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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens in a Confederate tent
at critical stage of the Civil War. Gen;
Lee imparts to Capt. Wayne an important
message to LOngstreet Accompanying by
lSergt. Craig. an old army scout. wayne
starts on his mission. They get Wltnin
the lines of the enemy and IN the oark-
ficer and a young lady on horseback is
given in his charge. She IS northern
girl and attempts to escape. one OF tne
horses suCcumbs and Craig goes through
with the dispatches, while Wayne and My
Lady of the North are left alone. Ihey
seek shelter in hut and entering II In
the dark a huge mastiff attacks Wayne
The girl shoots the brute just in time.
The owner of the hut. Jed Bungay, and
his wife appear and soon a party or
hoTsemen approach. They are led by
man claiming to be Red Lowrie, but who
proves to be Maj. Brennan. a Federal
officer whom the Union girl recognizes.
He orders the arrest Of Wayne as spy
and he is brought before Sheridan, who
threatens him with death unless he re-
XealS the secret message. Wayne believes
Edith Brennan to be the wife of Maj.
brennan. He Is rescued by Jed Bungay
who starts to reach Gen. Lee, while
wayne in disguise penetrates to the ball
room, beneath which he had been i'm
prisoned. He is introduced to a Miss
Minor and barely escapes being unmask-
ed Edith Brennan recognizing Wayne
says she will save him. Securing a pass
through the lines, they are confronted by
Brennan, who Is knocked senseless. Then,
bidding Edith adieu, Wayne makes
dash for liberty. He encounters Bungay;
they reach the Lee camp and are sent
with reinforcements to join Early. In the
battle Of Shenandoah the regiment is
overwhelmed, and Wayne, while in the
hospital, is visited by Edith Brennan.
Wayne and Bungay are sent on a scout
Ing detail. and arriving at the Minor
place, Wayne meets Miss Minor and Mrs.
Bungay and later Edith appears.
Wayne's detachment is besieged by guer-
rillas. Brennan and his men arrive and
aid in repelling the invaders until a res
cuing party Of bluecOats reach the scene.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
CHAPTER xxxv.
The Last Resort of Gentlemen.

The Last Resort of Gentlemen.
! found the library deserted, and
paced the floor for fully half an hour
before Cation appeared. Stung as l
had been by Brennans harsh, uncaIl-
ed-for words, / yet shrank from the
thought that l must now meet him in
deadly combat. 1t was no fear of
personal injury that troubled me; in
deed I do not recall giving this the
slightest consideration, for my mind
was altogether concentrated upon what
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

for Captain Wayne" he said clearly,
if he will accept my services. More
over" he added, with a significant
glance at Brennan 81 do this as a
friend, and with full confidence that !
am upon the right side in the guar
rel"
For moment no one spoke, Bren-
nan biting his mustache to keep back
the words he burst not utter. Then
Cation turned to me.
"If you will retire to the library,
Wayne, will arrange this matter with
whoever may represent Major Bren-
nan"
With a slight formal bow to those
present l quilted the room.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
When Reecher "HoIIered.r

Coming home from the morning
service one Sunday Dr. Beecher threw
himself on lounge and said. in 1. tone
of deep detection: Il believe that was
the worst sermon | ever preached"
One of his daughters protested that
she had seldom heard him when he
was more energetic. "Oh, yes" was
the impatient reply, when l haven't
anything to say always holler. The
Outlook.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20

any time. But 1 am unfortunate here
in having no officer of my army pres
ent, and hence can name no sec
ond."
Doubtless one OF these gentlemen
will consent to serve" ne said, his
face Frightening at my rejoinder.
Some one hastily pushed way to
the front, and Lieutenant Cation, pale
but determined, stood at my shoulder.
1t will afford me pleasure to act
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20
His Rlnht to Title

A French paper says that New
Zealand chief had just taken up his
residence upon piece of land. hi.
right to which was contested: =
have got an undoubted title TO the
property" he observed. "as | ate the
preceding owner"
The day book., 1912-05-22
William Pinkerton.


