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18, -1924. ( : `Ihundny, Doe.-pun" 13, `I924. JUIIICB. ` ' 1 I never have a good time at Christ-l mas, nor a big dinner either." Why, Annie? How's that?" .. .1-I'er answer was another question. Do all men-get drunk at Christmas, Doctor?" - - UTlT'|1r nno Av-main TXTInn vvnnirtxn u1r\-III M) muuxu uuu wumannooa. ~ I . It was an inner room with no win- dow. The only fresh air` found its way in by a circuitous route from the one window in the living-room, through a corridor to the door of the bed- room. As the window had} to be kept closed nearly all the time because of the bitter cold, the patient got little air, and that was not very fresh when it reached her. WI\(\Q\ an-A cu`..- ........H.... A..._.!-. _--)n Jl. .l'U'd.U1lI':u HUI`. Keep up your spirits, Annie; -we'll have you up for Christmas, and then you will have `a good-..time, and be able to eat a. big dinner-. ' Thn nnfnr urns: 5| HID` lrinlir -noon -.l)UUl.Ul' I _ I Why, no; Annie. What makes you . ask that?" ' f\`: 1" {lug} Qhnvunkf 1:1` imam IYII` ` can 5. U15 UIIIIIUI". The doctor was a big. kindly man, with a cheery face and manner, which pfiten did more good than his med- 1c nes. ' "T nnivnn `Iv-unuvn as many` I-'1;-v\t\ n6 kuln& lk Lllrlu 1 Oh, I just thought all men got drunk at Christmas. 'l\Tn nf nnnvvnn fhnv (1nh f 'I"\hnr-n u UFUIIK .|. LJ[.|l'1BLIIlH... , No, of course they don't. There's Mr. I-Ialliday, who comes to see you, I'm sure he never took a. drink of `whiskey In his life." " - (Th huf ha`: -riiffnrnnr. '1-'-I'n'n fhn WIHBKUJ 1!]. H15 111.6. N Oh, but he's `different. VH's the zlniiinigter. But'I thought all other mgn NTII `A nah: T vv| an-nan Oh 1.317 Ann !- pigeons and on ff all their cart- ated one. Mr. ccabe ` were at when the boys ew minutes they ent up intcthe ere any pigeons. pd, the twp boys a piece of cement Mccabe picked t off. the bullet on1y`about two arm and passing Dr. Clarldge was ed and he stated '..I........- a..ao.-.0-_' am." - No, `ixnnie, I'm sure they don't. There's Mr. McDonald, the Sunday School Superintendent in your church. He never gets drunk; never even tastes liquor. And Mr. Sutherland. "Mr. Johnston, George Allan, William Tolnan, Fred Cavanagh-you know all these 'men- one of ;`them ever get drunk. I do t think any of them ever ,`used liquor. Perhaps you think that 1' getndrunk sometimes, because I'm -w- .v v--: in-I11 IIYIIKE The doctor bent `over a ,bed in a. dark, -illeventilated room, in a. dark", ill-ventilated Bl'ock," in a crowded ward of -a big city. A small, white. wistful face looked up at him. It might have been the face of a childvof six or seven, so small and pinched was it; In reality it was the face of a girl of fifteen. Pinched with under nourishment, Wasted by sickness, white as the pillow on. which thehead rest- ed, it was hard to believe thatfthis was the face of -a`girl,almost ready to bloom into womanhood. T1` ran: an -I-nncnv vlnnvn ur-H-In can ...':.. JOY TO ONE LITTLE wom.o T111-.1; Junta... I......A. ____ __ The Quwnfs high standard of cuisine and sewice maintaimd ineuery particular. Ame -ricau' and European plans; Win `yoga at our egcpeme. 7Hn'xir.r .Wm`N m'rr . _Pn:i(l:a: Batheufreely with Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse and purify. Dry lightly and apply Cuticura Ointment to , soothe and heal. Nothing better for all eczemaa. rashes, pimples, itchings and j irritations. Cutioura Talcum also is ideal ~_ for the skin. T ' _. - _. . .. .. . .. ,_._ au___-:s_.. Ava tn-nu hlnunucv : iunpxo sun me by um. Addi-en Cunadinn 5 Depot: cnuonro, 2.0. Do: 2618, Ilontreal." P:-nee. Son $c.