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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

Or forgot and laughed too loudly.
Or he failed to close q door. -
In the House Of Too Much Troubl6
Things must be precise and trims
In the House Of Too Much Trouble
There was little room for him.
He must never scatter playthinss.
He must never romp and play;
Ev'ry room must be In order
And kept quiet all the day.
He had never had companions.
He had never owned q pet
In the House of Too Much Trouble
1t 10 trim and quiet yet.
Ev'ry room Is set In order,
Every book Is In its place.
And the lonely little fellow !,
Wears smile upon his fscs.
In the House of Too Much TronAls
He In silent and at rest
In the House OF Toe Much Trouble,
With lily on his breast.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

Dear Miss Brooks:
l enjoyed the poem. After the
Dance" in this weeks Jotrnal. very
much. and would like to have you pub
lish Poor Little wanderer." q poem
very much in demand At the sane time
After the Dance" was so popular.
MRS. c. B. D., Shoshone.
As ! do not find a poem by this title,
think perhaps It 10 listed under an
other title. Could you give me the first
line or the author? II so. will be
happy to mako another effort to md II
for you.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01


sn ~.l''rg with my chums Tootsie
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

and Brown Eyes. and | want you to
answer my questions. "a Should a
young girl marry a tHan much older
than herself? t2) Is 1t proper for girls
younger than IA to read novels?
BOBBY. Glenns Ferry, Ida.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-12-14

The greater happiness Of the Christ.
mas season Ii a direct result of the
greueer participation Of men and wo-
men IN the spirit Of Christ. For then
weakness has power over strength
and then the laughter Ia the eyes of
little children seems a better thing
than our own good; and then the tired
routine In the lives Of those around us
looks out upon us through enigmatfc
eyeA and we understand better, we
pity, we ce0se to condemn-we would
even ameaiorate, we would show that
we see and understand-nnd so we
Offer the dumb gift which mutely tells
what our words could never tell; and
then Ia our hearts. In our households,
In our little world, there Is Christmas
Joy and peace-earth's highest happi-
ness .-Sister M. Fides Shepperson In
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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''Merry Christmas" the
Big Policeman's Wish

OlHE big policeman standing In
III C the middle of the road there
~ where two streets cross isn't
fST just a part of the street furni.
ture like the hydrant or the
bridge. of course; but had seen him
there SO many times day. week In,
week out. season In, season out, had
quite forgotten that he was human
like myself, perhaps little more
tired. but perhaps little happier.
But I woke up on Christmas day last
year to his reality as human being.
was crossing the street with a
very gloomy heart. Everything with
my life seemed to have cone wrong.
and the crisis had been reached this
Christmas day. My eyes were down
cast at the dirty. slushy snow under
foot. and gave glance at no one.
Then suddenly. out Of the sky. out
Of the nowhere. came a deep-voiced,
. hopeful. Merry Christmas!" Yes,
there was the big policeman merry
Christmasing me, and as though he
AAeohe 49, too. Al hhy SuIpTlbes BdV0
1t back heartily. Merry Christmas
yourself"
And with that cheerful spoken word
bursting automatically from my sur.
prised lips the day changed. There
was a miracle for you! Not out OF
the New Testament. but out of today,
this day Of policeman and hydrants-
and the Christmas spirit. On the op-
posite curb met happiness face 10
face. In what form It came does not
matter. That is my hearts secret
But 1t came! And this know, II
would not have come, or coming, ]
would have surely missed 1t, had ]
not lifted my eyes to return the big
policeman's Merry Christmas" and
had not the surprised smile stayed
with me until I reached that curb.
The policeman this Christmas Is tc
me a symbol. Never again will he be
part Of the street furniture.-Ethe
Cook Eliot.
&C. 1879. Western Newspaper Union,
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Story Of a Stocking
That Was So Empty

