Th Alamance EANEE. E Tntfsfis "n moPin 1 1 VER. iZS and produce - cifK HEADACHE, sggsss t 'ZZon disease tbaa OR. WITS fTkTpiLLsT" a trial will m, TateNoSutitute. 'PROFESSIONAL CARDS ' JK. WILL S. LOSfl, JR. Servants of Santa Claus DENTIST mmm ..mm Nfth CerOllflO j OFFICE in SJMMON8 BUILDING LONG & XONO, attorney" nd Coxmoelom at Iw GRAHAM, K. T. S- C O O Attorney-art-taw, GBAHAM, - - - Offlce Patterson Building Seoond Floor. . Copyright, 1W9, by American Press Association. HE usual conception of Santa Claus U that of a rather Inno cent, unsophisticated, though benevolent old nntiom.n Tislts all the houses In Christendom the night of Dec. 24 and leaves pres ents for all good children and even re member, some who are not so good. But this Idea falls to do the busy old saint rail justice. As a matter of fact, ! iu utr quite up to date to attend bia numerous customers. He is so much a man of affairs that It is neces aary for him to adopt modern meth od.. . Nowadays it Is essential for every large business to be carried out through an army of assistants n,i deputies, and who, pray, has a larger business than Santa Claus? When he first started in the Christmas linn it might have been possible for him to make a personal visit to all the homes where his gifts were expected, but now all that is changed. So he drafts the expressman, the 1sSang ISO, r'-J tW GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1909. N0.48 N. C ! JMJLt DlSOM. W. P. Btvvu, Ja. Utorneya and Goueloro at JUmvr Pm-ilM reenlarlT to the oourts 'of ..Alt. lueeeoiialT- ., my it arfaw WIW. i " eenelarsBlBS ar mst mlat nin tobay. .- lA-ililOSDO C0UE3E, ET3,Ei ; messenger boy. ICopyrlght. 1900. by J. Well. Champney. From a Copley print, copyright, 1900, by Curtis & Cameron. A Christmas j$ & Goose c KILLthi couch and CURB THB LUNCO WITH Dr. line's (lev Discovery an. m. i na OLDS - Trial Bts Fret AND ALL THROAT AND tN TROUBLES. FfimOUCHS waa OUABANTEED BATISFA0ZO& oa MOUEY BErTOBSD. emember SABTA DURI m BXnBaSMAX. the postman, the delivery man and t whole lot of other folks into his serv Ice. - For example, he appoints as depu ties at least half a million extra ex pressmen In the United States alone. Ordinarily the express companies have boat that number of employees, but daring the two weeks before Christ mas, when Santa calls on them to car ry so many of his packages, they have to doable their forces. To gain an Idea of the Immensity of the burdens the old gentleman Imposes on them a few figures are necessary. The Christmas packages delivered by the express companies' In the city of New York alone amount to over two millions. In Chicago and Philadelphia about a mil lion and a half each. In Boston over a million and In other cities a propor tionate number. When It is reflected that this la an average of nearly one package for every man, woman and child and that there are something over eighty millions of men, women -children In Uncle Sam's domain, the stupendous proportions of this Christmas business can be realized. On account of the expense of sending packages by express It is estimated that few If any of these Christmas bundles art worth less than $2, while some of them are valued at hundreds of dollars. It Is thus seen that the Christmas business bandied by the ex- Dress companies alone represents vain of hundreds of millions. This doe not take Into account tne neat number or bundles camea oy to messenger boys, in me iour ciue. dot mentioned these amount to near- a . a-a.e kmmIu TtlJft iL. Wat I X I a i " I T I HsUl IUUUVU AAJ uwwasa. -ef ver. It Will regUlate Uifti id Mint could icarceiy fet along jour DOWA I ft- ft At vnur without their help. I: . - I j ji.i i wAii...iw Aw Rant IS MMUUUU, It rcv-. s CBaM to enlist the services of an army of sxtra store clerks, delivery wagons ajid taamatera. It can readily oe seen thmt tor a cooDle of weeks be la sdoui