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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-18

caught. She wants teeth. Got EN-.
Promised to bring them in court for
evidence.
Lester Kobtesky, IA, 1902 S. Wood
St, badly injured in South Water st.
by auto of Mrs. w. P. McCracken.
Charles Wilke, 1869 S. Dearborn
ST., arrested on serious charge on
complaint of two little girls.
Joseph Raskin, 1914 W.. Taylor ST.,
robbed by two men of So. Was on
way to buy presents for Jewish New
Year next Monday.
Police looking for Frank Brun,
chauffeur, in connection with theft
Of 81 500 worth of jeweIry from home
of D. S. Stevenson, 1O49 N. Sacra-
mento av.
Mrs. AImon Tracy, 500 holman aV.,
testified in court that she tainted
when she saw husband with strange
woman. Tracy ordered to support
wife.
Morris Fireher, 624 W. Lake ST.,
identified Charles Vdelpfsky, 552 w.
18th ST., as one of two men who pick
ed his pocket Of So on a Halsted st.
car.
John Hickman, steward for Chicago
Motor Club, eIoped to Crown Point,
Ind. Married Miss Dollie Church.
James Moore and Michael McHale
arrested on charges of fraud. Said
to have collected money from people
near w. 10Th st and S. Crawford av.
for sick friend in California.
M. Granter, $50 w. Division ST.,
came to court to testify against AL
bert Adams, 442 W. Division st., who
assaulted hi mwith baseball bat. Saw
Adams four children and withdrew
charge.
Rose Tuchinsky, 5, 1853 S. Morgan
St., played with candle. Set fire to
dress. Mother smothered blaze in
rug. Badly burned.
Cy de Vry wants name for two g.
weeks old baby leopards, latest ar
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
Profits From Old Coal Beds.

The presence OF coal in the tertiary
lake beds of Verdant valleys in west
ern Montana has been known locally
for many years, says the Coal Age.
Some OF these localities have expert
enced short coal booms, most Of
which, however. died before the min
ernl was developed. At the present
time. however, systematic mining ia
being carried on near Missoula.
Coal OF the type found IN this region
mas, until recently, beer thought
worthless. because only such fuel as
would coke or stand shipment without
Stacking was considered Of CONNER
clal value. In this part OF the West
where high grade coal Is scarce. where
the cost of wood has reached So or
more ger cord. and soft coal imported
FOR domestic use sells for about IS
per ton. the demand for cheaper fuel
Is great, and the development OF these
heretofore unused low grade Goals Is
becoming profitable.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
AlGERlANs NOT ALL ARABS
Two kabyIes, While They Are Eel
lowers of Islam, Have different
characteristics.

have spoken Of Algeria as if it
may give an entirely false Idea Of the
population and characteristics Of the
country. For though they are all fol-
lowers Of Islam they do not belong to
the same race. Roughly there are two
great races IL Algeria, the Arabs prop
erly so-called. and the kabyles.
The Kabyles are q curious race, so
different from the Arabs as to sUg-
gest an entirely different origin. Some
people even insist that they are large
ly Of that Roman race which Tor SO
long was master Of all North Africa.
Their language is quite different from
Arabic, though they are MasleIns.
their conception OF Mohamredanisin
Is SO different from those Of the Ara BIZ
that they may well BE considered
heretics, and their racial charaetcris,
tics are even more different than their
blood and their creed from those Of
the Arab population
The Arab is lazy. the Kahyla Is In
dusAious. The Arab Is specdthrift,
the Kabyle Ia thrifty, The Arab Is
more reactionary than the kabyle- 1t
Is evident that TIE French Will have
q less difficult problem III assimilating
the Kabyle than in assi,nilat,ng the
Arab.-T. p. O'Connor In T. Ps
Weekly
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
OHIO STATE TEAM Is
PICKED TO WIN MEET

Columbus, O., May 23.--The an
nual Big Six track meet among the
Ohio colleges was held this after
noon, with a greater number of en-
tries than ever before. Preliminaries
in several OF the events were run
Friday and this morning on Ohio
field
Ohio state is generally conceded
first place in the Big Six, but other
coaches predict that the men under
Coach Castleman will not roll up as
high score as last year. A number
of stars who probably will scatter
the points are entered from smaller
schools, and these men are expected
to win a number of places that last
year went to the Ohio State team.
The o. S. Z. team expects to take
first place in the pole vault, the shot
put, the hammer throw, the discus
and the long distance event. The
State relay team is also expected by
Coach Castleman to win that event
Miami, Dennison. Wesleyan, Ober-
lin and Cincinnati teams are expect
ed to spring some surprises, and
several records are threatened.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
silhouette and Painting.

