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HENDERSON, N. c.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 80 1910.

arate peal Of echoes of its own
Scrooge was not a man to be frighten
ed by echoes. He fastened the door
and walked across the hall and up the
stairs. slowly, too. trimming his can
die as he went.
But before he shut his heavy door
he walked through his rooms to see
that ali was right He had Just
enough recollection of the face to de-
sire to do that
Quite satisfied. he closed his door
and locked himself In. double locked
himself In. which was not his custom
Thus secured against surprise. he took
off his cravat. put on his dressing
gown and slippers and his nightcap
and sat down before the fire to take
his Cruel
It was a very low fire indeed. moth
ing on such bitter night He was
obliged to sit close to 1t and brood
over 1T before he could extract the
least sensation Of warmth from such a
handful Of fuel The fireplace was an
old one built by some Dutch mer-
chant long ago and paved all round
with quaint Dutch tiles. designed to
illustrate the Scriptures There were
Gains and Abels, Pharaoh's daughters.
queens of Sheba, angelic messengers
descending through the air on clouds
like feather beds. Abrahams. BelshaZ-
Ears, apostles putting off to sea in
butter boats, hundreds of figures TO
attract his thoughts. and yet that face
Of Marley. seven years dead. came like
the ancient prophets rod and swal
lowed up the whole.
"Humbugr' said Scrooge and walked
across the room.
After several turns he sat down
again. AS he threw his head back In
the chair his glance happened to rest
upon a bell, a disused bell. that hung
in the room and communicated for
some purpose now forgotten with
chamber in the highest story of the
building. 1t was with great astonish-
ment and with a strange. inexplicable
dread that as he looked he saw this
bell begin to swing. 1t swung SO soft
ly in the outset that 1t scarcely made
O sound, but soon it rang out loudly.
and so did every bell in the house.
This might have lasted half min
ute or a minute, but 1t seemed an
hour. The bells ceased as they had
begun-together. They were succeed
ed by a clanking noise deep down
below, as If some person were drag
ging a heavy chain over the casks in
the wine merchants cellar.
The cellar door few open with a
booming sound. and then he heard the
noise much louder on the floors below.
then coming up the stairs. then coming
straight toward his door.
tits humbug STILL" said Scrooge. II
won't believe it,
His color changed. though, when
without a pause it came on through
the heavy door and passed into the
room before his eyes.
The same face, the very same-Mar-
ley in his pigtail, usual waistcoat.
tights and boots. the tassels on the
latter bristling like his pigtail and his
coat skirts and the hair upon his head
The chain he drew was clasped about
his middle. 1t was long and wound
about him like a tail, and it was made
(for Scrooge observed 1t closely OF
cash boxes, keys, padlocks. ledgers.
deeds and heavy purses wrought In
steel. His body was transparent. so
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pu' ou' 40 CHRISTMAS PAST
strong hand as it
spoke and clasped him gently by the
arm.
Rise and walk with me-
The grasp. though gentle as q wo.
mans hand, was not to be resisted.
Scrooge rose. but, finding that the spiri.
made toward the window. clasped its
robe in supplication.
They passed through the wall and
stood upon an open country road with
fields on either hand. The city had
entirely vanished Not vestige Of 1t
mist had vanished with it, for it was a
clear, cold winter day, with snow upon
the ground.
Good heavenr' said Scrooge, clasp
ing his hands together as he looked
about him. II was bred In this place.
I was a boy here"
"You recollect the wayT inquired
the spirit.
Remember itr" cried Scrooge with
fervor. 81 could walk 1t blindfold."
Strange to have forgotten 1t for so
many years." observed the ghost "L.-
Us go on
They walked along the road. Scrooge
recognizing every gate and post and
tree, until little market town appear
ed in the distance. with it's bridge. its
church and winding river. Some shag
gy ponies now were seen trotting to-
ward them with boys upon their backs.
who called te other boys In country
gigs and carts driven by farmers. All
these boys were In great spirits and
shouted to each other until the broad
fields were SO full of merry music that
the crisp air laughed to hear it
'The school Is not quite deserted -
said the ghost. "a solitary child. neg
lected by his friends, is left there still "
Scrooge said he knew 1t. and he
sobbed.
They left the highroad by a well re-
membered lane and soon approached
mansion Of dull red brick, with a lit
ee weathercock surmouDted cupola on
the roof and a bell hanging init 1t
was large house. but one Of broken
fortunes, for the spacious Offices were
little used, their walls were damp and
messy. their windows broken and their
gates decayed
They went, the ghost and Scrooge,
across the hall to a door at the back
Of the house. 1t opened before them
and disclosed a long, bare. melancholy
room. made barer still by lines Of plain
deal forms and desks At one Of these
lonely boy was reading near feeble
fire. and Scrooge sat down upon a form
and wept to see his poor forgotten sell
as he had used to be.
81 WISH" Scrooge muttered. putting
his hand In his pocket and looking
about him. drying his eyes with bis
cuff. But it's too late now"
"what Is the matte-T asked the
spirit.
aNothing.s said Scrooge. nothing
There was q boy singing a Christmas
carol at my door last night. should
have liked TO give him something-
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Mercy" he said. Dreadful appari

