V o l . 3 8 . G i l b o a , S c h o h a r i e C o u n t y , N Y . , D e c . 1 6 , 1 9 1 5 N o I T

H o m e a n d V i c i n i t y

Born, in Huntersfifld, on Tuesday of th is w eek, to Mr. a n d M rs. C y ril Thoringfcon, a d a u g h te r .

M iss H a tt ie S tev en s w as ta k e n q u ite ill S u n d a y n ig h t an d is s till u n d e r the care of D r. B illings.

C hicago lias been se lec ted by th e R ep u b lican N a tio n a l co im n itte s as tlie m ee tin g p lace of th e 1916 R e­p u b lican N a tio n a l conven tion to be he ld J u n e 7, one w eek before th e D em o cra tic co n v en tio n in S t. L ou is.

P ro p e rty ow ners w ho have h y ­d ra n ts a long th e ir w a lk s sho u ld c lea r aw ay the snow a ro u n d th em I t is a m a tte r of but a lev m in u te s w ork and would bem fit an d p ro ­te c t th e v illag e sho u ld a fire b reak ou t.

T he sto res in G ilboa liave a ssu m ­ed th e ir ho lid ay dress and a n ice s to ck of C h ris tm a s goods a re to be found here . Do y o u r sh o p p in g e a r ­ly if you w an t to get th e b est. T he snow has g lad d en ed th e h e a r ts of th e m e rc h an ts as a w h ite C h ris t­m as h e ig h ten s the C h ris tm a s sp ir it.

O rra C a in ’s house cam e p re tty n early going up in sm oke la s t F r i­d ay a fte rn o o n . M rs. C ain h e a rd a c ra ck lin g In th e s i tt in g room a n d as she e n te red tlie room she w as con­fron ted w ith a dense co lum n of sm oke a n d th e p a p e r an d la th a ro u n d th e ch im n ey w as b u rn in g m errily . S he a t once ca lled to M r. C ain an d th e h ired m an , w ho w ith th e a id of a few p a ils of w a ter, soon e x tin g u ish ­ed th e fire before m u ch d am ag e w as done.

T he 15th of th is m o n th T he F ir s t N a tio n a l B an k of G rand G orge, N . Y ., paid to the 1915 m em b ers of th e ir C h ris tm a s C lub th e su m ' of Two T h o u san d F iv e H u n d re d D o lla rs . T h e C h ris tm as C lub for 1916 w ill op­en D ecem ber 20th an d w ill lem a in opeu fo r new m em b er u n til J a n u a ry 22nd, 1916. I t m ay in te re s t th e fr ien d s a n d dep o sito rs of th is bank to know th a t i t is ju s t closing the m ost p rosperous y e a r in its h is to ry . See th e ir a d v e r tise m e n t e lsew here.

T he firs t b ig snow s to rm of the season a rriv e d in G ilboa M onday

H o m e R e c o r d . West Conesville.

N. B. Rogers is very poorly a t thisM ake p ro v is io n '’fo r n e x t C h ris t- j w ritin g w ith h e a r t tro u b le ,

m as by jo in in g th e G ra n d G orge B a n k ’s C h ris tm a s C lub. T hey tell a ll about i t In th e ir adv .

E a r th is covered w ith a b o u t tw en ty inches of th e b eau tifu l. Old B oreas got busy T uesday an d pBed i t in to h u g e d r if ts an d th e re is no g e ttin g a n y w h e re ’s. N e ith e r c a r r ie r on the ru ra l ro u tes a re ab le to m ake th e ir tr ip s an d no m a il th a t d ay reach edth e G ilboa postoffie u n til in th e ev­e n in g and th en w h a t cam e w as only local. T he roads w ere shoveled out. W ed n esd ay b u t it w ill be severa l d ay s before condition!- becom e no r­m al ag a in .

T he d rille rs w ho a re w o rk in g in W es t C onesv ille , w ill m ove th e ir e q u ip m e n t to th is p lace upon th e com ple tion of th e ir w ork in the above tow n w hich , i t is sa id , w ill be now in a few days. T hese m en a re em ployed by th e B oard of -W ater S upp ly of N ew Y ork city, an d it is said will be here tbe most of th ew in ter m aking, te sts in th e v ic in ityof th e possib le location of th e big dam . A p u m p in g s ta tio n is being e rec ted on Milo W a rn e r’s flat. T he o th e r d rille rs who a re em ployed by

-a S c ran to n firm , h av e th e ir w ork n e a rly done an d p ro b ab ly w ill no t be here m ore th a n a week ye t.

M rs. L ovisa G riflin , one of our o ld est and h ig h ly esteem ed resi­d en ts , d ie d 'a t the hom e of h e r g rand d a u g h te r , M rs. L ean d e r Cole, la s t F r id a y afte rnoon . T he deceased w as born in th is tow n a n a sp en t her e n tire life here. U n til a couple ofy ea rs ago she k ep t h e r hom e in th is v illag e , b u t as th e hand of T im e be­gan to s it h eav ily upon her, she took up h e r hom e w ith M rs. Cole who w as u n tir in g in h e r efforts to m ake th is aged la d y ’s la s t days h appy and p eace fu l. The fu n e ra l w as held T u esd ay and b u ria l w g sm ad e in th e fam ily p lo t in the G ilboa R ura l cem e te ry . M rs. Cole of th is p lace and M iss G lenn ie Griffin of New Y o rk c ity a re th e n ea res t re la tives le f t to m ourn th is good w om an’s d e a th .

T im ely H int on O ver-E atin g . ]B ig d in n e rs cause d is tu rb ed diges

tio n s T he s to m ach and bowels sh ­ould n o t be clogged w ith undigested po isonous w aste m a tte r F o ley C a­th a r t ic T ab le ts re liev e d is tress a f­te r ea tin g , stop be lch ing , ban ishb loa tin g and gas on stom ach , regu ­la te th e bow els, sw eeten ' th e s to m ­ach an d tone up th e liv e r. L. A. W yckoff.

F O R S A L E —1 1-2 tons of choice sarly c u t h ay . I do g rin d in g every S a tu rd ay a t 6c p e r bushel, corn in ;be ear, 12c for every 70 pounds. S e n ry B lodgett, W es t C onesville,sr. y .

F U R N IS H E D ROOM S TO L E T . Inqu ire of Lnm an H ildreth , G ilboa

T he M isses N ao m i a n d M ary Cole of M ackey sp en t th e w eek end in th is v illage g u ests of M r. a n d M rs. F ra n k S ack rid e r.

E l lsw o r th R ey n o ld s of F le isc h ­m a n n s h as had a v a lu a b le Sco tch co llie dog a t D r. W h e e le r’s in S tam ­fo rd for tre a tm e n t a n d la s t W ed ­n e sd a y th e a n im a l s tra y e d aw ay . M r. R eyno lds w as in th is v illag e on S u n d a y an d le f t a d e sc rip tio n of the dog w ith M iss V e lja L ay m o n , o u r local te lep h o n e o p e ra to r, and re­q u es ted h e r to ca ll up th e n e ig h b o r­in g co m m u n ity an d lo cate th e dog if possib le . T h is M iss L aym on d id M onday m o rn in g an d th e an im a l w as found a t M orse V a n L o a n ’s in C onesville . M iss L ay m o n w as no t long in g e ttin g in co m m u n icatio n w ith M r. R ey n o ld s w h o a rr iv e d h ere in th e a fte rnoon an d c la im ed the dog. H e gave M iss L ay m o n a five d o lla r bill.

M rs. N ew ell M ille r of D av en p o rt w as bi o u g h t to th e hom e of M r. aud M rs. H a rm o n B u el S u n d a y su ffe r­ing from in ju r ie s she received the n ig h t before w h ile m ilk in g . I t seem s tlid t M rs. M iller w as m ilk in g th e la s t cow au d w hile w a itin g fo r h e r to finish M r. M ille r p roceeded give the ca ttle th e ir g ra in . As he fed th e cow n e x t to th e one th a t his w ife w as.m ilk in g , h e r cow reach ed o u t fo r som e of th e g ra in an d in so do ing s lip p ed and fell h e r w hole w e ig h t on M rs. M iller. S he w as q u ick ly e x tr ic a te d from h e r perilousposition an d c a rr ie d to th e house.*1w here i t w as seen th a ts h e w as b a d ­ly in ju red a n d e a rly S u n d ay m orn - ifig-her h u sb an d p ro cu red an a u to ­m obile an d b ro u g h t h e r h e ra w b e re she is being tre a te d by D r. B illings.. H er cond ition is sai.d to be c ritic a l.

W . A. P e rc iv a l of P o rtv ille , W|»o a few y ears ago b o ugh t th e J. M attice fa rm in B len h e im a n d l%tpr c u t th e tim b e r a n d converted i t in to lu m b er, is in th is v ic in ity g e ttin g a lease on spv^ral th o u san d acres Qf lan d . ■•Mr. P e rc iv a l is from a t io i l

ties is to be found iu au d a b o u t G il­boa. H is o b jec t is to g e t th e lease of 3,500 ac res of la n d an d as m uch m ore as he cau , a n d go before cap ­ita lis ts ancl h ave th em ad v an ce th e m oney fo r p u ttin g down th e firs t w ell. I t is sa id th a t M r. P e rc iv a l’s p roposition to th e laud ow ners is th a t shou ld oil be found in p len ty th ey a re to h ave one b a r re ll o u t of every e ig h t fo r th e ir rem u n e ra tio n and a ro y a lty if gas is found .

B ounty on Porcupines.

C o u n ty T re a su re r B e tts of G reene cou n ty h a s pa id a boun ty of 25cents each on 2.600 hedgehogs and a boun­ty oil tw o w ild ca ts k illed in th a t cou n ty d u rin g th e p a s t y ea r .

K illed by Train.

T he second section of th e W est S hore tra in d u e in C a tsk ill a t 1:35 Saturday a fte rn o o n c rash ed in to a Ford c a r in w hich M ichael M attu in - ovieh and a y o u n g A u s tr ia n w ere rid ing . M a ttu tin o v ic h w as in s ta n t­ly k illed , h is sk u ll be ing c rushed and h is body m an g led , b u t h is com ­panion w as n o t se rio u sly h u rt.

B ought A uto Truck.

R. W . H u ih e qf O neon ta h a s sold a tw o-tpn G . M. C tru c k to the P ra ttsv ille . C ream ery com pany fo r use on th e* sta te road betw een P ra ­ttsv ille a n d G rand G orge.

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Books Teachers Should Read.

Tlie T ri-C o u n ty A sso c ia tio n of School . D is tr ic t S u p e rin ten d en ts , co m p ris in g th e co un ties of O tsego, D e law are an d S ch o h a rie , has ju s t sq n t o u t a lis t ot fo u r books, w h ich a ll te ac h e rs in th e co u n ties a re rec ­om m ended to read d u rin g th e p re s ­e n t schoo l y ear. T h e books a re B ry a n t’s S to rie s to te ll C h ild ren , S m ith ’s E v o lu tio n of D odd, O’S h ea ’s E v ery d a y P io b lem s in th e C ountry Sbhool. T hese B ooks a re recom ­m ended by a sp ec ia l co m m ittee of the a ssoc ia tion ap p o in ted fo r th a t purpose.

LadiesI have received a p ack ag e of rem ­

n a n ts fo r su its , w a is ts a n d d resses arti g re a tly re d u c ed p rices. W ill h av e them on h a n d u n til D ec. 22. A nyone d e s ir in g th e se goods p lease Call an d see th em .

M rs. Jo se p h in e G ordon.

M rsi-W - C onine of P ra ttsv ille is sp en d in g a tim e w ith h e r d a u g h te r , M rs. C. N . R ic h tm y e r.

M rs. C ecil B ian d o w a n d son of H u n te r have been sp en d in g a tim e w ith h e r p a re n ts , M r. and M rs. D. J . R ogers.

M r. a n d M rs. H e n ry B a r tle y an d son, S ew ard , an d W a rd an d F lo y d B ran d sp en t th e S a b b a th w ith M r. an d M rs. W illiam M attice .

M rs. W illiam B riggs an d son Jo h n H e n ry , sp en t M onday w ith M rs. H e n ry B a r tle y .

M rs. P a u l S try k e r and d a u g h te r , M ild red , of G ilboa a re sp en d in g a tim e w ith M r. an d M rs. H a r ry S try ­k er.

