Gresham outlook., December 17, 1915, Image 13

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"My Christinas De-
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cisión
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The Christmas Pudding
o
Some Old Christmas
Superstitions
-1 \I.L O O ! A g re a t d eal of steam !
T h e p u d d in g w as out of the
opiier
A sm ell like u w ash
a B attle Creek. Mich., a
lug «lay! T h a t w us th e cloth
i - t e , -t m essage w as se n t to
A sm ell like a n e a tin g house an d a pas
• n ation—a message th a t may
try cook's n e x t d o o r to each o th e r, w ith
If you will go to the cro ssro ad s be­
C hristm as cheer for the
st a I i . k tenem ent dw ellers, the
a la u u d re ss’ n ex t door to th a t! T h a t tw een 11 aud 12 on C h ristm a s n ig h t
.if. th e Jobless m an. the
w as th e pu d d in g
In h alf a m in u te you will h ear w hat most concerns you
utcast. for everybody
Mrs. C rafeh it e n tered , flushed, but sm il­ in the com ing y ear
v 'io is lonely, neglected ing or proudly w ith th e pu d d iu g like a
if on C h ris tm a s eve you m ake a little
F frl 'tidless.
speckled cannon ball, so hard an d firm. ( le a p of s a lt on th e table, a n d It m elts
'. .th Rev George E. B arnes
Iilazlng In hulf of h alf a q u a rte rn o f ig overn ig h t you will die the next year.
;'s sponsor a movement w-ns
uited brandy an d h edight w ith C hrist
If in tlie uioruiug It rem ain s iiudim tn
•ted to "m ake th is C hristm as
m a i holly
tsbed you will live
£ 1'
'm as for everybody.”
At last ih e d ln n ei w as all done, the
If a s h irt oe spun, woven and sew ed
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III, following, called "Xly
i loth w as cleared , th e h e a rth sw ept an d oy a pure, i h aste miiideu on C h ristm as
Ily sLort stay in Gresham in business is
1 C hristm as Decision.” w as sent
the fire aide up. T h e com|>ound In the day It will l»e proof agulusi lead or
up to my expectations but in another year I
» broadcast:
Jug be'.us ta s te d an d considered p e r­
£
"Every
C hristm as
season
fect. apples and oran g es w ere put U|«vn steel
expect to be doing a great deal more.
If you a re born at serm on tim e on
T ma,o s your friendship and m ine
tile ta b le an d a sh o v elfu l o f c h e stn u ts
C h ristm a s m o rning you • hi si-e spirits.
T
more
precious
and
our
love
more
on
th
e
fire.
T
h
en
all
the
C
ra
tc
h
lt
fain
My aim is as it always has been Quality,
If you burn elder on C h ristm a s eve
♦ tender.
llv drew round th e h e a rth In w hat Bob
you w ill hav e revealed to you all th e
Merchandise and Pricss that will defy com­
This year the thought of th at
C ratch lt -tiled a circle, m eaning h alf
wi,i lie s a m i tlie soris-rers of H ie n e ig h
♦ love has been bringing to me a
a one. an d a t Bob C ratch lt'« elbow
petition.
new consciousness of the needs
stood the fam ily display of g la s s—tw o Itorllood
It Is uiiliicky to carry a n y th in g rorth
T of the whole world of C hristm as
tum bler* and a c u sta rd cup w ithout a
You are welcome at all times at our store,
from
t h e bouse on C h ristm as m orning
X c h e e r and love.
handle
whether you buy or not.
"D esolate
homes,
stricken
T h ese belli th e hot stuff from tile Jug. until som ething has been brought
countries a r c im periled lives
how ever, ns well ns golden goblets Into it.
I am sat'sfled that after examining our
7 abroad: slackened Industry and
w ould have done, an d Bob « e rre d it out
M u s ic a l C h r is t m a s T r e e H o ld e r .
X impending suffering nt h o m e -a ll
w ith liennilng looks, w hile th e chest
goods ar.d prices I have a customer.
