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tactical .Christmas Presents Any
Mother'will Appreciate, Coming
from Son Milk Card, Seam Rip.
per and Matchbox Holder.
NEELY HALL.
lift articles shown In
the Illustrations will
appeal most' to- my
renders who prefer
Ideas for thing quirk
ly pnt together, per
hnps, but even the
boy who likes more complicated prob
lems will enjoy making these practical
rtlcles for the home.
Ttas milk-card board In Fig. 1 Is
provided with screweyes to bang tip
am hooka outside of the door at which
the morning milk Is delivered. Fig. 2
bows a pattern for the board, but be
cause milk cards vary in alze you had
better measure the card for which the
board la to be used, to see that It
(Its, before you begin work. The mar
gin around the card should be about
in Fig. 1. Bevel the edges of the
Jioard aa shown. Then prepare the
strip A (Fig 2), and fasten It with
. brads along the lower edge of tho
. board for the card to rest upon. Glvo
ttse board two coats of shellac, var
nish, or paint; then when it la dry.
crew four hooka Into It at the points
indicated (B, Fig. 2), to hold the edges
0t the card, and a pair of screweyes
fato the top edge, for hangers.
Mother would appreciate the seam
tipper ahown In Fig. 3. All that you
.steed Is a aafety-razor blade, tuid a
Abort stick whittled round for a ban-
.tie. Slot one end of the handle, slip
;fc blade Into the slot, and fasten with
.email nails driven Into the handle and
i ttimnrh a. nalr of tha hnlea In the
f blade. Varnish the handle, and tho
little tool will be completed.
fig. 4 shows a handy holder for
safety matches. The cover of tho
afety-rrnteh box sets down over the
block E i Fig. 7). to hold the matcher
.and provide the match scratcher.
; Block F raises tho match ends an Inch
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. is
.above the cover. 'The safety-match
rbox stands on shelf B, between euds
-C, (Fig. 7), for a burnt-match re
ceptacle.
The match-box holder may be built
- em ot cigar-box strips or wood one-
. quarter or three-elghtbs-lnca thick,
JPlg. 5 shows a pattern for the back
board A. and Fig. 6 showa the pat
terns for the other parts. Fasten
3lock E to ahelf D, in the center ot
its length, and about one-sixteenth of
n Inch inside ot the back edge: thn
sail B and D to the ends of pieces C
trig. 7), so their bacK edges are in a
Una with one another. Screw a pair
f screweyes into the top ot back
board A. for hangers.
iCopyrlght. by A. Neely Hall)
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A Consolation.
WH. Christmas time has come again
To And us all ao poor
Wts spent enough In buying; sifts
To finance one world's tour.
JVut let's console our empty Jeans
With these few words of cheer
Taioee Christmas Joys and Christmas pains
Do come but once per year.
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Lesson One.
"Do you know bow to ran an auto-
snobller
"Cetalnly,, replied Mr. Chngglns.
"what's the first thlLg a man who
baa bought a machine ought to dot
f "Begtn work on a set of New Tear
resolutions relating to economy, tern
. fetance and aU the other meritorious
fitttns ot self-restraint"
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Not That One.
Are you going to Miss Oldgtrl'a
sVUtletoe party r
. "No; not unless she promises to
tAolLT lilAUtulNa
Articles That Boys Can Quickly
Put Together.
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REAL DISCOVERER OF AMERICA
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John Cabot'a Memorable Voyage Never
Has Had the Recognition It So
Well Deserves.
It Is one of the Ironies of fnte thnt
the new world should benr the nnmo of
Amerlcn. thus poi-puntlng the name
of an adventurer, "Amerlcus Vespwlus,
whose rlolm to being the "first discov
erer" of the western continent wns
based on a falsely dnted letter, re
murks the New York World. On the
4th of June, John Cabot set foot on
the soil of North America. He set up
the banner of F.nj?lnnd and from" that
hour the fortunes of this continent
were destined to be swnyed by the An-Clo-Soxon
race. His' discovery laid
the foundation for the future supre
macy of England In North America. ,
Whether Cubot touched the shores of
the continent on "the dismal cliffs of
Labrador," or on tho wild coasts of
Nova Scotia or Newfoundland, will
never be definitely known, but the con
sensus of modern opinion seems to
favor Cape Breton, which forms a part
of what Is now the province of Nova
Scot In.
Columbus had succeeded only la at
taining the Inland fringe of the conti
nent before Cabot set foot on the main
land. Cabot sailed over waters far
stormier and more difficult than any
encountered by, Columbus, and his
equipment ond resources were vastly
less, for ho had but a single tiny ves
sel, the Matthew the first vessel to
touch our Aincrlcnn shores. Ills dis
covery of the North American conti
nent preceded by more thnn a year the
third voyage of Columbus when he
came In sight of the mainland of South
America. .
Like Columbus and Vespuclus, John
Cabot was a native of Italy, and It Is
believed thnt he was born In Genoa, the
native city of Columbus. Later he set
tled In the English city of Bristol, and
It was thence that he sailed oh his
memorable voyage of discovery, having
received a patent from Henry VIII, au
thorizing hi in and his three sons to
search for Islands, provinces or regions
In the eastern, western or northern
seas.
PROPER REVERENCE FOR LAW
Situation In the United 8tatea as Sec
retary of Pennsylvania's Board
of Education 8eea It
Aa a boy he attended a little gray
school In the country. Then he taught
a country school at the age of sixteen.
