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into thin air!
Edith opened her eyes and found
herself-seated right there in the self
same chair beside the window with
her head pillowed on her arms.
She had fallen sound asleep!
She rubbed her eyes to make sure
she was awake. and looked around.
Yes, right there on che window sill was
little pile of snow that had evident
ly sifted down from the top where
the window was open a trifie. But
the bottom half was closed.
Well, well, the Good Fairy must
have closed it again before she van
shed! Or. maybe, there hadn't been
any fairy at all?
What do you think?
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gentle voice right beside her elbow
But they are different from any you
have ever seen, Edith. Watch-l
will raise the window and let a few
of them sift in. Ali Here's one now,
See, 1t has writing upon it. just
as though 1t were a tiny piece of pa
per-only you can't see the writing!"
What does 1t say-what does it say,
Good Fairy?" exclaimed Edith. un-
mindful of her grammar for the mo-
ment
The dainty little fairy, with wings
of gold and diadem of shining crys-
tals did not answer Immediately. In
stead, she gazed straight into Edith's
eyes for a moment and then shook
her head sadly. But presently she
smiled.
Maybe" she said. maybe you are
one of the good ones"
"Good-good what?" asked Edith
instantly. My, even fairies can be ex-
asperating sometimes, can't they?
WELL" continued the Good Fairy
slowly. as though in doubt about
whether or not she should explain, II
see that you do not understand snow
fakes in the least. But that is not
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The Good Fairy smiled.

The Good Fairy smiled.
YES" she replied, "it is-and un-
der it are entered accounts of all the
good deedS and bad ones. As was
saying, of course Santa Claus can't
possibly find time to make every en-
try himself each day, for he, poor,
kind old man. is worked almost to
death making toys and packing them
in his sleigh. So he employs thou
sands and thousands of fairies-of
which number. am one-to watch
the children down here on the earth
and write accounts of their conduct
in the book.
we draw line straight down the
middle of each page. On the left
hand side we enter the good deeds
and on the right the bad ones. Then.
once each year, old Santa goes over
the pages and balances up the ac-
counts, so to speak. So, you see. when
christmas comes, he is able to tell
Just about what each child deserves
But here. Edith, is the queerest
part of it all. AS each page is hal
anced and the child's final record is
transferred to Santa's own vest-pocl,-
ct notebook, the page is torn up into
tiny bits and thrown away. Some
times-as is the case now-these 1it-
tie bits of paper get caught in a snow
storm and are themselves changed in
to snowflakes. This is nearly ALWAYS
so at this season of the year. for old
Santa Claus has been balancing his
books over since the first of the
month. Now here is a snowflake
which,"
Please, please read it to me, Good
Fairy!" begged Edith.
The Fairy smiled again.
Very WELL" she said, "but aren't
you afraid you may hear something
unpleasant about yourself? Just be-
cause you've. forgotten a time, maybe
months ago, when you were naughty.
that doesn't mean that Santa forgot
to have it entered opposite your name,
or that he has overlooked it In his
final rating of your conduct for the
year" -
Edith gasped for breath and hung
her head.
Now here, here is one," said the
Good Fairy, picking up a snowflake
with the end of her magic wand and
holding 1T close so she could read the
mystic writing. 1t reads: August II.
Edith Rowland took three Jumps of
sugar out of the sugar bowl despite
the fact that her mother told her not
to-"
Poor Edith's lips began to culver
and her eyes looked suspiciously
moist.
But here is another one" contin-
ued the Good Fairy. picking up an
other snowflake. (which reads: 'Au-
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QNODNTJp~
DIAMOND.

DIAMOND.
Write the letters of each word so
As to form a diamonds:
l. A consonant, often silent.
e. Also.
3. A Christmas plant.
4. Not young.
5. Sometimes a vowel, sometimes a
consonant.
A CHRISTMAS CELEBRITY.
Behead not fast and leave not high.
Behead the end of a prayer and
leave grown-up boys.
Behead not one and leave the SMALL
est number.
Behead a result of crying and leave
what we hear with.
Behead to desire to do. great things
and leave church steeple.
c6ehead a time-piece and leave a
fastening.
Behead to gain knowledge and leave
to make money.
Behead "once more" and leave to
profit.
