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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
IN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT
Legality Of Minneapolis Sunday olse.
ina Law Upheld So


That the Minneapolis city ordinance
prohibiting the keeping Of saloons
open on Sundays is not in violation Of
the federal Constitution was in effect
judicially declared by the supreme
court OF the United States in the case
OF the state of Minnesota vs.. Val Mar
ciniak
Marciniak is the owner of a saloon
III Minneapolis and was prosecuted In
the municipal court of that city. Sen
fenced to pay fine of $25 he an
pealed to the state supreme court,
where he lost He then brought the
case to the federal court, where the
ruling Of the state court was af-
hEMeu. Marciniak raised the question
IL the supreme court that the pro-
ceF5'i.ng OF the city court in refusing
hiEl jury trial was a summary act
sucn as is not justified by the Constr
tuition, but the higher court refused to
accept that view The decision of thu
court was announced hy Chief Justice
Fuller. but he submitted no written
opinion
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

There is, however, striking exception
to this rule in France. New Years is
the chief festival Of the year. and the
gift" Is the chief feature of the festi:
val. It is believed that the French oh:
servance Of the day combines the an.
ctent customs Of the Druids, Romans
and Christians, since 1t involves the
highest homage to womanhood. a sa-
turnalian effect In liberties to bonds.
men. and the gala day Of romping free
dom to children. New Years day is
eVerybody's day. Each one of these
features has its special history which
would require the space Of a special
story to tell.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

In calling on friends and the giving OF
"awabi," kind Of mussel shell, ~
emblem Of times long ago when their
forefathers were Of necessity very fri.
gal. This is also interpreted a. q
warning against luxury. In China the
people meet In the streets on New
Years day and salute each other
with: "Kung-h! Kung-hi!"-'I hum.
bly, wish you joy," or "Sin-hi!"- MAY
Joy be yours" The cities are gayly
decorated with lanterns and artificial
flowers, with red paper notices on
the houses. Where blue paper 10
seen It is q sign that there has been
a death during tho year.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
TRAGEDY AT VvABASHA.

.e21es Mar1astad Said to Have Bean
Shot by Peter Nisg.
i':ter Nigg is in the county iail
al Wabasha awaiting the action of tho
'!and jury at the May term of the
district court and James Margastad
Is at St. Elizabeth hospital al
": ~~;:sha In very serious conditio&
18th two charges Of No. 6 shot fred
rom a shotgun in his body. Nigg ID
:::>2rsed with the shooting. which he
denies. Nigg, it is said, was elected
rom the Margastad home because he
"-25 abusive and thereupon, it ia al
-::><55ed, he shot Margastad.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
When
The Year 4
Begins
Newton MacTavish

One OF the Queerest features Of the
first day af the year is the fact that it
has been celebrated on many different
dates. With us the year begins on
January l, according to the calen.
dar prepared by order Of Julius Cae.
sar. and later revised from time to
time as necessity seemed to require.
Hardly a month IN the year but what
has been regarded at some time, by
some people, as the first Of the IL,
and consequently the beginning Of the
new year. Sometimes the date was
logical, determined by the position Of
the sun In the heavens.
Sometimes it was fixed by agricultu.
raj or industrial conditions, sometimes
by great historical event, and occa.
sionally 1t was merely arbitrary, de-
termined without any special reason
being assigned. At one time the
Greeks began their year September |:
at another on the first day of July,
the beginning of the Olympian games.
In what is called the Alexandrian era
the year began on August TO- Ono
Jewish chronology assigns October
as the date on which the creation Of
the world began, and consequently
adopts that New Years day. At one
time the Romans began their year on
April "a, at another On March !, and
finally as we do now.
According to the meteortc cycle, the
year began on July Is. During the Pc
riOd Of Alexander's empire the com.
mencement of the year was on Sep.
TENDER T.; the era of the Maccabees
was dated from November "a. The
people of Tyre began their year on
October 10, while the so-called Sido.
nian era commenced ON October I,
and the Augustan era made February
IA the first day Of the new year. The
ancient Egyptians began their year
with the overflow of the Nile, when.
ever that might OCCUR. while in India
the annual food Of the Gauges fur.
nished date for popular chronology,
and the Mexicans, although they had
a complicated system Of calculating
time, popularity reckoned their year
to begin with the spring planting
The Jewish rabbis had four begin
nings of the year. the first Of the
month Nissan. supposed to be the date
of the Exodus; the first Of Tfshrf,
which began the agricultural year;
the first Of Flu, the day on which the
cattle were numbered, and tho first
Of Shebat, which was called the new
year for trees. Christmas day, East.
or, the beginning Of each solstice and
many other dates have been observed
at different times BY various nations;
even now in Russia the day OF the
new year is IL days behind that Of
our calendar, the Russians having
never adopted the 0regorian calendar,
which, indeed. did not come into gen
eral use until about the middle Of the
eighteenth century.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
Noticed the Omission.

