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THE JAMES JOHN GLEE CLUBS PRESENT "THE GYPSY ROVER" A MUSICAL COMEDY IN THREE ACTS STAGED UNDED THE DIRECTION OF MISS ZOE CORE TTM OAST (Aa You Meet Thorn) A surprising miscellaneous I shower was given at the homo of Aire. Alfred Arronson, 028 E. Charleston street, Friday even ing in the honor of her sister, irs. Lloyd E. Qillett, who was married a short tune ago. The dining room was decorated in pink and white crepe paper and in the center of the room hung a large white bell to which small CARD GAMES AT CHRISTMAS Thin Pasteboards Afforded Means of Entertainment In England During Yuletlde 8eason. UNIVERSAL Christmas cus tom of Kngland In olden times was plnylng at cards. Persons who never touched a card at any other season of tho year felt bound to play a few Rob, afterward Sir Gilbert llowo Earl Tormcy oards wore fastened with hearty games at Christmas. 1 . . HinfV o-rnaT tt. 1nv wiH, 7n, Wilt?n,n Vnrr COIlgraiUiailOllS. WilltO Cliry. vi J t'J V VT T W II till -4US. C4 II AW It IS. A UAI it . ft M ': ' , . , , . , santhemums were the flowers an u.u wuumn o.i a 10Sir luouior; sbd Abltffct luncheon WIW Kathonnc -McChcsnoy Lcrvcd) noIud!nB ft wedding amrio, aoi; nuauunu mnxweu iiuums cnicc. Mrs. Uillott was tho rc Zara, tie belle o the gypsy car.ip Mnrj:.rct Ilolbrook cipient of many beautiful and Lord Grate, enoraired to Ladv Constance Leonard Harrlnirton 8cful gifts. The evening was Lady ConbtQHoe; daughter of Sir Oeo. Martuulale. .riadolino. Brown ?"cut wit.h m.U8, nml curd piny Sir Geo. Martindale, au English country gentleman. .Curtis lloberson Tomlh lmppiiS Nina, Sir Geo. 'a second daughter . Rut' Weiss Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Capt. Jerome, captain in Enjl!sh army Thurmun Hart L. E. Qillett, Mr. and Mrs. 13. Sir Tobr Lyon, a socieU huttorflv .Tnmes formv Hcdlind and daughter Mabo McCorkle, a song publisher of London Lelnnd MaybachMr: "U(1 r8' J Jinnies, Mr 12:3, "As Ood both deult to every Lackey -. Jack Van Houter oVlp , Tr ' TAr taiMiun of w mo , . . r. . I Mrs. (J. MacCoach, Mr. ond Mrs. end Kontlemnn In question adopted as A chorus of gypste.4, Dames, Squires, etc. T c. Thompson and daughter nn Illustration of bis dlscourso tho A prohibitory stntuto of Hono' VH's reign forbado card playing savo during tho Christmas holidays. Of course this prohibition extended only to persons of humblo rank. Sir Roger Do Covorloy took enro to provide both crenturo comfort and amusement for his neighbors at Christ tuns by sending "n string of hog's pud dings nnd a pack of cards" to overy poor family In tho parish, Kvpii tho pulpit comes In for Its shnro of anecdotes regarding playing cards. Fuller gives an example of a clergyman preaching from Romans ox I A Gypsy children. 0sHnaiw (Vftrtv ( SY1IOPSIS ACT 1 -A Gypsy Camp near London. ACT 2 A room in the home of Sir Gc MM Morning. 2 v. i'clw later. Lavon, Mr. and Mrs. C. Rack- 10tlhor of "dealing" as applied to strom. Mr. nn.l Mr T, T, inl I cams, reminumg nis congregation mat . i .1 t.t it -. i tn-j minimi imiutv aim, uvur itni) tho gifts dealt caro of their lion It rnmn vers, Mr. and Mrs. A. Arronson their turn. etc. Anrt xrj w r v. r they shoulil follow suit Gena Bailee, Mr. II. E. Edwards, out t0 theln 'tnUo ca, Mr. V. L. Payne, Miss Rita Bea- trumps, play promptly w ACT 3 Same as Act 2. Time Modern. Two ye.us ...icr. and son Alfred. OUR ROADS AND STREETS THE STAFF Tho stato of California has Short notes were frequently written on tho backs of playing cards. In an old collection of poetry Is found tho following lines: "To n Lady Who Sent Her Complt. metits to n Ctorgymnn on tho Ten of Business Manager Carlio Gilstrap jjpent upwards of $100,000,000 on n0nrt. Stage Manager Raleigh Moyors !" I"" I"K.lwn, "yniem. it "Your compliments, dear lady, pray Coitumo Managers Amelia Sicgcnthaler aud Pierre Mills P !" .b"iIl'," thnc .Pom,,' fo.r 'lrb,?r' , . .m.vi. enco proves anytlnng, it seems to cero; Aeoompait ' Esther Wall havo clearly demonstrated that ! n.t.hil .nVnn1..1.m..i. to Tniw1.wt n ll.n A ff fMnaana I Bttd 5 lllCll COIlCrOtO DaVelllCll t IS It Manual Training department, Ormandy Bros, and tho Multnomoh Iailxr.Q . from ,thc 'idpoint of Theater. inunmiiuim iuuurn inmiu. mi. Q-..