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to f s -"-- .... ,..,.. , . 1AM' a, fcappy, little tree.,, I stand , beside the front' entrance' bt a white cottage on a quiet street. Each Christmas time 1 bloom out ; in beautiful colored . lights, and all ; who ; pass share my beauty and ' catch something of the joy of Christ mas. ' i But I was not always happy like this.; ; Once I lived in a great forest. Surrounded bv trees' an tail T vnnl1 only catch a glimpse of the blue sky 4- aDOve me, ana i leit very small and lonely. I, too, wanted to be tall; to look out on the big world like the : others and feel the sun shining through my branches. 1 would stretch out my limbs as far as I i could, and send my roots deeper in to the earth, but my progress was . so slow I grew discouraged. - r One day I saw a man and a boy Coming through the forest. The man Carried something over his shoulder and they seemed to be looking for something. - Then the boy saw. me laid cried! V'Look; father, there is just the tree we want.". He ran over to me and fairly hugged me in his eagerness, Jhe, map looked me Over.- "Fine," he said. But when he began digging with the thing he Bad carried on his shoulder : I be gan, to tremble. I felt my roots snap one by one and soon I lay a tumbled heap on the ground. Life eemea over lor me. s Nmrt T vuaa tiorl in n funnir lswsb-imn thing on wheels, that sputtered and growled when the man and boy ciimDea in and we started off down twisty little road that wound through the forest, then nut nn n big shining highway until we came to a wiae driveway that led through a sloping lawn to a white rnttno Here I was untied and put jnto a large eartbcn jar filled with sand and carried into the house, and set in a corner of a big room beside a sunny window. Oh, the joy of hav tog the sun on my branches. I be gan to feel less scared and to look aDout me. In a big mirror opposite I could Watch the man as he fastened me upright. Then he put a string of l 'If. ' 'f ! ' . . U , li f , two Little Faees Pressed Against n;, ine window Fane. lights from my top to -my toe. Whistlins softly as he worked. Then I. heard a door open and a rush of leei a mue ooy and a girl dashed . into the room crying: "Mamma, come quick,, and see our Christmas, wee. iney ciappea their hands and danced about me. Soon the - mother came with a box filled with shining lovely things and my plain . green dress n was covered with sparkling jewels. I hardly dared look In , the- mirror for I remem , bered I ; was only a humble tree after all, and what I saw could not - be me at all; but the great silver atar on. ny -topmost branch made JO feel very happy. I seemed to ; :draw courage from just looking at , it' id :Js.j .-. w ' , . , ; ; . -'After a time I was left to myself. , ;t!aaglad,'.as I needed to rest up V' bit and get used to my strange aurroundlngsTlt grew dark outside v and snow was falling; but inslda my star, shone and a quiet peace came over me. - . ' I.Then once more the doors opened Send a merry group of people came in. This time there were Father and Grandfather and prandmother, t; and . Mother leading the little boy and irl. Everyone was saying how lovely I was; but I did not want them to look at me. , I wanted them to see two little " faces outside ressed against the window pane. '. boy saw them first "Look, : -'y, ttammat" h shouted and : - -I t3 the window. "There are a - - c-t there. Bring them .is, Dc".V; "v tvem some of our ( Jlstr.r.3."- ; i t:. . little; girl r :r"it:tl-"u-'prf-- ra.' i 3, Dadiy, il's c rel" t loOti I was - C 1 t hrrTT I f " " t r" '. '' If.ca :r t t'j box wi'Ji 'shL.' - 1 tryone sang Chris;.-,.,,. .1 Failer told-the eld t MntkiBanninflfomai rpOBY BARNES, just' Tiome ' , J from the office, stood regard- tag his wife with amusement. "You have the manner, Kay, of be ing about to leap up. and wave a flag.1 What's happened?" "I've just discovered something important about myself." ' Kay's short, light curls.. were., becomingly haphazard." Her eyes were "of an intense blue." She was slender and young and vivid. "I'm supremely selfish." She rose to her feet and gesticulated with both hands, "I want to be utterly, gloriously en grossed in ME!" . They both laughed. Then Kay ran forward and dragged her husband down into a wide, comfortable chair, squeezing in beside him. "You're a perfectly grand guy," she smiled, "but this Christmas, my man, I'm going to be superbly self ish, as an experiment. Will you try it too, Toby?" "All right," he agreed, "I'll take you on." The next morning Kay tilted a pert gray hat on her curls, and walked imperiously to the shopping district. "I'm fed up with being poor, and scrimping and saving so I can be generous in mean, little ways. Today I . . . spend on my self!" She felt guilty and ridiculous, and she turned her eyes away from a haberdasher's window where gentle