Some dramatic authors seem to re-
gard construction as unnecessary
frills. On the first night of the only
drama that the novelist, Miss Bradden,
wrote, q scene was introduced in which
q child was kidnapped from it's mother.
At the end. when all were made happy,
so much had been left to the general
imagination that no pains had been
taken to effect the restoration Of the
stolen child. OF course it was an I'M
workmanlike lapse on the part Of the
dramatist, and it seemed to have
passed unnoticed until a god leaned
over the gallery rail and solemnly In
uuired: Hi! What about that kid?''
The piece was swamped In q food OF
iuextinguishable laughter.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
St. Paul Man Asphyxiated.

.. J. Mccarthy of the freight claim
departing emit Of the Great Northern
railway was found iced in his room
II: the Porter Lic"s<:E at st. Paul
from gas poisoning Coroner A. w.
Miller was called and after an exami-
nation the body was taken to the coun-
~ :Corgue, where the coroner will
make further Investigation into the
case, Mccarthy was found dead In
he'd and the gas Vas turned on. It Is
supposed that he accidentally turned
the gas OF after extingaE5bing the
light
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
x-Raya and Pearis.

An interesting application Of the K.
rays is for the detection of the pearl
inside the closed shell Of the mullusk.
In a paper contributed to the Complies
Rendus Of the Biological society az
Paris R. Dubois gives an account of
photographs which he has made. show.
ing pearl inside q species of pearl
bearing mussel. He notes also that Z
similar radiograph of pearl inside q
shell was made by Auguste Lumiere
and exhibited at the Colonial exhibit.
ton at Marseiiles in 1906
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

st. Basirs eve. The city fs decorated
and the shops TEEN with toys; sweet
meats and festoons Women, days be-
fore, squat and joke around a low
table making st. Basil's cake of which
they bake great quantities. On New
Years eve the Rajah boys in droves
go on the rounds of houses, knocking
at doors; until the master Of tho
house responds, according TO- the, Gus
tom:
Let the boys in ut once. Give them
money, fruit and all that they can
carry Of st. Basil's cake. Come on.
servants, mn their pockets while. they.
give US their song. The boys then sing:
q customary song, ending by calling
down blessings upon the household.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
Railroad Emusoye Killed:

George butcher, az employee Of this
milwaukee, and St. Paul railway at
Wabaska,. had both legs cut off
Just above. the Euees. He was taken
to st. Hizabeth's hospital and. died an
hour later. butcher was employed in
the capacity of cinder pit cleaner and
Was in the pit shovelIng when a. switch
engine kicked three cars down the
track over which he was working In
iris effort to get out he was caught, tho:
GIFTS passing over him -.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
Duluth Primary Elections,

= tie hottest pr;ilrary fight Duluth
:':c2 ever witnessed ECail Tessman re-
oe;9ed the Democratic nomination for
II ay'or. defeating Mayor NJ. B. Cullum
~ what The f.zII ratlEFns show to-
haze been a r!,;cal;1y Of 1873 votes.
Tie most aston. ling feature Of the
cj"crion was IT, Number u votes cast.
More than IT, 2 Mes were pOiled: in
tile city, 7ur? Ja.' equal to that gen.
orally polled at a general election OF
those more than $500 were Demo-
cratic
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
Was a Pioneer Minnesotan.


