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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-18
BY Tilt SCISSORS
IN TANGO TOWN

on the road to Tango Town.
soon Wen dance our trouble down;
All the old-time lovers spry-
They'll beat Trouble hoppin' high!
Joy your rosy dreams viii crown
on the road TO Tango Town.
H.
Live youth over one again:
Dreams come true that seemed but
vain:
old-ume swethearts then Wen view
tBless US, They can tango. tooD
Farewell Troubles angry frown
On the road 10 Tango town.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-18

handle the crops after they have lef,
first hands
Secretary McAdoo seems TO have the
notion that the farmer is the man
who should obtain the profits in the
farming business and he is right
about It,
Mexico Is now in a position some
what similar to the state of affairs
when Madero drove
Coming Back old Porfiro Diaz into
To Power. exile Like Madero
the present consdtu-
;ionalists uphold government by law
In Mexico. They stand for land re-
forms and more justice for the peon.
There is an essential difference
though between the situation under
Madero and at present Madero was
a statesman and soldier only
through necessity He was an AM
ericanized Mexican and made the mis-
take Of being too lenient with certain
fees and by not keeping sufficient
grip on his military forces.
In a military sense the constitu-
tionalists are now exceedingly strong
"a {. ,..,.. -, ,.~,,,,..a A. .....- -
ernment when it is set up viii have
a strong and loyal military backing.
There is also evidence that the men
who drove Huerta from power have
no soft feeling at all for those who
turned traitor 20 Madero. The dan
ser is that they may execute too
many. not too few. They will not
make the mistake that Madero did.
The chief peril for Mexico in the fu-
ture will be as in the past-from con-
niving men representing outside cap
ital. These are the men who pro-
duce most of the trouble In Mexico.
Mexico would be a peaceful country
IL her foreign investors would keep
hands off internal affairs.
>s~s>>
Though most everybody else, even
including the Portland Oregonian, IA
vors the notion
The Views of Smith that a governor
And Withycombe. should use the
veto freely
against appropriation bills DR.. Witty
combe takes a different view. In an
address at Albany July 1s the repub-
lican nominee again expressed his op-
Position to the vetoing of bills. as
serting that the legislature and the
governor should work in harmony re-
garding appropriations.
DR.. Smith on the other hand takes
the view that the governor should not
be too harmonious with the legisla-
ture but should keep his veto AK in
readiness TO chop off expenditures
wherever possible. He points out
with much effectiveness that in Ore
on it has been the democratic COVER
nors who have done this, Governor
West having vetoed bills aggregatlng
almost a million dollars. In the view
of Dr. Smith it is inevitable the legis-
lators will practice logrolling and that
it is up to the governor to protect the
taxpayers by using his veto power.
No man at all familiar with the
practical workings OF affairs can fail
to see the common sense in DR..
Smiths position on this subject and
likewise the weakness of the stand
taken by the republican nominee.
There is an earnest demand in this
state for greater economy in govern
ment The way TO save money is to
save It and the people viii never
bring about an era OF economy by
electing a governor who is committed |
in advance to a policy Of allowing the
legislature 10 handle appropriations |
as II sees fit.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-18

