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Williams news., 1903-05-16
Letter List.

The following is the list of letters remaining uncalled for at the postoffice, Williams, Ari- zona, for the week ending May 16 1903. These letters will be sent to the dead letter office June 6, 1903, if not called for before that time: Curtis Frank Holder H Foster, George Jason, Albert @ Grinstead, w M(2) Marion, Dell Gregory, Peter Owens, JS Huniman, Claud .i.- MEXICAN. Bsca, D P Laldorinos Lorenzo Chaves, Tomas Sanchez Nal lonado, Estevan Escivel, Estevan Pino Alberti Frejo, Juan Quigalda, Jesus Gubalos Grineo Ramirez, Antonio Gonzales, Antonio Vanuelas, Fernando Hustade, Rosario Vargas Serapio Persons calling for the above letters should say "advertsed." F. w. SMITH
 Postmaster.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19
REAL SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS GIVING.

''Our hearts are usually very much
larger at Christmas than our purses,
writes Edward Box of ''The Christ
mas that Remains" in the Ladles'
Home Journal. "The desire is to re-
member everybody that we know.
But our means do not generally allow
us to do it. So we often pass entire
ly by at Christmas people to whom a
simple Merry Christmas, and moth
ing more, would mean a word of cheer
and light-heartedness. Because we
cannot give what we would like to
we think that we should not give at
all. The truth is, whether we choose
to acknowledge it in so many words
or not, that we have grown so CON-
mercially and so arti6cially minded
in this country that thousands of us
are prone to measure our Christmas
presents by the yardstick of intrinsic
value, or by what the recipients will
think of them. We seem to have en-
tirely lost sight of the fact that we
can always give something. And if
we gave that something We would
really come closer to the real spirit of
Christmas giving. A few cheerful
words filled with that expression of
strong good will, that is like sweet
perfume, have a reaning that only
few realize. There is nothing SO
pleasant. in this world as the feeling
that one is remembered, and this a
few written words will often convey
more strongly than a gift. Yet we
invariably put the gift first. Our re-
rnembrance must take some form, we
think, other than mere verbal or
written expression. And that is the
artificial within US not the natural.
We seem to refuse to believe that it
is the simplest things we do that have
the greatest influence. 1t is the sim
plest Christmas that remains. F."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR THE POOR.

s'In your Christmas purchasing do
not be tempted to forget those who,
because of their poverty, are unable
to do any shopping either for them
selves or for others, advises Frances
E.Lanigan, in the Ladies Home /ony-
nal. Let your presents to them be
of substantial character-a ton of
coal, some warm clothing, some
money, box of groceries, or. a bas-
ket of Christmas marketing, topped
with bunch of holly. And to the
little children in whose homes Christ
mas is little more than a name, send
some of the many bright, new tin
toys which are SO inexpensive, some
candy, some fruit, bright red woolen
mittens, and Tom O'Shanters, and, if
you can afford it, some good stout
shoes and warm stockings. A piece
of bright colored plaid will make a
pretty gift for the little girl who has
never, perhaps, had new dress in
her life. Accompany your Christ
mas presents with some CHEEKY Christ
mas greetings and some Christmas
greens. Be very sure that this
thoughtfulness will bring its own re-
ward, and that in the years to come
the memory of the Christmas when
you gave most and received least
will be the happiest of all memories
to you"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19
TIE OLD CHRISTMAS HEARTH.

