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The Wonderful Tree 2 & ? £ By Christopher G. Hazard TT STOOD In the corner of a rather needy room. It was festooned with strings of popcorn and cables of cran berries. Wisps of tissue paper and tinsel ornaments were out upon the branches, and small candles stood ready to Illuminate the occasion. There were many invisible things upon the t™' ,0 °- Imaginations of the children had been as busy as their dreams. Family resources may he limited, hut there are no hounds In the realms of Santa Claus and hope. In the magical Christmas time the clouds of poverty are ail os pilded and beau tlful as any sunset can furnish. Any thing may happen then. Cinderella Is as hopeful as her more favored sis tera: not an urchin but has an expect anteye. So the Tanner Christmas tree was ns beautiful as a picture and as full of presents ns a picture could be. But, however pictured by fancy and made of good wishes, the presents were all Invisible. No one could see what was In the heads of the dreamers and the hearts of the anxious but needy ! providers. For weeks the mill had been closed, and now the family pock etbook was about empty. Father Tan- , ner looked at the tree, could not see a gift on It, and shook his head. Moth er Tanner was Inclined to make the best of It. Yes, the tree was one of (he family It had been the tree of last year's Christmas and the tree of the year be- , fore that. It was a tree that kept Its cvergi-een habit and that did not seem to grow old. It was like a living tree, made to bring forth Its fruit every ( year. It had been so good to them that they had named It Bounty. And now it stood there in the dark, all dressed up, but with nothing but blossoms, without any fruit. It could see the hurrying children running to their , morning disappointment. It could 1 O !V* ^ of surprise and Silly Sam, more needy of amusement than the others, would look In vain for his expected go-cart; Sue would miss tlie two dress patterns for her big doll, her new hat and high chair for lier little doll; Bill Tanner , would not get bis skates; Dick would still need a sled. (it), mr, N>w»pap«r Union.) f|» V» \ m *9 hear their cries chagrin. It was anything but a merry tree. But It was a wonderful tree. It had « power of making Itself felt all over a neighborhood. It could summon San ta Clans by a kind of w ireless message that went through walls and every thing. It reached as far as the folks who were having a Christmas eve party two blocks away and made them think of Mr. Folsom's mill boss and Mrs. Folsom's laundry woman. They had been wishing for some new fun for their party that day and now It came Into their heads to go over and be Santa for the Tanners. So the tree drew « very silent but very busy com pany to the Tanners' hack door. As the children had left directions for Santa on the table It was easy to find out what the tree was expected to , do, so, presently. It did It. There was more, too, than orders for the wanted things ; the merrymakers had brought with them enough to satisfy any rea sonable tree ; tin-re were picture books. ^ I t ^ jdtfg SB ■ I# % ,, , ï plcture puzzles, games, a scissors i grinder that could make the sparks fly, a train of cars that could go, a doll that could say "mama," and candy enough to go round. For Father and Mother Tanner there was a pocketbook with gold in it, and a note of good cheer that was better than the gold. So the wonderful tree spent the rest of the night in trembling Jo<f, It could not sleep for thinking of the friendly love that had provided such a happy morning to come. And when the first of the morning light brought all the Tanners downstairs the tree fairly shook with plea sure, amid the wonder and the glee of rljat, Christmas day. As for the servahRpf Santa Claus. 1 they hud never hnlF/such a merry j Christmas before. Thèlr hearts were ' Jam >\\ \ VTrSJir iS v /* bo w'nrui that they did not mind the j fiost. 1 hey sang over the pleasure of , gulug pleasure and relief. They said j they knew that Santa Clans had to live , up North so that he could cool off after his warm Interest in the happiness of j others. They addressed him in verses ; that must have made 1dm jollier than ; ever, calling him: I THE MAGIC MAN There le a man who lives up north All clad tu robes and furs, ! And every year he saille» forth As love « • He mitigates the winter's cold That otherwise would freeze. And keeps himself frpra growing old By tending Chris', mas trees. The children for hie coming »alt. Bo do the old folks, too; Unhappiness goes out - tlie gate When Santa comes to you. ï - And their own presents never seetoiS so large and good before. The X Lighted Candle I ? By Christopher G. Hazard 'AS. i»22. Weitern Newspaper Union.) tt T'M SOHR Y for anyone who has to be °ut tonight," said Mrs. Gentle, 88 *' ,e drew down the window shades Hn ^ stirred the hearth Are. shutting the light In and the darkness out ,m(1 sending a host of sparks op the chimney 1° scare away the storm. The disappointed wind howled In Its rage shook house, the .