Rock Island Argus., December 16, 1905, MERCHANTS' ANNUAL SHOPPERS' EDITION., PART TWO, Page 14, Image 14

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THE ARGUS, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1905.
CHRISTMAS DECORATION.
11 1 tie Xotloaa la Rlbhn Triamlis
. For Wrnlkt.
Christmas wreaths up to date look
like nothing o much a millinery cou
fectlons. att, with Bcarlet lww or float
ing streamers, they flash forth the Rea
son's greeting from the windows of
rich and poor alike. Whether thl dress
ing up of holly ami evergreen In mod
ish fashion Is art!ntic-or not Is a moot
ed question, hut at leant ft Is popular.
The ribbon chosen for this purpose
should be Just fhe nhade of the holly
berry and the soft lomisine is the easi
est to manage with graceful effect, ex
cept for a cockade, when the differ taf
feta or rragrain Is bent.
Evergreen wreaths, which are less
expensive than holly, will bear much
trimming and when studded with little
clusters of Immortalls are very fes-
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Our stock of Musical Instruments was never so complete. We have no competion; our stock of pianos speak for themselves
We guarantee to save the purchaser from $50 to a $100 on a piano. Come and see for yourself. Seeing is believing. Se
lect your piano now for Christmas delivery from the finest and most complete line of the old reliable makes, such as
SHEET MUSIC
AND
MUSIC BOOKS.
KNABE, IUETZMANN,
MERRILL, SOMMER,
SGHAAF.
VIOLINS,
MANDOLINS,
GUITARS.
BANJOES,
MUSIC BOXES,
VICTOR TALKING MACHINES,
EDISON PHONOGRAPHS,
MUSIC ROLLS,
MUSIC BAGS,
ACCORD EONS, ETC
BOWS FOB WBEATHS.
tive. Sometimes quite a bunch of thee
little "everlastings' a large as tbe or
dinary corsage bouquet tf violet I
tied securely on tbe left hand side with
ribbon bavins short loops and long
end. Very pretty holly wreaths may
be made at home when the Christmas
greens make their first appearance, for
then the sprays are soft and pliable.
The satiny leaves should le arranged
as compactly as jiosslMe nnd the ber
ries distributed with geometrical precl
flon that is, if one Is ambitious to em
ulate the florist.
In arranging tbe ribbon it Is easier
and Jess likely to disturb the perfec
tion ot? tbe wreath If the bows are tied
and Jlien fastened to tbe foliage with a
Mt of iarse thread knotted d the un
der side or with big black headed pins.
The effect Is always prettier if the
wreaths are MUpendfd invisibly or by
narrow scarlet ribbon. I icsigner.
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Rock Island,
Illinois.
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Tbe Slur) of m MruoU.
To lovers of outdoors there are few
thing lu the wide world which are
more enchanting, more altogether de
lightiug. than Ju-t sik'Ii a lnok. whose
cuurne whose life, to tie;ik-l have
leeu trying to bring to tli mind of
tbose wuo know all its turns and
whims and capricex in Mimtuer and iu
winter, lu spring and in aiitumu. when
much raiu bud uiaddt-u-d it and when
iioue had caused it to shrink into a'
warped thing of nature without form
and Told. We may be hundreds of
miles from the brook which we know ,
bet.t, but we know It is flowing just as '
it used to do, and there Is ever the
thought that If we cannot see It in its :
dally moods there are others who may
do so. And, no matter the name of the
peaceful valley through which It flow
ed or where that valley may be, it
was the brook of our childhood, and
there is a brook, or ought to be, away
back somewhere in the mind of every
one w hose heart and memory take him i
lutck to the scenes where at least some
younger days were sieut. Outdoors.
Waats and .Need.
The moment the monthly salary
crosses tbe bare necessity line, that
moment the horizon of wants begins
to widen, says Harper's Haxar. For
every dollar the salary increases the
imagination finds a place for f 2. $3, $4
or $3. A great part of the demands
existing in the world .today are ro
mantic. How shall the imagination
be schooled, where shall the line be
drawn?
It should be considered a pttrt - of
morality to live wlth'n the income, but
ou every side there mus to lx an
attempt to stretch the $1,mju income to
a U,WiU scale, the S-U.UOO income to a
$3.i00 'scale. $3,000 is made to do duty
for $3,000 and ?3,ow is thinly stretched
to the breaking ioint to stimulate a
$10,000 income. With every added dol
lar the horizon of wants will widen
unless the imagination is wisely school
ed. Sadly do we need training to draw
the line letweeu wants and needs.
Tall Mitn, Sbnrt Mm.
15ig men are usually nby and diltideut
and lacking In self assurance. The wo
man who appeals to them is usually
some sparkling, vivacious, fairylike ere
ature with kittenish ways aud roguish
glances. The little mau, ou the con
trary, is seldom burdened with humil
ity. He Is u being of great aspirations
and stupendous ambitions. ' He be
lieves iu himself, which is the reason
why he generally can get the woman
of his choice to smile upon him. The
dainty, Titauia like woman has no
charms for him, says Woman's Life.
