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ount e 1' Check Books We take Crders for the Best Makes Only Prices are Right DUNLOP STREET. ..... ...\...,., u.u_y, nu. uLcu::nuL ` dates operate tllrough to Huntsville. h---On this (]`2f.r1 nnlv cnm-1'21] +1-n:n u ` ucuua upumw mrougn to liuntsvllle. ;th--On this date only special train will leave p.m., duo Huntsville 0.42 p.1... Elbe Nnrthern Ahtmnrv L" l'UL. '..1`qLIuL Fl Uanadians Learn Caiiaciz; PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS SINC1-I I8-:7 _m1,_-Yzlny ni_s;;1:`L_ that th `mg? iI`:_`.` [?1z111ts xxiould in tlu . rv. xmy promment part. 0m.`-,5f::u1`c:i mz1.1`kct for all 1 Vithl:lu<-ts that Czmadz`. can ncc, K'oo.County` fa.1'.me1`s hz : b\. I tumty to (lcmonstratc W.1.dom: in the way of 1 .L... 1 Fzu'mr_-rs th1'oug'l10ut the coLm1,..`: invested in the Pork Packu;g Blant have some 5.*:1'0u11d for being optimistic as to the 1'L;tu1'e. With? the plant free from encumm-:1ncu,! there is no 1'(.-a. why it <-zxnnut `Uni operated protably agzxin. I-`rot . \"v'.` J. Bell at the D0olo;c" h::.1quuL 'n?'.'i- ` Phone 53 l.l:x.' the small pack- jing plzmts would the future plan; l7`. prominrznt With an as `.~=u1'ui the porl-: pro. lIlU('tS supply, Sim- lcon County have an oppor- itunity (iemonstratc what 'czm be Idaho co-ope1'ati\"C `W 1'l'L~lIl!`.`.T. and 111` , the 1 >n{1-`C these. }`-t\I\\(-n` _),m!'.I 11 BAULI the mid- L-nv c :o:`-_:~'(`"1 I`.E`]V`('f< Ms been h1*n1Lzhf to the -doors of the ciiy (l\\'n1l01' and the penplc 01` the cities have ]Pill`I1(`ll to get :1('r1mIim`od with their fel]0\\'-citizens an nlher (~i4,i(-.\ 1-. z: 'i'3:.-Tee pmhahly 11n]):n`.1.lle1e(I Hn l`:m:uIiz-.11. }:~'mr_v by this innm':Lti0n in ruilwzty lupo1'ati<>n. Dhetuncc-s lmve !)<.~cu zulnihilutod by lthcso 0x1'1'emr,=,1~. 1n\\' f:n'(>.: mm from Hm `\T.-n-Hinm lupummu. un.~uuu:v.-5 nun xx.-011 zu1uHu1:lLCu oy Ithose 0.\'11'emr31;. low fares and from the '.\Im`itime P:'m'in(~;~.< to .`I(m11'e;1]; from Mont1'e.1l to the bor- ders of western Onmrio, to The capital of (`z1mLd:L, Ttn Hm zmc-innf r7i~`v of Quebec, 10 'J`m'0nto, London Izmd on In \\'indsn". Detroit zmd (`11ic:1g0. and to ::<-nros of ivm-ru1wii::lc> xlucres. there is scarcely a. ymim Hm. ;|;.\ M4.` ` '1". .z':.7=7 i:1l.u n-`ruse t (1`-m:n -vAu..v Annvxx, \.vl.IA\I Ll Hlclll dhI\ L I `If zmothcr step along` tliis line is t::k(.-n it prol)zLbl_v will apply tho.` nickel-in-the-slot idea to the clothing! oLIi.1'ii;to1`. Then the busy man mayf cast his eye down the list of spec`ial ' p1'ic0.~: for to-day. select, perhaps, the S50 combination, jump into the $50 hopper uml cniorge ten se_cond.s later in :1 l)l'2111(l new outt, broguesl to fedora, and with his old clothes in| i :1 lnumllo un his arm. curu-co ll] t-,\ c1`y uecuu, even to 1115! galluses, when he walks out `in all the 0mbo1li.<`!mwn1; of architectural .'Lu.dic.s that have been months in the lmakin,g. Colors, cloths and cuts will; be in absolute and inc0nt1'overtible.[ What more could a man ask ? l `xv __.__;.1_ . 2 ... Travel from the towns nnd \'iI`.u:(-.