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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1905)
SATURDAY, DtCXMBEB s, 1903. THE MORNING ASTOMAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. MAST OF THE IiONKII HOW JAPAN'S 0P.I AT SUMMER HOLI DAY IS CELEBRATED. It U at Oaee mm Ooraalea Fr rNM Imu lae BelrM mt Depart aa Opamvfaallr Vmr m Marrlmi Mola ef Laateraa. ' Tticrt art uo Kundaya Id Japan, but Hi people rtijoy many legal and re llfluiia holiday. Tba uiot botabla of all U tbat elaborate auuiuicr fee tlval which laata fur four daye la tbe middle of Jul ami baa ao nianjr aide to It tbat It la ktiowu bjr aavaral uauiv, Formerly It waa tyled I'rabon; today It la uauall called U Feoat of llou, or nomniauurl, or the Itoiiku. it U lit vuit a time for feasting tba aplrlta of tie departed and an mraaloa for a tuarvrloua display of lantern. Many Kuropeeua rail It tba Feaat of I-au ierua. ttpeaklng atrlrlly, It may be 4iwmlu4lod tha Japaue Festival of All Boula. In Dal Nippon religion and plraanre go baud la baud, and tbla eitraordl nary season of homage to frletida who have passed away la an otranlon of saost lingular and eit-eediiigly pl tureeque national featlvlitea 011 a unl renal ecale. Tba popular doctrine la tbat during tbeao four daya of tba year tba aplrlta of aurMtora take a hol iday from badea and vlalt tbo fa miliar ecenee of oast terrestrial life. rapn'ially lb temple and abrlue I where they uad to worablp, and that! tbey eipwt to bo cordially and de-l i -4 A ' voiwj weicomea ana generouaiy iea. Tbaaa ahadowy visitors alao look for amusement, and It la abundantly sup piled. . Tokyo la (ay algbt Indeed on the morning of July 13. Ilia Drat cere mony la tbo Kawa lllrukl, or opeu lug of tba river. ProreaHtous of pleas ure boata atart down the river Ku anlda. Tbey are exquisitely dworated .with Bag, rlblxtna, colored per am flower lu profusion, tba Illy being moat In evidence, aa tbla bfcaaom U In Japan tba emblem of purity. Tbe people wlah their anreatral Invisible fuesi to believe tbat they ara llrlng lutmai'Ulatt Uvea, wbatavar may bap en to be tba trulb of tba matter. At sight all tba rlrer craft will again aall li proreaalon, and tba gayety will ba at tba clltnai. During tba daytlma tba rellgtoua rit ual la aeduloualy observed. For many days nuroeroua banda have been buatly wearing new mata of tha flnaat rV-a at raw, and now tbeaa ara brought to tba Buddhist ahrtuea and spread upon tba altara and Inalda tba tamplea. Iu very bom alao a almllar preparation for tba featlval worablp la observed, tba apotleoa mat being devoutly laid In . tba do max tic "butaudaa," aa tbe little bow ahrtna la tarmad whore morning and eveulng prayara ara of fered before tba anreatral tabeta or Isarrlpttona. of course tbe feeding of tbe gboatly gueata la tba moat aaaentlal Item In tbe prograunia of preparation. Tba dietetic corumodltlea wblrh thee vla Itora from tbo unaeen world ara aup pod to prefer ara aomewbat nutner oua; tberefore tba viand ara offered In many Uny portion. Freab lotua leave ara procured. If possible, and on tbeaa tba food la placed. Tba n) or iel ara all delirious, and tba ban quet 1 Indeed a tempting oue, auppoe Ing tbat the badean epicure bare really any appetlta for tbeao mundane lellrarlea. Tbey ara auppoaed to ba aperlally food of blta of tba cbotca Japanese frulta called "aalkwa" and "uri." Tbey ara offerad pluma and peachea. Little allcea of muakoaloo and watermelon ara In evidence. Tbe eggplant fruit la never tubulng. fatnewbat mora avhatantlal ara tba contribution In tba aliapa of "goten" rarefully boiled rice