HT kday. January 2, 1925
RM Two Aged Men Saw
BSfl Approaching Yu'otids
BHH was f. ? the pigeons hi the
'
n^H when r-i-l men - i .u.
nnMy-?-! tvVun>l J- l I^We
roe it : a winesiip apple;
other dyspeptic, ;md \-ith
H^^Hrown a hi - eyes:.
ij^B^VWYiI. most Christmas!** hethe
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' The [I vj :\y Song at
/jerry Chrit mas Time
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11^ li<?t:*?. I . -
repreMiiiiil ? ui
taste of t..- .;>??
rolls eiul.n
Without <lu
The vc leu . ih ? ;' ; . r??
too short.
It has i- - i i ! only
ori> > n . Vut
Phi let tis i, .! i .... i \. n
la
but
Titer * v?*r tone : . vi . lii-ntt-l.v
beautiful that ; i . :-i n< ; ; i*<?
his luintl. Ili* . ! li< I'll I * ! I i*?
that mi. v ?>t tin <\ i t.:.
lie iuvii anion.. wimiin.::-'
j^fthut I.i- !.i?v?- i-?I n<>r
HKteen ?;y"ht5S liiiiirmsil)
I so"tl e r-nsli. : > > . IILT was too
high for INnlei i. 11.- im fliri-t
' man E'"t- wiih - fox r :i- 1 a ui-l-h
whir1, hut tin* carols went over lilui
and :i- "(i him !>v. In thp splendid
chtr !i treat organ harmonies swept
up to i.i"?-i the moonlit benediction of
the storrj heavens, carrying rapt soul*
to heigh; of fuller vision of the glorious
gladness or the Christmas time, ,
I uiii IV. ' . * "iir. iti licit.
N A nere lad, however, rejoicing in
his tle.v r; Ho set Cult night, tuneil in.
ay!n_. "< Jive me Heaven"?and got it!
?CI.: itopher Hazard.
191:1, Wei.'ra NVwipaprr Un. >n.)
I Jingle Bells
1 Happy, gladsome Christinas time
Shout : ; Most drive away our ills;
If It wasn t for the awful moss of
BUN. hill bills, bills.
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Saint Nicholas Tired
of His Own Children
*r? N His book called "A Tramp
jl Abroad Mark Twain gives the
legend about Santa Clans or St.
Nicholas. Whi.e the author was trev|
ellng from Lucerne to Interlaken he
^.passed by the house of the children's
Christina'- v;:in^ There, the story
toes. at fifty St. Nicholas became tired
*f his own children and decided to be
\ hermit. Their noise distracted him,
I V ht sought out a dreary refuge far
I Oro the world. Here, It Is said, he
| w the leisure to ponder and reflect
I on pious things. What became of
I '4wife and ter. children is not menr
fed. Bi t as a penance the old
II* bW'iged forever to climb dewn
\> chimneys Christmas Eve con^
fug llinrini'u .15 nlhor peep!?';
MflH.m'Ven> to milke up for deserting his
/ anj the old fellow looks
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IV i the y. m_-e?t of fli?*
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' "'Mb. < !!. ! she's a Uttlo
ired af r ; i..11.v Inst night.
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' ion.
! .. ;; tills
Mora;r.he , .Ml
v . r uch: a:.. surprN .l
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Wli..: made you
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I li\ VVJSfcS **Ot?d J'oii haven't
I 1m \ j wished ;? { us
I " ":|I'I,.V N???V
"111' n r, i i e,
smiled .Mr., Sawyer. "I'iu rr\. 1 furgot
all almut It. Well, I'll do it
Ni-a Vt-ai'K I??-u inu tuirn ami
I'oll.v!"
I'.ut ilils was not at all what tliey
wanted. sit- tli(I not it- i* thai way
Wllt'll slio III.-ant it. Sill- Sliolltl-ll It Up
the stairs tin- first tiling in tin- looming.
to yet ahead of everybod} else.
The ehildren felt Strange and out
of tune. Mother was always so Jolly.
It look all the fun out of tilings to
have Iter this way.
"V,Y hod a due party last night.
J didn't we?" asked I'olly. "Kv rv tino j
said they never had a better time."
I Hen looked hard at his mother. He !
j was ti>e oldest and. though careless and
noisy, loved her very much. "It was j
because mother worked so hard to give
it to us" he smiled. "Those little
rakes were Just the ticket, and the Ice
creain?oh, hoy!"
The other children nodded. "Sure
thing," mumbled Harry, looking as
j solemn as an owl.
| Mrs. Sawyer glanced from one to
(another. "Children,** -she said, 'Tve .
got something to say to yon New
Year's morning. I think this is thp
! l est time, for it is the very beginning
. of the New Year."