Mercy he said. Dreadful appari
ton, why do you trouble met"
"It Is required Of every man." the
ghost returned. ''that the spirit within
him should walk abroad among his
fellow men and travel far and wide
and II that spirit goes not forth In
life 1t Is condemned to do so after
death. 1t is doomed to wander through
the world-oh. woe Is me!-and wit
ness what 1t cannot share, but might
have shared on earth and turned te
happiness"
Again the specter raised cry and
shook its chain and wrung its shadowy
hands.
Scrooge glanced about him on the
floor In the expectation of finding him
self surrounded by some fifty or sixty
fathoms Of iron cable. but he could
see nothing.
Jacob" he said imploringly-"old
Jacob Marley. tell me more. Speai
comfort to me, Jacob"
How 1t is that appear before YOU
in shape that you can see may moi
tell. l have sat invisible beside yor
many and many a day."
1t was not an agreeable idea. Scrooge
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"A POOR EXCUSE FOR served tndt IL
PICKING MANS was only once a
POCKET" vear
"a Door excuse for picking mans
pocket every 25th of December" said
Scrooge, buttoning his greatcoat to
the chin. But l suppose you must
have the whole day. Be here all the
earlier next morning"
The clerk promised that he would.
and Scrooge walked out with grOwl
Scrooge took his melancholy dinner
in his usual melancholy tavern and.
having read all the newspapers and
beguiled the rest of the evening with
his bankers book, went home to bed
He lived in chambers which had once
belonged to his deceased partner,
Now, it Is a fact that there was moth
ing at all particular about the knocker
on the door except that it was very
large. And then let any man explain
to me If he can how 1t happened that
Scrooge, having his key in the lock Of
the door, saw in the knocker without
its undergoing any intermediate proc
ley's face.
Marley's face. 1t was not In i'm
penetrable shadow. as the other objects
In the yard were. but had dismal
light about 1t, like bad lobster In a
dark cellar. 1t was not angry or fe-
rocious, but looked at Scrooge as Mar
ley used to look-with ghostly specta-
cles turned up upon its ghostly fore
head.
As Scrooge looked f1xedly at this
phenomenon 1t was q knocker again
To say that he was not startled or
that his blood was not conscious of a
terrible sensation to which 1t had been
a stranger from infancy would be un-
true. But he put his hand upon the
key he had relinquished. turned Ii
sturdily, walked In and lighted his can
die.
He did pause, with a moments ir-
resolution, before he shut the door,
and he did look cautiously behind 1t
first as If he half expected to be terri
ned with the sight Of Marley's pigtail
sticking out into the hall But there
was nothing on the back Of the door
except the screws and nuts shat held
the knocker on. so he sad Pooh,
poohw and closed 1t with bang.
The sound resounded through the
house like thunder. Every room above
and every cask In the wine merchants
cellar below appeared to have a sep
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AGAIN THE sPECTER wRUNa ITS sHADowY
HANDS.
that Scrooge, observing him and look
ing through his waistcoat, could see
the two buttons on his coat behind.
How now?" said Scrooge. caustic
and cold as ever. What do you want
with meY
Much" Marley's voice. no doubt
about it
"Who are you?"
ASK me who / was"
"Who were you, then!" said Scrooge
! raising his voice. You're particular
for a shade" He was going to say
''to a shade" but substituted this as
more appropriate.
"In life was your partner. Jacob
| Marley"
Scrooge, looking doubtfully at him.
81 can"
do 1t, then"
The ghost sat down on the opposite
side of the fireplace as II he were
quite used to it.
/ "You don't believe In me-" observed
the ghost
