And shall stay with our mutual friends, H. A. ZARPS
& CO., Emporium, at the FAIR STORE.
SANTA CLAUS.
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Never in all my visits to Cameron county have I been loaded with
nicer things for the good people of this county than I have left with my
friend ZARPS. I want all the fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters to
just step in and see what
A WONDERLAND ZABPS' PRESENTS ARE.
No establishment in this section of the state can produce a larger,
more varied stock and a more beautiful line of
Holiday Goods.
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Never has this or any other store in this section 01 tlie state exhib
ited such an immense line of everything beautiful, useful and orna
mental. in China, (ilass, Leather, Celluloid and Wood. Toys and
Fancy Goods until you can't rest.
H. A. ZARPS & CO.
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LA V -\ \ I'KI-SS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1901.
Calling Hie Iloiirn.
There 1« one place? in London, and i
only one, where the ancient custom of j
keeping a watchman to call out the
hours Is still maintained. This is at
New inn, which in spite of Its name Is
one of the oldest Inns of court. The
servants there are quite proud of the
age of the place, and it was one of
them who said one day:
"Why, sir, this inn was here In the
time of Charles. I."
After a IOIIK pause, to allow this stun
ning fact to percolate through the brain
nf the hearer, he extended his arm and
added with emphasis:
"And It was here in the time of
Charles II.!"
Some vague notion of the disturb
ances which intervened between the
two reigns had probably been floating
through the man's mind, but how an
existing institution could possibly have
dated from the reign of Charles I. Avith
out coming down through the reign of
Charles 11. he failed to explain.
Beginning at the stroke of 10 o'clock
every night, the watchman In the yard
of New Inn "calls the hour" In a sten
torian but musical voice:
"Ten o'clock, and all's well!"
The words are heard In the adjoin
ing chambers and offices. Tenants In
Clement's Inn, whose rooms look into
the pretty yard and garden of New Inn,
may hear these words every hour
through the night if awake. New
York Times.
The Indian Duck Trick.
A little tin or earthen pan or some
times half a cocoanut shell supported
on three stones is tilled with water on
which is sprinkled a red powder, ren
dering It practically opaque. A little
duck of wood or porcelain is placed
upon the surface, where it at first
floats, but at the command of the per
former suddenly dives, remaining sub
merged until again ordered to rise.
This very ingenious trick depends
upon (lie fact that in the bottom of the
vessel there fs a minute hole through
which passes a hair. One end of this
is attached to the duck; the other re
mains at the disposal of the performer
and is attached, by means of a pellet
of wax, to his tomtom or to one of the
hands with which he beats It. When
he wishes the duck to dive, he pulls
the hair. When he desires it to rise,
he relaxes the pull.
There is naturally some amount of
leakage through the pinhole, and to
cover this the performer takes care,
when filling the pan. to accidentally (?)
spill a little water. The ground being
thus already wetted, the fact that it
gets a little more is not noticed.--
Chambers' Journal.
Tlie Tliinn to Hln Awn" AVi' Slllitr.
Wealth is a relative term. One man
may be passing rich on £4O a year, and
another may be miserably poor on
£4OO. This was beautifully illustrated
to ine the other day, when, driving past
a popular Ayrshire "place of drinks," I
was hailed from the roadside by a man
who claimed friendship on the strength
of "living next door when we were
boys." lie was getting married, he
said, and on that, I suppose, was feel
ing unusually happy.
"Man, come on in and let me staun
you something," lie said. "Don't think
I've nae money. There's a pound note.
Would you believe it, no' a week sin'
I had hale £3; but, what wi' buying
furniture and tilings, I've spent the
itlier twa. Aye, and afore the wad
den's ower I believe that pound'll lie
melted tae. By gore, gettin' married's
the thing to rin awa' wi' sillar. But
come on In and hae a drink."—Glasgow
Times.
HIM Three Good Deed*.
A certain business man noted for his
grasping methods came into his office
one day and told liis partner that lie
was very happy because lie had done
three good deeds that morning. "In
the first place," lie said, "I met a poor
woman who was weeping bitterly lie
cause she had lost the $4 with which
she had Intended to pay for the bap
tism of her baby. I gave her a ten
dollar bill, telling her to have the child
baptized and give me the change as I
came from my club. Charity was one
good deed. Saving the child's soul was
the second."
"And what was the thirdV" asked
the partner.
"Oh, the third was that I got six good
dollars for my green goods ten."
A City of PndlockM.
Irkutsk, Siberia, is a city of padlocks.
There are more padlocks on the shut
ters and doors of an Irkutsk shop than
can be found in an English city of
200,000. There are as many as three
padlocks on some shop doors, and ev
ery lower story shutter bears from one
to five. The padlocks weigh from one
to fifteen pounds. The popular size is
five pounds and two and one-half inch
es thick.
lmprcNNlvc Condemnation.
Speaking with a farmer about one of
his neighbors, I said, "So-and-so is a
good man." lie looked at me steadily
without making any reply.
"So-and-so is a good man," I repeated
in a louder tone, fancying lie must be
deaf.
Then the farmer answered, "I heard
what you said."—New York Herald.
Terrible Effeel of 1 ilo<|iietiee.
An unfortunate man has obtained ac
cess to rich Baron Itapineau. He de
picts his misfortunes, his misery, in so
moving ii manner that the baron, with
tears in his eyes and his voice choked
■ with sobs, calls to his servant:
"Jean, put this poor fellow out in the
street! He is breaking my heart!"—
Exchange.
Yoamelf.
Depend ou yourself. A knowledge of
how to swim is better than to expect
somebody will be at hand to throw you
a life preserver in case of accident.
