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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

| Bohemia. 1t is just at twilight that
the tinkling of silver bells announces
the coming of the Christ Child to the
watching children Of Bohemia. Every
| door and window Is then thrown wide
| open, and as the white chariot is
whirled swiftly through the air the
! Christ Child throws his gifts into the
hands of the children thronging doors
and windows in eager expectation of
! his visit.
The Bambino is the Christ Child Of
Italy, and the Italian children are all
| taken to church on Christmas morn
ing to worship the Bambino before
receiving his gifts. After mass has
been said a sacred image of the Bam-
bino is held by the priest for each
child to kiss, and after this ceremony
! is ended the Bambino comes among
| the children and distributes his gifts.
In Spain, where Christmas com with
roses and sunshine instead of ice and
snow, the children hide their shoes
and slippers among the blossoming
trees and bushes on Christmas Eve,
and find them filled with fruit, sugar
plums and toys on Christmas morn
ing.
In Sweden and Denmark the great
est mystery and the gayest sort of
merrymaking accompanies the gift
making. The Christmas box is
wrapped in numberless papers, de-
signed to conceal its shape and size
as completely as possible, and the
name and add Of the recipient is
clearly marked upon it; then the box
is intrusted to some fantastically dis
guised messenger, who rushes to the
house, gives a resounding rap on door
or window, and as it is opened filings
the box in and swiftly disappears. II
by any chance door or window Is
open when the messenger arrives, so
much the better; for then, without
any preliminary warning. the box Is
tossed into the house apparently by
unseen hands. The streets are
thronged on Christmas Eve with
motley crowd. Dwarfs and giants,
angels and devils, fairies and gnomes,
beggars and princes, cripples on
crutches. cavaliers on horseback, rush
helterskeIter, pellmell, tostling one
another, joking and laughing, each
one bent upon delivering his Christ
mas box In the most mysterious man
ner possible. A very pretty custom
is taught the children of these North
ern countries which it would be we'll
fOH you little ones to remember-that
is the old one of feeding all birds and
animals at this great holiday time.
The children hang sheaves of wheat
on the fence and caves of the building
that the birds Of the air may share
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

is very early the next morning that
the little ones unlock the doors and
rush ia the room. Such scene OF
confusion reigns! 1t looks, indeed,
as if the white horses had been there,
for the furniture has all been turned
topsy turvy, and every bit of food Is
gone from the little shoes. They are
filled instead with toys and sweet
meats and gingerbread St. Nicholases.
These images of st. Nicholas, made of
gingerbread, are a very important
part of the day. No feast is complete
without one, and no home too humble
to secure at least one. They come in
all sizes and in all degrees, from tiny
ones a couple of inches high, without
any ornaments whatever, to the very
large ones, three or four feet high,
richly ornamented with colored icings
and fruits and elaborately trimmed
with tinsel and gold and silver paper.
The white horses Of st. Nicholas
change drivers between st. Nicholas
Day and Christmas, for on Christmas
Eve they bear the Christ Child into
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25
IN Ufli65ttr1ns Igpg Aga1E

While from the little trundleb beds their
merry voices hum,
AS eagerly they wonder just when Santa
Claus will come"
TOV BUSY were our mothers then
Ill from morn until they slept,
Aud from the quaint old kitchen spicy
odors upward crept
From shelves all grooming meath the
pies of pumpkin and of mince-
Such appetizing goodies have l never
tasted since.
N EAR FACES that see tonight
~ have gone beyond the skies,
Fer them the joyous Christmas Day now
dawns in Paradise.
But they seem to hover near me IN the
frelight's fitful glow,
Sweet spirits of the Christmas time, dear
Christmas long ago.
katherine L. Daimler, in Leslie's.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

