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CHRISTMAS
GIFTS
Fine Dress Gloves
Fancy Suspenders
Silk Mufflers
Fancy Hosiery
Bill Books and Purses
Smokino: Jackets
Silk Handkerchiefs
Extra Fine Neckwear
Suit Cases
Hand Bags
Stetson Hats
A Full Stock of These Carried at
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ROY BECKWITH, Prop.
212
Box Butte Ave
PHONE 369
RTHUR J. BURK " '
f , j Copyright. 1910. Iy Arencan Press Af'ociat.on.
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By ARTHUR J. BURDICK.
Copyright. 1910. iiy AmfflCM Press Association.
I 'WAS the day b?for C'instmas. and up in the north
With his presents old Santa prepared to set forth
On a visit to children to jca'ter his toys
And to (ill with delight 1 i -arts of girls and of boys.
A LL his presents were sorted and labeled with care
And were piled in great heaps Slii-g all the space there.
So he called to his sn, ruJdy, jolly you.'.g Nick,
"Come, bring round my reindeer; make Iiasle and b quick."
"VYHY. my father, the roucksooie youth than replied.
"Your good reindeer of age have evary one died;
Also that mode o( travel is quke oul of date.
Keep abreast of the times; you niuit strike a new gait."
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POOR old Sdi.ta looked slumped, and he paused, hung his
head;
Then he heaved a deep sigh and sorrowfully said,
"1 suppose I must yield, with the times keep apace.
So bring round an auto, if there's one 'bout the place.
VOUTHFUL Nick winked an eye, and he dropped a sly
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smile.
"My good father," said he, "you're off many a mile.
You'd be thought a back number to auto the trip.
To be quite up with style you must use an airship.
FOR a moment the old man did not speak a word.
With violent emotions his bosom was stirred.
But at length he looked up, gave a toss of his head.
"Bring hither an up to date airship," he said.
Y7HEN the airship appeared Santa said, with a grin:
"Now, my son, she is re?.dy; make haste and jump in.
In this newfangled Jeigh o'er ihe world you may may roam
And distribute the presents, and I'LL STAY AT HOME"
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UNCLE SAM'S CHRISTMAS,
By ROBERTUS LOVE.
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Copyright. 1910. by American Preas Aano-
elation.)
UR UNCLE SAM, that busy wight
hose duties never let him oaute.
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Appeared on Christmas eve, bedieht
In merry garb of Santa Claus.
"Now must I haste, '
cried Uncle
Sam,
"Lest 1 forget
some chick m
child
Of mine, his stock
ings full i
cram,
From ojt my pac l
with treasure.,
piled "
1 hen swift through
f ort y - sevei.
tales,
And territon:
three or four.
two i i ii,:or.ii tiiii
TV-skvi : si 1 1
He QSNttA leaving sleds andsk
And lu.otrols at every door
"Ha! Up to '98 or so."
Said Uncle Sam, "my wor'.; was done
With this, but now I (ear hu. hol-
My task is scarcely yel tegunl"
So o.f lie sailed across the sweep
Ut sally waters, mile on mile,
And gladdened every cluck asleep
In Porto Rico's placid isle.
Then swift and far
his airship flew.
Till every Filipino
tot.
Or black or blond,
or brown or
blue.
Abundant Christ'
mas pre sents
got
And sailing back
above the Ultf
Where swart Ka
nakas lrisk and
play,
He poured Hawaii
piles ard piles
Of gewgaw made for Christmas day
"I'm through," cned Uncle Sam. "at last!'
And then the jolly rogue said: "Phi v'
I under if I ought to cast
Some ball.i'l oil on Panama?"
WHATCii'ilSTMASMEANSTOME
By AN OLD BACHELOR.
rtUI SWO T AXI fa
Ills AUWNIf ruw,
Christmas to iiu iiiciiii opportunity.
For what'.'
Opportunity for kindness.
it is pertuipa fifteen years uioca i r
'ciM'il a Christ mas rt-weiit. I'm an
old bachelor, and uobodj i-enMubani
M Xti iimt doMn't uiniii- nit- pton
and ifiniK hy at Christuias no. lirrtWL
I'm not pardcQlaiijr foml of cblldMB,
Mayln' If I w.'ii' I would liavt- mar
riiil mid i :iisHl a tow of my uwu. Still,
I don't dlalllM th$ Uttto oaaa, and av
ry car I run in TOM I lot of boys ami
girls w ho have no K.tuU I'laus of thi'ir
own -lli:U orphan fi lluws ami (Jod's
ioi. whfii chriatnaa rnmcw
HkNU I WWBObgf tkM ektldMQ I'm
ttelr Santa flans in a small way
I..i-t i lirlsimas 1 ijieut $'.) nm! m id.
nearly forty childmi aappj I've goj
i t.-u ioitar lull laid up to pud In
the same w.iy ihi Christinas and I'll
l t auyhody auolhor ten thai Mi.- old
; :i lot w ill et as much OJ our of
i u litu UMM "V as a', th.- liitle BUM
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