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Show f ) THE SPANISH FOIIK PKESS. SPANISH FORK. UTAH J9uu3mo QW3ririoL6 Cups and saucers are the first to break! So wcvc - e lim.-:0-g put a dainty blue and white china set in every kri1 VV havc' ms tnoriicr said, "You ran dwayfrbrn me . s . . it's time for bed! hoolnnm gciitjy, ruffling bac his hair ' led hi stumbling up the broad, stone tair. VV Here have you bccnVshe iurprisff, . asd r7f;y him in ( findi a sweedazed lool within his eyes) j,v As fhe had betn blinded by a "light So strange and beautiful, that ail his sighti'rH Suvjm in a distanghry. Then the boy W Looked up at her, nis rosy face all joy, The' cattle stood aroind and ate the He said, and there a finy baby r ' I If A tiny baby, mother, dnd I stared Through one small crac . . . but no' one-saw or cared. The baby's mother smiled, and all was gold Around him litre a light . . . aiidcry old. $ Rich men did worship him upon their Jtfices?1 He paused, then pointingancdC"Oh 1 i Whole Wheat at its best In tempting flaky form anJ it cooks ia 3 minutest 1 Hanford s Balsam of Myrrh hayfT'' A Healing Antiseptic Settle layfi Ken Uil mother PJcase Al aO ' II yI besideJsjrrhappy yet afraid. 1927, Western Newspaper Union Wi ( i-- j SI ) I t! v. i j'l .j 'VJIOIIT hail descended upon the hills of Judea. All was hushed and still ; the earth and t; heavens seemed resting in a greut, deep calm. No sound came to break the stillness. Even the humble shepherd men who w'atched their Cocks were m Qhristmas !, Greens HOLIDAY MARGARET Elizabeth j ! t: selves, and they decided to leave their flocks and go to the little i'i town of Bethlehem, as the angel had told them. Over the bills and valleys- - they went, never pausing until they came to the humble stable where the Savior There they prostrated lay. IjJ themselves at His feet, praising God for the thing that had come to pass, and telling Mary, nis mother, and Joseph of what they had seen and heard that night. Then they departed from His iji presence and 'vent their way, teling all whom they met of the ft Saviors coming. So was It at the first Christ- Sj V mas ! Katherine Edelman. i! (, 1927. w jj having a good deal of night work, and it took too long to get way out Inio Jr the country late at night. Ae K couldnt bring home our own Christ(J mas tree any more, of course, but we A could, and did, take a whole day to . go out and get our Christmas greens, and we do it every year. If the jj k weather Is open and there Isnt too much snow, we take the car and jj drive out to the woods. If there is a great deal of snow Jj tS and it is impossible to take the car 'A out, we go on the train to a con"h Jfj V: Western Newspaper Union.) venient country station, get off and tramp through the woods, and collect our Christmas decorations. If we have too large a load to take Into the coach, I find that the baggage car will bring It In to town for a half-dollor so. The spirit of Christmas comes back with us from the woods, and the twiniDg of our own greens Into wreaths and festoons means a hundred times more than If we bought them out of a wooden packing box at the florists." ar , Christmas in Spain In Spain the children seek secret places among the shrubs and bushes In which to hide their shoes and on Christmas morning they go out to find them filled with fruits and candies. Farm and Ranch. jy BRUCE HERE Is one jaunt I hops never to deprive mj youngsters of," said a not fathom could were, they business man the other it what It all meant, but In their day, and that Is the ani hearts was a sense of awe and lj nual trip to the woods !l siChristmas greens for the house jl wonderment that kept them after K lent. year since we were married, Then on the darkness of the If Every my wife and I have bundled ourselves it night there came out of the up in warm togs and gone out a day U heavens a dazzling light and K or two before Christmas and gathered 1 the shepherds were frightened. J(J armfuls of spruce and hemlock Je But an angel of the Lord was branches, sprays of ground pine, and standing beside them and in a occasionally some mistletoe, though voice that found Its way to their this is rare In our part of the counij very hearts told them to fear try. ! not, rather to rejoice Instead, After the children came, this exit for he was bringing them tid--i cursion Into the woods became as j lngs of great joy, that the long-j-q much a part of Christmas as the tree, looked-fo- r Savior had been born the stockings, and the dinner. When of Bethlehem that night In jjj we were living out in the suburbs, J Judea. And when this angel had near the open woods, we used to go it finished speaking the glory of Jij out and chop down our own ChristJi heaven shone brighter all tbout ft mas tree and bring it home on a low them, and looking up they be- - JJj sledge. )j held a multitude of the heavenly A the time came when we had it host praising God and singing ! to Then move Into town, because of my If the song that has echoed since N through all the ages: Glory to God In the highest and on earth peace to men of good will. it After the angels had departed J - fjj J'l and the dazzling light had vanjj Ished from the hillside the shop- - jli iji GUEST I Copyright.) Blessing HE plum pudding was ripening, and the guest room was prettier with the yellow drapes than I had ever dreamed it could be, and even the mistletoe hung in all the doorways all there was left to do was to put the guest towels In the bathroom. As I was taking two of my daintiest toWels check would be accepted. I felt for my fountain pen. It was gonel Frantically I searched my pockets for it, carelessly laying jny purchases on the counter. Step aside please, Madam, yon are holding up the line, politely requested the cashier as a stylish, tall blonde took my place, and before my dismayed eyes took out a pen exactly like mine. I remembered Charles had once told me that often thieves were better dressed nowadays than others. She easily could have picked my pocket while we were standing in line, I reasoned. Hence, convinced that she had my pen, I demanded that the cashier examine the pen and see if it had my monogram, V. Y, on It It and ran far two weeks. N"W slmnst well. Absucbln Is eux rreeu Purmieao-- iJ N pstn U om Misted Delight Madge' honeymoon wo completely spoiled. Howl" The puper containing an account of the wedding fulled to reach her. Boston Transcript. For Colds, Crip or Influenza and aa a Preventive, taka Laxatlva UKO.MO QUININE Tablets. A Kafa and Proven Itemedjr. The box bears tb Ignatur of B. W. (irova. 