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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20
THE DYING YEAR.

Now the year is sinking slowly. J..
sinking to it, last long sleep, t
And the passing hours seem helya
While we turn aside and weep.
Like a friend about to leave us.
Very precious still 1t seems:
All too honest to deceive US,
Though made up of transient dreams.
Yet those dreams are interviewer
With the fabric Of our souls.
And in passing they have proven
Life is real as It unrolls.
o the year of tears and laughter,
Shade and sunshine, calm and storm.
Passing on, while we come after
Vainly searching for Its form.
Still that form, so feeble, fingers
Like pilgrim by the sea.
And it points with trembling fingers
Toward the unsolved mystery.
o how lovely in its dying
Is the year so gray and old,
While the Wlntry winds are signing
Ger new grave iE the mold.
BY that grave with open portal.
Thoughtfully we stand and wait
Till the old year, like a mortal,
Sinks beneath the walls of fate.
From that grave we come rejoicing
At the breaking of the morn:
In these words our gladness voicing:
10! another year is born!'
&C. w. Crofts. in Chicago Inter Ocean.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20
HANDSEL MONDAY.
"Glft" Day IL UniveFsally Celebrated
by Peasantry OF Great
Britain.

The first Monday of the New Year
is universally celebrated by the peas
| antry and trade people of Scotland,
of parts of Ireland and of the north
of England, as Handsel, or gift"
Monday, says the New York Trib-.
une. On this day tips or small. gifts
| were expected by servants, as well as
by the postman, the deliyerers Of
the newspaper, the scavenger and all
persons who waited upon the house.
The word "handsel'' is an old Saxon
word which means 'Sto deliver into
the hand" 1t refers to the first sale
of the New Year or of the day, as
well as to the first gift of the New
! Year. In some parts of Ireland and
Scotland there is considerable merry
! contention in putting off all pay
ments, however trivial, that come on
| this day until the next, it being con.
sidered unlucky to pay out money on
this day. On the other hand, there
is special demand for such money,
as money received on Handsel Mon
day is supposed to insure full purse
all the rest Of the year.
| After a somewhat riotous period Of
spending money Handsel Monday
called for a sudden stop in oil a.
penditures. and probably was. a pru-
dent check upon what had often BE-
come by this time reckless extrava-
gance. A vast number Of people in
this land Of plenty buy great many
things which are Of no practical use
to them, and spend money otherwise
in foolish ways. The people who DO
this are not those with Plethora
pocketbooks, but those who can least
afford to be wasteful. New Years
day is usually a day for good reso-
lutions, and there is no resolution
more common than one which calls
for a general retrenchment of ex-
penditures.
AS people, we are generous to q
fault, and vast amount of unhappi-
ness in the household as we'll as
actual crime can be traced to i'm
prudence in money matters. It is a
wise thing to have day which calls
attention to the number of things
which we can easily do without, if
for any special reason we are de-
sirous to avoid spending all money.
There is little danger that it will
make niggards. Comfort and happi.
ness depend as much upon prudence
in giving and spending when we can
not afford to spend as they do upon
being properly open-hearted and
generous. rs
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20
Custona Largely Due TO Dutch.

The custom Of celebrating. New
Years day in our country is largely
due to the Dutch. Old Peter Stuyxess
ant made much Of the day, and CHEEKY
assemblages were held At the govern.
or's home; At New Amsterdam. The
Dutch method of. kissing. the women
for "A Happy New Year" was OBJ
served, and: toll taken of;all who were
young Ind handsome. Intact, during
the reign Of Peter stuyvesant NewAms
sterdam was the most thoroughly be-
kissed country in all Christendom, and
formed q marked contrast to the, staid
Puritans;s who thought the observance
of, this day *savored s.strongly::of .rtv,
erence< for. the god Janus, and. who
made no note of their first New Years
day In the new world, save to'record:
I'VE went to work betimes. - %53st<*. .SsE44z
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-12-20
The Jewish New Year.

