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INDEPENDENCE, FOLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1915
NO. 18
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iChrislmas Dinner at
f Bracebridse Hall
THR dinner was served up lu the
great hall, where the squire al
ways held his Christmas bun
cjtiet. A blitzing. er:ickllug fire
of logs hail been heaped ou to warm
the spacious npnrtmeut, and the flame
went sparkling and wreathUig up the
wide mouthed chimney.
The (Treat picture of the crusader
and bis white borne had been profue
ly decorated with greens for the occa
sion, and holly and tvy had likewise
been wreathed around the helmet and
weapons on tba opposite walL
A sideboard was set out Just under
this chlvalrlc trophy, on which was a
display of plate that might have vied
(at least in variety) with Kclslmnzar's
parade of the vessels of the temple
"flagons, cans, cups, beakers, goblets,
basins and ewers" the gorKeous uten
sils of good companionship that bad
gradually accumulated through many
generations of Jovial housekeepers.
Before these stood the two Yule can
dips, fwamlng like two tars of the
first magnitude. Other lights were dis-'
trlbuted in branches, and the whole ar
ray glittered like a firmament of Bllver.
We were ushered Into this banquet
ing scene with the sound of minstrel
ay, the old bai-per being seated on a
stool beside the fireplace and twantring
his Instrument with a vast deal more
power than melody. Never did Christ
mas board display a more gooj'y and
gracious assemblage of countenances.
- WHEN. IN DOUBT, MAKE IT FURNITURE FOR CHRISTMAS
ALWAYS ATTRACTIVE, SENSIBLE AND LASTING.
FREE CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOU
We' would like rery much to be able to gire erervon one of these nice present, but of cour.e that U impossible to we have d-icidtd te off-r one extra gwl artk n-i Ive everyone an Wt,Portunity to ret it ABSOLUTELY
FREE The pre.ent fleeted is a handsome overstuffed Rocker. From Saturday mornir, until Friday. Dec. 24, at 4 p. m. every man ni woman ..V In the privilege personally at the .tore can have their name put I. the
box Ne -trinjrs attached It eoeta you nothing At 4 p. m. Friday somn lucky person will et our present. He sure to tome to the Store and get ycur name in the box. We want .reryono to have an opportunity.
Opf.n Erenlngs beginning
least liupp.v. stii.l Uapj.lties Is a rare
Improver of your li ti-'l favored visage.
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The pai-son said urace. which was
not a short, familiar one, such as la
commonly addressed to the IMty In
these unceroinonloua days, but it long,
courtly, well worded one of the an
fleut school. There was now a pause,
as if somertiing was expected, when
suddenly the butler entered the hall
with some degree of bustle, fie was
attended by a servant on eacli side
with a large wx light and bore a sli
ver dish, on which was an enormous
pltf's head, decora toil with rosemary,
with a lemon in Its mouth, which was
placed with great formality at the
head of the table. Washington Irving.
I "No Santa Claus!" f
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F it ba trua, as aoma do aay.
That there's no Santa Claua,
l! What ia this spirit on tha way
Whan Christmas chimea are aounding
clear
Upon tha frosty night
In spreading splendid glfte of chaor
In ovary mortal', nightT
What ia this aensa ol glow divine
That eomea to you and ma
When watching ail that happy line
Of children round tna tree
Whence eomea this mantling atmoa
phere, So full of await release
That falls upon us once a year
And covers us with peacj?
tio Santa Claua? Oh, men of doubt,
Whono oc.rej th a ao-r c'air.t?
Wculd )C S3 fi a e.iir.t liout
For rt .scr f a n ..-.-?
De -r Csr.. -. C.s'.s il everywhere
XVI c-e I .a-i: aro tr.r end kind,
And w' er, t' tre 3 Uve cf man 'tis there
Hij r t-c-uc rare we tmd.
Join r rllfir.r'w T -.r.n. i" H.rn'.
Tuesday, Dec. ?1-
JT Tom
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gy Rev. CHARLES hKEDEBIC OOSS, D. D.
