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“Claus* had lots of tim e when he got
Into hia new home and he occupied It
by carving things. The fairies had
ta u g h t him how to w hittle and he be­
gan m aking all aorta of toys.
"T here was a village some distance I
from his hut and every tim e he heard :
of a little boy or girl down In t h e l
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C e p y rish t. 1*11. W H U rn N .w .p .p .r U nion village who w as sick, he took them
one of his little toys. T he children
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grew to like him ever so much. A fter
[N T H E kitchen of an a p a rt-' a while he becam e acquainted with
tnent building /in the city so m any children th at he 'found i t
was seated a large, husky hard to get around and see them all
man w ith a little girl of so often. He decided th at he would
about seven, on one knee, work all year m aking toys, and then
and a boy of perhaps* six, on the other go around and find out which of the
knee.
children had been good, and leave
"B ut grandpa, I don’t see why Santa them presents.
C laus doesn't come," said little Doris.
"W hen the fairies heard of this
"W e have w aited so loug out here In plan they were delighted and gave
th is old kitchen.”
S anta C laus four
At this. M aster F red laboriously i reindeer and a
clim bed down from his gran d p a's knee ■ sled to help him
an d ran over to the kitchen door, and ! out.
then to the window.
"A fter m a n y
"Isn 't it disgusting, grandpa T I years of this hard
c a n 't even see him coming."
work Santa C laus
"Well, you know," said grandpa, as negan to show
F red climbed back upon his knee. th a t he w as grow ­
"S an ta C laus w as a little boy oqce ing o l d .
The
realized
him self, and he knows bow im pa­ fa irie s
tie n t little boys are. He h as a hard th a t Santa C laus
tim e, though.
Every y e a r . he has w as a m ortal and
die,
ao
m ore boys and girls to bring toys to , would
they—”
th a n he had the y e a r before.”
"S an ta
Claus
"B ut grandpa." said ,D o ris, “I never]
knew S anta C laus was ever a l i t t l e , has come,” some
boy.”
one shouted from
“Oh, yes," asserted grandpa linnly. th e fro n t room. __
“ H u r r y and
“Once upon a tim e a group of fairies
finish,
grandpa.
w ere
playing
around
in
an W hat did they do?” queried Doris
open place under nervously.
“They gave S an ta C lau s everlasting
some tre e s and
a life so th a t he could m ake little chil­
they f o u n d
little baby «sleep. dren happy alw ays,” finished grandpa.
“Oh, I am so glad,” said both o f the
They
took
the
b a b y t o t h e i r kiddies. -
"Now, to see w hat S an ta brought,”
queen. The fa ir­
ies loved the little said grandpa, and all th ree m ade a
baby,
so
they rush for the parlor.
begged the queen
to let them keep
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him
and
tak e
care of him. The
queen
consented
and tlte little hoy
'C laus' thrived un­
der the care of
the fairies." •
“S -h-h: G rand­
pa. I think he’s comming, in terru pted
F red aa he again climbed down
an d ran to th e window. “Nothing
doing,” he said w ith m uch disgust and
DAY B EFO R E CH R I8TM A 8.
gave a signal w ith his arm like the
Patience—
A ren’t you sorry now you
flagman does when telling a tra in to
d
idn't
do
your
C hristm as shopping
go-
G randpa obeyed th e signal and con­ early?
P atrice'—Why, I’m goings to. I’m
tin u ed : “ H e lived tinder th e c are of
th e fairies until be grew to be quite going out early th is evening to do It.
a m an. T h en th e queen ordered her
A h a tp in is e x c e lle n t fo r te s tin g
fa iry w orkm en to build *Clsu8’ s hut,
s s he w as s m ortal and could not live v eg e ta b le s a n d cakes.
I t does not
th e w ay th e fairies did, an y longer. bend as a s tra w does.
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Christmas Eue
in the Kitchen
1 .
I’ll Say Santa Glaus W as H ere
Largest Circulation in Yamhill Count?
tentlon o f keeping th e ir C hristm as In
th e ir own fashion, Just aa th eir fa th e rs
had done before them .
A Good Modeling Material.
It la often very difficult to keep a
child conflued to the house amuaed.
B ut w ith a modeling m aterial with
which they can m ake anim als, beads,
etc., they can ba-kept am used fo r hours.
T ak e four tableapoonfuls cornstarch,
eight tablespoonfuls salt and eight
tableapoonfuls boiling w ater. Mix the
dry Ingredients and pour on th e boiling
w ater, stirrin g until th e m ixture la soft.
