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NO, of course Tin not. Come righ,

mo, of course Tin not. Come Eigh;
along.
You see have my castle divided
into two parts. One side, where they
make toys for girls, and the other sids
entirely devoted to boys. / suppose
that's where you want TO goT'
"Sure!' came the reply.
I'm this room"-he opened the door
II am perfecting an airplane that q
boy about your age can run and man.
age easily"
Ralph was all eyes. He couldn't say
enough.
Get In and try IT,"
Now, In the next room," he con-
tinued, II am perfecting a motor
that will take you up the hill after
your coast down"
After they had made a tour Of all
the rooms, Ralph said he ought TO be
going.
well, I want you TO see something
else out In the garage that helps me to
get around better. You see, I have my
car all liked up" said Santa. Il put
chains on my back wheels, and then,
taking off the front tires, rivet these
runners onto the rims
Those wheels fit In the curves Of
the runners, don't theyY"
Eyes, I made them to fit that way.
Jump in, Ralph, and III show you
how my runners work. Incidentally,
I'll take you through my tunnel. so
yOu won't have to pass that horrid
creatures house that you were telling
me about"
THAT was fne!" exclaimed Ralph.
when Santa stopped, his eyes shining.
"Tm so glad I had this adventure. I'll
get home fine, from here. So long,
Santa 20
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get to the hut. II was a queer little
place, he found upon reaching II. 1t
looked as though a pun Of wind would
be enough to blow 1t over.
Ralph knocked at the door very
gently for fear Of knocking the house
down. The door opened, but Ralph
started back with surprise for the
object before him had q bulls head
and horns, and a mans body, cloven
hoofs and long tail.
"Well, my boy" said the creature,
'what are you here for? Did you
come TO help me? / usually have
some boys come about Christmas
time" Ralph gave shudder. So
this was his beloved Santa Claus, who
looked and talked like this. Why
hadn't someone told him?
"WhO are your" stammered Ralph,
getting up his courage. "Are you Santa
CLAUSE"
The creature burst out laughing. II
sounded like thunder He held his
!.
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SOME sPENDER
The Christmas Tree
Observation-Disclosures IIDIIII''"

MAKE extra stockings for the tree
AVA from bits Of old window curtains,
net, or even mosquito netting. Fill
them with candies, popcorn, or nuts
They may be cut over babys stocking
as n pattern and the children will en-,
Joy overland stitching the edges with
bits of yarn.
Strings Of popcorn or cranberries
make gay festoons for the tree and az
ford occupation for little folks who will
'get under foot" at this busy season.
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might be the side Of mountain, and
II he could get up high enough he
would come to daylight.
He slid down several times, got
badly scratched on branches, but that
didn't bother him in the least. He was
determined to get ont of the forest.
The mountain proved to be quite high
and after an hour or so of climbing
Ralph sat down 10 rest IN the snow.
As he rested, he took a good look at
what was before him. What was that
mp. on the TOP! Why, IT looked like a
hut, sure enough-a place where he
could rest, get something to eat and
get warm.
Ralph didn't rest long, he wanted to
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couldn't see his
hand before 'hie
face. There was
only one thing he
knew Of to do
feel his way out.
That was n slow
pro cess. b u t
Ralph I h on & h t
any way out of
this dark hole
would suit him.
In his search for
a way out, he
found a pla C e
where the snow
seemed TO go al
most straight up.
1t occurred 10
hin, Tint Rhsu
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Wish bands Of tucking and Iace :
Au1 ~,,,s;r NJ A-o,..rLA

