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THE CHEERFUL
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In life I m piling t x t
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deeds
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I ’d b e t t e r j t ^ r t n o u
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lo m A k e m y
life
lo o k
“ 1 never saw a more beautiful
tree,” he said. “It seems to glow.”
heavy tree growth. He could be
straight and upstanding, even if he
nice o n t o p .
hadn’t grown tall.
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Today the ground was all covered
with the snow which stayed white
in the forest. All but a few birds
had gone south. Every once in a
while there was the sound of steel
striking against wood, and infre
quently a crashing sound of falling
trees.
The tall trees began to tremble.
r e lie v e s
“The woodcutters are out. But this
is a funny time of year,” one mur
f ir s t d a y .
mured to the others. Then one of
Headaches the little snow birds spoke. “Have
and Fever you forgotten that every year they
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come to cut Christmas trees?”
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in 30 m ln n te s .
“What are Christmas trees?” the
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little fir asked.
“Oh, they cut down the trees and
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candles on them so they look like
stars, and spangles that look like
Spending Is an Art
Earning is an occupation; snow shining in the moonlight. And
the people sing songs and give each
»pending is a fine a rt.”
other gifts, and it is a time of being
glad,” the little snow bird twittered.
“ Oh, I wish they would take me,"
the little tree cried in excitement.
“I’d love to see it all. I’d love to
make people happy. But I’m too
little,” and he sighed unhappily.
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“Sh! Let’s all be quiet,” one of
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D oans P ills
By
WYETH
SPEARS
C o p y rig h t.— W N U S e rv ice .
HERE was very little sunlight girl will stay in her room on Christ
in the forest. The trees were mas day!”
so big. all the grown up trees.
The lad’s father answered, sadly:
The little fir tree stretched himself,
"Yes, my little girl will. She had
and tried to imagine himself as full infantile paralysis last summer, and
grown. Looking up at the sky and hasn't been able to walk since. Sure
the stars and the moon, he listened ly, son, we’11 find a little tree for
to the big trees talk. "Isn’t the her.”
moon bright tonight,” one would
“Here I am, here I am! come
say; and there would be a gentle and get me," the little fir tree called
rustling of their leaves as the trees out lustily. And the little boy turned
would shake their heads in agree and saw the branches trembling,
ment.
and the little snow bird flying away.
“ I’m afraid you're going to be
"Why, dad, there is a cute little
stunted, because there is so much tree over there. Such a beautiful
shade here,” a little squirrel said to straight tree. Wouldn’t that do?”
the fir one day as he jumped into he called.
The man got out from the sled.
its branches and brushed the top
limbs with his bushy tail. "It takes He walked to the tree and fondled it
sunlight to make anything grow gently. "I never saw a more beauti
strong and tall.”
ful tree. It seems to glow. Molly
So the little fir tree stretched him will love it,” he said with a smile.
The little tree was so happy that
self up, and kept his head pointed
up toward the spot of sunlight he he didn’t feel the blows from the
saw clear up through the maze of ax that cut him to the ground. And
when they put him into the sled, he
was still happy. The little boy
called to his father: “It sounds as if
the little tree was singing when the
wind blows through its branches.”
And the little tree laughed delight
edly.
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you can make such lovely ones as
these in little time in 4 strands of
string. The three sizes lend them -
selves to luncheon and buffet sets
and to doilies. P attern 1715 con- !
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lies; illustrations of them and of:
stitches; m aterials required; pho-i
tograph of doily.
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By Henry Harding
In homes throughout America this
Christmas the holly plant will carry
on its age-old duty of spreading
Yuletide spirit, a custom that dates
back to the pagan tribes of conti
nental Europe.
Originally the holly grew wild in
the United States over a range from
Massachusetts to Missouri and
south to Florida and Texas. But too
much harvesting in northeastern
United States has destroyed much
of the natural growth. Today most
holly Is grown from Norfolk, Va„ to
Florida within 50 or 60 miles of the
Atlantic coast, and westward in the
Gulf region to Louisiana.
