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AN IRREPRESSIBLE BOY I LI' " ER4I PS WORRIED the cat. he played rat-tat-tat : On the roller Bkatea a full hour by the clock. He tried roller skates where I dishes and plates , In Jeopardy lay. till some fell with a i shock. ' t With an Indian yell on the doll's house . he fell. i And added poor dolly's scalp to his belt; , Tban knocked off its toes and IU fair Ore clan nose Which same was of wax he proceeded to melt. Two tubs he upset without one regret; ' Ha stood on his head till his face It turned blue; U curtain be tore and then sighed for mors Inventively mischievous things he might da j SI nld granny's specs, but that didn't vex; Her face brightened up with his fun and I bis noise. IOne sweet kiss repaid all," so she said. Resignedly adding that "boys will be boys." IfJut strangest of all at night's quiet fall How meekly, how placidly, this rogue would say: i"Oood-nlght. mamma dear. Oood-nlght, papa dear. "I've tried hard to be such a good boy today!" Bonrlui lalis1dnar1eVh6TiIY t5B. Irated. to that country, eeUbr&U Christmas la their own peculiar t7 Aa service Usm in Un church draw near all the Inhabitant; old and young, the men on one fide and the women on the other, 'art waiting, la eager ' expectation, it la quite dark by four o'clock and the bell ring. ,A11 oome trooping In clad In the best clothes they can master. No one stays at home from these services unless he It sick or lame, and whenever it is possible sleighs are used to bring these disabled ones to church. For the little children the happiest part of tho services comes later when each child receives a lighted candle, symbolizing the light of the world. Each candle stands in a white turnip which serves as a candlestick Most of the' candles are made from doer tallow which thd Eskimos bring to the missionaries. After the services the children eat not only the turnip, but what, is left of the candle as well. One year only about ten persons, mostly men, could come from the nearest island. The tee had been driven together, an1 rather than miss the Christmas service they had risked their lives in crossing over on that moving, heaving, broken ice to the mainland. Then they had to climb the mountains and walk through the deep snow until they reached the mis sion station after twenty-three hours of danger and a fearfully exhausting march through the snow. How happy they were to be in time to celebrato the Christmas festival in the house of their Ood! About six days later, when the ice had formed, all the test of the people came, but oh! so sad and downhearted. Like little children they told the mission aries their tile of sorrow. They de scribed how sad they all had been when they found that it would be lm ' possible to come to the mission sta , tlon for the Christmas service. t i :! f May each Christmaav as It comes, find us more and more like him who, as at this time. became a little chQd for oat r sake, more simple-minded, more X a . numois, more noiy, more a w r tionate, more' resigned, : more happy, more full of God. J. H. Newman.. I titrtritittrci 5 irbirtttrtrtrtrlrC Home Made Presents. "I thought I'd be economical this year and make my Christmas pres ents myself, instead of buying them," said Mrs. Harlem;' "so I bought a book of instructions and went ahead." "How did you make out?" asked Mrs. Bronx. "The materials footed up to 143.58, and 1 put in a month's hard sewing and cutting." "How did that compare with last year?" "Last year I bought all I wanted for 35." it ? ? : ?i tm it It ft J I 'l ft 7i fj f f C it v ft rirst Christmas. Card. In December, 1844, Mr. W. A. Dob urn sent the first Christmas card. A TWICE TOLD TALE One Of Intereest To Readers Our i EAT REMAINS OF CANDLES iChrlstmas Services Among the Eski mos of Labrador Part Most En Joyed by the Children. Somebody has said that when the iworld was being made the Creator gathered up all the waste material he bad left over and made Labrador out lof it. Some people say the Creator inever intended it to be inhabited But Inhabited it is with a sturdy, taciturn band of Eskimos, who, thanks to the "Christmas Past." It was Indeed a gracious time, and as we read of the revels and cere monies and find foolish beliefs of Christmas Past, we might regret what we have lost In this tamer and less picturesque age, it we did not Know that never before in nistory was Christmas kept so truly and heartily in the spirit of the day as it is now. We have dropped a gnod mftny rude and some pretty customs, but we have guinea a broadening spirit of almost universal charity, a feeling of real brotherhood, that Is perhaps none the less real that it Is held In check a good deal during the rest of the year. Charles Dudley Warner. (Advertisement) Good news bears repeatin" and when It is confirmed after a long lapse of time, even if we hesitated to believe It at first hearing, we feel secure in accepting its truth now. The fol owing experience of an Elizabeth City man is con firmed after three years. J. Forbes, carpenter, 402 Second Street, Elizabeth City, says: "I couldn't stoop or lift without hav ing sharp pains through my back. My kidneys didn't act as they should and the kidney secretions were irregular in passage and un natural." (Statement Riven Nov ember 16, 1910.) OYER Til KEE YEARS LATER Mr. Forbes said: "I glad'y confirm my former endorsement of Doan's Kidney i'il s. They did nie a great deal of frood." !'r co 50c, at aM dealers. Don't s'mply ask for a kidney remedy pet Doan's Kidney Pills the same 'hat Mr. Forbes had. Foster Mill-urn Co.. Props, Buffalo. N. Y. A French Custom. In France children place their Bhoer l".;ore the mantleplece, In an ticipation of a visit from Fathei Chitetmaa. Mrs Herman Newbern of Powells Point was in the city Wednesday shopping, n D n Would Vou Like lo -Receive a Large Check Hext dhristmas Then Join The hmtmad Savings NOW FORMING at this popular bank Citizen's Bank of Elizabeth City A TO mm i-J nn IB WOOD STOCK OF WE MUST RAISE THE MONEY .i III. u. Will Be Sold at PUBLIC SALE- 12 Days Only BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18 AT 9 A. M. THE CAUSE IS BRIEFLY THIS, WE MUST SELL Therefore this Entire Stock has been placed in the hands of our Special Sale Manager, with instructions to raise the money, and will be sold without regard to former price or actual value. Beginning Saturday, December 18, at 9 a. m., .this entire stock of clean, dependable merchandise consisting of Dry Goods, Ladies Cloaks, Suits, Furnishings, Notions, Men and Boys' clothing and Shoes etc., will be thrown on the market and cloed out witnour reserve for whatever they bring. FREE! FREE! FREE! $35.00 RANGE COOK STOVE TO THE FIRST 500 CUSTOMERS ENTERING OUR STORE SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 18th, AT 9:00 A. M. WE WILL GIVE ONE COUPON GOOD FOR ONE CHANCE. EACH COUPON IS NUMBERED. The DUPLICATE WILL BE PLACED IN A LOCKED BOX. AT 4:30 P. M. SATURDAY, JANUARY 1st, THE BOX WILL BE OPENED BY A BLINDFOLDED CHILD AND DUPLICATE DRAWN OUT. THE PERSON HOLDING NUMBER TO CORRESPOND WITH DUPLICATE WILL BE GIVEN ABSOLUTELY FREE A $35.00 RANGE; EACH DAY OF SALE ON ENTERING THE STORE YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE ONE CHANCE. REMEMBER THE DRAWING TAKES PLACE AT 4:30 P. M. JAN. ist YOU MUST BE PRESENT. DON'T FORGET YOUR CHANCE EACH DAY. A PLAIN STATEMENT BY MR. SIFF WE ARE CONTEMPLATING BUYING OUT OTHER STOCK HOLDERS IN THIS BUSINESS; AND TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WILL NECESSITATE THE RE DUCTION OF OUR STOCK AT LEAST ONE-HALF. WITH THIS IN MIND WE WILL OFFER OUR ENTIRE STOCK TO THE PUBLIC OF ELIZABETH CITY AND VICINITY OF SEASONABLE MERCH ANDISE IN MID-SEASON AT PRICES NEVER OFFERED THEM IN THE HIS TORY OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. WE MUST RAISE THE MONEY REGARDLESS OF LOSS. (SIGNED) S. R. SIFF. BIFF COMPANY. IS ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA ' , . ; ? 7 V FOR TWE LVE DAYS CLOSING A R Y i ST
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