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FISHERMEN! § > ' '>■ ^ Y o u k n o w th a t B o s t o n W a r r ier,, B o o t s are t h e b e s t xscnrin v rub ber l>opts, lx'c.:u,:o t h e y ’re m a d e o f th e c t r c n t f c s t duck and *\;lri,'\orcecl at every wearing poin\. • Y')ii know Ihcy a re tin- ~;nrm- r*tf Ix-cause lineii v illi Ihv l.i/; - cst f rathe wool nt-l. You know th a t they r.rc t!.c moci (■:)>nfor!rit)!r, because nmtle over cnougli difi’crcnl. lasls to fit every foot. Nearly fit) years* of rubber boot-making have made “ H u b Warriors” the choice o f fisher men everywhere, who want the greatest ixissible tem r, tcarmth and comfort. Mailt in all Irnffth*. Yi tir new pair, Mr. tysher- man, are waiting you at your dealer's. BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO. Boston, Mas*. Look for the HU B on every boot. CHRISTMAS- EVE IN POVERTY BOW:; ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ » » » » » ♦ ♦ » ♦ ♦ » ♦ » ♦ ' • W A S th e n ight b e f o r e C h r is tm a s , an d all th r o u g h th e atreet S w e p t th e cold w i n t r y M a st and th e feet fa l l in g eleet. N o voice of kind g r e e t in g the grim alienee broke F r o m ro o ftop and ch im n e y there, laeued no am o k e. N o w indow Was red w ith th e fire\* W arm g l a r e ; f N c odor of g a r l a n d s wa* h o m e on ihc a ir ; N o shop w h e re th e epleiulvr an d hliuee of th e light S h o n e o u t on th e gloom o f th a t chill w in te r ’s night. T h e r e wa* d a r k n e s s above, (h e r e w a s I d a rk n e s s below, O n Ihe night before C h r i s t m a s In P o v e r ty Kor w a r m th , light an d c o m f o r t, alita. th e r e whs not In th e ehclterlee* hom e* of th a t desolate W h e re Hie wtorm and th e w ind m ight e n te r ui d i o :r ; T h r o u g h hrolten dow n w indow o r half fallen door I N o child; en w h o .-U y e d In lh:it poor, w f eLClied place Could you find w ith a b r ig h t an d a »un- xhfny face N o stockfhga w e re h u n g th e r e ; no glnd- nex* o r m irth C o u ld be found on th e eve o f th e good S a v io u r 's birth. N o caro ls w e re sung In th a t region of woe O n the night before C h r i s t m a s In P o v e r ty WH0LE5ALE2AND:RF.TA1L Roosevelt Produce Market t . M c C a f f r e y * r . c . d e n t o n . Prop.. Debevoiie Ave.,Stop66,Roosevelt, L. I. All kinds of Fruits and Vegetables in Season AT CITY PRICES “ NO STOCK 1NUS WKltK HUNU THBKK.” In th e fancy of childhood w h a t Im a g e so b r ig h t As fu r trim m e d St. N ick, th e good genius of night, j W ith his broad, ruddy face an d kind, lov ing eye, As b r ig h t as the su n s h in e of m idsum m e r ’s sk y ; j W ith his Jolly red cap a n d th e big laden W h ich he m e rrily b e a r s on his broad, stu r d y back! C a n It be th a t St. N ick h a s fo rg o tten Ihe th e I OFFER AN Investment *- Health ONFt CENT EACH ONE CENT EACH Every Consumptive Properly eared for insures your life against Tuberculosis. Every Seal You Buy Helps to provide H o spitals, Sanatoria, Dispensaries and Visiting Nurses for the care and cure o f Consumptives in your community. h o m e s th a t a r e b a r r e n and d r e a r a s th e m o o r? H a s he g i f t s fo r young C r o e s u s and none fo r poor Joe O n th e night before C h r i s t m a s In P o v e r ty A h , Bt. N ick, th e r e ’s a s p i r i t —th e sp ir it of T h a t come* to th e child w h o but w a k e n s to weep W h e n In d r e a m s he b e h o lds a g r e a t tree all bedlght. A n d fro m Its fir boughs seem s to com e a g r e a t light! T h e n th e voice of the M o s ler Is h e a rd to ’’T h o u sh a lt suffer th e ch ild r e n u n t o m e .