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Clinton New Era, 1909-12-23, Page 10. .. I , 13il I ,� 1% I : `1*� on" E IR - C. H R I S T M A S 3 'U"'. RPRISE, " ig 11#11PPIIIS yvar.***,5;.LI4 -Cartwirglit lirliny. ­tIlere are going, to be A tlo'Chrl,�Ijuos surprises, lainy 1- luippy bulne-130110 of those Pleasant liuw tilteuipts a$ plaXing $atlla Chills whiell begin with $us- pense aud effurt itutl end In moll-tifice. � , MOD 11"d disall1whillilerif. I tin) going A* tit Re my %� 1 to do w utown ati(I. let tier - 1pICk OUE lillYthilIg she wants within' the limit uf lily tqwudl , ag capacity, and, then I'll) g4ling to let her take me uroulid and ils me up with A pair o , , t vinbroldered sfisperiders or,gold., cullf , links or tiny old thing she likes ail'o, I -thttt will ujalw 1wr happy. .Neither or 'us has quite got over the eVects of the )list 110116Y Ke.lson YeL . "You see. we had been wariled just . tong enough last Chrlstiqiis to wear out* out, fil'it Installment �f furniture and most of our wedding -gifts. Things were looking a little shabby. around Rie hot;se. so we both agreed . thall! Ili selecting our little remem- brances for otie another we ought to confine ourselves* to soviething which . would be mutually useful and attrac- tive. Both of us [lad bqen secretly ' longing for a inorris chair, one of those ! mission things with big leather Cush. Jens that swallow you up. in a delirium Of comfort. 511's. Q wanted It for the hPailty nf thp librilry and hor nft- . . . 21110111119 � li-sin's. and I Minted it for I .0ni. ecreation. � "Milutbw before the Clidstinns r,i,.I- ,coo I begau putting by a little Buln w(,P!:I-. Witt] the lllorrls�cbnlr In, irijull 0 I'wo weekli before ehe u5th I went 3own to a dealer's to look -at chairs. I 4'.W been looking Casualty for weelis I before. but It was Dot until, t catue . upon this particular shot) that I tits. voyeretil .what I wanied. .It was a "011uty III the darkest and fluest of weathored *III,, with all ottacillnents -tndll, pair of fat. greeny brown leatb- 1-11 clishlons that fairly felt like pipe, Ireams, laced, with leather strappings. -III(] tied to the woodwork with thongs. 0 The mintite j saw the chair I killew, It �lvas for tile. -but the price iras rather 'r -,tag' -wring' The dealer wanted $95 for It .it first, and when I bad goit'll1w allivil to $80 lie actpd as though he . - were giving t lie thing 9 way. !thought I it best to hold ont 4 lIttlo, so I merely ,. ' requested that he give tile, a day's -op. tion oil tile- chair* and paid a small de-, posit for tile privileg'(11 . : "Meamr1ille it�y wife bad been say- hig every lienny, cutting down oil the ,grocery bfll .Ind keeping me on cheap invats with Christmas In view, it seciii-st thar she, too, had a morris chitir oil t " Ile brain. On the afternoon of the sam ., e day on which I discovered my prive she sirolled Into tile ,same shot). I'lle arst qf"'Ilt of tile olialir was enough . for ber, aild Mle offered to buy It 01) I . lie Spot. 'hie (lealer was Inconsolable, llt,, had sold tile Chair. lie believed; at least be had 1-1ven. .a gentletinan. an oil - ,r; ;, !,:.7P -..;P") .­­ 11 ::1 .. I I :1 a . I i&� I ,a - 1__�, - Z� I I , 1, WCU1rL'A7uu 'Provide . X , x F i 0� Lh,.� -a Oare of �. Cmial'.A Weedy. . a nmr&plj'lm� �__.­., _. Ttlyes 191 , . TlIZel CZ.'In ,IrCI'l CONTRIOUTIO141 TO TH2 K - -, --,.`--�`,--:-`!,-"- - Or... ..". ' -­` I , , -.,,.IIV ?.. ­ - � ,,,,.-,,..,iN-.,�:. . Ciff-16 FREE HOSPITA - _4 �. . � -, I . F! US ."K` I L I . rm I.LVTru tits nyWmows. ' ' , . . . I . FOR , CO3NSUMPTIVES I doiltill'it..11A tile g g0litleman-bad paid , � . Al doput0t, but If wadam'wovld leave - - - _ . g hor I , ialue stmiething-lill'tit be done. . . . "When Illy , wifeskpelled out her coigmo. * � I . � ulail I'or 111in lie. lifted his eyebrows Ili I I . � �,��, �� - I r � k� . .. . listbuislittiont. *That was exactly the" . .. 54 Ilatile and those v�.6re the Initials of . . �� " - . � , , I � tile gelltleula�i.Nvbo,had .a Ire# dy. spok'Lin. . IV jtmm�`IMV M I for the' chair. - Mv %vire: thought,fvt .. " , _ . . - P_ I r -r- ?I . - . . . . . . � I � _. �� ­. Z!. . ' ..., . T J� ­�;� *� - -1-1 . -777-e -� T , , , . wo net -t. i 1�( �-'olled h ' ' t , . I I -Theo 9 e Conti er emo. , , , , , , � I'll . - 1.1 � , -, , . tions and merely p�..tuirked. th.ti't such - 1; �'-':ZON 4 I" I " U01PITAT, F01 . t CONWAIPTIVES.: . coincidences %%*ere. . quite, cotO.' and :! k:.i 1.1, 1;;A; I Olt I.A.111.2M.S. .,Iou, � ivalked out without learipg-ber ddm ___ . . . . dress. , -, ­. - . . I.. . � . 1. 