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ton Of an inch thick. The forward end
curls up ike sled runner and the strap
for the foot is near the center. In walk
ing the ''skee-runner," as he is called.
irst pushes one skee forward over the
snow and then the other, without lifting
his feet.
In Norway and Sweden, where the win
tiers are long, cold and blustery and the
snow often hides the fences, every boy
and girl knows how to skee. Indeed,
most OF the boys can make their own
skees, ana there is as much fun in ''run-
ming on them as the young folk of Chi
cago find in sliding down hill. Once
mounted on his skees the Norwegian boy
darts down the steepest mountain side
with incredible swiftness over the snow
Hunters often run on skees when after
game. In America the home of the skee
Is in Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Michigan. where q great many Norwe-
g!ans and Swedes are settled.
Here the boys often shoulder their skees
and go out TO the hillside. Then the best
runner" in. the party straps on his skees
and makes a track down the smooth snow
10 the valley. He is not afraid 10 attempt
the steepest descent, for he balances him
sell perfectly with short pole, and the
hne snow shoots out behind him in a
cloud. When the track is made the other
boys slide down one by one. Sometimes
poor runner" stumbles and goes over
head first into the snews OF course, the
skees are strapped to his feet, and 1t
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like boy. The face is carved with eyes,
nose and mouth, and the doll is often so
ierocious- looking that it would frighten
almost any little girl who lives in Cali
fornia.
When the boys are about twelve years
old they begin to learn the duties OF a
man. They go out and help drive the
dogs, take lessons in handling harpoon
and in building igloos. Sometimes they are
intrusted with the feeding of the dogs,
and 1t isn't an easy task. For the dog
teams are given food only once IN two
DAYS, and often they become very hungry
and almost ferocious. While two or three
boys are cutting up the meat Others stand
with long whips and keep the dogs at bay.
When everything is ready there IS q rush
and a scram bic and the dogs share the
meat. Often the weaker and smaller dogs
have TO be taken insioe the lgloo 10 be fed,
so that the big dogs will not steal every
thing away from them.
Eskimo boys and girls have many
amusements. but they are so very simple
that an American boy or girl wouldn't
find any fun in them at all. One of these
consists IN throwing up a bone with
many holes in it and catching il on the
point of another bone They also delight
in turning somersaults. They place their
heads between their knees, clasp their legs
and roll down a hill. AS they spin along
they look like big balls OF fur. If they
happen to hit against piece of ice up
they Jump and run about their play as il
moth ing had happened. For they can
stand a bruise without whimp pering
that would half kill less hardy boy. AT
II boy is often able to DO the work OF q
man in hunting the walrus and harpeon-
ing the seal, and year or two later he is
m rried
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as the fruit is gone the picking OF grapes be-
gins. JAPANESE and Chinese usually do this,
and 1t must be very hard as well as hot work
They put the grapes on the trays and there
they are left to be dried, and then turned and
dried on the other side. After this is done
they are put in the sweat boxes and are taken
either TO Fresno or Easton to be packed by the
many young ladies. Well, | am telling you so
much about this that you viii get tired Of it.
so will talk about something else. The letter
is getting dry, like some lectures.
I am glad Mckinley got elected, but am
sorry for our editor, Mr. Shortridge; but most
of the people seemed to want Mr.. Perkins. so
guess it is best But may be if he will try
again he will get the Office and be our next
Senator.
We went 10 San Francisco some time ago on
the Valley road excursion. We saw the build
ing MI Spreckels is erecting where you are go
ing to have your office. We think it is fine. l
had pleasant time.
schools. We have a high school and gram
mar grade school. This is about the only
country school in the county that is graded.
The school has fine ground covering about
four ,acres. We have a tennis court, ball
ground, q playhouse, large barn, wood
shed and windmill and tankhouse. The
whole is surrounded by a green hedge, and
last Dut not least is our large tWo-story school,
house. 1t has four rooms, a library and four
anterooms. lam in the seventh grade.
Mr.. Kirk, our superintendent. says that it is
the best country school in the State.
Well, l must close now, hoping 10 see my
letter in the next issue of THE CALL. We take
THE WEEKLY CALL. and 1 always look for the
Children's Page first. I enjoy Eva Navone's
letters. I have only seen one letter from
Fresno. Your loving reader,
IMO DICKINSON
&c r c. I would like 10 no
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New Puzzles.

