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LAKK COUNTY KXAMINKn, I.AKKVIKW. iiUVAitiX. TIM'liKlM Y, PLC 24, 1909. TlIItKB Fireman Jack's Christmas Gift By J. A. EbCLRTON. (Copyrlaht, I Pa, by Anmrlran I'reea Am nation.) y J AdC IlKNDntSON win It new. iiiiiii ainliig I li" Urn laddiei. lie ; liiul la rue tin- dialling r j I lie older men, had ((mi)i irouc,h i I he "Initiations," had been tosNeil In (lie blanket IUI hla bead waa almost even with I In- second atory window, bad been i'iniiii'tlii to m rnmlili like a monkey 1 1 j lii.lili'iH built IiIkIi In the Ir, liiul drilled lll.e ii nol.Hi r. rlu inl.i ri-1 over l (Hi fx, climbed ii j t the ahcer side of hulldluga mill done t lit t lioiiHit ii'l mill ohm ollirr IIiIiik required of those who urr deemed worthy of protecting the IIvvn anil properly of grcnt city. Among oilier tliluga, ho had been I1 1 by hi grlyxlrd preceptor never to uliuw nervouanea, int thnl U a sign of fenr. to obey order Instnntly anil without question, even IIkmikIi It wero to Jump fnuii tin lop of n building, mid to re member always (hill the motto of th department wit to save Ufa flriit and ifiwily aftci ,wM. Arid ii"W ll wax (.'hrlHtniua, hi Oral Cbrlatmaa on the forr. One of I ho day'a Area wan a aevere one. Jink wai ilctnlli-d to go Inside to help In the rescue of any that might be lofl In Ilic blazing building and, retnnlnlnu tiKi long, hnd hud hla egress to th talrwny nit 'iff nnd hnd Ih-fii forced out on to n cornle on the front of tin m rm l lire lie wn In no Immediate danger. liuwcriT, lielng In one of I In lowc" "torli'H. Aa he- waa nlmut to rail to thnae lie low hla attention wm arrested by n II R KATI.NKKI) 11 1H AlIMM AM CAIlill I III II Keren m from n wiuilow Just nhi'Ve LooMii up. lie nnv the white face of a girl Mini IiikI barely lime to brin e him Keif when lie felt her kUi'IS brush his face ns a he awepl ilownwaril. Iiistliic lively he exteiiibsl his nrniM hihI ruiiKlit her. It was ulmnHt a foolliarily net, but ns the roping was broad It happened to Nlicceed. For ono dizzy moment be thought that her weight would topple tliem both to death be low, but drawing the girl to the ledge, MIhciii-Iiik one arm and gripping tho window hi tips were only the work of nn Instant. The erowd nnd tho llre men below- had Keen the thrilling rev cue, and there was u moment of ajiv nixed MiMpciiNe; then a wild cheer rent the mr. I .udders were Hpeeillly raised. Hint .lad, Henderson earrli'il the half fainting girl to witely. The net wna the wonder of the hour, anil the papers next iiiornlie; emilalned ui'i oiiiits Midi lis Htlnvd even netiMitloii 0itcil New York, .lack did not realize that he was u hero, however. That Is almost fl term of reproach ifiuoti llrcmcu. It Is nil In the day's work, it part of the bmiuicss. Jack had been too busy realizing Lis llfe'a ambition to Indulge itlTairs of the heart, but now lie could not forirot t white face nt the window : n I. a ; In rosier hue when Ii s i r. I I" I Ilolnies. Hhyl.v lit" 1 '' III ' r b.iv lug -resi-ned h. r fr. i M'.t ihi i'e'!'i Jack nsl. "I fi r her v.r-.v I'l'.'r-'- -' aoon foui'.i'. liliiis-.'lf i."'!1'" it r ' Holmes tin l. V' lit !i n : i! ! v. Hinging their ngs la U'h hear; When oil' duty on Sui i':. . Ii i'. ale went to the par!.;. l!ie ,-- I'r n or Coney Island, nnd on lli.'