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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 192% -- THE DAIL " Y BRITISH WHIG 29 saving. mas gift. mn Although there were three women on- the jury, Vinto Perin, fifty-six wes acquitted at Cincinnatt, O., o. king his mother-in-law. A Bank account isa gift worth while Your son cannot start too early on a life-time habit of Guide his first step on the road to success by presenting him with a Bank of Toronto Savings Account as a Christ- - --a gift worth while! =BANK:TORONTO BRANCHES LANSDOWNE LYNDHURST A woman can generally hit the ail on the head more successfully /ith an argument than with a ham- (mer. Addin HEMSLEY & SON WATCHMAKERS 109 BROCK ST., KINGSTON Wish Their Many Customers A MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR BEST'S Gift Suggestions CHOCOLATES The finest in the most attrac- tive boxes. 50c. to $6.50 IVORY TOILET FRENCH IVORY Hair Brushes, Mirrors, Combs, Jewel Boxes, Powder Boxes, Compacts, Photo Frames, , Clocks, etc. HE SMOKES ? A nifty box of fine Cigars would please or a fine, brass Smoking set--a good selection. FOUNTAIN PENS Waterman's, Parker, Swan and Wahl Gold Mounted and Plain $2.50 to $10.00 INCENSE BURNERS Vantines «= with Incense in Powder or Cones. An ideal gift, 40c, to $2.00 SPECIAL DELIVERY Christmas Morni regular we will have our livery. | ment cells, ---- BUT REAL SANTA CLAUS COMMERCIALIZED SPIRIT STILL LIVES aor Chicago Post, It looked for a while as if the world were really in danger of los- ing Christmas. It seemed as though the increasing commercialization of the holiday season might destroy forever the original significance of the festival. In course of time-- and not so long a time at that--the day would be associated with an orgy of spending, sanctioned by a pagan myth concerning a jolly old party who is worshipped in depart- { ment stores. We never felt greatly alarmed lest the Santa Clans legend would work to the detraction 6f the Beth- lehem story as long as the formet, remained a fairy tale of the home. In the days when there were open fireplaces and capacious chimneys, and all the doings ot Banta centred about the family hearth, Santa, for childhood, remained a sort of rubi- cund and good-natured agent for God, who celebrated the birthday of Jesus by distributing gifts with a kindly impartiality to high and low, rich .and poor. Buch assimilation of the elements of wonder In both stories was an easy thing for the child mind, and did no harm, Time would come when the fanciful would drop quietly away, leaving the un- derlying reality firmly rooted in the maturing thought, But, alas, the era of the open fireplace and the capacious chimney passed. Came register and steam coil; the human hive with its apart- Santa Claus ceased to be a hearthside myth. The child gave up looking for him in the home, Now if he would see him he must beg his mother to take him downtown, to the big store where, in red tunic and breeches, trimmed with rabbit's fur, the old fellow is making himself agreeable to little boys and girls in order to attract the trade of their parents. Business has hired Santa Claus. It has taken him out of the sphere of universal benevolence which he once filled so admirably, and has made him a mere adjunct to mod- ern methods of salesmanship, The beautiful old myth is going to be killed. The. wonder, the dignity, the charm of it are gone already. It is now fit material only for the com fe strip. Even the purely altruistic spirit of the Sal "tion Army's shiv- ering, purple-nosed Santas on. the street corners cannot save it. They * look far too wretched and serve only to emphasize the disadvantages of the life of unselfishness as compar- ed with that of commercialism, rep- resented by their merchandising counterparts, Whatever there once was of con- gruity between the Santa Claus dpd the Christ child stories--the child- hood found it--none now exists, In go far as the spirit and meaning oi? Christmas have been associated with the legend of Santa Claus we have lost the ald of the latter to make the holiday glow with warmth and kindness. The saving of Christmas as a season of wonder and beauty and generous impulse depends wholly now upon restoring the Beth- lehem birth to its rightful place of centrality and dominance in the ob- gervance of the day. If that be not done Christmas is lost, It will be- come nothing more than a skillfully employed stimulus to buying, man- aged by the associations of