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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

Ad. in Coquille Herald; "Farm-
ers: Geo. Moulton wants your hides. "
Just so Geo., don't scalp 'em.
DIR. Bollman hasn't produced that
ride so we refer you to DR.. Staats
who says the only difference between
an automobile and river boat these
days is that the former has tires.
Carey Hayter, who is well-known as
a bachelor says: "When fellow
thinks a great deal about getting mar
ried he seldom does it." With which
philosophy we heartily agree.
As the years pile up and our hair
turns grey, it is our wont to look more
often into the casket in which lie the
hopes of the years long gone.
We noticed by an altogether es-
teemed contemporary last week that
a certain lady who had been taken
TO the hospital, suffering greatly, was
in very poor health. Really surpris-
ing.
The most deceitful thing in Dallas
is the court house clock.
Many of the Christmas presents
that are being sent away just now are
gong IN time that the sender NAV
get one back before the big day.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
OTHER THINGS
A Rare and Curious COLLECTION
of Fact and Fancy.


WITH the show windows tilIed W1tll
toy soldiers for Christmas things look % <
dnbious for the anti-militalist and the
pacificist.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

Hugh Black says he would rathe'
not find gold brick than to break al
arm in reaching for it.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
Cheery Optimism,

Our idea of an optimist is woman
who can hum "Home, Sweet Home
over a washtub of steaming clothes
sing "Coming Through the Rye" as
she wrings them out; whistle "Old
Kentucky Home" while she hangs
them up to dry, and, as she stands
over the ironing board with the old
dining-room emblem "What is Home
Without a Mother" staring her in the
face, can sing. hum and whistle "In
The Good Old Summer Time" mean
while getting two children ready for
school, bathing baby, hanging the
bird cage out of reach of the cat and
putting the corned beef and cabbage
on to boil for fathers dinner.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

Dig, And you get what the harvest
brings.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

POSITION WANTED-Married nt
wants position on ranch in DAB!
district. Understands stock, fn..
and poultry. References furnlssI
Family consists of wife and Bay
Address Mobley, Box IS, Me''
Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

Send us your laundry by psi'"
The rui al carrier Is now autno
transact this business 1t cose
few cents. Wen return II prom
DALLAS STEAM LAUNpn'
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
BULLETIN
ONE CENT A WORD, ,PHoN !

or lease a house or business buldb,
If you want help or a job Of wo,t
you have lost or found anythIpr
you want publicity of any kind ,
this column. You are sure ia |
results-others do. why not you, K
ephone your want ads" or ada,.
all communications to The 0b@r,
Dallas, oregon. Count the numb,
words to remit with order. TeleIr
No. 10.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
w. L. ALEXANDER & COMpATi

w. L. ALEXANDER & COMPAEs
offers every young man in DhI
who is interested in out-of-doopp, !,
opportunity to perfect himself !
the splendid and profitable scsl
of Tree Repair. We guarantee ID
nections with this company %,
completion of course that will I
tablish you in a solid success
business that will grow as we gu'
Your opportunity is our opponu,
ty. We solicit your investigan,
Tree surgery pays. Learn it, VIII
Portland School of Practical VI
estry, S17-2O Dekum building, Prl'
land, Oregon. WI,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

FOR SALE-Sixty-acre dairy fn
in Coos county; bottom land; b
mile from postoffice; mile tH
school; on milk route; good win
road; good Improvements. W
give terms. B. Folsom, Gail Hep
Dallas. W
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

FOR SALE-Fine fresh Jersey vi,
seven years old. Price reasonlbi
Cass Riggs, South Red Is. 1'
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

Ad. in Coquille Herald: "Farm-
ers: Geo. Moulton wants your hides. "
Just so Geo., don't scalp 'em.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

FOR SALE-Buildings suitable q
private garages. Will trade "a
wood. R. L. Chapman. Bs
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

WANTED-Machine. cast and Sg
plate iron, brass and copper, n
and rubber, and rags of all klnhs
in fact. junk of all kinds. Y
Halleck, Monmouth, Oregon. NJ
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

FOR SALE-Choice building los
trade. Bollman and Stats. sa
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
carlyIe's Christmas Gift.

