Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 20, 1918, Page 22

R A A *Twas the night before Christmas and all through the cam Not a sound could be, l_yurs but the | #i5 sentry’s tramp, tramp. The -boys wetre all snug in their bunks With occasional snoring in good solid chunks, Bome were a-dreaming of homes far away And mothers preparing for world’s holiday ; 5 Others of sweethearts and what they might send To brighten the day and hap- piness lend— When all of a sudden there rose such a clatter, All sprang up to see what the world was the mdtter; - They rushed to- ward the trenches ex- pecting the Boches, Aching to give them some rather rough punches— When what to their wondering eyes should appear ’ But a convoy doeep loaded with Christmastide cheer— Parcels and boxes and everything good— While high on the pile old St. Nich- olas stood, A-bowing, and smiling, and beck’- ning to all And easily looking as though he might fall. His face was familiar to all-within sight, He was given no challenge, so great was delight. With a wink of his eye and a twist of 'his head 3 He gave all to know thev had noth- ing to dread, For pausing a moment, l'c went straightto ing quite 5 g S work, @5‘1 ik And selecting a ‘d#mhfls\m“‘ t package he gave it a jerk And sent it a- flying while calling a name, As the boy it was sent to ' was answ'ring the same; Then tooneand another a par- [} cel he gave, - Till each hut was still as a newly made grave As the boys, filled with joy at the gifts they received, Hugged them and kissed them, as though they believed Those gifts were ‘most human. And Santa looked on Tight gripping his wheel and toot- ing his horn, Still . bowing and smiling; then turned to the right And said “Merry Christmas,” and “to all a good night.” R Some say that ever ’gainst ¥ . that season comes - B Wherein our Saviour’s birth & . was celebrated B The bird of dawning singeth £ 2 all night long, X ® So hallow’d and so gracious ¥ is the time. —Shakespeare. DOOCOSOOTODOO0000SCO0000 RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WOUNDED The last stage of reconstruction of wounded soldiers in Walter Reed hos- pital is the farming and gardening course: Besides bringing the men into the air and sunlight, the course glves an added impetus to agricultural work ns one of the leading after-the-war occupations for returning man power. €3 ¢ 1 necessity of reasomable living."--Arn- % | old Bennett. sl LA B “And there were in the ) y y%}:n country _shepherds 3 abiding in the field, keep- watch over their flock 3 K Ang, lo, the an, g Lord came upon %! & the glory of the Lord shone 3 round - about them; and ¥ B they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto K m. fear 90;;0301', bc:holde A % ng you'good tidings of ¥ " greatiflhichlgfi?&h ¥ all people. ¢ For unto you is born this % day in the city of David a 4$ Saviour, which is Christ by the Lord. : ® And this shall be a sign g unto you. Ye shall find 42 the babe wrapped in swad- cg dling clothes, lying in a # manger. 5 And suddenly there was A with the angel a multitude = of heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men, And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to an- other: Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see ‘this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying fi in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning the child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds re- turned, glorifying and § praising God for all the g things that the{ had heard and seen, as it $ unto them. —St. Luke ii:8-20. was told A Gosd Business Man. A commercial traveler had taken a large order in Scotland for a consign- ment of hardware and endeavored to press upon the canny Scottish man- ager who had glven him the order a Christmas gift of a box of Havana cl- gars, “Naw,” he replied. “Don't try to bribe a man. I cudna tak them and I am a member of the kirk." . “But will you not accept them as a Christmas present?” “T cudna,” sald the Scot. “Well, then,” sald the traveler, Ysup- pose I sell you the cigars for a merely nominal sum-—say, sixpence?” “Weel, in that case” replled the Scot, “since you press me, and, not liking to refuse an offer weel meant, I think I'll be taking two boxes.” Plory Pndd A Christmas Wieh. Though the weather's very oold Here's a warm wish very old, May your Christmas day be merry Very-Very-Very. A Necesaity. “Good wiil among men Is a prime - Medium size.... Please bear in mind that this store prepared to have on hand enough holiday goods to last N ; Q', - e e & FRIDAY EV!N!