THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 34. IS M. C. TULIS. I M, C. TULIS. M I HOLIDAY S JJ STORE || | NEWS. II il DOLLS. SLEDS. Ej {J TOYS, BABY CUTTERS, »« »J GAMES, AND GO-CARTS. gj fi g At and Below Cost after Jan. ist. M H , IT is an immehse satisfaction to kg *4 buy Cloaks at a store where the |g ** fiM&ydm Cloaks are not only the best, but |j m W&r where the trouble of fitting and buy- | j II ing is the least. J J / Here you find the "between ff II lIX i sizes" which makes it easy to get || F? the exact fit and avoid delay in Jjj enjoyed H When you consider that this is the com- M mencement, not the end of the season, and WmmLtmJm. J 2 H that you have months before you for wear- *P II ing what you buy. The pricing seems phe-! If || nomenal. Every one of these dozens of garments is made |f with due regard for present fashions. |f S SHTE- CMLDREN 8 REEFERS ] I j| and Baby Cloaks. jfflfe»« 14 qBNr fcrchildren || fc4 snug and*warm. I J J tti MLIvA * Such a variety to delight the *' M •If i J girls- |4 ZZ Mothers and fathers have j sortment we have ever y.3 H* . . , „ A shown and that means irH P* been coming here a good muchi for Qup leadership || Pf many yearp,and it is only i n 8 ii ne j 8 undisputed. * - || natural the girls want to You can buy here the P* k| come also. WM beH <: made garment* »i h » TO delight the gl.to.pd $»« Qi please the parents, we are ting great values for ftp •Pf offering better values in your money. t M |i children's wear than ever Trueness of style and Pf before. : LOW aeices are indissol- ftp If All the worthy new u hi y *ed here. IZ ft| styles in Children's Heelers i r* J J are here. Tbe greatest as- | Come and see them. V M 14 ~ „ n , The richness and elegance of our Dress Goods j[ J fc4 DFfiSS llftOflS a< greatly to the success of this up-to-date PP Nl/IVUU UVVUUi department. j|j| The stock we are showing is equal to all the demands that are be -14 ing made upon it, which means that it is the best selected and most PP M complete stock in the county. ftP Our special exhibit of nigh class novelties in Black Dress Goods, UM >4 embraces the very latest offerings of the leading importers. Prices PP || are somewhat less than usual asking elsewhere. £2 T . JI.«I TTT. Beautiful styles in Ladies' Waists, made ft| "112 LflfllP.N WfllKlN of silk. Imported Ladies' Cloth and French £2 || liUUIUU IXUIUVUt pi an nel, plain colore, stripes and checks. 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Ail of them ftp PP f u iiy up to our high standard so that we are able to £2 ft 112 furnish the best of Blankets at last year'o prices, and some special lots *1 Mat even lower figures. We assure you that our Blanket Department ftp offers better values than can be had elsewhere. * , 14 IT* M <llr A» n l,! AIVI We are now offering a collection of Hand- PI II HltnnicP.rr.nirlis kerchiefs which surpasses in interest and ex- ftp P™ ilUllUllUl liillvikJ* cellance of values any we have heretofore 14 shown. This collection of beautiful Handkerchiefs is of such an un- Pf M usual character that we urgently invite you to call and take advantage ftp of the opportunity t<> buy the fluent of fine handkerchiefs at prices that £4 make it a pleasure to spend money. PP M Beautiful creations typifying all that is new in the handkerchief world, are to be found in this vast stock. P4 DinA flltinn If y° u appreciate nice goods, prettily made, IfP || p m UQlOu you will be pleased with our immense assortment || M One of the most popular advantages of buying China here is the M M satisfaction of always getting dependable up-to-date China at prices ftp within the reach of all. What you get here must at all times be of the k J pe highest standard in style and make, and you will always find us ready as SHB to supply at the lowest possible prices. £ » M. C. TULIS. J "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21,1899. j CHRISTMAS GREENS. j MISTLETOE ANO MOkkV ADD TO THE JOY OF THE FESTIVAL.. | I P*f P—muttmm tk* H*4 #•«!