- ... ..M, ,. . l omy wi'iornia, nut other inoowiurin; niu uo uBcu uuu. SttttCS KCCIU t O ITIloro tlllVlllLF ro - suits on tho heaviest travelled r AAJBax-xaauuiiUO jjax, Duiun ouuuuii I city streets No highwoy commission should havo tho power to lav millions of 0mm ft A ft ft . ft f . . w The following ciimtmiu program win nc given at tno bitton uioiiars worth of hard surface Summer Clime for your Winter Outing that's Ca I if orn ia Like many othe-ru at this season of the year you aro thinking of a trip to a wanner climo. California is just the place for your winter outing. Hero tho dnyrt aro flooded with bright warm sunshine You may en joy all outdoor recreations or simply relax and reit in com fort under sunlit skies. Tltoro aro noted golf courses, polo fields, tennis courts, miles of splendid highways and countless places of scenic and ro mautio uharm. Go now aud take advantage of Excellent Train Service nnd Through Sleeping Cars to San Francisco and Los Angeles. LOW ROUND TRIP TICKETS NOW ON SALE uthern Pacific Line For fares, train schedules, sleeping car reservations or descriptive folders, osk local railroad ticket agunts, or write JOHN M. SCOTT, General Possongor Agent Portland, Oregon Dr. D. S. Swart Physician and Surgeon Bonham & Currier Bldg. . o You send ten hearts tho tltho Is only mine, "Glvo mo but nno nnd hum tho other nine." Cleveland Plain Dealer. ORIGIN OF CHRISTMAS TREE History of tho Yuletlde Emblem tends Far Into the Mists of Antiquity. Ex. School on Parent-Teacher Day. Thursday. December 2tst. at 1:00 pavement of n typo that has nev n m c" previously been tested under 1 112 history of Chrlatmna tn;o UftfiKo ox to tuls fnr Into tho i.fjjtii i ntttfllllJ Unnwi if. ft .... I IIIHItM Ul UtlllllUIt UUIIIU uciuat romi contiiuons ror n tt ,ny ta urlsln Is connected period Of nt leilSt flVO VCttm. with thn Imrnmlnrv Trc of Chriitmai Greetinci.. Eleanor Windlc, Walter Orchard. Minta Stoop "When tho public is forced to Time. YgdrnMll. tho trreat treo of Norso Christmns Anthm ; Mrs. DaIiI'm PnnilslPay tWiCO for till same Dieco of mythology, within whoso roots and ' vwvwwv X l 4 .1 t l I. I ReoitAtion James Bilvcw ronu wor,c' 1,r81 11,0 original cost "" " icoimiiua uiiiiitn uuuwi , . ........ , . I Homo sav thn euHtom innv ho trnnul in "Tfc. Pied Piper of Il.melin" . Miss Toering's Pupils p "naVZZ Chnatmaa Sons ..Mildred Knowles, Florenco Sorsby, Bottio Johnson I that necessary new road work is Jlecitation , Uillio Miles not Deing dono. "Laat Tear'a Dolliwi" Mrs. Hiokam's Punils Cities havo long ago demon- "Toyland" A Play First Grade I titrated that a road, in order to I wil liul ntn i Hut !nnnfil t.C H..ri!.. unit. tt t-i.. a-- m 1 1 in... r!.... .. ti....m.. i iu uuiiuui. ui miiuu auw yvwuw oai vyi.ua i iiwtur u !'" must llO Constructed with tllO idea ' rl ' k . I1A VttWAWAl I ' l.l M V I . . 