__(_)iutment26nnd 50. Talcumzc. ry our new Shaving Stick. (01JiJ0$iy`-e iww Union THEIR HEJAPQUARTERS AA Special Wi'n_tgr Rates ; QuEn s Hotel L mad or irritations By Using _C1ticI_1ra ARE CORDIALLY- INVITED TO MAKE ` THE A bst dusted with duster and if they 1 to use a small, Visitors to obidinlbu hid I JJUIIUVU HIV. Yes, I believe you, when you say so. I would believe anything you told me. Doctor. -But I _always "thought that all men got drunk at Christmas and New` Year s _and Easter and smashed uip things in the house to have a good tme." i ' ' Why\did you think that, Annie? Because that is what my father does. . And now that everybody is sell- ing whiskey again,.he gets_ drunk every pay day, and spends nearly all his money, and mama does not get enough to buy anything` to eat. There is a bootlegger in our block, and mama says that sometimes he gets more money from father in a day than we get in a month. Some days we have no dinner and Christmas we'll not have any dinner, for` father will have all the money spent for" whiskeybefore Christmas comes." - T ml... 1.3.. 'a....`....v.. on..- .......... ......-. .....: \.aul'lLlIli1.H _UUHlUH. V The big doctor's face grew very red, and his big hands clenched into fists as he listened. 111 would it have gone wxth that father if he had come .in just then. He took care not to annear. for he was one of those rats of men who tyrannize over women. but run tor. a hole at the sight of an angry man-` . "w'i`li1'e storm passed. a1id"it was very gently that the doctor spoke to the white-faced girl: . ("hAAv- uh Annin Vnn own nvnhnav WluLU'l.`l.UUu 51112 7 I Cheer up, Annie. You are going to have a. Christmas this year, and a Christmas dinner fit for "a. king; yes. fit for a king and queen. And your father will not be 'drunk, and there ll be nothing smashed- at your house ex- cept the joints of the turkey." `F-Tnur `H I93 nnnnrnnliuhn Annh: navy- ucpl. uu: JUIHL5 U1. uie Lurney." - `How it was accomplished, Annie nev er knew. But we`have an idea that the minister knew how good food came to Annie every day, till she was strong and well by Christmas, able to do her full duty by that turkey and all its accompaniments. And we have a sus- picion that the big doctor knew why Annie's father was sober that day. and did not smash things and threaten to beatyAnnie and Annie's mother. It was not because of any good that was in him. It was not the fear of the Lord, butfear of the Lord's big fisted messenger. And while choirs sang nJoy' to the World, the Lord is Co_me." His coming bronght a day of quiet joy _to theylittle world of one dwelling place. miscalled a.'home, which had not known joy for many a day. big and fat and have a veryored face on cold days like this. . But I'm going to confess something to.you, Annie. I never was drunk, I don't know what it feels like. I m afraid you hardly believe me. believe T un\..1.: L..`.1:..-.- ...4-.u.:._... -...__ 4-1.1 ..-.. U. auu HE SLELCIL almost instant- ' trrible shock.to ey have had more` misfortune lately whole commun-' em. Leo would 1d the end of the u. ULFIKUSI Dacx anu nits nara, 1100. Recently the principal of a school in Torontoesent out a questionaire to the parents of the pupils in his charge and considering the number who flunk- ed. it was generally admitted that the schoolmaster had set the parents a. stiffer test than he had given the children in the June examinations. Here is what he askedthem: `I (I `inn -vigil 4-I-an an.