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Thc First ViSif of .Ninia Claus.
FOR THE LADS
AND THE LASSIES
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New
"F. C. P." SENDS GOOD WISHES.
And a N | .iii the
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natte kltt.-na wlih hli.? rid
wit li white r.
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i Mill tiny k**p
zn eeavnag.
]3y tani by, winn the very last arrival4 "i
boa beao smiled ?,?i lennie, the little
ml tresses hugill to fi.iii,, t,M,, anil the
nursery rlri*-:-* wl?h sweetest laugbtar.
In the r""ina adjoining itanda a nmall
I a aaaoptue i.i aoppi r, a h ri
,r |.,r thad* ii.iinii'-n cornea th*
play tnatf preUltot port. Any
number .if i Moo mw art -vary thin
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original dtilga '" ''! ?-??are
Ulled with milk Ol ,.1 all in*n
ron ol en.- md of tht playroom. Tha
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pretty dodi aa i aoueeolr nt tho
frolic. Tte re .'ire two prlOM as w.
for tua kitt-ii which fella lo dip
lil til" Milk, un I tl I* ? ' ll * tOf '"e wl.!< h,
h. nar ?? lae** two or mere
m. .- faa m tht iant ii
< 'f i.. ? .nt and
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-rtrl*, holding
theil I bogil
??? T heard . f ,1|(| net rn 1 lo
i: |irl "> the mldat of ihi mc rr"**
l puaeles fall io
It never wai I ?? wa Jual
ed t .?? tr- uble, inn they * i k>
reaming.
In a trh r "ii" ?? ? box* I her
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,nie to tha " "? with an angry
other - tey, and chen
Motl :? Bra ilumbertng
other
bad* tha Uttm ? ''rr
It wa t lt? for tha pr*tty
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THE KING AND THE PAGE.
A Pieiti Stun "I Ol in Old li-eil'i-ii k
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HERE THEY COME.
I HT latte* linn the Tirnee fur Ton
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OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH.
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That i urloui chant al
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drlaaiing rain. A eoeer btu* aid
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? i,".id in a kn. winn t lohlon. H
three, bal then
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|M years "I .
hun to I I tine . aa h- v.
. _:r..wth. \Va !>"Kin IO ta*. -'Sold
1 -I. lie shook his
-...i "^;x bogan ala t much, only tr?'?>
"Ut?"
Mother " "And a I
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!;> ii. iba*i lory bad." "When la she?"
?Anybody elsa there*" "Sissy," j
"How old is ah"?" "Oh' sh" don't munt!
abe's littler than m"?lota littler!" "!?'>
rag Bsaft* nimli nmrn-.v'.'" '*nometlme*,
when 1m l'i< ky.'' "Ara you v. rv lucky
often 7" "Not 'erectly, often; i noi ii
rial lu. k ypsti-ni-a.v." "Hoflffl
"Boob * Bte* gaauasa kern sJaas. bb*
?er* ho. 'You ;u" a per* little chas
h ? g<*v* SM a bflja. Obj ho wor a nice
Iranian, ru* nam"
Sw h sra* laid Open thc *nod
qualities of this partli-ulnr gflatlanan,
that i foti amnrad he ama hemg held bp
to nv* for Imltatlaa. "Wk .1 >b*1
1. an '.villi peer taree ha'pencoT*' '"Taint
a" ii--iv s thaiV "Munt bm
'taint BO BB* aflSBS
baas* with llttl.-r nor ttl..-.' "D
always try to gat sixpence Bl
Tbe tittle 1 end was rnhnhty nodded.
"U'i'il. nu. I I -il. 'I'll BM
v. ur reotber Uvea" "in. pieugft- Court,
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Tho piece nea not m..ri? than tee min?
gle? mass from nbnn n* stood "Come
on wit ti BM," I siid. "and I will fliest
sr 1 sn a doctor, yon know,
iind I may do ber BOIM geedt" Without
io tba li;"" chap trotted off br
r neg, dsrtlns
in ard out BBVbag the people whom ar*
? . iroagh'
?iii'- to beep
up a never-falling stream ot talk ii
1 boat lb* '
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ighl as lo the ?
dingy, pestilential-Looking court, unod 00
by tuiiiLii'-'i mn tw
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1 up. until ?re n ai heS * beck mom
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Tho ro .rn ? "id of
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nee. Tel
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Bal tb* human
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claimed attention Meer tho wit.
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no children In ber trembling band
lit: "Thia .
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Bat him .4 k'-.-p ) BU
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As for ni>-, lt.- :n '? d "i -
humbled to think
bal ht my ii 11 r
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-1 prayer; en
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v. ii In lilt;.- rn..' ten, Bd ai 1....
Uaty that it is no vain thing so pot one s
runt In the Lord; ird thankful for tba
of stretch
en ol oar Lavara own ?.iui
n n a bataan*! bend nbleb would rall
?>m h -nm.
