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OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1905.
X FROLIC IN MEXICO
BREAKING THE PINATA DURING THE
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL.
This Mirth Provoking Pastime In the
Great Social and Fun Muklng Fea-
' turc of the Season DrcKlng and
Filling: the Olln.
Christmas in Mexico is not the typ
ical Christmas of cold and snow and
ice, but one of bright, warm sunshine,
cloudless blue skies, flowers in profu
sion, trees In full foliage and a life of
out of doors.
At least a week before Christmas in
the principal streets of Mexico arches
are erected from sidewalk to sidewalk,
festooned with wreaths of flowers and
buuting in the national colors red,
white and green. Under the arches
booths are erected, and every toy man
ufactured in Mexico is, on sale.
In every Mexican house great prep
arations are made for what is culled
the "piuata." Every child bogs and
scrapes and saves the ceutavos for
weeks aud months ahead. All kinds of
articles are made especially for this
cereniouy, aud every family vies with
its friends and neighbors to have Its
pinata more beautiful and fanciful than
nnv one else's.
The pinata Is really an earthenware
utensil which is In general use for cook
ing. It is called In common parlance
an olla aud is of brown pottery somo-
thlng like the old fashioned earthen
ware crocks used In the north befor
enamel ware became the fad.
The piuatas are large or small, as the
purse of the purchaser permits. They
are round, pot bellied and very large at
the top. They are sold from door to
door on the streets and in the markets.
They cost only 10, 15 or 20 ceutavos,
but the olla is the least expensive part
of the game.
The body of the olla for a woman is
covered with tissue paper; then a crin
kled paper dress Is fashioned; theu a
bodice is built up draped to represent
a loose white waist, and above this is
placed a false face. The hair Is made
with black pnper, braided into one long
plait nt the back, as the women wear
their hair in Mexico. Sometimes a
white tehunna headdress is made of the
lace paper used by bakers and confec
tioners. A flower pinata la decorated with
large paper flowers in every color of
the lainbow. Red, white and green rib
bons, forming long streamers, and sil
ver and gold tinsel, glass balls and col
ored lights all help to make the flower
pinata very beautiful. The possibilities
for dressing these piuatas are endless.
In a large family the mother and
daughters have their own piuatas, and
great secrecy is maintained In the dec
oration of the olla. It Is the aim of
each to devise as original a dressing
for the piuata as possible, and It can
be made a very extravagant ornnmcnt.
In the families of wealthy Mexicans
the luxury of the pinata often mounts
into thousands.
After the olla is decorated to the taste
it Is tilled. The tilling consists of pea
nuts, hazel nuts, hard candles, like
marbles, and all kinds of Mexican
(Juices. These dulccs are candied fruits,
nut paste, etc.
Christmas night the pinatus are car
ried In great state Into the sala and
BUBpendcd from the celling one at a
time. All the relatives of the family
are present, and as cousins of the fifth
and sixth degree are recognized and
children are very numerous there Is
generally a large gathering. They all
Bit very demurely on chairs ranged tyl
a row around the walls of the room.
One person Is constituted master of
ceremonies, the eldest sou or daughter
of the house. He or she stands In the
middle of the room. Near by Is a Jar
or umbrella stand filled with aplsaco
canes or sticks. When everything Is
ready a child or grown person Is se
lected and called by name. Sho comes
forward and Is blindfolded.
Then the fun begins. The person
blindfolded Is turned round and round
until she loses all kuowledge of where
the pluatn hangs. A cane Is put lu her
bands, and she Is told to hit the pinata
and try to break It. She Is given three
chances. If she falls to hit It she sits
down amid laughter and ridicule. If
she bits It without breaking It she Is
entitled to a small prize.
And so It goes on, one after another
being called up, blindfolded and given a
tane and three chances to break the
plunta. Finally one more fortunate
than the rest succeeds In giving n hard
enough blow, and, crash, the pinata
falls to the grounds In hundreds of bits,
and Its contents are scattered far and
wide.
' A wild scramble ensues. Kvervbodv
rushes forward to gather as much of
the spilled contents as possible,
The fortunate breaker of the piuata
gets a handsome prize and is awarded
the seat of honor. He or she sits down
and is debarred from another trial at
breaking another pinata. As soon as
the con fusion dies down aud order is
somew hat restored another olla Is hung
up and the same routine gone through.
So the fii continues until the last pina
ta Is broken, and then the prizes are
awarded.
The pinata party is the great social
and fun making feature of the Christ
inas season. After the piuatas have
been broken and a supper has been
served there follows dancing, or trav
eling company of Indians from the
mountains is brought in to sing aud
dance lu uatlve costume.
