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Show TIIE WEEKLY M:W, EXPRESS. LAYTOtf, ay&Q - f Santa Claus 1 ?' X : ' , rv' , - . - 1 ' : 'THniNiHWWHW ..'' A' V'' ' ' , tJq --Klice B, Palmer i- j&rsmsvmmmimFmmyw mm ','f Ip - '' :; . .'V . " rdrsV ?). ITtfi V ' x He heart ill thank the Intermountain Folks for their patronage during JA3.? uh1 wish them all - MOORKEANB was pitiful sight ns he sat upon i ho hard rough bank of th r lrn.id trucks. Ti'in my had boon tjie eldest of ft timilly of brothers and sister and hui always played a most inv am part In the Christmas feA t.s it ii - that of being Santa Claus. R an I tills very thing that h in thinking Biogt deeply and yyi'MMY 111 . V, )LSs s. s 'V' ' V ' '. ;;.; . ii "'' mg;?. ;y N , 5 '- N J t j "S v$ t, " ISS'SS ti mti i ittyy; ' . ' i WfeijiJ .i :i- ' .N ' ''- ' ' - - ' 1' 4: i X . 5 f.:M- ::5:'i: nlv . . - ? x x XV ' w '- - 11 1-- 1 "v ytx A yv Brincf Edward Island Fiance Edward Island was long ealled St. Johns island, but was given it present name in 1799 in Vrince Edward, compliment t jluke of Kent, who paid it a visit. Tho princ was the fourtiv son of King George III and the. father of Queen Victoria. niowtlakcs. She truIf she might have from fairyland. iii'i'4 ftlie too(j weeping beforp tilm. 'Mothcf mays Uier ts to be no Hants Clan tonight," Bhe walleik Blinking through, Uie tulsf of now fastly fulling mop he looked at hef Imngrlly, alt the yenrs of his tratnplmoif dropping from him at that noinent. Then with an effort to keep back tin fear from his own eyes, be tried to persuade lier that Santa would surely come. ; Where do you live, little girl I" ly '? $ffrtj CliriGtiitafl iTi'lltlg. The hihIiIcn crflnchlng of foot-f- i p i? the mow behind hiln caused fiitii t. turn quickly, expecting to 'ftiove on I" Instead, he saw hi tie girl, the sky blue of her coat sv"" sprcUcj v A tier y Tiwiked lift ms said Tommy. VX-SM- Tlieres $ Buy your glfta Jnlermnuntain Made, atleel yimr fooda from the Intrrmountain etore nd leto oil have .a hupur yulelide. with our INTEKMOUNTAIN j.ale off . MKS. fOH N.M, BROWN, ... tt Hie Lotise, right fiver there, the one with tBe big yard round It." You had bettor skip home now and wnit foe Saida, for I am sure in w ill come I" How wonderful t1' thought Tommy, all Ole Santa Claus Instincts aroused within him, if J could mnke this llttl family Bnppy by being their Santa Just for tonight Intoxicated with Inspiration, Toni-Bistarted t wnlk totfard teivn If - : U u by F fikH t fbu?H : sever seewed so beautiful. And when she Sang, tlve sweet poignancy wa almost nfore than Be I THE GOOD star couldl, hear. UUISTMAS fr ly HELEN CAISFORD Martha Banning After the service le went up to By Hubert Kelley Ip Kantai City Star. her. May say Merry Christmas, WISE and Stronf, how atranft ya too, Georgia? he asked. Xofir are, sopg tills morning was wonderful. Wha weigfc tha vial ami plumb tbe It Is kind of you to say so, she tar, Wing answered h little stiffly, 'There werfe To riieatha yimr tnlmla ar4 make auch a amatl and helplraa thing. others waiting fo shake hands and Of And you, whose aoarlng ateel baa M exchange greetings, arrd she had tr Tha favor of tha flaming tun, rum away, but iUlph thought he.had Who, to tho ky moon, havo threw Your perilous pinnacles of atone. detected a faint Mush. How strange, you do not look alod Come along, MirUief," he said &t Upon wretched stable roof ( Let's get p home to that who , O Vroud owor you (pen turkey. That you may bava tha more to lend. But at that foment the alrtl-Whom life Jias ta light to understand ' Thff .Children Almost Tore Santa danged, and all the men. rushed Tha wisdom pf tha grasping hand, How strange tlfaP you shield And df pWoet dJvn the strert and around the cor- To Claua to Piecel. silver at hit feet. set ner ta the flr eiattoa. Ralphs 'post By wheityourstrange urging, what. strand prt and had not gone far