FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2S, 190&
To One and All
WATERMAN'S DEPARTMENT STORE
THE MORNING A3T01UAN. ASTORIA. OUEGON.
to
SATISFACTION !
You will find i in our rich rare and beautiful
stock of Holiday Goods.
Yo Can Meet Your Vants
Whatever you need, come and let us show yon a
variety of beautiful presents, that will at once ap
peal yoa as "Just the Thing"
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Phones 711, 3871.
When Santa
Came to
Cactus Gulch
r X09EXTVS LOVB.
fCopyTtsht, 1908, by American Pros
cisuon-j
'KEN Santy com to Cactus
wo wux not xpetin' him.
Our almanao oonnootlono
boln' brokon off complete.
In fact, with ut tho trail o' tim had
got ao .mortal dim
Wo only knowod Hwui winter by tho
abtonco o' tho heat.
ay I to Pinky Parkin, with a squint
at Dowrt Dan
Cay It "Wo'd ortor hustle for lit
tle oxtry food,
r long about ThankaoMii'." "Wy ,"
ay Pinky P 'Vy, man,
HI bot if noaror Now Yara, for
tho old ens' gon to soed."
W arglod It an' araled H tilt Dooort
Dan put up '
' Hlo oanvai bag nugget an' pint
' yailer dust
Mo' opent tho
year eelleetin
In hio pewter
drinkin' cup.
lt'a Christmas
in a week,"
he Bays; -I'll
bet you, win
er bust."
I still maintained L "i A
Thankciivin
wui abcut the
prcptr CtXt,
As judgin by
my ap.-etitr,
an' Pin!;y stl"
declariti
That New Year
wux the t!c
out that wui
next upen tho
slate,
1
5-2 '.r a
"T.'!r"E wr. T5.!-
wtops in the pas:"
But Dtscrt waved
his nugsct bsg
an1
dared an' clircd sn' dared.
See her," cays Desert, "I ein fel the
season in my fc-nes;
I sense a sort o' hankerin' for days
of old long si;n,
When I wui back in Jersey an' my
tmc v.vz Daniel Jcnes;
I'm lonesome as the ccidier wuz at
Biogen-on-the-Rhine."
Then Desert up an' tells us what he's
never said before
As how ho had a cottage an' a wo
man an' a kid)
But, soma misunderstandin' havin'
mads his sperrlt sore,
Nigh on to twenty years ago he aim
ply up and slid.
I looked at Pinky Perkins then, an
Pinky looked at me,
But both of us wuz silent, an' wa
toottca r.i ucserc uin,
tint
A Few Suggestions For Xmas
Ladies' and Gents' Watches,
Fancy Bathroom Fixtures,
Fancy Lamps,
Xmas Candles,
Banquet Candles,
Thermometers,
Revolvers apd Air Rifles,
Fishing Tackle,
Carpet Sweepers,
Bread Makers, - ,
Meat Choppers,
Cake Mixers,
Boys' Wagons, ,
5 o'CIock Tea Kettles,
Tea Sets, .
Alcohol Stoves,
Fancy Baskets, of all kinds
Thermo Bottles,
-.Flash Lights,' " Q ". ' "
Cora. Razors, ,
Watch CWms,
A large assortiunt of the
Branch U. T. 71
But he wui sizzlin' bacon for tuppor
food for three,
An, shore a I'm a sinner, there wui
teardrop In tho pant
That night wo set an hugged the
stove, whil all around tho h.--'
A desert blizzard whistled an t
now wux whlrlin' thick.
It shore wux Christmas weather, but
there shoroly wux lack
Of anything auggeatin' o our aaotent
friend St. Mick.
Tho door bust open tuddent-liko, an',
stranger, dog my cat I
If there aint Santy Claua hlseelf, la)
fur an' rob complete.
"w rexaM adt't bastt cuua ksbobj'
With snow a-clingin' funny to his or-
tomobilo hat.
As swell a Santy makeup, air, as
anywhere you'll meet.
But when ho turned hla bearskin down
his whiskers fell away
(It wuzn't anything but snow collect
ed on the fur),
An' back of him an angel stood yea,
angel's what I say
An' Desert Dsn got wobbly when he
up an' beked at her.
Young Santy says, "Is Mr. Jones e
heme tonight?" says he,
At whicS cltl Desert gives a s:p
but strurrlcs to his feet.
Then r.-e an' Flr.ky we vamoetrrd
henor cf the- three.
For if they wurir't Jcneses you car
douse my glim complete!
