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smiles Her dress was skybiue silk. and
all its fluffy ruffles were trimmed with
lace. She had light blue stockings and
shoes shoes with three tiny white buttons.
and the cunningest white silk tasse!s at
the top. And she wore pearl necklace
around her pretty throat while a pearl
bracelet dangled over one plump little
hand.
"Ain't she beauty" exclaimed the boy
aloud With sigh of longing he jinsled
the pennies in his pocket IF only 1
could buy her for Matilda Ann"
Hello. Bobs. said a shrill voice be-
hind him. Sold out already yet? Come
along with me-
mot a paper left. What's up, Griggsy?"
''Chid lost" calmly answered the second
ragamufiin. He removed a faded. shape
less felt article that he wore on his head,
and. quite Indifferent to the cold wind.
slowly unpnned newspaper clipping fast
ened inside with safety pin. Read that"
Syllable by syllable Bobs haltngly read
aloud: Lost, Dec. %, skye-terrier.
answering to the name of Fauntleroy.
Finder please return same to 1920 De For
est avenue. Five dollars reward" BobS
gave long whistle.
''Roily Carter has uncle on the police
force said Griggsy. land he's gone to
him for help. Carriers to meet US in front
OF Smiths shop. There he is now"
fat boy of eight or nine. his face Grim
son from running in the frosted air. and his
little eyes swapping with excitement, painted
SAY" called Roly. I've got the cur!
Quick. fellers''
Garter in the lead. the boys turned from
the business street into an alley. Half way
up the alley, shvering at back gate.
stood much bedraggled dog a detected
J tail between his hind legs, and. as he sus-
piciously looked toward the boys, a be-
wildered, frightened expression in two
bright eyes peering out from behind long
dirty hang.
"Aint he skye terrier" triumphantly
whispered Rolly discreetly calling a halt,
land amt he got the air of lost dog?"
''Pshaw,' muttered Griggsy. Cant you
'scriminate between a mongrel and a thor
oughbred? DE Forest avenue society swells
are always done up in blue ribbons. It's
Billy O'Brians puppy
I'm not going to let any skye terrier
dogs slip through my fingers. persisted
Garter. I'm going in for a big collection
OF them. You fellers surround the gate
way while | grab him"
But the Instant the boys began cautiously
to approach the dog seeming the con-
spiracy, took to his heels
His paws hurt painted Bobs, as the
youngsters started in hot pursuit. He
looks hungry and sick. too
Suddenly the hunted creature disappeared
into a hole back of a flight OF steps.
Now we've lost him." grumbled Griggsy.
IT was "a wild goose chase, anyhow. l
told you, Rolly. the beast was O'Brians
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other children to curtsey, that is to make
bows, and say, God bless your higl-
ness
THAT is swearing interrupted Ara
bella, Ma don't allow it."
We'll. then say, May your highness live
long and prosper amended Gertrude.
You run along to the house and We'll come
and knock at the front door,"
Arabella ran off without a word, Jim took
the heavy basket on his arm, Gertrude held
her head high and walked with a mincing,
affected gait and together they approached
the front doorstep of the Greens.
Jim raped loudly. Arabella swung open
the door with the air of a princess. Merry
Christmas, merry Christmas, my good folk, y
said Gertrude in her most condescending
tones. Six little Greens tumbled over each
other in their eagerness to get a better view
Of Jim.
Mind your manners" said Arabella
sharply. walk in, your lowness, excuse
me, your highness." Jim Uttered in spite
Of himself. and all the little Greens followed
suit. They untangled themselves sufficiently
to let Jim and Gertrude in. and Jim set the
basket in the middle of the floor. Gertrude
undid the cover
Here is fine fowl for your Christmas
dinner she said magnanimously.
Arabella punched the youngest Green.
Thanks. your bigness,' shrieked all the
little Greens in chorus, and Jim burst into
violent fit of coughing.
well, you will find other things there
you may like" said Gertrude. and I hope
you will always be good children. Good
morning. And she started to sweep
gracefully from the cottage; but, alas. she
did not know that the Green family cat
was playing hide and seek under the folds
of her cape, and she stepped on furry
tail. There was a terrified cat cry, and poor
Gertrude fell, striking the basket as she did
so, and sending oranges. cranberries and
chocolate drops in merry little races over
the Greens kitchen floor.
Jim assisted her to arise, and the little
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A Christmas Dinner.

