CHRISTMAS^
IN THE
VAL D! ROSE I j
WALTON WILLIAMS
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IN mediaeval times, when learning!
wns rare and confined mostly to '
the igular clergy living in nio- j
itiistk' fi nimimities, it became Hie j
fashion to illustrate the gospel narru- i
lives 1» v means of more or less renlls- |
tie dramatic representation. This I
method of instructing the unlettered i
was borrowed from the old heathen j
mysteries, and tin* monks and nuns
who devised the pious scheme made
every effort to Impart 11 reverential un
, j
THE OI'IEHIXG IN TIIE VAL 1)1 KOSE.
derstandir.g of the subject illustrated.
This i< the origin of the mystery or
miracle plays and also of the sacred
tableaux vivants which in time were
enacted In the rural churches. These
living pictures always Illustrated some
Biblical subject and were probably of
great spiritual benefit to those who
could 110* read.
It was thus that the great features
of the Christian religion were made in
telligible to the public. The practice
began early in the tenth century and
grew in favor for at least 2fX) years.
In the thirteenth century, however, the
custom had become so subject to
abuse that the clergy began to frown
fo MISTLETOE!
By N,NA picton 4^
Copyright. 190 S. bu American Press Association
times she passed beneath
With face so arch and eye of
And I, distraught, what could
Rank coward—l turned round
From every nook and corner
Eyes gleamed* like stars in
Yet ne'er an eye of black or gray
Shone full and soft as hers that
Each one waxed bold as forth she
And o'er her golden hair the
Of witchery huntf. My hour
came now.
I caught and kissed her like a man
What could I do? insane.
O happy swain I
She neither screamed nor smiled
nor chid me then,
Hut brushed her cheek like
And then a tiny,childish frown j \
Came'twixt her brows. "AtUst!" 112 \
No ear but mine heard that im- Wjjjijjjj
The crowd had passed. We ~sl
twain stood there flSjCgfl* . I
In perfect bliss, without a care, \ '■ ' I
And o'er and o'er breathed her
The Joy bells rang. The old year \ J
crept away. \
Lusty and young the new year v'Bffl
Aglow with promise, life and
Ah, never was such night or holl-
For ail they *W| l (MO I,I tß a kiu*i hm.
upon It.and finally thoy prohibited all
forms of Biblical representation In the
churches.
In time most of the Easter my*
tery pictures disappeared from the
churches, but many of the Christinas
illustrations had acquired such a firm
hold upon the popular heart that they
remained and have been brought down
to the present day in a somewhat modi
fied form. Such is the "Bambino,"
which is seen today in all parts of the
Christian world and which lias eotno
to possess ainio t a ritualistic signifi
cance.
Another Christmas mystery which
Ist ill survives, although its perpetuation
Is confined to a limited region, is the
quaint and decidedly impressive Christ
mas ceremonial known as "the offer
ing." This custom hits been repealed
for ceutnvii ; on Christmas day in the
-lnu* 1 ■ of the Italian highlands. It
is illustrative of the visit of the magi
to the infant .lesus at Bethlehem. A.
little boy is chosen to represent the
I Saviour. Dressed in a white robe.
| wearing a gilded crown and holding a
I globe hi liis hands, he stands upon ai
1 altar surrounded by olive branches and
J a multitude of lighted candles. Votive
< lamps hang above him, and abundant
offerings of fruit and flowers are at his
feet. A cr nvd of peasants, both men
1 and woi::< n, clad i.i festival attire and
| wearing the picturesque head cover
ings of the Tuscan mountaineers, bring
oranges and pomegranates from their
tiny gardens and offer them devoutly
| to the weary little representative of
the Lord of the harvest.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1905.
A I.lM'k of ('mil jirlhlnn.
The old squire was narrating liis er
perienccs wit!) county fairs. "You nev
er had much to do with managing
them, perhaps," lie said. "Well, I hnv<
had a great deal. It takes a lot ul
head work, I can tell you, to think u[
popular features outside of the hi#
steers, tin' fat hogs, the mainiuotL
squashes, the poultry, the preserves
the laee tidies and the agricultural
horse trots to draw the-crowd.
"I remember one year," he proceed
ed, "when we got everybody's interest
excited by announcing a prize of c gold
headed cane for the homeliest man in
the county and a silk dress pattern foi
the homeliest woman. After a spirited
competition the cane was awarded tc
Colonel Van Jessup. the landlord of the-
Viiii Jessup hotel."
