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“shall you want its head. Mr. Holden?"

The assistant manager of the office looked up from his desk with some surprkaz. He was a cheery round-faced lit o man and did not mind being addressed by a fluffy and giggling stenographer. Some- iifing in his nzanner, however, in- dicate-d that some peo le, in his position, might have n more particular. Besides, the query con- veyed nothing to him at all.

“The head? The head of what. Miss Fanshzuv?"

"Why. of the chicken, M-r. ‘Hold- en "

"What cbickm- what are yoh talking about?‘

"The chicken you won in the Christmas Raffle, Mr. l-Ioiden. What didn't you know? Joan was to tell you They had the draw this mom- ing—you won it!" Holden began to see daylight.

"Ah, the raffle! Ys I remem- ber now It was you-mo, it was Miss Flothergill-n who sold me a ticket. I did not know what the prize “was to bc. Well, well. So I was the lucky one That must console me for never drawing a horse in the Lkrby sweep. So it's a chitfzen, is it? Very nice indeed. Wcrywvclcorne. As a matter of fact. my wife has no‘. succeeded in Set- ting a bird of any sort this year. She will b: pleased."

"Yes. but Mr. Holcen, do you vtant its head?"

Brought hack to earth, Holden

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Yuletide Sweets

CANDIBD EIIANBEBBIES

‘1-2 cup sugar"

1-2 cup water

1 cup cranberries.

Select firm. red cranberries. trash, dry and prick two or three sizzles with a needle. Boll sugar and water until it spins a thread, put in cranberries, and cook gently until syrup will jelly when itustcd from tip of spoon. Re- move ‘berries, one at a time, to waxed paper, and let stand in the nir until well dried. Roll in granulated sugar and use like candied cherries.

FRUIT PAST!

l lb dates

l lb. dried figs

1. lb. walnut meats

1-4 lb. candied Iranberries

Confectioners’ sugar.

Wash and dry the dates and figs. Seed the dates and pick over the figs. Mix the fruit with the nut meats, and put all through ‘the food chopper, using the coarse cutter. Then knead the mixture well to blend the fruit and nuts. Sprinkle a molding-board with confectloners’ sugar and roll the mixture out ln a sheet one-fourth their thick. Cut in squares, or shape with small round or fancy shaped cutters. Sprinkle each plgce with confectloners‘ sugar. shake to remove any surplus su-

gnr

cherries or

PEANUT BRITTLI

1 cup vthlte corn syrup

" ‘l '1‘. vinegar

1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup freshly roasted peanuts

1-4 tsp. salt

Cook the corn sylllll. vinegar and

stilt in a saucepan until it forms a soft ball when dropped in cold watcn. Put the peanuts llld syrup into an iron skillet and stir until we syrup is a golden brow"- Remove from fire, stir in vanilla. Have readv a shallow buttered pan into which the candy is poll-r- ed and spread in a thin

into pieces.

POPCORN Ind PEANUT BALL!

pr-s

2 c. popped corn

l-ieetfahope you like cool. remove tn- pa and mck

n; roan nonrncors

FLED CHICKEN

looked the picture of bewilderment:

One idea at a time was enough for him. But the girl was looking impatient.

"You see. Mr. Holden-it's old 1h’. Cheawardlnz. Hc bores us all stiff with stories of how clever- he ls~how he scored off this man and that. We thought we'd pre- tend he'd won the raffle!"

Holden now became aware of a Sllllffling and tilt-wring outside the doom-the other conspirators no uoubt..But he was still hopeless- ly at sea.

"Look here, Miss Ponshaw, couldn't you begin at the beginn- ing?" 1“Assl" thought Joan Flother- Bill. who was near the door, "Does she look as ‘f the couldf") "well- YOU $04". Mr. Holden, we thought that if we told Mr. mics- wardine that he had won the raffle we could give him a. bag filled with Sawdllil. with the head stick- ing out. But it won't work unless you can spare the head."