The art of painting begins newt
ably with drawing with expression
by means of the point-the result.
line. This every teacher and academy
realizes and has to realize More;
every great school Of painting has
evolved from It But this use Of the
point. or drawing, soon reaches It's
limitations, aud the brush demands
mass, or perhaps II is moro correct to
say that MACS demands the brush. The
floating of masses ON to canvas or
paper with Its edges holding the out.
line OF the form. Is silhouette. Silhour
cite, tn other words. i8 the basis of all
mass Impressions; without q sense of
silhouette we can utter no large and
sublime nooda Yet. strange to saw,
the small part given to silhouette In
the teaching of the art Of Painting IN
ocademies--indeed. more often the ut.
ter lack OF it-has always struck me
as extraordinary Haldane Macfall
in T. P's Weekly, London.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
NOVEL THAT PLEASED DUMAS
Great Romancer Had Given HIS Name
to Book That He Was Unable
to Recognize.

When the younger Dumas read the
manuscript of Camille to his father
that great romancer was much moved
hy this evidence of the genius or
his son. Alexandra" he is reported
to have said. with tears in his eyes
and great solennity in his voice
YOU have composed work that Will
live as long as my own
In this connection one IS reminded
of the period in the famous story-teil-
er's career when, at the height or ms
vogue, he could not turn out his tales
fast enough to satisfy his clamorlhg
publishers, and 1t became necessary
for him to employ collahorators. 10
whom he sketched the plot perhaps
leaving them to do the rest Among
the most distinguished was Paul
Neurice
Thus it came about that Meurice
was the author of one of the most
amusing novels Of Dumas, Les DeuX
Dianes." Dumas when travelling
found this novel in a hotel. and opened
il 10 pass away the time. He began
reading it seriously, got Interested IN
it. and was amused. Presently some
one came to his room and found him
with Les Deux DANES" In his hand.
u am reading" said Dumas, In re-
Spouse to question, "a novel Of my
own which did NOT know. and which
pleases me vastly
1t was Dumas who said, when left
to himself, y am never bored when
! have my own company The sun
day Magazine
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
County Announcements

All announcements made under
this head are subject to the action
Of the democratic primary to be held
in July:
For Judge 40th Judicial District
J. c. ITMPKINS.
F. l.. HAWKINS (re-election).
For Representative, Place No. 3.
ROBT, l.. SULLIVAN.
For District Clerk
CARL TANkEESLEY.
j. B. BAKER.
MtNSEY l.. CAMPBELL.
WALTER $. JONES.
For County Clerk
RI SH HICKMAN.
j. W. TUCKER.
For County Judge
". NJ. TIDWELL.
AMI CAROTHERS.
II. R. STOVALL.
For Sheriff
II. s. DEARBORN.
0. b. SIMS.
W. d. RNBTRN.
JIM HICKMAN
JOE ALEXANDER.
b. f. WILKINSON.
For Tax Assessor
II. F. ROUSSEAU.
BRICE BURGESS.
w. w. POWELL.
J. b. TEAGUE.
LEM WRAY.
For County Superintendent
JOHN OLSEN.
W. S. ELY.
JACK JOHNSON.
For Representative Place NO. l.
HAYDEN MOORE.
For Justice, Precinct No. L
FRED l.. WILSON.
OSCE FRISTOE.
For Constable, Precinct /:
JIM HAMM
ROBERT J.. NIXON.
DAN KELLEY.
For Commissioner Precinc1 L
j. NJ CALLENS.
JOE II. GRIFFITH.
TIM NEWTON.
Il. /. RICE.
For Commissioner Precinct -
J. HENRY MILLER
For Commissioner Precinc, F.
j. d. CARROLL.
STANLEY NJ. MATTHEWS.
For Commissioner Precinct q
MONROE DELK.
j. W. YANGEY.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
What She Didn't unde rstand.