1 1 1 m III I . D uuiii vo"i im nuHurumir shocks, niev nave Mr; Santa CUni Wilbur Clark earned that n nou-shock absorb. r. a.. m t s. Aii...i"itf ronu Hiinnce or naso win uo to o.nift yjimum 'i''l'.'' -v "lu" nl.. ,,.wln- 1. : : If mif i . , - --rf - i nioviug veiucics. t Play "A Xmaa Pantimo" Eighth Grade Let us havo dono with nolities Mother ,., Jjeona Tetzlauim road building ond get down to plno found In Michigan and WUcon rather r Arthur Morey tengiueerinir Drincinlcs. sin may bo usel. On tho Pacific coust Children Docia Pigg, Elnino Poe, Wilbert Milbrandt Tommio Monroe. "Keep the Carol Ringing' Eighth Grade Homo say tho custom may bo traced to tho Kgyiitlans who, nt tho tltno of tho winter ho! Mice, docornted their ortals with brunches of tho dato pulin. To n Scandinavian legend may per- Imps bo traced our custom of Illum inating tho trco when darkness comes. Among tho Greeks, Christmas Is known ns tho feast of lights. To people of different localities to day tho term Christmas treo may menu fir, spruce, pine, cedar or uvea mag nolia, for each particular region makes Ufa-u of tho most suitable siecles that U to bo found near Its mnrkcts. In the vicinity of tho mid-west, n short-needlo I More Heat for less money Why Waste Fuol when ysu can buy tho Now Eastman Siblcco with the following faturos added withcut ailril tianal cost: Cast Front Humidified Cust Pcwl Door Duplex b'loor Crating Cast Door Plate Pire Proof Kcul.ster Uox Lrecr Radiation Check Damper Heavier Smoke Collar Dual Chain Control Office Kmpirc 1883 Residence Empire 0233 Home, Km. 1131 Office, Km. 0379 OR. F, P. SCHULTZE Physician and Surgeon Room G-7-8 Bonham & Currier litiildiiiff Diseases of Women Office Hours Children ami Obstetrics 9-12 A. M 2-S P. M 7-8.30 P. M. ilASH I PENINSULA Why Not Your Bundle? CAM, L. K, von Pier. Empire 2192 1032 N. Syracuse St. OR, FRANK 'SANDIFUR Exclusive Caro of Eyes Honhmn-Currier llldjj. Res. Hiiip. 108G Office Kmp. 1888 Try an Oyster Supper at DAN'S St. Johns Fuel Co. 515 Columbia Houlevnrd Slab nnd Cordwoocl Office Wildrose Shiuule Co, Phone Col. 1)1 For $97.60 Heavy No. 23 Sibloco Furnace $ 135.00 , Jn8toad of permittin,' hitrhwny "10 w"" r nmn vor. w"8 wroiwi. commiasions to expend millions out ,01''0' 'h, N1onv,uy B,)r"f,0 !urB0.,y I . : I Item! III Xlitwlnitfl imt VI rrrtrtln ttiA "i" ".s0.?1 r idnond farter Tib X unii i-Aiii-milL-IUM UIl inilillU IIILfll- I n...l II.... ll .1... .. Hear H. August hi Hunderup Evangelist -at the Si Johns Erangelical Church J5VHT lYKrTDXO (EXOEPT MONDAY) AT 7:30 vrajH, confino theso public expeit- motrlcnl bnlmim fir. each tiny lenf of tliturcs to pnyiiiR for touted or gunrnnteeu elnuscs of construo Uon. TRAGEDY REOIPE which tivnda out n breath of nronmtlc fragrance. AN OLD CHRISTMAS CUSTOM Alex. S. Scales 502 Fossendcn St. Phnt Empire 1225 BEQnnOKO SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10th COMFORTABLE BUILDING -ENJOYABLE SINGING STRAIGHTFORWARD, PRACTICAL MESSAGES HA! ftD'M WORD THIS DAY Tnko ouo reckless, iinturnl horn m r 1001. Two or three hiir drinks of hud 1! uquor. A last, high-powered motor cnr. Sonk tho fool well in the li. quor, placo in tho car and lot him ro. Alter due time, removo from the wreokano. nlace in black satin lined box and garnish with nowers. Village Boys In North England produce Play That It as Old as the Race. Rt- Cheap Insurance Cheapness ia relative. Adulterated food, even if bought at a "bargain" May impair health. Inferior medicine, irre spective of the price, is a pooo investment. Insurance which dees not insure is one of the most costly things on earth, though its promoters claim to sell it "at cost". Stock in surance may be more expensive to buy but it is cheaper to held. Mushrooms are good to eat while toadstools are poison-ns,-yet they look so much alike that it takes an expert to tell Una difference. Stoek Insurance Is The Only Sound Insurance. I Peninsula Security Company "xverytntng in insurance' J Just list to the story we want to tell Of gifts large and small, Sure to please you well. At tho Blue Bird Bazaar You will find them nil- Gifts for children And Indies tall. Dolls wo will dress In fashions lato Pretty and neat At a reasonable rate. MRS A. J. CANRIGIIT, 311 Jersey St. Eyes examined, classes fitted. we do it right. Dr. W J. Gil- strap, Physician and Surgeon, reninsuia security JJhlg. AMERICAN SHOE SHOP Shoo Repairing our Specialty. Nothing