1t was the queerest sort of a dinner. All
the little guests sat at a large round ia
BILE. A border of holly was laid like table
center, in the middle, and tied with a big
red satin bow at the very top, looking for
all the world like great Christmas wreath
Now on this table was brought the biggest
brownest, finest-looking turkey that ever
was. The children were just hungry for 1T,
but mamma carved very slowly and care
fully, giving each child large piece: then
the waitress came in with potatoes, putting
one on each plate, and radishes, and even
carrots. There were rolls, too, and in the
center of the table was a huge basket of the
finest fruit, apples. peaches, pears and ba-
nanas; it really looked very odd to see
peaches in the winter time. But the queer
est thing of all was that there was not a
real thing to eat the table. The pieces
of turkey We're plump brown paper par
GELS, each containing a pretty Christmas
gift. The other things, including the fruit
in the center of the table were bonbon
boxes of various shapes and sizes, contain
ing all sorts of nice little candies
There was much laughter as the guests
tore off the various wrappings, and many
''Ohs" and ABS went round the table,
for the right thing was always found in the
right place. After this excitement had SUBJ
sided, the real dinner was served. and 1t is
very hard to tell which was most enjoyed.
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Greens shouted out in muff1ed tones I'VE
| hope you're not hurt, your loftiness.'
| Wasn't it awful?' gasped Gertrude when
! they We're once more out of sight and hear
| ing of the cottage.
! But they had hardly finished telling father
| and mother about it before they heard
| knock on the front door. Katie the maid,
| came In. shaking with laughter IT'S them
Green's, she said, and vanished through
| the hall.
Gertrude and Jim ran to the door. fol-
| lowed by father and mother. There stood
| Arabella, with all the little Greens in an
| erect procession. two by two, behind her.
and the big basket in front of her Arabella
wore big straw farm hat, Enthusiastically
ribbons. and behind her traled a long,
bright plaid shawl. I'm lady of title"
she began, initiating Gertrude's tone ex
aetly, and these" pointing to the little
Greens. ARE a few of my servants, and
YOU" bowling to Gertrude "are the cot
| tagers this time. and here" holding up the
turkey by the left leg. sis fine fowl for
your Christmas dinner She turned and
swept gracefully down the step, followed
by all the little Green's marching two by
two
Gertrude ran into the library and hid her
face in the couch cushions. and father and
| mother and Jim could not tell whether she
was shaking with laughter or sohs.
An hour later she and Jim, in everyday
clothes, again knocked at the front door of
the Green's Arabella came to the door. Jim
set the big basket in the hall.
"Arabela,'' he said, Gertrude and 1
really wanted to make you a Christmas
present, you and your mother and all the
children, just we do to all our other
friends at Christmas time: we have
brought the basket back. Won't you please
accept it?"
''Of course we will" said Arabela. why
didn't you say before? We ever so
much obliged. And-and-we have a pres
ent for you, too" she added shyly. 'Tisn't
much. but maybe you will take them" And
she brought forth a large tin pail of hick-
DRY nuts. I'VE all gathered them for you,
she said.
"Arabella, you're a brick" std Jim, hear
tily, you and all the family.
Yes you are. and we thank you ever so
much" said Gertrude; and mother has
asked me to invite you all to our Christmas
party tomorrow night. Won't you please
Gomez
And that was the end of Gertrude's play
ing Lady Bountiful.
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Once upon a time, long long. long years
ago, before any American little girls were
born, there was much joyful excitement in
a great Wood in old England. The engage
ment had just been announced of lovely
young Princess to the finest Prince in the
Forest World The Princess was most
beautiful-tall and slender and exceedingly
graceful. while the Prince was of so majes-
tic a bearing that he lowered head and
shoulders above his courtiers. People who
knew only what they saw with their eyes
called this Prince and Princess Oak
Trees" but the fairies were wiser.
1t was the happiest summer of the Prin-
cess life. The Prince was SO devoted
lover that the sunshiny days were not long
enough for all the tender attentions he
wished to pay his betrothed, he spent
the beautiful evenings serenading her-the
leaves being the love song of trees. Then,
after the sweet notes died into silence, the
Princess. half waking and half sleeping,
dreamed lovely dreams of her future, and
of the large family of merry aeorns that
she hoped to have. Another great pleas
ure of the Princess was receiving her mail
Distant members of the Oak family and
friends among the Pines, the Firs. the
Elms and the Spruces were constantly send
ing letters of congratulations and good
wishes. and you know that the letters that
trees send are dear twittering birds that fiji
from bough to bough.
The Fairies. who love all Tres are par
ticularly intimate with the Trees of great
Wood. and they simply idoiized the beauti-
full Princess. So a mass meeting of all the
Fairies was called to discuss the tremen-
dous question of what they should give the
bride.
On the midnight appointed, from all d.
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A Geographical Letter.
Try to Write It Before Consulting the
Kew


