green xvitli Miss Grusvenor. The black men muttered something, rolled their eves in a manner that would luivc «iiveii Evangeline hys terics and dogged the couple all the way hack to our place. Tiiat started a rumor of attempted imirdi r, which set the village in an uproar, and there was some'danger of an < ■!< on the strangers until I'. C. Banks gave his personal assurance that Mr. < .r--svei:- • himself had said tho negroes were perfectly liannh' . Alt' •>! Boxing day was lively. I began to think oi old tinu i>i Kouih iea, when we had a revolution every twenty four !. 'i rand I u ask the baker each morning, "Who is president t (' But the night passed without any speei; I im i ie::t. 1 :• 1 words with the mongoose after dinner because i chanced t ... i.. "Mickey" instead of "iiikki. and Dan and Ii 1 > had a sp :• a; some cutlet bones. Such breezes, however, are not uncomrv .:i i best families, and, in distinct contrast with us, harmony reigned in un drawing room, where Schwartz made himself agreeable to all parti' 1 , even to Minkie. Picture to yourself, then, the terrific « xciteinent which sprang up next day at luncheon time when Minkie was missing! I first heard of it from Dan, who rushed in and yelped: "Have you seen Minkie anywhere?" "Yes," said I breathlessly. "Where?" "Here." "When?" "At breakfast." "Goose!" he hissed and ran out again. Of course I was only taking a rise out of him. I had no not that his search was serious until I heard Mam weeping when the G nor came back after driving all round the village and calling at ev house he could think of. "Oh, Tom," she sobbed, crying as if her heart would break, any harm has befallen our darling I shall not survive it." "Why do you take such a gloomy view of a trivial absence fi home?" he asked, though his voice did not bear out the carelessn his words. "You know well enough what an extraordinary cl Millicent is. We can never tell what queer thing she may doing." Mam was not to be comforted in thai way. "Millicent has always asked permission if she wished to be away at mealtime, and Dandy is not with her. I would not be so frightened if the dog had gone too. Tom, what shall we do if she is not homo before it is dark? I shall go mad." Dorothy was weeping also, and I heard Evangeline snivel some thing about "them there black villains as was up to no good," she was sure. That was the worst thing _ _ she could have said. Mam simply - nrfifflf' "" refused to remain in the house when the light failed. She was • going to ask Captain Stanhope's help, she declared. lie knew a good deal about these negroes, and she was certain lie would move heaven and earth to discover Minkie's whereabouts because lie loved the child as if she were his own sister. The Guv'nor saw that Mam was not fit to venture out, so he per suaded her to let him goto the manor and see Jack. Schwartz, who was really beside himself with anxiety, tried hard to console Mam and Dorothy during the Guv'nor's absence, though he personally was in a fine pickle, which they knew nothing of. lie was afraid Minkie had been attacked either on account of the ju-ju or the money he had given her, but he simply dared not say any thing about his suspicions. At last, after an hour that had a thou sand minutes, the Guv'nor returned. Mam saw by her first glance at his face that he brought bad news. She gave a deep sigh and fainted clean away. I heard Bob telling Dan something outside, but I was forced to sten to what the Guv'nor was saying to Schwartz while Dorothy and Evangeline and Cookie were trying to revive Mam, ' "It's a bad business, I fear," he whispered, holding onto the back of a chair like a man who thinks he may fall. "I met Stanhope and his uncle at the manor, and even the older Stanhope was aghast when I told him my errand. It was the first they had heard of Minkie's disappearance, and Jack is now procuring the arrest of every negro in Dale End." "'I would like to burn them alive," broke in Schwartz, and he meant it, too, for he was on the rack. "But that is not all," went on the Old Man hoarsely. "My poor little girl was seen talking to one of these devils last evening at dusk At the farther end of the green. And today the moment, the bank was open she changed a fifty pound note. There can be no doubt about it. The manager himself told me. Of course he thought the money was mine. God in heaven! What does it all mean, and what has become of her ?" Schwartz sat down and bent his head, lie gave it up. lie didn't know what to do. Neither did 3. I was acquainted with Minkie's plan, but, so far as I could see, it had nothing in it which was likely to keep her away from home. 4 No wonder people in Dale End called that a black Christmas. It was nearly being a fiery one also, because others in the village shared Schwartz's idea, and it was actually proposed that the police station should bo burned down and the negroes roasted inside it. Isn't thero a proverb about scratching a Russian and finding a Tartar? Well, to my thinking, you will not find such a world of difference between Sur rey and Alabama when a black man is suspected of doing away with a white girl. And our Minkie too! Oh, look here; I'm off into the Latin tongues. 