JL.. I ill- 1 f 4Jw4SO IHtf '4tMJ'il SkWidla4v7 mtiSpip3M0 IRVING BLOCK X-mas Specials In Holiday Boxes 'Belt and Garter Set. Suspender and Ourter Set. Suspender and Tie Set. Suspender, Tie and Garter Set Suspender, Handkerchief and' Tie Set Garter, Armband and Suspender Set. Suit Cases, Hand Hags. Collar Bags. Ties in Fancy Boxes. Closing out all Boys' and Children's Overcoats All Milliner y SHOP EARLY U- Hob Stanley. QUOTATIONS TO RO WITH CHItlSTMAS OIKTS I UNITED STATES M OTHEIt, dear, and Slstor Ann, do jour shopping while you can. Don't look 'round till Christmas, time. Spbnd your tyo-blt pleco and ill mo. Just a Vow morn days to trade, bo cut out Hint gay I parade douso the gazing, spend tlio mon buy tlio toys for waiting .son. I Keep the smiling clerk In mind. Don't bo to his nibs unkind. 'Ho litis seen you ov'ry day standing In some buyer's vnj Don't put off till Chrlstmns eve, buying things for lllll nnd Stove. Don't get caught In Christmas rush that will all your bundles crush. Thcro's another renson, too, why this shopping you should do iiow'h tlio time Dad's pocketbook bulgos llko n Holland cook. Now's the time when Daddy dear, never has n haunting fear that tlio crops will droop and fall, cnuslng empty dlnnor pall. "Now, tlio liny Is In the mow. Fat encircles cv'ry cow. l'ork Is on tlio upward trend. Season's been our Daddy's frluml. On Ills faco thoro U a smile that won't bo there after 'while, so you'd belter touch him now. He'll thaw out nnd won't know how. ' Do your shopping while It's fnlr. Don't wait till they muss your hair, tread your feet, and maBli your nose, mnul you 'round and tear jour clothos In the struggle for n toj thnt you want for Wllllo Hoy, and some other now wants, too. Dc your shopping early, do A LET TIIIC Good Housekeeping Store Furnish Your Christmas Dinner and see how much better yon will like it. All the dainty delicacies that .should find a place on this day of feasting and merriment. , "We're out after your trade with a hijj stick one end of il is Qualify w other end Hcusonahlo Prices and between these ends is Service. Tins Uood House keeping Store is getting hotter and busier nvwy day! We want to see yon and sell yon, believing vo can please you and keep yon as one of our steady cus tomers. For that Christmas feast may wo suggest: Delicious Home-made Frail Cake All kinds of New Crop Nuls, Shelled and Unshelled; Sailed and Unsalted Package Dales Staffed Dates Balk Dales Pressed Figs Called Figs Preserved 'Figs Pickled Figs Spired Figs Cranberry Jelly Currant Jelly Now Jersoy Cranberries Fall Line of All Size Oranges California and Florida, Grapefruit Nice Crisp Celery. Full line of Fresh Vegetables will arrivo on steam er Nairn Smt Hi. 'Holly lo Deeorale the Table- J I oily Wreaths for (ho Windows i Nasburg's Grocery THE GOOD-IIOUSEKKPING STORE l"9iono tlllt. Commercial nuil Second Why Rifles Have Sights T WHY RIFLES JIAVD SIGHTS HE average person, If nsked to explain why n rlflo Is sighted, would probably oo unnblc to do so beyond some vaguo 1 remark about taking correct nm. Sights nro necessary becauso a bullet docs not travel In n straight lino, but under tlio lnduuuco of ; gravity nnd friction begins to drop almost us soon ns It leaves tlio muzzle. Thuu the bullet of our ser vice rflo (Leo Hnfiold) drops six I Inches u tlio first 10U ynrdtt, but .when It has gone 200 jnrdH It will ! liavo dropped, not twelvo Inches, but two feet. Tlio drop Increases ' by lenps nnd bounds with tlio dla- PKHTTY and original touch may bo given, n Christmas gift by accompanying it with a dainty enrd on which nro written tlio recipient's nnnie nnd some apt quota tion of nn appropriate nature. A few selected quotations sultablo for different gifts may bo of Interest. For a postal card album; Kind messages that pass from land to Innd. Longfellow. For a Bet of books by a well known author: E SMAnKO llllllll! 