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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

seventeen great care should be taken, for
put too great strain on the body at this
time the foundation may be laid for ILL
health in adult life. Every excess is evil,
and man who has good health is young,
whatever his age may be. Exercise makes
the body a better piece of machinery to
work with. Fat measures, disproportion-
ment between our diet and exercise and re-
pletion, of course, exhausts the stomach,
while fatigue palsies its powers. 1 will say
if a man would exercise every day. be he
young or DID, by going through some SIM
pie movements that would bring the mus
cles of his body into play, for ten minutes.
or even five, he would prolong his life for
no telling how many years.
Overhead exercise on the horizontal bars
and the rings is also splendid work for de-
velopng the muscles of the neck and shout
ders. Some people are averse to this kind
of work because they are under the impress
sion that there Is great strain on the low
er part of the body account of its swing
ing in the air. The bars and rings are all
right, but they should only be used in the
gymnasium under the eye OF the director.
The movements executed on them are
sometimes dangerous, and the novice will
often injure himself from pure ignorance.
BY this overhead exercise the muscles in
the throat are developed, which fortifes
one against a weak throat, and frequently
diseases of this part can be thus cured.
Older men exercise with the bars extern
sively. and in the gymnasium 1 have quite
a number who find more pleasure on them
than anything else. The exercise in which
there is not virtue in the Indian clubs and
wand. The dumbbell, while it is not what
1t might be- is superior to either of the
others, because with them other move
ments have to be employed to complete the
drills. These movements for the most part
tend to extend the muscles and to develop
endurance, and, of course this makes
health. Outdoor games are often very ben
eficial, and If people would play them more
they would find that their health would be
greatly improved. There is the game Of
golf, for instance. 1t is an ideal exercise
for women and older men, from the fact
that it does not require any violent activity
to play ii, for one can suit himself to the
speed he will assume in walking over the
links.
Most of the physical weakness that is
noticeable in people to-day is due wholly to
the mode of life they live. Take the man
who is employed all day in an office. He
will sit there during the day leaning over
his work: at night he goes to bed and the
next morning he goes back to work. This
is his daily routine. About all the exercise
he gets is in what little walking he does,
which is by no means sufficient. The most
healthful vocation that man can follow is
that of the farmer, who gets the physical
exercise, together with the fresh air. /
think any man who has ever followed the
pillow or harrow will agree with me that it
is the finest exercise there Is. Walking
over rough surfaces is always considered
fine work. and in blowing field one GER
tainly gets that"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

Fleming, and the mistress good-naturedly
arrayed the servant in her own magnificent
robes and jewels that she might duly sus-
tain the mimic dignity in the festivities OF
the night. An Englishman, Randolph. who
was i'm love with Mary Beton. another OF
the Queens maids of honor. wrote in ex-
cited terms TO the Earl of Leicester con-
corning the great event. The present writ
er ran across some extracts from his let
ter in an ancient volume. Happy was II.
he wrote in his own quaint way. unto this
realm, that her reign (meaniaS the mock
Queen's) endured no longer. Two such
sights in enc state. in so good accord,
1 believe. was never seen rs TO behold two
worthy Queens possess. without envy, one
kingdom. both upon one day. i leave the
rest TO your lordship to be judge OF. My
pen staggereth. my hand failoth. The
Queen of the bean was that day in gown
of cloth of silver; her head. her neck. her
shoulders the rest of her whole BODY, so
beset with precious stones that more in
our whole jewel house were not 10 be
found. The cheer was great. L never
found myself so happy nor so well
treated"
In the Roman Catholic countries this car
nival has been for ages, and still is, cele-
brated in uproarious style from Epiphany
to Ash Wednesday. In the ancient times
ii was period of wild pleasure and merry
making, INDUCED in principally in antici-
patton of the solemnities of the coming
lenten season The carnival called
then farewell to the flesh" In these
long revels can be traced some of the Ii
cense of the Saturnalia of the Christian Ro-
mans who could not forget their pagan
festivities. Milan. Rome and Naples were
, famous for their carnivals, but the celebra-
tons were carried to their highest perfec-
ton at Venice. In the latter place every
man would let himself loose TO the maddest
of merriments each one trying to Guido
the other in pranks of humorous debauch-
edness, in which even those of the holy
order were permitted their share. In mod
! ern Rome the masquerading in the streets
| and all out-of-door amusements are limited
to eight days, during which the grotesque
| fun-makers fling confetti and bonbons at
| each others heads.
But the celebration of Twelfth night is
| fast dying out, even in the old countries
| that used to make so much of it; it is not
| likely to endure with the coming centuries
as Christmas will endure, and it will prob
| ably ere very long be but memory of the
!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04
ABOUT TWELFTH NIGHT
1T is KEPT IN INDIANAPOLIS ONLY
AS A FESTIVAL.
The Primitive Christians Celebrated
Feast Of the Nativity for
Twelve Days.

