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Show THE SPANISH FORK PRESS Elisha Warner, Publisher SPANISH FORK . .... E. -- - UTAH - EXERCISE FOR THE CHILDREN Mothers Should See to It That the Little Ones Develop i Properly..,, .., .., ,. believe thnt the love f. exercise la born In children and need not be bothered about. "Contrariwise," aa Tweedledum would aay It, should be considered. Borne children are born lazy and hate taking Many mother ill)l0tt any exercise whatever,' that and plenty of fresh air no child ' can develop properly. It behooves every mother to see that Instead of the little ones being riven something to keep them quiet, If they incline that ' way, they are Blven something to keep them on the "God move. Rabies generally look after themselves In this particular. They are on the go all the time they are awake If they are healthy. Later on mothers should see to It that the elder children are kept going, too. Walking every day, weather .permitting, hould be Insisted upon, but not prim walks along streets, if they live in town, a performance most children hate with all their hearts. ' They hould go In the parks. Cold, dull days are not enough ex cuse for keeping a cnna inaoors. Nothing should Interfere with the regular outdoor exercise but a heavy rain or snow or very much wind. Swimming is a splendid all around exercise, and skipping, bowling hoops and cycling along In moderation are all good. From the age of five little ones may be taught a few simple exercises with dumbbells very light dumbbells, of course or Swedish exercises; but five minutes In the morning is quite long enough for this. To tire the child Is to do more harm than OOd. AilW 1 i Mil II 7 n III .vl l . A Manuscript llJH. I u. I as 2.000 Years Old. An ancient manuscript copy of the rentatench, the first five books of the Old Testament, more than 2,000 years old. Is on sale. A Samaritan priest from Shechem. Palestine, is In England to see what price he can get . for it. Unless he receives an exceptionally good offer in England the prle6t has stated his intention of bringing the manuscript to America, where he will Tlsit antiquarians In the large cities. ' The copy of the ancient Bible is believed by the Samaritans to have been transcribed by Ablshuma, the of Aaron, and to be ' about 3,500 years old. Experts say it cannot be less than 1.000 years old. for its characters are nf a. stvle abandoned by Jewish copy ists some twenty centuries ago. ; II Lin--. iu a ass i Miri I ii . -- r III I I - " v OLD STORIES I' A . leld tls trifles that luntficoa tls tresf ... I Clrutmas dswa dreamg-- lut .IV ro a glorious clims lSyMtT;Mstars tlsN ield of acs and timet wereVle.ming h UoVtWmoaing lhea td. vwioa eiowiy yaniene d quite TMgurejysiaBKK nta eeea xor ms to w ray brtrt-eniftraiu- Xv wPoa iitf is way. - ais-trto- Mule Riding In Portugal. In odd contrast to the modern rush and honk of the automobiles and the clang of the trolley cars are the saloinn or small farmers who ride noncnaiantly through tho twentieth century hubbub on the back, the extreme bacK nf small, natient eyed mules. Though the country has progressed and the farmers are progressing to ward nrosnerlty. they have consistent ly refused to move further forward on the mule's back In Portugal than the perhapt last fifth of his anatomy, the custom arose from the time when the mule carried a large load Just be fore the rider, and the habit has not been broken. Novel 8cheme for Getting Money. What Is said to be a new form of blackmail has been brought to the attention of the New York health department. The complainants say that on the upper west side of the city backyard singers have resorted to Pinging until they are paid money to go away. One specific case mentioned was that of two boys, who made no pretention than that of yelling populaT songs by the dozen until they were finally bought off by distracted long-mad- e i HIS VISITING LIST. bat ;er The visits of St Nicholas to the homes of the people on Christmas eve as an annual custom grew out of a festival in honor of Hertba, a Norse goddess. At this festival the house was decorated with evergreens and an altar of stone was set up at the enfl ef the hall, where the family assembled. From Hertha's stone we get our word "hearthstone." On the stones so set up were heaped fir branches, which were set afire, and through the smoke and flame Hertha was supposed to descend and Influence the direction of the flames, from which were predicted the fortunes of those present Twelfth Member Still Unchosen.Getting the twelfth member for that afternoon card club is no easy matter. Applications .continue to pour in on us, but so far ,00.000 has fulfilled all the requirements. , t Gladys You won't do because you admit following a system, when you Mvaterlous Visitor's Bag'of Gold. , ' " Anonymous gifts have been made tc Llangollen Welsh chapels. A few days mm n rnvsterlous visitor, wnose men tlty Is unknown, left a bag containing a large quantity of gold coins with the deacon of Itehoboth church, Instructions being also given as to their dis tribution among the various aenomma Uons of the town, the amount to be given each being set fortn. Actlnz on these Instructions the dea 5 to a large con has given sums of t number of religious bodies in tne hut he still holds a heavy sealed packet containing