National Magazine.
iirciiliiiiK It Gently.
"Well, John, how are things going at
| home?"
"Why, sir, the magpie's dead."
"Poor .lack! What took him off?"
"We think, sir. it was eating too
much horse meat."
"How's that? Where did he get the
horse meat V
"I am sorry to tell you, sir, that both
the carriage horses died."
"The horses dead! What ailed them?"
"It must have been overwork draw
ing water to the fire."
"Fire! What tire?"
"Why, sir, the hall was burned to the
ground."
"Great heavens! How did that hap
pen ?"
"It caught fire from the funeral torch
es, sir."
"Whose funeral?"
"Your mother's, sir."
"My poor mother dead! How long
was she ill? What was the matter?"
"Well, sir, she never held up her head
after your father's death."
"My father too! Tell me the cause.
Speak, man!"
"lie took to his bed as soon as he
heard the bad news, sir."
"Bad news! What do you mean?"
"That the vessel that held his whole
fortune had been lost at sea."
The Common Chord.
James Buckham, one of our minor
poets, put into beautiful verse an inci
dent which occurred during the civil
war. lie calls it"The Common Chord."
The inei<!< nt was this: Two great ar
mies. one wearing the. blue and one
the gray, were drawn up in prepara
tion for battle. As the evening fell the
bands began to play. "Dixie" by the
southerners was followed by "Yankee
Doodle" by the northerners, and "Ma
ryland, My Maryland," drew out "Hall
Columbia." "Beautiful Girl of the
South" was answered by "Just Before
the Battle, Mother." Each side mock
ed and jeered the other's music and
cheered their own until the stars came
out and silence fell.
Then, sweet and low, a band far up
the line began to play "Home, Sweet
Home." Another and another joined
until all the bands on both sides were
playing iii unison, and, stronger and
more beautiful still, the men on both
sides were singing the words. The
common chord had been struck, and
the thousands of combatants were at
one with the sentiment, "There's no
place like home."
The Kxnniple of PnKanlni.
A story is told of how I'aganini once
came into the concert room, took the
violin and touched the strings. First
one string broke, and a smile went
round the room; then another string
broke, and there was more audible ex
pression of mockery. When a third
string broke, many people laughed out
right at his discomfiture. Hut I'aga
nini stood forth with his violin as
though nothing had happened and
played on the one string, and the peo
ple ceased to smile, but listened spell
bound. Some of those who had derid
ed liim began to weep, and some even
prayed.
Many a man had fallen helpless by
the wayside when some great catas
trophe turned the current of his life
aside. The brave man pushes forward
with one remaining talent and plucks
victory from defeat.
A IleMjiernte Chance.
A Kussifln exile relates how lie once
saved himself by a desperate artifice.
A police official searched his house for
compromising papers. There was in
his possession a document the discov
ery of which meant serious danger to
himself and his friends.
Wherever he might hide it, it seemed
certain that it would be found. He
coolly handed the document to the
official, who scarcely glanced at it and
handed it back.
After the most careful search the of
ficial, his nose blackened with soot and
his hair decorated with feathers, for
he had even examined tlie stovepipes
and the bedding, departed empty hand
ed.
How the Section** Sny It.
The woman 'from New England buys
a "table spread," her sister from
the south buys a "tablecloth." The wo
man from Nova Scotia orders the serv
ant to "lay the table," while with most
of us natives of the United States the
command is to "set the table." In the
country the hostess says to her guests,
"Sit by," when it is time to eat; in
town it is "Please sit down." In the
city among swells there is no further
invitation than the announcement of
the servant that "dinner is served."—
Mobile (Ala.) Register.
Creoles.
Originally a creole was a child born
in this country of French or Spanish
parents, the word coming from the
Spanish creare, to create. At present
the word is restricted in use to those
of Spanish and French descent, who are
born in the states that were French
and Spanish colonies, especially Lou
isiana.
Cold Analynln.
"That man is one whom I would
trust with a million dollars."
"So would I," answered Senator Sor
ghum. "A man could get enough com
missions out of handling a million dol
lars to keep him satisfied. But how
about SIO,OOO or s2o,ooo?"—Washing
ton Star.
In L'ne.
Mamma (at the breakfast table)— You
always ought to use your napkin.
Georgie.
Georgie- I am lisin' it, mamma. I've
got the dog lied to the leg of the table
with it.—Motherhood.
When a man borrows a saddle, lie al
ways changes the stirrups. Ever know
a man to put them back?—Atchison
Globe.
ADAM,
MELDRUM &
ANDERSON CO.
BUFFALO, N. Y.
Grand
Opening
Display
OF
HOLIDAY GOODS
To-day we make our first display of holi
day goods.
The basement is a grand bazaar of all
kinds of fancy goods, toys, dolls, games and
everything suggestive of the approaching
holiday season. Inspection invited.
FURS,
JACKETS
■ and SUITS
Electric seal jackets, $25.00 to $65.00.
Seal jackets in latest styles, $32.50 and
$35.00 each.
All the best styles in neckwear of the
choicest furs, SI.OO to $75,00 each.
Long coats, ulsters, English jackets, etc.,
from the best makers SIO.OO to $75.00.
Elegant fashions in long coats, automo
biles and blouses $25.00 to $125.00 each.
Ladies 1 tailor made suits, for street dress
and traveling SIO.OO to $85.00 each.
Special bargain values in $15,00 and
$25.00 suits.
Dress skirts in great variety—in cloth,
$4.50 to $28.00; in silk, SIO.OO to $50.00.
Walking skirts $4.50 to $15.00.
ADAH,
MELDRUM &
ANDERSON CO.
The American Block.
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