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Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29
SYl. V-STER EVENING, :
low the Germans Celebrate the Con-.
( -: version of COnstantine-.s ....~.

low the Germans Celebrate the COu.
(. -: version: of Constantine. ..z>>~.g
The evening, Of Dec. 81 is known In
Germany as Sylvester evening. In Eu-
ropean. calendars, excepting that of
England, the days Of the year have
names, fand Dec. 81 bears the name Of
Sylvester, who was bishop of Rome in
the time of the, Emperor Constantine
and was obliged to hide himself In the
mountains to escape persecution. Then
it happened that Constantine was smit-
ten with leprosy, for which horrible
disease, the physicians could, propose
no other: remedy than bath in tho
blood Of young children, For this, pnr,
pose 5000 children were gathered. but
Constantine. moved to pity by the
despair OF the mothers, refused to avail
himself Of such "A sacrifice: !. In the
night he was advised In a dream TO re-
call SYLVESTER and to accept the Chris:
tian religion, which he did. =. -
This evening ls everywhere in Co.
many a time Of great rejoicing, Par:
ties and; balls are given. and friends
gather to spend the last hours Of the
old year in merrtment- nt-gamea: and
dancing AID, most important Of ell, ~
guriee and divtnattons. Though these
tricks are as old as the hills, they new
q lose their charm. Hot lead Is pour
ed into cold water contained in a basin,
and In IAeQqliIdti|f,ying ~ q 1t forms itself into
all kinds Of shapes and figures, in which
many e.. meanings can be read by, the
Empty: walnut shells, In each Of which
burns a. tiny, wax taper, arr put, to:
gether in a BASIN Of water to swim In
opposite directions If they meet two
loving hearts will be united In that
year, but If they separate the love af-
fair Of those represented by the shells
will come to naught Young girls
throw slippers over their heads II the
points of the slippers face the door the
owners will be married that year; If
the slippers miss the wished for d1rec-
ton the girls have to remain at. home
Sealed cards on which words of good
omen, Of good advice or wishes have
been written are passed around, read
aloud and considered as Indications Of
the future.-New York Tribune. =
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29
NEW YEARS BREAKFAST.
In Japan 1t Ii q Religious Rite ant
Serious Matter.


To a devout Japanese breakfast on
New Years day is religious rite rath-
er than vulgar satisfaction Of the ap-
petite. No ordinary dishes are con
sumed at this meal. The tea must be
made with water drawn from the we'll
when the drst ray Of sun strikes it, a
potpourri Of materials specified by law
forms the staple dish, while at the f1n-
ish measure Of special sake from a
red lacquer cup must be drained by
whosoever desires happiness during
the coming year.
In the room is placed an "elysian
stand" or red lacquer tray, covered
with evergreen leaves and bearing a
rice dumping, lobster, oranges, per-
simmons, chestnuts, dried sardines and
herring roe. All these dishes have a
spec:a! signihcation The names of
some are homogeneous with words Of
happy omen: the others have an allie
gOrical meaning. The Holsters curved
back and long claws typlfy life pro-
longed till the frame is bent and the
oed.u ID louS lie SaEulueS, ulcu di-
ways swim in pairs, express conjugal
bliss; thn herring is symbollcal of a
fruitfu.. progeny.
Thes" dishes are not intended for
consumption. although in most cases
the appetite is fairly keen. The ortho-
doX J;:p@nnse not only sees the old
year out: he rises at I to welcome the
newcomer ana performs many ceremo-
ni'> before he breaks his fast-London
ChrOni,a.
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29

r. B. Stearns, lawyer Of Pierre,
s. D., convicted in the federal court
at st. Paul of frauds in connection
with lands. and sentenced to q year
and q half of imprisonment, and
81, 900, is the same man who several
years ago was on trial in Little Falls
for stealing cattle fro m Joe Doucette s
farm in Belle Prairie. Stearns and g
crew were going through the county
with q large drove of cattle. The
Doucette cattle were recovered and
Srearns indicted. He claimed that
the cattle were taken by mistake, aid
acquitted him. Lindbergh & Blanoh.
ard were his attorneys.
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29
WHEAT CHECKS FORGED.

