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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20

In the successful dairy, kindness to
animals. careful attention to cieanli-
ness and the comforts of the COW are
sure to be found.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20

Growing chickens should be fed
three times u day. just what they will
eat up clean, no more.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20

There are three breeds of fowls that
are pre-eminently valuable for egg pro-
duction. These are Minorcas, Leg
horns and Black Spanish.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
SALOONS ARE OUTLAWS.
Licenses Are Declared to Be Void In
Nearly All South Dakota Towns.

In the supreme court a number OF
decisions were handed down, the one
OF greatest interest being by Haney, in
the case of the State of South Dakota
eX rel, P. r. Crothers and j. M. Bundy
VS.. l.. w. Barber, T. T. Thoersen and
Henry Mauch, trustees of the town OF
Hetland. appellants, Kingsbury county,
in which Judge Whiting of the circuit
court was affirmed. This was the case
to test the liquor license law of the
state. in which the point at issue was
the r. hit of a town board to grant H.
cense where there had been no affirm
atiye vote at the last preceding cleo
ton. Judge Whiting held that an at
lrmative vote was required every year
before license could be issued, and
in this he has been sustained by the
supreme court. This mean that there
is not a legal saloon in the state, e
cept in towns where license vas voted
at the election last spring, and it af-
fects most of the towns of the state.
Other opinions by Haney were:
Charles Hartman, appellant, VS.. John
Goggens ct al, Clark, affirmed; George
O. Woodford ct al, VS.. G. A. Kelley,
Beadle, affirmed.
Opinions by Corson We're: j. Mer-
win Erickson, appellant, VS.. Thomas
H. Commit ct al, McCook, affirmed;
Rena A. Vesey ct al, VS.. Commercial
Union Assurance company Of London,
appellant, affirmed; Lewis Glenovitch
VS.. George F.. Collins ct al, appellants,
Lawrence, affirmed; J. j. Weller VS..
H.. A.. Hildebrandt, Codington, affirm
ed; John Barron VS.. Seth R. Smith, ap-
pellant, Lawrence affirmed; George
w. Brady, appellant, VS.. Samuel Shir-
ley ct AL, Fall River, affirmed; Frank
A. Morris VS.. Andrew Reigel, appellant,
Beadle, affirmed; Mary A. Thomas VS..
Nelson Wilcox ct al, appellants, Rob-
erts, affirmed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
A Christmas Fairy.

In the center of a room place q
large round table covered with .
green cloth scattered all over with
small boughs of evergreen, frosted
with tinsel. Suspended from tho
chandelier, and hanging just far
enough apart to admit a little light
from above, have garlands sparkling
with frost, with the ends fastened to
the sides OF the table, three-quarters
of the way around it. The effect will
be that of a tent. The other quarter
should be left open, so that one may
look inside and see an immense cor
nucopia covered with silver paper
with its open end toward the front
says the Ladies. Home Journal. Az
though emerging from it the Christ
mas fairy "a wax dolly, sparkling in
robes Of white and silver, should be
poised. A frosted wreath should
crown her golden curls, and In her
hand she should hold a long silver
wand. The cornucopia should seem
to be emDtying itself OF bonbons and
bright candies into the glittering train
of the good Fairy. The gifts should
be piled Inside the tent and beneath
the table. The room should be quite
dark when the children are admittsd.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
Old Time Rites and the Origin Of Some That
Are Still Practiced.

New Years day was a great day in
New York with the early Dutch set.
tiers. 1t was ushered in by the ring.
ing Of bells and firing of guns. Wash.
ington Irving, in his humorous "Knick.
erbocker's History Of New York.
gives a delightfully."- amusing account
of the observance of New Year among
these Netherlanders. THE whole com
munity," he tells us, was deluged
with cherry brandy, pure Holland
and mulled cider; every house was
a temple of the merry god, and many
q provident vagabond was intoxicated
cut of pure economy, drinking liquor
enough to serve him the remainder Of
the year"
Irving dwells especially upon the
great ball given at the Governors, old
Peter Stuyvesant, New Years night.
when the good Peter was devoutly
observant of the pious rite of kissing
all the womenkind for a Happy New
Year"
On this day the governor also dis
tributed fiddles to the old negroes.
who fiddled all night while the young
people danced. Under Peter was in
stituted quilting bees" "husking
bees" and other rural assemblages,
where, under the inspiring influence
of the fiddles, toll was e%nlivened by
gayety and followed by a dance.
The governor did not approve of
the short skirts worn by the ladies
and ordered a rufle put at the bottom
OF them. He likewise disapproved OF
some Of their steps in dancing, and
ordered that no other step should be
taken but the shuttle and turn and
the double trouble
The custom of New Years callina
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

