CHRISTMAS NUMBER, 1918
LEGENDS OF
THE MISTLETOE
A NCIENT MYTHOLOGY.
According to S candinavian m ythol
ogy, Loki, the god of evil, was the
sw orn enem y of B aldur, th e god of
light, and tried by every m eans in
his pow er to kill him , but failed be
cause he was in v u ln erab le to ev e ry
th in g th a t cam e from the e a rth , air,
fire o r w ater.
unto d eath , but when he found it he
touched th e sap, w hile cu ttin g the
branches, and fell dead n ea r the
i tree, in d icatin g th a t th e sap was a
deadly poison.
A n o th er legend acco u n ts for the
fact th a t th e p lan t is a p a ra site by
the story th a t th e m istletoe, o riginally
| grew , as a tree, and th a t th e cross o-i
which C h rist was crucified was m ade
from m istleto e wood, a f te r w hich it
was accursed and condem ned to never
m ore grow as a tree but to exist as
a parasite, k illin g every living thing
to w hich it becam e attach ed .
The p lan t th riv es in A m erica from
New Je rse y so u th w a rd an d w est
w ard, an d th o se who know it only as
a p art of C h ristm as d eco ratio n s can
have little idea of how it o v erru n s
trees to th e ex ten t of being a n u is
ance.
GRESHAM
WHAT HAVE
WE WON
By ELM ER F. GOODWIN
[F o u r-m in u te speech au th o rized
by M inute Men com m ittee on Publlc
In fo rm a tio n , A Meyers, ch airm an . J
P re sid en t W ilson on Novembe**
11th m ade th e follow ing p ro cla m a
tion w hich answ ers th e above q u es
tio n :
“ My Fellow C o untrym en:
Loki a t la st conceived th e idea th a t
T he arm istice was signed th is
the m istletoe, sp rin g in g from neither,
m o rning
E v ery th in g for w hlcn
A m erica has fought has been accom
would serve his purpose and, having
plished. It will now be o u r fo rtu n
an arro w m ade from th e wood ho
TROUTDALE
a te duty to assist by exam ple by so
helped Hodi, th e blind god of dark
ber, friendly counsel, and by m a te r
The T ro u td ale L ad ies’ Aid held a ial aid in th e estab lish m en t of ju st
ness, to aim it, and B aldur fell dead
I
very
successful
gale
and
su
p
p
e
r
In
dem ocracy th ro u g h o u t th e world
— th ro u g h the h eart.
WOODROW W ILSON.”
All the gods and goddesses prayed
'V / 'w V h e l d T n s t e X " “ ^ . ™ :
Have we, indeed, won w hat wq set
to r his re sto ra tio n to life, and when ' nual bazaar, and was ra th e r h astily out t o w i n w h e n w e
,
th e e forces
forces
th e prayer was g ra n te d it was de-1 P|a n ,ied and ca rrie d o u t, but with ’_ o u f t to win when
' we J joined d th
! thp
of th e d ep a rtm en ts nosses ” f th e A l,ies n early
“ <” >«>s
ago?
T * ™ uave pow er to oo harm un-1 success was not difficult to a tta in '
W hat have we won? C ertain ly not
less it touch ed th e e a rth , and th e I Mrs. Ruth B rink had ch arg e of the
m a teria), th in g s; n e ith e r te rrito ry
goddess of love was appointed to ? ? p p e r- ably assisted by Mrs. Jo h n
We do not even
g u ard it.
’
■
M rs- W m. C raw ford, Mrs. n o r in d em n ities.
Miller, Mrs. Wiley R ichardson, Miss- claim dam ages for the loss of o u r
Some legends claim th a t the god- >‘8 Evelyn and M ajorie K endall. The brave so ld iers n o r for th e g re a t cost
dess kissed all who passed u n d er the ,llea' was served ca fete ria style, and of eq u ip p in g and m a in ta in in g a large
p la n t as a token th a t it was no longer E?2!!iSted ■ ° fi bakptI bpa” s . brown
arm y and navy d u rin g th e stru g g le.
Yet, my frien d s, we have won ev
love, w hile o th e rs a s se rt th a t she ex-I
Mrs. L. A H arlow , Mrs. Ja n e t e ry th in g th a t is n ear and d ear to th e
acted a kiss from each as a p ro p ia tia -| G ra n t-
Mrs. C. I. T hom as sold h e a rts of a free and liberty-loving
tion, o r th e bough should be allow ed Ule ar,iclp s fro n i ’he g en eral booth;
to w ork h arm
! Mrs. J. R. K n a rr, assisted by Mrs people. We have won a glorious vic
M orris McGinnis, sold th e delicious tory for th e oppressed and m isguided
»uwsiuci
c a b u u
io r th
tn e kissing
K issing ! hom e u m ia ade
u e c candies.
a n u ie s.
