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TITO OMATIA SFXDAT BEE: DEOETtrBEIt 22. 1012, The Busy Bees . ESSAGES to SanU Glaus and thoughts of Christmas are upper most In tho minds of the young people this wock. Christmas trees must bo made ready for tho llttlo old man, who will come from tho north with his reindeers to draw his eloign full of toys to the good little boys and girls. And those who will hang up their stockings will be look ing for tho best place for Santa Claus to find It. The queen has written her message to her young subjects this weok, and In her letter sho urges that the Blues try to win from tho Reds. Tho reign of the llttlo queen Is almost over and It Is to bo hoped that the next queen of the Blues will be as fatthfnl as Queen Mildred White has been. Itarely has there been a week during her reign that she has not written for tho pago and thtf same may bo said of tho king, who Is about to leave his throne. Tho king has not only written a letter to his Reds, but has sent a most Inspiring "Battle Song," which should spur his subjects on to victory. " i So far It Is hard to tell Just which sldo will win for there are only one or two points between tho two sides and the result of tho winning will be told on the next Sunday Busy Bee page. Tho Busy Bees must not for get to send In tho names of those for whom thoy want to vote ior tho new rulers. The name of Miss Helena ChaBe for the queen of tho Blues Is the only one, which has been sent In up to this dnle. Their Own Page NEW BUSY BEE HAS JOINED THE RANKS. Little Stories by Little Folk (Flrit Prlxe.) Richard's Reward. By Marie Hackenbcrg, Aired 11 Years, 1710 Charles Street, Omaha. Red Side. Onco upon a time there were two little playmates named Marguerite and Char lotte. They played together all tho time, and one day Charlotto's mother went downtown and left the two girls at homo lo mind the house.., It, was on the out skirts of New York and there wero not sny neighbors very close, The two girls were playing with .their dolls in the sitting room. Charlotte got tip to go out In the kitchen for her doll's enulle and when she opened tho door tho room got full of moke. The girls were very frlf htened and Just itood there speechless. Richard Boyles, the newsboy, happened o be coins by with hti papers, lis sojv the h6uee In flames and saw girls, who lay on tho floor with their unrig around each other. They, had been overcome by the smoke and would soon be burned to death If something was not done. He hastily threw his sack from Ms back and dashed In the window, He carried the girls out one at a time. Ho 4iad a hard time and burned his hands -badly. When Charlotte's mother and father, "Mr. and Mrs. Hartman, came home the rlrls told them about tho fire and how' Richard had saved them. Mr. Hartman sent for Richard and asked where his homo was. Richard said he had no home, but slept ih the streets at night. Mr. Hartman then asked him how he would like to, live with them' and he- aald, ''Fine." Mr. Hartman adopted htm and he was very happy with his new home and his. stater nd" playmate. (Second Prlxe.) t A Skating Party; By Marjorlo Hhlpnian. 'Aged 11 Years, Sid- ney, Neb. Bluo Side. '"We will meet at tho old 1' Ballo .place," said Helena as she huag up the receiver of tho 'telephone. "What forf .asked her. mother'. "For,, the skating party," wns'tho answer "It will bo this stemoon at Fcsto lake." Her mother; smiled. "And may I go, mother, dear?" asked Helena, "Certainly was tho an swer." That afternoon at 3 o'clock ono dozen girls laughed happily as they skimmed over tho smooth Ico on their skates. Everything went well that afternoon, ex cept ono thing, and that tiling was that Martha, a pretty goldcn-halrcd girl, fell down and bruited her leg a little. At C o'clock they removed their skates and started home. But all tho girls went Into Helena's house to warm themselves. While they were chatting around tho hearth, Mrs. Castor, Helena's mother, fixed up ,a neat lunch. They ate It heartily, but as It was getting, late tho girls all thanked her and went homo after. merry time skating. - (Honorable Mention.) Henry's Christmas. tty Sarah IJndale, West Point, Neb. Red Side. A long time ago there lived a little boy whose name was Henry. Henry was a good boy during the month of December so Santa would visit him. Onp Christmas evo he went to sleep early and told bis mamma to thank Santa for him. His mamma did so.