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Show SUNDAY MOKNINO EXAMINER, JANUARY TIIE mLs THE GIANTS NEW YEARS 1, 1903, itii r S g.A tunstrs a Jolly good Christmas. STOCKINGS. once lived on the top of a hl,h' knees came to the chimney. There be very strange uw tile jKK.r liltl dame fay! .ialee;i. in Corn;'. H "Ah. sid tne gianl. "ill take the who kept large ito-- k ai mocking bom mv,e:t and rave her the Ker nearest neiifeuar troubie. in lived lie wan ready greet very kind, eel natiirei! slant, who stockings. so large that any ordinary person1 beer ted giant. A he flung the The giant was. over hie shoulder, he said, -- It creme to -- nLot .aeily get lost in it that than stockings ere very lively." act of ilia rare. wakened and wac Fverr spring the little dome sheared her tor Gwenn. who had wae lino two greatlvery much frtghined. kickii.g vlolent- there and wove the wool on ly. At last the giant lile castle arkincc. one red end one blue. Then, the okl year, ahe aaodlednnd began to take the provision out of tie of day left I down Vie mountain hie stockings. The first thing b cants to donkey and rode below. to till tUe;a Owenn. to Ihe little i:l-- g "Ho, ha, ao!" ro.irej he. "and. prey, who) tickings with goodie for tlie giant's Newi Veers dinner. The people irinuys expect- - are you?" he Uwviiit wa horribly frightened, but said, for fifty yeare a tbs little da mo, and I'm Owenn. hid paver failed to rcroe. She was very, is loud as site could: even, Indeed," said the giant: '"its lucky for1 ve-- y oM Th J ai.irie about liur and lie! you the little dam n .i. verted me. 1 used s'jiiV wlaui! they bcilev.-- to be a veryjto eat little girls. He smacked his lips In a ferocious men-- . w'u'ked slant and much given to devouring. No ona es yet, liowever. iiad had per. then lie held her up by her long black courage to tewie the niwuiitaio and find; hair, and lurm-- her Ound and round. ho said: oLt the truth for hlmsv'.f. yinaliy -you ar pretty hit. I feel quite Ilka1 And here, on the list dny of tli year., and eating yu far dinner." tlie ltitlo dame, as usual, aloud In th inar- backsliding -on. please," said Owenn, plcaw: do not kel r.iaic. buying all sorts of good tiling were the est me; Im not very fat. stockings tu rut. At last. Just as Juki then lr. came the little Janie. 8b fill- (oiks brim, tils clock lu th old church noon strokes iwrive of the had run all the way, for sue did twt quite laser .(riled the time when she always started for like to trust so dainty a morsel sr Gwenn iW a hungry giant on New Year' I:iy. e- hums. In a graup of children by the fountain peclally aa tiie 11! il girl had been packed In the centra of Hie market piace stood with the turkeys and other good things Gweun, her black eyes big with wumler, fur the great mau's dinner. But when the for this was tho that time she bad been' llttlo dume, all put of breath, rushed Into shotted to go to se the little dams of th presence of the giant he knelt before whom she had heard so many strange lior and, balancing Gwenn on the tip uf sorhs. t:t, huvr Gwenn wished she might lilt forefinger, thanked the little dome fur know whirl was to become of ail those her pretty present, promising, as be was a good giant, to keep the little girl to' good things! Now it happened that the diitle dame look at, and never eat her, however fat' wanted n nice little stli4 to tend her she might grow to be. We know the little sheep, so aa file rude past the fountuln dame hod never intended this, but being: ,m and taw our Gwenn siie suddenly stopped a wise little dams she kept her own coun- - lvs eel. The next morning, however, when the her donkey and suld: -How do you do, li'.lia girl? Would you giant looked fur his tre:isure, Gwenn wssj "J. i, And sho gave