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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11

A woman whose Christmas pack.
ages never fail to reach their desti
nation in safety says she always writ
es the name and address of the reel
pient upon the inside wrapper Of the
box containing them. Packages some
times lose their outside wrappings
but if the postal clerks can find tho
address on the inside wrapping all
will be well. This woman also ties
up the inside wrapping securely be-
fore putting on the outside covering.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
THE GIET / cHnnsE

Give me the hearthstone with the
glow that warns the soul within:
! choose the gift Of kindly smiles, that
wealth can never win;
The laugh that ripples to the lips from
hearts where peace sublime
Reigns in the fullness of content to
bless the Christmas time.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Columbus, Miss, Dee. 10th.

Columbus, Miss, Dee. 10th.
Dear Santa Claus:
You have been a great friend of
mine for eight Christmases, and |
am counting on you this year for a
few things Would like to have a
foot ball (boy's size), a bicycle, a
set of erectors, knife and some
sparklers and Roman candles. No
frecrackers | don't want to make
a noise on our Saviors birthday.
Lovingly yours,
THOMSON ROSIUS.
124 Main Street.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Dear Santa Claus.

Dear Santa Claus,
am a little girl seven years old
and in the FIRST grade Wish you
would bring doll that win open and
shut it's eyes, a horn that will blow
loud, and tricycle., so | can ride my
doll | will try to be a good little
girl, and thanking you in advance,
Your little friend,
EARLIME BURKE.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11

Dear Sanity:
am a little boy years old. They
all say at my house that ] am a bad
little boy, but if you win bring me
some boots, red sweater, and some
pants with pockets and tricycle. and
gun and train and some fruits, nuts
ard candy. | will be a good boy. |
lave Il little baby brother. Please
don't forget him.
Your little friend,
EDWARD B. WRIGHT.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11

little Jesus. There were gold and
sweet perfumes These we've gifts
that people gave to kings. The Wise
Men had taken long journey across
the hot sands 70 bring these gifts to
the little Jesus, for they knew He was
the Messiah L.V.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11

a tricycle., and an air rifle. some fire
works, and fruit and | am also ex-
pecting great things from Grandpa
Bucks and Grandpa Charles house
! hope they will see this letter so they
won't disappoint me.
HENRY GRADY BELTS, JR.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
CHRISTMAS FOR THE BABIEs

Never deny the babies their Christ
mas! II is the shining seal set upon
year Of happiness Let them be-
lieve in Santa Claus, on st. Nicholas,
or Kriss Kringle, or whatever name
the jolly Dutch saint bears in your
region.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Your little girl,
LOLA NAE PARA
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
/ am a little girl 3 years old, and
try to be good most Of the time, and
want you to bring me a nice doll
and a little rocking chair and a lit
tie bed for my doll, and anything else
YOU want to bring me. That is all
for this time.
Your little girl,
MARY CHAPMAN PARA.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11

Dear Santa:
We are two little half orphans, anC
we want Santa to come to see us. We
want some toys to play with, some
nuts, some oranges, some apples, anc
raisins, and some fire works anc
candy.
We are your little children,
JAMES II. PENCE,
JUDS0N HOMA
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
WALLICE WRIGHT.

Dear SANITY:
| am a little girl ten years old. /
90 to school Please bring me a
sweater, a big doll that goes to sleep
and a doll cart and trunk with lock
and key and some fruit, nuts and
candy Please don't forget all the
other little children.
Your little friend,
LARREAN WRIGHT.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Dear Santie Claus;

Dear Santie Claus
Was you ever a little boy? If so.
YOU know pretty well what a little
boy z years old would love to have.
You can bring me a air rifle, a tool
chest with some nice tools in it. And
sure would love to have an Irish
mail car But If you can't bring it, it
will be al right. There is so many
Riddles, III not be gready.
4" try to be good.
ED. SPENCER, JR.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
nECEMRER