-loii,; even IngH when bo wna not iviim- ! rt tie Htntlon they WHiidered (oetiii Mi nt reels of sat tin the bemhes :i t'.ie little parked breathing apiues ucatter ed over the lower part of tho metrop olis. Tin Christmas season was again iipprouehlu.!; when Im had proposed to I.lz.le to nhare n llreinan'M lot. At lirsl Khe had put him off, uncertain of lier own heart. Was hhe not In danger of mistaking this very gratitude for love, nnd would It bo fair to Juck to tin his life, to beiH before entirely sure of thn Klate of her own mind? She told blm to "wnll." And Jack waited. On Christmas, na It happened, ho wtia again on duty, nnd early In tho day he found himself on n hose enrt clatter lng up In front of a tall and amok In a old rookery containing for the moat part NwcntHhops. I'p the front of the building itlgzagged a fire cacape, and he, with n number of the other "boj;" was detntled to carry a hose uearly to the top of thla, opeu a window and play a stream that would rip off plaa- ler nnd hull on the llltlo red and blue tongue wrllliltiif over In the rorner. It wna Jnck'a duty to hold tli nm ale, not an i-nny Innk with a tonic, hear lioaa through wtilrh water la tearing at a apet-d to go over a hlch liulldlnic. Hla anna were already ai b Injf when the cnplnln anw that hla men were In danger mid called through a mrs.'n phono f(,r them to deaeend. Jaelc'a three coiiipanlruia at onee atari ed down wind: hut, uiifortiiimtely for lilni. the ?oxe had no hook, ao he wna com pelled to hold It until the men reached anfety. To hnve aluiudotied It would hnve let H K' crnahlng down to apllt their akulla or knock the hi from th fire eaenpe. II y the time thcHe hnd reached the pavement hla clinn were entirely cut fT. Already the grat ing lieneiith hla feet waa growing hot. Calling to "1,00k out below!" Jack dropped the Iioni and aprang through thu open window. Within the place Imd become a awentahop Indi-ed. The aiuoke cbnkel and Mliidcil hi in HumMleg over clialra, he groped lili way to a aide window, whli h he broke out with Ida heavy helmet. Thruatlng In bead ont for a gulp of froth nlr. he drew hla body through the opening and got a foot lag on the narrow rop ing. TIiIm waa not over four Inchea wide and waa allppery from the water thrown on It, which bad frozen al tuoet aa aoon aa It fell. Aa Jack waa edging bla way along tbla mtIIou footing a crooked rift In the amoke revealed him to the flremen below. It nlao rcvenled him t a white faced girl In tho crowd, but of her preaence Jack wna In Ignorance. Neither did be bear tin? agonized little abrlek of "Have him!" naxhliig Into the adjoining Inilldliii;. two of the firemen tore up to the roof, whli b wan a Mhort dla tmice above the apot where he atood. The exlinuated innn waa almoat ready to full na four atrong hnnda graaped him nod pulled him to anfetr. A for I.l7.rle. the rrooked tlft In the iiiioke had not only uncovered Jack's form, but Imd revealed her own benrt, and when he renrhed the atreet ahe aoftly uakisl him to count to the tint tbnl eveulng, m a Chrldtmna preaent awnltcd him there. It wna with n lighter heart than for aome previous wceka that Jnck ant before the little Cbriatmas tree that A- ; ft. 7.f s; V , I f i v. "l OB JACK ' l.l:;lit. In a wort of dreiim lie he... tin- presents culled off fur I.lzzle'n lit tle lister and nther niembers of the fiiuill.v. nnd It waa only at the end that lie rau-:ht sight of a little allp of pnper pi n mil tn the aleeve of I.IkzU herself, on which were written thtr two u.