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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Voluntary Crusoes

ABOUT four years ago there appeared in
1 \ the columns of New York newspaper
proposal for the sale or lease of the unin-
hab: ed islands of Canto, in the Azores, half
way between this country and Europe. The
advertiser suggested that they might be
used as wireless telegraph station.
But in 1873 young American named
Lack purposed to put these islands to a
much less sociable use. He offered, indeed,
to purchase the islands from their owner, in
whose family they had been for over five
centuries, for no other object than to pursue
therein sort of Robinson Crusoe existence
Lack went so far as to charter a steamer
visit the islands, and draw up plans for a
dwelling therein; but before he could COM
plete his project, his wife, who had agreed
to accompany him, died, and his scheme
was abandoned
There has been more than one attempt
on the part of modern Crusoes to isolate
themselves from the world in the West In
dies. A Spaniard named Rodriguez settled,
in 1884, on an islet off the southwest coast
of Cuba, taking solemn oath that there he
would remain until his death. He kept his
vow for two years; and but for cyclone,
accompanied by a tidal wave, which de-
stroyed his tent and entire stock of pro-
visions, he would undoubtedly have re-
manned till his death. He was on the point
of starvation when rescued, and he was,
much against his will, removed from his islet.
One of the most interesting attempts at
self exile whereof here is any record was
that made by one Macintosh, religious
fanatic, but an exceptionally energetic man,
whose headstrong conduct had brought him
into conflict with the authorities of Sydney,
Australia. He disappeared from that city, and
was found year later on an uninhabited
island of the Marquesas group. How he got
there was not known; but he had made good
use of his time, for he had cultivated a
small tract of land, erected a neat cabin, and
maintained score of pigs. He resolutely
refused to quit his little kingdom, declaring
ironically that he preferred to rule pigs
than be ruled by them
A wager was the cause of the voluntary
exile of one Foma Lebedief, an officer in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

Cars Guards, who left St. Petersburg in
1900 for Red Island, in Udskaya Bay in the
Sea of Okhotsk, where he undertook to re-
main whole year. The difficulty in win
ming the wager lay in the frightful climate of
the island, which is in the same latitude as
Central Kamchatka. Lebedieff lived alone
for six months; but in January 1901. being
unable to withstand the cold, then at its
worst, he abandoned the attempt. After
in reaching N kolaievsk at the mouth of the
Amur River. Sooner than spend the re-
mainder of the winter in the awful darkness
and solitude of Red Island, he paid his op-
ponent thirty-fve thousand dollars.
In the SOS, an Englishman named Chand-
Ter lived alone on an islet of the Ladrone
group, in the Pacific, for year and half
Chandler, an avowed misanthrope, threat
ened to shoot the man who should invade his
domain. For sixteen months he lived on the
fruits and herbs grown upon the islet. Then
he went mad. The master of the American
trading bark Louisa, when six miles west of
the island, observed Chandler through a
glass, capering and dancing stark naked. He
took the exile aboard and landed him at
Manila. When Chandler recovered he in
sisted on returning to his islet. He left San
Francisco in 1884, and was never more
heard of.
An island in the Sea of Aral, near the
mouth of the Oxus, was the strange place of
refuge selected by one Zingler, Berlin fur
trader of considerable wealth, who, to use
his own words, suffered from civilization
sickness. In 1895. Zingler repaired to the
island in the Sea of Aral, and gave to it
the name of Eternity" as it was part of
his doctrine that only by self communion
could man attain to perfection fitting him
for immortal life.
In 1905, Signor Cortesi, highly esteemed
merchant of Milan, announced that he had
found modern Garden of Eden somewhere
in the Adriatic, and proposed, in the COM
arrangements to take up his Crusoe exist
ence, and, so far as is known, he is still
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

