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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-12-24
A Southern Christmas

nave uSNSI uNCN III OllO OOoUAA'
though you may have been tenn
porarily residing there when
Christmas time came round, IN
which case you have some vague
idea of what Christmas in the
South is in comparison to what
it is in the section or country
where you were when a child.
There may be some other place
under the sun where Christmas
brings an equal amount of good
cheer as in the South, but it is
very doubtful, and this is especial
ly true as to the large plantations
far remote from city or town
life. But even there slowly and
surely those old time Christ
masses, so dear to the heart of
both white and black folks, are
being supplanted with the more
up to date Christmas festivities
common to the civilized sections
of the United States. No longer
do the younger element among
the blacks of the plantation pa
tiently wait for midnight of
Christmas eve to come that they
can sally forth and stealthily en-
ter their neighbors house and
break forth with "Crismus gif. "
amid the deafening rejoinder of
those in waiting, only to receive
cup of egg-nog and other edi-
bles especially prepared for that
occasion. No longer do the men
lay in great supplies of protech-
mic fireworks for display on
Christmas morning nor pounds
of black gun powder for cannon
aiding during the day. No Ion
ger do the blacks don their
'Sunda Close" and go to the
great house of the plantation for
Christmas delicacies that were
laid in at least a week prior,
when the six mule team took a
load of cotton to town and the
boss sold it and sent the wagon
home laden to the brim with
Christmas goodies" Oh no,
Booker Washingtonism has
brought changes in Christmas eel
ebrations in the South. Northern
ideas of Christmas celebration
have taken deep root in the
South, at least among the Ne
groes, and the roaring dogs of
war have been silenced, the
deafening shouts of "Crismus
gift" have been supplanted with,
Merry Christmas, and yet Christ
mas is still the most joyful holi-
day of the year in the South.
And nothing is more natural.
First of all the citizens of the
South are of a very religious
turn of mind and their feasts
are more of religious nature
than a worldly one. Then again
the working folk, and few others
except in the larger cities, never
have any money except at Christ
mas time. They have gathered
and sold their cotton and for one
week their time is their own and
they are encouraged to have a
great time. In olden times they
could go to see relatives nine
and ten miles from home. The
man of fifty summers now looks
back and Christmas time of his
childhood is a dream in compar-
ison to what it is at present even
in the South. The Negro once
content with, "Chrismus comes
but once a year, let every niger
have his shear" now sits down to
his Christmas repast prepared by
his daughter, who has returned
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-12-24

Which several sums bear interest az
the rate of Is per cent. per annum from.
said date of payment, and are all the I'm
paid and unredeemed taxes upon an6
against said real property
You and each of you Cncluding sale
persons unknown, if any. are hereb5
further notified and summoned to be and
appear within sixty days after the date
of first publication of this notice. exc]u
sive of the day of said first publication
to-wit within sixty (60) days after tht
18th of November, 1909. in the above cd
titled court and action: and defend this
action and answer the complaint of SAID
plaintiff and serve a copy of your answe
on the undersigned attorney for plaintiff
at this office below stated or pay tht
amount DUE together with interest and
costs. In case you fail so to do, judg
ment win be rendered herein, foreclos
ing the lien of said taxes and costs
against each parcel of said real property
for the sums and amounts due upon and
charged against each, for said taxes. in
tereSt and COSTS ordering sale of each
parcel of said property for the satisfac-
ton of the sums charged and found
against 1t respectively as provided by
law, and as prayed in plaintiffs COM
plant now on file in this cause and
Court.
d. L. COPELAND. Plaintiff
GEO. F. VANDERVEER.
ROBERT GRASS,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
November IL, December "a. 1909.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-12-24

