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2 r.,.,..p" " uey :..,.. J and VCTUALLER.,:, We carry the Best Meats ' ' ;! Sausages & Puddngs! '---...::.::,..::......! A. B. C. TAX. We Gve Protecton No Other rax Gves-NSURANCE. 24: Hour Servce Year n and Year Out. A. B. c. F. E. BEST, Prop. Telephones Drver ( uaranteed Rober, Courteous, Tactful. R. CLARKE. MEAT MARKET. Why not take advantage of our Saturday Offer- Wth Every Roast- One G.allon Potatoes FREE OF CHARGE. Phone THANK YOU wmlortbp j[flemortal. 'rhose who have a chershed memory to preserve can do so for all tme, wth a sutable Memoral Stone. Avod a shoddy appearance at your cemetery plot, see that your Memoral s the product of the master craftsmen. Better qualty marble only, We keep our reputaton by usng the better qualty stock and beautful sculptored carvngs. We have orgnal desgns, often found worthy of mtaton. See our photos and note the dfference. Your good taste wll gude you. We fnd pleasure n servng ntellgent and partcular customers who really care.. p, 0. Box,,._ THE :::.": :::Nt Joh ' NOd Sknner's Monumental Works, t ; t! T! ; t + ; ; O O O O O O O O O O O O O " e ::t O O C\ th., C O " O O O O O O O,.O O -. Phone 656.!! r. Your Grocery Order wll receve Personal Attenton and Prompt Delvery. WORRAl./S Grocery ,......_......, "' "',.,...,.,... : Peter Power,.,!: BARBER ':' THE OLD RELABBE.!! WSHES ALL HS PATRONS ; A VERY HAPPY CHRSTMAS l! AND A BRGHT NEW YEAR. 108 WATER STREET WEST. 2 Doors West Rckett's Drug Store. t ; + ;! ;..

3 ) lll,, ll., ' (,... NOW AS ALWAYS... MORE... FOR YOUR MONEY! AT Tp-Top July 28, 934 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Talors!stowed away on as dscovered, ef offcer and jobs durng the - - t a:_:_l * The Cream of Brtsh Fabrcs. ':' Hand-Cut and Talored to Your ndvdual Measurements. * Sklled Unon Workmanshp. ':' Remember-You always buy more Clothng Value for Less Money at TP-TOP. The Model Shop, ST. JOHN'S. Sole Dstrbutors for Newfoundland. Expert Rado Servce ALL MAKE RADOS. Gus Wnter Ltd., 248 WATER STREET. Phone 341. Establshed P. J. CAUL, Manager. trrtnga! A ' 'ery 1\lerry Chrstmas and a Prosperous New Year s the wsl1 of the frm of :FUNERAL HOE and FUNERAL SERVCE. CABNE'r AKEltS and UPHOLSTERERS. Phone 489 or 3298W. 38 NEW GOWER STREET, St. John's, Nfld. A. J. Tobn, Wholesale Frut and Vegetables. 260 NEW GOWER STREET. Phone See Our Bg Salel Prces are Reduced lowest n Town. WRST WATCHES from $2.50 up. POCKE'l' W A'rCHES from $1.00 up. lteducton on all SLVERWARE 20o/o. The European Watchmaker and Jeweler, 369 WATElt STREET, Opposte the Queen Theatre. GVES YOU THE BEST VALUE. Best Wshes for a very Happy Chrstmas and Prosperous New Year to all our frends. JOHN J. FEEHAN, DRUGGST. 58 Water Street West, St. Jolm's, Newfoundland.

4 Cty Fsh and Meat SHOP, Corner BARNES' and MLTARY ROADS ll - ' The Fve Square Shootng Grocers OF THE WEST END. Phone Phone 105 Corner of Bren and Hamlton Streets and Corner of Hamlton and Job Streets. Wsh all ther Customers and Frends a Happy Chrstmas and a Brght New Year. Phone FOR PROMPT SERVCE. For Goodness Sake be Partcular and use Gaden's Drnks. Men's Jppy Gaters! would make a very acceptable GFT. Hgh grade Jersey cloth, waterproof materal, S}Jecal Prce $3.50 len's One Buckle Gaters... $ Buckle Buckle Parker & Monroe, Ltd.

5 ) ll l,, " 1 /.. 14 OBS RVER'S WEEKL \' A SHORT STORY THE STRONGER URGE By E. V. LENNOX July 28, 1934,llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The sea called strongly to lttle Wlle Nothng daunted he slowed away on Perrn. t was somethng n hs blood, a west-bound lner, was dscovered, nherted from long dead ancestors brought before the chef offcer and who had penetrated nto the far corn- ordered to do menal jobs durng the ers of the earth before they tred of passage-wth the threat of offcal ther mstress and settled far nland, punshment at the other end. They where the furrows were more stable nearly broke hs heart. and the wnds were harnessed to the Strangely enough t wasn't the dsmll nstead of to bllowng sals. comforts that dsmayed hm, but the Generatons had passed snce the comforts. There was abot as much last Perrn came to port and vowed to danger on that s.hp as there was on fnd a more comfortable lvelhood than hs farm-perhaps less. And there was ocean wanderngs could provde. The a comfortable bunk, regular hours and breed had softened n the process of kndly people round about. prosperng, and Wlle seemed a wld and wayward lad. Oh yes, they were knd. After all, " want to be a salor," he always the story of hs romantc quest could sad when fond relatons murmured not fal to appeal to the seafarers, and those foolsh questons begnnng "And there was even the offer of a permanent what are you gong to do when you bllet nstead of the usual stowaway's grow up, lttle man?" punshment. They always laughed at the answer. Wlle refused. '''m gong back to Even the tradtons of salorng had mother and father," he announced. ded out of the famly, though Uncle 'The sea sn't what expected t was Harry had a memory of tales told by gong to be." hs grandfather of an older generaton He wrote a letter home to that effect stll that had gone a-pratng. when they docked at New York, and When Wlle left school they decded they were already makng preparatons he would be useful about the farm, and to kll the fatted calf when Wlle dsthough the lad tred to resst he was appeared, neatly and effcently. Adnot able to get hs own way at the venture had come to hm at last. For lme. n hs mnd was smmerng a "hazng" s not entrely a thng of the plan to run away to Lverpool, or to past, and some unscrupulous docksome other port, and fnd a frendly sder had earned a few dshonest dollars captan who would shp hm n some by "shanghang" the boy. capacty or other. t was one of the foulest and un- So he was off, when the sutable comfortable of tramps on whch he moment arose, leavng a lttle note woke up wth a splttng headache. The statng hs ntentons and asked hs offcers were the worst type of "bucko" relatons not to worry. Beng phleg- and the object of the voyage was none matc folk they ddn't, although the too savoury. That was why they kept boy's mother shed a few tears when away from cvlzed ports, and t was a her husband sad the lesson would do year before Wlle set foot on Englsh hm good. After all he had not gone sol agan. pennless, and nobody dd hm the n- Nnety-fve per cent. of the crew justce to regard hm as a fool. No deserted wthout watng for ther pay. doubt he would get hs trp and that Four per cent. of the remander conwould be the end of the matter. Fol- sttuted the offcers. Wlle made up lowng the return he would be only too the number. wllng to settle down as a prosperous '''m salng wth you," he told the farmer. astonshed mate. "Ths s the lfe for Wlle not only went to Lverpool me. But say, mster, you're a bt too but consderably farther afeld, not, soft wth some of the scallywag crew. however, wthout some dffculty. Even Wat untl get my tcket. 'm tough, rxoerenced. salors were fndng t dff- am! " cult to get a\ job and nobody wanted to And he was. He's skpper of that be saddled "rth a youth who had mor hell packet now and the terror of half Burroughs ELMNATES the needless MOTONS 111 FGURNG No Cphers to Wrte. No Extra Motons for subtracton. No Extra Strokes for Totals. No Waste strokes n Wrtng Amounts. No Guessng wrtten. at amounts No Waste Motons m correctons. Snce fgure work averages 30% cphers, almost one-thrd of the work s done on BURROUGHS wthout touchng a key. H. F. FANNNG Sales and Servce Representatve 220 Water St. 'Phone 2250 ST. JOHN'S. enthusasm than salorly ablty. the ports n the world. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfl MEN REPLYNG TO ADVERTSEMENTS PLEASE MENTON "OBSERVER'S WEEKLY."

