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l.,cy AND Jon> MAROON.

On one Thanksgiving Day IL Ilitlc
~ "nI SIR, ,aiud ;h"ir names nrr
>"u.ein,nE for THANKSGIVING" ANA
th"tr meter Said. "NIi Wight" -;
Us make g rU!npkin pi" and u mime
meat. too" said Lucy. "Huu aud get
- Uuiupkin from 81 Eucketcr ana 20
:" hrs. Uitch'uS :cr the miucc,n AT.
lrtc Is the money" said ;bcir moth
%: /" I"'iR. Ana he got IA" miu"a-
most ant Il pumpkin, too. And thnn
In" !nn started Mother ROT two
aprons and tfi on" on "Sc!t Of The
children ihcr ;heN cookcl IL.
"umpkig and made 81 Pie. l'hom they
'"H j." thn m~irc'"',pt pie. and tSsn
'heir mother. Mis- Mnr on. bak.d In.
in'I,' ~, an,l tiieu ;uu dinner wac
""fdy Mud. WHAT lr you trinkr In
rani" NJ Maroon tout nj the war1.
ini Inc children cri,ti ho:l t,eeshrr:
ON 10" glad "" Irr to see ynu,'
,N,nd Then they att dinner. .,ni Mr..
Merc"h sa.d. u TX" ,r~ pies best OF
all. h"cans" my lllt'' hoy aud girl
med" item NuL after dinner I.iiCv
said. ''rnis really i the host Thanks
GIVING ! ever had" Gomv0sci hv
GLADYS JNI.Y.
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H,itBtRA KING.

howu ia henJncky tn. sun slpn-
Hrsgntly yer .hc meadows and ii"li..
which anpvaTcd 20 be blue as they
are called, Sut in one !!ttlc home
down in the "liluccrasS'' Il MAJ rs
..L"S - II no sun wts shining ~ al.
i"r death had ihat day claimed Iitr-
para k,nE mother. When We 81
"~harhara" on" naturally think, OF
'e"n "y,S AND nrown hair. Dut .ho
Barbara in my story haG hrtutiMi
-'h.i tTlS which Euig down her
'.th a. sac w:s only eighteen. with
. E"S thg color o. vip!,ts s;cypvI i.
49," i:orr:tra or "Hnh as she Nus
a. "d b, hex littir sister. VAS .ha
"itc>t Of the two girls.
tie mother had been ~ for spm'
tiin, tni had al last sucrumb-a. .ray
ms Hhrs"rt "!,i hcr lilila s'slcr ALA"
~ fh" world. Tile day after her moth
rs burial i~;arp:ra bad grt, "a iNc
"pfii+ 90 get some water Wh"n Just
- 20" turrcI u leave she heard foot
r'ers h"hind her and -ouu"uuc call
-: Tor '."r 70 wait. To her astnE!sa-
h"ii' sh" SAN a y"unG "-niiruau
'"lnli.# towards her. calling 1T the
'vp % h.s voice.
tS"%t CnJpter Tine Sirdnrcr"p
Ipri-inJl..
Nii:f!NiN i'l,EE!NS.
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d., morm,:n.s sAcn,ricE.



James soon arrived in France an:
many weary marches ia" had. and
he thcn b".rn 10 realize the horror
Of wax. Sometimes lac was uai:-
+ arved aud frozen. bI; the m.mory
OF his mothers last words were i'm
pressed on his mind AMI he went OF!
bravcly.
Even though james heart was sad
lie wrote his mother letters thai he
know would make her glad again.
James rapidly advanced and finally
ne w2s made 3: corporal OF "a small
band OF americans.
ono day he was ordered @ u 10 at
tIck i small th1 Of Germans. which
wcrc situated IN thc forest.
Nhen Tho Americans arrived q;
was about . o'clock y. Nj. the Ger
maUS Yer" completely taken by SUR
prise and were nearly all killed 81
captured. Tn Americans were about
"ne-hth "i M way ":"r the forest
when ono of their hcud WAS shot ia
the back by an unseen Zoe. They
saw n" ono ana vent on their march
again. bat AL OF II sudden ,hcy wpr,
surrendered, by abour 10000 Germans.
who Killed 'Hll the AmcriGnnS except
lanes. who fought bravery. Finally
Lanes got q thrust ia his BEAD with
u sword.
IT. lei, himself falling Aownwarc
into q trench and hr saw again tn,
,,r!!-lCr,nr face OF IN" German who
had Stabbed him. The German shu;
ii'an WIN MS gun and James htd
IH*' tmc I" raise his mothers pie
tur" =" his liys and say. mother
rcrc'S nv s~acrincc.' bcfnr. ir died
Many rG-r have sauriic-h ;hc.r
i!t" hut The most noble sacrifice is
a moihcr's who is willing 10 give hor
son !" America. even Mt thu cost III
bodies win die. hut hcir soul and
uu.l" deeds VIII liv. forever In tho
heaT;' ~ every true American
Written ov PEAEi. V. Fi.li:SS.
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II