lean back in my arm chair as the snow flakes
soft and white
Clothe the hilltops and the valleys in habili-
While the cutting winds of winter send their
music far and wide,
Disputing with the mellow bells the joys of
/ seem to catch the echoes of the songs they sing
on high,
Beyond the mystic beauty of December's vaul-
And again is told the story of the Christ-child's
humble birth,
AS sit and eager, listen by the dear old Christ
mas hearth.
There's music in the steeples, there are chimes
deep in the dellS,
And the wild winds mingle gladly with the holy
Christmas bells,
And look beyond the window on the beauty of
Recalling some sweet Christmases in life's fair
long ago;"
What scenes come floating back along the wind
Like the fragrance of the flowers of an ever
cherished cline;
Till my chamber fills with faces and hear the
sounds of mirth
That brighten with infectious glee the happy
Christmas hearth
I see six little stockings hanging in pretty row.
We hung them round this cherished hearth one
And we laughed and nestled closer meath the
old roof-tree of home,
And hardly slept for watching for old Santa
remember, ah who does not how the sunny
Christmas morn
Revealed the wealth of treasure from the doll
to drum and horn
How the house was filled with laughter till it
seemed to shake the earth.
While brighter glowed the fire upon the old
Christmas hearth.
Today there seems to come to me across the
fieecy snow
The beauty and the glory of that Christmas long
ago,
When shepherds watched their gentle fiocks
upon the hills afar,
In the heaven-tinted splendor of the East's
-transcendent star;
see mother bend above matchless cherub
face,
And radiance not earthly drives the shadows
from the place;
Till Judea wakes to glory and new beauty crowns
the earth.
And the choristers of Heaven sing about my
Christmas hearth.
Old Time seems in his dotage and upon his tresses
whitc
Lie the snowfiakes of a Christmas that has filled
me with delight;
Far and wide the bells are ringing. and their
music, glad and free,
Tells the story of His coming on the land and on
And mingled with their anthems is that chorus
all divine
That filled mothers heart with joy one night
in Palestine;
And bow my head moment as the children
check their mirth,
And silence comes to sanctify the dear old
Christmas hearth.
1 bless the glorious dawning of this queenly
winter day,
1t brings to all gladness from region far away.
And while the bells are ringing over all this
beauteous earth
bless the loves that cluster round the dear OLD
Christmas hearth. IT. @. HGr6duQh.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19
CHRISTMAS IN BOSNIA.

Lest any should suppose that the
peasants of Bosnia and Montenegro,
and especially those of the "Black
mountains proper do not earn their
Christmas feast it should be known
that for six weeks before the anniver-
sary of the nativity the people do not
put meat of any kind into their
mouths, says the Chicago Tribune.
Perhaps nowhere else in the world
can be found SO curious an informing
ling of Christian and pagan rites at
Yuletide. The peasants even mingle
relics OF ancestor worship with their
observance of Christ birthday. One
of their practices at this seasons dates
from time when iron was unknown
by their forbears.
The night before this eastern peo-
pie begin their six weeks fast prior
to Christmas day all the meat dishes
in every house in the land are put
upon the tables. When supper is
ready, each member of the family
takes a bit of each kind Of food and
proceeds with it to the roof of the
house, where it is placed as a potent
charm against witches and uncanny
spirits. This custom is traceable di-
rectly to practice of extremely an
cient times, when food was placed on
the housetops as an offering to certain
household spirits.
At the supper all the meat in the
house is eaten, and if this proves to
be physical imposibility at one sit
ting the members of the household
must needs rise in the middle of the
night aud finish the repast. After
the meat has disappeared each par
taker must rinse thoroughly his
mouth lest bit of meat adhere to the
teeth. The next day no one eats
anything. If the fast be broken, the
culprit certainly will be shot with ar
rows by the spirits. 1t is the duty
on this day to pick out pig, a sheep
or goat to be fattened for this Christ
mas feast. The animal is killed the
third day before Christmas, and no
more terrible misfortune can happen
to a peasant than not to have
bloody knife in his house on that
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19

