HE tree shines with the
candle glow,
The trinkets glitter jewel-
wise,
And we would that our souls
might Aknow
The joy told in the chil-
dren’s eyes.
Such sheer delight as this of
theirs—
A wondrous happiness
it is!
And every word the mes-
sage bears:
This is the children’s day
—and His!
ET us come, as the Wise
Men came
Those nineteen centuries
agone,
Led by the Star's eternal
flame
That bade them rise and
hasten on.
They brought rare franhkin-
cense and myrrh,
They brought rich gems
and graven gold,
They Knelt, adoring, near to
Her,
And all their marvelings
they told.
YE, as those Men of long
ago,
Today we, too, may see
the Star, :
May see its mystic heaven-
ly glow
Flash out o’er Childland
fair and far;
And from our‘hands now fall
the gifts
And we Know why the
Wise Men smiled
With gratefulness; and each
heart lifts
Its chant of worship of
the Child.
THE CHRISTMAS STAR
By JEAN DOUGLAS.
HE
Christmas eve
crept slowly over
the city, disguis-
ing the harsh out-
lines of the house-
tops with a soft
‘ gray blanket.
The spirit of
i Yuletide filled the air, and since you
i could not help breathing it, the joyous |
: song of “Peace and good-will” flooded
; the inner being as well.
In the dormer window of an attic
; chamber overlooking the city stood a
| little child. She was thin and pale,
| but even these ravagers of beauty
{could not rob her features of their |
{ loveliness. Great blue eyes and gold- |
en curls enhanced the fairy-like deli-
| cacy of her face, and though ill clad
i she possessed the bearing of a prin-
cess. Now and again she left her
| post at the window and, opening the :
| door, listened as if expecting to hear
familiar footsteps
| stairs.
When it was almost dark and lights :
began to appear here and there over
: the housetops, like will-o-the-wisps in
a marshy bog, she drew a chair be-
neath the hook driven in the closet
door from which an exceedingly
shabby coat and weather-beaten hat
| were suspended. By this means she
| was able to reach the garments and
| was soon attired for the street. Run-
ning back to the window she scanned
i the city and the heavens. Just above
| the horizon gleamed a single star of
| wondrous brilliancy, and the child, en-
raptured by its beauty, forgot that
she intended to go out and remained
motionless watching the resplendent
| glory of heaven's jewel. The room
| was flooded with a soft shimmering
light, and the child gave a sob of joy |
as she suddenly realized that the star
moved. As far as she could see the
same silvery radiance flooded the sky.
The great soul within that tiny body
| sang with happiness and she softly
whispered: “It is the star of Bethle-
hem. I must follow it, like the three
wise men!”
She hastened from the room and
down the flights of steps to the street.
The star movad on and on, unfalter-
ingly, and the tiny figure trembled in
every limb as it followed the won-
drous light. i
Beyond the boundary of the city, '
over frozen roads and frost-whitened
fields, the tireless lettle feet, ill pro-
tected by their worn shoes, hastened
after the star.
At last she came to a tiny house
nestled among a group of fir trees.
From the windows came paths of yel-
low light, whose warmth and cheeri-
ness drew her on to the door.
She did not pause to knock, ‘but
lifted the latch and entered. ‘The
room was scantily furnished, but a
glowing log fire bathed the homely
surroundings with a glorified beauty.
Seated in front of the fireplace was
{a woman who bent lovingly over an
infant. Grouped about her were three
children, while the father of this hap-
py family stood somewhat back of the |
mother hanging a branch of ever-
green above the mantel.
As the little stranger entered and
hesitated, the children rushed forward
to greet her. i
“Come in, child,” said the mother.
The tired little girl moved eagerly
ferward. “Have I found the king?”
she asked.
“The king?” questioned the proud
mother. “Yes, we think baby is a
king.” And she placed the soft, pink
face of the infant close to that of the
child, who reverently kissed its
cheek. :
“I have brought him a gift,” she .
whispered, shyly, offering a little bead
purse. The mother stooped and im- |
printed a warm kiss on the lips of |
the tiny gift bearer. :
“He will love it, and would thank |
you if he could. See, he reaches for |
it now.” The chubby fingers, at |
tracted by the brightly colored beads |
tried their best to grasp the purse. y
“You have given him his first
Christmas gift,” said the father. '
“Draw near the fire—you are cold—
|
while I get a bowl of bread and milk.” l
The child removed her hat and '
coat, seated herself on the hearth
stool and was soon enjoying the :
simple fare. :
“How did you find us?” the woman |
asked. |
“I followed the star,” she replied. |
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Chance for Burbank.
“Here's something for Burbank to
try his hand on,” said a man to his
neighbor.
“What's that?”
“Training a Christmas tree to
sprout its own presents.”
FEE
Giving of Presents,
It was the custom among Romans
to exchange gifts at their winter fes-
tival, and this custom may have de-
scended to us from antiquity. But
Christians like to feel that it was be-
cause the wise men brought gifts to
the infant Jesus, and because of the
gift of God to the world. Gifts to the
poor seem from the earliest Bible times
to have been an expression of a thank-
ful heart.
twilight of ;
ascending - the
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& Right Christmas
Attitude
: EWARE of uttering pes-
| of - simistic and cynical re-
' ® marks about Christmas and
- ® Christmas joys. If only from
motives of vanity, abstain
from grumbling during the
. ® festive season, for nothing
so surely fixes a person’s age
as disagreeable remarks about
the utter futility and absurd-
ity cf keeping Christmas.