1. I � . ,11 nationol iiistittitii))itbittat(,(,-(,))ts . "Next' day,,; Aled. rpe to. the doiler'� i. . - ' It L Oen 1,; I'vont .t I I part s of Canada. (Jule I ki.1, prepri�rdd to. locav � e jily ord'er wk, i -i oiw of Imildreds of lt,tters ' . . I .. I being re-e6ved, daily:- I �- for. the chair. But the ifealer did 'Lot Neefti. half so.inclined to sell. A lady, jrtlm 1). _,)i1(-N',Iilght0II, New Us-. batl been tbel'e, it-,seeuls. a lqdv of. my 1:#'�"'(], ()-,It- - ��L Y011119 Ili -til Ili)t be- .-own name, with ibe'same In Rill ls--�-odd, J(aj,­;,i,�,, here, and buffering fvo��), - was It not?-T--wh6 -mis willing to g�jre ' I,. 1" 1wheved, Coustilliptioll, is - . " I&Iii:,, 1,cpt Mr oil(,- of the hot,js the full phee toi'the.articha. .1rhen it - � . e jwvv. , fle 111ts 110 Meitils and lias was illy turn to think.' oil thw*wboje, . htlt�lj 1 J-:'1114(�(j u4IIIIiS8jt)lj to our I decided I did not want the chnir i Ioispi,;J. Tiv-, . conditions where 11i all.. 4f Elielt,wanted, to buy it, * Ji. 1 t offer hirit no chance. Could - . I'diet. her have that I�leasu,re- - - _1.�,� ?;� ;L,!,:, it L Vol to Y0111' ]"IT -0 IfO.".. ' - "Christmas morning we bath.1filsse'd' I-)It.,l fou Cab�,11111 - 1pflve�;? 'If !lot,- iibout'the h�us:e,.expectallltty.. 'I w6n, I . CM.Itl yoll iiifr,i ill lim 11fli"m 11", (,..?I Ocrcd where,on-earth Men ,NVa. r,keeip. : I,c,,,(-ijt, and Whatisteps iii -e fie�& . . . . � I � I,,., tostectire prompt admittance? jIIg my 'iij0ft,1,,-cbqIt. (-T � . . '. . _.. , � -, - _Aft . I)rQ,�jq41,9t . " I utiloettled a pair of grbe - . I 1:3,r A EM3LE PATIE14T HAS EVER BEEN. . . � In porfl6res,. . r --.FUSED ADIAISSIO14 TO THE MUSKOKA I t!ld'��Ought for her ' As.tile wi,ap. . gg 'I .0 %v her .face fall. r, - -, l'.00SPITAL BECAUSE OF HIS 6A RKA 1" 6' tile" if 1 Sit � ... � INABILITY TO PAY. Thati she we.lit. over-ttl a' corner antr.'j * I . I � . __ , - I - - produced ,Ili exactly similar bundlo I penct. ill .. . .,i 1,(�(.. I It,.- 11u.jp.1tal Was 0 , . I . I April, 10lj2, one thousand five and. viii-olled another. pair. of: grecti . . . . . . . , ht I 11dred and t welity-ft.lill, pat ieli tP Yordvres rvi 1116'. 1. �. . . . . llav(l 1well treated in thisouct'sti- . . , "'But. , I sitimmered, !I th.0bght sto-1 , � � r tuNoll, )VIlIVS10111ting people I,onl bougtq .,I inurric; Chair!, - , .. � ' VVVIIV I)IIA-ince ill the lJoillillioll. , - I., V' Oli.,.:.John. .didn't you 'buy At. I . Ft;r thit week entlitig November a ti�r all'.0 - , � . 1. � I 2:Lll, 11.1!1!),oiialiundi-eclati(Itw(,iity- ... X I'd Ili I ml, In the U01t . nf-our undt . ,r'. li , vo p-Cient,; ,%vere Ili residence. - ' ' ' . I . � ; - I . 's I -'- !I, -1. v -six of these are not paylp I standitla. We wel)t ()it ()it(? another , ­�r *fer e,: -'r milinte"A"Ve -h1sohil.111y, shoulde'l-A � , , , I , -New York 1`1110111%. . cip - I ! . . ­ . I . I I .. � .. . fi.te. "'j, I ,,Iker, twolay-.111I)e paid .- , -_ � � - 1"_.,I $2;.,o.,I to) $1.90 a Week. ,No . . . I I . . . I wit, pa),4 wore than $1.00. To. the -Sltoj)j)er . .. . . I I . . . . . I "Illitable, cases arot atlirlitt'd - Shop earl y'. - .. . .i I :,);IljAIY oil completion of itppll� , DQA!t be sn'Appish, , I . (:�!iwl 1�:lpf-rs. . Know your needs.. � I . . I . .:111. j i � . A CRAT1�13PUL PATIE-N-T - Others have troubles, too. , I I ; I A.robmy handbag Is a ne6egsity. - - ;i ' osed 3-011 . ., . , N'Orali 11, Co Pillain . Encl � It is always bes't to have a li I s I t, � . * .. Nvill 111141 revt-iyt, for illy ticketfi-olli . . (irave-16111o'l, lollingillat yml ,%Vill, Small parcels* should Invariably be hol (00'. it) 0),lige live, with tile farc. carried. - . . I . .i . . . .. � . I . . � . I Nvwi � . t I. your Samat,orlitin tell ' Orio must n,ob resentsbaring asides- 1110lit It-, Itlij I ww; sent, it -way from Woman?s -attentions, . 1� ihort- as :Ili iipparent cure. I am Only a person .Who - �decides quickly, Nv Nvol-l'ill" Ili the City, and I .111-1 may expect exclusive 4ftention. I It" 0 ft".1ilig fille. I was Illolit, thaill,fill. - . I f, I I- t 114t (':t I'V I fo t ft-Ottl the doet firs Dtiilatifig deliVerymen is unpardon- littil "'UtIT, ,111( I 11111�t say thitt. I able w' en their -linties aie -so heavy. t I .slwnt the'tiloe of Illy life While � tine little unnoyance ,or -delay is was tileve. small, When there are flve-orAfty it —,.— � _. � I __ ___ _ __ is another matter . and often a -very . . Ittagie. one, . I I -.-.:..- 1!:- '. . I � . � . '.7 f. � ­ I ­ -,: :1 I .. I . , , i ­ �1. ., -_­..- . 141. P I . t I . I "I., .. - ­ I I _ , %, - _;�:.�, , - I . � - . __ _— �1. I j I :.-T:7-_= I:'' - : _11 3 . 1! " -,.=,-. � Cotttd Not Sleo . I 4 , .1 , 1"' Ap M , i 11 --.