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Facts, Fables and Fancies IDA INGOLO Written for the Courier. Christmas Memories, The wind blows shrilly around the house and comes in at the key hole, an nn-iuvited guest. The buow whirls on the wintry gale in myriads of white, airy shapfs, and drifts into corners everywhere out doors. There is no holly in the windows yet, but there is something in the air that tells of a coming .time of peculiar jy, for Christmas has a joy all its own: a depth of gladness no other holiday can. bring to equal. Tim? Turns Hack w ard. As I write, uwiirories of other Christtnases long past throng in my mind. Time has turned backward the years and I am a child again just for this morning. Once more I am on my way to school.. The boughs of the trees droop heavily over the path weighted with snow which haa fallen hi the night. It drops off the boughs at thi lig litest touch and tails on my heai and in to my lunch-banket. On this win ter morning many yens ago that same secret eotn tiling is m the air. Only a few days now lit! -Christmas, perhaps this is the kst day of school -before the simrt. va-jadnn. The air is only cold eng'i tu be bracing, and to britur the rjd t? my cheeks and th H(.nrkl-to my eyes. My step w quick and jnyotn, hwI in my heart a voice is emging a re frain which mes and vjiji-aU-s up ward until it blends wuir tln song theungi'ls are singittg, "lVuoe on earth, good -will to men." Looking l'r -iauta. On Christmas eve I see myself again, not hanging up littl .stock ings and getting to bed early that Santa may have time to do his er rands as is the custom with many, but. with my little suu-bonuet spread out on the table ready for Santa's actual, visible appearance. A dear old, singular custom which wm handed down to us I mppe from our German anceury,. At least I have been told it was the "old Duteh way." It had to be my best sun-bonnetf if I had a lest one, if n 4, iltnt one had to be freshly "done up" ur Santa would mot leave in it the gift he had for me. Imagine if you can a sweeter more terrible mowieiit than this one, when we sat iu tile f arihest corner of the room frutii the door, palpitating with expectancy and de light, trembling with a nameless fear, holding our breath almost to suffocation and straining our ears to catch the first sou ad of Santa's step on the porch. auta tonics. When his step was he trd, (about nine o'clock I think was Ins time), everyone in the room assume 1 a respectful attitude both of body and of mind toward the dear old Satut who came to bless. Every one re mained very -quiet, there must ' e no harsh sounds or ugly be havior to offend the delicate 6enses of Santa Claus, for he was old and very, very good and pure. lie fumbled a long time outside to make sure of the door fastenings, producing a peculiar scratcuius noise which went to the very heart of as little ones who believed im plicitly in his vendible and saintly realitv. He opened the door slowly, passed through, closed it carefully' and noiselessly, advanced with un certain step "to the center of the room Mid with shaking fore finger pointed out, without speaking, each oue of us he thought small enough to come within the realm of his sub jects. Sometimes he counted us 'twice to make sure. I remember as I grew larger, and as my sister's child renwho were often with" us, were some younger than I, I entertained great tear that) be would leave me out sometime, and I would shrink down in my chair as far as I could. But he did leave me out after awhile in Bpite of all my shrinking. How Santa Looked Ills Gifts. He wore a very strange looking coat, in fact since 1 come to think of i , it resembled an-oidinury coat tu.-ied in-side-out. His hat was lettered mid worn and I think it was iong side oat too. He wore (TATE iFOlllO.Cty of Toledo, 1,, UK-Hi-County. f Frank J clie'iev make" imlli t,U he Is senior l.,rtt.. r..f the lim o( F. J. clime.' A Cc... iloiiia Kmin.'-in Hi-"'"v.. I ToMo.OMii.iy and wale f. tM 11-..I t'mi M (Inn will !) Uie -um of iK IIUMIKKD JiOU.AK for tueii and every n,i i.dn'iirrii lliiitcauiiot he ruivc ''" .,1 ,1.11V CsiarrliCin.. FRANK .( H V Nr.V hoi rn ! I -lore me and mlwrilic In i) wimm'. t..iolli duyof lKwinb-r A. p. 1ni thval) A. W. GI-KASON. Notary Public Hil l'' CVhitIi rnn Is t.iken liiU-riiilly, iiml tu t ."ineliy tn tue Iilnwl and miieoii" surfaivs f l.ie.-Ji.t". Hen.1 for timonial free. K. J.CHESKV & CO., Toledo, O. .Mt.vll rtrtieirl'tK, TBc Take Hall i 'a:niiT fills for oi.