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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-12
FUNERAL OF DR.. PEPPER.
Large Number Of Friends Gathered to
Pay Last Sad Respects.


The funeral Of Rev. e. |. d. Pepper,
the death Of whom occurred Monday
afternoon. was held from the First
Methodist church Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, and the presence of a
large concourse Of soyrowing friends
went a. an indication OF the love and
esteem IN which deceased was held in
this community.
The floral decorations were numer.
GUS and fragrant az well as beauti.
ful, and the handsome casket was lit
orally covered,
Rev. T. J. Nixon, the pastor. con.
Quoted the services, and in most I'm
pressive manner eulogized the life
and character of the deceased, a man
who was loved by all for his good and
charitable deeds.
A large number of friends followed
the remains. to their last resting
place in Evergreen cemetery, where
the interment was held Around the
grave was evident scene OF deep
sorrow. as the last sad rites were I'D.
ministered 10 the memory OF this
noble Christian man.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-12

CAlearo. March ll--Sroods, AdcOck,
Teufsi company. large iewOlry aFm,
was declared bankrupt Monday. and
Judge lands appointed the Anerican
Trust and Savings Bank a. receivers.
The concerns assets are sai4 10 be
$4,000 and ils liasiIi.ies Slo1oO. Poor
business duuEs the recent nnAneiai
aury and inability CA the part 81 the
arm 20 collect its bills are said 70
nave caused It's failure.
TO CURE A cello IN ONE oAV.
Take LAXATIVE BR8Mo Qa.nlne
Tablets Druggists refund money II
I, falls 70 cure, 4 W. GROVES Sig
nature Is on each box. s5C.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-20

Anthony Comstock Of ew York has
announced that he will arrest the
first woman who wears a directOire
or sheath" gown in the city. All the
world loves hero. Some men who
We're not heroes have passed as such,
but if Mr.. Comstock carries out this
threat there will be DO doubt about
his valor. The man that has courage
enough to dictate, not what ladies
shall wear, but what they shall not
wear, could have gone out to fight the
Amazons in the old days and General
Putnam's exploit of going into a cave
and pulling a wolf out by the ears was
childs play by comparison. That is
supposing Anthony Comstock keeps
his word. There are a great many
men who try to win in this world
by bluifiing. We fear that Mr.. Com
stock is one Of them, and when it
comes to the test he probably will
get licked by his own wife before he
leaves home.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-20


Sealed bids will be received up to
Il o'clock noon, on the 18th day Of
July 1908, at the office of the State
Board of Capitol Commissioners, in
Carson City. Nevada, for furnishing
and installing furniture and other
equipment for the new state library
according to the approved plans and
specifications on file in said office.
Each bid must be accompanied by
samples and a certified check in the
sum of at least ten G0) per cent Of
the amount of the bid.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids
Address all proposals to Clerk
Board of Capitol Commissioners, Car
son City. Nevada, marked Bids for
Furnishing Metal Casing, etc, for Ii
brary."
Dated June g. 1908. j6td
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Livingstons is the place to get your
fine wines and liquors.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-20
THE GRAVE CANNOT
kEEPiTS SECRETS

NEcFt.
The archaeoiogists have recently
fc i and opened up many tombs in
Piombno, an ancient Etruscian city,
and the tombs date at about the third
century before Christ. The account
says:
The most interesting Of these
tombs is the one in the shape Of a
cradle containing the remains Of
small body, entirely covered with or
naments of bronze and amber; and
one of young girl, evidently Of a
high, caste as is shown by her rich
ornaments and jewelry; on her left
hand was found a solid gold rims and
around her head was a golden diaden1
of exquisite workmanship"
The first was probably the child Of
some poor mother who placed these
ornaments on her dead baby, and 1t
NAV be her tears that have preserved
them while two and twenty centuries
have been unwinding. The other.
some princess, probably, but 'All that
beauty, all hat wealth e'er gave
could not save her, and when at last
she died, they dressed her and placed
golden diadem around her head
they left the ring upon her finger, and
when all was finished they may have
said, "She lies as a lady should lie
The sands drifted above them, the
baby and the young girl, until theil
couches were covered, and it seemed
utter forgetfulness had come to them
and so they slept as the centuries eb-
bed and flowed, until now the silence
of more than two thousand years ha:
been broken, and hey are exhumet
to be deposited in he Florence mu
seum-the baby with it's childish or
naments, the young girl with her rim:
and diadem of gold, and contemplat
ing the story, how the words COM
back: VANITY of vanities. Sal
Lake Telegram.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-20

The Appeal has just received and
unpacked a nice line of new type
faces, the very best in the market.
and we are now prepared to do your
job work in first class manner.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

job work ar the Appeal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15
Come with the Crowd to the Busy Store
CITY NEWS.

