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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
ROMAN NEW YEARS.
Various Dates Celebrated at Differ
M emf Periods.


The good old Romans, who had some
hard common sense in spite of their
self conceit, believed thoroughly in
New Years day. They were charac-
teristically careless as to when it
should be celebrated, and sometimes it
was held at various dates of the year
by communities living at no greater
distance from each other than a rail
road train would take them in these
days in a few hours. But so long as
they got the full number of high days
and holidays into the y months the
good old Romans cared little whether
they adhered strictly to the almanac
Or not.
Even when Christianity became an
established institution in the land and
the Christian leaders began to sys-
tematiZe the days for celebrations in
which the church participated there
was still difference of opinion as to
the day on which New Years could
properly be celebrated. 1t is even on
record that New Years day has been
kept on the date set apart for Christ
mas, while it got so mixed up with the
other divisions of time at another pc
riod that it was kept on Easter day
one year and on the LIST of March on
another. 1t is necessary to trace the
celebration of the first New Years day
clear down to the sixteenth century be-
fore any definite understanding of the
proper day for the celebration can be
found.-Brooklyn Citizen.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
w YEARS. VOWS.
C..oJ Advice For Those who would
Lead EetIeT Lives.

Young !Aaa, Would you swear off
iatlce<.? Think Of your mother. her
white hair ana deatlless words Think
OF your stalvart father, stern, but Just.
and prouder Of You than any earthly
fame on name Thil,l of the men yoUT
sins G2nn. Think of the men your
good life would redeem. You can't
save the race. 4 single city even, but
take some l.fe tomorrow ana make it
YOUR concern. Say to your ne;GhDor at
your desk:
Tom. old bog. you are in trouble.
have known it for sciHe time. / want
to help you. Don't be afraid Of ne.
Don't laugh at re. Tell ne what is
wrong. I'll help YOU lear it. / an no
saint myself, but mean to be better
man." You will get him if he is worth
saving Take a single family OF poor
ones. si1itten s0rely this hard winter.
It is too late now for a Christmas din
ner. but coal and clothing and common
food and az hours chat now and then
will tide them over and save you.
You may swear off, with oaths
unique and varied until you totter into
your grave. still swearing off" against
death and hell, but every VOW will be
broken unless you learn to think of
God and your fellow men. Don't nope;
don't go away alone and think of your
self, your craving nerves, your past
sins, your blasted hopes, your forgetful
friends, your isolated and defeated life.
That is suicidal. Don't, on the other
hand, be sancitmonious; don't pretend;
don't even tell your friends that you
have turned over new leaf; don't I'M
dertake too much. You can best think
of God and men in company with those
who are thinking as you want to think.
For this end our Lord established his
kingdom On EARTH
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
Went Broke on Foot RaJJ-

Madison. Wis. Dec. 25.-A. IT.
Boyce, a student of the Wisconsin
University Law school of Sturgeon
Bay, Wis. is spending his holidays in
Jail here. having been arrested just
as he was taking the train for home,
on the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. Boyce has been
running a students boarding house as
steward and and his unpaid bills so
far foot up to nearly $500. He claims
that he lost the money on the Wis
consin-Chicago foot ball game and has
nothing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
Died on Christmas Day.

Fond du Lac. Wis, Dec. 21.-Paul J.
Fritz, one of the best known young
men of this city. died Christmas morn
ing at the home of his sister in this
city. He had been i'll with consump-
ton for several months, but at no time
during that period did he realize that
he was in the clutches of that dreaded
disease.
Thirty-Three Head of Live Stock Burned
Oshkosh, Wis. Dec. 2T.--Nineteen
horses and fourteen cattle persisted in
a barn which burned near Eureka yes.
terday morning. The cattle were
sanctioned and were unable to make
their escape. The barn belonged to
Charles Floyd, a wealthy farmer in
the town of Rushford.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
NEGRO WHO TEMPTED FATE.
And Met 1t in the Person of Man with
Revolver.


Hanna, Wyo., Dec. &c. - A negro
named Lucius Miller. employed at a
Union Pacific grading camp on the
Hanna-Dana cutoff, armed himself
with pitchfOrk, and swearing he
would kill every man in camp started
on his mission. He cracked the heads
of several graders and was having ev-
erything his own way when he went
to the contractors supply wagon,
where he met Troy Pendleton, white
man.
PendletOn watched his chance and
whipped out his revolver and fired full
in the Negroes face, Miller fell to the
ground MORALLY wounded, and died
not long afterward. No arrest was
made, as the shooting appeared to have
been done in Self-defenSe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
Home Mutual Is All Right.

