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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-03

old German custom of di-
viding the year at the close
of those months when it was no longer
possible to keep cattle out doors.
This was made quite a fete and in
the sixth century was merged into
the feast of ST. Martin, November II.
on which day the opening of the New
Year was celebrated
While in Germany Martinmas and
the New Year were identical, with
the introduction of the Roman calen-
dar the celebration was gradually
transferred to the first of January. and
with it went many of the jolly Martin
mas customs.
Traces of these old New Year OBJ
servances and supersitions can still be
traced in the way the season is kept
in different lands.
Our decorations of greens, for in
stance, are relic Of the old Roman
superstition of presenting branches of
trees for good luck in the coming
year
The giving of presents has also come
to us from the Romans. They outdid
even the generous Americans, for they
used to ask for gifts, if not received,
until one of the emperors forbade his
subjects demanding gifts save on the
New Year.
One of the favorite New Years gifts
after pins were invented in England, in
the sixteenth century, were the rough
handmade pieces of metal that took
the place of bone and wood skewers.
Later pin money was substituted.
A gift, that must never be omitted
was an orange stuck with cloves to
grace the wassail bowl. Apples, nuts
and fat fowl were popular offerings of
the season.
Gloves and glove money is very
old New Year custom which is still
kept up in the increasing use of gloves
as holiday gifts.
Even more curious are the old New
Year customs. Many of these are still
observed by old-fashioned people who
cling to the old traditions.
The Old-fashioned Englishman will
formally open the outer door of his
house on New Years eve just at the
approach of midnight. This is to let
out the old year and usher in the new
The Scotch make much of New Year
1t is generally ushered in with "hot
pint" brewed at home and drunk by
the family standing around the bowl
just as midnight strikes.
After hearty greetings to the New
Year, the 'hot pint with bread,
cheese and cakes, is taken to the
houses of the neighbors. The first to
enter another's home on the first of
January bestows good luck on the fam
lily for the year.
In many of the Scottish regiments
even yet the ushering in of New Year
is most picturesque. At five minutes
before twelve the soldiers, headed by
the oldest man in the regiment dressed
as Father Time, march out of bar
racks headed by the band playing
"Auld Lang Syne."
Just at the stroke of twelve there
comes a knock at the gate.
"Who goes there?" calls the sentry
''The New Year." is the answer
Advance, New Year. is called back.
The gates are thrown open and the
smallest drummer lad in the regiment,
dressed in Highland costume, is car
and marched around the barracks to
the pipers' tunes. The rest of the
night is spent in carousing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-03

taken Doan's Kidney Pills with
satisfactory results
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-03
Happy New Year
9f Many Nations

EW YEARS day has for
for generations been the
occasion of revels. It has
come down to us from the
old German custom of di-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-03

cap Of the stove-pipe, which thrust it's
end above the level of the roof top, it
shrieked all sorts of menaces to the
man and the boy who sat huddled
round the fire, their feet in the oven
with the idea of extracting the last
particle of warmth from the rapid
ly diminishing embers.
Even if the blizzard was baked of
it's desire to wreck the shanty it was
not wholly to be denied, but drove in
between the ill-joined logs and bellied
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-03

Do not allow your kidney and
bladder trouble to develop beyond he
reach of medicine. Take Foley
Kidney Pills. They give quick
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-03

PIato's Philosophy.
Self conquest is the greatest of all
victories.-Plato
Evening star., 1912-10-03
RED SOX STUDY UNDER MACK.
Sagacious Connie, Other Athletics
and Harry Davis Give TIPS.