The celebration of Twelfth Night, as it
especially in England, where every one held
high revel until the midnight hour of the
twelfth day after Christmas, is almost
heard of in this country and is never kept
in indianapolis except as a church festival.
In the prayer book that day is called the
Epiphany or the Manifestation of Christ
to the Gentiles,' and the 9th day of
January the Catholics and Episcopalians
always hold services in their houses of wor-
ship. which are still decorated with the
Christmas wreaths and ropes of evergreen.
The holy communion is observed and the
gospel of St. Matthew ii is read, telling of
the birth of Christ in the days of Herod
and of the coming of the three wise men
out of the East, their finding of Mary and
the Holy Child and their presentation of
gifts to Him of gold, frankincense and
myrrh.
The primitive Christians celebrated the
Feast of the Nativity for twelve days, OBJ
serving the frst-Christmas-with great
solemnity, and the last. which they termed
the Twelfth day, with reverence almost as
great. Christmas was called the greater
Epiphany, from our Lord having on that
day become incarnate, or made his appear
ance in "the flesh" and the twelfth day
after was called the lesser Epiphany from
the threefold manifestation of His godhead
the first, by the appearance of the blazing
star which conducted Melchior, Jasper and
Balthuzar, the three magi, or wise men,
out of the East TO worship the Messiah;
the second, of the descent of the Holy
Ghost in the form of a dove at the bap-
tism of the Savior, and the third, of the
first miracle of the Lord turning water into
wine at the marriage of Cana-au of which
manifestations of the divine happened on
the same day of different years, fact that
has been lost sight of almost entirely in
these modern times, except to close stu
dents of the Bible.
FEAST OF THE KINGS.
In Spain this festival is called the Feast
of the Kings" and young Alfonso, the boy
monarch, will himself offer at the altar of
his place of worship. gold, frankincense
and myrrh, as did the three wise men of
the long age. During the middle ages the
worship of the three magi. or wise men,
was celebrated by a little drama entitled
the Feast of the Star" Even now, in the
older countries. especially in France, Spain
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

and Italy, twelfth day stands second to
Christmas of all the days in the year. the
principal object being to do honor to the
three wise men, kings, as they were
called. 1t is a Christian custom ancient
past memory, and was no doubt suggested
by favorite pagan amusement to indulge
in game which was called "the election
of kings by BEANS" A large cake was
made, a bean inserted and this was called
twelfth cake The family and friends be-
ing assembled, the cake was divided by lot,
and whoever got the piece containing the
bean was accepted king for the day and
honored as king of the bean. In the prov
inces of England and France this custom is
still observed, and the person finding the
bean in the cake is considered fortunate in
deed, as it is firmly believed that he will
have good luck throughout the year. In
Rome's celebration of Twelfth night they
do not draw king queen" in Eng
land and France, but indulge in number
of jocularities very much for the amuse-
ment of the children. Fruit shops and con-
dictionary stores are dressed up with great
gayety and a ridiculous figure called "Bef-
fana" parades the streets amidst storm of
popular wit and nonsense. The children,
,,
just as little indianapolis youngsters did
on Christmas eve, and next morning they
find that Beffana. the wonderful. has filled
them with sweets and cakes and other jolly
good things.
In England there is queen as well as a
king at the Twelfth night celebrations,
but the English do not enter into the fun
and frivolity of the things as they were
wont to do in the old days. Formerly in
London the candy shops were filled with
Twelfth night cakes.' ranging in price
from seven guineas to four shilliugs, and
all of these confectionery places were
illuminated and decorated in a KALEIDOSCOPE
ic manner. In Shakspeare's Twelfth
Night one gets an idea of the fun that
waxed furious and the liberties that were
taken by all on this merry holiday. A pop
ular custom in Staffordshire went out in
the seventeenth century. A man came
along in the village with mock horse
fastened to him, his own legs made up
to resemble the legs of the animal, while
little false legs, attached to the mans
body. dangled over the horses sides. The
French grotesque comedian, Louis Torcat,
who recently appeared at the Grand Opera
House, gave a performance on this order
The Twelfth night merrymaker would al
ways be attended by half dozen fellow
villagers, wearing mock deers' heads and
displaying the arms of the several chief
landlords of the town. This party danced
what they called "the Hays" and many
other country dances, while the entire town
turned out to applaud them and pelt them
with beans.
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.
On Twelfth day. 1868, Mary Queen of
Scots celebrated the pastime of king of
the Beam but with a queen instead of
king as being more appropriate in con-
sideration of herself being a female sover-
eign. The lot fell to her attend ant. Mary
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