cure for him. Later, when he blew
the trumpet she had secured after
searching all the stores for just the
kind he wanted, she said he would
drive her to her grave yet.
While Ethel was dressing for din
ner in the charming white frock her
mother had made with all the care
and pains love could take, Mrs. Smith
went in and nagged her about being
careful not to spot it. John, Ellen
and the rest were greeted with a fee
bic smile when they finally arrived,
and the hostess was so tired that her
interest in the gifts they had brought
was perfunctory to the verge of in
suit. At dinner every time the young
people laughed Mrs. Smith screwed
up her eyes in pain and murmured to
Johns good wife that it went
right through her head.
The guests did not stay TO tea.
They were duly lnV1teu, Dur sara Tney
guessed they'd better be getting
home. Mr.. Smith would have urged
them to remain, but his wife MUIR
INJURED hysterically in his ear: Let
'em go if our company don't suit
them"
After they had departed Mrs. Smith
lay down on sofa and closed her
eyes. The family, while outwardly
deferential, was disappointed. Last
year she had gone to bed and they
had brought the young Browns over
and had played games. Now, with
mother on the sofa, they had to be so
careful about not making any noise
that it was no use at all to ask any
body over.
They lighted the Christmas tree
and the candles flickered prettiIy.
Mrs. Smith had spared no pains to
make it lovely. The Christ child
looked down at them from the top
most branch. "Peace and good will, /"
smiled the child, but Mrs. Smith was
keeping her eyes shut, because flick
ering lights are so bad for headache.
By and by the candles went out.
The young Smiths went off to bed.
"Say, Dick" said the smallest
Smith to the next-to the smallest
Smith. II like the Fourth of July
better than Christmas, don't you 7"
Brother John and his wife, in their
small home, sat at their ease.
"My," said John, "she's good
woman, but she is wearing"
1T was a great dinner, = assented
his happy go-lucky wife. ''But we'd
have had better time home. Let's
try not to go next year"
mo, we've got to co." asserted
John. "But if she only wasn't SO
like Martha in the Bible, you know,
troubled and anxious about many
things. l wonder why women don't
take the Lords word for it that it
wasn't the better part Martha chose. !"
And as he knocked out his pipe he
shook his head over another good day
gone wTUug through w0r1d-0irt-ifs-y-
culiarity of women.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19
ON CHRISTMAS GIVING.

For melancholy proof of mans gen.
uine incapacity we have but to turn
to the belated creatures who at Christ
mas time write daily to the newspa-
pers for advice. Like Emerson, they
feel that a present is "due" to some
body, and, like Emerson, they are
puzzled what to give
There is something really pathetic
in letter from "class of boys" who
want to be told what they shall give
their teacher. He is thirty years old,
they say, and remarkable mathe-
matician. Perhaps some shadowy
desire to make the punishment fit the
crime prompts this last bit of infor-
nation. But it is matched by school
girls who write: "What is nice
present for teacher? She is for
eigner and teaches foreign language.
She is very dark and has somewhat
impatient disposition" ''The Heir
of Redclyffe" would seem an excel
lent present for this person, if she
were able to read it. But the editor
is perhaps unaware of the improving
character of Miss Yonge's stoves.
He has nothing more appropriate to
suggest than a gold pen or a piece of
statuary, neither of which is war
ranted cure for impatience.
A married woman complains
mournfully that she has to give a
present to an old gentleman of eigh-
ty-two "who has everything he
wants." 1t never occurs to her for
moment to spare him the added pos
session of a something he doesn't
want. The utmost length her in
genuity can go is to write to news
paper for advice. Another woman
feels moved to send "some useful
trife" to a missionary, and young
man, who signs himself Jasper, has a
painful emergency to face. II know
two sisters who are nearly of an age,
he writes. II wish to give them
both Christmas presents. Ought l to
send the same thing to each? Their
tastes, / believe, are different. l
know one of the young ladies much
better than her sister,"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19

A series of festivals beginning nine
days before Christmas and ending on
Christmas eve marks the Yuletide
celebration in Mexico. In circle OF
friends it is arranged that nine visits
shall be paid to nine different houses.
Each evenings gayety begins with
prayer aud the lighting of candles.
These are followed by the presenta-
tion Of gift from each guest to the
host or hostess of the evening. The
first evenings gift is of small worth,
but the vale of the Offering increases
with every succeeding evening. That
there may be nothing unfair in the
distribution. the recipient of the first
evenings offering one year becomes
the last the following year. After
the presentation there are dancing and
supper. At midnight the candles are
extinguished.
No two evenings entertainments
are exactly alike save in the offerings
of prayers, the lighting of candles
and the presenting of gifts. On
Christmas eve, few minutes before
midnight, all proceed to church to
hear the midnight mass, and this ends
the Christmas celebration for the
year.-MeW York Tf6ane.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19
CHRISTMAS LIKE IT USED TO BE.