-iils, l-'nr Jack." lliat wna bis PhrNtnma gift. MONSTER CHRISTMAS CAKE. It Waa Seven Feet High and the Lar 0it Ever Made. Heprodui'ed below la u picture of a mammoth ChrlHtmna rake, auld to Ihj tho lament one ever uiiule. It waa aeon last Christ man lu a ahop In I.eylon stone, Kiik'land. Some lden of Ua nl.a tuny be gauKed when It la at a ted that It stood seven feet hlsh and weighed no lea than l.Ottt) pounds. Those who may dealre to turn out a rival rake tnny lie Interested to learn that the Ml n.iu Ingredients were use. I Pi I.:: manufacture: Due hundred 'ml l;l't;. -i w iui!(l8 of butter, l.'ii p i::a!-i c! "war iiH.'i pounda of flour, II pou;. J r 't ins. 110 pounds of Itiimis. I o pounds of currants, 3.000 i'!:! -. pui'i'iN "f citron peel. 35 p-ui.d i of lemon peel, So pounds of or- m n 1 "HAKUINO WINDMILL" CA1.1i: aue pi'il. HI pounds of ail.' a is. 30 pou ia! ' i' nil'!; (I.". iuartsi. I itmls of r . pasc II.) poillii i !tr: sue (i a. fresh lc 21 i spices. nut .uid of lem t: Mr,). i V go Christmas Willi The Pickwiclrians eeeeakeea JV TO rbronlcler of ('!irlatinna do Inga has done It x luimi'iil ly I na ll kens, nnd now here h.ia I i kens lies l llieil llieiu het- li r than In the "I'lrkwl'-k rnpeiH." Ore mllit read the paragrnpli relating to the .1 , ii i ii ii e of he holiday half il lii:i-i'ie tlmea and not bei-ome weary. The Christ lima aplrli Is every win-re evident In the chapters ilevo e I to the holiday making. I 'loin (he be; lanlug. When the hero, his three Menus nn I Ills fnlthfill aervanl atait for lillil lev licit fo Itu. hour i,t ll,.!r return ll.er.. ! la Christ mna In every wnlence- Aa brink tin hem. If not altogether a.i IlKht m fnlrlre, did the four I'lck Ii khimi Unrernbln nn the rnornlnif of the lid day of Ix-ceinlter In the yenr of rrnce In v Mcli three their faithfully recorded ad wnUiic v.eio undertaken and icrom I'l'.xhed. Chrl : -aa'i waa cloae at blind In r.ll hie btiirf and liearty hnriemy. It waa tie Ilea mm of hoepltallty, merriment and otica heartedneeii. The old year wr. pre-pa-lnic. like an ancient hlloeopher. to i .11 his friend around him and amid the Kr :al of feieilna and revelry to piia i-errly hihI calmly away. (Jay a id merry w.na tlie tune, and rlrht any and merry hob at leuet four of the numerona hearta Hint eie aluddened by It coining. After traveling through a wide and om-ii lountry where "the wheels aklm over the hard and frosty ground." Blow ing up na they draw near a country town, where the boraea are changed, (hen ngalu "dashing along the opeu road, with the fresh nlr blowing In their faces and glntUleiilng their very hearts within them." they arrive at IMngley Hell, where we arc Introduced to that fnmoiia personage, the fat lioy. He la an old acquaintance of Mr. Pick wick, but to Hniu Wei ler hla face la t rouge. To follow thla tlrat meeting: Hnirlng riven thla direction and aettled with the eo.ichtnan. Mr I'lrkwlck and tile three friends truc' Into the footprtth nrn.M the del. la and wulked brink! y away, leaving Mr. Wellr nnd the fat boy con fronted toKether for the flrat time. Bin looked at the fnt hoy with great aatoil lahtneiit, bu Hlthout auylng a word, and MR. PICKWICK WENT SLOWLY SLIDE WITH HIS FEET baicnn to alow the thlnge rapidly In ttie curt, while the tut boy atood quiet ly Ly and avenivd to think il a very In tereailiiK ort of thtiig to aee Mr. Weller orUliin l y himself. The conversation of these two char acters Is too long to reprint here, but 1..