William A. Pinkerton, head of
the Pinkerton Detective Agency,
shocks every accepted canon of
sleuth fiction.
He looks as much like a sue
cessful banker as anything else.
He is not lean and his movements
are not stealthy. One cannot
imagine Pinkerton "shadowing"
any one. He does not scrutinize
you through narrowing, apprais-
ing eyes, nor does he dart search
ing glancesi seeking for micro
scopic clews. His talk is not of
elimination and deduction.
Johnny Mcnamara and Char
ley Dean, the men who are charg-
ed with the New Westminster
$4,000 bank robbery, are clever
men. Mcnamara I've known for
20 years." says Pinkerton. If
those two men had cared to live
straight they are smart enough to
have succeeded in. any legitimate
line. They could be rich and hon
ored, instead of fighting extradi-
tion,
The day book., 1912-05-22

mental kink-DoFn With II, per-
haps-which made them crinli-
nails. And, like ali criminals, they
lack the judgment and foresight
which might save them from the
penalties of their crimes. A crook
may be clever, but never knew
crook who was wise. They all
make mistakes. We count with
certainty on their making mis-
takes. SO, in the long run, even a
stupid detective will win over the
cleverest crook.
eve waited on the New West
minister robbers to make the mis-
take. They made it sooner than
we expected. They got $4,000,
where they only expected to find
$4,000 at the most.
This great wealth went to their
heads. They went to Toronto and
to Niagara Falls with their mis-
tresses, having a good time. And
they had their pictures taken!
There you have thelesson. An
honest man, having nothing to
conceal does what he p1easeS. He
has nothing to cover up. The
crook, smarter, perhaps, than the
honest man, must study every
move before he makes it. And,
sooner or later, he trips.
That's about all There is to this
detective business-knowing all
you can about crooks and waiting
for them to make the mistakes
that they are bound to make. A
detective knows, better than any
80 a1ea Eha4 - ro1yc +r, ha b0@
The day book., 1912-05-22

The world is full of sad-faced
men who refused to take no for
an answer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-26
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A NEW YEARS PRAYER.

In the new year may we keep oul
reverence unimpaired for the hum.
ble-minded, and those who have suf.
fered much; our humor alert for our
own mistakes and our selfsuffic iciency.
and not at any time wreak it upon
the aged, the crippled, the obscure.
May we guard childhood and honor
age, however infirm and petulant, be-
cause it has gone long way on the
same road that bruises our feet; and
ever seek to prolong the brief moment
of JOY as it visits children and lovers.
the flow of life as it moves through
from generation to generation, and to
be purified by the mystery in which
we dwell-the night silences and the
wonder of our inner life. May we
know that humanity is vaster than
any creed Of its devising, any church
of its building, any religion of its
shaping. May we look upon the wide
spread spectacle of human suffering
and, having endured to look upon it,
learn to know our single life-seem.
ingly so unique-as drop of that In
finite sea. When 1t comes our time
to realize that in this earthly progress
we shall not long dwell with happiness
or with success, may we clear our
spirit Of bitterness, and in calm
strength continue at the work.-Col'
lier's Weekly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-26
SOME QUAINT new
YEAR 0BSERvANCES

