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BEAUTIFUL
CHRISIIMS'sS
(Continued from jmRo H.)
.Ifiiitj lirniK'in ii yirvt'H climlniiii
fll'iim, nutl prim ( disl tlio iiprnii
m. mulclug n I, lu I.iii tct-tl v Imw l(f t lio
mrlu In Hi.- Inii'k, iiihI then trim
ilnntrd over to ihi. dumpy lllllit hIuvo i t'Uck lo town mnl et HOiiiidlilnjc to
or I Imow nlic In lovely And I
liavciri liny mother, i'oti know"
"Oh"- hiiIiI lli) III tin :IiIn, roiiml
yi'il wlili nyiniHitliy. Anil (lien t ho
(old tin-in Hint nil her II fo mho
.'(il In ij IiIk. lonely Iioiikii nml
iiMvu.Vx .vi'iiriH'il for 11 cozy
Imiiii' mill fin' ii Hlxlrr
Afii-r iiiiit tlo'y poppwl tho com,
nml JiinI iin llif.v IIiiInIM'iI In cnnio I'o-lei-
"I I'll Ii' I llml tiny lilKt (U liulp, llllM,"
Iiii niiiitiiini'i'il. "nml II'm niiowIiik. I'll
hitw to iinlilii'li tliu liorHOM nml i;o
yrllow n ml it red nml n bluo Miry
, lioolc mnl n bountiful Hiniiiro hrmluit of
cmiily. tied wllli holly Million, nml
thou from tin- very bottom of Hie
trunk kin.1 drew Mlrlnu nflcr Htrlmr of
"hiring iiiii.. iiiw- lifiu, fflHtHifil on
rml ii ml iml- hivcd rlbhoim
"I who koIiik to ! up ii cotillon
tv the children nt tin1 other Ijoimc,"
tin prliifiHM ('jiplnlniNl to Peter, "but
(hew ilitltt folk iiimhI It ho much
tiwn "
Tho llltlo Ix-IU wont "tinkle. Unklo,"
ii IN-Ier Iiiink tin-in mill JimhIo,
mnl pnpfHHl Into ilitt IiiiIiIiIIiik hi,
"lM you t'ver mnull mij'tlilliK o
it"nlif" ihu nuked " mu im liutiKry
im ii iK'nr "
The llltlu iilrl ImiKlii'il JoyutiNly.
"If Irt'nn twup." Jenny hiiIiI, "hikI wo
tin- koIiir lo have n ror mippor, with
mw Huh. iliutipihupt it, ii, w(ll
Hfr ikl It witMii- uw mioiiKh for you,"
"Mr imoUKli'" tin- dellshttd liuly
ov Inltuvd "I think ln-iiii no up nml
tlitl- tlutnpllnim if-uui-tim!" Ami
ti" ilutitf out her ImtuU o'rpreMlvol)'.
"I thoituhi." JphIc roiitnrhwl rultit
1). "ttwtl f try irluciNtmw only uto
Ik'ik'v nml dew "
tt'aleh atiowa i Iin t I iiiii not n trtiu
prlminn." until the InfiMlftil Imly, "for ' "txr lMw hr. "Oh. IVtrr,
le-m-y nod dew wdtild iioi'nr NHtbify " iMnHj e.no'ieimiHi.v.
tnkc yon over In.
"No," tlllt pitllClfW dlMllliriCll III) MllO
nIimkI In (In mlddlf of I hi1 room with
n liPttptHl up 1INI1 of miowy Urrut'ln In
hor hnml. "No, IVIur, I'm koUik to
uliiy hum till nljtlil."
J'cler xtni (!. nml tin- llltlo kIiU
crli-il. "Oil. will yon?"
Ami the prlmi-i wild: "I rwilly will.
Ami, l'otir. you chii hrliiK up thv
xtonnu'r .trunk hiiiI tny Imik."
"Won't your frlomln o.vpwI yon.
tnlHr IVti-r Imiulred, an If nwHltltiu
ii nli' in,
"1 will Mud a nott Iiy you." whn (Im
in I in rtmpotlM', And an Hie mini wont
out Nhe folhiwcd him nml hut tin-
"1 Ntn
ii..-
Kolnir to clw ilivtii micli n (MiHhIihiin!"
