Christmas Gifts are valuable according to the spirit in which they are given. Monetary value is of small conse
quence by the right thinking recipient, but sometimes means much to the giver.
Here Are Some Helios to a Merry 023.ristra.as, .A.11 Few -A.rricals
Games
Baseballitis,
Flipch,
Crazy Traveler,
Somerset,
/Vuthor-Sepes,
Toys
Dolls, all kipds,
Doll Hapipiocks,
Jiofps apd Toys,
Juvepile Dishes,
pastry Sets,
Oddities
Opija Boards,
Geographical JVIaps,
Paiptipg Books,
/klger Series of Books,
Poly Polys.
A full linn of CHRISTMAS HANDKERCHEIFS are now on sale at from
Also a few choice patterns in Wool Dress Goods and Silks at Wholesale Prices.
Splendid Values in Men’s and Boys’ Glooves and Mittens at from
2c to 43c each
48c to $1.19 per pair
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Don’t Forget the Place
The Quality House
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Office Phone, - 6 on 21
Residence. - - 3 on 21
J W. BURLEIGH. Ed and Pub
TO SUBSCRIBERS
On and after March 1,
1912. the Northwestern
will be 91.50 per year.
At the advanced cost of
print paper, the present
rate of 91 per year rep
resents loss instead of
profit In the meantime
the rate will remain the
seme to all, old and new
readers~9l per year. In
advance.
Notice to Subscribers
After Jan l, 1912. we shall require
•21 subscriptions on our single list to
be paid In advance, unless guaranteed
by our home people. We are now
rrartlnf upwards of 300 papers in
di|k wrappers to alssost every state
la the union, and we find as a too
ooeeaa rule that little attention is
paid to the date to which their paper
Is paid, and too often, after the paper
has been taken for a period beyond
wo are notified to Mop mote, either
by postmaster or subscriber without
remittance of amount due. Hence
cash in advance will be our motto on
all single wrappers.
»who is
•TCI
advertise? Ye*—when the
upside down; when the
i s crown; when ice jormi
the sparrow weighs
s ton; whan gold dollar* get too cheap
when women secrets keep; whan a
•sh forgets to swim: when Satan slngi
a hymn; when girls go back on gum,
small bov bates a drum:
pollUcan schemes: when
t makes pleasant dreams
its fun to break a tooth: when
ail lawyers tell the truth; when cole
water makes you drunk; when yoi
to smell a skunk; when tin
is no brass—then then
: to pass then the mar
that's wine will neglect to s dvertise
Todnp, Dec.
of Its
21st, Is the shorten
Sat if you can notlo
Some time ago we mentioned the
suit of the U. P. railroad company
against Mr. L. Hansen of the First
National Bank, to recover an ad
ditional S3 on the tickets he pur
chased when he took his vacation
trip to the Pacific Coast, some months
ago. The case came np for final trial
before County Judge Smith last week
Wednesday and Saturday the judge
rendered dec Ison In favor of Mr. Han
sen. Judge Wall, for the company,
gave notice of appeal- The history
of the case in a nutshell Is that Mr.
Hansen purchased two tickets for
himself and wife to the Pacific Coast
paying the agent here what was asked
for the same, made the trip, came
home and later the company asked
an additional $4 on each ticket, on
the plea of misrouting, we beleive.
It is claimed the inter-state com
mission law was violated, in that the
purchase price was not sufficient and
Mr. Hansen was asked to make up
tbs deficiency, but as he paid the
agent the amount asked as purchase
price for said tickets, be did not feel
in dnty bound to pay more. It is a
funny law that will make a man pay
twice on a ticket. Mr. Hansen paid
the price asked and just why he and
not the company should be reeponsible
for the so-called mistake in the pur
chase price is queer to say the least.
According to the contention of the
company, anyone purchasing a rail
road ticket has no assurance when
ha does so and pays his money, that
he will not be called upon to dig
up still more at a later date.