•* Hoi j if Ia More Beaatlfal Than Ike l'«l- I *r WiltatM Mtoi to WiwUbuUii. fC U H I S T MAS vitbottt gwoos. from the spread lug. dignifis* t» «M «Bf «•** &£ Cbl • 112 taatur*. Hwttow Um lection ud *«-l* Ot thtMHI SpMltl festive Items of the season hava | » become momao- I j u>ui undertakings, which Involve transac- I ! lions thut io geographical area and **- ; teut reach from across the seat to the Maine woods. Mistletoe, whl«h it ao I ; prised by the romantic young people, who j I value Its siguifleanee far more thau its beauty, ia at ita beat to England, though I a great deal of It cornea from Virginia. The Englfch mistletoe baa a flat, very . green leaf, with larffe aingie barriea, oval I iu Hbape and peculiarly waien in ap i pearance, while the American branch of tbe family boaata smaller leave# tutd I berries in clusters of three. It is pack- I '■ ed, when gathered in Kurope. la eight foot long open eratee and shipped acroaa | i the ocean, with aa mnch oare given to ita I preservation aa though it were far more precioua than it really ia. Have in the ; opinion of the romantically inclined. The ; common mistletoe has been associated ' with many supe»stltlons from tbe most ancient tlmea and has lieeo highly es j tolled for Ita medicinal virtues. It ia, | however, excluded from the pharraaco poelaa now. The origin of the modern | custom connected with mistletoe is not ! very clear. Like many other customs, its ; original significance ia only guessed at. If known, perhaps the innocent merri | aaeot now aa*oclat«4 with (tie plant : would be exehaac«f Cor * fe«*i®« of Mor* ' disapproval, and the mistletoe wooM be banlahed from oar homes. Mistletoe may be made to grow on the apple and other trees by cutting a notch , ia the bark on the under surface of • • branch and carefully inserting tbe seed 1 therein. Two precautions are specially necessary. One is to place the seed iu such a position that the embryo shall be : directed toward the trunk of the tree, and the other is tA avoid crushing the seed. The apple is the tree on which the mistletoe grows most abundantlyA.>i£he orchards in Herefordshire, England, ure greatly infested with this parasite, which, however, ligs n value of its own, for it : appears that upward of a huudred tons | of mistlet6e are annually- forW9n)c<] to ' London and other large towns ffoui iKnt , county alone for Christmas decorations. The, holly, with its bright berries and glossy Iravlk, is one of bemost decora tive greens üßed at the Christmas sen eon and is adapted especially well to , wreath form, the color lastiug longer arid j the general shape being more satisfactory 1 than ~~ when mode of the evergreen. Strange as it may seem, hundreds of holly wreaths are sent out to the cemeteries, their green and red brightness signifying the loving remembrance' for dear ones passed away, yet somehow a little Incon . gruous even front u sentimental stand point. One is so apt to associate holly with crackling wood fires, rollicking jolli ty, good eating and drinking and other material enjoyment that in memorinm it seems a trifle out of place, yet in the poem of that name which has made immortal we read, "With trembling ! lingers did we Weave the holly round the Christmas hearth." So that the holly has i before its present vogue iu cemeteries i been associated with the memory of those no longer with us. Botanlcally speaking, the holly is a ge nus of trees and shrubs of the natural or der Aqtil foliuceae, chiefly natives of temperate climates, with evergreen, leathery, shining and generally spinous leaves. The common holly, the only Eu ropean species and a native of some parts of Asia, also is a well known ornament of woods, parks and shrubberies in Great Britain, the stiffness of itß habit being so compensated by the abundance of its kranchlets and leaves as to make it one , of the most beautiful evergreens. It is ' found us a native plant in Scotland, al though Britain is nearly its northern lim it. It attains greater »iae, and displays i greater luxuriance iu tbe northern than ! in the southern parta pf-.tts geographic range, often appearing in tb* former as a tree ,of considerable st»e. -1W to 50 feet high, while in the latter it is generally ■ i mere bush. In table decorations holly at the Christ mas season is used most effectively. It . is ub the authority •> a leading florist that we state tliut the correct arrange ! nun! of