Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-12-19
Echo Of the Christmas Booti.

Would you believe it next Thursday is
Christmas ! The signs of activity in the
gift market are more and more noticeable.
In order to meet the demands of the trade
we have surrendered large portion of our
columns to the merchants who wish to bring
their business before the public, and have
to add to the peals of the ''Christmas
boom" of last week the following addi-
tional notices:
Mr.. I. FL. HUMPHREYS, at No. % E.
Main street has, as will be seen in another
column, established s'Depot for Santa
Claus" This staunch friend of the time
honored saint has opened ''the largest
stock of holiday goods he has ever had,' y
and the indulgent parent, who has at
Christmases past and gone gladdened the
little hearts around his fireside from Tom
Humphreys inexhaustible store, will un-
derstand what that means. Among the
items are two thousand dolls; toy kitchens
furnished throughout, even to a pump,
which never gets out of water; every imagi-
nable kind Of toy, fireworks and confec-
tionaries so various and choice that the
reader will have to refer to the list itself.
The LOEB BROTHERS have not been
foreetful of the demands of their friends.
for something a little brighter, little
prettier and a little cheaper than usual for
these holiday times, that never come but
once year. They have published else
where list two feet long of articles, sui
table for presents 'sfor children. for ladies,
for gentlemen and for everybody" and the
gift hunter must 3e hard indeed to suit if
he cannot SPOT something in the long list
that will please friend. The windows Of
this well stocked establishment have been
made more than usually attractive with
pretty chromos in handsome frames, so that
the place should not be forgotten in the
Christmas rounds.
GEO. M. FIFER & Co., No. 5, Main St.
The man who ls making his weary Christ
mas tramp drops into this smoking empo-
rum for temporary repose in different
atmosphere, is saluted, if he has nose
with such fragrant odors that he exclaims
involuntarily what is that ?" Proper
investigation reveals the fact that it is the
cigars and if after smoking them faithful
ly and returning to the "bosom Of his
family his wife can complain of the
smell of that tobacco smoke, or call it
'svile,' that woman is incorrigible and
needs education. In the interest of per-
feet holiday harmony our reporter recon-
mends those cigars and the glass cigar
cites until the 1st of January, and by that
time Flfer will have the man where be
wants him-committed.
DR.. G. E. Hartman at DR.. Chapman's
old Office makes an unusual claim to a
place among our Christmas advertisements
and the way he puts it. his claim is well
founded. A man or a woman either for
that matter, is no more competent to enter
into the full appreciation of Christmas
dinner without his teeth being in good
plight, than he is when his stomach is out
of fix, or is still wearing his old clothes, and
the DR.. who has had the advantage of if
teen years practice with chat skilful and
successful dentist, DIR. Geo. B. Steele OF
Richmond, ought to be able to put mouth
in working trim if anybody cam
Mr.. GEO. R. BELL offers. special bar
gains for the holidays" His stock of dry
goods, notions, fancy goods &C., is very
large and such goods as are now in de-
mand, he offers to sell for less money than
ever before. His numerous customers who
are posted as to his usual low prices and
good bargains. can not fail to give him a
rush when they hear that he is selling bet
ter bargains than ever before. His store
is the well known old Timberlake Il Bell
stand and is as popular as ever.