In discussion of Christmas echoes some
very curious developments in human ma
ture are often made. Nearly every year
in selecting Christmas gifts" said rare
man who doesn't burden mis- wife to do his
holiday buying, II nearly wear my brains
out trying TO choose the right thing for
the right people. This year | gave up that
feature of holiday joy, and decided to make
no struggle-the thing should go by con-
traries. For once, / would buy what /
wanted to buy, and waste no time or
strength on trying TO think what nv
various friends would like to have So. as
good candy is my favorite weakness,
bought boxes of good candy for all ny
own people and all outside friends-men
women and children.
well, sir. it was a great hit: II made
me the belle of the town. Everybody was
pleased and | never received so much
Christmas praise i'm all my life No one
found fault with ME at home or abroad
and even the men said | had more sense
than they had suspected. Secretly all men
are fond of nice candy
"But the best part of my candy Christ
mas is this: The most intellectual women
/ knew were most fervent in their graft
tude for my choice of gift. could show
you six enthusiastic notes from six OF the
most staid. studous. thoughtful and pro-
found club women in this city and they all
expressed themselves something In this
wise:
3" Dear Man: Let me thank YOU thank
you, thank you for that lovely box of
candy. No one ever gives me candy; they
always send me books. Again, dear man.
thank you. thank you. thank you. Yours
heartily and gratefully,
'ASPASIA BROWN
I'm all right for Christmas shopping
hereafter concluded the masculine So
ciety ornament. IN always so on Easy
. street and buy candy"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

1T is I'm that" he said. where many peo-
pie make great mistake. Many men
fuse TO exercise any with the exception OF
walking little because they think that
they are too old to go through any other
movements. Everything that have ex-
planned is suitable for both young and old.
A man does not reach his prime until he is
about fifty. Up TO that time all of his vi
tally is working up: after that period it
begins to go down. To the time he reaches
this age his exercise can be as severe
that given to any young man. but after
that IL should be abandoned for more pro-
longed and slower work. because the more
vigorous kinds of exercise put too great
strain on the vital organs. Also in train
ing boys between the age OF sixteen and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.
On Twelfth day, 1868, Mary Queen of
Scots celebrated the pastime of king Of
the Beam but with queen instead of
king as being more appropriate in con-
sideration of herself being female sover-
eign. The lot fell to her attend ant, Mary
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-04
Blgler Bros. at ConkIing began
seeding wheat Tuesday.

