Christmas Sweetmeats The Candy Kitchen offers all customers a full assortment of everything in the candy line, from the lovliest of box goods down to Christmas Mix all PC RE. HOMEMADE AND WHOLESOME Nothing to harm the tiniest baby I in our candies. Always Fresh and Pure Everyone knows that a small amount of good candy goes farther than a large quantity of cheap factory candies. A full line of Nuts and Fruits always on hand, (live us a i call and see our line of candies and be convinced that we can give you the best to be had. Falls City Candy Kitchen SUNNNYSIDE GREENHOUSES ■ - -■ -==' Are now among the Largest in Nebraska See us for Pot Plants and Cut Flowers for Christ mas Gifts, as well as Fresh Lettuce, Holly, Mistle toe and Green Wreathing. Also for Party and Wedding Decorations Flowers tastefully arranged for funeral purposes. Telephone us your order. Prompt and satisfactory service guaranteed at all times. Phone 95 Simanton & Pence Wholesale and Retail Florists C. T. LIPPOLD BLACKSMITH AND WOODWORKER Having purchased the interest of my partner, I have nired a first-class horseshoer and blacksmith. I am now better prepared than ever to do your work on short notice, and in a workmanlike manner. All work guar anteed. Horseshoeing a specialty—new shoes S3 per span, resetting S2 per span. Try us when in need ot work in our line. C. T. LIPPOLD Opposite Christian Church Fails City, Nebraska Winter Excursions Low Rates WINTER TOURIST RATES:—Daily reduced rate excursions to California. Old Mexico, Southern and Cuban Resorts. HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS:- First and third Tuesdays of each month to many points west, south and southwest. PERSONALLY CONDUCTED EXCURSION TO FLORIDA by Superintendent Public Instruction of Nebraska, Mr. J. L. McBrien, leaving Lincoln and Omaha, December 19th. Write G. W. Bonnell, C. P. A., Lincoln, for itinerary. GOVERNMENT IRRIGATED HOMESTEADS in the Big Horn Basin and Yellowstone Valley: -One of the last chances to secure good farms from the Government at low prices. Go with Mr. D. Clem Denver on the next personally conducted excursion. He will help you secure one of these farms. No charge for his service. Excursions tirst and third Tuesdays. E. G. Whitford, Ticket Agent. L. W. Wakeley, G. P. A , Omaha. r byrop? williams Nfttfte metropolis Christmas treads upon the heels of .Thanksgiv iflg^'eager to exploit its warea I'v-' The windows of the great stores, that have been fringed with \ Autumn leaves, now present the entire gamut of holiday goods. Images of Santa Claus appear in has reliefs, backed with reindeer and sledges, capacious chimneys and spug fire-places. Toys and sweetmeats run riot upon the counters, and the Christmas shopper appears mincingly in the long aisles of the great department stores, 'lhcre are yet many days for making Christmas choices and.thcjshopper has rt^out her none of that mad, scrambling air so noticeable during the last few days of the runaway season. In the streets Santa yvorks at every corpef, asking alms for the needy and the sick, that their Christmas! too, may be brightened and of good cheer. With the giving, .the'faces of the crowd take on a happier smile; the heart is answering to the message ofd'good will on earth.” Inch by inch we are drawn into the merry-making, the bustle and the spirit of the time. In ouf minds^wp^aie turning over and ove^ die problem of what for this deat one apd what for, that —and in'our list we include those who 'are less apt-to be joyoustips day tfian wc ary —and now comes the real joy of Christmas: the doing W good'that* makes our hearts sing with happiness! j V There is the little girl we myt aw;ay up in flie pine woods last summer who will be delighted with a pretty bdofe. thelame boy who sells papers at the corner of Hit and Miss streets, the widpw who takes in washing out in the suburb where we UvC, the jolly ,boy ( friend of a business associ ate who has so many things one cannot; just ^decide on his present, the elevator man •’ho has mfct us morning .and night with r cheery , good morning and a respectful good night—and then there are the closer ones: the mother, father, /Wife and babies! / What a galaxy of needy folk—for all are', needy on . ChrisUnas day! Those who do not need food, or clothing, or money, need something that will prove our love, 'prove that we have not forgotten them and that on this, the day commemorating the coming of the King of Bethlehem, our heart is attuned to theirs in gladness and rejoicing. I And now die holly and the mistletoe appear upop the street'corners and rushing business men stop on their hurried wa^ 1 omeward to buy wreaths of the green and the red to hang in the windows of their homes and from the chandeliers of their >living rooms. On and on surges the spirif of Christmas! J Like a mighty enveloping shaft of sunshine it breaks’through" the clouds of cvcry-day mediocrity and racing across the world sends its glow ing glory into every home! Garlands hang everywhere, bells chime and merry laughter echoes through the halls of time. And with the ringing of the crystal spheres, peace spreads her mantle like a cloak and plenty sits enthroned among the merrymaking and the praise! “Peace on earth, good-will to men.” r?E hear of Christmas