I i- own c 111ii to *rsets* tbbajja
Bad tana tin. ., . aaa it na*
11.1" 1 m hi to aimil tai children
iv tba mother ? Hes
.tai. 1 4 conn* I xiiw to th. immi
ants of the family, hut not Batt! f mad 1
illy tell ma ..ne* again of the
?mitim " "Now. Hil'y, what shill I d*
ke tb* 1:'. geatJamaaT sh.ii. 1
il lilias now or Bball 1 tak"
ni lK>th Into my homo and st-ni* your
nth'T to tho hospital?'' Hilly In-sitat.-d,
it thero was no uoubtfulnuas In Bessie'*
mind. Th/- WOTdfl WOTO hardly nut whetl
she -.Idled over to me and placed ler
lui* hand troaUagh" i? "don mi
"If mother wo* well, ;
it would Ba nil ? t ? have th* ihllllna .
bal i i *<? v.irh rea air, ail right." and
thus Um bergala waa aondudcd
Bra ion?c uno of my good women belgi?
an WO! In the room npplytog th"
of tho pitient. hrinaing fa :
and a few outdid fan
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th.- hoopltoJ ,lf ,!l"
ben?hold bf faith.
Billy and Mrs* aro rut Military h
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verv deepeal parc
of praying r pie ? ? theaa
g<ie
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The AnclenM and Modern Plummer
ii.i.i pea : o'K'i
a raw y*ara ago. you a ?uld n l
found d "tritton "f thi "?'" "?
wo un lm. 'h.- di
uti and modern creation. An I yet, Ilk*
many other thirO
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Hie prlnlple* "i
Ba 1 ta maka -iii tba
world nc Igh
in. for th*
food s.mi.ii " ? "iml' r
lie m I iii rn ? r. :.il i HM d' r I" -
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drummc
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him ii tlie Ini then enid
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a."- ni Mm tore with a
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Hilt Hi" d: illili' ,ut ,,i
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drummei < lu .
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,Wiled ?
Pullman i oat he -. they
whola thing and ?
if tht
I all thai
ind '?d . Pc
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I mc a; and th* Tenn
maren'! T p \
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-?.I". Ba ? ii<in t ride ii. . |
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?nil himself any T r \ \ >...
,n lils "beaat," with
ind rod-' off fr..rn .1 I. ric 0
ust. Uk., anybody ?? \ i whoa bo
tuna up with thia mna ?
ebbed and nt ? *. bo lm I pul I i
aod took hi i trip la hla bond
nd walked. That'* th* way ha doaa,
"hough hla ' '? ??
ear, lils*
rain'
l: ii this lrumrr | ron
actor v. ? ? ? ho? Of aouraa i drummer
. i. Um conductor of tl
allon tr lin. if an aa* i
ind wli.it did ho do? li- didn't ikin out
a his boocdhtg boneo aa
nil -.I In town, leac
?ok "ut for ?hi ms. Ivta, while
..lier yelled at I ?
So, le- pulled his trnm rt^-lit up
i the Motel door, and aft ?r he had I
? tagc r out, paid ala hob i I ll
hen, like i Conductor with ?
lm, aald if his hill ls :?? ? [arill
, pny thea on a*y n I . ?> trlpi i ?
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times d" that Wag? Mo
IO*** yOO to lt, ?>r to he elven
"Block M ;;ia" by a cop ilwn
i the police eu Hon, and thu* ' fl I
av veer "Wu Mil ll TkOt'l the iviv thc
,,_ .md that'a th* reaaon all Hie .\ '?
i '. iii..,i ia f i ??' moro drummar eonduct
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These drummer! ara not aol? good
Very Important.
make known to tha penpftl
Ita j . a ? blane!
We i
of Uh lr rn' ?
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The August Grocery Co.
611-61.) I?:. Marshall Street,
Stol k of Nm;?-< (JOOdBj
sm li a* Raisins, Currants, Kiga Mlx"S
Nuts Malaga
and, further*
. ir COXCO, team*,
Bsd pa
ru*? v. -> reasonable*,
om u pi m rion and iln Immediate
delivery Chu ? .:n* to
bea any oee ema we
, un, I) t.i b I ' and to prove IL otiiv
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Her* yu will fi*?l everything 'hat \ >U
for your <*ake
?ry Butter (for tabla), I
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Fresh t
don i ire* R datse, Kio.
da fer Ba /
15c.
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and S3C.
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THE AITC.l > - MI'ANa*
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Our Entire
Stock
[ofBoliban I
to lie closed out
tlurinii lin's w eek. ^
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Miller China
Company.
109 E. Broad,
Between Kirai and Second.
j Open Every Night
? Til! 10 O'Clock.
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'ICE OF
I. N. JONES & SON,
LEADERS IN
ENGRAVI D THDDING
INVITATIONS.
ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS,
SOI ii-TY PAPERS,
VCTTING AND AT HOME CARDS,
fcc, fcC &c.
R , ti mond, V i., Dec.
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all of our friends anil
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Engravers, Printers and Binders,
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Miii>r * t ?-. wt?? be rt*oea
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nina ii usual
our Bee Tuesday nimming Tlni- a aoa
iartaln si.