Blgler Bros. at Conkling began
seeding wheat Tuesday.
Miss Florence Kirkland of Goa,
Harbor who has been visiting
in Bismarck, the past week re.
turned home Thursday.
Mrs. P. NJ. Ferguson returned
Thursday from Bismarck where
she spent a few days on a shop.
ping tour.
Capt. Belk came up from Bis
marck, Thursday to look after the
steamer Bismarck, until the river
breaks up.
John and Joe Reuter- of
Turtle Lake who have been at
tending the Mankato Business
College, returned home Thursday.
Among the arrivals Thursday
was Ludwig Roseberg of Weller,
who has been taking a course at
A. G. in Fargo
Miss PAMELA Peterson returned
Thursday from Minneapolis where
she has spent the past three
months studying the millinery
trade.
An entertainment and basket
social was given at the Darling
school house, last Tuesday even
ing, March 31st, by Miss Richie,
III honor Of her pupils, it being the
last day Of school. The program
consisted Of dialogues, recitations,
plays, songs and music. The
money procured will be used for
purchasing a school organ, Mr..
G. j. Fitch was the auctioneer,
and every part was carried out
to a grand success and about IL
o'clock everybody departed for
their homes having spent a very
enjoyable evening.
d.. Dillon and j. P. Sturde-
want had a narrow escape Tuesday
while crossing the river at Mann
haven in a buggy, the ice break
ing through and letting the team
and buggy into the water. The
ice on the river is very dangerous
in places, and crossing with a
team is rather risky. DIR. Dill
lon and Mr.. Sturdevant were on
the other side and were compelled
to cross. They managed to get
over all right, but the doctor says
that he does not care to repeat the
experience as 1t is rather cold for
a bath in the Missouri river Just
yet.
F. E. Nafus, who arrived last
Thursday with a car load of cattle
and horses was in the wreck at
Valley City on the N. P. His two
cars were thrown from the rails,
the car load of cattle being rolled
clear over, and none Of the cattle
being killed, though they were
badly bruised. The car of horses
did not fare as we'll. He started
with twenty head and reached
here with sixteen, and with the
exception of three head, they were
all cut and bruised. Mr.. Nafus
left st. Paul March Bird and did
not reach here until the 26. He
disposed of his stock and return.
ed home Tuescay.
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-
For Sale-material in shed 28x
100, consistiog Of 200 poles, 16 feet
long, ridge poles and posts, 5000
feet, SIT cottonwood lumber and
posts in corral 100 feet squere.
42 Jas. Edwards.
3Wallin & Co., has the finest as
sortment Of gentlemen's hats in
the city.
Cattle Far Sale:-Four head Of
young cows; 2 head Of yearling
steers; ]: yearling heifer; ! Perch
ion shire colt, four years old,
weight about l,40O.
a. !. johnson, Washburn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-04

1t is too bad that so many Of the
old sougs are being forgotten The
last lines Of the chorus Of one old
song should never fade from our
memory, as it tells Of the worth
and lasting qualities of the pro-
duct of our ancestors hard to du-
plicate nowadays. It is
Ninety years she had sat in that chair grim
and tall
That old wooden rocker that stood blythe wall
And don't forget that the fur
niture that lasts ninety years is
sold by the Casey Marshall Go.
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LOCAL NEWS ::

Commissioners convene Monday
Be sure and see E. A. Lamb
before insuring your buildings.
Mrs. S. B. Jennings was in the
the city from Wilton Wednesday
If you want to sell your farm
go to the Globe, Land & Loan Co.
Judge Lamb transacted bust
ness in Wilton Wednesday.
A. A. Brundage, representing
the Tribune, was a caller the first
of the week.
G. M. Best was a capital city
visitor Tuesday, He returned
home the next day,
Wallin & Co., carry in stock the
famous Patterson hats. None
better.
Deputy Sheriff Cotton spent a
couple of days in the city attend
ing court.
Attorney Anderson, Of Wilton,
was transacting business in the
city this week.
Clothes bars, best, biggest dry
ing surface, $l..00 at the Casey
Marshall Furniture Co.
Fashionable dressmaking done
in latest styles at Wallin's Dress
Making Parlors.
w. 9. Stiber spent a few days
last week out on the ranch. He
reports stock as looking we'll.
Miss Florence Satterlund, of
Bismarck visited friends in the
city the first of the week. She re-
turned home Tuesday.
Miss Emma Charlebois returned
home the first of the week from
the capital city where she has
been visiting friends.
The family of DR.. Forbes are
recovering from the scarlet fever.
and the children will soon be able
to be around again.
Chairs, 81, IS, and IS cents
up at the Casey-Marshall Furni-
niture Co.
The Globe Land & Loan Co., of
Minneota, Mimi, has opened up
an Office here. Their Office is at
Nelson's store.
The daily mail service between
here and Turtle Lake and Darling
went into effect April LIST. The
people in that neighborhood are
we'll pleased over the change.
F. H. Constable. of Turtle Lake,
was a caller Wednesday. He is
one of the new settlers in the
county. Said that he was very
we'll satisfied with the country and
that it was a good place to get a
home.
Stenographer futile vas a
pleasant caller on the Leader force
during court week. He a very
much surprised when he found
the office equipped with n OF
the old fashioned rocking chairs.
there is nothing too good for the
printer.
C. j. Vanderwalker and family
arrived last week from Minneota.
Mr.. Vanderwalker purchased land
near here last tall and is very
well pleased with this section and
says that he will farm the land.
His a Of stock and household
goods arrived Tuesday.
Treasurer Root returned the
first Of the week from a trip to the
east end Of the county. He re-
ported every thing over that way
on the boom order and a large
number Of new settlers coming in.
Mr.. Root is hard at work on the
excavation for his new house that
he is erecting here in Washburn.
The new steel fixtures of the
First National Bank have been
placed in the vault. The First
National has acomplete a vault as
has ever been our pleasures to visit.
The bank vault is fire proof in
every way and will prove valuable
for the storing Of papers or other
records where a good safe place is
desired.
At Weller school, No. Y, q bas-
ket social will be held April l8s,
1908, to which everybody is cor
daily invited to be present. An
excellent program has been pre-
y MI dEA = s2r40N3 sa.s GfHEEA y IS - - go ~
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Hon. U. A. Knudtson arrived in
the city the first of the week and
is kept busy looking after his bust