Lacrosse. Wis, Dee. 25.-The Home
Mutual Savings and Loan association,
concerning which sensational stories
have been sent out to the effect that
the association WOULD go into liquida-
ton, Saturday night at special meet
ing of stockholders voted to continue
business. The associations business
has not been especially profitable dur
ing the past few years. Deputy State
Bank Examiner Rogers, of Madison,
spent three days going over the asso-
cations books and found the institu-
ton sound.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
Took Too Much AcOnite.

Rhinelander. Wis, Dec. 27.-James
Manning, a camp foreman for the
Flambeau Lumber company. died at
Lac du Flambeau from the effects of
a large dose Of aconite which he took
by mistake. He wanted to cure a cough
which troubled him and thought the
acOnite was cough medicine. The
acOnite had been used to doctor horses.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
Laundry Heater ExpIodes.

Racine Wis. Dec. 27.-The large
heater in the laundry and Mushroom at
the Racine college exploded Monday
night Wrecking the room and breaking
glass and furniture in the rooms up
stairs. Portions of the building then
took fire and for time it looked as if
the building would be burned. The
damage will amount to about $1,000
1t is not known what caused the eX-
nlOSOn
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
New Years Loving Cup.

a bowl of spiced ale, in which were
roasted apples, toast and sugar, was
carried round from house to house
New Years eve by the Village maid
ems. who sang songs and wished every
one q happy New Year. The loving
cup of present times is q relic of this
ancient and still observed English Gus
tCm.-Selected.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
CAUGHT A MEAN THIEF.

ParsOn Runs Down a Fellow Stealing
Gifts from the Parsonage.
>Marinette, Wis, Dec. 27:-Dr.
Schepler, pastor of st. PauTs Episco-
pal church, Interrupted his Christmas
services long enough to give chase to
sneak thief who was carrying off a
number of holiday gifts from the par
sOnage. The preacher while at the al
tar saw the thief leaving the parsonage
with a lot of stuff under his Overcoat.
Putting aside his robes he gave chase
caught the fellow and after a tussle
turned him over to the police and then
returned and finished divine service.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
A SuItan,s New Year Gift.

A courteous exchange of presents
was frequent between sovereigns of va
rious nations. One Of the most femi-
nine Instances typical of the fashions
and customs Of the day is apparent in
the offerings sent in 1863 by Sultana
Valide to the great Elizabeth. 1t con-
sisted of a costly robe and girdle and
five handkerchiefs, two wrought in
gold and three in oriental silks. to-
gether with rare necklaces of pearls
and rubies and a wreath of diamonds
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
Picked Up Frozen in the Street.

Green Bay. Wis, Dec. "a man
by the name of Frank Roalt was picked
up on Main street Monday in a serious
condition. His hands and feet were
frozen and number Of bad gashes
were in his head. He was taken to the
general hospital. How he received his
injuries is a mystery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
Probably.

at must have taken lots Of nerve for
him to laugh and joke with the doctors
while they were taking his leg off at
the knee Didn't he seem eXcitedw
"Well, thought he talked in rather
q disjointed manner. "-Chicago Trib
une.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
Puritan New Years.

The Puritans objected to New Years
gifts as q heathenish custom. but it
was quite as universal as Christmas
gifts-EXchange
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
Bloody Riot OBJ a Trolley Car.

New York. Dec. 27.-DUring Il riot
among fOrty-SeVen negroes. men and
women, ON 4 trolley car in Morrsania
early yesterday, one man was fatally
shot and two were dangerously
wounded. The injured men are Dudley
Smith, % years old, shot in left groin,
fatally: Edward Lambert. 24 years old,
shot in back and three knife wounds
on thigh, and George Torrend, 81 years
Old shot in jaw.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29


