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New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
City Hotels.
Boston

COAST, fl I5saf2 los; steady coTToNsEED OIL
Hull refined. spot dull 23s 9d BEEFmExtra 1r indla a
T9T'' rs H4Ms-short cut. II to 16 10. firm. ass cd
co1Ncumberland cut, TO H. quiet Ais; short
RIB 16 TO "a ID. steady 4os Sd; long clear mddles
iigbt 2S TO "a H. steady. ais: long clear middles
Raw as TO 10. steady 5ss Cd; short clear backs
i6 10 20 H. steady SOS 3D. clear bellies. IA to l8 H.
aU,et ais cd SHOULDERS Square. IL TO 13 h.
Quiet 2es LARD-Prme Western in terces, steady
t9. I'd. American refined. in pals, steady, ass sd
PITT~TER-Good United States, IS SIS. dull CHEESE
raradtsn white and colored, old. steady. Sis
"a TAII,OW-Prime city steady. 26s. Australian
90 90 1ondon strong 3Ss Cd. TURPENTINE-sp Spirits
az. s,esdv IINSEED OII1-Steady. 24s Sd PETRO-
IFITM 6s,d. quiet. ROsIN--Common easy. IS I'd
m, of Liverpool during the last
rs.k vere IL quarters from Atlantic ports:
inonorts from Pachc ports p 0oe quarters from
n,har of American into
Yiysrpool last week $500 quarters.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
BLAME GOVERNMENT FOR HIGH MEAT.

Utica N Y, June e.-The convention Of the New
York State Butchers Association in session here
to-day adopted unanimously a resolution fixing the
blame for the high prices on meats and meat prod
ucts upon the federal government and demanding
that the tariff on cattle be removed. THE real
cause is not with the trust" said Secretary Daniel
j. Haley, OF New York, .'but with a government
that fosters tariff that makes competition irnpos-
sible Resolutions favorng the repeal of the tax
on oleomargarne and asking that the repeal of the
tariff on wrapping paper and the paper used in the
manufacture of paper bags were passed.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
BANK OF GERMANY WEEKLY RET1rRN

nerhn, June e.-The weekly return OF the I'm
periaI Sank Of Germany shows the following
marks; loans decreased rs 2ss 900 marks. diSV
counts decreased 43.625. 900 marks: treasury notes
eereasea 1o2O2,000 marks; notes in circulation
3,903. 600. marks easeu
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10

some producing stocks Of other railroad counani.s
,"hose lines are not included in the mileage, .n5
s'aef companies. having an aggregate present mar
ket value Of upward Of s1s5ooO 900, over and shoa
outstanding membranes thereon
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10

London, June e.-The new Union Pacific ,o,s-
.he Pfospectuses of which issued to-day were
80. 80 IN at premium ranging from 4 10 point
Anes closed at a premium Of x point
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
Foreclosure Sales.

SUPREME COURT. COUNTY NEW YORK-THD
~ Mutual Life Insurance Company New
against David G. Ludins. others Deferdaata
pursuance of Judgment OF foreclosure and sale.
duly made and entered above action Bear
the 18th day OF May. 1905 undersigned.
New York Real Estate SaIesroora.
New York. the 1Tth day OF 1905 u O'Clock
the premises directed ty said Judgment sold. and
therein described follows
AL that certain plot. piece parcel OF land with ths
buildings improvements thereon erected. situate
the Borough OF Manhattan CITY and County os New
York. bounded and described as follows:
Beginning point the Easteriy side % Second
Avenue. distant forty feet Northerly
the ntersecton OF the Eastery side OF
Avenue Sortheriy side Of One
street: running thence Essteriy. parallel
with hundred and twentythird Street.
feet; thence Norhsry. parallel with Second Avenus.
feet thence Westerly. parallel with one hundred
and twenty-thrd Street enc hundred feet the
Second Avenue; and thence SoutherIy
the Essterly side Of Second Avenue sixty feet
OF beginning togsths- with si
articles attached &c used connection
premises. OF which declared by mortgage
the
Dated New York. May 22d. 1909
NJ LINN BRUCE Reser..
JAMES MckEEN. Attorney for Paincrs Is C~1ar
Street. Manhattan. New York CITY
The following Is diagram OF the property soiA:
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS.