Three cheers for Old December;
The month of Santa Claus ami toys;
The hanging up of a million Stockings
For million girls and boys
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
know you are quite busy getting
your pack ready as you win soon have
to start on your journey. For there
are so many girls and boys to think
Of. This is my first letter | am a
little girl 3 years old, Please bring
me big doll with curly hair and
bright blue eyes, horn, some blocks,
a shoofly. a piano and some fruit and
some candy. Dear Sanity, don't for
get my little brother will tell you
his name, Rodney Lindamood Stan
low
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Fourth Street, North, city,

Fourth Street, North, City,
Dee. 9Th, 1921.
Dear Santa Claus:
am going to write YOU a letter "a
tell you what want Christmas. ]
want you to bring me a bicycle, some
fruit and fire works.
Your friend,
j. w. SPAWN.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Your little friend,
Constance WilIetta Stanley.

Dear Sanity:
am a little boy eight years old.
/ go to school. If it is not asking
too much of you, please bring me some
boats, a sweater, and Wagon, and a
gum and little car. And some candy,
fruit and nuts.
Your little friend,
WALLICE WRIGHT.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11

Dear Santa:
am 10 years old, | want you to
bring me something | can share with
my little friend. | think a yolly ball
and a net and some good book. Uncle
Wiggles bed time stories are good,
and ! would like some of them. And
anything else you think would suit a
little girl like me.
Your friend.
RUTH SPENCER.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus;
/ want you to bring me doll with
curley hair and a doll buggy and q
doll bed / want a tea set and a
story book,
Your little friend,
CAROLYN FRIDAY.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Denr Sane.

Dear Santa
am writing you to tell YOU what to
bring me for Xmas. Bring me a doll
bed, piano, some fruit and fire
works. As do not want to be self
ish, that is all.
Your friend
MARGIE BREWER.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Columbus. Miss, Dec. 10th.

Columbus, Miss, Dec. 10th.
Dear Old Santa
] got lots of Christmas presents
last year, and have taken good care
of them, so will not need much this
time. Would like to have some fur
nitme like Mary Loucille Bright's, a
doll and bed and buggy, a picture book
and some sparklers.
Yours as ever,
MARTHA RUTH BROSIUS.
724 Main Street
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11

Dear Santa Claus:
want YOU to come to my house,
want you to bring me a pretty doll
and lot of presents and lot Of fruit
and that is all for this time.
Your little friend,
MARY CARR.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Dear Santa Claus:
ED, SPENCER, JR.

Dear Santa Claus
am a little girl s years old. Wish
you would bring me a pretty doh, and
doh buggy. Also some toys and
fruit.
LOUISE DIXON.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11

DCaf santa
There is one little boy in Caledonia
who can hardly wait until Xmas, adm
that's me. want you TO bring me
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
10Th ST., 3rd Ave, North.
Columbus, Miss.

Dear Santa Claus
want you 20 bring me a wrist
watch, some fruit, nuts and some fir
works, Christmas.
Your friend,
MARY BALL.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-11
Dear Santa Claus:

lJcaf santa tlauS.
am years old, and try to be good
and help mama all can. ! want
you to bring me a sleepy doll and
doh buggie and doll bed, if you
have enough money to get them with,
and lots of fruit and candies. Don't
forget to bring little brother some
thing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
MOST DREADED SEA MONSTER
Octopus More to Be Feared Than That
Enemy Of All Swimming Things,
the Shark.

Can you imagine snail so big and
20 powerful that he can overcome the
strongest man l,.sl. snrsa
His name? Why, the octopus, that
tearsome monster whose eight long
AIMS, covered with powerful suckers
ean enfold and hold fast the strong.
est human swimmer or the tiercest and
most active FISH. The octopus Is u
huge snail, whose shell is contained
within his body.
Normally he lives at the bottom NJ
the sea. thrustng his soft PUPPY body
into hole in the rocks, and allowing
his tentucles to wave to and fro in
the water in search of any luckless
prey that may come their way. If one
Of his arms touches anything living
1t adheres to it Immediately. First
one arm and then another Is wrapped
around the struggling thing until II IL
held so fast that It Is incapable OF
movement Then the tentacles con.
tract and bring their captive TO the
beakllke mouth "a
The octopus can move through the
water at an amazing speed. He does
this by filling his body with water, and
then squirting 1t out violently II pur.
sued by an enemy he throws out o
kind of smokellke screen by dlscharg.
Ing the contents Of his sepla.bng.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village anc
Advert sements.