6 july 28, 1934 OBSERVER'S WEEKLY 13 The Home Garden CAULFLOWER Caulflower s a bennal. T ermnatng the man stem s the edble head or curd composed of fleshy flower parts. Attached to the man stem at varous ntervals underneath the head are cabbage-lke leaves The taproot s usually njured n transplantng so that the large branchng root system s composed of many laterals and a network of smaller roots, extendng two-andone-half feet n depth and about two to two-and-one-half feet on all sdes of the plant.. Sol and Cultvaton- A rch, moderately deep, loamy mostre retentve sol s desred. The early crop s usually grown on rch sandy loam wth an abundance of organc matter. The late crop s produced on the above sandy loam and slt loams n preference to clay loams whch, however, produce satsfactory crops f well suppled wth organc matter. Muck sols are also used wth satsfacton. At transplantng tme to the feld and throughout the entre lfe of the plant n the feld an ample amount of sol mosture s requste for the requred steady contnuous growth. Consequently, a large amount of organc matter should be present n the sol as a waterholdng power. Organc matter also ads n loosenng up heavy sols and makng the sands more compact. Effcent dranage s very necessary. The organc matter should be well decayed before plantng so that late fall or real early sprng plowng s conducted to ad n savng the mosture n the sol. LATE CROP Producton of Young Plants - The seed s sown outdoors n a moderately rch, well plowed and harrowed seed bed wth a garden seed drll at the rate of about an ounce to four hundred or fve hundred feet of length of row. A real rch sol s lable to produce too rapd a growth. The plants are allowed to reman where the seed s sown untl transplanted nto the permament feld for the crop. Market Preparaton-The market demands a pure whte, sold, compact head showng no spreadng, rcey or leafy heads. The overmature head s characterzed by the parts of the head separatng from each other or spreadng. The rcey head s granular n appearance and lackng n compactness, caused by the lengthenng of the tny stalks bearng the flower buds. The badly spread head s of less market value than the rcey head. Small green leaves grow between the parts of the head, usually due to poor seed or unfavourable growng condtons. All sunlght must be excluded to obtan the whte head. When the head s small n sze the nner leaves curve over t and protect t from the sun. When the np..er leaves frst commence to lft themselves, thereby exposng the small head-about two to four nches n dameter-to vew when lookng down on the plant the outer leaves are brought over the head and ted wth strng, raffa or strong rubber bands. Durng the warm weather the heads may be sutable to harvest two to four days subsequent to tyng; whle cool weather may lengthen ths tme to one or two weeks. Harvestng must be conducted when the head s whte, compact, sold, showng no overmaturty ndcated by spreadng or rcness of the head. Do not sacrfce the correct stage of maturty and harvestng to secure sze. Medum szed, compact, whte heads possess more marketable merts than the large somewhat spreadng heads lackng the whte colour. The stem s cut to have eghteen to twenty leaves. The leav«"<: are cut so that they project one to oaeand-one-half nches above the head. These crcles of cut leaves protect the head from njury n the varous phases of shppng and marketng. Caulflower are best packed n one ter crates for shppng. r ' NEWFOUNDLAND HOTEL Owned by the people of Newfoundland. Over eghty Newfoundlanders permanently employed. 200 Rooms absolutely freproof. Amercan and European plan. Choce Wnes and Beers served wth meals. The very best of everythng at sensble prces. Hot and Cold water n every room. Over half the rooms wth prvate baths. Locaton--On the Car Lne. Plenty of parkng,space for cars. Favourably commented on by promnent people. Travellers say, "More for your money than any Hotel ths sde of the Atlantc." f there s anythng we can "do to make your stay a pleasant one, please gve us the pleasure of dong t. You can safely tell your frends, "t s my home whle am n St. John's." You wll lke our new moderate prced Restaurant. Wnes and Beers served from 8.30 a.m. to p.m. C}ocest : u._a-.-.t..-.c,_.()...,.u-a WHEN REPLYNG TO ADVERTSEMENTS PLEASE MENTON "OBSERVER'S WEEKLY." 1 J

