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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.
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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.
JWWhitney
211 W Main St. Phone 1082
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