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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELfc, ORL'GON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1915EVENING EDITION. ' .THREE, , " i. i t: .. - - - - - . . -- zs . "1"' r .?. - CHRI STMAS IS COMING pM&te 7 -i'v It tolls of all tlio parties an' tho halls of Pumpkin Row, llout who spout Sunday with his gin nn' how tho crops'll grow; How It kcopH a feller postod 'bout who Is up nu' who is down, Thnt llttlo country paper from his oP homo town. Now, I llko to read tho (tallies an tho story parcrs, ton, An' at ttmcB tho yallor novels an' boiiio other trash don't you? ' . Itul when I want somo roadln' that will hriiHh away a frown " - i I want that llttlo paper from my oP homo town. Selected To Publisher COOS HAY TIMKS, Mnrshflold, Oregon: Dear Sir: Unclosed, Chid ?fii00 for which send dally COOS DAY TIMKS for ono year to tho following address: Namo , .,'. Street City ...... , ' Stnto ..'..,. . (V-lfi? ',..,,..... with my compliments and n cnnniotlfylng thnt tho paper Is paid for j Slgnod .,.....'...,. i ,A hat Iii ite tea, baking powder, the garters you wear, the Pieces on the talking machine? You know the names well. They are advertised names. The goods give good service. You like them. i There are other kinds of advertised goods you will i like equally well-.' " '" I ' It will pay you to buy them because they have char acter. Do you kndw them? Read the advertising columns of THE TIMES. COOS BAY STEAM LAUNuni 9 More Shopping Days at the Closing Out Sale Sever again w"1 yH K' s,l,,h ini-rrliniullso nt tlio prices wo ,ro now' "" t,,oso K ,l4' f Is lost sight of in our ,l(ilii ,,oso 0,l, lal,,ll,,.V ,s lo,o our doors for good (ml " 'Many nl'tH',,M HH,,,u for Christmas (lifts nt half price and ,cwl' he Paper From Is.Old HomeTo wn HEN' tho evcnln' shade Is fallin' nt tho endln' o' tho day An' a follcr rests from labor amokiu' at IiIb pipe o' clay Tlioro's nothln' docs him bo much good, bo fortune up or down, ' As tho Uttlo country papor from his oP homo town. It nln't n thing o' beauty nu' Its urint ain't always clean, But It Btrnightonn out his tompor when n follcr'o feolln' mean. U takeB tlio wrlnklos off his fnco an' j brushes off tho frown, That llttlo country paper from his oP homo town. YOU .MUST IIAVI-J'A Kill KM) SOMHWHEUE , J)o formerly lived on Coos Hay. Such a frlond would npproclato moro than anything clso a year's subscription to tho COOS HAY TIMES - , is a Christmas present. It will bo a constant reminder to him I throughout tho yenr, of your klnilnoss and thoughtfiilncss. Wo will send him a Christmas card with your iiamo and greet ings and a Btntomont that tho paper has bcou paid for tho coin log year. Think It over and solve tho Christmas presont problem eully. Fill this out and mall or send it to Cooa Hay Times: Coos Bay Times Marshfield, Ore. h Yon Use What is the brand of vour favorite soap, your favor PARCEL POST YOUR LAUNDRY "e Fay Return Charges. Frompi anu uwwm i.uw MkViMUMMMvtliMViMUVtitUMq S Christmas Dinner at h Bracelmdge Hall H Tnn dlnnor wns served up in llio Bicat lntll, wlieru tho squtro al ways held Ills Christmas ban quet. A blazing, crackling fire, of logs had been heaped on to warm tho spacious apartment, and tlio flamo went sparkling and-wreathing up tlio whlo mouthed chimney. 'I'lio great picture of tho crusader and his whlto horso had been profuse ly decorated with greens for tho occa sion, mid holly and Ivy had llkowlso been wreathed around tho helmet and weapons on tho opposite wall. A sideboard was set out Just under this chlvnlrle trophy, on which was n display of plato that might hnvo vied (nt least In vnrlety) with Bclshnzzar's , parade of tho vessels of tho temple "flagons, enns, cups, beakers, goblets, basins and ewers" tho gorgeous uten sils of good companionship that had gradually accumulated through many generations of Jovlnl housekeepers, llcforo thoso stood tho two Yule can dlca, beaming llko two stars of tho first magnitude. Other lights wcro dls trlbtited in branches, and tho wholo ar ray glittered like n firmament of silver. Wo wcro ushered Into this banquet ing Bccno with tho sound of minstrel sy, tho old hnrpcr being seated on n stool bc3ldo tho flrcplnco and twanging . Mis instrument with n vast deal moro 1 power than melody. Never did Christ mas board display n moro goodly nnd 1 gracious nssomblngo