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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-12-20

the car had gained too much speed for
me to jump after him. so ! reckon ne
has given MS the slip for good"
The girl sat staring up in the face OF
her new companion without opening
her lips. At last she burst into a hys-
terical fit OF laughing. Suddenly
checking herself sht lifted the ccat and
uttered a loud exclamation as a little
package dropped out of the folds
Slipping off the cover she picked up a
roll Of bills. and plplcd carefully TO
one of them was n scrap OF paper upon
which some words ha,l been hurriedly
written with n lead peacll.
Please accept MS a Christmas present
my share in the Pochunk bank raid.
which l think wAn about cover your loss.
I used TO read Sunday school books once.
and In them I remember the thief was
always brought to bay BY a soft. gentle
little woman. Is my case. Thank
you for making me do the first decent
thing OF my life. JACK d.
The detective gave a long drawn out
whistle when he read-the note.
"He is a bad fellow. but he might be
worsel' he commented with a crest
fallen sort of smile. Don't you feel a
little proud of the way you handled
the most notorious outlaw In the
slater"
But the girl did no. trust herself 20
answe Shp he'd t,'vef' hcr sar 10
the window and in the LILLE pfa5tf ~
Thanksgiving she sent cut across the
wide. wild darkness tcT her recovered
fortune there was 4 plta Tor II, M41
who had given II tsei; 10 heg.
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which are found in the Latin church
all over the orient, and in the Greek
portion are the curious pictures which
the Greeks revere in the place Of
images, A spiral staircase of fourteen
steps leads from this church down to
the holy crypt. a grotto twenty feet I'M
der the great choir.
This holy crypt forms the chapel of
the manger and is a s-u5terranean
vault excavated out of the limestone
rock of which the hill of Bethlehem
is composed, On its walls are old
silken tapestries. Many Of the silver
lamps hanging here were donations
from kings. and are always Kept alight
This is the supposed site OF the birth
of VI Lord. There is Il bright scar on
the marble floor, commemorative thu
appearance Of the star in the east"
with this significant inscription encir
cling il:
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CHRISTMAS IN "
~ MODERN BETHLEHEM
BY EvAngeline Ben-Oiiel


bulldogs which the pilgrims are fac
ing ana which stands on the edge of
the CT extending along the ridge of
the hill from east to west consists of
the Church of the Nativity. surrounded
by three converts, the Latin, the Greek
and the Armenian,
The Church of the Nativity is the
Oldest in Ch%ristendon. 1t belongs to
these three sects, each of which has q
separate chapel within for its own
services. The large basilica. which Is
the only remains of the church built
by St. Helena, is owned by them oil
in common. 1t has & long double line
of Corinthian pillars. similar to those
which are found in the Mosque of
Omar on the site of the ancient temple
in Jerusalem. The faded mosaic on the
wall and the rough ceiling of BEAM.
from the cedars of Lebanon are TIE
only treasures remaining in this edifice.
which was once blazing with gold and
silver. This ancient building adjoins
the one now in use and is only divided
from it by a small door.
Here are the usual affairs and images
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THE GIRL AT *
= ss,'''"' THE WINDOW
copwsch, 1905 bv LAae wMs Smith 1


same piercing black eyes, the same
broad shoulders.
She stared stupidity and thought the
mustache must be a vngary. Then her
eyes fell on the coat under her head
and she FILTERED.
'@rhank you so much for putting II
there. hope you haven't come 10
your station"
The man smiled knowingly, Yes,
miss, he has passed his station, but
for some reason he left his cont be
hind. You see. miss. it's very funny.
| happen to be the detective In this
pochunk bank easel reckon You have
heard about II and have been ON
the track OF the leader OF That gang
since daybreak this morning. Some
how / thought he boarded this trainr
and when | got on ut c. | looked all
through for him, but being In COM
pany with a lady I didn't size him up
till 1t was too late. ! was inst COM
ing in from the other chr when ! saw
him dash down the aisle and make a
Jump while the car was moving. and OF
course by the time | got to the door
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FIELDS OF THE SHEPHERDS, BETHLEHEM.

