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At the Window Christmas Magic to Try on Your Guests tk HEN Christmas time is pretty near, if we’re good girls an' boys. Our mothers take us up the street an’ ’HEN !hv h i Hilly or frien d s are let us see the toys, An' we forget that it is cold an’ that In th e C h ristin as season a p leasan t an d In stru ctiv e evening our clothes is thin An’ think we’re mighty lucky just * »’ ^ r t y e d in Introdu lug th e follow ing . , ° J ¡easy hut perp lex in g ex p erim en ts, to Stand there lookin in. which “ H errm an n the G re a t" often W p erform ed for the am u sem en t of his If we could ouly have our wish I g u ests a fte r a social d iu u er: “The Suspended Plate." guess that we would pray M any a hoy has had an Im m ense lot To have some angel come some night an’ take that glass of fun from Hie use of w h at he term s a “su ck er." generally m ade from a away, piece of leath er, to w hich thro u g h a An’ i - t would pay the angel, too, to hole In th e c e n te r he a tta c h e s a string, See the mothers smile and " l i h th is hit of leather, when wet. If we could play with all those toys lu‘ ls eu a,l,e’l to h ft sto n es and o th er • _ * i-4.ii vi heavy m aterials, hut h ere Is a sucker for just a little while. he never of THke Bn urdl. in a r y K Some day when we are all grown up an’ rich as we can be We’re goin’ to buy a store like that, an’ when kids come to see The things inside we’ll let 'em in to help themselves to toys. An’, my, we know what that will mean to little girls an boys! —James J. Montague in New York American. Y The Wassail Bowl. W assail, o r w assail how,, is re g a rd ed a s o f such a n tiq u ity th a t It is said to have been known Io th e an cie n t B ritons. F o r many cen tu ries It has been u fav o rite beverage d u rin g C h rist m as festiv ities, alth o u g h it was-« alcu- lated to cause biliousness, if It did not have a more im m ed iate d -sag reeah le effect. Such a m ix tu re o u g h t to have been Intoxicating. H ere Is th e w ay they used to m a n u fa c tu re it in O xford: P u t Into a Itovvl half a pint of L isbon su g ar; pour on It one pint of w arm beer; g ra te a nutm eg uud som e g in g er into It. add four g la s s e s «if sherry an d five ad d itio n al pints of beer, s tir It well: sw eeten It to your ta s te : let it sta n d coveted up tw o or th ree hours, then p u t th ree or four s it es of bread, c u t th in an d to asted brow n. Into It, and it Is lit for use. The Christinas Dinner k' ra d ish —If you can get a large Some day when we are all grown up one 80 much the b e tte r cut it aw ay at an’ rich as we can be, ,b*‘ h « v |Ug a flat su rface. Ap- t , a . r,, I’1? tills to a d in n er plate an d io n will If Santa Claus would just bring tm d th e y w ill h e r,,m e a tt« , he<l frie n d s things like those in there , . „ . “ T h e J u m p in g C o in ." to me— A coin Is placed on th e tab le and n An’ for awhile it seems almost as if request Is m ade for th e coin to be he really had, handed to you In a p erson’s hand, hut An’ then I member that he ain’t, I they a re not to rem ove th e coin from the tab le by using hands, feet or pick an’, my, it makes me sad! ing It up will) th e m onth. Now. th is T h e C h ristm a s d in n er o f a n c ie n t tr a dltion h as expanded info an a lm o st im possible m eal in the course of c e n tu ries through the indu stry of In n u m er able w riters of various g en eratio n s, who seem to have, thro u g h Ignorance or design, a tta c h e d to th is am ple meal and Its a tte n d a n t good