The Cedarville Herald, Volume 31, Numbers 27-52

S|E OUR FINE DISPLAY OF HOLIDAY GOODS. Among our large stock wiil be found many liand- «oue and useful Christmas gifts, RUGS PORTIERES LACE CURTAINS BisseH’s Carpet Sweepers, Jardinieres, Taboxirettes, Screens, Electroliers, Lamps/Smoking Sets, Shaving Mirrors, Ash Trays, Etc. PICTURES ... In our gallery will be found a well selected line of Framed and Unframed Pictures. Framing and regild­ ing of oldframea artistically done by workmen of long experience, Van Ausdal & dayton {^ i 23 Sou :»$sUue Hreei, • * . OHIO. Wb*. MONUMENTS, CUTSTONE, STATUARY .Your iintf-lp your loved ones who have, passed *way. * - ‘ ■ - • " ’ Let triiir final restinigplacehe marked for all t.me with a suitable memorial, If you desire originality in design and thoroughness in construction— come and 4ee ds. Ky ' u " . * WltlJ our superior iacllfiies and equipment, which, are no t equalled by any Retail concern in-the It. S., we ate prepared '*&»e rer-before to fnrmsh high, grad© work less money than inferior workWill cost elsewhere. We employ no agents in i , 1 o this territory. I f a t all. interested in any la ou t line, .Write, C&~ , plioEsafor catalogue o r if possible'oaU to see us. Bell phone te te p b o n e 215. Established LBfM*. DODDS & SON,, I “ I t Pays to T rade In Springfield.1 IT COSTS YOB NOTHING For your round trip railroad or traction, fare if you live within a-radiue of 40 miles of Springfield and “purchase goods to amount of U s .00 from any of the following merchants or a ll of-tbeta com­ bined^ You can coma on any regular triun or traction a t any time. ,One'per cent cftsh rebatein addition to your fare .will he allowed on all purchases m e&cegs of 116.00 „ . These merchants will be glad to explain more fully or you can vi-ite the manager of the Association for particulars. Members of The Merchants’ Association. J ircad e Jewa lry Store Watches, Diamonds, Jew­ elry, Out Glass, Silverware . Optical parlors* 87 60Arcade, Bancroft,H a tte r d a d Put rler Men's, Boys’ and 'Child­ ren’s Headwear*, Womeffe Children’* and Men’s Fun 4 E ast Main St. tioggan’s Toggery Shop ,‘i Ladies’ Cloaks, Waists Suits. Skirts, Neckwear* Furs and Millinery. . 7 South Limestone St. Fried’s Jew e lry Store Diamonds. Watches, Sil­ verware, Brft*»cs and- Op- „ tlcai Goods. 8 -BEast Main St. K au fm an 's Men’s Boy’s and Childrens Clothing and Furbishing*, H ats anti Trunks. 15-17 South Limestone St* H (step's J ircdd e Shoe House Boot*, Shoos And Rubbers 62-B0 Arcade. • People** Outfitting Co. Furniture. Carpets, Stove? 21-85 South Fountain Ave» Pou fxahn a n d W righ t Boot*, Shoes and Rubbers 0 South Fountain Ave. Su llivan ’s Departm en t Storm Dry Goods’ Notions, Lace Curtains, Men a Goods, Bugs, House Furnishings. Main and Limestone Sts. Th e E dw a rd Wren. Co. Dry Goods, Cloaks* Suits, Millinery, Shoes* Carpets, Furniture, and House Fur­ nishings. High Street-^-EaSt tl The K innane Bros. Co* Dry Goods, Suite, tinder-, garments, Carpets, Drap­ eries, House Furnishings. Gor. Main St, and Fonn- tain Ave, T h eM . 2>< Levy f r Sons Co- Mens, BoyS and children’s clothing and Furnishings. Cor. Main and Fountain. ' The Springfield Hardware Co Builders’ and Residence Hardware, Mill and Fac­ tory Supplies. B 6 - 58 H a s t Main Btrect. The Vogue Ladies’ Cloaks,- Ba i t s * Waists, Fu rsand Millinery 53-83 E a s t High, near Limestone Sir, The W h en Men’s. Boys’ and Cbild- , ren’s Clothing, Hat* and / Furnishings. Arcade. T h e Home Store ■. .