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THEIR DREAMS I i Y !.

One day as The King q. and queen, q +
said Il had a funny dream last NIL ht;8
II dreamed that all Bof the watches and y,
clocks in my king dom topped wi tn the
exception of one. That one belonged to %
a poor little 5orphan girl. VI Gl Is4ss
a..IWhy. isn't thnt queer, I had the same
dream, E said the Queen IS and you had q q
better tell our subj to be careful with
Just as the King and Queen took their
seats onstthe throne, one of the, pagess
came to him and said Sir, please tell !!
us the time, IA snll of the watches and
clocks have ssto pped. The Il Ing " okS his
watch from his and look at t.
Der our dreams we had q last month., ~
said the Queen. Z es, and as our 81 reams
are true $50 far, we 4nlig ht as we'll try to-
find the orphan ed RI. y u 5l M rs
9atEhat day the King sent pages to every
part sof4.his lringdom ITO try and hnd tho
little orphan girl at last one aof the
clock that kept time. And the King \
Spnid her some money to give him tbs
clock. SlAll of the clocks started 38 once K
im0re .5!-3 81 Il HI:
DLIzABETH RICEIARDSON,
s5 s9 STalleysyllle, Va,
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ED1TH'S PATIENTS.

sO}dcar: o dearl What-shall 4 Do?
There's Dolly sick and F'ido. too;
The babyss head I've lied UP tight.
And yet her eye does not look right.
i offered them some nice fruit cake.
Tho worst thing they could ever take.
Poor FIdo ate and licked his chops:
His tongues quite white and down Ut Tops
Myfdolly must have eaten much,
Though It Rhe scarcely seemed Ito touch;
She losses. means and groans and signs,
With Doctor Brown 4 must advise.
The doctor gays, with nhaking head:
..-ris plain to see they. ire overfed.
ss.Tllis tiottle take, the pains to reach,
Three times a day, "a spoonful each;
AT night md morning, just before, 4
"a traught and poW dsr, three times more;
If Monday morn there lis mo change.
Some new sprescriptionGTll arrange.
Selected by FLUCYsIEEToN, S
Crewe. Va. Il
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THE ROBBERS TEA PARTY

There were six of thenh.Polly, and her
three brothcrsa and two little girl cousins
ont from town to spend the day win,
Polly. s, They began the day happily
enough, playing prisons base and drop,
the handkerchief, but presently sue ana
Nelly. aud the little town girls, got tired
running so hard in the hot sum- ana ana
suggested some "sitting down game;
"Pooh'' said Billy. who Is the Oldest
n OF tho boys and bosses things, that's
all girls are good for. nnyhow; but Wo
ANT going to Tst and istewson tho poroh.s
Let's play robbing the train, Pat 4, De Hei
needn't have asked Pat because he g the
Youngest and always does just what Billy
ana Jack want him to do.
"Oh! we can n play that too, began ''s an
Not much!'. shifted Billy.
Girls can't hollow loud enough Il or
8robbcrs.'' And off they went: q,
So mother heard q sudd en-, quick asetLie
|, dowr, on 4 the front porch. and, speeplng
through the window, ahe Jaw three
mournful little girls sitting on G.: tops.
gsIIow nbou q pa rty girlli 'a me
S s' right!,. came two eager voices,
and 3Polly-I am sorry II to ayF----- - dded
hotly 3, &. q, s =, +, "A mt
1T around behind us il 80 those old mean 2
boys can't see sus and come TO our party
49, ~ " IDS TlGLI4Il IiERBlG,
i. 924 Brook Ave, Richmond II va; 81
Ito be Fcontlnu ed n ext week. } az
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rs sALL1E5 M. JEFFRIEs,
MY PONY MONEY.

