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. 1 ' " t IVrRDFORD MATL TRTBTINIO, afTCDFOItP, OTOTCION, BATtmiUV, BEOEMBER 23, 1911 PXGKOHRUM r v CHRISTMAS AND PAGANISM. Mnny Cuiiomi anil Qmbltmi of Yulo tit). Anteilat ChrUl. Mont or our foNtiviii dityn mo of pit 1:1111 urlcln, mill no It Ih with our ClirlnU iiimh holly mill iiiImIIhIoo. Jlnt ahull ,wu think mi)' tlui lima of them hocaiwo In miclmil (liiyii tlicy wro iiHijochitcil with tho Hamuli niitiiniiilla m'ul with tlin JJrulil conuiiiiiiloH nt which nouio llinim liiiiiiiin licliiKu woio Hiicrlllcoin How many rmiiuiiilmr tlmt tho cimtom or OncoiittliiK hniniMi with tivomriMitm hi inmittoiiml In tho lllhlo, whuru Nuho mliih wretn: "Ami thoy fniitiil written In tlin Inw, do forth Into tho mount mill fetch ollvo liruiii'lioii iiml ilno hrnnchen mill inyrlln hrmiclici mid palm brunch. m iiml brunchcii of thick trcea to iniilio mmtlin." Thin wnii for tlin front of tnhernnrlcit. Ho wo hen Unit tho cimtoin wan early print lecil by t lit Jiiwh, Holly U tho cnililum of pcncir awl piMnl will, iiml tlin miclunt iKictif toll mi Unit It wiih iiUo Hlcnlllcmit of tho ri'Hiirrt'ftlon. How IIMIiik Itn iino to. dny mnl how InlcrcMlnj,' to know Itn hlHtoryl Who known hut tlml tho ltoiumiH tuny Imvo derived their Men from tho Per-.lnn, who Imvo a imyltiK 16 tho effect that tho nun nuver ahtiiV own tho holly treo mid who u-eri to iiinko n concoction from tho Imrlc which they hhw In tho fiico of n new horn child in nu omen of kooiI luck 7 :ioely nN'tvliiliil with the holly In the peurly inlmletoo with Itn romnnro. 'I'll ii Drulilrt held n imlomn prtM'eiwIon etich yenr oil tho Mxth dny of tho moon nearest tho new yenr, roIiik forth will it Koldeti nlrklo to cut tho inlNlli'tiMi from tlio iiucred onk. Tho ouk to tho Drtililn witfi n aymfool of KtreifKth. It witn nlno tho trro uncrod to Jupiter, mid only tho nilntletoo tlmt Krew on tin onk tun! holy virtue. Kach yoar when Urn voice of tho cuckoo wim luHinl In tho hind Uio prlontH wilt ou voyn to Npy out Uio flucHt mlHtletoo I.tewIiii: on oti oak. mid when tiiheii from tho treoit It wn placed In while linen cloth. I'rom time Immcmorlnf tho mlntle too linn een ronnldereit pn otiii'ii of Kood, mid It wnx an Id that fnlrlen took rcfiiKe In ll thick follnK'i'. no nuy ano who liuiijr n aproy In tho homo would Imvo the protection mid vnitltudo of tho k'immI fit I ry folk. Turin jr. with Itn onchmit incut, wo lxcullo mvcet liuiiiun fnlrloit under Itn whlta herrlex. mid nil who nio klHNi-d limy ho nuro that tho hhldcn elveN will aanctlon nnd not con demn tho prnctlce. In Kwedcn muuletn woro iniiilo of mlntletoe, nnd In Wnlen n necklace intiilo from tho wnxen her rliH wnit wuppoKitl tu protect from tmnko hllo. Mr Walter Scott wroto thin licnutlftil poem ilocrtbliiR tho social element In tho ChrUtiua cuIouraUoa of medieval tlmen: A rut writ our ChrMInn alrea of oM ,-ovwl nlini tho yrar tin courn liatl rollod Ami drought ttllthn Clirlaimaa back attain With -II lit hotpltalilo train. DomrMlo nnd ffllaloua rite Oivrt honor to tlin holy nUtit. On hrtalmaii n th lull wrt run: Oa.ChrUUtuu.eva ihoJaaaa. wu aun. VTjryfvrYvvrYYT'vrYYvryYvyvv'' - If You : : And don't know just whoro to go to havo your dental work done, let mo givo you a fow pointers. Wo havo acquired bur solid reputation only on account of our known skill and oxporionco. Wo are oxperts in all branches of high class dentistry, perform painloss extraction, and render highly effi cient sorvico in tho way of crown and bridgo work, crowning, filling, etc., and our charges aro known to bo reasonable. This is tho finest equippod office in Orogon and that' is saying a groat deal. We may not havo the f 22 Karat Gold Crowns Porcelain Crowns . . Bridge Work (per tooth) Silver Fillings .... i DR. BARBER, The Dentist t 207-208 Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank Bldg, corner Wtest Main and Grape Streets, Medford, Oregon OFFICE HOURS: 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.