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or recluse or a hermit or to wear =
solemn countenance every day in the year
For us said that sinners and saints may
Once or twice or thrice in awhile
ana even be merry without guile"
The observing of Christmas is a kind of
compound that has come down tn nc
through ages. and has got mixed with the
customs OF many nations. In fact. almost
everything that We have inherited from
bySone centuries is a mixture Our re
Hglon, our politics, our names of mon
ana of things and of the DAYS of ,ba
week and the months Of the year have
come down to US from different eo,rros
ne l-dtlaS gave us our botany and materia
medlca; the Greeks our aSjronoYnI+ "a "a
InoenlclanS our figures: the Italians LII -
painting and music; a dozen nationS 80
as oga COMPOSITE language. and the scan
mixed up from different nations. We ~ ~
f 2Ihtd ClauS ana st Nicholas ana Kris
nTiiiste ana the holly ond the ivy and
ihid'stietoe ana the Christmas carols thai
cate @way back to the third century
MS MaS ruminating about the infiuenca
that scandinavian mythology has av
ercised over the civilized world Hero -
the names OF the days of the waak 80
are upon our lips all our lives: The dav Of
ITO ne sun, the DAY or the moon, the daV of
IWisdeg, the god of war; the dav Of W.
zen, the good god of the earth. the ,iaN, 30
I Inor. me god of the heaves: the day of
riga, ms Wlte, and the day of Saturn the
$od OF agriculture. All these have cove
Gown TO US from those who like the
E,pheSianS, worshiped the unknown nod
They nave come changed a littIe-aneIicis
eu-Dut tnelr origin is all an Imaginative
myth. Perhaps. the children should no
told that ScaudinaV via once included Nor
way, Sweden. Lapland and Finland That
colu bleak country was settled away hack
IN the ages by Il hardy. Industrious lima Gin
alive people. They were brave hut nor
aggressive. they were good fathers GOOD
mothers, good children. good subjects
ana before the Introduction of Christianitv
they had gods and goddesses of their own
creation, ana worShiped them with faith
ana q trust that should put many of oI,r
christians to shame. But those are Christ.
ian nations now. though the more ienor
ant OF the people still cling to the sTDe1.
Stlticns OF their ancestors l saw some
mfstletoe today going to decorate a parIor
for Christmas and it recalled the sacred
veneration that Swedes and Norwe.-ians
still have for this curious parasite. 7fhev
say that Thor and his wife. Friea had
beautiful son, the handsomest and most
God-like young man in all the universe,
Friga loved the boy with all her mothers
soul. and was so apprehensive that some
thing would happen to him that she got
her nus band, Thor. who was the most
powerful and majestic of all the gods to
call upon everything that i'm the heav-
ems above or that grew iii the earth be
earth to come before him and swear that
they would not harm Bladder. which was
the name of her son. And they all took
the solemn oath. Now there was an evil
spirit named Loki, who lived in Hela or
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hau land that is where that BAD worn
csnle from and Loki was enVious o! IhoI
and his wife, but he dld ~ Eoi h ua vent al,
nI;sr tbe earth hunting for someoody oI
Something that had not been S" sI ~
last ne found the mistletoe when S ~, .hu t,
and had been overlooked: % i+9 45 So
a large strong branch OF ~ =; nii nerrad his
heart and killed him. but lhe ms
didn't mean to do it. nor knew wnat Lon
wanted Poor F 1dSI vent MaS down to Hela
hui Wooden, the good goo 10, loI w,iSl,.
Wednesday was named, too , ms >, No. e
Ina Ina cni1,d get everybody and everything
i'm the universe 10 weep teoi " "a Ttor
Ft ri. sad fate. Thereupon oid ihcr
III us b. universe and made the earth 10
S,,9Isa and commanded all nature ~ Weep,
M The sun and moon ana stsi h ,
- ,-,d went and the heavens sent uoMh
hsin ga. sads of tears and the mountains
Ana trees all moaned ana Wept aiaI al 49, -
cattle and birds ana WI" - tear. and so
~ coI,I of RaIder has TO wait III Iiels ~. .ii-
III the end of the world Inc p ooff ms it :.
toe "dS - tbat turned into little ferries
~ nearI and it is stI!l weei'.S, am ~ ~,
little pearls keep G9rniI -sa5 fi IN Norway and
Ioin, tn this day, and mat Is WHY Ihe
bceutiFuI white flower that CONES ~. az ne
De- ,,,;,'f- on the mountains ana IN the
edi - ~; :. called 'HaiderS prov, anu Is
tba national hower OF tnose 49, nrettI- Ia
i BHs 'nI' read il when was young a,d !
never see the mistletoe put T MA its ne,rIv
it and can almost imagine ina - 10 49, ~
h ~ an once were tears. SUGGESTIONS may
be foolish but it is human nan i 10 Clouds cloud and
even Inf tbe wind. | would rather have
ae poetical imaginative mind than % To he
cold, calculating, exact se,, tiyn ,li And so
dreams c I dream of Santa Claus and
Write letters to him and addreiT little Ihe gra up
the chimney as ohe u '"'
cn Tbe9 here's bright and merr ~ christ christ
- the rich who remember the names
mas 10 tlIe With the close of the year
Of the fba pG nanc disappear, and the wolf be
| driven from trI1 10 Florida about the lst
/ l ShalI vear and will be pleased TO
or Ih9 f.n orr" NV correspondents there
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BETSY HAMILTON.
Christmas in Hil1abee---The Sprise Party at
Hun fuckers.

