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BfiUtnN THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1910 EVENING EDITION. M i i o o. hristmas In A Scotch City Glasgow, tho commercial metropolis of Scotland, with Its well nl;li mllllou In habitants, can be chosen us mi Interest lug Illustration of tin- manlier In which one-fourth of the people or the country spend the holidays .Many days before A Bold Suitor By KATE ELDRIDCE Copyright. 1010. by American Press Association. Ill Switzerland there Is n little body of water called I htindor lake, ami in n little town at one end. called Thunder. tho store fronts on Argyll street-n . .i,,, i, n Thunder hotel. There Is thoroughfar.) as busy nn any In the i n,80 ,n s ,,., clty u.tu so ,crr. raSU, Sfi?n,Il reKSf ' " "- " 7' T" "" nearly every entrance signs of wol- ' chestra discourses In the a ternoou, come and the coinpllmeuts of the sea- J t0 wllldl l,w,l)lc ll!,t0,, n,ul dr,uk k1"1 sou are exhibited lu holly leaves. On One afternoon Ucrr Strellltz. his Christmas uve tho stores keep open , wife and daughter Lena, the last Into. Other side of the thoroughfare named aged twenty, were seated at n Is n mass of blazing, cheerful light, table In the kursall, I'apa Strellltz and there is a moving mass of human- J 6iuoklng his pipe. .Mamma Strellltz ity between, nut wuen tno stores mum-nuiR eracKors ami swiss cueese, while Lena Strellltz was sipping an Ice with a spoon. At another table sat n young gentle man tapping his boot with a cane, while on the table beside him was a half emptied glass of Munich beer. He close they close until boxing day. All the working peoplo now get their Christmas holiday. On Christmas forenoon the lord pro vost or mayor presides at the annual meeting and breakfast given by the directors at the royal Infirmary. Ills ' was looking at Frauleln Lena vorv lordship makes a speech, after which hard, and Lena was conscious that she there Is a distribution of good things i had excited the young man's nttcntlou to nil the patients In the large lustltu- ! Presently he un we. went to the table tlon Then he visits sundry other In- I where the Strelllts-es sat. made n pro stltutlous for the care of the sick and ' found bow with his hat under his arm poor, where there are Christmas treeing I nnd addressed Herr Strellltz: nnd feasting. Ily the way. Christmas ' "Herr. I dare say that I shall sup dny Is one of the' lord provost's busiest ( I'rlse you. I have a confession to days. At 2 o'clock, according to an- I make. I have several times seen you nunl custom for years past, he pre- ! here with your family. I have eon sides at tint annual dinner given to , celved a passion for the young lady from n.000 to ).()()) poor men. women ' nl hog your permission to pay my ml nnd children In the .city hall, Albion dresses to her. I am aware that suell street. Ills lordship and tho city " request may si'om remarkable, but I magistrates occupy the stage and take, '' rwuly to convince you Hint I bear dinner with the poor During the re- P"1 reputation, that I am of an ex- past, which consists of soup. beef, an entree, plum pudding, tea or eolTee mid fruit, stirring Scotch airs are played on the big organ by the city organist. cellent family and abundantly able to mipport a wife. Here Is my rnrd " He produced a pasteboard on which was engraved the name, "Alphonsc de At the doso his lordshln makes n ' Tour, Dijon. Prance." speech, which Is reported verbatim In II(,rr Strellltz puffed, fumed nnd tho newspapers. It Is usually n mas- cowled. Prnu StrolllU! looked nou- terly production. commlttnl. while Prauleln Lena looked Outwardly tho aspect of the city ! vcr.v '""c" I'lonswl. The father was resembles that of Sunday. Neverthe- n,,0' ' n'"k? "' angry reply when less thousands of peoplo nre moving tuo mother forestalled him by saying: about. The no rind of riveters In the "Believe me. sir. we are not at all miles of shipbuilding yards along tho offended that you should have given Clyde have como to the city with their way ton natural Impulse. Wo shall wives ami families and nre nttendlng nt least accord what Is duo you by per the matinees or evening pa'ntomlmo milting you to produce your creden- performances that hnve already been tlals." running. These pantomimes are a fea- "That Is all I ask. madame. 