Wish bands Of tucking and lace
And coa'i" had brought her an aproa
Ind Jenny a kerchief and vase;
Bns the things that she sac andYondlea
TIL the Christmas light burned log,i
Til her cheeks gresV pink and dim her eye
You neOer could guess, knoW -.
Il card with a toreath Of holly. =
And a jolly old Santa claus .
4 cunning kitten cushion -
filth a gray ball in his pasoa
Il bottle of rose perfumery,
and, oh, such a funny shing!.
The baby's ggft Of pePpeymints
Tied up with crimson string.
M H. Huey.
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oAtNE anu INV A
with laughter.
ralph didn't
know what to do
now--was he go
ing to laugh him
self to death 7
Well he rather
hoped he would
Then the cres
ture finally COM
posed himself to
say. No! but I
follow up Santa
with my helpers.
We break up the
toys for the chill
dren that they
get for Christ
mas. You stay
here tonight, with
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me and then 90 along with us. It's
great sport breaking up toys"
mo, I can't stay" said Ralph, back
ing away. 81 am in quest of Santa
Claus
The beast doubled up with laughter
again. Ralph thought this an oppor-
tune time to make his getaway, so he
put on his skis and and started down
the mountain. Dangerous? Anything
was better than staying with that
beast.
Ralph seemed to be coming to a
wall He jumped, landed squarely and
skinned along the Snow for mile or
more. Looking up (he hadn't had
time 10 do this before), he beheld In
front of him great castle, covered
with turrets and towers.
Nov, what have / gotten into?"
said Ralph, aloud. He knocked at the
door and was admitted by two queer.
looking fairies.
"Who are you, and who lives here?"
queried Ralph. DO you go around
breaking up toys, too?"
The fairies began to laugh,
"Row, you're laughing, too"
why, this is Santa Clau5' castle
you're ill.," answered the fairies.
Ralph let out a yell of delight,
throwing his cap into the air. well,
what's all this noiseT' demanded a
large, rather rotund, jolly-faced man
who entered the hall.
"YOu're the one / came all the way
TO see. l wonder If you would be too
busy to take me through your work
shops?"
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December Twenty.Flgt

Observation of December 25 as the
date of the birth IF Christ was adopt.
ed under Pope Liberius in 1853 or 354
but the early church observed the fes-
tival with little uniformity.
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NbNuli was AhOAAtt tlAiAFAo
and the boys had no trouble finding
places TO ski.
Wei, fellows" said Ralph, poised
for action at the top Of the Hill, I'm
off. Here begins my great quest for
Santa Claus" and he made low bow,
scraping the snow with his cap. $50
long" and he was gone.
Good luck" called the fellows.
He seemed 10 go on and on AT re-
Snarkable speed after he reached the
bottom. The boys stood and watched
him skim over the snow out Of sight.
Ralph went on for two or three miles
this way. Then ne came to wooded
strip, His ruddy cheeks glowed with
delight, as he thought of the adven-
lures he might have here.
The farther into the forest he got.
the darker it grew, until finally Ralph
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THEY brought their gifts to grandma:
4 good gray flannel sack,
I neat little bag for her spectacIes,
Ind a cushion for her back.
'iother had bought some slippers,
The vey best she could find,
Ind father had bought Tocking-choR
Of the good gTondmOthey kind.
- Nanc1, had made ntght-cop,
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copyriEht. l922 Western Newspaper f'nlon'I

l92z. Western NEWSPAPER I7nl0n
HERE were three things that
Ralph thoroughly enjoyed
the West, skiing and adj
venture. He and three other
fellows about his age, rang
ing from nine to twelve had
been skiing all morning.
The whole surrounding
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-07-27
ROY
Continued from page y

Mrs, George Young and daughter
Peggy arrived from Salt Lake City
Saturday and will visit at the home of
her father Ernest Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs j. w. Ensign and
daughter Marjorie and Miss Lorene
Hughes from Salt Lake visited at Ed.
Peterson's Saturday, Sunday and
Monday and returnde to Salt Lake
Tuesday morning by auto. Miss Louise
Ensign woh has ben spending the
summer with her cousin Mrs. Kath-
leen Cooper returned to Salt Lake
with her parents, Mrs. Ensign, Miss
Hughes and Mrs. E. J.. Peterson are
Sisters,
T. j. lawson and son Carol visited
b. g. Peterson's Sunday
The Roy ball team played at Rock
land the 24th. 1t was a very close
and exciting game, Rockland taking
the winners end by a o of 10 to 3.
Both teams made plenty of errors and
numerous fine plays. 1t was pretty
much a pitchers battle between Oscar
Durbin for Roy and Lou Reed for
Rockland.
Mr.. and Mrs. r w. Peterson and
Myrna Morsehead visited at Roy Sat
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron John visited at
Rockland Sunday and Monday.
Miss Edith Cooper and Miss Mar
garet Creasey motored to the Nat sun
day evening.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-07-27
WHAT is THE MATTER
WITH STRAWBERRIES
(By DON B.