7 3 he d w. )11,1 11 1, f Chrstmas Annual. ' l \,,, ne b=========================================================================================== en SS B. B. ENGLSH, Edtor. CHRSTMAS, Vol. 1. Prce: 10 Cents. w-================================================================================ by o QJ]e tory of QTqratmaa. Whle reflectng on Chrstmas, we are remnded - that the New Year of 1938 s not so very far away. ss "From God up above, from Heaven n love, The Lord of All Glory came down; He was God, yet an nfant n weakness He lay, He was God, but was God on a cradle of hay, He wore nether sgnet nor crown." -. HE Story of ChrE:tmas s the most wdely read e publshed story n the world to-day. The frst S Chrstmas found the shepherds standng r ound the manger-cradle n Bethlehem-for Alr ghty God had come near to manknd n the form of lttle Babe. : What a bundle of mysteres He was. Never before snce was so much compressed nto so small a mpass. There were many around the rude cradle. here was the Mother, the Blessed Vrgn Mary; ere was the toler, the fathful Joseph; there were e shepherds, the men from the open country. ater, we behold the Babe encrcled by Angels and se Men, sants and enemes. They were lookng r a Kng to slay ther foes and lft them hgh. The past s not recoverable. To-day we have, and to-morrow s just around the corner. As the phlosopher puts t: "To lve wsely, we must realze the necessty of sayng good-bye to what s gone rrecoverably. And at the same tme we must do everythng possble to keep alve n us all that s truly worth keepng alve, whle wastng no lfe energy n pnng for what s gone beyond recall." Strange thoughts somehow seem pecularly approprate at the begnnng of a new year. What, after all, s the begnnng? t s only the moment when the hands of the clock meet at the top of the clock face on the nght of each December 31st. n realty, every day begns a new year for every one of us. The Cl1rstmas Annual trusts that 1938 wll brng a full measure of success and prosperty to all our readers, advertsers and contrbutors. "He came. a lttle Baby thng That made a woman cry." On that frst Chrstmas, Chrst stepped out of a ook and became a Babe; out of a promse and ecame the fulflment; out of a long-standng prohecy and became an hstorcal character; out of an eal and became a glorous realty. The Chrst-chld attracted the world-both frends nd enemes appear. The kngdom of nature was here n a gudng star; the kngdom of knowledge as there n the presence of the wse men from the ast. The kngdom of worldlness was there n erod and hs court, and the kngdom of other orlds was there n the angels' presence, who sang her song, "Glory to God n the Hghest, on earth eace and good wll towards men." And so n the frst vew of Chrstmas, we look down nto the lowly manger, and we see a lttle Chld born f a woman, before whom we reverently bow. n m we behold a Savour Who came to l)e the nners' frend. He, the Kng of Kngs, and Lord of ords. Oh, come, let us adore Hm ths Chrstmas orn. The Sprt of Chrstmas means much to manknd he world over. t bespeaks frendlness n the brotherhood of man; lkewse t heralds forth peace an_d good-wll towards all men. t gves hope for ths world and the next. n ths sprt we extend to all our readers our best wshes for the Season and the sncere hope that throughout Newfoundland: and the world generally, there wll re-echo a desre for peace and contentment n the New Year whch wll shortly dawn! Jeare an Q5oo lllllll. (Contrbuted) 1-.1\ NLY a few more days and we shall have Chrst \.!11 mas wth ts message of Peace and Good Wll -a message that for a bref space effaces worldly cares and worldlness and leads us straght to the cold bleak Stable of Bethlehem to vson the Holy Mother bendng over the Dvne nfant n the manger, whle we seem to hear the Angels' song: "Glory to God on hgh, and on earth peace to men of. good wll!" Peace and good wll express the very sprt of Chrstmas; kndlness and charty to all, and, n practcng them, our own happness s assured. No one can be at peace who harbours btter thoughts or who wthholds help from the needy or sympathy from the sorrowful and a:ffcted. People may say they are poor themselves, they have nothng to gve; but kndly acts and knd words are often more valued than gfts n money or n ldnd. The lonely ones of the world have as much clam on our charty as have those who are desttute. To be forgotten at Chrstmas-not to have a frendly letter or a good wsh even restrcted to a card, or any lttle remembrance, s btter to the old and lonely. Ths may sound lke a lttle bt of sermonsng, but ts outcome s to wsh the readers of The Chrstmas Annual a Chrstmas of peace and good wll!

8 H "' THE CHRSTMAS ANNUAL ::: ::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::-::::::::::: ---:-::::::: : The :. Bells of Throgmorton.!: By DCKE-BUSCH... * tv.mr.m:w.;l!mr.m!!l>'j!mmoommr.***l!w.m!!!llw.mnm:r.:mw.w.:>:r.:llr.:;t;v.mr.:r.::;mv.m;:w.w.r.mm: ;:ms:;;:r.:;;m:r.:m;m;m;mw.w.r.:w.mm<.! ll PERSON'S thoughts, however they may stray,...('\. wll go, more or less, on what s uppermost n ther mnd." magne t was Charles Dckens who frst stated ths fact. My thoughts at the moment are of bells. Bells are uppermost n my mnd; they can be very nterestng to those who are nterested n them. All down through the ages bells have fascnated man; whether they be spelled Bells or Belles. Who s there amongst us who does not recall the school bell, and f we were not on tme when t rang t s known to have settled our destny for an afternoon. Agan, a bell outsde Newgate Prson has been known to have settled the destny of not a few people for ever. How many rhymes have been wrtten about bells, am unable to say; however, there s the lttle nursery rhyme of "Jngle bells, jngle bells, jngle all th<> day," and a very pretty one t s too. There are many others to whch shall refer as proceed. On a certan day, not so very long ago, had you been n my company you should have found yourself n London. Now, beleve t or not, there are three Londons that know of-london, Ontaro! London, England, and London the captal of the World. The latter s a very small cty-t s a cty wthn a cty, and covers a very small acreage. On certan occasons the Kng of England has to seek permsson from the Lord Mayor to enter wthn ts portals. Stuated n the cty s THROGMORTON Street. There are a number of streets whch are just as hstorcal-wth very very funny names n the vcnty, such as: "Pope's Head Alley," Turn Agan Lane; and what street would remnd one more of Chrstmas than "Puddng Lane." Here our magnaton begns to work, and f any boy or grl reads ths, can't they magne Tom Canty comng out of ''Offal Court"-off Puddng; Lane -on hs way to Whtehall. Tom, you wll remember, was Mark Twan's lttle hero n "The Prnce and the Pauper," and a very nce lttle prnce he was to be sure, despte the fact that he was very poor ndeed. Well, not far from Puddng Lane s London Brdge. You wll certanly remember how you played "London Brdge s fallng down, my far lady!" Well, London Brdge ddn't fall down, but the old London Brdge was taken down. t, at one tme, was about 170 feet farther down the Rver Thames than the present London Brdge, and although the present one was bult by Kng Wllam V, and has accordng to all the chldren of all the world, been fallng down ever snce then- t s stll there. Now, what more delghtful place for a man to become once agan a chld than n 1hs localty, especally f one hears the Bells of Throgmorton. What, and where are the Bells of Throgmorton stuated? you may ask. They are stuated n the tower of the Stock Exchange Buldng n the street of that name. t s a contnuaton of the Exchange establshed n Capal Court n t s not open to the publc; however. you would fnd a walk through Throgmorton Street, f t wasn't very foggy (whch t usually s n London), after four o'clock, of consderable nterest. f you should pass that way at 12 o'clock, noon, you would hear the bells as heard them, and very lovely bells they are. Now, when frst heard them just could not thnk from whence the beautful notes came floatng on the ar; the chmes were a delght to the ear, and the tune equally delghtful to hear: "Ye banks and braes o' bonny Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and far?" As lstened was agan n Bonny Scotland. Many years ago had crossed the "Doon" and the "Auld Brg o' Ayr," had been n the humble cottage of the poet who wrote what the soul of Scotsmen felt. A man besde me drew hs hand across hs eyes and smled-we spoke to each other-! could magne just how he felt about those bells. told hm was from Newfoundland; we shook each other's hand. Yes! thnk we understood each other.... you see we were both a long dstance from home. "sn't t bonny?" he sad, as the tune ded away-and he passed on hs way, swallowed up n the great crowds of a gj'eat cty. was stll dreamng of ''W::tllace and "Bonny Prnce Charle" when another tune came floatng on the ar. No mstakng ths tune, thought. "By Kllarney's lakes and dells, Wndng ways and rpplng rlls".... ever far Kllarney." And would you beleve-! once agan saw relandland of wtches and laughter, sants and fares-and brave men, who many years ago swung along the roads of Flanders, sngng, "t's a Long Way to Tpperary," and here was not so very far from Lecester Square. thought ; and some thoughts of other days were uppermost n my mnd when agan heard bells! Surely ths tune was famlar; dd t come from St. Mary's Le Bow, or was t from Westmnster? No matter! know the tune- "Land of hope and glory, Mother of the free! How can we extol thee. Who are born of thee?" and thought of all that England means as, "Borne on the wnds the bells, afar, Ther musc carne wth mellowed sound, Wthout a sngle note to mar The blssful pea<'e that fell around; Ths lfe a restful heave'n seemed, The whle lstened, pondered, dreamed." And what dreams! ah, gentle reader, not often does t come to the lot of every man from overseas, a generaton after he has played a very humble part n the!...

