The Clinton News Record, 1925-12-24, Page 8"IIlean your heirtl"., beamed the
Whit -10 tic Lady. "How lovely! I
have lie, engagement but . you're
not doing this 'clear last to bo nicc'to
Fellowmc because I told you reboot my
daughter?" I
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'kowaocctnic,per. yoa want to do this, Please don't re -fused
Me4Ou.: 'watched If you knew hoW, I 8Ireanied of this
Christmas, Thore 18 one condition
s•eat For one day you are to piny YOU aro
eteet, really my mother and let mo do
hings for you I would love to do for
'"bee
. le1\1, fc!at4e.II . -*flakes firedt o shoPISIng aoas davtinsea,,,, t 111&111 I Ink I inill 1 1
qwctly
t,,, and holly, glittering treaa, 1111 1.10,,e. to, ,i, „. , . in8. n e „, 0 . 11,e-i,,,,Setr..,..plon.y.to'b.,o0.00'il
*h", Eve'r3rWherSI, were festoons of 'II ' I.II ' 'I - 13 2 ttlipvi , p,- ' r- -,,- " .oi ._
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yOUL,
the glorious jumble of tiiiIngs that 01,11.''er i'-_;','„,', ',,,'4,',1,1'.I -F j'oe°hPlte NvIl'e,,hav'e no be neY °°ndition too.
, to -night. and met, tier, you're to be my little girl
.°.1°,1'-'15 tlIe Pear ,Holiday. And 'above not ' the rich folka wit'i; thoughtlessly It s to be a Christin i g m or It-sc;
1.'0 e-1.11 t°, give the finishing and Aierfect wait for th,elt, shopping, till ri, loot aro , pi . ' r." goono w
t a i , too catliottral bells. at the oil(' minute " 'c n't, re° e to ese'a- ° 1°nell- '''
o,:f the street ohlining: . A M-arl on the e'L9fr'llth floor, in th° 'tanIrd--:"I-T5e-Imtle'ITI'IlI'°\Ni`'neewt tYou'd' 'ul-IAI-er-
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, .1-ez to the World,/ The Lord is' comet" nJII u-sle department, 1.1, -,as sitighig j;isz;., 1;77.'1,1 ntyaosur,m:thverl,, si(l'e Ndv I'asII Igilne
Joy, good wi,-,q, frier,doness. yQ.. through a ' nuegaplione--s'ornotli'n' Christmas ' ') len' ' 'I'm- ThIg'Id"” I
Ift,,tlitacn sol.ld, to hera.,1c, - , : . `3Iiizz on t,ehristinas evev!'"...ahe sig'h, iI)aulr;Iiigehilt,aaaleffrtagb;htilineed,lalelSoangti.'alql,ioief
that is tho keynote () chsistanas,',', about moonlight and lelu-s
Presently I'-'1' utePfud by a brilliant- ed° ..:11°. was nutting fresh linen on reuctii0,f.ttnhioasovdeariyinig dplicionmopttlmytitttertwo, 1
ly lighted shop window and studied her tables' There ''''rere not nienT In
the faces of some of t01.. aro,,,Vd,' it -the restaurant. She wasgAra,glicaifnal sfhore tahegrtujetifaurorfedilfiegualt,Tdir.gaL 2c14111ii,se.kl:,s,"cautpt I
war a Christina, pageant, she liked a' few quiet moments.
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to imagine the part in the night's hoard the jazz. "Plow far we have had given her.
i Lama Lint c.av i was p,ayit,g, she wandered away, frota the true moan- ., . co t an..werec, the ,bell, not
belled that it was a happy one s,ad ing of Christmas,' she, thought. -She r,,,i,,,,z ,:prrq-tfilie os‘torieeta, .bwate'll_ipiLleilt:1,,eed,
that thcy -were hurl, yi somt;.... inealled seme spast tehr)stmae eJes.
• black silk dress
and‘,1
i/ferry Christmas, dear girl! Come
Pe d Pm iP od . (Ifs bookingtinguished-the owing face of sehool children
_ , in I have a surprise f • you "
sang.
1 udge.4,Pice gentle/nen caught her atten- they - - Kathleen was at once conscious of
tion. She laughed. . The wind had "Silent Night! Holy Night!• -
tramistakable and delectable °dots of
blown away molt of the- wrapping- • Al! is calin; all is bright •. . .
