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THE CHEERFUL
WAX CANDLE.
- By ALICE LE BARON.
tCopjrlght, 1909, by American rrs Asso
ciation. ONCE upon a time two little can
dies lay side by side In a big
box. Both were pure white.
Sold one: "1 wonder what
will become of us. Do you think wo
could be meant for n Christmas trecf
For you must know that to be put on
a Christmas tree Is the best possible
thing that can happen to a candle.
"Of course not," said the other, who
was cross. "If we arc meant for a
Christmas tree It will bo for somo
shabby little children-see If It Isn't."
"If we are," said the first, "I'll shlno
I
"Just shine your brightest all the
time."
"I won't," snapped the cross one.
When evening came, ranged nil
round the tree wore happy boys and j
I girls. Soon every bough ou the great
tree blossomed with little lights. Somo
I of the flames were mint, but many
were bright. When tho little white
candles were lighted the cross ono
Just sputtered a minute and theu
went out. Tho other shone so brightly
that a gentleman standing near said:
! "Oh, what n brilliant candle! Uut It
Is Almost out of sight among tho green
, branches. We ought to put it where
It can be seen better."
j "Put It on tho very tiptop," said a
little lady.
j And that Is where they did put It
on the very tiptop of the tree, where
It nodded and gleamed In answer to
I the smiling faces around It.
OMETHING NEW
FOR CHRISTMAS.
By ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER.
Copyrltht. 1000, by American Pre
Atioclttton
WH lash our brains to chaso up
something new to gtvo our
friends at Christmas. In
like manner they lash their
brains to think of something to glvo
us. We s-y to ourselves, "Rich old
invtiiiioy: It I overborne and heavy
with the awful weariness of the Christ,
inns makers. Who has tlmo to send
forth the gjorlous gift which Is tho
very foundation stone of Christmas It-self-penee
and good will?
How would It do alike for those over
taxed with giving and those too poor
to give anything at all simply and
'inletly to bestow the Christ Child's
tin on all mankind? After presenting
the few material gifts one really offers
for the pleasure of It, how would It do
to make everylnidy around us happy as
we can nil day long, being cheerful,
merry, loving and helpful to every
member of our household, thinking not
X nil of our own deserts or dlsapolut
inontN, but giving forth Joyfully tho
best that Is In us -If, widening and
softening our souls, wo would weed
stand under a tmncli of mistletoe If
you look at him tho right way.
To l.ltllo Wllly-iJou't bo envious of
.Ilmuiy ,touori Itecnuao Santa brought
Mai a oailnon. Next year you may get
a disappearing gun. (It will disappear
mysteriously shortly after you begin
to innko a noise with It, and maybe
mamma can explain.)
To llaby Ho good, dear child, and
let who will lie clever.
Aunt Rachel ought to put up some
thing handsome this year, the old cur- from our consciousness all our pitiful
nillllllVlTI " 1Hi.Ii nlil Int. tlnnli.tl In . .... ... . . . . .
nine Kruuges ngniusi oiiiera ami mroiu
Thm Barber's JnU.
I Christmas morning aud tho barber
very busy.
I "I'd rather shave ten Germans than
one American."
I Tho rubicund brewer in the chair
smiled broadly through the lather.
I "Goot." he chuckled. "Dot vos
right! But vy?"
The barber took a firmer hold upon
, his victim's nose as be replied:
'Ten Germans pay me a dollar and
a half oue American only 15 cents."
And you could have heard the ther
mometer drop.
even thso wo dislike mast In the lor
tug thought of ChrlstnmstldeT
THE DEAR OLD TREE.
By TRANK II. SWEET.
There's a dear old tree, an evergreen
tree,
And it blossoms once a year.
'Tit loaded with fruit from top to
root,
And it brings to all good cheer.
i Popcorn!
"If Santa Claus has ccrns the sam
as graudpa." said n wee girl the other
clay. "1 tlnk he'd be 'frald to come
1 down the chimney over a hot tire for
fear his corns would pop."
"PUT IT OK THE VKRV Tinor."
my very "brightest, for the eyes of even
poor children with only few pleasures
la prospect are enough to rival llttla
candles on Christmas eve."
"If we are," grumbled the second, "I
am not sure that I will allow myself
to be lighted at all."
Christmas eve drew nearer and near
er. Sure enough, the two little can
dles, with many others of blue and
pink and yellow and red, were bought
for a Christmas tree.
On the day before Christmas, while
it still was daylight, sonie young girl
came to arrange the presents and make
tho tree ready for the evening.
"Oh, what n lot of pretty little can
dlesr said one of them. "They nre
such lovely colors all except those
two white ones. We will put those
out of sight, because tho red and pink
ones are prettier."
"Didn't I tell you what would hap
pen?" said the cross little candle In a
whIsior.
"Yes, but wait." replied the other.
Santa Claus' Revenge.
1 Belated comes advice tonight
That, "vrllhout proper cause."
Two foolish boys went on a strike
Against old Santa Claus. '
! They sent him written word that he
Must take two trips a year.
The Urst an early one to see
I What children wanted here.
They said his work of late was bad.
They criticised his taste.
They said It made them very sad
Those presents gone to waste!
, They asked htm why he thought a boy
1 Would want a Teddy bear.
They said It seemed he could employ
.Much better Judgment there.
They wroto him frankly what they
thought.
A protest In each line.
. They told htm that they thought he ought
To fell out and resign.
They covered reams of paper then
To tell him what to do
The how. the which, the what, tho when.
, They carefully went through
And then they told him what to bring
For each boy in their town. ,
nd for themselves "Oh. everything!"
Was Just what they put down.