F or the C h ristm as tree a holder
T arc calling I e.ae.t yon to know
n u ts on th e fire sp u tte re d and cracked
w hich will certain ly delight the ch il­
y that my C hristm as gift to von
noisily T h en Bolt prom ised:
For your Xmas dinner you don’t want a
"A in->rry C h ristm as to us nil, my dren w as placed oil th e m ark et several
T will be q u ite simple, but w arm
failure in your many goodies, so by buying
dears. God bless us!" W hich all the y ears ago. T he holder co n sists of a
ed with the fire of n new love.
nickel p lated base, co n tain in g a m usic
T for 1 am going to give an extra
fam ily re-echoed.
from Flakes you can rest assured that every­
"G od bless us every one!" said Tiny box T he tre e is held firmly by ttiree
gift to the needs of all those
thing will be all right.
W hen
T im . th e last of all.— F rom "C h ristm as stro n g prongs and screw s.
T w him I deeply love.
w ound up th e m usic begins to play,
C arol." by C h arles D ickens.
X "My Joy In tills new service
Call and see our assortment ot NUTS,
au d th e C h ristm a s tree slow ly revolves.
T will lie g reater If you Job, me In
ANCIENT YULETIDE CUSTOM. T his m akes n fine effect Tlie holder
X Its spirit, th a t onr C hristm as cel-
CANDIES, DATES, FIGS, RAISINS.
f ebratlon may lie kept simple.
Is sim ply co n stru cted , and th e tree can
H a d It s O r ig in In B lo w in g A w a y o f a
lie fasten ed in It in little tim e
No
filled
with
good
will,
w
inged
And for a Xmas present that will be ap
Y o u n g L a d y ’s H o o d .
m a tte r how large or how sm all th e
t with sacrifice and devoted to
In L incolnshire. E ngland, a long tim e case of th e tree, th e prongs can lie
p redated and be useful we have a Lne oi
peace.“
ALUMINUM WARE which we are selling at
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4"!-44--'’''!‘4>444-4»<M444 ago. tlie M ow brays w ere tile g re a te st quickly a d ju s te d to hold It firmly In
folk in th e county
It so happened place It Is very desirable to hav e tlie
greatly reduced prices, also GLASSWARE
h rlstm a s tre e sta n d firmly
th a t once, on C h ristm as day. a da ugh
ter of a M ow bray w as riding over the
and QUEENSWARE.
m eres, w hen her hood blew off.
Hoping for you a Merry Xmas and a
T w elve fu n n in g men from an adjoin
HE ferry houses and th e ra il­ lug field ran a fte r tbe hood w ith such
Happy and Frssptrous New Year, and
way statio n s of 5,‘ew York a re ludicrous eal'iii-siin-ss th a t sin* fot bude
transform ed into hum an clea r­ her ow n men t'l'oiu Joining in th e p u r­
ing houses the week before suit
T hey probably looked us funny
' Christm as, for through them pass us tw a o m an does ch asin g his h at dow n
steadily grow ing stream s of hum an ex­ th e m iddle of th e street.
W hen tlie hood w as finally cap tu red
change. men, women and children go­
ing home for the holidays and men, and brought back to M istress M ow bray
women and children coming into tow n sh e rew ard ed each of th e m en and
prom ised a piece of land (to be vested
for the sam e purpose.
"M erry C hristm as!” and "Oh, m oth­ in certain persons la tru st! to provide
er, dear!" rise to the lips of the home a hood each year, w hich should be
”
D st FRENCH MIXED
comers, and "M erry C hristm as!” and -.crumbled fo r on C h ristm a s day upon
29c p er pound
"Goodby, old chap; olf to see the old th e self sa m e m ere.
T h e custom Is still continued, the
folks!"
echo
from
the
equally
sm
iling
In the ‘Tfegner ¿Block, Gresham
P L A I N M IX E D
lips of those bound up sta te and else­ w inner of th e hood being regaled at
15c per pound
w here beyond the noise and ra ttle of tlie village in n .-C h ic a g o in te r O cean
the throbbing town.
N o N e w W a y of K eeping C hristm as.