pleasant to ignore it in a story of the
Japanese New Years festivity. MdnSdi
is written with the same characters as Bdn-
zai, and means literally ten thousand years,
and stands for Long live!"
A manSai party is always of two members,
man and lad. The man is dressed in
the costume that looks like caricature of
the ceremonial costume of the old time
Daimyo Qord of the CLAM; he is called the
tayn. The lad is always called saiso; he
wears fiat cap, we'll padded cotton tunic,
and over his shoulder and back carries
huge bag. Under his short tucked-up skirt
peep the leggings, which must have been
dyed dark blue in some prehistoric ages, but
have faded into pallor that looks more like
sick yellow than anything else. He wears
white pair of thick socks called tdbi.
That is the one vanity, the one luxury. of
poor Saizo. Somehow, to the eternal
wonder and admiration of his myriad child
friends, he manages to keep his socks white
and clean; but always leaves about two
inches of bare skin between the sick yellow
of his leggings and the white socks.
And the pair dance and sing and make
faces-for what end? For no more serious
purpose than to drive away all devils and
spirits of evil that had managed to steal into
your homes and found lodgment there in the
sad days of the year that is dead. l believe
they do it; for about them the children
gather, and they laugh and clap their hands
and join in the merry ceremony-and where
there is so much mirth, do not see how in
the world the blue demons could live.
This great work of driving out the devils
is done for very small price, about one
tenth the price of box of candy the Ameri-
can sends to his sweetheart on her birthday.
Only battleships and politicians cost money
in Japan. The lad Saizo puts handful of
rice or handful of copper coins, or perhaps
a few pieces of moehi cakes given him for the
pious work, into his capacious bag, which he
Sings over his hardy shoulder and both the
man and the lad wish the family all imagi-
nable blessings in life for the days that will
follow,-all for handful of rice!-and be-
sides throw in the politest bows and the most
gracious thanks, as well as giving you song
and dance.
AS you see, then, New Years with us is
something like Christmas, Thanksgiving,
Easter, and summer vacation thrown
into one. 1t is the crown of all Our festive
Joys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY L. 1911
Where New Years Is IT.

more naOchi, the rice cake; this time cooked
in the sauce made of beans called misc.
Preparing the Seven Greens
IN the night of the sixth, there is the ia
~ nous ceremony for the preparation of
mana gusd; that is to say, seven green's. l
do not know the origin of it; but in some
districts-for example, in the city of Nagoya
among the merchant class it is the time
and newest servant or apprentice. He is
given a long wooden pestle which good
housewife uses for the mixing of misc beans,
and is made to wear it in his belt at the left
side just as the Samurai would wear his long
two-handed sword. After that his elders
tie to his humble head small circular straw
mat used for the bottom of rice bag.
So arrayed and armed he is posted at the
gate of the house and is compelled to stand
guard. The gate is locked on him from
within; and within the ceremony of pound
ing / the seven tender plants, the mana
e. =, goes on merrily. The men pound the
plants on a wooden board with a pestle such
as the young victim wears on his watch
outside the locked gate, and with a kitchen
knife. to the chanting of the old chorus:
Naznna, mana gasa! Toto no tori to nugon
no tori no wafarann sakint. Chokf choki tontoni
people cook the mana gusa (the seven greens),
so prepared the previous night, in thin rice
Cruel, of course with the inevitable mochi
in it, and perform the rite of the seven plants.
Opening the Armor Chest
Of old, in Samurai families, the eleventh
~ day of the month was devoted to the
opening of armor chests. The ceremony
was an imposing one. The Samurai is no
more; but in conservative families the
ceremony is carried on as regularly as ever.
heads. the wooden pillars of the old man.
sions are wormeaten, and things about the
house seem sadly out of repair, you will be
surprised to see in what excellent condition
the armor chests stand on the dais of the
alcove of honor-there beside the little sake
offering to the gods, as in the old castle days.
Then the manzai! 1t is neither polite nor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
"Y0u Are Making Good

Don't you want your employer to say this
to your
Don't you want him to say: ''!'ve been
watching you, young man, and IN going
give you raise and better position
That is the kind of recognition training wins.
YOU can gain just such advancement with
the help of |. c. S. as thousands of others
have done. Your employer will be glad to
advance you as fast as you show progress in
fraining-other employers will want you-
there are always big opportunities for the
man who is making good"
Mark the coupon now to show what line
you prefer-the one you want as your path
way to Success itto-day-costs only
postage let !. c. S. explain how it
comes to you in your own home, In spare
fine. without your giving up your present
place or all your recreation, and helps you
to become an EXPERT in your chosen line.
Don't delay-don't waste any time-don't neglect
for your own sake. mark the coupon NOW.
The Dickinson press., 1911-04-15
Rad EYES
MADE GOOD
Jswsier and opueiaot

It wal understood the middle Of the
week that the new N. P. passenger train
schedule announced for April 10th.
would not become effective quite 50 soon
as first proposed. As stated in the
PRESS last week, very little change in
the time Of, trains at Dickinson is con-
temp]ated.
W.. J. Brown. Of the Northwestern
Laundry Co.. was up from Bismarck over
Sunday and Monday. Things are rum
ming nicely now with the company's
laundry plants at both Mandan and Bis
marck, the repairs at the first named
place. on account of the fire, having been
completed.
1t is understood that +. F. Lowry has
been appointed assistant to Supt. B.
o. johnson and that he is to have
general oversight of the maintenance
work from Beach to Billings, with
headquarters in Glendive. Mr.. Lowry
was formerly with the Great Northern.
The appointment of Mr.. Lowry seems. to
have given rise to all sorts of division
rumors, one being that the territory was
to be so divided as to make both Man.
dan and Glendive headquarters.
The Dickinson press., 1911-04-15
LOCAL NEWS

