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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-21
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
am a little girl years old. want
a dresser, wash stand, a bed, doll,
nd doll buggy, some fireworks and
some nuts and candy.
Your little girl,
ALICE POWE JACKSON.
P. S.-Don't forget my sister Kath-
crime.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me doll and doll bed,
and ring and fruit and candy and
some nuts. I'll be a good girl.
Your friend,
BLAND COAN.
P. S.-Please, Santa, don't forget
my little sister. Bring her something
nice.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-21

Dear Santa Claus
Please bring me football, automo-
bile that | can ride, and some fruit
candy and oranges and nuts and I'll
be thankful.
Your little friend,
EARLY EVANS.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
MELONS OF EGYPT ARE
GROWN In SOUTH DAKOTA
Melons Which Our Hebrew
10 BewaiIed While
TraVersinS the Desert.

A new melon in which the seeds are
separate from the flesh, and is prob
ably a type of the earliest melons
known.
And the children of Israel wept
again and said: We remember the
fish which we did eat in Egypt free
ly; the cucumbers and the melons;
And now our soul is dried
away, there is nothing at all beside
this mama Numbers 11:5.
This is perhaps the first well-re-
corded case of riot over the menu of
a camping-out party; but that is not
the point of interest so much as that
this also is the first record of the
melon. Nor, really, can it be won
dered at that there was some disap-
pointment at the loss of the melons,
though we have no real idea in these
days of what mama was, or its tooth
someness.
The melon of Egypt is supposed to
have been of African origin, though
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17

this is not certain. The muskmelon
has never been found in a wild state,
and is supposed to have originated in
India and to have been brought thence
by way of Persia. Melons from seed
brought from Armenia were cultivated
three centuries ago at Cantaluppi,
near Rome, and thence were intro
duced all over Europe under the
name of cantaloupes, whence our pres
ent name for them, which is being
supplanted in the market by the cog
nomen of Rocky Ford; for once the
cantaloupe gets into the hands of the
dealer, it may be raised in Indiana or
any other seaport, but it is always a
Rocky Ford.
The two accompanying photographs
have great interest from two reasons:
They show melons which are new in
this country and which are no doubt
direct descendants from the very
melons which our Hebrew brethren so
loudly bewailed while traversing the
desert. | found them on the garden
of Martin Doerksen, whose farm is in
the fourishing Mennonite settlement
numbering a half-hundred families,
near the beautiful little city of Meade,
Kan. There are two kinds of melons
shown in the first photographs-wa
termelons and muskmelons. The
watermelons are in the heap in the
center They are not strictly peculiar
as compared with our American wa
termelons, except that they are small
nearly round, very light in color on
the outside and also on the inside, and
very sweet. The three muskmelons
at the bottom of the picture are en-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17

tirely different from anything raised
in America The outside is a pale
yellow, and ribbed. In size they are
as large as the usual run of musk
melons The flesh is a deep orange
in color, very thick, very sweet, and
deliciously fragrant The popularity
of this melon is in the arrangement
of the seeds. They are not spread
through the flesh, as in the American
melons. but are all in a hard mass in
the center, looking exactly like nub-
bin of corn. The second photograph
shows these seeds. When the melon
is cut, this core is taken out, a stick
thrust through it, and it is hung to
the rafters of the kitchen until melon.
planting time of the following year.
Before planting, the seeds are sep
arated and then planted as any other
melons are planted. Both sorts are
prolific growers, come early and go
late. They are among the first melons
on the place to ripen, and there are
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17

kept in dry, cool room or cellar,
where the suns rays do not fall direct
~ upon them. Only clean eggs should
be used for preservation. and these
should be placed in the preservative
within twentyfour hous after they are
laid
II care is taken to select clean.
sound eggs, and proper precautions
are observed in carrying out the de-
tails of the method of preservation as
above indicated. it is believed that wa
ter glass furnishes a cheap, reliable
and easily employed preservative for
domestic use, and by its use everyone
having supply of fresh eggs in the
spring can make considerable saving
and at the same time have a larger
number Of fresh eggs to use in the
winter.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
EneIishman's whitening Reply.

The best of US sometimes forget the
beam in our own eyes while we search
for mote in another's. An American
travelling abroad met an Englishman
with the rather remarkable name Of
Pthorne, which was pronounced
Thorne.
What's the good of the 'P?'" the
American queried you don't pro
nounce it, do you?"
The Englishman gazed at him with
the manner of one who, while he
pities, is bored.
whats the good of III in 'orse?" he
questioned, onvincingly.-Spare Mo
ments.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
MAKING SUNSHINE
1t Is Often Found in Pure Food.

