OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916
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The housewife might buy the treasure stocks of kings and queens, but she cannot do anything that will win her
the appreciation and love of her family one half so easily as to prepare for a fine Christmas dinner.
Honestly, Chsistmas would not be so bright without the feast that the day brings. Around the dinner table on
Christmas day the whole spirit of the happy season is evident.
The delicaciesthe little sweets the "trimmings" that make the dinner complete are as well supplied; here as
are the more substantial staple articles that are necessary. Your Christmas dinner, madam, will be more appre
ciated if your larder is stocked from this store.
Let Larsen
SERVE YOUR CHRISTMAS DINNER
you'll find the prices so reasonable and the wages so good that you will actually wonder at the
talk of the high cost of living.
Make Someone's
CHRISTMAS
A LASTING ONE
XMAS SUGGESTIONS-- .
Kryptok Glasses for Father or Mother.
Eye Glasses, Spectacles, Ear Chains, Eyeglass
Reels and Goggles, Fever Thermometer, for one
of the family or friend.
Reading Glasses, Amoptiscopes, Compasses, for
the boy.
QIVE them one of our Christ
is mas Certificates and they
may be fitted after the Christ
mas rush.
THE CHRISTMAS
FEAST
Finishing
Prompt Delivery-Courteous Attention
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A Skating
" Accident
By OSCAR COX
"Jim," said Charlie Bates excitedly,
what do you suppose has happened
to Alec Winston?"
"What?" ,
"Fell on the back of his head on the
Ice and lias been unconscious for two
hours."
"That's strange. Alec Is a splendid
skater."
'It wasn't his fault."
'Whose fault was It?"
"Blllie's."
'You mean Wllhelmina Ripley's."
'Yes; she's the liveliest girl in town.
She's nn imp of mischief. Her princi
pal object In life Roems to be to make
trouble."
You mean among the fellows. Why,
they stick to her like files to mo
lasses."
"The more fools they."
"If report says correctly you are one
of the biggest fools of the lot. But
how did Miss Ripley injure Alec Win
ston?"
You see, they were skating together,
Alec skating backward, Blllle forward.
For some time she had been trying to
stir up bad blood between Alec and
Horace Farrar by exercising that dia
bolical smile of hers"
"You mean that seductive smile."
"Whatever you like to call it. Any
way, she first eucouraged one. then
the other. She was skating with Alec.
He, having his eyes In the front In
stead of the baclc of his head, couldn't
see Farrar skating behind him with
Josle Emerson. Both men being back
to back, Blllle thought It would be a
fine thing to steer Alec against Horace.
When they struck Alec's feet went up
In the air, and he went down on the
back of his head."
"That's too bad. I hope he didn't
crack his skull."
"The doctor says not. He says there's
concussion of the brain."
. "Was Blllle hurt?"
"Hurt! No. Such persons never get
hurt. They are protected by Satan,
whom they serve. Blllle went down,
but forward, not backward, and fell
partly on Alec." i
There was a pause In the dialogue, at
the end of which James Barnet said to
Charlie Bates:
"Charlie, this is a serious matter for
all you fellows who have gone daft on
Miss Ripley."
"What do you mean?" asked Bates,
looking nt his friend anxiously.
"Why, she'll be badly broken up at
the serious result of her Innocent play
fulness." "Call it devillshness."
"She'll Inquire a dozen times a day
after Alec, sending him spoon fodder
and flowers. As soon as he gets well
enough to see her she'll go to hlin, cry
a little, wonder If he'll ever forgive
her, mid the result will be that beTT
take her in with no more resistance on
her part than a Jellyfish."
"He'll be a fool If lie does!" cried
Bates excitedly, and, cramming bis
hands down into the bottom of his
trousers pockets, he strode up and
down the floor.
"You seem averse to Alec's being
roped into the meshes of this imp of a
girl," remarked his friend.
"Naturally. I!ve been there myself,"
replied Bates.
"Where?"
"In Billie's good graces."
"Oh! .You have, eh? How long did
you stay?"
"An evening."
"And the next day?"
"I was reduced to the ranks and
Alec was promoted."
"I should think that you'd covet re
venge on Alec."
"Oh, Alec Is an inoffensive sort of a
fellow. He was quite a smart boy be
fore he had that fever. I don't blame
him. My wrath is all for the girl."
"You'd better keep It hot."
"What hot?"
"Your wrath. Suppose it should cool
and Billle should take hold of you
again. Where would you be?"
"Do you take me for an idiot?"
