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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26
Busy, Jolly
Santa Claus
IcOpyrght, 1901, by Hamilton Musk. ]


Santa Claus long white beard, his ro-
tund proportions, red CHEEKY face and
generally jolly good fellow appearances
are borrowings from pagan traditions
and art He is the type of one who has
an abundance of the good things of life
himself or can command them by the ex-
ercise of some magic and wants to see
them go around.
The CHIMNEY and stocking business is
all due to an accident long, long ago, but
trust one so clever as St. Nicholas to
know good thing even if it happened to
him, so he's kept up the trick and given
sort of sacredness to ways that are
sooty and apparel which is one degree be-
low the unmentionable. This was the
original chimney and stocking incident:
st. Nicholas wanted to convey purse OF
gold to very worthy family which hap
pened to be in deep distress, but he didn't
wish to make the charity offensive He
reached the house on Christmas eve and,
looking through the window, saw the
gray haired mead of the family hanging
up his stockings to dry before wide, old
fashioned fireplace. After the folks had
all retired and had time to fall into deep
sleep the saint climbed to the roof and,
taking the purse, dropped it down the fue
with Il sort of curved pitch which landed
it in one of the stockings.
OF course the recipients of this marvel
Gus gift didn't keep it quiet, and the good
old soul who was mt the bottom of il
found out how much good h. had done.
The next year he went back and saw the
stocking in place for another windfall, so
, he Clipped in another purse. \ third
year he repeated it, and always after that
the old man hung up his stocking regu-
Iarly the night Of the 24th of December.
Whether or not the gold continued to
flow in tradition does not say. but every
child knows that Santa Claus has been
around annually each year since that
time and has filled the stockings in evil
dence with all sorts of things according
to the needs and deserts of the owners.
Even birch rods, long and tough. have
been known TO whisk from the upper air
straight down the crooked chimney fue
and land in the stockings of boys who
ought to have them. 1t is no easy task
for even a saint to know what each of so
many millions ought to have, but he
evens things up somehow so that there is
no cause for complaint. He hasn't made
any contract, and no one can reasonably
complain if the unexpected happens.
Some people profess to be able to read
character by the feet of the subject. Per-
haps the jolly old patron of gift giving
has learned to read in the stockings put
before him the deeds of the owners, thus
being able to reward or punish. In the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26

II. B. Shugart, of Millport, Pa, is
guest of his son and family, at this
place.
Miss Encie Howard, who has been
attending school at Albany, N. Y,
is home for the holidays,
Mrs. Rachel Clifford, sister of j, X.
and Robert Morrison from Millburg,
Michigan, is visiting her relatives and
friends in Emporium and vicinity.
Mr. B. Nefcey, of Driftwood, Pa,
transacted business in town on Mon
day and called at the Press office and
placed his paper in advance for 1902.
Mrs w. G. Clarke, of Reading, is
visiting her sons at this place, guest of
j. w. Clarke and wife, having arrived
Sunday evening on the APO express.
Mr.. Willard Sprout and family re-
turned to Hughesville last week, Mr..
Sprouts health being poorly was the
cause of their return to their old home.
Miss Ruth Minick, of this place, who
is student at Dickinson Seminary,
Williamsport, returned home Friday
evening last for her holiday vacation.
-Ridgway Advocate.
Mrs. b. T. Benn and niece, of Wash
ington State, are guests of the formers
sister, Mrs. J. F. Parsons, at this place.
This is her first visit to Emporium in
eighteen years.
Prof. w. J. and Geo. w. Leavitt, the
former teacher at Sizerville and the
latter teacher at Moore Hill, were
PRESS callers on Saturday. Both are
worthy young men and bound to sue
ceed.
Mr.. e. Waterman, late chief cleo
trician of Pan-American Exposition
who, with his wife, are visiting her
mother and other relatives at this place,
was pleasant visitor to the PRESS
sanctum on Monday, accompanied by
Assessor Charles L. Butler. Our read
ers all know what pleasant gentle
man Mr.. Butler is to converse with
upon any subject. Mr.. Waterman is
equal to Butler and we found him a
very intelligent gentleman and evil
IDENTIFY fully posted in his line of work,
as we'll as upon all public questions.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26

