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Bellefonte, Pa., January 9, 1914.
THE FORGOTTEN CHRISTMAS.
BY CLARISSA MACKIE.
It was very quiet in the stately home
of Roger Burdick. Servants flitted
noiselessly through the halls, and now
and then the chime of a golden tongued
clock broke the silence. From the
library came the monotone of Mr. Bur-
dick’s voice dictating to his secretary.
“That will do for today, Henry,” said
Mr. Burdick as the young man laid
the neatly typed letters on his desk.
“Tomorrow morning you may begin on
the translation of that Simonieff man-
uscript. No hurry about it; I shall
spend the day at the museum and will
not need you for anything else.”
“Tomorrow will be Christmas day,”
said Henry Lees.
“And this is Christmas eve! Well,
Henry, that puts another face upon
the matter. Of course you will not
come tomorrow—and wait a moment,
please.” He drew his check book to-
ward him and wrote rapidly.
“] wish you a merry Christmas,
Henry,” he said pleasantly.
“Thank you very much. Mr. Bur-
dick,” said Henry, tucking the gener-
ous check in his pocket and holding
out his hand.
py returns of Christmas day.”
For a long while after he was left
alone Roger Burdick sat there staring
into the glowing heart of the fire.
It was Christmas eve. and he had
forgotten.
He closed his eyes, and in retrospec-
tion other Christmas eves came and
went, from the joyous days of his
childhood until the time when he had
asked Doris Allen for the greatest
gift in her power to bestow and she
had refused. That was a black Christ-
mas indeed. and. being a lonely young
man, it made him more lonely. so that
as time went by he grew to detest the
anniversary that brings all hearts to-
gether and for a few brief hours makes
all men brothers.
“Nonsense!” he chided himself sharp-
ly. “I must call up Mr. Hodges and
ask him to get out those books for me
in readiness for tomorrow. [I shall
have a busy day.”
He drew the telephone toward him
and talked with the curator of the mu-
geum. who informed him in a tone of
reproof that the library of ancient
documents as well as all other depart-
ments of the institution would be clos-
ed the next day.
Roger Burdick pushed back his chair
and went to the dining room. Uncle
Peter. the butler. had darkened the
room. so that Roger in groping for the
sideboard. where there was a carafe
of water. found himself in the dim
coolness of the butler's pantry. The
sliding window into the kitchen was
wide open. and from that room came
the sound of animated voices. Roger's
own name mentioned in tones of infi-
nite compassion detained him for a
moment.
Mammy Jo was speaking.
“Pore Massa Roger! He's gettin’ to
look a heap like his Uncle Roger. who’s
daid. this bery minit ’cause he loved a
lady who wouldn't mah’ry him!"
“'Tain’t no scuse, nohow, fo’ him
to get mean and cantankerous and stop
kK’epin’ Christmuss becaws he's dis-
'pinted in love.” grumbled Sukey. the
housemaid.
“Dat’s right. chile: he can’t stop
Christmuss comin’ right straight er-
long ebery yeah!”
“Mammy.” said Uncle Peter, *is yo’
done got a present fo' Marse Roger?”
“Shore I has!" returned the old wom-
an warmly. “Ain't | been savin’ a
pre$ent fo’ him each yeah and not git-
tin' no chance to give it to him?
Cause why? Chile, dat map has made
it a pint to run away ebery Christ-
muss. What he tink I care fo’ de
dress patterns he ordered sent to me
from de store? What Uncle Peter here
care fo’ de gold spectacles Massa Roger
order sent him fo’ Christmuss? Hey?
Nuffin! ‘Tain't de cost—it’s de givin’
of it dat I ’preciates. I'd rather Massa
Roger say like he useter before dat gay
Miss Allen done give him de mitten—
say: ‘Hi, dere. Aunt Jo, merry Christ-
muss to you! I hopes you done got a
big turkey. I's got a Christmuss ap-
pertite!" Nowadays he pertends dere
ain’t no Christmuss. But. Peter!”
“Hey ?" asked Peter.
“Massa Roger ain’t gwine away dis
time. He done fergot it was Christ-
muss!’
“Lawdy!" ejaculated Peter.
