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In the morning the little ones came
whispering, begging US to go upstairs,
but we dared not, fearful to let them
see more. Yet nothing we did would
quiet them, and we were afraid of an
outburst Of tears. Mother looked at US
with suspicion, not knowing why we
whispered, and we did not dare to keep
1t up lest she should question us and
learn from the little ones what we had
done. SO we told them Santa Claus
had taken the toys away, and If we
were very, very good and never spoke
OF them again be would bring them
back on Christmas eve. Satisfied, they
began to play in the usual way. We
played, too, hoping to forget, but could
not. When the little ones took their aft
ernOOn nap, we started for the garnet
to take one peep, but were hidden to
stay downstairs. We longed for sight
of our treasures. One glimpse would
make us happy. we felt sure, but we
could not get IL and hung about uneasy
and hard to please. We asked ques-
lions about Santa Claus and what he
would bring, hoping to learn which
toys would be our own, but we were
answered evasiyely and told to wait
until Christmas. When night came,
mother sent us early 10 bed, judging
from our action we were sick, We tried
to sleep, but could not, thoughts Of the
treasures over our heads keeping US
awake. We got together and whis-
pered, longing for sight Of the new
toys and, knowing that all were safely
asleep, quietly took the night candle
and crawled up the garnet stairs to the
cupboard. Again the sight filed us
with longing. Again the daring pirate,
aloft In his chair ship. took down one
after the other and in the delight OF
their possession we lost ourselves and
played and played until the growing
of the cock warned us 60 our beds
Next morning we slept long. and
mother again feared some sickness.
We could not eat breakfast; we were
fcyerish and excited We jumped at
any unusual noise. We had no heart
to play and were glad when again she
sent us early to bed.
Each night we played in the garrett
and each day longed for night to come,
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tr1ed to beg Off, but she made rs take
It, telling us we must be well when
morning came or we could not enjoy
the presents Santa Claus would bring,
and we had to pretend to want 1t. We
heard her tell father she believed we
would have measles or some other
fever, and she helped us undress, tuck
ing us In and kissing us tenderly the
way mother always does when we do
not feel well, and crept up once or
twice to see us.
In the intervals we talked sorrow
fully of the ordeal before us and
nerved ourselves to be pleased when
we saw the automobile to carry the
doll with pink checks and chestnut
hair, with eyes that opened and shut,
with magnificent sllken gown; the
drum majors cap, the horn that Little
Boy Blue would blow, the dishes for
the little mother, the sword and the
gun for the fierce pirate, the nodding
elephant. the bleating sheep, bats and
balls, ships and sleds. books, skates,
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have given anything to undo II, put
could not. for nothing would make 1t
right. Mother hustled about working
to make 1t happy Christmas. yet she
worried over u.s. dosing us with medi-
cines and teas she thought would help
us. But they did us no good, for she
could not know 1t was the guilty con-
science rather than the body that
needed healing. Those bitter doses
filed our cup Of woe almost to overflow
ing, yet we took them rather than tell
the truth, for we had solemnly vowed
she must never know. We agreed to
cheer up and be happy. and when she
was there we played at pirates, but
had not the heart necessary to victory
and generally lost to the little ones.
Each day we looked more miserable
and became paler and thinner and less
inclined to eat Tears came easily to
our eyes, and in those times life was
full Of misery.
On Christmas eve we were silent
and listless We tried hard to be lively
and full of expectation for the coming
day, but did not deceive mother, who
sent us early to bed, giving us an extra
strong dose of the bitter medicine. We
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"OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS" BY BOUGUEREAU.

