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the i.ag range reporter
FRIDAY MORNING. DEC. 11. 1914.
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ABIDES
Wondrous Indeed wa* the
mission of the Chriet Chlldl
He gave himself to the world
on the first Christmas day,
and with him came every
other good gift.
With him oame bountiful
tables and good cheer in
lordly and homely homes and
happy parents and merry
children. Men's hearts thawed
out, and long faoes grew
shorter, and ead eyes twinkled
with glee, and evergreens
sparkled with oandles and
bore marvelouo fruit of lov
ing gifts, simple or oostiy, in
millions of homes.
The trees wither; the toys
get broken; the groaning ta
bles are lightened of their
load. Dec. 2b is succeeded by
the cold, dark days of mid
winter, but the spirit of
Christmas abides. In a way
every day is a Christmas
day, for the Christ Spirit
doss not take its flight. Every
day of the year ministering
spirits go about their humble,
homely tasks. Every day
some one ie catching the
blessed contagion of Christ
mas and learning that it is
more blessed to give than to
receive.
Ah, yes, every day Is a
Christmas day to him who
learns this secret of eeoretel
—Rev. P. 8. Henson, D. D.
\
CHRISTMAS SEALS WIN.
Widespread Sales Prove Their Hold on
Favor of the Public.
M ORE than If,000,000 Red Cross
ChriHliniiB sun In were sold
last December, according to
a report Issued by the Na-
iloi Association For the Sillily and
I'rcNuntion of Tuberculosis mid the
American Red Cross. In (his way
*410.000 was netted for antl-tuberculo-
sis v.'ofk In vnffoils parts of the United
Stu *. '
T! sale In llVffl Is n Haiti of 4,000,-
000 i ils over llHli, or 10 per cent. It
Is In. I that TitIm .tear the 50,000,000
mark II be rouclied The seal design
for lfl , has heoh selected, mid orders
for ill, minting of KM),000,000 seals
have la placed.
New 1 it Mime led (lie country last
year wl, a wile of over lO,BOO,Obo
seals or on ■ for Clii'll man. woman and
child In stilt«*. Of Mils number
more thai, 0.825.000 were sold out
side of Ne York city. 1‘ciiiisylvmila
came next With a sale of It,tJlTS.OtfQ,
Ohio was third with 2,800.000, wiacoti-
Kin fourth witii 2.700,00(1, and Illinois
lift It with 2,500,Of W. Hawaii .sold the
inoHt seals per capita. Hie total sale
being somewhat over two for each in
habitant Rhode Island came second
with a sale of two per person.
lieglnnllig With a sale of 15.500,000
In 1008, 111 six seasons the revenue
which these little holiday seals have
brought to tho iinU-lubomilosis cam
paign has more tlmn tripled, an ag
gregate for tho purlod of over $1,800,-
000 or mo.000,000 seals.
Latest News
From Toyland
Special Dispatch From-Santa
Claus’ Country
A rctic regions, pac. o.-The
center of the giant glacier has
k been hollowed oiit Into a mon
ster cave and is serving us a
factory for making tree ornaments. It
Is being run on a very muoh better
system than It was last yeari having
two shifts of workers, with 10,000
gnomes In each shift. The day workers
come on at <1 u. in. anil stiny until d
p. in. One hand of tollers sleeps while
the other works.
Each of the workers sit* squat, upon
the floor in front «)L» hinging hre, over
which Is suspended a huge black cal
dron. Each little fellow hak * long
stemmed pipe with which 1 he blow*
bubbles of tho subataflee Which kliiles
and bolls In the huge pot Ve/yre iilni, i
The boiling subafbnet},,^ 1 j) l|q,tlM
made of melted precious a*MW* MU
lions of dollars' worth of priceless
Jewels are being Imported
uorth pole regions forties purposu. , ;
Koch caldron boils, a different Jewel;
The melted rubles make bipqd.red bub,
bles that gleam Ilk* flames, p.’Re dia-
Buslnass Evan at Christmas.
She was a seutlinental young girl
and hud devoted much time and ten
der thought to the home decorations
for Christmas. Her surprise may be
imagined when she came downslulrs
one morning and found the decora
tions moved around. The mistletoe
houghs that had been half hidden In.
secluded places hud been substituted
for the holly wreaths and were now
liung In the front windows In plain
view of passersby,
"Suy. sister." explained her little
brother, "you've had that mlstletou
hanging up for nearly a week and you
hoven’t had a single customer. You're
not up to dale. Wlmt you want to do
Is to advertise.”—Judge.
Wherv Santa First Appeared.