Here's curious item, Joshua!" ex.
claimed Mrs. Lexington, spreading
out the Billeville Mirror in her ample
zap. TIE Nellie f. Williams OF
uioucester reports that she saw two
whales, COW and calf. floating off
cape Cod the day before yesterday. F"
Wen, ma" replied old Mr.. Lem,ng.
ton. what's the matter with that"
why, It's all right about the two
whales. Joshua. but what bothers ma
IS now the COW and calf got way out
there" wv
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
Italy Defeats HillsbOro.

Italy, Tex. May Hillsboro
lost to Italy again yesterday in a
one-sided game, the feature of which
was the heavy batting of Italy. the
pitching of Ellis and the umpire
sending Hillsboro's first baseman 10
the bench for contesting decision.
Results. Italy s, Hillsboro . Bat
teries lillsboro. Fitzpatrick, Col
Inns and Chapman; Italy. Ellis and
Hodge. mpire-Simpson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
OF THE TEAMS.
do Springs and Colorado City.
Pace Meet Opens at Toronto.

Toronto, Canada, May 23.-With
a great crowd present the annual
meeting of the Ontario Jockey club
opened today. During the meeting
will be run the Kings Plate, estimat-
ed to be worth $4,000; the Stanley
Produce stake with $4,000 added;
the Breeders Stake with $4,000 ad-
ded and the Maple Leaf Stake with
$4,000 added.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

Ennis. Tex, May 23--The second
game of the series with Corsicana
vas won here yesterday by Ennis
by score of / to o in an errorless
game. Score by innings:
Corsicana 600 GOO o0o@o o
Ennis ... .010 600 O0o--1 5 o
Batteries and Scott
Cramer. Sehew and Curry. Time of
game hour and ) minutes. I'm
pire Stevenson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
Rocky Mountain Athletes Compete

Denver. Colo. May %. The
Rocky Mountain intercollegiate
track meet is to be held here this
afternoon at Union Park. More than
100 athletes from Colorado college,
Colorado university, the State School
OF Mines. and State Agricultural
college, are scheduled to compete.
The meet is open to Wyoming. New
Mexico and Utah schools.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
Louisville Race Meet Opens.

Louisville. KY, May 23.-The
Douglas Park race meeting began
here today and will continue for
thirteen days. Many OF the best
here for some days. Still others
arrived last night and today from
Churchill Downs where the meeting
closed yesterday
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
Feel Dull and e;iuggisho Start Your
Liver to Working.

1t beats all how quickly Foley
Cathartie Tablets liven your liver
overcome make you
feel lively and active again. j. L.
Mcknight, TT, Wort4, Texas, says:
My disagreeable symptoms were en-
tirely removed by the thorough
Foley Cathartic Tablets
gave me. They're a wonder. Cur
Inns two drug stores.--AdvM May.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
ENNIS CALLS AN ELECTION.
VIII Put S1O1.00O Bond Issue for
improvements To Vote June IL.

improvements TO Vote June 9.s.
Ennis, Tex. May 13.-At a meet
ing of the City Commissioners IL
special election was ordered for
June %, for the purpose OF voting
a bond issue of $197, 900 for the fol-
lowing purposes:
Erection and improvement of pub
Tic school buildings $50. 600. paving
streets $4,000, erecting city hall
sl7.0oe purchase or construction of
sewer system $4,000, improving
waterworks system S35, goo.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
Notice.

The electric current in Waxa-
hachle VIII be cut off Sunday, May
a. ior one hour, from $50 to $3.50
p m. Texas Light a. Power COM
pahy. adv.51
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
Colorado CoIlesians in Fete.

Colorado Springs, May 23.-Folk
dances. an open air play. the cleo
ton Of queen OF the May, and
other features made up the program
OF the annual May festival OF Colora-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
ADNt, ERRORS.
, . 90 - . . . . .

According to the financial reports
from the various towns i'll the Central
Texas Trolley league all clubs are
more than breaking even.
Monday is ladies day-the first
since the Trolley league opened. Ev-
cry succeeding Monday will see the
same courtesies extended the women.
As scout Cole has the goods,
They say he discovered q real pitch
er in Raines.
Nothing has been announced detin-
itely but it is thought Wyatt will
work today's game IN West for Waxa
hachie.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
Cornell, Yale and Princeton Meet

Ithaca, N. Y. May 23-Cornell
today was picked to win over Yale
and Princeton in the triangular Dared
varsity race on Lake Cayaga. Prin-
ceton was second in the betting.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

Waxahachie's first victory came
FRIDAY afternoon when il defeated
West by the score Of six TO one. The
came was fast throughout and ne
crowd was good.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
summary.

