The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911, December 20, 1909, Image 2
B. A. McElwain Jeveler We are ready for the Holidays and invite you to inspect our showing &: 1 y y y y y f y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y V t y y y f y : X Y Rugs For All They are here now and have been shipped to us on Consignment only and must be sold before January 1st. $200 WortlioISmallRugs $200 These Rugs represent a choice selection and we guarantee to save you at least 40 per cent on your money. They will range in prices From $1.00 to $7.00. mm my chris TMAS GOODS Toys For The Kids! We have a lot of very desirable Toys left over from last year which we are selling at cost. Call and see them. X Pictures! Pictures! A nice line of pictures and pictureTf rames can be found at this store. Don't you want one? X What will I buy? Where will I get it? This is the question which nlmont every one will ask themselves when the Holiday Season ar rive. Hut it in a question easily solved if you will come to us. The advantage you have here is in the variety of styles and every piece of goods sold is absolutely guaranteed to be asreprcseited. I would appreciate a share of your trade. Straight & Straight The Furniture Men. y PLATTSMOUTH, - NEBRASKA. $ v THE QUESTION OF THE IKK'R WHAT SHALL I GIVE This question .'s most easily answered at the Variety Store. Our counters are filled with many useful as wel. v ornamental articles that will appeal to any on;. For the children, toys of all descriptions. Prices are not only right but below the average for the same quality of merchandise. Get our prices before making your purchases and you'll save money. Do your Xmas shopping now and do it at the Variety store. The Variety Store l'lattsmouth, Neb., 3rd Door Last of Hank of Cass County. CHRISTMAS IS COMING Andwe"are nere wn ne 800a8 klo such display of furniture was ever shown in Plattsmouth and much of the stock is suitable for Christmas presents. Come and see our RUGS, CARPETS, CHAIRS and other swell articles, just the thing for gifts WE CARRY TOYS Just what you want for the little folks to make them happy. Call and see what we have. M. HILD The Furniture Man, Sixth Street POTTERY! POTTERY! A fine selection of Vases, Flower Holders, Tiles and Fancy Art Piece. LEATHER GOODS. Cigar Caceg, Bill Books, Memo Books, Ladies' Hand Bags. SOLID GOLD JEWELRY. Lockets, Charms. Cuff Buttons, Brooehes, Pins, La Vallieres, Chains, Bracelets. HOLIDAY CUT GLASS. Bowls, Comport.s, Vases, Baskets. Nappies, Ferneries, Glasses, Flower Pots, 7oc to $1.00. RINGS FOR YOUNG AND OLD. ifinet Kings, Baby Kings, 81i graved King4, fOi' to $2".0 CLOCKS! CLOCKS! and Service. Mantle Clock? s, Alarm Clocks. CHRISTMAS DIAMONDS. the recipient of a King, Brood', klaee, Bracelet, Charm, Cuff Butto WATCHES! WATCHES! Set Rings Signet Kings, Baby King, Shirtwaist Kings, Band Kings, Kngraved Kings, 500 to $2".0l). For Beauty and Service. Mantle Clocks, Cold Clocks, Kitchen Clocks, Alarm Clocks. Happy is the recipient of a Ring, Brooch, Stud, L'ar Studs, Necklace, Bracelet, Charm, Cuff Button:: That keep good Time. Ladies' Cold and Gold-Filled Watches, Men's Gobi and Gold-Filled Watches, Girls' and Boys' Wat ches'of all kind-. From S1.00 up. BRACELETS THAT PLEASE. Gold-Filled Bracelets, 7,',o to $1(M!0. NEWEST COMBS. Parisian Style Brilliant CombsFlain and Fancy Mounted Combs. STERLING SILVER GIFTS. Trtys, Baskets, Cups, Cigar and Cigarette Boxes. TOILET SETS. Plated Toilet Sets, $8.00 to $10.00. STERLING SILVER. Teaspoons, from $3.50 to $9.00 per set. Teaspoons, from 75c to $2.50 each. UMBRELLAS. Ladies' Umbrellas, Men's Umbrellas, Umbrellas of all kinds and prices. FESTOON NECKLACES. A very large and Well Selected Stock of Imported Fancy Festoon Necklaces. NECK CHAINS AND LOCKETS. Kveiy Conceivable- Style and Price Represented here. PICTURE FRAMES. Mosaic Frames, Fancy Gold Frames, all sizes. HAND PAINTED CHINA. A grand collection of Rich China from the world's best artists. WATERMAN'S IDEAL FOUNTAIN PENS. Ask to see the new Safety Pen. "ON TH SUNNY SSDZ Or M MNSTrlEEr." PLMTSMD J, B JEWELER AND !fi SILVERSMITH. ! BEU'SCISTIS THE DAY NOT L'KE IT WAS FI"TY YEARS ACO. The Cld Customs of the Burgher Have Been Forgotten by the New er Generation in the Modern Hub of Empire. rfch and poor diike net up" fn tlnfr houses on ttie eve of the feast. MKRICAX and English newspapers at Christ mas time often have picturesque accounts of the German Christ inas, which conjure up a clear frosty atmo sphere and re echo the song of the skates on the frozen lakes. For the Anglo-Saxon notion of the German Christmas is drawn from those child hood hours spent over Hans Andersen and Grinini, and the sight of a Christ inas tree brings to mind the woodcut ter tramping home through the snow laden forest, trailing behind him (ho flr tree for his family Christmas cel ebration, while, in the towns, the black quadrangle of the venerable market place is picked out in lights blazing on the trees In the windows of the gabled houses. Fifty years ago, before the young German giant had awakened from the Bleep of centuries, this Idea of the peaceful German Christmas wus cor rect, the Berlin correspondent of the New York Evening Post says. Hut if one of the burghers of old Uerlln, re turning from making his Christmas purchases on Christmas eve, were to be transplanted into the roaring hub of empire which his bauptiUidt has become in tlv year of grace. 