Mr. Emil ▲. Lang, who (or the past
eighteen months has been out
bare In ths wild and woolly west from
his home In New York City getting
the benefit at our pure osone climate
making his headquarters with his
oouetaf, Mr. and Mrs. Will Schuman,
south nf Ashton, and Incidentally
showing Will bow they (arm la the
big metropolis, left (or his home
Tuaeday mornipg highly benefited In
health and experience fitp his con
tact with true western spirit. Emil
is a jolly good (allow and the many
Mends he has made during his sojourn
here will regret that he did not give
up the effete east and make his future
home among us. However, we will
wish him the best o( health, wealth
and prosperity wherever he may be.
There are a number of splendid
samples of corn on display at the
First National Bank of Loop City
, frown (this dry season) on Sherman
| county farms among the rest being
eight different varieties grown this
year by B. B. Tracy on his Loup
Valley land which is quite interest
> log. Mr. Tracy had corn that made
! so bushel per acre—not bad for a
a poor season.
CHRISTMAS AT CHURCHES
At the Prubyttrlin Church
Sunday School program of Presby
terian church for Sunday evening
Dec. 24th;
Song by the School.
Recitation, Hazel Burleigh.
Excercise by ten little girls.
Recitation, Lucile Taylor.
Song, “The Bethlehem Baby," by
five little girls.
Recitation, Hay Killeen.
Solo, Fay Gallaway.
Responsive reading.
Prayer.
Song, “Santa Clause," Hazel and
Duane Burleigh.
Recitation, Walter Jones.
Recitation, Hilda Lakeman.
Cornet Solo, Zelpha Reed.
“Christmas guests,” The Gleaners.
Song by King’s Daughters.
Recitation, Elsa Olsen.
Recitation, Clifford Swanson.
Excercise, by three little girls
Primary song, “Away in the manger’
Recitation, Viola Youngqulst.
Recitation, Mary Baird.
Drill, “Christmas Soldiers," Hope
full Band.
Song, Frieda Dieterichs.
Recitation, Ruby Larsen
Recitation, Gertrude Colliprlest.
Song. Christmas fairies.
Recitation, Inez Swanson.
Recitation, Mildred Williams.
Solo, Jeanette Taylor.
Song by the school.
At the Methodist Church
Christ doss Excercises of the Meth*
odist church for Sunday Dec. 24th:
10:30 a. m. Divine service.
Prelude, Mis. R. P. Starr.
Hymn Ho. 180.
Prayer concluding with the Lord’s
Prayer.
Responsive lesson, Christmas Offer
tory.
Solo, Mrs. Lou Schwaner.
Hymn >a 110.
Sermon, “He shall be Great”
Hymn No. 115.
Evening service 7:30 p. m.
Prelude, Mrs. R. P. Starr.
Processional, Oh, Mother Over Jer
usalem, Choir and Chorus.
Doxology.
Hymn No 107.
Offertory.
Christmas anthem, choir and chorus
Short sermon, subject*, “Christmas”
Christmas Program forM. S. church
for Dm. 25
Voluntary Mrs. R. P. Starr.
Hnthem church choir.
Gloria Patri.
Apostles Greed.
Invocation Dr. Leeper.
Beeponaiv# Beading.
Christinas Offering.
Duet (with chorus) Iva Henry and
Florence Lefninger.
Recitation, A Christmas Welcome
Theodore Gfasteyer.
Solo, Just a little Baby Margaret
Long and class.
Primary Dept.
Solo (with chorus) Sing today Oral
Young and class.
Excercise* “Herod and The Wise
Men.” Mr. Leininger’s class.
Song. Come and Worship, School.
Excercise, Our Gift, Nine girls.
Solo, “That Wonderful Night”
Mable Daddow.
Excercise “Our Christmas Banner”
Mr. Tracy’s class.
Solo, with TlolinObligato, Florence
Depew.
Song, Christ is marching On School
Presentation of Christmas treet.
Song, Joy to the World.
Benediction.
THE CHURCHES
Swedish
Thera will not be toy service Dec.
24th. On Dee. 25th it 5:30 a. m. will
the “Swedish Julotta.” In the even*
log beginning it 7 o'clock sharp, the
Sunday School will give sn interest
ing Christmas program and enter
tainment.
