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YRTLB stopped plnylng on tho
organ, nnd whirled about, address
lng the family gathered around tho
evening lamp.
"I've got u conundrum for you,"
she announced.
"One of tlioso that has no an
Bver, I'll bet," Raid Tim, who was
popping corn over n bed of glowing
coals. "I don't get caught twlco
the same way."
"All right, smnrtyl Count you out then. You'd
only give some fool answer anyway. You're ucver
serious." "
"Come on with your conundrum," ynwnfcd Kdlth.
."I need something to wake me up. This old alge
brn makes me sleepy."
"Well, hero it Is: How are we going to glvo uny
Chrlstmus presents, with no cropj, no money, no
nothing?"
"Told you there wouldn't be any answer,"
chuckled Tim.
"I'm mfrald Tim Is right, Myrtle," und mother
looked up from laying the child's coat pattern
upon the rlppcd-up overcoat on the table.
"What do you want to bother about Christmas
presents for? Everybody knows we haven't got
nny money to buy presents," nnd father looked up
from tho market reports. "Every blamed thing
raised on a farm Is high except hay, and that's
the only thing I'vo got. If we get through the
winter ourselves we'll do well, without trying to
mnko Christinas presents."
"I don't carol I'm going to do something for
Uncle John, anyway," declared Myrtle. "He sent
me this organ, and I'm going to just remind him
that I've not forgotten If nothing more."
. Myrtle had n Arm chin. The dimple might dis
tract the attention of tho casual observer, but the
fact remained. Myrtle had a firm chin. It had
first begun to make Itself felt In the family ubout
fifteen years before, when Myctle was a year old.
Being a reasonable and well-balanced creature,
her rule was not only tolerated, but her plans, al
ways practicable and often brilliant, sooner or
later received the co-opcrntlon of the family, no
matter how much they may have been opposed at
first Her heart's desire was to have a fine music
al education, but she knew that It was far too ex
pensive to bo thought of. She had sensibly con
cluded to do as well as she could the duties near
est at hand.
"I'm going to take command," she said now,
"and together we are going to do something."
"You're welcome to, as far as I am concerned,"
grumbled Tim. "Excuse me from Bending 25-cent
presents to a rich uncle."
"Never you mind," snld Myrtle, mysteriously.
Thereafter there were "doings" In tho household.
Her enthusiasm was contagious, and soon even
Tim got interested.
"I'm going to send Uncle John a horse-cooked
Christmas dinner," Myrtle declared.
"We'hnln't got a turkey," Bald ma.
"I've got the duck pa promised me for taking
care of tho rest of them, and it is as fat as butter.
iYou roast and stuff it nnd then we will all take
a hand at the trimmings."
. Myrtle's mother was an excellent cook, and her
clear, firm Jellies nnd perfect canned fruit were
'the envy of her less skillful neighbors.
Myrtle ransacked the shelves and selected three
glasses of Jelly, one of nn nmbcr color, another of
ruby red, the third and most beautiful, being ono
of a pale trunslucent green. She stood each In a
equarc of crepe paper, brought up the sides and
corners, and tied them tightly, nnd then pulled
out the top nil around until It looked like a (lower.
Each color corresponded to the color of the Jelly
in the glass. Then she lined nnd covered a box
with paper, and set In the ruby, the amber, and
the pnle green flowers. She covered the box, nnd
tied it with Christmas ribbon nttached to which
-was a card on which wns written: ,
"With that duck you're going to ent,
You'll need something tart, but sweet,
That's us."
A glass can of watermelon pickles wns wrapped
in corrugated cardboard, and then wound about
HOW LIFEBOAT-ORIGINATED
The llfebont Is a very modern contrivance. It Is
not much more than n holf century since it came
ito bo generally used. In the old dnys a sea captain
Igreatly resented even tho Suggestion that his ves
ted should carry lifeboats.
At the period when these boats still were nn ex
periment, n remarkable feat of life-saving wns
performed on tho New Jersey const nt a point
now within the precincts of Asbury Park,
Joseph Frauds, nn Inventor, had brought forth n
device made of Iron und shaped like a boat, with
a lid which could ho Bhut, thus keeping out tho
water. Francis contended that In case of n ship
wreck near shore n line could be mndo fast be
tween tho vessel nnd the const, and his qunlnt
llfebont hnuled bftclc and forth, carrying several
persons on each trip.
Francis wns the butf of much humor, and his
llfc-savlng boat, which was commonly called n
kettle because of Its odd shape, became a subject
for general derision. Then m vessel bearing tho
nnmo of Ayrshire was wrecked In 18-17 off tho
Jersey const. It nnd n largo passenger list, nnd
great loss of llfo seemed Inevitable. Francis
rushed to tho scene got n line to tho ship nnd
started his boat upon Its first emergency test. Ho
saved 201 lives by this method, many of which
must havo been lost otherwise, for the sea was so
rough that no ordinary boat could havo ever
reached land from tho wreck.