These traveling Indians are some
what like the singing bands which go
around at Christmas time from house
to house lu England, Germany, France
and Italy. They have been known and
popular In Mexico from time Immemo
rial. The are much lu demand during
the Christmas holiday season. Kansas
City Star.
CHAUTAUQUA IS
GRAND SUCCESS
Continted from page 1
Reading of the Scripture, Prof. Ev
erett Kemp. f
Sermon, Ur. l'rank W. UunsaulUh.
4 Sacred concert for two hours by
Parsons' orchestra.
8 Music by Chautauqua Chorus aud
"Boy Choir."
Sermon, "Jewish Socialism vs.
Kockefollorisui," Dr. Roland Dwiglit
Grant.
A great exhibition of fireworks will
be given Saturday evening, July 22,
and the management announces that
it will be the best ever given at tho
assembly.
The two great musical ovents of the
i session occur Mirurrtav evening, , inly
lij, and Saturday evemng, July 22,
when a great chorus ot over 100 voices
will render tho cantatas, "The May
f)nnen," and "Hiawatha's Wedding
Feast."
LOCAL NOTES
E. W. Ennlon, of Anaconda, Wash.,
is visiting Ins nephew, Ted Borden.
Quarterly meeting for Oregon City
M. E. church, South, will be held at
Cnrrinsvillo, Or. , on the 2'Sd -f July,
1905. There will be preactiing in the
morning and evening by the presiding
elder, Kev. C. L. McCanslajUd, of
Oorvallis.
Mrs. Williams, of Denison, Tex., is
visiting at the home of R. D. Wilson
in this city. Mrs. Williams is the
mother of E. E. Williams, formerly of
Oregon Oity, but now of Portland.
David Williams, councilman from
the first ward, received a fine collie
dog today from a friend in Washing-
ton- - :C.f-SC?XIirI5! i
L. E Jones and Carl Church re
turned this evening from a two days'
fishing trip at Barrius, on the upper
Clackamas river. They brought homo
wiMi them a number of mountain
trout.
J. M. Price is suffering witli an at
tack of poison onk.
Jains II. Reid, fruit inspector for
Clackamas and Multnomah counties,
is attending to business here today.
Mrs. Mary Scougnll, of Portland, is
the guest of Mrs. F. A. Sleight dur
ing the week.
Frank Newton has the only first
class undertaking parlor and hearse
in Oregon City.
Tho paper mills have completed
plans to build a new sidewalk from
the west end of the suspension bridge
of Oregon City, soutli Taloug to the
mills. It is thoir intention to tear
down the present bridge walk and
replace it with a now walk eight feet
wide and the boards will be three
inchos thick. This will be a great
improvement, for tho present struct'
ure is becoming very weak, and many
of the boards have been worn through.
V'
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. T;ylor, of
Seattle, who have been visiting at
the home of Mrs. N. W. Randall dur
ing tho past fow daps, loft yesterday
for their home'.!
Ralph MoGetohio aud Chas. Put
nam left this week for their ttock
ranches in Washington.
Mrs. Jamos Shaw, of Chicago,
visited Oregon City friouds this week.
Mrs. Shaw was formerly an Oregon
Oity girl.
Mrs. F. D. Sherman and o'uldren
will arrive in this oity tomorrow
night from New York. They will
Bpond the summer here visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Daulton
Mrs. J. W. Boatman and daughter,
Miss Glventh, of San Francisco, are
visiting Mrs. A. N. Munsoy.
W. Claude Adams, of this city, who
hnB rocotly returned from a four
years' course iu the dental colleges of
Iowa and Denver, Col., has been
elected one of the vice-presidents of
tho Lewis and Clark dental congresg
being held in Portland.
R. L- HOLMAN, Leading Un
dertaker and Embalmer. Oftke in
Caufield Bldg., Oregon City, Ore,
The Ladies' Aid Society of he Ger
man Lutheran church of this oity will
give an ice cream social on the even
ing of Tnnrsdny, the 25th, on the
lawu at the home of Mrs. Soiler,
Third aud AdaniB street. Coffee and
cake will also ho served.
Mr. and Mis. L. Adams and Miss
Sadie Chase loft Thursday for a visit
with fiiends in Southern Oregon.
EUREKA CADETS WERE HERE.
Marched from California to the Expo
sition. Oonari'untiotial Cadets from Eureka,
Cal. , on thuir way to tho Exposition,
at Portland, arrived in this city at ,3
o'clock Wednesday, and Thursday
lott for Portland. Tim company, con
sisting of tU) hoys, ollici-ml liy Capcnin
Emory, furnicrly of tho United States
Army, and thoir own complement of
ulliocrs,' nnd ncconipiinicd by a Con
isrcjjntional minister and several lend
in hnsiness men of Eureka, are
spending thoir vacation hy taking
this march to the Exposition. On
thoir way the tioys nro making their
expenses by Riving entertainments
All of the hoys, except the olliccrs, are
under II) years of age, and all abstain
ers from tohaccn, profanity and li
ojuors. On arrival in this city they
immediately went into camp. They
will remain about ten days ut tho Ex
position, after which they will leave
for their homes liy steamer. The
rudots were met. at t ho outskirts of
tho city nod accompanied into camp
hy the Oregon Oirv Boys' Brigade,
captained by J, D. Shaw.
