CGON CITYTCOURIER, FRIDA V, DEC. 27, 1912 4'''" ' ' ' , I TV THE Spirit of the Miitletoc Her ipell about the land threwi wide. And eyes re bright end cheeki eflow Where itln the pulie of Chriitmaitide 0 (racloui branch with berriel pearled. What gloried green lurpatiei thii. Whote magic iwayithe whole wide world. The rhythmic iweetneu of a kin 7 Yet ai the winter, weeping, diei The charm still mm ten Cupid, to Whene'er h looki in Piyche'i ey He ieet the mirrored mlitletoe. A CHRISTMAS A LA MODE. IT was Rose Mnrlo who. marking the day of uiy last vinit on the calendar, made the discovery that I was to belong to father on Christmas day. This may Bound a bit confusing, for most little girls belong equally to their parents, but I, Willette Warrlugtou. don't Ever since I can remember mother tins lived In our ulce apart ment In Central I'nrk West, and fa thcr has lived down In the Fifties, Just off the oveuue. And I belong to mother year In nnd year out, except ing three -days In each month, and for these three days I belong to father. When Rose Marie ninde the discov ery that my next vlHlt to Fifty-something street would fall upon the 25th of December she was quite ready to cry her little blade eyes out. Father Rent t ho brougham on tho nirtrnlns of tho 24th. "lllllle. Illllle, dear!" cried mother. Hasping me tightly In her arms when Bho caught sight of the carriage which was to tnko nie away. "Don't you want me to godmother?" ) usked a llttlo unsteadily . "Want you to go!" she mcd. Then she hesitated and added, very calm nnd self possessed: "Of course I nl-' ways want you with me, Bllllo. dear, but then so does your father want ou. and for the uext three days you be long to blm. So I want you to go." "But now-and tomorrow Christinas day I Oh, mother, won't I see you to morrow won't 1 see you on Christmas day?" I cried, clinging fast to ber pretty gown. "I'm afraid not, sweetheart," she said gently. "But 1 want you-1 want yon, moth er, on Chrlstums day of nil days In the year," 1 sr.ld. "But don't you want your father, too, lllllle, dear?" she asked "Oh, 1 know yon do you. must! So run along, dear llttlo girl, run -quickly!" She let mo go and pushed nie gently from her, and I knew by the smile In her big brown eyes that the tears were very uear. Father was walling for nie on the steps of the Cordova, and when tie saw the brougham halt under the marquise and Just one llttlo girl step out his faco went all n grlu, and he picked me up and kissed nie. "Well, well, well! Where's Hose Marie 7" he asked, and then 1 told lilm she had stopped at homo. I wish you could see father's rooms In the Cordova. They are ever so ulce, with dark walls and gay rugs and big. substantial looking furniture. There's n open Qreplace and a huge old settle with no end of red cushons In bla den, aud It Is here we sit of an evening, side by side, and talk until bedtime. After we had gone up In tho elevator to father's apartment be turned to me and asked me about tho day's pro- gram. "I'd like to go down to the shops aft or luncheon," I told hi in promptly. "OimhI! Jolly! And suppose we go down to one of the more quiet of the big hotels and lunch thoro," he Bald. He always does think of thu very nicest things! A big hotel downtown! After luncheon we entered our han som again and were Urlveu away to one of tbe big shops, where, as father put It, one can buy everything from a collar button to a steam lauuch. lloso Marie says men do not like shopping, but. then. Rose Marie doesn't kuow everything lu the world, and father and I had a