a sym bol of a living christmas spirit pnoo alta op thlrtaan hunters paid final totalling naarly tsoo for vartous tnfracuoaa dnrin tha first two weak of tha phamiajit huntlni ioasoiii bar jwr mnrmfiawwwimm09aiwimiim jv jzjiitrrjt k5r jihljhi