P u t on th e Are and a tlr until It form a
a soft ball, then rem ove from th e stove
and s tir fo r ten m inutes. A little color
may be added. W rap in oiled paper
when not In use to keep from h ard en ­
ing.
T H E G IF T I CHOOSE.
IV E me the hearthstone with
the glow th et warm e
the eoul within:
1 choose the gift of kindly
smiles, th a t w ealth can never
win;
The laugh th a t ripples to the Ups
from h earts w here peace sub-
- lime
R eigns In the fullness of content
to bless the C hristm as time.
m tm em mmmmmmmmmemm
U ncom prom isingly Morose.
“C hristm as cornea but once a y ear,”
said th e ready-m ade philosopher.
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nado d o esn't come even a s often aa
that. Hut consider how long It taken
to get over It.”
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greens. or the provision of the good
cheer which alw ays m arks th is festive
season.
W hat an outcry th ere would be If
an edict were Issued forbidding the
ringing of the bells during the coming
festive season! Yet th is was actually
done during the Com m onwealth, fo r
in 1Q52 the wise men of parliam ent
gave orders th a t “no observation shall
be had of the flve-and-tw entieth day
of December, commonly called C hrist­
mas day."
It Is q u ite certain th a t th is edict
m i disregarded In m any places, while
In oth ers it led to open rioting. At
C anterbury the m ayor of the city tried
to enforce the new rule, but th e people
w ere not going to be deprived of th eir
pleasures so easily, so they took the
law into th e ir own hands, broke the
m ayor's windows—and some of his
bones a s w ell—and affirmed th e ir in-
i
¿Bell R inging,
One o f the O ldest
Christmas Customs
s¥
HAT would C hristm as be w ith ­
out the meJody of the bells
ringing good will tow ard men?
Bell ringing is one of the oldest of
C hristm as custom s. At one tim e. In
Eugland, the ringers gave th e ir se rv ­
ices free, nor would they accept any
special paym ent. The peal was rung
as a m a tte r of course, and was the
n atu ral expression o f English Joyous­
ness. T he m erry music of the bells In
G reat B ritain and w herever churches
have peals of bells. Is today aa much
a fe a tu re of C hristm as as the decora­
tion of church itnd home with ev er­
to th e rig h t fo r he m ay be c a u g h t by
a c a r co m in g from behind^ If he
la to use th e le ft a id e 'th e law sh o u ld
specify w hich w ay h e sh o u ld t u r n to
p re v e n t confualon.
I t w ould seem
th e law w as d esig n ed by a u to d riv e rs
for th e ex p ress purp o se of g e ttin g all
th e a d v a n ta g e possible from th e p u b ­
lic roads. T h e n e x t ste p w ill be to
b a r a ll tra ffic ex cept a u to s fro m th e
paved roads.
A n o th e r th in g th a t needs rem ed y ­
in g la th e lack of p u b lic ity g iv e n to
c ity tra ffic ru les. If aU c ity law s
w ere u n ifo rm th e re w ould be no need
to m a k e each new o rd in a n c e p u b lic,
b u t sin ce a ll c itie s h av e p e c u lia r
ru le s of th e ir ow n. th e p erso n w ho
tra v e ls from p lace to place is e n ­
tire ly a t th e m ercy of th e tra ffic o f­
ficer of each place, ex cept w h ere
Bigns a re posted In co n sp icu o u s
places. A n In sta n c e to illu s tr a te th e
above is th e ru le fo rb id d in g p a rk in g
c a rs in fro n t of fire h y d ra n ts . T h e
s ta te law does not m e n tio n a n y th in g
of th is k in d , a n d th e w r ite r h a s not
seen posted in a n y city , a s ig n fo r­
b id d in g th is p ractice. I t is o u t of
th e q u e stio n to post s ig n s fo r all
ru le s a t all p o in ts, b u t It is evident^
som e system sh o u ld be devised* fo r
th e good of p erso n s w ho a re n o t f a ­
m ilia r w ith local rules.
I t w ould
seem to be a good p lan fo r th e s ta te
to Include in Its “ R u les of th e R o ad "
a list of c ity o rd in a n c e s th a t a re
com m on a t le a st, an d p ro v id e t h a t
no p e n a lty be a tta c h e d to th e v io la ­
tio n of such o rd in a n c e u n til a f te r
sam e h a s been p u b lish ed In th e
" R u le s o f th e R o ad ." S ta n d a rd c ity
ru le s fo r c itie s of c e rta in sizes sh o u ld
be. In force, an d s ig n ' b o a rd s d ire c t
th e tra v e le rs ' a tte n tio n to th is fact.
