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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03

have a slim Christmas. Even the COM
ing of Santa Claus was very uncertain,
and that wouldn't do at all while there
was a lost Santa Claus near by.
No, sir!' said Jack to himself as he
picked up his burden of luggage and
retired to a thicket of young e~vergreens-
He had been there only a few mo-
ments, still trying to form some scheme
of action. when the door opened and
closed and a slim form wrapped in a
dark cloak ran down the steps and
came directly toward his place of con-
cealment.
As if she had chosen the tree in the
sunshiny afternoon and knew all its
possibilities, she paused before a small,
symmetrical hemlock and commenced
to hack at the trunk with a small
hatchet.
Il beg your pardon, madam, but with
your permission Santa Claus will COM
plete that task" And Jack Dimond,
enyeloped In his Santa Claus costume
of red cloth trimmed with white fur
and with a fur trimmed cap on top of
his bewigged and whiskered. jolly San
ia Claus mask, stepped out and gently
relieved her of the Ratchet and pro-
ceeded to fell the little tree with a few
powerful strokes.
"Oh, who are your" she faltered,
stepping back toward the house.
81 am Santa Claus and eyerybody's
friend" he said ~courteously. eff you
will go inside-out of this snowstorm-
1 will take care of the Christmas tree
for you"
you are very kind, and l thank you
whoever you are" faltered the wom-
an as she sped toward the house.
Jack watched her as she flew along
the snow, lighted by a lamp set In a
kitchen window. He liked her voice
she was young and attractive. he knew
and he marveled why her husband
was not there making Christmas for
the children. Perhaps she was a widow.
So the sturdy form of Santa Claus
~shouldered the little tree and picked
up a suit case and went to the verandss
where he leaned the tree against the
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03
TWO FAMOUS RECIPES.

A delicious recipe for pumpkin pie
f@ohslsts of a pumpkin cut into small
pieces in which the soft part and seeds
ave been removed. Cover and cook
2ioWly in its own skin until tender;
len remove the cover and reduce it to
llnost dryness, being careful that it
4Oes not burn. Press 1t through a col
4nder. To two and a half cupfuls of
PUP add two cupfuls of milk, one tea
7poonIul each of salt, butter, CHINA
faVn' ginger and n tablespoonful of
pOiasses, two eggs and sugar to taste.
fuu tne beaten eggs last and after the
piAture is cold. Pour it into an open
lust bake slowly forty to fifty min
even If a mince pie is not served for
thanksgiving dinner, the provident
will now prepare her mince-
reat, that it may be well seasoned
II the Christmas dinner. An ancient
Pepe for mincemeat calls for two
sOunus of lean boiled beef chopped
" one and a half pounds of suet
HsOpped line, three quarts of apples
S-Opped fine, one quart of stoned raj
ns' TWO cupfuls of cleaned %currants,
cupIul of candied orange and lemon
FL shredded, a teaspoonfu1 each of
[OseS' allspice and cinnamon, the graf
l ilhd and juice of two oranges and
lemons, two nutmegs grated, a ia
S~e'poonful of salt, a cupful of molas-
IT, three cupfuls of sugar, three of
Tanuy' nj of sherry and one of cider.
the meat and suet together, then
an the dry ingredients and then
lqu1d. Pack in an earthen jar.
: ea should stand several days
lOIe using and will keep an indef-
tnme. The pie should be made of
pun paste and bake for one hour
a quarter after being filed with
e mincemeat.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03
SN0WBALLS FOR THE TREE.
Not thu Natural Kind, of Course, but
Paper Spheres.

Not thu Natural Kind, OF Course, but
Paper Spheres.
The girls who delight in fastening
the coming of Christmas by keeping
busy with holiday preparations-and
the boys. too. for that matter-will find
the preparation of snowballs for tree
ornaments easy to make, and they
will prove quite an ABOLITION to the tree
at little expense. These are the direc-
lions to give the youngsters If they
would nave the balls perfectly round,
fluffy and shapely:
One sheet of tissue paper is all that
is required to fashion a modest sized
SNOWFALL. Take your sheet and fold
in six or eight thicknesses, lay the pat
tern circle cut from stiff paper upon
this, being careful to stick a pin exact
" in the center. so that there may be
no mistake in measurement Now
trace about the edge of your pattern
with a pencil. then cut out six or more
rounds at once. Now cut from ten to
fourteen Sits about the edge. dividing
the TOuHkiS lISdlly " lhC Ol1lC III oCp-
arate sections. Round off each sep
arate petal and twist it into a shell
by placing the section between the
thumb and finger of the right hand.
Turn with care, so that the paper is
twisted once around.
When all have been shaped in this
manner they are ready for the florists
wire. which. with the aid of a pair of
pincers. is twisted into a spiral for the
stem. the end knotted or looped. Slip
all the petals off the pin on to the wire.
The first four or five must be pressed
up against the wire and the others
slipped on afterward. When all are in
place press together closely t. form a
round ball. twisting a piece of wire
about the last to hold them firmly.
A number of these fluffy balls hung
back among the green branches of the
tree are very decorative "fllers" with
their CLEAN of white, and when hung
away in a dustproof closet they can be
made to serve for a second year.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03