THE SNOWFLAKES on the sleeping
i earth their downy mantle fling,
While changing through the frosty air the
Christmas joy-bells ring.
1t is the hour Of cventide-the glowing
fire burns low,
And in its depths fair pictures CLEAN OF
Christmas long ago.
T SEE THE little cottage nestled Gloss
Il behind the hill;
10 us it was a refuge sweet from every
earthly i'll.
The blazing logs upon the hearth give
forth rllddy sheen
To tinge the frosted panes bedeclled with
wreaths Of evergreen.
II SEE THE little stockings hung beside
l. the ingle nook;
l see the childish faces-oh, how gay and
bright they look!
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

contain the ink we'll. Saw off the
bottom so that it will stand firm, and
attach the cover by means of brass
hinge. Draw a design and color and
varnish the whole. On the top out
line a monogram by little brass nails
driven close together.
A Slipper Needle Book. (By Hazel
Hope, Jonesboro, Georgia. 1.-The two
soles should be cut out of cardboard,
padded with cotton and covered with
pretty velvet or wooden. A cap OF
the velvet should be sewed on the
end Of one of the soles, and serves
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25
1905. Hear lis,
NficroScoDic Writing.

A remarkable machine made by a
lately deceased member Of the Royal
Microscopical Society for writing VITA
a diamond seems to have been broken
ND by its inventor A specimen of its
works is the Lords Prayer of 227 let
ters, written in the 1-237,000 OF a
square inch, which is at the rate of
5S,SS0,0OO letters OF fifteen complete
Bibles, to a single square inch. TO
decipher the writing it is necessary to
use a 1-12-inch objective, which Is the
higa power lens physicians employ
for studying the most minute bacte-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

folks, and as AS death is supposed
to have occurred on the 9Th of De-
cember, about the middle of the sixth
century, it is on December that St.
Nicholas Day is celebrated This day
corresponds with our Christmas, but
he children prepare for she Sifts very
differently from our children.
st. Nicholas makes his yearly trip
through Belgium in a white chariot
drawn by four white horses, and the
children, after polishing their little
wooden shoes 5cry brightly on Christ
mas Eve, fiji t;rem with hay, oats and
rarrots for the good saints white
horses. The sIOcs aie then placed
Iithcr on table OF. before the fire
place and the doors af the room are
Hosely locked. You may be sure it
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

as a pocket for the thimble or thread.
A rosette of red satin ribbon is placed
on the top of the cap to initiate the
bow on a slipper. The heels of the
two slippers should be joined at the
back and finished with a ribbon, by
which the slipper is hung up. Tho
edges should be bound with white
silk cord, and inside there should be
three pieces of white flannel for the
needles.
Handkerchief Bag. (By Olive
Atkins, Berkshire, New York. .)-Take
two large, fancy handkerchiefs and
cut a circle in one about as big as
a small saucer. Lay the handher-
chiefs one on top Of the other, and
stitch them together on the borders
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25
silent as a ghost, vanishing around
the bluff below u.s."
UPHILL HUNTING.

In "The Chronicles of a Chromatic
Beach tells the following incident
illustrative of the difficulties of hunt
ing in Alaska: II came into a chute
where the bottom was like glass, and
where 1 was in fear some playful ava
lanche might send me whizzing down
that 2000foot toboggan. Below and
back Of me lay forty fat miles of
alluvial plain; in front of me the
wall reared itself to perpetual white.
II was wheeling upward on all
fours, my lungs bursting, my pores
dripping, when I saw the bear cross
ing over my head where the defile
widened, funnel-like. It was similar
to target practice up the slant of
spire with nothing to indicate the
range, but some unnatural movement
of the brute told me I was shooting
close. Before I could recharge the
magazine, however, he was across the
slide and swallowed up In the alders.
Another hard climb, and the red snow
told me he was indeed wounded. But
how to get him out now that he had
the advantage? I gouged more toe
holds with my Remington and pur-
sued my ascent until the snow lay at
such an angle that feared my weight
might start it, then crept gingerly
into the brush.
"An hour later I was still flattened
against the slope, working my way
through the hanging alders, when I
spied Joe far below me, returning.
He heard my signal and came toiling
upward.
Together we wormed our way
through the tangle, here searching
out broken twig, there noting leaf
spotted red. We were perched upon
ledge thickly obstructed with vege-
tation, when a bear rose to his
launches Immediately in front of us.
Look out for your ears I cau-
toned, aiming over his shoulder. 1t
was hard shot at those two red eyes
through the leaves, for / was con-
torted and unbalanced by the slant
ing alder trunks, and my footing was
insecure.
You got him!' Joe cried, but
when we advanced the animal had
disappeared as If by magic, leaving
neither trace nor trail"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25
Business Genius.