-, t.i,i nitwit ei tn nitrtiRP with the Kreatest lntenst. We must pass over Vhe atory of the wedding, which waa the day before Christmas event at lMnsley Iell. at which Mr. IM.kwlck distinguished himself by a felicitous HI eh, and get to tho atory of tho dance. Dickens' description of the old alttlmr room Is a seur alttlng room is a gem. The bent alttlng room at Manor Farm waa a aood. long, dark paneled roota, with a hlKh chimney piece and a capacioua 1 cmniney, up wmcn you cuum one of the new patent caba, wheel, and tints Ul III" item l'"-" --.. .. ., nt lha rniun RPAted Ull. yl ll.u l'r" . In a ahudy bower of holly ana ever- j icreaiiH. vera the two bent fiddler and tha ' :rP.d IonUkial0k.ndsn o'f" brT.eu stood maaslve old allver candleatlcka with four brani-hea euch. The carpet waa up. the candles burned bright, the fire blazed and crackled on the hearth, and merry i volcea and light hearted laughter rang l through the room. If any of the old '. KukIIbIi yeomen hud turned Into fairies I when they died. It waa Juat the place In which they would hn-va held their revels. After the dauce was over, Mr. Tick- wick bavin acquitted himself with great cr.Hllt, the reuuer is toi.i nooui the doinj,H lu the famous old kitchen. Hire hung the mistletoe and did Its mission well lu adding to the Jollity of the oceiiMon. The artist whose pic tures appear on bis pages has done ex cellent Justice to Dickens' text: From tha center of the celling of thla kitchen old Wardlo had Just auapendi'i! with hla own hands a liue brunch of mistletoe, and thla Bame blanch of mis tletoe titbtuntniieously gave rise to a aeene of general und most delightful BtriiggllnK and confusion. In the nil. 1st of which Mr. Pickwick, with a giillanto which would have done honor to a do acendant of l.udy l'olllnglower hey.eli took tho old ludy by tho hand, led her be neath tha mystic branch und saluted Imi In all coartesy und di-coiiiin. Wai.ll. stood with hla back to the lire, aurveylng tho whole aceno with the utinont aallsi'a. tlon. and tho fat boy took the op.'orui t of appropriating to his own use ua. atimninrily dovoui in.: a partlcuhirly I, mince phi Hint had been carefully put for Foniebody else. It was a plenBunl thai ; to see Mr !'.' wick In the cfMiler of la group, now p. it ed thla way and I iea that uud fir: I., d on the chin a: I laeti oa the no.... a then on the ipec.'clea. und to he.u l peala of laughtei ' I were raised ve: y ' aide. Klually t whl !i waa ovild v! ; 'Mug" we: v ' to a "p v!i. Mr. V.' i 'hrlstmn crful an ' "he par: . Khcet o lug a- ttto alra of a man who could "uka'.f nd having aliown Ida Ignorance there of, wna aninrtly reproved by Mr. I'lck Wh k. Meiinwlille, -.Mr. Weller nnd the fnt boy Inning by their Joint effort i:t out n ilile." all haruls participated, fii j n the chronicler of the day'a aport: It a ll.n ni'ixt tntf-nnpty Interaatlnv thlni to ol.nerva thw manner In whlrh Mr. I'lekwlck .i formed hl ira In the (i-oinony to w.ii:h the tortura of an-l-ly with whlrh lie vkwM thm pron be hlrnJ iclnlii t ni 'in tilrn at the Imminent hnxur'l of l"l.ilnx Mm up. l him graliilly rxi' l t pnlrftil force which he lml t'"' on ni nrt ami turn elowty aroiiml on the eliiln. with hla fare toward the point from hlcii he hml aiartto, to entmi)l(ite he pliyful amlle which man tled o:i hln face when he had aecornpllah d ttie dlalapce nnd the MmrnMii with which ho tufflM around when he had done " end ran af'er hln prednceiuior. hla black Kn1!er tilpplna plnunantly thromh the mow and hU pyua bennlria cheerful "1 Kladneae throoah hla apectaclea and when he waa knocked down, which , happeiied ion the avernre eyery thlrJ , round. It w.