Behead one who charges high inter-
est and leave more sure"
Behead a rock and leave a musical
sound.
The beheaded letters spell the name
Of a person very popular at this time.
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gust II, afternoon. Edith Rowland
tie sister who was asleep for whole
hour. That is better, you see, Edith
should say that sort of evened ur
the bad mark in the morning
wouldn't you?"
The little girl smiled hopefully and
rubbed the tears that were about to
fall back into her eyes.
"Oh, Good Fairy, please, please read
me some morei"
The Fairy laughed right out loud.
Listen to this one, Edith" she said.
Its about your brother Tom who
thinks he knows it all because he hap
pens to be ten years old. And, alas,
this entry Is underecored with red ink,
which means it counts five times as
much as an ordinary bad mark
against him because it is such an aw-
full thing to be guilty Of 1t reads:
December End, Tom Rowland laughed
at his sister Edith and told her that
he didn't believe in any Santa Claus.
and that only babies and sissy girls
did
''Oh, goody, goody, goody!'' cried
Edith, clapping her hands. II just
knew there is a Santa Clause and /
told Tom so, too, SO there!"
But the Fairy shook her head
sadly.
Don't say that, Edith" she said.
you should never rejoice at anoth-
er's misfortune, no matter how much
he deserves it, 1 hope-I hope none
of the rest of the fairies were listen
ing and heard you say that; for If
they did you may be sure 1t will be
entered on the page as a bad mark
against you today.
Here is another / think you know
him, too, for he lives right across the
street Willie Jones, November Gath.
it reads, played hockey from school
today and went to the moving pic
lures instead; this is the second time
in month Willie has done this, SO
he will be given three extra bad
marks for doing so.' And-yes, you
know this little girl, too. Edith
Martha Henderson, September goth,
stamped her foot down on the floor,
shook her head. yelled and screamed
and told her mother she wouldn't go
back and wash her neck before she
came to the breakfast table, And
But the voice of the Good Fairy
suddenly ceased.
Indeed. the Good Fairy vanishe ed
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hls powerful arm and the thief lay
PROSTATE on the ground. And MOI
until then did little Dan release his
hold on the man. But his nose was
bleeding and there was a big lump OH
his head where the cruel thief had
hit him.
Now, me foine bird, I've got yei'
roared Dan. sitting on the thlefs
chest and slapping his face. "'Tis a
nice little term in the Jail yen get for
this, me foine fellow! And what's
more"
But just then a big policeman came
running UP to find out the trouble.
Moreover, the door of the house. to
which Dan was taking the parcels
when he caught the thief by the leg
opened and a man came hurryins
down the steps.
What's the matter, officer? What's
the matter? I heard someone call
for helpw he said.
Then little Dan explained how lust
as he was starting to cross the pave
ment to deliver the packages. the
thief had grabbed at the bundles in
his arms and tried to mako Off 18th
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M AN was a delivery boy. And
B n Christmas week was the busiest
n N time of the entire year for him.
@.W Nearly all day long and far into
the night he worked delivering the
Christmas parcels from the wagon to
the front doors of the many, many
people who had made purchases at
the big department store and were
either too tired or too lazy to carry
their own bundles home with them.
"Big DAN" the driver of the wagon
to which the little fellow had been
assigned as delivery boy" was a
kindly, whole-souled Irishman, al
ways in a good humor and ever ready
to save his little helper needless steps.
Though both driver and boy bore the
same name, they were not related to
each other The other drivers and
the shipping clerks at the store soon
found it necessary to differentiate be-
tween the two; so they called the
driver big Dan" and his quick, oblig-
ing little helper Delivery Dan"
1t was Christmas Eve,
All day long the two Dams had
driven poor, tired old Jack from door
to door delivering the Christmas
| Pe'NhetS0Ss 1iAty Wtlt utterly GAnduSl-
ed. 1t was dark and cold and snow
ing hard. Little Dan looked wan and
tired and, oh, how his little legs did
ache from climbing down from the
wagon, running up to a front door,
then down again and back to his seat
in the wagonl
And big Dan" wasn't laughing
bit. Instead he had grown sullen
and-yes = almost cross. Several
times, in fact, he had whipped up
Jack before his little helper had re-
gained his seat. But fortunately the
little boy had not slipped or missed
his footing.