ch eer a host of dishes and beverag es and custom s th a t really w ere Intended to ex ten d throughout the C h ristin as season. It is tru e th a t the C h ristm as d in n er in E ngland since the tim e of K ing H enry VII. certainly has been an im p o rta n t fe a tu re of the seaso n 's fes tivitles. It w as this eleg an t prince who, a t his C h ristm as feast, person ally brought to table tlie I «oat's head and placed It tielore his son, th e young prince. H e m ade a cerem onial ob serv an ce of tills sim ple featu re. He was preceded, as he passed firmly up to th e table, by tru m p eters. W h eth er H enry VI! w as th e first to e stab lish the custom can n o t now be ascertain ed . But the custom o b tain ed throughout E nglan d In certain q u a rte rs ever since. F or ages th e custom has been followed a t O xford university, and those vho have d ip ped Into th e pleasant pages of W ash ington Irv in g 's "Old C h ristin a s,'' will learn how th e cerem ony was conduct ed in th e early part of th e last cen tu ry , w here, a t B raceb rld g e Hall, w here Geoffrey C rayon w as E. guest, the h o ar's head w as b rought in by th e butler. supported on eith er side by a liveried ser ant bearing a llguted i an die. T h ere w ere th e pre-, ribed "s tra in s of m in strelsy .” New York T im es Air a n 1 Airs \\ I. lth o a d s an d J o h n F o rs g re n w ere P o r tla n d v is ito rs on M onday. frie n d s G. H R ich ey v isited in th e city la s t S u n d ay . 1. F. C o ffm an a n d C h as. W h e e le r, of L e n ts, w ere in th is n e ig h b o rh o o d T u esd ay o n b u sin e ss m a tte r s . L elan d M oore, o f C o q u ille , a rr iv e d h e re F rid a y a n d w ilt sp e n d th e h o li d ay s w ith h o m e fo lk s. Airs. G. H. K e ste rso n e n te r ta in e d th e L a d ie s' A id on W ed n esd ay . P le a s a n t V alley g ra n g e r s , w ho a t te n d e d P o m o n a g ra n g e h eld w ith M u ltn o m a h g ra n g e a t O rie n t la s t W e d n esd ay , w ere Air. a n d M rs. 11. K. P o p p le to n , G. II. R ich ey , th e Aitsses E d n a a n d H azel U erk e, H e rb e rt R y an , A ir.and Airs. J . W . F ro s t, Mrs. W. U. Aloore a n d G. N. S ag er. T h e c o m m itte e a p p o in te d by th e g ra n g e to c o -o p e ra te w ith th e school in p ro v id in g a C h ris tin a s tr e e an d p ro g ra m fo r C h ris tm a s is. busy dec o r a tin g a n d a r r a n g in g th e h a ll fo r w i n s a puzzle, hut It Is ns sim ple as th e o ccasio n . T h e ex e rc ise s w ill ta k e A, B, C. All th e person has to do ts I lace S a tu r d a y e v e n in g . to place his m outh wit bin a short dis- Jo y B ro th e rs , w ho h a v e le a se d th e - lan ce of th e coin and giving a stro n g C. F. K e ste rso n p lace, a re m o v in g in blow w ith Ills b reath d irectin g It at th is w eek. th e coin at about an an g le of forty-live P le a s a n t V alley sch o o l fu lfilled th e degrees, cau sin g th e a ir to pa .s under le q u ir e u ie n ts n ec e ssa ry fo r s t a n d ,b e rn ' n n,,d propel it Into ih e air. a rd iz a tio n a n d o b se rv e d th e o ccasion vvln«re It Is cau g h t in th e hand which la s t I- rid a y w ith a p p ro p r ia te e x e r Is ready to receive It cises. C o u n ty S u p e rin te n d e n t A rm “T he Demon of C ham pagne." s tro n g w as p re s e n t a n d d e liv e re d a n Wiille at th e d in n er tab le If chain a d d re s s. Air. A rm s tro n g c o m p lim e n t [iflfftie h as been served, a ra th e r anius Ing little ex p erim en t can he perform ed ed th e scool on th e ir h a v in g ih e n e a t