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The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
THE BIRDS CAROL.
Christmas Entertainment at the
Fillmore Street Presbyte-
rian Church.

The Christmas entertainment will
take place Saturday evening at 7
o'clock. The admission is one
sound potato, and any other gift
that one may desire to make. Cast
off clothing will be sent to the
Mountain Mission at Barnard, NC.
Groceries will be distributed to the
needy of Amarillo.
The program will be as follows:
The Ruggles' Dinner party,
sketch from The Bird Christmas
Carol, by Kate Douglas Wiggin.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22

We wish remind those Christmas purchase
each showing Make
that have msf will gladly after the holidays
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22

We have beautiful line of Fancy Bedroom and House
Slippers for both Ladies and Gentlemen that make very
ceptable gifts
Ask to see them
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22

Christmas tree and distribution
of presents to children.
There will be Sunday services as
follows; Preaching at II a. m. and
lisp, m. Morning subject; Jesus
an Historical Person." Evening
subject: Gods Great Gift to
Man" Junior c. +. at 3 p. III.
Y. P. S. c. +. at 6 p. III. Special
music. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
{. R, Roach Drug Go.
5th and Polk.
Telephone No. /.

H G Shrimp Of Colorado Springs a
prominent tinancier and director in the
Western Land & immigration Co., Of this
city is here this week on business.
Watch for our New Years announce
ment., A A A Man.
All trains reaching the city in the past
forty eight hours have been late in vari-
Gus degrees, owing to the heavy passen-
ger traffic and the snowfall, which has
been just sufficient to make traction diff
ficult
For sale or trade-one % horse power
gasoline engine. Enquire Of A. H. Web
ster at the City Meat Market. 45tf
TW Barnes, the faithful clerk Of Ala
mosa Camp, W OW, left yesterday for
a visit with home folks back in Arkansas.
His clerical work will be looked after in
his absence by the A A A Man, whose
place Of business is the first door east OF
the postoffice
Scissors, knives and many useful arti-
cles in the hardware line at greatly reduc-
ed prices, at the S P Mckinney Furniture
Co. 45tf
John Keene, travelling passenger agent
OF the Northern Pacific, was an interest
ing visitor to the city yesterday, leaving
for Dalhart and Colorado points this
morning, This was his first visit to the
city in many years, and he was greatly
surprised at the development which has
taken place.
The night school at Amarillo Business
College, is paying proposition to the
young man or woman who is engaged
during the day. 2ltf
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22

The homeseeker's excursion to the Pc
cos Valley yesterday broke all previous
records. The train reached here last
night at 9 o'clock consisting Of thirteen
coaches and the necessary baggage cars,
sixteen cars in all, and is said to have
been the heaviest passenger train ever
hauled over the Southern Kansas. After
short stop here the train went on down
into the valley.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
At ElliOtt'S Confectionery.

The man behind the gun WINS the bat
Ties on the sea. The man behind the pen
wins the battles on the land. Send for
new illustrated catalogue Of the Amarillo
Business College. 46tf
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22

Clear thinking, decisive action,
vim and vigor of body and mind,
the sparkle of life, comes to all
who use HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. IS cents. Tea or Tab
lets. E, R, Roach Drug Co.
44-lm
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22

S T Brosee, a prominent breeder Of
Hereford cattle, Of Watseka, ILL.,, accom-
panied by his wife is in the city. Mr.
Brosee came here for his wifes health
but is greatly impressed with the Pan
handle country-at any rate enough to
make an investment Of section near
Bovna, adjoining the Campbell Expert
mental farm.
The S P Mckinney Furniture Co. is
awarding many handsome prizes upon
their clock contest, See them for partic-
ulars 45tf
Thomas Carson owner Of the Carson
building, and one Of the familiar men
about town. has returned from a trip OF
five or six months abroad, most Of the
time being spent in his ain countre Scot
land, though he also visited many points
on the continent. Mr. Carson is glad TO
get back to the Panhandle, and has been
given an enthusiastic welcome by his
friends in Amarillo
USE YOUR BRAINS, a booklet that
tells how we cooperate and help build up
fine paying real estate business. It's
free, write E G F Walford Dallas, Texas.
49.2t
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-12-22
Local News Items

DR.. ALBERT j. CALDWELL,
Specialist, on diseases of Eye, Ear,
Nose, and Throat. Suite 9, Carson
Bldg. Hours 9 toI2 a. m, 2 to 6p,m.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17
SOME NEW LACE STITCHES
The RATHER Coarse Work Liked by
Girls Ordinarily Not Over
Fond of Fancy Work.