when he was was wlt;h the chemical engine, aryl Do you abjure tha dmrdened heart ? O World of Men, hdw wise you arW Itf a kindly gentleman who in a few secniu t was out atuMie, stoppvil To count that one uncounted atari ftsked If he were In need of work. gnd hia cre Vere on tkeir wav. Almost the entire tjwn followed Tommy was delighted, foy the Job M Vi' $l I made Mm Santa Clnui tor (he nt)t far hdiind. K dense pillar of t Salvation Army Christinas Hee, and smoRe (old where to turn, find Ralph for which Be was wall paid. was dismayed W find that It was TTie In was house Dames. Bates, with permission to borrotV that Georgia's the outfit and after some Christmas : He worked a s Be lia'd never worKeiltiefori. lie wts in and out shopping. Be hurried over to his Off tlfe burning 'building dozen adopted home lyith Santas pack n out upen his shouldcrtb he Joyously furniture, jirg-ltimes, dragginj rapped, upon 4he door, lo his surhis flien ph, poifltlng out the . best silds i cuncmKrate theft efprise rt was opened by the little girl herself. . , forts., ' tvS witls Amldsf treat shefuts of glee the too the 'O, others Georgiy Dor.t, Ralph I'eh? TT 6NO looking oft. h!te man vhliarfp almost tore him Jo pleces. tigs befote lh Vut what was It all about? Jloth- pleaded ooe time whim he came out Ingeclic4 tb lan4 ef and father carte rushing. In. Be--, Tldase dftnt taBft.such risks I am gnt wintry day dians, thtffe Just to kair you cpre is uforjth tp a fllluge of ttie Iroquois, an old fore they could speak Tommy more than vbnlevr I can do, 1ft man pulled the mnslf from his face and tired, bupgry nfl cbKL At the shohted. Mother I Father I" He answer.ei If therp Is anythlBSyou-5vkCabla he ked for food had found his own borne S wish yow. value especially, wpuld avid karmth abff yas VelcorntM to and parv U for you 4f ents and brothers and. sisters in the tejl me. ! the fire la the ccnfer ef the lodge. House wljh the big yard around possibly caa sw (lie cabin was occupied by It!" ai trtiy tnorft aHe,widow No, sau wIB e?5ht children, and 4$, 1JJ3. Woatam chances." Nwptppr Cnlo. warmed himself, he decided harjng Te'I ms Vhat to get" Nonser to press oowaTd to the next cabin, THE VULE-TIEThe only picture of my mother where ftould food be chanc do Is on the 'dresser. that more by plentiful; but he was rewhen h'e saved. be cbuld But, strained by the children who pleaddashed, away she called after him ed with him- to share their humble Let It go, she called. to stop. ut he was fare. You mlgHt b imirt After the simple mea? was over, inside the hobse, he noted the children gathering up .Georgia stood tense, scarcely darthe. bits of meat and fastening them some.-one Look out" ing to breathe. on strings of sinew and collecting The roof Is falling!" .called. the crumbs of cornbred anT crunchThere was a shower of sparks and ing them into .little balls. Then a crash. the old man by thfe hand, toBut .through the door emerged taking gether they danced around the fire Ralph, with the picture In his hand. and hastened- outdoors to the border Oh," s.he said, and suddenly was of the woods, Th$ boys Immedilimp In his atms. . 'Y.on shouldn't ately scrambled up the trees and have risked it" tied the meat laden strings to the 'Georgia, he whispered, ns he branches while the little girls held her close, I would risk anyplaced the corn balls' all around the thing for you. I wanted so to give foot of the treesL ' you a Christmas present but I The .whole! '.group then silently rewould fear you' dare 'for didnt and .'soon the little fuse It. Eut now I can give you crept away, ' feathered children of furred and this picture, and I know you wont the woodland ' and ate appeared refuse." ; s dinner.. The I havent any gift for you In re- their Christinasa the offered cheiery song; If but I say turn," she answered, squirrel wlggted'bis little ears; that I am sorry, and .and that I gray even