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Christmas
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eettngs
f n - i i . Mich..
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« as »ent tu
i i m essage th a t may
-tr ' ehcer for the
icii.-mciit dw ellers, the
the J, e'» m an. the
t -t
for evcrybixly
neglected or
is lei.cly
B
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eorge E. Barne»
movement
was
e th is C hristinas
\ erjrbody.”
.g. called
ITy s’. o rt stay
up to my expeetutio.
in
expect to be doing : reat dt .1
n» i>
year I
• 'v ery
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My aim is as it a ■ ays ha beer Quality,
Merchandise and Pr < . that
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petition.
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I am sat sfhd that after examining our
goods and prices I have a customer
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For your Xmas dinner you don't want a
failure in your many goodies, so by buying
treat Frak.s you can rest assured that every
thing will be all right.
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Call and see our assortment of NUTS.
CANDIES DATES. FIGS. RAISINS.
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And for a Xmas present that will be ap
predated and be useful we have a ¿.ne of
ALUMINUM WARE which we are selling at
g i.atly reduced prices, also GLASSV7ARE
and QUEENSWARE.
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T is year the th o u g h t of th a t
■ h >» been bringing to me a
new consciousness of the needs
f the whole world of C hristm as
r and love
I a t e
homes.
stricken
■ i s at i Im periled lives
abroad: slackened in d u stry and
imp»i ding suffering nt home all
. . ailing I w an t you to know
ih i my C hristm as gift to you
wl
be q u ite sim ple. hut w arm
cd with the tire of a new love.
r 1 am going to give an extra
aift to the needs of all those
wham I deeplv love
"My Joy In this new service
will be g reater If you Join me In
Its spirit th at o u r C hristm as cel
ebration tuny be kept sim ple.
tilled with good will, winged
with sacrlfi c and devoted to
peace."
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Christmas C'earing House
Hoping for you a Merry Xmas and a
Happy and I r sptrons New Year, and
Bigger, Better, Busier Store in the year
C hristm as
season
your frien d sh ip and m ine
■' e precious and our love more
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You are welcome at all times at our store,
whether you buy or not
HE ferry houses and the rati
way statio n s of Yew f o r k are
transform ed into hum an d e a r
ing houses the week before
Christm as, for through them pass tw o
ste a d ily g r o w in g s t r e a m s of hum an ex
change. men, women and children go
ing home for tite holidays and men.
women anti children com ing into tow n
for the sam e purpose
"M erry C hristm as!” and “Oh, m oth
er. d e a r'" rise Io the lips of tile home
coiners, and "Merry C hristm as!” and
"Goodly)', oltl eltap; "IT to see th e old
folks!" echo front the equally sm iling
lips of those bound tip s ta te ami else
where beyond the ............. .. ra ttle of
the throbbing town.
"W here tc you going for C h rist
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In the ‘fyegner (Block, Gresham
»•♦•♦••••»•••s
"My
w as »ent
¡ ' i 'll.''
I he Christmas Pudding
' vl.l.t»«»' X g re a t d e a l o f steam !
Pile pudding w as out of the
upper
sin .II like n w ash
mg d ay ! T h a t w as th e cloth
A sm ell like an e atin g house am i a pas
try cook's next door to each other, w ith
If you will go to the crossroad» be
a la u n d re ss' next door to th a t! T h at tw een Il aud 12 ou C h ristm as night
w as th e pudding
in h alf a m inute i you will heal w luu most concerns you
Mrs C rafcitlt en tered . flushed, but sinil- ! In the com ing y ear
ittg proudly w ith th e pudding like a
If on C hristum * eve you m ake a little
s; , Uled c a n ito u b ill so hard aud firm, lie ip of salt on (he table, and it m elts
blazing In h a lf of lia f a q u a rte rn o f tg
overnight you will d,c tlit- next year.
nited brandy am i hedight w ith C hrist i If In tlie m orning It rem ain s utiditnln
m as holly
isln d you w II live
V last ,h e dim ,ci w as all done, the
If a sh irt oe spun w oveu ami sew ed
. lot II w as c eared, the h e a rth sw ept and
uy
a pure, i liaste m aiden ■ ui t'liiTstuias
the tire mle up. T he com pound In the
it will be proof nim m st ie«id or
tla>
jug It ng ta ste d ami considered per
fci t. apples and oranges w ere put upon
ir > ou a re borii at se; mon tim e oti
tile table and a hovelful of chestnut»
't i u »s m o n i i n i ; \ >■’»
h >ce spirits».
