The Cedarville Herald, Volume 36, Numbers 27-52

' ^ flm C#djtrvilld Hir&M. I t .u a *-**r Y « a r * KARLH m a x - - E«iit»r Jfltttorad aA to* Ptwfc-Ofiiee, Cedar- Till#* October 81, Halt, a* JMMKHlti iliuMmatter. F&S&A.Y, DECEMBER 6, J * », AMIABLE ENEMIES. Our R*HU»n*k»* An. So-slabl*, but Extrsmaly Conceited. Tbs Anierieau rattlesnake is real' ly one of the uio»t imman of Iiviiy creatures:, says I’roi'et&ar Mauley, an English naturalist uf wiuo re­ pute* He is a sociable, uuial h- enemy. But lie is also conceited. He knows that ho pus* susses a death dealing power and is consequently ol! the opinion that because of this he should be con* sitlered the terror of the wilderness. Other animals understand perfectly bow be- regards himself, the “ had man” of the region, and they recog­ nize Ms terrible power. l ;’or this reason they bare had to study Ids limitations, which be in his egotism is blind to. • TUo rattlesnake gets irascible-on occasions, Professor Manley goes on to say. He becomes most cross,when his vanity has been wounded. But he rarely bites a human'being ex­ cept when be is of the opinion that his own personal safety requires it% Heitlier does he go out hunting trouble. His social instincts lead him. to seek, the same comforts with which men surround themselves,, and if men would only leave him alone be would not object to their company at all. Bogs are perhaps the most dan­ gerous-' enemy the haughty rattler has to face. Together with hogs they are the only speci.es of .ani­ mal that are almost entirely im­ mune to the venom of the rattler. Oftentimes a shepherd "dog will come out badly bitten and used, tip frogi his first enconnter -with a rat­ tler and have to he taken care of for day’s by his master.' Afterward, though, lie becomes wiser and in due time develops into an adept at the art of killing his enemy. ■' The cat is by far the cleverest of all at' playing with the puttier and outwitting him at Iris pwn game. He seems to he aware, too, that puss - is making ■ fun of him, and she therefore succeeds in working him up into a terrible rage. She lias no trouble at all in inducing the snake to coil, and’ then she-cautious­ ly' stretches out a forepaw in his di- , rection. He becomes furious and strikes, hut her paw is not-there, for of the two the cat is infinitely the quicker. Ooufites are much the 'same in ihi-’.r d .dim1' With tf.'jr t-iniii ii enemy, placing on iim wrakno-v-^s »,f the mui K o i.*r tlwir own ph'-e :,re for long Vim.th* of time. Horse's <uv pot i»fnrlv yo .clover or wn'f* in their doalinxy. Of torr** ono roar­ ed on-lho range will avoid a rattler a* a mute avoid* wort, uud at the dread sound of the ratIlea will leap and s-hy. Eastern burses taken west do not know somuchat first, though they speedily learn. There scorns apparently no uni-, formitv in the rattling. If; the j snake is in a had humor !mwill rat­ tle even when there is no sign of an enemy about, TbuialJy, however, ho will not raft!?'unless he is great- tv concerned. — Springfield Repub­ lican. •ite AitK-thsu wwiug machine ha* J j . v : h 1 i <1 southeastern Arabia, East­ ward the ic h >t feminine Inda- pmlenee tain • J '*uay. m m p mmf-mrn m Why do so uuMy returning travelers, after educating themselves to Hut Eu- rojH'an tip system, want to *hovt change |Kwr rude Sani? ASanta Paper Chase Kansas t ity has established a night school of gardening. We trust that It la totally unlike’ the ordinary night school of poultry raising. Tiiese husbands who murder their Wirt's and then commit suicide go about the job the wrong way. They should kill themselves first, Digging For Pip* Bowls, Meerschaum is extracted in pre­ cisely the same* way aa coal, Pita from twenty-five feet to 125 feet deep are dug, and aa soon as the vein is struck 'horizontal galleries, sometimes of .considerable length,’ are made, tliongh more than two galleries are seldom to he found in one pit. When taken out of- the mine meerschaum is soft enough to be easily,cut with a knife. It,is* embedded, in a layer of red clay sev­ eral inches thick, and in this state it*is sold to the dealers.