We imagine the angels smile when
they see a fisherman with .25 out
1T yanking a two inch sucker from
the water.
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mad not been apportioned was q tiny
set of dishes-also frcn that beautiful
Ten Cent store She looked over the
gifts. Some were already wrapped
for all the while she sang her nimble
fingers had been busy. But her gen
ius solved the problem.
Well" she said refiectively, "she
can use them for an ornament on heI
desk maybe, and I'll promise to dust
them for her. ! like little dishes"
But having cleared that hurdle an.
other presented itself almost imme
diately. On a flooding onset of mem
DRY Calista remembered that she had
fully intended when she started out to
! get something for Jasper -the brother
that was to have been. but now wasn't
to be. as she explained it to her mind
For in Calista's loyal little heart
burned a steady fame OF liking for
the man who could treat little girls
with the consideration he had be-
slowed upon her.
This was dilemma. And for the mo-
ment Calista actually thought of rob-
bling her real brother Jim OF the glo-
rious green tie. Jim, just two years
older, was pig" to her sometimes
But then she remembered that Jasper
never wore any but black ones on ac-
count of his red hair. as he had ex-
planned to her at one time.
It was indeed perplexing problem
to say the least. For had it been any
one but Jasper she might confide in
some one-her mother or even Mar
garet--and negotiate loan.
Il guess he'll have to go without"
she concluded almost sadly And GU
riously dusk of dreams crept into
her blue eyes. "Unless--unless / give
him something of my own" But a
mental review of her most cherished
possessions failed to reveal anything
suitable for big grown-up man.
Then even as she gave up the prob
lem her despairing musing awoke to
life with delighted, "Oh!" AS she
pondered she had been gazing directly
at the framed picture of Margaret
which stood ON her little dresser.
Calista was nothing il not master
fui in the manner in which she
reached ultimate decisions and then
lived up to them. Less than minute
after she had allotted Jasper that
forget-me-not framed face she was
also promising him a note. For
Calista really had fellow feeling of
understanding for the man-especially
about that picture.
Dear brother Jasper, that was to
have been" her letter ran. Il am
sending you for Christmas present
the picture of Margaret which you
returned when you sent back the
other presents she gave you. | know
you will like to have 1t again. know
how you feel Just most like the day
| threw the peanuts at Kitty Mar
shal's head when she put them in my
lap and was mad at her. Only being
a big man and not a little girl you
can't do 'xactly what did. OF course
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inches wide and 26 inches long was
used for this base. Fig. shows the
first step in its construction--the form
ing of pocket in the bottom of the
box to receive the end of the tree.
This is made with two pair of boards
nailed together crosswise as in Fig.
3. Any boards of narrow widths will
do. Cut pair A exactly as long as the
inside width of the box, and pair B
exactly as long as the inside length of
the box For the end of tree of me-
dunn size, the pocket should measure
two and one-half or three inches
square. This means that the strips
should be placed two and ono-h Ii or
three inches apart II the pocket
proves TO be bit too large. the end Of
tho tree can be wrapped with strip
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thread, using some white kernels and
staining other kernels red. blue and
other colors with dress dyes, or any
coloring material that you have at
hand. Two cranberries strung ON the
thread between every five or six kerr
nels of popcorn make a pleasing va
ration in the popcorn chain idea. An
other chain that lis Of novel form Ii
prepared by coating a piece OF string
with glue or mucilage, and the sprin-
king bits OF colored paper over the
glued surface. Cut up any colored pa
per that you can find, or buy small
roll Of colored confetti. Use plenty OF
muoilage or glue SO the bits will stick.
Fruits and nuts belong among the
Christmas trees trimmings and there
are many unique methods of hanging
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these from the branches. None are
more popular, however, than stockings
cut and sewed up out Of pieces Of tarle-
tan Gig. 81, and hung by pieces or
ribbon; and cornucopias made of col
ored paper and hung by means Of rib
bon Gig. 81. Figure Z shows how to
cut a piece Of paper for cornucopia.
Coat one edge Of the piece with mu-
cilage, then starting with that edge.
roll up the piece of paper into the
form shown in Fig. 6 and paste to the
outer edge. Paste small colored pic
lures upon the outside of each cornu-
copia
The little goblin shown in Fig. 81
is only one of the many funny little
people that can be made with orange
heads and cardboard and paper
clothes. Cut away the outer portion
Of the orange rind to form eyes, nose
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Calista was steepea in bliss. But
not any more so than if she had re-
ceiyed but two or three OF the many.
many gifts heaped upon her by ador-
ing relatives. And it was not until
afternoon that her maze of joy began
to take ON coherency. and she began
to link in her mind the gifts to their
donors. Then it was that she remem.
bered her sisters former betrothed.
Did you receive anything from Jas.
per, Margaret" she blurted out For
tunately they were alone, the rest of
the family having gone to Aunt
Madge's house for little visit. But
since Calista had a cold, Margaret
stayed at home with her.
Margaret, VINO had been staring
with dream-haunted eyes into vacancy.
started as IL some white hot brand
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was mad-but did want the pea
nuts. So after she was gone and no
body was looking picked them up
again. Nobody'l know you got the
picture, cause l won't tell. Anyway
Margaret's got one of yours she didn't
send back. guess cause she amt
such a maddy cat as we. It's our red
hair.
your faithful and loving,
"CALISTA."
"P s. A merry Christmas. If you
vant to send Lie present send it to
Margaret instead Without being I'M
faithful to. her, / will close by just
saying her ache grows worser with
the days"
The Gift and the letter were done up
and duly delivered the next morning.
Amid the stress Of holding prepare
tions Calista did not experience the
necessity of being secretive. She
walked up to the Hemingway's door, a
little girl bursting with the season s
joy. and said to Jasper's mother:
"It's-it's my Christmas present to
Jasper! No reasons there?-why
shouldn't give my dear Jasper one?"
And with shy little laugh she scam
pered off
And then the wheels of Fate spun
round and round, having been given a
very vigorous start by Calista.
Christmas morning dawned clear
and white bound. The drifting cloud
banks had left the heavens during the
night and settled with feathery light
ness on the earth, had made Calista's
world a beautiful amphitheater. snow
mufiied to an echo, wherein sleigh
bells tinkled merrily and joyous voices
rang gladsomely. 1t was an ideal
Christmas Day. And perfect it proved
to Calista.
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MistIetoe Hunters.

