1 THE FALLE OITT HEWS. DEC, 26, 1014 RERMAIR DERIDE FBES r \A LF,M .£i!»‘ u f n i f OdSTKRN Passenger Train Schedule Effective Dec. 1,1918 117 161 III HI wamovHu am. am. pm. • pm. MM . . • 6.35 9.46 L O » 3 . 2 5 balla*.. . 8.45 11.00 2 . 5 0 5 . 0 0 Fall* City 8.50 11.85 3.25 5 . 8 6 Bl’kRock 11.65 • A n n u l'» !» Hl’k Rock Fall* City. Dalian. . . Salem , . . 164 am . IM pm . 146 pm . MB pm . 1 .0 5 9 .3 0 1 .2 5 3 .4 5 5 .4 0 1 0 .1 5 2 .« ) 4 .2 5 6 .4 0 1 1 .2 5 3 .1 5 6 .3 0 7 .4 5 I. O. niNcurron, ament M r. H e m e S e e k e r- I CO M I TO FAILS CITY. OMOON an * Bey O re h a r* Lan* C a le n d a r— D e c ., 1 0 1 4 Sat. Mss. Ts«. tf«4. Tkara. M. 3 4 I 2 I0 II 8 9 6 7 I7 18 I3 I4 IS I6 24 25 20 2I 22 23 3I 27 28 29 30 Greeting: We desire to thank our many friends for their patronage during the past year, and shall endeavor to merit a contiuance during 1915. With best wishes for a happy and prosper ous year, we are, very respectfully, What Arc You Going to Give to Your Mother Sweetheart or wife for a Xmas remem berance? Have you decided! Xmas will soon be here. Let us make a sug gestion. There is nothing that would please her better than a box of Xmas stationery. Better pur chase now. Ours is dainty and up-to style. 2 So to 3 DOLLARS 25 per cent off on Cut Glass, Hand-Painted China and all Holiday goods. M. L THOMPSON. S. B . Taylor CIVIL ENGINEER Land Surveying Hoorn 10 Nat. Bank Building Dalian. Phone 463- The Fall* City Lumber Com pany’* sa» mill cloned down Thurs day night for the holiday*. I t will be worth your while to see the picture oi the German 42 Centimeter ahell at the New* office It'measure* 40 inches in length and over 16 inches through. We also have pictures of (he havoc wrought by these death dealing missiles. Sustains a Broken Leg S. Crocker who recently pur chased the Bell place, had the misfortune to get a leg broken Thursday a b o u t noon. Mr. Crocker was leading a cow to a place to picket her. The cow became frightened and ran drag ging him after her, throwing him over a log and breaking the left leg above the ankle in two places. Dr. Officer was summoned and sét the injured member. Benefit Show Well Patronized The benefit show held at the Gem Theatre Wednesday night was well attended and great loads of presents were piled up at the door. There was toys, but the bulk of the donations appeared to be sub stantial gifts in Che way of pro visions. A* sack containing two chickens was« brought in and some one will enjoy a chicken dinner on Christmas who other wise would have abstained from this delicacy. The committee to distribute will endeavor to give to the most needy and deserving. This plan is much better than giving money as the "kids” are more apt to get their share when it is in sqpiething to eat. Young Britons, “ Slow-Thinking Cat tle ," Destined to Bs Asset to Reiser Whan Trained, Is Assertion. Berlin, Dec. 16. The German newspapers are declaring that Great Britain is at the end of her resources. She has, it seems but few thousands of men “of an in finite class,” undergoing perfunc torily a “a sort of training,” but the great bulk of her young men hold aloof, contemptuous, indiffer ent. Financially, Britain is in a ChrisUin Church Service on next Lord’s Day at similar plight. She is trying every thing in “a frantic effort to raise The best »bow at Ilia Gem tonight 11 t- m , and 7:30 p. m. the sinews of war,” and the people Bible School at 10 A. M. Watch fur a blue mark on your are in the last Btages of despair. paper. , Junior Endeavor at 3 P. M. The Frankfurter Zeitung says: Good farm for sale, enquire at Christian Endeavor at 6:30 P. M. “ If there be any intelligent per this office. Theme—Morning Service: son in Germany who doubts what “ God’s "real Christmas gift to we say, let him try by some means Little Marvin Lewis is quite eick the world.” or another to reach London. There this week. Theme—Evening Service: his ears will be deafened by the Mrs. C. L. West has been on the “Sowing and Reaping.” cry, ‘We want more men,’ which sick list. A cordial invitatiou to everyone. roars throughout the city like a Mrs. Butler was a Dallas visitor Strangers made welcome. raging beast of the jungle. this week. B. L. Hicxa, Pastor. “ He will see millions on millions For Sale—Oat and Vetch bay. of appeals, entreaties, threats, se ductive warrior figures, blood-stir Mre. Clara Fmmitt. 