; "Yes, mother." they nl' agreed.
!"lt Is the custom to sgy tnnt we .
make new resiv j
lutlons, but I
wish we could [ . oT-ji j
j make new faces." , . ,?*.
"New faces!" /h
I exclaimed the ;
j chiblren together. ^ !
| not l ro,I> '
I come from within.
F aces are . " xil(?l8
nmde by thoughts, 1
and thoughts are A
onr only tools. I i\
I worked for two
<lays to make It 1 jrjtiSgjl
a happy one for
you and your
friends. [ grew very tired, but I did
not mind that, tf It gave yon plensure.
Yo^ say you had a good time, hut this
morning Is the first I have heard about
it."
"Oh, mother!" they wailed, conscience-stricken,
"You take oo much for granted,
children. And If you don't begin to i
think a little abou^^^ier people and j
what they are feeling, you i
will grow np^^^^^^Misagrecable
to have
your eyea ;
see ; make
wh~"
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THE CHEROKEE SCOUT. MURPH1
C.-;. Accomplishments?
Whet J!avs t h.y Seen?
-7/ ILWK a; foiiml. . '..n in
^ i. i - t-.j :.iui .1 i- '-n-st in
_ '.a- i I .-.inc iorwartj.
It is ... j '.?.i j "an . r the fat
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in *? . v . i 1 . Iiowr
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xvcys w ? li.ive UL'v.-ioj.cti.
I v..-. >._ to .an ab"'it the
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in II .. . I. erntfM to
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In ? it ! To Ult'.'WPP.
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,'gf; u ; in our ii. :.;!tr:te or
o v. ,i r> t.
?<5<31orwifci.tor it l . 1 1 n < .<> J
day i- t:< ??r i on< Otl&i wet
dropped I" i .. : < , - v.o h:. 1 ;
fjir. :st it a !
t-ntc in the l:nr - i try : -fly ,
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Light in the Steeple
Ct I'tiTias .ing
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n ! ii'! :? v. .\
w iH5 :,ml k . . Ike a
l??a<-on ??f assurm. ! > .. promise of
1 - ' i tiie 11Kl?t
In III "I I church -i.
It ii< \vn 1 i t;. of tlie
church windows and siat' <! upon the
piftur.'.i shepherd* who found a morn?C
3f ii'.lil;;!-!;?; kC'I a ;'i> >i.ti?-iy
wise tun who kn*Hv V. > J- of *nakIli-r
t'ladno: -s out of vifts. Its rays
ll^rht'-l lip a irarn't, \ two very
hopeful your:. tors wor -h-eplni; upon
n vry small ! <1. after making sure
thai tin I I t was there. In the street
below- t looked nn, saw it and
smiled; another paused under the
plow and spell of It and dropped a
?.?* ihe |HM?r iinx at the church
door. The Salvation Amy lass mim
nit from tin- church ponrh nnd
thumped her tambourine merrily bemuse
some genial Inllucnce had tilled
her basket so full, almost dancing
down the street jis the In lis saw by !
the gloaming light that it was time to '
ting.
And so with ch.erlntr ^lory and with
chime
Cam*- In another happy Chrl imas tlinn.
while t!ie old steeple, still pointing !
upward. renin in?*d as i witness to j
things high ::r. 1 spl ! i.?Chrlsto- ,
phcr ii. Hazard.
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P.EAL SANTA CLAUS *?j
/-v l.Vt'ii p.>.st have our ? j
??2) ' ",'risl,!;5,s trees tin- chief
; problem is how the.i ire to ^ i
III I . . . f... . I
iif i in i-uninz. snip- r
ping and gelling ??i' Ciirisnna? -.'-i
* trees li;i^ ili'Telo|HHl into :in established
husinesv. extending ovt-r
tTie entire country. line large ,
iS shipper ?f New England lias
ix been in the business forty years *.
? ami in that time has s??id many
aC Iboiisint] enrlottds of trees. J\
^ Some of these have been ship|>o<l
a- far south as Texas ami as far i
? /vest as Chicago. This pioneer >j
in the Industry is new eightyjg
two years of an but he is stili >
active, and curio?tsl> enough he
g is n real Santa (Mans in appear^
nnee.?Frank Herbert Sweet. *?
1>14. Wmwiti .vawnpaber t'ninn.i '?
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Perhaps Little Stars
Knew About ChristmasM
qm* HE stars shone brightly ovepfl
tlL head. Below, the snow vra? cov-W
ring up the hard ground, wliichfl
did not seem to understand Christina*.!
