The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, December 22, 1904, Image 7
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I There zim a baby bornj
Who lived and grew an
and raug
And died bv
When Christmas cornea
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tyil lA'Ainica \f?l nnv- I ..
j (1 tiling. Who. indeed. can t
refuse to grant Martha o
what she chooses to ask (
wueu sue lifts her eyes- in that beseeching
way? I aui utterly incapa- ^
ble of using any* Judgment or fore- ...
eight. for I" am so entirely overcome J
with rupture at the thought of possessing
her when she is in a beguiling ^
mood-when her cutis make particularly
adorable little ringlets oif her
foteh^id. arid her dimples, her eyes. '
everything about her is so generally
overcoming?that I lose reason and "
yield, ignominious]j, completely.
There was Bobby, too. "bringing up
a rear guard of persuasion, so there
was no hope for me from the tirst.
Mv son and daughter held the field.
"And we will have all the cousins
on both sides." Martha dictated.
"And all our friend*. of course." was
ijoony s unaniy.
"Please leave me some room |n the
house for a few fathers and mothers.'.'
J pleaded, boginniug to realize whut I
had undertaken when I had said yes
to their demand for a holiday house
party of children. But who is a mother
to a Bohbv and Man ha who" would
not take aP ne trouble that the mistress
of cere. onies has to tnke In plan
*ud execution for such an entertainment:
What is better worth while
rhan their gratitude and appreciaflRk.
tion?
We begirt otu- preparations early in
DevVmber. just after we had received
the ih-ceptanees of the'children who
were to be with us for the holidays.Including
Christmas aud New Year's
days. Luckily our house is roomy and
we have all outdoors for a playground.
A house party presupposes a country
home, and the mori*country the more
fnn. especially for children
"Wo must have a place for our very
own. wiirre wo can make nil tlie muss j
ami noise wo want." my tyrants exacted,
<i> wo turned one of the bis: verandas
iuty a play room, inclosing it with
gla? at small expense. The sun
poured in all day. bur some stoves were
there for additional heat. We put mattins
nigs on the tloor. hung hammocks
and swinging seats in the corner^, and
had all the means possible for indoor
fun?a ping-pong t^bie. parlor croquet.
darts, a bookcase of selected volumes.
hobby horses, blocks, and all
that we could tind to make probably
stormy days endurable. In this room
every morning at-11 o'clock milk and biscuits
were served all around, and d
every afternoon weak cocoa and cook- g
3es. The "between meals" were vot- u
ed better than the regular functions, h
and they made a break in the day's fj
routine. . a
Rur. in passing. let me say. lest any u
one condemn ui? at the start as a ^
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BABY BORN
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"V Jnf
)rn in Bethlehem") ((
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ubr, and. for the rest,
rely should know beit
in, and followers' tales \\
the rrurh
d loved and healed y&r
1 see him still arise,; 1
onate, the wise,
; PARTIES^"
/ORTH SEARS.
erson of small understanding. that
ever, at any time, rain or shine, were
lie "party" left long enough to their
nn devices to have unrestricted play
evelopinto ooisterousness, and bolserouxness
end in tears, as happens too
ft en when there is no tactful guardin
spirit hovering over a number of
Li Mr en to suggest at just the right
loment a new channel of diversion
ud thought.
It was urged upon me to "thinK of
lings to do for every moment'V)f the
arty's stay, and I considered it wisChristmas
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lit JVm9^Aw . _ j ir^ymfcg
om to adopt tilt- suggestion. With a
athering of a dozen or more persons
nder fifteen years of age formality
olds no place, and quiet corners and
icilities for uninterrupted converse
re not to be thought of. Active busless
only makes the hours fly happily
ritLi no dragging minutes.
"But how can we. do things togethr
with so many ages?" was Martha's
rst inkling that there might be a
ift in her lute of joyful anticipation.
Bobby was not comforting. "And
here must be just as many boy things
) do as girl things." lie insisted, vig*
rously. I surmised a "scrap" in prosect,
and hastened to give vent to
sine of the schemes that I had brood*
rl over in the small liohrs of the night,
r Jhe ideas put in practice were not
II entirely original, they were so sue?ssful
that I must urge them upon
rospective givers of children's house
arties, even at tne nsii 01 ueiug tondo
red uninventive. With small folk
is better not to attempt novelties
hat have not been more or less put to
lie test.
The outdoor sanies pome first in imortance.