PHILADELPHIA, October 3.-Having
the privilege OF Shibe Park and aided and
abetted by the Athletics, the Boston Red
Sox. who dropped into town late Tues
day night from Washington to start a
three-day series with the 1911 cham
pions today. went through two solid hours
of secret practice yesterday in order to
tune up for the coming clash with the
Giants. Closed gates. la foot ball
style, and gumshoe men barred, was the
order OF the morning. Batting. fielding
and base running constituted the work.
ollt, and then the Sox went into a long
pOwwow with the Athletic players. who
had watched the practice from their
bench.
All the plays that the Mackmen- re-
the Giants were tipped off to Stahl and
his crowd, and what MarQuard and
Mathewson possessed in those games
Stahl admits that he does not expect an
easy time grabbing the winners share of
the worlds series loot, nor does he think
that the Sox are only going to get the 40
per cent slice. The American title hold
ers fully expect to win. but they realize
that It is not going to be any picnic lick
ing McGraw's burlies.
Harry Davis. who had. a season of
thrills while trying to get the Maps to
play ball and who now Is at his home in
this city, also was on hand to give ad-
vice. Davis perhaps has a finer idea of
the Giants plays than any other Mack
man. barring possibly C. Mack, and
Harry's advice was listened to eagerly by
the Sox outfit.
Evening star., 1912-10-03
Up to Walter Johnson to Save Second Place for Nationals
JOHNSON TO PITCH TWICE
AGAINST NEW YORK TEAM
Griffith to Make Strenuous Effort to Finish in
Second Place-Boston Should
Beat Athletics.

is recovering from an injury. but NC
Graw is giving most of his regulars a
rest and is playing lot of youngsters
Just which of these two systems Will
though it can be left to McGraw to do
the right thing He has undoubtedly
picked out those of his players who are
in need of a rest and benched them
team which needs to be kept busy in the
game. Though Boston had no trouble
winning two out of three here, the team
did not look impressive and won because
the Nationals played their worst ball
Stahl undoubtedly realizes that his team
is far from being on edge, and he pro-
poses to shove them through the remain
ing games at top speed in order to have
them ready by Tuesday. Wood is to be
given workout against the Athletics
to go but five innings. This. it Is fig
ured. will have him at his best for the
opening game in New York.
All of the Nationals young players
have left for their respective homes.
With few exceptions they will return In
the spring to be given final trial during
the training season. In addition the
players whom Griffith drafted this fail
will also report In the spring, so that he
will have whole lot of material to look
over during the training period.
One player who reported here month
or SO ago, but was not given much of
chance to show his worth, was Moran,
the outfielder. Moran was stale when he
reported and could not do himself jus
tice. He expects to make some of the
other outfield candidates hustle in the
spring, however.
1t is more than likely that the team
will again train at Charlottesville next
March. Griffith does not believe in chang
ing camps when his team has gone well
after one siege there, but 1t Is likely that
lot of the players will be sent to West
Baden Springs, Ind, before they report
for the regular practice.
Evening star., 1912-10-03
Manager Clarke Asleep.

CHICAGO. October 3.-Manager Fred
Clarke of the Pittsburgh National League
club allowed Cotter, catcher for Chicago,
to bat out of his turn in the tenth inning
Of yesterdays game without protesting.
although Cotters single won the game for
Manager Chances men by the score OF
6 to g.
Umpire Owens doffed his mask and
waited patiently at the plate for Clarke
to put in his protest, for the rules read
that a batsman hitting out Of regular or
der shall be called out when such protest
is lodged. Clarke grasped his sweater
watched the retreating manager for a
few PAGES, and then turned and left the
field. The game was over, and Clarke 8
chance to rectify his mistake was gone.
The score:
R.H.E.
Chicago .........o 100000 1-611 1
Pittsburgh ......O o 90 3 O O51 IL 2
Evening star., 1912-10-03
National League Games.
Phillies Beat Giants.

NEW YORK. October 3.-In their last
National League contest on the Polo
grounds this season. New York again
was defeated by Philadelphia yesterday.
the score being to /. With the bases
filled. with one out in the ninth. Crandall
hit a vicious drive over Dodge's head
Dodge, however. made neat One-handed
catch, and then doubled Meyers off first
base.
Seaton was wild but effective. Knabe
was spiked by Burns in the first inning
and retired. Herzog and Nelson were or
dered from the field by Umpire Klein.
Score:
R.H. E.
New York ..O 90 OOOO1 @
Evening star., 1912-10-03