- Ho wished for a pair of skates and got them with many other things. I believe Henry was the happiest boy I ever heard of. Henry said to his mamma: "Say, mamma, Santa Is the best man a llvln'." Henry had a grand Christmas dinner, of course. He went out skating and played war with the rest of the boys )f went there wltlu- Henry salds "I believe I am the hap piest boy there over was," and he was. Henry was not selfish for he wished for only one thing and othej; boys called for a whole lot of things. P. 8.: To the Reds: Don't let those Blues get ahead of us. (Prom a Busy Bee.'). RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS 1. Writ plainly on one side of th paper only and number ths PSffSS. S. Va pen and Ink, not pencil. 3. Short and pointed articles will bs given prsfsrsnc. So not use over 9SO words. 4. Original storlss. or letters only will bs used. 0. Write your name, age and ad dress t the top of the first page. rirst and steond prizes of books will b clven for the best two con tributions to this page each week. Address all communications to oxrxsKSirs department, Omaha Bee, Omaha, Xsb. MOLJIH CORENMAN. were presents' which were quite large. My presents were near the door and I the two j aw a sIe(1 t,iat 01,0 can Knld, for me, as ,i came through the door; next I saw a coaster with three whoels that you coast down hill on, then I found some hooks, neckties and several boxes of candy, fur me which took up a great deal of time looking at. Soon woall went back Into the pnrlor and cracked nuts and nto candy nnd fruit until most 10 o'clock. Then we nil went to bod. 1. S. : Remember, bent the Reds, Blues, I'm sura you can. A Letter from the King. Dear Busy Becsi After disgracing my pelf by not writing to tho page hnlf as often ns I should, have decided to try not to do so again, so I will begin again .today to help tho Red side's prizo winning etrcuk. ' I was very much surprised last Sunday when I saw that tho Ulucs hud won all of the honors, Molllo Corunncann being the only Red who wrote u story and It Was a good one, too. Now, Reds, wo won tho honors last year, why can't wo 'beat (or at least tie) tho Blues this time? I know it is hard lo wrlto a story every Sunday and I don't expect that of anyone except of those who have plenty of time. I know, by lato experience, that when n person Is buying or making Christmas presents It Is not tho easiest thing In tho world to find tlmo to write stories, but let's take tlmo enough to wrlto to tho -Busy Bco'pago at least -onco every two weeks. My subjects, do you realize that the time to pronoutico tho victor of tho Busy Bees Is only two weeks off, and that tho Blues havo a Hinall lead over us? And that by dint of hard work and' tho most earnest effort of every ono t tho Reds to get In our very best stbrles for next Sunduy Is the only, way wo can Keep tno honor or being tho host story rltors of tho" Busy Bees? And that wc III probably have to win both prises Sunday, December 29? Always keep your patience. Reds, Never glvo up to old man Disgust, and remember tho old slogan, "If yuu havo failed so far, try, to again, and I think tho Reds will bo tho bust set of young authors In Omaha. You Reds who have never won a prise. don't glvo' up. Anybody who lias won a prise by wrltlifg to the children's pago can truthfully say their prizes aro good, interesting, clean, wholesome looks. 1 hope my subjects will get to work and flooa tho pago ovcry Sunday with letters from them and, belle vo me, I nm going to "practlco my own preaching," for remember our motto is "Beat tho lues or die." Reds, let's see if our flag won't bo the ono to float ut tho top of tho polo on tho last day of. this term. Thcro uro a few suggestions Of what to write about for the young Reds who are troubled with tho nnmo of their story: "My Christinas," "A Poor Boy's ChrUt- irus," "A ChriHtmus vacation .-Well Spent," "A Bad Boy's ChrlstmaS' "A Christmas Chopping Expedition" (comic). Yours hopefully WALTER AVKRltU Rod Sldo. 283 Chicago Street. Omaha. some fun on the merry-go-round that they hitvo there. They give us a sack of candy and nuts, and wo fish for Christ mas presents. Wo stay there until about 1 a. m. In tho morning. And that Is what, we do on Christmas day. Rolin's Happy Christmas. mom,, rueo. muo muc Rolin wns a little newsboy about V) years of ago. He was a very poor boy, with no father, but a loving mother. His father had died three' days before Ills son s birth. ' Tho day before Christmas little Rolln wanted to sell moro' papers, for ho wanted to get something good for Christmas. That day as Rolln wns going to cross the street ho saw a llttlo boy standing at tho corner crying very fiard. Rolln went to him and asked him why ho was crying. The 'little boy told him he had lost his way home, then told Rolln where ho lived and his name (Harold' Gregory). Rolln had earned only ono nickel, so he took tho boy, and they got on a street bar. V Soon Rolln found himself In front of Mr. Qrogcry's house. It was a large and beautiful house. Rolin wont to the door and rang tho bell. Soon a mold appeared at tho door. Rolln nsked her If Mr. Gregory was at