Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-20
CHRISTMAS IS COMING.
som.shinr About Making Prssents
Where h Fiaess Assorements
orsuitabic Articles Can DO round.

The breathing spell which winds up
the year will soon be along. The week
commencing Christmas may be con-
sidered the Saturday night Of the year.
II il q beautiful custom-thAt OF making
Christmas presents and New Year gifts.
II benefits the givsr no less than the re-
ceiver. and makes everybody happier
and better. as does everything which
s.irs up the finer feelings in our natures
and sets our hearts to beating health
fully and naturally.
And right here 1t is proper to call at
ten,ion to the fact that happiness ia
CHEAP even here on the Comstock. 1t
IL. in fact, all over where children are.
And then they pay for it all so wonder.
| fully as they climb into the lap and
tvins their little arms around the neck
aud lay their soft cheeks 30 lovingly
against the faces Of their benefactors.
Besides, there is nothing brighter in all
| the world than their smiles OF happiness,
no music sweeter than their laughter
and their merry voices. 1t takes very
little indeed to make o child happy. and
q doll. or q rocking horse. or q ball. or q
box OF blocks. OF Q sled, or even q lesser
toy, delights them 30. Happiness 10
very cheap indeed in this direction, and
parents owe this much nj least to their
little ones. It Ia % necessary as food
and clothing to them.
The necessity for procuring some
thing for the children Is enhanced each
year by the displays made ut the shop
windows. The little ones pass these
business places, some Of them every day,
aud their eyes grow big and their little
hearts beat most hopefully as they look
and long for the beautiful things there
| DISPLAYED. II IL the refinement oil cruelty
to deny them when Christmas comes
only once u year. In heavens name.
and as you hope for happiness here and
hereafter, give them something.. o
will DO surprised to find how little will
satisfy them.
And the older people. friends who
have stood by You when you needed
friends, do not forget them when the
season comes for making your presents,
Appreciation Is q great thing in this
world. There are m on the Com.
stock who would exchange oil their
splendor for u little Of it. Give them a
testimonial OF il for a Christmas present.
They'll appreciate 1t whatever 1t may DO.
And now that the pencil ia pointed ut
this subject IL may not be amiss to state
that right here in Gold Hill there Is
more than happiness enough in the
| shops to 90 round and give all o liberal
share. ID. Thorburn. over the way. has
any amount Of things useful. beautiful
| and ornamental which are most suitable
for the approaching season. These he
will be glad to show to any one desiring
to look at them with q view to purchas.
ing something for old or young.
s. W. Chubbuck ut the Postofice book
store, has 80 many nice and appropriate
articles for everybody that enumeration
is impossible. lie has everything that
can be asked for and his stock OF toys is
most complete. His window and his
showcase are the delight OF big and little
folks and calls for the articles there kept
are already frequent.
Passing on into Virginia we find that
VIM. Manning. the well known jeweler
on South c street, has outdone himself
and everybody else in the display oil hol.
iday goods in his line. His selections
have the merit Of being unique a. we'll
as elegant in design. and are OF the
choicest materials. Purchasers will there
find that which will exactly suit them
and at reasonable figures too--in fact the
low prices which there prevail are most
pleasant surprises.
OF all the miscellaneous assortments
OF holiday goods in Virginia perhaps
| that Of +. Boegle, the well known book
| and stationary man, is the most eIten.
sive. He has books with the finest OF
content superbly bound and s~plendidly
illustrated. He has picture books for
the children-somsthing that will in
s.ruct as we'll as please. Fancy goods
| ARE to be found ut his store in endless
variety and all suitable for the occasion.
He has pictures which will make the
house attractive and be q JOY forever to
the possessor. He has everything in the
line OF children's toys. In short, Doe.
| ele's il headquarters for Santa Claus and
Boegle is the veritabls Kris kringle him
self.
And then the children must have nuts
and candies aud sugar hearts and all such
nice sweet things. The City Bakery Of
Fi,zmeisr x Armbrust Is just the place
to lind all these. They have 30 many
aad such fine ones that the little ones
cry ..oh!' and hold their breaths almost
as they pass. There's lots Of happiness
for them in store at the City Bakery and
to DO had cheap. too.