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McNeills Grocery
OFFERS A FEW SPECIALS
If you are Buying Groceries Don't Overlook This
Chance. We Quote a few Prices
Syrup, Karo Maple, 5 lbs.........................................55c
Syrup, Karo Maple, 10 lbs....................................$1.05
.Lard, small ..................................................................40c
Lard, Mediimi ............................................................75c
Lard, large ..............................................................$1.50
Kellogg's Corn Krumples, 3 for..............................25c
Corn Puffs, 4 for ......................................................25c
Cake Flour, 16 oz. pkg., 35c; 3 for......................$1.00
Cocoa, Bishop's, 16 oz. pkg......................................20c
Spices, 2 oz. tins, 3 for-............................................25c
Spices, 4 oz. tins, 2 for ............................................25c
Talcum Powder, 3 oz., 3 for......................................25c
Bose Water, 2 oz. Bottles, 3 for............................25c
Camphor Ice ..............................................................10c
Coffee, Folger's, 1 lb. pkg. 25c; 2 for....................45c
Extracts, all flavors—
M. & B. Brand, 2 oz. 25c; 4 oz ............................45c
Macaroni—Bulk, 3 lbs. 25c; 7 lbs...................:......50c
Macaroni—7 oz. pkg. 3 for......................................25c
Macaroni—4 oz. pkg., 6 for ....................................25c
Bice and Milk, Tall Cans, 4 for..............................25c
Mixed Nuts per lb.....................................................25c
Mixed Candy, per lb.................................................25c
ALL ORDERS OF $2.00 OR MORE DELIVERED
Phone 386
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For ages, Jewelry and kindred lines have been the
gilts supreme. Our stock is most complete in all
lines. Hamilton, Waltham, Elgin and Gruen
Watches in men's and ladies' bracelet styles. The
jätest in synthetic ruby and other fancy rings, La
fraiisca Pearls; big values in Diamonds, Lavalliers,
Emblem jewelry in buttons, charms, rings, cuff but
tons and receipt cases. Community and 1847 Rogers
»>ilverware. Ilawkes Cut Glass, Clocks, from al
arms to Cuckoos, Ivory toilet and manicure sets.
Suitable and acceptable presents for ('very member
of the family.
An Xmas Present—$50.00 in gold, for someone
See Window for Particulars
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No. 1.
Mother and Dad heed the
first call lor earlv shon
Pine\ knowing' full well the
advantages to be enioved
in Christmas selection».
No. 2.
An invenorv of Fred's Dlav
tliines shows iust what
Santa Claus might brine to
please him most.
No. 3.
Next. dav. a trip to tovland.
and my. such iov- and
such friendship as Freddie
makes
No- 4
That night—Freddie sleeps
in peace, his choices made
and his letter off to Santa
Claus.
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HE spacious farm
house living room
was unlighted and
quiet. The outlines
of several large arm
chairs were visi
ble here and there
about the room and
made It look tempt
ingly restful. The
table which stood
between the two
windows was not untidy but held
several opened books and many letters
strewn about n letter file.
One of the large armchairs stood
in front of Ihe massive coal stove In
which the blue flames danced like lit
tle elves upon the red coals, defying
heartily the howling wind outside.
Some one seemed to have been pres
ent recently. The chair held a hath
robe, the cord of which dangled care
lessly on the floor, and the ta'ssel of
which rested upon an open letter be
low it. Some one had been reading old
letters and that person was cozlly
nestled in (he hath rohe. His tousled
head of grey rested on the back of
the chair, lie was sleeping and cer
tainly was having the happiest of
dreams for a sudle took possession of
Ids face. The flumes joined in the
happy mood by dancing higher and
Juki er. Even peaceful and happy
hours have ending.:. Mrs. liohuenstock
had come quietly into the room and
gently shook her husband.
"No, no, Helen," said the man with
out opening Ids eyes, "I am too old to
dance and romp."
"Helen? Whom are you talking of?
I do believe you have been dreaming,"
answered his wife.
At the sound of her voice, he was
entirely awakened und arose from the
chair. He staggered about before he
lined all consciousness and his
arms and legs ached from their
cramped position. "I guess I've been
dreaming, Molly, it seems as though
I'd been asleep for a whole year. Molly
dear, why didn't you call me? My
stock must he fed and It's way past
feeding time now."
"I in not worry about your stock,
Heorge. It has all been taken care of.
