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NOTES OF INTEREST.
Dagget's Worcester Brand Box candy
for sale by M. L. Cumrcings. A nice
Christmas preeent.
The Pennsy have workmen at work
laying two additional side tracks east
of Broad Street Station.
Henry Auchn has moved two dwell
ings from his Fourth street lots, wheie
he contemplates erecting his handsome
residence.
This time a year ago, winter was on
In earnest, its entrance being made with
a great snow storm on Nov. 18. A year
earlier, 1903, winter set in on Nov. 18,
and continued with scarcely a break
until spring. Therefore the present
pleasant weather may be considered
clear gain, and the longer it continue*
the more it will be appreciated.
Birmingham (Ala.) Age—Mr. Walter
Bentley Ball sang last evening before
a iarge and enthusiastic audience. Mr.
Bail sings his songs with a vim and
swing that is seldom given l>v visiting
artists He does artistic and careful
work, and a fine future, no doubt,
awaits him. Dec. 28, at Em] orlaut
Opera House.
Now York ilarlem Reporter—Lulu
Tyler Gates' recitations were especially
charming. Her perfect naturalness
won her hearty applause. Her recita
t:ou of Elizabeth Stewart Phe'ps' ''Jack
and Jill" was inimitable, as were her
other numerous selections. At the
Opera House, Dec. 23.
Stockholm—Post och Tnrikes Tidnin
gav—The violinist, Ebba Hjertstedt,
whose home is in America and who hits
had there an excellent schooling, con
certed yesterday in the hall of the
Academy of Science and showed an
extraordinary talent for the violin,
with a pure and clear tone even iti the
highest positions, excellent bowing in
nil its different ways—a thing which is
seldom found—not a very sympathic
execution, all of which showed that it
was a real musical nature which utter
ed itself in the tones. Opera House,
Dec. 28.
Prince Louis of Battenberg is the
chief contributor to the Woman's Home
Companion for January, his subject
being, "Diplomacy—A New Field of
Endeavor for the American Woman."
Jerome K. Jerome answers the question
"Why Do We Read" and Elliott Flow
er begins a series of "Barney and
Norah," in which Policeman Barney
Fiynn 1m ta'es Sherlock Homes with
original rr* •- depicted by Hy Mayer.
Tiiere is add' >nal Christmas matter !
in "A Christ mas Heart," by Owen
Oliver, ntv : New'Years features
in Philad •!, 's 'Shooters' Day"and
■"How Wall Sireet Celebrates New !
Year's." In addition to a score of
bright stories the magazine contains an
exceptional array of household features
fluch as, "How to Go Marketing,"
•'Dainty Designs for Wedding Ling
erie," "Twelfth Night Revels." "To
Knit a Perfect Sweater," "A Stone
Hou'e for $2,600," "A Homemade
Theater" and Miss Gould's new "Fash
ion Bureau." Published by the
Orowell Publishing Company, Spring
field, Ohio; one dollar a year; ten cents
a copy.
A Liquid Cold Cure.
Croup, Coughs, Colds. Whoqping
Cough, etc., have no terrors tor children
cu adults who evacuate the bowels with
Kennedy's Honey and Tar—the Original
laxative Cough Syrup and Liquid Cold
(Jure. This remedy expels all cold from
the system and strengthens the throat,
lungs aud bron hial tubes. The moth
it's favorite and children's safeguard. !
Hold by it 0. Dodion.
A fearful Fate.
It is a fearf ll lute to have to endure
the terrible torture of Pile*. "I can
truthfully *ay,' ( write- Harry Colaoo of
kla->ouviile, la., "that tor Blind Bleed
in;:, Itching and I'rotruduig Piles, Buck
In's Aruia* Sa>ve is the best cure made."
Also best fur cuts. burns and injuries
at L. Taggart druggist
WANTKO To appoint resident ,
agent* in Uamerun county, Pa., to r«ii
rmwinl oar full linn of Lightning Koaa
t'or lull particular* addremi Jluin A
la<ath«>nnan. 103 Market Sw., Pitta
burg, Pa. 4;l-4t '
Mexico's
Christmas
Pos&.d\s
TO one who hns boon away from
the United States for a term of
years the Christinas holidays
there seem like a feverish rush,
ami the simple pleasures indulged in
during the nine (lays of posadas in
Mexico are returned to with a certain
Ideas lire of relief.