1 eowutep F LUfiEOTOfr y (fcrmnni Ttiiro' l'renMi Flying Ini? (o Iti Fnte by Clever Ittise. I rifle, nnd von wanted In lilt n mnrlt ntl ....... la ..'. ... 1.1 1..nM1.. l...- Ml mVl ; III UO, JUH H.MIIU UIVUJ. JltlYU) to aim two feet nbnvo It. I This would bo awkward, for you would lose sight, of the object aimed at, to say nothing of tho difficulty of correctly estimating a distance of two feet nt 200 yards. Tho sights of a rlflo enable you to keep your oyo on iho mnrk, al though tho 111117)0 of tho rlflo is actually pointed nbovo It. Tho mov- tlhlit Hlliln nf Dm li:iil(nlnrn imiiiIiIhh you nutoinatlrnly to point tho muz- zlo just ro nniuy foot above the mnrk alined nt nn Is necessary to counteract tho known drop or tho bullet nt various rnpgcs. London nr inwtttti! fM lo Ciwf flir Tlmet.l WASHINtiTON. Dec. 22. Tho HNUL1X, Deo. 22. A Gorman nr- noiiulatlnn of thu United Slates to- tlllorlst, writing from llapaumo, day Is moro than 100,000,000 nnd Franco, tolls or tho death of it Frcnc'li tho money n circulation totals aviator who was brought down by Tho chief glory of every people of the thrifty Inhabitants hnvo Gorntnn gunners. arisen from Its authors. Dr. John-! $4,87&,0Q0,000 In thq savings banks. "Today 1 sow. n French ttvlator son. Such Is tho nimouncomont made brougl.t down by our guns," ho said, For a small uftoYnoon tea caddy: 1,oro rcce,ul' h? tho miroa" of "Tl' Crouch flyers had been 'grdw- Tea, thou Boft, thou sober, sago i fore,'?n nnd domestic commorco In lug boldor nnd bolder, especially In nnd ve'nerrtblo liquid. Colley Clbber. tho Department of Cdininorro. Tho roconnoltorliig behind our front, and pniupuici issued oy mo iironu is in wo concealed n nnir Unttery of entitled "Statistical Itecord of Prog- howltzars In n vlllngo about 'fdtir ress of tho United Slatos, 1800- mllos to tho ronr In order to teach 19H." It gives n "half-century rot- thum n lnnftnti. ti.Imit. l.hnm.na.i na Happy tho man who, void of cares roBpoet" nnd a "clonr prospective" wo oxpoclod; by S o'clock In tho nnd strife, I of tho nation's quadrupling of popu- morning thoro rnmo an aoronlano, In silken or In leathern purso retains Ration nnd inultlpljlng n hundrod- palling along with tho greatest ti8- A splendid shilling. fold of Industrial values. jsurauco In tho world. Tho guns at John Philips. "Slnco 1800 tho population, tlion u,0 front woro not normlttod to flro. With a pack of cards: l.Jri.ooo.ooo, Has moro than quad-, nntl nftor ,m8g .,,, ., QV.Bt- For n useful- purse: Tho best friends nro In tho purse. ' Oormnn Proverb. Com- !nCn1;n8nnnOnnnfr",,"nl31S'000,0,(!0;,nK ,0Wur d owor' c''8 finally , to $1,25. ,000.000 and the per capl a , n ,,, of , ,, valuo of exports from $1G.UG to ..,, ,, . ,....., .. Unco. Wero thoro no slghtH on tho Auiwors. IlltlTIHII i.osi: 2.v oi'FicmiH IK WHI-Mf . ID Ama.'Utta Prrta .o Coot nif Tlmrt, I,ONnO.S" Dec. 22. Tho offlclnl officer casualty list for tho weok ending .November :to was mado public here. It shows that In thoo suvon days tho llrltlnh