I!UK9:ICS»> Cards. U. W. UUEEN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Emporium, l'a. All business relating to estate.collections, real estates, Orphan'sOourtandgeueral law business will receive prompt attention. 12-1 y. J.C.Johnson. J P. McNarnkv JOHNSON <S McNARNBY, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW EMroniUM, PA. Will give prompt attention to all business en rusted to them. 16-ljr. MICHAEL BHENNA-S, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Oollectiocs promptly attended to. Real estate aud pension claim agent, 85-ly. Emporium, Pa. THOMAS WADDINOTON 1 Emporium, Pa„ CONTRACTOR FOR MASONRY,AND STONB-CDTTINO. All orders in my line promptly executed. All kinds of building and cut-stone, supplied :it low prices. Agent for marble or granite monuments. Lettering neatly done. AMERICANLIOUHE, East Emporium, Pa., JOHN L. JOHNSON, Prop'r. Having resumed proprietorship of this old and well established House I invite the patronage of the public. House newly and thor oughly renovated. w! - v THE NOVELTY RESTAURANT, (Opposite Poet Office,) Emporium, Pa. W11.1.1 AM McDonai.d, Proprietor. I take pleasure in informing the public that I have purchased the old and popular Novelty Restaurant, located on fourth street. It will be ni>' endeavor to serve the public in a manner that shall meet with their approbation. Give me a call. Meals and luncheon served at all hours. „ 0 27-iyr Wm. Mcdonald. MAY GOULD, TEAOHEB OP PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY, Also dealer in all the Popular theet Music, Emporium, Pa. Sellolarstaughteither at my home on Sixth street or at the homes of the pupils. Out of town scholars will be given datesat my roomsintlna place. K. C. RIECK, P D 8.. DENTIST, Emporium, Pa. Office, Fourth street, opposite opera house. g --y Gas and other local anaesthetics ad- for the painless extraction of teeth. ~ ... SPECIALTY: Preservation of natural teeth, in cluding Crown and Bridge Work. * :.• ii! • ketch or pin-to of invention for 112 [ 112 free report on patentability, I-V r free book, v | * . - 111 i iiihwh aammoß 112 madam ,ir 'Jl : iYk. Dean'sl « A safe, certain relief for Suppressed I IS Menstruation Never known to fail. Safe! ■ M Sure! Speedy! Sat'sfaetion Guaranteed ■ 9 or money Hefundeil. Sent prepaid for B ; H Sl.oo per box. Will send them on trial, to B n be paid for when relieved. Samples Free. ■ | 3 UNITED WIDICAL CO.. Bo« 7A, L«NC»aTC« P», J G. H. GROSS &COMPANY Before you buy else where it will pay you to call on the Broad Street Market. We are'here to please. HOWE MADE SAUSAGE B 10c A POUND. I ] Pickle SBy buying Heinz's Pickles in sealed glass I packages, you are sure ol getting the best we can offer—better cannot be made, We return full purchase price if you do not like them. lib White Cap Uakinc Powder 40c. lib Purity Baking Powder 45c A fine pasture with each pound. We are going to give you 8 barn of Acme or Oak Leaf Soap for 2fee. 150 botUe Heiuz' Pickles 10c. fiOc Pail Cottoiene 46c. 500 l'bge Matches 35c. Three 6: Pkg* Napit-r Scrap Tobacco Kw Three 6c Pkgn John Mitchell long cut Tobacco 10c •jib 10c Pkge Mountain Rose Tobacco fCc. 'Phone 21, G. H. GROSS <& GO. V 8 65 N. SEGER \ EARLY FALL ANNOUNCEMENT I r Overcoats for Men, Boys and/ J Children. \ \ Gents Furnishing Goods, Trunks, € 112 Satchels, Suit Cases. Always 1 CAREFDL ATTENTION. TO THE TEETH Means daily attention and fre quent visits to the dentist. In this way pain is ever incurred, and even to old age the teeth re main a pleasure and a mark of beauty. We extract the bad ones without pain. Crown and Itridge Work a Specialty. A. B. MEAD, I). D. S. CARD TO THE PUBLIC I desire to call attention to the fact that on the 28th day of Sep tember I coinpletedltlic2purcha.se of the Hardware, Tinning and Plumbing business formerly con ducted by Hurteau & Forbes, in the George J. La Bar block, Emporium, Pa., hope by strict and careful "attention to business" to£merit|"a reasonable share of your patronage. Respectfully, F. VERNON HEILMAN. Emporium, Pa., Oct. 2, 1905. | Bedard j The Tailor > Of ST. MAHYS,| i \ Has opened a Tailor Shop \ I 011 Broad Street in the room \ i recently occupied by the \ > Misses Ludlam and is now > > ready to show you a lull \ > line of fall and winter suit- 1 £ ings. Give him a call. 5 | REPAIRING. | ; > If you want your suit to \ j > look neat and fresh, have 1 i > your business trousers press 1 I > ed at least every two weeks 1 : J your coat and vest every J 112 month. J > Bedard the Tailoi, j \ Mir. t ml I mii ji am. j CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1905. fROYAL FOLK WH O PL AY I SANTA CLAUSJ GEORGE H. PICARD (Copyright, 1905, by George H. l'icard.] ONE of the numerous advantages enjoyed by royal personages, an advantage, too, which has not been greatly exploited, is the power to give to any object dis pensed as a Christmas gift, no matter how trivial it may be, a distinct and abiding value. It is related