that he might pass by and not see it
at all. l am sure there will be some
thing for my babies-popcorn and cam
dy and-who knows?-perhaps a new
rag doll for Polly
"Oh. OH" shrieked another little
voice. That's des what | want, mud
DER
"And what will | surely get. moth
err" asked the boy ~anxiously.
The woman laughed gayly, but Jack
thought he detected a note of uncer,
tainty in her voice.
Perhaps it will be a darling little
puppy dog. Ted. Now, come in. 1t
Is too cold TO stay out here any longer.
You must go to bed and to sleep so as
10 wake up and find a Christmas tree
In the morning."
The door closed. and Jack Dimond
leaned against the veranda and thought
very rapidly.
For some eason or other these three
people in the bungalow were going to
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03
Winter Foliage.

Cook has a hanging basket all of her
W in a sunny window of her kitchen
which is a pleasure to the calling
tradesman as well as herself. She took
a good sized sponge and planted it full
of rice, oats and a little barley. Then
she placed 1t for a week or ten days
in a shallow dish of water, as much
as the sponge would absorb, and soon
tiny green shoots began to appear from
the sponge. Then she ran a narrow
ribbon through the sponge and suspend
ed it to the top of a sunny window,
where it now has become a mass of
fluffy green which will keep all winter.
When it dries she takes it down and
immerses it in a bowl of water, letting
1t absorb all that it will. Later on she
will sow grapefruit, orange and lemon
seeds among the others, as they have
a glossy green leaf which will make a
pleasing contrast to the other foliage.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03
The Ideal Christmas Gift.

1.-THE ideal Christmas gift" said DR..
Anna Howard Shaw, the famous suf-
frage leader. lis the gift of understand
ing. 1t comes through such study of
the individual as gives one the neces-
sary peep behind the curtain.
1.-THE gift, in my mind, 20 be really a
gift, must not be the supplying of some
everyday need. don't think it means
giving umbrellas and rubbers to the
poor as if always making ready for a
storm. The supplying of such wants
does not come under the same head.
l don't believe flowers are eve wasted
on the poor. If n can requite some
little hunger of the heart It is a Won
derful thing"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03
Expressions of love.

1t is in keeping the love of others
that most of us woefully fail. And we
fail very largely because we are not
careful in expressing love. Here we
ought not to be confused by terms. Elk
pressing love does not necessarily mean
using the language of endearment. On
the contrary. those who love most
deeply are likely to be the least given
to ~endearing terms, which may indi-
cate a poverty of deep love or the alb
sence of any love.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03
THE LOST
SANTA CLAUS
BY EDITH V. oracle

