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fAYtSW O RTñ^S i ™ C CSTORE Gresham’s Busy, Progressive Store Kuppenheimer Suits Boys’ Suits K n ic k e rb o c k e r a n d w ith tw o p a irs of p a n ts $ 3 .5 0 to $ 5 Smoking Jackets $ T 5 0 , $4 a n d $> Bath Robes Useful Articles for Christm as $3 to $6 in eleg a n t v arie ty Ladies’ House Slippers TO BE FOUND AT OUR STORE in g ra y . ta n . re d b lu e a n d la v e n d e r, in r ib b o n a n d fu r to p « $1 to $1.50 S u sp en d ers (n eatly put up in b oxes), Fancy H an d k erch iefs, Stand C overs D resser Scarfs, F ancy B oxes o f W riting Paper P ock et K nives, Etc., Etc. Wc carry q u ite a variety of Kill Body D lissftl Dolls. Rai; Dolls.. ( 'loWII Dolls Dolls ami small Risque Dolls KID BODY D o l.E S . a ' 25, 30, 50, 75, 83c, $1.25 D R E SSE D DOLLS, at 9. 25, 50c, $1.25, $2.00 A good asso rtm en t of GLOW S’ D o |,l,S at 13c | ‘i ices G rocers m ixed, Ble lb. or .L ily Beans, pound 25, 50, 85 a n d $1.25 W»* carry la I ge co I la psi Me ( |O-< 'A RTS at $1.25 These Go t 'a r t s a te neat ami will suit q u ite a h u g e girl 3 lbs fo r I ll 25c ( ream , m ixed, pound W alnuts, pound P ean u ts, pound 2.5c 20c THE BED GROSS SEAL COMES FROM NORWAY □ \V d id th e lie d <’ r<»s«i C h ris tin a s seal «»ruinate?” is a «piestion th a t is b*»ing a ':«•«! by m an y d ir in g th is l»Hil«lay season, v hen mil« l. 'iis <*f the*«* s tb k e rs are b«uiig s«»ld I e v e r tile I ' l i i h t l S t:ite < I • .h lo o b ltd * . tie* w e ll k n o w n s e ria l w o rk e r o f New Y ork, and to M j* * E m ily I* Bis •♦II. llu* e iie ru e tr *»«•<-ret a ry o f til«* I e la w a re lie«! Cross so h*tv. jo in tly («dongs th e honor o f o rig in a tin g <»tir • M iie r i ••all B e d Cross C h ris tm a s seal. in R*>9 M r I tiis ' in te re s t w . s a re a * e<l by fie* re c ip t o f a C h ris tm a s til h e r u ’osi> s ta m p on a le tte r fro m N o r w ay lie jn il.li-.h e d i a rt f i e about th is q u e e r l«N»kiujx at a n ip h i th e «bit- look a iid .siiuuesle«l some p « '< M » ' uses fo r it in t i l ’ s ( ( . iin t r y M iss B isse ll at • »!»«•• saw an o p im r t u iiit \ here a n il pre ¡» rile d a sta m p , fro m th e sale o f w h i Ii h«*r s . m b u y r e a liz e d s .’ ». ih .< i fu r tu b e rc u insis w«c*k So E n |•: o-s»«d w a < she w ith th is sue« ess th a t she i l i d l l i ♦•«! th e A in e ri« ;in Bed Cr«»** to ta ke up the sale in I'.wis un a n a t; »mil basis W ith ver> lif t «• o rg a n iz a tio n and w ith h a rd ly any a tte m p t at « a re fu l ad v e rtis in g . the 'a le th a t y e a r b ro u g h t in «»ver >51.'C. « mmi fo r a n ti tnla*r<*ul«»sis w o rk in v a rio u s p a rts o f th e I id le d States. In I’.Mib w ith m ore o rg a n iz a tio n . tin* sab* was ih<Teus«*d to >23 h ,« mmi a nd in I'.»P» to u e a rtv s . ; p », o « h ». Last .w a r 1 be s | h in» r«*is»».| t«» s .’ U'K u m *». nr rk*>.«MHi.«MN» <<eals W h ile o u r o w n lie d Cro*< seal dates back 0111) fo u r years. ••« b a rity sta m p s." fro m w h ic h th is idea o rig in a lly spra n g , go back to lM»rj. w hen - H ila ry fa ir s ta in , s " w e r e f i r s t I1S« h | in Boston to raise m oney fo r th e «are o f so ld ie rs w ounded during* th e « iv ii w a r N e -rl) .