M
isses i Olive peoples of au to cratic G erm any and
A
n o th er i reason
fo
Misses
privilege conferred by the ____
p lan t __ ia W ,l8on and h'aye Leupold at th e fish- A u stria-H u n g ary . T he victory over
. . . . ___
said
fe rr to he th » t “ „ l0Ve,y __
m aiden
p re‘ | Pond
pr°owd were
o U ^ mobbed
i m g s ^ as usual by the
an d ‘y a n n y . over conquest
te rre d d eath to th e kisses of an
am orous old m onk who p u rsued her,
and- h er p rayers for d eliverance w ere
answ ered by tra n sfo rm in g h er into
a m istletoe b ranch and placing her
In a tree.
som
e v o sx ld s w e js r.”
One n little
~
.
wiic
i n e tot
iu i of
or th
tn r re e e e
' th
*' rew his m oney .. .......
into th e fish pond
prim
lirizp n pop
on o
u t
expecting to have his prize
out
at him.
Mary Belle M cGinnis and
M arjorie K en d all served punch to
th e th irsty . T he sum of $56.53 was
tak en in, w ith a very few article!-
le ft on hand.
K iss F or E ach B erry.
T ro u td ale Red Cross au x iliary
T he custom of “ kissing beneath are T he
planning to give an old fashioned
the m istleto e” is so old th a t no one dance at the Masonic hall on New
know s when it o rig in a te d ; b u t when< Y ears eve.
Born, at th e E m anuel h o sp ital on
young people a re found selecting th e
branches th a t have th e b erries on, it Sunday, Decem ber 15th, to Mr. am i
Mrs Jay Bailey, a .o n .
is fa ir to suppose th a t th ey know a
Roy H ensley re tu rn e d
S unday
kiss m u st be given fo r each berry- from th e Benson P olytechnic T rain -
plucked and th a t th e - cerem ony is
ia lnK school. They are d isb an d in g th e
never com plete until every b erry is ,r a in l” K school m em bers as fast as
off the branch.
p o s s i b l e . __________ ___________
T here was once a com m on, though
m istaken, belief th a t th e m istletoe
grew on oak tree s only, b u t th a t was
so fa r from tru e th a t th e D ruids, who
held the oak as ab solutely sacred b e
cause they believed it to rep rese n t the
One Suprem e God, deem ed th e m is tle
toe doubly sacred If found on one,
and carefully g u ard e d it until the
sixth day a fte r th e first new moon of
each year.
Iand donlinl°n
ex p p iu
lo n itatio
n ui
of
...... . ’ over 'A
a u u ii
, th e w eak by the stro n g , over enslave-
m t i n l rtf »K«
.• e m ighty,
...
.
raent of th e feeble by th
is
com plete
We have helped to destroy th e last
stro n g h o ld of au tocracy, an d th e peo
pies of th e e a rth may now safely
form a league of n atio n s th a t will
g u a ra n te e th e blessings of peace an-l
p ro sp erity and happiness to m ankind
th ro u g h o u t fu tu re ages. A new Dec
la ra tio n of Independence may now be
w ritten by th e people of all n atio n s of
th e ea rth . T h ere is now here in th e
world a g o v ern m en t th a t does not
rest on th e consent of th e governed.
T lie victory was w o rth th e price.
A void
waiting'
too
long
to
p lace
order for a Ford car until it is too late.
your
T here
are goin g to be cars again this spring but not
enough to go around.
M ake the fam ily a C hrist
m as present o f an order for a car for spring
2323232348532353000
D elivery.
sag
=
—
W e carry a lu ll line o f A ccessories for the car.
C om e in and look them over.
RAKER & SON
I
G R E S H A M , O R EG O N
Christmas Greeting
A joyous C h ristm as and a H appy New Y ear to* th e officers
and m em bers of Sm ith M em orial P re sb y teria n ch u rch . F air-
view. T h ere is m uch cause for rejoicing, m uch cause fo r praise
to o u r H eavenly F a th e r for H is m any m ercies; and especially
at th is tim e for th e u n sp eak ab le gift of H is Son.
>
-----------
Z X
'r * t
.b o u 8 i„ : - b . . , b „ w .'.? d" ; „ abn
g row ing on an oak tree , th a t h e !
