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The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
Luke MoLuIEa sava.

Some men are so busy looking for
little faults in their neighbors that
they overlook lot of big faults In
themselves
Skirts shaped like tents are now In
style. and It Is once more hard mat
ter to tell how much OF girl is girl
and how much is dry goods.
Things are getting around to q point
where woman is liable to rap you
on the jaw IL you intimate that she Is
effemiDate.
A lot OF men seemed to have trained
their consciences to speak only when
they are spoken to.
The poet who announced that beauty
Is only skin deep evidently lived in
the old days when a girl didn't wear
two inches Of enamel on her face
The wireless is butting into almost
everything else. But we viii always
be satisfied to do our own kissing In
the old fashioned way.
The idea that all women are built
on different plan causes most of the
trouble in this world.
The law says that there is such 3
thing IS reasonable doubt. But. inst
the same. it IS safer to frisk yourself
for hairpins and blond hairs before
ypu 20 home to friapd villa
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
FOR THE TINY
CHRISTMAS BABY
4 Baby Basket or an Outfit
For The Wee One.
.HIs basket is willow gilded and

i" HIS basket Is willow gilded and
lined daintily with silk OF any
color preferred 1t is equipped
with every known article for
baby's toilet-soap box, powder box.
brush and comb.
A baby's outfit is also charming
gift to a young mother. The carriage
blanket might be crocheted OF pink
worsted of the heavier quality If the
present is for a boy and blue If a girl
is to use the dainty articles. Pure white
is of course sweetest of all for a wee
baby, but white soils very quickly and
washes badly. The blanket should be
square and quite large and may have
stripes of pink and white with a white
border and pink shells. The cap should
be OF pink, with white shells, edged
with pink and tied with a pink rib
bon. A frosting of pink silk Is added
by claiming eleven stitches to every
five on the cap. crossing every alter
nate row. This over the single
zephyr is very soft and pretty. The
bootees should be made In white for
the soles and sides. and pink for the
instep and leg. worked in single stitch
to within a short distance OF the top.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24

ed to his familiar spirits. ana his eyes
were fixed solely upon what he held in
his hand. After a moment he put the
bottle back in his breast and buttoned
his coat securely across.
can now to july, swateheart." he
cried. springing out of the sleigh.
'The raypast is over. and the horses
have gorged thimsflves like magis-
thrates. the rapaycious gossoons!
Come, be shpry. an lend hand wild
the pals"
She did not wait to be told twice,
but hustled around delIghtedly, help
ing him stow the buckets among the
dingy bags and barrels which formed
the prosaic load this Santa Claus car
ried.
"Jest food forninst tomorry fer the
shanty men," he explained as she prod
ded the bullying sacks with inquisitive
fingers. 'They axed me to fetch along
their Christmas dinner. Oh, they
knowed their man. An 1, that obiig-
in, cudn't say no to thin. If I'd
hardened me heart like Phareyo we
wudn't be KNOWN aitch other this
blessed minnit, so it's glad / am that
I'm mild as midsummer night by ma
ture an disposition. Let's timber up
a bit afore we shtart ag'in on our
thravels. All hands down the middle,
sashy to corners. Gintlemin take
your NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. twirl your
gurrls! Ladies changed"
He roared out the calls as he had so
often done in the different taverns
when he sat with his fiddle beneath
his chin and played such enliyening
strains that nobody who heard them
could keep still. This time, however.
he was going to cut pigeon wings him
self and do wonderful double shuffles,
and he needed both hands to swing his
little thistledown of a partner, so the
old fiddle lay undisturbed in the bot
tom of the sleigh, while he whistled
and sang the tunes with great gusto.
1t was a scene unlike any he had
ever known. Instead of the long, low
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
Chapter ~.
Git Santa Claus.

