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Games For The Holiday

You ' surely like to play some of these garlic-s during Christmas time, and everyone will want w jdn h. The first we have 1| tho

MYSTERIOUS PARCEL.

Announce to the company that ou have a present for one of llhem. A weil-ivrapped up parcel is lreld ._>. Actually the "present" may be of a funny nature, so that when the parcel is opened rt will cause much laughter, but it should be described as something fragile and valuable. in order to decide who is to be the fortunate owner it is explained that the parcel \vil be passed around while the pirmo is being played. When the music stops tie guest who has the parcel does not ineep it, but retires from the game.

The music starts again, to stop once more, and another of the company withdraws. By this means eventually only two persons are left to puss the jiarccl one to the other. Whichever of thcse two is NOT holding the arcel when the music stops inaily becomes the owner of the parcel. and opens it amid great interest and displays the "present."

PLAYING FORFEITS is another amusing part of games. There are a great many games in which forfeits have to be paid, and here are ways in which to play some of them. .

Bite an inch off the poker-hold the poker an inch from your mouth and pretend to bite.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas to each one From early morn ‘til set of sun, Merry Christmas to you all. Mrhether you are big or small.

Whether you are young orr old, Greetings to you often told

I must wish and wish again- It's a happy old refrain.

May your Christmas be so jolly. With greens and mistletoe and hol .

With presents and a lot of cheer ‘And a following happy year.

‘ltierry Christmas to each one From early morn ‘til set of sun. erry Christmas to you all. Her you arc big or small. -Mary Gmham Bonner.

il WHY NOT BE POLITE?

' Jud Tunkins says politeness corn- ls you to wish a ntwa Merry rlstmrrs evcn in cases where you

may not honestly believe he deser-

ves it

u Sit onuthe fire-write the words the fire on a pzece of paper- and sit down on the paper.

Put yourself through the holo-wvrlte your name on n. 0f RDer and put it through key ole.

Put two chairs in a row, off your shoes and jump them-take off your shoes, jump over the shoes,

A BROOM DANCE is great fun too. start a dance with an odd boy. who is given a broom as a partner. He must dance with it

key- piece the

take over and

f until the music stops. when E11

must change partners. Tire one Willi the broom immediaicly drops it and rushes for a partner. Thus, when the music strikes up again, one boy is left. without a partner, and so it is hLs turn to dance with the broom.

PUTTING HUMPTY DUNIPTY TOGETHER will cause amuse- ment. Cut a large Hrunpty Dumpty from a piece of paper or thin cardboard. and fasten it to a

door or wall with drawing pins. The head and arms and logs should then be cut away and

given to five children The plavers "lily then be allowed to examine the body before being blindfolded. Tirc-y are then led a fcw stcus away, turned round three t.l1Ii“s and after being turned asked to attach the head of limb in the correct posirion with a drawing pin. Great fun will be caused by the b'ir‘dfo!ded children in their efforts to put the limbs in the right places

THE SLY FOX ls a. simple game or the very little ones. One child stands at the head of the room hid rug her eyes, while the others steal up step by stop. The fox count, up to 10 at various speeds. and then turns round quickly. If any plrtyer is cauiiht moving he is scnt back to the starting point. The first one to touch the fox without being caught. takes his place.

Arrange your friends in a semi- circle round the fire. and ask the first one to mention some-tiring else. For instance he might say’. “The fire rcminds mo of a coal miner."

Then the next player must snv what o. coal miner reminds him of. and so on. When all the _pll1_\'Pi'.\ have had their lurn. they must. stnrt. working back lo ihc object. from which they startcd. Anv player who is stuck has to fall out. It. is better to play.‘ the game a number o! times, rcarrannr r the playvrs so thit those at the cnd of the row do not have nn ezrsy task cvcry time. This is a jolly game for a winter evening.

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u l ‘Oblong and The Star

There's a song in the air! There's a star in the skyl

There's a mother's deep prayer, And e. baby's low cry;

And the star rains its fire While the beautiful sing.

For the manger" of Bethlehem Cradles B King’.

There's a tumult of joy 0'er the wonderful birth; For the Virgin's sweet boy Is the Lord of the Earth. All. the star rains its fire, And the beautiful sin", For the manger of Beaqlelrem Cradles a King.

In the light of that star Lie the ages impearled’:

And that song from afar Has swept over the world. --

Every heart is afiame, and the Beautiful sing

In the homes of the nations that Jesus is King.