A posada is an iun, and the idea per
vading these festivities is that story,
known to all the world, of Caesar Au
gustus, who, in the height of his pow
er, wished to know the number of peo
-1 pie who bowed beneath his scepter.
111 order to determine the fact he de
creed that a census should be taken of
all the nations composing the great
Itomau empire. To effect this Augus
tus sent twenty-four commissioners to
the different parts of his world. The
edict commanded that every person,
rich or poor, weak or strong, should go
to the place of his birth or to the orig
inal place of his family to have his or
her name inscribed in the Roman regis
try.
Joseph and Mary, who were both of
the royal house of David, went to tha
town of Bethlehem. They found It so
full of people 011 the same mission that
they wandered about the town for nine
days seeking shelter. On the ninth day
they were allowed to stay in the stable
of a posada, and there the Nino Santo,
or Holy Child, was born. The posadas
are held for nine evening In commem
oration of those weary days.
Of course there are miserable homes
where no sign of a posada Is held, bnt
Mexicans, rich and poor, are generous.
No matter how dirty and ragged, every
one Is welcome In the churches, beauti
fully decorated, and at the nightly po
sadas held in them, though there the
ponatas arc omitted, as the celebra
tions Are entirely of a religious nature.
To the children the penatas are very
important features of the season. They
THK BAIIK IS PLACED IN THE MANGER.
represent men. women, goats and oth
er animals, beautiful flowers, immense
chrysanthemums, giant roses and peo
nies, lovely dahlias, nuns, monks in full
costume and graceful musical instru
ments. Each figure contains an empty
Jar or penata of pottery, which is hid
den by the decorations or costumes of
colored tissue paper, most skillfully
applied. The jars are tilled with
goodies and unbreakable toys.
When friends have been invited to a
posada the house is decorated with
evergreens and mosses, flowers and
tinsel In all the rooms and corridors.
In one room Is the scene In the stable
of Bethlehem the stable yard and
servants, the animals, trees and plants,
groups of Blblieal characters, little toy
fountains. All that money can do to
beautify the beginning of the "old, old
slory" is done according to the taste
and means of the host and hostess.
The little manger, amid soft lights and
draperies, stands ready for the Nino
Ran to.
A procession of the guests and family
forms in another part of the house, and
the pilgrims, or peregrinos, march two
anil two. led by one who carries the
Babe. Singing sweet hymns and the
litanies, they go through the house,
binding in and out of the rooms and
galleries.
At last the wanderers stop at the
door of the room in which is the man
ger. Two rolces, representing Mary
aud Joseph, lu a wailing hymn beg to
be admitted. Voices within chaut a
denial. Finally a voice announces who
they are that plead for shelter; then
Hie door is thrown open, and the pere
grllios are allowed to enter. The Babe
I* placed In the miinger, often by a
priest, and songs of rejoicing burst
'or tli
The penalas are next on the prj
tfiauiute. the details varying with th»
fancy of th« boat.
11l a convenient place the penata I*
suspended, aud the little folk, aud big
itnes who ehoo*<- to take part In the
uterriinent, nr< hlludfolded one at j
time, turued * round a time or two,
then given n atlrk with which to break
the Jar If |K>a«lli!e Ho many trials,
I lieu auutber tries \\ heu oUe succeeds
tbe rotitvnl* fall to the linor uud a
scramble fotlou* to who gets tli*
most In aotn* old families there .lis
Welling* wlien THE initio I'OIIM tervaut*
psrtake of til*- Jo)« of the posada aud
share lu th<- omifi-Mlrs .ind lefnwh
Hteuls provWed • dller's WeeWl)
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS,;THURSDAV, DECEMBER ai, 1905.
I Anne Rolryn xt (he Block.