-Sundays, 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Pacific Phone Main 653; Home Phone 287-L WHEN THE MAIL MAN IS SANTA GLAUS. i tf77T"Tw"vH (I jK jj 'l9IRHibl'TuK I SOMITI'IMKH tho mull innti nctn na Hnntn Clnun, or, mnytx", tio Jtut nab' wtlttitcM for Ihu rimr old niilnt. Anyhow, ho cornea urouud to tho houno londrd down with pnckiiKcn, nnd MometlmoM tliotto packacea contain llilnKH even moru warmly iipprec'lntcl hy tho children than tho Rift ibtnla ptilH In (hu HtockliiR. They come nu Chrlxtmnn pncutn from tho uncles nud tho counlim mid the tiunu or from tho friend you met nt tho aennhoro or In tho mountain Innt mitnmor or from tho kind old Italy who patted you on the buck when you wont to tho county futr, naked your name, aald you wcro n "ulco child" and nho woold nlwayn rvmrmbor you. At any rnto, when tiio mall man taken the plnco of Hnntn Clnus ho hna n lrnt mnny fnmlllen to look out for, nnd you should bo kind to him and thank him for dellvortnic tho pncknRi to you, for he In very hnrd worked at Christ niim tlmo. If ho lookn weary nnd worn wlah him "Merry ChiiHtinan." Per hnpa ho hnn children at homo who aro not no well rotnombcrrd nt Christmas an you an. Mnybo you'll think of thorn and hand tho mall man a llttlo pack ano, tolling htm to tnko It homo to his own children. Tflaf oniriUaliT rn"nn UTo yenr Haw tho toll prlt Ihn chnllrn rear. Tlin it.imt ilintiMl lur Ititrtlg alircn. Tho hall wa draxl with holly errcn. Koi Hi to tlio wood did incrry men go To eathcr In tho inlaitetoo. The Comfort of Peace. fomn must ln aad on even Chrlitmaa day. Home RUITarliiKa nnd aorrowa cannot coato. To anmo wo cannot "Merry ChrU'.maat" tnf, Jlut hrnven comfort them and Rive them trnco. CHURCHES ARE ALL TO OBSERVE CHRISTMAS DAY (Continual from Ia- l. aliiKliiK, all f which hna been cnpo clnlly pri'pnrod. At the Priwhytcrlnn church thorn will ho two ChrlHtmnH treen. On Kunilny merntm: the pnstor will prtwich a ChrhttmnH sermon and In tho afternoon, nt ;t o'clock, tho pri mary dopnrtmont of tho Sunday Kchttol will have n program, given by thulr cIhoa memboriihlp mid to con slat of reoltntloiirt mid gongs. At 7:30 In tho evening tho ndult nnd morn Hilvnucod clnHHos In tho Sunday ncliool will prenont n progrnm, con HlatliiK of dialogues, amnll Chrlstmns plnyH, rocllntlnns nnd songR. I At tho llnpthtt church tho Chrlst iiiiih exorclcon will bo held tonight (Snturtluy). Thcro will ho n trco ami a splendid program. Tho differ ent eliiHflos nro oxpoctod to glvo Homo thtng In tho way of food, -clothing or cash for tho needy poor of tho city. Biiudiiy morning nt tho usual hour tho pastor will preach n sermon to tho new converts, whllo his overling Are on LADY Js AUNT SANTA CLAUS. n ' " Whllfl Hani tnke ordera for aeh KUi nnd toy . . , , , a. Ami jlMKlPN A'ut I" ,,," "'"f". .. , III wlfn l irepnrln hr jmrt of thy l,y, ITor dim -tnyn At homo, ntltohlne nil rtay, flo I'll tell you about hr, for no one, I Ha li-nr.l of Aunt Bantu Claun, putlent ami kind, Hlio ltn ovory hour nt her ntdl and thtfad, . . yith dolla nil cround hr In to, Now alio' flttlni? n bonnet on this llttlo hfad. Nov allppnra on ttjoan little toa. c V I I I I I I And to count all the dreitea would putz'.e you oiiltc, Hucli Iimiiu lirxid licupa, red and blue, pink nnd white. And the