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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-24
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Christmas Family Advice.

To Papa Remember the myth Of
Santa Claus, to keep it holy. /. s "
81 To Mamma Don't worry about the
/ q molasses candy getting on the parlorrfF
rug. Christmas comes but once a year.
and the stores will sell you parlorrI
rug any day. NJ: t:s ri /: X
To Miss Belle-It is not necessary to;
stand under bunch Of mistletoe III
you look at him the right way. s.=*4 .#i5
To Little Willy on t be envious 5ofs
I Jimtlm Jimmy Zones because Santa brought
him g. cannon. Next ear you ii ayS get
q !dilsappe ring gun. ct VIII disappear
mysterio,lsly shortly after yor begin
TO make d noise with 1t. ana maybe
mamma can expIain.) 4 ..8a
70 Baby Be good. dear child ana
LET who will be clever. 81
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-24
The Truth About Santa Claus.


Il write myself down as one who still
believes in Santa Claus. Don't you?
Are you one of those very literal folk
who have their doubts whether they
ought to let their children cling to the
beautiful old myth?
Without imagination, without dreams.
without poetry, this old world of ours
would be7a very wearisome place. It's
road would be sleeper than it is-much
like slesghing over bare ground would
our progress be as compared with
;sleighing over deep, hard packed snow.
=, The poetic myth of the old saint.
with his reindeer and his jingling bells
and his bullying pack of toys and bon
bons, has charmed thousand genera
lions. The stocking hung by the chin,
ney on Christmas eve, the children
staying awake until sleep pounced on
them like a strong man armed, the
presents filling them from top to toe
III the morning, the rush Of the bare
feet hurrying fast across the floor, the
merry uproar, the bubbling laughter,
the shouts OF joy--the whole Of this
family pageant belongs to dear Santa
CLAUS. We owe 1t to him. Gradually,
ms tae golden nists OF childhood clear
before the sun and the ailing clouds
SOf glory fade, our small men and wo-
men discover that Santa Claus Is not
one, bnt ten thousand that he Is better
xIiaz they knew, being just the spirit
3os lore, good WIN and beautiful nm
seIflshaass that makes the world q
beautiful place 4 To I've ~ now and
snakes I'll good starting point for
heaven by and hi For you and me
there iii hope inst We MAJ DO onr duty
III this world lovingly while We keep
faIs end heart ali@ Here III Santa. 5s
y5yn aOIT.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-24


On the good ship Polly the Christmas
sun shone down
And on a smiling little face beneath
agolden crown.
No happier child he saw that day on
sea or on the land
Than the captains little daughter
with her treasures in her
hand.
For never was stocking so filed
with curious things.
There were bracelets made of pretty
shells and rosy coral strings,
An elephant carved deity from bit
of ivory tusk,
A fan, an alligator tooth and a lit
tie bag of musk.
Not tar aboard the Polly but felt
the Christmas cheer,
For the captains little daughter was
to every sailor dear.
They heard Christmas carol in the
shrieking wintry gust,
For child had touched them by her
simple, loving trust.
With a 70 heave no and a 70 heave
no!
For ships must sail
Though fierce the gale
And loud the tempests blow.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-24
BOBBY'S CHRISTMAS PLANT. !,
BY WILLIS HAWKINS.

hF,s.
" Copyright. 1909. by American Press 55 S;5
,,sS5.s III, Association 4, S4 4. II AL
/ I'M awful tired O. bein' rich. 5 =3is
I think it was q pity I
u ! We come into the money which
Enticed us to the city. 2s$ 55s
~ wish that we was poor again NJ NJ 81 4
An back in Pawpaw Center I
Alvin as we ust to when q I. ,:ifs
We was so much CONTENDER. (
Pa didn't have that worried look .;;
An ma was never nervous '3$ s. /
Before we had a chef to cook e. 4 /: n
An a butler man to serve us. Il, !. d a
I'd ruther be the way We was, :: N n
\ All feeli1i' fiae an happy, 4. i A A
With simple cookin' such as mas .:*
That never made US scrappy. T. y !
An then the Jugs the girlsSnut ons
T think it's awful silly :5
That Mary Jane is "Harie zhon" vs.
An Nellie is "Natilis." : !. =. % 4, IT
But, gracious, they git mad at me [
When I say aNell"to or Gary"
Though thatwas what they ust to be
When they was 'tendin' dairy. {
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-24
oId FOLK q I. tIo y. n Rarna ri