am a little twin girl 4. twelve years
did and my twin sisters!s named Gladys
.Davera,Ix We have tho dearest little
Shetland pony You ever saw. and her
sr nan is Money. She sis n sorrel with
such a long maine ana tail that \ can 81,
ssvsys hive a cake on OUT birthday. which
Comes I'M On the Nineteenth OF June, md
don't YOU know chat Moneys Xa niyshdag
hirthday@dinner out in the summer house,
and Money eats as much cake "a we do.
I can ride her anywhere, y as she is not
;afrait OF autos on trains
u enclose you q drawing OF my pony,
This lis the first time = have written
stn. the II. I'D. K. . c. and hope to see my
drawing and letter IN Sundays paper.
Please 'sser1d me n badge.
{ With f,est wishes ffor;the T., ID. c.. C.'s
j am, Yourilittl friend.
MADELEINE DITYEREuxS GILLIAN.
q gCsoyington Va, II
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! 3sI1ARD-WDRKING GIRL.

Ions. long time ago here was "a lady
and she had .unl $ one child. ~ twas
a girl, Her father was dead and you
know 4 hey must have been poor people
SThe little girl 81 other was an artist;
nice people and they loved God; they
were far, far from everyb " else. f.cl1e @
little girl$sold ictures while tfler mother
made them. She chimes made Iplc-
lures OF the little lambs in the meadows,
She would paint pictures Of trees and
other tlinges Sshe had seen during tho
day. They were SO poor that the little
girl had to, go bare-footed or wear her,
living by selling pictures and the little
money people gave them
GRAY ESCHWElCKERT,
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Good Easter Work
Has Been Done.
Dear children Of cluh:

Dear children Of Club:
You will notice that the selections In
drawings, stories and puzzles are thosc
that have reference to the Easter sea-
on, all OF which are pretty and appro.
PIRATE.
The Editor makes polite Easter bow
to the Club and hope that the boys and
girls will have all the enjoyment that the
season can bring.
BY way OF an Easter suggestion the
Editor advises that as few continued
stories as possible be sent IN ns At fis diff y
flcnlt TO publish them continuously when
space Is limited.
Short bright stories sent in complete
arc more available and can be used 10
better purpose.
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BIRDS.

The cat bird As gray and has some
white spots about his body.
I y Hawks arc chicken and bird robbers;
They are very smart. f;ss ~
The red bird Is very pretty. Two or
three will goIntoe n trap. Theyfltke corn,
oats and such things. ~ iitS 39eeJ
many birds. 4 1t takes sthelr3nests. They
will build seven or eight times. Some
OF themRare very cute. &.
isnow-birds come when 1t Is going TO-
snow. .{ =
'Biue-brds Sare very pretty. There
was q mall box put up and a blue-bird
ou'' 7 II n RAN Is 4 RICHARDSON.
3t&f Talleysyile, Va, 4, n
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I0LIzABETFI RICHARDSON,
S!at4 5TalleysVille, Va.
ELsYE'S APRIL JOKE.

ut was the first day Of Aprll ana Els,yst
was " eating her trea kfast, when she
heard her broth talking Of howghe was
going to April fool zone Of his friends
she went 70 her room and DECIDED ds 4 a to g
igotssorue of her sisters paper and ~ ink
and wrote "a letter t. her
e sag,n1g Ssh she ~ would " Y, &C come ~
her pocket and went Town to the kit chen.
where sher mother was getting dinner.
the postoffice and get the mail. Her
mother told her she could 60, so she got
her hat and started. She came back In
about five minutes and gave her othe,r.
the letter. She opened 1t and gave IT
to Islsye to read as she could hardly
see, When 41ylsye finished reading It shos
the door and thought 1t was ner sister,
dress and hat and slipped out and rams g
the door and thought it was her sisetr.
She asked her in the. parlor and began
talking and Elsye had to laugh, so theYl
found out who 1t was. Her mother told
her that ut was the incest Joke sll q had
overheard Of. :, ,,,,-s 80 =, u II
: 4, t,,n
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Answer to Easter Cross.
GEO. r. TOMFIINS
600 North Tenth City,
EASTER FL lowers.
CHAPTER ".

