A KAN rtther buya taia Chriatmati
prenr uti or < ?mmlaatona fem
Inlnr relailTes to buy them for
him. He Is \ery apt to poatr '
?? the pure ha ?e until Dec. 24. HucD
? man may Cutl muim con girting aug |
gpeattons In the following list of thing*
ttit tre to lie Been on (be Ohiiatmua
?Mter If only the crowd of women
otdoM let hi in get near It.
? allk umbrella In say ahada? or
?Jne* nerrt corner ami**. an the cut.
f?rnre*.
A aire box ff? homrmiule cpmito
from the pure lanolin ia ueoful and
prprtr rnmitrb to I o Lept an the drew
Ins T'-e I'hra; cxt one* are $1.
?nd thr pvrrHfr are heart shaped. 1
Neeil'r ??onrnintnx all kludn.
t*?>m ft ?? <i i' maiHrlc variety to a boil
! kin, auO it pair of nclssors ?rv uaeti
and enconrace tbc younjc in *thj " l*ti
I direction. TliP choc peat arc $1.
I A live |f|ft tirknaw Us cm? appeal, an
i a dear little 1'ckln re*o to be Ukeu cai
of woalii Ju*t suit a certain kind <
Itlrl.
Another acceptable gift for a youn
trotonu Is ii four leaf clover > htr&mn
buckle.' Tiny cry*uls with four let
clovera intdde t-oll -for &<? aud 75 com
! The v arc made t-? hans "on a chain 01
the chatelaine.
The cur wUovvg how attractive hainl
l kerchief* come. daintily embruNeicd,
j or Initialed. If despurntiou ?ull purtuei i
the .voun; man bcrf's a Pnal list for'
him: T-^fik tittThjr*. travel luj; has-, bust
of fnvorlrc Mtit h? r cnnlc nae. onjrat'*
?
not unusual to r
hundred figures. Not alone tba '
or the Saviour. but the ad ration
of the shepherds. the arrival of the 1
kings v lth their aoMlcr^ and cvmrtlere.
the flight intp fifrypt, Jesas in the torn
pie, an-I even the marriage ni Oana
are repro-ented.
The Tyrol'* cribs hare l?eeu famous
fofeenturlen, and the people wer-* Just
ly 'promt of theto until the aMrit of
"modern enlightenment" Invad ni the J
land and crib buHilln: wan den minted
a* child's piny. EnterprUlni: ontlqtia
rlnns nud art sellers e-v.'crly bought up
all the old crib* and then sold them at
good profit to tourist a.
Mtitiv flufl specimens have disappear i
ed from the land, but fortunately a
few of the beat were acquire*? 1>> na
tional museum* The best two Tjrrol In
known to bare had. the "UmtUneO
krtppe" of Innsbruck nnd the Moaer
crib of Dozen, are now In the Bavn rfdu
National museum it Mnr.ieh. A third,!
the Janfenthaler erlh, la la tLn Vienna I
museum. , V
Originally It belonged to a fatrily to !
Wilten. now a part of innahntrk. It !
contained 154 aulmal figurcs.&t Intild |
In -in * and 230 human lijnires. It In
eluded solid woodearMcga, tijrures the
beads of which were wax ai d other*
Whose beads and limb* were m -vuMe. !
Some of the*e date hack n* f;:r an ibe ;
year 17'. a Seven scenes were rep re j
?ented.
The.Moaer crib of Bozen wub much I
more extensive. Mover's "etty" was ity !
itself a masterpiece and include! pal j
aces, gushing fountains, monuments |
of Klug David and towers with six :
city clocks striking the hour:* of the j
night. It was valued :\t more than '
$8,000 dunng Moser's t'.f. tl~e. |
The l:rSuliues* <-rlt? v.;- i?*i t VWarty
fatuous on account bi t'.:; c eons
dressing of the figure-. fUv ?.i iejt?fs
were clod a* coupler' of hewn* k>
the rich court costume* o tit
teenth century.
These masterpieces are now lost to
Tyrol. It can bnrdly ea mo surprises
then, that aerloua niiudgj men lieg.ui
to, entertain . grave, ffrnr;, for flu-jr re- . I
Itsejf on tliejt
soon Kiie* way tu joj
v..w5 rr all tbut ;?crb.ij* tbere w
room in U\tfr oxrn hwi.' ?at . .? .at ih ej
will m i kc room. At UiklNipbt tbe ? >?
?nn <lmr?li |>*4l(i cull ?!i to ir.ass. end
vrbon Hie fnmilj tvttinm. ].?: lU^re U*h
tbe lufnut t|>e uiHii^r, while Mnry i
?n<? .low, h kneel In humble i
o? Its tt'Av.
irprc'rr.
1 i ; j ' ! r * ? - H. fie r
r?l keep jou we
u mfely (j yot
Journe
Th? Yul?tid? Cynic.
ThauU heaven. It Isn't only
t he aristocrat wb .? cab iwve
? fflml'y tp ee at Chi Stains!
K* ChriRtm** whit* or Chrtsf
. ma?. ntM?.
It's ?1) (lit same to you
If fhrtstnia* finds you all serene
And doesn't make you bin*. '
It doesn't take a innglclan
to transform a small boy into
4 turkey ffobMar
When ttRutn Clans eotnes
d:iwn the r-hlmney he chafes
niHijy U nmu up the spout.
It ? tI?o ranlty of the cox
tbtt [to opts tbe female tur
key to wonder bow nbe Is ct>
iu to he dm.<wd for the
Christmas dinner.
An Unexpected
Girt
m
!Prnn nr. Hie Chrlntmag morn
Ins pr*jwr<sj for tbe IneTluble,
He .mil.. \ to hlr.iw.If oy?Inll/
a* ho Inscrtwt Into Ma
In a few
. himself unwrapping an ex
ly lar :e bundle. '
thing out uf
it must be a ullk
How he hated *oi
Put it %*'ain'i.
It u-.-ts h?R fur I
May bf he (Hdn't fee*c
any thin ?? then! Wb.
what a crab he liad 1
Jewelry the wife
beruuse she had
fusu when he yp-.-ke of bu;
a new overcoat.
waa. all because *he wonted to
aurj prlae him. Wasn't wlfaj the 1
all right girt. t bo dKh? She'd
probably wuved up the tnouey J
out of her allowance, probably
bad done without a whole lot
of thing* she wanted. Well, be
was glad he hadn't been a cheap
sknt'- and c.ut down her Christ
mas list an j- bow. 'r w
Meanwhile Mrs. Tnp^er was
*tun ling off eu joying Tupper'a
deli';ht over his new coa?.
"Were you .surprised?* she
ask??(l him. "You know 1 waa
so afrnld the tailor might let
the" cat out of the bag by send- .
i :x H? a bill booauae I ordered
It a month ago. But he
Wa# real nl< ?e about it? said ha
wouldn't send the hill to jon :
until) irfier C'hfKtpHLS. Wasn't
that accommodating of hlinr~
Nev- Ywfc Tluiea
A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS
I MESSAGE
Every Suit purchased from us before January 1st, 1917 will be
cleaned and pressed Free of charge for three months.
You can not find a suit which embodies more style , quality and
service than does the famous EDESCO Suit for which we are local
agents.
There are many EDESCO wearers in
XV ashington and Beaufort County
Are you among Them ?
LET US HAmE YOUR ORDER NOW. With best wishes
for a joyous Christmas and Happy "New Year. H
HAVE YOUR SUIT P R f q c ?. ^
rnp 11 MESSED BEFOR
IDEAL PRESS.
CT RI7DT n YI/COT'rkXT