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4 Serial of Romance
and Mystery.
Doris Kenyon

4, Tne Hidden Hand looked a. ;hs
lOclsi c!oseIv- Sure enough. one OF
the seven Jewels was gone. lie
s-ors literally 81 as regarded his
.snp-s rr.umph. and raEeo ~ and
down ~. room
W HIuGt Rs' inst Jewel" -
nrut'ered. I-SslnEas his mind vorks
deviiisi'Iy. Finally lie turned 10
Nsrds = VII pretend 20 k.dnsp
"ou-amd gu must contrivs TO have
'usru follow you mere"
Yen we'll" agreed Verbs. tufu-
Ing moment later and lesN.IF.
Wal. The Hidden Hand ana his
ssmgsisrs followed her out.
Down iu the library Ramssy ana
Doris were examining the level.
rhs slender thread ~ Vh.ru me
~ sr.ry vas nov hello
'RsIrsr not pa. 90 a. ~ SAFE
decided Pamsay. closing rh' ~ar.
sud wrep p-ug he jewel m piece
o. Issue pap.r dropping 3, for
Is'eIv into his Fob p"cLs'
I..ukiug her s-u Ia ms Doris
'rro!ied oT' ia ne garden win
HHInEsr
In 10. mcsu-in. Nerda had d.
turned q" tie Whine house Wide
"a t.e EHTuTbsry were hiding tie
IidGer Hand aud las euisSar.es,
waiting for the proper time 20 f4as
he IrduapDinE.
There's NerIa. eN,isuued Dor.s.
- she aud Esmss s'rolleu "a t.,
g,.deu
RAMS, rurs "a snd ssr ,aroa
-"ms "r~-....s ara -oo'Ius r"wsru
fGenl
Tel ,nt Dur-z.o por.- VOC
don.r "esii. care tor. ucr 90 s"u.
How ..ou:d J. WIZ, ave IT,.
desre-, l;Jrle ~ o ,u al the worid.'
answered rausay with smile
Al 5h.r moment tie Hidden H.ud.
sure JAa. I;smsav and Doris had
seen N"Id sDr.nE fr.sn tue sEr.uU.
berry AID made 4. dasn az verd.
Woo screamed ..ud ,trIes Ell =.
lie. seized "a"
OH cr Ell DORIS. .Jh.a 100.
Sc started iu'tGus svz.aId V.rda
with Earsas dftcr uer 0nt befor.
rae, Usd .aaea haIf doseu sts,ps
Ve-ds vas Eu.dled INTO ljInousin.
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IVY .THOUT word Ramsay
" stepped 10 ~. door 70
frsls sure rusr Dota Scar
lev Snd Aener I'D gors TE..
va 70 ore sD""'
There's so7et.i-. s's- ! d:dr.r
e .oU - I'D - 10 .,:uru.d
So h-r- again I'VE rH. BODY -
F's'l. vhI. DO .ddeled. "Nvfa
rss ~ penLu.. "u 80 deI.
"ha: Nsd he os.n DOUG ~i.i ,-
Csrss forced "reu -. x q
HlEert o. he J.su - s,,.'e ssa -
L. ID &C Jewel dropped 'rOla rT,s,,..
lie . csso il UP from he ape ,,ut
nd ed ~ q 1oment
WHeu Fiat head III. uvlse a.
.Hs ~:rdo~ tire hrFr :.u.. Es rs.u~-
ave suspected ~ Efsc- ~ So.
I'f-G.r ayp,sined Ps-r-av lie mus
aE1. PRED THIS -pei ION r,.
'"-E.. :. rn. Il od- 'tsuu a:..l.,..
- oI..u lie pscker ne ~ ns.Ni!lsd -
Th";.gr r-s aa'' "sd ne~u emp
wien E.rrss, .uo-ec. V.rGA lad 20
tie meantime stolen down sEd va
lEt.u'aE = Flats doc 10 Er.s
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a. e"r1J!. hsa sigh. q.srge Tns
s"ilsi tnOuGn' ts would Ee even
b.. draw'uE rsiE.'r.. .sricature
h!Ca he SJIok Ua pin1oV ,us.
before leaving ins pis.s Later 81.
however. ne Heard tIsr tre uute.
proprietor bsd scored ussviiy nv
having the csricarue req, odu,;a
ard ssi'ihg 'u"us'u"s o. .opi-s =
s'-psncs csc. "ufr -. =
-rs "EHs figured also m future nu
e isnU.o o. .arGs al, circulars
ana r""re1 : 90 <uii,eu' 81 ertrSs
r -
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By William +. Kirk.