Change by prefxing and sufixing the same
letter. Example: Change a sound to rocks.
Stones, stones.
l. (a) Change q girls name to title.
(bl Change a coin TO perfumes.
(c) Change piece of ground 10 openings.
ALICE BELL, C. r. C.
IL WORD SQUARE.
l. To masucate.
2. Nickname for tramp.
3. Black
4. Will not MONA HERBERT, C. R. C.
III. BEHEADISGs
Whole, wander off.
Behead me and Pm a household article
Again, and Pm q line of light.
Once more and L an an Affirmative.
LENA WooDsoS, G. R. c.
". Behead q thin piece of stone which is
used in schools and have behind time.
Again, and have verb.
V. Behead an article of
(a) furniture, and have single thread or fl
ament. Again, and have the fluid we breathe.
(b) Behead covering for the foot, and havs
a garden tool. EDITH WALDAU, Z. r. c.
VI Curtail a substance obtained from cream
end have a county in California and city in
Montana. EDITH WALDAU, c. r. c.
VII. Hidden names Cf birds.
(a) Ny dears, how late you arel
(b) Why do you ask? I tell you I never was
there.
(c) In the Gospel can find many things re-
vealed.
VIII. Pi Names of my isvorite puzzle
solvers.
(a) Giaxmles.
(b) Abeelllie,
EvEL1NE CoRDAN, C. &c.
HISTORY.
TX When did Roger Williams arrive in
America? What did he teaeh7
Y. When Was 4 hra ham Lincoln hnrn2
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about. In New York haTbor is an island
called Governors Island, used by the
Government for purposes OF defense. On
this island is fort equipped with
mounted guns. Soldiers are stationed
there. Opposite on the other shores are
other forts equipped with mounted guns
and soldiers. No enemies ships could
come to New York without passing these
forts. The guns al the forts would sweep
the decks of the ships and sink the ships.
This is what is meant by the defense OF
the harbor. One of the officers on this
island has b zen experimenting IN making
kite that will carry man high In the air,
where he may see the surrounding country.
He made a frame thirty feet long and
nine inches deep. This frame is strongly
braced on the inside and the kitestring is
a quarter-rope. There are really two
kites, one smaller than the other, fastened
400 feet apart on the kitestring. Tne kites
have no tails. The ends of the frame are
covered at either end with canvas, and
the wind has free play through the frame.
The kitestring fastened to the main frame
is wound round a windlass, and Is PAID
out by four men. Less than that number
could not hold the kites. The smaller
kite helps to raise the larger one. Last
week the kites fioated in the air with a
dummy weighing forty pounds, dressed
as man, sitting in a hanging seat below
the larger kite. The kites carried the
dummy easily, and when it,was drawn in
it settled gently to the ground. The
problem is to find out how heavy load
the kites will carry, and then 10 devise
some steering-gear by which the kites may
be controlled in the air Lanterns were
tied on the kitestring the other night and
made very pretty sight
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Winter f on on Sksec

Probably not many boys and girls in
the ve,f ever went skeeing. But it is safe
to say that there are few who have not
made snowsnoes out of two barrel-staves
by fastening a strap over the center of
each for a foothold, and then, with pole
in hand, went slipping and sliding over
the icy streets or down the incline from a
snow heap.
Skees are worn like parrel-stave snow
shoes, only they are much longer, straight
and springy, and when properly used will
carry the heaviest man over drifts OF snow
many feet deep. They are usually made
CT straight-grained pine or ash and are
from twelve to twenty feet long, little
wider than a mans foot and only frac-
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Che nleNoyy o5 HoNe.

In recent sermon Rev. Minot T. Savage
said: mo boy, no girl, can ever come to
be utterly bad who remembers only love
and tenderness and unselfshness and
sweetness as associated with father and
mother III the old-time home. Give them
manly and womanly example, give them
training, give them the inspiration of de-
voted lives-giye them these higher, deeper
things. Donot care so much as to whether
You are accumulating money so that you
can leave them fortune. really believe
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Jegog' P'aymateg
a1s the Srarro~g

