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A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION. . ? The Wide-A wake Girls and Boys . Plan a Christmas Party for Mother. "Now the way to get a thing B done" observed Aunt Margaret sagely, is to have committees, small cum* mlttees that can get all the help they want but are responsible. Therefore, to decorate the house: Dan, you and i Bessie take charge of that; to cook the dinner, John and Martha would ho best; to set the table, Edith and Alice. Mary, cannot you and Billy serve? Your father and I will be the entertainment committee," said Miss; Margaret, looking at Mary. "Well, Dan and Bessie, tell us how you want the house decorated, and tvn will all hpln von hofnrn unvtliin(> else is done." j I "I want to go to the woods." an- IS Bwered Bessie, "and get material fnr III great ropes of green to loop over the | | windows and around the walls. I j Where it is caught up, I want little II sprigs of red berries?and green he- II hind the pictures, too," she added, 'ill "I am going to make two great big ]| balls by putting together a Wire II frame and covering it with yellow III tissue paper," said Dan. j I "Red?for Christmas," corrected lii Bessie. j I I "Yellow," replied Dan, "because it 11 l.i # warm color and lots the light II > through. I shall put a lantern In III each of these and set one on each IjI gate post to welcome mother and III grandpa." j "You're not going to forget thr I j - mistletoe over the door,?>are you?" |j came from John. 1 I ! "Fie! fie for a mischievous boy," laughed Mary's father from the next room. "John and Martha, what do you plan to have for dinner?" "Roast goose, and I want somebody to help pick Mm," shouted John. "Oh, no! Let's have turkey," protested the rest of the children. "All right," declared Martha, "and stuffed with chesnutB, also celery, cranberry Jelly, mashed potatoes, some green vegetables such as English peas or snaps, bread, perfection j 111 salad with dressing, gravy with gib-; lets in it, and a fine plum pudding." "That's splendid! You'll have the nuts and raisin9 later In the day. * What drink? Qrape juice? Edith - nd Alice, how are you going to set the table for such a feast?" "We will put on a snowy tablecloth first of all, with a silence cloth under It. Then, eomes our centerpiece; it is easy to make and pretty. It will be a foot square, of red crepe paper ruffled at the edges. In the; center of this, Santa Claus will sit, surrounded by little green, red and white bundles, one for each person ?Just a little candy or some small favor in each. From each little bag; will come a narrow red ribbon or string of red berries to the plates with a card attached, on which is the name of the owner and a little verse. On each napkin we will law a tiny spriy of holy." "Oh, how glorious! Now, Mary and Billy, how is our feast to be served? The serving is important, you | a | know." Vi "Me wants a nice tray with a' pretty cloth on it?'nan I'm going to, bring in the nio and candy," came y from an unexpected so.nee, t j When the laughter had subsided, !g, ( Mary continued. "Well. Aunt Mar-j , Caret, first after they are seated, I shall bring in the turkey and set it tjlc before father to carve, then the vege- (f) tables before mother. I wish we ((>n might have clear soup or oysters ^ first. The cranberries, ce'erv, bread Set nd pickles will be already set where! jj they look pretty over the table. Tto?jtoa salad will be at each plate. After " ant the first course 4s finished, I'll remore first the platter, then the vege- "A table dishes, then the plates and bring on tho pudding and sauce for po mother to serve, and coffee if there la to be any, for you. I think two courses are enough, don't you?" cht ??XT?? T nonoeio 1 1 \j Q a U'A Hrt nflt i cn, A uw, toyvuiitii/ *?" " ? " *" i want to overwork our one little maid shj ?nor to be nick for later fun," said wei Aunt Margaret fondly. "Now, Mies Margaret, tell us what con evf me RUB OUT PAIN' with good oil liniment. That's the surerft wav to stop them. wh (The best rubbing liniment is j (|? MUSTANG LINIMENT! Good for the Ailments of "|] |RD< Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc. ba' Good for your own Aches, Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains, Wa I "S? ' ?urn#? Etc. In 25c. 5Or. $|. At all Dealer*. a " I THE I iAN CASTER NEWtt X rmwm 1 Good Mulej If You Nee< Come and g for another r# . nr I nrsi. wear | GREGORY-HOOD I = i arc going to ha^> for our enter-jtalked, u strand of hair slipped out * nment," olanioreaaTl the children: of place and she found it necessary once. 110 remove two, hair pins. While 'Why," demurred Aunt Margaret, | she worked with one she place, is at Is to be a surprise. I'll tell you. I the other in her mouth?point first, tugh, for I need your help. We're'with a capital H. They go about o have a Christmas tree for all the jdi ending germs. They are over- B ants and your parents and then | nice in some particular, but none y i are to give your Norwegian and remember to be over-nice in all c >ttish dances on the lawn. We things. 2 1 have all sorts of good times yOU endeavor to avoid the L sting raarshmallows. popping corn germg 0f your fellows by using a fi 1 playing games, too. private drinking cup, you probably n t Christmas play and make good P,aco lt where fli08 tan U8e it as a t roosting place. n cheer. Perfect cleanliness is an ambition t: r Christmas comes but once a impossible to attain, and while 1 ab- n year-' hor black flnger-naila and feel a de-| inted Dan as he danced out. 8ire to *Xa* the man who drlnka b Bessie lingered behind and said buttermilk through a prolific mus- 0 rly, "May we really help with your tache' 1 cl,n* tenaciously to the old t tiding, next week? ' fashioned opinion that children E 'Bless your sweet heart, dearie, I thrlve better when th?y are Permlt" ? ildn't get married happily without ted to wa,low ln the dirt durln* n try one of you."?Progressive Far- oi*ht hours of each twenty-four. | And, moreover, I have observed that mnr.h nf thia nv?P.nlt<Bnfl?s <a nvniirvv on'y 8k'n deep. Persons very par- . ticular about their nails and hands ' ->ome days ago I watched a man are sometimes not so particular " io was working and smoking a afoOUt their feet. Many men wear-! arette. He took a long poll at |ng freHh shaves and powdored ! cigarette and then looked about noBeB also wear egg stains on their ? a place to put it until ho should BhJrt fronts; and a perfectly creas-1 d it again. A bench stood near e(j coaj gult may cover a soiled i very greasy, disreputable looking Bhlrtwaist. s ich, covered with all manner of Nothing is clean except water use and filth, and the man placed an(j ^ jujj disease germs.? j i clgeratte on the edge of it, with Fountain jnn Tribune. L 5 fire end hanging free in the air d the end he intended putting rk in his mouth restod In the filth Whenever Yoa Need General Tonic h Talc? Q rove's I the nencn. The Old Standard Grove'. Tasteless The incident interested me and 1 chm Tonic is equally valuable as a itched for another like it. WHh- General Tonic becanse it contains the an hour I talked with a lady? well Vnown tonic propertiesofQUININK . . ..awii-nUi ma IRON. It arts on the Liver, Driven ; lady known to be^over-part.cn I a. ^ MaJarlft> Eljriche# the Bl<^d anl \ out her personal hablU. As sh? auil<ls ap ^ whole System. *> cents. 1 / TUESDAY,. DEC. 19, 1916 vffif Wp Havp Just Received a Car of Extra s also a few Go< d a Wagon c jet one at the < advavce goe e selling what w {hand at the Old Price Which Is Less Than We Can Buy Them I?I 1 LIVE ST( STOCK H Old >KUS' MKKTIN(i. * < > Lancaster, S. 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