M6
SI
After tlio Jambs uro a fow days old
they bogln to look around for some
thing to cut, and thoy Bhould bo given
an opportjmlty to bo out, In search of
fo.Q!l.,,,y making croops which they
onn go out and In ob they plcnso and
huvo access to ouch foodfl ns oats
and hrnn with Domo of tho flnost and
most tendor hay that the farm af
ford nothing In too good for the lit
tle fi-lloWH.
'.
The grapo needs nitrogen for
growth of vino nnd potash and phos
p'mlos for tho perfection of Its fruit.
II mo dust worked Into tho noil about
n olo nftor growth 1b established mlp
v'Ana pliosnnntuB and bne-hlilf a.bushol
of urilpnohud wood ashen to n vino np
lifted In tlio spring glvoo tho neces
sary potash.
Wntor or molnturo In always on tho
move. Whn It rains it Hoaks tho
groiuul,, nnil as Boon as It stops rain
ing It'stnrts lis upward movomont by
capillary nttrnctlon. It travols from
otiy hoII partlclo to tho noxl. nnd bo
on until tho soil becomes what wo
sail dry.
Now in n very good tlmo to anvo
out tho boHt pullotfl to tako the placo
Vf tho discarded hens this fall. It
yajn to keep tho beat stock In order
to get good romiltH, and this cnu bo
dono In no other way any better than
by coriHtnntly culling and picking.
Don't fnll to give tho fall pigs plon
tty of slop consisting of skimmed milk
!uflxod with noma kind of a' ground
grain. They will Boon bo gottlng moHt
f 'tlioir living from tho trough nnd
fwlll not lie checkod In their growth
Iiit wonnlng tlmo.
Where largo plantations of aspara
gus aro modo It 1b Important that tho
toots lw planted bo deeply that ull
jtllltBo may bo accompllnhud with tho
plow and othar heavy farm lmplo
vinunts, and thus avoid ,tho oxpetiBO
of hund labor. , .
H4 - T. . , ,,
Hlieop raising In a now thing to
nlnioflt overj prairie atato farmer, nnd
iiR long an. cntllo and hogfl proyo mon
oymnkcrs, nnd furnish all tho chorlng
tjio uvorago mim caroa to. do, thoro 1b
no likelihood of any rndlcal chnngo.
T,o prqducp milk oconomlcally wo
HltoUld iihu tho rouKhaco on our fnrmu
wh(irovor it lo possible, for by bo do
ing, wo not only uavo tho labor of haul
lug bulky, material, but will also build
1 1. . ' ' "
, nil uiu icmui) oi our num.
Tho farmer bhould calculato what
tncrcaso In crop It la nocossnry for
him to obtain In order to mnko tho
itrto of fertilizers prolltnblo, nnd It
only thlH Ib obtained ho Bhould not
.condemn their ubo.
'Whori tho gvound ' freezes apply
cover of well composted manuro on
tho usparnguB rowa which wIlW keop
th?. ground from freezing dooply and
provldo plenty of fortuity for no.t
Hummer's growth.
t JiurlnK tlio fattening norlod. tho
, 'previously built frnmo In tho making
.or which praloln Ir bo ossontlnl. Ib
Jloudod with ftit, n proccBB in which
,corji mnltca tho moat economical
gains,
When ready to empty tho nBh pan
(mix a good'llco powder with tho ashes
jtiud empty In tho hen houso. Tho
honH will dust thomNolvos In it uml
rid IheniHolvoB of Kco and inltos.
4 Corn and water aro tho besttfnt'
.toning Wods although a food otvootB
onco or twlco a week will glvo them
a kconcr appetlto nnd keop their
.iqwo!b In .excellent condition,
"Novor change mtlkora whon you enn
possibly avoid It, but lmvo tho same
ono milk tho Bamo.cow ovory time.
Mid iillk In tho same order.
Bo careful about pverfoodlng with
eugar; boot tops na too heavy feeding
wllliProvo injurious on nccouut of tlio
Jo.tiillo ncld they contain.
Dairy cowb should bo placed In tho
.ntablo In tho fnll boforo rigid cold
Jwoathor commences, and wlntor rn
Itlous should bo fed,
i At thU tlmo of year, Just boforo cU
Jilo ,go into wlntor quarters, n dairy,
jrnan can roplonUh his dairy by buy.
jluK holfor calves,, ofton nt groat bnr-
iKUlllB.
i ,,,, ,
' Most people rocognlco tho valuo of
falli plowing for grain crops but very
row, hov."'Vr, follow tho practice with
itholr com crops.
