Who Wouldn't be Glad to Get a
Victrola for Christmas?
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Vlctor-VlclroU X, $75
THE VICTROLA is the ideal Christinas rift., it
delight every member of the family every clay of the
veai. o ii s a t ie musica instnimontR nf ii1Q .unrw.
J t m i i ivi i iu ui VVUIIll-
all the great singers and stage entertainers combined, It
is a leai pleasure to own such an instrumentto be able
to enjoy the world's best music whenever vou wnnt tn
hear it,
SHOP EARLY do not wait until thn wenk hpfm-o
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Christmas to select that Victrola. Onll tnrlnv sn thnt unn
will have plenty of opportunity between now and Christ
mas or coming in at odd times and leisurely selecting
records, This is better for you than having to pick your
records at the last minute in a rush,
We wjll hold the Victrola and deliver it anv dav
Christmas day if you desire,
A Piano for Christmas
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A present that will be appreciated by the entire fam
ily, We now have on display at our store one of the best
assortments of high grade pianos ever shown in Coos
County,
We have a piano at a price you can afford to pay and
at very reasonable terms, .
We are now showing on our floors such standard
makes as
THE PACKARD LUDWIG . MILTON
HARDMAN 1 KINGSBURY
ALL IN DIFFERENT STYLES AND WOODS.
WE ARE EXPECTING A BEAUTIFUL GRAND PIANO ON
THE NEXT STEAMER FROM PORTLAND
We have to offer
second hand pianos at
$35, $150, $185, and
$200.
New pianos at $315.
$350, $362, $390,
$410, $550, $575,
now on display. 1
PLAYER PIANOS, $500, $575, $750.
THE WILEY
ALLEN CO.
Phone 134-J or 15-L.
L. L. THOMAS, Manager.
218 Central Ave.
PIANO
EXTRA SPECIAL
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From now until January 1 we are going to give extra
special terms on Pianos that will enable you to'own your
piano by paying a trifle more than rent monthly. Drop
in and have our easy payment plan explained. We now
have .
A Victrola settles
the Christmas question
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Jic Victrola itself.
and hear the different styles $15 to
200. Victors $10 L) 100.
"What to
give?" is best
answered by a
Victrola. It is
the ideal gift as
well as the ideal
musical instru
ment. We have the
proof right here
Come in and see
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Consider the postage stamp. One of its chief virtues
es in thn fart that t ct take until it nrs TnfirH.
Go about starting a bank account systematically and
with a fixitv of ouroose and vou can have one. It's
simply a proposition of spending a little less than you
make and bring the balance to this bank. We receive
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First National Bank
Of Coos Bay
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OLIIKBT HANK IX COOS COUNTY'.
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Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $110
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I Some Riddles For
I the Fireside
& Christmas Night
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Which lire the most contented birds?
Answer Crows. because they never
com pin I ti without cuue.
Wlmt Is the difference between u
spendthrift mill n pillow? Answer
One Is 1 111 id up and the other sui t down.
What 11 tti mill tool; the most lunjMp'
Into the nil; mid what the least? An
swer The elephant, who had Ida
trunk, while the fox and the rooster
had only a brush and comb between
them.
When Is n candle In a pas-don? An
swerWhen It ! put out or Hares up.
When has a man four hands? An
swerWhen he doubles his lists.
Why Is a wit: like a llo" Answer
Heeause U'h a false hood.
Why mustn't you call an owl 11 ipinll;
Answer Iiecauso you would bu niak-
liiK piiiie of hlin. I
Why did the elderberry whine? An
swer Ik-cause ho didn't net lemon aid
(7 rent llrllalu at the time of Queen
Vk'torla'K marriage with the Cerman
Prince Albert In the middle of the
nineteenth century the practice of gen
eral Christmas kIvIiik doubtless began
ainoiiK i:ut;llsh Hpcaklnt; people.
I CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY.
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WiuU ,,f Job J'rhitliKJ Dona tit Tim Timm Office
While (hero nre few civilized coun
tries In which thn plan of kIvIiik
eiits at t'hrlxtmiiH time Is not almost
universal iiovuday. this was not ul
wayn (he case. Indued, tlio world lain
acquired many of the customs now in
voi'iie at (his period of the year from
the (jermaiix. who puy more allcniloii
to Christina than the people of uuy
oilier 1111 1 loll.
It U In them perhaps that we owe
the luiiUb'uratlnh of the vlft ulvlnt,' uu
well us (lie buuullfiJl IiiniiIoii of I hi'
CltrMinii Iree. Tlie ineiilH eiiinll
Willi lb" I If" I'uve been populur
iiiuuilif Hie Ui'riiuilif flinn inrdlovwi
(line Willi Hi" JhlrudllvlJoit t,f lie)'
mini ciiMum (k'lilcf uimw M'liluii wii
Hie iili'hllli( rilllluw irtei llil'i
The Ever Lucky Bov.
fMHK Clii'ls'nms tii-o ail Hummer long
Ih itiowln' la the wood,
Hut only bo my tc-iiclu-i siiya
Tor children tliut are kuoiI.
Our Kruc'rynian lio lirlnua ft round
An' loaves It at tliu door.
My futhur rarrlcB It Iniddo
An' iilunts It In tliu tlnor.
An' I enn help If I don't tenso
At HtrliiKlu' It with stun.