The girl who has a distastc for fine
sewing and delicate floss embroidery.
and who chooses the darning of torn
linen and family stockings as her share
OF the household duties, Will find a real
friend In the new hlet lace embroidery.
In this lace work the designs are woven
into a fine or coarse mesh net by darn.
ing instead of by the cross-stitch, as in
Russian scrim embroidery. IN fact, the
vogue for cross-stitch embroidery has
rather given way to flet lace work.
which closely resembles flet-gulpure.
The real filct lace is enjoying a decided
popularity for insertions and s1Sings on
table covers, center pieces and counter
panes. At a large dinner given this
month by a ~well-known society woman
the long table was covered with a mag
nificent linen cloth. OblOng insets OF
filet lace in orchid design. set at regular
intervals, formed a square in he center
Of the cover, while the same blong in
sertions outlined the edges Of the table.
and a flet lace edgirg finished the Dor
ders of the cloth.
A square tea cloth seen recently at an
afternoon reception vas built from ten
inch medallions of flct, alternating with
the same size squares of linen. The
lace showed lordly roOsters and pea
cocks silhouetted in white against the
linen mesh.
Collars and cuffs, medallions and
bands of flct lace will be much in evil
dence as trimming for the shirt waist
and linen frocks of the summer girl OF
1905. The girl who n AFFORD tho
real guipure can produce almost as
striking effects in darned lace. with the
aid of her book of crOss-stitCh designs.
Colored laces seen so much on evening
frocks this winter will be a feature of
the washable dresses for warm weather.
and for these the modish girl can EN-.
brOider nets in the soft shades of blue.
pink. yellow and lavender.
In making fIet lace the net should be
securely fastened to a piece of paper
cambria or thin oilclOth. The mesh Is
SO easily puckcred and drawn out OF
shape thai 1t must be watched careful
ly. or the result will be anything but sat
i%sfactory. The weaving Is effected by
a dull -pOinted needle and mercerized
cotton, silks or crcwels in self-tone, or
contrasting shades may be employed for
the darning. The needle is drawn over
one thread of the mesh and under the
other, as In the simple darning process,
the holes being filled in by two or three
crossings Of the thread. Another meth
cd OF filling the holes Is to have the
threads pass diagonally over the tiny
square crossing each other in the rem
ter. This gives a more lacey effect than
the s%traight-line stitch.-Washington
Star.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17

Q severe cold and excessive coughing.
and he pressed me to use some remedies,
but I declined dong 80. As usual after
retiring, my coughing increased. When
some time had elapsed the door Of my
room was gently opened. and on drawing
my bed-curtains. to my utter a%stonish.
ment I beheld Washington himself
standing at my bedside with . bowl 81
hot tea In his hand. ! vas mortified and
distressed beyond expression. This lit
tie incident occurring In common life
with an ordinary man, would not have
been noticed. but as a trait Of the benev.
olence and private virtue OF Washington
II deserves to be recorded"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17
DEER FROM SIBERIA.
New Industry Of Importing Animals
Into Alaska Has in Late Years
Greatly Developed.

That scheme for importing reindeer
into Alaska from Siberia, which met
with criticism and even with ridlcule
when first suggested a few years ago
by Sheldon Jackson. Is now proving
the salvation of the Alaskan Eskimos,
says Outing. While the original
thought was only to repair the rapidly
lessening food supply of the natives.
yet 1t has developed into q veritable
reindeer industry. SO successfully has
the plan worked. In fact, that not only
does 1t furnish the natives with food,
clothing and means of transportation,
holds out the prospect Of putting
Alaska in a few years In the posi-
ton OF supplying deer meat to an out
side market. Reindeer does are pro-
life. and ar excellent cheese Is made
Of their milk. AS carriers they have
already supplanted dogs for the United
States mail. and may be ridden. or
will carry easily o pack of ISL pounds.
In fact. the reindeer industry Ia al
ready . very important one. with
widening significance.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17