and the old owl winked at the 'love you, would .that do?" little refers .to those Indian boys and girls who reThe. Yule-tieWould It!" he answered. What on Christ-ma- t married membered the Great Spirits chilwho ' get couples a Christmas!" woodland. dren of the day." C. 15J. Wtrn Newp&'p Cnlon, 1 la. ALlIl SloQClSTON sat sMf-nthe varnt air of the kit- g here hjs mother was chen, hasting a turkey and a plum pud-il. steameI. He was ry prUx of ?iis new I'Ost Its captalu lnt the volunteer firf It smelled like a wonderful Chrirtmhs dinper; JlIn fill It was v perfect wold,, except ene thing: , The one IhUig wds Georgia, who hadnt spoken to him since their Quarrel two months agg. It Bad heeft lonely enoiath before, but, it fe.aaied worse pow not to have a sweethnrt at Christmas time. ''Better get faady tor diurch, ', . .ton, . taloa't tTilnif Mt gt. et goj ivhy, It will be beffu- nj ' it )it ,. . S ,V t i' t Iut.t.A.EAT3 ; jt-- - flie , f D . Hurt. ;fiful You'Mfght , service. Every one will be there. And Georgia 1? going to sing .some gohgs."-- ' , ' . les, .he answered slowly, "I . know, If' y?u cant forget her,, son, you liad bettef make up. You can't keep on like this:" Theres nothing 1. can do, he re-pliecli She is too prout If only .something would happett, The church bells raDg out Only fifteen minutes," said his 'mother. "Tou had better 'come along." The little .'church was crowded. Evergreens decorated the aisles, and over the altar there hung a star. The old, old story was told again, of an angel chorus, and shepherds, and the wise men.--Ralph, looking at Georgia, thought In Ice." ffiod to be gny over the hiillhiy parties, but some- YfiTHIA how lie just couldn't get Into of things. With sun shining, flowers growing, and a warm wind from the sea, nothing seemed like snow aad sleigh-bells- , right. the spirit ' snow-bird- d Cynthia urnfii) wet wrapplngsi fa the last oiie she fonnil a snow-hal- t On It, truceiT In small re.d berries were tliese Words, You don't nei a snoAlmirte knock mo colli. Merry Chrlstmns. Love,, Sam." . , V931, Wattain Nowiipr l!ao. . First Toy Soldiers. Date Back to the Middle Ages It; and feet creaking Can't help tills is lovely, hut" she would fall Intd wistful sikmr, and her dancing partner would fw puzzled and a little hurt. Cynthls had iwt heard from Slim tor long wlilly. Perhaps he was forgetting Bet. They had been such good trlriid Always rfnd lately a nivw wiirmtik and temlerness had crept Into theft relationship that Is, Just before Cyntfila had left for f.ut probably Sara the wesf coas Red Children at Chriatmastide k-- 10," Shg Called. Be , Thomas W-i- W-- 111 ket.lt , . dont be denitt" Thnt eplsoil had sealed their friendship, ft had Just Naturally gone n foe years after tills. Christina Kv there was a packlittle heavy age for her. It wns and quite cold. Cnnie In a refrigerator car," said the errand boy, and had i be delivered packed VNTIIIAS y sIh? had Cedar City, Utah, w 1 tiiiOil UkiLULuIidtikliJ nr and ur rkrlufipM tlini drawl turn In mnridFratinn of othort, rimrmbrr Ihot nollilnf looko oo food to thou array from home a aomelhlnf laada To brinf tho rrroteai joy to Ot lloma. the hrata of Ibred onre loltr far and near. An (IioumMi ' t riUZE STORY THIS WEEK ... wai very busy, frobably he didnt get time to write. Oh, well Ani het eye would become misty iti looking, not at the Immediate beauty ot bore and sea, or lovely k,afden(!) m at far away things. gsm lived next door in the old days, a rough little boy who tumbled her curls, made fun of the way she switched tier skirts, washed her face with the greatest rudeness In snow, and once, quite by accident, nearly killed her. Sitting one day under an orange tree, she reviewed that episode, and it all came buck to her as clearly as If she were seven years old InSam had stead of twenty-two- . called to her to come out to play. She hesitated, knowing how rough