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WAUOOND* t £ -f, %./ Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wait of Round •lake were Thursday visitors of Mr. / And Mrs. Arthur Bochmer. :H Mrs. Lewis Wheelock was a Wau- |tegan caller last Thursday. She called Mrs. W. V. Johns at the Victory [emorial hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Godfrey and son i|f Evanston were recent visitors at the home of their parents, Mr. and C. E. Jenks. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Murphy and Mr. Mrs. M. S. Clark attended the ineral of Mrs Eliza Spanner at Lake ich, Wednesday. Dr. J. A. Rose, wife and their, little daughter were Thursday visitor* at *e home of Br Rise's sister, Mrs. W Harrop, of Chicago. Miss Anita Baseley attended the r%Whers* institute at Liberty ville Sat- *• .4,-'.-|rday. : ? - Mi", and Mrs. E. P. Jecks and Mr. 1 lind Mrs. K. L. Crabtree of Caiy at- ; the 6. E.' S. ttee^tingr hejfe ^^phiy everfirvg. ^ ' . ^ f^lelVin Potter and Paul Hironimus ?; ?«lirere Waikegan callers ^Mudw. 0 Mrs. Fr»nk Meyer and sob, TDonald, ^ kpent. Friday eveni% #t the Home of »i-' jSto'3' AJ'ce Geary. ;';VT Ifr- &r.d Mrs. I5d Dunne of Waukespent Sunday at the Ct^j"k home. „ f Mis? Bertike Powets wfc* ja" <»r- ^ f'- Hnfftor. caller Saturday. Mi,.. «.nd Mrs. Henry StadtfieM et»- 4? tertained relatives frrom Volo, the first "**t»f the week. !: « Mr. and Mrs. George Knigge called I Will Knigge of Libertyville. Wed ^^laesday. A. C. Stoxen of Wilmot, Wis., called •>T^ jon his sons, Arthur and Ralph, and Vfdaughters, Mrs. Glenway Darwin, and •s,^TMrs. Natalie Stroup, Wednesday. f Miss Belle Taggart and Miss Mar- (--{Hi ipuesite Duers were Wilmette visitors' H: i ITTjursday. 'f"" - ^ Fred Knigge visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Harris at Libertyville, several days last week. Arthur Monohan spent several days last week in Chicago with relatives. > Thomas Garvin spent the first of ' last week with relatives in Chicago. Miss Delia Kerwin has been ill at ' her home for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Pgul Broncheon and ° Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Moody were victims of the flu, Mrs. Moody having • pneumonia. # Mr. and Mrs. A1 Jones had as weekend visitors Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hazelton and little son of Batavia, and , Mr. and Mrs. Roy KiTk of Chicago. News of the death of William Wer- - * den of California reached here Saturday. Mr. Werden was the last of the • u family of Mr. and Mrs. Will Werden, || i * old residents here. There were four •T1 /•;».. K aons, Herbert, Henry, Kirk and Will. V » 4 Mrs. H J. Schaeffer of McHenry at- 'Jl tended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs, ^ v , ' . Stewart Jepson. v ^ ^ V Miss Dorothy Peck fca» strand a I ' - * position in Chicago. }t » -v George Deinlein of Chicago spent ^ ' Y the week-end with his family here. ' * ' Callers at the H. L. Grantham home ^ ^ Vr Saturday were: Mr. and Mrs. Morris VanNatta of Franklin Park, Mrs. E. O. ^ VanNatta and son, Kenneth, Mrs. Alk> 7~~ [• f meda Grantham and son, Walter, of ' i? Chicago and Mrs. Gilbert Burnett of V Slocum Lake, Mrs. Tiny Grantham of ' !'j! Lake, and Mr. and Mrs. Asa Crabtree and Dick Grantham of i'y ns. Cary. r v- -' A. H. Boehmer of Barrington spent /, , Friday at the home of hi* daughter, ICrs. Lee Brown. Mr. and Mrs. George Collin and daughter of Woodstock spent Saturday with George and Emily Bates. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Scott and daugh fcer, Mary, and Mr. and Mrs. B. C Harris were Libertyville callers Sun day. Mr. and Mars. Fred Crofoot and daughter, Audrey, spent Saturday at the A. C. Soreftsen home and attended the high school play. E. C. Sent was a Chicago Ctlkf Wednesday. Ronald Geary of Gilmer called »t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grantham, Jr., Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Brown spent Tuesday at McHenry. Mrs* Archie Wallis had the misfortune to fall and sprain her ankle this week. • Mrs. C. R. Wells entertained fottr generations of relatives Sunday, Mrs. Frank Waters, Mrs. Robert Carson, and daughter, Roberta, of Waukegan. Miss Laura Harris spent several days recently with relatives in Waukegan. Grammar school has closed until after Jan. 1, on account of the flu. Dr. J. A. Rose attended a patient at Arlington Heights Sunday evening. Frances Schaeffer returned to her home here Thursday, from Victory1 Memorial hospital at Waukegan, after undergoing an appendicitis operation. Mrs. Fred Kamines and Mrs. Phil Fox of Wheaton called 'on Ed Daley, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Foes of Lioertyvilte