@ACOB SCRIM was accounted q
I0 L| prosperous man. Early In life
he had adopted motto Of get
there-ativeness that had ap-
parently served him we'll. He
could survey premises that yielded
good rentals to him, mortgages that
were q first claim upon good farms.
stocks and bonds that were called gilt
edged. Sitting In his dingy office he
did not appear to have any very exact
Ing business. but his clients found that
there was plenty Of exaction before
they were done win him. Il was a
favorite amusement with. him during
the intervals Of occupation to 30 over
his books, gloat over his securities,
and refinger a stock Of gold that he
kept 70 assure himseaf Of the reality
of his. power and the possibilities OF
his life. should he ever care to use
them. This glittertng Illusion he
strangely kept in an Old stocking. hard
by another In the massive safe. the
second containing a collection Of
gems that he lived to handle without
letting any Of them slip through his
fingers
He was thus amusing himself one
Christmas Eve. all unconscious Of the
radioed and radiant hopes and pur-
poses that filed the atmosphere out
side and ever surged through his room
In which he sat. and all unable to tune
In with any Of them, when he seemed
to see upon the wall q handwriting
and TO hear a voice that interpreted It
to him, saying: "Oh poor dupe Of
falsityl When will you hang up a
stocking emptied by beneyolence and
make an investment in real happlness2
When will you serve love. that II may
present you with his best gifts1 Are
there none who need but cannot have
In this great city? Are there no hope
full children who viii creep down to
disappointment on Christmas morning?
Power of light and heat, Of truth and
love. of purest happiness is In these
baubles that you handle. but your
heart is shriveled up into nothing
ness. You have lost your income and
must leave your principal. Come with
me-" txl
Was II dream? Who can say? But
they found him there the next morning.
cold with new coldness and grasping
with a futile hand the full stocking
that was so empty !-Chnstopher g.
Hazard.
&c. isss. Western Newspaper Union,
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How Four Old Maids
Have Real Christmas

lN1HEY were family Of old maids
(C -four sisters. But they were
the jolliest. incest old maids !
2S$H ever knew. always swore II,
and now I know 1t. What do
you think they did for Christmasf
Did they bave tree for themselves
and exchange costly presents with
each other. and then eat turkey with
dressing and pies. alone In their
charming white dining room? Not q
bit of It. They know what Christmas
was meant for. and they acted on the
knowing. Their friends tell me they
have done II every year; but since I'm
only a. new acquaintance. compara-
lively. ! couldn't know that.
They invite In a dozen children
who wouldn't ordinarily have Christ
mas tree at all and give their presents
to them. And then those twelve. poor
Attle mites sit down at the table In
the old maids charming white dining
room, and the old maids themselves
serve them with turkey and all the
hAths8o. Anu tucy uOu uO ~ LOE CuuI~
ity either. They do II because they
adore children, and making them hap
py b 10 them treat You see, from
their cradles. these four old maid
sssters werS blessed with the Christ
mas spirit, a spirit that Lasts all the
year around when II Is genuine.
But why should I call them ''old
maidsr That term Is In such disre-
pute7 They are four angels! And
knowing that am going to try my
luck, some time when can get the
courage. and ask one Of them. the
one happen TO be In love with, to
have me-" Perhaps II I make the
proposal within the Christmas season
sheTl remember she's a Christmas
angel, and take me. Don't laugh at
my audacity. Anything may happen
at Christmas time! For Christmas is
magical time. Even a child can tell
you that.-Ethel Cook Eliot.
(@. 1921. Western Newspaper union.)
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DESERT HOLLY