II anything could be more marvellous
than such a character, 1t is the unanimi-
ty Of the public suffrage in his favor.
Soldier. magistrate, people all love and
admire him. all speak of him in terms
of tenderness and veneration.
In speaking OF this perfect whole
have not excluded exterior form. His
stature is noble and lofty; he is well
made and proportional; his physiog-
Monty mild and agreeable, but such as
to render 1t impossible to speak particu-
larly of any of his features, SO that In
quitting him you have only the recollec-
ton of a fine face. He has neither a
grave nor a familiar air: his brow Ia
sometimes marked with thought. but
never with in%quietude; inspiring re-
spect, he inspires confidence. and his
smile Is always the smile of benevolence.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17
Sanitary Bandages.

Too many people run to the family
ragbag when "A finger is cut, and band
age it with the first bit of goods that
comes to hand. 1t Is dangerous to put
colored calico strips. or soiled white
rags on wounds, and children should ba
taught to use only clean one In tying
up cuts. AS soon as a handkerchief.
napkin, or any piece of white linen is
too old for use In any other way, wash
and rinse 1t well, iron thoroughly, dry
and fold neatly and put In a clean box
where all the members Of the family will
know where to find lt.-Exchange.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17
GREAT WASHINGTON.


An article In Peterson's Magazine re-
Gers to the interesting event In Wash
ington's life when he declined to be made
king.
When Washington was offered the
crown in 1882, the federative system Of
government had been tried for seven
years and its operation had not COM
mended 1t to popular sanction.
Happily for America. and for man
kind. Washington would not stoop to
take the proffered diadem, and no kingly
crown throws Its baleful shadow upon
che halo that encircles his serene brow.
The scepter Of royalty that he declined to
WELD no other man would dare to grasp.
The writer goes on to say that while
eojourning In Geneva, Switzerland, In
1891. he was selected by the American
colony In that beautiful city to deliver an
GRAFTON on the Fuorth of July at q ban
Quet given In honor OF the day. 1t was
attended by all the foreign c~onsuls, and
among them by the consul general OF
Austro-Huugary, M. Exner, . most
worthy and erudite gentleman, q mem
Der Of the Aulic council. who furnished
tor my address the following anecdote
and vouched for its authenticity:
A number OF Americans residing In
Vienna In the year 1910 united to fitting
ly celebrate W%ashington's birthday, and
invited the Emperor Francis Of Austria
to honor the occasion by his presence.
That genial monarch, q true gentleman.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17
HOUSEHOLD T

One of the greatest conveniences in
the modern kitchen is the number OF
shelves made like the leaves of an
old fashlOped table, which hang fiat
against the wall when not in use, but
are held up by a swinging bracket
covered with white oilcloth tackled on
by b~rass-headed tacks. They are in.
valuable when extra cooking and serv.
ing have to be done.
DO you clean the receiver and the
mouthpiece of the telephone every
week? 1t really Is quite as important
as stirring up the dust under the tables,
especially if several persons use the
phone daily.
Pumpkins and squashes will gen.
orally keep better in a garnet where
the temperature Is just above freezing
than in the cellar. which Is apt to be
too damp. If there Is no place but the
cellar for storing them, place them on
shelves where they will not touch each
other and watch closely for the first
sign of decay,
In choosing a color scheme for n bed.
room, give thought to the location;
| thus blue Is best adapted for a south
| room, a west or east room Is effective
In green lavender or brown. while q
north room Is frightened by yellow OF
did rose.-Los Angeles Herald.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Novel Portrait Of Our Illustrious
First President by . French
man.

1t Is not my intention to e%xaggerate;
wish only to express the impression Cen.
Washington has left On my mind. Brave
without temerity. laborious without am
bition. generous without prodigality. no
BILE without pride. virtuous without Sc
verify, he seems always to have confined
himself within those limits where
the virtues. by clothing themselves In
more lively but more changeable and
doubtful colors, may be mistaken for
faults. This Is the seventh year that he
has commanded the army and that he
has obeyed congress; more need not be
said. Condo was intrepid, Turenne pru-
dent, Eugene adroit. Catinat disinter-
ested. 1t is not thus that Washington
will be characterized. 1t will be said Of
him: At the end of a long civil war he
had nothing with which he could re-
proach himself.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17
Well Fixed.

