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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

Christmas In Denmark.

Tho tree is always lighted on Christ
mas eve III Denmark, and the family all
meet together then. Tho older people
get their presents on II plato at their
places ut h table, and the children's
gifts arc on the tree. Roast goose is al.
ways the chief feature of our Christmas
eve dinner and n dish of rice is eaten
OH Christmas eve before dinner is sery-
ed. Apple ~frittcrs are eaten instead of
plum pudding. Christmas day itself il
observed strictly as 81 religious festival,
but the day before and The day after
Christmas arc holidays. The thcatcrs
are open, and tho young people give
dances. Our little Danish children do
not know about Santa Claus. They
have instead what they call a Nilsson,
meaning u Christmas brownie in tho
shape Of a little old man with a largo
gray beard who is supposed to live I'M.
der the ground. Another Danish super
stition is that at midnight Christmas
eve The COWS in tho stable rise and low
in salutation, and on Christmas oyo
young .maidcns tell their fortunes by
breaking tho white of an ogg into a
glass of water and watching tho shapes
1t assumes
"Glagelig Julr' is the Danish greet.
ing for Happy Observation-Disclosures
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

"1'vo been ringing and hammering at
the outer door for five minutes, and no one
came, SO | walked in," said u new voice
as Squire Barber entered. u suppose
you've got everything fixed to your wishes
now, and that tho uNistletoo brought good
luck"
You old fox, you knew all about It,"
burst forth the farmer, and with n sudden
thought he opened the envelope and saw IL
was II mortgage satisfaction" paper. 80
1t was Pau and you that put up this
Christmas joke"
Yes, dad" said Paul without q bit Of
rcmorse. IL think wo did 1t in pretty
good style too. l started from South
Africa ut tho same time | posted that let.
ter as n blind and landc more than u fort.
night since. The rest was easily fixed,
and ! determined to shake you all up with
a big surprise. And | have proved such u
successful Santa Claus that a certain young
woman has concluded to let me play
Santa Claus to her for life"
where's MIR SwintonY" said the farm
er, with II keen recollection of incivility,
for in tho agitation of the scene all Il
forgotten him Love is sometimes very
selfish Their guest of the carly evening
had unobtrusivcly Slipped away, Ilo know
he was one too NAM
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

Pic, active preparation went on rs usual,
for Will and his children would DO there,
and their hearts must be gladdcncd with
Christmas sunshine. Arlingford had i'm.
deed always kept the day with moro fcrvor
than is tho wont with most New England
country towns. 1t was tho day before
Christmas II the farmer was returning
from the woods, whittier he had gone to
select the Christmas tree. Tho crisp, sweet
air was musical with slcighbells, for the
earth was shcnthcd in dazzling whito. As
no U"rhru mo the mHIn street, ms DoDsTcu
almost collidcd with II fast cutter spinning
homcward from Chester. 1t was Souir1
Barber returning from tho county seat,
somo eight miles distant, where his law
ofhco was located.
Merry Christmas, If 1t isn't too carlyr
shouted he lawyer, pulling up what
have you got thcrcP Holly, and as I 1.-Two
mistictoo TOO l haven't seen any before
for an ago"
Yes, said Mr.. Martin, at comes ana
In n curious way. hain't found it
GROWN fer ten years till | got his from
a hall rotten apple tree in tho upper or
chard. And he held upa sprig of it with
It's yellow leaves and whitish berries shin
ing like crustcd silver in the winter sparkle
Of tho sun.
"Thc old legend says 1t brings good
luck, answered tho lawyer. "Ill drop
In this evening and see it hanging, for tho
chance OF kissing pretty Kate undo the
mistlctoc, unless winton gets ahead O
And he chucklcd heartily to himself
DO drove on.
Tho Martins had attended the early
in the church and were now path.
sred I'm the big parlor where the Christmas
5reo was set loaded with presents and tho
ahtklsep were oil ago9 with e-aearnesa
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

