, 1896-12-26

Jolly Skate Upon the River.
Man has been likened to the sturdy
oak. woman to the frail. clinging ivy;
but however true this comparison may
be. it is generally conceded tina wo-
man is the weaker vessel" The
strength and heroism of man have
been the theme of the poet and the
historian of all ages. Woman from the
earliest times has been noticed for her
tender-hearted weakness and her gen.
eral lack of bravery. which is %cOnspicu-
ously apparent at the sight of a mouse.
Mans prerogative is to rule. n all
his sons follow in his footsteps: wo,
follow meekly after.
When the country's honor is in peril
1t is the duty of the sturdy oak to sus-
tain the dignity of the nation, and the
frail ivy must wind its tendrils all the
closer around the sacred altar of home.
When misfortune with its deadly ak
comes and hews at the sturdy a the
fall is certain. n the crash with its
reverberating echoes is heard through
IL the land.
The paper announce that Mr.. Jones
or Mr.. Smith, in order to relieve him,
self of financial embarrassment. pur-
chased a revolver and put a little bull
let right through his little brain.
Henceforth Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Smith.
as the case may be, instead of grasping
a revolver, ignobly grasps the scrub
bling brush or the dashboard and SUD
ports the little children who have so
suddenly become fatherless. OF course,
no credit is due the woman for his:
she simply does it because her mind is
so narrow and her strength of charac-
ter so weak she sees nothing else to do.
Were she only brave and heroic she
might have followed the example of
her liege lord and left their orphans to
the charity of the cold world. But alas
woman will never be heroic. 1t is wo-
mans privilege to be patient under
all circumstances. We don't say that
she is. but she ought to be. because that
is her business. She ought to be able
to rock the cradle at all hours of the
day and night: but as that is mere foot,
work, the hands meanwhile should be
employed in making and mendine
clothes for the family. While engaged
in this pastime the mind, of course,
will be free to plan how to feed a bak>
er's dozen of hungry mouths.
Still, in spite of rocking the cradle.
splitting the kindling wood and a hum
dred and II other duties beneath the
notice of the genus homo, the world is
coming more and more to appreciate
the worth of woman. There is scarcely
any position but what a woman can
fill and what she is called to do she
does well. By the time this generation
OF girls arrive at the age of discretion
they will, no doubt, be called upon to
hold high offices of trust and emolu-
ment. Won't the weaker vessel have
d jolly tint in the good days coming?
The following tried receipts for maxi
ing candy will furnish innocent amuse,
ment for the young folks during the
holiday vacation:
Maple candy-Boil four cups maple
syrup until it cracks in water, and but
Ter size of an egg just before taking
from The fire. Pour in plates to hard
en-. If desired waXy do lot cook so
long.
Chocolate caramels--Two cups brown
sugar. one cup each of molasses, cho,
colate. grated fine, and boiling milk,
n tablespoonful flour. butter the size
OF a large English walnut: let boil slow
ly till it hardens in cold water, pour
in fiat pans to cool, and mark off while
warm.
French creams-Two cup granu,
lated sugar, one quarter teaspoon
cream of tartar, one cup cold water, let
Dol until it hairs, then turn in an
earthen dish and when slightly cool
stir until it creams. This is the foun,
dI,ion for all creams and can be COL
ored and made into any shape. For
chocolate drops, shave the chocolate
into a cup and put that into a vessel
containing hot water, then dip the pre-
pared cream into the melted chocolate
and drop on oiled paper.
49,
When people awoke yesterday morn
ing and looked out at the bright sun
sidney day they could scarcely realize
they lived in a OLD northern country.
The old adage, "a green Christmas
makes a full graveyard" seemed to
make little impression on the minds OF
our happy ones and young and old were
out enjoying the beautiful weather. |
NO great preparations had beer made /
for the public to celebrate but there |
were numerous dinner parties and lit
tie entertainments. The members OF
the gun club enjoyed the morning at
their grounds, young folks skated on
the river and university pond, others
took a spin on their wheels and a crowd
OF young men rode around town in the
tally-ho singing and making merry.
The trials and trfbulations of the past