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fes;,-, s.,.i-i-. r-: - i - X n v.. To see the aureate halo" blaze ' And from the wide flung gates of paradise To hear the mighty harmonies of i praise! . i Loud sang the . golden throated cher ubim And all the wheeling hosts of sera phim, Whose snowy pinions changed - to canopy 1 Of virgin white the heaven's sapphire rim. Christmas Quatrains v rv r.rnpr.F rirri i ' jf) r AGAIN the star dawns in the east em kyf Again we hear the shepherd's startled cry As waking from his midnight sleep he sees The camels of the wise men sweeping by. The years have worked their measure of decay. Where are the inn and stable? Who oan say This is the spot" or "There the ery place Where Lord Christ came into the light of dayf" No more chants Caiphas his vengeful song, And scattered to the winds are all the throng That clamored for Barabbas, only held In memory by reason of their wrong. The weak sou led Pilate long has passed away; Great Caesar, too, Is now at one with - day. Their mighty Rome forgotten save as theme To keep the grumbling schoolboy from hie play. But still the scent of frankincense and myrhh Steals down the centuries, and as it were j But yesterday, so sweet and new it! seems, " Did Virgin Mary bear the Harbinger. Let fools with much pretense of wis dom scout ' The truth and wag their heads in owl ish doubt Of Great Jehovah's all embracing scheme Because there is a door they stand without. TH3 OAmtTiS OV TSB "WISH BN STS TE EPINQ BT. Content are we, the children of his hand. To wait, nor insolently demand, Assured that in God's own good time ho will Unlock the door and let us understand. Of all thy gracious gifts, O God Most High, Tho dearest of them all is this clear eye Of. faith with which wo shrine the miracle Of faroff Bethlehem and time defy. O Virgin, wert thine eyes less unafraid Or didst thou shrink, sore startled and dismayed, When first thou felt that life within and learned On thee God's precious burden had been laid? What mast have been thy happy, sweet amaze HTTMHiITT f DTVINE I A MANQKB BIBTHk a Hosannal Glory to the 8on of Man I O happy moments ere his work began Of lifting from the world its weight of sin And making straight salvation's tender planl No hint of Pontius Pilate's last decree, The lonely horror of Gethsemane; No prescience of thorny diadem Or shadow from the hill of Calvary. Humility divine! A manger birth The humble stable bathed in holy light The Babe upon a truss of straw the mild Eyed kine awaked to wonder at the sight! Alas, still lingers issue of that kine, The thick of wit, who can detect no sign Of God in Christ's dear birth nor un derstand The marvel of the holy bread and wine. And sons of doubting Thomas still abide With us on earth and still the truth Because they cannot grasp his nail torn hands And see the blood gush from his pierced side." O shame of shames! The wise men saw on high God's guiding star gleam in the east ern sky And i straightway journeyed forth across the world, With ne'er a question of where or why. Thy place within the heavens ever hold, O blessed star, and like those men of old, May we have faith and hope to fol low on And at our Journey's end the Christ behold! Kansas City Independent. This Unrom antic Age. "It sho'ly do look," said Miss Miami Brown sadly, "like dar war no mo" ro mance dese days." "What's de trouble T asked Erastus Plnkly. "I takes notice dat when you asks a gemman to a Christmas dinner he doesn' 'splay no interest in whethuh dey'a gwine to be mistletoe in de pah lor, but keeps hlntln' aroun' to fin' out how 'bout de turkey an' flxin's on de dinner table." A Word of Holiday Caution. Little Grade I don't think my new doll is quite as nice as your new doll. Little Ethel Well, I don't think you ought to say much about it, 'cause it might hurt Santa Clans' feelings. Brooklyn Life. Are now in Force At A. W. Winecoff's store, 126 South Main street, Salisbury, N. C! - Tliis sale should prove of exceptional interest to all women, men who are thinking of outergarments either for personal use or gift purposes. We start our Clean Sweep Sale a full month earlier than usual because of the very much larger stock than we've ever had before; we've prepar ed for the great crowds that will undoubtedly respond to this timely announcement bigger stock and lower prices than in any previous sale await you. ladies Lon g Goats $15.00 Quality, $Q gg 25.00 15)59 20.00 12.99 12.50 9.69 iLoo 7.98 io.oo 7.69 8.00 5.98 5.00 3.69 Men's Patent Leather Shoes, $2.50 quality, 1.90 Men's Shoes, $3.00 quality, 40 Men's Shoes, $1 50 quality, "lQ Men's Shoes, $3.50 quality, 2J5 After the Christmas Pudding. Ld a; Children'sgCoats from 49c UP Bi Lot Fip-s from 49fi UP Ladies' Shoes, $2.50 quality, 1 90 Ladies' Shoes, $3.00 quality, 2-35 10 and 12c Flannelettes at All 10c Outing at One Lot 6c Outing at Eixudide Plaids at Lot A. A. Domestic at 1 piece White Table Linen at Oft yd 1 " Eed igCyd 7c yd 7c yd 4icyd 5c yd. 4icyd 50c Table Linen at 65c " " 1.00 " 85c " 39c yd 43c yd 9c yd 60c yd Profit and Cost Unrecognized. The showing g on give away. off new prices, borderin BIG CLEAN Sow 01 Dolly Xm wild excitement) Tommy, here's the doctor to see you Tommy (sadly)--Oh, tell him I'm too ill to see him! The old fashioned way of dosing a weak stomach, or stimulating the Heart or Kidneys is all wrong. Dr. Shoop first pointed out this error. This is why his prescrip tion Dr. Shoop's Restorative is directed entirely to the cause of ailments the weak inside or iiaSKB.ta. . - Ti,i )i Shoop, to or Kidneys, if one goes at it cor rectly. Each inside organ has its controlling or inside nerve. When these nerves fail, then those or gans must surely falter, hese vital truths are leading druggists everywhere to disnanaa and ran. " A r ommend Dr. Shoon's Restorative. Test it a few days, and see ! im provement will promptly and sure ly follow. Sold by Cornelison & 126 vAI UiJVJ SkD UUy u n Soiith 3S3L I ) i i '! ' 1 I' f ' t K I V I ' 1 A f 'V r eartiCook I until ..I- '
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