HIM
at the enhancing thought md rushed to
the front door They heard Il scream OF
terror, and May dartcd back, gasping and
white, to hide her face in her fathers lap
Santa Claus indeed had come to the
child's invocation. Framed in the door.
way and seeming almost to fiji It stood a
great, fur clad figure, looking like n I'll,
gantic bear on its hind legs. a fur hcl
met covered the whole face, with goggles
In the cyclct holes, and on the furry arm
hung n big basket with bullying contents
Amid tho brcathlCSS silence and wonder
the uncouth figure Stalkcd to the Christ,
mas tree and its empty boughs
with such II largcss of parcels rs to bend
them low. AS the pantomimc went on
MIR, Martin nodded to his wife and Kate
and then toward their guest as if to say
"This little comedy is the pleasant sur.
prise of II rich mans wooing" But Swim
tons eyes were ben on Santa Claus with
n queer look of dread and expectancy
could they have gaugCd his thought
Not II word was uttered till the fur clad
image had closed his task, when Il hOarsr
rumhling voice, as if it had hrCn made,
raucouS by shouting against polar blasts
issued from under the fur hood, calling
them by name and ~summoning them t.
receive their gifts, The chi!drcn's turn
came first. Tho trembling youngsters
were loaded with such gorgeous and won
dcrful toys as they had never dreamed
could exist. viii Martin got n box con
tanning n scalskin cap and gloves The
wonderful fur cloak which santa Claus
threw around Mrs. Martin was fit for the
shoulders of n queen, us Sho stood there
quivcring with curiosity and a dumb pre-
sage that feared to name itself and STAN
mcring thanks that chokCd in tho throat
In the farmers hands was placed IL large
scaled envelope, and he blinkcd and pccrrd
as if he would unraycl some clcw to the
impressive mystery which faced him. He
itchcd to tear open the envelope, but wait
cd.
Kate I~OckwOod's name was called, and
her trembling limbs could scarcely carry
her forward y little box was snapped
open II u superb diamond ring blalcd
like Il star. h grew dizzy, for n binding
Hash of intelligence calnc even before that
furry mask was torn oil with II swift gCS
turc and the bronZcd face of Paul, twitch
ing with emotions of JOY and tenderness
appeared to them. How the old mother
cried and Rugged him till her arms were
weary; how tho men ok wrung his hand
and overwhelmed him with broken, cage
questioning, and how the children made
shy acquaintance with the unknown uncl,
Santa Claus need not be rccountcd.
And has my Kate no grccting?" Pau
said She came forward with checks OF
flame from where she had stood aloof, be
wildcrcd with Il rush of feelings. III,
gazcd ut her shining eyes, and her heart
lcapcd ut the lovers deep look. Then h,
happened to notice the twisted vine of lea
and berry that swaycd over her head, tn,
time honorcd symbol of II thousand swcc
mysteries.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

bride, and ho was out FOR revenge. AN
attack was iuaGc. The women huddlod
together, while the men trI,d to rally
The brothers had seized the bridegroom,
and Ulv was about to plunge bis dag
ger Into his breast. Then Il terrible
srcsh was heard, and it seemed as if
10, 600 demons were on The outside. The
brothers stood us if trausliXcd. They
knew it was Asg&ardsrCicn, and they
faltcrcd. The doors flew open, and Ulv
was seized by the throat and dragged
OH the outside. Then tho people gather
ed in the house heard Il shrill whiz, rs
of something flying through the air,
and then all was quiet, but Ulv was
never seen again. His brother Grimm
was badly hurt, but recovered, and on
Christmas evenings in years thereafter
he told to the children the wedding fcs-
tival that was visited by Asgaardsreien.
minneapolis Tribune.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28
CHRIST CHILD LEGENDS.
Beasts and birds Have a Prominent Plac.
In Christmas Lore.