but the very best work and materials used. "Wo carry a line of good shoes for men nnd boys. Dome to 110 8. Jersey St. and Make Your Feet Happy. P, KABS, Prop. N TUB North of Knuland floino of tho oldest of our ChrlatmnH cuMoms nro Mill faithfully observed. Onu of tho fjtmlntcHt Is thnt of tho vUhik'o boyM who cull theiiuulvtM "Tho MiiiiiincrM." At ChrUtuiua tliuo thuy perforin n llttln play that la as old nu tho KiikIIhIi nice. Tliero uro thruo chlor chaructor .St. Ueorgo, resplendent In 8llvor-pa- porca armor, and urouaiithlng a wooden sword; ISoclzobub, who Is, of course, tho famous dragon ; and tho Doctor, who wuura u battered tojHhnt. At the beginning of tho piny It Is announced that tho countryside Is bo- Ing laid waste by DeeUebub. Various minor characters make an uppen! for deliverance from the monster's sway, Then St. GoorKe bursts upon the scotie. A fierce buttle takes place, In which he sluys Heelzebub, but Is himself badly wounded. At this point the Doc tor rushes In with u bottle, which bo places to tho saint's lips. Tnk soom o' mult nlff-nuff dahn thy tltf-tarr," he prescribes. Ho Oeorgo drinks and Is cured. Some of tho words used In the play are so old that neither tho boys nor the majority of the audience can un derstand them. -atSOGK OUi BTOItY. What Jld your Mother say when I didn't coma homo until late last night T She said "Just wait till after Christmas, I'll tlx html" i t t t i X Mi "COMB AN QONEI" TUB days before prohibi tion, (in old, southern unrky wus wont to celebrate ( hrist inus with a quiet nnd solltnry bottio of llcjuor. Upon one oc casion ho was Beirut homo with his prize under hU arm, when he stumbled on the eurUtoue. Tho bottle slipped, foil und broke, spllllUK the coutentu all over tho pavement. Tho old darky regnrdrtl the catastrophe with Kentlo mourn fulness. MI)ero, now," he murmured, "Christmas come an' koiioI" TO OUR 0LA88D7D2D VJ5RTI8BR3, AD. CjO0ESD CHRISTMAS DAY IN ICELAND Natives Still Cling to Old Customs and SonfltJ Day Is On of Qrt Happlnsss. Mrs. Frank A. Rice li "wr- 1 . . .1... . 1 i nr iBUCB lu unuuuee uiai sue nui bioi k a ucn umu ui Ufgui- ners in the New and Improved Method of Music Study on f December 20th. Those wishing to enter kindly make reserva- tions at once as this is the last class of beginners this, year and & only a limited number can be accomodated. Studio 412 fa. Xdkoa It., Gornsr Dichmosd. Phone Xmp. 0389 NewBarberShop 118 Philadelphia Bt. Hair Cuts 35c Shave 15c First Class Work Your Patronage Invited 0O03S3' Nut Bread. One egg, 1 cupful sugar, 3 cupfuls flour, 8 teaspoonfuls baklnK powder, 1 large cupful nuts, a little salt. Use enough water to mix; let stand 20 minutes; bake slowly one hour. (IOII a stroug'Wlnced thing Is Christmas Cheer that It has betukbn lUtlf even to that Isolated Island of tho far north, whore tho short est day Is four hours long, and Where at Christmas time tho sun duet not rise nbovo tho horizon for n week. Christmas Is n great day with the people of Iceland nnd they still cling to all their old customs and ons nnd the' day to them Is one of great happiness. One of their favorlto old songs Is filled with simplicity that la touching and yet glrcs u glimpse of u philos ophy of life that Is pretty fine: When I so Rood and think nrlcht At peac with man, rilsnd to nod. Tiiou lookit on m with erti of light, Taaunir new Joy In jojri abode. One hundred first claes antel opes with your name and ad dress neatly printed on the cor ner for one dollar at the Reriew office. Additional 100 for 76c The postoffice department ad. vines the use of printed return envelopes. Keep Your tn ROGERS' The Gambler's Paradise. It looks as If half tho population of New South Wules und Queensland will bo getting Its living presently by gumbllng In ono way or another with tho other half. Dr, Arthur, M.L.A., of the former