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gun. out in the frosty afternoon to fetch in Accordingly one of th.rcovlr.boys rode the saddle band from the plateau three. miles off. where they were grazing. It was necessary to get to the hunting grounds by sunrise. and it still lacked a" couple of hours of daw{a`when the fore- man wakened me` with -a touch as `I `lay asleep beneath the buffalo robes." Dress- ing hurriedly and `breakfastiug. on a cups of coffee and some mouthfuls of bread and jerked elk meat, we slipped out to the barn, threwothe saddles on the horses L and were otf. ...A ._ . - _ 139;; .E;at'e' and lnIu;:o.V|7I(:; *;1;ent. the Bell Telephone Company By so doing you are injuxihg his business. 'f.7`s7i3:"eoRb,T T Lu.` `I3-oLn and `Ins:-nuvnunnn llurnw Microbe in the. Blood. All the best: quality and ' guaranteed. BEDSPRINGS. E mrrnassss, : PUMPS, T mE."" and Repairs. go fo{ W. 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A, A f',e"l:snI?8n7"d6i%'i1Agto\&1i`d" . !.|,t$;jl`",hj aj",~7t" minutes` she_ was" i` '3t'je8[ed%[;; andf hm_:g4 vnp "by" t1_xje.. hind `legs: ; on.o.smal!A aahh-m, rm...- ..L..+....n..[ --.- `Var-.u.um\uu\, _ 155 Dunlap-$1.. Bame :Carn2Ltiohs, Violets, Bouquets-Button Funeral \,T_,,-We _, M _ .vxo_l!f;:_;t,c,o_.`T_iib";1`e_`V `Bide `a5tr":, .b ta !_y ` is"6nit:`~.~thjem~ vtmomi- a~A little 0-. ef;-at stVryg;'nju1ne;%.w1;ich%~I- had in my __*p`cket-3. A1m0.,I3t "every en T I ftlemanxcarries .po__son :`md negle:1s noj chan`eyot'.lav-. ing out woltjbait, for i M sources of_ sgrious loss to the un1e_nced n I1tihnn'u'n-"H.-ml-.. .....1 I..._.1_ Y; `I, 0 W the wolves` ar? !1,l*V`;1_i3l5f." ievse . - .:~_1!'eI5v.`:days"since we` had` *lost- 51- '~_-pje' f . _ '.tr_acks1oxi` the .`f5illsi(ie`_",..where the car- cass `lay when we founditt told the story ,p,lo.inly;-A Thtwolves, two in number, had crept up, close" before being discovered _and then raced down on the astonished heite ~1il,xnost`ibefo1fe she could get fairly start . One brute had hamstrung her with a snap of his viselike jaws. `and once down she-was torn open in a twinkling. Nn annnor Inns 4-}... mu. ...-. 4.1.-.. .. ......_... . 95'; _L A L :yegfmng.ehei:er; The V uvuu sun: was Luru xgpeu In It I.W_1I1K1lIIg. No sooner iwasfhe sun up than a warm west windmbegan to blowin our faces. The weather` had suddenly `changed, and before an hour the Show was beginning to `tha and Jeavepatches of bare ground _ on the hillsides. We left -ourcoabtsi with our horses and struck off on foot` fora group of high b_uttcs cut up by the cedar. canyons andgorges in which we knew the old bucks `loved to lie. It was noon before we saw anythingtnore. We lunch- ed at` a clear spring, not needing much time, for all we had to do was to drink a draft of icy water and munch a strip of dried -venison. Shortly afterward,` as we were moving along a hillside with silent . caution, we came to a sheer canyon of which the opposite face was broken by little ledges grownup with wind beaten 1 A cedars. As we peered over the edge my companion touched my arm and pointed silently to one of the ledges, and`instant- ly I caught the glint ofa buck s horns as helay halt behind an olditree trunk. A slight shift of position gave me a fair shot slanting down between his shoul- ders,iand, though he struggled to his feet, he did not go fty yards after receiving the` bullet. V ` ` \ '.. __.. .II _.A nnuhl` noon-up T,`.q{ng One December,_ while I jjwa o_ _ U... ` ranch. s0 mqch Work ` had 1 V.??'4*_$10ne.?xh-t. :: it was withm a week o A_'_(H1"1'i_st;1_v11'f:_1_'_s~"bg;_j fore we we1-`e Vablg t0 _t3k9.` .*1!l.Y _ _.3l 1 htj for the Chrxstmas dinner;-L `The wintr set in late that year `nnd7th_e`re ha d _.bgg; comparatively little cold... wnt1ie'x'_-,.;~.buj; ' one day the ice on the rive1-fhiid ben guiciently sn-ong`to `enable. `us"- to _ ham- ,_ I` I-r?nlYI\II Inna-I hf tfnn rIv.:`-`n `.......'