... CHRISIMAS THE SHOPs A TOUR OF THE STREETS, LOCAL ENTERPRISE, the shops are invari- At this season of the year ably stocked with an unusua lly large and varied assortment of goods, in tion of the increased demands upon their resources by the approac h of Christmastide, at which time housekeeping assumes such extended pro- portions; presents are exc hanged, and. every one is made preternaturally ...