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You never saw, I don't believe,
The really, truly Santa Claus
Who comes around on Christmas Eve
Behind his reindeers' prancing paws,
Who stops at ev'rybody's house
(At least where there are girls and boys)
And leaves, as slyly as a mouse,
His booKs and dolls and games and toys.
I Know how Santa looKs because
He has a Kind of Grandpa style.
The smile you see on Santa Claus
Is just liKe any Grandpa's smile.
Our Grandpas have the same white haiiv
He has the wrinKles Grandpas do
They're so aliKe I do declare
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The little children's patron saint
We've seen his face in picture-booKs,
So red and jolly, queer and quaint
It's wreathed around with hair as white
As Winter's piles of drifted snow.
And all his features are alight
With happy smile and cheery glow.
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They both are always full of fun
And have a twinKle in their eyesi
They both are Kind to ev'ryone
(Especially of children's size).
That's why that I've made up my mind
That Grandpas all are friends of his.
That Santa is so good and Kind
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Yes, that's the way that Santa seems,
The Santa that the children praise,
The' Santa that they see in dreams
While waiting for the Christmas days.
Why, I can shut my eyes and see
Him just as plain as if he came!
I Know just how he looKs to me,
And that to you he looKs the sama,
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A Christmas
M
EnRY CHRISTMAS! Tho
very word oxprcBsos tho
Bplrlt of tho day. Christmas
1b tho embodiment of joy and
mlrthfulneus, a RlorlouB day of gaiety
and merriment for old and young. Let
us all bo children at Christmas tlmo,
and enter into tho preparations and
plans for tho day with youthful fervor.
Everyone Is occupied with tho pre
parations for tho gala occasion. Tho
custom of decorating tho homes with
Christmas greens is increasing each
year. Surely it is a happy thought in
tho midst of winter at tho Yulo tldo
season to bring tho greens from tho
woods. The many traditions connected
with holly and mistletoe mako them
all the more appropriato for uso as
decorations. Tho brilliant glowing
scarlet of tho holly berries and the
green of tho evergreen have- alwayB
been associated with Christmas.
With a very srall investment ono
can easily arrange many unlquo ef
fects in decorations for tho homo and
table that will accord with tho spirit
of the season.
Unless the Christmas treo 1b going
to be a surprise, and you Intend to
trim it behind closed doors in tho
greatest of secrecy, let tho children
assist in fashioning many of tho or
naments and trinkets, and they will
have doublo the plcasuro out of it. Tho
llttlo onoB will certainly delight In
stringing the popcorn with which to
festoon the treo. If tho popcorn Is
strung on wire It can bo arranged
most effectively. If you wish, you
can dye some of the corn red and
string 'It alternately, one red and one
white kernel. The nimble little
Angers can string chains of cranber
ries or cut stars out of gilt paper.
Paper link chains can be mado out of
any color to harmonize with tho color
scherno of the tree. Paste narrow
strips of paper to form rings and slip
one link through another and paste
securely.
It Is very simple to gild nuts, and
they are quite an addition to a tree
when suspended with gilt cord. Snow
balls are made by packing white tis
sue paper tight in the shape of an or
ange, then pasting white cotton on
tho ball. Tho cotton is dusted with
diamond dust and gives a glittering
effect. Icicles are mado of white
fringo tissue paper that has been dip
ped into a solution of alum. Tho
green of tho treo can also be given a
frosted effect If It is touched :th a
solution of alum. Tho Christmas good
les can bo put In bags of tarletan.
Don't forgot that tho largo presents
and heavy decorations of tho treo
should bo at tho bottom.
A pretty tree for tho tublo Is tho
popper plant, which can be purchased
at any florist's. Tho llttlo plant can
bo trimmed as a Christmas treo for
tho central decoration of tho tablo.
Around tho bottom of tho treo Is heap
ed a mound of cotton dusted with mica.
At each placo is a llttlo red flower rit
containing a small souvenir which Is
hidden by a spray of mistletoe, "'ho
souvenir can bo something suggostlvo
of tho personally of the guest. Ovor
tho tablo Is suspended by red ribbons
a bunch of snow balls of whlto cotton
sprinkled witb mica. Tho candle
shades are of omatriental sprays of
holly, and a llttlo plcco of holly Is
pasted on tho place card.
