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As a matter {NJR (”Y M APPOGITMENT OF A DISCUSSED AT 80“! com mit NE a“ url‘e:-r ficinl plat life of ll] ean 0'“ 0w cmfl ,UIH “I beoooooo 09900090 0 CHINA I- Id oh. CA I V! b I 3 0 W a‘ -‘ Ki ‘l nl‘? against ”I" J u" m rmnmg lh \\ Ill a thousand a schemes to l Mnor lhn prawn Mm. HI w! Men's Overcoat f 150 to $2.53. is the place t( Come early in tage of a 1 Open GOOD GO is busy with give you offers at lindsa‘ Crocofles. Kent ‘ 8t- m In NW w‘uvnng.‘ mou Smoking Jack 32.75 to $7.004 Mcn's Suspem 100 to $1.00- PAGE FOU R M en's Overco $5 to $90. Bovs' Sweat: Us |'( x Umbrellas. 50c to $4.00. u 0! t It HI William-~11 (H 1m ,iw H IWUI‘I Lm'u Aftur ought m flllt‘ mum Mrs. Vane. forgetting that habit-s do grnw intn boys, answered carelessly, “Why. uf cum-so. duuriu : you knuw them is." “But. mmmna." pvrsistwl tho lmy, “l Inmu' thvru isn‘t. A man vnnhln't coma «luwn tlw chimnvy that way, and carry all those things. uml [m at all the chimneys at unco. and bring the toys l'w sewn in tlw uhopa mnlr The trouble all ‘zune later. when he looked with wide-open bruwn cyus straight into his mnther‘s face and said, “There really and truly is no Santa Claus, is there. mmnma 2’" Donald resisted while his little arguments lasted. But the boys added reason to runsun, proof to proof. and atlast Donald’s faith in the old saint was dis- pelled forever. The less meant little to him ; in fact. it was, in his own small brain. a distinct gain. Did not this freshly acquired knowledge hrin;_v him nearer to these new heroes in his life. these hays who knew everything ? glve you Claus.” “There ain't no such person in all tlu- World as Santa Claus.” “But I know tlmru is." Donald unswon-(l tho challenge valiantly. “I know there is, lrecnuso he brings me things that 1 write for." “Huh 3 it‘s only yohr futlior and your mother that give vou the things, and thev tell you it‘s Suntan thvrv haul vunm nunw lmys with u fow mum yours mul \‘uutly mum wunlly knnwlmlgn to tlmir credit. and frum thou: ho learned nmm’ huts and tlumrius of buy lifv. Must startling of all their stutmm nts lmwuwr. \\ in this: “Them ain’t no such pcrsun in all tlu- “urld as €1ch- 7111151; A Santa 011mm. ()NALI) wns just sm'on ymu‘s nld who" ho lust tho first saint. in his vulmulur. lntn his lwighlmrhuud thvrv haul vunm mum any timl In lm lil'uyml tn, lml nu “'unhl lllll :u‘guv with tlm nun-w. Imithur \mnhl ho Innkn mumnm un huppy lny tlinnlmying hur; uml ninm- it mud all u liv. all just pru-tumling. hu- Wu-uhl llrt‘h‘llil tu ”In-y. prutmul tn pray. In tlw sumo upirit hc- wrntv hin Ia-ttvr tn 51mm Chum His muthor uskml him tn writu it. nml In- tuhl hinm-lf that if nhu mum-«l tu [in-tum] in that way. why. ho wmuhl tun. lint, in truth. ho «lid writu twu h-ttc-rm In utm hc- Iintml tho my: and gnIm-n uml hunk! hu wnntml. 'I‘lw nthur wun wry nhurt. : “lior Nitnht VIM if ynll urn rul plmu- Int Inn Inn yum. i tlun't want any thing uln." llv Wm unhmnml Hi this hunt luttm' Hu wuuhl nut. fur wnrhln. hcm- '01 any nnn um- ll. Itnt might lint tlw Imyn lm wrung? Wm- thnru lint nun lltllu, tiny vhunvn Ilmt flu-y wm'u wrung and that «wry thmg ulw m lhu Wurhl Wm- right 3‘ Thu hat. nl' tuyu wuu 'ltit' upnn thu mulu u! thu lihrury lirvphwu with tinmlmuurml inturmt uml mrmnnny. hut tlw nlhm' luttm‘ wm hurmul in uvurut in thu mar-wry. Intu at night, whilu Mandy ulupt. Ewn mi lhnmhl put tlw lmpul' nu thu muti’tinttml uuhmi hu full lt thrill nf hill uuw-hnrn nunrn nf ull U!“ Wnrhl nun-go through him. Huw mm hu gut thn hotturu. Im qucmtiuuml. who" I am: thvm hurn up mywlf 2' In his uwn mind. thnugh. an uuuwm' was burn. Uf cnurw. thu thuughtu mulcl go up in thu umuko and hu curriml tn him that. wuy ! But then ho was not uvurywhoru. There Was an Santa Claus unywhoru. "77'7““, outside; air was full of at Christmas chill, and indoors a Christmas cheer and guyuty fillml ovary no use." For even sotaras tnnx nau ”onaiu a uouma carried him. If there was no Santa Claus. there might be no God either. His mother had told him that there was a Santa ('laua, and she also had told him of (lod. “I‘ll never say my prayers again." He raised a defiant face above the sheets. “For shame, Donald!" cried the nurse. “You know how unhappy mamma‘ll be when I go down and tell her how naughty you are." “And then Donald. knowing that he must not make mamma unhappy, vhivalrous still toa dethron- ed queen, knelt and prayed. prayed words that seemed to him to float away into space : that WI-ru heard by no near. dear, loving Father. “ho Would guard him tenderly through the dark night. who was glad if he Was good, own if he tried to lm good. Who Want sorry it“l|e was naughty. 