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The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Here Are the Christmas Slippers

THOUSANDS
of foo t.
happy folk s
will walk thou
sands Of COM
fort miles clad
in the warm,
snug slippers
of Slipper Ave-
nue.. The rea-
son: You just
can't beat a pair
of comfortable
8 Ii pc r s as a
Christmas Gift.
Gift s Ii PIP ers
there are in Slip
per Avenue that
soon will bring
comfort to tiny
toddling feet;
r e Ii eff to the
shapely feet that
day-times grace
the places of
fashion; rest 20
b u s y mothers
and d a d d i 9 s
CO m in g home
tir e d at night;
to grandmothers
and grandfath-
ers, to aunts and
uncles, cousins
and in-laws-in
fact, S lip p er
Avenue has 3
welcome gift for
every one. Com
select q gift
Of good quality
and usefulness.
Slipper Avenue
Second Floor.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
MackinaWs and
OYercOats, Sc. rs

ARE big, warm coats, all in double-breasted
"A style, with big, convertible collars and
deep, warm pockets, and every garment tai
lored to meet the most strenuous boy needs.
Junior Chinchilla Overcoats, made Of deep
pile chinchilla, in serviceable colors. Sizes
8 to years.
Long Overcoats for larger boys, made of
durable, warm overcoatings that give real
protection. Sizes to II.
Plaid Mackinaws are the coats for actions.
They are warm, too, with side and muff
pockets. Sizes 8 to IL.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Household Utilities

Special selections from our large and comprehen-
sives lines used to merely demonstrate the many
unusual values always obtainable in this section
Many Of these articles would make suitable gifts.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03

IF YOU are in doubt what give have Gift Advisor
the Third Floor to help solve that problem Here
practical gifts for the baby youth and the adult This Of
fers you the opportunity to complete gift list if
can't decide what article to give you purchase Gift Ger
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Mems Flannelette
Pajamas, $1.85

Insure warm sleeping
comfort. These are OF
fine quality flannelette,
well cut and roomy; fin
ished with silk frogs.
Sizes A, B, G, d.
-AGen's Shsp. First Floor. d
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Mems Street
Gloves, Pair, $1.65

We've Just received q new
shipment Of these fiae qusl-
ity lined and unlined gloves,
well made handsomely nm
ished; the unlined gloves
in cordovan, the lined IN
! gray and cordovan. All sisss
ip both styles.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
81 and 36-in.
Corduroy,
Yard, 85c

In fifty light and
dark shades. This Is
a wide-wale corduroy
that will make en-
chanting lounging and
bath robes and XII
monos.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
$500 Yards Of 40 ST "a
in. LustrOus Char 10y
meuse. Yard. -.

Charmeuse stands in the forefront OF
the fashion-favored fabrics of the style
centers of the world. This is a rich all
silk quality that does not ruff up. Shown
in all desired colors and black. And what
q value!
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Practical Gifts for Men
MEMS GIFTS SHOULD BE Sc
CURED IN THE MEMS WEAR SHOP

AND amply prepared to take
list with substantial mems gifts OF pleasing quality
ervn nricAd
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
36-in. Black
Satin Duchess,
Yard, $1.69

A fine, luxurious,
pure silk duchess
satin, Of fast-bound
quality, in rich raven
black. A very sound
value.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Boys RaincOat
Outfits, $3.45

EVERY schoolboy should be well prepared
- for the. rainy days with one Of these
black rubber coats, with khaki inside back,
storm collar and slash pockets, topped off.
with Sou'wester hat. Sizes 6 to Is.
Fourth Fsee.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Comfort Slipper

Selected felt, with cut-out collar
and pompon: elk leather sole. Six
good colors. AL sizes. QQo
3 to 3. Pair. ... oc~
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
Mems Fiber
Mufflers, $1.95

A gift sure to please,
and in q choice of colors,
including fancy weaves,
white, gray, black and
brown; with novelty bor-
der.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
sss s;Ss' sstin 1as'' c.n;a% .rn';sajn%s265
Crepes. Yard. -OO

Crepes are the unquestioned leaders Of
fashion this season, and it is such Won
derful heavy quality, deep, pebbly finish
crepes as these that make for such vogue.
All wanted colors, with plenty of navy
blue, seal and black
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
36-in. Costume
Velveteen,
Yard, $3.50

OF high-grade quail
ity, with lovely lus.
trous finish, in all
the desired dark col
ors and black. This
is a splendid value.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
36 INCH AIN 81 m
AND CHkNGEABLE ~OS
TAFFETA. YARD. :.