' "Tlw Hi Uo KlrlM. mlnr
Jrltliy Hot out tlire tlllln tilliu IkiwIh
m..l . tlii-ui on n tattle tlit wan "Yu"- 'r,H,.v wr" ' "'1 ,'rnr:
pr..,l with n roHw hut MpotliMM ' utv lU" vrmtuu In my trunk
-l..ih, Tlirw w m -runty lemf mid ,lmt 1 ",,c 10 l'Hr 10 ll,t' "lUm
rl..irr awn.1 Lutn-r. Imit mid m vUMrm. IM tlwy will have m tniicli
-f nil llH-rt. w.-r.. t tr Im-mii whip ku.1 t,mt ,m,-v J mi ul 1 ""
th- iH.i..iuK inn.- dumplliiRM iwvwl to- ,M,, , n' ;rlaiiiHa In a pin n llltlo
. il.. i' It. mi .,l.l mullH-rry tttrfon. IhiIhH It w"l n Joyful l.oiu.;.
It w p.-ife.-iy wonderful to oi ',,',.'!r'' ......
II..- -rlm K. 1,,-r hIiIiiIiik own nt .,nl' ' "''r "KW' Uml"'"
"I wlali wi hud it IiIk tri i." wtld tho
prlwmrt lotjrpt fully.
"Wttll. Iwivo tlmi to mi', mliw," I'clor
told Iwr iiKorly. "Vott Jut jjet Ilium
llltlo thliiB' to ttlccp .iirly. and I'll he
hort" wllli n tr.'i."
"Oh. I'otcr. IVtor-Knntn Clmm!" ex
dnlmod the prlii''."N Klvofiilly. "It will
f tho utroM ChrlNimiiH Hint I tmvo
Imd nlitco I wnn n wi-o hit of n ;lrl."
Ho I'ott'r went nwny. nml t lit prln-
movt'd Iih found ii live kitten pnclied Identified Her.
In ii mimll lilrd ciik- Tho kitten hnd n A H,"p'' "r '.' wommi n nhlllty lo
pink Iww' of rlM on ni u m ek, nml riw iiH'rlr to iliotw x-tty detnlln
nltnekml to tho ii i-.n wn n ntrd hear l'''11 m Iminiicr, limit mid mil
liiK tin' Inacrlptl' ii "f operiiti.itm of nny mere nmu in
"A Merry CliM-imnn from UK.U "'d of n Ilnrrloii woninn u lio tried
Jni-k." '" nrM i '.'liwh cnnlml nt h Immik
Kurtbor liiywtl.'nii-iii hroiiKhl forth W,H''" WM '" known, myn the
tho fflcl Hint Hi- m "I'npn!" emno 'N' ,trk """nl remnrki were
from h (toll trltli hiond curia Hint mll u ,hv c-onwniinic the
od "f'!" Ii tin..- It wai wnieozod, nHWl "r Mlifu. to which' the
Hi inovlox tjlo-mnli unci; tli imII ""' Imtumllataly replied: 'Oh. well,
clerk b-Kil (rixMteumi tbe kitten In one t,Jftt'" uu,,'- ' vM idaiitlHwl
packAf aUrf W the meehnnlcm h' iUiH "'e' my clwek,"
doll In tlH.' ower y.tvMtiw. lie wan "
mut'ti ivikfvaU-Wti' '' lie had unrnrolwl A MiiHn Cure,
the dtwildt irtjfdcrv. "Jenulei" yolled the composer.
m.iAx "Ve, ilear." called Imck the jjentlc
Vjne in wife.
Wine In fffwlfi I h.. . h.Mip ihnt It U "WUy In thunder don't you keep
imttl luatid of wii.-r rr ml.xlii hoo- Hint kid ipilet? What alls Itr
liliiekltitc. ' " cnn'l think, deer. I'm oltifflnr om
of yottr liillnl.le to the potr tittle dur
. ; llnif!"-I.lrii)tiu-rti,i.