t
’liri
'll the tire
I’lien all the C ratchft fam
If t m i h u ili »•Ider on < ii ist ni:»> eve
llv drew round the h e a rth In w h a' Bob
will In n e revealed t > \o u ill ttie
( r a t. hit ailed a circle, m eaning h alf ; Oil
a one. an d at Bob C ra tc h it's elbow Vdl i» > Hiiil lile sor» »•rei ». • »t t li«* neigh
st od the family display of glass tw o borii mm )
It ' iinhicR) t o . a n y an y th in g forth
tu m b lers and a cu stard cup w ithout a
from the house on C h ristin as m orning
handle
Tin
held tiic hot stulT from the jug. u n t i l s o m e th i n g lia s b e e n b r o u g h t
how ever, ns well as golden goblets Into It
would have done, and Boh served it out
M u s ic a l C h r a t m j » T r e e H o ld e r.
w ith benm lng looks, w hile th e chest
l-'or the C h ristm as tree a holder
nuts on the tire sp u ttered am i crocked
which will certainly delight the ehll
indsily
T hen Boh pro.wised
A m Try C h ristin as to us all. my ilreu w as placed ou the m ark et several
d i al's
God bless Us'
\\ Ilk'll all the w a rs ago
T he holder consists of a
nickel plated imse. containing a m usic
fam ily re-echoed.
"God bless us every one!" said Tiny box T he tre e Is held firmly by th ree
l im. tile las' of all
Erom "C hrist m as strong prongs and screw s
W hen
C arol.” by d i a r i e s Pickens.
wound up th e .uusl begins to play,
a n d I h e i i . 'l d m as tree slo w ly revolves
A N C IE N T Y U c E T ID E CU STO M . I'hls m akes a fine eiTcot T he holder
Is simply constructed, and the tree can
M a d It» O r ig in In B lo w in g A w a y o t a
be fasten ed In It In little tim e
No
Y o u n g L a d y ’» Hood.
m a tte r how large or how sm all the
In L incolnshire. England, a long tim e case of th e tree, the prongs can he
ago. the Mow brays were tile greatest quickly a d ju ste d to hold It firmly hi
folk In the county
It SO happened place it Is very desirable to b sv e the
'h rlstm a s tree stan d firmly
th at once, on C h ristm as day. a dailgll
ter " f a M ow bray w as riding o 'e r the
meres, when her hood blew off.
l'w elve farm ing men from an udjolu
mg held ran a fte r th e hood w ith such
liulh rous e a rn e stn e ss that she forbade
her ow n n u n from joining In the pur
suit
They probably looked as funny
as a m an docs chasing Ills lull dow n
tile m iddle of th e street
W hen the hood w as tiniilly cap tu red
ami brought back to M istress Mowbray
she rew ard ed each of th e men am i
prom ised a piece of land (to tie vested
in certain persons lu tru st) to provide
h hood each
year, w hich should he
, si FRENCH MIXED
.crum bled for on C h ristm as day upon
2 ')(• p i 'f p o l l i l i !
the self sa m e mere.
T he custom Is still continued, the
P L A IN M IX E D
w inner of tin' bo<xl being regaled at
the village inn C hicago In te r O cean
15c p c i p illiin i
H
mas?" asks the listlesa elub lounger of
•••••••••••••
The Real
Santa Claus
Bv B E lt.N A ltO M lI-IU N E
Xi v e r le t
y o u r c h ild re n
get
so
w ise th a t th ey d o u b t th e ex isten ce ot
V 8>gPixSteZS— • - g»s 4»
Some Oltl Christmas
Superstitions
his dinner neighbor
•■Down Van A lstyne's wav
T he
missis is golt.g to open th d r country
place.”
■Good' Guess I'll get a bid m yself
Bright woman. Mrs Van
And so Mrs Van A lstyne fills her
countrv place till the old ) ' ' i r Is rung
out T here are bridge day mid night,
carols In the servants q u arters, a
C h ristm as dinner nuked by an expert
fre n c h chef, otitd.mi sports, dancing,
luxury, case and merry C hristm as, the
m erriest th a t gold enu buy
And over the ferries a t I up the sta te
a m ore quiet stream tb." - girls w ho
w o rk a t d tm ti wlm m e w inning fam e.
. . home to make tbe old folks
Klad Anna St esc Itichanlson.
v
TOYS
5c, 10c, 15c less than cost
C A N D IE S
N o N e w W a y o f K e e p in g C h r iit m a » .
