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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
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! CHRISTMAS TREES.
Where They Come Fsom ana HOY
.,is-as,>.jg. They Are Sold. ,.,, .,I'r

where They Come Fsom and How,
..is 2g.>axfs They Arc sold. 49,, ,. ~
Where: DO all the Christmas trees.
come from7 You would think there
were not enough TO- supply the huge
demand but - almost all parts OF the
country there are big pine; fir and
cedar tree forests, that remained ,,un-
disturbed for centuries until. Mark,
Carr gave Americans the idea Of cut
ting them for Christmas. ..a,.Ls..4. az
1T used to. be that Maine furnished
90 per cent; OF them, and for two
months before the holiday the wood
men were busy chopping and the farm
ers were busy carting them to the sta
lions, where they We're loaded into
cars and sent west and south to be sold
to the dealers. Today Maine has
rivals, and all the northern border
states deal regularly in Christmas
trees. Christmas tree selling is pay
ing business nowadays, and it is en-
tered into with all the formality and
shrewd. business methods that you
might use In disposing Of acres Of
land. ST.. 49,. g. = HI
The woods that furnish spruce and
fir are sold on contract, and the jobber
visits them in October to "size them
up" He offers SO much apiece for
each tree as the trees run-usually
about So hundred-and makes the
money payable on receipt Of the pack
age Of trees at the nearest railroad
station. On their arrival in the city
the jobber sells them to the whole
saler, getting about 81 a hundred for
the trees, after which the wholesaler
sells them to the retailer at good
profit, and the retailer does his best to
get big prices from the housewife and
the head of the family.
The boughs of fir bring the highest
price because Of their symmetry and
grace. ID After them come the sitter
pine and cedar. but when they are Gov
cred with gorgeous tinsel and brilliant
baubles and strung with popcorn, can
dy, toys and presents you really do
not see much Of the form Of the tree.
One Of the most remarkable facts
about the Christmas greens lies in
connection with the people who handle
them. Christmas tree merchants do =
rushing business and work steadily
from October to the LIST Of January,
after which they take q vacation and
are the LATEST Of all idlers from Janp-
AIRY to the next October. Their sea-
son 10 only three months long, but they
have to- t'step nvely'' during that time tlu1 9
or it will pass them by unremunerated.
-Washington Star. -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
FANTASTIC CELEBRATIONS

Mysteries and Moralities ut Christ
mas In Middle Ages.
During the middle ages Christmas
was celebrated by the gay fastastic
spectacle of dramatic mysteries and
moralities given by personages in gro
tesque masks and singular costumes
The scenery usually represented an in
FAINT in cradle surrounded by the Vir-
gin Mary and St. Joseph, bulls heads,
cherubs, eastern maG and many orna-
ments.
Then there were the Christmas car
OILS or some which recalled the songs of
the shepherds at the Nativity. These
songs were attended by dances to the
rhythm OF the various musical instru-
ments. Everybody Joined this merry
making, and the wild music and sing
ing were kept up the uvelong night.
OF these ancient Christmas carols but
few have been preserved to us. The fore
going seemed to be the custom Of all
Christian nations during the middle
ages.
In Italy it was the custom Of the
Calabrian Ministries to descend from
the mountains and discourse their wild
music before the shrine of the Virgin
Mary. In England and on the CONT
nent the bells are still rung at mid
night. Among other revels Of the
Christmas season were the so called
feasts Of fools and asses, In which ev-
erything serious was burlesqued. in
feriors dressed up as their superiors
and great men becoming playful, the
whole showing the proneness Of man
to reverse the order of society and to
ridicule its decencies.
In England Christmas is term at
once for religious and merrymaking
festival for every rank and age, the
festivities commencing on Christmas
eve and lasting till Candlemas, and ev-
cry day being a holiday till Twelfth
Night Gan. g.. In the houses Of no.
bles 'lord of misrule'' formerly was
appointed, whose duty it was to pro-
vide the rarest amusement and whose
rule lasted from ALI Hallow eve
till Candlemas. They lived on the fat
Of the land, and all Of the tenants were
invited In to share the general fun and
merrymaking.-Hous Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
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This hlowins poen was wriaen b. Thoaas Haynss
Bayh. an EnsEh post. sovssk and dasaiA # enades-
all ness: BON 1877 dsd 1891 .yss s.
@b6 mIstlstee hung In the eastls han.
~ Cbe belIy branch shene on the Cd Ell,
And tbs baren's retasners were esttte and gay
lind keeptng theas Cbsistmas holiday.
Che baren bebeId, with fathsr's pride, !,
Die bssvtsfuI ebijd. yeuns LeveIg's bride, :.
Wbtle che WITH bes bright syss seemed to Be
Che star Of tfs aeedly company. u.s.
N weary 81 dancing nov - ishe cried. g
j .'Dsrs tasry . mement -I'lt hide; IN
hJdsl z, t'@!H 81 tt:$''EW $50 ~
And, LEVEL, Be svss theu'vt Asst to trace Is
CHI eIew to my aeefet Iustin1 pIaes.''
Away che sAn, and her frisnds began T.,
each tewer 70 search and each ,neeh to sean,
and yeuns level e'isd, ''ob. where DIST tbes
bIde1 = "
TIN lAsse6aH ,vff1e,,f f1,ee No evn' deA, 1,,ie
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
Nothing to Keep Him Happy.

