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Is prepared to make
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one of good cheer.
Finest Domestic
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CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1903.
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Near the
North Pole
"V THINK Christmas, 1883, was
I my most memorable one," said
General Greely, the arctic ex
plorer. "With my command I
was proceeding southward In the hope
of obtaining help, and about the 20th
of October we ensconced ourselves In
a little hut at Cape Sabine. Our sup
ply of food was running very low, and
we were on very short rations, every
one being allowed Just food enough In
each twenty-four hours to sustain life.
Under these depressing circumstances
and amid the awful silence of the
polar night the cheerfulness that we
continued to maintain was remarkable.
It would have been a splendid oppor
tunity for Dickens' character, Mark
Tapley, who was always seeking some
specially depressing situation in life to
show how jolly he could be under ad
verse circumstances. As the Christmas
season approached we all looked for
ward to it with eager anticipation, not
only as a festal day the associations
and memories of which would to some
extent vary the wearisome monotony
of our lives, but because we knew that
the winter solstice would fall about
Dec. 22 and that then the sun would
return and the long, dreary night be at
an end.
"Christmas day came at last, Christ
mas in the arctic regions! At <5 o'clock
TXXZjJXG CHRISTMAS STORIES.
we had our breakfast—thin soup made
of pens, carrots, blubber and potatoes.
Our Christmas dinner was served at 1
o'clock. Hearken to our menu, ye who
will sit down the coming Christmas
to roast turkey stuffed with oysters:
First course, a stew of seal meat, on
ions, blubber, potatoes and bread
crumbs; second course, served one
hour after first, a stew of raisins, blub
ber and milk; dessert, a cup of hot
chocolate. The best and most Chrlst
maslike feature of this meal was that
we were allowed a sufficient quantity
of It to satisfy the pangs of hunger.
Our enjoyment of the dessert, one cup
of chocolate, we tried to prolong as
much as possible. Over It we told each
other Christmas stories. We exchanged
reminiscences of bygone Christmases
at home with the loved ones so far
away. We discussed the probability
of our ever reaching our own firesides
again, and we entered into an agree
ment that If we got back to civilization
before another Christmas we would
puss the day together 111 memory of
that awful Christmas we were then
spending in the realm of the relentless
Ice king. Alas, ninny of those brave
fellows never lived to see another
Christmas!"— Buffalo Express.
Christmas Dinner Heclpes.
Chestnut stuffing is the most doll
clous that can go with a Christmas tur
key. Shell a quart of Italian or French
chestnuts. Putin hot water and boll
until the skins are softened; drain off
the water and remove the skins. I > ress
them, a few at a time, through a colan
der and season with butter, salt and
pepper. Add chopped parsley, onion
and bread crumbs and senson with
stock.
Glblet Sauce.—Boll the giblets until
tender; chop them, but not too fine, and
add a tablespoonful of flour to the pan
Ift" 'which the turkey was roasted.
Brown the flour, stirring constantly,
Yidftihg slowly a cupfUi of water in
whteh the giblets were boiled; season
with salt and pepper and add the chop
ped giblets.
A Coantrr Xancd for Chrlitnaa.
South Africa was discovered by the
Portuguese, who were searching for an
ocean rond to India. Bartholomew
Diaz was the commander of the two
little ships thnt formed the expedition
In 148fi. Eleven years later Dn Gama
took another Portuguese fleet south.
He discovered Natal on Christmas day
and thus named It In consequence.
Tale of a Christian* SnrTlror.
"But where Is that beautiful tail you
had day before yesterday?"
"The farmer said, 'Heads I win, tails
you lose.' Weil, I took to my heels and
last my tall, but he did not win my
head"
XMAS A DAY OF TERROR.
Ilaril I.IIIOH c.f thr Player* \Vl<» B„.
lorfuin 'I ix'iid'i* CroivdN.
| in the vaudeville houses where con
tinuous performances are given Christ
! tnas day strikes terror to the most
time hardened dramatic soul.
The doom open anywhere between
tJ:3O and 10:30 a. ui. an<l close at about
midnight. The headliners play their
customary two turns, but those lower
In the dramatic scale play "011 de
mand," generally about four times. If
»n act is particularly weak, it Is used
to "chase" out the audience—in plain
English, to tire it into leaving the
house and making room for the line
waiting In the lobby.
The low salaried vaudeville actor,
therefore, eschews any Christinas din
ner and hies himself to the nearest
(juick lunch counter, there to feast 011
turkey sandwiches, execrable coffee
and pie as heavy as his spirits. By
the time he has done his last turn on
the stage he is more ready for bed than
for the festive board.
