The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 34, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 20 December 1928 — Page 7

The Settling of the Sage By HAL G. EVARTS Copyright by Hal G. Evarts WNU Service t | i *?| WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE At If: the Warren ranch, the “Three Bar." on the Cringe of the -cow country," a stranger apolies for work 'as a rider Wiliiamette Ann^W-arren-known to al) as “Billie," is the owner of the ranch. The girl’s father. Cal Warren, had been the original qwner. The question whether the territory is to remain "cow country" or be opened to settlement is a troublesome one CHAPTER I—Continued “Because the Three Bar needs a man that has prowled this country and gathered a tew points about what’s going on.” he returned. “And that information is for sale to any brand that hires you!” said the girl. "4s that what you mean?” “If it was, there would be nothing wrong with a man's schooling himself to know all points of his job before he asked for it.” he said. “But it happens that wasn’t exactly my reason.” !J A snade of weariness passed over her face. During the two years that her father had been confined to the house ijufter being caved in by a horse and in tile one year that had elapsed since his death the six thousand cows that had worn the Three Bar brand on the range had decreased by almost half under her management. “I’lll put you on," she said. “But you'll probably be insulted at what 1 have t'o offer. The men start out after the hijirseS tomorrow. 1 want a man to stajy here and do tinkering jobs round the place till they get back.” “That’ll suit me as well as any.” be accepted promptly. “I’m a great little hahd at tinkering round." The? clang of the sledge had ceased and a; huge, fat man loomed in the door of the shop and mopped his dripping (ace with a bandanna. “Pm glad you’ve come." he assured the newcomer. “A man that’s not above doing a little fixing up! A gowhand is the most overworked and underpaid suphead that ever tost three nights sleep hand-running and vvorked seventy-two hours on end; sleep in the rain or not at all —to hold a job at forty per for six months jin the year. The other six he’s throwed loose like a range horse to rustle or starve. Hardest work in the . worltj—but he don’t know it, or money wouldn’t hire him to lift his hand. He thi’.ks it's play. Notune out of ten but what, prides pimself that ne can’t be browbeat into doing a tap ol work. Ask him to cut a stick of firewood and he’ll arch his back and laugh at you scornful-like. Don’t that beat h —1?” “It do,” said the stranger. »“l’m the best wagon cook that ever sloshed dishwater over the tail-gate, and even better than that in a ranchhouse kitchen," the loquacious one modestly assured him. “But 1 can’t do justice to the meals when 1 lay out ito do all the chores within four miles and run myself thin collecting scraps and squaw wood to keep the stove bet up. Now since Billie has hired you. I trust you’ll work up a pile of«wood that will keep me going—and folks call me Waddles,” he added as an afterthought. “Very good, Mr. Waddles,” the newcomer smiled. “You shall have your fuel." The big man grinned. “’jjhat title is derived from my shape and gait,” he Informed. “My regular name is Smith—if you're set on tacking a Mister on behind it.” Tne girl waved the talkative cook aside and turned to the new hand. “You 11 take it then.” He nodded. -Quulu you spare me about ten minutes; some time today?” be asked. “Yes,” she said. "I’ll send for you when 1 have time.” ‘ The man beaded back for his horses and turned them jnto the corral. He rambled among the outbuildings on a tour of inspection and the girl saw him stand long in one spot before the solid log cabin, now used as a storeroom for odds and ends, that bad been the first one erected on the Three Bgr and had sheltered the Harrises jbefbre her father took over their CHAPTER II I _ The Three ,Bar girl sat looking from the window of her own room, rhe living room of the ranch bouse, one end of which was curtained off to serve as sleeping quarters. The new man was still prowling about the place. Inspecting every detail, and she wondered if he could tell her anything which would prove of benefit in her tight to stop the shrinkage of the Three Bar herds and help her to face the drastic changes that were reshaping the policies <»f the range country. Tlje Three Bar home range was one of many similar Isolated spots where the inhabitants held out for a continuance of the old order of things. AU through the West, from the Mexican bonier to the Canadian line, a score of bitter feuds were in progress, the principles involved differing widely according to conditions aAd locality, There were existing laws—and certain clans that denied the justice of each one. holding out against its enforcement and making laws of their own In some spots the paramount ts«ue was qyer the relative grazing rights of ows and sheep, fann’ng a flame -«t o between those whose