1003. the good man would probably expire on the spot. Fifty years ago, when Herlln was a dirty, unpretentious, provincial town, with Ill-lighted, ill-paved streets, with a population renowned evn in those days for its surly manners and un- couthness. and with the Iron hand of militarism unchecked over It all, the 1 Christmas festival was the tranquil ' celebration of which one has rend. In I the Lustgarten, before the rustle, a ' Christmas fair was annually estab lished, which the king and royal fam ily used to visit to buy jumping Jacks nnd gingerbread for the palace Christ 1 mas trees, like any other German family. The Lustgarten fair has passed awsy, the king of Prussia has Ivronv Germnn emperor, Herlln has deve' iped Into a fair and beautiful city, and all that remains of the Ch.istmas of once upon a time Is the 1 si !rlt Indeed, a precious inheritance, j Ciat still holds the branches of the , y "rials- ul flir" trees wbJch Christmas Dooms Trade. "Christ inns booms trades of all kinds," said a statistician of ?ew York. "It Is, on the whole, a los ing. "Take groceries and fruit. A big grocer tells me that where ordinarily he sends out 100 tons of groceries a day at Christmas time he sends out 130 tons. And of oranges, he sella a million a week In December as against 000,000 n week at other times. "Turkeys go from 6,000 to 14,000 In this firm's output, nutmegs from five to IS tons, raisins from 2,000 to 9,000 boxes and cigars from 1,000 to 3,000 boxes. "Wines and spirits, which are pop ular Christmas gifts, sell CO per cent, better than In any other month. I know a man who sold $225,000 worth of whisky last December as against an average of $125,000 for the other months of the year." Christmas Suggestions! t A Way We Have at Christmas. She looked at the little man archly. "Hubby." she said, "do you know you are beginning to grow rather handsome?" "It's a way I have," he answered, "as Christmas draws near." New Or leans Times-Democrat. Santa Claus Abroad. It Is strange to contemplate the great variety of forms the Santa Claus custom assumes in different countries. In Belgium the little ones fill their shoes with carrots and oats and hay for the white horse St. Nicholas is supposed to drive. Very early In the morning they run to the room in which their shoes have been left and find that the provender has gone and in its place candies and presents are found. Among the Carpathian mountains it is St. Peter, who. dressed as a bishop, nnd accompanied by the dreadful Ru precht. Is expected by the children m Christmas eve. The visitor first de livers a short sermon, lays on the table a rod whitened with chalk, nnd takes his departure with his tinkling bells, while Kuprccht follows close be hind. The chHdren now hasten to pull off their shoes, polish them and tie thin together; and, as soon as tbo last notes of Niklo's bells have become lost In the distance they run Into the garden and secrete their shoes be neath a bush. They spend the time until 10 o'clock in relating stories, then go to their shoes, to find them filled wllb anples. nuts and goodies "What did people do before stei pens were Invented?" asked the teach er. "The pinions of one goose were used to spread the opinions of another." an swered the wise boy at the pedal ex tremity of the cluss.-Judge's Library. f T ? Y ? V ? ? ? ? T t t t t t ? ? ? ? T : Buy something useful. Finest line cf Cutlery and Nickel Plated Ware ever shown in this town. c Call and see us. Also Headquarters for Safety Razors Scissors Razors Shot Guns Tools Shaving Mirrors Table Cuttery Pocket Knives Manicure Sets Rifles ancy KitchenJUtensils I ool Sets Carving Sets Aluminum Ware, etc. JOHN BAUtR, T A Cold Weather Comforts Our Coal is the best cool weather comfort that you will be able to find in town. These chilly fall winds will soon turn into winter and you will need the comfort that our coal will give you. Hotter order early to avoid disappointments when an extra chilly day comes. 1 J. V. Egenberger in tfi 4; in . 1 t Y t ? ? Y f f Y t Y ? ? ? Y ? T ? f' Y t f t I i