On and on they drove from one
house to the next and still the huge
pile of packages in the wagon seemed
, to be no smaller than when they
had started out from the store about
the time you generally sit down to a
nice, hot dinner. Christmas? Oh,
yes, the two Dams knew it must be
christmas because of the extra num-
Der of packages they had to deliver.
But, you see, they were taking pres
ents to someone else; nobody seemed
TO be giving remembrance to them.
Faith, me bhoy," grumbled Big
Dan, 1T IS foine Christmas others
Will be after havin-judgin' from tn
gimcracks we've been bringing them
but diyil bit of it I see comm
our way! Chris 'musl Humph 'Tis
for tn rich only, me bhoyi An
they're mindful only of thimselvesl''
Little Dan sighed and sort of snuff
lied. He would like to have cried
right out loud for that was the way
he felt He was thinking of his poor,
Woodworking widowed mother back
In their plain little home, and of his
sister Mary who had been longing
SO. for nice, beautiful doll she had
seen only the other day when Dan
had taken her through the big store
to look at the pretty Christmas toys.
Not much of Christmas in his
home! No indeed, for he was only a
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10 Sile up the situation.
them. But Dan had been too quick
for him and had seized him by a leg
and hung on for dear life.
Then big Dan" told his part in the
affray and the policeman took the
thief by the back of his neck and
lusged him off to the station house.
wait just a minute, sir" said lit
tie Dan to the man who had come
out of the house, land I'll pick up
your packages. l do hope they haven't
been ruined. sirl"
We'll all help you, my lad" re-
piled the man, with friendly pat
on the sh oulder. for you are brave
little fellow Now-now we have
them all l think. But you and your
big friend must come into my house
moment. l want to wash your face
for you and--yes-that bump on your
head must be treated. It's Christ
mas, you know, and l don't believe
they would object at the store to your
coming inside out of the cold a mo-
ment, even If they knew about 1t.
Your horse will stand--I dare say he's
SO tired out that he wouldn't think of
walking much less running away"
A few minutes later, when the two
Dams emerged from the warm, COM
Portable home they were grinning with
delight.
MY head feels lots better now"
said little Dan. And that gentle
mans wife gave me this fine over
coat that she said her little boy didn't
really need"
"Yis," chortled big Dan" "And
what's more, there's Ave dollar bill
in me vest pocket, me bhoy, that the
man told me to divide with you.
Faith, an I'm beginning to behave
there is such a thing as Christmas at
ter ALI"
What" exclaimed Delivery Dan.
Fine! Now I can buy that doll for
sister"
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IN UTSIDE 1t was cold and white
"a with snow. But inside little
Edith's heart it was all warm
" and glowing; for Edith was
thinking of Santa Claus and wonder
ing what he would bring her for
Christmas. This, you see, is the sea-
son of the year when every little boy
who really wants Santa to remember
him begins to be on his best behavior.
And that was precisely what little
Edith was thinking as she walked to
the window to watch the snowf1akes
falling so gently outside. Down, down,
down they came in a glistening white
shower. She drew up a chair close to
the window, and sat down to watch
them, resting her arms en- the win
low sill. Then
"Yes, they are snowfiakes." said
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his Christmas frolic, which begins
each year on the 18th of December
and lasts through Christmas Day and
clear up until New Years. You
would find many of the customs
strange indeed, and might even Won
der how the other little boys and
girls could really enjoy them.
To begin with, you wouldn't hang
up your stocking. Instead, there
would be what are known as pin
atas" which are really earthen pots
some of them small and some very
large = covered with tissue-paper.
flowers and some even fashioned to
represent a human figure, with dang
ling legs and arms and grinning face
made of cloth or tough paper stuffed
and painted.
A stout cord is attached to the pot
and the whole is suspended to the
ceiling of room or to a post in the
yard or patio of the house. Inside
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your fault, after all. 1t is SO easy
for me to read what is written on
them that l forget sometimes that lit
tie boys and girls cannot ready fairy
writing.
NO, no, Edith, don't interrupt me.