-HE air bit more keenly. for the
afternoon was wearing on. AL
" ready the dazzling sparkles
had vanished from the snow.
and rosy sunbeams slipped among the
glistening tree shafts and lay with the
tall shadows upon the ground of the
forest aisles. She nestled closer
against him.
Tell me some more" she urged.
Sure. It's me hist'ry from the era
die up that I'm aither teliin' We. IT'S
your turn now | don't know SO much
as yonr name. though do be runnin'
away wild ye."
"Muvver calls me heart names-I
telled you what-and uncle says Ellis
a-beth when he's cross. uvver times
child, or Betty. / wroted it at the end
Betty Hammond. 1t was just make
b'lieye writing. only 1 thought you'd
know
"Aisy. swateheart. aisy. Av coorse
1 did,
You got it. didn't your she de-
manded, sitting bolt upright and fac
ing him as the possibility of dread
full mischance took possession of her
whole being.
What do We name. mavourneen?"
"Why. the letter wroted, oh, ever
so long ago-the letter that went up
the chimbly / saw it ly away. Muv-
yer says that's the children's post box
ev'rywheres.'
A light dawned upon him-not, alas,
from his own childhood. which had
been poor and sordid enough and held
no such golden make believes. though
In other ways he had entered the beau
tiful kingdom to the utter forgetting
of cold and hunger. want and sorrow,
but from what he had heard here and
there from little lips in his journey
through life. He had always been the
children's friend. He looked into her
anxious eyes. therefore. and winked
slowly.
whist. now. your Christmas let
ther,- he said. IAN that's what-the
wan that towld me how to set TO work
Come, say the list over slow It'll see
If we both name the same thing
She put up her hand and dragged
his head down until his ear was on a
level with her lips. Then she poured
In the secret, interrupted by happy
bursts of laughter.
''Begorra, the stockin' VIII have to
be made av injy rubber or twill burst
intoirely."
I'm going to put chair UNDER she
confided hurriedly. ''and If the things
wont go quite in you can leave them
there. Did you member 'em alI2 The
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24

where alternate rows of pink and
white in double stitch, with white
shells edged in pink. form a charming
finish. The little mittens should be of
white, with pink and white wristlets
and edge.
The sack is not so easy to make.
1t Is formed of back piece and two
front pieces, narrowing at the neck and
graduated about the armholes- The
pink sack needs a white border with
a pink edge and pink ribbons to match
those on the cap. To make it very
warm crochet a white sack inside the
pink one. sewing them together when
finished, or they can be interliDed with
wool. This is better in the case Of a
long cloak, which may be lined with
two thicknesses of china silk ipterlined
with lambs wool.
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make the jour.
ney again without rest. He shifted the
reins from one hand to the other.
why are we stopping?' asked the
child.
He looked at her in some perplexity.
Then his brow cleared.
ITO give the bastes their feed.
They're perishin' wild hunger, so they
are, the saints forgive me-" he answer
ed in a relieved tone. glad to postpone
his decision for time.
He threw back the robes as he
spoke and sprang out on the ground.
Where they had stopped the narrow,
lanelike road widened for a consider
able space into plain again, and a well
not far distant from the track now
furnished water for the team, after
which a bag at the back of the sleigh
poured forth grain into the pals, and
when these were set before the horses
they fell to work as if Terry's words
were in danger OF coming true. The
child watched the proceedings with
| wide eyes.
They're only just very woolly
horses, after ALL" she said, with a
tinge of disappointment in her voice.
I'm the books they're reindeer"
"Sure, the RENDERS is at home saw
in up forninst this night. l cudn't be
dhrivin' thin in the broad daylight,
alanna dear. Folks wud think us a
thravelin' circus widout the elefunt.
Begorra, it's shtarvin' am mesilf, an
I'll take my Alfred Davy ye're in the
same h00f Wen no affhar boDio, 4,
snack Ourselves an a dhrop av some
thin warmin'. Tumble back into the
sleigh, mavourneen. an wrap yourself
up clost till 1 shpread the tablecloth
ag'inst the bankquid."
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24

It's quare wurrld this is. but sure
It's a most glorious dispinsation av
Providence that we don't all be think
in alike. See! I'll have to take your
share as well as me own. An. first.
here's me hand on me heart to your
toast an the honor av it. IT'S proud
am at this minnit. An. next. here's
to ye-shtandin'-here's to the best
thing man can have in this wurrld
The love av a little child
She stood up facing him and bowed
Is he had DONE
Heres me hand on me heart to your
toast" she echoed, IAN the honor of
1t. It's proud am at this minute"
Then she climbed back on the seat
and watched him with round eyes as
he tilted his head very far back and
took deep draft. If his attack on the
sandwiches had astonished her this
new conduct awakened all her wonder.
As he took the bottle from his lips he
uttered sigh which Immediately slip-
ped into loud guffaw at sight OF her
expression.
You can't like it." she shuddered.
I'm not quarrsIin' wild the taste"
he answered. "an'. anyway, tbs by
the docthors orders do be takin' a
dhroD av the crayther to kape the cold
out an the warm In. A nip once in
Jest SO often, the wise ould man SEE,
an don't improve on the occasions,
mind ye! But. sure. there's toast j
haven't yet given, an that's to our
next merry meetin'. an may it come
sooner than It's expected
He neither looked nor bowed her
way. Indeed. tic words we're address
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
Word. About the u.efuI oif..