....l_ 1 CAUGHT THEIGLINT or A 3_uox s nouns. `CHE DULIEI. _ Thiswas all we could carry; Leading the horses around. we packed the buck behind my compauion s saddle and then rode back` by the doe. which I put behind mine. But we were not destined to reach home without a slight adlven.ture. - When we got to the river, we rode boldly on the A `ice, heedless of the. thaw, and about mid- way there was a sudden, tremendous crash. and men; horses and deer were scrambling together in the water amid slabs of oating ice. However, it` was shallow, and no worse results followed than somehard work and a chilly bath. But what cared we? We were returning ' triumphant with our Christmas dinner.- Philadelphia Times. - llomlowa Christmas Pudding. Many grave and-reverend persons can recall the excitement of that moment when they were invited into the kitchen to stir` the Christmas pudding. and though" the day for them is passed when stirring and even eating the pudding brings any delight they may be interested to learn. -from The Master Baker that it all the puddings tnade. in England in honor of Christmas were rolled into one the total _welght_would- be 7,589 tons. It should `encourage poultry farmers to learn that in the making of this monster no fewer _g than 82,000.000`e'ggs are used. -:- j _ - - T118! VVIII up: nucu... , T Look here. Mr. Hojack." said `Mrs. Hojack. I'd like. to know why you asked me what I wanted for a Christmas pres- ent l.'you intended to get something en- tirely di'erent? k . I wanted to surprise you. dear. war _ Hojack sAunsatisfacAto'ry reply. . . Herr! Ch rhtmaa! Many hundred years ago, Where Judaeau l'IVer_I QW, th - ? TIl.ad'e"the putgrn hilltops bright, ` . Rose tutu: whose! radiance mild - -Show upon a little child. Renting in n 'lowly'munger - V A . -Wiukmn `found the little ptnnzdr. :Yondq'h`y' tho'|ar`g`|oft..liht', ` A`; h9Qhprd__l'wtchd theinaacka byqlght. Qlnfh cmaupon as m ' _ ywondrouq cou;`1d,lV ' ._0 ' 7. what w... an Idea. I"r..:....I. H M, ubutln un. yvuunsvuug LL11. uclvlt. `v`ULu;'.-UL g struggle for existgnce,__,in_'*which fthe`- -rest of our garden vegetables had sue. cumbed to drought.- trostdind _grass1;op_- pers, and we alsohad some wild `plums `and dried elk venison. But we hadno' fresh meat. and `so onefday my reman and I agreed to make 1; hunt on the mo;-. A __-.._I!-._I._ _'__' -A 41.": | I - Bub; VJ BI Vvnunnalwnlvll L uuyvaveucunnuo, This is the height otVt`he.x-ainy season in Judae,` which, makes itimpifobuble that. Aphepherds-would be watching t it ocks by night `and that thestars won (1 be vis- ible`; Oqtober is the month agreed `upon by many investigators. A Christmas was iiristkept as a holy day in A. D. 98, but for three centuries it was `the most movable of `festivals. - The date, Dec. 25, was selected in the fourth cen: ` tury by a commission of theologians. flVL2.. :; LL- I....:._I..L -1 4.1.... ....'....... ._......n-. 2-. f The Deco:-'a._tlonI. -A The custom of decorating dwellings and churches with evergreens is `a relic of paganism`. . `L -u-.. La-anus;-Ivu|:V>1\.` `A 4-1.). manna pugguzqnuu . It was transmitted to the English races of today directly from the Druids of an- cient Britain, who believed that if a house were mantled in holly, laurel `or bay the good sylvan spirits that loved those growths and kept them green by protect- _ ing them from winter frosts would also protect the dwelling from harm. A: g Festival. V , In its aspect is a religious celebraen Christmas entered into rivalry with the pagan festivals-of the winter solstice in Rome. I\. .1 ;I,,.__;-_.; _______|_v__ _'___1 L\___ ___A LUVJII-ICC Of these themost popular and the most scandalous were the Saturnalia. Making allowance for the *me1cur'ial `Latin tem- perament, the fathers of the church deemed it wise to give Christians an op- portunity to make merry no less than "their heathen neighbors and estavblishedt the celebration. ' .' i ` Christmas ? ject to abuses, but what was its origin? _ "The aim. ' Why should people make presents a "J.