forces on thu continent lost 7i offiiorri killed mid HI wounded, nnd that I! II woro reported missing. This gives a total of 26U for tho week. Tho total of casualties of officers up to dato In mado In from 20 to UU bourn, which' ;M1U muu. fast hill sti:..mi:hh. Thu now Hill uteamur Or eat North ern will leave Philadelphia' 27 next and tho Northern Pacific February 20, It will requlro about J 7 days to muko tho trip, as stops nrn to bo mudo nt San Diego and San Pe dro, Cullforirtn. Tho company will begin operation of tho steumers be tween Portland and Sun Francisco March If. (ind a steamer will leave ovory othiir day. Thu trip will bo has moro than ' . . II A. . . - Tho cards beat all tho players, ue',lc' ." ' oui.oi.n. uom- tnlnk,ng n d , k t . .. ...... .. nmriui linn ctrnivii fr.ini 1 1 C fifth (ll ' . . - w-.m uiey never so skuiiui. umorson. With a pair of gloves: Oh, that I wero a glovo upon thati:""'" ""U,,B "u"' lv,JV l", stiRpectlng thnt ho would oncouutor hnndl-Ilomeo nnd Juliet. j", WenJh ?t (lll() ,,)"'' arllllary so far to tho roar With a silver handglass: Nntloim) wwlHh ,nrron8l, ,0 cn, 'l'l " Bhootlng dls- Tho heart, llko a mirror, should lfrom $7,000,000,000 In 1870 tl) lmiw for our Kimiiorn Jn tho village, reflect nil objects without being sul-1 $140,000,000.000 ' nml Iho moiioy "B,,,Wn,lf tw '' woro heard, Hod by any. Confucius. olroulntlon from $270,1)00,000 n"'1 ,wo lll,l wl," u,0"au woro u With a "tear off" calendar: ,lo fll.UU.OOO.OOO. For the uutlro , """"'j '" "10 nlr "ol fur from tlio Tho longest day must hnyo nn oud. I conn I ry bunk elnurlnnH luvo grown n,",,l"no. '' avlutor roitinlnod Italian Provorb. A Chrlfitinaa gift of u ring for a fiancee or wlfn: So lot our love As endless provo And puro ns gold forever. llobert Herrlck. For tho Inst baby: Much Is ulio worth, and oven moro Is mado of her. W. 13. Henley. With nn umbrella: Tho year, most part doformod with dripping rains. Cowper. With n cookbook: Tho tusto of tho kitchen Is butter than tho biiioII. Old Provorb. With an electrlu torch lump: To n groat night a groat lanthorn. , Tho Slhlwald, or city foreat of Kuorlch, Swlt7orland, mliU to the I town's revenues $7.20 pur noro i a year, reducing tho amount needed ; Old Proverb. la loHti time, by from four to five With a iieuillocaHo: hours, than any 'train except the! Who hath need of n hundred Shnstu Limited, mnkus tho trip, This eyes. Old provorb. train makes Iho riln In 27 hours. With a phunogrnph: Ounorally miislo foedeth tho ilia A grout part of tho oak used ll0am0Il of B1)lrl, ,..,llch ., ri.iM. to bo raised through taxation by on the I'aclflc roiml comes from tho i)ll(.u)i moro than $32,000. ' oaslorn part of Asia. All kinds of Beautiful and Useful Christmas Gifts May he found at Central Avenue Pharmacy Some presents are distinctly for tho use of tho re eipient alone. Others can be enjoyed by nn entire family and at the same time do not become tho least particle less desirable. Gifts of quality at reasonable prices make this stove a popular place for your Christmas shopping, The Central Avenue Pharmacy Lockhart-Parson Drug Co. The Homo of the Grafonola, the World's best Christmas Gift. Second Street and Central Avenue, Electrical Gifts Are Strictly Up-Mate PRICKS KOU I3LK(TIIOAli GLFTS aiulpivor thjn ymv than ever before, iue to tho co-operative effort of the following dealers and ourselves. SANTA CIvAUS BELIEVES JN HKING PUOGHKSSTVK and Inking advantage of tho new comfort-making inventions'. Therefore, he is bestow ing more and more electrical gilts encii year. V due to tho co-onen Think of these holiday prices tor .standard articles: ELECTRIC FLATIR0NS ., $2.35 ELECTRIC TOASTERS T '.,.