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Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18
The Charm Of Christmas
- by WaShjnoton Irvino -

Ms + all the old festivals that of
lS Christmas awakens the strong
w est and most heartfelt associ'
atoms. There is a tone of solemn and
| sacred feeling that blends with our
| conviviality, and lifts the spirit to a
state of hallowed and elevated enjoy
ment The services OF the church
about this season are extremely ten
der and inspiring; they dwell on the
beautiful story of the origin of our
faith, and the pastoral scenes that ac-
companied its announcement; they
gradually increase in fervor and
pathos during the season Of Advent,
until they break forth in full jubilee
on the morning that brought peace
and good will to men. l do not know
grander effect of music on the moral
feelings than to hear the full choir
and the pealing organ performing a
Christmas anthem in cathedral, and
filling every part of the vast pile with
triumphant harmony.
1t is a beautiful arrangement also,
derived from the days of yore, that
this festival which commentaries
the announcement Of the religion Of
peace and love, has been made the
season for gathering together closer
again those bands OF kindred hearts,
which the cares and pleasures and
sorrows of the world are continually
operating to cast loose; Of calling back
the children Of a family. who have
launched forth in life and wandered
widely asunder once more to assemble
about the paternal hearth-that rally.
ing place Of the affections, there TO
grow young and loving again among
mementos of childhood.
There is something in the very sea.
son OF the year that gives a charm to
the festivity OF Christmas. At other
times we derive great portion of our
pleasures from the mere beauties OF
nature. Our feelings sally forth and
landscape, and we live abroad and
everywhere" The song of the bird.
the murmur OF the stream, the breath.
ing fragrance of spring, the soft
righteousness of summer the gold.
en- pomp of autumn; earth, with its
mantle OF refreshing green, and
heaven. with its deep, delicious blue
and its cloudy magnihcence. all fn us
with mute but exquisite delight. and
we revel in the luxury of mere sensa.
tion. But In the depth OF winter,
whee nature lies despoiled OF every
charm and wrapped In heI shroud Of
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sheeted snow, we turn for our graft
fications to moral sources. The dreari-
ness and desolation Of our landscape;
the short, gloomy days and darksome
nights, while they circumscribe our
wanderings, shut in our feelings also
from rambling abroad, and make us
more keenly disposed for the pleas
ures of the social circle. Our thoughts
are more concentrated; our friendly
sympathies more aroused. We feel
more sensibly the charm of each 9th.
er's society, and are brought more
closely together by dependence on
each other for enjoyment A season
when heart calling unto heart.
The pitchy gloom without makes the
heart dilate on entering the room
filled with the glow and warmth of the
evening fire. The rudy blaze dffuses
an artificial summer and sunshine
through the room, and light up each
countenance with a kindlier welcome.
Where does the honest face of hospi.
tality expand into a broader and more
cordial smile-where is the shy glance
Of love more sweetly eloQuent-than
by the winter iireside? And, as the
hollow blast of wintry wind PUSHES
through the hall clasps the distant
door, whistles about the easement, and'
rumbles down the chimney, what can
be more grateful than that feeling of
sober and sheltered security with
which we look around upon the CONF
Portable chamber and the scene Of do
nestle hilarity?
Amidst the general call to happi-
ness, the hustle of the spirits, and stir
of the affections, which prevail at thiS'
period, what bosom can remain inf
sensible? 1t is, indeed. the season of
regenerated feeling-the season for
kindling not merely the fire of hospi-
tally in the hall, but the genial flame
of charity in the heart.
Surely happiness is reflective. like
the light OF heaven; and every counte-
nance, bright with smiles and glow
ing with innocent enjoyment, is a mir
ror transmitting to others the rays of
a supreme and ever-shining benevo.
lence. lie who can turn churnsnrJ
away from contemplating the felicity
of his fellow.beings, and can sit down
darkling and repining in his loneliness
when all around is joyful, may have
his moments of strong excitement and
selfish qualification. but he wants khe
genial and social sympathies which
constitute the charm OF msrrs
Christmas.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18

couple of coyotes, possibly frightened
by our approach. had trotted and
Hoped up the valley ahead of us, leav-
ing trail like that OF two dogs the
sharper, more delicate footprints of
fox crossed our path; and outside one
long patch of brushwood n series of
round imprints In the snow betrayed
where a bob-cat-as plalnsmen term
the small lynx-had been lurking
around to try to pick up a rabbit or
a prairie fowl.
As the dawn Redeemed, and II be.
came light enough to see objects some
little way on, we began to sit erect
in our saddles and TO scan the hill.
sides sharply for sight OF feeding deer.
Hitherto we had seen no deer tracks
save inside the burberry bushes by
the river. and we knew that the deer
that lived In that impenetrable Jun.
gle were cunning whitetalls which In
such place could be hunted only ~
aid OF a hound. hut Just before sun.
rise We came ON three lines OF heart.
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ZzEODORE ROOSEI1N7