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THY
State of Washington, for King County
d. L. Copeland, Plaintiff, VS.. j. l.
Walker and all persons unknown, If any
having or claiming an interest in and tc
the hereinafter described real property
Defendants.-No. 49,. Notice and Sum
mons.
State of Washington to the above de
PENDANTS and each of them:
You and each of you, as owners, claim
ants or holders of an interest or estate
in and to the hereinafter described real
property, are hereby notified that the
above named plaintiff is the holder of 9
certain delinquent tax certificate ISSUED
by the Treasurer of King County, State
of Washington dated the 10th day OF
November, 1904, and numbered as fol
lows. for the delinquent taxes of the fol
lowing year, in the following amount
and upon the real property situated il
said King County, described as follows
Adsit's Lake Wash. Addition-Lots
to IL, block IA, certificate numbel
B267S6, year 1896, amount 1884.
That the taxes for the following prio,
and subsequent years have been paid b!
the plaintiff upon said above described
real property, to-wit:
Lots l to IL, Block IA, Adsits Lake
Wash. Addition-s3.55 for year 1897
1925 for year 1898, $2.77 for year 1898
SAL for year 1892 1920 for year 1900
1895 for year 1901, $4.39 for year 1907
1912 for year 1908, sS.4S for year 1904
$3.50 for year 1905, $2.65 for year 1905
1914 for year 1907, $2.42 for year 1905
Which several sums hear interest AZ
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04

Tho Wal WI Pu Is a great structure OF
two stories built Of gray bricks. Its
architecture Is entirely foreign and is
remarkable for its massive simplicity
and beauty. Indeed. IL would be an
ornament among the public buildings of
Washington or London.
The Wal Wa Pu is heated by steam,
lighted by electricity. and mas all mod
ern sanitary c0nveniences There are a
number of rooms for entertaining, in
Guiding large reception halls and a
diningroom which win seat 500 guests.
The d'ningroom has a stage for thea
trical entertainments. and IL is lighted
by 700 electric globes. hidden from view
IN a groove round the ceiling The
building is beautifully finished. the
nantes and all its woodwork having
been made In China. Much of the wood
is ~ oregon pine. but most Of the other
materials. including the steel cOnstruc-
ton, are from England and Germany.
The structure cost 100000 taels. and IL
could not be built I'm the United States
FOR twice that many dollars.
The architect Is MIR. 6. d. Jameson,
n we'll known civil engineer He has
been connected with the Chinese for
Cign office as its architectural engineer
for n number OF years. II was he who
put the electric light plant in the pal
aces of the emperor. and he has also
made some beautiful additions to the
summer palaces outside Picking. Mr.
jameson comes from Bangor. Me. He
was for time a professor OF engineer
ing at the Boston School Of Technology
and, later on, was connected In a SINH
lar capacity with the Iowa state uni
versity. He came out 10 China about
13 years ago and since then has done
much engineering and architectural
work here.
PROPOSED PARLIAMENT HOUSE.
The Wal WI Pu is one OF a large SER
les of buildings which China is To
erect in the not distant future. with
the adoption OF the new civilization,
buildings OF many kinds will have 10
be created for the legislative, judicial
and executive machinery necessary 10
carry on It's various departments. This
Is the biggest nation on the face OF the
globe, and II viii eventually have an
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04

quarters that the government appro-
pratcd $4,000 year Tor lighting the
city. and that this sum was distrih-
utod as follows The official On charge
~ the matter took $40 O00 as his squeeze
and the other $4,000 was handed over
to his chief lieutenant. who pockctei
$4,000 and gave the balance To a third
man. VINO made "a similar division. The
distribution went ON until the sum
WIS al last reduced 10 few copper
cash. which were given 70 coolies to
buy oil and wicks 90 be placed in sau-
Cer-like lamps. They set the lamps
on the streets, were the beggars
drank up the ~. and that was the end
~ the light appropriation
However this may be. no real light
was furnished until the new Picking
was created. Today the city looks most
beautiful az night It's long wide
streets shine with ncandescent globes.
There are thousands Of lights about
the gates of the palaces and on those
which go through the walls. There are
many street lamps. and one can find
his way anywhere al any hour OF the
evening The new electric light plant
stands close 10 the wall OF the Tartar
city, and its smokestack Is visible for
miles over he country In addition
there Is q plant which lights the PAL
ace. and for obvious reasons the Legal
ton city has plant OF its own.
THE NEW GOVERNMENT BUILD
INGS.
The Chinese government is lust be-
ginning 10 erect office structures i'm ac-
cord with the new civilization. II has
already built many schools of modern,
architecture. and IL has just completed
a large office building for the Wal
a h.. Of
This is the best office building | have
seen In eastern Asia, and is By far the
finest of the Chinese capital IL is right
next to the Old mint which was estab-
ished 40 years before our world was
discovered and which was coming
money for the government up until
the year 1900
The new building and its grounds COW
err seven acres, ana the building itself
one-fourth OF an acre, not including the
large offices Tor clerks at the back.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04
HOW THE OLD CHINESE CAPITAL
is CHANGING WITH THE MOD
ERIN CIVILIZATION.