1 can't express my feelings in pure Anglo-Saxon. Give me a torch and a bucket of tar. I'll find the feathers! Saperlotte! What was it Giovanni used to say? jr"*"" . Con tin tied next week CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1908. SCHWALMER BOYS AND GIRLS Their Qucint Costumes and Their Odd Christmas Dance. Over in Hesse-Nassau, a district in German,'.', there is a section of the Hessian people who present an inter esting study, particularly in regard t«> their quaint Christmas customs. These people live in the valley of the river Sclnvalm. The Schwaimer l»i>s wear ;i ]•( uliar round hut or cap without brim or visor. It resembles in shape a small cheese box. They wear a sort of < 1 >:tl with skirt reaching be i3& SCHWALMKLT HOY AND ULLLL. low the knees, something on the order t»f the 'Highlander's kilt, and white socks with black bows. The Seliwalnier girls also wear white stockings with the black bows. Their skirts reach scarcely below the knees. It is the fashion to wear several stiff skirts, which stand out from the per son much in the manner of the hoop skirts of our own grandmothers. Ou their heads the girls wear a funny little pill box sort of hat, to which arc attached broad bands tied under the chin, completely concealing the ears. The boys and girls have an outdoor ilance nt Christmas when the weather favors. Each village has a favorite danc ing ground where the young people gath er for the fun. The boys stand in a semi circle, while the girls line up to await their partners. Everybody maintains a dignified silence. Finally one boy steps forward to the maiden of his choice, lifts his arm and bows pro foundly. Each of the boys In his turn then goes through the same ceremony of choosing his partner, who is his for the day. Then begins the dance, which is vigorous and hearty. t IK MIwJU iPi« u fl *| np v The pcacb wdfopple, plum and pear Are nice fey can be; Bui just give me fe fruit On tbe &99d old Cbris'mas tree ! A SURPRISING WEDDING. • It Gave a Shock to the Lady Who Was So Anxious to See It. An elderly American authoress asked me to conduct her to a place where she could see a workman's wedding, as she required it for a new novel, writes the Paris correspondent of the London Gentlewoman. To oblige ihe lady I took her to the Lac Saint-Far gcau, an establishment at the top of the steep Rue do Belleville. It was still early when we. reached the place, and no brides or bridegrooms were visible as yet. At last two char a-bancs drove up to the door, and a noisy company alighted, all smoking cigarettes, including the bride, which shocked my friend exceedingly. The company then sat down to luncheon, and we watched them from a distance, while a photographer took up his position near us. The meal did not last very long and ended in the bride performing a jig 011 the table, while the guests danced around her. They then started games, hide and seek, etc.-, and while the bridegroom had his back turned the bride threw her arms round the neck of a red hair ed youth. This led to a fight between the two. The melee became general, the bride pulling off her wreath and throwing it at her father-in-law's head. My friend looked 011 in breathless excitement, while the guests jumped over the ta bles and chairs, but when the bride turned a somersault, alighting on the bridegroom's shoulders, the good lady's .indignation rose to a high pitch, and it was only then that 1 told her what 1 —and the reader 110 doubt, too—guessed long before, that they were a party of acrobats rehearsing a scene for a cine matograph company. Consistency is a jewel, but obstinacy 1s i! counterfoil. Illinois State Regis ter. STERLING RUN. W. 11. Mitchell, Dentist, Emporium. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, of Genesee, visited their cousin Mrs. Laura A. Smith recently. Gladys liuiiee returned home Monday from Olean. where she has been staying with her sister Mrs. Tom Marks. John Schwab and wife, of Cameron, vi-iited town Sunday. Joseph Furlong is spending his vaeaj tion ot home. Emporium visitors this week were 1). E. Spangler and wife, Mrs. Martha Smith and daughter Gladys, Mrs. 11. F. Foster, Mrs. Ed. Whiting, Mrs. J. Iv Smith, Thomas Eddy and wife. Mrs. A. L. liarr, Kathryn May. L. C. Suinmer.son was very sick Wednesday. Mrs. •). I'. MeNarney and son Wilford visited iu town Friday. Kathryn Orr had a Christmas tree 1 Friday at the Tannery school house for her school. Quite a few from town at tended the exercises. Miss liud II ogan, of Emporium, was the guest of Mrs. I). E. Spangler, Sun day. Charles Howlett, Mike Parker and Charles McCaffery killed a large bear at Wilber the past week. G. H. Howlett had a valuable cow killed on the railroad Friday. Mrs. J. R. Strawbridge accompanied by Wm. Buck and wife, of Itenovo, left Wednesday