an d b est a p p o in te d th u s: Cut a little dem on out of paper e s t a p p e a rin g end a tta c h It to one end of a tooth- p lay sh e d in M ulU iom ah co u n ty . pick or a m atch, to (he o th e r end tie a G re a t c re d it is d u e to Ih e te a c h e rs piece of th read , at the opposite end an d sch o o l b o a rd fo r th e i r p a rt in se of w hich Is fasten ed a raisin. Now c u rin g th e c o -e p e ra tio n o f p a tro n s of th ro u g h th e -e n te r of th e m ulch push th e sch o o l in ra is in g th e n ecessary a pin and then a tta c h w ith th is pin to c o n tr ib u tin g th e la b o r a cork on a hottie Screen this from fu n d s an d view by m eans of a napkin stretch e d n e c e ssa ry to m a k e th e Im p ro v em e n t. over a couple of hotties and drop T h e m o n ey w as ra ised by g iv in g e n t i c raisin Into a ch am p ag n e g la--s. All te r ta in m e n ts and by su b s c rip tio n th at Is now to he seen Is th e little de a n d m u ch o f th e la b o r » u s v o lu n inon If th e glass he now tilled with te e re d . ch am p ag n e we will see som e fun. The little globules of gas from th e cham PLEASANT HOME Air. a n d Airs. R. 1. A n d e rso n , Mr. an d Airs. C h as. Q u ic k sa ll, Air. and Airs Al L e n n a rtz a tte n d e d th e jo in t in s ta lla tio n o f .Masonic a n d E a s te rn S ta r officers at S an d y on W ed n esd ay n ig h t Mrs. H u tc in s o n Is s ta y in g w ith h e r s i s 'e r , Airs. Geo. I-'. R u cg g , th e m e m b e rs ol w hose fa m ily a re sick w ith g rip . A m o n g th o s e s u ffe rin g w ith th e p re v a le n t illn e s s a re Rev. F. 8. F o rd a n d Ills d a u g h te r a n d E. E. V a n F le e t. Air. arid Airs. I. N. I,. S h rin e r a re th e p ro u d g r a n d p a r e n ts of a boy, re c e n t ly b o rn to th e ir d a u g h te r , M rs. Wil- H o w th e D e m o n W o rk s . le n a F re e d e n of P o rtla n d . pague Httm ti th em selv es to the raisin C h ris tm a s ex e rc ise s w ill be held tmd a fte r uw hile. when q u ite a num her have accu m u lated , it will he found a t th e B a p tist c h u rc h S u n d ay e v e n the raisin will rise to the su rface of in g at 7 :3 0 o 'clo ck . T h ey w ill In the liquid T his cau ses th e little de clu d e an a d d re s s by Rev. E. A. L eo n mon to vanish As soon as the ralslu a rd . lias rea< bed th e air th e globules of gas G ia n d p a K en n ed y , th e r e s ta u r a n t explode an d th e raisin sin k s to th e bot tom of th e glass agnln, and once more o w n e r b e re t is v ery ill a t h is hom e. C h ris tm a s ex e rc ise s w ill be held th e dem on Is seen A gain th e raisin he. com es covvied w ith ih e little globules a t th e .M ethodist c h u rc h on S a tu rd a y of gas, ag ain It rises, lignin th e demon e v e n in g a t 7 :3 0 o 'clo ck All a re In d isap p ears, and th is continues as long v ited to a tte n d . as th ere Is effervescence of life in the An e p id e m ic o f g rip is p re v a ilin g cham pagne. In th is c o m m u n ity , w hich In te rfe re s to a la rg e e x te n t w ith sch o o l w ork a n d w ith C h ris tm a s p ro g ra m s. Lively tnaoor Sports Parlor Football D on't forget to read the w ant ads 1 I i i d i m e m erriest L-nristmas you ever spent, and then A H appy and Prosperous N ew Year, you m ay nave is the sincere wish of A. F. MILLER F; A. HALLIDAY GUST LARSON ED. OSBORN K. A. MILLER H. A. LEWIS EMANUEL ANDERSON GEO. C. KING JAS. McP. ROBINSON REV. H. E. SANDSTEDT Stockholders o f the BANK ' OF GRESHAM GRESHAM. OREGON ISO? h ■ MELROSE AND VICTORY. AUCTIO N SALE T h e fo llo w in g p ro g ra m w ill he given in Ih e M elrose sch o o lh o u se by p u p ils of th e sch o o l on F rid a y e v e n ing, D ecem b er 22, u n d e r d ire c tio n On my Place One Mile N orth of Rockwood on B arr Road of th e te a c h e r, Miss B essie S tre h in : S ong - " S in g th e S w e e te st S o n g s" I .