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Show NEWS SATURDAY 'DECEyiBEIU 17 191ft DESERET EVENING 70 ing Authors Pnze Story C ontest Brings Out M'atny SECOND PRIZE FIRST PRIZE TILLYS CHRISTMAS THE UTTLE CHRISTMAS CHILD JUTII B I. I N IKTKDT halt lunlO) Superior Addltloe. SIS Duluth Atrnw. o By Melba F. Barter Itl yearn obi) 211 a time ai three Iitt! OVCE upon r. pre going home fro-school, I cm grind tomorrow one of them said is Christmas because I am going to g t Another one aafeV lots of presents l apt glad, too, but X am only golds to get a pair of warm mittens " The other one ad. "I am also glad but I do not expect anv presents at all TheJIrsfadne. who la a rich girl, said to the one who had n presents. "Tilly, do you not wish you tfdjild find a purse of money In the pathway. nJht here?" The very word made Tillys eyes glitter As they were passing a snow bank. I have found Tilly sprang forward It." cried Tilly. 1 have found it The other girls ran to her side but to their great disappointment, it was arry The little girl pjt on her coat an t nnet, and was son c ut on the coIJ streets trudging" n't to-wniiy of poor people with her arrrs full of presShe went trto the f use and ent piaved with the rhi'dn until she was tired, thn s ie woujJ giw thm t!eir houses bh and go t the prsnts did ths year after yar and all the children In th runtr loved hr and hHhe fcM to glvs m e them pres nts away txttr than sV moud to get thrm herself j hen she was tight ymr s of age her mot ner asked he daughter what nama she would Mae for hers If and the hs'e already found jhd out. of Alt r the jttte a nni it i n -- king and quf n hail a. Lttk daughter rn peopk urn to wugKt a name fir the llttie gul, hut rone of them t u ait until the mj te the 'jueen i! M large enough t h om a name f r jerelf ' Hail the qun All tie i likd this lan and o the little lrinep grew up without a name (in lor fourth birthday her mother was Mirtried to hear the child say in her hahvish may Mamma rnny 1 have I ttie a few presenfs to giv to th girls and boys'' Thoufn was quite amazed at her little girls paying but she rouid not refuse her no he gate her as rrany presents as she could 1 jr tr - pep-p- -- ft lr thnstrnss ihild tJl whh-h-. sat wlthln cottage little bov garine into the huge embers the where fireplace, forth of a burning log sent 1LJ rays of lading light Thev were Fantu. Claus hapiry In the hope that would answer their pravers and bring .them the toys desired The tirrllghl was fading and four lHtle eves vvr nearh closed flu hour I iter smigglej beneith the Id inkela a voire wn Listen. t illie, listen. HIRD-PRIZE- -T- TIM'S CHRISTMAS Rnl A Tlirlller, by lia Miner (unit His father He waa for a liv ing It obliged to aell pu er a week before Christmas and Tim wondering If he would get any-thi- n for Christmas He dtdn t expec t He told papers all day and anythin only earned 15 n lx. Days passed and at last It was the it up Tim day before Christmas sell hi pup. re early and started-t- o That night It was Christmas eve, and Tim had no place to sleep He craw led In between two high buildings He had just dogdvoff to siren when hssaw a two light. H Opened hi.' eyes men Sitting Close together, with their barks to Tim They were about two rods from him. Ho could easily hear what they said One was saying. "Well llltl. I tell vo theres a way to get Into that houss which nobody knows Bill knswersd, "Well, then, tell tt to me. cant ye " "Its this way, you go and slightly raise that window "But what If the window Is locked" Interrupted BUI, and we ran t go In nil u tie about S oclock anyway "Hhutu un. cant ye T know the window aint tucked, cause tried It a little while ago" answered Joe. for Mint was his name "Then I crawl In." went on Joe, "4nd hold up the window while you imwl in Then w will slip upstairs and take all the jewels and other valuables It s - Eleventh South, eayg her age Is 12 and then tell about the happy secret: Mamma has often told us that It Is better to give than to receive So we are going to try this pUn, brother Not Will, little Henry and myself It I wishing mamma tTTTHWW about other the