army ~ clerks and officials. Within
eight years from now China is 10 have
n parliament OF its own and the Off
cials are already thinking OF how this
ccn be accommodated one idea Isl
that the plans should he made out On
a broad scale, the erection of govern
ment departments and the parliament
buildings running through series OF
years. and eventually forming one ar
chitectural and artistic whole 70 might
he we'll TO have a new capitol the CEN
ter and the others grouped around
%. large space ON the edge of the
city being set aside Tor that pur-
pose. According to some sketches al
ready made the parliament hous s
may cost about S7.00o0O0 I'm gold. This
would b. just one million dollars more
than the cost OF our national library al
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04

M J. BRANDENsrEIN & co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04

Washington; and with Chinese chcsr
labor Il would mean structures cousi
90 any that could be constructed ror
it or Is million dollars I'm ti,e ffrite..
states. FRANK g. CARPENTER.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04
ELECTRICITY IN pEkING.

Modern Picking has It's telegraphs and
telephones. Every official and proml-
nent business man now has his own
phone. The service Is under the gov
ernmout board OF communications and
I understand IL is good a few years
ago. the city had no street lamps. but
candles placed inside a wooden frame
work haskcd with white paper. II was
impossible 10 walk the streets after
dark without servant and lantern.
and the night life OF the people was
confined to their homes. At that time
a story was current i'm the foreign
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04
Tree Tea
is Uncolored and complies
with all Pure Food regulations.

TREE TEA is selected and picked from the
choicest mountain districts of Japan and is
controlled by our firm. No one can get the
TREE TEA but our firm, SO any one claiming
to have tea just as good, is disappearing.
Be1c0e If limitations.
J. BRANDENSTEIN & CO.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04

of peklng have been remade. The main
avenues have been divided up into side
walks and roadways. Granite cutters
now run along on each side the main
streets. and trees have been plartei
throughout the whole city. The road
ways have been leveled and built up
with nacadam. 50 that they are as solid
as those of any street in Japan. The
material used was stone broken by
hand into bits of various sizes. A deep
Toadbed was dug and the larger piece,
fitted In like mosaic. Then the smaller
bits were laid together I'm the same way
on top. layer after layer being placed
until the right level was reached. \
steam roller then crushed the stones
fine and the roads thus made arr per-
fertly firm
The Picking streets are clean WHEN
! was last here they We're covered with
NTH. The city had mo- sanitary con-
veniences ana one had 90 pick his way
everywhere. The streets were not
watered. and In the summer the dust
frequently obscured the town Ike "a fog
Today Picking is putting In waterworfs
and pending their creation. Is sprink!cd
by men who fetch the water i'm tubs
from wells TO the center OF each block
and then spread Ii over the roads with
dippers Of basketwork. % which are
attached long wooden handles. This
watering goes on summer and winter
and the dust is well laid
The pipes OF a new watcrwOrks
are now on the ground and they viii
have been laid before this letter Is pub
lished. They viii go first through the
main streets. and thence be extended
10 the side streets and houses The
water from the river nine miles away
win be raised TO tower inside the
Chinese city and viii be distributed by
gravity The new Picking has many ar
tesian wells. AZ 200 feet an inexhaus-
tible supply Of good water is reached.
and many Of the larger buildings. in
Guiding some Of the palaces OF the inn
perial city, now have plants Of their
own
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04
Hunnphries Sec
tional Book Case

Grows with your library.
Every lover of books should
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in and see them.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-06-17
4 Good Man Gone.