Somone has been passing checks
purporting to be Issued by the Mn
nesota Mill Co. at their East Side
elevator where Charles Barnhart ia
buyer. The checks are fraudulent.
One, for S21.10, was cashed by s.
Ludenia, who has saloon on West
Broadway, and another for $31. So
was cashed by J. Droskowski, who
has saloon on the West side. Both
checks nave q poor imitation of Mr..
Barnhart's signature. The check tax.
en- by Mr.. Ludenia was dated Dec
18th. and given to the Kiewel Co.
Dec. 10th. The First National bank
had it Dec. 26th, and it then bore the
endorsement of Peter Kiewel. Mr..
Kiewel does not deposit with that
bank, but when the check was shown
to him Tuesday evening, he was busy,
and paid the check. Later. thinking
it over, he denied having the check or
endorsing it, and the bank paid him
back the money Wednes Jay. The
affair is rather mixed The first en-.
dorsement was N. Hanson, the next
S. Ludenia, and the third Peter Kie.
| vel.
The check taken by Droskowski was
cashed Dec. 23d. 1t had imitation of
Mr.. Karnhart's signature, but the
other name is hard to make out
! Mr. Droszkcwski denies all know.
ledge of his check also. The whole
affair is beautifully mixed up.
It is possible that other spurious
checks are in ex istence The blanks
we're probably stolen from the Trans
cript Office, as the checks we're print
ed there, before the job was numbered
| and bound.
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29
West Q1rllnk

DEC eo.-We bear telephone; agent
NJ. got Xmas PRESENT. from Farm,
Stock q Home.
Happy New Year to all.
The King and Rosendale farmer and
family visited Darling Grove Toes-
day.
:. There WAS 6ne social at Spring
Garden Christmas evening.
.Ohas. Nelson and son were In RAN
dali Tuesday.
Frank Rsndahl is afflicted With .
sore eye. 49,.
David Carlson Ia out of tho hospital
and again at work on the;Failfoad.
The school board has bean notified
TO hire another teacher, as Miss Ella
Berry is still sick. School will open
again Jan. Sth If possible.
The grass widows ray it il q mis-
take about the Kings visits. They
say they can't help It.
Bachelor 80 got many Xmas pres.
ents from her.
Tho young peoples society of Dsr-
ling will give an entertainment Fri
day evening. Dec. 29, at the Swedish
Lutheran church.
Following is the program for the
vkn{
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29
New Years In France.

New Years in France is a greater
day for exchanging gifts than Christ.
mas. The custom OF New Years calls,
once SO popular in this country, but
now fallen almost into disuse, is still
supreme in Paris, Great family din
ners, In which the orange figures most
prominently. add to the gayety Of the
day. So crowded are the pavements
on the boulevards that pedestrians
sometimes have to take the middle OF
the street.
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29
An InfDrOVeH Diary.

'"Tll:s" explained the bookseller, 'Is
orr iatnSr patent diary. We think 1t is
the >!everest thing in that line ever de-
viSe,l'
The shopper turns the leaves i;I!r
Bi!t cant see where !. i ..c:r..t
from ;.ilN rcEtnr." SnA ol;n"vn:
NO: Ne.:. if vou vii! i,3.. It a.!
the dates after Jan. % you VIII see
that in each space has been printed.
Got up. ate breakfast, lunch ana din
ner and went to bed That in$ures a
complete diary for the r."-Judge
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29
The county publishers association