New Years day was not regarded al
a Christian festival until the year 4s7,,
and there is little mention of it until
1850, when it was included in the
liturgy. Most countries celebrate New
Years day on January |, but the He
brews celebrate theirs in September,
for they arrange their calendar &C
cording to the new moon, and as their
months are either % or 30 days long,
New Years with them Is = movable
holiday. .s..z .=.. =. "A =*= I u. - !. AZ
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17

collided with an express wagon driven ~
Arthur Jackson Of No. zoos Minnesota ave
nue., at Maeder street. The driver was
thrown to the ground and was bruised
about the head and body.
While alighting from . northbound Broad
way car at Mullanphy street. William
Schmidt, 80 years old. living at No. -
Howard street. fell to the pavsment. sus-
tanning q deep cut on the chin. The IN
jury was dressed At the North End Dispen-
sary.
Horace J. Bull . track repairer employed
by the 81. Louis Transit Company. while
attempting to adjust trolley pole yester-
day afternoon near the corner Of jefferson
avenue and Olive street. lost hi. balance
and fell from the rear platform Of the car.
A car Immediately behind ran upon him and
Bull was caught between the fender and
the trucks. He was unconscious when re-
moved to the City Hospital. and the physi-
clans say that his injuries are serious. He
lives with his family at No. 5lo North JEFF
ferson avenue.
While attempting to board Q moving Park
avenue division car at Eighteenth ami Mar
ket streets NJ W. Cook. rvi:g ut No 2e26
Sheridan avenue, missed his footing and
fell to the street. He sustq,l.f cuts on the
fsce. He was removed TO the City Hospitsi.
and afr the injuries were dressed he vent
home.
While attempting to board an Eighteenth
street car near the Union Station. II. W.
Cook Of No. ms Sheridan avenue was
thrown to the street. sustaining lacerated
chin; ., He Sas nt taken to the e. Casy HSsp.sai;
the wound and Cook went home. Cook Is
station master for the Clover Leaf Route
at East st. Louis.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17
DIR. MCNAMARA, ONCE WIDELY
KNOWN DENTIST, is DEAD.
Came to st. Louis in 1864 and Ac-
cumulated Fortune Through
His Practice-Leaves
Six Living Children.

Doctor C Mcnamara, an old resident
of st. Louis, and in his prime one OF the
most successful dentists Of the city. died
at 1850 a. m. yesterday at the Alexian
Brothers Hospital of paralysis. after
brief illness.
Doctor Mcnamara some years ago main
tained an Office at Ninth street and Frank
lin avenue. and enjoyed a practice which his
fellow-practitioners declare was worth 3D.
900 a year. He accumulated a competency
of more than $4,000 in his profession, but
later lost most of his possessions IN re-
verses that came to him.
Doctor Mcnamara was q years old at
the time of his death. He was born OF
Irish parents IN Ontario. Canada. in ls2s.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits there in
his earlier years and there married Miss
Katherine Aquesta Martin, fourth daughter
Of william Francis Martin. q civil engineer
in the employ Of the British Government.
He was a member Of the Council In Lon
don Canada. In 1863 he removed to Phila-
delphia. and q year later came to st. Louis.
Soon after his arrival here Doctor Nc
Namara was graduated from the old st.
Louis Dental College. and began the prac-
tice of dentistry. Later he occupied a chair
in the college.
In 1885 Doctor Mcnamara lost his wife and
since then has taken little part In active
business
He was q member Of the Knights Of St
Patrick and of number Of charitable and
Catholic religious organizations. He was .
former president Of the st. Louis Dental
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17
NEGRO IN f0lIIICS
May Be ELIMINATED,
Congressman Richardson Says Ala
bama Will Lead the Way In
Solving the Race Problem.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC oPBCAIA
Washington. June A-Representative
Richardson Of Alabama. who succeeded
General Joe Wheeler. says the Constitution
al Convention now in session ~fll eliminate
the negro a. q political factor IN the
State.
Il have found that the whole country is
deeply interested in the result Of the Con-
stitut!onal Convention" said he. The
gravity and responsibility Of the work 10
keenly felt by the delegates. and while
cannot say that the convention II composed
Of the ablest and wisest body Of men ever
assembled in Alabama, many Of the mem
bers are the ablest. most prudent and most
conservative men OF our State and the
people confidently expect good work from
them.
The formation Of new constitutions by
many Of the Southern States. under pres
snt conditions. In my opinion. marks cru
cial point In the history Of the South. We
have met and mastered by common sense
and prudence grave dinculties In the past
thirty years. have absolute faith that
the Alabama convention will take the lead
In settling the negro suffrage question on
the right basis, and that It's work will be
approved and ratifled by the people.
''Of course, the chief object In calling
tue CoVucntiOu W2S 70 BeI rt0 OI tue uc8TO
vote, and this the convention will do In ac-
cordance with the provisions Of the Fifteenth
Amendment to the Constitution. do not
think the Fourteenth Amendment has any
thing to do with the matter, for II is vir-
tualiy replaced by the fifteenth.
There In not Q man In the Alabama con-
vention who believes that the negro can
be deprived Of q vote simply because he II
. negro. The drift Of opinion 10 that condt-
tons and qualifications applicable to both
races will be attached toethe right Of suf-
frage. The people Of both the North and
the South are at this time on q sound basis
Of understanding on the negro-sunrage
matter. I am satisfied that the convention
will provide q fair election Law. There will
be no semblance or pretense about II. by
which any person viii be able to manipulate
the vote Of another.
THE people Of Alabama are In dead
earnest about this matter and the delegates
to the convention feel the same way. Sena-
tor Morgan has submitted . carefully pre-
pared plan Of suffrage. hut . great objection
has been raised against this because it
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17
AMERICAS COMMERCIAL ARMY
CAPTURING OLD WORLDS TRADE.
Manufacturers Of Tin Plate Making
Rapid Gains in European
Markets.
EXPORTS on THE INCREASE.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. June 1&-American manutae-
turers OF tinplate are making rapid saihs
In their attempt to enter the foreign mar
kets Of the world. To be sure. their expofts
are vet small as compared with the domes-
tic demand which they are meeting. but
they are again reducing the imports when
temporarily increased in 1900 under the ex-
cessve demand and extremely high price
of materials and are at the same time IN
creasing their exports In manner wnicn
proves interesting to those VINO hs'o
watched the development OF this compara-
lively new industry IN the United States.
The figures OF the Treasury Bureau OF
Statistics show that the exports OF tinplates
from the United States which tn the ten
months ending with April 1899. announced 10
only 1855 pounds. and in the ten months
ending with April. 1890. 10 21N%~ pounus'
were. in the ten months ending with April
1901. l.3dS. 100. pounds In imports OF TN
plates the figures for the ten months snow
a material decrease as compared with the
quantity imported during the same period
OF the preceding fiscal year. being %.0Os. 'z
pounds, as compared with i23. .SSS. .IS pounds
our total exportations of tiplate in the
fiscal year 1901 seem likely TO De from
eight TO ten times those of 1888. while the
states promise to be little more than one
tenth those OF 1891. the year OF the largest
importation Of tinplates into the United
States and but about one-nfth Of the an
nual importation during the nve years prior
to the establishment Of the tinplate indus
try In the United States.
The record of tinplate prices during the
last two years shows q remarkable huc.
tuation. largely due to the unusually high
price of material in $500 Quotations for tin:
plates furnished to the Treasury Bureau OF
Statistics show the price per box of 100
pounds Of tinplates OF Bessemer steel. In
New York IN April. 1871. as 40. the uni.
form price since January l, 1901: In jan
uary, is0O the price was S50. while In jan
uary, 1888. It was 0.M
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17
SEVERAL PERSONS
INJURED BY CARS,
Collision at Washington and JEFF
ferson Acknowledgment
Were Badly Shaken Up.