What is the matter with the straw
berry plants when they turn yellow
and die This is a question that
growers in all parts of the state are
asking this year. From nearly every
county. especially in the southern
part of Idaho this condition exists
1t seems to be a mysterious complaint.
inasmuch as the cause of it cannot be
easily located. Some have laid the
trouble to too much water, others to
lack of it, while still others blame
the use of too much fertilizer. The
majority frankly confess their ig-
oranc
The real cause is a small bug with
a sucking mouth that works near the
surface of the ground. 1t p~unctures
the stems and extracts the plant
fjuices causing first a yellowing and
then a dried up condition of the liant.
This bug is known as the flase cinch
bug, and goes under the scientific
name of Nysius ericae. 1t is a slend-
er grayish-brown bug about one
eighth inch in length. During the
winter 1t h~ibernates as an adult in
rubbish and under leaves around the
base of it's food plants. AS a rule
they are found on many cultivated
plants and weeds but during a real
dry season they confine their attacks
more to the cultivated plants. They
will feed on such weeds as pepper
grass, shepherds purse, Russian this
tie and ~sage-brush.
Control of this pest can be ac-
complished by cleaning the rubbish
from the field late in the fall to de-
stroy their alternating places. At
the present time a spray composed of
Bordeaux mixture, to which nicotine
sulphate has been added, is the best
means of control known
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-07-27
TOURIST TRAVEL UNUSUALLY
HEAVY
Continued from page u.

Mrs. G. G. Forbes and family Meridian,
IDA; Mr.. and Mrs L.. F. Schrimer and
family Meridian; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gallett, Bismark, So Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Roach and fam
lily, Hamilton, Montana; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Roberas, Boise; ]. N. Tate. Sac
ramento; Malcom Morne Mornue. Is
may, Montana; Batey Brothers, Mar
shal Mont; Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Garri-
SOL and two daughters, Smith Center.
Kansas, Mr.. and Mrs. G. K. Brown,
a Diego; Mn and Mrs. J. E. Edell.
smelly, Ida. Mr.. and Mrs. A j. Gilcrist,
Shelly, Ida. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Har-
VIII, S. H. Keddington, B S. Lynch,
Ethel Nicely, Shelley, Ida; Matt John
son, Cliff Westby, Maddox, N. Oak. /;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Westby and two
daughters, Maddox; Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Duvil, Belgrade, Nebr Mr. and
Mrs. Rob't Dodds, Tacoma, Wash:
Mr.. and Mrs. p. ]. Phillips, from Yank-
town, S. Oak. to Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. e. Peterson, Bel
llngham, Wash; Mir and Mrs. o. T. |
hain and children, Absasakee, Mont;
MI. and Mrs. Geo. Mcdaniel and son,
Council Bluffs, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. D. Boston, Troy, Oregon, P. w.
Feulner and G. H Hasiness, Concor-
dfa, Kansas; j. w. Morrison, R. Par
sell and J.. Campbell, Idaho Falls; Mr..
and Mrs Isaac Elisano and family.
Deer Lodge, Mont; Mr.. and Mrs. J. w
Pierce and children, Wellington, Utah,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Trout, Boise; Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Bellinger, George
Luther Brownsville, N Y Mr.. and
Mrs. W. M. Riggs, Miami, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. S. u. Smith and fam /:
lily, Salem, Oregon; Mr.. and Mrs. Ben /:
Berkinshaw and children, Salt Lake :
City; s z. Hawkins, Edna and Lorene :
Hawkins and Thelma Greenwood. :
Filler; Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Young, Oak :
land; Nh. and Mrs. E. L. Hall, Lar :
kin, Mo-; Mr.. and Mrs w H. Fishell :
and Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Fishell, Pros :
ser, Wash; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. v Shell, :
Wash; Mr.. and Mrs. V. v. :
and on, Spokane, Wash; Mr.. .
and Mrs G. G. Rohrer, Boise; Mr.. ana :
Mrs, j. w, Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Z
.. Mailer, Independence, Iowa; James :
Aleln and James Folwer, Los Angeles: :
Dan Jund, LaGrande, Oregon; Paul :
Tanner, LaGrande, Oregon, z
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-07-27

THE SPECIALS of this week speak for them
selves. Some Of them we have listed below.
10 see them is to want them. To have them is to
feel well satisfied and to want more. Come in and
look them over.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-07-27
Money Saving Buys

