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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

There Is, however. a striking exception
20 this rule In France. New Years Is
the chief festival OF the year. aud tho
gift" is the chief feature OF the festi-
val Il Is believed that the French OBJ
servance OF the day combines the an.
Client customs OF the Druids. Romans
and Christians since Il involves the
highest homage 10 womanhood. a sa-
turnalian effect In liberties 20 bonds.
men. and the gala day Of romplng free.
dom 10 children. New Years day IS
e~vegybody's day. Each one OF these
features has its special history which
would require the space Of a special
story TO tell.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

and aiHays an excellent dancer. Brant
easily suocumbed 10 her sway. and be-
came. for the time being. a victim 10
her charms. To Brant the experience
brought back fond memories Of his
last cadet ball az the Point and be
hesitated 20 break the mystic spell
with abrupt questioning. Curiosity.
however finally mastered his reti.
cence.
Miss Spencer. be asked. may 1
inquire II you possess such a phenome-
o as a star pupil2"
The lady laughed meully. but her
expression became somewhat puzzled
Really, what a very strange question:
Why. not unless Il might be little
Sammy Worrell; he can certainly use
the longest words / ever heard o. out
side q dictionary. Why. may / ask
Are you especially interested In prod
igies?
"oh. not in the least; certainly not
In little SAMMY Wofren The person
4 had reference 10 chances 10 be a
young woman, having dark eyes. aud q
wealth Of auburn hair. We met quite
by accident. and TIE sole ciew ] now
possess 20 her Identity ID a claim she
advanced 10 being your star pupil"
Miss Spencer sighed somewhat re.
grotfully. and her eyes fell. Il fear
Il must have been Naida. from your
description But she / a scarcely more
than a child. Surely, lieutenant. Il
cannot be possible that you have be
ccsae Interested IN herr
He smiled pleasantly. AT least SIS,
~ she notg was somewhat Impressed
with her evident originality and hoped
% reneg our slight acQusinfanceship
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

friend. Il vas hardly his place TO 90
so. Then. remembering that he had
already said enough 70 arouse curl.
osity. which might easily be developed
into suspicion. be determined hts
course. In a few words the brief story
was frankly told. and apparently
proved quite amusing 10 Miss Spencer.
-Oh, that was Nadia. beyond q
doubt" she exclaimed. with a laugh OF
satisfaction. 4It Is all so Characters
tic Of her. ! only wonder how she
CHANGED 10 guess your name. but real
~ the girl appears to possess some
peculiar gift IN thus discerning facts
hidden from others.
The music coming to a pause. they
slowly ~irayersed the room.
4 presume, then. she Is not pres
entT he said, quietly.
Miss Spencer glanced into his face.
the grave tone mailing her ~apprehen.
siYe that she might have gone too fa-.
she was here earlier Ia the even.
ing, but o that yon remind me Of h.
? do not recall having noticed her Of
late But, really, lieutenant it Is no
part ~ my duty 10 chaperon the soung
girl Mrs. Hernd0n could probably IN.
form you o. her present whereabouts
Miss Spencer was conscious OF the
sting Of failure. and her face flushed
with yexaii0n ~ ~ extremely elose
To here don't you hinkg' she com.
planned. and : was sd ~rareiosa AZ 20
mislay my fan. feel almost SUMO.
Gated
Did yoG leave d a. homer be CUES.
toned Possibly J might discover .
substitute somewhere Ia the roomr
"Oh, no. ! would neYsr think q
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

nay. But what this means no one
seems to know. The application OF the
term is in a custom OF children to On.
robe themselves ia a street and 20 the
rounds OF houses on New Years eve.
knocking II the doors and crying
"Hogmanay.E In response they al.
ways get an oat cake. rich with fruit.
and sometimes. ia addition, some
cheese Hnd goodies. This Is their
"HoEmanay." Housewives are kept
busy days IN advance preparing little
cakes for their ghOst-ilko visitors and
Il IL regarded az something 90 a bad
omen to run short and not be- able TO
supply tha demand. While Hog.
manay' IL the usual cry Il Il often sup
p%lemented by '~troilolay and the more
daring VIII add the privileged rhymos
Rise w gude wife. and shake your Tea.
HfarH.
DINA think that We are beFFara:
We are BARNS come TO play
And 90 seek a tiogmanay.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

