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THE GOOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 15 EVENING EDITION.
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COOS BAY TIMES
M. O. MALONEY, Editor and Pnb.
DAN E. MALONEY, News Editor
Official
Official
Paper of
Taper City
Coos County
of Mnrsliflold.
Entered at tho Postoff ice at Marsh
field, Oregon, for transmission
through tho malli a second-class
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DEC. 2.1, 1011
GOOD EVENING
A good man out of tho
good treasure of his heart
brlngoth forth that which Is
good; and an evil man out of
tho ovll trcasuro of his heart
bilngcth fort that which Is
ovll; for out of the tibun-
danco of his heart his mouth
speaketh. St. Luke, vl, 45.
THE DK HAM OF THE CIIIUSTMAS
HELLS
The Joy of Giving
The
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Russian troops trap and practically
aitnlhllato tho Twonty-slxth Austrian
hrlgado on the road to Cracow.
Tho Russians capturo -1,000 prls
oners In tho fight In tho Carpathians.
Tho Allies mude slight progress in'
Flanders. '
Tho French parliament voted $1,
700,000,000, credit! to meet expenses
of tho war.
CHRISTMAS PHOVEItllS
A girl and n gift that Is duplicated
are soon parted.
IIo who gives nml gets nway
"May live to got another day.
little children of tho world,
the cities and tho dells,
They walk the way to Christmas Day
they dream of the Christ
mas bolls.
And tho wind may wall
Through tho winter night,
But out o tho dark
Streams tho Christmas Light.
In dream they go o'er tho hills of
snow to tho land where tho
world's Joy dwells;
Hand In hand to tho lovely land to
tlib chime of tho Christmas
bolls.
Loud cries tho wind
Through the winter night,
Hut bright through tho dark
Streams tho Christmas Light.
Frank L. Stanton
Some Coos Bay peoplo who do tho
hesitation waltz hcsltato too (long-
on their partner's feet.
THE MODKRN VERSION
Peoplo who livo In. glass houses
should not glvo telescopes.
A little turkoy now and then
Means money to tho mnrkot mon.
All Is not gold that( glitters on a
bracelet or watch chain.
Absence of presents from hor host
young man makes tho heart of tho
Cooh Hay girl grow fond or of tho
other fellow.
COMMUNITY CIIIUSTMAS TREE
THR cpmmunlty Christmas tree
which Mnrshflold Is to bo fa
. vorcd with this Christmas,
should provo n morltorlous enrich
ment of communal social life. It
belongs to tho right side of our oh
nervnncu of Christmas. This Is tho
nttltudo of fellowship and mutual
happiness.
Tho thoroughness with which tho'
promoters will cover this soctlon
means that every poor family and
oery kiddle will bo romomborod.
It Is un object worthy of support
and encouragement,
Forgivo our dohts as wp
Forglvo our dentists.
I havo a friend who nover1 buys her
Christmas junk too soon
Sho says: " I wish tho stores would
sell their stuff till Christmas
noon."
Sho'o tho snmo girl, you know of her
who used to havo a beau.
Sho'kopt putting off tho wedding till
tho poor man had to blow.
HUBBY'S DEDUCTION'
Wlfo
bought my Christmas girt to
day;
I'gucsB things ovory time,
I know It was my gift bocauso
Sho asked mo for a dime.
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COU1ISK THE11E IS
A SANTA CLAUS
GHILDHEN, don't hollovo It if
anyone tells you thoro .isn't any
Santa Claus. Thero Is, thoro
was, nnd thoro always will bo. Ho
Is a Jolly old gentleman, who loves
all hoys and girls, and their fathers
and their mothers, too. Ho may
not drivo reindeer through tho nir
ns ho used to do, and thoro limy bo
peoplo who can't sco him, but ho
travels nil around tho world still be
tweqn midnight, of December 21 nnd
midnight of Docoinbor 25, and tlious.