9 THE CHRSTMAS ANNUAL shapng of an Empre's destny, to dream of the glor-. ous years of laughter and tears, fun and tragedy, n ''Of:' the shadow of Manson House, and lsten to the Bells n Throgmorton. do not know whether or not lke bells. They remnd me of war and hosptals, of France and Belgum. But lke England-and lke the Bells n Throgmorton Street, and lke the Bells at Chrstmas tme-for at ths season "There doth not lve Any so poor but may gve; And so rch but may receve."., ; t The Old Chapel Bell. 1! 1 ; f ' ERHAPS t s not generally known that the t '.t bell now erected at Hoylestown, n the +' Parsh of Rev. Fr. F. J. Ryan, s the bell 1 that for many years summoned the fathful to 1 Mass, and rang for the Chrstmas summons to prayer n the days of the old chapel un d er t h e ; + t Bshoprcs of Flemng and Mullock. So far as ; we can learn, n those days the clergymen whose t! steps were famlar to the devout congregaton,! and whose cheerng voces and santly lves en- t: nobled the sprtual actons of ther parshoners,. n those days were some of them, Dean Cleary, Fr. Troy, Fr. McGrath, Fr. Forrstal (2), Fr. ' 1 Nugent, Fr. Conway and others. Those who are! t n the sxtes can well remember the Old Chapel, f T wth the Old Palace slghtly to the eastward.! ; The Star of the Sea Hall now stands on the ste! of the old church where so many devout Chrs- ;! tans worshpped n the early part of the last century. All, or nearly all, are now dead who f! attended there seventy or more years ago, and f ther souls have long snce gone to the Great J Beyond, whlst the heroc and energetc clergy + of prmtve St. John's, whose footsteps con- + secrated the ground n that localty have also f gone to ther reward. There are stll many over seventy years of age today who remember the :.; old ste and the sound of the church bell-the + bell that rung them to Mass and that pealed ; 1 forth n joy for the weddng of ther fathers or! f n doleful strans for ther obseques. t s now f at Hoylestown, and to our oldest nhabtants,,!: we presume, t would be lke golden musc to :. : lsten to ts peals on Chrstmas Day, and agan attend Mass at ts call as they dd so very many + years ago..f Hal to the Bell-the Old Chapel Bell- The Bell whch our fathers oft lst for;! On Sunday at morn, n the eve or at dawn, When to prayer or to Mass t would rng for.. Hal to the Bell- the Old Chapel Bell, t. So pure and so sweet n ts pealng;!. lt stll bears along to the fathful ts song f Of the Mass, or the prayers n the evenng. J Hal to the Bell-the Fathful Old Bell! That chmed when our fathers \\e re young n1en, + And our mothers-what cheer when from far and near, 1! MoRt sweet the. Adeste was sung then. j f!.... O " : MADDER. ARTHUR ENGLSH. "Blessed are the uses of adversty, Whch lke the toad, ugly and venomous Wears yet a prceless jewel n ts head." HE gfted author of the above-quoted lnes mght have of courage used other over words nmcal to sgnfy forces. th e trumph He mght have spoken of the gold whch s tred by fre or some other language mght have been nvoked n admraton of the superor qualty of hm or her who rses unbeaten from every tral, ready to take up agan the fght, but t s doubtful f be mght have as well expressed the dea of benefcence lurkng n a menacng form. am n admraton of a talent for resstance to despar, and applaud the one who can go down wth hs banner flauntng hs "Excelsor," and wth hs voce acclamng vctory even amd defeat. "Blessed are the uses of adversty," for t s by contendng we grow. Out of necessty comes nventon, and trbulaton s to the valant but the re-agent whch tests ther worth and reveals ther character. The poor frut falls for the frst frost, the worth-whle clngs to ts branches and agan feels the sun. When, Cousn, you asked me to wrte a few lnes for your Chrstmas Number, t was wth much msgvng consented, for thought bow useless now must be my rusty pen whch had long ago thrown away, to le amd the runs of my country. But when learned from you the story of your brave resstance to adversty and your refusal to admt defeat, whch lke an ogre met you on your chosen journalstc path, made up my mnd to at once wrte you. As lve very near the land t s qute natural, suppose, that should fnd there my nspraton, and so llladder suggests a theme to me. Madder, as you know, makes a very beautful colourng n the dyers' art, but t s not of ts rch red colour would speak; rather do take ts ablty to grow the more luxurantly when most suppressed. The cultvator of ths remarkable plant, knowng ts character as be does, takes advantage of ths to ncrease the value of hs harvest. When the plant s some heght above the ground the farmer bures t by heapng earth upon t, and be repeats ths operaton several tmes, each tme completely bdng the plant. The sturdy and determned plant converts the bured stems nto roots and these send up othe'\shoots and n tme the ground s matted wth the strong roots, and as these furnsh the useful part of the plant, the farmer gets a valuable crop by repeatng the pro CE'SS of buryng the branches. saw you takng up the taslr of publshng the "Bell sland Mner," a paper establshed by your father, and saw t floursh under your drecton and management, tll by a subtle and ungenerous act whch succeeded n dvertng a large volume of prntng busness from the "Mner" and poneer publshng house of Wabana to another plant. But the tang of prnter's nk once n the blood s dffcult to eradcate, but, harder stll s the task of the one who would suppress the mpulse to express hmself n wrtng when once the sprt sezes hm, and am pleased to see that though busy wth a totally new departure, you stll retan the famly nstnct for journalsm. The Rvera Hotel s beautfully kept and a delgh1 to all who vst there, and am pleased to see bow the new adversty-formed roots are succeedng. ''Blessed are the uses of adversty."