beautiful time. V bought all sorts of gifts for Just every body, und father didn't look while I elected bis present, and I didn't look wnne ce selected niluo. "Now," I suid, as we came out of the department store, "1 want to buy mother's gift" "Why, of course," said father hur riedly. "What do you want? Where do yon want to go? I'll tell the cab by." "I haven't decided what to get" I said slowly. "What do you think? Can't you BHggest something, father?" He shook his head. "I'm afraid I can't, Billle," he told me quietly. "Get "OH, MOTHWt," 1 SI10DTKD. whatever you think your mother will like I know she will appreciate It all the more If you select It yourself." He put me In the hansom and, Jump ing In himself, told the man to drive Blowly up the avenue. This would give me time to decide upon tho pres ent and where It should be purchased. 1 was wavering between a sot of silver for her Antoinette desk and a pair of green niajollcn Jars for her favorite dwarf pines when our hansom was caught In a block. Directly abreast of our hansom was anolher one, ours going north, our neighbor's coming south, ami as I turn ed my head I looked straight Into motli er'a eyes! She was the sole occupant of the south coming cab "Mother!" I shouted 'Oh. mother, moiher!" "Blltle!" she cried. W e had both seon ench other together, Just as we always see everything together. "What Is the trouble?" began father when ho, too, turned his head aud looked Into mother's lovely eyes. "llovv-de-do, Will?" she said softly. I saw father clinch his hands tightly, then, "How-de-do, Nell?" ho returned. "Awful block, lsu't It?" "Oh, very bud!" Bald mother, but she was looking at me sitting so proudly at father's side, and presently 1 caught the suspicion of a tear lu her eyes. Di rectly a big lump came Id my throat I Bii v how It was. Mothoi was think ing of Christmas and of hor little girl, aud I was sorry, sorry for her and for father too. The surface cars banged their bells, the policemen shouted and the cabbies swore. And all the while our hansom was Jammed tightly next to mother's, and we sat staring straight at each other nnd saying not a word. Just then a policeman came up tb mother's hansom and shouted to the cabby. It seemed that the left wheel of mother's hansom was locked In the right wheel of another carriage in such a way as to render It unsafe to pull out. The policeman, who of course knew nothing of our affulrs, said: Step across Injo the. ttausom next to you, ma'am, as wneeis are safe, ana I'm thinking the line will be moving north first" Poor mother flushed cruelly and said not a word, but Just sat there looking with pleading eyes at father. But fa ther didn't move, and neither did be speak, so I took the situation In my two small hands and said: "Father, won't you help mother Into our cabr Directly I spoke to father be was all attention and politeness. He stood up and held out his band to mother and carefully helped her across into our hansom. I believe mother would never have come only she knew that a great many persons bad beard me and were watching us. and so she yielded arace rony, as mother alone "can. When she was In our cab and sitting An-arn with me soueezed In between father and herself, she raised her eye and said quietly: "Thank you, WW." A moment later the line started, slowly moving northward, and our hansom went with the others, father and mother and I were sitting side by side. It seemed so good Just to think of It, although I knew it all came of an accident alone. After we had gone two blocks up town, father