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MAUPIN DRUG STORE
Merry Open House
on Christmas Eve
Seamstress Finds a Warm
Welcome and Assists at
Social Function.
By MARTHA BANNING THOMAS
IEACON miX was
tiblnze 'with can
dles. They shone
In evnry window.
They g 1 e a in e d
through (he glass
nanus of the door-
fln ... ..
rcnY nays, run can
dles, short can
dles; candles of every size mid color.
For was It not Christmas Eve? And
Ih It not a custom to make morry lit
this special time In u very clmrmlng
way?
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Groups of Carolers Stood at Street
Comers and Sang.
Groups or caroler stood at street
corners nnd sang. Hundred of people
strolled up nnd down. There was nn
atmosphere of good will that pervaded
the place as surely as wreaths hung
lu the windows.
There was one house In particular
that glowed with a shining brilliance.
Tart of this light was due to s pyra
mid formation of candle on the win-dow-slll,
and part came from the
happy sounds which Issued forth
through the open door. This place wns
keeping "open house" with a Tenge
ance. It looked like a glorified Christ
mas card.
Miss Mfxter never knew exactly
how It happened. She was hurrying
home after a hard tlay's sewing In a
dressmakers shop. She whs tired and
hungry. Christinas Kve to her merely
meant that siie was wearier thin musk
...... - -to
She stopped for a moment to look In
through the door of this happy, shin
ing house. And then, almost unaware
of what she did, she walked In. Yes,
she actually did. And she had no
more Idea of who lived there than a
maple tree on Boston Common I Some
thing drew her straight to the fire
place. She went as naturally as a
bee seeks honey.
In that merry, well-dressed throng
!ie looked a bit rusty. Her hat was
entirely too old. There was some
thing wrong In the cut of her coat.
Her gloves had seen hard service. And
her shoes, well her shoes were the
despair of cobblers.
Miss Mlxter began talking to a
laughing-eyed woman dressed In green.
"You look like a daffodil," said Miss
Mlxter. And this pleased her hostess
so much that she burst Into a peal of
merriment.
From that moment they seemed to
have a great deal to say to each other.
Then, suddenly looking uhout her,
Miss Mlxter saw bIio wns the center
of attention. I Huong of Interested
people wero regarding her with
amused eyes.
A quick reaction swept over her.
She felt lonely nnd afraid. Why was
she here? Who were these people?
Why had she come Into this house?
She felt n quiet hand on her arm.
"Do stay, won't you?" begged the
hostess In green," I need someone to
help me. Couldn't you spare a moment'
on Christinas Kve to aid a daffodil In'
distress! Just keep your eye on these)
people nnd tell me who Is served andl
who Is not. It's so dllllcult."
Miss Mlxter looked tip keenly Into1
the smiling face. And she knew she
was genuinely wanted.
Til stay," announced Miss Mlxter,
"and," she grew spirited, "the first
person who needs a cup of coffee Is
myself."
Uci HIS. WHtirn Newapapar Union.)
Christmas Song
Why do balls for Chrletmas ring?
Why do little children lug?
Once a lovely, shining ster,
Sean by shepherds from star,
Oeiitly moved until lie light
Maita a, manner-cradle bright.
There a darling baby lay
t'tllowed soft among the hay.
And hla mother sang- and entiled,
Thl la Christ, the Holy Child."
8o the bella for Chrlatmae ring,
H.) the little children alng.
I.ydla Avery Coonley Ward.
To Get and Give Most
Pleasure at Christmas
T"HEItE is Christmas generosity and
Christinas charity.
But there should always be Christ
tuns tact.
When you are giving to those who
have not as much as you have do nut
give your presents with condescending
manner or with a patronizing air.
do not act as though you were
superior because you could give. Do
not attach a cold, haughty speech to
your gift.
Sometimes people can give so that
all the glow that comes from Hie gift
Is the one they themselves receive be
cause of their own feeling of having
been charitable. Sometimes such
speech enn extract all the real pleasure
out of the gift to the one receiving It
Christmas Is the time for true char
ity, for that charity which conies from
the heart, which loves one's fellow men
and wants to do all that Is possible
to bring Joy wherever possible.
Olve as though It were a pleasure
to give not as though you were being
noble.
