At The Family Theatre TWELVE DAYS OF YULE. O bservation $ N o t C o n fin e d to a C e n t u r y Age . Dee. 29 The New England ciih ' ihu during the early years o f the nineteenth century was to observe Christ mas from I N*c. 'Jft to Jan. ft. the tw elv e days IteiiiK geuer- ally given up to receiving and return- lug fam ily visits. Contemporary with this custom was the belief. Iiieuleated in the minds o f tlie children, that if they would visit the cow stables Mt midnight o f Christmas eve they would see the cattle kneel before the man- iters A |M»eut o f tlte tw elve days sitows the g ift for tlte first »lay o f Christman to be a parrot on a Juniper tree instead o f a "partridge on a |tear tree. Tba verse for the tw elfth day. which em bodied tlte entire list o f »lays and "g ifts ." was as follow s: "T h e tw elfth day o f Christinas my true love gave to me tw elve guns shooting, eleven bears «-basing, teu niea hunting, nine tiddlers playing, eight ladles dancing, seven swans swimming, six chests o f linen, five gold rings, four coffee bowls, three French hens, tw o turtle doves and a parrot on u Juniper tre e ."—John K«xiemeyer. Jr.. In N ew York Sun. D i s p r o v e s a J a p a n e s e P ro v e r b . . " I f yon sit Idly you will lose money every minute." is a liberal paraphrase o f a well known Japanese proverb and serves as a protest against idleness But we cite the »-use o f the great Buddha at Nara. which despite inaction Is reaping a fortune During the past year the KudtHia received 3M.INI0 vis itors. who paid admission fees aggre gating $P.:tfSl The exact-ion o f h tee to visit the big Buddha began In IBM.— T ok yo Journal. N o F a l s a Prtde. "I'm afrai<l," her fattier repll«*d. “ you would not tie able to sup|s»rt tuv »laugh ter in the style to whi«-h she has tn*- come accustomed." "W e ll." the young man xabl. after tie bad thought ttie matter over briefly, "I'm not proud. I'll gladly tel you help." Chicago Herald. His Failing. H arker Doesut Cuttein. the tailor remiud you «»f a d»s-t»*r'r Barker l should say not He reminds me o f that little lull | ow e him every time * e meet. London Telegr«!**« There is more Catarrh In this section o f the country than all other diseases put together, and for years it was sup posed to be incurable. Doctors pre scribed local remedies, and by constant ly fa llin g to cure with local treatment, pronounced it Incurable. Catarrh ia a local disease, gre a tly Influenced by con stitutional conditions and therefore re quires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, is a consti tutional remedy, ts taken Internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces o f the System. One Hundred Dollars reward is offered for any case ♦ hat Hall's Catarrh Cure falls to cure, -»»end for circulars and testimonials. F. J. CH E N E Y & CO.. Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists. 75c. H all's Fam ily F ills for constipation. A t the Family Theatre in Esta cada n#xt Saturday evening. Jan uary 5th, will be shown that pop ular actress Mae M uny in “ A t First S igh t” , being a Paramount feature o f high class. On Thursday evening, January 10th, the feature film will be “ Susan’ s Gentleman” with Vio let Mercereu in the lead. A good comedy will also appear on this bill. Our Closing Out Sale Is Still Continuing And Will Continue Until Our Entire Stock is Sold, Regardless of Prices Mrs. E. J. Shankland o f Cur- rinsville has returned after an absence o f several months in Alaska, where sue visited her daughter, Mrs. C. M. O ’ Neel o f Latouche. Mrs. Shankland is making her home in Portland but is visiting among friends in this community for a time. W ia* C al