— School. O p en in g A d d re ss L ouise F ritz . HORSES AND COWS D ialogue — " J e n n ie ’s S e c re t”— 3 Horses. 10 Cows. 2 Heifer Calves. Young Bull H e rb e rt E d w a rd s, E th e l Alofflt. FARM IMPLEMENTS, ETC. • R ec ita tio n " W h a t U n d e W illie I T w o F a rm W agons. S p rin g W agon. S in g le W agon. B uggy. T w o- T h in k s " E d w a rd B a c k stru n d . s e a te d P h a e to n . S p re a d e r Box. M ow er. R ake. D ouble H a rn e ss. S ong— " C h ris tm a s T im e ”— S chool I S in g le H a rn e ss R id in g C u ltiv a to r W a lk in g C u ltiv a to r. S p ray R e c ita tio n " C h ris tm a s in H ol P u m p w ith F ittin g s . C u taw ay D isk H a rro w . R oot C u tte r. F eed la n d ” - R uby Jo n e s. C u tte r. H ay C a rrie r, F o rk a n d C ab le, 100(1 p o u n d P la tfo rm S cale. Hay R ack. 3 plow s. L itte r C a rrie r. C id e r P ress. 2 s e ts D ouble R e c ita tio n — " C h ris te n in g D olly" Block an d T a c k le . 3 C ro w -b ars. K an t-lio o k . 2 P icks. 7 H ay A nnie Moffitt. F o rk s. L og C h a in . 2 S hovels. Huy K n ife. 2 T ile S pudes. 2 I l l - D ia lo g u e — " T h e L ost T ro u s e r s ." g allo n M ilk C ans. 3 5-gal. M ilk C an s. 3-gal. M ilk C an. 2 Milk R e c ita tio n " L ittle W illie ’s C om P alls. 2 S teel D ouble T re e s. W agon Box. S teel J a c k . Level. p la in t” H a rry Moffitt. G rin d s to n e . 2 F a rm W ugon S p rin g s. H an d C a rt. S ledge. T w o W edges. P o ta to S hovel. G ra in S h o v el. H an d C orn P la n te r. T rio - " S ile n t N ig h t! H oly R uby TERM S— Sum« o f $1(1 or under, C ash; over $11» six months* tim e N ig h t! ’’— N om a, O cea an d o n b an k ab le n ote at s per rent In terest. T w o per cent discount Jo n es. for C ash. R e c ita tio n — " T h re e B ad L ittle Boys” — E th e l .Moffitt. F re e L unch nt N oon. Sale Kain or Shine T rio — " L u t h e r ’s C ra d le H y m n ” — MARTIN MULTHAUF, Owner B essie Jo n e s , A nnie a n d E th e l Jo n e s. W S. W O OD , A u ctio n ee r, V a n c o u v e r. I). W . M ID D LE T O N , C lerk D ialogue T h e D id W om an W ho Lived in u S h o e "— School. Solo— " S le e p L ittle B ab e” — B es sie Jo n e s. R e c ita tio n — “ I'm G o b i’ B ack to G ra n d p a ’s ” -C h a rle s T a llm a n . S ong — " C h ris tm a s N ev er S hall P ass A w ay ” . f R e c tta tlo p "W h e n P a p a 's S ic k ”— H e rb e rt E d w ard s. D ialogue -" M rs . M uson's P o o d le .” R e c ita tio n — "A L ittle S ch o o l” — P. 0. Oresham R. No. 2, B essie Jo n e s. was Established in 1883 Thirty three Years Ago, by A. B. Elliott. D uet " W h ile S h e p h e rd s W a tc h Who expects to sell out or retire from business in the next year or e d ” L o u ise F r itz a n d N om a Jo n e s. two and lias reduced price® in many lines and will continue to have D ialo g u e— " T h e L ost D in n e r." prices that will save you money. S o n g — “ G ood O ld S a n ta C la u s ” — School. Thursday, January 4, 1917, Commencing 10:30a.m . The A. B. ELLIOTT CO. of Powell Valley SCENIC C la re n c e B e ttis r e tu rn e d hom e S a tu rd a y fro m A lb e rta , C a n a d a . •Mr. an d Airs. Irv in N e ib a u e r w ere P o rtla n d v is ito rs a few dayB lust w eek. Greatly Reduced Prices I I lb«. E m it S ugar for $ 1 .0 0 1» lb. sa c k A lb e rt II»-«»«. P e a c o c k p u r« R olled 4» a t « .......................4 0c «25,- < o rn a n d T o m a to e s, 8 can s R on A m i a n d S ap o lio , each $< Iv o ry S oap, la u n d ry size W h ite W o n d e r Soup, 6 b a rs Mt C ry sta l W h ite , 6 b a r s ............. hoc Mt. M ihn I B orax. 6 b a r s .......... 