1 think that the one voted
he most fun was the hitching party,
nto a big sleigh made warm and romortable
with buffalo robes and hot
rater bags and hot bricks we tucked
he "tweenty-weenties" with trusty
ohn to drive and engineer everything
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?the steady horses and th? flfcue over
unfrequented roads and around
abrupt corners. He understood just
when to slow up and when to r*iicken
the pace. Attached to the sleigh was
first a bis s'cd. after that one smaller,
and so on the Ion;; tail of sleds holding
three and four occupants, some two
girls and boys, every one taking turns
at being on the coveted last sled of
all. so likely to upset at the corners
[and spill the occupants into a snow
drift.
It was most exciting to have to hold
on for dear lifoN and be whirled over
the land. and. when you fell off. having
to get on again and never knowing
just where you were going: no wonder
it was thought a splendid afternoon's
amusement!
\ext in popularity was rue paper
bunt. The modus operandi was for a
person with a good instinct for the requirements
of the situation to go
ahead, scattering in his wake bits of
paper. The "pack" of children followed.
running this way and that in
search for the trail, more often off
than on the right path, but called back
to it before getting too far away by
horn and voice. The one who arrived
first at the goal at this particular race
received as reward a veritable "brush."
silver-handled and useful for removing
dust.
At the goal we had improvised a
"lean-to." and in front of it burned a
huge bonfire. Balsam houghs tiad
been imported from the mountains to
make a fragrant resting place, and
while we roasted apples, popped corn,
and were served to a gala spread from
tea baskets and hampers brought from
home, we told stories and had a delightful
"winter picnic."
But perhaps the best of all the outdoor
festivities was the outdoor Christmas
tree, because of its novelty.
Thanks to the kindly sun. which shone
gayly on Christmas day. we were able
to carry out this, our cherished surprise.
If any one missed the traditional
features of an ordinary Christmas
tree, lie or she did not reveal it.
and no regrets were expressed. Against
a big growing ft- a ladder was firmly
braced. The ladder and tree were gayly
attired In appropriate dress of holly
and red trimmings, the rung of the i
ninaer aim me siues ueiug nuuuu
with wreaths of preen, and to every
rung were fastened bundles big and little.
while the tree was laden with
Itoxcs of candy, strings of popcorn,
tinsel, and packages. On to the low
rungs of the ladder mounted tin small
ones to tind their presents, the older
children climbed higher to get their
rightful belongings, and after the ladder
was all denuded of U? spoils the
trees was stripped.?Harper's Itazar.
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HOLIDAY COOKERY.
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Two cups of raised bread dousb, one |
teaspoonful each of cinnamon, nut- <
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meg ana suit, one-nun cup ui uuun,
one cup of sugar, one cup of milk, ;
CHRISTMAS CAKE.
oue cup ot' raisins, three eyes, six cups
of flour. Let raise; pour into oue large 4
and one small 'in. When done, arrange
as illustrated. Itougbly lee.
Circle with holly.?Delineator. .
A Sunny Christina*.
To give some one a little gift, J
All wrapped around with Christmas love,
This frosty Christmas season,
w;?Vi u etrinir of smilhs above.
With lota of wishes, good and gay,
In eye^y corner tucked away,
Will Wing you juat the Runniest day?
I wonder what's the reason!
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IN BOSTON.
Mamma?"Anil that is the Ltory of
Santa Claus."
Emerson?"It seems to me. mamma,
intrinsically improbable. How can be
raise the vast sums necessary to defray
bis annual expenses?"
HARD LUCK.
Mrs. Grabberly?"My poor, dear,
good little darling Freddie bas been
most outrageously defrauded."
Mrs. Lauiberlie?"Why. bow did it
happen?"
Mrs. Grabberly?"For three whole
months be exerted himself like a little
major to attend four Sunday-schools,
and he has just found out that only
one of them is to have a Christmas
tree."
GOOD THINGS. TOO!
The Christmas Tree?"It is strange
that children are so green as to believe
in the existence of a Santa
Claus."
The Christmas Candle (sputteringly>?"But
they are not evergreen."
UNKIND.
Miss Komln?"What did your brother
Georgie give you for Christmas, Liz
zieV"
Little Lizzie?"Mamma says she is
afraid lie gave me the mumps."
QUAINT CHRISTMAS DECORATION.