The county publishers association
met Friday evening and elected G. D.
Auyer Of the Democrat president.
and A. W. Swanson of the Royalton
Banner vice president, p. J. Vasalys
OF The Herald secretary, and W.
M. Fuller Of the Transcript, treas.
orer. P. G. Stith of the Swanville
News and Geo. Mosher of the MOTLEY
Mercnry, were emong the others pres-.
ens. The publishers met to consider
matters of mutual interest and bene-
ht, but didn't quite get together
Maybe they will; maybe not. rs
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29
THOUSANDS DESERT. Z
THE NUMBER WHO QUIT. ARMY
IL REA0Hs $3.50 IN a. YEAR.
a... ~ 4+fE =
1ors Than one-Tenth of Enlisted Men
. n United States Service Take
y = French Leave-No Canteen
= Given a. the Cause.

-WHshiQgton.--More than .one-tenth
Of the enlisted men in the +. United
States army deserted last, year, accord.
Ing TO- the second annual report of Maj.
Gen. r. G.. Atnsworth. tho; :military
1ecFSte<y. =: ~ !. $50. = >: ~: =:
On June 30 :thsre were 6S. .022 enlist
cd men I'm n>theaservicoya and &, 6,536 desert
a da>ths year ending that day. Three
go@oerse were: included in tho number.
The report says: MANY =:eremediea
have been proposed, but mono seems to
be worthy Of very seriousy considsra-
uoa., Those who know how the can
teen came to be abolished are not hope
tul for its restoration; there il NO like
1hhood Of any such increase In the SOL
dters' pay q will otfsot the. greater
tnducement offered In civil pursuits:
the comforts and even luxuries that
are furnished to enlisted men in, our
service are. even now criticised BY
some az being not only ;extrayagant
but injurious In ths4f: sfrect on men
whore real business tits tosnarch and
light, 1ncumbered with few comforts
and no Injuries. and the discipline
and obstruction to which tho soldier II
nov: subjected are not likely to be re-.
laxod In future. $">:
Our people have little real interest
In the army in time Of peace, and from
the earliest days Of the republic have
been accustomed to look upon It a. 4
more or lees Unnecessary institution
that may be pared down with safety
whenever a demand for retrenchment
Of public expenses arises. Enlistment
In the army in time of peace is not
unoommonly regarded as evidence Of
worthlessness on tho part Of the No.
cruit, and desertion in such time IL
generally looked upon as nothing more
eulpable than the breach Of a civil
contract for service. The deserter suf-
fers little loss Of caste by his oftense
and Is seldom without friends and sym.
pathizers to shield him from arrest
and to intercede in his behalf in the
comparatively rare event of his falling
into the hands Of the military author
tiles.
TT Is safe to predict that desert1on
from the army will continue to be ex-
oesstve until there shall have been q
radical change of public sentiment
toward the army and until the deserter
shall come to be regarded as the Grim
ina he Is, to be ostracized and hunted
down as relentlessly as any other
transgressor Of the law.
There is no reason to look for such
change Of sentiment In the near fu-
ture, and there are some who believe
that the change will never come until
our people shall have learned, through
national disaster and humiliation, that
the effective maintenance Of an army
Of professional soldiers is absolutely
essential to the preservation Of the
national honor and life, and that the
trained and disciplined troops Of a
modern enemy cannot be wtthstood by
hastily organized armies of unframed
or half-trained civilians"
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29
New Years Day In Canada.

With the French-Canadian, New
Years day, or le jour de Fan, as he
calls it, is very much like what Thanks
giving day is to his New England
brother. 1t is par excellence the feast
Of the home, essentially a domestic
holiday.
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29
The house owned bv T.. e. Richard.