, home at dinner thno—Christmas-
,
'Paper from the handle he was carry- That was whet the world needed--- dinner thne with turksIt eranberrYi
Ing, revealing a dashing red -and -gray. more peace, less of excitement and plum pudding. Mrs. cot, half led,
rocking -horse. The'absurd pony,was this feverish, .jinsel happiness and half pushed her adoughtora into
delightfully incengruous with the old more of the real and natural joys of cheery dining rOoni With a table set
gentleman's outward dignity. hue. She wished ahe had it in her, for -three, There were spotless linen
"Ono of the nicest things about Power to send away all these ‘,lrecl, and pretty dishes and shining silver.
Christmas," thought Kathleen, almost confused, ever-lade/1 shoppers, down Christmas eandles stood on the suffot.
speaking the words aloud, "is that it there in the stifling air of the 010010 In. the centre -of the table bloomed the
makes us children again,' • department, with that quiet eOng 10 Christmas bouquet. "Am I. dreaming
A cripple passed. He was poorly their hearts instead of the -eclw of
"No: Your plan was the dream.
/Mere going to have dinner here with
me," the Christmas Mother said sim-
ply, "After you left last night„ I re -
Membered that the' Smiths—I rent -a
rooni froin thera—were going to be
away to -day. I called -up Mrs. Smith
and asked her if I might give a din-
ner. -.She told me to make myselfat
home; Take off your things, dear. Put
them there in my rooni. Yon see," she
said softly, a lovely light M her face,
"you longed for a Christmas Mother
. . . And I got to thinking how you
alwayS had to be eating in restaurants
and cafes and 1 theught maybe seeing
I was to be Mother to -day, you'd en-
joy staying home and Missing a bit of
real home cooking for a change,"
Mother Scott, how wonderful
of you! It's exactly the homey kind
of a Christmas I've, been hinging for
but -you should have let me hare it ..
And my dear," glancing. at the little
table, "there are three. Who in the
world beside you Eind me?"
"That's my secret," emiled the
Christmas Mother, "but I'll tell you
this mueh—I rather think you'll en-
joy our Christmas' guest."
"Mystery!" Kathleen a threw her
arras about the tvhite-aPrened figure
and kissed her. "1 suspect it's some
forlorn newsboy, tramp dr poor Wo-
man you'ver,rescuecl. But nothing call
shrpiise Inc now not 'Even if it's the
Prince of 'Wailes."
Suddenly the doer ,bell. "Oh, My
goodnees1", laughed the Christmaa
Mother, flushiag like_ a girlasexpecting
a sweetheart.- "Tell ine, doeCtny hair
look all night?" • . •
"You're a picture just as you are—
a Christmas picture," ••
Mrs: Scott, her cheelcs a PinIc as
the Christmas rose, threw open- the
door and ,Kathleen heard ter greet-
ings "Welcome! Welcome, dear hoy1
And Merry Christmas! Come right in.
They had never met, as far as she put your hat and coat here. What?
knew, yet day after day they came, Another gift? My Myl"
usually at the same, hour, she at the Kathleen peeked around the door
Hale table by the window, he across and—gasped. It was lie—the Sir
the aisle. However, she had an `odd Galahad of Rosenb-erg's!
conviction that Rosenberg's, AS for as "Miss Davis, allow me to present
these young people were concerned, Mr. Harper. Eathleen—Bob-amy
existed' solely as st place for seeing Christmas children:"
one another.
"You see," explained_ the young
"I wish," she had, often smiled, ‘41. man to Kathleen, "she's adopted me,
cotild be the head waitress, I'd seat too." Evidently Bob had been let into
them atogether! You don't often see the Mother Secret.
shyness m youngsters nowadays." • And Kathleen said something- about
They endeared thentselves to her the "such a lovely idea . ."
