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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17

tree" said Horace, coming into the
parlor where Frances was putting up
holly for the great day. Imagine
waiting till three days before the
twenty-ffth before looking after dolls!
But its not their fault, for Miss Gray
would have attended to it If her moth
er had not taken sick. Come. get your
sunbonnet and we'll make short work
of the infants"
I'm going to buy son5e candy and
fruit for the people at the hospital"
said Frances when the dolls were dis
posed of. Papa gave me some gold
pieces to spend and they are burning
holes in my pockets"
"A good idea III go halves, for
feel like celebrating, too"
Over and over again Frances wished
the folks at home could see her during
the happy holidays. Every letter as
sured them that she was having a fine
time, but it is impossible to put the
spirit of good times on paper. The
Christmas tree for the Sunday school
of Third street church was a complete
success and then the young people
trooped off to the mission to distribute
gifts and candy to the factory people
who could not attend "the big church
up town"
"Are you homesick, Fanny" asked
| Nellie Devon, with an arm around
Frances as the gay crowd sat waiting
! for the clock to strike 12 on Christmas
eve in Mrs. Howards old-fashioned
! parlor. Il don't want to remind you
of home or make you sad, but you
must have so many pleasant things to
do in the city that we never heard
about"
81 don't know what they are"
laughed Frances. 81 think | could give
the president information about The
! Strenuous Life since I've been here.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17

Ma am Hickey's account of the Christ
mas tree at Singing River is so much
more interesting than any account |
could give of it, that think it best to let
her tell about it in her own way:
you see, Big Dan an Joe Burke got
back all right the middle ofthe afternoon
the day before Christmas They looked
like pair o pack peddlers, an they were
about tagged out, for they had had hard
time of it pullin' up over the mountain
trails in a snowstorm. Joe said he didn't
think he could have dragged himself an
other mile for love nor money. He had
two big turkeys on his back besides a
great lot of other things.
We'll the men in the camp had been
busy, too They had cut big pine an set
It up in the hall over the post office, an
the way they had decorated the hall with
evergreen was beautiful. You couldn't
see an inch of the ugly bare logs nor Of the
bare rafters. They set to an scrubbed the
floor an washed the winders. an strung
up a lot o. red white and blue buntin' |
happened to have in the house, an | tell
you the little old hall did look scrump-
tious. KEEP the children in the kitchen
with me, where | was maxim pies an
cake an doughnuts most o the time.
give EN- dough to muss with, an let en-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17
BY JOHN IL. RAFFERTY,.

1t was pretty late to attempt getting
them back, but they would try. The
clerk made some notes, ratified off few
words about the terrible rush, moved
off and left the colonel standing daZed
in the crowd. He went home, and as
precaution got out of his trunk a
strangely carved bracelet, antique, ori-
ental-a noble present, he thought, for
his niece; and for his nephew an old,
bejeweled war mask-it had been 4
mandarin's. And he took them to Mrs.
Murdock, saying nothing of their great
value, and said they were for her girl
and her boy. But after dinner that night
Mr.. Murdoch tapped at the colonels
door, saying:
81 hope you won't think of giving
those rara curios to the children, colonel
They're worth their weight in money
Didn't cost me a cent, Murdoch, "
blurted the soldier. They're part of the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17

