The Cedarville Herald, Volume 29, Numbers 27-52

jpwpfpwpn Holiday Slippers In Great I |Hofmai.s|ARCADE JEWELRYSTORE Variety -We are mm showing a splendid line. &t Slippers for men and women especially approrpiate for holiday gifts, ranging in price from so cents to $ 2 . 00 , Patent leather shoes are now considered a most pleasing gift and we have them in all grades. See us be­ fore purchasing. {JT Frazer s Shoe Store '*• i ' * " , ♦ * " ' *, i 17 EAST MAIN STREET, , XENIA, OHIO' $ Vl> Bn? ‘A ., f, - fe*r ,* st* I; If r F (1 I ': k II iMirjh&k m»a o » r fcife* Without stopping for statistics, whi h have been. so often, collated, ft Is teiougb to say that to tlfe public life )f alas country the lawyer baa been t jo jfonaplCCQua factor. The judidaryv of coureej is altogether composed of itio-,i- J>ers o f the profession. ■ Ip executt o offices and legislative bails the taiv lus’ predominated and stilt .pfedonSInaf js over every business and nil .other ino- fes^Jans, Vet fhe public «£$ of fliis , tbuntry Ms been of the highest difr, acter. Acting for the .public* as fie lawyers have .done la these vjirio is fields of / official -labor, they have proved frde to their employment, mid. it may safply be said that the scan- dal&vvhluh have (Sometimes1 been found in. official life h^ve seldom attached to them. How camthis be accounted £>r except Upon the theory of a generil personal integrity? It-is no sufficient explanation, to say that, although the fepeat mass of the profession is err* l apt, there are a fovhwho are reliable, and they are the ones whom the public select for official /life. ‘ -The truth Is their- very prominence to public . 111 », their fidelity to the trusts therein Im­ posed, Is evidence which cannot’be ) ftored that the profession has n;.JL maintains a character fop honesty hud uprightness which attracts ’ general confidence,—0 . J. Brewer Ih Atlantic, SaperstttlonS o f F«ria«r», ' Farmers “stick io the moon" in re I gard to planting oom and-other Crops. Sam ot ttorn^m mt mUir ajy dt: , ^ m„ olto p„ aoctoot ,ta, „ m„ S cctt*ln the highest wisdom and blech and in­ digo sorrow with the Persians. Prof' erences for duller, tones of color among the Persians give to all their embrold- - r b « KBmufdr'Cot Home, ----- - . "Home is the most dangerous 'plnf-h 1 ever go to," remarked John Muir, the famous geologist and naturalist., lie was on the train returning from Ari­ zona to his home in Martinez, Cat, after the earthquake. “As long ns I samp out to the 'mountains, without teat or blankets, I get along very well, but .the minute I get Into a house ir.sd have a warm bed and begin to Uye on fine’ food l get luto a draft, and the first thing Xknow 1 am Coughing a.id sneering .and threatened with pneu­ monia and altogether miserable. Out­ doors la the natural place, for a man. Walk where you please, when you lihe, 'and take your time. The mountains won’t hurt you, nor theExposure. Why. I can live out for $50 a year for bread and tea and occasionally a little tob,ic- co, All Xneed is a sack for the bread and a pot to boll water to and an ax. The rest Is easy."—World's Work. Will produce a- toll stalk with a short ear. Others just as successfully plant When they ate ready, when nights are dark or moonlight as the case may be. Other notions are Indulged in* each as throwing the cobs In runningwater to heap'com from,firing^ Some farmers would under no consideration burn plnder hulls, .the seed Of which Is to be used for planting. They must be scat- tered along a path or highway, to he tfodden/upon ln order tersecure a good crop. Green butter bean hulls must he tbyewn to a road after being shelled tor.tableuse from dayto dayto insure a good -crop the following season.