', Somo ot ,tlio cracks In tho stable
can, bo stopped up. mora cheaply than
you. can food oats to keep tho horBos
fWArni,' .'
- -
Ono cannot expect to rnlso largo
nnd valuablo draft horses out of colts
by giving thorn nothing hut somo hay
and freo range of tho Btraw stacks to
llvo on during tho winter months.
Houghing It does not encourage
growth, neither doos it develop hardi
hood as is so generally supposed by
mnny farmers. Our porfect specimens
of puro bred horsco, cattlo, shoop and
swine havo boon mndo posslblo only
by having beon given tho best fcod
nnd cure as well na brooding and by
their ancestors having rccelvod like
treatment.
Tho stallion should show strong
masculinity, an Indlc.atod by vigorous,
bold eyes nnd a massive, well crested
neck. Tho lnnro should bo fomlnlno
In charnctor, aB Indicated by mild
oycB comparatively small head and
slender nock, which togother with a
Bomowhat moro roomy barrel Bhould
constitute a breeding appearance.
In theoo days of exceedingly high-
priced concentrated feeds, It bohooves
tho fnrmer, depending principally on
dairying, to produco on his own lnnd
as much nu posslblo of the rations
necessary for hla herd to make a pro
lltablo How" of milk. In order to do
thlfl, It Is not too emphatic to say ho
must grow alfalfa.
If you aro going In for a few Bhccp
this soason, don't overlook tho mntter
of flholtor. Ohoop must bo kept dry n&
to Ilooco and feet, otherwise your von
turo will result disastrously. Provldo
dry quartors for wot weathor and
ycu'll not hnvo much difficulty In car-
rylng them over.
Gront Urltaln ImportB much loss
llvo stock than formerly. In '100D tho
receipts of llvo cnttlo were 01,000
less from tho United States and 9,000
Iosb from Cnnada than In the previous
year. At tho sumo tlmo It Imported
a greatly Increased quantity of chilled
beef.
Tho cowb should not bo fed their
roughngo, nor tho bedding bo stirred
up boforo milking, and as far as
possible, tho barn should bo oponed
and aired also boforo tho milking
tlmo, so that tho foul nlr which
tnlnts milk so readily may escape.
With cheap corn and other gralnB
any man who could buy n fow pigs
nnd flnlBli thorn for markot could
mnko a little profit, but It roaulrcB
skill nnd ability to grow pigs and fat
ton them on 00-ccnt corn and mnko a
reasonable profit.
Any systom ot farming which pro
vides regular Bummer nnd wlntor
work for thu horses will prevent tho
wnBto caused by their "eating tholr
bends off" half tho year or so that
thoy may bo avallablo for work nt
other seasons.
' Weeds In tho lawn nro nn indica
tion that tho soil Is poor. Thoy differ
from cultivated plants In that thoy
roqulro poor land. If. tho lawn Is
good and rich' tho grnss will grow
vigorously and crowd out tho weeds.
Don't food dusty hay to horBos. If
you havo no othor kind sprlukla It
with water Juat beforo feeding. Many
horso troubles may bo trncod dlroctly
to dusty hay nnd thbao nro much nioro
easily provajited thnn curod.
Soil off tho cockorols. Do not In
breed. If you nro not going to fill
tho Incubator beforo March you will
not need a cock boforo Fobrunry,
Hut don't bo Btlngy whon you buy
him.
When Bpraylng tho" chicken houso
thoro Is no good in making a Bcvon
olghths Job' of It, because tho vormln
loft In tho last ono-olghth will quick
ly multiply and Bprond all over tho
other soven.
It Is a mlstako to dump potatoes
Immediately after digging Into a
wagon box nnd ohovel them Into pits
while thoy arq easily bruised and tho
Bkln broken with rough hnndllng,
Cream on tho avcrngo will weigh
about eighteen pounds to tho gallon,
but will vary according to tho per
cent, of butter fat It containsbutter
fat bolng lighter than cream.
Many people aro realizing tho profit
In raising heavy gooso, aB thoy aro
worth moro a pound than tho lighter
breeds, nnd ovory year thoro Is moro
demand for tho Toulouse. .
A shoopkeopor should study his In
dividual animals and obsorvo them
dally, reading mcanwhllo nil tho gov
ernment bullotlna ou Bhcop that a
obtainable.
