Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
Holiday Hints.
Merry Christmas to all,

read in the Yule log.
Even pine tree can be made to look
spruce on Christmas.
No stocking is so small that Santa
Claus will overlook it.
Remember the poor, especially at
this season of the year
A Christmas Goose-The man who
thinks Santa Clause fraud.
A poet sings: ooh, what will the
Christmas bring?" Bills, sir, bills,
1t is sad to note that the average
Christmas stocking is longer than most
purses.
The old saying that changing is too
good for them" is never understood to
apply to the Christmas stockings.
The almanacs put the shortest day of
the year just before Christmas; but
financially it is the next day after.
eff l were bird" said boy,
And exceedingly wise looked he,
"Pd always build my little nest
In the top of a Christmes tree"
People are 50 good natured just be-
fore Christmas that one may be par
doned for expressing the wish that the
holiday season might last all the year
round.
Contented minds are more condu-
Give to happiness, than riches, glory or
fame. In our life-work let us remem-
Der that it will profit us but little if we
gain world of wealth and lose content
and happiness.
"Look up or down the street, breth-
rem, there is your neighbor. If you
love him, Christmas is success if you
are Indifferent to him, it is failure; if
you hate him, so far as concerns you it
is a catastrophe"
In sending friend Christmas or
New Years card don't write your name
on it, because it spoils it for resembling.
Remember that your friend may be
owing somebody card of this kind,
and yours will come in handy.
Mrs Spriggins-"Why, John, the
Smithers must be awfully down in the
world l see they've actually hung a
basket out on the front door. think
I'll send over Mary with some cold
roast beef and pumpkin pie for the
poor creeturs.
MA" said Bobby, after a thoughtful
silence, edo you know that I don't be-
lieve Santa Claus is really as good as
he is cracked up to be" "Why, Bobby,
what makes you think that?" Because
he gives the incest presents to little
boys and girls who have rich pas"
GLOW nice and quiet it is out here"
she said, as she led him from the
crowded parlor and sat on the stairs.
Eyes" he replied. "This would be a
fine place to hang the mistletoe." ooh,
no." she returned, smiling, archly.
at is so dark here that it isn't neces-
sary."
People who think that Christmas is
a season of peace on earth and good
will toward men probably never saw a
man skirmishing around at five o'clock
on Christmas eve with pertubed mind
and fve-dollar bill buying presents
for wife and nine dearly beloved
children.
Little Dot-"I heard your mamma
tell my mamma that you were getting
to be an awful good boy" Little
Dick-"Yes, | am" "She said she
knew what you wanted for Christmas,
cause she heard you a-prayin' for
them" Eyes; l prayed real loud so
she would"
"Men and women who consider them
selves good and are so considered by
others, are going to enjoy the celebra-
ton of the anniversary Of the birth Of
Him who came to bring peace on earth
and goodwill to men in spite OF the
fact that many about them, other good
men and women-judged by the same
standard as themselves-ar suffering
from cold and hunger, shivering in rags
in the street.
LOTS OF MYsTERIEs-Soon after
dark the other evening a policeman
saw man with something hidden I'M
der his coat enter an alley as if anxious
to escape observation, and after being
trailed short distance he attempted
to enter a barn. The officer rushed
upon him and gave him the collar, but
the prisoner cody said:
"Come, now, don't give it away"
"Who are you, sir?"
"Mr. -, and this is my barn."
"Oh, so you are. Well, you were
acting very queer. You don't gener-
ally come this way"
aNo. | don't but | don't generally
have Christmas present for my wife
which l have to keep hidden for the
next few days"
A combination calling itself the
Acme Opera Company, of Chicago,
gave a show of some sort at Reynolds's
Hall on last Friday night. No free
tickets were sent to this office, and
when we sent our halfbreed roller-boy
over to the manager with note ask
ing him why in Texas he neglected
such an important duty, he returned
word that the Kicker could kick and
be hanged to it ! We therefore kicked.
We hired Cooper's Hall for the same
night, and gave free dance, and the
Acme Opera Company opened to an
audience composed Of the landlords
cross-eyed boy and two old half-breeds
who thought somebody was going to be
scalped. There's nothing mean about
us. We simply want what is due to
the profession and what has been gran
ted to it from time immemorial. When
an amusement combination set out to