Get out your biographies, boys and girls,
and see If you can't make the dignified old
school book write you jolly Christmas let
ter.
Dear Capital of Maine)1: 1t will be such
a tcape in state Of Washington)2 If you
cannot visit us at Christmas time. 1 can
tell you without (another cape in Washing
toD3 that we are all very anxious to see
you.
(Capes at the entrance to Chesapeake
bay)4 Getty in Italy)5 and Estate south of
Potomac)6 will be home for the holidays.
Mother has received a big Country in Eu-
roper from friends in the country, and has
bought box of Getty in Spain)S grapes
and big bag of (river in Africa)s9 Can't
you help us to eat them?
We have a fine Country in Africa)1O bag
for father. a Getty in Belgium)11 rug for
mothers room, GROUP of islands near
Africa)I2 and a bottle of (city of Ger
many)13 for (city in Italy)14 (sea be-
tween Asia and Africa)15 dress for Estate
south of Potomac)16 and a (group of is
lands near Scotland)17 pony for the boys.
If the weather is (cape in Ireland)1S we
can take you to the zoo during the holidays
and show you the Cake in Canada)19 and
the big Getty in New York)20. If it is not
very cold we can sit on a Capital of Ar
kansas)21 and have our pictures taken.
Hoping that we will see you in a few
days 1 will say (cape in Greenand)22.
Affectionately,
Estate east of Maryland)23.
The key will be found in the answers to
puzzles on this page.
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Mathi1da AIMS Santa Claus
BY MAY c. RINGwALT.

ragged yOungster, his hands crimson
with cold stood in front of a toy shop win
dow; it was the day before Christmas, and
the window. framed in Christmas green's.
was q dazzling wonderland
'If | were still a kid he thought Che
was a business man eight years old. "tha,
hook and ladder would suit me down to the
ground Gee whiz, amt its red paint stun
ming and wouldn't it clatter over the pave
ment!'
Then his eyes slowly lifted to a large
doll seated like queen on a throne. upon
a high gilt stand in the middle of the win
dow. She was glorious creature. Her
f1axen hair fell in ringlets upon her shoulders
Her ewes were deep deep blue. Her COM
plexion was cream white and glowing rose.
and her red lips parted in the loYelest of
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fits like a glove excitedly cried Bobs.
Here Fauntleroy!'' The skye terrier
crept out into the light Bobs gasped. pat
ting the head with the matted hair. Who d
ever take you for a swell! Come on. Faun-
leroy The dog feebly wagged his tail
and Bobs, discovering how weak he was,
stopped and gently picked him up in his
arms. With a pathetic. whining cry, the
dog Struggled close.
''Now, don't you be wasting time worry
ing" said Bobs, walking briskly. IF ii
turns out you aren't the genuine article as
advertised, you can come home with me-
I'm not a Vanderbilt with a whole house,
because I've got TO pay board for Mathlida
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There's no use wasting more time over
him."
II suppose not sighed Carter. What
shall we do neXt?"
You two fellows can do what you
please" said Bobs, but when begin jon
/ see it through. I'm going to eaten THIS
dog or bust"
Griggsy and Rolly preferred to search on
the avenues so soon Bobs was left alone
He turned up the collar of his coat ana
brushing off the snow from the top stef
with his cap sat down. his gaze glued 10
the hole. ;.
IT wasn't going to give it away to them,
grinned Bobs, but L have an idea 1t the
lost swell But the poor little critter is
hurt, and I'm not going to leave him OUT IN
the snow when little feeding and doctor
ing would fix him up He stopped over the
steps and whistled No response. " Answer
ing to the name of Fauntleroy, repeated
Bobs aloud. Might try 1t on Again ne
leaned over. "Fauntleroy! Fauntleroy! he
called face with big. surprised eyes
timidly peeped out. then drew back Name
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Christmas Pies.
A GAME,