\ A h , If we. b u t follow h is p r e c e p t, 1 weon, W e w o u ld all be St. N icks and send well laden team s W ith p r e s e n ts and g ifts th a t w o u ld banish a ll woe A n d m a k e happy the C h r i s t m a s In P o v e r t y row —J o h n H e v a t. ROYALTY AND CHRISTMAS. •\There wee a man sent from The English of It coald not be more simple or direct. One eees as In a vision the man of the w ilderness, clothed In a garm e n t of cam e r a hair, face th a t of an aevetiv. spare of fram e -the tiuin who fed on locusts and wild honey. And then we stop there. “T h e re was a m a n sent from God\—th a t Is ah.' Some of ua perha|» who know hi* story follow him a little fu r th e r In our m e n ta l vlaiou as he went about pro claim ing his tidings. Some of um per haps wonder what the next picture will be. Some of us say over. \There was a m an aeut from God.” with eou- slderahle accent on the sm a llest word, ami m e n ta lly rem ark, “W h at <>f lt*f” But does It not occur in yon that more than one has tieen \sen t\—flint fur Home reason or other every living soul has a mission here and therefore that you and 1 have oho, too, .and. if we were sent, why? Not for the m ere sending, as we like to bc’leve. If w e w ere sent there was a purpose in It. T h e re are ‘’tidings’' for <mre spread ing, just ns there were In those days of long ago. and n work for us to do. Are we doing It, or are we su occu pied w ith Our own lives and hopes and am b itions and pleasures that we have quite forgotten life was given us for som ething h«>sides e ating and drinking, sleeping and working and general en joym e n t? If this is w h a t we have been doing there is no better season In all the year for startin g afresh on a right basis lo do th e work and carry the m essages of happiness to others, for which we were Somehow Christm as, w ilh all Us po etry, lias a most practical side. There is so much work to he done. A re we preparing our C h ristm a s gifts selfishly, giving only to those I'voiii whom we expect gifts in .r c lu r n . or are w e planning to do a bit of the work for which we were sent- pb u ning to make Christm as a happy lime for some o f Ihe less favored ones of earth? And are you doing your utm o st? Are we givjuig w h a t we < an in our C h rist m as gifts, or are we giving for ihe C h rist's sake w h a tever h a p p e n s to b e left over a f ter we have bought •■xpen slvo gifts, for . o u r friends., p bii li they ito not need, luxuries for ourselves that w e could do without, leaving for him the leftover nickels and pennies? No nm iter w h a t Christm a s has been to us In past years, let us this year give for the sake of the giving, for the jiake of those who need it, for the sake of the reason for which we were ■’sent.\ No m a tter how small the offering if it he our best. No m a tter how poor it seem s nor how insignificant, it is yours to tell your C h ristm a s tidings, yours to bring C h ristm a s happiness to some one. T.et us prepare our gifts in the right spirit—n spirit lo prove th a t We w a n t to do our part and enjoy doing It. in spreading far and wider the joy and the happiness which Christm a s day typi- fies—joy ami happiness which we have heen sent to make real to some h e a r t th a t perhaps knows, hut does not feel because of its suffering or bitterness or poverty.—Boston Traveler. r - r i H E Unit . 4 C h rt from a American obeervance C h ristm a s day w a s far m e rry one. It was spent by Colum h n ^ and his ship's company am ong scenes of fievU. disorder and .exeitemeni consequen' upon the greatest disaster jvhlch had befallen the expedition. On C h ristm a s eve the admiynl’s flagship, the Santa M arta, which had so sto u t ly plowed unknow n seas since th a t dis tan t Septem b e r day when she dropped astern the outerm o st Canary Island, laid her clum sy Spanish lames to rest off the coast of w h a t is now H a iti. H e r crew spent the - following day, Christm a s, partly on the H a itian shore and partly on her consort,, the tiny caravel Nina. The story of the disaster and the day may be told In this wise: Sailing from the Tortugan roadstead, the flagship sejuared a w ay for the const of H a iti and entered upon her closing days. In the m o rning w a tch of the 24th. the day following their return, Colum bus gave orders th a t the expedition should start for G u acauagurl's nipl- tah The yards of the two craft were triced aw a y , and a start was made in a light w inu that blew alm o st dead ahead. • A strong cu rren t w a s sweeping the shit) quickly along. Directly In her path w a s a sand hank, on which the breakers s w e p t w ith a roar which ope* ears could have heard lin lf a mile away, hut which now sounded no w a rning to any on hoard. Suddenly the Santa M a rla’s keel grated heavily for some m o m e n ts on the subm erged sand, and then she struck violently and lurched to one side w ith a strain which sprung her masts. All was confusion. The w a tch rush ed to the liows and then jum ped to the ropes. Columhits, rushing out from the cabin, took In the situation at first glance. “Jesti M arla!” he exclaimed. “ We have grounded!