Here is a quaint idea in Christmas
decoration, suggested by one of the
Knglish newspapers?the words of "The
Mistletoe Bough," and two burs of the
refrain, the words curried out in the
mistletoe itself, while the notes of
music are holly.berries, fastened upon
lengths of pale green ribbon, placed
along each side of the table. At each
end of the table is an arch of holly
and mistletoe, lightened by the iutroTHE
MtSttETOE
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of white narcissus blooms.
From arch to arch is festooned a garland
of mistletoe, from which are suspended
five bells, varying in size, and
made entirely of blosoms of lily of the
valley, so arranged that each bell appears
semi-transparent and forms an
Ideal shade for the little electric glol>es
contained within them. In the centre
of the table is a cluster of narcissi and
a few sprigs of holly, while here and
there about the table is placed a sheaf
of crackers.
DINNER.
A Mirrrd Fr?lival.
Yuletlde lias been held as a sacred
festival by numberless nations. Chrisians
hold December 2." as the anniversary
of the birth of Jesus. China, on
the same day. celebrates the birth of
Buddha, son of Maya. (See Bitnson.)
riie Druids held during the winter solstice
the festival of Xolacll. (llig
rins.i Egypt held that Horus, son of j
[sis, was horn toward the close of December.
Greece celebrated during the j
winter solstice the birth of Ceres, Bacchus
and Hercules. Numerous Indian
tribes keep Yuletide as a religious festival.
(Monier Williams.) Mexico
holds in the winter solstice the festival
of Capaerame. (History of the lalies,
Volume II., page 354.) Persia at
the same period honors the birtn of
Mithra. (Gross.) Rome celebrated on
December 25 the festival of "Xatalis
Solis Invicta." Scandanavla held at
Yuletide the festival called Jul, in
honor of Freya, son of Odin 'Brewer,
page 321). etc.
Kinc'a Bnron of Brei.
The royal baron of beef, which always
appears cold on King Edwaul's
sideboard Christmas Day, at Osborne,
is invariable cfft from one of the t>ulloeks
bought at the King's annual *ale
af fat stock, early in December. 1'liis
rear there will bo 430 sheep. 100 swine
ind thirty bullocks to be sold.?Chicago
Chronicle.
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The Diplomat
[ kissed my bonny love on Christinas night,
"Nothing unusual," you say?
'The mi-stletoe helps many a bashful
wight?"
And "lie who will not when he may?"
A.h, but thu? kiss the Christmas-tide impearls?
The memory my very being jars;
For 'neath the mistletoe 1 kissed the other
girls,
vviii'.. hep 1 kissed outside beneath the
star*.
?Madeline Orris.
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THE WORK OF CONGRESS
Daily Doings of More or Less Interest
to the People.
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Vote to Impeach Judge Swayne.
Sitting as a grand jury, the House of
Representatives Tuesday, with almost
full membership and after more than
five hours discussion to the exclusion
of all other business, adopted a resolution
providing for the impeachment of
Judge Chas. Swayne, of the northern
district of Florida, for "high crimes
and misdemeanors." The case against
the respondent was clearly set out by
Mr. Palmer, of Pennsylvania, chairman
of the sub-committee of the judiciary
committee, which heard the evidence
in the case. He carefully dissected the
evidence bearing on each of the specifications.
and said that if it were found
that Judge Swayne had done well, he
should be vindicated, but if he had
done ill. he should be sent to trial.
"where his excuses and apologies may
or may not receive consideration." He
was followed by Messrs. Clayton, of
Alabama; Powers, of Massachusetts;
Henry, of Texas, and Lamar, of Florida,
each of whom in most vigorous
terms advocated Impeachment. Messrs.
Glllett, of California, and Littlefield, of
Maine, In speeches opposed their colleagues
on all the specifications except
one, as to the account rendered to the
government by Judge Swayne for traveling
expenses.
The Senate Notified.
The Senate, which under the constitution
is made the trial court in impeachment
cases, Wednesday, received
official notice of the determination of
the House of Representatives to present
impeachment charges against
Charles Swayne, Federal judge in the
northern district of Florida. The matter
was brought to the Senate's attention
by a House committee, and the
Senate appointed a committee to prepare
the details of the proposed investigation.
When a few minutes before the hour
of the Senate's meeting, the House ,
committee appeared at the Vice President's
room to confer with President
Pro Tempore Frye, there was a general
scurrying about on the part of officials
to find precedents and to make
preparation for the ceremony, the like
of which had not been witnessed in the
Senate chamber since the proceedings
of 1876 against Secretary Belknap.
While the details were being arranged.