1t is no drawback for a Christmas
gift to be useful, as well as ornamen-
tai, but there is pathos In Carlyle's pres
entation of a washing table to his wife
at Christmas, 1850. At that time he
had long escaped poverty, but scould
conceive no more pleasing gift than
this most utilitarian article which he
promised in a note, which the curious
may still read at his house in Cheyne
row: 1.-THE Prophecy of a Washstand
to the Neatest of All Woman. Bless
ings on her bonny face, and be it ever
blitbesome, as 1t is dear, blithe or not.
II. Carlyle, Dec. %, 1852 This mes
sage appears to have been written in
a hurry, as if Carlyle, hearing the
clocks strike midnight, exclaimed: "God
bless my soul! It's Christmas day.
Jennie should have a present. She
spoke of a washstand the other day.
She shall have it," and forthwith pen
ned the promise thereof. Anyway, he
gave a five pound note, and Mrs. Car
lyle bought a marble and mahogany
washstand.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24

toothpick and fry brown in deep fat.
Serve Immediately.
Oyster SaAdwich.-Chop a dozen oys-
ters, add two tablespoonfuls of cream,
a piece e butter the size of a hickory
nut, a ~tcaspOonful of breadcrumbs.
Season with salt and pepper. Let sim
mer in double boiler for ten minutes.
then add half Il beaten egg yolk and
put into ii small mold. Chill. When
cold turn out and slice in very thin
slices and place between buttered bread
Oyster Foroemeat.-MiX half a cup
full of melted butter, a cupful each Of
breadcrumbs and cracker crumbs, the
liquor from the oysters. pepper and
salt and one egg, well beaten. Mix
thoroughly, but do not make into a
paste. Add two dozen oysters. This
can be used for stufing green peppers
Dreamed Oysters.-Scoop out the cen
ter from a stale loaf of bread. Fry
brown in butter three scant cupfuls of
fine breadcrumbs. Mix a teacupful of
milk with three tablespoonfuls of flour
and pour into Il quart of very rich
milk. Heat and add Il quart of oysters,
drained, and put into the followed loaf
in layers with the breadcrumbs be-
tween. Bake thirty minutes. A layer
of crumbs should be on top.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
Christmas Dolly

The greater part of the holly that is
used for Christmas decoration In the
western part of the United States
comes from southern Arkansas and
Texas, where the American holly at
tains a greater size and a more perfect
form than anywhere else in this coun-
try. 1t grows there to a height of from
forty to fifty feet.
The native hollies, some of them
evergreen, others deciduous in habit
are as a family of considerable interest
at this time. The group of plants to
which these belong, known ~botanlcally
as the lex family, some of which are
shrubs and some of tree size, is widely
distributed through the tropical and
temperate regions Of the globe. About
a dozen of its members are native to
eastern North America; five attain to
the dignity of trees. -Four of these be-
long only to regions southwark of New
England, but one brings its northerly
range to the vicinity of Boston.
1t is evergreen in habit, like its Eng
lish cousin, which it resembles also in
general appearance and particularly in
its leaves, which are rather oval In
shape, though small at both ends, with
edges coarsely toothed and armed with
sharp spines, stiff in texture, wavy and
picturesque in surface and effect and
of a dark glossy green color.
In the autumn the trees show rich
clusters of red berries cleaning
through the foliage In the most cheer
full anner They may, in fact, take
the place in some degree of the de-
lightful British plant, which most un-
fortunately will not endure our eli
mate, though one sees its plump form
1ourishing in the most rugged health
around the wooded shores of Loeb Lo-
mond, in Scotland, and that is nearly
as far north as the middle of Hudson
bay, in British North America.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
THE "R" IN NOVEMBER.