Of the execution of Anne Roleyr
; Martin Hume, the author of"The
| Wives of llenry VIII.," says:
Anne herself knelt in a distraught
| way, as if to pray, but really ga/.ed
! around her in mute appeal from 01 *
1 pitiless face to another. The head.
man, taking compassion upon her, a
i sured her that he would not strike mi
' til she gave the signal. "You will havt
! to take this coif off," said the poor wo
j man.and one of the ladies who at
; tended her did so and partially boun.
her eyes with a handkerchief, but AIM
still imagined that her headdress w;;
j in tlie way and kept her hand upon hei
: hair, straining her eyes and ears t,>
ward the steps, where from the head.-'
i man's words she expected the sword t■ >
j be handed to him. While she was thus
i kneeling erect in suspense the sword
I which was hidden In the straw behind
i her was deftly seized by the French
executioner, who, swinging the heavy
| blade around, in au instant cut through
| the erect, slender neck, and the head ol
I Anne Boleyn Jerked from the shoulders
j and roiled upon the cloth that covered
I the platform.
The Ciai'lhaldl.
The Garibaldi are a very anelent Li
j gurlan family. The llrst who used the
i name would seem to have been Gari
j bald, duke of Bavaria, A. D. 584. From
him descended Grlmaldua, king of Loin
j bardy, A. D. 073. His son was Gari
: baldus. Then the name disappears, but
it is early found among the nobles of
Genoa, and at the Institution of the
Liber Aureus, in 1528, its members
are recorded as of the ancient nobility.
; From 1528 to 1751 the successive gen
; eraUorw of the Garibaldi are recorded
In the "Libro d'Oro," and the last name
but one there entered Is Joseph Gari
baldi, born 1702, probably an ancestor
j of the dictator. In 1085 Jeannetla Gar
ibaldi was one of the four senators who
accompanied the doge of Genoa to Ver
sailles after Louis XIV. had nearly de
stroyed Genova la Superba by bombs
to apologize to the ruthless tyrant.—
Notes and Queries.
t'ndfr Many Flours.
Possibly no possession has changed
nationality so frequently as the island
of Santa Cruz, In the Danish West In
dies. Originally the land belonged to
! Spain, and it was taken from Spain to
be under the joint rule of England and
Holland. After awhile the flag of Hi!
land was taken down, anil the English
flas? alone floated, only to give way to
Spain again. The Knights of Malta
were the next possessors, and from
them it. passed to a company of adven
turers. who ltisi it to France, which
sold to a Danish company, the laud
finally 'coining into the possession of
the Danish government. England again
took possession in 1801, and eight year
later it passed to thi* 1 lanisli government
again. Eventually it will probably be
come a part of the United States, two
bargains having been arranged, but
never completed.
Cosrjr's Army.
Coxey's army started from Coxcy's
home in eastern Ohio in the spring of
1894 to carry, as Ooxoy said, a "peti
tion In boots" to congress for relief
from the hard times then prevailing.
On arriving at Washington it was de
nied aeeess to congress, and those of
the pilgrims who disregarded the order
1 to "keep off the grass" of the eapltol
grounds were sent to jail. Coxey hini
( self was condemned to a term in jail.
The "army" at last crossed the Poto
mac and settled down in a sort of hobo
camp ou tlie Virginia side. There it
was allowed to remain for several
months until complaints from Wash
ington induced the governor of Vir
! ginia to break up the camp and dls
j perse the campers.
Odd Marriage Ceremony.
Polynesia is probably the only place
j in the world where the marriage feast
| takes place without the presence of the
! bridegroom. For some unexplained
reason the young man is "sent into the
| bush" when negotiations are opened
J with the family of his bride, and here-
I mains there during the subsequent fes
| tlvltles. It is only when the guests
| have departed and the girl Is left alone
I with his parents that messengers are
j dispatched for him.
A Scotch "nail."
General Wade constructed military
roads in the highlands of Scotland. An
obelisk was constructed to commemo
rate his achievements on which was i
| inscribed tin following "bull," intend- I
ed to distinguish between natural |
; tracks and made roads;
j Had you these roa<l» bofore th«>y
were made,
You would lift up your hand* and blows
General Wade.