1t has always been customary for
the civilized races to see the Old Year
out and the New Year in with DEM
onstrations of merriment and con-
VITALITY. Schemes of all kinds are
introduced by wealthy Londoners for
welcoming the New Year at banquets
on the night of December 81.
In many parts of Britain there are
dozens of singular and attractive
ways of celebrating the commence
ment of another year, the quaint cere-
monies. as a rule, being carried out
in the same manner they were OBJ
served generations ago
An old custom which has a good
deal to recommend 1t takes place at
Holmes chapel, Middlewich, Cheshire
For many years past the bell-ringers
of the parish have rung in the New
Year and then made their way to
couple of local hostelries, there to be
entertained by the landlords free Of
expense.
A quaint custom takes place at
Sunderland on January 1st. Early on
New Years morning the mayor of the
borough, accompanied by the mayor
ess. pays a visit to the town work
house, and performs the ceremony OF
Growing" the Oldest inmates. The
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tuIb the most carefully and adroitly
arranged mortuary tables. Think
what continuing affront a terrestrial
lingcrer like that would be even to
the most patient and conservative
funeral director and to the old sexton
as he mumbles his deep bass song
i Gather Them In, Gather Them In.
What a relief 1t was at last when
the grand old man was gathered to
his fathers and ceased to be the
pioneer settler and Oldest inhabitant
the last authority on the coolest win
all stood in awe, who knew every
thing that had ever happened in
Mesopotamia and who If he were alive
today would probably be able to give
the names Of all the vice presidents
of the United States!
"And yet how brief is the record
Of this modest man, this first COLI
servative citizen of the world-Me-
thuselah-the son of Enoch, sixth in
descent from Seth and the father of
Lamech. 1t is all given in three
verses in the fifth chapter of Genesis.
He undoubtedly was man of sub
stance. One may be permitted to
wonder how many attempts were
made to interest him in various 'en.
terprises' framed in the bluest of tur-
quoise, with a view Of separating him
from his money or its equivalent in
cattle, or sheep or the fruits of the
field. For in that day as in this there
doubtless were admirable tellers of
short stories, horse traders with
wonderful gift Of language, real es-
tate men who could paint landscape
of bewitching beauty-but, alas, we
have no account of them and as there
are no precedents, when Sinbad the
Sailor and Baron Munchausen propose
to let us in on good thing. why, we
have to look out for ourselves, that
is all. 1t is at this season of the year
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-26
BRINGING IN THE
new YEARS WATER

Perhaps in no part of the British
Isles is the New Year heralded with
more quaint and curious customs than
in Pembrokeshire. That picturesque
county abounds with strange customs
and rare superstitions, and II you are
a lover Of the curious and picturesque
customs of bygone days, the day or
days to be in Pembrokeshire Is on
January l.
You will very probably be awakened
by the strains Of some musical instru-
ment-preferably a concertina or ac-
Gordon, but a mouth-organ will do
and the singing of children's voices
of the following words
Rise up a New Years morning.
The cocks are all a-crowng;
And IL you think 1t is too soon,
Rise up and look at the stars and moon
IL you are enthusiastic enough to
descend you will find group of boys
of all ages on your doorstep. armed
with little cups or mugs of cold water
and sprigs of box, clamoring for
the New Years water" to be taken
in. If you accede to their request, the
sprigs of box are dipped into the New
Years water" and tiny shower
sprinkled over your face.
This Is supposed to bring great good
luck to you and your household, but
three things must be carefully OBJ
served-the bearers of good luck must
come inside your door, every member
of the household must go through this
ordeal by water to ensure luck to him
self or herself, and the bringers OF
the luck must be rewarded in a man
ner suitable to your position. The
well-to-do give small silver, and per
haps refreshments; others coppers;
and some Of the poorest sweets, Or
anges, nuts, cake, etc.
Every good Pembrokeshire house
wife lays in a store Of small coins and
good things Of the season, in readiness
for the early visits Of the youth of her
town or village, and many deny them
selves to do this. To assert that the
bringing Of the New Years water
does not bring good luck would De re-
garded as rank blasphemy.
Girls are considered very unlucky to
enter your house first on New Years
Day, and dark persons are preferred
to those Of fair complexion as luck
bringers. To avoid anything so ter
rble as the entry of girl or wom-
an or fair person first on New Years
Day, the doors are kept locked, and
when knock is heard the caller Is
either inspected from window or
some other coign Of vantage, or in
terrogated through the closed door.
This all may appear very absurd In
print, but if you pay visit to Tenby
or some other place in "the premier
county of Wales" you will enter into
the spirit of the thing, and feel the de-
light Of hearing the familiar greeting
"A Happy New Year." accompanied
by tiny Jet of icy water on your
face.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-26