-.'I.u-`A1 `l\ I... The tables are turned. Here ! a school that 1sn t satisfied to stand de- fenceless against the attacks of critics:' it strikes back and hits hard, too. `RA:-_nn'v Hm nv-inning! nf n emknni in P._RlNClPALi GlVES P-I-\RENTS A `SHOcK < 11611: 1:! wuul. ue usxeumnem: 1. Do you `visit the school to in- quire about your child's progress and department and to see if you can help the teacher to_ help the child? 2. Dn vnn nnhnnrna-n vnnv nlmn In UBL' 111- IJUUIIU l:L]..|.dl1'S . 7 \ , 6. Do you avoid gossip and telling of incidents which may be misinterp- reted by your children? - 7 'I'\n 17011 infnv-`nuf xrnuuuanlf ha. Qvnvun - Re,ad The E_xa_.min'er ad`let columns j2_9r money-saving "qppqrtunitis. Luv I.I::u.UucI' LU Help Le CI11l(l'. 2. Do you encourage your child in respect for teachers and others in au- thority? ` I R Tin 171111/aA.nH vvnnuo nkfl I-A `\l\l: in cLo1'I-ii-:sa MAKE THE (FISHER) a = MAN - "I want a sports coat, `suitable for fishing." 7 Certainly, `sir, Doayou care for `this h`er1'~i'ngbor 1e pattern?" . . Wl\Tn_..Ar.--T want. it for fresh-water 1 tnoruy? . I 3. Do you/sendyour child to bed in ' time so` that he wil_l/,be rested `and fit for study? ' - ' ' 4 ha vnn nrrnyla nloin nnnuiahinn LU EL 11 Z. 50 ybu provide lain, nourishing food and see that your child; is up in time to eat a good breakfast? A` - K Tin vnn fourth vrnno nlnih-I I-n v-and nave xounu mm d surest reliel from on the oilona thnt. tainno angeroul or our dtuuiat race}:- for unerouu tnal. I Lune LU 0.-.:a.L a. guuu ureaxzastz " 5. Do you teach your child to read the papers and find out the best in them, and do you encourage an -inter- est in. public affairs? ' R 'nn vnu nvni anuu-l'n,a\n'A +o11u'na- u.'1cuusu1p.' . - 8. .Do you encourage helpful con- versation at the table? . 9.. Do you comply with the rules of public health in your.home, and do you keep in mind the fact that while the school may do much to instil the right principles, your children are handicapped if you do not support it by instilling obedience and high ideals of patriotism and personal life? "|"hnrA sx `lunch :1 rag-nlnr pninmin `Info- I)dl.l'u|UL.|.lll auu pc1'5Uua.l 1113. There's been a regularepidemic late- ly of blaming the schools for every- thing from'a. young person's bad so-' cial behavior to the amount that col- lege graduates,don't know.` But how about askin?"the home to at least share the `responsibility with the school? It sounds like a pretty good |idea.. ' V , barred Irom servlng . `_``Have you made up your mind as to his guilt or innocence?" Oh. no, suh. I You think, then. that [you could give this case 9. fair hearing?" ~ = .f`Yassuh,"` replied Sam. `-`Leastways, ez fair ez de ole scamn deserves." herringbone patternzi" No--er-I want it - fishing` . "`--GoodA Hazdware . rv.-:u=u uy yuur Ull.lll.ll.'U.ll$ 7. Do you interest yourself in your child s sports and amusements an friendships-? 51 Tin vnn nnnnttrnan Innlnfuul nnn_ 1&7:----- - vuu ---- vv-- Sam, impanelled for jury service at a murder trial, had seemed a. 1itt_le too anxious to serve. unn vnurlznnixr 1- hn nrmm-u=.d ?" he urns too anxious to serve. "Do youvknow the accused?" he was asked. Yassuh-da.t is-nosuh." he re- plied, realizing that if he made an at- firmative answer he would be de- barreq from serving. V Have you up mind BOOS:l:|NG FOIZRZ T HTS `JOB `-3 A-.. ._ _-___ - \'V HUM LHU pcwcc sans LU Luc nuuuucx - dawn, Of the bee in the billowy clover. Or down .by the mi1l._t_1_r1e whip-poor- ' will ' T b Echoed his night song over. There is no love like the good old love- The love that` mother gave us. We are old, old men. yet we pine again For that precious grace, God gave us! So, we dream and dream of the good old times, --' A And our hearts grow `tenderer, fond- er, A As those dear old dreams bring sooth- _ ing` gleams Of heaven away off yonder. -.