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-tn ` ` ` V . ' ~Tho%.vut anxieties of human life, NI fu_l9,n3gIhy.,and (every fond regret . lg"|o ct in `all their glad and joyous ` T ct;-ifs." L ' .1 . T IOo x`ry.rixht.'-1908,- byrmnerlcan Pku . V V; ci,a,ci_on.-J . , .. _ THE:Chrimu'himu are sounding on the air, j T - V L And; is I sit and listen -to their tween" = .,Unu.rthly "music. gone` is 'every' Forgot-23 til. the turmoil oftho street. ~.Tl'ho"tI-oubl e a that thtpath of map bo-T andr- w--nun." -nu unuvyulunvrl Illl. (VIII? . rounds. , * V -. `Pause not to think of or member 3, mu: :1`. swan:-. The Gift. LOOKING m sun cmm " ;`'-'= "-\7".`!'. mi ` % 5ii}175i&ht;v m:Vaasa:a; 931* ``' 7.=`1`5`3 *9 nt A Lg-uluj: vuungul. and ._\}'_1tnOl_l!_.` secrecy. A When 81;. Nichoias- st_2!1feMd,'hu c;1:__,M'to ;- .:n1;_gl_a1;d} __ther ;%wg'2 s ; ` cphgtg-nut!ohj ;'L.]1'.!9l13 fond *1>anas * II1?d . *?1!"'1?.8` ill! 1% tu>t. 8:htr; I1t ` `- M` >_- : V, , 9 1--v.<{~-`='$':v nun-v.|_._u.a mu .. .- - `- * ~ ,In Austria. Holland and Roland `St.- Nleholas eve is still observed. Good children get presents; secretly left In their shoes placed upon the hearth-_ atone for the purpose or in their stock- ings hung froth the mantel. Wheu New {York was settled by Bollatnders the devout Dutchmen hroughtv over to V America their rellglone customsg. not - forgetting ;thfatot St. Nlholus eve. eln: old New ,-the -saint? t_n_:1dg hill vlsltethe _x_1(lght`ot.-p`ec.e 5.;8t. 1l7i%c-luff . oles` _d_a,y, I-'}tebmfed_ _h.V_ [the 3.8 -.8 vh01id8-.i`:'-t-elitiizi the :iD`1.$".'}1..} `J WEI? 8l1PD13'?1$,.l;1\.~ l!5?'f 159 'EiIgtil1i 5:l\Tt.9"fS Vi;_ to ;eAmsteraamebteam.e 9~`eF\.t<'Yi1C`k5`litnc!f?.t`l:;;_ " oldzt-1 N311[0l?!!;f!??vl 4e IZ!tt _81,Y;! E V " `.Ney4 mer1;;}i,-.,iBut,311;,` S_1:_" ~_ ` ) T S ii` V I. ----..u -:u- n nnluouiiudg DIDIIIIIB, Ht:-avelera, merchants and children. Rich maidens. or course, are alao~'qnlte willing to acknowledge -him when he comes along. with dlamond dog col- lars, necklaces and data. V Before the great religions retormatlon the cnehom-_ot g1vmg`.preeenta-one st. Nlcholae eve was ` general throughout Christian Europe. When the worship or the saints was ahollehed the prac-. ee died out ln, England, where tor abont three centutfles St. Nicholas tall- - ed to .v_lslt honeholds on the. evening of Dec. 5 to " leave .-presents for good children.` B? the: way, _lt should he_ pointed out: that `Nicholas was `noted even in lntancy as a particularly good,` and plans child. Therefore hlsjvtalta ,a_re not. made to bad .ch_lld.:-en-ouly. to those whose parents can vouch` for good ;beha}'lor durlng the previous" , liicopyrlght. 1908, by American l -tress Asso- -ciatlon.]