The house owned by L. E. Richard.
and occupied by Otto Kinzer. on
Mort b Seventh street. near Second
aven ne northeast, was greatly dam
age d by fire Friday evening about 9
o'clock: The flames had good, start
when the tiremen arrived, but they
soon had the FIRE under control. Mr..
and Mrs. Rinzer were away at q
neighbor's. The fires origin is un-
known The loss In household sgoode
and furnishing will be over $500.
covered by insurance. The owner o1
the house had $3.50 insu rance. -
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29

The Methodist Sunday school had q
Christmas tree and celebration Mon.
day evening, with q good program Of
music and recitations. =
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29

Phil. Gueriu is employed as barten-
der in Miles saloon at Bemidji at go
q month.
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29

The Baptist Sunday school gave q
good Christmas program at the church
Saturday evening.
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29
Hard Luck. Of the Editor.

Marriage with us is an irksome in
stitution," declares the London World.
The editors wife evidently takes soms
other paper. % q. . s. ... j." j...-- t..
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29

Miss Annie Raster got the hat civ.
en- away by the Sand Sisters Satur.
day.
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29

Roosevelt is opposed to b ossism-that
liz, If he isn't boss.
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29

Glenn Harding OF Cass Lake is Wis
..: Jrie nds here. .s.5... !. b. .::s5 81
Little Falls herald., 1905-12-29

Arthur Ecklund OF Anaconds
Mont. il visiting relatives here. Ss Ss3I
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27

BILE diseases among domestic animals
To provide for the inspection OF ba-
keries.
To require retail mercantile estab-
lishments to provide seats for female
employees.
To appropriate $4,000 to pension the
widows of Confederate soldiers.
To prohibit the mortgaging of per-
sonal property unless it is in the name
of the mortgagor.
To amend the primary election law
so as to provide for the election of
Ward and District Chairmen.
To authorize County Courts to pay
the expenses of sheriffs going after
prisoners.
To establish a Department of Game,
Fish and Forestry.
To authorize the Governor to issue
land grants on entries made within
three years prior to April IA, 1903.
To regulate fraternal beneficiary as
sociations.
An act concerning delinquent chill
dren. (Junivele Court law
To prevent courts and Attorneys
General from releasing or remittlng
Attorney Generals fees.
To amend the road law in counties
Of 70, 900 population and under.
To amend the general game law with
reference to deer, taking out licenses
and limiting the number of birds killed
in any one day.
To declare forty-eight pounds a
standard bushel OF cornmeal.
To prevent any agreement between
FIRE insurance companies for the main
tenance OF rates. (Anti-compact law.)
To pay released convicts from 81 to
So in cash.
To provide for the assessment OF in
turban and street railroads by the Rail-
road Commission
To provide for bonds in appeals from
judgments in actions on accounts.
Miscellaneous appropriation bill.
General appropriation bill.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27
HitChed TO a Star.

Wallisville, Texas, receives all its
freight by boat from Galveston or
Houston, and as it happened one day,
the captain of two-masted schooner
found his helper too sick to return with
him to Galveston. His search for a
roustabout was unavailing until, just
before:dark, he found negro on the
landing who had never before seen a
boat or as large body of water as the
Trinity river. A bargain was, however,
struck, and the negro agreed to go
with him to Galveston. After getting
through the river into Trinity Bay, the
captain called the negro to him at the
helm, and after explaining to him at
great length, and with much care how
to steer by the rudder, he pointed to a
bright star directly ahead and said,
Snow, Bob, you see that star directly
over the nose of the boat ?"
"Yessir.
"Well, that star is right over Calves
ton Island, and if you will keep the
nose Of this boat pointed ct that star,
we will butt into Galveston. Now, you
remember all 1 told you about steer
ing, do you ?"
"Yess, Boss"
"You can keep the nose pointed right
at that star, can You ?"
"Sure, Boss.'
"All rihht, I'm going to sleep for
awile, and then I'll steer and let you
sleep"
"All right, Boss" m
When the Captain woke mp the first
thing he did was to look for his star,
q I'D to his CONSERVATION saw it over ths
stern of the schooner.
'Say, you black devil, where yor
steering for ?" he roared.
Don't know now, Boss, you got to
give me anudder star. I done passed
dat un. May Lippincott's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27
Forget About Your Stomach