anils and millions of peoplo sco him
ovory yenr,
This dear, loving, lovnblo man is
the spirit of geuoroslty nnd kindness
nnd uusolflshncs's. Ho is ovory
person rich and poor, big or small,
man or woman, boy on. girl who
likes peoplo nnd tries to muko them
hnppy. Saint Nicholas, whom tno
Dutch in Holland called Santa ClatiB
for short, was ono of that Bort of peo
llo and gnvo his namo to tho spirit
of Christmas, Tills spirit travels
around tho world nnd makes his
prosonco known by ovorybody giving
glfs to thoso whom thoy llko nnd
bolng kinder than usual nnd trying
,t,Q inako oyerybody olso happy and
comfortable' J
Santa Cluus grows moro gonorous
nnd..j. thoughtful every yoar. IIo
uoosni qvorioojc nair so many poor
and hungry and badly clothed pco
, plo, as ho. nsed to. Ho visits hun
dreds and thousands of homes now
that ho novor know of boforo. Ho
can't boar tho sight of an empty
stocking oi tho thought of a disap
pointed child on Christmas morn
ing, Ho has Hworji In tho Good Fel
lows In every town to toll him of
such stockings and children, and
has told tho,n to holp him. Ho
wants you to roniomhor that you nro
celobratlng tho birthday of a Child
and to try in your way as much as
you can to honor It by making somo
othor child hnppy, Tho beautiful
Christmas day will moan over so
much moro to you and you yourselves
will bo much happier if you try to
inako It n hnppy day for ovorybody
olso.
Coon Bay peoplo who say
things got tho roputntlon of
blunt.
sharp
bolng
Why don't wo wrlto a Jlnglo
On tho Joyous peaco of Christmas?
Thoro nro no words to rhymo with
It
From Alaska to tho Isthmus.
MYSTERIOUS PACKAGES
Beneath tho bed,
Or In tho shed;
In hidden nook
Or 'noath tho book;
Behind tho clock,
Or coat or frock
Wo know
Tho Christmas '
Presents lay
And sonio aro big
And Bonio aro small
And somo nro short,
And sonio nro tall,
But we must not
(Our parents any)
E'en tnko
A look 'til
Christmas day.
WHY FOUGHT 'EM
Whon yon count up tho worries that
ontor somo lives
Do not stop
'Til you add in tho husbands who go
with tholr wives
Whon thoy shop,
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COItVALLIS J. D. Farroll, pros
lilont of tho O. It. nnd N. railroad
will exhibit somo of his flno horsos
during the farmers' weok at tho ag
ricultural collego.
COTTAGE GUOVB John J. Lnno,
a resldont of Orouon slnco 1S92.
died nt his homo, aged 81 years.
( BEAVKHTON Rossi's saloon was
ontored by burglars and about $200
worth of stock taken.
INDEPENDENCE D. M. Mattl
scn, who died nftor nn illness or sov
bral years, was burled by tho Elks.
SALEM A cow testing associa
tion, Is bolng formed by somo of tho
Tarmors.
FUEEWATER Tho Httlo town of
Vincent, sovon miles west or Frce
wotor, Is to bo known hereafter ns
Umnplno, nfter an. old Indian chief.
ROSEBURG A delegation from
tho Y. M. C. A. of tho University of
Oregon hold u meeting for tho boys
at tho city.
EUGENE Soyoral of tho largo
stores pt tho. city have employed de
tectives to watch for sh,op lifters.
1 here are many joys of living in this wdrld of hopes and friends
There are sympathy and kindness, which for sorrow make
amends; '
There is tenderness to sweeten, when the heart is smitten sore,
There is humor which .can brighten It when life becomes a
bore;
There is wisdom, born of trouble Gain may come from every
loss; '
There is courage which may guide us to the gold beneath .the
dross;
TIiqcq nro Ima rmrl linma onrl olilMi-an Aliloli ron mnlo tho
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heart rejoice, ' j
Though one meet a thousand failures in thei calling of 'Mils
choice
There are countless joys of living, if we win or if we fall,
But the simple joy of giving is the very best of all,.
