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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-28

upon pretense Of consulting hi. about
favors for the next cotillico. They
were hardly seated when some one
beckoned Bessie away and she left him
with voluble promises to return. in
moment.
Wingate leaned back against the
cushions and drew the heavy draperies
as q screen between himself and tho
glittering kaleidoscope of the room.
Presently there was rustic Of skirts
and two ladies seated themselves on a
divan beyond the curtain. Wingate
had no desire to play eavesdropper, but
his position seemed too desirable to
leave, so with half-closed eyes he set
tied himself to await Bessie's return
The first words of his unseen neigh
bors reused him to instant interest,
however, for it was Margaret Little
who spoke.
Nov Aunt Madge, what is it this
timer she asked, with a defiant note
in her voice.
"Only one question, Margaret" was
Miss Redmond's calm reply. "Why
have you asked Bertram Wingate to
the New Years dinner?"
Charity, pure and simple, I assure
you, Aunt Madge," laughed Margaret
He doesn't seem to belong anywhere
in particular. New Years is such a
stupid day now that no one receives
and he has been very nice to me, you
know!" IA
HE has been more than NICE" said
Miss Redmond gravely. HE has
seemed thoroughly devoted for several
months. The New Years dinner has
been family festival with US 70.
many years because it celebrates your
fathers birthday. as we'll as the general
holiday, and an invitation to that din.
ner might seem"
a. Nothing Of the sort, auntie." inter.
rupted Margaret. perhaps 1t was
thoughtless Of me to ask him that
dinner. but am sure Etrt,;:. Win.
gate knows better than to dream he
Il can draw plans for spending papa's
h money: Why, wouldn't think Of mar
rying poor man. should always
4 wonder how much weighed in the
i balance of selection. There's two much
Of my father in me to want to give
something for nothing. Now will
& Charlie"
$50 It II Charlie Lefangwell. aftel
air. said Miss Redmond.
Well, yes. II you must know
laughed Margaret. "It's all arranged
hut Charlie is putting through whea
d1al for papa Just now and It wouldn'
do g have our engagement announced
shall give q large reception sool
M VA tell eyetybody Y0u will have d
ono and help ne. Let the home ant
n ~ ladies' Thursday 60 for once.,"'
shall. of courss. rsellys vlkh you
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-28
HER RULE OF XMAS GIFTS,
Painstalking Aunt Has System Of
Her Own byWhich She Distributes
Gifts to- Her Relatives.

The right rule for q gift, according
70 Emerson, is that it should be some
thing which will convey to some per-
son that which properly belongs to his
character, and is easily associated
with him in thought
There are few people indeed who
do not at least try to consider the
particular taste and character of tho
friends to whom they give, says the
Youths Companion. But once IL
awhile q matter-of-fact person quite
fails to perceive that this is necessary.
A good thing is a good thing, in the
eyes Of such giver, and it may be
assumed that the recipient will there
fore like it, and be grateful. unless, in
deed. he happens to have 1t already.
which is the one possibility to be
dreaded.
There is a placid, painstaking, pro-
sale, but much beloved aged aunt to a
large flock of youthful nephews and
nieces whose system, based upon this
comfortably simple view, refuses 70
consider even the drawback of du-
plication. Every Christmas she makes
everything she gives, and her pres
ents are of two kinds: one for girls
ana one for boys.
One year it may be penwipers for
the brothers and needlebooks for thu
sisters, the next, muffiers for the one
and mittens for the other. These
articles she patiently and ieisurely
produces for weeks beforehand. They
are always tasteful in tint and ex.
quisitely made, and are usually well
come.
An unfortunate schoolgirl whose
birthday in November had brought her
already two pairs of bed-shoes, in
what she had discovered to be Aunt
Elrnira's bed-shoe year, tried to avoid
third pair by a word in season con-
veyed discreetly through cousin.
Dear, dear!" murmured Aunt Ell.
mira. softly, hating her knitting
needles for an instant. Both pairs
blue, did you say, child? I must be
sure that my pair is pink, and-yes.
that is very good idea-Il knit
them size or two larger, so she can
wear out the other first, and be quite
sure they will at when she is ready
for them. Pink with q white finisl
should be pretty"
Very gently the cousin limited al
some other present, but Aunt Elmira'a
head was shaken at once, slight but
| decisive shake.
mo. DEAR" she affirmed, TRANQUILITY,
two kinds of gifts are all can make
in one year without feeling myself
worried and flurried. Ruth will find
her bed-shoes Just as serviceable and
just as pretty q year or two later, II
she can't wear them now; it doesn't
matter. My mind was made up long
ago. my dear, that too many Christ
masses were spoiled by worrying"
Perhaps Ruth was not wholly crate
full for the pink shoes. and the system
may be questioned: but Aunt Elmira'i
friends certainly ind the spectacle Of
one person always unhurried, unwor
ried and unrufled, even in the wild
weeks before Christmas; a soothing
and refreshing tight.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-28