< . Dry Goods* Coals, Suits, tihderwear, Draperies and Beddihg , Fairbanks Building ] nt | Christinas With l | ThePickwickians| Q chronicler of Christmas do- logs has dope It so inimitabi:. «s Dickens, and nowhere has Dickens described them bet­ ter than jn the ■“Fipkwlck Papers,’* One might read the paragraph relating to the observance of the holiday half a hni)dred4tiitfS-aMnoiJ)ecome weary. The Christmas spirit is everywhere evident iu fim chapters devoted to the holiday making. From the beginning, when tbs hero, his three friends and his faithful servant start for Dlngley Deli, to the-hour of tlielr return there la Christmas in every sentence; As brisk as heed, if not altogether as light as fairies, did the four Pickwickians assemble on the morning of the 2 M day Of' December til the year of grace In which these'their faithfully recorded ad­ ventures were '"undertaken aiid accom­ plished, .Christmas was Close at hand In' ail hie bluff and hearty honesty.. It was the season of hospitality, merriment and open heaMednesa, The old. year was pre­ paring-. like ah ancient philosopher, til call his friends around him and amid the sound of feasting and revelry to pass gently and calmly away, d a y and merry was the time, and Wght gay and merry were a t least four pf the .numerous hearts that w are gladdened b y its coming. ' After traveling through u wide and open, country where ‘.‘the wheels skim, over ithe hard and frosty ground,” slow­ ing lip'as they draw near a country town, where the horses are- changed, then again “dashing along the open road, with the fresh a ir blowing hi their fftcea and gladdening their v6ry hearts within them,’’ they arrive a t Dlngley Dell,, where we are Introduced to that famous Personage, the fa t boy. He la an old acquaintance Of Mr. Pick-. -----------_ wick, but to gam Weller Uia face'-,is, Tree Burned, Father Goes Eight Mils* Strange. TO follow this first meeting: [ For Haw Toys... Having given this direction and settled < G ifts Intended fo f b is eight children with tho coachman, Mr. Pickwick, and being destroyed when his" lighting o f his three friends (Struck into the footpath fhk Christinas tree la s t before mld- across the fields and walked briskly away, leaving Mr.'TVpllcr and the fat boy con- night, caused A -fife .Which damage,! fronted together for tho first time. Sam bis home In Cleveland. ‘Alfred Ham lookea at the fat b o y With great aston- metmelster th ld g ed eight miles through fehment, but without saying a wotA and et>Qy bef0rg M ^ j d rouse-h- ktor* mm ilie fills o, a (•»iu w * j - j „ . and having shown his jgaouure iheie- sf, was amartly p ro v e d by Mr, Pick­ wick. Meanwhile, “Mr. Weller end the fat boy having by their Joint effort* cut- out * jsfide,” ail band* participated. Say* the chronicler of the, day's sport! It was th# roost Intensely interesting thing to observe the manner jp which Mr, Pickwick performed Ul» share 1» the. ceremony—to watch th* torture of anx­ iety with which bo viewed tho person be­ hind gaining upon him at the imminent ■ hgxard of tripping him. up, to see him gradually expend the painful farce which he had put on at first and turn-slowly around on the slide, with' his face toward .th# point from which Ise-hed-sterted^-tO-.