< 1 .« hmi < mmi was raised in th is w a v d r.r lu g 1 he years )•«*,*j r,, jsiv , A fte r th e w a r th is m ethod o f ra is in g m oney was dis. <»ntinue«| h i th is c<»un tr y f o r a g e n e ra tio n , a lth o u g h it fo u n d vogue in P o rtu g a l. S w itz e rla n d . Aus tr.a . Cram e. Spain. D e n m a rk . N o rw a y. ItU4sin. Sweden a m i o th e r European c o u n trie s T h e re are now h u n d re d s o f d iffe re n t tyf»es o f « b a rity stnmi»s lifted in a ll p a rts o f th e w o rld , as m any as fo r ty being used in A m ere a fo r c h ild re n 's h o s p ita ls alone S tam ps o r seals w e re firs t used to get m oney fo r the a n ti -tulw r« ul«»*is cru •a d e in N o rw a y and Sweden In li*M H J FIRST CHRISTMAS FEAST.l T h e firs t f«»n*t to be ce le b ra te d on I»«« 25 was «established by Corninodus. e m p e ro r o f Born«*, w h o reigned ab o ut 1ST» ye a rs a fte r th«» b ir th o f C h ris t. A fte r th a t th e re an* m any references in h is to iv to m ee tin g s o f th e new s«s.-t «ailed C h r is t¡.1 ns, w h o gather«*d on th is d a \ to < «»lehrate th«* b ir th o f th«* «¡m i ll . u It is n«»t u n til a c e n tu ry a fte r tin * tim e o f «'om m odus th a t w e fin d a p a rtio u l.T re fe ie m »» to th«* p e rse cu tio n * t tin* « 'h rB tia n s u n d e rw e n t at th«* h i n d s . i f t h e pagan em perors, c u lm in a t ing In a C h ris tm a s «fay m assacre W hen Bom»» w as no lo n g e r a pagan <f it«* th«* feast began t«» I«» eef<*brat«sl 'ii ( ’lir ls tla n s tyle . a m i those w h o ole <«*n « «1 th e b ir th «»f « I • st in thus«* d a )s Ed *0 in w :<fe!\ *«*pnrat»*«l c o u n trie s f ’ “ ' G ent'! Dt w id e V d iffe re n t P«* • •(' i i i n e am i ?«• «••»rd in g I-» no set nr« »grain T h e an le n t* agr«*«s| on «»11«* f i l i n g . h-> v e v e r th a t th e f«*sflvn! com u.«i .... tin g th e b ir th o f C h ris t should be th e m o s t m.n g ti i (l»-«*nt o f th e ye a r In some • u s e s it w a s ke p t Up fo r «lays v A Mistletoe R om ance | A S T n ig h t I w e n t to c a ll on E u la lia , j ( T h a t Is, • x«-» (»tints lm o g « n e a n d C la re ). A m i ms h» 1 «n m ln g d o w n 1 «lid a w a it 1 F p e d . low h a n g in g fr o m th e c h a n d e lie r, A s p r ig o f » »rig h iso tn e h o lly a l! a g lo w . \ \ hi« ti h u l! e.»m e a le d a b r ig h t, c o n tr a s t* mg spray 1 I. k jew ■ 1 w it h H ie p --s rls o f m is tle to e . T i e n s u d d e n ly r e - i. lv e I-.tpe-d to m y m in d . A w ild r< so lv e a m i one efljpr» n e ly b o ld — T o w it. th a t th o u g h I d k n o w n l a r b u t six ye a rs. I f she s h o u ld c h a n c e b e n e a th t h a t c h a n d e lle r T o pau se I s h o u ld a t once a s s e rt th e rig h t. a n cle • t r i g h t o f jc h i m «’ h r is tm a s tid e . A i l s tr iv e to k is s h e r Ix>. th e m a id e n cam e. . h w« :» .,,ne s n n le a n d o u ts tr e tc h e d g la d < lm g h a n d . T o w h e r e I s to o