In beautiful color combinations for fancy
work, draperes and breakfast coats. Also in
navy blue and black.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
36-in. Persian
Corduroy,
Yard, SIPS

A superb quality,
In rich Persian de-
signs, charming for
combination dresses
and robes. Five
yards will make a
splendid gift.
The Washington times., 1922-12-03
he Christmas Sale of Fine Silks

that we stretched point all round the
our idea
kind of values tina the
The Washington times., 1922-12-03

A fabric enjoying a great deal of merited
popularity. Here is a fine standard quality,
shown in all fashionable colors.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
The Bears Head.

The old Christmas dishes were, of
course, largely determined by the food
material available for the Christmas
board. The existence Of thousands Of
Wild bears in the woods made boar
hunting one of the, national sports, and
the boa's head with ilssconcomitant
Drawn, one of the most popular among
Christmas dishes. The old customl of
serving up this ancient dish at Queens
college, oxford, Is associated with
legend to the effect that In olden days
one Of the students, when attacked
by one ofs.hese Wild denizens of the
woods, saved himseH.1rom is jaws
BY thrusting his Greek leXirbr down
its throat. with the ejaculation, "Grae-
cum est" cit is Creek. OF course the
beast was choked, THE choking pos
sibllitles of such a dry-as-duSt volume
being generally understood
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
iNSOl.vENT NOTICE

To the Creditors of JOHN MARTIN
deceased.
BY order of the Clerk of the County
Court of Jackson County, Tennessee,
notice is hereby given to all persons
having claims againts the estate of
John Martin, deceased, to appear and
file same with the Clerk of the Comfy
Court, authenticated in the manner
prescribed by law, on or before the
25th day of March, next, the lnsolven-
cy of said estate having been sugges-
ted.
Any claims not filed on or before
said date will be forever barred, both
in law and equity.
This November IL, 1922.
j. H. Stafford, Admr. or Jhon
Martin, deceased.
4ti. 12-14
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
CHRISTMAS OPENS THE HEART
II Is the Gladsom= Season When the
Happlest People Are Those
Who Give the Most.

OF HRISTMAS is one of the
M words of the language that
H. convey suggestion, create
"a u vision, project an atmos-
phere Of glamour, romance
and sentiment far greater than them
selves.
To say Christmas is to open the
eyes of the mind and the doors Of the
heart TO the dearest recollections or
our childhOod; and these fond and
shadowy remembrances mean little
unless they create in us the desire to
have Christmas mean as much TO
children today as II meant to us when
we were tiny.
For Christmas, the birthday of an
immortal child, was, is and must re-
main especially the festival of the
bright innocence of infancy. That Is
why we resent II when some over
literal and painfully conscientious
person rises ap in duty bound to de-
clare there D no Santa Claus. Such
joy-killers, HNbNing the nursery of an
illusion cherished, would take away
the fairy tales and quell the spirit Of
adventure and food every mystery Of
shadowland with the light OF common
day.
Let no improving m0dernist tamper
with the old-tlme, traditional observ'
ance of Christmas We need for the
life of our own souls the Christmas
tree and the Yule log at the domestic
hearth, and the stockings hung arrow,
and the joyful clatter Of the great
morning, and the dinner with the fam
lily gathered round In glad reunion.
We need the sweet custom Of the
interchange of tokens, when into that
custom there creeps no accent OF COM
pulsiOn, no hint Of mercenary calcl-
lation. For we know that 1t Is of the
very essence of Christmas to give, not
to receive. The blessing rests on
those whose love, "great enough to
hold the world" seeks outlet on this
day to other lives-cramped and
pinched, alone and poor, meager In
comfort, facing the day without
smile and the night without the pillow
Of a hope
II is a wretched celebration of the
time to shut oneself in with surfeit
of feast and piled hoard of gifts
and exult that we have so much
Those whose Christmas Is the mer
riest, whose coming year is certain to
be happiest, are those who give the
most away, and In the giving give
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
Jobs Scarce in Burkburnett
Oil Fields.
Burkneet, Texas.
Nov. %, 1922.