vpent Surtday with relatives here. < , Mr. and Mrs. C E Wheelock spent the week-end in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. George Hapke were Waukegan callers Fridiy. • ' Mrs- Henry Kramer spent Tuesday in Chicago. . . Mks Fern Nicholls of Chicago and Miss Frances NkhoHs of El*in spent the vnek-wid wHh relative# at Kose ville. ' _ . , Mr. and *«. William Harris and family of L*ke Bltxff spent Sunday n> the Earl Bavis home. ^ . . Mr. and Mrs. George Hams were McHenry callers Monday. ' M!ss Lois BroughtoT! and Mrs. Schaeffer and children spent Wednesday with relatives at Freeport. James Downs spent a few days in Chicago recently. M . • muk»i ywigge and Meivin Stone calledTon Wilf Knigge at Libertyville Sunday. _ - Little Arbutus Grantham with the grippe. S t % - vfe / -iiMictoe A V.... , ( , > M K, • - rr- . -lit.; «lck I BILL the It is owe you. Is an indication that some one has had faith in your honesty. A bill indicates that someone who knows you depends upon your honor to keep the word you pledged when you received goods which he furnished ^ an honot- to receive a bill the first of the month. Your creditor may for the goods he has sold He extended credit on the assumption that you would pay him in time to meet his obligations to his jobber. If he f^Ja to make cash payment to his .iobber he must issue his note at interest. ^ If you never received a bill it might indicate that your credit was worthless; that no person ^ trusted you; that you were held in ^ such poor esteem by those who ^ know you that none of them has ever been willing to take your • word that you would pay. Credit is the most precious thing you have. Credit comes only, through years of honesty and * prompt meeting of bills when they ^ are due. When you receive a bill meet it when you agreed to, if you possibly can. If you can not, frank- • ly tell your creditor why. You will * find him more than ready to meet * you half way. > . FomUIi Christmas Tree. lighted by fl<£d lamps, a tree shaped fountain was a feature of last year's Christmas display at Fresno. Calif. The jets were arranged to fall fn acfh a way that they tenembied the droop* lug branches of a Br tree, while the lights produced an effect of when directed /upon the * ~ "*~ alsr Merhnnlo* Mnen*Jfte. "JTHEltlE had beeia few change* in vSB the house. The house was verj W tfd, but it *As he'aedfut **tth * Pt thi rlwHow dignity of a fee. It •*»" Had «een so much', it had heard £o much that It felt tfOt on*}- old but Wise end understanding. Perhaps It #M not age that It felt. With irf nwach youth and romance and gavetf comias Into fehe houee ilme to Otoe It felt youag and romaac He and gfeg^itielf. lint t ide year It Was worried. The ho!ij« haflered in tradition, In memwy, in ^entlnseat. In ar.nl veraary. Particularly the house believed la Christaias. Every Ch^ialmas It had been decorated. Green wreaths had been Uqqs in every window. Great branches of pine had hung over the ancestral portraits which were heavy enough to bear them. Smaller pictures were given smaller sprays of green. Red candles In the candle* sticks on the manelplece every Christmas eve. Every Christmas eve there had always been some members of the family who had moved away and had come back. The house listened silently, expectantly for the whistle of the train on Christmas eye. Then for the noise of sleigh bells and the crackle of the sleigh stopping In front of the house to let out its family members who had journeyed ^ack home for Christmas. Of recent years it had been an automobile that had honked and stopped before the house. The house liked a sleigh better. But still it kept up with •the times. It liked having an automobile in front of its door during the summer--and it liked the arrival of the automobile at Christmas time. It was not this modern invention that had bothered the bouse this year. It was something else. • For years and years and years there had been a little piece of mistletoe hung under the old lamp in the front hall. It was a fuuny old lamp. It had pictures on its four glass sides and it was really the lamp holder, for every evening just at dusk one of the members of the family would come out and pull the lamp holder down on Its workable chain and tip the lighted la dip just enough and most carefully so It would 'fit Inside. Then back up the lamp was pulled again. From this had always hung the mistletoe. Mistletoe was sometimes bard to gei, but a little piece had always been obtained. One year there had been only two white berries on the mistletoe. but this year in spite of a grea* predominance of green there were five white berries. So it wis not this that worried the house. It was because