If SANTA CLAUS' HEADQUARTERS We have the largest and best line of Holiday Goods ever shown in Central Oregon. We bring the best goods from the best shops of Portland, Chicago and other cities, for your inspection. Our Goods and Prices are Right, and our time is yours to assist in selecting Christmas Gifts. Look through our Show Cases. Handbags and Purses Chafing Dishes. Bat quality leather. Well ma le and And allernoon tea sets. We have a durable. Prices Irom 25c to $1 1. large and beautiful assortment oi these uselul gills. Silver and copper finish- Musical Instruments inflS-ebony tfimmin A complete line ol high grade musical BeiTV Sets, instruments, and carrying cases. Ash to tee tliem. And Berry Dishes. Our holiday line ol herry sets, and berry dishes, fancy T ,,.-. crockery hand painted, oilers a big se- jeweiry. Icclion Men's and Ladies' gold and gold filled watches, chains, charms, lockets, and Water SetS eniLlem-culi links, pins, etc Our collection ol water sets cover the R inert widest range, and oilers everything from ' individual pitchers in beautiful shapes, to Diamond rings, gold band and wedding cut glass sets in eight pieces, rings, rings of all kinds. See them. Clocks ' Folks. Little work boxes, rubber balls, edu- One-day, 8-day. 400-day clocks. A cational cut-out pictures and pictures and line line ol parlor clocks lor the Holiday card sets, toy dishes, rag dolls, celluloid trade. Look them over. dolls, rings, bracelets and neck chains. 1 Cut Glass. The largest and best line ever displayed in Prineville, Complete line to select Irom. Prices range Irom $1 to $20 per piece. These pieces cover every design oi cut glass, Irom the most delicate "leather edge" cuts, to the plainer, more eco nomical designs. " Pie Plates And Rose Bowls in hand painted de signs. Rose Bowls in many varied shapes and designs. Dolls and Doll Buggies Durable Dolls with natural hair. Prices from 4 lor 5c to $15 each. Solid wire doll carriages, cheaper and better than other kinds. Graphaphones. The "Columbia" Graphaphones from $25 to S200. Best in the World. A good assortment ol records. ' Books, Down to the minute copyright fiction, by the best authors. Children ! story books, and all kinds ol gill books. A large line of novels. Magazines, Postcards and Postcard Albums. Hammered Brass. Strictly new. Sold in the cilies this year lor the first time. Beaulilui gill pieces. Pyrography. Pyrography sets for doing burnt wood pieces. Also a large line ol stamped bass wood lor burning. These make gilts that are appreciated. Silverware. A large line ol knives and lorks, pearl handles, and hollow handle community ware. Many other pieces, all at a price to suit Lowney's Candies. Fresh and pure Special Holiday Line from 5c to $5 per box. Chinaware. Hand painted and Havilnd China line gqpds which make excellent gilts. Pudding Sets. Elegant three piece pudding sets in new patterns. Salt and pepper shakers, novel and uselul Other Articles. Rogers' California Perfumes in gilt bot tles. Water colors and paints, new holiday stationery in gilt boxes, Christmas mir rors. Toilet Sets, Military Sets, combs and brushes, strops, mugs, and supplies, field glasses. Vases, Gilt Pictures, big new line of harps, pocket knives, jewel cases, ink-wells, paper weights, paper cutters, iountain and gold pens, games lor the children, and many other useful articles. We have made a study of the Holiday Gift Business for years. This line is of better variety and better quality than has been offered here before, large stock of gifts, and our best attention are at your disposal Let us help you settle the Holiday Gift Question. Quality is our watchword. Our time, our experience, our D. P. Adamson & Co. Prineville, Oregon NEWS FROM OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL First Month of Session is Un fruitful, as Usual, Though Talk is Abundant. 1 WnNliliiKton, I). C Connrem can not "point with rtda" to what It' has accomplished during the two week and half It hn bn In session pro vtou to the holiday adjournment. For alt practical purposes thore might a wull have been no fusion until after the let of Jitnunry. The few week of the session this yeur have keen leu profitable than heretofore because the time i not even devoted to a reorganisation of the committee and organisation of the new coiiKreas. Talk It Abundant. There wa plenty of talk, even more thun uaunl. If It keep up wo niay expect a very crowded Congress tonal Ilecord. At the very outset member begun making campaign apeoche. The overburdoned Uocord t already a dally evidence that a con gressional campaign 1 approaching. "Home consumption" speeches are filling the column either whon spok en to empty benches or under the "leave to print" concession. And the dlHpoaltlon last session to atop the latter practice ha not been manifest ed tliua far. Many White House Gifts. When Santa Clan visited the While House ho found no Christina tree to dress, but a remarkable col lection of gl't fro" 11,1 "veT tlllfl brond hind which hud been accumu lating lor the past two or throe days i.s rapidly as Iho express companies could deliver them. The Christ mas dinner was served Monday night with only member of the family seated at the table. No guests were invited. Following tho rule which President Tuft has observed since he entered the White House, no list is obtain nblo of the numerous and diversified present which have been sent him by relatives, friends and unknown admirers throughout the country. These gifts lire delivered direct to the Will to Houso and do not pass through the hands of the clerical force In the ofnee building. Tariff Battle Llkoly. Representative Underwood states that tho Democrat will take up the revision of the tariff immediately af ter the holiday, and undertake In the next tow months a revision of all the