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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
IvEARLY 5pRzvG BENEATH The CHERRY 61oSoof1

springtime. Superstitions cling about the
uanten and the laurel. According to the
belief of the simpler minded children of
the mikado. if the winter has been I'M
lucky all one needs to do to produce a
change for the better is to go and wis
per to the nanten Then better days are
assured The laurel. if lit grows to be a
fine tree, carries to the family the prom
Use that its head will never be removed
till the elder son has progressed far
enough in stature and intelligence to
take his place.
Flower of Springtime.
These are beliefs that give poetic in
terest to the Japan of the open air in
the green season following the days of
winter.
But far above them all in the affection
of the people is the cherry blossom This
Its place is somewhat similar to that of
the rose in the United States. except that
the cherry blossom has the prime advan-
tage for popular favorite that it grows
in such profuson that even the poorest
can always have liberal share.
When in the first days of spring the
trees flower. it is as though fleecest
clouds family tinged by sunset had float
ed down from the highest sky to fold
themselves about the branches
There are no green leaves in the spring
time These come later. There is only
one glorious burst of blossoms, yelling
every bough and twig in their delicate
mist, and the soil beneath each tree is
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nah continued zen tn lelacks en- syrin-
gas aire bloomin' sweet fer the young
Teller. I've got his wallet with pow fui
sight of money in il, ies like he left it, en-
Bible with Writin' of his name en- seen.
en- a letter took from the pocket OF ms
blue overcoat-pity 'twant gray. iore
mother used t-Say Inehbe some Cody
folks wrapped up TIL squares boys IN
their gray coats. tender Ell good, whenst
they laid 'em in tn ground. She set
mighty sto' by them, tho they vas only
step-sons. The young fellers' things aire
in the chist in tn loft. Don't know but
his people hov done fo'Sot all erbout
him..
IF he wasn't one of our men, how did
he happen here, Hannah
Not one er our men. no. But his men
left HIM here desput.ill once, When they
dassant stop. en- he were drappin' from
his boss. He slep in TIL big room yonder.
We nussed and tended him night en- day.
1o're ma used t think he imaged one er
IN squares boys whomst we never seen
arter he went out that do to jine the
army. She set by his bed. keepin off tn
fiies Ell bathin' of his head. We took
turns fetchin' cool water from tn spring
III tn holler every time he honed for
drink. en- maxim chicken broth, en- milk
in fresh milk t holpen him up. We
brung him well ergain so he took his
gun one night en- went off with a passed.
Of his soldiers passin' tlroo tn gap We
never spected [ set eyes on him no mo-
dunno as we hankered special see him,
long as he was agin us n mought acct
dental over-ketch the square or tn boys,
II they's rash enough to come home,
which YVES everlastin' hopin' they would
Seems like faint so long ergo, arter ALL
why did he ever come back here?''
questioned Molly
.'One awful cold night tn mex winter
Whenst tn SHOWS heavy en- hard en- tn
nippin' wind cut like knife student tn
fires blazed up everywheres in tn cove.
We knowed then tn soldiers was cross
in tn mountaings. en- we knowed. too,
es our men was ercreapin' up on them UNI
beknownst. Long erbout daylight tn
fittin' begun. Men yore ma saw one man
erstandin 'g'inst tn big cedar top o tn
Rainbow. He were there at breakin' er
Gay, en- ne never bIdged err step when tn
yellin' en- shootin' were stormin' round
MIN en- whenst they went on en- left him
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20 land, Squire?" inquired Hannah Hank,
undaunted by the severity of his counte-
nance Are it before Flowerin' day."
"Arsk tn stranger was the brusaue
reply You'll bark to what | say. Molly,
daughter Careful is the word | give
The girl summoned all her self-control
to conceal the dire dread thrilling her
heart. She had made, rashlS enough, a
compact with Martin that no Gray-not
even the sources only child might hazard
the avowal Of to Gray. She must
stand in with her kinsmen, as her an
cestors had always done. Then she