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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-28

make you irritable; you can't sleep,
you are unable to quietly and calmly
perform your daily tasks or care for
your children.
The relation of the nerves and gem
erative organs in women is SO close
that nine-tenths of the nervous pros
tration, nervous debility, the blues,
sleeplessness and nervous irritability
arise from some arrangement of the
organism which makes her a woman.
Fits Of depression or. restlessness and
irritability. Spirits easily affected. so
that one minute she laughs, the next
minute weeps. Pain in the ovaries and
between the shoulders. Loss of voice;
nervous dyspepsia. "A tendency to cry
at the least provocation. All this points
to nervous prostration.
Nothing will relieve this distressing
condition and prevent months Of pros
tration and suffering so surely as Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. NJ. E.. shotwell, Of 1o3 Flatbush
Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, writes:
81 cannot express the wonderful relief I
have experienced BY taking Lydia 3. Pink.
q long time with nervous prosmation, back.
not sleep and would walk the floor almost
every night
II had three doctors and got no better, and
life was burden. was advised to try
Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound,
and it has worked wonders for me.
s. am well woman, my nervousness r an
gone and my friends say look tan years
younger"
Win not the volumes Of letters from
women made strong by Lydia E. Pink-
hams Vegetable Compound convince
all women of its virtues? Surely you
cannot wish to remain sick and weak
and discouraged, exhausted each day,
when you can be a. easily cured %
other women.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-28

Authors of to-day do not seem able to
assume the virtue of leisureliness when
they have it not, and do not display the
philosophical breadth that underlies the
greatest imaginative works alike in verse
and prose.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-28


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q g cosiad 49, 1e1s0 . pea afop.
ne ptene11er v1poo ~ mco calmly.
- 4 seso: ~ wal n0w8 s1nG ana I ~
- eye!y Ilan VIII sang. ana % thai
e q =. WiA appoinI BIS Ike, VINO askeo
ny ~. a.OW w Sung % open TINS JACK
pot,eto come down "a 'front.' Of the seate
ana lead N the singing, Tor know
- nus voice. wnicn ! heard n debate.
.nas No - |. cteckes9ac ana ne
! took mold o. the handle OF the
glue gun ana BIZ Ike walked down
tntouen tne rows Oh seats. ana . the
mesodeon began 20 squawk. Ike got
GOWN IN 'front.' OF the audiences. and
some OF the boys SAID: Bully Tor you.
lAe' ana ai.er scl1tcnine ms nead .
minute IKE turned ana walked to-
Maras tne preacher a1 the edge OF
the ring, ana tnougnt there was go
tns 70 DC ene WORST nsnt ever was, ana
as Tue preacher reached LOT the gun
ciawieo unoer the seat, ana neeked out
oe.ween tne legs OF TAT man, Dut Ike
walked up 10 the minister and said.
Us the meiooeon began to cough:
Boys TINS tune Is on Ike. He started
II ana every man sang
wheh II was enoeo the boys capped
anu stamped ior an encore, ana tney
sans IL through again. ana the lace OF
the preached peamed with JOY. and l
saw tnere was not going to be any
nsnt anu craWled out from under the
seaIs.
"a came IN the tent just then, with
new SUIT OF CLONES on, having been
u.scnareeo IRON the nospitai as cured
VI yelow 1ever, ana gave MN my
seat ana ne heio me IN MS lap.
Inc preacher tnen preached q sermon
mat olo tnem an good. he dwelt upon
the nara NE OF the snowman, ana gave
tnem sucn eooo adVice tnat wnen 1t
was ali over ana ne SAID ne wanted to
snake nanos with every man IN the
Duncn' Ike marsnaled them all up to
the ring ana introduced them, and no
minister ever was more cordially con-
graduated ana tney wanted MIN to
go along with the snow, and preach ev-
cry sunday.
Inc preacher SAID ne couldn't join
the snow, out ne Travelled around
COCO zeal ana ne would PROBABLY be
IN the same Town with the snow sew
eral times curing the summer and he
woula drop IN on tnem occasionally
ana keep tnem stralent:
IA was watching the crowd for
the sailor VINO prescrloes cayenne
pepper 1or yellow 1eVer' ana wnen
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-28
Inconsistency.

