Tuesday Peete 18 e ; gala from the cities and the best prices for poultry, both live and @ dressed, should prevail dur- # “ing this event. Bring Your Poultry to Pal- _merston on This Date. "pulang ae Santa Claus Visits ° Pal- merston, Saturday, Dec. Mr. and Mrs, John Gabel spent a few. days In Kitchener this week. Mrs. A. Lambert of Toronto Is a guest of Mrs. F. W. Hay. —— Mr. Robert Oliver was in Toronto Tuesday on pace aa Mrs. W. F. Heat ath and Mise B Edna Liebold spent Monday in Stratford. —e Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bender spent Monday In Stratford. i Mrs. J. C. Baker spent Saturday last in Stratford. Mr. Lawrence Hyslop was in Windeor this week on business. ——f Mr. R. G. Lye of Hamilton called on fr! ends in iatowel this week. —=f}— Mr. J. W. Stewart was in Mill- ISth. Do not miss this event im tate PRINCESS THEATRE Friday & Saturday Johnny Hines “White Pants Willie ” SS Christmas Cakes - - Our bakery is well guipped to do all your ‘Christmas Baking. Phone your order and let us bake your Christmas cake. e Special Lines of Christmas Baking At Our Store Now THOMPSON and HOLTZMAN Announcement Re Mr. F. W. Kemp has opened a brokerage office for Stobie, Forlong & Co., and is prepared to give the public first class service on Stocks, Bonds and Grains, supplied from New York, § Montreal and Toronto. The office is equipped -with a Board and Ticker. se ol few cays this week visiting rie: Snckitepiiien Mr. and Mrs. Hoover and family spent Sunday with friends In Brus- Is. Mr. Garfield Webster, Indian Head Sask., is visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Emery. — Mr. Clifford Rennie of Chesley spent the week end at his home In town. —p—— Mrs. Joeeph Gilkingon, town, and Mrs. Chas, Hancock of Palmerston spent Thursday last in Toronto. Mrs. Campbell, Wallace Street, ‘s spending a few days in Fordwich this week —_— o— Lloyd Forbes and Lonergan epent Sunday at iichenae and Preston. —" and Mrs. ——o— Mr. Cavers of the Naborhood Shoe Store, apent Monday in Toronto on business. sh Misa J. Steenson, of Newton, apent Saturday In Listowel at the home of Mr. and Mre: J. H. Gee Miss Hazel Hay spent the week-end visit-ng in Toronto at the home of r. and Mrs. —(— Mr. J. A. Schinbeln was in Tor- onto Monday and ‘Tuesday on busi- ness. nee Mrs. J. Speiran of Brussels visited this week in Listower with her sis- ter, Miss J. Schaefer. — he Mrs, C. Zilllax is spending a few days in Hespeler at “ home of her daughter, Mra. H. aie ‘etl. Miss Annie ‘Souidaes of Clifford was a visitor over the week end of Miss Mary Gibson. —s Mr .and Mrs. A. H. Zurbrigg of Stratford oun Sunday In Listowel with relatives —f- Mr. and Mrs. Zurbrigg spent Sunday in Stratford. and St. Marys. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sunday with Mrs. in Hanover Caruso Caruso's spent parents Se Mr. J. C. Witmer hag returned to Listowel after visiting in Toronto for a few weeks. —j—— Mrs. A. G, Savage spent the week end in Toronto with her son, Yr. John Savage —o— Mrs. W. J. moewe returned home Saturday ronto where she has been Hatton | tor a few days. —I1— Mr. and Mrs. Bert McIntyre and daughter of Brussels spent Saturday in Listowe —g— Mrs. J. F. Vandrick spent a few days the fore part of this week a Toronto. Mrs, F. E. Johnston of Ardendale was a guest over the week end at the home of Dr, and Mrs. W. G. E Spence. —— Mr. and Mrs. M, F. Gladman of London were guests over the wee ane at the home of Mr. and Mrs, G. —-{i— Mr. and Mrs. Noah Blackmore and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Blackmore mot- ored to Kitchener on Sunday and visited friends, —pj— Miss 8. Boyd ef Atwood spent few days this week visiting at the om of Mra. m. Vines, Wallace t. —— Mrs. J. Emery returned Tuesday from New Yor after spending Thanksgiving visiting with her son, Mr. Tom Mulheron. . —o— Mr. J. A. Cleave attended the wed- ding of his son, Roy Cleave, f Strathroy to Miss Henrietta Elamore also of Strathroy last Wednesday, —t— Mrs. W. J. Karges returned home Saturday after spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Karges, Detroit. —)— Mr. J. Dietz