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20 THE atEDFORD MAIL TJRIBUNE, M1SDFORD, PRIMON, SUNDAY, DKCMiMHMR. 12, 1!K)!). MRS. SANTA GLAUS. ay ELLA E. nAUNES. Copyright, 1P0J, by American Press Asso elation. FOH sereral years the proverbial Santa. Clnus with whlto beard hnd visited our Christmas tree h to distribute the 'gifts and dis pense his mirthful cheer. Lnst year hej could not come, and ns the ago Is one of womanly achievement he asked permission to send his wife, Of Mrs. Santa Claus wo had all heard, but none had seen her, nnd the announcement of her coming provoked great interest Many were the queries regarding her appearance, but nono could be answered. A knock at the door announced her arrival, and In came the kind old lady, covered with (cotton) nnowtlakcs, rosy and animated nfter her long Journey, but radiant with loving good cheer and affection for all. She wore a long cloak of brlKht red homespun (a real antique, borrowed for the occasion) nnd a won derful poke bonnet, an ancient calash, trimmed with gleaming holly and adorned with flowing strings of red and green ribbon. Upon her hands were huge fur mittens, nnd beneath her cloak, which she throw back from her shoulders, we saw her spotless crossed kerchief and a wonderful lawn apron with green sprigged bor der. Thcso she was pleased to exhibit to the ladles, for she took a womanly pride In her dress, although she con fessed that the styles did not change thoso riilllppluu children added to tho . American list not so long ago, not to . speak of the Alaskans and others. I Then there's that bothersome crowd nt ran nin a. So Snnta said to me, real I coaxing: 'tlanuah.' he said, 'this year , I'll have to ask you to help me out by going ouco before the public. There's THE MOTHER OF THE TEDDY BEARS. A CHRISTMAS CONSERVE. I uns. samtjl ciara curx tux iuieskxts. a treo I've always attended, but I can't possibly get there this year." I'll send the presents as usual, but you go down ' for me, won't you. and distribute them I for mo? A great many ladles speak lu j public these days, and you needn't bo f afraid.' So, though I'm bashful, I'm here, and please excuse any mistakes I I may make. Santa sent his love and I best wishes, nnd I've brought you each n polar snowball ns a kind of curiosity. 0 (Copyright. 1W9, by American Press Asso- elation. NCR upon n time not so ninny years ago either there sat In the uoorwny of n small cot tage In Germany young wo man with smiting eyi. ft child loving heart nud an invalid body. The chil dren of tho little village nil know her and sat In groups around her doorway llstonlug to stories, telling her of their childish adventures, and' then, greatest Joy of all. receiving In turn some de lightful toy that her deft fingers hnd been fashioning whllo they talked to gether. Day by day tho children gathered about this doorway. They told of the latest flower that bad blossomed on tho mountain side, of the wonderful span of horses that nans, the best carver of the village, had cut from a single block of wood, of the dear llttlo blossoms that baby Qrctchcn had painted upon the set of wooden dishes that were to go to the Christmas mar ket. And to thorn all the young wo man listened, smiling, while she piled her ncedlo or cut snip, snip with her scissors. And while they tnlkcd or while thoy listened the eyes of the children rest ed eagerly upon tho busy Augers, for they firmly believed that In those fin gers lay a magic which none others possessed. And why should they not By ELLA STEPHENS. (Copyright, 1N, by American I'ren Amo elation. Tab orangss and Unions, too) Remove the Jute and pulp And add the rinds, grated mott fin Or by machine ground up. Next put through the grinding machine Or chop In wooden bowl The walnuts and th raltlna good And almond, blanched when whole. Dissolve the sugar In a pint Of excellent grape juice) Then add to It the other things And gradually reduce Qy simmering all quite slowly down Till like a marmalade. Put Into glasses, teal and place Within the pantry' shade. I nickel them tin Inst lwfor t ntnrtnt 1 out. They're In mv bag here. This ove It. Tor when the sun began set bag was one of roy'wcddlng presents. 1 ,,ln ,,own ,owartl ,ho mountain crests and I carried It on our first Journey, i " w"8 ,or ,UC,H 10 n,n nwy Of course it's old. but I think so much ' ,U,",Q ,t0 ,hclr PP of bread nnd of It I'd never give It up. See the let-1 m,lk tho flnKors always stretched ters on It n. S. C. They stand for UMl " lueinwr i mo Hannah Santa Claus. Twas the first ! 