The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1930, Page 27

@sceccstsconnn Tommy CHRISTMAS AND THE BIRDS . 2 her little son on the AND A CARDINAL VISITOR the cardinal that brought them, he resolved that in | It is said no peasant n . he day before Christ- e has been hanging around the last| the future he would become a par- | Swedon will down with his ° “Mother, can't we do someot two years. He's come to the birds'|ent: a Claus and make Carist- stmas dinner u\'il . " answered the lad, | for the birds?” David, all snowy Christmas troe.—Florence Harris mas as happy for them as it Is for has provided food ‘for the birds 13 up into the kitchen. and rosy cheeked, came d Wells | children rold T, Cook. farmers erect poles in their Ld was the time of C; tmas | into the bedroom where his mc r - > - \ > o — ryards to which sheafs of grain . Rowland refrained | was doing up Christmas gifts. CHRISTMAS STILL MEANS | Fr ansportation to schools 1 bound, to provide for birds| . the point a Jack, home from college, wa JNG AND OLD ! previded 100,000 country childr ugh the season ‘when vegeta-| ~e close behind small David. —_— ! in Louisiana. i5 covercd with snow and icc.| ° n the Christmas tree had| “Davie thinks the bir g Uncle Bill did in| —= - - < | ° denuded of its fruit next| have something special for Ct stmas. He tho Jjust { e Tommy's older brother, mas, mater. How about fixing up heme to m: the merchant | day we become little children” anc ing soon, all aglow, and shout- | “Splendid! We always put he loaded himself down with gifts ® in our midst is the ored lights in it and we c and took the & of the joy What do you think? You know I apples on it and little ¢ pend st- ® A Merm ccatiered those crumbs in the | suet and those small branc t and her numerous e rings to ! 4, the way St. Francis of | berries in the garage are family. He had been so busy mak- | ) ruling told folks to do fc > birds’ | natu; provision for birds ing money was irst holiday L. stmas Well, there were| “And we'll put crusts of bread he had taken ir | . about a dozen sparrows there when [on the limbs just like packages,” | o d around the cornar of the| Davie interrupted, eyes dancing. 2, and he | ° I.called ‘Merry Christmas'| After the birds were asleep Jack |saw the in that | BUbL 85 5.0 6 00 o 08 50's to disturb them,|and David trimmed the tree beautiful . sy of pirit of v ———— d bac “Merry Christmas! Merry Christ- | giving, and in the toys which they LED BY THE CHRISTMAS A SPIRIT, THEY REJOICED my. Sitting befc blazing fire- i place and listening to the merry ca- gocne that rolers without, Martha B ons felt po: little "‘all the joy of the Christmas sea- Cherryman. con. What a ful time it was! She smiled happily at her husband and son. Then her thought went back to that memorable Christmas years ago when some- thing had led her eps to tk Beacon Baby home. Again sk looked into the eyes of a blue-eyed baby and felt that sudden desire to have him for their own. George vhad readily agreed to the adoption. Bless his heart, he would have agreed to anything to make he happy. But e baby had brought him happine . He was no: cne of the ablest lawy in town “and had recently ted nation- wide attention in winring a com- “blicated case. And the loye; and comradeship he had givenl them ‘through the years was as deep and fine as if he had been their very own. Truly, Martha Barrons thought '‘as the voices of the carolers faded into the night, it was the spirit of Christmas.thal.had directed her |y steps on that long-ago Christmas. [} —Katherine Edelman. R IN THE CARPENTER SHOP JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS + Long, long ago it was the day before Christmas; but the world "was not celebrating Christmas then as we do now. In a little carpen- #ter shop with crude .tools and an outdoors excitedly, re- “I went and looked on the stairs first thing this mor; mic asked Mrs. Row- the fir tree on the lawn for them? said | mas!” the birds were chir on | roceived, he realiz Christmas morning and the neigh- of n- | bors as” well as the family were | mas s watching with interest to child: “But what's that bright red on | him the topmost branch?” David point- | was no ed excitedly. “Look! Look!” too, I g bit of put cheese was thers for the | Myrtle Koon | We're Thankful For the Patronage which you have given us and now as the wonderful holiday of the whole year draws near we hope our service may assist you all to a fuller