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ﬂiers was a. lovely little wood,

~ L) the house where Elicenl ffﬁﬁfllla she and l1er brother "may always played the most ex- ‘umng games there during the hclidayg But besides playing gun...‘ they also made friends with lhe squirrels, so that even l11 win tel"

50m.- rl llle little animals that ‘emf, 109 sleepy woud come scurrying along the branches of

~ to take bits of food that the Zlﬁifllen brought for them. mgel- had been away a: boarding- “mol ior several months, but was prlvng home on Christmas Eve, wgethcr with some relatives _at wypgc house he had been staying w,» a few days after breaking 11p. The morning of Christmas Eve had been a terribly busy one in 5-,...“ hgme, preppring for Roger and lhc visitors; but a lttle wmle before Lunch it was arranged that E119... and her Mnnmie should go m B brisk walk through the wood, and that in the afternoon Eileen shovid sleep (or try to sleep!) so

that she would be ready for all the"

“m 1n me evening.

There seemed to be more squirr- cls than usual about that morning, 11nd they were nll extremely friendly» mu pllylul. Eileen said they must know it was Christmas.

Aiier lunch, Emmle, the maid “,5 will she could go out for a “m, willie; and Mrs. Moggins (who alwgyﬂ; czmc help when they “w. specially busy) had also 201w home IUi‘ a few hou1s. So the how was all nice and peaceful for i restful sleep.

The tradespeopb had left lots of

arcel; which o pm, away before going upstairs. suddenly her Mummie exclaimed, "q. deal‘! They haven't sent any “um Md you know how fond Mg“ ﬂ of nuts. And. I CERT PQQ- gbly g9 down to tbs shops because rm expecting some other parcels."

"Couldn't I take the things in? chm

or go down to the shops?" asked

[ﬁle l1. “Igm afraid not," rcnlicd MummlQ-

Ilwy were all extremely friendly

‘The parcels are secret ones! And tho shop; are too far for you to go alone. But never mind. We'll manage somehow.”

Bile tried to speak cheerfully; e_t all the same, when Eileen was

mg in her comfortable bed she felt certain that Mummie was realv dleadiulliy worried about the nuts. And if t ere was no tine to set them afterwards (poor Roger would be horribly isappointed. Then suddenly she thought oi the squirrels!

Scrambling out of bed. she slipp- Ki into her frock and coat; pulled on her socks. shoes and Pixie hood then creeping softly out oi the house ran quickly to the wood.

There were several squirrels still playing about in the trees,,aud hav- llll lhu greatest fun. Eileen called to lllPlll in the "special" voice that the uscrl ior little animals, and they Ill came crowding round her. She explained about ilie greengrocer forgetting to send any nuts; and about Roger being so fond 0i them; and how she herself was supposed lo be nllccp rind nzunlzfe couldn't.

u‘ the house.

We‘ said one squirrel. "you've €l‘l”l‘rilll|_\' come t0 the right place! Vlfr have slacks and stacks oi nuts luddcil away."

"tlorc lhnll we shall ever eat our- icllﬂs." chimed in another.

Eileen was helping ,1,

(By Nellie B. Olley)

lhlrd- “We'll collect a whole lot. Y0“ Z0 back to bed. because it may take a l‘ttle while. We'll bring them to your house and give your Mummie a nice surprise."

“How shall we carry as many as they'll want?” asked yet another squirrel anxiously. “We mustn't

stint them you know!" "If only I'd got the Christmas

Pram wheel; along the garden path

present I've asked Father olu-lslmg

to br

m thaw, {gluhggulltiuegixic-vo put them "What v5 it?" asked tbc squirr.

"n doll’ . o 1 , I don't kxfoverzvxlrlethe? lleflxbiolﬁf.’ toTlging one." 6T9 W88 I 0w pggkjng about under m: frees. n». looked up and said, in a chinupy vol“, "n you 11km 1'11 ily m: to where mo." _ tmcs 1s and ask him whcthcr hes bringing a Dram. n he is he vhlsht agree to lend it to the squirr- 915 m"! they could take the nuts

Ind keen the Dram hare he

a tel-night. rt would hcl him

a 1m too 1 should trims, sen l;

01f earlier. He could collect it

when hos nearly at Elieens’; house."

Mats n. bright idea," said the aqulrrels.

"I'm a bright little fellow," ml“. ed thos . Andalltho other: hushed too. very happily, ‘n11 Ellwl ﬁshed 18am wistfully, ~11. Eff? 110i be giving me a. pram!"