Tho tablo illustrated has tho star
shaped poiusettla for Its main feature.
If It is not possible to procuro tho nat
ural polnsettia, beautiful ones can bo
obtained mado out of crepo paper.
Tho basket for tho centor piece is
heaped with poInsettiaB and ferns. Fa
vors aro bidden among tho (lowers,
and ribbons aro attached to them ex
tending to each plato. A largo ChrlBt
raas boll adds to tho festive appear
ance of the room. This bell Is mado on
a wiro framo 18 inches tall, covered
with crushed ttssuo paper.
Tho llttlo baskets for tho salted al
mond are mado of 12 polnsettia
leavcB pasted neatly around a small
paper cup, ,
Dinner Table.
For place cards use a whlto card
to which Is attached a small bell about
two Inches high. Tlo on tho top with
a small bow of red baby ribbon.
Instead of silver napkin rings uso
rings mado of pasteboard covered with
red crepe paper to harmonlzo with tho
rest of tho decorations. A crepo pa
per napkin designed lu poliiBettlas
would bo very appropriato.
If ono' prefers to uso a tablecloth
of paper Instead of damask, tho samo
Idea can bo carried out by using pa
per In tho samo color scheme. Ruf
fle tho paper around tho lower edge
and hnvo two flounces, tho first of
plain whlto and tho second of tho dec
orated paper.
Camllo shades aro mado of card
board frames. Cut the potals from the
crepe paper tho samo ns for tho other
flowers, and pasto around frame, fin
ishing it with two large green leaves
and a small bow of rod ribbon.
Many of tho dishes served can bo
garnished with red beets, radishes or
red peppers.
A polnsettia salad could bo placed
at each place. Slice off tho top of
a largo red applo and scrapo out as
much of tho insldo as possible, 1111 the
applo with equal portions of applo cut
in small cubes, chopped celery and
nuts. Moisten this inlxturo with cream
salad dressing.
Cut plmeutocs in petal shaped pieces
and arrango them In the form of a
polnsettia on the plato. Sot tho ap
ple filled with the mixture on center of
plate and use small petals of the
plmentoes to trim tho top of tho ap
ple. If Ice cream la served for dessert,
pistachio and cherry mako a good
combination.
As Christmas Is tho season of toys,
table decorations which would seem
absurd at any other time aro very fit
ting on this occasion. '
A table with a snow man In the cen
ter made on a wire frame and covered
with cotton la very effective. Have
smaller snow men at each place. Snow
balls placed In groups all over the ta
ble may be surrounded with sprays of
holly. The candle shades can be
made of wlro covered with cotton to
form snow man's face.
The bonbon boxes can be small
boxes covered with red crepe paper
to represent a Santa Claus cap. Paste
the paper around the edgo of box, leav
ing the crepe twico the height of tho
box. Fringe a small pleco of crepe
paper to represent tho tassel. Around
tho edgo of the cap cut a band of
white crepo one-half Inch wide and dot
with ink to represei '. ermine. If the
it 3 cream U molded In tho shape of
Santr. Clam. In individual forms, or in
tho shapo of snow balls, It will add
to tho fun of tho dinner tablo.
Another tublo may havo a Christ-ma-,
star for a variation in tho way
ct table ornamentation. A star may
be formed of holly and edged with rib
bon. Vho guests' places aro between
tho points of tho star. In tho center
of tho star a candlestick with shades
ornamented with ntara cut out of
crepe paper Is placod. Stars of paper
aro hung zl around tho table.
From tho chandelier by means of
wlro suspend a string of stars. Mlnla
turo stars decorate tho candy boxes,
and the favors are contained in star
shaped boxes. The nut cups urs
mado of a six-Inch star cut from card
board covered with whlto crepo paper
edged In gold.
Tho following menu may assist you
in deciding what to havo for Christ
mas dinner;
Olives Celery Radishes
llluo Points on Half Shell
Cream of Celery Soup
Roasted Goose
Daked Sweet Potatoes
Creamed Cauliflower Applo Sauco
Lettuce and Pimento Salad
Individual Plum Pudding Hard Sauco
Raisins Fruit Nuts
Camembort Cheese Coffee
(Copyright, UU, by W. O. Cbapmaa.)