Col. Battersly, not having seen his
sister in ten years. decided to spend
Christmas at her house. A desultory
correspondence had made him vaguely
aware of the fact that her husband, Cal
vim Murdoch, had grown rich, and that
she had two children, boy and girl.
But he was not prepared for the luXurl-
ant conditions which he found upon en-
tering their splendid home. He was
never estranged from his sister, but
when she married Murdock the soldier
brother had made up his mind that his
sisters husband was not his kind"
In frontier barracks and foreign camps,
Col. Battersly's life had been lonely
He was a silent, elemental, passionate
man, whose rigid habits gave cold and
even hard exterior to nature essential
ly tender.
But the Murdocks gave Uncle Batter
sly a grand welcome His sister kissed
him. the two children gave him their
hands with trained graciousness, and the
head of the house said Welcome to
the warrior-see, the conquering hero
comes!" This made the old campaigner
Ill at ease He blushed like girl, and
thereafter found restraint in the, TO
him, artificial atmosphere of the grand
house.
When the Christmas presents began
to arrive, and his sister showed them to
him, the colonel suddenly realized that
he must buy something for the children.
He said nothing about it, but spent half
of the next day buying for his niece a
French doll, with complete wardrobe,
and fully equipped steam battleship
foY his nephew. 1t was a soldier s
choice-love and child for the little
woman. power and war for the little
man. He was very careful about the
address, Mrs. Murdoch, 2441 'Penrose
street"
He wondered why his gifts did not
soon appear in the grand array, but said
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17
THE OLD MANS CHRISTMAS.

1t is past. like a beautiful dream; but sweet
WAS the dream to me-
For the children came, IS in the days OF old.
and cuddIed around my knee,
And l told them the tales l used TO tell
ere my locks were thin and gray
To the other children of my love: The
children that went away!
forget the vacant piaces-the fall OF the
wintry snow;
In the light OF their rosy faces l lived in
tho Long Ago:
! lived in the long ago; but the Present
was perfect then
E'Gr all OF the bitter snow that falls on
the lives of men.
] only knew they were near me. IN
world made new again,
And the Winter violets of Life were
trimmed Nith the SprinEtime rain;
I felt their Kisses sweet on my withered
checks and cold;
And saw, over threads of silver, the
CLEAN of their curls OF gold.
1t is past, like a beautiful dream; with
all the songs that were sung;
And l feel, in the after Silence. that the
world is for the young;
And thanks be to God that the world is
so, with all its sunny years
That at least one time in our lives we
know kisses, and love, and-tears!
IF. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17

nothing to his sister, showing each day
an increasing interest in the accumulat-
ing presents in the locked room, and
finally, on Christmas eve, late in the
day, going back to the store where he
had made his purchases to ask what
had become of the doll and the war
ship. 1t took long time to find out the
right man, but at last a very polite
clerk who had been answering questions
as fast as a dozen people could ask them,
turned to him and said:
"Murdock? What address? Penrose
street or Penrose avenue?"
Are there both?" asked the colonel,
as the possible blunder dawned on him.
Eyes; one on the West side, one on
the South side. Where did you wish
your goods to go?"
or course, Penrose avenue is on the
South side and Penrose street is on the
West side, and Col. Battersly had him
self made the mistake. The goods had
been receipted for. the clerk told him.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17
THE DOOR OPENED AND a STRONG
MAN STEPPED IN

scrape the cake dishes, ar tried to keep
'em interested all the time, so they
wouldn't ask about their pa.
''Wh,en Big Dan an Joe got back, the
other men had a great time rggin' up the
tree. We was afeerd they wouldn't be
able to buy Christmas tree candles in
Crystal City; but, my land! they got
about ten dozen of 'em, an no end o.
tinsel an shiny balls an things to hang on
the tree, an lot o. little flags to stick in
among the evergreen decorations. We
had no end O. common taller candles on
hand, an the men were perfectly reckless
with 'em. | reckon they put as many
as 200 of 'em up around the room
An what did they do but go an rig
Big Dan up as Sanity Claus! They
wrapped him up in big bearskin one o.
the boys had, an put about a quart O.
-four on his long, busky whiskers to
whiten EN-, an they put a big fur cap on
his head, and he did look for all the world
like Sanity his own self. Yes; an he had
a string o sleigh bells they got at the
. stage office stable; an them boys
ackshully cut hole in the roof so Sanity
Claus could come down through it! La,
If you want things carried through re-.
gardless, you let lot of Rocky Mountain
boys take it in hand. They won't stop at
nothin'. | reckon they'd h'isted off the
null roof if it had been necessary to make
the appearance of Sanity true to life Such
fun as the boys had over it ALL An OF
all the capers they cut up! Seemed like
they were all boys once more! lie an
Ann Dickey an Mary Ann Morris were
the only women in the camp, an we had
our hands full gettin' up the Christmas
supper we intended havin' after the tree
Mind you, there wasn't child in camr
but Just them two pore little orphans, an
all that fuss was on their account. Ifyou
think rough miner boys can't have the
kindest o hearts, you just remember
Ghat. Every man seemed to be tryin' ia
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17