Mrs. J. III. Swain and children, OF
Keating Summit, are visiting in town.
w. L Dixon, of Lumber, the coal
operator, was PRESS visitor on Mon
day.
Mrs. M. Nj. Larrabee is quite serious
ly indisposed, suffering from sprain-
ed ankle.
Fred johnson is home from Swarth-
more College to pass the Holidays with
his father.
Ye editor and wife and Miss May
Gould will eat their Christmas turkey
with Eldred relatives.
Don M. Larrabee, has arrived from
University of Pennsylvania to pass
Xmas. festivities at home.
Geo. Howard is home from Cheshire
Military Academy, to pass the Holiday
season with his mother and family.
Mrs. Noble Watson and children are
visiting her father, Mr.. ]. d. Bucher,
and sister, Miss Emma, at this place.
B. W. Green. Esq, one of the
Charleston Exposition Commissioners,
mails us copies of Charleston dailies.
Miss Mary Dawson, who attends
school at Chambersburg, is at home
visiting her parents during the Holi-
days.
Jos. DeLong came up from Hyner
this Tuesday morning to eat his
Christmas dinner with Emporium
friends.
Frank Downey arrived this Tues
day morning from Harrisburg, being
called here to attend the funeral of his
brother
Miss Marian Larrabee is home from
Dubois, where she is engaged as teach
er in the public schools, to visit with
parents and brothers.
Mrs. Emma Merreseau Newton who
has been seriously indisposed for two
weeks, we are pleased to inform her
friends is improving under DIR. Bard
Wells care.
Mrs. j. B. Schriever and daughter
Irene, of Scranton, are visiting the for
mer's parents in town. Mr.. Schriever
will arrive the latter part of the week
to visit few days.
/ Michael Conroy, former Emporium
boy was in town last Saturday, having
returned from eastern places where he
was examining the several important
yard facilities, connected with the
Pennsylvania R. r. Mr.. Conroy has
been appointed yard Master at Eben.
ezer, N. Y.
ID. B. Morton came over from Cler-
mont, where he is conductor on Cler-
mont Branch, to pass Christmas with
his family at Sizerville. He informs
the PRESS that his father-in-law, who
is past so, will have family reunion
next Monday, at his residence on Sizer
Run.
Grant S. Wiley came over from Gale.
ton on Saturday to visit his mother
and family. He returned home on
Monday, accompanied by his sister
Miss Jettie, who will remain there un
til after New Years day and assist in
entertaining that boy, lately arrived al
Grants home.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26
He rlay Come This Way.

A smooth swindler has been victimiz-
ing Catholics in western PENNSYLVANIA.
He pretends to be Catholic student
for priesthood and also calls himself
brother John. His devices for swindl-
ing extend from soliciting subscriptions
for charities to the sale of periodicals,
rosaries and other articles used in wor-
ship. His favorite game is to state
that he is the accepted agent for prayer
books and other periodicals and to se-
cure advance payments Of from 50 to
"a, and promise that the nearest priest
would deliver the same. He cleared
up more than $3.50 in Titusville during
the time the missionaries were at work
there and later has robbed the people
of Mageetown. Petroleum Centre and
Spartonsburg. Nearly every Catholic
family in salina, Cranberry township.
Venango county, fell victim to his
plausible lies. He last operations were
in Rouseville last Friday.
his description is as follows: Raw.
boned and spare built and about five
1eet, eleven inches tall. Complexion
very dark and smooth shaved. His
beard is heavy, coarse and black. A
striking popularity is the extreme
length of his neck, much more thar
that OF the average man and accented
by the fact that he wears a turn-dowr
collar. His clothing is black.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26
A fine cage won't feed the bird,
An Evangelist's Story.