3t. M ate ring calls placarded on every win Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Father Hogan of Salem will sav dow. From the Jewish sausage Wren,’ Monday, a girl. Mass in St. Mary’s at 10:80 A. M.. butcher in Whitechapel to the city Burt Seymour is home from Jan. 8, 1915. banker, from the smallest subur Sheridan for the holidays. ban postoffice to the Mansion Death to headaches, glasses fit House and the Bank of England, M. L Church ted by Dr*. Lowe <fc Turner. Tomorrow Professor Matthews of it is only one endless chain of pic Ore. Fire Relief Aeeoci’n,McMinn Willamette University, Salem will torial attempts to whip up the ville. F. K. Hubbard, local agent. bpeak at both the morniug and elusive recruits. From omnibuses, taxicabs, 25% Discount on all Holiday evening services. He is a man churches, chapels, schools, the un goods at Thompson’s. Redd his who becomes a favorite at the first ceasing howl for men and ever hearing and ^1 confidently recom ad. mend him, and urge you to be more men re-echoes day and Wm. Finley and daughter, Lu- night. Young girls crowd outside present at both services. cile were shopping iu Dallas Sat the recruiting stations which rise A big Epworth League Social urday. up like mushrooms at every corner and watchuight service will be held and buttonhole the men, who if For P. & 0. plows for -stubble at the League loom Thursday they refuse toaenter are presented and sod, call at N. A. Lin de's night. Don't forget the trip in the with white feathers. blacksmith shop elevator at the last social and come “The anxiety and uneasiness Fresh Bread,Cakes,Cookies, Pies, prepared for a jollier time than with which all classes of the pop and other bakery goods, every day that (if possible), “Everyone is ulation are oppressed is written in invited to wake up at midnight at the Falls City Bakery. and see the Old Year out and the ominously bold characters on the Abstracts of title promptly fur New Year iu,” Signed: Mr. Church face of London, while over the din nished. Rates reasonable. Brown A Bell and family. of the traffic resounds again ant Sibley, 10 {dill St., Dallas, Or. This announcement is important again, like a cry of impotent, fury, the call, “We want more G. D. Treat and family went to please read it again. men.” But the young men are Monmouth Thursday to spend the M. A. M akcy , Pastor. not to be caught Contemptuous holidays with Michigan friends. ly they pass by the feather-armec Irene Dodd, who is in Chicago BILLS FOR NOVEMBER girls, by the sneering policeman, reports th at the weather is very by the tempting colored posters cold and that there is much suffer Allowed By The City Council. outside the recruiting offices. ing. “ The fact is that the young W. L. Tooze, salarry.......... $25.00 Mr. IsadoreSelig of Vancouver, Britions, slow-thinking c a t t l e “ livery hire Wash., is speuding the holidays and carfare...................... 5.70 though they be, have begun to with bis brother, N. Selig and Falls City Electric Co., sum up the situation. They see family. lights................................. 86.05 that the allied armies in France Mr*. D. D. Finley of Portland Water Dept, water rent..... 225.00 are making no progress. They see the Winter with its hardships came Wednesday to visit her son, W. P. Lewis, salary water Superintendent................ 