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again, startling the bird's in the empty rides in which the very tree; seemed to stand in tense siwplica- tion, imploring the nlercllec, brassy havens for ruin. The shriek! also started an umisy Jeremiah, unc- tuous and edmatcd, who waddled up milrmurmg, "Yes, miss! Certainly, puss! coming, miss! I urive, miss!"

“Jeremiah, why don't you feed tllesc pigs? The babies are starv- mg."

“Ycs. nrss. it i; n great tribula- tion that the moisture does not descend. The excessive heat anni- hilates all- vegetation and conse- quently there is lack of verdure for my pig. N0 vcrdure, miss.‘

“Give Lhe mother bran mash every day until the rains come," thundered Nora.

"Yes, mix. Bran mash. miss: My finances arc depleted misc. Ex- treme depletion, mix."

"Anyway," stormed Linda. “you can't lot, the poor- little wre-tche; starve for all your old depleted im- antes."

“No. miss! Yes. mus! Can you suggest an expedient, miss?" replied the ever-patient Jeremiah.

After much furious lecturing on the part. of the girls and meek argument from Jeremiah. he prom- ised to feed the mother once n day and the girls went home still dis- cussing the plight of the pigs. They finally decided to buy one of the piglets. The mother would probably manage the other two and by dint of frequent bullying Jeremiah could be nlade to feed her more or less regularly. They returned to the clearing armcd with half l crown. the lone inhabitant of their Joint purse, and. after- much weari- some barter, the smallest and weak- est irig-iy was obtained from Jere- miah for that sum. so minute wg; it that when food was placcd in a biscuit tin. nine inches long by four wide. plgltt climbed in, ate happily of the milk and broad and than went to 5168p on the remainderl

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Lind; tho

muwllfedwithtbooththni- mnlnmomrngmcnningbytba vlrdonbombutnluncbtimotbe girlutookharomodllplnhol scraps. fltheywen Mo, ;hrill scrcnmlrvlt nirilllyquedl- ingforlunchfllelnlrkodthhm- ilyuidtbogirhnnhedtotlaeny There stood Bolly, neat 1min feet mfllbbtlllmfiinghglwber

All WI volt-in; m4 ltfention milk Jmky, the monkey, terribly ifllous. ;nd h; dnnoed up and dow-natthelengtholhhcblin, l-uftv white eye-burn up md bnown eye; bridlt with temper, muttering curse; on “that hyltorl- "lshfi-Pilwithborflredundhfil’ aifoctatiorls. Walt. until I compo l8BiI1—I'll curl her mu" But th; family were too wlkhful and Ju- lly too forgetful cud ;o Bnlly’; till remained just n; curly and no cur- lier thm any well brought up young P18’! till ought to b0.

the girl; wen hen/a to bodrding school and dx month; later, arriv- 1m home for the Ohrimna; holi- dm. they fled to the nty to ac; "darling Sully." Dlllin‘ Qglly mg- the!" nquuled no: granted nor rose to meet them. Duiing sou-y lgy m the strwwlilo;;loek;lug,buc\ ;lirgthc;ln0f;young*;__ tnmua, with thirf-odl bdby fluga, pushinc. mowing and sucking with the dellclou; greed qt able; g1 mg world aver. The girl; atdnd ngbut 11111111111133. "BI-fly! Oh. Bally!" and then huwed each other with joy It the sllht of the bdriol. “Amrft the: adorable? I wondor l! m; will b; uclevvru8cliyandiftheywill lctushavleittobringupforour own mmP-Johmnomrrg am.

“Christmas Man” Name Given to Kri; Kringle

SANTA OLAUS doc! n01; vhit the

children of Lithuania on Ghrht- ml; eve l; ho dou the children in i311! 001K137. but. then u; all kind; of Christan; celebration; in which they have a. part, and many good thing to eat. In Germany and Norway old Krl; Kringle hick; lift; for the children in many out. of the w;y plnoea. and Chriatrnl; day i; spent chiefly in hunting for them. In Holland Sdlnt Nicholn; difivcnscd Chriltmll cheer", m when the Hollander; come to ml; #01111"! hi; mme wt; changed w Suit; Chm. In Sweden Suit; Cl;u; l; much lib; h, l; in Amgflgg but he doe; not. com; down m; chimney. but in the night he come; into the room where the Christmas tree l; and leave; gm; {m- ;11_ m. name i; not 8am; Cl;u;. however. for ho l; oflbd “Th; f?" tml; Mm."

Make Chriltna; Burden B; Unhappy Root of Year

Doll Faces Changed

Chriltml; dolls hive 870W" more intelligent. This ha; been ac- complllhed by the employment of nrillodmrlpwrswvulwefiblrll“ u!» into doll hoes. nurins the wt dead. the expression on Aunt-icon dolh hll changed from ; nupid atom t0 In intelligent face bubbling with life.