"Ah. I see. A practical joke, ch?" There was no doubt that the idea was beginning to penetrate. You just had to wait. that was all. "Well, that sort of thing can create a. lot of cad feeling, yctl know. I'm not sure. , And yet, of course, Oheswaivllne was a bit pompous-Ill admit tnat_ about the children's party and how he would have run it. Stupid. too, that idea of disguising a, donkey as a. reindner for Santa Claus Wouldn't w . Bvsides. Mrs. Pratt organlnes th d. things very well. -very well indeed.”

does the work, Mr. Holden!"

“Ell? Well. I duresay my wife's experience helps a little."

"And she wouldn't have any use for a chicken’: head would she?" “Well, no, I suppose not. I don't mind-go ahead! Ha. ha! A pun, do you see? Go ahead!"

U O I

Below the street level. in the dis- patch department, Joan had bor- rowed the small saw. Helen Fan- shaw stood beside her but with her eyes shut. Young shepherd had a piece of sadcing and old Arthur, the packing man, was weighing out the right amount of sawdust. Bert.

“Yes. but we know who really’

_ "That?" said Cheswudlne. swell- én!‘ Vl5lblY- "That's nothlng_ I on t. even ivant it. I have a turkey at home.

"You have?" we; the swift m 1y fir?“ pFrhlPfl you would sell ‘the chicken?’

Oheswaidine hesitated. more would be no need no tell his wife (‘l llle Deflple at the office. . The deal was done and Cheswardlne 88W his chicken vanish in the gluon-g at the Junction. He was the rich. er by thirty-five shillings. _H@ turned to the other people in the compartment: “Now, you 59°» '11 bjfrlllllllllfi. the great thing - . . . The tram plunged into a lllllllel. but not quite noisily elwlllll l0 dmwn his voice, and asked him how he liked the Clllfiiell. she was stupefied at his reply,

There were expectant face; gt the office next morning. mm wild the 01d man would be But the tllllels who lmzemi in the corridor “"6 dlsaplifllllfiid. Gneswardlne arrived in excellent spirits. When JOB-ll. bolder than the rut, inter. wilted him near his office door

“Oh excellent. excellent. we had it last night. Tnat secret, you liIlOW of cooking a bird which you suspect of being tough L; to boil it first and then roast ft. I know bccausw"

lut Many Christmas M.

By Doreen leave.

Although Peace hn returned to tho world. we must Pl" “D ""15 more with an austere Christmas. Even so, we can do much toward: mgkln‘ good the deficiencies by using our wits and a 16W llllllllfi materiall. g

No horns is complete without its festive decorations and there are many ways of making the house bright. Flowers for lnstllllcv -—0l' rather vase decorations - may 11¢ scarce this Christmas. Never i-lilld. let us make our own.

In my o\vn house is a large vase filled with a. very bright splash of colour. During the autumn I coi- lectecl acorns and a few hazel twigs. l glued the acorns into tll6l1‘

varl-colourt-d enamels. The iWlSS r also tinted with green vainl- Then, with the aid of a smalhcflrd of fuse-wile, I attached the col- oured acorns to the twigs in small clusters, and the result was c108! pleasing.

FOR. THE TREE;

Acorns, and fir cones. can also be used for Christmas tree decora- tI-ons, We must find some "horne- made. ways of brightening the Christmas tree, for you knorv how carce are the usual crystal and glass decorations. Paint the cones and the acorns with bright col- ours snd using the slender wire again, attach the cones to the trees. as you would the crystal decora- tions. Then "string" the coloured acorns to a length of wire, rather

"Oh!" Joan withdrew. I. shatter- ed wreck. The man had scored. He was a. liar but carrying the thing fl! fillmrbll’. The news spread lllltll P9°Pl¢ wondered whether the "two parcels had got mixed up. But, no. Mr. Holden was equally happy, Bewilderment lasted until tea-time when the first evening pgpgfg u. rived. Then-"Look at nus" said someone. There ‘was a huddle round the paper in the copying-room. It vita-s on the back page.