10 ::W.l!l:w.W.w.l;:m:l!w.:'.>.mmmmmm;***Hw.W:!mmmmml!ll!;mmmmw.mm, The Mdnght Mass. By DAN CARROLL. / m.. From lowly home and hall of luxury, ll :: By ev'ry street, from alley lane and square; THE CHRSTMAS ANNUAL.. A multtude s movng peacefully, n rev'rence towards the temple on the hll. m.:.. Glad Youth, rejocng n ts strength s there,-. And Age. wth hoary har, yet sturdy hearted stll. :: Serene the nght. llumed wth lght of stars m :: The snow-clad hlls look smlngly to heaven:.. The joyous bells, wth tongues of gladness flood The mdnght wth a musc sweetly gven. Far up the vale and farther out to sea w.. Sweet chme on chme, t floats n swellng melody. m We cross the threshold. Panel, column and arch, m ls Wth lght of thousand tapers gleam and glnt! ;t; A radant splendour floods the stately church m From many a glowng lamp of vared tnt. : The grand Hgh Altar's form magnfcent, Our vson thrlls wth lght and majesty... The wonder of the Mghty Mystery m The hour commemorates, our sprts feel;- m n awe and love we low n adoraton kneel. And youth and beauty, snner, sant and seer, "'..:: The cty's throbbng lfe s gathered now; '" m The joy-lt heart, the sad and troubled brow. ff All, all are kneelng hushed and slent here: And prayer-the gold, the frankncense, the myrrh, s Of contrte hearts-ascends unto the Throne,. As soareth now the fragrant ncense fung l1 W. From censers sweet before the altar swung; s m "0 God! Our Father, teach, oh teach Thy own m m Unworthy chldren e'er to love but Thee alone." m Where are They T-ngbt? 1tt1t HERE are they to-nght? We mean the departed ltltl loved ones of many past Chrstmasses. Durng the last decade hundreds have passed to the Great Beyond. n our magnaton we can pcture the joval, happy faces of many of our nearest relatves and frends as they sat by the Chrstmas fre, homely and happy. Stores of the Chrst-Chld were told and remnscences of the past recounted. Where are the frends whose forms were so famlar to us, especally n the ascent of the hll to prayers on many a bleak Chrstmas mornng? Who bused about the house? Who provded for Santa Claus' presents? Let us pcture our neghbourhoods n magnaton wth them agan-close our eyes and see ther famlar faces busyng over the day's work, or smokng the ppe of peace n the summer afternoons, whlst the chldren played near the doorsteps. They have all passed away, and the slent churchyard holds ther mortal remans-they have gone and ther places are flled by a new generaton, who n turn wll also pass away even as they were born. Oh! what a commentary on the nothngness of lfe and the prde and prejudce exstent durng t. All ts jealouses and bckerngs are slenced n the grave, yet the past s only a rehearsal of the present, and the present wll only be a rehearsal of the future. All the lessons we are taught, all the.sermons of good-wll to men, of Peace on Earth, are never learned, and the same old human falngs of humanty go on as usual. Next wll be our turn. Let us then endeavour to leave behnd us a record that our sons and daughters may be proud of. Let us be remembered wth a fond feelng, and let our lfe's work be an example to follow. We are but transent vstors to work out a salvaton whch, when the fnal breath s drawn wll procure for us all an entree to that promsed Heaven where Chrst forever dwells and Chrstmas s always. : And ha1 k! t swells agan, the song that rolled.. Above Judea's loftest mountan heght ll rl!lml!lll!l!ll!lml!lml!ll!w.w.w.w.w.!'w.w.l!lw.l!ll!ll!lml!!w.l!!w.w.w. And thrlled the lowly watchers on that nght f: olt:o::;et:rao:tttd W The Last Baggage. m W The Kng of Kngs was born; that sn-lost Earth ;; That day had known ts long expected Savour's brth. ff What may we take n our cold, dead hands m. ;; To the Great Whte Throne away?. And "Glory, glory, glory unto God What may we take to plead for us And Peace on earth to men," s rngng clear. ; ; n the lght of Judgment Day? ll Our souls are lfted by the mdnght song - The crumb of bread to a hungry waf -.. To heghts that lead us nearer and more near j The word of cheer to th e poor; To Hm, our nfant Savour fondly press'd, 'fhe heart of hope that we left behnd t... :: ::h\::: 1:: : :.. ::: ::: '.'::.:... -; T::.;!::::::: ". 1 cup chopped Dates egg 10 cups bolng water 4 tblsps. butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. bakng soda 20 cups flour 1 tsp. bakng powder Y- cup chopped Walnuts 1 tsp. vanlla. Method.-Sprnkle soda over dates, and add bolmg water. When cool add sugar, butter, egg, and other ngredents. Place n loaf tn and bake n a moderate oven about one hour. m We may take when we're called to go. But never a cent to the Throne of God, Though mllons we may clam, Never a cent to plead for us Save the pennes n Hs Name! The lttle words of kndness sad To heart that was burdened so- The flower we left n the wthered hand, Before we turned to go. For we never know n ths offng, frend, Just how wll fall the spray- We are only. sure that the thngs we gve Are the thngs we may take away. *mmmw.:l!llf.!!w.!ff;w.mw.mllff;w.mmmmmmmmm:,;mm.:; ::

11 When December Comes! v By CAPT. LEO C. MURPHY. m HERE s much n ths peaceful settlement, n whch these lnes are wrtten, to remnd us of the fact that the Chrstmas season s close at hand. The trees are already touch.ed wth the frst sgns of wnter. The sun s shnng, the waters of the Harbour are a deep blue and the waves washng n on the r.ocks from Maddox Cove are a slvery whte n contrast. The roads are hard, and the ar s bracng. There s a touch of frost everywhere, and t flashes ever so bravely. There s ce on the road, on the water under the bushes by the waysde; on the pools n the felds at the Goulds;. on the flakes and pasture-land; crunchng under footsteps, or drummng fantly under the horse's hoof. Everythng s touched wth the hand of Jack Frost, and the approach of the Kng of Wnter. There s a slence, too, whch seems to precede the Chrstmas gaety. A voce travels far and s mellowed by the dstance. The sounds whch come are no longer restraned by the folage of the trees, for the branches are bare. The barkng of the dogs as they run across the road.nto the Harbour s heard dstnctly. A grand clear moon comes out now early n the eve)nng; out of the gray dmness through the slvery half-lght, nto the gold of the dawn. To some, t must seem very, very lonely. Here, then, are the remnders that Chrstmas s not so far away; Chrstmas wth ts memores andrevvals of the past. A tme, when one can lve, before the fresde, these days over agan. But who can brng back the absent ones, even though the open grate burns brghtly, and the hearth s cheerful! THE CHRSTMAS ANNUAL YOUNG VSlTORS.. By all means let your boy and grl go vstng. Don't hestate for fear they wll be lonely. f they are and cry for home and mother, they wll soon get over t. And once they do ths, they are as proud as can be of ther ndependence. Whether t s camp o,. another place, to get away from the usual famlar lfe and fxed deas of comfort and famly tes s good. A day, a week or a montht doesn't matter- jolts the chld out of thnkng that he can be happy only wth the world runnng n one drecton. He learns ne(;essary adjustment to new thngs and new people. He learns ndependence, of the rght sort. And he learns to eat beans fxed another way, whch s often more than he wll do at home. SAVE STALE CRUl\BS. Bread that has become hard and stale can be ground nto crumbs, browned n the oven, and used for mprovng the flavour and appearance of many dshes. Store n an artght tn. l[*********** :; ff To the D,ng Year...../ / 1 The trees ar!ygttal!.nglsh. : Ther leaves have flown. They stand bereft all desolate and lone,!! n gref they lowly bend, :: They moan and sgh, k!! Leaves and flowers, the year tself, must de. l! The ferce gales wldly toss, n ruthless glee, ll W. Each spreadng branch, each stately tow'rng tree, ll * Anon the wnd s lulled, Then sad and low, n mystc whsp'rngs tells ts tale of woe. :: ;1: * l! :: Aye, woe! for death, grm death, w. ; ; To-nght draws near, To clam, wth cy hand, the old, old year, m,..:... m Above n heaven's arch,,.. "" The cold stars gleam,.. w... n mute farewell upon the tragc scene. ll.. * The seas beat 'ganst the rocks.. W'th thund'rous roar, :: Then chant a requem from shore to shore, The rugged hlls send back, The echoes clear, And troubled nature mourns the dyng year. ;,; 'T!T.shmdtnght h.our; and now ll! w "' e rugg 1 e s o er, m 1j He's passed away to far oblvon's shore, ':!! Unwept, unsung, perchance There's no regret-, The old year's sun has now forever set. W. * :..,.:', : "'"'"' look o '" :..:. l.w.' Behold wth joy "' The crmson glow o'erspreadng sea and sky... 1j See, see, the sun s up, W, All brght and clear, Ten thousand welcomes to the glad New Year. -***!l!**ll '1'01\ATO RELSH. One pnt rpe tomatoes (about two and one-half pounds as purchased), one-half cup chopped onon, one cup chopped celery, three tablespoons chopped green pepper, sx tablespoons granuated sugar, two teaspoons salt, one tablespoon mustard, one-half cup whte vnegar. Peel tomatoes before choppng. After dranng, add all other ngredents. Str untl mxture s thoroughly combned. Pour nto sterlzed contaners and cover tghtly. No cookng s necessary. Sl\ALLEST BOOK 1\.ADE. What s clamed to be the smallest book n the world has been wrtten by a war veteran sufferng from shell shock at Munch, Germany. t s half the sze of an ordnary postage stamp, three-quarters of an nch thck and contans 96 pages. The tny volume has 10,989 letters, each one-ffteenth of an nch n heght.