home. The maid told him to como In nnd sho would cull her mistress. In a few minutes Mrs. Gregory appeared. As Boon ns she saw lor little son sho threw .her arms about him and cried: "I thought you waro lost! Then, she turned' to Rolln and said: "I do not know lidW tb thnnk you." Sho usked him to stay for supper, and then Mr. Gregory would come. When supper was over nnd Rolln wns ready to go, Mr. Orcgory gave him a J30 goldptcce, Christmas presents and good things to ftHo also Invited Rolln .and his mother to tho Christmas dinner. Rolln nnd his mother lived happily ever niter. K Letter from the Queen. OMAHA, Neb.. Dec 17. Wli-Dear Busy Bees: Remember the time of declsTon Is near and the contest has been nip and tuck so far. We must brace up and win a. few more prizes. Would Ilka to seo some good Christmas stories next week. Don't you think It Would make our Christmas much brighter If We would help some needy family? Our school gave quite a contribution Thanksgiving to the Old Ladles' home and several of tho rooms are going to furnish soma family with necessary urtt ;les to make a happy Christmas. We must live up to cur motto. "Try, Try Again," Your true queen, MILDRED C. WHITE. Christmas at Onr House. By Joyce Wlengert. Mapleton, la. Blue . Bias. Last year on Christmas eye we wero sitting In our parlor guessing at what tor presents would be, when we he&nl an awful-Jingle of sleigh bells which became louder and louder until all th noise-stosped just outside of our door. Then father got up and went into the Itcx, room and let some one In and about a; minute later opened the door and let .us all come Into tho room In which he was In- It was a Christmas tree In the center of the table with many packages round It while all around the 'table No Santa Claus! Thank God! He Lives, and He Will Live Forever! Dear Editor I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says: "If you see it In the Sun, lt's eo." '' Please- tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA 6'HANLON, Virginia, your little friends are wrong. Thby havo been uf fected by tho skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe, except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not, comprehensible by their llttlo minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In thls-i;reat uni verse of ours, man is a mere insect as compared with tho bound loss world about him, as measured by tho Intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge. . Yes, Vlrglna, there Is a Santa Claus. Ho exists- as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exists, and you know that thoy abound and give to your Ufo Its highest beauty and Joy. Alas! How dreary would bo the world If there was no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as If there wore no Virginias. Thoro would bo no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. Wo should have no enjoyment oxcopt In sense and sight. Tho eternal light -with which childhood fills the world would bo extinguished. Not believe In Santa Claus! You might as well not bellove in fairies! You might got your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Evo to catch Santa Clatis, but oven If they did not see Santa ClauB coming down, what Would that- prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that Is no sign that" thoro is no Santa Claus. Tho most real things In the world aro those that neither children nor men can Bee. Did you evor see fairies dancing on tho lawn? Of course, not, but that's no proof that they are not there. NoDodycan conceive or lmaglno all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable In tho world. You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside but there is a veil covering tho unseen world, which not the strongest man, nor even tho united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. ' Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture tho perpotual beauty and glory beyond. Is It all real? Ah, Virginia, In all this world there Is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Clausl Thank. Cod! he lives, and ho lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia', nay, ton times ten thou sand years from now, ho will continue to make glad tho heart oL-chlldhood. New York Sun. paper, you had me on the Blue Side and I am on the Red Side. You see I am very anxious., for our Red side to win, I do hope we do. I will write a story as often as I can. Lovo to all the Busy Bees, I remain your friend, MARIE KUHRY. Schuyler, Neb. CANDIES ARE QUICKLY MADE Inexpensive nnil Delicious nnd Stilted to the Wanti of the Street Tooth. The candy season Is again with us. In most families homemade"candIes are an important feature of the Christmas fes tivities. The following tested receipts will be helpful to those