T he fact th a t lazy men are invarl- 8 a y î”
m ig h t secure its branches fo r th e 'a b ly good n a tu re d m akes everybody
F o r a few m om ents she stood d e
cure of his b etro th ed , who was sick about them ill-n atu red .
b atin g th e aw ful question in her
m ind, and th en reached for th e box.
Jo h n need nev er know ,” she said.
W ith trem b lin g hands she broke open
th e box and em ptied on th e tab le a
i collection of b u tto n s, nails, and so
on. Jo h n had been th e re first!
Auction Sale
125 Head of Hogs
In Grass Valley, 11 Miles E ast of Vancouver, 3»/2 Miles Northwest of
Camas, and 3 1-3 Miles N ortheast of Fisher
F R ID A Y ,
Safety First
...........................
W hen th is tim e a rriv e d , p riests
REV. I. B. S EL F, P astor.
robed in spotless w hite, su rro u n d e d
the tree and held solem n cerem onies,
am ong w hich was the sacrifice of NEW SOLICITORS NAMED
IN TWO DISTRICTS SAME
” E IDEA
BOTH W O R R T F ^ n R A IN S
two w hite bulls.
A fter th e cerem onies a priest
robed in spotless w hite ascended the
G eorge. F H oney, ch airm an of th e
I t wa8 C h ristm as eve. S tarin g a t
tree, and w ith a golden knife cu t th e com m ittee having g en e ral supervl- th e dying em bers of th e fire was i
m istletoe and let it fall onto a w hite MuRtmn h
C r° 88 d rl’ e *“ ea’ ‘ern b eau ,lfu I w oman H er face was wor-
cloth
th e r prle8l8
p riests
.... . held
. . . . by u o lIlrr
, M ultnom ah, announces two chan g er ried. and she clasped and unclasped
T he branches were then form ally I in th e li8t of cap tain published last h er hands in nervous excitem ent P
blessed and divided am ong th e peo- wppk- Doth were m ade necessary [J a n d 1 ’’n o i a 8«“
♦ —
* • --
• •
a
“8
t
m U r“ U red’
pip, who believed th e sprays given accouilt o f th e illness of th e ones for-
imiK
B-l(»t”°
ney
°
Uy
bUby
8 C brl8' '
thein to have m iraculous pow er.
! m erly ap pointed.
ma8 g |f t ,.
Called “A ll-H eal" P la n t.
Miss M arg aret S cl.antin will ta k e
M echanically her eyes w andered
T he com mon belief In th e efficacy ’he place of Mrs. Ida B urgess of th e aro u n d th e room u ntil, with a guilty
o th e p lan t was such th a t it was Rockwood d istric t and Mrs. T C. MU- «’a r t . ’hey rested on so m eth in g stand
called a ll-h e a l;” but according to 1er th a t of Mrs. W. E. T eg art of th e ¡ng on th e m antelpiece
It was
an old legend,
a c e rta in
lover W ilkes d istrict.
baby’s money-box. " If I only d a r e d ' ”
110 Head of Cattle
OUTLOOK
D EC EM BE R
20,
H o d < lirlstm as O bservance.
T h e first C h ristm as c e le b ra t
ed Inside a house on th e A m er
ican co n tin en t was on Decem ber
25, 1618. O ur P u ritan auceg-
’ors finished th e ir first house
a t P lym outh, Mass., having
spent m ore th an a m onth in
w andering ab o u t in search of a
place of se ttle m en t. T he com
pany was divided into nineteen
fam ilies, and to each person
was assigned a lot for house
and g ard en . It was n ot a very
ch eerfu l C h ristm as for the
P u ritan s.
All of them could
not be accom m odated ^inside
the house, so th a t som e of them
were left o ut in th e cold, bur
’he relig io u s fea tu re s of th e
day were n ot fo rg o tten , and it
may be said th a t th e Babe of
B ethlehem was prayed to and
cting to in a most ferv en t m an
ner.
FAIRVIEW
A C h ristm as serm on and C hristm as
m usic will be given a t th e P resb y
te ria n church next Sabbath m orning,
to which th e pasto r, Rev. 1. B. Self,
exten d s a cordial welcome.
At the re g u la r m eeting of the
F airview g ran g e held Decem ber 7,
the follow ing officers were elected for
th e com ing y ear: M aster, Mrs. Jessie
M iller; overseer. Earl Tow nsend
le ctu rer, F ran ces Bliss; chaplain, It
D unbar; S tew ard, Tom M iller; a s
---------- —
v e u r .c » to n e ; lad
sistan t stew ard , Cedric Stone; lady
a s sista n t, stew ard , Mrs. J. W. Moller
g atek eep er, Mrs. E. S tone; tre a su re r
J. W. T ow nsend; secretary , Roy
S tone; Pom ona, Jo sep h in e Tow n
sen d ; F lo ra, C lara Sales; Ceres,
M arg aret Jo n a s; pianist, Mrs. Ruth
St. Clair.