That's all the story, stranger, but I'm
some inclined to add
When Santy come to Cactus with his
mother, which he did,
It clean upiot the notions we had al
ways previous had,
For daddy got the Cnristmas gift,
and Santy wuz the kid I
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if
t lMs tQ cw w GROVE'S
Pocket Knives,
Table Knives,
Carving Knives,
Plated Ware,
Table Cutlery,
Nut Picks and Cracks,'
Chafing Dishes,
Coffee Percolators,
Razors and Razor Sets,
Scissors and Shears,
Scissors in Cases,
Manicure Sets,
Serving Trays,
Crumb Sets,
Fancy Table Cutlery,
Berry Spoons,
Gravy Ladles,
Pocket Traveling Flasks,
Shaving Mugs,
,C Shaving Brushes,
Watch Chains, ,;.
above will be found at
January
Christmas of the
Julianites
tCcpyrtght, isos, by American Frees Asso
ciation.) nRISTMAS come but one a
11 year,- wrote aomeuoay, ami
VVjJ everybody accepted the state
ment a truth. It la not true,
however, for Christmas com twlr a
year. Thoae of us who reckon by tb
Gregorian calendar celebrat Dec. 25.
Those who still adhor to the Julian
calendar observe Jan. T. Buss la la tb
only great nation which still holds out
for the Julian cafondar. Th Grerk
Catholic church sticks to th time
measurement adopted b Jultua Caesar
fortv-alx rear lefore th birth of
Christ. Thus t!i Greeks and all tho
adherents of that
church, tncludlnsr
the Russians, of
course, hold thetr
Christmas ou the
Tlh day of Jan
uary. In the city of
New tork both
Christinas d.nys
nre celebrated.
The January
date, as a matter
of course. Is ob
served by con
rftMtlvely f w
i crsons, but It Is
observed rigidly,
thet fart ron elnl'prately and
yosTT pais. faithfully by
those who desire to render unto Oittar
that which Is Caesar's even as to Via
calendar.
New Tork city has a roosMer.:'jlo
population of Greeks. Russians. Ar
menians, Syrians, Servians, I'ulrs, tiul
carlana. Moutouetrrlns and V: ali
. - V
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"IN ARI
or wnom unserve me junumc tmnst
mas. Tor forty days prior to Jan. 7
they observe a fast, eating no meat,
neither beast, fish nor fowl. They eat
fish eggs or caviare, but draw the line
there. Their principal diet for the for
ty days' fasting hi made up of olives,
beans, caviare bread and crackers.
But at 0 o'clock on the morning of
Christmas day, Jan. ?, the Jullanist
fast is over. It Is not necessary to
hint that tliene people count the days
till Christmas or that they rejoice and
are exceeding glad when the anniver
sary arrives. These facts are obvious.
Christmas means for them a glorious
feast, a square meal, several square
meals In fact, a round of square meals.
Our Jullanist friends go to church
early on their Christmas morning, but
not too early, They eat breakfast
first. High mass is celebrated in the
Greek Orthodox church at 8 o'clock.
The forty days' fast having ended two
hours before, the Julianlsts are Joy
fully full of the good things of this
world before tbey enter the hou6 of
worship. The chief viand, go far as
its symbolic character goes, Is a
I f lfinanarV
'1
: "it
I , w .....
l l iff;' " t
i , i
t : -V
mii- tt.wa w in tnrist." Hut it
; ift l' lx doubted thnt brefateaks,
f:wli fisluV. smlith's of mutton and
(hir iilwtnntWils are devoured. Here
and there one of th presumably faith
ful proves falthlcKS axd falls before
ChrUtiuas, his crartns; for a meat diet
Mug too strotiff l relist. This weak
brother h Ifnored hj th faithful.
It 1m In the cafea in th section ef
the city where the Jullnntsts dwell
that this Chrtttnas day la celebrated
with tho most vtKltite pusto. The Greek
"jouhr bltHl" pnther In the little res
ftnr.ni(s ruid sit lon over tables heavy
with edibles nnd Itsht with wine.
tun WS4K n&oTRtn is mnorsd si th
rjjTii rvu
Tho nniues of soma of the diners are
tntereftliiR. Constautlne Economopo
Ions la a budding florist who gather
around hlai his rosy young friends,
llnnutornbos Christatos, Mlnkake
Kc;'r;.1.5eoa. Terlcles Oofmnfres and
Ilresnla rairatihxlas. And- don't let
us frKct Xl-bolns Booraa. editor of
t:.o r-nllj- Thermopylae, w-ho gets out
r;r: e:;!r; e.li:l In honor of the day.
