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Show MAKE SOME SAD HEART GLAD Christmas the Time for Remembering Those Not as Fortunate as You Are. Christmas is a sad time In some households, among the older members who miss familiar faces always associated asso-ciated with family gatherings a list of missing ones which increases as the years go by. But If it is Impossible to be happy one's self, it Is always possible pos-sible to make some one else rejoice this Is an easier task than some people imagine. So many are so foolish as to think that because they cannot give beautifully that it is not worth while to give at all. They forget that what seems very little to a person In comfortable com-fortable circumstances may appear very large to those who have virtually nothing at all ; while among friends a small gift, bearing some sign of thoughtfulness, is often more acceptable accepta-ble than a costly but Ill-chosen pres-tnt. pres-tnt. This Is an excellent tiine to, go over the children's toys and select those which can be spared to go to some less fortunate little ones. Do not select only those which are too battered to be recognizable; such, of course, are not to be despised, but a little glue and a few stitches to fresh-in fresh-in up a broken doll or torn book add much to the pleasure of a second-hand gift for all children love fresh-looking things and it is, besides, scarcely generous gen-erous to give away only such articles as would otherwise be thrown In the ashes. |