If your digestion is bad the vital or
gans of your body are not fed and
nourished .as they should be. They
grow weak and invite disease. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat,
cures indigestion and all stomach trou-
bles. You forget you have stomach
from the very day you begin taking it.
This is because it gets rest-recuper-
ates and gradually grows SO strong and
healthy that it troubles you no more
E. L. Babcock, Amherst, Mlnn., says .
II have taken great many remedies
for indigestion but have found nothing
equal to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure" Ko-
dol dlgests what you eat, cures indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, sour stomach, belch-
ing, heartburn and all stamach troubles.
It's preparation is the result of many
years of research. Sold by II. G. Mil
Ter, druggist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27
Queer Lot Of Names.

Miss Death was brought to the Ger
man Hospital in Philadelphia to be
operated upon for appendicitis. She
was daughter, she said, of an under
taker.
The surgeons name who was chosen
to perform the operation was Dye-Dr.
Frank Hackett Dye.
When the operation was over Miss
Death was placed in charge Of two
nurses.
Miss Payne is the day nurse. Miss
Grone is the night nurse. The patient
recovered rapidly, and in short time
bade goodbye to DR.. Dye, Miss Payne
and Miss Grone.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27
A Lovely Brand.

He was cherubic youth Of four, with
beautiful, blue-eyed co1ntensnce'and
angelic smile-the kind Of boy that
honest persons long instinctively to
kidnap. He sat on the fence, swinging
his heels and humming kindergarten
song,
"Oh you darlingl" cried an impul-
sive young woman, ,Ipouncing upon him
and giving him a hug. "Has your
mother any more like you? Have you
any little brothers ?"
"Yop," replied the angelic boy, "got
three. Me aud Jack and Billy and
Frank"
(Which one do you like best ?"
'Jack, I guess, reglied the young.
ster after moment of deep thought.
'Yop, I like Jack best.
"And Why" asked the young woman,
"do you like Jack best ?"
cause he did such lovely errand
for me once"
"What was that lovely errand ?"
"He bit Billy on the Leg" replied
the sweetly serious cherub.
"Why," pursued the young woman,
"didn't you do your own biting ?"
"Cause ] hate the taste of Billy's
legs" was the calm reply.-Carro
Watson Rankin, in May Lippinco It's
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27
A Dandy for Barns.

DR.. Bergin, Pana, Ill.,, writes: II
have used Billiards. Snow Liniment;
always recommend it to nv friends, as
| am confident there is no better made.
1t is a dandy for burns. Those who
live on farms are especially liable to
many accidental cuts, burns, bruises,
which heal rapidly when Ballard 9
Snow Liniment is applied. 1t should
always be kept in the house for cases
OF emergency" ESQ.,, SOC. and 81 ct
Il, @. Miller's drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27