The improper selection of food
drives many a healthy person into the
depths of despairing illness. Indeed,
much sickness comes from wrong food
and just so surely as that is the case
right food will make the sun shine
once more.
An old veteran of Newburyport,
Mass, says: I'm October, | was taken
sick and went to bed, losing AZ pounds
in about 60 days. l had doctor after
doctor, food hurt me and I had to live
almost entirely on magnesia and soda.
All solid food distressed me so that
water would run out of my mouth in
little streams.
Il had terrible night sweats and my
doctor finally said l had consumption
and must die. My good wife gave up
all hope. We were at Old Orchard.
Me-, at that time and my wife saw
Grape-Nuts in a grocery there. She
bought some and persuaded me to
try it.
Il had no faith in it, but took it to
please her. To my surprise it did not
distress me as all other food had done
and before l had taken the fifth pack
age | was well on the mend. The pains
left my head, my mind became clearer
and ] gained weight rapidly.
IL went back to my work again and
now after six weeks use of the food
am better and stronger than ever be.
fore in my life. Grape-Nuts surely
saved my life and made me a strong
hearty man, Is pounds heavier than
before | was taken ill.
Both my good wife and I are will
ing to make affidavit to the truth OF
this
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
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a1RSisxI
The Seed.

brought from the shores of the Cas-
plan sea, and it is called there the
Kluemelon.
1t requires very little research,
when the history of the Mennonites
is considered, to connect these melons
with the most ancient and historical
forms of this fruit of the vine; and
the peculiarity of the arrangements of
the seeds in the Kluemelon would
make it very attractive to the house
wife because they are not 'mussy"
to serve. The eater would enjoy the
absence of the seeds also. Properly
cultivated it would probably produce a
melon which would be in great de-
mand.
Z
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
Obedience.

Prompt and unquestioning obedi.
ence is the corner stone of the foun.
dation of success in life. No man can
give orders properly who has not
learned to take them, and save he
serve, no man may rule" 1t will be
found that the men who have won
their way to positions of power and
responsibility have invariably been
the men who did not reason or argue
or even respectfully represent" but
who promptly did as they were com.
manded without questioning. 1t is
the large man, not the little man, who
recognizes a superior authority.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17

Sell Nothing But the Best.-If farm.
ers will make it rule to send only
the best to the market they will get
more money for one-half of the croS
when prices are low than for the
whole. When the markets are well
supplied only the best will sell. Not
only should the articles be selected.
but they should be uniform-of the
same qualty-at the bottom of the
basket as at the top. Instead of re.
ducing the price of potatoes by send.
ing the very small ones to the market.
keep those that are unstable. feed
them on the farm and they will then
be more valuable.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
Prominent Women Aid Good Cause.

Prominent Women Aid Good Cause.
A large number of women occupy
ing prominent positions in society, or
On the stage, are taking an active In
terest in the anti-tuberculosis cam
paign. Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt has re.
Gently given s1,0O0,000 for sanitary
homes for consumptives. Mrs. Keith
Spalding of Chicago has erected a
sanitarium for the Chicago Tuberculo-
sis institute at cost Of about $780,
900; Mrs. Coils P. Huntington and
Mrs. Borden Hartman have given
largely to the consumption fight. In
Porto Rico Mrs. Albert Norton Wood,
wife of prominent army officer sta
toned at San Juan, has stirred the en-
tire island through the anti-tubercu-
losis crusade she inaugurated. Nine.
Emma Calve is a most enthusiastic
worker, and has given largely OF her
talent and money for the relief of
tuberculosis sufferers, and Miss Olga
Nethersole has even lectured before
the public on tuberculosis.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17

Potatoes from Sprouts.-The British
agricultural colleges have been testing
the growing of potatoes from sprouts
with great success. A Daily Scotsman
forwarded by Vice-Consul Charles
Drysdale of Dunfermline says that the
yield and quality have both been in
creased and the diseaSe.resisting pow
ers strengthened.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
MANHATTAN SOAP CO.,
Marvellous!

at baseball game in Chicago the
gatekeeper hurried to Comiskey, leader
of the White Sox, and said:
Umpire Hurst is here with two
friends. Shall / pass 'em in?"
"An umpire with two friendsn
Easped Comiskey. "Sure!"-Every-
body's Magazine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17

This very unusual offer because Sweetheart an
SOAP There hundreds of toilet soaps to-day yet not
one like this Get fusze cake free then judge Sweet
heart isn't unque-decide if you don't like it better.
You cannot know madam until you've tried this soap, what
you miss when you other soaps.
We've studied these soaps and know
Many good soaps-they please lots of women But we've
studied the good most We learned how in this way to
make Sweetheart" better than all the rest.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17

melons on the vines until frost comes
All the melons shown grew On two
vines, and very many had been
plucked from the same vines.
Mr.. Doerksen stated that he brought
the watermelon seed from the
province of Taurida, in southern Rus.
sia; and that it is there called the
Astrachan. The muskmelon seed he
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
We Are Sure of This

Otherwise couldn't afford to buy cake of for SO
many For unless all who buy again. we
lose large amount of money this offer.
We can't afford buy cake OF this SOAP SO
these coupons limited But all readers of next weeks issue
paper get the gift Simply cut out the coupon in next
weeks paper and present it to your grocer
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
PRESERVE THE
SPRING LAID EGG
Hen Product of This Time OF
Year Best.