that the wicked magician that gave
Aladdin all his fortune and all his
misfortune may be expected to appear
either by prospectus through the mail
or in the person of an agent.
"The new lamps for old ones of.
fered by the magician is by no means
as seducing bargain as these mod
ern magicans will offer you. 1t may
be an orange grove in Florida or Cali
fornia, a fig farm in Arizona, a date
palm enterprise in Texas, cram
berry patch in New Jersey, mining
stock almost anywhere or shares
and how magnificent the prospectus
in something quite as good as those
two famous companies written about
by Charles Dickens-"The Anglo-Ben-
galee Disinterested Loan and Life In
surance Company and The United
Metropolitan Hot Muffin and Crumpet
Baking and Punctual Delivery Com.
pany.' So when we turn over the
new leaf this first day of January,
1918, after turning 1t over and care
fully reading the prospectus, let US
warily turn back and when we go
forward let US go in the old way to
which we have become accustomed"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-26
Copyright. by W. q. Chapman.)

crown used is a five-shilling piece, the
coin being placed on the head of each
of the inmates selected for the honor.
The money they receive In this way
may be spent by them in any manner
they think proper.
At Coventry it is the custom to eat
"God-cakes" on New Years eve, and
on December 80 and 21 the bakers
of that city are busy turning out the
delicacies by the hundredweight. A
"God-cake" Is triangular in shape,
about half an inch thick, and filled
with a kind of mince-meat; In fact,
it is glorified mince-pie.
There are scores of superstitions as
sociated with the beginning Of New
Year which the average person knows
nothing about.
1t is considered unlucky for the
male inhabitants of the little island
in the North Sea to be visited by a
member of the fair sex on New Years
day, while fires must not be put out
on that day in the south Of England,
or the luck of the year will be ex-
ceptionally bad.
On the continent, especially in out
of-the-way villages, it is customary
for food and drink to be put on a
table outside the houses on New
Years eve. This is not to feed the
hungry, but to keep goblins from fore
ing their way within. But why
goblns should be afraid Of food can
not be explained.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-26

He shook hands all round and most
cheerily gave the greetings incidental
to the season.
"Ah," said the doctor, what a
world it is. You remember the lines
of the old song? l don't quite, but
the sentiment is one to give us conf
dence, so let the wide world wag
as it will, III be gay and happy still.
Yet there are some things which call
for the work Of the reformer. Per-
haps the hour Is not yet come to
amend the long established iElper-
sonations of the seasons. Then, too,
we must continue to endure the
signs Of the zodiac, cut rather low In
Lhe neck as they are for modest kitch-
ems, while nudity continues to revel
unabashed on the parlor walls and
behind the counters of hotel bar
rooms Neither may one stand forth
with the abandon of a martyr and de-
clare against the shamelessness Of
the clotheslessness of the New Year,
that absurd cold storage variety Of
Cupid. Such toilette or lack Of
toilette should suggest his translation
to home for the feeble-minded.
Would 1t not be more reasonable
to suppose Time, now moving into new
premises (not into f1at-but to be a
home for a year at leasD must needs
have blithe, buxom. rosy-cheeked
maid of all work to make the place
bright, cheerful and hospltable, for
there will be many guests to enter
tain three of the seasons at least
spring, summer, autumn-as unmar-
ried female persons. Let US picture
Time with this maid, who, coming at
the beginning Of leap year, boldly
pops the question and marries out
of hand taking the place Of that
grouchy Dame December, who Is dis
missed somewhat summarily and sent
packing over the hills.
"As for Father Time, he never be-
comes old, his acts being seven ages.
Filled with wise saws and modern
instances he nobly plays his part;
never falls into the lean and slip
pered pantaloon,' never requires
patching by the bushelman or cob
bier, or repairs at the dentists or
wigmaker's.
There never was but one mortal
that seriously tried to stay in the
prolonged Marathon race with Time
That was the grand old man, Methuse-
lah, and he had to give up beaten at
$50 years-a foolish contest as Time,
rare old athlete that he is, not only
knows all the rubs, but Is the sole
patentee and possessor Of the vainly
sought elixir Of life.
ut Is we'll there never was but one
human being who carried the burden
of mortality such preposterous num-
ber of years, until 1t became an irradi-
cate habit. Imagine how two or three
Methuselahs in this age would dsar-
range the expectancy Of life and dis
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-26

againPa Time! bald long his
We
himself AS cold
him He his
hour on
Il to warn here some one blows
subdues
find working
by how did the O fe? Your
the best
goods can't return
Father Time mps
she
yeaysp don't bend Of
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-26
Freight Service as Usual.

