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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09

Maude Merrell, Pearl Eby, Jewel lay
lor and J. Heppner.
Harry Briggs is on the sick list.
A party of Belmont young folks at
tended the entertainment given ct the
opera house Now Years eve. They re-
ported good time.
Ruth Nicholson was absent from
school few days last week on &C.
count of sickness.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Heaton, who
have been visiting their mother, Mrs.
M. M. Heaton, left Wednesday for
their home Mt Raymond, Wash.
Dorothea Cunover spent Friday
night with heY little friend, Jewel
Taylor, of Hood River.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09

Only four Misses Coats left, tw, in Brown
Beaver sizes IA and 16 thai are worth $40 of
any body's money, will make them $3.50 each.
Two in Blue. sizes 10 and II that are worth
$7.35, take them for $4 80
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09

In Dress goods we have cut the price to the
bottom. Albetrosses worth 65r for 4Sc. One
piece Gray Panama SO inches wide, worth
$1.25 for 92c. Worsted Goods in Plaids for 24c
and up.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09

Furs must go. Ifyou want good fur we
will make the price so low that you can't afford
to delay buying The stock is all new and reli-
able goods. Come in and see them.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-09

e. ~, In Dress Goods we are Offering Special Low
Pric S, also Overcoats and Suits for men and
boys. Look at them, it won't cost anything to
look and very little if you buy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-31
ParIOr Suites

5-piece velour. regular. $33 now 6.
b-plece Pan velvet. reg. $S7 now g.
. piece velour, regular. $50 now s.
S-piece Pan velvet, reg. $50 now s.
3-piece leather, regular $39 now s:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

rice are the offerings pair of foxes need little
PLANTATION Originally they belonged to very popular
Shino god whose place has been usurped through the
strategy Kobo this Buddhist prince has been sub
stituted religious degeneration has further
and foxes be mistaken for the god ITSELF
worship or mari is the name of the god) is
seen nowadays in its most degraded form of fox
ship.
Others are pair of salesman's gods Who they
originally has very little to do with the present
worship Anyhow, gods of good luck and prosperity
they worshiped in New Years season. and almost
every shop has these idols in stock.
Early the first of January New Years callers begin
to in What do they say? With heads bowed down
and hands the sill, they humble: Congratulations
for the opening of the and pray that 1t VIII
be continued in future This phrase is common that
both sides speak at the time, and yet both are
well understood One says: Wont you come in?" No..
answers the other; 81 have houses to CALL Then
come when you through and the caller goes. II
the caller should come is sumpuousy feasted with
food and drink, and more open drunkenness on
New Years day than at other times.
Superstitious people find omens and meanings In
dreams the Japanese must have good dreams to be-
gin year. this purpose they put piece OF paper
under the bed On tbs Japanese junk u printed
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
Christmas Frolics.

very effective practical decoration the table
on Christmas morning is pyramid of oranges with
sprays holly dolly with scarlet ribbon running
the of the table fastened big orange at
each All the housekeepers best efforts are usu-
ally expended the dinner table. but it will only take
moment arrange this Place holly the finger
bowls By the way, dainty way to oranges for
breakfast is have the juice the and
served in little glass which stands a plate.
In the dining that has to have conceal
the kitchen there be very simple and effective
addition made to the Christmas decorations by pnnine
holly to it. covering the original surface completely
curtains be treated in this way lovely bits
of color in the room form background for tree.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

When the family have bowed down before the gods
they eat the great meal and few rounds of sake
tremendously served in former days Once you have
eaten this feast have added year; and child
born in December is said to be two old right after
this meal. used to be reminded by older people that
should be better boy from the first of January,
had added year during that night They
night of the 31st of December is worth so days of
usual days. and those who to bed early this night
will grow old that much in night.
Polythests not troubled by surplus of gods.
The Japanese have already many gods home and yet
New Years day they buy printed gods This paper
is hung above the stone stove which cooks rice.
One represents year god with thank offerings of rice.
sake liquor kneaded rice and regular New Year decora
tons of evergreen trees The figure is Buddhist; the
original Shinto god has long been replaced by bod
disatwa, showing the result of usurpaton of Shin
toism by Buddhism effected by a Buddhist
priest Kobo of Buddhist propagation. These
offerings real ones but the Japanese learned
how to economic labor expense by printing, and
the goddess herself came into the picture.
Another picture is also hung before the shelf The
trail figure is Prince Shooku the famous of Bud
dhism In its early days in Japan. A Japanese spade
stalks Of rice tray hresher sake liquor and cooked
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

