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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1906-12-21
Eelect Misrellany.
In the Christmas Tree Forest

Life was always pleasant to little
Betty, but evening brought the cream
of the day. Then the door between
the kitchen and the tiny shop was
opened, the cobbler and his children
gathering around the dim, odoriferous
lamp, the boys learning their lessons
to the patient rhyme of the fathers
hammer.
"Only nine days before Christmas
she announced, as she sat down by
Jacks wadded cl air. "Jack, do you
suppose Santa Claus has got my letter
yet? Do you think he'll send US the
| Christmas tree?'
"If we're too poor to buy a tree,
why don't you 60 get one, Bettie2''
asked Tom, holding dripping pen
suspended above his book.
"Get one? Where?'
"Why where the groceryman gets
his" Tom answered easily, pretending
to resume work.
ooh, Tom, where does he get
them?"
SIN the woods, suppose. There's
lots of them growing there, just for
the asking
mot real Christmas trees, Tom?'
"Sure, heaps OF 'em. Dandiesl Big
follows and little, with pink and red
popcorn and candy and angels on the
top. And at night they're all lit up.
Oh, it's grand!" and once more Tom
with the skill of an artist, applied
himself to arithmetic.
"Who plants 'em? Who do they
belong to?" asked Bette, imagination
overcoming her doubts. Betty was q
long time falling to sleep that night
for her active brain had been fed toe
royalty. But the bewitching story
was completely swallowed, and an
overwhelming longing had arisen tc
see for herself the forest Of trim med
Christmas trees.
Betty was supremely happy. Siz
pennies, shaken rather guiltily from
her cherished china pig, were securely
tied in corner of her handkerchief
The car was not full, and she had ven
tured to kneel upon the seat to enjoy
to the extreme the unusual excitemen,
of ride in the trolley.
"Going far?" asked the conduc'
tor as Bette gave him the three pen
MES.
"Yes, quite ways. Out there
And the child waved her hand vague
ly toward the glace where the tracks
seemed to meet, pointing to land o1
promise.
"Sure you know when you're tc
git Off"
"When we reach the woods"
"Oh, Browns Woods" and the con-
ductor looked relieved as be passed
down the aisle.
browns Woods! Here you are
little grill" the conductor shouted.
Bette, trustful and happy, said shy
'goodbye' to the man as he helped
her off with playful warning not te
"git lost"
Browns Woods seemed to be a gen
eral store and few wretched houses
Bette loo ked about her with sinking
heart. The woods, dark but promis
ing, were q1ite distance beyond the
settlement, but the child set bravelJ
out.
AS she became tired her feet grew
numb, for in spite of the stout half
soled shoes the cold had STRUCK
through. The poor child was terrified
and for the first time began to thinl
of home. Sle had found not even .
solitary evergreen tree, but she still
believed them to be there, and as tn
Christmas eve settled down over tn
gloomy woods she rehearsed to hersel
all the details of Toms wild story, thi
time remembering his saving clause
that only old people could see tn
W ,hderful vision Of S tnta Claus ster
lpins from tree to tree, trimming th
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1906-12-21

It's ~ fine a. the tree last nigh!''
cried Bette. She cooked her small
head and narrowed her eyes. "I do
believe" she said slowly. II do be-
lieve it's the very same tree!"-New
York Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1906-12-21
A CHRISTMAS TREE FARM.

