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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
THE CHRISTMAS OF TODAY

streets are ablaZe with countless cleo
trio lights. Electric telephones and
telegraph are wishing every one many
happy returns of the day The wire
less carries Merry Christmas" from
ship to ship and the electric cable
flashes the good will of governments
around the earth.
The new electric ovens sizzle with
the roasting turkey and the electric
stove is rushed to prepare the many
appetiZing viands for which the day
of feast calls. Electric door-bells are
jingling; electrical musical instru-
ments furnish the music for the Christ
mas carols; the electric motors, which
have worked so faithfully in prepar-
ing the many valuable presents of
thousand different varieties, are en-
joying a days rest after the hustling
days of the holiday trade.
Useful Christmas Presents.
Year by year it grows more the Gus
tom to make Christmas presents just
as useful as possible. While expense
is not considered so material as it
used to be it is important that the
gifts should be useful as we'll as or
namental This is as it should be.
Here again electricity finds useful
I field The development of the electric
heating and cooking devices has add
ed a host of valuable and useful things
which are always acceptable Christ
mas gifts. The electric chafing dish,
electric shaving mug and electric cof-
fee percolator will be numbered
among the most conspicuous of use,
full Christmas presents. The elec
trical list also contains electric fiat.
irons, electric cookers, luminous radi
ators, massage machines, hair dryers,
curling iron heaters, water heaters,
tea kettles, baby milk warmer and a
number of other useful things, not to
mention the electric toys.
This year will see less money vast
ed for useless trinkets than ever be-
| fore.
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YS9gSs a.
,&:ssR lza2z 80 A
Christmas Salad.

For a Christmas salad select the
largest and brightest red apples, and
cut a deep slice from each at the
stem end. Scoop out the pulp; drop
both the covers and apples into cold
water and leave them until needed.
Cut crisp celery into small pieces with
one-third the quantity of English wal
nuts or pecans broken; mix with very
stiff mayonnaise. Wipe and polish each
apple and fill with the salad, fitting
each cover carefully, and set on a bed
of crisp lettuce leaves just before
serving.
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of the cold and the snow. 1t will be much
nicer for us to dance by warm fire this
weather than out in the chill forest"
I'm sorry we've nothing of a supper for
you, ma am." said Doll Derrick. But il
you'd care to taste our rabbit pie7" =
mol nol' said the Queen of the Elves,
touching the table with her wand. ''Yous
must permit me to provide feast for you,
this Christmas
The table at once became covered with,
a splendid dinner There were roast turkey,
and Christmas pudding and grapes. and
nuts and sweets, and boxes of crackers. and
every good thing. in fact. that the heart OF
man could wish for
Now" said the Queen of the Elves
while you are all enjoying yourselves we
will do our Christmas homage to the Lady
OF the Mountain Ash. Strike up, my merry
harpersl'
-Four little men, with four little harps.
sat down by the fire, and began to make a
sweet, faery music, and the Queen and the'
other elves took hold of hands and danced!
round the red-lighted mountain ash. And
as they danced they sang.
Ii there was one thing that little Peggy
Derrick liked even more than Christmas,
pudding it was dancing; and there was. boz
sides, a strange and de- ~0
licious charm in the GSt.
music that ~ YWyN
Ss:;..: Il !; :35:: @..: ae8mN5N;s''., 5;s''.,.
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Gifts from Wall Paper.

Get sample book of wall paper
which can be had for the asking when
the season is over. For a waste paper
basket cut a pattern six inches at the
top, tapering to four inches at the bot
tom, and ~ inches high, which is a
good size for a lady's desk Cut four
sections from cardboard and a square
4X4 inches for the bottom. Cover the
outside of each piece with a pretty de-
sign of the wall paper, cutting the
pieces little larger than cardboard,
pasting the edges on to the wrong
side, use q contrasting color for the in
side, plain paper is prettier and cut
just the size of the section. Punch
holes near the top and bottom of each
piece and two on each side of the bot
tom piece, near corner tie the pieces
together with baby ribbon, it requiring
about three yards. One can make diff
ferent sizes, small ones for hair re.
ceivers or with little pad in bottom
for iewelry, also glove and handker
chief boxes. Cover empty thread
boxes and fill with homemade candy.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