German Evangelical
Our Christmas celebration will be
as followes: Dec. 23. 7:30 p. m. at
Kelso Dec. 24 7:30 y. m. at Loup City
Dec. 25 10:30 a. m. service and Lord's
Supper. Dec. 25 6: p. m. at Ashton
Dec. 26 4:30 at Rockville.
Baptist
Services every Sunday Preaching at
10:30 a. m. Sunday School at 11:46 a.
m. Preaching at 7:30 p. m. Prayer
service and Bible study at the par
sonage Thursday evening at 7JO.
Next Sunday morning at the Bap
tist church, the pastor will speak on
the subject “Christmas Joys” The
Christinas excercises will be in the
evening. Come and enjoy these ser
vices.
Presbyterian
Christmas Sermon 10 JO Sunday the
24th. “Grod’s Incarnate Olft.” A
special program of song and recita
tion will be given in the church by
the Sunday School at 7 JO p. m.
You may not be able to set your
clock by A. D. Hendrickson’s exact
time in making his regular trips be
tween his farm and his office in town,
but last week he moved out on his
farm and dally walks to and fro be
tween farm and city, morning and
evening, on dose schedule time. We
apeak of-this in remembrance of a
friend In Iowa who worked in town
and lived in the country, and people
used to set their time, morning and
evening, as no dock could be more
punctual than the time he passed
over the rocte in his daily walks.
PROGRAM
TO BE GIVEN AT
Moon School House
DISTRICT NO. 14
SATURDAY, DEC. 23/11
AT EIGHT 0’GLOCK P. M.
EMMA F. ROWE, - - TEACHER
Recitation—“Welcome". .Edith Ward
Recitation—“Little Nellie’s Visit
from Santa Claus”. . M> rtle Rogers
Solo—“Christmas”.Iva Fross
Recitation.Albert McIlrarT
Dialogue. ..“The Corner Drug Store”
Recitation....“Santa and the
Mouse”.Marie Gilbert
Duet—“Christmas, Glad Christmas”
.Ruby and Hilda Fross
Recitation—“If I Should See Santa”
.Raymond Pinckney
Dialogue.“A Plan That Failed’'
Recitation—“Watching for Santa”
.Howard Rowe
Recitation—“Mi ttiades Gets the
Beet of Santa”.Amy Mcllraxy
Exercise—’ ‘Christmas’ ’ .Primary Class
Recitation—“Ready for Santa”—
.Mildred Ling
Dialogue.“An InquisitiTe Man”
Duet... .Hilda Fross, Charles Smythe
Recitation—“If Santa Claus Were
President.Clifford Ward
Exercise...“Glad Hearts”
Song—“Stockings and Candles”....
.Primary Class
Dialogue.“Flea Powder"
Recitation—“The Bad Boys”.
.Adalbert Ward
Cornet Solo.Zelpba Reed
Recitation.Emma Rowe
Dialogue.“Train to Loontown”
Song—1‘J W® Wish You a Glad, Merry
Christmas”..School
Exercise.“Good Night"
The girls of Seward have organised
an anti-slang society. A certain mis
was elected president. Asked if she
would accept the position, she replied:
“Sure Mike, Gosh, girls, I am so
rattled in mr cupola that I am really
short on gab. We are certainly hit
ting the high places and I never
tumbled to such a potsh before but
when I give you the high ball I ex
pect you to get thereEll, and whooper
up to snuff enuff so that the flies won’t
light on me while doing the president
stunt of this society act but I won’t
stand for any monkey doodle business
from you gals while I am running
this ranch. We ought to extend an
invite to'the married ladies to get
out of the wet and help us shoot this
slang business, it’s getting tierce.”—
Tamora Lyre.
I
We rise to remark tbit a slight
•dow visited us hut Saturday night,
causing prophets to predibt a white
Christmas, but, alas, like Bryan’s
prophesis, came to naught, as next
morning's sunshine dissipated the
white mantle as neatly as did the
republican election dissipate J. W.
Miss Dessie Danielson arrived last
evening on a visit to her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Danielson, who expect
Miss Melvia from Fremont Saturday
evening.' They also expect their son
and wife, from Iowa, any night this
week.
