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Miss r. U.-"Last year I had
heavy hospital expenses and de-
Cided that l would have to limit
my gifts to a cost of ten cents
apiece. SO l bought ten-cent bulbs
at Chinese laundry and wrapped
these in white tissue paper, tying
each package with red baby-rib-
bon, and on the, outside of each |
put a slip of paper bearing the fol-
lowing original verse (Which | had
typewritteD:
81 have asked this bulb to say
All l would this Christmas Day,
AS it flowers, sweet and fair,
Twill to you my message bear"
Mrs. C.-"My sister has a year
old boy baby and knew the pres
ent she would appreciate most from
me this Christmas would be a dress
for the little fellow. SO l sent
away for catalogue of a store
that has fine infants wear de-
partment and copied one of the
cutest dresses depicted in its pages.
This little dress is OF white battste,
perfectly plain, with hemstitched
collar and cuffs. 1t would have
cost IS if had sent for it. 1 have
made it with some batiste 1 had
on hand and have simply copied
the whole thing by eye-using no
pattern. And it's so pretty and
distinctive. The hand hemstitch-
ing is not hard to DO"
Answer to Doubtful. A gen.
tleman should offer lady his left
arm anywhere except on a side
walk, as it is more comfortable for
the lady to grasp it with her right
hand, and in this way his right
arm is free to protect her If need
arises. But on a sidewalk the man
should always be on the street-side
no matter which arm This will ne
cessitate his offering the lady.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
JUST FOLKS
Copyright, 1920, by Edgar A. Guest.
SUSPICIOUS.

Something queer is goin' on I don't understand
at all.
Last night when my pa came home there was
whspern in the hall,
An my mother said to me- "You Just stay right
where you are!
Keep away little while-dont so pesterin
your pa"
An they hustled up the stairs, an l peeked
around the door,
An l thought 1 saw a drum just like I've
been askin for.
Usually when pa comes home he is glad to
see me round
An he wants me at the door-now he never
makes sound
But comes sneakin' in the house an follows
him upstairs.
An I'm sure they're hidin' things underneath
the beds an chairs,
Coz one day 1 peeked--I did-an saw one
parcel that
Looked to me as though it wuz 'xactly like a
baseball bat.
Wish I understood it all-pa says there's
An I'm sure there must be one, but it puzzles
because
Pa seems different just now an not like he
used to be-
Every night when he comes home he just seems
afraid of me!
Mother tells me not to look, but I peeked at
him last night
An he had bundle which was coaster sled
all right
/ amt certain sure, Of course, but our chimney
seems so small
I'll just bet that Santa Claus couldn't get down
it all.
An it's queer that pa should be so afraid O.
me at night
That he waits outside until he is sure I'm out
o. sight.
Now I'll tell you something else, but you mustn't
say / said
There's a lot o. packages hidden underneath
pas bed,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24

hopes that st. Nicholas soon
would be there.
"And what do you think" read
the bunny gentleman.
"What?" asked Alice, and all
the listening animal children OPEN
ed wide their eyes. What, Uncle
Wiggily?"
I'm the morning." answered the
bunny gentleman, the good boys
stocking was filled with candy and
nuts and everything nice. But in
the Christmas stocking of the bad
boy was only heap of coal ashes
and a whip!"
oh! oh! Ali" sadly sighed the
animal children.
did it really happen?" asked
Susie.
"Well, it is in the story" spoke
Uncle Wiggily, "Of course, none
of the animal boys whom We know
would be so bad as to need ashes
and a whip in his Christmas stock
ing" and Mr.. Longears looked
kindly at Jimmie, Johnnie and Bill
lie,
Now read us another story,
just about good cat" quacked
Lulu, and Uncle Wiggily did.
The animal children were very
happy, thinking how near Christ
mas was, and they would have
kept Uncle Wiggily reading stor-
les all the rest of the afternoon.
but Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the
nice muskrat lady housekeeper,
came busting in, her tail tied in
a pink ribbon.
Il am sorry to have to stop this
little party" said Nurse Jane.
But, Wiggy, dear, ] need some
things from the store for our
Christmas dinner. Run along, chill
dren."
"Goodby, Uncle Wiggily! Merry
Christmas" called Sammie, Susie
and the others as they scampered
out of the bungalow.
Uncle Wiggily put on his red,
white and blue striped rheuma-
tism crutch, and, leaning on his
tall, silk hat, off he started over
the fields and through the woods
to get some doodle-dad for Nurse
Jane. / don't know exactly what
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24