Liverpool June scosins holday 81 10 nh th- gram graz
pF aS--Csnsdisn nrm is "a fLouH-Nin-
ma ma st.nts ouiet eos HOPS at London tPacinc
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
I23Ti Street.


The Approximate OF the Ms1 or charr. -
satisfy which the above described property be sold
with interest theron oy
Nav 1905 with and srnosrrfrS
70 So with interest thereon from fav
Nav Is0s together with the expenses the sa- tt.
apnroxinnate the sssesxnaeats w,rs-
rates other which allowed 70 ~. rur-
or the purchase money. OF paid by Rec-
cree S5TT 07 ard interest
Dated New York May 22d 1918
~ LINN RRCcR Rx,,u>
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
KUHN, LOEB & CO.,
William and Pine Streets.
Surrogates Notices.

SuTogates' Notices.
TN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON CHARLES
il n. Beckett. Surrogate OF the County OF New
York notice is hereby given 20 all persons having
claims against William Bartes late Of the County OF
sew York deceased present the same. with vouch-
TO subscriber. his place OF
tsz business Greenwich Street in the city OF
sew york on or before the 18th day OF July next
Dated New York. the 18th day Of January. 1908
FERDINAND BARTELS, Administrator. 100 Greeo-
witch Street. Borough Of Manhattan. City ot New
n T e BEARDsLEY. Attorney for Administrators.
"a Nassau Street. New York
C,ANpEE EDWARD wTILIs.-IN PURSUANCE OF
Ii an order Hon Abner g Thomas. a Surroxsts OF
Of York. notice Is hereby given all
neTsons having claims against Edward Wills Candss.
fste of the County New York deceased present
the same with vouchers thereof TO the subscriber
transacting business. at the ocecs OF
SbfIapd shoemaker Hedges. No so Pine street.
Borough OF Manhattan. City OF New York.
fore DAY OF June. 1908
Dated New York. the 9th day OF December. 1901.
EDITH c MATHEWS Adainlstratrtx
sHILAND. SHOEMAKER & HEDGES Attorneys
Administratrtx. so Pine Street New York City
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
U. S. REALTY AND IMPROVEMENT

The United States Realty and Improvement Com
pany has issued its annual report for the year
ended April 90 1908. The income account (inciud-
ing subsidiary companies) compares with the state
ment for the years ended April 30, 1907 and 1906.
and the ten months ended April 30, 1906, follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10

$50, 900 900 or Gto,ooo,ooo.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
DUE JUNE I, 2ooo
ImaetPg gubeN March hn1spt
Bonds s s s &c." % % @ u as ] Gold % % a % % % m
Du1B Bu4n hrswY orlando of a@~Hss in
" entire issue outstanding s mt % % ars : E. :s + s ] ssE ''S and accrued
Both principal and interest $ s s s$ r :; = r.: & Ss " pay
THE 6 Szse ABOVE ''
m % ss ] applications ] %. % an.rs M s % % amount mt sss so sspiss
% % %ea|resrve | esher o close a
s e ''n 9ss ss % @ @ @ % as % % %
d.e1ehans 70 ensav
% & ] & 3 S s ] ss s4s July r second @ @ 's s
" pahnto Una
1s#~ these "
burg n % = = % = = + = s % %
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] said S" s s @ 5 s % 1 track @
@ eS1. 81 ] m ass % ss ns s sn % rsas ss % cnsa s % referred above comprise "
T @ this 9Sa sa4 a ] ] nns & % as s sna
s @ M % MOI @ 81
s$S5 s$a7 5 @ H $$s$ rs @ @ 5
% % % % ] e@e%v S% @%@@S 4 5a
4%as 4 dated July l. 1884, unless First Lien and n ask the has .ssn.sr
next % & ns ss Rsss a5 % oss ao 1905 a: % .a @ today
@ ss% stated herein an" until sue" " " "
fiscal % 9s' ] ] % s ra Ha'
From ss"a"1' s1 ss:oas
ALL HReEs sai'e9s1 ss
crps @ a. ss zs preferred shares and aaqo
s ""s Hsa I r Ss of p & @a.SF on @ 0
sa ss s ss cs .s
| @ e S ] $ @ s s: saa a
% S no @ 1ss sas sss@ s4 % companies having aggregate present market "
Union R4s s$5g ? y T. T @ E T. $ @ as = %
92ss zsS s'sS s0ss s y5 @ % LONDON
New kUHN LOEB CO.
Pine Streets
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
puII aDELPHIA STOCKS.