climbed the ladder to her room upstairs,
slowly. sorrowfully
how she longed to tramp abroad on the
Rainbow or to explore the big timber
south of it. since 1t had become forbidden
ground But the reflection of the sun on
a rifle-barrel in the brush along the dis
puted dividing line served to check the
impulse From afar she watched the
new survey with strange commingling of
hope and fear. 1t might settle everything
and then again it might make everything
worse.
ing, of Martin dangerously far III, on
ground protected by an armed neutrality.
Once they CHANGED near enough for
Martin to cali TO her.
We're friends, Molly?
"Yes-yes. Martin. were friends. this
time. But fowerin' day? Who's to flower
the lone soldiers grave?'
I'm do it at midnight and put flowers
there If you say, Molly?"
"No-no-you'll be in danger if you do.
and he's nothing to YOU.
Then the girl waved him farewell with
her sunbonnet. Martin was so kind, she
reflected, perhaps no one could blame her
for keeping friends with him.
They're done tn surveyin'. Molly"
Hannah Hanks explained. when she
reached home. IAN tn stranger amt
satisfied. 1t don't give him Rainbow
Mountaing. They're goin' ter try 1t over
ergin, an they're all plumb HOT, long of
it. Whomst steps on Rainbow ARE to be
drapped in his tracks. 'thout no warnin'-
Howsomere I'm denim follower tn
grave whenst tn day comes"
Molly slipped down to the broad flag
stones her eyes far away.
Its onliest one week now, Molly" Han
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sail from the Matsue. The whole island
flames crimson with peony. and the boys
and girls are given a vacation from
school in order that they may enjoy the
sight.
These flowers and gardens told of here.
are the spring enjoyments OF the popu-
lace. For the rich the famous miniature
gardens are 50 timed 10 be in their
fun glory in the opening days of spring
time. Such gardens are the secret of
the child Of the mikado. None else can
make them
The former American minister to the
court OF the mikado. Mr.. Griscom tells
Of wonderful garden. In the center of
which was little lake that had tiny
island with miniature mountains and
peach trees. with pines and aZalias. some
Of them century old, yet which had
not mounted 10 more than a foot In
height.
Seen in its relation to other things. this
island looked small a veritable toy
island. hut. viewed from a certain angle
of the veranda, SO that no external OBJ
iects helped 10 give an idea of proper
ton, the island appeared TO be a large
piece of land perhaps half a mile away.
with. trees. mountains and all the rest
their normal size.
Natures Refinements.
The genius who conceived this island
has been dead perhaps a century. but
his successors in the craft have kept
it UP TO date. and every year have 90
contrived that when the springtime came
it was in the condition to give greatest
pleasur to its wealthy owner
Water lilies. lotus plants. iris plants
moss. all these figure in these exquisite
creations in which man Yields the brush
but nature mixes the colors. The very
last refinement of natural pleasure is TO
be found in the surroundings which the
mar of wealth has prepared for himself
by his experts in the japanese season Of
the buds. blossom and early flowers.
The spring festival OF the Japanese is
known the Setsubun This is the
period when the winter first softens into
spring 1t is chiefly famous for the curl
ons festival. the casting out OF devils.
On the eve of the Setsubun, a little after
dark the caster-out of devils rushes
Though the town. offering to exercise all
devils from the homes and call good
fortune in. For a trifiing fee he per-
forms the rites that are needful to ac-
complish this This consists of recitinx
Buddhist prayer. shaking a shakujo
AMI scattering around the house in all
four directions dried peas
These peas are afterward swept up. and
when the first burst of spring thunder is
heard they are cooked and eaten No
devil will ever trouble a house In which
all these rites have been reyerently per-
formed.
The religion of the people and the wor-
ship of spring are closely allied and are
i'm large part the root of patriotism, for
they make love of God, the mikado and
native land all one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
ing at the great panorama arranged by
nature.
Japanese Love Nature.