Beasts and birds Have a Prominent PIac.
In Christmas Lore.
The story of the hunting Of the wren
in the isle of Man every Christmas is
we'll known. She is known us Our La
dy's hen, Gods chicken, Christ's bird,
because she was present at Christ's
birth, brought moss and feathers to
cover the Holy Babe and made IL nest ia
his cradle.
In France the cuckoo was believed to
have flown from Il Christmas iog.
n Latin poem of tho middle ages tolls
that tho crossbill matches ner eggs ut
Christmas and her young birds fly off III
their full plumage ut Easter.
The M~ohammcdans have many leg.
ends of lisa, or Jesus. One tells that
when ho was z years old he and his
companions made birds and beasts of
clay, and lisa proved his superiority by
making his fly and walk as he COM
mandcd.
In tho Tyrol they say the ravens used
to have snow white plumagc, but one
day Jesus wanted to drink at Il stream,
and they splashcd mid 50 bcfoulcd the
water that he could not, SO he said,
"Ungratoful birds, you are proud of
your snow white feathers, but they
shall become black and remain so until
the judgment day"
~ Russian legend tells hat he horse
flesh is considered unclcan because when
Christ lay in his Manager tho horse alto
tho hay from under his bed, but the OK
u-D,,ll ,,lt ,,l LY ll 80 -.
horns to replace what the horse ate.
The Britons believe that the OK and
the ass talk together between ii and IL
O'Clock every Christmas eve.
In Germany tho cattle knccl in their
stalls at that hour. Another version
says they stand up.
The ass and tho cow are sacred be-
cause they breathcd upon the Holy Babe
in his stall.
The ass is tho most sure footed of ami
mails because he carried tho holy fami-
ly to Egypt Wy night. 10 has had IL
cross on his back ever since.
Old women used to sprinkle holy wa
ter on tho ass and the COW to drive AVA
disease.
Bees arc said to buzz in their hives
at the exact hour of our Saviour's birth.
In north Germany the version of tho
man i'll the moon is thus told: Ono
Christmas eve Il peasant greatly desired
cabbage, but as he had none in his own
garden he stole from his ncighbor.
Just as he filled his basket the Christ
Child rode by on his white horse aud
said, because thou has stolen ON
Christmas eve thou shalt sit in tho
moon with thy cabbage basket" And
there he still sits .-Philadclphia Lcdg-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28
~ RISTMAS CAROL,
Hosnnnnl Hnsnnnnl

HoSannai Hosanual
Ye nations hear tho story
Today ye are redeemed,
Made heirH with Christ in gloryi
Bring the silent harps
And tune them all anew,
Then siny tin angels stand amazed
A Saviour's born TO you.
Hosannai Eosannai
Twas shepherds told tho story
Thu star had led the way
To n manger filed with glory.
Ring out, ye Christmas bCllsl
Deaths power hath passed away,
And heaven Jugs with this glad theme
Man is redeemed today.
HosaRnni 1loSnnnai
Let hCavcn and earth repeat.
Join sCraphim and chUrub
In homage Mt his feet.
Let son of saving grace,
With angels anthem vic,
For unto God the sweetest sound
Is II redeemed ones cry.
Bring roses, sweet rososi
For unto you is given
A ransom from the grave,
A passport into heaven.
Swing wide, ye pcarly gatcsl
Let anthems have full sway.
The King of Glory left his throne
Upon that Christmas day.
William h. Sheffield in Brooklyn Eagle
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

In n note following some quotations
regarding Christmas and winter weather
the author of an old London publication
says, "Thcso p~rognostics Of weather,
etc, l look upon as altogether uncer-
tain, and woro they narrowly observed
would us often miss as hit" Besides
being quoted as above tho proverb is
varied us follows: "A hot May makes Il
fat c~hurchyard' and "A green winter
makes Il fat churchyard. To the latter
provcrb is added this notc, "This prov
erb was sufficiently confutcd in tho
year 1867, WHOM the winter was very
mild, and yet no mortality or opidem.
ical disease CnSucd the summe or au-
tumn following. "-Philadclphia Ledg-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28
Christmas In England.

L fancy an English Christmas is too
well known to need much description.
English novels have described it fully.
and tho FHsiish illustrated papers Mt
Christmas time give a good idoa of tho
festivities. Every one who has n coun.
try place goes there for Christmas
There is generally n largo house party,
and dancing and skating help to pass
the time. The houses and churches are
decorated with holly aud green's, and
"mistletoe hangs on the castle wall. /"
The tree is almost as universal an insti.
tuition in England as in Germany, and
the evening is given over to amusing
the children, who play blind mans
buff, snap dragon and hide and seek.
Tho proverbial English Christmas din.
ner always includes roast beef and plum
pudding. Every self respecting English.
man goes to church on Christmas morn.
ing, and in some country parishes the
waits" still sing their carols from
house to house OH Christmas eve.
In other respects il is kept very much
as the American Christmas. British
Consul in Chicago Tribune.
"noro tho rnrtn 10 .Dead.
How cheerless is the wind tina Sweeps
The hills OF Galilee,
Whore, murmurless, tho Jordan Greens
Down to tho deep Dead seal
Ger barron rocks the dead vines trail
And by dead tendrils cling,
And on the hill and in tho yale
There ia no breath Of spring.
The dying glance of Christ the King
Seems to have staid and stllled
The voice Of every living thing
Where Christ the King was killed.
The brooks, the birds that sing with them.
Have long since passed away.
And all about Jerusalem
Tho earth In dead today.
- CIV WaHInan In AIo,u Xo.a. O..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

SEMI irS contents nylng IN every oIrec-
ton, thereby creating n scene of riot
which those peaceful tropic shades had
never witnessed tho like of, and then
trotted straight into tho hut, followed
by her husband, who bent his tall form
nearly double to enter the door.
The doctor rose and bowed with cour-
tesy of 90 years ago as the motherly old
lady bent down by the sufferers side,
crying: "Oh, the poor, poor fellow
Just SEQ him, Johnr'
l moved in from the doorway, and
the light of tho setting sun fell on the
invalid's face, and suddenly a cry went
up that rang through the tiny howell
and far above tho noisy clamor outside
"a cry from the depths of Il mothers
heart: "Johnl Fatherl It's our Rufe,
our own boyl Oh, Rufy. Rufy, after all
these yearsl"
Step out softly, kind old doctor
Come with mo II watch the sun go.
ing down in all it's tropical glory be.
hind the great volcanic range if you
can SEQ it, for | cannot. 1t is all a blur
to mo. But can SEQ this-a noble ship
at anchor in the bay with all sails bent,
ready to sail tomorrow and zeal away
from this burning land one fever strick-
en- to the cool breezes Of the opon sea
and sure recovery under his own moth
er's care.
And bark to the bells of vespers this
Christmas eve as they ring the warning
from church and gray cathedral, of the
glorious word they will tell tomorrow
to men of every faith and creed, GLORY
to God in the highest, and on earth
peace, good will toward men l"-Charles
Bryant Howard in Short Stories.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

mr. owInton was Il guest OF Unc' OCCASION,
though not much to Rates pleasure. The
tree had been almost stripped Of its burden
amid tho juUilation of the youngsters, n
even Paul's absence couldn't quito qucnch
the hcurtsomc glow of tho old folk.
COW | God like to sec SANITY aus his.
scf en- he comes down the chimlcy to.
night" said little May Martin, her mouth
gorgcd with dripping sweets.
just then n tremendous clashing Of
bells rang out as If n whole caravan OF
slcighs were coming up the road, Louder
and louder rhimcd the silvcry music till ii
stopped before the door amid the paving
of horses hoofs.
"Who can it bc?" they all said to each
other Perhaps it is Santa Claus" wills
percd Kate to little May The child caught
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

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Scores of women who have been pcriua-
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

Mrs. Elizabeth Covington died at
Whitney on Sunday, 18th inst. She
was between 100 and lO5 years old.
Newspapers aud b~oOtblackS polish
the understanding OF their patrons.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

II. Y. SIMPSON. c. d. BARKSDALF
SIMPSON 81 BARKSDALE,
Attorneys at Law,
LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA
Special attention given to the invcsti-
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

B. w. BALL. l.. w. SIMKINS. w. W. BALL
BALL, SIMKINS 81 BALL.
Attorneys at Law,
LAURENs, SoUTH CAROLINA.
VIII practice in all State and United
states Court. Special attention given
collections
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28
SAVE THE BABY

woman may in
sure the health of
her babe if she
sees to it that she
is t II ug Il |
strong and
healthy i'll a wo-
manly way dur
ing the period of
CESSATION. Dr..
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-02-03

The American buffalo exempli-
ties to the fullest extent the ele.
ments of hearty rugged strength
in animal life, and the Buffalo
Brewery Co. have made peculiar
ly appropriate selection of trade
mark in choosing this animal to
represent its productions, in that
the tonic and refreshing proper.
ties of the Buffalo Reer promote
health and invigorate the system,
producing a similar condition Of
hardy strength in the human
frame. The Royal, Cosmopolitan
and Pacific saloons are the media
of distribution for this famous
brew to an appreciative public,
and the interchangeable check is
the passport at any of these
favorite resorts. Drink Buffalo"
only.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-02-03

Nicely furnished rooms at the
Popular House, l54 Fort street,
from S1.00 per week up.
Necnanlcs' Home, corner Hotel
and Nuuanu streets, lodging BY
day, week or month. Terms: 25
and 90 cents per night. 81, and
ST. l5 uer week.
City Carriage Co.. j. S. And.
rade, manager. II you want a
hack with good horse and care
ful driver ring up Telephone 1l3,
corner of Fort and Merchant
streets lack at all hours. n
The Vacuum oils are sold in
the Hawaiian Islands by the Paci.
fic Hardware Co. Ltd. of Honolulu,
and are delivered to the purchas
er in original packages as shipped
from our works. Vacuum Oil
Co., Edward Prizer, Secretary. y
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-02-03
For Rent.
Warehouse on Esplanade.