A large force of men are at work
on Main street today cleaning off the
muddy crossings and cleaning the gut
tiers. The streets all along are being
put ina presentable condition South
Third street was given a good clean
ing today by the workers.
Quincy Journal: Saturday the con-
tract for tle construction of the Me
kamp bridge, in Melrose township, was
awarded to Van Dusen & Turner, a
firm of contr. ctors of Keokuk, their
bid Of s1,275 being the lowest which
was submitted. Work on the bridge
will be started in the next few days
and it will be completed before spring.
The firm which was awarded the con-
tract has superintendent the construc-
ton of majority of the bridges in
this country for some time past.
-Centerville Citizen: Contractor
Staley of the Elks club house, has no
longera any fears from rain, snow or
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15
CITY NEWS.

Read the want column.
Diamonds, special at Ayres.
"A Christmas gift suggestion-Send
your friend The Daily Gate City for
one year.
Everything in watches at Ayres.
The ladies of the M. P. church
will give their Christmas bazaar Thurs
day, Dec. II, afternoon and evening at
Hawkes. hall.
Reduced prices on pianos until
Xmas at Ayres.
A Christmas suggestion- before
you start down town to make your
holiday purchases read the advertising
columns OF this paper and find out
where to shop and what to shop for.
The suggestions that the merchants
are offering In this paper Will be of
great assistance to you.
--Ayres & Sons offer their entire
stock of rich Cut Glass. Hand Painted
China, Statuary, Electric Lamps and
Chatting Dishes at cost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15
Kid Gloves

This department. is filled to OVERLOOKING with
the best things the Kid Glove markets afford
Gentlemen gloves in black and colors Dent
gloves for women and children, the best kie
glove on earth at S1.O0. Silk lined Mocha ane
Cape gloves; unlined Mocha and Cape Gloves
and 16 button gloves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15
CITY NEWS.
Read The Daily Gate City.
"A merry time at the Poll-a-way to-

Read The Daily Gate City.
"A merry time at the Poll-a-way to-
night.
-Belknap Post, No. 515. annual ball
at Schouten's hall, Dec. Is.
| Things were quiet in police cir
cles last evening, there being no lock
ups during the night.
If the carrier service at your
home for The Daily Gate City is not
satisfactory please notify this office.
The public should not overlook the
| free lecture tomorrow evening at
Woodmen hall when w. B. Townsend
will give his illustrated talk on "Chips
and Bark"
Everybody skates at the Roll-a-
way tonight.
Officer John Pearson returned to
the city last evening from Des Moines
after delivering his prisoner, Georg
Smith, the army desertsr to the Off
GERS in Des Moines.
| Unitarian ladies' bazaar and chick
en- pie supper Friday. December is.
Bazaar opens p. m. Supper S5c.
The body of Mrs. Zol Thomas was
sent to IaBelle, Mo-, this morning at
1885 o'clock, accompanied by her
husband. Funeral services and inter
ment will be held there.
Holiday special from a. n. to
9 p. m. regular 75c foot STOOLS at SIC
each. Limit OF one to ustomer Dun
can Schell Furniture Co.
Word received here states that AL
bert Hoppe, a former resident of this
city, had a stroke of paralysis at his
home in st. Louis on Sunday. He is
at present in serious condition.
! Many of the stores are keeping
/ open evenings until after Christmas
| If you do not finc time during the da.
/ to do your holiday shopping you vii.
be accommodated during the evenings
-Dennisons tags and labels, 10c
! per package Lie Bron'c.
John G. Drew mas sold to Charles
Altes, lot IL in block 20, Kilbourne's
addition. the property being on the
corner of Fifteenth and Bank streets
No consideration is given in the deed
| Holiday special for Wednesday
from Z a. m. till 9 p. m. regular Csc
and 75c finely decorated French and
German cream and sugars at 33c
Limit Of one set to customer. Dun
| can-Schell Furniture Co.
There was another hold-up las
evening. A girl learning to skate a
the Rolla-way was held up by her es
cort and greatly enjoyed the sensa
1 ton. She can skate beautifully toda,
i and will be there this evening again.
Read Ayres & Sons special an
nouncement and advertisement re
garding goods to be closed out.
i AT Woodmen hall, Gibbons oper:
house block, tomorrow evening, Their
will be a free lecture given by w. E
Thompson. The lecture will be illus
trated with a number of beautiful
views and will be very interesting
talk. Everyone is invited to attend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15
NeckWear

