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The Useful Coconut The coconut palm is one of the wonâ€" ders of the world because every part of it is said to be useful to man, either to clothe, feed or shelter him. The Another «vegctable â€" flavouring for candy is the coconut, which grows on great palm tree. It is no relation to the chocolate cocoa, but belongs to the same family as the dats, which also finds a place in the Chriskmas candy box. Chocolate is a preparation of the sereds of the cocoa tree which only grows in hot countrics such as tropical America and the Woest Indies. L. is Interesting: to know that its first botanical name "Theabroma" means "Foods for the Gods." season, the spirit of Saint Nicolas (their patron) loads them with gifte. wvuoa Christmas presents owe their stence to plants. Among these will be the indispensable box of candy .comâ€" posed mostly of sweets macd‘} with sugar and flavoured with materials of vegetables origin, such as chocolate. Suzar may be extracted from the augar cane (one of grasses), from fruit, from the maple tree or from beet TOOLU8. It is the spirit of Christmas, Sain« Nicolas or Santa Claus that fills the homes of all with good things, both spiritual and material. Frank Church on>> exclaimedâ€"*"Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies. Nobody sees Santa Claus, but tha: is no sign that thete is no Santa Claus. The most real chings in the world are those that either children nor men can see. No nta Claus! Thank God! he lives and he lives for ever." ~Children will certainly agrce with Mr, Church when, at this most gra« clous season, the spirit of Saint Nicolas (their patron) loads them with gifts. (By E. W. Hart» "So hallowed and so gracious is the time" tha‘ the last month of the year must always "%e associated with the season of goodwill, and precious thirg called home, the allâ€"powerful loter‘Oone which draws the wanderer‘s heart from the farthor jend of the eatih. Part Plants Play at Christmas Time Uses of Plants More Noticeâ€" â€" able at Christmas. Gratkude and thanksgiving for the benefizence of festal seasons are timeâ€"honour»d and gracious usage of an appreciative world. Five hundred years before the first Christmas, Aeschylus, a Greek poet, whose religious feeling was probably stimulated by the solemn services which represented the deepes} and purest elemer. of religion, said "FPor these things it is meot to give the gods thainksâ€"offerings longâ€"enduring." or adies‘ Bedstraw. In Eastern and Western Canada t is Ek2coming quite common showy sprays of tiny yellow <« flowers bloom all the summer ‘"Tamar." The date is common in ~Palestine. As Bethichem is only about five miles south of Jorusalem, it probâ€" ably flosurished thore on the first Christmas Day. Many places are named from its abundance, e.g. Jértâ€" cho, "The C‘@y of the Paims"; Haraâ€" zonâ€"Tamar, by the Dead Sea; Baalâ€" Tamar, near Gibrah. c*c. A Bountiful Providence Providence, through the medium of plants, supplies not only the Christmas gifts, but loads the diningâ€"tabls with delecrable fruits and vegec‘ables. The afterâ€"dinner cup of coffce is made from the seeds of the coffe> tree that bolongs to the same family is the familiar bedâ€" struws or Galiums, one of which is apprepriately associated with Chris‘â€" mas. It is che Galium verumâ€"th> trus Galium â€" because of the lezend that this plant was in the kay on which the Mather of Chris} rested. It is therefore called Our Lady‘s Boedstraw nut furnishes milk, che young areen leaves are eaten like cabbage. A wint is made from liquitl produced by the fowers. The sap supplies sugar. V>sâ€" sels and utensils are made out of the iwitshells. The wood is used for makâ€" ing weliings. The leaves drlod and plaited form the roof or they may be made into ambréellas. Cloth and mats are woven ou‘t of the fibres of â€"hs> leaves, and the leavos sewn tozether make sails for ships,. The also makes string and cordage. The oil pressed from the fresh kernol is used for the seasoning of food and illuminâ€" ation. Th»> date paim, which grows to a height of 89 fTeet and is surmounteéd by feathery â€" foliage, is che symbol of elegance and grace, hence it became aâ€"â€" favourite Mebreaw â€"woman‘s rame.. Had Aeschylus been born five cenâ€" RE A y +¢ yO i N c‘(\\\ ® \\rm\t-‘;\‘ last \'ct\“:‘ [ter what in"? YÂ¥ ol «hot pams â€" of this plant where its cruciform Cranberries for the Christmas Dinner There are things that naturally go together, like liver and bacon, pork and beans, Berzson Charlies Mcâ€" Carthy. So it is with sturkey and cranberry sauce. Thers ~ars people About the Other Member of the Turkey Partnership. turies later he n foundly stirred b "Glcria in excels tOY CS The use of a monst the devorations for the of Pleasant Homes, a | suggestion in the abov TALL CANDLE FOR CHRISTMAS n > all over fun + *‘ E* you \a“c" s a}-’é"‘.