—London Globe. . , “New York,'* olwerve* an exchange, “never rubs out of grafters," .Certain­ ly not. Another illustration of the law governing supply and demand. “Man wants but tittle here below," but he has to lu;.lie because Mrs, Man wants a 1014 automobile and the nearest approach to 1015 clothes. Who 1 invented Chess? The honor of inventing'chess has been claimed by at least fourteen nations, and a variety of famous persons have, been mentioned as sole inventor, ranging from Japheth and Shorn to King Solomon and Aristotle. It is, however, generally agreed, that Europe got the game from the Arabic, “ checkmate” be­ ing a corruption of “ Shah mat” (“ the king is dead” ), — London Chronicle. , - Capacity For Worry. “ I see you’re borrowing (rouble again. What’s the matter now?” “ I was just thinking," she said, “ that our little Beatrice may grow up and become a grand opera singer and have to support a husband wl;o will not be worthy of her.? . . “ Come. Let’s look' over this mouth’s bills and have something beiil- to worry about.? Chicago Record-Herald. Like a Hole in the Water. We cannot too soon convince our­ selves how easily eve mav- be dis­ pensed with in the world, \Ve thinjc that.we alone are the life of the circle in which we move, fn our ab­ sence we fancy that life will come to a general pause, and^tdas, the gap that we leave is scarcely perceptible, go quickly is it filled! Well, all those baseball clubs that did not land a pennant this year have all of next year ahead of them, and all kinds of championships are' won between Reasons, Thomas Mott Osborne, acquiring prison experience aa a philanthropist, came in for a reprimand at the table. Showing thbt etiquette Is 'complicated no matter, where one eats. Now that n French aviator has flown at the rate of 125 miles an hour, mo­ torists should gracefully concede the speed palm to him and proceed to de­ velop the “safety lirsf idea. It Is news that a man has succeeded In growing nerves In bottles, but since the memory of man runneth not to the contrary the usual result has been for nerves to grow out of bottles. I f further evidence were required to prove that the Caucasloq race Is de; teriorutiug one has only to mention the fact that African cannibals do not think white men are good to eat. . New York has seen twenty- churches turned into, -theaters and garages. Now a theater is to be turned into a Bible students’ tabernacle with Scrip turnl “mpvies." Is the tide turning? . It Is said to cost $20,000 to make n new ballad popular. Then times have changed since the days of Stephen C. Foster.1 He could set the country sing­ ing with a capital of 10 cents invested in paper and ink. The statement that M ’Hipl will soon te returned to the throne of Portugal may he based oh what is likely to bap- f pen if his new German wife should t ilepiiuid that he he restored. A Deutscb i luuiHfmu'cnu do quite a lot of things. OYSTERS! OYSTERS! Leave ycrtir ’ order for nice, fresh, one® received ~e*dr Tuesday and Saturday, €. M, *Spencer. ____________» _________ The free port of Hamburg has now. pissed London. with 23,000,000 tons of l *vports and imports in 1012, Nothing } tow remains ahead of, the old Jtanse [ tJWn hut Antwerp; with 2g,S06,480 Ions in 1911, and New'York, with 27,- 222.803 tons, in tire flscal year 1012. X EN IA , OHIO <1 ■ *.