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Àm HEWBERG, GRAPHIC, Largest Circulation in Yamhill County CHRISTMAS FEAST FOR BIR CHRISTMAS SPECIALS Extra Large Jumbo Walnuts, per pou n d............................... So. 1 Fancy Walnuts, per p ou n d ...... ..................................... So. 2 Fancy Walnuts, per p ou n d ............................................ These walnuts a n raised on our beautiful Bed Hills and a n the best p m anywhere. Why not buy home-grown nuts and keep your money at home ! Brasil Nuts, per pound ........................................................... Peanuts, per pound ............................ .............................. We b a n Fine Sized Huts, per pound ................ Same, 1981 enp, per p ou n d ...... ... .......................................... Eastern Cranberries, per p ou n d ........ ........ Citron Peel, per pound . . . . . . . ........................ ........ Good Popoorn,........ . ....................... ....................Two Poum Havel Oranges, dosen , . . , . »«»* .................. COSE IS AND SEE OUB STOCK BEFORE BUYING J. L. V A N BLAR1COM \e Christmas Fur C oat • e ONE could understand the wIlL u * „id udy was even eccentric In the tray she left her money. Among A n many personal possessions she Bad mentioned bad been that of her Beautiful Russian sable fur cost, w orth well Into the thousands o f dol- ih n . Thin she had left to the old w om en who had brought eggs to them h m the country. It wa ato be given to th e egg woman on the first Christman tatter the old lady’s death, and every <Artatmae after that she was to be * t*en the Interest oa a sum of money, the principal of which was to be given *Be her when she reached a certain age, a r before i f she became 111. *It*i all very sensible except why la the world did grannie leave that weodeiful fur coat to that egg wom- snT* her grandchildren remarked. ^Why. she wont know what to do w *B It She’s perfectly happy with nos old ulster and s good warm granulated sugar and one cup milk In n saucepan and let the mixture come to a boll. Add one square and a half chocolate, grated, and two tablespooo- fuls butter. Cook about ten minutes, then remove from the fire and beat until the fudge gets rather stiff, but not so stiff that it will not pour easily. Break marshmallows Into severs! pieces, place in the bottom o f a dish and pour the fudge over them. In Her Christmas ¿Togs they did net fall to carry out (heir grandmother had wished, though they could not under- I o-raglH RlSTM Ag ia not merely a M T festival celebrated by and for man alone. Among the folklore of other countriea w are oeveral Quaint storlea in which animals and birda give evi dence of their adoration. ▲ well» known Bosnian legend offers a version of world-adoration. They claim that on the holy day “the sun In the east bowed down, the stars stood still; the mountains and forests shook and touched the earth with their summits, and the green pine tree bent; the graaa was be-flowered with tha open» ing of blossoms; Incense sweet as myrrh pervaded upland, and forest; birda sang on the mountain tops and all give thanks to the great God.” In Bosnia ou Christmas Day a sheaf of rye la put near birds* neats and bird houses for the birds* Christmas. An old Indian legend says that on Christmas night all the deer in the forest kneel In adoration before the Great Spirit Woe to him, however, who tries spy upon them. He u punished with perpetual stiffening of the knees. Many people of the Old World claim that on Christmas night animals are gifted with speech, but none must trespass or eavesdrop. Many and many have been the tales which account for the robin’s red breast. In great many parts o f Europe he is called the Savior's bird, and a stc** is told that when the Christ was crucified the robin, unable to stand Hlnjnifferlng, ventured to pluek the thorns from His head. In doing so, tho blood stained the robin's breast, which my seven more, days Christmas You will End something for the whole family at Parker Hardware Co. A FEW SUGGESTIONS Mixing Bowls Food Choppei Percolators Foot Bal Wagons Roaster USE OF CHRISTMAS STOCKIN0 Custom Comes From 8unny Italy W hir. Poor First Used Long *> Knitted Purees. | custom of ^hanging up ] FARM POINTERS OF VALUE M B I stocking on Christmas Eve I —I comes to us from a land far v (Oregon Experiment Station.) Range and exercise are especially across the ocean — from dpslrable for poultry breeding stock. sonny Italy. Egg slse and shape is inherited. In the city of Padua, long ago, good old 8t. Nicholas haed to go about the Gradual selection o f tlMM* birds streets after dark and throw'through which in addition to a large number ’selects’’ w I___ ill In time elim- HMMBM the windows of the homes o f the poor B h H hb NW lnate the birds 'laying the lower people Ipng knitted purses, tied at grade eggs. both ends, and containing mdefa need Egg shell color does not affect the ed coins. These purses were made o f food value o f eggs, but It does make yaqi, and when untied looked out un a difference in the appearance. All like a footless stocking. brown or all white eggs will com — Finally, as time went on, the poor mand the highest prices. Six roosters with each 100 hens peoples hoping thus to remind the more fortunate of their needs, need to should give good fertility and hatch- hang these empty parses out o f the ability with. Leghorns windows on the night