Furnished by Charles D Barney & Co. No 23 Broad
street New York. and No. IL South 4th street.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.

'Ex dividend.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21
PAID LOCALS.

Ihave 1000 bushels of charcoal
for sale at 10c bu. delivered at
&c bu. undelivered. E. ALLEN.
For rent-Twon nice large rooms
furnished or unfinished rooms.
Good location. VIII not rent to
parties with ceildren. Apply to
H. PATTERSON,
AT Liberty Bell Store.
brown jacket,
on w. Academy or Broad st.
Finder return to A. Ficker's
store and receive reward.
LOST-A black po~cketbook,
containing $4,000 and valuable
papers. Lost between Henderson
vile and Chimney Rock. Pay
liberal reward if returned to w.
IL. Tnsman, Box406, Henderson
vile.
LOST-Ladies brown jacket,
on w. Academy or Broad st.
Finper return to A. Fisher store
and receive reward.
For Rent Cottage partly furn-
ished; kitchen, stables, garden
lot, Sc. Apply to DR.. T. A. Allen
ST., Main st.
Beautiful flowers, all kinds. at
City Hall. See Miss Peden.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21

q As
/ w. A. Durfee, president of the
new Citizens Bank, has gone
North on business.
Jake Hickman, the expert tan
serial artist, has returned from
Florida and is now at the Climax
bsrber shop.
Mrs. Logan and children of
Asheville were in the city Sat
urday enroute for, Chimney
Rock.
Chief-clerk Brawleys' smiling
face is now seen behind the desk
at the Hotel Gates, where he
welcomes the coming and speeds
the parting guest.
Miss M. D. Peden isnow agent
for a we'll known Asheville florist,
and will be pleased to take orders
for cut foweas, potted plants and
floral pieces.
} Rev. J. L. McCarson will
preach the funeral sermon of
the late William Watson and
his son, Alexander, at the Old
| Mill Pond Church, Rugby, on
the fifth Sunday in May.
A large force of men under w.
A. Garren have scraped the paint
off the court house cupola and are
getting ready to paint it. It's a
dangerous job and the men look
small at that great height.
Miss M. A. Smith, and Miss c.
l. Oldham, of Morristown, Tenn.
are the guests of Nh. and Mrs.
B. S. Smith.
DR.. Carson left on Wednesday
morning, for Greensboro, to at
tend the meeting of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church. He expects to DO gone
two weeks, or longer.
Flowers-all kinds-See Miss
Pedeu, City Hall.
V. C. V. Shepherd, was in town
Monday. Mr.. Shepherd is an
aguculturist, but looked like a
banker. He has a fine fresh
young cow for sale, and says if
this advertisement sells it he will
pay us fifty ceuts for it. Its a
good cow, for Mr. Shepherd is a
good man and we need the fifty
cents.
Teachers Institute of Hender-
son County will open June Is and
continue for one week, three days
of which will be devoted to exam
nations. The examinations begin
on Thursday of the week. Attend
ance upon the institute is necess-
airy on the part of those who wish
to. teach school in this county.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-05-21
NEWS