In expectation of the coming of the
springtime the artist gardener has begun
his work long in advance. He has fixed
his ma sses of heavily messed rocks fan
tastic basins for the holding of water,
basins of stone, arranged with such arti-
fee as to suggest the work of nature
Under his skillful hand the earth has
been raised in the most natural appearing
of hills. and sanded paths running
through the whole composition wind in
the natural manner of the wilds All this
is done as the preliminary work before
one shrub or flower is planted. for the
Japanese gardener must have setting
OF Mother Nature before he seeks to get
the browning touch of glory by adding
the blooms.
In most Japanese gardens in the spring.
time is to be found the nanten. There
are two varieties of this graceful plant
one which bears red berries and one
which bears white. The latter is the
rarer. The former is placed on the We
randa. the latter blooms in little flower
beds in the center of the garden being
usually placed in the shadow of the citron
tree, which protects it from the severe
sun rays at the time when these are most
powerful.
A kind of laurel, whose lanciform leaves
are the color of bronze, is also an ever
present feature of most gardens in the
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itulated but, mind You. your grand
father has no right TO be bisgotey about
fathers land"
"No-not bit of right" the youns
pleasing to Molly. 1t ought to be sell
tied by Decoration day and you can put
all the flowers you like on the soldier
grave. however 1t comes out. 10y "
promised TO be friends, haven you, -hoi-
ly?"
'Yes-Tve given you my say-so, Mar
tin"
But when Molly went up the ridge. she
caught a glimpse of her rather ana ms
knsmen ranged along the usurpeu iii.e'
The newcomer had evidently peen Van
qushed for none of his men were visible.
But Molly noted that the Glays We're on
the uncontested side of the new nlVldlis
line She wondered how 1t would AL emu
and hoped on account of Martin taal no
feud would spoil their friendship. ne
girl knew well the terrors OF letIu, W, 80.
neither slept nor rested for lonS years
until one side or the other was driven
from the mountains She had no desHc
TO leave the mountains hersell, ana id.lei
hoped that Martin was of the Same niihu'
\ faint apprehension stole over her--
maybe she had been too ready TO promise
Martin friendship.
When the Squire came home he was I'M
usually silent and taciturn- Moiy Was
glad 10 go to bed and escape the ihde
Unable air Of grim purpose tnat seel'aeu
10 surround her father. The Squire open
ed his drowsy eyes as she hgh'eu lef
candle.
Molly. daughter" he detained her,
I've word to say before you go. We
give warnin' es we'll shoot any prowln
folks on Rainbow mountain ana the
stranger has give back word as ne II shoot
any of we'uns ketched there untii arlIr
the new survey, which I've greco TO a.
low The Grays aire bound TO stand IN
with one ernother whichever way the
survey goes. Tn young Teller. Martin,
aire against tn Grays. and you are a
Gray. Mind you what say. ne
stranger aire no coward-and no more
are tn Grays.'
Molly stood speeches.. her heart beat
ing fast But she dared not question her
father. ere the savagery of his nature
become dominant.
"Whenst aire they deemin' to survey
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Japan Drops It's Garb of
! Modernity With the Coming
) of the First Spring Days, and
Becomes for a Brief Time
the Ancient Picturesque Is
land Which Is Fast Giving,
! Away to Occidental Prog
ress-Into the Parks and
, Gardens Go the People to
, Weave Garlands of Cherry
Blossoms and to Write
Poems-School Children Get
Vacations for No Other Pur-
pose Than to Play in the
Peony clad Fields - The
Caster Out of DEVILS" an
Important Feature in the
Festival OF the Setsubun,
Makes His Rounds, and for
a Small Fee Exercises Devils
Miniature Gardens of
Rich, Marvels Of Agriculture
Such as Occident Never
Dreamed OF, Are Prepared
by Crafty Gardeners to Be
at Their Best in Springtime
, For a Season Entire Land
Becomes One Festive Scene
, OF Rejoicing, Which From
Flowers Used Takes on a
Tinge of Exotic Beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Poverty and Consumption.