I
J6ALJ-
"tor auk tiu: i.mu: MOTiRH,",aAii'n:K
I'liixc'i:
dretimlii:.' In h. r Hi He IhhI. hfitnl the
on in I mid thought It a tirt of her
dnram.
And while r.'ter mid the prlneeae
trimmed and MhHpeml and laughed
aome one nit i led the doorknoli.
I'eter ofKHied I lie d(Hr. and there
ntod a white fneed. ahlverliit; little
wmonii.
"Oh. what linn happened to mv llttk
Klrla?" he panted. "1 imw Uw IIkIu.
mid It la wi late." Then mm ahe heheld
the Koldeti haired vMun In pink mid
the xay tn-e and I'eter In IiIh trim liv
ery nhe piHped. "Why. I lu'lleve It U
falrleh!" Ami a lie ani down very ami-
eeHM, with her eyem ahlnln like atnra. 1 ,1,,',.v .! chair,
lll...t Hail.. .
ilnm-Hl Imck Into Hie room nml wild
"Oh. let'a play timrlnopi!"
Jelif mid Jenny had never lienrd of
utieh it Knme. hut tin- prmata told
them Hint who wtta u ahlp on the high
leiia mid that they were lo tell from
her rnrRo what country ahe hnllwl
from.
"I curry ten," alie liesnu. "Where do
I hull fromr
"t'lilnn," KiieaHcd Jenny. ,
"No." I
"Japan." cried Jennie, with her little 1
fnce wlowlnp.
"No."
Then the little Klrla pondereil. "It ,
mlKht he India," ventured Jenny, hut
the prlnceaa aliook her head. Then
JomIc cried, "H'a Coy Ion T' And that
waa rfu'lit. '
And after Hint Jennie drought n car
go of nrnngen from I'lurldn nml Jenny
ai'icu hfi-i-mi Tiicr roi-rct) Tint con.v.
the head of the tnlilc. nml little Inmu
Jetle anld. "Vou were Juat acnt to uh
for chrlmtun. Why. Ifa Jtmt like
"Tim night l.cfiirw Clirlnlinni), when nil
throurfti tin. houao
Nut a cronluru wan Rtlrrink. nut even n
muUM.
The MocklriH cro hunic by the chimney
wllli earn
In liop llutt HI. N'lehulaa noon wuul.l bu
tin-in
Thu clillilron tvvro neitleit all inuic tn
tlit-lr Imli,
Whllo vllin of u car jium dnnced In
(heir tieu.lt."
"Ilut our atockltiKa weren't hung
yet. and we weren't In bed," anld
Jenny.
"It wna too enrly for Hint." anld Hio
prluccsa, "hut let'a ko on with thu
rhyme, Just for fun. I ace you know
It nil throuKli, no you inuntn't mind my
chntiKlni; It n little:
"When out on tlm lawn lliero uroio iuch
it clatter
Jenny praii from tier chair to eo what
waa tlx. nmtter.
Awny to tho window ahe (low lllio n flaih, i
Toro oj-m tho liullora and throw up the
mli.
When what to her wanilortnu eyea ahould
nponr
Ilut n mlnlaturo eloluh and elKht tiny
' rolmlcrrl
"Oh, no; 1 forgotl 1 menu
"When wtint to tier won.torhiK cyei ahoul.l
npiiunr
Ilut a cnrrlntio atuck tn tho mud rlcht out
huro TIIEIli: HTOOU A Wit ITU I' A CCD, HIIIVEIIINO
And a llltlo old driver, ao lively and I MITLlt WOMAN. f
You mi'iai tmvo thouttht Peter waa dear broiiKlit n cargo of rugs from Persia, J
old Ht. Nick," and there wore enrgoea of apices nml
The children Inughed gleefully, nnd of coul mid of coffee and of Halt and t
Jenny anld: "Wo would have thought , of grain and of lumber, nnd tho prln- '
that, only we nren't going to hung up cesa finished triumphantly ly cnrrylng
our BtocKlugH HiIh Clirlatmna nt nil. n cargo of oyatera from tho Cliesa
Jeaale ami 1 aren't going to get nny 1 penke liny.