Home RerneFs,b
As good cd many hundred thousand dol
lars have a been shippe d home to Europe
Tor Christmas, through the banks, by
foreigners IS employed IN America. This
5year, probab bly, because of the high
y rates of VA ges, the banks have been
buster With this class 81 exchanIgee1I
than usual " The bulk Of the drafts g ros
g England and reland Servants send
/ sm p this honey and none III ap-s
parently 70 poor sor ragged that lie 5orI
s1e has "a not at least the equivalent og
IA pound sterling TO send home to the
old folka.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-24
CHRISTMAS ON THE POLLY.
By FRANK H. SWEET.

Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association
7 was the good ship Polly, and
she sailed the wintry sea,
For ships must sail though
fierce the gale, and a pre-
cious freight had she.
Twas the captains little daughter
stood beside her fathers
chair
And illumined the dingy cabin with
the sunshine of her hair.
With 20 heave no and a 20 heave
ho!
For ships must sail
Though fierce the gale
And loud the tempests blow.
The captains fingers rested on the
pretty, curly head.
tomorrow will be Christmas day."
the little maiden said.
do you suppose that Santa Claus
will find US on the sea
And make believe the stovepipe is a
chimney just for me7"
Loud laughed the jovial captain and
by my faith" he cried,
'If he should come We'll let him
know he has friend inside"
And many a rugged sailor cast
loving look that night
at the stovepipe where lonely lit
tie stocking futtered white.
With 20 heave no and a 20 heave
no!
For ships must sail
Though fierce the gale
And loud the tempests blow.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-24
Christmas,

Sing holly now and mistletoe ~
And all resentment from your heart:
Sing the accessories which show
And in this joyous day have part; :,
Sing help to him you fain would wrong
And good to him you would deride: :.
Lift up your heart in joy and song y
And sing the Christ back to your side !
Ebert SHERMAN,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-24

Them days 7 knew a lot q boys s. .#5#s
That I could play an fight with W
An swap ny rbles al my toys sss5s5
y Or go an stay all mig w M tn. si7a5.
But now that I'm rich mans SOM
There'd be great sensation !:
II I should play with any one. IL. !.
Beneath my lofty station. T.. =. =:
,. -
An now that Christmas time is near
An Sanity Claus is comm -" ss}z
I don't see how he'll git in here
Unless it's through the plumbin'. /:
Instead O. chim4s we have wires Y
Where 'lectrie currents sizzle, =
An I guess where you don't have
fires 4. g!s-s @,[
Your Christmas is a fizzle. X:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-24

lseaeoeke For Turkeys.
Z cocks formerly TOOK Inc y,lac:s IN
turkeys on the ChFistnas table.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Two Killed in Auto Wreck.

Greenville, N. c., Nov. 81. l..
Fleming, state senator from Pitt
county and Harry Skinner, Jr., son OF
United States District Attorney Har-
ry Skinner, were killed in an auto
mobile wreck near here late this af-
ternoon.
Mr.. Fleming was thrown from the
machine, breaking his neck and dy-
ing almost instantly, while Mr.. Skin
ner's skull was fractured. Being
rushed to a hospital in Richmond,
Va, he died before the train reached
Winston, N. G.
Those in the machine at the time
it was wrecked were E. G.. Flann1-
gan, J. l.. Fleming, Harry Skinner,
Jr., and S. G. Wooten.
In trying to pass a lumber wagon
Mr.. Flanagan who was driving the
machine, lost control and crashed
with terrific force into tree by the
roadside. The machine turned a
somersault.
Mr.. Flanagan was caught under
the machine and badly crushed, three
ribs being broken and internal in
juries sustained.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Get No announcement.

A gentleman spent several weeks
in '"our town." where he was an en-
tire stranger, says writer in The
Delineator for December. During
this time he attended "our church
every Sunday. A day or so before
leaving, he had occasion to enter a
shoe store, and recognized in the man
who came forward to wait upon him
the usher who had seated him the
previous Sundays.
After making his purchase, he
spoke of the pleasant little church,
said he was about to leave the town,
and thanked the usher for his kind
services to him every Sunday he had
been there. The latter was greatly
pleased and touched by the strangers
appreciation, and said that he had
ushered in "our church" for eigh-
teen years, but could not remember
that anyone had ever before spoken a
word of thanks to him. 1t is partly
this thoughtless neglect of expressing
our gratitude which makes church
work so discouraging.
These suggestions, if all carried
out, will not fill ':the church in our
town. or other churches in other
towns Immediately, but they might
strengthen few week portions of
our armor and send us forth better
equipped for the conquest of the
world for Christ.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Convicted of Wife Murder.