81 ~ 20 co i~sn'one' PAT
aa,.,
- IN -. 80 81 ,.on,s ,fn.,
.t,.-., ,,.,..b ana. r,o ,.r,r.
.rs ,, .,..,,.. ~
49,, g.. .t.., as, ,,d IN.
-, -, p-.
Narir""e Lad! one would ih'nN
90 r-sr ,ou r..a. George. that iIe
.,,,,. ors ,s,.,,r,- F,,,d ,,,.,. and
""n' -" va ~ 'h''" :"
boo. "rc nOUd mini Nou vs.
,,.,r.E % on U'd mad avu,
-, .,. t,..-.
dd' '"'"h " 'H~ yes
liz .rsaH- tnar = N.r $ a lot Of
.,,s ,ou l.rp- sad yin. Head
-.,.-, AZ o,.-, D.,
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\ Powerful EXterminatOr.

.I iLdIs 4uG = lstrsl.a lsr AID
- ybt e~lsrmsustOr Nas tested
-vue time ago. II consist. Of Al
o. - aud inner metal si.U. Ike
"ue -,uaL egg in 2 larger one. Ia
rre outer shell - sulrhurrc acid. 10
lie inner meta esq - dry r,.snide
% potAsE- The Uuter sheI is Q'Ied
with ac.o and placed IN the rst hoe
81 burrOu. aud al rat hole. are
Rhtly sealed. A1:.r an hour ~ %
'." ac'G eats into he cy.. z, - -l.G
" ~ sous- ."t VI dead. pguss l
s..#r ga
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Doris Whitney

alarm They must not know 'As
she heard what they we're sas .ng.
~. sbuNr al. sn. must ss. sad
wsrn ';e Hidden lIsru - lis dan
80 Sine turned aud ..ptOsd bAcN.
Iu ue~ den ,,uivL lie ned e.
''"liSnsd. - IN Ess-rsI desi'isn De
wees 70 1s' against Esmssy. :.
ue,s,ssry Ia. Hidden IIGro aud his
-r.sssrie. -r.,rtd se,.ra. minutes
lsrer
Now I.F hnO- WHEELER Dorls -
ras XII o. re propHecv." he cried
,u triumph. pulling the Ioc.,er ard
ile pac.er frUlL his pocket and be
ginning 10 m 1be IoLEsi.
A. mat moment there wss noise
= the dooT and the Hide Hand
sp-sug 70 IIS fest ;. 80 N-Idz
t.grEf u Ia
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aH serving "uttrr iu smaller
balls The ola SIZE vii make Two
% The new.
Ever! scrap Of trimming that The
Ou'cher USED {" he allow Ell a. his
o"u Is now carefully Wrapped with
the meat buy. snu every particle
OF il is used. use butte SUbsti-
ruJeI wh-L not enoaga rsr s sc-
emulate, a. tnis va
save the smallest portions Of
left-oNsg vegetables. meat; bones
made dishes soups. TheN must
al appear agAii 10. new euise.
put cold water IT, the conta mex
ia winch cereal II cooked. scraping
very particle on later. then drain
ii add 70 ~ the next morning
mullins An aPpreciab ole amount is
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A. THE ONI.l ESCAPE
FROM ETERNAL TORMENT.

When you shall be convinced that
am :" changed that it is better that
die that ! may live. When / am
thuS dead ia the flesh. then you will.
without a moments delay. driN e
a stake through me and cut OFF my
head: o. do whatever else may he
wanting to give me rest
uuin"cey was the FIRST TO rise after
the pause. he knott down before
hrr. aud taking her hand in his said
SOl"LInIy:
I'm only rough r-lIpw. vh"
hasn't. perhaps. lived a. man should
ia win such = distinction. bu; I SW-ar
% You b. all that ! hOl sacred and
dear thar. should the time ever come.
shall not finch from the duty that
Won have set us. And | promise YOU.
100. thar ! shall make all certain. for
II sm only doubtful 1 shall take IL
that the time has come.
My true friend" was all she c"uIr
say amid her fast-fallinG tears. a.
bending over. she kissed his hand
Il swear the same. my dear Mada.s
Nina" said Van Fclsiug.
And H." said Lord Coda aiming. ca.
Of them in turn kne"iing TO her u"
take the oath. followed. myself
t.. her husband TUNED To her wan
eyed and with 4 Ercsnish pallor which
subdued the snowy whiteuess or hi-
hair. and asked:
And must !. t"". make such
promise. oh. my wife
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DRACULA,
THE VAMPIRE
BY BRAM STOKER.