Into and called Will Henry room and told them my secret They listened with eagerness to what I had to say How would you like to give some little boy or girl a good Christhi tenmas? Will said he would give he was said pins, and little Henry his tos, but sorry he had broken Icultcan somebuy I have some pennies thing with. I can give my doll Heckle and clothee. Christmas dav cams at last, and with the help of Aunt Ray we were ready to start. It wafcnt far from our home to the orphanage When we arrived there, we tapped on the door; H waa opened bv u smiling nurse who We have aomo presents asked us In The little girl that for the children kissed it many times ha got my doll The Ollier children laughed and danced over Henrys goodies we went to bd we told When mamma that we had had An Ideal Christmas. NOT A TRUE STORY. I OWE of Sprlngvllle Is very on the point. - that hla story Is not a true one He salt ' Bear Edltbr Mv story Is not a true one, I Just mnde it up It is s little too long, but Mamma said I could send It in with Brother Glenn. I am years old. ORVAL Orval tells a story of a boy who left far forgot himself as not to write a letter for six years Then he returned, a regular Bnnta Claus But It Is hardly fair to tell the -- Umax until you read the following story Once upon a time llieio lived a fnmtlv that was very poor, their Lilli r was dead and their mother had to like- - In washing for a living The oldest bov was IS years old, and his name was Jack. There waa a girl I years old her name was Martha, and thire was named Frid a boy of Jack le't home to find work and they did not hear from him for six years. The mother had a hard t.me to tt food and clotlus for tee children. and they were very sorry on the mormni they coulc before Christmas not have a Christmas dinner In the evening there tame a knovk at the door, and Martha ran to open th- - o and there stood a man. and they did not know him until he sit pped In and Then his hrlstmiis said Merry mother knew It wus Jack He told the children to hang up their Slot and maybe Mania Claus would come. Christmas morning Msrtha had a gold ring and a set of furs, und Fred had a gold wateh and a sled and Instead of the old tab! and. chairs all were niw oiks, and the tattle was covered with good things for 4he Christmas dinner, and In the center of the table was a nlre fnt turkey Jack had bought tlitm the day before nod had them sent home on Christinas ev They Invited some of Jack a old plav mates to dinner, and they had un Ideal Christmas. home and so hrr-nos- Sprlngv UP i ! n idial Cbrlstmaa which came imd r lue and personal ir Glen keeps on he w d make a icallv truly newspaper r'p rt r some day VT sgr with him thit It w n fln Ides! Christmas Thin N wli it ho in I want to tell von of in 1. 1, a) Christhad at grjmtfnthor mas that w d house It was graixir iihrif s his children birthday. AM and grandchildren came ami stayed for a wsekv There wer V grande hit- xp-n- sexenty-gocon- KELBA T, BA1TE2, Winner of Second Prize a number arc herewith reprcxhictH, est Among the hcvt stones enierf(J .by...hc not necessarily in the order of their merit, but simply to encourage them to' try again, and furthermore to let the Deseret Xews readers know what bright little boys and girls there are who read the daily s newspapers : -- whh-klsse- s, T. man-deri- may-mnr- And Mary lav beside him His mother kind And true, A matching oer her infant son As only mothers do FRANK Then ring the merr Christmas bl!s, From tlnntlr to the In memory' of our Maxtor Tit it died fxr ou and me NECKING, i M , -- Two hours later faurJUAla-spHi-eves are guiding four little- ry lo r I the winding stairwav. ind cam tnl the hearthstone above whl. It Uleir four tmv to kings hi e I hrg tms. hooka, presents anil grest from dear old Santa for a goo I i i I dilentlv thev crept back t be t ot.i from beneath the covers w. r h rd in w h'speretl tones the S ml Uus remembers lh i j little bov and we are nlwavs g i It pays t. te ulnt vve Willie' "Ye v , I good DEBATE: HITCTON, south Htat ngd 10 BUDDING PROVO AUTHOR. JENNIE SNYDER, aged II jear. street, Frovo, Utah, takes a kind