Oysters are found On almost every
coast in the world, and no wonder, for
it is said hat one oyster has three or
four thousand young in Il season.
There has been Il good deal of agita-
ton i'll late years concerning the danger
Of contracting typhoid through eating
oysters. There is danger of this sort,
but as time goes on the oyster dealers
are more and more careful to get their
oysters from beds which are safe. So
if you buy oysters buy them of a re-
liable dealer.
The choicest oysters should always
be bought to serve OF the half shell, but
for any cooked dish the results from
coarser oysters are practically as good.
Baked Oysters.-Make thin slices of
toast and on each put several plump
oysters, season with salt and cayenne
and to each add a tiny piece of butter.
Put in the oven until the oysters curl
and serve very hot.
Fried Oyster Patties.-Chop the oys-
tiers fine and to each dozen add a finely
chopped hard boiled egg, ~teaspoonful of
chopped parsley, pepper and salt and
half a t"easpoonful of grated lemon
peel. Moisten with equal parts of
cream and oyster liquor. Cut squares
of rich paste, put a spoonful of the
mixture in the center of each, moisten
the edges with milk, press them to-
gether and brush over the outside with
the beaten yolk of egg. Fry first Oh one
cilo aud +l,n ~, thu nhIn1. - ChollnW
hot fat until brown.
Oysters In Bacon.-Wrap a strip of
hnnnn ahnnt an oyster, faSten with q
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
Crue Gift Giving

Once again the period when of all
times In the year gift giving is most
prevalent is upon us. In its finer as
poets the Christmas gift is symbolical
of many things. 1t represents peace,
good will, charity and love. 1t carries
with it the thought that the donor
has turned aside-if only for an instant
from the daily stress and worries
that distract, to recall in kindly fash
ion the face and personality of the one
who receives the gift.
Yet how often are the feelings that
really accompany the giving far differ
ent from these! Is not the person CIV
ing frequently actuated by motives
that are quite the reverse of those
which the Christmas gift symbolizes?
Indeed, are not many gifts actually
given in a spirit of unwillingness, even
resentfulness, as of something done I'M
der compulsion?
This should not be. To give In this
spirit is really more harmful than 1t
seems on its face. 1t engenders feel
ings in the donor that are not in tune
with the season. Toe often it also Gre
ates a spirit Of cynical skepticism In
the breast Of the one who receives the
gift 1t breeds hypocrisy in both giver
and receiver. Have you yourself never
said, 'They have given me this be-
cause they feared l should not give
them a PRESENT." And with the ques-
ton has come the realization that you
have done SO this year.
Gift giving of this sort should not be
tolerated. 1t is a mockery of the
Christmas spirit. 1t takes from many
the happiness which should be theirs
at this time. 1t transforms the holi-
day season, when all mankind should
be at amity, one with another, into a
period of mere commercial exchange,
when feelings Of selfshness and hypo-
critical discomfort predominant, in
stead of love and good will.
Gift giving should be spontaneous or
not at all.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
DON'T UNDERGO CHRISTMAS.
Better overlavishness Than Niggardli-
ness at Holiday Season.

The things we do at Christmas are
touched with a certain grain of eXtrav-
agance, as beautiful in some of its
aspects as the extravaganza of nature
In June.
1t is the children's carnival, the mid
summer of charity to the poor, the
s%pringtide of good will to men; the time
Of the year when heaven opens and
angels come down to sing to sailors
on the ocean, to old country folks In
the long reaches of new colonies, to
people in hospitals, p%oorhouses. in
sions and 'the huts where poor men
lie" the time when the atmosphere is
just right for clear burning fires, and it
would be something of a shame for the
wind to send the smoke down any
chimney as it does a week before or
after; when there is a goodly smell
abroad, as If the frankincense the wise
man brought On a day long ago to tenn
per the faint of a stable had got into
this whole world of ours, as q trailing
cloud of the odors of spiced bread;
when the poorest platters and mugs
take a touch of fine recklessness by
reason of the thoughtfulness of those
who have bread enough and to spare;
when the Christmas tree grows all ra-
diant and fruitful, as no other tree
which blooms through the year, for 1t
bears at least twelve manner of fruit,
and the leaves of the tree are for the
healing of the nations.
l would not, therefore, insult Christ
mas by underdoing it. The nan who
then does most for his fellow men, ac-
cording to his means, does best. We
can give the tramp who comes to our
back door a royal cup of coffee Christ
mas morning with a good grace, though
we have to see that he does not run
away with the spoon.
They are wide pages the angel opens
In the book of life at Christmas, and
when we do our best we cannot do 1t
quicker than he can write it down.
Rev. DR.. Robert Collyer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24

