The Cedarville Herald, Volume 35, Numbers 27-52

Xenia Merchants BidForChristmas Shoping Christmas Shoppers Take Advantage of Our Forced Removal 5 ale Owing to the purchase of our building by the Citizens National Bank we are forced to move and to reduce our stock' we have decided to inaugurate a REMOVAL SALE that will prove tempting to Christmas buyers. Our Christmas stock of Pictures and Frames, Seals, tags, stickers, booklets and novelties all go in this sale. Also or immense stock of Wall Paper* Mouldings, Paints and stationery have been reduced for this sale. L. S. Barnes «S Co. Green Street, * Xenia, Ohio, A PIANO FOR CHRISTMAS Our Special Selling . Plan gives everyone a chance to buy a Plano THREES YEARS TO PAY ■K Buy of us and save 25 per cent. Cheap rent and no agents to pay, therefore you pay for nothing but the actual piano* Call and .get ourvpiices on Pianos and Player Pianos, and also Tuning and Reparing Sutton Music Store Beth Phones Established 12 Years ' Bijou Entrance 19 Green St., X EN IA , OHIO* - And how is the . time to make your selection and the best place in Xenia or Greene Co. is SCHELL’S H ER E YO U CAN B U Y Ladies" gold filled Watch. ..$10 to $25 Gents' gold filled Watch-----$8 to $50 Ladies* solid gold Case.. . . .$10 to $50 Gents* solid gold Case----- $40 to $100 Also a line of Idw priced watches for Ladies* or Gents from. .$1 to $7 Diamond Rings, from... . . .$6 to $400 Signet Rings, from................$1 to $16 Glass Tumblers. .50c, 75c and $1 doz. Single Sterling Silver Tea- , spoons................. .,756 to $1.75 each Triple Plated Knives and Forks, Per set......................$3.50 to $6.50 Quadruple Plated Knives and Forks, per set.......... .$4.40 to $6.50 You can also see a large line of Sterling Silver Tea Spoons, , , per set......... . '......... ......... $4 to $10 Sterling Desert Spoons and Forks per set...... ............ ........... $9 to $16 AND AL SO FOR A N ICE G IF T Solid gold necklaces, solid gold bracelets, solid gold sleeve buttons, solid gold scarf pins. Alio the same line of goods in gold filled. Toilet sets, brush, comb, mirror, military brushes, clothes and hat brushes, scarf pins, gold and golddSlIed lockets and an endless variety of set rings, signet rings, plain rings, band rings, all solid gold, silver and gold thimbles, gift clocks, chafing and bak­ ing dishes, rich cut glass, large line of back combs and hat pins, the largest stock in Xenia. . . Special inducements for ptraons wishing to buy Umbrellas. 25 per cent discount, Also, will give the same discount on Ladies* Gold Brooch P in s. * *. •' • Kodak from $ i to $2o and all kinds of Kodak sup­ plies* Pine Hand Painted China. In fact a full and large line of goods always to be found in a first-class Jewelry Store*, / F. J. H. SCHELL. Steele Building, Xenia, Ohio. IP»s OURFIRSTJPSTMAS Holiday Celebrated in America Before Time of Columbus. The Christian* Norsemen-Undoubtedly Observed the Occasion on the New England Coaat—In Early / Colonial Day*. HILE the *ettl«. - ment ot the Amer-. ■ Icaacontinent 1 b ■ Imodera ;and its history clearly de- tlned, p r o b a b ly Ghsist-: Mas oeiebratiena: " la ,■now* :tbeTJriitea States. Several centuries before the first voyage of Coium- ,/bus. The chron- teles of Iceland tell the'story of the visit made to Greenland byLief, son of Erie the Red, of Norway, and describe the southward voyage, of his little vessel past the snow-clad moun­ tains of Labrador and ’ the .Wooded shores of Newfoundland, until Vine- land, -an indefinite region on the New England coast, was reached. Here Lief, who was a Christian, and the members of his little bind of dar­ ing adventurers spent the winter of 1002 and no doubt: on. the bleak New England shore the beautiful feast, whose God-like Spirit has eofjtened and 'conquered the’ world, was celebrated. The Norwegi.au Visits to Vineland were continued by Thonvaid and Thor- stein, brothers of Lief, who had suc­ ceeded to the patriarchal office and possessions of his fatherland on the deaths.in quick succession of both Tliprwttld and Thorsteifi the wife of • the latter, Gudrlda,.marrieda rich Nor­ wegian named Thorflu and accompa­ nied him and'a company of his follow­ ers to Vineland, where they lived' three years, Gudrlda was' a+„pious soul, When her second husband died she visited Romq?