Wreaths, Garlands Gay Shout “Merry Christmas!”

WHAT a Joy it i; to come into I

home scentqg with ;pi¢Y MM and hemlock. so suggestive of Yule- tfd; that ecch room fuirly about; “Merry Christmas!" And what. a real pleasure, too, to glthor the r ;nd dispoae them so that thgy cxprea; all the kindlines; o!’ tho blamed mason, intensifying tho delight; of the "friendliest" period of the Yuri

A; gu-lnnds, the various types of green; may decorate windows and doors, or they may be mlwld 011 mantel; or tables.

'I‘o make ; flexible rope of green— cry, supply I foundation of M“! twin; and f0 this attach the short open; of pine, hemlock or WWW» mggymfljgd ly with cluster; 011mm; or for ; more decorfiive

' effect use the artificial berries with Qhe greens. Fine flexible wire ll beat for futening the spfflys l" place.

Anoghgr use for greens is in the formation of window wreaths. Ar- mngg the small ;pray; on ; he“! wire foundation, taking can to K099 the wrgafll symmetrical. Bmlll groups of red berries. regularly pllfigd, give characte rto such l decoration. i

Celebrated Christmas on Way to North Pole

APTAIN SCOT!‘ and hi; men on their way to the Pole once oclebrnted Christmas dav b! hlvin; o wuh in ; cupful of wlter each, Ind by washing their shirts. On mother occasion, After beinl 00 ;hort rattan; tho! RD!’- 9317mm" ddy by consuming ;uch luxuries n; robin; and chocolate; for break- fut. ;nd for supper they indulfld in four ooursel. First. of all. there wo; a full whack 0f Pemmlu" with slice; of horse meat film“! with onion and 611117 WW4" “d flflgkengd with biscuit thcn arrow- root, coco; and biscuit hoosh gwcetened, then plum pudding. then mo“ wlm mlglnl, and finally ; dean-t of caramel; and 8W8"- w... Ill mo." 5m swell. “it w difficult to rnove. Wilson ;nd I mum-n. finish our aha-rt o! thfl plum pudding. We felt, thoroughly ‘um m4 glqpt. splendidly." But the ndvmce wn; ;low the following q” owing, problbly to "l; film- gnlnl o! the night before.

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To give these waif; a Clubland; Incl I'm ;ure would make you children In!

A; happy as the grown-up; l0

When they give Christmas char to you. i

Living Ghrlstma; ‘ Tree;

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hmenemshilh-Vhillotmlbotbe f-reclurvc is llifttoaomcmun- bonotthe tamuynhanulylrnt ll uppropriat; to giv; o gift for bcautifyingthchonawltlaomuit lltogivosomethlngforhounifyirlg thnhomewlthinfirlmtrflllagift thl€Iilln0t weumrtnwdem- ion-ob with age uad willjotually grow in value-Amman Home.

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Wa; Issued Back in ‘d8

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the medievnl austerity-

Hut I can’; help liflng the lint Christmas card, which "rectum." a; the film; any. a hearty meal. A; the fat boy would Icy. “X like; nt-

ing best."

Christina; Eucnually

the Day of the Child Dncnmm the 2am i; m: Du

ormichu;

Ithupouthhdayofduathot counitlel men lad women and lltfleonecbonlynbhtolpeakt-bcir

lmgungo utter the Ilflt rejoicing:

mrunllouloflhlldhbomunto

u: ; Boo i; given!

Even thou wbo hold creed; in which Lbpr; ll no Chriltml; foel thesplondotolfhltofnlldtlule who lnvo no fonnnl crud n, all, still know there i; on; of the 865 Portion; o! the year which i; e;- senthllychlDOUofmoOhfld.

Ithtbpduwhenevenflaommt unséntlmmhl ndult. long dnoo con- gealed aid hardened by the yearn, can heir in hi; hen-rt the footmp; of the um; ma. ‘mday they or; running-wont no ongnrly nil our the world pnwring 0o ll; whot good gift; may hue boon received. lrllentwlth;hopefhltonlyyoung heartlclh feel. '

On Chi; dgy tho lufiltlldllltil who ha; nmoog quit bclllvtng in the very low; of utrooolly which 1 ... uemédnouoondnule,

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“Merrymrishnuloyol:

Jim," h; onawufll. “"4 1W“ nut welcome to (h; chock. AN yupurqmm-er-uawlculm. trpnimpgivchtofllllfiWl gq-ghpiflgyprelentf” "Neither." m excitement d i!" namoutmldof-hclldforlotthll m ofllcoboywll convening quit; freely with thfl Pfolidcnt of the

gomethmg more personal. ame- thing thng anon you really t-houdlt about ‘m!’

"so?" tn; proficient’; eyebrow; went up in question.

“Arid. whnt," he enquimd. “dill you ;elect that was Wrlonl-l?"

