•.1 aud for » short time ever) body was
happy iu joyland.
At the sound of the triangle the
scene was shifted to the beautifully
decorated dining room where were
four long tables ladeued with subs
tantial good food. Iu the center
of each could he seen a minature
Christmas tree, thus reflecting the
Christmas spirit. At each plate was
found a place card also a stick of can
dy a gift from Mrs. liearn, the child
ren’s friend, though miles away she
had not forgotten the children of
Wood Island nor had she forgotten
how they loved the sweets thus wfia
her gift of lov® beatowed.
Grace was said by Mr. Foisora.
All sat down to partake of the flue
1 ii': r prepared l>y our dear fellow
crixor Mr*. Gregory. Instead of
turkey, a portiou of Cicero and Cel*
lia, roasted to the finest brown, with
delicious gravy, washed potatoes,
turnips, salad and suet pudding,
gave satisfaction to all.
By request Miss Hines recited “Ole
Bull’s Christmas Story,” which call
ed forth a storm of applause and add
ed much to the pleasure of the occas
ion.
Thp guest* for the day were Mr.
and Mrs. Folsom, Mr. and Mrs. Wing
and Master Lawrence E. Wing.
At the Winch Dormitory the girls
had arranged an extra celebration
for themselves and the matrons. At
5.1.') the lamps were turned down, a
Christmas tree was lighted, and seat
ed ill groups around it, gifts were
distributed, barrels of shavings, boxes
of chips, hand made rugs, interwover
with love; songs were sung and after
a heart to heart talk the lights were
turned up, bringing each one back to
the tasks at hand.
At 7 o’clock W(‘ were called to
prayer ser\ ice, Jc»h 11 Lowell as loader.
At the conclusion, we listened to a
recordon the Yictrola “Somewhere
a Voice is Calling’1 by McCormack,
and we all felt this was a fitting clos
ing for the day, which had brought
good cheer and the true Christmas
spirit.
Cost to the Consumer of a Pound
Loaf of Bread
Since lot:} farmers have bepn re
ceiving for wheat a gradually in
creasing proportion of the price paid
hy the consumer for bread. The a
niount received hy the wheat grower
for his contribution to the average
pound has increased from less than
1-A cents per loaf in 191-'i to more than
:!• J cents early this year. The pro
portion to the whole price is shown
by the relative length of the black
columns of the chart.
The middle porhon of each column
shows what the miller received for
hie milling coete and profit. Thie has
been somewhat a variable factor, but
ienowat the minimum (6 percent).
In this 6 percent, however, is includ
ed the cost of the contasners (bags,
sacks, etc ) shown as dotted area
which bus increased very nearly in
proportion to the price of bread itself.
Hags now cost about 50 per cent more
than in 1913 and 1911.
The shaded propontion of the col
umn the expense of distributing the
flour, making it into bread and get
ting th" loaf to the consumer.
The chart shows that the farmer is
now receivings much larger share of
the final price for his product than in
the paBt, and that a considerable a
mount of “spread” has been taken
out of other expenses.