E SUNDAY CITIZEN
THIRD
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THIRD
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PAGES 1TO 8.
ASIIEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MOIiNIXG, DECEMBER 19, 1909.
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The Advisability of
liooa Furniture
as a Christmas
Gilt
You cannot conceive
of ft more appropriate
present to husband or
wife than a handsome
piece of furniture.
Furniture represents
the building up of the
home, making it beau
tiful, comfortable, and
habitable.
Everv one takes
pride in a home and
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" puracuiar cure suouiu
be exercised in the se
lection of the furniture
"Vvhteh goes iuto it.
; Our ' furniture will
, n&ke gifts of service
and beauty for years to
come,
For Christmas shop
pers we have cut u r
regular prices on near
ly every article in the
store, at a .saving to
You: of from 1-8 to 1-4.
Ladies' Desks
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and Dressing Tables.
Our stock of Ladies'
Desks this Tear is more
complete than ever be
fore. . '
No better present
voukf be thought of.
IJfrices $7, $8.50 $10.50,
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Beaumont Furniture
J f fmtmr- iiSl lbs JTnas'JZxneraizcl Baste?
IKTUOI'OLITAN ttanta Claim with
H auartet of a million dollar! In
11 : chubbjr flat and a amlla that
M yJocaai rood cbeer to buodredi of
4boaiaoda of porertyitrlcken of He
yt j bcglnulDg to tlr from 61 11
optll'aleep. The almost namberlesa char
' Uiifcli Yoalltutlona and prlrate IndlrMua'a
wW' iboeea tbelr puree etrlnge at thla
trine" p'jrear to prorlde a ray of Chrtat
ataa.aanatStne for the dreary round of life
of tbose anfortunatee who are engaged
el moat BDceaalngly In a hopelcae tattle
with fate are planning to feed end en
courage more ttmn 230.0U0 of such bu
ana drift thla eulettda.
XtaeTacotf work tnrolree hard and earn
est toll oa the part of tnoae engaged la
if aa4 doe not caae with the prorldlng
of the funda. Huodreue of faablonable
wooms Tie gladly for the pleaaure of
eerrlajr grime Bower derelict and
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CWsfnas Fiiraitaie ii
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newtboya, whose maonera, to any the
leoat. are not of the Four Hnndred, with
Chrlstmaa cheer. The Torarlous appetite
of their warda la ample reward for tbelr
toll and eacrlnce, end whether1 they con
vey tbelr turkey and pie to tbelr eager
nioutha by fork or In grimy flnicera la
of little moment, for It la Chrlatmaa.
and tbla covera a multitude of lapaea of
good labia manner.
For all weeka now thla good work baa
been going ateadlly forward, and now
that the necewary fnndi have been col
lected only the finlnklng touchea remain
to be put on the thouaanda upon tboo
aanda of Chrlatmaa dlnoera that will be
erred to tbe Jeteam and flotaam of New
York'a aluma. Tbe gathering of these
fnuda I In reality tbe amalleat part of
thla gigantic taak. Of courae, kundrede
of tbe ricb fed that tbelr duty la done
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Papa's lasy Chair &
Mama's Rocker
We have them upholstered In
leather, handsome quartered oak
finish. In fact, every desirable
pattern and finish you want, and
the best values we have ever had.
Prices range from $1 up
Company
when they either forward a banknote of
Urge denomination or thetr peraonal check
to oae or more of the many charitable
tnatlturioo about the greater city who
look out tor the poor at Cbrlatmaa. Per
aap tbe moat ayatematle and consistent
collector of these funda la tbe Hal tat loo
anny, and tbese colleetlona are mode at
no email aacrlnre and discomfort to tbe
rank and Die of the army.
At nearly every corner In the chopping
district, ea well aa In tbe wholesale c ea
ters, a Salvation Army laeaie. or roloa
teer, la to be aeen mounting guard over
a Uttle ketlle suspended from a tripod.
By tbe vigorous ringing of a email dla
aer bell slit attract tbe attentloa nf
thousand of paaaeraby. It la a familiar
eight to all New Yorkers and tbe ail
know this girl's mission. At this time
of the year few pass by without dropping
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a coin into tbe kettle, for they all know
that this Is (. means by which tbe
army feeds Its ' hrlstmns follower.
This year tbe Knlvatloo Army propose
to feed either at table or by basket
80,000 unfortunate. Table will All erery
available Inch of apace In the arena of
Madison Square Garden, nud tboae known
to be worthy, irbo are too ill to attend In
person, will be npplled wttb a well
Oiled basket rontnlnlair a portion of all
tbe good tblncs spread npon tbe long
row of table In tbe arena. To on in.
tereated In human nntilre there 1 DO bet
ter ventage polut to atudy the onder
world than the Garden on Christmas Day.
Hundred of men and women wbo are
Interested In charity gather bera at thla
time, and while all the work of preparing
the food, serving It and packing and
dealing out tbe bnaketa Is done by mem
bers of tbe anny. nevertheless these phil
anthropist occupy prominent seat and
realise that their contributions bare been
properly expended In helping to satisfy
tbe voracious appetite of tbose wbo tee
been picked Bp out of the gutter and
grog shops and bronght Into tb glow
Ins warmth of society's favorite play
kM It Is bard to realise tbe change
tkat aaa been effected in tbla Gardes
la sis abort week. Early la November
taw weakb aai mdty and fashion of
Us Kast here assembled to pay bouug to
IHFiSi
Brass and Metal
Bedsteads
Comfort, ek'nuni'K, and good
taste. f
National Springs, Stearns Av
Foster Felt Mattress. Try on of
these. Money Hack If not .pliaa-
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Beaumont
borse worth their weight la gold. Christ
mas Day many leave tbtlr own happy Br,
sides to watch several thousand atsa and
women gather to eat tb on big assal of
the year, few of whom bsv aa sjoch as
a nickel In tbelr pockets.
Tbs advanced coat of food staffs thl
year present s problem difficult f solstloo
to the purveyors to the poor. Of course,
tbs piece de res lata nee at all sack gath
erings is turkey, but with ttirksy at S3
rents a pound tb portion will not be ss
liberal tbla year ss In tbs past. Tb
Salvation Army sod other eaaritable lav
stltutlon receive little or ao eonaldera
tlos st tbe bands of tbs dealers whs
they go to make tbelr wholes I pur
chases. Tbe best tbey can get 1 a whole,
sals rate, aud they bare long sloes real
ized that sentiment la not allowed to
creep Into tbe transactions sbex tbs
dealer is concerned.
One of the roost spectacalsr Christmas
dinners In Orenter New York Is tbs sos
annually provided by ftenstsr Timothy
D. (Big Tim) aulllrao. tbs scknowledged
leader of the lower Kast side. Each
year at his political headquarter on tb
Bowery from fi.000 to 10.000 habitues of
tb Bowery and Its adjacent slum form
la tins sad pass tbrougb Big Tim's po
litical headquarters. ICacB mas receive
a ticket for a Christmas dinner served
at some ens of tbs big balls oa tbs Cast
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Prices, $2.50 to $95.00-
Furniture Cbmpiuy;
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side and another calling for a pair of
new shoe. Women sod children are
welcome to Mm to the dinner, slid tbtii
too, sr provided with shoe,, as welt aa,
aa order on some nearby coal deslsr for,
wood or coal. It I estimated that this
ebsrlty costs Big Tim lo the neighbor
hood of 130,000 or 1211,000. Naturally,
ba Is tbs Idol of tb East Bids, but soma
of tb more onrbarltabls an so nnllnd
ss to bint that tb advertising aud tbs
vote bs gets oat of tbls aunoll function
amply repay biro for bis cash outlay. H
la high In tbs councils of Tammaoy Hall,
It Is recalled. Those whs know ulJIrsa
best, bowvr, sr quick to resent tb
Imputation, and It can truthfully b
stated that bis outlay at Christmas I
by far tbs smallest part of bis annual
donations to ebsrlty.
Tb Bowery Mission's mod of cele
bration tbls year Is tbs opening of tb
regular bread Ho distribution of roll
sad coffee st 1 A. M.. tbs giving sat of
bssksts to poor families wltb provlsloas
enough for a dinner for sis at B o'clock,
and a Chrlatmaa dinner for B.000 mea St
T o'clock In tb evening. This plsa sis
wilt be adopted by tbs tUscne Society
and It annual dinner wilt bs given at
tb Dover Street Midnight Mlaslos to tb
drifter sod other frequenters of China
town and tb Bowery. Tbey also plan
to feed fl.000, and tbelr dinner will eon
slat of neat turkey, cranberry sauce and
mince pies, vegetables, fruit, tea and cot
fee. Lata comers also will bs fed, and
wben tbs turkey, cranberry sauce sad
aloe pies bsv been consumed, roast
ehlckea and duck will It served to tb
homeless mi and women. Corn beef
and boiled bam will be tb reserve sup
ply, wtalls celery, spples. orange and
bananas will be smoug tbs eitras served
between siisdewo sud dawa, .