ganized base ball has been attacked and
the attack cannot be passed by un-
noticed. The public has the right to
know II such a thing as Fogel is quoted
think the charge is preposterous. The
league Is sure to take some action, prob
ably at the next meeting"
Joe Birmingham Of the Maps has dis
covered another advantage that the Red
Sox will have over the Giants when play
Ing on their own grounds. He holds that
the Boston outfield is SO hummocky that
unless fielder is accustomed to 1t 1t
Will be impossible for him to handle
the Giants outfielders will have a hard
time in this respect and that this will
prove so great an advantage that 1t will
come pretty near to deciding the series.
Charles Webb Murphy. owner of the
Cubs, as usual. has started something.
1t originated with nothing and will prob
ably come to the same end, says a west
ern writer
He asks his mercenaries to keep faith
full training for period extending over
six months annually. starting with the
spring practice and conditioning stunts in
the south.
Mr.. Murphy. If he enforces this rule.
Is in a fair way to do his team a serious
harm. Not only will be cause a revolt
of his players. but he is laying the
for q fine bunch of stale ath-
letes about the middle of July or earlier.
Men Of long experience In physical af-
fairs will tell you that it's a most diff
cult task to keep men in rigid training
from ''going back" right at the top notch
of their condition. Although nursed and
coaxed along by the handlers, foot ball
players frequently so wrong in midsea-
son. because Of strict methods of con-
Track men cannot be kept on feather
edge for more than q few weeks without
going to pieces.
Wise trainers aim to keep their men in
fair condition and. near the approach Of
an important occasion they put them on
edge" After the contests the men are
permitted to relax for a day or two.
To keep q team fine" for six months
and over is an impossibility. The men
would be nervous wrecks and Grabbing
all the time
Evening star., 1912-10-03
WoMEN's GOLF TOURNEY.
Mrs. Wheeler Defeats Miss Hyde in
Feature Contest.

MANCHESTER, Mass, October g.
The winners in the second round of
the national women's golf champion
ship yesterday were Mrs. E. C. Wheeler,
5r.. Of Boston; Miss Grace Semple Of
st. Louis, Mrs. e. H. Filter Of Phila-
delphia, Mrs. r. II. Barlow of Phila-
delphia. Miss Katherine Mellus of Los
Angeles. Miss M. w. Phelps Of Boston,
Miss Margaret Curtis of Boston and
Mrs. Caleb F. Fox Of Philadelphia.
These players meet In the order
named in the third round today.
The feature match yesterday was be-
tween Mrs. Edward c. Wheeler. jr.. Of
the Wollaston Golf Club. and Miss Lii
lian H. Hyde OF. the South Shore Fields
Club. Mrs. Wheeler won by up. This
contest was the only one to reach the
home green, and there the weakness Of
Miss Hyds's short game cost her the
match.
Evening star., 1912-10-03
BY J. ED GRILLo.

In an effort to finish in second place.
Walter Johnson in two Of the three
games the team is scheduled to play in
New York this week. He figures that
Johnson can win both of his games, and
he is hopeful that Boston will take that
many from the Athletics, which would
give Washington undisputed title to Sec
ond' place. Johnson has not worked since
last Friday, when he pitched the final
ten innings of that nineteen-innning
game in Philadelphia, and it is figured
that the strain of pitching two games In
three days would not be injurious TO him.
Word comes from Philadelphia. where
Boston is to play for the next three days,
that the champions propose to put forth
their best efforts in these games, in or
der to get on edge for the worlds series.
If the Red Sox hustle their hardest they
should be able to win a majority of the
games from Mack's men.
Griffith figures on using johnson today,
Cashion tomorrow, and then expects TO
come right back with Johnson Grimth
is anxious to finish in second place. he
and will urge them to do their best DUR
ing the remaining three games.
The Washington players will be Grif-
fith's guests at the opening game of the
worlds series in New YOr, after which
several of them will return here to un-
dergo the operation of having their ton
sils removed. Shanks. Gandil and Wal
ter Johnson are to have this done. though
Johnson, who is to write for Boston
paper during the series. will not be able
to have it done until the series is over.
Boston is keeping it's regular lineup in
the field, barring Gardner. of course, who
Evening star., 1912-10-03
BY J. ED GR11Lo.

