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fathers. mother*, nuraes. or gov*ae«. not cotnpruhendlng that this mental deafness la for the time being entirely gennlne, are liable to boarae neat both of throat and temper. Thirteen la ao age when the fading of this gift or talent—one of the most beautiful of childhood—begins to Impair Ita helpfulmwa. under - the mistaken m of discipline; but Florence letatncd something of it. In a moment or two Noble Dill's disaffection toward poetry waa altcgether aa If It did not slat. She coughed. Inclined her bead u little to cne side. In her mother's manner of politcneaa to callers, end, repeating her deprecatory laugh, remarked, “Well, of course It's kind of a funny Question for me to ask, of cjno.“ “What la, Fltn-neeT" Noble Inquired absently. “Well—what X waa raying waa that courat IF* sort c. queer me askin' If yon liked poetry, of course, on account of my writing poetry the way I 9 now." She looked np at him with a bright udlneos to -espond modestly to baterer exclamation bis wonder should dictate; but Noble's attention had straggled cgaln. He failed to comprehend what she bad set before him. “Has she written yonr mother lately r be asked. Florence's expression denoted a mental condition slightly disturbed. “No." she said. “It's go In' to be printer In the North End Dally Oriole." “Whatr “My poem. IFi about a vast amen —anyhow that's probHy the best thing In It. I guess—and they're goin" to hare It tom' rrow. or else they'll have to settle with me; that’s one thing certain! 1*11 bring one over to your bouse and leave It at the door for you. Mr. DHL” Noble had but a confused notion of what she thus generally promised. However, he said. “Thank yon," and nodded vaguely. “Of course. I don’t know ts It’S ao awful good.” Florence admitted Insincerely. “The family all seem to think

His mother hauled him a cop.* of the first Issue of the N-lh End Dally Oriole, the next da- when be came home to lun-h. He read It without edification; there war nothing about lulls hi It THE NoRth Eod flally OrloU Atwater A Rooter Awnsrs A Proprwto-s

NKwfl OF ThE cITT “The Candidates for mayor at the election ore Mr. P. N. Gordon and John T. Milo. The contest la very gn-a* between these candidates. 'Holcombs chickens get In MR. J>jb Atwater 1 * yard a g J deal lately. - aaya chickens are oat of place In a city of this slxe. “Mln-ile the cook of VIR. F. L. Smith's resldlsence goes downtown every Thrusday aft' about three her regular day for It. “A new ditch Ir being dug across die MR. Henry D. Vance bst-kyrnd. ;T1s about dug but r. oody la work ng there now. Patt; Fairchild received the highest mark In declamation of the “A at Sumner School last Friday. ’BalFs grorcey wagon ran over a cat of the Mr. Rayfort family. Geo. the driver of tie wagon stated be hod >iot but was willing to take It away and burg It somewhere* Geo. statc'l regret nnd claimed nothing hot an accident which ccald not be helped and not his team that did the damcge. “Mias Co!field teacher of the 7 A

It goes without saying that bags of all sorts are among those gifts that are always welcome. There are many new ones this year made of coarse canvas, or unbleached linen and trimmed with narrow satin ribbon ribbon flew era. Baby ribbon may he drawn through the late mice* of the canvas. Drawing threads out of either * he canvas or linen makes It possible to weave wider ribbons over and under the remaining threads, borders or ornsmerU. Flowers cut from cotton or linen. In various colors, are applied to the linen begs and buttonholed along their edges with cottao floss o. yarn. A case for holding pitying cards and a bag which may be put ♦" various uses ore shown above In gifts suited to either men

Sweets for Christmas

"There were aei eral deaths In the City this week. “MR. FalrcMlf fa the- of Patty Fairchild was On the sick list several days and did not go to his office but Is out now. “Ben Kriso the cHauffeur of the Mr. B. G. Atwater family warhes their car on Monday. In using the hose be turned water over tee fence accidently and hit Lonnie the was WOman in hack of MRS. BrufTs who called him •otne low names. Ben told her If sbi had been a man be would strike her but soon the dlstrubance waa at end. There Is a g .*oo deal more of other news which will be printed in our next NO.”