T'r e tlnM-ts. many of theio array
ed l:i frrtHits new clothing, bring
iho'r ff.ist tn tn e;d wrth the cup of
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ZONA"
DISCHARGES
BELIEVED IK
24 HOURS
Each Cao- ;
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Amet'tenv, t t ' i' i i:;t '. HU Jl;a
fttcR, o sttt I'i !'' 1 f the? e cafes and
hear the soitgi uf. t!u fnvt) fotule-w-
with the c en ,h luted aurnamea,
clmcrv the ;tlt.:ietl!i depleted In
tholr counteiianeen r. the feast soe
on and re.lv Hie Impression that tht
la rcHl CbrWtiua cheer, thouuh It l
thirteen day late aciHrdlug to cur
method of counting tliu
UCHTS WENT OUT.
The electric lights all over the city
were out (or quite a while early this
morning. After some delay they
were finally turned on.
STOCKING TEN FEET LONO.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. -Christmas
stockings ten feet lung and made of
canvas will be hung from the loweit
points on .the new Qurrniiboro bridge
which spans the East River on Christ
mas morning by members of the
Queensboro Bridge Celebration Com
mittee. Intended for river men, the
stockings will be hung so that tli'v
can be reacheJ with a pole from thj
deck of a tug. Tobacco, serviceable
gloves and other practical gifts will be
placed In the giant stockings.
ARTIST MARRIES.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24-Ceorg
McManus, the young artist of "Newly
Wed" fame, has himself become a
newty wed, having been married last
night in a local hotel to Florence Ber
gere, of New York, who is five years
his junior. The wedding was a quite
affair, only a few friends of the
bride and groom being present.
KOREAN GUILTY.
SAN FRAN'CISCO, Dec. 24. -In
Wan Chan, the Korean who shot and
killed Durham White Stevens, the
American diplomatist and advisor to
the Korean emperor, in this city on
March 23rd last, was found guilty of
murder in the second degree, by the
jury shortly before midnight. The
trial was concluded a little after 9
o'clock. Sentence will be passed on
December 26.
Muscular Pains Cured.
"During the summer of 1903 I waa
trouble with muscular pains in the
instep of my foot," says Mr. S.
Pedlar, of Toronto, Ont. "At times
it was so painful I could hardly
walk. Chamberlain's Tain Balm was
recommenced to me, so I tried It
and was completely cured by one
small bottle. I have since recom
mended it to several of my friends,
all of whom speak highly -of it." For
sale by Frank Hart and leading
druggists.
NO ADVICES RECEIVED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-According to
advices received here no orders have
been issued by the War Department
recalling Colonel Fred W. Tucker
from Hot Springs, Ark. Mrs. Dolly
Logan Tucker, wife of the colonel,
says, however, that if such orders of
recall were issued she promptly would
resume her prosecution. Her attor
ney says that when the War Depart-
men does order Colonel Tucker back
to his post Mrs. Tucker will be noti
fied at once.
Hoarse cough and stuffy colds
that may develop into pneumonia
over over 'night are quickly cured by
Foley's Honey and Tar, as it soothes
inflamed membranes, heals the lungs,
and expels the cold from the sys
tem. A GREAT GIFT
for Xmas-lor yourself or your
familyis permanent home, and
it is our pleasure to place you In
the way of obtaining one. Our real
estate business is so extensive that
we can furnish all conditions of peo
ple with just the kind they desire.
We have city and country properly
in most advantageous situations. Also
pianos, organs and graphophonei.
424 Commercial street.
A
Merry Xmas
to one
and all
JUDD BROS.
Astoria's Up-to-Date Clothiers and Furnishers
Fisher Brothers Company
SOLE AGENTS
Marbour and Finlayton Salmon Twines and Netting
McCormick Harvesting Machines
Oliver Chilled Plough! - .
Sharpies Cream Separators '
Raecolitb Flooring Starrett's Tools
Hardware, Groceries,' Ship
Chandlery
Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic Add, Welch Coal, Ttr,
Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe tod Fittings, Brass Goods,
Faints, Oils and Glass
Fishermen's Pur Manilla Rope, Cotton Twin snd Seta Web
We Want Your Trade
FISHER BROS.
, BOND STREET
ParkerlloyseUndertlewManaRGment
On January 1st the Parker
Management of
As a first
We invite your patronage. Dining room guaranteed to be
the best conducted in the city. Call and get our rates.
ai m wuuecuon. patisiaction Guaranteed.
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