Dressmaking by Amy Ward-next
door north of Linsley's. list. Ave. W. 4-S-3
See Frank Hewes for papering, paint
ing and tinting. Phone 1o7 K, Dickin-
son. 3-I8.tf
The Vaughn Fuel Co. has added to
their business a line of feed. They can
furnish seed and feed oats, corn, bran
and shorts. 3-11-tf
Scharf has a fine quarter adjoining the
city limits which he offers on easy terms.
3-11.tf
Let US emo your ashes and rubbish.
We do hauling OF all kinds. Phone 6.
Vaughn Fuel Co. 3-11-tf
You had better buy land before the
spring raise. Scharf would like to
hgure with you. 3-11-tf
Wanted-position by first class trac-
ton engineer. If engine is not in good
running order. can make 1t 90. Can
also fire. Inquire at Charles Oukrop's.
Asp
Money to loan on farm property.
Three, five and ten year terms. See
Dickinson Land & Loan Co., or Louis
Petrlcka. 12-3-tf
The Dickinson press., 1911-04-15

G. II. Faust wal In the city from
Glendive on Monday.
A. T. Faber Of Glen UlJin was in the
city the first of the week.
Miss Jean Sellers Of Glendive visited
at the Cummings home on Monday.
Lost-A string of coral beads. Re-
ward for return. Inquire at PRESS
office 4-15-2t
Rev. A. C. Hacke went to Fargo Nom
day to attend the meeting Of the
Enforcement League.
A son was born to Mr.. aud Mrs.
Herman Gabbert at their home south
of the city on April 9Th. :
Maynard Litch and Bernard ANGEL
Z home from the University Of Min
nesota for the Easter vacation.
Mr.. and Mss. Simon Cuskelly returned
the first Of the week to their ranch at
IyOakdale. They had been in tho city
for . few days. Y
Charles Holton was ~transactine busi-
ness in Dickinson the frst ofsthe week.
He drove in fromathe south TO BelReld
and came down on the train.
Nj. and Mrs. F. E. Deiters wilt occupy
the J. ". Pelton house In the eastern
part of the city. A. H. Pe'ton lives In
the other part Of this double residence.
James O'Connor Of Gladstone was in
the city on Monday and stated that he
was thankful to be able to get around
at all after his accident of three weeks
ago.
Miss Elizabeth Clark has accepted the
principalship of the St. Cloud school in
Minnesota at an advanced salary. Miss
Clark wal formerly principal Of that
school. p
E. j. Stranahan, agent for corrugated
we'll curbing and corrugated grain bins,
was in the city this week. His ageny
for the Dickinson and 4Beifield t%erritor,
is D. W.. Mckenzie.
Mrs. Ole Tollefson.. returned from Bis
marck the last of last week and appear
to be Getting along quite we'll, althoual
it will be some time before she fully re
GAINS her health.
Mrs. Guy Hunter and children were t
have returned from Chicago about thi
time but for Donald's illness will
measles. which will cause a delay of
week or ten days longer.
Mrs. E. X. Jenkins and baby, Lucille
of Manning were in the city on Satur
day and Sunday, visiting with Mr.. am
Mrs. VIM. Ely. Mrs. Jenkins was ais
having dental work done.
Nj. and Mrs. W.. F. Burnett and Mrs
Jane Burnett left Tuesday night fo
Fargo, where Mr.. Burnett had lega
business for Wednesday. They were t
spend two OF three days in the Twil
Cities and expected to return HON
Saturday or Sunday.
The Dickinson press., 1911-04-15
W. S. Fenno arrived in the city Sun

- ~ ~ ~ S4A0 Why e0OA1S
day morning from Hartford, Vermont.
where he has resided the past few years.
II is six years ago last fall that Mr..
Fenno removed from Stark county, hav-
ing resided in the county for twenty
three years on a farm just south of Tay-
Tor. After leaving the state in 1904 he
drifted down to Cuba where he bought a
grove and spent about two years. firing
of the tropics, Mr.. Fenno came north to
the New England states. The winters
there do not suit him as the heavy air
has brought back his old asthma trouble.
Things have CHANGED greatly in Dickin-
son and MI. Fenno hardly knew the city.
However. he looked up his old friend.
Receiver w. A. Mcclure. and it then
seemed more like the country they had
pioneered in together for so many years.
Mr.. Fenno says that he may remain in
The Dickinson press., 1911-04-15
AVERTS AWFUL TRAGEDY