d e x p e c t a n t She sd- Ths ic-us a n d «‘- r e n e s h e stoo»l i th e s h in in g m is tle to e . Ith tr» ■ da : • ■ m h e a rt. P» Ige u n to m y s e lf a n d 'lid T d a r . n g deed. .». • ' «» • ts fo llo w e d , th e n W h H e s ta r tle d she s * 'u g h t re fu g e In m y joy. fo r th e n fr o m u n d e r n e a th A d a c e n p o r t h e r l i t t l e b r o t h e r c ra w le d A n d c r ie d : S a y. sis. I to ld y o u so. y o u know I bet he d b ite Pay up - R u t q u ic k she R ut Him by th e e a r u n to th e d<*»r «nd o u t t I d th e know d o I c a re g ag e d r a s 'S l fo r m ean* such I do not t h in g s —I m en A n U n f o r t u n a t e O v e r s ig h t . ‘ B le ss r r e " s a id th e thou gh t'« M ift m a n . •‘ Is n t th is n n p te -« e e n t‘ I haven't b u .e ’it • > m other-in-law A s in g le C h r is tm a s p re s e n t e o lille i I im i that We ih ) Suspenders, A rm bands, an d G arters and com binations of th e sam e w ith neckties, in beautiful holiday boxes of holly and b u rn t w ork in fancy designs. lu t i wc <-1111 irive von a Y o u r c h o ic e ra n g e w ill be p r a c t i c a lly u n lim ite d , i t is n o t a case a t tlo * L iv e S to re o f b»*iug abb* to p u r chase o n ly ot*»* m o d e l at th is r e m a r k a b le prie»*, It is r a t h e r a cast* o f an u n re s t r ie te ii c b o ir i a lw a y s . i f you lo iie v i* ¡11 tin * e y e test as tin* best p ro o f o f a g a rm e n t's s u it a b ilit y to y o u r n 11 n it 1 lio n * s. com»* in to ila y o r any o tlu r d a y th is w e e k a nd go o v e r t liis <*lotb(*s q u e s lio n w ith us. S lip in to tit»* s u it ot y o u r c h o ic e and p ro v e to y o u r o w n e n tir e sat is ia e t io n t h tit it is tIt»* on* t o r > on. THE CHRIST CHILD'S MANGER. An A n c ie n t C h ristm a s Custom . On«* o f th e «»I'Si -t iu l fo r i-«»iituri«*s «»tic «if th«* m ost |M>j»nlar o f n il « 'h ris t mns i»s.tg«*s |s flit* H inging t»f « h rls tiiiu s « nm ls by parti«-* o f « b ild re n o r <»f yo u n g tu«*n and w»»m«*n. w h o g«» alwuit fro m bntifte f«» l»«»n*«* fo r th a t pnrj»«»'«- being e v e ry w h e re b«*:irtily welc<»m«*«| Dial te n ,» |»-«l w ith r .n«-y and « lit -1 rn a s good cb»*er T h is custom is s t ill la rg e ly observed In E n g la n d , p a rtic u la r ly In th e c o u n try d l« tric ta I K in d red s sh a p e s a n d sh a d es. I h ey m a k e v ery a c c e p tih le p re s e n ts fo r th e m e n a n d hoys. 2 5 c a n d 5 0 c 1 1 .v iv o f K u p { « m it r it i* * u> ilo 1 -la in i liia t in K u p p e iitie ln io r C lo tlK H ui* I in yo u b o lte r s ty le , lie iie r q u a lity a m i .t g re a t* r d e g re e o t sat 1st net to il t o r y o u r (2 u tu t th a n y o u eaa po.-M bly se* u re e ls e w h e re . 10»' P re tty h u t Obsolescent F ea tu re of the L a tin C h ristm a s. A ll t l i i ' uk:li ilu * lia ii.-in and liu n g n ria n «piai t c is in N«‘ w Y«n k c ity may ht lo iin il ir.u« 's <>: tip* m a im e r at « 'liim t mas tim e T he Ita lia n s c a ll it llu* ••preseph».” w h ich un*ans iiuing«*r; th e I I u n garia ,.s llu - "B«*lhl«*hclii I'lie uuimrei* is n il e\<-«*«Mlingly old and lu te i i s tin g d e vo tio n in th«* < atholh* «•«Hintt ics o f s o iitIi Europe. St E rancis ■ I • wag i" in id 11S2. 