-. contemplate the playful smile which man* -j tied on hla face when Hehad accomplish- *' ed the distance and the eagerneee With which he turned around when he had done yo and ran after'hla predecessor,-hla - black gaiters tripping pleasantly through the snow and Iiu eye* beaming cheerful- fiesS and gladness through hie spectacles,^ and :when he was knocked down, which happened upon tho average every third round, It was the moat invigorating sight that can possibly be Imagined to behold, him gather up his h*t, gloves and. hand- kerchief with Aglowing countenance arid resume his station in the rank with, an ardor and enthusiasm which nothing could abate. Mr. Pickwick unfortunately break* through t^e ice and gets a good wet­ ting, but, being taken on a aruart raq to the house, but to bed and given on- limited quantities of hot jpuneb. finds himself none the worse next morning, when the party departs ffom Dlngley Dell. . - Thus does -Dickens tell us of one of the merriest Christmases that a reader could desire. There Is no touch of sad­ ness in the chronicle, and all that, one could wish for 1 * that the story were- louger. Long live tbh tale, and long may We enjoy Ghristm&s with the PickwiclflanB^ , : . . Give a Useful Gift Tor Christmas From The ARCADE SHOE STORE The Best Footwear* the Newest Styles, the Lowest Prices LUNG WALK TOR SANTA: WM& ’Nfeofctsr *1X9 o f r n m t i o w k m m v f tm m b ® u Axutrt? a x t o A t A X L ■ Make a ft quest for a. Rebate Book when making your 1first pnrehase at any of the above named stores and insist mot ovary purchase be entered in this book,,..,... After completing your shopping present tho book at the Olftce .f the Associaihm in the banking rooms of the American Trust & (!<r„ ai the turner of Main Street ami Fountain Avenue, ...iid your farO'W’rifho refumiOK. ;> ' ' Toy infinrinaHon of any nature pertafning to the payment of arfared by She Merchants’ Association* Address m t m t m m * n m t n m . Sprliigfittd, Ohio. 'began to *tow. the thing*'rapidly away: In th»,cart, while tha fat b&yj *tobd qulat-. ly Jby- and .seemed to think it a very Interesting sort of thing to see Mr* Weller: working bVhimself. The conversation of these two .char­ acters is too long to reprint here, but not too much to peruse with the greatest Interest. We must pas* over the story of the wedding,.ttbich, Was the day before Christmas evedt at Dlngley Dell, at which, Mr, Pickwick distinguished hlmsCtf by a felicitous .speech, and get to the story of th* dance. Dickens’ description of the old sitiliig roan* la a ^otn: The best sitting room at Manor Farm was a good, long, dark. paneled room, witira high chimney ptecoand a capacious chimney, up Which yon could have driven one of the tirw patent cabs, wheel* and all,' At tho upper end or the room, heated in A ahndy bower of holly and ever- ■greens. wore the two best fiddler* rind-the only harpJn Mugslcton, Jn all aorta of rCcccpcs and on all kinds of brackets stood massive old silver candlestick* witty four branches each. The carpet was up, the candle* .burned; -bright, the fire biased and crackled on the hearth, and merry voices; and tight hearted laughter yang through the room. If any of the did U-.ifilsh yeomen had turned Into fabrlee when they died. It was just the place in , which they would have held tlielr revel*. After tlie dance was over, Mr. Pick-. v,icf;' having acquitted himself wttb great cmlif, the render is told about the doings iu the fanious otyl kitchen. Here hung the mistletoe and did lttf, mission well fn adding to the Jollity of the occasion. The artist whose pic­ ture* appear on his pages has donh ex­ cellent Justice to plckens’ test! From the center of the ceiling Of thl* kitchen old Wardle had just suspended with his own hands a' huge branch of mistletoe, and this same branch Of mis­ tletoe instantaneously gave rise to a Scene of general and most delightful , _ , ^ _ . , , struggling and confusion, in tho midst of -*°w boots, red jacket and. an odor of which Mr, Pickwick, with a gallantry antiquity* Thee* acquainted with him K thllt fi* «l»k* hW, chain* Of stolen scendant .of laui Tollinglower lierself, j . —, n,.nn took the old lafiy by the hand, fed her be- aoubiootis. WssnragtOn Star, neath the mystic branch and saluted her ' ... .. in Ml courtesy and decorum, ■*** Wardle > A Christmss ientimeat* stood With his hack to the fire, surveying keeper and gather another supply of present* m thahthe children’*; faith jin Santa Claus might not he lost .The children were asleep when Mr, ahd Mrs* Hammeru*rt*ter completed, decorating the tree, Tho father de­ cided to light, the candles as a te«t They burned; so did the cotton snow- ball*. The.bllure awakened the Chil­ dren. “ganty beret” they piped. “I* It mowin'?” The parent* gathered theta in thdr arm* and rushed to the street, Flretaett.brought out a lot of fire ruined presents from the house. “Santy been And gone and our things is burned up!” the children cried. Hammerrnelster ^began his- weary search for an open store. He em­ ployed the infrequent street cars for long stretches, but trudged mite after Utile in fruitless search. Finally he routed * storekeeper from his bed and. burdening himself With a new supply, trudged home to thru sorrow into joy Hurttlng Ctyrtetma* Ghosts. Ghoet hunting bid* fair to become the ruling passion of Washington so­ ciety, The fortunate owners of a peaked house, roped with Ivy and densely surrounded by trees, are issu­ ing cards for AChristmas specter hunt Tlie Christina* ghost hunt 1* Imported from England, where the house* are ancient enough to harbor specter* who' were there before William the Con­ queror. The comparative newness of this country leads Home to predict that the fad over here wilt fail. There are exceptions, hewever, for even in Wash­ ington there 1 * One of the treasure guarding ghost*—an out and out bucca­ neer of the Spanish main variety, with cocked hat, gold lace, rufflef, high yel WOMEN Dress Shoes J 3 tyihber„JEJecJ„Ju- Jiet ~ Comfort Shoe* Fleece Lined Shoe* 10-Button Arctic* Legging* Slumber Slipper* Rubber Bools Black end colored Spats House Slipper* Rubbers Strop Slippers F- U Slippers Soate -OVera and Purse Slipper Soles Calf Shoe*, ' SPECIALTIES* ttubt-re Dancing Slipper* Gym. Shoe* Walking Boot Leggings Boudoir Slippers Ankle Supports Rubber Heel* Foolform Shoes Rubber Roots Polish Kit Arch Support* Alasltas and Arc tics,- i ^ —Orfnty Dancing Slipper* for Mls*e», Sturdy Storm Coots for Boys, Pretty Patent and Bou­ doir Slippers for Milady, Correct Dre*e And Hunt'na Boots for M- "U kinds of Footwear to suit nil tast-r and purse* N I S L E Y Springfield’s Largest and Be t Shoe House, Keep These Suggestions For reference and when reedy for Christmas shopping call and see U* You LwUl find It very profitable, when you comb here to took around. Ask all the question* ydu wish, get' acquainted with' the merchandise' sad our salespeople.' 'You are not Intruding If you do not intend mak­ ing purchase*, ‘ . . .High'Cut Shoes for’Boys and Girls are ail the rage- Make $ • / ‘ “ ; ’SfewSSftsf s-;t i *, „ & » ! i'- ** '■ht we? fifth 9" S P R I N G p l E U D , O H I O . a - r 1 ' i Is always very acc< p’ubk as a Christmas Gaft, -A fui jlht of v Jt * Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Tableware, MEYER , Jeweler and' Optician, >' *■ ’ ■■ ’ Sf 134 South Main Street v r r Dayton, Ohio, s i l ' Always! ; Th is sola* f lattt bevsf aspse lls: sure to'suit! Ho hanl than tiii$ fll Member] Merchants’ aticn. Fd funded upj chases of o r o fer. Ilowefcr rimrere ^'"jiiiy^b*' in our efforta to apfead ChrMtnaa'cheer, ■ bur chnHty i* non* ihe leea * teatitaday to our srtjao o f thb fact that peace and good will have fiot come Upon the . . earth. Poverty nnfi wretchedness are th the center of the group, now poll- not to be offset by yearly gifts of based this Way and then that and first kiss- Vi»ht nt tnnA ed on the chin and then on the nose and .