-in the most InvlRoratlng altht that can poealbly be Imagined to behold ' blm Rather up bla hat, gloves and hand- kerchief with C Klowlnc countenance and reaurne bla elation In the rank with an I ardor and enthualaam which nothing could abate. Mr. Plckwbk unfortunately break a j through the Ice and geta a good wet- j ting, but. being taken on a atnart run to the house, put to bed and given un limited cjiniiitltloa o"f hot punch, find blniaelf noue the worn next morning, i when the party depart from Lingley Dell. Thua doea Iilckena tell ua of one of the merrleat Christ masea that a reader could dealre. There la no touch of ad Deaa In the chronicle, and alt that one could wlah for la that the atory were longer. Long live the tale, and long may we enloy Chrlatmaa with the rickwlckla LONG WALK FOR SANTA. Tree Burned, Father Qoea Eight Mllea For New Toy a. Olfta Intended for bis eight children being destroyed when his lighting of j the Chr'xtnina tree, Juat before mid night, caused a fire which damaged his home In Cleveland, Alfred Ham inermelHter trudged eight miles through now U'foro he could rouse a store- AND GRAVELY DOWN THE ABOUT A YARD APART. keeper and pather nuother supply of presents bo that the children's faith In KaDta Claus mitrht not be lost. The children were asleep when Mr. and Mrs. Hammermelster completed decorating the tree. The father de cided to light the .candles as a test . t. .it.i V. aiiniv viiiey ourueu o u.u . , u balls. The blaze awakened the cUll- dren. "Panty here?" they piped U moraln-?" The parents gathered them In their arms and rushed to the street. Firemen brought out a lot of Ore ruined presents from the honse "Si,nt-V ha and Kne and our thlns8 children cried. v ., Hammermelster began his weary search for an open store. lie em- paved the lnrrequent street cars ror P trn,m, aftPP 1..,, . IOUIT .. . ...... L-l 1. r ii v iv uv .fu i- n - - nuie " Il liiliess Bruriu. r r0llt0d a storekeeper from his bed and, burdening himself with a new supply. tmtlgea uonie 10 turu uiru iulw w Hunting Christmaa Ghosts. (host hunting bids fair to become the ruling passion of Washington so ciety. The fortunate owners of a peaked house, roped with Ivy and densely surrounded by trees, nre laMl- lng cards for a Christmas specter hunt TJje Cnrlstm.is plost nunt )s imported m I: ,,,, - woro the uo-es are ancient enough t harbor specters wUO were I'aeiv Ic'icc William '.'ju Cou-tiue-.'.ir. '!'!: i . ;....:.:. c ii0..ntu of this c U"tds ro-.'.? t p.".'.'ri't that the l'.id oef !:e:v w'.'.'t fU- There are exec; : ions, however, for even In Wash ington there Is one of the treasure guarding ghosts aa out nnd out bucca neer of the Spanish main vnrlety, with cocked hat, gold lace, ruilles, high yel low boats, red Jacket and an odor of anthiuity. Those acquainted with him say that he clinks bis chains of stolen doubloons. Washington Star. A Christmas Sentiment. II nvevor sincere we tuny be In our ciTo-is to spread t'hrlstuum cheer, our clia'-it.v is iiccie the less a testimony to ir sense i tlie fact that peace and p. ! will have not come upon the e: i 1'ovei' v and wretchedness are .. I., ,.(-"..,. I - t ..,ii-lv rr 1 f t u nt Ima. f foo au l outgrown clothes. onght t.. make the npasuiodJe ...c . istmas one of tha l o 'ur Industrial world, ' erulty are born not istlce. lerclalltlng Christ' "brlstmailM con,. ..... ru Mail. M i .1 intimv -1 le- ERECTED IN 1900 MODERN THROUOHOJT FIRST.CAL5S ACCOnnOPATIONS SAnPLE Roon For COnriERCIAL TRAVELERS COURFEOUS TREATMENT P P LIOMT GEO HARROW i . i In i . 