Mr. a n d M rs. W illiam B rig g s and d a u g h te r , E lla , sp e n t th e S ab b a th w ith M r. an d M rs. W illiam H a r ­rin g to n .

M r. a n d M rs H . E . D av is sp en t the S a b b a th w ith M r. a n d M rs. A u ­g u s tu s P an g m an .

M iss I n a B uel has been sick w ith an a tta c k of qu inzy . D r. P ersons a tte n d e d h er.

M rs. W illiam W yckoff is on the s ick lis t.

M r. an d M rs. Iv a n H a llec k a re sp en d in g a tim e a t Coello S p e n c e r’s a t B room e C en ter.

Nelson Shaffer* h as h ad th e m is- fo itu n e to c u t h is foot rea l bad ly w ith an axe.

R ev. a n d Ntrs. F loyd B a k e r a re sp en d in g a w h ile w ith G eorge W y c ­koff’s people of F la t C reek w ho a re a il ill w ith lag rip p e .

C o u n ty ifepurt.

I t is the consenaiiMbf- opinion of a ll who have inade ^^nictice-of a t ­te n d in g th e trial -of casesin th is c o u r t ,says th it'S ltM tharieR e­p u b lican , thatrtbe ffeftt&l of alleged fac ts in the, Coonty^^QTfc now in session h a s been tbe^imost disgust- ng and revolting lp^|feo hoemory of

th e o ld e s t court m t a n d in a -

tw o Yuletide

Sentim ents

Your kindness to a poor, old lonely w idow ,, or to a child without any pne" left to love him, your posy oflflowers talc-

kindly thought to parqiits wh<T have just lost their darling daughter, your words of cheer­ful greeting to a tired serving maid, your honest hearted a t­tempt to make things easier for mother a t home—Christ said he would reckon these as gifts to himself.—Rev. Ber­nard J . Snell.

Christmas again, with its peace and good will and won­der! How our friends multi­ply and. increase in value as the day of days draws near!How the touch of human hands thrills us and the look in human eyes! To our sur­prise we are not ashamed to be good, to be kind, to be lov­ing. For this little space out of the long, selfish year weare g lad to be ou rselves. W egive freely of our love: we of­fer our labor w ithout price, and we speak kindly words th a t are ra rer fa r than rubies. Once more we take courage and let our hearts have their way, and life laughs and is glad. When Christmas comes the world suddenly grows bet­ter, sin less lovely and heaven nearer—and all because A lit­tle Boy was born In Bethle­hem. Perhaps—who knows— we might carry with us throughout the year the joy of this Christmas living.—Edwin Osgood Grover.

LUU&Hli I I I -Hi

H on ored.Clayborn, an old negro coachman of

a southern physician, was talking to another negro one day about the price of a ticket to Jacksonville. “Ah don’t know nothin’ ’bout tickets,” said Clay- born. “My boss never has no tickets for his travelin’.” “Is da t so?” asked his friend. “Why don’t he have no tickets?” “ ’Cause de railroad is jes’ proud te r tote him !” exclaimed the loy­al Clayborn.

The doctor was surgeon for the road. —New York Post.

ny ex p ress io n s oi-sy in&tethy fo r th e h ig h m in d ed j u n s ^ w i o js obliged to lis ten to th e sal**clods te s tim o n y a re h e a rd on a l l s id l# . -4-

T he c rim es bioughdCto l ig h t em ­b races a, goodly n a ^ e r ? o f th o se ca ta lo g u ed in erim i*n& ju r isp ru d ­ence—rape seem s to jj^edopainate.

A t th e tim e of goirii&fo p re s s th e t r ia l of th e case of t e o jd e ag a i­n s t E m erso n K ingjj|eba,rged w ith heinous "assault on 4^18 6 y e a r old neice, is in p rogress T h e p a r tie s re ­side n e a r G re e n b u sh /so m alVhere in th is coun ty . , T he d ilie r busiqess d isposed of is as follows?:.

Jo h n D uel, u n d e r|> o » d to keep th e peace, w as called] fcO-,the b a r of ju s tice , an d no one ap p ea rin g ag a i­n s t h im , he was d isch arg ed .

O rrin B o rs t, u n d e r in d ic tm e n t for b u rg la riz in g th e ra ilro a d d ep o t ji t th is v illage la s t S u m n er* o n a rra ig n - m e n t en tered ' a p lea df g u ilty , a n d w as sen ten ced to D tU inem ora for n o tle s s th a n one y e a r a n d th re e m on ths. f

Jo h n F itzg e ra ld , rocketed fo r I’ob- bery , confessed h is g h il t a q d w as sen t to th e E lm ira R e|o rrm atory to rem ain a t th e p leasu re - of th e offi­c ials of th a t in s titu tio n .

W illa rd K ey se r, aqfttfdw ledged to th e c o u rt th a t he hf^dlbufe w ife a t th e tim eh e m a rrie d a |& eeond , w as s e n t to D an n em o ra fS*pi,bt less th a n tw o y e a rs a n d five rn ^p th s.

Jo se p h in e H ad seB /jfrh o h a s la n ­g u ish ed in ja il s in ce la s t su m m er, w hen a rra ig n e d on a ip & tg eo f a d u l­te ry , sa id “ g u il ty ” afi^i w as se n te n ­ced to rem ain thirty qfiy! longer at th e co u n ty expense. '^|

D u ry ea M anshoeffer; ^ w h e n a r ­ra ig n e d on burglary-CpttfgA den ied tb e ch a rg e a n d h is ca^e w e n t over.

A m brose C htebegte& sajd he h a d n o t v io la ted th e exo is^ Iaw a n d h is

* ' case w e n t o v e r th e W jmJohn Nqur owned ffp that; he had

Sarfford A tk in s , e h a rg e ilw ith h a v ­in g co m m itted rape* dCnTed i t a n d his t r i a l w as 'deferred uhtil th e n e x t te rm . T h ere a re tw o more ra p e cas­es on th e c a le n d a r fo r .tria l a t th is te rm .

Republican Enrollment Heavy

Stockholders Meeting.N otice is h e reb y g iven th a t • a

m ee tin g of th e s to ck h o ld e rs of th e C onesville an d G ilboa T e lephone C om pany w ill be h e ld in th e s k im ­m in g s ta tio n in C onesv ille , N . Y ., on T u esday , J a n u a ry 4 th , 1916, fo r th e p u rpose of e lec tin g d irec to rs fo r the en su ing y e a r a n d in sp ec to rs of e lec tio n to serve a t th e n e x t a n n u a l m ee tin g and for th e tra n sa c tio n of su ch o th e r business as m a y p ro p ­e rly com e before th e m eetin g . P o lls w ill rem a in open from 11 a . in. u n ­til 12 m.

D ated D ecem ber 13, 1915.F . A . S N O W , Sec.

T he C om m issioners of E lec tio n of S ch o h arie c o u n ty h av e com pleted th e e n ro llm e n t fo r th e p re se n t y e a r w hich is as fo llow s j R ep u b lican s , 2,318; D em o cra ts , 2,iiQ9; In d e p e n d ­ence L eag u e , 14; P ro h ib itio n , 288; N a tio n a l P ro g ress iv e , 111; S ocia list, 23; b la n k , 259; vo id , 25. T o ta l5,798.

Dog Tax Pretty Stiff.

T he tow n of M id d leb u rg h a s p a id $700 d u rin g th e p a s t y e a r fo rd a m a g ­es done b y dogs to ehqep. T hese d e p re d a tio n s a re a - g r e a t H andicap to th e fa rm e rs of th a t sec tion , w ho a re engaged in sh eep ra is in g in a sm all w ay . Som e of'thefLocks h av e been n e a r ly e x te rm in a te d . T h e a f­te r effects of a ra id b y th e dogs a- m ong th e sheep a”re d isa s tro u s jn th e ex trem e , as i tr e n d e rs th e p ir tim - id an d sh y , and th e y a re n ev er as good as before- th e in v asio n . T he dog ta x . w ill be a la rg e one, m u ch g re a te r th a n in fo rm er years. The assessm en t w ill be $9 on each fe­m ale dog a n d $4 on each m a le dog; —G aze tte .

The Printers Were Shy.

The pi in te rs d id n o t seem to be a n x io u s to p u b lish th e pfcihphlet of th e p ro ceed in g s q f th e B p ard o f S u ­p erv iso rs th is y e a r , lo r,..th e re w as n o t a sing le b id fo r th e jo b . T he su p e rv iso rs d id th e i ie x t ‘b e s t th in g a n d ap p o in te d a co m m ittee co n sis t­in g of th e C h a irm a n a n d dClerk o f th e B oard o f Superviso?»-]apd Geo­rge P a rso n s o f S h a ro n , w lth a u th o r- i ty to c o n tra c t fo r, s a id p r in t in g .— R ep u b lican .

Recommencled'For Croup.W C A lle n , B o s ley , M ty J a y a ; *1

h a v e ra ise d a fa m ily o f xfbjqr ,.chil­d ren an d used F o le y ’s :Itoney- and T a r w ith a ll of thein Jb'ftnddt the b e s t cough a n d c ro u p m edicine I ev er used I used it foiwaigRt or ten y ea rs a n d can recommend i t for c ro u p ” Same aatisfactory'retqlts fo r coughs and colds ^ A^Wyc'koff

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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GRAND GORGE

Aerial Mail Service.

Aii a e r ia l m a il serv ice w ill be s ta r te d as soon as C ongress ap p ro ­p r ia te s th e neeessai'y am o u n t of m oney . A m ong th e ro u te s w ill be tw o o u t of A lbahy .

W itness for th e G overnm ent.

J . T. C la rk , b o o k -keeper fo r F . A. G u ern sey & Co., le f t for L o u isv ille , K y ., T u esd ay . H e w ill be an im ­p o rta n t w itn ess in th e U n ited S ta te s C o u rt in an ac tio n of th e P eop le vs. G eorge W . O w ens, c h a rg ed w ith h a v in g used th e U n ited S ta te s M ail fo r Im p ro p er p u rp o ses .— S ch o h arie R ep u b lican .

Found Dead in Bed.

A very~M eM ullen of Jefferso n w as found dead in h is bed la s t S aturday- m orn ing . H e lived w ith h is b ro th ­ers, B e r t a n d R ic h a rd , n e a r th e d u g w ay h ill in th e n o rth -w e s t co rn e r of th e tow n. H is age w as 52 y ears . H e h a d been in h is u su a l h e a lth .

More C ounty Highway.

E d w a rd A . B o n n ey , su p erv isin g - t h e :,3few Y p rk S ta ta

H ig h w ay D e p a r tm e n t, w ith an' a s : s is ta h t, m o to red h e re la s t T h u rsd a y going over th e p roposed S u m m it- Je ffe rso n c o u n ty h ighw ay ta k in g sam p les of rock an d g e ttin g in fo r­m a tio n in reg a rd to its c o n s tru c t­ion. T h e B o ard of S uperv iso rs h av e a u th o riz ed an im m ed ia te su rv ey and a lso th e c o n stru c tio n of th is secondsection of th e R ich m o n d v ille -S tam - ford im p ro v em en t.—C ourier.

S ta tio n A gent 47 Years*

T heodore H ill of M id d leb u rg h as com pleted 47 y e a rs of co n tin u o u s se rv ice as s ta tio n a g en t of th e M id ­d leb u rg a n d S ch o h arie ra ilro a d , w h ich w as co n stru c te d iu 1868. T he S ch o h a rie V a lley ra ilro a d , th e con­n e c tin g lin k betw een S c h o h a rie yiTT- age and Schoharie Ju n c tio n , w asb u ilt in 1867.

The Last Egyptian.

T h is is a five-ree l fe a tu re , a spec­ta c u la r m od ern d ra m a , p ic tu r in g .a s to ry in th r i l l in g scenes an d pow er­fu l d ra m a tic s i tu a t io n s ; a sen sa tio n ­a l p h o to -d ram a , com bin ing th e m y s­te rio u s a tm o sp h e re of th e O rien t, w ith th e punch of A m erican p ro d u c ­tio n a n d A m e ric an ac to rs . T he te r- riffic b a tt le in th e sec re t tre a su re ch am b er is pronounced th e g rea te sta n d m o st re a lis tic fig h t ev er seen in a m otion p ic tu re . ' T h is is th e p ro ­g ram a t th e H ip p o d ro m e fo r S a tu r ­day even ing .' D ecem b er 18.