-: ,$1-60 ELECTRIC PERCOLATORS.. ..:jt.:- $5.00 Here are a few other suggestions: Tabic Lamps, Tea Kettles, ttloclrio Auto mobiles, Curling Jrons, Chafing Dishqa, Vacuum Cleunors, luectrieal Joys, SJmving Mugs, Table Grills, Washing Machines, Radiators, Traveling Out fits, etc See them at OREGON POWER CO. Corner Second and Central ' ' 'Telephone 178 C. A. Langworthy Marshfield Electric Cont. Co. from $6:1,000,000.000 In J88? to 'fl"'y m i"o wime Hpot, until ho $171,000,000,000 In IU1.1. W"B 'UniOHt muelopod by tho' next Improved nodal condltloim umong ,wo 'lomlll": nno nliot exploded thu pcoplo nro shown In that IV iUtt in fro,,t of "' "io other Just 000,000 clillilroi are enrolled In, Ittliln him. Our iiion hod gotton publlo aohoolB nml aOQ.000 huiIuiiU "itilr riuiKo vor- quickly. Thou f'ol In collegeB. Tho total, itxpondltuu ' two moro BllotH, ono a lltto to on education approximator $000,-' Hid rlRlit, the other Juxt to tho loft. 000,000 a year. , , I An sunn through my rinltl glnoaefl tlio Moro than 22,000 nowspiipera , nnroplnno ouiiioil to wnvor, nn If It and purlodlcaU ara printed. had liven dnuiHKd. It did not ncom u J 8150 thoro wore 20 1.000 dopo- to obey ta toorliiK (oar, for It could ltora In bhvIiikb bnnliB. There nro not ot nwny from tho upot. Tim noxt two Hliolii fired nlmoat nlmill tMliooiialy letlod Its fnto. Tho first. much oh at tho mlddlo of tho last ono out off n hIiib Biuoolhly. Tho othor wiih a Biiiaro hit, nnd tho ap paratus wan hcattered to tho four Wiii1h. I hnvo not booh riicIi n bonu tlful Hhot In tlio wholo wur. Tho Kiin-polnter who fired It hud nlrondy now 11,000,000, with ilnpoHllH iik KniKatliiK moro thuu 100 tlmoH iih contury. KniiiM Wei Hi $ll,0(o,imi,)in. Tho vnluu of fnriiin anil farm prop el ty InereiiHed durliiK tho limt half $11,000,000,000; uluu of inaiuifiio- turea from $1,000,000,000, to oyer I dJnnKlll8.d l(lnf on Bovoral oc-. $20,000,000,009 am Iho ""; HrulHlonH; UIlll u n,,", ?' ",?:0C.- ft?'.. nT.S "1" tl'. achlevomont. Z fraB-' from ,0,02 1D12. In l.sr.o to 20?,o,:i:i in i nieiitfl of this aoronlano woro picked lili hflnru'iicl frtin tl.l. u .. 1.. II... I...I wnnlv. fl... m.n ll.n "' ' """ " ,,,uu rUHCII Ol ,bec pf.nwnt mrM i "h ill.!? m' IncrenHod' from 41)2,000.000 to J,' 1 fuw blta woro found. i 001,000,000, nnd tho 'volumo,, n'fj ,. "Vwtorjny," tlio loiter continued, v' ' r ' ' ' ' ('it... ..... .... -.,..... i ... .. .. frolKht hnnilliid nnch yoar fronu , "u ""' r .m mi nimn,, (1:12,000,000 to 1.8tC,000.000 low. . I,10"" '" ,ou ,0 wnomblp a kuri Nonr)y 20,000,000,000 .plvcmi of outKolnir mnlter woro handled an- Bhleld. Then wo aawcil oft aomiv. Iok4 nnd palulcd thaiu to laokillko. caution muzzloi when placed In poal-. nually by tho l'ostofflco Dnpartmoiit, which dlBbiirHcd $202,000,000, 2.70 nor canltn. ptiuuii uauory ami uroii 172 BhotB bd- foro Iholr aviators could toll thorn Mlhnl thoy had boon duped." or;uon lietweon tlio boards, Toduy tho I'rtmou poppered away at this biip- NOKTH IIKNH I.lllltAltV Tho North' llond Library inniinRO-l mont U nkliin ItH mapy jmlroiiB uAtNim f)K OM)CK M .V OO VO II. ant) frlendn to onq nnd all show nl Chrlstmna spirit towurd thu pulille, W.VItl) AN 110UU Kood of North llond by