Copyright, 1915, by American Press Asso-
ciation.1
"a JACK DIMOND glanced from
EE1 the car window and saw the
1870 snowy fields glide by. Soon
Sa&2&3 they would come to Farields,
where his brother had a pleasant home,
to which Jack had been hidden to
make n Of n merry house party over
the Christmas holiday. Packed inside
Of Jacks bag was a complete Santa
Claus outfit. There were many gifts
also.
He was hoping that Billy would send
the motorcar for him. although it was
only a short walk to the Briers across
he fields. The bags were heavy, and
the afternoon was settling down into
a dark gray evening as he alighted.
The train screeched away into the
scrub oak woods and left Jack looking
around for some sort of conveyance.
There was none to be seen. The sta
ton agent poked his head out of the
door. saw the lone passenger. came out,
locked the door and set off across the
track to another road that apparently
led to his home.
"Benighted hole in winter time
muttered Jack grumpily as he set off
down the road that curved away over a
frozen broOklet-
Stars came out. and still Jack tramp
ed along the path that was family de-
fined across the snow covered field.
AT last the path came to an end and
emerged upon a lonely wood road.
There was no sign of habitation; there
was no sound of life.
Jack sat down on his suit case and
rested.
Lost, By Jove!' he admitted at last
Lost on Christmas evel What will
the kiddies do without their Santa
Claus? Ha. ha! I'm the original lost
Santa Clausr'
He laughed with mingled amusement
and chagrin. How many miles be
might be from Farfelds he could not
guess. As he had neglected to ques-
tion the station master. there was only
n thing to do. and that was to follow
ihH' "pOh ipdd hnll II DlOuSIl Hlm IC
some sort of human habitation where
he might find a conveyance TO take him
to the Briers. To add to his discomfort
1t began to snow.
1.-The Babes In the Woods had moth
ing on me" murmured Jack Disguised
~ when at last he put down his bags
and leaned against an oak tree. "By
Jove. | believe there is a light!'
Suddenly out of the darkness of the
woods to his right there cleaned g
steady light.
Two hundred feet away from the
road he came upon a small bungalow
set in the midst of the thick woods
From n of the windows shone tho
light he had seen. The door of the
house was around OF the opposite side
and just as Jack was about to round
the corner of the veranda he heard
voices and in%voluntarily paused an in.
slant.
Some one was on the veranda talk.
ing. 1t was a child's voice.
Mother, dear, are you sure that San.
ia Claus won't forget to come here to
night?" asked the wistful voice.
HE won't forget, darling" quivered
a very sweet voice in reply, but oul
little house is set so far in the woods
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03

ON H TREE packages OF candy
and II f~ve-pound box of chocolates
which he had intended for his sister
in-law. Well, the drug store In the
village would furnish a duplicate.
II don't know how she will get it in
alone, but she can manage somehow"
he murmured as he moved down the
steps. IF she has an umbrella stand
it will make a capital stand"
The door opened and a sweet voice
called after him:
''Thank yor a thousand times-and
merry Christmas!"
Merry Christmas" responded Jack
Dimond as he went back to his lug
gage. He returned to the road with
many a backward glance at the bum
galow.
His Santa Claus costume was tucked
back in the bag, and he was trudg-
ing along the road, doggedly deter
mined to reach some destination, when
there came the warning sound of a mo-
tor horn and he vas oyertaken by his
brothers car.
THE station master said you had
come down this way, sir" said the
chauffeur as Jack entered the car, and
I've been up and down the roads look
ing for you" :
Jack explained how he had lost him.
self, and then, directing the man to re-
turn home by way of the village so he
could replace the presents he had hung
on the little tree at the bungalow, he
leaned back and gave himself over to
dreaming of the little mother.
An hour later the lost Santa Claus
was joyfully welcomed at the Briers,
and the festive evening passed delight
fully. When the happy children had
departed to bed with their toys Jack
found occasion to draw his sister-in-
law aside and ask:
"Who lives in that little bungalow
back in the woods, May?" he inquired.
Il believe she is a widow, with two
children"
Mrs. Billy Dimond smiled quizzically.
THAT is Mrs. Archer, Jack-Sally
Archer, the dearest woman in the
world and n of my warmest friends.
She married Ben Archer, and he
promptly drank himself to death, leav-
ing her with the care of those two
lovely children. Sally writes children's
stories and paints the quaintest little
pictures, but she has been i'll and has
had no end of sickness and trouble, and
they have had hard work to get along.
But she is too proud to accept a mite
of help, although she has heaps OF
rich friends who love her. We are go
ing to drive over in the morning and
see them
stake me, too" urged Jack. And he
told his story.
VERY well" agreed Mrs. Billy, with
shining eyes, for she scented a ro-
nance.
And the next morning when Mrs.
Billy introduced Jack to Sally Archer
that lovely matron heard his deep
voice, flushed beautifully and said.
with dancing eyes:
How do you do, Mr.. Santa ClausY'
And nowadays on Christmas eve
when Polly and Ted Archer gather at
their stepfather's knee they always beg
for their favorite story of the lost San
ia Claus, who brought them a new ia
Their and made their mother bright and
happy nee more. for Mrs. Sally Ar
cher is now Jack Dimond's wife, and
the material cares of this world have
been lifted from her tender heart.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03
HERE'S A WOMAN SANTA