When the Pilgrims fist came 10
this country they had % star; right
from Tia. beginning 10 make ihe:n-
selves homes. The i-St Writer they
found IL dreadfuiIy hard. tut tho sec
ond year. 1921. il wa far easier be-
cause they raised grain and ihey had
Il good start.
The pilgrims were good Christian
l.c"r!" and they ser Il day 10 give
thanks 70 God for his Kindness Ia
them. rhcy gathered up Tots of good
things TO eat 81 thu; particular day.
Not things ;hdt are buuGh, from
stores nu; | am sure the: had a nnc
dinner. They were friendly with some
OF the Indians 50 they invited 4 hun
dr.d ~ them To Feast with them.
u IS nov the custom "a celebrate
the last Thursha" In November a..
Th~hnksEiving Day. We always have
50 many things 80 De thankful for
that every day should be a THAMES
giving DAY for Us AL. but this day
especially il now for giving thanks
I" God Tor the many blessings that
he sends 10 ua.
VIRGINIA NAtGiIAE
V - 1,
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TIA kSGINI>t..

r'nc hrst THANKSGIVING IN Ne.
England vas had By Tho Pilgrims Ia
the year lG2i. They cam. over in
!"2h and tina; winter they had very
,,nuTh ohd iuck. for over half ~ tn.
nt;lc crowd died. The next spring
they planted their grain and when
n tIm' came 10 harvest th-y foin,,
ihat tr"y mad plenty Ia Keep then,
ihrou2li the winter. rhi4 mad. them
i""i very thankful. 81 they wanted To
CIV" thanks 20 ;h. Lord. Thai is tire
iirs, THANKSGIVING tina; vas eve
hold at plymouth.
"" never dId have - special dag
20 ~ thanks Unt!l many. many
Year, after that Then our govern
m"nt said tnat 80 should have :, ,pc-
c!ai day set aside for THANKSGIVING.
Nov ~" always celebrate tn. LAST
Thursday IN November.
When w. rave our THANKSGIVING
dinner ~" generally nave IL. things
thar -" can rails" On tho farm. We
also have turkey and n. reason is
the Pilgrims h.! L ana II IL a very
goud-tastlng :.sat and cvcr.body
Now wonder row mans Of us ,
70 think what THANKSGIVING means.
Most OF US just think OF tlc good
things 10 eat AID what Kind o! tur
W. are going To- have. IT We would
Just stop and ihink i while over the
things that We should be thankful!
for "c would spend the day .auci.
happier. Now when ~" near any
child taking abou; THANKSGIVING wc
notice That the Very first thing They
say is. - wonder what wc are going
to have for dinner"
NJ" when this ThHnHsgiv!rc pay
One le; US all ,hlnk % villa, We
o: the things 10 eat.
EI;Ju pEAEN
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4 THANKSGIVING STORY.
nv" Angel. win Their Baskets.
ca iseproduct.on.D