not break her heart with our wicked
ness. We tried to stop weeping, tried
to look at the gifts which Santa Claus
had brought, but the tears came faster
and faster. We burieu our heads in
her lap and gave way to our grief
while Helen walled: "Oh, mother, I've
spoiled Christmas for every one! But
Wen never, never play with our pres
ents before Christmas again"
Mother understood. The tears stream
ed down her face while she gathered us
I'm her arms. Father said nothing, but,
crossing the room, looked out Of the
window. We soDbed and sobbed until
we could sob no longer. Then we dried
our tears, and mother put away the
toys, for we did not want them. We
resumed our pirate life with meek and
chastened spirit. III BETTING the fero-
cious deeds we did, for the pirates had
learned lesson Never again would
they capture cargo stored by Santa
Claus on rafter shelf, awaiting the
glad Christmastide.
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the theater for our dolls. No one must
know we had ever seen them, we
would be overjoyed at getting them, we
would forget our sorrows and our sins.
Morning dawned In the delight Of
expectation the little ones woke early,
and mother called us. asking anxiously
how we felt. She made us dress, fear
full OF cold and wondered that we did
not beg to go down in our gowns and
slippers. We tried to laugh, but could
not Solemnly each one dressed and
filed down the stairs to the joys that
might have been ours but for Helen's
Hateful secret.
We entered the parlor. There about
the tree lay the toys, ours at last,
but no longer desired by u.s. 1t was an
effort to touch them. With disappolnt-
ment on her face, mother tried to make
us see their beauties. Once more we
Fied to be happy, once more we made
an effort to overcome the influence Of
our misdeeds. Then keener realiza-
ton of our sins came over us. Some
one sobbed, and we one and all turned
away. bursting into tears. Mother
pleaded. begging to know what was
wrong, but we could not tell; we could
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ships and sleds, books. skates and a
thcater for our dolls
Stll we were silent The daring pI-
rate brought his chair ship ana, climb.
Ing into H. captured the shclf's cargo.
Automobile doll. dishes gun. balls,
sheep, elephant books. skates and all
came down We scrambled for them,
silently tearing them from each 9th
er's fingers. Each gained treasure
especially coveted and became alb.
sorbed In 1t. forgetting time aud place
and all else but That the longing TO
possess at last was satisfied
Below stairs door slammed. caught
by the wind. We jumped to our feet
IN an agony OF fear. No one must nnd
us here. We snatched the toys from
the little ones sending them away ia
food Of tears. We put the toys back
IN their places and went below stairs.
The little ones Chartered cxcltcdly.
but we tried 10 quiet them. Imprcsslng
upon them that Santa bad left these
gifts for Christmas aud would take
them away II any one found out We
all agreed never, never 10 tell. we
promised not 10 peep into the closet.
not even 10 20 up to the garnet from
then until Christmas.
We returned 10 our play. wishing 60
net as though nothing had happened.
No one spoke Of our secret, but the
suppressed excitement In the air made
us forget our piratical battles We
feared for the little ones too.
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yet dreading 10 be found out one DAY
when ncighbor commented on the
nightly light In our garnet we grew
faint and white ana breathlcssly wait
ed for mothers answer To our relief
she merely smiled aud said Santa
Claus needed n light sometimes. But
as for us we were careful 10 keep the
light from the window after, that.
1t was the week before Christmas.
We began to stay up later. Our for
mer fear Of mice In the garnet engufed
our desire To see the new toys. Their
charms We're beginning to fade; no
longer we cared for the automobile
that carried the doll with pink cheeks
and chestnut hair with eyes that
opened and closed with magnificent
silben gown, nor for the drum ma jor's
cap, nor the horn that Little Boy Blue
would blow, nor the dishes for the lit
Tie mother, nor the sword and the gun
for the fierce pirate nor the nodding
elephant, the blcating sheep, bats and
balls, ships aud slcds books skates,
the theater FOR our dolls.
The grownups began to get mystic.
rlous and to talk often Of Christmas
and the Joys II would bring. but we
grew sadder and saddcr as II APP
preached, for II could bring no sur
prlscs for w. We missed the Joy OF
anticipation, aud for the first time in
our lives we learned what sorrow
meant. A realization Of the wrong we
had done came home TO us. We would
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DIRECT STEAMSHIP SERVICE
TO MANILA.
The Pacific Steamship Lines Inaugurate
Direct SaiIings from San Francisco.
No Longer Necessary to Reach the
Philippines via Hong Kong.