the day IS seldom seen. AS the yule
log vanished with the advent of the
stove so the simple ways which
amused the youngsters of yesterday
have disappeared and in their stead
comes to-day an endless line of me-
chaniCal devices. The dolls of to-day
open and close their eyes and even
speak; the toy steam train runs by
real steam power; the miniature cleo
trio car is driven by real electricity;
the toy animals and insects move
about like real life. Now Christmas
trees are purchased at the grocery
store and are Illuminated at night
with tiny electric lights instead of
candles. Instead of popcorn balls and
cornucopias of candy the tree is dec
Grated with gilt and tinsel ropes and
stars More automobile horns are
heard now on" Christmas day than
sleigh bells. Steam heat and cleo
trio radiators take the place of open
fires and plenty of money makes the
day even more enjoyable than ever
before.
Much Due to Electricity.
Electricity, which has invaded every
nook and Granny of life today, has
assisted more than any one thing in
undermining the Christmas celebra-
tion. The electric cars hurry Christ
mas callers from house to house. On
Christmas eve the buildings and
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es, SAID tne keeper,
"I've been tracking you in \
the hopes that you were \
after the deer again. But
it doesn't matter. Soon as
Christmas is over I'll have
you up for it."
He walked away. leaving
Dan Derrick in a state of
hopeless h misery. This
capped it all. Dan was
a wood-cutter. But the ~
winter before his right .
arm had been crushed r.
by a falling tree, and Z
he had lost the use of *
it. With the help of~
Rough. however, he
had managed, since
this accident, just to
keep his wife and chill
dren from starving. n
Now all that was ~
over. The magistrate%
would impose a fine on
him, and, having no none,
payit, he would be sent to pri
What would become of his ,
and the five little onesi.
WELL" he said. with
attempt at cheerfulness, Il W
spoil their Christmas by tel
them of what's waiting for m
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

n1uCn, SnS
s al d to
Dan, for
bringing
the fairy
tree in out
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

ash there, ana tho
elves and 1 will look
after the fruit for
you"
B 6 fore departing
back into the fairy
tree, she stroke e d
Dams arm; and he
was able to open the
door with it as he said
goodnight to tn .
Queen of the Elves
and her troop.
Dan now grows tho
best apples in New
England, and he has
a very good crop of
them in the worst
season.
II say, Mr.. Der
rick" said a stranger
one day, why don t
you root up that use
less mountain ash in
the center there?"
"Oh. that's what
some folks call a fairy
aid Dan. hey say
5 q man luck"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

fashion. I had half mind to slay vow
outright last night"
Dan then had glorious inspiration.
1T was we'll for you that you didn't hurt
me, ma am" he said very respectfully. yet
firmly Look what I've oone for you,
already. Some rabbit had burrowed under
your tree. and the earth was so loose there
that down you would surely have come in.
the next gale. You oughtn't to have set
that keeper on me, you know"
Yes: I'm sorry now for that" said the
Lady of the Tree. But hurry back at
once to the spot from which you took me.
and dig there and take what you find"
Away went Dan with spade, and the,
Lady of the Tree and the Queen of tho
Elves began to talk together.
When Dan returned, carrying, with some
difficulty heavy sack on his shoulder, he
heard the Lady say to the Elm Queen
YES, think you are right. The motor
cars are great nuisance. A quiet orchard
on the skirts of the forest would be the very
place for US.
II know of fine fruit-farm for sale,
ma am, said Dan. And, from what l can
see. there's plenty of money in this sack
to buy it,"
Very we'll; buy it, my friend, " said the
Lady of the Tree. and plant the mountain
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

-IILE the ancient
t r a d / t i ons Of
Christmas tt m e
have been handed
down from genera
ton to generation
for hundreds o f
years the holiday
has been so mod
ernlZed and i'm
proved of late that
naught save its an
cient lore and GUS
toms remain. In
this day the old
form of celebrating
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

LII Chr | s t e n d O IN
again celebrates the
nativity of the foun-
der of the Christian
faith, and the inaug-
uration of the new
year. T h e h e ar t
yields to the pre-
vailing spirit and
sentiment, despite
intellectual dissent.
Not to observe, in
S o m e for m, t h e
Christmas festival
is felt to do vio-
lpnca m the hact
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

derstand what she was
raving about. Was
the thought of his
misfortune driving
her out of her mind1
1t was bad enough,
surely, but she needn't
take it in that man
ner. He came and
sat beside her, and
bent tie n d e rly over
her, and tried to
comfort her.
Look at the Christ
mas-tree. mammyl"
shouted the children,
dancing with delight
and clapping their
hands. Look at the
Christmas-tree. dad
ayi Oh, isn'tit lovelyl"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