London, Dec. 26-The following has
been received here:
Pretoria, Dec. 17.-Over 500 British
prisoners captured at the battle of
Stormberg have arrived here They
have been taken to Waterfall to join
the other prisoners. An official account
of the BOer casualties at the battle
of Tugela river says thirty men were
killed or wounded. General .Schalk-
berger's report of the battle, dispatch
ed from the head laager, Dec. 16, says:
Friday at dawn the day long-eXpected
arrived. The Pretoria detachment of
artillery gave the alarm. General Bull
ler'S LadySmith relief column was IN
battle array, advancing on the Boef
position close to the Tugela and
COlenSo. The center consisted of an
immense crowd of infantry. tianked on
each side by two batteries, with strong
bodies of cavalry supporting.
Boer Artillery Kept Silence.
''trhe Boer artillery preserved abSo-
lutte silence, not disclosing it's position.
Two batteries came within rife dis
lance of our foremost position and the
Beers then opened fire with deadly eff
feet. Our artillery also commenced,
and apparently absolutely confuseue
the enemy who were allowed to think
the bridge was open for them to cross.
Their right flank in the meantime at
tackled the Boer southernmost position,
but the Mauser rifle fire was so tire
mendous that they were rolled back
like a spent wave, leaving ridges and
ridges of dead and dying humanity be-
hind. Again the British advanced to
the attack, but again fell back, swell
ing the heaps Of dead.
Loss of the British Guns.
'"The cavalry charged to the river,
where the ErmolO commando delivered
such a murderOuS fire that two batter
les of cannon had to be abandoned,
which the Beers are going to bring
here. Twice the British essayed to
bring horses to remove them. The
first time they succeeded in ,hitching
to one common, and on the second trial
the horses and men fell in q heap.
Then the British were in full retreat
to their camp, whence they sent 10.
heavy shrapnel fire on Bulwer bridge
across the Tugela to prevent the
burghers from recovering the cannon.
Must Have Been Thousands Killed.
'"The French attache, VilleboiS, and
the German attache, Braun, say the
fight could not have been improved
upon by the armies of Europe. Gener-
ais Botha and Trichart were always
at the most dangerous points of the
fighting. Eleven ambulances removed
the English dead and wounded. Such
tremendous cannonade has seldom
been heard. The veldt for miles was
covered with dead and wounded It
was a most crushing British defeat.
Nine of the cannon have since been
brought across the river. The British
asked for and were granted twenty
fOur-hOurS' armiStice"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29

There is none made so great but he
may both need help and service and
stand in fear of the power and I'M
kindness even Of the meanest of NOR
tails.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
Now Who Was the Suicide.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Dec. 23.-The po-
lice here were Informed yesterday that
Max Pfenning was cen ten days ago at
Toronto, Can. Pfenning is the man who
was thought to have committed sui
eide from Flint and Pere Marquette
steamer in midlake a month ago.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
He Called Himself a Meteor.

The Rocky Gulch cowboy who broke
up show in that town by shooting at
the actors called himself meteor be-
cause. he said, he was shooting stars
Buffalo News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
As TOLD At PRETORIA
The Action at the Tugela River
Was Veritable Picnic
for the Beers.
BUT THIRTY KILLED AND WOUNDED

While "the VeIdt for Miles Was Covered"
with British Dead and Hit-Genera1
Story Not Unlike That Told by EulIer-
Loss of large Guns-B0ers Claim to
ChurchiIrs Successful Flight.
London, Dec. PA dispatch to The
Daily News from Ladysmith, dated
Friday, Dec. 10, by Photograph, says:
Another sortie last night. General
Hunter with 500 volunteers destroyed
one 6-inch gun, one howitzer and ONE
Maxim. One Briton killed. The Boer
gunnerS fed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29

When a woman calls her husband
up by telephone without his knowing
who she is. she is always surprised
to see how politely he addresses her at
first.-Somerville Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29

One good thought generously receiv-
ed always ATTRACTS another.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29

Ether was known to the earliest sci
entists.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-29
Stylish Belt-Buckle.