"Yes, 1 know Join," Interrupted out
of the listeners, "and I've seen the
cane. Who got the silk dress for l>cinn
the homeliest woman?"
"Nobody. There weren't any entries.'
Sail Water Fulls.
There arc a good many salt catarac;
in existence. They may lie found it
Norway, southern Chile and British <' >
luinbia, where narrow fiords, or arm
of the sea, are obstructed by barrier
of rock. The rising tide flows over av
filters through such reefs into the gre ■
natural reservoirs beyond, hut the wa
tcr is held back at the ebb until i'
breaks over the obstruction in an irre
sistiblc torrent. Most curious of all i
the waterfall at Canoe passage, who; •
the island of Vancouver approaches tie
British Columbia mainland. Here flit
flood tide from the gulf of Georgia, r
the south ard. i; dammed back at r
narrow cleft between two islands until
it pours over In a boiling cascade eight
een feet high, with perhaps double tlu
volume of the Ithine. At the turn of
the tide, however, the waters from th<
north rush back into the gulf, produe
ing a cascade of equal height and vol
umc. This salt water fall actually flow
both ways.
The C'aKlo SliootliiK Hnlilt.
The irate farmer who orders the eltj
sportsman off his "lands" is alwayi
Incomprehensible to the man witli tin
gun. His stories of damage to bis cat
tie are unhelieved, but there seems t
bo some reason for the rural objection
to city gunners. "To know how wide
spread the cattle shooting habit is."
said a government meat Inspector, "on •
should take up a position beside an i:i
spector at a packing house and not
how many cattle are flayed revealing
a charge of bird shot in their bodie
Some are peppered on one side only
others on both sides. 1 don't kno.
whether the cases are all accidental oi
whether the hunters shoot the eattia
full of bird shot just for fun, but
mighty few. either native or range cat
tle, reach the packing houses without
carrying souvenirs of some gloriou ••
hunting trip."
A Mnllciou* Will.
Persons wishing to register in their
last wills and testaments their feelings
regarding their natural heirs may take
as a model the following crisp effort of
an Englishman, William Hall: "1 give
to that vile wretch, Samuel Hall, who
I admitted of the temple many years
since, but he sold his gown, aud in
seven years I could never get him to
church but once, and twice he assault
ed me, and at the time lie had certainly
killed me if by (Joel's providence I had
uot by a maidservant been thrown
against a great lire, the sum of It) shil
lings, to be paid him every Monday
upon request, and I wish that the
first food lie takes after my death will
choke liini."
Lfticolu'a In I currl I>.
No man ever believed in his calling
more thoroughly than Lincoln, and he
had no patience with the much mouth
ed charge that honesty was not com
patible with its practice.
"Let no young man choosing the law
for a calling yield to that popular be
lief," ho wrote. "Resolve to be honest,
at all events. If, in your judgment, you
cannot be nn honest lawyer, resolve to
be honest without being a lawyer
Chooso some other occupation rather
than one In the choosing of which you
do, in advance, consent to lie a knave."
—Frederick Trevor Hill in Century.
I'cucllliiK on 7.ln<>.
An ordinary pencil mark on zinc is
in a measure indelible. The writer
saw recently a zinc label on which *
name had been written with an ordi
nary lead pencil thirty years ago, anil
after a little of the oxide had been rub
bed off the name was as legible as it
it was just written. For permanency,
where no illegibility Is debired, unfil
ing can be more durable. Exchange.
I-oftlcully Di'iiionsiraicd.
Bhe—l can prove logically and math
ematically that women are worth more
than men. He I'd like to see you do
fi, my dear. She Isn't a miss as good
as a mileV lie—So they say. She
And doesn't It take a whole lot of men
to make a league? Baltimore Ameri
can.
I.lllli- nillprrui'r.
"Really," said the X ray operator to
the surgeon, "there Is only a gram
matical distinction between our pro
fesslons."
"l»o you think so'/" said the surgeon.
"Certainly. I see bones, ami you saw
bones." Bystander.
The Mnileni Mux,
Villain If I -•uiuld Ulss you, 1 tup
pose you'll (jo and tell your mother.
Modern Hhepherdet-■ No; I should go
and lell nty lawyer New Yorker.