He who can be "all things to all
men"-solicitous of ones patronage,
comparatively indifferent to another;
WHO can study his customers likes
and dislikes, and meet them in all
their varying, and very often annoy
ing. mcods-is he who is going to be
most successful The ability to do
this may be described as business
geniis-and it is perhaps the most
rare genius in the world.-Men's .
Wear.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25


other lands He even changes his
name and sometimes goes as two diff
ferent persons to the same house. In
Germany, for instance, we find the
good children waiting in joyous eX-
pectation for the coming Of the be-
loved Christ Child" while the
naughty ones are waiting in fear and
dread for "Knecht Rupert" But
even at his very sternest the dear old
saint can no. long g-i-ge the heart Of
any nl..id, for after Knecht Rupert.
bearing an old bell, with which he
announces his coming, and an earthen
pot, holding the presents, has ques-
toned the children very sharply,
threatening severe punishments for
all the mischief of the past year, the
blessed Christ Child appears, and lay
ing his hands on the heads of the
little ones, begs Knecht Rupert to
forgive them just once more, and give
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

Then she looked up, and appeared
to recognize him for the first time,
for she started back, exclaiming,
ooh! oh-h-h!" and covered her face
with her hands, as if in horror of
recollection just rising in her brain.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

and prier stitch them across the cor
ners. Cover wooden embroidery
hoop with ribbon, and attach it to the
circle cut in the top handkerchief.
Susnend by a ribbon s2wed on oppo-
site sides of the hoop, and tiniz1 with
bows of acknowledgements Home
Companion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

The voice man has been known to
carry three miles through twenty"
foot trumpet.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

The many uses and infianmable
character of celluloid have led to an
active search for substitutes. The
new material Of C. Trocquenet,
French inventor, is mixture Of eel
lulose, asbestos and the organic mat
ter contained in oyster shells. The
cellulose is obtained by treating sea.
weed successfully with acid and alkal3
and washing. The asbestos is ground
with petroleum oil, while the ground
oyster shells are treated with hydro
chloric acid and the insoluble residue
is boiled with water, washed with
weak alkaline solution and collected
on filter. The mixture contains
from fifty to sixty-five parts of cellu-
lose, two to twelve parts of the oiled
asbestos and twenty to forty-fiye parts
of the oyster shell substance. The
mass l. treated with formaidehyGe,
suitably coICsed, and then pressed
into auy form or object for which cell
luloid can be used.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25
WJLLANCE'S LEAP.

A granite obelisk has been erected
at Richmond, Yorkshire, to the men,
ory of Robert Willance, an ardent
sportsman, who lived 800 years ago,
and the hero of one of the most re-
markable leaps on record. Tradition
has 1t that when out hunting one day
a terrific storm broke over Swaledale,
and Willance's hunter, terrified by the
lightning, bolted, and carried its mas
ter, powerless, over precipice 200
feet down. The horse was killed.
Willance had broken leg, but lived
to enjoy the Mayoralty of Richmond,
presented silver loving cup Con view
this week) to the Corporation, put
up suitable memorial stones on the
site of the famous leap, and was ulti-
mately buried alongside the leg that
predeceased him ESQ to speak) nine
years. Latterly, it is said, remark
able corroboration of the Willance's
leap story was found in the skeleton
of horse unearthed during excava-
tions. A shoe of this horse was
exhibited during the celebration this
week. Willance's gratitude for his
deliverance led him to inscribe on the
stones:
1906. Hear US.
Glory be to our merciful God,
Who miraculously preserved me
From the danger SO great.
Willance's Leap commands an ex-
tensive view of portion of the beau
Io1n Wi
ing Yorkshire moors to the south. 1t
is 600 feet above sea level.-West-
minister Gazette.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