A dxed star Is an actor With real saoLs
ey.--Chicago News.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17
The Bad Boys Joke with a Stuffed
Rattlesnake-He Tells the Old
o~roeeryman About His Dads
Morbid Appetite.

BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.
Copyright, 1904, BY Joseph Il. Bowles)
THE old groceryman was sitting OF
the counter, with his legs stretched
lengthwise. his heels resting on a sack
Of -four, and his back against a pile Of
wrapping paper, his eyes closed, his
pipe gone out, and the ashes sitting
from 1t on the cat that was asleep in
his lap. The door opened and closed
with a slam. and the bad boy came in
with . long paper box. perforated with
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17

although every inch q king" over
looked the disregard Of established
forms into which his would-be hosts had
been betrayed by their patriotic zeal, and
made the following answer in his own
handwriting:
"Gentlemen: thank you for you hos
pitab.c Invitation and the gratifying terms
In which you have expressed your desire
that ! should attend "A banquet which you
propose to give In celebration Of Gen.
Washington's natal day. But you must ex.
cuse me from uniting with you to honor
the memory of your iilustrious country
man. since l could not do so with sincerity.
for Washington scorned IA crown, and did
more to bring royalty into contempt than
all men who have ever lived. and ! am u
King by trade"
On December 4 Washington took final
leave of the officers OF the army In the
dining OF the old Fraunces tavern,
at the corner Of Pearl and Broad streets.
New York.
Pouring out q glass OF wine, he re-
quested them to fill their glasses. and
after giving his habitual first toast. "To
all our friends" he said
with a heart full OF love and gratitude
] now take my leave OF you. most devoted
~ praying that your latter days may be as
prosperous and happy as your former ones
have been honorable and glorious | can
not come 10 each OF YOU. but Will be glad II
every one Of you Will come forward and
take me by the hand
The following anecdote. narrated by
Mr.. Watson. presents Washington not
In his additionally austere attitude.
habitually poised to be pedestalled IN
bronze or marble. but as the kindly tenn
pered man and considerable host. beneath
whose native dignity OF ann there
elowed the most tender sympathy with
the sufferings of others. suggesting the
onions oil the eagle folded around the
warm heart OF the dove:
although l had frequently seen Gen.
Washington In the progress OF the rev.
olution, and had corresponded with him
from France In 81 and 80. this was the
first occasion on which ! had contem-
Mated him In his private relations. |
observed a popularity In his smile which
seemed t illuminate his eyes; his whole
countenance beamed with intelligence,
while It commanded confidence and re-
spect. ! found him kind and benignant
in the domestic circle, reyered and be-
loved by all around him. agreeably social
without ostentation, ~delighting In anec-
dotes and adventures without assump-
tion: his domestic arrangements harmo-
NOUS and systematic. His servants
seemed g watch his eye. and to antici-
nate his every wish, hence a look was
equivalent 10 a command. His servant
Billy, the faithful companion OF bis mil
itary career. was always at his side:
smiling content animated and beamed
on every c~ountenance In his presence
The first evening ! spent under the wing
of his hospitality We sat a full hour Q,
table BY ourselves, after the family bad
retlred. was extremely oppressed Ytth
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17
Politeness OF japanese.

No one can surpass a JAPANESE In pc
likeness. Gen, Noei requests kindly
treatment of Gen. S.0essel. who sur.
rendered to him at Port Arthur. on thu
ground that the latter is not eitherapris-
oner Of war or an enemy, but a foreign
gentleman who meritoriously served his
country" And now the question Is,
would Nogi get equally handsome treat
ment were the situation reversed and he
y captive In Russia?-Troy TiEes.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17
Don't Fear Microbes.