shaped footmarks in the snow, which
showed where as many deer had Just
crossed little plain ahead of us.
They were walking leisurely. and from
the lay of the land we believed that
we should find them over the ridge,
where there was brush coulee.
Riding to one side of the trail. we
topped the little ridge just as the sun
famed up, a burning ball of crimson,
beyond the snowy waste at our backs
Almost Immediately afterwards my
companion leaped from his horse and
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IN 4
vi that 1t was within a week
of Christmas before we
were able to take any
thought for the Christmas dinner The
winter set in late that year, and there
had been comparatively little cold
weather, but one day the ice on the
river had been sufficiently strong to
enable us to haul up a wagonload of
-four, with enough salt pork to last
through the winter, and a very few
tins of canned goods, to be used at
special feasts. We had some bushels
of potatoes, the heroic victors Of a
struggle for existence in which the
rest OF our garden vegetables had sue
cumbed to drought, frost and grass
hoppers; and we also had some wild
plums and dried elk venison. But we
had no fresh meat, and so one day my
foreman and l agreed to make a hunt
on the morrow.
Accordingly one OF the cowboys
rode out in the frosty afternoon to
fetch in the saddleband from the pla-
teau three miles Off, where they we're
grazing. II was after sunset when he
returned.
Tt was necessary to get to the hunt
ing grounds by sunrise, and 1t still
lacked a couple of hours of dawn when
the foreman wakened me as lay
asleep beneath the buffalo robes.
Dressing hurriedly and breakfasting
on a cup of coffee and some mouth
fuls of bread and jerked elk meat,
we slipped out to the barn. threw the
saddles on the horses, and we're of.
The air was bitterly chill; the cold
had been severe for two days. so that
the river ice would again bear horses.
Beneath the light covering of pow
derry snow we could feel the rough
ground like wrinkled iron under the
horses hoofs. There was no moon,
but the stars shone beautifully down
through the cold, clear air. and our
willing horses galIopcd swiftly across
the long bottom on which the ranch
house stood, threading their way deft-
ly among the clumps OF sagebrush.
mile off we crossed the river, the
ice cracking with noises like pistol
shots as our horses picked their way
gingerly over It, On the opposite
side was a dense jungle of burberry
bushes. and on breaking through this
we found ourselves galloping up a
long, winding valley, which led back
many miles into the hills. The cram
MES and little side ravines were filed
with brushwood and groves of stunt
ed ash. by this time there was a
faint flush of gray in the east, and as
we rode silently along we could make
out dimly the. tracks made by the wild
animals as they had passed and re-
passed in the snow. Several times
we dismounted to examine them. A
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raised his rifle, and as he pulled the
trigger saw through the twigs of a
brush patch on our left the erect,
startled head of a young black-tailed
doe as she turned to look at us, her
great mule-like ears thrown forward.
The ball broke her neck, and she
turned a complete somersau!t down
hill, while a sudden smashing of I'M
derbrush told of the fight of her ter
rified companions.
We both laughed and called out
dinner" as we sprang down toward
her, and in a few minutes she was
dressed and hung up by the hind legs
on a small ash tree. The entrails
and viscera we threw off to one side,
nfter carefully poisoning them from
little bottle of strychnine which |
had in my pocket. Almost every cat
tleman carries POISON and neglects no
chance of leaving out wolf bait, for
the wolves are sources of serious loss
to the unfenced and unhoused flocks
and herds. In this instance we felt
particularly revengeful because 1t
was but a few days since we had lost
a fine yearling heifer. The tracks
on the hillside where the carcass lay
when we found it told the story
plainly. The wolves, two in number,
had crept up close before being dis
covered, and had then raced down on
the astounded heifer almost before
she could get fairly started One
brute had hamstrung her with a snap
of his vise-like jaws, and once down,
she was torn open in a twinkling.
No sooner was the sun up than a
warm west wind began to blow in our
faces. The weather had suddenly
changed, and within an hour the snow
was beginning to thaw and to leave
patches of bare ground on the hill
sides. We left our coats with our
horses and struck off on foot for a
group of high buttes cut up by the
cedar canyons and gorges, in which
we knew the old bucks loved to lie.
It was noon before we saw anything
more. We lunched at a clear spring
not needing much time, for all we
had to do was to drink draught of
icy water and MUNICH a strip of dried
venison. Shortly afterward. as we
were moving along a hillside with ST.
lent caution, we came to sheer can
yon of which the opposite face was
broken by little lodges grown up with
wind-beaten cedars. AS we peeped
over the edge. my companion touched
my arm and pointed silently to one
of the lodges, and instantly caught
the CLINT of a bucks horns as he lay
half behind an old tree trunk. A
slight shift of position gave me
fair shot slanting down between his
shoulders. and though he struggled to
his feet he did not go 80 yards after
receiving the bullet.
This was all we could carry. Lead
ing the horses around we packed the |
buck behind my companions saddle, |
and then rode back for the doe, which |
| put behind mine. But We were not |
destined to reach home without q
slight adventure. When we got 10 |
the river we rode boldly on the ice,
needless of the thaw; and about mid. |
way there was n sudden. tremendous |
crash. and men. horses and deer were
scrambling together in the water amid |
slabs of floating Ice. However, II was |
shallow and no worse results followed |
than some hard work and chilly |
bath. But what cared we? We were
returning triumphant with our Christ
mas dinner
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18