a <'hristiiuis dinner table, so far ins its evergreen appointments are con ■ ceriicd. is a large wreath of holly in the I center, surrounding a dainty vase con | tnining mistletoe. Over this and stis- Bpendcd from the gas fixtures is another sprny of mistletoe, tied by brilliant scar { let ribbon to match the berries of the 8 holly on the table beneath. Near the ends of the table are banked masses of holly. | iu the center of which are wired upright 5 loops of scarlet satin ribbon, their trail- I ing ends straying over the green leaves j onto the white cloth. Tiny boutonnieres 5 of holy or mistletoe are placed at the I men's pluces, larger clusters, more on the | j order of corsage bouquets, being supplied ! for the fair members of the company. So R great has become the demand for holly ? | wreaths that orders are given to the tlor- Ists weeks before Christinas, and it is not Innusual to send two dozen wreaths to one house, all the windows being decked in | j his apropos garb, any left overs doing du a | ty suspended wherever their green and I red cheeriness can be utilized to artistic " and pleasing advantage. It seems an ex travagant fad when one considers how' — WEBSTER. soon the beauty fades, yet the good cheer that speaks from the disks of green and red In the mansion of the millionaire or the hovel of the pauper more than com pensates for what our Puritan ancestors would deem willful extravagance.—Phil adelphia Times. Christmas Dinner. Chriatmaa Oyster Soup. Turkey Btuffed with Cheatnuta. I»nt Potato*!. liake<!. Rice Croquettes CauliflowerttParlalan Style. Celery. Cranberry Jelly. Lettuce with French Draaafng. Cracker*. Cheeae. Ollvaa. JRaaa Pie. Ckrtatuiaa Lemon Tirta. hWaa Coffee. —Chicago Trttoaa. THE YULE LOG. (I Ma a Ita Orlgrfn la Reaallaavtaa Mythology. Il the Scandinavian feast of Juul, whan they burned huge bonfires in honor •112 Thor, we discover the origin of the Vale log. The descendants of the old Horsemen, who no doubt are responsible j for the custom iu England, carefully I preserved half of the log with which to ! be burued ut next Vuletide, and so we i have the old English proverb, but in poetical form, by Herrick: Part must be kept wherewith to tend The Chrietinaa lug next year. And where 'tin aafely kept the fleod Can <lo no rn.m Lief here. The Druidical contribution to the mod- ! arn Christmas celebration originated iu ■ the annual feast given iu honor of th« Druid god Tutanus. who corresponds to ■ the Phoenician sun god Baal. His fa- 1 vorite among ull trees uud plants of the . forest was supposed to be the mistletoe. ! The number three was held in rever- j euce by these ancient people, and, be cutise the leaves and berries of this par asite grew iu clusters of three, this, in addition to the glory of being Tutanus' faxoi'itc, made the plant sacred, and an n. 'tlly there was a great festival given ia U honor. In tbe choice and selection «112 the Yule log the ash tree plays a very important part. In Scandinavian mythology it Is Odin's tree and was most noble, for ita wood made the spear and the javelin, tbe oar and the mast. In their lan guage ash means mnu, and the legend runs that when the sons of Bor, whj were sons of Odin, formed the first man and woman tbey were made out of a piece of ash. This man was baroed Aska. And at the present day in Devon shiru,-.as a relic of this pagan-reverenco for this tree, we tind the Christmas fagot mude of ash sticks, bound tifhtly to pX>tr by green withes or bands *f pol lard oak. As euch withe bursts a uart of cider is passed around, and hct«,th» are drunk, amid great glee and rejoicing. The gypsies, too, aud the wild hill peo ple of Bavaria and Bohemia reverence the ash, although their legends attached to it are Christian in their origin.—Bos- j ton Herald. CHRISTMAS DAY. How the Date Dec. 2K Cama to Be Es tablished. There is some disagreement as to the origin of Christmas duy. The legend runs that in the earliest period of the Chris tian church some communities of Chris tians celebrated the festival of Christmas on Jan. 1, others observing it on the Cth of that month. In some of the eastern churgbes it was kept about the time of the Jewish Passover, near the end of Murcb. There is also sonic evidence of its having been observed on Sept. 21), be ing the Feast of Tabernacles. In the i year A. I). 