< into the major ciiies. and vice-\'e1's;1 cities to the towns and vi`.l:1.:;e:< well as travel has been gi\'on zm unp:~o<- mam! i the pone? of the C:'.mIdi;!`-`. Pm-i1`iv~ Iiuih troducing the low rate |);l1`_L'`.i11 1'-stun: feature into the compun_v`.- .w!i`.'ities, :1 current yc-ar. Since Fob:-u: '}' 1:15: 1 _Nove:nber for the Ens: 01' (,`unud:1., passenger dep;u'tment gives a fiuure of I sengers who have availed th('m of ceptional rm;)m`I11ni1ie.<. rn 1`.11nih:2":'r~ * with tho I.`-0mi`.:i:-n. I`\.n 1~.v\-"' ` -',`- ' .u V 1 y xucua uuuuutcla `r.t'1\: preparing LUIS _ . greater centralization. N lorngezu? An exposition of the pliilosophy need a man scurry around among a'a.nd purposes of the newly formed dozen city blocks to equip himself.Co-operative Commomvealth Federa- properly for `a summer holiday. tio with a warm response,l Stores to equip him with eyerything Judging from the applause which from a shoestring to a collar button greeted the address of P. S. Woods- are to be opened. And the prices worth, M.P., `at a dinner of the com-1 An equipment at $50 is said to,"u_nnder.the auspices of the senior sec-l promise popularity. It g'u`a.ra.ntees to ` tion in the auditorium of Centrai, make one a nished product without ,1 Y.M.C.A., Toronto. 5 a raw seam or a rough edge. it is Mr. Woodswortlfs earlier remarks, not stated at which end the purchaser I were devoted largely to an effective` will start, but he will move from ; itemizing of the things that are \vro;:g` counter to counter until .he emerges ' with the capitalistic system. The SUI" the 100-pe1'-cent.-wel1-dresssyl-man.,ution to the problem, he suggescu, He will not hazggle over the price ofilies in the new social order of the this or that article of clothing, be-'.C.C.F. But just how the remedy cause nothing but lump prices will i would work he did not discuss in any obtain. Shoes, socks, uI1derwear,`grca": detail. shirt, tic, hat and handkerchief will! To-day, Mr. Woodsworth said, lyllLl all merge into one symphonic u1').'a.;1ge-E world was trying to maintain ., nwnt und.r the dictatorsliip of ex-gsystem of thought and of institutions" perts \'.'l'.o will spend their entire` Wllich, while they served a purpose time in (l(:>,'l_lHllL ,` new com iositions. :.;`encl'LLt10I1s ago, \`.`c.1'e madec uate La , ` `V . . - v . In . lhe cu.'Lr)1'.1m' \\`|ll knmr i'ns\i' ha i: mrmi-. Hm rlm~-.m_- no .. ...,...1,4 ...L . \ be per ensemble. bined sections of the Y.M.C.A., held Lime In ue;~:|_r.rnu1g' composltxons. The customer \v1l1 know that he 15" correct In every detail, to his: L':\lI|l.<@. \I,'}vnn hn \\'nH.'e mu .'n nil rMen s outtters are preparing fol: N a" himsel,f. will ` An nnnihmo'ni: ant 51:50 He cnirl fr.` 2!-ARRlE ENSEMBLES TO MAKE MEN WOODSWORTH EXPLAINS POLICY nI'-' Nlrw The-Northern Advance u.......u.. (II .~.ul_:.:. .'-\rchituctu1*z11 f'oatu1'e.< for minimiz- ing re risk \-xen: discussed by Com- I mzmder F irebmce. A welcome change in 501110 of the new buildings in Lon- idon, he said, is an a1'mng'ement \\"m-rcbj: the b:1.~ument and sub-base mont are c0n:=t!