vantage to the wheat bulge. Evil
dence that foreigners were after
rye counted also as a stimulus to
the rise in wheat.
Corn and oats reflected the
strength of breadstuffs, notwith-
standing that receipts of coarse
grain showed considerable enlarge
ment.
Provisions were lifted by the
Jump of cereals and hogs.
Closing prices:
Wheat = March, $1.66; May,
$1.62h.
Corn-May. 747sc; July. 755Ac.
Oats-May, 4915c; July. 1850.
Pork-Jan., $500.
1ard-Jan., $685.; May. $13.S5.
Ribs-Jan., $11.77; May, $12.55.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
CONGRESS- SHORT SESSION.

There is tradition in political life that the
short session of congress never accomplishes much
1t is interrupted after it begins by the habit
OF taking holiday recess.
The public wants its representatives to devote
themselves to public business they would their
own 1t will not be satisfied to have the present
session of congress wasted in political speeches and
datory procedure.
The country is carrying the heavy burdens of
the war period and it demands legislation for re-
lief If there is not time to pass big constructive
measures this winter, at least the committees could
get busy shaping the legislation, as to have
lot of measures of first class importance ready
to submit to the extra session of the congress
which is expected to assemble in March.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
OUR PLATFORM.

1. primary election law which will res
store the power TO the hands of the people,
where It belongs.
3. non-p partisan commission OF three on
ave to have charge OF our school and institu-
t1onaI lands. and the permanent trust funds
derived therefrom.
3. fair, adequate and just tax Law which
win eQuitably distribute the burden OF gov
eminent We have especial reference to the
mining tax laws, although we will seek to
reach any other evaders, big or little, whom
we find. We favor q mine tax Law based
upon an ad valorem property basis, as other
property is taxed.
L. fuller budget system for the state In
an effort to put state expenditures on an effi-
cient, economical and progressive basis.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24

the world is yowlingS like tomcats
in the snow. In this the peace men
paid for with bloodshed by the
ton? Is this the peace our broth
ers. our uncles and some others,
forsook their wives and mothers to
gather with. the gun? At home we
have on frsquabbles, disturb the
peace at times, while we pursue
such baubles as politics and
dimes; but we don't stand berat-
ing, denouncing, roasting, hating
the other nations, waiting a
chance OF pull some crimes. For
which we should be grateful, our
thanks we should declare, when
we've consumed platful of
luscious Christmas fare; the bells
of joy are ringing, and carol-foll1
are singing, and holly boughs are
swinging, and peace is in the air.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
DISTURBING IDEAS.
CHAPTER w,

CHAPTER Nv.
Don't you get terribly lonely,
Mrs. Randall?" Mrs. Thurston ask
ed, 81 have noticed that your hus-
| band leaves very early"
And returns late" / said with
a grimace.
Eyes" she returned.
"The days are long now that
we are nearly settled and / haven't
so much to do" / admitted, "this
is such tiny place my work is
soon done" "a. .....
"You must go out more. You
are a stranger in New York,
aren't your"
Yes, l never have been here
before, and really / am little
timid about going out alone"
Then ! added, fearing she might
think me strange, "Mr. Randall
has not time except perhaps an
hour or two on Saturday after
nooHs and Sundays. And he likes
to stay in and read"
"All men are alike in that /
! guess" she returned. II know
Walter, Mr. Thurston is. But [
| just Make him go out with me.
l think a woman who takes care
Of mans home deserves some
consideration"
oh, l couldn't think of drag
ging Tom--Mr. Randall out Just
becadse | wanted to go If he
We're tired" exclaimed, shocked
that she should suggest such a
I thing.
How long have you beer mar
| ried, Mrs. Randall?" she asked, a
peculiar smile fitting across her
face.
"A little over a month"; 1 con-
fessed, blushing. | really had not
yet become accustomed to being
called Mrs. Randall
Wait until you have passed the
turtle-dove stage, and you'll talk
very differently. Because your hus-
hand can't go with you is no rea-
son a pretty young thing like you
should shut herself up in New
York"
Tom Is Told of the Call.
"Well Sue, what have you been
doing with yourself?" Tom asked
as he threw himself on the couch
in the living room after we had
finished dinner.
"Oh, that pretty woman across
the hall, her name is Thurston,
called on me today
That's nice. 1t must be lonely
for you here all alone all day
long. Now that we are settled you
must get out. You'll soon find your
way about. You can't get lost in
New York. The streets all run one
way, the avenues the other"
80 Mrs. Thurston said-not
about the streets, but about getting
out. I've notion to tell you
what else she said"
DO" Tom replied without much
interest.
"Oh, she said there was no
reason in pretty young thing like
me shutting myself up all day /
returned blushing. Remember
Tom the words are hers. not
NINE" / added thinking what /
had said sounded silly.
"Oh, you are pretty, Sue! she
made no mistake about that" he
laughed.
Would you have married me if
hadn't been?'' asked.
Whats the use asking such a
foolish question? You ARE pretty
and II have married you. It's. rath-
err late in the day for post-mor-
TENS, don't you think2"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
SOME READERS CHRISTMAS
ECONOMIES.