Flowers for the High School
commencement. Roses 81. SO and
Carnations $1.OO per dozen. Fine
stock. Leave orders with Miss
Peden, City Hall.
Bishop Horner confirmed a class
of five at st. James Episcopal
church last Sunday. Bishop
Horner's sermon was a power
full and logical one The church
was crowded.
The banks were closed on We'd
nesday.
Genial and pleasant, S. ].
Thomas, president of the Hen
Jacksonville Whole sale Grocery
Co., came to town this week. He
says business is
There will be a Blrck Party at
the City Rink, Friday night,
May 22d. There will be prizes
and music and a good time for
all.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
Charms Made from Animal Teeth

dams believe that if they do not bite IN the
TAP OF the tongue of any wild animal they
kill they will not have good luck in hunting.
Numbers of people keep in their pocket
books a little bit of dried-up stun wrapped
in a piece Of tissue paper. Should you ask
what II is you will be told that il is the tip
Of a beef tongue. IL is carried for luck.
The Thlinkit Indian haman. or witch doctor,
when preparing Tor his life work kills a land
otter and cuts out its tongue, which he care
fully preserves and hides from the sight Of
anybody.
Feathers or birds have from ancieu
times been used as charms for good OF evil.
II the feathers OF a vulture be burnt the
smell drives away serpents- II the feaIhers
Of the right wing OF a hIackbird be hung up
on q red thread which has never been used
in the middle OF the house no one will be
abe to sleep in that house until the wing
has been taken down Sailors think II
lucky 10 carry a feather from a wren killed
on New Years day. The -ScandiuaVians be-
Heye that the raven has a certain white
feather on its body which viii endow the
MAJ who can obtain possession OF II with
all wisdom. This is a matter, however, OF ex-
IRENE difficulty, according 70 the supersr-
uous, as the bird when wounded always ak
erts its last strength To pick out and gulp
down this plume. Esquimaux use punches
Of feathers from the golden eagle as charms
on their boats.
When a Navajo Indian wishes To bring
harm 70 an enemy ii is only necessary for
him 70 bury two punches OF owl or raven
feathers near the place where be sleeps or
lives. after presenting IL 70 the six regions.
A third bunch Of feathers is buried near the
owners fireplace in the kitchen 70 protect
him or her from invasion OF enemies Other
Indians place the green plumASe of birds IN
their medicine sacks for q charm against
disease In the southwest II found a cock
known as the ehaDarraI cock The Indians
consider n a lucky fowl and i1s feathers or
(C0nnn1sd on Page ThrsaD
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

of steps, Is a curious round tower in which,
behind a strong iron grating. is TO be seen
a miniature Buddhist pagOda about three
feet high and made of gold In this Budd-
has tooth is preserved. A kind OF altar in
front Of the iron grating is covered day and
night with red Mogra blossoms. which are
mostly brought by women as sacrifices.
The sacred relic Is well guarded from
about fifteen inches long and seven or eight
inches broad made of gold ana all set around
with uncut ruBies of considerable size. con-
tains another smaller box. which is orna-
mented with the largest, and perhaps the
finest, pearls found in former centuries on
the Ceylon coast Inside this is still an
other box covered with a profusiOn Of uncut
gems-sapphires, rubies, emeralds. etc, and
in this is an immense sapphire followed out
like a cup in which, upon a golden lotus
leaf. rests the tooth of Buddha.
The tooth may only be exposed once
every hundred years, except when some
great calamity is to be averted-fOr in
stance. in times OF great drouth or pesti-
renee. Then il is brought out and exposed
with great pomp in front Of the temple.
The strange part of this alteration. how
ever. is that the TOOTH. which is about hve
inches in length, Is not hat OF BUddh ar
all. according 10 a naturalist who was fOTtu-
nate enough TO see il some years ago, but
is the side tusk Of a wild boar. II is sup
posed that during the course OF the numsr-
Gus bloody wars which have ragged between
CeyIon and India during the last 2 900 years
over the possession OF this sacred relic the
original tooth was lost or destroyed and the
priests substituted the present one.
The tongues Of animals have been and
are still faEOrite mUlets- The tongue OF
the vUlture plueked out with iron and about
a mans neck in a new cloth will bring him
what he desires A tongue cut from a liv-
ing fox viii ward on disease Of all kinds.
but as the person earring one viii surely
die II he happens 10 meet a fox az any cross
roAds the charm In seldom used Some In
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

