The Alamance
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jTQ XXXIV. SGRAHAM'Nrc. THtJRSDAY, DECEMBER 24,
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DR. WILL S. LOXO, JR
. . , DENTI&T .. . .
rsrahsm North Carotin
OFFICK in SIMMONS BUILDING
IACOB A
LONG.
J. ELMER LONG,
LONG & LONG,
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GRAHAM,' N;
s. O.O.O.K:;
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GRAHAM,' N. 0.
Office in the Bank of Alamance
Bulding. up stairs. "' . .
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Attorney and Counselor At JLitivv
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Frsciice regularly la the courts oi Ala
nance conn ty.
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ROB'T C. STRUDWICK
Attornoy-at-Law,
GREEN SBORQ-Mi U.
Practices in the v courts of Ala
mance and Guilford counties.
(roaye Grease Liniment Curn&
the Boys as weilastha (Firtf
Mamma, go lo Thomp
son Drug Co.'s and flct a
box ol Mother's Joy and
a bottle of Goose Grease
Liniment ;: :, : : t .
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these in your house.-, Motheks'
Joy is made of pure Goose Grease
and Mutton Suet with th most
costly medicines known : :
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January
Christmas of (he
Julianites
9y HOVEHT TOMJELL.
(Copyright, 108, by American Press Asso
ciation. "f HRISTHAS comes but once a
( ( year," wrote somebody, and
everyooay accepted the state
ment as truth. It Is not true,
however, for Christmas cornea twice a
year. Those of us who reckon by the
uregonan calendar celebrate Dec. 25.
Those who still adhere to the Julian
calendar observe Jan. 7. Russia Is the
only great nation which still holds out
tor the Julian calendar. The Greek
uatnoiic church sticks to the time
theasurement adopted by Julius Caesar
forty-six years before the birth of
Christ. Thus the Greeks and all the
adherents of that
church, including
the Uusslnns, of
course, hold their
Christmas on the
7th day of Jan
uary. In the city of
New York both
Christmas days
are celebrated.
The January
date, as a matter
of course, is ob
served by com
paratively few
persons, but It is
observed rigidly.
Thet fast for elaborately and
W.BTVDAT8. faithfully DT
those who desire to render unto Caesar
that which Is Caesar'a even as to the
calendar.
new York city hag a considerable
populatlou of Greeks, Russians, Ar
menians, Syrians, Servians, Poles, Bui
garlans, Montenegrins and Vlachs. all
of whom observe the Jullanlc Christ
mas. For forty days prior to Jan,
they observe a fast, eating no meat,
neither beast, fish nor fowl. They eat
fish eggs or caviare, but draw the line
there. Their principal diet for the for
ty days' fasting is made up of olives,
beans, caviare bread and crackers.
But at 0 o'clock on the morning of
Christmas day, Jan. 7, the Jullanist
fast Is over. It Is not necessary to
hint that these people count the days
till Christmas or that they rejoice and
are exceeding glad when- the anniver
sary arrives. These facts are obvious,
Christmas means for them a glorious
feast, a square meal, several square
meal in fact, a round of square meals,
Our Jullanist friends go to church
early on their Christmas morning, but
not too early. They eat breakfast
first High mass la celebrated in the
Greek Orthodox church at 8 o'clock.
The forty days' fast having ended two
hours before, the Jullanlats are joy
fully full of the good things of this
world before they enter the house of
worship. The chief viand, so far as
its symbolic character goes, is
spiced loaf of rye bread covered and
filled with walnuts, with a cross cut
on top. This is called the christop
aoma "bread of the Christ." But it
Is not to be doubted that beefsteaks,
fowls, fishes, saddles of mutton and
other substantial are devoured. Here
and there one of the presumably faith
ful proves faithless and falls before
Christmas, bis craving for a meat diet
belmr too strong to resist This weak
brother is ignored by the faithful.
