lpM DAI1I CiriTAl JOCIUAI, SALEM, OREGON, 8ATIKPAY, DECEMBER 21, 101-'.
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Capital Garage
AGEMS 1 OK
Stoddard & Dayton
Autos
AM) 1HI
Federal Trucks
i-iiom: vont taxi oitniits
All ldmlH ir repair work
ii'oiiillh' iiinl iii'iilly done.
Mionen Jliiln 7 ii ml s3
W. T. Rigdon &
P. Y. Richardson
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Undertakers
Twenty years of success
ful business in Salem,
Newest and up-to-date
establishment in the
Valley,
252 NORTH HIGH ST.
Salem, Oregon.
Standard
Liquor
Co
Through h( nil re dealing I lie Slum!
nnl Uiiinr (Vi. Ihih liulll it most ,'
Ct'lll'llt hllsllleHS. II. In III) 1)1(1 1 1 1 ;,).
thai when iiiii Iiiih business dealings
Willi nnother In' f x ,! h In got hUIiiiii'iI
If IllO (lIllIT fellow Is Hllllllll'r tllllll III'.
Through III,, iililo management f llir
Klnndnrd l.liiior Cn. Iiy Mr. A. !.
Mwi'i'B, thin firm Iiiih demonstrated
(IiiiI DiIh Ih mil Iriit' of all firms. Mr
MugcrH believes Dial honesty In Ilio
ln'Hl policy, anil, iiHlng UiIh policy, lu
Iiiih liulll up (rude tlinl Ih exceeded
Iiy very row houses In I lit' Hliiti'. 'I'lii'lr
goods Mil' IlliHIllllll'ly Illllll'Ht, likewise
their prices.
'I'lirlr lino Ih largo, Including every
thing which limy bo i'eiiilrcd Iiy t ho
trade or fur family use. Kxeeilluniil
fui'ltllli'H are enjoyed whereby all or
ders may lie promptly and untlsfao
torlly filled, careful attention being
fclveit o I lie reipitrements of every
t'UHl, liner, whether order lie largo or
mnull- mid with n full lino (if wines,
mult ii ti it upli'ltous 1 li iioi-tt. cigars,
etc, of I In, highest grade this can lie
dune. They have a largo trade with
tin' retailors In Hie territory contlgii
mm li Salem besides a largo local
I'ali'oiiai'.K
Mr Makers, the president, Ih a loyal
ami progressive elll.en, doing every
thing within his power for the ad
Viineetiielit of her liiliiesls. lie sup
(Hills every enterprise Unit Ih fur the
city's iidviuu eini'lil.
Their place of business Ih ndvan
tugoously located for the transaction
of business. A iiuinlier of men are
employed lrcally, besides several on
(he load, looking after the outside
I rad o.
Through relations with the lending
iiiiinufiiclnrors of the country tho
Standard I.liiuor Co. can offer better
lirlecg than ivny wholesaler can.
Tho premises are located at US-156
Booth Commercial street.
FATHER call, me William, sister call, mr Will,
j Mother calls me Willie, but the Idlers call me Bill.
1 Mighty glad 1 ain't a girl ruther be a boy
Without them sashes, curls an' things that's worn by Fauntleroy!
Love to chawnk green apples an' go swtmrnin' in the lake
Hate to take the castor ile they give lor belly ache I
'Most all the time, the whole year round, they ain't no (lies on me,
But jest 'lore Christmas I'm as good as I kin be I
Got a yeller dog named Sport sick him on the cat;
First ihing she knows she doesn't know where she's at I
Got a clipper sled, an when us kids go out to slide p-fiTp ,
Long comes the grocery cart, an we all hook a ride I
But sometimes when the groceryman is worried an
cross
I le readies at us with his whip an larrups up his
hoss,
An' then I lafi an' holler, "Oh, ye never teched mel"
But jest 'lore Christmas I'm as good as I kin be,
Granmar says she hopes that when I git to be a man
I'll be a missionarcr like her eldest brother Dan,
As was ct up by cannibals that lives on Ceylon's
: I.
Where every prosper! pleases an' only man is vile, f ""i
JJut granmar she has never been to see a wua west euoene mu,.
show
Nor read the life ol Daniel Boone or else I guess she'd know
That Buff lo Bill an cowboys is good enough lor mel
But jest '(ore Christmas I'm as good as I kin be I
An' then old Sport he hangs around as solemn-like an still;
His eyes they seem a-sayin', "What's the matter, little Bill?"