-- . � . _ - � ,� 1 ' I '� ' e Dark. ' , , I . , 11 g. . - n Th 0 . 4i � I � ­ :- ;, g"WW )_ , . I . . , , , " . 11r" ,� I 1 wi,;�:::: -1 I - . ,_, '_� � V t. .. 401106to)r'sikid ftdaft- AUA , J,qoj�lti 11 �11 I . 11 f ., K ere R6900nabill-0. Xjj';1�11�,I�Ijiiii!�'; , I , 11 I " . Nroioea, 9 11 I, I WA 7. - ,�, ' ,�, ,�, ,�, ,�, ,�, I$ 1, . �, ,A 11111 . 'there'is iriaWv a .ftv�n and Woman toss- 1� . F? . .. �. . ing night I�Jter Aight, upon a sleepiest; bed, 1'�,. I \ Tfie-ito'evds do not elose in the- sweet and : �. , refreshfitg. repose tilat comes to!tbasd . I 'IM:M, TIM C1'1111 IN WIVIPR A t M L's 4 whose heart and nerve.q are right, �'Sonii§, I :, 1 1; I 101 11 I I'A 1, Volt CO N SV M P N %T ,9- con4titlittional disturbance, W&f)r or , disease has so dehilitated: And, irritated 'I'll" 'Aftiskokil, Fvee Irol4pit"ll for the"nbrvous ,gysteln, that, . it, cannot be ("o)II.4111liptives i,t dependent tin the quiptlid. - - gti(w(l.willautt gift -s ofthe CAnadtan Mrs. Oitivia 'Shatk, Rommbfe Oft., if I it6s:­1'-AI)64 tywyears ago i begfi� lit ofir. .Nit)neyi4iii-geritlyrie(,(It,(I wri. ;tr tile present time to make it � to Ile tfoubledvith4 sillotheribg sensa- p4sible to cralle for the littge 111111 �, Con at'ni t, when I *ould lie down. -I !'Ili,q t-lisinte, litinibertif patients' tha.b . got AO biff Could il$ Steep lit the dark, ,%ro clitt,l-Ing the instiLtition. . � afid w6uld havol to �wvuv od rub my limbs ' th6v would beoffi6. so numb. Aty Lit or iaid my heittirt kod nervest were Will you help ? . responsiblo. I sil�w Nfliburik's Ifeart and Nerve 111ilts advertised and got * box to, Met greider urgently 1 try thiltu. I took ttitee boxes and tait' . now lie down !tnd isleep without the light Truly. Canadsl!s groatest.0hairlty, barning and tall r6stwell. I ein reconiti- M0511d thew It, t§hlV to All ittervolle and ma - VAtAinitions 111tt Ile 0enti to down womeli. , ,%I,. .1. Gago, 14,16q, at -.4gidinotAfto Prict! 50 e6taIA pbr bo,.t or 3 for III.% oe .1. 1.4. Robellftowlo te`y-TP#AN# . lia A dealors. or wulikiled dimi; on leftipt I imitQ, National 8410tAl-1111a A"welatinsit of pitiee. by tb* T. Mftwn Co., V 84-1 W09 St� W-, # Ila" I . rolt6hw, OR Torooto, i5itit. I . I . . . . The C110ton New Era " ""I � i ne Hospital for� I � V01Lr4R"(T!-- Sick (01"Iddren 1*011.0INT9. 4 THIS APPEAL . . Is TO YOU Ill � . . .. . PEMEMBER That Every Sick W4 � in Ontario W -hose Par- i outs Clanuot ASord to,:Pay for Treat- [ mont is Treated rree. I . . - The MspltAl for ek Children had last year ini its cots and s 1,155 patiqnis--� . _. 383 of these were . . from 967 places Ili , � X; � the Province. Sixty. . . five per cent, were I children of V o o r A(-- he could � 1. I peop e w, . , # not aiffor A d to pay. - _ , --"-- its organiza. tion the Institution TWO 01,1113 VOOT CAsin; bas treated 15,613 IN PLAST911, children ; 11,1550 of t tests unable pay and were treated free. � It oil, know of ___," ­ - -"-,-. _V . any phild -in your I .,� Allk", : neighborhood who I I � I is sick or has any , , deforiniby send the I . name of the parent . � . to the Secretary, .. The Hospital for Sick Children is not a local but a great ' - '-I . . .31 11'rovincial Chi�rlty i 1; . , .. I. , � for the sick child of I q,,� . tile Poor Mail, in any GOING 110AIR IN A W4RX part of Ontario has same claim upon ifis help � . - . m the child I � I I ( who I 1 Yes . - . f �, within the . I shadaw o I I its walls lit . , , Toronto, I ., . - Th ere .. � 1, . I �� - ... - , were 69 " .. _ I cases of, . Club Feet � $a I— -treated in , IKA$QAQIX0 PAIIENT. the Hospl,�. tal'laa.t year all 67 had perfect correction, . . :: . . � . . I . . 11 I I . . . , . . . , I . I . . . I . � . . ... "? I ... . I � It. I � t , . .. .. . I I - . .. . . . � . I � . � . BEFOAR APrEit . Just think of it -Your mone , can help. he H do the good ' work -of 'trid Osp I to � f gh,ten it h crooked limbs tiad Club.% .,b of . I gt ' 'tile ,hit Oreh. -Tlease help us. Plea . I as Bond Contributions to J. Ross Roborti3on, Chatrintian,.'or to Dougjas PiLvIdison, S'60,�t�pb&ls., The Hospi ropiqlak Children, College st., Tcronzo.. � I . 11 11 I . . .. � . � ___1 . - . .. . .. � .. . I -;. - .b- 0 7 1 . .. '. I . "'ANTA UALAUS . �, '.: . ... . I I 1. I . . . 1. I . SN PORT011coll . . . � . . __ _ I .. � . . . � I I � I . .. . 1-THRISTMAfq in '-Spilln Is. a-.rell­ . � . I . . . . glous festi-ml. rathqm than a so- . . . . k� Ial one., It was so I originally Ill .1 .. . . Porto'llico'. but' the.. population , I has., I)cbn lull � lienced 11-Irtl,v by the . I splri� of the, new Nvorld and partl . y by .. I . . I I the mamy American- merchants who re-' .. - side In tbe,cltles.and Who e-xert an Ili - I , � fluetce -Xiluoh- _reatvr tha tit '4 U M . a . e n mr . . , . � bers would seem. to .warrant, . .. ..