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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1928)
THE M.UTIIN TIMES Shattucks' Plan Has Pleased the People and They Have Responded And Why Shouldn't They? Because f I This Big Store in Unusually Attractive and Full of the Spirit of 4? i LI Day TRABHNIG The time is here when one may choose from a wide and varied, assortment of gifts for Mother, Dad, Brother, Sister, etc. Gome Taday. Shop at This BigS tore; See With Your Own Eyes Children. Come to tv f. ft f. I f rn rvl.'T 9v T 3""V iUi Li AIM L A vvcndcriV.1 let of new toys to se lect from. Now colored Dish Sets, L-M'zc Toy Uccdsters, Pump Trucks Grocery Trucks, Aero Speeders, Windmills, Police Patrol, Street Cars, Air Guns, Large U. S. Air Mail Planes, Boxing Gloves, Neo Golf Gf.me, Skee Ball, Ten Pins, Erector Sets, Mamma Dolls, also the wonderful genuine "Horsman" Art Dolls and cany other articles such as Games, Becks, Mechanical Trains, etc. i o4T Prizes for the Best Lelter to Santa Now on Display at Our Stora SUGGESTIONS THAT MAY HELP YOU Ladies Rayon Silk Under wear, Step-ins, Bloomers, Vests and Gowns, Values to $1.50, Choice $1.00 24-piece, 2-tone beautiful lunch set. A wonderful gift at 5.00 12-piece, 2-tone beautiful tea sets, new, Snappy Ef fects $2.50 Gift Stationery in Beautiful fancy boxes....50c, 75c $1.00 'Toastmaster" Automatic Toaster Toasts both sides at once Automatic current shut off, absolutely can not burn toast $12.50 Also Flip-Flop toaster $5.50 Oriental Brocaded Designs in new table runners $1.50 to M.50 8 Cup Electric "Universal" Percolators. Pat'd valve and pump circulators. $5.50 NEW ARRIVALS FCR OUR GI T TABLES $1.00 Gift Table . $2.50 Gift Table $5.00 Gift Table Imported Vases, Childs 3- Oriental table runners, 12- Beautiful colored Liquor pc. silver plate table set, picce tea 'sets 3-piece De- Japanese tea sets, 8- House Aprons, Console L , ,r .t , day Kitchen Clocks, Lamps, Bowls, Book ends, Candle corated Vamt' sets Console Cabinet also stands, berry Sticks, Decorated Silver set.3, water sets, 7-piece sets, Manicure sets, etc., t?!?1; YSGi BlDa-SS Cake sets. The new colored Values to $I5- Sellin Ink Well, Cake Plates, Pic- , , . $a-00 tures, etc., a real assort- Boudour Clocks, Inported ment in Domestic and lunch sets, Books ends, etc., Gift tfoods gladly held until Oriental Novelties, at $1.00 Choice at $2.50 Christinas. 5anta Claus' Headquarters ATTUCK BROS. Maupin, Ore. GIFTS For the Home GVmumi.' "Du Point Fabrikoid." The lU'W iiihU: cover, will not crack . $1.50 s -I)j:y "Wntorbury" Mahogany, 2 tui:..' cum Chimp pong. Mantle clucks. A real gift for the home $12.50 Genuine "Axminstcr." Long staple wool yarn, moth proof throw rugs. $4.75 9x12 "Pabco." The California enamel surface floor covering. Beautiful designs $6.80 Silk Floss, Art Ticking, Heavy Silk Floss Mattresses $18.50 Sleep Well Rest Well I S I I ,".:p. V--'.S. V-"'V.": Our Big Store to be open Evenings Until X-Mas, Beginning Sat. Dec. 15 V I I I v? k t zi SS lil-HT.SIK'S Christmas lurkcy had disupeai-ed and she. luul;e:l in every crook and cranhie of the itreat old l'uiljMt place, lib liy tn rea- sure herself. She was indignantly sure (h:it Iitr knew who had tak en her b.rd, altHougn sue had nut really Ken it fio, fur there had been hush rumors' of her neighbors' evil practices. Mi.-s lleppsie had not h. Lonely and prim, h-:'j: e where her fa The changing world listen. vl very I she lived In tl. ther was bum beyond la r ' k'.iowii. ; "I ' were Mr:. v. - Finn-! :,;;:;; children. A i T a ; I t:n, - it by without her ti-:'"d neighbors ; i mr an occa ;! of bedraggled .-lm hated them. 4 i, r Aim 1 a iiVilfh v. fl,1 ' Mi HJL 3 u urn o ti'.',-z Heppsie Continued to Stare. Ml:s Ileppsie Padgett wondered what to do. The sun srt red behind the naked trees and cast long purple shadows on the snow of Christmas eve. It wan too lale to c't another turkey. The nrray of pics and cal:ei, even the dressing, were wailing for the morrow, and It was the lirst time in the his tory of the proud old red brick house that Christmas time had been with out a turkey. The more Mis. Ileppsle '.!;' t of it the angrier she became. en the wide front porch she i.eard the commotion of many foot steps and, pre. cntly, the thud of a ti. ' ' ' -'ii !;"!. I'tw visitors came to the Puuijeu house, so the parlor was dark and the heavy front door was bolted. Miss lleppsie opened It a trifle and, there, on her spotless porch, were a half-dozen ragged children, frightened, cold, unlovely, but bathed In the chastening light of the winter moon, and, carried on the hack of one, was Miss Lleppsie's Christmas turkey. For a long, tense moment they looked at each other, the woman, the children, the turkey, then, (inaverini; ly, but with a strange uplifted pride, the biggest of the children blurted out: "Maw siut it back." Miss Ilepp sle continued