Though not profuse enough for gen
eral gathering at Christmas time, and
not as suitable as the regular holly for
wreath-making purposes. the desert
holly (Perezia nana) Of the Southwest
10 a peculiar little plant with stiff,
smooth. dull bluish-green leaves with
prickly edges, like holly leaves, but
not 80 stiff. The plant bears one light
purplish-pink flower. the head about
an inch, long. with purplish braots.
The plant grows but two or three
inches high, and looks somewhat Ike
a little spris stuck in the sand. An
other plant with bluish-white leaves
and erronecusly called desert holly
is sometimes used for wreaths ON the
Pacific coast.-C. +. wadsworth.
60 1sss. Western Newspaper Union, |,
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show" Richard explained. "And any
way, II we did, you couldn't sit with
US. We want you to sit with usl''
With what gratitude Aunt Sophia's
eyes beamed at that. "No. Of course
you couldn't get a seat there" she
agreed. "And wouldn't let you II you
could. you generous young mani But
I viii tell you what I will do. I'll get
up little supper for you two If you'll
come In after the theater, and you
may bring some Of your friends. That
will be splendid. I'll have a merry
evening, truly, getting ready for you"
And she really would. Her face
told them that. For even better than
gayety on Christmas night, is the OPP
portunity to do a loving thing for
someone dear to you And Violet was
dear to Aunt Sophia, and Dick soon
would bel
At the theater Dick suddenly told
himself, II know what It Is about
Violet that makes her sweeter to my
feeling than all the other girls put
together! It's because she's the kind
est. And perhaps she'll be kind to
me and take me even If she's not so
alfred in Lowell"
And that Is why that was the night
he chose for proposing.
He did it going home from Aunt
Sophia's party.
But perhaps Violet was one Of the
wisest after all. For Richard still
thinks 1t was partly, at least, her
kindness that made her take him!
70. 1929. Western Newspaper Union.)
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"Let's Go to tho 'MovieS instead" She
Whispered Eagerly. ~

When he called for her the whole
family was sitting around the open
fre in the big front parior. Evident
ly they had had family Christmas
dinner, for violet's aunt and uncle and
her cousins were still there, and un-
married Aunt Sophia.
time to start for the theater7"
vioiet's father exclaimed In amaze
ment when he saw Richard. We'll,
we'd better get our things ON. too"
It seemed that not only youth was
going to the musical comedy. But
Aunt Sophia WAS not going. She had
not thought 10 get herself ticket, and
apparently no one had thought for her.
Aunt Maud wus going with her hus-
band. The young cousins were going
with their beaux. Mrs. Martin with
Mr.. Martin. And Violet was going
with Dick.
Aunt Sophia until this minute had
not realized how lonely a Christmas
night she had In store for. herself at
home In her tiny apartment. She
stood now. gazing about almost like
child afraid Of sudden loneliness.
But no one noticed the look, and
Sophia had never meant they should.
Oh, yes. Someone had noticed. vio-
let's clear eyes had caught It and
with pang at her heart understood.
why hadn't father planned something
for Sophia for tonightf Why hadn't
he got a seat for her? How could
her dear blessed parents be 80
thoughtless3 Why, Aunt Sophia was
mothers own sister. "And mother
never seemed to guess how dreary It
must be on Christmas Eve"
Violet hushed her criticism Of her
parents and took action herself. No
other girl In williamsville, 1t IL safe
to say, would have done what she did
then.
Lets 90 to the movies instead"
she whispered eagerly and quickly In
Richards ear, "and take Aunt Sophia
with us"
Richard was amazed. and disap-
pointed. But when he had looked
across the hall at Aunt Sophia he
suddenly understood. Well, Violet
had always known ne was the best
comrade and the most understanding
a girl could eyer. haze whether he was
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SHgN
That Plum Pudding and
Some Twisted Notices

E1OUISE loved jokes. She caught
h people with questions and puz-
zled them with conundrums. SO
she had arranged a program
that centered about the Christ
mas plum pudding. When that came
upon the table each one was to put
In his thumb and pull out plum in
the shape Of a twisted motto; there
they were, oil around the sides of the
platter.
Father was first, unfolding his plum
he read off the pit Of 1t and, as II to
moderate the coming merriment, said
"Ah is not laugh that titters."
Then mother read hers: "It's
wrong turkey that has no turning"
As this did not apply to the bird that
had just disappeared, the self-satis-
fed smile Of the cook behind the door
did not come Off.
Then Aunt Mary: "a hitch in time
saves mine" This reference to Bob's
trousers asserted his independence of
suspenders, but caused his relative to
remind him that he was not as need
less OF stitches as he thought, upon
which he replied that he could depend
upon that tailor VINO had advertised
''pan>s dollars and a half a leg,
seats free"
Then Susan: 1--WE never miss the
swassev tin the flies go by" This was
a fly paper upon a dead subject and
1t was flled for future reference.
BO6's pasm was also laid on the
table after h had read: "a strolling
boy catches no horse" A sentiment
that he ives inclined to think a little
too personal.
Louise hAd the last plum and de-
claFed: ANS well that ends swell"
Exprssslng the travellers satisfaction
Win terra nrma. less terror and more
flrma.
BIT the pudding was cooling and
that was no joke, so. as the tempera-
turs fill. they fell to- Christopher @.
Hasard $50
seAisss. western Nswvp~psr Union,
- AGRR~
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A PAINFUL EXPERIMENT

