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cCPRAAA 1A 9m 2 2 7 V V T With Many Thanks for the Kindness of Friends in the Past, and with «Best Wishes to All for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year May Every Happiness be Yours This Christmas and in the New . Year Sincere Wishes to all for a . Merry Christmas and Hapâ€" piness throughout the New Year® °_ ~A Merry Christmasâ€"and a ~ ~~HMappy New Year Mr. OStroeser said:â€""It was a hapoy Christmas, and I will always rememâ€" ber the true and deep friendship ‘Aat seemed to express itself, as the gatherâ€" ing clasped hands and sang, "Aul1 Lang Syne." 5 The Porcupine Christmas of 1909 was strictly a Golden City event, but just a few years after, South Porciiâ€" pine became the centre of celebration. For several vears, the most of the pinâ€" heers went "down below‘"‘ for Ohrlat- mas, but there were always many leift and it became the habit to gather at South Porcupine for Christmas Day. South Porcupine was always a a friendly, hospitable town and the observanice of Christmas in that town was something to be long remembered. ‘Many are the true stories of tinvy houses at South Porcupine that entertained from ten \to twelve guests at Christmas time. The people had the true spirit of Â¥nd showel that like Schumacher and South Poreupine, it had too the gifts to celebrate Chriatmas as it should be honoured.> ltwuldhonmmto Of course, to the oldâ€"timers of the New North the "first Christmas in the Porcupine" was in 1909. Earlier in that vear, the Dome, the McIntyre, vhe Hollinger, and other mining propertles had been staked and all over the area there was great prospecting work. Reâ€" calling those days of the "rush to Porcupine‘"‘ should leave no doubt in the minds of any as to who gave thrs great camp its birth and strength. It was the prospector. Toâ€"day the prosâ€" pector is almost the forgotten man. It is well at this Christmas time to reâ€" member that the Porcupine owes its life toâ€"day to the prospectorâ€"to men like George, Bannerman, Tom Geddes, Jack Wilson Harry Preston, . Bill Davidson. Hardrock Smith, Alex Giiâ€" lies, Benny Hollinger, Tom Middleton and a gallant company of other good men. When George Bannerman went. out and recorded some claims in Whit ney townshin, a regular ‘"rush" haa started into Porcupine. There were literally hundreds of people in the area, including not cnly prospectors but the scores of others necéssary to found a mining camp. Practically all of these left Porcupine to spena "Christmas at home‘" in many cases, and in other cases to spend the season in larger centres, for the prospectors came from all over the earth and coul:; not always "get home for Christmas." There were only about twentyâ€"five men left in Porcupine at Christinas, 19090. They had a very merry Christâ€" mas, despite the apparent chances against it. There was a store) at Porcuâ€" pine (Golden City) owned by Alex Stirling and Silas Gibson, with Dayâ€" ton Ostrosser as manager, and the ncspitality of that store was so widely known throughout the whole area that everybody who could not "‘get out for Christmas‘"‘ simply travelled to the store and. had a happy Christmas there. There was a turkey dinner, with most of the trimmings and the men ate end drank and smoked ind memorgble heppy time for all, Speakâ€" ing of this Christmas some years ago, here as late as 1909. For a century before 1909, missionaries of both the Roman Catholic and the Anglican churches were stationed in this terriâ€" tory. Rev. Father Paradis‘ travelled this part of the North for several years before gold mining started in this area. and every Christmas he conducted Christmas Mass in some part of shis Northern district. and a band of joutneyed fron Qttebec to Moose Puctory to aon- quer the Hudson Bay post there, immensity of that jJourney can not oe even imagined by the people Of this century, nceustomed as they are to swift trains, seroplunes that | travel hundreds of miles per Nou®, and the other methods of rapid modern trahsâ€" portation. Most of that epic jdurney was made by canoe Aand long portages, and it occupied months. Only the plongers of the far North who had ito travel by water and by land, with dog teams the swiftest mode of travel, tan conceive the hardships of the journey of, Sieur D‘Iberville and his fighting men. They succeeded in capturing Moose Factory and held it for some years. During that time bands of these men roved all through the North, visiting the Indian communities in the area. Particularly, tradition says, they called more than once at the Hudson Bay post at the present site of Barâ€" bed‘s Bay, and at another Hudson Bay post known now at Matachewan. As The Advance said some years ago in commenting on the visit of Sieu: and his gallant explorers to this area:â€""On many a Christmas, the woods and the lakes and the rockty slopes of this great North heard the songs and service of Christmas, and the Northern â€" lights flashed upon scenes truly glowing with the Christmas supirit as any of modeirn times or modern plazes." «Even to those who would confine Christmas observances in the Porcuâ€" pine to more modern time than those of the French explorers, it must