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DECEMBER 9, 1910
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I Rulo tho Houso" accompanied by tho
I niitnor'tt nnnt wfnhnn if la innr. tun
thlntr for a Christuma nrosoni and
thoro's nothing llko a good book for a
Christmas gilt.
Nod-a-Villo
To tho quaint old town of Nod-a-Ville,
Out there in the Sundown West;
Just over tho crest of Slumber Hill,
Where the evening shades lie cool
and' still,
And the birds have gone to rest
To a quaint old house on Quiet
Street,
Deep shaded by Sleepy Tree
While the sighing breeze sings' low
, and, sweet
They haste away with their willing
feet,
My babies three with me.
Dlck-e-Dum marches with air sedate,
'. -.. And MaTgy-ree half-past two
Waddles along with a queer-toed
' gait,
Worried for fear that she may be
late,
And tho dark blot out the view.
But Charlotte May brand-new you
know -
She couldn't climb Slumber Hill
So. she rides a knee the -journey
through,
And the only comment she makes 's
"goo-goo,"
: On. the way to Nod-a-Ville.
whose fathers are up against it and
invest a dollar or two in making
them- happy. The finest Christmas
J'stunt" I ever heard of is tho "Big
Brother" society organized in sev
eral large cities a year or two ago.
A lot of club men, men of wealth
and without family ties, banded to
gether, each agreeing to make one
or more children happy at Christ
mas time. They had a charitable or
conization furnish them
Cautions
"Whcro aro you going, JohnnIc7"
"Down In tho hasemont to watch
papa fix tho furnace."
"No you aro not, Johnnlo. You
learn enough bad languago from tho
boys on tho street without getting
within hearing distance of your papa
when ho is fixing tho furnace."
In the quaint old house they softly
creep
As the sun- sinks in the west;
And kneeling there in the silence
- deep
They whisper their "lay me down to
An'a:'m God's strong arms rest.
6; Nod-a-Villo! Through all the
night
-May angels watch o'er thee;
And when the morning has dawned
clear, bright
Send' -back with their ' faces rosy
alight
My babies three to me.
nrmies aud addresses of tho poor kid
diesa and then these big-hearted club
men went right to those homes each
man picking his kiddie and the time
those kiddies had at Christmas was
something they'll never forget. And
111 bet those club men will never
forget it, dither. And here's an
other waeer that those same club
I men will play the game again this
year.
' Ton't that a beautiful scheme?
Easy to work, inexpensive and the
happiness It carries into tho lives of
the unfortunate little ones Is so big
nnd so fine that It fairly makes a
fellow ache to get out and do some
thing, no matter how little, juBt so
it is his best.
For goodness sake, loosen up"!
Limit the cigar money; walk and
save car faTe; cut out the billiards;
skip an occasional, midday lunch
anything to s'ave a little piece of
money to invest In the business of
making the children happy at Christ
mas 'time.
Tho Limit
"Aro you still interested in tho
Boy Scout movement?"
"I should sav notl I stood for it
with the Until Johnnie tried to scalp tho baby
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and burn Mllllcent at tho stake, then
Ijput a quietus on tho whole thing
so far as my family is concerned."
Short Arm Jabs
"I havo just begun to fight."
Theodore Roosovolt.
"I'm glad an American has won
tho championship." John L. Sulli
van. "Who licked?" Robert Fltzslm-
mons.
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KBci orUlilt. IhKHi work of
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"DETROIT"
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Hl-tel lmmrifllciy httarm nlilpnlB rf
the cogiwo cirrftilly nVmuAtA, ric4 lwil i
known for hdWfvl, riiU4 nflntf. j
Th Nw Is "HfHJWTO ..tSitSiJSttl
.DtiU".tMHUrtwwHy. Uu mux !!.
DO YOU WANT A HEW BED?
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From Such, Deliver Us I
Deliver us from the man who is
always grumbling or Is about to
grumble over the fact that he must
buy a lot of Christmas presents. The
premium mean man is the fellow who
grumbles because he has to spend
some money along about Christmas
i.v, Tio'd iira n. wart on the back
of his neck for a collar button If he
could. He'd stop the clock when he
went to bed to save wear on the
wheels. If he caught a fly on the
sugar he'd brush off its feet before
killing it or driving it out of the
house. He's too utterly mean and
sordid to be worthy of trust and con
fidence. The man who has little ones
and is unwilling to dig up the ulti
mate penny he can spare from the
-SJill necessities of life in order to
make the little ones happy at ums
mas time such a man is fit for
treason, strategem and spoils, he is
. an execresenco on society, a wen on
progress, a cancer-on the body politic.