The unimitable Tom Mix at Harte
Theatre, today.
Tom Mix in THE Big Town Round
Up" Western thriller. At Harte
Theatre, today.
Your last opportunity to see Mae
Murray in The Gilded Lily" Opera
House tonight.
Mabel Hathaway has left for her
school in Wilmington where, she will
teach during the coming year. nu
Still few left of those exceptional
values in army hospital blankets, all
wool, 72XS4 at 1895 at Noveck's." 3t2
Special clean up! Two lots OF boys
school shoes, lace and button, at $19S
and $2.49, values to $3.50 at No.
weeks" -- 3t2
Roscoe Arbuckle in "The Dollar a
Year Man" and Tom Santschi in
The V That Vanished" Harte Thea.
ire, Monday.
News has been received here of the
birth in Troy, o., on September /, of
= son to Mr.. and Mrs. H. Clay Wright.
Mrs. Wright was formerly Miss Ruth
Massey and was employed for some
time at the Griswold store.
The services at st. Peters church
tomorrow will be Holy Communion at
1870; Morning Prayer and sermon at
1920; Church school at noon. This
is the first session OF the school and
it is important that all members be
present Evening Prayer will be sale
at 5 o'clock.
The senior class of the Bennington
II! gh school held a class meeting Fri
day afternoon. Tie following officers
4 were elected: President, Howard Arm
strong; vice president, Miss Alice
IBushee (re-elected) treasurer, John
Griffin; secretary, Miss RIOS, Hayden
| (re-elected.)
Francis Howe, Henry Ripley and
William Daley OF North Bennington
pleaded guilty in municipal court this
forenoon to the theft OF gasoline from
a pump in their home village. They
we're fined $50 each and costs and
given a suspended sentence OF not less
than three or more than four months
III jail lacy will be on probation
Tor year.
The Second Congregational church
cordially invites the public to its serN
ices tomorrow Morning worship al
1890. The pastor, Rev G.. S. Mills
has returned from the Middleburl
Convention, and will speak upon The
Word OF the Gospel from a Vermont
Hill.Top." Discussion class for mer
in the auditorium following. Church
school in the chapel at II. Ilt
Christian Endeayor society will have
its first meeting after the summer va
cation tomorrow night. The noun
will be 6 O'Clock. The leader, Don
aid Webster. This will be an outdoor
meeting on the parsonage lawn, anc
will have some specially attractive
features.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
NORTH BENNINGTON

Misses Esther and Win!fred Clark.
l,Brookfeld, VT, are visiting friends in
town.
Miss Florence Moshier LETT Wednes.
day for Burlington, Vt.
Robert Barber, son of Frank Barber
mas entered the Preventorium at Es-
sex, VT, for treatment
Mr. and Mrs. A. s. Payne, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Jones have returned from
u motor trip to Bunao.
Mrs Carrie Henry who has been
visiting relatives in Arlington for a
| lew weeks has returned home
William Barber, Miss Blanche Bar.
Der ana Miss kuth Bromley were Il
mong those who attended the Rutland
rar, Wednesday.
Ms Agnes Burgess who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs, Nellie ii. Ga.
ter returned ~ Burnngton aGcompan.
red by Mrs. Carter.
Mr., Graves and son Percy we're in
attendance at the Rutland Fair Wed
nesoay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Bonynge have
closed their house here and returned
10 their home in East Orange n. j.
Alexander Elwell and grandson Ru
dolph were in Rutland this week to
attend the falr.
Mrs. florence Surdam and daughter
| ma 10 thn AlV Al
Charles Hawkins of South SALISBURY
and their guest. Miss Jennie Helm OF
! Philadelphia motored to Lake st
Catherine Thursday, where they spent
the day. usaa,
Rev. w. r. Hamlin has returned
from Middlebury where he has been
II attendance at the Congregations
ministers convocaton of Vermont
Miss Clarice White left this week
for Holland Patent, New York, where
she has position as teacher of physi
cal culture,
Mr., r. Coy and daughter Nette Coy
were in Rutland Wednesday to at
tend the fair
Rev. James Clark and Mrs. Clml
and son are in town for a few days
Mr.. Clark was former pastor of tht
Congregational church. .-
Nelson Payne was in Rutland this
week to attend the state convention
of the Vermont department OF tn,
American Legion.
Rev. James S. Clark Of Brookilel,
will preach at the morning service a
7 the Congregational church at clever
a, M, Sunday, Sept, II. Sunda,
school at 1910 p. m. The first meet
ing of the Y. p. S. Il. following tn
summer recess will be held in tn
church vestry at $50 D. m. Plans TO
the coming year will be discussed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
The Glass Plumber.