ear 81 death. IN" on'y ting thS'
..s,"ud in the way I would rot Hur,nH
- die here. now. amidst the friend
Who love me. Eut death j. not all )
,:.nuut believe that 10 de in SU' 20 %
.asc. when there H. hope bcfoT" o..
and n bitter tash 10 D. dom. T.
Gods viii
''ThCreTure. I on my psrt. give NJ
her" the certainty Of eternal ST.
and go out into the dark where may
he the blacklist things that the world
Or the neither world holds"
We were all silent. for we knew in
stinctively that this was only a pre-
Jude. Tue faces of the others were
set. and Harker's grew ashcm Grsy.
perhaps he guessed better than any
Of us what was coming. She con
tinued:
This IL y, hat can give into the
hot"H-pot." I."uUII not but note the
qusint legal phrase which she used
an such a place. and with all serious
ness. What will each Of you give?
Your lives I know. she went on
quickly. that H. easy for brave men.
Your lives are Gods. and you can
give them back to Him; but what
!"ilI Won give to me-
She looked again qTestioninCiy. but
us time avoided her husbands face.
Quincy seemed to understands: he
nodded. aud her face lit up. Then
shall tell you plainly what want
FOR there must be no doubtful matter
in this connection between us now.
Gou must promi>" me. one and AL -
even YOU my beloved husband that.
should the time come. YOU will XII!
me"
What - hat time The voice was
Quincy. bat II was low and
strained
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VIVA EXACTS PROMISE
THAT MEANS HER DEATH.

You. too. my dearest she -nld
With Infinite y"arninc or pity iu he
voice and eyes. you must me-
mink Y"u are u"a e.; and Cea r'-.
and all tho world 20 NE our -ou'
.re knit iuGo one. for aII lrfe aud 81
IiIn.. Think. dear. that there hatr
noau times when brave u-1 haNr
killed their wiV~s and ih"ir v"ru,r
Kind 1, keep thew from falling ilt
the hands 81 IT,. -ue'Iy. Tucir hand
Iid mot TaIt-r any 'h.. U"le be"auS'
those that they loved iupi"red Jh'u
o" -Iay them.
ne He continued Tomorrow
- = IL LLI.tL-
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This DQy IN History.

THIS the anniversary of The degradation OF Capt AIrcd
DrcyfuS January I. 1895. Before great troPg his
stripes torn off and his sword broken lie sent
TO Devils Island. off French Guiana and harShy treated
Eight years later he found innocent Of the charges of
bctraying his country and made major in The army
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The Hidden Hand
RY Arthur b. Reeve,

Greater Of tks ..CrHIE kesHedy"
RyStsry stSriss. vhi"h appear e.
r'EsIVeiy In C"sH"P"IIIHu Mage
EIHs-
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"HE days t--s zire@ay begun
20 I-2S:hen. and. though the
grip Of Winter is still hard
upon us the vision OF Summer
DAYS shines in the background OF
many youngsters little brain
The memory Of fragrant hill
sides and green fields studded with
The Washington times., 1918-01-04
The Greatest Whirlpool.