Senator Frye was engaged in
conference with the House committee,
consisting of Messrs. Palmer, Jenkins,
Glllett, Clayton and Smith, of Kentucky.
Their official action consisted
in a mere notification to Mr. Frye of
the committee's desire to bring the action
of the House in the Swayne case
to the attention of the Senate at as
earlv an hour as possible, and Mr.
Frye's reply that the Senate would be
prepared to receive the committee at
any time that it might arrive.
A brief informal exchange of views
as to the time when'the Senate should
take up the case ensued. The House
members stated that it would be impossible
for the committee t? present
its articles of Impeachment previous to
the holidays, and it was suggested that
the trial might be postponed until after
March *th next, or even until the
next session of Congress.
The House impeachment committee
presented itself at the main door of the
Senate, being preceded by Clerk
Brwaing, of the House, who was announced
in the usual form by B. W.
Layton. assistant sergeant-at-arms.
Mr. Browning read the impeachment
resolution passed by the House. Mr.
Layton then presented the committee,
saying: "I announce the committee
from the House of Representatives appointed
in pursuance of the resolution
just received.|
The chair announced that he would
receive the committee, whereupon the
(vimmittw was taken in charge by Col.
D. M. Randall, sergeant-at-arms of the
Senate, and all members conducted
down the center aisle to a point immediately
in front of the president protempore's
seat.
Mr. Palmer spoke for the committee,
saying: "Mr. President ,in obedience to
the order of the House of Represeentatives,
we appear before you, and in the
name of the House of Representatives
and of all the people of the United
States of America, we do impeach
Charles Swayne, judge of the District
Court of the United States for the
northern district of Florida, of high
crimes and the misdemeanors in office,
and we further inform the Senntp
that the House of ReDresentatives I
will in <1iip time exhibit articles of
impeachment against him and make
good the same. And in their name we
demand that the Senate shall take
order for the appearance of the said
Charles Swayne to answer said impeachment."
The president pro-tempore said: "Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen of the committee:
The chair begs to announce
that the Senate will take order in the
premises, due notice of which will be
given to the House.'
Currency Discussion.
Discussion of the bill to improve
currency conditions was resumed in the
House, but throughout the session its
advancement was beset with obstructive
tactics by the Democrats, led by
Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, the minority
leader. The Democrats mustered
sufficient strength to force Speaker
Cannon to break a tie, in order that the
bill might be taken up. the Democrats
assuming their attitude of an- i
tagonism because Mr. Hill, of Connec- i
ticut, in charge of the bill, refused to .
postpone Its furtner consideration in
ocnsequence of the Illness of Mr. Barrett,
of Georgia, leader of the opposl- i
tion. Little progress was made on !
the measure. <
An amendment was offered by Mr. <
Williams requiring the payment of <
interests bv banlis on amounts deDosit- j
ed by the government, and limiting the }
amount to be so deposited in any one J
bank. 1
Senate Orders Impeachment.
The Senate spent practically the en
tire day discussing the Philippine ad- ,
ministration bill. A number of amend- ,
ments were suggested and debated,
among them being provisions relating
to railroad bonds, mining locations and 1
tariff rates. Under agreement, the vote 1
on the bill will be taken, and the dis- '
posal of all amendments will occur at i
the same time. A formal order to eater
upon the Swayna anpeachment uro
ceedings
a day for
recommendations
resentatives for
Judge
committee. The
shape an whici^^^^^^^^B
ing the circumstanced
proceeded as follows: , - p^^^B^B
"Ordered, that the Senate w^^E^B
cording to its standing ru^etaalH^B
ders in such cases provided, tl^H
proper action thereon '(upon the'fejwH
sentation of the articles of impeaci?*
ment), of which due notice shall Op-B
given to the House of Represent** B
lives." * k\5B
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NEWSY LEANING?. V
Kindreds nf "Russian deserters
found refuse in London 'atf-b.
The house in which modern spirHH
uallsm originated '? still standing oq^H
rnr"i near the village of HydesvinH
M'^s rn'-!^ Man* Driver. may<?re?*?4
of Chatham. F,wT'and. has completed?
In - first year of the offWr% ^
The two State nri?o#w?ln California, m
are so overcrowded that in some cues I
five men are put in one Cell. I
A penny in flu- slot tnnrhlne in .9
Vienna snpnlles post rami gramophone 1
discs of the op?raior'% voice. I
A Paris hurglar. in trying to escarp J
frorn a shop, fell into a barrel of 1afd", >1
in which he sank up to the neck. f fB
The first Jewish hosnital In the Brit-: J
isjj empire was opened at Manchester 1
on November 17. It cost $30.00#. jl
The Beading Company has placed a.ni ~|
order for sixty-five coaches and hag-. J
gage cars at a cost of o\q? $100,000.