325. when the Emperor Con- ' •taurine legally established Christianity in tbe Roman empire, Christmas was ob served at the beginning of the new year, while iu the eastern church it was cele brated on Jan. G. Pope Julius eventually effected a compromise, and the 25th day of December was established. These his torical statements have been called in question by some, but John Chrysostom, the eloquent preacher at Constantinople, in the fourth century confirms them. It is a curious circumstance that some difficulty has been found in accepting the date of Dec. 25 as the probable day on which Christ was born, because, the close of December being usually the height of the rainy season in Judaea, it is said that neither flocks nor shepherds could have been at night in the fields of Bethlehem. This strange objection is considered of such importance that it is incorporated in almost every encyclopedia and dictionary which treats of Christmas. It is one of the curiosities of literature. The present writer has been in those parts at this season of the year and has found no dif ficulty in "keeping watch by night" In the open fields of Palestine. What is possi ble for a western traveler, unused to liv ; Ing in the open air, in the nineteenth cen tury, must have been far easier for a band of eastern shepherds at the begin ning of the Christian era. Spirit of Chrlitmaa. About Christmas there is an ineffable strangeness and mysticism. It seems pos sessed of a spirit as well as a body. This spirit seems redolent in the air, itt the strains of Christmas music, on the evergreen and mistletoe and on the very pealing of the bells which flood tb world with melody seemingly garnered j through all the 12 months since that sa | cred night when heaven kissed the eartl ; and Christ our Ixird was born and the | angel choirs chanted, "Glory to God in the highest, and on enrth peace to met of good will!" For nearly 1,000 years this hymn has continued to ring down the changing grooves of time aud still re-echoes o'er the weary world at Christ mas dawn. —Elmiru Telegram. Cauliflower For Chrlatmaa. Boil a good sized cauliflower until ten der, chop it coarsely and press it hard in a bowl or mold so that it will keep its form when turned out. Put the shape thus made upon a dish that will stand the heat and pour over it a tomato sauce. Make this by cooking together a J tablespoonful of butter and flour ill a saucepan and ponring upon them a pint of strained tomato juice in which half an onion has been stewed. Stir until j smooth and thicken still more by the ad dition of three or four tablespoonfuls of ; cracker dust. Salt to taste, turn the j sauce over the molded cauliflower, set it i ! in the oven for about ten minutes and I serve iu the dish in which it is cooked. ; Chrlatmaa Game. You are to write a capital D on a sheet of paper while standing at a table. 1 At the same time you must try to make j your right foot swing In the opposite : direction from that which the pencil is following on tbe paper. It aoonda easy. Try it in every way you can think of. First get your foot going toward the left in an easy swing and then start your let ter and see what will happen. Then try, beginning the letter first and going in presently with the proper circle in the opposite direction. If you do not laugh at the result, you will probably be profane j —San Francisco Evening Post. Seleetlnir the Tarker. In choosing a turkey the age of the j bird is the principal thing to be attend ; ed to A young gobbler is best. He may I be distinguished from a hen turkey by his comb. The age may be ascertained . by the lower part of the breastbone. If | soft aud jiliable, the turkey ia young. If : stiff, it is old and not good for roasting. : It can only be used for boiling and brais i ing. Turkeys weighing from eight to ten pounds each are thought best. ROMAN CHRISTMAS. A Beaaoa of Joy and Merryroaklnic j la the Kternal City, Although the picturesque scenes and grand functions which formerly attrucled visitors to Rome ut this time of the year are in a great measure things of tbe