"I take you for what we men nil arq
in the matter of women. So long. I
must be moving on."
A week later the two friends met
again. .
"I say, Jim," said Charlie, "you were
all wrong about how that matter be
tween Billie and Alec would turn out"
"How is that?"
"Alec - was only stunned. He was
up and about the next day."
"How about Miss Ripley?"
"The thing sobered her."
"How do you know?"
"How . do I know? Why she told
me so."
"When?"
"Last night."
"At what hour?"
"At what hour? What's that to
you?"
"Tell me the time you left her last
night and I'll explain."
"I didn't exactly leave her last night.
It was this morning. I think it was
about half pant 1."
"No explanation on my part is neces
sary. I knew very well when you
were telling ma about the accident
that you were fired by Jealousy. You
didn't care what happened to Alec, un
less perhaps jou hoped death would
take him out of your way. When you
told me you bad left your fiancee"--
"My fiancee! How did yon knov
that? It isn't out yet."
"I guessed it. Lovers Just engaged
don't leave their girls at 10 o'clock in,
the evening, or 11. or 12. It's mort
likely to be 2 or 3 tu the morning."
"How do jou know all that?"
"I've been there "
Singing Schools Organize
A singing school was organized at
the Stone schoolhouse last Tuesday
evening by J. R. Edwards, an instruc
tor of vocal music, of Vancouver,
Wash. The class, now consisting of
24 members, will meet every Tuesday
evening.
Professor Edwards also organized
classes recently in the Damascus, Lo
gan and Sunnyside school districts,
which also meet weekly.
The Courier and the Daily Jour
nal $4.75.
SCHOOLS VS. PICKLED EAGLES
"One of Tight-Waddo's Gang" was
Benefactor of Model -School
Mulino, Ore., Dec. 11, 1916
Editor Courier:
An item in the Courier of Decem
ber 7, "Roads versus Schools," took
our attention of a wail long and loud
about a three-mill tax levy that was
voted down.
The "One Who Knows" has cer
certainly missed their calling. They
should turn to politics, for that is
about all our officials do pray for
more taxes and appropriations. We
have just had three years of special
taxes to pay for a new school house,
with special road tax and general tax,
which has left us" with but a very
few pickled eagles to pay for some
thing we were rather in doubt we
would get value received for our
money or not. The bad light of
school room spoken of was accepted
by County School . Superintendent
Calavan as 0. K.
The heating system is one of the
best; all there is wrong with it is the
pipe and chimney needs cleaning out
and the head of our school says if he
is Daii for his services he will he
.lohnnv on the spot. ' The seats m
said school room are of the latest and
best designs that money can buy and
more seats than have been occupied
by pupils 'to date. The scholars'
blackboard is 3 by 34 feet, teacher's
blackboard 3 by 12 feet.
Messrs. Brown and Forbes, archi
tects of Portland, came and took a
drawing of this awful schoolhouse
and have been using it as a model for
the past two years in this and other
counties in the state.
As to lamps and organ in school
room, old Tight-Waddo was the most
generous giver. As to this great
amount spent in road work spoken of,
the county gave one dollar in- money
for every dollar donated by the peo
ple. So the hill was cut down, graded
and graveled. All men working on
the road work got half pay for their
labor, Tight-Waddo unpickhng five
eagles. Its a safe bet that One who
Knows never paid a mill of taxes up
to date or bought the school kiddies
a stick of striped candy.
It is to be hoped this will be the
last lecture the school children will
receive about the special three-mill
tax which missed One Who Knows'
pocketbook.
Sincerely yours,
One of Tight-Waddo's Gang.
Our Jitney Offer This and 5c
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with, 5c and mail it to
Foley & Co., 2835 Sheffield Ave., Chi
cago, 111., writing your name and ad
dress clearly. You will receive in
return a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, for
coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidr
ney Pills, for pain in sides and back,
rheumatism, backache, kidney and
bladder ailments; and Foley Cathar
tic Tablets, a wholesome and thor
oughly cleansing cathartic, for con
stipation, biliousness, headache and
sluggish bowels. Jones Drug Co.
CERBONI1 DOESN'T DIE
Hunger Strike of Italian is Short
Lived and Tobacco Lasts
Big tears streaming down his
smooth shaved cheeks as he sat on
the edge of his cot in the county jail
last Thursday, Toni Cerboni, 38-year-
old Italian, branded as the murderer
of his room-mate, Sam Saccatta, de
clared that his death was approach
ing that he would die as soon as his
supply of tobacco was exhausted.