The Frederick Railroad Co. begs to in
form the general public that its freight
service to and from Baltimore, and all
other points, reached via Thurmont, has
not been interrupted in any manner
whatsoever.
1t is, as it always has been, the quick
est and best service to and from all
points it reaches.
july 13tf
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-12-26
The New Year.

Each New Year Is a leaf of our loves
rose;
1t falls hut quick another rose-lcax
grows.
So is the flower from year to year the
same,
But richer, for the dead leaves feed its
flame.
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MOTHER year!"
exclaimed DR.. Old
fl S h. Tomorrow
and to III orro
come and pass
away, gathered to
t h e ir ancestral
yesterdays" A tone
of sadness, like the
bite of frost on the
persimmon, III e l.
lowed the voice Of
the doctor even as
he stood at the
threshold of the
glad New Year.
But this was only
for a moment. His
usual good nature
llAlDl
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The sands that count the year lou Withn
the upper glass,
They slip a,Oay. these little years, sOifty
They fit like shado,us o and fro the longer
But ah, they take from US than they
may freely give!
They take the song mayhop, but leave the
echoes suDeet that hum
The year is dying, but there is another year
Then vhy gaze at the trickling sand with
heavy sigh and frown?
Turn it doun! Turn it dovn!
There smiles and laughter waiting where
the other joys from.
Turn it doun! Turn it down!
There's another year to
Another year is coming its haiHng call
With golden smiles pay for each jewel
of tear,
With clouer nodding in the rain and dew upon
the rose,
With s1ver of moonlight and with
Ivory of snoWs
With lifting laughter for the lips that long
time have been dumb
The year is dying, but there is another year
to
Why hold the glass and watch the sand With
gloomy sigh and froWn?
Turn it do,On! Turn it down
The melodies of joys to be already throb and
Turn il douUn! Turn it doWn!
There another year to come.
1t is the Twilight of the year-the sands
almost gone;
But turn the glass and vat to see the glory
of the dawn,
And wait to hear the nelow chord that
pulses .Oh each uUord
That wiU build up the coming song-the song
you heard.
Why brood above the days gone, and
seek to find the
OF bitterness and happiness? Another years
to
So the glass and start anew the current
golden brown-
Turn it doun! Turn it down!
There light and laughter lurking where
the other joys came FROM
Turn it doDn! Turn it doWn!
There's another year to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-28
Des Moines 6: sioux City 4.
CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE.
Great Bend 4: Minneapolis o

Great Bend, Kan, June 28.-Efforts of
star Pitcher Mckee who has lost only
two games this season to stampede
the Millers' delegation fell fiat yester-
day. A solid vote was cast against him
in the third ballot and in no other
vote could he get a show. There was
a strong effort on the part of the visi-
tors to induce their old teammate, Pitt
man, to bolt the convention and things
looked good to them when Pitt drop
ped an easy fly in the first and allow
ed Newton players to get on, but Pitt
refused to be terpted and when Mar
ager Stony Jewell, of the Newton team,
made an error on Fedor's grounder
Pitt responded by smacking the pill
for three bases and scoring Fedor
Jewell was enraged throughout the
contest because of his inability to en-
g:neer the bolt and mr~sed several
more but they didn't count. Pittmar
starred again in the ninth when will
one out Crawford hit to left and he
ran in to make the catch. He dived
for it but missed it but after rolling
over few times grabbed the ball and
jumping UP threw Crawford out al
second.
The score: