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The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
THE MESSAGE OF THE OLD YEAR

Just across the cfasm Of the last DYING hour
One life is almost ended. and not vet begun
One lhe-grip swiftly failing bereft Of pwer
And one to greet with sadness the rising of the sun
A hoary form is kneelns. waiting for the stroke Of
twelve.
The lower glass is filling and the sands are almost
The hand Of Time is reaching for a volume NOR.
to shelve.
And new life will be ushercd in before the ri.-
ing sun.
Lower. ever lower. the bell strokes bear him down
The eyes that once were bright are dulled his
Is almost done.
He bends above the new life that is stirring st
the sound
And whispers what he. too. .kall lean a. the
rising Il the srn.
Men have called me wicked and men have caIled
have played the game Of Life and Death. as
you shall play. my sen.
have seen tho Beast stripped naked and his wine
Just as you shall see him 4 the rising Of the sum-
II have seen the clasp Of Ffiendship followed by
the lust Of Hate.
Seen neishbor Islander neishbos and glory when
It's done.
I have Heen the weakling faiter and then lay the
tho blame Fate.
Just as you slian 80 them at the rising Of the sun
"And the years that follow after US when you and
are gOr.
Shall In heir turs weave their short lives into
Shall watch TIE fight q Good With m. until at last
One sSsii .s.sa triumphant .t Ii, r.ine q N. M.
JOHN A. PHlI1lFB. Jxs
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
Finds New Cancer Cure.

London. Dec. 3l.-The discovery of a
new radioactive substance by Nor
wood doctor should before long place the
radium treatment for cancer and other
malignant diseases within the reach of
every medical man in the country. The
new ore which has been experimental
with by DIR. Churchward, of Norwood,
will be obtained at a comparatively
small cost. and. although its properties
have not yet been fully established. suf-
ficiently good results have been obtained
with it to justify the hope that it will be
part of the stock in trade of every medi-
cal practitioner.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
FUNERAL OF JAMES C. HOOE.
Services Held Yesterday at Church
u of the incarnation

Funeral services for James Cecil Hooe.
the well-known Washingtonian. who died
at his country houe, White Hail." Blue
mont, Va. Wednesday night, were held
at the Church of the Incarnation at II
o'clock yesterday morning. Rev. William
Tayloe Snyder, the pastor. officiating.
Many of Mr.. Hooe's friends gathered to
pay finai tribute to him. Mr.. Justice Nc
Kenna, Senators Flint Beveridge, and
Carter, representatives of the newspaper
fraternity. including John S. Shriver. sec
retary of the Gridiron Club. and other
well-known people were present.
The pallbeares were Samuel G. Blythe,
Louis A. Coolidge. Richard V. Oulahan,
Elisha Theall. Franklin Lane. and Scott
c. Bone.
The body was placed in receiving
vault at Oak Hill Cemetery until arrange
ments can be made for the interment.
The remains arrived on a special car on
a train from Bluemont at 10:D O'Clock
and were taken directly to the church.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
DUELS OVER BALL ATTIRE.
Students Arrange COmbats Because
of Faux Pas.

Vienna, Dec. S1--One hundred and twen-
ty-two duels have been arranged be-
tween students of the Law College. Gross
warden, in Hungary, and all because one
Of their number had the bad taste to ar-
pear at a ball in a blue serge suit and
yellow leather boots. The Offender at
tended the recent congress of Hungarian
students at Klausenberg as representa-
tive of the Grosswardein Law College,
and the ball was one of the festivities or
ganized in connection with the affair.
When the Grosswardein students heard
that their representative had been guilty
Of such a breach of etiquette a mass
meeting was held to discuss the Question.
Divergence Of opinion regarding the grav-
ity of the crime soon manifested itself,
words gave way to blows. and before the
meeting dispersed 10 challenges to duels
were made and accepted.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
BEER DRINKING DECREASES.
Millions Of Gallons Falling on in
Germany.

Berlin, Dec 31.-According to official sta
tisfcs. published last week. the con-
sumption OF beer in Germany is rapidly
decreasing During 1903 the consumption
diminished by e5,oo0.Ooo gallons. or one
gallon per head of the population. Dur
ing the preceding year there had been a
diminutfon of nearly 100000 gallons,
while during the last decade there has
been a decrease of three gallons per head
of the population per annum
The decline in the brewing trade is
also revealed by the diminishing num-
Der of breweries in Germany. In 1906
there were Co.'s; in 1907. 5.7S2: in 1905,
$3.50. and last year. 4,76S. During 1909
alone there was thus a decrease of S72
breweries.
The decrease in the consumptioa Of
malt has been considerably greater than
is indicated by the diminution in the con-
sumption Of beer, thus showing that the
beer drunk in Germany becomes lighter
and lighter every year.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
Kaiser Resigns Office.

