The Principal Festival
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C h ristm as in A nglo-Saxon d ay s In
E ngland w as celeb rated as th e p rin ci
pal festival of th e y ear, th e A nglo-Sax
on fo re fa th e rs d elig h tin g In th e festiv i
ties of th e holy m onth, as they called
the m outh of D ecem ber
At these
tim es the A nglo-Saxon a u d a fte rw a rd
th e D anish kings of E ugland lived In
s ta le and w ere su rro u n d ed w ith all the
g reat men of th eir kingdom , who w ere
sum ptuously e n tertain ed . T h ere w as
also an outflow o f geuerous ho sp itality
to w ard the poor.
D uring the reign of A lfred the G reat
a law w as passed w ith relatio n to
holidays by v irtu e of w hich th e tw elv e
d ay s a fte r the N ativity w ese set a p a rt
for the celeb ratio n o f th e C h ristm as
festiv al
It Is said th a t b u t for Al
f r e d s stric t o b serv an ce of the "full
tw elv e holy d a y s" he w ould not have
been d efeated by th e D anes.
Second Christmas Greeting
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1916
My first year in Gresham in business has
been up to my expectations but in another year
I expect to be doing a great deal more.
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You are welcome at all times at my store,
whether you buy or not.
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Call and see my assortm ent of NUTS.
CANDIES, DATES, FIGS, RAISINS.
And lor a Xmas present th at will be appre
ciated and be useful I have a line of ALUM
INUMWARE which I am selling at greatly re
duced
prices,
also
GLASSWARE
and
QUEENS WA RE.
Hoping for you a M erry Xmas and a Happy
and Prosperous New Year, and
F R A K E S
A Bigger, Better, Busier Store in the Year 1917
IN THE LINDSEY BLOCK, GRESHAM
SA M P L E B A R G A IN S
IN
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F e n c e d a n d c u ltiv a te d
H o u se 16x26, w in g 14x30.
B arn 5 2 x 9 0 , c a p a c ity 40 h o rse s
a n d feed
G ra n e ry , sh o p , h en h o u ses, etc.
W a te r p ip ed to h o u se a n d b a rn
P r ic e $ 2 1 .0 0 p e r a c re
T h re e a n d h a lf m iles fro m Io n e
F e n c e d a n d c u ltiv a te d
H o u se 2 2 x 2 4 , A d d itio n 16x24
New b a rn 32x48
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P ric e $ 2 1 .0 0 |>er a c re
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IN MEAT BUSINESS
It w as th r e e y e a rs ag o , ju s t a b o u t
th is tim e o f th e y e a r, th a t S a n ta
C lau s a n d Al. B row n w en t in to p a r t
n e rs h ip in th e m eat b u sin ess.
B e
tw een th e m th e y h av e b u ilt up a
h e a lth y tr a d e a lth o u g h S a n ta is only
re s p o n sib le fo r th e big b u sin e ss done
d u rin g th e h o lid ay s. All th e re s t of
th e y e a r It is B row n w ho is on th e
jo b a n d h e k n o w s b u tc h e rin g b u si
n ess fro m h o o fs to h o rn s , as well as
th e u p s an d d o w n s o f th e tr a d e
B row n a n d S a n ta h av e la rg e d e a l
in g s w ith th e fa r m e rs a n d h a n d le
n e a rly all th e p o rk a n d veal of th is
se c tio n . T h e ir o th e r m e a ts com e
fro m
th e c ity a b h a to ire s an d a re
g o v e rn m e n t in sp e c te d . In d ealin g
w ith th e fa r m e rs th e la t te r g e ts th e
fu ll m a r k e t p rice anil a re sav ed th e
e x p en se o f sh ip p in g to P o rtla n d .
C u s to m e rs of th e P io n e e r m a rk e t
h av e fo u n d th a t th e r e ta il p rice h e re
Is lo w er th a n it is In th e city both at
th e sh o p a n d on th e a u to ro u te s th at
a re co v e re d d ally fo r m an y m iles in
ev ery d ire c tio n .