** °* outgrown clothes. the whole scene with the utmost satisfac­ tion, and tho fat hoy took the Opportuni­ ty of appropriating to bis ow» use arid summarily devouring * particularly fine mine© pie that had. been carefully put by for Somebody else, * *' * It was a pleasant thing to see Mr. pick- then on the spectacles, »nd to hear the' ,peats of latigbter which Were raised oil every side. Filially vft? conic to Chrlstmfta day, which was cold and cheerful and good “skaJtlng” weather. The party all treiit to a ‘‘-'vetty large Sheet of ice,” where Mr. Winkle, hating assumed We ought to make the Spasmodic kindlihese of Chriattaa* one of th* constant forces ofour industrial World, Equality and fraternity are boro hot of charity, bnt of Justice. Instead of commercialising Christ­ mas we ought to Christum*!*# com* meretaUsm,—New York Mall. PRINTING Hundreds of Bargains offered by Herald’s .1/ - /’ 'r Christmas Advertisers When ,.ti( tor, fc,*n„ Uo Full? The fertile land- of till* globe amount, it is estimated, to 28,000,* ODD square mites, tire steppes to 14.000. 000 and ' tlie deserts to 1.000.000, Fixing 2Q* persons to the square mile Cor fertile lands, tei» for steppes and one for deserts, as the greatest jwpulatitm that the earth eotild properly nourish, the calculation’ is that when the num­ ber'oC inhabitants teaches about 0,000,000,000 the earth will be peo­ pled to its full capacity. At pres­ ent if?dontains somewhat more than one-quarter of that uumfccr* If the rate of increase shown by, the latest census statistics should be uniform­ ly mamtained tho globe would be fully peopled about the year SOfg, A Oinfit riutbsnd. Woman (to Imf husband, busily engaged Writing) My dear, eor<- roctly speaking, sFhat is a dentist? Husband (crossly)—Derived from dent, French for teeth, a man who pulls teeth, (Husband settles down to writing again.). Wife My deir, you said this morning that Hpguist was derived from the lihlin lingua, * tongue. Husband (orossly)—Yes, Wifc^'Wcll, dear, is n linguist n m *0 Who pulls Out torques? * Nusbahn ^ (fmndiMhj but X ttif e ^ YOUR APPETITE . . . . •< . M ■ If yimr appetite is poor, eat meat. To tempt your ajbpetite and nourish the systemrour choice m&tts. are not extelled by anything. The w**sk and the strong, the small and the he&m - n alike enjoy thefn. ' \ C C W E : A U\ & E b e r s o l e P i a n o s \ A o ad «#u tfc i.Y b i t e , «WabwN»foi »r. u.1«i Jlbi.fioiaJtttaMtath# Oearemtory where they iro uatty snuj«cred to tire h*ro- f t ktod w* hare foanuih* JHrereol© to be a eotHL fifirebl* piano, w*tt ah*4*.i, Wi? o>wear and trer of t i r e m d a *#*»'* *fure -Jr^a Bau*, Direetrere utiktasareuwyMiiaMg Th# Smith dfc NDthri eh* BLA'J The Way tiK 1 anJ Ver} fea quale not’on phrase “V.f.: c, used in Tctiil the grout s o - In iMfher J, lions of t ’u* with foro-t road*-1, tre* o! by \v; . m* '■> the . ! m.m'ti - f i e, the «:de< of of nmrk.-t ’ of the troih In blnglrs;? were marked bo’tndii of a farm line If selected, tho breast high. „was oftte th dobe in win srl lit m d i t K. Fourth Statu, *\<t r** PH