We rejoice in the light, And‘we echo the song That comes down through the night From the heavenly throng. Ay, we shouted to the lovely ev- angel They bring, Alld We Brett in His Cradle our Saviour and King.

Recipe For Giving

"Aunt Margaret always knows lust what to send us," choruscd the diildren as they eagerly opened thvir Christ-mus gills from hey 13st year‘. We llllllVllll so too and we began to study Aunt Margaret's svstcm. We must admit that Aunt Margaret has a keen lmowlerlge of psychology and an understand- ing heart and that is a combina- tion hard to beat, But we think

rrt wc have discovered some of the reasons for hcr success in giv- ing and so we are handing them on to you just in time for you to try thcm out.

Christmas packages arrive safely ahead of time in deference to the

is of’ “Mall Early." but en- nlve lify cards and birthday gills arrive exactly on the right day. liiuil doesn't arrive this way ‘Jy good luck. it comes because Aunt Niargarct plans its arrival, and the ncccsszrry thought on her part adds to thc charm of the gilt. ‘Fhcre are fcvv things except clam chow- dcr nnzl baked beans that improve with rchating: birthdays, anniver- saries. and Christmas are not in- clurlcd in the list.

The next thing that we have dis- cnvcrcrl about Aunt Margaret is that she gives something personal. Ii is vcrv soothing to the hcme- rrnE-tcr, iviio ccu'd not fairly be ac- cused of being selfish. to have something for her own use which perhaps has not com-e within her budge‘, for many months. Mothers e=pecinll_v, have a nlcasant Wfly of deceiving 11S and they thanked us cordially‘ for gifts which legiti- mately belong to the business of running the house. Somehow, we never think of giving father n package of carbon or a box of clips for his office, but mother gets the dish towels!

In the last place. the gift from Aunt Margaret is always something that can be used now. It ircvcr has to be put away in moth balls for six months until all enthusiasm for it has waned. lviodern life pro- vides no place for storage and the i" tcrcsis of children-cud of some g‘.'fil\'llllll5Af‘lllli1l8 wry quickly.

5Q hcrr- arc Aunt. lVlargareUs wil- icrcs ‘Try ihcm and a ltlerry Chris‘!- mas to you. Exc.

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_“Bells Ring Glad Refrain l’

Babs was such a. little girl to be disappointed at Christmas, but there seemed no other way.

Her mother called h-er to the bedside. "Babs, darling.” she be- softly, “Christmas will soon be here."

The little girl's e es shone. "It vwnt be the same his year, dar- ling. There won't be any presents, or well~anything."

“No Santa Claus?"

“You're igcing on five, Babs. Try to understand, What we call Santa Ciflll}. is really just rhe love pec- pie haie for each other at Christ- mas." Her: voice. trailed off in a lit of coughing. "The pillow —- tlrcre-nmv I can breathe. It isn't I don't love you. darling. .1 just can't. do things this Christmas.“

. "Why, Murnrny, you're crying!"

"No, no I'm not. Sec? Why don't you run out and play a bit? Get. your cont and rubbers."

Babs. went out into the snow very thoughtful. A gwup of chil-

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u" filml‘ dPO-sscil as she hzul seen hlm 1"“. and with a bag of guys,

gl'r‘flbkw'rl'e playing (lown rhe block. lil- lu ururi t Wililt company. Shg turned tlic olhcr‘ ivay.

"Oi course there was g 3mm], Carus. Hrrunt he come lugt year?

‘ 00. 0w lvllllllllly be so mistaken? could f She haunt lllltllflffd lo come so ill. But rt \\'ilS run walking on

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ncy might know who a . ~ Chum “as a banta zh/“ats size want, Bill?" albolltvabréiutl u. something

W115» fills. l: Just down the block. He's r . . a lime be,” The rnen lzuic. Ml and Babs ldlvlhcrl tco Santa’ Clrrusl she

would find “Santa Claus.

'I‘ll6n she sztw him, all drugged 1n red and with a long Willie beard He was sitting by a b," rm box‘ and ever-y now and their someone would drop rnoncy ilito it. Babs fillllxfi for a lung wliilc watching, fasflllaxfl lli‘ llie red-clad iigure.