‘“? ‘¢ you i monster candle add 5 IOr TNhe season. mes, a weekly feature C he above picture. nayv about gechu hovp proâ€"| who think of cranberries as szon as hymn| Christmas is mentioned. Anyway, here are some cranberry recipes Should ho timely:â€" adds an odd Christmas touch to Elizabeth MacRae Bovkin, author spiced Cranberries Four cups cranberries; two cups sugar; oneâ€"half cup vinegar; threeâ€" quarters teaspoon wholse cloves; oneâ€" plece. stick cinnamon. Combine sugar, vinegar and spices and bring to a boil. Add the cranberâ€" ries and cook slowly, without stiring, until: the skins pop .open. Seal in sterilized jars. Molded Cranberry Sauce Four cups cranberries; "two cups granulaved sugar; two cups water. Boil the cranberries in ‘the water unâ€" The Advance, makes this INE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO The sergeant was taking zhe recruits‘ parade. "Fasten that button, you!" he bellowed to one soldier. "None of that skripâ€"tease stuff here!" + speaking For I shall find Him on the Christmas Day As sure as they Who left their sheep, the Saviour seeking. And I may worship, treasure giving As did the Wise Men, coming from afar; Where‘er men are There is the Child, the Christ, the Everâ€"Living. And I today Can know as well the natal story. What matter years, when Truth is And yet I know As well the message they were bringing I did not see the Scar whose glory Lighted a stable where a baby lay, | â€"_(From The Canada Lumberman) ! _ Christmas and the New Year have a certain intimate interest to chose enâ€" gaged in the forest products industries | because of the fact that in hundreds of thousands of homes a forest productâ€" the Christmas treeâ€"will add to the enjoyment of the season. To the younger generation the tree has a fascination) especially when illuminatâ€" ed and laden with presen‘s, to be disâ€" |tributed amid anticipations of the conâ€" i tents of the many coloured and beâ€" !mottogés wrappings. Will the anticipaâ€" |tions of the children be fulfilled; will 1 \che desire for a doll or other present | be met? The excitement, the expectaâ€" | tion, the delightâ€"in a word, the happiâ€" ness is the compensation given to the | parents who have expended care and | money in loving efforts co afford pleasâ€" | ure to the children. To them it is a sminiaturc fariry land, ministering to !Lheir sense of the beautiful. While | childrén may not appreciate the signiâ€" ‘flcance of the messages of peace and | goodwill associaved with Yuletids, they !clo grasp the significance of the Christâ€" ‘ mas tree as an expression of kindness fand love from the donors of the gif‘s. (It is a gladsom> hourâ€"the most dsâ€" flightful of all festal institw.ions. The | Christmas tree, aglow with brightness | is, to use a term used by G. K. Chesterâ€" ‘ton. "The white light of wonder." (By Lalia Mitchell Thorntiton) I did not hear the angels singing In Bethlehem that night so long ago Although materialistic in form, the Christmas wree is associated with reâ€" ligious legends of the pastâ€"a kind of sacrament linking mankind with anâ€" cient mysteries. The sree of German dating back to 1605, since when it has spread to all parts of the world. The first mention of it in England was in 1729, Eut it did not become gensral unril about 1840. One authority reâ€" gards it as coming from the union of Lwo elements: the old Roman custom of decking houses with laurels and green trees of the Kalends in January, and the popular belief . that every Christmas Eve, apple and other crges bore _ fruit. Another writer says: Christ himself was regardâ€" ed as che tree of Paradise. The thought of Him as both the light of the world and the trge of life may at least have given a Christian meaning to the lightâ€"bearing tree and have helped to ostablish its popularity among pious folk. Unadorned, i is one of nature‘s conâ€" tributions to the gaiety of the season, not to be measured in terms of its monetary value, but in terms of the Spirit. til all the skins pop open. Strain through a fine sieve; add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Boil rapidly for eight to 10 minutes, or until a drop jells on a cold plate. a onco into a wet mold and chill. Tenâ€" Minute Cranberry Sauce Four cups Cranborties; two cups granulated sugar; two cups water. Boil sugar and water together for five minutes; add the cranberries and boil without scirring until the skins pop cpen. Remove from the firs when the popping stops and allow the sauce to roamain in the pan until cooled. For a ; thinner sauce, bring the water and 'sugar to a boaid and add the berrics: cook until all che skins are broken. , Cranberry Ordnge Relish I Four cups cranberries: one to one and oneâ€"half oranges; two cups granuâ€" : lated sugar. | Fut the> cranberries through a meat chopper; remove the seeds from th> cranges and put through the chepper (both pulp and skin>. Mix wich the sugar and allow stand for day or over night, before sorving. T slore for futurc use, place in glasses 'fmd seal with paraffin. | Cranberry Cocktail l One quart cranberries; one quart | boiling water:; two lemon l'juice; oneâ€"quarter cup oranze juics: I threa tablespzons cran®frult dulies:® Â¥ juice; oneâ€"quarter cup oranze juics:| thres tablespsons grapefruit juice:’ hreeâ€"quarters teaspoon salt; .