k. hmlnM. man on earth. If Ma arm were one of war ratner loan mm ho ponld cooaner toe woria. Then ho musters in a uiraw v. Salvation Army and Volunteer was "I DCS I'S NOT DOT INUFFlIf." This time of the vear are signals of warning. Take TaraxacumCom pound now. . It may V3 you a spell of fe- lf a I X. 111: - -4 "ver right, and care your indigestion. A good Tonic. An honest medicine to. MEBANP; N..C. K3igestioii W(M UtwU. I this t- UedbyKodot Kodolaatdutbo rnwrt YD BAflrT Aav xu I i By CHARLE5 BARON, Copyright, 1909. by American Pres. Asso ciation. HHISTMA8 Is Just as much Christmas at the Boon Island lighthouse as It Is anywhere else In the world. And why not? To be sure, the nearest land is ten miles away, and when the winter storms come the waves dash quite over the two acres of rocks out of which the sturdy lighthouse rises. There are no blazing rows of streets lined with toyshops there, no gather ing of families, no Christmas trees loaded down with pres ents, nothing to be seen from the lighthouse but the changing wa ter and unchang ing rocks water on three sides and on the fourth side a bluff bar rier of rocks, with the world hiding behind It ten miles away. There are six children there, though, and a mother and fa ther, and if tbey cannot make a Christmas then nobody can. Why, Baby Deb alone is material enough of which to make a Christmas, and a very rollicking, jolly sort of Christmas, too, but when to her you add Tom and Sue and Ann and Ike and Sam well, the grim old lighthouse fairly overflows with Christ mas every 25th of December. If It is a lonely, old. one epd light house, has It not a chimney? And do not children there have stockings- good, long stockings? Indeed, they have. And does not Christmas eve aee them all temptingly hunt;, so In vitingly limp and empty, under the mantelshelf? And does not Christmas morning very early, mind you see six graduated, white robed ghosts per forming mysterious ceremonies around six bulging stockings? Ah, then. If you suppose that that cunning old gentleman Santa Claus does not know bow to find a chimney, aren when the cold waves are pelting It with froaen spray drops ten miles from land, you little know what a re markable gift he has that way. And the Chrtotmas dinners tbey have there the goose, the brown, crisp. Juicy, melting roast goose: vuai would that dinner be without that goose? What, indeed! wnf ones they turn pale at that lighthouse now when tbey think of it they came very near having no goose for dinner on Christmas day I ltMiM about in this way. npa an. if you could only bear Baby Deb tell about It It would be worth tbo Jour- tmt von cannot, or cuius. never mind-Papa Stoughton. the Hftn boose keeper, you know, bad lost all bis money In a eavlnge bank that had failed early In that December. a rooss Is really not a very erpen- m .... s llu afva fowL DUt IT one na money of course out cannot boy even a 1901, by O. Tort) ICopyrfsbt, A, Wltta. New (Copyright, IIM, by J. Wall Cbampnay. From a Copley print, OOpyrlcnt, lHa, ST Curtis tt Cameron, Boston. ou. plxa8c, dood lord, send ci a doom!" goose for Christ- fttkiZLX MPUy digestnsf all : T jwy res aod rwopaevto. j jir GuarantM to gather aad cook ChrfcfV h.M far the poor ana w bbp y,rlbote Ma presents n Mt.x. n. mtw lorceta the eefly. Bmt aaong Ma greet array of dep m. mm mot force the rL-yi?m.'?ZZJLm.2 Ha not aeM the Halthf-1 asrraa. . WWW HI at ! od4 mm ta... v. MPaa at v Cm. Tit: "Abont a vr Ll, landed mast be J tureu imb pi at i i. mm . - i iml-rT wltar atagzertna- maier Ma treat m ttl m-rn'm iwiatoav nr am vwks before Owlatmaa la iM. a bat K at vnua mjmrm - .- ' - a.