Anyhow.” said the sparrow, "1 ﬁrs; go and find out. And or: he A r

Then llﬂleen said "Good-bye" to the squirrels. wished them n. Merry ChYBlmﬂ-l. ran home. PODDcd into bed again, and was soon asleep.

In a sort of dream she thought she heard ram wheels along the

‘garden pat . But her eyes were

t til‘ d to v JA I.“ ‘ 00 8 “iill‘l'l'5"§§ ”'°‘l.....°'” ’° m 1v v z T... c a h M ,....... .... :....“..... ° e {£11 ‘tihlrllik; I putdther bread-bin by D ti 8 BC 00f‘ X€B_ 0 th bak _ 9nd when I iookeg in: theere weerre ecora ans lots of nuts in it! So the reen- Brgﬁer must hianvc rﬁmembcr . and °°~ ‘m’ “p ' "W" ‘ trung m urinal Eliggrpwﬁmptﬁleg u§‘““"§.'.',{{;. 62;: srﬁmrldlill; tinted, ﬁes ideal she told he; Mumm, ,1; ‘gm, trinunirlg for c. tree. We saw one

em.

Such fun there was in the house in the evening when everyone had arrived! And Roger was simply dﬂlluhtcd at having so many nuts

Then on Christmas morning, ¢l05e by the side oi Eileen's bed. she found a. beautiful doll's pram. There was a big note from Father

Chflﬁlmﬂs 0n it: but underneath, in

tiny minted writing, she read,

..Wo tried to keep your pram very clean when we brought the nuts in it. Dots of love and

Merry Christmas. from the Squirrels.

"TPll you what we'll d0." S1111‘! ll

And wild ad aw

Christmas Bells

I heard ‘the bells on Chrlatnuu Day Their old, familiar carols play.

The words repeain 0f peace on earth. I004 w“! l" W“

eet

.11. W. Longfellow

a Have s. small parcel of some amus-

Familiar Xmas Quotations

God rut you. men’! Innocents. , Whlic innocence endures. A sweeter Christmas

0111'! Ma bequeath to curl. (X ygdlrol .291- cnu on. Otdw Noni.) _

M but f wisbu for mm‘! C lnd your any New

Years, your. long lives and your true prosper-ides. Worth twenty . pounld good if 15:1 arc delivered

d Rcmcm lilac’; unfair-la! p%ptiou was. "To be taken for 11f "

(Dr. Marigold. mil-ior Dickens)

Most all the time, thc whole vear round. them ain't no flies on

Blfismilest ‘fore Christmas I'm as good be

as! . (Jest. ‘Fore Christmas, mlgene Held.)

What though upon his hoary head Have fallen many a wmtcrks mow? His wreath is still

rcd A; ‘twcs a thousand year ago. Ilbr what has he to do with care! His wgsslgil-bowl and old arm- c a

as green cud

Arc ever stanudlng ready there. n: Christmas comes but once a_

(Cilryigfzias Comes but Oucc c Year. Thomas Miller.)

Christmas is here: Winds whistle shrill.

The Mahogany Tree.

The Mahogany Tree,

Makepeace Thackeray.) Christ h over and Bunions is

Business. (liar the Omar 864 Days. Innk- iin Pierce Adams.)

Heap on more woodi-the wind is

chill. Btiet itwhistl uitwiii. Wuﬂl he ourochrlstmu

uﬁp Inca-y a . (Marmlou. lir Walter Scott.) Blest Christmas morn, though murky clouds Pursue thy way Thy flight was enshroilds

Nor dswn nor day!

(Chrhtmas Morn. Baker.)

It was always raid of him that léilkrlew how to keep Christmas

Obunlowitb. Charles

' born where storm

llarylddy

You bless us, please we's doin' wrong night.

Kass den we'll need dc blessin‘

An’ let do blessin’ stay wild us untcl

(Martin Dickens.) uh, cbcn of oo-

An’ to k our Obrlstmu wlgedcm shagiffs in do ab. (Christmas Night

fnflbsqnmrt- emlrwinR.

ussell.)

Hang up the bob 'l stockings;

Ba sure you don’ forget

Tbs deu- iittlo dlmpled darling! She ne'er sow ohrisfmu Yell- (Hang up the Baby's Stocking, Emily Hunt ngton Miller.)

last year atlung with D016 Pink 911d blue popcorn. The end of each branch on the tree was W119i’! will! a tiny rosebud. Silver tinsel. cau- bined with, Christmas ornament! completed tho picture. The wind fresh ﬂower idea could best be applied. of course, to a. very small tree.