Receives a Fancy P rice.

P e r ry M inx of S ch o h a rie re c en tly sold a fine b u ll c a lf of h is ex ce llen t h e rd of J e rse y s to a B room e co u n ty m an a n d rece iv ed fo r him in th e n e ig h b o rh o o d of one h u n d re d d o ll­a rs .

S tron g and W e ll a s E v er .'0'F red S m ith , G reen B ay, W is sa y s :

“ F o ley K id n e y P il ls co m p le te ly re ­liev ed m e of a ll so reness and pa in in th e b ack a n d I now am s tro n g a n dw ell as ev er” Cold w ea th er m ak es a c h in g jo in ts , sore m uscles , find i r ­re g u la r b la d d e r ac tio n m ore u n b e a r a b le F p ley K id n e y P ills he lp th e k id n e y s e lim in a te p a in -c au s in g po i­sons L A W yckoff

C ollector’s N otice.N o tice is h e reb y given th a t I have

receiv ed th e w a r ra n t fo r th e co llec­tion of ta x es fo r th e Town of C ones­v ille for th e y e a r 1915, and w ill re ­ceive the sam e a t 1 p e rc en t fo r the n e x t 30 d a y s a t p laces nam ed below from 9 a. m. u n til 3 p. m.

T ru m an H a llen b liek ’s residence , D ecem ber 21.

S en eca W ilb u r’s residence , D e­cem ber 23.

M ak e ly ’s sto re . M an o rk ill, D ec­em ber 28.

P h e lp s ’ sto re , W est C onesville , D ecem ber 31.

S tev en s’ sto re , C onesv ille , J a n ­u a ry 5, 1916.

A ud on d a te s n o tm e n tio n e d above u u til th e e x p ira tio n of the 30 days, I w ill receive taxes a t iny residence in said tow n. A fte r 30 d ay s 5 p e r­c en t w ill be ch arg ed .

D ated D ecem ber 13, 1915.H a rv ey D avis, C ollector.

Colelctor’s N otice.N o tice in h ereby g iven th a t I have

received the w a rra n t for th e collec- •tion of tax es fo r th e Town of G ilboa for th e y e a r 1915, and w ill receive th e sam e a t 1 p e rc e n t for th e n ex t 30 daysj a t p laces nam ed below from 9 a. m ., u n til 3 p. m .

G ilboa H ou se D ec. 18, 1915, and J a n u a r y 11, 1916.^ V a n V a lk e n b u rg ’s S tore, B room e

M ack ey , D ee. 30and J an u ary 8.

C ornell & D e ck e r’s S to re , S ou th Gilbo'a, D ecem b er 29.

F ra n k C o rn e ll’s, C ornell H ollow , J a n u a r y 4, 1916.A nd on d a te s n o t m en tio n ed above

u n til th e ex p ira tio n of th e 30 d a y s ,I w ill receive ta x e s a t m y residence in sa id tow n. A fte r 30 d ay s 5 p e r­cen t w ill be ch a rg ed .

D a ted D ecem ber 13, 1915.F loyd F en n en , Colleet’or.

» ---------O ur J itn ey O ffe r —T h is and 5c .

D on’t m iss th is . C u t o u t th is slip enclose w ith five cen ts to F o ley & Co., C h icago , 111., w ritin g y o u r n a ­me a n d a d d re ss p la in ly . Y ou will receive in re tu rn a tri'Bl package con ta in in q F o le y ’s H o n ey a n d T a rc o m - pound fo r cou gh s, colds au d croup ,Foley’s kipney pills and Foley’s■Cathartic ta b le ts . L . A. W yckoff.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EOR

THE “ LITTLE FRIENDS”

H E Norwegian custom of pre­paring a Christmas dinner for the birds by tying to the top of a .pole in the dooryard a large full sheaf of grain is now be­ing followed in many places in America, with variations.

Instead of the sheaf a little tree is dressed with bits of suet and bread. This is set on a broad shelf outside the window, a burlap foundation about it be­ing liberally sprinkled with bird seed, chaff and hay seed. This pretty custom is supplemented in. New York by the children of a kindergarten near Central park, who arrange a most boun­tiful Christmas dinner for the little gray squirrels of tha t neighborhood. The affair is so pretty th a t it bears passing on. On^the afternoon when school closes for the Christmas vaca­tion the children form in proces­sion a n d t‘a<-!i - a i T i e s a little basket of n u t s , c r a c k e r s and sugar biscuit, winding their way over the w h i t e a s p h a l t into the grove where the feast is to be spread.

No detail is omitted. Even appropriate menus are supplied, and uo Orlando ever pinned verses to his Rosalind upon oaksand elms with more enthusiasmthan 'the little people who feel

t Ot' "- provid­ing a merry Chri.simas for theirsquirrel friends.i All about itie -oases of the trees is spread a generous quan­tity of nuts of every sort and kind, and no hostess giving a dinner to honored guests could take greater pains to see that everything is daintily and' con­veniently arranged for . their needs

When the little pen pi ■ trip away it is with tlie conscious- ! ness that -Mr. Gray "Squirrel and | all his kin are in possession of i a store of goodies quin- suffi- ] cient to carry them well through ; the holiday vacation. .

THE ULSTER & DELAWARE RAILROADw ill sell red u ced fa ir ex cu rsio n tic k ­e ts from A rk v ille au d p o in ts w est to O neon ta an d from A rk v ille and po in ts e a s t to K in g s to n ,M O N D A Y , D E C E M B E R 20, 1915.T hese tic k e ts w ill be good going on m o rn in g tra in s and re tu rn in g on re g u la r tra in s sam e d ay o r on spec­ia l t ra in s w h ich w ill leave both O n eon ta an d K in g s to n a t 6 o’clock p. m . fo r A rk v ille a n d in te rm e d ia te po in ts .

FOR SALE—Two good dairy cows, will be fresh in milk in January. Frank Shaffer.W est Conesville. N. Y.

WANTED—Housekeeper for family of three adults. No farm work. Position per­manent. Write or phone Frank B. May- ham, Stamford, N. Y.

FOUND—On Church Hill, an automobile chain. Owner may have same by proving property and paying for this notice. D. R. Ellis, Gilboa, N. Y.

TAKE NOTICE—Sandwiches served a t th e Gilboa House a t all hours a t 5c each Also! coffee, tea , milk, chocolate and eoctfa^ t Be p er cup; P ie and cake served if w anted"

F. H . DGNHAM, P ro p rie to r.

FO R S A L E OR R E N T —My house and store in the village of Gilboa. For terms, etc., apply to A. Hagadorn or Dr. Safford, Stamford, N. Y.

WANTED—Those who have the creamery ice to o ls a re re q u e s te d to r e tu rn th e m a t once as, I wish to have them fitted up for th e co m in g icc h a rv e s t . N . H . D ick inson , manager. .

FOR SALE—1914 touring body and top for the Ford car. Price $15.00. A bargain. The first man with the cash gets it. D . N. F. Blakeney, Pine Hill, N. Y.

F O R S A L E —T h ree co lts , one com in g 3 y e a rs o ld , one com in g 2 y ears o ld and. one a y e a r old. A ll th re e are- -good ones. F . "W. B ecker, M ack ey , N . Y .

A p p r o p r ia t e C h r i s t m a s F a v o r s .No m atter what the weather may be,

the Christmas favors should carry out the idea of snow and. cold weather. One of the daintiest favors for the Christmas dinner table is the snowball made Of glistening White and surm o u n t e d b y a s p r i g o f Holly W h e nth e se are a u g m e n te d by tlie tiuce ballf o r t h e c e n t e r , w h ic h .-is a lso m a d e oi p a p e r a t i d i b a s a r i c h r e d r i b b o n d r a p e d a c r o s s it h n d is t r i m m e d w i t h iioi;> t h e w h o l e . C h r i s t m a s a t m o s p h e r e i c o m p le t e . A n o t h e r a p p r o p r i a t e p la e e m e r i t i s t h e f u n n y s n o w m a n w i t h in " b l a c k s t o v e p i p e h a t a n d b e a d y e y e s . H e . too , c a n b e m a d e in a l a r g e sir..' a i m u s e d f o r t h e c e n t e r piece. T h e n t h e r e a r e g r e e n b a s k e t s w i t h hol ly p e r c h e d j a u n t i l y o n t h e h a n d s e t t i a s a n d S a n t a C l a u s e s n o l a c k o f i n g e n u i t y m g a y favors.

e p o m ‘h e r e is h o l i d a y

I Christmas as

It Should De

When Christmas is made an occasion for sending ex pensive presents of all sorts and to all sorts of people siui ply as a compliance with the fashion of the hour, the most beautiful of festivals is made cheap and tawdry by gross misuse. The value of the present lies in the sincerity of the feeling which it repre­sents. says Hamilton Wright Mabie. and the expression, not only of regard, but also of respect for the recipient.When persons of moderatemeans make gifts entirely out of relation to their in­comes and their usual way of living there is no real hon­or either in the sending or in the” acceptance of the remem­brance. The day which com­memorates the birth of a lit­tle child in a ihanger ought to be kept holy by simplicity, sincerity, absence of preten­sion and the joy of the heart.

M m e. C a l v e M a k e s Dolls

F o r the L a f a y e t t e F u n d .

P h o to by A m e r ic a n P r e s s A ssoc ia tion .MME. EMMA CALVE.

Thousands of toys, all tho w o rk o f maimed F ren ch soldiers under th e d i­rection o f Parisian artists, are n o w on exhibition and sale nr the old K n ick er ­bocker d u b . T h ir ty -secon d s tree t and Fifth avenue. Now York, under tho a u sp ic e s o f the I.ni'ayelte fund, com­posed of more t h a n a hundred w e ll k n o w n N e w York m en and women. Mrs. William Astor ('hauler is the rnov- rurr spirit in the movement.

From shelf, from smnd and from packini? case dolls k,.;k down in all thearray of their "Sunday best," and beausfrom Paris flirt outrageously with gay- ly dressed women from the provinces. From under tlie shelter of glass, dolls, artistic creations, every one copied from celebrated paintings in the Louvre, wateli with raflier supercilious air those

M A D E BY E B E N b u B O L D IE E S .

Who eaunoi mace their ancestors buCk as far as the old masters. The dolls range in price from 50 cents to $500.

The most striking and certainly the most costly piece of the entire collec­tion is the “Algerian Wedding.” a group whieh includes two dozen dolls and whieh is so correct in every part and detail th a t it would make a valued ad­dition to a museqm. The piece oceu-

-pies one side of the* room and is about six feet long. There is the Algerianhouse, open 011 one side, and throughthe arches tho spectators can see thebridal scone. There are the family gath­ering in the corner, the bride iu all her glad array, the dancing girls, the blacks, the musicians and the guests, all gathered awaiting the coming of the bridegroom, who is lounging in an­other room watching a chess game anddrinking coffee with his friends. Ar­chitecturally the house is said to be perfect, and the figures are exquisite.

Mme. Charles Le Verrier. who brought the collection to this country, explainedthat in order to obtain this accuracy the heads of the dolls were made by French artists and were faithful repro­ductions of the Algerian cast of coun­tenance. After the figures were com­pleted they were shipped to Algeria and there dressed tend grouped.

Mme. Calve has dressed three huge, delightful dolls in the costumes of her three famous parts—two from Manon and one from Carmen.

Mme. Calve*s dolls are being sold a t $1 a share, but each purchaser of a share is presented w ith an autographed photograph of the singer.

P art of the funds realized from sales m “Soldiers’ Toyland” will go to buy kits, which cost $2 apiece. Each kit contains a suit of fleece lined under­shirt and pants for winter trenches, a gray wool mu flier, an abdominal belt, blue worsted gloves and helmet, a pair of socks, a pad of writing pa­per and a pencil, a bit of soap and six safety pins, and. most heartrending of all, a box of mercurial salve to relieve the insufferable pest of vermin the men endure in the trenches.

YOUNG FOLKS’ CORNEDBox Bean Bag.

Some very stormy day when you do uot go to school hunt up‘a large, square hatbox and make a game to play. It takes almost no time to make the game, and any number of children may use it. You will need some old envel­opes and some large, heavy buttons. Each player should h a te five old en­velopes. To make the game first turn the hat bo? over. Cut a hole in the top about six inches square.