cit seems very funny to me-" remarked
the Observer Of Events. and Things, Ito
see !. political orator, with fancy vest
and waxed mustache, trying to convince
an audience that he belongs to the plain
people."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-28

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
E.W. GnovEs signature is on each box. 25c
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-28
Nervous Women
Their Sunerinss Are Usually
Due to. Uterine Disorders
Perlaaps UnsvsPeeted
A MEDICINE THAT CURES

Can we dispute
the well known
fact thatAmerican
women are ner-
|vOuS I?
How often do we
hear the express
sion, 81 am so ner-
|vous, it seems as it
I should fly; " or,
I" Don't speak to
me-" Little things
|annOy YOU and
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-28

.l0ses1aSas lyJ = 1evlsAl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

and gave us a good view of captives and camp
before lieutenant had time to notify that we
could not the prisoners Having seen them,
this news left calm.
Then, having two hours to wait, spent them
at the Nagoya Theater, a fair sample, in plays
presented and methods of production of the other
high-cass theaters of Japan. 1t broad, squat,
shabbv-looking building two stories in height. 1t
seemed shabby to us, being of unpainted wood, but
was probably artistic and harmonious to the
The rickshaw man bought my ticket, which was
size 1t had large and sinister black characters,
gallery till the ricEshaw explained Him one
box-whole char-an youse1f."
As we approached the inner door, he told
We offered to take off our hats, this being the
custom, we explained, in country;
but boots were what they wanted. In con-
firrnation of the claim, they pointed to thou
sand pairs of sandals, wooden with wooden
blocks underneath to lift them out of the
dust, which covered the spreading floor in ali
directions. There was checking system,
and how each man found his own, after the
Show was a mystery. 1t may be that he did
not, sandals not being tight-ftting and all of
them being apparently of the price More
over, calamity putting a Japanese matinee
girls sandals while she chews Japanese gum
and saws in Japanese that the hero just
too lovely" may offer opportunities to the Japan
csc young man A compromise effected
by putting large straw slippers over our
boots. Then. softly shod in these gigantic sum-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

and surrounded them with
a light bamboo fence or
stockade which any big
Russian was likely to STUN
bic through if he walked IN
his sleep. They did not
break through, however, as
outside were the Japanese
and all Japan. Moreover,
they were con-
tented, comfort
able, well-fed and
good-natured.
The rickshaw
man took US
through the gate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