Several persons were injured by being
struck or by falling on the street cars yes
terday.
teau avenue division of the st. Louis Trans
1t Company at the corner Of Theresa and
Chouteau avenues at 10 O'Clock last night
resulted In injury to three persons
Mrs. Fathmann Of No 170e North Tenth
street was bruised about the head and
shoulders. Mrs. Reed. living at No. l2o
South Fourteenth street, sustained q sprain
Of the right shoulder. Belle Scott. q ne
gress, of No. 39a5 Fairfax avenue. was
bruised on the chest.
The carr were crowded and much excite
ment prevailed among the passengers when
the cars came together. Car No. q In charge
Of Conductor A. H. Ponders had stopped at
the corner OF Theresa avenue ana while
standing. Car No. q. In charge Of Conduct
or Charles Schentker and Motorman VIII
liam worden. crashed into No. -. The in
trred persons were taken to . nearby drug
store. where their injuries were temporarily
dressed and they were removed to their
homes. The vestibules Of the cars were de-
nolished.
While crossing Broadway on Walter ave-
nue at p. m, a buggy In which Miss Mary
Carroll was driving. was struck by a Broad
way car and demolished. Miss Carroll es-
capped injury by jumping. The vehicle was
owned by Robert McLaran OF No. 17l5 Mo-
Laran avenue.
While Mrs. Margaret Hirt. No. ssls Easton
avenue was driving on Esston avenue near
Clara avenue last night. the wagon broke
down. Immediately afterward an eastbound
car crashed into the wrecked wagon. Mrs.
Hirt fell and sustained fracture Of the left
wrist.
Two persons were slightly injured and
many persons were shaken up by the col
lsion OF southbound Jefferson avenue car
and Delmar avenue division car at Je6er-
son and Washington avenues at 40 O'Clock
p. m.
Misc Minerva Define. living at No. xl7
Howard street. a passenger on the Jefferson
avenue car. sustained bruises on the left
hand BY having the member caught be-
tween two seats. e. Riggs, the motorrnan
on the jefferson avenue car. VAS cut about
the hands by falling glass.
Both cars were crowded and there was .
rush for the doors when the passengers
realised that q collision could not be
avoided The Jefferson avenue car struck
the Delmar avenue car with such force as
to huri 1t on the track. The vestibuIe Of
the Jefferson avenue car was demolished.
Passengers on the Jefferson Avenue car say
the motorman seemed to havelost control Of
his car, and was unable to stop.
Louis Weske was the conductor on the
Jefferson avenue car. The Delmar avenue
car was in charge Of Conductor Andrew
Mathews. Joseph Patton was the motor
man.
AZ 3ap 1. m. . southbound Broadway car
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17
DISASTROUS FIRE At DURAMT.
Number of Business Buildings De
strOyed-Partial Insurance.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Durant. I. T.. June Ia disastrous hre
broke out here early this morning IN B.
ScholsberK dry-goods store. destroying nine
brick and twenty odd wooden buildings.
The losses are:
Richey q Childrcss. building. los Qooo: insur-
ance q. 500. v. L. Downing. grocer. ioss 600:
insurance SleoA W. p. Cole. loss $50: unin-
sursd- Ross Bros. furnituss: loss E.soo; insur-
ehendise. loss 9. 800: insuranee M q soe Z; ".
scholsfer.. dTy goods: lo:. $iz.oeo: insur.nse
New YORK RasSes STORE. lose N.o@; Fsysr
Bros.. sroceriss; stock 500. on building SEQ:
uo0s. % buildings leo: small insarsnce
n.7e. Ki%h:.si drug store; los - s:s:s; insS,- ,s
ssrsd: Pot.s:s x.ssn issd. ios' g 81 ~ ,csS.- 2.
sersnee aLeoe: Bhnehard pros::, !css e stcck
e saSd,sX 80 sSvers6 Ge15. nso reisphSnen nOf Ss
ton. II. L Jchnson. =. a: waltz and A G.
=. schis0sl io0 Nss O bsiidineA
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17