It is in the cafes in the sections of
the cftv where the Julianlsts dwell
that this Christmas day is celebrated
with the moat visible gusto. The Greek
"young bloods" gather in the little res
taurants and sit long over tables heavy
with edibles and light with wines.
BOB WXaX aacTHXB IS IOMOBXD ! tKB
The same of some of the diners sre
interesting. CoasUottae Bcooomopo
looa is a budding florist who gathers
around him hi rosy young room
narralambos Chrlstatoa, MlnlcakeJ
KepaeUeos. Pericles Doganges and
rr.l. r-.nnnnU-cllia. And don t let
ns forget Nicholas Booms, editor of
the Dally Thermopylae, woo gn w
aa extra edltlso la fcooor ei ws
ThMi nreeka. many Ol wem mmr
la rarreons new CKJtaina, wim
ihj r aat ts an and with the raps of
TsrklsB coffee aad the Tarklsh elga-
rsttasv mixed la with songs ssa w-.
It is highly Interesting for a plala
American, with a plain name like JUJ
jobs, te sit la ens oi dm -
hear the songs of the foreign genOe-
wtth the seven jomieo wrmw
the saosfaction oejnciesi
thstr swantenaness as -- "-
I and receive the unprssawi " -real
Christinas efceer. thong It s
IhT teea days lats an -
method a somiuns; owe.
tttfle Heerry sad heea very
m anat so In a closet antB he
shoald express proper penltssce for
, i. Kaar hr sat his seed
twady axtand pardon to the nmafl
at the Bret sign swiw
IClnntes pesssa. new ""TT
last a frntotslt-heanghthereae. Creep-
lag aflenay te the door, she swv-rea
the child nested on the Boor ss a dh
eoosolsts attltnde.
yf Bjtr he nmtterea, wm
other sigh. "Flf eui i r
serried afl I can sorry rv
trotters
Santa Claus on
"The Limited'
i
By fKAJVH H. SWEET. I
ICopyrlght, 1908, by American Press Asso
ciation. I
THE Chicago Limited was pulling
out of the Grand Central sta
tlon In New York as Dr. Henry '
van vai ken berg submitted his
ticket to the gateman. lie dashed
through, pushing that Indignant offl- j
cial to one side, made a leap for tho
railing of the last car of the train, .
and a friendly brakeman dragged him
'on board." Dr. Van Valkenbcre '
smiled a little ruefully as he thanked 1
the man and rubbed the aching sur
face of his band. Then he pulled him
self together, picked up the books and
newspapers he had dropped and which
the bystanders had enthusiastically
hurled after him
and sought his
haven In the
sleeping car.
"O-oh! Were
you hurt?" said
a voice behind
him. "I was so
'frald you were
going to fall."
Dr. Van Val
kenberg, who
was a tall man
of sixty, turned
and looked down
from his great
height. At bis
feet stood a
baby. At least
she seemed a
baby to him, al
though she was
very dignified
and wholly self
possessed and
"WEBB TO0 HCBTr
fully four years old.
She was looking
up at him with dark brown eyes and
was so delicious In her almost maternal
solicitude that he smiled Irrepresslbly.
"Why, no, thank you," he said. "I
am not hurt Didn't you see the kind
man help me on to the car?"
"I'm very glad," she said, with dig
nity. "I was 'frald he hurt yon." She
turned as she spoke and toddled into
the section opposite bis, where a plain
but kindly faced elderly woman sat
"Won't you come over and visit meT"
he asked. "I am very lonely, and I
have no one to take care of me."
She slid off the seat at once, with
great alacrity.
"I'd like to," she said, "but 1 must
ask Nana. I must always ask Nana
now." she added, with dutiful empha
sis, " 'fore I do anyflng."
She laid her band on the giovea an
gers of the nurse as she spoke, and the
woman opened her eyes, shot a qnic
glance at the man and nodded. She
had not been asleep. Dr. van vaiaen-
berg rose and lifted bis visitor to the
eat beside him, where her abort legs
tuck out in uncompromising rigidity.