`Ll('.tcd with adequate lines of water pipes. T Ii-(1:-zu-. I-Ingx, has added to its re lghtinp: equipment an engine carry- ing` batteries of carbon dioxide. Ex- ting:ui.s'hin_.<.v; of oil res by emulsify- ing them with xvater is 21 new gBritish method which 1121.: just been approved by the Board of 'I`r.a.de for inst;11lation in ships. ,\ u..l.:,.,.L..\...I t'-..L....A . 1'-.. .__,-..e,,,-.. ' ,V_,__..___. |l-"IGHT FIRES TVITH GAS AND CHEMICALS IN EUROPE} 4 .\ii' IUIUI1 1:? l!()\\' Ii\-?HH'l.j_" L i1L`in1CL1i 1102...`. iiiui`. hats been in use for some jtinw. .-\ foam z1ppzn'at.u.~` .~'m0l;hers "Li.|I Ii w by iIi.~`l1iLXti11_`.L` the imrniiigj |sLi1`fz1ue .";'on1 the o_\';.'g:-n in the ai!'.g i'li<- chief oiiicur of the Copenhagen fire ln`i;g;:1de has three air foam mu- chine.< in eor.1mi.~'sion and will shortiyi lmve seven, Fdili M1`. I"i1'eb1`u'(:. Com-i position of air foam is 90 per cent. Vziir, 9.8 per cent. water and .2 pel Icent. szlponin. A mec-hzmical beater mixes t,he.~te ing'1'ed1 nts into `:1 thin foam liquid which is pumped along! a. hose and is t1'zu1sfo1`-med into its nal state on leaving` :1 nozzle. The lOI1_Q`ti`l of hose can be as much as 600 I feet. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932. .--u----; ll 3 i 1 l _-`Elias changed since then. gruav. hetall. E V\.r'oo`ds\\'o1th thel iyworld trying a` `system thought institutions` =\\'hich, a purpose inadequate `meet; the dma2`.ds of a world which The delect- ol' the capitalistic sy.. he .~aLn was becoming apparent not only tol` the labor man and farmer, but to I , business and proressional man. it ,f was iiileeting nations as well as cap- iitalistie imlustiies, and was no . my the germ oi" the last war, DLIL was .airea a factor in Japan`s thixar. oi ;ag`g'res.~:ion against less l1ig;hl_y devel- ;opeo naLions, he :'LLl(l. I 111 the past the capitalistic sy.-;::'u '\\'orke(l well, he asserted, but was in` `working; to-(lay. The ambition tlmi. every nine men out 01" ten entertain~' to-(lay to get the cream oi ;__',0U(l things, while their felloxvs make ;.shi1't \\ith the skim milk 111Lc~`C be changed. It will be Ul1" ILL` declared, if not through a Christian ideal, then through the forces 01 economies. The \\'`hole .sy.~:tem mus" be changed from a prot basis for |one that would operate 1'or the gen `oral welfare. The boviet, he .sai`5_ was making` a brave e o1`t, but ac `hoped that Canaua would never have` to go tlzrcugn the throes of rn.i.~,.::i'y; su1`l`ered in Russia. He declared that: he zliu not favor me Son. 1 s\`s.tem [here exactly, but he wanted a new. motive in the social system away from the prolit prin-` eiple. \ \Vl~iIn l1n Tali +'....- 1J.n.luu..i..4 u .. and economic ;. oucn equipment is 111 regular use. ` Chief `ad\'an`t;1g'es of gas and chem-: ] icai methods of stmnpilig out res arc} lthau. they do much less da,1m1g'c to 'p1o1;L.-1-ty than water, and in cases 01'] -i11ccmii;u'is1n, clues left by pe1'pct1'a-|i tors of the crime are less likely to: be U})iii'.-'?l'21iLL!(i, the comnuimler point-" ed out. They zl1'c also c11'ccti\'e in i(:,\LiIl}.ILli:~'iliI]{.," oil res. The Hung~;;L1'ia11 s_\`st..