Among the SaXoLs the New Year
was ushered in by friendly gifts.
Later, this custom of making gifts
was carried to a ruinous excess.
Henry III. of England extorted costly
gifts from his court. Queen Bess car
ried it to such an extreme, says DR..
Drake, that her costly wardrobe and
jewelry was supplied in this way.
When Henry VIII. was receiving
costly presents from his courtiers, we
read that honest old Latimer handed
him a Bible, with some pertinent
chapters marked. much to the burly
kings disgust.
DR.. Drake tells us that, in the six.
teenth century, prince and peasant
alike celebrated the New Year with
regularity and parade.
Much was made of the wassaiI bowl
at this season. 1t was carried from
door to door with loud singing and
merriment. The word is derived from
was halle, the Saxon for Here's 70
you!" an expression still in use by
men in pledging each other at sup.
pers. The present loving cup takes
the place Of the ancient wassail bowl.
In some of the country districts of
England old customs are still obsery.
ed. On New Years eve, at midnight.
the last Of the Christmas carols IS
sung. outside of the house, by the
young people, then there is a rush for
the nearest spring, and the first one
who fills his or her glass gets what
they call the cream of the WE'LL and
will be the most fortunate during the
coming year.
In the early hours of the morning, a
funeral is held, at some public houses.
over "old Tom" Gas the old year is
called, when the boys parade the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

New Years Day has been a day of
ceremony and rejoicing for a great
many centuries in the worlds history.
It's origin is traced back to the Roman
festival Of Janus, after the establish
ment of the empire. The old Romans
divided the year into ten months only.
Numa Pompilius added January and
February, and dedicated the former to
Janus, 713 B. C..
"'T1s he! The two-faced Janus comes in
view;
WHO hyaeinths his robe aaorn,
And sundrops. rivals of the morn.
He spurns the goal aside.
But smiles upon the new-emerging year
with pride.
And now unlocks, with agate key.
The ruby gates Of orient day"
On this day the Roman consuls, fol
lowed by the court, went to the cap
ttal, all ~gorgeously appareled, where
they sacrificed two white bulls, never
yoked, to Jupiter Capitolinus.
The Druids observed New Year with
great pomp and ceremony. One fea-
ture Of their ceremonies was the dis
tribution of the mistletoe among the
people on New Years eve. The
priests went in annual procession, On
the sixth day Of the moor nearest the
New Year, wearing white robes and
bearing a golden sickle with which to
detach the sacred parasite from the
tree. So much did they esteem it that
It vas carried in a white cloth. 1t
must be cut from the divine oak, in
the forest dedicated to the gods. The
apple tree mistletoe. used in ENGLAND.
is a different thing altogether. We
all remember the NEUROLOGICAL story
of Eneas, who, when descending to
Avernus, was compelled to take with
him a branch of this plant to Proser-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

tors were putting them together.
measuring them very accurately;
painters were touching the cheeks
with pink and lips with red. Careful
Observation-Disclosures, shoemakers and
ELECTROMAGNETIC the rest. A poet
even was engaged to teach the dolls
that could speak.
Out of a chimney as tall as the ODE
lisk came a great cloud of smoke.
Il will order a suit of armor!" cried
Walter, clapping his hands.
mo, no. Nobody can give orders
here. Only Father Christmas has q
right to give orders. Nobody obeys
any IN but him." replied the angel.
Walter saw he had made a mistake.
He went in quite grave and silent.
He admired the forge. the bellows, the
red-hot iron. The smiths hammer
beat in steady time, and the loud
tones of the anvil rang out like a song
of triumph amid the fireworks Of
sparks. The Zimmerman sang to the
note of the anvil, to help himself to
strike the iron in a regular beat.
Next they came to the place where
boats were made. Such a pretty
scene.
A wide rivulet Of blue water flowed
through a sunny meadow, and on it
the carpenters and engineers of this
heavenly navy were trying the vessels
they had just finished.
There We're sailing boats for fisher
men, and steamers and i%ronclads.
Now, come away" his winged com.
panion whispered in his ear. 1T is
very late: | must be going down all
the chimneys. Make haste!"
Together they went back to the
shining path. AS soon as they had
left the road they flew down on clouds
Of snow which We're falling. Soon
they saw steeples and roofs.
Here, Walter. is the town you live
in. In five minutes you will be in bed.
| must take off your wings, for they
must touch anything earthly.
Walter awoke.
The door Of the bedroom was open
and his mother, who had just come in,
Rugged him very tightly.
The chimney place was full of toys.
Il II = On the floor by his bed lay q
page of neat straight strokes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
ROSEBUD lands
Disposition Made Of 213,806 Acres OF
Land,