`is a gracious custom, sub- Unlearned piety, to investigate the mat- ter, studies the New Testament and reaches the conclusion that the exchange of gifts symbolizes the homage paid to the infant Jesus by the kings and wise men of the east. i ' vs ,4 1.9,. ,_______ ___ L-.__L `_[ (`IL "2.- LIJCLI UL LLIC CHEL- But historians say that th early Chris~ tians exchanged gifts because their pagan neighbors `did- i` - ' `The Yale Log. There is nbthing Christian in the Yule log, which has alxpost become obsolete in these days of steam heat and gas logs. It belonged to the`Saxon feast of Jul (pronounced Yule). = ` flu... .-.....4-.-an nnagn Infnvlmriefinn nhl ullJClt:uu.v qysvua u'.v` \.&l:A|JAC' lfU_ull.|1_l up a wagon load of __`our-.w w_1tl_1 enough `S31: pork to last through thewinter. and _...... Inn! none `nQ'9~`nn-'n~.A` ........'I._ 4.`- \yl \'.IIUULl\S\J J. ILIC] The custom pgissed into` Christian ob - servancewhen the god Jul was forgotten and the batons made their hem-ths big enough to accommodate the Yule log; Lighted on Christmas eve it was a sign of good luck if it continued to burn after dawn of Christmas day. ` Christmns. In the Orient. It is a strange but signicant fact that ` the natives of India-Hindoos and'Mo- -1_ hammedans-call Christmas the great ; day of the year. .Burra-din (literally . i great day), `thus unwittingly bearing gvtestimony of the inuence of -the Babe of . 3Bethlehem, the world's Redeemer. No : . one knows the origin of this Hindustani 5 phrase. The Hindoos have a great many I . festivals and celebrate "the birthdays of several of their gods and goddesses. espe ' : cialy those who were the most_ famous, 5 E but no one of these days is called the ; ; great day. Of course `this expressive .: ` 1 phrase in Indiaisa constant argumentin a : favor of Christianity. Christmas is in- 3 : deed a great day in India. People begin 3 1 preparing for it three months beforehand. v Merchants send to London. or Paris for ` dolls. toys. -sweetmeats. Christmas cards 3 and a great many other things. Native `shopkeepers lay. in a large supply `of rai- sins. almondsand all sorts of material for _.dearer and dearer.` The courts adjourn I `-and European banks are closed for the {H holidays; yisits among` friends (therevare ~ 5 very `few "foreigners in India "who have if relatives; there) -are planned. and `great cake and pastry: butter and eggs `grow ' ` preparations-V:are,_made for the festive sea- Illaul _ ` Hence the making of pious canticies. simple in form, so that they e_might- be [sung by learnednnd ignorant. Such is V the origin of the custom, which still lin- gers in certain parts "of `England, 01- waits going, from house` to house on . Qhristmas eve and singing carols.--T-New York World. - ' The Mistletoe Bough. To the mistletoe bough our. heathen du- cestors attached the greatest importance. The forest yielded no more sacred em- blem. _The very oaks on which it grew ___- `I__II_:-J Clue .d.|.I\; tun; vusn-w v.- n ..-V- .. .,--.. :vere hallowed. . No signicance belonged: to. .mistletoe_ from any other tree than the oak--and it . may be found on the r, the lime mid even the apple tree. The graceful para- sitic creeper with its `pale.-berries sym- -bolized the _choicest blessings of the gods and was a defense gugainstevil. i follows. `and was me wnojeg nuuuu, wu.u~ 1 its many millions ,o1' people, is" thinking . and talking about the world's `Saviour. ` The Carola.` `Christmas carols were anotherinven;-V tion of the `early church to oset the joy- .. 'ous license of pagatjism. Song was an expression of rejoicing among the R0- mans. ` ` - Eon: A IIVI. $011. I y . V ` a ` The native people. of course. do noti `celebrate Christmas.