Everything in Neckwear; all the new things in
the daintest colorngs and prettiest designs; this
line must be seen to be appreciated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15

cold weather. The CLUB house is now
fully enclosed, the last single on the
roof having been driven Saturday af-
ternoon. The windows are all in and
large stoves will be put up in the build
ing SO tina. the work can go on inside
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-15
Handkerchiefs

The most beautiful line of Handkerchiefs ever
shown in Keokuk. We have placed upon our
counter the greatest assortment of really dainty
pretty Handkerchiefs at prices that cannot fail
to please. Great values at Csc, 35c and SOC.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-12-26

Before the end Of the old year pine branches are set
up py the gateways shrnes gods hearth well and 9th.
or places These pine branches signfying constancy
are hung with straw ring to initiate Jewel with
rays OF light radiating from It, and stuck with dried
leaf Of evergreen pieces OF paper and bit Of
edible seaweed These rings also put on almost all
representative articles Of furniture and kitchen mpe.
ments and this is said ito let them take one year hs
that these articles believed once to have
MAD NE and 30 have felt the advance OF age
The festival Of going the year." or Toshikoshi"
= sometimes called "Toshtorr or taking the year. and
busy time for the housewife She has to cook many
Hnerent dishes all Of which have prosperous signif
canoe besides her regular rice and bean soup
Let me enumerate some. Soup OF clam which opens
when cooked signifies the opening out of the good for
tune Roe Of herring which II called kaxu noko. or
numerous children, forms dish whose meaning "a OBJ
vious Health In Japanese IL name" 20 beans must
- eaten a. these happen to have the same sounding
word tor their name. Salt salmon nsh cake picked
dish and others ust be prepared on this event
M eve for We going to add whole year during the
night The Kitchen - full Of fs With kettles whisting
pote ene1i1g paates ana trays A spread out Chi
lfen ed even eats are very apt tobe misohevous It
such uek but they receive no scoding the great fer
tiyel Should not b marred BY dscord and irritation
When ocd Il ready gods served nrst with ali these
NJ only q miniature. Lights are put before
uent 4ke liquor is offered IN 8 pair Of small vases
x1tcrs tie vey, have often seen used for lowers
49, - Before the gods on the shelf they hang
.!l<l IeeAefrI saeh With lueky meaning. One
q 5he 8 ftstuSe under = apepicioas ssih. With
~ g64 oolns. cordI and ofhor precious thinss. !.
ID ~ q bundle Of edible seaw6sd. which IL called
v {hs phssss 70 rs5odes Jspap,ss 4 tyoro-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-12-26

rice the offerings. pair Of foxes need little ex
PLANTATION. Originally they belonged to svery popular
Shinto god whose place has been usurped through
strategy of Kobo and this Buddhist prince has been
stituted But religious degeneration has gone on
and these foxes to be mistaken for the god ITSELF
And mari Worship tfor Inar is the god) Is
seen nowadays in it, most degraded form OF fox wor
ship.
Others are pair Of salesman's gods. Who they
originally were has very little to do with the present
worship Anyhow. gods Of good luck and prosperity
they are worshped in New Years season. and almost
every shop has these idols in stock.
Early on the FIRST Of January New Years callers begin
to pour in What do they sayf With heads bowed
and hands on the sill. they mumble Congratulations
for the opening Of the year. and pray that It will
Be continued In future This phrase that
both sides speak At the time. and yet both
well understood One says: Wont you come mr. "Nog
answers the other; II have houses to caL Thea
come when you are through" and the caller coca II
the caller should in he s suptuously fsasted WITH
fcod snd drink and souyee more open drunkenness on
New Years day than 1t other times. tS
supenttous people md cnaens and nseninsp A.
dreams and the Japanese must have good dreams ID ~
under e bed On this 1eppheee Junk II psiu>s1
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-12-26