BOX CANDIES
"W here are you going for C h rist­
I have am ong my friends some who
mas?'
asks
tlie
listless
club
lounger
of
10c
tip to $5.00 per Box
hav e tried new w ay s of keeping C h ris t­
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his d inner neighbor
m as. snys an E nglish w riter. T hey
"Down Van Alstyne's way. T he h av e n o t been a success. W hen folk
NUTS of all Kinds
missis Is going to open their country have d one a th in g In one w ay fo r som e
20c per pound
place.”
,.
h u n d red s of y e a rs It is n o t easy to In
"Good!
Guess
I’ll
get
a
bid
m
yself.
59 r y -
v en t a b e tte r w ay of doing I t
Of
B right woman, Mrs. Van.'
course It h a s been done som etim es.
\n d so Mrs Van A lst:'nB AU" “ T
W e h av e th e ste a m engine, th e electric
50c to $5.50 p e r box
I i
X country place till the old year Is rung
teleg rap h , an d so on. blit w ith regHrd
out. T here are bridge day and n lg h „ to keeping C h ristm a s d ay no one seem s
enrols In the servants' q u arters, a likely to Invent a n y th in g new th a t will
C hristm as dinner cooked by an expert in- ns good ns th e old. Boses and lilies
X
French chef, outdoor sports, dancing, will not do Instead of holly an d m istle­
CONFECTIONERY
luxury, ease and merry C hristm as, th e toe. and th e re Is no sa tisfa c to ry su b ­
X Uv BERNARD MCLRINE.
OKKHHAM
m erriest th a t gold can buy.
s titu te fo r beef, tu rk ey , plum pudding
And over th e ferries and up the s ta te
and uilnce pies.
a more quiet stream flows, girls who
N ever le t y o u r c h ild re n get so work and men who are w inning fam e,
all going home to m ake the old folks
th a t th ey d o u b t th e ex isten ce of
w ise
glad -A n n a Steese Richardson.
th e good old S a n ta C lau s, o r too p re ­
first
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C hristm as Greetings
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Christmas Clearing House
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F R AKES
A
TOYS
5c, 10c, 15c less than cost
C A N D IE S
Bigger, Belter, Busier Store in the year 1916
C ig a r s
The Real
Santa Claus x
AT
BELT’S
i
Ut V
M
b
i t
cocious to h ail his a d v e n t w ith tru e
h ap p in ess an d joy. T h e w rite r has
h eard o n e little to t re m a rk , "I d o n ’t
believe In S a n ta C lau s, becau se 1
saw m o th e r p u t th in g s in my sto ck -
lng h e r own self. “ T h is may have
b e e n tru e in th is p a rtic u la r case but
t h e fact re m ain s, th e r e is su ch an
im p o rta n t p erso n ag e, a g en u in e S an ­
ta C lau s who c a re s fo r m ost ch il­
d ren , an d who la v ish es h is g ifts and
sh ed s in n u m e ra b le fav o rs upon th e
little folks d u rin g th e C h irstm a s
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DAHL S SHOE SHOP
C h r is tm a s S n o w b a llin g
lin e h e re p r e s e n ts .
fu ll Value Gu»r»rd«d
Tilt* < hristiiKi*» of ld7fl "'n s a p p a re n t
the snowy C hrlstm us tieloved or th e
¿ovelist and the |KUids In St .lam es
park were all frozen o 'e r T h e Duch
,,t York, sister in law to C harles
II delighted in the w intry w eath er
and -pent most of the day In a horse
sledge w ith the king
Tlie sledging
w,.ls ..... .
horribly dangerous how
e v e r !>' t lie eoiirt. and only tile Duke
,,f \io iii.....Uh Mr ' :rtlfln
Mr ° °
dolphin were able to drive the duchess
and the king safely over th e |w nds
The ductless was v e n fond <>• snow
balling Hnd used to seize every oppor
tnn lty to pelt her grave husband, much
festiv al.
