easy to decide what a Christmas re you just pay visit to our sto We me here Qhri nints. "|For Men stmas Gold $10.00. Cuff Linl $2.00 Gold Fol $6.00 5 $50.00 Signet $15.00 nts Pens, $1.00 rin 5.00 from ld Lo > $4.50 y $45.00 ckets, from 1d Mounted Pipes from $15.00 Go¥d or R.756 to $15.00 Umbrellas, Mounted, Silver Canes, $1 $14.00 50 to Silver and Gun rarette Case $4 $10.00, 50 Metal Guy $1.00 to:-$5.00, - | IE for _adies Handba Leather to $25.00 Mesh Bags Umbrella Hat Pins Thimbles $2.00 Opera Gla $5.00 $15.00." m to Gold Br to $25.00 acelets from Lace Sond Golc from $1 Goid Br $40.00 from $4.00 to Pearl Necklets, from $22.00 to $100.00 Diamond Rings to $200.00. Come TO-NIGHT Many duplicated es can not be sold out, Avoid a by disappointment shop early away any payment ¥ selec tion u ake on a small ares ot KINNEAR 0'ESTERRE Jewellers, Princess and Wellington Sts, | Soon gre a Evenings E ensible ad stinas this year Ah-a-a, is Pretty cold out I tell you. th ni: 1 aoing rly this ye and inaseyy { f hristmas will be one going shioned we're aristmas, itil '1 never ¢ bank doesn't it? co n and rdingly, 10 procure a pad and pencil, while igal kind 1i 1 ckly proximate the bang is more Fhe 1 (ae of Christmas he window njp-est itabl ta obtain and elabora laid before © it she 1d TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS. v ed 4 turned from fairly blew 8 Were her cclalmed eather! 'med sort of Christ- t few days," agreed 'It wouldn't surprise me if regular old-fashioned "Re- ' sighed Mr. J, estatically, cosy, comfortable 'little Nice crowds! Have youn as though every- his Christmas shopping ar. Women and bundles does look sort of Christ- Have begun your shopping yet?" fd. no, replied Mrs zht a few things and | , and ' interrupted Mr. J, get right to work * whole thing. Whether in other places or not, to have a regular old- Christmas here! Our first know, dearie It's daisy, We'll have a dinnery with home and plum pud- folks in to enjoy it then, we must have a | : Ye indeed, we | 1 bit like Christ-| Even if it's just a ew baubles on it, But the Seems you too! some em , Homer, oh, about so glad Christmas S50 many men nowa- think it merely a weo- for spending money!" t $s nothing like insisted Mr. J could see it know just what you hear the fellows at and rant around © expense Christmas inderstand it, never 'ar! It only comes once a and it's greatest day busy now and family! I ed to growl ot the Let's get want Mrs. Justwed hasten- ensconced he Mor and himself com- chair, lighted a prepared to outline wanted and favors tlined and down | figures. They amount v penny, but Homer-dear | * total aside with the air of | finance exclaimed, we } a few decorations for | and we'll hgve just | Christmas you ever Christmas tree } sel there the | SAW Just-| § {over think of the day and aM When Hut it ca h 4 frichtt I you res tet interposad Mr memoer, naven't includ 1st yet Mr. hie laughed ana - stwend, i ents? To be haven'i But they needn't F've got something or you that 1've been saving up for quite a walle and you just buy me a nifty little necktie and---and and there we are!" Mrs. J. paused before she persisted Was 'now or never," moned her courage" Yes, Homer dear, there aren't! You don't suppose you're 1g to give me 'a present and I'm one and that'll be , do you?" Homer-dear sat up and flitked the ies from his cigar with a irritation ell, Blossom," frigidly 'I can't shauldn't be all there promiscuous giving of ways seemed most Flake? d-natoredly sure we WOIrry us other for + reflection , knowing it finally sum- for B she we quite that This presents al- uncalled for most idiotic, 1 migh inquire upon whom } contemplate ing your larg in the form of Christmas presents Mrs. J. drew another breath and took a tighter gnip on her courage iurely, Homer, you h for- otten Mommer? \il Justwed fidgeted, a bit Oh, exclaimed rifle more thusiasia than neces- 1 haven't f Mommer I a present t But that's just one more." And then, inued wed, valiantly and Jane look renlied, why 8 to it, he 148 era May 1 mosl say bestow > avent no!" he sary er he 1 means. Mrs Aunt and Frances---surely | my and Tast Mary can | sisters irother Wili To he ure! Mr. J., with a tin would be them blow sents Mrs. Justwed ne Really, Homer," she ly, "that is most unkind home and talk at great having a real m and the and try vou adopt and---and Mr. } Now, Can't we'll To be sure!" echoed of sarcasm *N calamity if we left notice I intend to brother's pre a serion You myself' ont on my used, pencil in air said, severe- You come length about old-fashioned Christ- very minute 1 join in al assistance, ther that perfectly horrid tone and spoil everything!" sighed resignedly that's -all right vou take a joke? Of course, réemember the family Now, that's settled." What will it cost?" 1 1 I've one two more yet, Homer dear," murmured Mrs. J. ina timid, choking voice Homer-dea™sat right "dome more! he to 'be of re Blossom O17 up straight. exclaimed. slight | with al "Some more!' ' 'Yes, dearle; Bess and Charlotte B SU h good friends of t and beni i a > Im 1 « ert in > Honing ili t= suldn (Mase Fr receiving thelr and.giving nothing in arn' "Of course not! Of course not! growled Mr. J. 'Go right ahead That's what Christmas was made for! That's the real spirit of the ocea-| sion!" "Oh, me pron ret Homer, how can you : "An more? You might as well break it to me all at once!" Mrs. Justwed rose in her wrath. "Yes, there are some more ve i ral of tnem?¥' she flared back. J 'nd wouldn't be put to this humiliating task of checging them off to you if had any--any--any idea of thel meaning of Christmas at you real brance to FP rank and Arthur and Al | bert and Mr. Justwed fairly bounded out of his chair "Albert!' he gasped. "Yes, Albert!" returned with equal force. Mr. | er of speech. "Look here, Blossom," managed to blurt out, * ried woman! Don't you know that | you can't give presents to your old; | sweet--the fellows who knew you | When you were single! If isn't right! | | 1 won't permit it!" "It is right! They are all jolly good friends of mine--dear boys, all of them I don't see why nn perfectly fit and proper for me to remember them with some little gift | They'll not forget me, I'm sure--just because I'm married!" Mr. Justwood started | then, apparently, changed and subsided 'Very well," he sdid, tounding self-possession, right ahead. Give necktie you'd picked out for me. If] you feel it is right, why then what | is sauce for the goose is sauce for thie gander! I shall go right-down | to-morrow and pick éut nice little Christmas remembrances for of my old girls Minnie and 'Homer!" ror-stricken. of the sort! It isn't tl} the most ever And, in the énd, was prevailed upon Mr. J. wriggled out of long list of prospective presents and keeping the { his own home----exact | should begin and end CARVEwWL "Albert!" he finally you're a mar- his with very wert as- well Go There' s Grace Margaret exclaimed Mrs. J, 'You will do nothing | same--it--it would awful breach of etiquette of course, Mrs. J financing a Christmas charity i CALVERT HALL "Look here, Blossom,' EARLY C CHRISTMAS who irne are hoppe Wise this week overflowing and the best in rule last their shops I'here 'rywhere; one there | customer now is selection ¢ As 1 wait until the » Christmas to do find the eager buyers stle eve waited u ually pon at once; ements, and satisfied in first res on the shoppers get busy who have the first nake the best se-| t the cheap- are more the shops are not the clerks are their time, and hurry to get en » shops istmas 'hristmas shopper variety of gifts to display this year than ever before, of these things are always the eyes of the early buy- may make hei tions 'm placed aside for her vears have prov- wer, like the he choice of the bar- selec ™ The shoj stores the place counters their on several ' he finally managed to blurt out, SHOPPING| they desire without the Christmas hustle and women who are ing obtain ideas similar garments shops One of made >Y ep table shopper from the common ble to things usual bustle adepts at h Sd sew- | the work display in prettiest he apron, which The early materials | silks to the the least pt: nty of vork before for on the the be Is" ac t these seled Most