A crop raised on sod plowed undor
wot, eight Inches deop. and worked
until lino enough to oultlvato, Is ottoa
tho best ever raised on a glvou piece
ot land,
In feodliiR ngod stoors quality and
typo aro not bo essential aa In foed
ine cnlvca. provided the purchase
price la proportionate.
roBt farm horses get too much hay,
nut down tho amount and feed It
mostly at .night. Thorough dampon
ing lessens tho danger from feeding
dusty hny.
Whon cowb nro glvon leas food than
they roqulro for maintenance nnd pro
duction tho rallK prouuction musi aui
fer or tho cqw. (
With tho fall lotting up ot work, lot
on on tho heavy toeu. iakq mon
horsos doing little work should oat
little.
CWtiiia
m wm
crop
Tho crowded cast-bound train dis
gorged two passengers at tho llttlo
red station and then thundered on Its
busy way.
A long stage, rusty and ramBhaculo,
backed up to the platform and tho
driver's lusty "All aboard!" brought
tho girl nnd tho young man hurrying
Into Its dismal depths.
"I s'poso you'ro for Ferguson's
place," romarked tho driver na ho
turned the horBCs skillfully In tho nar
row space.
"Yes," said tho man rather grudly.
"I thought there would bo n carrlogo
to meot ub."
"So there has so there has I Been
prancln' around hor for two or threo
hours, but I guoss thoy got disgusted;
nnyways, they loft word for mo to stay
hero till tho train camo In and If any
one wns bound for tholr placo to bring
'cm along. Tho trnln'B four hours lato
as It Is, and I don't suppose them scr
vnntH want to be kept away from their
Christmas dinner."
"How long will It tako us?" asked
tho girl.
"A matter of nn hour or so," was
the unconcerned reply.
. Tho girl stifled an exclamation of
annoyance and Bho drow Btlll fnrthor
away from tho vicinity of tho moroso
young man. Tho latter turned up the
nstrakhnn collar of his overcoat and
dropped his chin Into Its' deaths.
Thoy had started forth that morning
bo Joyfully Polly Blandish and Dor
rick Cordon newly engaged and bliss
fully happy. Things hail gono wrong
from tho very beginning. Polly's aunt,
who wns to accompany then jr tho
short stay at Ferguson'H hospitable
country houso, had failed to put tiuan
appoaranco, nnd consequently had
been loft behind. That was vexatious.
Thon tho train had beon delayed by
snow drifts nnd during tho four hours'
wait In tho cold train Polly and Der
rick had quarreled.
"NIco Christmas day," voluntoercd
tho stugo driver In his queer, cracked
voice', as thoy squeaked over tho hard
packed snow. ,
"Very!" .returnod, Dorrlck, sarcastic
ally. Thoro was a long ullonco ns tho
otrong whlto horses plodded up tho
Btoop Incllno ot tlio mountain. Hero
tho snowfall bad been light and only
served to dust tho dark grcon plncB
and hemlocks with a whlto powder.
Thoy had reached tho top ot a stoop
Incllno and woro rolling ovonly over n
level strotch when suddenly, without
nn Instant's warning, tho stago
crashod down and preclpltntod the
passongors and luggage In an Ignomini
ous honp under tho driver's seat.
"Aro you hurt?" aBkod Derrick cold
ly, as ho asslBtod Polly to hor foot.
"No, thank you," alio Bald stiffly, ns
she peered out from tho curtained win
dow.
Tlio drlvor was soothing tho fright
onod horsoB and his nut-cracker faco
was knotted anxiously.
"Lost a wheel, by gorryl". ho said,
ruefully. "Smashed it to flinders!"
Dorrlck had crawlod out and stood
bcsldo him.
'This is tho dlckonB of a mess how
aro wo to got to Forguson'B placo? Aro
wo noar a tolophono or where aro wo
anyway?''
X.UKO aanuors scratched his car
thoughtfully. "I took n short rond
across 'taln't tho usual rotito to For
gUBon'a nnd wo nln't near nobody! Ton
miles from unywhere. The only thing
to do la for mo to , rldo ono of tho
horsca Into tho vlllngo and send back
another wngon. You nnd tho young
lady bettor got out and movo about n
bit and keep warm. You might build
a fire thoros plonty ot fuol." Ho
waB unharnessing tho horses ns ho
spoko.
"Why can't wo all ride or- bolter
Btlll, Miss Stnudlsh can rldo ono of
them and I will walk besldo her. We
will get there much qulckor and can
keep warm and havo something to
oat. Wo ro nlmost Btarvcd." Derrick
glancod quickly at tho ntngo whord
Polly's palo faeo was framed In tho
darkened opening.