-mow whirled about and heaped Itself up, 'he cold tried to get In at every crack «"<1 crevice, hut Nelly and her moth « were as snug and safe as any Christmas eve could wish to find ** iern - The Christmas tree looked all ' ea »ly for the youngsters who were fa *t asleep upstairs and dreaming . about It. with Its bundlea and gild SfV' 'VV^Æ, «'1 halls It fairly twinkled In the f firelight, like the star 0 1 hope that -ÇT ""vÇJlSy-'« > guided those wise People that itmgSnK brought their! gifts to the Christ Child long .jwLwf "Mother," said Nelly, 'This Is 88 coraf y «8 It can he with ISrsïÊJ^T.i- ")) jSS father away on t,ie wild sea. hut 1 ,lon t qll,te llke to have the out „ , , ... slfie of tlle bouse a i ark ' 1 * ke t0 'blnk of friendly "Shthouses when It storms and of our !i0,)Se fis " blndly guide in the dark Iie ,t?F. „ " e11, answered her mother.! , mlp t pt>se ' ve do 08 the - v dlrt la l0 ''''- v st0! 'y we rt ' a, l U'o other day, an< put u C!irH,le 111 'be window to , tlie Christ Child through the 1 st,,r ' n ' anti - vou can hang up another stocking, In case he should come." j So the four stockings by tlie chlra- i ney corner became five, a shade was lifted a little to give a glimpse of the pleasant room, and the lighted can-i die sent Its beams out Into the stormy night, looking for any little wanderer who might be astray. The cheering rays played with the snowflakes and 'bey seemed to feel invited In as they pressed upon the window panes. While they sat Jhere listening and looking, there came a step on the stair and there was Tommy, in ids nightgown and peeking through the partly opened door. Falling to Santa Claus, he was about to flee np see to his room again, but Nelly caught him and said that he must sing them a song first, as a punishment for his curiosity. Tommy had Just learned new song, so he was willing enough, ! and this was It: Five little brothers set out together To Journey tlie lifelong Jay In a curious • They hurried i : ! carriage, all made of leath away, away. One big brother and three quite small. One wee fellow, no size at all. -ir. The carriage They «» dnrlt and not too could not move about; The five little brothers grew quite gloomy, one began to pout. Till the biggest one whispered, "What do you say? eave the carriage and run away." roomy, ' The w j ' i Let's So Off they scampered, the five together. Far away they sped; When somebody found (he leather. Oh, my! How she shook her head! Twus her little boy's shoe; as everyone knows. The five little brothers were five . toes. , carriage of Utile • Then, with a bow, Tommy was off to ids dreams again. Tlie fire was burning low and was tlie candle, so it was time to go upstairs and get out of Santa's L,) ! j i $ j j ' ï af t* way. but Just as Nelly and her mother were about to do so ï there came a llt i t j e face no a „ a!nst t j )e xvin , . _ )ow pnne nn(1 PA 3 HF/ vl , h e v heard a I gma |j vo j ce go jT.jB Jflr | fa)r ' |t th;| , ' thpv L ■ /À knm \. feÿj I „ j mt lt « as sav . J (ul- It took w'liv ~ ' tint a moment to i vT" 1 *' 1 - r v | tlvrow open the door and bring -'tfA (ho nttle sträng er | Ui [ )ut | t wns longer than that before they could cud die him up Into comfort and warm his ! cold little toes. It was not until Christ- i mas morning that the searchers found I out where the little boy had wandered u ■ I to, and when they came to Mrs. Gentle's house he was happily busy In open Uqj nis stocking, and did not want to I go home. After lie had gone away, ! with his stocking under his arm and • candy marks all over his face, Nellv said. "Mother, J think there Is a good deal of truth In that story about guld ing tlie Christ Child to vour house vvith a n g . lfed can ,u e . Nut Pudding. One cupful soit I,read crumbs. 