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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1914)
Christmas Seal I Home Visitors' Of 1914 Now that the Holiday Season is close at hand, we want to call your attention to our nice line of use ful gifts for your family and friends, an assortment that will help you make shopping easy. Waist patterns, dress patterns, kimonas, in endless variety and prices. We have just received a shipment of the famous "Pri8cillia" Electric Irons, an iron with a record at $3.00. These are put up in fancy boxes and make a splendid gift. Wool Blanket . 72xi)() at $7.00 Wool Blanket (18x84 at 5.00 Wool Knap 66x80 at 3.00 Sweaters, all sizes each 50c to 3.50 Beacon Blanket Robes each $1.98 to 3.98 Beacon Blanket Kimonas each 1.48 to 2.48 Jap Silk Smoking Jackets big line at 5.00 Lounging Robes small line at 2.48 to 4.00 Fur Sets at 2.50 to 25.00 I'm Mi. in at 1.00 to 10.50 Fur Scarfs at 1.00 to 8.50 Table Linen Sets at 2.25 to 18.00 Table Linens at 2.00 to 5.00 Lunch Sets at 1.50 to 500 Lunch (Moths at 1.50 to 3.50 Drawn Work endless variety at .50 to 3.00 Kid (Jloyes all colors and sizes at 1.00 to 2.50 Kid (ilovcs elbow lengths at 3.50 "Inaermll Watches," there is a watch that is known all over the world as the watch that made the dollar famous. If you want to gladden the heart of a boy buy him a watch. We have all the different styles made Yankee Yankee Eclipse Eclipse Eclipse Junior Junior Midget Midget nickle gun metal nickle gun metal gilt nickle gun metal nickle wrist watch at watch at watch at watch at watch at watch at watch at watch at watch at 1.00 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.50 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.50 ONTARIO om:.o R a d e r ' s T II I BUSY STORK ONTARIO OREGON m WE THANK OUR CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR HOLIDAY PATRONAGE 10hu Vict uu Substantial Christmas irredenta Chatting Dishes, CotYtt 1'eivolators, Klectric Percolators, Electric Irons and Toasters. IWki't knives, Scissors and Shears, Aluminum Ware, Safety Razors. Manicuring Sets. TtKii Seta. We have everything in our line from a Buck Saw to a Majestic Range ONTARIO HARDWARE COMPANY THK executive rotntnlttee of thf Amertcnn Met! Cross miprovwl the design for On- DM 4 llel Cross Chrlstmns senl. to villi throiiKlxiut Mih United Stntea rtnr liiK tlii yeiir's luiililiiy season to hlt) in the war mi tuberculosis. A illfTereiit design for this stamp ta adopted every year The HI 14 stamp U In iulitly colored, with red and green predominating. It la taken up al'noat entirely by the ruddy face of 8hiiI.ii CIiiiib. The background, m vivid green, repreaeuta part of a Chrlsfmas tree. At the upper comer are red croaaes. At tbe bottom on an unrolled scroll are the greeting "Merry Chrlat maa " and "Happy New Year." The legend "American Ked Croaa" and "1014" appear. Instead of an oblong deaign. aa naw during the 1013 riirlMtinaa aeaaon, tbe i : 1 1 atatnp la aquara. The Red Croaa anti-tuhercnloala Chtiatmaa aeal tlrat wns ttaed hv the American Ked Croaa aa a national bodT lu i! im. Since then over ii.rJUU.000 haa been rataed througb the aale of these stumps at Chrlatmaa lime In tbe cn miile agalnat tutiercnloala. Laat Chrlat maa over 40.000.000 of the atampa were aold In the Halted suite. The ited Croaa Chrlatmaa aeal waa first uaed hy the Delaware cliupur of the Ked Croaa In 11107 at the In.lauce of the secretary of that chapter. Mlaa Kmll P, Blaaell. and the national organization took It up the followlug year. The tar of Bethlehem. This old sobbing world of oura ta one rear older than It waa wben tbe last Christinas carol waa chanted. It baa had another twelvemonth of expert-mi-ills and of experience, of