Things to wear and that are beauti*ful yet give comfort, and service to the happy recipi-

ent and all during their career of usefulness serve

as reminders of the thoughtful spirit that prompted

the gift?are the most sensible kind to give.

For Men and BoysSuit Cases

Traveling Bags

Scarfs and Mufflers

Military Brushes

Fancy Socks

Arm Bands

Garters

Neckties

Gloves

Purses

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We have had several snow storms,butat present writing the ground is bare,but quite slippery and warm for thetime of year.

R. A. Marsh and family left with hisparents last week for their old home atBeaver Dam, Wis. It is certainly a sadaffair to see two young people have alltheir hopes for the future spoiled in sucha way. The loss of one's eyes seems tobe about the worst thing that could cometo any one.

A young lady came to live with Mr.and Mrs. Homer Rice one day last week.She is too young to tell us her name, al-though she will call Mr. and Mrs. Ricepappa and mamma.

M. A. Phelps, of Spokane, was in townthis week.

We hear that the stork visited Mr.and Mrs. Ted Shoemaker at Elk City,Idaho, recently and presented them withan 8-pound boy.

The ladies' social will meet with Mrs.Lamb Dec. 15. A full attendance isurged.

E. K. Parks went to Newport Wednes-dav to work in the Caldwell ClothingHouse. Mr. Parks is an energetic youngman and we are sure he willplease.

Rev. Veasie will preach at the churchSunday evening. Everybody is urged tocome and hear a good sermon, such asRev. Veasie always gives us.

Mrs. S. E. Rentfrow, who has beensuffering with a fractured wrist the pastthree weeks, reports her wrist as gettingwell.

A. A. Smith and family, who movedin from Athol, Idaho, last week, areliving on Hamp Winchester's place.

W. C. Winchester left Monday forCalifornia, where he was called to assisthis mother in caring for his father, whois ill.

The ladies are selling a handsomequilt, on which they hope to raise a good 'sum to be applied on the church debt.Everybody is invited to take a chanceon it.

Mr. Ualloway, representative of B. L.Gordon, was in town Wednesday,

Geo. E. Smith is having an additionbuilt to his store building, which is oc-cupied by the Phelps Lumber Co.

The timbers for the sawmill are beingframed, the cement piers being alreadycompleted.

Miss Knutson resigned her position inthe schools here last wesk, and as a re-sult the children are having a vacationthis week.

The peculiar properties of Chamber-lain's Cough Remedy have been thor-oughly tested during epidemics of influ-enza, and when it was taken in time wehave not heard of a single case of nneu-monia. Sold by all druggists.

Scott's Rhyme otMerry Christmas

Heap on more wood! The wind i9chill.

But. let it whistle as it will.We'll keep our Christ mas merry still.Each age has deemed the newborn

yearThe fittest time for testa I cheer.And well our Christian sires of oldLoved when the year its course had

rolledAnd brought blithe Christinas back

againWith all his hospitable train.

Domestic and religious riteGave honor to the holy night.On Christmas eve the bells were rung;On Christmas eve the mass was sung;That only night in ail the yearSaw the stoled priest the chalice rear.The damsel donned her kirtle sheen;The hall was dressed with holly green;Forth to the wood did merry men goTo gather in the mistletoe.

Then opened wide the baron's hallTo vassal, tenant, serf and all;

THEN CAMS THE MEBBY MASEEHS IN.

Power laid his rod ofrule aside,And Ceremony doffed his pride.The heir, with roses in his shoes.That night might Tillage partner

choose;AJI bailed with uncontrolled delightAnd general voice the happy nightThat to the cottage as the crow aBrought tidings of salvation down.

The fire, with well dried logs supplied,Went roaring up the chimney wide;The huge hall table's oaken face.Scrubbed till It shone, the day to grace,Bore then upon its massive boardNo mark to part the squire and lord-

Then was brought in the lusty brawn

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For Ladies and MissesLinen Handkerchiefs

Linen Center PiecesLinen Lunch Cloths

Combs and BarrettesHair Pin Holders

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Pillow TopsLaundry Bags

Silk ParasolsKid Gloves

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THE WREN BUSH.An Old Custom Still Observed In Ire-

land at Christmas.Among the many odd customs still

observed in Ireland at Christmas feware more curious ihau the practice ofcarrying about "the wren bush" on StStephen's day, aud antiquaries are puz-zled to explain why the poor little"king of all birds'' should be put todeath on the festival of the first mar-tyr.

