Part Two
F orest
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rove P ress
WASHINGTON COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER
Vol. 4
FOREST GROVE, OREGON, TH U R S D AY, DECEMBER 12, 1912.
No. 6
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: Why Christmas Should
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By JAMES WHÍTC0MB RILEY
Same old dinners.
Sum© old calls.
Same old music.
Same old bails.
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T is the fashion nowadays, alas, to
H A N 'T me a rime o f Christmas,
cry down Christmas, and It is fast
Bing me a jovial song.
becoming a "can't be bothered
And, though It la filled with
laughter,
with it" sort of day. It is looked
L e t It be pure and strong.
upon as a nuisance because Christmas-
tide brings with it a uecessary increase Bing o f the hearts brimmed over
of expenditure in the form of tips and
With the story o f the day.
O f the echo o f childish voices
presents.
That will not die away.
It is becoming more and more the
fashion—fashion to be bothered—to O f the blare o f the tasseled bugle
take less notice of Christmas and spend
And the timeless clatter and beat
It away from home where there will Qf the drum that throbs to muster
Squadrons o f scampering feet.
be "plenty of fun.”
In the good old days spending Christ­ But, oh. let your voice fall fainter
TUI, blent with a minor tane.
mas anywhere but at home was never
for one moment dreamed of. Prepara­ You temper your song with the beauty
O f the pity Christ hath shown.
tions were made months beforehand.
Geese and turkeys were fattened, plum And sing one verse for the voiceless
And yet. ere the song be done,
puddings
were
made,
prospective
verse tor the ears that hear not
guests were borne In mind, and the A And
a veree for the sightless one.
girls of the home fell to thinking of
new schemes for decorations. Now, For, though It be time fo r singing
A merry Christmas glee.
could anything be more delightful than
Let a low, sweet voice o f pathos
making Christinas plans at least two
Kun through the melody.
months beforehand so as to keep the
festive season right royally? All this
Christmas In Bethlehem,
sort of thing kept the family together,
Christmas in tbe Holy Laud Is an In
for when the winter evenings brought
them nearer and nearer to Christmas teresting experience. Indeed. It Is one
day it made them see how necessary never to be forgotten, and every Christ­
each one was to the other in the way mas thousands of persons from all over
of helping and suggesting as regards tbe world make a journey to Palestine
presents for So-and-so, holly for this In order to witness tbe various cere-
room and mistletoe for that. Grad­ I louies held there during the festive
ually it dawned on every one how dear season. Every one almost puts up at
the home was to all and how still more Jerusalem and on Christmas morning
precious were the parents and children makes his way to Bethlehem, which
ies almost due south, about six miles
to one another.
When Christmas day did come it as tbe crow files, over a range of bills.
was a time of perfect happiness, har No highway tbe world over presents
mony and satisfaction to every guest snob a motley crowd as may be seen
and every member o f the family. If streaming along this thoroughfare ear-
Christmas is not spent at home what y on Christmas moruing.
becomes of the family gathering, the
delight o f decorating, the care and
In Boston.
thought the happy mother has expend
Teacher—Waldo. name_ one of the
ed ou the cooking o f the dinner and. nest known characters of fiction.
to crown all, the praise of the Christ­
Waldo (aged five, superciliously)—
mas pudding, which by the consent
tauta Claus. —Puck.
o f one and all invariably Is "the finest
pudding I have ever eaten?”
No
An After Dirge.
praise o f a Christmas pudding ever
comes amiss to a housewife's heart, Broke, broke, broke.
Of my hard earned "bones." oh. gee!
and if Christmas is not spent at home Hut It brings some relief to utter
the dinner will fall flat. There is no
The thoughts that occur to me.
family gathering, no noisy, good hu­
■ )h. well for the beautiful gifts
mored chaff, and there is not that sub­
As they rest In a fair array!
tle, indefinable something at work Oh. well for the haunting thought
That intrudes. Does the whole thing pay?
which binds the family closer together,
heals up old sores, opens up new And the giving still goes on
friendships and wipes away all bitter­
As It has In the years gone by.
ness, that is so marked a feature In a Rut the last o f the merry holidays
Hrings again the same old cry:
good, homely Christmas gathering.
There have been more reeoncllin
iVoke. broke, broke!
tions, more "divided houses” brought
A ot a single cent, oh. gee!
together again, more eyes made dim And the dough that I spent for the Christ­
mas gifts
through a mist o f happy tears at some
Will never come back to me.
differ""'-« or misunderstanding made
—Judge.
clear by a Christmas gathering at home
than at any other season or place.