spoke-very quietly and with tightly pressed lips "I'll speak to the man und tell him to Rtop at the nexi corner Then I'll get out nnd you und Billle cuu Have the cub to yourselves" "There Is no need foi you to get out. Will." mother told him quickly "It is I who am the Intruder Have him stop, please, and I will Hud another nun soiu." " , "1 wouldn't have you do that for the world." he returned "I shall leave you at the next corner; tluit is settled." Mother put out her hand mid let If rest lightly ot father's arm "Will." she cried, "please don't make me feel worse iriaii I ajremli do- I tier eye "Thanks. I will'" cried falher. nnn we nil whiii up in the elevator together When w wth . safely In mother pretty -hiiiiii; moiil1 mid I bad sei-urciv locked the dour. ( clipped awa and ieft them im:etliei Snineh'iw it seemed in If i hey would iret lUmv, hettet with out me Just then. anil, resides, I think I ti.-id helped a lot us It was for a mere line (fin. don't you? An tiiiiii inter II seemed hours and nniirs niier. although It really wasn't, uf course I went buck and found MintllHi in lid her' amis Oh won't we have a bully t'hrlsl inns?" I cneil joyfully "Father and nuithei ami I what a lovely, lovely lime we'll Have together!" "You can wager anything yon own thill we mill." Illllgliert father "Why. II win he a regular t'urlstmns a la mode eh. Nell?" Aud then he kissed mother, and mother hid ln-i Happy face on his broad shoiiKiei. and I was oh. so happy! Merry eiinstmns. Indeed! W. Carey Wonderty In Smart Set. The Busy Woman's Day It begins earl, and ends late, and is full of work. She often has kidney trouble without knowing it Her back aches, and she is tired and worn out. Sleeps poorly, Is nervous, no appettie. Her bladder gives her trouble too. Poley Kid ney Pills will cure all that and make her strong and well. I hey are the best medicine made lor kidney and bladder trouble. For sale by Huntley Bros. Co. Foils a Foul Plot When a shameful plot exists between liver and bowels to cause distress by refusing to act, take Dr. King's New Life Pills, and end such abuse of your system. 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Now (bat w tire out of the tniiKle, I must thank you and ask you to net roe down at once! Else I shall never forglT you." And they continued to talk, and the hansom continued on Its way. and no body bill myself noticed that we bad got well uptown and were within two blocks of the apnrtnient building In Central Park West, wher mother and I live. So, quite unobserved, I spoke up th tube to the cabby, aud said: "The Strnthtuorc, and quick, please!' We turned down a cross street Into another, and before one could .say "Jack Robinson" we had stopped at the door of tbe Strnthmore. . "Oh!" cried mother. "What Is this r frowned father. Rut be leaped out on tbe snow cov ered pavement aud gave mother bis baud. A moment later we all hurried up tbe steps and-stopped In the lobbyl "Thank you," said mother. "Too are very kind." Father laughed. "Oh, not at all," bt told her. 