C1sonal William Crooks. assistant e.
Gf'c president Of the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation company, ID
dad at Portland, Ore. aged 80.
3nty-sl years. Colonel Crooks. In
those honor the first locomotive ever
jj:erated in Minnesota, in 1862, was
,amed. drove the first spike into tho
"loneer road Of this state, the old st.
t>a1i and Pacific road. now a part of
the Great Northern He was chief en-.
s:::'ser CT the road at one time. He
W.; colonel OF the Sixth Minnesota
volunteer infantry and served during
!: ',oTtion of the war. Prior to that
S::i'e he was stationed at Fort Smell.
log with General Sibley and played q
prominent part in the Indian wars.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
FatteninQ the Bride.

In Tunis, when man wants to take
another wife, he picks out girl, and
then carries to her father pair Of
bracelets and a pair of anklets from
one of the other ladies of his house.
hold. The bracelets and anklets are
slipped on the young woman, and sew
eral months are allowed for her fatten-
ing. She must fatten until she COM
pletely fills the four ornaments, or
otherwise the man has a right to re-
fuse her. For in Tunis fat is beauty
and a permanently slender girl has no
chance of marriage Philadelphia Bull.
letin.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
Bids Wanted on
Repairs of
Bridge.

Not,ce is hereby given that The
Bosrd Of Supervisors Of Little Falls
to vnship, Mum, will receive bios tor
renair to bs made ON the Platte River
Priilxe In said township on Saturday.
Deo. 20. 1907, at 10 O'Clock q; n.
n meet at the Office of Phil. ..
Randall, Road and Bridge supt. in the
citv of Little Falls. Mimi. where the
MANS and specifications may be seen;
: Right reserved to reject any anu all
bids.
Dated De,. IL, 1907
Thomas: Neil. to vo clerk:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

Postmaster Editor lngersoll of
Bvaiuerd is q candidate for re-
appointment as postmaster. but
whether he will land is not yet
settled. There is this to be said for
Ingersoll. he did not abuse Lindbergh
like q pirate aud then slobber over
him afCer ward. This manly course
was very refreshing, contrasted with
the sycophancy of some others.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

FOR SALE-The. north west quarter
of the north east quarter aud the east
one.half of the north east quarter Of
north west quarter of section thirty
ono in township one hundred and
tweuty.nine. north of range thirty,
west containing sixty acres more or
less, according to the United States
government survey. W. 81. Mains,
90l 9'4. Unity building, 70 Dearborn
street, Chicago. 80
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
Highest.1 Pricesl paid for
butter, eggs and honey.
-Deiber & Kerich Bros.
Bids,'W anted

-.Bids will be received. By District
l28 to b7ild school house 1V1oU' 10
feet high. stone touudatlons, on
January 3lst. 1908. at the nome or
Frank Novack, district CLERK. Pulaski.
MINI. Job to be let to the love t
bidder. ~ 81
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
81. Paul Club Goes TO- CHICAGO

James j. Callahan owner of thu
Logan Square baseball park at Chi,
cago, has been offered the Chi
cago franchise Of the American. asso~
citation and has accepted it. To show
that the magnates in the organizations
are unit on the proposition Prest~
dent George F.. lennon Of the st. Paul
club has offerei to sell his franchise
land players to. Callahan.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

doused with the peas, while they
shower the wheat upon their friends.
A curious custom also is festooning
the handsomest horse in the village
and leading him to the house Of q
nobleman. The pea and wheat shoot.
ers follow in droves. Both guests
and horse are admitted to the parlor
Of the lord and the guests receive pres.
:ents of small coins. The origin OF
the custom is not known, but 1t is
interpreted to mean a greeting of
the peasants to their lord. While
the horse is being entertained in the
parlor, there comes to the house q
drove Of oxen. goats. hogs, ETC., gayly:
decorated and led by the children,
These are not admitted, but admired
from the window by the lord Next
appear old women with barnyard
fowls, decorated with evergreens and
berries. These are given to the lord
as present.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