occupations were in any way concerned with these rival interests. In others the stockmen ignored the homestead laws which proclaimed that settlers could tile their rights on land. As always .before, wherever men resorted to lawlessness to protect their fancied rights, the established order of things had broken down, all laws disregarded instead of the single one originally involved. In many communities these clashes “between rival interests had furnished opportunity for rustlers to build ui in power and practically take the range. Each clan was outside the law in some one particular and so could not have recourse to It against those 'who violated ft in some other respect; could not appear against neighbors in one matter lest their friends do likewise against themselves In another. This attitude had enabled the wile bunch to saddle themselves on cer tiun communities and ply their trade without restraint. Bustling had come to be a recognized occupation to be reckoned with; the identity of the ’thieves was often known, and they visited from ranch to ranch, whose owners possibly were honest themselves but had friends among the out laws for whom the latchstring was always out. The. rustlers’ toll was i in the nature of a tribute levied against every brand and the various outfits expected certain losses from this source, it was good business to recoup these losses at another’s ex pense and thus neighbor preyed on neighbor it was a case of dog eat dog and the, slogan ran: “Catch your calves in a basket or some other thief will put his iron on them first ” it was to this pass that the Three Bar home range had come in the last five years. As Billie Warren watched the new hand moving slowly toward “Harris Will Do All Right for Me." the bunk house she pondered over what manner of man this could be who had played a single-handed game in the hills for almost a yeah Was he leagued with the wild hunch, with the law. or was he merely an eccentric who might have some special knowledge that would help her save the Three Bar from extinction? The stranger picked up his bed roll and disappeared through the bunkhouse door as she watched him. The lean man who had first greeted him jerked a thumb toward an unoccupied bunk. "Fay roll?’’ he inquired; then, as the new man nodded, “I’m most generally referred to as Lanky.” he of sered tentatively. “Evans is the rest of it” The stranger hesitated appreciably; then’: “Harris will do all right for me— Cal for every day.” he returned and introductions had been effected. it was up to each man to use his own individual method of making his name known to the newcomer as occasion arose. here had been much speculation about the brand worn by the two horses. The hands were a drifting lot, gathered from almost as many points as there were men present, ou’ none of them knew the brand. A dark, thin-faced man with a slen

No, Panama*Hat Isn’t From Panama at All

One of life’s little odditis is ‘that the country which gives its name to the panama hat doesn’t make the hat at all. And the panama Isn’t a straw hat, properly speaking. The hats are made from the shredded leaves of a species of small palm which grows almost entirely in countries south of Panama. Ecuador, Peru and Colombia are among the principal producers. , The young leaves are cut, dipped in boiling water and bleached before the women who weave them begin work. The hat is not woven under water, as is commonly believed, although water does play a part in the process. Usually the weavers begin work early in the morning, to keep the shreds from drying and to keep their fingers constantly damp, an essential factor in handling the strips. A weaver will spend as much as three weeks in making a single hat. However, the time is profitably spent Hotel Clerk Goes Crazy “No, madam, we don’t allow guests to keep horses in their rooms the cashier will give you a one-cent stamp and change for a SI,OOO bill something with a bath and southern exposure yes sir I’ll change your room if you wish but I can’t have that man thrown out of the hotel because he owns the hotel you want the bathtub put where the dresser stands and a piano moved into the bathroom yes miss the eight o'clock train leaves the Union station at eight o’clock you want something for about $4 a day on the top floor not too high up away from the street on the ground floor facing the street you’ll have to hire a room Mr. Bloch I’m afraid you can’t display samples of steam-rollers in the lobby.”—Kan ■as City Star. *8