THE last of the Utile Blockings
had lecn packed to Its titnul
caiMiilty and hung upou lha
mantel. -
Mary surveyed them with a smile of
satisfaction aud then went into the
nursery to take her good night look at
little Bob and Elsie.
When she returned there was in her
great brown eyes the mysterious Ugh'
of mother love.
She round her husband silting near
the fireplace and gazing sbseiitmlnd
edly at the flames.
Tom," she laid, "what do yon think
Elsie said when Rob asked her this
afternoon what she wanted you to give
Uer for Christmas?"
"I don't know. What?"
"She heaved the sweetest little sign
and replied, '1 wish papa would Just
give me his own self all day long.'"
"What did she mean by that?" h
asked with a start.
"You dear old 'ellow." she answered
pushing Ills hair back from his fore
bead with her gent la hand, "you have
Ton mvm saw aht on a bo iiappt
not been yourself of late. Your husl
ness has worried you, and we hardly
fee! as If we see anything of you
Your IxKly is here, but your mind Is
down ut the store."
"You think Elsie haa noticed ItT"
"I do BO."
"Jlng! TL la won't dor
"You dear old giant, I dreaded to tell
you, for I know how hard It Is."
"Illess your heart! Don't for heaven's
sake let me fall Into any habit which
will darken those little children's llees
nor yours," be aald, kissing ber.
e e e e e
An all day rrollc began tn the Speed
well home the minute those two lillii
white nightgowned figures stole lino
the room at sunrise.
Tom helped them empty their stock
lngs and open their packages, and when
they screamed with delight in their
childish trebles he roarwd In his tlvin
derous bass, lie poelod their oranges,
cracked their nuts, spun their tops,
strapped on tlielr skates, dressed their
dollies and shot peas at their tin aol
dters for four hours tmtll dinner.
lie seemed u little tln-d and drawn
when be carved the turkey, but Mary
gave him
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uiio him. and after dinner he com
mciu'cd again.
You never naw any one m liappy m
t-liose little 8wedwell yomig ones
They forgot all about their toys and
Just rolled and tumbled over tlielr dear
.Id daddy like little poodle over a
great Newfoundland dog.
And when the day turned to twilight
and the twilight faded into dark two
tired children crept up Into Tom's lap
and laid their heads upon his heart
Hob fell asleep with his eyes fixed
opon his father's face. In port of mnte
adoration, and Kisle. putting his beard
el cheek, said in tones so much like
Mary's that they startled him:
"I'npn, do you know hlch gift I like
best nf alir
"Your dolly," he said, trying to S
pear unconscious,
"You," she answered gravely, and
trying heroically, 1ml vainly, to keep
awako so H to fearit ti"n Ills love a
little longer, nhe, too, fell iwhs-p and
dropped off upon the sea of Nod.
And there by the fireplace sat Mary,
her big brown eyes full of tears.
"Well done, desr heart." she said
"You have won a great victory today
You have given yourself tn others and
so have reproduced the fhrlst life
again. An 1 now carry them off to their
crllis, and after I pift them to bed you
-hall "It rt"Wti with me and have a
i'od. lung worry If yoti want to."
"I don't .e llevp 1 do, s u rcthenrt. I
iivc in-. "';t of mr.M'lf for the first
',,. j, e '. mid I mens I'll stay."
i-.t, I'M Mi i . 'itn nTeln I Tribune
No Perfect Christmas Bormon.
Koine one has said that there cannot
he found In HteratrnV a single fhrisi
mas wnnon wbl'-h meets the aslon
i f cmi w il. i'l c:i:;it
The o -cri"l"ti Is the new birth of the
world I'n'i-s the pieadier Is com
latent to s:,v bow far the world bin
grown sinre Us new birth, unless he
can comprehend and declare the Inh
nlte greatness of that kingdom of (iod
whl h the Saviour or men promise In
the world and nnlc-i the same preach
er can dc ril.e the world as It was.