On June Ord our community
was visited by the Death Angel
again who plucked from our
midst, Mr.. w. M. Bookings one
of our most esteemed citizens
and friends, Mr.. Bookings was
born Feb. 10th, 1872, and died
June Srd, 1909. He was 81
years, 8 months and q days old,
At the age Of eighteen he joined
the Baptist Church at Fruitland
and remained a faithful and con-
sistent Christian until the day of
his death. He was married to
Miss Mary E. Livingston, six
teen years ago and his home life
was an ideal one, devoted to his
wife and family.
Mr.. Bookings at the time of his
death was superintendent Of
| Hoopers Creek Baptist Sunday
School. He leaves a wife anC
three children besides a host Of
relatives and friends to- mourn
their loss. The sympathy of the
entire community goes out to thu
bereaved ones. The funera
was held Saturday morning
June 18th at Patty's Chapel. Tn
immense throng present attest
ing the wide acquaintance of tn
deceased. Rev. T. A. Drak
! conducted the services at tn
conclusion of which the bod
was conveyed to its last restin
place.
A precious one from us has gon
A voice we loved is stilled,
; A place is vacant in our home
{: Which never can be filled,
God in His wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given,
4 And though his body slumbel
q here,
j; His soul is safe in Heaven.
: A FRIEND.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-06-17
A Horrible Wreck.

On Wednesday morning the ninth
of June
The dummy was singing it's same
old tune,
Pulling the people from Park to
Main,
The round trip over and over
again.
When out on the line some dis
lance away,
It seemed that the engine was
going astray,
When engineer Grice began to
declare,
That none of his crew should die
in despair,
He pulled at the throttle he look
| ed at the rail,
He saw that his nerve was be-
ginning to fail,
He says to the boys, ! am right
on my post,
If l don't take these people t.
the Park I will most.
: $50 horrid the-sshock. so val'an'
{ the man,
! The passengers hollered, the en-
I gineer ran
|. Right off the ground with engin
s and all,
r While Witty stood shaking, s
!. great was the fall.
{ The crowd they soon gathered
: but nothing was said,
About moving the debris, an
searching for dead,
For all of this story was nothln
: but scare,
= No lives were found wanting
= not even a hair.
: ROBERT K. ORR.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-06-17

Col. Bingham makes two
unique offers in his new cat
aloge.
I He offers a FREE ROUND
TRIP Ticket from anywhere
within 1900 miles of Asheville to
any parent who, after a careful
inspection, is not convinced that,
except for mere show, the Bing-
ham Plant is the BEST and
SAFEST such parent ever saw.
II. He offers 500 to any pa
iron whose son says conscientious
" that he has not received the
worth of his time and money
during the year, if it is the
SCHOOLS fault and not HIS
OWN.
NMNnHnMgO PRRPARAIaoNl. :.
MUWM - HxIEEsREE1Aek1pT, 1
For Mountain or SeasSda Instant rid for creup, Colds
Sere Throat Sunbarn, Insect Etea, Barns Spratna
Bruises, Rheamatism. SWelEinG Reduces kAsag.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-06-17

The first application of Manzan, the
great Pile remedy, will almost instantly
give relief. Continued use OF ManAan
for a few days will effect a cure. The
ube in which it is put up has small
nozzle attached, so that there is no IN
(. convenience whatever. ManZan is TO
the cure of any kind of Piles. 1t is sold
heIe BY Hunters Pharmacy.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-06-17

Hon. A. Cannon has returned
from Raleigh, where he has been
attending a meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture. The Board
has Just created a new office, that
of the Bureau of Animal Indus
try. under control the State Vet
erenarian.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-06-17

Summer coughs and colds are oDstl-
nate and difficult to cure, The most
prompt method is to take something
pleasant which will gently move the
bo wells; a good laxa tive cough syrup
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup will surely
and promptly cure your cold SOFA DV
Hunters Pharmacy.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-06-17
WORKERS CONFERENCE.