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Charles Dickens, the novelist of
TOOTHSOME FARE.
Christmas, who did more for Christ
mas than any one can ever guess, had
Clam Bouillon. Toast.
had a slight difference with Thack
Roast Turkey With Dressing.
era.v. lie met him on the steps o f his
Cranberry Sauce.
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Pickles Olives.
club on Christmas morning, hesitated,
Macaroni
With
Tom
ato
Sauce.
then held out his hand, which Thack
Sweet Potatoes. Creamed Onions.
era.v grasped with all the warmth ot
Mashed Potatoes.
his great heart. Doth men returned to
Plum Pudding.
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Apple Pie. Mince Pie.
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their family gathering at home, feeling
Cake.
Candy.
Coffee.
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better and happter men.
Without a doubt a family gathering * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
at this festive and Joyful season knits
the bond of love and good fellowship
A Utility Square.
closer than at any other time. Old
I f you have a friend who lives in t
slights and hurts are forgotten: hard boarding bouse she will appreciate the
men o f business relax and soften at gift o f a utility square.
the sight of the children who many a
This Is simply a fifty-four Inch
time have drawn out all that is best square of china silk, cretonne, silko-
In them after it has lain dormant for llne, linen or any soft material that
years until they have forgotten they will take little room in a suitcase and
had a tender side to their nature at which is used to throw over a chair on
all. Yes, without a doubt home Is the which underclothing has been put to
place for Christmas. "Oh. it will be air when it is necessary to open tbe
so dull and uninteresting at home!” Is door to admit a bellboy, maid or any
often the cry. It will only be dull to stranger who may knock.
those who make it so.
The edges of the square are either
And if there is a vacant chair or twc finished with a plain hem, hemstitched
which, alas, can never be refilled dash j or fringed.
Fringed edges are most
away the silent tear and be thankful graceful. I f plnin material is chosen
that you are spared to taste the Joys : a flower or some attractive convention­
of still another homely Christmas. al design is embroidered in each cor­
Your example of spending the festive ner.
season will most assuredly tnstill the
love of the yearly family gathering
Manicure Set.
into the younger generation, who will
Women who manicure their own
emulate your Ideas In future years nails will enjoy having one of the new
Posterity will be Indebted to you for
showing how to keep up a good old
Christmas which was suffering from
a slump In the twentieth century.
Ity all means, then, spend Christmas
at home, decorate your house, remem­
ber the postman, the butcher, the serv­
ants and even your wife's or husband's
relatives. However poor you are you
can be rich In mind, thoughts and
cheery words. When you sit down to
the table—I don't care whether It
groans with turkey and plum pudding
laid for twenty or thirty or whether It
merely trembles under the weight of
M A N I C C R E SET.
much scantier fare and places laid for manicure sets with the utensils en­
only three or four—if your heart Is in closed In a generous sized buffer. The
the right place you will say:
manicure set pictured is In this novel
"Here's to a happy Christmas! form carried out in cell jktid-politely
Thank God we are at home!” —Pictorial known as ivory.
Magazine.
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Happy New Year.
Suine old whistle».
Sain© old bell»,
Same old parties.
Same old yells.
Claus?”
T h e Rule of L ove and Kindness
Rev. Hiram GoulJ
This is an eastern story—true
or false we know not. It tells
us of a dyinji ruler who sent a
message to his people announc­
ing that his son would succeed
him to the throne and asking on
his behalf their loyal allegiance.
This they gladly promised and
afterwards gave, for they found
that the rule of the new king
I was beneficent and gracious.
' All the influence that streamed
| forth from the royal palace work-
I ed for the weal of the people.
All marvelled at the king’s
knowledge of their condition and
needs, and wondered how it was
he understood them so well. A
deep love for their new king
moved all the people and a great
longing to see him took posses-
j sion of them. They went one
day to the palace gate and said:
j “Let the king suffer us to see
his face.” The king came forth
! in his royal robes, and when the
people saw him they rejoiced
and cried: “We know thy face.”
While a prince he had moved in­
cognito, among the people. He
had walked so often among them
as their friend and had showed
such love and kindness to all,
that he had won their hearts.
Now, when they saw him in the
palace, his kingly robes did not
disguise him. The king came to
the palace gate and they knew
him.