advance ment on many llnea of human research and acquisition Hut it haa not out grown Jesus Christ I'or htm It tut -discovered un substitute. Tbe star o' Iteihiehem Is the only star thai never seta Jeatia Christ alone can satisfy ill human necessities and the loftiest of 'inn. un Inaplratlona. Chrlstlaultv la the only universal religion, the only one adapted to all agea of life, to all human cundltiona, to all racea and all nationalities Other lights have arisen, waned and vauMn-n forever, t'he (ireek mythology a .i. utterly shaken to ruin as ta own - ndhl I'si-theuou The chief reHinim of Asia lirahinan ljt 1. Buddhist Hiol Moslem all are ni Med ami Iihp ., iio-y are all tuorlbumt While the in ii-e no Inroads on Chris thinlty, t'o i-ilglnn of Bethlehem and Cuivan in.ii.i-H constant Inroada upon them t he syateius of error whlt-h I'ain ii eler fought Have vaulshe'l out of sluhL and the whole east Is 'Hlt'hlug gl'iup-es ajf the star that nrst 'itm-i nier .Imleit s sk. III "I'lllllllil iiiiiiouh M'sMt lella. and - nan trusted ills gosiMl of salvation to the Mai powerful races mi the globe. Itev Theodore L Cu.vlor. D. D. The Messaqe of the Bells. The Christmas '! !- are ringing. Id e'erv neallug note the' spy to the iXHir: "Jesus was with you. Re chose to -hue your tut bs-uusc It was that of the majorltv. In aM that you have to bear yon are a brother to Jesus Christ." Christ never took on his blessed lips tbe philosopher's cant. He never sold that misery, poverty, dls ease ami death were nutural result of a divine law Thev were as un in fni 1 1 us hateful Hut for them an he hus a reniedv. "That ye love one another as t imv iuvvU you" Hlabup I .'hooey. Oh, tender tale of old. Live m thy dear i mown I God's smile waa in the dark behold That way his host came down. Light up, great God, thy word, Make the blest meaning strong, Aa ii our ears, indeed, had heard The glory oi their song. It was so far away, But thou couldst make it near, And all its living might display And cry to it. "Be here I" Here, in the unresting town, As once remote to them Who heard it when the heavens came down On pastoral Bethlehem. It was so long ago. But God can mke it now And, as with that sweet overthrow. Our empty hearts endow. Take, Lord, those words outworn; Oh, make them new for aye; Speak "Unto you a child is bom," 1 oday, today, today. Jean Ingelow. Oh, Tender Tale ij Of Old 1 W7 Excursions EAST Via Union Pacific System Very low round trip fares from Ore gon Short Line points to Denver, Kan sas City, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Chi cago, St. Paul and many other points. Tickets on Sale: October 24, Nov. 21, 23, December 19 and 22. Limit three months from date of sale See any Oregon Short Line agent for rates and further particulars. SAVING TIME ky TELEPHONE finbf Means Not Only Time But Money. Do you ever consider how long it takes to travel the distance from your house to ilv Doctor and Merchant and what time you save by telephoniiijV If your time is worth anything, you cannot afford to be without a Telephone. Malheur Home Telephone Co. 1D OJ& PATROl am r V - . -aA gsf. fo!MJKVJI rislftas THE CARTER HOUSE H. C. WHITWORTH, Proprietor ONTAKIO. OKEGON RIGHT ON THE MINUTE No time wasted in wait ing for rigs from the Ontario Livery. Our service is promptness itself, and our horses and carriages are equal in appearance to the best private outfits. Vehic les clean, comfortable and easy going, and horses of the kind that get there. The Ontario Livery, G- ftMNftm Ontario, Oregon r I Wm. McBratney 1 rUNERAL DIRECTOR And LICENSED EMBALMER f g Calls Answered Promptly Day or Night 8 Day jnJ Night 'Pnones licensed In Idaho & Oregon 0 4 t a riMTAPin r.pi?nrir a oft00i aaaaas.afcfc&oaafcaafcaa