Next find the button bag and p u t two heavy buttons in each envelope. Seal

, the envelopes firmly w ith paste. Each player writes upon his five envelopes his name. He numbers each envelope of his series—1. 2. 3, 4 and 5.

To play the game stand six feet away from the box th a t has the hole cut in its top. Try to toss an envelope into the hole. Begin with envelope No. 1 and go on up to envelope No. 5. Leave all envelopes as they fall. A player’s score is determined a fter he has tossed his five envelopes in series. It is the sum of all envelopes that he has been able to toss Into the box.

All play is made in turn, and all or­der of play is arrived at by counting out for the start.

Tbe first player to make a score of 50 wins the game./ — ———— —

Magic Writing.This game, if carried out properly,

will interest the audience for a con­siderable time.

A confederate is necessary in this game. He agrees with the performer that one tap on the floor shall mean A, two taps E, three taps 1. four taps O and five taps U. and that the first letter of each remark the confederate makes shall be one of the letters in the word. The company shall then choose a word. Let us suppose the word chosen is “March.” The con­federate would start. “Many people think this game a deception” (initial letter M): one tap on the floor (A): “Really, it is very simple” (initial let­ter R); “Coming to the end soon” (ini­tial letter C): “Hope it has been quite dear” (initial letter H). A few more signs are made $o as not to finish too soon.

Primal Acrostic.This acrostic contains eight words of

,i vo letters each. When guessed and written in order one below another t h e i r primals will spell something thatwo have once every year during our lives. The crosswords are these:

1.—Feathered creatures.2.—One who does not work.3.—A stream of water.4.—Melodies.5.—An organ of the body.G.—Something we take to quench

.hirst.7.- A kind of fruit.8.—An im portant element In bread. Answer: Birthday. Words—1, birds;

1, idler; 3, river; 4. tunes; 5. heart; 6. Irink; 7, apple; 8, yea'St.

“Ring on the String.”A good game is called ring on -the

tring.Oue of the players Is chosen to be

it.” and then the rest sit around in a irele. A long string is passed around, inti each person takes hold of it. A ing is slipped on, and then the two •uds are tied together. The person who Is “it” closes his eyes and counts : o 100. In the meantime the ring is mssed around When tbe person who :s “it” has counted he opens his eyes When, he thinks he knows who has he ring he says “Stop!” If he guesses ight the person who had it goes iu the

middle. If not. they go on as before.

Hidden Fabric*.Find twelve different dress materials

oncealed in the following story:While pulling out weeds in the gar-

len I met queer old Pop Linden. We ;at in a barrow while he talked, sadly, >ut in a manner so comical I could not 'jelp laughing. “1 had not much. AH is lost now. Eric,” repeated the old fel­low. “Theft? remaius only the worst ->dition of Scott on my shelves, and of that utensil known as a cup I questionwhether I have one. I would rather bo 'langing hams on hooks like you.”

Answer — Tweeds, denim, poplin, satin, calico. ehftllis. crepe, worsted.cotton, silk, pique, gingham.

A Shower of P«a«.At daybreak on New Year’s day in

Russia tbe children climb out of their snug, warm beds, dress hurriedly^ filltheir pockets with grains of wheat anddried peas and then go from one house to ano ther-the doors being left un­locked expressly for tbem =and throw handfuls of peas a t the grownups they do not like, but sprinkle the wheat very gently over those who like them ami whom they like. Now. isn’t that just about tlie strangest way you ever heard of celebrating New Year’s?

A V O I D T H E R U T S .T h e most beaten and frequented

tracks are those w hich lead us most astray. Nothing, therefore, is more important than that w e should not, like sheep, follow the flock that has gone before us and thus proceed not whither w e ought, but whither the rest are going.-^-Seneca.

B B S *

Transpositions.1. Transpose a vegetable and have

the bottom of a ship.2. Transpose to be smooth and sell

.■satisfied and have parts of the mouth.3. Transpose to render partly uncon­

scious and have fruit of the forest.4. Transpose to carouse and have the

most powerful mechanical appliance.5. Transpose ran away and have

i rockery.Answers: 1. Leek—keel. 2. Smug—

;um s. 3, Stun—nuts. 4. Revel—lever.Fled-—delf.

Charade.Aiy first suggests a funeral pyre.What’s left of a consuming fire.My last, tlie tame of maiden sweet.Was noted for her little feet;My whole a story known so wellYou'll he surprised you could not tellAnswer.—Cinder, ella—Cinderella

Slaked Lime Hr*.Wood can catch lire f rom the slak­

ing of even p:;nrer grades of lime. Very poor ) lines may produce si tem­perature of 300 degrees C.. which is sufiki< ni. Io char the wood on exposure to air. The best limes can produce a slaking temperature of 400 degrees C., so it is*dangerous to ship them in con­tact with wood.—Philadelphia Press’

AT PERSONS

'James D. Phelan, New Sena­tor From California.

Photo by American Presa Association.

When the Sixty-fourth congress con­vened for its first session some new senators made their initial bow as na­tional legislators. Not in this class, however, is Oscar W. Underwood, who for twenty years had served in the lower house, the last six as m ajority leader. He has merely transferred hiaactivities to the senate. Among tho newcomers in the senate on the Demo­cratic side is Jam es D. Phelan of Cali­fornia. who succeeds a Republican, George Clement Perkins, who for eighteen years had represented the. great Pacific state.

Although this is Mr. Phelan’s first visit to Washington as a member o f congress, he has for many years been, a power in California politics. He was mayor of San Francisco from 1896 tq1902 and after the earthquake waspresident of the relief and Red Crossfunds, a corporation. He was desig­nated by President Roosevelt's procla­mation to receive funds and use the United States m int as a depository. L ast year he was selected by Secretary o t State Bryan and President Wilson to investigate tbe Dominican diplomatloaffair.

The new senator is a native of Cali­fornia, fifty-six years of age and a man of great wealth. He is the son of a pioneer Californian and w as graduated in the law from the University of Cal­ifornia. Hfe h a s 'n ev e r practiced his profession, however, the management o f his extensive banking interests tak ­ing all bis time. Senator Phelan is a member of many clubs in NeW York, Washington and San Francisco.

Governor of Texas.What with state problems and border

troubles Governor Jam es .Edward Fer­guson has had a rather strenuous tim e since he took office nearly a year ago. Recently Governor Ferguson held a conference with General Carranza of Mexico at Laredo a t the suggestion of the Mexican leader. The border situa­tion was the subject of discussion, and It is said that an agreement satisfac­tory to both was the result.

Governor Ferguson is considerable of a character in bis way. He had never held public office when he stumped the

Photo by American Press Association,

JAMES E. RERGUBGlf.

state last year, but he had no trouble in beating his Democratic rival a t theprimaries.

The Texas chief executive is a native of the Lone Star State and is fifty-six years old. He was born 011 a farm, but a t the age of sixteen went to Califor­nia, where he hunted for gold. Latei* he worked in a wire factory in San Francisco, wandering thence to the forests of Oregon to become a lumber­jack. In 189.2 he returned to his native state and for a time labored as a bridge' builder. All this time, however, be was adding to his store of education, g p studied law and was admitted to the bar, but eventually entered thebanking business, in whieh he has been very successful.

Governor Ferguson aside from being i banker is liirgel.v engaged in farming.

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Origin of Aticiion Sylei, Auction sales originated In an­

cient Rome, and were in troduced 'to enable soldiers to dispose of spoils of war.

S7 SURELY!How Could Any (hw h o u b t His Exist-

snoo -Who. Khows/tho Facts?[Many y e p * tyro th e . New York Sun

published the'Y0U0w ing editorial in an­swer to th is ouestipn. It w as w ritten by Frank P. Church and haw become one of the claaalcs o f modern ChriBtma* litera­ture.]

We. take ;.plea*ure in answering a t once, a n d th u s prom inently,-the com­munication below, expressing a t the same time ou r great gratification th a t its faithful author is numbered among the M end* of thelSun,

Dear Kditor—J-ain elxht years old. Some of m y Uttle-frisnds say there is no Santa Claus. . Pape *ays, "If you see it in the 8un it’s ao.’i. Please tell m e the truth— Is there a Santa Claus?

VIRGINIA O'HANLON.115 "West Nfhety»fifth Street.Virginia, ~ ybur 5" tittle friends are

wrong.: They b o te been affected by the skepGcisffi‘rif';a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think tha t nothing can be which is not comprehenaiibiO’, by their little minds. Ail minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or .chilTfVji s, are little, ia this great naive,...t- *ii ours man is a mere Insect, an tint, in his intellect n s com- pared w!th> th e boundless %world about him, as measured by tbe intelligence capable of grasping the whole of tru th and knowledge.

Yes. Vlrgiiufl, there is n Santa Glaus. He exists as certainly as love and gen erosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its ‘highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be tbe world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Vir­ginias. There would be no childlike faith then^ nq^poetry. no romance to make tolerable this ■ existence. We should have no enjoyment • except in sense and s ig h t The eternal light with which child hood fills the world would be, extinguished. t

Not helieyg in Santa Claus? You might as w ell.no t believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch In all the chimney's on Christ­mas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did-iiot see Santa Claus coming down what would that prove? Nobody sees Suntji: Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus . The most real things ih the world are those thatneither children,nor uieu can see. ' Did you ever see fairies dancing on the iawn? Of course not, but tha t’s no proof that they are not there. No­body can von’ceive or imagine all the wonders that are unseen and unseeable in the world.. - • You may te«V apart the baby's rattle

and see w hat makes the noise inside, but there to .a^e li covering the unseen

. world which riot the strongest man or even the\ united.strength of all thestrongest men that ever lived could tear apart? Oiliy faith, fancy, poetry, tore, romance,'.can push aside th a t cur­tain and view.-alad picture the supernal oeauty- and .-glory beyond.'• Is i t all Veal? - Ah; V^jfylnla, in .all this world there is nothirig'else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank Gofil He lives, and- he lives forever. A thousand years froirit uuw ,' Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will contihue to make glad the heart of childhood.

Europe'! Oldest Journal.Les Petites Afflches, commenced in

1611 and “still running,” can claim to be the oldest, 'Newspaper not only in France, but? in Europe. Next to it in seniority comes the F rankfurter Jour­nal, which began its career in 1615 and, like Les Petites Affiches, still survives. Third place belonged to the Nieuwe Tydinghen of Antwerp, born in 1616. England's first real new spaper was the Weekly News, launched by one N athan­iel Butter, in 0,622. I t attained a con­siderable circulation, bu t perished long since. T h e . oldest surviving English journal is the London Gazette, which first appeared'in-1665.—London Chroni­cle.

Hubby’aJok e,’’■Won’t your wife sing f o r / us?”

2 Sure! I-- ju st asked her n o t The Mischief Maker.

Coal Hauling In Japan.A coal track is unknown in Japan.

I t wpuld behft Sine d a y s’ w on d er in th e Flowery Kingdom, for they have seen coal hauled oiiJy hy hand. The coal is put in -baskets th a t hold about forty pounds and so haridled and delivered. The baskets are piled on a tw o wheel­ed w agon.tend tw o' men w ith ropes round their shoulders pull the wagon to the hon$6 Of the rich person who can. afford to buy coal, Then th ey ear­ly th e coal- in', dump it out of the bas­kets arid .carefully .carry back the bas­kets. The -men w ear w hite cloths over their heads to keep the dust out of their h a ir atfd as a protection from tbe sun.

' T*'/H e lp in g H im Out.

The ceremony was over when an elderly frjefid of the bride waddled up toVexteud“hlri'?(pbd Wishes and congrat­ulations*' ?^Snprtu4ateiy he could notdistiriguish-^between the bridegroom and a h ’. unsuccessful suitor and con- gratu lated .thc lalrer.

Witnessing- the young m an’s embar- ra8sm entir the bride turned quickly,’ saying; i

“Oh, I m So/sorry he isn’t the man to be congraftriated, Mr. B. Here’s my husband "over here.” ■— Ladies’ Home Journal;.;

Planting Nuts., In planting walnuts, hickory nuts or acorns the nuts should be kep t’moist from the time they are gathered until they germinate. If they are allowed to dry out their vitality is destroyed, says a w riter in the Farm and Home.