This is the busiest and happest holi-
day time I ever had. except that l want
all the folks at home to enjoy it, too"
You must all come to dinner to-
morrow-no to-day" said Mrs How
ard as the young people started home.
"It has been so many years since [
had such a flock around me that | must
make the most of it. want Frances
to have a good time so she will want
to come every year"
Frances felt a touch OF self-reproach
on Christmas morning when she re-
membered the neat little parcels she
was to have opened on the evening be-
fore She had fallen into the happy
sleep that visits the pure-hearted with
out thought for the lovely time she
was having and little prayer for her
family and friends. AS she smoothed
out the note slipped through the beau-
tiful ring, she smiled to read the ten
der message-"My Dear Daughter:
I hope this will be the happiest Christ
mas of your life to reward you for
giving up your own pleasure to crafty
Aunt Caroline Many happy returns OF
the day, sweetheart. Mother"
Mrs. Howard found time on Christ
mas day for long letter to her broth
er, in which she said, "You must be
prepared to give us your little Fanny,
for am sure Horace Devon has per-
suaded her that Cedar Hill is a good
place to spend lifetime. He is a
rising young architect and has a fine
place in the city, to which he goes
every day This may sound like strange
tales, but I did not want the news to
strike you too suddenly. OF course the
young people are not rash enough to-
make plans far into the future without
consulting you, but can find no fault
with their anticipations. Horace is
A."
But Mr.. Storey had laid down the let
ter with a bewildered look that plainly
showed his pain and astonishment.
His wife expressed no surprise, though
tears came into her eyes as she said,
"You might have taken a hint from
the child's short letters in which she
spoke of being perfectly happy. have
been hoping this would be happy day
to say | like the realization of my
wishes"
With the light streaming through the
stained glass windows on the ever
green and holly wound around the
stately pillars of the church and the
Christmas music in her ears Frances
found 1t hard to keep her thoughts
from the mental picture of the bare
little church Cedar Hill had boasted
in other days GLORY to God in the
Highest" sang the sweet voices just
as the choir in the church at home
was doing at that very moment, but
there was no homesiclIness in her
heart
Under cover of her big hymn book
Horace Devon softly pressed her slim
hand while the ushers seated late ar
rivals in the little pause that followed
the anthem. and she smiled to think
her mothers Christmas wish had
come true-Baptist Union.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17
The Old Stnndbyh.

Mrs. Cobwigger-Here is a printed
list of suitable presents for a wife to
give her husband. Mark the ones you
would like best.
Cobwigger CATER reading lis)-I
think | would be satisfied, my dear, with
anything that was not mentioned here
Judge.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17
Santa Claus Jokes
Merely n Suggestion.

Dimmick-Is your mother-in.law at
your house now?
Kickshaw-Yes, and l don't know
what to get her for a Christmas pres.
ent
"She lives at Philadelphia doesn't
she?"
yes"
"Then why not buy her a ticket
home?"-Harlem Life.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17

Kate-I never liked my brother.in-
law.
Laura-Why don't you knit him a
necktie for a Christmas pressnt?-
Somerville Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17
Stin Something to Do.

HAS your wife finished her Christ.
mas shopping?"
Yes. She expects now to be able
to put in all the rest of her time look.
ing at things she might have bought
for less money if she had only known
it"-Chicago Record Herald
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17
Out of the HurIy-BurIy.

Jane-I never had such miserable
Christmas month in all my life.
Martha-What's the matter?
why, I got silly At, and did all
my Christmas shopping two months
ago. detroit Free Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-17
Close Quarters.