-m cons 5 of an :1pp21.1':1tL1s for pumping` biczubow 2110 of soda onto 1'i1`c.< \\'it;n carbon of the motor. Buudupust 11215 two of ti1r:.~'c Inuchim-.' and unotlmr two are `oidt.-1`c Yiozixiu. will also soon pos- Isess one. (.iiO.\Ii(iC pu1i."ic(l from cxhau. gases- L'o11s'uh-1'able p1-og'1'u.~'.~; is being ` made in European countries \\'it'n gas, land chemical re h'ghLi11g app1izu1ccs.l. '1.-\ HLmg'zu`i2m motor re engine which - u.=:.s its cxhzlust gzlscs to cxtingL1ish;' fires, and the latest J'ozLn1," ca.rbon:` and 4.-mulsifyillg systems," 1 ,1 ? (i(`. :11. `Lnnnn Fnrr in '(1lu.\|llC gum 4.-1nLusu,\'111g systems,` lv-'(;1'e de; at London, Engu, in? :21 r lecture under the auspices of` {the Royal So<-it_v_ of .'-\1'ts by Com-` n`.undL-1' A. N. G. Firebrzlcc, divisional? ofxicer of the London re brigade: [Such equipment is in regular ' ('}1ir1_f `:H]\ 2n~f:m'r>< nf (run any} 1-`.umn_u H Scoll& hnwnc `umvnu. e%&LIn.ZlPff'.'\Y` 1'N"'J C | uplc. } * While he felt. that 1 zu'lizu11c'.:t \\ 21.4 an out`.'-.'o1'n in.~:c1tut1on, no clung t' it. us: a means 01 1'c[o1'm. '."l1c two. olnl ,211'tics, he szud, still stood I01` 212:! old stzm: 01' ;Lli'uir.s because they` lmvc bmn lzu'g;e1y n-an-ced and cow` troll -d by big bL1.~:mcs_~: int;e1'csL.~. I I81ii.!1if.EQu1ul.i9.nf Look for the Mark! Irvvll V -IlIIullUlUlI assures you health-building, vitamine - bearing cod - liver l __ . oil in its purest form, I "'~' l *5 i 1`? pleasant to take, readily assimilated ` and transformed ! -~ into strength. I The Fisherman ` Mark should be on every l bottle of emulsion you buy. `-`molt K- H.nvn.- `|`..mmi. (`mi "L R ' The Norwegian Fisher-` ` man Mark of quality and 1 ` goodness that is on every ` ottle of I L......, Lnut. ;1uuunvH1L: ./$5. . [J.I;.. Decem_ber 26th and January 2nd--0n tilcse dates 'l'min No. 148 W111 operate from Huntsville to Toronto (in.~;tou:i of i'1'um G1'averLhLu'st to 'I`o1-onfo) Iczwixxg` Huntwille at 5.25 p.m. This train will be czxxxcellmi on Sunday, December 2511': and January 1st. For further particulars regarding special Christxnas train service, consult local agents. vunl I1 LAFLAHVD POLICY OF NEW C.C.F. I chcznxcul 1"nu .~n1\1n 1`iva1i`r ax H1 In- l` (5-X12111. .,! Communication-s were read from r h Dept. of Highways, that catchbasinl i- would be put in at the intersection 01" .-{Steele St. with highway No. 11; J. L3 `V T. Simpson, a.dvisi'n;g that certain `- persons had been admitted to the J ,R.V. Hospital, Ba;rrie, and Toronto !Western Hospital as indigent patients :from the township of Vespra; W. F. Downey, reeve of Flos, re proposed .-Z i improvement to town-ine near Craig- -ghurst; Ontario treasurer enclo;,ing- , cheque for $250 in lieu of school L` taxes on provincial 1'o1'esbry; Ed. Y C2wzL'nzLg`h, notice under the D. and `v \V (`,nvn\u< .\:-1: Fnv 1 mu-nu.-u',l,....,Hnn 7 uztvztllugll, Il'U'blCe under me U. and; `y W. Courses Act, for 21 reconsideration [of the J. A. Domlelly award drain, - 1 R. 1-lermzm, notice to repair Vespra s `portion of the Ma:rti11 Ivlurphy zL\\'u1'dI 5 d.1'zLin; OP. 2., asking the consent of council to remove CELULIC guards ml the township. 