■ ‘ ^ W hy not give presents which can be used 'every day in the year? Nothing is more acceptable than „ • ^ . ' , ■ ■ * ■ . . . • / A Picture, Carpet Sweeper, Table Runner or Couch Cover Visit our store before makingyour Xmas purchases GALLOWAY & CHERRY ft East Main Street Xenia, Ohio t? ■tea Do Your Xmas Shopping at Springfield’s Great Depart* ment Store We pay your round-trip faro to Springfield on purchases o f s$/5>00 or over. , W e have tried to meet both perplexity and hurry by G R E A T ASSO R T ­ M E N T S O F H O L ID A Y M E R C H A N D IS E — not on ly distinctive and charming gift novelties, but broader than ever selections o f the always- wanted needfuls. So that no one w ill have difficulty in finding among the great quantities of new ly arrived goods just the article that pleases, both for oppropriatenbss and rightness o f price. A N D S E R V IC E —Cherry,^prompt arid intelligent Service awaits you, for every preparation was early made to meet the extra demands thalChrist- mas brings on those wh o so faithfu lly serve you throughout the who le year* Coma Direct to Santa Claus Headquarters at Springfield; W E were puzzle*! about the chil­ dren's Christ****, for all the little nieces. B»ph*wa and grandchildren warn coming to the farm, as usual. says » writer in the Country Gentleman, fear after year we lmd had the eommofl Christ­ mas tree presentation of gift* until this method had quite toot It* flavor. Resolved upon sow® BUbstWuta for It-, we chanced upon the teM leat one d£ * Santa Claus papty chase. Early |n the .afternpeh »H the chil­ dren weregathered together, Hhd. much to their bewilderment, eato was hand­ ed an empty grain sack. They were then told that Santa 'Claim was un­ usually wary that year and that not ten minutes before he‘had been spied out of door* disappearing with hh» pack. He was dressed, a* In other yearr, in red with white trimmings and seemed to be dropping hits of red and green paper behind him. Where,he dropped both red and green at tUq game time there was aurely a gift hhl- den, and that plnap must not he passed until the gift had bean found and glv* en to the one w! o*e name was upon It . The children could scarcely wait to be bundled iuo their outer garments and set off jjfter elusive Santy in high glee. It would he useless to tell the mnny strange places to which they were led by Ids paper trail and where gift* were excavated. The hayloft, hol­ low tree trunks, even |he mouth of a muskrat’s hole, yielded strangepackets. At length all sack* were *well filled, and Santa Claus was overtaken Just In time to prevent hi* concealment of toothsome boxes of homemade toffee, grandma's contribution. Dragging San­ ta Claus, who was none other than one of the uncles In appropriate disguise, into their midst, the children bounded In, laughing and rosy cheeked, to inves­ tigate their prizes. A* they were do­ ing this thev kept bubbling with merri­ ment over xhelr highly successful San­ ta Clau* paper chase and exclaiming that it hud been “ heaps and heaps and heaps'* more fun than an indoor Christ­ mas tree. LITTLE LOED JESUS. t ' -1- i Away in a manger; no crib for a boa* - The Utile I-orU Jehus iaia aowri Ws sweet bead. The stars In the bright sky looked doWn where ha lay, v The little tiord Jesus asleep on the hay. The cattle are towing, the baby -awakes, But Uttle Lord Jesus, no crying ho make*.' I Jove thee. Lord iJesu*. ■Look down from the sky •‘ * •, And Stay by my cradle till morning . high. . --Martin .Luther. Pfesents For theBoy, r 1NDING'iblng* for too boy at Christmas timemay seem more difficult, although no doubt be ha* Just a* ninny want* ns his- pretty slater, silver knives with good’ blade*, substantial key rings, .pencils and .fountain pens always please. Certain things In the jewelry line appeal, to .the average hoy—*- case containing cuff buttons aUd tleptu tOmutch or a good looking watch fob. Ail inspection of the leather shop display* will boon convince the' shopper that there are dozens of tliingk a hoy can use and enjoy, Why not give him a leather case containing, a soft felt hut or a pair of folding slippers? An­ other case hold* What 1* called the vacation outflt—a flat clothes