'l'he loneli- ness of an empty un- ininw opened ull t before his childish mind. and Donald, under the covers. g; nolvlwd himself to sleep. a A Q . ..... , _ , throat Was sow, but to all hor quvstionu lm only shook his hmul. Emu puinu seomvd unrvul to him to-night. Wln-u ho Wm: rmuly for hml, in his long white gown. ho stood for a moment still’und «till. and thou plunged hurriodly undor the covers. “Now. Donald." cautioned the nurse. "you'vo got. to get. right up and say your prayers." She did not hear his smothurod “I Won‘t; there's no use.” For own so far as this had Donald's douhts carried him. If them was no Santa Claus. there might. be no God cithur. His motlwr had told him tn. but Im Wu Wullltl Iw "lulu *; uml nim-u it - “‘unlcl pr"!!- tlwrv. u liltlu w huirml hyluwriu Hut lwlnwu that tn. but Im WUIII! mppvr. n-fum tlmir (lilllwl'. 1 uf his duurm g mu illnuns, us :9. if his hmul Gbnktmag flu m incP, although this at privilvgvs. ‘kml if hu hml achml, if hiu III 1: ‘ Hit-I1 Wurltl ‘n'uu dnwu nwn this thu lung miuory. ruulixmg tlw faith hut in tho faith that WM ruuturml. wh "'l‘lmt'u wlmt lum in at (‘hri-tm (‘llrintnuu low in Santa Uluuu himuulf The hull I‘lm'k I'llimml ulw. ”lull IU‘IN" Ikllmlql lu‘llfll curring” wlu jmnpml. «ml lmrrymg thruugln ll [rum dumr jun! m- lmu Lulu-r upum I‘lcmk nlippml [mm law on- nlw km whim guwuuul liuuru in lwr urlm. “Why. Hulmlcl Y" nlw mu'luillw llul lhmulcl. Im- urqu «mum luul llw liltlunllwr mum «guiml‘ “Uh. ummum." Iw vnml. In "Mr. "H" mm". fur \‘ml? Suntan unl pupa prvwlltl t1 Mmuly III'I‘ uwn r uh Hum pramunts. and In hu lmd purrhum iug anything (In lust ll“ Ilium-Hm nun wan jllhl 1: that trmm Xpl'1‘fifll \lul llmu Um mullwl' «l M nu thi Hut tul mt "It what WI" Want I' my UWII wl mm tlw mmmry Imt Um lmy M‘I‘IIIIN llimml mw. (In-n 1m and carriugu whuvll. l T" nlu- uxvluimml m mrprm» Im- urm- ummul Iniu mmlwr'n Inm'k. nr mini «mum! lwr vlumk, L." Inn vuml. In. lip! Imwlniuu lwr Ir yum? SnntM‘luuu did truly lnrmg Iy uwu low Wm: Sum“ (fluuu. wunll't mutlwr luvu, chvium; rualitiug llw faith ll: it 1‘ his Decembem 1904- "an I III mu um- Dulmld prutululing w in: Smm‘ Inntlwr tuld rilvlu- lump i lultll Um! "NI. Wllillml‘t hriuuuu. «l‘ 'r tuld him. And lump in hill llmmt Id «II tho hum he u mm n Ith right Ibuwn in tlm Hut uf hm! hu n. rum'lnml tlm "II mnthur'u Mk" ”I" It"!!! lu-r all mld M u 1U I. and tho tluly had I “V Wll mu, pn mm |!(‘1 wen ‘ tlu ”0 l 51.25 'IW) SIUJN), STOP. then drop in and inspect our so and Rattan Rockers. Morse (ihatrs and tr of Arm (Ihat’rs. Book (Iases. Ladies' \\1 retaries Music and (throat (Tabmets. l:\ Tables. Bed Springs and Mattresses. t2 Sanitary Mattresses. A specialty m Cradles and Rockers. Our cases are full to overflowing and we l0 per cent off for the month of Decembt Jewelry Store. We like to see our friends admirinx display. But we would like better to have and examine our large stock of To All Our Patrons A Merry Christmas DAINTY GOODS FOR CHLNSTMA: Our Store is PFCNN range 1%ags. Should vou make a mistake in the size change for you or REFUND TH TRAVELLING GOODS. TBE Then too there is no mnrl than We have the HIGHEST ()lTALlT} You have no doubt experienced what there is around Christmas getting suital friends. icture Framing and Upholsn: the premises. lu The Quality will plcasc umcn's Finc ()uillcd Slipper umcn 's A CHRISTMAS CHAT ; mam: wast. Lmnmr. taxon- TA N( i X 1C ootwear or Travellir mods. m are showing a vm- fine F Suit (Taxes and (Zluh These guuds range in prices from M. E. TANGIV EY._ AND \V'EDDING CH SIMAS PRE; Inc THE STORE OF QUALITY clt Slim When vou cmnc . ROBINSON 00.090000000000099 W. F. McCA frt Sf) n ,3 n‘ ncthing \"L‘Y H 10.00 und l'lll LIN DSAY‘ done STREET $1.25 $1.00 COIN: vundmI