A correspondent of the London
Times calls attention to the need OF
an automatic recording speed indi-
Gator for railway trains. Both of the
most recent important fatal railway
casualties in England were undoubt-
edly caused by excessive speed at
points where the regulations required
a slowing down. Engine drivers be-
come reckless and disregard rules,
safely at first, but ultimately meet
with disaster. If the record of speed
during each trip were TO be submitted
to inspection there would be less dis
obedience and greater safety. Pos
sibly the recording speed indicator
has been Invented. but it appears not
to DC IL use anywhere.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-12-25

THE Santa Claus who visits
American children dons many
a quaint and curious guise in
making his annual visits in
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22
New Naval worIs, R,eo,s,.

San Francisco. Feb. 22-The record
Of the recent navy target practice AZ
Magdslena bay shows that the Mary.
land made two worlds records with
the three inch and SIX inch guns. Out
Of 1s-s5 shots per minute with the
three inch guns the Msryland's men
made 1855 hits a minute. q record Of
100 per cent In the contest with the
six Inch guns the Msryiand's gunners
easily carried OF the honOrs with an
average Of eS5 bits out Of a possible
1oD
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

y. W. Cummins, L. l.. Williams, r. e.
Holmes. +. A. Levick. o. p. Arm
bruster, III. J. Reynolds, william
Do,ids. ii. J. Oviatt. J. W. Beaumont,
william @. Russell. W. G. See,ey, 8.
Il. Squires. William J. Meegan, s. Dee.
Howard G. Bowen. ex-Corporai @. III.
Shove. Harry &. Porter. A. ID. Nordsn,
W. r. johnson. George Z. Petfijean.
Fred G.. Greenleaf, Henry +. Baksz
John A. Stringer, Henry 7. Cross, Win.
lis u. UpsOn. Leonard Asheim, John
r. Macken, Arthur Bronson, J. Bur
ton Benson. W. Webster, G. +. Do
herty. 4. H Beardslee. Z. A. War;
ner. Roland Jenner, Fred w. Smith,
William r. Jones' George II. Crane,
J. @. Partree. Don r. squires, Georxs
G.. Alexander. william Noseley Alex
ender buchanan, J. Buchanan, A. q.
Jagei. r. o. Valentine. Sergeant @. n.
Thomas. Sergeant W. J. Mos, Clark
II. Nichols. julien White. Fred Minna-
man. d. T. Bradley. George Z. Ter
rfIL Charles E Terrell. A. g. Ger
maine Burton- A Young. Sergeant
James @. Doherty. A silent toast waa
drank 10 the Demory Of ". 2. Hitch
cock. who died since the last dinner.
Letters Of regret wire rad from Coi-
mel L1cis1 +. Burpee, Coionel jams
Geddts. Nsior Gzyiord- Mzjor Nsri-
znsd q BrdEzpxt and +. II 1ll<<
u E<iEfol
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22
An Uussir List Is. soyes.,.

Chicago. Feb. 22-The Illinois su-
prene court has decided that a labor
unioa's unfair list Is IN eject a boy-
cot and can b enJolned The case
Vas hroaght By John Z and JoAn T..
Wnson- livery and drzymen q sparta
owners q the Sparta AudItorfuu.
sgssost Roy Hzy and CHER usio1 IA
k1r uen-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

WANTED-Actiye man or woman
wanted In each town in New Haven
county to demonstrate and adver-
tise we'll known article: experience
unnecessary; 50 day and extra
commission; permanent position
with advancement. Address
Wholesale" al Parkman build
ing. Boston, Mass. 2-22-3
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

TO RENT-Furnished rooms. In
quire at So Scoyill st, third floor.
2-22-3
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

TO RENT-Six rooms. all modern
improvements; rent reasonable to
right party before March /; the
Irving. new building, 553 South
Main ST, cor Dover. Inquire in
rear. 2-29-a
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

You're losing money every day
that tenement is idle. Find q tenant
by placing Csc adv in the Demo-
crat.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22
WANTED