The old cat sneaks down off her perch an' wonders what's become
Of them two enemies of hern that use to make things hum I
But I'm so polite an' 'ten so earnestly to biz
That mother says to father, "How improved our Willie isl
But father, havin' been a boy himself, suspicions me
When jest 'fore Christmas I'm as good as I kin bel
For Christmas, with its lots and lots of candy, cakes and toys,
Was made, they say, for proper kids and not for naughty boys;
So wash yer face an' brush yer hair an mind your p s an q's,
An' don't bust out yer pantaloons, an don't wear out yer shoes;
Say "yessum" to the ladies an' "yessur" to the men,
An' when there's company don't pass your plafe for pie again,
Lint, tliinkin ol the things yer d like lo see upon that tree.
Jest (ore Christmas be as good as yer km bel
CHRISTMAS AMONG
THE MIKADO'S PEOPLE
W
01tlS aileipiiiti' to n descrip
tion of the fcKllvc HeiiHiin In
Japan lire dlllli'iilt In cinn-
li ) i nl . i:en the camera and
lirush would fall tn do Justice lo a
scene of Midi cay activity and color,
As Christinas approaches city, town
and vlllnce lake on a new appearance,
mid the diversions of the people a new
linn mid (one In .liipiin Christmas Is
not a mere holiday, It represents ii
holiday season In I ho fullest sense of
tho term.
I'or weeUs hefore the dawn of Christ
inas day preparations elahorate In kind
and decree are under way. Men In
tlcht llltlnc cost nines, their profes
sions, or tin ntrailors' names print
ed on their hacks, Hpend day after day
deeoriitlnc the streets and houses.
Stands for the lanterns and the festive
Ci'eeiilnc must he erected, and n thou-
fex iiTS
Ml
r .v
1 ii Hhapu soniellilnc like a Christinas
tree, for the yotinc plno is tho emblem
of a loyalty and life that lire ever fresh
mid c' l'i'ii.
In addition, over the door of each
lioiiso Is Hot up a lolister nttiichod to
an ornnce. These are usually the gifts
of a friend to expres the coodi?) wish
thai (he recipient will live till tho loins
are lient up like a lolister. Whether
the orange represents ornate blossoms
and pleiily of wcddlnc In the family
Is not clearly know n Above the orna
iiienls of the doorway Ih stretched a
piece of iirtlsllcnllywovon Htrnw rope,
the shlnto slcn of reverence for the
ancestral cods. As one cues along the
Htreets they seem gradually to be
transformed Into lone and winding av
enues of trees, Hiicct'KtioiiH of the an
cestral luintlnc croiiiids, and lit lilcht
the whole Is lit up by innumerable
lanterns Hint shed n varicolored llcht
on Ihe decorations and the crowds that
throne the thoroiichl'ares. The blaze
of lantern color Icinls (ho scene a mag.
Ic touch that charms the Japanese
mind and has no little infraction for
the forelcuer
To tell of Hie endless array of gifts
that at this season pass between friend
and friend, neighbor and neighbor,
would ho Impossible Among (lie more
common may be mentioned n basket
containing a dozen eccs or oranges, a
box of sponge cake, or n cuke of snap,
the latter gift being In no way Intend
ed as a reflection on the beiietH'lary.
New York Post.
Let Her Pass.
Pen tho merry C'hrlHtmuH nhopprr,
lint for kiioiIiu'sh' hhIui don't stop herl
Let tier lillie alonn her putt) way ;
l.l li"f pass you with a Binlle.
TtiotiKh you know her, don't detain her,
l''or tho fact could not lio plainer
That If you two (jet to chatting
You will merely block the nlnl.
Po not auk hrr how ahn'i feeling,
If her glHter'i haliy'i peolliiK
Krnm that nnful mnrli't fevur
lr If 'twill nlteet hor inlml.
Pon't Imnilro titiout her mother
Or her nephew or hor hrothor.
Can (lie Idle kokh!, holy,
Thi'ie'i crowd of ui behind.
Po not nk her what's she's knitting
Or crochetlnit for n tlttlnn
l.lttle ChrlBinias gift tills sensoa.
If you Kt't her started slie
Will relate hor whole II To story,
All Its tragedy and iilory,
And there's full two hundred people
Trying hnrd to wnlk on ma.
Hoe the merry Christinas shopper,
lint for K"od!,cn' sake don't stop her!
There's no chut that you can think of
That Is really now worth while,
l ot her i about her buyluK,
Though to sporik to hor you're dying,
i'ut It out thin ChrtHimas scaion.
l.et' have freedom in the nlnle.
rilU tlTIIKVIN III SKM lil.l- WINI'IMI AVKM'l'.S
OK I'll lll.s I M VS till I S
sand Hide matters liave to be seen te
before all Is In complete readiness for
the burst of gladness
Kvory house of the many that shel
ter the tlfty millions of the Japanese
eini'lix howowi humble the abode may
bo, has Rome hIcn of tho New Year
Idea, lteforo every gate and doorway
Ih placed the chief symbol of tho sea
son, what the Japanese call the kadi
inntsii, or pine tree of tho honorable
date. At each side of the entrance to
Die house or garden three short pieces
of bamboo tree, cut at mi ncuto angle,
stuud tied together as a pedestal from
whli'b, rise the ever glorious ilu tree,
Siin'nigcltcs Are (Jatiie.