"the pcirplc who sat In darkm-V ha
rami"! pn-ie h the ai-rnion whk h sha'l
meet "the o. mslon " -Mwari Kveretl
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Snn was : ir :i . x .. . '. iy. sue
had a little fat Va k in u little
black coat, a'.d tx-r wisps of rci!
hair matclie.l her red lain o'
shunter. In her firm band she held a
struggling boy about a year younger
and I hey w ere getting Into tl elevator
nt a big department store aii.t making
for the toys.
The Woman Who Saw Inula ltk des
tination, and when the tloor was rcin-h
ed they get out together. Children are
not allowed unaccompanied by guard
Inns in most large shops, but such was
her air of responsibility, of decorum,
that It would have I wen a bold tloor
walker who dared to question her.
Nor evidently was it her Brst visit
The Ixiy, still held In leash, rnu in front
and made straight for the space de
voted to Santa Clans, his reindeer and
his slciirh plied with toys.
There was a background of fir and
cedar and a In-ge Christinas tree, but
the pair sat down befora the fascinat
ing eld fellow i i his red rube, his long
THKV SAT IMiWN I1KK HH TIIK fAKI 1NAT
ISO OLD H.I.I.OW
I wijne oeani, iioniiu oij, inc. om
from his face the small boy did not
turn.
A' Toms the nKiin was a creche; als
a w underfill and beautiful tiling -tin-Infant
Jesus in the manger, the iiiolln r
In her blue robifi, Kt. Joseph with his
staff, the three kings nsipleiident.
The chltflren hml liecn icrfis (ly still
for fifteen minutes looking at Nnntii
Clans when the little girl whispered to
the boy. He squirmed, struggled, but
she was too lunch fur hlin. She ills
lodged him from his seat, dragged him
to the (Tec he and with motherly Irl h
piety pressed Mm on his knees.
Iteveri-nlly she described the holy
group, then would Incite devotion from
j a more human motive, "Hce the cow,
' iH imy. You mind the cow we used to
see last summer at the farm when we
; wi i;t on t!;(! fn-!i !-' vi.e (.'"'
i licimy. You inliid Hie g'"il In our al
, lev? It s his pit. her." I'.ul lieiinv
whlhl and pulled and pulled to be
Ixek llglllll In bis Idol.
The little girl lool.rd up anil met the
eyes of the Woman Who Haw. Ilerslgh
i was that given by every woman since
the beginning, for every man for whoe
' soul she holds herself responsible.
"I'm afraid." she snld. "Iieniiy likes
Hants Claus better than he like tiod."
-New York I'.venliig huii
Give thanka for f'hriatmae.
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A Christmas
Church
QI X TC me a snug llttlo church,
dressed for the holidays In
greens, wreaths of holly. Ion;
hanging garlands f ground pine
nud lauivl, perhaia ratlier awkward
ly, but notio the less lovingly, arranged
by Interested church metiibera, not by
a hired florist, and lining the building
with the breath of outdoors.
1 want some trees on the pulpit and
high overhead a binning star of tire,
shining out liilsi tha semi twilight of
the building. I want to rise In the
starllghted darkness of a proerly
frosty Christ inns morning and In ev
eryday clothes, wearing mittens. If I
choose, and my second lsst hat, walk
briskly through unlet streets to the
church and Join the waiting coincrega
Hon. There won't Is) a crowd. There will
Isj no display. Only a few acore of
those to whom Christ inns means a
Wonderful reality will las there. And
there will be congregational singing,
lou of It, and we'll run tlie gamut of
the hytnna of the Nativity. We'll read
the appropriate IVrtpttire respoiMdvoly
and listen to the Christmas story told
once again by the kindly voice of the
unpretentious clergyman. New Tork
Evening I'out
Turkey Not an Ancient Chrietmae Dish.
The turkey as u Christmas dish was
Int rui hiced Into Ktigland In the alx
tccr:th cen.'try m"'I Is thercfin-c of less
antbpilty than the huge sirloin of bispf
or the tnlni'e pie. Mince pies were first
Imped like a manger, as were the
Vule cakes given out by the bakers to
their customers. The plum porridge
later developed Into the plum pudding,
which dates from l'i7.V At the old
riirislmas feasts peacocks and cranes
formed some of the dishes liefore (
Ing roasted the peacis-k was carefully
skinned, and after leaving the oven
the 1.1 1 d was rcclolhed whh Its ola
plumage
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C-t t t .!... r.)?st:o
I PEEKED around a bit last night.