B row n anti S a n ta
h av e m a d e th e ir b u sin e ss a success
RETAINS HIS HOLD IN
THE GROCERY BUSINESS
T h o se w ho a re c u s to m e rs of th e
g ro c e ry s to re p re sid e d o v e r by .1. A.
E ra k e s in th e L indsey b u ild in g an-
p leased to know th a t he h a s agaiti
a ssu m e d c o n tro l a f t e r a b rie f r e t ir e
m e n t o f tw o w eeks.
He so ld th e sto ck to o th e r p a rtie s
a b o u t th e first of th is m o n th h u t th e
new p r o p r ie to r s failed to m a k e good
th e i r a g re e m e n ts a n d w ith o u t any
d e m o n s tra tio n to a w a k e n su sp icio n
Mr B ra k e s a g a in to o k c h a rg e anil
h as a n n o u n c e d th a t he is a g a in d o
in g b u sin e ss a t th e o ld s ta n d .
S ince h e b eg an b u sin e ss a g a in lie
h as e n jo y e d a s te a d y a n d lu c ra tiv e
tr a d e , a ll of w h ich is th e re s u lt of
fa ir d e a lin g w ith h is c u s to m e rs a n d a
k n o w led g e o f how to buy a n d sell
goods. H is sto c k c o n sists p rin c ip a l
ly of g ro c e rie s, b u t h e a lso d e a ls In a
lin e o f h o u se h o ld g o o d s
T h e public
is in v ite d to in s p e c t a ch o ice stock
o f fre sh g o o d s th a t h as re p la c e d th e
o ld one.
P ro m p t a u to d e liv e ry and
s a tis fa c tio n fo llo w s ev ery sale.
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If you w ant to c reate w onderm ent
An in t e r s t a te b rid g e h a s been c o n and lau g h ter tak e a banana and Just
s tru c te d o v e r th e C o lu m b ia Ittv e r at sta rt th e peel or covering at one end
a co st o f 8 1 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
I t co n n e c ts enough to i m n a s r It an Im h or so
th e s ta te s o f O reg o n a n d W a sh in g Now insert t i l l « end into the neck of
to n a n d w ill be th e la r g e s t b rid g e of an em pty Isittle The banana will be
d raw n into the bottle, peeling Itself as
Its k in d in th e w o rld .
It does ao
ittle known in
. th is c o u n t r y ,
"snapdragon** Is a
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w hich in E ngland
old nnd young
p a rtic ip a te
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th r o u g h o u t the
C h ristm as season.
A pparently it Is
a d angerous p as
tim e; really It Is
harm less, and no
one ever suffers
an
a c c id e n t
through playing
it. d ah les of th ree
or four y ears e n
gage In it w ith
g r e a t glee. In
w hich th ere Is an ad m ix tu re o f fear,
but nerve generally conquers, an d once
In th e gam e they cannot be kept out
of It.
T h e re q u isites of snapdragon a re one
or tw o large p la tte rs such n s ro asts a re
served on, som e large, fa t raisins, a lit
tle brandy or gin. a m atch and a d a rk
ened room. T he p la tte rs a re arran g ed
th u s: If th e re Is hut otio and the party
Is of m oderate num ber It is laid In
the c en te r of a dining table; If the
n u m b er of p a rtic ip a n ts Is large th en |
tw o p la tte rs a re laid, one nt each end
of th e table, or th e re tuny he tw o sm all
tables, w ith a p la tte r on each
N ext
the raisin s a re laid over each plntter,
singly and a t short d istan ces a p a r t
A sm all q u a n tity of brandy or gin Is
then poured over ench p ln tte r nnd lg-
idled
Out go all the lights In th e
room, leaving none but th a t dnnclng
from th e blue flames In the p la tters.
E verybody looks w eird nnd feels u n
canny, an d th e fun lieglns E ach p a r
ticip an t sn ap s nt a raisin on th e dish,
and. hit or miss, th e blue flame clings
to the Angers In w rithing, forked
tongues, th u s providing th e "d ragon."