&G. DECEMBER 20, 1918 (Ve until the very last minute, with a Complete Stock to choose from. ; We urge you in all fairness to yourself to buy whatver you need in holiday gifts from a store that will give you the very best selections on the very last day before Christmas, with all our early selling we have not even made a dent in our heavy stock. : So as usual AT CARLSON’S you get twice to three times the largest stock to buy from and at the LOWEST PRICES. Why not buy from a store where you know that every item you buy is standard, best: grade at the price asked, and the price: as low:as can be, for-we positively price everything Only just the other day our price on a certain item was $5.48—same item, same size, same make, same grade, same_ everything—was priced in an- other place of business in our city for $7.50. SOME DIFFERENCE. Why don’t you make at a small fair margin of profit. this difference YOURS? And this is true of dozens of other items also. our goods are right and our prices positively so. —————————————————————————————————————————————" 'STAPLE GIFTS IN DRY GOODS 8ilk hose— 59c to $2.25. Bilk gloves—75c, $89, 98c, $1.19, $1.69. Kid gloves — $1.89, $1.98, $2.25, $3.15. Waists in silk, Georgette crepe, crepe de chine— $4.25, $4.98, $5.98. Wash waists—=89c¢, 98¢, 1.25 to $2.48. Dress Goods, new patterns— 98¢ to $2.98 per yard. Knit cap and scarf sets— $1.48, $1.89, $2.89, $3.29. SWEATERS Fine line of children’s— $1.48 to $4.98. Boys’ and Girls’—$1.48 to 25, Ladies’ and Men’s—$1.48 to $12.50. Extreme Values PLEASE REMEMBER, DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT IS CHUCK FULL OF GOODS e P IR e et Christmas sales largest ever. EVERYBODY IS BUYING The Christmas spirit has come. . You can hear it humming in our store. ' It shines from every face. More gifts than for many a Christmas will be given this year. There is so much to uplift all our hearts, so much sentiment that stimulates us.all to generous giving‘ Now there remains only a few days to prepare, it’s going to be a good, old-fashioned Christmas. The traditional keynote of giving is sounded as never before. Have you caught the Christmas spirit yet? \ DOLL BUGGIES Dozen of them, select from a large stock—from 59¢ to $10.75. CHINA WARE A city stock to select from, but not ‘at city prices, be- cause we sell for less. CUT GLASS AND SILVER WARE Never has this store car- ried such a stock. ~Be sure and see what we have. CAMISOLES From 50c, 63c to $1.88. KIDDIE KARS Large size ... ..$1.90 Erector and Model Build- - er Sets, Telegraph and Magic Sets, Tool Chests, Tinker Toys. CANDIES AND NUTS Be sure and buy from our fresh stock, 28¢, 33c and 39¢c per pound. BOYS’ VELOCIPEDES From ......... $3.85 to $14.50 SKIIS From....$1.45, $1.85 to $2.80 TOBOGGANS - From .............. $5.50 to $7.50 MEN’S HOSE In fast colors, in silks—25c, 50c and 75c. Men’s suspender- and garter gets and mufflers— 25c¢, 50c and $1.00. Handkerchiefs; a most care- fully selected line at Sec, 10c, 15¢, 25¢ to 69¢c. each, and box handkerchiefs— 10c to $1.00 per box. Blackboards Toy Trunks Red Chairs Red Rockers Desks and Chairs SLEDS Fifteen styles to select from -—90¢c, $1.35, $1.45 and $1.85 each. MEN’S NECKWEAR Fine lot—25¢, 50c and 95c. Remember all of your friends and home folks with B-gift. . TOYS Hundreds of toys of every kind and make. New war toys also. From 10c to $4.98 each. BEMIDJI’S BEST CHRISTMAS STORE BIDS YOU COME Santa Claus wishes one and all a Merry Christmas and so does this store. GAMES Just most everything in games. Lots of new ones that are different—10c to $2.00. DOLLS » Just largest stock of Amer- ican dolls, with hair and . movable eyes. Select now 25c to $9.50. . : ALUMINUM WEAR . Largest stock of every- thing in this fine wear, that we warrant for a lifetime. Pame prices as last year— coffee pots and percolators, tea pots, tea kettles, and every other article in this wear. TOY DISHES In China, tin, nickle and aluminum. We know you will like these—10c¢, 15c, 25¢ to $2.98. TOILET SETS And fancy holiday goods at small margin of profit. With large stock to select from. Hair Ornaments Box Paper Jewelry Framed Pictures Take us-at our word and make us prove it that this store has the largest Christmas stock and at less money Goods Delivered After 4P. M. And Any Time on Saturday Store Open Evenings - BOOKS Hundreds of best titles, at 58c. Boys’ and Girls’ books, 25¢, 35c, 43c. ' Carlson of Course On Beltrami Avenue THE XMAS STORE YOU NEED LT - We say once more, l‘-)‘ahr;;fivn D,