Owenn a uowliere to be seen. bkv some nuisT So thats your same, my little dame,' j hiinillul. Tiie nuts wcie enchanted uud niade whoever ate tliem wish to do her quoth he. Would Watching lile opportunity, one dav when bidding, and so when she said, you like to make ms a visllf of course Gwenn wns tendim; tiie sheep ho took Yes." Very well, then, homo with liim. And so the time sped on. Ps.1 Gwenn sold Hu; big giant and somethin x i.j; yet into the top of the red Mocking and BumcHiui-y.iu may cido ull the wey," said Hie little the lllL'.o d.unr would get possession of: dame. Gwenn, wim on li"r port really enjoyed It seemed a long tlnie to Gwenn before the 11111011011 and grew to love both of with all her heart. When, liowever they readied Hie tou of the Mountain, und them wen: t.. ..vt. It was quite, on the next re ihe lust doy of tlic year. amir dark when they reached the little dames (Gwenn saw the hue. lU'im preparing for, & hiitsc. and the poor llttlo dame bcraelf her annual visit to tiie village, the thmigt.t ; so! J, wis so tlicd that she forgot ail about of her own dear papa and mamma Cweir.i mid went Into tl.o house to rest overcome her 'list she begged to ba allowed to go home again. b.iorc taking the stockings to the giant, That is right," ssll the good giant j font the giant got tired of wait-- g i That is right," e'dioul the llttlo dunic. toklntf, Ar the little dame was to start livid ai.it thnug.v lie would see to things the giant are still allv no on has ever lung enough to till her great-granSo he wint to tiie little dame's But It was not without many Iran that .l.f.eelf tho village. the story her visit to the; even the little dam and the donkey and wcrtl sold. That night before Huyliglit ; ..use and lay down and looked into the the final gnotlby .nd.iw. llj wa.i so very tall thut bis Owenn went to sleep lu the toe of Ihu red, Gwenn was gind to- gi t lioine again and .giant. But allhough the lll.tlc dume andl the giant's New Years stockings again. TiinrE "! . ; I neo-tie- I ! j I - : Pawsoa sl only eighteen miles from her, lli tav-eh down there and get all lli to or things which mast bo on revurd In the 'l.vlk bon.' gay, 1 tell you that made me think of how green I waa when in Ns York last winter. "As 'Mark Twain wajs.' interrupted S.iikiy." welkin's bad and railroad connection's poor, but 1 reckon I can take a day off aud mush to town with you. Hilly.' J reckon 1 could make a few havin' pi. ked Anu out lor uia future wife. 1 could never forget her a set'.in' among lliue wild rosea 'long whin the trail Iasi June, ev'ry rose a vylu' with Hie other to win her admiration. Ail' now her Just looked great, big, dreamy brown e so contented while the brecscs played with those golden curls. Just bring ill the candy and nuta you can c.u-rand I'll foot th bill," said "Joe flslie- - Here Mr. Richardson, one of ttni lucky ones, added Hist 'a poke of nuggets will also he reiidy. At me eatnu unie a thin voice from Hie nror announced, "tVe makes big laiyuius dinner, too." Th said 'TTick" very th.ng. 11 o.il man. We n .11 oui out the customary Ohrisi-nitree, f r ic.c iii.miitaius are covered wall Ihuiii wnh sparkling covering whole heaps prettier limn ws could tig one. Hurrah for tint Christmas dinner! And hurrah for Hie lollcr s clui-dis- : t J J v ft Well. I wish you could bars seen those e!jlidren and beard tbs ahoutaofjoy wkrt ml! lTk lBB changed to fairy- too big tjrtryi .VbleI r,d sihe ot fruit. uTIV--a 01Uerd and Torys b rlrht iB th eaetra. "wirtI eouimanned the C01J. mhe" w trlira belis ouwidisrkse and -c'l,n W'tia. whoa, Vt-kr T ,10, kteP Quiet, but sur irked, san.a claua! j knew be d cam srbeg "F Billy opened tn ooor and In wesasge.' cam b'g dog U oorered whih greei., tinsel nd snuw, drawing