a considerable sum cnurcn, tne In trust for Rehoboth larepst in the town. It will be opened la the presence of the congregation on Sunday at service. Lonaon auinuaru "old stoThere are some ries" that are really not old, for they have an interest,, a freshness and a beauty that keep their, always new. Of such are tho story of Christmas and all the legends ind tales that belong to the great festival. There is a legend in Germany that when Eve plucked the fatal apple the leaves of the tree Immediately shriveled Into needle points and its bright green turned dark. The nature of the tree changed and it became an evergreen, In all seasons preaching the story of man's fall through that first act of disobedience. Only on Christmas does It bloom brightly with 1 tree. great-grandso- Genevieve Sorry, but we under-tnnr- i vnn didn't nar your ten cents a week regularly to. the treasurer' of tne lasi cmo jou irciuujsu w. . Gertie The otlier "girls don't, like ha nplirhhnrhnod' Vou live in at all. Sadie We' have learned thai it Is your practice to blame your partners always causes for games lost, this ' : ' ' '"yV,i trouble. ; , New. All over the country, all ov world a few years hence it also all, through the air soun i greeting Merry cnruunasi sea and land, In the palace and hovel, in the hospitals and in th ons, In the asylums amid the ni and In the homes for the frl and for the aged, wherever evd persons meet who know and loi story of Christmas, the greeting changed. Where can there be allel to the universal greetln there any other sentiment th the sovereignty of this cheerr heartfelt word? It travels t the malls like nothing so much doves to the altarsof which th ture speaks, for surely the se flits from altar to altar of the of men and Is ss gentle as th Grudges and animosity vanlsbM the wafttnir of ChrlxtmHB rraoiu f smile of hope illumines the IV nances of those under the pall Ml' the dimpled . cheeks presslon, .. , 1. dbdiob eein .tine veruaDie nor V as the coo hiding in rf Hps fairy to the Merry Christmas, with tfe emblem of the day that comes Infant from Its loving parent, f days of romance hostile forces! upon the field, Bheathed their ( and clasped hands across the line, greeting one another w sentiment of universal good Merry Christmas has brlghtene hearts, has healed more grin has brought more happiness lives of men and women, has to be the tallsmanie sentimoi more home reunions than anj that has ever been heard tn tn world. Christmas stands for love i charity, for hope and for Joy A fruition of that prod I the prophet of the coming of oi P should bring peace and good earth; so the churches hold th tan Ices and the people congred Join in singing or to listen to t dltlon of carols, some of whlcj come down from the early ageJ pei church. The children have Christmas treats, and they (J :po: very merriest of the merry II ' participation In these annual a festivals. lights and become beautiful with love gifts. The curse Is turned Into a blessing by the coming of the Christ ehild, and thus we have our Christmas fromNs4tarsvVv X l ' OF CHRISTMAS Some Have Interest Freshness snd Beauty That Keep Them Al ways Tlel marveling tlat stifle all epcocl laid Vpld oa mc I felt Vie Impulse oldea 'tlyat led ths storieckkings To corns wftl'lreasure tfoldea sad hrecious offerings SA Vv w Strsntfe tflorv .. vA Stood a cross, of jewel-flaWlicl from hut tls shadows came softly cams a clsntinrfX To these, tls littls one ms mT"tJM V.Nffi ,, ZJrfLA i w . iiia : if ii . The bright and solemn glory, The angel harps glad ring, The strange, sweet 'song of ' , wonder, The cherub voices sing These in our hearts abiding, The Prince of Peace shall come, Make our glad lives His temples, Our happy hearts His home.- - I'll jv WKtt.VIKuU 1 t II lH li'v-- . nlm,. III JW'tk joyous welcome greeted ly tls clildrea 'round tie tree, Wlea I may lavs dreamed it o. V I But tls grace of long ago s7 '.A. i .1 i t t 'i m. saai niaca a. .i mere who aims ' tnrougn tns nuea oi mianignc t i lAdi, at does a sleeper wlea dreams lold tie heart of limf e shadows grew tls deeper till tls trcewas blurred sad dim- -en marvclouely glowing as of all tls (tars and sums Jt .. I I itU a leauty past all knowing, with, tls majeity tlat ituae. lir,.l.iKV' I it ii i II ; nwwvi www 'm i' W, Wi VAVWW - let the ample standard Of righteousness, unfurld, Proclaim to. every people That Ood is in His world; Let every form of evil From earth be put away, That' all may sing rejoicing, The King is born today.. V ' l wll.A t Now. with, its candles hers and tiers Tle tree was all VNAn4 with, a merry tinkle swayed the tfitts it had to bear, ' ,w ll 11 .1 . I t t i it all wti sow completed tor tne morrow mat snouia tom M , WATSON The world had long been waiting The coming of the King, When one sweet morn in Beth lehem, Ere birds were on the wing, The sons of Ood came singing Down from the skyey dome, And mortals heard the message: Immanuel is come. t 1 D B "" A Merry Chrlstm! With Us ft CLOSE QUARTERS. , .. W. U. Nenbll.) iCuiiyriKht, i10, .. . would be glad to see in my Btockln on Christmus morning. If I was a woman of course 1' would yern for dlmund bracelets and necklaces and rings and gold wotches that 1 could pin on me somewhare whare a pickpocket could get them without plckin my pocket Tbare never was a pickpocket that could pick