CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
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New Year's Day In
Grandfather's Time
Practical Economy
Baking powders made from alum or
-phosphate may be bought for a trifle less
.than Royal Baking Powder, ,which is made
Jrom cream of tartar, derived from grapes.
Alum powders are not only cheap, but
they differ greatly in leavening power. .
Jf a cheap baking powder is used for a
fine cake and the cake turns out a failure
there is a waste of costly materials worth
more than a whole can of the cheap bak
ing powder.
Royal Baking Powder produces the
finest food, and its use therefore, results in
an actual saving.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.
New York
CORNETT & CO. MADE
A HIT WITH OLD SANTA
A crowd of youngatm-a with t liberal
prink ling of older people congregated
t Cornett & Company' atoM Satur
day evening at live in response to an
ad in laat week' Journal to the effect
that Santa would arrive at that ponu
lar merchandise emporium at that
hour.
tie arrived a per announcement, and
waa greeted by a mam of Juvenile
humanity that filled the atore to ca
pacity and blocked the sidewalk on all
aide.
Every one of the little fellow was
riven iome present, and got a good
r'eloee up" look at their traditional
friend from the North Pole.
SPECI ALTRA1N TO TAKE
Three Mcial coarhe will be carried
on tlie Oregon Trunk train out of Bend
on the evening of January 3, which is
next Wednesday, for the accommoda
tion of delegate to the irrigation con
grea which will open in Portland on
the following day ' - -
One of these coaches will be reserved
for delegate from Prineville and the
surrounding country of which there
will be not lea than GO if the plan of
those intereated in the move here do
not miscarry. .
If you are planning to make a trip to
Portland during the next few week
prepare to go next week, and arrange
ment will be made to secure a seat for
you in the congresa. Phone or lee R.
L. Schee.
HAS HAY FORK TINE
Tun City
Mr. Henry W. Shafer, of Stock
ton. California, left for her home
Friday morning;. She accompanied
the remain of Robert Percy Barnes
to thi city frjm Santa Barbara,
lie made his home with the Shafer
while in Stockton.
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The Christmas tree and program j
at the home of Jacob Becker was a i
great success. The two plays, "The
Sprite," and "A Scene In Otell "
caused much merriment and shouts
of laughter. Several nice songs
and iecita;lons were given, after
which t. Nicholas put in an ap
pearance with many presents for
everyone, and among them was a
new piano for the Becker family.
The next meeting will be a dance at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kernes
New Year's eve.
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New Year Eva Among the Rayahs.
The Greeks who dwell In Turkish
territory and are etibjerts of the sul
tan are kuown a Greek Itayaba. They
follow the Greek calendar, according
to which Jan. 1 come on our Jan. 14
New Yeur' eve 1 u great time for the
Ituyah boys. As aoon aa they ring the
bell of a house the door ia thrown, open
and the voice of the master I heard.
saying. "Let the boys In at once! Give
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tiit'iu uiuuri null unit uii I'm. iuc;
carry of St. Hiisll'e cake. Come on,
servants; ail their pocket while tbey
give us their long!"
Then the poor children, delighted by
the warm welcome of the host and the
profusion of dainty thing given them,
lug with frenzy the romantic little
tale of St. Basil, patron saint of the
home aud of the young, and end with
the calling down of numerous bless
ing ou the generous family during the
new yeur. Youth's Companion.
The Gusst Gather
ed Abeut and 8ang
Bongs.
The 14-yenr-old son of John
Grimes had the iiilHforttiiu' to tuive
a pitchfork tine tlirtint through his
arm Monday afternoon when a load
ol bay on which he was riding upset.
The rear wheels of the wagon slipped
on the frown ground nnil the loud
suddenly overturned, throwing the
unfortunate lad on the fork. The
tine panned tbroiiKh the fleshy part
of the arm and out on the other
aide, missing the bones and larger
blood vessels. He will soon recover
from the wound. .
On the First Morning.
It Is curious to find the Purttun
Judge Sewell a hater of all holidays
aud set days, recording with much
plensure Ills being awakened on New
Your s morning In sober Boston In 1608
by a level or blast of trumpets, and tie
celebrated Jan. I. 1700, which he
thought was the opening of a new
century, by writing a very poor poem
and causing It to be cried or recited
through the town by the tows criar
Friends of Mrs. E. L. Walker are
pleased to learn of her convalescing1
from a very severe illness. With
no complications physicians say she
will soon be able to resume her
school duties.
