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Show CHRISTMAS COMING. Christmas is drawing very near. The old and the young are already buying presents for Wed ones. The. mothers are buying goodies for their ' babies, husbands and fathers are playing their an-deceptions an-deceptions upon wives and children, 1hat they may wrork a grand surprise upon them on Christmas oa-c. and children, Oh, it is a joy to watch the children, putting their treasures together to make for mamma the surprise of her life. Such big suras in arithmetic are they solving, and how to get the biggest gift possible for the money they have it is beautiful to watch them. And as the great day approaches, there is a growing joy in the air; something of its peace is coming to men's hearts, and there is almost a consciousness con-sciousness that the star is shining even if with our dull eyes we cannot see it, and that could our hearing hear-ing he bi-blimated there would come to us in inexpressible inex-pressible sweetness the voice that thrilled the shepherds shep-herds of old: "Glory to God In the highest, and on earth Peace and to men Good Will." |