FURNITURE "'^HARDWARE
COMPANY .
522 Front Street Newport, Ark.
Complete Line of
Everything for the
Home and Farm
ASSETS
Our Biggest ASSET is the good-will
of our customers.
LIABILITIES
We acknowledge our liability to be
always at your service, and express the
hope that 1921 will bring us greater op
portunities and privileges to serve you
often and in many ways that may bring
you
REGULAR DIVIDENDS
from your best securities—Dependable
Friends rnd Eusiness Associate.
Be assured cur INTEREST in the success
of cur friends is genuine and cannot be
DISCOUNTED. An ample RESERVE of
which will be found here on hand ever>
day throughout the coming New Year.
A. R. WEAVER
Dealer in
Dodge, Buick and Frank
lin Automobiles
Full Line of Repair Parts for all Cars
Handled. Our Repair Department is
equipped with Modern Appliances and
we employ only expert mechanics. We
are Agents for the Ever-Ready Storage
Battery, Guaranteed for 18 Months. We
do Battery charging and repairing; also
Oxy-Acetylene Welding.
We also Handle a Complete Line of
Accessories of all kinds and Auto Trail
ers, just the thing for the farmer to hitch
on behind his car to bring produce, etc.
to town.
Batesville, Arkansas
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8*X£i, OLD CHRISTMAS FAD
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Ancient Custom at One Time Devel
oped Into Demand as Right and
Became Nuisance.
HE bestowal of Christmas
| boxes Is of great antiquity.
and was formerly the bounty
of well disposed persons
•win were willing to contrib
ute • teething toward the Industrious.
Eater the gift came to he demanded
as a right and became somewhat of
a nuisance. Long ugo the Roman Cath
olic priests had masses for every
thing. and If a ship went to the West
Indies they had a box In her under
the protection of some patron saint,
Into which the snilors put money or
other valuables In order to secure the
prayers of the church. At Christ
mas these boxes were opened and were
thence called Christmas boxes. In
England the dgy after Christmas Is
known as “Boxing day,” from the
Christmas boxes which used to he in
circulation, and In the British mu
seum can be seen boxes covered with
green glaze with a slit In the side for
money and presents.
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CHRISTMAS BAG FOR GUESTS
Container for Presents Attached to
Backs of Chairs With Bow of
Red Satin Ribbon.
r-pslin Christmas ling is nn innovn
1 tion planned by one housekeeper.
The breakfast table Is to be decorated
with a mirror in the center, outlined
ns a star by holly sprigs, and with a
slender cut glass vase In the Center
holding red chrysanthemums. Long
stemmed flowers also radiate from tlie
central star with the blossoms toward
the plates of those for whom the
flowers are Intended. Every napkin
lies beneath a Christmas card with a
sprig of holly tied upon It with red
ribbon, nnd to the hack of every chair
Is tied n hag with a big red satin bow.
The bags are of all sixes, and each
Is full of Individual gifts. One Is an
opera hag, another a shopping bag
In black nnd gold, still another Is
brown leather and gold nallheads, an
other a bag for collars and cuffs, an
other a guy laundry hag, one is sug
gestive of the scraps grandmother will
put Into It, and the other of books
that n small girl will carry to school.
AM are us dainty nnd fine ns careful
workmanship and good materials can
make them, nnd there will be fun
emptying the materials out of the va
rious bags.
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DRkr on Christ's Birthdiy
I''HE early Christmas were di
vided as to the date on
which the ^nativity of Christ
should be celebrated. Some of
these celebrated It on tye first
or sixth of January, other groups
observed September 29 and still
another March 29. As early ns
the fourth century, however, the
period of the new year had been
generally accepted ns the time
for celebrating Christ’s birth.
The Western branch of the
church observed December 25
and the Ea'stern church January
0. Finally It was decided that all
should celebrate December 25.
Pope Julius I., who presided In
the first half of the fourth cen
tury, Is credited with having set
the date.
Roses at Christmas.
The fact that we cam get flowers out
of doors at ChrlstmAs thne is In Itself
a Sufficient justification for growing
the Christmas rose, but besides that
It is worth growing for itself, says
Country Life In America. Its large
white flowers, fully two Inches across,
resembling those of a giant single
rose, although ns a matter of fact it
belongs to the same family ns the but
tercups, never fail to excite enthus
iasm in the season of snow and ice.
The plant itself grows only six to
eight Inches high, and the large,
greenish-white flowers are borne In
clusters aud nestle closely among th
dark green leaves.
Novel Christmas Salad Bowl.
By the time that the salad course
arrives at the Christinas dinner all
that surrdund the festive board are
apt to bo worm. It will be refreshing
to see the salad come to the table In
a block of Ice. Smooth the lee square
with n Dot fiat iron and make a cavity
In the center with the same utensil.
Border with crisp lettuce and sprigs
of holly and fill with salad. Place the
block on several thicknesses of cloth
or a deep platter and put around It a
wreath of hotly.
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DO IT EARLY
Bug — Doing
your Christmas
shopping now?
Why it's a long
time off.
Mrs. Snail — I
know, but the
store is half a
block away.
An Easy Gift.
Small boy, running up rnul display
tug slate:—“Just look, uncle, wbat I’ve
done with ruy example! (Jot a whole
million 1 I’ll give it to you ns a Christ
mas present.”—Fllegende Blatter.
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; Stor wwteh their cheeks grow
: sparkle, their
littk. i . :cLvnce with joy as they
l see toys so dear to their hearts
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The S tom! :ith tv Million thoughts of Christmas
Candy,‘vo3: . Books, Ties, Hand
kercheifs, Caps, and a million other things
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in t roceries. I thank you
for : 2 > and wish you a Merry
Christmas and a Prosperous New Year
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For The Holiday Trade
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