sixteen feet wide, so that T1ckSnaWS # s
are not allowed to enter for fear ~ III IS
of discommoding the theater-
poers 1t contains all the theaters ssSEIk
of Kioto and at the time of -
visit held also about all of the
population who had money enough
to buy ticket, the lowest admission price being
something ike two cents. All the buildings are
theaters holding from two hundred to thou
sand EACH interspersed here and there with
shops.
The entire street was brilliant with large, multi
colored painted banners about the size of side
show banners depicting stirring Japanese fashion
scenes IN the current plays. The title OF each
drama was declared IN black characters upon long
white streanners about foot wide which hung from
bamboo poles forty feet high. They We're we sup
posed to be read from the bottom upward, and
after reading them carefully in both directions
we asked the rickshaw what the plays were
about He said: One Jap chase eight Russians
over hill At the higher-priced shows 1t seemed
that one Japanese chased sixteen Russians HILL
the hill being proportionately higher. The rick
shaw man knew everything and had the gift OF
terseness.
As we were in search of the higher-class drama,
we did not patronize Theater-st. nor the plays IN
Shiba Park which is much like Coney Island, dram
attic shows. intermingled with juggling and Punch
and Judy" booths, acrobatc booths and all sorts
of wonderful exhibitions of trained birds and
animals.
The small theaters had queer and amusing way
of opening the curtain and seriously beginning the
play, and letting the full audience laugh at the
comedy and thrill at the tragedy until they were
thoroughly enjoying themselves Then the manage
nent would draw the curtain and say: If you
like It come in" They went in en- masse. The
interesting fact became apparent to me- even in
Kioto that the theater is a national pastirne if not
a consuming passion with the Japanese people
They closely resemble the Italians and the French
in their enthusiasm for stage display.
Our first experience of the high-class theater
was at Nagoya. We went up there to the
Russian prisoners, three thousand in number,
representing the winnings of the small but
conouering heroes in little game in Man
churia. They had camped their prisoners in
a large wooded park belonging to an old temple,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

THEATER Street. Kioto-it
was IN July last-was ablaze
with war dramas. The
street IS short, about two of our
city blocks in length, and only
sixteen feet wide, so that rickshaws
are not allowed to enter for fear
of dlscommoding the theater-
goers. 1t contains all the theaters
of Kioto, and at the time of our
visit held also about all of the
population who had money enough
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

There are no seats in a Japanese
theater except for distinguished
foreigners. The audience sit mats.
The floor of the auditorium below
like a large Checker-board a working model
of the Chicago stock-yards square pens measur-
ing six feet either way and having wooden par
titions six inches high. The theater packed
with fifteen hundred people, and each square
tanned whole family, seven eight people, Adde'S
cent and adult, squatted on the mat There
no aisles and the boxes were reached by walking
along the tops of the low partitions. which
four or five inches wide. Floors and partitions
were of dark polished wood and the necessity of
removing the sandals to avoid scratching the polish
and to prevent noise evident Straight across
the auditorium from the back of the house to
the stage a raised walk of polished wood,
three feet above the floor and flush with the
stage. 1t was six feet wide Its could
not divine, but we promptly named it The
Chute"
To each of our party was handed program of four
pages the size of the largest American newspaper,
1t was profuse1y illustrated in colors, with large
pictures of the actors, and contained, supposed,
biographies of the artists and stories of the plays
We had to do a great deal of supposng, and some
of our suggestions tick1ed the rckshaw man i'm
mense1y. The Japanese have nation strong
sense of hunor, and of it Hi Johnny" had his
full share.
The entertainment consisted of three comedies
and these, from first to last, revealed more interest
ing details concerning the Japanese drama than
can we'll be remembered and set down. The first
was The Princess and the Beggar Girl" The
curtain magnificent affair of silk embroidery in
many co1ors, drawn to the sides, not raised
1t revealed the interior of nobleman's house The
stage was set exquisitey but sparingly One
has to go to the theater in Japan to the
national furniture and the lavish richness of the
old Dai1nio and Samurai costuming. The Prn-
cess, elegantly dressed, was, it appeared, young
person of petulant, peevish and unsympathetic
nature who, in addition to all the other gifts of
the gods which had been showered upon her,
about to be married to a
handsome and charming
young nob1enan. To her
the poor Beggar Girl
asking aims and she
pulsed the Beggar Girl with
cutting speech, and even
slapped her. Her shallow
l57l crc-el and ungrateful nature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

about to be married to a
handsome and charming
young nob1eman. To her
came the poor Beggar Girl
asking aims, and she re-
pulsed the Beggar Girl with
cutting speech, and even
slapped her. Her shallow.
crcel and ungratefu1 nature
and the two pro-
tagonists of the
crama thus stood
revealed.
The purpose of
The Chute"
now became man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

mer arctics, we were allowed to
enter
We were conducted to the bal
cony tier, and it appeared that as
distinguished foreigners we had
each been taxed a yen and a
half for box. The box was
about six feet square, the wooden
partitions about a foot high, and
each box had a single real chair.
There are no seats in a Japanese
theater except for distinguished
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-19
IT WASN'T A MAN.