\ Christm a s m o rning dawned on, a scene of singular interest. Our fancy Buy Red Cross Seals and Protect Your Own Health The proceeds from locals sales are for use in Freeport-Freeport Chari ties Aid Association. Seals on Sale in • Freeport by SMITH & BEDELL, Inc. KIEFER PLUMP’S PHARMACY THOS. JOHNSTON DRUG CO. I. DaSILVA , WM. GREENBLATT G. I. BRAITHWAITE ' * J. S. LEWIS C. P. SEAMAN H. SCHLOSS T h e E m p e ror and E m p r e s s of G e rm a n y Bestow R a re G ifts. In the Germ an royal household each m em b er has his or her own individual C h ristm a s tree. The g if t of the em press to her Imperial spouse is usually some souvenir from a fam ous battle. Throughout the year s h e has her agents scouring the earth for rare trophies and spares no expense in procuring the one th a t strikes her fancy. Tills is placed a t the foot of the emperor’s tree. In this way and by other means he has gathered a flue m useum of w;nr relics. One Christm as the present he received was a pistol used by General Jackson at the battle of New Orleans. T h e empress also m a k e s presents to Indigent clergymen. The package to each of these consists of an outfit of clothing, a Christm as curd and a cake baked by her own handn. The kaiser’s g if t to his wife is usually a fine jewel ur some article made by his own hnbds. In England the celebration of C h rist m as lapsed after the tim e of Crom well and the Puritans, w h o regarded It as too much of a pagan festival. Its revival cam e about through the w rit ings of Charles Dickens and the royal observance o f the day by the prince con sort and Queen Victoria. After Prince A lbert’s death the queen modified her observance of the day for a few years. Santa's Gifts. The news that Santa had left two gifta Inspired hie broadest <rina. But h i s grin n in g •lo p p e d And he nearly drop. P*d When he ienrned the two were twine l C h r i s t m a s B e lls. R ing th e g lad tidings, th e S a v io u r is born! R ing It, ye belts, on th is glo rio u s m o rn! And p e rch e d on th e b r a n c h o f m y C h r i s t m a s tree A m o tley assem b lag e o f m a idens see. K n o w you w h a t tale to th e i r e a r th e r e Y o u r loud m e r r y clanging, ye C h r istm a s bells? T h e n Hat! To proud M a u d lo o k ing te n d e r l y dow n On jew e ls th a t h a s h on her silken gown. To long b r a ided tlretch e n . co n ten t w ith h e r sh a r e Of ch a in s , th o u g h not gold, y e t of sa u sa g e s rare, Y o u r ch im in g w e a v e s sw e e test an d fa i r e s t o f epells. B e a r s w h isp e rs p r o p h e tic of \w e d d in g bells.\ All sw i f t l y a s o u t rin g s y o u r w a r n in g to n g u e H ie s w e e th e a r t gets read y th e te a fo r A h A n d ebony Cliioe of F i f t h a v e n u e —so u th — In w e lco m in g .sm iles sp read s h e r generous m o u th. F a r d if f e r e n t to them Is t h e tre a t it fore- tells— Your m e a n in g , prosaic, j u s t \ d in n e r bells.\ j B lan c a In tu n e sh a k e s h e r g a y tam h o u - | A n d lig h tly to clm r e h trip s d e m u r e A n g e - Hne. B e s to w in g no look to th e le f t n o r Ihe .j rig h t , . T h o u g h n o tin g full well th e a d m i r e r 4n sig h t. B u t soon a sw e e t sm ile all h is d o u b tin g dispels. A n d g a y ly y o u r chim ing b e to k e n s \sleigh BROOKLYN. N.Y. The Store with the Subway Station. The Greatest Christmas Store in Brooklyn Borough. The biggest, jolliest, most complete Toyland in the Greater City. Bring the children to see the Children’s Bunga low with the little Midget Grandmother. Come yourself and see the wonderful 98c. Bazar on the Second Floor, Central Building—everything at the one price, 98c., and the most* wonderful assort ment of Christmas offerings ever displayed anywhere. Beautiful things from all over the world come pouring in every day and make this the Greatest Christmas Store anywhere. Just now we are selling a $30,000 stock of Fine Furs at 60c. on the dollar. U ND E R NEW M ANAGEM E NT SELECT VAUDEVILLE ACTS a n d 5 Up-to-Date Reels Daily and other selected subjects The Amateurs and a Selected Vaude ville Act All S e a t s R e s e rved Prices - 10c and 20c This week Saturday is our Big Vaudeville Night Prices 10c and 20c g a y ly 3 hell*.