Show CHRISTMAS 13 bua BUYING ING people ought now to take up the matter of their christmas purchases the old time custom ot of everybody rushing into stores just before christmas buying goods right and left then clogging the malls mails and express by mountains of small packages is contrary to all reason thoughtful people keep their eyes open all the year for appropriate gifts store clerks a andr and r j ud nd express cypress employed emp loyes dread the holiday season A period supposed to bring gladness which is celebrated to make people happy brings hurried days antl and nights overN overwork Nork and sometimes breakdown break down to hundreds of thousands of people it should be possible to celebrate the birth of christ without making a lot of people almost sick many persons complain that they cant buy christmas stuff in ili advance because they never have money ahead that reason may be genuine in ili many cases yet often the people who make it are throwing money hway in ili silly purchases all the year it is impossible for merchants to serve the people efficiently when they all rush into the stores within a short period and buy as much in ili a week as ordinarily they would in two months one reason why so many 1 purchases purchase used to be made at christmas was that people could get very little attention in the crowded stor stores e s and a nd grabbed tor for whatever they could get goods sent oft off a few days before chr christmas atmas do not usually reach their destination until after the holiday 1 I 1 ll 11 use to send it unless you can be more prompt christmas gifts should be bought and sent now marked not to bo be opened until Christ christmas those who do that will have the warm thanks of all in retail trade and in the postal and express service se ivice |