You understand the illustra­
tion. On that glorious morning
when Christ was born, our King
BIG PURCHASE OF COUNTY TIMBER
PORTLAND, O R E.-An ag­
gregate of $5,000,000 has l»een
paid by a group of Portland and
eastern capitalists for 22,000
acres of Douglas fire forest land
E.
W.
Haines
was
a
Portland
in Washington and Tillamook
R->ad the advertisements in
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visitor
Monday.
counties.
the Press this week.
came to the palace gate to let us
look on his face. “The Word
became flesh and dwelt among
us (and we beheld his glory, the
glory as of the Only Begoten
from the Father) full of grace
ancHruth.”
God was in the world before,
but the world did not know him.
He ruled in love and wisdom.
The light shined in the darkness,
hut the darkness comprehended
it not. What a marvelous
change has come over the world
since, and because of the reveal­
ing of God’s face. The London
Mail tells of the assault and
leaving for dead, the ten year old
daughter of a bricklayer in
Liverpool. Traffic in front of
the house where she lay was
stopped on the day of the fun­
eral. Fifty constables kept the
way clear, and twenty thousand
people attended the bur i al .
Bethlehem had no such standard
of child valuation. Herod could
assault and leave for dead Beth­
lehem’s first-born, and a sad
wail was the only protest.
The glad song of “Peace on
earth good will to men,” has
swelled in volume as the years
have rolled on.
Let us make Christmas a glad,
happy day, in which we remem­
ber that the King has granted
us the joy of seeing his face.
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Day Experience
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N New Year's morning, 1804,
wheu the thermometer win
below zero, probably the
most undisciplined body of
troops In the whole Union army march­
Same old Kreettn^s,
ed into camp at Martinsburg, W. Va.
Same old dread.
Same temptation—
The men looked careless, fatigued,
Same old head.
sleepy and cold. Some o f them were
bareheaded, which showed that they
Same old pledges.
Same old bra^s.
had traveled day and night and hail
Same old promise—
fallen asleep on their horses. Many
Same old Jays.
had lost their hats and caps by their
Same old noses.
heads coming in contact with the
Same bright lights.
limbs o f the trees in the woods. Some
Same old crowds and
had the front and back parts burned
Same old tights
out o f their overcoats and trousers,
Same old brightness.
which had probably happened while
Same old cheer.
they were dozing before the fire. A
Same old huppy.
few o f them wore some Confederate
Glad New Yearl
—Puck. • • clothing, indicating apparently that
they had captured some Confederate
! quartermaster's stores and had re­
placed their own damaged garments
An Egyptian New Year’s Greeting.
with their enemy's clothing. Others
The following from Muspero’s Guide had their feet tied up with pieces of
to tile Cairo Museum of Antiquities is blankets and sheepskins.
of timely Interest, showing bow the
Many o f the men were dismounted:
scarab was identified with New Year's others were mounted on wagon horses
celebration in ancleut Egypt:
and mules, with the harness still on
“ The Egyptians worshiped the scarnb the animals. This showed that their
from the most remote antiquity, for It wagon train had been destroyed and
seems that in the beginning it was con- | that some of the men, who had lost
t dered as being one of the shapes of their cavalry horses, had mounted
the soul itself. So the image o f it was these animals.
multiplied in order to assure to living
The Infantry and the citizens of
and dead olike a continuance o f being, Martinsburg gathered around and stnr-
and. like all religious emblems held in | eil at these troops In wonder. This
general esteem, it was used ns a motif was General AverlU's command, four
of ornamentation In Jewelry. Scarabs [ regiments of cavalry and n battery that
were set as rings, seals or |)cndants, had just returned from the Salem raid.
those who wore them thus having not The raiding party left New Creek (now
only an amulet, but an ornament, and Keyser City, \V. Va.), Dec. 8, 1803:
were made of every size and material. marched to Salem, Va., thence back to
“ A whole class of scarabs bore good Martinsburg. \V. Va., arriving there
wishes for the New Year: 'May Anion, Jan 1, 1804, traveling twenty-four
or Isis, or Rastit, or Ha give thee a days. During this time the party trav­
happy beginning of the year.' Others eled several hundred miles, tore up the
wished him to be provided with the Virginia and Tennessee railroad tracks
aura of life, or with life Itself.”
to prevent General Lee from re enforc­
ing General Longstreet, who was fight­
Modern Philanthropist.
ing General Burnside at Knoxville,
"W h y are you sobbing, uty little Tenn. At Salem the Confederatequar.
man?”
termnster and commissary stores were
"M y pa’s a millionaire philanthro­ destroyed.
pist”
On our retreat a dozen or more Con­
"W ell, well, that’s nothing to cry federate brigades were after us and
about.”
tried to bend us off at every crossroad.