T he raisins a re all finally secured, the
flames go out, the lights nre tu rn ed
on, aud th e coinpuny Is ready for an
o th e r diversion, unless, as Is o ften the
case, th e re is a call for u repetition of
the fun ju s t ended
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Carol of Christinas
AY fades across the wintei
world;
The snow is cold and deep;
Beside the window Christmas eve
Our twilight watch we keep.
0 Christmas stars, 0 Christmas stars,
Before our earnest eyes
You write the sweetest tale of earth
Across the Christmas skies!
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‘Snapdragon’’ an English Game
“A floury fate"
In a rran g in g for an evening of
C h ristm as am u sem en ts a hostess may
s ta te th a t th e fe a tu re of the occasion
will be a ghost story gam e and request
each of her g uests to he prep ared w ith
uu original ghost story th a t will re
quire from th ree to five m inutes for
n arratio n . T his gam e wilt begin at
11:30 o'clock and " i ll precede supper.
D uring th e sto ries ev ery th in g will be
done to produce as ghostly su rro u n d
ings ns possible
E lectric lights and
gas will be tu rn ed dow n, and spirit
Inmps and dam es only will throw llgbt
on the n a rra to rs and m aybe on som e of
the stories. T w o ‘ big goblin" au d tw o
•‘little devil" prizes will bp given -one
of each for the men and the women
en titled to prlxes T he w inners of the
“big goblin" and those of the "little
devil" or booby prizes will be p u rtn ers
for supper and the first dance a fte r It.
The o th er couples will be pulred o f f as
they score second, th ird etc - f o r the
«Bine purpose
If a story teller falls to keep her
story going for th ree or fire m inutes,
the tim e being d eterm in ed at Its begin
ning by the Judges. »( which there
m ust be th ree In o rd er to decide any
d isagreem ent as to quality, etc . she Is
sent to th e booby corner anil Inter on
allow ed a m inute or tw o m ore in
w hich to com plete her story
If she
falls ag ain she m ust go to supper
alone and also dance alone In the
dance liefore m entioned Some one Is
alw ay s a lone dancer, aud g reat sport
It Is for th e onl ikers O f course th e
best tw o sto ries win the "tug goblin"
prizes an d the rioorest tw o com pleted
sto ries th e •'little dev il" prizes
A m erry C hristm as! By no m eans
a sm all portion of It Is the good, old
fashioned Yule frolic, w ith gam es h i h !
sports. In w hich all Join together until
the . reen garlan d ed ceilings ring with
lau g h ter and fun
It Is a splendid Idea to have an Itn
prom ptu m asq u erad e ea< h rev eler cos
tum ing h lni-elf with such n ir s and
tag s an can lie picked up Hroiind the
bouse at a fifteen m inute n o tic e -
shaw ls. m o th er's long sk irts, fe a th e rs
flowers, pillow slips and sheets, etc
W hen the liell sounds all th e revelers
assem ble In the hall, w hence they
m arch Into th e parlor, the piano m ean
while reeling out some rollicking tune
Let som e one who does not e n te r Into
com petition for the prize decide w hich
costum e Is cleverest and m o s t laugh
able nnd p resent the w hiner w ith a
C h ristm as card or a cornucopia of
candy
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\Z and Jelly
SEA c a p ta in once said th a t w hen
God w as c re a tin g th e w orld he
th rew all w aste m a te ria l asid e in
a heap, and th a t w as L a b ra d o r G od
n e v e rin te n d e d it to be Inhabited, may lie.
B ut it Is Inhabited, an d Into th a t w aste
of lee clad cliffs an d erag s M oravian
m issionaries have p e n e tra te d so th a t
am id the desolation of L a b ra d o r snow
the C h ristm as festiv al Is celeb rated .
As service tim e d raw s nigh all. old
and young, th e men on one side, the
w om en on th e o th er, a re w aitin g In
ea g e r ex p ectatio n . By 4 o’clock It Is
q u ite d ark am i th e bell rings.