- They know that I Christiana .do, however. and this simple ` tact, so constantly observed-, causes them ftothink about.th_e power of Christianity. ' Many ar led .to ask: iWho was Christ? VVhat did he do? Why do the Christians , observe his.birthday.-?" `These inquiries` ?.-can -forth, :-various .answ_ers;, `discussion ; and thus the whqle, iiation, with- i._ _._..-'..~.. ..'m:....~ of mania. is" thinking ' ' The Dinner Table`. .- 3 The Christmas dinner table should be DD_!.`4>p'riu`tely `and prettily decorated with 1 "every.-:reens,eholIy. 1; bunch` of mistletoe i lha.nging9be!o.w the `chandelier and sprays - jot ., wintetgreen eve ywhege `they can beil tucked." eRo's`e_s. .. and ; chrysanthemums `;-l)\_E7`fthB1,.fl.VY_` oweis. ; " }Wher-` `..:xsede;Ie:ee.:h`em`ba+ era lQi;*12t_htltAV. is,g;;VWat11I: iand" ' ` ' !~1s!Ii9ns.b1e,J `III.-.; i91' ` aw W"? W -W` .'"'_!_=_ 4 ` g very few qans of tmued gom]s_..to be used at specnal feasts. `Wghud _gg_m_, bushels of potatoes. the heronc victors lot _ -...un-nvln Prue nvnl-nnnn In '-..I..:..L`-';.`|. -' I-A-II. _ VI qlatclg 'I'.lLll.I - `T Dd 3"o`u rmember that rabid litt}e `joke `` ' which` accompanies un`.e-'of"Du `Maurier s_; *. society 51:-awingjs`? "Pap'a, dear, says ten- `. der hearted malmnal, wlTo canA t bear to see the. tots disappointed, the children - have been invited` to a pafty at` theTJohn- sons on the 10th, to one at Thomson on the 14th and at the Simpsons on the , 20th. May I write and accept for them, i papa? 7 - 't'\I.. I a-ours`:-\o\nt\ an V at-n~n~Ic 1-Inn no for LL: IJIULC Dcualylc ucvcx use-`J. For a buffet 1'efreshme1it ' serve cold sliced meat, preferably ` lainb, beef or chicken; bread and butter sandwiches, with perhaps a little good" marmalade spread between well baked rolls, hot bouillon, pure ice cream with homemade cake, fruit and simple bonbons. If the - feast isto be a sit down aifair, have , something on thefollowing order: Clear 9 beef soup with croutons, chicken with cranberry sauce and one or two of the vegetables in season, or chops with peas or spinach and baked potatoes, a simple pudding, ice cream and cake, "with fruit. D-.4. uswixnl-nnvnn 4-`an nlnn hf fhn wan in " Ghiistma s. own :`sfri16xi(.. VV "The -you-1igs s_t'e'}r who goes: tln;:0u;L~:-h_ hil_d4> :l1 o'ot`l% witliout haying, stored up the,m_em-` Kory or xnaxrywholc-`souled Christ_mas frol-, `iris is being `robbed--ja rgbbery of` the worst ch:`1racter.' Not only the great day ; itself, but the entire holiday `week should L~ --------!------I =- um --::.I as n... ulna Itseti, uu` cl .'> IV (cu 9_lJU\..|A\n "be regngmbex-ed m the nnnq of tgxe small -,pe1;sonLfpr its Jolxy good times; V 'I'D-_a. ,-__-.'.-..._--A.l-. 2. . J-Inn uuknln nnnan nf` 3.UI !l. (.ll_|,V. 3.91` u.a_., Jun; guuu uuaco. xantert&1i`nix)g- there. isfuothlng so diicult to giveV'si1ccessfully71is a simple party for `children. This comes abbut-'because a little sensible thought is not brought to bear upon the subject beforehand. "IVI- -. `I- ..-L... At.` [9 AnI-n:r\:v `nu 7 1311;,` A a_pp m'ently. `iii, the `woll ra lugg `of . AUCILL7 llpll hut uUJI:\;l. |J\.7l.\Jl.I.'-IJLIIJVIQ V The keynote` of .a`t'e1-.ing' for. chil(?h5enT `shoufd be"extreme`simpIicity, says What to Eat." _ ' ` .,-.._,...,|.__. 4.1--.. .....L:.`I l:La.l.. "SA!-A gpac : . _ V Oh, I suppose so, growls the pater savagely. and while you re about it, ' suppose you drop in at Dr. Brown's and tell him to stop here on the 11th, the 15th and the 21st. ___L_I-_-__.-- _-J -1 ...I..:..L cl... LUSH auu LLIC QLDI-o ' Plain, wholesome food, or which the youngsters can eat plenty without injur- ing their "health `should "be provided in satisfying quantities. Serve everyay viands, _but serve them in such a way that they will appear to be of most inn- usual varieties. ._|-:-_ I_..