I can tike care of you, he saw
brightly. "I taked care or mamma a
great deal, and I gave ber her med
cln." "Very well." he said. , with the smile
women loved: "If you realjy sre going
to take care of me I must know your
name. Yon eee" he explainer. I
mlaht need yon in the hlght to get me
a glass of water or something. Just
think how disappointing it wonld be
if I should call yon by the wrong name-
end some other little girl earner
You sav funny thlnrs." sne.sais
contentedly. "But there bint any other
little girl in the car., I lowtea soon ss
came In. coe I wantea one u puy
with.- I like little gins. I uae niu
boys, too," she added, with Innocent
cxpanstveness.
Then we U piay is a uu wf-
You'd never believe It. but i nsea w
tie. Yon haven't una me your um.
"Hope," she sau promptly. -i 7"
think it is a nice namey nne maw
the Inquiry with anxious Interest.
i think Hope is tne nicesi bsum
little girl could have except one, be
said. "The nicest little girt I ever
knew was named Kstharlne. She grew
to be a nice big girl, too, and baa little
girls of her own now, no donbV
added, half to himself.
"Were von a Utue Boy wsen bbs wmm
a little glrir asked his visitor.
"Oh, no; I was a Mg nma. job ss
am now. Her miser w- mj
and she lived la a white boae with
an eld garden where there were aa
kinds f sowers, gbe need to play
races when she was a tiny baby, and
I wonld carry ber around and bold ber
Ugh ap so she eoald pnW the apples
sad Pears off the) Uvea. Whoa she
srew larger I gave ber a horse sod
taaght ber ta ride. She seessed Bke
ni veryeVa UttJe girt, bet by and by
be grew ap and beeaaie a yonac lady.
asdweO. she went away from ate,
aad I never bad another lUOe girt."
"Did she go to heavenr- assss a-
BtUe girl softly.
"Oh. ear. nor anewei-n um wm.
with brisk eheerfalaesa.
-Xbea why didBT ana asep sai ia
ear Btrle girl alwaysr
The doctor hesitated a moms He
s making the discovery that after
years e4d wonnds can rsopea
and throb. R oe ana srw
brave enough to broach to blm the ssb
ject of tble single Jove affair which
'fit t )h wZnt hi ??m
i a
t H HI. IV
4 j.
Sit. fit T
4
T V e H r
"Well, you see," he explained, "other
boys liked ber too. And when she be
came a young lady other men liked
her. So finally one of them took ber
away from me."
Ho uttered the last words wearily,
and the sensitive atom at bis side
seemed to understand why. Her little
hand slipped Into bis.
"Why didn't you ask ber to please
stay with you V she persisted pity
ingly. "I did," he told her. "But, yon sec,
she liked the other man better."
"Oh-h-h!" The word came out long
drawn and breathless. "I don't see
bow she possibly could."
There were such sorrow for the vic
tim and scorn for the offender in the
tone that, combined with the none too
subtle compliment, It was too much
for Dr. Van Valkenberg's self control.
He threw back bis gray head and
burst into an almost boyish shout of
laughter, which
effectually clear
ed the atmos
phere of senti
mental memories.
"Where are you
going to bang up
your stockings to
night?" he asked
"1 can't bang
them up," she an
swered soberly.
"Santa Claus
doesn't travel on
trains, Nana
says."
"Nana is al
ways right," said
the doctor oracu
larly, "and of
BBAOaiNO CABTS AND courge - mUgt
wooixt lambs. do exactly as she
says. But I heard that Santa Claus was
going to get on the train tonight at
Buffalo, and I believe that If be found
a pair of small black stockings hanging
from that section he'd fill tbem."
Her eyes sparkled.
"Then I'll ask Nana," she said. "And
If she says I may bang them I will.
But one," she sdded conscientiously,
"bas a teeny, weeny bole In the toe.
