The Cedarville Herald, Volume 37, Numbers 27-52

-Xenia Merchants Bid For Christmas Shopping APlayerPianoForChristmas W e your old Piano in exchange on a new Piano or a Player Piano New Pianos From $ 18 5 .0 0 Up. Terms $6 .00 Per Month. Player Pia.no $325 .00 Up. Terms $ 2 .00 Per Week.. . SUTTON MUSIC STORE B o th P h o n e s BU Y OF US AND SAVE $100.00 E s t a b U a h e d 14 Y e a r s , B ijou En tra n c e 19 G reen S t , X e n ia , Oh io ■ *;•l Green. Street, Xenia, Ohio. The Place to Buy Supplies for Holiday Festivities The happy holidays are fast approaching and with them comes the joy of Home Coming and Mammoth Turkey Dinners .Seal Shipt Oysters These Save You Money Country Cored Bacon........ 114c Breakfast Bacon, Sugar • Cored per lb........ .......... *2o Fancy Sugar Cored Ham, l b ____.......................... -.....Wo- California and Picnic Hams, per lb .........................................ltic Schmidt's Ocean Light Flour Mo Canned Corn, Per can......... 6c Shoe Pvg Corn, per can......... 7c Corn Flakes ................ ,6c Schmidt's Old Hickory Floor, S* lb, sack for...........'.7So ‘Sealshipt* Oysters C h e a p e r Than M ee t »A Fresh Delicious Table Oyster, Packed in Seated Cases. Solid Moat No* Water DOWN T H E Y 60 A6A IN I N EW PO TA TO ES Per Bu. 60c Flour 25 lb. Sack of Gold Medal Flour for 90c TURKEYS, DUCKS, RABBITS, CHICKENS F an cy C andy in p a c k a g e a n d B u lk Our stock was never so complete, ne ither has i t been of as high quality an d oftsrstl a t th e right price* W e Are going to furn ish a quan tity fo r holiday treats. If. y o u have not secured ou r prices you had better speak toon before th e supp ly Is *sold out. _ H. E. Schmidt & Co Wholesale and Retail Grocers 30 South Detroit Street, . . Xenia, Ohio. • » CHRISTMAS IN OLDEN TIME By SIR WALTER SCOTT t-JEAP onmore wood! Thewintfi* chill, A » But, tel it ’whistle **it will. We'll keep our Christmas merry still, Each age has deemed the newborn year The fittest lime for festal cheer. And wdl our Christmas sire%pf pld Loved, when the year its course had railed And brought blithe Christmas back again With ail its hospitable train, With social and religious rite To honor all thy hply night. On Christmas eve Ibe beSlswere rung. On Christmas eve the*mess was sung. Then opened wide (he baron's hail To vassal, tenant, serf and alii ■ "THEN CAMSTUBHBRByUAKERS IN." Power laid bis rod of rule aside, And ceremony doffedherpride. All hailedwith uncontrolled delight And general voijc the happy night That to the cottage, as the crown, Brought tidings of salvation down. The fire, withwell dried’logs supplied. Went roaring up the chimney wide, Th« huge hall table's oaken face,' Scrubbed till it shonfc the day to grace* Bore then upon its massive board Nomark to part the squireand lord. Then came the merrymakers in And carols roared with blithesome din, it unrnelodious was the song 0 was a hearty notc&d strong. England was merry England when OldChristmas brought his sportsagain. TwasChristmasbroachedthemightiestale, Twas Christmas told (he merriest tale. . A Christmas gambol oh could cheer The poorman's heart through half the year. A HISTORIC CHRISTMAS. CbarUmagn* Crowned as Emperor ot the Romans 1,100 Years Ago. . Ou Dec. 25, Hi the year 800, the holy Uouiqu empire wust boru Europe was fu the h'on grasp of Clmriemuguo. 