20« S w ift's N a p tlia S oap, 6 b a rs 9Bc H appy Day S oap, 8 b a re ........ 2.-.« G o ld en S ta r S oap, 8 b ars asc Ituliy E le p h a n t S oap, 6 b ars 20< E els N a p tlia S oap, 10 b a rs 4Oc D utch C leanser........................... s< l a l r y S o a p , 41 bar:; Dew D rop W ash in g Pow der, la r g e siz e .................. 10c C itrus siz e ............................................... 20 c Arm A H um m er Soda ................... 8c S m all W hite anil L arge W h ite Iteaus at poun<l 14» P e n n a n t S h o rte n in g , m e d iu m a n d la r g e size p a ils, title a n d $ 1 .7 0 K rin k le C o rn F la k e « , 3 f o r ....... 26c 3 pkgn. M agic T easl ................... lOc 4» T ubular L anterns 44»r H a r n S li o v e i « 410c llo n e « t T acks, al puper 4c M a i l i n g lack «, a t paper I« C. 11. B u rc h e tt re sig n e d h is po si tio n as a s s is ta n t s u p e r in te n d e n t of se rv ic e a t th e H otel M u ltn o m a h an d h a s g one to N ew Y ork to a c c e p t a s im ila r p o sitio n a t th e H o tel G o th am . H e w as fo rm e rly em p lo y ed a t POWELL VALLEY th e G o th a m fo r five y e a rs . M rs. C h ris tm a s ex e rc ise s w ill he held B u rc h e tt w ill re m a in on th e ir farm We have a big line of U ram teware, Hardware, Doors and W in in th e S w ed ish M ission c h u rc h ®8 .it S cenic fo r th e p re s e n t. dow^ and Dishes at Greatly Reduced Price« fo llo w s: m o rn in g se rv ic e l j u l o t t a ) , < a rn a tlo n , H olly a n d Y elnlian Airs. A lice W o lb ert, of A u b u rn , Nail«, a ll sizes, b u t L a th a n d S h in g le N ulls, at lb ..... ............... 4c M ilk, 8 cans 2Oc, 1 ih n t»Oc a t ti a. nt. on C h ris tm a s day. In th e >vas a g u e st lust week o f h e r s is te r , e v e n in g , b e g in n in g a t 7 :3 0 o 'clo ck . , y r „ B c . A h n )an Bring your 5 gallon coal oil cans, we fill them for 55c th e S u n d ay sch o o l w ill h o ld its W e are selling U. S. Poultry Fence, also P ittsburg and Colorado M iss Ire n e an d L o u ie L a rse n , of C h ris tm a s e n te r ta in m e n t. All a r e 1 G a tew ay , a r e g u e s ts a t th e B e ttis hence at Prices before the advance. c o rd ia lly In v ited . lio m e u n til C h ris tm a s. Reduced prices on HEATERS, STOVES and RANGES, OLIVER Air. an d M rs. W in. C o u n sel, o f Mll- PLOWS and HARROWS. CONDOLENCE Dui*ovr sti mping powder « o . oo bo». R E S O L U T I O N S •vaukie, w ere g u e sts of Mr. an d Mrs. D uncan S u n d ay . W h e re a s , It h a s p leased A lm ig hty T h e 2.7th w ed d in g a n n iv e rs a ry of G od in his d iv in e w isdom to rem ove fro m o u r m id st a n d fro m th o s e he J r . a n d Mrs. G u st C a rlso n o c c u rre d lo v ed . B ro th e r C arl A n d e rso n , and la s t w eek. T h ey receiv ed fro m th e ir W h e re a s, In th e d e a th o f B ro th e r ir ie n d s in th e E a st arid P o rtla n d I A nderson, O sw ego L o d g e No. 93, h a n d so m e p re s e n ts , w hich 1 O. O. F ., anti th e c o m m u n ity In m an y Office with Commercial Delivery Co. vhich he re sid e d h a s lo st o n e o f its cam e a s th e ir frie n d s hail p la n n e d , nest m e m b e rs, o n e w ho « a s alw ay s ns a c o m p le te s u rp ris e . 