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ry now Is always u"o'30r"“ for his stories. £4313??fo £57.on among the varige _ (“schematics of NatugzfiilnttL p5?" flower- and birds 'Im II Sunrises and sonnets that flamtfu upon the ho”: .“A'tx gmtnnev‘v/wanwl I'm “co|0I.' It! nation ,1! time memon does ’ work In my hoart. Once I'ice the old {mm how with girl! sloping roof. And above it t nentinclx standing guard. H'flh inn: outstretched out an if The," 7 "3 ‘0? "233' Y: To me, Christmas is first of all a time for reflection. At Christmas time. those of us who MW lived Ion enough and traveled {at anon h to gin to cite the mnge aver w ch we must all eventually so, we 0 well to cast a look back own the path by which we came. As for me. I was born “down on an farm." 1 was reared in “God's great oubof-doors.” I regard this as I piece of at good fortune. Fov r! I [Iv “next to Natum’s heart." his made me somewhat of a natur- and gave me a great love for things that God has made. Hav- m by mtune a decidedly mystic tem- par-mat this has contributed flinch to my religious life mild expe‘rfgswo ‘1 - .A‘_. ‘.._:L4.._ : M h all the das my 605 the Son, W 0 left His hlfome - 3 ve EM“ but by tellin the story ni who came own from ' that men might live. God the Father, for Whose 1t _ t ay :w, «1161' praise, Ian direct and yuan! you on your By B. H. Fleming. Pastor of the Methodist Church WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME Through toil and strife; 7' Be your Companion till this life she]! "war‘tg'a‘ 7;“; Nay the Ho y Ghost, min-“Quid? ‘ 4‘0 lave our race. m yo}! from His treasures of love There is no lack of wheat of the best quality; Unibd States Grain Corporation Standard Pure Wt Fiour is made from the best soft winter .._ ; it is not “War Flour” or “Victory ~ and does not resemble them. Let the e -r be the judge . is now on hand and for sale at W and Pacific Tea Co. Stores 5 ” anal stores handling this flour 3" Wed from time to time. - ;. Mutation Inquire In Endless Life." Christmas 1919. in cotton at $11.55. This flour will also be made available to bakers, packed in Mil-pound jute sacks in car lots, at a price of $10.25 per barrel. United States Grain Corporation Standard Pure Wheat Flour is a good flour, favored by good cooks. Cut down the cost of living by buying Unit- ed States Grain Corporation Flour. or simi- lar flour from your dealer. This year’s crop of Soft Red Winter Wheat is yielding flour of excellent bread-making quality. Housewives should become acquainted with this splendid flour. They lwill find that it works easily and rises gem fermentation is vigorous and healthy and the resulting loaf' Is of superior texture gals good cohr. or pastries, biscuits, and coke, no flour ‘lskes a more delicate, tender crust and Flour To Public at Reduced Prices Retailers may buy this flour delivered any- where in the United States, packed in paper sacks of the retail package sizes, in car lots, at $10.43 r barrel, or in cotton sacks at $10.80, end in ess than ear lots, in paper, at $11.15, or Let us rove that it is not true that our ple are rec less in personal expenditure an have no ideals of thri t or social responsibility in this period of extravagant spending. Thrift is com- mon sense spendin . Unwise s *nding may not always indicate lac of thrift, ut, perhaps, ig- norance._habit. or lack of opportunity. The United States Grain Corporation is now providing an opportunity for consumers of flour to exercise their personal choice in the purchase of flour at moderate cost if they so desire. The United States Grain Cox ration is offer- ing to sell to the consuming pu iic from its large stock of flour recently dpurchased at a proxi- mately 6 cents per poun ; that is, not 3 ve 77 cents for lZ-pound package and $1.55 for 2499 pound package. To All Americans Interested In F L 0 U R ! 1." «Warm fiat bxfiminz fish“? MESSAGES and Friend, the My old Snnm can happily come firming along with door. and nleigh and silver hells. The brink winter wind raises the spirit of man to u (‘hh’ntmns is an idcnl one. Tho gmupufll is cove-ml with {mow so that May these rich experiences be re- produced in the lives of our children and our chihlmn'u children with hear- tiest good wishes for a merry unrisi- Imam.” fly Wm. Gran-fold. I'm-(or of St. Paul’s Evangelical Church. MY HRST mum m“ -\T "OWN Ens «.uova . Some of us can remember the good old days when the churches were crowded to the limit with men and women eagerly seeking the Christ whose birthday we celebrate on Christmas. 