11 tr o bicc.l it in i » Ita ly , and it Is *1111 tin* sign o f C h ris tm a s in so u th Ita ly , as in iid i a* indi.\ in tin* w in d o w s is th e i.’ ii «d it in Now \ o ik It is not m a in y«*at’s since a « a ip c n tc r co u ld m t be had fo r w«»«*l.s hetnre C h ris tm a s in N a ples o r Borne T he y w«*r«* a ll busy put tin g up m angers in iln * houses o f th<* q u a lity , w h ile til«* po o re r fo lk w are busy fa b ric a tin g th e ir ow n T h is «I’la iiit «»Id d v o tio u is fa ilin g o u t o f tin* c itie s o f th«» m a in la n d , but in co n s e rv a tiv e S h 'ily it rem a in s in fu ll for«’«* Ev« ry fa m ily t here * t il l er«*« ts its I resejiio s »mo tim e fro m tin* 1st to tin lo th «»f 1 »«•«•eiiilwr It Is not a m anger r.loiie. b u t a w hoi«* m o u n ta in side, made o f th«* rough, fle x ib le b a rk o f th«» cork tree Beaks a nd crag s and precipices u lx iu tu l. w ith w in d in g tr a ils , houses and castles o f <*<>lor«*<l ca rd b o a rds, fo r «•'ts o f e vergreen tw ig s a n d som etim es tin y |»ip«*s to fu rn is h bnw iks and lak«*s In tin* c e n te r is th e g ro tto , w ith th«* holy fa m ily w ith 11. s u rro u m b s l by the ca ttle . A sky o f bln«* p a p er is stret« h- «•d nl»ove. w ith file s ta r o f lle th le ln o i U| m » ii it. f h er til«* h ills eon»«* shefiherdft be 1,•ing g ifts to tlo* In fa n t, a m i th o u g h they u re in S ic ilia n co stu m e and c a rry g(Mn| S ic ilia n che«’se and w in e upon tln *ir «tonkeys. they a re a ll th«* m«»re inter«*st ng fo r th a t S o m e tim e * the preseplo fills o n ly n ctuaier. sonietia»«** th e w led«* side o f a room . a«,c«»r<liug to th«* mennft «»f th e fa m ily I t is k«*jd .w a r a fte r y e a r un t i l w o rn out. but it i'.s*«ls to lie frosh - <*n«s| up ea< Ii .rear, a lw a y s a w elcom e ta sk to th e m o th e r and d a u g h te rs o f th e holKe I i* $2 ,ì.0 a o r «;tu an s a il f o r (2 n ,n o , lo it W hy Pay More than W e A sk? t t h is claim 25c 15c < h o eo h ltes. p o u n d 13 ’I bis \\ i 1 k we ai r m akiiig a s|>, «•¡al appeal fa r tlic p a llo n a i;' o f tlir man witli $ 1 5 .(MI n r -kJII.IMI tu spemi lu i'a fall sull or oviTcimt. a t S p e c ia l P r ic e s Von can find alm ost any size DOLL BUGGY at ou r store. Neckwear C < j| > y u * ¡ !j ' Christmas Candies a n d Nuts Doll Buggies A \ \ o m e n a n d C h ild re n in co lo rs. G re y , R e d , M a r o o n a n n W h ite, p ric e d front $ 1 ,0 0 $ 6 .0 0 .lust to give you tin idea of some of the T oys we c a rry , including Iron Toys, Hook and L a d d e r Eire W agons, E ngine and G ars. Iron Dump ('a rts . M eehanietd B illiard Play its . I lords Rolling Bells, Pianos. si'Vil'.'ll sizes; Ten Sets. P ic tu re Books. Linen Books, T insel, T e d dy Bears. Wooly Dogs, Dominoes, W ooden Blocks and m any o th e r Toys Von will timl o u r lin r of Dolls most com Black a n d I a n le a th e rs fot $ 1 . 