men's furnishings were invitingly displayed. Toby needed masses and masses of things. No, just this once she would spend with a bang all she had -on something frivolous for her self. Toby had promised to do the same. At noon she happened to notice a tall person standing by the next store window. He was absorbed in thought. Kay hardly breathed while the man suddenly plunged into the store door. Shencrept close to a sheltering pillar while she watched what, happened inside. , ' She IflW th man nninf n nm. an's rich,1 quilted housecoat. She -saw him pay for it, and leave,, but wunoui a pacaage under his arm. Just the sort of hotiRernot fnr nrhioh .she had yearned, hopelessly, one gaspea in aismay. f or one hot second she was possessed with anger. Toby wasn't nlavinff fair He had no right to make her feel ashamed and abject on Christmas morning! 1 1 When Toby's flapping overcoat was out oi sight Kay supped into ine same snon. coins straight in th counter her husband had left: "M I inquire," she asked crisply,r."if mat quilted housecoat just pur- cnasea, is to be delivered to Mrs. Toby Barnes?" She cava the hnuae address; The clerk was startled into admitting the fact Kar threw ud her chin. "I sslrnd my husband, Mr. Barnes, tq step m nere today to buy that for me. i ve cnanged my mind. May I ex change it for something I prefer?" xne ciers weakiv nodded, i" a Christmas eve -found Kav a hit cryptic, Toby carelessly inquired if a oackaee had been delivered that afternoon. Kay said yes; it was waiung in ine cioset as it was. though not auite what Tnbv supposed. : Kav was excited M nhilrl nn Christmas ' morning. ; There- wer Waffles for breakfant anil Mnelallv good coffee i.iAfterwards Mrs,. Toby Barnes snoved her taU husband into his big Chair. ''Sit there.? aha mm. manded him. and left the "When is this fine exhibition of selfishness -r going to begin?" : he shouted after her. -"I want to see it in action!" , . h Kav returned with, a larva nh. age elaborately wrapped. Toby looked oleased. "There von are." he said, Tm sorry, Kay, to fall down on our agreement, but I knew you wanted the darned ft'i." . "There you arel""crj:i lu.y hurt ins the box at him. ' VI irtr-'T-"! not let you squander your maaey on crrcnsive uungs lor me, tocj.'' Trhv nnenpd . th hoy. i?r Aw3n ! a manly, well-tailored dre-i. THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY. PERTFOPD k! QSNAPSHGT CUIL KNOW YOUR CAMERA 3 i J .ins The amateur who took this prize-winning picture had mastered his camera pAMERA manufacturers spend thousands of dollars each year In preparing and printing Instruc tion, books which aro enclosed with each camera. These booklets give valuable Information on the use and caro of the camera but the average person looks only far enough Into the Instructions to find out how to insert the film and right there they stop. From the mechanical viewpoint the box type camera gives us Just about the acme of simplicity, it usually has two "stops' for snap shots and one for "time exposures." However, the manual accompanying it is worth a careful reading. With certain types of folding cameras, you have more to consider if you are to expect good, clear, sharp pictures and the manual buould bo studied by all means. You may have f-.-om three to nine ftpei lures to choose from and shut ter :;ieeds ranging from one-half to 1500 second, depending on the typo of camera. In addition to these split second shutter spacds the cam era Is probably equipped for time eiiposnras. liefore loading your camera with film consult tho manual so that you TVill understand just what is happen ing whoa you do certain things 6:;d why. .'. i ii intent snapshot co:itfst con flated by sixty-lour leading news Papers scattered throughout the ft? VP 5k lin -psb?3,. . is von- h $ 6te m f ... XH MX m. ' .V. J&Y VA JA ' k. b -.-Aim at list- " W(ttt58Bml ' J 8 nmm: Robes Si V Clmnr 55 , , w . v - v . mum o !, V, A .-VVA HMidsome ones for S ' 1 VV ' ' , S y'S ' Colors- S SWEATERS g1' EXCELLENT GIFTS . V ALL WOOL " T"Vf l;'r-;V$i.98:,.' rj; x to- vv A1 - jf $2.98 V: , i V'y 1 Newwt patterns '" 1 ' , ' f ' Ui and shades ' 1 i , J 15c -25c -35c ii it . 'c.. FRTDaY. DECEMBER 17, 1937 Dnlted States, the picture shown above was awarded one of the major prizes in the national awards. The snapshooter who took the pic ture was far from being old In ex perience but it is quite evident that he had made a study of his hobby and knew whnt he was doing and what could bo expected of his camera. Study the composition of your pictures, that Is, "compose" your picture lu your viewflndor before clicking the shutter. Perhaps by stepping iorward a few feet you can eliminate some incongruous object something that may really detract from the point of Interest in the picture. 