Hut 1 can't cat tlm popcorn much
Or there won't lit' hioiikIi,
.N'nr hlte tho cundles yellor. rod
Or whlto or mi'i'ii or tiluv.
(Tlio wax all colored up that way
Mullen dandy KUin to chew!)
An' when there ain't no trlmniln's left
Thoy wait until I'm koiiu
An' safe In lied, nn' then they start
An' tie the prenentH on.
Aw, what the learher tells I linow
She only Hays to scare.
That trees are moaat for goody kids
Is inontly old hot air.
For you can bet that ev'ry tbno
There's lots of thliiKS for me,
No mnttei thouiili 1'vo often been
As bud as 1 can be!
CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY.
' 18 YOUR BIRTHDAY ON
CHRISTMAS? y
There lire many predictions r
coucerulnt: the luck of those born
on L'lirUtiiiiiM day. It depends ;j;
Muuewhat en the day of the .;,
week. ,n old belief was that T
those born on this day. whim It
fell mi Sunday, wimbl live to be i
Ki'eal lords; oil ilondjiy. would
be Hlion iib'l Ifen: on Tuesday, 'v
nibK mid eivi'lous; nn NVedues-
day. wise. 'jHiy. doiinhiy mid
ernfiy: mi Thui''ln. vse of
kpeisdl mal riiwiiialile: mi I'd- !
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A Day of Cheeriness and Happiness
Thoroughout tho Fatherland,
The Cerman Christmas has local dif
ferences In various provinces. Tim
Christinas tree is universal, fur this Is
Its home. At many places the whole
family ko to early service, at fi or (I
o'clock, as the custom may be, and In
Koine parts of the country every one
carries a lighted candle. These can
dles, placed on the harks of the pews,
tioincl lines make the only llht In the
church. At some places when the
clock strikes 1 on Christmas eve the
bells rliic and every house and church
is ipilckly lluhted up.
Cliilstiuas Is a day or cheeriness and
happiness throughout tiermany. The
procnts are usually simple .Men and
ancels and many kinds of creatures
ure fashioned In Kiuxcrhrcad. it Is
twisted into many Kiolesipie shapes,
and sometimes It Is Kullded. Huns
Christian Andersen's story ot the
"Iloneybread Soldier" will be belter
understood by any one who lias spout
u Christmas In (eruiauy.
In Hanover, J11M when the candle"
on the Christmas tree are dylnu oui
there will be a mysterious rap mi tin
door and a bundle will be 1 brown lute
tho room, It contains a little present
for every member or (lie family inn
comic verses for nome of I hem
In (Jberammeivaii there J a mon
distinctly religious tone ttlveii to 1 In
whole holiday The l lirisl Oillil Is I he
Kuaidlan anuel ol til" time. II is lie
they say, who brings the Christum
tree. He comes down from beaten m
ChrlMiuiis eve, lioldlnu It In bis hand
Two impels bearliiK pii.enlH Hy belorc
hlin niid two behind lie pills the 1 1 11
011 Hie table, rlim a bell and llb
iiny He brim.' 11 bliwdnu In the
rhlldren that have been obi'dleiil.
Tn I be i liildi oh of llbemiuineiviin
Ht. Mi'IioIhk lit ail Himel III llNUle
lie pi'M hIhaH fim lauwe In Iuium Ik
IHVml cblJam mill Mliii w Img nu bb
lumli. fe vivw 11 luuil l)lii"b til
door unl iMilix, "Aiv lb" . ulilliJlub
mV U llw lwi' 1 uYf IU
hjuvim trtilM HI") mMmi. If lib' Hi)
Uvr I Ku" lie luiiiM U lb'k
ChrlHtinas All Yfur.
A Bplrlt or Kenoroslty pervndro tho
Vuletlde atmosphere. It is known and
practiced at no other season of tho
year as at Christmas. It Is felt ill
every city, In every town, In every
village. In the entire country-
People are prone to hi more lliouht
ful. Men manliest desires to spread
Kood cheer; women weave little uctn
of love, kindness and devotion Into
Christmas ptod will; children cherish
their companions and fortunes. Per
sons unconsciously Instill lulu each
other a desire to distribute liappluesn
everywhere. It all comes on the
wIiiks of that Indefinable thins under,
stood by lew, but referred to by many
as the Christmas spirit It Is Invisible,
but can be seen; It Is not material, but
can bo felt. It comes every Christ
mas, but too often leaves to return
perhaps next year, when tho real holi
day spirit iiK'ilii is felt.
Why does this fellowship of low
and k'ood will depart from the souls of
so many persons on the wIiikh of time?
Why docs not the name spirit remaltt
lu the atmosphere after men ukuIii as
sume their routine of work and wo
men become normal after their Christ
inas cares and worries?
Would it nut be a stood thliiK If tltlrf
Hume ChrMmns spirit could continue
throiiuhout the twelve months of the
year? Would It not be a pmd thliu;
for mankind If all slopped to think of
other as they do diirlim the Vuletlde
HeaMUi. If all endeavoriil to (III tho
lives on heir i lends. iiciiiuliilnnccHunl
the let forliiinile uHh V 'd cheer and
hajipluiNM throiiirlemi ul der and sunt
mar. pilim ami iitiHiim
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of ymir re-iiil"i - I If mie relve
lo ibi ul) m 11 ,u " ' ' '" muhe oilier"
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