_ T - HY is Sztnta Claus sometimes . called St. Nicholas? For the most excellent "reason. that Nicholas is the real name of the saint, Until comparative- l,v recent years there was no Santa Claus at Christmas time; . old saint` comes down the chimney Dec. 2-}. Christmas eve, sud deposts gifts for thechlldren In the suspended stockings he Ls justnlneteeh days be`- When the ' hint]; time; for his true and proper g time is I)ec.. that being the eve of t St. Nicholas day; `Just. how Nicholas got to be the Christmas eve sahit ls uotaltogether clear, but those Icah- oclasts who: dig tnto sncient matters are problng thlssecret. They have discoveretl; or chum to have dlscov-. ered. that the Christmas eve Santa Claus really,orlgln`ated In America. he-` to Englang from New ; lng` transported 4.-York. - A , . ` ` In the salnt's' `calendar Dee. on St. Nicholas day. Nicholas was -bishop of .My1'.i..1n Lycla. He 13 belleved to hsve lived under. theztnperors. Dio- eletlnn and Constantine and,` is the D8- hl X '1\'.`Iun4un nuunnlglgugn _-.II A... Why Saint Nicholas? By ROBER`vl'I')0_:NE!.l.. V` '-t:J A`_l_I`% e "-VB__O['ree';1.4 :c ' g'*'w1th-u`hoo1: _vhfna_1` w m.`. do tour I v_. _- cum uuqnglal \_lllC|lB 133a`:-I -b.-Qh, 1j;;1_: aL: '1 wm! See me: ` ('P_dses.).': ~ % V ` :!31ndI:F-W111 -tie-1_.ikae" tq -"mad co` % vrrs 103311 . _ .m1l $`1:'A _ all [be ; ] ~bfe1'Zox-9 12 A 'o`elo`:ck., 1 not. Very. vei?y31o1i?.2 i. We vf`W7inn8t*dresisllke`Mbther goose chi!-' f .g;`n, `;and _ I'll; 11: y61_1 ,!.n ,y'o_ur ~`;')l`a'-c-3; -- 3.Y,; "i 3Z.*V`-1 `;W" F9 .':"%"P%"L nu `_tV.l|_V '_~lI*.l`|-`K3; ` '1-H -.1 tlpk. ilfllg -b9i;JI1!-ik ,_Hornex_.. 1 nnnlh Q. `I ..` L " I `uni; roman coin at I! an stiopnn _ > , _ 7 81 ! as. V _ . V. him by.-maktngbelleve wewere Moth- ger Goose children right oqt of the-- , book? ' DoroVthy'--How cnl` wedo that`! ' F1-ed--We (`mild Ad like them and j then stand perfectly 73!!!! as it w were` n_md e- o.t.:wax `or something. Just the` wayyou,_do.:in a Vtabieau. you know; _H'I"n1'g lit it was Us_pme_[klnd ` of 11 u :znowLo!;wax`.pgu,.2;. % ' ;-_-.'I_1._|A n.;`,` _ gppulo ' ' . I couldn't, keep as "3; 'b D, ,__'--:- --v n-noun. ' " . ,_Ha`rxr y:4-Y,on could if you really wani~ ,yed,t see stqta was ' VuLl" Iii; .v I Fred (after thinking awhile:--l've. thought of : something. Santa Claus` I wouldn't come in if he should spy us.-.% Fbut 11 he` thought we were not real children he might, Couldn't we-..!og1 ABL (to `Rut'!'x)--Oh. 1 just wish L we could. see him. ' _ ' Ruth-Why. Santa Claus. Ru! and Ivhave just been talking about him. aqd we were wishing we % could get a peep at him once. % Gladys--Oh, I wou!dn'telike'to! ' Dorothy-Harry and lftried It last `.7 .- We came down and hid In the .fl'0nt4halL but papa-found us and sent F as to bed. e c `Seeing Santa Clazsst ay LAURA FROST ARMrmc2:.' AD A1VIQEv~.;.V.%,-..,,.,....M _ rm: nnsmarom v V uunuya-_-auu In my~.oqwl! "VfiH-a:`lts5f-3And see the" stock1n'gs! E.'_. 99: %'?!}=w! M #0 wt ti-9 . V III. .\-Xorntng.-I-`red n-ousmg)-'-oh. 1 say! Wake up: mm: are you all ixslep for? A Harry-Whbfs been asleep? Dorothy. (rubbing `J 5`\s)--.!\'nt'i I. Gl9%dyq-[-iwase-V-a[mast-_ns!eep. g `Eat! (yawning)-,-DId~lie-co-me? Ruth (almost ;cr,v!ngp-.A-I, ~wfa`s "'10 3 } meepyj . .Dk! you all '*see*h1z'n? [__ _-: Otlu-t'[3--9!1. no; not ~ 7 . iI1`_,1-yet}-.: -W=`el!,j I'm .a`tia'I'_i1-5` Rev were all 4 ;_asl'gp. . B u_t~'IT >heard.`;h1m;Hev.