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, 5 January I. Luann I, Childhood of J--t"tthetat a. 10-23. Golden Tmtt--Thm, man all hi. name Jam: Mr be ”all can his no". from their .in-Matthew It " 1-ttmNmtm-Urt beginning these 1 “we. fro. the fhat gospel, one may regal] the remark made by a distin- I (dished Fro-eh scholar, Remus, who I said, “The Gospel according to St. ' Matthew is the most remarkable book that has ever been written." It pro- Tides as well a wonderful picture of the Messiah, and shows how Jesus was the fultilment of the prophecies d the Old Testament. The writer makes it clear that the Christian is the heir cl all the promises Os Israel, tt the true interpreter of scripture. . 1n! “an or THE Wis: HEN, 10-12. V. 10. There are two accounts of the birth of Jesus, one in Matthew and the other in Luke, and these together give us a clear view of this most mar- velous event in the history of the world. The actual date is uncertain; but it is probable that Jesus was born several - before A.D. I. This seems to follow from the fact that Herod was still living when Jesus was born, and " would appear that Herod died in B.C. l Some think that the reeords of the stars may also help to " the date, but this is not at all sure. We must also read the account in Luke 2: 2 where the events are connected with the movements in the Roman Empire V. It. The Wise Men or Magi, were a Median tribe. who devoted much time to the study of the stars. They wor- shipped the heavenly ohects, and) thought they could tell from the prom gross of the stars how things were to happen. The visit of these men repre- sents the first fruits of the universal mission of Christianity, and it is - a-.. mum. mid to Jesus as the ANALYSIS hm not or nu: ms]: MEN, 10-12 . mm mm my", 13-15. m. mm to “mm, 16-23. a the tribute paid to Jeene a the Redeemer of the world. Bethlehem is a small tow south of Jeruulem. and according to Matthew, there were pre- dictions that the promised Messiah was to come out ot this place. Luke mentions the place of birth, but omits the prophecy. There is now a famous rhurvh built over tha, spot where Jesus is said to have been born. called The Church of the Holy Nativity. V. 12. Herod, who is mentioned here. no: also called Herod the Great. and ear: King over the whole of Judea; but he was not complete ruler, since he had to acknowledge the sovereignty of Rome. He must be distinguished from Herod Antiras his son. lie was In able ruler, but unscrupulous and cruel. M. mam INTO EGYPT, 13-15. V. 13. Egypt always had close asso- eration with Palestine, and it was not unusual for Israelites in time of peril to tum to Egypt for new; The recent war shows hm! close t connection! still is. Egypt was a much richer 3nd more civilized land, and at this time there was a large number of Jews there, especially in Alexandria, which I” said to have ono.fifth of its. popu- lation consist of Jews. We do not learn .-- --. a“... gamma of the vieit of IQ.“ wlldluv v. v- "v, from my other source of the with of Jesus to the land of the Nile. V. M. This story of the flight has been much familiar by many picture:. The verse Eaves the impression of taste. tear. and concealment. The par- onto remain in the land of Egypt till Herod dur. - . . ' ' V. 15. One of the main features " Matthew is the use of the Old Testa- ment. He was writing for Christian Jews who were in need of Bible proof to uphold their beliefs when attacked by the Jews. One of the oft-repeated sentences is, "That it might be ful- filled which :as spoken of the Lord by the prophet.” The passage here quoted is from Hosea 11: 2. I”. mun: TO NAZARETH, 16-23. V. lit. The umssacre of the innocenis has often bets! portrayed by the art- his, and it is doubtful it these are al- ways li,tt,."ty2 accurate. Probably the number of c ildren murdered was mall, as there would not be very many younger than two years in a small town like Bethlehem. However, it was tt very cruel deed, and quite in hoping with what is known from other sources of the eharaeter of this man. We do not read Ln the trttlt that Jesus ever came back to thle- hem. kut it is interesting to wonder whether he ever returned to tree the in in which he had been born. V. 17. Agnin we note the tendency to all attention to the fulfillment of the) whales of scripture. Remain he: sometimes idatitied with . small villas. Er-Rama, about tho miles north of Jourdan. V. 22. On their return to Palestine, “be parents remained in the south, in . wh-r AND JEFF-- Br BUD FISHER 'eatures of Judoa, but they no warned in s dream that tho "at', is not our, and they go north. 