with it's doubled up waist. S|fSTSn
SO the lobster quite often is pic W
turesquely representative OF "the aged
of the sea-"
When the family have bowed down before the gods
they eat the great meal and few Of sake were
tremendously served In former days. Once you have
eaten this feast have added year and child
born In December is said to be two years right after
this meal used to be reminded by older people that
should be better boy from the first OF January as
had added year during that night They say that
night Of the 31st of December worth 50 days of
usual days. and those who bed early this night
will grow old that much In one night
Polytheists not troubled by surplus OF gods.
The Japanese have already many home and yet
New Years day they buy printed gods. This paper
hung above the stone stove which rice
One represents year god with thank offerings Of RICE
sake liquor kneaded rice regular New Year decora
tonh Of evergreen trees The figure is Buddhist; the
original shinto god has long been replaced by bod
disatwa showing the result Of usurpation Of Shin
tcism by Buddhism effected by Buddhist
priest Kobo, Of Buddhist propagation These
offerings real ones but the Japanese learned
how to economixe labor expense by printing and
the goddess herself came into the picture.
Another picture n also hung before the shelf The CEN
trail nge d Prince Ghotoku the famous patron Of Bud
dhism n ~ early days ~ Japan. Japanese spade
salhs q rice On try thresher sale liquor ana cooked
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-12-26

dream An old mirror the price and the bargain
made. Meanwhile the prince changed his mind quite
suddenly, II by magic, and paid his court to the
eldest and won her hand This prince Is the famous
Yartomo, who founded the Shogunate, military regen-
cy, in Japan.
Such Il the story told and retold when the family
get together by the nre box and spend the long spring
night IN merriment hope these humble doings OF the
common folk Of Japan may and warm reception among
the readers OF America. v
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-12-26

loaded with precious goods. her sails
outspread, on her decks men busy
with rigging and oars. A Japanese
poem is also printed on 1t:
Ma ka XII 20 no,
To no ne fu ri no.
Mi ma me sa me
Ma mi no ri fu ne no.
o to no 20 XII ka ma.
Translated roughly, this means:
After sound sleep of long night,
Resting awake In bed,
hear cheerful sound
OF sailing vessel
Gliding over the pillows.
The poem in translation loses It's
power of calling up associations. But
one can imagine himself living near
an inland sea. with its hooks, bays.
and ofings, pine groves and plum
blossoms hanging over from the billy
shores, the sun as yet below the hori-
zon, and in the mist he can discern a
vessel gliding smoothly, leaving merry
songs Of sailors behind to be carried
away by the spring breeze. This 10
considered an appropriate scenery to
think over in the calm Of the spring
night. But this aesthetic association
is little appreciated by the masses.
They rather wonder at the. clever con-
struction of this poem, that reads
just alike from either end. Read from
the end and go back to the beginning.
syllable by syllable; you have just the
same result as II you read from the
beginning.
Now, what kind of dreams are the
best? First, Fugi mountain; second,
eagle; third, eggplant; fourth, funer-
all fifth, snakes--these are the five
best ones. To dream of the horse Is
also suspicious. II Japanese should
happen to dream he Is quite blue over
the matter These people, however,
are not without the means of getting
out of this misfortune. They say when
they had bad dream: ITO the baku;
to the baku." Now they did not know
what "baku" was; they only knew
that this mysterious animal living In
a dreamy land lived on the dreams OF
man, and bad dreams were cast to
the baku. 1t was a shock to these old
fashioned people when their children
told them, that the teacher of zoology
told the children that the baku is
hippopotamus and lived on substan-
tial green leaves, and not on dreams.
Such a revelation, though, cannot
change the superstition, and people
still say: ITO the baku," to relieve
their minds after bad dream.
There Is record in history which
shows that there was a custom once
of selling and buying dreams. Once
upon time there was prince in
a famous house. He was thinking to
court maiden, and she had strange
dream. which she could not make out.
She called In the help of her eldest
sister. The latter. seeing the good
omen of the dream, offered to buy the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-12-26