The Chicago & North Western Rail
way announces that in connection with
the daily trans-continental train service,
via that line from Chicago to San Fran
cisco, the steamship lines from the latter
port have inaugurated, direct sailings
from San Francisco to Manila, addition
al to the service via Nagasaki and Hong
Kong. Some of the finest steamships
in the Pacific are being used for this
new direct service. AS an indication of
the rapid development of American in
terests in the far east this fact will be
Of moment to all Americans Ships via
this direct route will leave San Francis
co every month until further notice, and
the sailing time to Manila will be about
20 days
The growth of the Trans Pacific trade
in the past three or four years has been
nothing short of marvellous, both as to
freight and as to passenger traffic.
Many tourists now travel to Europe via
San Francisco instead of taking the
Atlantic lines from New York. The
Overland Limited via the North Western
and Union Pacific roads across the
American continent and new express
train service of the most palatial sort
known to Europe or the I'll ans Siberian
road, invite the tourist to try q new
Journey through the most wonderful
scenes the world affords.
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shlps TO fierce and blood
NN less battles on carpet seas
and followed Helen. The
daring pirate, knocked
from his ship in the excitement, forgot
TO cry. We all forgot everything but
Helen. for she had secret she would
not tell us.
We dubbed over with excitement
and desire and eagerness, begging Tor
her story, but she was calm and mys-
ferrous and grew in importance as we
pressed about her.
We hung about restlessly. watching
her every move; we could not play the
games so dear to us; we wanted to
bounce upon Helen and with brute
force make her tell what she knew.
but we dared not, fearing never TO
learn. Mother was preparing to go
out, and, feeling sure we should know
when she left, we offered to help her
TO get her hat, to button her shoes
while she looked at us wonderingly
not understanding our willingness to
assist. When she had gone, Helen SAID
nothing, but led the way out Of the
room. across the hall, up the stairs
and into the garnet room. The dar-
ing pirate again fell, but recovered
himself without tears and with grunt
followed on quickly rather than lose
sight OF Helen.
Finally she stopped before closet
far over on the other side Of the house
She waited for all to come up, then
opened the door and pointed.
santa Claus" we shouted and were
silent with awe. There on the shelf
under the rafters stood all the evil
dences that Santa Claus had been
there
Delight made us speeches., forget
full Of all save the JOY Of seeing before
us TOYS coveted so long. There stood
the automobile TO carry the doll with
pink cheeks and chestnut hair, with
eyes that opened and closed, with mag
nincent siIken gown. The drum ma
jor's cap was there, the horn that Lit
tie Boy Blue would blow, dishes for
the little mother a sword and gun
for the fierce pirate, noddlng ele-
plant, beating sheep, bats and balls,
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We did. How we'll recolIect
Our famous Christmas tree
The grandest pageant, expect,
That shall ever see.
We didn't buy ii In the town;
We trudeed a mile or so
To where It grew and chopped IL down
And hauled It through the snow
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THE OLD TIME CHRISTMAS
BY EDWIN L. SABIN

Let's nod bit before the blaze
Amid the quiet eIoam
And live again those Christmas days
Away back there al home.
Seems like the children Of these times
Have notions all so great;
The things that cost but cents and dimes
They don't appreciate.
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The aifts2 Got pair Of mtts
BY mother knit-bright red,
And father had employed his wits
To build fine new sled.
An orange-thinss too small, no doubt,
To suit a modern lad,
But twas a Christmas out and out,
The best I've ever had.
Copyright. 1909. by Edwin l. s. blnl
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! couldn't eat bite Of sup
That Christmas eve-not II
] couldn't sIt-was bobbing up
To hang about and spy.
And then when had done my chores,
With heart right on my lips
! saw II through the folding doors,
Agleam with tallow dips.
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THE CHRISTMAS
PIRATES x
By CHARLOTTE r. BoLDTMANN