more because of their old-fashiened - -Mother, with glowing eyes, was
standards. She Inade.two interesting opening her basket. "My! My! Isn't
discoveries which she kept to herself. this lovely? Strawberries, grapes, per:
She found Miss Delight's pretty face simmons, pears . . . Oh, you dear ex -
faintly , sketched all over the young
man's menu. And one day the De-
lightful Lady had scribbled a bit of
poetry on the back of en envelope and
forgotten it: z
"But all remembeted beauty is no
dressed but his fabeWas an insia- jazz, ' And Mariam ; . I -ler patient
tion, "Tiify Time," she named him. lips quivered. Tears gathered In her
Next came a kindly -faced Irish woman eyes -and she .quicklY brushed them
who, she judged,' was 'taking- all the away. It wouldn't do to -have a patron
. poor children in her block to visit some see lier HoW different this
department -store Santa Claus. :She .Christmaa might havelieen IVIaririn
had her. han Is full managing tlie had lived.
brood but oh, the fun she was having! A young woman came in and seated
'That's real giving,". theught KOtla- h-c.rseif at one ol'hirs. &EOM's tables.
leen. "She's giVing herself and 'that She *re the gray Inc coat and toque
is the, only real gift."' ' that Mrs., Scott had conie to know •,se,
- Two WOMM1 approached. They stood Well, for She often visited the Misch
for a second looking in the window'. room. To -night them was a touch of
Their faces were hard., and brilliant holly • in Ilea color •scheme. It Was
"She only gave mo a eheaP, "Miss -Delight"—Mrs. Seott's private
as posters.
box of stationery last Christrnasaa name for her., She had attracted Mrs.
snapped one, "and I gave her an ex- Scott's attention, because she always:
pensive pair of silk stockings. Well, asked to be seeted at her thbles and
she'll not get much from ma this year. while not old-faphioned she was ,net
They walked -away. _ like the'younggirIS Mrs. Scott usually
Kathleen was infinitely. 5cirrY for served. "Miss Delight" was decidedly
them. She joined -the moving crowd. pretty and always well dressed, 'From
Her plans were indefinite. % "I -guess her thoughtful, sweet expression Mrs.
I'm- the only one that's not hurrying Scott, was sere that she was not ,the
somewhere!" Her face was wistful. kind of ' girl who smoked cigarettes,
She really. had ao, place. to,gb Ocoent drank cocktails and danced "till all
to the room in her hotel. She longed houas," In time, they learned each
like a homesick child 'for home --a other's aameS and each felt the kindly
place whete a lighted tree shine -in spirit �f the other: "Something about
the window, where a little slipper; a her reininds me of Marian," said Mrs.
fire in the grate and Mather 'awaited Scott...Wherrevef "Mass Delight" camo
her. , to lier table, it was Mrs. -Scott's hap -
This was the first year. since Kath- piast
Molnent of, the day—that is, al -
leen eould remember when Mother and inest.the happiest. For there Was au_
she bad not, kept Christmas together. other bright occasion when a tall;
So much can happen ih a year . gooa-looking young man with adorable
tife cart be vera Cruel. When Mother bream eyes appeared. 2e -400i -was a
was :with • her they had always been regalar daily vieitor and I'm and Masi
'PDX' but they had been happy although Scott also had beer:Eine ationdly,
13110.,hail never been able to buy the
Most of the„peciPle at Mrs. Seett's
many things she had, wished for
tables were merely ,people. They
Mather. And then after 15 as too
could be duplieated anywhere. 'Only
late,, success suddenly caine to her and "Mias Delight" and the Man -with -the -
money. Not it great deal, of courte, Adorable -Brown -Eyes were individ-
but enough to have inade'Mother very uals. What interested Ma'. Scott at
comfortable. Now, slaPateld herself
first, was tho lact that they came
bitterly, she could buy the comforth, there at all. By their bearing and
even a few of the luxuries she had clothes, they belonged to ashighersclass
always desii'ed—the 'clothes, all the
place. It interested and amused her.
dear, 'entrancing; things that women
love, the books, the plays, music, flow-
era—and Mother vvas gone
, She came to a flower shop, From
behind the frosted glass, orchids, gar-
denias, sweet peas smiled out at her,
Anal there In the midst of this fairy
garden was the very, kind of a Christ-
mas bouquetashe Would have liked to
take home to IVIether. She had always
given her flowers, the less expenaiYe
kind one.buys in-bunchee done up in
'011ie paper at the, elevated stationa.
