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SOMETHING NEW
I FOR CHRISTMAS.
By ELIZA. ARCHARD CONNER.
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Copyright. 190. by American Pre
Association
'E lash our brains to chase up
something new to give our
friends at Christmas. . In
like manner they lash their
brains to think of something to give
us. We say to ourselves, "Rich old
Aunt Rachel ought to put up some
thing handsome this year, the old cur
mudgeon r Rich old Aunt Rachel in
her turn says of us: "I suppose those
beggarly nieces of mine will send me
some fool trash they themselves can
make and expect me to' give them gifts
worth forty times as much. They're a
nuisance. Every way I turn there's
somebody expecting me to put up a
Christmas present. I wish these hungry
hangers on were at the north pole."
The whole scheme of Christmas giv
ing has been perverted till it now
means only one of three things either
barter, unwilling almsgiving or tip
ping. Servants, deserylng or other
wise; poor relatives, charity societies,
people too lazy and shiftless to earn
comfort for themselves, all "expect"
something. The effort to fill these ex
pectations causes a drain that makes
most people look forward with dread
from one Christmas to the next. Sev
en out of ten Christmas presents are
nowadays forced from the grudging
donor just because the receivers "ex
pect'V something. Mortal mind can
6ink to no meaner level than to "ex
pect" a Christmas present. .
Tet with all earth's giving there is
one thing nobody ever thinks to be
stow unless it is some man or woman,
usually a woman, who has been tried
in all ways by sorrow, hardship and
affliction, who has looked on this
. world's treasures and seen them melt
away and has learned there Is nothing
in them. To such a true, sweet, test
ed soul has come the full kuowledse
that the only Christmas present worth
while is the one the Christ Child came
to earth to bring." Still the Christ
Child's gift is on the earth. 1.000 yeara
after the holy Nativity. It is to be
. had by every human being, it is the
most precions offspring human being
can cither give or receive, yet in our
so called Christian world today naught
is so scarce as this one thing.
What was it the Christ Child came
to bring? "Peace on earth, good will
to men!" Dowu the. centuries the tid
ings of this priceless offering have
sounded, and they sound still, but now
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faint and afar off to the Worldling
sense.. For weeks the atmosphere has
been confused and lashed with., the
vibrations of Christmas buying and
selling, Christmas scramble and ex
pectancy; It is overborne and heavy
with the awful weariness of the Christ
mas makers. Who has time to send
forth the glorious gift which is the
very foundation stone of Christmas It
selfpeace and good will?
How would it do alike for those over
taxed with giving and those too poor
to give anything at all simply and
quietly to bestow the Christ Child's
gift on all mankind? After presenting
the few material gifts one really offers
for the pleasure of it, how would it do
to make everybody around us happy as
we can all day long, being cheerful,
merry, loving and helpful to every
member of our household, thinking not
nt all of our own deserts or disappoint
ments, but giving forth Joyfully the
best that Is in us if, widening and
softening, our souls, we would weed
from our consciousness all our pitiful
little grudges against others and infold
even those we dislike most In the lov
ing thought of Christmastide?
CHRISTMAS OH THE POLLY.
By FRANK H. SWEET.
Copyright, 1909. by American Press
Association
ST was the good ship Polly, and
she sailed the wintry sea,
For ships must sail though
fierce the gale, and a pre
cious freight had she.
'Twas the captain's little daughter
stood beside her father's
chair
And illumined the dingy cabin with
the sunshine of her hair.
With a yo heave ho and a yo heave
ho!
For ships nvust sail
Though fierce the gale
And loud the tempests blow.
The captain's fingers rested on the
pretty, curly head.
"Tomorrow will be Christmas day,"
the little maiden said.
"Do you suppose that Santa Clans
, will find us on the sea
And make believe the stovepipe is a
chimney just for me ?"
Loud langhed the jovial captain and
"By my faith," he cried,
"If he should come we'll let him
know he has a friend inside !"
And many a nigged sailor cast a
loving look that night
At the stovepipe where a lonely lit
tle stocking fluttered white.
With a yo heave ho and a yo heave
ho!