a woman's pocket, xcept one that lived In Noo York, and he had been marrld forty times, and he confessed that the reeson he got marrid so, menny times was Just becos he wanted to things Finds OuN WWlbur D-Not- til ftflSrMRF7l CsFV to her day before yesterday and sed she wanted ms to help ber do A called me 1 something. j She had a peece of pencil in her hand that was about a Inch long and looked as If she had chewed It to sharpen it, and she bad a lot of notes tuade on the back of a bill from the dressmaker. Henry, she said, I am puzzled to detn to kno what to give your pa and pour Unkel Willy um for Chrism us. I do wish you would kind of pump them and see what they would like to hav, and then tell me, without giving it away to them what you are trying to find out. All right, ma, 1 told her, and tried to get a peek at ber list to see If she bad ms down for ths magglezlne revolver 1 want But she folded up the paper and put It away. So that night when pa and Unkel Bill was sitting In the llbrarey talkln bout the way senator Tillman had better look out or be will be playing In a drama that bas a press agent, or else he will be crackln a black snake whip around in Unkel Toms Cabbcn, 1 ast pa what he thot was the right ' kind of a Chrlsmus present. You otto be satisflde with what you get, my young man, he sed, without coming around and hlntln. .-I atnt bintln, I told him. I Just wondered what your idee would be about "Henry, She Said, I Am Puzzled to one for yourself. Death to Know What to Givs Your Grate Scott! he sed. lias It come Pa and Uncle William for Christ to this? It Is bad enuff to hafto fork mas." , in over for the fool things yure ma buys for me without havin to pay for some- lurn whare a woman keeps her pocket. It was a matter of profeshnul thing you get for me. I dont want to get you anything, 1 pride with him, becos be sod thare sed. I Just want to got yure Idee was no profit In plckin a woman about what you want. pocket when all you got was a bunch Unkel Dill spoke up and sed most of samples and a button hook and a men could tell what they wanted bet- powder rag and bctwene thirty and ter by tellin what they dont want forty sents. What would you like to bav, unkel But 1 dont see what plckin pockets Clll? I ast htm. has to do with Chrlsmus presets, I Well, now, he sed, thars la lots of sed. You wate till, you' get' marrid,1 pa spoke up reel quick. Fihelly pa and Unkle Bin thay got me to tell them about ma astiri ms to find out what they wanted, and then they laffed and laffed, and Unkel Bill sed It was a refresh tn indication of the change that was takin place when a woman even thought ot thinkln about what you wanted.. He sed they usually went abed and got what they wanted you to want You tell your ma, pa sed, that as neer as you can lern what 1 want Is more hair on my bed, my wlsdunj tooth filled, and rockkln chares that 1 wont bump into with my legs when 1 get up In the mornin. And If she asts you what t want unkel Bill sed, you tell her that 1 am noncommittal to a degree, but that you think 1 would prefer a tobacko pouch that has sashay powder Inside the lining, a collar and cuff box with pink satin inside of it, a cigar cutter that I can hang on my watch chane whenever 1 want to feel pertlckerly ashamed of myself, a silver handled pensil that she eaa borrow frum me the day after Chrlsmus and never glv back to me, and a smokln set made out of hammered brass that I can sell to Bomebuddy for finger bowls. That's rite, pa sed. , But the best Chrlsmus present for a man, unkel Bill sed, is to pick out a fifty dollar present for him, that he would hafto pay for when the bill comes In, and then not get it (Copyright, 1910, W. D. Ncsbtt) .He eyed the Christmas tree with a look of grim determination on his face. It was a fine tree, tall and with many atralgbt, symmetrical boughs Just such. a tree as would delight the hearts of his children!' But be chased them away as he prepared for his work of destruction. Taking off his coat he rolled up his sleeves, and with a hatchet ruthlessly lopped off all the branches. He eyed the result with satisfaction. Then he took up a saw and divided the tree In the middle. It seemed heartless, but what else could the. poor man do? It was the only way' he could make the tree fit for be lived In a flat een it, i Jrthe Old Santa does grow. miss one. My, my, how tli I occal tl if No wonder put le a be b Tl ueo incA i a The I I. J 7bl "The riistom of hanging it it on the chandelier Is foolish.' He At "I think so, . too. It oughff uch d hung in the cozy corner." - r bat aftei A REAL SANTA CLAUS awal nan- it - av sh bad t loddei mist hid way, k mu she word frlouf Ihoug :lch 1 Hi OUTLOOK BEFOREHAND. "Mamma," asks the little boy, "how can Santa Claus get into our flat when we haven't any chimney nothing but a steam radiator?" "He will probably slip in by the basement door, darling." "It's all off then," says the lad, with a surprising vigor In the use of slang. "That Janitor will put him out of busl-nes- s before he can unpack his sack." DARK ret past you The It ir'sV' iys ;ild mi ,ut he Ivei HER ONE BIG WISH. Sister Sue Johnnie, do you know what I would like most? Brother Johnnie No, What? Sister Sue I saw a fat lady at ths circus last summer and I wish I had her stocking to hang up on Christmas night yc II , ; . " 1' rz - 1 |