Christmas like 1t should be-
That's the thing would gladden. me,
Kith and kin from far and near
Joining In the Christmas cheer.
Oh, the laughing girls and boys!
Oh, the feasting and the joysi
wouldn't it be good to see
Christmas like IL used to be?
Christmas like it used to be-
Snow attending bush and tree;
Bells a-jingling down the lane;
Cousin John and Jim and Jane,
Sue and Kate and all the rest
Dressed up in their Sunday best,
Coming to that world of glee-
Christmas like it used to be.
Christmas like 1t used to be-
Been long. long time since we
Wished, when Santa Claus should come,
You doll and / drum,
You book and | sled
Strong and swift and painted red,
Oh. that day of jubilee!
Christmas like it used to be.
Christmas like it used to be,
1t Is still as glad and free,
And as fair and full of truth.
To the clearer eyes of youth.
Could we gladly glimpse it through
Eyes our children's children do
In their joy~time, we would see
Christmas like it used to be.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19
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PAID FO r.

81 say, Mr.. Softly" remarked the
family terror, aged ten, as he care
fully scraped both his shoes upon Mr..
Softly's patent feathers prior to his
sisters appearance in the parlor
"that box of taffy- candy you sent sis
on Christmas was prime. I ct the
whole of it.
"Ah, did you ?'' replied Mr.. Soft
ly, gently removing his embryo broth
er-in-law.
"Yep. Sis dasn't tackle anything
sticky with her false teeth, so l
got it."
And from the smoothered whoops
which were shortly heard proceeding
from the nursery it was evident that
something sticky was tackling the
family terror and that he was again
getting it all. His sister had over
heard his remarks.-/ndge.
This THING of being engaged to
half a dozen girls isn't what it's
cracked up to be, this time of year"
"Why not ?"
because you have to make each
an expensive gift
Nonsense Give each a tritie,
and tell her that the more you save,
the sooner you can get married"
PATsY-Mom, won't yer gimme me
candy, now?
Mrs. Casey-Didn' oil tell ye OF
wouldn't give ye amy at all if ye
didn't kape stilll
Patsy-Yes'm but
Mrs. Casey-Well, the longer ye
kape still the sooner yell get it.
DooLEY-Arrah thot ould miser,
Kerrigan, wor always layin' up his
dollars fer rainy day, an now he's
dead.
Mrs. Dooley-Yis. Oi'll bet he's
wishin' now he'd laid up few rainy
days inshtid av tn dollars.
Miss OLDGIRL-"Have you hung
up your mistletoe YETI"
Miss Youngthing-"No, indeed.
1t isn't necessary for me to use bait. "
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19

ENERvATRD EAsY-''I shed think,
ma am, dat dis sacred Christmas time
would keep you nearer to Scripture'n n
it does" Mrs. Turner Away-"Near-
er to ScriptureI" Enervated Easy
'Dat's wot / said. asst for bread,
an you give me a shovel I"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19

MAMMA-"Santa Claus only comes
to good boys"
Johnny-"Huh ! If he did he
wouldn't have to hustle much to get
around"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19

WHEN A man says he doesn't want
any Christmas presents, he means
that he doesn't want any that are
charged to him at the stores, or bought
with his own money.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19

'WHY, NETTIE What under the
sun made you put that big label on
the mistletoel" "I had to. Jack is
so stupid"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19

SISTER SNow-"Dis turkey am to
be hung on de tree fob pahson's
Chris mus present. "
Sister Mokeby-"Better hab it
picked, honey. Oars gwine to be a
good many wife folks present ter
night, an dat fowl might be recker-
nized wild de fedders on it,"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19

''I GUESS paw hasn't got SO much
money this year." said little brother.
"What makes you think so" ask
ed little sister.
"'Cause he was telling me that it
wasn't right to impose on Santa Claus
lust because the old feller was good
natured."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19

BOBBY, you write list of the toys
you want, and we will send it up the
chimney to dear old Santa Claus"
"Oh, no, mamma ; let me send
him list of the things l don't want"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19

Observation-Disclosures is in the
air." said Mrs. Fosdick, looking out
of the window.
ooh, that's mostly SCOT you see, !"
her husband explained.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19

Miss OLDGIRL-"Have you hung
UP your mistletoe yet?"
Miss Youngthing-"No, indeed.
1t isn't necessary for me to use bait. !"
Evening journal., 1903-01-29