li'Mire liiKss irAsen wiui',1
lVcUsklll, N. Y IVc. l'J. -With a
, slMecu-niile hike hefore them, the
jinnirid of suffragettes, all that remain
of Ilio oilttnal ".7 who set nu; on foot
to inarch lo Albany to present it is'tl
, t'en to liovcrnor-Klect William Sul
, : i r, were greeted by tl downpour of
rain as they trudged toward Hlshklll,
Horn hero today.
j I'ndauntist by the d.vp mud, "Gen
eral" Uosallo G. Jones and her three
i
i follower declare! they will tramp to
Christmas In a prison! To many
minds the thought seems Incongru
ous. To such people, men go to prison
to ho punished, therefore why grant
respite for a day? .Men are sent to
prison bo that their neighbors will
thereby have an example placed he
fore them, one Unit will set the seal
of the fear of the "law" upon their
hearts and deter them from break
ing Its statutes; men are sent to pris
on so that they cannot infringe upon
the rights of their human brut hers;
as If any of us were worthy to cast
tho first Btone.
Hut when we g- back in thought
across the lapse of many centuries to
a tiny cradle and see the wisest of
men paying homage to one In whom
they recognized their peer: when we
recall the incidents of His life which
consisted In canning hope to the
weary and dlscourag'si, in Nerving men
and giving, from the fullness of his
great heart, all that he had that he
might bring tliem to the appreciation
of their divine heritage; we realize
that those who are in prison, of all
people, need to have their hearts
touched by the vitalizing force of love
which this glorious season of Christ
mas symbolizes.
Sa potent, though, Is tills force of
good-will and benevolence, of kindli
ness and cheer which pulsates through
the hearts of all and throbs In the
very air at this joyful season, that
even prison walls cannot, restrain It
or prevent prisoners from feeling its
vivifying force.
At this time some of the men are
remembered by their friends, but most
are friendless and forlorn. The Btate
endeavors to remind them of the day
by serving a little better dinner than
common and usually the managers of
the local theatres kindly furnish a
show, thus turning their minds from
the consideration of their troubles, out
and away, Into the liquid depths of
Imagination and back to tho time when
they were boys, when Innocence
reigned supreme In their hearts and
the day was clothed in magic and
mystery, bringing into their hearts
for a moment tho true meaning of
Christmas, and reminding them that
there Is more real pleasure In giving
than In receiving or taking.
Presents
We Jiave a beautiful line of
candy boxes filled wilh deli
cious fresh candy, that will
make us nice Ninas present as
you can got, Inexpensive and
will be appreciated.
THE SPA
,'!S2 State til reel.
KBBKI
j which along progressive lines will b
', hard to duplicate.
' As all good citizens, we have a nio
jtlve and admitting it to be se'fish,
J which Is to make Salem what It Is
today and what we all want it to be,
Ithe second city in Oregon and the
Queen of the Willamette Valley,
A. KEHRBERGER
Builder for guaranteed First Class Concrete Work,
Streets
Curbings
Floorings
Alleys
l'OI'l L.Ut com i:u
I( HI-ASKS CAPACITY
During the past twelve months, the
Salem Construction Company has In
creased Its capacity and has Inaug
urated several new Improvements.
The plant as It stands today is one
of the best equipped Institutions In
tho state.
Originally the company confined Its
operations to excavating sand and
gravel from the river bed, depending
wholly upon that Bource for their
supply; this was found to bo Inade
quate and a rock crusher has been
put In operation and the concern can
now furnish sand and gravel of any
size and for any purpose,
The office of the company Is lo
cated at 464 Court St., and anyone
may obtain prompt service and cour
teous service by calling Main 790.
Oak Street, South Commercial and Asylum Avenue are
samples of my work,
Residence 807 S, Commercial Street,
Telephone Main 1378
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triaeamBmBasra
areSz & sox.
SALEM A WIDE AWAKE
. CITY.
Ity Lou Is I.ai'limiinil, Mayor.