Warehouse on Esplanade.
2-Rented.
ga Furnished Cottage In good location
for two or three months.
A. A Beautiful summer Residence at the
Peninsula, Pearl City, completely furnished;
hive rooms and servants quarters viii rent
cheap to desirable tenant The. lot Is over
an acre In size and well laid out, aud com
mands beautiful view of the harbor,
5-Store Room, 60x4s, SIS per month,
driveway into 1t. Beretania street, rear Of
City Feed Store.
6-Piece ground 80 feet front, on Bereta-
MIA street, next to City Feed Store. win
erect good store on ground and lease 5 years
at so per month
7-Rented.
S-Rent-d.
9--furnlshed Cottage for couple at Wal
Xxi, servants quarters, stables, etc. s25 per
month long lease.
l0--Rented,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-02-03
COLD FLOODED LOGIC.

How the Mean Man Took Base Advsn-
tage of His wifo.
She had about recovered from the
agitation caused by caterpillar which
had crawled up on her shoulder. He
had brushed it away, but had not shown
. great deal Of emotion.
"Ugh" she exclaimed.
"Coldr' he inquired.
"No. was thinking about that cat
erpillar."
Haven't you got over being scared
at them? should think you'd be kind
of used to them by this time"
GAS If anybody could ever get used to
themp'
"What is it about caterpillar that
you dislike so much2"
"Oh, they are so big and brownP'
"They are rather brown"
''And so furryr'
eyes, they're pretty furry too"
They walked on in silence for time
Then he observed
Matilda, women are popularity sup
posed to be inconsistent. I don't think,
though, that you are so much so as most
of them"
I'm never inconsistent, was the
prompt answer.
"Im glad Of it. You said that you
dislike caterpillar because 1t is big
and brown and furry"
az did. And I fail to see why you
should expect me to take it back"
~ don't expect you to take it back.
I don't want you to take it back. was
just thinking that according to what
you have said you won't want any seal
skin sack next winter because seal
skin sack is ever SO much bigger and
browner and furrier than any caterpil-
lar that ever grew, and tell you, Ma
tilda, it takes a great weight off my
mind"
She did not make any reply, and,
judging by the expression which the
electric light revealed ON her face. il
was just as well that she did not.-De.
troit Free Press.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-02-03
A Vague Guess.

"Whu's dish ere 16 to business?"
asked one colored man.
''Doan' yoh know whu dat is?''
"No'ndeed. An / bet er razzer yoh
doan' know neider."
"Yass, do; yass, do. Sixteen ter
one-er-um--16 ter is whit all de
white folks is talkin bout case dey
done got tired o. Trilby an de X ray. I"
Washington Star.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-02-03
Hawaiian Business Agency
Real Estate Transactions.

Subscription Price, $500 per Month.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-02-03
10 My Patrons:

1t gives me much pleasure
to announce that MIR. M. r.
COUNTER, one of the most
skilled watchmakers ever in
these Islands, is now managing
my repairing department. No
watch is SO complex in its
mechanism but we can give per-
feet satisfaction in correcting
the evils to which watches are
heir. Watches are delicate
things to handle. We guarantee
that they will receive no injury
at our hands and will leave
our store in perfect repair.
Respectfully,
E. A. JACOBSON,
507 Fort Street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-02-03
To Citizens
of Hawaii

l take pleasure in ANNOUNCE
ing to you that 1 have remov-
ed to my new quarters at NO.
416 FORT STREET and am
prepared to execute all orders
pertaining to my business.
Jewelry Repairing, Watch
Repairing, Fine Engraving,
etc., etc. l have a handsome
stock of Watches and Jewel
ry to show you including a
large variety of valuable ISL
and Curios. Your patronage
is respectfully solicited.
q. HAF'FNER.
364.u