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fHE CARROLL FREE FRE88, CARROLLTON. CARROLL COUNTY, OA.
THURSDAY, DEO. 20, 1093
OUR BEST
WISHES
We welcome the season that gives us
; the pleasure of extending our best
, wishes, to opr many customers and
friend's. J
May the
| Yuletide
Season Make
Happy the
Closing of
• 1923
And may 1924 bring you unlimited
portions of the things you most desire
to the end that real happiness and
prosperity may be yours.
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W. B. Hansard D. D. S.
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)ur thoughts turn to those whose
loyalty in patronage and otherwise
sftipportiifj this store by their kind
words of Commendation has helped
us" to grow and make progress in a
business way, so we come to thank
you and to ask for a continuation of
ofJr pleasant relations. .
We wish you a joyous Yuletide Sea
son and a Happy, Contented,
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Prosperous New Year.
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With Christinas Lore
Came Understanding
KLL, girls, I have made It lip
wltli Beatrice.” Ann, "the
hard-boiled" of the ofllce,
yanked oft her coat nni} hat
and placed them in the locket
that ranged across the end of the
room.
No one paid much attention to Ann
usually. She was of such an explosive
(nature, and said such Irresponsible
[things, that she was not taken serl-j
jously. But the brenk between Ann and
Beatrice had been of long standing
! and bad been commented upon so
j much by Add that her announcement
' caused the other girls to look up
j question Ingly.
I "That’s a fact,” continued Ann,
:"and I nut so ashamed of my treatment
of her tills long time.”
r "How did It come about?" asked
I Sadie, assistant to the department
i managed.
Well," exclaimed Ann, "I will have
. to confess my beastly nature, before 1
i can tell you bow It happened. In a
, spirit of spite I sent Beatrice a Christ-
| mas present, which no one but good
1 little Bea could ever have accepted
as anything but an Insult. It make*
no difference what It was. Today
noon I met her on the street and sht
stopped me to thank me for the pres
ent.
" ‘It was not the present so much,
Ann, that came by mall,’ said she,
•What made me feel good was thal
you had been thinking of me.’ Then
she took hold of my hand to caress II
and said, 'It was not any kind of ■
present that I wanted most from you,
Ann, but your love and companionship
and symputhy. I have been hungry foi
you, Ann, and you hnd no right to
take yourself away from me. I glv«
you my love for Christmas—will you
give mo yours?’ And little Ann, tin
liard-bolled, cried right on the street
What do you think of that, girls?”
“The day of tnlrncles Is not past, II
seems," commented one.
"And now do you know wlint?” Tills
from Ann. The girls waited expectant
ly for further Information from th«
erratic one.
"Well, I always thought Christmas
was to get J people to spend lots ol
money to send things to other people
that they , did not wnnfA rattled oft
Ann. "Now I have a new understand
ing of Christmas Since my most loyal
friend Inis asked ink only for my love
- . . and she sure Is going to gel
. It.”—C. P. Wadsworth.
(©, 1923, Western Newspaper Union.)
May Christmas Mean
Much to You
And may Health, Happiness and Prosper
ity become more and more enriched with the
passing of time and may you and those whose
happiness depends upon you enjoy the best
of health and a full measure of prosperity
and true happiness.
We are grateful to all for patronage of
1923 and pledge you that during 1924 we
will put forth our very best effort to serve
you even better than in the past.
Robinson & Walker
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Rome Street
Ireland Hunts Wrens
Day After Christmas
a to IRELAND Boxing Day (th«
day after ChrlHtmas) la know?
us St. Stephen's day. On thii
day there is practiced an oH
custom that has come down
through the ages and which Is culled
"hunting the wren." A crowd o1
grown boys with blackened faces and
dressed In the most grotesque cps
tames seek out a wren, which Jb ttft
smallest of all birds In Ireluuar uni
.carrying It with them go from lious«
to house all over their particular pan
of the country, asking, or rather sing
lng u request for a little help Vhli tht-
celebration which tukes place in th»
village that evening. There are sev
eral verses which they use, the fol
lowing being a sample of their kind;
The wren, the wren, the king of at
birds.
St. Stephen’s day. she was caught Ir
the furze,
Although she is little her family It
great.
So please try your pocket and glvt
ua a trate (treat)
Sing holly, sing ivy. sing Ivy, alna
holly,
Just a drop to drown melancholy.
And If you draw It of the best
I hope In Heaven your soul will real
j And If you draw It of the small
lit will not agree with the wren boyi
t at all.
I And so much is the spirit of hospl-
1 tallty and good will In evidence at
Christmas time that they very seldom
meet with a refusal and by evening
the pile of small silver pieces has
grown Into large enough proportions
to warrant a big celebration at which
all the young folks In the district
make tnerry.—Katherine Edelman.
(©. t8!J. Westsrn Newspaper Union.)
The ^Leader’s LAST GALL
* Only three more shopping days till Christmas, and with the
coming of Christmas comes the conclusion of our business in this
city. We are sorry very much indeed to discontinue our store in
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Carrollton after gaining a great many friends and customers.
Our manager, Mr. Yudelson, is leaving us on account of going in
a buisness of his own aftd we have no one to take his place.
There is a golden opportunity before you to buy your present
and your future needs within our line and save 25 to 50 per cent
of the regular selling price.
Space won’t allow us to mention but a few of our many bar
gains we have in store for you: .
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
4‘ ,
It Is (i pleasant custom, when the
’ Christmas [tree Is lighted and its many
candles fjtil to give all the needed
I fclieer, to light a candle from Its fires
r and’give the taller candles on the
•bel^and on, the table a share In the
happr iflOjttiination,—C. G. Hazard.
192&^W*at#rh Newspaper Union,)
Ladies' Ready-to-Wear
36 Ladies’ and Misses Dresses, con
sisting of all-wool Serge, Wool
Crepe; Wool Jerseys and Poiret
Twill. Regular selling prices rang
ing from $7-50 to $9.75, QQ
going in this sale at...',-
UIU311L UJL
$4.98
IT TAKES COURAGE
[he t^WAtpIollVUst Is one who cal.
"Jjjkt what I (Seeded" while specut
bf'Sh hls ^hapees at the exchange!
nterj!
THE POSTMAN SETS THE
There wonld be merriment
for all If everybody worked aa b
la dtatrltratint holiday'cheer aa
PttthAa* -j# ii. ■
Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s
Sweaters, a,large assortment of col
ors and QQ r TO
stylei, at... I/O
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Ladies’, MiS|oS’iiM C^ildren’s Coats
in the very latest styles and of the
best materials—the kirid of coat
see the mall wear. We are sell
them at HALF PRICE. Come
convince yourself.
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Men’s and Boys’ Clothing
We have on hand a few Men’s and
Boys’ Suits at prices that you can af
ford to buy yourself or your boy a
new suit for Christmas. Come and
see them.
MEN’S and BOYS’ SWEATERS V
Just the kind of jij Sweater you have
been wanting arid we are selling
them now at such a low price that
you can reach it.
BLANKETS n
We have a f few pairs of very rilce i
Blanket? on that you can save
money or.
Hundreds of other items too numer- *
ous to mentiortthat cannot be dupli
cated.
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THE LEADER