“He shore did. And now all you
chillens kin get out dem presents you
got laid erway fo’ Massa Roger. Dat
pore man won't have a yearthly gif’ to-
morrer mornin’ ‘cept what we gives
him.”
The other black servants giggled
childishly and broke into an excited
chorus as Roger Burdick tiptoed out of
the butler’s pantry. through the dining
room and back to his library, where he
stood in the middle of the floor and
looked around him with the dazed ex-
pression of a man who has just awak-
ened from a long sleep.
“Pore Massa Roger! ' he repeated
goftly. “ ‘Pore Massa Roger!" The man
who runs away from Christmuss—the
poor rich man: God forgive my self-
ishness.”
» * * * * * *
It came on to snow that afternoon,
and socn the air was full of thick
white flakes. Uncle Peter looked from
the front door at the film of white
overlaying streets and housetops and
uttered a mental prayer that there was
to be a “white Christmas.”
“Huccum dat wagon a-stoppin’ heah?”
he queried as a long cart laden with
Christmas trees stopped before the
door.
*“] wish you many hap- |
Fifteen minutes later Uncle Peter
hobbied into the kitchen. his eyes
showing great expanses of white and
his mouth open in amazed excitement.
“Lawdy!" he breathed heavily. Yo’
kin never guess what's happened. Jo-
sie!”
. Aunt Jo lcoked up from the nuts she
was cricking.
“Speak up. nigger.” she said calmly.
“Massa Roger's done sent up a Christ-
| muss tree and a big lot of wreaths fo’
i de doors and windows. De floris’ man’s
| up dere now fixin’ ’em. I'm all of a
heap, Josie; my stummick’s weak.”
Aunt Jo pushed a brown pitcher full .
| venture was a success, and she had
of cider toward her excited spouse.
“Take some of dat cider, Peter, and
ca’m yo'self. If what yo' say is true
| den Massa Roger done lose his haid.
| He's crazy. crazy as a loon!”
Up in the drawing room the florist
and his assistant were working rapid-
i ly, transforming the stiff apartment
into a bower of greenery with ropes of
i evergreen and holly and with festoons
| about the pictures and doors and
wreaths gay with holly in every win-
“dow. From room to room they went,
' not forgetting the library and the big
hall. When the men had gone the
' servants formed an awestricken group
in the dining room, which breathed the
| atmosphere of Christmas from chande-
' liers to roomy fireplace.
| “Pore Massa Roger! He’s mad as a
hatter,” was the general conclusion as
they went about their tasks.
| * * * * * * *
Roger Burdick scarcely recognized
himself as he whirled in a taxicab
from one shop to another, each time
emerging with an armful of packages
which he put in his cab to start afresh
in another direction.
Almost before he knew it the grave
student, the man who had forgotten
Christmas, had caught the spirit of the
Christmas crowd of shoppers. He ex-
changed laughing glances with other
men who were as heavily laden as
himself. He whistled cheerily as he
went to and fro.
Once he met Hodges, the curator of
the museum. and that withered and
ancient gentleman was convoying two
eager girls and a boy through the toy
department of one of the shops.
“My grandchildren.” smiled Hodges.
and Burdick, who had never given
thought whether the curator was mar-
ried or single or otherwise than a
walking bundle of useful information, '
smiled back and gave a hearty Christ-
mas greeting.
It was while he was puzzling his
brain over the choice of an apron for
Sukey. the housemaid, that he heard a
low, rich note of laughter at his elbow.
He turned and saw Doris Allen,
stately and more beautiful than the
promise of her early girlhood when
he had known her. She had lived
abroad for many years with a married
sister. and they had never met since
that fateful Christmas day so many
years ago. .
“Roger Burdick!” Doris held out a
little gloved hand. and it was imme-
diately lost in Roger's large grasp.
“Isn’t Christmas the very best season
of all? It brings out old friends who
appear to be buried the greater part of
the year.”
| “I am just beginning to learn the
real blessings of Christmas,” said Rog-
er, suddenly feeling very young.
| “What are you trying to buy—an
| apron?” smiled Doris.
| Roger nodded. “For Sukey,
| housemaid. Which do you like best,
! Doris. this fancy one with the pink |
| bows or the plain one?”