of countenances. j Thoso who wcro not handsomo wcro nt I least happy, nnd happiness is a raro j Improver of your hnrd favored visage. & I The parson said grace, which was I not u short, familiar ono, such ns la I commonly addressed to tho Deity in i theso unceremonious days, but a long, ! courtly, well worded ono of tho an , dent school. Thoro wns now n pause, , as If something wns expected, when suddenly- tho butler entered tho hall ' with somo degrco of bustle. Ho was j attended by n servant on each nldo with it large war light and boro n all ' vcr dish, on which wns nn enormous pig's head, decorated with rosemary, I with n lemon In its mouth, which wns ' placed with great formality at tho 1 head of tho table. Washington Irving. 1 "No Santa Claus!" 1 0l!KtiWttttWtWW.KHlW" F It lie truo, ns somo do cay, That thoro'a no Santa Claus, What is this spirit on tho way That novor seems to pauso When Christmas ihlmea nro sounding cloar Upon tho frosty nlnht In eprcadlnjj splendid gifts of cheer In ovory mortal's night? What Is this sonso of o'ow divine That conies to you and mo Whon watching oil that hnp'py lino Of children round tho treo? Whonco comes this mantling atmos phere, So full of sweet release That falls upon us onco a year And covors us with peaco? No 8anta Claus? Oh, men of doubt, Whonce comos this sorry claim? Would you so fair a spirit flout ' For raasons of a namo? Dear Santa Claus is everywhere Where hearts nro truo and kind, And where there's love of man 'tis thoro His proteneo raro wo find. John Kendrick Dangs In Harper's Weekly. No Porfect Christmas Sermon. Somo ono has said that thoro canuot bo found In literature a singlo Christ mas sermon which meets tho occasion. Of courso thero cannot. Tho occasion Is tho now b!rthof tho world. Unless tho preacher U com petent to say how far tho world baa grown slnco Its now birth, undess ho can comprehend and declaro tJio Infi nite greatness of thnt kingdom; of God which tho Saviour of men promises in tho world and unless tho same)prcach er can descrlbo tho world as It was, "tho peoplo who sat In darkness" ho cannot preach tho sermon whh:h shnll meet "tho occasion." Edward Everett Hulc. Tho Christmas "Cenono." Tho "Cenouc," a Chrlstmus custom of southern Italy, Is also observed to Home. It Is uu ancient festlvul of the lower classes nnd Is held on Christmas qvc. It Is a fast-feast (If It may s. bo designated) whoso object Is a nn unlou of families in n spirit of devo tion. It consists of a supper nt which . macaroni and fish aro tho principal. dishes. No other Is served Into whoso composition either meat, yolks of eggs, milk or butter enters. Dccnuso of the- f"Cenono" tho streets nro deserted and. dull on Christmas eve. Alter miunigm., in somo sections noisy parades appear. : Mechanical Toys Are Not New. In all ages of tho world's history chll-! dren have loved toys. History records tho fact ttiat llgurcs oi minimis, nui-m. ns horses, goats nnd dogs, were found, among tho toys miulo of pottery years beforo tho Christian era. Even tho me thanlcal toy is not n now Invention, foi In ancient Greece, wbero moving stat uary astoulshcd or amused both rich and poor, thero wns scarcely an Atbe nlan house which did not possess a moj chanlcal toy of some sort. Odd Christmas I Beliefs I I NDIANS say that the best tlmo to catch n deer Is on Christmas night at 12 o'clock, when they bellcvo tho deer kneels. Somo of tho Germans believe that thoso born on Christmas day have tho power of seeing spirits nnd oven com manding them. A popular saying In Spain for Christ mas day is, "Tho bird of dawning slug cth all night long to frighten nwny all evil things." In Itoumanln It Is tho custom to bless tho Danube nt Christmas, and n procession consisting of priests nnd people dressed to represent Hlbllcnl characters moves through tho streets singing chants, nnd so to tho banks of tho river. Tho lee Is broken and n ftmnll wooden cross thrown Into tho wntcr. Any ono who can recover tho cross Is regnrded as extremely fortu nato nnd suro of good luck for the re mainder of llio year. Clirlstmns celebrations In Mexico bo gin Dec. 17 and continue until Dee. 21. Knch night u festival Is held, nlno In all, nn Invitation being sent out to these "posadas." "Posada" mentis "Inn," typifying tho wny tho holy trav clers, Joseph nnd Mary, sought In vain for rest nnd shelter. P'aVa'aVaVa'aWa'aWa'aa'aIa'aaaa