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I up A war (“cud mun ar an his tout wm‘ uumL '(‘mm- Mlh m-.' h- h- l-‘l'lllvlwll He Com In: a 5"!” “hi“ :0 due-v” uil- vl lurh uivh HI' :ihun' it Oh:- :~at ‘xihhlim: lnr 1| 1En7tvn mhrl "lu LII In My m .ddl lull 'len he dr- 1l Min-r Man. I winners] at ! d l hzn'ru'l hu-I \rm‘. Guam! I31 mllloqm ,, IlL’ 1H! Hul [um jvu. III ”u: of Huck 1m!) In the 1' vlw mud .'-;'~-n mr- r-l vvum‘e. Id l‘ul Of 'wnpb in the :i' Already you harefiw'e'n it. in a gleam of $373,135 afar, have seen itszoy approaching in the ‘ f, :? twinkle of a star; you’ hear th J) 113 that ii? y- jingle and the clatter of the [too thtffi’time’q}: it 1’3 song of gladness as theygbllob 011 he roofs. film 3 How far is it to Christmas? It’s at so [gr é) awayâ€"for all I know, alread on have ‘3 1’3 and hold the day.- it has no time no « eason; it p) g is not set apart. but sends its blessed unshine to every little heart. :. 3', _, {Jr q, if HI 512mm "lib - bul V! .~ u! 16:!- t's [nr‘hwmu and new“ m: if is there, and (toxéht handâ€"oh. cm‘nmf little follmv, cmi I Make youamderstaml? You lie awake and whisper. you countnmdflrmmt the days, and try to bring it nearer in a hundred varied ivqys.’ l'p tln- mud Iu- wu-m hurrying my gry, disupwlmui. lumen-iv: and mm- vr than «Vt-r. In ”W hullmn m’ in midi (-t who-n- hu hull plungvd :1 1mm! for warmth his big, ()l:ll‘;mhl0m~d \mu-h lay (it . and 1m I'm-4‘12; run-m1 about It lulu“), h was his unly pm- 'Hvssinu m Hipzhlns! \‘nlma 'l'uumy M-zu's “3.10 H hm! hm'n :u‘wn w lum LRupun u (‘ln'mmus vu- runny _u-:ur.-‘ $151) in thv day: 01 hm lunhnml, and I thl rzul'iu-d it nilll him inru 11ml) quhnul all his “and. w,» [my I I‘lHlld gr: HII‘ M‘lm n! :a u.x.-l " hv ii.” ~v' D'Iz' I Lml ll'l"H Him nil lit-3v Ihu ’1 L QW'I' if I L Maid) How far If it to (I. rizcmm: ? Ir .5“ atross‘ the Land of Dreams, :Lr’rc r my the lnughmg valleys and the ovorâ€"ngina st cams, and up the hill of doubting ani along the road a! smile? until you reach thr. {W of the land of o hcrwhz‘los. , -r ,7, , .,. "But I didn't stud than bird râ€"â€"â€"" whhuid Uw cullur. ’l‘lzl-n lu- pmmvd suddvnly. I'ur ourv num- he was slut my, into thv mouth of ”mi tum!“ Inwhus am looking rmoh’vr, "011, I'll no u“ right." 1w ulldt-rl hastily. “on w run \uu In aural” upmn snap! clou'" (hat nut or lwn', thieL’” How Far 13 It to Chris Imus ? x, Uh H By IViIbm' I). Nesbit l O 391nm; ? Ir '5 atross the :L‘i’mf‘r.‘ an" the laughing {aging xiv-cums, andgup m'd (1!!)er the road I“)! :1' his lwuuw Mm‘nuvh. um! hon- \n-m : \wnmn um] 3 MM; buy to D‘t‘d (UT of I H \\u: (ll:2"'ll:~'HHg. Slipping Int-ru- .\ Ii (I'M u! {man} into his pmkm he u-pi ml! again Sud lnc Wan.“ In! 7.11:9. and the proper administration i :2’ tin» nn-diclue mm a fiery important ninth-r to the sick one. "That's kind ‘:f tough on the kid." thought the min) from his hiding plum). Hut it Aux-a nu fault of his and anyway he and troubles t-nough of his own Midnight cum, and for UN“ last. nour nil imd hovn Bil“ as n cavvrn. i'muinnsiy, silmuly, Jim ipzwiu-d out of HS luir and rising to his hm! stood tin'rti ”3' the dim light from life oth- 1‘ Hum: he ('uuld H'l' 11w wintry. i'ht-n in: gun} :1 sum! ui' dim-unpaint- nvut ’i‘iu‘n' “us not nunugh upun illi' inu't'cu sin-Hm; to ill] mu- vorlwr \uml h .. “nun hu smml hn- («HIM hNG »l'[-H‘ m" Ilu- dimiy “Mm-«l mum I and (wu‘iud'v urum- \xilhin \\'Hh lllv ”mu of u prmvhng Mvmn-d H) Um Him ‘Ile and hi DOWN ER’S ' GROVE Sucking. H hn' m Fine Perfumes in Boxes Candy in Bulk and Boxes Popular Brands of Cigars Kodaks and Cameras Fancy Stationery Toilet Sets Shaving Sets Safety Razors Christmas Postals and Folda Morris Christmas Gifts to be had at 56 S. Main St., Cor. Curtlss ‘6 CL) \nll Ii. S135 34 S. Main Street H1 .. mum-cm ml bulim' ‘ >IIIII‘I -'l:v’u'l\, unh lur .dm nll ’Ip'u’fi. 75c [u Jihrl hlnln In $I,00 .III '1 \ ~|| ‘mI-i- In lwllx .un \ l'1|‘\\|»ll,25(||'| 'IIII III $4.25 LADH'IS' A :2; 151.0082 IH'IH ». E. KEHLER Ill CUFF v-H\ Luv »I . In! -, 45c, ht” ISIH 3.1"