who need Instruc tion In the pleasurable task of candy making, ' Hero is the never-falling fudge receipt: One-fourth cup milk, ono cup sugar, but ter the urae of a walnut, two sqares, or two ounces of chocolate. Place on stove and rtlelt oil together, and boll until It clings together In the water without be ing brittle. When stirring quickly, If tho bottom of tha pan shows and edges sug gest sugariness It Is getting done. .Tust before taking off the fire add one-halt tcaspoonful ot vanilla, then beat thor oughly until creamy. Pour Into n well buttered platter, and when almost coot cut Into squares. If preferred, add chop ped nuts Just beforo removing from tho fire, or form the fudge into balls whllo warm nnd roll In ground nuts. Tou may uso peanut butter Instead of ordinary butter, especially If you do not use chop ped nuts. Preserved figs are excellent when coated with fudge or when mashed and mixed In fudge while warm. Two cups of brown sugar boiled with milk and stirred continually until It forms a wax ball when tested In cold water makes an excellent candy If mixed with chopped raisins. This is an Inexpensive and delicious candy: Grind ono cupful of blanched al monds and the same amount of peanuts In tfie food chopper. Make a rich fon dant with light brown sugar nnd milk, stir with fondant constantly until it forms a ball of wax when tested In cold water. Remove It tfrom the fire and stir until It foams. A little cream of tartar will assist In making It creamy. Pour tho ground nuts Into the candy and place all on a buttered pan. While warm, cut tho candy Into squares. Do. not break tho pieces apart until cool. When cold, dip each piece Into melted chocolate, unsweetened. A firm, ripe banana cut Into rather thin slices and dipped In melted sweet chocolato Is delicious.' Place on oiled paper and set in cool placo to harden. Dip marshmallow Jnto melted chooo late, roll them In ground nuts and set aside t harden. Mnrshmnllows hastily dipped Into hard lemon taffy makes a good confection. Melt unsweetened chocolate In a doublf pan nnd dip loaf sugar Into the melted chocolate, and sprinkle the pieces with ground nuts. This Is a good candy to give a child. To make cocoanut balls, take one and a fourth cups ot sugar, one-third cup ol boiling water, one-fourth pound ot shred ded cocoanut, whlto of one egg, and a llttlo lemon extract. Boll the water and sugar without stirring until It threads, pour It on the whlto of the egg, which has been beaten to a stiff froth, beat tha mixture until It Is stiff, and then stir tho cocoanut quickly into It and shape It Into) balls. Taffy made with brown sugar and milk, constantly stirred, and poured ovei j chopped dates makes ono of the most de llclous home mane canaies we nave, ii w llttlo cream of tartar, about a fourth ol a teaspoonful, Is added to two pounds of! sugar and beaten constantly it makes the) flaky taffy well liked. The chopped dates can be cooked In the mass, beaten when removed from the stove, and turned Into; a buttered pan. Cut the whole confection Into squares before quite cold. Coffee) taffy Is a new confection. Instead of water, UBe coffee to dilute the sugar. Cook In tho usual manner and pull th same ns the old-fashioned variety. As II begins to stiffen, roll tho candy In ground nuts and. break Into desired lengths. Pull over a meat hook fastened to the kitchen wall. One will find the taffy pulls mots, quickly and Is more flaky ,whcn cold. Unless filled with man yalr cells It IS tough". , For harmless coloring save tho Juice from beets for pink or red, the Juloe of spinach or beet leaves for green; vege table green can also bo 'bought at druB stores; saffron soaked In water for yel low, grape Juice for purple and grated chocolate for various brown and cream tints. If you wish to preserve for future use, add to each pint of Juice ono pint of. sugar and boll until It thickens, then puti It Into a bottle for future use. These are excellent for coloring -Ice cream. Ices and cakes as well as candles. A Christmas Invitation. By Ruby Peterson, Agtd it Years, 30S apruco street, Umalin. Onco upon h tlmo thcro wore two llttlo girls uiul their names were Jane und Mary. The girl named Mary said to Jane: "What do you think you'll- get for Christmas?" Juno nnswered and said: 'Why, I didn't expect to get anything." "Then you will not caro to accept an Invitation from me. I wns going to ask you and your mother over on Christmas evo and for supper." So Jane suld. as she opened the goto: "I will send word and tell you," ns they departed from euch other. On Christmas ovo Mary and her mother wero glnd to see Jane and her mother at the front door. Tho ffrst thing, Mao took Jnno to tho parlor and showed her tho Christmas trep. I hopo nil you people have a good time Christmas eve. A Christmas Story! By Julius Frank. 