THE greatest whirlpool in the world is the maelStrom off
Norway. 1t is eddy between the mainland and an
island and when the a0-mc current is in direction
and the wind is in another Slnp withstand ii.
Whales have been cast ashore and killed.
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T T = now drawing towv'd The sun
So: E.na'S Il. 'eus.u=S- calls any
:.--Ct.t.on To- IL. [ an sure tlt.t;
ti"r, L. something "u he mind
ujrh ia" ttue "T exact sunset viii
reveal. THESE occasions arr Dc-"LIids.
i..rT wing ;iueS I"r u Al. TO- each
sunrise ard sunset opens W SOME u"w
i;,it-r some new pam. which. how
eyer u.sy in Gods viii he IGe9us T."
- c"rd ,uH. INyIr,e Hll ,u"so diiugs
IN I'll. diary ~ii'"- my du ing must
not i,.ar th,ia unH but il il may he
thar yHr AN 81. item ..-a.n. they
Snsl l." rCsC!
"a" o. CsEtE- to inc.
CHAPTER XIV.
H.. SfcgTTd'S Di0,I
! ~ O"j"b-r. Is,euiu-. Jonathan
IIaIh-r has ashed la" 10 mote this. ~
d" SsyS Il" Is har6l! equal to tn" tas,,.
ami hc wants al exact record kept.
O. { uri'.k laut non" nt W were sur
pli-.,i NurI ''-c we're a-kel 70 see
Mrs Hurls-r a little bcfpr, yHc titI" Oi
sunset. W. have of late COME to un
dsrstard -hat sunrise aud sunset are
to her time. 81 peculiar freedom:
when her Old seif can be manifest
without aLy controlling force sub
Guiug or restraining her. or melting
her t. action.
MENTAL FREEDOM STBJEIT
TO CONDITIONS OF Sun.
This mood or condition begins some
thaII hour ~ more before actual sun
lf-.. "r sunset. and l..sr~ riil sitAc!
rh.- sun il high, OF. whilst IA" clouds
:,',. StiIl axIUw with the ray stream
,H- abONs the horizon.
NJ first there l. sort "f mega tive
..,.uditirm. a. u Srulc a" were loosen
1t. anil tisu tia. ahSulut" freedom
u.rI,!y follows: when. however. the
-.."duu ceases tho "ltsnse-ha"k ~
Iap~r COME quickly. preceded only
q spell 81 warning silence.
Tonight. when ~" met she was
- .IuewhaI constrained. and bore all
Sc signs 81 an internal struggle.
~ g. down myself to her making q
..icrt rTnt ~ the earliest instant
go. could 10 50. \ very few minutes.
....,..r. gave hen. complete control
nrI-.II. then. iu"tiuuIng h~r hus-
md To- 1T b.-si.l.. her ON IL" sofa
here. IL. was half reclining. she
I'D iite est "T ~ hiring chair up
$50. Taking h-I. husband hsnd IN
-r- began:
~. are All here t"getbor ia free
.ul for perhaps The lssI D1h"-
COW dear: know that YOU viii al
.tS BE- with IN. tu the end. TH.S
f- e., hrI. husband whose hand had.
~. could SCI. frightened upon hers.
% tie morning N" :" "U- up"h "hi
80 and God alone shows what may
az tore Tor any Of ~. You az"
. iI- to b. - good to me - o" tale
&. With You. | know that all fha'
,.yv" e1Tue-t men can Il" for poor
..,L wo,nsu whose soul perhaps -
- 40. ~" not Yet bur ~ At any
l.. 81 stake YOU will do. But YOU
.,~l lemcruber that am not a. !"u
-.rh-r- H. d poison "a NY blood III
soul which MAY destroy n'.
UI.t must destroy me-. unless some
uar comes To u. Oh. my iflthdS'
Al know o. vel a. ! do. trat my
.uI j.. - stalk: AMI though 7 know
80. i Or.. way out Tor me-. Eon
-u,t No, aud must rot take n. She
.vI.-d sppcaIinGl~ 10 rs All in turn.
ginning aud ending with her hus-
md.
What i- mat way asked Van
sing Ia l,"ar-" voice w 'ai iS
.at way. which W. must rot may
~. take"
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INA COUNTS DEArU
~ go PI: HnREIBI.E Z VIZ.

That } uray d" nov. 'Ifh"T u, "N
,yu hand 81 that Of another. before
r,. greater .vIl H. entirely wrought
l-,0v-. and yurI know. that Uc~e !
,..-,. dead ,urI could snd would --t
... NY urt.r"rrs,I ~p-'ir. even - N'''I
I,..nl- I.u,.y-S W-r.. dea;I,. g. Zee.
The Washington times., 1918-01-04

daisies where one could lie under
a singing tree and watch the
clouds. form a happy picture. And
in these days the child mind should
dwell on scenes like this.
Let us do all We can TO instil
into the souls OF our children love
for the beautiful in Nature. In q
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&" He ""ri-"-I I--""rr.-.
The Washington times., 1918-01-04
Economy in the Kitchen
RepubLished by Permission of Good Housekeeping
the Nations Greatest Home Magazine

Be economical in pairing veg
clabIes Remove only the out
sidc skin of onions and cut of
irc ends with care Whenever
i3lssibie scrub potatoes and boil
III Jackets. Rub the skin with
suet before baking 10 make il
deiiciousIv edible.
The Washington times., 1918-01-04
EPISODE Z.
The Fire Trap"
opyriEHr. ls37. slSr -"

IVY .THOUT word Ramsay
" S.epped 10 -" door 20
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-12-18

American Soldier, Ordered to tho
Front, at Least Did Not Set Out
on Mission Hungry.