I thought I'd like to net a eight
Of old man Santa Claua.
I tomi a-aneMn' down the stair
And hid behine the parlor chairs,
Aa atill aa two email baby bears
With butter en their paws.
I aot, and aot, and lot, and aot.
All scrunched up like a Hottentot,
And skureelv breathed at all.
Twaa awful dark and kind o' weirel.
And aa the hour disappeared
I felt myaelf a-gettin' akeered
At noiaea In the hall.
And nen old Sandy hove In view.
He wore a shaggy coat and two
Big gogglea en his ayes.
He wore a pair of motor mitte
Aa fuzzy as a pussy kit'a
And wool cap like my mother knlte
For daddykina aurpnse.
He whispered once or twice, and nen
He cackled like a aettin' hen
Or like a rooster does.
"He'll noer know me nowl" eaid he
While fixin' up the Chrietmae tree.
But old man Sandy cant fool me
I knew just who he waal
rlyle Smith in Denver Republican.
O'atVittei at Mat la tt are) at MM tttatatt al tt tt ttttttO
H Shoes Instead of
J Christmas Stockings I
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1 6ittetwattitst.
Al.t, over New tork the children
A talk of the coming of Santa
Claus for weeks before Dee. 2.
but there was r time when ha
was more frequently referred to aa Kt.
Nicholas, the Dutch Kt. Nielaea, or
San Clans. Mm. Van Heusselaer aay
tn her "History of New York:"
"The stockings that our children
hang on Chrlslmas ev were once the
shoos that the chlldreu of Amsterdam
ami New Amsterdam set In the chim
ney corners on the eve of Dec. 0, and
the reindeer whose hoofs our children
hear represent the horse, descended
from XVoden'a horse Hlelpner, Uhq
whose back (St. Nicholas atlll make
bis round lu Holland When Catholi
cism prevailed Rt. Nicholas wai every
where the. children's aalnt In IIol
land, where hla personality was nimll
tied by memory of XVisleii, god of the
elements and the harvest, he bad
peculiar hold ou popular affection,
which persisted Into I'rolestant time.
The children of Ilollaud atlll bellevs
that he brings the gifts that they al
ways get on the eve of bis titular day.
Dec, ."
Healing Virtu In Chrietma Coin.
In certain parta of Worcestershire)
and Klaffordshlro the Idea prevails, that
a silver coin from the Christmas morn
lug offertory Is a sovereign remedy for
any ill that human flesh Is heir to. Ac
cordingly any householder who hap
pens to have an ailing child or other
iwrsoii In his house hies him to the
clergyman of the parish ou Christmas
morning and asks aa a favor a aacra
melit shilling, as the coin tn called.
The coin given In exchange haa to be
obtiilnud by collecting a doifeu sMinle
from as many different maidens and
then changing the coppers for a sliver
shllllug. For this coin the applicant
r.x elves the coveteu sscrairieirt shill
ing, which on being taken home Is
hung round I ho slllng one's neck ami
Is iwipularly supposed to effect a rapid
and complete cure of the complaint, no
matter what It may Imb.
Provide For Cm-ietmes.
Provide for Chrlalma eve Hist It 1n come
To feast thy neighbor etond cliowr to hev
..nip- .
rj.KMl bread and drink, a fire In the hall,
lirswn. pud. 11ns. souse and good mustard
withal;
Iteef. mutton, surk and ehred pies of thu
tsnt ;
P1, veal. scum, on ion and turkey we.1
d rest ;
Apples and nuts to throw about the ball.
That boys and alrls rnsy scramble for
thrill all.
Ulna- Jolly enrols, msSe the fiddlers pier
t.t-t seropiilmia fansllce fcwp awajr,
Kor nftendnipe Is sn no arrsnter koave
Than some who do counterfeit meet to be
grave.
Poor Hobin'a Almanae, tats
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