there was no longer a lamp. The lamp holder was there, hanging In the front hall, but It had been fastened, op so that if stayed up all the time now. It didn't have to be pulled down There was an'electric globe In It and It was turned on by a button on the side of the wall. It was this electric light that bothered the hofes< roehow It seemed iiif from awilf feit iaat they ha^r never seen the house look so lovely, j Every year those who had decycuted It felt they hid tiferer done so line m Job. The presents were opened In front of the lire. Then the candles were put^, out--for they must be lighted agjiirt on Christmas nighty, They must not all burn out In one evening. That was the custom. There was a slight lull after the ex* cltement of the opening of the presents.^ And tlu-n Cuine a ring at tli^ old door bell. Sometimes the old doo# bell stuyed out when It Was palled; out, hut on the whole It was a veryjii good door bell in spite of tts great ajfe. Besides, dldnt the member* qf the family always look after the do<»* Hell? Dijln't they alwnys push It in if they found j( out when they were coming hopie, and (Udn't they 'an*: nc'ur.ce a£ Uiey got inside--"That wa| only my pushing the hell in. i foetid^ It out." • Oh, moqt of the time the door bell worked beautifully. This time it fai*? ly burst itself with thr laughing ringt that It gave. • ' MA caller," said the house to itself, "A caller," said the family to one another. "It's pretty late. Who cuii IS be? But let us see. Our lights «r* all lighted. Whoever It was couldn't; help but see thyt we are up, and pea* pie ksow how late we sit top Christmas eve'" The door was opened. One of the youngest members of the fartW^! opened the door. Not one1'of the ohtl s.*i£r-9f?w?•*»«! ^0* xmw. *»?> :at •#;*•** ft*-* • h- • < »i- ,t, V1, * ' " 7W^Wmmmam* ^ 1 ' V ^*1' ' • The anclent Rritopn stained and dyed their bodies and faces with the Juice of the woad plant, ^rhlch wiiji blue In color. The British womeo used the dye on their hndim la certain religion* oeremonipla 0 *v •? ' *. Oft ^ " 4 \f ^ • l - ' i f f * x'iv. m , • *«' ' "it . *" / v- ?'», '.c V?' .'T• 'ILs jfx' . > , i, < f t * ' - J-fWffltH r «AX: n• uo,J-o - ot wi •tt-iV'a..-:-,- u ' ' " ' **£+ **, vv ki.,; HERE are only f. • ^ .... i" J 1 •* ^1, ^ y%u. ^ *4n&~..*ji.v??•' 'V - ^ A ; to Christmas Shopping in. Our stocks still iarge--a delight to the last minate shopper. Bring your Christmas list--we can meet almost every requirement, * ; -f fai-SrSe; f itfj i 'Hk Handkerc! j: -r- ' Only Ttaree'Shopping Days till Christmas Possibly St. Nicholas slipped up and caught you napping a bit. But thfere's.no need to worry, because you'll find sure-to-please gifts for favored ones of .every age and inclination. • * t \ FOR HOMEKEEPERS Glassware, Carving and Kitchen Sets, Casseroles. Waterless Cookers, dataware aud Novelties.* FOR MEN Shaving Sets, Ash Trays, Pocket Knives, Tools and Flashlights. \ FOR BOYS W GIRLS ' Roller and Ice Skates. : Coaster Wagons, Desk and Chair Sets, Electric Trains, Iron Toys, Dolls, Doll Furniture, Toy Dish es, Books, Games and Painting Sets. WIVUTm All A Merry Christmas JOHN J. VYCITAL Phone 98-M Particularly the Houee BetletM Christmas. as though the mistletoe hung from the electric light would not be so romantic. It was such a change. And romance, the house felt, was not something to be changed In a twinkling, In the turning of the button. However, the mistletoe hung there, hung there as best It could .with its red ribbon attachment, its large amount of pale-green leaves, its line white berries. The train was a minute ahead of time. Trains were not apt to be ahead of time. But this time It was, for the clock had said 7:14 and the train was not due to arrive until 7:15. And the clock could not make a mistake. Not now after' It had Just been up the street ""So recently to .visit the very best and oldest clock mender In town. Down came the automobile. In came the people. Gayety, laughter, merri ment rang out through the old house, echoed up and back from the great high ceiling, resounded through the many rooms. "How wonderfully the bouse is dec orated. It never looked lovelier than it does this year." ^ Every year the house bad heard those words. Every year the house was more and more pleased with »he compliment. Every year those arrlv Joan's Hahrt Sang a Quiet, HSpft} r Little Song, - , dtren^-they were in bed. But'one of the youngest members Just the same. It was Joan who had opened the door. Joan with her bright colpr and blond hair and blue eyes and J;>lJy. skipping little laugh. Ton thought of water skipping ever pebbles In a brook when yott heard Joan laugh. "Oh," Joan said. "OV she said again. The family Inside were wondering why loan didn't bring the calter in* side. Or was It Just a message perhaps Or was It a late package* Or was it a mistake?