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CHRISTMAS BIRD FRAUD. BEWARE 0F RACKILTBEBS’ NEW TRICK

Perpetratorsqf a. new kind of fraud are sougnt by the police. Men "l rflllllectablo appearance have been travelling recently on sub- urban lines carrying a goose q;-

the boy. was getting label and string. Meanwhile. two floors above

‘them. bells were ringing and tele-

phones went unanswered Ten min- tltes later. ‘ictlvlty had been re- sumed in the copying room. but Joan was still away from her desk. As the moving spirit, it was she who now approached Mr. Ches- wardineb door. Hui precious burd- on was sewn up in hessian, u; fine a bird as you could hope to see.

"Congratulations. Mr. Chesward- inei You have all the luck!"

"The raffle? About time I ‘did win it, too. I was beginning in think that there was something queer about the draw No offence, mind you. But I've heard what sometimes happens".

“Well now, here it is, with best wishes from the staff"

"Seems a good weight. let's have I. look at him . Do you know how to tell a. good chicken from l. bad one, Miss Ilothergill? Very easy to get cheated unless you know 110w."

"Oh, Mr. Cheswardine. don't open it. It's all sewn up ready for carry- ing. You could never do it up again. Besides, you can't get cheat- ed over this one, you know It's free-and it's the only one there is."

"Perhaps you're right. But shouldn't call it free. I have paid sixpence for a raffle ticket for five

have it. As a fact. LhmiBll. we have

a turkey at home. You might like

to hear how I got nold of it?" “Yes, yes, Mr. Oheswardixic, I

ed now in the copying room. I do the chicken!" O I O

The honmvard train was crowd- ed but (Ihaswarvline had u. corner sent in a smoker. Ho had. he would toil you. a technique for getting seats in tmlns. The chickenb hand looked It him eoomfully from the’

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years now. However, I'm glad to

chicken partly displayed in a, bug

‘or badoet. Getting into OOXIVEISGIP, they

ion virith fellow-travellers, confess that they have, by accid- ent. more than they want for Qllfllllillfls- Tllvil. not unnaturally, receive offers for the bird they are carrying. which they finally sell for a. sum far in excess of the con- trolled price,

Wlhen the purchase:- opens the parcel he finds that the bird is a very inferior speclmen-cocnetimes not n. chicken at all bu‘; n. seagull. In one recent instance. the person deceived was able to show the police a. bag o! sawdust! Needless to say. the selling of poultry in this way is against. the law. But the fact that such methods of trading are illegal does not mike the fraud less criminal. The net is well spread for these offenders and it is hoped. . . "Hos be seen this?"

No one could answer this at first, but Joein came in a nwmept later with the news that he had.

"It was more. Tlkht in front of him, when I took him his cup of tea!"

“Good gracious!" Tnere was a hum of excited comment. which ended suddenly as Mr. Holden came into the mom.

“Now. what's all this? Does no one do any work in this offioe? I don't know what's come over the staff the last few day's". 'I‘here was a quiet bustle as wonk beganl afresh

like beads, and drape it around ‘the tree. If you have any fairy lights left from pre-war days, you twill find that the festive tree |looks even more bright than ‘past years- and the cost will be trivial.

Talking of decorations, have you ever greeted your guests with little megsages hung about the house? One of the best wva-ys I know is by the use of mirrors in the, home.

In my hall is a, large oval rnir- ror. Last year, across the shimmer- ing glass I painted, in ordinary paste. the words "A Jolly Christ- mas" and before it was dry I flick- ed artificial frost -you can still buy this quite cheaply. When the paste dried, I dusted off the sur- plus frost leaving the message iwrltten on the mirror as though ,in glittering frost.

‘the place with home-made lamp-

shader. Some thick paper and plenty of ingenuity are all you need, For instance, supposing you have a stand lamp. why not do as I did and make a special Christ- mas shade for it? I did so by roll-

on which I pasted coloured pic- tures cut from old magazines. From the edge of the special shade I nung strips of other coloured crepe in the form of a streamer fringe. The effect was well worth the effort.