Timely advice given Mrs. c. Willough
by Of Marengo, Wis, (R. No. y pre-
vented a dreadful tragedy and saved two
lives. Doctors had said her frightful
cough was a Consumption" cough and
could do little to help her. After many
remedies failed, her aunt urged her to.
take DR.. Kings New Discovery. "Ihave
been using it for some time" she wrote
''and the awful cough has almost gone.
It also saved my little boy when taken
with a severe bronchial trouble" This
matchless medicine has no equal for
throat and lung troubles. Price soc and
$l.oo. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
T. ]. Greene & Co.
The Dickinson press., 1911-04-15

the county during the spring and sum-
mner.
E. Fl. Rogers returned this week from
Minneapolis. where he took q short
course at an optical institution. He has
resumed work with M. A. Schera6us.
The evening world., 1911-09-19
Interesting Bits of Information.

Suicide Is increasing In America. In
1890 sixty-five leading American cities
showed a population OF 1896, al, 1913
suicides, and a suicide rate OF P,3 a lo,-
900 population. Five years later these
cities had Increased in population 10
Il. 62S. 1888, with 1889 suicides, or i6.s sui
c!des for every 100000 persons.
whereas IN 1899 there were q 1851
horses in Paris. the 1910 census Slows
that the number has dwlndled TO 1854,
About one-half OF the deere. appears
to be due 10 ervou diseases, which
are increasing throughout the c!vll!zed
world and perhaps nowhere more rap
idly than in the United States.
Since 1901 "Hispano-Aper!can" cham
bers OF commerce have sprung up &,
most OF the important cities OF Spain.
Their object 10 10 study South America
markets for manufactured products
which formerly went 10 the spanish
nsulae DoeeeskooA.
The evening world., 1911-09-19
Oriental Dispositions.

A Chinese has been thus sworn In:
On entering the box the witness imm.-
diately knelt down. and a china saucer
having been placed in his hand. he
broke It. The officer OF the court,
through an interpreter. then addressed
him thus: you shall tell the truth ana
the whole truth, and II you 10 not tell
the truth your soul will be cracked llko
the saucer" A Mahometan witness nrst
placed his right hand on the Koran. put
the other hand TO his forehead ana
brought the top OF his forehead down to
the book and touched 1t with his head
He then looked for some time upon H.
and being asked what effect that cera-
mOny was to produce answered that he
was bound by II TO speak the trutA'
The deposition of a Gentoo has been re-
ceived who touched with his hand thu
foot OF a Brahmin. Buddhists have been
sworn by 1.-THE three holy ~exigencies-
Buddha, Dhamma and Pro S~angha-and
tho devotees of the twenty-five nrma-
ments.' and a Parsee on the Zend Avesta
or by binding Q holy cord round hIs
body.-Lav TtmeA
The evening world., 1911-09-19
Transcribed by
HELEN ROWLAND

"Exacuy!" I cried rapurousy. much to her establishment "r something IKE
this:
"Tlong to lay my head upon his padded coatlapel
Where lurkst he subtle odor OF the pipe I love % wel!"
his" broke In tn $ G., cappng her hands;
In flannel or in evenlns clothes m Agernon look cute
But. Heavens! What a VISION In his beautcheous bathing SuNl"
Yes" I exclaimed enthusiastically cor yu might write a paeon 10 our
patamas or a some OF our socks or a couplet on our collars But % ever
will" asserted sadly. you're afraid A woman hasn't thu courage to nut
her. W sentiments and emotions in print so III goes 10 her looking glass for
inspiration. and then masquerades in a masculine role n writes Iove-songst TO
Nonsense" rtorted the {. O. We nov It's a waste OF time-thats ALL"
whats a waste OF time? inquired
ITO try to raise o. vanity and your egotsm. and your selfeteem any
higher by tmmortalzins yu in verse" explained the S @. You don't need u
BIO told nov wonderful and fascinating you are"
But YOU do every minute sighed. from tMs cradle to the grave"
"of course. retortedt tn s O., because w arsnto QUITE so sure about It.
Nothing touches a romans heart TX having a poem dedicated to her,, n nat
how bad the metre or how ridiculous the rhyme But IL Q girl should dare Il
write a lovepoem to a nan ne wouh simpy-RUN! He would never auow for
the fact thai II " as merely a bit Of imagination or poetcal license. lie would
take 1t as O. INSULT or a. pereonal Mberty,o or a practical Joke To poeuze about his
feet would make them COLD. Mr. Cutting and to verNfy hi hair oud msks
It stand on end. He'd see the alta staring him IN the face n make N grand
leap Tor liberty
WELL" 1 broke in desperately, 1T mrht 80 a good va to get rid of, IT,
Why don't yu. try It o ME-writo a trloht say. IN my top-hsir''
I'm going to-" said the 8. O sweeuy
"w-when7" / cried in dhmsy.
when you're quhe dend, Bobby. dear" said the s @, and can't possibly
jump on IN dock OF answer bak. or escape"
The evening world., 1911-09-19