en- joyment of Christmas and the New Year. benches, an apprentice was quietly planing & sandalwood block to per-' g fect smoothness. His tunic was drawn about his waist with a cord, his hair fell about his shoulders in dark silken curls, his boyish clean-| gut features wore the expression, of peacé and love. | Suddenly a chisel slipped, & man’ cried out in pain. A carpenter had Jreceived a splinter full in the eye,| piercing-the eyeball. Others gather—‘; ed about him to bind up the wound and sadly shock their heads. “He will be blind,” they said. | The apprentice worked on calm- ly, almost smiling. A great physi-: cian came and removed the ban-| &age. “The eye is sound,” he said,‘ “you must have been mistaken. It looks as if it had never been in-| jured at All” “I am/sure it never was,” said the man. But the other carpenters shook their heads and the appren- | tice went on smoothing the sandal- | | wood. { ‘T'was. Christmas " Clack Bailey. I PR | Eve.—Noni | Many Gifts ex- ple’s joy I the presents he had rich and the people poor. However in spit f Christ | | I Al H i i H } i i i i v \ v q Timely Savings on Gift Pieces of Good Furniture! 11 meant ::"IIIIlIllllllllIHIIIIIIII"“IIIII"II"IlIIIIHHIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIII"IIIIHIIIIIIIIIIII|II|IlllIIIIIIlIIIIIllllii!lllllilillilllllllIlI"I|Illllllll|!!lllll We have the best lot of flowers and plants for our Christmas trade that we have ever had. Also a large supply of holly and cedar wreaths and what we believe to be the best holly grown; mistletoe, cedar roping and other items for Christmas and Holiday decorations. JUNEAU FLORISTS Next to Postoffice Telephone 311 Tea wagons with fold- ing top and rubber tired wheels. SHHNNHMHnnumnmm We are pleased to extend the Season’s Greetings To our many customers and friends J. B. CARO & CO. Merry Christmas Happy New Year to All It’s a Greeting older than we - who repeat it, but there has never been a volume written which can convey more than is contained in these few words. So we ‘take real pleasure in Wiéhing it to all the readers of this paper. ARNOLD’S BOOTERY GOLDSTEIN BUILDIN LU T T T T D e SUS USSR | l} \ ) \ } ] \ N \ ) N ) ) ) \ N N l} ] il N ] ) N \ ] N \ N l} \ \ \ N = N \ ‘- | i i SO & g £ £ § E E g H £ £ H £ £ = = = = = E g £ = £ £ g E " | THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE | 4 SPELLED WELCOME HOME Telephone mil, tom, Following an old family custom Benich, nd tibles Katherine Blair placed a lighted | candle in the window. Originally serving to guide lost travelers on! i Christmas eve, John Blair knew it had been placed there the Iast | three years with Kenneth in mind | | —the son who was too busy to come | | home for Christmas. | The candle’s bright light had ihrought cheer to many, so again Katherine placed one in the win- 'dow. Perhaps this year it would| be Kenneth it would guide home. A whir of a motor overhead— | the night mail was arriving. There might be a letter from Kenneth. A car stopped before the house as John Blair started for the post | effice. A man rushed up the steps | l{ and through the open door shout- ing“Merry Christmas, Dad and Mother.” Between. embraces and ,handshakes he explained: “Found ! out late could come home so came down with the mail” The next words filled Katherine's heart with joy—“The old candle sure did spell | ‘welcome home' to me!” How glad she was the candle yas in the ac- ' &u;tomed place.—Blanche Tanner in. —ll { 'DISCIPLE OF ST. FRANCIS HAD ‘THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT Boudoir benches. things finely made, thrifty prices. | «What in the world are you’ Framed, plate glass ! mirrors of fine quality. stands with many sizes and woods. Consoleandcoffee tables. Occasional chairs for living room, dining room, den or bedroom. Mantel clocks. Smoking stands in wood or metal. A Card tables—and many other in at Hundreds of pieces have been specially grouped on our floors to give you suggestions—and each will save you money. Chairs of all descrip- tions, heavily upholster- ed or with upholstered seats only. Sewing cabinets in eral styles. 0dd sofas, in quiet, at- tractive coverings. 300k - cabinets, Gate- leg and Drop-leaf tables, o chests of drawers, Per- iod desks — with sub- stantial savings on ev- erything. | CHRISTM AS and - NEW YEAR’S - May you find them as filled with joy and happiness as you could wish them to be. A TWALGA LA SR TR 1A\ \\\\ TAVE A Wil X‘ D g SANITARY MEAT CO. \