0 must try to keep clearly m our mind tho ttttttg of Pales- tine, which is div! ed into three ttty Jude. touch; gum-Ii: tet in)! fit?, (“I "an -B-"'. ---_ __ 1100 new“. The kingdom had been divided the: Herod'- eeth among hie was. Archeluu received Judea and Search, and ruled so badly that after eight years he as sent into exile, and Rome muted direct control. However, Galilee remained under Herod Antipas till after the death of Jesus. V. 23. Nazareth, where Jesus was brought up, was an important town and it lay on the route of the travel from Egypt to the East. Here Jesus would see the regiments of soldiers passing. and he would hear of the mm... knnnoninv‘ in the world. The iiiGirur/ttnd he would he eve-nu htrpening in the w scenery a " was beautiful mince- lv- --.-"-" Edmonton Journal (Ind. Cons.): (Mr. Neate, of the Dominion Fuel Board, warns Alberta coal producers that it is necessary for the operators to be on their guard against losing ground in the Manitoba market through their anxiety to supply the province further east.) The compe- tition of the American mines in Mani- toba has not been of a fair character. They have persistently dumped their product there. Repeated efforts have been made within the past five years to have the Canadian anti-dumping I act. amended so as to prevent the prac- tice of importing American supplies " set prices which bore little relation to those at the mines. When the Minister of Finance introduced his 1925 udget he mnounced that the de- sired chsnges would be made. But short-sighted criticism offered by Pro- trressive and some other Western mem- bers led him to withdraw the resolu- tion of which he tralre notice. Since then, though the Government has had in attention drawn frequently to the injustice that was being done the Al- berta industry, no action has been taken. The situation demands correc- 't'izn "immed'rately. Manitoba Free Press (Lib.): Fig- ures are now available which bring to a definite conclusion the long-drawn- out discussion regarding the existing scale of railway freight rates on grain. As is well known, these rates yere set under the Crows Nest Pass agreement in the teeth of the iii? ways which have always insisted that l? carriage of grain on such termst involved them in loss . . . This fall, however, there came a chance. Special circumstances, the chief of which was the short western crop, brought about a sharp and alarming decrease in rail- way earnings. Sir Henry Thornton and Mr. E. W. Beatty both issued statements on the situation, and it be- came at once apparent the. L th rail. _ way: were depending upon grain for I a large part of their net profits. Nei- , the: railway has yet issued a state- ' ment explaining how they could at one l and the same time carry grain " a V . ‘I A -* AL-O loss and n' tan-its?- Markets for Alba-t1: 9ttl An Old Myth Exploded: "The wits ot a grouch everything tor stunted." It is less Impor-tant tor the stock market to be on the upgrade than on 'he levet.-virrirtiturPmrt. What are you known going to now that (ctr-eases: have taken slapping your faces. Have they some of chivalry 1ettt--Mr. Bern Shaw. no Y00 mu. MY [run was about? iii their: sjroais But of that iiGe they 1101 '--Mr. Bernardi has to take It Is Dangerous To Be Bean By PEGGY O’NEIL l "Mr beauty has Been my ruin," a woman ot 35 said to me the other, afternoon. "rt I hadn’t been beauti- tal I wouldn't have been so eocksure that another man would come along after I turned the last one down. "Like m'any other beautiful girls I played fast and loose with the affec- tions of my admirers, conMent that I would never lack tor a fresh one. I did not think there would ever he a time when I would be left on the shelf, a lonely woman. . "If I hadn’t been beautiful I might have paid more attention to cultivat- ing my mind. Even now that my looks have faded I might sun be a. charming and desirable companion tor some man. "Bat I wasted my opportunities:-) confident that beauty was every- thing." That is what this woman mm me in a burst of frank aelf-revelaiion. Ten of Experience Tmlay it ls the fashion to rate feminine beauty as one of the most highly-prized commodities. A really beautiful girl is said to have the world at her feet. There is scarce- ly any door that is closed to her. - . .,A_ ts a- a... " u... w" -_---_ In business and in love it is the popular belief that she starts with the dice heavily loaded In her favor. But.how far trom truth this is, is proved by actual experience. You have only to look round at your own circles of friends. How many beauti- tul girls do you know who are success- fully and happily married? Men court them and tetitions--yet', but it is the homely ones that marry. Wall;- And how many beautiful girls do you know who are holding down big business and professional positions'. I know a good many women who have been particularly successful in com- mercial careers. They are capable. attractive women, but few could be called beautiful. called heautliul. ' i No, I think that on the average the] Ruined Her Lite . i moderately attractive girl-very often I remember meeting a girl some1 even the downright plain girl---has a time ago who had won a mm in a‘better chance ot happiness than her beauty competition. " ever thereI beautiful sister. was a girl