BLit to send Mother, at Christmas, 'dis-
tinctive, out -of -the -season flowers tied
tik with ribbon in a bewitching box
For a king time she stood
thotightfully before the window. Then
a delightfal idea came to her. She
went in. r
• "1 should like M see that lovely
bunch of lilies of the valley in the
window." • Her eyes glowed.* They
were her mother's favorite flower,
Sho..asked to- have them arranged in
cersage. "A bit of green, violets
and a pink rose or two for color.
Lovely! Tie with silver ribbon." It
was. exquisite. She watched him at,
range them in a darling box. "I'll take
lt with 'me." .
• Outside, She hurried along with the
veat (tf the crowd. Her eyes danced Os
sbe hugged the ribboned box. At the
corner she collide,d with a fat Man
. ,
.carrying home a huge lamp Shade.
-They both laughed good,naturedly.
"I'm part .of the Christmas pageant
now, too,"thought.Katlileen and in her
heart sang a song of enchantment.
In Rosenborg's department stare, up
:an the twelfth ficgir, 1Virs. Mary Scott,
an elderly frail woman was trying not
to look as weary as she felt. Ordi-
.narily the atom served only -the noon
lunch but as it was te be open late
en Christmas eve, the manageirient had
made a special arrangement to keep
'the cafe bpen. She had been waiting
on table all day. She tried to ease her
aching feet by shifting her Weight
from one to the other. She was very
iiatient as oho is apt -to, be Patient at
ixty-threo 'When one ia alone in the
and upon one's own resources.
Mas. Seott, since the untimely death
of her only daughter, a music teacher,
had found few positions available to
ti gentlewoman of her years who had
to specialized training. She was there-
fore gratefillfoa hereseat position
and *as most conacientious and faith-
ful. Thoughtful 'people, peqle with
imagination, must have noticed her at
Onee. ,
"Who was that sweet-faced old
they would ask.- In lisr dainty white down and spen
a the day to -
Than a vague prelude to the thought
• of you—. -
Lover Qf beauty, knightliest and best."
To -night Mrs. Scott had not dream-
ed of seeing Kathleen Davis. Evi-
dently,, neither had .Mr. Robert liar -
per, for he was not there. Mis. Scott
came pleasantly forward to take her
"Merry Christmas!" smiled Kath-
leen, her eyes sparkling like sap-
phires. -
"Merry Christmas!" smiled back
the White -Rose Lady, as Kathleen had
privately named her, so sweet was her
fine fragility.
"Just bring tne a cup of chocolate
and -a sandwich—any kind:- I'm not
hungry, just came to see you!"
travagant children . . fruit and
finiVe_rs in inicl-winter."
• Kathleen made a place on the table
for the handsome basket. She broke
off a rose and a few lilies of thevalley
and pinned them on the breast of the
Christmas Mother.
They lighted the Christmas candles
and Bob seated lVfother Scott at the
table as if she had been a queen.' Ile
insisted on carving and neither one
of them would let the Mother lift a
finger to serve them. It was the jolliest
of dinners. Xt seemed as if they- all
had known each other for years. And
how good thin.gs tasted 1.
"Did you "tell Kathleen about the
play to -night?" asked Bob. (In the
spirit of the game they spoke to each
other intimately.)
"Oh, no! .130h has 'invited us to a
,play, dear."
"Us? When did you know," Kath-
leen demanded of the: young -man,
greatly shrprisecl, "that I -would be
In a few moments the White -Rose "It was like this," explained Mother.
Lady returned: When she had dein- "After you • went away last night,
tily'arranged the order on the table, along comes Mr. Bob with this big box
Kathleen tucked into Mrs. Scott's of candy. He saw the lights rind
trembling hands the florist's box. thought maybe we'd bo open. I guess
"Why—why, my dear. its lovely of, he thought that he was the loneliest
you! I . . ." her voice broke, man in the city. Ho seemed like Et lost
-.B.avo as much variety as possible In the home-made candies you
your friends in the festive seasen.
soul. I saw how it was . . . we three
all being lonely with no folks or place
to go to but to a show or the movies.
Christmas is a home day. So I thought
we'd -have just our own Christmas
"Dear Mother Scott!" . . . Over the
fruit and candy they exchanged confi-
dences. Kathleen was .0 short story
writer. Bob was a commercial artist.