'This Is not a case of being kind-exactly." "Won't you come In for a little cup of tea. perhaps T" asked mother slowly. I don't know wbat father would have answered, so I took no chances. "Po come:" I cried, and looked at mother to further second my Invita tion. "Yea, do," she said, without raising MESSIAH'S KINGDOM. The Glorious Day of Divine Favor Is Nearlng. Tbe period In which slu la permit ted has been a dark night to humani ty, never to be forgotten; but tbe glo rious day of righteousness and divine faror Is soon to be ushered In by Mes siah. He, as the SUN OF RIGHT EOUSNESS, shall arise and sblne fully and clearly Into and upon all, bringing healing and blessing, which will more than counterbalance the dreadful night of weeping, sighing, pain, sickness and death, in which the groaning creation has been so long. "Weeping may en dure for a night, but Joy comet h In the MORNING." For further I,IGnT on the coming Kingdom Bend thirty-five cents for the Helping Hand for Bible Students,' entitled. "THY KINGDOM COME." Bible and Tract Society, 17 Hicks Street, flrooklyn, N. Y. 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It is most effectual and pleasant and safe, to take. For sale by Huntley Bros. Co. Mors Suitable. A very mmil voting woman asl:id ad vice almni in"- costume for a fancy dre hull "I think of going as Helen of ny." ended. "Do you think It would suit me?" Her companion, surveying the young woman's swelling contours with a faint smile, answered, "Helen of Troy-or, perhaps, dont yon think Helen of Avoirdupois would be better r Here's a Bargain. Five acres, three improved, 1 acres a commercial orchard, small house, good spring, level land, 2Vi miles to court house, one mile to car line, price $1500, good terms. Nine room house, large lol.city and well water, two blocks to street car, a snap for 1900. For terms see H. S. Clyde, room 4, Winhard Bid., Oregon City. .75 6.00 COUNTY COURT EXPENDITURES ON" COUNTY F " ROADS .. For the month of November, 1912-. District No. 1. Portland Railway, Light and Power Co '...$168.95 O. A. Battln 82.50 i A. Davis 72.60 C. E. Battln 42.60 Wm. Smart 65.00 Wm. Strange 45.00 H. A. Battln 62.50 O. Mathews 6.00 P. Palmer 35.00 R. A. Redell -37.25 J. Coates 33.75 J. Hoffman 4.50 R. Strange 27.00 J. Brodio 62.50 D. Gaffney 62.60 District No. 2. Dick Johnstin 38.75 Billy Jones 82.50 Hardy Langenberg 72.50 I. Kelley 45.00 Ike Johnson 77.50 J, A. Searles 38.10 Norman Lauder 23.75 Louie Hornberger 38.75 Wilson Dawalt 37.50 J. N. Young 23.75 J. W. Bennett 135.65 Grant Mumpower - 22, E. R. Bennett 10.00 Walter Foster 3.75 J. C. Butcher 100 H. Imel 47.50 Jimmy Johnson 28.00 A. Mather 2.60 A. Heinrlcn District No. 4. Dan Matson ; 3.00 L. Hale Chas. Sparks . . , 4.00 Albert . Hitching 9.00 Lester Hale 3.00 John Githens 6.00 Geo. Walters 2.00 District No. 6. J. A. Sutton Elmer Hickey 6.00 Lewis Rltzer 2.00 M. H. "Wheeler !..... Wm. Hadermann 4.00 Wm. Wheeler 16.00 A. Werner 16-00 Lyndan Rlchey . 12.00 O. W. Boring 3.00 Otho Rlchey 8.00 H. A. Beck 4.00 J. W. Roots 116.60 District No. 6. .. Sandy Furniture Store ....... "12.60 Sandy Ridge Lumber Co. .... , 2.00 W. F. Krebs . 2.00 Chas. Krebs, Sr. 16.00 f!has. Krebs. Jr 9.00 District No. 7. TakaoBros. Lumber Co 7.9.2 Orie Black ' 3.00 Otto ABchoff 2-00 A. Mills 2.00 Ed Ten Eyck 17-00 R. R. Leaf ........ 40.50 District Ne. 11. C. Maun 7-B0 Lester Smith ., . 600 F. A. Jones 6.00 Hans Rudolph 6.00 C. D. Kirk i F. M. Robertson 1-60 C. R. Llvesay 3.f Wilson & Cooke 3.00 C. H. Dauchy, Jr 60 C. J. Hood LI5 District No. 13. Frank Busch ..i 16.00 Wilson & Cooke 4.25 Scripture & Beaullau i 2.15 J. Schwartz & Son 108.75 Don Allen 4.50 F. Bullard 4.00 Earl Allen 10.00 Loid Allen 10.00 Tom Allen ...... 6.00 J. Obrine '. 35.00 J. T. Fullara 25.00 Dlstriot No. ,14. A Splinters 2.00 H. Henrlcl 6.C0 C. W. Fredrick 3.10 Clifert Guynip 1.00 District No. 15 ' C. J. Hood 9.10 E. E. Kellogg y. 6.26 J. C. Bradtl 17.00 Wm. Fine 28.75 C. GroBsenbacher 23.00 Wm. Ralney 29.60 L. W. Davis 25.00 Charlie Rider 6.00 Oliver Frost 14.00 District No. 17 Maple Masterton 2.25 Leon Jackson 8.00 Ivan Dimick ..i....... 8.00 George Kahler 4.00 Adam Bany 4.00 D. R. Dimick 12.50 Phill Rushey ". 