“I'm sure Sukey would like the pink
| bows.” replied Doris seriously. *Is
| Uncle Peter still with you, and Aunt
Jo?"
“Yes. You know my father's serv-
ants remained with me. I'm doing
some Christmas shopping for them.
There isn’t any one else to make
Christmas for.” He said it quite prac-
tically while he was paying the sales-
woman for his purchases.
When he turned around the first
thing he saw was the beautiful left
hand of Doris resting on the counter.
She had removed the glove, and on
the little finger there shone a lovely
sapphire ring. its sole adornment.
“Doris.” he said softly under cover
of the Christmas clamor about them—
“Doris. have you ever regretted that
mas day long ago?”
Her beautiful hazel eyes were lifted
to his for a brief instant and fell be-
neath the ardor of his glance.
“Roger, I've been mighty sorry that
you—that you were not more persist-
ent!" she admitted. *You know I was
a willful girl and” —
Roger. ‘Come with me and help me
keep Christmas tomorrow!"
“I will come to your Christmas tree.”
evaded Doris. ‘Now my friends are
waiting for me, and I must go!" And
she vanished as quickly as she had ap-
peared.
“It am de wonderfulest Christmas
dis house has ever seen!" cried Aunt
Jo as they all gathered about the bril-
liantly lighted tree the next day. “My
hah’t’s overflowin' wid dis jubilashun.”
she ended. wiping the tears from her
eyes at sight of Roger's happiness.
“And so is mine. Aunt Jo." said
Roger as he took Doris by the hand
and led her forward. *This has heen
the happiest Christmas I have ever
known. First 1 forgot it was Christ-
mas; then you, Aunt Jo, made me re-
member it, and now Miss Allen has
given herself to me for a Christmas
gift. I shall never forget it!"
“Amen!” said Uncle Peter solemnly.
Splinters and Finger Nails.
When a splinter gets under a finger
nail it is often very hard to draw out.
In such a case if a cold water ban-
dage is put round the top of the finger
and then kept wet and cold it will in
time both draw out splinter and keep
the finger frow festering.
my |
you were not kinder to me that Christ- |
“That's enough. darling’® whispered
An Education From a Nickel.
A young girl who lived in Mississip-
pi asked ber brother to give ber the
money to go to college. He told her
he could not afford it and. tossing her |
a nickel. added. “Unless you can go on |
that.”
The plucky girl took the five cent
piece and bought some calico, from
which she made a bonnet that she sold
for 25 cents. With this money she
bought more calico and made more
: bonnets. After she had made several
dollars in this way she determined to
raise potatoes. She did all the work
in the field except the plowing. The
enough money to start at school. She
did not stop work, however, and it is
not surprising that a girl of so much
determination was able to borrow
enough money to supplement what she
made.
She was graduated with honor from |
the State College For Women. attend-
ed a medical school. still earning all
her expenses, got her degree and is
now a successful practicing physician
in a large town in the south, and it
all began with a nickel!—Youth’s Com-
panion.
Curious \Vays of the Papuans.
In the Girara country. Papua. a dis-
trict of New Guinea. where the coun-
try is almost entirely submerged, the
natives are said to claim descent from
the dog. They possess five totems.
which are drawn on all their houses.
Their villages are erected on hillocks
80 as to be clear of the water, and the
people of each village inhabit one large
common house, sometimes as much as
four to five hundred feet long and six-
ty to eighty feet in width. The center
of this huge building is a kind of com-
mon hall, which is used only by the
men, while the walls of the structure
are divided into cubicles in three or
four floors. access to which is gained
by means of ladders. The women are
not allowed to enter the buiiding by
the same door as the men. A great
deal of sorcery prevails in the western
division. In the wilder parts of the
country the chief is himself a head
sorcerer. He claims to be able to sep-
arate his spirit from his body and to
send it on various missions. including
that of killing people.— Argonaut.
The Savannah River.