-Eugene Field. om Pain`- tis (.Collier s) ' Just suppose they wrote up the. bridegroom "instead of the bride! Here's the way the wedding notice would` read: The wedding of Stuart Stewart, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Sowerby Stewart and nephew of the late Senator Sappinton 'of Arkansas, to Miss Ermyntrude La Jones, also of this city, was solemnized at the First Methodist church at 8.30 o - clock Wednesday night. The regular pastor officiated. Preceding the cer- emony Algernon Stewart , a cousin of the groom, sang You re the Kind of a Man the Girls Forget. The groom wore a black swallow-tail coat of con- ventional cut, with satin lapels. A white vest was cut very low to dis- play a plain stiff-bosom hirt, which was white with a-dash of Scotch. The studs were of cut glass. A silk tie, alsoof white, was tied in a neat bow a little to one side of a wing collar. Thetrousers, of the same material as the coat, were distinguished by a ver- tical stripe of braid down each side and a crease in front and in the back of each leg. The belt, which was vis- ible only after a deep intaking of breath, was of black leather with a silver initial buckle. Patents shoes with black cloth tops and pearl buttons completed the very becoming costume. He wore his hair parted in the middle, drawn tightly back from the forehead and pomaded close to his scalp. The brlicilte was dressed in the conventional w e. . ' &&3 I llIlj& .VThere"'are `no days like the good old days-', The days when we were youthful! When` humankind were pure of mind. Andspeech and deeds were truthful: Before a- love for sordid gold Became ma.n's'ruling passion, . Andvbefor each dame and maid be.- came ` Slave to the tyrant fashion! There are no girls like the good old gr1s- Against the world I'd stake em. "As buxom and smart and clean of heart _ ' `- V As the Lord knew how to make em. They were rich in spirit and common- r sense, . ' .And piety all supportin ; They could bake and brew. and had _ taught school, too. And `theylmade such likely courtin . There are no boys like the good old boys. - ' ' VVhen we were boys together; When the grass was sweet to the brow T bare feet, ~ That dimpled the laughing heather. , VVhen the pewee sang to the summer nurn THE BLUSHING GROOM oLn TIMES 1-H:-: 3Ann1a zxmmnaa . noon, When` Christena Muriel. daugh- Atvery quiet wedding took place on` Saturday, Nov. 29, at twelve o'clock ter of Mr.,and Mrs. R. J I-Iawman of Kirkville, became `the bride of Mr. Oscar K. Bates, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Farley, astor of the Presby- terian Church, ollingwood, performed -the wedding ceremony. After receiv- _hat to match. On their return they ing the congratulations of their friends a- dainty` luncheon was served. The table was prettily decorated with pink and white carnations and the bride's cake. The bride, who will be greatly missed by a wide circle of friends, re- ceivedunany beautiful and useful gifts. Amid showers of confetti and good wishes Mr. and Mrs. Bates left on the afternoon train, the bride tngavelling William Bates of New Lowell. Rev. in a dress of grey Canton crepe and` will reside on their new farm in Ivy. wuu-wwuw --v--.