NE DECEMBER, while l
was out on my ranch, so
much work had to be done
that 1t was within a week
of Christmas before we
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18
a Decoy.

The minister who had exchanged
with Rev. Mr.. falcon was scandalized
to see Deacon SNOWFALL in the vestry,
after service, deliberately taking so.
cant piece out of the contribution-box
and substituting a dime.
"BreT Snowfall" he exclaimed, In
horror and Amusement. that's plair
dishonest doings!"
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SKIN ROUGH AS BARK.
Baby Boy Had Intense Itching Humor
Scratched Till Blood Ran.
Found a Cure in cutloura.

"Our son, two years old was afflicted
With a rash. After he suffered with
the trouble several weeks / 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 a
tree. He suffered intensely for about
three months. But / found a remedy
IN Cutcura Soap and Cuticura ONT.
ment. The result was almost mag
zeal. That was more than two years
ago and there has not been the slight
est symptom of 1t since he was cured.
j. w. Lauck, Yukon, Okla, Aug. 50
and Sept. IL. 1905"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp Sole Props. Bos,oa.
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this was a Christ.
mas day, too.
This was one
reason why so
much, so very
much pains was
taken to make
every Christmas
a delightful one
for her.
N yer before
had so much been
done for her. To
be sure, she was
older than she
was a year ago
and could appre-
ciate better what
was done for her.
Yet somehow she
was not nearly so
happy as she
{ h o u 6 hit sh o
should be.
Such a glorious
Christmas tree
stood out in the
wide hall of the
great mansion in
which she lived.
1t contained such
a load of presents
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18

We do not know how cheap the
seeds of happiness are, or we should
scatter them oftener.--Lowell.
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Little Nita's Best
Christmas
(Copyright.)
BY WILLIAM RossER coBDE

Mia was just seven years old She
was born ON q Christmas day. and
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18

II takes a woman TO tell sccrpl
aud magnify its lmportancs.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1909-12-18

EXPOSURE TO GOLD
and wet IL the hrst step 10 lnnumonlu. Take IerF
Davis Painkiller and the danger Is aygrtcd, IN
eQuaed for colds, sore thrnat quinsy 40 1cnnd %.
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
County School Board.

At the meeting of the County School
Board Friday Mr.. D. G. Llsle made a
motion, which was carried, to the
effect that any member of the board
who failed to give his duties the prop
er attention should resign that some
one might be selected who would
take an interest in school matters.
Considerable routine business Was
transacted at the meeting. The men,
bers present were: d. G. Lisle, j. F.
Ingies, j. R. Turner, ]. T. Purdy, r.
H. Burris and ]. N. Mason. An order
was passed for the erection of new
building for the colored school at Jack
sonville. An order was passed author
izing the purchase of seventy-ive new
school benches for the schools at Little
Rock and Currentsville.
The board further authorized the
secretary and superintendent to nego-
tiate loan for $1,000 to be placed al
the disposal of the board for the
prompt payment of any claim that
might be presented.
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
Remember the Date.