“ It ain't, ain't it? He's Just promised At Covington, Va., after the bridge
to give me $5 to spend at Christmas over Jackson river was burned, our
provided I raise a similar amount”
regiment, ttie Fourteenth Pennsylva­
nia cavalry, which was the rearguard,
and a few dismounted men of other
$200,000 For New Year’s Candy.
New Year’s day In France generally regiments that were with the wagon
Is observed with the giving of pres­ train' were surrounded on the south
ents, a custom Americans observe very side of the river. One o f the Confed­
slightly. Boxes o f candy taka the lead. erate generals sent in a flag of truce,
In Paris alone It Is estimated $200,000 demanding a surrender, but we fought
was expended on candles for New our wny through. A fter we burned
our wagon train we swam the Jackson
Year's presents in 1912.
river.
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On our retreat we traveled through
n severe snowstorm and slid down Icy
THE YULETID E FEAST.
mountains. Our artillery was saved
by pulling It over the mountains with
Oysters.
ropes.
Celery. Hothouse Radishes. Olives.
Roust Turkey W ith Chestnut Dress­
Our brigade lost on this raid killed,
ing-
drowned, frozen and captured, 140
Pea Patties Cranberry Jelly.
men and five officers.
Mashed Potatoes. Raked Sweet Po­
A few men were so badly frozen that
tatoes.
Stuffed Apple Salad.
they died shortly afterward.
Pumpkin Pie. Ice Cream. Cake.
Thus on that New Year’s morning
F ru it Nuts. Coffee.
we ware cold, hungry, tired, sleepy,
dirty and shabby. Uncle Sam soon
heard o f our condition anil catne to us
M aks a C rochet Buckle.
The girl who crochets can turn out with outstretched arms, for on Jan. 10
in n few hours several o f the crocheted he presented every one of 11 s with a
buckles like tbe dainty one pictured. brand new outfit, which Included over­
coat, dresH coat, blouse, lint, cap, shirt,
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drawers, stockings, boots nnd blnnkct*.
We soon commenced to get conceited,
1 for we believed that we were the only
j brigade in the whole Union army that
! hail ever received such n magnificent
gift from the United States govern­
ment.—James F. Hays in Baltimore
American.
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“Jive You Reali? and Crul? Santa
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Same old flowers.
Same old frills.
Same old hope» and
Sume old bills
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The New Year.
Ring out. wild belle, to (lie wild ekjr,
The flying cloud, the froety light.
The yeur le dying In tin night.
Ring out, wild belle, and let him die.
Ring out the old: ring In the new
Ring, happy hells, across the snow.
The year Is going. Let him go.
Ring out the false; ring In the true.
Ring out the grief that eape lha mind
F or thoae that here we see no more.
Ring out the feud o f rich and poor;
Ring In redroee to all mankind.
Ring out the want, the care, the sin.
The faithless coldness o f the time*;
Ring out. ring out. my mournful rime*.
But ring th* fuller minstrel li»
‘ ‘.Sages, leave your contemplations.
Ilrighter visions beam afar;
Seek the threat desire o f nations;
Ye have seen his natal star:
Come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn K in g."
Ring oot false pride In place and blood.
The civic slander nnd the spite:
Ring In the love o f truth and right;
Ring In the common love o f good
Mercerized white cotton o f a rather
coarse nuntlier Is used. Velvet ribbon
Is looped through the buckle with
charming effect
Ring out old shapes o f foul disease;
Ring out the narrowing lust o f gold;
R11 g out the thousand wars of old;
Ring In the thousand years o f peace.
All the land embraced in this
sale, which ranks above any
Ring In the valiant man and free,
larger heart, the kindlier hand;
other single one perfected"here The North East Gaston Far­ The
Ring out the dnrkness of the land;
la to be.
for a long time, lies along the mer’s Association is making Ring In the Christ that
—A lfred Tennyson.
North fork of the Wilson river, arrangements
to have State
which is the route chosen by the Game Warden Finley
deliver his The i’ress from now until Jan­
Hill railway interests for the ex­ talk upon Oregon birds
before uary 1. 1914 for $1. After this
tension to Tillamook.
month $1.50 per year.
¡that organization on the 18.