12 (f St. Bonaventure's College. THE CHR STMAS ANNUAL By L.E.F.E. HE followng s an extract from the Pastoral Letter read on the occason of the nstallaton of Hs Grace Archbshop Howley, on June 23rd, _ Whch leavened the yeara of a workaday world, Whose banner of Mammon s ever unfurled." Ad l\lultos A nnos. ant Bonaventure's. Ave atc{utl ' 'ale. 1905: A Good Story. "Durng the Epscopates of Rght. Rev. Bshops Lambert. Scallon and Flemng the Church advanced rapdly n all ts branches, partcularly n that whch s second only to Relgon tself-chrstan Educaton. n the year 1833 Bshop Flemng found hmself n a poston to add one more crownng work to the glores of hs Epscopate, by the ntroducton of the Nuns of the Presentaton Order. n 1841 he lad the foundaton of the noble Cathedral; n 1842 he ntroduced the Ssters of Mercy. Thus we see marchng wth equal pace the materal buldng and moral edfces of the Church. u1847, feelng hs energes fast succumbng to hs many tols and labours, he appled for a coadjutor. Hs prayer was acceded to, and n 1848 Rght Rev. Bshop Mullock, O.S.F., arrved n St. John's." The santly Bshop Flemng ded on the 14th of July, Ths s the feast of St. Bonaventure, scholar and educator. To complete the work of hs llustrous predecessor, Bshop Mullock conceved the dea of addng one more beneft for the youth of St. John's and of Newfoundland. A Catholc college for boys was opened n 1856; t was named Sant Bonaventure's, truly a fttng memoral n perpetuty to the lfe work and n partcular to the holy death of Newfoundland's greatest worker n the cause of relgon and educaton. Sant Bonaventure's College has well fulflled ts msson. Wthn ts classrooms leaders of Church and State have receved the foundatons of character, mental, moral and physcal. A few years ago the rsh Chrstan Brothers celebrated ther Golden Jublee n Newfoundland. n all that tme ther record at the College has been one of servce, fathful and unselfsh, frutful n result and wdespread n nfluence. Wth proper regard for all the developments that assst n the tranng of mmature mnds, they have ever gven frst attenton to the basc Chrstan elements of educaton, man's nature, destny, and relatons to God. Ths practcal dea wll survve all accdental change, for as one great authorty has defned t: ''True educaton s that form of socal actvty whereby under proper drecton and by use of adequate means, the physcal, mental and moral powers of the ndvdual are so developed as to prepare hm for the accomplshment of hs lfe work here and for the attanment of hs eternal destny." "What musc can waft us to boyhood's brght hours, And set the heart beatng wth young blood agan? 'Ts sght or 'ts sound we used to obtan Where frst we wooed wsdom n scholarly bowers. And lke the aroma made pungent by showers, Whch slept n the bud 'tll awakened by ran, Such sght or such sound doea not qucken n van But calls up wthn us fresh youth-gven powers. So bearng the dng of our old College bell, Wakes echoes far down n the vale of tbe past, 'Tll once aj:an n brght fancy we dwell WherP sorrows were fl eetng and joys were a massed, Havng bought a large quantty of soft and hard coal for two years from a coal merchant of ths town -the propretor of ths Annual called on hm to solct an 'ad." The Manager stood for qute a whle and engaged us n about on hour's conversaton durng whch he explaned that hs expenses were very hgh, and to get the proft back he would have to sell a large quantty of coal, and that he had gven an "ad." that day to a programme whch he knew would never brng returns--however, f we would call agan, seeng that we were customers of hs, he would consder the matter and perhaps gve us one, addng n the meantme that f he had to gve every customer au advertsement he would have very lttle proft. We agan called however, and the Manager engaged us n another hour's talk-ths tme he put the embarrassng queston: "f we knew what rent he was payng?" Beng n a hurry we made a rough estmate, whch proved to be about three hundred dollars under the correct amount. He then pencled all hs overhead expenses and went nto much detal- and after wastng another hour of our valuable tme-asked us f we would call agan; he mght consder the matter but he thought he could not afford t. No one asked hm whether he could or not, or cared ether. But- we dd not "call agan" and wll try to exst wthout the munfcent sum of $2.50. ;::.::: : :.:: :: :: :: : :.:: : :+:: :: : : :: :: :: :: : : :: :: :: : : : : ::.:: : : : :.:: : : : : :: : : :: : : :: :: ::.:: :: ::+: 1!l God Save All Here.! "GO MBEANNUGHE DA ANNSO." There's a prayer nvoked alone n dear old Erll 's land : 'Ta uttered on the threshold-stone Wth smles and claspng hand; And oft, perchance, 'ts murmured low Wth sgh and fallng tear, Tbe grandest greetng man may know The prayer, "God save all here!" 't n other lands they know not well How prceless s the lore That hedges wth a sacred spell Old Ern's cabn door. * To those t s no empty sound Who thnk, oft wth a tear, Of long-loved memores wreathng round The prayer, "God save all here!" Lve on, 0 prayer, n reland stll To bless each threshold true, The echoes of her home to fll Wth fervour ever new; And, guardng wth ts holy spell The soul and conscence clear, Be graven on each heart full well The prayer, "God save all here!" Thomas Davs Morrsroe, n "The rsh Catholc."