From the Cooperative News.
How closely the disease is connected
with poverty is shown by two charts. one
relating to England and Scotland. aid
the other to Ireland. The striking fact
shown is that where pauperism is ram
paint there is consumption rampant also.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

Japan. the warrior: Japan. conquer
or OF China and Russia Japan of
newspapers and teiegraphs, Japan,
the modern. disappears with the
coming of spring.
Then for the first fortnight of the vernaI
season the land of the mikado returns to
its ancient habits. The natives become
the simple minded children of bygone
centuries.
Worship of nature. of springtime, of
flowers. of blossoms and the joy of the
open air drive out for time all thoughts
of a world sphere of influence.
The nation is a child again.
Such a season is in progress now.
Throughout the length of the island the
people have turned into their parks and
gardens-those wonderful gardens that
are like nothing ever seen in the new
world. art compositions in which the
gardener has striven to give permanent
form to those fleeing impressions of
pleasure that come to man when look
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iAJZNRzKz5AA RIDE, UNDER TIE
CHERRY Blossoms

the cherry tree covered with blossoms,
and in order to prove their complete sim
cerity they must carry their tokens with
such exquisite care that not one petal is
shaken off He who in his transit to the
home of his lady love shakes the branch
es violently enough TO shake the flowers
from the staff is not honest in his pleas
of affection. and deserves not to win.
Tiny doll-liSe japanese girls, with their
fans, their gay uress and their mncing
ways. accept the court of these suitors
and laugh they plead their desperate
love. In their jinrikshas they are pulled
from place to place. a laughing. care
free throng. and always in the spring
time their favored decoration is the soft
cherry blossom
Queen of the Festival.
The most beautiful young woman of a
town is crowned queen Of the cherry
blossom festival a most exquisite cere-
mony, in which garlands woven of the
boughs of the cherry tree, all rich in
their coating of blossoms. are carried over
the head of the queen by long lines of
little children.
But the cherry blossom is not alone in
its popularity as a center of the spring
rejoicing The flower of the palm tree is
deeply loved. so is the wistaria, the con-
yolvulous and the poppy.
| In the closing days of May and the
early days of June the blossoming of the
peony is marvellous The most famous
! spectacle of this kind is to be found or
the little Island of Daikonshima. in the
grand Naka-umi lagoon, about an hours
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Young men snow their love for their
;weethearts by carrying them boughs of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
Coat Stocks For Women and Girls
 Spread Thousands Wide

THE COAT STOCKS for women and girls spread 5000 square feet of floor space, covering racks and hangers close as can be. No such stocks havev we ever gathered before. As well those good and always staple fab rics, have gone largely into the novelties which have been brought out this season, and we show the greatest stocks South today.
 Rroadcloths, Satins, Velours, Ottoman
 Silks and Mixtures The girls Coats are those ranging in ages to IA years selling at prices of $398 to $35.00 Leaving you to have choice of many hundreds as well as so many prices.
 Women's Coats are those of any length
 shade, size or cloth the entire price
 run being $4.98 to $15000.
 Black Broadcloth Goats as low as $1500
 and it is latest full length model. And
 Broadcloths on up.
 Beautiful Satin Coats, $30.00 and up.
 Velvet Goats with rich satin Things, $50.
 Ottoman Silks with Peau de Cygne lin
 ings-$60.00.
 And evening Coats in every late model, such as Directoire with empire inclinations, Grecan types and other very fashionable modes.
 We are confident that no near reasonable want could fail of being filled in our Coat Stocks. I of, caa tsuts Coats, Second Floor.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
After All, the Furniture Stocks Are
 in Grand Completion

TWO OR THREE full car loads of good Furniture put into the Furniture Show Roows within the past two days We ready now to help you with the pleasant task of furnishing the home.
 Early English and Fumed Oak Dinging Fur
 niture Mission Chairs, Mahogany Chairs
 in Rockers, Dining and Library.
 Dressers, Chiffonierres and Sideboards,
 Dining Tables and Library Tables. And something new is the Rush Fibre Pieces to fur nish completely sitting rooms, libraries and dens. There are tables chairs, settees, rockers and the whole line of pieces for decoration well service Some people would call this new furniture rattan, but it isn't It s fibre trimmed in mahogany tlnts so it can be used finely in mahogany rooms.
 (Furniture,
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-01-24
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~. v0e. oKLO7HRop LEE s. c4Ea4RD 90.