''Wish you a happy new year!' says2
the visitor, riding up to the home Of
the Kentucky mountaineer.
Thanks TO- yo' kind wishes, sub,
but hit looks almighty bad TO- me this
comm yeah"
"Now, I'm sorry to hear that What
seems to be the trouble?"
"Well, sub, long last spring me an
Lie Bingo happened to have a fallin'
out ovah couple O. hawgs, so we done
had time all sence then, shootin' at
each otheh fun time to time"
"Oh, l shouldn't be cast down over
that. Even if you have a feud it can
be ended. There's no reason Why
That's jest it, podneh; that's jest it.
Life fell often the side o. the mountain
yestiddy, an now I've got no feud at
al."-Judge.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
A Song For the New Year.

A Song For the New Year.
A song for the new year, its hopes and its
~ IeaTSs .-rs.s4.s--. ~a1r'-y.,
And never song that Is saddened by
tears; Il, tF~' % s'@.
- song that shall ring and shall sing to
song Of brighter tomorrow! r. t7y,
A song for the new year, forgetting the
s8 old, Ii sf Y ::}5fs asjf ,9g}liS
Whose story In sunshine and shadow
$5$l was told; Fl, 5.i s * &
y song Of the Joys that loves dear arms
shall hold $8s ss$$ss tss;;ttg3 zoe
A song Of . brighter tomorrow! ..tf3
q song q green world and biuest q
.ASfsI skies. t4F 'Fnsd
me 3oya Ia loves heart ana the tlight.s
tas III loves eyeA & NV q
md ths wsrsA ssss : / BRIGHTER. tcnar,
r0wt 81, ~ 3sss, "a
ATLANTA consti tusion
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
A Polish kissing Bee.

In Poland New Years eve is obserr.
ed in dance called st. Sylvester's
ball. The dancing proceeds decorously
until the clock strikes - Exactly at
that moment the men fall to kissing
their own and their neighbours part
ners, each taking particular pains to
thus salute the one he loves best be-
fore the one with whom she chances
to be dancing can perform that duty.
Those not in the mood for dancing
gather in another room or remain at
home to entertain one another with
stories about the departing year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
New Years Day In Russia.

At every country house in Russia
there are feast and procession in
honor of New Years day. Horses, sheep,
cows and hogs are dressed with gar
lands and led to the landlords house
The idea is that the animals shall be
taken into the dining room, but when
the landlord has handsomely furnish
ed apartment and does not care to
have it ruined he sets aside some other
room and allows the mob to take pos
session of it.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
where the Heavens open.

In Poland Il Isl believed that ION
Christmas night the heavens are open
ed and the scene Of Jacobs ladder Is
re-enacted, but only the saints are per-
mitted totsee 1t. In Holland the ,peo-
pie enter thoroughly into the spirit of
the Nativity. In nearly every Dutch
town at 2 o'clock Christmas morning
the young men assemble at the market
place. singing the Gloria" and other
hymns. One OF them carries q large
star on q pole. This ii supposed to
represent the star that guided the steps
Of the three kings to- the stable at
Bethlehem. syts B
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
New Years In France.