IL you will be patient I will tell you
all about it. To begin at the begin
ming, Santa Claus keeps q big book
in which he writes, each day, the
good and the bad deeds of every child
in the world. There is whole page
for each child, and then under the
name, as the days and weeks go by,
is entered the acts of behavior or
misbehavior of the boy or girl whose
name is written at the top of the
page. OF course"
"Oh-o-h-is my name written on
a pager" asked Edith anxiously.
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Celebrating Christ
mas in Mexico

TF you happened to have been born
a little Mexican boy or girl, you
would begin your Christmas cele-
bration next Wednesday, even
though that unfortunate country Is
rent asunder by revolution and war
as, no doubt, you have heard your
parents say or, maybe, have read for
yourself in the newspapers.
War or no war. the Mexican enjoys
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1t Took But a Second For big Dar
by one leg so he couldn't run and had
hug there until help came.
1t was not long in coming, either,
you may be sure. Indeed, big Dan"
took just one jump and one swing of
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-05-02
GLOW to Feed Your Horse"

Over one-half of the diseases which
horses are subject to are caused by
wrong feeding. Correct feeding is
really such a simple matter that there
is no reason why every horse should
not be fed properly. Violation of
one Of a few simple rules spells death
to thousands Of horses every year.
1t will pay every horse owner to learn
these rules by heart and put them
into practice. Here they, are:
"Horse Feeding Rules"
/. Do not feed too much or too lit.
tie, Feed Just enough to hold the ami.
mails weight while doing his work
properly. For a 1,O00-pound horse on
full work a normal ration is 10 pounds
of timothy or mixed hay and IL
pounds Of oats a day.
Q. Feed three times a day and at
the same time each day, Regularity
keeps the horse from fretting and
aids digestion.
3, Do not feed grain or water when
too warm and tired. Wait half On
hour, feeding a little hay, When n
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-05-02
Startinu a Blackberry PaJph.

New paintings of b~lackberries
should be made just as soon as the
ground Is free from frost and dry
enough to work with. Plant the cut
tlngs in rows, three feet apart In the
row, and have the rows from six to
eight feet apart. Remember that
b%lackberries multiply and form a solid
row of canes in a comparatively short
time, hence do not plant too thickly.
Blackberries will grow in almos:
any soil, but it must not be too dry
a location, as they require a good deal
of water or the fruit will be dry and
pithy.
They seem to do better in a mod
erately good soil than in a very rich
one, as excessive feeding produces
stalks and leaves instead of fruit.
The seed bed should be well pre-
pared and leveled before putting in
the cuttings. In setting, be sure to
get the earth firm about the cuttings,
and water occasionally during the
4 . uIOllIH.
Blackberries will need some cultiva.
ton, particularly during the first
year. A good plan is to grow low
garden crops between the rows and
give them ordinary vegetable cultiva.
ton. This will make the ground yield
two crops for one cultivation.
Do not allow the berry rows to-
spread more than two feet wide. They
will form a solid lass unless kept
down between the rows.
Prune in the fall or winter by re-
moving all Of the old stalks, cutting
them of at the ground. Cut back the
new wood a half with the pruning
shears. This causes the formation of
fruit buds instead Of wood and leaves.
There are a rather large number Of
good varieties to select from and your
scotsman will be glad to advise you
regarding which to plant. Early bear.
ing varieties like Early Harvest and
Snyder do excellently in northern lat.
itudes as we'll as in the south. Ell.
dorado Is an old standby with small
fruit farmers and 1t Is not subject to
the parasitic disease known as black.
berry cane rust. This disease is hard
to overcome and the best cure is to
cut out all infected canes as soon as
the rusty spots are noticed.
Blackberries are hardy and bear
every year. The fruit is delicious,
either preserved or fresh, and it can
be made into excellent wine or COZ.
dial.
On a larger scale one can count on
selling at least an average of 5000
worth Of berries yearly per acre, and
often as high as $500 to $500 worth.
The expense Of cultivation and pick.
ing running about $50 per acre. This
offers an excellent proposition to the
s%uburbanite with a few acres.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-05-02
Keeper Of Secrets of Kings.

Lord Knollys, who is retiring, after
having been private secretary to King
George and the late King Edward,
has received many tempting offers to
write his autobiography, but, needless
to say, has steadfastly resisted them
all. An enterprising publisher, from
the United States,tonce ran him down
during his vacation, and placed a
blank check before him, inviting him
to fill it in for any sum he liked to
name in return for a book Of no fewer
than SO, 000 words.
my terms would be five million dol
lars" Lord Knollys remarked, quietly.