81 suffered for years with bronchial
or lung trouble and tried various remedies
but did not obtain permanent relief until
| commenced using One Minute Cough
Cure" writes Rev. James Krkman,
evangelist of Belle River, ILL., II have
no hesitation in recommending it to all
sufferers from maladies of this kind.
One Minute Cough Cure affords immc.
diate reliet for coughs, colds and all kinds
Of throat and lung troubles. For Group
it is unequalled. Absolutely safe. Very
pleasant to take, never fails and is really
favorite with the children. They like it
r. G. Dodson.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26

You don't expect to give drugs as
Christmas gifts. But you need drugs at
that season anyway. Need drugs in pre-
pairing for the day and need drugs in
overcoming the effects of the day Our
drugs will help your health and please
your system.
Dodsons Syrup of White Pine and
Honey will stop that cough. Try it and
be convinced.
IL. e. DODSON.
Telephone, 1872.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26
He that buildeth his house upon an il
site, committeth himself to prison.
Health and Beauty.

A poor complexion is usually the result
of torpid liver or irregular action of the
bowels. Unless natures refuse is corried
off it will surely cause impure blood
Pimples boils and other eruptions fol
low This is natures method of throw
ing off the poisons which the bowels fail
ed to remove. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are world famous for remedyine
this condition. They stimulate the liver
and promote regular and healthy action
of the bowels but never cause grIping
cramps Or distress. Safe pills. r. G
Dodson.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26
A Good Cough Medicine.

From the Gazette, Toowoomba, Austrlia.l
find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
an excellent medicine. | have been suf-
fering from severe cough for the last
two months, and it has effected cure.
have great PLEASURE in recommending it
w. G. Wockner. This is the opinion of
one Of our Oldest and most respected resi-
dents, and has been voluntarily given in
good faith that others may try the
remedy and be benefited, as was Mr.
Wockner. This remedy is sold by L.
Taggart.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26
THE HANDSOMEST CALENDAR

of the season (in ten colors) six
beautiful heads (on six sheets, 10x12
inches), reproductions of paintings by
Moran, issued by General Passenger
DEPARTMENT, Dep; Chicago, Milwaukee lIly e. st.
of twenty-five cents. Address F. A.
Miller, General Passenger Agent,
Chicago. 42-3t
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Thanks.

The Ladies of D. W. Taggart Relief
Corpse No. SO, wish to thank the diff
ferent church congregations for con-
tribution so kindly made at the Union
Thanksgiving service.
Respectfully,
Mrs. d. DowNEY, Sec'y.
Mrs. r. p. HEILMAN, Pres.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26
The Stocking He Missed.
Krause's Headache Capsules

are unlike anything prepared in America.
They were first prescribed by DR.. Krause,
Germany's famous court physician, long
before antipyrine was discovered, and
are almost marvellous, so speedily do they
cure the most distressing cases. Price
25c. Sold by i. Taggart.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26
Administrative Notice.

Estate of CHARLES W. BELDLN, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that Letters Testa
IN mentary upon the estate of Charles w. Bel
din, deceased, late of Grove township, Cameron
county, Pa, have been granted to the undersigned
all persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make payment and those having claims to
present the same for settlement.
MARTHA b. BELDIN,
Administrators.
Sinnamahoning, Pa, Dec. 16th 19O1.-4t.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26

good old days it was a tradition that if
miss hung up q stocking with holes in it
she would be punished for laziness. Boys
stockings shouldn't have nail holes in
them nor be frayed at the toes, for the
one is a sign of lazincss in not removing
the nails from the boots and the other the
boorish habit of kicking at everything in
sight, even the new furniture.
JONATHAN JOYCE.
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A. j. Smell wanted to attend party
but was afraid to do so on account OF
pains in his stomach, which he feared
would grow worse. He says. II was
telling my troubles to lady friend, who
said: Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy will put you in con
dition for the party bought bottle
and take pleasure in stating that two
doses cured me and enabled me to have a
good time at the party" Mr.. Smell is a
resident of Summer Hill, N. Y. This
remedy is for sale by i, Taggart.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26
ELECTION NOTICE.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,

Emporium, Pa. Dec. 18th, 1901.
TTNHE annual meeting of the stockholders for
i the election of a Board of Directors and the
transaction of such other business as may be laid
before them, will be held at the Bank on Tues
day, January 14th, 1902, between the hours of one
and three in the afternoon.
II b. LLOYD Cashier
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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
PER SONAL GOSSIP.