Recent investigations show that
eggs laid in May and early June keep
better than those laid at any other
time of the year, and for that reason
eggs laid at this particular time ef the
year should be preserved.
1t has been found that water glass
when properly made seals the eggs
prevents further infection when
vt at a comparatively low tempera-
.. Water glass can usually be OBJ
ID through druggists at from 81
- a gallon, gallon of the water
eing made into ten gallons of
tive by simply dissolying it in
MS Of water which has been
cooled before use. The gre
hould be kept in cellar
-en temperature, which
re 60 degrees.
'scovered that eggs
it'll bacteria of de-
'efore the egg is
res and defects
egg is laid.
reduce the
, reduce or
'cts of in
rowing the
ouId be
tn as
oough
n to
'ck-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
THE HINT GENTEEL.

Mr. Saphead-By Jove, it's nearly
IL oclDck. Perhaps I had better be
goin.
Miss Smart-Well, they say Never
put off till tomorrow what you can do
to-day
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
SKIN ROUGH AS BARK.
Baby EIoy Had Intense itching HumoH
Scratched Till Blood Ran.
Found a Cure In Cuticura.

"Our son, two years old, was afflicted
with a rash. After he suffered with
the trouble several weeks l took him
to the doctor but it got worse. The
rash ran together and made large
blisters. The little fellow didn't want
to do anything but scratch and we had
to wrap his hands up to keep him
from tearing the flesh open till the
blood would run. The itching was in
tense. The skin on his back became
hard and rough like the bark of q
tree. He suffered intensely for about
three months. But 1 found a remedy
In Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment. The result was almost mag
ical. That was more than two years
ago and there has not been the slight
est symptom of it since he was cured.
]. w. Lauck, Yukon, Okla, Aug. %
and Sept. II, 1908"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Solo Props, Boston.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
Piles Cured or Money Back

Itching, bleeding or protruding Piles cured
by "Pilex Suppostories." 20 years in use
and never had failure. Endorsed by
medical men everywhere. Enclose 25c in
stamps for trial treatment or 81. 90 for full
box to Pilex Medical Co., Blnghamton, N. Y.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
tn1nnrfanffo Mofhara
On Natural Lines.

''How does Miss Hilda get along
with her French conversation
classes?"
"She is making them a pronounced
success. s."-Baltimor American.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
Absolute Purity

Sweetheart" Soap is, first of all, pure soap
1t is made from edible products-the very best th.
market affords-but it is than a merely pure GA
neutral SOAP it also contains benzoin, cold
and gycerine in scientific proportions
These last named ingredients well known foa
their beneficial effect the sn-softenng purifying
and helping keep it in natural condition
The cream white color of Sweetheart is the
best proof of it's purity. Nothing is added
color it.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17

Mrs. WinBlow's Soothing Syrup.
FOR children eething, softens the gums reduces In
nammaton aays pain. cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17

A glittering success-the solitaire
engagement ring.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
EXQUISITE Perfume

Sweetheart" Soap is scented with exquisite
perfume made from secret formula of
pure essential oils 1t is milled five times, making
it as smooth and fine the expensive
French soaps
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-06-17
FREE FREE FREE
SWEETHEART
TOILET SOAP

TOILET SOAP
Next week there will be published in this paper
a coupon which, when properly signed, will be good
for ful1-sized cake of Sweetheart Toilet Soap
absolutely free.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-05

y . fI|.
"A fortune Is In store" says q St.
Louis housekeeper who lived many,
years In the South. "for the chemist
who will extract the bleaching prin-
ciple Of the common jimson weed and
make It available and cheap for family
and laundry use. All over the South
colored washerwomen know that
there Is no better way OF bleaching
than by putting few leaves Of the
iimson weed into the boiler. The on
2ly objection Is the unpleasant odor,
and this can be removed by placing
the clothes: In cold water aud boiling
them over or by repeated rinslng. But
rinsing Is troublesome; SO is the boil
Ing, and SO many persons who know
the value OF the leaves avoid their use.
There must be In the leaves some
chemical principle which has n bleach
Ing power. and the extraction Of this
and the separation Of It from the IN
pleasant odor and disagreeable green
ish color ought to render 1t valuable
in household and laundry.'-St. Louis
Globe Democrat. I, X,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-05