The foreman OF the Astorian meshan-
ical department prides himself on wear.
ing big, Texas hats, perhaps TO inspire
dread and fear in the minds of innicent
Westerners as they pass him on the
streets OF Astoria, but whatever his rea-
son, his huge. black chapeau blew off, on
the Calender pier, last evening. just
about dusk, and as the big, ungainly
thing Topped over the rail and into the
swirling tide, by-stander yelled "man
overheard" till the foreman himself be-
lieved that some unlucky soul was real.
ly in the drink. But the circulation man
was at hand and being circulator Of
ambition, sprung over the dock side,
slipped down a pile, circulated among
the stay timbers and finally reached
point from which he could reach the
heavy diameter head gear, and it was
saved. But 1t had about as much shape
and substance left as deck.swab and
fitted its owner just about as becom.
ingly. He generously gave the circula-
tion man a nickle Havana for his nerve
and intrepidity.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-19
In Time Of Peace.

In the first months Of the Russian.
Japanese war we had q striking ex.
ample Of the necessity for preparation
and the early advantage Of those who, so
to speak, shave shingled their roofs in
dry weather" The virtue Of prepare.
ton has made history and given to US
our greatest men. The individual as
well as the nation should be prepared
to successfully combat the first cold
you takei A cold can Be cured much
more quickly when treated as soon as
Il has been contracted and before 1t
has become settled in the system.
ohamberlain's Cough Remedy Is famous
for It's cures Of colds and IL should be
kept at hand ready for instant use. For
sale by Frank Hart and leading drug.
gists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-19
TO THE PUBLIC.

Owing TO the volume Of our outside
business, we have been compelled for
some time past to neglect the city real
estate, and we now take great pleasure
in announcing to our friends that we
have procured the services Of Dick
Davies, the well known and efficient real
estate man, to take charge of this
branch of our work. We will be pleas
ed to have our patrons and others hav-
ing property for sale, call and list the
same with US, assuring them that it
will be given the most prompt and very
best attention.
THE ASTORIA ABSTRACT, TITLE &
TRUST co.
l79 llth street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-19

To Clear City Park--S,eps TO cut and
clear away the underbru-h and grub
out th. roots Of the city park, win
shortly be taken by the park commits.
sion. The subcommittee appointed by
the commission 10 investigate the mat.
Der has decided 10 recommend this ac.
tion. and bids for the work will be op.
ened at the office of City Surveyor Tee
on the afternoon Of Saturday December
Q None OF the trees will he cut at the
present time, but they win be trimmed
as soon ~ the funds available will per
nit.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-19
wATER-PRooFING.

Mrs. A. B .Jewett has pleasure In an
nouncing to her friends and patrons that
abe IL now In possession Of . success
full system Of water.proohng cloth
materials. She win demonstrate the in
tsresting process, upon call, at her
rooms, No. l54 Ninth street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-19
REWARD.

A reward of twenty five dollars will
be paid for the recovery of the body of
the late Capt. j. p. Hansen Of the Schr.
George G. Perkins. supposed to have
been drowned Nov. 4th.
Temple Lodge No. Z. A. F. q A. N.
E. c. HOLDEN. Sec.
Hot drinks and sandwiches at Hoef.
ler's.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-19

Old Resident Dead-August Luka., an
old resident Of Uniontown, died at his
home In this city yesterday afternoon
at o'clock. Dropsy was The cause Of
death. Funeral arrangements are not
Jet made, but the services will probably
occur Monday. Mr. Lukas was 81 years
Of age, and had been 4 resident Of As.
toria for over "a years.