And to make is prediction good, Toni
assumed Mrs. Pankhurst's tactics and
imposed a hunger strike upon him
self. He would starve to (jeath, he
said. -
Friday, however, saw a change, for
Toni had a good heart-to-heart talk
with an Italian gentleman from Port
land and soon thereafter tackled a
bountiful meal' that had been set be
fore him by Sheriff Wilson. His to
bacco pouch has been empty twice
since then, but he seems to be get
ting along nicely. Cerboni is the
man who shot his room-mate through
the heart a week ago Sunday follow
ing a quarrel that took place at May-
berry station in the northern part of
the county.
It is the opinion of officials that
the confinement and the worry over
his rash deed are telling upon the
mentality of the Italian. He freely
discusses the quarrel, and the shoot
ing that is the cause of his being in
jail, and, although he is sorry for his
hasty temper, he seems still to think
that he was in the right in the mat
ter. THE FIRST STEP
Usually the first indication of a
lowering of health is found in the
bowels and liver. Something goes
wrong we eat too much, or work
too hard and the bowel action
weakens or the liver is sluggish.
That heavy feeling on arising in
the morning, dryness of the
throat, with bad taste, a slight
headache, dull eyes all show that
food has fermented in the intes
tines, and that the body is man
ufacturing poisons instead of
good blood.
Clear it all out. Give the
stomach and bowels a fresh start
Encourage the liver to go to
work. Manalin does all of this,
without griping or weakening.
It's the ideal laxative and liver
tonic, because it follows Nature's
plan, without discomfort, inflam
mation or forming a habit Con'
stipation may be overcome with
its use.
Liquid or
tablet form.
The Tab
lets taste
like candy.
Children like
them,, and
they are
safe.
10 and 25
cents.
The Parana Co
Cehimbas. O.
I
F you would have
real fun at
Christmas time
Playing
at Being
a
Showman
be a showmun and
entertain your
friends with the fa
mous elephant from
Feejeefolorum is
land. This Is how
to make the animal:
A large gray shawl Is the outer cover
ing. Sewn upon it are two large gray
patches for ears. Two round white
cardboard eyes. The tusks are long
rolls of glazed paper.
The inside of the elephant Is formed
hv two oood natured friends, who bend
over and hold the trunk (a cane) and
the tusks, as Indicated In the picture.
The first boy holds the shawl In place
while he sways tne cane tne way an
The Showman.
elephant moves his trunk. You, as the
showman, can be arrayed In truo East
Indian fashion. Here Is a good speech
for you to get off while exhibiting the
beast:
"Boys and girls, 1 am requested by
my particular frleid, Rambustlflcatlon
jamboreehoptldoodon of the Feejeefo
lorum Islands, to present to your notice
the famous elephant upon which this
renowned and invincible warrior was
mounted at the celebrated siege of
How the Elephant l Made.
Luckontherongslde. This elephant, la
dles and gentlemen, is precisely 240
years of age, today being his birthday,
and the register of his birth being care
fully marked upon his offside tusk In
the best India Ink. Little boys are
particularly requested not to put pins
into this noble animal's legs, nor to put
Into his trunk more than a peck of ap
ples at any one time.".
You then order the elephant to do all
sorts of stunts, which the boys under
the shawl carry out as best they can.
-A Plavinrf "SilpnfV
By all means try to keep from the
supply or LUnstmas novelties one lit
tle figure of Santa Clans (It may be a
candy box or simply n figure, but the
former Is better), In order to have the
amusing game of "silence" form a part
of the revels.
Some one Is decided upon who will
hide the Santa, and the rest are asked
to adjourn for a moment to the hall.
The player, Instead of hiding the figure
completely, simply places It In some
rather out of the way position where it
will be visible, but will not Immediate
ly catch the eye of the player For In
stance, It may be pluoel upon some
thing of approximately the same color
or on one end of n tull shelf or book
case, riayeis coming In sum l he room
for the figure, and the first one to per
celve It. without mentioning the fact
to the others, quietly takes a Neat
This is a. general signal for the players
to be seated, but In the excitement of
the search many will .fall to observe
that one person is no longer standing
The last person to sit down Is obliged
to pay u forfeit -
"The Tantalizing Coin."
Tnke a penny or a dime and place Is
in the hollow of your hand. Now,
with the other disengaged hiiml take a
clothes or bat brush and try to dis
lodge or move the coin from the hand
by the actloii of brushing it. Try, and
try again. You will find It cannot be
done. Remember, you must only brush
the coin in trying to remove It
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