The remains of that beautiful building
are still to be seen in the city OF Beth
lehem.
1t is a strange fact that. though
Bethlehem was p~re-eminently a city
belonging to the jews in the days OF
David and of Ruth. not one Jew is to
be round among its Inhabitants today,
and the jewellers can in no way claim
to be descended from that race. though
some travellers think they see a resem-
hlance in their appearance to the jew
ish type. The town which saw the
birth of Christ is inhabited almost en-
tirely by Christians. They are a thrifty
and industrious people and superior
in every way to the other village dwell
ers round about Jerusalem.
Bethlehem is one of the Oldest towns
in Palestine. 1t has existed as a town
for over four thousand years, The
houses are built of white limestone
and have fiat roofs, on which the peo-
pie spend their summer evenings en-
joying the cool air from the noun
Trims, The streets are narrow and ir-
regular, and might better be called
lanes, for there is bat one real street
in Bethlehem. This leads from the
country road into the town and termi-
mates in the large open square in front
of the Church of the Nativity.
On Christmas eve this square is
filled with people dressed in their gay
est attire and adorned with all the
unery in the way OF necklaces. brace
lets and coins they possess. Christians
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and with eagern SIS read the first page
Did you find out what you wanted
TO known he asked when she handed
the paper back to him.
mo, for there is no trace Of the
thieves or the money sgt" she an
swered. with O great deal cf feeling.
did you have any money in the
bank?" he asked after a pause.
Every cent that | own In the world!'
she answered, lifting her handkerchief
to her eyes and bursting Into tears.
Il an sorry" The mai spoke with
an embarrassment that seemed out of
harmony with his rough features. She
wiped her eyes and with n little at
tempt Mt bravery said:
"Ch.l know | ought not to do~this-and
Of course YOU do not understand. When
the doctors ordered papa out here. he
put $1,000 in that bank. and after-he
debit was all | had. Now 1t Is gone
and l.. oh. | am so helpless, And here
1t is Christmas time She wept afresh.
a.d the mar moved ~uneasily In his
seat, lifted his paper and turned the
leaves n~ervously.
In a few minutes she dried her eyes
ard leaned YEARLY against the back
OF her seat. She had not slept for two
nights. and 500 her eyes closed un-
consciously, and she sank heavily
against the straight. uncomfortable
side of the ear. With n sudden lurch
Of the train she swayed to the right,
then back again, and frally fell In a
little unconscious heap upon the strong
shoulder Of her companion. He looked
helplessly, hesitatingly, at her a mo-
ment. then, quietly moving in his seat,
slipped Off his coat. made 4, into q
heap and left 1t beneath her head. The
light fgem above family Outlined her
delicatply shaped race against the
black coat. her small white hand was
thrown ia chfdlike trustfrlness above
the gIistening masses Of golden hair.
Bending quickly over the sleeping
girl he fumbled a few seconds with
the coat under her head. then drew
back and pulling his hat over his eyes
peered from under the wide brim into
the darkness outside Several shrill
whistles came from under the car
window. a lantern flashed up ane
there was a muttered oath. AS the
car moved off he ran wildly down the
aisle.
The noise Of the engine increased
and the girl opened ler eyes. She
looked up into the face OF the man
standing over her and started. Could
he be the same? Was she dreaming?
Surely her seat mate did not wea a
mustache. yet these seemed to be the
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EIC De vIRGINE MARIA JESUS
CHRISTUS NATUS EST.

Above the altar twelve lamps are
banging. TO represent the twelve apos-
ties, Three steps more lead down to
another chapel over the alleged stall IN
which, according TO Latin tradition,
the wooden manager was discovered.
On Christmas eve the pilgrims crowd
around the church awaiting the hour
Of opening in order TO get good seats
to witness the grand ceremony. Every
a woman and child who can pos
sibly come is present. The nav being
devoid of any seats, the people sit or
kneel OH the marble floor, making a
curious mass of red fezes and white
wells, In silent prayer they await the
hour Of the service. Meanwhile the
strains of the Tie Deum softly rise from
the great organ.
Presently a procession OF bishops and
archbishops, attired In their most gor-
geous robes, enters the church chant
ing. They are followed by priests and
monks and small boys dressed in scar
let. who constitute the choir. The
handsomest church decorations are
kept for this yearly service,
The deep. well trained voices of the
choir join in singing beautiful anthems.
aftrf which there is n frest deal Of
chatting without much variation. Sey
eral lines during the service the bish-
CPS, u after another assen, theIl
So 80 t. reappear in lisesrnt attire,
eacs 81 the % rs bo.ng. II possible.
mare Gorgeous ,aan tine last.
Az midnight there is u sudden lull
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-12-20
BY Lulie Wells Smith