I. "aomen" (a bind of macaroni) and "daogV (a mlnuta flour dumpling). Varloua delicate aperlmen ara added, but no kind of animal food la aver offrred, nor la a 4rop of wine Included. Burh com modities would ahork the reflned apfrlt ual taste of the guesta. Clean water la rvnwtantly sprinkled on tha ahrlnn with a braui-li of the tnrred nilithohag! bush, and all Uny once an hour tea la freahly prepared for tbe ghost. C'bop atlcka ore laid by the offering, the un aeeu visitor being tnuted Juat aa liv ing beltigH. The procrr-dlnjt' Indoor of rouna oc cupy much atten' Ion, and aome member of tbe fiimlLy unmt c UMtantlv bo lu the bona, but" tha gafbga out of doora art full of tntareat and cbarm. All ktnda of ftwInaUng featurca rbaractertsa the public relobrttloua on laud, on the river and by tba aa. In all rural Ja pan tha lively Rob Odort, or dance of anula. la kit up during tba three day. It couaiaU of a perfurmanca by tba vlllagora In a great circle. Tbe dancer go round, poaturlng la a great variety of attltudea, a few In tha cen ter being tba tnualrlana. la tba dtlea tba Boa Odorl la now a profaaalonal aihlbltloa of aklll by pretty and popu lar geiaba glrla. Aa alwaya In Japaa, tba dancera tell a atory by their mora menu. Wonderful everywhere la tba land ll tba acena at nightfall. Tba "mukaebl," or welcoma flrva. ara kindled on tba firat evening of BommaUtirl along tba river and tba aboraa wberrvar any town or Till go aland. Tba Japaneae do nothing proralaruoualy, ao tbey light In every placa etartly 108 of thee fire. Tbey ara Intended to guide tbe aplrlta If any need IllomloaUoo to Bad their way to tha bomaa and abruaa tbey ara aeeklng. And, wtfb a Ilka aim, every bouaebolder at aonaet Aim before hi portal aeveraJ torch. Ba 1 Idea tbeaa flaring and fragrant alg nala, beautiful lanterna ara aoapended over each autranc. For th poor gboar who come to earth for (no Bom matauri. bat bava no friend, and ao would ba hungry and dlaronaotaU. vary apodal provlalon la made by tba priaata lo tbo tamplea. Tbla la a apo dal function of tbe third algbt. Tba "aayonara," or farewell ceremo alal, la tbo final acene, and a pathetic performance It la. On tba laat algbt, tba evening of tba 10tb. tba aplrlta moat all return whence tbey camo to earth for their brief rUIUtlon, and nothing baa beeo n gleet od In prep aration for their departure. Sweet poetical tneeaagee of love and good will have been written with aaaiduoua rare and real reverence. Tbeaa love letter bava been placed In beautiful little boata made of barley at raw, to gether with delicate moraele of varloua kind of food for tha Journey; alao miniature lanterna are depoalted In tbe tiny craft, for tbe departing friend will need light on tbe myatlc way. Tbe boata are about twelve Inchea la length. Another tiny lantern la attach ed to tbe prow. Tbla la lighted, and b renne la eet aflame In the atom. Then tba little craft la launched on creek, canal, river or aea. And far Into tha night, aa tneee phantom fleet glide along, tba water gleam with the apar kllng of the atrange llttla craft, tha "aboryobnn, or boata of the bleeeed ghoU.