Having his Christmas joke, Harry
Slmpkins changed the road sign Just
little, to more perfectly express his
holiday sentiment. The reading had
been. "Go Slow. School Ahead" but
when Harry left It the wording ran,
go Slow To School Ahead" But
afterwards the teacher taught Harry
that this was too much.-C. q.
Hazard.
ca isas. western Newspaper unsoa.,
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ever to be more or not. Now he jusfi-
fled that faith.
"GOod for you," he whispered back,
and together they went over to Aunt
Sophia. But Aunt Sophia would not
hear Of It, mo indeed. Anyway, NOV
ing pictures, are hard on my eyes,"
But you know we couldn't get a
seat at this last hour for the musical
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A PRESENT FOR KITTY

"rd like to give my kitty RADIO"
declared small Lucy.
"what forr Inquired her father.
$50 she can enjoy all the cat-con-
certs over the wotldr'-- M. B.
Thomas ~ feafs
o@l Isis. wsst,rn Newspaper Union,
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THAT MONEY QUESTION

Unfortunately. those who have the
most Christmas spirit to make others
happy are shy Of funds; and prob
ably II they had the funds, they'd be
shy Of the spirit. The reason lots
Of folks have piles of money is be-
cause they are careful about spending
It.
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.S8eSzM
CHRISTMAS CAROLS

I'm A SMALL village every
u Christmas eve the organist
Of the little church and some
OF the girls and boys Of the choir
go forth and sing carols.
They go to homes where there
are older people. perhaps where
they cannot get out during the
winter time. and they give their
Christmas concert
And they sing under the win
dows OF these homes 30 that their
voices sound truly az carols sung
under the stars on the night be-
fore Christmas.
A simple enough thing to do.
perhaps. but very lovely. Il
brings pleasure to those who
hear the carols and those who
sing them love this Christmas
time festival Of their very own.
Mary Graham Bonner.
t@. 1923. Western Newspaper Cnion.l
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THE REASON OF REINDEER

Il know why Santa CLAUS has rein
deer" announced nttle Mary.
"WhyT asked her mother.
cause they have Christmas trees
growing on their headsI"-M. b,
Thomas.
20. is,a Western Newspaper vn,on.,
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Christmas Eve 1928
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30 ltks fn fiah fhr rnumtru m4sre
frfss nf U4rtnmas Brutn:
Ut nngllf IN hs q ptns muuh NTH
fanhlfH all aBlutu,
Ar1n u , han = haskst 3'm Hnrr
that eas.iz'h saB.
'3nzt pttk N tHsuy prrnasfs a.
pnu ran fuks aruaBI"
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MOTHERS CHRISTMAS

After receiving her gifts. mothers
Christmas win 'be devoted largely to
washing IN extra number Of dishes.
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ALWAYS SOMEONE THERE

When man tries to sneak a few
gifts into the house II. seems that the
family Is always congregnted around
the front coor.
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NEVER roo HIGH

It might be different with a lot Of
things around Christmas. but tie mis-
ustoe Is never too high.
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IT'S A GOOD TRYour

The man who has tried to hide some
gifts from the wife or kids knows how
futile Is the attempt to secrete the
jewelry from burglars.
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THE GENUINE SPIRIT