Do rou think be would mind that?"
He reassured ber on this point and
tamed to the nurse.
"f bes vour Dardon." be said. "I've
taken a great fancy to your little
charge, and I want youxnelp to carry
out a plan of mine. I have suggested
to H6pe that she bang np ber stock
ings tonight I have every reason to
believe that Santa Clans will get on
this train at Buffalo. In fact" be add
ed. "I mean to telegraph wnr.
The none hesitated a moment He
drew his cardcase from bis pocket and
banded her one of the bits of paste
board It contained.
' "1 have no evil design." be added
cheerfully. "If you are a New Yorker,
von mar possibly know who I am.
Tbe woman's face lit np as she read
the name. She turned toward blm im
pulsively, with a very pleassnt smile.
jaaw . . m.i -mww., t -
"Who does BotT Dr. Abbey sent for
yoo last week," aha added, "for a
consultation over the last case I kad
this child's mother. Bat row were out
yt town. Ws were all so disappointed."
"Patient dledr asked the phyaVUa.
with professional brevity.
"Yes, doctor."
He rose from his seat
-Now that yon have my
dais," be aald cordially. "I want yoa
and Hope to dine with me. Yea will,
won't year
later, to tbe feverish excitement of
baagtng ap ber stockings, going to bed
ana peeping
through the car
ta Los to catch
Seata CUas, a
part of Hoofs
extraordinary
repose of sjsb
ner deserted
ber, bat aba feu
siiirp at
Wlda
Wpea tbe car
baa rose
berth bad
trembling-
most aaasaal
ad lei afloat way
- toward Pfc Yaa
fix. aa yewa rra y a ikeaberg'a
txm-a exax." section. Is boon
ecnlt atanner tbe news bad gone
from eae end to the ether of tbe
Halted" thet a little girl to errtioe ft.
ear ITorodors, bad bong np ber stock
ings for BnaU Class. Tbe hearts of
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sun
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brawi in in :., ; S.l h
gaawooo auwpKwvwoaig:jaaia.-!n.):.;,t It
fathers, mothers and doting uncles re
sponded at once. Dressing cases were
unlocked, great valises were opened,
mysterious bundles were unwrapped,
and from all these sources came gifts
of surprising fitness.
A, succession of long drawn, ecstatic
breaths and happy gurgles awoke the
passengers on tbe car Florodora at an
unseemly hour Christmas morning, and
a small white figure,, clad Informally
In a single garment, danced up and
down tbe aisle", dragging carts and
woolly lambs behind It Occasionally
there was the squeak of a talking doll,
and always there were tbe patter of
small feet and soft cooing of a child's
laugbtor. Dawn was just approach
ing, and the lampe, still burning, flared
pale in tbe gray light But in tbe
length of that car there was no soul
so base as to long for alienee and the
pillow. Crabbed old faces looked out
between tbe curtaine and smiled. Eyes
long unused to tears felt a sudden,
strange moisture.
Throughout the day tbe snow still
fell, and the outside world seemed far
away and dreamlike to Dr. Van Val
kenberg. The real things were this
train, ratting its way through the
snow, and this little child, growing
deeper into bis heart with each mo
ment that passed. Tbe situation was
unique, but easy enough to understand,
he told himself. He bad merely gone
back twenty-five years to that other
child whom be bad petted in Infancy
and loved and lost in womanhood. He
had be i very lonely bow lonely be
bad onli .ocently begun to realize and
be was becoming an old man whose
life lay behind him. He crossed the
aisle suddenly and eat down beside
tbe nurse, leaving Hope singing ber
doll to sleep In bis section.
"Will yon tell me nil yon know
about the child r be asked. "She ap
peals to me very strongly, probably be
cause she's so much like some one I
Used to-know."
Tbe nurse closed ber book and look'
ed at blm curiously. She bad heard
much of blm, but nothing would ex
plain this interest In a strange child.
