CANTIQU E O holy night! the stars are brightly shin ng; It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth! Long lay the world in sin and error pin ing, Till He appeared, and the soul felt ita worth, thrill of hope joices, For sounder mom! Fall on your knees! voices! A the weary breaks a new an Oh hear DE NOEL. 0 night divine! was born! Truly He ta love one another; His law is love, and Hix ( i Chains shall He break brother. And His craNe neht ve ts igh Us ) Sweet n grateful yma o we, Let all within us praise His holy name, Christ 1s the Lord! then ever, ever we: Hia power and glory evermore proclaim Calm on the Come Heaven's melodion rai Where wild Judea stretches far Her silver mantied plains list ning ear of Celestial cho Shed sacred And angels w Make mus . 3 re from courts abev on the air “Glory to God!" Loud with ti Peace to the earth, good will to me From Heaven's sternal King!” the sing ng axes rir anther ire ranin 8 Ting, é n, Light on thy hiils, Jerusalem! The Sa IF DOW if Beth rn SACI & JOYOUS piains ret Christmas morn. window wondering what he should do without a 6 mas tree, for his said that there wae little chance of St. Nicholas «¢ ing that and what the of having a tree when there was-nothing fo put They lived in the zreat Thuringian forest, near the high little village of Igelshieb, Peter's fath i mother was iil, to helped. ' LRke the other village folks, Clhirist. i “Om Year, wis {ise on it, 0 1hat the mother had earn bread for all, though Peter Tools Christmas, and Peter had been that insiead of thinking of a Christinas tree he must enough biack bread to go round. He ishing for a tree. He looked at the grandmother huddled by the fireside. Hilda, the baby, was playing on the floor, and his mother was making a bundle of balsam roots. This she gave to Peter. “You are to take these to the village and give them to the doctor in exchange for medicine,” said she, “and be sure you hurry back, for there will be a snowfall by night.” Peter took his wooden shoes from the oven, where they had been warm. ing, and as he put his blue stockinged K M SMITH feet into th the gaod warm wood Then he clumped ont into the roa« nd stood for a lnoking made him aril moment up at the great black fir trees all laden with twinkling snow crystals, and back the he looked whore now carpet lay white and into forest the blue weird shad ows He never ceased to regard the forest with awe and wonder, for the foxes ran in it and the wild deer hid in ite depths; above all, did not his grandmother tell of the queer little Green Men who lived in the ground, and who sometimes appeared to chil dren? The cold suddenly brought him back to himself. He blew into his fingers, and off he went up the road to the vil Inge. The snow was well trodden. Just as he got to the place where the road goes past the big rocks and the ever running spring he heard somebody call “Peter!” He stopped and looked around, but never a soul did he see in all the forest. Yet he was sure he had heard a voice, a thin, small volee, and the thought that there was some one near who could see him, but whom he could not see, set lus heart a-thumping with fear, so he started off again, and if he had walked fast before you can imagine that he made good time now. “Hi! Peter!” sald the voice again, and this time he saw on the hillside ahove him a little man beckoning. Near by were two other little men try. ing to drag a tree. It was a small free, but it was too hig for the little men, who were no higher than Peter's knee, All these men were old and were clothed in green, As Peter looked at them his eyes opened very wide and his fear left him, so that when they all beckoned again he floundered toward them through the snow, “Peter,” sald the spokesman, “just help vs with this tree, will yon? It's a Christmas tree, and we can't get it home.” Now Peter was a wise lad for his years, and he bad not listened to his grandmother's tales for nothing. He knew that these were the wonderful Green Men and that it paid to be polite to them. But being a German he was cautious. “Where do you live?” asked he. “At the bottom ¢! the spring,” sald the Green Man, “but the way to get there is through this hole at the foot of the old fir.” “Well,” sald Peter, “If one has the luck to have a Christmas tree it's a pity that one shouldn't get it home, so I'll help.” You push” said the “and we'll pull, Now!” With the three pulling and Peter pushing they managed to get the tree into the ground, though when he stopped to think of it, it was funny that so big a should into so small a hole, Peter was pufling and his shoes were full of snow, but he down empty them and looked ruefully at the place where the Green Men had disap- peared. Suddenly one of them popped out of the hole, he: “we are able to manage. Thank you for helping us, and a merry Christ. nas to you" Peter laughed. Green Man, tree go sat to “That Is as may be, and no money in the house there is lit tle chance for merriment.” “Cheer up." the Green and here is nn groschen for you. Man, said £0 The Man Peter back was left walked Green alone ever now. [He looked hard at the gros chen in his band. He had heard about groschens that came had never known any from - was a humming top. eyes, I can tell you, “Did you meet the man?’ sald his mother, “What man?’ “Why, the forester from the castle sald she; “he drove up just a little while ago and brought in these, | wis for telling him that he had made a mistake, but he said, “This is where Peter Rhuman lives, isn’t it? Then this ig the place to leave the tree’ and he went off. But you must have met him, for he has just gone.” Then Peter laughed, thing or two himself. “It king's forester,” sald he, "but the Green Man who lives at the bottom of the spring by the fir." Then told his taie. “ "is true, "tis true.” | mother: Peter opened his big sald the grand “it was the Green Man” forester from the castle, and it was the the Green dreagped itr i “That is Man, you must as it may be.” said Peter the groschen given me by the Ty Man, and n 1weky gros hen it i too.’ Well, his mother conic swer to that | knows that the old { right, and that the little | live in Thuringia in the great dark and I again to boys and girls who are unsel Woman's Home Companion make no an i And, besides, everybody for esta ghow themselves and How | fish was wade for life, as often in his Po ket, for as | believed that he had just such a gros He buy it he again set off for the village knew very first. At well what he would Herr Kelbel's store at the doctor's and steps toward the store there In the window lay the top, but in there by its side was a Japanese doll then turned It, like the top, cost knew that Hilda, doll He stood on one leg he stood on the other, He looked at the doll and then he looked at the top He was to do, for he be the about & groschen the baby, then in two minds what Knew that lis ful Should he Bron night wonde sort he had tieard buy the doll “PETER,” BAID THE Oysler soup Crackers Butter Green peas Apple sauce Mashed polaloes Dickles Chucken, croquettes Roast duck Boiled oryons Plum’ Fru pudding Ninge pie Nuls . Cheese . Colles These He Don't Want, ! When a man any Christinas pre doesn't want gents, he means that he doesn’t want ny Kays Ia ne that are charged at the sto or 1 with fo him i his own es, ought money Atchison Globe, “JUST HELP US WITH THIS and risk finding another piece of money for the top, or should he buy te the top and leave the doll to chance? Fi nally he sald to himself, “If I buy the doll and do not find another groschen I shall have to go without the top, but I should be ashamed to buy the top and then have nothing to give to Hilda, for have I not been told that at Christ mas one must give to others and not think of himself?" So he made a dash for the steps, and when he came out Herr Keibel had the groschen and Peter the doll. Every one knows that this was the right thing to do: Peter knew it, too, but when he had gone a little distance he stopped and very softly felt in his pocket, Now you think, of course, that he found another groschen immediate ly. Not a bit. And if you are disap- pointed I am afraid Peter was, too, for though he examined all his pockets he found nothing. Every now and then on the way home he tried a new search and just before he went into the house Ie took off his jacket and shook it, but not a glimmer of money did he see. “Well,” said he, “it is plain that the groschen was not so Jucky as I thought, but anyway, I'm glad 1 got the doll for Hilda." And with his best foot foremost into the house he went. The room to Peter was strangely light. The mother was bustling about, and Hilda sat on the floor with a big doll in her arms, while there In the chimney corner was a great tree; ean its boughs, silver was a heap of nuts and ples at the bottom, and Thelr Christmas Gifts, “1 thought it better to get you some- thing useful” zald Mr. Dossill to his wife, “so I have bought you a couple of good brooms for your Christmas present.” “That was very thoughtful of you, my dear,” replied Mrs, Dossill. “I share your ideas, and have bought you a good strong coal-scuttie for you to carry up fuel from the cellar in.” Disapeointment. En ——— A ——————_" SLI DIDS SLD J oo Yoo So, 4 WHAT CHILDREN CAN MAKE FOR CHRISTMAS By L. 0. Lenmrt, NER ICR RN HE real casi : \ that are always of gilts prety ] making not iy ly Numberless pres- doe, . ets cnn be made from paper, paints, ribbons, cardboard, tacks and hoards, but one must admit that Inge- nnity in arranging theese properties counts for neére Bejec- of put and careless tion materi Those ean be together in such a cluinsy manner that they will hs asing quality. apd th is taken # absolutely no ple en again, if proper care in their arrange BOOK] BOME DAINTY genuinely artist upon the ingen of 1 ting things togeih id the effect] Veless 3 10 De — though to make in we difficul. ¢, then, the presents must oc nsive, easily made and pretty first consider a poster calendar $4 ¥ neg a firengace on CLUstAk ent which fall roe iirements lo begin with, secure 1 inches long this en Then of nine and f cardboard eu Fae COver + brig gresn DAPer the be red and a latier n h tiom paper four one-half On th ark off leks with ink, and at {fs top paste a vrple 0 o y14 a shel E31 : aol DiRg pape: hy 4 two Ly three inches tance from a plece long LY 3 of noehes three nohes wide hry pices of blue, | naper for two wo un marked ple will » ie If a pumb { fireplace fastened « and a small | the above edge 1a op a : w hole : KG lis = for (ea i ar eanily put on by ineaus of wate This Cha ! present that ti hi member « hrush stmas calendar is Can give 10 ang yf the family. wilh (he | tainty that it will be appreciated neat anc Book-marks also make very sccepteble g fis hese oan be made | of water color paper or heavy wriling paper with i to shown im decorated desirne similar the three jllusira th those large for eaves of the tions flowers Ww petal a ching 1 houses Bue i partly cut the purpose of the book, and with open snd irs being { with epen shutters, or barns | doors, the shiniters { likewise 10 cateh the eaves, are also I very effective designs Jor book-marks Blotters nre always ! Pretty ean be made paper moful gifta COTES for Lhe Gocora ted or water colo bottles u ipright overturned, iy pm ———————— ny p————— | HOW ENVALOIES MAY DE UTILIAKD, - peng or aqu.lls, or with tables covered with lettors and papers, Or if a decor ation of a differentikind is desired, the degigng showa for the Look-ausrks, worked out in colors, could be taken as patterps, Euavelopes, fastened one above the other by means of narrow ribbon, can take the place of memorandum books. Rix envelopes fastenea fogcther in this manner, with the names of the days in the week upor them, will prove a very useful gift to a busy focicty woman who can never vetiember all her on. gagements. Newspaper clippings, re- clipes and the like kent it these envel- opes would be sure to be casily found when wanted, The manner in which these are put together, end suggestions for decorations for them. are shown in the two illustrations zbove, Bavel opes so arranged make au article both for use and for orpament. They are intended to hang upoz ‘he wall wa THE SABBATH SCHOOL International Lesson / Comments For Decemper 21. £20. Golden Text, Luke #i., 1i-~-Memory Verses, 10, |l—-Commentary on the Day's Lesson. B. “Same country probably 2 mile fron 1 Bethlehem shepherds had been honored in th rites FFL I toe peop ie Jaeoh re ' Javid Jewish were shepherd giiing © # that was loot + Boon temnt to shepl His riders t hese “ood 1 of gospe w Ri i AUSE Ted Jews the af 4 $n pk a oo 42 ee bd » The who 50d % saved im the at just the All Nations” ap i A deliverer. sreserver. Matt. 1 ‘bora a nnted Ope responding In ancient were me ur, but {he an ge apart to then was anointed for we MAY Share « us with the ently qualified offices. “The as man Holy Ghost to sustain these ing Lord " God, as well 12 ‘A sign’ The very would have caused them te made the sign unto them 13 A multitude They descended to honor the Prince of Peace Heavenly host.” The army of angels which is rep resented as surrounding the throne of God 14. “Glory—in the highest.” Christ te the highest glory of God. "On earth peace.” Peace te man; peace with God, mce of conscience. “Good will” Ged as shown His good will by sending the Mesaianh 15. “let us now go”" There wm no time fot us go now. This is the lan guage of obedience desiring to receive as surance and sitength by seeing for them selves this thing which 1» come to pass. 18. “With Apel * Pilled and thrilied with holy joy they could not linger “And 1t 1s probable that by communi that was thing doubt was greatly strengthened “Made known abroad.” As soon as i7 18. “Wondered.” The story of Jesus i=» Weighing, or Every circum- stance was treasured up in her memory. 20. “Glorifying and praeing” T simple men returned to the care of their flocks, giving gory to God for all they had ween and heard, ae —— Coin Walks on Edge of Knife. This very entertaining trick is done in the following way: Make a spool of three coins of different sizes, a Collar, a tencent piece and a hail dollar, by sticking them together with a little piece of wax. By placing this epool on the edge of a knife you have golved the problem. The dollar will roll up and down the knife to the great amusement of the audience. May Matry Amarioar . Ti is wald that a brother of the khedive of Egypt has fallen in love 19. “Pondering them.”
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