One lot Ladies White Canvas Shoes
broken sizes, clearance price per pr.
$1.00
200 Yards of Or nike Crepe ging-
ham in black and white, pink and
white and solid white, clearance
price per yard &c
One Lot Ladies Bingham Porch
and BungalO Aprons, your choice
while they last each CSC
200 yards fine quality tissue Cling
ham, novelty plaids and checks
clearance price per yard 58c
Remainder of our stock of
Bingham and Organdie
afternoon and porch dresses
33 Ia Per cent Off
The herald., 1922-11-16

Every autumn. In some unknown
manner, a call is sent far and wide
over the country to the innumerable
gypsy tribes. The call is answered.
and the tribes gather at Wonderland
park, Baltimore, for the annual con-
vention and encampment. These pic
turesque Romany wanderers are now
in Baltimore, recanting stories and
tales of travel and adventure. This
gypsy woman, more than a hundred
years old, has answered the annual
call for many years, and ever with
the faithful tobacco pipe.
The herald., 1922-11-16
HIPPOPOTAMUS STORY

"They lived in British East Africa"
commented Daddy, land they were
known as the HippOpotamus family"
"Oh. goodie," said Nancy, I'VE
haven't heard a story about a hippo
for ever so long"
That's right, Daddy, we haven't"
said Nick.
"Well. you see, 1 thought 1t was
about time for one"
Tell us lots about Them" said
Nancy.
Yes, lots" said Nick.
During the day." Daddy said, "they
would wander off into the fields and
grasses and swamp land. Their home
was in big lake, and there was quite
colony of them living there.
Toward the time when Mr.. Sun was
going TO bed these great animals would
come to the shore of the lake and
would begin their grazing in the fields.
Sometimes they would make friends
with the cattle.
But they always liked to Craze at
this time of the day, for they loved the
moonlight. and the fields, and rivers,
and trees at night.
'They liked to splash in the water
more at other times.
"They would not hurt anyone. No,
though Mr. Hippo is such huge ami
NAL, he will hurt no. one unless they
have at some time tried to kill him.
''Then he feels the circumstances
are quite different.
HE is gentle for all his enormous
size. and though often he will open his
mouth wide, he will not bite.
Sometimes people have watched a
keeper in zoo putting his hands in
the mouth of hippo and have won
dered how he could do il.
But the good old hippo would not
have harmed him, not for moment.
IF anyone had tried to keep these
hippopotami from going into the lake
they would have objected, and then
they might have used their great
strength, but the hippo is fair ami.
NAL, and is not a bully.
HE doesn't take advantage of his
size, nor of his strength.
"He doesn't care to be killed and
have the soap in his body used, as car
be done. No, he says he would rather
have people get their soap from Others
| than from hint Ha dopSn't coll II OY
a counter, but II anyone gets sOaI
from him he has to be killed frs
and the soap taken fro0 his grea
fat.
''These creatures were fine looking
Daddy continued, with enormou!
The herald., 1922-11-16

mouths and short legs and whiskers
ali over their heads.
Their whiskers are all over, as I've
said, but they're not very thick in any
place.
1.-The hippopotami each have a tail
apiece, which looks like a rudder.
"And they have enormous feet.
They do not see why people want to
have small feet. Big feet are so easy
to walk upon, and they stamp about
the countryside making huge tracks
wherever they so.
Some people may not think the
hippo is a beautiful animal. They
may think he is ugly.
"They may not like him in the cir
Gus or the zoo. and they may not care
to hear about him as he is when he is
free.
But I rather think that the hippo
and his family are well liked.
They are beautiful to me, too, as /
said before.
For there is a certain grandeur in
their great size, and their big bodies
and their splendid powers of splash
ing!
It's a wonderful sight to see the
hippo splashing in his tank, and to see
many splashing in a lake would be as
thrilling a sight as there could be.
But best of all. old hippo is never
a bully. He will always play fair.
sand the hippo won't hurt person.
for his idea is that it's not any fun
to hurt anyone!"
"Oh," said Nancy, II love the old
hippo and his family more than ever"
II always did think they were
great" said Nick.
The herald., 1922-11-16
circumstantIaI Evidence.