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Bankruptcies cat which Is at home In the residence of Louts Marshall, Manhattan, saved Itself from starvation by soundneighbor's ing a burglar alarm In house where It had gone visiting. Operatives answering the alarm with drawn revolvers found the bouse boarded up, the family being out of town. They made an entrance, saw no burglars, but did hear a plaintive feeble meowing that led them to the culprit. As soon as the outer door was opened, the cat made a hurried dash to the Marshall house for something to eat A DON'T Iir. KAMI lUMneee eaellf eared. unheerd of result, old Indlea formula, wurke wonder; cent poeipald on receipt of II. . IL Warrea. II Uekeelil So..Seattl.Waah. SpanthAnier1ran m. . No Straight Path Gerald I move In good circles. Geraldine Ivh beard you called a rounder. and ange pThschild grew drowsy and his curly head sDxooped lied a flower. Gently to his bed hMhercarriedhim. And there she stayed ling Men DlScItolTs out and see that shining, liinmgjs(ar! t'M How big and bright it is! How wideand far Alt sends the light!" So then they botlidrew v rJ) near . le window to looout. "And cant you hear jdwcetjdnging, mother ? Tell me, are there wings the nigh tP ini end ike Xino-pad- s Loo . .. SKfalat Callouses 2$ vfw on anklo, hock, aliiln, knee, or . throat ia cleaned olT promptly! byAbaorbine withoutlnyingup horse. No blister; no pain; no hair gone. At druggists, or 12.60 postpaid. Describe your castor special instructions. Valuablo horse book 8--3 free. A aatlefled wm MrcColteViiM ewot, lea fuurlo Ova tinea normliea.Hniia Quick, Mf, sura relief from painful callous on tb feat Si jis If Ml wM. far Sm EYES HURT? For burning or oral? lifts, MmJ to Inflammation and sorsasu OMMithH Fv Monilnf to tflftg ona. boetbioff. brail ng. ALL ft ftVCUL w Ttrk Vivwiy riM !. 11 riv High Blood Pressure, Headache IHtiinoM primary aytnptom Obrap pmrotif amt iioiup rivnedr dlucoven. WrUeforjafllriilirt, Dtt. Aitriei, . iorwootl Park, F O XiUaolft W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. 50-19- 27. Bananas Crown in North A full bunch of bananas has been at a Salem (N. J.) flower 6hop. The tree from which the fruit was gathered stands grown successfully more than ten feet in height and has been maturing In a greenhouse for several months. Banana plants are also curiosities in a few private gnrdena in Salem, but because of tbe short season cold weather always nips the fruit before It can ripen out of doors. had I I will let the lady o.T easy, I thought as I noticed the costly serge of her modish suit, "because she I probably a kleptomaniac whose There is some mistake," a clear sweet voice interrupted my thoughts. from the linen chest, it occurred to me to ask my husband just how his sister IVilla looked, since I had never seen her, and was going to all the trouble of arranging theater, bridge, and dancing parties for her during her Christmas visit with us. I Well, Charles had hesitated, told you once that she was a home girl and But thats very indefinite, I had How tall Is she 7 replied. Oh-slie3 about five feet, six about your height, and has long, red hair I suppose Its still long, and shes rather fat, and Fat, I had gasped, your sister fat And then I had visions of Raymond Garfields expression when he should see standing under the mistletoe. this fat, girl who was to be his partner at all of tke parties. "Surely, Charles, you dont remem. . . I Thought as I Settled In ber well. My Seat." Yes, she Is fat, Charles went on, This Is my own pen, and W. W.' and although she has money from stands for my name, Yviila Woodrow four years of teaching, she always Willa Woodrow," I gasped. This wears a faded blue serge suit with a I Then true girl my thoughts, hiding aiid The doorbell's belt, ringing I hastened to greet her, explaining: interrupted him. Fm Wilma Woodrow, Charles wife. Ill answer it, I said. A I wrote my check while Willa put It and tearlug open, I read: Meet me at 2:15 at the Union depot things back Into my pocket3,' and we walked from the store together. Willa. But, Willa dear, I exclaimed aftr so a be would I er we It trip; were on the car, Charles said picked up seme Christmas cards, and red hair, and- - fat' And I added my gold fountaia pen with my Initials mentally, faded blue serge." IV, W. on It. I could spend part Exactly, dear look at me," Willa of the time on the train addressing commanded cards. I'm looking," I smiled, but what I couldnt possibly miss her the I see Is fluffy golden hair crowning a sehool teacher In fat, faded blue serge with a belt, I piump, but not too plump, face from which shine two thought as I settled In my seat magic blue eyes, and Then I remembered the holiday parI stepped from the train conscious ties I had planned for Charles homeof the patronizing attitude I bad aslike, and I picsister, could see I nowhere anybut sumed, tured the fascinated gleam whiib one answering Wilias description. would come Into Raymond Garfield's It was nearly five oclock when I when he saw Willa standing un reached the last store, where I had eyes der the mistletoe. oo charge account but w here my 1927. Western Union.) d tele-grgr- al Ui SAY BAYER ASPIRIN and INSIST 1 Unless you see the Bayer Cross on tablets you are not getting the, genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 25 years. 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