ESNT15l Christmas is observed In
49, the homes of the United
States army officers and enlisted
men with families, just as 1t Is
among civilians. The bachelors
who wear side arms generally see
to it that the table at the officers
mess and that the club quarters
have their supplies of holly. At
most of the army posts all duties
except the necessary guard and IA
tigue are suspended.
Interesting Christmas tree exer-
cises are held, with presents for
old and young. Santa Claus is
generally impersonated by an Of
ficer, and at some of the posts the
children are entertained with NOV
ing pictures of Christmas panto-
mines and with Christmas music.
There used TO be a custom in the
army of going along the line on
Christmas morning and looking at
the gifts every one had received.
The married people went to the
bachelors quarters. almost every
one taking some little remem
brance. In the far western posts
in the old days homemade candy
or cakes were made and presented.
The wives of the officers every
Christmas used to send to the en-
listed men of their husbands COM
panies large plum cakes.
Extra good rations during the
Christmas holidays are now Il spe-
cial feature at the most isolated
of the army posts in the United
States or among the foreign pos
sessions. The choice yiands now
served are in marked contrast
with those obtainable in the old
days of roughing it on the from
tier.
Years ago canned goods from
the commissary had to be depend
ed upon. and the meat consisted
of beef. Hunting parties were
made up, in which case there was
a treat to buffalo or antelope.
Christmas boxes were eagerly
awaited from relatives and friends
In the east. The day before every
officer and enlisted man who could
go to town did so to meet the stage
with the precious boxes.
At some of the isolated western
posts dinners were given to friend
ly Indians, and it was an event of
a lifetime to see scouts, squaws
and papooses, gaudily dressed. do
ing justice to a spread of turkeys
and other good things.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
CHRIST'S COMING.
WeIl May It Be Celebrated With Joy
and Thanksgiving.

and Thanksgiving.
Well may the great event which
Christmas commentaries be every
where devoutly celebrated with joy
and thanksgiving. Well may its ami
versary be everywhere hailed as a time
of special gladness, a time when every
heart shall expand and every hand be
generously open; when enmities shall
be forgotten and universal good will
prevail; when gifts from friend to
friend shall abound, and especially
gifts from those who have an abun-
dance of this worlds goods to those
who are scantily furnished with them.
Christmas commentaries the COM
ing of our Divine Lord to earth, to
bring light and joy and gladness and
to give gifts to men," even the great
est and most precious of all gifts-the
gift of salvation. We rejoice in the
making and receiving of earthly gifts.
How much more should We give evil
dence Of joy in the acceptance Of the
greatest of spiritual gifts!
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
LEGENDS OF ST. NICHOLAS.
How He Became Known as Patron of
Children and of Gifts.

Children and of Gifts.
An ancient Italian life of st. Nicho-
las recites how he became the patron
of an Asiatic gentleman were sent to
Athens to be educated. On their way
their father enjoined them to visit the
great bishop of Myra and secure his
benediction. They reached there late
n night and sought shelter in an inn.
The wicked landlord, observing their
prosperous exterior, concluded to rob
them and destroy the evidence of his
crime. Having murdered them In their
sleep, he dismembered the bodies and
concealed the pieces In a pickle tub.
But a vision had appeared to st. Nicho-
las, and he fastened to accuse the land
lord, who, seized with remorse, con-
fessed all. Then he implored the in
tercession Of the saint, and the latter,
struck by his penitence, prayed for the
restoration of the youths to life. In
stantly the latter arose, and the par
don of their slayer was assured.
Here is the legend which accounts
for st. Nicholas as the good genius
of the gift season: A certain noble of
his diocese became impoverished, and,
as they had nc dowries, the future of
his three daughters was imperiled.
The good saint resolved to succor
them, and, waiting till the small hours
of the morning, he cast through the
open window of the nobleman's bed
chamber three heavy purses of gold.
He hoped to retreat unseen, but the
moon was bright. st. Nicholas was
discovered, although trying to escape.
At the courts of Italian princes there
prevailed an ancient custom called ia
pata," the Spanish word for 'shoe."
At Christmas time presents were con-
cealed In the shoes or slippers of favor
ed courtiers, In imitation of st. Nicho-
las gifts to the three maidens of Pa
tara.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
Cream of Carrot Soup.