tier black mustache was the orst t« voice a query, not from the fact tha’ his curiosity was'mrge—it was per haps less than that of-irqy other mat in the room—hut for the reason tha: he chose to satisfy it at one?" MTff row’s personality was cold and bleak inviting no close friendships or inti macles; uncommunicative to a degree that had impressed itself on his companions of the last few days and they looked up. mildly surprised at bls abrupt Interrogation. “Box L.” he commented. “Where does that brand run?” “Southwest Kansas and Oklahoma.” the stranger answered. “Squatter country.” Morrow said. “Every third section under fence. Harris sat looking through the door at the valley spread out below and after a moment he answered the thrust as if he had been long prepared for it. “Yes.” he said. “And that’s what all range country will come to in a few more years; farm what they can | and graze what they can’t —and the sooner the hotter for all concerned” He waved an arm down the valley. “Good alfalfa dirt going to waste down there—overrun with sage ano only growing enough grass to keep ten cows to the quarter. It that was i ripped up and seeded to hay 1$ w-.ulo crow enough to winter five thousand head.” This remark led to the old debate that was never-ending in the cow country, breaking out afresh in every bunk house and exhaustively redis eussed. Evans regarded Harris curiously as he deliberately provoked the argu metit. then sat back and listened to the various ideas of the others as the dis cussion became, heated and general. “It’s a settled fact that the outfits that have put in hay are better off.’ Evans said. “But there’s a dozen localities like this, a dozen little civil wars going on right now where the inhabitants are so mulish that they lay their ears and fight their own in rerests by upholding a flea-bit preiu dice that was good for twenty vears ago but is a dead issue today.” “And why is it ffead today?” Mor row demanded, not as good as it always was?” “Only a hundred or so different reasons,” Evans returned indifferently. “Then beef-tops brought ten dollars a head and they’re worth three times that now; then you bought a brand on the hoof, come as they run, j for round five dollars straight i through, exclusive of calves; now it’s based at ten on the round-up tally. In those days a man could better afford to let part of his cows winterkill than to raise feed to winter the whole of them through—among other things. These days he can’t.” “And have your water holes fenced," Morrow said. “As soon as you let the first squatter light.” “The government has prohibited i fencing water holes necessary to the adjacent range.” Harris cut in. “If | that valley was mine I’dYhave put it I in hay this long time back.” “But it wasn’t yours,” Morrow pointed out ' “No; but it is now, or at least a , part of it is.” Harris said. “I picked ' up that school section that lays across the valley and tiled on a home quarter that butts up against the rims." He sat gazing indifferently out the door as if unconscious of the dead silence that followed his remark. More men had drifted in till nearly a dozen were gathered in the room. i “That’s never been done out here — . buying school sections and tiling squatters rights." Morrow said at last. “This is cow country and will never be anything else.” “Good cow country." Harris agreed, i "And it stands to reason it could be 1 made better with a little help.” “Whenever you start helping a coun try with fence and plow you ruin it for cows.” Morrow stated. “I know!’’ “It always loomed up in the light ot a good move to me.” the newcomer returned. “One of us has likely read his signs wrong.” “There’s some signs round here you better read,” Morrow said. “They were posted for such as you.” “It appears like I’d maybe made a I bad selection then. I’m sorry about that,” Harris deprecated in a negll gent ton that belie, his words. “It’s hard to tell just how it will pan out,” (TO BE CONTINUED.)