TN these days wien tho metropolitan
city may be described as a great
electrical laboratory and consuming
station. It should not DO overlooked
that the farm itself Is coming In for !ts
snare OF this universal source OF power.
Thore are many ways through which
the farm this IN AFFORD the use OF tho
electric curren. may have Il for the
trouble Of installation. some nearby In.
terurban electric l.7o may have tie sur
plus current for aale; sone stream close
at hand may have n gravity weterfa.!
20 Develop electricity sufficient for hal.
q dozen farmers; or tho gasoline engine
In connection with a dynamo Ia within
compa rhtive,y eNsy reach OF the prosper.
Gus farmer VITO G.aooYers that 10 keep
his boys-on tho :arm-or eYpa 10 MAKE
certain that his h.rch holp will say with
him through TIE fnsons-.l Ia up - MN
20 tighten those old drudssr!ss OF twoa.
ty years ago,
In the home Of tAs iasmss the Arss
The evening world., 1911-09-19

adaptation OF the electric current you'd
no In displao!nR tho kerosene lamp, A
motor IN tho basement and a pump and
tank on tho outside will effect n sys-
tom OF waterworks for tho house, In
tho dairy tne cream separator, churn
and the washing machinery for dairy
necessities can he operated. Laundry
w~ork-thst bagboar OF tho farmers
wlfs-!n slniplihed and lisstened to the
last degree, Even tho long sought
milking machine" 10 70 r~eeetve ~
impetus at tho hands o: Yankee m
genulty. snd ~ II snal! 10 perfected tho
sisotr.o current mat crlvS Il,
IN the COW bsrna rad hose stables
taa electric bulb attaoied 10 wires m
cssp.pe housings not nn.y VII ave tho
SATISFY lEht tor winter mornings and
evenings, ut already the vacuum
eisa-sr has maze .ts appearance,
adapted To the easios. and inost thor
suxs surryns and cleaning at tas
~ Of ssvs Ana hssssA.
The evening world., 1911-09-19

pared for tho torches that shall wipe
out tho dangers Of frost,
To-day aside from tho profits that
are demanded by tho great electrical
systsms OF tho sities. electricity should
not be an expensive power. n only
tho generating stations might DO run
a. maximum capacity,
a factor almost as great In the COS,
~ electric power. TOO, II the vast ma
ohinsry For the collection OF pa wsr and
light bills, Armies % accountants,
hoahAsspers and collectors, together
Win tho postage and Stationery re-
auiret for presenting h,lls and 20.
esipt!na them twelve llmea q wear, pile
up an lnmenss overhead eaaras upon
tao edst ut tao eugrSut
To-day lhsfs u rot a practical elss'
sr'est eHa,NasF VIVA dass not iAak uhan
Tho Present s.ats ~ tisc,ricai service
as In ia Infancy, We have The siectEl'
sAi s,P, usw !ens before tas s,ss'
ules, tAFAf
The evening world., 1911-09-19

Instead of the long and lasoribls
process of leo cutting from ponds tho
electric current Will operate tho re-
rrigerating rooms ammonia nuids, with
automatic stoppRga or IN motor when
I! 'qulrsd degree OF cold 10 reached,
TIL. power may | directed 10 the farm
workshops, where 'hthes and Grind
stones and emery wheels may 30 run
Tor tho farms Jack -os-ali'trndos,'
saving not only tho charges OF the
village biAckGm.th In hundreds ot trou'
bles, but saving tho time OF driving "a
and from the town, says The Chicago
Tribune,
In same y. tho nor,nsrn fruit Hras'
Ing sections the %eitotrla warning S.H
nal IL 80, for areus.ra the ~an.e EarIa
poRuiat.cn sny tine ~ las Mat Nash
tho "%GsResr' Temperature Ia raaH shed
gu, f., dnnrs, "a,a msabs ~ tae pres
snt time that every available NsrksP
turn uul and s.nals f.Fos IN las shlndss
Dets that are set In Ne esAAAFth are