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Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-11

VANCOUVER b.. c., Sept 10-As a re-
suit of injuries received In the Labor Day
Lacrosse game between Vancouver and
New Westminster. Tommy Burns. former
heavyweight champion pugilist of the
world, may retire from the ring. He Is
matched with Sam Langford for a bout in
London, the winner TO meet Jack johnson
later, either In England or Australia. Dur
ing the game on Monday Burns strained a
tendon In his right knee.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-11
HYMENEAL.
Pnrfer-ChnYer.

HUMBOLDT, Neb., Sept. 10.-(speciai)--
Fred f. Porter of North Bend and Mrs.
Lillian Chavey Of Omaha were united In
marriage Monday at the home of Mrs.
Laura Campbell in this city. where the
bride was visiting. They will live In North
Bend.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-11

satOlO Ishn. a Japanese manager OF a
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-11
Railroad Liked
Graft in Repair
Officials Refused to Act on InfOrms.
ton bv Bookkeeper for the 0ster-
mann Company.

CHICAGO Sept lO--Officlals Of the llli-
nois Central railroad refused to act on in
given by Fred G. Peck, a former
OF the ostermann Manufacture
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-11
A MnrrIhle nenth

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and Weak Lungs with DR.. Kings New
Discovery soc and slOO For sale by
Beaton Drug Co
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-30

drops Happy New Year" resounded on all
sides. In the course Of the afternoon the in
defatigable had seen all their friends, had
sampled the choicest types of Christmas bak-
ing, had toasted again and again the New Year
in punch Of varying strength and pungency, or
substituted coffee in homes where temperance
principles were popular. They had said pref
ty things to popular danes In the stimulating
atmosphere Of holly and green wreaths, and
had matched wits with fascinating damsels In
the dangerous vicinity of mistletoe that still
boasted some berries. It all very gay,
very informal, and very honey At no other
time or on no other occasion did the holiday
hilarity reach SO high pitch.
I'D like to do it all over again." is the tes-
timony of one stately lady, whose home twenty
years ago was the scene of yearly New Years
receptions mo other social function on my
calendar was such fun for the guests and so
little trouble for the hostess. The decorating
had been done a week before, and few fresh
flowers were all that were needed. Given
bright lights, a dozen pretty girls to help en-
terrain the simplest cakes and plenty Of mild
ly exhilarating punch made from recipe that
my Kentucky grandfather declared harmless,
and success was assured. When six o'clock
came you had seen all the nice men Of your
acquaintance ndisturbed by the usual influx
of other women, and had sent them away at
peace with the world in general and full Of
the spirit of neighborliness.'
Meanwhile upstairs in the library window
seats curled the family small fry, watching the
procession as it passed, commenting with jul
venile frankness the toilets of the callers,
counting the visitors as they came, listening
to the hum Of voices downstairs, the girls hug
ging close to the sash, the boys making daring
detours to peek" through the balustrade, re-
turning to report what young ladies were sit
ting on the steps with what young men, and
even in some cases, what they were saying.
Longer tiptoeing prowls. down the back stairs
to the lair of friendly cook. led to quick and
jubilant returns with offerings Of cake and
claret cup, wherewith the hours might be be-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-30
GREHTEZ ~ NI4/X1EP B
LLo H/YD DONLV the
SRNCID1L REIlk1NE UREEzJ