There is only one true Christina,
tree, the balsam FIR. This is symmeL
rical, spicily fragrant, and has straigh.
stiff branches, which will support 8
good load of pressnls. The hemlock
beautiful for msssing aud roping, has
branches too dropping and flexible 70,
. Christmas tress. The spruce, suit.
able in other ways, lacks the delicious
odor of the fir. This is fortunate, fol
the tree most priced for Christmas is
utterly despised by the lumbermen. II
has never been worth numbering. and
before the Christmas tree industry be-
gan the fir lands of Maine were actually
exempt from taxation, as being per.
fectly worthless. Today they are
valued at from $40 to SIS an acre
mainly for the Christmas trees.
The Christmas tree cutters begin
their work as early as October. 1t
requires experience to cut Christmas
trees prodtably. An ordinary wood.
man will waste more than he is worth.
He must know how to estimate, from
the size and general appearance of the
tree, the best height at which to cut
it. A green hand will cut it too long
or too short, injuring its salable quail
tiles. While part Of the men are cut.
ting, others follow them and drag the
trees out of the woods to the nearest
open space. As there are no roads
into the woods, this has to be done by
hand. In the open space they must
be punched and tied, and II this is not
properly done the punches will come
apart in shipping. Then the butts of
each bunch are sawed off. to give q
neat, trim appearance. Then they are
hauled to the main road and stacked.
After the harvest is over they are
all loaded again and hauled to the
nearest depot, usually ten miles
away. There they are loaded on the
cars.
The industry began at about the
same time in Maine and the Catskills
some thirty years ago. But the frs
were cleaned out Of the Catskills ten
years ago, and the old Catskill ship.
pers now 60 to New Hampshire and
Vermont for their trees, taking their
cutters with them. They pay their
men $l.50 a day and board.
There are only about twenty men
in the business of bringing Christmas
trees into New York, and they may
be found ct the "Fsrm" every day
from morning until night. They are
a combination of the shrewd business
man and the man who gets his living
by some craft that brings him directly
in contact with nature.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1906-12-21

"Our cooks-we always have three
you know
"Three cooks I"
ooh? yes-the one that's going, the
one that's coming and the one that's
here"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1906-12-21
1luetry.
WHILE MERRY BELLS ARE
RINGING.

While merry bells are ringing,
And happy voices singing
Because the blessed Christ-child
Long years ago was bors.
Oh, may we all remember,
In the cold and bleak December,
There are many, many children
Unhappy and forlorn.
Let us try to lift their sadness,
Let US fill their hearts with gladness,
And share with them the brightness
OF the joyful Christmas morn.
A. NJ P
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05
Some Reasons Why You Should Go to The
PollS andVote Republican TicketTomofroV
Final Republicans
ain"," Boys "Remember The Nalne" We Cannot Rejoice
Democrats Win--Dont Forget That and the Polls

the poa nd
good o National
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Republican
ADM
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West Virginia during CeInd elected the
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and would make capital n through f that Democratic President
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Republicans results burden
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05
DON'T VOTE TO
:. STOP PROGRESS
BIDS HAVE BEEN ASKED FOR
THE ERECTION OF TEN
NEW HOUSES ON
SOUTH SIDE.

When one looks at the thirty
new houses now under course Of
construction in sight of the large
new glass plant and the new street
ear barn which are being erected
in the vicinity of the Monongah
Glass Company'S splendid plant
and is further informed that the
glass company proposes to erect
ten new dwellings on it's grounds.
having already asked for bids for
their construction. the question
arises what would ha"nen to this
prosperous neighborhOod should
the Democrats make gains at to-
morrow S elections? Should a suf-
ficient number Of Republicans stay
al home or vote for Democrats to
elect a Democratic House of
Representatives. capital would be-
gin to seek a hiding place until
the people regained their senses
and placed Republicans again in
control. The MonOngah Glass
Company has succeeded wonder
fully here. 1t now runs a plant
employing about 300 people. II
is building another that will en-
ploy about 300 or 400 more. The
same company has lately taken
CHARGE of the Johns bottling
works. All of this company son
crationS are dependent upon poll
cicS under which the company can
prosper. Do we want 10 diShcart-
en- the promoters Of these great
undertakings by endorsing Dem
ocratir policies Can, we AFFORD
to stay away from the polls and
thus in.ium our city and its in
,lustrieS!! We think not. Let ev-
cry man who appreciates the pres
ent prosperity of Farmont go to
the polls tomorrow and vote to
uphold the Republican policies and
which hav brought it
about.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05
Murderers Are
Found Out
MEN WHO KILLED JAMES A. Nc
MILAN NOW KNOWN AND
WILL BE ARRESTED
SOON.

PITTsBuRG, Nov. 5.-The men
who murdered James a. Mcmillan
are now known to the detectives and
their arrest is expected any hour. The
officers are now trying to locate them.
The assassins have been positively
identified, They followed Mcmillan
from down town late Thursday night
and boarded car with him and got
of the car a short distance from
where Mcmillan left the car They
afterwards returned down town. This
important clue was obtained through
the street car men and has been run
down to a conclusion. They are young
men and well known to the police who
have their photographs and bertllion
measurements, when they were pre-
viously arrested.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05
A FINAL WORD
TO TAXPAYERS
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY HAS
KEPT ITS PROMISES
AND REDEEMED IT'S
PLEDGES.