Current popularity of the holly is
a continuation of the custom of the
Druid feasts which honored the mis
tletoe and holly in pagan rites. In
Europe the tribes under Roman rule
sent holly branches to each other as
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T 'H IS bag has been a great suc-
cess. Several others can be
made for different purposes. They
are good to hang in the closet or
the sewing room for patterns or
small equipment. When traveling
I find a little bigger one perfect
for laundry. The size shown here
requires % yard of bright ticking.
You will notice in the sketch that
French seam s are used. This
makes the first stitching of the
seams on the right side. Trim
close to this stitching, turn the
bag inside out and stitch the
seam s again so that the raw edges
are covered. Punch a sm all hole
in the center top for the hanger
hook. Clip today’s lesson and add
it to the m any gift suggestions
contained in the books offered be
low.
NOTE: Mrs. Spears’ Book 2—
Gifts, Novelties and Em broidery,
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Or What?
Police Sergeant—Give the pris
oner a bath and clap him in irons.
Crook—Gosh! F irst I was col
lared, now I’m being washed and
ironed. Is this a police station or
evidence of good will. Homes and a laundry?
“"just then a little lad who was
C H R IS T M A S F I R E H A Z A R D S
riding in the sled, called to his fa
Lighted Christmas candles in the
ther "Dad, can we find a little tree window look nice but they may ig
for sister? Couldn't we find a cute nite the curtains. Fire experts warn
little tree to put in her very
that extreme care must be observed
r °“ Ho! Ho!” laughed a big rough ' in using candles and other V uletide
illumination.
man. “In her own room? No litUe |
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Make a bag on a hanger.
Before and After
Robinson—I think a sharp nose
usually indicates curiosity.
Brown—And a flattened one
may indicate too much.
churches were decorated with holly
laden with crimson berries when the
pagans celebrated the feast of Sat
urnalia, the "turning on of the sun."
Yuletide, the feast made to the
Celtic sun god, Yaioul, finally be
came the celebration ol Christmas,
and the holly tree, known as the
holy tree, became the sacred tree
for decorations at our Christmas
festivals.
Holly does not bear berries un
til it is five years old. Before that
time the male and female trees can
not be told apart. There are more
than 300 species of the plant, all of
them native to the temperate and
tropical regions of both hemi
left to die.”
. spheres.
But in spite of their silence, the
Only the American and English
men drew near. They looked at the holly trees have rich green leaves.
trees, and one of them said: Oh These are outlined with sharp spines
these are all too tall. No house or or teeth, and the fruiting branches
church could hold them. Let s g - have round crimson berries.
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The Guide—Yes, it must be over
a thousand years old. You can
take it from me they don’t build
such ancient castles nowadays.
Qualified
“ A comet is a sta r with a tail,”
said teacher, giving the class a
lesson about the stars. “ Can any
one name a com et?”
‘‘Yes, m iss,” cried one little lad,
‘‘Mickey Mouse!”
has helped thousands of women
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and their spare time to make
things to sell and to use. Book 1—
Sewing, for the Home Decorator,
is full of inspiration for every
hom em aker. These books make
delightful Christm as gifts. Mrs.
Spears will autograph them on re
quest. Books are 25 cents each.
Crazypatch quilt leaflet is included
free with every order for both
books. Address: Mrs. Spears, 210
S. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111.
Unfaithfulness
The lines of suffering on almost
every hum an countenance have
been deepened, if not traced
there, by unfaithfulness to con
science, by departures from duty.
To do wrong is the surest way to
bring suffering. Those sins which
are followed by no palpable pain
are yet terribly avenged, even in
this life. They abridge our ca
pacity of happiness, im pair our
relish for innocent pleasure, and
increase our sensibility to suffer
ing. They spoil us of the arm or
of a pure conscience and of trust
in God, without which we are vul
nerable by all the changes of life.
Thus, to do wrong is to inflict the
surest injury on our own peace.
No enemy can do us equal
harm with w hat we do ourselves
whenever or however we violate
any norm al or religious obliga
tion.—Channing.
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