-..,I ......I l....a..A..... v t The air was bitterly chill. The cold had been severe for two days. so that-the riv- er ice would again `bearborses. It had al-' ready frozen once and then again" thawed. Beneath `the light covering of powdery snow we couldfeelthe rough ground like wrinkled ' iron under the horses hoofs. i There was no moon, but the stars shone brilliantly down through the cold, clear air, and our willing horses galloped swift- ly across the long bottom on which the ranchhouse stood. threading their way deftly among the clumps of sprawling ' sagebrush. A mile o we crossed the '- river, the ice cracking with noises like pistol shots as our horses "picked ,_their way gingerly over it. -On the opposite side was a dense jungle of bullberry bushes. and on breaking through this we found ourselves galloping up a long. winding valley" which led back many miles into the bills; The crannies and lit- tle side ravines were lled with brush- wood and groves of stunted ash. By this time there was a faint ush of gray in the east, and as we rode silently along we could make out dimly the tracks made y the wild animals as theybad passed d repassed in the snow. Several times dismounted to examine them. A cou- of coyotes, possibly frightened by our oach, bad trotted and loped up the y ahead of us, leaving a trail like. of two dogs. The sharper, more del- fund-y\..:...L.. l\` - Ono nu-nnantl (\I1I\ v\n+"| USU! V GI. lCl.l.Co For example, plain bread and butter cut in the usual way the youngster who "goes ' a-partying would .scorn; but cut the bread into fancy shapesediamonds, hearts, triangles--\Vvith a cake cutter; term it into sandwiches. tied" with bebe 1 cib_bon-such' sandwiches will be consid- ered dclectable feasting. 1\-..u_ _-.._.- L.._ .. ....t!-- 11..-- .....:Il, Cl. cu UVJVV Luna}; Lvuv wauao -Don t ser-ve tea or coffee. Pure milk, chocolate notLtoo rich and lemonade are the more sensible beverages. ' ' tn--. - L._m..; ....:.-_....._L-....... ....._...l ....I.: uuu.I5, ICC \l-CQIJJ I.lI.l\.I yank. vv ILL: LA\o.|.u But whatever the plan of the festivit may be let_a number of merry little catches be introduced. Children love Jnysteries and surprises. Provide plenty ' of the german favors which contain pa- per caps, etc. Have `a bag suspended from the ceiling which, when struck. with a cane, bursts, showering sugared I almonds and other good things. 1 ... 41.- _-._A..... -1 41... L.-.LI.\ A.` ...L3n`In '6-LA - EVCIJ xzuuu UL LIIC llllLlJIJCla V , Around "the tree, upon the cloth. may extend a wreath of red carnations. Aft- er the meal` this wreath is discovered to be composed of boutonnieres-as many as there are children in the gathering. Each child receives his gift by drawing the red ribbon which lies nearest his `hand. V . g If it is -desi1'r-:5 to make the children s Christmas party: :1 fancy dress affair, the Yuletide season '2::1y be cleverly suggest- edby a Meeti'--: of the Toys. T This is ' a version of the m.~:tun1e ball. It is new- ) worn out. g er than the Mother Goose or fairy book ideas. which arv by this time pretty well _u,_.ef_,_ 2'__-_-.1 ;-_' -.. _m_:- GIILIULIUD IIIJU IJLLICL auuu Lunubuo V In the center of the table on which `the feast is spread have a miniature Christ- mas tree arranged to stand upright in a green basket or box. This tree is re- splendent with tinsel paper, and [from its branches dangles an inexpensive gift for every child of the number. A-p.u.mA -`-`\1\ J-unn nnnn fkn i1`IO1!` VVUILI Ulllu To the invitations issued for an affair of this kind a note is added, requesting ` each invitee to come costumed as a toy. Little girls are` invited to come, if they prefer to do so, representing their favor: ite dolls. And when the great day ar- rives. what avmdtley gathering! Dogs. wolves. beurs. monkeys, elephants, horses; goats, sheep. donkeys, and so on-me- chanical gures, ftoo--jumping jacks, woolly Sambos,' acrobats. gymnasts. or- gan grinders; KY` -..A.._.no. -n`n1\ Can an (`I-un:nl-wanna nan- Ch:-lI`tmns npe:-stltlonq.