expensive calico, now, and complete can without Ire there ime the | Christmas A manager of one of the shops in America said "There is no reason why the women f this country. should fail to select their Christmas bargains earlier in the season We managers of stores get our stocks in early place them on the counters several weel before Christmas to mod the. early nearly all cases this layed until the last shoppers, as wel: largest recently: But shopping is week, ana as the clerks, at a great disadvantage idea is to get the greater portion of the selling over a week before Christmas, thus depleting stock of gooas so that about tell what will be left 'Of course, in the especially, many women have nized this state of affairs, taken advantage of it, of their trading at leas before the shonpers. in placed our we can just over past few recog doing much three weeks tion until it is too late and the best Suitable zifts are more easily found tmas ttracting early who make many also' have rchasing the} we Chris rpose of a We men for the ex friends re 100sing the! when the shops are not crowded. bargains have been sold Christmas STO are ordered months ahead f this reason we are enabled goods on sale early. Many * opinion that the 1 on the counters or to place women ar first ba are really fon before from t} eas this, emphatically, 'yor' from | gifts to! the ! and ; accoms- | vears | and have | gifts are to be presented. | But other do not awake to the situn-| , and, re a married woman" G CHRISTMAS AND | By ELLA M. PLATT. | je 'opyright, 139, by American Press Asso- | l | HE little boy and the little girl sat at the breakfast table eat- ing oatmeal and urik. Their papa said to their mam- "A Christmas goose is the best | thing there js. This year we | have a Christmas goose." i" The iittle girl looked up at the little boy and smiled, and the little boy smiled back. After breakfast ma: Mrs. J. | Justwed struggled for the POw- | 1sn "1 to explode, | mind | the | several | and | hat would he terrible! | And that's how | tly where it | THE WHITE GOOSE DAILY samss TISE WHIG, SATURDAY, pESEMEER 11, 1908 MR. AND MRS. Us TWED PREPARE - Jaat when AR came back she bad & | {lovey little bolly wreath 3 begat put the wreath over the head of the Christmas goose, and each held one of the ribbons. The | Christmas goose | waddled along | proudly. ! The guinea { bens , piped, the ! ducks quacked (and the hens | eluckea when | they saw this fine sight. | The little boy +. | and the little girl 48 'led and drove | the proud Christ- | mas goose out of | the barnyard to the green grove | where all the lit- "WAIT A MINUTE, CHRISTMAS GOOSE." I'm bound te give some little remem- | : We must hive a Christmas tree for 'our Christmas goose," sitid the little { girl. | "Yes, yes, Christmas goose," said the little boy, "you wait right here for us. Don't you muss your holly wreath, and don't you muss your ribbons." The proud Christmas goose waddled {gently to show how careful she would be. The little boy and the little girl ran away fast to get the things for the {Christmas tree. | The little girl {ears of red and yellow corn and a | bunch of wheat and barley beads and a pocketful of oats, The little boy brought back two cab- | bages and a yellow pumpkin and some |grain, The Christmas goose became | so excited when she saw these things | that she waddled too fast. "Wait a minute, Christmas goose! | eried the little boy, things on the ground pear the tree. "It iso't quite time, Christmas goose." cried | fastened ber thiugs on the tree. "Now, Christmas goose." said the 1it- tie girl. "we will go and invite all your ------ &/ land see our beau: - tiful tree." 3 So the little girl picked up | ber ribbon, and the little boy | picked up his rib- " bon, and they led { the | and drove Christmas goose back to the barn- work, for » Christmas wanted to urn rer head all the time to look at the Christmas At the barn- yurd all the chickens and all the ducks aud all still to admire holly tree, "COME. CHRISTMAS TREE! the guinea heus stood the tine Christmas goose in her wreuth aud ribbons. Oh, chickens!" said