}blew~on V % -. `G'E!<?}T.$;r:-5;i11thereid;-;ynnr nth ~ r rh - _v-'_y-.. ~ ._.-_. -._ .., .... n\r\O1-DJ a `50! yvocc] l Ruth (after awhile)--Oh, deal ! This , _ pail `ls so heavy even if it is empty. I V All-Sh! . ` ` Gladys (after awhlle)-How. my arm aches! ` All-Sh! > (Earl yawn: aloud.) All-Sh! Ha:-ry-My thumb is tired of stand- ing up. - . l Dorothy-I m-so--_sleepy (yawning). All--Sh! e - - A 4 (Jack Homer's hand drops. then his head. Bopeep drop! crook and leans nealnst wall. Jlll lets go of pan and slides to door. ' Jack soon does `the; same.` Mlss 'Mun`et's h'ex"1d' drops for- .. ward. Boy Blnels eyes close and horn ' falls._ This 1-ousos him for a-moment,` but his eyes soon close again; and he leans against the wall.) ` ' - Enter Santa Claus. (All fast asleep.) I Santa Claus-Ah! Well.) well. well!. some of the children of my old friend, Mother. Goose, Bug. whntnre they do? " -in}: here? (Walkszabout and. looks at ' them closely.) Ah! I" know`. these ` chlldren. The,v're.{no,t.\Iot_het _Go__)Ie'I- ` fanny. Aha! l's1?ewhnttlleyareup.to. ' '1`lu-y`re waltln'g..1o-s`ee_me; and they don't want.` me `to l:noy'v;.t_;hetn. But tlu,-y can`! `fool ` rhls ;old'fel_low.' Just as if he dl_dn t,"know-`every child In thegi world. I've` found -y"hjl"d-`ten waiting. _' for me` many a. time`. `hut they always fall asleep .-and n1iss.xne.;j. Ijll till the ' _ stockings. and wou?;.t.h(y;'be erpsed l when they l_yc'nl:e.up- }`nnWdll_n(l they?ve' .. .mlssed1he after-pull. (I?1_,l\ls1istocklng_s,` ' then putstoy `or e{1ndy_Mis Mug. ' . refs bo\`vl"_nnd7 into Jock `papa ?Jtll',s" j` pail.)-.`) `Niw "I. liinsivlie `oh . {Raft . I l lleve `I'll; trygjlthgt horn _ of _BoyBlue"s _` once; `(eBlo.$ys.pV1;x5nd<- runs., on, dropping. 7 horn; nenr1.?doo,:"*, J 'Gl1l;lA;(lre1l;.:;-onse up .n I : llttlef.nt'` 'sotfxfn'dg`:'ith_e1i' foil`-`hlicki .lnco_fo."-_ ' mdr nnnll-In":'i \'{. ~ - -- -r-r ._ . w5|udys~+Aina V`in'%iiy.. my `>l:?t.au.a..'._; A`-.A"e.'.-.. ~A.|.`-' .._.-- ,. . (Children come tlptoelnc in in ca- tume, stockings In hand.) . \- ~ Fred-Now, we'll hang our rst. (All hang them.) Then we-n get fnto place. Bopeep, you stand. here. Hold your crook so. Miss Mullet.` you must sit on this footstool, and you must be eating. Put your spoon to your lips, ,so. Jack Hornet, get into -that corner and hold up your thumb ` wlth the plum on it. Jack and 1111. . stand over hem and take the pail be- tween you. I will `stand here andiholde my born to. my mouth, so. .- Nowpwe mustn't. move our eyes. It's getting - lute. Now. all ready! `(All pose.) l '~..II.`\ lnnun an:-o`nII-\ l\I. S_--. C-itiv ` and mamma. go." and we'll come down very softly. ` (Exeunt.)V - V * `.._4..;_A. `utuu zy._u',_ .n'rustusMl ln`kIey.`_ _` V`f oniy jes'_oz'1e."Aanswere_d Mfsp Ml-; V T ` on. to do I V vuu Icolll`.- uguL|un. _ t J ` "_`18 if ,;custon:_arjy `to hang` up one} . stockln:orL,.de1ntiah..pa1r on Christmas ` > 6&2?` `1 iEra9tus%. Huxley. ,,.o_v -...M~........'..L _-.....e:_ .L ..-` . --w-v- uIuvU_UOVn9v5 ll-0 [ i"`t _exp`ect. he he" someV-dy- * namfte." '-said "the" daughte:-.-New Yank 4iT1fh'n_1ne; g ' I ` ' - coming 0 this country ne sent oneyto President Roosevelt and was Tgrleyed Aan'd,surprl`s_e dV to and that` he _cop`ldAuot_`Vac}cept.vit. V _ . . . . r I -.50` 3.--4._L L- .4I;`n - I - - , .- -..----- ---no I-I-IVDG-Llll,V wax!!!) u`; ~ area which the Germans are adeptso at *tnm'klng, and fixed It In a `pofot sand `stud melted wax. Her parents .were% qu'!'te_ proud of it. Her father, who! was director ofthe Hofgnrten in Mu- -` nich; showed it toms i-oyal master.- aud King-_ Ludwig Immediately. `ordered one for -the Christmas festivities atv ....".`..'-- W '.'".. `W muse acnool nag '..Ge_.mn,an fclrls are taught to (1.: he, dallfht QIIVI aura--AI.l..;. _._l.L A-3 -. "'1-'-V-,-v-- -cu--9 I916 II daughter "says, "e Kncun II VA. _A_ ._r.. I .--.-`-5 --cg UV UV!-II` crualll, _ packed lute small compass. and when "they are wanted `mm it is only neeea- [ _ggry ..to,-ntrnlghfen the branches out ` Into the'ol'lglnal shape. ` When the inventor -was 9. girl, ntty- j live or sixty year! 1&0. In Munich. she went. to one _)t_ these aclnoolu whae .:"'n`_..._-_.. -44- b[e._ nub`cn`nts-run" ' BEAD CHRISTMAS mass, I II" I`;l\Vr.'h'xrt 1 n ' Ghrisfmgg G;a`uVtiqI_1.j -4__A.- _- _ -rm-vi. :.'uu h:ll_',' f ;'.~':..*."-'T'."' `-' ml.-. 1- 1nlglL it, and then 11:0 ftzll .~,;..,(.;\.;.'. , hung on the \*.-'::l2--z`.1-.- S::nr.., l-;,.J; ';'s_,t0cl:'ing.' the bountiful stulsl-:il;;;_ W. " -`Christmas morn stocking v.-hich l:'.:r_;_- = the wall! 'I`he well stuffed Q`i}\'(4)-JD ` ahailed as a treasure as early ti;,-it ,,,_H._ -ling I opened my eyes and {mind l: 1_the' source of an exquisite pIe:x.=.lire, 5,; `purest and sweetest that nature H'.I[-llilugv How. ardent I seized it with h.-lnds that gwere glowing and back to my; whit.;. sheeted bed went with all. _ . them soon` - with the emblems of love ovcro-, ing.- was happy in what to my lot vdid befall-+the Santa Claus stocking, , the generous stocking. the Christ. ` mas morn stocking which hung on the wall! How sweet its round open it as poised on my knee it inclined to my view! Not a hot, tempting breakfast could make me ignore it for longer at most than a minute or two. And now, tar removed from the loved situation. the tear of regret will intrusively fall as rancy reverts to my youth's Oil 91 through . - - habitation and sighs o'er the , ` p f stocking which hung on the wall- '- ` - . the Santa Claus stocking. the plethoric .. stocking, the Christmas morn stocking . which hung on the wall! But grown people Q nd there's a later sensation as grateful as any they felt long ago. It comes when they witness the glad exulta-ti'on which on Christmas morning their own 011'- spring show. And now. dear old Santa Claus, let me petition your favor for children. both large ones and small. Q Bring all thehright hopes to the fullest. fruition; that rest in each_ stocking which hangs on they wu_ll-the `wealthy child s stocking, the poor urchin's stocking; yes, ll every stocking which hangs o n th 0 - w a i ll ; 2 .V%g.,%1-jn`ANIi`J; BONNELLE N Olpe of the Id- ,` vantaggs of these * trees, she says, is I that they are al- moqt `Indestructi- uu Is`-:5 ....._4|_ - G `this lsrnrt is an 11 to View SC. Ni('k (':i.':zc f;-L." Wdwnnd. wig}, `V - I 9 V*4vV`lQVe(f-. ;qy_ which my infnnrlr [Wide llrifgjdfgg (.hil.,.'