to stare. There was nothing encouraging in the steady gaze of her eye? buf the boy went on : "Maw sent us out to swipe it but she changed her mind. I guess. She said It wouldn't taste good nohow, on Christmas, and we'd Just have hominy and turnips, and apple sauce fi-r pud din', same as always. She sent yer turkey back 'cause, even if you didn't need it, really, 'twusn't hers." Sudden ly the boy began to cry. "dee. it must he grand," he sobbed, "to live in a big line house like this and have turkey for Christmas dinner." Tin n. as if a great Joy had come to him. he raised his head and smiled tlirotigb his tears. "Hut we ain't goln' to steal no more. We ain't, not ever, 'cause maw, she said we wuzn't." The moonlight that fell on bis earliest fact erased the, lines of hardness and Ih(i only a baby purity. liahles, surely almost all of them were, huddled there together, strangely timid yet strangely strong Id the humbleness of their con fession. Across the night u song rang out, carolers bearing His mes sage. 'Tor whatsoever ye do unto one of the least of thp-x' " Suddenly Miss lleppsie saw hei Christmas table, lad. n ami she in self Ish solitude, presiding at the feast No love had ever stirred her heart at Christmas. And then she saw her feast again, with a group of happy faces- round It, Immersed In turkey and cake, and at the foot of the table, a mother who said, "We ain't goln' to steal no more." With a soft, choked cry, she opened her arms long empty, and Into their warmth she drew the tangle of huddled, hungry, children. Across the night a song rang out, carolers bearing His message, "Glory to God In the Highest, on earth peace, good-will toward men." ((E). 1928. Wpstern NfWRrianor L'nlon BE MERRY AND KIND AT CHRISTMAS be merry and thanke God of all; And feaBt thy pore neigh bors, th great with the small. Tea, all the yere have an ele to the poore, And God will send luck to kepp open thy doore. Sixteenth Century Carol. -a " A STRONG WILL 18 ffJ' i'hv Why so backward? I saw yoti kiss Ilashccn under the mistle toe. lie 1 p"oml..'cd my (hm-ee I'd l;Ns ... .. hi t; y L-r.-!s en (" ri':t::i:;'S evy. THE BEST GIFT FOR THE HOME This Christmas give the home a gift that will bring endle. s hours of entertainment for many yeais to come. Such a gift is a NEW COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH M an. ...$175 ..$ 85 ..$ 65 Special Prices on All Machines in stock until Christmas. $300 model $175 WW model .. $ 90 model ... These are all the very latest type machines with newest improve ment: in sound production. We also have some exceptional bar gains in used machines. Let us reserve your machine now. WEIGELT BROS. Book and Music Store (Successors to Nickelsens) The Dalles, Oregon Christmas Carols C'n'i.tuas earols originated In the Illci-nth ternary, heing sung between the srene.-' of tlie lu'racie and myster) plays of tlmt period. I.- 1 i! VO!D THE SHADOWS CTAIIVING f.-r the Joy of glv I -that Is perhaps the st;,ri;i .:t .. in uf poverty of the Christmas s.-a: on. To disap point the child, en. to bring (he diadow of a cloud Into small I'Xpeclaiil faces this Is tragedy itiil.-ril. The restriction of pen nih .M'ss fall.; heavily upon the would be giver. It hurts being kept Id an the role of Sail I i bras. No tin soldiers for Hie ililn llltle man. n dully tor the little mother, no foods with vli'i li to li -'d small stomachs i 1 . s . aie the in g itives which vclillcll till' souls of mothers i.ial fathers who are I x Iti ii b. at en by Life. -Holland's M.ig ii! 2 Gypsies and Chmtmr.s Gxp.-i'-s cndil the ( 'hrl.-.l in.. - Imh n '.ith pow. rs of divination, t hill to n move the "evil eye" and varolii:- u r attributes. j'm; r-j- "r": C' -'" - r,CIct'e!o3 ct CLr'c':r.a The i::-e ot nil. tli lo- nl Chi i: laias ido is traced to the I );-, his, who li.ii I i'on In l.'l or:y Maay.liie. HOME POINTERS bo used to help mako fudjre, pcnuchl or fondant creamy. (From School of Home Economics) To make peanut brittle porous, add one-fourth teaspoon of : oda to two cups of caranu'h.ed augvr be fore the nuts urc added. Corn syrup, cream of tarter, .nm 0n juice, vingear and acetic acid m Always lay a glass thermometer on a damp cloth. If laid on cold slab or tuble it may break. f'.ur candies which are to be used cut li.to a square pan so that all the pieces can be out the same ilio. Get Your CWktififiiaii Fflwr of &) Dalles Floral Co. All kinds of cut Flowers and Potted Plants for the Holidays Mail :md Phony orders Promptly Filled The Dalles, Oregon WsVVAWJlir(MAWSMsJ ssivsViMfVtvsaVii THE LOGICAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT o Come in and see them at our salesroom when in The Dalles. THE DURANT SIX Made in five Special Models and four Standard Models Making the Durant 1929 model the Worl d's Finest Low-Priced Car. TWIN PEAKS AUTO CO. 617 East Second Street The Dalles, Oregon 4 m 1