He returned home by the way he came.
and picked up the rabbit and the noun
tain ash, and went to bed without saying
anything to his wife.
1t was to the merrymaking by candlelght
that they all looked forward. The morn
ing they spent in gathering holly, and the
afternoon in decking the cottage with it;
and Dan himself forgot his troubles in a
secret work of decoration. Shutting him
self in the shed, he planted the mountain
ash in a deep box filled with leaf mould,
and clipped off few unsightly leaves and
tied bits of gayly colored paper on the
branches. When the rabbit pie was at
last placed on the table in the full light of
the solitary candle, he told his two eldest
boys to bring in something which they
would find in the shed.
In the meantime his wife, Doll, served
him with some of the pie. But with the
first piece of rabbit that he ate, the thought
of his misfortune overcame him, and he
burst into tears. and told his wife what had
happened. She took the news in a very
strange way.
That thatl" she cried wildly, pointing
to the mountain ash. which the boys were
bringing in. You pulled that up3 Oh.
now l understand Now / understand!
'Tisn't the first fairy tree you've hurt
What were you doing last winter when
the elm fell on your arm1 Oh. you mad,
senseless mani d
She covered her face with her hands
and wept, rocking herself to and fro in
utter grief. Dan gazed at her @J
blankly Even now he didn't un- WI
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

1T was an uncom-\ M IN
monty late hour cy/T A y
when Dan Derrick W ELAO :
set out to get some- w w
thing for a Christ
mas dinner. The bell in the village church
chimed twelve, and the sounds came float
ing on the cold, still air of the forest
'"Tis a fine night for rabbiting, eh,
Rough2" said Dan to his dog, as he came
to warren. But bide a minute" he
added.
His eye had been attracted by little
mountain ash growing above the warren.
Being young tree, it had not lost its red,
autumnal leaves, and it was laden with
berries.
Now. that would make pretty Christ
mas-tree for the little ones" he said.
He pulled it up by its roots from the
loose earth, and put it under neighbor-
ing oak.
Taking net out of his pocket. he fixed
it round some of the rabbt-holes in the
warren, and said to the dog:
Now round em up. lad: round EN-
upr'
Rough knew his work we'll. He raced
like a black shadow across the moonlit
waste of snow, to the nearest field of winter
cabbages, and there he silently routed out
the rabbits, and sent them heller -skelter
back to their holes.
"Drat the netl' said Dan, springing out
from behind the oak.
Somehow he had not fixed it firmly, and
the rabbits knocked it over and escaped
Only one got entangled in the loose meshes
"One wild rabbit isn't much of Christ
mas feast for man and wife and five little
ones" said Dan ruefully, as he threw il
beside the mountain ash.
"Ah, hal I've caught you red-handec
this time, Danl''
The poacher turned. and found keep
er watching him.
I'm only after rabbit" he reclaimed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-21

Only a man of nerve ever attempts
to call q woman's blufe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-21
WRIGHT GIVEN TEN YEARS

Bcnnettsville Man Accused OF Set
ting Fire to his Store Goes 70 Pen.
tentiary. ~
Bennettsville, October 19.-Mr. z.
p. Wright, charged with burning his
store, was sentenced by Judge Gary
today to serve a period Of ten wears
at hard labor in the State Pententiary
The grand jury returned a true bill.
The solicitor empanelled a trial jury,
put in the evidence Of the State and
then announced that the State would
be- satisfied WITH q Recommendation
for mercy. Attorneys for the de-
fence agreed to, this and the foreman
was instructed to write such a verdict.
When the defendent was arraigned
for sentence his counsel read the pro-
ceedings( had before the Probate Court
and made an eloquent and touching
appear for mercy on the ground OIL
mental unsounaness of the defendent'
basing his plfa upon personal know
ledge Of the dsfendent's mental con-
dstion and the proceedings in the fro
bate Court, whereupon the presioihe
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Judge imposed the minimum the sem
tence Of ten years.
The entire community sympathizes
deeply with the defendent's family
but the general opinion is that his
counsel acted wisely. The handling
OF the case by Solicitor Spears is
highly commended and approved by
those who know the facts and
situation
The general Sessions Court conven-
ed here this morning. with Judge
Ernest Gary presiding, and with Soli-
citor Spears and Stenographer Roach
in their respective positions. AS usual
the solicitor dispatched the business
of the Court with rapidity and an
adjournment was taken this evening.
A case out Of the ordinary was that
Of ID. y. Fowler, charged with selling
cigarettes to minors under the age Of
IS. The grand jury brought in a
true bill and the solicitor agreed to
fine of twenty dollors and entered a
mol PROSE-. About twenty other cases
were disposed Of.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-10-21

