lln Buying Groceries 1
I *
The Careful Housewife Makes \
every cent count. But she can't make
| the pennies count by tradingat every store
in town, spending half her time looking
for the cent cheaper article. She can save i
moneyjlonly by searching out a reliable ®
grocer and sticking to him. The money
is saved by trading with the groceryman
who sells dependable goods. Dependable ®
are not to be obtained in every store.
112 Goodness and cheapness appeal to every
condition of humanity. There are no g
fancy prices here and everybody is treated j
alike. Our goods are cheap because they
are good. It's not the prices that make
them cheap. Goods that are bought so
cheap that they have to be thrown away •
011 account of poor quality are the most
dearly bought goods. I?etter pay a fair
price in the first place and get the depend
able kinds. You can't buy any other kinds :I§
here. We do not keep them. Jl|
Ci. 11. Gross & Co. I
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r> write; the
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320 Fifth Avenue. PITTSBURG, PA.
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I for the same outlay, with
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CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1904.
7^
C) briftm
Deal
By FREDERIC TREAT.
It was Christmas eve at the Eyrie,
the country seat of the Martins, set
011 a pinnacle in the hills. The place j
had been opened for the holidays, and
the family, with u number of guests,
formed a delightful "house party." To
night general merrymaking was in or
der. In the hall before the great open
fireplace, in which logs were blazing,
sat Edith Martin with Ralph Arnold, a
recent arrival from the west who had
been devoted to her since they had first
met, a week before.
"You are not in harmony with the
occasion," he said to her. "Instead of
a happy Chrifctmas look on your face
there is a troubled one."
She drew back for a moment as if
withholding a confidence, then sudden
ly let it all out.
"I must tell you," she said, "but you
are not to breattte a word to any oue.
He Is coming by the train that arrives
at 11:40 and will be here at 12. He
must go back to the city early tomor
row on Important business, and"—here
she lowered her voice to a whisper—
"l am to accept him before this gay
night Is over."
"Who is he?"
"John Trotter, dealer in foreign laces,
a thorough business man and rich. Pa
pa has lost a great deal of money by
THE l>OOll OPENED AND MM. THOTTER BX
TEUED
the shrinkage lu stocks, and Mr. Trot
ter Is going to help him ever so much
to enable him to hold what he has till
the market rises again."
"And the bonus Is your hand?"
"That's very near the truth."
"The contract la to be signed at 12
midnight?"
"I have promised that if Mr. Trot
ter will come up this evening I will
give him my answer."
"It will be yes?"
"It must be yes."
"That Is, If he arrives."
"It he doesn't I shall have to nerve
myself anew on another occasion."
"How much money is he to loan your
father?"
"Papa said it was something like half
a million."
"I think they might have left you to
spend this Christmas happily. How
miserable It Is to be poor! If I were
rich I might save you this sacrifice,
and"— He paused reflectively.
"You wouldn't charge any bonus,"
She was looking very steadily at the
leaping flames.
"Oh, the bonus! It wouldn't be any
kindness to you to take you out of the
frying pan and put you into the lire."
"I'd rather burn on a gridiron than
sizzle in a pan."
The young man sat toying with his
watch chain. Had the girl looked at
him she would have seen that the ex
pression 011 his face was not in keeping
with the unemotional tones of his
voice.
"If he fails to arrive on time and It
is possible for you to jump Into '.lie
lire, will you do so?"
"There is 110 tire to jump into."
There was another pause. The logs
were crackling; the fire was sending a
genial warmth and light through the
paneled lialj. From the rooms adjoin
ing came shouts of laughter as some
one was caught and kissed under tha
mistletoe.
"I am a promoter," said Arnold pres
ently. "It is my business to secure
(funds for carrying out enterprises.
Suppose I could get this loan for your
father?"
They were speaking very deliberate
ly—so deliberately that one might have
thought they were two people of busi
ness making a bargain.
"At the same interest he will pay Mr.
Trotter?" she asked.
"How much is that?"
"Now I think of it, I heard papa say
4 per cent."
"That would be satisfactory."
Miss Martin r.ir.y have been consid
ering tlu- matter of interest. At any
■ rate, it w;:>: s'jiue time before she
! reached the next step.
"The bonus?" she asked under her
1 breath.
"That would depend upon whether
I you would rather 'burn' than 'fry,' or,
| rather, whether ,vou prefer neither to
! burn nor fry."
i"lt would i! >L be fair to withhold tii= |
! bonus. Nevertheless if it were a bur- |
1 den instead of a blessing"—
J • Zl<; did not belli he:* out. Instwul I>.*
took out his vr.-'rrli and noted the hour.
