The Cedarville Herald, Volume 25, Numbers 1-26

GJUtlsrpS- SITTERS ■ ■ f W ill p tve tim e x » 4 m m y b y e r im w in # - o u r . ,, a sso rtm en t o f p giving on CHRISTMAS WWkMWwtM1. 1- .' . / lOwri**, Mitt, *7 W. t, YMLJ '» , « i- * w Diamond - -+S K in g s , & .. Bi-docHcs \ •; Watches & Chains ' I 'Cuff'Buttons, . Charms, - , • 0 \ Fobs, &e. Manipur# Bets - ' . in Ebony , and Silvern. Hand Carved ■LseatherT Sterling Silver ■ Novelties/ Everything New " , .and Up-to-date, x. J What makes a more useful gift thaii a piece pffurniture? A daily and life long reminder ,of the!giver; 4 S . DETROIT ST. XENIA, i-*' i 1 *■ L- : v , ; | S l T ^ j £ * Is' y Jf y /■? >, 1‘ V i s ^ r * § § Y * * .* v * fk’0 ' V ' V * * 1 , “ - . If -- .The time- has copie for you to do your Xmas shopping, " '■ ' r'« . We made great preparation fo r a larger Xmas trade . . S ' ‘ ’ than ever before, to meet j'our Wants, A look through oor Christmas Razanr willSatisfy you that you are in the RIGHT PLACE, ' 1 All kinds o f novelties in Ebony and Plated Bruabes, Combe,,Mirrors, - **- / and other useful and ornamental articles. - ' | 'Pictures for the easel from 25c td$1.00, Fiece&df Jewelry from 10c each to the best. Endless variety of Ladies Chatelaine Bags from 25c to 82.50 ench ; a ' and'the/are all beauties. ', / , \ Hdodkprcijieft, for ladida, for gentlemen, for girls, for boys, from l e | ' to 82.50 each,1 See out extfapure linen lor jjc, ^ Hemstitched, ;,,all linen, worth$0ctfor 10 each. All Jinen l 2 | , J5 , 2 5 and 35c, - •‘ and ,to .think we have 5OOd0zen of those Initial' 'Handkerchiefs ' ' , from 5c up. < * -*- «- ~ *>* « - „» ' ' ** . ' , ----- -------;-----^ ................juJ- h----------------------- if ............................................... ii|' * ^ Hfcs ’ ' t 1 ^ ^ , W v / “ ' *♦ *- *»- | f Umbrellas---Commencing at 39c bud up fo $6.00. A ll. good values, j - Be sure to see our Dollar ones. XhehSSt topa aud .-fancy pearl,- ' ' silver and gold handles with no fand prices attached. Indian Baskets from 5c to the Iprge Hampers, 8159; 81.98, 82.98. ] «i- 'r/ .»%■*. A .*»'*’ “.' '* , V > , ' ’ r E v e r y D a y B a r g a i n s Y o u M u s t ’ H a v e . Print, 4c; 36 inch Sheeting, 4^c;»Outing Cloth, 4c; Ladies Fleeced Hose,-2 pcir for 25, add for?l0,15 *nd 25c good-.values. Uq. derwear 12^c uji. Blanket^, 43c to 8 l0 a pair.* Comforts 79c’ to 82.50. A good extra heavy Silkileen filled witli gopd cotton for 81.75,- Don't put off this buying. R Jleffy •ft. K« K K£x K K K K&K K > . H K LTHOtTGE the .giving of -presents; ilhr other C#c toms of Christmastime, may be ts-aCed to heath­ en sources, yet the beau- tifui’tribute of the .wise /.men from theeasttothe Infant in the manger mpy be taken as a symbol of appropri­ ate ceremonies for the celebration hif birth.of Christ. Pagan'kings and _ ees, theirsatraps ^nd subjects, did Indeed giye presents, often In connec­ tion with ’great feasts,' ‘withvarious ■ ends In vjew.-but It Is clear from'the records handed down that the gifts v^ere not always bribes nor tribute to ibysical power, Koral worth andbeau­ ty were often honored by .the bestowal Of rare'treasures or some symbol .of riches. <- ’ r The story , of the visit of the wise !men to Bethlehem as told In the gospel of ^Matthew carries with It evidence that fhe strangers were not bn a;self. seeking errand. .The narrative reads:! Now, when-J« eh » ww bom in Reihlehem ♦ of Jud^a in the ilays of llerod tho klu^r, , behold, there,came wise men from the eaat to Jerusalem, Eaylng; W’hcril.ia he that waa y bom Icing Of the Jews? For we have seen ht3 star in Uie east 'ancj havO come to wor­ ship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled and all Jerusalem ■With him, and when he had gathered all the chici priests and scribes ot the people », together' he demanded of them where Cu 1st should be bora, and tbejr said unt£ 'bin , in Bethlehem of Judies, forthus tt la written by the*prophet, And thop Beth­ lehem, in the laitd ot Judxaj toi oucefthe* - shall come.a governor that shag rofe‘ my people Israel.J Then Htrotf, wrh*o' h*;hadt privily tailed) jhe wlie; Jtkiif ingethred of ' them diligently what time the star spr peared, and he tent them to Bethlehem, ■ ' and said, Go and search diligently for ' the young, child, and when ye.have found him bring me word again that