Ceuzy, in Brittany, annually becomes
a center of attraction for mistletoe
pickers, and the poplars that line the
hillsides around about the village
show an abundance of the precious
evergreen, the sight OF which would
fill the heart of many a Norman mis-.
tletoe gatherer with envy.
Here. however, the trees are lofty
and by no means SO easy to despoil OF
their white berried parasite as the
apple trees in northern France, which
yield most of the harvest destined to
find its way to the British market.
Nevertheless clambering up into the
tree tops sixty or seventy feet from
the ground is not SO difficult a task as
it may appear to those who are I'M
initiated into the modus operandi of
the mistletoe hunters
With the aid of peculiarly shaped
iron critics attached to their feet, en-
abling them to get firm grip Of the
trunk or stem which they wish to as
cend, the skilled climbers make their
way from branch to branch with mon
keylike agility, and in few minutes
the tree is stripped of its mistletoe
crop.
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the upper ends of the sticks TO oppo-
site faces of the star. and bind the
lower ends together with thread.
When fastening the star to the tree
run the ends OF the sticks far enough
below the tree top to enable you to
bind them securely in position
The four lower points of the stars
serve excellently for attaching the up
per ends of the ornamental chains to.
that go to make up large portion OF
the trimmings of tree.
There are various ways OF making
pretty chains. String popcorn on
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of cloth or paper to make it fit tight.
This pocket frame does not require
fastening to the box If it is made to
fit snugly.
The bottom pocket holds the end Of
the tree in position. A similar pocket
in the top Of the box is necessary to
keep the tree from topping over, and
this is made by fastening one pair of
boards between the sides of the box
even with the top edge &C. Fig. A.,
then crossing them with pair nailed
to the top Of the box Cd, Fig. 81.
The base can now be completed by
covering it neatly with cloth, but it
will have much more attractive ap-
pearance II you slant the sides as they
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That's Funny

