Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-15
Dnr,.smss rreparsasons.

Tuesday. DECfMnEk 50. Isso.
Obrssssnas rreparsaaons.
In lsss than ten days more CHRIST
mas will be rpon us; In fact, even now,
a Ia at our doors, We being seminded
OF IL BY the brilliant and Glitterine
vindo Us Of our shopkeepers. In antici'
nation OF reapIng . good financial har'
yest they have made tull preparations
for the busy times the holidays always
hiring with them. When We look 81
the novelties that grace their windows
We wonder when human ingenuity WI
fail In presenting something new We
Thought for each succesding year fol
wears past that the inventive genius
vas at an end, but stia each veal
brought new attractions, and the pres
nnt year we are met on every hano
Nth something new and novel FOL
Christmas. We look around us ano
vo mentally ask II tkas can be exceiiedi
hut We have no doubt that when Christ
mas comes next year 1t will bring III
new attractions.
Somehow, Christmas seems to be 9
holiday that can never be exhausted
II brings with IL 80 many tender memo
riss Of childlife, having chAdlife
source, that 1t appeals toour tendsres'
sympathies and In a wonderful manner
draws parent and child closer together
An all the better relations OF life.
But now o word for our busy shop
keepers.
Though everybody is thinking and
talking abbut Christmas these busy
caterers TO the public taste recognise
thxt the Christmas trade Is on the in
creaSe and that every effort must be
made I'd meet it. They pnt their active
imagination into full exercise and II Is
wonderful 10 note what an avalanche OF
,>oveltiss make heir appearance in the
lin,s of trade. These novelties are mau l
IN only here at home H. " 'ne mSrA e.s
AZ the - .-'d are laid nndst o..
TO add to the Christmas display. Things
to suit every taste and every purse are
10 be seen.
There can be no dihicuits in being
suited on the Art OF anybody Bat
examine the we'll filled advertising COL
umnA OF the REPUBLICAN,, and 1t will
-le seen where TO purchase and what TO
purchase. The advertisements of the
best houses In every line OF trade will
be found there. We would advise all
the readers Of the REPUBLICAN to visit
those places advertised and see for
themselves what they have got.
Every taste, however fastidious, ha;
bean catered to and every want can b
supplied. Such fine exhibitions o.
Roods speak we'll for the community, al
they would not have been supplied had
they not been called for. The poor 81
well as the rich have been borne IL
mind and the condition OF every purs'
has been consulted. Even those Ii
humble life seem every year to buy bet
ter goods.
Articles which dozen years ag
were 10 be found only among the wei
to-do, now are found among all classes
All buy better clothing, furniture an
the iuxuries of life. This has in grei
measure been brought abou: BY IL
greatly reduced prices at which a
Glasses OF merchandise is now sol
This is an era Of low prices, and we a
glad to see even the faintest gimme
ing OF better times ahead. We won
also advise the purchasing OF our hor
merchants and tradesmen whersv
commodities are offered to rs good a
vantage as they are elsewhere. II
the duty OF people to economic a
make their purchases AZ cheapiy
possible, and our home merchants m,
soil as low as merchants in other cit
n they want the home trade. Co
modities are close corporations and
dividuals who com pose them are '
tuAily dependent upon each other.
Their interests are largely identi
and what concerns one concerns all
some extent. A mechanic and la
ing man who gets his employment: 4
the manufacturer or master mocha
in his own locality, should by all
reasons pAtroniZe those who give
employment, II they will sell good
chsaply az they are sold elsewhere.
home merchants help to pay our ts
and they pay licenses for the priv
OF carrying on their business.
are entitled to extra consideration
shis account and they very natu
expect the general patronage of
around them. Lot them not be ,
looked in making the holiday
chAsas
Now then We have had our IA
this question, and in concl us io
would advise our people TO take n
through our business thoroughfar
sec the sights, and take the chi
along. 1t will cheer you up TO We
preparations for Christmas, ant
will no doubt find ample opportu
OF making Christmas pleasant to
selves ard all around you.
NIX. RANDALL has handed in
nority report on the proposed alte
of the rules Of the House OF ReI
tatives in relation to distribuIn
appropriations to the respective
mittees TO which appropriations
rally belong. MT Randall {
the change because he believes 1t
lead to increased expenditures,
committee would try to get all IL
And collusions might bs forr
tween committees to help each ,
good slice Of govern IN emit func
the principle Of you tickle m
will tickle you Randall, h
is believed to be far in the mino,