It was In New York, or, rather. New
Amsterdam. Unit Santa Claus made Ills
first American appearance In some
thing like the garb and manner now
familiar to all of us. From the Seth
crlnnds the Knickerbockers brought,
with them the Christmas of love and
sympathy in religion, of comradeship
among nelghlmrs and of festivity In
the family.
An Open Country
Politics
in
If a political party or group de
sires to meet the need of the open
country, it must first of all recognize
agriculture as a fundamental occu
pation, and consider a satisfying
countrylife to be essential to tho best
and most progressive society. It
should convince the countryman that
it will give his needs and problems
careful consideration on their merits
as they arise; that it wants him to
receive full return for his capital and
labor; that it will really stimulate
all sound movements looking toward
more gainful farming, and improved
social and educational conditions for
those who live on the land and in the
rural towns; that it will call to its
aid as advisors and i administrators
those, and those only, 1 who have
personal knowledge of the situation
and whoso first desire is to serve
these situations. It should set ,itse’>f
toward the setpjlring of *uch agencist.
and regulations^ as will 'facilitate col
lective buying and selling,-co-opera
tion, organization as will aid In the
adequate furtherance of, the highway
system of. the slate for meeting the
needs of agriculture, and insuring the
careful development of natural re-;
sources: that will insure means of I
controlling bovine tuberculosis, and
properly reimbursing owners for
slaughtered .cuttle, that will make
adequate provision for inspection, to
detect pests, disease, and unsanitary
conditions; that will provide a study
of marketing us a responsibility of
government; that will undertake the
utilization of public forests as a part
of a comprehensive plan of state de
velopment; that will meet the outd-
standing needs of the rural people
of the given commonwealth, so far as
these needs lie within the sphere of
government. The state Hliould have
a definite and recognized policy in
the developing of the land, forests,
streams and farming wealth.—The
Countryside Magazine and Suburban
Life for December.
I love to so ana snnn ior ililees
To K-rnl n» Clir’stmu* clfls to frl-nds,
For then my fumy sir,In on wlnso.
I feel the Joy that never ends
O, what a rupture ’tis to stand
And be stepped upon, bumped Into.
Joggled, jostled, 1 pushed, squeezed,
shoved, frownetj at, scowled upon,
trampled, bruised, slummed, rushed,
hurried, jolted, and Anally get up to
the counter and discover that you are
kit the wrung oun!
SHE WHACKED CONSUMPTION.
Red Cross Seals Ars a Powerful
Weapon.
She tvas Helily gowned and bedecked
with furs and jewels. He was a shab
by, wizen faced sort of man. Both of
them came up to the Red Cross Senl
booth st the same time. "My wife ts
dying with consumption," he said lu a
husky voice., ”1111' we ain't got much
money, because I'm out of work, but
ithe did want me to buy five of them
seals. She snys If she can take a
whack at consumption afore she dies
she ll rest easier, an' I guess she will.'*
He wiped Ids eyes with his knuckles
and reached for the pneknge of seals
which the pretty attendant had put up
(or hint.
“Where do you live?” said the richly
dressed w xn-tn. who had been an lu
(crested II tener to the shabby man's
brief story. He gave an uddrtws in one
it the poorest tenement house neigh
borhoods.
“1 was going to buy a few seals for
my tittle girl.” said the woman, “but
your wife's desire to get a whack nt
consumption has showu nte what I
should do. Please give me *50 worth,
miss. Tell your wife she whacked con
sumption harder than she expected.”
Annual Skull Crop
F rom the Detroit Free Press.
The annual fall crop of skulls is
now being hurvested on the Site of
F"orte Pontchartrain.
Souvenir fiends are dashing madly
around carrying skulls, arrow head;,,
beads, wampum, bayonets, mbskets,
locks, horseshoes, brass buttons and
other mementos of a gory bdt his
toric past.
A workman digging ^ trenqh in
Jefferson avenue, near Griswold st.,
made the first important find. His
spade struck something hard a,nd he
unearthed a skull of magnificent pro
portions. In close proximity he
found two others.
lie grew voluablc and everybody
quit work. Business men dashed out
of their stores and shops, and people
got off street cars. The old resi-
oenter was among those present. He
said the skulls were resting on the
site of the gateway to old Fort Pont
chartrain. He said no doubt, many
more skeletons will be found before
the trenches are completed.
A man in short sleeves said the
skulls probably were those of the
Iroqdois tribe of/ Indians.
“You can tell that by the high
cheek bones, the ingrowing eyes and
The diminishing foreheads,” he said.