The publisher gasped. Good gra-
cious, sir, are you serious?' he asked.
Quite" Lord Knollys rejoined, and
then, with n of his merry wrinkles
Of his eyes, he said:
Would it not be worth a good deal
to you II I had to say frankly
all I know"
The publisher realized the force Of
the argument, and was bound to ad-
init that 1t would be a hopeless task
to induce an indiscretion on the part
Of the veteran courtier.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-05-02
HELD FOR
HARRISONS DEATH
WAS KILLED WHEN LYING ON THE
COMPANY'S TRACKS.
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Rail
road Company the Defendant-Ne.
gro Woman Wins Civil Suit
Against Railroad.

Jackson.-Because q man named Harri
son, now deceased, either from intoxica
ton or overcome by physical ailment
lying on the tracks Of the Now Orleans
Mobile and Chicago Railroad Company,
in the county Of Ncshoba, was struck
by a train OF the appellant company and
killed, the corporation is held to be hH-
bic to his family for damage. This is the
effect Of a decision handed down in the
supreme court by Justice Cook in the
case Of New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago
Va. II. b. Harrison ct al. The physical
facts, as supplied by the record in tho
case, seemed to be- that on the day upon
which Harrison met his death he was
lying on the track, and, though it was
broad daylight and along II straight
stretch Of track for a mile or "a, without
obstructing curves, the engineer at the
throttle did not see the object huddlcd
up on the track until within IS yards.
While every effort was made to stop the
train or check its speed, the distance
was too short to avert the tragedy which
resulted. 1t was in evidence that the
man had been seen by others more than
200 yards distant, and the natural in
ference is that from his point OF vantage
the engineer could have had as clear a
view ahead. Notwithstanding deceased
was obviously trcspasscr, taking all the
facts, tie law and prcccdents together,
the court could not escape the conclusion
tlal the appellant was clearly liable, ana
taorcfore affirmed the case.
Justice Cook also handed down the
opinion affirming a jury in the circuit
court of Warren county in the suit OF
Bette Hare ct al. vs. laaoo and Mis-
sissippi Valley Railroad Company. Tho
action grew out of the shooting and
killing Of the husband Of Bette Hare,
a negro, in the %company's yards at
Vicksburg by a night Waterman. The
record shows that the Waterman on his
rounds spied the deceased Hare and, APP
parcntly con general principles took a
shot at him with fatal results, The
Waterman was indicted by the grand
Jury at Vicksburg "and of course was
acquitted" following which the civil suit
was brought. Taking it all around, the
Judgment below was correct and should
be affirmed, was the decision of the APP
court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-05-02

horse Is too YARN for water be e toe
warm for grain.
T.. Water before feeding, except Q
little hay while cooling on. II you wa
ter after feeding the horse drinks too
much and it chills the stomach and
interferes with digestion. Give all
the water he wants, but at the proper
time. Even a very warm horse nay
have a dozen swallows II he is kept
travelling for a while afterward. Wa
ter too dirty or stale for you to drink
Is too dirty for your horse. Give clean
water only.
5. Feed hay or other roughage be-
fore the grain. The horse eats II
slower and 1t aids digestion by sep
arating the grain instead of It's form
ing a compact mass which the stom.
ach juices cannot work on we'll.
s. Never use moldy or damaged
feed. 1t is cheaper in price but much
dearer in the long run because II
often causes collie and acute OF
chronic indigestion.
7. Dusty hay or grain must be
moistened or 1t will cause wind trou
bles and ~aggravate eye infections,
Dust is a frequent cause of heaves.
s. Make changes in the ration very
gradually or your horse will go on
feed and may develop violent disor
ders.
8. A warm bran mash with a hand.
full OF salt In 1t is an excellent feed
for Saturday night. It loosens the
bowels, prevents collie and azoturia
and keeps the horse In fine condition
10. Finally. use good horse sense
See that your horse is comfortable
before you look out for yourself
Start him easy, work up to the pull
gradually. protect him when overtired
or heated. feed as outlined and your
horse will rarely have digestive -rou
bles.