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PROGRESS AND CULTURE
PEEET, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1902
CHR1STMAS IN JAMAICA,
A Tropical Celebration With Santa
Clans Lett Out.
The white people of Jamaica cele
brate Christmas in spirit rather than in
| active observance. Of course Santa
Claus is unknown here, for what would
Kris Kringle.do in his fur raiment and
with his reindeers in a land Where few
indeed of the people know what snow
is and fewer still ever saw it Outdoor
sport is out of the questioh, and
Ytiletide
patrons
in Houston County are tidy references
Ship me your Cotton.
IiLiINGHAM, Cotton Factor,
2*v£a,c©n» Gt-eoigia,.
spon; is out or the questioh, and even
lawn tennis cannot be substituted for
the skating and tobogganing of the
north. The white people sit or swing
in hammocks under the cool shade of
the palm trees and look with curious
interest over the holiday numbers of
English and American magazines, with
their strange pictures of snow scenes,
and read the stories of Chrlstmastide
in the lan(I of Kris Kringle and Jnck
Frost. After sundown there are social
gatherings, at which the guests sit out
on the verandas, eat ice cream, fan
themselves and while away the even
ing with conversation and in that
“ojweet doing nothing” way that is
such a feature of life in the tropics.
Very many of the white people of Ja
maica were born in the island and so
know nothing of the Christmas cus
toms of the north. But there are also
quite a number of Americans and Brit
ishers here, and these try various ways
to get up a semblance of Christmas, but
it is like the crew of a polar expedition
celebrating Fourth of July while ice
bound in the Arctic circle, and their
Christmas is mostly one of reminis-,
cence. Still wintering in th'e tropics is
not without its compensating advan
tages, and although Christmas here is
apt to be a pretty lonesome time to
Americans, they are very apt to find
cause for congratulation after the fes
tive season is over in the fact that they
are safe from the cold, the snow, the
slush and the blizzards of the north.
A SONG for old Christmas,
For jolly old Christmas,
The monarch of merriment, fun
and good cheer!
ILet all the bells ohhnlng
Bing out with a rhyming
For Christmas, good Christmas, King
Christmas Is here!
Pile up the log Are
Still higher and higher;
He loves the bright blaze of a wide open
I hearth.
I No shadow of sadness
i Must darken our gladness,
For Christmas, blithe Christmas, now
] rules the broad earth.
I The stars are all winking
As if they were drinking
Time out of ethereal champagne that he
j brings. »•
I The winds shout In chorus;
"Long may he reign o’er usl
Good Christmas, King Christmas, the
greatest of kings!”
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r OF THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
UPON TOTAL PONT RECEIPTS OF COTTON
1st SEPT., 1902, TO lOth JAN., 1903.
T HE housewife will find no better
suggestions for the Christmas
spread than are contained in the
A following. • The menus have a
Christmas flavor and are cosmopolitan
in their makeup. They are planned for
ten or more people, but for a small
family the fish course and some of the
vegetables and sweets could be ornit-
w.-jumi:
To the on© Making the exact, or the nearest to the excot, estimate of
the receipts of cotton AT ALL UNITED STATSS PORTS from Copt. 1,
1002, to January 10, 1903- •• ©5.000
To the next nearest estimate £,QOO
To the second next nearest.
To the five next nearest—
To the ten next nearest
To the fifteen next nearest -.
To the twenty next nearest ■
To the fifty next nearest •• •
To the one hundred nearest
■ K -
For distribution among; those estimator* (not taking any ©f above 203 prizes) com
MENU NO. L
Oyster Cocktails.
Julienne Soup.
Olives- Celery. Salted Almonds.
Broiled Smelts, Tartar Sauce.
Parisienne Potatoes.
Boast Turkey, Stuffed with Truffles.
Oyster Brochettes.
Spinach. Macaroni Croquettes.
Lettuce Salad.
Plum Pudding Glace. Mince Tarts.
Small Cake3. Bonbons. Nuts.
Coffee.
menu no. 2.
Oysters on the Half Shell.
Clear Tomato Soup.
Celery. Olives. Salted Pecans.
Boiled Rock, Egg Sauce.
Potato Cakes.
Roast Turkey, Stuffed with Chestnuta
Cranberry Jelly. Giblet Sauce.
Brussels Sprouts.
Sweet Potato Croquettes.
Grape Fruit Salad;
Crackers. Cheese.
English Plum Pudding.
Frozen Friilt Cup.
Bonbons. Cakes. Nuts.
Coffee.
MENU NO. 3.
Oysters on the Half Shell.
Consomme.
. Radishes. Salted Filberts.
Halibut Cutlets on Toast, Lemon Sauce.
Roast Goose, Savory Stuffing.
Giblet Gravy. Jellied Apples.
Hashed Browned Potatoes.
Lemon Ginger Sherbet.
Celery Salad.
Crackers. Cheese.
Plum Pudding, Rum Sauce.
Fruits. Nuts. Bonbona
Coffee.
All of these dinners are easily pre
pared. The soups are light and sim
ple, but must be perfectly seasoned
and perfectly free from grease. Nearly
every one now prefers the Christmas
turkey stuffed with truflles or chest
nuts and has a favorite recipe for this
delicacy, so it is unnecessary to say
anything on this subject. If this noble
bird is to appear on the table, put a
double row of nut meats down his
breast, to button up his brown coat in
true military fashion, and let him rest
on a bed of celery and parsley leaves.