Nov. %, 1922.
Dear Editor:
Will.you please allow me space
in your paper for a letter. as |
am Tennessean and a Jackson
county, Hill Billie.
| have been away from there
for several years, but Pm still a
Tennessean. Have been a silent
reader of the Burkburnett Oil
Field, and believe it to be one
of the best papers ever printed.
1t brings to me every week the
news right from my HON town.
| am silent but still | know just
what you are doing. You are
invisible at first in your weekly
doings, but then comes the
Sentinel all flushing with news
and brings my memories back to
friends in jackson county, and
again you are visible to me.
often read in the Sentinel
the letters that are written by
the other boys, and the girls,
too, that are away, and wonder
if they are still true to sunny
Tennessee. If you are not you
should be, for she is a state
which help to number forty
eight, and without her we would
have no state.
AS am about to bring my
letter to a close, | will tell you
how times are here. Every
teing is very dull at present.
Money wont buy a job, but
am looking for things to get
better by the LIST of the year.
If any of you boys are planning
on coming to Burk looking for
work. you had better take my
Il
advice as a friend and stay
away from here, for | see real
oil field men looking for work
every day, and they are not
having any luck towards finding
jobs. :
| will close giving my best re.
CARDS to one and all.
l remain your friend.
The Mysterious Writer.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
RAINBOW AROUND MOON

n HE moon came up like a big
i gold plate. AS 1t slowly
mounted higher, the man In the
moon looked down to see what
people were going to get for
Christmas. A lovely rainbow
grew so interested, too, that 1t
gathered In a beautiful circle
around the moon ana sailed up
the sky with 4, thinking of all
the happy time below. Then a
m0onbeam fell upon the face of
Tim Purdy, as he lay sleeping
near his window, and was
changed into a smile as 1t got
into his dream. He thought he
saw the very thingrthat he had
wanted so much and so long,
coming down. to him through the
air. AS th6 moonbeam stayed
until It awoke him, and as he
looked up and saw the colored
halo that crowned the moons
head, he exclaimed: what a
purity rainbow Faith I think 1t
means good luck for mel' He
was right. 1t did. In the morn.
ing he found that some good
fairy had found out and brought
the very thing that he wanted
@. @. Hazard.
20. 1921. Western Newspaper Union.)
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
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KEEP PEACE AND GOOD WILL
Essence Of the Spirit Of Christmas
Should Be Retained Through
out the Year.

OF n NNUALLY, the spirit or
NA Christmas descends upon
~ the world. For little space
q u the enmities and animOsi.
ties, the trials and annoy.
ances of workaday life, the sorrows
and anxieties are forgotten. Human
ity prosperous, turns its thoughts to
humanity in suffering, and seeks to
bring to those In want and In distress
at least a fragment of the spirit which
is abroad throughout the land.
Then memory turns back to old
friends, perhaps almost forgotten in
the rush of the years affairs, kindly
thoughts and pleasant recollections
fill the mind. One turns naturally to
the greetingQnd the gift as means
of expressing the Joy of Christmas
which is in the heart, and on each Of
us is impressed anew the thought that
it is, more blessed to give than to re-
ceive, giving not only material gifts,
but friendship, kindness and good will.
And then, when the brief holiday
season Is over, when the Christmas
greens have disappeared and the
world Is again In It's drab working
clothes, the spirit of Christmas van
ishes. Again the suspicious and jeal-
ousies and envy show themselves.
Again we forget the old friends, and
the happy memories of other days are
submerged under the pressure of the
business Of today.
= one cannot keep alive always hol-
iday spirit, If that were attempted,
the work Of The world would never be
done. It Is not desirable to attempt
to keep with us for more than few
days each year the spirit of Christmas
jollity and good cheer. That Joyous
atmosphere would lose its zest were
we to try to live in 1t for long.
But perhaps the underlying spirit Of
Christmas could be Kept alive more
constantly in our hearts. Perhaps the
love and afrlendliness, and the tend
ency to forget injuries and rise above
the pettiness of life whiclI' manifest
themselves at Yuletide, could be re
tanned beyond Twelfth Night and made
a part of our daily lives until next
Christmas.
We need not exchange gifts or
greetings We need not 60 about with
holiday jolllty In our countenances.
But we can keep and cherish and aug
ment by daily use the ideal of peace
and good will toward men, which Is
the essence of the Christmas spirit,
and by so doing make the world bet
ter place in which 10 live.-Mllwaukee
Sentinel
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
CANDLES OF BAYBERRY WAX
important and Decorative Yuletlds
Accessory May Be Made
With Little Effort.