the little boy. "Oh, ducks!" said the ditte girl "Oh. guinea hens!" said the little boy "Come, see onr Christmas tree!" sail the little girl The chickens clucked. and the ducks | | quacked, and the guinea heus piped, and they ai The little scattered corn boy and the and wheat and outs lal over the ground arouhd | Christmas tree. The chickens and the | ducks and the guinea hens ate and {ate and ate. The Christmas goose ate, too, but she ate very proudly and littie girl | ! | { | | must the little girl and | | the little boy put on their caps and | coats and mit- | tens and started off for the barn. yard. They met a big, old, fat duck. "Are you the i Christmas the little girl The big, oid, fat duck shook i her head. | They met a i v big, old, fat hen. | "Are you the, Christmas goose? asked the little boy. | But the big, 'PUTTING THE WREATH ON THE GOOSE. shook her head. They met a big, old, fat guinea hen. -ed the little boy. The big, old, fat guinea hen shook | ' her head. They met a big, old, fat-white goose. "Are you the Christmas goose?" ask- | ed the little girl. And the big, old, fat white goose | nodded her head and fluffed her feath- ers and stepped proudly with her flat, yellow, webbed feet. "Oh, goody!" shouted the little boy. "We've found our Christmas goose al- | ready." | "Oh, oh, oh! 1 know something" said the Itttle, girl, and she ran to tie house just as fast as she could go. goose? asked | old, fat hen | THE BEST FUN OF ALL. raised ber bead every few minutes to shake her holly wreath. Papa and mamma came out to see them, "Heigh-ho! What's this?* said papa. 'said | "Mercy! What's | miunma. "This is the Christmas | shouted the little boy. all this?" "And the Christmas goose's Christ- | i mas tree!" said the little girl. "And the Christmas goose's fiends!" sald the little boy. | "Yes, and it is quite true, papa," said the little girl. goose is the best thing there is! "Yes. mamma," said the little boy, all' § p-- | Hobbies of the Prince of Wales. ly | 8s with the fowling-piece. In more | peaceful pursuits the prince is equal- | | iy successful. His collection of rare stamps is one of the finest in the warld, and is estimated to be worth | $500,000. Less generally known is the | skill of the prince with the chisel, saw, and hammer. 9 brought back some wid he placed his | nN | For Xmas shoppers the little girl, and she {THe to $1.25. , friends to cone | shoppers | $4.50. But it was | 1 spread themselves out in | a long row and ran around and aronnd | and around after the little girl and the | little boy driving their Christmas goose. | their | goose!" | "A Christmas | Way, | poli deig Dombi ied | a Christmas goose is just lots of fun!" | "a Cc "hristmas goose is the best fun of The fact that eighteen stags recent- fell to the rifle of the Prinee of | Wales in Scotland is a reminder that | | His Royal Highness is an absolutely | | dead shot with that weapon, as wel ' i ARIE TRAIN The New Clotting ~ Store Has received a New Stoe k of Men Ss Suits and Over- coats... Also a large Stock of Boys' and Children's Suits and Overcoats. All kinds of Gent's Fu trnishings and Boots and Shoes, : i Special Prices for Xmas Trade MEN'S FANCY WORSTED SUITS. regular price from $15.00 to $18.00, for Xmas shoppers. . $8.00 to $12 MEN'S OVERCOATS, regular £10.00 to $15.00. For Xmas shoppers . $7.00 to £10.00 BOYS' TWO AND THREE PIECE SUITS, lar pr ice from $2.50 to $6.50. For Xmas shoppers $2.00 to $4.50 regular price £3.00 to $7.00, $2.50 to $4.75 Special Reduction on Gent's Furnishings, MEN'S ENGLISH FANCY SHIRTS, regular price For. Xmas shoppers from .50c to 7bc MEN'S TIES, regular from 25¢ to 50. Far" Xmas : a .19¢ to 35¢ MEN'S BEAUTIFUL SILK MUFFLERS, regular | Toe to $2.50. For Xmas shoppers from .50¢ to $1.75 Special Prices for Men's Boots and Shoes. MEN'S BOX CALFE BOOTS, leather lined, regular Far Xmas : $3.00 MEN'S BLUCHER STYLES, with sown extension regu. BOYS' OVERCOATS, s from | soles, all shapes and lasts in the fall models, regular from {82.50 to $4.00. For Xmas shoppers . $1.95 to $3.50 G. 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