%@AHE train this Christmas eve
slowed UP enough to take
a single passenger aboard
M and to allow a girl seated
ut one of the car windows
d better view of the snow covered
landscape and the little patchwork of
houses about the station. Then II lum-
bered Off again. The new passenger
tool a sent beside the girl at the win.
dow because it was the only vacant
one. She continued to gaze ~ the
white fields for a time.
Merry Christmas! What a mock
ery!" she thought bitterly. Then she
stole q glance Mt her new companion.
His face was hidden by the newspaper
he was holding close 10 his eyes In q
vain struggle 10 read hy tap fast fad
ing light. When he threw = down In
disgust. she leaned forward and asked
timidly.
May | look at It a moment? ! want
to see If there Is any later news about
tie Pochunk bank robbery"
He handed her the paper and watch
ed her curiously as she bent over It
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Miss Oldgirl-Haye you hung up
your mistletoe yet?
Miss Youngthing-No, indeed. 1t
isn't necessary for me to use bait
N. Y. Herald.
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circumstances Alter cases.

Crawford-I thought you were per-
fectly delighted with the Christmas
present your wife gave you?
Crabshaw-At that time / didn't
know she'd had it charged.-Judge.
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would Answer mis- Purpose.

Uncle Ned-Was it you | heard
singing q al TO be al angelo"
Johnny-Yes; Id be satisfied il
Santa Claus brought me "A flying ma
chine.@Puck.
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Cop-BIooded.

Some people," said Uncle Eben.
slooks at de price tag so hahd, dat
giyin' Christmas gifts gifts to be purity
nigh as col blooded as a boss trade"
Washington Star.
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. BOUT nineteen hundred and

AMA XAAW
miles south of Jerusalem,
was crowded with visitors at about
this time of the year, all coming to be
taxed in their native country. In a
cave, below the principal inn or
khan Of the town. where the exc
were usually kept, a gentle Jewish
maid bent lovingly over her Babe. A
light from heaven illumlned the rude
manager where He peacefully lay and
shed a brilliant radiance over the scene.
Several hundred years later the
NOUS Empress Helena of Rome visited
Palestine and discovered this grotto in
Bethlehem. which had served as a
humble shelter for the Christ Child.
She was convinced that this was the
very place which bad bssa hailowed
by the nativity. and %thereupon wished
to mark tile spot for all tine She had
a magnificent church Suiti p.fr the
site. 80 t.,at Christians from rs" -
TO generation might wo1
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-20
For The Complexion

The complexion always suffers from
biliousness or constipation. Unless
the bowels are kept open the impuri-
ties from the body appear In the form
of unsightly eruptions. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers keep the liver and
bowels in healthy condition and re.
move the cause of such troubles. G. e.
Hooper, Albany, Ga says; l took
Dewitt Little Early Risers for bill.
iousness. They were just what l
needed. l am feeling better now
than In years.. Never grippe or dis
tress. Safe Thorough and gentle. The
very best pills. f. A. Drown & Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-20