ft 5 S On the Trail S PEEKED around a bit last night. I thought I'd llko to got a sight Of old man Santa Claus. I come a-sneakln' down tho ttalr And hid bohino tho parlor chairs, As still ao two small baby bears With butter on their paws. I sot, and sot, and sot, nnd sot, All scrunched up llko a Hottentot, And skursely broathed at all. Twos awful dark and kind o wird, And as the houro disappeared I f alt mycelf a-gottln' skeerod At noisos in tho hall. And nen old Gnndy hove In vlow. Ho woro n shaggy coat and two Dig gogglos on his eyes. Ho woro n pair of motor mitts As fuzzy as a pussy klt'a And wool cap liko my mother knits Far daddykln'a surprise. Ho whlcpored onco or twice, and nen Ho cackled liko a sottln' han Or llko a rooster doos, "Ho'll never know mo nowl" said he Whllo fixln' up tho Christmas troo. Out old man Sandy can't fool me I knew just who ha was! Carlylo Smith in Donver Republican. ftVlUUVUUWVWt'VVrtUO. I A Christmas Church Q 1VE mo a snug Httle church, dressed for the holidays In greens, wreaths of body, long hanging gai lands of ground ptuu ami laurel, perhaps rather awkward ly, but none the less lovingly, nrranged by Interested church members, not by a hired llorUt, apd Idling the btilldlug with tho breath of outdoors. I want somo trees on tho pulpit and high overhead a blastlug star of lire, rdilnlng out Into tho soinl-twlllght of tlio building. I want to riso In tho Htarllghtcd darkness of a properly frosty Clirlstmns morning and In ov oryday clothes, wearing mittens, If I choose, and my second best hat, wall; briskly through qulot streets to tho church nnfl Join tho waiting congrega tion. Thero won't bo n crowd. Thero will lio no display. Only a fow scoru of thoso to whom Christmas means a wonderful reality will bo there. And thero will bo congregational singing, lots of It, nnd wo'll run tho gamut of tho hymns of tho Nativity. Wo'll read tho appropriate Scripture rcsponslvely and listen to tho Christmas story told onco again by tho kindly volco of tho unpretentious clergyman. Now York Evoulug l'ost- Turkey Not an Ancient Christmas Dish. Tho turkey us a Christmas dish was Introduced Into England In tho six teenth century and U therefore of less antiquity than the hugo sirloin of beef or tho mlnco pie. Mlnco pies wcro first shaped llko n manger, ns were tho Yulo cakes given out by tho bakers to their customers. The plum porridge later doveloped Into tho plum pudding, which dates from 1075. At tho old Christmas feasts peacocks and cranes formed somo of tho dishes. Hoforo bo Jng roasted tho peacock wns carefully skinned, and uftcr lenvlug tho oven tho bird was reclothed with Its old plumage. Spanish Musle at Christmas. Weird music In tho homo Is a part of tho Christmas festivities In Spain. In northern Andalusia tho jieoploj play tho sMinboinlm, n flowerpot perforated by n hollow iced, which wetted and rubbed with tho finger gives out u hoi low, scraping, monotonous sound. In southern Andalusia tho pnnderitu or tambourlno Is tho chief Instrument. ff lorn Sj5eedwcffs WMstraev5 Dy Kcv. CHARLES FREDERIC (10SS, D. D. Till: last of tho llttlo stockings had bcou packed to Its utmost capacity and hung upon tho mantel. Mary surveyed them with a amllo of satisfaction and then went Into tho nursery to tako her good night look ht little Hob and Elsie. When she returned there was In her great brown eyes tho mysterious light of mother love. She found her husband sitting near the llrcplaco nnd gazing absentmliid cdly nt tho llnmcs. "Tom," sho nnld, "what do you think Klslo said when Hob asked her' Hits afternoon what she wanted you to give her for Christmas?" "I don't know. What?" "Hho heaved tho sweetest llttlo sigh and replied, 'I wish papa would Just give mo hU own self nil day long.' " "What did sho mean by that?" ho asked with a start. "You dear old fellow," sho answered, pushing hN hair haul; from his fore head with her gentlo hand, "you havo &, YOU NUVUII HAW ANY ONE 80 HA1TY. not been yourself of late. Your busi ness has worried you, and wo hardly feel as If wo see anything of you. Your tody Is here, but your mind la down nt tho store." "You think Elslo has noticed It?" "I do so." "Jlngl This won't dol" "You dear old glnnt. I dreaded to tell you, for I know how hard It Is." "Hless your henrtl Don't for heaven's sako let mo fall Into any habit which will dnrken thoso llttlo children's Uvea nor yours, no