- Copyright C. F. Boldtmann
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4 At Good Luck
II Clothing House
Pants Sale

Looking over our pants stock we find about
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J left of smiling our chair
ships TO fierce and blood
less battles on carpet seas
and followed Helen. The
a g,..,. Innaka1
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IN GREAT MISERY
No Gay Obedience to the Conn
naand "Get."
(PriZe.)

st IME to get up Get at your prac-
- ticing," Get the water" These
and many other words are called to me
daily. Nearly all of my talks have
some get" about them. At least when
this word is not contained in the
sentence, my work is not so hard for
! am not SO sternly commanded to do
1t. When am commanded away from
my book or newspaper by this distaste-
full word, I do not go very gaily. My
misery is greatest when ''Get to bed
as quickly as you cam is heard in
the midst Of the most interesting story
ever read. This shows very plainly
that the word get" is certainly not
one I am fond of. My reason for
choosing it as my most distasteful word
is that I have to "get'' when I do
not feel like it usually.
A Seventh Grade,
Lake Harriet School
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effort, while won't was stubborn,
and naughty from little lips. In the
second class were "kid," swell,
Sweat disrespeetful terms applied
to parents, and all the vulgar words
which are so easy to say and so hard
to be rid Of The third division was
by far the largest and most amusing.
Juniors generally agreed that "why,
STOP must, - come, "get,
HURRY and various commands were
most disagreeable especially when they
were deep in an interesting story, or.
some game, or when they did not want
to go to bed or to arise. Fire, move,
winter, woodbox, March, greasy, whine.
mortar, practice, dentist, sick, medi-
cine, doughnuts, honey, cemetery, els
tern, tarantula, coward, war, snake,
were also considered disagreeable.
Sometimes Juniors were still guilty Of
using the objectionable term, but often
they had been broken by some severe
punishment such as staying at home
when they were simply wild to go
some where, or by remaining after
school for ever so long. Then words
were often disagreeable because they
were used over and over until ones
ears fairly ached hearing them SO
much. -. .zz-.---'' =
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The Week's Roll of Honor:
Minneapolis Prize Winners.

Minneapolis Winners.
Rollin c. Chaplin 7h Grade Lake Harriet School, 1924
Queen Av.
Hazel Bolin, 9Th Grade, Motley School, 1908 Fifth
st. Sc.
HONORABLE MENTION.
Mabel Linden, 9Th Grade, Adams School, 1913 Franklin
Gray, 9Th Grade, Emerson School, 1904 Stew
~ Az.
Ethel Clark, Grade Logan School, 22o1 Lyndale
Av. N.
Dorian 5th Grade, Longfellow School, 2541
Twenty fifth Az S.
Lyons, 9Th Grade, Monroe School, 1927 Twenty
second Ay S.
Northwestern Prize Winners.
atda Johnson, 9Th Grade st. Charles, MINI.
Ferol Norris, 9Th Grade, Worthingon, MINI.
HONORABLE MENTION.
Grace H. Anderson 7th Grade, Luverne, MINI.
Veronica Reyleck, A 9Th Grade, Grafton N D.
Gladys Apgar 9TH Grade, Warren, MINI.
High School Credit
Ray s. Macdonald, 18th Grade Grafton, N. D.
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c.. Chaplin,
1924 Queen. Av.
CONFUSION IND COLD DINNERS
tDhen Teapots fire Found in Bedrooms and Pill
lotUs in Bac ok Sheds.
(Fifth. and Sixth Grade Prize,