1 may turo of city life In Scotland during hnve to put you to some trouble, for tho winter. Usually three open at n He la Tour could not nsk, any one to tho big theaters In Glasgow Christmas vouch for him. Ilcsldcs It would be ove. They are rehearsed for week beforo. The playwright usually chooses ns his theme a fairy tale. "Jack the Giant Killer," "All I'aba and the For ty Thieves" n:J "Aladdin and Un easy for tin lmpoter to furnish fraud ulent credentials Nothing will satis fy me but ,oiir going to my home In i'ljou. visiting my ancestral estate. making the ucqunlntnucof my parents, Wonderful Lamp" have been favorite by brothers and sisters, and thus sat (homes. As n rule, the playwright re- Isfylng yourselves that I am what I tains enough of the title so that thu pretend to Lu." young folks can recognize the clinr nctcrs, but taken altogether the pro duction becomes really a dramatic burlcsquo of local life and character, Interesting, entertaining and wen olo rating to old and young. Actors and actresses of renown take the leading parts, while there tiro dazzling cos "Thnl would be Incontestable proof," nnld tho lady. "Will you Join our par ly. M. de la Tour?" The young man sat down. Papa Strellltz maintained a stubborn silence. Lena, of course, could say not n word, while Prnu Strellltz took the burden of entertaining the stranger upon her tunics, mngiiincent scenery nnd a gor- , own shoulders. The four sat logeth fioous ballet thrown In. No wonder It la that often until the middle of spring the pniitomlmes enjoy a con tinuous run. Latterly (hey becomu In n sense classics, for their libretti undergo weekly Improvement at the cr for an hour, nt the end of which time M. do hi Tour received an Invita tion to call. A few days later Fran nnd Prau leln Strellltz took the train for Dijon. At the railway station M. de In Tour suggestion of local wits noted for the ' Qaaw ,, l0 ttiiMii bearing u bouquet pungency of their sayings and the o lowers, which, with a look of In fund of dry Seoteli, humor they poa- I tcnse devotion, he handed to Lenn. Bess. It Is no exaggeration to say that t for Vou." ho said, "to satisfy theso panlomlmes are visited by somo yourselves. Here are your tickets persons each night nil tho senson iim cllHS, fi-ludlng a return.'' through and by others fully n scoro of , j.-rm, strellltz uccepted the tickets times. without n qualm, whllo Lena blushed Then there Is the usunl exodus of amj oxcltilniod: young men to the country nt Christ- i ..qi niammaV' mnstlde. It Is a common saying ntnong , ,jt, , Tour pan tjlp young lady Scotchmen that nil ronds lead to Lon- ' ,.,lim.p of ,M,j,., reproof and ten don. This Is changed to Glasgow In oermits. Ills last word were to her: somo cases. There Is scarcely a fnm- j .., bl, yo t0 ,j,vo , ,jowt,rs t0 ,y lly of note In the Highlands that has t,eir 10tU.r, Who. with others of our not a son nt the universities of Gins- fin,.., ni meet you ut the station." gow or ndluburgh studying for tho , ,rlw jmmu.v WUh ot interrupted ox professions of law, medicine, the pul- lco,u for ,m)r ,,0Mr 0 ,uo border be pit. tho nrtny or the home or foreign tu.m, Switzerland and Prance, whero civil service. With what hope and , mill) popped for the custom ox pride the advent of tho young student , amlnatlons. The frauleln opened to Is looked for at the little railroad sta- tlu,m U,r Moiifilnpi nnd )eriultted nu tlon up In the mountains on Christ- j inspector to' get n whiff of the per mas eve or morning! If he lives on