The Workers Conference Of the
Caroline Association was held at ,
Beulah church. May $3.50. The
meeting was the best Of its kind ]
that has been held IN many years:
It was educational and inspira-t
tional, as the following will sug-
gest. /.
At 1870 a. M, of the first day. f
devotional service was conducted
by Rev. Asher Allison, the pastor.
Sermon at II a. m. by DIR. j.. G.
Hughes, of Hendersonville, in
which were depicted with char
acteristic vividness the trials and
j triumphs Of the gospel in New [
Zealand.
After partaking of zrefresh-
fments, the evening was spent in
a pastors conference, in which
were discussed the following
topics: The Pastor as a Teacher;
The Pastor as Leader in the
! Work of Benevolence; The Pas
tor in His Relation to the unsaved.
The second topic, however, was
reserved for the following day,
SO as to be discussed with a kin
dred topic, viz: The Bible Law OF
Giving. The speakers were Revs.
A. ]. Justus, J. G. Hughes, w
s A. Morris, and T. A. Drake.
At 8 p. m. Rev. A. Justus
preached an interesting sermon
: on the superscription written on
the cross.
On Saturday, $50 am, devo-
tional service was conducted by
: Rev. R. Corn, after which the
following topics were discussed:
The Deacon, His Qualifications
and Duties, by Deacons Allen and
Rhodes, of Balfour church, and
Revs. Justus, Hughes!and Morris
How Can a Higher.state of spirit.
uality be attained in ourchurches'
= by Revs. T. A. Drake and f. M
Y Higgins. At II a. m. DR.. Hughes
preached an able sermon, pre-
d: senting the Christ of History, thu
IL Christ of the Bible, and tn
Christ of Experience.
Coming together at 2 p. m.
the following topics were dis
n cussed: The Bible Law of Giving
y. by Mr.. T. Few Shipman and d.
Hughes; The Laymen's move
= ment, by J. Foy Justus and otl
ers. The last thing of the ever
ing was the Question Box. +.
committee consisting of Revs. 4
. l. Justus, w. A. Morris and M
T. F. Shipman was appointed
draft program for next meeting
which is to be held with Ebenez
church on-the 9th, 18th and %
of August.
8p.m.-Sermon by Rev. R.
Corn.
Sunday, $50 a. ma Moo
n Sunday School, discussed by t
pastor, followed by several she
ID talks. IL a. M, sermon by Re
;, lF M. Higgins. At close of 81
$, vice d collection was taken |
no Orphanage, amounting to 3d.
Part of the afternoon was spe
dpIin praise service, led by Mr..
ss1F. Orr. The session closed a
- %. M, with sermon by the pas
- and moderator Of the conferen
80 The conference has been
great help. to the workers OF t
mn Association. At the next sess
tie it isEdecided to hold a conferel
ed. of one hour in which the mil
A tiers. the laymena and the lac
10 are to meet separately and at
same time, for the purpose
discussing the particular pr
lens arising in their own sph
of work. 1t is hoped that tn
Is meetings will be well attend
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
MEXICO CRIMPS MAGAZINE.
Yellow Story from New York Under
the Ban.

The Mexican government is holding 80
American magazines which fell under the
ban OF censorhip with the publication Of
an article on the Yaqui Indians and which.
according 10 information received here
yesterday. Is branded az inflammatOry lit
erature and prohibited from public sale.
The story is one Of a series written by
John Kenneth Turner in The American
Magazine under the title "BarbarOus
Mexico" II first attracted the attention
of the Mexican censor = month ago when
a number Of cases Of magazines were re-
fused by tho Mexican express companies.
At the same time the news company which
sells the magazine az the railroad stations
informed the publishers that it could not
receive the copies which included the ar
ticle about the government.
The mail edition Of last months mum
her reached its destination and on the sup
position that il would again pass the bOr-
dor the publishers sent \ bigger shipment
on October IS. The magazines have not
Yet been received I'm Mexico and no Official
notice has been sent To- the publishers. VIII"
have communicated with the postoffice aG-
thorities in Washington.
The previous numbers cf the magazine
which escaped the censor sold AT big prices
when they were put in circulation I'm the
city of Mexico. The present article pict-
ures murder and slavery. ~ the faqui
Indians. a photograph showing the con
ditions in the Belem prison. IN Mexico city.
is said to he counted among the objection
able features by the censor.