? deeply pity the superstition
Of the Japanese. Yet there is
something very beautiful in
the archaic simplicity of their
faith. Lafcadio Hearn found
In Shintoism Greek religion
transplanted in the midst of
this material century. What
ne read and imagined in an
Gent literature he really
found In this Land of the Ris-
Ing Sun. For all the modern
tzaticn ~ Iooo
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-12-26

spot where the hand of the dissectine
science has done but little damage.
Visitors from civilized and enlightened
y lands can go deep into the real life of
the archaic society in Japan, and in the
twinkling of an eye they can come back
70 the luxury Of the twentieth century.
and this archaic society is a living one
and not an artificial miniature. Sympa-
thy Is aroused, as the faith is the only
surviving remnant of the time.honored
old religion. Political sentiment is
touched. as Shintoism peoples woods.
mountains, trees, rocks, rivers and sea.
Ahores with gods and goddesses. Com.
passion is kindled as it is by a beautiful
dawn slowly dissolying before the on.
slaught of the fierce daylight. No wonder.
then, that Shintoism finds many lovers
among westerners.
would like to introduce the reader not
Indeed to the stately mausoleum and cere.
mony of Shintoism, but to the humble
household OF the common folk of Japan.
January in Japan is month of rest
and festival; rest after hard work and
harvest; festival as an suspicious begin
nj ~ fh, xxoo~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-12-26
90 mr. cSY7Z2V7O 7EMPZE 80 /

kobu;" SO seaweed GN4El
(kobu) means rejoic- OSM.Es
ing. The last has cLLQ/1
under 1t lobster. A a
person doubled up with age w
reminds one Of a. lobster z
with its doubled up waist.
SO the lobster quite often is pic.
turesquely representative of ''the aged
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-09
MURDER SUSPECT
CAPTURE DUE
To LIMP
PECULIAR GAIT OF NEGRO WANT.
ED IN INDEPENDENCE AIDS
POLICE TO SPOT HIM-PLEADs
SELF-DEFENsE FOR KILLING.

James McNiel, alias Dess Chrismus
Negro. % years old, employed as a
porter In. the Hotel Ste. Claire. was
arrested by Detectives Palmer and
Bodlnus. Monday morning. for the au-
thorities of independence Mo, where
he Is wanted for murder committed
over year ago. The victim was an
other colored man. The prisoner adj
mits the shooting. but says he acted
In self.defense The other man had
attempted 10 shoot him, he declares,
but he wrested the weapon from him
and used IL with deadly effect
In the description OF Mcneil or
Chrismus. given in the circular sent
on by the independence authorities,
il was stated that the man has a game
leg, making IL necessary for him 10
wear a very high heel on one shoe.
Mcneil had passed the station fire.
quently In going to and from his work
and his peculiar gait and general APP
pearance had attracted the attention
Of the officers in the detective bureau
1T wouldn't be very hard TO trace
him II he should ever get into
trouble" one OF them remarked sew
eral days ago.
When the circular arrived from In
dependence. Saturday. Palmer and Bo-
dinus. who were assigned TO the case,
at once thought OF the Negro with the
peculiar gait who was wont 10 pass
that way and they went on a still hunt
for the fellow. finally locating him in
the Ste. Claire.
Mcneil is being held for the indie
pendence authorities.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-09
SAVAGE BRONCHO
KILLS HIS RIDER

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Colo. June g.
Preston II. Smith. Jr., aged % years
son of Preston II. Smith, a prominent
resident of Grand Lake. apd one of
the cleyerest broncho busters aud
horsemen in the state. was killed at
Troublesome by a young horse he was
trying 10 break 10 the saddle.
The accident occurred at the Cakes
ranch where Smith had been en-
ployed to assist in breaking horses
Hes given up the fEht." said
Smith TO. one OF the ranch hands, and
the daring rider was on the point OF
dismountng when the horse renewed
It's struggles 20 throw him. The ami
mar stood almost upright on its hind
legs for a second and then lost MS
balance and fell over backward. Smith
was either too exhausted TO leap from
the saddle or could not extricate aim
self IN time, and was caught under
the animal He died within an hour