Ons of the most Interesting Sight la
Jtew York tbls year will be the feast oa
Christmas sight at tbs Mewsboys Home
st 14 New Chamber street. Hers twelv
hundred little street urchins, for tbe most
part bauitues of Iark liow, lower Broad
war and Wall street, will bs given a
1 Christmas dioaei consisting st roast tor.
I k. mA "all Am trlmmlne." This Tear
tbs dinner Is provided by lb estate of
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Gift Suggestions
That Fill home Need
In the Home
JAPANESE VASES
at half price.
Parlor Clocks, j
Pictures,
Dinner Seta, "
Ruby ( 'hairs,
Ha by Walkers,
Go-Carts'
Ladies Kockers,
Morris Chairs,
Fine Center Tables, i
Lace Curtains,
Portie'ries, ' . ; 4;"f
Table Covers, . - :
Toilet to, :
Hall Hacks, - v ..
Kitchen Cabinets, . :
China Closets'"'. '; .
Library Tables, ; '
and Chairs?,; .
Sewing Machines
and Afany otljer useful
things- fur 'Xtnm pre
sentatin. - '
Rug Specials
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This , department W
our pride. Mjf it", wet
havrj",tll the' ' ty&fa. of;
Itu'gs! ,vanteV -y. nnyi
one, blit every . one , a,
bargain ut i,iir .prices
35c to'$30.Q0,V',.. ' ;
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tb Ists Mrs. Willis Aetor. wWamos.
other provlsloas, sat apart fund, foi tb ,
semiannual entcrtatsmeni, t Tbaokaglv
lag and Christmas; Day, f the eiiy
"newsies." Tb dsy following sack si
tbs diner will attend soo on sr tbe
near 'wester as tb guest s( bis fsvottts
Ben- per. V .-"v V;'i'"; f
Th various orgsalsed Charitable socie
ties all vis wltb each tbr la tb Jiunv
tier of poor served ea Chrlatmaa Day.
It Is tbs so dsy I tbs year Is wblrb
they feel that all restraint cas be cast
aside, and they sta buy and provide ll"
sat thought of sost, well knowing that,
soy on of a thousand rich swn asJ
women la New York would Mbesttarjagli!
sisks ap their deflrfeocy if appealed to.
While tbs svarags New York love te
parads but wealth, it must be sdtaittcd ,
tbst tbey r modest I tbelr Bed t
giving. Hundred ef thousands of dollar
dud tbelr way tats tbe toffs re of tbe
charitable erganiutloas st Christmas tlm -sad
alas sat ef every tea of tbesS dams .
Uoa ars either saocyuMiusiy sasds s
slss tb donor request ihst hi U
withheld. Tb Meet liberal f taes sr ,
Mrs. Bussell Msgs snd Ml Heles UsaldV
Tbelr donation suwnt high la tbe thou
sands earn year, and sever ha a chart-,
table organisation appealed to either la
vain. The tat It. II. Harrlmaa was an
other wba adhered to ths Injunction ef
sot letting tb right band kaow what the I
left doeth. Those poor wba bsv hen,
ftted by Mr. Usrrlroan a generosity la lb
past will oot go hungry Ibis vsr. for,
Mrs. Uarrlmsa Is quits ss susritably .in
clined a her late buebaad. .
A practice that haa become very much
Is vogue la New York la lb pest few
years Is tbst of sending out baskets to
tb poor by weettby Individuals Tneas
saea and woowa eaiploy eomsalsslober t
make a round of tbe most poverty atrkkea
districts snd submit te Urea k list of
tbs more worthy tber dwelling. 1 tare
list frequently tonulB the names of 0v
or all hundred families. Not only is tbs'
provision desler Inatructed to send III
erslly filled basket of Chrlatmaa edible
to each name oa this list, but a psckags
of clothing and shoes mors sites tbaa
not accompanies ths basket, . , 4
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