nigh ever gal in the house got kissed fore
the party broke up, except me.
The fireplace ratches most across the S!de
of the house They flung on the biggest
hickory back log you ever seen ana kept
up a bright pine light all the time 50
they didn't need no candle nor hothlh :
They built pine lights in the yard, too,
so YOU could see to pick up pin.
Folks, old and young, come Tor miles
around and some of 'em fetched vittles 10
help set off the table. long as it was
"s'prisc party" and the boys fetched candy
and reezins.
But the fuckers had a plenty without
II They had kilt hogs and the table was
loaded with hog-killin' hXlns-Spar 'oS
backbone pies, sassages, fattyDread anu
the like. and I've hominy. stewed punklhS
and punkin pies. baked tates. Dlled 'a'erH'
later pies, and later custards' ginger
cakes and 'simmon beer-and | wish you
could have seed lack Wiggusoker eat.
The table was set i'm the loomhouse that
fines the kitchen; a gang at Il time WouIu
30 in and eat and come out ana let tothers
go in till all of 'em ct an had plenty
Then they cleared away the things for the
dance. and tothers played kissin' games IN
the big house. Pap, he started EN- 20
playin' the game he played when he was
a at 19 2,,,. s"a an, tv - n IN Georsy coli,
in comes the farmer drinkjn Of the cider,
I'll be the reaper and you'n be the binder,
I've lost my true love an bright here I'll
find her"
Pap. he got in the middle and they
marched around him and sung. then he
grabbed Hun Tucker ana kissed her, Jest
To show the boys how" he said Pap's a
sight! They kept two tiddlers playin' con-
slant all night plum till the chickens
crowed for day. If Teller got tired
playin, he'd pass the fiddle over To some
other Teller and he'd take holt and keep
up the same tune so you wouldn't know
tother one had quit. They never stopt
'cept to "chune up httle-"ting, tang,
tong, tung; 1anky, janky. janky."
Jaky Simmons and the Raincrow boys kept
time on the fddles with straws, and Jack
WigSinsoker played on his canes and never
kept no time at all; they had 10 make him
quit. Then he taken a cheer by the fire
and went 10 Sleep-too much eggnOg.
ky Robertson and Buddy tuck it time
about calm the dance. You can hear
airy one of 'em spang to the Cross Roads.
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ARP AT HOME.