welcomed for dressed-up" occasions
the ladies who like to wear differe
colored sashes. The gold-finish goes W.
with any of them. Given for 20 lii
heads and a 2-cent stamp.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-30

night to the volunteers homecoming. He
prefaced his sermon by saying that he
did not intend to preach to any of the
volunteers for the very good reason that,
as nearly all the boys who held church
relations at all We're connected with the
Catholic church, and he was glad to know
that a service of thanksgiving for their
safe return was being held at st. Paul's
church.
The First Montana has so nobly acquit-
ted itself as to be worthy of all the thou
sands of dollars expended in demonstra-
tons of the cities of this state. The boys
have gone forth to war and have found it.
They AVE met the enemy and have never
finched. Not a deserter or a traitor to
the dear old flag among the thousand
men. Nor We're the Filipinos the worst
foes they had encountered. More insid-
Gus and less easily vanquished were the
hardships, sicknesses, tropical sun, ma
larial climate, innumerable insects and
abomina lions from the commissary de-
partments. They have waded swamps.
climbed hills, stormed cities. captured
forts and planted "Old Glory at Malolos,
facing the leaden hail from Mauser and
Remington, but feared nothing so much
as the hand of disease. caused by expos
ure and the lack of nourishing food. All
honor to the boys of the First Montana
for their fortitude and heroic deeds!
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-30
LOCAL BRIEFS

Camille Des Jardeus has returned from
a trip to Chicago.
Der. Falk, ST., J. B. Gnose and w. r
Allen We're Butte visitors to-day.
Go to MacCallum & Cloutier's and buy
2 pound of tea and get Il pound free.
H. B. Seger of Billings. general agent
of the Burlington route was in the city
over Sunday.
Mrs. Dingell aged 65 years residing
with her son on Lost creek, died last
night. The funeral will occur on next
Wednesday the time and place being
not obtainable.
Captain Dillon says there is no truth in
the report that he has been summoned to
report for duty at the Office of the secre-
tary of "a at Washington. D. c. The
telegram he received was in reply to
one he had sent to a personal friend.
Mutual friends in Anaconda, of whom he
spoke to about the matter. must have
given it away in the wrong light, which
placed him in an embarrassing position
with his friends at the national capital.
The d. of D. gave a most enjoyable
card party and entertainment at A. O.
H. hall Friday night, at which over 100
people attended. Cards were played at
20 tables. Firt prizes were won by Mrs.
o. e. lash and Mr.. Lester, BOBBY prizes
by Mrs. H. A. Denny and Mr.. Blank. The
programme rendered was as follows:
Solo. NJ. 0. e. Nash; piano solo, Mr..
.. e. Nash; recitation, Mrs. D. Shovlin;
solo, Mrs. H. A. Denny; recitation, Mrs.
Madge.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-30
Time b
butts, Anaconda & Pacific Railwlv
LOCAL TIME TARr.E

LOCAL TIME TABLE.
N: Trains leave b., A. & p. dep Of. Butte
a. follows: 10 a. NJ. 1:O5 n m. AK y
Trains leave Union passenger s+e,,o M,'
Anaconda, as follows: $40 a. M 11.55.
.; m, . p. m, 1920 D. m.
oeea; Northern trains leave a anaconda.
via Bntta oieat falls and He elena local.
cas-, and .. through train for all points
1NoIsnern Pacific trains leave a nacona..
ao:ao q: IN. Pacific Express for Portisn ~
ana All points west.
1:55 p: m. Through train for u, no,,t.
east and west, : = - po''s"
c0nda: ~ :" 80 VS. ana"
south. $3.50 "ee' a"o
4.nI.S LOT sale Tor all points. local and
through. on the Great Northern railway.
DleeoI snort Line railroad and Northern
Pacific railway, and their connections.
steamship tickets for gale to all pojn -
IN Europe via the above lines.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-30
A TYPO.

Anaconda Typographical union No. 225
honored a member. Byron Griffin of
company NJ, Montana volunteers, with a
smoker at Standard hall yesterday after
moor which was attended by all of the
members and also Messrs. McKenna and
Fisk Of Butte. A splendid programme
was rendered after w'.lch VIM. G. Van
Eman. president of the union, presented
Mr.. Griffin a beautiful memento from the
union in the form of a gold watch charm.
One side of the charm bears an enameled
fac-simile of the Typographical union
button with the name of Byron Griffin
and the other side Go. M, 1st Montana
u. S. ". Oct. II. 1897
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-30
SHERIDAN CLUB ENTERTAINS.