81 Baslls sse. The city ls decorated
and the shops TEEN with toys, sweet
meata and festoona Women, days be
fore, squat and joke around a loa
table making S. Rasirs cake. Of which
they bake great quabtitieh On New
Years M the Raiah boys "a droves
80 on the rounds Of houses. knocking
az doors. until the master OF tbs
house responds, according 10 the Gus
tom;
Let the boys IN NJ once. Give them
money. fruit and an that they can
carry Of ST. Basifs cake. Come on.
servants, nii their pockets while they
give uH their song. The boys then sing
a customary SONG. ending b. calling
down blessings upon the household.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

IN calling on friends and the giving OK
avail" a kind OF musBel shell. as
emblem OF times long 3 when their
forefathers were Of necessity very frn
gal This Is also Interpreted as a
warning AGAINST luxury. Ia China the
people meet IN the streets on New
Years day and salute each other
with, "kunghi Kung-hii-f hum
bly, wish yoa SOY" or ~Sinhil"-"AIay.
Joy be- yours The cities are Eayiy
decorated with lanterns ana Artificial
flowers. with red paper motlocs on
the houses. Where b ne paper Is
seen il q a siEn thar there hos been
q death during The year.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

0Nuetu Win the peas, Ao4lc ANeF
shower the wheat upon their friends.
A curious custom also Is ~festooning
the handsomest horse IN the village
and leading him 20 the house Of a
nohieman. The pea and wheat shoot.
ers follow IN droyea. Both guests
and horse are admitted 20 che parlor
% the lord and the guests recoiYe pres
ents Of small coins. The origin q
the custom Is not known, bur Il Is
Interpreted 10 mean a greeting a
the peasants 20 their lord. While
the horse ls being entertained in the
parlor. there comes 20 the house n
drove Of oxen. goats. hogs. etc. gayiy
decorated and led by the children
These are not admitted. but admired
from the window by the lord. Next
appear old women with barpyard
fowls, decorated with eyergreena and
berries. These are given to the lord
as a present
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

JsToMs in Eng
land are very stint
lar and IN many
cases interchange
able with those Of
Scotland Even 20
this day the an.
Client s~alutatlon.
Wass hael." or
TO your health"
Is joylally given
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

YEAR is not
the day In the
United States that
Il IL IN foreign
countries. In early
New England days
Il received quite q
setback by the PHI
grims, who believed
that its observance
vas a r~ecognltion
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

EbhOfE II was
the custom. until
the time OF Oliver
Cromwell. OF OK.
changing presents
on New Years day.
But In the western
world generally the
practice has been
absorbed by the
Christmas festival.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
GERMANY.

MANY German
cities. and especial.
" IN Berlin. New
Years eve. or other
wise known as syl-
vester's Nacht, ls
the occasion OF a
rough yet ludlcrous
onslaught upon in.
noeent and unwary
nnrrona wku ra
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
TURKEY.

QUAINT New Year
custom il observed
In the Turkish orr.
ent. where the
Greek subjects OF
the sultan live II
10 the special event
in Caesarea. where
ST. Basil vas born
New Years eve
Is moro often called
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
The Happy Man.

Happy Is The man who has nothing
40 swear % and therefore sueais 81
nothing. he VIII not have 10 Invent
reasons FOR smaahins his pledge q fsa
days tenca
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
Year Day
World Around.

BY DANIEL cLEVERToN.

present and passed out the back door.
To admit 0ne having curved initials.
like o o. o, means bad luck for a
year.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
SCOTLAND.

s IN France. 90 In
s scotland d. New
Years is the chief
festival OF the e
The eve OF the day
and the day itself
are called Daft
Days" OF crazy
days. And the eve
separated from IFS
daft" associate IL
called "Hogma.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
\ FAR EAsT.

n JAPAN the New
Years day Of the
Gregorlan calendar
Ia observed II Is
a universal rule
there and In China
that ala debts must
be settled az the
end OF the year
But the feature Of
tho day In japan Is
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
RUSSIA

THE country
town OF Russia
New Years ls the
great a day sor
the children. Boys
an their pockets
with dried peas
snd wheat ana 20 In
bands from house
TO house People
they have any
grudge against are
- 1t
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26
FRANCE.