a-brac for the parlor, are rented
for the one days use Women
frequently pay SIS to 800 for
things OF this sort that grace a
single tea, reception. wedding
or ball, and then are carried
back 70 the store TO be sold or
rented again.
The general gossip column
announced that Mr.. and MIS-
A. ]. Poppleton will give a
dancing party for Miss Mary
Poppleton next Thursday even
ing" Miss POppIeton subse-
quently became Mrs Myron
Learned. Other items In this
column we're as follows.
DIR. E. Rosewater. editor Of
The Bee, has returned from the
east and viii entertain Senator
Jones Of Nevada a day or two.
Nj. and Mrs. Kountze give a
dancing party January ; for
their o $. Augustus and
Charles
c. c. George, Victor Bender
and John Barnard left for
Galesburg, where they viii
spend the holidays.
Miss Mary Pratt MRS.
Charles Ogden is home from
St Mary's school. Knoxville. III.
Miss Nellie Burns (Mrs. o.
T. Eastman) Is home for the
holidays from NOtre Dame.
(Mr. and Mrs. Eastman re-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

low part certain sllOng scented vegetable
drugs and then smear il all over with far
frCm a corpse. In the South Sea islands
many natives regard the teeth Of the sperm
whale with reverence. and il was the custom
at one time for the chiefs 10 wear them not
only as charms. but also as an insignia Of
their rank, and the whaIers used to make
considerable profit al times by extracting
these from the whales killed and bartzring
them to the chiefs. The people OF Ceylon
and MaIabar used to worship the teeth of
elephants and monkeys. The people OF
Benin, West Africa, believe elephants teeth
bring good luck to the pOssessOT.
To cure rheumatism one should carry
the last double tooth in the iawbOne OF a
hog in the pocket The mountain Indians
of Labrador believe that they can cure the
toOthaehe by fixing a bears tooth 10 the ach-
ing mOlar. attached sometimes 10 a pair OF
scissors In upper Egypt the teeth Of the
hyena are highly esteemed and are used as
amulets for young and old. The belief that
a badgers tooth sewn within the waistcOat
brings luck ar cards is quite ancient. The
rodent teeth of the beaver are regarded by
the Indians as potent charms.
In Randy. the capital Of CeyIon, is 10 be
seen a magnificent temple. the "MaligaEa
Dalada" (temple Of the tOothl. which is one
Of the wonder Of the island. According 20
the old tradition, when Buddha felt his end
approaching he commanded his disciples 10
erect a large funeral Dyre and cremate his
body, but a~uerward they should carefully
search the ashes. in which they would hnd
some relic OF him which they were 10 pre-
serve. Whatever nation had nossazzfon ~
this relic would prosper TO the end Of time.
Buddha's o vas faithfully cremated BY
the twelve, and when they searched the
ashes they found nothing but a tooth.
Inside the temple. al the head OF a aight
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

ernor, Dorsey B. HOuck third.
Victor F. Ausselman secretary
and R c. Paterson treasurer.
Mrs. J. J. Brown gave a New
Years reception in honor OF
Miss Dean on New Years eve
Ex-senator and Mrs. Saun-
ders returned from the east in
time to spend Christmas at
home.
Hon. ". r. Cody Buffalo
BID was The holiday guest OF
George Garfield, coming TO
Omaha TO witness a big Turkey
shoot on New Years day.
The Sunday after Christmas
the society editor. after the
fashion of society editors for
10 these many years, submitted
some remarks about reviving
the custom Of making calls on
New Years afternoon. mus
il appears that this custom had
already laDsed into innocuous
desuetude twenty years ago,
and that convfviaI men no
longer were sampling the
punch in a score of hospitabie
homes. 1t is always In order
in this connection 10 say IL the
free drinkables were sometimes
taken too freely and that the
aforesaid cOnvivfal men some
times leaped nimbly from jag
20 jag
The remarks on this theme
twenty years ago were as fol-
lows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