Silks.
Average Reduction Of Is to 33H
Per Cent.
The goods to be sold in this de-
partment at less than regular
values are all elegant styles
rict qualities and tasteful effects,
SOC, 6sc and 7Sc per yard.
Printed Silks.
Foulards In q variety of this sea-
sons best styles and colorings, desir-
able alike for Waist, Gown or entire
costume,
SOC per yard.
Regularly worth 7Sc.
Peau de Oant-In a complete assort-
ment Of this seasons best styles and
colors. including many exclusive
printings.
Formerly were @l.00.
Liberty Satin - In assorted Polka
Dots, Chameleon effects. This fabric
is. especially desirable for waists. to
be worn with separate skirts.
Csc.
Early seasons price e0c.
Sstin Finish Foulards - Small, me-
dium and large designs, in white.
blended and contrasting colors. on
black and varied colored grounds,
7Sc.
The price all season has been o1.0O.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17
CALMLY SMOKED PIPE
after KILLING GIRL,
Murderer, Who Afterwards Killed
Himself, Left Remarkable
Note Behind.

New York. June 16-wflliam Meinhoffer.
the yeung man who last night ehot Mary
BoatA died early to-day at Fordham Hos
pital. whore . few hours earlier Miss Bolte
also d3sd Ths immediate cause of the
traSody may never Be known. though the
motive b believed to have been Jealousy.
In Neinho6Ier's clothing was found the fol-
lowing letter:
- h3s and calmly smoke my pipe. After
grsa4 1a2iberation proposed to Kill her. She
deceived mA I killed her for rsvenge She
wrseksl NJ life. have nothing more to live for.
WILLIAM NEINHOFFER
MeonhoEEer. who was = years old, is the
oon 81 q retired baker. He was In love with
Niso Bolte. but the two had . quarrel re-
Gently. 6he formerly lived In Los Angeles
Cal. and b said to have lately come into
q small fortune.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17
Enterprising Yankees Awakening
Laggard Europe With Modern
Methods and Inventions.
MACHINERY IS IN DEMAND.