13 THE CHRlSTMAS ANNUAL *. *".t.t HALF=MAST HGH. By MARA.. <! -'><!><!.!.!' 1J THOUGHT myself the unlucke3t beggar alve when found that was snowed n on a Chrstmas Eve afternoon, durng the early days of prohbton, n one of the drest of our sea-grt vllages, wth not the slghtest chance of reachng St. John's tll after Chrstmas Day. A gloomy prospect, surely, stared me n the face as got off the tran to stretch my cramped lmbs. t was gettng dusk, and snowng heavly wth a grm north-easter. thought of my comfortable home fre-sde, the dsappontment of my famly at my absence from the morrow's festve board. was feelng blue, mserably cold, nearly run out of cgarettes, and had not a drop to drnk. Well, my brother lved here n the capacty of Custom House offcer. Hs home was not far from the staton, so started off to spend the nght there, and make the best of t; at least would be gvng hm a pleasant surprse. As walked close by the land-wash, notced on the other sde of the very wde harbour, a boat beatng up aganst the wnd. stood watchng for some tme, and notced that-as f thngs were not dsmal enough-her flag was at half-mast. "There s bad news awatng some-one here," remarked to a man passng along. "That boat don't belong here, mster," he answered. "She's a stranger put n from the storm. Must have somebody dead on board." walked on, glancng now and agan at that omnous flag, whch seemed to have a sort of fascnaton for me. On arrvng at my brother's was sorry to fnd that he was sufferng from effects of a cold. "You should take somethng hot and go to bed," advsed; "have you any sprts n the house?" Hs answer dd not surprse me, as knew hm to be a total abstaner, but answered: "Chrstmas Eve, and nothng to make t merry; what knd of people are you at all?" "We'll make you merry enough wthout t," he repled. "'m sorry, Jm, we have none to offer you," sad hs wfe. " always tell Tom that he should keep a lttle n the house n case of necessty. 'm sure you'd need a drop to warm you up after your cold journey." "Yes," answered, " just should need a drop to fx me up, and so would Tom, to drve that cold away. suppose you wouldn't get a glass here for love or money." "That's about t, Jm," answered my brother. " don't beleve there s a spoonful n the place." "Dad," sad Tom's eldest boy, "there's a boat come n wth her flag half-mast." "Whose boat?" nqured hs father. "Dunno," repled the boy, "she does not belong to our harbour; she's a stranger." Tom rased up from the lounge where he'd been lyng. "That's work for me," he sad. '''ve got to get on board of her." "Tom, you cannot go out n such weather as ths," protested hs wfe. " 'Twould gve you your death." "What do you suspect," asked; "contraband?" "Goodness knows," he answered; "but 've got to go. 'm not qute sck enough to shrk my duty." "You look sck enough, Tom," told hm, "and there s a howlng north-easter up that would go to the marrow of your bones. You'd run a great rsk f you crossed that harbour to-nght." He seemed determned on gong, however, much to the dstress of hs wfe, who asked me to try and preval on hm to wat tll to-morrow; whch, after much argument on the matter, he consented to do. After supper, as the wnd had fallen a bt and the snow had ceased comng, sad 'd go out and take a look around. Somethng seemed to draw me to where could agan see that half-mast flag. wondered why Tom was so anxous to board the boat that nght. A sudden thought struck me. We were very much alke, Tom and ; same heght and buld. returned to the house, opened the door noselessly, and took Tom's unform cap, whch had seen hangng n the hall, and put my own n ts place. As neared the water's edge saw a couple of men, apparently ready to row me across. "Gong out to the strange boat, sr?" one of them asked. "Yes," answered, sprngng nto the dory. could planly see that they took me for Tom. was thankful for the darkness as t helped me out n my scheme. The vessel was anchored n shoal water, and well laden, so had no dffculty n clmbng qn board. "Good nght, skpper," sad, addressng the only man vsble. "Good nght, offcer," he answered n a low, sorrowful voce. " see you've trouble on board. Someone dead?" remarked, noddng n the flag's drecton. "Yes," he repled, "poor fellow; God be good to hm ths nght!" "Amen," responded. "t's a sorry freght to be takng along on Chrstmas Eve," he went on, "and 'm glad the storm s delayng us so as not to reach hs home on Chrstmas Day." "What happened to hm?" asked. "Got wrong treatment, offcer. He was just a lttle bt off colour when he got takng medcne some doctor gave hm and that's what put hm there where

14 THE CHRlSTlVAS ANNUAL he s now," pontng to an object n a corner of the deck whch had not notced before, and whch looked lke a roughly-made coffn. "That's hard," answered. "What was the doctor's name?" "Begor, you have me now, offcer; never heard hs name." "Would you mnd lettng me have a look at hm?" asked, wavng my hand n the dead man's drecton. He hestated a trfle before answerng: " would not uncover hm for worlds, sr; he s dead four days." "Where s the rest of the crew?" "They're below," he repled; "they won't reman on deck when there's nothng dong. They've a knd of superstton that whle the body remans over ground the sprt hangs around t." "Do you beleve ths?" asked. " do," he sad, "but 'm not afrad of anythng, lvng or dead." "'m wth you there," sad. "'m not afrad of anythng, and would not feel a bt scared to look upon the dead face of that poor fellow yonder." "Well, offcer, would lke to gratfy you, but t's not easy. The cover s naled down strong and tght, and he s wrapped n a large canvas sal." "He s carryng t off well," thought. looked hm straght n the face and sad: "Look here, skpper, 'll turn my back and shut my eyes, 'll see nothng, and 'll gve you my solemn promse to be mum as any dummy whle you get me a bottle of the sprt that's hangng around that poor corpse. Now be quck; 'm n a hurry. Do everythng wth as lttle nose as possble. don't want the fellows who rowed me over to know anythng. Let t be a bottle of old Scotch, f you have t. 'll pay you for t." He stared at me awhle n amazement before he spoke. "Well, you are a cute one," he sad. " suppose t's all up wth me; 'm only a poor fellow tryng to make an honest dollar, and you can't keep your mouth shut. You're a sworn offcer." '''m no offcer," answered. "'m only wearng hs cap. You don't know me, nor you; don't know nor care where you hal from, nor where you are bound for. don't even know the name of your boat, nor don't want to. Get me the bottle quck; what's the prce?" as dved for my pocket book. "Begor, sr, won't take a cent. You're a real gentleman. Have the bottle and welcome; two, f you lke." "One s enough," sad. kept my word; shut my eyes and turned my back, but as dd not stop my ears heard a sound as f a nal was beng drawn out of wood, and the next moment a bottle of old Scotch was placed n my hands. gave hm one bt of advce; t was ths: "Get off wth your corpse as early as possble n the mornng. The real offcer s sck and cannot come to-nght, but he may be alrght to-morrow. Happy Chrstmas to you!" "Same to you, offcer," he answered. So dd not have a dry Chrtsmas after all; and actually persuaded Tom to swallow a hot dose to cure hs cold. The shp wth the dead man on board was not n the harbour next mornng. never told where got the whskey, and Tom never knew that hs offcal cap had been on board that shp, wth her flag half-mast hgh. : 1 Purty Prde,: Product.' Square Lunch Bscut '. TEST T! Have you a good supply of- Snow Flake cng Sugar? :,./ The Purty Factores, Ltd., Newfoundland's Foremost Manufacturers of. Bscuts and Candes. John Clouston DUCKWORTH STREET. The Store for Value n STOVES, RANGES, GRATES and TLES, TNWARE and COOKNG UTENSLS. Phones P. 0. Box E5166. F AC'l'S WOR'l'H NO'l'NH. F'rst Mass n Roman Catholc Cathedral, St. John's, 1850, sad by Bshop Flemng. Bshop O'Donnell, frst Roman Catholc Bshop of Newfoundland, ded n Waterford, Ttanc dsaster, Largest passenger shp afloat, was wrecked by an ceberg, and owng to nadequate means of takng passengers off, 1,500 people went down. '

15 '# WE SPECAUZE N AJL LOCAL PRODUC'fS Fresh and Pckled FSH. M. ' orr1ssey s Grocery, 168 WATER STREET WEST. Phone 441. Wshng all our Patrons and Customers J. J. HEALEY fj*al ' GROCER Corner Hutchng and Water Streets. Phone rjj and a Brght New Year. CLARK'S (Blue Rbbon) BREAD. "BEST BREAD N THE COUNTRY"- That's what our Customers say. A. J. Kavanagh, BREWERY. Busness goes where t s nvted, And stays where t s well treated. WE SPECALZE n 100 per cent.whole Wheat Bread. 18 WATER STREET WEST. 4 Cabot Street, Phone 509. Phone 2452W.