are known by elghty-elght different
names In various parts Of the United
States. Sometimes they are called
ayellowhammers or golden E winged
woodpeckers. They rarely stay North
In the winter. ~ RS
1.-THE sparows with their reddish
brown tops were much IN evidence.
l saw crows In all directions. ! never
have heard a crow cav in winter.
There Is a discovery in croy life not
noted In bird books. In the spring
crows have a love song. quite distinct
from the cawing. It consists OF two or
three beautiful notes. \ have heard 1t
only once. "a 4: ID 15.$
AT seven mile road ran into a
colony OF 200 English sparrows, gath
cred In front OF a gypsy camp directly
back Of the Seven Mile house. The
birds were picking up crumbs and
children were dancing around In 'front.'
Of the tents. I heard a chickadee, but
could not get sight Of him. saw red
squirrels frlsking around, and In cut
ting across a field found the tracks Of
big colony OF field mice. The field
mice grow almost desperate with hun
ger in the winter time and frequently
attack a tree and kill It. Sometimes they
destroy a whole orchard. The hawks
and fowls eat them, Government expert
estimate that hawk or an owl Is
worth about $50 a year to the country
as an execuioner Of the field mice.
AS they live twenty years or there
about, they are big economic assets,
yet many persons Kill them because
they occasionally steal chicken.
Coming home ! started a quail. The
quail makes holes in the SNOW. and
sometimes when 1t thaws and then
freezes they are caught In their nests
and s,arye 10 death. Illinois spends
$1,000 Il year taking care OF her quail.
AFTER reached home saw some
herring gulls down on the river. These
birds live down on Lake Erie In the
summer time. but when winter comes
with It's winds and cold weather they
fly up the river They are great scav-'
engers. They have a distinct effect on
the waters Of the Great Lakes BY keep,
Ing them Clean {.a, N
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-05
sort Diamonds With a Sieve.

y Probably no diamonds In the world
are Obtained SO cheaply as those from
the recently discovered fields near
1Mderitz Bay, in German Southwest
Africa. The process Of recovering the
stones is so simple as to be almost
ludicrous. ,&al,a ,5E,'
I The Oyambo boys, with blue goggles
on, kneel down on the sand searching
for the diamonds. They are furnished
with spades, and with these they pro-.
coed 10 I'LL an ordinary sieve with q
fairly fine mesh. A man will then take
the sieve, give It a shake and plunge II
Into a galvanized iron bath OF sea
water, which has the effect Of hard!
enlng the contents, while at the same
time owing to the specific gravity o.
tic diamonds the latter fall to The,
bottom. III 4, Z, "a
The man then picks up the sleyeand
turns It over onto an ordinary deal tn
BILE and the diamonds are then OF
course on the top. He will then take
an ordinary table knife. nick nn r. = /
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-05
IgAUlEIF0RALlllNI
Loss or APPETITE on sTREss
AFTERsE ATin0s A s il RI.
THAT sHo uLp NOT Be- * y
II; 4 spl sREG hRpEo: s.


Appetite is lust q natural s!re e y
food Loss Of; appetite o. stomach DIS! ];
,tress after eating indicate ind gesdon
Or dyspepsia. oye.-eating Is q habit
very dangerous TO a persons good gen
,,eral health, and Unsuitable appetite Is
q sure symptom Of diabetes. k
1t Is not what you eat but what you
digest and asslmilate that does sycnl
good. Some Of the strongest. ! heayi-
est anil healthlest persons are modtr-
ate eaters. \ ( Z.
There Is nothing that will create
yickness or cause more trouble than
a dlsorIered stomach. and many peo-
|pls daily contract serious maladirs
simply through disregard or abuse Iof
tie stomach. ,i5i!
We urge everyone in FaIrmont who
us suffering from any stomach de-
fangement, indigestion or dyspepsia,
whether acute or chronic. to try Rex
all Dyspepsia Tablets. with the dis
,tinct understanding that We will re-
fund their money without question or
formally, II after reasonable use OF
this medicine, they are not perfect.
~ Satisfied with the rs,llts. We rec.
ommend them TO our customers every
day. and have yet to hear OF anfone
who las not been benefited by them.
We honestly believe them to be with
out equal. They are made from the
prescription Of physician who de-
voted nil his time to the study and
treatment OF stomach troubles. They
give very prompt relief, neutralize
the gastric juices. strengthen the d..
gestive organs. create good digestion
and nssImila ton. naturally regulate
the bowels, promote perfect nutrition,
and create permanent cure Of all
unhealthy symptoms. !.
We urge you to try n SOC box OF
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets. which gives
10 days treatment. At the end Of that
time. your money will be returned to
sou If you are not satisfied: OF course.
in chronic cases length Of treatment
varies. For such cases. we have two
iargsr sizes. which sell for 45c and
Soc. Tine Mt. City Drug Co., and Hall
Drug Co.