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CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL PAGE S New Year's Day In Grandfather's Time Practical Economy Baking powders made from alum or -phosphate may be bought for a trifle less .than Royal Baking Powder, ,which is made Jrom cream of tartar, derived from grapes. Alum powders are not only cheap, but they differ greatly in leavening power. . Jf a cheap baking powder is used for a fine cake and the cake turns out a failure there is a waste of costly materials worth more than a whole can of the cheap bak ing powder. Royal Baking Powder produces the finest food, and its use therefore, results in an actual saving. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. New York CORNETT & CO. MADE A HIT WITH OLD SANTA A crowd of youngatm-a with t liberal prink ling of older people congregated t Cornett & Company' atoM Satur day evening at live in response to an ad in laat week' Journal to the effect that Santa would arrive at that ponu lar merchandise emporium at that hour. tie arrived a per announcement, and waa greeted by a mam of Juvenile humanity that filled the atore to ca pacity and blocked the sidewalk on all aide. Every one of the little fellow was riven iome present, and got a good r'eloee up" look at their traditional friend from the North Pole. SPECI ALTRA1N TO TAKE Three Mcial coarhe will be carried on tlie Oregon Trunk train out of Bend on the evening of January 3, which is next Wednesday, for the accommoda tion of delegate to the irrigation con grea which will open in Portland on the following day ' - - One of these coaches will be reserved for delegate from Prineville and the surrounding country of which there will be not lea than GO if the plan of those intereated in the move here do not miscarry. . If you are planning to make a trip to Portland during the next few week prepare to go next week, and arrange ment will be made to secure a seat for you in the congresa. Phone or lee R. L. Schee. HAS HAY FORK TINE Tun City Mr. Henry W. Shafer, of Stock ton. California, left for her home Friday morning;. She accompanied the remain of Robert Percy Barnes to thi city frjm Santa Barbara, lie made his home with the Shafer while in Stockton. m I The Christmas tree and program j at the home of Jacob Becker was a i great success. The two plays, "The Sprite," and "A Scene In Otell " caused much merriment and shouts of laughter. Several nice songs and iecita;lons were given, after which t. Nicholas put in an ap pearance with many presents for everyone, and among them was a new piano for the Becker family. The next meeting will be a dance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kernes New Year's eve. lis New Year Eva Among the Rayahs. The Greeks who dwell In Turkish territory and are etibjerts of the sul tan are kuown a Greek Itayaba. They follow the Greek calendar, according to which Jan. 1 come on our Jan. 14 New Yeur' eve 1 u great time for the Ituyah boys. As aoon aa they ring the bell of a house the door ia thrown, open and the voice of the master I heard. saying. "Let the boys In at once! Give . I n .. -,., .. .i 1 1 . i l. a ,mn I tiit'iu uiuuri null unit uii I'm. iuc; carry of St. Hiisll'e cake. Come on, servants; ail their pocket while tbey give us their long!" Then the poor children, delighted by the warm welcome of the host and the profusion of dainty thing given them, lug with frenzy the romantic little tale of St. Basil, patron saint of the home aud of the young, and end with the calling down of numerous bless ing ou the generous family during the new yeur. Youth's Companion. The Gusst Gather ed Abeut and 8ang Bongs. The 14-yenr-old son of John Grimes had the iiilHforttiiu' to tuive a pitchfork tine tlirtint through his arm Monday afternoon when a load ol bay on which he was riding upset. The rear wheels of the wagon slipped on the frown ground nnil the loud suddenly overturned, throwing the unfortunate lad on the fork. The tine panned tbroiiKh the fleshy part of the arm and out on the other aide, missing the bones and larger blood vessels. He will soon recover from the wound. . On the First Morning. It Is curious to find the Purttun Judge Sewell a hater of all holidays aud set days, recording with much plensure Ills being awakened on New Your s morning In sober Boston In 1608 by a level or blast of trumpets, and tie celebrated Jan. I. 1700, which he thought was the opening of a new century, by writing a very poor poem and causing It to