principal schedule of the high Payne-Aldrlch law. The Democrat of the way and mean committee will dart work on schedule K na soon they can check the report of the tariff board and at the same time the Republican will begin work on a bill of their own. although they can not hope to paa It. The opening battle probably will center on schedule K, long regarded a the citadel of protection. The Democratic house propose to revise the wool, cotton, chemical. Iron and steel and metal chedule. The tariff board ha furnished a ma of data on the wool chedule and will follow, about January 15 with a report on ootton, Theee report will be Inter sting sidelight on the tariff contro versy. Republican member of the way and mean committee contend that the tariff board report Justine a protective tariff, even though It re commends material reduction In the Payne law rate. The Insurgent of the house will re fuse to stand by thoir Republican colleague unless they propose a bill that really make substantial roduc-: lions, especially In schedule K. National Capital Brevities. It Is now practically certain that Roosevelt' name will be presented at the Chicago convention. William F. McCombs hn assumed the management of tile Woodrow Wilson presidential campaign, F.lnbornte general regulations for tho protection of explosives and other dangerous articles shipped by freight and by express have been Issued by tho Interstate Commerce Commission. It Is said there are serious differ ence of opinion over the report of the national monetary commission be tween Chairman Aldrlch of tho com mission mid Congressman Vreelund of Now York. Now that members of congress lave In largo numbers gono out of the city for the recess, the president ex pect the burden of IiIb office to be lightened and he will take a much time as posslblo for the next week to rest and recuperate. Unless something Is done to rehab litate turkey-growing, there will be 10 such thing as Christmas or l .lanksglving turkey In the United Stales vjlthin 10 years. The census bureau has Issued n bullotin showing that In 1910 there were only 3,608,707 turkeys on farms In this country, while in 1900 thore were 0,964,095, and the population was Increasing steadily between those dates. Think What a Roof Must Stand Before you decide on sny roof ing, for any purpose, consider what that roof must stand. Then send for our free book, which tells the very facts you want to know about all kinds of roofing. Host price paid for household good Also soil and exchange, Prineville Fur niture Exchange, Cbaa. F, Condart propr. 12-14 This free book tells about roofs of shingles, tin, tar, iron, of "prepared" and other roofings, It tells the advantages of each fairly, frankly, comprehen sively. We furnish it free be cause it tells about Ruberoid roofing, too. SHIPP & PERRY Prineville, - - Oregcn Eighth Grade Examinations. Notice i heteby given that the eighth grade examination for January will be held by Superintendent Ford on Thurs- f day and Friday, January 18 and IB. The .irogram and source of question will be aa follow: Thursday Physiology, Writing, His tory and Civil Government. Friday Grammar, Arithmetic, Ge ography and Spelling. Source of Question : Arithmetic Practical Arithmetic Smith. Civil Government United States Constitution. Geography State Course of Study; Redway and Hinman'i Natural School Geography. History List of topics from History Outline in Course of Study and Current Kventa. Grammar Uuehler'a Modern English Grammar, no diagramming. Physiology Graded Lesson in Physi ology and Hygiene Krohn. Reading The teael.or will send to the county superintendent the applicant' cla8 standing in reading, which will be taken by such superintendent as the applicant's standing on the subject. Spelling Reed' Word Lesson. Writing Sieeimena of penmanship aa indicated in copied matter and man uscript iu Language. Rooms for Rent. Furnished rooms, siiiL'le or in suite, for rent Apply tit the Clark Hair llreseing Parlors, one block weft of CoiuniercialCliibHall. 10-21! Crook County Journal, county ollicial piper. 11.50 a year. Statement of Resources and Liabilities of The First National Bank Of Prineville, Oregon At the dose of business Juna 7, 1911 KKHOt'KCKH I.tAIIII.ITtK Loans and ll9ooimU......t-I S! OS capital Stock. PI1 in I W.000 00 United Stales Bonds H.5O0 00 urplu fund, earned 60.000 00 Bankrn'mte,ete 13,640 13- Undivided profits, earned 8T.7J4 56 Cash A Due from banks aio,M M Circulation 8,600 00 Deposit. ,.!.imu SSI.!4 19 .! B. F. All., Pro.ldent T. M. Baldwin, Cukin Will Wurwilr, Vic Pr..idenl H. Baldwin, Au'l Cukier CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FORGROOK COUNTY 00 Alfalfa $15 TO $20 PER TON. That's what a good cow will make it pay you, and the market is right here in Prineville. We will buy all the cream you can produce. Pioneer Cream Co. Agents DeLaval Separator. O. A. C. Short Courses Begin Jan. 3, Continue FourJWeeks YOU ARE INVITED Every citinen of Ort-ion is cordially invited to attend the short courses of the Oregon Agri cultural College, beginning Jan. 3. Eleven distinctive courses will be offered in Agri culture, Mechanic Arts, Domestic Science and Art, Commerce, Forestry and Music. Every course is desigued to HELP the student in hie daily work. Make this a pleasant and profitable winter outing. No tuition. Keason able aceouimodatiBus. For beautiful illustrated bulletin, address H. 11. TENNAXT, Registrar, Corvallis, Or. Farmer's Business Course by Correspondence. ARE YOU SURE The records show a clear title to your property? The records (ailed to show correct title iu a sale made this week by a lending real estate company. RESULT Long delay and possible loss. Better let the Floueer Abstract Company look ufter your Interests? PIONEER ABSTRACT COMPANY (Member Oregon Association of Title Men) it i