-Uptlon. MASTEJf. long gray beard and a muffler about his eais, for protection from cold of course, so we thought. After he had appaiently made sure how many little oues were there to be remembered he would advance unsteadily toward the table upon which our bonnets and hats! were "set." Sometimes he seemed a i little uncertain as to where to find them, and some one of the elder members of the family would point, no one ever spoke while he was there as 1 remember it. He would then let down a v-ry large oudget from his back and out of it he would draw to oir infinite delight great packages wrapped in paper and tied with a string, placing one in each little bonnet or hat "setting upon the table, IMirious Christmas CJourties. We could hardly wait till Santa would close the door behind him to make a dive for the bonnets and hats. But, we were constrained by our fear of injuring the denr old Fellow's feelings which was t he re sult of tratMii from Mother and Father, We waited until his las' j faint step had died -away before we ' moved toward our posessions. Oh, the swiet swiell of the goodies I wrapped iu that paper! Cakes, stipple., 'Cindy, oranges, raisins, nuts, etc. all wrapped up together make a wonderful mixture to delight the nostrils. Have vou ever tried it? If vou li.iv-.- i.ot vou have niisseJ h.-lf the joy of Christmas. After I knew the secret of Santa Chins we had these goed things still at Christmas-tune, bv.t I never enjoyed the smell of them like when they were wrapped in a paper anil given j to us by the old, old man with a heaitof gold. j ValnaWf Memories. Is it any wonder then that my heart was beating high and that the ('thought of Christmas brought joy ! to me as I treaded the snow-bound i path tha. winter morning long ag j? As I sit tiow looking out at the whirling snow-Cakes and feel tue iov of the winter-time and of coming Chiifitnius-day, Iam thank, ful for the Christmas experiences I i ha I years ago. What those glad heirt experiences were to me uo one dare try to measure. Anu 1 would ' not foreg.i the memory of them for worlds. There is a question today whether it is right to allow childien to be lieve iu Su'ita. Such a question ! must be settled by every parent for himself. Hut I am sure the effect upon my life of such a representa- I tion was good ana not bad. W lien I the time came for me tc know the positive situation concerniug it, I never felt that my elders had vromel or Uecuvel me m any sense, but that they had desired to I make Christmas a sweet, mysterious, I never-to-be-forgotten time; and that Ithe good Santa was embodied in j those with whom I had lived alljvear I round. JWhen I understood this I had Santa with me all the year j instead of just at Christmas as be fore. And I also understood why all the elder members of our family brought every bright, pretty thing , they could secure by reasonable means borne to me; it was the spirit of good Santa in them. Valuable Lessons. The lessons stamped upon my soul by these experiences are such that I can never get away from, nor do I want to. The lessons of the reward for cleanliness gained from the fact that my bonnet had to be sweet and clean to receive the gift. The lesson of respect to old age, and that phase of it which taught that the respect must reach and purify the thoughts; for Santa knew all that we weie thinking about. And the lasting memory of the birth of the Child of Bethlehem which the sweet old custom imbedded in our minds by happit-ess and good will. With that voice still singing in my heart, its "Peace on earth ", I wish you all a merry Christmas and a triumphant New Year. Ida Inoold Hasten. Providence Items. L. L. Chamuess is erecting a nice r sidenoe C. P. Barker, son of G. P. Bark er, sowed 50 teres in wheat this fall using C9 bags f hih grade fertili ze r. Wheat is lo kii g we'.l in this Eection. The Yadkin Kirp e a,: Mrs. John Q. lloltot. wh'le i leming up aj new house i. Yiidknivill-. to which Bhe is in 'Vi-.g, hid h?r hand burued badiv wiui irbjii ncil. DAVIDSON ITEMS. Industrial Development Death List- Personals. From The Dispatch; Hon. B. A. Brooks, of Nashville, N. C, formerly an attorney of lhomasvilie, visited friends in the county last week. Mr. and Mrs. JElliott J. Mo- Knight, of Gardner, Mass., are visit ing relatives in Thomasville, their former home. The 11-year-old daughter of Mr. Pleasant M. Browers, of liich Fork church, died Monday of last week. bhe Buttered with meningitis. J. f. oykes, aged 78 years, died at his home at Thomasville, last Monday morning. Heart failure was the cause. C, F. Caudle, of Lexington, will go to Jackson Creek after Xmas. to engage in business. James Hedrick has been appoint ed K, F. D. Carrier on route No. 1, from Lexington, succeeding Will V. Leonard, deceased. Mr. Leonard died Monday morning"of last week from heart failure, tie leaves a wifei and one child. He was a ginl man j and esteemed by the patrons of his; route. Attractive .TSa-jrazine. "Styland American Dressmaker" , not exceeditis: five pounds be increas is very attractive this month. We j ed to three cents per pound, have juat received the January r.tini- gute Selaror Cm A Wel,b, oE ber. On the cover is a pretty g".' buncombe County, h is declared who wears a stunning Ina w.nch u ... ho u..n ... ..'