'lhr- f'nn\\'inu' -,u-avnlxnix \\':u-.. I\`1g_'- .__._j_ l ! O11Tl1u`1'sdz1_y lust `,"1-eat Blitain` ,:paid its .$.95,00Df"0 w : (1-:-bt in. 7 ment to the L'..v..-d `States in gold.; It \v2L< made clear, l1o\\'eve1', tlmt the; lLlIlll'Cll JLin;;'(lom had no i11ten1;i0x1 ox! i1'e\'e1't.ing to the debt zL1'1'zL1rge111e1;; in .1'o1'ce bL`f0\1`0 the H00\`e1` n1o1'zLtoriLnn~ of lzL. year. Tl1urs(lay s pa._vment to the United States leaves B1'ituin's'l ,bud`;_:et with a decit of 29,500,000,\I lwhich will be met by recourse to` :'t1'ea. ~;ury bills um! to the Slllklllgl I F`2mcc has notilimi WzL; that she is unable to meet the i.nsl;al-= mcnt and Belgium and Poland l1i1\'C given similar notice. ' I um. i ..`:l.UU. I I The clerk V\';v.s instmuctcd to \\`1'itc: the C.P.R. and also the Board 01, , lailway Commissioners for CzL11z1dv.,! `!objccti11g' to the removzxl of cattle: ig`ua.rds in the to\vnship. |~ . A hv-law for tin: innn~n\'r`-mnnl ni' .guaru.~x m we E0\V']1Snlp. ` ; A by-law for the improvement 01"! {certain roads in the to\vnsl1ip uudu-1} 31.110 Colonization Road System, was. ,g'i\`cn two 1`uading.~', and the clerk: jxms i11`st.1'uctc(i to i`orwzu'd same to` thc Deputy Minister of Northem Dc- lvelopment for h'i.`< app:-o\'zLl. . 5 Cguncil z1d_j0m'm;-d to meet. acco1'd-. iing to statute on Dec. l5Lh, at 1U; 11 IYI cu Lu: puyiiiuiib: I , Wright, work opposite lots 17, `and 18, C011. 4, $28.00; A. W. Sn1i:}1,: .T1'eu.~:. Barrie, culvert on Aim St.,( $26.25.; J. J. Cztrruthers, work on; titeele-`xSt;., $5.55; Harvey MeLe;1.i1,= work L11 8:11 line, $5.80; Leiginon: .-\dun1s, drag'ging"0th line, $1.00;I Alex. .H.. \\'il.~;on, work on SLI1 line, 514.00; Wm. Brooks, work on '1`iI1in3 'St., $28.00; J. 1-I. Orr, work on Sun-: nidale Road, $10.00; E. Ca.ld'we1l,f work on (5th line, $5.00; L. Wm-1 grove, work on Su1mi(i;Lle Road, 394;? W. W. Scott, work 011 10th line, .:31;` D. b'erg`uson, work on 10th line, 533;; Hy. Tracy, work on 4th line, $17.40; Jzts. A. Coutts, work um! (h'2Lg;._,-`izig` roztds, $30.00; Hy. leyiiolcts, work on Ann St., $60.00; Jus. '1'orpe_v, work on 0th line, $25.00; Wm. Grunt, drag`- ging roads, $20.00; Hy. ReynolLis,i` `balzunce work on Ann St., 56.50; Fred` ,.-X. Peacock, wire fence bonus, .$4.60;i Walter b`o.rbes, wire fence bu11u._s,j $10.00; Joseph Walton, wire Ieiice 5'bo'nus. :5U.00; Geo. 1:}. .\IzLso11, wire. ;1'e11ve bonus, $0.00; llzusrie 1j.\:;m1ine1'.; `-pant printing account, $175.00; A. 1-). HzLrri.<, wreath for memorial, .$G.00;" C. (J2-.1i;._,-', .Di`'1.~iiUI1 Court Clerk,- mlllli rent o1 ililil, L31`21ig'l*.u1'. >52-1.00: H01 ,\. Hi('i:iiI1~', `uni-4-ii lcilii-:l in-` ;.uiu xum, U1. nun, K,-1'2ug1`.u1'>'L, .`,~Z1.UU:. ;'ll0}' X. l`licl(lll1_;', slleep kllluzl byf ;ueg:=, $110.00; D. Donneily, sm.-epl {killed by dogs, >,.G.00; litle Bls110p,g _~'I`.eep killed by (lo_;.<. $35.00; VVali;` .\vin l.ilG:`., .~:,l1ea,-p killvu by .$(i;u IA. July, .~1l1eep killed by dogs, .$.").00:l John .\lz\. slleep killed by tlu._'.`s,l `$14.00; Jesse Ca.1'pe-nter, :'.l1eep killeui by clogs, $15.00; Miltoll Sutton, sheep killed by ("Logs $19.00; Tlios. Sutton, .