� I � I � :Thb churches welebine the day -with . I I .. . . Chimes which begin at ifillInt- . .. I I . .. �ht and . . last until the midnight ofthe iiext,4ay, . I . 'Wllat ,,y_ltj� � olie- r_ljur�j) beginning Aeu. , tes:1 oil and allottiev -tell luin- willu .4)o so I I utes tQo,la,te a I nd a thl�d . at . the illgh.t'. moment, . wil�t. with bells Which rill,-, . e�ery .11fteen' I'llinut ' 09 and bell ritigerii; . . Who under' solne-aticlent . custom . will . . . . . I . sound the great. bells every halt .hour, . . . tbealrisfilled �vIth.mUsIc...)y.4IChiiever . .. .. � . I siiems to end. 1. . . I . .. . . Xt y'ou..are near a campaMle,the ef- fect is not altogether pleastint ,on tie - count of.the vo . lume I of . sound stTflang , . tI.)e car-witli too Much .force, but lu�.a . public squai,6 several. hundred yards from the; iienrest belfry, wheto trees . I . � . . - . I I 1�-1 - , I " . .11. ;% .,.",,A . . ., '. 4�.;i�'.,. 11 � ; �;N - - A '.. . g, 1:1 .�"iw . � 1, I P . . .", I ­ �1.f _. �� � " .4, r.!- ','�.0v- -I , " , . . �i . , . , � ,.. , �� . ,�., � " _111 , .. 1Z1_J I" , , � - , ;� . �� �-, , . , 0 A I . , I � - filopop� "..... - . . . . . . . . . . _ , 7�w­ . "T, ,��, V t �_ 0 � ­ ,!" y I I I I �.(41�1'T,-.& ,:.-, �V' . . - I I .. .1 " �4 "' .1 V = I .. 11 . . . . __ � - 11 I ... to doubt& their forck Tc� gain. tin Idea ",""I'll, . _____­ I ��� .a ...... ,& D&UGUT1,31, PLAYS ON TUB OVITAM . . I , , . Ind buildings breati'tbo sothl(l waves, )r in subtirbs oil the hiliAlle. the effect , s . s uu , peAkably, del Ightful. � -111casantest of allils1t; when you are i1ttitig In the Inner court or ,quadtau.- ;le of ii. Poki:6 lllciiiI ' home. Around ifoo on four' sides tile house tisres libov'10 you, and In the grounds 'or in great tubs and porcelain pots,rielt,flowers, .-meeful vines and restful trees afford ithade, color .and perfume. The sound �f the bells descends Itom the air oLbove very much like it bevedibition, You sit In tin easy chair, and Servants bring you teA or steaming tofte, gweetmeats and biscuits, confections itild cigarettes, While a hAtightdr or son plays, ancient songs or dances 906h. it maiAollo or gilitar. . The churches ate Crowded; so are the �Iubs Stud most of the places of redreA. t1oh. Every ,vehicle In In use, AM here and thete can be seen Youlig men ana women "Itic to imitate lootligh mod. LUIS. Some Of tbA people of VW Movift, tou alstilets tarry out mauy"of thdit is' tly *,6j*"tl1UoA4 to regm,A to chrbt- MAN, The bAsIt O*CLV 0" 40ft 41 � I , . ineir Uou"13' boligus ot xreea waics are suppooed to owq,as eltarms and often conauct marriage Ceremonies under great cituoples, made of thew obairmed trees. A great mauy wild flowers are in bloom at Christmastide, and these are gorn by. children of the mountain 419- leta la wreaths and garlands about their heads, necks and, waists. The Christmas giving is sadly missing In our, neiv possessions. 1,Vbe churches hold no Chriptulas tree, and there are few charltable societies to give feasts. However, one hospital.for otil people and . . i)rpbaus In Voluce-gives a Clu-Ist- was fete, and the Inmates have �a good meal and receive wtLtrm clothing, med- telues and other needful gifts, Tile Arjericau occupation has brought extra Clirlstinns cheer m the people of 4 the Island, The American residents � celebrate tAie day In ,good American , fasilloll. and, best, of all, they put money into circulation and give zest to Industry and business. , I I - When $hepherds Watche&by Night. I . Some Itilstodaus contend that. the shepherds could not have watched by , night on the Bethlehem plains In De-, cetilber, It being a period of great In- clemency. .Ili ansiver to this a well known student says; "Bethlehem Is not it cold region. 1,Vhe mercury usual., ly stands all the mouth of December . at 4(; de- es. Corn Is sown during Ve , this time, 4nd grass and herbs sliding up after the rains, so that the Arabs drive their flocks down from the moun- Willa luto the plaftis., Tbe molit dell- , vato nerer make fires till about the and some pass the whole wint& without them. From these facts I 'think it is established %vithout doubt that our SavJbur ,"ras . . horn on the 25tb. day of Decerobep� the, � -Iny which the church -throughout the . %vorld haq nutted to celebrate In honer' or clur'.4Vs coming in.the flesh."