Runs Disharoon ;, Wiley, Cole,
Davis, Cooley TWo-base hits
Disharoon, Wylie, tzen. stolen bases
Edwards :. Cole, Lilly, Burleson,
Struck out-By Raines S, by Scott
., by Reitz /. Wild pitch-seott,
Time OF game hour IS minutes,
Umpire Meade.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
National League.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Boston |, Chicago q.
Cleveland ,, New York .
Philadelphia 8. Detroit 6.
st. Louis 5, Washington a.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

being changed. The grand stands
will be back Of first base and the
outfield will be almost directly OPP
posite its present location.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
l Was.

First Critic-Who was the hero
of the show?
Second Critic--I was-I went.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

These here boys Of onrn beat
en- once and when we get that bunch
of West fellers up here TO our town.
which weuns will do Monday for
three games. we'll beat them agin,
remarked the man who doesn't see
no use in baseball Saturday morning
when informed that the West aggre-
CATION would open here May % for
a series Of three games to be follow
cd by the Ennis team.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Trolley League.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Waxahachie s, West |.
Italy s, liillsboro 2.
Ennis l. Corsicana o.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.


RESULTS YESTERDAY.
New York 5. 81. Louis |.
Cincinnati &, BrHoAlyn ..
pittsburg s, Philadelphia ..
Boston =, Chicago u.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

Anyway we're not in the cellar
position any longer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.

Philadelphia at Pittshurg.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Boston at Chicago.
New York at ST. Louis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY

st. Louis at Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
TeXaS-OklahO,na League.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

Hugo 3, TeXarkana l.
Denison 3 Bonham
Durant 3. Paris o.
ArdmOre A., Sherman 80.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Ardmore at reXarkaua.
BOuham at Sherman.
Hugo at Paris.
Durant at Denison.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
} . . >>>>>>>>e 90 =
BASEBALL CALENDAR
Texas League.
. . . . . .

Texas League.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Waco 90, Beaumont ST,
Houston 2-5, Austin 1t
san Antonio Al. Fort Worth -
Galveston >, Dallas l..
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Fort Worth at Dallas.
Galveston at Houston.
beaumont at San Antonio.
Austin at Waco.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

Shaicr and McAllSon will join
Rnrlcson's team for a tryout Mon
day. Both are reputed to be eX-
ceptionally fast.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

Have you submitted
your scenario for this
moving picture? II not
do SO. $1,000 in gold
for the one that is
accepted.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
IN THE WORLD OF FORTS

oft. Walker singled and went to
third on a wild pitch. Ezel singled
bat was caught trying TO steal sec
ond. Cooley struck out.
Eighth Inning.
er's error Wylie advanced on sac
rifce hit by Edwards. Lilly ground
ed ont to Walker. Davis safe on
EzelI-s error, Wylie scoring. Davis
stole second Crockett struck out.
West. Lester hit Tor two bases,
Scott flew out TO Nylie. Tucker
out, Raine7 to Crockett, Hooper
singled, scoring Lester. ButterbaIl
struck out
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

The diamond on Yoakum field /
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Waxahachie at West.
HillsbOro at Italy.
CorSiCana at Ennis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

Trinity showed strong in the
game at West yesterday, both DISH
aroon and Wylie clouting the pill
frequently and when it counted.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23

Lest you forget Monday is
"ladies day BE there II won't
cost you a nickle and it will help
WaXahachie win
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-23
seventh Inning

WaXahachic Disharoon out,
Hooper to Walker, Burleson out,
Ezall to Walker. WyEie struck out,
West. Darnaby flew out to Crock
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-07

BHi-posting concern in San Diego,
Cal, is looking for a certain hungry
goat He's eaten posters advertising
a breakfast food -four times III one
week.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-07
QUEER TALES FROM
ANIMAL KINGDOM