The man who feels a pang ofjregret
when he lets go of a QWJtero a
dollar for a little gim-cruuiwu
baby hasn't got heart enough to ap
preciate the baby's caress and don t
deserve to have a baby. And God
Tiltv the baby of such a man!
P Commend us to the father who
Is willing to pawn hfe overcoat in
ordlr to bring smiles to the faces
Jwi lauehter in the voices of his
children at Christmas time. It costs
bo little to make the kiddies happy.
Ed the return on the inyestment
S Bobigl that we wonder more men
SM2t try it, and try it on a larger
d0 tFyou haven't any kiddiee of
Quiclc Wit
Strickland W. GHHlan, tho poet
and lecturer, was addressing a Lin
coln audience recently. In the midst
of hfs lecture the electric lights sud
donlv winked out and the audience
showed signs of restlessness.
"Don't be uneasy," exclaimed Lrii
lllan. "The darkness does not bother
me. Some of the best audiences I
ever held T held in the dark."
Just then the lights flared up
again.
"The audiences I held in the aarK
were not as large as this," contin
ued Gillilan, "but I held them much
closer."
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tho stork record is a baby every
fwnlvn aonnnrln (n fhn TTnltod StatCB.
We hope tho real mother record is
equal to that stork record, but wo
doubt it.
From tho pictures wo havo oeon
of King Manuel we judge that ho
would bo a success behind tho glove
counter of a Chicago department
store. Toledo Blade.
This is an unwarranted insult to a
lot of young gentlemen who aro at
least earning their money.
There is a movomont afoot to havo
the government buy tho Mammoth
cave. Is this a schemo to provide a
habitat for Joe Foraker? Detroit
Mawh.
No; a scheme to secure a modern
cave of Adullam for tho uso of tho
eminent gentlemen who havo oeen
pried loose from g; o. p. offlco and
aro therefore discontented.
Tho shortest day of tho year is
December 21. St. Louis Times.
And the longest day of the year is
December 24. But there aro a lot
of us who havo found January 1 to
bo the really "short" day.
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th nHklnir. Aluo our "Trnpiwi iiuUW wlilch
contalim "100 Wny and McofM" or Imppliiy
fur bearing urilmnl Wo pay hiKhwi mnrkt
prlccii for lure. I or further information noo our
prlco Hit Wrlto today to
HBROHAMS FUR 4 WOOL CO.
Far Merchant Hoy m our, WJ.
JP'u For-' will pay all exprww and hlU
J' llrft wt mnrkol prlco for tan from Ml wc
tloiui; iicnd for prlw and tan; my returiw will
plcaio you. on. wcuiuirui uvmi"i
,fWhat is it you want to say to
me Willie,?" remarked the visitor.
Whereupon Willie's mamma
snuirmed but before she could uend
Willie from the room he said:
"Tour husband must be awfully
stout, ain't he?"
Another squirm from mamma and
a warning frown.
"Why, what makes you think he
l ofrnTur WlIHe?"
"Cause papa-said ho saw him car
ryin' an awful load last Saturday
night."
CjrTrrrC RAIHB TIIKM WITHOUT
jtXMjV Mli& MILK. HooklotFrce.
Nebraska seoo uo., umana, nw
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I Rule tlio House"
The above Is the title of a book of
poems Just fresh and sparkling from
the' pen of Edmund Vance Cooke. It
i- . iinnv nt verses written about
children by one who love them un
derstands them and Is trusted by
them. Edmund Vance Cooke's verses
are familiar to readers of the dally
press and the magazines Jor i?
one or the mosi popuiai ' nV
the country. There is that dainty lit
tle heart appeal, that lntimae knowl
edge of child life, that tender touch
of the kindly hand, about all of his
.t,iu w ,hst. commend them to
wenti The Architect of this de
partment acknowledges with grateful
thank the receipt ot a copy of I
Mr. Roosevelt says he has had no
rest since he returned from Africa.
Has anybody else? New York
Herald. , ,
And ho Isn't half as tired as some
of tho rest of us.
At any rate Mr. Roosevelt Is not
weasel-worded about the result. He
Is speechless.
t , TTiriTYiftt.A Consumer didn't
have much show before the ways and
means committee, he at least umu
his presence felt the Tuesday after
tho first Monday in last November.
Brain Leaks
Buy 'em now.
Tho worth of a gift is not meas
ured by the price tag.
Look to your life insurance before
officiating aa a cotton-batting Santa
f Inns
It Is easy to make the tired clerks
happy by merely being considerate
during the nonaay buuppiub u..
The man who tries to convince my
children that Santa Claus la a myth
Is going to be tho cause of my being
arrested for assault and battery.
The worst bore on earth Is the
man who insists on telling you how
sick he was when you want to ten
him how nearly you cam to dying.
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not. don't. Olvo cipre offlw.
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