biles.
To allow corporations to issue COM
mon and preferred stock.
To appropriate $25, 900 per annum for
the Peobody College for Teachers.
To amend the disposition of the
State surplus act of 1908. The Toilet
school bill.
To regulate the practice Of osteop-
athy. To amend the general corpora
ton laws as to religious organizations.
To provide for the acceptance by the
State of the trust of Mrs. Anne e.
Weber.
To amend the exemption laws of 1871
so as to make 10 per cent. of all salaries
of $40 and under subject to garnish-
ment.
To require the plugging Of aban-
doned oil wells.
To require life insurance companies
to stamp or print the character of
policy across the face thereof.
To prevent ticket scalping and re-
quire railroads to redeem unused
tickets.
To give employees lien on the stocks
of their employers.
To prohibit persons from purchasing
liquor for another.
To permit County Courts to supply
destroyed tax books.
To amend the Chancery practice act
of 1908 SO as to give Chancellors in
creased powers while sitting in cham
bers.
To designate and adopt a State flag.
To provide for the appointment of a
commission to locate the line between
Tennessee and Georgia.
To authorize counties and incorpo-
rated towns to refund outstanding
bonds.
To create the Office of Assistant At
torney- general and Reporter.
To amend the pure food law 80 as to
allow the Board Of Health to use funds
to have samples analyzed.
To regulate the running Of traction
engines.
To create the Office Of State entomol-
ogist.
To authorize construction companies
to take stocks and bonds in payment
for work.
To make it unlawful to receive de-
posits in an insolvent state bank.
To povide for the registration and
protection of trade marks.
To regulate judgments in replevir
suits before magistrates.
To extend the time within which
landlords and furnishers' liens may b'
enforced.
To regulate appeals in Chancery
cases.
To create the Sixteenth Judicial Oir
cult in West Tennessee.
To prohibit the paying out of schoo
funds for maps, charters, ETC., excep
on warrants countersigned by tn
county Judge.
To create three additional Circui
Judges in Shelby county.
To regulate the busin ess Of loaninI
money on salaries, wages and persona
property. (Loan shark bill.)
To amend the law regulating tn
practice of surgery and medicine.
To provide for the registration c
powers of attorney.
To authorize Circuit judges to &C
! iourn regular terms of court.
To promote the comfort of publ
) travel. (Jim Grow bill.)
To prevent the spread Of communici
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27
Il is Absolutely Free Today.

There is no catch about this. IF
MULL'S GRAPE TONIC doesn't
positively cure constipation you are out
nothing as we give you the first bottle
free. If it cures, which it will-tell
others-that is all we ask. The first
bottle is free to those who write today.
Write plainly. Address Mull's Grape
Tonic Co., 319 Third Avenue, Rock Is.
land, Ill. The 81 bottle contains near.
ly three times the soc. size. AZ drug
stores, Try it,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27
ATried and True Friend.

One Minute Cough Cure contains not
an atom OF any harmful drug, and it
has been curing coughs, colds. Group
and whooping cough so long that 1t has
proven itself to be a tried and true
friend to the many who use it. Mrs.
Gertrude E. Fenner, Marion, Ind,
SAYS: coughing and ssraining SO
weakened me that I run down in weight
from 1z8 to 90 pounds. After trying O
number Of remedies to no avail, One
Minute Cough Cure entirely cured me.
Sold by Il. O. Miller, druggist.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27

How many children are at this season
feverish and constipated, with bad
stomach and headache. Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children will al
ways cure. II worms are present they
will certainly remove them. At all
druggists, 25c. Samples mailed FREE.
Address, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy,
n. Y. 4iS-et
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27

Hon. CHARLES A. Towne says that the
present tendency toward what is called
''radicalism" is an outgrowth of DISC
bedience to the law on the part of the
great combinations seeking to estab-
lish monopoly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27
Health is Youth.

Disease and sickness bring old age.
Herbine, taken every morning before
breakfast, will keep you in robust
health, fit you to ward off disease. II
cures constipation. biliousness, dy-
spepsia, fever skin, lives and kidney
complaints. 1t purifies the blood and
clears the complexion.
Mrs. d. W. Smith, Whitney, Tex,
writes April 3, 1902: 81 have used
Herbine and find it the best medicine
for constipation and liver troubles. II
does all you claim for it. / can highly
recommend it," Soc ct Fl, G. Miller'S
drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27
Chamberlainls CQngh Remedy the Best and
kOet Popular,

ssAIothefs, bny it for croupy children,
railroad men buy II for severe coughs
and Blderly people buy 1t for Ii grippe, :"
sa Y Moore Bros, Eldon, Iowa. 1--WE
ell more of Chamberlain G Cough Rem
edy than any other kind. 1t seems to
have taken the lead over several other
good brands. /" There 10 no question
but this medicine isIthe best that can
be procured for coughs and colds,
whether it be . child or an adult that
isiaflicted. It always cures and cures
quickly. Sold by H. O. Miller.