Contributions inUited. That tChich you tOoutd
like to in this depdrtnteat,le as Enot0 by pos
tai card or letter, personally.
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There is still some luck in the Jones
family.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26

The owner has one house, the renter q
thousand.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-26

Zinc and Grinding Make
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
sa long as lead and oil mixed by hand.
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-05
Private eGVe Of the Sultan.

Abdul Hamid, sultan of Turkey, must
Always be figure pregnant with inter-
EST lot the world at large A new work
SHORTY to appear in an English transla
tion is from the pen of Georges Dorrys,
ana Is clear and apparently authentic
account of the life and reign of the only
monarch in Europe powerful enough to
successfully Withstand the march of CIV
lllzatlon IN his own dominions, whose tenn
poral authority is without limit. and
whose spirltuala sway exceeds, perhaps.
that OF any priest on earth. Turkey and
It's ruler have so long presented a vexed
problem. the isspesSof which are of such
moment to Europe. that nearer &C
quaintance With the vie intime Of the
sovereign cannot fail to be welcome and
instructive. To Western eyes the Orient
has ever appeared1 in a veil Of
mystery and romance which, though i'm
peding clearer vision, greatly enhances
the fascination The tortuous ways of
the East are not our ways, nor is it pos
sible for us to entirely fathom the work
ings Of the Oriental mind; therefore,
such an insight as M. Dorrys gives us
rbecomes all the more interesting, for 1t
helps US to lift the veil a little and to
pierce the gloom with our own eyes.
The ordinary daily life of the sultan
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seems to be compare lively regular. Ris-
ing at 4;50, or at least o, every morning,
his entire day is spent in q ceaseless
round of occupations. That these bear
little on state affairs is proved by the
fact that current matters often drag
along for months, and even years, in
spite of the tireless activity of the mas
ter mind In fact, most of Abdul Ha-
mid's time IS spent In his study, alb
sorbed in the perusal Of reports sent by
his spies from every quarter of the globe,
for, as it has been truly remarked the
sultan's subjects may be divided into two
broad classes-namely, the spies anc the
spied upon.
Very opposite traits IN this strange
character are Abdul Hands extreme
credulity and his overwhelming suspicion
and distrust. In proof Of the former it
Is told that all his drinking water must
be brought from Kiathane because
years ago the Bohemian Aahtal proph-
esied he should reign on condition that
he drank no other. On a second coca
sion he met a wandering gypsy in his
park at Kiathane, and asked her to tell
him his fortune Oddly enough she pre-
dicted his accession to the throne. as
well as a long reign, wars, etc, conclud-
ing with the ominous words: your
death will be caused by an illness coming
from outside. - 7'-,
Like all despots, the padishah has a
horror Of death, and, consequently,
breads Illness, especially anything of a
contagious nature. Cholera and the
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musical attachments, he can strum a few
tunes on the piano, his tastes incin ng
toward light airs, such as abound in III
Trovatore" and La Stella Ardente"
Classical music he termed "ugly" after
listening to the rendering of a master
piece.
Much Is said and talked about tina
harem system in Turkey. AS a matter
OF fact, however, only a few wealthy
MOBILES can afford to indulge in so costly
luxury. The sultan, being untrammeled
by parliament to revise his civil list,
is enabled to maintain one of unparalleled
splendor and size numbering over 200
women, chosen specially, when very
young, for their beauty and grace On
entering the harem they must abandon
oil idea of home, family and country,
even their names, for they are renamed
according to the pleasure of their master.
A special training is given them in nll
the arts Of pleasing, but In everything
else they are most childish and ignorant.
Unlike most orientals, who admire largo,
stately women, Abdul Hamid prefers
charm and preHtiness to regularity Of fea-
ture. When not troubled by preoccupa-
lions and anxieties he pays frequent
visits to the harem, occasionally entering
into conversation with his favorites, Civ
ing them a superficial outline of political
happenings and telling anecdotes of for
eign courts, this being the only idea Of
history they possess. His majesty's visits
to the harem only take place when his
mind Is free from care At the first
alarming rumor or embarrassing political
crisis all his usual habits and occupations
are swept away before the threatened
storm and he remains for long periods
plunged in thought his active mind pre-
pairing plans against an enemy or busily
engaged conjuring up visions of inag.n-
airy danger. He has been know to remain
over forty-eight hours without food or
sleep when suffering from one Of these
fits. Such long watches, together with
the tremendous mental and physical
strain endured, bring on nervous attacks
of great violence, which render the mon
arch perfectly ferocious, so that while the
paroXysm lasts no one dare approach
him. 1t is, therefore, not surprising that,
in spite OF the care he takes Of his health
and the precautions with which he sur
rounds himself, Abdul Hanid, after
reign Of twenty-five years, looks prema-
turely old and broken. His weakness Is
extreme and his body so thin that 1t Is
little more than a skeleton; in fact, 1t
is only by dint of will power and nervous
energy that the sultan manages to keep
IN.
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Of missionary to the community, to in
struct them IN the principles Of true re-
ligion and right living This may be the
mission Of the Jews, a spiritual commu-
nifty scattered over the face of the en-
tire earth, instead of a political com
mpnity concentrated In Palestine But
both forms Of influence on the world
could be exerted simultaneously. since it
is impossible for Palestine to absorb more
than-a nucleus of the Jewish race.
Finally" continued Mr.. Zangwill. '1et
me say that I think the world is daily
coming round to the Jewish conception
of life. Christianity has proved a failure.
Look at the Christian nations today war
ring against one another like savages.
What spectacle Is presented by the al
lied armies in China! The battle of the
future is between the old Judaism and
the new paganism. A sense of Justice Is
what the world needs today-such Justice
as was preached and foretold by the
great Jewish prophets, and, I believe. it
will be left to the Jewish race-whether
as a model community in Palestine or
as a spiritual army scattered over the
world-to supply this need, and to make
justice supreme in the hearts Of men
IF the Jew finally breaks down-and
hitherto he has not succeeded see no
other people rising up to take his place"
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Their position is secure,