New Years in France is greater
day for exchanging gifts than Christ
mas. The custom of New Years calls,
once SO popular in this country, but
now fallen almost into disuse, is still
supreme in Paris. Great family din
ners, in which the orange figures most
prominently, add to the gayety of the
day. So crowded are the pavements
on the boulevards that pedestrians
sometimes have to take the middle Of
the street.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
not feel lonely during the night, ex-
pecting that 1t would again have plenty

not feel lonely during the night, ex-
pecting that 1t would again have plenty
Of company on the morrow. ,ss;
in the morning before the sun was
up servants came into the room and
took out the evergreen tree, then tore
down the evergreen from the wall.
The holly sprig looked on, terrified.
One Of the servants said to another:
It's q pity master doesn't like to. sse
these things about after Christmas.
They would look pretty for weeks -
With that the holly was pulled down
and thrown into the general heap, all
Of which was taken down into the eel
lar. s@.& ~ tx !, ...., 1 "
Then the holly sprig wished itself
back on the mountain side, where it
could pee the sun sparkling on the
snow and iciclesI BY day and the stars
and the moon BY night, but as the
juice Of lite dried out Of It II. gradual
u lost sensation. (5 i',}s f. s.
One spring morning q. servant. came
down into the cellar and looked about
for some hndling. Seeing the holly
sprig, she took II upstairs,. Pit II p
the hearth II the room where the tres
had been, laid wood on Is and, touched
q match to tts dry leaves. AS it burrsstt
into q flame It thought Of Its home OF
the mountain side, where the buds we ise
spreuting, the soft, south wind was
stealing ~ the valley and the sweet
summer time was at hand. Its last Is
membranes, was what the robin had
heard the clergyman ray: rs, w. -, -, VT =,
zone 81 the greatest blessings Is con
tentment"y ~ S.,,.,,,3.,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
oArastnass In BsthaeAsm.

: Christmas in the Holy Land IL an In
teresting experience. Indeed It. is one
never to be forgotten, and every Christ.
mas thousands Of persons from all over
the world make a journey to. Palestine
IN order to witness the various ceremo-
MES held there during the festive sea
son. Every one almost puts up at Je-
rusalem and on Christmas morning
makes his way to Bethlehem; which
lies almost due south, about six miles
away as the crow flies, over a ;rangetof
hills. No highway the. world over pre-
SCENTS such a motley crowd as may be
ssen streaming along this thoroughfare
early on Christmas morning. 3f ;,{>s2
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24

bhAOE
@bGV sought her that night, and they
~ sought her nett day,
Hnd they sought her in vain when a
week passed away.
In the highest. the lowest, the leneIiest spot
Young Lowell seusbt wildly, but found her not.
lind years flew BY, and their grief at last
uas told as eerrewful tale long past,
lind when lowell appeared the children cried,
"6ee. the cid man weeps for his fairy brtde!''
TIC length an cd chest that had long lain
II bid
Was found In the castle. Cbey raised
the lid,
lind skeIeten form lay meIdertns there,
In the bridal wreath Of that lady fair.
Oh, sad was her fatel In sporttve Jest
She bid from her lord in the old cali chest.
It closed with sprtng-and, dreadful doom,
Che bride lay cIasped In her living tomb!
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
An Irnproved Diary.

'.rhis," explained the bookseller, 'is
our latest patent diary. We think it is
the cleverest thing in that line ever de-
vised."
The shopper turns the leaves idly.
"But L can't see where it is different
from any other" she observes.
t"No? Well, IL you will look at all
the dates after Jan. % you will see
that in each space has been printed,
Got up, ate breakfast, lunch and din
ner and went to bed That insures} a
complete diary for the ar."-Judge
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
Sll I citing
In the h II ew
!. Year