The five foot six or seven man likes a
woman to be one or two inches his su
ler1or and thoroughly mature. He
dreads any trace of the bread and but
ter schoolgirl. His ideal resembles the
strong, heroic women Shakespeare has
pictured, full of character aud spirit,
with a fair spice of temper.
Low oi Eartb and In Ileavea.
The' difference, between love on carta
nnd love iu heaven is nut to be con
veyed In words, but In tranquil and !
pure moods it may -even on earth bo
apprehended by the fcight of the spirit.
Love in heaven has realized all that
earthly love aspires to, and from that (
goal its progress begins, never to cease.
The sky toward which It yearned In the .
wor ld has become -the ground un which '
it stands here, but now another sky is
above it. We forecast heaven as re
pose and pence, the fulfilling of the
heart's desire, the immortal presence
with us of beauty and happiness. But
man is not so poorly content. We
leave behind us on earth the obstacles
of the body, and iu heaven we labor
not for bread, ralmeut and shelter;
hearts are not parted by space and
time; we deceive not, strive not one
against the other, scheme not to outdo
others for the gain of our. own name
nnd fame. Yet In henveu are labor,
emulation, ambition, love's holy fear
and humility deeper than hell is deep
below the heavens. Tears we bare
also and awe of that want which only
the divine fullness can supply. Julian
Hawthorne In Century.
The nest 1 1 a rw.g'.dy put loT'thor plat-
form of stlelis and does not strike one
sis being nt all a sife nursery. IViby
herons are, if possible, uglier than the
r ordinary run of nestling, their appear
ance being rendered most grotesque by
' patches of long hairlike feathers stud
: ded over the body. I took down one
young bird in order to have a good look
nt him. While handling him a whole
frog, fully two inches in length, drop
ped out of him, ami, judging from the
j distension of his 'corporation. there
i must have been several more inside
him! I tried to return the frog to him.
and most amusing were the attempts
he made to swallow It. but I lacked the
skill of his parents and In the end was
obliged to cut up the frog and force It
piecemeal into his gullet."
Tbe Toone Heron.
Of a heronry a naturalist says: It Is
not, to put it mildly, a savory place.
On the island in question nearly every
available building site .was occupied.
He who freely praises what he means
to purchase and he who freely enumer
ates the fanlts of what he means to
sell may set up a partnership with hon
esty. La vter.
A Day Wiih the Grafted.
JONES hiod him to a shop at morn;
They cut his whlskera aft;
I? paid the bill and then a tip
Cave up to Barber Graft.
At noon he sought n. restaurant
To snatch a bite and draft
And then with due humility
1 towed down to Walter Uraft.
At night his cozy flat collapsed
Defective wall r shaft
Thi soul of Jones unto the skies
Flew per Inspector Graft.
The life insurance company
Paid up with proper craft;
The undivided surplus went
t'nto Dl.-ector Graft.
-Mcl.andburgh Wilson In New
I'resa.
York
At It Again.
Miss DeThynii ilow do you like my
new tailor made costume, dear?
Miss riumplelgh-Oh. it's just too
lovely for anything. Why, it fits every
angle. Detroit Tribune.
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Is Here, and Ail Should Be
of
Good
Cheer
GOOD CHEER RESIDES IN EVERY BOTTLE OF OUR OLD CHAMPAGNES, BURGUNDIES, BRANDIES AND WHISKIES AND OUR CORDIALS WILL TOP OFF ANY HOLIDAY FEAST AND MAKE .YOU CONTENT
WITH THE WORLD AND -DRIVE DULL CARE AWAY" AT THE MERRY SEASON WHEN CARE SHOULD NOT l.UPK NEAR THE HOME. WE HAVE MADE UNUSUAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE HOLIDAY TRADE
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THIS YEAR, AS WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF OUR MANY CUSTOMERS LAST CHRISTMAS. AMONG OTHER WELL KNOWN BRANDS' OF WHISKY WE HANDLE THESE EXCELLENT
BRANDS.
OLD CROW. HERMITAGE. OLD TAYLOR. McBHEVER, MOUNT VERNON RYE. OLD MELLWOOD.
A Fine Bottle of Wine
FREE
WitK Every Dollar Pvirchase from Now
Until Christmas.
mimw-
Ovir RepvitdLtion for Fine Liqiors is a
Gueracntee that
YOU WILL GET THE BEST.
The finest goods on the market at the low
est prices is what we aim to give.
WE POSITIVELY HAVE THE FINEST LINE OF BOTTLED GOODS IN THE TRIdTIES.
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Ma.rkct Squnre. 5Lock Island. Illinois
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