who was ruined by her: [look around me and I see the plain looks, it was sis. l, girls winning all along the line. They Formerly she was a sweet, unnre-ihave husbands and children. They are tentious girl with a gentle disposition.!' placid and comfortable instead ot The public recognition of her tttd faintu11y living up to their good looks. soon changed all this, and she became What Really Counts arrogant, siirssntveil, and impossibly‘ After all, when a man marries he conceited I does not want to be always looking at l She 1ov,t 'siey iols becarlse She coll a beauty advertisement of . fashion centrated more on her looks than on plate. It is very nice to be seen out her employer's business; She jilted with a beautiful girl at the theatre or her fiance because she thought he was at a dance.' But when one comes not good enough for her; she almostl down to the stern practicalities of broke my mother's heart with her} domesticity the average man wants tt “reasoning vanity. . good deal, more.. To-day this girl is working as a No girl. however plain she is. need paeher in a factory. Illness has me" ever despair ot getting a husband. A prived her ot her looks. She has no- down times a day when l see married thing left. leouples together I say to myself, Another girl I know whose taturei "Now, what on earth did he see iiil he: been ruined by her looks is on the that w om an?" stage. " she had applied herselt to One sees good-looking. smart men her art she might today be recogmz- married to the dom‘iest and most un- Ed " one ot our leading actresses, interesting creatures imaginable. But tor “he has genuine talent. one does not need to seek tar to tind Instead she has chosen to pin her the reason. The plain girls have faith in her pretty face, and has got made it their business to cultivate nowhere at all. . . ”I charm. ll .. , .41..” ”a tr do to She lost liar job because she com centrated more on her looks than on her employer's business; she jilted her fituree because she thought he was not good enough for her; she almost broke hm- mother’s heart with her unreasouing vanity. 'ro-dar this girl is working as a packer in a factory. Illness has de- prived her at her looks. She has no- thing left. - _ -v-.., ounn-n Lulu; AVA». Another girl I know whose future has been ruined by her looks is on the stage. It she had applied herself to her art she might to-day be recogniz- ed as one ot our leading actresses, tor she has genuine talent. ' - _ A- -t., mm. WI an": - 'T--"" - Instead she has chosen to pin her faith in her pretty face, and has got nowhere at all. - A "A”. on“: Ga' a girl not l, me trankly that 's.t.r' plain. . the That is the tragedy ot the beauumi‘ girl. lite is too easy or her in the beginning. Unless she is particul- arly sensible and level-headed she is spoiled by Battery and admiration. And then when abs wakes up from m..- nranma it is otten too late. Joined by flattery And then when an her dreams it is oft Toll! tfern and pay them at- but it is the other sort, was that they mostly .ong ago who told I wished she were ot the beauutyl her beauty address your order to -wi!son Pattern Patterns sent by an ealy main Ami that, after all, is w counts-Montreal Standard WHAT Dad (assisting little A homewor1r)-"it 1 gm oranges and you had on oranges would you have Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Furnished with Every Pattern By Annebelle Worthington Alice-“l dunno, sum: in apples." You were made u. enjoyment, and the world was filled with things which you will enjoy. unless you are too proud to be pleased by them or too grasping to care for what you cannot turn to other account than mere de- arht.---John Ruskin. 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Wrice your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose Me in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it, carefuny) for each number, and Service, 73 Wet AdeI'aIde Er, Tcronto. The medium chosen for this attrac- tive dress is canton crepe in novel print in burgundy tones. The girdle is sheer vclvet in burgundy shade with metal vucHe. Vestee is (my shell shade Suk crepe with lace in matching ghade. A Itlsd:s;gned1n sizés 16, 18 years, 3tk 38, 40, 42, 44 and .46 jy:h.es bust, "r.ri'sF.e0" smdrt in black crepe sapn with ecru lace shawl collar with vestce cut arf the reverse of ucvc. Canton crepe in rich wine red shade with vestee of beige crepe silk with shawl collar of seli-fabric is effective. TI’WEARIN‘G: Toronto Glow sul.)'