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———* O.ME people have the knack
of arranging things. They
take hold of a house or u
room, he ll ever so com
monplace, and transform It
with the materials we all
have at hand, Into something beau- I
tlful. I recall a lady who used to buy
an ugly house, move Into It, and be
gin making changes outside and in.
In about two yearB the whole place
was simply transformed and she had
■pent the time happily and busily i
Hut her occupation was gone, so she
would look up another place that ;
needed regenerating and put that
which she had completed on the mar
ket She cashed In her Ideas and
want happily to work again. The lit
tle city In which she lives Is beautiful
And she Is one of the chief educators
mf public tests. She shows others
iho«w to Improve their eurroundlngs.
1 knew another woman gifted In man
Aging Interiors She had little mouey
- Teee time, for ehe was e wage earn
Eit she had tha faculty of making
sweet around her. I want to
>e of tha Christmas decorations
which transformed bar small home
te»k> a sort of bewitching Christmas
Crer, not to bs forgotten, and yet
htoned from }ust tha same things
|ve all have at hand. This Is her rec
t Sometime before Chrletmae, say six
weeks, buy a roll of dark red crepe pa
per, and one of olive green, crape pa
per, also a sheet of pale yellow tis
sue paper. Buy tome cheap bonnet
wire from the milliner. Use a real
polneettla blossom for a pattern or
tray one already made of paper, and
proceed to make up two doxen polnset
tta blossoms First cut patterns,'
from a piece of wrapping paper, of the
petals of the polnsettla. Open the
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Bonbon Basket of Paper, Tinsel Star.
Poinsettia Flowers, Paper Bells.
rolls of crape paper and stretch them..
A roll of ten feet will stretch to fifteen
and be improved thereby, for some
purposes. To stretch the paper let
some one hold one end for you while
you pull the other gradually, or tack
one end to the floor, stretch the pa
per and tack the other end, allowing
It to remain for a few hours.
Cut from the red paper, according
to your wrapping paper patterns, the
Petals, which will bo in three sizes.
Cut a yard of the green paper into
length-wise strips, half inch wide, with
which to wind the wire for stems. A
piece of w ire 0 or 8 inches long Is cut
off. Four little wads of the yellow tls
sue paper the size of a large pea, are
each covered with a little piece of the
same paper, an inch square. Tills is
brought over the wad and twisted Into
a little stem. Then little wads are
fastened to the end of the piece of
wire by winding with u coarse thread
or a fine spool wire. The latter is
best. Place two or three small petals
of the red paper around the end of the
wire to which you have Just fastened
the little yellow wads and fasten them
with thread or wire Next place,
larger petals and finally the largest
size, following the natural blossom, or
the paper one bought for a guide, as
nearly as possible Wind the wire
stem with green tissue paper. Pull
the edges of the petals slightly to give
them a natural look. As the paper
poinsettia blossoms are finished put
them in a hat box. In two or three
evenings as many as will be needed,
are easily made.
After the poinsettia is finished make
little baskets ol the red paper. For
foundations use little card board dish
es such as confectioners use for Char
lotte Russe, or those which may be
bought for the purpose. Make han
dles of wire. Cover the basket inside
and out with the red paper, pasting it
to place and pulling the edges into
ruffles. Make as many little baskets
as there are guests-to-be. Cover tho
handles by wrapping the wire with
narrow strips of the red paper. Fin
ish with little bows made of baby rib
bon or narrow strips of the paper
either in red or green. Put the little
baskets away with the poinsettia.
Next a few candle or electric light
ihades are to be made. As the crape
paper costs no more when fireproofed,
one should specify the fire-proofed va
riety when buying it.
Cut out card board discs 6% Inches
In diameter with circles cut from the
tenter, 2 inches in diameter. These
A Thanksgiving Dinner.
Mr. Jonas Farmer prided himself o .
Ills plain ancestry.
I'm a plain fanner from plain ]
farmers Jonas Farmer from Plain
farm." he boasted.
Mrs, Farmer was a home-body
When her husband was sent to the
legislature, slo- protested against
leaving the farm. When he was in
duced to move in November and as
sist in the preparation and manage
ment of the corn show, she lamented
that their Thanksgiving dinner would
he at a hotel instead of on the farm,
where she could cook a turkey of
her own raising.
When, the week before Thanksgiv
ing, Mr. Farmer announced his ac
ceptance for a Thanksgiving dinner
with the president of the corn asso
ciation—a dinner to which the gover
nor was expected—his wife objected.
"I can’t and won’t go. I don’t
know how to dress. 1 won't know
what to say. Fd rather dine with
the children than the governor.'
“Think of the honor, mother!” ex
claimed John.
"Your black silk is all right," said
Clara.
Mrs. Farmer's pleasure in the mid
day Thanksgiving dinner at the hotel
was marred by thoughts of the dinner
which was to follow.
"I don't want to go," Bhe fretted.
"Neither do I," admitted her hus
band; "but I ought, and I won't go
without you. Itn nothing but a stray
when you're not along."