Disposition Made OF 213,8O6 Acres OF
Land.
Representative Burke has received a
statement from the general land office,
showing that 213.S06 acres of land in
the Rosebud reservation had been dis.
posed of up to Nov. 80. Persons hold
ing allotment tickets numbered from
1 to 1874 have been called to make en-
tries.
On Mr.. Burke's request an effort will
be made to have the city free delivery
service established in Pierre on Feb
/ instead of March /. the date hereto
fore set by the department. A civil
service examination for carriers was
held Dec. "a, and if a register is estab
lished service will be established OF
the earlier date.
Mr.. Burke also took up the question
OF the establishment Of free delivery
at Bookings, where the receipts were
more than $4,000 last year. An in
spector will make an investigation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
URGE PRIMARY LAW.
Couth Dakota Counties Respond Fa-
vorabIy to Agitation.

The executive committee of the Re-
publican State Primary league, with
headquarters in Huron, is in receipt of
a petition from Moody county bearing
more than 600 names of voters, mostly
residents in towns, asking legislative
action for a state primary law. 1t had
been stated that Moody county voters
were not favorable to the movement.
A letter accompanying the petition
states that other lists will be forward
ed soon, that those having them in
hand are meeting with uneXampled
success, and that Moody county will
present enc of the largest and best
petitions of any county in the state.
Favorable reports are coming in from
other localities.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
Several Towns would Like to Enter
tain Il Next YEA

Members of the volunteer fire de-
partments throughout the state are
looking forward with interest 10 a
meeting TO be held at Armour next
month by the board of control OF the
state volunteer firemen's association
for the purpose of selecting the time
and place for holding the next annual
tournament of the association. Ar
mour will be among those which will
strive to capture the prize. Several
other towns will doubtless announce
their candidacy during the next week
or two. The town selected as the
place for holding the tournament VIII
be required to furnish the board OF
control with a guarantee of $500. The
coming contest will last four days and
it is expected that at least 500 firemen
will be present.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
Thank God for Christ.

Full nineteen hundred years
OF history s.
OF human JOY and tears,
And mystery :
Since Christ was born.
Men ponder DER the past,
And what may be;
Put shall until the last,
Imperfect see e
The path they tread.
Yet as they backward look
And strive to seize
The meaning of the book
OF centuries.
Whose store is theirs.
Their hearts o'erflow with praise
While creed and cant
Stand silent. and they raise
The blessed chant.
Thank 100 for Christ.
James lie Roy Stockton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

Joseph F. Losaker, a retail liquor
dealer of Aberdeen, has filed a petition
in voluntary bankruptcy in the United
States court in Sioux Falls. He
places his liabilities at $14,152.35 and
his assets at $1,255.19. A similar petit
ton has been fled by Gust Bartwick, a
farmer of Caldwell. Roberts county. He
schedules his liabilities at 1898 and
assets at $4,076. Charles D. Bennett,
a salesman of Sioux Falls, has also
filed and places his liabilities at ST..
1888 and his assets at $175.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

Thomas Swartz of Flandreau ap-
peared before Judge Garland at sioux
Falls and pleaded guilty to an IN let
ment charging him with selling liquor
to Indians belonging to the F~]andreau
reservation. The judge imposed a fine
of 500 and sentenced Swartz to sixty
days in the Moody county Jail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

Poseph lott, a Brule Sioux indian
whose home is on the Rosebud reser-
walton, indicted on the charge OF lar
ceny. pleaded guilty and was sen"
fenced to thirty days in the Minnehaha
county Jail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-15
A RUINOUS FLOOD.
Rio Grande River on the Rampage
Great Destruction of Property
Is Reported.

