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CHRISTMAS
ACROSTIC.
I HRISTMAS it not only a mile mark ol
another year, moving iu to thought ol
elf -examination; it it a season, from all
It associations, whether domestic or religious,
Suggesting thought of jay. A man dissatisfied
with hi endeavors ia a man lempted to sadness.
And ia the midst of winter, when his life runt
lowest and he is reminded of the empty chain
4 his beloved, it ia well he should be condemned
to the fashion of the smiling face. Robert
Louis Stevenson.
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OW many old recollections and bow
many dormant sympathies doe the
Christmas time awaken! Happy, happy
Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions
f our childish days; that can recall to the old
anaa the pleasure of his youth; that can trans,
pert the sailor and the traveler thousand of mile
way, back to hi own fireside and hi quiet
borne, Fill your glass again, with a merry face
and contented. heart, Qur. life on it, but. your
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Christinas shall be merry and your New Year a
happy one. Charles Dickens.
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TTnEMEMBER that a surely as In that
I ? baby life at Bethlehem there lay the
A t power which has run through all the
world; the power which makes Judea burn like
star forever; the power which ha transfigured
history: the power which ha made million
of men it joyous servants; the power of the
millennium yet to be, so surely in the humblest
soul's humble certainty that it does love Christ,
there lies enfolded all the possibility of the most
perfect sainthood. Phillip Brooks.
DT IS a good thing to observe Christmas Day,
The mere marking of time and seasons,
when men agree to stop work and make
merry together, is a wise and wholesome custom.
It helps one to feel the supremacy of the common
life over the individual life. It reminds a man
to set hi own little watch, now arid then, by the
great clock of humanity, which run on sun
lime. Henry Van Dyke.
UPPOSE a note came on Christmas Day
saying not,' "I send my love and best
wishes with this spool-bos." but, "1 want
you to know that your patience, or courage, or
tenderness, during this last year, will help ma
to live more bravely and courageously thi year."
What a Christmas' present the receipt of such a
letter would be to any one of Us. What a gift
for aojr one of u to send to the human heart
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HE average man who works
hard at his office, who bowls or
plays billiards; often takes his
coat off! Then he wants a shirt
like the
One he will not be ashamed of
a shirt thatvvears well looks
well feels well. $1.50 upwards.
Cluett ShirtsFor Sale By ' :
EDWARD SICOTTE,
V DEALER IN GENTS' FURNISHINGS,
t,vi::c- - Y - mcchigan
that ' ha gives us courage for the btirdea and
keel "of the day. Margaret Delaad.
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THE season' of regenerated feeling the
season of kindling, not merely the fir) of
hospitality U the hall, .but the genial
lama of charity ia the heart. He who can tun
churlishly ' away from contemplating the felicity
of hi fellow beings, and can ait down darkling
and repining .in hi loneliness when all around
is joyful, may have) hi moment of (elfish grati
fication, but he want the genial and social
sympathies which constitute the charm of a
Merry Christmas. Washington Irving.
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MY CHRISTMAS wish for all is that
they may test the sweetness of love,
enter into the joy of friendship, and
know the divine beneficence of helping someone
at present leu fortunate than themselves. In
these words are we to find the living spirit of
the human and, eternal Christmas. The uni
versal,.'gladness of Christmas is proportioned to
the extent of it unselfishness. People are happy.
Dot in what they get so much as in what they
give,-Minot J, Savage,
ND there were 111 the Same country shep
herds abiding in the held, keeping watch
over their flock by night. And lo, the
angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory
of the Lord shone around about them, and they
were sore afraid. And the angel said unto then:
"Fear not, for1 behold 1 bring you good tidings of
great joy which shall be to all people. For Unto
you is born this day in the city bi David, a
Savior, which is Christ the Lord. From the
Gospel of St Luke,
ANTA CLAUS remain, by virtue of
a commen understanding, that childhood
shall not be despoiled of one of its
most cherished beliefs, either by the mythologist,
with hi sun myth theory, or the scientist, with
hi heartless diatribe against superstitions. He
who does not see in the legend of Santa Claus a
beautiful faith on the one side, and the native
embodiment of a divine fact on the other, is not
fit to have a place at the Christmas board.
Hamilton Wright Mabie.
" Noticed .
Parties desiring - any woo ; work
painting or general repairing will : get
good result by getting this work done
by me.. I have also, for sale, two new
carry-all. ;
CON STEINMETZ,
10-16-tf. L'Anse. Mich.
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N The Christmas Tree. . -
Every time I see a Christmas tree
studded with electric lights, garlands
of tinsel gold.festooning every branch,
and hung with the hundred costly
knlcknacks the storekeepers Invent
year by year "to make trade," until
the tree Itself disappears entirely un
der Its burden',' I have a feeling that
fraud has been practiced on the kind
ly spirit of Yale. Wax candles are
the only real thing for a -Christmas
tree, candles of wax that mingle their
perfume with that of the burning fir,
not the by-product of some coal-oil or
other abomination. . What If the
boughs do catch fire?, They can be
watched, and too many candles "are
tawdry, anyhow. Also, red apples,
oranges and old-fashioned cornucopias
made of colored paper, and made at
home, look a hundred times better and
fitter in the green; and so do, drums
and toy trumpets and wald-hoTns, and
a rocking horse reined up In front that
need not have cost $40; or anything
like.lt Jacob Riis In Century.
A Cure for All Evils.