A good way to handle nuts intended for planting is to stratify them. This is done by alternately placing a layer of moist sand and a layer of nuts in a box, being careful th a t the nuts do not touch one another. The box can be kept in the cellar or buried in the ground, as preferred. The following spring the nuts should be planted in the nursery row or where the trees are to stand.

~ Influence of Dreams.I f we dreamed the same thing every

night it would affect us as the objects we see every day. And if an artisan were sure to dream every night for twelve hours’ duration tha t he was a king I blieve he would be almost as happy as a king who should dream every night for twelve hours on end th a t he was an artisan.—Pascal.

Scratch!Tommy and Freddie were arguing

hotly. “I tell you.” vociferated Tommy, “he is my pa, he is!”

Freddie laughed scornfully. “Heain’t either your paw.”

“He is—he is! My ma says he is too.”

“And my ma says he’s a catspaw!” —Judge.

P r i c e s

P r e v a i l

How’s This?W e offer O n e H u n d red D o lla r s

R ew ard for a n y c a se o f C atarrh th a t can n ot b e cured b y H a ll’s Catarrh C ure.

F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.We, the undersigned, have known F. J.

Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by hlk firr*.

NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,Toledo, O.

Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mu­cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.

Take Hall'a Family Fills for constipation.

Notice to Creditors—B y urderof Dow B eekm an, S u rro g a te of Schoharie county. N o tice is hereb y given , ac ­co rd in g to law , to all persons h av in gcla im s or dem ands a g a in st F rederickR iv en b u rg h . la te of th e tow n of G il­boa, S ch oh arie C ounty , N ew Yorkdeceased , th a t th e y a re re q u ire d toe x h ib it tb e sam e w ith tb e vou ch ersin su p p o rt th e re o f, to th e su b sc rib e r,the ex ecu to r o f th e L a st W ill and T e s ta m e n to f F re d e ric k R iv e rb u rg h ,d ecea sed , a t h is resid en ce in thgtow n of G ilboa, S ch o h a rie C ounty , N . Y ., on or before th e 10th d ay o f A p ril, n e x t.

D a ted G ilboa, th is 30th d a y of S ep tem b er, A . D ., 1915.

F ra n k lin C lapper, E x e c u to r. E . Jac k so n , E x e c u to r’s A tto rn ey ,

Postofflce, G ilboa, N . Y .

Notice of sale and Pfrmton.Supreme Court—Schoharie County.

Harriet M. Hildreth, Plaintiff, against

Iva C. Stryker, Clara H. Moore, Myron Maybie, Orilla Maybie, Ann Bartley and Harriet M. Hildreth as Administratrix of the goods, chattels and credits of Charles E lla rso n , deceased . D efen d an ts .

In pursuance of a judgment in the above entitled action of partition entered in the Office of the Cterk of Schoharie County, N. Y., on the 2nd day of September, 1915,1, the undersigned Referee, in and by said judg­ment. for that purpose appointed, will sell at public auction at the front door of the Gilboa Hotel in the Village of Gilboa, Coun­ty of Schohbrie, N. Y., ON THE 22nd DAY OF OCTOBER, 1915, at 11 o’clock in the fore­noon of that day, the lands and premises in said judgment directed to be sold and there­in described as follows, to wit: “All that cer­tain piece of land lying and being in the Town and Village of Gilboa commencing on the turnpike road which is the westerly cor­ner of the said lot on the line of lands now owned by the heirs of Barent W, Stryker, and is called the Tavern Stand lot, running thence southerly along said line to the Schoharie Kill, thence up said Schoharie Kill easterly to the line of L. S. O’Brien land thence northerly along said line to the turn­pike road and thence westerly along said turnpike road to the place of beginning, containing 1-2 acre of land • more or less. Reserving a small lot on the flat on which D. K. Frisbee’s barn formerly stood togeth­er with all former records of roads and ways to and from the flats along the Schoharie Kill. For a more particular and definite de­scription of said p rem ise s see Deed from Moses L. Pendell and wife to James M. H a z ­ard dated March 80. 1818, recorded In thac le rk ’s office of sa id C ounty of S ch o h a rie , in Book 16 Of Deeds, pages 32 a n d 33” as d e ­sc rib ed in a D eed from Benjamin D. Rey­n o ld s a n d w ife to S a ra h L . E lla rso n .

Dated September 7,1915.E d o a r J a o k s o n , Referee.

C l y d e H . P r o p e r ,A tto rn e y fo r P la in tiff ,

Schoharie, N. I .

STATE4 en n

f ? i i t l d r e n , C r y. FOR. FLETCHER'S

C A ' S J O R I A

► N E Y P H I SK!i)MK?S: AMO BLADDER

. klDBIYS AMO SCmoSit~ * , * - '

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OF NEW YORK—SCHOHARIECOUNTY, SS

Schoharie County Courts: Pursuant to Section 192 of the Judiciary Law, and Sec­tion 45 Of the Code of Criminal Procedure, I hereby appoint the several terms of the County Court to be held at the Court House in the Village of Schoharie, in. and for the County of Schoharie in the year 1911 and each year thereafter, until otherwise order­ed, and, to commence on the, several days hereinafter mentioned, as follows:

For the trial of issues hy Jury, hearing of Motions and other proceedings, and the trial of Original Oases, for which a trial jury will be drawn and required to attend:

The third Monday of April.The first Monday of December.For the trial issues of Law, hearing of Mo­

tions argument of Appeals and other pro­ceedings at which no Jury will be required to attend:

On the second MondaY in February.On the third Monday in June.On the third Monday in September.After the disposition of Jury cases trials of

Issues of Law, Argument of Appeals and other proceedings will he heard by the con­sent of the Attorneys on botn sides at each Court at which a Jury is required to attend.

Dated 'Schoharie, New York, December 13 910. ^

DOW BEEKMAN,Oounuy Judge of Schoharie County

MOTICE TO CREPITCRS—By order of 1” Dow Beekman, Surrogate of Schoharie county. Notice is hereby given, according to law, to all persons having claims or de­mands against Mamie Lahey, late of the town of Gllboa, Schoharie County, New York, deceased, that they are required to exhibit the same, with the vouchers in sup­port thereof, to the subscriber, as County Treasurer of the County of Schoharie, N. Y. Administrator of the goods, chattels and credits of said deceased, at his place ot transacting business as such County Treas­urer and Administrator, at his office in the Farmers and Merchants Bank, in Cobles­kill in said county on or before the 20t h day of De.cember, next. . ,

Dated Cobleskill, N. Y.. this 7th day of June, A. D.. 1915.

David Winnie as Treasurer of the County of Schoharie, N. Y., Administrator, etc.

WiilamH. GoldlngAttorney for Adminis OeftXetfcOI, N. Y.

On Our Splenclin New Line of

H O L I D A Y G O O D SWe have drawn on experience and bought

with a view to simplifying the gift problem

N e w I d e a s in G i f t G o o d sYou will epxerience little trouble in finding

plenty of very pretty, suitable gifts for your friends-voung or old-and you wilj be pleas­urably surprised How Far Your Money Will Go

Do not fail to see the goods displayed here this year. They are new and different and will go quickly.

Samuel Harley, G r a n d G o r g e

1 9 1 5 C H R IS T M A S 1 9 1 5M ake thin s to re youy h e a d q u a r te rs w hile do ing y o u r C h r is t­m as sh o p p in g in O neon ta . W e h av e a fine line of a rtic le s th a t Will ap p ea l to you both ill q u a lity an d price. Do yo u r X im is- shopping early .

A U TO R O B E S th a t a re a ll wool, la rg e in size an d

.handsom e p a tte rn s . P lu sh R obes, F u r R obes, S to rm R obes

F U R CO ATSJ

A su p e rb lin e o f F u r and F u r lined coats. H e re you w ill find som e ex­cep tio n a l b a rg a in s . A good tim e to bu y as fu rs a re ad v an c in g .

Y IC T R O L A 3 T h e re sh o u ld be a V ic tro la iu ev ery th is C h ris tm as . S e lec t y o u r m ach in e tod ay aud we w ill la y i t a sid e fo r you. $15, $25, $40, $5U, $75 up to $200

GOOD T H IN G S fo r th e boys an d g irls . S kates, S leds, S k is. Snow Shoes

A U TO A C C E S S O R IE S E lec tr ic ifo rn s , H a n d H o rn s , Spo t S e a rc h lig h ts , A u to G oggles, A uto G loves, A u to C locks”

G U N S A N D A M M U N IT IO N A la rg e s to ck of Rifles an d S ho t G uns. One of th e se w ould m ake h im a nice g ift. F u ll line of A m ­m u n itio n a lw ay s in s tock .A com plete line of C u tte rs , F a rm an d P le a su re Bobs.

A R T H U B X A B T T T T SD is tr ib u to rs fo r D e law are a n d O tsego co un ties, also a g en t for

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For the ChildrenF. C. Bradm an. Jr.'. Y eung- c-zt U nited S ta tes Mar ne.

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A lthough h is parents didn 't ra ise him to be a soldier, Frederic- C. Bradm an, Jr., o f Mare Island, ( ’al.. aged seven years, h as tw ice form ally t*n 1 isted in the U nited S tates m arine corps and is a corporal iu his second ‘‘liiteh .” to u se the sea soldier vernacular.

Corporal Bradm an w ears a service str ipe and a gouil conduct m edal a s a rew ard f o r exce llen t serv ice during h is first en listm en t and also sports a .sharpshooter’s badge that w as w on by proxy. T he you n gest m arine lias had t w o y ea rs’ foreign serv ice in Cuba, which w ill count as four years tow ard the th irty years necessary for retire­m ent. And 'Corporal Bradm an sa y s he w ill re-onlist until lie shall have served th irty y e a r s .

Major Frederic B. Bradm an, U. S. M. C.. fa th er of the boy. is proud of the fa c t that th e regularly en listed m arines h ave accepted liis son as a com rade atul obey his orders as corporal.

“ F r e n c h Roll.”A good m any children can p lay in

th is gam e. One player is called the buyer. T h e rest form a lin e in front o f him and take hold o f each other. T he tirst in th e line is ca lled the baker, the last th e French roll. T hose betw een are supposed to be th e oven.

W hen they are in p la te the buyer sa y s to th e baker, -‘G ive m e m y French roil." T he baker replies. “It is a t th e back o f th e oveu .” T he buyer goes to fe tch it, w h en the French roll begins running from th e back o f th e oven and com es up to th e baketv ca llin g a ll th e .while, / ‘W ho 4‘jtost; - W lio jm jjaJI

T he buyer, m u st run a fter him. blit if th e F rench roll g e ts first to the top of the lin e he becom es baker, and th e la s t in th e lin e is F rench roll. If, how ever, th e buyer catch es th e F rench roll the French roll becom es buyer, and the' buyer tak es tlie p lace o f the baker.

An A lphabet Game.The* b est p lace to piny th is gam e is

at the table. Som ebody begins by sa y ­ing. "I hud for d inner an apple;” the n ex t person says, “I bad for dinner an apple and a beet;’’ the third declares he •‘had for d inner an apple, a beet .and som e celery .” Bach player contributes the nam e ol’ something' to, ea t begin­ning w ith tl'.e next letter of the a lpha­bet in order, and lie must repeat ev ery ­th ing that has' been m entioned up to that point in the gam e. By the tim e the com; :n;' lias reached thereare. o f course, tw en ty -six nam es to re- m cuibe", and it is quite likely that m ost ( f the p layers will have m issed and have fallen out o f the gam e.

A N ew Year’s Jumble.T he w ords have been jum bled to

form other words. For exam ple. No. 1 is N ew Year's day.

J. T he n ext holiday a fter C sristm as— Yes w ade yarn.

2. T he tim e when Mr. N ew Year ar­rives—D im tiling.

3. An old man w ith a scythe—H e trimfate.

4. 'What t.ikes place w hen .the n ewyear comes—Ben gill grin.

5. T he nam e o f our century—Cute w iry ten th ten..

A n sw er.—1. N ew Year’s day; 2, m id­night; 3. F ath er T im e: 4. bell ringing; 5. tw entieth , century.

T h e S o p r a n o Y ie ld e d .Mrne. Ilom w as the leadm g soprano

o f Z a sta ’s opera troup. One n igh t be- p ig ixdispnsrd. wit a a quoonl'. .lit, s,he SOU- :.f the i lU.'.aacv ami said sh e couldnot sing.

lam Bose, eet ees i> :,:* leaning so- est < e pas. and v e

L i f e I n s u r a n c e .

