Dp t : SWEET CORN %3,227™23c nf FROM. OTHER PAPERS e—g-4 BRINGING JOY TO OTHERS (Gananoque Reporter) Let eur hin QUAKER OATS LARGE SQUARE me ACKET 23c & RC a Te ‘We have prepared 3 very attractive, assortments. that are useful and will please. Ask the local manager for all information. $175 $200 Gifts ae NEW SWEET CALIFORNIA NAVEL ORANGES4755° GLACE: RAISINS PEEL Currants} TABLE. TABLE THOMPSON pn em Finest - | ETGS | rancy cna RAISINS SEEDLESS] 255¢ Ib, | FHIATRAS 4% Th. pkt. CLUSTERS : Cc Qu 25e| HTRON|2™ 271257, 31c | 33c VALENCIA * Xmas | 1,; 14 Ib. Pkt Raisins | seeled | Mixed | pines | lcing | Tapre wits seeps }Almonds NUTS Sema Sugar FIGS C € 15 i: 63. 255, 3 1c] 3~25c] 225¢ er Nat, Cb PACKAGE BISCUITS Vanilla — Lemon a, ee Saups, 2 ror 15¢ FINE NEW CHEESE) 28c lb. DOMINION LOAF 35c DOMINION STORE TEA SELECT GQc lb. RICHMELLO 79clb. D.S.L.Bulk 59c Ib. MACHINE MAYFIELD BRAND BACON 40c Ib SLICED le 103C ¥é others were s:ot sell- “ag by Long Distance you might afford to tse it less “One week's sales cf flour, $3,000— &5[% sold by Long Distance” acrites a Flour Salesman year be truly Chistrlike, let us “be= gin our worship with. the merry day, and ¢ontinue it throughout the year, not giving in material things alone, the acter Christmas of a life time, go perso ally and search, not along the hieh- ways but in the byways, not that you may give money but that you may personally go to the manger of love. and servicé, there finding those who are truly worthy, but not of the. clase who are reached by the many well- known agencies,for such work. When the truly worth"overlooked and un- derprivileged ones are found, let Christmas joy be given through the full. basket, toys and Christmas party, but, best’of all, aesure them of a personal interest which ehall rot be for a day only .<CANADIAN AND U. 8S. CHEESE. (Brockville Recorder and Timeg) cheese com in the Unit@d It is ar American writer who puts the ques tion. He seeks to imply that it ir not, as might be supposed, on count of iranmoostatiog expenses bu because of its greater uniformity anc To f pleasant news and a sure encourage — L maintain quality so that th« dem consum ay increas: dnapite the slightly Higher price. Pad ter all people will alwaye pay quality, especially sustained soulite The writer of the article Ag in Pullman dining car when he pro pounded the question aa the reph of the wafter was that many travel lers prefer Canadian cheese even a slightly higher price ‘“‘not, because i is always better, but because it us ~ stance of what ensues something bet ter than the other fellow and to mee the demand, not only of the genera market, but a the coneume) the satisfaction of .the latter bein’ after all the real key to the situa- on. COUNCIL SHOULD DO LIKEWISE (Chesley Enterprise) Tara Council has passed a, by-law regulating the sale of coal and wood in the village All coal delivered must be accompanied b dealers have been giving their cus- tomers the official weigh ticket when they were handed their account, bu since the year of our incorporation all lengths of wood have been selling at the same price. If it always takes : y should wood 14 to 18 inches long bring the same price as wood two feet long? If a pile of stove wood 8 feet long, 4 feet high and 2 feet wide makes a cord, In a pile of 18 inch wood there is only three-quarters of a cord and at $5 a cord the purchaser $1.25 on every cord. No wonder a whole lot of town people have come to the conclusion that coal is a cheaper fuel than wood. Here's something our town counc!] might o in its expiring days—regulate the Standard size of a cord of wood sold in town by PLEA FOR PENNY POSTAGE (Toronto Globe) he Hon. 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If the publication you want is not in the ake. list. let us supply any well-known Canadian ican prices 4re strictly cash in aaaink post office or express a to know. We can publication. “These ron subscription by Banner Pub. Co. b- partment would be justified in con- sidering a return of pre-war post- age rates in Canada, states that the Post-office Department is “‘both wil- ling and eager to assist in removing the one-cent war tax and restoring the two-cent postage rate,” but adde that the matter does not come under the jurisdiction of his Department It must be determined, the Postmas- ter-General explains, by the Depart- men of Finance “on considerations of revenue and policy that are within the special purview of the latter De- partment." The endorsation of the proposal by the man at the head of the Postof- fice Department encourages The Globe to prese further for ite consid- nie at the hands of the Hon. J. A. Robb, Minister of ier and his Department. Mr. urph» voices not only willingness bat also an exceptionally capable and busi- nesslike administrator, and woula not be likely to favor any reduction postage rates which would