However well preserved, how-
ever free from gray hair,
8 wrinkles ard cther distressing
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. & marks of devouring Time, be
{ quite sure that your Christ-
| & mas attitude will not give you
{ away. “Heigho for the holly!
, & This life is most jolly!” is
{ the correct attitude, It is the
attitude of the child, and at
Christmas time the immortal
child which lurks in every
human being wakes to life
if we clo not frighten it and
allow it to creep back to its
hiding place for want of en-
couragement. Grumpy, dis-
agreeable people naturally do
not like Christmas, because
it shows ‘them up.
“Are you going to hang up your
stocking on Christmas eve?” asked
the boy’s uncle, patronizingly.
“lI suppose so,” answered the boy,
still more patronizingly. “Father and
mother seem to expect that sort of
thing, and it would be a pity to dis-
appoint them.”
Christmas Beauty.
Think lovely thoughts in keeping
with the spirit of the time
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| FESTIVAL FOR THE YOUNG
; Opportunity of Christmas of Bringing !
Happiness to Children Should Not
Be Passed By.
Christmas, the celebration of the
birthday of the Divine Child, is pe-
culiarly the ghildren’s festival. And
while it cannot, too, but be a time of
special rejoicing among grown-ups, we
realize after all, that it has no other
charm to compare with the pleasure
we take in some kiddy’'s delight over
the dol! or drum or picture book that
cur special Santa Claus has brought
him.
This opportunity of making some
child’s Christmas one of surpassing
joy, of which he will carry a gracious
and ennobling memory into after life,
years, it may be, after our direct in-
fluence for good or evil will have
ceased forever—this opportunity of
giving pleasure is one of the best
that life has to offer us. And per-
haps the greatest opportunity is his
who in place of home times, has the
wide, gray world of homeless, loveless,
unhappy childhood from which to
choose the most needy recipient of his
Christmas giving. The chances of
giving happiness in this way are so
many, the means so simple, and.the
deed itself so worthy, that no one of
us should let the season pass unim-
proved.
For it is good to be children
sometimes, and never better than
at Christmas, when i's mighty
Founder was a child himself.
— Charles Dickens
WISE AND JUST.
rm—
There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise; ;
He said all plants were mistletoe
To his discerning eyes.
Whene’er beneath a spray of green,
From holly down to fir,
He found a maifen young and fair,
He then and there kissed her.
And when the maids objected, he
Did penance there and then;
He counted up each kiss he took,
And gave it back again.
Satisfied.
He was a poor man but a contented
one. Santa Claus came to him and
said:
“What do you want, my friend?”
“Nothing,” he replied, with becom-
ing modesty, which he hoped would
be rewarded.
And Santa Claus was so pleageq.,
that he gave it to him and passed on.
FEE
Papa’s Suggestion.
Miss Fosdick (who is self-willed)—
I wish I knew what to give dear
Charles for a Christmas gift.
Fosdick, pere (wko hates “dear
Charles”)—Give him a wide berth.
Hardware.
Insurance.
Practical
Christmas Gifts
The Christmas Spirit is best
expressed in the selection
of gifts that are both
serviceable and
beautiful.
Here are a few suggestions :
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Coffee Pots....................... .60 to 1.50
Tea Ball Tea Pots............ 1.50 to 3.00
Tea Pots...........................n 60 to 1.50
Chafing Dishes......... ........ 3.50 to 6.00
Rogers Knives and Forks... 3.50 to 5.00
Carving Sets.......c..cccveuunee. 1.00 to 5.00
Bissell’s Sweepers.............. 2.20 to 5.00
Combining many Every-day
‘Home Needs, you can find all
at
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59-10-tf Bellefonte, Pa.
Meat Market.
(Get the Best Meats.
by buying poor, thin
use only the
You save nothi
or gristly meats.
LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE
d suppl customers with the fresh-
est, choicest, best blood and muscle mak.
ing Steaks and Roasts. My prices are no
higher than poorer meats are elsewhere.
I alwavs have
~— DRESSED POULTRY —
Game in season, and any kinds of good
meats you want.
TRY MY SHOP.
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High Street. 34-34-1y. Bellefonte, Pa.
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| large lines at any time. ,
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CIGARS
WILBUR DAESBIT
DoT laugh! But she gave me cigars,
Selected the things by their color—
They came out in one of those jars—
I think they were called the “Maud
Muller.”
I've read all these gift-cigar jokes,
I know I must read them hereafter;
Please wait for the place for the laugh.
ter.
Don’t smile!
self.
I know how she talked to the dealer—
She looked at each box on the shelf
And spoke of the wrapper as ‘“‘peeler.”
But she bought them her-
0, beautiful-looking were they—
I think they were called the
Muller.”
Of course you think now of hay
Unless, as I was, you are duller.
“Maud
Don’t grin! They wore gilt and red bands,
And really looked quite artistic.
She says that she now understands
Why smoking has charms that are
mystic.
She says that it’s cheering to see
How much as I smoke I enjoy them.
[ know you are choking with glee
And think that I wished to destroy
them.
Now, wait! Well, I sat down and smoked;
She placed the ash tray on the table;
[ chuckled and subtly I joked—
“Maud Muller,” you know,
label. .
Well, talk of vour jokes-on cigars!
I said you might laugh when I'd ended.
These came out in one of those jars—
And, honestly, now, they were splendid.
was the
Couldnt Have.
I bet you didn’t have a
“Huh!
good time at your Christmas party
yesterday” taunted Billy.
“I bet I did,” answered little Eddie.
“Aw, go 'way. Why ain’t you sick
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