of one of the mediaeval pontiffs that on a cer tain occasion he was so grateful for a service rendered him by a young prince of the Borgia family that he begged him to name some suitable reward. "Come, my child," he suggested in sinuatingly. "Tell me what I can do to please you. Don't be afraid to put my liberality to a test. It's the blessed Christmas season, you know." His youthful highness sighed deep ly, but did not seem able to tind the words to frame his request. "Courage, my friend," persisted his holiness. "I am In the mood for giv ing. Ask confidently, and I should ad vise you to ask something more sub stantial than my blessing." The young Itorgia realized that the opportunity was golden. At that time the temporal power of the Roman pontiff was so great that kingdoms were at his disposal. The prince knew all that, but it did uot tempt him. "Your holiness," lie faltered, pros trating himself. "1 beg you to give me a lock of your hair." At tliis unexpected request the pope was both startled and touched. It seemed incredible that a Borgia could be satisfied with such a sentimental requital, and yet the young fellow seemed to be in earnest. "Why do you select such a worthless thing?" his holiness demanded. "Oil. do not refuse me!" the prince expostulated. "Think of its value as a relic after your holiness is canonized!" The pontiff smiled grimly. Then he put his right hand upon his head and sighed long and rather mournfully. He had some hair remaining, but scarcely enough to serve as a relic. "As you will," lie groaned, "but I had rather you had asked me for t!x> kingdom of the Two Sicilies." Some of the Christmas presents ex changed by latter day royalty are al most absurd in their practicality. For many years the gentle and well belov ed Pius IX. was in the habit of ex changing Christmas gifts with the equally amiable Victoria of England. The pope invariably sent a package of specially prepared and exquisitely scented snuff, with an autograph letter extolling its virtues as a remedy for catarrh and kindred disorders. This standing gift was sometimes accom panied by a few jars of wine made from fruit taken from a particular vine i "TELIj ME WHAT I CAN DO TO I*I,EASE YOU." | In the Vatican garden. It Is not impos j slble that her majesty may have made j a personal trial of the pope's remedy, ; but it is certain that she did not ac | quire the habit. That she appreciated J the attention was made evident from | the fact that sundry jars of a mar ma | lade devised in the royal kitchen at j Windsor found their way at Christmas j time to the Vatican. Some of this delectable confectlou 1 made n holiday appearance in other ! European courts. The queen's Uer man grandchildren were fond of It, and their royal grandmother saw to It that a goodly supply of the delicacy • and Its attendaut supplement of a par j tlcular seed cake of her majesty's own composition reached Potsdam Iu time for the Christmas dinner. Due of the ! queen's grandsons by marriage, the exor, used to seud her the most beau i tlful malachite and Jade vases ever | s««n In England, snd in return he ' received Invariably u six dosen case of very old and mellow Scotch whisky froui a particular highland distillery, lontf patronised by the lirltish royal family. There Is no record to pro\e that Nicholas found the Scottish bev | erage more satisfying than his native ! vodka, but It Is a fact that he kept ion sending the precious vase* as loiiu as his thoughtful grandmother lived. The kaiser's established Christinas ruuicinbrauc« to the elder* uf the Eug llsh court It a case of Johitunlslierg which is iltuo-tt as unattainable as the elixir of life. l-'or th» youngsters "Uncle W i t in" scihlh tons of the In genlous meehnnical toys "made in Ger many." The president of the French republic, not to be outdone in Christ mas civility, gives presents of costly Sevres and Limoges wares to the reign ing queens of Europe. In return lie is often decorated with the ribbon of some coveted order. The president of the Swiss confederation is more prac tical in his holiday generosity. Last Christmas he sent to Queen Alexandra a choice selection of cheeses. As a systematic dispenser of Christ mas cheer it is probable that the Ger man emperor heads the list of royal givers. With his customary orderli ness and attention to detail he begins to plan his beneficent campaign long before the dawn of the holiday season. On a slip of paper which lie keeps con cealed iu a private cabinet he notes down in his neat uncial script as they occur to him the names of the various persons whom he intends to remember anil the amount he expects to expend on each of them. One of his standard gifts is his own royal portrait. Last Christmas ho va ried the usual custom by presenting his prospective daughter-in-law, the Duch ess Cecilia, with a marble bust of him self. There Is absolutely no excuse whatever for any collection in the THE KAISEK SENT A BUST OF