0 0 to $ 1 .7 5 Sweaters for Men Toys Dolls plete. Dolls Men’s Slippers In Shoes in Style and Q u a lity Aylsworth’s A ylsw orth’s Or.* T ' h * Y u '.* •Im ltlis tn in • ln E» -• i .1 • d'*dii’ i'.e • u ug e f !'«.• * e sacred *• Tiikl w b l • li \ et re t B rita in . ■ ' d R.Wi l "T h e re f D '\ .1 nd s« ln»«»l It c p o r t < a rd s . T in* O u tlo o k lia s on h a n d p rin te d 1 ,1 s c h o o l r e p o r t c a rd s w ith <-nvelnpes 1 ’Vbc«d j n un«* Is b< ilt " l* ,l 1 . Mres of t^c Y ule l_ . h e r Face. ■ t" i\ m flin t w«»nuinS «• m.tde it 11; an* a neat card, printed on fin e st b r is to l. v e ry c o m p le te and ♦ r v in a bb S ent p r o m p tly by m a il I ’ l l • •» 2 ’ a«* ea ch , c o m p le te . O xer Io n . 2c « a« h. P o a ta x e a d d itio n a l, ’»<• f o r < a« ii 25. rii»* n u m b e r «»f w o m e n w age e a rn - « rs in (»«•rm any is n o w la r g e r th a n in a n y o t h e r E u ro p e a n c o u n tr y < r o u p a n d < o u g li lt«*in«*l>. i'r o u p is a t e r r ib le <llH«as«*. It at ta c k s < h lld r e ti so s u d d e n ly th e y .are \ « r . a p t to c h o k e u n le s s g iv e n th« prop« r re m e d y at on« «*. T h e re is n o th in g b e tte r In th e w o r ld th a n l>r K in g s N ew B la c o v e ry . L e w is C h a m b e rla in , o f M a n c h e s te r, O h io , w rite s a b o u t Ids c h ild r e n : " S o m e tim e s In ,-e\« re atta« ks we w«*re a fr a id th e ) w o u ld d ie , b u t sine»' we p ro v e d w hat a c e rta in re m e d y O r. K in g 's New h is «•<»V( ry is, w« h ave no fe a r W c r«*J) on it f o r « ro u p , e o tig h s a n d co ld s So can yo u . f»nc a n d >1 «»•». \ )» t.b s h o u ld I»«* In e v e r) : i’»n •. \ t a ll « Irtig g is ts . II. E. Iltic .i.« i A: Co., P h ila d e lp h ia , St. ,j<»:tis. We Wish you all a Merry Xmas Specials for Holiday Trade Glassware Roth «. I p ii p re tty p a tten and uistin»; n f Wi tie«. T um b le r htaOdft, P mk I ,1k ■». n i - »«l»pl'G P in t p'G 10c a n d p in t r a n 10, 16 a n d 25c 26c 20c 20c 25c «rr*. mined. Ml W ill i-ie te n t v e ty Fancy Groceries IV. iiK M ie r a t IM e k lft HW«*el « n d O i l i Iw ii» . O fttl-ft, I l<N, in 15c < *r«ri- Mtupi«* Santa Claus Goods Th*»*«»« w *• iia v a m a rk»'« l d o w n t«» alm «»ftt h a l f prie»«. Tit*»«»* tr»» I m »|| n In c h in a w it h c i o t t i iMMtlea, K i« l ix e ty O o lla an»l I »»»Il IIea<1a. <b«n » - I ’ietur»« R..«»k»« in p a - i»« i :in«t Un»-ri. T ' t n e ts Rr«H»rna, I ( in iin c i » 1‘a in * H» t* . I ’ upM an«t h a u * »«la, M u g a . H «id » hn g Klo« ka. IP ’I i v «> * « T«*»» « in i <’ «»ffm— W c a re g iv in g » X « * rp tin fG illy g"«»«! valu«* « R«- g» ns* U up Mi«’»» 14 |t*M «1.00 T o G»ve and R eceive. '• T • m o re p b -a s a n t to g,\#» th a n to get.” w as ones B v a w o r t h y p h . lc e - T b r r « ” d W h o - v e r e a p e rle n n e d t h * ««f th e m a n Who it r’ hriatm s« cooes ».Gt stead W h a t’s In a Na r e C h rir’ • by any other ngme Would pi »h your aalary Just the same Nice Line of S tatio n ery in Boxes an d Tablets PERCOLA I LRS w o rth $4 («0 to $ 4 >U at U A t. 175 BRAGG & DUNCAN PHONE 17x1