\ T h e ch ild r e n run o u t longed fo r g i f t s to receive. And all th e w o rld full Is of joy, I believe. F o r n o r th w a r d and so u th w a r d , to cast m d to w ''*t. lik e s bet T h e n rin g y-e a n d sw ing y « ye g a y C h r i s t m a s hells. Y o u r ch im in g t h e fairest of m e s s a g e s tells. —E t e lk a F a s h io n A lbum . T h e bells peal o u t plainly w h a t each one A C h ristm a s Song. [W a l ts’ Carol.) So re s t e y e welle, kynde g e n tlem e n ; 80 re s t e ye w e lle tonight. Ye m o o n sh y n e s In an axure sk y ; Ye e a s t e r n s t a r h a s rls ’n on h ig h ; 80 re s t e ye w e lle tonight. Soo eleepe y ee sww ee ee te,te, fayay rr ee en tle m a id s ; S eleepe y s f ge r 80 eleepe ye sw e e te tonight. Ye a n o * « lies w h y te, ye w y n d s doe m o a n s . Y# n ig h t* (lyes on. ye can d le’s blow n . So s<eejL ye sw e e te tonight. 80 reste ye lu te, kynde g e n tle fo lk ; 80 reste yeL u ie to n ig h t May In your V a r t s the Christ C h ild’s ( a c e Fynde love f » 4 sjle and give you grace. ■o reste ye iklle tonight B a r ton Butler. THBY KAISKD A ( ROSS. likes to range hack through four shad owy centuries to the new world's first Christinas and th a t remote and other wise insignificant sand spit In the Caribbean, to th a t forgotten picture In which the devout children of holt m o ther church and the loyal subjects of their moat Catholic m a je sties of Castile, Aragon and Leon tolled In thankful fellow ship w ith the generous savages whom they had regarded as heathen. To seaw a rd of the stranded vessel lay the caravel Nina and a small flotilla of canoes. Around flouted spars, casks, coops and general w reck age. It had for some hours heen evi dent that the ship was doomed to lay her hones to rest In Davy Jones’ lock er, and the adm iral, w ith the coming of daylight, began to transfer to the Nina w h a t was left of her provisions. In this work the cacique ami his younger brother directly assisted him. Tow ard noon the Spaniards discon tinued work. For alm o st eighteen hours they had labored w ith scarcely an Interm ission and nature could s tand no more. T h e ir Imm ediate prospects | were as bright as they could reason i ably hope for. as the more portajtle | provisions and stores had been traits , ported to the Santa M aria's consort. ' They now determ ined to rest initll the | cool of the tiny, w h en they should re sume work. On coming to this de< i slon they row ed to the shore aiid.elti accordance with their custom, e r e c t e d 1 a cross on the highest point w itbli. convenient distance. This done, the | yellow banner of the Spanish king doms. w ith Its rustles and Hobs, was displayed, and moss was celebrated Li ! horfor of the anniversary. Tow ard nightfall the work of transferring was 1 taken up. h u t so great had beeu the '• moral and physical s train on the crews that it w a s soon Judged Itest to aw a it the ensuing morning, and a f ter a.ves per chant all hands, save a sm all watch, turn.*d In. some on the shore and some aboard the Nina. Thus ended Columbus* C h ristm a s In the year of discovery, 1462^—81. Louis Globe Dem oerwt MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 10c SPECIAL MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY at 2 . 3 0 o'clock for t h e benefit of t h e poor and distressed people of Freeport. Five reels of Pictures and Illustrated Songs Admission - - - Free Get just what you want for Christm a s while the stock is fresh from the factories. Kodaks Stationery Fountain Pens Novelty Toys Dolls Dennison's Vantine’s Perfumes and Novelties. Tags, Labels, Seals, Wrapping Papers and Empty Boxes. * B O OK S BO OK L E T S CARDS P O S T CARDS * 1 “The most popular store in Freeport” KIEFER'S 60 South Main Sbeet FREEPORT, N. Y.