' In certain parts of Worcestershire
and Staffordshire, . In England, the Idea
prevails that a sliver coin from the
Christmas morning offertory is a sov
ereign remedy for any 111 that human
flesh la heir to. Accordingly, any
householder who happens to have an
ailing child or other person in the
house hies him to the clergyman of
the parish on Christmas morning, and
asks as a favor a sacrament 'shilling.
The coin given in exchange has to be
obtalped by collecting a dozen pennies
from as many different maidens, and
then changing the coppers for a silver
shilling, For this coin the applicant
receives the coveted sacrament shil
ling, which, on being taken home, Is
hung round the ailing one's neck, and
Is popularly supposed to effect a rapid
and complete cure of the complaint,
no matter what It may be.
Where the Toys Are Made.
In Germany whole villages are de
voted to he production of Christmas
toys, and their busiest time Is just
about midsummer. By the end of Au
just the receiving depots are crammed
with Christmas clowns and Christmas
mechanical puppets, Christmas drums
ind wooden horses children's Christ
mas presents, in fact, of all sorts and
kinds. And the travelers start out
sast. west, north and south with their
Christmas samples about the time the
sorn Is ready for the sickles of the
reapers. In Holland, too, where more
than one town is devoted, more or
less, to the making of Christmas dolls,
:he same rule holds good. During
May June, July and August every
man, woman and child In these places
seem In some way to be occupied with
the manufacture of miniature babies.
Even at school during these particular
nontbs the sewing lessons are taken
Ith dolls' clothes for models.
''Banking By. Mall"
With the First National Bank Is a
great advantage to people living at
a distance, enabling , them , to send
their deposits safely, conveniently
and quickly. Write us for our book
let which explains our system )f
Banking by Mail. 3 per cent inter
est paid on saving accounts and time
certificates. . ." ,
First National Bank
. OF MARQUITTL MICH.
OTED STATES DOTTAM
... Capital. Surplus and fronts,
V $250,000.00
Christmas
Goods.
Will arrive during the next few
days. They are personally select
ed and will please. Each mem
ber of the family will find some
thing to suit. A
Toys, Christmas
Tree Ornaments,
Candles and Dec
orations of All
Kinds.
AS USUAL
Santa Claus'
Headquarters
Will Be Found At
J. B SUITE'S
L'ANSE,
MICH
Hello, ThsrcPtl
Say, I'm At, .
Afoise Deschaine'a.
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You ought to see all the nice
things he has for the Holidays.
Candles In Taney Boxes, Cigars: 12. 23 and 50 In a Box.
Just the Thing for a Christmas f resent.
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Xmas Tree Ornaments, Candles, Notions, Souvenirs,
Xmas and New Year Post Cards, Post Card Albums,
Perfume, Box Paper in Fancy Boxes, Etc.
. pop Corn, Candles, Nuts, Bananas, Oranges,
Lemons, figs, bates, Itc, Etc.
7WOISE DESCHAINE,
l 5 Per Cent Debentures
The Superior Trust Company, i83Ues ts ow" Debentures
X 1 at 5 per cent payable In one
J year with semi-annual interest coupons attached. We recommend this
form of investment to anyone having idle funds or to those who are not
X receiving the full earning power of their money. The Debentures are
z the direct obligation of this company, are negotiable, and are further
secured by First Mortgages on improved Real Estate, worth double the
X amount of the Debenture. We invite your attention.
Superior Trust
1 HANCOCK. MICH.
Capital and Surplus, $200,000.60.
J DIRECTORS-Jacob Baer, Henry L. Baer, Charles Briggs, Jo-
' . seph Bosch, James Chynoweth, Gordon R. Campbell, John D.
X - Cuddihy, Leasing. Karger, Norman W. Haire, Charles L. Law
T ton, Swaby L. Lawton, James Mercer, Allen F. Rees, Louis H. .
Richardson, George Ruppe, Thomas Whittle, Ferdinand Wieber,
X Charles A. Wright.
C. A. ' WlCIOIlT.PresIflent JACOB ISABIC, Vice President
M. C. GETCIIELL, Sec'y and Traurer.
L'ANSE
i Livery and Sales J
stable:
f Delore i. Menard, Prop. 1
Black Team tod Hearse in Connection
' TELEPHONE.
I 'BUS TO ALL TRAINS, t
Guides Furnished For Fishing
'. - Parties.
t EMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN t
CONNECTION.: v
MASON & O'CONNOR
Attorneys and Counselors
at Law.
L'ANSE, MICHIGAN.
Candy, Popcorn
and Nuts, Skates.
Books, Fancy Crepe
Paper, Stationery,
Cut Glass, Japanese
China, Silverware j 1
Perfumes, Etc.
L'ANSE, MICH.
"Halcyon Days.".
The expression "halcyon days" has
been handed down to us from the an-'
clent Sicilians. They flrmJy believed
in an old legend that during the seven
days preceding and the seven follow
ing the winter solstice (December 21)
the halcyon, or kingfisher, brooded
over her youcg In a nest afloat oa
the surface of the water, and that dur
ing these 14 days the -seas would be
calm and safe for the mariner. Heno
the nme - "Halcyon Days,'.' when, ac
coring, to Milton, "Birds .of color aat
brooding on the charmed wave."
. : Vlllaae Gossip.
sTi Squirt Whetstone considerate of
dumb animals " ;
"I don't know how he, treats ' 'n."
answered 81 8lmllng. "But he ctrtslrJ.
ly speaks mighty kind of 'em .wbea
he's englneerln' a boss trader
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