WANTED-Everybody to know l
have severed my connection with
the H. j. Lapalme Co. Let me do
your painting, decorating and pa
per hanging. w. II. Hayes, 1904
North Main st. Phone 1892.
2-19-12
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

REAL ESTATE WANTED-Would
like to hear at once from owner
having good medium size farm or
small business for sale in any good,
prosperous locality. Please give
{ price and description and reason
J for selling. State when possession
can be had. No agents need reply.
Address Lock Drawer 9S4, Roches-
ter, N. Y. 1-24-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

NOTICE-After Monday. Feb "a.
Mrs ]. A. o'Neill. the dressmaker,
will be located at Abbott building.
third floor. Abbott ave. 1929
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22
miscellaneous.

SPECIALl-Sore feet treated without
pain or Inconvenience; immediate
relief to the most painful cases, by
Or Fox, l51 Bank st. 2-21-3
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

FOUND-Ar 315 Bank st. F. W. Luz
cas's cigar store, one Of the largest
and best selected stocks of pipes and
smokers articles and all the favor
lite brands of cigars and tobacco.
Cigars by the box specially. Call
and see us and you will surely come
again.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

NOTICE. do, trucking OF all kinds
and make a specially of furniture
moving; also furnish hacks for
weddings. christenings. funerals or
other occasions. Prices are right
and service the best. David Carroll,
80 Pleasant st. Telephone 1875.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

WANTED MALE HELP-Why don't
you learn business which Is grow
ing every day? Qualify yourself to
drive and repair automobiles. Posi-
lions always open for good men at
good wages. New England Auto
School. Towle's Garage, Waterbury.
2-17-6
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

DRESsMAIkING-Eton suits $3.50.
box pleat coats $3.50, children's
dresses from 45c up, shirt waists
from soc up. Mrs Trudeau. 900
East Main st. 2-1S-6
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

M. A. DULAU, builder and contrac-
tor, stair builder and cabinet max
er. store fitting specially. ONCE
and shop with J. e. Smith & Co. IS
Benedict st, Waterbury, Conn. Res
idence 60 Tracy ave; postofloe box
119.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

WANTED-For the U. s. Marine
Corps, men between ages 81 and IS.
An opportunity to see the world.
! For full information apply in per-
] son or by letter to postof1ce build
/ ing. Waterbury, Conn. 7-6-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

Misunderstanding of all kinds;
window washing. Satisfactory work.
q. Il. Mckinley. 50 Kingsbury st.
\ Tel 1898. 9-22-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

WANTED-The people to know II
they have not 81 for a ton of coal
they can get big bag of Otto Coke
from their grocer for dime. 12-1-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

FOUND-Purse, on Martin st, con-
tanning rosary beads and small sum
of money. Owner may obtain
same by calling at Democrat office
and paying for advertisement.
2-20-3
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

FURNITURE MOVING and trucking
of all kinds, by competent work.
men. Work at short notice Prices
reasonable. G. Griffin, A Cherry st.
Phone 1541-5.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

TO RENT-Tenement of four large
rooms, all improvements, 50 per.
month, GA Ward st. Inquire on
premises. 2-21-3
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

WANTED-Cast OF clothing of all
Kinds; highest prices paid. Mail or
ders promptly attended to. A H.
Posner. 303 Rank st. 11-c3-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

TO RENT-Five rooms, second floor,
on Burton st; nice. quiet neighbour
hood and near Clock and other fac
tories. Inquire so Grand st. 2-19-6
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

TO RENT Barn with four stalls,
water on premises, at 80 Cherry
st, in rear Inquire on premises.
2-20-3
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

FOR SALE-A six room house in
the north end, price $1,700, amount
down $500. For particulars see w.
X. Adams, IS Abbott ave. 2-2O-6
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

TO RENT-Tenemen Of rooms,
improvements, second floor; very
desirable tenement; al Cherry st.
2-21-3
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-22

THE DUTY Is on alcohol; that's why
the old Danbury Hat Store at "A
Grand st is selling better hat than
ever for $3.50 and $40. Remem-
Der the number. IA Grand st, just
around the corner from Bank st.
Only one toll, from maker to wear
er. 11-5-tf