HIMSELF. world, public or private, which has neglected to provide itself with a por trait of the German kaiser. It may be had for the asking, and a hint is sufficient. The kaiserin is a liberal and thoughtful Christmas benefactress. She makes it a point to give some thing of value to every child of royal lineage in Christendom, and that means much labor and discrimination. The children of royal lineage in the German empire alone are quite numerous enough to absorb a fortune, and it is reputed that the generous royal lady spends $50,000 every year in this admi rable way. The present sultan of Turkey, with all his traditional hatred of the giaour, has fallen into the habit of sending Christmas gifts to some of the Chris tian courts. These remembrances con sist for the most part of jars of pre served rose leaves ami Levantine sweet meats prepared by ills own confection er. The aged emperor of Austria sends a liberal gift of priceless Tokay to his fellow sovereigns. The domestic old queen of Denmark, the "mother-in-law of Europe," who is an inveterate knit ter of woolen stockings, dispenses her yearly accumulation at Christmastide. The genial king of the Belgians sends nothing but checks, and It is whispered that his bank account is considerably reduced at the holiday season. Wil helmina of the Netherlands, who is as prudent as she is thrifty, gives decora tions and confers orders. This was also the economical Christmas practice adopted by Queen Victoria. The king of Spain sends presents only to his rel atives, and the royal family of Portu gal, rich as it is, is not much addicted to the gift habit. The queen sends a generous check to the Vatican and the king distributes a few decorations. Fonrlh of Julr CkrlitnsaM. In other days the Catholic and Episcopal churches celebrated Christ mas much as Americans now ob serve the glorious Fourth. Koman candles, skyrockets, firecrackers and a i general rejoicing and noisy hilarity ' marked the day sacred to the birth of 1 the Prince of Peace. The idea was that the occasion was a Joyful one and • men should vociferously attest their i happiness. Echoes of these old cele brations are still heard in portions of ; the south which were settled by the cavaliers. Under the reformation, j however, and especially under I'url ! tanlsm, this form of observing Christ mas was done away with. 111 ear ly days of New England Christmas was scarcely observed at all, and It Is only In comparatively recent years ! that the present custom of giving and feasting was revived In sections where the Puritan had held sway. TM|lr Ckrlatm* liar*. Christmas, which Is usually regarded i as the happiest day of all the year, has frequently witnessed tragic events. Diocletian began one of his persecu tions of the Christmas In 303 when on Christmas day he burned a church full of the followers of the Nazarene. William the Conqueror Is said to have slaughtered 100,000 men, women and children on Christmas day In the year 1008 In 1170 Thomas a Ilecket preached a Christmas day sermon that caused his death four days later. John Wyeltf, the great reformer, died in i 'hrlstiuas day, 11NI In I• ;:i Christinas day lit London saw the great plague at Us height. VJtic thousand people were dying dally 112 Christmas Comes Butl Once a Year. qphis is the one time of Cardigan Jackets , , and Sweaters, the year that everybody ' Smoking Jackets It; wants to show his or , , , 4 Hath Robes, her good-will to some- Fancy Vests, body, and it is always Neckwear, j the case, yon are at sea Underwear, Collars, what to please them „ „ Mats, Caps, with, and it' is for this Fancy Dress Shirts, reason we invite yon to Fancy Suspenders, J? . , . Umbrellas, -j onr store to see the nice ' Handkerchiefs, things we have pertain- ~, , ... Gloves and Mittens, ing to Boys' and Gents' Trunks and wearing apparel, as it Suit Cases. M , . . Also a complete line I will assist you greatly in 1 of Shoes and Cloth- 1 selecting a very suitable present. We mention a _____ l few of the many articles Sole Agent for the ■ we have bought in the celebrated different markets for J STETSON this purpose. j HA ' I Wishing You All a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I Jasper Harris, g R Opposite Post-Office, Emporium, Pa. EmporinmFnrnitDreCe. Our New Year Introductory Sale *■ ' WK have just finished a wonderfully pros perous year. One in which all our past sales-records were thrown so far in the rear that it will require the most vigorous and untiring work to surpass them. But work is our pastime and we are going to do it. Your splendid patronage has placed in creased purchasing power in our hands, the force of which will be felt in the ever increasing values that will benefit every money-wise person in this county who is wise enough to profit by it. Keep Your Kye on Us all tliis Year an<l Wateli Us Grow. Emporium Furniture Co., rtRRNAKD KG AN, Manager. Undertaking.
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