Sieigh, fn which sat a real Bant Ciaus a real pack. 1 thought Mary' eyeg woOiil jK'p out of her bead and Xoig wuuld cheer hiinseif bourse, while RJfondl lha dog and Baby Joe, on Skookum patted Jim lap. held out ins hand for the brightest voiured package. Sant went around giving verj boily all suria of presents, H Vkvokum Jim a tiny obina doll, liichardson g Brownie camera, Olia Gisoii a Jumping jack, lony a rad and yellow miektln and m a toy tag el. Tiicr were the skates, tli dolls and th engine, which witiuKlod Just hke tile on on .No. 2S. and Mi good dug JL Kick, li was after ward called, and lha sled is nuks the Goiter Babies glad, whit every miner present had a aouvwur tii th uer rie-ri- . kind of a Ctiitstmoa. A picture was taken l show good Mother GuIIit, who did not dars to enmt out, and to send to lb grst NmUudsr that ,ier' C. tbo. ? -- th si dig-niti- 1 ?. tv !, e ; lu-- r i j DO NOT K 1M 'i NOT VERY FAT I d- I fi-- t--f - ON BONANZA CHRISTMAS Whal Is Puzzling the CREEK. Dy M. 'Wilma Sullivan. tlien wo would go home again. But now whistles on Claim S, above TIIEtheCreek, wrve announcing the end nurilirr soys we mustn't expert to see dad dayll work when (Superintend- again in tho Klondike, 'cause he's probably ent Ihilhuitliio, of tiiu Great Y'nkon found the eity whose very streets are paved ; 1 r ! Mining CurniKiny. lockcil Ills uflic ikair with gold, and la waiting there fur us to and sbtrtMl down Hie irnil to tlo mnw coma to him." buUKC. Tile heavy h.isc uf Kliii'dikii'a He-- i' Tlis tnrn looked at one another blankly, luhcr wc.itncr h.mg from the clouds and and some of them opened and cloved their almost rncompasstil the III He big cabin maul lis without uttering a aonnd. in the diHlqnci, tcaard which ull the minINek lifted lil Lie Tom on lo a stool under ors were nuw bustling .to enjoy Tonys Hi "talk hox," nid I ihl him to Hu ahead, simper. diinia Gians will find you all right ! In Just as Mr. fiall.v.itinr was r rousing the the excitcnii-iil of In lug prrauMliy at Hie gorcrninmit road lie met what appeared to "talk box. Torn did not realise that no be s bundle of for wlili moccasins peep- ona answered him an he continued lo exand big brown eyes and plain Just wliore to find them, and If Santa ing out a few curls, silver from the front, shining did not have time to come upon this rrerk underneath a Yukon cap uf rabbit fur. on his way south, or if ho coiiMnt drive Hello, nlr! Where ora you going, my ills reindeers up, wby he could send on of mils clu.pt'; iHkrd ilie hi. mewk-ngo.Mi s dog team; or may- he could who drlvtw the .lx Jtrim. got quickly recognised a I'ltic Tmn Colter. hire on the mge, to bring the Christmas His mother, wiio lived In oim of tin cabins Ann. wiw was seven years old, on Hie company's eiaitn, did the laundry tilings. would Ilk skates; Klmndl wanted a doll, i i 7' , i and mending for the mm. and Jack an rngiii that looked Just like Well, Im looking for some on who III one over in th He Lifted the Boy to the Talk Box. engine house on No. know Simla Glaus, or who know wlier rould make whistle, too. 1 thought I 3, and that he I ran send wurd to him. In th children el For himself, besides shares, he would like ,Satldy, and Billy" started for Daw-ao- n all who ar might meet tli stage and John cntilil tell s husky dog and sled; then he could Ui North might as bow UttI Tom early next morning, wtUt Husky and me. You see. I'm afraid he won't find ua, deliver fur mother. lied Tho buys Mai hltcliad to the sled. laundry Collar mtsnxi M lust dau waa sick, so way up on thin trail. MoUier' Hanging up Hi receiver, IIIIIs Tom been so groieroug that "Hilly Mid they wered In th Kluadlka" Sim ain't let him know about liow ww Into the from to sled and, stool, hustling bring and would need