A useful present is sometimes a de.
fusion and snare. not alone failing OF
its purpose, but even entailing dIsas-
trous consequences.
The present useful to the giver Of
ten circulates among the members OF
the same family, particularly If they
live in the same house. A man receives
an armchair, for instance. and a wom-
an some towels. These gifts are not
primarily Intended to please the re-
cipient. but the giver intends to get
full use out OF them Thus the father
Of the family is often presented with
q library table or an icebox- One wo-
man in particular gave her husband
lawn mower and garden hose for
Christmas; another spent her money
luying a carving knife
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
Chapter III.
"Our Very Own, Own
est Santa Claus"

- HE tableclOth, as was speedily
disclosed, was nothing more
~ than a very greasy newspa-
per which had been wrapped
around a huge pile of sandwiches,
each with a rim of bacon showing
darkly between it's thick slices of
bread, a hunk of cheese and some fat
crackers. But the finest damask I'M
der other circumstances would not
have seemed half so beautiful in her
eyes. And she had no quarrel with the
coarse fare. Hunger, after all, is the
best sauce for appetite that can be
served with any meal, and it is more
apt to come in with the plain dishes
than with the elaborate ones, as Santa
Claus and his little sweetheart proved
Faith, 1 cud ate nail wild relish If
nothin' else was handy" he laughed
as he made his first onslaught on the
sandwich he was holding and lessened
1T by third, but this is q dish to set
before king, so finder an tasty as 1t
is. Take rale thry at it, me darlint
fe do be nibblin' sech little grand lady
bites. yen niver be trough. It's wan
sandwidge I've put away already, an
ye but embarkin' on the top roof ay
yours. Here's the second to kape We
company, brown eyes" He took an
enormous mouthful and smiled at her,
while he was rendered speechless, and
she smiled back. mute, too, from sim
liar reason.
did We liver taste betther?" he made
out to ask.
Never she answered promptly.
And she really spoke the truth. Saw.
dust eaten in such companionship
would have seemed as palatable as
lsugar, and the present food was like
the ambrosia of the high gods. Even
those delicious sandwiches that her
mother made for her sometimes, with
the little slice of ham blushing family
between the dainty pieces of bread
where the butter lay like flmy. giis-
fleming veil, had never seemed so good
and satisfying as these big. grownup
ones eaten under the high blue sky in
that country of snow and fee.
As soon as the sandwiches had dis
appeared Santa Claus covered crack
or with bits Of cheese like nuggets OF
gold and presented it to her with a
bow as IL she were a queen. 1t seem
ed fitting crown to the feast, though
apparently he had quite other ideas of
crown. as was soon shown. When
the crackers and cheese were all eaten
and even the last crumb chased home
and captured he PIT his hand into the
breast OF his coet nd drew ont a nat.
dark bottle which ne regarded with
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
FOR A MAN FRIEND.
sIumber Robe Is Gift That Is Always
Appreciated.

sIumber Robe Is a Gift That Is Always
Appreciated.
This year as never before initials are
in demand And the always perplex-
ing question what to give a man may
be safely answered by buying linen
and hemstitching and embroidering
the initial or monogram on the hand
kerchiefs thus made, or, If your time
is limited. buy the handkerchief and
work the initial.
Another gift sure to be appreciated
by the master of the house is made in
the form of bright slumber robe. 1t Is
of Germantown wool, knitted in plain
garter stitch on large rubber or bone
needles, the work being alike on both
sides. 1t is done as follows:
Knit three stripes of the eolored
yarn and two OF black. with sixty
stitches on a needle. Five skeins make
a stripe The colors of the fancy
stripe are f1ve-red, dark olive. yellow.
peacock blue and light olive.
Colored stripe: Ten bouts (once
across and back red, dark olive, 10
yellow, blue, leach three times re-
peated) of light olive. red, dark olive.
yellow and blue, then 10 of light olive,
of red. 10 OF dark olive. 3 OF yellow
and 10 of blue. Next another stripe OF
the three times repeated narrow ones,
then 8 OF light olive, 10 of red, OF
dark olive, 10 Of yellow. 5 OF blue.
Again the narrow variegated stripe,
then 10 Of light olive. red. 10 dark
olive. yellow. 10 of blue. followed by
the variegated stripe again. Next
light olive. 10 red. dark olive. 10 yell
low, 5 blue and then the variegated
stripe. Lastly. 10 Of light olive. red
and 10 dark olive.
This completes the stripe. Make the
black ones the same length and join
with crocheted twist of black and
yellow. Crochet an edge in shells OF
black or fringe the ends with the mix
ed colors.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24