for Philadelphia. John Wade, of Meadvile, is the guest of his parents Owen Wade and wife. Mrs. Orlow Smith and daughter Ruth, of Curwensville, visited relatives in town this week. Harry Wylie visited in St. Marys Monday. Vida I lousier is home for the Holi days. Mrs. William Strawbridge was called to Montgomery the past week on account of the death of a relative. She returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Carrie Meredth was the guest of Rev. Fbersole and family recently. Carlton Smith is spending vacation at home. Morgan Foster, of Kathbun, spent Wednesday in town the guest of his brother H. F. Foster. BLUE BELL. Take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are antiseptic and soothe pain quickly. Insist upon DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. Regular size 50c. Sold here by R. C. Dodson. For Rent. A very desirable front room for rent with use of bath, on Allegany Ave. Apply to Mrs. E. S. Coi>persmith. 44-3t. SN.N V \;\ s \ \ \ \ \ / SECOND TO NONE J; Adam, 1 Meldrum & ✓ % Andebson Co. < 396-408 Ms. in .Street / BUFFALO. N. V. / \ Before I I Inventory ; j Saies I '</ 1 / ' After Christmas oomes the great clean-tip of Holiday '4 / Goods and the re-adjustment •' 112 of stocks before inventory. £ Sacrifices will be made which P will interest every one who % $ has a mind to econ o m . fi Stong values will he offer- % ed in '/■, / / / Suits Coats '% Furs Waists < ' Gloves Shoes 112 / Blankets Hosiery ' I Flannels Silks ' | Umbrellas Linens x i D rcss Goods s / Housefurnisings 7 Etc. Etc. | % ' % % ; We Refund Yonr Feres, j / In connection with the Gham- / S ber of Commerce. Allsurburban y <■ trolley lines arrive and depart % from Main and Court streets 'f-, within 100 feet of our doors. %, Packages may be zent to the / / waiting room and be called for / after the theatres are over. i === % P ADAM, ' MELDRUM. | ANDERSON CO. J American Block, Buffalo, N. Y. •/\ \ v \ \ \.\ \ s THE BATTLE OF the CENTURY Continues from Ist page Pennsylvania did their whole duty and, in their heroism, were excelled by none. To understand truly and to es timate properly the fighting qualities of the men and the organizations of those armies, one must take the cold figures of the percentage of losses in killed and wounded and compare them with similar results in other wars and by troops of other nations. GETTYSBURG BEATS WORLD . When reading the following, let UH not fail to remember the record of the hravfist troops in Europe. 'I he Third Westphalinn, at Mars la Tour, lost 49.4 per cent, killed and wounded ; the Garde-Shutzan, at Met/., lost 46 1 per eont.; the Light Brigade, at Balakla va, lost 37.6 ppr cent. This is a story of brave men and splendid organiza tion, and tells of the greatest loss 011 record in single engagements in Euro pean wars. Not one of them lost 50 per cent, in killed and wounded, in single engagements. At Gettysburg there were at least seven regiments from this State that lost 50 per cent, and some of them more than that. Let us recall the story of these com mands. About 11 o'clock on the first day the head of Roy Stone's brigade— all Pennsylvanians—arrived on the field, and was placed by General Dou bleday on the left of the Chambers burg pike, the left of the line resting near the right of the Iron Brigade. Shells were flying as the Pennsylvan ians moved into position, and it was a hot place to form. Stripping for the fray and unslinging knapsacks, the men called out, "We have come to stay!" When evening came fully 50 per cent, of the gallant brigade remained on the fatal ridge. Stone's brigade held the key to the first day's fight and every man seemed to realize the im portance of holding out to the last. Al though some two hours elapsed from the time Gie brigade arrived until the first serious attack of the Confedeiate infantry. It was anything but an in terval of peace. Exposed and in full view of the enemy, the line was pound ed by batteries from the distant hills, both north and west, and many were the casualities. JOHN BURNS, THE HERO. Then the whole valley of Willoughby Hun and the country beyond was in clear view, and every man saw for him self what was coming—the Confeder ates, in a continuous double line of de ployed battallions en masse in reserve. To meet this tremendous onslaught stood one thin line, and not a man in reserve. It required courage of a high order to quietly await the attack, but Stone's men were equal to the occa sion. As Colonel Iluidekoper and Major Qhamberlain were chatting, while awaiting the attack, a unique, antique and most picturesque figure approach ed. It was citizen John Burns, of Gettysburg. Tall, and bony of frame, with deliberate step, he came to the front, carrying in his right hand a rifle at a "trail." He wore a blue swallow tail coat, with brass buttons, dark trousers and a high hat, from which the nap had long since disappeared. Although three-score years and ten, and bent with age, he said, "Can I fight with your regiment?" Just