perman- ently cripale the revenue of his De- The of Finance will e@ matter up with the Postmaster-General and give it early and thorough consideration. Tn to penny p in Can- ada would be appreciated keenly by intimate and effective way to light- én the taxation load, and, we believe, would cause a most satisfactory in- crease in the general use of the mails. e¢ Pheasant and. the Farm Whe en an Iowa farmer complained that the pheasants were. eating his corn, the game department killed two of. the birds, examined thelr crops and no corn,.says an ex most without exception, scientists investigate euch cases they find the same result. The farmer owes his crop to- feathered police that keep down the bugs, insects and worms. th ‘continuing’ s ee rtegher f form of bird life, the i be he aud farm "Globe triste that the Minister = take thi the citizens, do something in a very} ® and found two hundred cutworms—/ arg coe | Waiist steaming sey seilles and Port Said during a tr gale the -steamship Aidar Had hb her steering-gear baiily damaged and was threatened with destruction. rea “She was sinking fast when her sig- nals of distress were’ answered by the steamship Staffordshire, which went to her assistance. With great difficulty and at im- menseé risk three boats were launch- ed from the Staffordshire, and ‘twen- But two men rem er, One was a be aca injured and Tien fire- man; other was the master o the ates “William John Nutman, who absolutely refu: fireman. It was the fireman, and Nutman refused to leave him. When finally the Aidar sank, on of the boats immediately pulled - the place where she had foundered. There Nutman was found clinging to an upturned boat with one hand, and keeping the injured firenian above water with the other. It was touch 0, Both men collapsed as they were pylled into the boat, but both, happily, recovered, and Nutman re- ceived the Board of Trade medal— the V. C. of the ocean— from his Majesty. j Thom . Knill, master of the | steamship War Pike, was awarded ! the Board of Trade medal for an-| other act of aby heroism. bs ; War Pike w: oorassisk in o| tober, 1919, seine with some buns | reda of tons of explosives, when @ fire broke out on board. Knill re mained 6n his ship, and single-hand- | ed began his desperate fight against | what appeared to be opewheimizg | odds. His object was not only to save the | ship, but to avert a terrible explosion | which would almost certainly result n much damage to life and property | in the vicinity of the harbor The ship was alight in two places, but between the flames and the aft bunker, where the explosives were, there was about ten feet of space. Knill set up two fire-hoses on the perate effort to save his ship. Half an hour later he collapsed from the terrific exertion of workin the pumps single-handed, and sank insensible to the floor. But he had accomplished his task. The flames has been held in check and assist- ance was at hand. a Hercules could have per- formed the deed by which Harry Jar- dine, late able-seaman R.N.V.R., won the Board of Trade medal. On a wild November night the steamship Para- gon, on which Jardine was serving, Stranded at Mizen ead, unty Cork. The vessel struck broadside on to ‘the rocks, and all efforts to get her off proved fruitless. Huge seas smashed over her, and it was obvious that in a short while the ship must go to pié¢es, when every person on board would meet a terrible death. The rock over which the breakers were roaring extended shorewards for abcut ninety yards, fringing a pebbly Jardine volunteered to match his strength against the breakers and to make an attempt to get a life-line to the shore. With the line looped over his right arm, he went overboard in- to the raging inferno, facing a ter- rible death in his fight with the ocean’s fury. He was dashed against the rocks, but managed after a ter rific struggle to reach the shore. Battered and fearfully bruised, he had accomplished the first part of his is next was to find a secure fastening for the line on the cliff that ran from the beach, and this, after some little time, he managed to do. His task was now accomplished. The lifeline stretched from the. sinking ship to the beach, and in a couple of hours every soul on board was safely In due course Jardine The Board of Trade also award a epecial medal for services rendered by foreigners to British vessels and passengers. medal wes won by a young Icelander named Clufeson by an act of signal ‘bravery. One midnight the steam-trawler Buripides, of Hull, was stranded on the rock-bound entrapce to Patrike- ford eee on the west coast of The trawler sent up distress -| Feeland signals, which brought three Iceland- ers to the beach, but there did not appear any way by which they could reseue the men on board the wrecked 4 Presently, however, the Icelandera noticed a dark object rising and fall- bladder, with