since a genuine panama will sell for SSO or more in its native land—and will cost much more before it reaches you. New England Blue Laws In 1774 the patriots of Connecticut compelled Samuel A. Peters (17341826), a loyalist clergyman of the church of England, to leave the colony. Peters became very bitter toward Connecticut. He retired to England and in 1781 he published a “General History of Connecticut,” in which he included a collection of drastic laws, which he called blue laws and which he alleged had been enacted by the colony of Connecticut. It formerly supposed that Peters maliciously invented these laws. For Instance, on July 6, 1854, Senator Francis Gillette of Connecticut declared in the United States senate: “I know that Connect!- • cut, in rhe olden times, was libeled by a tory renegade, who absconded to ! England to perpetrate his vindictive I falsehood, as the Blue Law state.” ! But later research has revealed the ' fact that nearly all the laws in the Peters collection were at one time on the statute book of New Haven or Connecticut.—Exchange. Die-Hards Perhaps no fresh water fish is more tenacious of life than the bullhead or horned pout. This fish takes a long time to die outside its native elements. Bullheads may still be detected breathing in the bottom of a punt hours after they have been caught, whereas most fish die in a few minutes. Many fishermen have thrown bullheads on the ground aj night to discover tn the morning that they still show a flicker of life. xs

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(leading radio] PROGRAMS h.. . . ... (Time given is Eastern Standard; subtract one hour for Central and two hours for Mountain time.) N. B. C. RED NETWORK—Dec. 23. 1:30 p. in. Peerless Reproducers. 3:00 p. tn. I Stephen S. Wise. 4:00 p. m. Dr. S. Parkes Cadmon. 5:30 p. m. Acoustican Hour. 6:00 p. m. Stetson Parade. 7:00 p. in. Chicago Symphony Orch. 7:30 p. tn. Maj. Bowes’ Family Party. 9:00 p. m. David Lawrence. 9:15 p. m. Atwater Kent. N. B, C. BLUE NETWORK 2:00 p. m. Roxy Stroll. 3:00 p. m. Young Peoples’ Conference. 5:30 p. tn. Dr. Harry E. Fosdick. 6:30 p. m. Anglo Persians. 8:15 p. m. Collier’s Radio Hour. N. B. C. RED NETWORK—Dec. 24. I 7:00 a. in. Tower Health Exercises. | 11:15 a. m. Radio Household Institute. 8:00 p. m. Firestone Tire Co. 8:30 p. in. A and P. Gypsies. 9:30 p. m. General Motors Party. 10:30 p. m National Grand Opera. N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK 10:00 a. m. Copeland Hour. 12:00 m. “Farm and Home Hour.” 12:15 p. m. U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. 12:30 p. in. “Farm and Home Hour.” 7:00 p. m. Cook's Tours. 7:30 p. tn. Roxy and His Gang. 8:30 p. m. Automatic Washer—“ Duo Disc.” 9:30 p. m. Real Folks. N. B. C. RED NETWORK—Dec. 25. 7:00 a. m. Tower Health Exercises. 11:15 a. m. Radio Household Institute. 4:30 p. m. Auction Bridge Games. 9:00 p. m. Eveready Hour. 10:00 p. in. Clicquot Club Eskimos,. N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK 10:00 a. m. Copeland Hour. 11:00 a. m. Forecast School of Cookery. 12:00 m. “Farm and Home Hour.’’ 12:15 p. m. U S. Dept, of Agriculture. 12:30 p. m. “Farm and Home Hour.” 8:00 p. m. Sealy Air Weavers. 8:30 p. m. Michelin Tire Co. 9:00 p. m. Three in One Theater. 9:30 p. m. Dutch Master Minstrels. 10:00 p. m. Works of Great Composers. N. B. C. RED NETWORK—Dec. 26. i 7:00 a. m. Tower Health Exercises. I 10:00 a. m. National Home. Hour. 11 :15 ’Radio Household Institute. 7:30 p. m. “La Touraine Tableaux.” 