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I’nrltrtn ntock on her CP-
tbar's able sod from a m>
^ tooist Virginian family ii
^ bar moTber'a Abe bad tha
aad fpnafw ftgrra of dor /tom
fortwsra sddod U tbe If—
|ha suntbero woman, sad
ja bad the Iwsaty of i
ayas. ,w»rii» lw»« hair
caHad fairy gifts; also
had rtBlaas of a tfaruar.
8ba was oat left nnsoofht An anW
’.and It is f imu> line of aduilrera We* fbnmgb the
loaded, though ' wide gates of the old plantation bona
not with on ex- and walked up Itetween the boa hedges
plosive which to tha wide veranda, where Mary gea>
requires Are to erslly sat with her maiden ••at, the
set it off. The _ letter making wonderful davtoss in tat-
cracker now un- ’ that, and Mary, with bar eaaai before
uaxbkq the cars. ^ gmcnaaioa ' her. perfunctorily making rhetohee
1e the long paper covered tube, with • which she rarely finished, hat which
fringed ends, which we see frequently her aunt religiously preserved.
At dinners or evening parties, contain- The Bout well plantation had boon a
lag favors far the guests. You catch bugs sue before the war, hat under
by the ends and pull hard, and it specs the inefficient care of the aunt had
with a pap. It cracks; heuse the name dwindled steadily. Mias BoatweU had
cracker. The contents may bs a gro- unlimited power as gusrAaa to buy,
teoquo cap for you to 'wear at dinner. Bell, mortgage ‘or borrow and lead.
A Japaneoe paper napkin for luncheon The first warning of the flan! calamity
use. a silk handkerchief to carry home
or a Christmas trinket. This kind of
^cracker is very popular.
In England there is one “rrmekery**
Which manufactures and markets 17,-
<000,000 crackers every year. Nearly all
a Momma cases aa.
The workers employed are girls. One
set of girls attends to the making of
( the cracker proper, while other seta
make the fringes, print the labels and
pictures and stuff the contents inside.
Still others psste the labels and the
,great variety of pictures on the outside
wf ths crackers. A ••cracker/” getting
Tsartj lor the Ohristmas demand is a
%!ve of taduffiry. Tbo one neutionod
rg about 700 gtria. whose deft
coHectirely turn out thousands
a gay.., Special machines
making
came along ISte in the fall and was in
the shape of a threatened fhrarioaure
of the mortgage on the last of thn once
envt possessions—the big and almost
empty bouse. Mary had spent meuay
lavishly la college and gave and lent
as her generous aunt had dene la Igno
rance of the real state of things. On
the 1st of January this money most be
paid. The aunt had been notified, but
let the matter drag; as sha Mt that
something would tarn up to aavs their
home. Mary was trying tn naderetand
the situation, but In vaia.
And the youdg men came a-wooing. '
This noble creature was in a •maU
neighboring place*to which that* was
do railroad, and Bert had had bM
tad was provided with afar bolea. The
splendid dog wop Id he taken in II to
the plantation and sot «
to daylight, ay. to least.
BorTs plan. , A lot lor wa
Inrtnaofl % % Mpmc siiytotti, which
was also to contain the bay to the pad
lock. sod to Bert's pockets wore tacks
and a hammer to fasten It on the top
of tbe box.
Friday afternoon Mr. Barookie pass
ed sway In Ibe arms of his young
clerk. The old man had atnoeroly lov
ed Bert, and Bert loved him. though
still, somewhat to awe of falm. Bert
was truly grieved, but “men must
work.” so Bert hastily gave the neces
sary orders for tbe funeral Sunday,
and thoo he rushed to his Mend to see
cheat shipping the dog w that it should
reach Mary’s home at the nroctoe time.
When Bert reached the Attle town he
went to the express office and by un
usual offers managed to persuade them
that the dog be delivered as he wished.
oxer
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Invent to find oonm way to fifttber his
own cause with ror/.pnd to rave her
home. -The week before Christmas
A Christmas
Sleigh 'Ride.
\ hr FRANK M. SWBST.
Comment, tsrr. by Frank H. gwoot.