. Veterans ill or disriied she-11C De ' cvorded hospital treatment. or pension assistance with a maximum oi geneiosity and a mini-‘ mum of red tape. Ex-soldiers who are actually sick should be instantly en- titled to hospital treatment upon the mere evidence of the illness itself. If there is to be haggling and quibbling over when the disease first stewed, let the doctors do the arguing among themselves after the sick man is safely inside. . . . Those who offered their lives in the days of national crisis ‘should not need to apply hither and iyou and be passed about from pillar to poet in their own hour of need. [They served the msfion. Let the mv tion repay as best it cam ha walked through a Do you remember--- But that was in June. And this is November And you did not twtie Me at all, For I was a tulip Beside a wall. But my ashes "ill Neal}: Of a lady fair, Who plucked me and in In her hair. A lady who wept That you did not remembe You kissed her in June- When it came Novembe -Judy Shea in Chicag Wheat Poo land Protection I Saskatoor Star-Phoenix (Lib.): European countries, once heavy buyers and Canadian wheat, have sought to tight the pool and encourage home production by putting high tariffs on imported wheat. In 1925 France charged a duty of 15 cents a bushel fon foreing wheat. Germany and Italy admitted it free. Today the duties are: France, 53 cents; Germany, 48% cents; Italy 73% cents. Euro- pean protectionism and Ttle,tyrt,t,'. - . , , I”. (‘___.I M... ya... y.v.u..-..._._ -'-' pay the price asked for Canadian wheat imposed a severe test on the pool during the 1928-29 selling no. son. It's our guess 'that even it long skirts do succeed In coming in. they won’t stay 1ong.--Detrott Free Press. The National Debt Fragrance Chicago Tribune achol me K' Love Sends a Gift of Wet Matches. Britain Plans Big con,,truction' Work Amount- ing to ti00,000,000 is Announced Municipalities, Railways, and Water Projects Involved London. - Construction work in l Great Britain emanating to more than ", $100,000,000 has been Approved " the I I Government in connection with ink plus to alleviate unemployment; and the Government will make A totai, contribution to this work of about. “6,000,000. This was revealed in I statement issued by Rt. Hon. l. H. Thomas. Lord Privy Seal and Min- ister of Employment. a l This work involves municipalities, railway companies, gas companies amrwater supply companies. "tt is generally required that all minerals. needed tor the state-assisted work: shall, so tar as is practicable, he ofi United Kingdom origin. and alt, manufactures mil be United Kingdom manufacture," the statement emphu-l sized. This stipulation is subject ml such allegations as the Government Department wheel-lied may find to be necessary or desirable in any perticu' lar case, having regard to all the cir- cumstances, including cumulative prices of British and foreign articles. "It the neceusax-y supplies are not purchased in the United Kingdom. they are to be secured trom the over- seas part ot the Empire wherever pos- sible,” the statement declares. Road Schemes The Government has further ap-l proved, under the trunk road pro- mm, road srbemes costing another $45,000,000. Under the whole ttve. year program of road work the schemes approved total $75,000,000. The road fund liability in respect of these schemes is estimated " "o,- '00,000 and employment will in this respect be attorded equivalent to the employment of 100,000 men tor one year. At the same time nounoed aid to torn velopment fund, whi the carrying out ot g projects in the colon outside the Dominic directly benrAit Briti demand tor mam-id tish manufacturers. The Government's employment plans therefore call tor expenditure ot upwards ot $180,000,000 within Great Britain, and the constructton ot costly development work: in the col- onies, notably Africa, benefiting Bri- tain by employment equal to the em- ployment ot about 190,000 men a year. HELP UNEMPLOYED A WIND A captain of a trawler in the Ena- lish Channel once told the Bishop ot oxford that time and again, when the catch was in, and they seemed be. calmed, there often was a wind higher up. untelt on deck. He kept hi! Inil'n peak up and headed tor the haven. and when morning came found him- self near home. So with us in the monotony ot daily tasks the wind of God’s Spirit up above will slowly bring us home.--John A. Hutton. The best path through lite in ttrel high road, which initiates us " the right moment into an experience. Ex. ceptional itineraries are suspicious. and matter for anxiety. What to nor- mal is at once most convenient, most honest, and most wholesome. Cros- roads may tempt us for one reason or another, but it to very seldom that we do not come to regret having token them. According to London Opinion. " in: in Surrey ore called "The Jolly Farmer." The suggestion seems to be that a 10in former in one who ceil- hits farm om! opens an inn.-- Detroit News. While bathing at a French seaside resort, an income!“ collector was attacked try a ghoul ot Jelly-nah. Home teltruhttt evidently have more bed: bone than taxpirts.-The Hanoi-lat. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO ime the Minister on- torm a colonial de. which would enable ot great construction -olonial Empire lynx: minions. This would British labor by the Lerials from the Bri. PATHS ‘Does It Ever Mn Hunchnu-en. the prince of - ol "his stories.” never told of n min of ttattegr. But n certain John Kendrick Bangs, teeth; that this Via " oversight, wrote Inch on account for hint under the nubile-d “Recent Adventures." Blnsl an out nil narrator-hero when n boy secured n large quantity of gunpowder and pinnted it in n tutrpotfd. When thin was touched ott the whole pond was blown high in Mr an: after some days the contents ot the pond, containing may Ottett, nine’ down on the au- _ toniihed people. I Now the interesting thing in that an imagined rain ot tubes in not I necessary. tor there is n multitude of ' true account! of such rains. Having n penchant tor the unusual in natural history. tor many years I constted [and Med away Account: of nim- ot fltrttetr. When I came to publish them I found I had 48 nccounu ranging : tron A.D. 300 to 190}. um in space i. trom America (eight accounts), Great ' Britain (ten), Germany (eight), ' __ - ---a.' Dill-us '.'H , V - 7 H _ France and Green (on. etch). through India (ten). Ceylon (three). Mataysia (two) and the South Sea- (one). - .. . _-r-T- {In-c,- The publication of thin snide aroused much interest and letter. came In calling my attention to over- looked reterencel M Wing personal experience. These Account; I brought together In another article. There were 26 of them but I think tut there we duplicates and that I have estate lished only " new am. There are than put on record about " account- (more or les- well an- tttenttctrtedl of ruins of flan“. These accounts in range of time and space ms.“ tor lure testimony a: to the sexuality at an occurrence ot an: phenomenon. I hove personally never been so fortunate In to experience or even witneu such n min. but I eatutot omega-d the ONdGIt‘O recorded " “fondle men. Since the publication of my pre- vious uncles there hove come to me two account: of (all: of Ilene- when are no well authenticated that it seems worth while to not them on re- cord. The titat, a. personal experi- ence, was related to me by Mr. Rich- ard Hadley Tingley. of Port Chester. New York, whom I hove known per- serially tor a number ot you". This tall occurred on May 15. 1900, on the outskirts of Providence, Rhode Island. A severe tttttttder-storm with a. high wind brought a heavy downpour of rain and with it U',',',', squirming perch and ttull-ttouts, ram two to four and 5 half inches long, which fell on Farr" and tstreets-covering about a. quarter of an Acre. Mr. Tingley Hus that he Wu out in the storm and mu pelted not only with raindropl but _ with tish as well. The boys collected when milie- by the mum And sold them, while u reporter on the Provi- dence Joni-uni “the-red I truchetfut ot them and the" were displayed in inn-ion than window- on one ot the principal busines- atreeta of the city. In July. 1928. I new! ot . an at ash“ nenr Tubal-o in my nutsve state of North Cuollna. I have spent some time in getting the particulars. and even more ettort in getting cor- rottoratory evidence; and I am per. ennded that lull credence h to be given to the account and to my in- fortttttttttt, Here follows the “on; of this {In ot tishes as communicated to On May 18, 1928, a rain ot tithes tell on the farm of Mr. B. N. Clark. This farm is operated by Mr. W. L. Doughtie. and trom him and his wite I hove gotten the {allowing details. A heavy downpour ot rain came on thin any. There was very little wind but there were ashes. hundreds ot them. No one was out in the rain, but im- mediately otter the shower the child- ren went out end been wading about in the puddlee where they found may little tttsttetr, some of then olive and swimming. The tut, were pretty uniform in nine. about one and 1 halt to two inches long. Mr.%oughtte ee- ‘tinntes tint there were severnl hun- dreds of there little nehes scattered over two or three It"?! of ground. This spot is some three quarters ot o mile from the nearest water course, which is not known to contain my number of thhets. Now for the explanation ot ture and nil other rains ot ashes. High winds, particularly whiriwiudn. 1m}: up Inter. ashes and all, and marry them inland where, when the “in. my " the tit and clouds becomes. um- tively lowered, the ttthet, tall to a“; th- Can enyone who has seen a Mtg-x- Ipout doubt that it could pick up and - " "he" -No one, I beiiue, who he. experienced or even "ctt 'he “We elem end cursing pour "re n had tornado an hove any doubt W! the nhility of I waterepout. :1 water mm. ho bring about n “Ram ot when" - Dr. M. w. auger. Biblio- mpher and Associate in Ietvctt.volorryr American Dianna ot Natural Hm- my. in Betenttttc Mommy. HOPE All men He (nest: where I In! the feaat.-41ascoigue. HARD SPEECH - and: between more Ibo hv‘bud ll hideous In the me morn like the “at of greatness. and beauty ml Into vice cud rm. Hope. thou muse ot strong Biekergtaee. kin Fishes? de " Fl um I” Por h In: him In: bl on: m Home: q Us t In: : tho od p the wh “and". I! at mum-d, l a! “I hold mt ot wild tho eott0itiq " new”! thd n , to [my iBut E III