8:00 p. m. American Mag. & Woman’s Home Companion Hour. 9:00 p. tn. Ipana Troubadours. N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK 10:00 a. m. Copeland Hour. i 11:00 a. m. Forecast School of Cookery. I 12:00 m. “Farm and Home Hour.” ' 12:15 p. m. U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. : 12:30 p. m. “Farm and Home Hour.” | 7:00 p. m. Jeddo Highlanders. I 7:45 p. m. Political Situation in Washington Tonight. 8:30 p. tn. Sylvania Foresters. 9:00 p. m. Smith’Brothers. 10:00 p. m. Chicago Civic Opera. I N. B. C. RED NETWORK—Dec. 27. 7:00 a. in. Tower Health Exercises. 11:15 a. m. Radio Household Institute. 7:30 p. m. Coward Comfort Hour. 8:00 p. m. The Song Shop. ; 9:00 p. m. Seiberling Singers. 10:00 p. m. Halsey Stuart Hour. 10:30 p. m. “Iso Vis” Orchestra. N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK ■ 10:00 a. m. Copeland Hour. 11:00 a. m. Forecast School of Cookery. 12:00 m. “Fann and Home Hour.” 12:15 p. m. IT. S. Dept, of Agriculture. 12:30 p. m. “Fann and Home Hour.” ! 8:30 p. jn. Champion Sparkers, j 9:30 p. m. Maxwell House Hour. N. B. C. RED NETWORK—Dec. 28. 7:00 a. m. Tower Health Exercises. 10:00 a. m. National Home Hour. 11:15 a. m. Radio Household Institute. 12:00 m. Teeth. Health and Happiness. 7:30 p. m. Happiness Candy Stores. 7:45 p. m. Market Friends. 8:00 p. m. Cities Service Hour. 10:00p. tn. Stromberg Carlson Sextette. 10:30 p. m. Great Northern R. R. N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK 11:00 a. m. R. C. A. Concerts. 12:00 m. “Farm and Home Hour.” 12:15 p. m. U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. 12:30 p. in. “Farm and Home Hour.” 7:0O p. m. Great Moments in History. 7:30 p. m. Dixie’s Circus. 8:00 p. m. Interwoven Stocking Co. 9:00 p. m. Wrigley N. B. C. RED NETWORK—Dec. 29. ! 7:00 a. m. Tower Health Exercises. 10:15 a. m. Radio Household Institute. 8:00 p. m. National Orch.—Damrosch. 10:00 p. tn. Lucky Strike Orchestra. N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK 2:30 p. m. R. C. A. Demonstration Hr. 9:00 p. m. Philco Hour. The following is a list of stations j carrying the above programs: National Broadcasting company Red Network: WEAF. New York: WEEI Boston: WTIC. Hartford: WJAR. Providence: WTAG. Worcester: WCSH. Portland. Me.: WRIT and WFI. Philadel- ] nhia: WRC. Washington: WGY. Schen- i ectady: WGR. Buffalo; WCAE. Pttts- i burgh: WTAM and WEAR. Cleveland: WWJ. Detroit: WSAI Cincinnati: WGN and WLIB. Chicago: KSD. St. Louis: WOC Davenport: WHO. Des Moines: WOW. Omaha: WDAF. Kansas City: WCCO-WRHM Minneapolis-St. Paul: WTMJ. Milwaukee: KOA Denver: WHAS. Louisville: WSM. Nashville: WMC Memphis: WSB. Atlanta: WBT. Charlotte: KVOO. Tulsa; WFAA. Dallas: KPRC Houston: WOAI. San Antonio: WBAP. Ft. Worth: WJAX. Jacksonville. National Broadcasting company Blue | Network; WJZ. New York; WBZA. Bos- i ton: WBZ, Springfield: WBAL. Balti- | more: WHAM. Rochester; KDKA. I Pittsburgh: WJR Detroit; WLW. Cin- I cinnati: KYW and WEBH. Chicago; i KWK. St. Louis: WREN. Kansas City: WCCO-WRHM. Minneapolis-St. Paul: WTMJ Milwaukee: KOA. Denver: WHAS. Louisville: WSM. Nashville: i WMC. Memphis: WSB. Atlanta: WTB. Charlotte: KVOO. Tulsa: WFAA Dallas: KPRC. Houston: WOAI. San Antonio: WBAP. Ft. Worth: WVRA. Richmond: WJAX. Jacksonville. „ Symphony Orchestra on Air Every Sunday Night j What is considered by music critics I to be one of the finest music treats ever offered a radio audience is to be heard from 6 to 7 p. m. (Central standard time), every Sunday night during the concert season from the Chicago studios of the National Broadcasting company, when the Chicago Symphony orchestra. Dr. Frederick Stock conducting, goes on the air. The concerts are sponsored by the Standard Oil j Company of Indiana.