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.wiMaaBBVWO bats, six Teddy
bears, thrcu balloons
six boxes of lead sol
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F'' counted. "And u foot-
ball. Who wonts tho
footnnll?"
"Johnny Ward," an
swered Nurso Illalr,
half crlng and half
laughing. "Isn't it
pitiful, Miss dough?"
Nurse Cough set
down her pencil and tho memoran
dum and looked at tho other wonder
Ingly. "A football!" sho reiterated.
"Then ho doesn't realize?"
"No, poor llttlo fellow. Would you
glvo It to him, Miss Cough?"
"What would the mother think?"
tho head nurse asked, 'and then Nursu
Illalr censed all pretcmio and dabbed
her handkerchief against her eyes
openly.
"Lot's ask Dr. Keith," Hho answorod,
nnd that solved tho dlfllculty for tho
tlmo being.
Johnny Ward was eight years old
and had been in tho hospital for
nearly live weeks, ever since ho was
knocked down by tho baker's wagon
wiillo playing upon tho street nlmost
in front of tho hospltnl ontrnnco. Ho
was qulto helpless below the waist,
and would always bo so, said Dr.
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Keith, after the operation, unless
well, miracles bad happened and such
cases had got well before. So ho said
nothing to the pretty young mother
who came day after day, wistful and
patient und always hopeful. Of lute
she had begun to suspoct that her
only boy, her stay that was to bo In
her later widowhood, would never
lcavo tho building save In a wheeled
chair. Rut she kept her fears to her
self, and nobody had had tho heart
to tell her.
And Johnny wanted a football for
his Christmas present! .
"Woll," said Dr. Keith gruffly, "why
shouldn't he havo ono If ho wants It?
Isn't thoro enough monoy to buy a
football? Why, I'll buy him ono my
self. What sort should ho havo?
What aro they mado of? It's a long
tlmo Blnco I was a boy myself," ho
added, in self-excuse.
"Why, they're mado of pigskin,
aren't thoy, doctor?" answered tho
nurse. "Hut you don't understand.
How can wo let him havo a football
and let his mother seo him with It,
and him lying there so helpless? It
would bo inhuman, doctor."
"Hum! I'll tako tho matter under
consideration," the doctor answered.
Rut a fow minutes lutor he was ask
ing tho head interne, "Whoro would
you go to buy a football?" Ho put
down tho address In his memoran
dum book, and the interne looked at
him in wondor, for football and Dr.
Keith seemed somehow unassoclablo.
"Well, hero's tho football, nurso,"
ho said that evening, coming Into tho
wnrd. It was Christmas ovo. All
tho children wero supposed to bo
asleep. Hero nnd thoro an eyo
drowsily unclosed to soo If Santa
Claus had really como, but sloop was
strongor than oxpoctation, and Nurso
Rlair would seo to it that no Rifts
went to tho sleepless. Dr. Keith hold
out tho paper-wrapped globo. The
dork hud blown it up for him, and,
not thinking or having It deflated
again, ho had carried it thus for half
a dozen blocks. "If you think It best
for him not to have It, give It to
someone else. Give him a Teddy
bear," he said.
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Teddy bears," nnswored Nurso Blair
scornfully. She thought for n long)
while after tho doctor had pono. At
last sho went softly to Johnny's bod
nnd hung tho football from tho
head. Tho llttlo hoy'n oyes were
closed nhd ho was sleeping soundly.
Tho llttlo hclpltiHH feet mado tiny
mountains under tho bedclothes.
Nurso Hlnlr turned awny quickly,
Morning came; tho wnrd awoke.
.Shouts nnd cries of delight wore
heard, Tho day nib-sos went from
bed to bed, unwrapping packages.
Niusc Illalr had gone to her room,
but sho did not Ho down. Hho came
back, tired but resolute, a half hour
before visiting tlmo, nnd wont to
Johnny's Hldo. Ho was plnylng with
tlio hall, bouncing It upon tho sheets.
It had fallen down six times, nnd
each tlmo thn nurso nearest had pick
ed It up again and returned It.
"Johnny," said Nurso Illalr, "yout
mamma will bo hero In n fow minutes
now."