TX ing as mas become the recOg-
nized spirit Of our times, yet II
- q the remote districts fingers q
serenity SO mistaken we can but mar.
vel over the dual nature of this thing
we call American. Customs OF the IA:
therland have become 30 grated upon
the newer land one feels the richness
Of the past ever 1nellowing the crude
ness Of the present. ,s.>,s -.s@ = "
One Of the most .loyable of these old
customs, resident with the air Of feu:
dalism, is that Of shooting in the new
year. We first hear Of 1t among the
early German settlers Of Pennsylvania,
where''it has long since become obso.
lete, but about 1750 there was gen
eral migration. from Pennsylvania
down to the hill country of the Caro-.
llnas. n rumbly old wagons these
pioneers journeyed, laden with feather
beds and delftware. sprigs Of fruit
trees and sturdy babies. &3 Es$,s4 i
AS the life history sis but a repetition
Of the race history, there came with
their frst strange new year burst 81
heimweh. Getting themselves togeth,
e, they celebrated as best they couid
ii memory Of older days, and not onea
through all the years that have fol.
lowed have these greetings been omit.
I'D. '''' ~ =. 5<& ,. #
THEN tenantry and poorer people 81
the neighborhood gather at some ap..
pointed place about 8 o'clock In the
evening, and the march begins. From
one big house, TO- another they tramp,
dolorously informing their doggerel, If
Ing fierce salutes and feasting at the
hands OF the gentry.
Though North Carolina could never
boast as many stately mansions as
could some of her sister states, yet fol
homely comfort and lavish old time
hospitality she has never been sur
passed. Each of the dear old places
has its own name, still lingering there
Swan Ponds, Pleasant Gardens
Mount Welcome, 1ngleside. The sen
timent Of all was voiced on one stone
gatepost, which proudly bore the in
scription:
Welcome all
To Buncombe Hall.
Tradition tells us that the owner o.
this estate, Colonel Buncombe To-
course he was a coloneD, lived il
the ''low'' country, and when he wa
entertaining guests whom he particu
larly enjoyed he had the bridge, thu
only means of escape, taken up an,
hidden in the swamps. Most of thes
Jovial hosts are sleeping now, each il
his narrow bed forever laid, but tn
new year has a way of returning, ant
the shooters return with it.e 81
On the last night of the year, as 70,
sit over the hickory fire, there comes
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
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THN NEW YEAR SHOOTERS.

sEas5 = 49,
tramping in the front yard, and deep
voice outside begins the 80 called New
Years sermon with forcing Of the
rhyme worthy OF Walt Whitman.
a loud report being the thing desired,
heavy wads are put on the powder and
the gun muzzle held close to the
ground. I After the shooting comes the
hint: S7 #5o 4,
II YOU are man Of grace.
Come to the door and show your face.
y The door Is then thrown wide, and
the company enter, awkward, grinning
and shivering with cold. Some OF
them have come from distance of
eight or ten miles, as the country is
sparsely settled, and must necessarily
be tired, but they consider It more def
erential to stand, or Il one Ii finally
persuaded to take Z chair he sits on
the edge uneasily za
& The ruddy, Santa CIdus-Iike old men
exchange laconic remarks on the price
Of cotton; the youngsters refer to the
possnm hunt Of the previous night.
Some one goes to the piano and strums
away IN q frantic attempt to furnish
amusement. They are stolid until she
strikes mp @Dfxie. The eftect Is mag
leah The callers marx time with mud
dys boots and remark sIyly: M
That's the stuff y,
Apples and oranges. cakes and coifee,
are now brought ont AT some places
the blackabottie ~ PARSED around, Then
tina sllo0tsfs with . reliesed sigh spile
ont ofsths door The, society nanner Ii
fearful strain. New York Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24

sighed to give you flowers bright, fga
Though vanished sweet the summers
glow. s& 2lE - El. 3$%
The violets heard my longings deep,
oh, way down; meath the turf and snow.
They were not due till April fair.
Yet, In Decembers wilderness.
They felt the warmth OF friendship-s
spring 81 S9s s,,ss.
a And srobsd themselves Ia royal DRESS.
-Donahoe's MagRxine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
What the Robin Told
4 The Holly Spris
~ MARY BAIN Billion