81 don't" said Scrooge.
To sit staring at those fixed, glazed
| eyes in silence for a moment would
| play. Scrooge felt. the very deuce with
| him There was something very aw
| full, too. In the specter's being provided
| with an Internal atmosphere of Its
own. Scrooge could not feel 1t him
self. but this was clearly the case. for
though the ghost sat perfectly motion
less, its hair and skirts and tassels
were stin agitated as by the hot vapol
from an oven
! You see this toothpick7" said
| Scrooge. wishing. though 1t were only
for a second. to divert the visions
stony gaze from himself.
81 do" replied the ghost.
WELL" returned Scrooge. 81 hav'
but to swallow this and be for the res
Of my days prosecuted by legion Of
goblins all Of my own creation. Hura
bug, tell you-humbugF
At this the spirit raised a frightfu
cry and shook its chain with sucl
q dismal and appalling noise tha
Scrooge held on tight to his chair Il
save himself from falling In a swoon
But how much greater was his horrol
when. the phantom taking of tn
bandage round its head. as IL 1t wer'
too warm to wear indoors. its lowe
Jaw dropped down upon its breasti
! scroogs fell upon his knees and
elasped his hands before his face.
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over ana over and over and could
make nothing OF it. WAS 1t a dream
or notP'
Scrooge Lay In this state until the
chimes had gone three-quarters more,
when he remembered on q sudden that
the ghost had warned him of a yisi-
tatien when the bell tolled /. he
resolved to lie awake until the hour
was past
The quarter was so long that he was
more than once convinced he must
have sunk into doze unconsc.ously
ana missed the clock At length II
broke upon his listening eur.
"Dingdongr'
"a quarter past" said Scrooge,
counting.
"Dingdongr'
"Half pastw said Scrooge.
"Dingdongr'
"a quarter to It," said Scrooge.
"Dingdongw
'The hour ITSELF" said Scrooge tri-
umphantly. land nothing else"
He spoke before the hour bell sound
ed, which 1t now did with deep, dull,
hollow, melancholy ONE! Light flashed
up in the room upon the instant. and
the curtains Of his bed were drawn,
and Scrooge, starting up into a half
recumbent attitude, found himself face
to face with the unearthly visitor who
drew them.
1t was a strange figure, like a child,
yet not so like child as like an old
man viewed through some supernat-
ural medium. which gave him the ap
pearance of having receded from the
view and being diminished to child's
proportions. Its hair, which hung about
its neck and down its back, was white
as If with age, and yet the face had
not q wrinkle in 1t, and the tenderest
bloom was on the skin. The arms were
very long and muscular. the hands the
same as If it's hold were of uncommon
strength. It's legs and feet, most deli.
cately formed, were, like those upper
members, bare. 1t wore a tunic OF
the purest white. and round its waist
was bound lustrous belt, the sheen
Of which was beautiful. 1t held a
branch of fresh green holly in its hand
and in singular contradiction of that
wintry emblem had its dress trimmed
with summer flowers. But the stran
gest thing about it was that from the
crown of its head there sprang q
bright. clear jet Of light by which al
this was visible and which was doubt
less the occasion of its using In Its
duller moments a great extinguishel
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s b i cred and
wiped the per
spiration from
his brow.
THAT is no light
part Of my pen
ance," pursued
the ghost. Il am
here tonight to
warn you t b a t
you have yet a
chance and hope
Of escaping my
fate-a C b a n C g
and hope of my
procuring. Ebene-
zer."
you were al
ways q good
friend to me-"
8 aid Scrooge.
"Thank'op
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Take Care I