�IvVash- 11 . igtoll 18,iar. - , . .. . . . . I I __.M_ — . � I . . . I . .The Most Popular Christmas P gem'., * Tho most popular Christmas, poem ever written for children was that fa- nifliar to the world, beginning: . . � . . 'Twnsi the,iliglit before Christmas, when � , . ali throdph.tbe house- . - - Tht.� po6m. was v�rltteii by a very lotinit.-d min, I)r, Clement.' Clarke . Moorp, a profound Greek 'and 1161irm seholar. Ire was a professor in .the . General Thpologicill seminary J13, this I eit7,_ iTe7 was born In 1770 and . in l8rhi.-New. Taric Globe- . ­.,­_.­_... ­ � . - ­. . I I � I I . __ . . I . Z% THE, BRIDE5 6 FIRST , RH � CHRISTMAS � . . I 1. I - . � . I I I .. . . . . . ". . .. I . I U5.. J01.1 -N VI-NCI,',N,T 11AIlt, . . , I" IS entered - tile. 6L; depart- . � . M�1' u-idilt store and seated liar- I ., . . � . . I self -it the aoarest� coanter. . I . � "No, %,1PVIIug,'.tha tilt you." she sald to . tilt- solicitous *cIery. �11 just want.to . triltl4e sure, I have,my list with. me. It I., Is so difilmilit to sfiup.pr, ibis. tinle, of . . (Ile yoal., ,,Ind It 'I ' % always . d I ifficulk, to tind Anything for one's-husilaina., Ye%. I suppos6 inany people -did their .�bcp*J , , td.iig parlier, but -1 didn't have. him : . � . I lheu. .1 nlean� . .. � . I I , ' � �'NVhy, sou sell' Alocktiesi don't you? Low fortuti-ate! They arcs on my, ll.%t. . � No, , I dqu'r think of -,illy particular . ldi,.4, ,but something for a tall man. . � 0 . .. � fle Is.n whole liend tnller.thail-m- You , . . . I s.ay ,I I fovir-In4iand?.. ft � I am afrald-� . - ho Couldn't tie tjjift... but might * - . .You � givot tile. a va;o-11�41alid. : Thatti, you;., I ' that is rery pretty, but'.1t; is blbei 1.1 e jl6m5t�t . 111;e 6410" ,_-6i 0 u Its- e., . iou touldn't t-hlbw that- Nyot that ,one.. , , , -.wh-y.,jliy papa -w . cars them, a6d lie�ls.: lots older. Yes, that one will do. . . .,) . .. 'Ir I � . Flodrivulkerovh6re a:re tile col- . . lars? .. ,Thftlik you... (Sh.0',approaches .tile counter.) You, ploase-are you I . . . . . . � . . . . . X__ - WNW -.WW-W_ � - Fqw, � r, . I . I I . he Is. Why. tie is ui.v utivou"U. Vil, j ,sev what you wean! Yes, I ,want tbein for Mr. John Vincent Uarris. (T Otive salesmarm Now, (Jon't a,,14 it) � ,, :1. what size I watit. Not too large arid, not too sm,all..- I should think you. wo-ild learn soine of I tie different sizos so you could tell people. Molding out her hand.1 It's lots larger thall ' . that. You think I ivear a V Well. thell. you'd twitt'r give me a 12 for 111111, for lie eat) hold both. my hands lit Me or lit,.;. Art, thi-Se 0 special 6:110' Isti't 49, cit,ilts, clidap for all that Uld" , ttlillo cost $21. No, I t1oll't thInk Ill. will want tilore than two' or throo 1, )1111.q Now for the flose; . I till the women',s hosiery deptirlinent.1 � _ .,�reyolu tlusy? I have so many other r1itags, to get. plelise hurry. I just vvililt to know v.,tivre the other klitid of tp).,j., are., it's for lily busbalid. Tbatil; %,oil. (At tile men's louslery coumer.i I mint to �-ret -,I bose.-not lilie these. Out- Tile slz(0.1 011, �ibout firty I'Vet. . ",hy, orvi)tIrse. ,I warie it longer than -. .1 mall. 1 -1 -you, dol"t 011(it-I'stand, It Isn't this Wod I want. No, nor lit. illes, ('11 11or. , I - just - wq!lt it kin,sw Nvo vwl, bolit two. Mr. Floc"Wallwi., 1111tv I slit"lk to ,youl., . I � . I "I'llat clorl, Nn't a bit Atee. and I Ifillik'you ought to pulloill 111m. No. it(- wasti't extictly Impt.fletit. but lie was tot) busy to 2inswi-ir Illy oupstioli& I _11c.1111C ,volif. I llf're had so much troli. 'ble to flud tile 0glit Wild of hoge. I ivaut loug-tio. I've been to that couti- Nr. I . Ivant one fifty reet long., yoll 'q,". we are thinl0fig of wavtug to the vountry Ili the spring, aild we shall w -tilt it) %vilter thor �.ird. Oil., ought I to have asl;ed for tile comitioll gal -dell variety'! . . � I . "Now 1, think I have everything on . illy list evvept cigai . s. . a I i d: I nin y A A wefl "m tor a cheoper,pinee for (I)VIll, lievause John Vincent. Varris alivays � .4ivt's awily till that I bay for Will. Ile, 1.4 so . gonoruns."-Chicagn) Xews.o I I I � .. __. . . I . . . Sure Sign, . . . 1. It Is one sl,ta) of ri.,Ie when vonr .,dwid - -4 1,i looklu�,, arountl for ,I ehrl,:t �;:.;:;: I)N-opt rot, vou searet . I for sonlk,_. , I .Ml.g. tNit ,is A uststill.7"At . ( . -hisoll Giotto. � . . . . . . . . .. . I � . 1. .. . . I . . . I .. I . S.ervanats of _. .. I Santa C1 ,aus... . . , . I . . .. . . . 1. , . I. . . I . . 1. I . . . . . . . . By JAN14S A. EPUPLTON. , � ICOPYright. 