like that old, old legend,
Not found ID Holy Writ,
And wish that John or Matthew
Had made Bible out OF it.
How the little Jewish children,
Upon a summer day,
Went down across the meadows
With the child Christ 10 play.
And in the gold-green valley
Where low the reedgrass lay,
They made them mock mud sparrows
Out OF the meadow clay.
So when they were fashioned,
And ranged in rows about,
"Now," said the little Jesus,
''We'n let the birds fly out"
Then all the happy children
Did call and coax and cry,
Each to his own mud sparrow,
Ely as bid you! fly"
But earthen were the sparrows,
And earth they did remain,
Except the one bird only
The little Christ had made.
ooItly ne leaned ana WnlSpeHeu5
Ely up to heaven, fy"-
And swift his little sparrow
Went soaring to the sky.
And silent all the children
Stood awestruck, looking on,
Till deep into the heavens
The bird of earth had gone.
I like to think for playmate
We have the Lord-Christ still
And that above our weakness
He works his mighty will;
That all our little playthings
OF earthen hopes and Joys
Shall be by his commandment
Changed into heavenly toys.
Our souls are like the sparrows'-
Imprisoned in the clay;
Bless him who came to give them wings
To soar to heavens bright day.
-Bedford's Annual.
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~ aUR page to-day is devoted princi-
! GgS pany to winter sports. and the
49, boys and girls of "Childhood's s
Realm" may understand how some of the
children far from our own sunny land
pass away the merry hours Of play.
Jingle, bells; jingle, bells;
Jing Il the way.
Oh. what fun it is to ride
On s. one-horse open sleigh
And
over he snow swiftly we gos
Merrily, merrily oh!
You all know those songs, don't you,
and love 10 sing them? Merrily and
heartily, too, even if you have not the
pleasure OF participating in the e1hilarat-
ing sports of the East and North.
We know it must be lots OF fun to shoot
down an icy hillside for it's Jolly to coast
even if the ground is not frozen. Ever so
many Of you are the proud possessors of
lovely coasters, and there are such splen-
did hills here down which to ride it seems
as + they had been made on purpose for
this sport.
Then, besides, you have your roller
skates, and it's wonderful to see how fast
you go over the smooth sidewalks.
Well, I think girls and boys in California
have pretty good time in winter after
sll; don t you?
Iexpect many more suggestions for a
motto and badge during this week.
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Il New K{1S o5 K(te.

Kites used to be considered toys for
boys. Now they are used for weather OBJ
servatons and for decorations during a
parade or outdoor demonstrations, hav-
ing held flags in the air at varying
heights. Now the possibility of using
them in times of war to study the
enemies Notifications is being talked
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the boys and gills of warmer countries.
TO him nothing is nicer and sweeter than
a new tallow candle or strip of fat cut from
a wal1us. Sometimes if his mother wants
10 give him real Christmas surprise she
makes special kind of candy.
The big boys go out for her and steal
along the snow hummocks until they see
a spot of deep red somewhere on the edge
of an icefoe. They know that this is the
feet of number Of queer little ducks with
bodies so white that it is often hard to see
them against the ice. Cautiously they
creep up and capture as many OF the ducks
as they can and carry them home. Then
Mrs. Eskimo cuts off the bright red
feet and carefully pulls out the bones,
leaving only the skin. This she blows up
until each of the toes is as big as two and
when the skin freezes in this shape she
pours it full of melted grease And this
is candy foot.
The little Eskimo has a pretty good
time, in spite of the fact that he lives in
so cold a country. As soon as his arms
are strong enough be is given little bow,
made of whalebone, and an arrow tipped
with pin. His mother hangs a big piece
of fat meat to the wall opposite and he
shoots away at the mark. If he hits it he
may have it to eat as a reward. He also
keeps his eve on the dogs, which are al
ways trying to crowd into the door way of
the ice hut to steal some meat. If they
become too venturesome he pecks away at
them with blunt-headed arrows that make
their noses smart.
Until they are nine or ten year old
the little girls and the little boys are
clothed alike, and they enjoy about the
same sports. The little girls have dolls TO
play with. They are made of walrus ivory
or bone, and clothed in fur to look much
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the chances are against that being bless
ing for a boy. But leave them an ac-
cumulated fortune of memories and
inspirations and examples and hopes, so
that they are rich in brain and heart and
soul and service Then, if you happen to
leave them fortune besides-if they have
all these-the fortune will be shorn OF its
possibilities OF evil and will become an
instrument of higher and nobler good.
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Letters AcknoWIedeed.

Besides letters published pleasant commu-
nications have also been received from the
boys and girls whose names follow: r. Maud
Mallory &c. R. c., Bessie Orchard, Reths
Weldau &c. r. c., Corine L. Bartlett &C. r. c.,
Chsuncey P. Williamson, Lillian Hill, Lulu
Marsii1, Lulu shattuck, Rose Bristol, Fred
Antilles &C. R. C.l, Antoinette Crawford &C. r.
c., T. p Trubody. Paul Peters &c. r. c., Ger
tie Untried, W. Lyons &c. r. C.), Lille Mckee,
Ollie streeter, Minnie c. Dana, Charles Nc
Mahon, Lena Woodson. Emily Foley. Lottie ~
Ward, w. Tibbetts &c. r. c., and The following
members of the Easton School: Ezra J. Cham
berlin, Willie Brown. Ida Baird, John Lar
sen, Carl Almgren, Thilda Larsen. Edwin
Moore, Albert F. Snedden, Allie Sudden. Hilds
Anderson and Henry Snedden.
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"The arithmetic teacher said for US to
divide these apples into thirds and fourths
and l don't know how 10 do it. got the
fourths done, but don't know how TO cut
an apple into three equal parts"
Pooh That's easy 'nough," said stupid
little Joe. ''You just do it in this here
way: Ii you cut the apple into half, that's
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TWO equal parts. amt it? And if you cut
each OF them into half, that's four equa'
parts, amt it? Well, then," triumph
antly, don't you see, if you want thlrus'
you just chuck one of them fourths
away"
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LEO LEFRANCHI.