Smallwoods’ Christmas W. D. Pennypacker r\ ERCING wind swept the drv p snow into gnarled knots and K eddying circles, and continued I its moaning all through the night. I Drifts were light and here and there the bare ground could be seen. An almost similar condition prevailed in the heavens. Dtixk. forebodwhirl' the Hakes tell | lightly like goose feathers, now and { again parted, to reveal brilliant coni stellations. That was the mood in which Christ- ! mas eve found the out-of-doors in Smithville. The Smallwoods had had a busy day. They were not natives of Smith- • i’le. but arrived late that afternoon ■if<er a tedious run by train and mptor bus. They usually spent Christmas in Smithville, where Mrs. Smallwood’s sister lived. Tliev enjoyed the-romps and frolics with the children and tilways asserted that no day could be Christmas unless blessed with the rollicking laughter of little ones. Having none of their (bin they enjoyed the holidays with their Smithville relatives. Embers in the big fireplace were still bright, but losing their brilliance/ because of neglect. 'l'l-e pungent od'W of burning pine brought soothing drowsiness to tired • yes. Books and papers lay untouched. They relaxed. They all but slept. When the great hall clock struck one —two—three—sour —five —six —seven —eight—nine — ten — eleven — and when the chimes ceased to reverberate, they rose upright with a start. It time to decorate the tree! The youngsters were asleep, and there was no danger that any of them would “hear Santa If he came.” And so. as gently as they could, but full of the joy of doing it—an hour or i more was spent in arranging the tree, ; and placing gifts before it as some benighted ones might lay trophies before an idol. The thought occurred tothem —and it amused them. When all was readv, and the stockings hung in the chimney place had been filled, toe two tin-toed to bed. Rest was not long. Between midnight and the moment boy thinks he should hear Santa Clitus is but a span. It seemed even less. Long before the first faint flush of dawn —before the wino rose to sweep the. snow into new drifts, and play on wires and silvered boughs, the SmallI E I POJWB An Hour or More Was Spent Arranging the Tree. woods were up. They had to be early or the children would be disappointed tn finding that good old ruddy-nosed, pot-bellied Santa Claus had not arrived. Smallwood, who was to impersonate Santa, crept quietly across the floor of his attic room. Quiet as he was, every board seemed to creak under his tread. It seemed discouraging. He feared the children would awake before he could don his boots and scarlet costume. This was trimmed liberally with cotton “fur” and jingling ! bells. Fortunately the children had found their beds, after a day of ex- . citement and wonder at all the marvel- | ous things they had seen in the shop | windows, and they had slept on. When he was fully attired and coni sidered himself, after careful survey, 1 ready to perform his stunt, Mrs. ’ Smallwood betook herself to a room adjoining that of her sister. A few ! minutes later, in the rooms down stairs, the clatter of feet and the jingling of bells was heard. Sleepy eyes opened, and a drowsy

His Gift to the Street Boys’ Christmas Dinner

______ A JENTLEMAN was hurrying toward the big hotel on the corner. liending some to escape the bitter blast. A man approached, holding out ; a paper “Ah. Mr. Thurston, he said. ‘'l’m oegging—” “No. nothing,” emphatically. “But this is very worthy. A Christmas dinner for the street boys—news i boys and all that, you know.” “And 1 repeat no.” shortly. “I’m ! asked to give something at every corner of the street, No. no.” A tew minutes later Mr. Thurston was seated ar a table, ordering a generous dinner. A boy came in selling papers, and the man noticed the hun gry look in the youngster’s eyes as he glanced at the table. . “Sit down here with me, boy," he said. “I want company. Here, wait- | i*r.” to the man behind, as the boy sat 1 down. “bring this boy turkey with all