He himself could not bsve explained
it He knew only that be felt It pow
erfully end compelling!.
"Her name Is Hope Armltage," she
laid. "Her mother, who has Just died.
was a widow, airs. Katharine Arml
tage. They were poor, end Mrs. Ar
mltage seemed to bare no relatives.
She bad saved a little, enough to pey
most of ber expenses at tbe hospital.
We all loved tbe woman. She was
very unusual and patient and charm
ing. All tbe nurses who bad any
thing to do with ber cried when aba
died. We felt that she might have
been saved If ebe bad come in time.
but aba was worked out She bad
earned her living by arm log after ber
husband's death three years ago, and
be kept at It day and night sue was
so sweet, so brave, yet eo desperately
miserable over leaving ber little girl
alone In tbe world."
Dr. Yaa Yalkenberg sat silent It
waa true, then. This was Katharine's
Child. He had not known of the death
of Armltage nor of tbe snbeeqnent
poverty of his widow, bat be bad
known BUthertneB baby, be now told
himself, tbe moment be saw ber.
"'irelV the aarse resumed, "after
she died we raieed a small fond to bay
some clothes for Hope and take ber
to Chicago to ber new borne. Mrs.
Armltage baa a cousin there who baa
agreed to take ber to. None ed the
relatives came to the faneral. There
are not many of them, aad tbe Chica
go people barest macb money, I
fancy."
Dr. Yaa Yalkenberg was hardly sur
srtosd. Life was fall of extraordinary
situations, and bin pfofessloo bad
brought blm face to face with ataay
ef tbem. Nevertheless a deep sotenv
Ky Bfled blm. and a strange peace
sttlsd ever blm.
-I want ber." be aald briefly. "Her
mother aad father were old Meads ef
mine, and this thing tooka Ilka fata,
WIH they give ber to ms these ChV
ra go people do yoa thinkr
Tsars tiled tbe woman's eyes,
-Indeed they will." she said, "and
gladly. There was" she hemutsev
there waa evea soma talk ef sanding
her to aa tnetltatioa before they finally
added to take ber. Dear Bttie Hopel
Hew happy aha wffl be with year
Ha left ber aad want bach to rne
saal where Hope eat crooning to the
dotl. Bitting down, be gathered tbem
both ap la his arms, and a thrtn shot
Utrooch Mm as be looked at the yeUew
rurts re- tec against hla breast Her
child ber HUe, helpless baby-now
hla chad to lore and rare fori He
1908.
mi
was not a religious man. Nevertheless
a ' prayer rose spontaneously In his
heart
"Hope," he aald gently, "once long
ago I asked a little girl to come and
live with me, and she would not come.
Now I want to ask you to come and
stay with me always and be my own
little girl and let me take care of you
and make you nappy. Will you comer"
The rud lance of June sunshine broke
out upon her face and shone In tbe
brown eyes upturned to his. How well
be knew that .look I Hope did not turn
toward Nana, and that significant omis
sion touched him deeply. She seemed
to feel that here was a question she
alone must decide. She drew a long
breath as she looked up at him.
"neally, truly V she asked. Then,
as be nodded without speaking, she
saw something In bis face that was
new to her. It was nothing to fright
en a little girl, for it was very sweet
and tender, but for one second she
thought ber new friend was going to
cry. She put both arms around his
neel: and replied aoftly, with the ex
quisite maternal cadences ber voice bad
taken on in ber first words to blm
when she entered tbe car:
"I'll be your own little girl, and I'll
take care of you too. You know, you
said I could."
Dr. Van Yalkenberg turned to tbe
nurse.
"I shall go wltb you to ber cousin's
from the train," be announced. "I'm
ready to give tbem alijtbe proofs tbey
need that I'm a suitable guardian for
the child, but," be added, wltb a touch
of tbe boyishness that bad never left
blm, "I want this matter settled now."
Tbe long train pounded Its way into
tbe station at Chicago, and Dr. Yan
Yalkenberg summoned s porter.