Two years ago when the cam.
raign for tax reform was waged
the Democrats used every posi-
BILE means to make the people dis
trustful Of the new tax laws. They
Itndeavored to frighten the farm
ers and small home owners by
saying that he "true and actual
value clause ofthe law would un-
doubtedly increase the taxes of
the masses. The argument sound.
ed plausible and many believed
what was said. The Republicans
insisted that the rates of levy
would fall as the amount Of the
s valuations of property increased,
but the Democrats said that would
be impossible. To-day we have
the figures to prove that the Re,
lNlblicans were right and that
the Democrats were wrong. The
rates of levy have gone down and
taxes for the masses have been
reduced. Again, the Democrats
are going before the people with
lies on their tongues. Will the
people be again deceiveds We
think not, but it will take the
result of Tuesdays election to
verify the statement.
We desire to emphasize anew
On the minds Of the taxpayers the
rates of levy in each district this
year as compared with 1904. Go
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05
ELECTION RETURNS.
win be Read at the COURTHOUSE
Tomorrow Night.

The West virginIan has ar
ranged for election bulletins to.
morrow night covering the coun.
~, State and Nation. These buI.
IetIns will be read as fast as re.
Seived lnNthe corridors at the
Courthouse. Everybody vel.
come to hear the news, whether
good or bad, but we are betting
that twill be good. The returns
will alsobe read at The Grand op-
era house between acts.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05

Special Book andsB Bible sale nov at
Rurdettes Ii
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-senator
Penrose, OF Pennsylvania. had talk
with the President this morning aft.
er leaving, Penrose said: 1.-THE Repub,
llcans will elect their ticket in Penn.
sylvania and in Philadelphia by suo.
stantial maiorities. We may lose
three Or four Congressional districts.
The president is in hearty sympathy
with US"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05
BOTH SIDES IID.|.|EI
Claim VICTORY.
IN new YORK
Betting Odds 4 to
1 On Hughes
a~dVVWE

NEW YORK. Nov. 5-Tammany
Hall is the busiest political. spot IN
the country to-day. This is dough
day" at the hall and the district LEAD
ers came in in carriages this morning
bringing with them capaclous canvas
bags. The betting To-Day is four tc
one on Hughes. Republican STATE
Chairman Woodruff predicts Hughes
plurality in the State at about twt
hundred thousand Chairman Ihmsen.
OF the independence League. says
Hearst will get a hundred and fifty
thousand in the clay and fifty thousand
from up State. Evidently one or the
other has miscalculated but to,mor
row the voter will decide the question
for them The campaign Of personal
ities OF Hughes and Hearst. and IN
which not single Slu;e issue has ap
peared, will close tonight but with
more red fire than speeches for both
principles are throat weary. Ten
thousand warrants asked for by Su.
perintendent OF Elections Morgan,
will be issued today for persons who
have Illegally registered. They win
lie served If persons try to vote on II
legally registered names.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05
Notice.

The city taxes for the yelr 1908
ire now ready for payment ana aIi
'ersons paving the same oHaor 81
'ore November 18th. will be allowed /
l:scount of 2h per cent bltno dia-
count allowed after the i5thsday of
November.
JOHN 6. scoTT
City Collector
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05

Remember the Eysrsor sssa ana
,he "repeaters" Of the Isstspsrsorst-
oVietory In this county. lspablI
'e on your guard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05

over the rates carefully and se
why taxes have been reduced.
Study this table.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05
ELECTION Returns AT THEATRE
COMPLETE ELECTION RETURNS WILL BE- Between ACTS
TOMORROW. NIeHT.s

The Opera
ern Union Telegraph companyYtosfarnIsh the complete
ths same to ss read between acts shs
Paul GIL MORE viii musical
Besides has
aeensIn ms a The election n.u
Nsorsh hearlns bsiors She ptffdrmnnesis concluded
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05

PITTsBURG, Nov. 5.-A r're lei
.phla alspatch states concern NJ; the
political situation: Unless cve"g indt,
cation is wrong, Edwin S. Stuart, the
standard bearer OF the Republican
party, will be elected Governor to.
morrow with majority exceeding fl,
ty Thousand in the State. Reports re.
ceived up to noon today from special
correspondents in varous counties of
the State bear out the prediction by
State Chairman Andrews, that Stuart
will get probably above seventy-five
thousand majority in the State. EN-,
cry leaders ere also claiming the State
by a hundred thousand ann over ana
from their sources Of information,
they seem greatly encouraged"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-05
Levies for 1904 anIII l9Og.