Th« children saw their parents to
• he elevator. John hru/hed a speck
from liis father's con amt dent'd
his feit hat; he saw no fault in lits
mother. In her plain black dress, her
hair waved simply back from her
kindly face, site looked what site was
a sweet faced, gentlewoman.
"You're all right mother," he ex
claimed.
Several ladies were primping in the
dressing room when Mrs. farmer wen
in. Besides their light colored, low
cut evening gowns, her high-necked
black silk looked somber. Alone
and lonesome, she waited till her
husband emerged from the dressing
room.
"I wish 1 was home,” she whisper
ed to him; "not one of those ladles
spoke to me."
"You needn't mind; not one of
them can hold a candle to you,” he
whispered back.
Together they paid their respect to
their host and hostess; then Mrs.
P.irnu r sank back In a chair with a
sigh of relief.
"Jonas," she began but Jonas was
talking to another lady. In a minute
he returned.
"That's Mrs. Payne, the lady I'm to
take out to dinner." he exclaimed,
i "Mr. Hewitt is to take vou. Here he
I comes. ’
"Well of all things, to separate
: man and wife. Jonas-"
Mr. Hewitt, meet my wife, Martha.
Mr. Hewitt,” interrupted Jonas.
"Dinner is announced,” said Mr.
Hewitt.
Though her housewifely soul ad
mired the beautifully appointed table,
her husband's face at the far end of
the table looked better to Mrs."farm
ei than the glorious chrysanthem
ums which half hid him from her
view.
"I don’t know a soul at this table
but Jonas, and he might as well be
at the north pole,” she felt home
sick for a familiar face.
Her attention was distracted from
the bowindering array of silver flank
ing her plate by the conversation of
the lady across tin' tablee.
"1 was afraid 1 couldn't come," she
was saying. "Baby has been fretful
today, but I have an excellent nurse,
and we live next door, you know."
That sounded like home folks.
Mrs. Farmer asked quickly: "llow old
is your baby?” And so interested
was she in the account of the baby
I that the fish course arrived before
she remembered to turn to her part
ner.
"I've just decided that we met be
fore. Mrs. Farmer,” he was saying.
| "Didn’t you invite three dusty men.
whose car broke down opposite your
j place, to dinner last July?”
1 She remembered the hot, dusty dayj
and the men who had so gratefully
accepted her invitation to dinner.
"One of you was interested in
i hie kens?” she queried.
"Yes. George was the chicken
•rank; is yet. I say, George," he
called to the gentleman at the right
of his host. "Mrs. Farmer is tile lady
who gave us that good dinner last
summer."
George, whom Mrs. Farmer had not
met, bowed. "We must continue
our chicken chat later on,” he said.
Mr. Hewitt pulled a chrysanthe
mum over for his partner’s inspection
"I don’t know why my man can't
grow them like that do you?"
He was surprised that she answer
ed promptly: “Perhaps he does not
feed them meat?"
"Meat?” repeated Mr. Hewitt.
"Yes, meat. My father grew prise
chrysanthemums in Dublin. He used
to put bits of raw meat in the soil
and pound It in with thehammer.”
There was no longer lack of con
versation. Mrs. Farmer was an ex
pert gardner, her table neighbors
were flower lovers, and her husband,
watching the animated conversation,
saw with pride that she was com
manding interested attention; that
she was apparently a social success.
A wave of homesickness came over
the little woman in black when she
found the men were remaining after
dinner to smoke and chat. How could
she pass the time without Jonas? In
the hall a maid addressed her table
neighbor.
"Your baby is sick, ma'am; you’re
wanted.”
The frightened eyes of the mother
met the sympathetic eyes of Mrs.
Farmer. "Won’t you come with me?'
she asked impulsively. "You under
stand babies;" and Mrs. Farmer glad
ly went.
The sound of baby’s voice, hoarse
in a struggle for breath, met them
in the door. Il seemed to Mrs. Farm
■t i s she hurried towards the cradle
that she had gone through this ex
perience before, only when she was
(lie *1.(1*'n-'i wringing her hands and
sobbing will) every gasping breath of
tlu* baby, atm Imr *.wn mother was
besidi her n^rvlag the baby. Sli"
knew exactly a 1 >*i( to no. and spoke
as one of nuthoi *y.
"First w ring a 1 reakfast napkin out
of cold water. I old it to fit the
baby’s throat. : W bring me a flannel
large enough to over it." she said to
the nurse.
"Put five drops of turpentine in a
tablespoonful of lard,’’ she ordered
the parlor main, and when you have
brought that here, telephone for the
doctor.”
Drawing a rocking chair before the
glowing fire in the old-new-fashioned
fireplace tiled with Mother (loose
figures, she turned back her skirt
and took the baby on her lap.
"Have someone put u kettle of
water on the fire to moisten the
air," she told the mother.