a lifeline attached to it, which had ted from the trawler in the despairing hope that it would reach the hands of someone ore. To reach it, however, the Teelanders had to go out across so: twenty feet of rock fm the face of mountainous seas. It took Clufeson’ half an hour to 4 his way to the bladder; and of Aa three, en the last batch of four came Githin aloes peta o of gafety the line snapped, and the four fell into the raging Cluteson, sprouts with his® tte! he org Stationery i age 0" mas gifts and lar pene eo We fire. We give our trade will be cagreciated and you are invited to visit our store and inspect our A choice line of the best Correspondence and compare prices. Bibles; Hymn and Prayer Books new stock of Bibles, Testaments, nd Hymn Books. - Warwicks ay ved line, This line contains numerous articles suitable for Christ- Fountain Pens and Pencils” : ! te Rigg the well known argo Duofold Fountain Pens qj aterman and Pencils ind the Wahl (new stock) Eversharp Penci Dolls, Toys and Games ‘ . | 4 A nice line of Dressed Dolls and Mama at a from 25c up. A complete stock of_yarious kinds of Toys and Gam Christmas Cards, Etc. are showing a comets range of Christmas bn igh oo 2 Cards in single and folder design. ags, decorations and Christmas bells. "The well known Dennison line of decor ated crepe paper. Subscriptions ! We take subscriptions for any magazine or newspaper yOu may de. a procurable in boxed Stationery, 4 Cards, Many new pr Inspect our e * mts, Prayer Books a) . and regu: untain Pens, The old — Fountain Pen seals and cord, Christmas tree ~ rompt serv stock * 1¥ | ELLIOTT & GREER j Gabel’s Old Stand ‘Wallace Street wae “Quality and Service” Wey te, Hospital for Sick Children 67 College St., Toronto, 2, Ont. Christmas, 1925, Dear Mr. Editor:— This is the fiftieth year—the sem! centennial of the Hospital for sich Children. (tis the Golden Anni er sary of an institution which startea out tn With a slx-ved ejuip ment to cure childrep medica:ty of their illnesses and to rid them ~<ur i8To gically of their disabillues. Fifty years nave passed and the tiny tics pital has -grown into one of the Breatest institutions of its kind tn the whole world. The people of this province de @anded this service — and they have- made it possible Gy thelr Christmas Time gifts. They are d or womun- hood blessing the “little blue cots’ wherein they were restored and strengthened to play full part m the battle of life. © To win back health for six thou. sand boys and girls was the measure of the Hospital’s ward-service a:one this year. Besides that there were over half a hundred thousand at tendances in the Out-Patiemt Depart. ment, where the less serious cases are treated. All this costs a great deal of money, even though the doc- tors give freely of their skill and the nurses of their care. There is board and lodging and laundry to be provided, besides the best that can be procured in the way of al) the medica) and supplies re- ae aS ES Frozen Radiators a thing of the past if you fill up with ™ bs Jack Frost Anti-Freeze” Ready Mixed---no mess or fuss are Duco Finishing uve your cars to be paint? with the ne Duco Fudd Now ie the time to have your car overhauled for the Spring. Leave your car at our garage for complete and Fulpneqsaao jnjyervs Tires, Chains, Etc. King Radios and Supplies McTavish Bros. 9 2 Garage Wallace St. me 63. Doors South of Inkerman St a "Phone 3 quired to treat the myria!l ailments end accidents to which chfidren are In order to’ maintain tts high the scope of ks service through clinics conducted al) over Ontario, the Hospital ts compelled to borrow heavily during the sear. On the occasion of its fiftieth Christ- mas an appeal js made to the pub lic for the funds which will allow the Hospita) for Sick Children to enter upon its second half-century of service with its courage rerewed by a credit balance in the bank. it is indeed a noble cause whitch { feel sure you will cordially com- mend to your~readers. Faithfully yours. IRVING E. ROBERTSON, __ Chairman Appeal Committee “Note—This Hospital does. not re- eeive an propriation from the Federation for Community Service ve, oe Flour and F sd | / J ~ | co FLOUR } We are offering as a premium with cach purchase of five bags 4 Pe of Flour a handsome Christmas Wall Pocket and 1926 Calendar a combined. We sell Five Roses, Purity, Maple Leaf, i Snow Drift and aes Flour. Prices moderate. Hanover, FEEDS A car of Feeding Molasses toarrive about Dec. ist. Leave your order. We specialize in Mill Feeds, Oil Cake Meal and peated. Listowel Elevator C. H. SMITH Phone 256. THE BARE-KNEED GIRL Blessings on thee, little = Bareback gir thy short trans wits thy robbed hair's sean graca) e-up on thy An mak: With thy on lips red reddened more, Smeared wi lipsticks from the from my heart I giv Stat shat mag. BOSH e ‘thee joys ~~: F a bey. SRB, Printin