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Blessing %>
M in Disguise
Vy—
I
Katherine Edelman*
H RISTM A S shopper» w ere mill
ing through Main str e e t—happy,
good-natured folks who smiled
a n d exchanged cheery wishes with
each other.
J a c k Weber, sta nding n e a r th e en
tra n c e of the A nchor store, grew an-
v m m h g r y a t h l m a e l t W hy
C
Into the spirit of
the C h ristm a s se a
son, as th " e se 1 peo
W
ple w ere doing—
why w as he b itte r
and peeved a t the
whole w orld be-
( t H * ( huso E thel P o rte r
had rudely refused
to go to th e War-
lj t n ' T I
ing C hristm as par-
ill I f
t|
ty w ith him ? She
hud
tu rn ed
him
down ut the last
m inute for Bob Fuller, Ills pride was
h u r t ; and his h ea rt ached a bit, too,
for he had grown very fond of Ethel
In the last few weeks. And he was
pretty sure, until this evening, th a t
she hud cared.
Well, th a t w as all over now I Iiob
F u ller would bo dancing with her to
night, nnd showing h e r all th e little
a tten tio n s th a t he had hoped to lav
ish upon her. H e scowlod deeply as
he thought of this.
Two small children looked curiously
a t Jack.
He drew hack Into the
shadow, growing more Irritated, more
conscious of the fact th a t he was so
utterly out of tu n e with the spirit of
Christmas. He felt like an alien In a
s tra n g e land . . .
Suddenly Ills shoulders straightened,
nnd a smile chased the shadow s from |
his face. ‘‘I ca n 't he the only one
w ith a grievance," lie m u ttered to
him self—"among all th e se people.
T h ere must be o th e rs who have had
disappointm ents. And look how they
a r e out to make others happy 1 Why
ca n ’t I do tha t, too?"
To think was to act with J a c k W eb
er.
boon he w as Inside the store,
rushing from counter to counter, male-'
Ing purchases. Ills dark eyes glowed
w ith eagerness. It w as a sham e the
w ay he had neglected I i I h sister Rutty
an d h e r family lately. Ho hnd given
all his tim e to E thel I’orter. H e had
oven allowed him self to get mad at
H etty for hinting th a t EthVl w as not
exactly suited to him. He m ust try
nnd m ake am ends. lie would see th a t
H etty's children w ere supplied with
toys for a long tim e to coi I in.
T h e light ■ from u f>!g <*TTrT imus tr e e
shone out Into the sta rlit night as he
ca rrie d Ids packages to the door of
the bungalow. Hetty showed her s u r
prise and pleasure.
“ Why, J a c k ," she cried. “liow—how
I lovely of y o u ; this m akes C hristm as
j Just perfect. And you ca n ’t think who
has j u s t com e to spend C hristm as
: with us—Gladys Dare, who used to
1 live next door to us in Melvin 1 Gladys,
| come and m eet someone. Surely you
I haven't forgotten J a c k ? "
A pretty, dark-haired girl Jumped
| up from w here she hud been playing
with Hilly and Sue hy th e Christm as
| treo.
H e r ea g e r brown eyes were
alight with pleasure.
“ Rem ember
: Jo c k ? " she echoed, as sh<- held out her
I h a n d ; "a s If I ever could forget the
: big boy who teased me so much, and
i who was so good to me, too.”
‘‘U n d e J a c k te ase s Sue an d uie,
i too," Hilly broke In, "but we like him
a lot. H e's the most fun. Don't you
like him ?"—looking up ut Gladys. A
quick (lush covered her face. “ Why,
of course I like him, Hilly," she sta m
mered.
J a c k Weber enjoyed C hristinas more
th a n be bad ever done before. He
found th a t d isa p
m illflu
pointm ent can be
changed I n t o a
thing of Joy. F or
th e
com radeship
with Gladys, with
Its background of
memories of child
hood years, filled
him with a strange
new happiness. He
th ought n o w of
E th e l's
behavior
with a feeling of
relief; It had real
ly been a blessing
In disguise, for it bad led him to
Gladys.
Hut It w as several days la te r be
fore he aw akened to the tru e stu te of
his feelings, and found th n t he loved
Gladys more th a n all th e world. She
seemed to fit Into his life as If she
had alw a y s been there. H e wondered
how he hnd gotten along before she
came.