In some of the letters I received
from readers asking for sugges.
TORS on what to give their relatives
for Christmas, how to give simple
home parties at almost no cost and
such matters dealing with the
Yuletide season, the following "dis.
coVeries' were enclosed along with
the permission to print them In my
column, if l thought them good
enouEh--and ] DO.
Mrs. F.-"I guess every mother
who has to count the pennies
finds if hard to collect enough gifts
around the Christmas tree to make
a good display and make her chill
dren feel that they have as good a
Christmas as any other child. Ny
children enjoy receiving useful
presents as we'll as toys, especially
when these useful things are bright
in color, like the following gift
which | have made for my little
girl;
| had an old pale-blue shawl
which was badly faded and had
seen five years of hard wear.
unravelled this shawl, wound it in
skein between two chair-arms,
tied it securely in four places, then
dyed it an old-rose. | then knitted
my little girl a sweater out Of this
dyed yarn and you never would
know it was once an old shawl! /
know she will love this Christmas
gift as well as the new doll she is
going to receive. | believe there
are many women who, like me. see
no possibilities in their old knitted
garments But after this success
full experience [ shall see possihil-
tiles in every knitted garment, no
matter how old or what color it isl"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
Tell US another. please,
Uncle Wiestty.'

doodle-dads are except that you
put them in the plum pudding at
Christmas.
AS Uncle Wiggily walked along
he saw, caught on an old stump,
an empty stocking. 1t was a pref
ty good stocking, too, with no
holes in it.
"Hello!" exclaimed the bunny
rabbit gentleman. Some one has
lost their Christmas stocking!
Well, it is better to have lost it
now, before Christmas, when there
isn't anything in it. than to wait
until 1t is filled. and then lose it.
I'll take it with me-"
Uncle Wiggily reached the store
and bought the doodle-dads for
Nurse Jane, and, on his way home
with the empty stocking in his
pocket, he passed a place where,
the day before, Curly and Floppy
Twistytail, the piggie boys, had
made a bonfire. The fire was out
now, only cold ashes being scat
tered on a burned place in the
snow. ..
Hal This makes me think of
something" said Uncle Wiggily, as
he saw the ashes and remembered
the stocking in his pocket. II will
put some ashes in the stocking,
and stick whip in the top. Then
can show it to the good animal
children, so they will know what
sort of a Christmas present the
bad boy had. 1t will be a good lit
tie lesson for them--not that they
= n NtT.
giIy, "but it will serve to make
them remember always to be
good"
SO the bunny filled the stock
ing with cold ashes, putting in a
few hard stones by way of good
measure, and he was Just LOOMING
for a whip, or switch, to stick in
the top, when, all of a sudden,
out through the bushes popped the
bad old Bushy Black Bear.
"Wuff! Wuff-wuff!" snuffled
the Bear. "Once again / have
caught you, Uncle Wiggily! This
time you shall not get away until
nibble you!"
ooh, please don't nibble me-
begged the bunny, and he shook
and trembled so that the stones
and ashes in the Christmas stock
ing, which the bunny held be-
hind his back. clattered and
banged.
whats that?" asked the Bear,
surprised like. ... ...
"Oh, era sort of Christmas
stocking" answered the bunny, a
bit bashful.
Let me have it," growled the
bad Bear. II haven't had a Christ
mas stocking this season, and i
want one! Let me have it."
"All right! Take it," suddenly
cried Uncle Wiggily.
Then he brought from behind
his back the stocking stuffed with
hard ashes and stones and, raising
it high in the air, he banged it
down on che bears soft and tender
nose.
"There! Now you have your
Christmas PRESENT. said the bum
ny. How do you like it?"
"Oh, Wouch! Oh, ouch! oh.
smouch!" howled the bear. I'm
glad Christmas comes only once a
year if it's like this!" Then he
held his paws over his nose and
ran away, and Uncle. Wiggily took
home the queer stocking to show
the animal children what might
have happened to some bad boy.
And if the candy. mouse. doesn't
sit down on top of the drum and
stick fast so, he can't dance with
the jumping jack. I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggilys Christmas. I
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
Upton TIPS