He Goes Home Alone without Feminine
Voics 10 Welcome Him.
Poor dog-good dog-how my heart went
out to him as l patted his head in love
and pity. Just where We left him | found
| him-sad and faitnful-living at the front
door in the leaves that the wind had bank
cd. When he saw me he did not Jump
up 10 meet me he used to do nut raised
his head and gave mournful howl-as
much as TO say, What made YOU all leave
me- Then he came out with a glad bound
and put his paws upon my breast-poor dog
good dog. | patted and caressed him till
he was satisfied
Laddie is getting old, and, like old folks
he loves his home and his people all the
more / know that he thinks about us
and longs for us and wonders If we will
ever come again. Every morning he goes
down to Aunt AIMS. at the foot of the
hill, and gets his breakfast and then goes
back again to lie on the veranda or in the
leaves near by. What love is purer or
more constant than that Of a faithful
'WtIl-tTed dog? Laddie never got mad
with any member of the family. Never
resented repToof; never stole a bone:
never complained when the children wal
lowed over him or trod upon his shaggy
tan. lie loved folks more than he loved
dogs. In fact, re waged war upon his
KIND and drove them away. IL was too
p'H ~ nave nun aIOne. But he VIII be
happy again when my wife comes back.
and he can lie at her feet. for he knows
who is his best friend. He knows what
1t means when he hears her say, Hum
phrey, did you feed Ladder"
And there was lone peafowl sitting
on the veranda railing and a cat peeped
st me from around the corner and ran
away. The house looked sad and lone.
some The clock upon the mantel was ST
lent Spiders had made webs up in the
corners near the ceiling The echoes of
my shoes upon the naked floor seemed
loud-louder than / had ever heard them
and the doors creaked upon their hinges
The place seemed haunted.
"Over all there hung n shadow and fear:
The spirit daunted
And as plain as whispered in the ear:
The place is hauntedi"
I shall not go back there alone any more.
A house without tenant-a woman. a
feminine voice-somebody to be glad when
/ come and give me welcome. is fit place
for spirits-evil spirits ghosts, haunts and
witches. l am staying with the married
children now. and their children are fix
ing IN for Christmas. The older ones hide
in their room and lock the door and their
mother sends them to town on errands
that she may fix something tor them
while they are gone-some glad surprise.
1t doesn't matter much whether We have
the right day or not for Christmas. One
day Is good as another to commemor-
ate the historic event when the Savior
was born. OF course, grown up people re-
Elective people, should have solemn, crate
full thoughts while mingling with the chill
dren in their happy sports and irolics,
but man was not created to be an ascetic
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cit yer pardners for cow-ui-yoh-
GLANDS all around" forward and back
fuss couple to the right, SWING them
cornders," all promenade 'salute yer
partners and seat the same" etc, etc
All the gals from "SSaSsafac Ridge wore
Their white summer frocks, low neck anu
short sleeves and they was putty hiSh
froze to death when they got thar; they was
so stiff they couldn't hardly git outen 'he
wagin, in pertickler Miss Jerushy Jane
Haskins bekase she is so thin ana pony,
and it wasn't till after they got 10 dahclh
that Miss Jerushy Jane got warmed Up
The old folks sot around the Kitchen me
and smoked and dipped snuff. and talked
about what good times they used 10 nave
when they was young, and 'peared 10 DC en-
ioyin' il all over again. Il MIND mlShy
we'll" says old Miss Green when my oIu
man drawed straws and got me Tor ms
parlner to dance the old NirSiny reel anu
how mad it made Peggy Crabtree. Hit was
at Clementine Formans Unfair. the day aIter
she married Sam flasher; but lawsy me,
that's been now gwine On-lemme see-l
disremember what year it was, but know
it was a mighty cold snap or weather 0ist
about SIGH a spell as this
That reminded old Sister Strong OF some
thin that happened at candy puiiin when
she was a gal. Fust one and then TONER
had somethn to tell, and 50 The old io4Ks
J talked on and on, and didn't seem to know
how late il was a-gittin.
The snow was comm down faster and fas-
ter. and the yard and trees was plum white,
and beautiful.
The kissn games went on. The dance was
kept up, and ever body was havin sight
! O fun.
All at once somebody knocked on the door
and the jestis of the peace walked in
/ fiddle string snapped. The singin' the talk
/ in and the fddles all huShed. Somebody
misnnss on Ight'ood knot and riz bright
looked NoWn from the log wall onto a brigtc
! couple. Folks was all amazed and a-loozin'
! to see what was a-goin to happen. Them
! two gals from "Sassafack Ridge" slept out
in the middle of the floor and locked arms
: with the two boys they come with, and
/ we soon seed why they was dressed in them
white frocks. The jestis of the peace called
out: The couple what contemplates matri-
mony will please to come forward and pre-
sent theyselvrs at the marriage alter, SO as
| can jine them IN wedlocl in the presence
of these here Witnesses The crowd parted
at the door; all eyes looked. and in walked
Miss Hun Tucker a-hangin' ON the arm OF
Joshua Tompkins, and stood under the
mistletOe twiN the walters from
"Sassafack Ridge and was pronounced
man and wife. Ever body 'peared
to be a-holdin' of her breath they was 50
surprised You never seen 4 crowd of folks
Hun had KEEP IL a secret from ever body in
the settlement they never even axed the
walters till that day. Folks didn't even
know Josh was a-courtfn of Hun
1t most certainly was a "s'prse party"
BETSY HAMILTON.
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christmas mos here!' ThAts what
our old red rooster is bin a CROWN tor
more'n month.
Christmas frolic<s is done sot in now, in
this settlement. and you won't hear nothin'
but ficdlin and dancin' from now on tin
New Years Day.
Nobody don't wait for a invite to a
Christmas frolick over on this side Of the
mountain The boys send word to the
gals: 1--WE are gwine to have a s'prise party
at your house tonight" that's all they've
got to do; and by shutdown the crowd be-
gins to gether. old and young-ahybody
that wants to go. Bill Amos loves to tell
the news: good or bad. he always tries to
be the fust to tell you of it, He gits up
nearly all tn s'prise parties He come by
our house tother day ana aXed me ana
Caledony and Cousin Pink to the sprise
party at Hun fuckers. Caledony aNed
Biz if he thought therd be much of a
crowd. He said: Eyes. thar'll be whalin'
big crowd | tole everybody | seen; an |
tole body l seen to tell everybody
they seen"
They'd bin a-havin' parties down about
''Tadpol. Benz" and over on ''SaSsafacG
Ridge for two or three weeks-s'p prise psr-
tics-but Hun fuckers was the fust ose IN
this settlement. -
HI. turned on cold that Sve III ~
het some rocks in the fireplace and puV Ell,
and she wropt up good in a blaze ana
black check wool coverled; ana we went
soon 50 as to hep Hun and Chunk Tucker
fix the holly and mistletoe fore the crowd
gethered. Cap Dewberry ans W. Rober-
son and Buddy went with and we
gethered the green truck on I ", and
diked off the house fashionable. W.
dipped cedar in -four and we balls
of cotton and dipped 'ern in Il lle,. oC
arg and stuck EN- on the ce,.lr; and we
strung popcorn all around SOM of the
CEDAR and dressed of Huns pictures They
are mighty pretty pictures ana she didn't
pay nut cents apiece for EN- one is
George Washington A-crossin' of the Della
war. and The Lady and Her Rose"
ana one IS The Deathbed of Lincoln" and
the render Of General Lee" and 1.-The
Sleepin' Beauty and The Beauty OF the
South. We swung a piece of mistletoe
from the lice log so the boys could kiss any
gal who happened to walk under it, / tell
you they had a sight of fun over it-puttv
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ing wedding on December 18th
IL VIII occur al Mars Hill Baptist church
Georgia.
The contracting parties will be Miss
blanche Skies, the accomplished daught ar
81 MI. John Skies. of this city, ana MIR
d. Marable. d popular Young farmer
The wedding will he STYLED corn we'd
ding and derives its name from feature
that VIII be connected with the exercises.
A large number Of guests will. of course.
he present and each one who comes to the
church is expected 10 bring a measure Of
corn. a pint a quart, a hushel or any
amount they max wish to bring.
This corn will he given to the bride and
groom, who. after the wedding ceremonies,
viii donate All Of il TO the church to he
sold and turned over 20 the endowment
fund Of Mercer university.
IF this custom grows ard corn we'd
dngS" become moro numerous Mercer uni
varsitv will doubtless he richly endowed
rs there are nearly 100000 Bapitsts in the
state.
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CTo he Continued.)
= TRIPLE WEDDING.
Three BROTHERS We're Married Tuesday in
Oconee County.

pconee County.
Athens. Ga. December aS.-(Sp,cial)-
Three brothers marrying on the 50 ne day is
scene no: often enacted, but il will happen
in oc0nee county tomorrow.
Rev. II. r. Bernard. Of this city. who VIII
perform the marriage ceremonies. left for
Oconee county this afternoon.
At o'clock at SHOWS mill will occur the
marriage Of Miss Aycock TO Mr. Dilard
Miss Aycock IS a granddaughter Of Judge
\. T. Cobb. one of Oconee county's most
esteemed citizens. Mr.. billiard is a prosper
Gus young farmer.
After the weddin. ceremonies are over
the bridal party will proceed to the home
II Mir. Riigeway. VINO lives near Bethabara
church. where. at O'Clock the marriage of
another MIR. billiard. brother of the first
groom. Will occur. The bride will toe Miss
Ridgeway, a young lady OF that commu-
nifty.
These ceremonies being over, the two
bridal parties viii set cut for Carither's
the third Mr.. billiard Will be welded to Miss
Shepherd, OF that place.
Then the three bridal parties will 60 i'm n
body to the home Of MIR. and Mrs. James
billiard, the parents of the three bride
grooms. whore an elegant reception VIII be
rendered them.
All OF the contracting parties are well
known and popular in their several com
munities, and these unique marriages viii
be scenes of rare enjoyment for scores Of
friends.
Corn Wedding.
oconee county viii have another interest
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Mention Ii Constitution
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Do You Have Asthma

If you do. YOU viii be glad TO hear that
the Kola plant, found on the Congo river,
West Africa is reported q positive cure for
the disease. The kola Importing Company
1864 broadway, New York, have such faith
in this new discovery that they are sending
out free by mail large trial cases of Koia
compound to all sufferers from Asthma,
who send their name and address on a pos
Cal card. Write TO them.
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= Christmas Lyric.