AZ hoLoiJs
40, Claribel II how. good you are! If J
lining hi mi nice Tor yol,. Thu, viii make
happy all day. j elaribe elo,l 11rris9
and spoil rything Not that she Was
sorry tina she had given away the rose,
mot Mt all! But there was q sharp pain
che had no Easter offering to bring. Had
ssshe Sbut known 1T she had brought more.
than am afratd that /; Clark,
herself could not n have !. w " even
house flowers (which she had bought out
Sof shers ample allowance. She and the
girls gwond cred sas little that Claribel had
srosebusll, but the slittle girl had no in
8tention Of telling OF her unselfish. deed.
But She always told her mother ev,
ery1ng aa they sft wsrs setsisa
she related the story OF her interview
L ar but she asked: but claribell,
and have It sent to 1dtty~afterwa
You know flowers, are then sent to the
sick people In he village I
know bIt Kitty would have had 10 70
out anything to comfort her. The flow
crsa nre to, be distributed tocmprrow
morning. and Il will ask Miss Clark to q
fsh 'wi hsd'y ~ shat that time. And thought
Sful little Claribel was the bearer Of
Clark's pretty bouquet the next morn
ing sSskitty had a more comfortable
day yesterday than she has had in y q
long b time said I6itty's mother:
thought in the morning she would have
seemed to sit her right up. She just
LAY switf. the rose in her hand sor on her.
pillow, all day, and the doctor said last
might that he had more hope .of 5her than
at amy time since she was tai cn, SICK.
NELLIE WORTHY,
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Ji1NNIE,s DREAM.
aCIIAPTE,R ]

Il 1t was raining, a bright fire was burn
ing In the nursery; Jennie WINS curled
up in the wind low q seat. She. had been
watching the rain drops splasning against
the8wlndow pane until she WAS tired and
turning from tho window. her eyes ffell
on a large picture over tho mantel. 1t
was "a ricturo of alittle boy with long
golden curls and big brown eyes. He
was up In a swing. why up An 70 large
oak tree. The sun seemed to he ashi ming.
The little boy was lad in a white sailor
suit and cap. He was oklng down and
smiling her
.Oh. how 7 wish was up there with
that little boy in thatqswingl' sighed Jen-
ME. #
Just then- IL
Iti B, LUCILLE FIREsHEETs. x
(To be Continued.)
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WINTERS CREST,

sf PART III.
NIhe smoke which leisHrely ,ariscs from
3directiy towtirds the heaYens.
4 The lazy Jingle ofgsle igh bells Is heard
IN t.ie distance and ;awalens the JOY
OF tho children In the little nuts.
falling from the caves Of the houses, the
trees and melting snow beneath, soon
tell the tale of tho bright and warm
glow OF the morning sun,
Y THE fruit trees are no moro covered
with a mantel Of white but are waving
hare. All this is but the spectre Of
two days obseryat ton, ,4but ~ true type
.of wirlters rigid hand and the severe
condition which 1t gives to ALL
(rIlIl IlND,l
ELSIE MAE WEST.
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We go on our walk together.
Baby and dog and !; s8
Three little merry companions, is4
Meath any sortdof sky. AZ
Blue ms our haby's eyes are,
Gray. like our old dogs tail;
Belt windy or cloudy or stormy, IS
4 Our courage Will never fall,
Baby Is n little lady,
Dog As a gentleman brave;
4 II he had two legs as You have
ie' a kneel to her AXE a slave, q
As 1t As. he loves and pro tects her. II
ia rather be a kind dogg!e,
II think, than cruel man. IS
selected by JANESLOUla NUChOLA
Richmond, Va.
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5--Tuiip. 6--Li!ac. -
Iarkspur. ss-sunflower. 9--Aster To-
Clover. 1l--Biittercup 12-Hyacinth.
S-DaffodIl. 14-Dandelion. 15--Gorse.i
51e-Iioldenrod al 204-Iaagged Robin. 21--
Hopeysuckie. S22--Sweet Pea. 23-
Cowsip. 24-Croc1ls. G-Pink. %
Nj t,i,st 274AIdarebell. 2S--Iris. 29--
II =. t,1nr M 2Oa-IIiiy 31--lseony az
Eollyhock 80 Shamrock. 3-Primrose.
35-Fcrn. 3G-1sopl,y. 37--Leek. 3S--
Crysanti1emum. 3s-Flags. 40-Rue. f
By Margaret Douglass 9Gordan
by fMARGARETg DOUGLASS GORDON.
+ z q $50 -. sv cscM
Acc is. $40 Beverley ST, sstaunton. VA.
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RICHMOND.