and granddaughter, Ruth Koehler of Clifford were visit- “ors over the week end at the home ef Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wells d Mrs. Amos Ruler —o— Mr .an of Prince Albert, Sask., and Mrs, Be f ‘Office Over J. P, Walter's Store | | PHONE 73 er of Harris ton were visitors on Sunday at fd honte of Mr. and Mra. | W. J. Stricke | ward yee Mr. Ed M to his home in Woodstock after vis- iting at the home of his mother for iw le | a fe ason hes returned} play co yachting, fishing and de org | | The gts fon the moon , Niacin | Mr. Melvin Gilkingon and two}: children Ferné and Harold of Ethel spent Saturday Iast at the home of FP otuins parents, Mr. and Mrs —j— lar Frank Osborne and two > ehild- of Monkton spent the week end visiting in Listowel at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mc- Intyre. — Mrs. Clifford Shular and two child- ren, Helen and Grant: of Southamp- ton are visiting in Listowel at the me of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ronald. Fs —t: Mr. and Mrs. David Chappel of Port Elgin were visitors.over the week end at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Bean and Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Bean. —i— Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thede and Stewart of Port Elgin spent the week end visiting friends and relatives in Listowel. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. lL. Bean on Sunday. = ‘ —ij—— Misa Ethel Gottschalk returned to Tiverton on Monday after spending the past few: weeks In Listowel with her aunts, Mrs. Elton and Mrs. B Mrs. Wm. Holmes returned home Saturday from Port Bolster, where she has been spending the past two weeks with her mother, who is ser- iously ill. — HEATH—EVBELEIGH A quiet wedding was solemnized at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. an ts. James “Heath, eg wel, when Edna May, daughter o Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Evelelgh, ‘n econ, Grey, was united in marriage to Gordon Layander Heath. Rev. Armstrong performed the ceremon The young couple were attended by Miss Hilda Heath, sister groom, moe . Robert MeCourt. They will reside in Listowel. am The whole Dominion !s talking of ‘the great improvement in the Family ag rig and Weekly Star, eg 1 a year or three years for $: c is the farmer's highest dividend aying investment and the femily circle gets with it the best of all magazines free Rev. T. B. Howard was in London on Wednesday attending a meeting of the Diocesan of the Board of Religious Education. Mrs. Howard accompanied him to the city. Ww. Rich of Counch Biutts, onio, who is conducting evan- gelistic services in the City Mission, will speak In the Evangelical church next Sunday morning at ten o'’cock. - « . On Friday evening of this week] Rev. N. W. Rich, who ia conducting special services in the City Mission, will hold a young people's meoting and Invitations have been sent to the Young People's Societies to attend. * goodly cetmae were present at “a United Church on Wednesday onmces to hear Rev. M. S. Smith, 4 missionary from Onangeing, China. Mr. Smith's address was ost in- teresting as he told of cceeitione in . * « At the Young People’s meeting In the Evangelical church on Monday er Miss Irene Rassman presid- The topic on “How Should A Christian's Christmas Be iffer- ent?’ was well given by -Mr, Sin- elair Adolph and his subject was very Interesting and Instructive. Next Monday's meeting has been withdrawn on account of the Christ- mas practising. * The Sunshine Clam of Christ Church Sunday School was delight- fully niteitatand at the home of Mr. : uller on ‘Tuesday, A splendid program was provided and arrangements were made for the Christmas entertain- ment. Refreshments were served by the hostess and the meeting pln with the Benediction, asked by the president, Miss Buller. Successful “At Home"— The Listowel West Branch Wo- men's Institute delightfully enter- tained the mem of Molesworth, East Branch and Atwood Institutes to an “At Home” Friday evening In the Music Hall, There w attendance and an enjoyable time was spent. The following