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Irdware d Furniture is the fire that 99“” )witb petty W ER TERM OF!!! JAN. and ) ELLIOTT ” 1m g: in fuel mg TORONTO. 031'. 15': Hi hmlm (Jon-mill i, M‘s» ate-1y superior in- m. W mu m. lay for tryout)“ nkfll @- Doc. 22, ........ ...... +‘5‘ 4+ MILLINERY ’Price Cutting We have made special preparation for the Christ-mas trade. Holiday vime brings visitors, students and a host of every ladies’ friends. We Will zmke a special effort to cater to and please each and all in suitable \l I llinery. Bring your piece of fur and we will make you a smart fur hat. We have 35 stylish Felt Street Hats we are clearing out at a low vice. regular $3.75, $4.25, $.50, sale price $1.88. We also have a num- :wr of Misses” and Children’s Trimmed Hats for 98c. The following are a list of what we have in our immense stock:â€" 23 Black hats, felt shape, small and large velvet toques, and plain n’wrml large velvet hats, all good quality, trimmed with ribbon, wings, " Hwy mounts and ostrich feathers, reg. $3.50 up to $10, sale price $1.96, 2.08, 3.98, 4.98. )5 Nm y Blue hats i1. 1.1 and. velvet. hm 9 had all season. All new and fresh in . 1' memes among the list, sale price $1.50, s) Brmvn hats in felt and velvet. 5 trimmed with wings, flowers and sprays, sale Some beautiful Green hats. also in grey, Baby bonnets and children’s bats. x. 22, 1910 tiful Taffeta and Satin Ribbc LUOO yards of beau All bows made free of charge. mshus and millinery bows. We are trimming “MVP? heard of. Trimr loves in all shades and sizes, every pair guar- This makes a very suitable gift for old and young. nen Handkerchiefs at 60¢ each. Isabella, Fox and Black Lynx This makes a good service- ;uiteed, at 1.2?» per pair. Ladies’ Fancy Pure Li Ladies’ Fur Rails and Muffs in Sable, to sell away down to suit Christmas shoppers. able gift. Also a Very Large Stock A Good Fresh Stock of Christmas We wish all our customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year Splendid Showing of Handsome 1ming new hats every day and Trimmed hats of the best quality and velvet. Some drop turbans in velvet and sprays, sale price $1.19, 1.98, 20,), red, old rose, in many styles. larger assortment than we Satin Ribbém for hair bows, and such value giving was .lity at very low prices. New Hats DURHAM THE DURHAM CHRONICLE 4“}. ’4"? I 5?»! .m:m: :7? $2? +++++++ $37? .73... .+++++++++++. .+++++++++++_ A GHRESTWS DRYAD. ICOPYYKDL '1‘ was shed Arizc and 1 cactus. A lCopyricht. 1910. by American Press Asso- ciation.] '1‘ was Christmas day. and the sun shed a golden radiance over the Arizona desert. brown breasted cactus. As the cow pony bore Lela Warren over the indistinct trail she took deep breaths of the ozone of the foothills. “This is living!" she cried. stretch- ' rocks when he mg her arms toward the trees which “It the dry“ bordered the canyon. “It’s grand to how to cook 3, spend Christmas all alone by one- An lnditn gui self out on this great desert. pained. “To see me now no one would think ' o'er g; on 0 me minty-five years old.” she laughed, fixed game g. swinging lightly to a seat on a favor- which the 3; mg branch of a live oak. “The west I pended, The has given me back strength. youth and 1 rubbitn m ‘AL- , J_‘- mg branch of a live oak. “The west. I pended, The ”011.121 of \the broiling has given me back strength, youth and 1 11be was summon: to cause tho -â€"well, in I degree forgetfnlness 01 the ' dryud to descend, for the ride acrosh past. The change has taught me a . the 190cm Md gum her a vigorous wonderful philosophyâ€"not to keep ‘ W trouble.” She took :11 apple flung himself at its trunk and stretch- ed his limbs upon t_he earth to rest. w "CU I‘m-Iv â€"'-- For a minute she studied the in- truder. debating in her mind the best means of acquainting him with her prior occupancy of that retreat. Sud- denly a spirit of mischief overcame her, and she let fall an oak hsll she had plucked from a nearby twig. The small green globe struck the man squarely on the head. Instantly he sprang to his feet. caught up his rifle and began peering up through the live Oak‘s branches. “You can’t challenge me that way. Mr. Squirrel.” he said. pointing the ! rifle upward; “not with impunity.” Leia gave a llttie cough. “Don’t I nhnnt me- niease.” she called down. “I .mtw ”J J \'â€"- A twinkle came into the dryad’s to! eyes. “Possibly." she returned: you know we have family trees." “Do they all have turquoise eyes like MARY AND THE INFANT JESUS. it. pardon me if i have seemed overpre- sumptuous. Having no cards with me. I’ll introduce myself by telling you i am the mining engineer from the Cap- per Knight property. 