On Monday of this week the editor
received a letter from his sen, Frank
W. Burleigh at Xelsonville, Ohio,
stating that on the evening of last
Thursday, the 14th inst., their house
was burned with most of their fur
niture, they saving their personal
effects and very little of their house
hold goods. Frank and his wife ex
press their thankfullness that the
tire occured so early in the evening
that no casualties occurred. He does
not speak of insurance, and we hardly
think he carried any. The many
friends of Frank and his bride of
eight months will sympathize with
them over their misfortune.
Solomon on the Bench.
An old offender was Introduced to a
Mw country Justice as “John Tim
mins. alias Jones, alias Smith.” “I'll
try the two women first,” said the
Justice “Bring In Alice Jones.”
Cocoanut Culture.
Eight years are required te bring
the average cocoanut tree Into bear
ing. There are usually 60 or 70 trees
to the acre and the profits from
cocoanut culture are usually good.
New Arizona Industry.
Residents of Arizona have discov
ered that cactus needles or thorns are
admirable for use as graphophone re
producing points, and a big export
trade Is anticipated.
Worth Heeding.
When blows of affliction or bereave
ment fall, the best advice for our
needs is that scrap of street wisdom
Oat floated to my ears: "Keep quiet
aad go on.”—Exchange.
Always ths Best Way.
It tehes courage to keep quiet and
go on. It Is not an easy way, but It
la tke way which, haring taken, no
one ersr regrets.
Cueky Prlma Donna.
^ H !•* Indeed, a lucky prlma donna
who can hare her artistic proficiency
measured ay the amount of Jewelry
she wears.
Paper Prom Millet Stalks.
The,Japanese manufacture much of
their paper from millet stalks. «f.B.
shurla tarnishes about 246.000 toha of
palp a year.
TVs Real Measure.
Toar rank as a living creature Is de
Tragic Drum Cam* True.
To dream of being mangled by a
locomotive and to have that dream
come true shortly after he had relat
ed It to his companions was the ex
perience of Wllmer Johnson, of
Phoenlxvllle. Pa. While off his en
gine It began to move, and the enact
ment of the dream came true as he
lumped for the running board, but
missed It apd fell under the wheels
NewTVariety oTBurglar.
Ratbush awoke the other morning
to find, to Its surprise, that there la J
one type of burglar which has never /
Deen brand -d Ttid labeled. Heretofore
It was supposed that a specimen of
•verv form <>f burglar was on file at
H'sdoiinrtn-'- but no record was found
'it the boig'ir who skins the sliver
*:,re and cash and confines himself to
■ c'd crest,< talcum powder and mill
' ry brushes —New York Herald.
Algebra to Oa Mad* Into Poatry.
It ie reported that a French teacher
iaa Invented a system for teaching al
yebra in poetry About flfty-flve years
ago there was an educattonal system
In vogue by which a considerable
ibare of the academic curriculum was
let to music and sung by the teachers
and classes. Even the multiplication
table was one of the songs, with the
column as a chorus, sung to the
time of “Yankee Doodle”—American
Educational Review
Reo the Popular Color.
Red la the color loved by the Hu)
garl&ns and few dresses there are not
enriched with Its brightness Their
dyes are all their own and the red
nine to a dark dullness almost tnfrlng
ing on crimson that Is a secret care
fully guarded and cannot be replni-ed-^
outside the mountain fastnesses or the
little state itself.
Probably Would.
“That sentence Is not Incorrect,
■aid the professor, “but It sounds odd
to the English-speaking ear.*'—Har
vard Lampoon.
Still In Primitive Life.
1%e natives of New Guinea ba>e
found living as if in the stone
Deepljp.Rellgic.js.
“Deeply religious is he?” "Yes. In
deed. If he dines out on Frida., he
tells nothing but fish stories."—Pucfc.
Fashions In Bulgaria.
Bulgaria believes In fringes, and
they are over all with the rare eacep
Hons when the underskirt, always of
the beat of white linen, may be seai
-oped at the bottom and even then the
fringe effect la used in the over tunic,
or the gathering of the many threads
’uggests to the wearer the numbers of
I heir nations, as la tholr .peculiar red
iyed reminder of their blood, and the
Bowers, and grains, and fruits, em
oroidared on their gowns represent
i.