Washington, June 1s.-A comprehensive
resume of the commerce OF the United
States with Russia and with Sweden dur
ing the last year is contained In The Com
mercial Relations of the United States for
1900" to be made public by MIR. Frederick
Emory. chief OF the Bureau Of Foreign
Comemrce Of the State Department.
Consul Heenan OF Odessa says that an in
teresting feature Of the trade with Russia
in 1900 was the demand for American agri-
cultural machinery, such as harvesters.
binders. reapers. mowers. horse rakes. ETC..
in sections of the country where these ma
chimes had previously been hut little used.
This was notably the case in Poland. The
reason given was the scarcity OF labor.
owing to the heavy emigration from that
district during late years. The Introduction
of horsepower thrashers by an enterprising
American probably is the advance guard OF
an enormous trade IN these machines
Consul General Winslcw of Stockholm
urges American exporters not to overlook
the opportunities for trade In Sweden. The
Swedes. de says. are the Yankees Of Eu-
rope. and II their commercial friendship Is
cultivated our merchants will find there Is
a growing market for their supplies.
The Consul General notes that the thirty
American locomotives that have been put on
the state railways are meeting with great
promise. and that the rev engines under
construction in the kingdom are patterned
after them. More orders probably Will he
placed in the United States.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17
TWENTY FuGITIvES
SWIM VENICE SLOUGH
Marshal Bennett and Deputies Try
to Arrest Men Suspected
of Gambling.

A sensational race. afoot and afioat. from
the vengeance Of Venice justice yesterday
was run by about twenty at. Louisians &C
cused Of being gamblers and crooks. whom
Marshal George Bennett and four deputies
attempted to arrest as they alighted from
the Madison ferry on thejr way to the nu-
merous East Side fishing resorts
For several weeks q horde Of gamblers.
pickpockets, card sharks and other OBJ
tectionable characters. have followed the
crowds of fishermen and pleasure seekers
from St. Louis. East st. Louis and the
neighboring towns. to the different resorts
in Madison County. and of late many COM
plants have been made to the authorities
of the Tri-Cities by persons who have SUI
fered losses of money and valuables.
In some manner Marshal Bennett was
vArned of the intended visit Of q crowd OF
the questionable gentry, and yesterday
morning at daylight he prepared to capture
the first detachment that arrived. When
the ferryboat landed at Venice at O'Clock.
about. .hfty suspects walked ashore. Marshal
Bennett and his men started toward the
ferry landing, and were recognized by sew
eral of the new arrivals.
Giving the alarm to their companions.
about thirty Of the men rushed back on the
ferryboat. which had by this time begun
to move away from the landing The rest:
about twenty in all. had already reached
the railroad yards. After these Marshal
Bennett hurried.
Seeing capture inevitable II they at
tempted to run through town. the men
made for the river to the south of the land
ing. But in their ignorance Of Venice geog-
raphy the men ran straight to the siouen
lying between the glucose factory and the
river bank. Here the men hesitated for
moment, but. behoiding the Marshal in hot
pursuit, they plunged into the slough and
swan to the opposite side. which they
reached Just as Marshal Bennett came up
10 the east bank. Unwilling TO lose his
quarry, and just as loath to take chances
in the muddy waters OF the slough. Marshal
Bennett and his men ran north and at
tempted to intercept the fugitives before
they gained the river.
The fugitives beat the onicers to the river
and appropriating two skifs. they leapeo
into them and pulled for the Missouri shore
When safely beyond the range Of Marshal
Benefits revolver. they yelled back to him
uncomplimeutary remarks.
Four Of the crowd who were not good
srriuters were arrested. and win be tried
on charges Of violating the Sunday law.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17
TRAGEDY OVER GAMBLING DEBT
j. H. Patterson Shot and Fatally
Wounded BY Samuel T. FORSYTH.

Lexington. KY. June III. H Patterson.
well known to sporting people, was shot
and seriously wounded by Samuel +. For
syth In sensational encounter here to-
day.
The men had q previous difneuIty over a
gambling debt ard Patterson approached
fo syth and cursed him. Forsyth drew his
through Patterpon's clothes. one OF them
SCATTERING his right arm. Three other shots
were fired, but mAssed their ma-k
breeder Of Ballyhoo Bey.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17

places a dangerous power In the hands Of
the Registrars. who are elaborately provid-
ed FOR. This Ia fatal to the Morgan scheme
az q whole.
You must understand that we have no
use for the negro In Alabama. ana We In
tend to get rid Of him as q factor In our
elections. But We are not foolish enough
to violate the Fifteenth Amendment to the
Constitution We can do IL In q way that
will defy the United States Supreme Court
to nnd nav. We have bigger job ON our
hands In this negro question than many
people are aware Of. and It must be set
tied now"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-17
WooLLEY TO TOUR THE WORLD.
Prohibitionist Will Collect Data
on Liquor Traffic.

Chicago. June 1&-John q. Woolley. Pro-
hibttion candidate for President IN 1soe.
started to-nlsht on . trip around the world
slr tie purpose Of collecting data on the
pel tsaAle and eonditipns IN the countries
~ -p1alAts 9 the vrohlbltion mevsment.