1 came over to the mines to do some construction work. but the men deserted me for a holiday, so in self defense 1 turned nimrod and found a dryad." From her leafy perch the dryad watched the man as he went whistling away over to the spring. There was something tn his half playful speech find the Quay swing of his gait that seemed strangely familiar to her. He was building a fire betwevn some rocks when he called to bet. 7.in the dryad will look ['11 show her how to cook game without pot or pan. An lndhn guide showed me," be ex- pained. Over a are of dry bark and twigs be fixed some green mesquite sticks to which the game wus canetully sus- tinned, taking the various articles tron her lunch bag mdarranglnxmem on the improvised table. “A feast torâ€"a dryad." said the man. “Ind": inlmmd.’ {she added. meeting the boyish smile on his face wuh con nuance. “It will be a unique Christ- “It wfll be the moat delightful one ever eaten.” recklessly declared the man. deftly turning the broiling game. When the game was done the two out down and ate together with no coma-tint and with real congenielity. As she stood under the live oak (as. tuning up her abundant light brown hair, which bud provokingly tumbled down. the man gave her a peculiar woman‘s face. “Of comm you heard that my broth- er defaulted. Mother and I sold thn old home to settle up for him." she ex- plained. “Then we went to Chicago. where l taught school. After moth er‘a death I came west. 1 am gav- erness for the Evans family at Clrcl '1‘ much.“ A ‘ A - A“_‘ M. k--- “Lou.” be said tenderly. Dover forgotten you. We still unmarried. thank God he commanded. his boyish n? k'uwl.ltl to" m turning. an be pointed to a cluster of mutletoe that clung to u branch of the Mk just abovv her head. A! Che look- ed upward be timed Int. mums rim nudoetflng accents: “Mr Chflstmnl drum" ..-'.. .. a put crossed the for good or ill. It goes with us wher- If we don't like our house "'11 that my broth- we can move into the next street. or 19" and l ““10 ‘11" the next town. but not from our shad- p for him." She 93' uw. it's the pmjeetion of one: on went to Chicago. self. it is .0 powerful Noe-amt “y, IOOI. After moth “There is no God." Just live a it it west. 1 am gov “.0". go Needu’t cry, “Cruelty him!” 18 family at CW1 ' Just stay away. Toward evening the shadow ought to grow longer It W tenderly. .31 5"“ he flung net-on the grave. WI ‘4- m. We are both , goody's shadow is still here. so u 3” GO" ”0°33"- lngeraoll’s. “Pilgrims PW” |I ' ”03"“ ”Mt re Bunyan’n shadow. The “AK? 01 30“ ted ‘0 ' ”W 0‘ con” la Pnine's. Surely we are the people of Shadow Land. Morning Wu It Burke who and: “WM shadows we are! What shadow. we pursue?" He might have added. “8’ what shadows are we pnrsu ” We Americans are called very meterin- isuc people. supposed not to take stock in anything unless we can see It and in sensitive to shadow: u 1 mm hog in February. Shadows are mighty real sometimes. At least they men! so. The engineer flying along through tun- LL‘ stops: grips the canvas money bag in his pocket a little tighter. What s that near the corner? Footpad? Thank goodness. only a shadow! The money was taken from the employer’s desk. Your son was the last one seen at the drawer. He telephones. “Father. come quickly.” Heavens, your own boy un- der the shadow of suspicion! To the Living In .hsdows. In the quaint little story of “Th. Land of the Shadow People" Elsins found that the people walked and worked with their backs to the sun. in the morning they faced west; in the afternoon they faced east A strong. * husky man groaned hecsusc he was so 1 dark and thin. He was looking at his zshadow. A beautiful girl moaned as ishe looked at the ground because she n_. S} wouldn’t want to live in the same house. Gloomy? She was doleful as a deaf mute at a funeral. She kept in neatly and attractively was a sin. Iler hair wasn’t bad. but she consid- ered lt vanity to learn "the sweet de- ceit of a woman’s art.” She lived in the shadows. Brother Chance and his gwite were “hanted” by superstitions. He didn‘t dare walk under a ladder. x sit at the table with thirteen or attend |business on Friday. She went to the fortune tellers to get a lucky charm to ' ward of! the spooky efiect of breaking ‘11 looking glass. When her baby came : its life and hen were made miserable ' by dread of what was “unlucky." The same faith toward their God would have kept them in sunshine. but they lived and suflered in shadow land. ices which do not exist. What dun- geon is so black. what jailer is so mer- ciless? Many a lush in the dark does he give. The lie told to a trusting “Uta“. ‘ Hy wv - father. Dr. Johnsnn may stand tn the market place at Lttcbfleld in his bare head in the polting rain. but it doesn't bring back the cutting taunt to his old _ -_ LA...“ ‘hn‘_ ly and £313er slew him. He forgot his deed for many a year. when 10! he trembles before the ghost of his bloody crune. Belshuzar. with terror in eye and tear writ on every feature. before cradle. nor end at the grave. Luke tells us in the Acts of the Apostle. that one day when Peter pas-ed along the street the people brought out their luck “that the shadow of Peter pm in: by might oversuuuw them” and heal them. I one think. (Joel thrown at lets give perfume. trait g1! men: and this mysterious called man ;m overshadow some 0! had them. That makes and thrown on but. “0' mm. mm gives retro-h-