SUMTER y. z.
Dear Sir: Clear pine and pine full
Of knots are two different things;
they are both called pine.
Clear paint and paint adultsrated
with whiting. china-clay. ground stone
barytes. bsnsine and water, are dif.
ferent things, they are both called
paint
Il takes less labor to work clea,
pine than pine knots. and costs Les.
money. 81,
II takes less labor to paint clea,
paint than half-whitins or half chi.
na-clay. or halt, ground stone tor hall
barytes. These mixtures make more
gallons. not more paint. There's n.
more milk in two quarts of milk-and.
water than in one quart Of milk. II
you paint two gallons for one you
pay double for labor: and labor cost,
more than paipt.
You know how II Is with clear lum-
Der ana knots. It's the same with al
paint and half-paint.
A day's-work IL a gallon of paint o,
half-paint.
Apply 1t to business. Suppose yor
have two houses. same size; paint one
Devoe. the other the prominent paint
In your town.
II takes 10 gallons Devoe, $1.75 9
gallon. $3.50 for paint; 50 a gallor
for labor. $40 for labor; whole job
$47.50.
1t takes Is gallons Of that Other
paint. same price. $2e.25 for paint
So a gallon for labor, $45 for labor
whole Job s71.25.
And which wears best, clear pine ol
pine knots? Devoe wears better thar
that weak paint.
What warrant is there for sayinf
that paint Ii weak? 1t takes NOR,
gallons.
Yours truly
81 Fw DEvoE & &C
p. s.-Durant Hardware Co. sci
our paint.
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A Thought for Today.

Above all that may not be a cow
ard. That may have courage-cour-
age to be unmoved by the uncertain
ties OF life. and without dread Of loss,
whether Of friends. Of health, or OF
fortune. That may come with a firm
and tranquil mind to the work Of this
day fearing nothing-ready to NEE,
bravely failure or deprivation.
That may bring to the days ef-
forts. good humor and cheerful regard
for all with whom I may come into
contact.
That ! may be diligcnt in the per-
formance OF duties and cheerful In
manner. That I may be earnest in
pursuit OF the right.
That may stand with open mind
ready to receive the Truth In small
affairs and In large-whether In learn
Ing new and better methods. or In re-
ceiving that philosophy necessary to a
brave. tranquil. weii-poised. weli-har-
monized life.-John Brisben Walker,
In Cosmopolitan.
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SOUTH CAROLINA SYNOD.
PRESBYTERIANS OF THE STATE
IN ANNUAL SESSION.
Upwards OF Two Hundred Ministers
and Ruling Elders OF the Presbytc-
rian Church of South Carolina Meet
Tonight.
From Daily Item Oct. 20.