Jaggles-Why are you storing so
much of your furniture?
Waggles-I live in a fiat and am
trying to make room for the Christ
mas tree.-Town Topics.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22
Big Yield Of Biz Potatoes.

W. 5. Boorman of Frankton has one
of the finest, if not the finest, potato
patches in the valley. The tubers are
of three or four diffe e.ent varieties, and
each kind seems to have tried to out-do
its neighbor. The White Star potato is
one, and most excellent variety. II
you scratch the dirt away from some of
the big hills without disturbing the tu-
bers you will find great big white pota-
toes almost as long as stick of stove
wood and lying so close together, all of
them pointing towards the hill, remind
ing one of nice bunch of little Chester
White pigs taking their feed It's the same
with the other varieties. The ground
seems full of them. His satanic majes-
ty from the Glacier office accompanied
by his better half went up to help dig
the spuds last Friday. They dug six
rows and picked up Al sacks of nice
marketable potatoes and about half a
sack, all there was in the SIX rows that
were too small to market. Scott has
been modestly estimating the crop at
1000 sacks. He has 200 rows, which ifthey
average only the same as those harvest
ed Friday will make the crop | 400 sacks,
and our devil says he will bet first
mortgage on.a bee line that the five
acres wilFyield over | 800 sacks.
These potatoes were not irrigated.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22

Newtowns alone they will have 2,40O
boxes, or four carloads. Some Of their
eight-year-old Newtown trees produced
over ten boxes Of perfect apples One
flur-year-old Wagner tree which last
year yielded l3 apples over a box full,
this year has four boxes ofperiect apples.
Mr.. Sears says the Wagner is good
apple, is prolific and early bearer, and
for this reason is a good tree to use as a
filler where trees are missing in an or
chard Sears & Porter are not members
of the local apple growers union They
ship independently and also buy and
ship for others. Mrs. Meeker returned
to Portland by boat Monday morning,
well pleased with her trip and delighted
with Hood River.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22
From Uncle Luke.
PINE GROVE DISTRICT.

Parsons, Kans., Oct. IL, 1903. Editor
Glacier: Alls we'll and having a good
time as usual. went to Peabody, Kan
sas, bout the middle of the state, to
see a niece, who used to be Mable Hodg-
son. Crops never better, just enough
rain for the farmers to push the market,
price and all right along. am going to
California with party to eat oranges
and have a good time; will start the
last of this month. think l will be
be more satisfied there, for there will be
more excitement and something new to
see every day.
would be more homesick here if it
was not for the Glacier, but read itand
know what the home folks are doing,
and by that way my mind is taken off
from the lonesomeness that will exist in
spite OF everything.
have visited quite good many posts
while have been here. There still sur
vive some of the old soldiers.
Today it is raining and very dreary,
but when the sun comes out the atmO-
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22
Pleased With Hood River.

Mrs. E. H. Meek er of Portland was a
guest OF Mrs. S. F. Blythe over Sunday
Mrs. Meeker is anold-time neighbor of the
Blythe's in Portland and has frequently
visited Hood River, but this time had
not been to Hood River for eight years.
Although constant reader Of the Gla-
cier, she was surprised to find the
changes that had taken place in Hood
River. Sunday she was taken out for a
drive through the valley. At Sears &
Porter's place she was taken through
the orchards and the big apple house
and saw what could be accomplished
here under intelligent management.
Sears 4 Porter have storage room in
their apple house for 1900 boxes of
apples, but their apple house will not
hold the crop this year. OF Yellow
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22

bronchitis" writes Mrs. w. X. Havi.
land, of Armonk, n. Y, "but, when all
other remedies failed, we saved her life
with DR.. Kings New Discovery. Oul
niece, who had consumption III an ad,
vanced stage, also used this wonderful
medicine and today she is perfectly
we'll" Desperate throat aud lung dis.
eases yield to Dr.. Kings New Discovery
as to no other medicine on earth Infalli.
BILE for coughs, and colds. 50c and 81 .0O
bottles guaranteed by Chas. N. Clarke,
druggist.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22
AppOrtionment of School Funds.