Are You pleased with tliisshow
ing? Did it lower your taxes 00
you want to see the law carried
out and amended where ii needs
amending and the rate of sleyy
still further reducedf If psvote
for Rufus +. Har, J. N. Jaeobs
and Jesse A, Mason for House 81
Delegates and w. p. Gordray who
helped to lay these leyies, as
lnember of the County Court llnil
don't forget the man who Helped
TO frame the new tax laws Hon.
VIM. P. Hubbard. Make upSy6ur
mind now to go to the polls ind
vote the whole Republican ticket
Tr that way Won will he STANDING
by President Roosevelt andshow
ing your appreciation Of good
times and low taxes.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-19
FAREWELL SERMON.
Rev. w. D. TURNKEY to Leave For
Dade City.

Last Sunday Rev. w. d. TURNKEY
pastor of the Baptist church. preach
ed his farewell sermon. he leaves
this week for his new field of work
at Dade City, by his consecrated
christian life he has endeared himself
to the good people of this community
who regret TO see him leave. Area
dia's loss will be Dade City's gain. At
ter the services Sunday the church
unanimously by a rising vote passed
the following resolutions and present.
ed him with a well filled purse, in
token of their love and esteem:
Resolutions-Our beloved pastor w.
ID. TURNKEY, having resigned the care
of this church to take effect today, it
is our desire to bear testimony to his
upright Christian life, spotless char
acter, unselfish devotion and faithful
services as pastor of this church for
the past three years, during which
time the membership has increased
fifty per cent, the contribution for mis-
sions increasing until our church
stands second in the state in the mat
ter of contributions to missions.
We shall ever remember Bro. Turn
ley with the tenderest love and affec-
ton and pray that wherever he may
cast his lot, the blessings Of our Heav
emily Father may attend him and be
upon him.
We request that this resolution be
spread upon our minutes, copy duly
signed by our clerk be given to Bro.
Turnley-Arcadia News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-19
The Preacher,

We have heard a good deal of crit
rected at the preacher.
He took a vacation, something the
devil would never think of doing.
He raised his voice in protest
against moral wrongs in the affairs of
state-another thing the devil would
never think of doing.
These and other things. Well
Preachers cannot escape criticism.
They probably do not expect to es-
cape.
But
Did you ever stop to put yourself in
your pastors place? We are talking
now of the pastor of a city church
with a large membership.
Do you think two sermons a week,
however good they may be, is his only
stunt? Do you realize that he is at
the beck and call of a lot of people
day and night?
His church is made up of all kinds
of persons. 1t requires the tact and
ability of a general to fuse them all
into one spirit. There is more or less
| friction. There are MISUNDERSTANDING
and prejudices and jealousies and back
| billings. The church militant is not
composed entirely of saints. The pas
tor who holds his place year after
| year must have executive ability of a
high order. and many sleepless nights
are his portion.
He must visit the sick, bury the
dead, comfort the bereaved, encour-
age the respondent. lift up the fall
len, keep an eye on the choir, elders,
deacons and ushers. To hundreds he
must be guide, philosopher and
| friend.
Moreover, he must keep in touch
| with things. He must be up ia date
in every particular. An old fogy
preacher in a city pulpit will last
about as long as a dish of ice cream
exposed to the July sun. Where he
gets time to read and study and think
and write is a mystery.
And this is the man, worn to a fraz-
zle, 10 whom you begrudge a vaca-
ton.
This is the man and citizen with
love of God and home and native land
whom you would have keep silence
in the face of the liquor menace and
other moral and political wrongs.
Don't put your petty burdens on his
shoulders. Give your preacher a
chance. Help him to do his duty
He is the salt of the earth.-Palatks
News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-19
Flowers for ocaIa.