"I do everything from ham and eggs
and beauty-clays,to silk stockings and
grand pianos." He had a sudden in-
spiration. "Mother Scott, you must
-let me paint 'you as you look to -day
for my Mother's Day poater. Wouldn't
she be great, 'Cathleen?"
"Speaking of pictures," said Kath-
leen addressing the other guedt, "you
remind me of some picture or person
—I don't 'mow whicla—I've seem"
"You feel that way, too? How manY
times I've wanted to speak to you in
She restaurant but didn't dare. • I've
always wondered where I have seen
you or someone like you." -
a'aYou couldn't possibly ever have
lived in the little town of Lunenburg,
Nova Scotia?" '
"Sure! I lived there until was
fourteen. My father "wad Douglas
Harper. We lived neer the East Ward
School,
"Then I have seen you!" cried Kath-
leen happily. "I lived over *the 'West
Ward on Haliburton Avenue with nip
grandparents. Do you recall Captain
Caaterlin? }Ie was my grandfather:
And do you remember the exercises at
Cmitral School when all the schools
used to get together? Didn't you speak
pieces?"
'Why, yes.. I remeinber one was
'The Inclicape Rock' and 'The Death
of Napoleon.'"
He hadn't thaught of those old red-
tations in years. Ile laughed, aaying,
"The kids in school nowadays never
even heard of them."
"And could you—no, 01 course you
"eluldn't—tememb&, a small gial who
sometimes sang?—once at was 'Cowan'
threugh the Rye.'" '
But he did! "You carried a tiny
-parasol and danced betyseen the stan-
zas I"
- i'Yes, yea. Why, you do remember."
"Well, 11000, here's another of those
unexpected• happenings," exclaimed
the Mother. "It's a good thing I plan-
ned. this party stasycsa could find out all
this."
Their eyes said ...eloquently that it
was a very good thing. The little
party became a gayer affeir than ever..
Dinner over, they insisted on Mother
Seott resting.
"Ycar, wont be able, to enjoy the
Play to -night if you don't."
Thesr chatted end laughed and
worked and between spells ran to the
piano. .They sang "Noel" and "Little
Town of Bethlehem," Presently Bob
begat: "lVlother Machree."
"Sure I love the dear silver that
shines' ill your hair,
And the brow that's all furrowed
and wrinkled with care,
• • - •
• Oh, God blesp you and keep you,
Mother Machree!"
"The datliags a" Teals filled her
eyes. It had been such a happy day!
011, how good they had boon to heal
"Dear Marian! Dear Mother of Katli-
leen! II you can know, I'in sure idiare
glad ,that I gave them this ehance to
be happy. It was my part' in the
Christmas grane--the gift of their
Christmas Mother."
Three Great Musicians.
In 1881 Chopin, Liszt and Page:hint
were in Paris togather—a, fact which
had great influence {in ono Of the trio
—Iloot. 1-101 mssociation with Chapin
attached him to the music of poetic
imaginatian, and his listening to Pa-
ganin i impelled him to acquire at all
costs piano technique liko the niarvel
our violin technique ni the Ithlian. He
did so,,- and became the greatest .oxe-
entant of his age, and perhaps of any
age.
llegardless of,conVelition Kathleen
party."
„slipped an atm about her. "I kailaa"
she said softly. "They Maim timis
of past Christmases and happiness."
Her own eyes were0 bit misty. "I'm
going to tell you something. I've bees I
coming lien:, to lunch so often mostly
because you make me think of my
mother,"
"Dear child!"
"Yes, And I've a plan. I want to
adopt a Christmas Mother for to-
morro‘v, If you will giveme your ad-
dress, Ili call for ,you--iiiiless voa
have some other engagement ---say at
Judy? What .Was she doir.g here?" two, Isr,,,ll liove dinner sen,e,aeve
blouse arith its -touch of Tri..3h, c:ocint .
Making Wig:ethers Merry.
The oldest zneish name for Christ-
mas is IVIeddra Niht, or Mothers'
Night. In the early days, when our
Saxon forefathers had just settled
down in the country that was to be
Englarid,, the day of December 25th
was givt* up to games and feasting,
but the night was dedicated to -the
,•specialabonor of mothers, ,
They oceimied _the, seats of honor,
and -everyone brought them giftC„ Sons
and daughters who had gone Out into
the world strove to be at home on that --
one night in the year.