J. T. Neff, acting county school super
intendent, has given out the follow
ing information in regard to the ap-
portionment of school funds:
In distributing the connty fund, each
district that has complied with the law
In regard to making reports, ETC., is
given $50. Each district also receives IS
for each teacher employed during the
twelve months Immediately preceding
the appOrtionment who has attended,
for sixteen hours at least, county or
state institute held during the twelve
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22

months preceding the apportionment.
Districts having more than one room
in operation at the same time receive
$5 for each room employing teacher
as above.
1t required SO, ,9OS.60 to make this $50
and $5 distribution. The remainder of
the county fund, $S00.96, was dstrib-
uted, us was the state fund, according
to the number of persons in each dis.
trict between the ages of and 20 years
as shown by the census last June. The
rate of the county per capita distribu-
ton was 16 cents.
The following table gives the number
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22
NEW MINISTER
VALLEY CHRISTIAN
CHURCH.
Rev. A. A. Beery.

Rev. A. A. Berry of Waitsburg, Wash,
has accepted a call from the Valley Christ
ian church of Hood River. Mr.. Beery has
already filed the pulpit of the church in
Hood River several times since Rev. j. W.
Jenkins left for Athena, and stands in
high favor with his. congregation. He
was located at Waitsburg for two
years. His family are for the present in
The Dalles, but will move to Hood River
as soon as they can find suitable dwell
ing house.
Rev. Beery will begin series of meet
lngs next Saturday night, continuing all
the following week.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22

sphere will be altogether changed. The
nights are very cold, but during the day
it warns up and you would never know
that Kansas was subject to such very
cold nights. UNCLE LUKE.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22

A bill of 5000 for expenses incurred in
enforcement of the liquor ordinance was
held over for itemized statement,
Plat OF Mrs. Baldwin's addition to the
city of Hood River was referred to the
committee on streets and public prop
erty.
Adjourned.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22

are the Oldest places taken in Hood River andare also the
best, all of them have good cold springs on them
We also have eight or ten large teams that we will sell
in the next thirty days, including harness and wagons.
Eighty head of cattle in good conditions two complete
saw mills.
Do not think because Offering to sell thatweare
going out of business for of this property included
in our lumber business The Davenport Bros LumberCo
is incorporated for $5O,ooo fully paid up Their large
mill is cutting 10000 feet per day, and included in
this besides their mill is the water ume timber planning
MILL lumber etc. We that this property will be
sold inside of 30 days to living right here in the val
ley the know the bargains there in it, and
also they takeupt pthesesnaps
Call on Frank Davendort, in the old bank building,
and look over the plat of the above lands.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22

Apple growers supplies, lOxlO paper,
wrapping paper, lining paper, pink and
yellow, poster and white layer, blue
card board at Coe & Sons.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22
A HaDpy Man.

There is no happier man in Hood Riv,
er than the man who has strong body
and steady nerves, or who,if he has not
has gone to Williams pharmacy and
bought Palmo tablets, the great tonic
that costs only SOC per box, and are
guaranteed with cash coupons in each
box, for all forms of weakness.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-10-22

This sale will include the Barrett Ranch, the best
farm in Hood River valley. -Four thousand fruit trees;
free water for part of it, contains $50 acres; worth
$20000 but will sell in a lump for $4,000 cash. Or
will sell in 5, 10, 10 and 20 lots to suit the
purchaser This is fine bargain at $16 900
Also the famous ranch known the old E. L.
Smith place, the FranktOn school house. This
place contains $50 acres with several fine cold springs
the place and nearly enough water to irrigate the
entire land Only 2k miles from town, with the Frank
ton school the place. of the best schools in the
valley This place will be sold in small lots and will
all be gone inside of ten days, for $15 900
Next comes the old Van Johnson place, and this
will be included in this bargain sale. Worth $4,000,
but for the cash it will go for 5000. This place con-
tans 40 acres % in clover and timothy, 800 bearing
apple trees house and barn. nice wood she'd codsprng
at the door good cellar small hay barn, all the water