deed, an aged lady and a Juvenile Santa Clau for her theme Mr -- and Mrs Brown had a daughter beila. Thev mere wealthv people o had a large cromd of people at their home for Christmas dinner When dinner mas everv one mho mas invited had read), come except one poor old lady So Mrs Brown nt Leila and her two hit! cousins to Mrs home see to Grays mhy she did not come Leila knocked at Mrs, Orav door, but no one Hhe answered knock ed axa in and heard ft faint voice say. come in The girls went in and thce mas the old lady sick in bed with a bad cold No one mas mith her and she had not eaten any breakfast Leila built a fire and sent her little courina home to bring some dinner for the sick ladv Mrs Gray told Leila him to troriea. so mheA tne llUl girls came back vith the hot dinner she mas able to eat 8he told the children it was the best- - dinner she had ever eaten She mas able to he at Mrs Bromn's home for Near Tear's dav, but she aimavs remembered her Christmas, for she knem she had not been forgotten. e v, Observance EDNA WILLIAMS, 520 E. 2nd So. St., Salt Lake City. ed SECOND PRIZE WILSON ANDERSON, 14l E. Lst Utah. of THIRD PRIZE and jov The dinner was rejdv at last. Oh what a wotrderfu! dinner' The savoiy Smell of the goose and the fine plum j.ud.l ng tn the ta e was sprea I everv eatable that one could desire All were hspin and eheen, and ever) thing resembled An Idea! ROSE WINTER, 229 C Street, Salt Lake Citv. IT PAYS TO BE GOOD. MARIE PACK, Woods Cross. i story runs It waa Christmas morning The sun !! FIRST PRIZE onl-In- i avenue. Salt Lake Git), hax the right Idea of the of Christmas day. Her apparentl) FOURTH PRIZE from the opening sentence of It n.ts rhnsUna5 Lve." Kenneth Smith's parents or Mg brother might have the ton, because Kenneth v.ho lives at 1275 Browning avenue. avs he L etghi oarv olfl-J- real ust No 1. Kingdom No 2. Scarlet No 3. Cellar No 4. Eleanor No 5. Monoplane No 6. Carpet No 7. Shelley No 8. Smokestack It In the snaMow f the snow rapped prakjt of the Ttock'f! surrounded by large pines, stands a neat little IIIIHIHIIIMIII I I M M H4 I 111111111 M'M-- I Ullimitllium Ht'i t, 4 1 I I a 8 8.84 8 8 M -- 8 ! 18 I 111111111111 111181I I lltlHHH HHIIHIWMHI 'l I I 111 Deseret News Puzzle Departsimt Prize Puzzle No. 6 Contest Ooses Thursday 6 p. m. ll jearol1.74 stirs '.! itixcd popt I . i!1m r r p itu g . mat r Ilex bie Mv r ioioLw hem plt euit bearskin gcunUets. and fur cap With a e) Haul Jump d f r the Nw Hull c me t oir treak-- f t," hi t Jus m r h r C nil i t rriuctliltlv. Up-u- lt ng llil coffee cup a.H h did h zVftir brenkfant lie counting and then skating on the rink. 1 lie afternoon an! ws evening11 spent in p'avlng games mi hl f ith i w till a Mnile. !t s he d time 1 aul smut it i off vvnistltng 2 vnrs Wlint 1 arming Implement? Mint Tree? bat Fart of an Engine? Wliai Ollier Name for MlnMtr? tre 2Z2Q Mre t i itltlc btd for a prize "A Christmas That Md Mr Than One Happy." or an her No. . oaxcrxcccxxzxzrt vnt 'ldnl ChriMmas e thethildrrn It mas Christmas wer in bad but not a1efp Hirxv misthinking about somthh g thit h meik. Evelyn rMl-drt- J" DANCING AND FEASTING. age 10 Week's Contest shining on the snow made a sheet of dazzling white, which sparkled like diamonds The crackling of the snow under foot, and the voices of the n a, tne chattered about their toys, all seemed to tsar the message A merry Christmas imUlc all were- - merrv The Christmas tre were decorated with candle and tir-c- d The toys and ornaments were al.o freelv srlnkled about The children danced merrily ahair. si g f r j and iho grown folks rhal-termcrrllv as thev htisiel themselves in doing nunc dlft rent things. On this dav cvetvone was ha ipv. ev.