Berlin. Dec. 31.-In consequence of the
revolution in Portugal the German Kaiser
has resigned his rank as honorary colonel
in the Portuguese army. The propriety of
the step is obvious and Bismarck.s one
time organ, the Hambureer Nachrichten.
makes II the text of an article calling on
the Emperors Of Germany. Austria, and
Russia to lose no time in agreeing about
measures to prevent what the paper
terms the Revolutionary democracy
sweeping all three from their thrones.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
DREADNOUGHT COST LOW.
Battle Ship IndefatfEnble Is Cheap
est Of Type.

London, Dec. 3l.-The new cruiser-b bat
tie ship interchangeable, whose recent speed
trials indicate that she will prove the
fastest cruiser in the world, is the cheap
est ship of the Dreadnought type yet
built in a British yard
A few months ago it was reported that
the British admiralty proposed to equip
one of the battle ships of the new pro-
gramme with motor engines. The cur
rent issue of the Motor Boat now pub
fishes a statement to the effect that mo-
tor engines for a battle ship are at pres
ent being constructed in England.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

London. Dec. 31.-Lord Decies. whose
engagement to Miss vivien Gould is an
nounced. is the fifth holder Of q peerago
whose founder was a clergyman. The
first Lord Decies was DR.. William Beres-
ford, brother of the first Marquis OF
Waterford. who. having been Bishop Of:
Dromore and subsequently of Ossory. was
translated to 'he Archbishopric of Tuam
and raised to the peerage in 1S12
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
WINE 2s5 YEARS OLD.
Vintage Dug Up On Famous Philip
haugh Battle Ground.

hauEh Battle Ground.
Madeira, Dec. Slater experimenting
with some wine ITO years Of age which
was in the cellars Of certain well-known
wine merchants, an investigator Of an
cient liquors called upon another famous
firm. There he found two ancient and ro-
tund bottles. one labeled "Sercial Ma
deira, bottled in 1793." and therefore III
years old. and the other 'Claret, bottled
prior to 1645''
Tho latter was dug up on the field of
Philiphaush in November. 1649. The bat
tie of Philiphaugh was fought on Septem-
Der II, 1916, Montrose and his cavaliers
being defeated there by the Covenanters.
1t is. therefore. a fair presumption that
the bottle of wine formed part of the
commis-ariat Of one armv or the other,
and is. therefore. 265 wears old.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
Maxima Cura Arouse. Interest.

The recent decree .'maxima curs" re-
garding the administrative removal of
parish priests from their ofiice. Is be-
ginning, according to Rome. to receive
the attention its importance deserves.
and the consistorial congregation is be-
ing flooded with questions. One of which
Is whether 1t applies to English-speakins
countries. Inasmuch as It Is part Of the
new code Of canon law for the whole
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
Moving Pictures to Educate.

Berlin. Dec. S1.-Moving-p picture shows
especially designed to foster patriotic ana
warlike sentiments are to be placed ON
view in Berlin for the first time early IN
January. The idea originated with the
German Patriotic Society. whose aim II
to educate the people in the matter Of
tactics and strategy on the battlefield
and to make the object Of different move
ments Of troops plain to the lay mind.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
AFRICA GREETS RAYALTY.
Gives Big Receptions to the Princes,
Patricia.

"ASes Dig HeceptfOns to the PF1nceaa
Patricia.
Alexandria, Dec. H-Princess Patricia's
visit to South Africa has been a tri-
umphal tour. The duke and duchess have
been acclaimed everywhere. naturally,
but the princess has been the real center
of attraction.
Princess Patricia is said to have en-
joyed this tour more than anything else
for many years. Hitherto she has been
Indifferent to all attention and excite
ment and attempts to rouse her from her
indifference have been unavailing. the in
difference being Of course the result of
her. love affair or rather the ending of
her love affair with an English nobleman,
whose position is not such as to justify
the Kings countenancing a marriage be-
tween him and the princess.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
ANCIENT STATUE FOUND.
Bronze Figure May Date to Time of
Joseph.

Alexandria, Dec 31.-From Cairo comes
news Of the discovery OF a bronze sat
uette which may be of the time when Jo-
seph was sold into Egypt. 1t seems to be
the first discovered specimen Of a Hittite
deity executed in the round.
1t represents a goddess standing upon
the back of a lion, whose tongue is pro-
trudng and tail turned up. The goddess
wears The Cappadocian or Hittite style of
tiara and carries in her arms an infant
held to the breast.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
Open Campaign in Virginia.