IA c0HpoAltlon lWrltten by q Chestnut Hill
girl ten years old.)
Richmond Is aGlarge city and very many
people live In it. People from % tier
States think 1t is a very pretty city.
William Byrd founded Richmond. Rich
mond Is the capitol OF Virginia. Rich
mond has d great many candy SfactoJas
and blacksmith shops. st. sJnhn's Church
Is the Oldest church in Richmond. Rich
lnond Is q very large city, hut It isn't
and take Chestnut EI1ill.
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higher than anybody else except the men who
work on L. since 1t was started. 4 could tell
YOU more things I Raw there, but am afraid
you Will yet Tired of reading It, $50 / will
close, and Wish you and MI the members
SUCCESS From your little meinber.
+ ,f7is7 Il BF5ll EVELYN r., DYKE, <
No. ]eos west Queen street, Hampton Va.
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THE TAILOR.

!.
"A coat to mend, "a scat to mend. a.
TO I'LL with stitches neat, M
This little ,, hole rs Wh eat Mr' sao'h ssg
@, naughty. naughty Mr., Moth. 8S8
TO make a hole In this nice cloth,
II. "a
A coat to make. coat to make.
With buttons new and bright
Oh, fast I'll sew them IN q row, 9l
1T must he done at night, N
And when you buy y warm and new,
You'll think how hard I've worked foF
ELIzAHEzrH RE7D.
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II effers From
The Children