past, perhaps in few other cities of the world is ft possible to pass a more delightful i Christmas thau iu Rome, for here, in the venerable Caput Mttudi, all the cosmopol itan usages and customs which follow in (he motley train of old Father Christmas seem to concur in rendering it a season of joy and merrymaking, while the peculiar fascination of the Eternal City sheds a kind of glamour over the most varied cel ebrations, and the br«\utlful religious cei onid-'' 1 " are uuoqualed for solemnity and impress, e grandeur. Of all seasons this is in Rome the gay est within the circle of domestic life, but the vigil,- instead of the day itself, may be said to be tbe great occasion for fam ily reunions. Here, as everywhere else, the most important part of the profane programme is of a purely gastronomieal nature, and the cenone—i. e., "bi-supper" —takes the place of the Christmas dinner of tbe following day, us held in Engluud. The appearance of the shops is brilliant and striking in the extreme at this time of the year, the confectioners' windows 1 especially being full of things the sweet est and prettiest—sugar temples, snowy cakes called paagialli, made of almonds, raisins and flour (a redoubtable composi tion, compared to which an honest Brit ish plum pudding is as light as a wafer); longitudinal papers filled with torrone and nil sorts of other delicacies. One of the first Christmas trees ever introduced into Rome was for the little Prince of Naples, heir to the Italian throne, whose nursery governess was an English lady, and since then the Teutonic custom hits gradually become a la mode in Rome.—London Mail. SACRED THORN TREE. fltraafte Story of One That lloaaomi Only at Chrlatniaa. Six miles northwest of the quiet little episcopal city of Wells rises a lofty peak, called by the Celtic nutives of west Brit ain a "tor." It is conspicuous for miles around, with the tower of an aucient chapel on its top and with a neat little country town and the ruius of a noble old abbey. Sufficient evidence remains to show that the abbey was of vast proportions, occupying in all 00 acres of ground. It was founded by Saxon kings and further endowed by the Normans and Plan tagenets. The grnnd chancel and its fine chapels were built in the finest style of later Norman architecture, but now little more thau crumbling walls and pillars testify to the once great beauty of the abbey. The porch of St. Joseph's chapel, how ever, is in a fair state of preservation. Outside there grows the famous Glaston bury thorn that blossoms but for one day in the year, and that Christmas day. This tree has a strange history. During his long journey from Palestine "St. Joseph of Arimathea visited the dis trict, he and his 12 companions having been sent by St. Philip, the apostle, to convert the then heathen nation of Brit ain and to cast out the Druid supersti tion. St. Joseph and his followers found their way to Glastonbury, then known as "Yhiswytryn." They were all a-weary, and, arriving on the summit of the hill, Joseph, who was using a hawthorn stick as a walking staff, stuck it into the ground, and it burst into bloom. The present Glastonbury thorn is an offshoot by continued grafting of St. Joseph of Arimathea's walking staff. London Mail. ▲ Siberian Saperatltlon. A strange superstition, which may owe something of its origin to the associa tions bound up with the Biblical narra tive of the Nativity, obtains credence to this day among the peasants of Siberia. By them it is believed that a gift of human speech and superhuman prophecy descends upon the beasts of the stall and byre during the mystic hour that heralds the Christmas dawn and that if one is bold enough to hide beneath the straw on such occasions he will hear his fate | for the coming year foretold by his do- I mestic animals. A betrayal of his pres j ence, however, entails certain destruc- I tion. —Pall Mall Gazette. TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE. GLADSOME FESTIVAL. HOW TO MAKE AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS ON THE FARM. | Costly Gl'ta Jfot lirmury Form Joy- I oua Day—Hnrnilraa Revelry to Cel ebrate the Most Tender of Holi days—The Children's Day. «HRISTMAS in "4#SSb spring and out- door freedom, but Christmas tide, coming, as it does, in the winter season, invites to indoor cheer and cozy hospitalities. Besides, it is pre eminently the children's celebration and their glad vacation from the rou tine of school. They say, with our Hoosier poet: l T §t to almost cry fer Christmas, like a youngster will. , Fourth o' July*® notliin to it. New Year's ain't a smell. | Easter Sunday and circus day —jes* all dead in the shell. It is also the tenderest, holiest holi day because of the religious observance of the birth of Ilitn who brought us the new teaching of peace and good will to all men. If the farm is the 'deal home, then we should eudeuvor i observe this home festival In the idea, 'nanner. Onr great farmhouses must not e cheerless barracks. They must becon. ; the cen ters of old fashioned merriment, visit ing, feasting and hospitality. They must cling closely to the ancient tradi tions of the day and follow the same spirit of geniality, of present giving, minstrelsy, harmless revelry, and, above all, of kindly benevolence and thought of others. An Ideal Christmas requires thought long beforehand unless the purse is unlimited. Costly gifts are not neces sary for a joyous day, but loving kind ness must illuminate each little remem brance, or the candles on the tree will be but dim tapers. The glad day comes. The usual church or Sabbath school celebration has been enjoyed the evening before by all the children, but it is In the home festivities we are interested. For an ideal day we shall have the wee ones trooping down in the early morning, waking every one with their "Merry Christmas!" to see what Santa has putin their stock ings. A mouth harp, a jackknife or a doll, some joke and a bit of candy they find and scamper back to bed happy as need be. After breakfast the good cheer of the morning Is in the arrival of the married children or other rela tives and friends with the greetings and joy of reunion. Now the gifts arc interchanged. Perhaps a real Christ mas tree, with its queer fruit from all lands and its gaudy trappings, glad dens the heart of all, but the chief glo ry of the day is the family dinner— When the gray haired father seeß round hi 3 board The old, broken links of affection restored; When the care wearied man seeks his mother once more And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled before. What moistens th. Up and ♦hitt brighte«a the e>e. What calls back th* past, like the rich pumpkin pie? Preceded by the typical feast of the day, from yearling gobbler to plum pudding, none can resist the influence. With hearts mellowed and appetites appeased the whole company is ready for the laughter and fun to follow. The "help" are all asked to join, one's neighbors drop in, and there Is soon a round of games aud gayeties entered Into by old aud young. "Blind man's buff," "hot cockles," "bob apple." "hunt the slipper," follow each other, and the evening closes with the old fashioned Virginia reel and Tucker, or there may be charades and tableaux, with some recitations by the children, or the young people and children may black upand give thelrelders a minstrel show, .sing "Suwanee Hiver," "Down the Ohio," "Honey. You's My Lady Love," recite Riley's "Mighty Lone some Waltln When the Folks Is Gone" or "Little John's Christmas," one of Uncle Remus' stories of his "Hard Road to Trabble." A single person may give an evening's delight for the whole party in reading aloud "Bird's Christ mas Carol" by Miss Wiggin. After all is over the youug people, disguised as wandering troubadours, may serenade their neighbors with Christmas carols. Who would run away from life on the farm because of its dreariness if the homes were thus made attractive?— Breeder's Uar.ette. 4 Christmas Men-. Oysters. : , Chicken Gumbo. Patties of Mushrooms. I Broiled Shad. " Cucumbers. * :1 Saddle of Mutton, English Styla. i Potato Croquettes. Tarkey with Chestnuts and Truffles, fltaftd Green Peppers. Koast Sweet Potatoea. Buddy Duck. Esrarole Salad. Bria Cheese. Plum Puddiac, Hard Sauce, lea Cream, r Itaith (*kti Nuts and Raisins. ( » r Cofftt*. [ _ —Banhofc*. NO. 43.
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