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We Have a Very Large Stock on
Hand and Rather Than to Carry
Over any of it we are Offering
Some Very Low Prices on New
Up-to-date Clothing
Big Values
in Overcoats
and
Raincoats
Good Wool Suits as low as $7.50
$12.50 grade are now__$ 10.00
$15.00 grade are now.. 12.50
$18.50 grade are now.. 15.00
$20.00 grade are now.. 16.50
$25.00 grade are now.. 20.00
J. B. Fitzhugh & Bro.y
ISATESVILLE, ARKANSAS *
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KWHC' 1*f UN: •: \ 1H0IR5 WE SiNOiNO
Far beyond the azure dome.
AkP THE CHRiSTHAS BELLS ARE RINGING
, R)R THEY BRING THE CHILDREN HOME;
Am’ THEY C9ME FROM DALE AMP DINGLE,
Aye, they come from lands afar.
And wth joyous hearts comminoie
'JlEJirM THE GLORIOUS CHRISTMAS STAR
HOW TBEY HEARKEN TO THE STORY
3ACREI) SWEET,THOUGH OLD AND HOARY'
HjW T* SAINTED BASE WAS CRADLED IN THE
JOYS.
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Eager hearts have waited for them.
Loving hands have spread the feasi
Home's pelignts are ever o'er them.
...And the last is not the least;
And"COMMINGLED WITH THEIR COMING
!& A PLEASURE NOT OF EARTH,
For THE BIRD OF POVt 15 HOMING'
Ti) THE SEAR OLD CHRISTMAS HEARTH- ’
And thpOtristmas fire burns brighter
^==-—= And the hearts of all grow lighter
.As ABOVE THE LITTLE CIRCLE RISES NEVER CEASING fliRT*
SEE THE JOURNAL FOR FIRST CLASS JOB PRINTING
THE LEADER
When in Batesville
Come and See (Js!
2 1 Oc cans Good Luck Bak
ing Powder__13c
5 10c Twists Silver Tip To
bacco for _25c
Men’s 10c work sox .pair 5c
75c. ail wool serge, any col
or, yard wide_48c
AH 25c dress goods reduced
r yard 19c
Men's Suspenders.big value 10c
3 spools Coat’s thread_10c
Best 10c Outing, yd_ 8c
Best 10c ginghan, yd_8c
Gingham that some sell for
10c, ours_6C
$1 grade men’soveralis__ „75c
Boy’s overalls_15c
Y°u Won’t Get Bit if You Trade With Us
JEFFERY BROS
Batesville, Arkansas
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Established 1887. Batesvil ;e, Ark
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CHRISTMAS T1MEI That man
most be a misanthrope indeed,
in whose oreast something like a lovial
feeling is not roused—in whose mind
some pleasant associations are not
• wakened—by the recurrence of
Christmas There are people who
will tell vou that Christmas is not to
them what it used to be, that each
succeeding Christmas has found some
cherished hope or happy prospect of
the year before, dimmed or passed
away; that the present only serves to
remind them of reduced circumstan
ces and straitened incomes—of the
feast they once bestowed on hollow
friends, and of the cold looks that
meet them now in adversity and
misfortune.
Never heed such dismal reminis
cences. There are few men who have
Iwed long enough in the world, who
cannot call up such thoughts any day
in the year Then do not select the
merriest of the three hundred and sixty
five for your doleful recollections, but
draw your chair nearer the blazing
fire—fill the glass and send round the
song and if your room be smaller
than it was a dozen years ago. or if
your glass be filledwith reeking punch
instead of sparkling wine, put a good
face on the matter
Look on the merry faces of your
children (if you have any) as they sit
round the fire. One little seat may be
empty: one slight form that gladdened
the father's heart, and roused the
mother’s pride to look upon, may not
be there. Dwell not upon the past;
think not that one short year ago, the
fair child now resolving into dust, sat
before you, with the bloom of h u ll
upon its cheek, and the gayety of in
fancy in its joyous eye. Reflect upon
your present blessings—of which
every man has many—not on your
past misfortunes, of which all men
have some. Fill your glass again,
with a merry face and contented
heart Our life cn it but your Christ
mas shall be merry and your New
Year a happy one.
—Charles Dickens t
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A Christmas Prayer.
Give me the eyes to si e my brother's woe;
Grant me the vision that perceives his
.■are.
That 1 arnkl nty Christmas Joys, may (to !
And take si.i k it of mitigation j
tiiere.
God vr,int the way that I may quickly
find
His acre waiting for the glad relie..
And ope my eyes that I may not be blind
To t of lovi that ease the sting of
grief.
—John Kendrick Bangs.
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As t wo littl*.* Airis were hurrying to
l’.ool, mu' of them saw a discarded
Christmas tree in an ash barrel.
“Lizzie,” said sin1, "do you think
Santa Claus is a myth?"
“Certainly not " retorted her com
panion. glancing sharply at her. “San
ta Claus h a mi ter. What makes you
lisp so?”
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Your Hardware
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HERE are Christmas bells
and bells.
The real Christmas bells
ring out only in the morn
ing of the sacred day. The
other bells ring from morning until
night. After which they jangle through
one's dreams.
The Christmas doorbell is a great
institution. It is the busiest bell of
the lot. All day long the doorbell has
pressing engagements. When the
doorbell rings on Christmas day, every
body gives heed to its sweet sounds
And everybody rushes to the front
door as If the house had caught on
fire, and that was the nearest exit.
The doorbell has everyone in the fam
ily hopping as Tf they were so many
trained ducks.
There are two reasons why the
Christmas doorbell Is a welcome vis
itor when it jars upon the ear. In the
first place, you know that no bills
are going to be presented by the caller
at the door. In the second place the
doorbell may announce the arrival of
a package.
A sawed-off express wagon driver,
with a chunky, holly-bound package
under his arm, can get more attention
on Christmas day than the governor of
the state, surrounded by his military
staff and preceded by a Chinese or
chestra, playing “Tippelaly.”
The package the expressman or
mail carrier brings, is seized by a
dozen eager hands. It is strange how
ready everybody is to help in reliev
ing the deliveryman of his 12 ounce
burden Ti . tie package is conveyed
in state to th< inspecting department.
It is opened with nervous anticipation,
and there is great rejoicing when it
proves to be a knitted muffler for fa
ther from Aunt Jessica The muffler
is as large as a young hammock, and
is pink> r ti n! pa's cheeks when we
ail insist that is try it on.
If there is a grown-up daughter in
the family sh ats all records get
ting to tie ,r when the bell rings on
Christmas day. If anybody beats her
to the knob, it is not her fault, as she
slid down tie banister and took a fly
ing leap, whi> h was the best she could
do without breaking bones. Sis ex
pects the kind of presents which are
not found in fireplaces after Santa
Claus’ visit. She's looking for bou
quets of flowers, huge boxes of candy
and other tokens of regard. Some
times, though not very often, the bell
ring announces a neatly wrapped wed
ding ring.
The Christmas telephone bell Is an
important feature of the Yuletide. It
rings Christ:;.-. tidings which former
ly v, re sent on decorative cards,
wh: h, with their imitation snow, made
handy match scratchers.
i dinner bell—one at a
Don't all rush in at
once!