Miss L illian H eslin en tertain ed a
few of her little frien d s on W ednes
day evening in honor of h er ten tn
b irth d ay .
G am es and m usic were
played, when refre sh m e n ts
were
served. T hose p rese n t were M arjo rie
M oller, D orothy Byrd and Lillian
H eslin.
Mrs. H. M. Shaw an d d au g h ter, i
Mrs. Leslie St. C lair, have again tak
en up th e ir residence In F airview
Mrs. St. C lair will go to h e r work In I
P o rtlan d by car.
I
w P *« ,
"•C - -
55
“'Se »
.--•M
IT S A V E S TIM E A N D M O N EY
Ekstrom Truck Service
PLEASANT HOME
A sacred co n cert, “T he Ten Vir-
g
in
s,” will be given next F rid a y ev
At 10 o’clock Sharp
en in g by th e M ethodist L ad ies’ Aid a?
th e church.
T h ere will be also a
chicken
d in n e r
w ith
trim m in g s,
HOLSTEIN.
JERSEY.
DURHAM
which will be sold a t so low a price
55 COWS—Ten Head Fresh a t time of sale. Fifteen Head to
th a t no one can afford to eat at
Freshen in next sixty days.
home. An au ctio n sale of fancy and
Registered Holstein Bull, two years old. Jersey Bull, 3 yrs. old.
useful article s will be conducted and
it is expected th a t m any will buy
30 Head 2 year-old HEIFERS, all to Freshen in 60,to 90 days
th e ir C h ristm as g ifts here. An Invi
Balance Young Heifers and Heifer Calves.
'
tatio n is extended to all to atten d .
T he ch ild ren of th e P leasan t Home
C a ttle to be T uberculin T ested by Dr. A. C. Brow n, A ssistant S tate
V eterin arian .
B ap tist Sunday school will give
C h ristm as songs and rec itatio n s at
E ig h t Howe to farrow mmio ; (Mt S h o a l- from Ho to I2."> pound. each .
th e church at 10 o ’clock next Sunday
B a la n ce P ig s up Io IO w eeks old .
m orning, D ecem ber 22. At th a t tim e
MACHINERY— E m pire M ilking M achine.
E nsilage C u tter, capacity 2«
th e m issionary envelopes io which the
tons per hour. No. 17 DeLaval S ep ara to r
12 10-gallon Milk Cans. Lot
ch ild ren have been co n trib u tin g will
H ottie f rates. B ottles
S m a’I Milk Cans. N early new double end Milk
be added to an d opened
All parent*
l o r Croup.
Boiler. Milk Cooler, lot of Sm ail Tools. Etc.
and frien d s a re cordially Invited to
f h a m b e ria in 's Cough Rem edy is th e p ro g ram and to th e church se rv
TERM S—-Sums u nder $20 C ash; $20 o r over six m o n th s' tim e will be given splendid for c ro u p ,” w rites Mrs. E d ice follow ing, which will be con d u ct
w ard H assett, F ra n k fo rt, N. Y “ Mj
on approved » K u rit? .
'
F R E E LUNCH AT NOON ch ild ren have been quickly relieved ed by th e p asto r. Rev. A. J. W are.
of a tta c k s of th is d read fu l com plain!
D on’t look down upon the rich.
by its u se .” T his rem edy co n tain s no
S ale B ain. S h in e or S n ow — lau-ge Sh ed in C ase o f Storm .
opium o r o th e r narcotic, and may be In th ese tim es of flu ctu atin g fo r
given to a child as confidently as to tu n e s you may be rich yourself,
an a d u lt.— Adv.
some day.
R. B. K N A P P , O w ner
If
you
haven't
got
It
yet
try
•
< (»L. W. S. WOOD. A uctioneer. V ancouver. Wash
S p o tlig h ts and electric horns.
O. F. JOHNHON, of C am as B ank, Clerk
want ad
E. O sburn a Co.
1918
Ship by Truck
Cor
PHONE
G resham 851
Powell and Maple Ave.
PHONE
P o rtlan d
lidwy. 2082
225 Ash S treet
(F riE A T s^ 00^ as Turkey
and a Great Deal
Cheaper
You will find it out if
your Christmas Roast is
bought at the Powell
Street Market. All meats
are stall fed and Govern
ment Inspected.
“ Everything
for the Epicure”
Brown’s Gresham Market