For ships must sail
Though fierce the gale
And loud the tern-nests blow.
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"DO IOU SUPPOSE THAT SANTA OTtACS
WILL FIND TJS OS THE SEA ?"
On the good ship Polly the Christmas
sun shone down
And on a smiling little face beneath
a golden crown.
No happier child he saw that day on
sea or on the land
Than the captain's little daughter
with her treasures in her
hand.
For never wa3 a stocking so filled
with curious things.
There were bracelets made of pretty
shells and rosy coral strings,
An elephant carved deftly from a bit
of ivory tusk,
A fan, an alligator tooth and a lit
tle bag of musk.
Not a tar aboard the Polly but felt
the Christmas cheer,
For the captain's little daughter was
to every sailor dear.
They heard a Christmas carol in the
shrieking wintry gust,
For a child had touched them by her
simple, loving trust.
With a yo heave ho and a yo heave
ho!
For ships must sail
Though fierce the gale
And loud the tempests blow.
The Truth About Santa Claus.
I write myself down as one who still
beiicves in Santa Claus. Don't you?
Are you one of those very literal folk
who have their doubts whether they
ought to let their children cling to the
beautiful old myth?
Without Imagination, without dreams,
without poetry, this old world of ours
would be a very wearisome place. Its
road would be steeper than it is much
like sleighing over bare ground would
our progress be as' compared with
sleighing over deep, hard packed snow.
The poetic myth of the old saint,
with his reindeer and his jingling bells
and his bulging pack of toys and bon
bons, has.charmed a thousand genera
tions. The stocking hung by the chim
ney on Christmas eve, the children
staying awake until sleep pounced on
them like a strong man armed, the
presents filling them from top, to toe
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when you come rigtt down to bargain facts, it's price and
quality that tell the tale- there isn't a store that meets these
two requirements more faithfully than ours- you find them
yoked together here on every article throughout our store.
when you buy at Summerfield's it must be right or we
will exchange for you that is what we mean when we say all goods sold on Thirty
Days' Free Trial during this Holiday season there is a continuous call on your
purse for cash why not open a charge account with us buy your Holiday wants
here and pay for them as your income will permit we can assure you that no where
in the Tri-Cities can better bargains be had than right now see our three large
show windows. All goods marked in plain figures. Compare their values and step
in and tell the man to charge it. ,
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this s a beautiful over stuff
ed Turkish Rocker in the best
grade of imitation leather, a
pretty Xmas gift for any mem
ber of the family, well worth,
$18.00; as long as they last, we
will sell them 1 O
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$2.00 monthly payments.
a sewing machine;,
says the wife, is what I
need, John, and why not
for Xmas, Mr. Man
remember we do not
employ agents, and can
save you from $10.00 to
$15.00 on a Standard
high class sewing ma
chine this model, lite
cut, is our famous
.Woodward machine for
only $18.00. See our
Westinghouse machine
for
only
Terms
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4$&$z&'. at if At.& iji- .; -.-yj-A
$14.85
-One dollar
week.
we carry the most complete line of Washing Machines
in the tri-cities if your family has been without a labor
saving machine like this, it is time Mr. Ilusbarid you get
busy we start tbem at only $3.85, and can furnish you
a fine machine for only $3. See our water motorQ-j r
machine, The Water Sprite, onlv
Terms $1.00 a Week.
visit our pretty cottage
Such a coz3r home has never been
furnished before at this price." We
will duplicate this pret
ty cottage to you for
only
Terms $20.00 Cash'; $10.00 Monthly.
1198.00
a
A pretty parlor suite; might be Just what
This very pretty 3 piece suite Is
only
Terms $2.00 Monthly.
you want.
$23.50
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Indestructable Records 35c
Double-Disc Records 65c
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in the morning, the rush or the bare
ft-et hurrying fast across the floor, the
merry uproar, the bubbling laughter,
the shouts of joy the whole of this
family pageant belongs to dear Santa
Claus. We owe it to him. Gradually,
as the golden mists of childhood clear
before the sun and the "trailing clouds
of glory" fade, our small men and wo
men discover that Santa Claus is not
one, but ten thousand; that he is better
than they knew, being just the spirit
of love, good will and beautiful, un
selfishness that makes the world ..a
beautiful place to live in now and
makes it a good starting point for
heaven by and by. For you and me
there is hope that we may do our duty
in this world lovingly while we keep
the child heart and believe In Santa.