Remember that when your kidneys are al
fectrd, your life is in danger. NJ. Mayer,
Rochester. n Y. says: MY trouble started
with sharp shooting pain over my back
which grew worse daily. | felt sluggish and
tired. my kidney action was irregular and
iufrequent, started using Foley Kidney
Pills, Each dose seemed to put new life and
strength into me, and now | am completely
cured and feel better and stronger than for
year $" Sold by all druggists.
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land it's not fair.
If | was to stop
half a crown for
it you'd think
yourself i'll used,
I'll be bound
The clerk smil-
ed family.
And yet said
ScroOge. y o u
don't think me
Ill used when I
pay a ay' 8
" d G e s for no
work"
The clerk OBJ
served that 1t
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IT, many winter 10 a season Oh trouole;
hands and lips, chilblains. cold sores, red
and rough skins, prove this. But such troubles
fly before Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A trial
eonvinces. Greatest healer OF Burns, Boiis,
Piles, Cuts, Sores, Eczema and Sprains. Only
25c at Melville Dorsey's.
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AChapter
e Two
THE FIRST OF THE THREE SPIRITS.

HEN Scrooge awoke
1t was so dark
that, looking out
of bed. he could
scarcely dis tin
guish the transpar
ent window from
the opadae walls
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for a cap, which
it now held un-
der its arm.
"Are you the
spirit. sir, whose
coming was fore
told to me?" ask
ed Scrooge.
1T am"
The voice was
soft and gentle,
sin gularly low.
as III, instead or
being so close be-
side him, it were
at a distance.
NV ho an d
what are your"
Scrooge demand
ed.
81 am the Ghost
of Ch r / S t mas
Past" ="
1t put out its
-
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Administrators Notice.

HAvISG QUALIFIED AsADMINIsTRA-
IL tors cum testamento anDexo oil the
Estate OF W. E. Brady, deceased, late Of
Vance County, North Carolina, this Is to
notify all persons having claims against the
Estate of said decea seG TO exhibit them to
the undersigned Lucy d. Brady, at Hender-
son, North Carolina, or j. Sprunt Newton,
at Fayetteville, North Carolina, on or be
fore the 10th day OF December, 1911, or this
notice win be pleaded In bar Of their recovery:
All persons indebted TO said Estate viii
please make immediate payment.
This 10th day OF December, 1910:
j. SPRUNT NEWTON,
LUCY ID. B RADY,
Administrators Cum TegtameniO Annexo-
A.C. ZOLLIcOFFER, ATTORNEY.
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V)Chapter&E,
& One ~
MARLEY'S GHOST.

was dead.
to begin with.
There Is no doubt
W hat ever a bou (
that. The register
Of his burial was
signed by the cler
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CONTINUED on fourth page)
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-04
MORAL IN LITTLE INCIDENT
Youthful salesman's Act of Politeness
Started Him on Road to
High Position.

Some of the doings of the late
Charles Lockhart, millionaire, sound
as If they were incidents in a novel.
There was new jewelry and silver
establishment in New York. big con-
Germ now recognized as a leader OF
fashionable trade. One very hot sum-
mer afternoon tall, sad. and rather
addressed old man entered and said
he would like to buy a wedding pres
ent. He looked like a needy farmer.
The assistants were tired and heated
and not at all cordial as the old man
passed from counter to counter, pricing
things. AT last, in the silverware de-
partment, he was attended to by a
young fellow, new man in the shop,
who did his best for the customer.
The old man went higher and higher
In his examination of silverware. He
got to pricing full sets of plate. Final
ly he said: rs that the best you've
got?" The young man remembered
that the firm had begun the manufac-
ture of a specially designed, extra
heavy set of plate The order had ~ ,en
CdHCeleu, Out SeNeIdl pieces ndu DeSl
finished for show. He got out those
specimens. The old man asked how
much a complete set would cost. The
assistant consulted the manager, who
said it would be $4,000. "All right.
have it made for me-" said the old
man. How much do you want TO de-
posit?" suggested the shopman. "Oh.
I'll pay for the whole thing and get it
off my mind!" and he drew a check
for the amount. The young fellow 6!I
not recognize the signature, so he took
it to the manager. and asked if it were
good. Good for a thousand times
fifty thousand" replied the manager.
In the Christmas season Lockhart
came back to that store. He went
right by all the bowling and scraping
assistants, and asked for the one who
had sold him the silver plate. When
he found his man he bought 1000
worth OF presents. That assistant Is
now big man in the silver business.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-04
HAS FOUNDATION IN ROCK
Remarkable Church in German Town
Around Which There Lnger
Superstitious Tales.