and unmannerly be might become. She was wearing a ifcw muff with a ribbon round her neck and a little blue bonnet that matched her eyes. She did pot wish to be mussed up or to have tricks played upon her. Aw, Tra'Id pussy J 'Frald pussy I" he had. taunted her. So she came down the steps, and soon they were playing together in the snow, and Spm wasnt a rough as usual It was the day before Christmas and after a while Sam began describing the things fie wanted. Among them was a small cannon. With a ball that goes bang . . . like this 1" Before Cynthia quite knew what hap' pened, Sammy had hit her with cold and hard. She something Icy fill over,. and did not know anything for a long time. When she came to, Saras red, agonized face I didnt mean to bent ovef hers. It . . hit you I was slipped Just showing you about the cannon ball I'm sorry . , please, please ... flrilB toy soldiers whlcB will Tg-ur- e In a nutnher of Chrlst'mqs long and stockings can boast of dlHllngolshuJ pedigree. The eh of ancient Rons) played with mlnlatiire wurrl.ors, and some of th tsy scldjerg tit tho Middle Ages are rvfll works of art. A Bufhber of them are still preserved In British museums, and are eluborata models. of knights In armor of real artistic value. But they were originally childrens toys. Later, fu fhe Seventeenth cen tury, mlnlaturfi soldiers were made which were really, pioneers of the modern mechanical toy, as they could g? through the regulation drill of the time. Come On Santa! f ,AT40Ci i'lnh O'l Refining . Service Stations . Idaho ia Utah Honey 1roduction . ' . ft was a rhilmlelphian 'vhd began thu jnoilern age .'in honey production, This pioneer was Langstroth, he deborn in 1810. About vised the movable fraius for. inLater a sertion in beehives. sinok.er" was Invented to make fross bees gentle., 10 FOB A8K VOUR DRUGGIST ; AP E TI . ASPIRIN AN ISITERM.OUNTAIN fRODUCT Brilliance of M'ssaics The unusual brilliance of mosaics covering the dome of a building erected in Mexico City in. 1586 has been attributed by German scientist to the fact that rubber was' used id the colorhg matter employed. Utah High Schon! of Beauty Culture 121 Bo. M.lr St., Salt Laka Citr Hu Minty Cultv. fnlnsiti Knows is Dtpiissin You can Iram profeulon that will --a Independent make (or tha reat of yanr dtya. SIS per month only (or tha completa cuurae of aiz month. Phono or writo (or our catalogue. Mail in coupon. NAME-- ,. A)DRE8S.n.w..wiw-i.w....i-..i.- mi.. i- Sticking Together You will find, said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, that however you separate quicksilver, it runs together again at the first opportunity. The same thing is more significantly true of gold. Earn A you learn Barberlng. Permanent Business with a Big Income. Molers Barber College IIS Recent St., Salt Laka City, Utah Wo moot your atoto requirements Opossum Hibernates The opossum hibernates if the winter is cold enough. It is enabled to survive very cold winters by storing up under its skin a plentiful supply of fat, which is drawn upon for nourishment during hibernation. week will bo poll Art par the boot fr nrticlo on Why yoi Q iDeJ.UU Y ( hould Good 50-w- no Intermoontaln modi Similar to above. Bam your utory la preoo or verso to In tsrmountaln Producta Column. P. 0 Bos 1SSS, Salt Laka City. If you tory oppoaro In thla column yua will ro-eolvo check for Woek No. 33S1 W.N.U. K0 1 1 tpwtUVJ Salt Laka City Drouth in South Africa Drouths in South Africa are more severe in their effects than formerly because o f changes brought about in the character of the land by soil erosion, the effects of which are often mistaken for those of a deteriorating climate. The vegetative cover has been destroyed, particularly by sheep, and the rain falling on the bare soil i lio longer retained, but flowi off rapidly into gullies and streams. Uncle Ab says the really good mixer mixes brains with work. |