The recital Of Mr.. Frank Croxton at
the Second Presbyterian church, on
Monday evening, Nov. q. This will
indeed be musical treat. Mr.. Crox-
ton was born in Paris and comes to his
old home under the auspices of the la
dies of the Baptist church. His sing
ing. is simply grand He was for ID
number of years the soloist for the
Theodore Thomas orchestra and is not
ed throughout the country for his sing
ing at the New York Chautauqua. Our
citizens should give this old Paris boy
a crowded house.
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
Ashland EDUCATIONAL Association

Ashland District Educational Asso
citation will hold its annual session at
Eminence, Nov. 26-27, 1909. This is
just after Thanksgiving, ''school does
not keep" in many places, and the
the work will not fail to attend this
meteing. Let both city and county
teachers show their professional inter-
est by attending cur own district asso-
citation. Profs. Costello, Dawson and
Chapman are on the program for ad-
dresses.
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
Balloon Makes Long Trip.

kilograms were received at CinciE-
natl yesterday stating that the balloon
Haddock, which ascended from the La
tonia track Saturday night, had landed
near Derby, a small station in New
York State, early yesterday. George
Howard, pilot, and two Cincinnati
newspaper men made the trip. Two
other balloons, the Cincinnati and the
Wanderer, which were expected to join
in the flight, failed to get away. - 80
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
Will Locate in GEORGETOWN.

]. B. Stewart, of Bourbon, has
bought of Richard Kayse, house and
five acres of ground, Oh Broadway, in
Georgetown, and will move there
March
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
Fruit! Fruit!

Sweet Florida oranges at 20 cents
per dozen-the genuine article. APP
pies 35 cents per peck. The above
prices are good for today only. Try
to get some.
MARGOLEN.
The Bourbon news., 1909-11-16
The Best Made.

Witch. Elk hunting boots in IL and IL
inch tops-the very best water proo1
boot made.
If MITCHELL & BLAKEMORE.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-27
LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF Columbia, holding Equity Court Annie
J. Eli ct al. By Josephine Eli. their next friend.
et al, complainants. rs. John W. Eli ct al de-
fendant- IN Equity. No, 2se56.-This cause coming
on. TO be heard upon the report Of James B. Ar
cher. j.. and John Lewis smith trustees hereto
fore appointed TO make sale of the real estate
mentioned and described in these proceedings. it is
this 18th day Of August. 1902 BY the court ad-
judged. ordered and decrecd that the sails of said
real estate the 18th day Of July. 1909. 10 John
w. Eli for the sum Of fifteen hundred Isl yO0 dol
lars be. and tho same hereby is ratified and con.
hrmed unless cause 70 the contrary be shown to
the court or before the zTH DAY OF SEP
TENDER. 1903. Provided COPY of this order be
IN the Washington Law Reporter aud The Wash
ington Herald. By the court; ASHLEY NJ
GOULD. Justice. A tus copy-Test: fSeai) J.
R YOUNG. Clerk. By F. Z. CUNNINGHAM.
Assistant Clerk. au20 2. .se3
The Washington herald., 1909-08-27
RAILROADS.
NORFOLK Ann WESTERN RWY
N OLLA y LIZ AlAE q " - = --AlAN - W =
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE %. l9a

NOhEOLA AMI w Id LINN n w L
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE %. l9oa
Leave Washington. New Union Staten.
go a. u.-Daly-An points Norfolk ard
Western.
1910 p m-Daily-Roanoke Bristol. Winston
Salem. Knoxville Chattanooga. Nashville. New Or
leans. Through SLEEPER. Dining Cars
Elo A. m.-For Bristol. Knoxville. Chattanooga,
Nashville and Memphis Washington Memphis
sleeper open % p. N.
For Norfolk-LeaTe Washington. 40 A. N dsily.
ud5 a. n daily. except Sunday Arrive Norfolk.
II 20 a. n. 51o ?. N
4Ss p rn.-Daily-Be-7yTine. Luray. Shenandoah.
Elkton. Trains from the Southwest arriTe $50 q. ~
1870 p n and l2:I5 a.
Al information Fourteenth BIese and New Ycgk
Avenue Bond Buildinrl
The Washington herald., 1909-08-27

From the Hartford Tines
After Benjamin Harrison had retired ns
President and resumed the practice OF
law. he found himself associated with
Mr.. Knox. then. as now. OF Pittsburg, but
carrying no political prestige.
And as to the fee7' inquired Mr. Knox.
shall we divide it2"
Really, Mr.. Knox. never divide fees,
said the former President. II viii make
my own terms; you arrange yours"
The case was won. The two met again.
You viii understand Mr.. Knox" said
the former President rather lOftily- why
did not wish 20 divide the fees when I
tell you that my fee in that case was
SIS,
"Ah. indeed! Most interesting" replied
the Pittsburger. We'll. Gen. Harrison,
my fee was 100000"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-27
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT The
Bureau Of Supplies and Accounts. Navy Depart
ment Washington, D. c.. until 10 O'Clock a. m
AUGUST 81. 1870. and publicly opened Immediately
thereafter. 70 furnish AZ the navy yard. Washing
ton d. c. &c. a quantity of naval supplies as
follows: Sch. 1913: Brass. copper tubing. steel
forEinss. galvanized steeL-Sch- l555: Insulating
room.-sch 1852: Steel. Applications for proposals
should designate the schedules desired by num-
Der Blank proposals viii be furnished upon sp-
plication 20 the bureau. Z. B. ROGERS. Paymas-
ter General, u. S y. auD.I
The Washington herald., 1909-08-27
Good lIanngement.