They thought tho saint was far too old
To understand their scheme.
And each one bought a bag. to hold
Their presents. It would seem.
But when they woko on Xmas morn
1 . With "Vhat,(dld Santa brlnsT'
Why, just as sure as you aro born.
Ho hadn't left a thing!
STACY E. BAKER, i
mudgeonl" Rich old Aunt Rachel In
her turn says of us: "I suppose those
beggarly nieces of mine will send me
some fool trash they themselves can
make and expect me to give them gifts j
worth forty times as much. They're a
nuisance. Every way I turn there's j
somebody expecting me to put up n
Christmas present. I wish theso hungry
hangers on were at the north iole." I
The whole scheme of Christmas glv j
lng has been perverted till It now
in wt us only one of three things cither
barter, uuwllllug almsgiving or tip
ping. Servants, deserving or other-1
wise; poor relatives, charity societies, '
people too lazy and shiftless to cam
comfort for themselves, all "expect"
something. The effort to till these ex
pectations causes a drain that makes
most people look forward with dread
from oue Christmas to the next. Sev
en out of ten Christmas presents are
nowadays forced from the grudging
douor Just becausu the receivers "ex-f
poet" something. Mortal mind can 1
jink to no meaner level than to "ox
pect" a Christmas present. ,
Yet with all earth's giving thcro Is
one thing nobody ever thinks to be- .
stow unless It is some man or woman, !
usually a woman, who has been tried
in all woys by sorrow, hardship aud
atlllctlou, who has looked ou this
world's treasures nud seen them melt
awny and has learned there Is uotulng
in them. To such a true, sweet, test-1
ed soul has come the full knowledge
that the only Christmas present worth
while Is the oue the Christ Child came
to earth to bring. Still the Christ
Child's gift Is ou tho earth. 1.000 years
after the holy Nativity. It Is to be
had by every human being, It Is the '
most nreelona nffsmrlnp hnmnn ulm
. - - f - - " i
can either give or receive, yet In our
so called Christian world today naught
Is so scarce ns this one thlug.
What was it the Christ Child came
to bring? "Peace on earth, good will i Christmas Family Advice,
to men!" 'Down the centuries the tld-1 To Papa Remember tho myth
Ings of this priceless offering have Santa Claus. to keep It holy.
pounded, and they sound still, but now ( To Mamma Don't worry about tho
faint and afar off to the worldling ', molasses candy gutting ou the parlor
sense. l or weeks the atmosphere has rug. Christmas cornea but once a year,
been confused and lnshed with tho and tho .stores will sell you a parlor
vibrations of Christmas buying and nig any day.
selling, Christmas scramble and ex- To Miss Belle-It Is not necessary tt
Old Polk at Horn Remembered.
A good many hundred thousand dol
Inrs have been shipped homo to Kuropo
for Christmas, through thu banks, by
foreigners employed In America. This
year, probably because of the high
rates of wages, tho banks have been
busier with this class of exchange
than usunl. Tho hulk of the drafts go
to Knglaud nud Ireland. Servants send
most of this money, and uono In ap
parently so poor or ragged that ho or j
itiie tins not nt leant tue equivalent or
a pound sterling to send homo to tho
old folks.
Peacocks For Turkeys.
Peacocks formerly took tho pls.ee of
turkeys ou the Chrlstmns table.
GOID RAY GRANITE CO.
Olfioo: tiOl) Wont Main St., Mutlfuid, Oro.
Operating Quarry at Cold Ray, Oregon
DMA MORS IN
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
1 rasKX L r wixw
For its blossoms bright arc small
candles white,
And its fruit is dolls and toys,
And they all are free for both you
and me
If we're good little girls and boys.
of
SLIPPERS FOR
EVERYBODY
Our line of Slippers for the holdays is now
complete and includes styles for Men, Wo
men and Children. All the latest novelties
from the best makers. See our windows.
C. M. KIDD
THE SHOE
FITTER
Kidd's for Shoes and Shoes for Kids
Now is the Time To Buy Xmas Gifts
NECKWEAR
The range of silks and the variety of shades
surpasses any "'''l"jtion ever shown her.
Prices 25c to $2.00
SILK UMBRELLAS
For ladies and gentlemen. Many beautiful
designs in handles $1.00 to $10.00
SILK HANDKERCHIEFS
Large and classy assortment of the season's
newest 50c to $1.50
BATH AND LOUNGING ROBES
In handsome blanket effects in colors and
Persian hues with moccasins to match. These
are extremely swell $5.00 to $15.00
A beautiful assortment of Collar Bags; all
prices $1.25 to $3.00
HOLIDAY SUSPENDERS
In handsome individual boxes, in beautiful
new designs, combined with perfect comfort
and extreme durability f 75c to $3,00
SMOKING JACKETS AND HOUSE COATS
Some of them are extremely swell. Prices
range $5.00 to $12.50
REEFERS AND MUFFLERS
Many rare offerings in plain and fancy pat
tonis. Asy to sec bur new ELKS REEFER,
the kind that appeals to men of good taste.
Prices 50c to $3.50
A suit of clothes, a suit case, handbag,
sweater coat, an overcoat or cravenetto and
a nice hat or dressy shirt make a nice present.
DRESS GLOVES
Put up in handsome individual boxes. Prices
$1.50, $2.00 and $2.50
LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
Tho only import order of linen handker
chiefs received direct from Lurgan, Iroland.
Prices, 3 for 50c, 25c, 50c and 76c. Theso aro
very fine. Bring this list to TUB TOGGERY
and we'll assist you in vow selection.
Don't delay. Our stock is new and fresh
and tho prices aro modest. Packages laid
lasido.
Do Your Chopping Early
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