C. L. Field Secretary Karl Lehman
and Mrs. Lehman have spent the past
week in Washington resting and sight
seeing. Their four weeks of work I'm
Indiana closed on December %. Mr.. Leh-
mann having held two or more meetings
each day without spending two days in
the same city. Three hundred and sew
enty-threc new societies have been organ
ized in the State of Indiana during the
past eighteen months. Mr.. Lehman en-
ters upon a two weeks campaign in Vir-
ginia tomorrow at Strasburg: Monday
he will be in Buena Vista, Tuesday in
Bristol. Wednesday in Pulaski. Friday in
Roanoke. ard Saturday in Richmond. He
will >attend the State convention at
Lynchburg on January 13 and H. While
in Washington Mr. Lehmann attended
the c. T.. meetings OF Shiloh Baptist
Society on Sunday and Of Calvary Bap-
tist on Tuesday.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
A Brides First Kick

From the Atchison Globe.
Probably the first thing a bride finds
fault with after her marriage is the news
paper account Of her wedding.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
Churches Facing Forward.

The record of the past twelve months
is breaking up of old notions in regard
to churches. their relations to each other.
their ways of working. and their respon-
sibility to the world. On all hands it is
said that the year saw the end of many
conceptions and made possible many new
ones. Everybody in the religious world
at present looks for almost anything I'M
usual to happen. Just what is coming
nobody seems to know, but SO far as can
be learned the condition Is buoyant No
body looks for disaster. Open minds are
ready for suggestions. New aliEnments
have just been ma lc. and further changes
are expected. A more singular condition
of affairs could hardly be imagined than
is reported by almost all Of the leaders
in all bodies. There is little regard for
tradition of the hidebound kind. His
tory is not much read and less depended
upon. The churches are facing front.
The year showed many of them how bet
ter to serve the world and it set many
others to study the means and methods
whereby they may do so. In Christian
annals it was n wonderful year. Its like
has not been gone through lately.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
Social Service Programmes.

Protestant churches in America ad-
vanced their social service work during
the year. perfected some of their organi-
cations looking to instruction Of youth,
and the congregational or Independent
bodies. like the Baptists and Congrega-
tionalists, greatly strengthened their CEN
trail organizations Indeed. the striking
feature of the year in the Protestant
world may be said to be this change of
independents toward centralized power,
such power not in matters theological,
but in missionary methods. The year
saw many cherished traditions sacrificed
in order that Christianity might better
serve the world. or at any rate might
leave no eXpedient untried to the end
that it would do so. The perfecting of
the organization of the Northern Baptist
Convention, the new power granted to
and accepted by the Congregational Ma
tional Council, and new cooperation be-
tween LutheranS are illustrations such
as few years in modern time have wit
messed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-10
HAS A LIVELY CON-
rRovERsY UNDERWAY WITH
MANUFAcroRY.
Es1oPPEp FROM CUTTING
WATER FROM sPAULpiNGs
Com pany Refuses to Pay Bill Of Sew
eraI Hundred Dollars Because Of De-
feetive Meter With a Speed Record
city's Attempt to Cut OF Supply Re-
suIts in Matter Going to Courts.

Grinnell, Jan. l0.-The city council
has another water rent war on hand,
the latest being dispute with the
Spaulding Manufacturing Company.
The city claims that the company
has four meters at the factory and that
the Spauldings have paid the water
rate as shown by three of the meters
Gated by the fourth The bill made
out from the reading of this meter is
$61S95. which the Spauldings claim is
incorrect. The council took the meter
out and tested it. finding that it regis
tered 10 per cent more than it should.
This 10 per cent was deducted from the
bill making it $557.O5. which the Spaul-
dings refused to pay.
The cut off on the pipe leading to the
factory is in the street. There Is
inanhoe leading to it covered with
fiat rock. When the street was paved
last fall, by an oversight the manhole
was not continued to the surface OF the
new paving
Friday morning. as over ten days had
elapsed since notice had been given.
the city council sent men down to dig
ing Off the water from the factory and
because they considered that 1t ought
to be available in case of fire.
City is Enjoined.
They found the manhole. but before
the water was turned off. Marshal
Shahan served a temporary injunction
which the Spauldings had obtained
from Judge Lyman Of the superior
court.
The plaintiff says that for four pc
RODS of six months each prior to No
vember 1909 the amount Of water
which ran thru the meter in dispute.
averaged 111,011 for each period of
six months
For the six months ending Nav I.
1910. the meter registered 462.S20 gal
Ions, and for the six months ending
November 1. 1910 9.o49.43S gallons.
The plaintiff further AYERS that the
meter is so incorrect that it is practi
cally valueless. The meter. whose YER
acity is so severely questioned. is now
locked up in the city vaults and will
probably be called into court to give
it's testimony.
The council is enjoined. not only from
cutting off the water from the plain
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-10
jewell Now. Briefs.
/, Times Republican.