enc" upon " time two angels com,
down from Heaven wiz. twn busk,,s
one G'H :. basket to rathu! ND III.
PRAYERS "f The people and In. oth.-
t'A :, h"SM"t 1" gather ~ THO thank.
'.Hi me p""yi" would send 10 God Tor
'naW"Hin> th"ii prayers.
! ne th~dHhSEiNlnS In.U! Thought
nv ne WonlH need "a Wl:rh larger
""-htt ihah the prHS"r angel b..
,.t'Fo u" knew The porI'lr were send
iH-' hHn! prayers to Cu, and hn
n"nSut that th"y were Srudlng many
more thanks 10 God Tor answering
.'"'h angels started on their irur-
I'!. How do YOU think the angels
~ whCn they met that evening" The
in&'i lh'i gathered an the \
- IN" people came !lom" with Ma
'h>A"t !uli - Overlooking. but ~.
.:~'"hhsS!|.nS angel had only = Few
'1"hhs. p"hl you th!nls That tn.
h~h"StiN!nS angc! mus, have been
H.sapp"iHtvd"
Wh a anybody gives Us ,uyininr
-" should 1T least thank Them t,.,. il.
u y" Do not thnnI, them for I, ;h.y
vii say that we 10 not Nav. HnT
p~"iit,n-SS How much NOR, MINOR.
ant II Is Tor ui 10 give God oar
,hankS for the many S.-ss!n.. Mi
!ir !' every day IeStuwunp ioo, us.
f"i gives Us much moro than man
gives ~ and th!nk that W. .loul,!
,'ni!. SAY take tin" to thank HIM
.yr IN" many blessings that He Is
giving us.
This story makes us So. how care
%Hs pc"olr are whcm IL romr. to
,~h"nkin2 Goa FOR their daily bl. 81
TOM \N-r.Nr
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", nay" got % set g.. pup Jec."
said h!ck. Yes. -" oav..' sn!d loo.
Il got an idc.. oich." said joe. "wc
MI 90 tonight aud ret Alice and
make her toll where tho min. is"
Mice Zones. Tn" girl just spssrn ~.
had married Ralph i|;a"lani. For
their Wedding present, A!ice'4 father
CAV" them a gold mine nica. foo
spoh"n. were robbers. and th.y wan.-
ed "a get tn" min from Nice.
~ !: o'"loci. hlic" ave.. ana
round herself, all wra Ird in a sheet.
htihe carried away. Ia a few minutes
YE" felt herself brIn:; lifted down nrd
IN" sheet being taken of her Thnr
s"e found herself In - cav. STANDING
ny h"r w"r, ihr"c men with MASKS
ON they We're DICK. E:uh. and
say. II o Io not toll w. where
IA. g"!d mine l. we viii kali YOU
siin DICK. Il VIII not do II. 50 Won
.an; mud tho mine II YOU want me
10 tell or net"
Then. we Viii kin you. SAID Joe.
ar" you going to tell or notf Hurry
np and toll US. YOU hear. or ~, viii
XII you ana your HUSBAND and faith
.T,, VIII not tell You replied
niiSe. Ih"n wc viii Kill YOU" said
Then th"y got nor ready 10 XIII her.
l!ub got II rag anal! tica Il round h.r
mouth ana lied her hands and r...t
IN '"'H "tr" ''iby to Kill her.
But in tn. meantime .Nic,.'u SIG.
band and father wcT" looking for n.-
everywhere. The. g., cam. to I;u!rh
mat II may br tile robbers that mad
Nt!c' and w.r" trying 70 get her "a
,'h whcre "a" minc was. Then nc
Told her father mat IL. was roinr IN
IN" obber cav" and sec IL Alice was
Al.cc'S father old him ,ha, Il, va
!. t""i Ni'ic" - ~ and look. la, 20
- careful ana dc not let them g.t MS
gun so no got q horse ana Went "a
me cave. " h" ucar"d. IL" heard ,nr
mot lh;ifu! cries FOR help and ;hc
pepcF VOC" telling the person 10
~ u.."I. was Alice who he heard
INK and Dick. I:ub am! Jn, rain.
ihey were Soias 20 kili Al!c.
""c" something hapD-uci
U.hap'"r II. The i:rscu-.',
written by
AZ" ri"y-n
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no lIiI: ,nl WHY DAY ~
NOVEMBER


M"lh'r saying - katp. Would
: ca Xix" ." ~ 20 TIN. c"unt ~ .re
AUNT li.ss!g lives aud spend tn. rL,i?''
! -. hut $40 wIl! He'll, you. nirjh"r.
- cook H"d ol-ri: 90 'Ne"cr mind,
my "N.' u"tii"r VIII 10 U nj br
are k~G"inr" "rhcn wouii YOU noip
M pnG" my trunk? Dear kat. /
Nn"w thtt -Ul would Tx" to 20 and
backed 3; iHSt risi''. hou.ht YOU
= 10; az rr"ti' clothes which You VIII
iind IN Nuur trunk. nate T., 20,
20. hut 4, IS tim" TO ir. -. Tor ;h-
train is going "u, ut - o'clock. You
W"N vCIr our uaW coa; Gui hat II
YOU ib.o. T. Is very cold tuday.' In
fifteen mlnU."s Kat. had u-cSsed ara
vas reads TO ro. Il an worry sorry
ii'ai you cannot 90. mother iuDd-
ny" sh" sad. about lalf crying.
tthrt H. TELLS on the Train Going. /,
Writtcn 10y ROSY \NNnnh
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'ri,I: mL.,k MYSTERY.