A, little later the name Yule was
given to Christmas, and the rejoicings
a the day were prolonged into the
night, when men sang and told stories
sitting round the pheerful blaze of the
Yule log. .
The old customs of Mothers' 'Night
gradually died out, though they still
survive in a few 'remote parts of the
country.. Its. place has beetr taken to
some extent by Mothering, Sunday in -in the mornings Ile goes, to -work Ina -
day imediately and. stays at it until 13./30,
the North of England. On that
eyeayone who can do so still makes a 1, his servant brings the great
morning bowl el chocolate, which eon••
.pilgrimage homeysards, and the moths'
stitutee the •"Tigerai" first meal of the
er receives the homage of her Slimily:
Tole,
In the
er child and..dodki? She surely imeW
Hint havo been •
110
her. Virgin prayers e
Could over sria,ro the 'little eatin feet
That, nealing in her palm, sho
Timis things' the anr4 told her! Did
Now this darkened stable like ,ft 1;h4r play rho 'things that prepare
doMastie instinct of little 'girl, There
PINESS JiN
FUL TOYS
.1 -
Tho toys wo may bo selectee,
that the children will reproduce ir
they seein • I ET
T.:,hei:erninstiot,:r1018:ctevin:In7g1 at vowel: fint:o: aei tilt:. wd De t heidbt rest :hi goiplinfhlt: Tavel ei: 1.)01:141I)ep Jo it::reteek.: aenInddi al gle:stt°13:you appalnoiio rle,::::1018cotInti vhe:e 1
Iles- heart aflutt.,?r with. stran
gentle mind -
doll house. By this I do not mean tho
la nothing that will give her more
What hhaodr iotwinneLa)nt? (This little ,child, nthlahh1Fhrearsoh17, pTla
vvino 'a,'voholcdi_isi2zIeleac;anotlitnir;;
boxes may be nailed together to =he
Phase. solemn ...verde; "His father Da-
vid's thrertopf___ , a two-storey house, windows may be
eat in the sides, and it may he treated
' elifoltyhetehl,n,___g whi`111 eill'i be -b°'''' to a coat of paint. But let ber fix 15
Must•TliesShilooirtleyiyotihhhael: o,gold:1:0' wiGeld'1, 1-07.1,01,:ineuer,m14, I uppapteor,sulintahke:ecAlfr"taiStils° 01:a ci.10.00e0s0,:citolit:
"Yea, Lord yea Lord this holy,
haring mid make rags for the floor. Gradu-
mother", she - malls with scraps of her own wall
ins led, and in tho meantime there is
ally the different rooms can be fur-
pleilty of fun and much development.
—Bertha Gerneaux Woods, in Youth's
comparderi__4__,, mali:threeobse, dpiffloorvoli,stirhedootl'91 obolualndkelitasvaenaci
kl.itra COntefit for the Hol, ay znether may learn real henseiceaping,
Party. The toy bureau oould be large ermagh
1. The ham that is a small village to allow tho doll's clothes to ,he put'
—hamlet.• away with care. The tah.le for tho dell
and than an opportunity "to TIM Whple
j4:11 uuuntorPtmo, in order that the small
2. The ham used -by a carpenter— larallY "nld he large en"gh for er"-1
hammer. . ing real meale, and she may be taught'
with her dishes how to set the table'
• 8, The ham that is a bed seat— seat— prolleriy, vim we could add a tinyt
htszniTohcelt.ham that goes to inarket 0..?
range, correct in every detail, with!
impeders motion—hamper. .•doll -I'll° "'line' °°°kIng nensi18'
5. The ham that is a burrowing ani- 15 10 Vory helpful for a little gil
mat like a rat—hamster, to have a plain doll that she can dress
6. The ham where lace cUrtains and undress and whose hair she can
. , comb and for whom She may make
come from -a -Nottingham.
clothing., Paper patterns for hea
' 7. The unsteady ham—Rockingham.
S. The ham. that is a sert of fowl baby's frocks oda Places ofamaterial, 1
and a toy sewing machine will interesq
—harabury.
her ins the invaluable eat of sewing.