N e w Year’s L o n g A g o .W ay back in th e days o f tlie Rom ans

the N ew Year celebration w a s a gala one. T hey decorated their houses and tem p les w ith w reaths of evergreen and presented each other w ith branches of trees as om ens of good luck for the com ing year. A lso they feasted and m ade merry in th e dance and in the m asquerades, v isited each other and *x .h a n g ed g ifts m uch a s w e now do • ! O liristm as day.

“ Vy. m y < earim possible. ’ Yon prano o f ze t roupe cannot get ah-.i:la a. •

B ose slioo!: her list*. I am sick : liv e ly .”

‘•All. no. mad-da cannot sing p->nii charm ing n<> ’* !'■'' sing supe'.'i.ii i'u l •

She filing.

•itiiout iehdin.c

head. “W ell, it’s no il ! cannot sing , posi-

• a zat ees true. You , c ly .” T hen w ith a

h;!. "but you can

I r e p r e s e n t th e C o n h o .t .e u ; L ife I n s u r a n c e C o m p a n y fo r th is v ic in i t y

a n d c a n w r it e y o u t h e b e e t k in d o

p o lic y a t a v e r y lo w r a te . L if e I n ­s u r a n c e is s o m e t h i n g t h a t e v e r y o n s h o u ld c a r r y . I t p r o te c ts th e h o m e y ie ld s a b e t te r in v e s t m e n t th a n th e s a v in g s b a n k s a n d a g r e a t h e lp in th e d a rk d a y s o f a d v e r s i ty . L e t in e e x p la in i t s m & fiy b e n e f its .

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W a y s o f th e C rocodile.The .crocodile d in ers from his cousin,

th e alligator, in m a t the low er m axil- iar-- oi* jaw bone, m oves in tbe “gator,” w hereas it is the er co d ile s upper ja w th at is movable. T he crocodile, m ore­over. has tw o sharp teeth th at pro­trude from tin* lo v e r jaw through the upper ami mov sharper, l.U- t softer aim n* is slender • : and Jicariii.-’ ; scent an erne at least h:uf sw im like a run at a go ■ cunning, and him.

one; his uose is t!i are longer, h is sca les so tar k. and h is body

H is ey esig h t , p. :.i good, and he can , i. . m* v. .ml favors, for : .. e. .A- run d iv e and

.tu.i on land he eau p i l e L cruel and

t easy to capture

Harry I. Wyckoff, Gilboa, N.Y

E . W . B r o w n ,Funeral Director

and Em balm er. Gilboa, - New York

Fi«“A iss -Day <■•••

four y* ars ol-k “ M iss D a y ’.' 1

H e ui.U tin n y -T h en sh e’*

isn ’i she

grrd Out.ms she is ju st tw en ty -

Unew her fa ther w ell.y e a r s a g o . "thirty if sh e’s a D ay,

v”— St. Louis T ost D ispatch .

C o n n e c te d b y t e le p h o n e d a y or n ig h t . E v e r y t h i n g 1 f ir s t - c la s s a n d c h a r g e s m o d e r a te . H a v e o n h a n d a t a ll tim es M eta llic , C ypress a n d H a r d w o o d o u t s id e b o x e s ,

Generous.A iregto tn n k driver backed h is w a g ­

on into tlie space a llo tted to a rival transfer concern a t a ra ilw ay fre ig h t depot in D allas, T ex. “H ey, dar, nig- gah!” yelled the driver on w h o se ter­ritory th e o th er had transgressed . “I ’ll knock y o ’ outa y o ’ house an ’ hom e e f yo’ don’t back up!”

“ I’s got no hom e,” retorted th e o f­fend ing driver. ' “N ow , w h u t y o ’ gonno do ’bout dat?”

“I ’ll d ig yo ’ one, n iggah —I ’ll d ig y o ’ one!”—Argonaut.

InsuranceProtect your property asreirst fire by keep ing it insuaed. I represent reliable com­panies and -will write your insurance at the j lowest passible rates.

WH. long, Gilboa

„»y w yK .-.T h e ie are^oJistor ies associa t orig in o f the fix tree. One le g e n e , the ho ly m g h i aU-i the am m als-vand? w a s rejoicing- ab ! cedars, instead- th eir branches* pointed, slender* th eir branches? Wl; te c t th e m other -at b o m child.

The Sentrii Christmasi ter

C h i l d r e n C r yFOR FLETCHER’S

C A S T O R I A

H N. BROWN,UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING

D . & H . C O A

Lewis Brothers

A fine selection Funeral Supplies, able. Give s£e a chasing elsewSilre,

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call b e fo r e p u r -

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R aym ond P. S a n f o r d , a n d h ealth y undergraduate’1 for scien tific purposes week, h is food ih c iu f lentils, p eanuts, r a fs iiif | peys, oatm eal and a i

“I th rive on this-faife^ said. “I adm it, h ow eve to it tak es w ill p o w e r £ ||_ern m y syb aritic proper! not im ita te th e young.St

“T here w as once/ m asquerade ball in a | you knrow. and a squ&djf tr ies stood guard out

“W ell, a s th e hall pr&gr duct o f a certain g u e s t ,Santa Claus astonished;everybody. T h is S a n tfi| d a n c e v.-lth the p u ettl|pfifteen or tw en ty rainijf h u rry in g to th e buffet. iisla bottle of ch a m p a g n e^salad, ices, caviar sane turkey—ever.vthing in s i

“T he host, a fter seye such g lutton ous and ih f l duct on the part o f IT guest, conferred w ith ' to his am azem ent learpt fender had by actu a l f t voured forty sandw ichf eigh t quarts o f lobster i bad drunk thirty-one >61 pagne and ninety g lassesa

“It seem ed in c red ib l^ lf w as. as vigorous and f f as ever, now w!jisperlrt| in a jiretty m atron’s eaft| to the buffet for more; lobster.

“Puzzled and v e x e d . t o o k Santa Clans by the a^ fn ^ B S iletl him into a recess. -

“ ‘Show m e your i n v i t ^ ^ ^ card.’ hesaid.

“ But Santa Claus. alaw^M Jinqne." ‘Then unm ask!’

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•‘D olefu lly the spuriptifj •“ YUliy, you’re one o p t “ ‘Yes. sir.’ . '“H e w as indeed o n e 'P fl

one of flu* squad o f Ri pi| outside in th e snow .

"These you ng m en b$ Santa Claus m a k eu n v if one by one. had egeh but d eligh tfu l ( . h a ^ o f l f e^tiMtiest—th e••>*&#. > Tfs&'•’ -V r r a ,

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Dee. 0 in stea d o f t h e 2Stb— the little boys mid girlfi put

Ruge*$25 up. Freight Paid.

Instead of hand-- ing the stove dealer a good profit---keep it yourself. Buy dirertfrom the maker-at tlie price the d-aier Kis to pay. 7 he Gold .Coin in-e offers you a much wider choice of handsome designs. After you’ve chosen your Gold Coin Stove or Rat ge, use it fo r a year— : 'ten if it isn’t s«tisfactory, we’ll give . mi your money back.

/ # BUSSEY’SGold Coin Stoves aiad Ranges

“ A V IT A T B U T A T m m D . o u - n .’A YEAR’S TRIAL AT OUR RISK

f W e’ve -been making stoves and ranges for 59 years— and we expect to he doing it many years longer. W e’ll be right here to see that you get perfect satisfaction out • f any stove we sell you.

Gold Coin Stoves contain the latest fuel- saving and trouble-saving improve­

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"V\ h- ti you choose your stove or range’ ** !i be skipped promptly— all polished

ing up their s io ck in g svafid the good old patron Qf , -children com es and fills th em ,-/a n d there is general g if t gtyjpg.

T he Cruller Lambs.Our kitchen’s nice round Christinas time!

I can’t see in th’ great pig pot;It’s where th’ crullers—they cum turn— '

An’ what’s inside is dreffle hot!I musn’t stand too near th’.stove

’Cause “spatters” might’ get' on my dress.

My mother thinks that things round there Would burn her little girl, I guess.

An’ so I stay real close to her When she puts aprons round her waist

And rolls th’ rings out on. a board, Sometimes she lets me have a "taste.”

An’ then, you see, I’m helpin’ too,' I help her ’member she mus’ make A lot of little cruller lambs—

I like that kind of Christmas cake!

It wand ri-.uly to set up, with safe delivery guaianteed and freight paid. Stoves set up complete anywhere in Troyor vicinity.

N e w Y e a r ’s E v e .N e w Y e a r e v e ’s t h e t im e fo r fun, ’F o r e t h e N e w Y e a r h a s beg u n .W h e n i t ’s e v e r y b o d y ’s p la n T o m a k e a l l t h e no ise th e y can .A n ’ y o u t a k e m o s t a n y t h in g —H o rn to b lo w o r bell to r ing .W h i r l a r a t t l e h a r d a n ’ quick ,P o u n d a d i s h p a n w i th a s t ick .A n y n o n s e n s e i s a l low ed .A n ’ y o u jo id in w i th t h e c ro w d A n ’ p a r a d e a r o u n d t h e s q u a ie ,M a k in ’ r a c k e t e v e ry w h e re .A n ’ a s y o u go ’lo n g th e s t r e e t YTou m u s t c r y to a l l y o u m e e t ,“ H a p p y N e w Y e a r ! ” I f y o u do T h e y will say , “ T h e s a m e to y o u ! ”

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T h ’ lamb when he goes ,He’s yellow , an’ he looks .all fiat,.

B u t when they lif t him . out,-of it,W’y, he’s all brown an“round an' fat{

I have to w a it till he’s "cooled off”’Fore I can have my lamb,to eat;

An’ m o th er , she, puts “wool’' on him Wif sugar—that’s what makes him sweet.

< • r; .*An’ after when my father comes,

I get a lamb for him to sde.My mother laughs at how he does;

She says he’s “big a child-as Ine.”She don’t like lambs in bed, j guess.

But father says to let me keep >It squeezed all tight up In* my hands—

An’ that’s th’ way I went to sleep! —Marie Louise Tompkins "in Harper’s

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R E C E IV E D AY T H IS O F F IC E

F a s t i n g ^ t C h ristn iaS .- When Cromwell rul;ed Epgland he is ­

sued an edict ag a in st all festiv ities a t Christm as. The -festival w as altogether abolished, and th e display o f tidily- and m istletoe and other- em blems :> f 'the happy tim e held to be gedttfons.

In 1644 th e Long pferl^m ent com­m anded th a t Clhristmas d ^ /s l ib u ld be observed as a s tric t’ f«st;v^hen a ll P®o* pie should th in k over andrdopJflire ’tb e g rea t sin of which/tbe-y; and 1>ett; fore­fathers had b e e n / guiily in ■ m akibg m erry a t th a t, season.- ; ' .j' -

This ac t so provoked th e people th a t on th e following n a ta l day ctho^iaw w as violently resisted in** n^any, places. Though these scenes w ere disgraceful, they served the ir -purpose.-.and/put an end'lto an u n ju s t order. > • -

W hen C hanes IF regained?the th ro n e tb e populace once "more jn a d e Gbrist- m as a tim e o f rejoicing '

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CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.

:• • Do “plants” for making pretty gifts ■ * •* • grow up to Christmas trees? -; * J * And are “the sea-sons* greetings” ,. . . sent by salt sons of the seas? »• i t ’ '14*• • Are Yule logs cut from snow drift- • •• ’ Wood by Yuletide washed ashore? * *

* * And would you stub a mistletoe * * I * against a parlor door? w.

-• • If Eve had tried from holly twigs a • • ■•j • party gown- to weave • •* * Do you suppose that Adam would V ’ J have called her “Christmas Eve T’ ;; * . • • ■•j • St. Nicholas in atitosleigh defies po- ..• • lice and laws.• • Do regulations as to speed contain *** a Santa clause? * *

, . ' —Lippincott’s Magazine. ..

CHRISTMAS DUSK.Come, little boy, to mother’s knee,

The Christmas twilight trembles down With rose tints for the wondrous tree .

And rose glow for the-snow clad town, And all is marvelous—but you

Most marvelous of all to me,For I may hold you as I do,

As Mary held him on her knee.

And he was sweet and he was fair,As are all mothers’ little boys;

His lips, his smile, his eyes, his hair,• To Mary were her chiefest joys.And she would sing to him as I

Sing while the sun dies in the west;I.hear your weary, sleepy sigh

As Mary heard his on her breast.