"Take care of these things," be said.
indicating both-
Veni sets of posses
sions wltb a
weep of bis
arm. "I shall
have my bands
full wltb my
little daughter."
H e gathered
ber Into hi
arms a be
spoke, and she
ncsllt'd against
bis broad chest
with a child'
unconscious sat
isfaction in tbe
strength and
firmness of bis
clasp.
"Merry Christ
SHS KCaTLKt) AOAinST
BIS BBOAD ciibst.
mas!" sounded
on every side. Everybody was ab
sorbed and excited, yet there were few
who did not find time to turn s last
look on a singularly attractive little
child beld above tbe crowd In the
arms of a tall man. She wee laugh
ing triumphantly as be bore ber
through tbe throng, and big heart was
la bis eyes as be smiled back at ber.
Cuffs Soiled er Frayed.
From an aesthetic pout of view tbe
cuff seems to be an indispensable part
of tbe clothing of tbe aeatly and clean
ly dressed Individual. This sssames.
of coarse, that tbe cuff la clean and
spotless. Bacteriological refinements
are often dismissed by many people as
Inadmissible In tbe common" spptlc
Hons of life, bat tbe exhibition of a
dirty or even frayed caff Is commonly
beld to be tbe mark of slovenliness and
dirt or aa an Indication that tbe Indi
vidual baa lost all regard for hla clean
ly appearance and condition. There
ean be no doubt at all that when tbe
cuff picks np, as It U prone to do, dirt
from the counter, desk or table it picks
np also a multitude of micro organ
hrmsw London Lancet
reeling Hie Wife.
"I would advkte yoa," he said to toe
friend be waa taking boms to dinner,
"to try a mi of my wife's brand lad
Of coarse I know yoa oon i
care far tbem ordinarily, but these
are worth trying."
"ETtra good, are tbey J"
"T.eO. 1 bought tbe brandy myself
aad damped aa extra bottle of It la
wbea she wasat looking. --Kaasaa
City Independent
-Yoar bnabsnd dose not beat yoa
bow as be asrd to do. ehf
Wo, sir."
"I sra delighted to bear K. After all.
yoa eee, hla Leert is In the right place."
-Oh. yea, air and tbe rest of bis
body toot Ha Is la prKr London
TeleerrspB.
A mas was "tiled" at the Old Bauey.
Oa tbe first witness being caned the
prisoner asked, "My lord. Is this maa
going to grre evidence aswiaat met"
"Yea," wae tbe reply.
-Then I plead guilty not that I aa
gamy, bat 1 wish to ears nli
-London MaS.
I hare Buffered a rood deal wifb
malaria and stomeoh complains, bat
I have now Sound a remedy that
keeps ms wall, and that remedy is
Electric Bit tore: a medicine that is
medicine far stomach and liver troo
bias, and for run down condition,"
ears W. C KieeUer, or Halliday,
Ark. Electric Bitters pari and
enrich tba blood, tone dd tbe nerve,
and impart vigor and eoerrj to tba
asjX.
9
When Santa
Came to
Cactus Gulch
"By ROBZ'XTVS LOVBT
Copyr!eht, 1908, by American Press Asso
ciation.! HEN Santy come to Cactus
we wuz not axpectin' him,
Our almanao connection,
b.in' brokon off complete.
In fact, with us the trail o' time had
sot so mortal dim
W. only knowed 'twuz winter by th
absence o' the heat.
Says I to Pinky Perkins, with a aqulnt
tt Oetert D
Bays It "We'd orter hustle for a lit
tie extry feed.
It's 'long about ThanksgivlnV "Wy,
says Pinky P. "vy, man,
I'll bet it's nearer New Year's, for
the old one's gone to seed."
We argied It an' argicd It till Desert
Oan put up
His canvas bag o' nuggets an' a pint
o' yaller dust
He's
year
In his pewti
drinkrn' cup.