SoLANo COUNTY, Jan. 81, 1897.
Dear Editor: This is my first letter 10 you.
My father has taken THE CALL just six mont
and is very much pleased with it l am 10
years of age and attend the ColIinsvtlie School
which has been in charge of Miss Crofter for
the last six years. 1 JOY reading Childhood S
Realm AS fino it extremely interesting. 1
had pleasant time atChristmas. I have two
brothers ana one sister. My papa has a grea t
many chickens and ducks. fear my letter is
already too long, but hope it will ESCAPE the
waste basket. 1 remain your little reader,
STELLA O'NEAL-
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san FRANCIsco, Cal, Jan. 10, 1897.

Dear Editor: This is my second letter to you.
1 enjoy reading the Children's Page, put
would enjoy it more 10 have my name appear
in it. 1 try TO solve the puzzles, but do not
get them all. We have taken THE CALL for
twenty years. Hoping that my letter will not
be thrown in the waste basket, l will close
now Your new writer AUGUSTA KRUTsEN.
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JEANETTE LYONS.
EAST OAKLAND, Jan. 20,

Dear Editor: This is my first letter to any
paper and my first story. Will you please tell
me how to be g member of the C. R. c.? hope
my first letter and story viii escape the waste
basket am your constant reader and new
friend, BERNICE SWANEY.
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T N n ths 10y N01th.

An Eskimo mother sometimes finds her.
self face to face with the same perplexing
problem that trou bled the old woman who
lived in shoe. In the winter time when
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Though the efforts OF the United States
Consul at Cologne, tourists Will no longer
be required TO pay duty on their machines
on entering Germany. Hereafter IL will
only be necessary to prove 10 the officials
that the mechines are articles of travel
and not articles OF commerce.
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GRrAr WEsrERN. Lake Co., Jan. 19, ls97

GREAT WESTERN, Lake Co.. Jan. 49, 1897.
Dear Editor: 1 have never seen letter from
Great Western, SO l thought would write one.
go to school at the Great Western mine. We
have farm and live about half mile from
the schoolhouse. wish to belong to the C. K
c., so 1 send little piece OF poe try that have
written. Yours truly, JENNIE McCAUGHAN.
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BALLARD, CAL, Jan. 20, 1897.

Dear Editor: 1 am little girl. eleven
years old. l am in the seventh grade at school.
Ny teachers name is Miss Pinkham. She is
very good teacher and I like her very much.
have Maltese cat whose name is Billy. He is
very cute. I like the children's page so much.
Hoping my letter will be printed in THE CALL,
l remain, your new friend,
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&C. r. C. I would like 10 be-
FRU1rvALE, CAL, Jan. 1e, 1897,

Dear Editor: This is my second letter to
THE CALL didn't see the other one in print,
so thought L would write again. I like 10
read the Childrens Page, and study out the
puzzles will send you some beheadings and
word squares. 1 go to the Lockwood school
and am il the fourth grade. l hope you viii
printmy letter this time, as ! would like to
show il to my teacher. Her name is Miss Glib
son, aud like her very much. Your lItt.e
friend, E. CECIL MCCLINToCK
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SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. IS, 1897.

SAN FRANCISCO, j an. 10, Io5''
Dear Editor: AS this is the first letter have
written hope it will be accepted and pub
Iished in the ''Childhood's Realm" My father
has taken THE CALL for many years, but
never took much interest in it until the page
for the children was published. l am little
girl 10 years old. l think my letter is quite
long for the first time, so Pll say good-by. l
remain your reader, KATIE MEADE.
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Those Who Have Solved the
Puzzles.

Correct answers for January "a have been
received from the following members OF Z. R.
c.: Alice Bell, Ella r. HartneIl. Paul Peters,
Beckie Heino, Retha Waldau and Fred Antilles.
For January II: Ethel Mcclure. From non
members: For Jannary II, E. Cecil McClintock,
and from Lulu shattuck for January "a.
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Suggestions for Motto and Badk:;
for G. R. G. From Members.