tuakra for the dollies n little bed, too, 'Willi pillow nnd aherts eoft a mow. And there's eomctblnc ebe's tlltchlm; (or each one of you, Ilut that l n recret, you know. When Chrlatmas has come you ahatl know then at lt Why the dear, sood old lady alta tewlne 9 fait. Youth's Companion. Bormon will bo especially applicable to Cnnnmas time. Tho memoers of tho Methodist Episcopal church, South, Sunday school will hold its Christmas excr- claos tonight (Saturday). Thcro will bo n treo and a program to consist of Bongs nnd recitations. Tho Free Methodist church and Sunday school membors will havo a trco nt their church Sunday evening. Thcro will also bo a program. 'At tho Catholic churca mass will ATTENDANT $5.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 AND UP. ho hold nt 0, 7 nnd 8 o'clock flunilny morning; high mntn nnd ROrmon nt 10:30. A ChrlHtmnH crlh linn boon orcclod In tho church. At Jackson ville mass will ho hold nt 8 and 10 o'clock. Pension Bill Discussed. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec, 23. Honntor Ilrown of Nebraska today dls ciissod tho Bhorwood 1 day pension bill In a spocch In tho hotiso. Ho said ltd passago would bo an appropriate Christmas gift for tho veterans. Cardinal Takes Church. IIOMK, Dee. SM.Cw'eliiml Dio meilu Falconin, recently elected to the vollcgo of ennlinnlH, took fonnnl kh ftOMHion of tho titular Church of Suntii .Mnria in Arncooli with improHsive ritoH toiluy. Not mnny employer will tnlk huii iichh with work hiintcrH who ontiuol be renehed throuH wnnt mlvertiHiiig in thin city tliin week. Hnsklnn tor health. Merry the largest office, but it is complete in every respect. It contains all modern appliances of value known to the dental profession for the convenience of patients and for the performance of first class work. We charge you nothing for consultation and estimate and if we do your work it -will bo absolutely guaranteed. Come in and see us and you will be convinced. You receive only the best treatment here. f ; Gold Fillings Full Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate Best Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate Painless Extraction f' ALL OTHER WORK IN PROPORTION BOY EMULATES TEDDYJNJFRISCO Armed With a Popijun and With a New Book, "Terrible Teddy In ' Africa," Younrjster Opens Fire on Mechanical Toys. SAX I'KAN'CI.SCO, Cut., Dee. 23. -A Htnnll boy with a popgun and iu pinitioi)H from n new Chrislmnn hook, "Terrible Toiltly in Africn," fortified himaelf behind n pnckitiK box in front of n b depnrttnent utore here nnd opened fire on lie mechan ical rabbits, monkeys nnd ernwIinR toys beintf sold by n curbstone fakir. Tlint'n tiic IiciuiiinK of the story of how San Francisco decided this yenr to do nwuy fith the annual epi -.- - ; u .- ' i iL i ' Thanking our many friends for the greatest year's business we have ever experienced, we wish them all a Merry Christmas THE WARDROBE Fence demic of bnUyhooltio; toy UuokHtcrn. When llio IiuI'h mollioi', Mra, Oeorjtu V. Jnrvis, enmo oitl oF. Uio alow hUo wim told by mi oxtiited orowe ifiitt she'd fimj hop son nt tho police stfti tion. Ho vn elosotoil with Cl!.tut' White. After hi molltor took !t!m. nwnv tho olilof issued tho edlls "Clean out tho toy podilleW Tho fiirl who enn't conk hIioiiIi! keep out of tho tnatrinionlat fryiliK pan. Valley Second Hand Store Duya and Soils Second Hand doodfl, Copper, Urnsa, Itubbor, etc. M. J. 1'ILOIIGii, Trop. IS North Fir Home .151 UcII 3072 Cbristmas -".... ., , V.' $1.50 AND Ul 7.50 10.00; .56' 1 i , d i! : I A , f ..i m i ' M rtififtlhflftfllfrftfcyfrijM mMHMtowmMm -afcflis-s- w - " mmfmvmMmmH'liM)mtitM0''r'