The mother Of two boys, aged re-
spectively five and seven, had hard
question to settle the other day. The
younger boy came to her crying that
he was "a nickel short"
well, what's the use Of yelling
about it," said his older brother, who
was eating candy. "You don't think
took 1t. do you?"
II don't say you did," the little Eel
low replied, but I'm q nickel shor,
md you're eating candy."-Youth'I
Cumponion,
The herald., 1922-11-16

Great damage Is done to book Govern
by the action Of mold and insects In
the Philippines
ManganOsite, the rare green oxide OF
manganese. Is said to make a very
pretty gem stone.
I, In spite of political and Industrial
upheaval, Russia still ranks third In
petroleum production.
The herald., 1922-11-16
P0STSCRlPTS

Several flutes were found In an
Egyptian tomb in 1889.
Shanghai imported 132 British motor
cars In 1921.
Tortoises and turtles have no teeth.
There are $4,000 miles Of canals In
India
The herald., 1922-11-16
The Finishing Touches.

The Sculptor-Pve caught an excel
lent likeness, Mrs. Newgilt. and I'm al
most through with your bust I'm just
touching up the hair.
Mrs. Newgilt-Just doing my hairf
That's fine. Be sure to give me nice
r,>xm anent Waya.
The herald., 1922-11-16

Petros Rahlis, seventeen. lived IN
Smyrna until the Turks captured IL
He saw the killing by the Turks OF
three younger brothers; he saw his
sister carried of by the Turkish SOL
diers his mother and father were torn
from him and he believes killed later,
and as his captors were about to thrust
him into a bag to be drowned he
escaped and reached a quay under the
protection of sailors from an Ameri-
can torpedo boat destroyer. He man
aged to smuggle himself on board the
steamship Asia> On arrival at New
York he was turned over to the immi'
grafton authorities and ordered de-
norfod. Thia maanR back g SmyEna.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-06-16
SOME NEEDS OF TODAY.

One Of the greatest needs of TO-
day is to stop and think. We have
all reached shallow ilippant meth
cd OF life and living. If it is Il task
to do or work 10 be done, there is
never a thought as TO how we'll that
task can be done or how perfectly
the piece of work can be wrought,
but ii is only purpose of getting
that task completed and that work
done as quickly as possible. And
the staggering thing about all OF ii
is that in our ignorance. we call
this efficiency. All tasks done in a
hap hazard, go-caSy way, all work
done in shoddy manner is a train
ing toward and results in the low
cring of character. On the other
hand work well and thou2htfully
done is the building of character.
During the period we were in the
World War. the training of the graft
ficndS of unSkillcd labor had more
to do with the lowering Of the char
;.Ctcr of these men than will be
built uD and stabilized in the next
fen years. This prevailed where
ever contract work was being done.
for the Government. No one can do
Il Shoddy piece Of work without be-
ing lowered in character and NOR
ais. We have in mind coal Com
pany who had its men load TIRE dis
Cardcd coal. the Accommodations OF
years, during the war period which
1t put on the market and sold at war
prices. This was cheat, but after
dhe war closed the character of work
done by the men was lowered to
such level that ii was an impoSSi-
bility TO get these men TO load clean
marketable coal. This is mentioned
us an illustration. Each task should
and must be, if VIC arc TO succeed as
individuals, as society and as a ma
ton, be an expression of the high
est, purcSt and The most cXaultcd
life. Whatever is rotten and de-
graded in all phases of life, il
would be interesting to know just
what training has taken place to
produce this condition by the man
ncr in which we do our daily work
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-06-16
THE VOICE OF LINCOLN.

Any movement TO arti1ically
| debate before the debt can be
paid, to change the medium of
circulation upon which the debt
was contracted, would be a crime
l warn the American people not
to permit a repetition of the
crimes of history. Following
great periods of imitation, if
drastic artificial dcilation is at
tempted disastrous results must
follow. | warn them moi to per-
mil the money powers TO take
advantage of the condition of the
people. warn them not to per-
mil high and uSuriouS interest.
rates. cOntractionS Of the cur
rcncy. or any change in the cir
culatin2 medium that will effect
the debt contracted until ii tlaS
been discharged.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-06-16

Grccnbricr County, West Virginia.
to which reference is here made Tor
further description of the real
estate hereby conveyed.
TERMS OF SALE:-Said real
estate will be sold for onc-third OF
the purchase money cash IN hand
on day Of sale: onc-third thereof
with interest in one year. and The
residue thereof with interest in two
years from date of sale, taking from
the purchaser or purchasers his or
their purchase money notes with
coed security for the deferred pay
mcntS, and Il vendors lien will be
reserved in the deed as further Sc
curity for the unpaid purchase
money.
Given under my hand, this the
3rd day of June, 1922.
S. r. GLASSCOCk,l
6-9-4w Trustee.