-the poor The oMi r hrohi rs and jc.sters had been out t.i visit tliepoor of giodtcs, and tovs for with thetr children As the older ones came in from (heir fonndabout visits to the awinue, rltj, u evidently a wholesome, healthj bov with a large and generous apptlte as his summing up of an ldal Christmas would Indicate Iaul stepp(d into the room o. mv. he g ispnl The ro in fillel Iv 1th the odor of andv orarigf, nuts, and Chri-tm- a tre The tr. v w is Led kr with mdv horns full Mary knew that he was the Son of God Amended from on high, To save mankind from sin and shame That neer a soul should die. ABUT 1 Prize Winners of Last ihc-ccnt- ly Christmas dinners I cooked for them But now they are all away from me. and she wiped away a tear "But why hnulil I nit here trrowing I know what t mill do, said she. Jumping up I bclteva I will cook a Christmas dinner like I used to But, alas, they won't be here to eat it, so 1 will Invite all the I know whose mothers re too poor to eook anythin nli for then " Ffiw at mu busied herself about making a Christmas pudding, and sent to the store for a turkey By 3 o'clock he had an excellent dinner cooked Th ttm for the children to arrie had nearly rome. when alt at once a "Joyful surprise party of her children and irramlhlMr'n burst In upon her. and -- smothered her closely by. the Invited children Oh mhat a glorious time, feasting and And as she sat by th dren and 1 rhlldren Grandfather had merrymaking hla phture taken with all his grandbright fire with her dear ones around she felt her she mas the happiest m Omchildren around him. Thera waa lots of anow and the trees looked very an alive. pretty with tha anow hanging on them In the afternoon we went sleigh ridSANDY'S AUTHOR. ing and In tha evening we tang songs, and played games Just a little wv from the hmis was BRAPRI-Raged 11 year. a honey house where papa and grand- EIXIF, Utah, tells of the father extracted honey in the summer son mho returned. time, and on Christmas eve we had a beautiful Christmas tree In the honey It mas Christmas eve An oM lady houee It waa loaded with Christmas at by the fireside dozing She mas presents for everyone Grandfather got a targe arm chair which was gives dreaming of the time mDen she mas a him by his grandchildren We had a IttHe gJrl malting for Santa Claus, and very good Christmas dinner I think mondering mhat he mould bring her She amoke fche thought of her d everyone should have ns nice a Christ, mas dinner ae possible for the mean-n- g son who mas traveling about of Christmas Is "Christs Feast " plme to place she mondered how We all had a fine time and were sorry --from he d wpnd when It was time to go home. Christmas morning she was amak-ene- d bv the knock of the postman Had he realty got a letter? Who maa It POETRY FROM POCATELLO. from Her son. Her eyes mere full of tears as she read the letter. The letter ran as follows C'LOREJf'C'E CAMBBEU It year of age. who lives at Pocatello, Ida , anDear Mother Last Christmas I spent unhappy onei Thts year I felt I scorned to enter the juvenlht contest coiildnt stay away from home. So I flhe preferred to go after th big prises mill be home on the mxt train Your affectionate on, offered for grown-up- s In a letter HERBERT edim by The Christman At half pat four the train cams she says "1 have seen your ad In The A few minInto the depot As I have steaming Deseret News for poems utes later the old lady mn at the door written a couple, I thought I would Down the sidewalk came a man Could mrlt one for you 1 am only a little it b her son? H had changed so girl 11 years old. much, but the old lady could tell mho Here Is her poem: it was and embraced him with kisses Hhe thought her Christmas mould be A HAPPY CHRISTMAS DAY. an unhappy one, but it mas the happiAll halt the happy Christmas est Christmas she had ever spent That great memorial ds When Jesus Christ, the Son of God - BOY'S IDEAL DAY. Jn a manger, he did lay. MIDNIGHT chimHe is coming for sure ! Tim answereif Yooi The ladv led him Into a grand hall and hade him he seated . Tim told her j not un lerstan!. Then he wud Who is Santa Claus ' Well ' ild Fth I h a ntan clothed In fur, he has u whit b ril nnd mhlte hair but sh -- that s him how, go tn siep Harry, quis k. here he 5 THE RICH GIRL D FlINIfE MATSON aged I? vecrec aJ 5 cl Ivlin!. m iccc nuc cltv, takes they both tiled v.ry tnrl in g, f..r h.r to r.tlttr a rb li glr. Like all to In tile tn iming luight and good Ktorlc Ijcr cturj for the prize early they ent to tlieir ttM kings am th ir Hut out on the aid 'r carries a m'.ul gut toys u Nor ill !al msk piking up N.llte a g.i' of twelve vearn sat V"J I win ler if we could In Ip her " n uj ihlnklng one aft. moon whai kind of v a party th. I. Und sk mnmmii to fix i dm should have that M Ital Flower? itr What 4'idor? What Asset of Santa Claua? 