3 I read “The Youth's Companion" every week-just to keep my heart young and to keep next to the boys. Christmas is a time for old folks all to become children again. rival. Nature has her revivals \rhy \‘vinl. Nature has her revive. why should not the church? I We all tend as the years go by to grgw away _£1'om__thc_ philgrlren. the round table where before they sat as bride and groomâ€"old folksâ€"down on the-farm. Then. for them came life’s sunset and Heaven's morninii fair. Here we skated and coasted am snow-bailed and spelled one another down at the old district school. You may be interested to know that, “lest I forget." I have'a habit, every night rafter prayers are said. and before Heep comes ,of visitin those sacred scohes of my child 00d. Again Christmas for me. is a time for re- adjustment-particular)! with mspect to child life. Heie Father and Mother came in the pioneer days as bride and gloom. They sat opposlte each other at a little wand table. One by one the six children came and as many leaves ‘were added to the"old extension table. ‘Ilere we gathered every Christmas for a quarter of a century. Then one by} one the children married and depart- ed. One by one the leaves in the ta- ble were removed until at last Father and Mother, old and gray. sat once more opposite ea_ch other aeghe lit- in silent benediction. are the old pine tmes that had beaten back the storms of centuries. ‘6 ' nownnns GROVE mom nownnns GROVE. mots L Christmas is a timc'tu “wonder." ‘What will Christmas bring me? What shall I (In to make most of Christ- mas? Ju:~t here 1 meal! that I no- ticed that there are lots of barhelora and maids in this our great village. Then I began to "wonder.” I wonduw-(l whether it wouldn't be a fine stunt. [ Mrs. Mary L. Youde SC‘MIP' EPEC‘IKUST' Yes. there are plenty of measles around. measles in the village, mea- sles in the country, measles intel- fering with parties and Christmas nrograms, measles everwvhere. Some- how, our doctors must not have been on guard. Anyway the measles got by them and crimsoncd many of our little folks. But what's the use to worry about it? Once in our lifetime we am- supposed to have them, so say our old mothers. So better have them now, when the Christmas ('lu-er jol- lies us over it all and be done with it. We have Christmas just the same; Never. to m recollection, did so many appeals or help reach my of- fice than this Christmas season, Ar- menian, Syrian, Russian, Jewish, Ger- man. French. Belgium. Indian, Relief -â€"and, 0, how urgent were these ap- als. Then the appeals from our ‘ ome land, Chicago Relief. Hos itals, Orphanages. Red Cross, etc. ere I was reminded of Paul's admonition: “Let us not be weary in well doing." (Gal. 6:9) How happy and grateful should we be that we are not among the unfounmate ones. Let us there- fogg givq. _ _ I Our boys who needed not give the 3tsupreme sacrifice have all returned and are with us. The Christmas of 1918 was a ‘glorious' one, this one with our boys returned and at home is indeed a “merry" Qhri‘stmasz» _ fine pitch that he can ve‘ manyfold expression to the joy at is within him. The "out. of sorts." low ebbcd grgmbler is ul'lpopulag‘._ . _ _ AND CARE 0|" THE "AIR Appointments by trlrplmne. SH A M POOING He ad and shoulders above {he crowd stands Thomas A.Edison! And {0} range of music- the widest in the world-all But the Amberola can quickly and easily prove its own superiority. its. loneâ€"oh, what a revelation. comparfito metallic "talking machines" and shrill-sounding phono- graphsl None but Edison could work that miracle of tone. Then the Ambcrol Records. made for the Amberola alone! They are practically unbreak- able and everlastingâ€"what a contrast to thecostly fragilenegs of other phonograph records. No product can be bigger than the brain that evolves it. No other brain in the world today has the inventive ability of Edison's. ‘Tbat fact alone is sufficient proof of the absolute superiority of the Amberola. 5| No. FIR"! Ave. Head and shoulders " above the crowd ofprdinary phonograph: and "lalkby machines” stands Edison's great contribution lo the world ’s enjoymenl- HMBEROLB THE NEW DIAMOND O. J. BEIDEI 35 Washington st. At the first Christmas sentiment was expressed that has cheered the old world ever since. We hear of truth and righteousness, faithfulness, good will to man, and peace on earth. It is this cluster of five flowers that 1 wish to present to your heart and home for a merry Christmas. In as‘ much as you permit C list to become Alpha and Omega: your life these will be yours forever and shine more beautiful with you and cheer you each x-tucceedinrr Christmas. that the maids invite all the‘"old" bachelors to a Christmas partyâ€"next year. At Christmas season we read of Zacharias and Elizabeth, and John: of Joseph and Mary, and the Christâ€" [child; of the a Simeon, Hannah. 1the profphet , t e shepherds, and the‘ host 0 angels who all were hapry about it. it seems to me then ma ly is something wonderful about the “own hearth,” with a younf family there, one deeply int/Bream in the other, and Christ in the midst of them. GA’EA 2 [3 7" of them all " Cl 7:,“ fl umberofneorducnd '9’“ send the. to your home. A! the end of 3’11.” iiyon do no! m the Ammh, vo'll a. and uh it away. 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