‘Tin packages wravlved in N1- ored Spaper dotted hora and there on the tree will ieol special interest.

111g trinket for each munber oi the family. ‘

I1 cranberries are available. have the children make stringaof them to give your tree a colorful toudb.

Attractive Christmas decorations that can be combined with bright glass decorations, berries and other ornaments can be made by smply

crystallizlng crooked twigs and branches oi tigces. Sim y wrap some ioosecotton batten

around the branches and tie it with wool. Next dissolve about two pounds of alum in a quart oi boiling water, and pour it over the selected twigs and branches. Allow them to remain - ‘ “ for i2 hours, and they will be found to bu crystallized. Small branches and twigs can be treated without tho cotton batting. Coarse twine is another adaptable medium for this treatment. By attaching shiny Christmas tree ornaments you have decorations that are most attmctlvc and simple.

This method can be used to frost Christmas trees, mo.

Yuletide Legends ,

Why do we have cal-mum um

and candles? One that on u cold. clear

ds filled with happi- ness at the loveliness of the snow- iaden trees, under the starry sky. He wanted to share his hnppin with his children. so ho out a am l h When

manner in which Christmas is celebrated in other lands. al- ways intriguing to children.

cnjog me random facts ll in- stca of turkey Norweigan children enjoy Ohrlstmaaxporridge and per- haps a nice oi fish or barbecued young D18. dlﬂssed up an lpple in his mouth and paper frills o“ “fluff-sq 0'11 '%“‘c1§3‘.“3l‘ tho c cc c .

than wow;

. Ar: Animal Teaser

’ e to thcsad story of ~§§§§¢d§§§“l1.§°§.1§.,» w. a. little brain teat in which you arc required to add one letter to each of the followlnl 5k V0168. the“ by a. slight rearrangement of the letters form the names of six animals.

GRIT, ROSE, LEWES, GRADE, TORT, BRAVE.

Opposites My / i’ \ //— -u-——' I‘ \ y’ in \, .

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The opposite words in this star contain the some letters in reverse order. WHAT

ARE THEY? Herc arc the clucl:—

1. A place when goods are sold and bought.

1. A vehicle I've often caught.

These are oft in culhiorul put.

Here's another name for cut.

Now we've something you can crack. What does this-a hearty whack?

4. Ere crossing roads-do this and look. 4. These are often used by cooks.

2. 2. 3. 3.

Oranges

I went to the Fruiterers to buy some oranges for the Children’s Christmas party. I bought a certain number, which cost me 2s. 4d. In the shop, I met my friend, Mrs. Jones. She said, “They look nice. I think I’ll have 63 at the same price.

She paid as many pennies as I received oranges.

WHAT WAS THE PRICE 0E THE ORANGES? ~ H

A Fishy One

lgill in the words according to the clues, an you will find that the diagonal re- veals the name of a salt water fish.

CLUES-

1. Pronounced guilty.

2. Indoor game.

3. Applicant.

4. Measurement east and west. 5. Made small.

6. Garment making.

7. Exemplify.

8. Point out.

9. All-embracing.

A Poetic Poster

Twins they are. not sister and brother Neither was born before the other.

True as a sailor to his lass,

Yet words between thorn often pass; They’re sometimes loose, andl sometimes

tight, They pout when things don't go just right, They're fond of romance, you'll discover, Especially if you’re a lover!

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When the correct words are written ll the spaces, the row of letters down tho centre of the chart shows what children love to see at the Christmas party.

1. Essential to skating.

I. Pains.

8. A party game.

4. Carried on.

5. Associated with mistletoe.

6. A vehicle.

1. Demon.

8. Teach.

9. Permission.

10. We send at Christmas. _ 11. How we like children to laugh. ‘ 12. Wc eat it daily. s 1-8. We welcome it after the putty.

A Re-Shuffle

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Moving two adjacent numbers into tlic two empty spaces, put the letters and fig- ures in their proper order in 4 moves. NOTE: If you enlarge the chart and cut out the letters and figure XMAS 1940, you can try it on the guests at your Chritrnas party.

A Seasonable Anagram‘

Irfere is an Anagram. the answer to which you may have read many times on Greeting cards.

“MANY A SAD HEART CAN WHISPER MY PRAYER.”