Dear Editor:
I reckon you think I have forgotten all
about our club. but have not. love to read
the It'd. C.. C.Hpag e dearly and 1 do wlEi, VIC
had more than one ptge. because 1t Is so In
fterestns. didn't fool anybody April fool day,
at least forgot about 1t until the middle
OF the day. We have moved since ] lust
wrote to YOU am very sorry to say. though.
/ have lost my badge. and wish you will send
mo another enc II YOU think I deserve II
7 send you an acrostie and hope 1t will escape
the waste basket. as 1T took mo n good while
70 compose. Would you please Eend me word
what ycu want us to write about, rs I don't
know hardly what to write, vel. VIII close
Your sincere member. ]. w.
5iss VI # st nj fy4AI.TH 20. EGGLESTON.
No. f300i gIaft Marshall Street, city. 81
Editor Ch1ldern's Page: 5'
enclose a drawing that I did myself, en-
titled Tho Easter GrcctfnE.tt,I hope you. II
find ii worthy OF publication haven't t. sent
a drawing or a stery for Long time, because
II have been so busy wit my lessons. study
Latin, French, e AIndar and French read err.
physicnl geography, 4 history OF linEland, test
words III spelling and pronunciation. arith-
,1netIc. algebra and English grammar.
Il am reading about the Hunter. orbriel. now
In my French reader. VIC have TO 80 three
and one-haf miles to school. eWishing you q
happy Easter. I renuln, s5 y 555,s
f555i5@ Yours truly, ". y. 5i
sSMARGIEsPAUL1NE CLEMENTS.
{s9 Ord mary r. o. - Gloucester county, Va I;
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Dear Editor OF Tie ID q. J,
received my bndge some time ago ghna
hefore now. i thank you forit, but 80 to
school md whenI Eet out Of aeeo, i ,aY
iessona II nnIs In the seventh primary. en-;
close ''9 q little story of "a Hard WorisinE
Girl which hope you viii think ut to print
IN fyonir sunday pa per- "a expect ito spend my
easter Holiday Il In tho country. have two
littlo cousins lin sjthe country a little larger
than myself. They are the right kind q, boys
"a iinyn II good time wit We play ball and
20 Fishing yiI Ia SEQ my letter and story IN
Your paper I will feel encouraged to write you
$3.50 n GRAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
x NJ zgs1s North Nineteenth Street, city. es
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q. Z To wander: : :ss : \ :
70. Beyond - - = . =
~. Origin. - : Z. e " : :
Flint Hill, va. 4!
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Dcar. Editor:
Is 1t has been good while since wrote any
for the TAD, g. and 4 thousht,l would
r haven't anything to bother me, got tho
prize for regular attendance, The prize WAS
but i ahape two old hens aettng i atnaanxldus
for them to hatch. y like to rllse chickens,
think they are real sweet when they are
small, Z
II have q yellow kttentnnd Iscall him Little
Tom, because ] have a large cat named Tom
sbu ! am going to give him tnway. IL have
sone flowers planted and i am going EGGPLANT
sope more, Wo have some real pretty flowers
u lovo flowers, Well I must close Wishing
tho It'd, q. G. much success and hoping to
sue my iettersin print. ! remain,
Your little friend,
iSts NETTIE CASH
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81 hayeaWritten to you several times and sent
nictnrss md stories bnt neither OF the times
have they been u vas Sery ass,
In Ser story called .Elsio's Easter GILT,
which by myself, AS
strictly original md ~ hope yo VIII '. .,S
;fIworthy or publication You will also llnn
two pctures which I have drawn. VIII
close for the present remaining, B
go - - ORA Z. KEYS, u
No. 11ea West Leigh Street. Richmond va. {
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Editor OF The Times y Dispatch:
Dear sir,-I have seen} some splendid draw
InEs in tho Childrens Page lately. j send you
a picture, too. ] know At is not very GOOD,
though i hope yon will find 1t god enough
Tor I. little place In the Children's Page I
have sent pictures several times. but have
never had one ON the q, ID. c., G., Page, HI s.
Yours truly.
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Il I.aF, IHlARIIIIT fIRAUllIINEI YOIAIIIH11
4 Ordinary r. o. Gloucester county, w. q.

Dear MIR. led itor: III . ~
some time 30 4 am going to writ Kouta nice
letter. papa has eer in the bed VT tho
grip II sMas9 shncking corn and aPra inedS r
Sinlt5dt is getting better DOW Mr.. ditor. III
you please send inc a badge. Mamie lost
mine last summer ys 80 4 "a 5sl! { lS5l
Yours truly, SssITgg U. :. -, , :, :, 80
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Midway Mills, Va. 81

Dear Mr., Editor:
Please accept this little drawing n It Is nice
enough for our paper. MY brother also sends
"a story, am SO glad that spring has come.
and guess all of the members are clad. too
Il was so In hopes of winning tho modal for
March, hut az there nre Others that do better
than i, tho old saying IL, # YOU do not sue
coed at first, try and try again. 80 4 think I
Will do IT.. remain
Yours truly,
MAMIE BRIsToW,
'al.l.- "A. Z.
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Dear Editor: a;
4 i wlsh yol would please send me members
nudge as i would like to Join the club and
heoonle n member. 1 WIN try and sand 5aome-
thing for tho cildren's Page every week.
ard I will MISC try to get some OF MY little
Ilaymatea to 5pin tho club.
Your little friend ies
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PRIZE WINNERS "a.
FOR THE WEEK
Ernest straggees, Bertons AIa.j fe4. Draw
Ina entitled nThe Easter proctsslcf,-t,