or 1AYBERRY candles for the
NhI Yuletlde season were the
~ pride of colonial danes.
81 Then they went out COM
pletely and no one ever
heard of homemade bayberry candles
until few years ago saw revival OF
the art, when one found them again in
arts and crafts shops. writes Helen
Harrison In the New York Post. Anna
teurs began to experiment, and they
learned that candle making is not
difficult art.
One amateur eXperimenter found
that brass or copper kettles used for
melting wax made the gray-green of
bayberry wax much greener.
The Old-fashiOned candle dip meth
cd is simple, or one can construct
molds of heavy paper if regular forms
are not available.
One quart measure of berries will
make a medium-sized candle. The old
fashioned candle mOlds are large and
require about two qurats of berries
for one candle.
The berries should be covered with
water and set over the fire to melt
off the wax coating. As twigs and
leaves get In with the berries, 1t Is
necessary to strain the wax through
sieve at first. After the first strain
ing the wax should be reheated and
then strained again through coarse
cheesecloth.
When ready to mold, fasten lengths
Of candlewick through each m0ld,
knotting the wick ut the molds point
and tying the other end around stick
that will rest across the top of the
mold.
Heating the wax again, fill in each
mold, making sure that the wick Is
taut. To remove from mold without
cracking, warm 1t slightly in hot wa
ter before slipping the candle from
each form.
Heavy paper can be sewed or pasted
into mold forms and bottom glued
to each, leaving small hole in the
center of the bottom, through which
the wick can be slipped and knotted.
It is a slower process, but satisfactory
as a makeshift.
To make candle dips fasten two or
three pieces of wick to stick and
far enough apart to prevent touching
but not too far to extend beyond the
sides of the kettle holding the wax.
Dip into hot wax repeatedly, as each
coat chills, until desired size has been
obtained.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07

Then him in my fond arms embrace.
NHFTER placing piece Of
MA holly under her pillow, many
kS a girl, in the north of Eng
land especially, repeats
these lines to herself before
retiring to rest on Christmas eve, &C
cordlng to a writer in London Tit-Bits.
Cupid plays an important part In
many of the superstitions and customs
that are still extant at this season.
A Christmas practice among super
stitlous girls who wish to dream about
their future lovers is that Of abstain
ing from food or drink or speech dur
ing the whole of Christmas eve. Then,
after all the family have retired, they
make cake of -four, salt and water,
called "dumb cake" This they eat
Just before retiring to bed, in the be-
lief that their somewhat indigestible
supper will cause them to dream Of
their future husbands.
In the Alps there exist several
charming Yuletide customs of propos-
ing marriage by the language Of flow
ers. If q girl accepts a bouquet OF
edelweiss from a man during the pc
Rod from Christmas day to New
Years eve the action denotes that she
accepts him as her future husband.
Another Christmas custom In Switz-
erland is for the young man to place
a flower pot, containing a single rose,
and a note on the, window sill Of the
girls room when she is absent from
home. He then waits for reply. II
the maid accepts the flower before
New Years eve then the young man
boldly enters the house to task papa"
If, on the other hand, the rose is
not touched, but Is allowed to fade
away, the proposal is rejected without
a single word of love having been ex-
changed between the couple.
In Sardinia Christmas wooing Is far
more complicated. II Sandman ia
Their has a manageable daughter, the
would-be sutton applies to him for
permission to speak to her by means
of species of telephone that has
been in use for the purpose for centu'
ries of Christmases.
II is long string with q wooden
knob at each end. The girl drops one
knob out of her window and, the shut
tiers being closed, places the Other
knob to her ear. Down below heI
would-be lover pours words OF un
dying devotion into his knobl
On every New Years day In Ru'
mania fair Of manageable girls IL
held. The girls are all drawn up ir
one line and the men in another, with
the parents of both behind them. Il
young man likes the looks Of an,
particular girl he steps cut OF his
line, goes UP to her and enters Int
conversation. II he is favorably re
ceived by the girl, his parents ant
her parents compare notes as to thu
marriage settlement and similar prac
teal matters.
Many quaint superstitions are asso
ciated with the festive season In va
rious parts Of Britain. In Hertford
shire the wearing Of new shoes OF
Christmas day Is considered to be yer!
unlucky.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
HER LESSER HALF.