I have am ong my frie n d s som e who
have tried new w ays o f keeping C hrist
mas, sa y s an E nglish w riter
Fliey
have not been a success. W hen folk
tinve done a tiling l'i »tie w ay for som e
h u n d red s of y ears It is not easy to In
vent a b e tte r way of doing it. Of
course It lias been done som etim es
W e have tile steam engine, tlie electric
telegraph, and so on. but w ith regard
to keeping C h ristm as day no one seem s
likely to Invent an y th in g new th a t will
be as good as th e old Roses and lilies
Will not do Instead of holly and m lstle
toe. and th ere Is no satisfacto ry sub
s titu te for beef, turkey, plum pudding
and m ince pies.
BOX CANDIES
Itlc u p In $ 5 .(Ml p e r B ox
NUTS of all Kinds
20« p e r p o tim i
C ig a r s
50c to $ 5.50 p e r box
AT
BELT’S
CONFECTIONERY
i.iti sii m
thi good old S a n ta C lau s, o r too p re
cious to h a il his a d v e n t w ith tru e C h ris tm a s S n o w b a llin g In O ld L o n d o n .
ppiiH ss a n d joy
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T h e w rite r has
ar<l one little to t re m a rk . "I d o n ’t
Hew in S a n ta C lau s, becau se 1
w m o th e r p u t th in g s in my sto ck -
K, h e r ow n self. - T h is m ay hav
tru e in th is p a r tic u la r cast hut
.. f a c t re m a in s, th e r e Is su c h an
a g e n u in e San-
i c a re s fo r m ost chil-
i la v ish e s his g ifts am i
ra b le fav o rs upon tin
lu rin g th e C h irs tm a s
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c
Iln - I h r l ' t i n . i ' o f B o h « « » iip p u r e lit
, , , i,, muow ' 1 h rlstuiaa
b elo x d of flic
uoicllsl mid the |»>nds In St Im nes
|,m k w ere nil d o zen o 'e r T he Ihieh
...... <,t York sistei in law to C harles
II dcllglited In the wintry w eath er
and »pent most of 'h e tiny In a horse
'li dgt w ith the king
I he sledging
w :i' thought horribly d angerous how
, . i , r . b ' ’ h e c o u r t , iim l only II"' I ’uke
o f M o m .......th
Mr
G r l l t l n m id M r
Go
dolphin w ere able to drive the duchess
and
th "
k in g s a f e l )
«>▼*»
pond«
el fond o« soon
hailing and used to -clzc e 'e r ' oppor
l i m i t ' to pelt her grave husliand. much
to hb*
d ll, lies» was
N icholas" as be is
atid in a v ia n •o u n trles,
in K u rla n d ,
t m as'
B efore tlie n in e te e n th c e n tu ry
el aw here a n d by 'h o . s w ere not m ad e in "rig h ts” and
la tio n s in o th e r
Id ty p ifies o u r ow n
a p p e a ra n c e is al-
•d th o u g h , by old
or
Ise m en and
e S p irit of C h rist-
a llie n
,
" as lie p o rtra y .' ta e n o b lest am i
st' a ttr ib u te s of m an in th e k in d ly
„ a im e r in w hich h" s c a tte r s his gift»
iro a d c a st an d w ith sincere wishes
SAVE
NEW STOCK OF GOODS
MACHINERY
IN A NEW STORE
AHL S SHOE SHOP
As th . good o ld s a in t w en d s his
Aa> a ro u n d th e e a rth , tra v e lin g on
o o t w ith o n ly a staff to su p p o rt him ,
„ad e.l dow n w ith a heavy b u rd e n of
<ifts. o r o n sle ig h . «!
does a ste a d y , quiet
¡is little shoe shop on '
. m akes no g rea t pre- t ' P 1'
■ ever feels the pr< s>ur. t> »•
His p ro sp erity is all b ein g
ad y a p p lic a tio n to bu»i-
o n a b le p ric e s f o r r e p a ir
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onl;
is alw ays sa tisfa c to ry .
14,1,1
s te a d y a s s is t a n t, H arry
|) pegging aw ay at . nou
n t»
d, an d w ith im proved
sta lle d a b o u t a year
enab led to ta k e ca re of
Mr. l»ahl also sells a
f m en 's shoes a t low est
ine guns have a firing
e th a n l.OuO »hol« a
1 5
% ON
C hristm as C hocolates
AT
PURITY CANDY DEPOT
Room 24, 142J Second, S. E. Cor. Alder
B
Hut h<
He
Portland, Oregon
loca
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and
te n
R: E. BEEGLE, Mngr.
sv
han ever to »up
blth an y th in g in
the line he repreteUk»
tree» in
Z a n z ib a r