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It's Chrittmaa Time Again IWs a fire ia Hie pete end Bjtt in the hell, Fer n'e Cirutmex time epis. And the deifhbeBe net end the ddidrefleefi, Fee it'e Oratmu time epm. Ifl time (ortQimtier tendtereiee Her leodeet peeene at lore anti Feme Fee tin HefyBebe of the Bethkhem deje. Fir it’e Chiirtmri time epin. Ihere’e e wreeth ef fieen »t the

For it’e Chiirimei time egem. And the doth befie eefae the fled mtmm. For it'e Qrietmee time egem. Oh, it'e time te tarn vith the geiden ande the Inend ire denhted end Te rid eetr beerte el their freed end fed.! For it’e Chrietmee time egein.

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"BOXING DAT” A MEEKHNg go to the I\. oo tb«day*ttmCbn»tin»8,Maok-

baciae of the “pretty btnOa” fact tke BbgUitunaa .otMerrea bcxn* A*) »h*t Aty. The name wwjM ieM eae to oppctM HBethlos ta the utan of a hatte eaeosoter, bot the anpporftton U vide of the math. The *txataf~

the railway conductor, the The boxea are now generally ouuiwmd. aboot the aUe of a Ofty «aot

cnkantAS reunions ■ R^ioing OW Tone j^ow ^ Yule Customs

ooe ao Incompatlhle with the m «< the world that the reiiftoes

* the nde tradmou of the rtnghdm Joy* of a future cocdlUoo of provided for the bleat and

Patting Christmas Eve Outdoors TT TX an alept nnder the ataca W Wl. oa Chriatmaa era. ahat ooeeelf up in a room from deUctoor Sooth Afrteaa olgnt U •imply to miao oo# of the Joy. of hr- “?»«> one know* the etan who not alept. a* the French happily put. U. a la bcUe curile. Be may know

nltndee and yet be Icnorant of what

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Stcrmeon aurely would hare loved "hodeeu for It. nlghu alone. Oar- great advantage of the long •ought from which we had baen Buffering—lu Rhodesia one must need* be un optlmlat or die—ia that there were practically no raoeqnltoea end very few qulto curtain waa unneewamry. Tbe night waa cool and »U«*t «zcept for the distant howl of a Jackal and the occaatooal boot of an owl About Are o'clock the life of day began to atlr. uod the sun gradually turned tbe ruopanl and mlmoea tree* to a golden green and bathed sa In the ecvst of mimosa bloaaotn. the go away bird called Impertinently from a bush do#* by, and two green parakeets flew over our boads. Then one little sleeper after another rubbed bla eyes and crept to the foot of tbe t-eel to fathom the treasures of the Christ mas stocking. As the sun row higher tongue* were loosened, and crackers cracked, and trumpets, six of them, were heralding the morn. If not exactly In the manner of the aa-

gels.

The noise worried no one. But when e bad *iad enough we dispersed to seek baths, and some of tu were erm energetic enough to here a round of

golf before breakfast.—"Tbe Heart of : not many bate distinctive Yuletid* lul-

the Veld." by Madeline Alston. 1 ' ' ’

The Mother’s Christmas Gift]

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spread a reriral of the old am- i tiw* *U«( 6* times

W«m«I tom •« pari

i with a touch of

lata Boston to radra B pretty ' custom by celebrating Its ca

by singing carols In tbe streets and by Illuminating the houses through the placing of candles la the windows. Other dtiee emulated Boston In this

matter. In Oartlale. Fa, a comrni

Christmas tree waa lighted 1c the pub-

lic square, anH its glowing joy

continued all along the streets by light-

of gas aMm to rnialndse the Idea of danger, and then are different <Sevicas that may be applied to do sway with all risk la the carrying out of the friendly suggestion. It Is ifore that “the glednc

and to lhat - light from ^ nature, be permitted to shine Into tbe

light Is sssodstsd with all that la good In lift The glow «t the crackling Yule log betokened the hoepKaflty ready to graot the stranger at that time, but there was man- to it than that. Light In days gone by vraa supposed to keep off evil spirits.—Same WUtar to HdUr delphls Pabtle Ledger.

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tin tore tbei merierd beeir si be tin beet our mxx.'A duebeilli. bed power te b* And be eoautUii tin! At ketei l«inetitojelswaUr;li4 Tbeu keeeitoiellaik the tebre.eB

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A CHRISTMAS LULLABY

Half an hour before midnight on Christmas era In Mexico the “Utany of the Ood Child- La sung. It la after that the world-famous lullaby soog of aR Mexico, the “Born." to heard. Every Msxlcan mother knows “Bock-*-bye" sons, which la sop posedly for the soothing of the Infant Jesus. In time and time it la not unlike the American song. “Old Gray

"ocae."

Many other nations besides the Mexicans have their Christmas song*, bot

BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT

rating philosopher to the question, “What was your beet Christ-

mas gmr

“I had a hundred-dollar watch given to me one*.” he added, “but even that !*rt as necessary as a fountain pen. U yon get the rlgh! kind you Mmply wouldn't be caught dead without It. It never leeks. It never dogs, ini write s dr * steady line on any old paper. It’d be cheap at glO. and It only cost ghflO “What are you doing nowr I asked. “Celling fountain pena“ he saldv— New York World.

piece de resistance In Chaucer's day, but this dUh gave place to

the peacock, and the peacock In Its

twu was conquered by the turkey. ! A_J —A- t.U.. I -jyy ut fc Ida Virginian wara. came home to'uB j itoton th tonDr j

fersau. -exactly like a proud Turk « to*®|

showing off before bis Laraia." WTwp the peacock was In lt« at Chrtstmastlde Its plumage w.

erally restored to the roasted bird and Its bonk glided. Boaetiasoc the whole bird was covered with gold leaf end e strip of cotton, saturated with mint, set sUglit In It* beak—* r*Uc possibly, with the Cogliah snapdragon »"<< biasing pudding, of the Are worship of poiwn days. A lady of noble birth snd

imu h..,- .i.,„

ber • the ’ trd Into the banqueting »--n In the days of toarnaroentt It was

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uplifted sword*, swore their oaths of chivalry and valor. The last record at such fare eeexns to ha ve been not upon . Outou. M .1 ti., r .,„ by the duke of Granada to the duke of Clarence, afterward William IV of

MM be admitted that golden pea±s sad boars’ heads bsra moot alluring sounds to one with a Jaded epthe Baglsad of aid. with

m attractive lam) to have lived t t the Kagllshweii of today to moi

y »»i»&»* .t tintey. mince pie and the

Here’s a Merry Christmas Gan*

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'T'HE old BnglMj!

1 Quires the ree 1.1 - rhrivv «is randies, ssta r*w

sad other dainties to makes«=»**•

a alao a pair of n*'- r 14 of the party to eiweea wW "

roouk. w»ill« iM

One of tl

dainties in the pile to be ~ ~10» chosen person U

and with the toeg*

rleoes from the trying the pure named Tip. of whiA ^

er. be does not know the loesti *• -

a ccWs*IJ

■ “tip.*

to the pOe snd the turn !*•*' mat player, who r-»lrv* te

player may pass hto turn r* drawing several pieces, h* ' ltts L 0 avoid the posMhmty of through drawing “tip." Tbr tiansa until the {die dtosppc^

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