Al lllf-l- lll‘? Bfllltcr Clair.» noticed hm’ and m? ll “'1 lrc wirtchcd

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flak". Sirrlricirlv flibrlnrcvi rd that she was cold, rim, 5119 (Mn-L C3,... l0 l-"ll lit Santa Cluus, mp1 ma} sue didn't. cvfin unm- licf my‘ irurno. She bPgrm m (“a ‘

The trnklinu s-Ioppr-rl, flmd the Santa Claus came over. "Wham the urattcr?" 11¢ ,_ Kara“? She lct him lcnd hm- 3v}; m L55

bit! rvri box. 11c took hcr up on 111$ lllll. illlll Rave her ire little bell l0 1171i!» Sloivly she told hcr story, Mum-my. who ivrrs so sick. had Sald “m” Wasn't any Santa Cirrus this War. Babs took care of Mllmllll’. She didn't know how to flf-‘l home. but it was down that Wztv some place.

"I think I had better 599 11 we can't find your lvlummy," Santa Cirrus declared. “She's probably worried about you,"

Tlley iourrd the right lielghbgy- 1109i! With no great difficulty, Bab; lll-llfiled that Santa Claus come in. “to show Mummy rhere really i5 a ‘Salute. Claus,‘ and he agreed. Then diings began happening, There “J5 l1 dCFIOI”. and a nurse, and Bill“ must b" lllllvf. and mustn't see l1\'ILlmll'iy-nni for days. Through .lv ml Santa Claus kept coming brick, only without the beard or red suit.

Until Christmas. flint is. and tlicn he came dressed as she had sccn lirm first. even i0 the little bcli. and with n big rod box my] of tops for ircr. And as an even Qrzrndcr‘ present. lie said that Mummy was well enough to sit up.

He was very tcndcr to Mummy. mid CiifTlPd her gently to r119 bu; chair that was ready for her, Babsjvas surc that Mummy looked pictticr than she had ever seen 1 .

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“My," said Babs. "I wish you could stay hcre forever."

And the Santa Claus man an- swered very rzravclv. "Thank you. Babs. There's nothing I should like better."

But he WHBlYt looking at Babe.

It was more as though he were lflllilllik l0 Mummy‘ Bobs didn't think to wonder why.

Anywruv, lvlirmmv was smiling,

and that. mrule CllTlI§lil1lf1S perfect. Midnight If. camc irpou _Crrnlclnleht clear. ‘Phat clorious song of old, From Anlzcls bending near enrlh To loucli their harps of gold: “Peace on the earth, good-will to

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The world in solemn stillness lay To licar the Angels sing.

Still through the clovcn skies they

come, With peaceful wings unfurled: And still their heavenly music floats O'cr nil the wcary ivorld; Above its sad and lovzly plains 'l‘hcy bond on hovering wing; And ever o'er its Babel sounds ‘lire blessed Angels sing.

For loi the day's are linsteningon, 11y prophet-bards foretold, Wit-en with the evcr-circiingycars, Comes ‘round ilic age 0f gold; Wlicn pence shall ovcr llll earth ‘its ancient splcnrloirrs fling. And tirc whulc world scnzl back the song Which now the Ame]: link»

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“Bells ring out the glad refrain, Chrlstmastido is here again, Joy! Joyi Joy!"

It is difficult to imagine Christ- mas without the ringing of bells. Their rippling music broadcasts the message of peace and goodwill to ell within their hearing, making the air resound with sweet, harmonious sounds.

What a useful and important part bells play in our daily life. it is doubtful though whether we fully FGBlZZB that for thousands of yeazs the have existed in various forms, fulfilling many duties.

As far back as the days of Aaron we read in the Bible of the High Priests’ robe being hung with “bells of gold," and later in Zech- ariah i4 of the “bells on the hors- cs."

It is believed that the Chlncse. Romans, and Hindus used bells for all sorts of purposes from the earl- iest times.

The use of bells was introduced into the Christian church as early as the sixth century, and into Eng- land in the seventh century.

Tire largest bell ever to be cast w. " the “great bell of Moscow." The first casting. in i735. was cracked and never hung, but set upon a pedestal. 1t weighs 200 tons. first casting. in 1135, was cracked and is twenty-six feet high. The second casting was more successful and was in use many years. ‘

The second largest is at Ran- goon, Burma, and this is prooabiy the largest perfect bell in the word Other lazge bells arc at Peking dirty-three tons) and Parrs—tire Cath :lral of Notre Dume—iseven- teen tons). Great Paul. St. Paul's Cathedral (sixteen and three quar- ter tons), Big Ben at Westminster (thirteen and a half tons). and Gzerrt Peter, York Minster 1twe=ve and a half tons) are the largest English bells.