"Can't nobody rldo Bob-whlto. A
Jumpln' knngaroo ain't nothln to that
horso If anybody gits on his back!
JitBt you stay hero and mako your
. solves comfortnblo nnd warm nnd I'll
bo back In tho course of an hour 'or
bo." Ho tothored tho ferocious Bob
whlto to a troo by tho roadside. Thon
from tho npaco undor his seat In tho
stago ho drow forth a basket Covered
with a whlto cloth.
"This horo basket has got a ChrUt
mar, dinner Insldo my wlfo fixed It up
for old Miss Benton down to tho ford
but I can stop and got another basket
ful for tho old lady. You two aro wol
como to It." Ho clambered on tho
waiting horso and smiled na hla horny
hand closed around tho gonorous bank
noto that Derrick slipped from hla
pocket.
"Merry Christmas to you and your
wife. Blr," ho called back over his
shoulder boforo ho disappeared around
a turn In tho road.
Derrick did not dare to look at Polly
Standlsh; ho know sho was sitting
prtoud nnd defiant with a contemptu
ous curl on her red Hp. Instead, ho
stared away through tho aisles of
troes, mado into golden paths by tho
later afternoon sun.
It was too bad that Christmas
should havo turned out bo disastrous
ly for them both. Thoro was to bo a
oily party at tho Fergusons nnd In
tho ovenlng a Christmas dance. Per
haps Italph Ferguson would send forth
another conveyanco for thom but It
would go by that other road. They
were marooned on tho short cut.
A gllmpso of Polly's woeful faco
brought a rovulslon ot feeling. Poor
little Polly was cold nnd tired and ho
was acting llko n bruto.
Without a word Dorrlck approached
a small clearing in tho mlddlo of
which grow a young plno treo.
It wns tho work ot minutes to gath
or an armful ot wood and broken
branches nnd to clear a spaco of snow.
Prosontly a bright ilro crackled cheer
ily and thon Derrick brought cushions
and blankets from tho stago and pro
parod a placo for Polly.
"Come, MIbb Standlsh," ho sold po
litely. '"If you will draw near tho flro
wo will havo sonlo dinner."
"I'm not hungry,'' Bald) Polly, hold
ing her hands to tho-blao.
"At least you will Bit down and
wrap this blanket around you so," In
sisted Derrick. it
Thank you," said Polly without en
thusiasm.
From tho blankot Dorrlck produced
a largo plato loaded with a generous
Christmas dinner. There were turkey
and cranberry sauco, stuffing and
mnshod potatooB and. gravy, turnips
and celery, and a wholo mlnco plo.
Derrick managed to convoy halt of
tho dinner moro or loss daintily to tho
plo plato and this ho placed boforo
Polly. "Eat," ho said sternly. "You
will uecd tho nourishment beforo wo
roach Ferguson's."
"I am not a child," said Polly ro-
sentfully.
Dorrlck did not reply. Ho tell to his
own dinner with a vigorous appotlto
and it was not until ho turned to glvo
"This Is Our Christmas Treo, Polly
Dear," Said Derrick, In a Low
Tone.
Polly some mlnco plo that ho discov
ered that tho wcury girl had eaten n
llttlo of tho dinner and thon fallen
asleop In her nest of blnnkots.
For a long tlmo ho watchod tho
changing lights on hor Bweet fade ns
tho branches tossed In tho wind; thon,
softly ho nroso and approached tho
llttlo pine treo standing In tho mlddlo
of tho clearing.
Tho cones were silvered with snow
nnd it looked llko a Christmas treo
decorated for a festival,
Derrick opened his suit case and
brought out sundry whlto packages.
These ho tied to tho treo with colored
cord. Gay toys for tho Ferguson chil
dren woro added until tho llttlo troo
stood forth bravely In Its fine attlro.
"Polly!" ho called softly. "Polly!''
Polly sat up with Btartlod eyes Book
ing his faco. For tho instant sho had
forgotten tholr misunderstanding, but
suddenly tholr light clouded.
"Como hero, Polly, and seo our
Christmas troo," urged Derrick.
Holuctantly sho came, n rose flush
straining her palo cheeks. But yet her
rod Hps woro obstlnatoly set Jn a
straight lino.
"This Is our' Christmas treo, Polly,
dear," Bald Dorrlck In a low tone
"Yours nnd mine! Shall wo bo happy
and enjoy not only this ono, but mnny,
many others after, pleaso God? Say,
dear."