To the unsuccessful actor Christmas
is likely to bring that blessing of the
Itialto, a "turkey date." ,
Scattered within easy access of New
York are numerous small cities, or.
more properly speaking, towns, where
good shows never come. Of these the
catchpenny manager keeps a list, and
011 quick notice lie scours Broadway
for cheap, unengaged talent, from
which he organizes his company, re
hearses it hastily in some playhouse
conveniently Idle at the time, rushes
some cheat) printing upon the poor, un
suspecting town and lands there
bright and early Christinas morning.
The population, show hungry, wel
comes the liolit* ty diversion and packs
the town hall, matinee and night.
The actors are thus assured of a
good Christmas dinner and supper ai\d
a percentage of the box otllce receipts.
Usually these are divided according to
the importance of the roles played by
the actors. This will tide them over
until New Year's day, which brings an
other "turkey date."
Many an actor now featured 011
Broadway has played his share of
"turkey dates." One in particular tells
how, witli five associates, he put 011
"The Clemenceau Case," not abashed
that the cast called for no less than
twelve capable actors, and was quite
radiant over the returns of "one Christ
mas dinner with trimmings" and $125
to be divided among the actors.—Wash
ington Post.
CHRISTMAS "BARRING OUT."
A StraoKf Custom of Schoolboy* anil
Teachers,
"Barring out" was one of the Christ
mas customs greatly in vogue in Eng
land three centuries ago. It is a cus
tom that obtains not only in England,
but to some extent in our own country,
to this day, although it is not particu
larly a Christmas custom in our coun
try. "Barring out" was the keeping of
the teacher or master out of the school
house until he yielded to such terms
as the boys of his school chose to dic
tate. If the boys were able to keep the
teacher out of the schoolliouse for
three days and nights he was bound by
all the laws of the custom to come
to terms with the boys and to grant
them all that they demanded in the
way of half holidays and abbreviated
lesson hours and extended recesses.
If, on the other hand, the teacher out
witted the boys and regained posses
sion of the schoolroom, the chagrined
pupils were bound to submit to such
terms as he chose to dictate. As these
terms usually included the severe
trouncing of all the boys having any
thing to do with the barring out of the
teacher, the boys were on the alert to
keep him from defeating them. More
than one Christmas time of rejoicing
has been turned into a time of weeping
and wniilng on the part of boys whom
some barred out teacher has defeated.
—Leslie's Weekly.
A Laaidrr List For Chrlilaaa,
For a laundry list obtain a delicate
book slate with two or three leaves and
bound In cloth. From embroidery lin
en cut a piece sufficiently large to face
the front and back and with a margin
a quarter of an inch wide all around.
On one-half of the piece mark the
words "Laundry List" within a frame
at the middle, and to decorate the re
mainder of the piece draw a conven
tional flower design.
When the work is finished, apply the
linen to the slate and cover with glue
by turning the edges over and making
them fast to the Inside on a narrow
edge of the cloth binding that Is usual
ly left between the edge of the slate
part and the binding.
At the top hinge corner attach a ring
with bow and ribbons, by means of
which It can be hung in a convenient
place, and at the knot tie a piece of
string half a yard long, to the end of
"which a pencil may be attached.
Ckrlatma* Wander Oraa(«>.
The wonder Orange', may be used to
conceal small Christmas gifts, and It
also makes a pretty decoration for the
tree. Take a good sized ball of coarse
orange colored worsted and begin wind
ing it About the present. If the gift is
not symmetrical enough to admit this,
first wrap it in crushed tissue paper.
After the worsted is completely
wound so us to make a ball the size of
a big orange fasten green tissue paper
leaves in a cluster about where the
step should be and a loop of baby
orange ribbon with which to hang It up.
The wonder ornnge can also be used
to stuff Into the toe of some expectant
Christmas stocking.
Merry Chrlntmail
Be merry all. be merry all!
With hoilf dress the festive halt;
Prepare the song, the feast, the ball.
To welcome merry Christmas.
—W. R. Spencer.
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ENDLESS new things in Men's, Boys' and I
Children's Clothing and Furnishings. Our B
assortment of Holiday Goods is the finest (
ever offered in Emporium. Surely you will I
not go wrong by selecting your gifts here. I
Our prices mean a saving on every purchase B
and every article we sell is backed by our B
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A Few Suggestions for Xmas I
Silk Handkerchiefs, White and Fancy Shirts, fi
Knit Gloves, Linen Collars and Cuffs, II
L'"ned Gloves, Ways Mufflers, l|
K'd Gloves, Silk Mufflers, ■
Fancy Hosiery, Cuff Buttons, |p
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Suspenders Ties. 8
See our line of solt and Suit Cases, #
| stiff Hats in newest fall Trunks, j|
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Several pieces with napkins to match,
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hg kerchiefs; handkerchiefs for pillows, a-• E2
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tres, handkerchiefs to use and some of
them too nice to use, "just to look at" I*
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