‘.hrec-{ quarters cup fruit sugar. | Wash cranberries, add to boiling| water and simmer until the berries | pop. Slrain and add the lemon, orange and grapefruit juice, salt and | sugar. Pour into a saucepan and bring | +0 bf)iling point. Serve chilled. Cranberry Mincemeat Two pounds apples; two pounds sugar; oneâ€"half, cup chopped candied poeel; (wo cups raisins; two cups tart| cranberry sauce; oneâ€"half one vinggar| or lemon juic>; two cups chopped cooked beef; oneâ€"quarter teaspoon ground cloves; oneâ€"quarter teaspoon cinmnamon; two cups water or stock. Combine ingredients and stir over low heat until sugar has dissolved. Cover and simmer gently until chick. . Cool and store until needed. Appeal of the Christmas Tree Through the Years HRISTMAS quart lemon juicse: juice: thr>0. : Transâ€"Canada Pilots Meet High Standards "First Officer." The Captain is reâ€" cognized by <cwo rings of gold braid on his cuffl and the First Officer by one ring. The standard Royal Navel halfâ€" inch braid is used. Both officers wear the T.CA. insigniaâ€"maple leaf and bird shapeâ€"as cap badges and on buâ€" tons. Latest statistics show thas the T.C.A. has 34 pilots among its more than 300 Following the practice of the Imâ€" perial Airways, che Pan American Airâ€" ways and other representative British and American companies, the T.C.A. has changed the designation "Pilot" and "Second Pilot" to "Captain" and She wits reforring to the Transâ€" Canada Air Lines pilots, who look very much like the Navy in their smart blue uniforms and peaked caps. Transâ€" Canada is as strict as the Navy in deâ€" tails of dress. The fiying officers must always be trim when on service, never a butron undone, never in shirt sleeves. not 2ven a pencil showing. They must wear white shirts and black ties, black socks and shoeos. The blue service dress is worn from September 14 to May 14. In summer the men go into grey. Montral, Dsc. plane comse from other day at the "Vancouver," s "Oh," said she, the Navy men." Uniform; Resembles That of the Navyvy. Te be:poct Gift \ 1\\\ ///, A A DL LJ TT aAT T mm t JEWELLERSâ€" and â€"OPTOMETRISTS 17 Pine Street North Phor : pavans s usns Rttee o fls3 MB y ht esc s t ts t, s d m en 3 ty C. A. REMUS i\ A monologue is a discussion between a wife and a husband. {HAT FIFTy > 1TiIMES 2ec. 10.â€""Where does that om?" a woman asked the the Winnipeg airport. * she was told. he, "chat accounts for all 3 | é?}'x ‘,.1 € L8 [ mss it TCB ts HOLIDAY OFFER »w::‘“\~â€"-_ @ A V D G O VA T! 6 flM FIFTy3 ( vay uD Before hs or sits in th T.C.A.â€" pilot Radio Fiend (over vgarden wall)â€" Last night we had lovely very loud and clear. It was a broadâ€" cast of animal life and we got all the aninrals perfectly. Bored Ngighbor (shuffling sindoors)â€"Yes, including my goa‘. Dress is, of course, a minor matter, according to Transâ€"Canada execuâ€" tives, it is an example of the high standards of discipline and efficiency demanded by the men. Before they are engaged, they have to pass stiff physiâ€" cal examinations, based on Flank‘s Physical Efficiency Indsx, as followed by the Civil Aviation Division of the Deparyment of Transport and the Royal Canadian Air Force. While they are in service, they must presens themselves regularly for >xamination by company doctors as well as fulfil the requirements of the Department of Transport. Their character muss also be of the highes. HBReTOrEe Af tKkes conttol of, .pians or sits in â€"the First Officer‘s seat, h TCA. pilot goes through the most rigorous (raining course, lasting many months. a detail is left unstudied, not a possibl> experience .but is met in advance. He is checked over periodiâ€" cally while in the air ‘and he returns regularly to the Link Tramm in which he "flies" whil> stilâ€"O@b che eround. he "flies" whil> stil. 61 the ground. The T.C.A. pilot is pre ared for great responsibility. Every! ohJ he makes is carefully planned, Withithe coâ€"operâ€" ation of dispatcher and mzteorologist, and it is the pilot who has the last word as to whether thp plans shall go up or not. employees 185, First C Ninett Phone 190 11 )1 of ns and