30.00 fast approaching, and they prefer Wm. Finley and family during W. P. Lewis, salary city to exercise their strong limbs on the holidays. marshal ............................ 80.00 the football grounds rather than Mrs. George Sutherland left for Polk Co. Observer printing have them blown off by German Salem Wednesday morniug to 41 Imp. bonds.................. 27 00 shells. spend Christmas. Mr. Suthtrland R. A. Titus, drayage.......... 1.25 “The young men of England do went Thursday. Portland Daily Abstract well, and we Germans wish them Mr. and Mrs. George Miller left advertising........................ 10.80 no harm. Theirs is not the guilt Wednesday morning for Wilson- G. W. Brentner, time check 13.00 for the shameful war that has vale to visit their daughter. They H. G. Strayer, salary.......... 26.20 been forced on us by their despo will also visit at Portland and News, advertising and rent.. 8,10 tic government cliques. When the Oregon City. News, advertising................ 12.45 day of reckoning comes, Germany W. B. Stevens, street work 199.00 will know where to plant the Herbert Jackson of Toledo has W. B. Stevens, street work 601.39 heavy hand of her punishment been spending a few days with C. and where to withhold it. When E. McDonald is thinking of locat W. B. Stevens, discount on warrants...................... 83.46 the German armies are in occupa ing here. Mr. McDonald is a 1.20 tion in London, and when the nephew of the editor of the Lincoln Till Bell, hauling................ C. W. Lee, expenses in Sentinel.- Greys, the Churchills, the Asquiths checking up his accounts.. 8.00 and the whole host of political mountebanks who have ruined Expert eye examination is necessary to determine the their country shall have been pro proper kind of glasses to use. Se perly dealt with, then Germany lecting them by any other method will take by the hand the young School will close one week for may result in permanent injury to men of England and develop their your sight. When Drs. Turner A the holidays. stunted mental, moral and phy Bernard Bedwell, who wa* on sical training on lines of manli Lowe, the wellknown eye special the verge of pneumonia a few days ness and solid virtue, and where ists of Portland, prescribe glasses, •go, is much better. it is with positive and absolute now we meet with disdain and certainly that they are the best Walter Barnhart finished log mockery we shall find gratitude. and only kind suited to your eyes. ging twelve acres of land tbis “The young men of Britain, If you do not need glasses, they week. whom Kitchener cannot cajole, will most positively not recommend The basket social which was to will furnish a splendid asset in them. They will be at (he Falls be held the 19th was postponed the ultimate prosperity and glory City Hotel Tuesday and Wednea- until after the holidays. of the German Emphire, in which December 29, 30. Consult them Mr. Ross has finished grubbing they are destined to occupy a at the hotel parlors. They do not a piece of land which he will aet most important place. ” g» from house to house. Their out to prune trees, glasses are guaranteed to give en Mr. and Mrs. Nsil, the mission • I. J. Lucas came overjfrom Mon tire eatiefaction whether they coet aries from Africa, have moved to roe to spend the holidays with Mrs, two dollars or more. Oue charge Dallas where they will be nearer C. L. Hopkins, hirf niece, and Mrs. covers entire coet of examination, medical treatment. A. H. Dodd bis daughter. frames and lenses.