And when Gladys answ ered a shy
"yes" to a question he asked a few
day s later, he knew he w as fully In
tu n e w ith the Joy and gladness of the
mas season.
iki C. 1933, W « it» ro N ew»tM in«r t^olon
Food* o f A n cie n t P eoples
T h e I n h a b ita n ts of G erm any In the
Iron age, a bout 800 H.
a t e ground
grains, milk, and b u tte r made of hazel
nuts, Heronling to Dr, J o h a n n e s G rass
of Hcrlln Hithnsdorf, who exam ined
recent archeological finds discovered
n e a r Muhlhnch, Germany. T h e relics
consisted chiefly of th e re m a in s of a
man and food u rn s th a t had been
burled with him. T h e body had been
c r e m ate d before burial, and a n urn
containing hazelnut b u tle r w as In the
lire. Tills sterilized the contents, anil
D octor G ra ss found th e b u tte r still In
good condition, though 2,700 y e a r s old.
— L ite ra ry Digest.
M o n e y M a r k e t Terms
T h e te rm “cables" is a money m a r
k et terra for cable o r d e r s or cable
tr a n sfe rs, also a money m a rk e t report
te rm u n d e r which th e r a te s of ex
change for such o rd ers or tr a n s f e rs
nre quoted.
According to “ E sc h e r ’s
Foreign E xchange Explained," the
prices of sight d r a f ts an d long bills
a r e fundam entally based on th e price
of cables. T h e first thing In the m orn
ing the foreign e x c h an g e banker, say In
New York, receives a cablegram from
his co rresponde nt In London, telling
him Just w hat th e r a te on New York
Is over there. With this Information
on band, he Is In a position to com
mence buying and selling. T h e rate
for cables having been established, it
Is easy enough to fix th e price of de
m and drafts, th e la tte r being cheaper
by nn a m o u n t corresponding to ten
day s’ Interest. W hen a ban k e r sells
a cable be m a k es Im m ediate paym ent
out of bis balance ubroad.
When,
however, he sells a sight d raft, hts bal
ance abroad rem ains u n disturbe d for
eight or nine or ten days, which Is
the quickest tim e In which th e d r a f t
he h a s sold can he prese n ted for en
cashm ent.
N atura lly he will charge
less th a n w hen he sells n cable and
loses the use of his m oney a t once.
W oodpecker E a i j to R ecognise
T h e wimm I| mh ker is flic easiest of all
birds to recognize Ills habits a re pe
culiar and distinctive, lie clings to
the side of a tre e or pole as If throw n
th e re ami stuck. True, oth e r b ir d s - -
chickadees.
crested
titmice.
nut
hatches, anil brown creepers, to nam e
a few—climb up an d down tree trunks,
but these d» it with a pleasing grace
wholly unlike the woodpecker's clum
sy and a w k w a rd movements. And. as
most of them a r e much sm aller than
the woodpecker, there is little danger
of making m istakes In recognition.
T h e n u th a tc h e s a r e possibly the only
birds likely to be confused with him ;
but th e ir peculiar habit of traveling
down a tree-trunk head foremost dis
tinguishes them from the woodpeck
er. who alw ays backs up when moving
dow nw ard.—Our Dumb Animals.
Earth
Fatter
Than
H a p p y N ew
w ith
b a n q u e t or
hoe-cake!
Year, in w e a lth
or
slig h t
th r if t!
May y o u r tro u b le s be light a s th e
s n o w fla k e s
Y o u r H a p p in e s s d e e p a s th e d rift!
KERR-GIFFORD & CO. Inc.
Kerr’s Best Patent Flour
Portland, Oregon
Typewritten Poitage Stamp
T he first Issue of postage stam ps
made hy Uganda, a Hritlsh protec
to r a te In Africa, w ere produced on a
typew riter.
This was In 1805 and
while not old a s stam ps go they enjoy
the distinction of being rn th e r scarce.
T he letters U G stand for Uganda
government and the value Is expressed
In cowrie shells, which passed ns c u r
rency In Uganda at the r a te of about
12 shells for one penny.