The Zebra is a beautiful wild ass
of Africa; there are several varieties,
differing only in the slightest respect.
The Quagga, one variety, has become
extinct within the last few years.
The Zebra would be especially
valuable in Africa if it could be
domesticated, as it is immune from
the "Tsetse fly which induces the
fatal sleeping sickness and kills most
other animals; but the Zebra is tanned
with great difficulty, and, so far, with
little success, and SO II is compare
lively useless.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-07

was gradually ralIying her strength.
Even at the risk of coming across
any of the Woods band, I must get
word to others to care for her, as l
cannot" he decided.
ell had not gone half a mile from
the old hut in search,of some other
habitation, when turning a ledge of
rocks he faced a leveled revolver
Dale Woods behind it.
$50 you escaped?" he Kissed out.
what luck! Searching for another,
1 have found you. March,"
Wait" demuTred Waith. can old
woman whom l found two days ago
lies very i'll in hut near here. Try
and do something for her. 1 will go
where you will, then"
my mother" were the first words
of Woods as he gaVed upon the face
of the old woman.
It was after Woods knew what he
owed to the man he had sought to
destroy, that he handed a note he
had written to Waith.
81 shall remove with my motheritO
some other part of the country" he
said. You have acted the man
more than that-for the sake of that
dear old woman. Take that letter to
the Vances. l have confessed all my
cowardly treachery. Goodbye"
And it was thus that Hector
Waith's great nobleness of soul won
Nellie.
Copyright by w. G. Chapman
Oiled TALES EROM
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-07

Washington, Jan. flames Lar
kin, leader Of Irish transport work
ers, who was released from Mount
joy Jail, Dublin, after serving three
weeks for sedition' and melting to
riot, is coming to the United States
to carry his Fiery Cross" mission to
the laboring men of this country.
1.-The question of the admission Of
James Larkin into this country" said
Secretary of Labor Wilson, will
have to be passed upon by the in
spectors at Ellis Island. If they should
adjudge Larkin an undesirable citi-
zen, then he can appeal from the de-
cision to this department. In adj
vance of his landing in America
cannot tell what disposition will be
made of his. case. %" -..
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-24

No war tax is required on proposals
of marriage. 1t may be added, how
ever, that mama's stamp of approval
is usually required, which may or
may not be regarded as war revenue
measure.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-24

own pudding, and be buried with a
stake of holly through his heart. He
| should"
To which his nephew, the Good
Fellow" of that day, responds:
"There may be many things from
which | might have derived good, by
which might have profted, dare
say, Christmas among the rest. But
am sure that have always thought
of Christmas time, when it has come
around-apart from the generation
due its sacred name and origin, if any
thing belonging to 1t can be apart
from that-as a good time; kind,
forgiving, charitable, pleasant time;
the only time | know Of in the long
calendar of the year when men and
women seem by one consent to open
their shut-up hearts freely, and to
think of people below them as if they
really were passengers to the grave,
and not another race of creatures
bound on other journeys. And, there
fore, uncle, though it has never put
scrap of gold or silver in my pocket,
| believe that it has done me good. and
will do me good, and say, God bless
u ~
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-24
THOSE TO WHOM CHRISTMAS
REALLY COMES.

You who have children are the
blessed ones; you who open sleepy
eyes in the gray dawn of Christmas
morning to see a small face round
with excitement peering through the
bedroom door and hear from the next
room treble shouts of "Merry Christ
mas" and the scampering of little
feet. You are the happy ones about
whose Christmas tree the gifts are
toys. There are so many homeless
people in city boarding houses, in viii
lage cottages, in mines, in camps, in
Offices; so many lonely women whom
cruel fate and chaotic world have
robbed of their heritage; so many
barren in body or in spirit to whom
home is but dwelling place and the
future only a dream. You about
whose skirts little hands are clinging
are the ones to whom a Christmas
really comes. When in the dusk of
Christmas Day the curtains are
drawn over the holly wreaths, and
the fire throws a soft light among
the yuletide evergreens, Pickering on
the shining tree around which the
gifts lie scattered, when a little head
rests YEARLY against the fathers
knee with the utter trust of childhood,
and soft, tired body snuggles up
against the mothers breast, then is
life justified. The memory of hard
and lonely past may bring unnoticed
tears; the fear Of an uncertain future
may sober the smile, but this moment
at least is a perfect one. The world |
may roll on with it's wars and wicked
ness and misery, kingdoms may go
and governments may come, philoso-
plies and religions may wax and
wane, but to you at least is this life
worth living, and to you is immortal
ity assured.-Colliers