No one will take seriously the sug-
gestion of a correspondent of the At-
lanta Constitution that there is a
“legend” to the effect that the Savan-
nah river was so named because an
Indian chief asked somebody to “Save
Anna.” his daughter, who had fallen
from a boat into the river. But the re-
currence of the puerile joke in the
form of the suggestion gives occasion
to say that the word “savannah” is a
very old one, and philologists tracing
it to its origin go back to ancient
Greek through old Spanish. The Eng-
lish meaning of the word. spelled with-
out the final *h,” is a tract of level
land covered with vegetation, usually
grass or reeds, and void of trees or
with trees occurring only occasion-
ally. From the savannas along its
banks the river was named. In the
level, grassy savanna is observed some
resemblance to a “sheet.” which was
one meaning of the word in Greek.
Also it meant a towel.—Savannah
News.
Turkish Baths.
The proper way to take a Turkish
bath is to devote plenty of time to the
process. On entering stay in the first
room, the moderately hot one, until all
feeling of oppression has passed off.
Then move on into the second. the hot
. room, as it is called. The third one,
called the oven, should seldom be used.
as the heat is too intense to be safe. It
is best to be content with a mild per-
spiration at first and to stay in too
short a time rather than too long.
People are apt to think that the more
they perspire the better they will be.
but that is not the case, and, what is
more, there is an element of danger in
prolonging the process. Taken quiet-
ly and with discrimination. Turkish
baths are one of the greatest boons to
suffering humanity.—New York Tele-
gram.
Billiard Cues.
Billiard cues are made of ash, with
usually a lighter wood at the handle.
A good cue should balance if a man’s
finger be placed under the middle of
it, and as it tapers the butt must be
of lighter wood than the shaft. But
there is a vast amount of individuality
in cues. The making of leather billiard
cue tips has been an industry of a par-
ticular class of French peasants time
out of mind.—Washington Star.
Plaster of Paris.
When mixing plaster of paris for
mending cracks in plaster use vinegar
instead of water. It should be of the
consistency of putty. and when the
cracks are filled the top should be
smoothed over with a knife. The mizx-
ture will not harden for about half an
hour.
Cause and Effect.
Comedian—1 say. old chap. your nose
and chin will fight ere long: they ap-
proach each other very menacingly!
Old Actor—I'm afraid so myself, for
a great many words have passed be-
tween them already!--London Tele-
graph. 5
Florida's Tip.
Mount Pleasant. Fla . is probably the
smallest mountain as well as the least
in elevation in this country. It is only
801 feet above sen level and is the
highest determined point in the state.
Couldn't. !
She—What Wis the doctor's diagno-
sis? He—Palnitation of the heart.
She—Well, why doesn’t he keep away
from ber?—Judge.
Shipping and Commission
Merchant, and Dealer in
ANTHRACITE Anp BITUMINOUS
ICOALS]
CORN EARS, SHELLED CORN, OATS
and other grains,
| =——) BALED HAY AND STRAW (—
Builders’ and Plasterers’ Sand.
FEDERAL STOCK FOOD.
KINDLING WOOD
by the bunch or cord as may suit purchasers,
respectfully solicits the patronage of his
friends and the public, at his Coal Yard
near the Pennsylvania Passenger Station.
58231v Telephones: {gommercial 21 E.
Money to Loan.
houses to rent.
Attorney-at-Law
Bellefonte Pa.
51-14-1y.
Flour and Feed.
(CURTIS Y. WAGNER,
BROCKERHOFF MILLS,
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Manufacturer, Wholesaler and Retailer of
Roller Flour
- Feed
Corn Meal
and Grain
following brands of high grade flour:
WHITE STAR
OUR BEST
"HIGH GRADE
VICTORY PATENT
The only place in the county where that extraor-
dinarily fine grade of spring wheat Patent Flour
SPRAY
can be secured. Also International Stock Food
and feed of all kinds.
All kinds of Grain bought at the office Flour
exchanged for wheat.
OFFICE and STORE—BISHOP STREET.
BELLEFONTE, PA.
58-20tf.
Rheumatic Remedy N
THE MARVELOUS CURE FOR
RHEUMATISM,
$5.00 the bottle at your drug-
gists, or sent Parcels post on re-
ceipt of price. Money refunded
if it fails to cure YOU.
WM. H. FIELDING,
Sole Agent. Druggist,
Fine Job Printing.
LYNBROOK, N.Y.