I*re«erl|illun li» n llivnl
I lore I ice | should like to i|o h nut
thhiK thai would make lilui miserable
for life Mntiel Then why don't yon
mnrrv bliu?
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and out
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■ They look better and I
I'or these reasons I
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M ical and far more satis- H
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Ask your dealer.
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| FRIDfl'/, DEC. 8, 'OS j
) '2O cases Daisy Telephone Peas )
S 3 for 25c 3
} 5 cases Mothers' Oats for 2oc \
. scases Arbuckies Coffee lb \
\ Special prices on our Bargain >
i Day in all departments. Choice £
S line of goods to select from S
i WE KEEP ONLY THE BEST i
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s Allegany Avenue, C
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SIZERVILLE.
Almost the entire town was at Empo
rium shopping on Saturday:
Sizerville will not <jo dry next year.
We understand this will cause the 10.-s of
some of our neighbors.
Mr. and .Mrs. Will McDowell left for
Sterling ltun Monday.
Camelia Hi flu way was in Emporium on
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. Archie Freeman had the mi-for
tune to ,-evcrely injure his left foot last
Fiiday. His team ran away causing a
trail of' logs to smash his foot. He is
around again but swings himself between
a pair of clutches.
Mrs. Angelo Aglirado spent Wednes
day in Olean shopping.
Kobe! t McDowell is now ready to re
ceive laundry of all kinds, having started
a patent washing machine.
A. .Market and wife visited in Port
Allegany on Monday.
Mrs. James Matall, of Brookvillc, was
visiting in town the first of this week.
SENATOR.
SINNAMAHONING.
Mrs. Wm. Piper, of (Jalcton. is visiting
her parents and friepds here this week.
Mis. T. E. Fulton is visiting friends at
Sterling Run.
Mrs. C. F. Snyder was down to Ile
novo Tuesday.
•1. D. Council went to Lock Haven on
Tuesday on business.
Jas. Mead attended court at Lock
Haven this week.
Barclay Bros, mill has shut down for
the season.
•J . \. ilantcuu) left lor his home at
Lock Haven on Tuesday.
'I lie it mains of Jostph Fii k, of l'unx
sulawney. lonmily if this place, was
bri.uuht here fer Luiial in Saturday.
He was buiied uudir the Masonic liti*.
Mr. Fiuk being a chartir member of
Driftwood Lodge. F. \ A. M.
1 I t P ttdcr Co. it taking advantage of
'his t swliiit \\ eat lit rand have a large
iiiw >1 nun at wml, piif'icling tlnii
plant. Mo.-t of ilit ii huge buildings ure
well ui.iiir way, and an eiiupi sid ol tile
aud hioi.e whii h uuikis thim \< i\ i-ub
stautial.
Imhlh) lh< x drew the waiii iut of
in ir lug | Mids liuvinu in iliinii.- it \i.ung
hili.-h -Hat.did in the mud.
S. A. NelM.ii, ( I Pu mid Ihlaiiid, Was in
i Mil Moi day i I last week nt:d reports
tiling a wilihut ili the bin k i I a doe, u
II w ilaji * nj.li, I In- di i r ha t ing bi di dliv
i' in 11 •in tin wmils |>\ Ihe eat. 11.
In « think* tin I ouiit\ on ii wilih.ii ouglii
to tie tf.YHO
DKUHK.
HUNTLEY.
Mrs. Patrick Farrel is visiting her par
ents at Cameron this week.
Mr. B. .J. Collins was a Driftwood
visitor Sunday.
Mrs. John Car.son aud son tlcorgc
j we IV Driftwood callers Saturday,
j Frank Alger, while cutting iogn for
; Win. Nelson in liitr Run. Saturday, got
j badly cut on the head with an axe—and
I though very weak from loss of blood he
j walked to the Station. Dr. Corbett
I dressed the wound.
Hex, the family dog owned by Win.
W )'lie, died \\ cdnesday at the age of 10
years. lie was a very intelligent and
valuable animal and will be missed very
much.
Mrs. Augustus Nelson is on the sick'
list.
Miss Kuth Sullivan, of the Hast Side
visited Miss Bertha Wylie, Saturday.
Dec. 19th, 1905.
J. F. S.
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STERLING RUN ITEMS
James Furlong visited Ilenovo over
1 Sunday.
Frank Verbeck went to Driftwood
i Fsiday on business.