the city the first of the week ant
is kept busy looking after his bust
ness interests. He just recently
returned from Minneapolis ane
while there had the pleasure o.
hearing Senator Tillman on the
negro question. He did not thinl
very much Of the speech anc
thought the senator very rabid in
his utterances.
S. II. Shadrick, "Silver Dick
was transacting business in the
city the first of the week, An in.
teresting argument was had on
the merits of the dispensatory law
of South Carolina regulating the
liquor traffic. Mr.. Shadrick has
seen the law in operation and is in
favor of it for this state.
The mechanical editor of this pa
per spent Sunday in Steele, his
old stamping ground. We are
glad to note that the town is i'm
proving. There is a large number
of new settlers coming in this
spring and every looks prosperous
for that place.
w. F. Chambers, Of Coal Harbor,
was a pleasant caller the first OF
the week. He was accompanied
by his brother who lately arrived
from Iowa. Mr.. Chambers has
taken up land in the Ft. Steven
son vicinity and is we'll pleased
pith the country.
Farmers Attention.! The best
remedy for smut in wheat, oats,
barley, flax and potatoes is Forma-
lin. For sale at Forbes Drug
Store.
The fees for the month of March
in the Register of Deeds Office is
the Largest in the history of the
county, the fees amounting to
$431.7
Miss Pamela Peterson returned
Thursday from Minneapolis, where
she has spent the winter learning
the millinery trade.
Mann & Digen disposed of their
real estate office to Mr. Harris,
who will use it for a newspaper
ofice-the Miner being moved to
that place.
Mrs. l.. M. Wallin has in stock
the finest and latest styles in la
dies misses and children hats,
also the latest fashions IN braid
and dress trimmings.
Plans are being made for the
erection of number ofnew houses
TO be erected this spring. That's
right. There is a great necessity
for houses for rent.
From the Washburn post Office
last Monday 600 pieces of cancelled
mail was sent out. This shows up
the volume of business that is
being done here.
Have you land to sell? The
Globe. Land & Loan Co., wants
to buy it.-OHce Nelson'a store.
Capt. Grant Marsh returned
from St. Louis Thursday. He
will have charge of che steamer
Washburn, this season. The
Captain says he spent a pleasant
w inter but is glad to get. back to
Washburn.
Don't forget the Mclean Co.
Abstract Company if you want a
good reliable abstract.
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Good Clean Scotch fife seed
wheat, is new in the country
brought in from Manitoba, two
years ago, also some good clean
seed fax for sale.
by Andrew Rosberg,
mar-l4-4tf- Weller, N. d.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-04

Remember the Fort Stevenson
Reservation for sale by Klein's
Land Agency.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-04

A free booklet Of the Fort Ste
venson Reservation lands by
Klein's Land Agency.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-04

Good clean seed flax and oats
for sale. John Reuter-, Turtle
Lake, N. D.
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For The Best Lands at the
Cheapest Prices and Easiest
Terms Call ON The Mann and
Digen Company, Washburn, N. D.