N So much is being written
"a about useless giving and the
k true spirit of Christmas being
G lost sight of, let US tell now
n how a good old fashioned
81 western mother, with very lit
IT. tie of this worlds goods,
~ keeps Christmas with seven
FL of her own to provide for.
" She sees that all the neglected
II children in the neighborhood
rs are not forgotten. Days be-
Il fore the holiday she makes
M dozens of sweet and ginger
" cake animals. the same
III amount of crullers. the ones
II with a hole in the middle
~ sprinkled with powdered sug-
rs ar. No invitation is required
E: for these affairs. The odor
n from the crullers is enough.
81 Early on Christmas morning
90 with their baskets they wait
IA at the side gate for the signal
r. to enter to receive that for
u which no return is expected.
W The grownups are not forgot
III: ten by this Santa. Along in
H the summer fruit. tomatoes
~. and corn are put up and Civ
u Ell to them. No n who is
III needy living near her is for
. gotten. A favored few-the
Il aged very likely -receiye
~ mince or pumpkin pies. And
. such pies! No pomp or cere-
~ mony with this giving; just
p: joy.
x 1880 N SAe~NezEx
&c NPSss SS
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03
Minced Chicken With Cream Sauce.

Put Into a saucepan tablespoon
full of butter, one gill of stock and two
tablespoonfuls of stale breadcrumbs
and stir until boiling. Then add one
pint of cold chicken chopped fine, a tea
spoonful of salt, a dash of pepper and
a teaspoonful of chopped parsley. Re-
move from the fire and add two well
beaten eggs; fill into small creased
molds, stand in hot water and cook in
the oven for fifteen minutes. Serve
hot with a cream sauce made from
rich milk thickened to the consistency
of cream.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03

door or the mousse
From his suit
a s he brought
out toys that had
oeen intended for
his ME C e s and
nephews = a doll,
pict books,
games and toy
dishes, a mechaR
ical ~railro ad, a
rough rider suit
and 0 books.
These he hung on
the tree as well as
he could, together
with sundry little
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03

But where thou dwellest. Lord,
No other thought should be;
Once duly welcomed and adored.
How should l part with thee?
Bethlehem must lose thee soon, but thou
wilt grace
The single heart to be thy pure abiding
place.
John Keble.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03

Twould then be always Christmas.
All musical with Joy
And bending tree and turkey
And hobbyhorse and toy.
For while upon his travels
Old Santa d scatter cheer;
He'd make a Christmas somewhere
Each day throughout the year.
R K. Munkittrick in Woman's
Home Companion
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03

T. III. -
Fl WISH that good old Santa And then I'd see old Santa
Would travel like a show With all his books of rimes
And to his tent of playthines I'd grab him by the whiskers
For nothing let me Co. And kiss him fifty times
And take along my stockings And on his back 60 riding
To fill in laughing Ge Beneath the fairy dome
With all the things he fondly And with a lot of playthings
Hangs on the Christmas tree 60 running eayly home
I'd see the pasteboard camel Ts then l think old Santa
Wink at the kangaroo; Should up and 90 away
I'd see the china wombat And in some other village
And quasea chase the gnu; Put up his tent next day
I'd see the rubber ostrich And then 60 on still farther
Serenely wink his eye And farther still and still
To see the monkey capture To let all lovely children
The peanut on the fly. Their great big stockings fill
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-03

copyright. 1915. by American Press Asso-
citation
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-01
sam a citx d Home ownsr,.