Nellie Worthy, williamsburg, Va, stos5A
easter FloWers.'
Mamie Drun1eller, Barton Heights, Y
L Diamond Puzzle. Bssa
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No. l7lo VAST Leigh street. Iiel,mond. Va

want to tell you about my visit to the
shipyarG and what saw, Papa carried mo all
over the shpyRrd and ] went With him on
somo OF the battleships. First, no carried lac
tninly nice; ho showed mo tho big guns and
some smaller ones; tho kitchen where tho
sailors cook, and tho rooms whero they sleep
the ship 10 r,nining, Then he took me on tho
lbattleshlp .I.ouisiana," where no watches
every day; keetold me II ives tho largest slip
in tile, navy; he let me so upon the military
mast aud Fighting top, oh, Il was SO hight
The people in tho yard dldnt look any tarSey
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Ilnclosed you will find a story and two draw
ings, which I hope to sec In your next WEEKS i.
did not publish 1t. SO II thought Il would try
again Hoping to see them in your paper.
still remain. ilIs 9i53
Nm Your member. rs Ii. -, -, 38
513yerYnont Va 18}{ x, 4l 333t8
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Dear Editor: 9
n,ece az noetry. subject, Ediths Patients.
Since I became a member of tho It'd !. G. q,
I have sent drawings. but It seems ms thous4
thnvs meet their fate In the waste-basket-
do hope this Will 3be suitable. az Is have al
most become discouraged. But my s. !,
me,'..If do not succeed try, try, . =,
Hoping this VIII be suitable Tor the y
c.. page, 4 remain, W.. 5
our III q - @ & - = LUCY IsEEToN
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Answer to Flower Garden Puzzle
Daisy. 2Pansy. }s---Dahlia, 20.
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THREE COMPANIONS.

Riyeranont. Va
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-21
Words of Wisdom.

Westfeld, ILL.,, Dec. 18th (Special).-
All who are suffering with Bright's Dis
ease should read carefully the following
letter from the Rev. g. L. Good, of this
place. He says
Il feel it is my duty to tell you of
the wonderful benefit / have received from
the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills. l am a
Minister of the Gospel, and in my work
am frequently exposed to all weathers.
Six years ago I was laid up sick. doe
tored with a number of physicians, and
finally consulted a specialist, but without
success. They all told me L had Bright's
Disease. 1 was in a bad way and almost
helpless, when, thank God, | heard OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills. They saved my life.
/ took sixteen boxes and now l am cured.
The first day l took them ! felt relief,
When l began I weighed only one hun.
dred and five pounds, now | weigh one
hundred and ~sixty-five, and | am the pic.
ture of health. | recommend Dodd's Kid
ney Pills to all my friends who have Kid.
ney Trouble, and / pray to God that 9th
er sufferers will read these words and be
helped by them"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-21
DECORATIONS FOR HOLIDAY
All Mnnner Of Pretty Fixtures, from
Peanuts in Tissue Paper to
Red Cranberries.

Peanuts wrapped in yellow, red and
white fringed tissue paper and tied
on pendant lengths of strings, three
or four to each, are splendid decora-
lions when tied to the limbs Of the
Christmas tree.
Red strings Of c~ranberries, with
knots of narrow satin ribbons tied
here and there on the strands, are
about as pretty as anything that could
be bought for either tree, table or room
ornamentation.
Gliding English walnuts becomes a
delightful frolic If several young peo-
pie are in the secret. Crack open the
nuts SO there will be two perfect half
shells to each. Inside the empty nuts
place e MOTTO c: device which will
tell the fortune Of the one receiving
1t. Then glue the shells firmly to-
gether. When dry work a tack in the
end Shere the stem grew, inserting 1t
slowly that the shell may not break.
tiiId The entire nut, fasten q string
around the tack and hang the intsraat
ing nuts Of, the trsa-