guied until six, when twinkling street
lights warned the callers to retreat
Not q serious way to start the New
Year! No but a friendly one, that left
hostesses and callers with glow of human
friendliness to last as warmth for many
day And If seriousness were lacking, the
same decade that enjoyed New Years call
ing found itself also at one with the Gus
tom of watch-night service. For, in our
town." as in yours, mayhap, it was the
thing to spend the closing hours Of the old
wear in the quiet seriousness of prayer and
sacred song. Children had their share in
this. for fathers and mothers had not in
that simpler time learned to fear the giving
Of definite religious instruction to their sons
and DAUGHTERS It was clear and plain that
child must be trained in the way he should
po and watch night was part of that train
ing.
And. indeed no youngster ever tried to
beg off There was first of all the Joy OF doing
the unusual and the fun of sitting up past his
bedtime So you hied yourself to the nursery
couch or the sitting-room lounge, after hot
supper an od-fashioned winter supper OF sau-
sage and fried potatoes or scalloped oysters
and mullins. and took a long, long nap. At
half-past ten, father walked you, tucked you
into cap and overcoat, and the family party
started out under the cold stars, snow crunch
ing under foot, to the nearby church.
Not so very long ago the writer came
across an old chrome, Of the sort that looks,
in dim and favorable light, like a fairly de-
cent oil painting. In it's day 1t had doubtless
been the chief ornament of a well-furnished,
comfortable parlor. Now it cluttered the win
dow of a secondhand shop, dngy and out of
sorts with fate. But even in the unfattering
light of dusty show window, 1t had certain
charm for the one who found It. 1t was the
picture of a watch-night service, such as she
had once known we'll. Bright moonlight
flooded the scene, bringing out In sharpened
detail the snow-laden boughs Of dropping ems
and the Gothic spire of a small stone church.
From stained-glass windows and opened door
came streaming the warm glow Of shaded gas
jets From village streets focked men and
women and children, stopping to say word of
greeting as they passed into the vestibule The
spell of the picture took her, with the speed
of the magic carpet or of the sevenleagued
boots. back to the New Years ewes of Der girl
hood.
So she had walked with father and mother
and sleepy small brother Just the treeS
had looked In the frosty moonlight. And just
as warm and softly glowing had been the
stone church, through whose open doors came
the resonant strains of the great organ. She
remembered with aching vividness the faces
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-30

ton. This was essentially the festival of their
elders. Orders to keep from under foot were
rigidly enforced, and did you wish to see the
fun no place remained but the second-story
landing. which gave somewhat inconspicuously
upon the hall below, with a strained view of
the big parlors, and none of the dining
beyond. That 1t there and in full work
ing order was evidenced by a keen sense of
smell.
1t was always great fun TO wander up and
down the principal residence streets noon
drew near to find out who to be at
home and who were not A basket tied to the
door knob with gay red ribbons said, for all
the world to hear: I'VE are not receiving to-
day." If you were boy and daring, later in
the afternoon you stole up the step to peep
in and discover, by the number of cards with
in. the respective popularity of village maids
and matrons Wherever the door lacked the
basket you knew that behind the drawn
shades there was the soft glow Of candles or
the yellow glare of gas, poor substitute for
sunlight on snow, but presumably kinder to
compilations and gowns just trihe passe.
And you knew that in each house, subject
only to trifing variations OF background. there
would be enacted the same scenes
Into the front door that opened at the first
touch of the bell passed fuctuating stream
of men in holiday attire. There were elderly
beaux a-plenty in broadcloth that was brushed
to the point of perfection, smart young dan
dies sporting the newest fashion IN ties;
awkward beginners not quite used to the
length of their frock coats-we called them
Prince Alberts In the days when New Years
calls were in vogue-and sprinkling Of sub
stantiallooking business men paying homage
to the established custom of society. Every
body who was anybody in "our town" paid his
devoirs to the incoming year by making the
rounds of his friends homes.
Once inside, there was the neat maid or
solemn butler to receive the callers card and
help him with overcoat, hat and cane, and then
"a dash for his hostess and her daughters and
friends under the chandeliers with the prism
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REPRIEVE ARRIVED TOO LATE
dow TRIBE Execution Planned by.
Commanders of Army Of Potomac
Proved Painful Incident.