ONEY TO LOAN on good security and |
FINE JOB PRINTING
o—A SPECIALTY—0
AT THE
WATCHMAN OFFICE.
le of work, from the
er’ to the finest
BOOK WORK,
There is no sf
cheapest “‘D
that we car: not do in the most satis-
factory manner, and at Prices consist-
- ent with the class of work. Call onor
communicate with this office.
Restaurant.
Manufactures and has on hand at all times the | 594991,
ESTAURANT.
Bellefonte now has a First-Class Res-
taurant where
Meals are Served at All Hours
Steaks, Chops, Roasts, Oysters on the
half shell or in any style desired, Sand-
wiches, Soups, and eatable, can
be had in a few minutes any time. In ad.
dition I have a complete plant prepared to
furnish Soft re in bottles such as
POPS,
SODAS,
SARSAPARILLA,
SELTZER SYPHONS, ETC.,
for pic-nics, families and the public gener-
ally all of which are manufactured out of
the purest syrups and properly carbonated.
C. MOERSCHBACHER,
High St., Bellefonte, Pa.
Meat Market.
FANCY PATENT
Get the Best Meats.
You save nothing by buying poor, thin
or gristly meats. I use only the
LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE
and supply my customers with the fresh-
est, choicest, best blood and muscle mak-
ing ks and Roasts. My prices are no
higher than poorer meats are elsewhere.
I always have
——— DRESSED POULTRY —
Game in season, and any kinds of good
meats you want.
TRY MY SHOP.
4719 MILL AT ROOPBSURG. P. L. BEEZER,
High Street. 34-34-1y. Bellefonte, Pa.
Groceries. Groceries.
..NEW SUPPLIES..
For the New Year
OUR REGULAR LINE OF
FINE GROCERIES
Has received our best attention and is now in first-class condition
for supplying all the demands of the New Vear.
call special attention to several items that will be in active
demand during the next few weeks.
We will
MINCE MEAT—We make this
goods right here in our own place,
and see that every ounce of materi-
al is pure high-grade goods. “The
high cost of living” does not apply
to this article of food. The price
is 15c. per pound as usual.
WHITE MALAGA GRAPES—
fancy clusters, 25c. per 1b. Grape
Fruit, fine, heavy, juicy fruit—just
the kind you want. Cranberries, all
sound fruit, and the finest Celery
on the market.
OUR CREAM CHEESE is far su-
perior to any you will find else-
where. Also Newfchatel, Phila.
Cream, McLarens, imported Swiss
and Edam Cheese.
TABLE RAISINS—The finest
quality that comes across the
ocean. 3
OYSTERS—We donot order Oys-
ters in tubs that may have been
opened several days ahead, but
supply our customers with fine
stock taken from the shells just as
ordered.
stock, in abundant supply. Nuts of
grown varieties.
styles and sizes in bottled goods,
and large, fine flavored fruit by the
quart. ;
NANAS—Will have the finest qual-
ity of California navels and Florida
fruit during the holiday season.
Confections in great variety.
Honey, Dates and Figs. Also an
old time, heavy body, pure sugar
Table Syrup; very fine goods.
thing very handsome in new, late
caught Mackerel, head off and bone
out; some weigh about 1 pound,
and some 2 lbs. apiece; they are
very fancy.
SWEET POTATOES — Fine
all kinds, imported and home
OLIVES—A great variety of
ORANGES, LEMONS and BA-
FINE CANDIES—Chocolates and
SYRUPS—Maple Syrup, Comb
MACKEREL—We have some-
it at once.
We hear a great deal of advice about shopping early. Our ad-
vice is to commence early and keep right on the job. We have a
lot of goods on hand and want to sell them.
wonderfully useful invention, but we would be pleased to
our friends do more personal shopping.
We frequently hear of people shopping the whole town for something in
our line—Don’t do it—Save your time and labor.
SECHLER & COMPANY,
Bush House Block, wii 57-1 . ihe -
The telephone is a
have
Come to our place and get
Bellefonte, Pa.
Coal and Wood. Pharmacy. At‘orneys-at-Law.
KLINE WOO RING =Atrorney at Law Balle.
A. G. MORRIS, J R. MURR AY’S oom Te a S1-1-ly.
B. SPANGLER.-Attorneyv-at-Law. Practices
in all the Courts. Consultation in English
or German. Office in Crider’s Excl
Bellefonte, Pa.