8 in they wn n inly t rrforlnr aid ll.r moihir 1. S.llle wnul.int t ik In r the dlmur to n v took it a !ik to hue a . irtc for tne poor to her und di fraf many n thanks e this THE FOLLOWING FRIZES WILL BE AWARDED THE WINNERS OF THIS ihllt.n ind make them Th yent home and had a verv nicw flirlstmus ' But Nellto waahapi a self, -- It tirne Hut e n It mn time to go to eir ami wild 'No 1 want one for mv M BEAUTIFUL h n the p htldrri were going rule ft), it. tills tear b d th One dav a. Nellie w is walking up Jili 'Thu hn iMcn th PEN. t b Chrbtiiwii hnye ever etient " nd "eah melon si reel, as that was where Mil tn tnnmma slid what h nice most of Hip poor children lived, her h art was touched h) the tun' they hid that Christmas sight of the I" r people walking up and down the site ran an.l to r hi Street, mother and THE LONELY OLD LADY. I am going said to have a party for those poor people WRITE ON POSTAL CARDS IN INK AND ADDRESS TO THE PUZZLE Nellie had a hrlsttitav true and all were Invited to DEPT., Al.FTV KFIJ40N Ic) orn Thev all ha.l a present from aged 18 eccat the tree The girls hint dolls, and Second South cir tart with a tear mid ends wllh a such things tut girls like, and the boys BEMEMBEB g tralna and hohhv horses Each kntlit child went home with a happy heart, ' h dear Th'a N Chrletmaa mornbut Nellies heart waa the happteet of traC3 ing .aid the dear old lady. "What a all, for the good she had done, and f the she had made happy by good time my dear children and I ued her hearts kindness This Is carteinly an W8HII to hav at Chri-lmtime What lova- - Ideal Christman, she 1 whispered softly. tifUeM Ho ip ' it -- toff Wltai Xmas IYrsent for Girls' v v v 1 lt,h ney, listen. WITH imniSTEDT, Winner of First Prlxe. 1m SPRINGVILLE'S QUOTA. a true slor ; all hr. knew, llow do you know It wss hers were going to rob" asked the lady they "Because" Tim answered, "Jn showed lull the window they were to corns in st , The lady went In the other room and told her husband He quickly got two policemen, and they hid down by the window where the robbers were to climb through. Then the lady came In where Tim was She said, "Have you any place to sleep f "No maam " "Then sune and live with us we have one little boy and you two (an be brothers nf course Tim arrepted the offer. About 3 orlock the policemen caught the thieves, and took them to The next morning when Tintprison up he said lo his new brother, as theygotwere examining the toys Santa had brought them. In I this the nUeal Christmas we ever hail And the brother a kiss ANTBODY can tell that a title girl story because It starts Out with a secret. May Crow, 804 east LOWE, wa rn I caiw-t-n HUSH! THIS IS A SECRET. GLF,N op ur, Superior Addition," llulnth and both how easy w h n you kno hi nghed 'lint hud been llstenlngll the while, with a heating h.arlf ton much Now be sfriiid tiiLhardiy hr. h! he slipped ijjk and went around to the front of the house and rang the door lull A lady answered the door What do you want lore Modern Flate. Salt Labe. only a little snow b'rd v.uch w3, froxen Tilly petted it and said : It waa her Christmas present The other girls said. "8I1I- - th'n- bad one and as soon as It got u , u Hew awav, They soon reached home. T N the bird In by the Are, where her is r hid a nice supper for her Ti ! "Mother may I hd4C All the n i k mv Pa, I want to make a nhe a for my birdie, too Tillys mother very pleased with br child s kid and he said, Vc must go 1 h .) dear, for we have so very little.-Tirt- v put hei? birdie by her bed next dav she had a basket of and a nosegay of Christmas r and frilly's bird perched on r, many other Christmas gift 1 First Prize fouhtaih t I int M Second Prize prize Fourth prize c BPEIA' dt 1 8071 a"d Gtrl aa h min HimiMiimniiiMii c,ratch' i5 SERIES OF PUZZLES. the paper mic DESERET NEWS. AWAMrecrra or copy from parent writing |