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THE BEXD DUIXKT1X, DAILY EDITION, BEND, OHKOON,H ATI' II DA V, NKPTKMI1KH 1MI, 10IU.
TRAVEL III JAPAN
Hotel Customs Somewhat Em
j barrassing to Europeans.
Tklng Bath In Public In Water That
Would Boil a Lobiter, la, or
Used to Be, In the Na
11 ture of Torture.
With the advent of tho "modern ho
tel" In Japan the old Inns, or rest
houses, have been to a large extent rel
egated to obscurity, but some still sur
vive lu parts where Kuropean travel
ers seldom penetrate. The kind of
welcome accorded to visitors In one
of the village Inns Is very fur removed
from western Ideas of hospitality.
Ilere Is the Interesting experience of
a traveler as relnted In The Cnterer
and Hotelkeepers' Gnxelto:
"As soon as I arrived I was eon
ducted by the polite hostess Into the
chief guestroom, whloh looked out
upon the cool orchard of a temple. j
"Cushions were brought In, and I
bright kimonos. I took oft my dusty
English clothes, and put on first the
lower kimono, made of cotton ; and
then a gaudy silk one, bright with the
colors of the hotel.
' "The room, like nil Japanese rooms,
was bare except for a single decora
tion. There Is always a special corner
for the room's ornament, which Is
sometimes a vase of flowers, some
times a piece of china, sometimes sim
ply a painting upon silk or a woodcut.
The subjects are not seldom such as
bring a blush to the European cheek,
but they have no such effect on the
Japanese, who seem more concerned
with the arrangement than the sub
ject of the ornaments. There lire
strict rules for decoration; It Is laid
down, for example, that flowers of dif
ferent colors should not be mixed In
one vase.
"At length, because I was famishing,
a low table and a brazier were brought
In and set In front of me and my
cushions.
"Every time I thought I had finished,
tho hostess or one of the maids would
trip In with another fray or cianK
and put them before me on the table.
Had I not been able to use chopsticks
before, I should certainly have become
expert by tho end of that meal.
"A little while after the meal for
It dlil end at last I was told that the
bath was ready. I was taken to the
open courtyard and Introduced to the
arrangements there,
"Two huge barrels were sunk In the
enrth, one tilled with hot, the other
with cold water. There was a thin
creen on two aides not against pry
ing eyes, but simply to keep off the
wind. Indeed, as I began to take off
my kimonos nn Interested audience
of both sexes turned to watch me. Thl
was unpleasant, and I did my best to
dodge their gar.o behind the screen.
"I might havo saved myself the
trouble, A moment later, In reply to
the rails of the Innkeeper and his
wife, their daughter came up hastily
to bathe me, as her duty was. She
was not In the least embarrassed and
I soon had other things to worry mo,
for when, at the young lady's direction,
I let myself down Into tho hot tub I
discovered that. In tho usual Japanese
fashion, the hent of the water In It
was not less than 115 degrees Fnlirea
helt.
"Up to my neck In that hot bath 1
suffered exquisite torture, which turned
to the most exquisite agony when 1
stepped on the still hotter kettle lying
on the bottom of the tub. The Inn
keeper's daughter pulled mo out, red
as a lobster and very nenrly boiled.
She dropped me. more dead than alive.
Into the cold tub. pulled me out again,
and dried me.
"Then she bowed politely, and left
me to return to my room."
Ingenious Excuse.
Billy's mother was particular that
lie should say his prayers upon bended
knee before retiring, and one cold
ulght she was surprised to find him
already In bed when she stepped la
his room to hear him repeat his prayer.
"Why, son, yon haven't said your
prayers," she began, but he Interrupt
ed her: "Oh. yes, mother. I have;
I said them In bed, but I got In just
as uncomfortable position as I could."
For Those Wanting
Houses to Rent !
We are m constant touch
with the house situation in
Bend and are doing every
thing in our power to secure
houses for. rent. 'If you are
in search for a house, come
in and see us. We may be
able to help you obtain a
suitable location.
J. RYAN & CO.
First National Bank Building
COAST OVER COBBLE STONES
Sport In Madeira Has Many Advan
tage! over That to Which North,
eraera Are Accustomed.