-narrated to Pope Benedict an account of her adventures in this far western world and with the papal blessing returned to- Iceland, where she founded a convent, of which she became abbess.4 ’ There are no records hearing on the Christmas days spent by these hardy Norwegians in'Nevr England, but lm- •agination can woil plcture the renewal in this strangle land Of the Christmas customs bt Scqndinavia. . And thus.it. is entirely .legitimate to assume that by, them the firsL qeleb^atipn of the day was obaefvad-In- tbe-new world. History, -and tradition As well,' are silent after thia oh new'world affairs mntil the coming of the Spaniards, fol­ lowed hy the Portuguese, French and English. By themthe feast of the Na­ tivity was celebrated, .and long before Plymouth. Rock was discovered, to be made the Cornerstone of a new civil­ ization, hardy fishermen from France chanted the hymns of the Catholic church Jin the Waters of Maine, An old French chart-gives to certain is­ lands near the Machias river, east of Penobscot, the names of Isles des Rols MageS and Havre «Mage—Isles of the Maglan kings, add- Magian -harbor—; in memory of tbe'.foreewise-men, who followed the mysterious star, to lay: their offerings ofgold, of frankincense and Of myrrh before the Babe, of Beth­ lehem. In stern and puritan New England Christmas was placed under ban. The Plymouth colony? indeed, did not pass prohibitive laws, but in 1622Gov. Brad­ ford placed all Christmas games under Interdict and those who afterward obaerved the daydid so secretly. But the Massachusetts Bay colony, follow­ ing the example ft! Cromwell’s parlia­ ment, which prohibited all observance of the feast and decreed that "holly and'ivy were badges of sedition," en­ acted a law, in 1659, obliging all raett to labor on Christmas day and Inflict­ ing a fine upon those who observed the feast. It was not .until 1681—more than 20 years after the passing of the Cromwell regime and the restoration of the Stuart dynasty to the throne— that this law, abolishing personal free­ dom and liberty o f worship, was re­ pealed; and Several years after this the Spirit of NewEngland was reflect­ ed in a letter written by Rev, Joshua Moody to Rev, Increase Mather, in which the observance of Christmas was thus referred to; "And the shut­ ting up of shops on Christmas day and; driving the master out of school on Xmas holydales are very grovous.” Elsewhere throughout the colonies the feast of Christmas was observed. Both New Amsterdam and New York maintained the old-world customs as­ sociated with thd day and In the south the beautiful festival never lost its hold Upon the hearts of the English settlers. Today there Is no north, no south, no east, no west, to Christmas cel# bratlon in the United States. The story of the Babe of Bethlehem IS written on every heart and every tongue on Christmas morning repeats the song the angela, sang over the Judean hills; "Glory to God in; the highest and on earth peace to men of good Will/’ . ■ ' Calls for Persistence. , "There are no cut-aiul-drlcd rul?f for making advertising successful. Each man has to work out, in a lttrg* measure, his oWn salvation. There is, hoover, on* sura way to make it pay* and that Is by persistence and com­ mon sens* There are no substitutes for these elements In advertising or •mything eb»* for that matter.”—Jed . S C H M I D T ’ S . The Place to Buy Supplies for Holiday Festivities The happy holiday is fast approaching and with them comes the joy of Home Coming and Mammoth Turkey Dinners Seal Shipt I. t • ' « , - t The Oyster with the f V Genuine Sea Taste non; agn ' oor »QA UjA UM 0OV hou .Oov In Bulk and Cans Received Fresh Every day. Our Prices Schmidt’ s Did Hickory , Flour, 25 lb sack for....76c Schmidt’ s Ocean Light Flour, 25 lb, Buck for...70 • Country Cured Bacon., Breakfast Bacon, per lb...l,8 v* Fancy Sugar Cured Ham,1. lb ............ 17 California and Picnic Hams, per lb...:........ 13 African Java Coffee, per lb...................... 22 Itio and Java Blend per ■ lb...................... 24 Bio Coffee per lb........'.....,.26 Chick Feed, a lb...........2j£ SUGAR . For Friday and Saturday only - SPOT CASH -• 25 lb. Bag Tor $1.35 POTATOE .S 60c BU. TURKEYS, DUCKS, RABBITS, CHICKENS ; Fancy Candy in Package and Bulk Ourstock was never so complete, neither has it been o f as high quality . and offered at the right price. W e are go ing -to furnish a .quantity for ^ holiday treats. I f you have not secured our prices you had better speak soon before the supply is sold out. H. E. Schmidt 6 Co Wholesale and Retail Grocers 30 South Detroit Street, Xenia, Ohio. _____________________________ • _ / _ Greene County Hardware Co. Fine Storm Buggies, Farm Wagons and Barn Equipment All kinds of farm implements and hardware at a price that will pay you to call and inquire before you place an order elsewhere. CALL US BY PHONE, IT COSTS NOTHING TO GET THE STORE The Greene County Hardware Co. MAIN STREET, XENIA, OHIO. HYMAN ■ „. * , The Clothier and Haberdasher Holiday Gifts for Men L. S. Hyman, 3$ East Main Street* Xenia* Ohio- «MNM I