1909, 6Y Ainerimu PresS ASso'- . . . . Qlattolij . . . . I . HE, usual Conception of .Santa. Clau.s I.s that of a rather luno- . T. cent, .. unsophisticated, thougb . . I benevolent Ad. ,gent)eniau. whot . visl.ts all 'the houses ill Cbristendoin tit(, night of lice,'-24:and I � eaves. pros-, ents ,for a.11 good chlidi"eii and &cu*rei . members solim-who atre, 11j)t ao­go6d.',J � But tilt.% Ideft folls to do. file busy . old . saint full justice. its .11 inatte� ot fileft he has to be (Itifte lit) to (]:tie to attend ' his'numerous custowe . 11' -is' � ., . I'S 0 80, . . . nauch a.man of affairs thilt It is 110ces- sary for lihn'to. adopt modern merb�, od&' Nowadays 'it Is -essfttlal -for.. every. large.bukiness to be carried out' through .all. ariny .of as,sist1infs and -. der,lit-ios', -.lad i,ho, Iwily, . lla� a larger : Vusilless*than Satita Claus?- When lie Arst 'started An .the. Christultis line it. might.1lave be.011, possIble for. hill] to EnAlre a personal visit to ail'tho homes where� tits gifts Were expected, but .n , ow all that is -changed. So lie draft's the cxpres,siva . it, t I he messenger boyi, � I � � I . . . � . , . I . . s.iNTA.Va.&FTs Tur, 9XI?JRV88XANi- - . . . . . � .. I . I .. I ' jile postman, tII6 doliv N: Ili, .till A -cr, -ill q � I :, I �' . — . . . . whole lof'of other follm into tits serv- . . . . . I . . I .. . � � . I ice.. . , I I . . , I . ­� . For example, lie allpohitq as depii- I I . . , . ties at least. half a 1111111oll OXE1,11 ex- .� � I . . , � I pressmen In tile United St, , alone. ates . . I I , .1 . � � .Ordinarily theexpress colup"lliles havo . I . � . . -about that number of employees; but I _:_ - I _� . � . : . during the two,'wecks before Christ- I . . . I "�UAT CLUIllEjalft A. Ill't X1010 � . . . . mil�, wbeft'Salita ettll,s oil them to car- iry s . o many of his packages. the.y have I InISYT I want some collars forlmy to doubt& their forck Tc� gain. tin Idea husband. Oil, � are these ladiest collartili, of the Irfiniensity of the. ' burdens the . I How stutildl I told that man distinctly Old gentleman J'APose$ oil th6lil'll few ' . I wanted Collars.. . I I . �, -Cbrl, fl-ures are necessary, The st'inas I . (At the right place.) "Are husband$' P;Qages delivered by the express 'the , collars'heW� Well, I am glad I havo ..Companies In city of *New � - ,ork found the right ,place Lit lasL, Sil ,0?. alone amount to over two millions, In Ybu clerla always, ask so many ques� Chicago and Philadelphia about ,I mil- d8ug. I never bought any before, be- Iloji and, a half each, Ili Boston over a .cause we've been married only-" No * million and lit other- cities. a proper- � tits beck Isn't very large. Why I Cal, I -li tionate number. When It Is .t ,flected reach- Buthe has real bro;�W about. that this Is an average of nearly one ,ders. Ito* -nice yda are to think of package for every man, woman and thatl Yes, a -box ot assorted sizes child ond that there ate something �w6uilll be just the thing. Some of Over eighty trill1lops of men,., women tholt would be ours to berright, And I and children Ill Ulicle.Sam's domftlp� could out the others olt-that Is, It they tile stupeidous proportions of tills wdre not ,too small, YoWd better put .Chirt8ttuas business call be realized. , Ili , bearly all.laige sizes. you fte, I On adcoutit of ifte, expense of sending am- starting out as 600nomiliti as I Packages by 01plloss-lt Is OsIlranted can be. I'think It mustbe so discour- that few It aifty of these Christmas ' agIng fot a.man to bavo -it woman nd -, bu lea are Worth less thau $6 while qpond his money oil Trl*olous t1flngs, some of 'them are valued at hundreds Now, ,its fwat Corning down the alltet Of d6llars.';� It Is thus seen .that the I ,sa.w a big sale of hat$-menls hat& Christmas business handled by the ex - They liad been In 'the window ind press atimpitulog alohe represents a woro, a little tolled, but I found such value of hundreds of will][01il.4. .1 a nice clorki lind lie said if I got NOW* . Thls,eoes not take Into occoutit the of t,hot -fj0j0,,:,SoO,j) it ,would tffgk* groht jouthbot of b0hilles vorried W thoni. look 'like wiw, lit. Harris Is , the moliseligoit boys., In the fodr -Cities very particular about his clothes. Re above mebtioned these amount to near - won't -wear trousers unless tb6j* Are ly it half mililoo In uunitior. The jo. Pressed. %o it bought thred ot thom 'Hil .0111 saint COU14 tetreely get *long haji. :D#ult ,you thlpk'they *1-11 )-tilit W. bu I ho � "' t "e " , 'O' , 111111111401609 tible *nd litoa m6tteyl tu adidition, It Is titowary Nr SAuta, ,cUr. tflootlwalker, Whem 0t IM 'dablk t0tull" ihiil wvfeee ot to Army I. #t tittra Mot* 0100, illelft1try ftgoill*, XIOV447, . '(Wiltlefflou'll? WtI41 I 6000 � I . , 0 0 . I . ............. .. --,--.,,—.