The introduction of the vacuum
tube light has brought into existence
the new trade Of glass plumbing.
The glass tubes, in which the light is
produced by an electric current flow
Ing through a gaseous conductor are
an Inch and three-quarters In diane
ter, and are put up In lengths OF
about So feet, and Theoretically sealed
In place. For the purpose Of this
work set Of glass-blowers' instru
ments has been invented, including
cutting tools, blowers and hand
torches, and experts perform the
necessary operations with surprising
rapid!ty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10

After some consideration The great
man drew up dietary and Instructed
her TO report TO him In month.
Al the end OF that time the doctor
saw her again, stouter than ever.
Are you sure you ate what or
dered?' asked the physician, aghast.
Everything answered the patient
His brow wrInkled In perplexIty.
And nothing elsei"
Nothing whatever, doctor-except,
OF course, my ordinary meals"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
"llfs ne I sea ~

Ny conscience doesn't always pre-
vent me from doing wrong, but 1t
won't stand In with mc.-Courler-.
Journal,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
TO THE BUYING PUBLIC

public from time to time of
great changes in business
conditions before such con-
ditions had materially af-
fected prices.
TO prevent any changes
or blue penciling of any part
of the text of this article
we are publishing and pay
ing for it as an advertise
ment. HAhh.
Primarily it is an adver-
tisement, but from a purely
business standpoint it is not
profitable to give you the
information that follows ex-
cept we deem it good bust
ness to keep our customers
thoroughly posted as to
conditions affecting future
prices.
The papers have been full
the last year of statements
relative to the strike of the
consuming public.
Now while this has in a
measure been true there has
been a still greater and
more serious strike been in
process with the retailers
Of the country. tocE o,
H'They could not or would
not buy and SO mills closed
and great numbers were
made idle W aca,
The consumer, however,
still bought merchandise
andra condition has now
arisen where the shelves of
many retailers are almost
bare Of some kinds of goods.
Fall is upon us and re-
tailers have as a class be-
gun clamoring for merchan-
disc.
1t is needless to say they
are going to have a hard
time getting it and if they
do get some the prices are
going to be far above what
the goods could be had at
a few weeks or months ago.
Many makers of mer-
chandise have for months
been offering their pro-
ducts at actual loss in order
to keep their factories go
ing. e-s e-"
Now that the demand has
begun prices cannot posi-
bly, help but move up to a
balance of supply and de-
mand. tr. H1
Those retailers who were
wise went ahead months
ago courageously placing
fall orders, taking advant-
age of the spasm of fear
then sweeping the country.
Perhaps it is reasonable to
assume that such retailers
will own their fall merchan-
disc at least twenty-five per
cent under what retail buy
ers from now on will have
to pay.
This firm began placing
orders last Jan. for this fall
and winter clothing and
furnishings and perhaps
bought more literally than
for many years past.
We had no more war
goods to dispose of and
made our future purchases
confident that conditions
were shaping for a real
scarcity later on.
The result of our reason
ing is that we own at panic
prices the largest stock of
fall and winter goods that
ever came into this store.
And we are going TO sell
them on a cost plus basis
and not on a basis of re-
placement costs.
We can promise some
sensational values while the
merchandise lasts and we
strongly advise our bust
ness friends to take it as
offered instead of waiting
for seasonal needs.
Raw cotton has jumped
from 12c to zoe a pound in
almost as many days. The
market is bare of fine wor-
sted suitings. Silk hose of
merit cannot be had at any
price. Every pound of Bel
eian hat fur has been used.
Quality shirtings are at a
premium. Domets are sold
six months ahead. 7tl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10