4
To show our utter and altogether
good will for Ocala, and for that mat
ter, for every other town in the state
that is alive, enterprising and pro-
gressive, we take pleasure in repro
ducing the following amiable defense
of the Brick City" from Short
Talks" in the Jacksonville Times-Un-
ion, which is always ready to say a
good word for every town and every
section of Florida.
1.-THE Commercial declares that
"Ocala is taking her cue from Lees
burg and making a move But when
did Ocala stand still? 1t is true she
has been accused of moving back
ward, and now we know she is rush
ing forward, but we never heard that
she stood still. She has been hard
hit-like the rest of us by cold and
fire-but she has had a special blow
OF her own in the temporary collapse
OF the phosphate industry, but Ocala
isn't dead, and she never sleeps
Leesburg has had her steady and tri-
umphant march, which now promises
a elimination in which we rejoice with
her, but she shouldn't bite her thumbs
at her neighbors, sisters and friends
And as for following in her wake, the
wise are always willing to profit by
the experience of others. In some
things we would gladly see Jackson
lille more like Leesburg.
dig a ditch between the oceans,
say we all. "Give us deep water
shout Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa
and dozen others. dig canals from
the lakes to the center of the city,
demands Leesburg. But where are
the diggers? What's the matter with
the Chinese cheap labor. if all others
fail? If we want digging, we must
have diggers, and We must have nc
discrimination against color. accord
ing to the President.-Leesburg Com
mercial
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-19
AN OLD CITIZEN RESTS
FROM HIS LABORS.
J. w. r. EicheEberger Died Yesterday
at the Age of Seventy

]. w. F. Eichelberger, one of the
pioneer citizens of Sumter and Marion
counties, passed quietly away at his
home, corner Kay and Marion streets,
this city. yesterday afternoon, death
resulting from old age and a compli-
cation of diseases at 1.25 o'clock.
Mr.. Eichelberger died at the advance
ed age of IS years, surrounded in his
last moments by members of his i'm
mediate family and brother, Adam l..
Eichelberger, Of Ocala. In his last
moments he announced his readiness
to die, assured of his preparation to
meet his Maker.
The deceased was one of the best
kown men in Florida many years ago,
an one time being recognized as the
orange king of the State. He was deep
Iy religions and a skilled musician,
with a great love for children. If such
be possible-he was a man without an
enemy. BY many he was aifectonate-
ly known as Uncle Frank" and to
this great host of acquaintance his
death will come with as great a shock
as does it to the bereaved family.
Mr.. Eichelberger. leaves to mourn
his decease, a widow, a brother, and
IL children, all of whom have the SYM
pathy Of the entire community in their
loss. The children who survive him
are Walter, Willie, John, Douglas
Charlie and Love, Estelle, Rosie and
Fleecy Eichelberger, and Mrs. r. A.
Jackson, Mrs. ]. T. Moore and Mrs.
Augustus Crawford.-Tampa Tribune
January IL.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-19
A Fine Bank Statement.

BY reference to another column the
statement of the Commercial bank
will be seen. This bank is keeping
steps with the progress that is re-
ported from all sections of the state.
1t has nearly reached the million dol
lar mark DIR. Hy Robinson, its pres
ident, is one of the most cautious and
conservative business men in Florida,
but at the same time is progressive
and is quick to encourage every solid
and substantial enterprise.
DR.. S. II. Bitch, manager of the
Commercial branch bank of this city,
speaks encouragingly Of the progress
it is making. but it could hardly do
otherwise with so energetic and pop
ular a man at his head.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-19
kissimmee.

Orange shipping is still heavy at
some time. The Waters Carson Gro
Gerry Co, are handling about all the
fruit here. This county had one of
the best fruit displays at the late
state fair, and a good many people
think it ought to have had first prize
w. L. VanDuzor, a real estate agent
here, says there is a great demand +
orange groves and orange and truck
IS large grower himself, having a 80
acre grove.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-19
Wants Manatee to do Like Marion.

The people of Manatee county have
"dilly dallied" long enough on truck
ing and orange business, which is all
right as far as it goes, and should
really have precedent over anything
else, but what we've got to come to
is raising more stuff and living at
home. This idea of only working three
or four months in the year and eX-
pecting to get rich from one vegetable
or orange crop is a myth, and we just
as we'll understand it right now. Any
man with energy and common sense,
by working it right, can make money
and good money in Manatee county,
but he can't do it by working only
three or four months in the year and
spending the balance of the time
wearing out the seat of his pants
around town whiting up dry goods
boXes.-Manatee Record.