From Judge.
Boss Wife-sO this IS the new once
boy? 7 suppose you behave Ike a little
gentleman. especially II there are ladies'
present.
Willie-You beti II they're homely ones
the boss takes 'em in and I show EN- out
and If there gOOd-loolSing I show an n
and The boss takes en- cut
The Washington herald., 1909-08-27
NONMEDICAL HEALING.

have a POSITIVE and ESTABLISHED
CURE for LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA,
PARALYSIS. RHEUMATISM, BRIGHT'S
DISEASE. and the DESPERATE, IN
CURABLE MALADIES that AFFLICT
MANKIND. and desire building suitable
for a sanatorlum and capital to install
same. Address or call for particulars,
PROF. IT. N. D. PARKER, 1922 9Th st.
Hours 10 70 5. CONSULTATION FREE.
23otss
The Washington herald., 1909-08-27
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One cent a word each inserfiOn.
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HECHT & CO., Cashiers ONCE.
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T. A. wILLBoURN. 1914 Wisconsin ave.
MODERN PHARMACY. 9TH and + SITS:
CARPENTER & DUNLOP. 14th and Glr'
NICHOLS PHARMACY, 18th and Pa
BUTLER & FIELD. Sd and Indiana ave ave.
CONCORD PHARMACY, J. Z. Woodford'
Prop, 1876 New Hampshire ave. NV.
CHARLES c. HORNUNG. Christiani
S. NJ. WAGNER. 1st and II SITS. NV.
SIMPSONS PHARMACY, corner 1th 81.
and u. l. ave. 1and r St NV
JOHNSTON'S PHARMACY. RA n. J.
F. P. wELLER's PHARMACY. 1884 NJ.
ATKINSON'S PHARMACY. l1th and @.
ASTORIA PHARMACY, 3D. and G sts. NV
KENESAW PHARMACY. Mount Pleas
MeNULTY's III s .CfGAR STORE. 1886 14th.
TAYLOE'S PHARMACY 9th and 2 SITS.
DAVIS PHARMACY: sth and 5 SIS; NV
PROCToR'S PHARMACY 1878, 18th 81
STOTT q SNYDER. 18th and q SITS. NV
NEW YORK AVENUE PHARMACY
corner N. Y. ave and N. Cap. 81. NV
DAY & co.'s PHARMACY, 9TH ana ..
>
KINGS DRUG STORE, Vermont ave-
and / st. NV.
NORTHEAST.
JOHN Z. BUTLER. 40l stanton place ne
Q. i. KRAUSE, 6th and X SITS. ne.
d. %. COURTNEY, us North Capitol 81.
McCHESNEY & JOACHIM. % and II.
McCHESNEY & JOACHIM, Sth and +.
q J. GEIGER'S PHARMACY, conner Stn
CHARLES ]. FUHRMANNs PHAR-
MACY, Sth and r. Capitol SITS. ne
BIUMER'S PHARMACY, N. Capitol anu
r SITS. ne.
SOUTHWEST.
" HUGO EISENBEISS, 7th and B sts-
MILBURN'S PHARMACY, 7th and II SITS.
SOUTHEAST.
ROACH DRUG CO. sth and @ sts- Sc
= p. WELLER, sth and I SITS. sc.
GUY NJ. NEELY. 11th and G SITS. So
BROOKLAND.
CHARLES G. LENNON. 18th and New
ton SITS.
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G. B. BURY'S PHARMACY. cor. Monroe
an6 Jefferson SITS.
ALEXANDRIA.
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The Washington herald., 1909-08-27
MASSAGE.

MRS. KEIGHTLEY, THE SCIENTIFIC
Masseuse. gives eucalyptus, vapor, cabi-
net baths, general massage, for rheuma-
tism, nervousness, and obesity: magnetic
and electricity. Hours, 10 TO 5 and by ap-
pointment 1886 N. 7. ave. Phone II. 1907.