0UP- nml upon them rested a won- monoeram I ever had" uonui nmraai-n union, jnr n rnooir. or The old lady proudly exhibited her old fashioned sole leather satchel 'and toothiom XX CAME THE KIND OLD fcADT. very often at the north pole, nnd, any way, she was too busy to think of such things. ,-Afer a short rest, through which she rather gasped her Christmas saluta tions, she stood to make a short speech before beginning her gracious labor of distributing the gifts from the laden tree. ' She said In part: "Ever since I mar ried Mr. Santa Claus. over 150 years ago. I've tried to be a real helpmeet to him. nut I've never gone around to entertainments, before, I've done the work In the background, so to speak, as n good wife should. How ever, this year Santa's been dreadfully overworked. Why. Just think of all from Its capacious depths distributed the polar snowballs. These were form ed of white cotton, and each when un wrapped was found to contain a tiny numbered star. The gifts upon the I tree had been previously numbered. I and the snowball Indicated to each per I son the gift to be received. Mrs. Santn I Claus herself gave the presents and I kept the company amused by her com 1 meats upon the beauty and usefulness ; of the various articles. The evening was one of 'great pleas ure and merriment. At Its close Mrs. Santn Claus was invited to come again; but while she thanked the ladles for their kind thoughts, she said, "I'll have to see what Mr. Santa Onus says, for I always do exactly as ho wishes." ' If Christmas day Saturday be ; A creat winter J.hat year you'll see And full of winds both loud and shrill. ; But In summer, truth to tell. Illph winds shall thero bo and strong. Full of tempests lasting long. a duck, or a tiny bear and the like ness was so wonderful that the chil dren always breathed forth deep j "Oh's" and "Ah's" and knew for a cer tainty that there was magic In the maker's fingers. No one else ln.nl! tho I country could make such nntmals as these not . even Hans, the marvelous carver. Always tho busy worker sat In her ; doorway, where she could see tho rug-; ged mountains, the green grass, tho nodding flowers. Perhaps It was the streugtb. the grace nnd the beauty of these that wrought themselves Into her simple work. Then It came about nnd no one was 1 more surprised than this child loving ; young woman herself that she found herself making hundreds nnd hundreds of toy anlmnls, for toy buyers from England and America had beard of her wonderful ducks nnd rabbits and bears nnd they wanted them for the children of their countries too. And who. do you ask. was this young woman In faraway Germany? I can only tell you this: She Is known now !far nnd wide as tho "mother of the With Christmas roast or game This conserve i delicious, Or thinly spread on buttered bread At tea time proves propitious. Christmas Firecrackers, In mauy parts of the south for years I after the civil war It was Christmas Instead of the Fourth of July that was I the Benson for firecracker. Every i Christmas the 8torekecxrs Inlil lu largo supplies of firecrackers, and the small boy of that period felt sadly slighted by Santn Claus unless he found at least one of his stockings stuffed with ( bunches of the little red explosives. In these districts such a fhlng as a fire cracker ou the 1'ourth of July was uu ; known. Of late years, however, the ! firecracker has been restored to Its . projwrdate lu nearly every community, nnd Christmas noise l confined c h lolly to the blowing of horus and the beat ing of toy drums. I While battles they shall multiply. And irrcat Dtenty of beasts shall die. Ho shall be found that stealeth aught. .TWy bears. Though thou be sick, thou dlest not. JULIA D ARROW COWLES. What's In a Name? Papa Hoys, what do you want for Christmas? IJIIIy I wnnt n bobsled. Hobby I want n blllygoat. Papa Suppose you swap. DON'T READ THIS Uniess You Are Looking For The Best Stock of DIAMONDS CUT GLASS WATCHES IVORY JEWELRY NOVELTY GOODS EVEE SHOWN IN MEDFORD. EVERYTHING NEW AND UP-TO-DATE, OR UNLESS YOU HAVE A SPECIAL DESIGN OF YOUR OWN IN THE MAKING OR SETTING OF ANY PIECE OF JEWELRY YOU DESIRE EXECUTED, OR YOUR EYES NEED FITTING IN A SCIENTIFIC MANNER, OR YOUR WATCH NEEDS REPAIRING, AS THAT IS OUR BUSINESS, AND IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF ANY OF THESE, YOU CAN MAKE NO MISTAKE IN CALLDTG ON US IN OUR ' . NEW QUARTERS. Van De Car & Jasmann Manufacturing Jewelers Phipps Building Med ford, Oregon If You Don't Want Better Food More Hot Water More Light AU FOR LESS MONEY Don't Read This What would be a more useful and ideal Xmas present for the homo than a cabinot for the kitchen that would cover the hot wa ter tank and supply a cooker, besides being a beautiful piece of f umituro? Thk? combin ation will give more hot water with your present tank and stove than you can use and save 60 per cent on fuel and tho cooker will actually cook at 180 dogroea for ton hours without a fire. Call and see demonstration, then ORDER NOW, and I will install tho cabinet so that you can take a hot bath Xmas morn without having to build a fire, and also prepare most of your Xmas dinner in the cooker, instead of cooking over a hot stove for hours. I also install gasoline lighting systems for homes, stores and any place that light may be needed. Having made a study of gas sys tems and carefully investigated differ ent lights, etc., I know I have the beat to be had. These lights are accepted by under writers and are absolutely safe. Cheaper than electricity or manufactured gas; gives a pure white light and plenty of it. Compare the light and cost in the stores and places that are lighted with gasoline and those with electricity. More light for less money. Nuff sed. 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