the dog stepped left Itawann. bis cap and coat, said; "Good nlithl, sire. home all tli order. Mr. Hallsntln. who knew the story of seemed all who at the men, Then o much a boot Christmas never looking hsatd "I g CORNER IN PUZZLES. the boy's family und admired tho i in a dream, he faHerlngly naked --"Arent In all my Hfa, cominenusd Huprluliidut youth of five years, took him by any of you going up to tli store f' I have Halls nlfne, "tn did In tnose two days. I too cold, lad, H's my the hand, saying: The City of KHlemhere. to pass there on my wny home." . Th buys seemed filled with Ih sirirlt of t l.ilk here. We will go down to supper. Ahem! begun Bkonkntn Jim, pushing Gliristmaa. They entered Into tii celebraHome of the men may lie able to locate All right, my hoy. tion with heart and soul, f A rhyme of transposed prlmats). bsek from the table. Paiita Clans fin- - you. I'll walk home with you." Then turning Billy' and Bandy came back from There art twenty word in th following A the ihennomeier then registered fifty store tii all meet 'TU at you the men, Dawaon with tlis sled luaded with packbelow aero .the superintendent and boy tn little later." ages. And tbo boys at homo bad made verse Ibst bav lost their primal and made quick time acres the creek and soma a HoolDick th mess house Irto a perfect delirium of twenty other word lo which they bav Half-paseven o'clock found already worked ground to the mess house. Big Christmas decorations, tioiirrioiigh Fete' been transposed. Find thaw twenty letThrowing uien the door, Mr. Ballantiue igan, .nelinies cnllvd Happy; Jack Warrington. had covered the walls with red, whit and ters and siwuled, Tony, here Is a new boarder. Dan," Sandy Millor.five put them back in their places. others sealed on Mu bunting. Flags of all countries bung Can you make n plan for him right with Olle Olson snd four or While Tony wo cheerfully 'boxes, barrels or etwria gathered around from tbs celling and the Union Jack and There's a city called KUlemhrre, the boys? "Alio lllee, mo make place." Tomithe alrtlglit stovs In- the company's small Ktmrs and Blrlpea were draped ever the llor Inhabitant tall tar lack. office and the doors. I hail off hia nap and coat and felt at home log store, which wa Hie Cruel wand bloodthirsty; and few 'with the men whom he saw every day centre from whl'di redialed all tbs social Skookum Jim thought there should be Who The soma ago there ver com back. above crock the Discovery. of and life Bo rcens. trees he yellow cut small for nuggels the big event digging papers from snd put on In each corner. Then Dick .dust After Dirk Hooligan hail finished 'stags brought tii evening stiilted Dawson, and these were usually eagerly shook tinsel all over them and stuck shiny For they say that stranger dare ada hia story of the fiwede who To work thirty our a day; claim 250 feet here, 250 feet llinre, and 2;Iy!4dl a they were about the only eonnecl-f- bail her and there, with a few red ribbov- ng link with the great outside world dur-- bon bows some girl had given him, all the But receive emlnus. fifty cents, straight up In the air, thetheyoung-lnwith hearty laughter greeitd lime singing something about Three cheers Which there bis it union pay. (hjl lollg. dark wlnlers. andhomeHow Is yur mother ,s:cr. uui every paper drujqicd whenfikookum for Christmas time, for I don't who atljjm cinie ln wth cueery "Well, boys, sick then; whMievnr th holly and mlstlo-to- e FurHiermore they rget nothing to beat; tiie kids! inqu.red Skookuin Jim, what's the latest from the Tatiana dig opposite. hang. Its Just Uk bom again.' Mother Is in bed yet. Ann is looking inKr' Mtn, well, drawled an elderly Tlis long tablrs were all deoonUed and Wand lo rink. Instead flf champagne. his end Tom. the