Two strong arms caught
her and flung her up
quite high toward the
sky. How blue 1t was!
Then-how blue Santa
Claus eyes were, and
/ how they twinkled, Civ
ing back the picture of
herself! She laughed into
them gayly, and his deep
merriment echoed her
f1utelike notes. Swiftly
he carried her to the
sleigh. wrapped her close
in the thick rug again.
then sprang to his place
and gathered up the
reins.
"Och, tits the most
thriminjious shtepper
out ye are!" he cried.
Twas the iligantest
shport in the wurrld, bar
none. Go on, me b'ys."
Jingle, jangle went the
bells-sober music. sure
ly. after what had gone
before. 1t was like the
little tune when the
danoo 20 dana ond fho
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24

Danny and Whitefoot felt a sudden
queer twitch on the reins-a compel
ling touch that made them both swerxe
out Of the direction they were taking
1t was almost as If their driver meant
them to turn around. Much earlier in
the day, when they first left Wistar's,
for instance, such command would
not have appeared singular, but COM
ing at a time when the tavern lay SO
far behind as to be forgotten. when the
world seemed a blanket of drift and
down and glistening silver, with no
house in sight, the action was at least
puzzling to their equine minds. They
stopped instantly, however, the noise
of their bells hushed into silence.
Whitefoot turned wondering face
upon his master. and almost i'm
mediately nanny looked protestingly
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24

II Seemed Fitting Crown to the
Feast.
lead. Come, shtand up an give us the
toast
''The toast?" She looked around be-
wildered. why. we've eaten all the
bread, and there isn't any fire.
This is the fire an the bread too"
roared Santa Claus. "Bless your in
nercent sowl, me dear, it's a propysi-
ton I'm afther askin' We for. Whist
now, the fellies at the tavern sit
round, an before they drink wan will
git up an say, a-wavin' av his glass.
Here's to him'-namin' some one pris-
int-or Here's to honist hearts an
true or Here's to thin at home, God
love thin! an we all drink to it. So.
now. thin, swateeyes. spake quickly
She got to her feet quite gravely, her
eyebrows drawn together in the little
quicker they always made when she
was thinking very hard, and first she
looked up at the sky and then around
at the stretch of land where the spar
kles under the crusted- snow flashed
like so many imprisoned diamonds and
then at the sky again as if for inspira-
ton. Finally her glance rested upon
him, leaning forward. regarding her
with his merry smile.
"Why, here's to you.'' she cried. "our
very own, ownest Santa Claus!'
She smelled the odor of the fiery
liquid, and it was so offensive her hand
shook.
Saints above, child, how'd your
hand stiddyr' Terry shouted "'Tis
your hood shtrings an your coat as is
gettin' all that precious elixir. an iv'ry
dhrop av it a jool."
"Oh, take it away very quick" she
gasped. I'm sorry to spill it. but it's
most dref1y horrid.''
"Aisy, me darlint, aisy! There's no
accountin' fer tastes. as the ould wo-
man said whom Sha EiSSad har o0xu
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
A JAUErY GIFT.

affairs. Dimity, figured lawn, dotted
swiss or stenciled organdie may be
used IL you wish to make different
one for each OF your friends.
You can also make charming aprons
for afternoon tea out OF silk. linen. silk
aline, lace and ribbon, each apron hav-
ing its dear little bib. The womRn's
woman" with hosts OF friends among
her own sex, will hail these aprons
with delight. Clever sewers win need
no pattern by which to shape them For
the other women who must measure
and judge. one pattern win suffice for
a hundred aprons.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
DECORATED CHINA
ALWAYS Liked
skill and Patience Wen EV-
pended on These Gifts.

