SS gs ss, SSM ae «gem at a ae ge ca SES: Pe eon years ae Wings oe ca ae ae aa dir Page 6 THE STRATFORD MIRROR Friday, December 20, 1946. ooseaoonnaine roe b< Seeee Those Old Shoes Mae last a long time after we have repaired them! abbbbbsbsbbbbbasisbsbbsbssissda We repair Rubbers and put on good Rubber Heels. Welch's Shoe Repair 146 St. Patrick Phone 815M bFSSPOSSSEHESOESESOSESSOSESESESS SESE SOSOSOSESOSEOS 4 a $9 5550546966065606605500545564550054599955459 CoO Se" POP POSS 999900 06006006456445465606405604 \Toys Have Their Is there any sadder sight on land or sea than a little child who is bor- ed? It happens now and then, usual- ly when a child has too many play- things, too much attention, too much direction, and eternal oversight. Not having learned to do his own play- ing, he is bored when the amuse- ment show stops. That is one reason why well-to-do and adored children can become problems. They are not developing along the natural lines and being out of step they are un- happy. 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So up to one year give Baby soft, cuddly, washable toys, which can be chewed and banged about. Rattles and toys that squeak have a charm all their own. begins to notice the world about him, and to relate experiences and objects one to another. He likes to pull apart and put together again, so nests of boxes and large blocks delight him. Toys to push or to pull and again nothing that can be detached and swallowed. Picture books of cloth or heavy paper attract his eye and in- troduce him to the idea of reading, Building is the next great interest and the two-to-three year old wants and needs blocks, kiddie car or rock- ing horse. A little wheelbarrow and something just like Daddy and Mummy use (but on a small scale) will exercise those muscles and keep the mind alert and observant. Still more in the next year do children imitate the grown-up world about them. All sorts of miniature things to use should be their play- things--a broom, a telephone, doll beds and prams, a box or suitcase to pack and unpack, over and over again. In the years from four to six, and often earlier, a child begins to read and write, to cut out and paste, to dress up and pretend. Books with large print and good pictures, black-~ boards, and dolls suited to the size of a little girl, are perfect. From six to eight games and puzzles head the list. Simple tools and books are favourite playthings. After eight the child should be free to do more exploring and choos- ing. Too many toys are worse than none at all. If Santa Claus is too lavish, put some things away to bring out at the right moment as a surprise and a new delight. Let a child keep an adored plaything but encourage him to be generous in passing on the toys he outgrows. Hydro Shop 42 Brunswick St. Phone 460 knives, matches or other items which music for "Silent Night", made his During the second year, the child out in England in 1833. and sewing equipment, building sets, -- cinta eee Friday, December 20, 1946. Some Carol Curiosities Franz Gruber, who composed the rrangement for a guitar accompan- ralieiy because the rats had eaten away the bellows of the organ in the church in Oberdorf, Austria, where he was the choir director. Charles Wesley, the author of "Hark! the herald angels sing, wrote more than six thousand hymns, and the tune of Mendelssohn, to which his carol is now sung, was not adapted to the words until the poem was over one hundred years No one knows definitely who wrote the words and music for "The First Noel," though it was first print- ed in a collection, "Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern", which came The first known Christmas carol was "Shepherd of tender youth," written in Latin by Clement of Al- exandria early in the third century and rendered into English by Rev. Henry M. Dexter, a Congregational minister in Manchester, New Hamp- shire, in 1846. : Isaac Watts, who wrote "Joy to the world, was invited to spend a week at the country home of a Lord Mayor of London and made himself so popular that he stayed on there as a guest for thirty-seven years, pro- ducing more than five hundred hymns in his lifetime. James Montgomery, who wrote two well-known Christmas hymns, "Hail to the Lord's anointed" and "Angels from the realms of glory", had an exciting career as an English newspaper editor and was three times put in jail for speaking his herds watched their flocks by wees was regarded as one of Eng- land's greatest poets, and held the office of Poet Laureate under three successive sovereigns, King William, Nahum Tate, the author of "While n Mary, and Queen Anne, but apa fomenibered only for this particular Christmas hymn. < William C. Dix, the author of "As with gladness men of old," was 3 successful English business man, an held for many years the position of manager of a marine insurance com- pany in Glasgow. Dr. John Mason Neale, who trans- lated "Good Christian men, Be from an old Latin carol, was out 0 favour with his Church of England superiors so that he was given - obscure post as warden of the Pee Grinstead almshouse, at a salary oO one hundred and twenty-five dollars a year, but there used his ae. time to delve among old Greek anc Latin hymns of the early Christian church, turning out memorable Eng- lish versions that are now found in every hymnal. Christina G. Rossetti, the author of "In the bleak midwinter_, was A daughter of a famous Italian ve in London, and was the subject o many of the paintings of her ae brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who was also a famous poet. Jo body knows who wrote either seers or music of "O come, ee ye faithful', though it is suppose to have been sung in the sakes chapels which many rich fami 7 had attached to their homes in bot France and England during the mind in print. eighteenth century. Season's children and satisfaction a Merry Christmas. 115 ONTARIO STREET Greetings To our friends and patrons we extend the joy of pi season. May health and happiness be yours in : measure, and may Christmas bring pleasure to the Gardner Sporting Goods to the grown-ups. To all PHONE 21353 SEASON'S GREETINGS 16 ONTARIO STREET 2M o8,8, 8,8. Another year has passed and we are glad to take this opportun- ity of sending to all our friends the heartiest of good wishes for Christmas and the coming year. THE MUSIC SHOP PHONE 2458 Nothing pleases us more than to wish our friends the Happiest of Christmas Holidays and a Joyous New Year. May each day ahead bring you satisfac- tion, joy and prosperity in unlimited measure. Leeson Motors 118 DOWNIE STREET and prosperity ! Withrow's Paint Store " * rT et er "THE VOICE OF FRIENDLY SERVICE" WISHES ALL ITS LISTENERS oe ene " 3829 ,8,8.8. 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