An American doughboy entered a
restaurant in the Rue Richelieu and
after carefully studying the menu, Or
dercd dejeuner.
The waitress brought him bacon and
eggs, cheese and n pint of beer. When
he had finished eating, he paid his bill
and called the waitress.
"Now I want some lunch"
This time she brought him plate Of
roast beef, vegetables and chicken,
which he washed down with half q
dozen cups Of tea; then he paid his
bill and called the wondering waitress
bnck again.
"Now, my dear, want dinner"
He ate some beef. vegetables, ap-
pies and drank bottle OF wine.
At 80, after having taken all three
meals at once. the soldier left the res
taurant, and little while later set
out on mission to the frOnt.-Stars
and Stripes.
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Too Late.

1t was Christmas eve. Staring at
the dying embers of the fire was q
beautiful woman. Her face was wor-
rled, and she clasped and unclasped
her hands In nervous excitement.
"Chrlstmas eve" she murmured,
"and no money to buy baby a Christ
mas gift !"
Mechanically, her eyes wandered
around the room until, with n guilty
start, they rested on something stand
Ing on the mantelpiece. It was baby's
money-box. "If only dared" she
thought; "but what would John say7"
For few moments she stood debat-
Ing the awful question in her mind,
and then reached for the box. "John
need never know" she said. With
trembling hands she broke open the
box and emptied on the table a col.
lection of buttons, nails, and so on.
John had been there firsti
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2 CHRISTMAS DAYS
Island of Madagascar the ONLY
Country Thus Favored.
Queen RanavaIona II on Ascending
Throne Became First Christian
Ruler and Adopted "GIory to
God In Hishest" Motto.

There Is only one spot in the whole
world where Christmas Is celebrated
twice each year and that is tire Island
OF Madagascar, off the eastern coast
of the southern end Of Africa, and
which dominates that part Of the IN
dian ocean.
Marco Folo, the great traveller, first
made this island known to medieval
Europe In 1893. 1t was nearly two
hundred years later when Portu-
guese traveller obtained the first au-
thentic information about the island,
In 1857. From that time on there were
attempts by the Portuguese, French and
English to settle the island, and they
met with defeat at the hands of the
wild and savage Uovas, who controlled
the island, and many died from Mala-
gasy fever In the lowlands Of the coast.
On Christmas eve in 1872 oil the
Frenchmen ut Fort Dauphin were mur-
dered by the natives. In 1910 HOva
chief, Radama /, young man, allowed
the Christian missionaries to teach
their Bible doctrines jim the islond, and
by 1920 Protestant Christianity was
SiiSSIi'SiJ AhtAouuCCu uluOllB Lu6
IIOvas.
First Christian Ruler.
Radama died in 1928, and one Of his
wives became Queen Ranavnlona L.
She was bitter against the Christians
and prosecuted them In many cruel
ways, and she had her warriors from
the Interior mountains of the island
massacre the native Christians, who
would not renounce the Christian God
and so back to the worship of idols.
The cruel queen reigned until her
death In 1861-a wicked record Of SO
years. Then her son, Radama II, be-
came king, and although he was q
great drunkard and led wild life
himself, lie allowed the Christian mis-
sionaries to come into the island again.
He was assassinated in the palace in
1868, and his widow, RasOherlna, was
proclaimed queen. Upon her death in
1868, n niece of Ranavalona ascended
the throne as Ranavolona III. When a
girl, her gentle charities and sympa-
thies with the Christians during their
prosecutions had won respect and love,
and when she became queen 1t was un-
lderetood that Madagascar had the first
really Christian ruler on Its throne.
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THEIR TRIBUTE TO FIGHTER
spontaneous Expressions OF Admlra.
tlon From CoIoniaIs at Sight Of
Gallant American Destroyer.