..i Hlinr,nr tu, reproduced from one of tlie. latest 1'ana models. ilie designs ur-, as usual, beautiful, prsu:tit:al and easy to follow. The text contains mihuv useful suggestions Mid much tint is of iutfiest to every woman. The magazine is published at 2i 2!) i.tt 21st Sc.. New York. A man with u sprained ankle will use a eruk-li, ret the unkie and let it get well. A man or woman wilh an overworked stomach can't use a crutch, 1'ut the stou.ach must have rest just f e ame. It can le rest-d too with out Hint-ration. Kodul will doit. Kixlrl preform the diirestire wnk of the tired vtonuicii and corrects the dila tive apparatus. Kodol fully conforms to the provisions of the National l'ure Food and lrug Luws. liecoiiunended and s. Id I iv Standard I.irug Co. ami Aslielioro l.'rujr LVnupauy.. C'ouk liookH. Do you want the laige6t anil Ijejl cook book published. If so, write us and we will tell vou how to get it for one hour's work. Don't delay but write to-day. E. C. I-ieWitt ,V l.'o , ol Chica,','.., at wh.n-p lahoralory JbCn-lcil is pn-pared, assure us that this remarkalile iligestanr ami cone. lite for the Rtuniaeli eoiihiiins folly to ail pro visions of the National l'ure Food and luxm; Law. The Koilol lahoratnry is a very large ne, hui if all the sultVrers from indii'stiou and stomach tiouhles could know the virtue of Kodol it would he iuipossihle lor tin' manufactures to keep up with : lit ilemnii.l. Kodol is sold here Ly Stundatd Drug Cn. and Ashehoro 1'rug t'ouiany. IMPORTANT R. J. REYNOLDS TAGS, AS SIMILES OF THEIR 1906 This space was bought to remind ho'dcrs of cur tags, who may have overlooked the fact that our offer cf presents for the return and delivery to us of tags, as made and adver tised in our 1906 Catalogue and Circular of Presents, expires by the terms of the offer itself ou January isi, 1907. We would not consider giving presents to one with out giving presents to all, for tags that reach us after our effer has expired, and for this reason we will not consider any cause whatever for delay in delivery of tags, and we will positively refuse to give presents for any tags that reach Winstcn-Salem, N. C, after Tuesday, January 1st, 1907, which is the full extent of time as heretofore stipulated in our offer. . No employee has authority to change or modify this or any notice or offer made by us. R. J, REYNOLDS TOOACCO CO., WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. Tcke Laxative Bromo Quinine Mets. i 5CVH Million noses soia ui post J. W. Moore, The Historian Dead. Mr. Jno. W. Moore, the author of the North Carolina History which bears his name, died last week at his home in eastern North Carolina. He was a lawyer. His home was at Wintou, in Bertie County; his father was an eminent physician, and his mother was a sister of the historian Jno. H. Wheeler. He was a Breckenridge elector in 1860. He supported the large roster con sisting of several volumns of North Carolina Troops, copying the ames, from the roll of honor which were prepared in the adjutant general's oflice in Raleigh, under the direc tion of Mr. Jas. H. Foote, during Vance's war administration. He was in chargeof the commissary de partment of the second North Caro ina cavalry in 1862. Later he or ganized a battery of artillery on the Chowan river. Married. Wm. L. May and Miss Lula Elli ott, both of Guilford County, were married in Greensboro by Rev. A. G. Kirkman on Wednesday of last Wfi(,k BRIEF NEWS ITEMS. 1 The assistant Postmaster General j recommends that the p stage rati for merchandise on R. V. D. Routes Pn!(Mm,t of anmpMiglirv education 1;IW ,,y ,(fxt L,.istlltre I Mvit-nfi' iSelson wns kill eel oy the train 2 1-2 miles from Lenoir on day last wwk. A young white man was killed by the Seaboard train near Weldon, ! while asleep on the track one day last week. Mr. T. J. Jerome, a well known lawyer, who has been located in Monroe for several years, has moved to Salisbury and will practice there in the future. PHOTOGRAPHER AND JEWELER Randleman, N. C. ..Li-..; trs' Jlli irf A Easy r.l.-i:i'.!i,. ifcr P .';'- Brings GolJaa iuali'u !...'. i'- i. v.-.'j V :i t. A snecil:o f..r C.nllj;-. i. in M-.'9 . i..v. ii-l 'Ci.' iey Trouule-.. 1'i.i.n!..... .i'1:eiin, imjui. H1.....I. Ba.t Breinli. Sliicji.ii. i e.vu. U .., Vu-t ..ml backache. It U ickj y. ur.Miu 'ieu i:: mI ' t form, S5 cents a box. 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A gontlo movement will ucCMiniilUli the same rexnlts without causing ilis'ies or werious consequences later. Is VViiiH Karly Itisers nre leconiiiieHilt'il. Sold liv Standard Drug '. and Asheboio Vmp Company. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. lichiiiR. Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Pilet.. iirnu'iiists nre niitlmrized to refund money it PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in (lito I I .lll flOc. SHOES. THE BEST SHOE IK AMERICA TA'AE P4CJ MAKERS 1TKRP&Y CO. A full line of these Shoes can be found at W. J. FILLER'S, Sole Agent, ASHESORO N. C. Pure Food, Good Health. I have a complete line of groberies and general mer chandise. Furnish your table from our stock and you get the purest and best. I pay top market prices for produce. W. W. JONES Oires Crip In Two Days. (J on every www imn I I 1 For that Dandruff There is one thing that will cure it Ayer's Hair Vigflfcf It is a regular scalp-medicine. It quickly destroys the germs which cause this disease. The unhealthy scalp becomes healthy. 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