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Show SHOP EARLY An ancient saying says "The poverty of the poor is their own destruction," Frances Whitman phrased it to read "The lateness of the late is their own destruction." destruc-tion." The later one is, the later you are bound to be, and ; it seems to be the same way with Christmas shoppers. There are notices in some of Bingham's stores advising people to shop , early, but are they doing so? Have an heart for the clerks of the stores of Bingham and buy your Christmas gifts early or would you rather the clerks who have to wait on you later spend their holiday, vacation in bed? It Isn't as though each of us shoppers, each sender of a Christmas gifts were an isolated individual, independent of everybody every-body else. The "lateness of the . late" is not only their own des-traction, des-traction, it is almost the destruc-of destruc-of everyone with whom they come in contact. The question of the giving of presents which . everyone admires might also be broached here. In many Banks of the East the Bankers provide a little bank for its individual members in which they may place, when they have the cash, : a little for the purchase of Christmas presents later. The 7 the people who set aside a Christmas savings. account are helping themselves' somewhat to lighten the burden of Christ- ; mas giving as it has become to- day; The people who are always al-ways doing loving acts all ' through the year are sure to plan a gift be it ever so small. , The selection of a gift is half of a person's battle at Christmas time. You can dream about what you would like to give if you had unlimited means, but one can rejoice re-joice in the fact they have something some-thing better, that is the love that goes with it. Surely when our hearts are in the right place , and we ask nothing for ourselves , : and want to give more than we have to our best loved ones, it ought to bring us joy1 instead of that hopeless . look seen on the faces of most Christmas shoppers. shop-pers. If your pocket book will ; not permit your going any far-' far-' ther come in the office of this paper and pick out say two dozen doz-en nice Christmas cards which can be procured cheap with your personal greetings printed on it and mail these grettings to your friends, if these cards are sent .; with the true Christmas feeling they might be appreciated by the recipient as much as a costly present - |