No. Carmania is ship, not disease.
There is just this about it, when a man
imbibes too freely of frewater on Christmas
eve he either sees two full two holes
in the one.
Take a womans opinion it, some men
like their checks should be marked mo &C
count"
Wealthy women are reported to be re-
viving horseback riding as menas of exercise.
Poor women are riding in flivvers.
Don't let the Christmas spirit be a ghost
to you.
A homeIy shop girl finds no consolation in
the knowledge that it is only the pretty ones
who tempted.
- -
There is such a thing as a trail becoming
too hot for the hounds. j. A Houchin, escaped
convict, left red pepper in his and the blood
hounds at Santa Fe still sneezng.
When girl ceases to enjoy lollypop and
insists on chocolates it is pretty good sign
that she's no longer carrying her own books
home from school.
Jokes and some pencils are no good unless
there is point to them
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
WALL. ZEE T


New York, Dec. ga pro-
nounced change for the better
Icame over the stock market today,
supporting orders of q substantial
character and enforced short COW
ering resulting in extreme gains of
one to upwards of six points
throughout the general list.
Altogether the movement was
the most constructive of any in
| several weeks and indicated con-
sideration of unusual Investment
values.
The improvement was the most
noteworthy because of its almost
uninterrupted progress. Occasional
setbacks were nominal and mainly
due to desire to make profits Sc
cure. but the tone at the close was
strong. Sales amounted to 1.100,-
900 shares.
Conspicuous features of the ad-
vance embraced oils, shippings,
steels, equipments. sugars and va
rious specialties foremost in the
sharp reaction of the early days
of the week. Heavy odd lot buy
ing was reported by commission
houses.
Individual instances of strength
included Mexican and Pan-Ameri-
can Petroleums. United Fruit, At
lantic Gulf, Bethlehem. 'Crucible,
Vanadium and United States Steels,
American and Baldwin Locomo-
tives, American Car. American and
Beet Sugars, Sears Roebuck, Vir-
ginia Carolina Chemical and Fa-
nous Players. There was steady
demand for rails at gains of one
to three points.
The only element of heaviness
was shown by coppers and rubbers,
the former reflecting the passing
of dividends on Inspiration and
Greene Cananea. United States
Rubber rallied bouyantly at the
finish, more than recovering its
three-point setback.
Money and foreign exchange
again failed to exert any influ-
ence. the only feature in the inter-
national credit situation being the
low record of liability reserves re-
ported by the Bank of England.
Speculative bonds scored mod
crate gains, also most Liberty is
sues, but the list was otherwise ir-
regular. Total sales, par value,
$24,S75,0 900. Old United States
bonds were unchanged on call.
ClnSinp DricpS:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
TIE TROUBLED WORLD.


The clashing foreign nations
have grief to give away; new woes
and fluctuations afflict them every
day; there is no sign of stopping,
but there is frantic yawping, and
fireworks always popping, from
Poland to Cathay. The ructions,
they are many. and fur is on the
breeze; the cats of old Kilkenny
were mild, compared with these
compared with peoples craving
for blood, in ripples waving, in
which they may be LAYING their
fetlocks and their knees. Each ma
tion has a boulder with which to
swat a foe chip is on seach
shoulder, inviting drastic blow;
and governments are growing,
and anarchists are bowling, and all
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
Kansas CITY livestock.