Cut six good sized carrots fine and
cook until tender in boiling, sailed wa
ter. Press through a sieve. Add the
vegetable pulp with just a suggestion
of onion juice to three pints of heated
milk. Stir a little -four with a lump of
butter and the water in which the car
rots were cooked. Bring all to the boil
for three minutes and serve. Chopped
fresh parsley may be added last and
is unite desirable.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
Church Decorations Are Old.

The decorating of the churches
with green's is a custom of which
the origin dates back to days be-
fore the Christian era. At the feast
of the Tabernacle the Jews gath
cred palm and olive branches and
other green's to decorate their tenn
pies, and the heather used such
decorations for many of their fes-
rivals.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24

Christmas All the Year.

Doubtless children wish that Christ
mas would last all the year, and in a
nobler sense it might and ought to dis
pense its blessings throughout every
season. We should not be content with
only an annual melting into tenderness
toward our brethren, but should per-
petually cultivate the spirit of unself-
ishness and practical love.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24

orlain of Gift Giving.

1t is believed by many that our us
tom of giving gifts from an Old
custom of priests putting on board of
all outgoing ships a box for aims.
This box was opened at Christmas
time and masses said for the giving
of aims, and it was called a Christ
Mass" box. From this has come our
custom of giving boxes and gifts.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
CHRISTMAS IN 1913.

| We are among those who
have been accustomed to hail
the return of this day as a
|. Day devoted to the purposes
both of religious and social
! duties. Having in the morn
! ing performed our devotional
exercises in grateful recollec-
| ton of him who brought life
: and immortality to a benight-
ed world and who has taught
. his followers by the simplest
and purest yet most sublime
! and salutary precepts how to
: obtain present comfort and fu-
. ture happiness, we may In the
: after part of the day meet our
| friends and relatives in social
: converse.
From the mornings devotion
! and the evenings innocent
: recreation let us learn to prac-
! tice those benign principles
! which teach us to check as
: perities and to Danish preJu-
| dices, to cultivate neighborly
: affections and to cherish those
amicable sympathies and char
| tiles, both moral and political,
which should distinguish us
as Christians in deed as well
. as In name. By a sincere en-
: deavor to perform these duties
| and every Christian ought
: to perform them-such of our
readers as shall be permitted
| by Divine Providence to cele-
brate another anniversary of
| the Messenger of peace and
. good will to men may in the
year 1914, with humble conf
| dence, believe that they be-
. come wiser men and better
| members of society and hope
| for admission into another
: and a better world.-An Edi-
! tors Greeting to His Readers
! a Century Ago.
- s 1917 As- h1s- ssAz-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
EXPLAINED.

always thought you were too lazy
to run like this for a car, old man."
"It's all right, old top. Laziness runs
In our familyY"-Browning's Magazine.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24

SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRIST
MAS TREE.

This ia a custom practieed I
/; by n Sunday school where the !
children are all of the wealthy {
. class. but it is a plan that +
many schools may like to try. ]
. On the platform stands a beau {
: tiful large tree made gay with ]
ornaments and lights, but to- )
| tally devoid of presents. The {
: classes assemble, each pupil !
bringing a gift. marked "for a Z
. n girl or for a boy" with !
: the age of the recipient writ !
| ten on, too, so those who make B
: the distribution will have |
some idea which is the pack /;
| age to give to who !
: The gifts are carefully wrap J
ped and made just as Christ !
. masy" looking as possible. !
: When the class roll is called .
l responses are made by each
4 class going forward and lay |
| ing their offerings beside the :
! e In return each child is
e handed an orange and a small ]
| box of candy, this treat being
1 usually provided by some
l wealthy parishioner who is -.
! fond of the children and who
4 does not work regularly in /
! the Sunday school. +:
4 Christmas carols and a short
+ service follow, and the next
! day the presents are taken to
4 the city mission or some spe- I
/ cial charity. Toys and books .
! that are in perfectly good con-
Il dition are accepted, but only /
! such articles as may be of /:
q fered without compunctions of |
1. conscience to one of Gods lit
4 tle ones. This general clearing
Z house is a splendid idea. and !
{ the children learn the lesson
of passing on what has given ]
Il them pleasure. A dear little
] mother says that her children f:
) were interested all the year i,
IS in trying to keep their toys
4 nice for the sake of the
. ''other child's Christmas"
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