S o m e th in g of th is n a tu re w ould save
traffic officers m uch a n n o y a n c e , an d
tra v e le rs a fine q u ite o fte n .
T h e re Is one fe a tu re of th e a u to
license system th a t h a s not been re ­
duced to a Ju st basts. A flat r a te
a c c o rd in g . to e ith e r h o rsep o w er o r
w eigh t does not g a in th e p o in t d e­
sired , nam ely, to cau se th e o w n e r of
th e c a r to pay fo r th e w e a r a n d te a r
to th e road. One person m ay use a
sm all c a r e n o u g h to do m a n y tim es
th e d am ag e to th e road th a t th e
o w n er of a la rg e c a r w ill. A gain,
one w ill use h is c a r m an y tim e s m ore
th a n .a n o th e r w ill use h is c a r of th e
sam e size. T he ta x on g a so lin e is a
step In th e r ig h t d ire c tio n , b u t have
it raised to sev eral c e n ts a g allo n ,
an d in tu rn th e flat ra te sh o u ld be
reduced to th e a c tu a l assessed v a lu e
of th e car. T h is w ould g e t th e f e l­
low w ho uses th e lig h t o r th e h eav y
car, a n d w h e th e r he w ent m uch or
little . A tax on th e com bined m ile ­
age an d w eig h t of th e c a r w ould be
th e m ost Ju st p la n , b u t th e ta x on
gasolin e w ould reach th e sam e object
for a ll p ra c tic a l purposes.
I t m ig h t be noted h e re th a t N ew -
b e rg is v io la tin g th e s ta te law In
lim itin g speed
15 m iles p e r h o u r
in place o f 20 mites, but the law
should be 12 o r 15.
C. W. B ra d ­
shaw .
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E d lto r G ra p h ic : R e fe rrin g to th e
q u estio n of p e d e stria n s on th e public
h ig h w a y s, w hy p u t th em In th e posi­
tion of “ o u tla w s " o r at least In a
c la s s - th a t h a s no rig h ts to th e ro ad ?
R e q u irin g th em to use th e le ft side
of th e road does th a t very th in g .
W hy a n d w h ere d raw a lin e be­
tw een th e m an on foot, on h o rse ­
back. In a c a r t, bug g y or au to . Is
he a n y th e less e n title d to h is fu ll
rig h ts of th e road because he h a s no
horse, o r p re fe rs to go a fo o t? If he
is forced to ta k e th e left side he has
no r ig h ts w hich o th e rs a re bound to
resp ect.
H e Is bound, w h e th e r or
no, to give th e fu ll h a lf of th e road,
an d he v io lates th e law If he gets
over on th e rig h t side, so w h at Is he
to do b u t g et off th e road e n tire ly
no m a tte r w h a t h e , m ay be forced
in to w h e th e r d itch es, weeds, o r m ud.
F o r h is ow n sa fe ty th e re is no o th e r
place he can go. If he w ere e n title d
to use th e rig h t stde. he w ould be
in th e sam e c la s s w ith m ounted
d riv e rs, an d he th e re fo re , w ould have
h is rig h ts p ro tected . F u rth e r, th e re
w ould n o t be th e ch an ce fo r con­
fusion w hen th e person is lia b le to
E x c h a n g e w h a t you d o n 't w a n t for
tu r n e ith e r to th e rig h t or left. In
fa c t, it is n o t safe fo r him to tu r n w h a t you do w a n t. A d v ertise.
"T^HE YAMHILL ELECTRIC COMPANY uses its best means to serve its patrons
^ in the best possible manner, and our supreme efforts are at all times thus di­
rected. We do business with 2,300 people every month, and the continuous and
uninterrupted electric service 24 hours every day is our constant aim and thought.
But however diligent in this regard, we do have interruptions, and we know the discom­
forts and inconveniences our customers are subjected to by them. Storms, unavoidable acci­
dents, and carelessness, are the prevailing causes of interruptions. The first two causes will
never be obviated, the last one can be overcome. When some unthinking person cuts a tree
down across a line, and several hundred people are deprived of electric service by this act, our
losses are inconsequential, comparatively speaking, but a large number of people, light and
power users, are the heavy sufferers.
We should esteem it a great favor if any one would report to us accidents to poles and
wires. Prompt reports will aid us in promptly repairing breakdowns and restoring service
to our customers.
We should like to impress upon parents the importance of giving positive instructions to
their children to never touch, under any circumstances, a wire-in the street or road, hanging
wires on poles, trees or fences, as a touch might mean instant death.
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