What were love and home and children, what were friends and
hopes and dreams, '
What were victories and triumphs, what were strategies and
schemes, '.2'I2.
What were struggle and achievement, what were riches, pow
er or place,
What were any of the many fleeting phantoms that we chase,
If we could not see the dancing eyes of little ones made glad,
Or the mother's calmer rapture, or the joyous girl or lad,
Or the withered cheeks made rosy, or the wan cheeks made
to smile,
Or the bitter, one made tender, oven for a little while,
By some thoughtful gift or token, though the token be but
smallr
Yes, the simple joy of giving, is the very best of all-
CATCHING
SANTA
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'LL tell yoii something honest
I've seen Santa Claus;
I stayed awake last night and
saw him, so I did.
They sent me 'off to bed real early,
just because
They had a party for my growed
up sister, Sid.
But I peeked out, and there he was-r
old Santa same
As in his pictures, fur.and whiskers
round his head
And eyes just like Jim Perry's, him
they call Sid's "ffome"
I don't know why unless it's 'cause
his hair is red.
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E came, old Santa did, when no j
one saw but me, I
And I was scared to death to be !
so close to him,
And run to hide myself behind the
x Christmas tree,
And thanked my stars becausethe
light in there was dim.
But, sakes alive, old Santa followed
right in, Xzo,
And made me tremble, for I thought,
"He's on my track!"
Then Sid came in to fasten holly up,
and, o-o-h,
If Santa didn't walk right up and
kiss her smack I
UST then I sneezed, achoo! I
tried like everything
To keep it back and Sid and
Santa Claus they come
And pulled me out, and Santa said' he'd
never, bring
His gifts to boys that stayed up latQ,
while Sid stood dumb
And red till I began to cry, then said,
oh, well,
She'd take me to my room and I
could make believe
I dreamed it all, and I said, "Yes, and
1 won't tell
About that kiss I dreamed, to make
Jim Perrygrieve,"
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SUNDAY 8CH00L CHRIST
MAS TREE.
This la n custom practiced
by a Sumlay BChool -whero tho
children nro nil of tho wealthy
class, but It Is a plan that
many schools may llko to try.
On the platform stand1 n beau
tiful largo treo mado gay -with
ornaments nnd lights, but to
tally devoid of presents. Tho
classes assemble, each pupil
bringing n gift, marked "for n
n clrl" or "for a boy," with
tho age of the recipient writ
ten on, too, so thoso who make
the distribution will havo
somo Idea which Is tho pack
ago to give to "who."
Tho gifts are carefully wrap
ped and made Just ns "Christ
masy" looking ns possible.
When tho class roll Is called
responses nro made by each
class going forward and lay
ing their offerings bcsldo tho
tree. In return each child Is
handed nn ornngo and n small
box of candy, this treat being
usually provided by some
wealthy parishioner who Is
fond of the children nnd who
does not work regularly in
the Sunday school.
Christmas carols nnd n short
service follow, nnd tho next
day tho presents nro taken to
tho city mission or somo spe
cial charity. Toys and books
that are In perfectly good con
dition nro accepted, but only
such nrtlclcs ns may bo of
fered without compunctions of
conscience to ono of God's lit
tle ones. This general clearing
bonne Is a splendid idea, and
the children lenm tho lesson
of pnsslng on what has given
tbcnl pleasure. A dear Httlo
mother snys that her children
wero Interested nil the year
In trying to keep their toys
"nice" for the salto of the
"other child's Chrlstnms."
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Letters to Santa Claus
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Don't Forget to Provide for Sunday
We will be closed all day Saturday Christmas Day
Wolcotts Grocery
Broadway and Market- l Phone 97
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llTII tho approach of Christ
mas each year tho Santa
Claus Association of Now
York, which each Christmas
tries to answer tho requests of
thousands of poor children who
would othorwlso recclvo no
presents Christmas morning,
receives hundreds of letters
each day from nil parts of tho
United States and Canada.
lielow aro a few of tho hun
dreds of letters received by
tho association. Tho first Is
from u little girl in tho Hrnnx:
Dear Bantu CIuuh-Do you ltvo
far? Would you plcano como up
my house Clirlstmaa dny7 J,
Itoao, ten yeiirn of uko, wants n
doll; John, coven, wants a cn
Blno; Alice, about live, wants a
doll; lloatrlcc, just moro than
three, wanti n net of dishes, nnd
Amlrow, not two yot, wants a
Teddy benr.