---.,--,�.i..*-,�,t---- -.-- 41 b Dec. 23rd, ligog - I � - -1 -- 0 . . - . I . . __ I _ _ .. I . � 4 I - . .- " I . �. . .- --- -1 I .. I � I- mol*ol I No I I � I . ­ � � I., I .1 . � How our "Interlock" pin -block . ,adds to the life and beauty of' 'I tooe of theMason and Risch plano. I ,* I . - I IN W1 pianos except the Mason, and Risch, the pin-blocIc js , . , . -1 Anchored.to the (rdme by iron I .. I I .��_., � I I bolts., I .. � . I . I . . I , This cdrtainly holds the biock I ­ . �. . I', firmly, when the bolts are first - The valion and Ri*ch patent I #41nw*W0 placed, but. if the piano. . ----. . �. , . , I I'll, .- -,-,, ....... �:�!� -111 is in a warm room jhese _�,�::��,,.�. � 1. I _. bolts expand and enlarge, the 'holes' they are in. When the room gets .' . cold they contract, They "I'll, . I ' keep expanding and con- W tracting until they. " -V .thie- pin -block I _ work ... � . . . loo�e put4e, - I ting the piano.out of tunt. . I I . I .: MIT, f4f 11AA 11, 11 uj"� I I 11 I I'A , R... I'. it I I 0 an marring its. tone. . . V . . Se nal View of "][Uterlftk"In asitloka securoly. . . I CO? boloing pin -block in 041000. 4 . I I ' " . M. . a s ck , n''. a n d Risch . . � The piano with a soul. .. . . I ' I Now, we wrestled with this problern years ago. and solved it with our patent wooden 44 interlock" method of construction, which is exclusive td the Mason and Risch piano, . � . . , I ' . By our method we sink a series of end -wood . 14 interlocks " into the top of the pin -block and back frame as shown in the illustration. Every change in � temperature affects t ' he - �' interlock $) to exactly the � . . . . isame extent as it does the pin-blo& so it is a me. . I-11nr2;,r_ql ;M nQQ1h;I;1- 're%q- I-II'm 4-,�, . ,11, , I.-% L, . Af 9 4 - I . . F Y 0 . IL4A W %j %­ . � ,. I I I "T . I . Thus the Mason and Risch piano fives,and .. .' . . .. . .1 retains its pare, rich tone long after.0ther ".;,. . . . �.. . . .. . . L � . instrurniants are janglin discords. / . - I - I 19 . . 11 ,. . I .. We would like to tell- you More about ..'.... " rAAS0,%T � .,. - wid -RISC.1 ,the construction of the Mason 'and Risch L " PIANO C:� I I . . . 11 I ­, I piano, Send. us this coupon, to -day, .,..,-' Lititited ' � .. I . . T RON-13. and W(!'.11 mail you an - illustrated / ' ' 0 � . /. &In(l tne your ill,-,;, . . . ,booklet which will tell you exactl� ,,' tr-ted b--It!et explai.A. . I / son why I - . . . � ij?g the reas - . � I ,wh�you sihouldha.'Ve ,one".Of these,: / shotild own Ix NIS I ­... I I . : . .. asoii anil, . excellent instruments in your , / Risch'plaxlb, � Tills in 110 way � I . . . _ home. � . - I � . I . . I obligates ins to purchase. - I I . 1: I I . � � 1. I . . . .. . . . . . I I I . I I . I . I I , , . . I I I . � - . .. I . , , . . .. . � . , . Nanfe..'."....".'......., ..... N ......... I . . . . . . . .. . . . I . . . , I . . . . I-' T11. I � I I - e. Mason And Risch - . Street,. .. . I � . .., .................................. . . . . . Piano Co, Limkit�d, ' ' ' ". . .." � I . . I 4 i. . . � � . .- . .1 . .. . � . . . . . . . " 32.W-es.t Kilig St., .. I city..'...,.?, ......................... 4....! ...... * I �., . I" . . . . .. I I . I . . .� . lotonto. - I . . . . " . .. I . .. � � , . X.5.q , , . . I . yinovince_'� ................. i ............ ­­� ......... . I �h . -_ --- _. I ., . .. I .; � I - _____ - - * - . . .. i, I . .. I . . ­­, . I I . . �1 . iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ,. . )� - 0 - . , - - Y, - /Vic. It: , -� t r I I t, - . I I �. � .� I . . . 7 . . . I . . 1. � I . . 1� �� ------ �;-- ­­!�- . , � I ,� . .. , I - -.----. 1. - . . I . . I . I I , . � . . ". . 1. . . I .. � . . . .. I . . ­ .... � . . . . . I . I � I njlu teartinmrs. L t, vall i`vat(114. tit- *�Cll I . . . . '. . . .. . . . I , 'I ne Uynics. . . . I . - that for n cotilple of weelC4 hqj� Is tllj6ut . . , . . .. tile biggest bushles.4-111--noll e,iruh. if � cynics was the name ,applied to &�� .. .. �� .. I I .. . ' ' ' i " I �� tits, army were uiit,- of wai I . rather than ,,school of philosophers founded'by An.. . . ,e 11� 1-W , t . poace lie co . t1stlienes, a pupil 'of So -crates. The I bid Coll(itiol', I lie world. . . . .. .. � I . . Then he . musters III n iarge array ot maln'tenet of the extreine 6,ynics. was , . I .. "I Salvation Arloy .and . Voilluft r lao. , Is that civilization Is �.a curie, and true . . " A ' ' ! , . I . I . . Vappiness c n. .be obtidned * only by � - . I . I _ I � . I L - the most primary .physical I , , . ... �� - . . gratifying . . . . . . . . I I appetites 'which man has In ,common. .. . I . . - I I..:� . ': 1� . I . I . with bruteso NO general attitude of , . . . � � _� . � the'eynica as diftingulshed. froin, that . � r: �� � I * I . . I . . I �; I . . L; , . . . . � . I of the stoles, who regaidelVeverythiltig � , � . � �. .... . � � . In the .external wo:rld with indiffer. .