program was rendered: solos, ts. Adam Hamuton, T. J. Schaefer; - plano solos, Douglas Henderson and Mar- garet Brisbin; reading, Miss Phyllis ee Bachelor's Trio; violin solo, Mr. W. G. Hall; month organ}; oulntion, Mrs. W. c.. arke. Mr. A. D, Hember of the High School ve an Interesting address on agriculture, P. V. Smith acted as. chairman. Mr. Discrimination Is The Better Part) # of Trave To travel (n a distinguished man- ner across the continent is the wish always of dtscrieaivating travellers, and if your journey en or- nia or along the Pacific coast, ask the nearest agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway to map out your ‘tinerary 60 oa od will receive the full quota of scenery. A winter in California will give you an album memories of virtual infinity of cha ad mountaing stretching into the sea, cresént 6 beaches so it on me he ways gold except when turns them s‘lver and euch ‘trait the that Bl daity: only phe Sarge knows, ts of golf, polo, tennis. which the the old find again the buoyancy youth, a beam of Hght sending its igo thrush all the year, an oasis in a drab pong ap monica rs tmas day. we were to in. fe words the spirit Pe Christmas, the most ccrhprehensive, as well as the most compressed, uld be “peace and gcodwill,”’ the latter the cause, the former the result; for there ls no peace nor concord, international, social or otherwise without that at- titude of mind which feels and evinces the spirit of benevolence, ‘Since the great war, so ghastly and s) costly In resources and in the iIn- finitely more valuable asset—men— the neavily-burdened natione are making an effort towards outlawing this futile means of settling Inter- national disputes and find!ng some less costly and more efficient arbi- trament, some way whereby they may be free from the nightmare of armed forces which carries in it pos- sibilities of @ destruction more hor- rible than even the. last war, with all its savagery, brought Into use, It Js a necessary and rational ideal which must one day be attained, If for no other reason than that of self-interest. How is it to be attained? In seeking a remedy the first and most obvious thing is to diagnose the disease, to get at the cause be- fore we find the cure. What then are the strife? causes of. One of the prime causes is con- flicting materia! interests. War be- tween nations, it may confidently be amirmed, are seldom, or ever, gener- ated by competition for the higher values of life... One country does not go to war with another becanse that other has outstripped it In the race for scientific knowledge, or has produced more or better art, deeper or better morals. No nation in the world would dream of challenging another to mortal combat on. these grounds, such things do not create rivalry; if they did, it would be a beneficient rivalry, which, in Itself, would end the possibility of war. Wars have their origin in the spirit of acquisitiveness for’ the which belong to man as an animal, not to man as an intellectual, or aesthetic being. Dogs fight for a bone; nations too fight for a bone. only In the nature of _ territory, trade or commerce; but ever it is for something mater! “. eg with this, or arising 0 f it, the spirit of suspicion ra spirit deplore rs Premier Baldwin in a speéch de- livered recently), and this, too, {s indicative of a primitive condition of life, our place in civilizatfon can be determined with a falr degree of towards dent Is the quality of cowie on, Savage tribes are always on the alert against sraets by other sav- age tribes. adern nations are watchful, too, But In a eubtier way. But perhaps the greatest menace all to ‘peace and goodwill is envy Wigan faced in her loathsome cave," the greatest and worst ingredient in this hell-broth - cauldron. If t {' than the Scotch? | themsels? erent yon jokes Ah’m thinkin’ { t's o’ Sor ain countrymen, Ta ety! pipe = = gear what wad reer o’ the eval betel 8 Tena wee weel paid iby the Sassenach for ge i 0” thems An’ moreover, Ian, se seen wi' me ain een cor-ain folk vvevichin’ a f lauchin' at thae jokes, enct : uchin’¢at thre daft bodies sooth e Tweed