2 cupfuls scalded milk, 1 tablespoonful shortening, 1 cupful chopped nuts, t cupful chopped seeded raisins. % tea spoonful salt, 2 egg yolks, cupful sugar, Juice and grated rind of 1 lernuu - stiffly beaten egg whites. Mix bread crumbs, milk, shortening nuts, salt, egg yolks, sugar. Juice and rind of lemon. When well blended add raisins and mix thoroughly then fold In whites of e tcred Individual molds; hake 2d to *t nlnutes. Serve hot with : pour Into bin <•re-.ni -DOY SCOUTS! - 'OUT AMONG THE BIG THINGS' __ Sutnm ,. r time-schoolbooks Closed - fnpjms . „ .. . m „ *, 'V * IT Î** ' , ®P po T un,tl « f ,, « rïJuJZ J ? ' ?! W ° l„d better "h j v . . 1? L 1 nRS * , h ' , y w ' out kmmmm» t „Lf the country over IfTh? JÎSK n o the advantage* a ov * oi ' r , l r !. le L lnllin „ K l*' tha . n *. 5 ) 40, j ... ..' 7 ,.... , . ' "f ' ,e .' " s at n u ♦ .. ntfon , * 1 * r ... i,Kl ' clUloM , this year points to " "f* 1,11,11 <l ■ •' P®rs and " pru,,ollnc '' <J »!•■' clopinent es ' At the boy scout camps no laxity IN , owe " *" " le matter uf safeguard "j" fron) barm—moral as well as p ' ,s 'ca | . v (Conducted by National Council of th* Boy Scouts of America.) <;r '* 1 " oure Is taken In selecting a competent camp staff and every ren K0,mllle provision is made for Instant atl, '" tlon in case of sickness or accl throughout all scout camps and al most no accidents of consequence, I! °y s ,u- e safer by far in a boy scout l an, P U mn 1,1 an - v city, And then fin that"training. experience like camping to bring out and develop u man's ability to team with other men. It's a great art for a hoy to be able to do good team work with other fellows: to share his job and their job, Ids fun and their fun, his treats and their treats. That is how life-long friendships are formed It puts a boy on bis mettle. It brings out tlie best that is in Him, and it is one secret of tlie pull of the scout T he records of the organization show remarkable health conditions dent. advantage of tlie •Sportsmen say there is no the summer camp, with its swimming, hiking, trucking, collecting exploring, canoeing, climbing, good sleep, scoutcraft, campfire sings every scout should try to camp on scouts who have been there. To eats, and stories go, for it's— the heights WHY SCOUTS REFUSED REWARD 1 Out among tlie big things, that gleam afar, A fellow gets to wonderin' what each distant star? He may not get e every night, He feels among tl tiling's all right 'ans n answer, but somehow big things that every An account i scouts of three men appeared recently country. The tlally as follows: 1 f the rescue by hoy from drowning, i hroughout account read suhstim the Boy Scouts Rescue Three Men From Drowning; Refuse Slim Reward. ' •' "Chicago, May (lie point after their Id. '1 hree men at of death in Lake Michigan had capsized rescued yesterday by four boy When the third man had been landed, one of the rescued victims of fered Hie scout leader a dollar hill 'for a reward.' rowboat were scouts. •' reward, hot It wasn't because "slim." It wasn't it was not accepted." The account did not mention why tlie scouts refused the tiere's Hie reason. the gratuity was because the boys didn't have use for pocket money, it was because to do so would be a violation f the scout law which says in part: "A scout may work for pay, but must not receive tips for courtesies or good turns." It wouldn't have been hard to Identify these boys as scouts. Their courage and skill in making tlie rescue gave evidence of their scout training; Hieir faithfulness to the'seout law continued It. It's Just such boys us these, with t,,e courage -to help others at «11 times j and to hold faat to their conviction, I that are the backbone of Hie move ment. And all honor to them! SCOUTS' APPRECIATIVE HOSTS - Ui tlie city of Lincoln the chief of police recently invited the hoy scouts 0 f t h e city, tUKI In number, to* be the k'" 1 *' 8 of l'i'" s clf and his associates 0,1 tlle po,,ce f'"'ce at a barbecue. W,lea llsk, " ,1 ''- v " ''''porter why he pr.v *" ' lo ,his ,,e ""swered : "These boys have, for several years. performed public service of such an j Important character, and which lias been such aid to the police, that we have been released for more serious service. Therefore, 1 wish, with my to give tiiis evidence of our hearty appreciation." This Incident, showing that the po lice of a city and the boy scouts are a. co-operation for the community's good, Is being repeated in many < :i.er cities --age. associates. # BERRIES TO PAY CAMP FEES _ Scouts of Cunlsteo, N, Y„ Troops 1. 