before Christ» I An extra rooster is more desirable mas, so that a gift might be placed I than one toe few, when one is need- in them. , j In the north country, where the I weather is cold at Christmas time, the I parses were hung by the chimney place in the hope that S t Nicholas would drop his offering down the chimney. When the purses went ont of fashion stockings as the thing most like them were used In their stead, and that la why we today still observe the prac tice and the custom. ed. Often sickness or accldsnt takes the sea. So the superstition became one o f the number and poor hatches a custom. are the result.. And the old idea has come down to modern times. That ia why one “ knocks on wood” whenever he does Kuock on Wood not want hta luck to desert him. — ^ The phrase, “ knock wood.” comes from an old Danish myth. Here is the authentic origin, according to Father Breaks the Hews the Cleveland Plain Dealer. .A ccord "That young man of yours,” said ing to Danish tradition, whenever an old Danish sea captain was about to father as daughter came down to start on a long Journey in his wood breakfast, “ should be in a museum en vessel, he would tap oa the side for living curiosities.” “ Why, fa th er!" exclaimed the o f his ship and stand silently by. It was a superstition that the elves young lady in tones o f indignation, < o f the forest would come out to bless what do you m ean?" his ship because It held millions of "I noticed when I passed through thsir kind in Its timbers. W hat the bell late last night,” answered« ever the cause, Danish ships submit the parent, “ that he had two heads ted to this quaint ritual seemed to upon his shoulder."— The Soldier- acquire Immunity from the perils of Worker (Butte) Announcement lever was such a Christmas pres- recetved, and never was there such for fairy tales had come true in a i* end mighty swoop, and she, who fancied never throughout her en- life to wear anything on her back t was luxurious, now gloried In her L And every week she went about Mg eggs, no happy in wearing the a h c o s t For -ohd grannie had erstood more th— any o f them each night, 7:30 and 9:00. Feathery Tribe In Bornia Not ForgsS- U n — Food Placed Near Noeta and theltera. 1 Saturday matinee 2:15 William Farn am in MONDAY AMD TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18 AMD 19 H on e Peten in n Stupendous Drama of Life “ COwlE AN* B O N K !” * T N THE days before prohlbl- A tloo, an old, southern uarlyr was wont to celebrate Christ- mas with a quiet and solitary bottle o f liquor. Upon one oc- casioo be was going home with his prise under his arm, when he stumbled on' the curbstone. The battle slipped, fell and broke, spilling the contents all over the pavement « The old darky regarded the catastrophe with gentle mourn- fulness. “ Dere, new,” he murmured, “Christmas come an’ gone!” J • \ * t J ! * t ,j » J * We have assembled at this time rather a complete stock of high grade merchandise, in Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Furnishings and Dry Goods, with Hew Merchandise arriving daily, and are offering Special Men’s Suits CHRISTMAS DAY IN ICELAND —Dorfman Bros, of Hew York, high class makers of All-Worsteds and Serges.' • $31.50 TO $35.00 Regular $45.00 Values Natives Stiff Cling to Old Customs and 8enge; Day Is One o f Greet Happiness. Boys’ Suits a strong-winged thing 18 Christma* Cheer that It ^ —* lint betaken ttaelf even to Wr that Isolated island of the far north, where the short» est day is four hours long, and where at Christmas time the sun does not rise above the horison for a week. Christmas Is a great day with tbs people of Iceland and they still cling to sH their old customs sod songs and the day to them is one of greet hap- One of their favorite old songs Is filled with simplicity that is touching ! and yet gives a glimpse of a phllos- : ophy o f life that Is pretty fine: When I go rood and think aright A t pose« With n e e . raatgnod to Ood. Thou lookst oa mo with oyoo o f light. Tooting now Joys is Joy's shod«. —Good weights and patterns, some with two pairs Knickers. $5.95 TO $9.50. Blankets — Assortment in Wool and Woolnap, in plaids, reasonable. $4.60 TO $8.45 Men’s fy ts — Recent buys enable us to sell a good hat for $1.95. General Assortment $2.45 to $2.85. "Genuine Velours,” best colors, $7.00 values, special, $4.50. M«in’s Night Shirts and rv Trouble A HARD JO a For little children in a flat. Drawbacks are n e w i t i sreetor; For how can Ban tu with hie pgLCl( Cntwl through » radiator? T e R em ove Chewing Gum. Wet the material wall around the gum with keros«ue and rub lightly. Ib is will promptly remove the Men’s Genuine Kangaroo Shoes — Panama Last, a real dress shoe. $6.50 i Yoyng Men’s Suits -«-Latest Patterns and Designs. $29.50 TO $82.50 v j \ \ , a l. .> Youths. Suits —Long P u ts, good p a t t e n s .............. $12.50 — With Two Pair P u ts ..........................$15.00 Ladies’ Unions j — "Lady Dartmouth.” sleeveless, half slegves, long sleeves and ankle length; wool, and si])d and wooL $1.75 TO $2.95 j j • j Men’s Chippewa Shoes ] —Twelve-inch, double Kip vamp, strictly hand- made. $9.75 j J * P a ja m a s — Reasonably priood. $1.40 TO $1.00 __Handbags and Suitcases Beaoonable. Men’s Underwear r . —Bradford’s ’’All-Wool” Unions, in Buff, White m mJ Jiauinu Vdfnral f - IA AA ammliBU a nu anjrwnm. $4.50 AMD $4.95 * • ' 4 ' . . C. J. Breier Company • fT? . ¿ i ] ^ J /]
