The Republican journal., 1914-12-31

cause boy IL small
Folks think he isn't hungry. and he's never
asked at all. II
With no one round to notice what you're doing
bet your life!-
Bows don't use forks to eat with when they q
rather use knife.
Nor take such little bites as when they're eat
ing with the rest.
And SO, for lots OF things, like the second
table best.
As ii unable to separate ourselves from
the terrible European situation even Tor
an hour, the last reader, F. Lauriston
Billiard, himself war correspondent. read
from his book. Famous War Correspon-
dents," treating the humorous and stra-
tegic side of the news gatherer who gets
SCOOP" as illustrated byWilliam Rus
sell, with the pathetic career OF Arcnl-
bald Forbes who was nearly shot at the
time of the Commune while engaged In
valuable work for the London Daily
News.
In proportion to population our per-
centage of reading is low. Fewer
books, poorer books, are read here than
in England or Germany, and as remedy
/ have only words of praise for this peri
patetic Publishers Bureau, which is well
worth seeing wherever it finds home.
This letter would be incomplete with
out mention of the coming festivities
ushered in by the "Shop Early signs.
But Christmas giving will not be confin-
ed to home and friends this year; the
sufferers in Europe will be remembered
and it is pie ssure to know that the eff
forts of the United States are appreciat-
ed
A day in Boston at this season is in
teresting as we'll as tiresome. AS the
subway trains roll into the station peo-
pie leave by every opening where day
light can he seen; much the larger num-
Der, however, patronizing the escalator;
at the top the official whose duty it is,
stands with half extended arms ready to
receive the person whose mind is not on
his work as he is showed off that revol-
wing pathway.
Of the many public injunctions expos
ed to view, that of Safety First,
really seems to be needed; others like,
Garry only small packages, y" have had
the effect of crowding all packages into
one receptacle until women as well as
men carry bags of enormous size and
woe be to the shopper who gets In the
way of those loaded bags.
This year it is not the largest depart
ment stores, as formerly, which make
the best Christmas displays. R. H.
White Co.'S store contains hundreds of
small Christmas trees, their beauty en-
HANGED by brilliant electrical effects.
Houghton & Dutton Co., with an I'M
equalled vantage point for display, illus
trates the Angels song of Peace on
Earth. Jordan & Marsh Co. use orly
ropes of evergreen, draping the front
and side of the building in geometrlcal
design, the effect, though sombre, being
efficient and dignifed. The Gilchrist Co.
has a unique display representing ''The
Old Fireside," which recalls childhood
days and fairy stories. An electrical rep
reservation of icicles lend real Christ
mas aspect to the scene, which is the
work of Hugh Cairns, the we'll known
sculptor and artist, and is work o art.
tn
Seigel of misappropriation fame, have
Santa Claus auto Sc feet long and "a
feet high on the Washington street
facade of their building, surmounted by
big Christmas bell. There are 1900
tights in the auto, so arranged that the
wheels seem to be moving and the dust
is flying under them. Santa Claus is
seated at the steering wheel and the car
is piled high with gifts of every descrip-
ton. Mayor Curley pressed the button
that set the wheels of the dazzling auto
mobile in motion.
At least one novel sight was witnessed
on Washington street. A party of fiji
teen little tots from a South Boston
charitable institution, We're sightseeing,
in charge of four teachers. They were
roped together and led by one teacher,
followed by another and watched by
teacher on either side. They kept to the
right, as the signs suggest, bringing
their little bodies between the rope and
the windows and every body good natur-
eddy gave way to them, their exclama-
tons of delight signifying their indif-
ference to everything except the husi-
ness in hand.
This is sad Christmas in millions Of
homes across the water and our SYM
pathy goes out to them; but for the sake
of our children and the strengthening
of family ties,
While winds may whistle as they will,
SWELL keep our Christmas merry still.'
ANNIE L. MCKEEN.
Christmas, 1914.