preaeiita. for mother liitHU't been well, J "One more," bogged Jessie. -and
she couldn't get nny aewlng. Hut j "I curry n cargo of castlea," anld tho j
she Niild we could niuko our Clirlatums Lspnrkllug prlnceaa. "Where do 1 hnll
merry, and we were to pretend that from?" .
wo had been to the big atores In tho i Tito llttlo glrla guesaeil and guesseil,
city ami hud bought thluga for tho , and nt luat tho prlucesa unlit
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"Von are the little mother." anld the
i prlncoiei un ahe km-lt Inside her and
put her nriim urouml her anil told her
how alio en tni to be there, uml when
she had llnlxhcd alio Kald altuply. "And
I have wanted- my own mother sr.
much I tits OhrWtiiMH. nml the little
i girls were so sweet that I knew I
' should love you."
i "You poor little thing:" cried the lit
tle mother to the lull princes nnd the
bountiful lady put her head down on
: the other's shabby shoulder nml wept.
, born use In spite of her riches she had
lieeu very, very lonely In her big
lioue.
And nfter Peter hnd gone they tnlk.
ed until midnight of Jessie nml Jenny,
nnd then they concocted great plnn
i nbout the pretty things Hint the llttlo
mother wna to mnke for the princess.
And In the morning Jessie mid Jen
ny, wnklng In the enrly dnwti. enw
sitting on the footboard of the tied two
Teddy benrs, one with n Muring pink
bow nnd one with n flaring blue bow.
i nnd the Teddy bears held out their
nrms saucily nnd gazed nt the hnppy
I little girls with twinkling eyes,
j "Oo-oh!" cried the little girls, who
' hnd never seen n Teddy benr before.
, And Hint wna the beginning of the
most wonderful dny of I heir lives, for
, nil dny the tree went "tinkle, tinkle,"
) na they fornged In Its branches for
bonbons. And tho chicken dinner was
n delicious success. And In the after
noon they nil took n ride In the prin
cess' sleigh, with Peter driving on tho
box, and when nt Inst ho set them
down on their own uumblo doorstep
and lifted little Jessie In his nrms the
princess smiled at them radiantly from
under her plumy hat.
"Itemember, Peter will come for you
every Snturdny. nnd you are to Btay
nt tny house all dny," she said.
"Oh, yes!" Jenny sighed, with rap-1
ture.
"And you nre to cotno to my wed-
I ftii) allowing the largest glfwk of Loose
unci ountwl 'Diamonds in Kings, Brooches,
Cuft Buttons, Watches and Lockets that
cvpr wan shown in southern Oregon.
Also the largest slock of Gorhani Sterling
Silvoj', TJawkcs & Libbe.v's'rich Cut Glass
and Sterling Silver Novelties, Toilet Sets
and Manicure Seta, and everything tlwit is
arried in a first-class store. Don't fail to
see my stock of silverware. Everything new
and up-to-date.
1 have the largest stock of Set and Plain
Kings of all sizes.
If you are looking for anything in the dia
mond or jewelry line and want quality, I
have it. Everything absolutely guaranteed.
MARTIN J. REDDY
Near Post Office
f
'Ls
am f acts
You will lo.o moi ey in parr-haning your h-iliday
tvoti, pdAll
DIAMONDS, CUT QLAS8, WATCHES, GOLD AND
S WLVtWARE, tU?.ICAL INSTRUMENTS, ETC.
tow-.
if yao full to fe tin.
All wu nsk is the optxurtnrrity to snow you
nir t')ok, ns vUu nr mi oh Uiat jott will
' '! -t-ira without buying.
Medford Loan Office
rier of Central Avenu? and Main.
uses
tree nnd dolla nnd everything."
"That'a u lovely way," said tho prin
cess gently, nml alio laid her hand,
with Uh Hushing rings, over Jesslo'a
thin nticH.
"And we are going to pretend," Jea
slo said, "tlmt our chicken la turkey,
"quiKTi.Y, gtruri'iiv, i-kticii." waiinkdtiik
l'lllNCIKHH.