15.00 Sam Hess 4.00 S. Latourette 2.60 District No. 20. D. A. Putz 4.80 C. D. Hayner 4.00 W. H. Bottemlller 2.00 Fred Baurer 8.00 P. F. Putz i 6.00 John Putz 10.00 Larking & Robblns 76.60 C. N. Larkins 7.50 District No. 21. Alfred Danielson 13.69 E. M. Fellows 32.25 Frank Alden 8.60 R. E. Gordon .............. ,' 9.60 Alex Leeson 9-00 Andrew Johnson 8.00 John J. Jones 8.75 C. W. Swan 7.00 W. H. Schleffer 11.00 Frank Hendricks -.11.00 Nels Lundmark 11.00 Chas. Backman 12.00 Emll Petterson 7.60 John Seagren August Dahlstrom Ben Anderson .... G. Asplund Fred Carlson Warner Branlund ............ E. A; S wanson Jonas Petterson Evert Erikson John Erikson Alex Erikson -. Alfred 8wanson Frank Countryman A. N. S wanson U. S. Dix District No. 23. R. W. Zimmerman V. Berg 0. Morris F. Grindeland E. Grindeland E. Kocher D. Shepard A. H. Sage H. Gllbertson S. B. Berg District No. 24. C. Johnson C. E. Miller J. J. Leonard C. M. Reed Grover Goetz Geo. Dozier . . . ' , F. Stegmann Leo Askin A. S. Thompson -. R. Ackerson ' H. H. Deetz District No. 25 C. D. Keasllng L. Wehner Ed Glpson . J. B. Mitts Ji Carbenler A. D. Gribble F. Wehner J. A. Mitts F.. P.Brusch R. Graves John Brusch Imel Kraxberger Andy Gribble C Lorenzo John Graves M. Walch E. G. Wilson Carlton & Rosenkrans Co J. L.. Smith .. . District No. 26. -H.,Larson B. F. Harless 1. C. Stelnlnger Rex Stubbs Chas. Glen Geo. Bergstrom D. H. Austen J, M.' Cross P. C. Miller W. W. Everhart Ed Johnston W. J.-B. Vlck J,. Callahan E. W. Hutchinson J. V. Harless Robbing ' Bros. ; W. Beck ' ' ' District No. 29. John Pugh J. J. Llppuner D. E. Dowty W. A. Rogers Coast Culvert & Flume Co. .. District No. 30 ' Glenmorrle Quarry Co. F. E. Davidson C. H.Mceller O. B. Gardner Lee Deem O. C. Whitten John Ralcey A. J, Monk W. Chuck R.. Wanker F. Whitten ' E. Whitten H. Bourland M. C. Stuart Wm. Wanker r : District . No. 31. J. P. Bartles Sam Adams G. Failmetzger R. de Neul District No. 32. F. Kiser H. Heater W. C. Heater F. Shamberg C. McConnell J. Mo Connell J. Barnes H. Seeley C. Barnes '. J. Williamson A. Camek J. E. Morback District No. 33. Beall and Company Henry Cromer R. Howell John Klgglns John Arkuette B. O. Sarver F. W. Wilson S. Schock Laurance Baker Earl Mathews F. W. Wisner Tom Watson A. J. Raulson Ira Neil '. Harry Howell Carl Howell L. H. Hayner C. 8. Bard Willes "I' once . W. Closner District No. 34. Zimmermann F. Gross L. Bacon C. Pendo G. Gross C. Parker J. Tonker R. Parker E. Tiedeman J. Tiedeman H. Melvln N. Gribble J. Rinemao 7.75 7.50 7.60 8.00 2.00 4.00 18.75 7.60 3.50 14.00 . 14.00 11.00 11.00 7.00 7.00 20.00 15.00 I. 00 2.00 2.00 3.00 12.00 9.80 13.00 6.00 3.00 30.24 16.00 7.50 - 4.00 1.00 3.00 . 4.00 1.50 8.50 15.00 19.50 4.00 2.00 31.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 4.75 2.00 2.00 . 2.00 . 2.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 2.50 .90 6.90 40.00 4.00 2.00 2.00 II. 00 ,.12.00 10.50 10.00 6.00 20.00 30.60 4.25 3.50 26.00 8.00 4.00 18.30 . 10.00 17.00 4.00 4.00 41.50 31.50 61.85 97.60 6.00 11.00 6.00 12.00 11.00 10.00 10.00 4.00 , 13.00 '20.00 14.00 8.00 8.00 4.35 3.50 3.00 21.60 3.00 14.00 17.60 .2.00 10.00 8.00 12.00 . 8. JO 6.00 . 4.00 2.00 22.15 13.45 15.00 9.75 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 1.00 4.00 2.00 2.00 4.00 4.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 4.00 11.00 6.00 5.00 70.00 43.50 17.00 39.75 7.75 69.00 88.00 33.75 44.50 21.75 32.25 43.25 S6.75