"HIS hand painted set, consistineI
of a watch case, comb. brush.
mirror. powder box. Jewel box,
cream Jar, buttonhoOk. nail
polisher and tray, replaces the cretenneI
covered articles so popular last sum-
mer. They are painted In dainty
green's and pale pinks and are highly
suitable for a young girls dressing tai
BILE. Another pretty set was painted
especially for blue room In forgetme1
nots. In both cases the china IS set IN
gilt mounts.
Bead photograph frames are really
charming bits of handiwork which will
make pleasant gifts for either men or
women. These are more easily done
on canvas than on a bead loom. They
are in all the charming bead designs
and in many shapes-sQuare, rectangu1
lar. circular and shapes that are fanci'
full and elaborate. Forgetmenots in blue
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
TO BE CONTINUE
MOTHER SUPERIOR
Says Vinol Creates Strength

Rosary Hill Home, Hawthorne, NY.
20 have used Vinol for many run
down, weak or emaciated patients with
benefit One young woman was so weak
and i'll she could hardly creep to my door
for aid. supplied Vinol to her literally
and in month hardly recognized her.
She was strong, her color charming and
her cheeks rounded out. y-MoTHER NJ.
ALPHoNsA LATHRoP, o. S. D.,
We guarantee inol to sharpen the ap-
petite cid digestion, enrich the blood
and create strength.
g. L. Middleton, Druggist.
RicnI1ond. KY.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24

around. The man
met their gaze
half guiltily. Be
yond oh, very
far beyond-lay
Merle, with it's
Christmas fun:
Merle, where he
IN u S t be that
n | g h t or his
name would be
the jibe of the
countryside, and
back of them, a
good tw lv e
miles, perhaps
fifteen, thew had
jog ge d on at
such a s t e a d y
pace, was that
solitary house. If
he turned round
1t must be good.
by TO Merle. II
would be impos.
sible for Danny
ord UhfNoR0AA -
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24

beads on a crystal ground make a
charming frame for the face Of a wo-
man friend which almost any man
would appreciate. Rosebuds on dark
red ground. golden love knots on a
pink Opaque bead ground, ETC., are all
most charming frames. The frames
must be first cut in large squares or
rectangles of canvas and then stamped
with the outline of the frame shape de-
sired. After the beadwOrk is all done
the inner portion of the canvas is cut
out and folded under to make the
shape. Before mounting the beadwork
on the frame this should be interlined
with felt or flannel.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24

nttle crosses low on the paper / meant
for kisses. you know.
"Howly St Pathrick: was afther
thinkin' they was extrys."
You must get most 'normous lot
of letters she said thoughtfully. a
moment later
!" 'Twould be aisier countin the
sands on the sayshore than to count
thim." he answered. entering heartily
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
APRONS GALORE.

Here Is Regular Apron Tree, Crow
ing a Hundred Designs.
This fascinating apron can be manu-
featured of bits Of Organdie, val lace
and beading, which affords dainty IN
ish with narrow ribbon run through It.
The shy little pocket gives a utilitarian
note usually lacking in such frivolous
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24

lights are burning low that, no matter
how jolly it may be. still sounds sad
because in and out of its Tilt run the
words. "Goodby. pleasure. goodby."
Jingle. tangle FLASHED the bells as Dan
ny and Whitefoot settled very grave
~ to their work. On and on they
went, through the woods and over the
barren stretches. but always toward
the north. There was no thought of
turning back.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
Ways to conceal chri.tm.. Money.

Ways to Conceal Christmas Money.
A box Of marshmallows laid Fat in
one or more layers, each sweet holding
a paper covered dime, win delight the
juveniles and please even those who
are not so youthful. Giant Christmas
cards, in which the sentiment is out
lined in shiny new nickels or even gold
en- pennies; tin toy banks, cheap cups
flled fun OF the "mammon" Gas some
c1 our friends call CASH. are all mIrth-
making cash gift conveyers as well
as legitimate and festive Christmas
gifts
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24

Up the Road and Down the Road They
Went, Laughing, Shouting, Singing.
derly up into the heart OF winter. a
bit Of glowing color She saw the
dancers in the clearing eyes
are sharp eyes. surelyl-and think she
caught glimpses, too. of the shy wood
land creatures peering out in open
mouthed amazement She blew a kiss
toward them. anyway. Tired? Not a
bit. Tired? She could dance forever
Faster, faster, faster, like the little red
top at home she spun, and then slow
er, slower and more slowly. The little
top always did that just before it hum
med of to sleep. Faster again, slow