had touched her. But the next mo-
ment, as If remembering that this
soaring must be endured, she an
swered sweetly:
mo, dear"
That's funny" Calista had noted
the start and now was taking shy
stock of her. Il didn't either. And |
thought he'd give one of us Christ
mas present"
Margaret added nothing to prolong
this conversation. and apparently
Calista was too intent upon going her
own way in thought to continue it
perforce, for silence fell between
them.
And it was into this silence that
the telephone tore vehemently.
Let mel Let mel" shouted Calistas
And before Margaret could utter a
word Of protest she had the receiver.
Then assuming an important air of
grown-upness she attended to the af-
fair in hand
Hello! Yes, this is 1927 j. Yes,
this is Calista. Oh! Did you like it?
1tu yOu. l-yCS. tnOuBut poA
would
For moment she slipped her very
proper telephone manner and became
the eager little girl The next she
was back again doubly dignified Of
tone
Il suppose you didn't give any
Christmas presents this year Mar
garet says you didn't give her AMY
asked her-and you didn't send me
anything :"
"Calista!' 1t was Margaret's voice.
quivering, questioning "Who!"
Calista was intent on the phone
yes" she was saying, you saw
them going to Auntie Madge's Yes
all but Margaret and me. Yes, Of
course she'll talk to you--when | get
through. Now You can't wait to
near her voicei | must say Jasper
Hemingway that you're very rude
and impolite. ] wanted to tell you
about all the Christmas presents |
got. Yes, will be mad. / am. But
I'll tell her"
Meanwhile white face waited at
Calista's side. From it great tear
washed eyes stared incredulously.
Here" Calista was oblivious to
the insistent tide Of human emotion
surging about her, as she held the
receiver toward Margaret. "He says
to tell you he was in the wrong and
he's ready to go down on his knees
to ask you to forgive him And he
says to emphasize the down on your
knees"
Margaret put out hand. 1t was a
wild yearning gesture with which she
bent to hear that voice. And Calista,
going into the next room, noted the
sudden light that flew to her face
Incredibly transformed she was from
the dream-haunted girl Of few mo-
ments ago. And without really un-
derstanding how she, a little girl had
made hot-tempered man ashamed
of himself, Calista yet knew that she
had tipped the scales Of chance.
II did it," she whispered to herself.
My Christmas present made him glad
again"
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TO SANTA CLAUS
Santa Claus. Santa Claus,
Are you truly true?


Are you truly true?
On your way a moment pause
Here's test for you:
DO you linger round the spot
Where the sunshine cometh not?
Do you seek the hearth that's cold
With your treasure-stores untold?
Is your smiling visage seen
In the howell poor and mean,
Or are you the guest elate
or the ever-fortunate?
Santa Claus. Santa Claus,
With your pack OF cheer,
Are you solid gold or gauze?
Democrat or Peer?
Do you seek the squalid lane
OF the pauper and the plain?
Do You take your Christmas joys
10 the pallid girls and boys.
Little maids and little chaps
Clad in rags and housed in traps?
Do you load the Christmas Trees
With rich gifts for such as these?
Santa Claus, Santa Claus,
Whittier are You bent?
To the frigid upper-hoors
or some tenement,
Where upon bed Of grief
Lies one thirsting for relief,
Thirsting for some little rift
In the clouds that seldom lift
Do you carry drafts OF life
To these scenes Of pain and strife.
Or are you the guest alone
OF your sister Fortunes own?
Santa Claus, Santa Claus,
Are you truly true?
On your way moment pause
Here's test for you:
Do you give to those In need?
DO you to the weeping speed,
Scattering your gifts of cheer
Ger the weary and the drear-
Or do you your treasures pitch
Into laps already rich?
That dear Saint, beloved and gray,
That's the test of Christmas Day,
John Kendrick Bangs, Harper
Weekly.
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HOMEMADE TRIMMINGS FOR THE
CHRISTMAS TREE.

1t is lots of fun trimming the Christ
mas tree with homemade ornaments.
much more fun than with the kind you
buy in stores. and planning and MAX
ing tree ornaments that win be both
novel and attractive provides interest
ing work for several days.
In the Illustrations below are shown
several clever forms of ornaments
that are easily made The tip OF the
tree should be crowned with a single
ornament, and double five-pointed
star made after the fashion of that
shown in Fig. is most appropriate
The double star is prepared in two
pieces cut from cardboard box fFigs
2 and 3D. Mark them out alike with
ruler and pencil, making the distance
between opposite points inches Cut
them with a knife or scissors.
Each star must be slashed so one
viii ft over the other Slash one as
shown in Fig, 2, from point A down to
b, which is one-half OF the distance
from a 70 G; and slash the other as
shown in Fig. 3. from Cup to b. You
Will see that by now crossing the pair
OF stars. and slipping the slash made
IN each over the uncut portion of the
other, the star ornament will be put
together to look like the one In Fig /.
The cardboard must be covered with
tinfoii to make it nice and shiny. but
before putting this covering on. cut
Two slender sticks for support. fasten
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FIXING THE CHRISTMAS TREE

