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LOCAL MANAGER Here’s to a Christmas Day so happy as to cast a beam of sunlight over your entire year. mus-annual» George Robey wouid _ 3 Improve Christmas Timmins on 'their own account without burning the houses down entirely. “Now I have never been able to con- vince myself that everyone gets enough / to eat at Christmas, in spite of the fact that all the people I know work their throats hard enough towear out their uvula. After all though there is nothing else to do and hitherto the time limit has always expired Just as we were feeling fit to expire. So now that we will have plenty of time we must have enough to eat. “You won't forget what I said about killing on the carol-singers will you?” the family some peace. They were 30 heavy that some of the ceilings fell down, and the rain came in, and the cat caught pneumonia and I got chil- blainsâ€"all through the confounded carol-singers. “I must- now draw attention to Christmas puddings. They’re not so bad for a day or two. But now that the festive season is to be prolonged a trfle it will be nothink short of suicide to subsist on pudding the whole time. There must be more variety in food. “Puddings then will be drastically revised. Prizes should be offered for the best recipes. .I know a good one which starts like this: ‘Into a large barrel pour two bottles of whiskey. one pint of gin, sixteen pints of beer and addapinchofxinger. Nowbeatupa sotiredofGoodKingsandWhile Shepherds (whatever sort of shephends they may be) that I had the entire house hung with heavy curtains to give “All foodâ€"including. of course, the bottled varietyâ€"will be delivered free. This will be paid for by the Govern- ment, who of course have plenty of money. My next suggestion is for the abolition of carol-singers. I once got “We, ought to keep up the Yulelog business you .used to hear so much about, anyway. Let’s have a. Yule log in the middle of every street and a sort of community fireplace. After all people who live in shacks and such things can’t have much of a flare-up to work before the Summer holidays come round. How’s that! “Christmas comes but once a year"--but what a once! “The only drawbaolc to that arrange- ment, of course, is that we should have to wait all the year and I for one just couldn't stand it. “Therefore my first improvement is in the matter of length. I think we should start thinking about making merry in about August or September. and get down to the Job properly on the 25th of October. That gives us a good three months to work up to the climax so to speak.‘ “Now it’ 8 always more “cult to getovm'agoodtimethantogetready for 115.80 we ought to end Ciu'istums about May. so that there isn’t too long *m' 9030mm ADVANCE. TIMMINS. ONTARIO “First of an the festive season is far too short. It's the only one in the year when I get enough to eat, and it’s all over before I begin to feel really com- fortable. IOIt “There are lots of ways in which we could improve Christmas for everyone. and give people a chance to recover after a year’s work-dodging. I On the other hand there will be general approval of George's proposal that Christmas be extended at both ends. Several years ago, The Advance made such a suggestion, and this was repeated last year. The Advance was of the opinion that Christmas should be 'at least three days in durationâ€" cne day to prepare, another to enjoy and the third to sober up. George goes one better. or several better, and so may be entitled to the greater credit as the case may be. And what is Christ- mas without a case? However, George Robey can speak for himself, as hun- dreds here who have heard him, and hundreds of others who have had brothers who heard him, can testify all right. This is what George Robey has to say, anyhow:â€" - on Christmas Eve,â€" the singers of carols that add pleasure, yes. joy to the occasion, and greatly assist in the growth of the real spirit of Merry Christmas. George Robey. the famous English comedian has been expressing his hu- morous views on Christmas. With some of these views there will be a general humorous agreement, but with others there will be opposition on sight. For instance. George suggests the mas- sacre of all carol.singers. In the Old Country where they haven't had a massacre of any account since the last general election, it may be all right to counsel a general Christmas Eve mur~ der by wholesale, but in this country where the Esquimaux or the people at Sault Ste. Marie are liable to get out of hand at any time. there has to’be great care exercised in allowing any in- cltement to killing. ft would appear that