John Uglow came over this afternoon
and we talked about our Christmases
whim our hoys were small. When it
began to grow dusk, he said that I
should not disturb you and that he
would feed the stock."
"Well, Molly, so you and John talked
over the Christmases we had with our
little hoy:," said Mr. Bohnenstock
sinking hack Into his chair and beck
oning his wife to sit on the arm of it.
"1 am glad to see that others miss
those beautiful holidays and the whole
month before, when the air was full
of mysteries."
"Oh, George, now I know what you
were talking of when 1 came to wake
< u," Molly said, running her fingers
through Ills tousled hair. "Tell me
about it."
"I was reading some of the letters
from Henry, for I'd been thinking of
him all day," began her husband.
'The last letter I read was the one
we got from him last year just before
'hristinas, in which lie told us how he
and Jane were planning Christmas for
the youngsters, and how he hoped that
another year he would be home with
us. I sat here recalling the many
Christmases you and I had planned
for our children. Molly, do you re
member the year we had the Uglow
hoys over for Christmas eve?" he ex
citedly continued, half rising from his
chair as the happy past came back to
his mind in jumbled snatches. "I can
see them now, the four boys and two
girls sitting around this very stove,
telling tlie Christmas stories which
they had learned in school. Then, how
their eyes bulged and their mouths
opened when Santa came into the
room. The children danced with glee,
hut the girls .were a bit timid. The
hoys, however, were real chummy and
asked Santa many embarrassing ques
tions about ills trips.
All this ho said slowly, pausing now
and then so that he could live It over
uguin. lie looked up Into Molly's face t
for she had been very quiet, and then
he saw bla teer drone rollt n* alorfa
down her thin cheeks which now
showed a delicate pink flush.
"Well, well, Molly," began her hus
band.
"I'on't, George, I know it's foolish
for me to cry, hut ! ish we coil'd
have a tree and children to fuss for.
Chris! 1 : 1 ns comes and goes now with
out much excitement and it makes* me
feel as though I'm getting awfully
old."
"Molly, let's have a tree and we will
get ready for Christmas just ns we
did long ago."
The next morning, the happy cou
ple took a trip to the woods to choose
a tree. By the twenty-second of Be.
cember, all the things were finished.
George found Molly sitting before the
fire looking very sober.
"Molly, why do you look so blue?
This is the time for everyone to he
happy."
"I know it, but, George, l think our
fun Is over. All our planning Is done
and we have no one here to enjoy It.
No children's voices to sing the lovely
Christmas songs. Oh, I shall miss It,"
she said sobbing.
"We still have three days In which
to fin 1 children. We are going to have
a Christmas just as we want it. I feel
as though this will he Ihe happiest."
The next night, they again were
cuddled In the big armchairs drawn
before the stove. Both of them were
deep in thought, wondering and hop
ing. Both of them started when the
telephone rnng, breaking up their
thoughts. George answered and was
astonished when he heard a telegram
read to him. He hung up the receiver
with a slain and ran over to Molly,
threw his arms about her, picked her
up and carried her around. '
"George, tell me about it. What
has happened?"
"Molly, I can't talk, I'm so happy.
I knew we would find children but
now I mustn't keep you in suspense
any longer, ft was a telegram like
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this. 'Family coming to spend Christ
mas on the farm. Arrive on noon
train tomorrow. Henry.'"
Now Molly took her turn in rejoic
ing.'She danced about the room, lit .'
face was pink and her eyes sparkled
like an overjoyed child's. "We mus,
get the toys ready for the children,"
she said, and immediately went off to
make a new dress fur ti dull.
The next noon, George and Molly
were standing on the station platform,
trembling with excitement. The by
standers could tell that something tin
usual was happening for the old peo
ple. Finally the train came.
"There they are! I see Jane and
Helen. Where is Henry?" cried Molly.
"Here, Mother," answered her boy
and he picked her up and kissed her.
"Didn't know me, did you?"
That afternoon, the big doors to the
living room were kept closed. The chil
dren suspected nothing for they were
busy exploring the farm.
In the evening after they came
from church, the doors to the living
room were opened ; the children were
so happy that they danced about the
tree and excitedly grabbed one parcel
after another. In tlielr excitement
they could not untie the packages so
their father and mother and grand
parents were called upon to help.
Helen came to h or grandfather with
till of hers, but Junior was not so par
tial. After the children had seen all
their presents, and the others had ex
changed theirs, Helen and Junior sang
songs and spoke Christmas pieces.