fumo of m,r wors. When the ordeal an estate the next day he Is given n . was over the train went on. side by his rustle countrymen In their j At ij1( young man ou tho watch unnunl Christmas day football match for ,u., niinoiinced himself us Gaston The game Is usually a stoutly contest-, lt hx Tom muj introduced a white ed one. umpired and referred by tho ,ired lady as his mother. Lena at laird and heads tit the eMnte. At tho ',.,, immled her tho bouquet, coiner of the Held Is placed a cask of j ..j,,,, way , t,t, ,.rrlage." said M good Scotch ale. fiom which the play- csuHtoti. and the frau and the frauleln era regale themselves at half time. w,,ro nurrled out of the station, put Theu the gume resumes, and the see- , ,., ,i dilvon away, ond half Is fast and furious Around Tl( was the hint" they ever saw of the ropes are the juiiuk women of tho , av r jjh, pt, fouw '1'hey returned estate looking on with pleusuro and i ,, nt.x, jy ,0 the uusympathutlc bus- divusxing their ctioiies in tne uuuco imml Hud father list of tho ovenlutf.-Urooklyn Kagln. Santa Claus In thrf Zee. S.iUl PanU Clu: " 'TU Clirltm evu ('1 liu anlnmla lakl plouuunt). AnJ each uf you will now iticulvo ills jumly Ctirlatuiaa prMiiit. But 1 Im slml ir evory guvat WoulU nionlloii what hud lll tti bajt." The tapir sulil; "That ploassa mo. Ill btutu micolncily, tlieioforo. If 1 may tu so bold nnil (iu, Tho only thins I euro for WuuUI be tliono malchtis on tlio slialf, With which I'U llho to light myself." Ills wish wes granted. Then up snalio A tlmlil llttl uOiiar: "Sir. but o trlllo It will take To mako my Christmas gladder. A alato anil pencil. It you please. Would let me do my auma with ease." The reindeer aald. "Vou may bellove I'd be a huppy fellow If 1 were auro I would receive A eood sized umberfollow, nd also I'd like four gnloche, (Yes, and u rubber macKlntosh " -Walton Wllllaras. "Well." Nild Pn Sirollltz. "what did you (llscovet V" Lena nii her hnndkerehlef to her eyes, nnd her mother made no reply. Ilor blow was wry dark. After awhile he gnu her oxperienco to her bus iMtiid. eudlug if follows: "The drivel dmw iix some distance and Mopped before a large dwelling house. 'Wondering why the.-e people had left us. we went to the front door and knocked A maid came to the door, and when we asked If tho Do la Touts lived there hhe said 'No' and shut the door in our faces." What was the otiject of thus mis leading these good people wns not for a long time developed. Then one day a smuggler was arrested for carrying Swiss goods across the border Into Prance without paying duty. At hla trial It enme out that the bouquet Frauleln Strellltz carried coutnlncd 50.000 franca' worth of watch springs. After Christmas. Bald tho Christmas trco by tho old baclt leiicu To tho ono Just over tho way: "It seems to mo It Is hard to bo Out hero In tho cold today. Lost week 1 stood In n brilliant room, With children dancing by, And beautiful candles warmed mo through. Said the other tree. "So did I." Bald tho Christmas tree by tho old back (en co To the one just over tho way: "1 wish out there on the mountain sldo , They only had let mo stay. Aly roots were strotiK. I was warm and Kreen. , While the merry snow How by, Uut now 1 am trembling, old nnd weak." Said thu other tree. "So am 1." Bald the Christmas treo by tho old back fence To the ono Just over tho way: "A lltilo boy threw n rock at mo As ho passed along today, And last neck, up by n beautiful doll, A sled was hanging high Tor that bad little boy. I'm tired to death." Bald tho other tree. "Bo nm I." Said tho Christmas tree by tho old back fence To tho ono just over tho way: "A llttlo girl that I gave a ring Came by, nnd 1 heard ner say, 'You ugly old trco. who cureH for youl' And she made up n, rnco so wry I wouldn't Iwllevu folks could so rorgct." Said tho other tree. "Nor would I." Bald tho Clirmttnns tree oy tho old back fctico To tho ono just over tho vvny: "It's hard to Olo so far Horn home, iiut 1 guess vc ve nnd our day. And tho children maybe In .scars to como Will think or us with n sign And the Joy It buvp 1 nm reconciled " Bald the otnr tree. "Ho um 1." -May It. McNnhb in IMttsiiurit lilnpatrh. Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot- RETURN OF THE FAVORITES, THE PAVILLA COMEDY CO, THE LAUGH PRODUCERS CulSTJMS AUG mm wooBsra At the Masonic Theater 2 Nights Commencing Friday, December 23rd The Opening Bill Will be the Sidc-Spiitting Comedy in Three Acts, the The Wizard of Wall Street Everything New 'This Season Np Tears in this Show, Save those Produced by Merriment Seats on Sale atthe Busy Corner CS23aa&SiS59RaBSC WtWtTirT7rT'fTTyfgiT77TV7rr'7TTX7-!Jl.Jit..lIAIUriT Oy A EDWARD LYONS HACKETT. .MONO EiikIIhIi Hpoaltln.tr puoplo thoro can U. found no moro qimliir'ouHi'rviiiico of tho son sou thun thut lu vogue union;: the vvooriimou of northern Mluhlpiu, Throughout this (.'rout timber tielt there nre thouKuuiW of men employed, nnd n largo proportion of them nee the out side world but once or twice n year when they Journey to Hault Ste. Ma rio or other nearby towtm to make pur chases of the season's clothing. Throughout this great woodod dis trict two-thirds of the men nre Canad ians, many of them devotedly religious, and Christmas union;: them begins, properly speaking, the :20th of Decem ber. However, these men perform nnssunnsninu'iinnssnt'nsnssntnnutmit u 4'0 frrr.- HoIidaylCash CleanUp '. jo T A .Jw " ' oo OH l One-Fourth Off on All Broken Lines of Clothing1 Opposite Breakwater $S.50 SUITS $0.33 $.10.00 SUITS ...... $7.50 $12.00 SUITS $0.00 $10.00 SUITS ..'....$12.00 18.00 SUITS $13.50 $20.00 SUITS .' $.15.00 $25.00 SUITS $18.73 FIXUP I tt tt :: North Front Street 8 oeoo -? !-06OAO smwmjmmm::mmmjmsmmmm:wwww AM. HEOIN A St.VIlCII A HOUND. their usual labors until tho '-'Ith day of the month, nnd theu tho festivities begin lu earnest. During the four days preceding the celebration, however, It must be uudor stood that tho work U not so strenu ous, nnd the monotonous buzz of tho saw nnd the ring of the nx are frequent ly Interrupted by merry bursts of sous nnd anecdotes of thoso who have pass ed away during the previous season. In Chlppewn county thero are many camps or settlements, each controlled' by n recognized leader, aud long before tho holidays the point of celebration is decided upon. Ity Christmas eve the men, women nnd children buvo all as sembled at the chosen enmp, where elaborate preparations have been mado for their comfort, aud at-10 o'clock In the morning of that day the duly elect ed master of ceremonies addresses tho multitude of poople assembled and out linos the program of the week to fol low, for these celebrations contlnuo to the 31st day of Doeember. After hlu spewh the oldest daughtor of the oldest resident Is elected queen of the holidays. Her corps of as sistants Is quickly chosen from the ed ucated classes, and from their decls Ions pertaining to the week's celebra tion there can be no appeal. During tho romalndor of jlie day many speeches are given, refreshments of many kinds are served, aud family gronjis llock together nud relate their own folklore, while the queen, assisted by hor advisers, examluos ami selects tho various fowls to be served on tho following and subsequent dnys Christmas day Is but an hour old when nil assemble and indulge In re ligious services, while the pine knots, tlarlug and spluttering In tho night air. For Strictly Fresh Butter Sterilized Cream Sterilized Milk Butter Milk Bean-Pot Cheese and ice Coos Bay Ice ,& Cold Storage FltKH mU.IVEIMCS 8 A. M. anil 2 V. SI. 1'lioue Tit-.l. Real Estate Snap RESIDENCE CORNER 84x100 In Sengstacken's Addition Good Bay View, for $375.00 See Title, Guarantee & Abstract Co. HENRY SENGSTACKEN, Manager v. t - iViii lt Du. o, . 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