Christmas morn
And the little tin horn
We're going to be happy
As sure as you're born
There's been a great harvest
OF rye and OF corni
80 fill up the glasses,
In sunshine snow
Let the little horn blow,
Let the little horn blow!
The View Chinese God.
From The Buffalo Courier.
The Chinese have a god for every dis
ease. IL is believed that they have recent
ly added god of defeat to their gallery.
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SUMPTION

SURELY CURED.
To THE EDTToR-Piease inform your read.
ers that / have positive remedy for the
above named disease. BY its timely uss
thousands of hopeless cases have been per-
fnanently cured 1 shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy free to any Of your
readers who have consumption if they viii
send me their express and post Office address
y. A. Slocunn, N. c., 1873 PeorlSt. New York.
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FINANCIAL.

: : $ s $ s ==
Would you invest so or more If It 4
shown to you that you can make 500
each so invested? For particulars address
NATIONAL, SPECIALIZING AND IN
VeSTMENT COMPANY, Il9 Dearborn
street. Chicago. III.
IS S s s s s.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications as they cannot
reach the deased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inaamed condition of the mucous,
lining of the Enstachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have 1um-
bling sound of imperfect bearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to it's normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh;
which is nothing but an intiamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollar
for any case of deafness cause by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars; free.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
~ Sold by Druggists, Use.
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TELEGRAPHIc BREvITIES.

Matters of Minor Importance in Con-
densed Form.
The United States steamer Baltimore
has arrived at Chez Foo, China.
Governor Nelson of Minnesota has
issued his Thanksgiving proclamation.
The cash balance in the treasury is
$103, 75s, 9S6; gold reserve, $62, 001, LOG.
The Ericsson's contractors report
that the boat will be ready for another
trial Saturday.
Judge Allen G.. Thurman celebrated
his Slst birthday Tuesday, and the
Thurman club called upon him in a
body at his home in Columbus, 0.
The president has appointed John
Karel of Chicago, Ills, as consul gen.
eral at st. Petersburg, and Charles
Jonas Of Wisconsin as consul at Prague.
Edwin Booths memorial portrait
was formally presented to the city of
Baltimore Tuesday. Critics pronounced
the design and execution perfect in
every detail.
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STRANGLER'S ROW.

Another Mysterious Murder in 3 Disrepu-
table Quarter at Denver.
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 14.-"Strangler's
Row" was the scene of another murder.
About l:15 a. m. No. 1875 Market street
was visited by the fend whose strange
hobby is to choke women to death and
when he left the place Kuiku Oyama,
Japanese girl who ran the place, was a
corpse, with the marks of the strangers
work upon her throat.
The murder was committed i'll the
same row of houses in which Lena Tap
per and Marie Contassoit were
strangled.
The mode Of her death too, was ex-
actly similar. After partially choking
her, the job was completed by tying q
towel around her throat and tightening
the moose until life left her body.
The only difference between Kuiku
Oyama's murder and the strangers
other jobs is that she was discovered
while her pulse was still beating and
breath yet in her lungs. ......
Kuiku Oyama was "a years old, and
emigrated from Japan to Chicago with
the racial representatives of her native
land to the Columbian exposition.
Several arrests have been made, but
as far as known there is no evidance
against any Of the parties held.
Police Surgeon Wheeler believes that
such criminal exists in this city as
"Jack the Ripper" who so foully MUIR
dered and hacked fallen women in the
disreputable districts of London. DR..
Wheeler is of the opinion that the
villain who strangled Kiku Omaya also
murdered Lena Leisper and Marie Con-
tasoit. He does not believe that the
real criminal has yet been arrested.
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N.l.on,. PLURALITY GO. $40,

ST. PAUL, Nov. 14.-The official re-
turns have been received from the
counties~of LIE Sueur, Lyon, Kittson
and Redwood. They increased the
total vote of the state to 292, 57s, the
early returns from these counties hay
ing been only partial. The totals on
governor now are: Nelson, 146, 1913;
Owen, 1924; Becker, 54,35S; Hilleboe,
5,723. Nelson's plurality is 60,S49, and
his majority over all, 76S.