Are you not afraid you will unduly
alarm people concerning microbes?"
asked one scientist.
NO." answered the other. There
was some little care. but since we told
the public that money Is full OF microbes
they lost all their terrors. Chicago
Journal.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17

him my little tummy ached. and l
wanted q lemon. Dad said my little
tummy, with Its three oysters In 1t.
was not worth mentioning. and told
me to look at him. Talk about your
Mount Pelee and your Vesuvius, those
volcanoes were tame and uninteresting
compared to dad, leaning over the rail.
ing, and shouting words at the sharks
In the water. Why. he just doubled up
like a jackknife one minute and then
Strengthened up like an elephant stand
ing on his hind legs in a circus tho
next minute. and he kept saying:
'Ye-up," and all the passengers said:
Poor man. ! told them he was not
so DOOR,, for he owned n brewery at
home.
Well, We finally got back to New
Orleans, and dad took a hack to
the hotel, and told the driver rot to
pass any saloon where there were cys-
ter shells on the sidewalk. We came
home next day. Well. ! guess ! will
get my snake out Of the ieeaOK, and
70 home aud comfort dad,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-17
OF Course You Do.

Crank-Funny 1t is, you always inG
Q thing in the very last place you look.
Cute-lt's only natural.
Crank-How's that?
Cute-Because you leave Of lookinA
when you've found Il, stupid.-Ally
Sloper.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-08
Gambling in Cotton Futures.

The sucker who sits down to play a
game of cards for money with a profess
sional gambler has the satisfaction of
seeing the gamblers money and he also
has the satisfaction of shuffling and deal
ing the cards himself once in while.
The sucker who CANDLES on the game
called cotton futures has no such salts
faction. He does not see the other fell
lows money and he does not see the
cards until they are dealt him. He does
not know whether the deal was a square
one or not; in fact he is generally pretty
sure that it wasn't.
If he wins, which sometimes happens,
he tells all of his friends, and this in
duces all of his friends to bite. If he
loses. and this is the case nine times out
of ten, he goes out behind the barn and
kicks himself and says nothing.
That is usually the way it works.
Good news travels further and faster
than bad news. Therefore we hear of
the fellows who win oftener than we hear
Of the fellows who lose. The man who
wins feels so good he can't keep from
telling it, while the man who loses feels
so mean that he is ashamed to tell it.
Anderson Mail.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-08
She Wanted Hose.

%l would like to see some hose"
began the girl in the polo hat in a
Washington avenue department
store, and before she could get in
another word the floor walker had
a,lbowed her across the aisle and
given her in charge of fluffy haired
young man in a sapphire shirt.
~iIose ?" he repeated rapidly.
eyes, Miss. Will you have white,
BLACK, tan or dresden blue, silk en-
broidered Isle, all silk, openwork,
Aclockwork, dropstich"-
"Will you please let me speak %
snapped the girl.
"Let you speak ? Why, certainly,
miss, but i tell you"--
"Don't tell me anything. want
gas hose"
And she turned on her heel and
walked away.-St. Louis Republic.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-08
The Cigarette Smoker.

A cigarette smoker is offensive to
every one who does not use Gigs
rettcs in fact, there is no 9th. /,
odor equal as pure, simple stink.
A boy who deliberately puffs ciga-
rette where there are ladies' and
gentlemen certainly exhibits little
regard for people who prefer the
a 'oma of the rose to the fumes Of
the sewer. He can be guilty of no
action which 80 quickly brands him
as being among those totally OBJ
}ivious Of the balance of the human
race. The clerk who waits on Gus
conner in a store should respect his
employer sufficiently well to refrain
from smelling bad. If he is a ciga-
rette tiend he doesn't have to be
pulling one at the time to be offcn-
Sive. The cigarette scent, like that
of the pole cat, is destroyed only by
fire.-Southern Druggist.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-08
"First Gun OF the War"
1ThC State.1

Tho State.
Several days ago while looking
over a paper my attention was at
tracted to the oft repeated statement
that the first gun of the war was
fired at Fort Sumter in April, 1861,
and several intelligent gentlemen
have asserted the same in private
conversation.
If April came before January in
1861, it was the first gun. If Janu.
airy came before April, it was not.
The first gun of the war was fired on
January 9th, 1861, by the Citad ell
cadets from battery on Morris
Island, az the steamer "Star of the
West" This battery was after
wards called the "Star of the West"
battery and the first military duty
performed by me was guarding this
battery as a member of the Carolina
Light infantry of Charleston, Bishop
Capers at that time being major of
the regiment.
Later on we were moved TO Sulli-
vans Island and while there in April,
1861, the first gun at Fort Sumter
| (but not the first of the wary was
fired. Vincent f. Martin.
Walhalla, S. O., October 8, 1905.