Monck's Corner, Nov. flames
Edwards was to-day convicted in the
court of general sessions, now hold
ing here, of the murder of his wife
at Mount Holly about nine years ago
and was sentenced to be hanged on
the second Friday in December.
The crime of which Edwards was
found guilty is said to have been a
horrible one, in that it is alleged that
Mrs. Edwards was shot while she was
cooking the dinner, falling into the
fire and being partially burned.
Following the killing Edwards left
the county, and was not heard from
until about six months ago, when his
address was learned by Sheriff eau
sey through some letters which he
wrote to persons living in Berkeley
county. It was ascertained that he
was living in Jacksonville, had mar
ried again and had several children
by his second wife, and was working
hard and living comfortably, al
though he is said to have been rather
shiftless before he disappeared from
this county. He was brought back
by Sheriff Causey, who is credited
with some clever work in the matter,
and the case was brought for trial at
the last term of court, but was con-
tinued.
Edwards is a man about 40 years
of age. It is not anticipated that an
appeal will be taken.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
WIFE BEATER IN THE TOLLS.
Young White Man of Aiken May be
Sent to Penitentiary.

Aiken. Nov. 4.-Loyal A. Heath.
the young white man who pleaded
guilty to wife beating at the last
term of court and who received clem-
ency from the presiding judge, is
again in trouble. Heath is in Jail,
charged specifically with assault. He
got on a spree the other night and
again beat his wife, so it is said.
Heath will now, ii he is convicted
of this charge, have to serve three
years in the penitentiary. At the last
term of court he pleaded guilty to
beating his wife and Judge Gage
but to be released after one year for
good behavior. Afterward, Judge
Gage, believing that the young man
was truly sorry for his i'll treatment
of his wife, further exercised clem-
ency and reduced the sentence to
good behavior alone, taking off the
penitentiary sentence. The condition
imposed, however,, was this: That
in the event of his repeating the i'll
treatment of his wife, another year
was to be added to the original SEN
tence of two years; for the second
offence Heath was not necessarily to
be tried in the circuit court but if
the offense was established before
magistrate, the sentence of three
years was of force without further
trial.
Heath will probably be tried be-
fore Magistrate Craig in few days.
Magistrate Craig had him committed
to Jail. It is said that he twice i'll
treated his wife before she reported
it. Heath is a prominent young man
of Warrenville and Is exceptionally
bright. When he is sober he is said
to be almost model young fellow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Some Big Farms.

was talking with a Dakotan the
other day. Speaking of FARMS" he
said, eve have some sizable farms
out in Dakota. Yes, sir, I've seen a
man on one or our big farms start
out in the spring and plow & straight
furrow till fall. Then he turned
around and harvested back"
Wonderful" said I.
"On our Dakota FARMS" he went
on, "it's the usual thing to send
young married couples out to milk
the COWS. Their children bring back
the milk"
Wonderful" I repeated.
"Once," he said, "I saw a Dakota
farmers family prostrated with grief.
The women were weeping, the dogs
were barking, the children were
squalling, and the tears ran down the
farmers cheeks as he hitched up his
twenty-mule team and drove off,"
"Where was he going?" said I.
'tHe was going halfway across the
farm to feed the pigs"
t'Did he ever get back?' 1 asked.
eft isn't time for him yet," was the
reply.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Church in Greenwood Burned.