state, remarked recently that "In splto of the financial depres sion and unprecedented unemployment, though all productive Industry lan guished last year factories closed, mines ceased working and land-settle ment nearly came to a hnlt the re turns from tho tor on admission to racecourses, from the totalizator and from bookmakers' tickets have all In creased. Sydney Uullotln. Let the Jleviow print that stationery for tho Now Year. All clmwifoid ndn must bo in by 11 p, m. Thursday to itiHtiro in Hcrtion, All classified nil pay able In ndrnncn except to thorns who haro monthly accounts with the Reyiow, Mwaber Sallders auchtnge W. P. Greene k Son Contractors ft BuKders m . IDCnANAM ITRRUT Pwtia, o, rk.ii. xmP in ioac Water Powsr In Nw York. New Tork stats lds the country In the amount ef Its dsrslepst nator power with 1,300,000 horipow.r. Cull fornla comes nsxt with 1,111,100 horse power. ThM flgurss plsce Nw Tork stats almost a an equality with the most progressiva oeuntrlts In water power derelovment In Rnrope, where IVance lesils with M00.000 horsepow er, Norvray has 1,8.V),000 horsepower and Sweden 1,200,000 horsepower. Bmoklng Car for Wemsn. "Smokers" for wemen now make their sppesrance on llrltlsh trains, notes the Scientific American, Wo men have been crowding the men's compartments to an uncomfortable de gree not, officials say, because they want to ride with tho men, but heruuso they Insist on smoking while traveling. Plural Husbands In Tlbst. Polyandry, or plural husbands, is one of the peculiar Institutions of Tibet. Ono woman may have as many as hnlf a dozen husbands at tie same time. Self Otarttr for Plsns. English Inventors have developed u self starter for alrptunes that Is oper ated by nn avlutor pulling a lever from his seat. Island Rich In Vordurs. St. I.ucln, the largest of tUu Wind ward Islands, Is twenty-four Miles long, and at Its widest Is twelve miles In breadth. It has sn area of 23.1 square miles. The Island Is mountain ous, and Its highest point Is R,1 15 feet above sea level, while the land Is mostly covered with trees and the rapidly growing vegetation of tho tropics. Castries, the capital, has a fine port. In llllil the number of In habitants of Kt. I.uclu was r.,MO. rENINSULA HUE ABSTRACT & REALTY CO H. HENDERSON, Mnnnaor 401 N. JftriftyOlrett Abktmcti of Title l'reMrwl Titlos KxmuitHHl Phone Umpire OJ6C Poff & 0'Nei! TRANSFER AND STORAGE tinml und Gravel Daily Trips to Portland Phone Empire 0308 206 N. JERSFl SI Frank A. Rice LAWYER Office 107 N. Jersey Street Phone tinp. 0HH7 Hc, t'mp. 031)1 All Kinds of Truck and Team Work, Furniture Moving, HaiMUMHt DiKRliiKi Hnud and CUhvcI; Wemd for sale CordwiHxl $7. Ho: Vlmmr Triiiiiiiinni s.50. W.S.JEANS Kmplre 73a 510 R. Polk- JJ(. ELMER SNEED : Violin Instruction STUDIO. 215 N. SyraciiM Strsl Phone Umpire 0M DEARING'S . For Fine Chocolates Ice Cream, Tobacco and Cigars 311 South Jersey Street Residents u( St. John h-.viux takes and city lien to twy iu t'orlluml cm make their tuivmvnls with ut iuonivMii- ence by avHlliug theliiM'lvi-s of uurtsit tic, we trill wy muiv uud kvcurr yuar iwiom tncouieiileiice to you. rftcttpt l'ee. X5c. Keferenees: inv lit. Pitini Ksnk. l'enlutulii Title. Abstrnot o 1 Realty Co., by II. IIeul-ru, Managvi; 402 North Jertey Stret. 'J'Uo W'oiuit't' Ciifc lor RHEUMATISM Geo. W. Crockwell, M. L Naturopath, Spinoioiist 7W. 720 lickum Bhlg. ijeifru Trout man ts SI'HCIAI.TIK Stomuch trouble. Chruuic diaaaaVS tnl I'emale couiplslutfi. Consuitution ami examinations rree. No knife, No oiierutioni. No Incurable case tHkcu. free treutumits this week. Pulley & Zurcher Piumbrfl;, Hoating & Tinning We Repair Aluminum wnrc Phone Col, 02 207 8 Jersey St, Cnrdu of thanks notices aro charged for at tho rato of fifty cents each. I'orsons (lustring to" inve Biii'h noticea published should make a note of this.