brush, two coat and trousers hangers nml a folding, shoe horn. Leather stickpin case*' and col­ lar boxes are also acceptable,. The fastidious boy will not scorn monogrammed liundker chiefs, silk socks and attractive tics. The- boy who has arrived at the age and stage of caring about his room will want college pillows, pennants, etc. If one wishes to Invest more money in the hoy’s Christmas, there are automobile hampers and extra t itiipments, cameras, hunting \ and fishing, outfits, fleldglosscs, etc. Every boy wants skates, fur lined gloves and mufflers. For the book lover there is al­ ways a goodly store of hooks, of one may have a characteristic bookplate designed, A Gift Suggestion, An Ideal gift for the bachelor is the "handy" box,-containing tags, rubber hands, labels, thumb tacks, twine-in fact, almost any article one might need In dispatching a package or for the hundred and one other conveniences to which these needful artitfffS may no put One bachelor says ho derived more pleasure from one of these boxes which was given to him than from al­ most any other gift he couid mention The boxes come in various sizes, the number of Useful articles contained varying with the size of the box A gift of this character is Well worth considering where a personal gift is not desirable A T * * ♦ I Hutchison 6 Gibney’s | | Xenia, Ohio | m Never before have-we placed so many useful SI and beautiful presents for the home folks as this |U * '=* ^ year. Our many glass show cases full, notion H counter loaded, Holiday,Musics. It looking for « Christmas tun*, A carol or a glee. I’d recommend that timely tuna "Then Yule rememberme," —Louisville Courier-Journal, f'*** ?(***** *». PATENTS Iftfalftlll” '■■* tee. Finest Line of • ; FU R S I I I m L for Ladies, Misses and Children to beseen in the county, ^ i I r ' Muffs, Neck Pieces t , ^ *- ___ and T ^ B t : . Coats in Variety ■ INDIAN BLANKETS MAKE IDEAL CHRISTMAS PRESENTS THE GIFT LIST S ilk Mufflers W o o l Mu fflers Lad ies ’ and Gents S ilk H o s e Umbrellas Do lls Center Pieces Leather Hand Bags » Coin Purses 1 Gloves Sweaters for Misses and Children Pictures-. To ile t Sets . Scissors Hat Pins Rings P in Trays Belts ’ T o ile t Goods Ivo ry To ile t Sets ■> Linens N eckw ea r ’ Bed Room Slippers Pictures Frames Brass Goods Japanese Baskets * Sew ing Sets S U G G E S T IO N S F O R G E N T S Cravats, Suspender*, H a lf Hose, Stick Plus, Cuff Buttons, Bath .Rtbes, Traveling Cases, Traveling Bags, Umbrellas, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Flippers, These we have now in most complete assortment. Suits and Coats Loyr Prices Wooltex, Bishop-Etc. A Beautiful Line of Christmas Handkerchiefs Both Ladies and Gents— In itia l and P la in , Embroidered and V en ise......... l o c t o $ 2,00 Ch ildrens Boxed Handkerch iefs,., , 15 c to 25 c Lad ies Boxed Handkerchiefs....... 50 c to $ 1.50 X EN IA , OHIO r M om s , will it be ea. areaftonabl: and coneervg», our many p ness-like mi, TheCed W , J. C.A.SNOW& 00 . . 0,6. f \ . Aoe, wiMHifleteN. - | LOCAL / Bulk Sauer : > pound, at Bate Xmas candid Mr. C, N, Sti time in McKee- Mr. C. F, SI in 'Cincinnati. Mr. Fred’-Bird.l Thanksgiving a Mis* Ilia Rat Seville, 0,, -was giving vacation. Mr, Charles 1 ton, visited wit era! day® last • 'Mr.pand Mrs. f lumhuB, visited I ter part of the ^ ’M l Ralph K< O. S. U„ at Co tag. The Home ( tertataed Toes Mrs. B. E. McF Mr. Frank C position .with i grocery tas Day . Mis* Lillie i and Mr. Chari wepe .hero Moi. neral of Mrs. •. Special prl Xmat candy i Russell Chap of this place \ to wed Tuesday of the Baptist < ed the ceremon Miss Nellie visited here ove 1 Lucile and Elei .with her, being urday evening, tl The -ministers another effort : day for an earl; arrangements 1 visit of the eva of the Hood, bi discarded at tli OYSTERS! Ol order far nlce,[ each Tuesday Spencer. ts 4 I m tr p CL r r c»