J"cl, and l'ot were hoth about
J" years o.d They were walking
nom" from the pVs:.olee on II cod
nisht IN neccmb"r. Ecb asked Jack
u hc had heard about the robbery Of
Mg. Jones store ia" night before. lack
sail u. had heard nothing lhru, Il;
hut before Bob could SPEAK jack had
changed IN" >%uhj"cL Bob noticed that
Jack did not w.sh To- ;a!k about the
~r"nn.ry "a" nisht before. IL. also
notiS'l thni every night when h"
tncIr work that when JaC;i ROT 20
IA certain iIrk alley h. would dis
tDprnr myst"rioun;y Eat When Bob
pi"st!cned JACK %" wpuld :.ll noth-
.nS. Now i;oh Thought tlss$ fanny.
tie had always Thought Jack his hest
f-.end, and when they we're kids
him verifying 50 u'c Night as the
coached thc alley iioh decided to waEi
I I"" minutes and Gpl.Ow Jack lie
kept far enough behind not to he kuen.
but So he could keep sight % Jack.
He followed HIM down iuto , deep
ior"s' nelr a 'a"se river ABOUT seven
stopped aud put on a black robe and
= mask. Hon followed ht!0 1" u dim
ilSh' ilr-'" ""r. about twenty
or which wns written 'Tha Black
Mystery. lie asked Jack II. he was
sure ~" orc followed him In ii rough
r"i.". Jack said tc was SURE. 50 the
icHhe: said ''rhis is oar night
Planned Ia rol. ~. bank, We mad.
a good JOB Of the work ~" did a; Mr..
JONES store last Might Now. every
on" knows II tn" rules Ar" not ob"ysd
means dcnth." So they started out.
Bob finally found hts way back home.
The ncxi dag iart l"ok.d as though
he We're Worried anJ In trouble. Enb
asked II he could help hirn. Jack
made Bob pr"nniAe that he would
never tell. Bob said: "T"li me this.
Jack. before YOU rt.r'. is II about
"a" l;lack Mystcry"' .iayiS fell back
~ surprise DO YOU mean Ia say
YOU Know al about ;Na, "" Then l:nb
iold him how IA. found IL out Yes.
:hai X what II - about said Jack.
one nigh. | Ma going hairo through
2 dark "!!cy. as u was q >aort cat.
TN" BLACK Mystery captured III. and
Mas forced - join. dare not toll.
FOR / fear Of they killing Inc. Now. If
sou hc!p in,= out .. this viii do
you a favor They went Tor the
sheriff and nr.t Nigh, the gang waa
caught and nus ia prison. The boys
"er" rewarded for IA. capture or the
rphb"r% gang with 5000. and after
that the Dcopl. lived In peace.
MARJORIE. ELJOnE.
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rRici< SHOES.