229 Pine Street Between F irst ami Second k in d , g e n e ro u s , an d p ra c tic e d th e p rin c ip le s o f tr u e O dd F e llo w sh ip , ALL KINDS OF HAULING BETWEEN ORESHAM AND KELSO e v e r re a d y to h e lp th o s e In n eed an d PORTLAND d is tre s s. T h e re fo re be it T h e P a re n t-T e a c h e r b a z a a r, held F a r m e r 's H a u lin g , F u r n i tu r e M oving. O rd e rs ta k e n fo r C oal, R eso lv ed , T h a t we, th e m e m b e rs of O sw ego lo d g e No. 93, I. O. O. 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Be it i- I th e sc h o o lb o u a e an d is fre e to all R eso lv ed , T h a t a copy o f th e se I re s o lu tio n s he sp re a d u p o n th e m in w ho w ish to b o rro w books on W ed u te s, a n d th e c h a r t e r o f th is lo dge n e sd a y s a n d F rid a y s b etw een 4 an d 1 he d ra p e d In m o u rn in g in m em o ry of A J. W BROWN, Prop. 5 p. m. o u r d e ceased b ro th e r, a lso copies ; s e n t to th e so n , d a u g h te r , a n d o th e r They usually get w hat you ^w a n t. I re la tiv e s o f th e d e c e a se d , a n d to th e Best Quality Meats O sw ego T im es, G re sh a m O u tlo o k T ry a want ad. in the O utlook an d Oawego R eco rd , foy p u b lic a tio n . N ervous W omen. I) B FOX, When the nervousness Is caused by M cVEY, B A VOSE, co n s tip a tio n , as Is often the case, Highest Prices Paid for VEAL and H 008, according Com m ittee. you w ill get qu ick re lie f by ta k in g C h a m b e rla in ’s Tablets. Thtwe tab PHONE 41 . . . 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The trick Is to knock y o u r high sco rin g op Christmas III Obcraniincrgau. p o n e n ts disk o r to score p a st him, In O b e ra m n n rg a u , G erm an y , a d is and only th e most ndvnnced disk tin ctly religious tone is given to counts C h ristm a s The C hrist Child is the g u ard ian angel of the time. It Is he, they say. who brings th e C h ristm as tree. H e «omes dow n from heaven T h ere Is no reason why th is C h rist on C h ristin a s eve. hokllng It In hla han d s T w o angelr h earing presen ts inas gam e should not lie a s h eartily fly liefore him and tw o behind. He enjoyed by g ro w n u p s as well os cbll p u ts th e tie e on the table, rings a dren. In fact, any one th a t u n d er bell and flies aw ay He brings a sta n d s th e real gam e «an lie nine q u ite blessing to the children th a t have «clentlflc In Ihe one above named '{"lirce thing« a re re ju is ite for the gam e been obedte.it. »empty e»j:«!»el!« Ihe < o n ie n f « having To th e cuildreii of O tx rn m n ierg au St. Nichola« Is an angel In disguise lieen expelled th ro u g h pinholes punc- H e goes about from house to house tur«d al th e en d s; a large, sm ooth ta In ragged clothes and w ith a bag on hie an d p lenty o f b reath , for th e gam e his back He gives s loud knock a t Is played w ith th e eggshells blown the door and asks. “ Are th e children about on th e tab le Sides »re chosen, ar.d th e real tac good?" If the a n sw er Is “Yes" be tics o f th e gam e so fa r as they a re leaves fru its and • andles. If th e an ad ap tab le, a re observed O th er gam es, sw er Is “ No" he leave« a stick. soeb a s pool an d b ill's rtH. can be play £v ed In th is m an n er Money sa v in g b a rg a in s. Air. a n d M rs. T. w ith Air. a n d Mrs la n d , last S u n d ay Alias L a u ra Aloore catn e h om e W ed n esd ay to sp en d th e h o lid ay s w ith h e r p a re n ts , Air a n d M rs. W. U. M oore. I H o ss’ T ru ck S e r v ic e Bert Hoss GRESHAM MEAT MARKET Home-Made Lard and Sausage, Hams and Bacon Î a