Ilut wo won't Imvo to pretend nbout
tho inlneo plo, for mother linn made a
lovoly into."
"I wish I could help you out the
chicken," snld the princess wistfully,
"and I Hhould like to meet your moth;
"That wasn't a fair one. really, for
my cnstles tire eustles In Spain."
Then, with Jessie In her nrms, she
told them of her own castle building,
and when alio had llnlshed she snld,
"Ami so your mother ahull have all of
my sewing, nnd that will keep her
busy until sprliiu."
"Oil, you nro going to bo mnrrled
nnd live happy over after!" sighed Jos
slo rapturously. "It's Just whnt a
fairy piineesn should do."
"And whnt you should do," said tho
princess, looking at tho clock. "Is to
go to bed, bed. bed. an that you can
wake up early In tho morning."
Hho tucked tliem In nnd came back
Inter In a fascinating pink kimono,
with her Imlr In a thick yellow braid,
nnd she kissed them both. Ilut It waa'
.little liuno Jesalo that ahe kissed last.
Ami then she went nwny llko a glo
rious vision, and the llttlo girls sank
Into slumber.
In the next room tho princess open
ed the door cautiously, ahd thero was
Peter with hiiow all over lilm. mid
Ida nriim were full of holly and mis
tletoe, and a great tree waa propped
ngiilust tho doorpost.
"Quietly, quietly, Peter." wnrnedthu
princess, and Peter tiptoed In nml sot
tho tree up In tho coruor, and Its top
reached to tho celling.
Tho princess opened tho Bteamor
trunk nml took out two white Toddy
benrs. one with a flaring bluo bow
nml tllo other with it llurlug pink one,
mid tticti alio tool; out a green uiu n
THE.,.
NASH
LIVERY
00.
Have the Best Turnouts in the City
You nro treated right, tho prico is right, the tonm U
right in fact, ovorythinij is right. Como nnd see.
NASH LIVERY 00.
Till! VIIINCESH HMII,K1 AT THRU 1IADI
ANI'tiV IIK.NUAT1I II Kit l'UJMKS,
ding In the spring-all of you," said
tho princess gnyly.
"And see the prlncol" said Jcsslo
over Peter's shoulder. I
"And you are going to let mo sharo
a third of your mother V" 1
"Yes, oh, yes!" from both of tho lit-
He girls,
"Then you ahull shnre a third of Pe
ter," tho princess called back as tho'
mulling ciiaehmiin drove her nwny
through the glistening snow. 1
Tho Presont Said "Papal"
In Htntlon K, In New York city, n
young clerk who was sorting a sack
of Christmas mall was unitized to seo
n package In the suck move. Ho car
ried tho sack to the sorting table and
dumped out tho contonts. Something
suddenly exclaimed;
"Pnpnl Papa!"
Tho frlchtened clerk oxnmlnod every
package, carefully. In tho ono that I
Night sunshine in the bath-room makes a sun
bath a pojstbility nt all times. What is night sun
shine ? Why electric lights of course. If your
homo is not wired now, have it done at once, and
secure one of the greatest comforts that our later
civilization has to offer. It makes a dreary house
bright. The lights in one room may be arranged
to turn on from anolher. This does away with the
dark spots that are such bugaboos to children.
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO,
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Rojfuc Rtrer Canning Evaporating company will devoto
Mmiday. nnd Thursdays of each week to enstorn work in tho ntan-n'.fi-io
of cider, apple butter and jellies.
!'h ' itr order.-, lor nice sweot cider to 11X2. DeliVerios will
be innilo on Tuesdays and Fridrvs of each week.
ROGUE RIVER CANNERY & EVAPORATING COMPANY
Mill in West Medford. phono 11X2.
Columbia HamsJ aeon
HOW CAN YOU HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS If YOUR
HEALTH IS POOR? GOOD, WHOLESOME MEATS, PREPARED
FROM THE BEST OREGON STOCK AND INSPECTED BY UNCLE
SAM'S OFFICIALS WILL GIVE YOU THE TRUE SPIRIT OF
CHRISTMAS.
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P i o n t m c k vjt -tfic.JP i f i
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