I ntsy toms - ‘and worship him also. When they, had , heard the king they departed, and, lo, t h e __ stir which tpty saw in the east went ■ before thupunk it,ttipy-and stood over ! where the yotlng chlid W a When they »' saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding - great Joy, and when they wen come Into . the h<m»e th«yj»VT the young child with > ;Ijfary\hI»-iJ>other,‘'and felt ddwir and Svor- ' shiped 'hint;1abd' when they'had opened , their treasures they presented unto him ~” gifts; gold and frankincense and myrrh. David wrote in the Psalms, possibly referring to' gblotaon as the'type rof' of Sheba! ndf'Se'lml-.BlinlU.oliPerelfto.’,' The reason for the tributes to Solomon ■ la given In Kings/where It is stated,# "And alb the earth sought Solomon to hear his wisdom, Which- God had put In his heart, and thby .brought eVery man his present, vtssela of silver and vessels of- gold and garments and ar-„ mor and .spices,, horses and mules, a rate; year by yenr.” In- another place David 'spenka of gifts as a tributd' to. mnjesjy. .He says. "Vow ami pay ui|tot|u* iJord yoiir God., Lfet all that bo roundabout lilih hiring presents unto him that;;ought to be f^ur|ih" 5 - ) ’} The pagan, festivals which were be­ lieved by some to have suggested tho Chrlptmas ^celehratfon. coutlGted of feasts, and the,giving of presents. To, celebrato;tKiSnuptials oLEsthey Klpg Ahasuerus "made a great feast unto all his provinces and gave gifts accord* lug to the state &t the.king.” GIfte of that nature could only hear the menn* lng.of generous token of good feeling and good will, f ■ ■ Long before “the Christian, era the Greeks Celebrated a festival In jmld- winter1’whed presents' were dlftrlh* nted to the children In the name ot the household gods. 'Whether the ceremonial gift be'cbat*: Iy.br plain it bears with-It a meaning: which has no relation to its valne, and ' the gifts of the rich cannot have deeper Significance than the gtftb of the'pooi*. Emerson said: "Rings and other Jew* TtiS Hrc not gifts, hut the apologies for' gifts. The only gift Is a part of thy. " If.” The Iron Bed is thV most eubstanlial piece of fnruiture on the- market, Onr-line is full and complete,. .Prices - range from ‘ $3.50 to $ ia IV-e carry a hand­ some-line of -Side-" polished. Pillar Tables,- polished'7tops.- 6 inch legs, 10 leet long, like ciit, 34250 We have cheaper, we have better. .Combination Book, Case quartered *oak, pattern . shelves, $ 10 . 00 . An unequuled line of (touches in the different grades. carry;more styles, more variety and better class of goods, at moderate prices,Jshancan be found elsewere, Funeral Director. Furniture Dealer. AMONGCllJREXCHANGES. The Chicago.Inter-Oceiin o f yester­ day ,Iras *a lengthy special from Kal­ amazoo,.Mich-, telling of a horse of . thefemale persuasion th a t chews to* lacco/ Dr. R. W; Haie haS one.ol ihe opposite, sex which chewB, unless )eh^hri>^eh offsince coming into'the doctor's possession. When Howard. Swartz used the horse ns,'fi,saddle horse be kept the employes At the gas ! works out o f tobacco the greater part of the time by begging for a chew when any of them pasted near him.-—> Fostoria Dispatch. ... ■*'« «... / .v • .• . / >0 _ ■" s A physician writing: in the Loudon Times, says! “Eferjlhing We eat and | drink and wear runs the gauntlet of * ;erms to an extent which nervotS ' jeopje had better not contemplated ] Far too much fuse is qiaddof them/S I f we listened to all of these scarel; here Would be Bothlug left to d9 hnt i jet into a bath of carbolic acid and stay there until starvation freed us fronf the dangers of life- " r r Our (Store Contains a Magnificent Array o f Bright, Sparkling ----------- - ---------- Christmas Presents. -------—-------- ;£— (^ ia irn<> rid8 , .. W a t c h e s , ' G iooT c s , , B i l v e T v u a T e , a n d o f a l l iC incb s. ■B ilzien § 'M b o f i y JEjaoTc C o m b s , J jfrT zsJu e s , ' J & v r r o r s , f c . F a n Q y C a r v e d L & a £ h e v •J T o v 1 e l i t e s , U m b r e l l a s , S i l v e r •S p o o n s o f <31 K i n d s . '■ .'