After Bleeping peacefully in the
arms of .Morpheus for a period of 0
years, dear old Salem woke up,
stretched itself, wiped Its eyes, nte a
hearty meal and determined to get
on the mai, and who can gainsay hut
that, it made good. From a "dead as
a door nail" town to a live, wide
awake '(immunity s a wonderful and
remarkable transition, but we have the
"goods" to show for it and are willing
to enter a plea of guilty. Let the
old-timers look hack to Salem as it
was and compare it with Salem as it
Is today, nnd note the nnnzlng growth
which has taken place "right, down the
line." Compare our streets of today
with the nnullioloB of the past, com
pare our modern buildings of today
which have superceded the shacks of
the past, comparo tho prosperity of
the merchants of today with the traf
fickers of the past, compare the live,
wide-awake character of our present
citizenship with the mossback-do-nothlng
('lenient of tho past and you
will readily understand why our splen
did city has made such remarkable
snides along progressive linos. Our
wide streets, most of which have been
paved, are the envy of the whole coun
try; it appeals to the newcomer. The
splendid agricultural country sur
rounding our city is the fountain-head
of our prosperity and tho railroad
lines already constructed nnd in the
course of construction are an abso
lute guarantee that Salem Is nnd al
ways will bo a verltablo Garden of
Kden.
Tho present administration has been
unselfish In contributing Its best ef
forts to make Salem a bigger and a
better city in which to live. It has
ever been on tho alert to minister to
Its wants, careful and conservative In
the expenditure of the moneys en
trusted to Its care, and ready ntid w ill
ing at any time to render an account
ing for Its deeds. Salem has ceased
to be a town; it Is a live, wide-awake
city, a Greater Salem would he cor
rect, and largely brought about
through the efforts of our splendid
citizenship, coupled with a body of
administrative officers the like of
't.ML,UFW U.'IsVWIHtaiiiiUlUitt.ia'v'"
THE SALEM
ICE CO.
General contractors, have operated
In Salem about one year and all their
work will bear close Inspection. It Is
a pleasure for them to turn out good
work, as this is their home town, and
they believe In employing entirely
homo labor, nnd place ns many mar
ried men on their payroll ns possible,
The payroll averages $3000 a month.
As they employ only home labor, this
money is kept in circulation In our
own town. It seems as though the peo
ple of Salem should consider all these
things and give as near as possible
(considering price, mntcrlal and work
manship) firms making and spending
their money In Salem In preference.
Young Mr. Arenz Is now building a
home In South Salem and is very en
thusiastic In regard to the growth anil
prosperity of tho Capital City.
Is Your Land Too Dry ?
Is Your Land Too Wet?
Are Your Crops Uncertain
USE
Drain Tile
Made by tho Salem Tile and Mercantile Company, In North Salem.
Salem tile received the GOLD MEDAL, the highest award, at the
Lewis and Clark fair, 1905, Portland, Oregon. Also has taken the
first premium at the Oregon State Kalr for the last twelve years.
Send for free booklets and other literature.
OTTO IIAXSEV, President C. A. YVAKXEK, Vice-President
. I). M'lLSOX, Sccretiiry.Treiwurer
Vessels Still Itarhoiinil.
i'Xitkd riiKss i.i:.si:i) whir.
Marshfield, Ore., Dec. 1!). Three
vessels are still barbound on account
i of th(! condition of the Coos Hay bar.
j Tuesday night the officers of the Nairn
Smith, Itedondo and Alliance gave a
dance and banquet at the Motel Km
jplre on the lower hay, which was at
; tended by the passengers and many
ifrom the bay cities. The boats have
Mieen In the hay for ab:mt. a week,
j This Is the longest that vessels have
been barbound here for a long time,
and Is due to the shoaling of the bar.
A Merry Xmas Dinner
at the
ROY ALE CAFETERIA
1115 STATE STREET
All tho delicacies of the season will be served.
Please Santa and Eat Down Town
DINNER FROM 12 TO 4
raaGEHHJGBEI!
Albany, "If It takes U winter."
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Wishes its customers, both old
and new, a MeVry Xmas.
JJU ' UJ
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ran wfiwiiM
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VMk:!.,ji.to.i!l'
Chicago and New York
are joined as positively
and as dependably as
are the links in a chain
by the splendid service
of five fast daily trains
via the
let York (Mral
Michigan CcntrnL-"Ti, at: .
tlTSlVlC0V0TX "nd fences of travel
Leave rhicrt n y SCd V,ew f Nature test wonder, Niagara Falls.
Arrive X wt, o. :ju a. m.
14 til
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II 71 1 ii -
"'ciuw tow 9:00a m q.on ' v m. a;iup,m. iz;ds,
comfortable tovristslee P' 8;33P'm- 6:00 p.m. 7:03 a.:
3.00 p. m. This sept ice affords eminently wu5!!,?.t0.?oston a"d lntedlate Point, daily on train leaving Chicago
I y wimactory accommodations to passengers studying economy in travel
5:40 d. m.
12:05 a. m.
7:03 a. m.
Additional Through Sleepin,! Car Service
Leave. Chicago s-io V" Un'
ago 5.40 p. m. Arrives New York 7. .
APPb t0 TllT"'" - - nations, or
lor complete ,,,ormation call on or address our
PnrttanJ At -
W r 'ce, ma Th rd Street
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