. _," _\\A7Vh.lc-h stood by it. 3 M. 991129`; ;*D00kS--I x'_9|`m-::!_-r~;- ;g;,_.i I-igyr` si".('r. 3:1! lg : '6 ' A _ .I 4.1, A8 T not enough` that `on this Child- mu niorn, " . - ~ Thisglcd birth morn him whose -day it is. ' A ` My heart. but yesterday to ad. for-Iqrn. `Oath upon to the mutant that vnti hint ' iI't not enough to `know that from 1 shave ` _' ' "The tidings of n sacrice divino Carib as a gift of an eternal love That I have but to take to makd tit mine? ` ` --~---`--v v- on-as ILIIIIJFJ UC clpclluva ,'-., "Vl1 1;;1.__sf1n.all.s-`1zr:1`. to. -distribute it over as `,.;Ig.rge.;.an~airn gas` possible and benef my gmanaig-tA;iI1; g-en;Vas posible. l- Fortune For Toys For the Poor. ~'_Tlle` poor children of.Plttshurg and Allegheny are to benet through the ;e_x_pen'dltn_re of anestate valued at '$31`.0(X), left by- the late George B 1;\'_`n,tt.` '1`h`e.wlll provides that the es- shall go go the wife during her -=l{l_lt*l!`,l1,e..lln'(l then ls to be divided mhlslchlldfen equally. If the before tlzelr mother. at estate is to.be spent fol` `m`h8 ",`?0f glf-ts and playthlng-9 viinamn; speclally those in 9l3_Q2.;hl__41b9*l`mougy be expended` `$3.3.-n>L.- L-`L,4 IA ___.._ no '\r'as ,the wish of tno~ 40_ pounds at almonds. 30 D Onnd8 of milk (15 quarts). 120 pounds _0_`t.almo,b_d paste, 100 pounds of icing {3`3V,,!'-. 5.`-poub_1ds or fresh lemon juice. ;31._D0|l,!"lds of`mixed spices. 1 pound of `V?~"U398`A8 and 1 pound of essence of _..- u.-n-can JQ\J\l\I yvuuua. Those _who may desire to turn out a rival cxike may be interested to learn that `the following Ingredients were I used in its manufacture: One hundred and. titty-two pounds or butter, 15: pounds of sugar. 325 pounds of ouf. 110 pounds-of raisins, 110 pounds of sultnnas. 110 pounds of currants, 3.000 ieggs. 35 pounds of citron peel. 3. --pounds of lemma peel, 3. . pounds of or- It Was. Seven Feet High and the Lar- . _ , gest Ever Made. Reproduced below is a picture of a mammoth Christmas cake. said to be the largest one ever made. It was seen lust Christmas in a shop in Layton- |_ston_e, England. Some idea of its size ? may be gauged when it is stated that *it `stood seven feet high and weighed no less than 1.660 pounds. ""\nnA -.I.. - ._. _. -- J MONSTER cljmsrmns cm. "nu_:x:(xa wnrmm.n" cum. ` HAT thugh Tl $5.5 anon. on .` ~ this fair day, Ft`-Gm` " happy` comnddchip sthnd isolate. ' A _\Vith none to grant] me an I walk my To merely live Icouut 0 happy, fate`-- ` To mon'l_y'e|is-ten 1:6 than joyous sounds That through the crisp of wintor `call if :1 lm u.l.n`.. v- :59 vi! 1: 1f:lm'_\` 1: - z-rm; !I '\' L` I` 'v' .!.I"\\` HJ( \ hn..- is the srnvk F0111} view! ifm frum frust rvc-0i- Vvyin hm.:~'- -nu: -nu vu'u IIIU V110]! OI VIIIIBUI" UCII _- so fl-.2 -4 _ Although` the vmerrymakoro on their :13`;