■■■• . a n d ■■ .., ■ ■' F o u n t a i n ( P e n s . There is Positively no L im it lo the Assortment, and Prices as Always—Bight. * FRED J,. H. S0HELL, JEWELER Steele Building,-Xenia, Ohio,. O* tWkUr«lkllti«IMM. t fra «ah«cJ«rrfltJtrror«*«tr»««4j fowhUultwiy etUM tohaval m 4l**»*e, llM«cfi»# to »er«it it tomauUiilx th« system. It may msaif<wt| aslfIs the farm of 8cn*f«la,-Roseau, rasssutde psl*«, itl< mt- ivrotlssjotstojl ohIs«MortMokts,erm^t)ouorMo(clM«,«ictfSisih« «« ... ' - ..... - 1 . w f t f t ' " ' ..... ■- ItM'iW'Mwsu: Jf yssk | so tus* ts ttSeT a [Ofssrsute^tecar»thisdlsosse,B*r*r to retsrs. Bask Bomtswill protectyo*. 0*t tta*tisc*ttosotinj «rk»s*is snyway, V »t roaches thewryrootofthedlaeses fiiiiiiiBsBK ftto. Q ms G m flull ftr K mm trwdiMida«4;B«fti»fr.*t... *4T Mtutorttwr M s , ClovolaaSt. (G' K Of K K '« ■ \ * a t S iR 0 ?R & HASTINGS BROS., U i t f f .VjU.'.WtfimBn.- .KSetrr& d o n ’ t d o it . Do not take Dr. .Caldwell’* Syrup Pepsin unless you have Gonstipation, Indigestion, Sick Hradache or some form of Stomach Trouble, such h* Dyspepsia, Biliousness or Heartburn, for these are1what it is guaranteed to cure Bold by C, M. Ridgway. - BraSn-ftmtl Noasense. Another redicnlous food fad has been branded hv the most competent authorities They have dispelled the silly notion that one kind of food is needed for thehrain, another for mus­ cles, and still another for bones, A correct diet will not only mirjsh a particular part oflhe body,but it will sustain every other part/ Vet, how ever.good your food may be, its nu triment is destroyed by indigestion, o r dyspepsia. Ton must' prepare for their appearance'. Or prevent their coming by taking regoliir doses ot Green* August Flower, the, favorite medicine of the healthy millions, A few doetefdd digestion, stimulates the liver to boilthy action, purifies the blood and makes you feel buoyant and vigorous. You can get Dr* G. G. Green’s reliable remedies at Ridg-' way&Co'l. ' • Get Green’s Special Almanac. » Columbia University has acquired .121 scrap books, containing 100,090 jages of newspaper dippings, cover- CastesUnto Elected. -The Philosophic and Philadelphian literary societies of the college elected contestants last Friday for the con* test this coruing June. Philosophic:. Debate, Homer Hen* ng the war of the rebellion fVom h* f fj erflon; oratfon, J N WoIforJ; essay, ginning to end. They were compiled ^lUollio^ Turner;, declamation, CloHss by Thomas B, Townsend and repre- t , tiff IftfiiLta and Children, A i IM Ydif Hairi AlwafsSought . HaMf* tb* -'IPIplIVSnr sent forty years of incessant toil. Their Value for historical reference is almost beyond price.—Oil City Derrick. I t is reported in the Chicago papers ' that Mr. Dowie, of Zion, and his foh . lowerspropose id do without furnaces this winter, depending on faith to keep; them.ward). We shall watch the cod* test,".between faith and the Chicago winter with much interest. r—Used by the ladies of fashion all over 'the world, It’s without doubt the greatest beautifier ever offered the American women35c. Made only _ by Madison Medicine Co. Ask yotir n u i n u p M T P n i n isasnt druggist. *—Dr, Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Is r e M M Y i r a m P I L L S pleasant to take. I t is a pleasant lair* I alive. Bold by C.-M. Ridgway, j A Dollar Will Purchase More -AT- Philadelphifln: Debate, Ross. Mc-| Giwn; Oration, John IVilson; essay, Lula Henderson; declamation, fVera Andrew, * j Messrs Wolford and Henderson are the only odea onf the list that have been on contest before, they having Wyn caray and oration last spring. COLDS MELT AWAY if you use Krause’s Cold Dure. Pre­ pared In convenient capsule form they are easy |6 take and effect a Speedy cure o f.the most obstinate cases. Price 25c. Bold by 0 . M, Ridgway, E ull Y INSURED j You and weare both insured against' toss, for the manufacturers agree to refund the purchase price if yon do y •otohn for Dr. psin in cases of Cjnstipation/lndfgesuOH, Sick Head* * " ‘ “ Bold by >0 not realise what tha ^aim j Caldwell’s Smm Pe, * ‘ ache or fitmaaoh mmi :ip»a*l»a owakioAi, 60 . MSWNMMM feMMu**i*ju Than $1.60 will buy at most any other store in Springfield. Here ‘ . . .are a few articles for Ghfistmas Presents W**8' / / llr / U!ii Cap,. 01.TM, Mufll.'r., Neckwear, C.rUkra, Cafl., F . n«jr ShrB bmUM . C d i g , . f a k .1 ., H « ,er , in »MI „ / ■Uipee, IluidkercliKit, Suspender., Indies and Genie' Urabrelll. Trunks. HWb ‘ V“‘t e ”f ™ ‘ *“Ir .k » • lull J ta . «f ■ -T H E ■ H A T T E R . ’S / Ko, 27 Boutb, Limestone Street, O H I O