-t. All tbia BCB- n 11 . . . arvMt 1 a-iuney vtoudio oi Mai,!. "uinaing. It er M I k" TDd Sod medicine, '.tily recommend it." kmriaTe yon tried IIol rr fky Moanuin Tef It'i kJT wing to the little ones, lT wy aaramer trouble, them alep and grow. 33 or Tablet. Graham tmm moia wM fgM anythia it aerer rasaaa - cheap thing. Pap Btoagntoa cowa i mtr& a coose. He saio so bbmi so before an the family. Ike says that the eOeore that fell apoa that family then was PasJ to kear. Tbey woaeo a- "- tm so wide that nTe mercy tbey ahot tbem agala. ' -No aooser at last cried Toes, who vas the eldest -w, gooser cried the etbere la ebon, an except Baby DAwfc. wae posy at the tune genuy -rr? auiniK har most 1 troablseooie cblM. tor bdng so dirty. Baby Deb -Wo doeasr after an the etbere ealet. That made them an laugh. Ke doubt utr Deb was there ft weald be rvrtarmaa aaybow, le tbey were happy for a Mma that so oeAl oa Cbrlstmaa eeea with Baby S! aad thee they looked dbwayea aa . a. aaoK. Bvrvar. weea rmmm awa-- plained how breath and mysteriously vanished Into another room after beckoning his brothers and slaters to follow him. Which tbey did almost before tbey had fairly said "Ah!" Baby Deb was there, too, some w h a t awestruck at the mystery about ber, but ready to lend the help of ber wis dom If necessary. "We must have a goose," said Tom. "Ob!" gasped his audience, moved by mingled amazement and admiration. Tom looked at. them with great firmness and dig nity. Ever since I " was born," he went on, "we hare bad a roast mas." Ever since be was born! It might have been a hundred years before. from Tom'a tone and manner, and the audience was tremendously Impressed. "And," continued the orator, "we must have one now. We will nave one nowr Tbey almost stopped breathing. "I have a plan." Tbey shuddered and drew nearer. "We ail must com biner "Obr In chorus. "Do yon want goose, Boa?" "Tea, Indeed!" -You, Sam?" -lea." "Iker "Do IT Weill" "AnnT "Tea. sir!" "Me. too." said Baby Deb, with great earnestness, for It was clear to har that It was a question oi eaung. aad she did not wish to be left out -Of course you. too, yoo deary dum pBng." ld Tom. "Wow, then," be continued when order was restored, "what sbsll we contribute? I'll fire my new aa 11 boat That ought to bring SO cents." Bb) new sailboat! Why, be had only a made It and had not even tried it Oh. evidently thle waa a time of mUmI Who could hesitate now? -in rlra my sheila," said Sue hero ically. -My sea mosses," sighed Ana. -Toe may take my shark's teeth. said Ike. "And my whale's tooth," said Sam, The eeertflce waa general. The light Wmaa would yield up Its treaswee. -an rlrht." aald Tom. '"Now Isfe tafl father." father wae tou. ana xor soma he pretended to wok oat of the trr eaddeniy. eat ae cm Be wiped Me eyes, and Mamma toaghtoe wiped har epsctacloa aad trinket eery bard aad said: their hearts r dismal at the lighthouse. It was no wonder If five noses were fifty times a day flattened despairingly against the lighthouse windows. Tea; six noses, for even Baby Deb waa finally affected, and, though she did not know the least thing about the weather, she, too, would press ber little nose against the glass In a most alarming way, aa If she thought that pressure waa the only effective thing. It took some time for Baby Deb to realize the Importance of having a goose for Christmas, but when sbe bad grasped the Idea she became an enthu siast on the subject Sbe explained the matter to her dolls and waa par ticularly explicit with Stulpin, with whom. Indeed, sbe held very elaborate and almost painful conversations. One thing became very certain. There waa very little prospect of dean weather within a week, and It lacked only three daya of Christmas. The others gloomily gave up hope, but not no did Bsby Deb. The truth waa aha bad a plan, and you know when one has a plan one baa hope too. Mamma Stonghton bad only recently been baring a series of talks with Baby Deb on the important question of prayer, and it bad occurred to Baby Deb that the goose waa a good sub ject for prayer. It waa a very clear case to ner. xne goose waa necee sary. Why net ask