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«doiomut béerathenane and aummxuofuthe mw uuuu 1 uacessrly for poýlication,. but for our Sie.. Suc mamtedu muti geacli the editor. 67 Tusday ooa te le in time for the. currençi Issue .i If Bethlehem was o itt a bitter tragedy, the love of the Ch prevail, in the hearts of nations as weii as the bearts of men. Perhaps we should flot note that a doctor at Oklahom~a City, Oklahoma, is.conducting. a school in which "How to Live After 70" is taught. It really belongs on the society page. December 17 marked tbe tbirty-tbird anniversary of the first -airplane fligbt by the, Wright brothers, and the event was appropriately celeîbrated in aviation circles. It is intere sting to note that'tbe first "contraption" remained in the air oily a minute and'a1 haîf, and attained, a ýspeed of. 30* miles per bour... It is said that sbips of today.,can cruise for 1,500 miles'witbout refueling, -and, reacb a. speed of 190 miles per bour.; Someé progress in 33 yearst A lot of mighty fine little boys and girls.on the north shore are. going to be bitterly disappointed tomorrow morning if Santa Claus fails to stop at:.their fiomes tonight.,There isn't much mhoney, in tbose ý DON'T-BLAME POLICÈ Officiais of, the -Illinois. departmnent of agriculture, are reminding citizens tbat the quarantine imposed upon dogs 'in Cook' county last July is still effective,,and 'must be observed.ý It is pointed out :that not only is- th e owner of a:dog subject to. a fine. of noôt le ss than.$25 nor mnore tban $100 for violation of the order, but. that municipal officers wbo fail in rigid enforcement1 of if are also subject to heaviy penalty.. Thus the instructions to Village authorities are imperativýe, and any laxity in enforcinig the quarantine may be costly for term. That th-e epidemic of 'dog rabies wbich was responsibie for the imposition of the quarantine has not yet been staagipe4 out is a inatural conclusion to be reacbed from the action of the depairtment of agriculture in pressing 'for more complete enforcement. It therefore becomes the duty of ever), owner of a dog to cooperate witb local police. in carrying out the provisions of the order; instead of blaming tbem for performing their own duty, in which tbey have no alternative. "ON EARTH, PEACE" Tomorrow wilI be Cbristmas,, and betweeni now and thehour that will mark its close-cbeery greetings. of ."Merry Christmas" will be given: and réceived. by 'neighbors, friends and casual. acquaintances. For,.Violence in 'some form must have been done to,ý tbe better nature of that man who caninot yield himiself.to tbe* spirit, o Christ*mas, and wish al mankind, including bis enemies, if hé be sù unfortunate as to bave. enemies, a "Merry Christt'ias." Not in our land only, but wherever.the story of the Great Birtb bas been told, and wherever the tragedy of the cross bas 1ben reatd, wilpeoptlein alilwalik of lie hail the coming of Christmnas as a season of good 'wiIl, of the "bearing of gifts," and of rejoicing that the era of revealed religion which the Great Event ushered in bas flot corne to an end. Christmas is'indeed the season of gôod will, when the hearts ard minds of men sbotid be turned away froin the pursuits of'everyday life and given over to tbose of bappiness and good cbeer, to tolerant Christian tbought and to the exercise of tbat Christian faith wbicb is now, as homes,- and what littie there is must go for the bare neaafsties, teavhtg -jtst-iothw ing at aIl for toys and candy and doils and ail those things without wbich Christmas just isn't Christmas, no matter what -the calendar says. Most of, these youngsters are bappy windows - 7 today as tbey gaze at all tbe wonderful things in the shop happy, and ex, pectant. too. as. they confidently believe that, I last week near KSaamazoo, Mviciganz, nc claimed the lives of Mr. and MÈs. George Turner rugged Judean hills, saw The Star, and Ioîîuwvu its ligbt until tbey were led to the stable, the vignmother, the manger and tbe Christ cbild, and their hearts were stirred by tbe sweetly intoned voices of the angels. singing "Hosannas in tbe bigbest, peace on eartb, .good will to men." Tbe event was beralded as the dawn of a better day for humanity, in which nations .would live together in peace and amity, when wars should cease and Christian l'ove sbould govern the world. of Wilmette, and another near Litcbfield, Illinois, on Saturday, in whicb five men and three dogs lost their lives. Both were caused by cars in, which the victims were riding being struck by trâins at grade crossings. It is not necessary to discuss responsibility for these shocking events, in order to .arrive at the conclusion that grade crossings sbould no longer exit. a~nd t hat ieans should be found to do away spirit by beiping to make certain that such grief does.not corne to any of these littie ones. For no investment in the world pays sucb large dividends as does the happiness of cbildren. That pbenomenon, tbe singing mouse, wbich is realiy a mouse but sings like a canary, did its stuif on tbe radio last week. If the mouse can actually sing, it . sbould be permanently substituted for radio men and women wbo can't. A truck -drivr 4n4 womnanhOO4.thrown. into the balance -of,battle, mout of themn to emerge, if ea ah, wrecked, nien- ,s manhood world'sit. yoùng ufficient valueoftothe warrant He ,would see very flower a considerable relief to whose cbildren are daily a. desire to emiploy every insure the safcty of their the minds. of parents passengers. It reveals posibe precaution., te juvenile patrons. a Christmas seals cost but a penny eacb. TmPif&wio- RXpomTSE I