e4ore Inc end OF the old year nina hroroba, aro sa+
up Dy the gaeways shrnes Of gods hearth we'll and 9TH
er places These pine branches signfying constancv
are nuns with straw ring made initiate Jewel with
rays Oh ngnt radlatng from it. and stuck with dried
Seole lear OF evergreen pieces paper and bit of
eooe seaweed These rings also put on almost all
representative articles Of furniture and kitchen imnle
mens and this is said ito let them take one wear (Ths
suggests that these articles were believed onca tn have
mad life and so have felt the advance of age
The festival of going year" or "Toshikoshi
10 sometimes called "Toshtor or taking the wear and
s busy time for the housewife has to cook many
inherent Dishes all Of which have prosperous signi6
lance, 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 is called "kazunoko" or
Numerous children, forms dish whose meaning is OBJ
Nfous- Health in Japanese is name" so beans must
Ne eaten as these happen to have the same sounding
word for their name Salt salmon, fish cake picked
Eadsh and many others must be prepared this event
10 for going to add whole year during the
Hght The kitchen is full of fe with kettles whisting
and pots steamng plates and trays all spread out Chill
Aren and even cats are apt to be mschievous at
such times but they receive scong the great fes
dval should not be marred by discord and irritation
WhSn food is ready gods served with all these
Dishes but only in miniature Lights are put before
chem; sake liquor is offered in pair of small vases
which. by the way have often used for flowers
IN America Before the gods the shelf they hang
Mighty cOlored leaflets each with lucky meaning One
- the god of fortune under suspicious gem with
NAgful Of gold coins, coral and other precious things
Another has bundle Of edible seaweed which is called
~kDbu The phrase ito rejoice" in japanese d 'yore.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

dream An old the price and the bargain
made. Meanwhile the prince changed his mind quite
suddenly as if by magic and paid his court to the
eldest and won her hand. This prince is the famous
Yaritomo who founded Shogunate, military regen
cy in Japan 49,
Such is the story told and retold when the family
together by the fire box and spend the long spring
night" merriment. hope these humble doings of the
common folk of Japan may find warm reception among
the readers of America
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E deeply pity the superstition

Z 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
he read and imagined in an
Client literature he really
found in this Land of the Ris-
Ing Sun. For all the modern
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

loaded with precious goods, her sails
outspread, on her decks men busy
with rigging and oars. A Japanese
poem is also printed on it:
Ma la Ri 20 no,
To no ne flu ri no,
Mi na me sa me
Ma mi no ri flu ne no.,
o to no 70 Xxi ka ma.
Translated roughly, this means:
After a sound sleep of long nightS
Resting awake in bed,
hear cheerful sound
OF sailing vessel =
Gliding over the pillows.
The poem in translation loses icS
power of calling up associations. Buc
one can imagine himself living near
an inland sea, with it's hooks, bays
and offings, pine groves and plum
blossoms hanging over from the hiiiy
shores. the sun as yet below the hori-
ION. and in the mist he can discern q
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
lust alike from either end. Read from
the end and go back to the beginning.
syllable by syllable; you have just the
same result as if you read from the
beginning.
Now. what kind of dreams are tho
best? First, Fugi mountain; second,
eagle; third, eggplant; fourth, tuner
al; fifth, snakes-these are the i've
best ones. To dream of the horse Is
also auspicious. If 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 a 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
u. II
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 a record in history which
shows that there was a custom once
of selling and buying dreams Once
upon a time there was prince in
a famous house. He was thinking to
court a maiden, and she had a 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
rror was the price and the bargain was
the Drince changed his mind ullito
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30

Spot where the hand of the dissecting
I science has done but little damage. -.
! Visitors from civilized and enlightened
lands can go deep into the real life of
the archaic society in Japan. and in the
tWinklinS of an eye they can come back
10 the luxury Of the twentieth century.
and this archaic society is a living one
and not m artificial miniature. Svmpa-
THY is aroused, as the faith is the only
surviving remnant of the time-honored
Old religion. Political sentiment is
Souched, as Shintoism peoples woods.
mountains, trees, rocks, rivers and sea.
shores with gods and goddesses. Com
passion is kindled as it is by a beautiful
dawn slowly dissolving before the on.
blaught Of the fierce daylight. No wonder
then, That Shintoism finds many lovers
among westerners.
would like to introduce the reader not
tnAesd 10 the stately mausoleum and cere.
monE OF Shintoism, but to the humble
household of the common folk of Japan
January in Japan is a month of rest
end festival; rest after hard work and
harvest; festival as an suspicious begin.
ming Of the wear
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-12-30
Ga ZHE SHI2VTO 7EMPZE 20 I

kobu;" SO seaweed EEg
(kobu) means rejoic- CS&t
ing. The last has CLL0/ =
under it a lobster. A
person doubled up with age u
reminds one of lobster
with it's doubled up waist.
So the lobster quite often is pi
turesquely representative of the age
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-29