At Hanlon's heading. on the Culor;luu
OH the California side Of the river, a
headgate is about to be constructed
which will make possible the irriga
ton of 100000 acres in California and
100000 acres in Lower California. 1t
is expected that within two years this
whole area, which is now desert, will
be brought into cultivation.
The Berlin electric tramway conduct
ors, or "wattmen," as they are called
on the continent, are subject to special
ailments One is an ophthalmia caused
by the air current another is an in
flammation of the knee due to ringing
the alarm bell, and summer disease
is kind of sunburn, with blisters OH
the sun in controlling the car.
Experiments which have been il
progress in Russia for five years to as
certain how far dogs might be uset
fol military purposes have disappoint
ed the hopes of those who hold thai
such animals could be useful in time
of war 1t was believed that in addi
ton to effective work as pickets, Ger
tain varietiessof dogs could be laugh
to carry dispatches and ammunition Il
the firing line during battle, but the ex
periments which have been made il
this direction have proved unsatisfac
tory.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-20

The interesting fact is noted, in a re-
cent United States consular report
from ROuen. that automobilism, direct
ly or indirectly, maintains more people
i'll France than any other industry. All
the factories have tripled their output
during the last three years, and man
ufacturers formerly making cycles now
produce automobiles. At first Paris
was the only city where automobiles
Were made. but now Lyons. Bordeaux
Marseilles, Lille, st. Etienne, Nantes
and Rouen have factories to supply
local demands. By reckoning all the
workmen in the various branches that
are benefited by the automobile indus
try total is obtained Of nearly 100000
persons dependent upon it, says Cas-
sier's Magazine. The general consen-
sus Of opinion among the French max
ers is that the big machine is thing
of the past because of the restrictions
upon speed in all. The demand is
growing for strong, light and COM
Portable machine of moderate speed for
general use.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-20
Rcd Men STYLES.

"Close cropped hair, faces destitute
Of paint and the abandonment Of the
blanket" are the twentieth century
styles prescribed for the red men by
the commissioner of Indian affairs. 1t
Is believed that the order against
painting the faces is made because the
paint melts and runs into the eyes,
producing disease. Something, too, may
be said for the "boiled shirt" 1t is
hygienic If ugly. But why not leave
the way of wearing the hair to individ-
ual taste? To be sure, it may be said
In defense of the order that the Indians
themselves have made several at
tempts to set the fashion for short
hair, only it was designed for otheE
heads than their own and has some
times been enforced by process whcn
removed something more than the hair.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-20

The day before Prince Henry sailed
for the United States this dispatch was
sent from kiel:| Prince and Princess
Henry have seen many curious things
in the American papers. numbers Of
which have been received by them in
the last few days, and they have had a
good deal of fun over them. But they
knew" said a member of the house
hold. that every line they saw was
kindly meant" In bunch of newspa-
per clippings that came to the prince
the other morning from Berlin was one
which described the "Hohenzollern
punch invented by Broadway bar
tender in New York. On the margin of
the clipping the emperor had written,
"Schrecklicher Katzeniammer am Nor
gen" C'What headache in the morn
ing",
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-20

Id d always Nicer. OF course. % play
out Of doors than In the house. Some
times, however, In winter Jack Frost
gets too much for US, and we simply
have to run in lest he bite our fingers
and toes
Still, you can have any amount OF
fun in the house IL you only so about IT
the right way and without teasing
mamma either. Here Is something that
nobody could help enjoying. its q
pasteboard house and not bit hard to
make.
Take pasteboard box about two
feet long and six or seven inches high
and cut hole in each end Of it half an
inch from the bottom the right size for
a door Then in each side cut two win
dows. perhaps two inches square. Here
you have nice room, and if any one
wants roof, why. simply put on the
cover of the box.
But surely it will never do to have an
unfinished house! Run down stairs
and ask cook for few raw potatoes
and a knife, and then get some tooth
picks or short, pointed sticks of any
kind, and here Is all the material need
ed for fine set Of furniture.
First cut the potatoes In square
pieces about quarter of an inch thick
and these will make the chair seats
Then stick four toothpicks underneath
them, and your chairs have legs.
Chairs are not all that can be made
from the potatoes. however. BY using
q little ingenuity anybody can very
easily cut the Vegetables into different
shapes, and thus make any amount OF
other furniture.
For instance, long narrow piece,
with the toothpicks underneath, will
serve for a table, or two pieces, one for
a back and the other for a seat, fasten
ed together with the sticks, will make
very nice sofa. You can make side.
boards and beds and bureaus and al.
most anything you wish.
Then. to further beautify your home,
cut pictures from magazines or news
papers and paste them on the walls,
Paper curtains, pinked at the edges
and pasted to the windows, add very
much to the attraciveness of your
house, and any doll will be proud OF
such homemade one.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-20
ATHlEF AMONG THE ANGELS
SpurgeOn Corrected His Opinion OF
What He Might Do.