Do not give as though you thought
by giving you had the right to assume
8 certain attitude of disdain toward
those who were somewhat beholden
to you.
If you are more fortunate in worldly
goods It Is your opportunity to have
the great pleasure that Is derived by
giving. There nre few greater pleas
ures when you give with tlie real
Christmas spirit.
There Is Christmas generosity and
Christinas charity.
Itut there should always be Clirlst
mas tact. Mary Graham Bonner.
Ud- 1926, Western Newspaper Union )
CHRISTMAS
dead three years. How the father had
kept such a young fumlly together was
a miracle even to him, but with the
help of the day nursery, he had man
aged very well.
For the third Christmas now the
widower tucked the children snugly In
bed with a promise to call them at
daybreak. Then he tiptoed to his own
room.
Half an hour later when the house
was quiet, nnta Claus entered the
tiny kitchen and proceeded to fill the
four little stockings hanging in a row
behind the stove. Then suddenly he
remembered that he had forgotten to
bring a present for the father of the
house. How disappointed the little
ones would be to have their father
overlooked like this ! Why, they would
think he's not been good! But It was
too late, now, to get him anything.
Nothing could be done.
Shortly after the house was quiet
once again, the little girl stole into
the kitchen nnd hung a stocking with a
packuge In it near the others. For
months she had saved her pennies so
that when Christmas came again she
would be able to play Santa Claus to
daddy. "How surprised 'n happy he
will be," she thought, as she crept
back to her room. H. Lucius Cook.
(, 1925, Westsrn Newspaper Union.)
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Burning the Yule Log
The burning of the Yule log at
Christmas time, In parts of England
and the continent, Is a survival from
an ancient festival annually held
among the northern nations to cele
brate the return of the sun after the
winter solstice (December 21). The
Yule log Is thought to bring good for
tune, and frequently part of it is
saved to light the new one in the fol
lowing year. The Italians regard the
charred Yule log as a preventive
against lightning. "Yule" is an old
word for Christmas, and Is still so
used provincially.
men ana now
The old-fashioned boy who used to
get an apple, an orange, a handful of
mixed nuts, a dime's worth of powder
and shot or a new pair of home-knit
socks for Christmas now has a grand
son who must have a new car, a dia
mond ring, and a check. Times change.
At Christmas Time
Mr. Smiles But why do you expect
a Christmas box from me? Surely I
have bad no dealings with you?
Boy Yes, sir please, sir, you
tripped over my 'oop lust week.
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Bumfa tottfj tfje toorlb'a great jop,
$tje Bfjeprjerbsi Sought tfje to&tte-toalleb toton.
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gift, of), tfje glaoitfstf of tfje toorlb,
fje glory of tfje sfuesf,
Pecattsfe tfje longebfor Cfjriat loofeeb u
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-Margaret Deland
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Creamed Dates
Stone the dates, roll in sugar, and
put a piece of fondant In place of the
stone. Itoll again In granulated su
gar. Fill with nuts or peanut butter
Instead of fondant If desired.
CHII.I. air, the brilliance of
encrusted snow, carols, ever
greens and feasting. These con
stitute Christmas to the senses. $
But deep within man there Is '.S
something w hich the brightest of -jj
carols cannot, In Itself, awaken J
a sense of kinship with all the I?
world, that expands and bios-
soma Into a spirit of real broth- 4J
erhood and this Is Christmas.
W. D. rennypaeker. !.
(. Itll, Wsstsrn Nswspspsr t'nlon ) a
Saved to Buy Christmas
Present for Her Daddy
THE eldest of the four chlbheu was
m us.- UiuJr mother hud beep
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That Will Be Appreciated
30x3 Tires - - $8.00
30x3 1-2 Tires - 9.30
30x4 Tires - - 19.20
Bar Caps Motometer
Radio Battery
Car Heater Speedometer
Radiator Shutter
Nickle Radiator Shell
Rear View Mirror
Wind Shield Wiper
Klaxon Horn
Car Paint and Enamel
WEED CHAINS Extra heavy (to flfl
Truck Type Chains pU.UU
We have hundreds of other useful articles, any of which
would make most acceptable Christmas gifts.
e Maupin Garage
WOOD (EL TILLOTSON, Proprietors
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