S. TAYLOR—Attorney and Counsellor at
Law. Office in Temple Court, Belle-
fonte, Pa. All kinds of legal businessiat-
tended to promotly. 40-46
J H. YE12nl = Atomay an 1 Counsellor at Law
ri
Office No. 11, Crider's Exchange,
floor. All kinds of legal business
to promptly. Consultation in English or Genlidn
ETTIG, BOWER & ZERBY—Attorneys-at
Law,Eagle Block, Bellefonte, Pa. Success-
ors to Orvis, Bower & Orvis. Practice inall
the courts. Consultation in English or German. 50-7
J M. KEICHLINE—Attorney-at-Law. Practices
in all the courts. Consultation in English
and German. Office south of court house.
All professional business will receive prompt at
ention. 49-5-1y®
Bellefonte, Pa. Promp: attention given al
legal business entrustel to his care. Offi
ces—No. 5 East High street. 57-44.
G. RUNKLE.—Attorney-at-Law. Consul-
tation in English and German. Office
xchange, Bellefonte. 58-5
Physicians.
S. GLENN, M. D., Physician and Sui
W State College, Centre county, Pa. ‘Gifice
J KENNEDY JOHNSTO V—Attorney-at-law
in Crider’s
at his residence.
Dentists.
R. J. E. WARD, D. D. S,, office next door to
Y. M. C. A. room, High street, Bellefonte,
’ Pa. Gas administered for painless extract
ing teeth. Superior Crown and Bridge work. Price
reasonable. 52-3
R. H. W. TATE, Surgeon Dentist, Office im
the Bush Arcade, Bellefonte, Pa. All mod-
ern electric appliances used. Has had
years of experience. work of Superior quality
and prices reasonable. prexid
Plumbing.
Good Health
and .
Good Plumbing
GO TOGETHER.
When you have dripping steam pipes, leaky
water-fixtures, foul sewerage, or escaping
as, you can’t have good Health. The air you
reathe is poisonous; your system becomes
poisoned and invalidism is sure to come.
SANITARY PLUMBING
is the kind we do. It’s the only kind you
ought to have. Wedon’t trust this work to
boys. Our workmen are Skilled Mechanics,
no better anywhere. Our
Material and
Fixtures are the Best
Not a cheap or inferior article in our entire
establishment. And with good work and the
finest material, our
Prices are lower
than many who give you Tr, unsani
work and the lowest grade of finishings. in
the Best Work try
ARCHIBALD ALLISON,
Opposite Bush House - Bellefonte, Pa
56-14-1v.
Insurance.
EARLE C. TUTEN
(Successor to D. W. Woodring.)
Fire,
Life
and
Automobile Insurance
None but Reliable Companies Represented.
Surety Bonds of All Descriptions.
Both Telephones 56-27-y BELLEFONTE, PA
JOHN F. GRAY & SON,
(Successor to Grant Hoover)
Fire,
Life
Accident Insurance.
Thi ency represents the lar Fire
his Ax Companies in the Wosta:
—— NO ASSESSMENTS —
Do not fail to give us a call before insuring your
Life or as we are in position to write
large lines at any time.
Office in Crider’s Stone Building,
43-18-1y. BELLEFONTE. PA.
The Preferred
Accident
Insurance
THE $5000 TRAVEL POLICY
BENEFITS:
$5,000 death by accident,
5,000 loss of both feet,
5,000 loss of both hands,
5,000 loss of one hand and one foot,
2,500 loss of either hand,
2,000 loss of either foot,
630 loss of one eve
25 per week, total disability,
Pe ogaa Jisebuny
10 eek, partial disability,
P limit 26 weeks) D
PREMIUM $12 PER YEAR,
pavabie quarterly if desired.
Larger or smaller amounts in proportion.
Any person, male or female, engaged in a
pret cccupation, inclu house-
ing, over een years of age :
good moral and physical condition may
nsure under this poiicv.
Fire Insurance
{ invite your attention to my Fire Insur.
ance cy, the strongest and Most Ex
tensive Line of Solid Companies represent
ed by any agency in Central Pennsylvania
H. E. FENLON,
50-21. Agent, Bellefonte, Pa.