hbe that still the first even of modern Christmas celebrations was not hel@¢ . _ But that is ont When was the first Christnias cei=â€" brated in the Porcupine? »Most people will answerâ€"in 1900 mote than 250 tradition that a Sieur Dftbervilte In 1912 Timmins came into the pic orange rind to wel beaten eggs; comâ€" MMNMtW mix well. Pour into shaliow well} greased pan 11 YULETIDE FERUIT BAaRS (Mrs. 8. T. B. and Mrs. J. C.) 1 cup four, aliâ€"purpose, 1 tsp. baking powder, !4 tsp. sa‘t. 1 eup light brown sugar, ‘4 cup meltecd shortening, 1 thsp. grated orange rinc, 2 eggs, 4 cups cranberries, 1% caps citron peel, cut fine. Sittflm measure, sift again ‘wil}: baking powder and salt; combine with doils, skates, toys, books: and other @valuable gifts, ‘Through the years the towh of Bchumacher has celebrated Christmas in the true spirit of hosp!â€" tality, kindness and goodwill. No man or woman or chili is a stranger in Schumacher at Christmas: From 1912 Timmins lias hnever failed to have a very special obâ€" servance of Christmas. In 1912 the population was possibly 500 with most of the people away for Christmas, and in the following years as the populiâ€" tion increased, the nuimber going away for Christmas increased, though the nuimber staving nere for the festival always increased. Just how the Christâ€" mas hospitality of this town worked is evidenced by the noted case of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Faithful. Their house was a small one, 22 feet by 25 feet over all, yet they entertained 20 guests one Christmgs in the early days, and every guest looks back upon that Christmas as cne of the most delightful ever enâ€" joyed. "Wasn‘t it a little crowded?" one of the guests was Asked yéars afterwards., "Sure, it was crowded," he answered, "crowded with fun, jollity, jov, with melody, music, huâ€" mor, and happiness!" A feature of the ‘ didâ€"time Christmes time in‘ Timmins was the Charity Turkey Stag conducâ€" ted by "Lap‘" Laprairie That was a double Christmas event. It was itself a joyful occasion, and the proceeds prevented a single family in Timmins or district from going without the fjoys of Christmas. Sometimes the event made so much money that it was posâ€" sible to send big hnampers of Christmas cheer as far away as Nellie Lake. . Stepladderâ€"If there is an old wornâ€" out rubber overshce around the house, cut out a few small rectangular piects to fit the bottoms of the stepladder legs and tack or glue a piece to . the bottom leg. It may prevent the ladder from slipping on a wet fioor. Rinse Wellâ€"The successful laundress pays particular attention to rinsing everything thoroughly. It gives colored elothes a bright, clear color, and helns make the white clothes "snow white.‘" Mashed â€" Potatoesâ€"Nutritive value will be atded to the mashed potatoes if the potatoes are boiled in their jeckets, the skins then removed and the potatoes mashed until fuffy. What is left over will make excellent potato Cutting Cheeseâ€"Before cutting rich cheese, dip the knife blade in bsiling water. By doing this the cheese can be cut into even thin slices without sticking to the knife. Blood Stainsâ€"If the finger is pricked while doing a piece of fine needlework and the article is stained with blood, a little ammonia will remove the mark. Baking Calkteâ€"=â€"The cake will be lighter if the batter is beaten longer before the baking powder is added. Begdt very little after adding the ba‘tâ€" ing powder. The Canaryâ€"The canary will not scatter seed over the floor if a chees>â€" cloth bag with an elastic at the top is pulled over the bottom of the cage, just covering the feed cups. ‘The Double Boilerâ€"The cooking can be quickened if sailt water is put in the outer bart of the double boiler. It will create a greater heat than if ordinary water is used. Placing Rugsâ€" Many accidents have occurred through a poorly â€" placed scatter rug. . Organfliesâ€"Gum arabic is excellent to use as a stiffening for delicate organâ€" dies and muslins. C The North Room â€" To make the Reading in Bedâ€"One should not read. when lying down unless propprd up sufficiently so that the page is held at right angles to the line of vision. The North Room â€" To make the room on the north side of the house more cheerful, paint it or paper it a daffodil yellow. Chilblains =â€" To prevent chilblains rub damp salt on the hands and feet. _ In more recent years, CGolden City, South .Porcupine, Schumacher and Timmins have cblebrated Christnas in more modern ways s well as in the gay oldâ€"fashioned friendly manners. There have been gay decorations and coloured lights in all these towns to show that these Northern â€"centres honour Christmas, observe Christm23, and make much of it. The Christmas carol singing here by the Cornish people hnas alWays been a special feaâ€" ture. Of ocurse, the churches all csleâ€" brate Christmas in special way, as in other blaces, but here it is the Christâ€" mas spirit of all the people that is the most notable and outstanding. | ~Cut in bars whils and 143 Commercial Ave. ts Phone 2120 _ . gmmmwmnma@mmmwwms@ d oi ol ols ie l oi ol C Cl l hull o «22 ocm Aces rw eC â€"a ® "op ... 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