at our store and you will find plenty of articles which you n ed and cannot affo.d not to buy at the prices at which we are selling. Daughter. Father—bf y»»u puid more attention to cooking hu »I leas’ to dress. my dear, you would make a much bettur wife. Daughter Yea. father But who would marry me? Park & Closner v tv s v iv tv tv i'x v fv iv iv iv tv iv iv iv iv iv t dt « Itf P R A C T IC A L H E A L T H H IN TS , ttf •4f To Avoid Hoadachoa. ttf Heudai-liea muy-J»e a symptom Uf o f indigestion. grip|ie. typhoid fe- Uf vea. uialuriu. hysteria, uephritls Vi (iutiamuiatiou of the kidueysi. Uf rhiMiuiatlsui nbetes. anaemia Uf (Impoverish »luodi. uetirasthe- Uf ulu merve exuaustloin and lieu- Uf rulgia There are various k.uda U <>f hemia<-IU‘s differently l#<-al- Uf iz»*d .» sharp a»-lie. coining in Uf paroxysms .and — affecting the Uf «‘.vetnills uulh-ate« neuralgia; a Uf sharp and »-ontiuuui pain, tiya- Vi lerlM. a »lull amt <litr>is»Ml front a I Uf and tetuporal a»he Is dm* usual Uf ly to digestive dlstiirtiances. to Vi anaemia or to 11 <-|»1 11 it is; pain at Uf tile lop <>f I tie ticiid v ertex > may Uf »•»une from excessive lien «»us- Uf ness or from bin<)»lt-i I rouble. Uf wlille sharp in liiug in Hie occipl- Uf tal or lower back part o f (lie Uf tiead iiiii mean a b*-giiinilig o f Uf meningitis adeuo ds or merely Uf disavcd Ii*etli To avoid bead- Uf a-lies keep die blood pure and Uf llie «-ireiitation active b.v proper Uf diet Mini regular »•x«,r«-lse in the Uf open air l\«*«*p tin* uosirils «dear Uf o f all »ibstriK-tioiis tending to In Uf terfere witb nose breathing Uf H ave any refractive errors o f •A die eyes promptly «-orrei-ted asid Uf s»*e dint the teetli are attended to Uf regularly l»» prevent dental eav- Uf Ides or softening W W Y Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf ttf ttf Uf Iff ttf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf Uf « Uf Estacada, Or. No Br< ad way at 2nd St. Prom otion. “ W hat business did you say the boss was In?’ asked ttie «-lerk. "W h y . ties a promoter." replied the superintendent "W e ll. tlu*re must be some mistake He's never promotml me I've held the same luslgnlllcuut job evei since I'v e been here." Yonkers Stuteauiau. Our Buey World. "I unilerstiin»! «•a«h liuiuau being takes about eiglitcen breaths a minute, or ueui'ly 'Jtl.otio m «lay said die prue deal woman "Just think of It. replie»! die absent mlnd**d woman "I can't s»‘e tmvv they can thul time to do It " St l.otiis I ’ost- Dlaiatteh H i» Suspicion. “ W ell, whmlily you want?" “ I am the man who w-is uiarrted lu the «-age »if wildcats "I list ye wluuhly you \»ant?*’ “ I thought I would like to lisik Into the cage again I fcai I left my w ife there aiul took one o f the wildcat*.’’ — Houston Post. W a y s of th a O yatar. Oystera after lln*y have been brought away from die s«-a know by Instinct the exact hour * lieu die tide ts ris ing and approaching tlielr heils and so of th»*lr own ac»'ur<l often tlielr shells to re»-«*ive die food from the sea as If they were still at home. l,«»utlou Telegraph. C y n ic a l C o n j u g a l A m a n it ia a . D e fin ition . She I was n I<•<>I when I married you He Aren't you h fool still'/ Site - No I it in not He Then you should be thunk fill to me for reform ing you.— Ismdoii T it Itita "W h at is yntir i«tea o f fame?” “ Fam e." replied Miss Cayenne, “ la wiiut enables an liull vldnal momentari ly to h«‘at die went tier »»lit as a topie of eon versa don " Washington Star Yaa. Favored of the M u m . " H e has made iiillliotis out o f liters ture ' "A t*est sellei eh'/' “ No; lie owns a pM|>ei mill " Ufa. 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