In recognition of his skill and bravery, congress
presented Francis with tho largest gold mcdnl
ever given by thnt body. It was made of pure
gold, two-thirds of nn Inch thick, nnd was of
about the biwio size as a tea plate. Tho boat de
vised by Franclfl might still bo In use were It not
for the brceohes buoy, necnuse of tho boat's
size, weight nnd general clumsiness It wns dlfllcult
to handle'. But It was none the less practical, and
paved tho way for tho breeches buoy, operated on
,11)0 same principle.
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with crepe paper, twisted tightly, and the ends
fringed. It then resembled the old-fashioned
motto candles. That the motto or couplet might not
be lacking, the following Hues were written and
Inserted :
"Those Jell girls may ho tart and sweet,
But I've heard thnt they lack spice.
If of me you'll deign to eat
I am sure you'll vote me nice."
Grandma made n wonderful fruit cake the
kind that lasts a year, and improves with age.
This was surrounded with white parchment paper,
and covered with n white paper dolly, and fancy
edges. This wns laid curcfully over the waxed
paper, which covered the frosting, studded thickly
with whole hickory nnd butternut meats. Tho
whole- wns packed Into a round box, made by
Myrtle's skillful lingers. To mnko It she cut two
disks of cardboard of the required size, and two
long strips of the same cardboard, one the height of
the cake, the other narrower, for the cover. She
bound the edges together with gummed tape, nnd
covered their Junction with narrow strips of gold
paper. Then she neatly covered top nnd Bides
with Christmas paper, all holly and mistletoe.
Lastly, she tied two, bright scarlet ribbons nbout
the box, ono each way. She made plump bows,
nnd, gntherlng the ends of the ribbons, sewed tiny
sleigh Leila on them, so that the box, when moved,
gave forth a sweet musical sound.
Myrtle surveyed the box with satisfaction, her
head on one side.
"You ought to please," she said. "You appeal
to the eye, tho ear, and the palate."
The box certainly did present un Imposing ap
pearance. On the Inside of the cover appeared
the lines:
"Of course this cake wns made by mother;
Sho snys If it don't suit, she'll make you another."
A great generous bnll of cottage cheese was
wrapped In paper and packed In a square box,
with plenty of tissue pnper in the corners. Ac
companying It wns the legend:
"If Esau had known of tho cheese called 'cottage,'
He'd havo traded for that, instead of the pottage."
There were two generous loaves of bread, one of
"salt rising," the other yeast raised. On n curd
were the lines:
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"Grandma snys, when you were n boy,
And eating 'salt rising,' you never could stop;
But In case you tire of the old-fashioned kind,
Here's another loaf, raised with the hop."
Packed about tho loaves, and neatly wrapped,
each by Itself, in parchment paper, were n dozen
little Individual butter pats, molded in the form of
n rose. Myrtle wrote:
"We wonder If, when you ent, you'll mutter:
Aha I Thnt tnstes like Old Home butter I'"
The mince pie was concocted with immense core,
from the careful choosing and mixing of the In
gredients, to the construction of the faultless, flaky
crust, just touched with tho faintest hint of golden
brown. This was carefully packed between two
wooden plates, tied firmly together. On the top
plate was written:
"When Is It true thnt a man's a mince pie?
Cannot you take the hint?
Why, u man's n Mint Spy of course, you know,
When he nets as a Bpy in tho mint."
The duck was, of course, the chef d'oeuvre of
the whole undertaking. When It was ready, lying
on Its back, with Its fat legs composed at Its plump
sides, it surely did look appetizing. The "Poet
Lariat," as Tim culled her, wrote the following:
"Not n porcine suckling, but a nice fat duckling
You draw for your Christmas dinner.
You ne'er saw n duck
That was nicer to pluck;
Wo hope you will vote him n winner."
Some beautiful red Brother Jonathan apples
were tucked In the corners, nnd n glass of elder
berry Jelly. These were grandma's contribution,
nnd sho wrote, In a somewhat trembling hnnd, tho
following noto:
"Dear Johnny :
"These apples came off from the tree where you
fell and broke your leg thnt time. Do you re
member? I wouldn't let them cut It down when
they cut the others. Tho elderberry Jelly was
made from the elderberries that grow on tho
bushes by tho old swimming hole.
"MOTHER."
When everything was finished and the box
nbout ready to go, there still remained two things
to be done. One wns to put In tho old-fashioned
daguerreotype of grnndmn, with Aunt Myrtlo
(tnken nt sixteen) standing on onj side of her,
nnd Uncle John on tho other. This had been
tnken many years before, for n relative, and hud
been sent uwny, and Its existence forgotten. Myr
tle had been nnmed for her nunt, nnd sho looked
very much ns tho latter had done nt her age. Aunt
Myrtle hnd died nt eighteen, so Myrtlo never saw
her. The other thing to bo Inclosed wns tho ama
teur photograph of grandma nnd the present
Myrtle. Sho hnd posed In Imitation of the poso
In the enrly picture, with her arm around grand
mn's neck. The resemblance between her picture
and that of Aunt Myrtle wns almost startling.