be cried or recited through the town by the tows criar Friends of Mrs. E. L. Walker are pleased to learn of her convalescing1 from a very severe illness. With no complications physicians say she will soon be able to resume her school duties. Roumanian Governmant In Ruaala. Berlin, by wireless to Sayvllle, N. V. The correspondent at Stockholm f the Lokal Anzeiger telegraphs that at the meeting of the last Roumanian orown council lb was resolved that the Roumanian foreign office should be transferred to Petrograd, the other ministries (or the present being es tablished at Kiev. 1916-1917 Just a good old-fashioned Christmas happiness and a prosperous New Year is what we wish for you We feel very kindly toward Old Santa Claus for giving this store one hour of his valuable time last Saturday evening. Also he said to just keep on handling the good quality of merchandise with our moderately low prices and he would be most sure to make this store his headquarters again next Christmas ) Sfrineville. Oregon tS IN our grandfather's time-and be fore htm for a score of genera tionsNew Year's day was cele brated In a most delightful man ner. It was really a Held day for ro mance. Many troth baa been nastily plighted as result of a seemingly formal New Year's call, many a man nd tnaia have seen each other for the Orst time on this day. The old fashioned New Tear's cele bratlnu-tbe normal, healthy, tappy. sane and delight ful observance of the going of the old and corn ing of rli new twelve month al ways started off with an Informal social gathering on New Year' eve. People divided themselves Into groupsof friends One year tbey would all go to the house of one, the next rear to the bouse of an- other. Tbey used Many a Troth Ha to gather about Been Hastily 9 o'clock. There Plishted. was nothing formal about these par ties. They were there for a good old fashioned social time. The women cbutted together of home and babies. The girls chattered together of beaux snd balls, and the men cat over mags of toddy and. comfortable with tbelr pines, told stories. Just before midnight the harpsichord waa moved Into the center of tbe room. The eruesta Bath- -" Hymns, ballad sad old folk son ks were en joyed. Then when midnight came tbe host unless a clergy man was pres ent, repeated a short prayer, giv ing thank for favor of the past year and asking Provi dence to shower' blessings upon tbem all during the coming, twelvemonth "in. accordance with thy divine will." Another song. another drink In which all stood aud drank to each oth er, and tbey dispersed. And when tbey awakened on tbe fol lowing morning tbelr heads were clear and tbelr hearts glad, for tbey bad greeted the New Year and they bad given thanks at the midnight hour to Providence. Tbe celebration bad then only begun. A early as 9 o'clock ui tbe morning ervlce were held In tbe rbtrches, and every one went It was a abort service a hymn, a prayer, a ten minute talk on making tbe most of tbe new year and then the people flocked homeward. After that came the round of New Year calls. Peo ple went afoot, on horseback, In their carriages, and some In coaches. The women remain ed In tbe home. They served the callers with cakes and wine. By nightfall ev ery oue In town or city bad called upon his frleuds and relatives. In the evening there were balls and parties, and a great New Year's cake, baked especially for the occasion, was always served. Today the paper boy does your paper up Into a wad and tosses It up beside your front door. That Is all. The let ter carrier makes bis single holi day trip snd hur ries ou, anxious to complete bis work. But In the good old days, in the days when romance aud san ity and real Joy all went to make up an enjoyable New Year's day, the newsboys used to deliver an attractive ca rrler's ad dress. This was a New Year's, poem of greet ing. Sometimes it was from a well known poem, but more frequently it was written for the This Was a New oocaslon. And Year' Poem. the faithful car rler always received something at ev ery house along bis route. Boston Herald. Every One Went to Church. That 1917 May Have j Ahmdanf ; '. '''''' ! Prosperity .' j Health and j Happkess for you is the wish of 0. C. Claypool & Co. 1 - "- NewYeair I III I I X III II Monday Evening Jamio 1917 Old Time Dance in the Mom Bufldlmg s Good Music and a Good Time assured Supper served in the same building at any time during the evening you wish it First Big Dance For the New Year C. J. DEMARIS, Proprietor