payin’ oot siller an’ gowd for _Jokes—at ocr expense, mind ye. Ah'm tryin’, Ian, to make ye discerrn that it’s no at oor expense at a’, but Ah hae ma doots ye'll see the polnt. It's a kittle point an’ ye are no very| & quick at the uptak’. n' noo, Ian, ta yee serfous, what differ dis it mak? re ye daft aa ta think it hairms the Scotch? Losh, mon, it. diana ha'rm the Scotch at a’. Thae'Iriah and thae Gairmans and thae Dutch, puir oot- landieh bodies, gat. awfu’ angry at the wy the screeblers poked fun at them In the papers an’ the wy the pinyactors burlesquet them on the stage an’ they had ta stop. Did that dae them ony guid? Are thae feck- leas foreign loons thocht 0’ Na, Na, Ian. The Scotch are thocht git "in thelr countries than in—A guan eay than in Scotland but that wad be a lee in conclusion, Jat the fun they like at the Scotch. dis them guid an’ disna hairm us. Look at oor ain countryman Lauder, in his kilts wi’ his ‘crooked stick. maks mair fun o’ the mair eller out 0’ lauchs mair at his clackmaclavens He e them for pairtin’ wi’ saxpense ta hear him letherin’: An’ that’s a’ Tan ft o ten ehHline singin" and the noo, P,, $.—Atore postin’ this-ta ye Ah showed it ta an e tor reen 0’ mine an' what dae ye think? He -tauld me he wad gie me twa ooey . e h for it an’ hae it copyrichted tauld me this Scotch stuff, as ca'd it. was warth mair than ony- thing else an’ he is a gg himeel. Ah didna gie {it tae him Ah'm haudin oot for mair. One dollar invested in a year's sub- the Improved’ Family will bring the farnier bettér divi- dends than one hundred dollers in the bank. he farmers’ wives daughters and sons get free the Dyst magazing extant. clal betterment, and he who does this in the fullest degree is the greatest benefactor of society. his were removed Wars would cease to the ends of the ie 2 far we have peen conmaertee international relationships and causes which disturb these, the om is true of our eéocial Ii’ Is not suspicion which “shapes 6 that are not" one of the mos, al of influences? this cuupetitive arena, where the sharpest wits think they win, we hedge ourselves around test we be taken advantage of—and e lose the finer graces and eatis- faction of life. Added to this is envy of the suc- of another. Let suspicion, = vy and jealouey ‘be Se. from the world nine-tenths of the evils thet afflict aeciatr would die of inantthon. These are the causes of wars and social strife and, therefore, the an- thithesis of the Christmas apirit What is that eptrit? We gather around the hearth on Christmas day. The strain, of riv- alry has ceased. Something quick-| ens our sensibilities and our pathies. We are magnanimous and normal. It is the happiest day of the year, because we are animated by a spirit of goodwill towards aH. Reformers are ever hard at work endeavoring to bring about a hap- Whether it is Ladies or Gentlemen - - We do work that is up to a standard—not down to a price. Gibson’s Barber Shop and Miss ae Campbell's Hairry | & Scotch than Hairry, an’ wha maks ¥ {t? Ladies’ Unbeaten: Tendlcevchicts: Silks” for: Disions. Silk Hose, Silk and Wool Hose, Boxed Flowers, Silk Bloomers, Silk Vests, Silk Gowns. All marked at special prices. Herres’ Specialty Shop Give a PORTRAIT | For Christmas FHEREis. still time «© for that X-._ mas ‘photo. — “The Only Gift that on- eC hs Sy pi eg si Ae ye fPxote sets E have a full Christ- mas Stock to supply = Received at our Store NO. 1 SPY APPLES A few specials for one week only: pler stato ot society weppone they Beauty Parlor th Ae ; concentrate on the cultivation an “Where Liles nliness Se af ae a SEE ETE | ace Soma LE ‘ werd to: aargews the Mock. of age Gt., -capowe 1yt ‘ . 3 shee \ goodwill is fundamental to any s0- ‘a Satisfaction guaranteed or ‘ey \ poccorconcencereercenseeg fF money back = <P ° is Af & : - Look - Listen Al s AX | Stop - Look - 8 $ A Quick Motor Delivery. “4 : Poultry-Wanted- Poultry ; iA to your door. ees 7 We are paying top prices for R 1 ‘ 4 Si. & Live and Dressed Poultry S| Oa ¥ on or before Dec, 21st .- # Potatoes, per bag ...... $1.10 10 Ib pail Honey oo Sa se _Phone 93 and give t us just