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The Public Utility Com- mission and Staff take the opportunity at this... (hristmas Season to wish Dou =... _ Heartiest Greeting s ! Our Christmas Greetings To each and every. one of the citizens. of Stratford we wish you the Happiest day of all the year, Thanking you for the loyal patronage and co-operation of our CITY BUS AND TAXI SERVICE. . Stratford Coach Lines Per--H. HODGKINS and F. W. WANZELL. Season's Greetings And we wish to draw your attention to our SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER' 11:30 to 2:00 p. m. _ $1.00 per plate _ WONG'S CAFE WONG BROS. Compl au of the Season That your Christmas may be happy and the New Year Prosperous is our sincere wish * : MR. AND MRS. JACK FOX FOX'S JEWELRY AND GIFT SHOP WE MUST BECOME BETTER OPTIMISTS There is too much fear in our hearts. .... fear of the unknown. When business slows up, too many of us stand around and tell how bad it is instead of devoting effort to bring about betterment. We stop planning for the future, we stop radiating good cheer, and look for new ways to cut down expenses. When we begin to paint gloom-pictures we admit that the gods has us guessing ..... That we arg duly qualified candidates for the toboggan. From "The Philosophy of Elbert Hub- bard." ~, WE EXTEND TO YOU ONE AND ALL THE : season's Greetings CFf J. L. BRADSHAW CHINA HALL St Friendly Wish May Christmas, 1930, find you happy and contented. May you not only have a- plenty to eat But find our Bread and Cakes more sweet. THIS IS OUR FRIENDLY WISH TO ONE AND ALL. SY T.V.B. Bread Co. 'Just Over The River' A large city woman may know more folks but the small town woman knows more about folks. If I were Santa Claus this year I'd change his methods for the day; I'd give to all the children here But there are things I'd take away. I'd enter every home to steal, With giving I'd not be content. I'd find the heart-aches men conceal And take them with me when I went. : I'd rob the invalid of pain, : I'd steal the poor man's weight of care, I'd take the prisoner's ball and chain And every crime which sent him there, I'd take the mother's fears away, The doubt which often frets the wise--- And all-should wake on Christmas Day With happy hearts and shining eyes. A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho: and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him and departed, leav- ing him half dead, And by chance a certain priest was going down that way, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And in like man- ;ner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samari- tan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, and came td him, and bound up his wounds, pour- ing on them oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him, and on the morrow he took out two shillings, and gave them to the host, and said: Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee. f Luke 30-35. BUNE Complimentary Into Wall Street, Money sunk, Just another case of-- Bunk! Went to Europe In a funk, Came back loudly crying-- Bunk! Made a speech, Somewhat punk, Listeners merely echoed-- Bunk! Bought a lot of as Antique junk, . Experts all declared it-- Bunk! Foolish fellow, Whiskey drunk, Undertaker murmured-- Bunk! i - : --Grenville Kleiser. "Marriage," said the philosopher, "is like a railroad sign, When you see a pretty girl you stop, then you look, and after you're married, you listen." 3 branches." THE STRATFORD MIRROR "Doc's of Corner" The same to you and many of them. Dd *% * Nowadays single girls are wonder- ing where their husbands are coming from and married women are wonder- ing where their husbands are going to. * * of The difference between modern dancing and wrestling is that in wrest- ling some holds are barred. * % * "Fight the good fight with all thy might," was one of the hymns sung at a wedding, recently. ee ge American women spend annually on an average, $30 a piece on beauty treatments, cosmetics, ete, C.). ae A little girl, answering a question at a school examination, is respon- sible for this very apt definition of "scandal." "Nobody does nothin', and every- body goes round tellin' about it." # * * "Does the boy really take after his father?" asked Mrs. Jones. "Yes, indeed; why, when we took his bottle away from him, he tried to creep down the cellar stairs." * * * Law enforcement will receive its greatest boost when murder is treated as seriously as parking your car in a restricted area. ee Parents of boy babies should be sure to give them rattles. Nothing like pre- paring them for the $15 second-hand flivvers they'll be buying when they get a little older. ces According to a dress expert, the new fashions in clothes have caused women to reveal more feminity. It seems that bit by bit our-women are losing their manhood. ate A well known Stratford man who is crazy over golf has a wife who is just equally as crazy over auction sales. The other night one of the members of the household heard them both talking in their sleep. Suddenly the man yelled 'Fore' and immediately his wife yelled "Four and a quarter." * * * "You'll find the rent in your pants," said the tenant, as he set the dog on the collector. + * % You can say one thing for the gang- ster. He doesn't bring disgrace to some church organization when he's caught. © % * ca The majority of girls have a hope chest which they fill with embroider- ed towels and a lot of other stuff equally sensible. Then the first time the poor man they dreamed about while making the stuff wipes his A minister learning to play golf, suddenly remarked: "I must give it up! I must give it up!" "Golfing?" 'No, the ministry." *# * * They had just been introduced to each other at the reception. Presently the younger girl, glancing at a man who had. recently entered remarked: 'I cant think whats the matter with that tall, dark man over thére. Just before you came he was staring hard at me, and looked as though he want- ed to be introduced. Now he's turned his head on me; I wonder why?" "Perhaps," said the other, "it's be- cause he saw me come in--I'm his wife!" * * * The chief objection to the school of experience is that it thinks up a new course every time you are ready to be graduated. * * * A subscriber wrote to the editor of his paper saying he had found a spider in his paper, and asked what it signified. The following was the reply: "Old Subscriber: Finding a spider in your paper was neither good luck nor bad luck for you. The spider was merely looking over our paper to see which merchant is not advertising, so that he can go to that store, spin his web across the door, and lead a life of undisturbed peace ever afterward. * * Ea Play fair, be square, and you will find more sport in living and less fear of dying. e.) @ oe When love grows cold a fur coat will not keep it warm. a tae. You can't push yourself forward by patting yourself on the back. * * % Brother Henry Ford is probably fac- ing a hard winter. We learn that his profits for the past year have been only about 83 million dollars. [I _IPIAIris! |_| Christmas Comes But Once a Year AND HERE IS MY HOPE THAT IT. BRINGS TO ALL GOOD CHEER-- hands on one of the towels he realizes he hadn't married an angel after all. *¥ * "Anger prevents digestion," says a} medical man. So no man should quar- | rel with his wife until two hours af- | ter the meal. They claim the reason fat men are usually good-natured is because it | takes them longer to get mad Clear through. { * * * } * * * "After all, the city government is . just like a tree--we officials are mere- ly the branches, but you people are the roots and the trunk." "Quite true," | spoke up the citizen, "but you must | admit that all the plums grow on the Facet Sy" pe GLADNESS AND _ CON- TENTMENT. WE LEAVE NO ONE OUT OF THIS WISH. J. E. Patterson 83 Downie St. Phone 29§ "Give up what?" he was. asked. | 1 i + i i i i i ws = a 1 i t i aa I SA --_----*, Ae Yrs a H is ga 7 IE 2S May the hearth of your heart burn brightly with warmth and cheer throughout the coming day is our sincere wish for you and yours. Partridge Sanitary & Heating Engineers Stock - Taking | SALE OF REDUCTIONS OF 10% % 20% Sale Ends Jan. 1st, 1931 This is the Time to Act and Save Money. Mason & Risch Limited | ; 97 Ontario St. Stratford Phone 171 a og a . ated. -. ' fe se i 4 A a 4 Ye ': F %