Ki l t S o c i e t y l n u e i S t y l e R u l e s
A nother problem of m any y e a rs’
sta n d in g has been settled In Glasgow,
Scotland, an d all loyal Scotsm en a re
b re a th in g sighs of relief. T he Kilt so
ciety of Scotland, h ara sse d by le tte rs
nnd com plaints from all p a r ts of th e
world, h a s Issued n tr e a tis e on how to
w ear the kilt. T he rules s tip u la te th a t
th e kilt Is to touch the c e n te r of the
knee cap in front, and t h a t th e low’er
p a r t of th e belted plaid or of the
shoulder plaid should not hang below
the lowest edge of th e kilt. F or o r
din a ry d ress the H ighla nder's Jacket
m u st be of tweed, nnd his kilt In the
clan or family ta r t a n . His stockings
most be knitted hose, his shoes black
brogues w ithout buckles, nnd his
sporau may he o f hogskln, le a th e r or
fur, “w ith o u t undue o r n am e n tn tlo n .”
Rules for evening dress a n d costumes
for social functions also n re given.
M e rry C h r i s t m a s
P r o b l e m Sol ve d
Uncle John had sent f a th e r a pipe
for Christm as.
Rut fa th e r never i
smoked a pipe. As It came from a
long distance It could not be ex- i
changed. T he family was discussing
the problem of w hat to do with It
when five-year-old Robby spoke u p :
"I know i Give it to S anta Claus. He's
been good to us.”
rterrv Christmas
con
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gruc/o*
¡205 Fine Arts Bldg., 10th
& Morrison
BR. 3211
Portland, Oregon
Plane
Com pared with the ea rth , the f a s t
est a irp lan e trav e ls at only a snail's
pace, says P o p u la r M echanics Maga
zine, An a s tro n o m e r at the Carnegie
Institution's Mount Wilson o b se rv a
tory, says lie tins found the e a r th Is
w hirling about th e ce n te r of the
galaxy, Its s t a r system, a t a r a te of
0,000 miles a minute. It also Is revolv
ing about the sun a t 1,100 miles a min
ute, besides tu rn in g abo u t on Its axis
once a day. T h e a s tro n o m e r has also
obtained evidence th a t the galaxy Is
like th e far-aw ay spiral nebulae, oth e r
s t a r system, photographs of which re-
venl them to resem ble great, spinning
pin wheels. T hey a r e unlike plnwheels,
however, In th a t the s t a r s n e a r the
c e n te r nre tu r n in g about a t grenter
speed th a n those nt the o u te r edges.
HRISTMAS
Doerr’s Canyon Inn
2173 S.W. Jefferson AT 9046
C. B. Doerr, Mgr. & Prop.
Portland, Oregon
S E A S O N 'S
OREGON MIRROR & BEVELING CO.
411 N. W. 5th Ave.
BRoadway 4227
All Kinds of Mirror Work
Glass Tops for Tables and Desks, Automobile Glass
Resilvering Mirrors of all Descriptions made
REETINGS
Union Men Employed—Union Shop—Member NRA
WANTED:
Oregon Shell Walnuts
and Filberts
Gray, McLean & Percy
1305 N. W. Davis, BR. 1221
Portland, Oregon
Drinks For The Holidays
T Is p rac tica lly c e r ta in thnt I s t r i p s for five m in u te s, th e n cool.
n ex t m o n th we shell tie legally Add one an d one h alf c u p s s tr o n g
d r i n k i n g a n y t h in g
nlcohollc cold tea. tw o ta blespoons lemon
thnt we w ant and can afford, hut juice a n d th e ront< uts of a No. 2
m e re ly bernu»< we a rc got i; to ca n of llu\v."li:m p u c a p p l e juice.
re g a in t h a t p rivile ge th e r e Is no S erve over cubes of frozen g in g e r
r ea so n w hy we should p lu n g e up .»1» o r Ice. T h is m a k e s mu' q u a r t,
to o u r n ecks In atci holie d rin k s. o r tills eight punch glasses.
In fact t h e r e Is eve ry r e a s o n why
P i n k J.ady: Moll one-fourth cup
we should not aim ■ th e privilege, s u g a r In one-half cup w a te r for
especially sin c e th e r e a r e so m a n y a b o u t th r e e m in u te s, a n d cool.
good d r i n k s we can e njoy w ith Adtl one h alf cup Itottlcd r a s p
out a n y alcoholic content.
b e rry
sy ru p , t wo ta b les p o o n s
F o r t h e txuiefit of hostesses lemon Juice, th e c o n te n ts of a No.
w ho exp e ct to give p a r ti e s for 2 can of H a w a iia n pin e ap p le
y o u n g people d u r ln g _ J h e com ing j Juice nnd one pint b o ttle c h a r g e d
holidays, a n d of tho o who pro- ! w ater.