E 80
of'tIm u. IT59n a;g9d on !he upper d.c:,
.oaI n.iiGtr"m "a" New Jersey rail
s@hi ~,tET1inai !nto when his trai,
ma oorhc him some twenty minntcs
p~l'N4"is. ttrso!. hoIdin: tn. rail
.t"m"I ~ Manhattan skyline. n"
.i'wcd ~ through an opnl.sccn, haz,
"In Sa" i; a a sleeping monster
NOS" coNrrict Was OF glcaminw N.
.nnoessen; jewels and Who's. it.iinbv
riv"r craft. '"''
carson stared enchanted. The ,,,y
tor hiTu "'ts The cnd of the rriuiuv
HitN each sturdy pulSation OF The IN.
S!!nS u" was brought closer TO il. ii,
81. ms ne Jim Carson mad dreamed
al Ne| YORK. He recalled hin,Sa,,
~ a small 10y listening to the tnlcs
gu runners told in the lobby of -.
t~oihihcicial House at i'ou- Forks. II.
r'',lit,.ir" too. Numbering urou-
~ lW'.lGht nf the summer evenings
MS M'ni on iir" with the npurh az
ga" mclrppoi!S. The crick.ts bal
.;t..,ci "n! IA" n~rciii,s had U..,, ~;
thc'F t'ny lamps of mystery mr. h.
n"h no; Needed th"m. Ills I-r.ic
Jerry mad toli hin; tina; son.r anyii.
mish, % to IN" city ne MA
Carson smiled family a, Inc ,.co
'lon- tnslr Jerry was III. rfcb.S,
Ihtn IA -Four Forks and W.s .ba
WI ne hId left hiS nephew tnn.,h.,
smtth me- srHs forum" that mad. nos
SIo"r Jam tarScn's piiErimaE.
MAttNf.S H,I\Sl.IE
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now VI i;SlI:LII: WAS
fODi.t:D.

~ true s.pr!Et
NIrt rstcl!r w.;S jus; m,,"rlyd and
started tn nor nsw horne IN Ken
~ Is. Her husband hyd a blr s.r-
pris" :"s h"!-u h"u th,t laid two
US "ryry GH.. rhc neu nug keep,
u itAcii. 60 ,u sur" no ulh.. hen
would lag Ia her nest.
AUNT E]str;.e was finally ,nnytncal
ina tb.s wonderful non DlD luy twu
"E-&. ana her neighbours believed 10
Also. one r"iSh3or offered her $50
Tor this tein,ri<nbi. hen. bu; snc
Christmas ca:"r and Annt Es,oli"
Irct'i"d % see her friends in Vir-
siniH. Mas greatly worried
ah"u; ~hnt l" d" with her h.n. Du,
sii" inills d.n.dth % Ie; a n-ishbor
Keep IL. and she could lItvc the .rrs
TOY her ;rOupic. soon after Alut
E't"ilc returned. tho hen .l'ed. and
Aunt t:Stci!S was very mAch .ricv.a
FOR h"r h"u pat. Her HUSBAND then
told her ihai ~ HAD hccn uuttinc ono
"i I'll. "yG 'hcr" every day Ana ali
th- n"lGhb"rS S'ill teas. her lppu,
h"r "nn!"rtu l hen.
Ntnt i.S;elh was q y"ry 1at, riser.
tnr u 81. BAD -"l'"u 49, c.,-.i,- No
her. "
,'ompps.d oy
rSSIE lArgn-.N
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Ii,i: MOuI<I\G uIRD,

On. listen 10 The hooking .irG
Sw"rt'u music WAS never hrnrd,
oh. wntch il as il t,.cs.
Aa II seems 20 t"nch The skies
Watch i As It woes IL. mate.
Look ~ .. GnN ra'ru aul s|c,tt.,
Now II - weird and sad.
And nov j, mak-s ovcry"nc glaG
.Nway into the valley ringing.
Hear the words cf Joyous Singing
twit'ers a. 1t nvs C~om tree Ia trrc
singing TO his mg.r. oh.
What Il Joyous pd!r at- we"
Soon CONES !" busy time Tor Mr. Mack.
IN; BIRD.
For ,he crying Of his newborn chA-
dr"u IL. heard.
They cry for something to cat in their
noSt.
Mad udnSing in their heart tha;
M":her and Father ~ best.
l'te;tE soon the little birds ar. large
enough 10 ny away.
To ~ 10 the land .: sramci vhsr,
there is nothing but play;
Oh, Teton t9.thS mocSing nird.
Sweeter mu{sr was never heard.
NSa tDrsginaD
BY PEARL v. FT.lHSS,
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VIVA, n ljn,- ,.,ld cnn TO.