Difference and Distinction.
aost people are afraid to be differ 1
ent. Some people are different for the
i express purpose of showing that ibey I
ar" not afraid. And then there are a 1
few who are big enough not to care
whether they are different or not. They
are the ones that win out, but nine
times out of teu they do things In the
I ordinary way. Judge
In Her On n Coin.
Mamma —You naughty boy! What
do yen mean hy saying "Don't i*>the"
me now" when 1 linked you bo > •> i
got your clothes soiled? Totem.''
ia what you always say wh"ti I i-k .»,m
aomethini; you don't kno<v LUN to HII
•w»r
Rl«lki ln |,la*,
"If there I* anything I like." »a!t| he
9> Ida wife, "it Is a woman who knonsi
enough lo I** M good lleleuer," whereat
the servant girl at the k»jhoie .o»M
not r»|>r**a a nmlle of aatlafactton
It require* as uillcli refle lion unvl
*l*«Wii to know sthit Is not to |>nt
, Into a aerii iit *« mli if M f'ectl
HIS CHRISTMAS SERMON.
AM Ageil Warfiirer Wlm Tu UK lit a
<u i'ii I 'on ten I incut.
Aii English clergyman declares that
the best Christinas sermon he ever
heard was preached by a woman and
in three words!
"In my little parish, under the sweep
of the .Sussex downs," be says,"l was
walking swiftly home one night buffet
ed about by the gray clouds of driving
rain that the fierce sou'wester swept
landward from the sea when a poor,
helpless, aged woman asked me for a
trifle for a night's lodging.
"Curates arc supposed always to be
poor. It was Christmas time, and 1
had just parted with my last sixpence
at a lonely hamlet where work was
scarce. Still. I could not leave my
Stranger in the street, so I asked her
to come with me to my lodgings.
"She shambled along through the
mud with her streaming clothes aud
clouted boots, ami we entered my little
room. My thoughtful landlady had
made my table ready. A plate of hot
toast was standing in the fender; the
kettle sang vociferously, as if impa
tient to be used; In front of the fire
stood my slippers and an easy chair.
"To my surprise, my poor, worn, hag
gard companion raised her dripping
bands and burst Into tears with the
words, 'Oh, what luxury!'
"That was the best Chrlstujus ser
mon I ever heard, aud the only one I
have never forgotten."—Youth's Com
panion.
dive Your Stomach Rest.
Nothing will cure indigestion that
doesn't digest the food, itself, and give
the stomach rest. You can't expect that
a weak stomach will regain its strengh
aud get well when it is compelled to do
the full work that a sound stomach should
do. You wouldn't expect a sick herse to
get well when it is compelled to do a full
day's woik every day of the week. Ko
dol Dyspepsia Cure is a perfect digestant
and digests the food regardless of the
•onilition of your stomach. Relieves In
digestion, Belching, Sour Stomach, and
all stomach disorders.—Sold hy 11. C
Dodson.
Paying a Debt of Gratitude.
Mr. Mott Allen, foreman. Union City,
(Pa.) Chair Factory, says:"l was badly
afflicted with rheumati-m for more than
ci«ilit months; at times had to «>«-t up at
11 o'clock and stay up the balance of the
night; could not dress myself without
the aid of my wife: am now entirely
cured, and by the use of onlv one fillc
bottle of Crocker's lihuniatic Kemcdy.
It. ('. Dodson. 21sept:tui.
hor Cracked Hands.
Rough skin and cracked hands arc not
only cured by DeWift's Witch Hazel
Salve, but an occasional application will
keep the skin soft and smooth. Best for
Eczema, Cuts, Burns, Boils, etc. The
genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
affords immediate relief in all forms of
Blind. Bleeding. Itching and I'rotruding
Piles. Sold by K. ('. Dodson.
Irs Had Chase.
Millions rush in mad chase after health,
from one extreme of faddism to another,
when, if they would only eat good food,
and keep their bowels regular with Dr.
King's New Life Pills, their troubles;
would all pass away. Prompt relief and
quick cure for liver and stomach trouble.