Alpine, Tex, Sept. 12.-The Rio
Grande is on the worst rampage in it's
history and great destruction of prop
erty has already occurred at Preside
Del Norte, Ojinito and many other
smaller settlements situated on both
sides of the river for distance of 300
miles along it's course. The valley is
narrow along the river through the
Great Bend region of Texas, and the
losses by destruction of crops there will
not be heavy According to informa-
ton received from a mounted courier
who came direct from Preside Del
Norte, more than 100 houses of that
town, including the United States GUS
toms house, were washed away by the
flood. The food is said to have swept
away whole settlements of houses oc-
cupied by Mexicans between Preside
Del Norte and Boquillas. No reports
of loss of life have been received.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-15
TRAIN HELD UP.
Bandits Dynamite Express Safe on
Canadian Pacific Road Sc
cure Large Sum.

Winnipeg, Man, Sept. 12.-At $3.50
Saturday night the Canadian Pacific
west-bound continental express was held
up by four masked men. The hold
up occurred AZ miles west of Mission
Junction in a wooded district Three
of the men crawled over the tender Of
the locomotive and at the point of re-
volvers ordered Engineer Scott to stop
the train. They left one man to guard
the" engineer, the others taking the fire
man with them. They compelled the
fireman to uncouple the mail and ex-
press car the fourth standing guard over
the train and Conductor Warrell, who
attempted to go forward when the train
stopped. The robbers then proceeded
with engine and express cars several
miles west. Express Messenger Herbert
Mitchell at first refused to open the car
door, but on being informed that the
car would be blown up with dynamite,
of which they had quantity, he COM
piled, was disarmed and forced to open
the safe They secured $4,000 or SIS, 900
in gold dust and about 81, 900 in currency.
The mail clerks were similarly COM
PEELED to open the mail car, which was
rifled of the contents of registered mail
sacks. The engine, express and mail car
was then run to point east of Warnoch,
where the robbers took to the woods.
None Of the passengers were molested.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-15
THE VERMONT ELECTION.
Republican Plurality Is About 81
5OO-The New Leg
islature.

White River Junction, VT, Sept. g.
With only two small towns missing,
che republican plurality of 31,50O in
Wednesdays election is believed to be
within a few votes of the correct fig
ures -Four years ago it was 81 ,312. The
total vote for governor without the two
towns is: Bell (rep), 1891; Porter
(dem), 16,492-a republican plurality
of 81 ,44S. The missing towns had re-
publican pluality last year of g. A tabu-
lation of thereturns compared with those
of 1900 show that the republicans gained
in eight counties an aggregate of 998
votes. The loss il six counties shows
an aggregate of 1,482, making next re-
publican loss of All On the other hand
the democrats gained in three counties
an aggregate of 212 votes. losing in
the other II an aggregate of 1,241, max
ing a net democratic loss of 1929.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-15
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Reports from London say the Ma
tional City bank of New York plans
Establishing a branch there.
The marriage of Crown Prince
Frederick of Germany will take place
in Berlin the first of the year.
A St. Louis man paid Chicago
clairvoyant $1,000 to locate hidden
| gold. He wants his money back.
| Champion J. J. Jeffries offers to meet
Il any three men in one night, Corbett,
Fitzsimmons and Sharkey preferred.
Rockefeller interests are said to be
behind a move to build a new railway
line to the Pacific coast.
The new domestic course in public
schools is expected to make Chicago
| girls the ideal housekeepers.
| DR.. D. K. Pearsons, of Chicago, has
given $4,000 with which to install a
waterworks system at Berea college.
More than 10000 people-men, wom-
en- and children-have entered the hop
fields of Oregon and begun the harv-
est.
The corner stone of a SIS 900 monu-
ment to the Hebrews who fell in the
civil war was laid in New York.
Yetta Berkowitz, Brooklyn young
woman, was killed by a tombstone
which crushed her skull as she prayed
on a grave.
The comptroller of the currency
chartered SO national banking asso-
Citations, with aggregate capital of
81, $50, 900, during August
Burgess, the champion swimmer,
again tried to swim the English chan
mel, but left the water when within
two miles of the French coast,
Ex-senator Washburn estimates a
shortage of 20O,QoO,0OO bushels of
wheat in the worlds yield and issues
warning of high-priceds breadstuffs.
Ragtime music played by the CALI
opes of excursion boats in Chicago
caused workers along the river to stop
to Jig and the police have put a stop
to the tunes.
The Educational alliance of New
York is TO open theater for the bene-
fit Of the children Of the East side, in
which juvenile actors and actresses
will enact the roles in three plays dur
| ing the season.
E. H. Hartman has sold the Chi
cage & Alton road to the Union Pa
cific at terms which are supposed to
be favorable to the seller of the prop
! erty.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-15
FIVE FATAL WRECKS.
Railway Disasters in Several States
in Which Many Persons Are
Killed and Injured.

