Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 21, 1917, Page 18

‘ IE ED A E ; N against the door. “Say, mother, can't I go skat. tng?" he asked. “Not teday, son,'; sald Mrs. Wayne. i*It is Christmas eve, and I want you jto ge into. the woods and get some Jaorel and evergreens to trim the thouse. The servants are all busy with ‘the housework.” “Aw, bother!” whined Ned. *Dear me, Neddy, that is not a nice ;qirlt to show at Christmas time,” sighed his mother, for she was much fond parents, but his own way above everything else. 8o when final- ly Ned, sulkily enough, took a hatchet and went toward the woods his moth- er did not see that. he had his skates hidden un- der his thiek overcont. When he reach- ed the pond he yy found all the skaters had gone home; for who wants to skate on Christmas eve when there are so many other Took a Few Turns delightful' Around the Pond. to do? ¢ ’ So Ned took a’ few turns around the pond, knowing: all the time that he was disobeying his mother and feeling very unhappy all the while. By and by he took off his skates and 1 went to the woods to cut some laurel |, brancids. It was snowing very hard mow,-and he had to work fast, because :by- this: time . it was growing dark in xthe woods. At last his-arms were: full, and he ~staggered along through the snow trying to find the ;path, but the -.epow had cover- ed it up com- pletely. Ned was lost in the woods on Christmas eve! He began to cry, and the tears froze on his cheeks. Right be- side him was a :great ouk tree, -with a . hollow ‘Arunk. There was -4 RACrow open- 4ng i the trunk, .and poor, cold, tired, lost Ned squeezed his way Ahrough the open- dng and found it soug and warm inside, with a thick bed of dry teaves. He stop- ped up the open- g with branches: of evergreen, and that kept the wind and snow out. It was very lonesome in the hollow tree. Somewhere an owl was hooting, and again he heard some four-footed animal (perhaps a fox) go pat-patting aver the snow. He was not exact!y frightened, but it surely was very lone- some. Sometimes he slept and dreamed of warm home, and he thought “ind parents and how " be, and he re- never “~nhey A Great Tree With a Hollow Trunk. 'worrie@ about her little boy’'s selfish s Ifi‘-flt- Ned had a beautitul home and| ©f edible presents—these cha¥icteris- he seemed to love things. The Spanish Santa Claus. In Spain, however, it is not Santa Claus, but one of the three kings, no less a person, indeed, than Balthasar, who is the purveyor of gifts.” He is always represented as a:negro,-even in the pictures of the olgg@m‘ gters, and as such he survives in Spanish legend. On the eve of the Epiph: ‘%the chil- dren leave thelr shoes angkhodts out in some convenient spot jear the chim- ney, to find them laden: with gifts in the morning. Boots, fn t, Preceded | = the stocking everywhere, the superior “l advantages of the latter as a.recep- tacle having been a recent discovery. In Belgium to this day the children give thelr shoes an extra fine polish on Chrlstmgs eve, fill them with hay, oats 6F tarrots for Santa Clgus’ white horse and put them on the table or set them in the fireplace. The room is then carefully closed and the door locked. -] lp_the mmorning & strafigé thing Is found to have occurred. The turniture is all turhad topsy turvy, the fodder has been removeéd from the shoes, and Tii ftw.place the good little children find all sofi¥-of nice things and the bad ones only Jnade of birch. In oth: %er localities baskets, dishes and wood- en ware are mgde t}.gg"feceptncles. But the elasticity of the stocking, its adaptability and the faef thgt, while it preserves the individuality of the owner like a shoe, it may yet be cleas~ ed and made ready for thé réception Do you need hay? Phone 266. 2 \ tics have caused it to grow, into gélieral favor among the juvenile '\votaM of Senta Claus. ~ With the Unusual. It is the unusual event that gives the unusual person a chance. Fo meet the unexpected with decision and effectiveness is the sign of the leader. If you can take responsibility when re- sponsibility is suddenly thrust upon you, and do' your very best with a clear head, you are the sort of person who will' achieve a permanently re- sponsible position. And it is the re- sponsible positibns that are well paid and interesting.—Exchange. AR Adnmmiesion ShopEarly ~ Store Open . Monday Evening LaMure Irene at Belfort at Always appreciated. Corset Covers Vests, embroidered and plain Knickers : Union Suits a Teddy Dears at Hosiery Toat K - §2.00 grey colors. . Flesh and White Colors. | Kayser's Silk Hay, Flour and Feed ‘We can sell you in bales or in clrtload lots. ge! MORY Friday,December2l PHONE 850 - - Gifts That As a rule women like sensible gifts--things they can wear and use every like things that are a little better than they would buy for themselves. wonderful assortment of gifts for her. Perrin’s Gloves “French Make” MAKE IDEAL GIFTS Kayséi:’s Silk Underwear | White, black, green, cordo- van, flesh, Russian calf and * Phoenix Silk Hosiery at & 90 to $2.00 We also handle Flour and Feed. Call us up and Akre’s Variety Store Nymore, Minn. Basketball First Game of the Season CassiLake H. . . Bemidji, H. S. At the 8125 to $2.50 50-$3.0 . $3.50 4.00, $1.50, $5.00 1,00, $£.50, $3.00 te Crepe Blouse . Make Her Happy ssortment to choose from at $5.95, $1.95 to $15 esh, Maize, Grey; beaded and embroidered Give Her a New Winter Suit Excellent showing at $15, $22.50, $27.95, $33.95, §33.95 Every material and style wanted ; sizes for everybody Corset Covers at Night Gowns at Pajamas, one and two-piece.. Petticoats ............ Teddy Bear Suits.. Neckwear An appropriate Christmas Gift Collars, Sets, Vestees and Guimps at 50¢, 75¢, $1.00, $1.50 to $3.00 prices. — n JT is with much pleasure we are able to announce the arrival of a quantity, al- thotigh limited, of these smart styles in soft kid leather, with leather Louis heel and at very 'agrecable prices. BEMIDJI SHOE STORE 28c Speeializing in Selz Shoes Store Open ‘day--but th. &Y [ A Kimono Will please her Made of Creny Silk $3.50; §5 to $10.50 Umbrellas’ Make a desirabYe Christmas+ (ift. At $1.50, §2, $3,.§% gerie " Crepe de Chine Silk Lin Flesh only. Fancy Handkerchiefs Always suitdble for Christmas "Gifts Linens, Sitks, Lawns; at 15¢, 25¢, -35¢, 50¢ A Heavy Sweater Makes a Fine Christmas Gift t '$6.95, $8.95 belt; plain and striped colors. e ,Monday Evening usually We have ass ®mbled a Heavy Jumbo knit Sweaters, full belt, one-half Il I " ,__]fi“ il )y Deféctive