All
com e trooping In i lad In th e best
chillies they can m uster. I say all.
for not m ie will be w anting, unless
kept at h o m e by serious Illness Even
tlm se w ho a re III. If not too sick, will
b e iirm ight mi sleds and c a rrie d Into
th e , liiirch. and those w ho really cau-
not com e w eep at home.
l-’or the little ch ild ren th e huppiest
p a rt of the service com es later, when
each child receives a lighted candle
sym bolizing the light of the w orld.
E ach i audit1 sta n d s pt a w h ite tu rn ip ,
w i l l ' l l bus been sav ed front th e hard
won h arv est w rung from th a t inhos
p itab le soil
A hole Is c u t Into th e
tu rn ip am i th e can d le Inserted, so th a t
It serv es as a can d lestick . In fo rm er
years, w hen d eer h u n tin g w as m ore
successful, th e E skim os b ro u g h t the
d eer tallow to th e m issionaries, who
m ad e th e can d les o u t o f it. T h en a f t
e r th e service th e ch ild ren b ad not
only th e tu rn ip to e at, b u t a lso the
rest of th e can d le w hich had been
bro u g h t hom e unconsum ed. B ut now
Im ported cau d les a re used, anil they
a re not tit to e a t, so th e ch ild ren have
T he follow ing good diversion deals
only th e Joy of seeing them burn. — Itev.
Adolf S tecker, M oravian M issionary in w ith m ystery an d Is th erefo re popu
It Is provocative of
latb rn d o r nnd A laska, In N ew York lar ut C h ristm as
g reat m errim en t and Interest, though
E vening Sun.
very sim ple In plan.
Blour, In w hich th e re a re a ring, a
coin and a button. Is pressed llrm ly Into
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a mold, und then th e form or "lo af"
t b i t s obtained is carefully deposited
Lae Little Santas.
The C hristm as house decorations upon the table. E ach one seeking to
should, of course, include plenty of know hts fate or fo rtu n e tak es the
holly and C hristm as greens; hut. If large d in n e r k n ife provided for the
possible, small Santas should play a gam e and carefu lly c u ts Into th e m ound.
conspicuous p art In the scheme. P a If lie s trik e s i i ie or the articles in the
per or china or cloth—w hatever they flour It m ust lie e x tra c te d und e x a m
are—they should perch over the doors ined. because, w hichever It may he. It
or windows, cling to holly w reaths Is significant am i d eterm in es w hether
and hide them selves In th e holiday he Is to lie a bachelor or benedict, rich
or poor. T he m aiden In this way also
greens.
The dance orders should have small learn s w h eth er she Is to lie "all fo r
Santas painted or printed or pasted lorn" all her life or w h eth er she will
a t th eir head. These orders can m arry money or learn to sew her bus-
be bought decorated In many stores, b au d 's b u tto n s on herself to sav e ta i
but any hostess who can use w ater lors' hills and keep the wolf from th e
A m aster of cerem onies can
colors could make them herself, nnd door
one who cannot use w ater colors can very en te rta in in g ly . If properly se le c t
ed. a ssist th e Under of tils fute in fully
use the sam e sort of little gummed
reading It to th e audience.
S antas or Santa Claus beads for these
Som etim es Im agination Is heavily
orders th a t she used for the seals of taxed to su stain a story fo r th e tim e
her letters.
set. and to a listener not u n d e rs ta n d
ing w hat it Is all about th ere m ig h t he
a suspicion th a t he w as hi a com pany
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I am satisfied th at after examining my
goods and prices I have a customer.
For your Xmas dinner you don't w ant a
failure in your many goodies, so by buying
from Frakes you can rest assured th at every
thing will be all right.
