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  2. CHRISTMAS FUN AND STORIES.

    Mr. Stingee was rather proud of his own particular method of dealing with his numerous Christmas callers until the following little, incident occurred. ...

    Article : 265 words
  3. CHRISTMAS FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS.

    Hang up the baby's stocking, Be sure you don't forget-- The dear little dimpled darling! She never saw Christmas yet. ...

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  7. CHRISTMAS CHATTER.

    In 1844 one Christmas card was intrusted to the post office, and from that one have spring all the various and beautiful specimens that form such an ...

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  8. COCTLY CRACKERS.

    Perhaps the largest Christmas crackers were those ordered some years ago by an Irish peer. They were 10 feet long, and each contained nearly 200 toys and ...

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  9. BERTIE'S SECRET.

    Jolly old St. Nicholas, Lean on your ear this way; Don't you tell a single soul What I'm going to say ...

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  10. All Queensland Rights Reserved. A DREAM.

    It was alter the Christmas party; Percy had gone to bed, and tell asleep at once, for he was very tired. Then he felt a sharp peck on his arm and he saw ...

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  11. EASILY LEARNT.

    Freddie had been sent to a dancing school so to be ready for any invitations to Christmas parties. He arrived home jubilant after his first, lesson, for Freddie ...

    Article : 220 words
  12. "DOLLARCEMBER."

    December has probably had a greater number of names than any other month of the year. The Saxons called it Winter month, ("winter monat"). Alter ...

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  13. A Pleasure Excursion.

    There's a crick in my back, my shoulders are lame, My face is all blistered, neck and hands just the same ...

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  14. SYRIAN CEREMONY.

    An old tradition of Christendom is observed in the Syrian Church, whose services are celebrated in a little chapel in an obscure corner of Constantinople. ...

    Article : 154 words
  15. BETTY'S HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

    Betty rubbed her eyes hard to make sure she was not dreaming--she could hardly believe it was really Christmas morning--and snowing fast, too!. She ...

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  16. CHRISTMAS CONUNDRUMS.

    Why are laundresses good navigators? Because they're always crossing the line and going from pole to pole. Why, is a chrysalis like a hot roll? ...

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  17. THE LUCKY MAN.

    "Alas, sighed the moody man, "there is no gladness for me this joyous season. "Tut-tut!" said the optimist. Surely there is a ray of sunshine for you, as ...

    Article : 215 words
  18. DATE OF NATIVITY.

    December 25 has been universally kept for centuries as the anniversary of the Nativity, but although it is impossible accurately to fix that important date, it ...

    Article : 244 words
  19. IN THE NAVY.

    One of the customs of the navy on Christmas Day is to give the nippers a little transient authority. The posts and duties of the principal petty officers are ...

    Article : 173 words
  20. MOLLY'S MISTAKE.

    It was only partly Molly's, fault. It all came about through the people next door to the Browns giving a party on the same night. Molly had an ...

    Article : 217 words
  21. Nothing Doing.

    It happened at a Christmas party. A pretty young lady had asked one of the made guests to puss a dish of almonds and raisins. ...

    Article : 132 words
  22. HOMY AS MEDICINE.

    Prone to over-cating at Christmas time, our ancestors had a remedy very near to hand. An they drove or walked back from their good old-fashioned partics ...

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  23. HIS FULL RIGHTS.

    Little Sydney had reached the mature age of three, and was, about to discard petticoats, for the more manly raiment of knickerbockers. The mother had ...

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  24. LONDON'S CHRISTMAS CHARITIES

    No city in the world subscribes, so much as London to Christmas charities. At the lowest estimate, £1,000,000 must be devoted to providing good cheer for her ...

    Article : 219 words
  25. Given Away.

    A publican and his wife presided over a lottery and goose club every Christmas. The country-folk round about always took part in it, with the hope of getting ...

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  26. A SURPRISE.

    Bert and Ethel had a splendid time in the Christmas holidays--they ment to stay with Grandpa Clarke. They thought it would be horrid before they went and ...

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  27. At Christmas Time.

    At Christmas time last year. So many friends that now are gone were here. So many hopes were glowing then ...

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  28. PRETTY NORWEGIAN CUSTOM.

    Swedes and Norwegians, keep Christmas mainly as a family and religious festival. They have one very pretty custom which is distinctively their own. On ...

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  29. OVERDOING IT.

    The part of Father Christmas may be easily, over-acted, as a certain town, councillor would be the first to admit. He had been asked to take part in the ...

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  30. LONELY AT CHRISTMAS.

    Lord Macaulay was fond of telling a story about an elderly lady who while he lived with his parents at Clapham, resided there as a kind of outlander. She ...

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  31. HOW IT COULD BE DONE.

    It was Christmas Eve, and Giles and Mary wore going along a lonely country road: The night hail fallen, but a lovely moon looked down, on them ...

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  32. PERCIVAL'S DREAM.

    Percival Peep Awakened from sleep. And: "Mother, oh, mother!" he cried. "I'm certain--and more ...

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  34. THE PUDDING IN POLAND.

    In Poland the characteristic dishes on Christmas Day are served up early in the morning in the nine-course collation given in honour of the nine choirs of ...

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  35. Lost by Waiting.

    They were all sitting round a log-fire, roasting chestnuts, and the host had been moralising generally. At last he remarked:-- ...

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  36. HUNT[?] THE WREN.

    In the Isle of Man Boxing Bay is, perhaps, a more popular institution than it is int any other part of his Majesty's dominions. it has, too, its own ...

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  37. TOO BAD.

    "John, dear," said Mabel, as her lord and master entered the house, ."I've just bad a letter from mother, and she is coming to spend Christmas with us. It ...

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  38. COME PIE.

    Our Christmas pudding is a mere culinary parvenu that about two centuries ago supplanted the original plum porridge, hut the Christmas pic, which must ...

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  39. MY CHRISTMAS.

    When I was asking all my friends To tea on Christmas Day, I thought p'r'aps Santa Claus would like To come along and play. ...

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  40. How We Knew.

    The old gentleman had been dining out on Christians Eve with some friends. When he left to go home he found there was a very thick fog on. However, he ...

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  41. A GENTLE REPROOF.

    Rachel, had been frequently reprimanded by the heads of her family for her too great, eagerness to begin her dinner before grace had been said. It came ...

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  42. "YULE DOUGHS."

    In Northumberland and Durham the production of "Yule doughs" was at one time a regular practice at Christmastid". "Yule doughs," it should be explained ...

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  43. MAKING THE BEST OF IT.

    Jack and Ted came home for the holidays in high spirits. But when their hither met them he told them that two children of an old friend had come to ...

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  44. CHRISTMAS CHEER.

    Jones was miserable. Alone, damp, and unhappy, he ate his Christmas dinner in the coffee-room of a woe-begone and lonely inn. ...

    Article : 175 words
  45. CO[?]ERNING CAROLS.

    The singing of carols has from time [?]orial, characterised the approach of the Christmas festival, and the special afternoon carol service at Westminister ...

    Article : 263 words
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