After the candles were lighted, lit
tle Helen came tripping over to her
grandfather, "Come dance around the
tree with me and my dolly. Grand
father."
"No, no, Helen! I'm too old to dance
and romp," he answered.
"George," interrupted Molly "those
are the stme words you used the day
I found you sleeping In the armchair
after reading old letters."
"Well, well, that's so," exclaimed
George, "This Christmas has been ex
actly as I dreamed It."
Henry leaned over and whispered
to his wife, "I'm glad we come. I
didn't know how much It would mean
Oa them,"
CHDISTMAS MENU.
Olives Celery
Oyster Soup Crackers
toast Turkey Cranberry Jelly
M ixhod Potatoes
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Sun. cd Poppers with Itice
Boiled Onions
Tomato and Lettuce Salad
French Dressing
'hristmas Moiasst s Fruit I'uddin
Hard Sauce
oils Coffee Raisin
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xibuting
the Gifts
■'T' lING to the post-nftiee is a jol
method of distribution. Paso
hoard and brown paper, aide
by judicious grouping of chairs a;
'Hides, easily transform a room it.:
a post-office, and a wisely select c
postmaster may make the collect!:.:
of mail an occasion of much liter, i
ment. Have general delivery and lock
1 mxes, and at the general deliver,!
imlcw see that each person :
properly Identified.
A Christ mas hunt is always ox i'
imr. The clue, given at the hrcnkfasi
fable, is written pn a slip of panel
in some such words as these: "IV...;
the parlor, slum the bn'!, so !!"
summer kitchen wall." In tbn'
vicinity the gift will lie found, wrapped
and addressed. It adds to the fun :
the directions lend first to other
rhymes, three or four being followed
tip before the hidden treasure is found.
The cobweb party is not new, but
is always good sport and is especially
adapted to Christmas festivities. T
tangled threads may lead to the i
free or to the bulging storking linn
ine from the mantel-shelf.
SI il I another hunt takes the form of
a polar expedition and Is great snort
In the country when there is snow
"lough for it. Immediately after
breakfast the entire party sets out for
a walk. When they turn toward i'ome,
the host or someone selected as guide
informs them that supplies are hidden
along tlie way in various caches and
tbev will do well to.look nut for them.
Fach cache Is merely n mound of stun
covering lightly a quantity of gift
rrte'-eges, securely wrapped. There
need bg. on B- three cr four mo unds
Make This An
CHRISTMAS
Special December
STOCK REDUCTION SALE
—ELECTRIC WASHERS
—ELECTRIC RANGES
—VACUUM CLEANERS
HUGHES ELECTRIC RANGES will sell at
special reduced prices only as long as
our present stock lasts; $10 down, bal
ance on easy monthly terms.
THOR ELECTRIC WASHERS, $10 down,
balance on easy monthly terms.
AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC WASHERS, $9
down, balance on easy monthly terms.
VACUUM CLEANERS, $5 down and easy
monthly terms.
OTHER APPLIANCES REDUCED
We are also making special reduced
prices on certain other electrical appli
ances which we wish to close out this
month.
SHOP ELECTRICALLY AT THE
ELECTRIC SHOP
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
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and the gifts should be divide?)
promiscuously among them. If the
walk has been long, the first cache to
ho found—that is. the one farthest
from home—mnv hide a box of cook
ies wh'ch will he hailed joyfully and
will wn'-p the gifts In the next cache
an «'•■'m greater surprise.
T! c last cache to be reached may be
the - n'erpieco on the dining tnhle.
Tic-.' ! t 'linnid lie of cotton glittering
with diamond dust, with the pole ris
ing f - m the m ! ddle of it. a fat, squatty
pole with n jolly Santa Clnus atop.
Small gifts mnv be concealed in n
.Tael- Horner pie. brought to the table
when dinner Is finished. Choose n
deep, round pan of a size to fit tfce
number of the party and put into It
the presents, each daintily wrapped
and marked with the name of the one
to receive it.
To a far-away re'ntive may he sent
the kiddies' latest photo fit may he
only a snapshot If it he well tnken)
aecomnanied by a little verse after
this sort:
We're very small, l»ut we want to send
To our Auntie far away,
Some love, and a kiss, with a happy wish
For a Merry Christmas Day.
NEW ARCHBISHOP
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Dr. Michael J. Curley who has
Jwt been installed, with impressive
ceremonies, as the Archbishop of
mlttmore, in succession to Cardinal
Gibbon*