I. Mutual Mental Improvement" To b
printed in gold or silver letters on ribbon.
RETHA WALDAU.
II. "Never Give Up." Badge, red, white and
blue ribbons.
White ''C.'' on the red ribbon, blue ar" on
the white and white &C." on the blue one.
A. CRAWFORD.
Ill "Let Us Be as One, Under One Head"
W. LYONS.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. %, 1897.

Dear Editor: This is my second letter to The
CALL Iwrote to you last year, and did not
see my letter. but 1 saw my name among the
letters acknowledged. 1 hope this letter will
escape the was stebasket. Your little writer,
JULIETTE DRIsCoLL.
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trout Ny brother is years old and his name
is Henry. 1t has not rained hard enough this
year to make good salmon fishing. am the
proud brother OF three sisters. Please publish
my little letter. Your friend,
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prr.rrv. Ian OF

Dear Editor: This is my first letter TO The
San Francisco CALL Ny father has taken
your paper for long time and l like it so
much. have three pet goats and dear little
kid a clear water creek passes right by our
house. One day we went fishing, not long
ago, and my brother and 1 caught two salmon
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Answers to CORRESPONDENTS.

J'Io - vt 9
Ella Hsrtnell-Your Rebus was duly re-
ceived, but in the rush OF holiday WORK was
mislaid.
A. Crawford-The address is Clinton Har-
rington, Trinidad, Cal.
Retha Waldau-Your contributions are
good but rene mber all of the puzzles can
not be published at ooce
Alice Bell-Please rewrite your suggestion
for a motto, and oblige your Editor
R. Maud Mallory-Your letter. poem ana
little story are most welcome
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GLENCOE, CAL, Jan. IA, 1897

0LENCOSt Nd!'I jul. - AGO''
Dear Editor: This is my second letter to
THE CALL. I did not see my first letter in
print, but l hope this one Will be published.
There is lots OF snow up here where l live.
Some winters l have a lovely time coasting
over the snow The last part OF last summer
our house was burned. We didn't save any
thing except the clothes we had on. l am
eleven years old and go to the Glencoe School.
Ny last teachers name was Miss Duffy. Next
term we are going to have a new teacher. l
am afraid my letter is getting too long, SO
shall close. From your loving friend,
HATTIE FAIRCHILD.
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EAsroy. Cal. Jan. %, 1896.

EAsTOS, Cal, Jan. o. 1880.
Dear Editor: AS this Is the first letter have
ever written to newspaper l don't suppose
it will be just right.
Easton is a small place and has store and
postotfice combined, five churches one black
smith-shop, paintshop and packing-hou
IL Is about five or six miles from the city OF
Fresno. The country around is fertile enough
if it were nos for the alkaii, with which many
OF the twenty-acre ranches are laden, and
nothing Will grow on them except Bermuda
grass. The people around here raise all kinds
OF fruit 1t is great deal OF trouble 20 take
care of a fruit ranch, because one has to do so
much work. First, the cutting comes; then
the men put the fruit in sulphur box, where
they leave it for long time 1t is then taken
out and put in the sun to dry; after this it is
put into sweat boxes. TO be taken East, where it
sells for or cents pound. Just as soon
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SIX-H dog.

SIX doz.
". (al Linnet.
o. Finch.
(c) Robin.
V. Abraham Lincoln.
vi. Button. Button.
VII. Orange. Orange.
VIII Car-nation. Carnatiou.
TX. Plough-lough.
Y Loaf. Loaf.
Lode. Lode.
L-oath. Loath.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-12-17
FROM EGGVILLE

Regular correspondence
Jerome Harvey visited relatives
near Wyly Sunday.
Ephram Herrin, of Wyly, spent
Sunday in our midst.
Ollie Nance visited relatives at
Zach Saturday and Sunday.
Lester Hudson, Of Hollow Rock,
was over on business last week.
Walter Lashlee and bride were
guests of William Hicks Sunday.
Miss Jennie Nance was the guest
of Miss Emma Broughton Sunday.
Charles Bane, of Wyly, made his
usual visit here Sunday afternoon.
Thomas Broughton and wife Wis
tied their daughter, Mrs, Wyatt, OF
Garfield, Sunday.
Bennie Smith returned to Glea-
son last week, after remaining in
our midst a few months.
The young and old alike antici.
pate the Christmas tree at Cedar
Grove on Christmas Eve. Every,
body is invited to attend.
EGGyILLE, December IA.