sum, Kissing nur. t All all day frolic began In tho Speed well homo tho minute those two llttlo whlto nlghtgowncd figures stole Into tho room nt sunrise. Tom helped them empty their stirk lnga and open their packages, and when they screamed with delight In their childish trebles ho roared In his thun derous bass, llo peeled their oranges, cracked their nuts, spun their tops, strapped ou their skates, dressed their dollies and shot peas at their tin sol diers for four hours until dinner. Ho seemed u llttlo tired and drawn when ho carved tho turkoy, but Mary gave him n look that put now heart, into hlin, mid after dinner ho com menced again. You never saw any ono so happy as thoso little Speedwell young ones! They forgot nil about their toys and JuhI rolled and tumbled over their dear old daddy llko llttlo poodles over a great Newfoundland dog. And when tho day turned to twilight and tho twilight faded Into dark two tired children crept up Into Tom's lap and laid their beads upon his heart. Hob fell asleep with his eyes fixed upoit his father's face, In a tort of muto adoration, nnd Elsie, patting his beard ed cheek, said In tones so much llko Mary's that they startled blm: "I'lipn, do you know which gift I llko lest of all?" "Your dolly," ho said, trying to ap pear unconscious. "You," sho answered gravely, and, trying heroically, but vainly, to keep awnko so as to feast upon his lovo a llttlo longer, she, too, fell asleep and dropped off upon the sea of Nod. And there by the tlroplaco sat Mary, her big brown eyes full of tears. "Well done, dear heart." she said. "You havo won a great victory today You havo given yourself to others and so havo reproduced the Christ life again. And now carry tluom off to their ;rlbs, nnd after I put them to bed you -shall sit down with me and havo a good, long worry If you want to." I don't bollevo 1 do. sweetheart. 1 have come out of myself for tho first tlmo In weeks, and I guess III stay," -Cluclnuntl Commerclul Tribune. Wt (8) LA w W AS .... p '-s Row Not to Give CHE story is told of n woman with a great deal moro nionoy than mind nnd her selection of Santa Claus favors. This daughter of gold Is busy twenty-four hours out of tho day chasing hap piness, though It Is said she seldom catches up with It. Her Idea of a Christmas gift Is something Hint costs ?5. Never mind what tho something Is so long ns It represents a V. Several years ago sho was particular ly rushed at tho holiday season, so sho gavo less .thought than usual to tho disposal of tho Christmas fives. Sho was passing n bookshop when a limp leather and gold copy of Omar's "Hu balyat" caught her eyes. Hero was an Inspiration. Sho would buy $." worth of oriental pessimistic philosophy, ex pressed In metrical form, for a frlond who lived In a hall bedroom and hadn't a second shirt wnlst to her name. Upon Investigation Oinnr looked so good sho decided to muss her Christ mas suggestions nnd spend tho hun dred dollars In fives she set nsldo fur gift purposes on Khayyam and liU verses. Ono copy went to n widowed friend of her girlhood who lived on n farm In Mnluo and attended tho llt tlo crossroads church twlco on Sunday. Omar's verses In pralso of wlno and lovemnklng wcro well calculated to shock this recipient. Another copy was mailed to n seamstress with three young robin mouths to feed and n net Incomo of $12 n week. Tho clovntor man In the apartment houso where tho numtuccnt giver lived drew ono of tho limp leathers. Tho remainder of tho recipient! wcro more or less ap propriately selected. Picture, 'If you will, tho widow on tho farm perusing tho wine, women and song philosophy of tho orient! Imagine the elevator man In tho depths of Ills cage poring over "a loaf of bread, n Jug of wlno nnd thou!" This year the $100 would havo gono for volumes of "Moonmndness," a sort of Egyptian nnd Parisian nightmare, had not a safo and sauo salesman pcr stiadcd tho donor to select boxes of writing paper In graduated sizes. This is at least useful, and who knows but another Yuletldo will find tho womnn Bending hand picked presents to her small army of tho needy! Ostrich Dinner For Christmas. Onu baby ostrich, flvo months old nnd weighing over 1Q0 pounds dressed, was served at a recent Y. M. 0. A. Christinas dinner In Los Angeles, nnd 1,500 persons wcro served, Each of the babe's drumsticks weighed sixteen pounds. In cooking tho bird 