Nearly 500 Union soldiers met ig-
nominious deaths during the war OF
1S61-1S65. Most of them were shot for
desertion. Only one of this number,
am glad TO say, was from New Jersey,
my native state, and he foreigner,
whose home was in Newark. This fell
low had deserted from the Thirteenth
New Jersey regiment, shortly after the
battle of Antietam, the first engage
ment in which that command particf-
pated, and Joined the Confederate
army. Later on, he forsook the con-
federates and re-entered our lines,
hoping, thereby, as a confederate de-
serter, to be sent north in liberty. AS
fate decreed, he was seen by some Of
the Thirteenth, imprisoned, tried, con-
victed, and sentenced to be shot, as
were also two New Workers who had
been found guilty of the same crime,
writes Gen. J. Madison Drake, in the
Saturday Globe.
At eight o'clock in the morning the
Twelfth corps formed, when the court
martial proceedings and the orders for
the execution were read to each regi-
ment by the adjutants. While this
part of the ceremony was being enact
ed, small column of armed men was.
ment by the adjutants.
The suspense was awful as the
marchers and wagon drew near with
painfully slow and measured tread, to
the spot designated for the tragedy.
The three prisoners, assisted by the
soldiers, tottered from the vehicle to-
the ground.
The II armed soldiers, advancing a
few steps, faced the doomed men.
The reading finished, white band
ages were bound over the eyes of the
prisoners and with arms pinioned be-
hind their backs, they each were made
to kneel upon the rudely constructed
.coff1ns-placed beside their graves.
In moment the officer in command
of the firing party commanded
Ready" "aim," fret" and quick,
sharp volley sounding through a cloud
of black smoke, as the report reverbe-
rated over the field, like a single shot,
the blindfolded, pinioned forms, totter-
ing FOR a single instant, pitched heavi-
ly forward to mother earth.
20 make my story complete it will
be necessary to add the words Of
General Slocum in his address at
Gettysburg July /, 1887, at the unveil-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-30
OF those who had filed the

Of those who had filed the
pews, especially that OF one
man, the governor Of the state
whose aquiline profile. flashing
eyes and straight, glossy olacK
hair formed a never-to-be-forgot'
ten personality.
Watch-night hymns have a
personality of their own, as
those of Christmas or Easter, II
not so widely known. They are
naturally serious and a bit fore
boding, with touch Of the mel
ancholy that is associated Win
the rapid fight of time.
The year is gone, beyond recall
With all it's hopes and fears,
With all it's bright and gladdenlns
smiles,
With all its mourners' tears,
IS an old Latin hymn to a COM
mon meter tune that illustrates
the tendency of this branch or
hymnology. Charles Wesley has
been most prolific in voicing
this thought.
Wisdom ascribe, and might, and
praise,
To God who lenthens out our days;
Who spares us yet another year,
And makes US see. his goodness
here,
is an old favorite. Often just
on the stroke of midnight anoth-
er of his voiced the feelings OF
the congregation, that begin
ming:
Join, all We ransomed sons OF grace,
The holy Joy prolong,
And shout to the Redeemer's
praise,
A solemn midnight song.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-30

A bit more joyful is the Ledendid, quaint
irregular,
Come let journey pursue
Roll round with the year,
And never stand still till the Master
appear.
It was easy after this to go home filled with
Hottest aspirations ready to begin the new
diary with ambitious resolves that we're bound
to o'erIeap themselves because Of their very
loftiness There was one watch night when
there drifted into the ken Of the child the
poem that has since meant to her, as 1t does
to many the very spirit of this day. From the
choir gallery, just before the midnight hour
came the softened chorus of strange melody
Then into the silence of the vaulted church rose
a wonderful message in a voice that bore con-
viction to the listeners. 1t sang to the organ
and the hushed accompaniment of the choir:
Ring out wild bells, to the wild skies,
The flying cloud. the frosty light:
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out wild bells, and let him die
Through the whole Of the splendid poem Il
swept, on to the triumphant conclusion:
Ring in the Christ that is to be-"
TO the child the most dramatic moment OF
the evening came just on the stroke of the In.
coming year While outside whistles blew and
giant crackers exploded, bells clashed and
changed, inside hands casped hands while To-
gether they sang the good old standby, "BleIt
be the tie that binds" before the hush Of IL @
benediction and the glad chorus Of Happy New
Years" that concluded the service.
There is another sort of quiet ushering in
of the baby year that is conducive to the good
resolve that counts easily under favorable
conditions. There were those IN the old days
as there in these, who felt that after the
gala afternoon the happiest way of all was ia,
sit quietly about the fire, chatting with half
dozen congenial spirits, singing a bit IL the
spirit moved, reminiscing as old times cam
back in the hush, and ending with the ser :
toast and the dash of sentiment that makaE
Aud Lang Syne" the fitting song for such m
moment.
That some such happy hour may begin littl /,
1918 first appearance is the best wish on
can offer to friends.
Let the suspicious morning be expressed
With white stone distinguished from the
rest
So the stately Dryden has put the sau I,
thought. May it be true of US all.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-30
Ready, Aim,