-* Chnrlesten Newa and Courier.' certain richness and dignity. ' Tyrian purple Is-almost universally regarded as royal. Green has,been chosen by the Turk as bis gala' color, but he would-mot approve of its use to rugs, where Itwould be trodden by-the feet. . jany baercaw upeii gbakcapedve. . ■ One is not In danger of misspelling fire word Shakespeare. Some one has discovered 4,lioo ways, of which the following,.as they actually appear to <fid documents,' are'examples; Sliak- spere, tStaaxpere, Shakspfre, Sehaxper, Bhakespete; Slingpere, ’ Sehakspeyr, Shaxeapere, Shaxpur, Shaxper, Shak- sper, Schackspehre, Sa'xpere, Shackq- spire, Bhakesplre, ShkckcSpeare, Shnka- epear, Shakspear, Shaxpeare, Shale- epeere, Shaxpnre,' Shaekspeyr, Sbak- Bpear,,Schakespor, etc. I f the chlrqg- raphy of Shakespeare himself is any authority twenty-two Of these Ways ftte correct. Six.9«rf Whip Crnciicra. ......... "Tha french," said the- sailor, "hove whip, cracker competitions. A French osbby Or trucker Is as proud of Ms whip crackin' ability as a young man Is of hi* drinkln* powers. There ain't no driver livin’ what can clack a whip like a Frenchman. Walkin’ along the street* of Paris is like walkin' through * battle—on every side, bang, craik. Wff, go the whips. The thing makes you mad. It scares you. It’s a* if a gun was continually bein'1 shot off aJougsId* of your ear. But at the Coin­ petition* it ain't only the loud cracks that count, They have artists there— men what can. play a toon on a wlfn. Ten, air, a toon, Fve heard ’em. I've heard the ’Afatsslays* and''Hiawatha* and Toller On' played with Whip etocks, and played as delicate and sweet and lovely as the car could wlto ttJMar/'—Bos Angeles Times, WfSHinK In Orients! Bugs, Hof'only the design hut the colors of the rhgs woven In the orient are full i f significance. They represent nation­ al or individual tradition* and stand far virtue, vices and social importance. Bed was regarded by the Ihyptlaus as symbehe of fidelity. Itose tints signify ‘1 AWaltonet .Sleeper*. “ Bare etmnbprers are the Turks,” de­ clares a writer, tin the villages, at any Tate, they Will drop Into the land of dream* on the slightestpretext and at the shortest notice. This habit has advantages, one -being that the Turk doe* not at all mind being awakened In the deado f night, for the simple rea­ son that he caii gb to sleep again the Instant he Wishes, -When staying ip' very limited quarter* X have Often beam a member o f the family get up and after searching about among his sleeping companion* thoroughly rouse them all to ask where hi* tobacco was or upon some equally; slight excuse.” Curiously enough, that article, now considered almost indispensable, the table napkin, was first UMd only by children end was Only adopted by elder member* of the family abodt the mid­ die of the fifteenth century, tn eti­ quette bboks of an earlier date than this among other sage pieces of advlcs for children are instruction* about wip­ ing their fingers and lips with their napkins. “ It seems that tbe tableclothwas long enough to ntech the floor and served the grown people In place of napkins. The “Rot* at the Waves." . It Is ,a favorite theory, with the fish­ ing and seafaring people on the north­ east ot Scotland that |n a storm fhrca wave* are strong and violent, While the fourth Is comparatively weak and less-dangerous. ^Thls succession, they, call a ”rote of waves,” Fishermen re­ turning from*their fishing grouhd often prove by experience the wuth .of their1 theory mid hang back as they come near the shore fo,. fake advantage of the lull that follows, say, pretty reg­ ularly after' three big breakers. BappineM fa giirrlkse, It all comes around' td one ot two .things. With all matried couples who differ inhabit, |n taste,' in'opinion, to mode of life,' if there is tp he any hap-, ptooss somebody has to learn to' give up or give up minding that there la a difference. Either way is as good as the .other. It 1* surprising how many things ate not of any-importauce -it one can only thlnk-they are not,—Har- per’s Bazar. h ' " • Botfelem, ’T>o yon expect to make a business man out of your son?” hiked an old friend. ' “No, he’s hopelcsal” . exclaimed, the father, “ I gave him a $1,000 bill tbe other day, and- the’ first thing he did was to put it under,a microscope to ace what kind,o f germs It had on It.” “Bella ef ShayiUoa,” In- one ot the dormitories ot the Irish college at Borne there 1* a space -on thp wall left nnpapered and uU- paiuted, whatever repairs the rest of file room may undergo, for there, care­ lessly scrawled, Is the first rough draft St Father Trout's “Bells of ShaUdoU.” Studies teach not their own USd— that is, a Wisdom without them and above them won by observation.