Ahd in the after years, I think.When he was treading sorrow’s way

And held the bitter cup to drink She brooded' on the happy day

When he ran singing through the roomAnd found a hundred things to do

To drive away all chance of gloom—And was a little boy like you.

So drop your toys and let us sing The songs that heart and home ,hav©

blest,For love is more than anything

And life is work and play and rest.And Mary’s was the mother heart,

A heart of love all fair and fine,That into tender throbs could start

For just a little boy like mine.

Across the years I reach to her And touch her white and empty hands,

Down all the ages seems to stir A message that she understands;

The subtle rapture that I keep Shrined in the very soul of me,

When I may hold you here, asleep,As Mary held Him on her knee.

—Wilbur D. Nesbit in Harper’s Weekly.

Before the birth of Christ the ancient Romans indulged a t the midwinter season in a festival from which it is sup­posed that many of the pres­ent day traditions sprung.^ Presents were given and re­ceived. An expression of mu­tual brotherhood was shown in the custom of the masters and their slaves exchanging places and the former waiting upon the latter.

D ic e ’s N oisy Christmas; lAM ower la titu des, w here th e w eath-

____Bt®,,13if>elfebration of Christmas takes

fb> a - different- m an if OS >:t/n i. Syuth xifWashington Christmas has always beenth e d a y o f great noise, the day se t apart fo r th e clangor o f bells, the Shrilling o f trum pets, above all e lse th e firecracker.

In the socia l cond itions o f i lie south before th e revolution ih e dav o f noise

Ttnd crash o f gunpow der w as the ">tb Of N ovem ber, on which da*.- all loyal subjects w ere adjured to "remember, remember th e gunpow der treason and plot” T h e celebration o f th is noisy execration o f G uy F aw k es by tb e loyal cava lier fa m ilies o f the south esta b ­lished a w in ter holiday o f w hich noise was the predom inant characteristic. A fter th e southern co lon ies bad joined equal hands w ith the northern in tlie long w ar, gunpow der treason w as no lon ger th e . them e for celebration. But some celebration there m ust be to provide fo r th e n oise w hich had be­com e a h ab it in th e early w inter. In th e earlier tim es C hristinas had been a day o f sobriety out o f doors, o f lav ish h o sp ita lity withijj.

W hat more natural, (then, than to postpone the racket of gunpowder day until the nex t holiday in course and to give Christmas an outdoor element which i t had never possessed?

D iffe re n t S o r t s of C h r is t m a s .Each stage in our progress from the

cradle to the grave has its differentChristmas. Old age forgets itself, theghosts which haunt its memories. $nd enters into the young creature’s hap­piness with a relish second only to the child’s. The grandmother no longer wishes sleds or hoops or gingerbread monkeys for herself, but she looks w ith love and wonder upon the little beings who respond so radiantly to these objects of domestic manufacture. Between these generations stand the parents, with their own lives of bustle and responsibility and desire, their own games and gewgaws to -pursue, bu t yet with a beginning of the change from living for themselves to living in the ir young.—Norman Hapgood in Col­lier’s.

It was ::j New York. jr. rather. New Amsterdam, that Santa Claus made hia first American appearance in sot u>- thing like the garb and m an­ner now fam iliar to all of us. From the Netherlands ihe Knickerbockers brought with them the Christmas of love and sympajthy in religion, of comradeship among neigh­bors and of festivity in the family.

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nsimasB rin g in the tr a ii in g fo r e st m oss.

B rin g cedar, fir and pine,A n d green fe s to o n and w r e a th and c ro ss

A rou n d th’e, w ir d o w o tw ine.

A g a i n s t tne w h ite n e ss of the wall Be living ve. dure cfen .

S w e e t su m m e r m em ories to recall A nd keep y o u r C h r is t m a s green.

\tt is his dear m em orial day

W h o broke e a rth ’s frozen sleep AncJ w ho for her ho pe’s g la d d e n in g r a y

F o r e v e r b right will keep.

H e g iv e s all lo v e lin e s s th a t g r o w s.T h e stro n g and g r a c e fu l trees.

T h e w in te r m oss, the fresh J u n e rose— T h e d e a r L o rd s a v e s us these.

Who saves us from the piteous w r e o k Of souls a d rift in sin,

S o not alone the c h u rc h e s deck,B u t p eaceful hom es w ith in —

M ad e peaceful by his c o n s ta n t love,L e t th o u g h ts of him abide.

T o find us our lost home a b o v e H e hom eless lived and died. .

W e keep the b rig h t hom e fe s t iv a l A n d , w ith a childlike cheer,

H is angel ushered b ir th d a y call T h e m erriest of the ye a r.

Y e s, m e rr y C h r is t m a s let it be,A d a y to love and give,

S in c e e v e r y soul’s best g i f t is he W h o c a m e th a t w e m ig h t live.

A n d all th in g s beau tifu l a r e his,A n d ids he m ak eth ours,

S o b ring each bud th a t b u rst in g is,All C h r is t m a s bloom ing flo w ers,

A ll b lo ssom s th a t in w in d o w s shine, W ith le a v e s to light un fu rled,

In m e m o r y of th a t F l o w e r D ivin e W h o s e f r a g r a n c e fills th e w o rld.

B e all old c u s to m s honored so T h a t good to o th ers m ean,

B r in g c ro ss a n d g a rla n d fro m th e s n o w A n d keep y o u r C h r is t m a s green.

— L u c y L a r c o m .

Saving For Christm as.Any plan th a t induces a-lmost half

th e population of a city of 16,000 peo­ple to save in srngll am ounts $175,000 a year is worthy of study. The OU City T rust company of Oil City, -Pa;, has a ChristnSas Saving club, Which has grow n greatly in recent years. T he object in s tarting the club was to en­able people of limited means to set aside small am ounts each week to be paid to them, with interest, two weeks before Christm as. Members may be­gin by paying a cent a week, increas­ing the am ount by a cent each week until the fifty are up.” This am ounts to $12.75 per year. A second class calls for a two cent saving the first week, adding the initial am ount each succeed ing week. This makes a total saving of $25.50 for the year.—Leslie’s.

Pay T h e ir D o cto r a t C h r is t m a s .As regards presents a t Christm as

the rule is. in primitive Spain, to send a present to the cura (parish p riest» and tlie doctor. Many Spaniards pay a fixed annual sum to the ir medical man. and he attends all the fam ily, in­cluding servants. His salary is sen t to him at Christm as, with the addition of a turkey, a cake or some fine sw eet­meats.

A Christmas SongOh, C h r is t m a s is a jo lly tim e,

W h e n fo r e sts h a n g w it h sn o w ,A n d o ther f o r e sts bencf w ith to y s ,

A n d lovely Y u le logs g lo w !

A n d C h r is t m a s is a so lem n tim e, B e c a u se , ben eath the S t a r ,

T h e first g r e a t C h r i s t m a s g ift w as giver-. To all men. near and far.

B u t not alon e a t C h r i s t m a s tim e C o m e h o lid ay an d cheer,

F o r one w h o loves a little child H a th C h r i s t m a s all th e ye a r.

— F lo re n c e E v e l y n P r a tt .

B ig C h r i s t m a s F a m i l y P a r t y .When Sir Sydney W aterlow was lord

mayor of London, in 1S73, he decided to give a Christm as dinner a t the Man sion House. Only near relatives were invited, yet covers were laid for no fewer than 1S6 The total was made up of Sir Sydney’s father, four sons, four daughters, four brothers, six sis­ters. seventeen nephews, tw enty-tw o nieces, tw enty-nine cousins aud one grandson. Lady W aterlow contribu t­ed her stepm other, four brothers and three sisters, twelve nephew s and twelve nieces, and forty-one cousins, while a quota of other relations by m arriage brought th e to tal to the dum ­ber named.

A n Old C h r is t m a s C ar o l .And all th e b ells on earth sh a ll r ing

On C hristm as day, on C h ristm as day: And all th e bells on earth sh a ll ring

On C hristm as d a y in th e m orning.

Ano a ll th e a n g e ls in On C hristm as day,

And a ll the an geis in On C hristm as day

-\®d ii’l the souls on On C hristm as day,

And al! the souls on On C hristm as day

h ea v en - sh a ll s in g on C hristm as d ay , h ea v en sh a ll s in g

in th e m orning.\

earth sh a ll s in gon C hristm as day;

earth sh a ll s in g in th e m orning.

Then let u s a ll rejo ice am ain On C hristm as day, on C h ristm as day;

Then let u s a ll rejoice am ain On C hristm as d a y In th e m orning.

□Max Marston, New Jersey Golfer, Ranks

With Leaders In 1 9 1 5 Performance

P h o to by A m e r ic a n P r e s s A s s o c ia t io n .MO is the best am ateu r golfer of the year—Jerry T ravers, who won

tlie open: Rob G ardner. who won the am ateu r cham pionship, or Max .M arston , who won the m ost invitation tournam ents during the golfing season? M arston. iho New Jersey cham pion, has earned an

enviable place in golf in the season just closed. W hen the handicap com m ittee decides on tlie relative m e r its of tlie am ateurs nex t spring M arston will mot be fa r from the scratch m ark lie won six im portan t tournam ents in 1915, including tho cham pionship of New Jersey. He was also runner-up a t two other big tournam ents and w as sem ifm alist in tbe am a te u r’cham pionship at D etroit. H is la test victory w as the w inning of the Thanksgiving tournam ent at Lakewood. Only three weeks before lie trium phed a t A tlantic City. I t was in the am ateu r cham pionship a t D etroit tlmr M arston probably made his best showing. H aving the cham pionship ulmo t in liis grasp, he missed a short eighteen inch pu tt th a t would have given him the m atch w ith*G ardner and put him in the final. M arston lias proved him self an ideal m atch player. He does not care about breaking records in qualifying rounds, being content to save his energy for his opponents la te r on. , •

Fulton, Piif leal [toi,Oeaopoo.

HE LACKS iu

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Who is this am bitious young person. Fred Fulton, who aspires to jo lt the heavyw eight championship crown from the dome of big dess WillardV ' T hat's a pertinent and ra ther much used question since it developed tha t he may battle W illard in New Orleans during Mardi Gras week. ^

Fulton was discovered iu the wilds of M innesota some time ago—and not a long time. In fa.-I, lie has not been out of tlie brush Jong enough to have his nam e appear iu the listie records or his photograph break into places farther rem ote from M innesota thau Chicago.

F ulton 's age has not been revealed, bu t his picture would convince tha t lie is still on the youthful side of thirty. Pie was horn, x-aised aud found in Rochester. Minn. He is reported to have been found by Mike Collins, prom­inent M innesota prom oter and m an­ager.

F red is the only w hite boxer in cap­tiv ity who closely approaches W illard in size and general development.

H e stands six feet four inches in height. W illard 's height is six feet six inches. H is battling w eight is 220 pounds. W illard battles a t about 225 or 230 pounds.

And F red 's reach is eighty-four and one-half inches, which every one m ust adm it is some reach. F igure it out for yourself and you’ll find th a t to be seven feet and one-half inch.

I t ’s the longest reach possessed by any living boxer. W illard m easures eighty-three and one-half inches in reach, and Jess is the only m an who approaches Fulton in th a t respect.

These are tw o of the reasons why Fulton has jum ped to the fore. H is record is another. H is record is a ra th e r brief one, including knockouts over A rthu r Pelkey, Jack Moran, Jack Lewis, Tim Logan, T erry K ellar and last, bu t not least, A ndre Anderson.

The knockouts over Pelkey and An­derson th ru s t Fulton to the fron t more than all of it'-: other performances.

Tho cl:',2 i w ith Anderson took place a t ju s t a short tim e ago.Ando. n had boon well advertised. H e undoubtedly had m ore than medi­ocre m erit. W ise men w asted consider­able vocal energy raving over him.

In fact, one well known Chicagoan w as so thoroughly convinced th a t An-

ergon h ad the goods th a t he backed

Ids o p in io n w it h $5,000. F u lto n d r o p ­p ed A n d e r s o n c o ld i n 'a n xearly trountl.