16 .'lj!l!jt[lt!lt[!l!j!l!l!l!j.!;[!l!l!l!j.!;[!l!lll[llljl)(f.!;[l!j!l!j!l!j.!;[l!j!l![!l!jl!f!!!!lj!l!jllj!l!jllj!!!j!l!jllj!l!jllj!l!j!l!jt!!!!lj!![!l!j!l!j1" ( Arrved. ; ll!. 1!!. ll!. Another Shpment of Those Beautful Slk Bed 1 amps at $1.50 each. ; Nfld. Lght & Power Co., LMTED. ll!. )( >.t Phone 239. )( 15llr'!lllnllrllllll:lfflltlll,Jlfflffllfllllfflffllfllllfflfflfflfflffllllllllllllllllllllllll ; <l!lllll!!ll!j!l!l!l!l!l!l!!j!lll!lll!j!l!lll!j!l!l!!l!l!l!l!lllj.l!fllj.lll!jl!jlljllj!l!llllllll!f!l!ll!j!l!jllj!!ll!l!l!l!l!l!l!l!l!l!!l!l!l!l!jlt, >'ll!l!ll!!l!l!lll!ll!!l!l!l!!ll!!l!l!l!!ll!!ll!!ll!!ll!!l'l!jl!j!l!l!l!j!l!j!l!ll!j.!!ll!!l!l!l!!l!l!jl!!l!l!ll!f!l!l:l.!lt!!!!ll!l!l!l!lll!jllj!l!l!l!jl!!l;'t ll ( J M B H REWA... rown, a - c t St Ltd. 1 cwss ROAns. o-opera 1ve ores,., l1 ; Groceres, Frut, )( 42 WATER STREET, Confectonery, Etc. Phones LNTROSE TERRACE, 1 Phone 1247.! ; sole AOEN'r FOR 1 The Famous WAVERLEY and ; MAPLE LEAF TEAS. : We carry a Full Range of ll )( : - )( Hgh Class l)()(j BRANCH s'rones: 1)(; Grocer les, Fru1 ts, Etc. "' Water Street West and St. Clare Avenue. t 1 ll : SEtVCE AND SA'fSF ACTON. : : ' : A Share of Your Patronage would be apprecated. "' Phones 104: "' l1 ;. ( llllllmfll llllllc1jjll[jj[[jj[llf[jlj[jj[j1j1j11lfllllfjjl[jj[j1j1jl('ftl

17 r.:,,.;._!;,. --:,_k-, :J" *-e..:.:--:--t-: -:, ;kcl,-:.,- : * t... ('.... r - ::. -. r..:- ) ,,, -!.. :-!- -!-.-,,?f _f, l ;!. *.. 11.orey's s Good Coal. --1" Telephone: 'f :r * Makng Hooked Rugs s a Pleasant and Proftable Pastme. See "Coronaton" desgn to commemorate the crownng or our Kng and Queen.. Border Shamrock, Thstle and nose, wth Crown n centr e. Maked a very lovely Hug. Als<», other Ne11 l'ntterns ut hotlt Stores. STEWART'S 3.'7 WA'J'EH S'J'REE'l',!. G.P.O. AND The West End Bazaar,,)1 WA'l'EU S'l'HEE'' WES'f....,.....e...,., r :*)k,! >:E ";l,;'*-!- :))<.,;".,:....,.;5 'l'he DEAL r Chrstmas Gft., 1 FOR 1 fhe HOllE.. OFFCE: QUEEN STREET. A New 1938 ;, * /. > ): ' '. d" '*f -, Ph leo Rado r-""""' '* +* t WTH AUTOJ!U.TC 'UNNG. - NEWFOUNDLAND'S FNEST BEERS, One glance and you spot your fayorte tato1_1s..... "!: " One moton and Phlco Automatc Tunmg brmgs +-,: '.' ; them n perfectly... Overseas recepton such as * lndl a Pale Ale :, only the Phlco Foregn Tunng System can gve. )l.' An added feature s the nclned $90 00 ) Control Panel for tunng wth 1f 1*,, ' ase an grace, sttng or stand-.' Sold at Board of Lquor Control Stores, mg. Pnced from,, - LcensedR::: ::! ;;e.:ee::oundand. The Royal Stores, lmted, : t Moose Pale Ale - sole Dstrbutors. ':.1 _.: :.. Sold at all Refreshment Stores throughout the sland. t RANDAL V RRAN,.: * SOLE St. John's Brewers and Bottlers - The Newfoundland Brewery, LMTED. L.p::::_-.:=:1 AGENT for LOYD'S PRODUCTS. MOTORSTS, use LOYD'S GRAPHTED MOTOR OL. ''The Three Thousand Mle Ol" Ask your Grocer for Loyd's As loyd's Groceres are Cheapest.... _. '

18 George Martn BARBER 14 Water Street West Opposte Royal Bank of Canada, WES'l' END. Respectfully Solcts Your Patronage. Here's a Way to Wnter Profts! SELL GENUNE MONARCH BATTERES. Zero temperatures, cold starts, more after-dark drvng wth lghts, electrcal heaters and defrosters- Wnter s the season when motorsts MUST have good batteres. t's a proft season for you f you sell GENUNE JONARCH BA'l"l'ERES. Call n at the Cl'fY SERVCE STATON and have them nstall one ot these batteres whch can alone gve you the Servce you requre. The Davs Restaurant, Wshes ts many patrons and frends A Happy Chrstmas and A Brght and Prosperous New Year. 10 WATER STREET WEST. Nfld. Plumbng & Heatng Store Phone HOUR SERVCE NO JOB TOO LARGE OR S}L\LL. Estmates Freely Gven. Call, Wrte or Telephone. Newfoundland Plumbng & Heatng Store V. J. BURTON, Prop. Buclmnau Street. (Next door J. G. Crawford) For Bg Values where Savngs begn. Please call at Bannkn's Dry Goods Store, Water Street West, where Army and Navy Underwear for }fen; Lades and Chldren's Un derwear, Coats aml Dresses, Hats; all colours and varetes of Jlotor Rngs; Woolen and Cotton BJankets; Pound Remnants; numerous assortments and colours of Sport Sweaters for Lades, Men, Boys and Grls are on dsplay. Your patronage would he a})precated. BANNKN'S DRY GOODS STORE Water Street We. t Next door to the Horwood Lumber Co. Square Tax For Servce and Satsfacton Rng Square Tax P.LEWS S. RED R. S. PERCEY 1. Burftt THE QUALTY DRUG STORE Prescrptons Carefully Flled. 204 NEW GOWER STREET, St. John's, Newfoundland. Phone S, J. HANNAFORD, 375 WATER STREET WEST. Frut and Candy ALWAYS ON HAND.