f e r n o t to d r in k alcohol them- j
Holiday P u n c h e s
selves, ho w ev e r th e y voted abo u t
1/nl Itum P u n c h : C om bine six
t h e E ig h te e n th A m en d m en t, hero
a r e som e r o \ a l , th ir s t- q u e n c h in g cu p s cider, o n e h alf cu p honey,
d r i n k s w hich look nnd tu te as one cu p ca n n ed p in e a p p le sy ru p ,
g«sid as a n y d r i n k s can. T h e r e one teaspoon c i n n a m o n , one te a
are , for Instance, th e e d elicious i spoon n u tm e g , one f o u rth te a
spoon g in g e r an d th e r in d of one
P in ea p p le D rinks
lemon. T he last in g r e d ie n t should
E a s i e r * r a n c h ; Chop one half bo th in l y pare-’, u s in g only th e
cu p r a is i n s a n d on e-q u a rte r table- j yellow iwrl. S im m e r fifteen m i n
spoon p rese rv e d ginger, add tw o | u te ;, .tyiin Into a p u n c h howl
cu p s w a te r a n d boll te n m in u tes, | nnd ad d six ta b lesp o o n s r u m e x
th e n str a in .
Add one-half cup tra c t. F loat se v e ra l sm all pickled
s u g a r, n nd cool.
Add one-half cra h n p p le s In th e p unch.
T h is
cup lemon Juice, th e c o n t e n ts of m a k e s tw elve sm a lt cups.
a No. 2 can of H a w a iia n p in e
I Iic .Yeif V o ir /.’;/•/ Vo.i; Heat
ap p le Juice a n d one p in t b o ttle of fo u r egg yolks u n til th ic k , add
ch a rg e d w ate r, nnd p o u r o v e r a one-half cup s u g a r a n d o n e-third
block of Ice. T h is m a k e s one an d cup b ra n d y e x tra c t. Add tw o cut's
a half q u a r ts , o r fills tw elve e v a p o r a te d m ilk a n d tw o cups
p u n c h glasses.
w ate r, com bined, a n d th e n fold In
F r u it F lip : Roll seven-eighths f o u r stiffly-beaten egg w hites.
cu p su g a r, on e cup o ran g e Juice S p r in k l e n u tm e g on top.
Ilavo
a n d one o r a n g e r in d c u t In th in ! cold. M akes tw elve sm a ll cups.
I
N e w Year's E v e P u n c h : Mash
tw o b a n a n a s a n d ad d tv-o cups
ca n n e d p in e a p p le sy ru p , one cup
e v a p o r a te d m ilk, tw o tablespoons
f re sh lim e Juice, one-half cup
o r a n g e Juice a n d one-half cup
c r u s h e d pineapple.
S h u k e well
w ith c m - l ie d Ice. T h is m a k e s five
(all gla sses o r te n cups.
H ot C h r is t m a s
AUSTIN-W ESTERN ROAD MACHINERY CO.
81 S. E. Yamhill St.
EAst 66(X)
Portland, Oregon
Punches
Hol i day S t e m : Mix one gallon
sw eet cider, one a n d one-half
p o u n d s brow n su g a r, a stx-lnch
s t ic k c in n a m o n , ouo tablespoon
whole cloves, one Juice whole
mace, one h a lf te asp o o n sa lt a n d
tw o ta b le s p o o n s cry sta lliz e d gin-
> er, a n d s im m e r te n m in u te s.
S tra in .
\ d d th e c o n te n ts of tw o
in o u n ce c a n s g r a p e f r u i t Juice
n nd "in h a l f cu p o r a n g e juice, a n d
r e h e a t but do n o t
boll. S erve
s te a m in g
hot
in c u r t h e u w a r e
s te in s
o r m ugs.
M akes f o u r
q u a rts.
B p i c f d Hot P u n c h : Roll fo r five
m i n u t e s one q u a r t w a te r , a three-
inch piece c i n n a m o n , one te a
s p o o n w hole cloves a n d one t e a
spoon allspice, ami th e n str a in .
Add honey t e taste.
Add tw o
c u p s s y r u p from
ca n n ed pine
apple.
an d re h e a t.
Heat eggs
well, a l lo w in g one-half egg to
ea ch gla -s to be se rve d. Divide t h e
e r g s a m o n g th e glasses, a n d p o u r
th e hot p u n c h In. s t i r r i n g well.
S erv e nt once. T h is m o k e s ap
p r o x i m a t e ’) one am i a q u a r te r to
o u e a n d a h alf q u arts.*
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from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
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