“Th; ;we1l;;t WIT-Jim I" "rung; up enthullastioflly—“lll blue and I016 Ind rrlnn on ti. long n; my bond.”

“It mun b0 ; beauty," ngreed

“Ya, but thlt lint l1], m. Bram. Mymotb- eruid Ibo 110901! some folk; would ' afng carol; out- ddoourholuefn- night, ‘mule in 7 loved ‘em.

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won't ab; like that"

“Per-nap; you're going to.;ing comb for your mother tonight too."

“II-l hldn]; thought. of j; b‘. fore." oonfeaaed Mr. Brew, “but perlup; I will, Jim."

Hi; mother wit; jun‘. like any other mother. How she would like tohave camlsstmginfrontoft-lw little white house on tho hill.

Mr. Brcen reached for hi; phone. "A train lening of. two, you l“? Thank you. I can nuke it oddly."

Outside, hi; cu waited, with Jen- kin; It the wheel.

"Hello. Jenkins," ho greeted-

‘Tvo Just got ;n hour 5nd I hllf

b; do som, lat rninuu dropping.

Then I'll catch the tnin for home.

“Take ; holidny for ; week. Jen- klm, do.you get mo?" g

"Yea. air." us, Jenkins. "I get W113’

And up In the white house on the hill little Mn. Breen put the gol- den coffee and brown muffin; on the snowy table.

“Supper”; ready, Joe." Ibo nailed.

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ingclumovulobondmireétx muumuhmmhkhem'be_ mfilxihnxfi .. law‘; Wm,“ own h; had hu-ned the truth that for mm; 818M of filial rocofllmm wgighod nothing with him. HI nev- ;r went near hi; htbor’; home. un- ity"? "" ‘ ‘T n‘ who» mam, m him understand . mm- took hour

Tho Christmas Eve Dog

. oénunma from pig; a

1 .- -.~--»1»~ u» 1» m I fijvo time him ; m’ awn w“ ~11» w w "mid?"

‘ ‘um 1 Am by m; livin’ soul of St. 1

j; glob“ the dog. _ . mo; mu. "w- found 11°11!" 7°" h“ ‘ m“ m"

hlmimflfotnoi" -._M ma,’ .9“ bythokidmlfllbolflfliiwwm‘

1, “And ‘what. ‘doY .. ~ you fill-bub? A‘ -' whole crowd ofu; no‘ m»; w dng carol; forhor. 0h. boy.“

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flat tn; gilt can; from his ion. Thu ho went to work, whoa hi; fluid; yielded their h; brought of tho flrlt and thlt with hi; flther’; bleac- might b; dividcd lmong of hi; father‘; family that hood. Blx day; in the week he bud, caning his farm u; us; the but grain and fruit in [Intact Abundance. and on the th, rain or mine. he spent the with hi; father, gladdening his I hurt with hi8 Prlsence. hi; fnthor of hi; hopes and hm, Hatching to hi; father's word; of wl;dom ;nd counsel. In hi; houu more was u nut-st father‘; use, Just ; house there was

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nlifodthankfumeuisnlifeln which both wwk and worship hue that: rightful plwe-

Now, than thlnll are a unble-

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s fow minum to make ihh Nun;-

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rnuohoc home. _ q "you wu always hi; fnvoriln. "no," confessed ‘mm Gflfly. "Ml

Pntrkk. I'll lend l. ‘oulder in this

Nqgmgndyqufldfllfllflmlob

h"; my night; 0d. I wa; feelrn‘ torrtbl; looolomo thl; Ghrinmns. 1

der 1°11 want him-be’; ; out; limo m" mu‘ °' u“ d” muwnw

nnd you bet I'll hike it. over herfl

hnlnmfmtotkfvlthlflmllytol ""'°"'1°'“wm Y‘ “m” pu-tyuonightnndfznlatomw." maul llnqtrilbodhilholdof _ the dolnotnl writ. "Youmnluv; m" "M" M‘ ‘M m“ ‘mm mine-miner"

umblgmonin;driv;r;liv- erybooklltop fa-Iurdhhglano; *18"1"'"'";“"- '7‘_f':°":e:"“ fellonofnmndpbofogrqrlnlbr Wflfltilw-l” '

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mo?” Bun; dbped ; shy hand into hcr

mum. hi; c!" round with bewild- erment. Bo still held the lml; dofl

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PM,“ ch know thn I om buy moth"

m". mu], m. "m"; m“; dog jut like him for ; hd 1w 1115i iapnd into rntuml autumn. “I! ‘t. tho Q8011‘ - arzlgzuuthun“ want-ml :5 rnu-th; married. Chfllfllllb 1'0! Ondyorrmnlin-l‘ Illimdlulodoodlpoltwnd. ¢h114'"1""°"'°'~*“ "“"‘““ mum, M‘ m“. . mum,‘ any with all bi; enfiermt mix?" uundwitb hi; nun.

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