"The Crisis" came to the Opera
House last night, and a good part of
Wilmington was there to welcome it.
Manager Baylis could not have packed
in more people without adding a wing
or another gallery. There was no dis
appointment. AS portrayed last might
the old and wholesome themes Of love,
friendship and courage were attrac-
lively set out. What a relief from the
nasty problem play. 1t carried one
back to that period when the romance
and the pride of the South were about
to disappear before the awful realities
OF Civil War. 1t was a convincing pic
tWe, the costumes Of the girls, the old
Southern mansion and the Virginia
reel on the lawn. with the fire-flies
glinting among the trees. One almost
wished for a return of the old days,
and felt that while Stephen Brice and
Judge Whipple were right in fighting
for the abolition of the accursed i'm
stitution of slavery, there was
something infinitely sweet and attrac-
tive that was destined to pass with it.
1t would be difficult to pick the star.
and it is no discredit to Mr. Hackett to
say that the audience would not have
assigned him that role. Unfortunately,
while his acting has the polish and pre-
oision that shows much talent and per-
feet training, yet it was impossible to
think of stephen Brice; it was always
Mr.. Hackett. Judge Whipple was al
together admirable and convincing. In
makeup, voice and manner he sug-
gested the gruff, shrewd. warm-heaIted
old lawyer of the olden days. He
caught the fancy OF the audience. and
we are not certain that had a vote been
taken that Mr.. Brennan wCuld not have
been declared a star. AS Virginia
Carvel, Miss Walker was altogether
charming, and clearly portrayed the
type of woman for which the South
was noted before the war; light-heart-
ed, high-strung, care-free, yet with a
sweet womanliness at bottom and a
courage when aroused that is not easily
daunted. Hopper overdid his part.
The man who amassed such a fortune
might have been clown hut he was
no fool. His grotesoue antics caught
the galleries. but marred the play. The
minor parts were all well portrayed,
and the beyy OF charming girls. with
their soft Southern accent. their old
fashioned gowns and their careless
mirth will remain a very pleasing pic
ture
Evening journal., 1903-01-29
Massaging of the Scalp

A fine vigorous, daily massage, if
continued, will improve the condition
of the scalp wonderfully, using the
finger tips on all parts of the scalp.
Finally the scalp will become loosened
so it can be moved over the bones be-
meath, thus giving perfect circulation.
Sun and air are natures hair tonics.
A daily sun bath on the hair not only
rejuvenates, but makes the hair grow.
Great care should be taken in dress
ing the hair to avoid twisting or knot
ting it tightly or uncomfortably against
the head. This has a tendency to
loosen and cause a falling of the hair.
Hairpins, too, should be selected with
care for their smOothness, dull points
and shapeliness. Never put a crooked
or bent hairpin in the hair; it not only
spoils the shape and style of the hair
dressing, but splits the hair. AS fol-
rusty hairpins, discard them as Sc
much poison against the tender scalp
Powders and oils for the hair are
very bad form and remind one Of life
among the Indians, where bears
grease" plays the most important part
in the toilette of the men and women
OF the forest.
Pure vaseline rubbed on the roots al
might will stimulate its growth, but
there is no permissible excuse for tn,
hair being either oily or greasy.
Evening journal., 1903-01-29
TOLD OF SETTLEMENT WORK
Miss Pyle Makes interesting Address
Before Members Of the New
Century Club.

Miss Sarah w. Pyle. head worker Of
the Peoples Settlement, gave am ad-
dress on settlement work before the
Currents Events Glass OF the New-Cen-
tury Club yesterday afternoon. Miss
Pyle found her audience the most en-
thusiastic and responsive before which
she ever has spoken.
Miss Pyle gave a general outline of
settlement work. then went into detail
regarding the work in Wilmington.
Aside from the kindergarten, mothers
meeting. play hour, and the eight clubs
among the girls and boys, a banking
system has been successfully establish
ed The work here began a year ago
last October and there now is a menu
bership Of nearly 200 and twenty y-one
workers. including Miss Pyle.
The speaker told Of the big fair
which lis to be held at Branhywine
Springs next June, the proceeds OF
which are to go toward the erection OF
settlement building. Several churches
have promised TO take booths and Miss
Pyle dwelt upon the enthusiasm OF the
several clubs, especially the mothers
in the project She told what each club
is doing for the Settlement booth. 1,
is probable that a booth will be taken
By the New-Century Club. After her
address Miss Pyle was extended vote
OF thanks by the club.