2 and 3. will have an opportunity to pay their way at camp by picking her ries on their own camp site. A fruit grower has offered a beautiful spot at Lake Lamoka, Tyrone, N. Y. to the SC outs with tl.e provision that they p | 0 k his berries for him. the boys by the box He will pay All the boys at camp will do equal work, so as to in sure unity of program. Tlie boys say: "You sei",- in this way we can really ■pick' our owii camp site." MB'S PLEI FOB helptbrjudope I IT WO I J I n AID WHO! F WflRI fl U ,n,unl - u _ D'slressing Condition of the Peasantry in th . war a p n ! !' J J? B,0^, * ! >anCe ' Deacr,bed «»» <>"* Who Was ' CLEMENCEAU URGING FIRST THE NEED OF ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR THE FRENCH PEOPLE By EDWARD B. CLARK Waahlngton.— Georges Clemenceau, otherwise the Tiger, has been treading and threading the Intricacies of the Washington Jungle. He has his en «"•«■ here, some of them In ambush, and some of them In the open places. 11 must he Sllk] I» Justice to the aged 1 renchman^that as he showed himself unafraid elsewhere in the country, he showed himself unafraid here, It Is not the Intention here to enter into the disputes which touch on such things as a league of nations, mildly an association of nations, but it can be said that there seems to be a growing disposition among men of all parties In Washington to try to lind some means by which Europe can he helped without entangling the Uni -ted States in the meshes of foreign al llances. or more Georges Clemenceau other cities here and in as well, disclaimed any j thought of trying to persuade the Uni-1 fed States to enter the League of Na- | tions. He has repudiated also every i desire to embroil tills country in any- | thing except what lie thinks are hu- i manitarlan measures, good for the world and good for tlie United States. ( >1' course, the plea is for France and tie has charged that Germany still lias designs on French pence and French territory, but these things aside, the main plea which Clemenceau has made Is for relief for tlie economic condition <>f tlie French people and as a corol lary the economic relief of all the conn tries of Europe. Material Evidence of Distress. ,, It . 1 ls known> 1 of cou, ' se - that Ilear| y a ie co,,ntries of Kur °Pe are In a b^ bm.ncial condition. It is the In te,lt ' an liere to only with what one has set>n " lth ,lls own eyes, the ; material evidence of tlie financial trou- ! hies which are afflicting France today, j and in considerable measure the other countries of Europe. 'bat an adjustment of French, Italian, British and other matters will mean an adjustment of German matters and that stability will come to Europe. ! American corre spenden ts In France declare that the work of restoration of the cities, vil lages and hamlets which were de- j stroyed by tlie cannon of war must he ! s •'sting of the recent dispatches is that 1 which tells of tlie exodus of the peas- 1 ant fan,lers froru ' lle la "' ] to the great cities. i Frenchmen say Dispatches from It is necessary to go to places to learn tlie facts about them, mer I covered miles of tlie devastated j regions of France and I kept open and asked questions. : Last Sum my eyes The sleepy eyed and the most mentally moribund : man cannot but he made alert amid stich scones as those which spread themselves before the vision of tlie ; visitor in the fields of tlie French : pul)lk> . ! ! re It is true that nine-tenths of the ag ricultural lauds of France have been reclaimed for tillage, but the villages, hamlets and farmhouses for (he most part are still in the dust. The j French need money to pay for the) ; work of restoration. They cannot get •it les, j ; _ .. _ , p - thet| c Condition of Peasantry, j T1,e peasant always has loveii ,lls lloU)e - He lla s stayed on the ,Hn<1 ,,mt ,lis forefathers tilled through the centuries. Today he la breaking j home tle *. because of the darkness of I the future - Tlie peasants of France '«'Kv are for the most part old peas *"<*• The young men dlell in the war. fathers and mothers are working bent-backed in the fields. There is oc caslonal help from the foreigner, tlie Spaniard, or tlie Italian who conies to work, to get his pay—and he always j gets it—and then go away. The for eigner sees to it that (he money Is on! hand to reimburse him for his labor before he will put his hand to toll. | It. I talked vvitli an old man and an old woman laboring in tlie fields in France. | They were ready to leave what hud been tHeir home. They said "we can-! not go on." The two sons had been killed In battle. Home was home no I longer, the war. 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