With skilled hands she applied the
compress; then; baring the baby's
toes before the fire. she greased
them thoroughly, toasting them while
she greased the pink hands, the lit
tle nose and forehead, the chest, be
tween his shoulders, and lightly un
der the arms a regular grandmoth
er greasing.
The doctor rushed in on a hurry
call; found the baby sleeping easily
on his new nurse’s lap and the moth
er, her evening gown crushed baout.
her, on the floor, holding a little hand
to her lips.
“Well, well," he exclaimed. “This
is a treat; a real grandmother on
the case. Yes; he has had croup;
but he's all right, thanks, I judge, to
this lady.”
The long political discussion in
the dining room had just ended when
the two ladies returned. “Only to
say good night," said the baby's
mother.
Mr. Farmer, looking for his wife,
saw the wife of one of the most in
fluential citizens kissing her good
night.
“That's quick work," he exclaimed
in surprise, lie repeated the excla
mation when Governor George shook
hands with Mrs. Farmer for the night
“I'll call for you and your husband
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at four, thi'n. anil show you the (lock
he was saying.
The children waited up for them.
“Was it an awful bore, mother,
dear?" asked Clara.
“llore,” exploded her father. Amir
mother has had the time of her life,
and ended by accepting an invitation
from the governor. How's that for
a plain farmer's wife?”
“The governor,” echoed his wife.
“Was that Governor George? 1
thought George was his first name,
lie’s just as common as anyone,
anyway.”
Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver
Tablets do not sicken or gripe, and
may be taken with perfect safety by
the most delicate woman or the
youngest child. The old and feeble
will also find them a most suitable
remedy for aiding and strengthening
their weakened digestion and for
regulating the bowels. For sale by
all druggists.
OHIO
Vera Voder was a guest of Lola
Sturms last Sunday.
Quimby Beaver visited at the
home of his cousin. A. Dowty Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hahn were guests of
their daughter, Mrs. .1. Reischick
Sunday.
John Rains and family spent Sun
day with Milt Strauss and family.
Stella Elshlru came down from
Omaha last week to visit her mother
and family.
Will Hutchinson spent Sunday with
Will Gunn.
Will Smith, wife and daughter vis
ited with A. Dowty and family
Sunday.
Mrs. 1). Yoder and daughter Lottie
spent Monday with Mrs. G. Sturms
and daughter.
Mrs. Bpcholtz is a guset of Mrs.
A. Elsliire this week.
Fifteen little girls gathered at
the home of Gladys Kimmel Satur
day afternoon from two until five
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o'clock to celebrate her twelfth birth
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day. The afternoon v as spent play
ing game's. The dining room was
decorated in pink and white and at
five o’clock refreshments were serv
ed by Mrs. Kimmel asissted by Mrs.
II. .1. Prichard after which the little
girls went to their homes having re
ported a jolly good time and wish
ing Miss Gladys many happy returns.
She received many mice presents.
Mrs. George Sturms enjoyed a
\ isit from her aunt of Chester, Neb.,
for a week. She returned to her
home Tuesday.
Vera and Donna Shaffer were the
guests of Mrs. A. Knisely one day
recently.
Perry Shaffer and wife were guests
of the former's father in Falls City
Monday.
II. .1. Prichard and Ed Kimmel and
their wives went down near Reserve
in the former’s auto Sunday and
spent the day with Dloyd Peck and
wife.
Mrs. E. M. Shaffer and chlldrcen
and Emma Wetzel were guests of Mrs
Ed Ruegge Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Brown of Pal
mer, Neb., are visiting with their
niece, Airs. F. S. Lichty and Satur
day afternoon they all went to Au
burn and visited over Sunday with
Glen Harkins and family.
Otis Spickler and wife visited
with 11. Beechy and wife .Monday.
Will AlcGowen spent Sunday with
his sister, Airs. D. Spickler.
Miss Frances Morton will be be
down from Lincoln to spend Thanks
giving at the home of her parents.
WALNUTS.
Bring in your walnuts we can use
them now, will pay you 1 cent a lb.
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for them at Heck's feed store or at
the worehouse down by the mill.—
Heck & Wamsley. 47-2t
“I am pleased to recommend Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy as the best
thing I know of and safest remedy
for coughs, colds and bronchial troub
le.” writes Mrs. L. B. Arnold of
Denver, Col. “We have used it re
peatedly and it has never failed to
give relief.” For sale by all
Help These Women.
The ladies of the Christian c hurc h
in Division I are very grateful to all
that are helping with the beautiful
memorial window which will be plac
ed in the new church in honor of the
farmers who trade or visit in Falls
City. Many more will help. Bring
your gifts in at any time leave them
at any store1 and phone us and we
will send for them. The sale will
bo conducted Saturday, November 26
Place arnounced later. Help us to
make (his a sueees.
Mrs. O. P. Heck, Chairman
Mrs. Windle, Assitsant.
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luxury every day of his or her life.
Single handed it would take you
months to seek out those interested
in your lin: of business.
An advertisement in this paper
does the work instantaneously.
It corrals the purchaser—brings
him to your store—makes him buy
things you advertised.
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