"Yes, ma'am," answered Johnny.
"Johnny, what are you Rolng to do
with that football?" asked Nurso
Illalr.
Johnny know Immediately. "I'm
going to look at It and look at It nnd
wish hard to bo well," ho answered.
"Johnny, when your mamma comes
sho will seo It and it will ninko hei
cry to think of tho tlmo when hei
llttlo boy was strong und well. You
don't wnnt to mnko her cry, do you,
dear?"
"No, ma'nm," nnswored Johnny.
"Then, Johnny," said Nurso Illalr,
tho diplomat, "supposo wo put It away
when bIio comes and don't show it to
her."
"Yes, mu'nm," snld Johnny. A teal
stole into his oyo and overflowed
Ilo handed her tho football. "Y-ycs
nvm-mu'nm," said Johnny, gulping
And Just then tho visitors cntno In.
Nurso Hlnlr had taken tho ball, but
sho had no time to conceal It before
tho llttlo wouiun in black had come
hurrying to the bedside, nnd she
stood holding it rather foolishly and
self-couselously and could not face
thoso searching oyes.
"J'vo brought him this and these,"
said Mrs. Ward, holding out tho box
of bricks and tho mechanical toy.
"Hut you you've given him that?"
Nurso Hlnlr stammered something,
but sho could never remember whut
it was, for tho young widow had tak
en both her hands iu hors and wan
looking nt her in such a vay us to
muko falsehood Impossible.
"Nurse," sho Bald, "1 wunt to ask
you something. Will ho ovor wnlk
again?"
Nurso Hlnlr was silent. Thoy might
havo been nlouo In tho wnrd, so
closely did tho hum of conversation '
hedgo them In. Each was with her
own that Christmas morning and had
no thought but for hers.
"Will ho ovor wnlk? Will ho over
stnnd?" Tho widow grasped tho
nurso's hands tightly as though cling
ing to bar ns her lust hope In ltfo.
"Toll mo," sho plcndcd.
"Never unless a mlraclo happens,"
nnswored Nurso IHnir, und tho worn
nn's hands fell and she turned to tho
child and smiled. Then Nurso Ulalr
understood why so mo of tho Madon
nas wero painted smiling.
"Mamma!" said the voico from the
bed, "I want to whisper something."
Tho widow knolt down, but the
childish whisper waB loud enough to
reach tho nurse's ears.
"I mustn't tell you what my Christ
mas present is, because It will make
you cry."
Tho widow placed ber arms round
his nock and pressed his face to hers.
"Mamma, I want to show you some
thing I've kept for a Christmas pres
ent for you. Sit up, mamma, and
look. Look!"
Nurse Blair screamed. Dr. Keith,
passing by, stopped, looked, and as
sumed an attitude of professional
prido. His rather tired face broke
Into a smile.
"Do that again, Johnny," cried
Nurso Ulalr. "Look, doctor, look!
Ho'b wiggling his toes!"
"Yes, ma'am," said Johnny proud
ly. "That's why I wanted a football.
There, mamma, you're crying after
all!"
Something He Wouldn't Break. '
Wiillo is a boy who is very much
blessed with aunts and uncles. These
uso overy opportunity to 'give him
presents. Last Christmas be received
so many toys that his parents. Instead
of giving him toys, told him ho could
curry out one of his cherished plans.
"Actuully," suid his pupa, "you huve
moro things now than you can break
lu a year."
"Oh, no, papa," said Willie with an
injured air; "there's ono present I
won't brenk."
"Well, Willie, I'm glad there's one.
Which is it? the cast-Iron train from
Undo Jack?"
"Oh, no!" cried Willie. "I can
munngo to break thnt I mean I
won't break your promlso to buy me
n season ticket for tho baseball
matches."
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The Great Meaning.
Lift up your oyes to the great mean
ing of tho day, and dare to think ol
your humanity as something so divine
ly preciouB thnt it is worthy of being
an offorlng to God. Count it as a priv
ilege to mako your offering as com
ploto as posslblo, keeping nothing
back, and then go out to tho pleas
ures and duties of your ltfo, having
bcon truly born anew Into bis divin
ity, as ho was born Into our Human
ity on Christmas day. PnUUps Brooks,
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