� I . . � I I I . . ence, -was. one of contlimpt. They w6re � ,� 11 � . 1. I . I . - I - I . no , t -All important philosophical se - hool - . j � I I I .1 - . . It n - " '. . I .� . .. attracted atte tlo, .- I I . nunierically, but . . . . . I ' ' . ... ... I . I . largely by their eccentritilties. and Inso- � , .� I 'It . lence'. .on: account I of fhej oniempt . ' 4 1 . 11 .. . I , �,� %k . . I . . ­ r C * . I � ..... . 1. I I �. for'refinenitnt their name'eame.-subse- .., - . , ,�_ . '. I - � I ,. . - .. .1 I I . ,!luently.jo.be applied.,to-any o�ue .who., - � . .. . ': I ., . .. . . .- . I . . . takes PL inean: vleiv of builianAlfo. . � .: , � � I .� ;,: '. -11 I . !, , . . '.. I I . ,.�. � . I . .. . . . . ... . . . ... 1. .. . . 4 ; � I . - 1 1 � . - 11 . . I . . � I .11 . � I . � . I I . ... . . I . . . I � I . I . . . . I . 11 . . ­ � 1. . I I I Didn't Care For Hail. . . ., .. . . I . - . ' ' ' � ' I .. I ., . . . � - ileanor' mother was An I ... � . I I �� i� . .... Little U R . , * .4 - . . . "I � % . . � . .&k5ericgn, while her fathor-wag-a. Oer- . .. � I . . . * I %* . .. ��.. . .. . � .: I * �. mail, . . . I ' .11 . . . .. I I . � ;. . . I . I . . One day.atter ri,leauor had been sub- � . . I � I . . . I , . . . I . I . . I . jectdd to rather severe * disciplinary 1, . . . . . . . � I . � .� . . ,. � 9 I � . meMurels at the bands -of bet fathir. . . . I � I . . . . . . . . . � r . � . site called her mother Into n'rkother . - . * ' . . THIM SAINT AND'TRE MRS9VXGgR BOY. room, closed: the door signifleantly'and � ..'' 1. . ' . . .. . . . ' I I said, 11,Mother, I don't wau� to medtile .. . . . and, lasses to gather and cook- Christo -in volir business, but I..'wlsh -you'd '. � mas,dInners for tile too , r and. to belt) seu� that liusiiand df yours. back to - . 'distribute tits'. presen is !'Ili tilt- tenement Germany.11 , . . ., � ., . . .�e I districts. He never forgets. the, needy. .1 , . I - . '.1 . I I . . . I .. . But among his *great. array of depu- . . . � . . .1 r ' . ties lbt as .not forget tht..postmall. .,.-.-. I . . . . . . . I . I Who has not seen the faithfct servant I I .. . � . I � stgggWng un . do it' . I AM,- r A . . .. I .,,r his eat loads oil i ' . I Christmas morning? . The - .. - A - - . �, . done b I y Uncle Sam's postoffic . -, - - .. .L; Pk STO R f � '' "' two Weeks before Christin'As is just, ' I For Infants iand.Chilften, I .. ., .. ' I . abOut ,.double what it Is af ordlilary '. The K16d'You Have Always gought., �.; -. I I times. All this Is because of I S LAW ­-, . 1, a ne I Ile ... . � I . 7 . T . I , �� . i Claus, so the extra'clorks and postmen l3ears the P4 &-A in 1,15t IV. rreK1 tied. I I P. t Q him. I . Iq ; g."'atil ot &I.,-- �,j - , . I . I . 0 1 1 . � � I I . . I . . L . . . L I '.. I I I . . . , . . L I . . I . L . . . . . L I _ ___. I I— . I ­ I I- .. ­ . . 1_..__.:____­;,�. . __ ­ . - I I . . . .1 � I I . . .. I . . . .1 I � I . I I . . I . . I I . I - I . . I . I I � . I : - - . � L . � .. I.. U .11 aper.... . . .-B iier P I itp I . .L I 6 .. . �:, .1 IL I I I * Geaulnu Vegetable Fibre Parch.metit. .for wrap- I . I . pinge biAter-1he best sheet on th Market in � � I I.. 1. I rinted ... . I � . .. I ; . . . , . � I I 500 s1leets ....... � .............. � ....... � ... ­Afe. 1 1. 11 11 . , . L 4 . . . I � �1100 Slims ....... ....... t.. ....... & .......... toc. � " I _ . I 1. ''I. . I .1 I ;0, � 11 I . I ' � � . L I .or Better Still:, - . : . . I- . � I . I . . Have,ywr name, -farni and post-office-neadLy print- . . ed, ark make a reputation tot- your product, We LL I use ouly special butter paper ink, guaranteed not , . to run or to injure the butter . . % . . . . . . . .. � . . . li"O.."...... ...... � .................. #...* ..... $1675 , . 6Z,660..e­00....4 ....................... ......... 3.00. . . I , 91000 .................. 1.440 ...................... 11 71,44 A Wmp.your buttero and get two cents per,. Pound linore than k unwrapped, . I . . 1.11- L ­.­ .1 .L.... 1.-.---_- ­ ­­.. � - __ 11 L , aur Eraq t., � The NV, TV clintont Ontb . It I . . " . . 1. -.1.-I I ­ ­.­ _--1.-____ 11, 1.1-1_1 111. ­­ 1-1111.11-1 ­ ­._­ 111.11 I . --,-- __ - , � . I I L . _AW1&__... - . - _­_ �. -1. . -1 � . ..... i6,�­.. 6__�_1. _ ....-Is