Greenwood, Nov. 5.-The Episco-
pal, or Church Of the Resurrectlon,
here was practically totally destroyed
by fire early this morning. The alarm
was rung in about lis a. m.
The building was wooden frame
building and the fire that started IN
the vestry had gotten pretty good
headway before the fremen got a
stream on the fire; consequently the
church is practically ruin. The loss
is about $4,000 with insurance or
$1,000.
The cause of the fire is unknown,
though it was probably caused by de-
fective wiring or spontaneous COM
bustion, as the church was only yes
terday thoroughly overhauled inside
and there had been varnish and oil
used.
The fire, coming right at this time,
was especially deplorable, for the wo-
men of the church had only yesterday
put down a fine new Brussels carpet
and made many other permanent i'm
provements, and then, too, the Green
Vile convocation will meet with the
Greenwood church on Nov. 80.
The fire will not affect this meeting
for Mayor Baker Immediately offered
the city hall to the church and the
services, as usual, will be held there
until the church can be rebuilt, which
will be done as soon as possible. The
conyocation meetings will be held at
the city hall also. Rev. o. T. Porcher
is pastor of the church.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Bulldogs Guard Hermit's Corpse.

Savannah, Ca, Nov. 1.-Peter G..
Leist, a hermit, who claimed a dozen
trades and professions, was found
dead at his home near Savannah to-
day. He was seated in a chair appar-
emily staring at the wall of his room,
on which he had written his will,
leaving his property, which is consid-
cradle, to his son, who is in school at
Sharon, Ca, or in the event of his
death to Henry Dreyer, of Brooklyn,
N. Y.
TIVE hungry bull dogs were guard
ing the dead man and threatened the
police with their fangs.
A year or more ago Leist's wife
killed herself by blowing out her
brains with a pistol. He shortly
afterwards married again after an &C
quaintance of eight hours and was at
the time of his death seeking di-
vorce. Since the separation from
his second wife he became an abso-
lutte hermit, though he never had
cared much for the society of others.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Forced Into Exile.

VIM. Upchurch, of Glen Oak, Okla,
was an exile from home. Mountain
air, he thought, would cure fright
full lung racking cough that had de-
fed all remedies for two years. Af-
ter six months he returned, death
dogging his steps. ''Then began to
use DR.. Kings New Discovery" he
writes, fand after taking six bottles
I am as well as ever" It saves
thousands yearly from desperate lung
diseases. Infallible for coughs and
colds, it dispels hoarseness and sore
throat; cures grip, bronchitis hemor-
rhages, asthma, Group, whooping
cough. SOC and 81, trial bottle free,
guaranteed by Peoples Drug Co.,
Bamberg, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
LYNCHING NARROWLY AVERTED
Negroes Dastatd dly Assault Causes
Wild Excitement.

Gassaway, w. Va, Nov. 5.-Wlth
daylight to-day the authorities began
the task of removing the negroes be-
lieved to have been implicated in the
dastardly assault upon Mrs. George
Lockhold, on Wednesday, to strong
er refuge at Sutton, w. Va. Accord
ing to the plans of the sheriff and
commanders of the two companies OF
militia now on the scene, the negroes
are to be taken in wagon surround
ed by heavily armed guards from the
Gassaway Jail to Sutton, some time
before noon.
Gov. Glasscock's timely arrival on
the scene and the presence Of the
State guard had much to do with the
averting of what semmed to be an in
evitable double lynching last night
AS late as midnight ugly rumors were
a1oat about this place that the negro
suspects would never be taken alive
from the town. Mounted men guard
ed the roads until daylight to prevent
the authorities from transferring the
negroes. Seeing the temper of the
crowd the sheriff gave his word that
the transfer would not be attempted
during the night hours. 1t is be-
Heyed that should the attempt be
made openly to-day the deputies and
State militia will be met with stub
born mob.
Mrs. George Lockhold, upon whom
the negroes made their terrible as
sault, lies to-day in a serious condition
in Sutton. Fears are expressed for
her sanity as her terrible ordeal has
to certain extent affected her rea-
son. Her husband remains here
watching the result of the sheriff's at
tempt to preserve order and see that
the law takes its course.
Details brought out at the coroner's
hearing over the body of one Of the
negroes, who, according to. the sher-
i'll, was one of the trio who assaulted
Mrs. Lockhold, and who was instantly
killed when he attempted to escape
capture, are most revolving. Such
another crime has not been heard of
in the State in years. The dead ne
gro was buried in the potter's field
during the night. His grave was un-
marked for fear vandals might desc
crate the spot.
Unless the citizens of this place re-
sumo their usual work and business
to-day, Gov Glasscock threatens to
put martial lay into effeffct. Every
business house in this town was
closed tight yesterday, and no one at
tempted work of any kind.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Good Stock Impossible Without Good
~ Feed.