When grnndmn looked nt tho two pictures to
gether she shook her head :
"Do I really look ns old nt that?" sho sighed.
"I hate to send that to Johnny. I'm afraid it will
shock Idm. I didn't look like that when he saw
mu Inst."
Hut the picture went In, along with those
which llui (a gcnlui at the work) had taken of
each nienilier of the fatally while engaged In pre
paring the box. Grandma was seen In spectacles
and big apron, concocting the cake. Edith wob
taken dressing the duck, mother stulllng it, Myrtlo
packing It, and Tim (.crowing the lid of the box,
which was on hinges.
At last the box was ready, and It made a bravo
appearance Indeed, for It had been painted n rich
cardinal color, and In the corners Myrtle had
transferred pictures of holly nnd mlstletoo
hunches.
It was Christmas eve.
Uncle John sat In his bachelor homo, his feel
stretched out before a coiufortahlo grate fire, his
good old pipe In his mouth. When Uncle John
wns In n reminiscent mood he always smoked n
pipe.
The housekeeper knocked softly at the door.
"The expressman Is here. He has brought a most
remarkable looking box, and he says to sign right
here."
The box was brought In. "Please bring n Bcrew
driver," he snld.
The screw driver In his hand, he waited until
the housekeeper hnd left the room.
He hud not kept much truck of his homo folks
bnck on the farm. After Sister Myrtle died he
hated to ever think of going buck. Myrtle tho
good fellow, the charming companion as good as
any boy never took a dare oven kept him on
the qui vivo to keep up with her (she wns two
years older). "Ah," sighed he. "Thero never was
another girl like Myrtle."
As his uleco wns named for Myrtle, who hnd
always loved music, he hud given her an organ,
but thut wns years ago, and he had almost for
gotten her existence.
Hero then wns n box from the old home. His
conscience gave a twinge. How he hnd neglected
them 1
The box was empty. The contents had been
carefully placed on the broad mahogany table.
Uncle John sat before tho lire, motionless. In
one hand wns the old picture. In the other he held
the photograph. The wavering handwriting of his
mother, nnd the sight of her wrinkled fuce and
white hair In the photograph such n contrast to
that In the old picture these touched him.
Then tho sight of Myrtle, with her fresh young
face, her head bound around with heavy braids,
Just as his sister hnd worn hers tho coral beads,
oven, without which ho never saw his sister -all
these things had seized him nnd transported him
back over the thirty years that had passed slnco
he had Been his home. Seizing tho receiver at
his elbow he called up the telegraph olllco and
dlctntcd the following message:
"Will be home New Years,
celved.
Greetings. Box re
UNCLE JOHN."
Then he ngnln took up the pictures und studied
them.
Grandma nnd Myrtle. His beloved Myrtle re
stored to him from the dendl He no longer
marveled nt that wondarful box.
"Such girls can accomplish anything If they
get n chance I" he snld. Suddenly he straightened
up and pounded the nrm of his chair with his fist.
"And, by George! I'll see that she gets a
chancel"
FOR THE BOY
IN CAMP
What shnll I send thnt boy In mllltnry c.np?
Many mothers and others nro nsklng thnt ques
tion. In reply, Dr. Jnmes Nnlsmlth, professor of
physical education in tho University of Knnsns,
says: "Send him candy and lemons, n good book
nnd, If hlH company hns n talking mnchlnc, n
record of light music or something funny. But
don't Bend him sob letters or nightgowns."
Doctor Nnlsmlth speaks from 30 years' experi
ence In training university nnd collego youths
nnd from four months on tho border as chaplain
of tho First Knnsns Infnntry. Ho is the Inventor
of bnskct ball nnd hns trained hundreds of
nthletcs nnd kept thousands of students physically
fit. i
"Sab letters and nightgowns were the most wor
rying nnd useless things tho boys on tho border
received from home," snld Doctor Nalsmlth.
"Write that boy once or twice n week. Send him
the home pnper. He mny not seem prompt nbout
writing home, but never forget ho has an In
satiable appetite for home letters nnd tho homo
pnper. Ills appetite for sweets, too, is very keen.
Tho nrmy ration, wholesomo and nourishing,
hasn't many trimmings, so enndy always Is warm
ly welcomed by tho boys. Homemudo fudgo or
caramel candy, something thnt doesn'l mnsh or
melt easily, should bo sent.
"There Is no need to send clothing or medi
cines. Undo Snm will look out for that. But
small musical Instruments nro vnlunblo In keep
ing a camp cheerful. Banjos, mandolins, even
ukeleles, nro good. Baseballs, bats, gloves and
masks always are welcome. Anything thnt en
courages heulthful piny Is good to send.
"I nm very much In earnest when I ask thnt no
sob letters be sent tho boys. Also, if you know
of some boy who hns no ono to wrlto him or to
send him candy, remember him. I saw boys who
felt It qulio n llttlo thnt thero was no ono to
remember them. They're nil Just big kiddles, you
know, and they need appreciation."
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