The most probable explanation isthat the wren was sacred to the Druidsand was used by them in divinationand other pagan rites at the festival ofthe winter solstice, which almost coin-cided with Christmas, and consequent-ly the clergy urged their v-onverts todestroy the birds which were associ-ated with such unholy rites, just as St.Patrick's relentless destruction of theimages of serpents, used in the Ancientpagan worship of Ireland, gave rise tothe legend that he-

Gave the snakes and toads a twistAnd banished them all forever!

This seems the more likely becausedrean," the old Irish name for

"wren." also means "a Druid." and oldfolk still call "Jenny" the "Druidbird" and say that she has the gift ofprophecy aud that those who can in-terpret her twitterings as she hoversabout a bouse or flies from bush tobush can read the future. In the li-brary of Trinity college, Dublin, thereIs a curious document describing howto interpret the notes of the wren.?Maud B. Sargent In Longman's Maga-zine.

[ By old blue coated serving man;! Then the grim boar's head frowned on

high,

i Crested with bays and rosemary.

| Well can the green barbed ranger tellHow, when and where the monster fell.What dogs before his death ne toreAnd all the baiting of the boar.

'

The wassail round, in good brownbowls,

Garnished with ribbons, blithely trowis.There the huge sirloin reeked; nard byPlum porridge stood and Christmas pie,Nor failed old Scotland to produceAt such high tide ber savory goose.

Then came the merry maskers in.And carols roared with blithesome din;Ifunmelodious was the song.It was a hearty note and strong.England was merry England whenOld Christmas brought his sports

again.'Twas Christmas broached the mighti-

est ale;'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale;A Christmas gambol oft could cheerThe poor man's heart through half the

year.

?Sir Walter Scott.

LITTLE GUIDEPOSTS ONTHE BUSINESS ROAD.

Make your office toatch yourbusiness, and before long yourbusiness will outgrow your of-fice.

One of the things that everyhuman being should learn earlyis that a promise is a promiseand not a white lie.

Every man in business shouldhave a hobby for his leisurehours and stable the hobby atsome distance from his office.

The man who fixes up his of-fice with all the goods in thestationer's shop needs to see to

it that his head is also up todate.

If you make your own mis-takes you learn something; ifyou make other people's mis-takes you don't even learn thelesson they did. It is well toremember this when giving ad-vice. *

If you are only keeping a pea-nut stand it is best to do it a lit-tle better than anybody else.But the wise man will not keepa peanut stand if he has to paytoo much for the concession.

There are two classes of per-sons in this world?people whodo what they have to and peoplewho do what they want to. Andit depends on the kind of brainsyou have whether you are in theone class or the other. ? Book-keeper.

Johnny Roche's Tower.Standing on the banks of the river

Awberg, between Mallow and Fermoy,County Cork, Ireland, is a remarkableedifice known as "Johnny Roche's Tow-er." The whole tower was built bythe labor of one man, who subsequent-ly resided in it. This individual, whoreceived no education whatever, alsoerected a mill, constructing the waterwheel after a special design of his own.Long before the introduction of thebicycle he went about the country ina wheeled vehicle of his own construc-tion, propelled by foot power. His lastfeat was to build his tomb in the mid-dle of the river bed. John Roche died,but was not interred in the strangeburying place which he selected forhimself, his less original relativesdeeming such a mode of sepulture un-christian?London Strand Magazine.

Ciosing the Incident.Pulsatilla?Your latest young man, I

hear, has written a play or two. Hashe produced anything yet? Euphorbia?Y-yes; the last time he called he pro-duced a diamond ring.?Exchange.

The greatest homage we can pay totruth is to use it.?Emerson.

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Pope's Preference.The Prince of Wales of Pope's time

once said to the poet:"Mr. Pope, do you not like kings?""Sir," replied the poet, "I prefer the

lion before the claws are grown."

He Told Her."What is it, do you suppose, that

keeps the moon in.place and preventsIt from falling?" asked Araminta.

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