It was much too hard for that. It wasl
better that Old Kin* Sn n%r? im
come along and cover It op. giving than
people a white Christmas^
Tfcte *+an shone dowaidon allttiaJl
tens Wat. it wee rtjwiMj
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Marr> Her, t -'e Eye?Or.s of Your
Own Raoe."
at T':<? . ? n.-y. w, :.i ?.i tlu- st< Nathan
Y n K" nn-u nt cmplo.voe.
hi:. with. "Hi, IX::.'!* I ;
ur frl> lit I-- ..ni t"ar!'^l?\ You '.now
my .H.w. JIi,s V:?! , also Anita."
.ziUl Jh.yie r.'ye; "1 can't forget
oi> I? ..or. Ci" ' ; (iu. Miss
Y:i . and iu. '.inn."
"Ye?. 1: ;.!.' id Undid,
"A. I.. in;* to us-dst mi? wit J:
the ?'tirjstiii.pr Mil end you uiv
to be my int? rpro;
"Il.iohel." .v h.in Yale, "did
you M'?? a .i . wmvl? iicutemher 1 ii?*
Indian':- i ' r . i rlstlo?t!. -y jtrei'onr**
kiitrrney ;?Ke j'i?i; yoa;are th<>!rs If t:
o.tly i\v until Chi h'tuins and
ii... :.el anil 1 . Kye were busy
.villi the iivi-. liity had toys and
caam - ili, i-hic .r ?. and henS and
'? ? : the others, and the Jo;
i-n detneni v.... n?-t unlike our
own us Christmas approaches. A progr.Mti
v as to Ik* given. A talking innehine
was to furnish tin- music, und
a pile of !< :< in front ?! the lodge was
for warmth anil to light uj> the tree.
"F- ;'. Kye," sat.i ?? ,. need
more mistletoe for our tree."
"Well, hen's tin- ponies; let's go
for some and we run st;. ;.i our traps."
As they ncared t:r:j - Kayie ICyo
said: "We have >:r heap turbov? I*!!
take them hack and > i!l catch you
before ymi make the hill." He was
off at Indian speed. I'achcl started to
mount but was jerked around and she
stood face to face with Anita.
"(?h, Anita, von wouldn't hurt me I
I'm your friend!" said Ilachel.
"No, you my enemy! Yon sneak
like Sioux! Eagle Eye give you buffalo
robe. I hate you! You'll ride
no more with him! Hear!"
Anita clapped her hnnd over Rachels
mouth, threw her into Bear
creek, then skulked down the stream.
Big Jim, white chief of the tribe,
who lived on Blue Hawk peak, saw
Anita throw Rachel into the creek.
He ran. dived Into the water and
brought Rachel to the surface; unable
to ?M't up the steep bank, lie called
loudly for help. Eagle Eye was returning
and answered the call; together
tliey climbed the bank.
"Why you here* .Tim?
You'll this,'
tenderly
1 nasi*' T7.v*? it. .k iCachers lian'U "I'
promise." I.e s;ii'L
I The nirtalr* \va? tlrnvn : n?l the'
Iwhoop- an, . ; . .... ,| hut Tuihlly
the joy . [ ih. I'hrlstmas to the!
Italians.
i 1 i v. ' -p.'s \
lay when l .'a .'e Ey<? was In.rn: h"
I ;; v' on. civilization
and Chri-t."
A > '! went tr- from the .
J '."agl? i:- -ii: I ?< onr Chief! Eagle;
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Trrr WAS v '- Vt :ir's l?ny ami tlie
: jjl sum", i. in l'nil In blustery
| fnKliti : ibo street corners
T MUM.. ,\t i?m? Si mi mans ColUt r
1 (Jr??ci: . ?. rnins business w. ?.
pimim&r <fen nn i ; ? ...? ry'-vv j.-u o'clock. r
ivhon Isaac. ? an he w >s fantUii.
( . sliiu ?? b: ii. ; ?.kini? over
; bis ; ; i \ :i ' .iiiuis. The y-aift.
| V. >>U?ns. was a little more'
* i.'atti II-' n II V! ill* sat ?|i|i?-ti.\ on
j ;i cr.a-\?r box. atom-tod In the s:
; f "Hack I ' a." ..avian a hroud ^rln
? \:p.a: h.s j .-i.i .1, mischievous :"aco.