—Ba­ con. . Xk» ItMelkle Bbauueki, ‘ Herbert Bismarck had none of his father’s bright wit in conversation, but had his- overbearing tamper and his toother's.violent irascibility, She had the disposition of the Frankish woman as exemplified in Ffedegohdn, but held in check by modern conditions. Bis­ marck tri anger was as terrible as n ferocious* mastiff. She, far from re­ straining him, kepi on saying; “ Good When they did begin to use napkins i ffog; tss-s-ss. Go at him (or at her) 5 they placed them first on the shoulder, j d o g - tss-s-os,” or tantamount then on the left arm and finally tied words. The mastiff that-lay below the them about the neck. A French writer I gtirface la Bismarck grew more and who evidently was conservative and did hot welcome the napkin kindly re­ cords with scorn: “The napkin IS placed under the chin and fastened to the back, as' if one were going to be shaved, A, person told toe that he Wore hie that way that Us might not soil his beautlfni frills,” » It was a difficult matter to tie the two corners to the back, and It Is sold that thence originated onr expression for straitened Circumstances, “Hard to make both ends meet.” This custom more infuriated, especially If the feVern Ing before he had eaten and drunk co piously. With these parents, Herbevt, Jane and Bill Bismarck could not bo expected to have courteous manners, Herbert, who teas no stranger to Paris and whom the fond father hoped one day to send there as ambassador, Was bulky, sullen and of a complexion that revealed an angry state of the blood, Gombetta Said of him, “He reminds me o f a limb of the law hardened to the work of laying on executtona—in uiMLm The largest and finest Jewelry Store in the State, retailing at wholesale prices. Your Christmas shopping will hemade easy by coming here. We will save you money on every purchase. Watches HandPainted China Ttfl<* Aft#} B r o n z e s Jewelry Rich Cut Glass Solid Silver Ware Silver PlatedWare- Clocks Q o e r a G la s s e s ^ "4 Umbrellas Art Goods - T h e L a rg e s t a n d F in e s t I-inte S h ow n in Ohio* Oil every purchase vo f $15 and over we pay car fibre both ways; 1000 solid gold and gold filled watches to select from, ranging in prices from. $400 to $2,50.. Weguar­ anteeyou a saying of 20 per cent on watches, ■ , ' Kings 0000 solid gold rings to select from, ranging in prices from 29c to $4500, Every style known to the jeweler’s1 art. Eqgers tripple-plated knives $1,40 per set, worth $2,00, Rogers tripple pitted forks V $1.40 per set, worth $2.00, Rogers tripple plated spoons ' ,$1.60 per set, worth $2.50. Rogers Sugar Shells , 19c each, worth 40cJ i . r * L , ^ t * Solid Silver thimbles -__ ’* 10ceach,worth 25ci Gold baby rings 4 , * ', 38c each, worth 50c, Solid Gold fountain pens, - t ■ 68c, worth $1.25; Eight-day clocks $1.98, worth $3:00. Solid Silver tea spoons 5 $3.95, worth $5.00; * 1 \ j * j s Solid Silver tea spoons . _ $4.50 set, worth; $6.50. C U T G L A S S In Endless Variety. Bargains too numerous to mention m every Department of Our Store. ;ev^ry purchase of $1S» and over :w e pay '/.■'V':*'**’ ;• car fare both ways* In solid silver and silver plated ware we can show you a larger stock than all Springfield Jewelers combined. Our prices always 2 o per cent below retail prices. , - * HOFMAN’S, Arcade Jewelry Store. Wholesale and Retail Jewelers, Alt Goods Engraved Free. 5 j>rtngflo!d, Ohio. E b e r s o l e P i a n o s AB SOLUT ttV DURABLE. “ We have for u cantos; o* ,frr UsedEh*-jsffiePlanesInthe Ccnsemtoiy \vbere they us •sk,»vantly subjected tn the hard­ est kind of use. Wo bav« ro ,*<«.. to* Ebersole to be a good, durable piano, veil t ty , njvrearand tearof themusic toom." « n , , B a UR, Directress ' . >•, iti ‘touemmryetMasts, The Smifti 6s, Nixon Piano Co. <0 am* 1? f c Pw r ih s t n « , C incinnati , o . led to the habit of table yaltcra tarry*, abort, of a low das* bailiff (reeors).”- . tog a napkin on the left arm, .tendon Truth, i YOUR APPETITE If your appetite Is poor, eat meat. To tempt your appetite and nourish the system our choice meats are not excelled by anything. The weak ;and the strong, the small and the hearty eater alike enjoy them. R. McClellan, BIG REDUCTION IN INSTRUMENTS UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS NEW PIANOS FROM $ 125.00 IP EH!Wm. THE SUTTON MUSIC STORE, »°^r0TO j , 'With us o r d i n a l Holiday ■k;" piost attr C o m e t solve the!.... jnent.. 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