25c at L. Ta&rgart's drug store; guaranteed j
Bargain in Books.
A complete set of Brittanica Ency
clopaedia,consisting of thirty volumes
and key Are all new and in original
packages. Will be sold at a bargain, ,
Apply at PRESS office. 36tf
Latest Popular Music.
Miss May Gould, teacher of piano ;
forte, has received a full line of the lat- i
est and most popular sheet music. All 1
the popular airs. Popular and class
ical music. Prices reasonable.
44-tf.
II Special Auction |
® for County Folks Ig
Saturday Alternoon, al 1 Pi j
Murrj H Coppersmith's Store. |
Our entire stock of Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, etc.' lg|
will be disposed of regardless of cost. We must sell be- MSg
cause the room goes into the carpenters hands. This is jvgj
the greatest opportunity to save money. Goods are not ggpj
in the least. ff|g
MURRY & COPPERSniTH CO. ||
Deafness Cannot be Cured.
By local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
nflamed condition of the mucous lin
ng of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a rumbl
ing sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restor
ed to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out often are caused by Catarrh, which
is nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any caße of Deafness caused by
catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
P. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's
Family Pills for constipation.
Everybody reads the PKESS.
Place to get the best "deal" is
) DIEHL'S 112
I v£V # I
I The Store at the West end.
You can buy your Xmas presents for all your friends I
and at the same time order your Christinas dinner from the I
Up-to-date Grocery, where prompt service and cheap I
prices are our motto.
I Chickens, Canned Corn, Tomatoes, Peas, String I
Beans, Nuts of all kinds, Malaga Grapes, ißc a lb., *
Oranges, at 25c per dozen, Candies, Olives, any price to A
suit you, Cranberries, Raisins, Citron, Candied Orange ■
Peel, Candied Cherries and Pineapple and many other I
things which we have not space to mention, will all go I
toward making you a dilicious Christinas dinner, and we I
■ deliver them at your door anywhere in town as soon as H
■ order is received. At tlie same time look over our line of
S | Christmas Gifts j j
AND HAVE THEMSENT TO YOUR HOME.
0 Lowney's Candy, in boxes from 5c to $3.00. Dag- H
A gat's Candy in boxes from 5c to $3.50. ■
I We CHI.IIOL describe t'le immense line of candy, the • jsj
must be seen so be appreciated and it is one of our special
lines. Candy by the pound for only 10c; and up to 50c a I
pound. Perfumes in el egad boxes and Hallock's "best'' ||
from roc to $2.50. Handkerchiefs, Neckties, Collats, Rib- I
bons, Linen Towels, Linen Table Cloths and table cloths I
I for only 35c per yard. Holly Ribbon in three widths, I
llollv Wreaths and Holly Sprays at 5c each. Now read £
about our leader, the greatest thing out and the only ones A
STOCKINGS ALL READY FILLED WITH ALL SANTA
CLAUSE COULD THINK 01, Isr «ind2sc to $2.50
I Dolls, Music Boxes and beautiful things that we ||
haven't time to mention. I
Call and see us if you do not want to buy, come and
look, any way
CHAS- DIEHL- J
Lily Dew.
The most delightful preparation for
ladies and gentlemen's toilet. It im
ports to the skin a delicious freshness
that can be gained no other way. Posi
tively removes tan and sunburn. Will
not irritate the most sensitive skin and
will not rub off or show like powder.
Manufactured only by MBS. EVA
TETER, Emporium, Pa. Rooms over
post office. 39-tf.
Furious Fighting.
"For seven years," writes Geo. W.
Hoffman, of Harper, Wash., "I hail a
bitter battle, with chronic stomach and
liver trouble, but at last I won. and cured
my diseases, by the use of Klectric Hit
ters. I unhesitatingly recommend tiiein
to all, and don't intend in the future to
be without them in the house. They are
certainly a wonderful medicine, to have
cured such a bad ease as mine." Sold,
under guarantee to do the same lbr you.
by li. Taggart druggist, at 50c, a bottle.
Try them today.