of been a hower aft'-had wait rtiewlng j,,,.,,, w1a children, rrplhd tiie everything mad ready far a royal fsaat They have la reflactlvely, "guesn we Th la th train. called mouths had And "And what are you doing out on ore gray mustiurii Claus store their upon pen bea company's Just as near these asked could find Bant nf tiie coldest days tills winter? ' for th best U held In stock. down there, wt-ras 1 Toms to eyes allowed ll ever feelingly. are 'parts talk, it Jackson, Tli odor of th Christmas turkey en- They on the telephone In tiie corner of the xd about forgotten It was Chritmas couraged th boy as they bustled about, nl ami dumb deaf by signs; Except the j renin. Then excitedly cam th question, timt',' put in "Soiirdough Peter. That The hidden letter lu the picture when found and put together properly will spell the word which completes pirkages and pulling on Ih fin- But hen their finger bare tied. "llcane may I through the 'talk Roller c,np t me a thinkln' o' my marking touches for I he corning celebration. ishing era. E.iat. to me, seems retty hard linen. back I reckon But hoxT uns way "Now, a Kants Claus bad to b found Which, Dlck sld, jiittie All the men wondered a a good dinner fer and everybody' eholo fell on Happy manage nl1jlier'i v:io do you want to talk hi, my hoy? And ny: Ask Will, he knows It all few minutes a great fur coat They car dressed tin he queerest lotbes, Diok. In em out o' what I send her. Nuw he has rone to work. befitting msttere or Throwing bin paper with tnuoh emp'i-islhim from head to foot. Marie out of banana leaves; r;t Tom. wt'.h an t'iransur-rtcovered hood and d, To Kants ,m' jh store tlwr "Kamiy Miller, a sui.u serious slate, brown whiskers were made white with Every one as to keep la suit green His he came home that Saturday, When said because you know be maybe klnn Southern exP" HU poor little crippled dollies ar not put on a new wig. the Httle girl of twenty-tw- o tbs boxes of starch th buys shook on Nor prise a death arrant receives. And handed Mn hie pay. I 3" nr an stylish as either the he preferred a pretty golden brown Juat Youd thought he was Carnegie ult.) n't know that we live up on this 1r:il. claimed: them. 6l rings of heils hung from his neck, I cutslu.'ty lmir. and dogs or even th birds. They like her mamma's iM'i.her said slm didn't he'd lludj Well, bovs, what's to be done? Chrlsl-ju- s wrists and around his ankles and he car Such a Ilf Is too full of care Givln' libraries away ! have no pr.Vnlo hospital or boarding A very amusing and interesting sight at when father didn't mas is only two days off. Let's have a Ml tulniy looked lik a real Hants Claus. this year, 'ci.i.-though Ms smiled and kiscd him. Iw.e. nor does any kind hearted society the dolts', hospital was the large glass case But All was now ready. Th men who had Or th caveragc mortal, t fear! luinnnas jeone back from the Koyuknk country, (tie fun nreimd here nnd make rouid see a teardrop lurk prevent careless, thoughtless children containing the artificial limbs, eyes, teeth We been wailing at th store were told snd go mi lose with ltis earnest ludvlre: and tnnther bad t move up here, she lEanla Glaus for Mother rnlters elul'lnii he earned. first It the Because "ll from dropping and breaking the head and .and wigs of every sixe, color and descrip-Uttdidn't write Santa Glaus where lo find us. "All right, sir. enthusiastically agreed Skookum Jim made a hasty trip to the KcfP war When Wlili wtni to xck. ' trom Klllrmhfro-itlon. of Hiv. poor little dollies. I s'pose she thought dad would come ANNA MARBLE. King. "Let's give the little tmfor- - Holier cabin for tlis chllJren. G. JL L BROWN. dolin' The dill's hospital consists of only one the poor ill tie crippled sluklo mom. witii a wooden