Saint N ich o las" as he Is
Old
to tils disgust
called in th e S can d in av ian co u n trie s,
F a th e r C h ris tm a s’’ in E n g lan d ,
B efore th e n in e te e n th
c e n tu ry
K ris K rin g le ” e lse w h e re an d by Nhoes w ere not m ade In 'T ig h ts " an d
o th e r q u a in t a p p e la tio n s In o th e r
" le fts ."
p a rts of th e w orld ty p ifies o u r own
S a n ta C lnus. Hi» a p p e a ra n c e is a l­
w ays lo oked fo rw ard th o u g h , by old
a8 well as young, fo r w ise m en and
w om en call him “ th e S p irit of C h rist
m as," as he p o rtra y s th e noblestt an d
best a ttr ib u te s of m an in ‘he kindly
„ ta n n e r In w hich he s c a tte r s his g ifts
b ro a d c a st and w ith sin c e re w ishes
a h i d o e s a s te a d y , q u ie t
t h is l i t t l e s h o e s h o p on
e e t, m a k e s no g r e a t p re -
id n e v e r fe e ls th e p r e s s u r e
lie s .
H is p r o s p e r ity 1» a ll
-le a d y a p p lic a tio n to b u si-
a s o n a b le p ric e s f o r r e p a i r
h is a lw a y s s a t is f a c to r y ,
his s te a d y a s s i s t a n t , H a r r y
te e p p e g g in g a w a y a t new
o ld , a n d w ith im p ro v e d
in s ta lle d
about
a y e a r o n 'th e ' .H e o i th e burned-out . t o *
ire e n a b le d to t a k e c a r e o f ’ a n d th e r e h e is to d ay w ith a
iers. M r. D a h l a ls o s e lls a I a n d b e tt e r sto c k th a n ever.
c of m e n 's s h o e s a t lo w e s .
W ith a g ro w in g b u sin ess, a n
s to c k o f g o o d , in a new sto re , h e will
I be b e t t e r p re p a r e d th a n e v e . r to> sup­
,h .
London.
IV
fo r th e re c ip ie n t's w elfare.
\ s th e good old s a in t w ends his
way a ro u n d th e e a rth , tra v e lin g on
ro o t w ith only a staff to su p p o rt him
NEW STOCK ° FA0 ° ™ SgTORE lo ad ed dow n w ith a heavy b u rd e n of
g ifts, o r on sleig h , d raw n by re in ­
d eers, w tih th e
heavy
b u rd e n of
T h e a d v e rtis e m e n t in th e issue g ifts, w ith th e tin k lin g of bells to
t h . , h a s th e p ic tu re o f a h o rse in
ad m o n ish th e y o u n g ste rs of h is ap*
r e p r e s e n ts «*>«’ - ‘d ie an d h .rn e M p ro a c h ; sm ilin g c h e e rfu lly as eyes
re s tin g on h a m le t, c o tta g e andI hom e
b u 8 , n e s . of 8. E.
w here sm a ll frie n d s a re an x io u s >
7 . g his
h i. visit,
visit he
w aitln
ne ch e e rfu lly un-
w in te r h -
o n ly a v a ila b le s to re ro o m In
lo a d . p a rt of his tr e a s u r e , »nd ag ain
a n d s to c k e d up w ith new goods th a t passes upon his ro u n d s
S a n ta mu
be a le r t, fo r a re n o t th o u s a n d , of
little e a rs s tra in e d to c a tc h th e m e r­
location which - ’¿ o« l c; h;onr ° X ry jin g le of his sleig h b e lls. He
2»
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achine guns have a firing p ly h is c u s to m e rs w ith a n y th
more than 1,000 shots a
In O ld
ightened « h b benevolence as b*
b re a th e , the sp irit of th e C h r h tm «
m essage: "Peace on e a rth , good will
tow ards men«
T here are 2,000.000 clove trees In
Zanzibar.
SAVE
15%
ON
C hristm as C hocolates
AT
PURITY CANDY DEPOT
Room 24, 142J Second, S. E. Cor. Alder
Portland, Oregon
R. E. BEEGLE, Mngr.