7 S Christmas Is Children’s Day The message of Christmas 1s love, | Its emblem is radiant, thankful, con- | tented childhood. Without and | without there could be no | real Christmas. The form might sur vive but the substance would be lack- | ing. Unhappy must be the adult who can- | not himself a child again in | spirit at the Yuletide, For Christmas 8 the wr Men and women are superfluous except they make those whom Let us, then, tion and arrogance of womanhood and be children ag Let us adopt their point of view an put ourselves in their places—in the places of these sons and daughters of ' love children make versal children’s day. themselves the day partners wit glorifies, { the affecta- manhood lay aside and ours and of the sons and daughters of our nei It was only a year or two ago, as it when hung our well-worn stockings in a row along the mantel shelf, while our fathers and mothers looked on with unfeigned pleasure at the innocent confidence we showed in what the morrow would | bring forth. Even as you back In a flood was simpler then, less pretentious than those our hil dren voice now, Modest remembrances | they were that bulged toe and heel of | | | ghbors, we seems, and I. It all comes | of memories. Life | Our desires were | the stockings mother knit, Life and its circumstances change, | But the essence of Christmas Aever. | The same happy childhood, the same restlessness, the same snell-like creep- fng of time as the holiday approaches. The same parenthood. too—the same planning across the reading table after the boys #nd girls are abed, the same loviag consideration of what this or that child most desires and how far the family purse can properly be stretched to permit some further pur ¢hase, Every home ia assured a Christmas If it has a great, warm heart pulsating | fn tune with the hopes and Joys of childhood. —Exchange. b= Ge A Christmas Wireless. Tosyou and yours a wireless Along the Good-will line It brings a Christmas greeting With love from me and mine. SOR, His Guess. i “Who was It sald ‘to him that hath shall be given?" “I don't remember, but I presume it .was some fellow who had eight or nine necktie holders and had just perciyed four more for Christmas.” There once was a doll on a Christmas v Who sighed to the angel that hung ec, "Oh, how 1 do wish they would keep for me A sweet little, neat little girl 10 love; “A dear latle mother to curl my locks, To rock me to sleep, and 10 wake me up, To dress me in cute litde gowns and frocks, And feed me with mik from her silver cup; A Vind Tide mother, who'd never sa , nor let me Falk; tree, And gave her, my dear liede girl, to youl wo Ardwer Cuiserman in da Youth's Congarion. LN St. W rthod and the Tree One story of the origin of the green tree as the Christma f pe ople of 4 tree among the northern Europe is given In a legend of Winnifred., It of the many thousands of Nt. is one 3 those sime- beautiful beliefs that have at- the midwinter festival and which generally pass now ple an tached themselves to under the name of “Christmas myths.” It Is rebated that St. Win Christian iifred, a great began outting onk which had been the object of worship by the northern missionary, down a “sacred” pagans whom he was seeking to lead aright. While he huge tree was hewing down the it was blasted by a sudden whirlwind, Close beside it was a young fir tree 8 not harmed either by the whirlwind or by the fall | of the g Then St. Winnifred is reported to have spoken as follows to the pagans: “This little . Which wa t oak. tree, a young child of the forest, shall be your holy tree to- | night, It is the wood of peace, for your homes are built of it. It is the i! sign of an endless life, for its leaves | are always green. See how it points | toward heaven! Let this be ealled the | tree of the Christ Child. Gather about { homes; there it will shelter no deeds | of blood, but loving gifts and acts of {| kindness.” The fir tree, the common evergreen of the northern regions, became the holy tree of the converted pagans, and in its honor or In memory of the thoughts It stood for they decorated it with lights and gifts at Christmas, be NOTHING HAPPENED, EE Eh 8he sat beneath the mistletoe Without the slightest fear; 8he felt no wild, glad tremor, though She knew he lingered near; She sat there calm and unafraid, And sleepily he yawned, for they'd Been married for a year, Hy sar - co A ] vs. C NN | & 5. / Datforss + - - —_/” / J AAP a My i 3 Oct Ae... Gr oN WY SY to him, fetter Christmns, words fellow must ciphering them; but al ab and he did that Sa crously. One morning shortly before Christ. mas, Peter the at the door addressed to Robert yer. Peter who had long de letters of the Sawyer were named In not for a nt Claus would respond gen wanted doubt postman left a letter Saw- livered the r would not Wrote His Letter, letters marked “from dressed and to no one else, opened it and