` b To be born on C1An`istmas day is, accord- ing to an old superstition, to be lqcky all one s life. ` T A. -_-..L -4 AL- t~u_L_:_...__-_ .1:._' `CI-I-I ELJIJULLQO. No merrier plan for a Christmas car- nival could be invented.-Buffalo Express. UIIC D ute- The great event of the Christmas din- ner 400 or 500 years ago was the_ entry of the chief cook bearing the boar s head. garnished with rosemary. Tn-(V--ncnnll ~(`I1....'..o..~.n.=. nun In a annnhal -Au LU As the dawn reddeued and it became light enoughlto see objects some little way o we began t_o sit erect in our sad- dles and to scan the hillsides sharply for sight of feeding deer. Hitherto we had seen no deer_ tracks -save inside the bull- berry bushes by the river, and we knew that the deer -which lived in that impene- V trable jungle were cunning white tails and that in such a place they could only be hunted by the `aid of a bound. But just before sunrise we came on three lines of heart shaped footmurks, in the snow which showed where as many deer had just crossed 'alit'tle. plain ahead ot us. They were walking leisurely. and from the-lay of the land we believed we would nd them over the ridge. where 5all.llBu\'u V'lI_.l.I Lu-ucuzus 9 In`Comwall 'C1n'istmaJs eve is a special holiday with children. who are allowed to sit up till midnight and drinkto the Mock-as the Yule log is called there. rnl..- rI'V_...In4i.. ....I... ........ annmnnlw -no.1.` VLUUD *-an but I-uIL' IU5 I \..uu.u Lucnco ` The Twelfth cake was_formerly made 1 fix!) of plums and with a bean and a pea. j Whoever got the former was king and whbever found the latter was. queen of the iperemonies.-New York` _He1-ald. Kindle: Holy Fires. ` My sentiment is*that the Christmas is, N of all our `Eetivities. the one most thor- % oughly interwoven with the home and -family. Itiisfthe day which kindles in midwinter-the holy res of love and grati- \ tude-Robert Collyer. - Welcome Every 0_ne. - . - , On Christmas day,-we shall shut out` from our reside nothiugA.-AChgrlesT Dick- A Christmas Lay. [With asides.) `Tia now the joyous Christmas `time: The panes are etched with pen: of time. S (Alas, that one so young eel Should lend myself to such a lie! Alas, that truth should be deed When both the windows it my side, Though ecteened by wire. are open wide.) The air in tent by sleet and hail; ; ', The snow in deep on bill and dale. M f("I\ hard to think that this is true _ When gi-`us iegfeen Tedd skies are blue, A ;But`_th`ink"it?true I xioefmust. _ A ; -_ Thmngheeveri vnnton.~ whywlrd `salt 1 L teyle e dust) ='1'he ylawnlngecnte with ame`i aglowg ' The walls are green with mistletoe. (And yet upon the street without Ilxear the melon hut.-kater | shout, ' An_d as I` toil to earn 3 check " Hy collar nti _bee_omen I wreck, v-And beads 0! Quest tun down my neck.) lain Iinz1hsl'`!v! re.iAIree13'Pd I By. ttdqt;y'i.ll_ngen_!11`IijIIsene_,.; V ,"\An.o$@r" h`*?`Z?V"*`I,."F""`P`3`3'*H * ;agt;;1t?;,;niqgtye,3-.;1!! hails" < UL |.t\U LIVED: LDC uuulycng Luvlu us. prints of a fox crossed our path, fseifies of round. imprints in the snow .trayed where a bobcat. as plainsmen ' the; small. lynx, had been lurking around. to try to pick up a rabbit or prai- riertowl. I ` as 1, 1n.|_ _I'1ts`1 e one long patch of brushwood. emu THING... j % THAT ARE cLEAN ` You wind it a`p1easureto point the clean M thitigs from on`: establishment. - .. `C \Ve wash them.clea'n._ iron the-m carefuv. No garment soiled in any d.-partment. % The water we use makes your clothing sweet and \ attra_cti_ve ; the care we usefprc-vents rough edges or i frayed ehdsf`. ABAJRRIE mm Lmmnnv. Bement, Suvert Pine, Field` Tile, Make no mistake! 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