Even If it should happen that the Ath-
letics should beat out the Nationals and
Griffith's team finish third. its showing
is easily the surprise Of the base ball
season.
Since early in June the Nationals have
been prominent in the pennant race, and
had it been their good fortune to have
the Boston Red Sox take any sort of a
little tumble. there was q good chance
for them to finish at the top Of the heap.
When the fact Is taken into considera-
ton that the local team IL mostly made
I'D of players who had little or no major
league experience, its showing is all the
more remarkable. Just what would have
happened had Gandil started the cam
paign with the team leaves room for con-
lecture, for the fact remains that the
team was not q winner until he Joined its
ranks
It was, OF course, good fortune to pick
up 50 many players at one grab who
made good. It is seldom that club has
such good luck. because Of the well eStab-
lished fact that only a small percentage
OF the young players who come up every
spring manage to hold their own. As
matters now stand there Is a chance for
the Nationals to play even a more promi-
nent part In the next race than they did
in the one which is about to close. The
players WHO Alduc SOOU tulS season
should be even better next. and 1t may
be Grimth's luck to pick up another star
or two.
Horace FogePs career as president of
the Philadelphia National League club
may be short lived. His accusation OF
Umpire Brennan Is a more serious propo-
sition than he believed when he made
it. No less a parsonage than Chairman
Hermann Of the national commission
believes that the league could expell
Fogel for his utterances. In discussing
the case the other day he was asked:
could the league compel the Philadel-
phia club directors to drop Fogel?"
Certainly" he said. They would
have to make a change II the league ex-
PEELED him. II Fogel Is correctly quoted
the integrity of the league and Of or
Evening star., 1912-10-03
DEFENSE AT GOAL LINE
IS DIFFICULT PROBLEM
Coaches Having Hard Task to Develop
Sufficient Strength IN Forwards to
Hold With Secondary Men
Unable to Close Up.

will be mighty surprising if the former
Technical High lad does not gain a great
deal of ground and generally a very
valuable man in all the games, barring
accidents.
Just now it appears that the Carlisle
Indian eleven is the strongest combna-
ton in the country barring Pennsylvania.
The Indians have played a more success
full game so far than any of the other
teams, and have shown general superb
ority, especially in their offensive tactics
There is every probability that II the
Indians were to meet any other eleven
in the country right now they would be
victorious.
The Indians start practice earlier in the
season than does any of the other squads,
consequently they are better prepared for
early games than are the other elevens.
1t begins to look as though Pennsyl-
vania was going to have its best eleven
in quite awhile. The Quakers have
shown form this season far above what
they did at the start of the 1911 schedule,
and II they do not accomplish much be-
fore Thanksgiving then the prospects will
have been marred by something unfore-
seen.
If Penn does not do something above
the ordinary this fall. 1t will probably
of coaching. There have been disgruntled
murmurings for quite awhile against the
present regime, and there is little doubt
that II better record is not made than
has been accomplished recently, some
body is going to lose hts position.
Central High was able to defeat the
Gonzaga College eleven yesterday by the
score Of IL to 6. The Blue and White
eleven did not show as strong as might
have been expected.
1t was the first game for both teams,
and poor play generally was the result.
The high schools will lay their series
this fall at Union League Park. It was
at first thought that American League
Park would be available, but it has since
been learned that 1t will be graded, which
will render its use impossible.
Pennsylvania won from the Franklin and
Marshall eleven yesterday by the score
Of 35 to 0. the same as that by which it
defeated Gettysburg in the opening last
Saturday.
The two scores already made by Penn
appear much different from what it ac-
complished in its first contests in 1911 It
only defeated Gettysburg then by a score
Of to 8.
Evening star., 1912-10-03
White Sox Chase Tigers.

DETROIT. Mich, October 3-Chicago
defeated Detroit yesterday. 8 to 8. in a
game that was featured by Cobb's hitting
and base running.
BY getting four hits in four times at
bat Cobb practically cinched the batting
championship Of the major leagues for
this year. Score: R.HE.
Detroit ... 3O1 OOOO1 los 13
Chicago. O2 1 0 2 90 O-8 II 3
Evening star., 1912-10-03
American Association Pays.

INDIANAPOLIS. October IA round
up Of the figures shows that the Ameri-
can Association has enjoyed a prosperous
year despite the hard times suffered by
minor leagues generally throughout the
country. The Indians finished last, yet
made money. and the same is true Of
every club in the league excepting St
Paul, which broke a few hundred dollars
behind on the season.
Evening star., 1912-10-03

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regularly as you wash your
face; the certainty of al
ways having a sharp, smooth
shaving edge at hand; the
sanitary cleanliness, no dan
ger of contagion; the lux
ury and the economy OF it.
The Gillette Safety Razor
will save you time, trouble
and money-and it is safe.
Evening star., 1912-10-03
Browns to Sign Mclean.