WAYNE HOLT.
Today in the Markets
Chicago, Dec, 21. Following are the
quotations on the market today:
Wneat.
"December. 116'. 116. 115," 116.
May, 112, 113, 111, 111.
July, 103y4, 103, 102, 102.
Corn. ,
December, 62, 62, 61. 61.
May, 66. 67y4, 6GVi, 66. . , .
July, 66, 67, C6, 66.
Oats.
December, 43, 44. 43. 44. .
May, 45, 45, 454. 45. .
July, 43, 43. 42, 42. , v
Pork.
January. 21.77, 21.90. 21.72, 21.72.
May, 21.90, 21.92. 21.72, 21.72. ;
Lard. .
January, .12.85, 12.87. 12.75, 12.75.
May 12.02, 12.02, 11.90, 11.90. . . .
. ... Ribs.
'January, 11.70, 11.70, 11.52, U-52.
May, 11.47,, 11.47. 11.30, 11.30.
Receipts today Wheat 39, corn 456,
oats 179, hogs 25,000, cattle 6,000,
sheep 18,000.
Estimated receipts Wednesday
Hogs 36,000..
- Hok market opened steady. Hogs
left over 8,900. Light 7.908.40, mix
ed and butchers 8.158.55. good heavy
8.258.60, rough heavy 8.258.35.
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened steady.
Hogs '. at : Omaha 4,500, cattle 2.700.
Hogs at Kansas City 12,000, cattle 6,
000. Hog market closed weak, 5 cents
lower.. Bulk sales 8.208.50, light 7.90
8.37, mixed and butchers 8.108.50,
good heavy 8.20 8.55, rough heavy
S.208.35. . .
Cattle market closed steady.
Sheep market closed steady. -
Liverpool opening cables WTieat
higher, corn to higher.
Liverpool closing Wheat higher,
corn to higher. . :
Northwestern receipts Minneapolis,
today 275, last week 198, last year 176;
Duluth, today 57, last week 104, last
year 74. " ' . '"
New York Stock.
Gas . ..... ..... -115
Union Pacific . . . . . .... . ''. .'202
7;
U. S. Steel common ...
Reading . ,". . .
Rock Island preferred ,
Rock Island common . .
...... 91
......170
.. 92
...... 44
,.181 ,
Southern Pacific 134
New York Central 123
Missouri Pacific i. ......... 71
Noreswestem
Northern Pacific 145
L. & N. 157'i
Smelters 101
C. F. I 50
Canadian Pacific 179
Illinois Central 147
Pennsylvania 135
Erie 34
Lead S9
C. & O S7
B. R. T 80
B. & O 117
Atchison 127
Locomotive G0
Sugar : 121
St. Paul . .1 178
Copper 88 (
Republic Steel preferred 101
Republic Steel common 46
Southern Railway 32
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Previsions and Produce.
Live Poultry Hens, per pound, 10c;
spring chickens, per pound, 12c; tur
keys. 17c; ducks. 10c; grese. 10c.
Butter Dairy, 3c; creamery, 34c
Fresh eggs 30c.
Lard 15c.
Feed ana Fuel.
Grain Corn, 55; oats, 42.
Forage Timothy hay, $15 to $1C;
straw, $6.50.
Coai Lump, per bushel, 14c; slack.
IC.50.
Wood $4.50 per load. . '
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CERTIFICATE
Xmas Order
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NOT INC.
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Go,
1600 Second Avenue.
Rock Island, 111.
We promise to make for bearer, Mr.
one pair of trousers-valued at five dollars, $5.00
SPECIAL XMAS ORDER
On calling at our store.
BEAL TAILORING CO.
SSSTThis offer holds good pro
viding amount of five dollars
is paid us in advance.
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