Afterward he waa superintendent of
all the country schools of Lycoming
county. And still later he was at the
head of the State Normal school at
Clarion, which educates teachers for
these little gray schools. At present
be Is secretary of the state board of
education, alert, active on tha job 23
hours and 00 minutes every day.
nence, when I get a school opinion
frdm Dr. J. George Becht I know it Is
not a shoemaker's theory of building a
cathedral, a writer In the Philadelphia
Ledger observes. Listen to him : "The
school must be taught a reverence for
the law. What must be the effects upon
the children of .the all?n when In high
schools they note the pupils strike be
cause someone has been punished or j
because a teacher lias been promoted
or a holiday refused?
Respect for the' law t Not respect for
part of the law that applies to some
body in Kansas, but respect for nil the
law that applies to each boy and girl
In Pennsylvania. "But this Is a free
country," you say.
Let Doctor Becht answer that: "No
word Is so misunderstood as liberty.
A man swinging his arms violently in
a crowd struck the nose of a passer
by. The Injured man objected, but
the other retorted, "This Is a free
country.
"So it is, was the answer, 'but
your liberty ends where my nose be
gins.' "
They Live in Pickle Salt
Just west of promontory Tolnt Sta
tion, Utah, is a pond cut off from the
Croat Salt luke by the railroad fin-
Diinkment. At times or high wnter In
the luke this reservoir fills by percola
tion through the entbuukmeut but dur
ing the summer this wnter Is concen
trated to a brine by evaporation. The
deep pink color of the brine Is a phe
nomenon that appears In suit ponds
generally when a certain concentra
tion In livK-hvd. In tho salt ponds of
San Francisco bay this color is due
to a certain bacillus which Uvea in
saturated brines and also In the heaps
of alt as It Is plied for drainage nnd
shipment. Prohibitive to life as such
nn environment mlht be considered.
strong natural brines are, In fact In-
habitvd by a number of minute organ
isms animals as well as plants. The
piiiK color disappears In winter or
when freh water Is Introduced Into
the pond. The Southern Puctflc com
pany has done some experimental
work on p'x-s.-rvl'ijj piles and railroad
ties by nu;.;..n tU -. in the pond.
Just Self-Confidence.
It is a vanity of a sort that enable
men and women to push to the front
They believe that they can do about
what they please and their very faith
Is an aid. The devotees of new
thought claim that confidence In one
self Is a sure ticket to any place.
"iwt say that. pieuaeu a woman
who had Just heard another declare
ber Inability to tulk on a subject with
which she was thoroughly familiar.
"Say you can talk and prove It to this
club. And come to see me tomorrow
and I will tell you bow to Increase
your aelf-confldence." She kept her
word with the result that the timid
woman blossomed Into a brllllaiU
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Hundreds and hundreds of toys are now on display in the great Christmas Toyland at Miller Brothers V Bring the chil
dren here show them the wonderful assortment of things Santa Claus has in his Alliance storehouse. Bring the children see
what attracts them most it will prove a big help in selecting your gifts for them.
Despite the general shortage in toys we have been able to get our usual large assortment of merchandise for our annual
Toyland. Here will be found toys galore toys of every description something for the wee tots something for those a little old
for boys and girls alike. Toys, games, beautiful dolls of every kind and size, mechanical toys, everything to make glad the
hearts of the children on Christmas morning. , .
A large section of our store has been devoted to the most complete display of toys to be found in the city. Bring the little
ones with you today tomorrow. Make your toy selections early.
EVERYTHING FOR THE
MECHANICAL TOTS
Street Cars Engines
Automobiles, Locomotives
Wind Mills, .
Trains, and a complete line of
Constructo Mechanical Toys
for the children '
ROCKING CHAIRS, BEDS,
SETTEES, TABLES, '
DISHES, STOVES, DOLL CRIBS,
COOKING UTENSILS,
DRESSERS
and Everything the Fancy of a Child
' Can Suggest
In
THE CALL TO CHRISTMAS!
There are only eight shopping days before Christmas and all of us are planning to make this Christmas a big one. If you
wish to celebrate the Christmas season fittingly and happily, at the same time observing care and economy in your purchasing,
Miller Brothers' Housefurnishing Store is ready to help you. Our store gives you your moneys worth, offers a big selection,
, and enables you to buy generously, yet wisely. Our store is loaded with many beautiful gift pieces.
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A Few Seasonable Suggestions:
A MORRIS CHAIR .
A SMOKING STAND
AN EAST ROCKER
A LIBRARY TABLE
SOME BEAUTIFUL CHDXA WARE
MILLER BROTHERS,
. HOUSEFURNISHING STORE.
DOLLSALL KINDS
Character Babies and Children rule
the Kingdom of Dolls this
' season.
We have them all tiny ones,' tots of a
'.year or so, and grown up dolls. All
kinds all Prices. '
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DAINTY TOILET TABLE
A HANDSOME DRESSER
A QUAINT WRITING DESK
SOME WILLOW WARE
A HANDY CHIFFONIER
GLAUS.
CHILDREN!
FOR THE BABIES
Fur Toys and Celluloid Rattles,
Teddy Bears, Pigs,
Sheep, v
Cats, Dogs, Wagons
AUT0M0Bn.ES,
ROCKING HORSES,
TOOL CHESTS,
VELOCIPEDES,
SLEDS, BOOKS,
ETC. ETC
n
, WORK BASKETS'
NEW RUGS
A DAVENPORT
A PARLOR SET
HALL TREEE OR UMBRELLA STAND
tl
jpeaker.
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