;herc Wa /, very wealthy
lady who .'ved la Il beautiful house.
rniS 'aiy's name MS Mrs Garden.
aud although Nh. was -.ci, AID had
~"vcrYthjn. % make her happy. "a.
was very sad ana unaarry most OF
'nc time. Mrs. Gardens husband had
been dead for some yc.r3 and sh.
had no cG!ldrcn, 50 liy.d alone save
for Ia" servants she had =" walt OF
her. Litt," ka'- Garden, Mrs. car
denis only chiiI. had been dead FOR
several years. TOO, and Mrs. Garden
would "ftcn carry flowers to IN"
Erlvvs al her husband and child che
rcsi Of "a" tin" sh" would sit :tud
think OF nrr sorrows.
One. WHOM Mrs. Garden wuH on her
way 20 The cemetery SN" mct - bright
faced ii,tie sisl III" ch.ll was rag
G.d a'd dirty, "A her little ftc" WAS
ar nrishi and fa.r * a spring hover.
MrI. Garden hardly noticed tn" CHILD.
she was thinking 50 deeply. Perhaps
she would have passed Nor py had not
tn" litt," one spoken. Dear Ltay.
why do YOU look 80 sad WIS nr"n't
YOU happy Ike these birds tHat YOU
hear singing Mrs. Garden paused
10 listen TO what tn" child was say.
Ing ~ have hal s." much SORROW.
llitlc girl. hat don; feel happy very
"ft"n Am ON my way right nov
70 the cemetery 10 put som" flowers
tl l1N i.ANlr EiIG : EI!N' ItNt
had sorrow, too. because my father g
dead and dear mamma has To Norll 80
hard Tor a living. but | think there
are So many unhappy littlu boys and
ought 10 be harpy AMI %srnil'' all tn"
zine and rayb" | VIII mako some
ono happy" You dear child" sa!I
Mrs. Garden "rou have taught me :.
plan"
Mrs. Garden did try tn" plan and
1t certainly madr her tU-gct to lac
SAT. EVrryon" she ,uct she WON'T
smile at them or speak Ch-erfully.
Sh" sent orn moNcv 10 the litJlr
girls mother tha had taught hey
this lesson
VIRGINIA VAUGHAN
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I STR ~ CAT,

ahl d, SRA cat OF about Ia months
~. M fnr was uu." ni,. ND whit.
bnt !, Is COW hlacS aua dirty. My
rae" - juil as sc"ttChs. from ie,l
ing with otIrI cats. hn.c outv ON.
Y and can hardly w,lk.
All f'iht can r.m"nAhor * ;Iu. (
was born N an old wooGh"ns". NJ
mistress lei IN" Ia the hnuS. o.iq n,v
and ! got TpoD The hining-?n,m tsni,.
TIE cd"E came Iu the room and p:,w
ne on the table. She :av" IN. a
KicF mat sent me out u" ,lo.... I
was chased by Il dog to u. r.tv near
~. winter was comiL, aud brl
y" on" ~ pot M. The h,St place |
found t sleep that r!fhi was in an
old trash barrci.
There are hundreds of oth"i eats
liz" Gi's and il You ca. help any az
rs "" VIII be GLAD I Hive m on. of
the alleys on Ihi"tN-tourth street.
between ~a!arGha!i and Ero.:d.
Composed nv
ROBERT Il. WlNrHEI:. .iE.
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ikiN.. on opi\.

t"!TS' pHrtl
pl'1c ip"H e tim. there v,s % King
.h"l Yves Very Weritly ana rj.i. and
'Stt%, ana = prince wa, coming Ia
So hHi one SUNDAY. ANA -h" had
some servants cleaning M. ana The
princess hih II h"uS that Sas forbid
iormi il. IN" king az! nU; lot her
isro" Tat ~ Mad 1t; ANA uc had i
ic''ci "uil. "u'I thn pi.nc" c&U!r. but
ne was leo ate. ~, Princess Was IN
~" tower aud tic tiuE was storing
told tt'. primer to SHY. 'I.,i's 20 into
'.'e tower, = -. Just ins,dt Of the
,:h"r and >huI 4 qttirh a:d L, w'iI
lorh and you can; open Il IN c!.n-
Frdr". I; - "n erci aHtcd lock. u
IN" can: see liGht In eight year.
Md socn after th" princess vas pa:
IN the tower tro be cruiinu"d)
Ev e. bNN,EL.
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hno,T CONTEST AMI DEBATE.