- INCE time out Of mind. he OF
h who writes an accoun OF
by-gone days in the west in
~ variably begins with saying
something to the effect that
IN those days there vas less elaborate
pomp and ceremony, that there vas
less fuss and fewer feathers. but it is
probable that occasions we're even
more pleasant h nowadays.
This is beautifully sentimental. but
probably not true. Also. since time
out OF mind people have been lament
ing the good old days. which we're not
a whit better. in the belief of some
not so goods those Of today.
BE all his as it may. it is certain
that Christmas day in Omaha twenty
years ago was a good Christmas. with
the spirit OF Noel prevailing, with the
crisp evening air fun of revelry-
making. with children rejoicing over
gifts from old St Nick, with men at a
peace with one another and their
heGrts full Of kindness.
There we're differences. OF course,
from the present time. The stores
and shops held out fewer attractive
gifts to the shopper; the churches had
less elaborate music twenty years ago;
the scenes of festivities were different
for buildings, Like men and women.
have their food time of life. In pri-
vate homes the Bokhara u had
not displaced the then priced carpet
Of Brussels; the character OF the brio
a-brac was somewhat different But
the spirit Of hospitality was the same.
pretty girls were kissed under the
same kind Of mistletOe; the barn dance
was yet unfortunately unknown, but
the trippers of the L 7. toe were
blissfully ignorant of this and enjoyed
the polka fully as much Possibly,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

New Years calling is p~eculi7riy
an American institution and is a r~liC
OF the hospitality OF the good old
colonial days. II is to be hoped that
the custom will never die out. IS the
day is looked upon as a national holt
day 4 a fitting close to the Christ
mas festivities. Luckily the custom
promises to be perennial in New York
City. lAlas. IL died there -ong agol.
the great American metropolis. and
although other cities mag neglect its
observance for a time, the KniCkar-
bockers viii ever keep its momury
green.
During the last year OF 40 the
custom has been somewhat neglected
in Omaha owing TO the ~remarkabi
influx OF strangers. Now that its So
ciety has reached a definite form. the
old social customs OF a metropolis are
being revived. among them New
Years calling. The Bee viii wluil-ly
publish the nznles OF al ladies who
will keep open house on Tuesday.
Among these who have already sven.
notice that they VIII receive are the
following.
Mrs. D. A Thomas viii keeD
house al her residence. I4L9 ,nt-
Twenty-frst street. assisted BY tbs
danes ]. Halsey and c. P. I'd have
Mrs. E. 5. Clenhaus viii aN1y
house at her residence. 2GI5 C&-%
street. assisted by AIRS. B. B. Craig,
Mrs. J R simpson. Mrs William
Payne and Mrs. s. Dorsey"
Two days before Christmas twenty
years ago readers OF The Bee were en-
livened with an account OF Christmas
thirty-four years before that. OF in
1854. as follows:
The memory OF the oldest inhabi-
tant in Omaha does not 90 back
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

Gently returned 10 Omaha from Evanston TO nve)
The Pennsylvania Association OF Nebraska met the night after
Christmas 70 perfect organization and to elect officers of the society.
General Charles F Henderson va elected governor. J. P. Bruner
first lieutenant governor. W. P. P. Grimth second lieutenant gov
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

There IT some indications that the tme-honored custom OF
keeping open house o. New Years day viii be revived in Omaha
again this season. A number of ladies have announced their inten-
ton OF celebrating this day in good old style and it is to be hoped
that the remainder of the gentIer sex viii follow their example.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

SIMAL teeth as amuIets have been
popular from the earliest ages.
The natives living on Torres
strait take a erOeodile's tooth,
paint it red and place in the hoI-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

NCE time out Of mind. he OF
she who writes an account OF
by-gone days in the west in
~ variably begins with saying
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
OMAHA CHRISTMAS SOCIAL EVENTS TWENTY YEARS AC

How the Youngsters Of that Time and Their Ed
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

and Other Domgs that were Considered Good Form for Christmas Observation.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

y Season with Dancing and Feasting and othe