any interference with the carol- singers would deprive this country or one of its most \ charming attractions Some m}- co m" .";.;;m"'" More Enjoyable for Some Improve Chriétlnas’ ' doubly mmbymg 1i: flmmms.1ncan3da,mthe Empire! There are days the worst that’s in him isthemasterofthegood; But at Christmas kindness rules him andheputshimselfaside, - And his petty hates are vanquished. andhisheartisapened wide. 011.1 don‘tknow how to say it, but somewhowitseemstome 'I‘hatatclu'istmasmanisalmostwhat Godsenthimhmtobe. Mantsevermastruggleandhe’soft to vanish for a while. And the true reward he's seeking is the glory of a smile. Then for omers he is toiling and some- how it seems to me, That at, Christmas he is almost what, God wanted him to be. (By Edgar A. Guest) A man is at his finest towards the fin- ish of the year; He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's here; Then he's thinking more of others than he’s thought the months before. And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for; He is less a selfish creature than at any other time; When the Christmas spirit rules him he comes close to the sublime; When it’s Christmas man is bigger and is better in his part: He‘ is keener for the service that is prompted by the heart; All the petty thoughts and narrow seem And all the other toys. And Santa'll let me light the tree And an the smallest stocking then He’ll take me to the chimney and He’ll boost me up again. On Christmas Eve with Santa Claus These things I just pretend to do, Then I’ll give him a goodâ€"bye hug And fill his stocking. too! Though not a. single toy will spill, And when they reach the children's homes ‘ They'll all whoa. very still. We’ll wiggle down each chimx1ey. .Right near the sleeping girls and ‘ We’ll put the books and dolls and sleds _ (Author Not Known) On Christmas Eve, oh Christmas Eve I always love to just pretend That Santa takes me in his sleigh ‘Cause I’m his special friend. And I'lluslt down in Santa'sm .. And hold his jingle-reins, you see, ‘ And when we bump into a. cloud His beard will tickle me. The reindeer’ll scoot right through the An exchange gives this one, and it may be all right, but it should be read before the Christmas dinner, rather than after. by most peopte: â€"“Travei~ lers tell of Christmas feasts given by the mandarins of Turkistan at which the principal delicacies are newly-born white mice. These dipped in treacle and swallowed whole (alive) like an oyster, are reckoned by those who like them very tasty. The same authority is fond of describing the great annual feast of priests and pilgrims at Lhassa. The chief ‘feature is soup from a vat some 20 feet across. and the meal be- gins when the most venerable of the priests delivers an oration an the edge of the vat and dives in." . die to make men free, While God is marching on. (Julia Ward Howe) _ In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born .across‘ the sea, With a glory in His bosom that trans- figures you and me: As He died to make men holy, let us SEEMS MORE SUITABLE FOR APRIL 1 THAN CHRISTMAS “Monday last was brought from Howlck to Berwick. to be shipped to London. for Sir Henry Grey. bart.. a pie, the contents whereof are as fol- lows. via: 2 bushels of flour, 20 pounds of butter, 4 geese. 2 turkeys. 2 rabbits. 4 wild ducks. 2 woodcocks, 6 snipe and 4 cartridges; 2 neats' tongues, 2 cur- lews. 7 blackblnds, and 6 plgeans." The Christmas pie was made by Mrs. Dorothy Patterson, housekeeper at Howick. 'It is near 9 feet in circum- ference at the bottom. weighs about 12 stones, will take 2 men to present it at table; it is neath fitted with a case and four small wheels to facilitate its use to every guest that inclines to partake of its contents at table." “"mdnss when the day of days urlves. should meditate on the following ac- count of an almost unbelievable Christ- mas pie. It is told about in the New- castle Chronicle. Jan. 3; 1770: bythenohlehostsofthatdny. And those among the readers of these lines who {Insane they will dine sumptu- _oualy“\vhen partaking of their roast ONE CHRISTMAS NIESSAGE With Santa Clau's At Christmas 112. Pine Street South Timmins 35 Third Avenue mans: MPSDN mm; D. MITCHELL; Local Manag‘er Gbristmas (Breetingg - CLARK - FRANCIS LIMITED A Fine Rollicking Christmas! And bounteous days to follow All this 3118 more We wish you. and Kind Good Wishes to Each and All with a Hope that Health and Prosperity Favour All in 1932 FBAN K ,FELDMAN and to Each and All it is Our Wish that Christmas and the New. Year may bring Joy, Health and Prosperity. smarts m mvxswus A MERRY CHRISTMAS Thmsflay,_ Dec. 24th,1931 N ew' Liskeard