Fred Mason, of Ilenovo, is visiting his
| sister, Mrs. Ed. Brooks, this week.
Miss Frances Summcrsou, who has
' been in Emporium the past few months,
1 returned to her home in Sterling on
| Wednesday.
Mrs. Mitchell, of New York City.
| visited her grand-mother, Mrs. M Her
] rick, last week.
Mrs. Haines and daughter, of St.
Marys,were the guests of Jos. Kissel and
family this week.
Miss Gladys O'Keefe, who is teaching
| on drove Hill, visited her home over
| Sunday.
Miss Edna Suuimerson, teacher at
! Cameron, visited her mother Sunday.
Mr» Elizabeth Mason, who broke her
I shoulder some time ago. is slowly improv
j 'ng-
Miss Flora K ■ r.-ole. who i- attending
| school at Buffalo, came home Saturday
j to spend Christinas with her parents,
i Mrs. Jane D viing, of this plane, is
1 visiting her daughter, Mrs. (.'ail Swart/.
J at Emporium.
A number of our 112 p'e attended the
! dance at Cameron Monday night.
The Emporium visitors on Saturday
were: Mrs. Delia Lord. Mrs Lawn Hair.
Mrs. Owen Wade, June.- Lynch, C. C.
Craven, and Joseph Furlong.
J. F. S.
A Wonderful Saving.
| The largest Methodist Church in
I Geogia, used '.VI gallous of L & M.,mix
ed with 24 gallons of oil, thus making
paint cost about $1.20 per gallon. They 1
oalculated to use 100 gallons of other
paint. Saved abont SBO.OO and also get
a big donation of L. <fc V. Dealers glad- j
ly sell L. & M., because their customers'
call for it and say they used it 12, 14 j
and even 30 years ago.
Don't pay 81.50 a gallon for linseed
oil, which you do in reudy-for use paints ,
Buy oil fresh from the barrel at tit)
cents per gallon, and mix it with L. & !
M. Faint.
It makes paint cost about 81.20 per j
gallon. Sold by Harry S. Lloyd.
RICH VALLEY
Miss Gertie Lewis, of Elk Fork, visit
ed Miss Hazel Lockwood on Sunday.
Delbert Rockwell, of Turtle Point,
| was seen on our streets Sunday.
Frank Sweescy and wife, visited Mr.
j and Mrs. Malcouie McLeod, of Lewis j
j Hun, on Sunday.
Mrs. W. R. Carter had business at
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Truman McCaslin visited Mrs. I
Hatidolph Lockwood, Tuesday.
Fail Rifle seriously injured his hand
Tuesday, by taking a '"header" from his :
wheel.
Mrs. Ella McLeod visited her sister
Mrs. Frank Sweesey Wednesday,
A Christmas party is to be held at the !
Sweesey school house, Friday night.
M. A
FIRE SALE!
Sweeping Reduction
SIO,OOO worth of Hardware of all
kinds must be sold during the
next Ten Days, regardless ot cost
in order to allow repairs to be
made on building.
Bargains For AIL
MURRY 4 COPPERSMITH CO.
CAMERON.
Saturday was pay day at the mines.
J. VV. Fauvcr uiovcd his family to
Johnsonburg, where lie is em ployed at
the paper mill.
J. M. Olsen was- : business caller at
Hnif.oi iijtn Tuesday.
Horn, Friday n.'ining to .Mr. and
Mrs. (Jrant I layne.-. i baby girl. Mother
doing well,
A. 1"'. Walker vivied Ktuporium be
tween trains Mond,i\.
Thomas (tiluiaitii:, who was injured
i some days a»o, \v;i- very much worse
Sunday, His chii inn are all at his bed
j side.
.Mrs. Dan Sullivan left on Krie mail
j Monday to visit lit r daughter Annie at
Hornelsville, N. Y . over Christmas.
J. F. s.
Dee. 19, 1005.
The Season of Indigestion.
The season of > t i:>e>tion is upon us.
i Kodal Dyspepsia <V.i • for Indigestion and
Dyspepsia will do < verything for the
stomach that an < v r-loaded or over
worked stomach ea . not do for itself.
• Kodol Digests what you eat —gives
the stomach ar< st— n Sieves sour stomach,
belching, heari bum. indigi slion, etc.
Sold by 1!. C. Dod-oi .
.iu.w» nets 7- sxa-jrr anrs —■ -w-ita
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