It was five Ir.il.utes to 12.
"It Is understood and agreed," he
eaid, "that if the party of the first part
doesn't show up when the clock strikes
12 the party of the second part shall
consider herself released from signing
the contract and will make the same
arrangement with the party of the
third part that in lieu of the sum of
half a million dollars at 4 per cent in
terest"—
"The bonus?" She was losing her
business equanimity, tapping her foot
on the lion skin beneath it. There re
mained only a few minutes to 12, and
the party of the first part might walk
in at any moment.
"The bonus shall be optional."
"With whom?"
"The party of the second part."
"But the party of the third part?"
"Will only accept It entire. The heart
must go with the hand."
"It's a bargain," she said, extending
her hand, which he grasped. At the
same moment the clock at the other
end of the hall began to strike the
hour. It was an old fashioned time
keeper with enormous weights and
wheezed out its arithmetic strokes with
provoking slowness. The pair sat mo
tionless, their clasped hands concealed
under a fold of the lady's dress, their
eyes turned upon the front door. Each
stroke brought them nearer to a con
summation of their bargain. At the
fourth there was a tinkle of the elec
tric doorbell. At the eighth a servant
passed the couple on his way to open
the front iLoor. Arnold put out bis foot,
and the man went sprawling on the
floor. At the eleventh stroke the .serv
ant was on his feet and rubbing his
shins. At the twelfth he proceeded on
ills way. There was a pressure be
tween the two concealed hands. In an
other moment the door opened and Mr.
Trotter entered.
But what entered with him? Christ
mas morning. Twenty such mornings
had come In the lifetime of Edith Mar
tin. but none that brought her such re
lief and at the same time such happi
ness as this one. Instend of being
obliged to sacrifice herself to save her
father she had accepted a man whom
the first moment she saw him she
knew to be the man she could love.
Italph Arnold was Indeed a promoter
and had made a fortune in organizing
gold mines. The day after Christmas
he telegraphed his acceptance of an of
fer he had had for his principal mine
and loaned the proceeds to Mr. Martin,
who In six months regained all be had
lost. Mrs. Italph Arnold on last Christ
mas eve, sitting before a blazing flre
beside her eldest daughter, now six
teen, told her the story of her Chrlst-
OMS deal.
Cbrlatmaa Service In Stable.
At Santa Cruz, Cal., there is an old
Spanish church in which the people
worship only on Christmas eve. Ex
ternally It looks like a stable and has
no chandelier. The floor and walls are
of stone, and on the eastern side there
is a manger, looking through the bars
of which one sees the scenes of the Na
tivity, with the towers of castles and
palaces in the distance. In the fore
ground the Virgin sits by the manger,
holding the infant Saviour, with St.
Joseph leaning over her and the wise
men offering sheep, oxen and various
precious gifts. Outside this exterior
•table there are figures of men carry
ing sheep and calves on their shoul
ders, hastening to the sacred scene. In
this chapel worshipers remain all night
on their knees. This manger side of
the church is against the east wall,
high upon which Is the only window is
the edifice, so that the first rays of the
morning sun Irradiate the scenes of
the Nativity. The rays lend a roseate
glow, and as soon as this reaches the
worshipers they leave the church, light
cigarettes and begin their festivities.
A Ckrl«tin» Game.
A Yuletlde version of the donkey
party Is played thus: On a sheet sketch
or paste a design of a Christmas tree.
Have each branch of the tree terini- j
nate lu a circle containing a number, ;
using the numbers from one to ten or !
one to twenty-flve, according to the j
size of the tree. Each person playing i
is blindfolded In turn and is given a j
rosette with whicli he must "decorate |
the tree." Each person aims to pin j
his or her rosette on or near to the j
highest number of the tree. Each com- !
petitor has three trials, the three nuin- j
bers to which he pins nearest being |
written down to iiis credit by the host- |
ess, who keeps tally. The one whose
three numbers added together gives !
the largest sum total wins the first
prize.
The I>u>- of Hope.
The day of the Nativity is the day of j
hope—the day of hope to the struggling ;
conscience of man; to the human na
ture which is uplifted in Christ and j
made partaker of God; to the families
of men who believe that sacred liumau i
love is not given to perish with the !
earth, but in Christ is destined to some j
eternal purpose; to all who labor and j
pray for the coming of a kingdom i
where God shall reign in men, and men :
shall live in peace and good will, where j
The war drum shall throb no longer anil
the battieilags be furi'd
In the parliament of man, the federation j
of the world.