Have large pan covered with brown It's
sue paper to look like piecrust. Inside tho
pie have these letters, to which are at
tached ribbons, the other ends of which
come through the piecrust.
The letters. neatly cut out are 6 as. .
ms 3 e's. RS, 3 Us. 1 c, his, 2ss. t. =
ms. d. ps, W and 1.
The children sit around the pie. each hold
ing one thread. They sing:
Sing a song of Christmas.
piecrust full of fun.
Find the wish wish you
When the game Is done.
Then they pull the letters out and pin
them on their breasts
Then begins the fun of puzzling out how
the children should stand in line so that
the letters will form a sentence.
When in proper position the letters will
make:
\ MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY
NEW YEAR.
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Ann, but nine of us fellers have a jolly
cellar to sleep in. and I guess we can
squeeze you among u.s."
The little creature shivered up against
Bobs. and the boy. unbuttonng his coat,
drew it around the dog, until the small
beast was completely covered except the
cunning head: which decorated the old coat
like a big, ragged chrysanthemum.
Me and Mathilda Ann" explained Bobs,
sis twins, only don't match in the
legs, because Matilda Ann hasn't any
springs in hers. That's the reason she
doesn't earn her living, like Jenny Harris,
but boards like a lady with Mrs. Nc
Groorty.'
The snow came down faster and the dog
cuddled close, his eyes blinking away the
white flakes that caught on his long hair.
DE Forest avenue at last" said Bobs,
after he had YEARLY tramped for many
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Electricity and Gas.

From the London Times.
In spite of all that electricity has threat
ened and performed. there is hardly an inn
portant industry which has made greater
progress during the past decade than has
that of gas production. BY series of re-
markable innovations gas-making renewed
it's youth and laid the foundations for
long and successful career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22

ENIGMA.
Ny first is in ledger. not In book
My second is in servant. not in cook;
My third is in gas, but not In light
Ny fourth is in wrong, but not In right;
Ny fifth Is in rug. but not In mat;
Ny sixth is in lean. hut rot In fat;
My seventies in bottle but not in cup;
Ny eighth Is I'm dine. but not in sup:
My ninth is in curtain. but not In shade;
Ny tenth is In spoke. but not in said;
My whole Is Il poets heroine.
Loved by many since Aud Lang Syne."
WORD SQUARE.
/. A noted mountain system 2 An animal. g.
A sport t. Something which comes in winter.
DIAMOND.
1. A consonant in nail .. 4 boys name. 3.
A language. 4. metal. ). consonant In
nail"
BEHEADINGiS.
Rehead: /. To check and leave toy. 2.
word of Interrogation and leave article of dress.
3 A trinket and leave sharp corner. 1. A fer
eign country and leave sign OF suffering.
PIED CITIES.
|. Orkc . Gbunidreh.-- 3. Scowom g. Drimad.
BURIED ENGLISH TOWNS
|. Eva lost her Glove, We walked over the
hills find IL. . He may cry or kick. but he viii
he punished. 3. Bring your ball and bat Henry;
vii play cricket.
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WONDERFUL COUNTRIES.
l. Greenland. =. Lapland. .. ireland.
Guinea. ). Morocco. O. Zealand.
BEHEADINGS.
l. Place 3 Hedge. ). Shall.
WORD SQUARE.
FROG
RIO We
OVEN
GENT
DIAMOND.
Rfp
SILAS
PAN
ENIGMA
Trombone.
PIED PRovERB.
Speech is silver. silence is gold.
PIED PRoyERB.
Practice what you preach.
KEY TO GEOGRAPHICAL LETTER
/. Augusta. 10. cologne.
.. disappointment. IL Florence.
3. fattery. 10. red.
4. Charles and Henry. 10. Virginia.
3. Florence. IL. Shetland.
q. Virginia. Is. clear.
Z. turkey. 10. great bear.
s. Malaga. 20. buf slo.
8. orange Isl. q. little rock.
10. Morocco, %. farewell.
IL. Brussels. %. Della Ware.
II. canary.
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Dicks Christmas List.

l think IN buy for grandmama
That great big red express,
And grandpa'd be delighted
With gramophone, / guess.
Mama. drum; papa, u bat;
ball for sister Sue;
And Auntie May wants boxing gloves,
The smallest size will do.
There now! My list is quite complete.
I'm quite sure it's very nice,
For mother said to go ahead
And not ask her advice;
To think of things l knew would please,
And give them Christmas joy.
Now, don't you think I've chosen well
For such a little boy7
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Genius Defined.
lney On. s. W.yBulletiu

From the Sydney On. s. wy Bulletin
Professor Of Polite Literature and High
Art-Now, young gentlemen. can any of
you give me a good definition of genius?
Beloved Disciple-Genius, sir, is an un-
limited capacity for taking-er-what be-
longs to others
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Temperance and Pauperism.