- Or what* "Oh," Joan said, still holding oped* the door. "Oh." said' Joan again. "Joan, Merry Christmas. Do- let's make up. I can't see a future without yea. I love you so much."" Oh, how Joan's heart sang » «ufet, hapDV little song all to ltaelf. It 'was wonderful to think h» WduM never be happy without her. Tbl thought of his unhapplness without her tnade her rejoice! It had been a stupid quarrel--fT had heen hard saying such mean things when both of them knew they didn't mean it. "Joan!" fie caught sight o< the mistletoe. And. .the house ffcirly creaked aloud with excitement. The electric globe In the old lamp holder made no difference. Nothing made any difference. Here was youth and romance and gayety. Here was the mistletoe Inspiring what every true mistletoe should inspire. V "Joan," called the family from within. "Who Is therer* , "Barry," she answered. "He's tailing off bis coat." . Barry toolr off Ms coat then and went inside. They were clasping hands. The mistletoe looked quite elated. "t did a good Job," the mistletoe said--"patched up a qqarrel and renewed a romance.** "Good work,'* said the house, ft\ approve of you." •Merry' Christmas," 'fee mlstletoa ended. (6Ek 1*21, Western New»pap« i Union.» ^ Re&soo for December 25 Being Christmas Dal* In attractive boxes--appropriate gifts for men, women and children.--per box 25^« 35^, 50^«.754« $1.00 /Towel Sets m Fancy Turkish towels and wash cloths.' - $i.oe Bsiklor giving^ .large choose from, each. S5^, 50^, $1.00 Gift Sets Garters--handkerchitefsV-shtte trees other combinations ^35^, 50*, $1.00 iiiilSlT'li and. ristmas ^ • .. -V# this time both family and friends appreciate fruits. ^Te wovXd also suggest the giving a basket or 4>ox of assorted fruit.- - • ^ year we make a specialty ' cf packing Christmas baskets containing Groceries, Fruit, Candies and Natesee our suggested gift baskets- ':X^' '• • 1 ~-~r - • * • ^ 0 >J» "i.* '• >.-*.<-• '^3. 1 ..'St "^'-.1 ' Silk Hosiery X if:-. xed for the giving $1.00, $1.50v $1.75 Men's Socks ;r It is not dellnltely known when Christmas was first celebrated. The Institution of the festival is attributed to Telesphorus, who flourished In the reign of Antoninus Plus (131-161 A. D.). This, however, is not historical. It has often been objected that December 25 cannot be the true date of the birth of Christ, for it Is then the rainy seuson in Palestine and shepherds would scarcely have been watching their Bheep by night in the fields. The reason for the final choice of December 25 cannot now be determined. A widespread feast of the Great Mother may have influenced the decision, also the desire to place a Christian feast In opposition lo the ltoman -least of "Sol inventus" at the winter solstice, the Germans held their great Yule feast In commemoration of the return of the fiery sun, and many of the beliefs and usages of the old Germrfns and Romans relating to this matter passed from heathenism to Christianity and have survived to the present day. AS Christianity spread, the feast of the winter soi stlce, the time when the day btgins to Increase, and light to triumph • darkness, was changcd h»t<» the Fenst of T.'f'M of t.""*.. Make jnost acceptable gifts, per pair ^ 50*, 75c. $1.00 Too Cruel. When a magistrate at Manchester* Bngland, asked a husband why he dM not return to his wife, the man retorted, "1 have done nothing to 4e- S$T¥^. SU9J1 punishment." ' . .- [ •' - ' i AJmtarm, ^ » There are men who cannot wait for life to come to them. Impelled by to Itching foot and a restless heart, thety must go afield to* UM«t Hfe.--Aaterlcaa Magastne. f• - * • ^rj». StMa im fths Cylladsr. nepressloa. some one has said, ls^a capital method of expression; It Is me steam ldv the cylinder that turns the wheels, nrtjt that which Is blown from the whistli---American Masaslne., Sos»what Old PutliM. * A roller skate was patented la franco as early as 1819 but the first popular demand for roller skating Is aatd to have erteea In Austria la 18M. Fancy Stationery gift than a beautiful box of fancy m sagift than a beautiful box of fancy stationery. hav§ th.^m at algipst any % y - . P-$t' wi^>e. When you start toy shopping this store l^its you with ampl^stopks ' - . w* • You will be. most deWghtfuily snrprtsed "wfieii you come here toy shopping. The assortment of toys, dolls, games and books, all moderate l& price, from" which you ma\^ select, will make this part of your Christmas buying a most enjoyable and profitable pastime. V* "• ••rrs, 4-^..^ ' x .• -v.V. •.rt •*L Department 45--% Wast MoHinrj y I