manu- facturers, merchants and advertis- ing agencies, strictly for profit. But if the kidnapping of Santa by the clever folk .who plan selling campaigns thoughts with a new concern to the true meaning of Christmas, to th great fact that lies back of all myth and legend, to the profound reality of God's interest in human life, then there will be no loss of the festi- val; there will be, instead, a great rediscovery of it, such as the world needs. Perhaps the reaction toward that rediscovery has adeeady set in; per- haps that is what is meant by the lighted candle Christmas eve, by the increasing popularity of carol singing, by the renewal of the custom which puts 'a return to the miracle play or the pageant of the nativity. Assuredly all these things are to be encourag- ed, The more we can do in the life of church and community to revive the ancient and rightful wonder of Christmas as the birthday of the Christ, the better will it be for the happiness of men and women and the joy of childhood. Let us make much of the shepherds of the magi and of the star, Let us make most of the fact that these all celebrated the advent of Him who has shown men the way of life which leads to God--that is to say, leads to the realization of the possible best in humanity. SG | The Juvenile Court Idea The value of a Juvenile Court for Kingston and Frontenac County is maintained, with some reservations, by both Judge Lavell and Magistrate Farrell. Both of them strongly favor the probationary or follow-up pow- ers such a court would confer, the lack of which sometimes frustrates their best efforts at reclamation, "I have tried and am trying to fit the Juvenile Court idea into con- ditions here," said the judge. "But after all, it will be |the person ap- pointed who will have to justify the appointment." Magistrate Farrell was concerned over a different aspect. "The impor tant thing for Kingston is whether there would be enough business for such a court as to justify the ex- pense," was his final remark. The whole idea of the Juvenile Court is paternal, not punitive; constructive, not repressive. It is based on the principle that a child being not responsible, cannot com- mit a crime. It commits a delin- quency, which is nothing more than a sharp indication that the child needs direction and supervision. Truancy is very frequently the first public intimation that something is wrong. Consider what does happen to twelve-year-old Billy who plays trusat and what wonld happen if bis interests were safeguarded by a Juvenile Court. Billy is giving much trouble to the truancy officer and she hails him before Magistrate Farrell, Billy comes accompanied by his mother, and if they have to wait they do so in the station house, with uniform- ed policemen about, His mother very probably improves the occasion by showing Billy the door of the lock-up and threatening him with prison. Bigger and wilder Billies have actually been locked in the women's oell. The waiting ended, they go before the magistrate in the so-called Juvenile Court room. This opens directly off the police station, and the activities of the station are ~y constantly visible and present. On two walls of opaque glass, which are not sound proof as they should be with loiterers in the main hall. The deplorable effect of all this on Billy can hardly be estimated. And though Billy is unaware of the fact, a record of his case must of course be kept, and this is done in a special book under the chief of police. The shadow of crime has fallen across this child, He has acquired police court experience and even a police court record, which, if it grows, may conceivably tell against bim in adult life. Nothing could be kinder or wiser than the way Magistrate Farrell warns and advises both Billy and his mother. Those who best know the magistrate's way with delin- quent boys and girls are the most sincere in their adimration for his honor system, and for what he ac- complishes {in spite of the obsolete system he is compelled to work un- der, But if Billy returns to a home where good intentions are quickly discouraged and to companions only too willing to lead or be led along dangerous paths, what chance has he? Yet the court can do nothing with him uatil he is caught in an- other crime, It, on the other hand, we had a Juvenile Court, Billy would be marched yp there as above, but it would be a place probably far re- moved from all the ordinary ma- chinery of justice. Even a room in the court house