----_`y -u-w - w-- - `Thirty-seven ladies met at the home of Mrs. G. R. Harper for the Decem- ber meeting and spent a very enjoyable "afternoon. Very excel1ent_ reports of the Central Ontario Convention werel given by the delegates, Misses Dorothy Harper and Meta Hunter. The Con- ventioh was held in Elm St.` Church. Toronto, in November. The five hun- dred delegates were welcomed to the city by Mayor W. _W. Hiltz. Ad- dresses were given by Hon. J. S. Martin, Dr. Margaret Patterson and others. Many matters of interest were discussed. Reports from different branches showed an excellent work being done throughout the country. Misses Harper and Hunter were heart- ily commended for their reports. Mrs. Johnston Black read from an old num- ber of the Canadian Home Journal. a paper which had been given at an Institute meeting in March, 1911, HoW Far Should We Follow the Fashions. A humorous reading was given by Miss Agnes Marquis. A Christmas present of $12 was tendered to the Librarian. who was so overwhelmed with sur- prise and gratitude that she could find no words inwhich to respond. A vote of thanks wasalso given to S. J. Reynolds for voluntary work on the Community Hall. A goodly display of fresh and canned fruit, vegetables. clothing, etc., was made as a miscel- laneous shower for the.Children's Shel- ter. mt... -nr.-...........r.. *r.....4u..i... nun ....1..1.......4.-. Officers bf Barrie L.T.B. No. 337 for 1925, elected on Wednesday even- ing, are: . . v W.M.--Mrs. Pearl Burton. D.M.-Mrs. Elsie Burkhead. R . S . --Mrs . Ruby Anderton . F.S.-Mrs. Minnie Reynolds. Treas.--Mrs. Annie Lowe. _ Chap.-Mrs. Lavina Hart. -. D. of C.-Miss Hazel Peacock. Con.--Roy Jay; Comm.-James Case, Mrs. C. E. Partridge, Mrs. Amy Vair, Mrs. Alice Aikens. `I TI` (*1 1:1 n.....a.;..- A ..... LADY` Thus BLUES CHOOSE OFFICERS son ENSUING YEAR; Si . have found that E A mu-nut vnlinf n s'rRoui3 WOMEN'S INSTITUTE L.llb'll . 1,'r.--c. E. Partridge. .0.T.-Thos. Burton. Q-rganjst-Miss A. Buchanan. BATES-HAWMAN _.:..A. ......1.::.___ L__I_ requted to bring their gentiemen friends for a. social hour. MAIL AYOUR `CHRISTMAS PARCELS EARLY iink of Nova Scotia Paid-up Capital 3 10,000,000 Reserve - - 19,500,000 .'1'otal Assets - 210,000,000 ESTABLISHED 1332 soc. Hondnchol , Neunlgh ` SIZE Pains P|..E'l"ON'3` EUMATIC APSULES 31 Rl ALIR -w v-- tvtw t-- - vv T1 TTZ r T -I te~ction against theiiigrht pro - ler -g and when fire occurs the usual household hiding place may he enveloped in flames before your valuables can he saved. a The deed to your home, your honds, 1 jewelry and other valuables should he kept in a safe deposit box. Bank of Nova Scotia Safe Deposit Boxes are accessible only to your- self or your authorized represent- ative-- rentals are very reasonable. a Askithe manager of our local p hranch; ii-IE Avoid the re % E Bureau drawer is poor pro- tection aamst tl1e"nil\t mow- - and theft risk A. G. MacLELLAN Manager, ' Barrie. WU]! _d.l.I.l.l uuu LU l1l5l.'CU.lCIll.S III DUWlq Pour into Well greased mold and steam three hours. Serve with hard sauce flavored with 2 teaspoons liquid from maraschino cherries. well and add to ingredients in bowl. pl'\`l`I1` infn 11791` crv-on and v-nn'l:1 oust` Unslaked lime applied with a garden spray to the moldy cellar walls will freshen ,the atmosphere of the entire hnnqn ' 5E`6u'.Z'Fa C5116! house . Page Fifteen