In the quaint old German town of
Oberstein an ancient church stands.
built in the great rock rising from the
river. The front of the building is of
stone, but the church itself is hol-
lowed out OF the rock and penetrates
far into its heart. Tradition says that
in the fourteenth century the count
of Oberstein; one of the old robber
barons. fell deeply in love with a
beautiful young lady, the daughter of
neighboring knight. His brother
also sought the fair maiden's hand
and the two suitors had a violent
quarrel. The upshot was that the
count flung his hapless brother from
the top of his castle wall, high up
the precipitous cliff. Repenting of his
awful deed, the count vowed that he
would build a church where his broth
er's body first touched the ground.
He did so, excavating the church in
the rock, and tradition goes on to say
miraculous spring of clear water
sprang from the crag as a token that
Heaven was appeased. This curious
church is now the only Protestant
place of worship in the town.-Wide
World Magazine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-04
CHARACTER IN FINGER NAILS
Information That Will Be Taken NV
the Wise for Just What II
Is Wogth. n,

II is said there is as much char.
acter to be observed from a persons
finger nails as from the owners face
The following indications are stated
TO be fairly correct.
Those possessing long nails ara
good natured and self-confident. but
placing very little confidence in Others
Broad nails are supposed to belong To
those of gentle and bashful disno.
sition. Little round nails are the
sign of person who is seldom
pleased. readily inclined to anger
spiteful and revengeful. Anyone with
ileshy nails Is said to be calm and
ease-loving, fond of eating and sleep.
Ing and who would prefer q small in.
come without industry to much wealth
to be acquired by activity and dill.
genee. Pale or lead-colored nails be.
long to the melancholy person. but
who would do well in all branches Of
science or philosophy. The long. well.
shaped fllbert nail indicates a refined
and artistic nature, fondness of So
ciety. and a great love of the beauti.
full.
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is SURELY NICE TO BE RICH
Example of What the Possession Of
Wealth Means; Impressed
Theater Goer.

1T is certainly nice to be rich," said
one of two matinee girls as they made
their exit from a crowed afternoon
performance.
'"What now?" asked the other.
Didn't you notice the little squabble
In front of us over that vacant seat?
Those two girls on one side of ii were
fussing audibly about having TO hold
their numerous wraps in their laps
while the gentleman on the other side
OF IL calmly removed his coat, and hat
and placed them on the unoccupied
seat. Finally he overheard the re-
marks aimed at him and leaning to-
ward the girl nearest him, he very po-
litely informed her that she might
put her things on top OF his coat, but
that the seat was his by right of hav.
ing paid for it. lie told her that he
always bought an extra one for that
very purpose when he attended the
theatre. Now ! call that the height
of luxury. don't your"
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THIS is MY 44TH BIRTHDAY"

Archbishop Augustln Dontenwell,
supreme head Of the Oblate Fathers
and one Of the most distinguished Ro-
man Catholic prelates in Canada, was
born at Bischwiller Alsace, June T.
1857, and received his education i'm AL
SAGE and at ottawa College, ottawa.
Later his grace joined the order of
Oblates Of Mary Immaculate. He was
attached TO the faculty OF Ottawa
College until 1888 when he was trans
ferred TO New Westminster, -. G. Tic
was director OF 81. Louis College I'm
New Westminster until 1896. when ne
became bishop Of Gcrmanicopolis and
coadjutor Of New Westminster. Later
he was made archbishop of Vancouver
and in 1908 ne was appointed superior
general Of the Missionary order OF
Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
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This DATE IN HISTORY"

1622-Sir William Alexander sent a
pioneer .essel to found ScotiIn Is
first colony. in America.
1629-The New Haven colony or
ganized their government.
1642-The Trial" the first ship
built in Boston. sailed for Bilboa with
cargo OF fish.
173S-King George III. of England
born. Died Jan. 90 1920.
1792-The first State legislature of
Kentucky met.
1S12-The territory north of Louis
lana was given the name Of Missouri
1Si9-The first authentic case OF
Asiatic cholera appeared i'm Boston.
1S9O-Thc Duke and Duchess of
Counaught welcomed at ottawa.
19OS-Sir Robert Gillespie Reid
railroad builder and capitalist. died in
Montreal Born in Scotland in 1912.
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Disposition of the Confetti.

High and low he searched for the
bag of confetti he had brought home
on the previous evening for his son
and heir, but his efforts were not re-
warded with success. Where on earth
had he put it? What had become of
it? With every minute he became
more irate, till finally he rang for
Bridget. Bridget he exclaimed test
lily. did you see that bag of confetti |
brought home last night for Freddie?"
Sure, an Oh did, SORT" brogued out
Bridget. But OF didn't know ii was
only for Mhaster Fred. There's but
half av it left now" "Only half of it
left?" he cried. what on earth have
you done with the rest?" Cooked it.
av coorse." retorted Bridget; IAN it's
for yer own breakfast. with cream, We
had it this mornin'!"