GOOD T U R N S ON CH R IS T M AS
Chance for A ll to A id the Frie n d le ss In
H a v in g H a p p y Vuletld e
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Season.
EAL pu rv ey o rs of C h ristm a s c heer
m ay often tind a m a rk e t for th eir
precious w ares o u tsid e th e pale of
c h a rity , for all hom eless people a re
not necessarily poor, and n e ith e r a re
all childless hom es n ecessarily u n h a p
py. H o u sekeepers who a r e sh o rt on
hom es m ay com bine these tw o lacklngs
and m ake C h ristm a s da y a m erry de
light for the grow n-ups In spite of
these u n f o rtu n u te conditions.
T h e re is a lw a y s som ething p e c u liar
ly pitiab le In th e idea of any one
“flocking a lo n e ” which should appeal
to th e hom e-m aker w ithout a family,
so th a t this should be th e occasion for
her to g a th e r in all th e bachelor inalds
and hom eless men of her a c q u a in ta n c e
and give them a joyful o p p o rtu n ity to
“flock to g e th e r.” Even the Scrooges,
If she know s any. should be rescued
from th e ir lonely bowls of gruel and
persuaded to open th eir sh u t-u p h e a rts
and w e a r them o u tsid e for general in
spection. a s D ickens says. " F o r C h rist
mas d a w s to peck a t." T herefore, col
lect six o r eight of th ese birds of a
fea th er who a r e d e s titu te o f near-by
kith and kin and m ak e your C h rist
m as fe a s t a c e n te r of good c h e er for
all th e c h a rm in g s o lita ire s you a r e
able to d r a w w ithin its rudlus.—
W om an's H om e Com panion.
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MODERN
CRANKCASE
Good Y e a r fo r Violets.
O U R E N G I N E requires an
internal b ath frequently. R oad
dust, carbon from th e com bustion
cham ber, and fine particles of m etal
w orn from the bearing surfaces get
into the lubricating oil in the cran k
case. All this dirt circulates w ith
the oil through the engine. I f it isn’t
drained out regularly th e re ’s bound
to be excessive w ear and tear.
Gasoline also escapes past the
pistons and dilutes the oil.
M odem C rankcase Cleaning Ser
vice gets rid of the dirty, diluted oil,
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flushes the crankcase thoroughly
and refills w ith clean, fresh oil.
T h e g arag es listed below are n o w
eq u ip p ed to p e rfo rm th is n e e d e d
service quickly and for a nom inal
charge. W e use Calol F lushing Oil,
w hich cleanses thoroughly w ith o u t
d an g er o f contam inating th e fresh
Zerolene refilled into the cleaned
crankcase.
TO D A Y : B ring in y o u r c a r for M od
e m C rankcase C leaning Service. It
will result in b e tte r engine perform
ance and longer life for your ca r.
Sw eet peus have been forced for th e
C h r is tm a s m a rk e t only for m any ye a rs
p a st. They m u st he s ta r te d blooming
b efore th e cold w e a th e r begins. Then
they will bloom ail w inter. Daffodils
do not get in until F e b ru a ry , but a l
most all th e rest of th e sp rin g flowers,
h y acin th s, n a rc issu se s, hnvardln. and
so on, a r e on th e C h r is tm a s c o unters.
E a s te r lilies, too. though r a t h e r cold
and w hite for C h ristm as, a r e sold. Vi
olets. a r e tine th is w inter, deeply,
darkly, be a u tifu lly blue. Som e mi
g n o n e tte now comes in e n orm ous
sp ra y s. T h e r e a re c a rn a tio n s hut th e
bright red C h ristm a s c a rn a tio n Is th e
favorite. Holly comes from th e hills
of M uryland and th e south. T h e wild
holly supplies th e m a rk e t an d th e r e
h a s never seem ed to be any p e rc e p ti
ble dim inution of th e supply. G re a t
q u a n titie s of It a r e p u rch a se d by all
so rts of dealers, who d e c o ra te th e ir
sto re s with it and send out a s p rig a t
tached to every «Christm as parcel.
SAD
CASCADE GARAGE
FATE
W ooden
S o l
dier: A fte r faith
ful
service
In
the nu rsery for
a year, I w ill be
c ast aside for a
new
toy
th is
C h ristm as.
WILCOX BROS., Proprietors
D um b A n im a ls Remembered.
ESTACADA
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OREGON
T h e noblest o b se rv a n c e s <>f C h r is t
m as a r e Its ch a ritie s. In all iges a n d
am ong all peoples th e poor have ul-
way« been bountifully rem e m b e red on
th a t* d a y . a n d in m any p a rts of E ng
land anti S cotland even th e lower a n i
m als a r e given an e x tra feeding th a t
they. too. inny have c a u se for rejoic
ing when nil m an k in d a r e glad. Many
re a d e r s will rem e m b e r B u rn s’ a d d re s s
of the auld fa r m e r to bis m a re when
p rese n tin g her w ith an e x tra feed of
corn on New Yenr'<» dnv. "A gold New
Year I wish thee. Maggie. Hue. th e r e ’s
a rlpp to thy uuld haggle.”
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