¡OOD gam e to
m ake C h rist
Chi istmas
m as all the
m errie r Is a contest
Words
s e e i n g who can
w rite dow u the long
and
esi list of w ords
f ictures
suggesting or be
longing to th e Yule
tide seasou
P ass
around blank .a id s and pencils aud
allow fifteen m inutes for w orking up
the lists Su h
list will include the
w ords holt» nilstleloe. SI Nick C h ris t
m as 'a n d . w aits Yule Yule log. gilt,
giccilng t hilslliins box. siialslragon
holidays and ii long list of related
term s
G ive a prize to the player
whose list proves longest
To . a n y th e fun a bit fu rth e r on. get
tw o pictures as large as possible, rep
resenting the C hristina.' saint.
Ads
or lllust i in Ions from buck n u m b ers of
lieriodiculs will do
C ut each picture
into six or eight pieces and hide the
pie CS in Olid nooks and corners around
the room
W hen th e signal Is given
players h urry away In search of the
frag m en ts
As soon as a p lay er has
found a piece he ceases tn search, and
all those w ho have found m osaics com
m em e to patch them together.
All
those who find frag m en ts a re en titled
to d r a w for the prize, a C h ristm as
book
T his m akes a m ost exciting
scram ble gam e since It is not until
both pictures a re com pleted th a t the
unsuccessful players give up hope.
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My aim is as it always has been—Quality
Merchandise and Prices th at will defy compe
tition.
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An In terestin g C h rista s gam e tliut Is
played by th e little O erm un ch ild ren Is
ailed th e “organ b u ild e r"
O ne of
. the nu m b er Is chosen to be the organ
] builder am i all the o th ers sta n d In a
s tr a ig h t row w ith th e ir hands folded.
As th e organ builder goes along the
The wind drops down, the fields are row he say s: "T h ese a re good pipes,"
I aud ta p s the bands of the players as
still,
i he p asses, am i each player as his
The air is hushed and clear;
I h an d s a re touched m ust give fo rth a
long s u s ta in « ! sound to rep resen t the
Far music trembles up the hill
note of an o rg an
A fter lie has heard
Upon our listening ear.
sound from each o tgan pl|w> the
0 Christmas bells, 0 Christmas bells, i b a u ild
er Is blindfolded and « Id le tills Is
Ring silvery and long
IlW'lug done the players all etiange
I t'a c e s aud the builder says “ Alas.
Unto our little hearts you seem
Uo w will m> organ be. now ' am blind
The Christmas angels’ song!
cannot see?" T ia n lie ta p s th e
—Nancy Byrd Turner in Church and
h an d s <»f » player, who gives tlm sam e
man.
sustalLied sound as liefore, and If the
b u ild er dem ands, lie m ust repeat th ree
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tim es
The builder then guesses the
Do your Chrlatrrm s shopping early.
nam e of a player If tie does not guess
Do It ea rly , m oth er dear,
co rrectly . <<■*' players h II dance around
To escape th e h u rly burly
him and sing
You’ve run Into every year.
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Do your C h ristm as shopping ea rly ,
You should not pro c ra stin ate
O r you II m ing le w ith th e su rly
C rowds that do th e ir shopping lata.
Get the present for th e coustnfli
F o r the sunts and uncJes too.
o th e r relatives by dossns
book fo r pleasant g ifts from yoa.
I t you've got dough you m ust spsn4 I
D on't postpone th e Irksom e day.
<>et th e ordeal over. Knd It.
H ave the things a ll packed aw ay.
Then when othera h u rry , scurry,
You can rest In peace serene.
You can m u rm u r, " I should worry,**
And enjoy the Jumbled scene.
W h a t s b u lk ie r have w , h e r s .
W h a t « W re tc h e d . w r c lc h e il e a r,
T h o u g h t h , I'U'ee sound out so c le a r
A fter w hich they all change places nnd
the builder m ust try again
If how
over, tils gnc“« 1» right the players
sing
T h o u g h th e a n u ite r have no s ig h t,
l i e can te ll hie pipes a r ig h t.
He«- y o u r o rg a n w ith d e lig h t
The bandage Is then taken off. and the
player whose name he has guessed
.mu i t take his plhca