Cobble stones may not appeal to Mie
limuiuntcu as Ideal for coasting pur
poses, but they admirably serve the
purpose. It nil depends on how steep
Is the hill tho cobbles pave. In other
worus. it isirt the material that makes
the "slide." but the ultch of tho kIoihi.
Those of us who tire accustomed to
sibling dowu snow-clad bills, or liny
ascents muilo slippery by Ice know lit
tle of the thrill a slitlo may possess,
for some measure of the delight In the
sport Is frequently minimised by the
frigid air that rushes past our tingling
ears and some measure of tho eiiliiv.
ment Is entirely lost by the chills that
grip our shivering bodies.
Imagine If you ran the thrill or
coasting down a hill so steep that your
"sled" llles over the cobbles much na
Is would speed over crusted snow or uo
Ice glare. Instead of Icy nlr that al
most chills you to the marrow nt the
thought; picture yourself In springtime
garments and fanned by summer
breezes.
If you enn Imaclne such a ntetur.
you will have enjoyed at lenst some
part or tho sport of coasting In an
Island where there Is no snow or Ice.
Down the cobble-puved rood the "sled"
flies. For ten minutes you (lash along
In breadi-taking rush, thou you begin
to crow accustomed to the snn.,.1 mul
the novelty of the sport and you take
time to iook annul you. Hut like most
other enjoyments just Qs you're begin
ning really to enjoy It to the utmost
your coasting ondi
Where Is this extraordinary slfdej
On the Island of Madeira, which be
longs to Portugal, and Ilea In tint At,
lantlc ocean, off the const of Morocco.
How a Hero Died.
A dramatic Incident In which a he
roic young officer faced death In sol'
dlerly manner Is the climax of a true
story that recently appeared In Stars
and Stripes, the official newspaper of
me American expeditionary forces.
He was Francis XI. Leahy of I .aw-
rence. Massachusetts, and he hnd
served In the ranks before be won his
commission. He used to tell of the
days when he was orderly to Captain
Pershing In the Philippines. One day
while he was restlag with his men by
the wayside a German shell came
whizzing out of space Just as the order
arrived that the regiment full In and
move on.
Tho shell plowed up the earth and
stretched on the ground several men
who were Just getting to their feet.
It hit the tree ngalnst which Captain
Leahy was leaning and snapped It off
like a stalk of asparagus. A piece of
shell struck him In the back and tore
Its way through his chest.
"Good-by. boys!" he said, and bis
bend sagged forward.
Then It was as If, somewhere In the
universe, nn Invisible commander had
called, "Attention!" Captain Leahy
raised his bead. With clearing voice
be called the name of the officer next
In command.
'Lieutenant nansen," he snld, "the
command Is 'Forward I' See tho boyi
through I"
Then he died.
Recipient of Old Honor,
rrlnce Ferdinand Ilndzlwlll. who re
cently presided nt the opening of the
new Polish parliament. Is a distant
relative of the Uohenzollcrns and one
of the pillars of the old Polish nobility.
The honor accorded Prince Itadzlwlll
was declared to be absolutely without
political significance, but entirely a
mntter of custom. The, prince came
Into the temporary presidency by rea
son of seniority oqly. He Is eighty
five years old and Is the oldest member
on the floor of pnrllnment. liy virtue
of a similar custom the youngest two
members of the house, a socialist and a
Catholic priest, neither of them more
than twenty-five years old. acted as
vice presidents and sat to left and right
of the old nobleman nil through the
first session, assisting him In the curry
ing on of his duties.
Ships and Their Names.
Peace has brought with It the Inci
dental discussion In a section of the
English press of the meaning of and
reason for the names of certain ships
In the British navy. Truly my lords
of the admiralty, acting as sponsors,
hnve gone to some strange sources for
the nomenclature, hot merely coun
tries and cities have been drawn upon,
but many of the creatures figuring In
a menagerie hnve been freely utilized.
Then there are the vessels named
after the public schools and Institu
tions of England, such as. Upplnghnm,
Tonbrldge. Westminster, Ilughy, Chel
tenham, Epsom and Jin on. If E:on
should feel Jculous over the matter of
Its neglect It can take a kind of re
flected comfort In the fact that there
la a destroyer called Windsor.