Roumanian Governmant In Ruaala.
Berlin, by wireless to Sayvllle, N.
V. The correspondent at Stockholm
f the Lokal Anzeiger telegraphs that
at the meeting of the last Roumanian
orown council lb was resolved that the
Roumanian foreign office should be
transferred to Petrograd, the other
ministries (or the present being es
tablished at Kiev.
1916-1917
Just a good old-fashioned Christmas
happiness and a prosperous
New Year is what we
wish for you
We feel very kindly toward Old Santa Claus
for giving this store one hour of his valuable
time last Saturday evening. Also he said to
just keep on handling the good quality of
merchandise with our moderately low prices
and he would be most sure to make this store
his headquarters again next Christmas
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Sfrineville. Oregon tS
IN our grandfather's time-and be
fore htm for a score of genera
tionsNew Year's day was cele
brated In a most delightful man
ner. It was really a Held day for ro
mance. Many troth baa been nastily
plighted as result of a seemingly
formal New Year's call, many a man
nd tnaia have seen each other for the
Orst time on this day.
The old fashioned New Tear's cele
bratlnu-tbe normal, healthy, tappy.
sane and delight
ful observance
of the going of
the old and corn
ing of rli new
twelve month al
ways started off
with an Informal
social gathering
on New Year'
eve.
People divided
themselves Into
groupsof friends
One year tbey
would all go to
the house of one,
the next rear to
the bouse of an-
other. Tbey used Many a Troth Ha
to gather about Been Hastily
9 o'clock. There Plishted.
was nothing formal about these par
ties. They were there for a good old
fashioned social time. The women
cbutted together of home and babies.
The girls chattered together of beaux
snd balls, and the men cat over mags
of toddy and. comfortable with tbelr
pines, told stories.
Just before midnight the harpsichord
waa moved Into the center of tbe room.
The eruesta Bath-
-"
Hymns, ballad
sad old folk
son ks were en
joyed. Then
when midnight
came tbe host
unless a clergy
man was pres
ent, repeated a
short prayer, giv
ing thank for
favor of the
past year and
asking Provi
dence to shower'
blessings upon
tbem all during
the coming,
twelvemonth "in.
accordance with
thy divine will."
Another song.
another drink In
which all stood aud drank to each oth
er, and tbey dispersed.
And when tbey awakened on tbe fol
lowing morning tbelr heads were clear
and tbelr hearts glad, for tbey bad
greeted the New Year and they bad
given thanks at the midnight hour to
Providence.
Tbe celebration bad then only begun.
A early as 9 o'clock ui tbe morning
ervlce were
held In tbe
rbtrches, and
every one went
It was a abort
service a hymn,
a prayer, a ten
minute talk on
making tbe most
of tbe new year
and then the
people flocked
homeward.
After that came
the round of New
Year calls. Peo
ple went afoot,
on horseback, In
their carriages,
and some In
coaches. The
women remain
ed In tbe home.
They served the
callers with
cakes and wine.
By nightfall ev
ery oue In town or city bad called
upon his frleuds and relatives.
In the evening there were balls and
parties, and a great New Year's cake,
baked especially for the occasion, was
always served.
Today the paper boy does your paper
up Into a wad and tosses It up beside
your front door. That Is all. The let
ter carrier makes
bis single holi
day trip snd hur
ries ou, anxious
to complete bis
work. But In the
good old days, in
the days when
romance aud san
ity and real Joy
all went to make
up an enjoyable
New Year's day,
the newsboys
used to deliver
an attractive
ca rrler's ad
dress. This was
a New Year's,
poem of greet
ing. Sometimes
it was from a
well known
poem, but more
frequently it was
written for the
This Was a New oocaslon. And
Year' Poem. the faithful car
rler always received something at ev
ery house along bis route. Boston
Herald.
Every One Went to
Church.
That 1917 May Have j
Ahmdanf ;
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Prosperity .' j
Health and j
Happkess
for you is the wish of
0. C. Claypool & Co.
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NewYeair
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Monday Evening
Jamio
1917
Old Time Dance in the
Mom
Bufldlmg
s
Good Music and a Good Time assured
Supper served in the same building at any time during
the evening you wish it
First Big Dance For the New Year
C. J. DEMARIS, Proprietor