1.-The Christmas number of the Royal
ton Banner was a credit to that
village and to the enterprising and
hnstliug e1itor of the Banner, which
appears to be, under Mr.. Knutson'e
lively, enexetlc and up.to- date manage
ment, waving more resplendently than
ever.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

nay" But what this means. no one
seems to know. The application Of the
term is in custom Of children to en-
robe themselves in street and go the
rounds Of houses on New Years eve,
knocking at the doors and crying
"Hogmanay." In response they al!
ways get an oat cake, rich with fruit,
and sometimes, in addition, some
cheese and goodies. This ia their;
*Hogmanay" Housewives are kept
busy days in advance preparing little.
cakes for their ghost-like visitors and
1t 10 regarded as something Of 4 bad
omen to run short and not be able to,
supply the demand. While Hog.
manay" is the usual cry it is often sup.
plemented by "trolloI4y" and the more
daring will add the privileged rhyme:
Rise up. guide wife. and shake your FRA
{ theirs, :
Dtnna think that We arc. begxare;
We are BARNS come to play
AMI to seek our Hoemanay.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
FRANCE.

N EUROPE it 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.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

Cannon is a reactionary. opposed
to salutary reforms, against the
presidents policies. So republican
papers say. why is he chosen by
republicans fur his great Office?
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
The Happv Man,

Happy is the man who has nothing
to swear of and therefore swears OF
nothing. He will not have to invent
reasons for smashing his pledge few
days hence.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

The Charleston Is. C.) News and
Courier dislikes tho choice Of Denver
for the democratic convention, because
Colorado is friendly to Bryan.
Another evidence that Denver was
wise selection.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
Young Woman Dies in Flames;

Katherine Krick Of MelEose;. about
twenty years Of age. lost. her life.
in a burning house. While, attempt.
Ing. to escape from the building thu.
girl became suffocated and. fell into
the flames. Her body was; recovered
twenty minutes later, but it was
charred and unacceptable. John:
krfck. the girls father, was badly
burned, but will recover.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

~ Inadverte tlv the Breineyd Tribune
tells great trutn. It says Bryan lost
New York in 1898 by 1898, 469. The
dollar mark explains 1896 all right.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
GERMANY.

Y MANY German
cities, and especial
ly in Berlin. New
Years eve, or other.
wise known as Syl-
vester's Nacht, is
the occasion Of q
rough yet ludicrous
onslaught upon in.
nocent and unwary
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

The ST. Paul dispatch leads in the
attack on the supreme court. The
mo i've $40 I'D be more worthy than
the loss Of damage s7it.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

~ V&AA CAV NA0 AV0"
Years day Of the
Qregorian calendar
ID observed f 70
Z universal rule
there and In China
that all debts must
be settled ut tho
end Of the year.
But the feature OF
the day in Japan 10
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
Minneapolis Cir! Killed.

Margaret Virgins, aged eleven
years. was killed in collision of
two iceboats on Lake Calhoun, near
Minneapolis. The girl was with party
of friends when the collision occurred
and received her fatal injuries by be-
ing thrown from the boat All others
On the boats escaped fatal injury.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
ENGLAND,

I'm Eng
land are, very siui-
lar and IN many
cases Interchange
able with those Of
Scotland. Even 70
this day. tho N
cfent salutation
"Wass hael," oe
ITO yonr health"
70 jovially given
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

Prof. q. e. White is secretary of
the High School section of the
Minnesota association. which will
meet at st. Paul Jan. LIST to 18th.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
TURKEY,