623 Bouth Eighteenth street, Aged 13 Years. Blue wide. It wns only ono (lay after Christmas and Johnny Jones was walking proudly through tho streets with his new gold watch. After overy mlnuto or so ho would taku It out nnd look at Its face, not merely to know tho time, but to admire his gift But as l)o was walking thus, lie saw an Italian organ man with his monkey. Johnny liking mtislo, began to follow htm How We Knew When Santa Was Coming, By Olttdys K. Martweli: Aged 14 Tears, viarss, ntu. When we wore little boys and girls, about Christmas tlmo our folks would begin whispering secrets. Wo' did not see them, but we knew thoy were doing It Just the same. Out parents and older brothers and sisters told us that If we were not good hoys and girls Santa Claus would not bring us anything. We were all very good, as we wero really afraid Banta would not bring us anything If we misbehaved, If some of us did some thing that we thought was not Just right wo were haunted by the fear that Hanta had seen us. It went on In this way un til Christmas eve, when our parents totd us we must go to bed early so Rants would have time to fill our stockings, We all scampered to bed at this. You may bo sure It any of us happened to be awake to hear Santa's sleigh bells we considered her very fortunate, Indeed. In this way we knew that SanU was on his way. Christmas Day. Bv Arthur LonhbauKh, Aged 12 Years. OH wen jMineieenm utreet, Columbus, Neb. I am writing for once more In my life to the Busy Bees. I am always reading the stories. Now I am going to write a story. Where am I going to spend my .Christ mas? I expect to spend my Christinas at my Aunt Jenny's. She lives in tho south part of the town.' We are going to eat our dinner and supper there, and at night the family Is going to the Or phans' Hall. Leo, a friend of mine, la going to be there. We expect to have from street to street. When the Italian reached his homo he Invited' Johnny in. Juat ns soon as ho stepped through tho i door tho Italian bound him with ropes. Now Johnny thought it was tlmo to act. He saw a little orphan girl pass by so he took out his watch and threw It at tho girl's feet. The girl Joyfully ran to the orphanage to show It to the head nun. By this time Mrs. Jones thought that John might bo playing with children at tho orphanage so she went there. She, was talking with the nun when the girl came rushing up to show her treasuro. Mrs. Jones recognized the watch at once and asked the girl where sho obtained It The story was told and the police were phoned. They all went to the house and thn Italian was arrested and John was restored to his mother nnd his gift was rettimed'to him. As for tho orphan she was glVon enough to fill her bank. An Unexpected Christmas Gift. By Alice Slavcn, littt South Tenth Street, Omaha. Blue Hide George Brown wns tho only child of a rich merchant In London. When Mrs. or Mr. Brown asked George what he wanted for Christmas he would only answer, a baby sister. : It was Christmas eve, Mr. Brown was called out on business. .He was going down ' one of" the Im portant streets, ho cttme to a 4e1ephono post and thero Wns a buskct with a baby In It. Thero Wns a note, which' read: "Please give my little Marjdrle a home. I am n poor woman and cannot keep her any more. Sincerely, "MRS." BOWMAN." Mr. Brown took the child and called his wife and told her to put George to bed and he would keep tho baby until then. When George was In bed, Mr. Brown took tho baby In and gently laid her with George. The next morning when Gcorgo awoke, was he surprised? He nearly falntod, but knelt down and thanked tho Lord for his Christmas present. Joe's Christmas. By Morton Blum. Aged 10. Gi'i Polk Boulevard, Dcs Moines, la. Somewhere in' -tho city of Charleston there lives a boy named Joe HarveyC Jon was a boy of 9 and sold papern on the streets pf Charleston. Ono day ns Joe was selling his papers a stout man about 33 years of age stepped up to him and said: "I will mt you at 6 p, m. Christmas day at your home, and I will tako you to my hbme and glvo you a Christmas dinner, and here's my card," and ho pulled ono out reading, "Mr. J. A. Anderson, No. SG7, 186th strefet, Charleston, S. C." "All right." said Jje. "What Is your name, little boy?" said the man. "Oh; my namo Is Joe Harvey," an swered Joe. "I am poor. I have not had a blto of anything to eat today." "Woll then run along and sell your papers, and do not forget what I told you." Then tho man stepped In his auto and drove away. Christmas day came, and at 6:30 p. m. that evening up drove tho auto to Joo's house and out stepped the man and Jtnockcd at the door. Just then Joe's mother came to the door nnd said: "What will you havo?". Tho man said: "Is Joe here?" "Ye-i" said