M Dear Girls and i:oys.
=" mtuy members ARC writ!us
ABOUT ia. contest and debate nut 1
DOM kn0w how 10 tell sou any more
than /! already have. The CNrlatmas
Contest is. OF course. quite easy You
Just write or ,I-aw or max . pizzi.
"r STORY out .. :lythine that you
enjoy or TX. at Christmas. or what
TIA" season Nincans 90 you The dc
Duto j. Il much hardcr thinY. bur /
t.!ievu aiincei all Of YOU can ;na.
part. You see, tic members picked!
the subject FOR themselves. y d.bn,c
means an argument, wiih two sides.
.Ud you take ono or the ether. Either
o hin IN. league is a .ouh thing
for th" world or ii bad one. thea yon
w7l.e down what yon think OH IN.
side YOU have chosen. and scnh !. in
!" iuc by December :. am afraid
tn" Gcbate i going 10 o. very small
aud IA" contest UNUSUALLY large. bGt
IL rs u club. and | aiways want the
members to have the mos, tuu In Il:
b! doing TIE things They enjoy wrl,.
ing ,ucut and drawing. Of course
you can't draw Tie debate. hui do
WISH Helen Siinrns would make.us =
suitable heading Tor Tho pag. on
that date. for | am sure size could
~" Il splendid one
S"vcral OF the members vcut INC
Thanksgiving cards. vhirI VAS so
'cry sweet aud thoughtful ci them.
There are no fees Ia this club. as
some member has asked We send
tn" dimes you see the chiInren mon
ton in their letters 20 our war or
rhnm. "'!audo nci0; And. children
nine. always you must know that
your EDITOR understands you 10 no,
Intentionally hrcah th- rules. ] know
mat you did it accidentally. w.
ders;"md Zach cther. don't We
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
INV IL SI:lNINL..

-, Mail now try t. TIL %oi some
n"op!e think Thankseiv!uS pay il
just a day TO feast and have - - !
time. bit; thil! !, sncuii be d,I
OF pryor. OF cSu~s,. rc all tr, 10
Ray" D ricc time thanksgiving ana
h1N'. -ood dinnnr. hut w should 40,
think only Of ihat We have many.
year. bu, IL | should stop t, mention
then All would never finish This
composition.
When the Pilgrims nrst came 30
Nineti"a they Settled in New England.
very hard time. Many OF tn.!r MIN.
BE- died. but stil the rest did no;
CIV ur. The land was s.it,ed With
Indians. ANA they could not speak
10 them, as they did not know their
were u~nfricndly nnd ala not like tho
whit" men. There were two Indian
chiefs VIII" were very Kind to the
whites. anu tlc!r names were Suuanto
hhd MasSasoit. All In thrir tr!b.
wef" very KIND 10 the white proplr
wh" itrSt came 10 America They
laugh them how 20 raise corn and
"th"r Things. ~ dreadful sp-!. came
ma 'nrr" was no rain i"r niai.y days.
IN" VIII" people saw ,hclc crop.
W"f. NOT going 10 produce much
grain They decided that they womb
set a day fog prayer. The dav cam.
no 'Nr, - nir rrayed for lilac auuts.
! hr i1jii rv "'tchci ~. ~ 60. q
"'',l'r" "i: G"S Whru the I..:ar,
S.iW ~" RAIN they said tina; cod had
answered the White mans prayers,
thc whii" people gathered much corn
'"d other things that cali and thew
decided 10 lave L day OF th~ankseiviu-
ana rray"r. They invited loo Indians
ana ih"y all played i:amcs and en-
~" n"ihSeIvcS Tor three days. Taey.
'in" wild turkey -, -uanv cher
things mat thu ruri;ans liitcd. or
'oiir>". this WAS not tN,. FIRST hanks
iE'"E pay hu, i; gave ihr people
.FS .d".t. since 1864 ne have ce,.-
bFatri the lay regularly.
GRAY rlFEI;.
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nov Enrrm nmc,uN n,cn
rIIAI.Ti,n

Once upon a time tbcrc was q ~
Vie girl. Her anne Was Edith Every
body loved her because she was al
ways trying t. make other people
hnpp!.
on" dav as sh" WAS goinr through
IN" wood ga. ncring wood for hcr
mother y me- q poor man WHO was
lirei and hunG'y, SO she tGlu him 10
go with her. The Old man follow
"a her, and ttcy soon reached her
home. ANA her mother gave the old
man something TO cat and . piac. To
rest. That might, while Edith was
TO Notwithstanding happened 10 the
ltttlc girl which mndc her very. very
happy. IChnnter H.; What Happen.
49, ft nv nARy % TWIN