1 ry viewing a scene or sub ject from different angles, then chooso the one you think the most attractive. Too many Bnapshooters. when taking pictures of their friends. have them Btand as straight as a ramrod and look directly at the camera. That may be all right for a record picture but the snap would be much more Interesting if nooDle in it were doing something. If you will give just a little serious thought to your snapshoot ing and thoroughly know the limita tions or veisatihiv of your camera you will be well rewarded with in teresting, artistic or storv-teliing plt tuies which you will bo proud to fL-w your friends and vhich will v. h their aflmlrr.Uon. JOHX VAN GUILDER For those who appreciate useful gifts. $1.45 Arrow $1.95 Humblest Dairy Cow likes Good Rations , Even the humblest dairy cow has her own ideas about what she likes to eat, and only palatable feed will tempt her enough to maintain a full milk flow. A good dairy cow has a tremendmiR capacity for converting feed into milk, said John A. Arey, of State College, and to make full use of this capacity, she should be induced to eat all she can. A healthy cow relishes a cmin mixture containing several different feeds, but Rhe nnwiiv nf A . ' 'j b"" ui a rar.mn nnnfaininn ... . i ration containinir only one - or two kinds of grain. Variety in the grain mixture not only makes it more palatable, Arey pointed out; it also insures against a shortage of minerals and provides needed proteins. The grain mixture should not be too concentrated. If it weigs about one pound per quart, it has the right amount oi oulk. Such feeds as wheat bran, ground oats, ground barley, and beet pulp are often used to add bulk and va riety to the mixture. But grain is only a supplementary feed, Arey emphasized. Cows need plenty of good pasture when it is available and a full feed of silagt and legume hay in winter. Dairymen who buy feed for their cattle will get better results if they purchase only feed in which the per centage of nutrients is fairly high. When the percentage of crude fiber runs high, the fiber fills un th cnxu'a siomacn without providing the di gestible nutrients she ought to have. Unlike the famed "old gray mare," a Canadian horse named Squire, 23 years old, seems to be just about what he used to be. At the National Horse Show in New York a few days ago the veteran jumper won the Whitney Stone trophy, defeating 35 younger horses. NOTICE The 1937 Tax Books are now open for pay ment of Town Taxes. You are urged to come in and pay your taxes before a penalty is im posed. W.G.My,TaxGo?iOciur I MAKE THIS HIS MERRIEST CHRISTMAS Gifts worth giving are Gifts worth' buying. So hurry and make jour selections from these very attractive values . . . for men of all ages ... all tastes. Quality flannels in dark colors or the light tones. Warm and comfortable T T nn Attractive new f Pajmas Everyv man needs at least , more pairs 98c to $1;98 PAGE THREE Tells How He Got Biggest Hay Crop More feed than he had ever gotten from one acre before, is the way Er nest Long, a tenant on the farm of Joe Gant in the erosion control dem onstration area near Burlington, de scribes his crop of hay from a one acre meadow strip. The atrip was mowed three times this summer and produced 2 tons of the best quality he had ever seen, Mr. Long said. Fifty-six meadow strip, comprising 51 acres, have been ermstni.f . farms of cooperators in the RnrhW w . o Ion area. Afftinir FrAiAct U.n N. Kellv reDorts. Rirktn n.t ' r " J . - - .uuiiugvi XA. were prepared and seeded this fall. These strips furnish a practical and economical method of disposing of surplus terrace water and at the same time produce much valuable hay, he points out. A meadow strip on the farm of W. H. Squires produced 2 tons of high quality hay from two cuttings and a strip on the farm of Dr. S. P. Scott produced 2 tons from 3 cuttings this Bummer, Kelly saad. Meadow strips in the demonstration area are seeded to a mixture of les pedezas, clovers, and grasses. On those prepired for spring seeding, all the seed are planted at the sam time. On those prepared for fall seeding, grasses and clovers are seed ed during September and October and the lespedezas are added the following- spring, Kelly said. Orizaba Highest The highest peak in Mexico is the volcano Orizaba, which rises 18,250 feet above sea level CHECKS Colds and Fever FIRST DAY HEADACHE. SO MINUTES LIQUID, TABLETS SALVE, NOSE DROP .BV -RUB-MV-TC8M--WORLD' BEST LINIMENT HATS $1.98 to $3.50 Dobbs ...$5.00 GLOVES For sports and formal wear. In every wanted leather 97c to $2.95 :c: n fx two If,, y 1 vt - ' w I ? r..e-":rd3 an-! i vl-i a r:i c "-en'a . J a peel, ;n rc-1 u i gentk nn J ( 1 mi red 1 's wif: a t U i i -re c V f .1 I av 't at ,j t) tit it tsve - t tr: -a, j, li-' r f T ll Cf . i t v. ' i. " 1 3 raved, "is the great " si Asd .:.;r Jl'-stoW-T" ) I J . 4 tS i r. ov " ' A J i 'l 1 v-'''' y '( . ........ t-1 . i
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