O. A boy's name, a letter and a nice
Piele0°.,oAfuonithlrt-'-bcSiy3CdsrInhamain.• o, the son of she could have a complete laundryi
Outfit—tub, Wringer, boiler, clothes
, basket, !toning board, ivons, ws,x,
Noah
--NHamaine* 01 a City—that is this stazah—aad thus be ttaikht the real;
contest, sick, and 2,000. lbs.---Ilamil- way to wash .and 'tom how to keep;
flannels from shrinking and how to,
San. -
Clemeneean Works Eighteen ' With a set of gather large, smooth,
plain blocks a cliiirch, a house a barn I
ours Per Day._
Recent reports that Geor,ges Clem- village or farm may be„ constructed. 1
a silo, a set of furniture, Or 'a whoteil
upon Investigation, ,dleclosed, the "Ti- boy was gi'ven anechattes and me.a
sirf means of buildinga outfits my,
enceau was c-ritieaur m and whiolt,
get-" 'just as vigorous and ,powerfal as chanica studies M his play. The out-'
ever, bro•ught attention to the aged' flts consist of all the Main parts used
statesroan!s daily mode of Itylag. in machifiery, such ate pulleys, gears:
In bed at 8 o'Cleck, M. Clemenceau pinions, spdes, beams wheels, machine
rises between midnight and 1 o'clook screwri, and se on. ill these parts are
standardized and interchangeable so
that a young mechanic may add to'his
outfit as he learn to Isuild mere intri-
f
cate things. He uncle big things on a
snsall scale, his and and mind work
together conatrac'ting working 'models
of derrickla bridges tarveling cranes,
airplanes, engines, 4ire ladders, auto
trucks and ships. lie builds and
learna while at play.
And when a boy grow elder he can
make things foe himself and his hom
if he has a aet of carpenter's tools
Of course it is poor eponomy to buy
any but first-claas teals.
The wonders of electrieltY-fattart
opened up to your boy. in the play-
raoiii. A boy I knew has a corner of
hie room devoted to his electrical ap-
paratus and though but fourteen has
learned„the theory of the telephone,
the phonograph and the telegraph, and
hob put 'burglar alarms and electrie
bells in the homes of most of his
, neighbors, as well as in his own. His
father's present to him each year usu.
ally consists of dry -cell batteriea and
the equipment -which he needs, My son
at the age, of seven helped to build A
toy village lighted by electricity.
A toy typevariter or a printing press
ionftewrn itidenvafops naturally au interest
There is education in a toy model
:of a piano, but it is beat to select ono
with two or three octa'ves of the chro-
matic Scale, for which little hooks of
simple mire are arranged.
A book on woodwork is full. of suga
gestions and directions for the young
Q13,Ipkitell a book on photography,
Printing and developing: and one on
how to study birds and trees will stim-
ulate the right kind of activity, And
the little.girl will learn to cook and
make doll clothes if she receives beolcs
understand. -
written in a language she .can easily
nay.
• From 8 until 8.80, under the (Broca
tion of a p/Iysical culture pratessor,
who has. been as:slating tin:: for pearl,
M. Olemenceau executes his .daily tag-
ercisea. He then dresses, shaves and
Vet, to weft until luncheon, Whioh Is
his best meal of the day, Reast
meats, -well done, and an abundance ,of
vegetables form the menu. M. Ole-
rae,rsceau drinks water.
After Mach he goes te svorla. again,
A Large -one. _
Monk Santa—"Great Seott, that
tarest be 'Willie Hippo's, obsciting. If I
fill that I won't have anything for any
one else!"
Yuletide.
Oh! merry piping time of Christ-
maa I Never let us permit thee to
degenerate into distant courtesies and
formal salutations. But let sus shake
our friendswand familiars by the
hand, 0 our fathers and their fathers
did. Let them all come around us,
and let us count how many the year
has added to our cirele. Let us en-
joy the present and laugh at the past.
Let us tell old stories and invent ne'ip
ones—innocent always, and ingenious,
if we can. Let us not meet to abuse
She world, but to make it better by
our individual example. Let us be
patriots, but not men of party, Let
us look of the time--clieerful and gen-
erous, and endeavor to make others
as cheerful and generous as ourselves.
Draw the curtains, pile fresh wood on
the hearth, and bring your chairs, to
the blazMg fire. --Charles -Lamb.
A Christmas World.