Come into tn
next room. read
or. Y'see we was
right. That wasn't
his flancee. at all,
although IL was
a sort Of ex- fam
Gee, cause he's
her lesser half.
Merry Christ.
mas
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
THE PATCHWORK QUILT

TT WAS such a sunny Decem-
Aber day that Marian could sit
on the porch and do her Christ
mas sewing. This quilt was to
surprise her grandmother, for
old folks don't expect presents
at any time Of the year, least OF
all do they look for such a hne
thing as Marian was preparing.
1t was gay with shreds and
patches from many an old dress
and the stitches were as neatly
and closely put In as any dress
maker could have wished. Be
sides, upon every patch there
was worked the name Of some
one whom the old lady loved.
This required a coed many
patches and made quite a large
quilt, but the child had worked
long and patiently.
She was happily repaid for all
her busy care when she saw a
happy tear roll down GraAdma's
cheek as the lovely gift was I'M
folded, and heard her say:
Now 1 shall not feel so lonely
at night, and what PLEASANT
dreams I shall have. with all my
friends around nee. @. Haz-
ard.
e. 1921. Western Newspaper Union.)
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
Raisin ToHee.

One and One-half cupfuls brown
sugar, Y cupful vinegar. 2 tablespoon
fuls butter. 4 cupful broken walnut
meats. 4 eupful chopped raisins.
Cook sugar and vinegar together
until It forms a hard bali when tested
m cold water. Add butter and pour
on nuts and raisins arranged In a
creased pan. AS It hardens mark into
squares
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
A Gift Suggestion.

A pretty little Christmas gift Ii a
towel holder, made in the same way as
the elastics. Make two strips OF the
band. one little longer than the other,
and wind ribbon of the same shade on
two large smbrsdered hoops and one
small one. Join to the bands, small
one at the top and large ones on the
bottom. Run white ribbon through
the bands and finish with bows at the
top Of hoops. This Is also nice as .
HE rack or hair, ribbon holder.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
QUAINT CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS
Cupid Plays Part In Many OF the su-
perstitlons That Are still Given
Consideration.

Good st. Thomas, serve me right
And send me my true love tonight.
That / may gaze upon his face.
Then him in my fond arms embrace.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
MUST FILE CLAIM 30 DAYS.

MUST FILE CLAIM 30 DAYS.
All parties who have claims
against Jackson County, and
those who want to ask for APP
preparations for road improve
ments, bridges, etc., are hereby
notified to have same filed with
the clerk thirty days before
court convenes.
This is in accordance with the
orders of the court.
G. l.. Dudney, Chm.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-07
Christmas Stockings.

Christmas stockings according TO
the family breajwinner, not only grow
larger but multiply ct q rapid rate.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-06-08

More forest fires occurred in 1921 than during any previous
year OF record, but owing to improved methods Of detection and
extnguisnment, the area burned over was below the average in
extent notwithstanding abnormal drouth, public .carelessness
was chiefly to blame
Clearly the American public still lacks appreciation of it's great
natural heritage. AS q people priding ourselves upon our prac-
teal outlook, the market value of our timber lands in yielding
lumber for building and other purposes must be apparent
There is, however, another side to be considered. What
would America be like shon of the great beauty of wide stretches
of woodland? How barren, shriveed, utterly desolate and, finally,
uninhabitable it would become.
Yet to our shame we continue negilentty to burn faster than
we can reforest. since an ordinary saphng requires from 40 to
80 years to attain mature growth, it does not require genius to de-
terHaise where such persistent thoughtessness will bring us.
Totally to eliminate the forest fires is scarcely possible
lightning Will always cause a limited number. But the blaze that
results from human agency can be prevented.
Some Improvement In the situation is reported by individual
states. Most of this improvement, however, is traceable to the
rigid enforcement of police powers and to more effective freight
ing methods, rather than to public cooperation. How much more
it WILDE when the improvement from year to year can
be directly ascribed to an awakened public conscience determined
to end this criminal waste.
Every year forest fires in the United States destroy or DAM
age timber of sufficient amount to build five room houses for the
entire POPULATION of a city of SOC, 900 to $780, 900 inhabitants.
Every year forest fires burn an area equivalent to a ten-mile
reaching from New York City to Denver; and an area more
eight times the acreage of the French forests destroyed or
damaged during the World war.