—Right Rev. Davis Sessums, Bishop of j
Louisiana.
Limited.
•"Dee." you feel thankful dls Chris'-
mus?"
"Dess mlddlin'. Providence gimme u j
good appetite, but he stopped right j
dar!"—Atlanta Constitution.
Clirtntmna.
A chandelier,
A mistletoe,
A lover near,
A maid tielow;
A scuffle dear,
A klsa or so,
And that Is Christmas, don't you knowf
How We Ilrenthe,
Men and women do not breathe alike
In a woman the breathing IK from the
thorax, or chest, while In a man it is
mainly from the diaphragm, which is
lower down. This peculiar difference
is BO marked that it is possible to rec
ognize by it a woman disguised as a
man. although the disguise may be
faultless in other respects. Most physi
ologists say that this difference is not
due to sex, but owing to artificial con
ditions. such as the wearing of cor
sets.
Con ■«•!«" lit loun.
Weary Walker No, ma'am; I ain't
dirty from choice. I'm bound by hon
•r. I wrote a testimonial for a soap
maker once and promised 'to use 110
Other.' Mrs. House keep - Well, why do
you not use that? Weary Walker—Be
cause, ma'am, that firin failed about
five years ago.
Ife Wnnt to Arbitrate.
"Tlie reason I can't get along with
my wife is that she wants to submit
all our differences to arbitration."
'To 11 rbi trillion?"
"Ye*. She always wants to refer dis
putes to her mother."
1 eeltiiit Better.
She- So your ideal Jilted you? He
Yes, but I am somewhat reconciled. I
have since learned that she married
Iters.—Puck.
~ ""' ""' *""" " " STERLING RUN, PA
HOWARD &
General Merchandise. (jl
STORE ON THE RIALTO. M
{DRY GOODS I
We have just received a new lot of black satin !|®||
skirts, the best we have ever had for the money. They ||&
are made of good quality satin, with adjustable band. |jSi
Swith double rows of ruffles and with accoraian pleats, R
Prices 50c to #2.70 each. s2*
CORSETS |
A new lot of Coronet Corsets. Our line is com- |||
0- plete, having filled in recently. They are made up of ml
|||ij the best quality of material for the price, 50c and SI.OO
'M each. Also a lot of corsets, odd sizes, SI.OO corsets for l|h
!|®|l 50c, and 50c corsets 25c. |g|
| DRESS GOODS 1
I We have never had a better line of Dress Goods |||
than we are showing this fall and winter. Do not fail pi
to see them before the best are picked out, and we also
have a lot of dress goods that we are selling very cheap M
and they are going rapidly. There are plaids, casln- ®
meres, mixed suitings and wool goods, some of them at rrfi'
£•>11 half price. From 10c to 25c per yard. M
I GINGHAMS 1
We keep constantly in stock a full line of Laneas- Mi
PI ter Ginghams. This brand is the best that we can get j|| (
that will hold the color in washing.
||| Ladies and Misses Sweaters if
/]|; A lot of Ladies, Misses and Childrens Sweaters, j|@j|
M several colors, all wool, prices SI.OO to $2.90. |&
fifi); The Tam-O'Shanters are selling rapidly in brown, p|
red, blue, white and grey. All wool, and have both
i?|'' square and round. Just the thing for the young people B
|J|j' to wear to school. B
I mscalla?s 1
| J. fATTERNSV®/ I
s C. B. HOWARD & CO. '
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KUltor Vemun TiOWj'pr,
A lawyer Inn courtroom may call a
man u liar, scoundrel, villain or thief,
and no one makes a complaint when
court lias adjourned. If a newspaper
prints such reflections on a man's char
acter there Is a libel suit or a dead edi
tor. And this is owing to the fact that
people believe what an editor says;
what a lawyer says cuts no figure.—
Routt County (Colo.) Courier.
The Place For n I'upll.
"And there is one thing about the
pupil of the eye that I can't say about
lots of other pupils," remarked the
teacher.
"What is that?" asked the scholars In
ehorus.
"It is always found up around the
| head.**—Yonkers Statesman.
Making Sare.
Mr. Totterly—Could you marry a very
old man with a good deal of money if
he told you frankly how old he was
and how much he was worth? Miss
Timely—How much Is he worth?
Then He Went.
Unwelcome Suitor—That's a lovely
■ong. It always carries me away. She
| —lf I had known how much pleasure it
•could give us both,l would have sung
J it earlier in the evening.
SDR. CALOWF.LUS
YRUP PEPSirJ
CURES COtVSTIPATIOIV. a Tf