QUAINT New Year
custom: is: observed:
in the. Turkish orr,
ent, where the.
Greek subjects Of
the sultan live. It.
is the special event:
In Caesarea, where
St. Basil was born.
New Years. eve
iS more often called
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
Injured in Auto Accident,

AS the result Of a collision betweea
a street car and an automobile at
Minneapolis Thomas G.. Hough was
badly eli. about the head and per-
haps suffered internal injuries. HIS
wife and daughter Edith, who were
thrown from the machine, escaped I'm.
injured. Hougk's injuries are serious,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
The Morntno After,

Up to Date Child-Did you and papa
enjoy the party last night, mamma?
Mother-Yes, darling.
Up to Date Child-Which Of you
won the most ?-Judge.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27

IW YEAR Is not
the day in the
United States that
It is in foreign
countries. In early
New England days
It received quite q
setback by the Pill
grims, who believed
that it's observance
was a racOqnitiOn
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
New Year Day
The World Around -.
Copyright. 1907, BY Wright 4. Patterso
By DANIEL CLEVERTON.

present and passed out the back door.
To admit one having curved initials.
like c or o. means bad luck for a
year.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
$3.50 eGa YEAa.

La Toilette may be unpopula rin the
Senate, bat he IS popular with good
American citizens everywhere else
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
Tbe Turntng of the GLASS

Tbe Turntng of the @la88
7 has come once more to Che turning Of Ae slass.
The sand is all but spent. and @e days Of 4ae old
year are as chaff in ae wake Of Che wind By
,@e gray light in ae western shack. at Che heaped
tables of ae rich within Che great places of exchange
and even amongst those who go out upon 4e high
seas. men will give pause For it is 4e time Of
reckoning. and sober thought must 60 to 4e balance
against mirth and merrymakine It is a,e supreme
hour of resolution. May Che trend Of worship be
not towards Ae god Of gold. May men not overlean
towards Che side Of materalism May there be
reverence for simple things. for Che young babe
in a'e cradle and ahe old man nearing Che valley
May @e milk Of human kindness and the 5000,
hand Of common sympathy 60 forth to a< natal
;ts..t Then might q: New Yea. dawn bright:
and people ae world over could ftpeat with dc po<t:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
SCOTLAND.

s IN France, so in
s c 0 t I a n d, N e W
Years is the chief
festival Of the year.
The eve OF the day
and the day itself
are called Daft
Days" or crazy
days. And the eve
separated from its
daft" associate is
call ed "Ho9ma.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
RUSSIA.

Y TIL E country
town of Russia
New Years Is tho
great feast day for
the children. Boys
fill their pockets
with dried peas
and wheat and 60 in
bands from house
to house. People
they have any
grudge against are
meas whi1o thov
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
w ANTS
One cent a word. No ad taken
for less than ten cents.

FOR SALE-Ten acres land near city.
Stephen G. VasalY.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-27
THE FAR EAST.

n 7N JAPAN; the Neye
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-09
OsTEoPATHY WITH CHILDREN.
Postural Defects-and Disease Results


DR.. George NJ. Gould in the "Medi-
cal Record" declares: There is prob
ably not school desk in all the world
constructed upon physiological prin-
ciples. Think of the millions of NOR
bidly raised right shoulders, of the
millions of neck and backs thus
twisted and wrenched WITH ALL
the RESULTANT DISEASES THERE
FRONT"
DR.. Gould's article does more than
bring this wrong to public notice. 1t
justifies the osteopathic argument
that disease results from deformities
of the bony framework. In connection
with the ever lengthening school
year, It accounts for the increasing
number of children with glasses, with
anaemia, with the many and persist
ent organic diseases. This is what the
osteopaths are preaching, and is, in
fact. the very basis of the SYSTEM
but here it is from the Old School.
Fortunately for the children of to-
day, osteopathy is able to correct
these deformities, which are nothing
more nor less than osteopathic "les-
sons" misadjustments of the bony
framework on which osteopathy is
based. and through the correction of
whihc 1t makes its cures.