ieetla fuller IN figger. but Jest the
same easy-spoken. sweet sorter Won.
an ] always knew she'd be. She war
lone when ! called. an fer mint
arter we shook hands neither on as
could speak ag'in Then she Kinder
bit her lip n swallered her feelln's,
keepin' her face turned away. an then
we sot down n begun talkin,. II was
techin'. too, the way she acted. fer slaa
Kept tryin' TO smile. n all the while
tie Z ars kept startin' 1t was like one
p tenn summer days when The rasa
ratters while the sun is shining I
don't think she noticed my clothes
much, either. an we sot up till most
midnight talkin' over old times II all
turned out bout the way 'snected~-a
sorter funeral o. old hopes with us two
fer mcurners. She's powerful consid.
crate, too. Abby Is. for tho time we
was talkin she never once spoke q
Cap'n Bemis, n | didn't. IT was Jest
ez IL we started N whar we left on. M
skippin' the gaH between. She flowed
she hoped she'd see me soon ag'ln.
that she felt like mother to Chip: an
when ! bid her good-by, she kinder
choked once more.
Il didn't see much o. Chip. either.
which anrter hurt me. Take Il all In
all. my visit thar ,lpsot me moren I
eallated, a I guess when Chips set.
tied. ia best go to ne woods N forgit
all that's past. My life's been fail.
ure. anyway"
And Old Cy was right; bu. II was
grim and merciless Fate that made 1t
so. and for that he Mas not responsi.
ole.
Love in youth Is sweet song Of Joy
and hope and promise. Dut love that
spans a lifetime, that reaches and
caresses our heartstrIngs unca again
as we enter the final shadows. has
only the uathos Of parting and the ten
der chords ~ almost forgotten melo-
dies in t. Vainiy DO we strive 20 en-
ter the enchanted garden once more
Vainly do orr heart throbs beat
against It's adamant wallis vainiy do
we hope to catch just one more Of the
old bygone thrills. II Is useless. FOR
some car I've lIfe over. and once age
has locked The portals Of youth and
feryors they are never opened again.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-01-24
PUBLIC SALE
of Valuable
Personal Property

Intending TO move to Virgins | viii offer
my 81 ok aud farming implements at public
sale -
Thursday, January 30 1908
commencing a. 10 o'clock sharp near Beding-
ton Springs known as The Maynew tar =, Z
rlifes nom &ariusburg. miles rom Falling
Waters, mile from Hanesviile the following
properly to-wif;
4 Head Horses
good work horses will work anywhere hitch
et, ? oi them are good brood uIaies bred To
black Peieheron,l PercbcroD colt pine months
NJ 8 HeadEof Cattle
mich cows OF wni ID have calves by their
sey = year Il {.
"a Head of Ewes
l buck south down aud oxfsrd down
"a Head Hogs
4 sows one has pigs by her side, will pig by
February, IS head OF shoats, nead OF fat hogs
to be sold tor cash
ng!Implements
+horse broad tread, champion wagon and
bed, two-horse wagon and bed 2 pair heavy
ladders, Champion binder, Deering mower,
horse-rake, Pennsyi vania drill eleven boots,
corn harvester good as new, wheat fGn. cider
mill, 2 Oliver chilled plow's No 40, 3 double
shovel piow single shovel plows, Brown
Gull iyat az spring ,, tooth harrow; harrsw
sp ring wagon, buggy, surrey, sets breech-
bands. sets 'front.' gears. 8 sets pillow gears, sci
tuggy harness, bind brides, wagon sadd ie.
2 ridfng saddles
Household and Kitchen Furniture
2 pair bed steads, lounge. safe. kitchen
tabies, q cook stoves, box ssove, church stove
sausage grinder and suffer- z Large iron ket
ties, noes digging irons and many Other
articles LOG numerous 10 mention.
Term
A credit of 10 months viii be given on all
sums Of SO purchaser to give note TO snit the
Peoples Trust Company. but if payed a. ma
thrifty interest will be remitted, Discount oil
per cent on notes.
JAMES w. BEARD
J. w. Dodd, atct.
John t. Morrison, Clerk.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-01-24
ORDER OF PuBLICaT ION

The State Of West Virginia.
AT rules held IN the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court OF Berkeley County, the day Of Jan. ISos,
George W. Buxton. plaintiff
VS.
W T. Darby, John r. Geriing, FIiend J Hays,
Isabella ID. Hays, The citixers National Faux, a
corporation. The Merchants and Farmers Hsnk, a
corporation, E b. w ilson, NJ For Al Sons Co. a
partnership, the names Of the individual partners
comprising same being TO your plaintiff unknown.
The object oil the ABOVE suit enforce the ieIn
OF the p'ainus judgement against the real e,tate o.
to refer said cause 10 commissioner ascertain all
other liens against the same aud il appearing on
affidavit filed ia this suit, that the SAID deien
r. j. Hays, l. ID Hays. NJ. Fox n sons company
are n.n-resdests Of this State they are hereby re-
quired appe n at the ssia Clerks office, within
month from the 10 day Of Jan 1908 fthe date
OF the first pub location hercot do what 10 rec
essary 10 protect their interest IN this
l.. -. GERH ABDf clerk,
A. B. NOLL, Attorney r Plaintiff