"Oh, Dorrlck, how wicked of us to
quarrel whdn yo Bhould bo happy! 1
am bo sorry f" sobbed Polly In Dor
rick's coat Blcove.
"And bo am I and now I'm glad,"
said Derrick after a tlmo. "Now, lot's
onjoy' our own particular treo boforo
anyono comes! I shall bo Santa
Claus and you may bo Mrs. Sauta
ClnuBl"
"I havo things In my hag, too,"
blushed Polly as sho hastened away.
An hour afterward Ralph Ferguson
brought n slolghload of merrymakers
In Bonrch of thom. Togother they sat
domuroiy on n log uoioro a dying flro
Near by Btood n llttlo plno troo. now
dored with snow, and dripping with
hanging conos.
"You'ro Just in tlmo for tho biggest
Christmas treo you ovor saw," said
Ralph as ho gathered up tho lines and
clucked to tho horses.
"Wo'vo had our Christmas treo,"
Bald Dorrlck mysteriously, while Polly
smiled back nt him out of happy eye.
SHOP-GIRL
'INEiPOPI!
mN nn cxcoltent short
story published not
long ago, O. Henry
gavo to bis shop-girl
herolno a colossal char
acter, emphasized that
In her woro combined
tho notnblo attributes
ot Herculos, Joan ot
Arc, Una, Job nnd Llt
tlo Rod Riding Hood.
And at this season ot
tho year "glad Christ
mas dayB" it easily
might seem to a less
b y m p a t h otic person
than tho roerotted O. Honry that tho
Bhop-glrl most stands In need of tho
strongth of Horculcs, tho heroism of
Joan of Arc, tho truthfulness and oth
er slngulnr oxcellonclcs ot Una, tho
patience of Job. Think what It must
mean, from eight to six, or eight to
ten, aB the cubo may be, to faco and
servo tho rattled throngs that aro now
surging through tho shops' think ot
tho strain on enduranco and ncrvo, on
temper nnd manners. Tho wondor Is
not that sho often comes up to tho do
mandB on hor, but that sho over doos.
Somo of tho veternns, survivors of
many bard-fought Christmas battle
fields, aro marvels; may bo seen at
fag-cud of day still alert, though droop-
Ingly so; still clear-headed, though
with conscious effort; Btlll with cour
teous nttltudo in their serving, though
those thoy servo havo lost tho InBt
shred of any polltonoss with which
thoy may havo started out.
uomparo tuo manners or como
spoiled darling, somo Indulged, arro
gant child of wealth, with tho dignity
and patlcnco and sweetness often
shown by tho girl behind tho counter.
Tho ono self-centered, of most restrict
cd vision, captious, potty; tho othor
Bolf-olTacIng, far-soclng, charitable,
big. Caleb In search of a wlfo might
well pursuo his quest nlong tho aisles
ot tho big stores, find womanly Ideal
standing thero behind tho counter.
Thoy nro not all caricatures of fash
ion, with hair tortured Into latest ex
aggeration, -frocks chenp coplos of
showy splendors; not all moro given
to powder and rougo than to soap and
water. And In tho attainment of tho
bo highly-deslrablo neatness and trim
noss heroism again has to como to tho
foro, It Is no easy mattor after long
nours ot labor to labor more, tako
pains for personal cleanliness, sow and
darn when eyos aro heavy, back la
aching. Heroines every one of them
that mako a good show.
I know n girl in a fashlonablo candv
shop that ovory other night wnshes
and irons that sho may bo presontablo
tho next day, Her moderato wage Is
tho chief part of tho family support,
thero is not enough money for enough
blouses to last tho week, and so tho
midnight laundrylng is done as a mat
ter of course But how pretty and
Bweot nnd fresh tho girl does manago
io iook in ner snowy whlto nnd well
brushed black; much bottor dressed.
sho scorns to mo, than tho woman of
IUB8 and feathers.