Portsmouth, Va, Sept 10.-Shortly
after one o'clock Friday morning train
No. Al on the Seahoard Air Line rail-
road consisting of an express car, a
mail car, two day coaches and a Pull
man sleeper, was derailed at trestle
just south of the Catawba river south
Carolina, and % miles southwest of
Monroe, N. c., followed by the wreck of
a light engine and caboose, resulting in
the death Of four persons and the injur-
ing of So others.
Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 10.-Two
men were killed and another seriously
injured in wreck on the Southern
railway between Dogwood and Wilton
on the Birmingham and Selma divi-
sion Friday afternoon The dead are:
w. H. Cherry, engineer, and Will Tvey.
negro brakeman. The train was run
ming 80 miles an hour when the engine
Jumped the track and struck the cross
ties, turning completely over, crushing
the engineer beneath it, Several other
employees of the road are said to have
been bruised, but not seriously hurt.
Romeo, ILL.,, Sept. 10.-In q headAon
collision Friday between two extra
freight trains on the Atchison Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad here, because OF
the dense fog Of the early morning, one
man was killed and two others severely
injured. The cars of the long west
bound train were piled upon the track
and the tender of the engine was torn
from its couplings and hurled off the
roadbed. The engine was practically
demolished.
Moberly Mo-, Sept. S.-The south
bound Wabash passenger train which
left Des Moines for st. Louis at 6: 40 a. m.
was wrecked Tuesday near Pendleton,
Mo-, killing six passengers and injur-
ing more than so others.
Princeton, ILL.,, Sept. S.-The Kansas
City fast passenger train on the Chicago,
Rock Island &c Pacific railroad was
wrecked oue-half mile east of Tiskilawa
Wednesday night and more than 80 per-
sons were badly injured three of whom
have since died.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-15
TIE EAST.

In New York a jury awarded 81 800
damages to a man who was run down by
an auto and sued it's owner.
Trade conditions for the week show
the outlook much more encouraging as a
result of the ending of the strike. Re-
tail trade shows improvement.
The steamer Columbia crashed into a
steam launch in the Delaware river
about ten miles north of Philadelphia,
grinding it to pieces and causing the
drowning of eight of the dozen occu-
pants of the small boat.
1t is denied by Judge Parker that he
will go to New York to take charge
of the campaign.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-15
TEMPLARS ELECT OFFICERS.
Col. Moulton, of Illinois, New Grand
Master-Next Conclave to Be Held
in Saratoga Springs.

San Francisco, Sept. 9.-The follow
ing officers were elected by the Knights
Templar here Thursday: Grand mas
ter, George M. Moulton, of Illinois; dep
uty grand master, Henry w. Rugg, Of
Rhode Island; grand generalissimo,
William B. Melish, of Ohio; grand cap
tain general, Frank H. Thomas, OF
Washington; grand senior warden, Ar
thur Macarthur, of New York; grand
Junior warden, W. Frank Pierce, of Cali
fornia; grand recorder, John A. Gerow,
of Michigan (reelected); grand treas
urer, H. Wales Lines, of Connecticut
(reelected). Saratoga Springs, N. Y,
was chosen as the meeting place of the
next conclave in July, 1907 Leo de Mar,
member Of Boston commandery No. 1922,
was beaten, drugged and robbed of $3.50
in cash and 1925 watch and chain by
unknown men who escaped
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-15
Official Commits Suicide.

Washington. Sept. 12.-The dead body
of David P. Leibhardt, the superintend-
ent of the dead letter Office of the post
Office department, was found Sunday
night by one of the watchmen who was
making his rounds just after midnight.
Evidently it was case of suicide. There
was a bullet hole in the right temple,
while pistol with one or more barrels
discharged lay on the floor beside him
No reason is known for the deed. Mr..
Leibhardt apparently was about so years
of age. He was native of Indiana from
which state he was appointed to the post
Office depa rtment.