If we were to fancy a wholly Chris-
tianized world, it would be a world in-
spired by the spirit of Christmas—a
bright, friendly, beneficent, generous,
sympathetic, mutually helpful. werld.
A man who is habittallsrmean, selfish,
harrow, ia a man Without Chriatmas
in his soul. ,Let us cling as •Christmas
'all the nage aS a day lif-sthe 43frit
'which in every age softie souls have
believed to bo the possible spirit of
'human society, The earnest faith Mid
untiring'endeaver which see hi Christ-
mas a forecast are more truly Chris. -
tion, surely, than the pleasant eynic-
ism of the atheists, which smiles upon
it as the festaeal of a futile hope.
Meanwhile we may reflect that from
good-natured hopelessness to a Christ-
mas world may not be farther than
from stardust to a solar system—
George-William Curtis.
Volcanic ash is foundn large beds
in several localities in Southern Brit-
ish Columbia. lt has also, been re-
ported recently from near Swift Cur-
rent, Saskatchewan. Material from
the Sasitatehewan deposit is alreadY
being used as an ingredient in ,scour-'
ing soaps and other cleansing coin -
pounds.
At 4 o'clock he goes °tit for Ilia auto-
mobile tour, alwayo eitting, In the
frank seat next to the chauffeur, Hie
promenade le generally through the
BolsaleaBoulogne, or to Yersaillea.
The hoine, -where a -title HIM soup
and some fruit make up hie dinner.
alomeneasm siestas, amly four to Ave
hours out Of each twenty-four and
works At least eighteen,
Washin,g,the Dishes.
When we on ofinple rations sup'
How easy is the washing up,
But heavy -feeding complicates
The task by soiling many plates. •
Andathough 1 gran,t that I have Prayed
That we might' find a earring maid;
redcallIon all my daya, I think,
To site Her smile across the sink.
I wash. She wipes. In water hot
I souse otob. dish .itd pan and pet,
While Taffy mutters, lpurre and begff
And rubs li,tmsee against my legs.
The malt wile never In hi's life
Ilas washed the dishee wittChis wiSe
Or ponshed-up,the silver plate;
Ple,stlil Is largely -celibate.
Que warning; there Is certain ware
That must he handled with all care;
The Lord himself Will give yon ;1.1P
If yon should drop a w,illow cup!
—Ohriotophar Morley.
. 'the, modern sante.
"Is Santa Claus gonna tretcha good,
thl year?"
'I don't know. Called him up and
eitiaged if he's, gat It by Christ.
Tues."
.4*(41#161,
Don't Wait for Invitations,
In Slovakia, now ruled. by the Bo-
hemians, no t3rtei is even invited t 11.
waddling. The invitation la u
stood, and. every one goes es a coup.
tesy as the bride. ,
The ,whole village turns out in a Inaeri
to :spend' four (Jaya ead four nights In
danelng, dthalthig vviniand saeeping in
the barn, the pig etye vis in the open,
it. mattera not where. T.he musia. is
kept going night and day while every.
'holy frolics, regm:dless of weaxy
limbs, and damaged s.tomaohes.
Unintended.
A Lonclon church choir had lust end-,
el a setting of the "To Deem," winch
11 af a:particularly noieY type, the full'
oehforz.rof zoicunes4tuats: cerateoivefsullotorbgaa:'
being used without stint. The echoes
'pony had ecascety died away One
morning when the Vicar began to read
We first words of the Lesson. They
Were—"And after the uproar was
ceased"—having said which he paused
—no doubt in all innecenco,
, 'important,- If True.
The firat flower s•ecan Iv, a WO o
illweei.foun7ae:haedaielpli:y:yyltifirlia;e4eartWbe01.414",28:0Wrii11tettf.
leisure, and if she folgets her beiges ,
and returns- for it, Misfortdne feHOWEa,
The gild who catche0 tho bride's, bo.u..;
(met 'will be- initialed within a, yesat!
, while one who "trles. oaa either veil, ea
Wasetb, will die an old maid. '
o , ,
Gatt1im 011 form Whales.
'II roil:he:1: 'oellqiilsippneedtv, ,hvicionIgmealtethrai:etre:rovbaa,t
1 Norwegian emnansiles floatina, ell:
hauling the ,wlinles. on board In ilia'
i open sea.