~'.l1ec]) killed by dog.~', $00.00; Ivzui; McLean, sheep killed by dogs, $(>'.00;` ".-\lf'1'e(l Wood, sheep killed by dog's,u >56; Robt. Lightfoot weed i11speU.o1-,f $0.00. 1 l 'I`l`.. ..1n..1. ....._ :...4.....,.:.._1 4.- ..,.,fA ,,-.,,,. -.-... 1...... on these two 0 December 24th--On Toronto -'1.~1.3 (11 , . iBRiTAlN PAID $95,000,000 TO 1 1* UNITED STATES on WAR Dam; LIIU LU\Vllb'l1l}_). I The following `ed for payment : `C, \Nrl`iu'l~.f \vn The council met on Nov. 28th, a: 'per aadjourInme`n1;, with all its mem- bers present and the reeve in the chair. gravel the ?Iim1g .zs iiglgnmauug LOWEST F ARES For Christmas and New Year's Holidays REDUCETS RATES December 23 to January 3 Between BARRIE and All Points on Gray Coach Routes Excursion Tickets on Sale at Agency Only IAII Coaches Comfortably HeT1t;d_) For Rates and Information Telephone Gray Coach Lines CLARKSON HOTEL, BARRIE PHONE 62 VESPRA COUNCIL u, x,-Lauguu1'>I.., :,~. .~1.UU:_ 13', by` snccpl (1023. 5.00: WniI.i A. B. Coutts, (Jig-r1:. ` P?l.ss~ p . ..Yw1'eu. _ . _ . ` ; :Io\\'o\'er the m11mnt 01 pur1t'.aI11s1n ,1`1'or many (1-eczldes depressed the Yule- ;3tiule (le1n0n: of Ing`lzm zmd ;,,tixe_ ._-\meric_un _L-olonies. 'JJh_e resiL.}ess .,f\v-1'1t111g's. 01 Dlckens. gm-d oi \Vz1snmg- iton I1'\'m_~,=' In :\H1(5l'lCil 1'c'ived the L ancient practices and t11e.1'e seems to Lduy no threatening' sign thart the fine gjold cuslnm of the Christmas tree wili gfever be taken from us either by {tyrannical mamlate or by the sloth- f'fu]ness 01' our ixmxgination. . ` l_\ lllL`Ill/lHl. :1' Dy Hdnlti. It seems likely that tlw It;L1i:m true c.u.~.:t0m \vu.s czu'1'ied to Gaul by the `lcgiom of Drusus in his campaign zLg'-uinst the Gcrlnuxxs, about 15 LLC. ` COY1}2,Li111y about this time the Teutumu `St. l\'icholi.s made his zLppe21.ran`ce and llms remained with us ever since, one I I of the priceless blessings and imp}.- utions 01' a large part of `me huma.n race. TORONTO--HUNTSVlLLE-NORTH BAY December 22nd and 24th-Train No. 71 from Huntsville, 2.20 p.m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for North Bay will also operate December 22nd and 24th, providing con necting service from Toronto to Nort.h Bay. December 23rd and 26th-Train No. 72, from North Bay, 10.15 a.m., Tuesd'ays, Thursdays and Saturdays for Hunts- ville (connecting with train No.-44 for Toronto) will also operate December 23rd and 26th. HUNTSVlLLE-GRAVENHURST---TORONTO nnrnunknu 9/ILL -__J 'J1-- `V ' [El-CC. 5 In the course of time, the Eiiglish adopted the Germznn Santa Claus, unu the symbol of the tree at Yuletide. _It took four or ve centuries for the `c.hurc.h to fix December 25 as the `date of Clu'ist,ma.s, but ever since `there has clung; to the cult.-b1'uLi0n of .Chri.~:t =; biith the borrowed pagan rates 01' the llomzm tree and the hoily `:Ll1(i mi.<`ui<:L0e 01' the Druids. I ,-\ H1nn\-znnl x-urns: 1-H-.m H. ..\-..,.... vunu 1m. 01 me 1Jru1ds. I` A thouszmd years later, the excess- <:,-< of Pu1'-itzm rule in I']11_9,'1u11d banish` lied the 'vi.