then Colonel Wister came up and in his bluff manner asked : "Well, old man, what do you want ?'' "I want a chance to fight with your regiment." "You do? "Well, where is your ammuni tion ?" "Right here, said the old hero, slapping his trousers pocket, which was bulging out with cartridges. "Good," replied Wister, "I wish there were more like you," advising the old man togo into the woods and fight •where he would be more sheltered But John Burns was not the kind that looked for shelter, and he fought during the day not only in the open, but in the very front. When evening fell he was still there, but badly wound ed. At 1:30 o'clock the whole lino of the enemy was seen advancing, and for more than two hours the devoted brig ade of Roy Stone — 143 d, 149 th and 150 th Pennsylvania Regiments—met and cheeked the exulting foe. ONE THIN LINE. Never in the history of wars did men stand up under like conditions and make such a defence. There they were, ono thin line, without a man in reserve, meeting charge after charge, and seaiue beyond as far as the eye could reach, other lines of fresh troops, ready to take the place of those re pulsed. Every field officer in the brigade, save one, was shot, and many of them several times. In the 143 d 36 percent, were killed and wounded and 91 were missing, many of these being number ed among the dead ; the 159t1i lost 50 per cent, killed and wounded and 111 missing ; the 150 th lost 50 per cent killed and wounded and 77 missing, '25 of whom were afterward found to be dead or wounded. Glorious Brigade of the Keystone State ! When will your glory fade ? Officers and men alike will live in story. Can we ever forget Roy Stone failing away out in front of his line, 01* Langhorne Wister clinging to his com mand with his mouth so full of blood that speech was an impossibility ; or Huidekoper remaining in command of his regiment with shattered arm and a ball through his leg ; or Color Sar geant Benjamin H. Crippen, of the 142 d, lingering, as his regiment walked to the rear, to shake his list at the ad vancing foe, until he was shot dead ; or Color Sergeant Phifer, of the 150 th, ad vancing with colors and Haunting them in the face of the victorious foe until he fell dead, with all the color guard dead or wounded about him ? Surely it was a great Brigade and a noble fight, but more yet was demand ed, for, on the of the second day, the 149 th and the 1501b charged upon the Confederate lines and recap tured two guns that had been lost that afternoon. Likewise, on the third day of the battle, the three regiments were again under fire, being in line to meet the charge of Pickett's men and to meet the storm of the artillery fire that for two long hours preceded the at tack. TTIK GREAT MONUMENT. Pennsylvania lias nearly 1000 dead sleeping in the cemetery, men who died gtoriousley on the soil of their own State. While each organization has a monument on the field, our State, to commerate all her sons who participat ed in the great battle, is about to erect a stupendous memorial on the field, at a cost of slso,ooo—a double arch tower ing more than 100 feet in heigth, splen did in the beauty of its proportions, and crowned by a heroic stature of Victory. Iu front of the arch will be statues of Lincoln and Curtin, and around the base will be 90 bronze tablets contain ing the names, not only of the organi zations, records of numbers present, the killed and wounded, but also the name of every man from Penna., who partcipated in the battle. So the man brhind gun; he who carried the musket will be remembered, as well as the offi cer who commanded and led them. The structure will be of granite, the statute of Victory and those of Lincoln and Curtin will be of bronze. Four immense bas-reliefs in granite, 8 by 18, over the keystone of the arch, will show four scenes of the battle, and will represent the four arms of the ser vice—infantry, cavalry, artillery and signal corps. The commissioners who have charge of the memorial are St. Clair A. Mul holland, John P. Taylor, Geo. P. MorJ gan, Charles F. McKenna, J. C. Stine man, H. H. Cummings, Chae. E. Quail, E. L. Whittlesey and H. S. Huideko per. They expect tp have the memorial finished and dedicated July 3, 1910, the forty-seventh anniversary of the bat tle. GOOD NEWS. riany Umporium Readers Have Heard It and Profited Thereby. "Good news travels fast," and the thousands of bad back sufferers in Mm poriuui are glad to learn that prompt re lief is within their reach. 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McDonald, Central House Emporium, Middle Ward, Hotel Licenses. I). W. Donovan, Emporium House Michael J. Dolan City Hotel William Schutte New Warner House William Bente Cottage Hotel Frederick Levecke Commercial House RESTAURANT LICENSES. EMPORIUM, MIDDLE WARD. Henry Shade Novelty Restaurant WH<>LESA LE LICENSES. F. X. Bl untie, Shlppen Township A. A/McDonald, Emporium ' WILLIAM J. LEAYITT. Clerk Q. S.
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