read: “Dear Bobby: “1 have received your letter and will bring you the finest Christmas present Bobby “SANTA CLAURK" was delighted with noticad that from the its receipt everything about the house seemed to take on a certain chieeriness, Bobby Iald In wait for Pe- ter when he came again and asked him a lot of questions as to how and where Ranta Claus gave him the letter. Pe ter said that he was not permitted to tell children anything about Szata Claus, They must hang up thelr stock ings and wait for him to fill them, This was three days before Christ. mas. Bobby who was very watchful detected his mother smuggling in cer Bob of course and he tain packages. ‘This puzzled him, for hig mamma had told him there would be no gifts this year and he did not expect any except what Santa Claus would bring. 3obby asked his moth- er if what she brought in was intend- ed for Christmpas, but she gave him no satisfaction, though she took him in her arms and gave him a bear hug and a dozen kisses, Bhe seemed as happy as If she expected Banta Claus to bring everything she wanted for Christmas, The day before Christmas a mes gsenger boy came with a telegram for Mrs. Sawyer. She tore off the envel- ope and read it, and looked very hap- py, giving the messenger a half lar. Bobby asked what the télegram was about. She told him it was about a Chrisgnas gift she and all the rest of the family were to recelve, and when Bobby kept asking and again “What is it mamma?” gave him another bear hug and smothered him with kisses, Bobby had a sister, Edith, years old, and a brother Jim, ten. Both of them were too old to sympathize with Bobby In his faith In Santa Claus bringing him the gift he had promised him In his letter. Indeed they didn’t believe Claus really wrote let. ters to children. Bobby tried his best to get out of Edith or Jim what made their mother so happy, but they would not tell. Indeed they us happy as she. Having falled with them Bobby tried Peter the Peter sald he su had happiness, dol again she twelve Santa seemed almost postman, pected Santa Claus gomething to do with the family but he was poor Bobby wa curiosity and 8 obliged to sy wait for Christmas ing. Bobby went to bed on Christmas deters i to resist the sandman an keep 3 pen all n he 1 Bobhy' 1 were never gol “Why, Papa!” He Exclaimed. and Edith 80 great let go. Mamma, in and t that Bobby forgot to was In his stocl and Jim was the exclite- look for came men what 7 wns Christmas the spent or ever cert was too young to have it all explained 1, but when he is older his mother nds to tell him that his father was on a that and sunk. Mr. Sawyer was reported miss- ing, but he was picked up out of the water by an American cruiser and In fter word came that he was saved the letter was written to Bobby by his sister as from Santa and afterwards a tele- gaying that his veousel was torpedoed time managed to get home, J ('laus, came 0 nsue sents}o en ohturisongl nok, As habs «© FUTURE SECURE Easy Farming Methods in West- ern Canada and Certain Financial Benefits. With your crop harvested and mars | keted, with the disposal of your cattle { and hogs completed, you | prepare your financi for | the year, You will soon know what yon | have gained, and If the gain mad y in { your farming operatons to your your require have have been duction been too have had the ren and interest you. If ¥« been satisfactory, fire sta ready to tement up meet I may expectations a1 been the been too hig has are satisfied tl} leads you to the tering yo pendents anxiety, you will nat for some pls offers ir cond for great satisfactory west of vi of unbroken awaiting to give where thousar er Wests ng abundant es pre vail BE DPIACeS ~~ Dick Was Charitable, At the funeral services for a derly negro of Richmond, Va., ths lowing colloquy was overheard: “There ain't no use in talkin’™ said Mose Barker; “Dick the most charitable man dis town evel seen.” “1 reckon dat's so” Mr. Barker And he Williams, he was said the darkey imparted this paused as {f whom “Yessuh,” continued Mr. Barker, always owned a Dog Had Comething to Say. The Hon. John W. Davis, appointed Mr. Page, is an emibent law- Mr. Davis tells the story of a very boy who was trying to lead a big St. Bernard up a busy thorough fare. “Where are you going to take that dog, my little chap? inquired a passerby. “l-I'm going to see where ~where he wants to go first,” was the breathless reply. Relics of Aztecan Era. Near Phoenix, within the Salt river valley, are to be found seven come munal settlements of the same pre Aztecan era, with central bulldings that were far larger than that at Casa Grande, a writer In the Christian Science Monitor states. To the north ward and northeast every river valley retains evidence of the pussage of at least a portion of these peoples, for some reason leaving thelr elties and plateaus,
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