Apartment houses have been notable fea-
ture OF building operations in Omaha during the
last two years Some forty buildings Of this class
have been erected in that time, representing a
total investment OF sT50.00O. No difficulty was
experienced in securing tenants for all desirable
quarters, proving the existence of demand for
modern living rooms. which investors quickly
capitalized.
In some quarters the multiplying Of apart
ment houses is regarded as marking the transi-
ton OF Omaha from the separate individual
home to the grouping Of many families under
one roof That such concentration is the ex-
perience OF all large cities is due to congested
populations. which puts residence property within
reasonable distance beyond the means of the
average home seeker Omaha has not reached
the threshold OF that development, and the DRIFT
toward the individual home is as clearly marked
now as at any time in the history Of the city.
The record OF building operations in Omaha
for the last year shows total Of 772 dwellings,
built at a reported cost Of $1,s1b,S0s The
record OF 1913 was TIA dwellings. but the aggre-
gate cost was much higher because the blight
Of war brought building enterprise almost to a
standstill in the last four months OF 1914. Prac-
tIcay all OF these dwellings were built by or for
home owners. Very few DWELLINGS are built for
tenants
The figures point Enthusiastically to Omaha s
unwavering loyalty 20 the individual homo,
standing four-sQuare to all the winds that blow.
Apartment homes afford tenants distinct adj
vantages which are seldom obtainable in rented
houses There Is minimum OF labor, heat with
out direct contact with furnace. coal shovel or
coal bill, economy in space and household help
and freedom from the cares separate houses en-
tail
But granting all the advantages and con-
veniences claimed for the modern apartment
house. no stretch OF Imagination can make II q
home. Like any other rented quarters, it IL
simply shelter. providing the convenience OF &
home. but the essentials never.
The first essential OF a home is ownership
The second embraces elbow room and privacy
Ownership implies stability, industry independ-
once The family having acquired fixed status
is imbued with the spirit Of its surroundings
stimulates improvement. and reflects its taste
and industry outside and in the home. no matter
how unpretentious II may be.
with an abundance Of room for expansion
on hiIltops. hllsides and valleys there are SOLE
I grounds for confidence that the home owner
ship spirit will flourish and abide in omaha fo'
many years TO come
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-01
Women's Activities

Miss Esculine Warwick Bushnell Of la
Grange, ILL.,, Is the great grandniece of
the inventor Of the submarine boat, and
because OF the relationship was chosen
to christen on January 20 next, the largest
boat Of this kind in the American navy,
the launching to take place in Seattle.
1t has been suggested that women's
names be given to schools in New York,
and among the names that have been
mentioned for them are those of Louisa
M. Alcott. Grace Darling. Charlotte
Bronte. Jane Walsh Carlyle. Maria
Mitchell and Florence Nightingale. Three
Of these are American and three English.
Mrs Ida S. Mcbride of indianapolis,
national president of the woman's Re
lief Corps. auxiliary TO the Grand Army
OF the Republic. in an address recently,
says that through the corps for the last
year was expended Sill, Tells for relief,
N1,S4.0S for Memorial day, and &9O,555
turned over 10 posts. There are thirty
eight departments; number of corps, 1853;
number of members, 16o.so1. and total
amount expended for relief. Memorial
day and turned over to posts since or
ganization. t442sO64S2. The total num-
Der Of persons assisted last year
was 1908.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-01
The Street Railway company's Answer.


One Of the officers OF tine street railway COM
pany furnishes an answer lin brief" to The
Bees suggestion that the company pay little
more attention to the murmurs Of dissatisfac-
ton among its patrons, and make a still further
try at better service TO relieve the pressure We
regret to note the tone OF this answer, which
seems to assume Il to be the duty Of street car
patrons to praise the company for whatever
points OF superiority its service discloses and 20
keep silent about its defects. We told there
are kicks on eyerybody's business, even the
newspapers and that no one can suit everyone.
This observation overlooks the salient feature
that in ordinary business the customer can 20
elsewhere-can buy another newspaper as he
prefers--but that to the common everyday mau
or woman the only alternative to riding on the
street car is to walk
without inviting a controversy The Bee
wants TO remind the street railway people
that It's suggestions are offered in very moder-
ate language with view TO securing a remedy
for evils which they must admit exist, and which
are not cured by pointing to other advantages
or telling us that conditions as bad or worse
in other cities at the hours OF traffic congestion
Let the street railway officials wake up to the
fact that no bus line project would get so much
as a start in Omaha except for shortcomings of
street railway service, which are not Imaginary
hut real
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-01
Six Months Of War.

Today marks the completion Of six months
OF the great European war and finds the situa-
tion more complicated than at the beginning,
with the ultimate outcome as much a matter of
speculation as ever.
Anyone venturing the opinion the first Of
August that the first OF February following
would arrive with signal advantage Of de-
cisive character scored by either side, would
not have commanded much Of hearing. The
operations TO date, however have emphasized
again and again the approximate equality Of the
opposing fighting forces. Gains and losses have
largely offset one apother, and the players have
seemingly settled down to the war game as a
regular avocauon II is no longer a question Of
striking unprepared enemy, because all
have completed the transition to war basis
and have reserves and new armies in training to
furnish the reinforcements as required.
Already six months OF warfare between the
most highly civilized nations OF the earth in this
twentieth century--enough to make everyone
join in the hope, with or without confidence OF
its early realization, that this viii be the last
great war.