RHOWIMO TUB FIN1HI1RP TUTS TO BAHTA
tiusua.
monda make white ones, bright and
shilling like great, round stars. Sap
plilreu turn Into deep blue spheres, tur
quoises make pale blue balls that look
like the summer sky. and so on. As the
hubbies grow to the desired size the
workmen shake them gently off their
pipes on the Ice floor. Here they are
allowed to rest until they are frozen
Into hard, round, shiny, wonderfully
colored bright lift Ilk to hang on kiddles’
Christmas trees. It Is estimated that
one man etui make 500 finished orna
ments In a day;
Mines Give Output of Gold to Maks
Tinsel. ' l
The great Klondike gold mines sro
being worked tlay and night to supply
the demands of another room of the
greHt glacier, where thousands of
workers sit stringing strips of shredded
gold on threads to make tinsel trim
mings for the trees. They wear great
spectacles on the ends of their little
round noses, for this work ts a great
strain on the eyes. Each string Is one
mile lung, and each gnome completes
three of these a day.
Sliver tinsel is also made tu the same
way. The fashion In tree trimming de
mands the Invislt use of this gorgeous
adornment
No Storsrooms For Santa Claps.
Santa lias no need for storerooms in
which to stack his finished toys and
tree decorations. The demand is so
great aud so immediate that directly
things are llttished they are packed,
loaded on to Immense sleighs and ship
ped tu special stations which he has
situated in every city all over the world
and usually in such places as depart
ment stores or toy and candy shops.
Sometimes when all these places are
tilled he even hides them in odd corners
of people's houses. That ts how It
eoutes that one often accidentally will
And things tucked away lu the moat
unusual places.
Years ago be would use bis reindeer
to carry the loaded steigtis to stations,
and often they were so worn out by
overwork that they were unfit for
driving on Christmas eve. Rut now It
Is quite different. Since motor trucks
have come into use Santa has bought
328 to do this heavy work for him.
Something ought to lie told tbe kid
dles of the character aud habits of the
little toilers wIh> make their toys. They
are an entirely different kind of crea-
any which we, who do not
uortb {tole. have ever seen,
arc very small of stature, with
and queer elflu faces. We
would call them gnomes or elves, but
Santa calls them tobies. They have
bright, mischievous eyes which dance
with delight over their pretty hand!
work, tbe merriest laughs and sweetest
little voices which keep up • contin
uous accompaniment to their tasks.—
Mew York Evening World-
Majke Christmas the Most Comfortable Week of
the Year, Buy “Comfy” Things for Christmas
OH SO COMFORTABLE!
IN A ROCKING CHAIR
We have them
in all woods
and finishes.
Tapestry.
Leather, or
wood seat.
Look at this
diversity of
prices.
$2.50 to $15
Here is Comfort! No need to go tramping
all over town and wearing your strength
away. EVERYTHING IS HERE! And
there’s additional comfort in the thought
that the prices are as low as is compatible
with the highest quality.
Never were more good things offered in
more variety at more enticing prices.
ALL NEXT WEEK IS COMFY WEEK
Don’t miss a look-around visit—even if
you are not quite ready to purchase.
Come Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday or
Thursday or Friday or Saturday—but come!
THE EPITOME OF COMFORT
A cozy couch, with “davenport
pillows, an agreeable book and a
box of candy what could be near
er bliss? The Davenports are
here on display at prices quite
as attractive as the comfort they
buy.
$20.00 to $45.00
WHAT IS BED WITHOUT
COMFORT?
You can't get too “comfy” a
sleeping place. If what you have
is hard on
you, come see
these now on
display.
$5.00 to $45.00
COMFORT IN A SIDE BOARD
Certainly! Comfort—conven
ience—the satisfaction of own
ing good
furniture,
well de
signed, and
a 1 culated
give you
ting
ser-
Din-
ing room
furniture as follows:
Side Boards . .$25.00 to $60.00
Tables $6.50 to $30.00
No single item of furniture does
more to lend atmosphere of comfort
and cheer to a room than do rugs. We
have them both oriental and domestic in
all patterns and colors.
9x12 All Wool Tapestry Rugs for $12
COMFORT IN THE
SITTING ROOM
What is more
important in the
sitting room than
comfortable
chairs 1 Our splen
did stocks place
the emphasis on
old fashion
uooj Chairs.
EATING IN COMFORT
The tilt of the chair may do much to
make or mar the success of a dinner.
Comforta b 1 e
dining room
f urniture
should look
and feel the
part. Our
stock is select
with this
thought in mind.
Dining Room Chairs from
$6.00 to $24.00 per set of 6
YOUR BOOKS AND AN EASY
CHAIR —THAT’S COMFORT
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Bookcase will grow as your
book-collection grows and last as
long as you live. Many styles
and finishes.
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