One day the mayor Of Cambridge,
who had tried to curb Mr.. Surgeons
tendencies to sensationalism, inquired
of him if he had really told his congre-
cation that If thief got into heaven
he would begin picking the angels
pockets.
Eyes, SIR" the young preacher re-
piled, 81 told them that if it were pos
sible for an ungodly man to go to
heaven without having his nature
Changed he would be none the better
for being there, and then, by way Of
illustration, said that were thief to
get Ia among the glorified he would
remain a thief still, and he would go
around the place picking the angels
pockets"
But my dear young FRIEND" asked
the mayor seriously, don't you know
that the angels haven't any pockets?"
mo, sir" replied young Spurgeon,
with equal gravity, 81 did not know
that, but l am glad to be assured Of
the fact from gentleman who does
know. l will take care to put it all
right the first opportunity GET
The next Monday morning SpurgeOn
walked into the mayors place Of bust
hess and said to him cheerfully, 81
set that matter right yesterday. sir"
"What natter" he inquired.
"Why, about the angels pockets"
"What did you say"'
"Oh sir, just told the people was
sorry to say that l had made mis-
take the last time | preached to them,
but that | had met gentleman, the
mayor of Cambridge. who had assured
me that the angels had no pockets, so
l must correct what | had said, as l
did not want anybody to go away with
false notion about heaven. l would
therefore say that if a thief got among
the angels without having his nature
changed he would try to steal the
feathers out of their wings!"-Homi
letic Review.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-20
NOTICE..

ONotice is herby given that j. w.
Phelps, Of Barre, Vermont was in his
lifetime the owner Of a certificate
representing one share of the capital
stock Of the Barre Railroad Com pany.
which certificate was numbered l49
issued February p, 1890, and the said
certificate having been lost or destroy.
ed, this notice is given in compliance
with Chapter 1874, Sections 3e97, 1896,
1893 Of the Vermont Statutes for the
purpose Of having new certificate
issued In lieu Of the certificate len or
destroyed,
q. NJ. WINCH, Administrator Of
the Estate Of ]. w. Phelps.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-20
Father Of Dead Boy Witness
Against Accused Girl.

New York. March 19.-Thomas W
Brooks, father of Walter Brooks. was
witness against Florence Burns ~
the hearing before Judge Mayer. He
testified that his son was twenty years
old at the time OF his death.
lie identified comb shown him as
one taken from the room where his
son was found ana told OF his visit to
the Glen Island hotel when Walter lay
unconscious in bed.
Mr.. Brooks further testified that on
Dec. s his son and Florence Burns
were in the parlor at his home.
MY wife and | were in the dining
room below" he said. "AIss Burns
said to Walter: What do you intend to
do? 1t is time we came to an under
standing. You ought to marry me-
"Walter said: Where are we going
to liye-in the street? The best thing
Won can do is to get work Of some
kind. I'll help you all l can
IL heard her stamp her foot On the
floor ana say. T'll do nothing of the
kind
Mr.. Brooks said that he went up
stairs and asked the Girl why she was
so persistent in following Walter.
81 tod her." hn sail, chat the best
thing fol her to 60 WIS to 30 back to
her parents. that We did net want her
around the house. She answered that
she would do nothing of the kind; that
she and Walter were going to, get mar
ried.
"'Stop trying to force my son to mar
~ YOU said. Your place is at home. y
did you talk to her on Wednes
day?'
Yes. said TO her: Miss Burns, I've
an unpleasant duty to perform. ! have
asked your parents to take you home.
You have been around here long
enough. | told them that if they didn't
take you away by Wednesday | would
have to refuse you shelter. Under
stand, this is your last day at my
house. When | returned that night.
the girl had gone