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Show AXTiCII'ATIOXS OF CHiUSTMAS Cl.ilih'cn are repulcl to show a special desire to )Iea:-:' Liii'ii- jiarenl.s for some v.eeks before Christmas. Santa Onus is said to he tronerous to good boys and girls. Ho if they are extra v.iliing to run errands and clean out the back yard during this period, it is not perhaps wholly due to permanent change in character. Sunday school attendance is supposed to jump just before Christmas. That is, for the Sunday schools that have a Christmas entertainment and distribute gifts. Who can blame the children if they long for the treasures of Toy land, and the gorgeous eats of cake and candy? These joys mean more to the kid element than the old folks realize. The young heart longs to experience them to their full. Our people love to make their youngsters happy. They respond to these longings with an amazing generosity. gen-erosity. Santa Claus goes on his annual errands, war or no war, and the reindeer will carry havier loads than ever before. |