opcmtingjiookcd Just hke new allor leaving the sku-leband a practical, nimble surgeon, who hand of the doctor, Geographical Puzzle No. 1. must be a Jack of all trades. He Is able (' attend to all the unfortunates brought tn th following ar to be foLnd, first, to tills home fur cripples, ns the dolls bos. WHEN WILLIE WENT TO WORK the name of a continent; second, the name Ptal si, oii'd be oallcd. Homo of th doilie locked as thougn they had been in war. I never shall forged the time of a country on that continent, and, third, O: hr Iwikrd just u though they had th name of tho capital of that country: -a mad Wlili Whan plan escaiicd from a burning house. It would his Utha Merl la a slim Austrian whs To family. not were such it help aupport reapy nuke you ghudder. man: n tits bruised and, Just Ilk a grown-u- p cams to this country, with her p.,rei,ig sight, to see all Ma." broken bouie lying on tlis operating about six months ago. A few days after table, os the dnetor laughingly said, awaither arrival she was sent to school, and ing surgical repairs. In three months was able to speak Eng All the dallies looked fst and healthy, Ush quite well, and could read a new as tiicir rosy cheeks sndliaUJ, they paper, using a dictionary, of course, from before. sick been had never time to time. Now she can read almost and p.ead be so to begged But then How strange many cripples! anything, so Ctha Merl can certainly be Seme doll were without arm or legs, 'Till ev ry body In tho called a prodigy. lacked on eye or even both eyes. Most wished that they will dead. The only way Pome seemed to have been scalped by the At List pa spoke: .mi nredel a new wig. Other j To cure tiie llttlo Turk.he Geographical Puzzle N& Z go! ss though their noso and ears had ; I juvt to let himwent work. to Willi following are to bo found, ha So In a off in h'.tten hurry by numiibals, K.:..e had loft ohe!r finger ani tue. Piul.- the name of a continent; second, the nasi him on that day, bi:Pn or per. dy Gv hd of a country in that continent, and, third, Jump up l tll, flrBt call. IT Ma nevr had t ask Ilia the capital of that eountrys-T- he Hi hands wnx c ean. at all! baseball match had Just begun On It took him most two hours, though, rrceo-cyethe doctor to cure To and of th r'ayws. an amateur, opened by and pork rJnk field, where new eye li ber dollys head. yOB or j,tg gilori wal blackened fin striking th ball atow another false tooth pul' Another child wanted ha.l to pay boy a franc; eventually, Willi went to work. when thy It hr r doll's mouth. Pfce had hrek-'iIt rT .berore It could be foerd. battirg with a Pv. her to take a dosa or cnrtir oil. ,Ar.l after tYt It nearly used 'Hes a salior; hes out us loud, To make laugh P.lil another little girl complained her laughed a man in the audience. her' 'isn't bai tnce th nrotl9 Tou couldnt hr11y tAiK to nlmf 'oiir vhj witlTtk Directions. Cut out I tie tiKurc' anil inld front and lack halves together; cut out Uw curved lines or slots" jn tiie cut and 1'til a let through each, u tlic j I don t sparing o proud; Lid gotten !r.to her hair, and although He w-- i " round will be Inside; join front and back halves of all piece together at tiie edges with 1h sit. In two or three places. 1 he ogre lia turned to a lion and ij joint sae trimmed it rrgiiliriy It irMld net And if w asked a qurstion Pa i Uw.S in fright. Now fold the lion over, with face to feet, and he to chan ged to a mouse, which puss pounce upon aud catches. grow. If the doctor found it neccfstry ts, Would g.r hi thumb a Jerk lnterld enler-prMn- st I m to-d- i fr to o I . hr VISIT TO THE HOME FOR CRIPPLED DOLLS "fkvi-jGlini- fi, c b ii :1 ii gl, f - i j w. fir, ; v r hwf d. fit i nll-flr- I ius - - - - ... ' E ' 1 4 Y k ' I t 1 . j !' i, I |