for It then! The great dlflV enlty waa to find a secret place for ber devotions, for the family Tory well Oiled the lighthouse, aad Baby Deb under stood that pray ers ought to be quietly and se cretly made. The place waa found, however. J oat In front of the Ilgbtbooae waa a broad ledge of rocks, stkf st btkp, tAt- generally washed nw, rams. by the waves, bat tt low tide, even la this bad weather, out of water. The other children bad prised you know very lltQe about the Stoughton folks. What they aald no body knows. Tbey all talked at once, but by and by Papa Stoughton had a chance to be beard. "Where did you get It Baby Deb?" be asked.' "Why, I p'ayed Dod for It" answer ed Deb In the most matter of fact way. "Paid Dod!" exclaimed Papa Stoughton. "Paid Dod!" cboruaed the family. " 'Ea," respond ed Baby Deb convincingly. "Dod ae dood Lord. I p'ayed to him. He send- ed It to me dees now. More ques tions and more of Baby Deb's explanations re vealed the whole story. Fenny folks, those Stoughtons, but tbey spent the next ten minutes wiping their and kissing and names for Baby . afttrroN ,aW'" ti ' CLOTHES jr Quality Counts. "sod's sooax is soon." eyes aod bugging making up new pet Deb. Papa Stoughton did aay to Mamma Stoughton that night as they were go ing to bed: 'A wild goose. It was blinded by the bright light and broke its neck by flying sgalnst the glass. And, after all, who shall aay the rood Lord did not send Itr At all events, not a word of explana tion was said to Baby Deb, and no one contradicted ber when ahe aald at dinner next day; "Dod'a doose la dood." Charles Dlokane en Christmas. "It Is a wonderful thing," wrote Charles Dickens, "the period of Christ mas) I wonder bow many hundreds of thousands of parents have dlacov- 4 at Christmas time, under the magic of the season through some lit tie, little thing done by son or daugh terthat those they thought estranged from them, by those things which come between, still loved them with a memory more tender than they bad dreamed of. "I wonder bow many eons and daughters, under the magic Influence of Cbrlstmaa, have bad their hearts softened ao as to be moved by some little manifestation of lore by father or mother, which tbey would bare thought little of. perhaps despised, at aay other season." tt wa did. the SlleKaer flrmf - eaara away at fte adversary M- M Kbine It er hi tsetfkll moba appetite h J w thinks nothing ee ess- m Vmwm mm. spider k e te rbttag the tbey eaw ft aa d so they seeds Only Tom Ml htnktnc aad when the steers saw vtat be waa dotag tbey did the twfca ta thtek aayaww a - w a. tbiaA what be wi .LTea. that tbey eonJd thtok - - -snot Baby Deb, of wbe, being eoJy torn y - e taractf Tory little ceaeere ebeat the (fcsaltts mt ethers. Her ewa tboagbte ssefc all ber Ose for, yea see, these pareata very atasete hearted fete, and tt ed te these eery affecting that the rbfldrea eboald make each eecruVee le prorare the goose for Chrtetmea. "Aad whet deae Baby Deb eeotrm Btr asked Papa attoaghtoa by way sf a Joke. "I des ra aet dot amffla." wae Baby DeVs reply wbea the esatter wee ex iabMd ae ber. " X late Stalnta." hi ugh there wee thee. ree a asslmsd aaa 1 tt wee Btaipia. Bat Baby Deb was bagged aad kissed as aT she bad eyatrttiated e mem of otd lasteed of a Ottie handle mt rags. Papa StoagMea aad Teas ware ee go eat te the aaalalaad the Ira dear day le bay the ga aee; hat alas, a storm oases ea. ead tbey were forced ta wae; fertttecedewm. tt and aet ge it m weree aad werse. The Oh, tar tf rata tea aie.rr hewer. aad the wares at ft. aad washed erer aad ever the arte ad, aad ae boat seeid hare Ived at aB Is If effeawebeealy a bat If tt be a IPVCryJfc4 XW leaeop b feel thatr "Why, IVe often beard my dad saj that Borne wasn't built in a day, aid tbe boy. Harper! Weekly. Unusual, but Right, "Curtis," aaid the teacher, "rap pose I had two squaah pie tad cut one into