Temperance and Pauperism.
From the Rams Horn.
The relation of pauperism to intemper-
ance seems very plain to the people of
Japan. In Great Britain there are
100000 paupers while Japan has only
$4,000. When some one expressed surprise
at the great disparity and wondered why
in Japan there is so small an element of
pauperism in proportion to population, the
reply of a japanese statesman was: That
is because while the Japanese drink tea
the British people drink alcohol"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-22
Song of Santa Claus.

IIcigho!
Over the snow
Fiapping my stiff old arms l go;
Swift or slow,
My reindeer know
The way to the town of Stockingtoe.
Ho. hum.
Back we come!
With nothing left but a broken drum;
But we're not gium-
Behind are some
Glad hearts in the land of Stockinyiom.
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IT'S a bright Sunday morning
We've climbed high hill;
The air is so sweet
And the woods are so still
And we, in the shade
Of the pines and the birches,
Look down on the roofs
Of the houses and churches:
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The Cd Chest.
A GAME.

A GAME.
The "chest" may be arranged in any way
that will hide one of the players. The game
is based on the old poem, "Mistletoe
Bough."
The mistletoe hung In the castle hall.
The holly branch shone the old oak wall.
The baron's retainers were blithe and gay,
A-keeping the Christmas holiday.
The ''retainers'' all form a ring about the
-lover,' who is blindfolded. The retainers
sing:
Here blithe and gay
Keeping our Christmas holiday.
One will hide in the chest hereby,
To guess who 1t is you must surely try
With that one of the retainers runs and
hides in the improvised chest. The "lover''
is led to it, and he may ask questions of the
hidden one, who may reply by yes or
no" Disgusting the voice. BY these an
swers the clover must tell who the re-
tainer is. If he fails he must try again.
When he succeeds, the hidden person be-
comes the lover.
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And down in the street,
Just under the steeple,
All moving like ants, see
The church-going people!
If the preacher preached English
We'd be there, no doubt!
But he breaches in German,
And that lets us out!
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The "retainers'' all form a ring about the
1'lover," who is blindfolded. The retainers
sing.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-07-19

~SO AASNA AXkOA
noticed that sehu' vas dead he be.
gan an attempt TO @escue himself. A
II by Is inch boxing runs along tho
lower dormer Of the tunnel at this
point for air PURPOSES, He managed
to turn around and work himself down
to this boxing and noticed that it was
broken and had filed up with mud
and water. Knowing that there was
an opening in the boxing twelve feet
further on toward the inner portion OF
the tunnel, he closed his eyes and held
his breath and literally crawled the
twelve feet through the mud, slush
and sand until he reached the other
opening, where he was enabled to
emerge into a small space made by
the cave-in, and where he secured q
little fresh air and breathing spell.
Here he found eraser held by some
fallen timbers and dirt. He managed
to pull these apart and rescue his i'm
prisoned companion, and the two men
began to call through the boxing. The
seventeen men on the inside OF the
tunnel responded. The two men tapped
on the wooden boxing and the seven
teen showed a gas pipe through to the
prisoners. eraser was the first to
catch hold Of the pipe, and he was lit
orally dragged through the mud, water
and the sand to the other side Of the
cave-in. Again the gas pipe was
pushed back, and Smiley clutched 1t
and was rescued in a similar way.
When the cave-in took place the sew
enteen men not directly under the slide
realized that the seeping water wor'1,
If allowed to run through, drown all
der the pile Of dirt and timbers. They
noticed that the seepage was from
above their own room. Knowing full
well the death it probably meant to
them, but in order to assist in saving
their more unfortunate comrades, they
set about and erected q dam across
the tunnel near the cave-in and con-
tinued building it higher and higher as
the seeping water ose in their own
prison cell. They used the loose tim
bers and rock, filled the cracks with
mud and even slipped off their own
clothing to stop UP crevices. When
the shaft from above vas finally sunk
to them the water was up almost to
the shoulders Of many Of the men and
was above the hips Of them all. No
sooner had they been placed on the
ground above them than they joined
the army Of volunteers working SO
v~aliantly to rescue the two imprisoned
men.
The rescuers found the nineteen men
in good spirits. Theodore eraser was
the first man extracted. He was very
weak from exhaustion and bruises re-
ceived by being caught in the cave-in.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the res
cuers came to a point where they could
talk with Steele. They could see him
standing between four timbers and
hemmed in in such a as to be
able to move only n hand. "Are you
hurt!" said Resident Engineer Nc
Donnel.
"No, but terribly crowded. Give me
Z cigarette" was Steele's reply. Nc
Donnel lighted a cigarette and stuck It
through a crack. and Steele took it