Mrs, Harvey. "May I speak to him?" ho answered. "Yes," sho said. Then Joe's mother said: "Como Joo," and Joo came to the door. "Come, on, Joe" '.'All right, Mr. Anderson," sold Joo. "Sood'bye," and he also said: "Mamma, I am off to tho races," and disappeared. I Here is Johnnie The man who sells the famous Johnson Lamp That cuts your gas bills in two Johnson Lamp Company Phone Doug. 1760 621 South 16th Street John B. Gallatin The Red's Battle Song. By Walter Averlll, 2S32 Chicago Street. Omaha. Red Side. Beat those Blues fellows, or die, Como wrlto more stories one and alt This won't do at nil: That Is our battle cry. r Let's make moro Christmas surprises 'By winning more prizes; And in tho end give the Blues the merry ha ha Mako thorn cry. "Papa, Those Reds are skinning us allv'c. They certainly are the busiest bees of the hive." The last days wo shout; Thn Blues, O they pout Rods, the fight is won. Tho day Is done, And we glvo the Joyful shout. Hurrah for the Reds, bah-h-h Btuos. Happiness for the Reds, blues BJues. Until the Blues plead for mercy Say, "Please let up, we nave -had enough for today." BAILEY, THE DENTIST., Formerly Paxton Hlock. New White Enamel Sanitary Office 704-10 City National Bank Building 10th and Harney Sts., Omaha. Personal attention warranted work pain leBs dentistry new method. No charge for ex amination nnd estimate. for tho for the Editor's Mistake. Dear Editor; I received my prlxe this morning and I can't tell anyone how fond I am of books and I know I will like this one for-1 have already started to read It. This Is the scond time "f have won the first prize, but O' dear Editor, you made a mistake In last Sunday's "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Hy Clement Clark .Moore. Twas tho nlKht before Christinas, when all through the house Not a creature was sttrrlnir. not even a mouse; i The stookltms wore humr by the chimney with care, ' In bono that St. Nicholas soon wouia ho there; The chlldrcnwerq nestled all snuff In their beds. V3Ule visions of sURar-pluiL-n danced tit their heads; And mamma In her 'kerchief, and I In my cap. Had Just settled our brains for & long: winter's nap When out on the lawn there arose mich a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was tho matter. Away to the window I flow like a flash, Tore open the shutters and! throw up the sash, Tho moon, on the breast of the now fallen snow, Gave a luster of midday to objects below; when, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature nlelgh, and eight 'tiny reindeer,' With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment It must be St. Nick. More rapid than earlea his coursers they came. And he whistled, nnd shouted, and called them by name: "Now. Dasher! now, Dancerl now, Prancer and Vlxent On, Comet, on Cupid! on Doncltfr and IlllUen' To the top of the porch, to tho top of tha wall Now, dash away, dash away, darili away all'" As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly. When they meet with anobstacle, mount to the sky, So un to the housetop the coursers they flew. LWith the Hletsh full of toys -and St. Nicholas, too. And then In a twinkling I heard on tho roof The prancing and pawing of each tiny hoof. As I drew In my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all In fur from his hood to his foqt. And! hi clothes wero all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back. And he looked like a peddler Jyat opening hi? pack. Ills eyes, how thoy twinkled! his dimples how merry; His cheeks wero like roses, his nose like a cherry; HIb droll little mouth wan drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the Snow. The stump of a pipe he held tight In his teeth. And the smoke, It encircled lila head like a wreath. Ho had a -broad face and! a little round belly That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of Jelly. He was chubby and plump a right Jolly old elf; And I laughed when I .saw him. In spite of myself. A wink of his eye. and a twist of his head. Boon gave me tp know I had nothing to dread. Ito spoke, not a word, but went straight to his work. And filled all the stockings, and then turned with a Jerk. And laying his finger aslub of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle. And away they all flew like the down of a thistle; But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all. and to all a goodnight'" RED CROSS SEALS OFFEK AN Investment In Health I -i I 1 ONE CENT EACH ( ONE CENT EACH Every Consumptive Propwrly Cared for Intus Your Ufa AyaiMt TufeeTNrcaleck . Every Seal You Buy Hdp to Provide Hotpfcafe, Sanatoria, DbpoMarios, ami Vbkfeff Nurses for tsk Caro mk! Caro of ComumptivM is yowr cotBMsttMity BUY RED CROSS SEALS AND PROTECT YOUR OWN HEALTH Headquarters for Nebraska 423 City National Bank Building