USE TRIBUNE WANT COLUMNS
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-29

the place and that Tuttle was doing
what he could to win as he believed
the result would seat him storey,
he said, had said he was not in the
race, but had advised his supporters
to get out and hustle, so the result
would be awaited with interest.
He said further that in behalf of
Tnttle he had asked to intervene in
the contest instituted by storey
against Herolz which point was being
fought out. It is also reported that
II Tuttle is elected on the face Of the
returns an effort will be made to re-
strain the issuance to him Of GER
Ftificate. From what Mr.. Stanley said
1T tsis plain that Mr. Tuttle is in the
game to stay for the whole show and
until the house has decided the mat
ter finally. u
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-29
HEAD NURSE here.
MISS HoERMAN WILL HAVE
CHARGE OF NURSES IN NEW
HOSPITAL, WHICH WILL BE.
OPENED ABOUT FEB. !.

..gr rs. rs
/ Miss Louise Hoerman, who will be.
the head nurse at the new Bismarck
Hospital and Deaconess' Home of the
North Dakota Conference of the
Evangelical association. has arrived
in the city from Bala, Kan, and is
ready to take UP the work of the hos
pital Miss Hoerman for the last
eight years has been doing charitable
work in caring for the sick as a
.deaconess, during which time she has
been in charge Of the Evangelical
hospital in Chicago. and is therefore
well equipped for her present duties:
In speaking of the hospital force
she said there would probably be-
about forty nurses when the institu-
tion was in full working order and
other attendants, making quite a:
large force in all t.s
The hospital will not be openel un-s
til about the first of February when
the building will be fully completed.
Some pressure has been brought to
bear on the management to open a
part of the building before that time,
but it is understood that no patients
will be received until the entire
building is ready to receive them.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-29
The Golden Rule
FAMILY ! GROcERs
ssiS 4. ss7y 80

! sy
TO those who have given us such,
q liberal patronage the past year.
and each and every one, we extend to
you our heartiest thanks, and hope
and pray that you may have a truly
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year with all the possible blessings
you can hope for.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-29
PRINCE OF PEACE
THIS BEAUTIFUL cANTATA WILL
BE GIVEN IN THE PRESENTER
Ian CHURCH THIS EVENING
FREE TO, ALL.

"The Prince of Peace a fine can
tata by Mrs. q. L. Ashford, will be /
presented this evening at the Presby-
terrain church under the auspices Of
the Young Mems association and
promises to be one of the most de-
lightful musical entertainments ever
presented in this city by home talent.
Following is the program:
Part THE Promise.
Organ prelude. S. tz q;f s
Bass recitative and aria The
Heavenly King"
Quartet And There Shall Come
Forth" q. :
Soprano solo with violin obligato
"Prince of Peace'''-Hanscom (inter-s
polated) 81
Tenor recitative and aria-"F Fear
Thou Not So 4. :sa s..s
Baritone solo-"Hail Bethlehem'
violin obligato
Presentation of the work of the as
sociation.
Offering. IN
: Address-Rev. Geo. .B. Newcomb.
Part 1.-The FulfilIment. III Il
Male quartette-"O Holy Night.
Soprano recitatiye and aria
'There Were Shepherds.
Male chorus-"And Suddenly There
Was With the Angel
Chorus Glory to God" ..S
Soprano and alto duet-"B Bright
Star of Hope"
Carol-mixed qyartette-sIt Came
Upon the Midnight Clear'-Ryder,
(interpolated.)
Male chorus" March of the Magi"
| Soprano solo-"O Blessed Lord
Final chorus.
The Chorus.
Miss Marcellus, Mrs. Schnepper
Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Larson, Mrs. Mac
Lachlan, Miss Cordry, Miss Hines
Miss Morton, Mrs. French, Mr.
Quirke, Mr.. Carroll, Mr.. Chase, Mr.
Humphreys, Mr.. Schnepper, Mr.. Van.
diver, Mr.. Winslow. y.e ss
Organ-Mrs. Moore.
Violin-Mr. Myers.
| Director-Mr. Winslow.
/. - A Reminder.
The work of the Young Mems as
sociation is carried on by voluntar,
subscription in addition to the 81
membership fees. Contributions o
any amount will be received by ths
treasurer, Mr.. Samuel R. Day, at thu
Merchants State bank.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-29
DON STEVENSON
HAS PASSED AWAY
THE OLD PIONEER DIED AT
DICKINSON MONDAY MORNING
BELOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW
( HIM.