Moki tea positively cores sink head
ache, indigestion and constipation, j
A delightful herh drink, Removes i
nil eruptions of iho skiu, producing!
h perfect complexion or money ro-
'funded. 25o and f0c. Hnntley
'Bros. Co.
Women as Wei! as' Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys'upon the mind,
discourages and lessens ambition ; beauty,
vigor ana cneertul
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased. Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncom
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
child urinates toooften, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet amicteu wiui ueu-wet-ting,
depend upon it, the cause of the diffi
culty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and' bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miser
aide with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, m inty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a Home ot 8wamp.Roo.
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Biiigliamtoii, N Y , be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, Biughamton, N. Y., on every
bottle.
The Illinois Central
maintains unexcelled service from the
West to the East mid Sooth. Making
close connections witli trams of all
trun-ojiitinental linos, passengers are
given their choice ot routes to Chi
cago, Louisville, Memphis and .New
Orleans, and through those points to
the Far Kast.
Prospective travelers desiring infor
mation as to the lowest rates and best
routes arQ invited to correspondence
with the following representatives:
B. U. TRUMBULL, Co nmereial Agt. ,
143 Third St., Portland, Ur.
J. C. LIN USE Y, Truv. Passim 'r Agt, ,
143 Third St., Portland, Ur.
FAULK. THOMPSON, Passcn'r Agt, ,
Column Building, Seattle, Wash.
WANTED CLEAN RAGS AT
Courier office.
THE
MORTGAGE LOANS NEGOTI
ATED at lowest rates. Latourette's
office. Commercial Bank Building,
Oregon City.
WANTED CLEAN
Courier office.
RAGS AT THE
WANTED TO KENT A SMALL
farm for three or five Years. Ad
dress T. W. Hornbacki 491 East
Morrison St., Portland, Ore
FOR SALE CHOICE CORNER LOT
and building on Main and Eleventh
streets, Oregon City. Large build
ing in good condition, occupied by
Y. M. 0. A. Apply to Otto F. Ole
son or F. J. Meyer, Commercial
Bank, Oregon City.
OREGON CITY
TRANSPORTATION CO.
POMONA
AND
ALTONA
L eave Portland at 645 A. M.
For Oregon City, Salem, Inde
pendence, Albany and way land
ings. Returning, leave Oregon
City for Portland about 5:00 p. m.
The Most Picturesque River Ride
in Oregon.
Special attention qiven to the
handling of freight.
PORTLAND DOCK TAR ST.
OKEGON C1T.Y DOCK 8TH ST.
jJVEW TO-DAY
ICE!
Ice will be sold at reduced
rates by use of coupon books
as follows :
500-Ib. book, $3.25
1000-lb. book, $6.50
Coupons good for 5 lbs. to 100
lbs., as required. All coupon
books issutd by Willamette
Ice Works will be- redeemed
in ice. All orders promptly
filled.
OREGON CITY ICE&
COLD STORAGE CO.
Telephones 331 and 1734
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FRANK BUSCH
QUR FURNITURE FACTORY IN OREGON CITY is built up again and is running day and
flight to make up for lost time. Only warranted goods are manufactured and sold, wholesale
and retail. Our No. 1 0 Bureau proved to be a prize winner. We are taking orders now for
this celebrated piece of furniture, which will be ready for delivery about June 15th,
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Summer Huor Cover
Per yard I5c
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Your friends will stay with you during the Fair, and
you ought to have an "iron bed" to accommodate
them. One of our serviceable iron beds only $.95
fr-u-.--' 'j
Hammocks. Good one for
$250
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This bureau is made of thoroughly sea
soned lumber, fine clear mirror, flu shed in
golden oak, dark cherry and white maple.
Sold for cash only. Special price in doz. lots.
Six-Hole Steel Range, i7-inchoven, high
closet $27.50
Doors and Windows
Are you going - to build? We have
some doors left that were slightly dam
aged by our disastrous fire, which will go
cheap
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For the Bedroom
$1.50
Look
lust as large a dish of Hazelwood Ice
Cream is served at Howell & Jones' as
is served of ordinary ice cream at other
places for the ' same price This is in
spite of the fact that Hazelwood cost them
considerable more per gallon than is
charged for any other ice cream.' They
feel that the quality they give their cus
tomers make it worth while for them
to pay the extra wholesale price. S
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