eix piece and the other into twelve piece. . Which trie would yon rather have a piece of V "Th one divided into twelve piece,' answered Curti. "I don't bite squash pie." Chicago New. to He Had Heard. During a history recitation in t Washington, public school the teacher put the question: "When wu Borne built? The first to answer wu a young ster near the front, and hi re sponse wa, "At night" "At nis-Str reneated the aston. been forbidden to go there because K i.yA tn.trnMnr TTnw In the can"0; r ?,r j". ; JO- " " went and In ber Imperfect way bfged bard for tbe goose. Christmas ere came, and still there waa no goose. Baby Deb waa puaded; the others were gloomy. Still Baby Deb woo Id not give a p. It would be low tide abont T o'clock. She knew that for sbe had asked. She would make bar last Mat She had yet bat as the etbere knew nothing of her plaaa they bad absolutely ae hope. Te them tt waa certain that there could be ae Chrtstma goose at their boase that year. area o'clock came, aad Baby Deb crept softly from the room and dowa ataJra, She opened tbe greet door Jest a nttle bit ead slipped eat Into tbe darmasae really did alio, for tt wa ery try ea the rocks, end she eat dowa very bard. However, sbe was Tory chubby and did aot nUnd tt. She crawled eaetloesty around te the big reck, the keen wmd nipping ber round cheeks aad patting her with the freaea drop mt spray. Sbe knelt dowa, Da, please, dood Lord, send aa a deoeel We waata a doose awful Weat yea, please, dood Lord?" Thed fefl something right alongside "Oh, where datr she exrlalxnea, patting ber bead eat -Why. ere e deoser ahe cried, with a scream of de Bght ae her bead came ta contact with a soft, warm, feathery body. She toraot te give a -thank you" for the goose, bat she wee thaakfet, though ast ae very areeh eurprtesd. She really bed expected tt It was a beery load for Baby Deb, but ahe wee excited aad did aot ae tke tt. Sbe aaade ber way lata the lighthouse, end. step by step, patter, aerter. ee went epetahu and buret, afl Hi leas, acta ree aaruag rosea, cry tag exultantly "ire tummed. tte taa modr ee the great goose fefl frees bar areas epoa the soar. WetL. tf oe Jbfcbjjjere noLtV kilt Imagine burling a beat stick away from you with all your strength aad baring tt rrtara to the very spot where you ere standing. That m what a skilled boomerang thrower cae do. More thaa this, be may throw tbe stick ee that tt will actually fall far behind Mm although barted directly ta front Tbe skill of tbe little browa buehmea, of which we bare read ee macs, la not exaggerated la the leant for the booeoeraag wielded by ea ex pert la a thing of Beagle. It will soar through the air like a bird aew high up, aow Just skimming tbe surface of the greuad. turelag la circles, naDy falling Jaat where tt baa been aimed te faIL-t. Mr botes. In Clothing more than in almost anything else. Our Clothing has the Quality, Style and Finish. Your good looks depends on the "Set" and "Hang" of yourdotfoes. -Our Clothing HMOS MT Mdow'Price, Looks Kll H I are Rirfit- Wears 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I Low, Quality and Is I II UN I considered. Treat yourself to a new Suit or Overcoat for Christmas. Our stock Is Coxrplete. We can fit you out from Hat to Shoesall of the best Call and see us, we will treat' yon right whether you buy or not Am always glad to show you our goods. . A. M.EJMmE One Price aoUiIer, Graham, N. G CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE ARMY. 7 Dee ee War. The "dogs of war" bare beau ggure of speech for af years. They were used hi Egypt 400 a a The Borneo, tbe Teetoae ead ether Bgbttng aetloae of aedoulty Imiaflil Brock ea tbem for eseMasI aad defease purposae. la the etfddle age they ere said to bare evea wore armor. The Spa slab discoverers used bJoodboeade la tracking the Indiana ta UUa country. : HBISTMAS In tbe varioue fort II