I t h a s b een -tcT aim ed th a t? la s t S p r in g w h i le W il la r d w a s to u t in g ; M in n e s o ta g iv in g • e x h ib it io n s i n ' c o n n e c t io n w it h th e “101 R a n c h ’’ s h o w a g a in s t a l l c o m ­e r s h e b o x e d w it h a n d w a s k n o c k e d ' d o w n b y F u lto n .

B e t h a t a s i t m a y , th e r e a p p e a r to h e s o m e ai.i.1 s e v e r a l p e r s o n s , n o ta b ly th o s e resid in g ' in t l ie n e ig h b o r h o o d o f M in n e ­s o ta a m i W is c o n s in , w h o h a v e s e e n F u lto n k e e l e v e r o p p o n e n ts , w h o p r o ­f e s s to b e l ie v e that, h e is th e m a n to p r o v e c o n c lu s iv e ly w h e th e r W illa r d is a g r o a t or m e r e ly a m e d io c r e c h a m p io n .

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v y o u w ill be h a p p y . I t is so e a s y £ 3.- to te l l o th e r p eo p le h o w to b e ♦> T h e r o ic a n d so d iff ic u lt to b e j .? c o u r a g e o u s o u r s e lv e s . -I-J. v -u

L o c a te d . '“ Fred, dear, I feel it in my bom s

th a t .you are going to take me to tue thea ter {oxaight."

“Whiife hone, darling?”“I’m n o t sure, hut I th ink It’s nxv

wishbone..”—Loudon Mail.

M a n ’s T r o u b le s .Funny, isn’t it, th a t tw o-thirds of

a .man’s troubles, all w ear petticoats?— London Telegraph. % f

keCp to se ll a u d a c a ll a t o u r s to re w ill p ro v e th a t o u r 8tatejX{0^ ^ ( $ r , t t e O q r G ro c e r ie s c o m p rise th e c h o ic e s t b ra a d s a n d you h a v e i p ; t i n e n t to ch o o se fro m a n d a t a p r ic e t h a t is b u t l i t t l e in

^ad v an ce <yf\r^li0lesalfe p r ic e s . W h e n y o u a r e b o th e re d 'h b o u t w hat, y o u a ie <roiqp. hn g iv e y o iu v is i to r s w h o d ro p iu on y o u u n e x p e c te d ly fo r d in - n q r o r aupper< JusL qom e to o u r s to re a n d th e p ro b le m is e a s ily a n d q u ie k - y soKcti^ifcpd to j o u t e n t i r e s a t is fa c t io n . I n a d d i t io n to o u r G ro c e ry

D ep arj;b te ilf ve. h a v e a u e x te n s iv e lin e of T o b acco a n d C ig a rs an d o th e r goods t |r a t i a i e louird m an u p to th e m in u te G ro c e ry S to re .

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CH IJIST S coming inaugurated

among: m en a new era of good wiU, .:and as a consequence thrones are tottcrinjg. chains

a fe loQseninp- : ..-<m .::>.»rs a .c opening and pracaoaF-G nnstxan beneficence is flooding thpv world w ith sunshine and fills i t with- songs of gladness.—Rev.Dr. P . SFHenstin.

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HERE'-} V th a t “glad tidings,” th a t -gcfsPvl of “g rea t joy ’’ of which

Ihw augel spake to th e wonder­ing Jiepherds—this announce­

m ent o f God’S Ioye-for m an and m an’s sonsbip to GodiV Ajid these “glad tid ­ings” a r e ’io r f,ali people,” so the ange'. said. T befe i s not a single soul to whojm tb j ^ g i n g s o f C hristm as come th a t is n o t Assured of th e love o f the alm ighty and* infinite Father.

iqtfDRAT ye, then—so sounds the ' 'T P ^ 0 i^ ‘Tthe E terna l Spirit, the

pOwet back of evolution—re- a y e ^ fo r th e kingdom of

heaven ’ So we may girdourselves every ta sk of reform with new h o p e ? ; i r e S h enthusiasm and ring our ?C!|u^Mias bells again.—Rev. Dr. R. H eher Newton.

IT m ay’-b^jfchat in every g ift w ith w hicl^:a |. 'th is blessed Christm as tide*\vre>;giadden our children’s hearts we dve the Magi again of­

fering trehSure'.'io th e Holy Child. We m ay m oke [ft'so. - B u t richer g ifts than these w ill k e required. Our endurance shall be q u r 'g if t to him who gave him­self. Is there toil fo r us, th a t w e m ay honorTdim? Is there self denial? A re the re h^Iy consecration and humble service, ttiajtxShall m ake the world a t last n .s p q t l |s s sacrifice to him who purchasedvit?i>'

O' we^iceep C hristm as because of its? tidings of g reat joy.’The seasou of its occurrence is

•our R ipest time. The noi’th w ind and th^ snow In th a t wind have m ade us wba^-we .ttr6i • I t drove us to the hearth to th e ^acred fires of the innei circle, fo the building of th e key sthne in the* ftr<ih of our clvilizatkn^ th e home of4i&e C hristian m an —- i l i t r t ' D r S P Cadm an <■:>\Ji T v ■ ri'.. ■■ • •■..v : Y' •• * *r ■ Y ’

ODAY„ all Institu tions are . be- ■imifate' the wiser wjjQ

C h i l dthe ir gpld sqict jn'om’atic spices, their frankincense;?^aind treasure. Christ’sestim ate o f (lie value of childhood hasconquered tii'v world. H is thought of childhood i s v a r y h eart and genius of C h r is tia n ^ civilization.—Rev. Dr. Newell Dwighf Hillls.

ORNTNG. tioon and night, for breakfast, 'd inner and sup- rfei’. the first th ing on awak- ing 'and the la s t th ing on go­

ing to sleep,"^very hour of every day of every w eek ■of every month of the year w s W anf the sp irit of Christm as, for it i s . th e ^spirit of m inistration, of giving, o f service, of doing for others. —Rev. Dr. F rancis E. Clark.

T gittu |ng to mem from the east, Drought to tue Divine

Ahem

ND’did you evef th ink w hat a pecuifitrly blessed sobnd in the ears of those w atching shep­herds o f the valley of Bethle-

w as the ;anuouncement of the angels, “C hrist has come?” E ver since the gate o f paradise w as shut against our first p a ten ts his advent had been looked forw ard to as the hope of a lost world. * ' J ,

T IL L there is Call fo r strenuous endeavor and constant fight agairfst evils w ithout and w ith­in , 'a s G:-t>figh God would re­

mind u.‘j tiia t i.iis is no t our rest, th a t the true .holiday (holy day, as it used to be w ritfeiil is above a t his right hand.—Rev: Hr: P. s , Henson.

<r,tilhe sbest, p ro test against the

abbreviation. ’Xmas'" is the suggestion, th a t I t should be changedato , x$mas." Or, to m ost children, th e day is r?mas” and “ ’ra as,” and to the

grow nups i* ly %&@mas

T h » sW a y It G o e sLittle', cjbujdrcn-'who aye perm itted to

look a t a: ta ran tu ! a. m a bottle a re ex­pected to g d n u so m e valuable lesson from th e ew som e^sig lit, although no­body kifows ju s t what- th a t lesson is. A goodithvp^ o f tlr^ models and horri­ble exam^Ie.^ -thwt n e he’d up before the t e s t . <>L u s r tiio o f ju s t as vaguev a l u e - J n G j O ,

- > .•3qrry. She-Spoke.Maunnft ■vasitoi)—1 m su re A l­

lan l w dl o.L.1 e l tm r tis t he & alw ayspnm t i, , A ljirit degi^ w here did you get t ict p ra t* y>d p a in t’ Vlbert— Off youi dre^sJig'I'Cbte^ m am m a—Lon­don A nsw etsi ^

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The Christmas SpiritH . w hat is tin* C hristm as spirit?

Aye. mere s the rub.Shall we find onr answ er in

books—in folios, quartos, octavos or duodecimos?

No. For certain wisdom does not lie in these, but ouly prob­lems set down for the proving.

Shall we find our answ er in palaces, in mansions, in manor houses, in halls, ’alls, castles or m oated granges?

No. For proven wisdom is a s tranger here and nothing is

. heard but vague echoes of a d is tan t life.

.So le t us go for our answ er to th e source of all knowledge, the source of all power, the source o f all might, m ajesty, dominion and honor—the people, the open m outhed people, the everybody- w ait-till-th e -h o rse -g e ts-u p peo­ple, the red knuckled, rubber w earing people, the s tra igh t­forw ard, simple hearted people.

A nd w here do w e find the^eo- ple in the g rea test num ber? In th e s tre e t

Then in the s tree t will we speer around fo r our answ er.

On a corner the people con­gregate and from the cen ter is­sues a to o t

“J u s t the th ing fo r C hrist­mas!” cries a voice, and thehorn toots again while th e peo­ple continue to congregate. We insinuate ourselves into th e cen­te r of the crowd and the re be­hold a joyfu l faced peddler w ith a tray before him full of small cardboard boxes. H e tonks the horn again, and we are tickled to find th a t it is strapped around his w aist w ith the muzzle point­ing dne ahead.* “Ha-ha-ha!” ne cries as lie gleefully tonks the L orn . “T hat is to wake the d ead / B e blushes (though still smiling) a t

Jefifrcr-hOrn,'

appre-^ C x h e rp e tM Ie r picks

up one of th e boxes. Am oves the cover and shakes out a sm aller box, whereupon tie laughs uproariously.

He tonks the horn.And from the sm aller box fie

takes auother box.He tonks tbe fiorn.And from the other box be

rakes a different box.He tonks the horn And from the different box ne

takes a little box.He tonks the Ixorti.And frpm the little box he

takes a bit of a b<|x He tonks tbe liot-n And from the bit ot a box he

takes a liny box I-Ie tonks the horn. ^And from the tiny box he

rakes a wee tidd.v box He tonks the lioni And still trium phantly tonk-

iixg the born and surim m ded by an im penetrable circle of open m ouths (including fbis .student’s mouth) he takes two little carv­ed dolls from tlie w ee t:ddy box and reiterates that th is tieie is the very thing for Christmas. W hereat we reflect. Is the Christ nuts spirit connected with ebony tw ins in a nest of cax-dboard boxes?—New York Even iug Kuu

T h e F i r s t C h r is t m a s T r e e .“The Christm as tree was introduced

into England a net thence into America by the Germ ans," said a dealer in toys. “I am going to seil Christm as trees this year, and recent;;, i have been try ing to find out who the man w as who first exploited the t :w outside of its 'Ger­man motherland, i w ant to use this in­form ation in r.n advertisem ent, bu t I have not comp (led my researches yet. ■ I have goi os f-.ir back as the tim e of Henry ’ HI. 1 have copied in my notebook ; t u n r of a Christm as tree tha t vur: I • . ,:;ed and set up tn?-. fore th a t king." The dealer then read aloud the followin': paragraph, point­ing out, as'fixe m acceded, the quainl- ness and charm the old spelling:

“A gaynste tho a 11 daye. or the daye of the Epiphaxik . at nighte before the banket in the Ur 11 oi' IVchemoude, was a pagenunt devised like a mountayne glisteringe by i”. ;ht. as tho' ft had bene all of golde and set with stones; on the top of wbicb ixxoo.ntayne was a tree of golde. tl.e b rsiuyhes and bowes frysed with golde. sj-redynge on every side over the mount nyno with roses and 'pom egarneties Thtywiche mountaynew as with vices (screws) brought up tow ards the kynge: and out of the sam e car>:e a lndye apparelled in cloth o f goide. and the chyldren of honor called th e henchmen, which were fresh disguised! and danced?a mqriee before the Kynge: and th a t done, re-entered th f m ountayne: aud then i t was d raw ­er* baeke. tbe wassail or banket brought in, and so brake Tfjx Chris- ma's.”

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E O R TELE L A D I E SW e h a v e a v e ry n ice a s so r tm e n t of L a d ie s H o u se D resse s and S u m m e r U n d e rw e a r w h ich w e w ould be p leased to show you. A lso L ad ie s W h ite s k ir ts and a few fine C repe an d M uslin N ig h td re s se s . vW h e n e v e r you w an t L a d ie s ’ o r G e n tle m e n ’s S ilk hose com e to as we a lw ays t ry to h av e th e m in s to ck . Com e in and a sk to see o u r.D a in tie ; W in d so r a n d M ig n o n e tte C repes, a lso o u r P lases D av o n sh ire C loth S u itin g s , P e rc a le s , etc.

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