= y EuRoPE q 20
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
MAY BE A CANDIDATE
Governor Cummins May Seek
Republican Nomination.
FRIENDS URGE HIM TO RUN
They Believe That an Iowa Man Has
as Good an Opportunity to Obtain
the Nomination as Any One Else.
Would Affect Senatorial Fight.

Des Moines, a., Dec. Ex-Governor
Cummins has been urged to announce
himself as candidate for the Re-
publican presidential nomination and
it is likely that he will do so follow
ing a conference of prominent Iowa
Republicans to be called very soon to
canvass the situation. Governor Cum
Minis when interviewed, would not
give out statement, but it is said by
his friends that he is favorably dis
posed to the programme arranged.
Roosevelt's reiteration Of his posi-
tion as to third term has encouraged
Iowans in the belief that an Iowa man
has as good an opportunity to secure
the nomination as any one else.
Next in interest to the announce
ment that Cummins may come out fol-
presidential nomination is the effect
of such a step on the senatorial fight
now on between Cummins and Allison
1t is generally believed it would mean
Allisons reelection without a fight
and some of those who stand with AL
lison welcome this new turn of af
fairs and say they will not put any
thing in the way of the new move
ment. Others declare that there will
still be an anti-Cummins fight in Iowa
and that any effort to control the dele.
cation for him will be contested.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
THE TALK OF WASHINGTON
President Rooseveit's Latest Political
Announceme

Washington, Dec. 13.-The rean
nouncement by President Roosevelt
that under no circumstances will he
be candidate for reelection or &C.
cept third term was the subject OF
a great deal of discussion at the Capt.
toll, probably more so in the house
than in the senate
A feature of the discussion was a
statement by friends close to Presi
dent Roosevelt that the step he has
taken was actuated by considerations
affecting what he regards as the high
est interests of the Republican party
Those who are close to the president
insist that the whole course of the ex
>ecutive from this time forward will
be in line with policy of Cancellation
He hopes that no bitterness will be
engendered during the preconvention
campaign or later which will divide
the party at the polls.
President Roosevelt does not dis.
guise his earnest wish that Secretary
Taft may be nominated by the Chicago
convention, but he is also determined
that nothing shall be done by his adj
ministration which shall, even in the
promotion of the principles and poll.
cies for which he stands, tend to place
in jeopardy the cause of the party in
the elections.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
TRACES PEABODY BOMB,
Prosecution in Pettibone Trial Intro
/ duces Evidence.

Boise, Ida, Dec. 1S.-The prosecu-
ton in the Pettibone case traced the
Peabody bomb from the time HAIR
Orchard said he and Jack Simpkins
threw 1T in a creek at Wallace to it's
appearance in the courtroom at the
Haywood trial. Corroborative evidence
of the testimony of Orchard in refer
ence to the indicator mine explosion
was offered and the state proved that
the registered letter and telegraphic
money order received by Orchard
while at San Francisco were sent by
Pettibone, facts admitted by the de-
Tense
Judge Wood made it plain that he
would not permit the introduction of
evidence in regard to labor troubles in
Colorado, which was admitted at the
trial of Haywood and then stricken
from the record because 1t was held
by the court the defense had failed
to establish its counter-conspiracy
charge.
William D. Haywood, secretary-treas-
urer of the Western Federation of
Miners, has arrived in Boise and sat
with the spectators. He will take the
stand as witness for the defense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
LOW SUCCEEDS BELMONT.
Elected President of the National
Civic Federation.

New York, Dec. 18.-Seth Low, for
mer president of Columbia university,
was elected president at the closing
session of the National Civic Fedora
ton, succeeding August Belmont, who
felt obliged to retire, owing to the
press of business cares.
The diversified interests clashed in
sharp debate, but the spirit of the
speeches was good natured and at adj
journment the feeling generally ex-
pressed was that the cause of indus
trial peace had been promoted by the
two days meeting. Samuel Gompers
frequently questioned the speakers and
in a general way the labor leaders op-
posed while others supported the
proposition of compulsory arbitration
An exception was L. Landers of the
United Garment Workers of Canada,
who said that the Canadian law, prac-
tically prohibiting strikes and lockouts,
was the best measure ever enacted in
the interests of capital and labor
Victor Morawetz was chosen to
head the new finance committee and
Secretary of War William H. Taft to
head the new public employees welfare
committee. d. l.. Cease of Cleveland
was elected secretary to succeed Sam.
uel B. Donnelly. The other officers
were reelected
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
HUSBAND DEAD; WIFE DYING
Kansas City Couple the Victims of Un-
known Robbers.

Kansas City, Dec. 16-Louis B.
Sternberg, a grocer at Fourth street
and Wallaer avenue, in Kansas City,
Kan, was killed, and his wife, Mrs.
Matte SternDerg, was injured by I'M
known robbers who attacked and
robbed them in their store. The vic
tins of the outrage were not found
until twelve hours later. An open
can of sardines on a counter long
iron bolt and bloody meat cleaver
near the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sternberg supply the evidence of how
the crime was committed. 1t is be-
lieved that the robbers asked for the
sardines and as the grocer placed the
open box before them they struck him
down with the iron bolt and then
beat his head into a pulp. The rob-
bers then entered the living apart
ments back of the store and attacked
Mrs, Sternberg with the meat cleaver.
They split open her head and knocked
out one Of her eyes, besides infiicting
several brutal wounds on her body.
She cannot live. Sternberg, who was
forty-seven years of age, recently
took $500 from a bank and it is be-
lieved the robbers thought the money
was boarded in the sto! e. They Sc
cured about $75.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
CLARENCE BARROW ILL.
Petitioners Chief Counsel Unable TO
Appear in Court.

Boise. Ida, Dec. 17-Documentary
evidence in confederation of Harry Or.
chards testimony was introduced at
the Pettibone trial by the prosecution.
Clarence barrow, chief counsel for
the defense, was taken sick and was
not present in court, Edgar Wilson
taking his place. On account of OAR
rows absence, Orchard was not asked
impeaching questions, and the state
postponed its redirect examination.
Judge Luther NJ Goddard was the
most important witness for the state
He told of the finding of the bomb
which Orchard testified had been
planted near his gate for the purpose
of killing him.
The testimony of Former Sheriff
Nichols of Caldwell proved disastrous
to the state. After he had told of re.
ceiving letter addressed to Thomas
Hogan, copying it and giving the
original to Orchard, he testified on
cross-examination that the letter was
not in the handwriting of George A.
Pettibone, the defendant. He said lie
became familiar with Petitioners writ
ing while the defendant was in Jail
at Caldwell. Orchard had testified
that this letter was written by Petit
bone. On redirect examination Nichols
failed to identify the handwriting of
Haywood, with which he said he was
also familiar, stating that it looked
like that of Pettibone
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
ROOSEVELT'S DECLARATION
Treated as Momentous Matter by
London Newspapers.

London, Dec. 13.-President Roose.
velt's declaration that he would not
stand for renomintion is treated as a
momentous matter in the columns of
the London newspapers. The editor.
ials for the large part consider that he
has taken a wise decision, on the
ground that although he is the most
striking personality in the political
field at the present time, the fact that
he has alienated powerful supporters
by his antitrust policy has made his
reelection doubtful. They consider it
unlikely that President Roosevelt's
successor would pursue an antitrust
policy with such vigor.
The chances of the next president
of the United States being a Demo
crat also are canvassed, and the posi-
bility of Mr.. Roosevelt again being a
candidate in 1912.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
SIXTY-ONE MEN PERISHED.
More Than Two Score Bodies Taken
From the Yolande Mines.