Flowers made of petals cut from paper tape and coated with colored sealing wax. are among the novelties that odd to the choc-fulness of home and Christ "a* this year. A duster of them In several different colors. In e vase that Is also coated with the wax, makes a very pleasing bouquet for the living room or dln’ug table. The colored wax Is a subedtut* for paint and a small alcohol flams becomes the brush for making the fadelea

A Decorative Pen

Tou cannot think of anyone who will cot be delighted to receive a gift like that Illustrated here. It U a halfdoeen glasses filled with Jelly, preserves and marmalade, very attractively arranged In a wicker basket. Ihe tin covers of the glasses are lacquered with biack lacquer and a white gummed letter Is pla>-ed In the center of each cue. A sprr: jf fruit or blossom* pointed on the Ud with sealing wax. together with the letter, tells the ktod of Jelly or preserves the glass contain*, aa apple, with a spray of apple blossoms and the letter “A,” or currant with a duster of currants and foliage end the letter “C." Sealing wax In several colors simulates shirred ribbon on th** tenter gloss * hleh contains marmalade. Christmas Candles

Florence f Fanny saw a j \ of the places ting her school . r picture In it ; »oua Northern i South ■otne L l was Jun say d to af • D at once. "Ob. he sa'd. it my mother the j a Id that pert I He paused, j | ooly Florence I with' -Id from 1 that the ClvO it all over agalr, ■ grandfather r several days, said when ” sold Flor-

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IFb something pretty much; but I don't know If It Is or not. Really. I don’t P “No." said Noble, still confuaed. “I "appose not." “Fei half way through another one I think myaeiril be a good deal better I'm not goln’ as fast with It as 1 did with the other one and I expect It’D he quite a waya ahead of thl* one." She again employed the deprecatory little laugh. “I don't know how I do it, zayacl.'. The famhy all think IFs aort of funny: I don’t k: ow hew I do It myself; but that’s the way It Is. They all aay If tboy could do It they’re sure they’d know how they did it; but I guess they’re wrong. I presume If you can do 1*. why It Just comes to yon 7 Don’t you presume thaFs the way It Is. Mr. Dllir “I—gues* so." They bed reached his gate, and be atopiied. “You’re sure none of yonr fam”.. have heard anything today r ho asked anxiously. T'rom Aunt Julia? I don’t t’.lnk they have.” He sighed, and opened the gate. “Well, good evening. Florence." •Good ereRlnK." Her eyes followed him wistfully a* he pmuetl within the Indouure; then she turned and walked quickly toward her own home: but at the corner of the next fence she called over her shoulder, “i’ll leave It with year mother for you. if you're not home when 1 bring It.” “WhatT' he shouted, from the vl- • -inlty of his front door.

THE OROANSTEP By Florence Atwaur. The OJgmnitep waa* aatad at hi* aom« baautltal words of vsglr and But he waa a frEat orga Whar the aoll Is weary And the mind la drwary. ! would like to be an organstep seated all day at Whether my tstpiSm Ight be TahchaUX or Mor I wo-!' ' play muuc Ilk* a vast siaan T * »_> it sounds la a church of nsw Subscribe NOW » cents Adv. A Poetry S3 cent. up. AtOwter A Rooter. Newspaper Build! .* * cents per year. Such, as Is sometimes said, was the first Issue, complete, of the North End Dally Oriole. Florence was not Immediately critical of some distortions of meaning In the body of her poem, due partly to Atwater A Rooter’s natural lack of experience In a new and exacting trade; partly to their enviable unconsciousness of any necessity for proofreading; and somevbst to their hn*’e In getting through the final, and least Interesting stage of their nndertaking, Florence's poem being. In fort, to far as the printers were concerned, me.e hack work and anti-climax. And aa they later declared, unaer fire, anybody that . ould make out more than three words la five of her ole handwriting was welcome to do it. Beside*, what did It matter If a uttto bit wt* left out at The eod of one or two of the Unes? They couldn'’ be expected to run the lines out over their margin, could they? And they never knew anything crazier than rankin’ all this fuss because- What If some of It wasn't printt i Juat exactly right, who In the world was goln - to notice it. and what was the difference <>f just a few words different In her ole poem, anyhow?

“We k»«w you wouldn’t Be satisfied anyway, Morencn."

'Daffly’s Fairy Tale rfy/V-EY GRAHAM BONNER

FAIRY WONDROUS SECRETS. “1 haven’t a thing.” said Maha'.la Marshall. “Not a thing in the world and there are some children who have everything. They have dolls that talk and engines which run on tracks. I don't care so much about the engine* because tht y're more for boys. But still I would like to have them If I cared for them. “Mother always wants me to be good. Good, I'm tired of being good. Daddy always wants to be proud of me. And be wants to be proud of so much. That I*. I must do so much that 1 hard nnd he’ll he so proud of me; lent . lessons and all of that “My older sister has the dresses and Uie coals find. Then they are handed dov n to me. That doesn't seem very fair. No, 1 am not treated right." ended Mahatln Marshall shaking her head and puckering up her forehead. “I wish I were rich and could go riding every day and stay away from school and music lessons when I wanted to. But I can’t. No one 1» fair to mo. And ray sister thinks the can tell me what to do. I wish, Genevave Marshall." she said. Jus* as though her sister were there listening to her, “that I could make you wear my hand-me-downs!" Mahalla Marshall pulled the sheets under her chin and drew the comfortable up closer. “It’s very unfair.

For the writing desk or as a companion piece to the guest book, a pen with a feather quill for a handle makes a beautiful gift. Natural feathers are as marvelous and beautiful In their markings aa flowers and those In neutral colors can be tinted If one wishes to brighten them. Many kind* of feathers, including those of the ostrich, arc used for these decorative pens and they make a gift suited to every grown-u^. Santa Remembers Baby

This year's candle shades made of gay silks or of crepe paper ore shown in such variety that every one may be | pleased. Sparkling sliver tinsel strays over some of them, adding a holiday glljter to the pretty colors thro gh which the tight gleams. A sbada decorated In thla way D shown at th« right of the two pictured. At the left e foundation of plain paper Is covered with -iffie* of crepe paper la two alternatiug colors. In this case white and grocn, and ha. daisies made of

paper set about It

Oil Cloth Table Set*

Santa Claus never forgets the ba-

bies and each year presents their tittle belongings made H new and pretty waya This year “nightingales" end b< onets seem even better th«n Ah dr preueccssots. A s-ti to match Is shown above, made of fine Latrael and trimmed with narrow satin ribbon gathered along one edge and feather-stitched down. A frill of

narrow lace finishes the cap.

For Little Garment*

No housewife will fall to enjoy the uew table sets of oilcloth with ‘heir cneerful borders of g.iy flower* und ! fruits. They are much handsomer than the stenciled pieces and many wome. use them for the dinner at well as the breakfast title. These sets consist of a centerpiece, plate dollies and smaller dollies. The fruits and flowers In the Bet pictured are In their natural < •'•Ion and the oilcloth In a deep creair coloi.

Hangers for wee garments make a love!/ gift for young children, especially when they look tike doll. Here two are dr«aed up to represent a gtii and a boy doll and at -d Is simply covered with r.bbon ana decorated with ribbon flowers. kittle celluloid do.l heads, wide nnd narrow satin ribbon and wire oangcra with a Uttlo Ingenious sewing are all that is

needed for the doll hungers.

“It Doesn't •ieund Falr.“

I have nothing. I wish I uld see the world and have adventures and do something Interesting. I w.sh I could go away from my old family who are always making me behave aa they think I should. I hate them all and I hate being poor!” There came at that moment a loud rap on the wall to the right of Uahalla's bed. “Coma In," said Mahalla politely. She must be polite to strangers. •Thank you," said a voice, nnd tight through the wall came a tittle creature carrying with her many small packages She wore a bright red shawl and a funny old shiny black skirt and every once In awhti# shs pulled package* o« or huge pockets which were In her skirt and looked at them and smiled. “Who are yon?" asked Mahalla MarshalL “T am the Fairy Woodrou* Secret*." said the tittle creature. “These package* I have here are packages of beautiful octets which I am going to give to the Dreamland King. He Is going around with them. Some of them he will give to boys and girls and some to parents." "Why would he give any of them to parents?" asked Mahalla rather crossly. “They have everything their own way anyway!" •There are secrets which must go to them too—secrets for the children mostly. That la I do up a package which has a birthday coke and a number of candles In It and tbf Dreamland King takes It to' some mother or daddy and says. •Remember the fifth. A most Important birthday cornea on the fifth.' This evening I am meeting the Dreamland King at the edge of the Sleepy Mountain. There he la, waiting to start out. I must harry. 1 thought I heard you ask me a question and so I cams hurrying to nee you. In fact I hurried so much that I didn’t bother about coming through a door. I came right through the wall. Some creature* are silly enough to let wall* stand In their way But cot I, oh no. a wall never stand* In my way. Did you want something

of me?"

“1 am delighted to see you." said Mahalla. “I was really talking to myself. I haven’t a thing—no decent toys. All mine are broken. And mj daddy nays he’s poor. And I have tc wear my older slateFs clothes. And my mother wants me to be good and polite and my daddy war's to be proud of me. and 1 want a doll tha* walk, and talk* and they won’t give It to me. 1 don’t think IFs fair that some people should hare everything and fonie others shouldn’t have a

thing."

Tt doesn’t sound fair.’’ said the Fairy Wondrous Secrets. “It doesn’t sound fair at all. Perhaps you would Uk3 to come with me and see If there nre any of the recre:* which 1 have ready to d * up In packages that you would like? Hew about It Mahalla Flrxt we must see the Dreamland King for a moment, and then we cun

be off."

! So they went oft In search of *<»« w onderful packages.