-8t Jamea' Gaaett. DUlakerlte. They tell a atory In I'arta of rierre Wolff, tbe drauiatlat, nephew of Albert Wolff, tbe critic and aworn enemy of tbe manager Antoina. When rierre took bla tlrat piece to Antolne It waa ac cepted on condition that be abould put Into It "aa much aa poaaible of every thing that la abominable to your ancle, the critic" He did tbla with eoch good will tbat be acandallaed bla ancle, the public, the atage flremen, tha dreaa era, the prompter and M. Antoina him elf, who went about at rebcaraal rub bing bla band and Baying, '"One can not go too far, aud bo one aha II keep me from putting In the advertlaementa, Play by Pierre Wolff; nephew of Al bert Wolff.' " When tba dramatlat called on bla uncle, Albert abouted, -Miaarable! If ! bad a fortune Tt disinherit your "Dlalnbertt me all tbe me," auggeet ed tbe nephew. "It will advertlee me. "Very wall, then. I bava nothing to leave, to I wont leave it to rear Baeaevr la Berloer , "Sailing eoutheaaterly along tba ah or of tbat haunt of tba walrua and polar bear, BL Matthew a bland, In tha Be ring aea," aald a navigator of tboee wa ter, "one la lmpreaaed by tba mingling of tba grotesque and tba terrible In tbe character of tbe acenery. Tba north weat point of the laland la split up Into a collection of large rocka of moot fan tastic ahapea. Uouaea, aplrea, catbe- Irala and figure of men and beaat are gome of tbe forma aaaumed by these volcanic fraguienta, which, rising black above tbe white, aeethlng foam of the aea tbat break agalnat their bare, give a weird aspect to tbe grim and dewo lute region. One rock resembling a large aaddle auggeated to me the thoinfnt tbat eome antediluvian giant might tn hla time have atraddled It and perh op Unhed for rcptllla over tba beetling cllffa which It surmount." TIDE TABLE, NOVEMBER NOVEMBER, 1905. NOVEMBER, 1905. Low Water. A. M. Date, I h m l ft Wednesday Thursday Friday S Saturday ........ 4 BUNDAT B Monday t Tuesday ......... 7 Wednesday ...... 8 Thursday s Friday 10 Saturday 11 SUNDAY 12 ill 1 0:141 0.5 1:17 1.0 1:40 18 1:16 1.5 4: 251 1.7 6:12 J: 091 l.l t:6S 6:4Sl 2.11 1:10 1:21 2.41 7:01 6:651 1.7 7:21 Monday 1S 7:26 2. 1.02 :26 10:65 2.H 12 P.M. ft. h.m. 10:3b 11:2 12:05 1:20 2:21 1:24 4:27 Tuesday ....14 Wednesday 16 Thursday 1 Friday 17 Saturday is SUNDAT 19 Monday 20 Tuesday zi Wednesday 22 Thursday 23 Friday 24 Saturday ...25 SUNDAY 2 Monday 27 Tuesday 28 Wednesday 2S Thursday ...10 7:55 1:16 1:04 t:62 10:65 a a 0:20 1:24 2:20 2:12 4:20 B:25 :1 7:00 7:62 1:41 1:28 8.1 8-1 8.4 8.1 2.6 1.1 1.4 1.7 if 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.1 1.81 8:21 1:06 1:44 10:20 11:20 12:02 1:14 2:29 2:25 4:22 6:25 1:15 7:02 7:60 8:25 1:21 2.0110:11 lllgh Water. Date. u.t 0.0 0 0.1 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.7 8.8 8.1 86 1.7 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.1 Wednesday Thursday , Friday 8 Saturday 4 SUNDAY 6 Monday I Tueaday 7 Wednesday 8 Thursday I Friday 10 Saturday ........11 SUNDAY 12 Monday ..18 Tuesday .........14 Wednesday ......15 Thursday ........ 1 Friday 17 Saturday IS SUNDAY 1 Monday ....10 Tuesday II Wednesday 22 Thursday 23 Friday 24 Saturday 25 SUNDAY 28 Monday 27 Tueaday 22 Wednesday 2 Thursday 10 A. M. I P. M. h.m. ft h.m. jft 4:00 7.4 8:12 8.1 4:67 7.0 4:29 8.0 8:01 8.9 6:26 7.8 7:09 8.9 8:62 8.9 8:14 7.1 8:11 8.7 1:06 7.4 8:19 8.7 0:64 7.7 10:15 6.8 10:24 7.9 11:05 6.9 11:10 8.1 11:48 T.l 11:45 9.1 0:28 7.1 12:17 8 4 1:0 7.1 12:46 8.6 1:42 7.0 1:12 8.4 8:20 7.0 1:41 8.4 2:63 1.9 8:14 8.8 8:32 6.8 2:62 8.9 4:18 6.7 8:38 7.7 6:10 6.7 4:82 7.2 6:09 6.9 6:41 6.8 7:10 7.1 7:06 6.4 8:08 7.6 8:30 6.4 9:00 7.9 9:41 6.7 9:60 8.4 10:41 7.0 10:40 8.9 11:38 7.8 11:26 9.3 0:29 7.6 12:10 9.6 1:18 7 6 12:62 .9.6 2:07 7.6 1:15 9.4 2:65 7.6 8:22 9.1 8:45 7.4 2:1 J 8.6 Satisfaction is all that goes with Golden Gate Coffee Sold on merit. No priict-no crockery no couponi. J. A. rOLCER S CO. s Franclaoa) trrevMi ; 1 THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL, l-eet to the eaat and aouta. 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