Klvltitf olthor! " a Rood book or a miiKazluo lo tho " library as a Christmas present. .Ms. 0likK Association ct Conimcrco Ooo. MamllKO has been tho first i lU'jiln .llon'iiii'iit to respond to this call for a Christ-1 iiuib prosont to tho city library. Ilor, OIIIOAOO. Dec. 22. A plan to Christmas present Is "Tlio Portion , movo tlio hands of tlio clock un ono of Labor" by Mary K. Wllklim and lior In ordur to Rain ono moro "Josoph Vanco," by Win. Do Mor-jhotir of, daylight, particularly u tho Kau, Sovoral othor porsans hnvo summer, will bo extended (Q tlio promised to kIvo n book or buIi- ouiiutry If tho Ohlrugo Association surlptlon. If ovoryona lutarostcd In of Comiuorco'u rocoiiinieiiiatlo;i In thu library would briiiK or snd In ("kan up by tho United Btntgu chain a book or tho prlco of a magazine iber of Commorco. bgtween now and ChrUtmas It A spuolal lommlttno's report would bo a vory markod holp In nwouiinuudlni; that on additional tho UBufulnosH of tho library. Tho stnto truvolliif,' library of hour of duyllcht oould bo gained by iidvnncInK tho clock an hour was sixty vol nines camo In on tho last . npprovod by tho oxeoutlvo coininltcn boat from I'ortland and Is now on ! of tho association ami prouonjed thq bIiuIvoh rOjiuly for muvlce. Those to thu national orKunUiitlou. books uro InrKoly f lotion and Ju-j If tho plnn was adopted, pirqifKU vonllo books. Thoy nro loaned to! out Iho country thero would bo no. tho North llond library by tho stnto coufutluu (a tho unlfonu standard library fpr a period of mix months jflystom adopted In J 883, froo, tho library association having to )iay Iho transportation churgos. ' HIIOW.N NA3IIiH ASSISTANT -- Any person doslrlnj; any book not! ? Ui In thu homo library nic procuro, IIOSBIHHIO, OHW. D5e. 21. At? by niak-ltprnoy Ibiao Homtir Van'WJnUlo, 04 alio book from Sulum froo 1 UiK hlH wishes Huown to mo il-.SIfiioin. was cliQep Klfpt Asslsta brnrlafi lioro; or if ho will pay AUonipy-aanoruVby Allornoy-apiior- postiiBo on tho bopk wanUd tho ll-inj.oloct (ioorgu M. nruwn ijf thl brary mnnaBomeiit x 111 ordur tho'cH. Mr. VoiVnklo sorvod an first book for tho library. j assistant to Attnruoy.Uomcni',CraY-f Tho library association liold Jfc ford ff a inimb.n- pf yoarnT vnd utl roBiilar monthly busluow nmoUnB oonsldorod on ol tho moVt wMa atf on Thursday nflornooii nl U10 U-'tomoys in Qrneon. M brary. Thero wa a sociiud iIIiujjim j,m MllllQ nownlnjr. nt proseiiT sloii of tho proposod iwiitltut!oii'omi)luyua , tll0 Aflornsy-Oonoral'a; oftlc, will be rotnluod by Mr,' Drown as llmt stpuoisrapher. ft uinl by-luwit to bo adoptsd at tho annual muetliiK In January. It was1 docldcd to put tho direct iniuiajiQ-: mont of tho library iiuder n board of dlroctors and n cominltteo was' Haplila." and "KlusIo iBnbol." appointed to select tho tllreotnni. A y Jacquos Futrol, who wns a, cominltteo wub also uppolntad to imssongor on the Ill-fated Titanic. procuro an attendant to take ehargo, 1'orsoiiH whoso aubscrlptlona toi, of tho mon's roadhiR room whlalthe library nro not paid Uj until Is to bo opened lUuuedluoly nftor .tho first of January, will confer Christmas. 'urout favor on tho manaijoiiiont by Tho following books hnvo boon ' paying the. earno Immodhitoly tA added this weok: "Tho Kosary," ' Mrs Ooo. Hazor. eaauror, or to K '"Arl ond Artists of All Nations" Mr. ' ' Hoynoldn, financial se otarj t. iho library association,, ' j"Hand Loom Weaving of Ucod and. M m m i I ," rmtfe