Sb=sg li "?.< irne, bid .
sour disposition, even to n .soil-;1 of
. Iii.-a.-. ami sometimes 11 his ! i-i. Till-.
greeted hiin kindly, to be obstiraoand
tiutin'o' ??? would think of - <
act of :uoann.*ss to counteract 'tiess
and generosity. If it wor*? n't
to ' i
j the decline, lilt he possessed i keen !
insight f.?r Miriness an<l marked
Sis g?i?ds motile penni.s i !<i\v th
-oiling price of hi.- eotupi i So.
I >n New i .'a:- s Vni
111? .: ; was In no pleasant Jim!
. who would dare to wish him a ";inpp.?
New Y -nr." and especially in a snow .
! storm an.! business dull!
J All was quiet within the little i
i grocery oil.. ? unci :i g.-<.t sr.'ick of
J papers was edgerly ev-'i ined, when
i "Ike," with his specs laid up high on
j his brow, leaned over quiutly onto his
i ilesk in a thinking way. In :i few ruin- .
utes he saw the trapdoor open and an
ann with a revolver appeared. Then i
' a face, with u handkerchief covering j
. it. showed to the horror-stricken "Ike*' .
. Simmons. A veal btirglur sprang out: !
j He took a heavy rope? and hound "Ike" i
to the stoo'i. "N"W. old Sourliend," j
j the hurgiar said. Tin not here only j
> for your n -jn-y. hut to llog you?you, I
' who cares yoot for the ptensant things
I of life. Vou are ugly to your friends.
NowTgoing ?'?* you." And he
wi n heavy ropet nnd
ne knocked
thud. The
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tioor, surpapers.
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umsitedly
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? !>. : ?! tin* room. <towhi?
ill ") rosy from t!i limz ?tii>. * fvn the
l*tatig "Mv. I?iu II s. - - .">> ! to f>??
home acnUtP
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ci Ik*, all la!' ? nn? ! vant111
to l;:i- .v 'I ' li.nl j
linen lining \\3?
An* I St*-"si I I. v : - j
nbiv.it tit wonii' ;l sv. Ini'l 4
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the !Hill' 1 r? <: : . t;:i<l
set-ii iind hrtird (! tii hit- ;
I" Its : tt'! I sunday
school i i i ? r i.' i little
Mar i. t.< ; v. ? !v :
t' sh?
von i r:
< " \ <! men'
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VaUe> rod ' w. ' if pl< st
fir. U I': ?
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t.f ti. .. : tile Win . 1 v. lift
i.v . ? fill III ti. - I ?Vi !y :n?Mhi'sdVi
. it v.,-: like fairytan- .-hft
i. uStilt. : r A"vr; siting was coy ri'd
with a. lii-uniiM. tig i.i: t !. of
white; a master artist's hanii had
timclicd all within view. l'.ut Mrs.
Mayfiohl thar nil this would not
ni. Uf Stella think tlieir home the
nine? R<n earth if If liti-i-c. -! lov.> i
pence and happiness And there v.it*;51
a deep content BSQ psKukfuIfk.^s In
lier heart that the rlawnin;: of the NV\r
Year was bright ami r*-sy ami promising
for them all, and that she had fulfilled
the mother-mission that she fe't
was hers- to make h- . : he best
place on earth for ill of her ranlly.
Need Determination
Among the best of New Year resolutions
is to save money. It may he
easier in UVJo than in any r cent year,
hut the job needs determination and
perseverance.
Canned Christmas ?lay
V/Acorn * Y^ing*
*'* * 1:; ail ,\ eulti^
v:it-d ;?nd t'i:.in.:; he a?
i serial story. rmntli nnfa-iiaig
a 'se.piel of surprises; or the
Christmas spirit may i?e s > anunuant 1
If.i-t I; i. na'. :.J> in iiiin nr I
<?ue month. hut as uoodies. Ir iiwy he
canned an low packages. ready to I
open and use any time in the year.
When Mother ??r some shut-in opens
her Christmas remembrances she finds
t.vWvi- packages, eaeh labeled with a
rhyme so that one will be opened -?a
the th st of eaeh month. The January
psekiiuc may contain a personal bit
of finery with handwork for winter
evening?something she would never
get "or herself: for February there
may he kodak snapshots; :i current
magazine; poems; a story clipped
from a paper; filing cards with recipes:
in March are bulbs and seeds
with hints for growing them. Seeds
are always appreciated, particularly if
they are of tested variety from home
gardens. In another month's package
are useful notions, as pins, needles,
shoe laces, hairpins, thread, tape or H
cosmetic articles; June may have an
Invitation for h visitor a day's outing
^c.yU favorite linntr. What a^Joy to
anticipate! November will
supply
Stamps, cards, etc.; I)ece|^^HHS9B[|
may be a "love letter of