The farmer who succeeds in grow
ing stock must provide the best
food. l wish to impress the fact here
that while improved stock appropri-
ates more of the nutritious foods to
its use than scrubs, do, no animal can
get more out of any food than there
is in the food, Notwithstanding the
fact that some over Jealous advocates
OF improved stock have made state
ments of cows producing five gallons
Of milk or three pounds of butter per
day, out Of an amount OF feed that
did not contain an equal amount of
available nutrients. .-....
All stock to be healthy and thrifty
should have good pastures of spring,
summer, autumn and winter grasses,
and should do more or less work for
themselves. Good pasturage puts
stock to work for the farmer, while
soiling or feeding from the barn is
more like the mans working for his
stock, although soiling and barn feed
fng are also necessary.
Some enthusiast will tell you that
HIS success in raising stock is based
upon his crops of alfalfa, or Bermuda,
or other grass, or peavines, or sorg-
hum, when, in fact, the crop that
suits your land best is the first thing
to find out Then rotate the crops to
suit the lands. Crops, like stock, can
not get out of the land something
that is not in the land:
In order to make cheap suit, the
tailor must have cheap cloth and ex-
pert workmen. To make cheap ami
mails or milk on the farm, we, too,
must have the best breed for convert
ing the cheapest feed products that
are adapted to- our lands and environ
ments into the products we wish. 1t
is simply another case Of the cheap
raw material and the expert work
mani. C. Stribling, in Raleigh On.
CO. Progressive Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Sparks from Engine Burn Town.

Charlotte, N. c., Nov. 4.-Fire
which originated in sparks from the
locomotive of a passing freight train
destroyed the residential section of
Cherryvilie, Lincoln county, this
afternoon, entailing a loss of more
than $4,000. The sparks ignited a
barn and swept by a high wind re-
duced to ashes practically every home
in the village, all substantial two
story structures. A wide gap be-
tween the doomed dwellings and the
business section was all that pre-
vented the town from being wiped
out. The town has no fire fighting
apparatus.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Baseball and Driving Coal Cart.

Jim Leifield used to draw $4OO a
month during the baseball season,
spent it all, and earn SO week dur
ing the winter months driving coal
cart. A friend once asked him why
he demanded $4O0 per month during
the summer, yet was content to work
for considerably smaller wages
throughout the winter.
Its this way" explained Jim.
Every few people can play major
league baseball, but anybody can
drive a coal cart
That was many seasons ago. Now
adays, Jim has a steady job, winter
and summer driving that coal cart.
-WaShington Star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
South CarOlina'S Crop.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 81. A.
Taylor, president of the National
Ginners' association, to-day issued
the following bulletin:
.Complete returns indicate max
imum crop of 9,7S0,000 bales, not in
cluding linters or repacks. Minimum
figures 9,4S6,000.
"The heavy falling off is over the
belt except in Georgia and the Caro-
Hnas, where there is about as good a
crop as last year on littler smaller
acreage.
maximum report by states: Ala
bama; $4,000; Arkansas, $4,000;
Florida, 10000; Georgia, 1,S70,000;
Louisiana $4,000; Mississippi, $685.
900; Missouri and Virginia, $4,000;
North Carolina, 64S,000; Oklahoma,
$4,000; South Carolina, 1,1S5,000;
Tennessee, 253,000; Texas, $780,
600. Total 9,780,000.
."The ginners say the small yield
is largely due to smallness OF bolls
and low yield of lint. AS the crop is
so near ginned, we will probably not
make our December estimate"
The cotton crop in 1908 was H.
ho1o r,hs1n 1007 tho rrin1H
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Her Proof Conclusive.

Little Nelly told little Anita what
she termed little fib."
Anita-A fib is the same as story
and a story is the same as a lie
Nelly-No, it's not.
Anita-Yes, it is, because my faith
er said so, and my father is profess
sor in the university"
Nelly-I don't care if he is. My
father is a real estate man, and he
knows more about lying than your
father.-The Delineator for Decem-
ber.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11
Why She Stayed at the Foot.

Being upbraided by her mother
for being the lowest in her class, lit
tie Mabel exclaimed in tones of in
jured innocence: 1T amt my fault.
The girl who has always been foot
left school" The Delineator for De-
cember.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-11

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