Christman such
coHcga and
natpa-a Mg toss and prevents for all
.Bart rode out ovary day ••* aoea i
Jjdutfce wore done to help Mary to-
the dsgntotVto of her tree, sod they ad
anticipated mack pleasure. After the
children had gone home with their
i&s
They were all made wulcumo by thej
nd alUni
Btltodto*
stain..
fur*
Are aoed f or
tog the plcturea
mad catting out
tha caas. masks
and other sur-
prtosa which the
4iafeicefpcoo
Crackers
atoh great fun
il enter-
There
autlci-
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tbo bid-
and
|«t what
lbs/ As
the fringes, print-
romauttc aunt and i _ , Jir _ (
or supper, with the eld open baSdSdab-j
•rality, but Mary ahowod no fSTUr to
any ope. Bnt that 4e mtk raying that
Mm dM not think uftod of Bart Allan.
She could appreciate hia character.
She bed Just come from
much stress waa laid agon
tainmeot, and aha wand
It waa that a young man v ouiy a
in a lawyer's l ^
ao moch. She knew that ha had lived
all his life here, that h* ppraf* *
atuasgsat’
—icseS
«a totally IpasfRR
art from Its flfac
day, to all ha
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HBY ^ i^arud
from the oM
farm gate*
TSo happioet
boyk olive.
With Rah, tha
rana, and
5£**x.
J,aok tw
TELL
TO MX IT
A well Authority Givet Diwo-
tioni TqfPrepare tiimple, TatRa*
markobio Homo MiztRre,
JL- welLkBOwn aothorit
mihorihr <
ba readan <
daiW oap
And whan the
holla hogffii
r « to ehimo
They Mi bogon to eheer.
Chime, ehimo, chime, chime—eesh a
merry lead
•Uipidng ia the meeniifht along tha
river read I
They peeeed the lonely elder ipilf ^
That's falling oil epert.
TheJmmiit hoard thorn on the hi 10
N wormed hie freoen heart.
They cheered at every farmheuoe grey,
With window paneo aglow.
Within, the farmer's wife weoM nay,
iWeit, wall, I want U knew!*
Chime, ehimo, chime, ehimo—each a
neiey lead
•peeding by the hemeeteade along the
river road!
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that far har,
am gave arary
to the study of all that
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I to la '
[though they wra „
all night Bat tiara wnah todah.
rocs to follow ns soon as they
utch op.
But when Bert reached hie friend he
b, “ ,n b “\*,£JSSm£
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preaenta the young foika were to hava.
graara and a auppef and « ge*f uW
fashioned Virginia reel.
Chriatmaa feU an Intraday this yaac.
Bert had expacted to ba there every
evening during tha wnak to help, hot
Tuesday. Wedaomtiy. ’CWtoday gad
Friday paaoed
him, nor did |%^
- At first Uteftwne
bort,
rant her
t’B
tie'-
ifhgl
following valuable, yet aim-
and' bannlara preacriptiOD,
which noy one eanoadily piepnre
nt home. : ; 'Z
7«oid Extrnct Dandatiog; ong
S '*- 1 !ounce: UoniMMikd Kargon,
onod ;• ^3#anihi •6yimp
ranarttla. Ihraa otmaaa. *.
Mix by ahaking wail ia n bottle
lod tak* a Ugggoonf at aftnr Meh
great and at bedtime.
He statug tbat the iagradiaats
can be obtainod frois aay good
preoeription pharmacy at amalt
rvtt and being of vegetable ux-
rouad and tracltop. are harmlgjg totakai
— This nleasaot mixture, if takea
regularly for a few days it said
to overcome almost any case of
liheomatiim. The pain and swel
ling, if aay diminishes with each
dose until permanent results are
obtained, end without injuring
tho stomach. While, there are
many so-called Rheumatism rem
edies patent medicines etc some
of which do give relief, few really
give permanent results, and the
above will no dqpbt be greatly
apreciated by many sufferers
here at this time. p
Inquiry at the drug storee of
this neighborhood elicits the in
formation that there drugs are
harmless ipd cea be Iwogti »*P~
nrntely, or tbe druggists here
will mix tbq prescription for our
renders if asked to.
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It’s (jkriotoras ovo!* . _ ’Jt.il
gwAt 'dlraralty of surawd
ntoracrackra. Occasion-
many years bofon Mary
for success, if *rar. for «
Apara to noe that, white she he
XESgfr ^ “ teot —i‘
the dog randy
»lf. tie went to tho
(•SkWatticr
Rotend wra.
Bart begun UTl
i l»e large
n dog to turn
Ho wow |
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The raessu of
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alone In tho
living, sad It
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any to ds dog md ton
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to tesve
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too farm goto
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