lng Of the monument to the Thirteenth
New Jersey regiment on that field, IN
which he referred as follows to the
execution above described:
q. The corps commanders had
q little conference and agreed that
they would take the matter of the
wholesale assertions from the Army
of the Potomac into their own hands
and put stop to 1t. 1t so happened
that / had at that time three Of these
men in my corps. They were tried
and convicted upon incontestible evil
dence and when we got to Leesburg,
before the battle of Gettysburg, their
graves were dug and the men placed
at the head of the holes and shot.
Before ten o'clock l received a mes
sage from Mr.. Lincoln saying: If such
a man., giving his name, has not been
shot, you will suspend the sentence"
I sat down and telegraphed the presi-
dent: The man has been executed,
pursuant to his sentence
Just before l departed with my
corps from Washington for the west
ern army | went to bid Mr.. Lincoln
good-by; 1t was the last time | eveu<
saw him. AS | entered the room
said to me, hardly waiting for me
greet him, General Slocum, the
message that l received from yo,
me more pain than anything II
occurred since took my seat
ident' | was astonished at hi
and said with surprise, Mr.. J.
don't remember what was il
he, You were up there at II
and l telegraphed you to susp
sentence of a man who was
demned to death and the wife
ter Of that man sat here at thil
opposite me and l had to opel
telegraphic answer and read
them. That, said he. caused me
pain than almost anything that has
Cured since became president of tA
United States"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-30

before the little diary
had its new gilt dimmed
or the soft penciling of
the latter had blurred
itself into unreprOachful
ELIGIBILITY. But the eff
fort wasn't altogether
wasted, and there were
fewer fits of temper and
cleaner neck and ears
than would otherwise
have been.
We grown-ups miss,
as we get older, some of
the past and gone aids
to New Years resolves.
The day was once upon
a time more marked by
pleasant social customs.
Only in officialdom is
New Years now a state
ly day of ceremonial.
But 1t is not hard to re-
call that a decade or
two ago there still sur
vived some of the dig
nifty and good cheer that
had attached itself to
the day. Before the
Christmas fruit cake
had all been devoured,
or the stone Jars Of
small cakes suffered too
severely from the in
roads OF rapacious chill
dren, preparations for
New Years day were
well under way.
Children were not in
cluded I'm this celehra-
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Use that this or that will not occur again
And what does it all amount to, after all, this
old custom of revamping threadbare resolutions
or selecting new ones? The cynic will smile and
say that it Is ali a waste of effort, flash in the
pan, a haf-hearted CLOSING over of mistakes Dy
wordy and none too sincere promises OF reform
The humorist will have his little fling in cartoon
and witty qup and jest. He will gurgle with the
sardonic glee of Robin Goodfeilow over the folly
of mortals and find in every resolve new subject
for laughter. From the pulpit on Sunday will
sound the admonition Of the minister and the
moralist. They will take good resolutions ser1
ously and set upon them the stamp of divine
approval And whether the wry sheer of the
cynic the hooking grin Of the humorist, or the
approving smile of the mOralist prOphesy the tate
of the resolutions and their maker, it will be true
that the most mOmentary impulses toward
better things will not be entirely wasted.
There time when in the simple faith OF
childhood, you set down in black and white your
promises to do better. On the first page of your
new diary, yearly Christmas present, you wrote
in your best Spencerian hand-we knew none
better In those days-something like this: Dur
ing this year | resolve not to lose my temper;
not to be saucy at home; not to put off doing
the things dislike; to read my Bible every day"
Direct, sounding blows these the chain
mail of your besetting sins of quick temper, a
wickedly sharp little tongue, procrastinaton, and
childish irreligion. Behind closed DOORS lest any
one see him in meek moment Brother Dick
was scribbling earnestly: 81 promise myself not
to be late for dinner, not to forget to wash my
neck and ears not to get in debt to father for
my allowance, and not to play hockey single
day" OF course you failed, both you and Dick.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-30

HE custom of celebrating the New
Year by leaving behind, in theory
at least, ones pet pefnicious habit
or besetting sin, may be hack
neyed, but it certainly is not en-
tirely relegated to the limbo of
things forgotten or outworn. Some
time New Years day, when a
quiet moment in the days swirl
offers time for thought, there will
be a hasty taking stock of the
year that is gone, a recounting of
orrnrc aud failures q silent prom
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-07-05
City Children S
arm Gardens