of activity. Their position is secure,
They have nothing to gain by the re-
claiming Of Palestine, and seem to care
little for the plan. This, however, does
not In the least damp the enthusiasm OF
the ardent Zionists. The money is fast
coming from every quarter of the globe,
and it is believed that in a few years
there will be a sufficient sum to accom-
pliSh our desires Then, having gained
possession Of the land, we should not be
so foolish as to rush great numbers of
uneducated and unskilled Jews into the
country, but would use Jewish shrewd-
ness in sending skilled agriculturists,
carpenters, merchants and men and wom-
en- generally who, under the guidance of
practical idealists, would form a sound
basis Of the model community that is
to be.
However our salvation may lie mas
1T will certainly be supplemented blythe
other great force at work, the spiritual
Idea, which is represented by the above
mentioned Jewish encyclopaedia. That is
going to be q wonderful production. Pre-
the foremost Jewish scholars Of the world
it will open up sources of knowledge
which were hitherto largely unknown to
Jew and Christian alike. AS the eman-
cipated' Jews become familiar with their
traditions, and the renewed possibility Of
a mission for them, they will tend to be
linked together as the honored Wardens
of a great treasure. They will recognize
the beauty and supremacy of their code
of laws, of morals and of religion, and,
though they are scattered everywhere
over the earth, they will be spiritually
consolidated, and each one will be Gort
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Carolina also 1t was the lowest during
the entire period of thirty-five years for
which records are available, while In
North Carolina it was the lowest one
with one exception during the same Pc
Rod
EXCESSIVE rains, followed by a heavy
growth Of grass and weeds, have caused
much damage in Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina and North Carolina while
in Louisiana and Texas the growth has
been retarded by drought. The gravity of
the situation is greatly Increased in
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia. and to some extent in other
states by a scarcity of labor.