A HANGING LAMP

Peace Without Plenty

Home

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You can do much to brilgbten up

Need: Con lo Made

An attractive be: for spills out be made by covering an old cocoa tin with wallpaper or some other material.

Original photograph frame; are specially acceptlblo in than days when manufactured frame: are scarce and mostly commonplace. All sorts of designs can be deviled but a very simple one is illustrated herewith. A stout piece of wood is needed for the base (A) and at either side slots are cut (H and C). Two shaped "ends" (D and E) can be cut to fit the slots. Along the inner edge of these "ends" a. groove is cut so that when the “ends" are fixed. with glue. into the base-slots, glass fits neatly into the grooves, behind which a photo can be held firmly in place.

‘ nus rnaiuz rs NOVEL

One last home-made ivhich I find attractive was given

base, shaped as in the accompany- ing sketch. Along its length two pieces

and standing above the base about an inch hi-gh. (A and B). When these were screwed into place I. groove was cut into the base be- tween the two supports and into this o. piece of glass, shaped‘aa I half moon, was firmly wedged. Be- hind it (C) a lamp holder zvas in- serted into a hole in the base. A bright scene was tastefully paint- ed on the glass and when the

the effect was charming. Standing in a corner of the room on g small table, this gives not. only a restful

brightened at very little cost, if you care to spend a. few hours getting your ingenuity and your fingers to work.

CHRISTMAS BOXES

The origin of Christmas boxes goes back into the distant past. On Christmas Day and the following morning incumbents used to open church poorboxes and shard the proceeds among the poor of the district. Hence the origination

present

to me last year. My friend cu‘. I.

of wood were screwed r.- bout an eighth of an inch apart

light was switched on behind tt,___on Boxing m,“ gown." post-

light, but also provides a very pleasing decoration. There are trees and trees. Two Even now. Christmas can he huge ones stand outside 5t.

in

What red-blooded young- ster wouldn't tokn o de-

light in one of these?

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later years errand boys and ap- prentices employed by tradesmen were allowed to call upon their employers’ customers to elicit donations to their Christmas box

men do it, after their Gtristmas rush.

Paul's Cathedral, every Christmas- tide used to be brilliantly illumin- ated- at night. Queen Victoria once gave a party at Windsor Cas- tle at which there was a tree over 40 feet high. Our present King and Queen also have their an- nual tree-a huge one-at Wind- sor, and all members of the royal household and their families re- ceive gifts from it. The Duke of Norfolk once had l tree erected at Arundel Castle that weighed four tons and carried presents worth approximately five thousand pounds!

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"Ah-and. Mia Fanshavl. have

"Not quite, Mr. Holden. I'll bring it to you before 5.01’- ‘

"Very well". Holden nub lot the door. "Oh-or-By the I“, I apologised in Cheswordlno for that trick w! played on him. You all do the some. really. to

avoid bod feeling. I-lc seemed rather upset. "

A friend showed me another fiver idea for a central hanging lamp. She cut several circles of cardboard; in the centre of ouch she cut a hole and then- suspended the cardboard "rings" on wire, the top ends of which were l_eft

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EXCUSABLI FULLY

It is true that men and women at Christmas time do things which are foolish. especially in the giving of presents. But when did cold wisdom ever make peo- ple happy. Who wants to see a Christmas when nobody spends more than he should. or when there is no giving of things that trivial or needless or foolish. A truly sane Christians would be a rrlriserable one-American Maga- zne.

CAKES PRINTED IN GERMANY A famous Christmas cake in Germany is Aachen Printen. from which the English word “print" is derived. In the days before book-printing the idea of imprint belonged to the baking business to express the making of patterns in cakes. Many of these cakes have figures representing the old gods Wotan and Thor.

No other Gift carrier such mooning us J|woll|ry,_nor In so much

o; preciuted. You can't go wrong by choosing one from ourrpurlt-

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Thrill her with a beautiful Diamond Ring’. The Gift she willcherish forever. -

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