standing many days in the hot sun.
He found II pleasant with coffee 1t
soon thickened TO a glue. and often
be saw the natives use 1t to cement
Broken crockery. ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
MIX az Glue.
FNncy using mllk as glne

Fancy using milk as glue
The milk does not come from the
COW, but from a wonderful tree called
the cow.tree, But for all that, It Is
quite as pleasant to drink as the milk
We get from the dairy.
The tree is ono Of the largest to be
found In the dense forests OF Brazil.
It's bark is deeply scored reddish aud
ragged.
Cuts are made In the trunk to allow
the milk to flow, but supply can be
obtained equally we'll from one which
has been cut down for some time.
A traveller had some OF the milk
drawn from dry logs which had been
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
BAPTIZED at Historic Site.

The Oldest Christian site In the
world was the scene Of the baptism of
an English baby by an Anglican chap
lain. The permission of the orthodox
patriarch OF Jerusalem had to be OBJ.
tanned. The site Is that ON which
stands the Church OF the Nativity at
Bethlehem, and this Is the first re-
corded instance Of an English child
being baptized there.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
TERRIBLE CASE
Of ECZEMA
Prominent VeterinaryofD Dover
Suffered Tortures for
Twelve Years
tFRUIT-A-TIVES"and SCOTIA Saliva
Finally Brought Relief

sac a Dover N. II, j,
"Tn 1906, I began I'd betroubled.
with Eczema. 1t started on my face
and gradually spread. The second
summer, I was so badly afflicted I
had to lay off work. / would keep
my hands tied UP at night to prevent
digging into my flesh while asleep.
Ispent hundreds of dollars in seeking
relief. / would 60 for several months
without trouble and then the Eczema
would break out again and l would
be in for n siege of suffering. My
hands, especially across the knuckles,
would be SO pulled and swollen /
could not do any obstetrical work
or operations.
II was about three months ago /
CHANGED to read an adj. of Fruit,
a.tivcs' about a person being cured
of Weeping Eczema by using this
remedy and SCOTIA Saliva. l bought
both and in about week, noticed an
improvement. l have nov used two
boxes of 'Fruit-a-tires' and one Of
SCOTIA Saliva and am entirely free
of Eczema. My flesh is clear and
smooth and / am that gratifed with
the result that cannot proclaim too
loudly the merits of these remedies" :.
L. y. OLZENDAM, Il. Y. NJ.
Both remedies are sold at SOC. a
box, 6 for $3.50. AT all dealers or
sent postpaid by FnUIT-A-TIVLS
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
Gard of Thanks.

We do hereby extend our thanks
to the many kind friends who assisted
us during our recent bereavement
also the II T. Cushman Mfg. Co., and
the Allen A. Company.-Mr. and Mrs
Asa Niles and family Mr.. and Mrs
stephen Niles and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Waite and family; Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Smith and family;
sir and Mrs, Frank Niles and family
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
. The -
Scrap Book
WHY SHE FAILED TO REDUCE
Patient Evidently Had Not Properly
Understood the Orders Given
Her by Her Physician.

The woman who sat In the ply
sIcIan's consulting room was certainly
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10

S [ o u [, ana hef
reason for being
there was that
the man Of med
lclne might pre-
scribe som e
course Of treat
m e mt W h ! c h
would reduce her
corpulency
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-10
An Income lust too small

can without risk be made big enough
by the purchase of an Annuity Write
or call for rates, 72d year National
Life lns. Co. W. (Mutual) Earle s.
Klnsey General Agent, Mead Build.
Ing. Rutland. VI, Advertisement.