CINCINNATI, October 3.-Larry Nc
Lean. catcher Of the Reds, went to st.
Louis Tuesday night and probably will
sign with the Browns. Owner Hedges
says he will give the big fellow a chance
and Larry is anxious to make good. He
should be the backbone of the new team
Stovall is assembling for next season.
Evening star., 1912-10-03
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Do for You

Whatever your difficulties
of beard or skin-whatever
your shaving habits or needs
you can rely on the
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Think of the comfort of
it; the convenience of being
able to shave in two or three
Evening star., 1912-10-03

Bill Dahlen, leader of the Brooklyns,
is pretty wise chap. When asked yes
terday whether the Giants or Red Sox
would win the worlds series Bad Bill
replied:
(Which ever has the luck. The series
is too short to prove q real test. Much
will depend on the breaks and which
team wins the first game
Evening star., 1912-10-03
Put II On1Buy
Gillette Today

Ask your dealer.
The very next time you see Git
lette in q store window go in and
talk to the man about it.
Standard set, $500 everywhere.
Pocket editions. $500 to $500.
Travellers and Tourists sets, $500
to 5000.
Gillette Blades, packets of six az
shaving edges, so cents; nickel
plated box of twelve GA shaving
edges, $1.OO.
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every part of the habitable globe.
Evening star., 1912-10-03
American League Games.
Maps Defeat Browns.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, October 3.-Cleveland
won the opening game Of the farewell
series with st. Louis yesterday afternoon,
to 2 by punching hits of Allison with
errors by his teammates In the eighth in
ming. Score: RH.E.
Cleveland. ....... OF OOOO3 o. 2
st. Louis. - 90 o o O2Oo2 8 2
Evening star., 1912-10-03
Boston Makes q Cleanup.

BOSTON, Mass. October 3.-Boston de-
feated Brooklyn in two close games yes
terday afternoon. the first by the score OF
to and by to G in the second.
Maranville's lit sent two runs home in
the sixth inning of the first game and
another tally counted on an out at first
base.
Kinks batting and fielding were the
features in both contests. Perdue was
driven out of the box in the second game.
McTigue succeeded him and kept Brook
enth and ninth innings. Scores:
R.H.E.
Boston .............O OOO3 3OOx-3 8 1
Brooklyn ..........1 o o o OOOO-2 5
Boston. ........ 3 o 1 o. OO2 x-7 II z
Brooklyn ........O 5000 2611
Evening star., 1912-10-03

Besides Van Dyne. there is another
man who played on a high school eleven
last year who bids fair to make q star
in college ranks The other is Country
Morris. There Is not a doubt that Norris
is going to be brilliant performer at the
Maryland Agricultural College this fall
He has shown such ability in practice
complish q great deal before the end Of
the year. While the Farmers have yet
to play a college eleven this season. 1t
Evening star., 1912-10-03

will be mighty surprising if the former
Technical High lad does not gain great
deal of ground and generally a very
valuable man in all the games, barring
accidents
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
Vaudeville At The Grand.

The popularity of an enterprise de-
pends upon approval OF the public
The vaudeville at the Grand has me,
with the public approval, and. there,
fore, must be popular. How could il
be otherwise. when nine out of ten OF
the theatre-going people nightly visit
the Grand? They all leave with
smiles and congratulate the manage
ment upon the classy shows they Iars
now giving.
Last nights program. consisting of
the usual two acts, was Billie Finne-
gan. Irish comedian and singer, and
the Campbell players. presenting Lit
tie Helene, the wonderful child act
ress.
The two reels of pictures were of
the latest. Both acts heartily ap-
pIauded and the.pictures well received.
One show is given nightly at 8 8:15
o'clock.
The Bourbon news., 1912-08-06
c. ~. .. ii. Meeting.

The c. w. B. NJ held very inter-
esting meeting Friday Afternoon in the
uarIors of the Christian Church, with
Mrs. WE. Simn s, The president. pre-
siding. After he business routine
the literary program was enjoyed.
Miss Lucy Blythe Simms giving talk
ou Liberia, supplem snted by readings
on the subjs ct from the Missionary
TidIngs. Special mention was made
of Mr.. Emory w. Ross, brilliant
Young man of Eureka, ILL.,. who is un-
der appointment for mission work 10
Liberia. and who is soon to leave to
take up his work on the dark conti-
nent. Du ing the o ial hour which
followed TIE meeting. delicious lemon
sde and wa fers were served.