The genuine holiday spirit consists
not only In wishing merry Christ
mas. but In making one.
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There e no 1ner Christmas senti-
fhent than the words OF Tiay Tim
~0od bless ~, every onel" ~
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was the "DeS1
ing Appealed to catch" in VIII
Handsome Young Evansville. A,
n;.L p... least that il what
the mothers Of un.
Aunt Sophia ere'eu there told 'alSms tbem'
Played Clever selves and some
Part by Supplying times each other,
Dinner Party But what is more
the maidens them
selves thought so. And Violet Mar
tin, who was neither the prettlest, nor
the richest, nor the cleverest of the
'maidens, agreed with them In their es-
innate of the big, handsome, wealthy
fellow. But 1t was with her, not his
riches, or his good looks, or even his
great popularity that gave her this
thought No. 1t was a feeling she
had for the whole two years since he
had come to Williamsville, that he
would make one Of the best comrades
in the world She understood his spe-
daI sense Of humor. She loved his
laugh. Violet Martin was honestly in
love with this big, congenial boy.
Richard was In love with Violet, too.
He was quite certain Of that. But he
was spoiled. Anyone would be spoiled
who was adored as Richard was
adored. You see, 1t was not only the
giris--there was his mother who had
spoiled him from infancy. That is
why Richard, although he knew he
loved this girl who wasn't the prettesty
nor the richest, nor the wisest In VIII
Iiamsville-no, not by far, had not
quite come to tho point of proposing.
For Violet, who was honestly In love
with him tnot like the others who,
were IN love with the idea Of perhaps
being loved by this hero) dared not
show her alteration. No, she dared
only be as frank and comradely as a.
boy. and treat him like an equal.
And Richard was little put out
with this. Any reflection of himself
In girls eyes short Of hero's reflec-i
zion made him feel strange.
Besides, he wasn't sure 1t was pos
sible for a man to be In love with a
lady unless she was In love with him.
He had pride. too.
But Christmas night the drama
came to. its crisis.
Violet had agreed to go to musical
comedy with him, good show that
had been success In New York, and
IL
night. All tie Willlamsyllle youths
would be there with their ladies, and
Richard, deep in his heart, was glad
that they were to see him with Violet.
II don't know why ! feel this In
ordinate pride in her. he told him
selfs- There are prettier girls, and as
Jolly. And girls that are nicer to me,
TOO. But It's Violet I'd rather be seen
-,it than any OF EN-"
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x3gT
THE KINDLY STAR

MHE little boy was afraid OF
the dark, but. as he looked
out through the low window.
upon the panes of which Mr..
Frost was making his pictures,
\ he saw a bright star that was
winking at him with a most
I friendly and assuring light. It
\ shone through his tears and
seemed to say that 1t would
watch over his sleep. So he shut
his eyes. and. stilling his sobs.
the better to hear the carol sing
ers across the street. was safely
away to slumber and a dream.
The dream lady looked like his
mother. all dressed in a robe that
Z glistened and sparkled like snow,
and she was bringing him the
hope of his heart. the sled that
\ was to take him so delightfully."-
. down the hill. And when he
woke so early on Christmas
morning he found that his dream
had come true!--Christopher @.
Hazard.
20 1898. Western Newspaper Union.)
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Girls Kindness
md Understand
ing Appealed to
Handsome Young
Dick Barnes
Aunt Sophia
Played Clever
Part by Supplying
a Dinner Party
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Violet and Her
Christmas Catch
By ETHEL AUGUSTA COOK
.. Wes,ern Newspaper Union.

~ l G III A r d
INV B A II N e 8
~ was the best
~ catch" in Will
Evansville. At
least that il what
the mothers Of un-
married maidens
there told them
selves and some
times each other.
But what Is more.
the maidens them
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xsszHt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-25
MOBILE TO,ERECT
 $75O,OOO SCHOOL

MOBILE, Ala. Oct. 24.-(Special Leased Wire. )-The school board this afternoon in a stormy session by the vote of 3 to h selected the Carlin site as the site for the new $750, 900 county high school. The property is located in the western part of the city about four miles from the court house on Carlin street between Government and Dauphin streets. Commissioner Elizabeth Fonde, Herman H. Wefel and Heyman Gabriel voted for the site and Chairman R. P. Roach against it. The board will pay $35,000 for the site.
 Chairman Roach made the fol- lowing charges regarding the Car lin site:
 Certain people interested in real estate in the vicinity of the Carlin place, without regard for the best interest of the high school, have arranged to pay the owners the difference in price between the amount to be offered by this board and the price by the owners or the property; this is not only for the good of the school ana should not go unrebuked.
 "The offer of a bribe of thou sand dollars to a former member of this board by certain interests connected with this proposed slee' should not go unrebuked.
 "For the foregoing reasons, l protest the selection of the Carln place as the high school site.