The next sunrise found us anchored
at the entrance to an English harbor.
Ahead and astern, rs far as the eye
could reach. stretched line Of ships
waiting to carry food into England.
That Is how England is being starved
by Germany! And that Is how the
British and American navies are do
Ing their work
After several deeply loaded ships
had shot In past us we got our pilot
and Joined the procession. Bound out
In the opposite direction a powerful
destroyer Of the latest type swept up.
three black plumes trailing from her
tunnels and n great white bone In her
teeth. She was the very spirit Of dash
and daring, with .nge of swank.
II say, that's tophole," "Look at
that" absolutely It," Gripping" was
chorused In the English Of the isles
A big South African nudgcd me.
"Yank. look at that flag"
1t was the Stars and Stripes.
More than all the speeches I had
heard on the Significance Of this war
to the Anglo-Saxons meant the quick
glimpse Of that fine ship under that
hng outward bound to defend the
shores Of England.
Come on, SpringbOks, good one
for the Ynnks." yelled the big colonial
and the men who had licked the Ger
mans In East Africa and who were
going to lick them in France roarcd
the Zulu war cry.--Gregory Mason In
Outlook.
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Between 1880 and 1885 the entire Bl-
Bile had been printed in the Malagasy
language, also an English -Malagasy
dictionary. So, on the day Of her coro-
nation the idol which had been promi-
nent on similar occasions was banished
by Rannvalona II, and copy Of the
Malagasy Bible placed near the throne !;
while on the canopy above, in golden
letters, were the words: "Glory to God
In the Highest, Peace on Earth, Good
VIII to Men," With one hand on the
Bible, the queen addressed the people,
expressing the hope that they would
adopt the Christian faith, but added:
I'm this matter you shall not be COM
pelled."
Ordered Idols Destroyed.
She ordered her own household idols
and the chief national idol to be burn
ed and gradually her example was fol-
lowed by the general destruction of
household idols among the Hovas. She
married the prime minister the fol-
lowing year and made public profess
sion Of her faith, and from that time
on the Christian religion has been
growing fast in the island.
The words over the canopy at her
coronation the queen knew to be spok-
en- by the angels in the sky when the
shepherds heard the noise Of wings
at the time the Christ was born In
Bethlehem. Christmas Is celebrated
all over the island now. But the Hovas
have different way Of computing time
and by their system Christmas falls
some time in November, and they cele-
brate 1t then. The Christian date OF
December Is is also celebrated by the
natives along with the missionaries.
But 1t is not Christmas of snow
and sleighbells. 1t Is tropical country
and Christmas day Is ',nder torrid
sun, but the sky Is brlll ant and the
magnificent Towering trees Of many
vivid colors are filed with many Pc
cullar birds Of brilliant plumage, while
the ground beneath Is bespangled with
wild blossoms Of varied hues.
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Writing Paper

we nave the nobbest line you have ever laid YOUR
Gyes G On. ZONES IN Pink, Blue, White and Lavender.
Put up in handsome boxes some with hand nai,,tod
meoalllons on cover. These are suitable for framing
Lunch Kits
oomethns new Just the thing for that little pic
mic tor the springtime Contains two Knives and
% rorks, TWO Spoons, two Plates two Napkins and two
pint lhermos Bottles, all packed in a handsome
leather-covered metal box
~, we have large stock of Christmas Boxes, Seals,
Tags, Crepe and Tissue Paper '''
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-12

Every little "jim-crack'' that means
an enlivening touch to the house vindi-
Gates its appearance these days. for
there never was a time when it was
more worth while to keep up all the
pleasant little amenities of life.
Everything that will contribute toward
making an atmosphere of cheerfulness
in our surroundings is more needed
now than in less anxious days. To
dress up our homes and keep ourselves
well groomed shows the right fighting
spirit. At the same time we are re-
minded to save as much as possible
and go on accommodating Thrift stamps
and War Saving stamps. Therefore
we turn to paper, that costs next to
nothing, to make the bits of bright
furnishings for our homes and gifts for
our friends.
In the illustration above there is a
toilet basket for the new baby and a
flower basket for the table, both made
of paper. The tiny cradle is made of
wire and paper rope in very pale gray
and lined with rose-colored silk and
The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-12
Petticoats Are Narrow.

In tailored suits the narrowness Of
the skirt has rung the knell Of the pet
ticoat, but for thin frocks this most
feminine Of garments necessarily holds
it's own. The petticoat must be Of the
same length as the frock under which
it is worn, and it may be made Of
batiste, fine nainsook, mousseline de
sole, tussor or white crepe de chine.
They are forcedly narrow, for fashion
has decreed the skimpiness Of skirts.
1t is, however, quite permissfolN to full
them slightly, especially Il the dress
that covers them is sait at the hem to
make walking easier. With conserva-
tive women delicate hand embroidery
viii always be che favorite trimming.
Imitation lace and fine picot tulle give
an effect Of greater fluffiness and are
much less costly.