CFfh Sixth Prize.)
sSAH)VE! That is of the dislike,
IVA minds of everything mingled together dinners
and word everything
at last reaches his bustng hurryng
around the a few, most
dishes for eating cold
basket has been destroyed
be arranged will be tea,
he will probably find the bedroom
when he probably pillow
in unpacked box in the she'd
Papa works with railroad company, says,
Railroaders just like gypsies; they
and at anytime We have often
like the word move" when large city
small town. lonely People
talking about their fire department., which
out evenings for people view if they
evening proposed to have
saw? A cart, which placed hose, by
few That their fire department glad
back Minneapolis particularly
all know that schools good city schools
especially Minneapolis schools Hazel Bon, @
A Sixth Grade,
Motley School.
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They weEe daapH.ahAe amid to he HR-
rooted. Among those most dwelt upon
were bad table manners, gossip.
cruelty to animals, seffshness, IN
temperance, boasting, wilfulness, teaa-
ness, envy, disobedience, disrespert to
elders, untruthfulness, untfdiness, ei1h-
ness, laziness, dishonesty, curiosity,
stinginess, 6ckleness, partially, and
treachery. Quick temper was a very
big and a very bad fault. Among the
traits not so pronounced were gigx1ing,
criticising, dragging the fest, chewing
gum or eating in public, lack Of oris1-
nality, eavesdropping, hardness, loud
talking and laughing on the street, bad
grammar, and other impolite little
acts Of which unc1ltured people are
guilty.
A Junior boy finds it hard to over
look girls fear of mice, probably be-
cause the Gravity things do not make
him SILVER. A girl sensibly avoids the
the use Of gum because she h mot
willing to work all day long and &C
complish nothing" another Junior
objects to the dom come around-me-
for-I am not-in- good humor-spiri
third remarks philosophicaI1y, ''It isn't
human nature to do always what you
ought to do"
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NOT GOOD TASTE
Minneapolis Juniors Tell of Their Par
ticular Word Aversions and Give the
Reasons Why. y e = e =
rop1c-rHE MOST D1srAsrEFUI WORD. wHY7
Reasons Why.

len the topic of distasteful words first con-
sdered, the editor was not sure that the fifth and
sixth grade Juniors would respond with their usual
good work; so it was delightful surprise to find
that not only was their work up to the standard,
but that it exceptionally bright and original.
Juniors seem to have learned that there is moth
ing like trying.
Distasteful words pretty we'll divided
into three classes Contractions and other
pressions of bad grammar slang and words that
were disagreeable because of some peculiar asso-
Citations. The first class included ai'n't," "haint
sdont" won't" and other crude, Earring ex-
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LEST .aLL FORGET RESPECT
Slang, Like Intenpernnce, GroUs tDith Use and
Leads Deeper Depths.
(Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize.

(Fifth Sixth Grade Prize)
habit that dislike much and that = the
l o that who
about Slang vulgar
ought despise it. "A who does
slang highly than
son who does slang is like who commences
After is not satisfied with weaker
stronger So 1t is with after
profane language and then the is not
respected by anyone gains anything
by using slang; instead he loses his sefrespect
Grade. -Ferol Norris,
Worthington, MINI.
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TRUTH 7RIUMPHC
Once Fallen, Lies fire Foreuer
Ingiorious.
(Prize.)


DECE1T is the most distasteful char
- acteristic which I can find In other
people. Deceit covers a large area,
lying, broken promises, sneers, ILL
feeling, all are the offspring Of this
detestable trait.
Lying especially is akin to decep-
ton; in fact, it is form of deception.
lie is cold, deliberate, false; it hed-
tates at nothing. Truth Is fair and
artless simple and sincere-uniform
and consistent. A lie rises up tall and
grim by the side of gentle, courageous
truth; but while one has the brazen
face of a coward, the other wears the
dauntless face of hero. Deception
may hold full sway for season, it
may trample on its adversary, but In
the end, justice always triumphs.
.'Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise
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character

again. in the will struggle to retain Its
height regain its pedestal of glory
of that nsidious smile
which pretends friend while it acts the enemy.
good has his faults; however dull,
them and however slight they
may make patient effort to overcome
deficiency is to be far the way
whereby shall overcome it.
Eighth Grade Matilda Johnson,
81 st. Charles,
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q Most Unhappy Trait.

Honorable Mention)
much happier would be il all less eareasn