Two historical tragedies are as- sociated with the ringing of bells. The Sicilians, lad by Joirn of Pro- cidn, determined to rise against the French, who were irrasters of their island. The signal ior the insur- rection was the ringing of the Vcs- pcr bell. and in Easier iv-zrk r1282) when the Vesper bells rnrzgr. thc French were either slain or driven from the island

Even more terzible was the fritc of the Hugenots on fst. Bartholo- mew's day. i572, when 100.000 are snid to have been killed. The sig- nal for the massacre was ‘.116 ring- ing of the bell of St. Germain l'- Auxerrezs brt “en one and two 0'- clcck on a Sunday morning

It has been Siilfl that The Salva- tion Armv docs not go ir. for bells. bu‘ this is v" ' "a. Ever. ‘cross in- strument has cm, and tltc vnlw.» of this bell. wont! be more rc ‘rod. if 1 were removed from the instrument for then you could hear how weak and thin the tones ivoulil be with- cui it.

In some form or other bells have a part in our lives from our earliest years. Did you have a rattle as a baby? Even that is a form of bell. In fact it is supposed to-be the sur. vlvai of the cap and bells of the court jester of olden tunes.

Trren the school bell has called us all to study. and even if its sound has not always been as wel- come as some we have heard, prob- ably no other bell has had more in- ilucnce on our rife and character.

For some the factory bell may now have taken the place of the school bell, and another to which few of us are inattentive, is the dinner bell.

The fire-bell always sends a shiv- er through us as it rings out the alarm or wanting, whilst the bi- cycle bcli startcs us occasionally. The door bell must not be forgot- tcn. About a hundred and twenty yezvs 2.9.0, bells with long rope han- dles began to be fixed in houses, but electric bells have long since taken their place.

When in Switzerland, one may hear the tlnkle of the ‘bells hanging around the necks of the cattle on the mountain side. So that wher- ever the animals wander they may c:»isrly' be followed. In Serbia, the oxen drawing the carts over the cobbled streets wear big, deep-

torwd bells hanging from their yokcs. The street car bells are im- portant, we, as they clan: their warning, or buzz for a atop.

Some bells have fallen into dis- use. We seldom hear the dust- man’s and the rnuffin-rnarfs bells. and the Town Cricrls bell is not common as of old, but the church bells remain. Sometimes they ring a joyous peal, as at Christmasrlde, weddings, and upon festive cea- srons, or they repeat one slow, sol- emn note es some one is borne roa l.st resting place.

During the Great War hundreds of ‘Jells were taken from Poland by the Russians, to be made into rnu- nitions for war. Poland has always been rich in bells, and some of the captured ones dated back many centuries.

The list is by no means exhaust- ed. There are hundreds of others! Ship's bells, lighthouse bells. bell- buoys, fog bells, railway station bells, electric bells of every descrip- tion, clock bells, sleigh bells, diving bells, car-bells, bar-bells. dumb- bells. blue bells, hare bells, and so on do\vn the list!

Which do you like best? Cirrist- mas bells of course. for thcv ring out the praises of a Saviour who was born t0 "save His people from their sins."

Dance Be Cay

Dancing at Christmas time is equally as necessary and can be made as eniovable for all ages as the traditional dinner and other good rlunzs and good fun irhich accompanies the festive season. On Christmas day, for instance, if we all iiarl fcrti’ minutes quiet to soothing music, instead minutes dead sleep. after . meal we should feel more irt and happy because the unusual- ly heavy rncnl would be well digest- ed from the exercise and that would banish that l <-arlacliy' feeling which spar" so nut 1 essential enjoyment on tI-r-s o.» darv of days of the year.

it is a rim:- nf loy and the na- r" to do is to “dance and ." Just what kind of claw-es’) Any old dance! Christmas time l\ a reunion of families: therefor:- thc dincing should be such we rill can join in, all who are so old they shuffle. Therefore dance -. 1 like. how vou like, but ‘folks should dance as as thcv can. Grandmas i115 will not be able to Mac‘ stms but they will w» .~- w. 7W4 591m, pvnnflv \\"‘:~'. Vcns t‘*"\' plcasc. even if ll1"\ ur." rr‘i wrong. so long as they are lct Hone to jog around in thcr O\\'v1 *.\"1\’,