SpeClal 10 lIltS-ikepupilclll
Jewell. Jan l0-Ed Crossley re-
turned from Detroit. Mich, last Fri
day, W here he went with car of live
poultry
HAY Branham and Clyde Sucker
returned from the Missouri river,
where they have been for the past
month hunting and trapping. They re-
port the. sport fine and they have each
gained fifteen pounds.
Smith & Wills are enlarging their
ice house, having moved across on
their own lots west OF the garage.
August Aberhamson had the misfor- :
tune to slip and break bone In MS
hand Friday afternoon at his home
west of town.
Fire was discovered in the northeast
corner of the roof OF the Methodist
church Saturday afternoon about 2:3J,
and with the prompt action of the cit
liens it was soon put out.
The members of the Congregational
church will hold their annual election
OF officers at the church "Wednesday
evening.
Lars Rullestad and Thomas Thomp-
son shipped IL car of livestock to en-
cage last Sunday.
The railroad company have to ship
all the water they use here from
EAGLE Grove. They run special water
trains.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-10
Piles Cured
suffered Fer 81 Years. Ussd Pyramid
Pile Cure . Ysar Ago and Never
Had Q Return Of Trouble.

Trial Package Sent Free To Al Whe
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-10
TIMES IOWA.

tifrs factory. but from digging up the
street. After consulting with the at
'torneys upon both sides. Judge Lyman
will set day for the hearing OF the
case. Until then both Sides will resi-
upon their arms.
The claim OF the city Is that the
trouble came from Teak In the pipe
leading to the factory which was COW
cred up with cnders. When a reading
was made last May Il showed greatly
increased flow thru this meter. \
reading was made in July which showed
that the flow OF water had increased
enormously. The pipes were then
taken up ana put where they could he
inspected Since then the same meter
has regi stored the usual amount of
water.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-10

Fonda.
At the regular meeting OF the city
council a resolution was adopted APP
propriating $50 to be used as a start
er towards graveling the roads in
Fonda and vicinity.
Early.
The Citizens State Bank is a new
institution here. The new bank starts
under suspicious conditions, in that its
officers and directors are all well and
favorably known in this comm unity.
LeMar
ordinance prohibiting the opera ting OF
moving picture shows on Sunday and
placing restrictions on the kinds OF
pictures to be exhibited at other times
oeIvvein.
The report that P. W. Winters, of
Sedalia, Mo-, formerly Of Oelwein, Iowa
has been shot and is dead, is untrue
Mr.. Winters does not know who cir
culated this report, nor for what reason
it was done.
Vail.
The J. J. Mccormick saloon, promi-
nent landmark on the corner OF Wallis
main business street, was totally de-
stroyed by fire at midnight. The build
ing and stock are total loss, esti-
mated at $4,000, with insurance Of ST.
500.
Clarion.
Clarion has new grocery firm, rs
two energetic young men from Bows
have purchased the c. E. Payne stock
The new firm is composed of j. T.
Townsend and Arthur Gardner. MIR
Townsend is an experienced grocery
man, having until now had charge OF
this department OF Westerman & Co.'S
store at Bows.
Sergeant Bluffs.
c. F. scheffenberg. Of Sergeant
Bluffs, has reported to the police the
theft OF horse and buggy, valued a,
$50. The rig was stolen Saturday
night. The horse was left by it's own.
er, tied in front OF Hoods grocery
store. The theft took place about $3.50
! o'clock. according to the report. Nc
trace has been found Of the missing
outfit.
Cedar Falls.
The franchise by which the lowe
Telephone Company is operating IL
Cedar Falls, expires on Feb. of thi!
year. The franchise was granted b!
the city council in February, 1891, ant
was to continue for twenty years. TIL,
! city council granted a franchise to tn,
, Corn Belt Telephone Company for +;
| fifteen-year period in May. 1895. Thi:
| will expire the coming may.
Dubuque.
W. j. Clark, the Dubuquer arrested
in Chicago on ssupicion Of being one o
the hide thieves. has confessed, and II
his confession has implicated Jak'
Kramer, Dubuque junk dealer. Clark
in his confession, stated that after Sc
curing the hides here. he went to Wa.
terloo. where he met Kramer. The,
then journeyed. hec laims. to Waverly
where the hides were disposed Of t.
Jake Blumenthal, a brother-in-law O.
Kramer.
Harper's Ferry.
J. w. johnson. residing about mil'
and half below this place. wa,
struck and killed by MiIwaun-. pas
senger train. north bound, near herr
Friday night, johnson. who was abou
so years old. was walking along tn,
track and evidently did not hear TIN
train approaching. He was struck ant