1(13 pounds of dressing were used. This was made up of fifty pounds of chestnuts, thirty pounds or butter, twenty-llvo pdunds of onions, fifty pounds of bread, twenty flvo beads of celery and ono pound of mixed spices. A special oven six feet square. was arranged to roast tho bird "Vow lo me now,' Said the innocent lover; "Vow lo me now." Boldly he glanced at the plant just above her The mistletoe bouiih. "Swear that you love And will marry me, dear, While up above Christmas stars shine so clear. Kiss me and vow, Under the bourih, Always, forever, you'll cherish me near." Tender her kiss As gayly she told him Joy of her bliss So close to infold him Under the spray. Then she sent him away. 'Twas time for the next, eo why, why should he stay? Lurina Sheldon. i' i jf Inifie Ctostrael: Sriop Mx Snn was bIx If fihoSvas n day. ighd had a llttlo fat back In a llttlo black coat, ond her wisps of red hnlr mntched her red tam-o'-shantcr. In her firm hand she held a struggling boy about a yenr younger, nnd thoy were getting into tho elovntor at n big department store and making for the toys. Tho Woman Who Saw had n llko des tination, and when tho floor wns reach ed they got out together. Children aro not allowed unaccompanied by guard ians in most largo shops, but such was her air of responsibility, of decorum, that It would hnvo been a bold floor walker who dared to question her. Nor evidently wns It her first visit Tho boy, still held In leash, ran In front and uindo straight for tho spneo de voted to Santa Claus, his reindeer and his sleigh piled with toys. There was a background of fir and cedar and n hugo Christmas tree, but tho pair sat down beforo tho fascinat ing old fellow In his red robe, his long TIIKY BAT DOWN llEFOnn THH FAHCINAT l.NU OLD OTILLOW. whlto beard, holding Ids big whip, and from his face tho small boy did not turn. Across tho room was a crecho; also n wonderful nnd benutlful thlng-tba Infant Jesus In tlio manger, tho mother In her bluo robes, St. Joseph with his stnir, tho three kings resplendent Tho children had been perfectly still for fifteen minutes looking at Santa Claus when the llttlo girl whispered to tho boy. IIo squirmed, struggled, but sho wns too much for him. Sho dis lodged him from his sent, dragged him to tho ctccIio and Mlth motherly Irish piety pressed him on his knees. Itevercntly sho described tho holy group, then would luelto dovotlon from a more human motive "Seo tho cow, Denny. You mind tho cow wo used to seo last summer at tho farm when we went on tho fresh nlr? Seo tho goat. Denny. You mind tho goat In our al ley? It's his pitcher." Hut Denny whined nnd pulled and pulled to ba back again to his Idol. Tho llttlo girl looked up and mot the oyea of tho Woman Who Saw. Iler sigh was that given by every woman since tho beginning, for every man for wbosa soul she holds herself responsible. "I'm afraid," sho said, "Donny like Santa Claus better than ho llkea aod." - Now York Evening Sum Hoallno Vlrtuo In Christmas Coins. In certain parts of Worcestershire and Staffordshire tho idea prevails that a silver coin from tho Chrlatmns morn ing offertory is n soverelgu remedy for any 111 that human flesh la heir to, Ac cordingly nuy householder who hap. pons to havo an ailing child or other person lu his houso hies him to tho clergyman of tho parish ou Christmas morning ami asks as n favor a sacra? meat shilling, ns tho coin Is called. Tho coin given tu exchange has to be obtained by collecting a dozen pennies from as many different maidens and then changing tho coppers for a, silver shilling. For this coin tho applicant receives tho coveted sacrament shill ing, which on being taken homo to hung round tho ailing one's neck and la popularly supposed to effect a rapid and complete euro of tho complaint, uo matter what It may bo. ( Provldo For Christmas. ProvUo for Christmas evo that U do cowo To fenst thy neluhbor eood cheer to hsvo some; aood bread and drink, a fire in the hall. Drawn, pudding-, souso and cood mustard v.ltlial; llcef, mutton, pork ana shred plea of tk best; Plff, veat, gooso, capon and turksy wU drest; Apples and nuts to throw obout ths Mil. That boys and girls may scramW for. theni U. , I Sing Jolly carols, make tho flddUM By . Let scrupulous fanatics H away, ' f For oftentimes Is sen po arrantr kav Than some, who do countwfU most to b OT&Vo. f -poor Robin's Aummm. MM. j srv 7i