School children In several large
American cities have lately been nav
ing much pleasure in planting their
garden crops. A densely populated
city is a queer place in which to raise
vegetables. yet since the summer OF
1905 this has been done very success
fully In New York. Philadelphia. De
troIt and other places. In some cases
owners of vacant lots have given the
use of these to the young gardeners.
In New York the children were allow
I'd to use all of De Witt Clinton park.
De Witt Clinton park was divided
into plots of ground twelve feet long
md four feet wide. 1t Is surprising
how many vegetables can be raised on
80 small a bit of land. Each OF the
young farmers. boy or girl. received
one of the tiny gardens to till. They
were taught In classes how to plant
the seeds and what kind Of vegeta-
bles these would produce. You don't
know how delighted and happy the
children were. Some Of them had
never seen even a bean or an onion
growing.
A small wooden house was built III
the park, which they called a farm
house. Morning glories and other
beautiful vines were planted around
the porch. and the little house looked
like a fairy's palace. In that palace
were held the classes. The teacher OF
botany came to instruct the young
gardeners IN that wonderful branch OF
nature study. They found out too,
what insects and worms are hurtful to
plants and how to get rid OF these
They learned that some seeds have to
be covered deeply. while others are
merely scattered ovel tie ground ana
have earth sprinkled over them.
The farmers were from nine TO
twelve years old. They were told what
vegetables would grow In their ground
and then were allowed 10 have con
siderable choice as to what they would
raise Among things planted were
peas. beans. radishes. corn. lettuce. on
ions. cDrrots and tomatoes. When an
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-07-05

A rabbit went out walking one day,
and when he came home he found his
burrow occupied by weasel. He was
greatly astonished Mt finding a stran'
ger in his house.
"Sce here. Nine. Weasel" he said,
what are you doing here? This is not
your home. Please get out Of my bur
row."
Your burrow, indeed" cried the
weasel. "I'll do no such thing. am
perfectly at home"
"Well, now" said the rabbit gently
lets take the dispute to Grimalkin.'
Now. Grimalkin was cat the judge
Of all controversies that came up In
the forest. and so the weasel could do
nothing less than consent to do as the
rabbit suggested. They set out to,
gether and soon arrived before the
Judge.
Come near to me. my children,
said Grlmalkin. 81 am deaf"
They obeyed. not dreaming Of any
harm that might come. and the cat,
casting out clawed foot at each side,
gripped them both and settled the dis
pute by eating them one after the
other.
Moral.-People often ruin themselves
by lawsuits. 1t is better to come to
an agreement out Of COURTROOM the
French Of Perrin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-07-05
DRINKING BASIN FOR DOGS AND CATS.

DRINKING BASIN FOR DOGS AND CATS
basins for them in the hot summer
days. Suppose you could not get a
drink of water all day when the streets
are baked and all the world Is swelter-
ing. You would suffer fortunes from
thirst. Many poor dog has been
whooped at and stoned and driven
through the streets as mad dog when
his poor. dry tongue was actually
hanging out with thirst. So get a shall
low tin pan and put 1t upon the side
walk near your house and keep 1t filled
with fresh water. You will be sur
prised and wonderfully pleased to find
how many dogs. cats and even birds
with parched threats will Stake their
thirst at your drinking fountain. If
they could only talk they would thank
and bless you.
Sometimes cruel, thoughtlesS persons
leave the town for the country during
the hot months and turn their pet dogs
and cats into the streets to starve and
die. If you find any Of these forlorn
lost creatures give them food and
drink and notify the Society For the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to
send for them. The society will do
this at once and either find homes for
them or put them painlessly out Of life
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-07-05
Treat Animals
With Kindness

Kindness to and good treatment Of
animals are one of the sure traits that
distinguish civilized people from saw
ages. Barbaric tribes are cruel to
dumb brutes. Therefore II we hurt,
stone, starve or in any way mistreat
helpless creatures, then we are saw
ages. We may know also for a dead
sure thing that If we stone birds or
stray cats and dogs that cruelty will
come back upon ourselves. Children
are learning this is true, and II new
spirit Of kindness and helpfulness to
animals Is forming itself among Amer
lean school boys and girls.
The first step in being kind to help
less creatures is to provide drinking