Th" Russian Minister of F'yiancr 4
has raised the question of the creatios ^
in Russia of chambers of commerce.
An oyster containing pearls of the
value of ?230 was found by a Ushe*-/
man at Neuiuunster, Germany, a fey
dire mm
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Dr. f. C. White. State geologist''of
West Virginia. sailed for Brazil re-'
eently. where he will Vxaiuiju* and report
on the coal fields of Rio Gruude do>
Sul.
Haydn's bonse In Vienna, where bfr
wrote "Tlie Creation" and "The
sons," and where he died May 31. 1800.. -;
Is to become the property of the city*J
by purchase. *1
There is on exhibition at Coventry, "i
England, a pile carpet 24 by 7Vj feet, \
which was made in Lahore in 1G34 foe
a director of the old East India Com*
pany The beautiful coloring is still 1
perfect, despite its age of 270 ycni>.
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST. M
Ail the Russian warships have sailed^l
eastward from Tangier.
Another Russian cruiser was rep^H^
pd to have Iwn blown up
Uncommonly heavy cannonading" was
reported about lame Tree Hi!!
Kuropatkin ur.ed searchlights (or thei *
first time in repelling a high^attack.
General Sakha rofT reported the Rn(?s2jfl
sian loss of a village, but no iuiportunt I
action.
Nogi's second son was killed at 203Metre
Hill and the General i* oow >
childless.
General Rennenkampff's pursuit of>w:
the Japanese on General Kuropatkin'9 jj
left ended after two days.
Russia plans to have 4.P>0.0G0 men in
the Held in Manchuria for the spring M
campaigns in three armifs
Nogi continued to shell the sunkei^^
Russian warships at fort Arthur und^H
to search for llie torpedo craft. V
Japan's heavy guns were turned froroj
the destroyed fort Artliur squadron toll
the town and did great damage.
All the Russians at fort Arthur re-i??
treated to laiolishan except tlie troops *
left to hold souie or the forts a while y
longer ^
Russia is planning to send a third:
squadron from I he Baltic lit" '.he Far ^
East, instead of dispatching- tlia Bluet: *
Sea fleet at*
It was reported from St Petersburg "
that the Emperor had ordered the dis- j
patch of seven battleships, five eruis^v
ers and forty destroyers to the East ?'
Having destroyed Wiuen's squadron
and prevented him from co-operating i
with Kojeslvensky. the Japanese will
undertake to starve out the garrison.
A dispatch from Mukden sa!d that
the heavy cannonade along the Sbakhe
had resulted in *o ^important change*
iu the positions of the opposing armies.
Shot His Father's Slayer.
Covington, Ga., Special.?At Hardy's ^
Cross Roads, in Jasper county. J. M.
Parker was shot and killed by Jesse
Hodges. Joseph Parker, aged 18, son <
of J. M. Parker, secured his father's j
pistol after he had fallen and sent tw^M
bullets through the body of Hodge^^J
The wounds of Hodges are pronounce^H
mortal, though he is still alive. TheS
trouble grew out of an old feud^Youn^H
Parker, it is believed, will not be
cuted, for shooting Hodges, as it^^H
generally held that he was justified
trying to aid his father.
New* of the Day. V
Mrs. Cbatticld-Chatfield Taylor, tbo I
Chicago society woman, who started M
the Rose Bindery, has had to go to I
Philadelphia for the rest cure. 1'hls^H
was the pressure of the strenuous lif^H
c-n Mrs. Chatfield-Chatfleld Taylor: l4PI
30 a. m., arrived at shop; II.SO to U, !
opened mail; 12 to 12.30, Issued ordors
to assistants, granted interviews
Dn the mission of woraea in business
and posed for newspaper photographers;
12.30 to 24 iunhcon; 2 to 3,
vork and more interviews; 3 p. m.,
home.
The Tailor's Waterloo.
"No, sir," said the tailor, breathing
Qard. "No new suit till you pay for
the one you have got on." ?
"Very well," said we jyldly. "We
shall sleep in this ono|BulI up one *
suspender higher ij^Bthe other,
wrinkle our should^^^B^f en beg
friends to show
them what a fine
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