A Travel Program’

All these towns are on the same rall-

way line Althorpe, Bcdale Caybury Drayton,’ Ellerion, and Frerfchurch mo: pectlvely.

The distance from Althorpe to Fren- church is 74 miles by rail: from Althorpc to Caybury, 24 miles; from Bedale to Drayton 26 miles; from Ellerton to Cay- bury 28 miles, and from Drayton to Fen- church is 30 miles.

FAR IS BEDALE FROM ELLER-

A' Ring of Words

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Reading round the circle ‘clockwise’- and taking the letters in rotation . . . HOW MANY WORDS 0F THREE LET- ERS 0R OVER CAN YOU FIND?

Also make two words, using each letter once only-one of the words must contain eight of the letters.

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A Word Lantern

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Tangled Title

The name of Charles Dickens is always remembered at this season of the year, and here are the titles of six of his most fam- ous books in jumbled form.

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shank yhylsvky

wow!"

If you “E21 at the right point and draw I continuous lire through every triangle in this diagram, you will discover a sea- sonable message. -

WHAT II H“! A Round Robin Hora is a am: which you can pl I1 your y. t In ht also be appropgto-

ly cal ed CHAIN ORDS.

Th0 idea ll to start with o. five-letter word, sud continue with a uric; of five- lotter words, using the lut two letters o! ouch word to start the neat word, and so

on-For instance: NERVE - YERSE -- SEVER.

Starting with the name DNOCYI, I hcvn made 18 words, the last of which is a word which completes the “Round Robin,” that is, it ends with en, which links it with the first word ENOCH. To help you, I will give you the centre letters:-

O—-E—O—I—O—-R-—Y-'A— —A—E-0-M—I—S—H--A—

Can You Counf

How many ways can you spell out the word MADAM on this diagram following the given paths?

Ornithology

In the following paragraph, the letters forming the RRJIQS of a dozen IlERDS may be found, but they must be read backwards.

For instance: “Mary ran across" contains the first word CANARY. See the idea’!

When Mary ran across our new orchard in such a hurried manner, we all wonder- ed why she did so; but hcr cousin Victor rapped her knuckles, for which Dick cud- gelled him soundly. “Stop!” cried Jane. “How can you? Of all ugly-tempered boys, you are the worst!” “He did it for a lark," Ralph remarked. “Y0u’d shed fears if I gave you such a blow or rap!” said Mary. “Can’t you see that I weep?” “Never mind," lnterruped Ellen arcbly. "Let's all kiss and be friends.”

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fillcd with grass and hay for the white horse to eat, on the step out- side the front door. And lol when M0111 mus the grass and hay have duppurcd and in their lace arc its for such tboug tiul

ll children. ﬁrst 8 in comes the gentie ad- tlon t cow; must always be tinted with special kindness. for not stand clccc in the

m lu um boliovc that he mnmicnm

in Ills manic: bod and

origin of Chrisunas bells. It hails from the little town of Ipchen, where the peasants say that long ago Satan sppmred one day and carried sway the bell, from the church tower and dropped them into two ponds. Since then, so say the peasants, if you stand near the pond at l2 o'clock on Christmas Eve. you wil bear the joyful Peal- lng oi ancient bells rising triumph- antly from the ccvtlu of tho water

Holboell of Dunnrk in i904. The proceeds from their sale went to aid the fight against tuberculosis. England, France, Sweden, Canada. and the United States lost no time in adopting this Christmas custom, and millions of dollars are raised annually for a noble cause.

The mystic beauty of the Christ- mas story appeals to all chiidnn. Year alter year they delight in hearing it repeated until ovary d0-

stable in Bethlehem, is to them as the alphabet.

Dickens never fails to charm with his Christmas tales. rcn are very young, there youthful version of "The Cricket on the Hearth," listene hears with dellg the chirping cricket brought irood luck and, furthermore, engaged m

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fl tr took it omo. 1 - -— _ h: ha‘; at?’ it up. he plnccd little thou? on a if Ecru. ﬁiai oqblow their worm sweet breath on to reet the new-born Klng- fail of the lovely pageant of the glowing candles on the in hﬂlllllih up their stocking, they Him all through the chilly night? e idea of Christmas seals. or wise men, who followed a star un- re scnt the stars oi heaven. leave elr time wooden ‘h9g3. Roland gives us one story of the stamps, was conceived by Blnsr til it crime to rest over a lowly

as familiar | If the mild- is a and the smallest ht oi how

match with tfu tcaketllo rrybingic‘: kitchen!