From Daily Item Oct. 20.
The South Carolina Presbyterian
Synod convenes in the Presbyterian
Church at 8 o'clock tonight in annual
session and will continue in session
for three days. ~
A large number Of the delegates,
both ministers and elders, arrived in
the city this morning on the morning
trains, but there are still others who
are expected to arrive this evening.
The Synod is composed Of all minis
ters and one ruling elder from each
district In presbytery, and the total
membership, II all delegates should
attend, would exceed three hundred.
The attendance Of elders. however, is
never full, and the enrolment is u.s.
ually about two hundred. The list
Of delegates and the homes assigned
to them is subjoined.
While the Synod does not convene
until tonight, a meeting Of the exc
cutive committee Of Home Missions
OF the Synod of South Carolina was
held in the Presbyterian Church at II
o'clock this morning to prepare the
annual report.
The Synod will be called to order
at o'clock by the Moderator, Rev
B. Palmer Reid, Of Reidville, and the
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Wilmington. N. c., Oct. 8. 1908.
Mr.. Thomas Wilson. President, Sum-
ter, 8. G.
Dear Sir: Referring to your letter
of September 2sth. which was duly
received, enclosing letter from Hon.
r. I. Manning. relative to certain
work to be done at the passenger sta
tion at Sumter. 8. c.
I beg to advise that We are familiar
with all this work. except the concrete
which Is referred to; and. I would give
instructions about having the work
done at once. but. as Mr.. Kenly, who
IL the only one familiar with the ques-
ton Of the concrete which Mr.. Manning
refers to. Is away. thought 1t well to
wait until his return. In order that
the whole Of the work might be 'or-
dered done at the .sne time. Mr..
Kenly IL expected back next Monday.
and will Immediately 90 over the
question with him and give the neces-
sary instructions.
Yours truly.
|. w. N. Royal.
General Manager.
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Durant. Oct. 1s.-Mrs. Kate Gail
hard has returned from a visit to
frssnds In Sumter.
Miss Aiken. Of Sardinia, was the
gusst Of Miss Virginia Durant satur-
Gay Of last week.
Mrs Ned Ingram Is visiting at the
bone Of Mr. James Reaves.
Durant was well represented at the
farmsrs' meeting. which was held In
manning on last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Plowden re-
euvssd to Aicolu this morning. Mr..
Isvvdsa was on the sick list for some
-. bat has recovered his strength
0Duoeatly TO resume his position.
-. ,. =. Ncyaddin win attend
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COST OF COTTON.
Captain Petty Figures 1t at Not Less
Than 10 Cents.

At the farmers mass. meeting at
this place recently, it was stated that
the cost of cotton in the Piedmont was
about eight cents pound. That was
an off-hand estimate. Some Of the
farmers say that it wifi cost 12 to IA
cents. When the English spinners
were in this country last year one OF
them said in pompous way that cot
ton could be made at profit and sold
at five cents. He perhaps could not
have been able to tell cotton from
"Jimson" weed. These men labor un-
der errors. The farmers who raise
small grain, corn, garden truck, a COW
or two and many other things con-
slider these as nothing. He who raises
ten bales Of cotton and $500 worth OF
other stuff puts all the expense on
cotton. Les tne cost be calculated in
business way and then a reasonable
conclusion may be reached. In the
following statement the rent OF ordi-
nary land is put at IS an acre. The
cotton is supposed "to third ITSELF"
Picking is placed at 40 cents, the
price paid now. A young farmer who
makes full hand is selected. A two
horse farm is taken as basis for the
estimate. Besides the farmer he will
have to hire an extra hand six months
to assist him. No account is taken Of
horse power after the first Of August
The two-horse farm is put at forty
acres. which is as much as can be
we'll prepared and thoroughly culti-
waited. The average yield OF cotton
last year In this State, according to
bulletin 95. national department II
labor. was two and one sixth acres to
500-pound bale, which is about 700
pounds Of seed cotton to the acre. In
this estimate the yield will be put at
900 pounds, which will be made this
year. The expense account will stand
about this way:
Rent Of 40 acres s.............$ 200
Guano, 50 an acre. ......... 12O
Seed for planting. g........... 20
Services Of farm, one year.. $50
Hired laborers, six months. 100
Hoeing 40 acres. es.............. 80
Use Of two horses, six months. so
Feed for same. .............. 90
Use Of tools and harness. 800. 80
Picking $4,000 pounds. ...... IA
HasNing to gin. n............... 80
Ginning. bagging and ties. .... 36
Total. cost. 49,. .$1.1es
Credit by 72o bushels seed. $50
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Net cost lint cotton. .......$ sSe
Putting the lint cotton at one-third.
or $4,000 pounds II. will be seen that
the actual cost Is eight and one-fifth
cents per pound. .,s..r
In some of the eastern counties of
the State. where they make bale to
the acre. the cost may be somewhat
less than 1t is In the Piedmont. When
the farmer does all the work with his
own family and hires no help the cost
Is about the same. Let farmers figure
the cost out any way they please
they will come to the conclusion that
making cotton under ten cents is
nothing but swapping dollars. Small
grain. corn, all sorts Of truck that can
be used on the farm, by man or beast
Is the hope OF the farmer.-Capt
Charles Petty in News and Courier.