The Christmas goose, celebrated in
song and story, is not very well known
on this side of the water. The turkey
tired palate will welcome the appear
ance of the» goose, cooked by this rec
ipe, on the board.—Cincinnati Enquirer.
©300 OGCh-
S200 each-
HOC each*
& $ ©a oh'
16 each-
8 each
“HAIL TO XING CHRISTMAS j|
O’er snow plies, high drifted,
His throne Is uplifted!
His mantle Is pinned by the North Polar
star,
And down the dim ages
Saints, sinners and sages
Cry, "Hall to King Christmas, who rules
near and far!’’
Ing within l t OOO bales either way oftheexaot figures .......... 83,300
$17,600
8hould the exact figures havo been glveh during tb» content prior to 8opt. I et
there was offered to the successful estimate, If rmido before than 3,000
Grand total — — — - • • • • i—— ©20,000
S®ns$deigj Estfauvsitf;®® Th2& I’aaBrnmc 4fa &2Gf,&£?Q Qoesiss&tm
[1] Send 81.25 fbr WEEKLY CONSTITUTION and SONNY SOUTH, feotb one yo»r, and oend two oaiituAtos Ui tills contest—that la
OB* estimate fbr tho SUNNY SOUTH and another estimate for THE CONSTITUTION.
[2] Send 81.00 for WEEKLY CONSTITUTION one yaar and with It one outlimito Ih tho centaur.
T; ' [8] Send 50o for BUNNY BOOTH one year arid with It one estimate In the contest.
14] Send OOo for one eot'.mato alono In the contest If you don’t want a subscription!, or If you
wish to mako a number of estimates on this basis you may send THJ?S~ oatlrrmto;; fol* every OM E DOL
LAR forwarded'at tho came time estlmatos arc cent. If ns m»n y r.s T eatimatoo are 3 ant at the
same time, without subscription, tho sender may forward them with only THRZS. doUars--thl8 spe
cial discount being offered only to estimates of ten. A postal card receipt will be sent for each
estimate so received. Whore oujiaorlptlons are cent tho arrival of the paper Itself Is an acknowledge
ment that your estimate has been received ond carefully recorded.
161 The money and the eubsorlrfllon toe *»ttmato must oome In tho eame eu velopo overf Mmo. Tho estimate, tho money and the subsorlp-
Hls brows wreathed with holly,
Fat, rosy and jolly,
He sways the proud scepter no monarch
can boast
O’er realms that are boundless
And depths that are soundless,
For he, mighty Christmas, alone rules the
roast!
Then plump be the purses
Of all whom these verses
May reach, with their tidings of jolly
good cheer.
Their presents be many,
Their fun best of any,
For Christmas comes once—only once—In
a year, y
—Almee Carey In Philadelphia Ledger.
FEEDING THE BIRDS
A Happy- Christmas Custom Among
Swedish Peasants.
Christmas is celebrated in Sweden to
an extent unknown in our country, and
the celebration is not over until Jan.
13, or “twentieth day Yule.” A very
pretty feature of the festivities is thus
described by a writer who has visited
that country; One wintry afternoon,
at Jul-tide (as the season is called), 1
had been skating on a pretty lake three
mites from Gothenberg. On my way
home I noticed that at every farmers
house there was erected, in the middle
of the yard, a pole, to the top of which
was bound a large, full sheafjof grain.
"Why is this?” I asked my confirade.
"Oh, that’s for the birds, the little
wild birds. They must have a merry
Christmas, too, you know.” And so it
is; not a peasant in Sweden will sit
down to a Christmas dinner within
doors until he has first raised aloft a
Christmas dinner for the birds in the
cold and snow without.—Pittsburg Dis
patch.
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Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
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No pay Price, Scents
STATISTICS OF LAST
SEVEN- CROPS.
THE PORT RECEIPTS for
the PMt low years, from Sep
tember I through tho first ten
days of January, are given to
eld you in making an intollt-
E«nt estimate In this contest.
It Is not necessary to ltemlzo
your estimate, give it In one
plain sum expressed In figures
only; let them mean just what
you mean to cay.
Total Port .
Receipts from
Cotton Tear— Soot. I to
January 10.
1896- 6... 3,662,196
1890-7.. .. .. .. .. 6.139,272
1897- 98.. - .. .. .. 6,961,253
1898- 9 6,166,283
1899- 1900.. .. .... 4.207,865
1900- 01.. .. .. .. .„ 4,804,514
1901- 02 6-J 37,819
Secretary Hester, of the How
Orleans Cotton Exohange, will
furnish the official’ figures to
decide this contest.
Don’t forget, every eubooHp.
tion for yourself or your frlendo
■will entitle you to an estimate’
In the great 320,000 contest.
BLSHK FOB 81.00 000 THREE ESTIMATES, WITHOUT 8UBSGBIPT10B.
(To be ebangod If •(.ascription* tad estimates both are sent.)
PUBLISHERS CONSTITUTION, A Manta, On.
Enter THBEE estimate* for me, for »».** enclosed. In your oarrent oontest as follows;
Upon Total Port Receipts
September l, >902,
to January >0.1903.
tfame
Postoffice..
State. ......
wrvrw—.Tf von wish only ONE estimate In the contest, send FIFTT CENTS and fill out only one line of
wSSSTlf /^wihTBfl estimateslntne oontest s.nd*HRBEDOLLARS and write your own figures
to nnbsorlbo to THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION orSUNNY SOUTH, or both, ns above offered,
&keMitten*Indited and send estimates EEBB—ons estimate for each yearfy auto«fotlon. or two tot
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