The members of Companies K and NJ
and a number of invited guests were en-
tertained at a smoker last evening at A.
O.. H. hall by the Phil Sheridan Literary
club. The A. O.. H. fife and drum corps
furnished excellent music. Patrick Cuda-
by acted as chairman and made the adj
dress of welcome. Lieutenant Myles
Kelly responded On behalf Of Companies
X and NJ. Among the many numbers on
the programme were the following: Song,
by Professor r. A. kilroy; speech, by
Captain John Hallahan of Company NJ:
recitation. by Lieutenant Gerald Sulli-
van: song. by Michael McGrady; speech,
by Bart Kennedy; recitation. by Con
O'Connor; speech, by Captain w. H. kel-
ly; song, by Andy Mahoney: speech. by
Sergeant Mcbride; speech. by Captain
of Company l.. and recitation, by
Sergeant Corrigan. The closing address
was delivered by Colonel T. O'Leary on
behalf of the civil war veterans.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-30
ANACONDA News
ANACONDA OFFICE 1o41s CONNER
CIAL AVENUE.
A THANKSGIVING
Service Was Held in Churches
Last Night
OVER RETURN OF COS K & M
Father Follett and Rev. E. G. CATER
mole Speak in Their Res
pective Churches.
OVER RETURN OF COS K & M

The thanksgiving service for the safe
return of Companies X and NJ was given
last night at St. Paul's Catholic church
and was attended by hundreds far be-
yond the seating capacity of the editice.
1t was a military affair. Companies X
and NJ attended as one company under
command of Captain Thomas Dillon and
Lieutenants Phil Grennan and Myles
Kelly. About SO members of the two
companies were present. The G.. A. Il.
We're also present as escorts. under COM
mand of Captain John Hallahan, Com
pany NJ, Montana volunteers, and the old
veterans, on request of Captain Dillon,
were given seats ahead of he volunteers
The members of the G. A. r. and volun-
teers pronounce the decorations in the
church the grandest they have ever seen.
1t was strictly military with two stacks
of arms just inside the altar railing. Over
the altar the ancient halbreds and Fill
pino spears brought from the Philippines
by Captain Hallahan We're placed with
crossed points. These trophies are more
han 800 years old and made a beautiful
picture in the glare of hundreds of lights
which shone on a background of the stars
and stripes. The company flags of X and
M, G. A. r., Catholic Order of Forrest
ers. A. o. H.. and others, donated by T..
A. King, We're draped here and there in
side the sanctuary, while the altar rail-
ing was heavily draped with large flags.
The military decorations were executed
by Captain j. J. McGuinness and the dec
grafton of flags and flowers by Mr.. F. j..
McGrath. Mrs. P. Nolan, Mrs. Peter
Towey, Miss Anna Franklin and Miss
Mary Berry.
At the opening Of the service Rev.
Father Toilet delivered a brief but elo-
quent address to the volunteers, making
emphatic the point that they had as
Sembled to render thanks to the Creator
of All for a safe return from the wars.
In the course Of his address Father Toilet
spoke in glowing terms of the spirit Of
patriotism which had animated the vol
unteers in enlisting. There is no civic
virtue which can compare with hat Of
patriotism,'' said he. He paid an elo-
quent tribute to the worth of the Ameri-
can soldier and laid especial stress UPON
the splendid character of men that officer
the American army.
The A. O.. H.. fife and drum corps head
ed the volunteers to and from the church
and the streets We're thronged to see the
heroes of the Philippines as they marched
along. During the services the choir
sang several patriotic airs, the fina num-
Der being The Star Spangled Banner"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-30
HIS OWN FAULT.

The jury consisting Of G. H. Williams,
H. Redmond, William Faunt. George
Elston, r. D. Crosswhite and Thomas
Boland. who sat on the inquest held over
the remains Of Daniel Sullivan returned
a verdict that Su1livan's death resulted
from an electric snock brought on by his
own carelessness, and that the Anaconda
Copper Mining and Smelling company in
the future, where electricity is used in
the different DEPARTMENTS, should have
printed notices posted warning all en-
ployes to abstain from touching all wires
under any and all circumstances, any
employee found disobeylng such notices
to be discharged instantly.
All Of the witnesses gave evidence to
Coroner Hardenbrook in substances: The
electric lights and wires are all placed
so that they are out OF reach of the Ilen.
The general Instructions to the men are
to let them alone. and if they so out to
send for the proper people to fix them.
The deceased had disobeyed these or
derS,