What llttlo mothers thoy aro. a lot
of them, slmplo nffectlonato, domestic
creaturos though so often character
izod ns vain, shallow, foolishly am
bltlous, thinking only of dres3 nnd
"dates." I know ono girl that worked
In ono of tho department stores which
keop open evenings nt Christmas tlmo,
wno tno nignt before Christmas did
not leavo tho storo until mldnlgtit,
thou after traveling nn hour on tfto
street cars to her homo stayed tip
hours to trim a wonderful Christmas
treo for tho children of tho fumlly, the
bunch ot llttlo ones tho poor seem al
ways to havo with them. I know an
other girl that at this soason goos
down unusunlly early mornings to ar
rango "stock," comes homo unusually
lato evenings; but after dinner cheer
fully dons kltchon apron and holns
with giant plum pudding nrid other
Christmas preparation that yearly Is
repeated in honor of old England and
tho homo loft behind whon thoro was
mado search for fortuno in tho rich
land of America. Theso aro Just two
instances, tho ono quito commonplace
unneroic, but you may pick up a fow
for yourself by eavesdropping a, bit In
your shopping; observing among tho
buyers tho many shop-girls purchasing
toys and Bllver "pUBhor," children's
THE IDEAL WORKSHOP.
And the Jolliest and best old work'
man In tho world.
f)ti$ntta$ Day
To rule &nd refgn wllfi gentle
, 5ny,
The King of Love tUAs born
today.
No paIacc 'Wills enclosed him
round,
Hui In a mdnger -was he foundt
That so the boAstful world
might see
The grcAtness of humility.
He ame, a child, In tovety
grAce,
ThAt so a child might seek his '
fAce;
So poor was he, the humblest
born
Might come, 'without a feAr of
scorn.
To All mankind he showed the
voAy,
And ushered In the dAtvn of
dAy.
And so, toltb grateful love
And praise.
We hall this blessed dAy of
days.
The children's joy, the poor
nun's feAst,
The star of hope to great And
least; .
When holy Angels come to
eArth,
And sing Anew) a Savior's
birth!
gloves and sweater, or gray dress for
mammy, muffler for daddy.
Of courso thero Ib .any number ot -
pert, Incompetent girls that' wnlt on
hapless customers, -rather keop hap
less customers watting, but thoy havo
been pictured with onough frequency,
this sort ropeatodly held up as typical,
theroby obscuring tho virtues of. tho.
many worthy ones following tho pro
fession of "waiting on," For Bomo tlmo
past I havo been gathering data, ma
king experiment; and uavo found It
tho rule rather than cxcoptlon that
courtesy meota with .courtesy. "Soft.
and fair go far In a dayt" not only on
highway but In tho miles ot spaco in.
a huga department, Moro.
A man Bald to mo recently: "How
llttlo of church Is brought into the.
Christmas of today." And how Badly
true this is "church" In this connec
tion standing for whatsoever things aro -
lovely, whatsoever thlngB aro good, ot
full Import to all religions. And bully
ing and bullyragging a shop-girl at
this season seems about as far from
"lovoly and good" as ono may wander.
Put yourself in her placo, remember
ing previous failures of your own
when bodily weariness snapped
strained norvos, broko down poise.
Yo gods and llttlo fishes, in what
condition Is tho Bhop-glrl to "onjoy"
Christmas! I am suro If I were sho
Sew and Darn When Eyea Are Heavy.
nil I would ask of good Saint Nicholas
would bo a dark, airy room far, far
away from peoplo (from mnn, nnd es
poclally woman); a great, soft bod
whero I could stretch out long and
wldo; sllenco nnd sleop forover and
forever. No dreams to dlBturb that
sloop; no vision of past haggling, no
vision of.wonrlsomo "exchanges" to
como.
But tho roallty is a long way from
this that I would ask. Do you suppose
such a proud wago earner as shq
would bo contont to let Christmas day
go by without displaying wealth and
powor? No, overy dopendent in tho
household must partako ot her bounty,
overy pensioner bo given good proof
of what It means to havo her dress up
and go down town every day. Noth
ing of niggard Is tho shop-girl at
Christmas, she is aa much a Lady
Bountiful as any millionairess ot them
all.
What a croaturo! A "Hercules, a
Joan of Arc, a Unn, a Job" and a
Lady Bountiful ou eight dollars and
less a week I
(Copyright. 1810.)
Agnes' Prayer.
Our llttlo llvo-yoar-old Agnes, hav
ing been reprimanded by her mamma
for somo slight misdeed, went and
knelt by n chair and prnyod as fol
lows: "Oh, Lord, mako mo a good llttlo
girl. I want to be a good llttlo girl,
but I don't know how. But, If I am
naughty, plcnso send Santa Claus Just
tho same.'"
Christmas Time.
I hnvo often thought ot Christmas
tlmo, whon It has como round, apart
from tho veneration duo to its sacred
name and origin, if anything belong.
Ing to It can' bo apart from that aa u
good time, a kind, forgiving, charit
able, pleasant tlmo. Charles Dickens.
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