1 y - c aft LIGHT & HARROW. Propnetoifc Lesley Dental Cream An Ideal Tooth Paste Absolutely Free M Absolutely Free Mi A full weight tube of this delirhtful tooth paste free to anyone mailing this ad with 4 cents in stamps to cover postage- The Owl Drug Company 611 Mission Street Mail Ordei Department San Francisco, Cal. 1 Lakeview Cigar Factory A. StoiikMi..., l'rop. Maker of Havana and Domestic Cigars CCtlTaY ORDERS 80I.ICITI? Give as a trial. Store in the brict building next door to Poet A King aa loon, wakeview, Oregon. Nolde & Reynolds House, Sign and Carriage Painters ; , t i, ! rapennff ailtl Kalsoniimng j a j Otllce with Woodcock & Humes General Blacksmiths Lakeview Oregon W ANTE D- A representative in this country .iv a lnnje real estate corporation. Special Inducements to those who wish to become financially interest ed. The Real Estate Security Co. Fort Dearborn Bldg. Chicago, 111. CATARRH Ely's Cream Balm ' ll"l0n- 1 u .,ean ,iiwas. d nieinbrune resulting fr.m Cutarrh and drives awuy a Cold iu the Head ipiicktv. Hestoies the Senses of Taste and Hmiil. . llusy to use. Containa no injiiri us di au-s ' Applied into the nostrils ami absorbed. Wgo Size, 50 eenta at Druista or l,y ! mail. Liquid Cream Bui in for Use ia atonnztrs, 75 ceuta. tit tlROTHfrti. b6 WairanSt.. Naw York i a1 i:h;u ti 5ADCLERY s. F. -HI.STHOM I'm t: t i ti.r I he fv f t Vnrqutro a !rj on th n atktt Als.i ii tomrUtc lln. vl w jron and bu?gv har nrsa, ah'p, r,bea, blta, rmrta rur. quirt a, roac ttea In tact vcr thing in the line of carriig;e anj b rae furnl.ihnjja. kt pairlnn by competent Perfect for Teeth and Gums Send your name and ad dress on a postal and we will mail you our three new com plete catalogues, free, postC prepaid. Tlirre i rir'-''v r.r. .- htnit to the ts v . .. i-r -.cr-:t-l m cew. hut i: .r -. jo r.-.-.l I oi y. We nave beet i rr -:.: ! jver r: 1 v"rtaMe set. 'll .'o- . r c yn5. y.orc lann scoo tK.o;'; V .- v. Oil. '. I) tncUe Ferry'a seciMn-. i yr.:. I.u v tl.e best Ferry'a. ; ..rt t.--.-ervwhrre. D. M. Ft ."..' m CO., OetroH, Mich. The cleanest. linhtfct nrl most comfortable V; SLICKER at the same time cheapest in the end Decause it wears longest 3QP Everywhere Every garment quar. anteed waterproof Calaloq free 406 a j roweo co eoif us JtSi Timber Ijiud Kulire Department of the luterior, U. S. Laud Office at Lakeview, Oregon, November "J"), VX'S. i : Notice is hereby given that Iva K. Cox, of Klumutn Fulls, Oieuon, who on Nov. 7, 11)08, made Timber and Stone Application, No 0791, for S half yV quarter, section 11, Township 38 S., Kauge 18 K. , Will. Meridian, has tiled notice of intention to make Final 1'rnof, to establish claim to the landa above described, before County Clerk Klamath Co., at his office at Klamatd Falls, Oregon, on the 9 tb day of Feb. WOO. Claimant names as witneses: Fred Hoel. T. M. O'Couuels Arnold Press, of Klamath FuIIh, Oiegou, and C. 11. Dusenberry, of Lakexi-w Oregon. DUF3 J. N. Watson, Register. Fur that Dull I re Ins At er E.nf I have uned Chan bet luin's Btouiacb and Liver Tablet- for n n e time, and can testify tiiat they have doue me more koou tluu tmy tablrta 1 have ever used. My troi lU uhs a heavy dull feeling after esling. DAVID FKEF.Ma:. Kcupt. J.tva Hcotlu. These tablets rtreiu'ti -m the stomach and Impiovu the oikietliou. Tliey also regulate the liver aud towels. They are fHr superior to pij's but coat more.. Oet a free sample, at Daly A. Hull's diug ktore no eee what a splendid u.j;,..i, u ... II af9 I ft r fc3 vNff Y ( 1 m m m