Ma mountain side grew sprig
Of holly. Beneath, In the val
~ ley, nestled a village, and the
holly could see the people
moving about, the cattle going to and
from the brook for water; eindeed, there
was constant motion, while the holly
sprig was always still except when the
wind set 1t In motion. One morning d
robin lit On the holly sprig, clutching
It with it, tiny claws. ~. f.Stss
How ! wish were your said the
sprig to the bird. "You can fly9 any,
where and zee what IL going on, while
lam doomed TO hang here, passing my
life In one spot. - @s # Il
Yes, saM the robin, ~ can 60 about
and see the world, and Iahavea opportu-t
mites Of learning. The other day--it
was Sunday iperched on q limb near
church ana heard the clergy man Say
that, one Of the greatest blessings was
c0ntentment. 35Ft 3neasg tta. 81 t..tT.sSslY
Then the robin dew away. l< g :.
One winter, morning when the snow
had fallen the holly sprig heard merry
voices, sounding very iostid in the moist
all, coming up the mountain side, aid
presently number 5of children ap I,!l
ptoached. Thsys q, we're j, gathering holy,
and one of them took hold " the little
holly twig and twisted It sd It'll parent
bush. Then It was thrown into q i biiRag
With other sprigs and taken down 70.
the village. For i time 1t lay perfectly
still. but sudde EMILY the mouth Of the
bag was opened, q hand thrust III and
the holly taken out. 31Ss r - t..5s= 3f3SS3
Then Tor the first time the holly
sprig saw new sight 1t was III d
lighted room where Boys and girls
were at work. The girls We're tying
evergreensrtogether and making ropes
OF them, while the boys were standing
on tables and stepladders arranging
the ropes on the wallis In festoons.
Some Of the girls were, making ever
green wreaths and hanging them Ii
the windows. 4 One little girl took the
holly sprig and hung it to a chandelier.
The holly sprig was supremely hap
ny. How much more delightful was
this than the bleak mountain side, with
mo change from day to day! It was
somewhat disappointed when the boys
and girls put out the lights and went
out, leaving the room in darkness. It
could see nothing, whereas In it's noun
tain home on clear nights 1t could see
the stars, and often the moon lighted
up the trees about 1t and the valley
below. However, in the morning the
children came back to view their work,
and people were coming and going all
day, SO that the holly sprfg was not
lonely, Indeed, it was charmed with
its altered condition, which, It sup
posed, would last forever. #st
That day young evergreen tree was
brought Into, the room and stood be-
fore the chimney piece. The children
brought In boxes, from which they took
little wax candles and fixed them all
over the tree. From other boxes they
took iridescent and gilt globes, span.
giles and tinsel chains, which they scat.
tered in profusion among the branches.
But the climax Of delight to the holly
was in the evening, when the children
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TIVE MADE NO PLEDGE.

I'VE MADE NO PLE A. j&.g sff4.4,
I'LL WORT fer ber. WITH brain. and Drawn,
i with Ill my might and ualp .fs4 -
Until I've Won her everything tbat ben-
esty can gain. f..4.. .:ts.s,.r 4. FL,
TN MI Der lite With III tbat'e eeed III ltfe It.
self ts done ! -
lind while We train cur ,ntnds and hearts we'H
not neglect the fun. 5' '@'' 4:,,f,s .
"N1oW tell me, won't you, maiden fair,
what you have vowed to do,
for I've laid bare my tnmest eeuI to
no one but to your
Tive made no pledges" she replied In SO d.
mure tone, .."' If r
''But, It you don't object, III try to help YOU
keep your ewnl''
Wallace Dunbar Vincent m L45e', Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
New Years Day I'm Canada

With the French Canadian, New
Years day, or le jour de Fan, as he
calls it, is very much like what Thanks
giving day is to his New England
brother. 1t is par excellence the feast
Of the home, essentially domestic
holiday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-24
An Old English Custom.

The old country Englishman never
fails to unbar his door at IL o'clock
New Years eve to let the old year out
and the new year in. ga ~
The Republican journal., 1904-10-20

FISH FACTS. Large catches of silver baka
have been made the past week from tho II -,
er bridge. From 100 to $50 pounds nor man
have been taken on the hook in one lido
| Sunday night the fish were so pumerons
that q iantties might have been taken will,
! a dip net. They average about IA pounds
when dressed and many have been sailed
down for winter use...Smelts are also plen-
t1ful Some days good catches are made
from the wharves, and a few nights ago a
party of three who went up the river in a
naphtha launch caught about 80 pounds, all
large smelts. They said there were plenty
of small ones but the big ones would get the
hook first. No bottom fish have been brought
to this port for some weeks, but Capt. Smith
is fitting out his sloop Bay Queen for fish
ing trip. Since noting above the arriva
of the silver hake we have learned what
brought them into our harbor. The hake
is, as cyclopedia says, Every voracious,
devouring great numbers of herring" etc.,
and they follow up large schools of the
small herring which are known to COM
merce as sardines, or ''little fishes, billed
in ile." A post norton on one hake re-
vealed a stomach full of these herring The
bake belongs to the cod family, but opin-
ions differ as to it's value as food fish,
One man who had sailed down a half bar
rel for winter use summed up the matter
when he said they were "better than moth
ing"