garrisoned by United States Tej troops never passes without a cut and dried celebration. Prep aration for tbe event to made long In advance. Every soldier knows that something extra la going to be Me portion for that day. Tbe Cbrlstmaa dinner, with savory extra In tbe way of food. Is not tbe only special provi sion for tbe soldier's celebration. There is a relaxation of the rigor of military discipline, which to many enlisted men Is even more welcome than tbe turkey and cranberries. On Christmas day the man In the barrack may do pretty much as be pleases. Bnt "pig to pigs," and soldiering le soldiering, so It follows that a few of the men are shot out of tbe general hilarity of the holiday becaoee tbey must perform a soldier's doty a ea other daya Tbe guard mount le for Christmas aa well a for aU other daya, and military regulations cannot fcreg this requirement bo matter how much tbe victims may growl under their b looses. Even tbe extra dinner ta tbe barracks, while tt to a rare treat te moat of tbe men, makes work for some of tbem which to regarded la tbe army aa about tbe most calami too detail la tbe business. Guard doty and kitchen work are things etadloualy to be avoided by tbe enlisted men. It is not plaeaaat fee a soldier te be kept on guard, walking; a beat or pacing up and dowa hi trout of headquarters when tbe rest ef the fellows are Ins Id the barracks stag ing Bongs, telling stories, eating tur key at eut oa tbe parade ground play ing baseball or doing skylarking stoat. Accordingly tbe experienced soldier make tt a point to escape Cbrtotamae guard defy tf possible. There are sev eral ways of doing tbia. Tbe tret sergeant of tbe company sometimes, It le hinted, help the vet era ne eut by passive ce-operattoe, which throw the bardea ef the day a poo yoaag recruita who ere passing their Brat Christmas te th eervlre. Be permits the old thaere te swap dates for guard daty with the recruit ao that tbe totter will Sad themselves detailed. Santa Claaa also cornea te tbe sol dier. Tbie to tree literally ead arara ttvely. He comes through tbe malls or tbe express companies la tbe shape of boxes or packages from the borne folks. Oa Ma fU a month tbe soldier does aot bare much ef a earplne te tad la baying presents te send home, but this fact doe aot aulltatB against hie receiving memento from the old hearthstone. It to always aa ereat ta camp or barracks wbea eeme maa recetvee a hefty package Dee fore Cbrtotmaa." Ae a rule, tbe con tents are shared with tbe soldier's cronies tf tbey happen to be ef the edible variety end aay of tbe tatt te receive similar W. ynmMvUj aetata U. a aa fwrf mmm neai.aketaa. mt ab teateeortea wtenfablutT. Foreeasea, aeweasaaieTB)rt! rlfV,wnei r. L"i - a. Take Your Old Har ness to the TURNER EHARNESSJ CO. caad have them fSe-ateedaor, better, hsy. Ka new seU-ha&dcsc sarr1 mieeeniaavt el f Jrip 4r break la est! Vcar.Utoey c WWW sbA Uhrmje. wa VaVfl eb iyotie Try us once. - WIlXDoTOEN2 100 Dr. X. Detchnn'e Aat' DioretM may D6 worva w yon more than 1100 if yon havaaehCd who eoila bed din tf from ioooatia ence of water doling Bleep. Cores old bad youof alike. It urreeta the trouble a4 one. - L Sold bj Graham Drug- Co. FREE TRIP to jtht PAtHEia COAST ...eueear,. .tkeFAR paaaaae Ceyr. ti ti AU YOU ONI who eretee lWYn at a tke FAR WEST. Wrms Le tt H tt tt rtfadae aaX. A company baa beeo rJuLrtared to buQd b hotel at Iron aad Lithia Springs, near WUkesboro, bad plana for the building hare bees reoeiTed. OeWltTe Utile tuny RUars, ferseSfa Sanaet Trarel GIcB li nea aWUkag. Im fi At Vadlsoa the other isjt sajs the Reidarffle RcTiew, :a fine horae belonging to ILr. F. Web ster killed Keelf In a yery pecu liar tuanner. The trw&er was is the etable patting haneea on tbe animal when it Jumped out of the stall and ran out on tie r', Jjwri In making a quick tarn t!.e 1 j slipped and LU, ijiz j I :' awie fnleeja