~:ibl<: :1cc0111p:u1imcn.t;s of . Christnms Day, but so deeply \vu..s the :(:u.st;o.n1 ing'rz1inc(l in long g;encruLZuns `of the Llxxglisla tum`; Lhc pussi11;: of ` .oun xule 1'oun~d the old forms 1'c.~t01'c(i. ..mnm pizzus \\'L15 11-0: 01 the K401111111 fora, zuui the children of that gm,-.L: 9 linipire knew nothing` of the glorious j1'L-llow who with all his pondcrous Szirth can suspend the laws of gravit;;y', :'.Lmi (.`\`C1`)' othn,-1' natural huv, Cl`il\`.'] :th1'oug`l1 tortuous chimneys, lay his own tracks ucros.~' tile clouds, and ` make personal visitations in a single ;night to 1J(-.`1`hd}_).~3 L1 hundred miiilou jbzihcs, evcry one of whom he clover- : ly itluiitiiics by ' seom.< lilmlv thsuf Hm 1+-.1;.m 4-....n : suun 1I1suuLc171Ve 01` lovlng a(1ora.I;1on. .1 But the Christmas tree has not ai- ' ' 1 ways enjoyed its sentimenrtal dominion over the lrrearts of Ch.ristia.n nations. Other peoples in dim antiquity owneu : allegiance to trees, bwt they lived }.'I landis where the spruce and hemlock were unknown. The Egyptians held mammoth celebrations in the month curiesponding to our December, but. they centred their `devotions upon the .pa.ln1. The palms of Egypt gave 'birth to a leaf each month and the tree with its twelve leaves sugg`e:teci the complete year. Maybe the palm was the forerunner of the Cln`is'.mzLs tree as we in Canada know it. 'l`.l1rrAr> f,l1nn_-nu! -.-nm._ 1.4.. Hm 1 ones: as we 111 uanaua Know 11:. Three thousand years later the :Roma.ns, celebrating their Satu1'nz1li-.x raised aloft a conifer as the sign of their joy over the \vi11ter solstice. Thousands of such trees, g,'ar,l,-zu1ded ; with their Vivid decorations, set leos: #2} Hood of riotous rejoicing. Bun Santa; Claus \\';15 not of the Roman 1.0111. and Hm r-hilrhvnn n+` +l...+ -.-1-...n The Christmas tree to'mi]J.ion.s' of children in Western Europe and America is the symbol of rejoicing. No other altar of youth command such instinctive or loving adora.tion. But tiw (`.111-i,:tnm,q f.)'nn hn< nvnf 1.5.. c sxm. Nothing else stops iumbago, sciatica. backache or rheumatism so promptly. It never disappoints! Whll your l).-wk is sore and lame or lumbago, sciatica m` rheumatism lias you stiffened up. (lnn't suffer! Get a small trial bottle of nld, honest St. Jacobs Oil at any zlrug store, pour a little in your hand and rub it right on yrmr acliiiig back, and by the time you count liftv. the sorcneez and lamp- 1).! _\uuL .-.I.un|;.,- uacx, and Dy the t1me my, soreness and lame- ness is gone. I)nn r m-;nn1..,n 'n.:- ---u.:_.. TICSS IS Don't stay crippled! This soothing, penetrating oi} needs to be used only once. It takes the pain right out and ends the misery. It is magical, yet absolutely harmless and doesn't burn the skin. T\Ynel:n.. l'\`~l\ ..L--_ `NW4 _-.,.. . .. v snug:-ul\r|V DJVHUKD l--lUKU1V [U December 24th and 3lst-'-WCOk end train -No. -'13, `leaving Toronto 1.45 p.m., Saturdays only, for Gravenhurst, will nn fhnccz 1-uvn ,l,.4,.. ...\......4._ LL, u . Yv -- l Rub Bacl away with small 1 trial bottle of old St. Jacobs Oil." Fx/!yE3aC.!:! Rub -L:.rr:bag0 Pain Away THE CHRISTMAS TREE Page Three Extra Christmas Train Service Canadian iati(2s.-%&aje:`i_