early in the country! ' No'sooner tlave the f \) y days faded'into gwtfeht at six o’clock, than mdtber bcgiha. her UK noetJlb wor^f^-y^^-He ?upper dishes atepiit away; she, takjg£§ei; inSthe J sithjigj/tpom Inhere father hi reading his ne\yj>atye£ "^ef ykork-basket tov^aJjfjj&j-b£rkrEjfegins tofashion things whfolToAly - cjin make beautiful and'usbf^l) IC ^6IQ) m^trnas will be herc.beforelwe'/kloov' ’it,1’ she smiles as father ques nth his eyes. ___ 7 how time flics I’^he comments, J\e turns, his paper, rht aflftr night she sews and fen/f& bihd crbchets —and no sooner are ^cJbitdren out of the house and Mp^fii^ for Dad. Guardedly she works, hd^fcai^Vnsitive to the leastintnJsa?ri,' the slightest danger of a surprise. k .Add Wtren flift chiMrCti Icdiiie. hdrrie after school, she hurries the .work into Jmendly^rauA/ nptf -deft hands to the regular routine !v At ythc' chtjtc cliiidtdt hear of>the)^Christmas tree and of "the presents! for 'b^eryfXI^! 7, rThb^tlrib^y SchpOl takes or? added numbers and the yoking men hieettiic ybung liiijcs to string popcorn-and fashion, decorations. Delightml occupation! How, In the days now gone, all men have strung their hearts upon the threads and parsed them awkwardly to rosy-cheeked maids with hair braided down their backs, with ruby lips and eyes that sparkled with the first love glances 1 And the Christmas parties, the slcighrides, the renewing of friendships with those who have been away at school and have returned for . the season of gaycty and good cheer! And the stockings that are hung on Christmas eve in the country! In every home they cap their harvest year by year on Christmas morning. Reap their harvest as the "Merry Christmas!” salutation rings throughout the house. And it is mother, usually, that steals in upon the sleeping oncsTand •wishes them a glad and happy Christmas! And always on Christmas morning she will do this! Though she be in the land of bliss beyond, or in the flesh of the present, she will speak to 'us of the Christmas morning, sjieak to us from her loving heart and wish us happiness. Nor time, nor death, nor changes, nor wars, nor misfortunes ever can take from a man this Christmas wish of mother’s: “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!’* From the endless aeons of the turquoise sky she speaks to me Jon Christmas morning—and she speaks to you, too —but, mayhap, nearer by, for Christmas in the country is indissolubly associated with her.‘;$ And for that reason, Christmas in the country is doubly dear to me —and doubly sacred. "With trembling fingers did we weave The holly round the Christmas heanh; A rainy cloud possess d the earth,' And sadly fell our Christmas-eve," (Copyright, im», by Wright A. Pattaraoa.) The Place to "Buy your Christmas Goods CUT CLASS FANCY HINA GLASSWARE Dinnerware, Lamps, Jardiniers, in fact anything that goes with a complete china stock. We have French, Austrian, German and Bavarian Fancy China, llaviland & Co.'s and Avener’s French Dinnerware, Austrian, English and American Din nerware. Two patterns in llaviland, two in Aus. trian and eight in English and American ware. It will Pay^You to _ Examine Our Stock U C_J Before You Buy ■nv • All goods for thefcountry carefully packed.□ A full stock of good groceries. Try our [new line of Coffees.L None better. 0 E3C=j... CHAS. M. WILSON hZ-JS THE NEW YEAR HAS ARRIVED so act on your resolution to have v nr teeth placed iu proper condition. Dr. Yutzy, whose methods and practice has made his success assured, is prepared to treat impaired teeth of whatever disorder. Crown and bridge work, new sets, uold and amalgam Idlings will he faithfully xecuted and thorough satisfaction guar anteed. DR. YUTZY HERT WINDER. D. D. S., Axsiatan’ Halls City, Nebraska The Falls City Roller Mills Does a general milling business, and manufactures (he following brands of flour SUNFLOWER MAGNOLIA CROWN The above brands are guaranteed to be of the highest pos sible quality. We also manufacture all mill products and conduct a general Grain, Live Stock and Coal Business and solicit a share of your patronage i , S. Heacock & Son Falls City, Nebr. | ___^ | K hasjiejargest circulating flue base burner! £A U , . , Old this,wiih the rifiy r.'tXuK side flue nealmgsurfoce mahesit t the STRONGEST HEATER foremost p.t^J of fuel used EVER PRODUCED rfpA'ens ROUND OAK BASE BURNER is wort A in vest/^otinp The New Round Oak Base Burner The greatest heater for amount of fuel con sumed ever known in this type of stove. It is a decided improve ment in base burner construction and com bines ne>v and advanced features in flue build ing and control of the lire, owing to fine workmanship. J. C. TANNER Falls City, Neb. Getting Ahead The problem of getting ahead in this life is a matter of shaving and saving. You must shave your expenditures until they are less than your income, then save the differ ence bj’ putting it into the bank. Or in other words, put a part of your income into the bank regularly and live on the remainder. You do not have to sacrifice the comforts of living in order to save a little out of your income. It’s the idea ot saving a little and saving it with system. A bank account helps you to save rcgualarlv. ()peu an account with The Farmers’ State 5ank PRESTON, NEBRASKA