'The great king had goto to Home to In vestlgatq charges lodged against the l>ope, Leo 111. The pontiff made good his defense and ou Dec. *23 took a sol emu oath of exculpation, Two days later, early on Christinas morning, the pope celebrated mass in the great ba silica of St. Peter's, a church not at all Uke the huge renatsamn-e structure reared by Rrainnnte and Michelangelo, The edifice was crowded to the doors, for all Rome flocked In those days to see the wonderful Frank, who. like Mohammed,, spread his gospel by the sword. Charles, clad In Roman Costume, with tlje chlnmys hanging from his shoulders, knelt In pt ttyCr be fore the tomb of St. Peter. When be rose to hia feet Led approached and placing a golden crown upon the king's head, acclaimed him emperor of the Romans, Again the pontiff folded him In a purple muntle, and a great shout went up from the people as a greeting to the first of the new Cae Mrs, The scene is thus described by Egin bard, the historian of Charlemagne: “At the moment when, to his place be fore the altar, he was bowing down to pray Pope Leo placed on his bead a crown, and. all the Roman people shouted. 'Long life and victory to Charles Augustus, crowned by God. the great and pacific emperor of the Romnnsr After this proclamation the pontiff prostrated himself before him and paid him adoration, according to the custom established In the days of the Old emperors, and thenceforward Charles, giving up the title of pntrl clan, bore that of emperor and An gusfns,” , A millennium Inter, on the banka of the Seine,, another pojw crowned an other emperor, who bad planted his throne on the wreck of the fabric reared by Charlemagne. '*2 A Christmas Tim# 8aVar. TO save the minutes on Christtpa* eve and leave time for the many thing* that are bound to come up shut oft from the children one room In the house suitable for the tree a couple of weeks Before Christmas and gradually accumulate there all decorations and presents. The tree can be trimmed a day or two before (he holiday and the presents wrapped more iptlckly and easily because they are all lb one place. H jlt^ 'Bodol&U±SSS PsipitationoFtheliMit. Di*«wwhMme*!, W h en D o ing Your Xm as S h o p p in g DON’T FORGET THAT L S . Barnes 6 Co ., Xenia, Ohio - ■x : '■ t ,i . . ■ McGALLgMAGAZINES AND PATTERNS® Carries the largest, best and Cheapest line of Seals, Stickers, Tags, Cards and Stationery. W e do Picture Framing,? Interior and Exterior House Decorating. &Cherry XEN IA , OHIO i Why not give presents which can be used every day ip the year? Nothing is more acceptable than A Picture, Carpet Sweeper, Tahfe Runner Couch Cover or Cedar Chest. V I S I T O U R S T O R E B E F O R E M A K I N G Y O U R C H R IS TM A S P U R C H A S E S GALLOWAY & CHERRY II E a s t Ma in S t r e e t , . . . . X e n ia , O h io . For the Season of 1914 Gents' gold Watches from .............. ..$ 8.00 to $60.0p Ladles’ gold Watches from. ........................$ 8.00 to $40.00 Nickel Watches from. .$ 1.00 to $20.00 Ladies' Wrist Watches from . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2.00 to $35.00 Solid gold Lavalliere from ..........................$3.00 to $40.00 Ladies' Set Rings from $2.00 to $15.00 . Diamond Rihgs from $5.00 to $250.00 Very good white stones perfect from........................ ... $25 to $50^00 Large line of Bracelets *from. .$1,00 to $35.00 each Gents' Fobs, Coat Chains, Waldemfer Chains from .., .$1.00 to $10.00 each Kodaks From $1.00 to $22.00 Make Very Nice Ch ris tm as P resents Silverware * Solid Silver Sterling Tea Spoons, Table • Spoons, Dessert Spoons from........................$5.00 to $18.00 Per Set Ala* Sterling Forks and Knives f r o m , ........ $9.00 to $15.00 Per Set A Cut* Glass, Umbrellas, Clocks, Leather Bags, Mesh Bags Sterling Silver Plated Toilet ware, any of, which would make an ac­ ceptable present. Also make a special offer of »single Sterling Forks, Dessert Spoons and Knives Regular price was ,$ 2 . 00 , $2.25, $2.50. Now to close them out 6 or 8 . patterns a t $1.50 each while they last. , - ALL TO BE HAD AT THE > - ■ • b . ■ - i i Schell Jewelry Store Xenia, - * « Ohio VS* **»+ #,?' § i