—Adv. J. C. TA LBO TT A CO. Hews of .falls Git? 1st. S 12 19 26 BRITAIN AT ERD OF R ES O ffN C iS , N EW SPA PER S AVER. I l l * C u rb’s |hr*grr. |TU* lollvwlnf boEulilul composition found In Cbailcitown. S. C , during lb* w*r. It Is printod on very bsnvjr pellow Mila, sod Is •lull« i literary curiosity ) T hou to the mercy-seat our souls dost gather. To do our duty unto th e e................... 0 m Mmttttt. To whom all praise, all honor should be given; For thou art the great God........... »k» art u fra«m. Thou by thy wisdom, rul’st the world’s whole frame, Forever, therefore . ........... SnUomrd br Iks tuusir. Let nevermore delay divide us from Thy glorious grace, but let tint ktn#iu>* torn». Let thy commands opposed of by none But thy good pleasure and tbg mtu br bra. And let our promptness to obey be even The very sam e................. tn rank sa tis in k*s«*s Then for our souls, O Lord, we also pray, Thou wouldest be pleased t o .............. ftaroa tk<a Sag The food of life, wherewith our souls are fed. Sufficient raiment, and .............. s v kstlg brrabr With every needful thing do thou relieve us, And of thy mercy, pity...............**k fsrgt*» ns And our misdeeds for Him whom thou didst please To make an offering, for ............... w trrspassrs. And forasmuch, O Lord, as we believe That thou wilt pardon u s .............as *r farglsr. Let that love teach, wherewith thou dost acquaint us. To pardon all..................... tkosr vk* trespass against ns: And though, sometimes, thou find’st we have forgot This love for thee, yet help...... and Irak as mat. Through soul or body's want to desperation. Nor let earth’s gain drive us............ tata traqrtattaa. Let not the soul of any true believer Fall in the time of trial................but Miser, Yea, save them from the malice of the devil. And both in life and death, keep..............as frmn eati. Thus pray we, Lord, for that of thee, from whom This may be had........... . .far tktar ta tkr Magluna. This world is of thy work its wond’rous story. To thee belongs....................Ik» power ini tke glarg. And all thy wondrous works have ended never. But will remain forever, a n d ......... former. Thus we poor creatures would confess again, And thus would say eternally.............Aram. R. E. W il l ia m s , M. L. T h o m p s o n , W. F. N ic h o l s , R.G. W h it e , President Vice-President Cashier Assistant Cashier Bank of Falls City F alls C ity , P ole C ounty . O bxqon Does a General Banking Business. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. Exchange sold on all points in the United States. Notary Public officially connected with the Bank. JO B P R IN T IN G BRING YOUR JOB PRINTING THE NEWS OFFICE You Do Not Need to Send Away We Are Prepared To Do I And Know How Our Efforts Will be to Please In Quality and Price. : : : TH E FALLS CITY NEWS. LOST Post Office Time C«rd Key ring and keys, on Monday Office hours: Daily, except Sun Dec. 14. Return to owner and receive liberal reward. Inquire day, 8 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. 368 News office. Mail arrive*, from Salem 8.50 a.m., 5:85 p.m. Mail arrives from Dallas, 8:50 Goose Dinner Mail closes for Salem, 9:00 a.m,, The Ladies Aid of the Christian Church will serve a goose aud I p. m. and 5:00 p. m. Mail closes for Dalla* 9:00 a. m. chickeu dinner New Year’3 day from 11:80 to 2:00 in the base and 5:00 p, m. ment of the church. 35c for adults Mail doe«* for Black Rock 11:00 20c for children under 12 years. a. m. Mail arrive* from Black Rock 2 For service Registered Duroc p. m. Jersey Boar. Registry No. 151473 S unday O nly Registered name, Wester. Mail arrives from Salem, 8:50 16 Owned by W. A. Teal. a. m. « , Mail, closes for Salem, 9:00 a. m. Office hours: Sunday only, 9:30 to 10:80 a.m: Effective September 4, 1914. I ra C. M ehrlino , Postmaster Falls City, Polk Co., Ore. For fear that some of our delin quent subscribers are color blind, we will stats that the marks that you have seen on your papers for tb s past few weeks was s BLUE mark, n d intended to call your attention to tbs fact that your sub The teachers are bnsy getting scription was in a precarious con ready for their well earned week’s vacation. dition and needed attention.