"It's Christmas
In a week,"
he saysi "I'll
b.t you, win
or bud."
I still maintained
Thankcgivin'
wuz about the
proper date.
As judgin' by
my appetite,
an' Pinky still
declared
That New Year's
wuz the blow
out thst wuz
next upon the
state,
"THERE WTZ TAR-
IWOl-S IS TUB PAJir
But Desert waved his nugget bag
an' dared an' dared an' dared.
"See here," says Desert, "I can feel the
season in my bones)
Plense e sort o" hankerin' for daye
of old long sign,
Whan I wuz back In Jersey an' my
name wuz Daniel Jones)
Cm loneaome aa the soldier wuz st
DIngen-on-the-Rhine."
Then Desert up an' tells us what ne'e
never said before
As haw he had a oottags an' a we
man an' s kid j
But, soma mlsundaratandin' bavin
made his sperrlt sore,
Nigh en to twenty years age he elm-
ply up and slid.
I looked st Pinky Perkins then, an1
Pinky looked at me,
But both of us wuz silent, an we
looked at Deeert Dan,
But he wuz sizzlin' bacon for a supper
feed for three,
An', shore as I'm a sinner, there wuz
teardrops In the panl
That night ws set an' hugged the
stove, while all eround ths shaok
A desert blizzard whistled an' the
anow wuz whirlin' thick.
It shore wuz Christmas weather, but
thers shorsly wuz a lack
Of anything suggestin' sr our snoient
friend 8t. Nlek.
The door bust open suddent-lika, an',
strsnger, dog my est I
If thers sin't Santy Claus hlseelf, In
fur an robs complete.
"IF Taaaa irsT sastt clacs nmsaxr."
With snow e-cllngin' funny to hie er-
to mobile bet.
As swell e Santy makeup, air, as
anywhere you'll meet.
Bt wnen be turned hla bearskin down
his whiskers fell awsy
(It wvsnt anything but anow eel lett
ed on the fur).
Aa beak ef him an angel etoed yea.
aneere what I ear
An Deeert Dsn get wabbly when he
up an looked at her.
YsenB Santy eaye, "Is Mr.
et
kerns tonight f" says be,
At which eld Desert fhree a teas,
but struggles to his fast.
Then sne an Pinky we vemssssd In
boner of the three.
Fee M they truant J assess yen ean
deeee any 1m ssmeletel
That's all ths stery, stranger, bait fa
asms Inclined to edd
When Santy eeens te Caotuo with hla
sasthar. nrhish be did.
N slsan etnsot tho nations ws bad al
ways nravlsne had,
Per daddy a the CnHnUaae gift,
and Santy went the fcidl
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coiiectin- IY" n",il j
sr frnu
NO. 45
Why liefer
to Doctors
Because we moke medicines
for them. We tell tbem all
about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
and they prescribe It for a
coughs, colds, bronchitis, con
sumption. They trust It. Then
you can afford to trust It.
Ask your own doctor. :
The beet kind of a taattmonlal
"Bold for over sixty yaara.
A""
lu
i br . O. Ayer Oo, lowen. Mam. I
9 SAUASAalllA. '
vers SAID TWOS.
W h. a. MDtt Wesabllakv .
tlie fbrmvlM of .It m eiedleia . -
Aver's Pills greatly nlrt tho Cherry
Vectors! in breaking up a cold.
n
nememner
Headaches!
This time of .the :year
are sicnalsnf warninrri
Take Taraxacum Com
pound now. It may
av3 you a spell: of fe
ver. It will resru lata
your bowels, set your
nver rignt. ana cure
your indigestion.
A t?ood Tonic.
An honest medicine
.MEBANE.
N. C.
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Are doe la hvCreatlon. Huierf-ntns ef ever
sen bandrsd paeple who bars heart we all si
ana remember when It wsa staapJa znd'iea.
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net evfssia, are ant sole
bdk
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which tafls ef serleol eoed tarsi
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