Kansas City. Dec. 23.-Cattle-
Receipts 2,730. Handy weight fat
steers, she-stock and bulls steady;
steers selling above $500 mostly
25c lower; veals and calves I'M
evenly steady to 25c higher; pack
err top. $3.50; shipper top. $10.25.
Hogs-Receipts $500. Market
generally 25c higher. Shipper top,
1915; bulk. $9.50@9.75; pigs I'M
evenly higher; good stock pigs,
$685.; good and choice fat pigs,
$9.25@ 9.75. ........
Sheep-Receipts 500, Killing
classes 25c to SOC higher Fat ma
tive ewes. $S.75@ 400; fed western
lambs, $11.00.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
A NEW CAMPAIGN METHOD.

An unusual method of campaigning de-
veloped in the recent election by Miss Robertson,
the original woman who has been elected to con-
gree from Oklahoma. Miss Robertson made a
speciality of want ADJ advertising and inserted
many quantity written little political appeals in
the classified columns of newspapers in her dis
trict These notices are said to have been q large
factor in her success.
This Incident shows how much more use the
public might make Of newspaper classified adyer-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

Chicago, Dec, 23.-Butter-M Mar
ket higher. Creamery extras, sac;
standards, 45&c.
Market higher. Receipts
2,037 cases. Firsts, So % 66c; ordi-
nary firsts, 57@61c; at mark, cases
included. 55@61c; refrigerator
firsts, sec; refrigerator extras, SIC.
Poultry-Alive, lower. Fowls,
1S@25c; springs. 231ac; turkeys,
40c.
Potatoes - Dull. Receipts %
$1.35@1.45 cwt,; bulk, $1.40@150
cwt.; Minnesota and Red river
Ohios, sacked. $3.50 cWt,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
NEW YORK METALS.

New York, Dec. Easy.
Spot and nearby. $32 SO; futures,
S33. 500 34.00.
Zinc-Quiet. East st. Louis spot,
$50 5.S7.
Other metals unchanged.
Bar silver-Domestic unchang-
ed; foreign, 6315c.
Mexican dollars-Unchanged.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Dec, 23.--Prime mer-
camille paper unchanged; exchange
irregular; sterling d m n d,
$3.52B; cables. $3.52B.
Exchange on Montreal I'M
changed
Time loans-Unchanged.
Call money-Steady. High, low.
ruling rate. closing bid, last loan, Z
per cent
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24

II you want the clearer vision when looking
through the telescope first put out all the lights
And in the night of sorrow don't complain. 1t
brings out the stars.
A whole lot of people plead nightly for the
two-edged law. The side toward them must be
blunt; the side toward their neighbor must have a
razor finish.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
LIBERTY BONDS.

New York. Dec. 2S.-Liberty
bonds closed moderate at 3Has,
$3.50 first As. $S4,00 bid; second
As, $S3.70; first ANS. $S4.90; sec
ond ANS, $S4.04; third :, "a S,
$S6.56; fourth IS. $84.50; Victory
3%s, $94.S6; Victory 4As, $s4.9O.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
KANSAS CITY PRODUCE.

Kansas City, Dec. 23.-Butter-
Market unchanged.
Eggs-Market unchanged to lie
higher. Firsts. $50 SOC; seconds.
49Q50c
Poultry-Hens, roosters and
springs unchanged; turkeys lie
higher, 40c.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York. Dec. 23.-Cotton flu
lures closed barely steady. Jan,
1885; March. 1850; May, 14.65;
July, 1859; Oct. 1890.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
PROPOSES TO CHANGE
INAUGURATION DATE

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The third
Monday in January instead OF
March would be inaugural day
under an amendment to the consti-
tuition proposed today by Senator
Ashurst, democrat, of Arizona. The
amendment also would provide
that the terms of members. of con-
gress begin on the first Monday in
January and congress meet on the
second Monday in January.
Free schools are s.condpcted IN
New York City FOR Instruction in
operation and care Of motor trucks.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24

At the present rate of expendi-
ture the maintenance of the allied
armies in German occupied terrific
ries will cost Berlin 27,000,000,000
marks this year.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
Denver Livestock.

Denver, Dec. 23.-Cattle---Re-
ceipts 400. Market slow. Beef
steers. s650@9.75; cows and heif-
ers, $4.75@6.75; calves, 10000
1900; stocEers and feeders. $5.75
@7.75.
higher. Top, $1,000; bulk, $500
9.75.
Sheep-Receipts $500. Market
steady. Not fat stock here, Lambs,
$9.25@ 10.25; ewes. $3.50 4.25;
feeder lambs, $S.25@9.25.