was considered by the attorney-general too much in- volved in the ordinary processes of crime and punishment to be safely used as a Juvenile Court. When Billy 'appeared in this private court he would be admonished much as he is at present and let go. But he would be thenceforward a ward of that court and some probation offi- cer--it might be a Rotarian or some good lady of discretion--would be charged with a personal interest in his welfare... The probation officer would keep him under friendly su- pervision. Without waiting for a further delinqueney he could. bring Billy back to court at any Aime it seemed wise, and if home condi- tions warranted, could have him re- moved, entirely from his destructive surroundings and placed fa a fos ter home. Once that court has got hold of Billy, even for the trifling offence of truaney, it never lets go till he has shown himself to be back on the right path. That is what makes all the difference between the ordinary children's court and the fully constituted Juvenile Court. Daughter Succeeds Father. Renfrew, Dec. 26.<Ome of the public offices held by the late Mat- thew Devine, Renfrew, was that of j division court clerk. There were as many applicants for it as for the position of police magistrate, an- other office which Mr, Devine held. The government has appointed to the division court clerkship Miss Devine, a daughter of the Clare | former clerk. So far no appoint- | ment has been made to the office of Love may live on bread and water but it geldom thrives on such a diet. Put on a Obristmas seal before you mail it OHRISTMAS PRESENTS v ME a a ao Wishing All My Friends and Patrons A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. . Watts Cash Groce 225 DIVISION STREET - - OC. J. WATTS, PROP. CASE. The foundation of this gift is a cardboard pad about eight inches' square, covered with cotton batting, dusted with sachet and sewed into a soft china silk cover. A double china silk cover on one side acts as a flap under which 'kerchiefs are kept. Over all comes a dainty pink or blue case, coming together like four triangular flaps and snapped underneath by a tiny rosette. Lindsay Pastor Called. Kitchener, Dec. 20. -- Trinity ri really does turn ou unanimous call to Rev. W. H. Bar- o | Taclough, B.A., pastor in the window om) the other side the court room has; Methodist Church has extended an of Cam- bridge Street Church, Lindsay, to become pastor of the local congrega- tion at the end of the present con- { ference year, which is July 1st. Rev. W. E. Prescott, the present pastor, has accepted a call to Wesley, church, Hamilton. . Fleet Leaves For Toromto. Watertown, N.Y., Dec. 20.--The Salvage Prince, Russell and Glide, {tugs of Russell Salvage company, [ Toronto, with the lighter, Isabelle | Reed, and a barge, left Sackets Har- | bor yesterday going up the lakes | for home. The little fleet has been | held at Sacketts Harbor for over a week because of the grounding of the Reed on a bar in Black river bay. I Rotary's Aid Appreciated. Renfrew, Dec. 20.--Hugh Maec-! {| Donald, chairman of the Renfrew | Rotary Clubs crippled children | committee, announced at the Rotary luncheon to-day an attendance of | elghteen children at the club's first | clinfe. Fifteen of these are residents {of Renfrew and three of the town- {ship-of Admaston., Their ages run from two years to eighteen. A whole lot of times the prodigal son comes back without repentance. ROBERT'S [ 2 oxy mo or rir coo serone = IT BECOMES SOMETHING WORSE. IT 18 A SYRUP THAT HAS GAINED AN when Remilling Sond DOMINION EXPRESS MONEY ORDER »' CP.R. STATIONS DQMINION EXPRE AGENCIES NPN NIP b p y ; Bonds, and Insurance s f Just to wish you and yours the merriest Christmas yet and continued Happiness and Prosperity in the New Year. Kingston Agencies Limited J. O. Hutto 67 CLARENCE STREXT I} Manager - - - 'PHONE 708. Bh a oo 4 4 4 A H. HORTON PAINTER AND DECORATOR Estimates cheerfully given on 'all large or small jobs. : : ~All work will receive first class at- tention. WALL PAPER SAMPLES in stock. 205 ALFRED STREET Telephone 1891w., & TheSu Christmas Candy To Please All Chocolates of all kinds in fancy and plain boxes. Big assortment of Home-made Christmas Candy put up in boxes or sold by bulk. . CHRISTMAS CANES and other Novelty Candy of the best quality that will please the children. FOR GOOD. CANDY, SEE US. Adhd Addit A A aa a a al hhh ww IceCream 'Candy Shop 204 Princess Street. Home of Good Sweets -~ & The 4 a Real Estate