V. 8. I hopo to Ret what I nsk
for. I am very poor, nnd my
father In not working. Your Ht
tlo friend, ItOSB .
This letter was received from
n Httlo girl whoso homo Is on
tho west sldo not fnr from
Times square:
Dear Santa Clnus-I heard about
your irreat kindness to poor chil
dren, and I hopo you will bo good
to us. I havo a Httlo crlpplo sis
ter and u baby slater nnd brother.
My Httlo crlpplo sister Is only
Ave, nnd my pnpn has been out
of work all euinincr, I hopo you
will answer oon und won't for
get us. Your Httlo Klrl friend,
IIAItlllUT .
A slx-ycnr-old lad whoso
homo Is la a distant part of
Drooklyn sent this letter to
tho general postolllce. Tho let
ter wns forwarded to tho Santn
Claus association:
Pcnr Sinty I wonts a nlco
email train, not a expcnslvo ono
ono that's Just strong and will
last lonK tlmo. This Is all I want,
nnd wo enn't afford nothlnj: this
winter. Youri, truly,
DONALD .
This letter hns been received
from n child whoso homo Is In
n small town In tho northern
part of Ontario, Canada:
Dear Friend Santa Claus I nm
a very Httlo girl, not ten years
old, and both my parents nro
very poor, nnd they said they
couldn't Urlns- mo nothing thlu
Christmas, and what I want Is
a pair of Ico skates and, If you
can spnro them, also n pair of
hockey boots. Your Httlo friend,
MABEL .
. I.Ittlo Miss Mnbel's sovon-year-old
sister, Kthcl, nlso ask
ed for a pair of skates and
ndded that sho would consider
the gift "a very beautiful nud
likewise n precious one."
Most of tho letters nro pa
thetic, of course, but tho asso
clutlou also receives somo very
ludicrous requests.
Musical Christmas Tree Holder,
For tho Christmas treo a holder
which will cVrtalnly delight tho cull
dren wns placed on tho market several
years ago. Tho holder consists of a
j nickel plated base, contnlplug n music
box. Tho treo Is hold firmly by threo
strong prongs and screws. Vhen
. wound up tho music begins to play,
nnd the Christmas treo slowly revolves.
' This makes n fine effect. The bolder
1 Is simply constructed, nnd tho treo can
bo fastened In It In little tlmo. No
1 matter how largo or how small the
enso of tho tree, the prongs enri bo
.quickly adjusted to hold It Jlrmly In
plnce. It Is very desirable to have tho
Christmas treo stand Urmly.
Order Your
sPL a f 1 in , i
uinsiiiias anes anna rastnes
from
Coos Bay Bakery
Christmas cakes,
full line of breads
We will have a choics line of
pies and pastries-in addition to a
and other delicacies. -
Housewives, why go to the bother of baking, tiring
yourself out, when you g et, even better goods from us
at such reasonable pfjecs?'
We are prepared to bake special orders. '
Coos Bay Bakery
Marshfield . North Bend
A SiaB ROM SORROW
When I havq'moffjoy In tho bank
I do not dread-tomorrow;
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Tho dollarssaved, ono dally finds,
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Something ..Now:
A JSnvJiisN Account for tho Hnhy.
It" wlli'Vtdd llaby Jnleioht nnd grow
largo.
If you nro looking for n useful
nnd practical Clirlstmns Gift ono
that will bo IonK reniotnberod call
on us and let us explain our Savings
Sjttem to you.
Wo glvo a hnndsonio bank AHSO
LUTKrA' vmm with ovory account
opened with us whllo tho account
continues.
Flanagan & Bennett Ban!
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