I but eager child’s treble p..-- . Ma, I hear him, it's Santa.” In a twinkling there were smothered sounds attesting; all were looking for the jolly- old man of Chnstmas. As | footsteps approached and the jingle I of bells became distinct, little eyes i round as saucers told the thrill the children were experiencing. A few | moments later the family were assem- | bled in the big. comfortable bed— | parents carried away in the wonder in their children’s eyes, and children thrilled with the knowledge that Santa Claus yas actually before them! The jolly old man. his nose and cheeks ruddy from long contact with Arctic winds, strode deliberately into their room! “And here’s the whole bunch of ’em,” he muttered. “A blooain’ fine lot. I should say,” He loweied the heavy pack from his shoulders as he sat upon the edge of the bed. “A heavy load it has keen; but I’ve loved to think of them,’’ he remarked under his breath. Th*n turning to John, a taw-head youngster of seven, he questioned: “Have you been good?" “Yes, Santa Claus,” was the prompt reply. Similar questions were put to all as Santa deliberated. Then he turned to the youngest—- “ And how about yon.” he inquired. Her eyes grew big and her expression startleu. For some seconds she could not speak. Then, as Santa hesitated whether to leave anything, she inquired. “Mamma, has I been good?’’ • a • a a a a All seemed satisfied when Santa left. At the breakfast table, some «■>/ .Aaw -‘’em/ WwOS owfe Ju *" t? “And Here’s the Whole Bunch of ’Em." He Muttered. hours later, the thrill of the early hours having worn off to a degree, the children were chattering away about the experiences of the morning. They little realized that the man who came from the chimney place into their room, several hours before, with a heavy pack upon his shoulders, and bells jingling from his becottoned costume, was sitting amongst them. “I saw him my very self,” exclaimed the youngster, looking straight into the eyes of “Santa.” _ “An’ he came right up to the bed ” interrupted Jack. “’E didn’t intend to leave anything at first.” piped in another—not ’till mother an’ dad told ’itq we’d been good. Then he left these presents and hurried away." “After hjJ shut the door we could hear the sleighbells jingling, ami growing fainter and fainter.” “Wish you had not slept so long, ! uncle. You should have seen him.” “But why did you not watch him as he went out?” was his comeback. “I think.” said dad. “they—we—were all afraid Santa Claus might not like us to watch him. Anyhow we all poked our heads under the covers. There were smothered chuckles mingling. with ejaculations of rurjirise. J “I really seen ’im. I told you he— j And they went on and on But it was Mr. Smallwood who had the jolliest of Christmases. The chil- J dren “really” saw Santa Claus —but he, Uncle John, positively discovered what Christmas meant. When he and i Mrs. Smallwood returned to their home after the holiday festivities ended they carried with them more of Christ- | mas than they had ever believed it possible they would possess. They had understood Christmas. (©. 1925. Western Newspaper Union.! ? A i r ’I t; Christmas 4 | Card | • j With music and with dancing, | m With songs of merry cheer, j < To greet you upon Christmas, And in the coining year. | * —Mary Graham Bonner f! (©, 1928, Western Newspaper Union.)

the fixings. That’s what you’d like?” to the boy. “Yes. sir. Then as he began to fiR up, “I’m to have another turkey dinner tomorrow A street boys dinner. I gave ninety cents* all 1 had. I give what I can.” When too full to eat any more he rose. Mr. Thurston drew out a twen ty dollar bill and gave it to him. “Give this as my contribution toward the dinmw.” he said. —Frank H. Sweet <© (928. Western Newspaper Onton. > Originated Christmas Cards In 1846 Sir Henry Cole is said to have originated the idea of sending Christmas cards to friends and Joseph Crandall was the first publisher. Only about 1,000 cards were sold the first year, but the idea soon spread to other countries and millions are now sold annually

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