A base for the Christmas tree is one
of the simplest things in the world 70
make when you know how to go about
the con .truction. And you can make
one for the home tree that will be
every whit as good as one bought.
A grocery box and few box boards,
some cloth covering material. ham
mer and = saw. are all tina required
in making the tree bass shown in
Fig. /.
An oblong box 10 inches deep. 20
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Imports of Salt

Common salt continues to be Inn
ported in considerable quantity, more
than one million barrels coming to
Atlantic ports last year, according to
the United States geological survey.
The country is amply able, however.
to supply the entire home demand, az.
the capacity of its salt mines and
works is in excess Of the present out
put. The imports last year we're only
SO per cent of the total consumption,
whereas in 1890 the percentage was
17.2.
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and mouth, and make the ears out OF
cardboard and stick them into Sits cut
in the orange rind.
Figure 8 shows pattern for the
ears, while Fig. 10 shows how to cut
the cardboard body. Stick the neck
of the body into slot cut through
the orange rind To hang up the little
figure, ss.a'z hairpin into his head.
and tie piece of thread to the loop
end Gigs. 8 and III. Paint the clothes
Of the body with water colors or color
with crayons. II you make several Of
the figures, provide some with hats.
and some with bonnets.
Copyright. by A. Nicely HaIl.s
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Waterspouts Escort Ship.

Officers OF the steamer Borinquen,
from San Juan, Porto Rico, reported
that just as the ship was entering the
Gulf Stream four waterspouts were
seen. Two were in the southwest and
two In the east, and travelling at a
high rate of speed before westerly
wind. The water temperature at the
time was Is degrees and that of the
air II.
At first the lower parts of the spouts
were vertical, and the upper parts hor-
izontal. Later on more spouts ap-
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top down over the edge OF t, bottom
frame, and tack 1t to the under side.
Care must be taken when putting on
this covering material to stretch the
cloth tightly and evenly Bring it to-
gether at the corners and sew the
edges nelly.
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Hard Times Sure.

Brown You mustn't feel disappoint-
ed this Christmas. Johnnie. These
are terrible times we're having.
Little Johnnie They must be pref
ty hard, dad, when Santa Claus takes
the trouble to drag my old cart out
Of the thunderstorm and give it a
new coat of paint.
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peared on either side, about two miles
away. They were solid and nearly
vertical. The dark clouds from which
they appeared to descend were about
1000 feet above the water. After
about forty minutes conditions be-
came normal again.--New York Trib-
une.
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Cause for Sorrow.

Photographer taking family group
Now. then, Mr.. Housefull, the ex-
pressions are all right but yours. Try
to look happy; remember that Christ
mas is coming.
Mr.. Housefull (despondently)-
Hang 1t, man, that's just what / am
thinking about.
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are slanted in Fig. l. This is done
by mailing pair of boards to the bot
tom Of the box (B. B. Fig. 81 SO they
project beyond the sides and ends as
shown. and then mailing strips F to
the ends of these boards. The pro-
jections of the frame thus formed
should be equal. Now, when you COW
er the 5oy bring the cloth from the
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Ash Can On Wheels.

A Connecticut man has patented an
ash can on wheels, the handles OF
which can be Locked to hold it sta
tionary when not needed to move 1t.
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; long as Calista's money
held out she went gayly
about her Christmas shop
ping. When she found
that her tiny purse was
empty, she stopped buy.
ing-wherein she showed
greater wisdom than many
grown-ups-and with q
soul replete with satisfac,
ton she left the store.
I've got pretty much
most everything, / guess,
she said to herself, hug,
gins her bundles close as
she tripped along the coun.
try streets. But I'll know
for sure when | get home"
And when she reached
home the very first thing
she did was to array the
gorgeous gifts upon the
white spread of her lit
tie bed. Christmas was
two days away. There
fore it was imperative
that she begin that very
moment to put them in
order. Then like an en-
bodied cyclone she burst