Dickinson, N. D. Dec. % Special
Donald Stevenson passed away at
s9:45 this morning. Services are to
be held at Mandan, notice Of which
will be made later. The immediate
cause of his death was dropsy. ..,@..
There were few better known pio-
neers Of the Missouri Slope country
than "Don" Stevenson. For many
years he had been a ranchman in the
Cannonball country where hospitality
and good cheer we're dispensed to
many a traveller and wayfarer. @
Big, hearty and jovial, pioneer
of the earliest days of the settle
ment of the Missouri River country,
Don Stevenson has been one Of the
conspicuous figures of the. Missouri
river country. OF sterling Scotch
ancestry he was always an interest
ing entertaining figure at festivities
and celebrations of his old country
men.
! Mr.. Stevenson had served his peo-
pie as representative in the legisla-
| ture, where his sound judgment and
good sense made him valuable
legislator. No man has been more
4 popular among his neighbors and no
man has done more to help along his
less fortunate fellow citizens. He
! was here when this was an Indian
country when freighting to the Black
Hills was done by way of Bismarck:
i and when life on the frontier was
full Of privations. and dangers. He
spent the best years of vigorous
/ life as a frontiersman and saw his
children grow to manhood and wo-
manhood upon the North Dakota
prairie, and was a splendid type OF
1 the citizenship that braved dangers
to blaze new trails for generations
4 to follow and reap where he soWed.
For a number of years he had been
4 in feeble health, and it was hoped
4 that careful medical treatment would
restore to him some of his former
vigor, and let MIN look for many
4 years upon the new progress and
& prosperity that has come to his
4 adopted state, content that he had
i done his duty as pioneer in max
ing safe the way for settlers of thi:
1later period, but the hope was vain.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-29
Telephone Orders sent C. 0. D.
Purchase of Bonds.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Board of
County Commissioners of Pierce coln-
ty,~ State of North Dakota, at the
County Auditors Office in the city of
Rugby in said county and state, until
2 o'clock p. M, January 18th, 1909, for
the purchase of bonds to be issued by
the County of Pierce, in the State of
North Dakota, in the sum of Seventy
five Thousand Dollars, (s75,000.)
Bonds will be issued for the purpose
of building court house and Jail, in
the city of Rugby, being the county
seat of said county. Bonds shall be
issued in denominations of $500 and
$1,000. They shall bear interest at a
rate not to exceed four per cent per
annum, interest payable semi-annual-
ly, and said bonds shall mature twen-
ty years from date of their issue.
The board of county commissioners
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. q
All communications to be addressed
to,
JOHN KELLESVIG,
County Auditor.
Rugby, N. Oak.
Dated at Rugby, N. Oak, this Sth
day of December, 1903.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-29
PURE: j WATER
] LATEST " EXAMINATION or THE
CITY WATER SHOWS IT no BE 4
. PURE AND WHOLESOME.

For some time past there has been
some uneasiness over the condition
OF the city water, and the. board Of
health recommended that it be boil
cd before using. The seat of the
trouble was eradicated and the wa
ter is again in the state of purity
Whlchi has made it famous for many
years. ~. a&, @
Health Officer Ramstad has receiy-
ed the following analysis from g
F. Ruediger, director Of. the State
Public Health. laboratory at the I'm
versity at Grand FORKS and all uR-
easiness that may have been felt on
account of. the water are now past:
Public Health Laboratory, =
University of North. Dakota
College of Medicine, Dec. %,
1908. -. o., a
DR.. N. o. Ramstad, City Health Of
ficer, Bismarck, N. D. ,-
Dear Doctor 's~r~f''v~"n ~a.~,s
The meteorological examination of
the sample of water sent by you on
Dec. 22nd from the city water sup
ply Of Bismarck shows tine water to
be free from sewage contamination
The result of the examination is as
follows: "
Number bacterial colonies at AZ
degrees CT per cubic centimeter.
None of these bacteria belong tt
the colon-typhoid group but are
harmless saprophytes found in al
potable drinking waters. I consider
this water safe now for drinking pur
poses without being previously boil
ed.
Very truly yours,
- G. F. RUEDIGER,
! Director
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-29
HAD ANOTHER TRY
PEOPLE OF klDpER AND EN-.
MONS COUNTIES HOLD sPE-
ciAL ELECTION TO TRY SET
TIE LEGISLATIVE REPREsEN-
TATioN.

I The special election called in the
Twenty-sixth legislative district for
the purpose Of selecting running
mate Id the legislature for d. r..
Streeter, was held in Kidder and Em-
mons county yesterday, but the result
was not known last night. Attorney
Stanley. who has appeared IN the le7S
gal proceedings related to the CON
test over the tie between Storey and
Hereiz In that district. said yesterday
that Herolz was making no fight for