Yolande, Ala, Dec. 18-Forty-two
bodies have been taken from the i'll
fated Yolande mines, in which an ex-
plosion occurred Monday. Nineteen
more bodies are reported in the mines,
making total of siXty-one victims. All
day long the rescue parties toiled in
the mines here against fearful odds.
The hot air and smoke from the eX-
plosion have made it difficult to get
into the lower entries and several of
the rescue parties have been over
come at different times and have had
to be brought to the surface for fresh
air.
No one is yet able to tell what
caused the explosion. The theory most
generally accepted now is that one of
the men allowed a stick of dynamite
to explode, which stirred up the dust,
and this in turn exploded.
The damage to the mine itself is not
as great as at first thought. Officials
of the company stated that work could
be resumed in the mine within four
or five days if the bodies are all out.
Negroes were the greatest sufferers
from the disaster, as less than third
of the victims are white
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
FATAL DUEL ON A STREET
Mississippi Men Quarrel and One oil
Them Is Killed.

Laurel, Miss, Dec. ia deliberate
ly planned and sensational duel oc.
Cured on the main street of Laurel
in which Edward Bragg was killed
and B. w. Scarborough, former state
senator, was wounded
The two had quarrel over a bust
ness matter during which Bragg is
said to have advised Scarborough to
go and get his gun. Scarborough
went to a nearby store and purchased
a shotgun and shells, while Bragg
waited. When Scarborough reap
peared. Bragg opened fire, hitting his
man three times, without dangerously
wounding him. SCARBOROUGH, in spite
of the bullets, advanced until so close
that Bragg seized the muzzle of his
gun. After tussle for the possession
of the weapon Scarborough fired, end
ing the duel by MORALLY wounding
Bragg. A small boy spectator was
slightly wounded
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
DISCUSSED IN THE SENATE
Need of Improvement of the Inland
Waterways of the Country.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Aside from
the appointment of committees, which
took place at the beginning of the
days session of the senate, the need
of improvement of the inland water
ways of the United States was the
chief subject before that body. Sen
ator Newlands of Nevada spoke for
two hours on his bill providing for the
appointment of an inland waterways
commission and for the Improvement
and development of the inland water
ways Of the country.
The senate adopted the resolution
of Senator Dick of Ohio extending the
time allowed the militia of the sew
eral state, territories and the District
of Columbia to conform to the provi-
sions of the act of June 81, 1903, which
was necessary in order that the mill
tia of several states might take adj
vantage of appropriations that have
been made.
The resolution of Senator Culberson
of Texas directing the committee on
finance to investigate the causes of the
present financial stringency and to
recommend immediate means for its
relief was allowed to lie on the table
and it will be the subject of remarks
by Mr.. Culberson at some future time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
ALARM IN GOLDF|ELD.
Power and Light Wires Down
and City in Darkness.
FUNSTON MAY TAKE CHARGE
Effort Being Made to Have Him Patrol
the Mining Camp With Federal
Troops-Believed That the Wires
Were Cut.

Goldfield, New, Dec. 1S.-The power
wires of the Nevada California Power
company are down and Goldfield is
without electric light or power. Many
rumors are afioat, the most reliable
being that the wires have been cut at
Palmetto, twenty-five miles distant.
Many people are alarmed and an eff
fort is now being made to have Gen.
eral Funston take charge of the camp
and patrol it with troops.
General Funston has cancelled his
order for berths for himself and staff
on the train and he will remain in
Goldfield indefinitely. The mills are
dark and armed guards are patrolling
the grounds around the principal shafts
and mills.
General Funston and Governor
Sparks held consultation and short
ly afterward Colonel Reynolds left for
the camp of the federal troops and all
soldiers on the streets were gathered
up and taken into camp.
For the past five weeks the power
company has had large force of men
patrolling the line, which passes over
the highest portion of the Sierra
Blanca range: A telephone line ex-
tends the entire length of the power
line and this also is down, so that
communication with the men patroll-
ing the power line is impossible.
Three mines were being operated
with the men brought in from other
points and those who have signed the
agreement of the Goldfield Mine Own
ers' association. The mill of the Con-
solidated company and the Nevada
Goldfield Reduction words also were
in operation.
No work, however, is being done in
any of the mines or mills now, owing
to the lack of power, the wires which
bring the power from Bishop, Cal,
fifty miles away. having gone down.
The commission sent by President
Roosevelt to investigate labor condi-
lions here has been busy with state
ments from the Mine Owners associa-
ton and in receiving visitors who have
information bearing on the situation.
The commissioners will make no state
menf