Weights a Locomotive Hauls.
"How much mora weight does the
average passer.gcr locomotive have to
haul than In the days before the ad
vent of the steel car?" I asked nn ex
pert Philadelphia locomotlvo bulkier;
'The old wooden passenger car
weighed 40,000 to 00.000 pounds," be
answered.
The steel suburban car weighs
00.000 pounds.
'The larger steel car weighs 110,000
pounds.
"A parlor car weighs lift. 000 pounds
and the sleeping car 140,000.
"As for the locomotive Itself, the
heavy Pacific type for passenger traf
fic weighs 280.000 to 800.000 pounds.
The freight locomotives, of course, go
far beyond this figure, to more than
600,000 pounds." Philadelphia Ledger.
1920
Models
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Buick Seven-Passenger Touring Car
THE BUICK Model-K Gix-49 is a big, roomy, open car for
seven persons, with a range of service in keeping with' its
powerful Valve-in-Head motor. The long whcelbase, the
extra size tonneau, the completeness of all details making
for comfort and convenience give it an air of unlimited
capacity that is amply borne out by its continued and
consistent performance.
This body is divided by a double cowl, into which the fold
ing seats disappear when not in service. These extra seats
are so arranged as to give liberal space to all occupants in
the . tonneau, thereby avoiding any possible crowding.
The slanting windshield braces form the front support
for the high-grade top, which is also equipped with well
made side curtains that swing open with the doors.
BEND GARAGE COMPANY
Sole Agents for Deschutes County
Fine Memorial to Edith Cavell.
In a qnnrry, midway between Hod
win and Camelford, on the moors, of
North Cornwall, Knglnnd, a memorial
Is being fashioned out of granite In
memory of Nurse Cavell. One of the
huge pieces Is nenrlng completion un
der the guidance of Sir George Frnmp-
ton, who Is giving his services free.
This figure represents a woman with
arms half upraised, holding a llttlo
child on her lap, while underneath, on
the base of the monument. Is carved a
cross. The group Is symbolical of the
stronger nntinns protecting the smaller
and weaker ones, while the cross Is tho
emblem of mercy. The whole group Is
carved In the form of n cross, giving
special significance to the order to
which Nurse Cuvell belonged. Another
huge block of granite near by has n big
lion carved on It, with head erect and
mane bristling. Trnmplvd beneath lis
feet Is a serpent, writhing, but defeat
ed. The total weight of the memorial.
when finished, will be about 170 tons,
with a height of about 40 feet. The
group probably will bo erected near
the Ilrltlsh National gallery.
Why 8he Can Talk Longer.
Thot woman cun talk' longer than
man is attributed to the fact that
she uses less force than a man dote.
Saving's 8llly; See This.
"Rotten policy to save I Fatal to
save! Kind nut when It's too lata,
don't wnnt whnt you've been saving
for outgrown your Impulses. Burled
with your hank hook and every one
glad you're dead. No no. Spend
while you're young, flet a hold on all
tho friendship and nil the love within
reneh and then, why then, when
you're old, nt least memories will be
yours na comforters." "Our Wonder
ful Selves," by Roland Pertwco.
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Heel for Slippery Weather.
A new shoe heel for use In slippery
weather has a number of ndjustublo
points which are pushed Into position
for use by a lever on tho back of tho
heeL
Put It In The Ilullellti.
Camouflage Would 8ave Ship,
A submarine cun spot a ship Ave
mllea away, catlmnle Its course, itib
merge and Inter Intercept IL Put this
ship might have a keel painted fifty '
feet down Its side and tho actual keel
blocked nut. This would give It tho
appearance of traveling In a course
that was quite off the actual course.
The calculations nf the auhmarlnn
would bo quite wrong and the ship
would not be Intercepted at all. It
would he wved by the deception of It
camouflage.
Dark Hour for the Editor.
Every girl named Kate hn a differ
ent way of spelling Oithertne, and It's
I dreadful thing If tho newspaper
iocsn't happen to spell n girl's name
ler way. Jewell Republican.
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