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New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

The Mount Vernon Lodge of Elks ha.
planned for two interesting entertainments
the first annual "skelter' of the lodge oil
February II. and the annual minstrel show
on the evenings of March and g. The
"skelter is to be masked ball IN ORR
entail style. The house, committee Is made
up OF August c. Thoma, John Borup, Rob-
ert r. Kallman, Henry Muck, Henry Won
Shuckmann, L. Sternhagen Daniel l.. Rus
sell and Charles Weber
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. InEiis. IN their
yacht. the TUNA. also OF the New York
club. with party o. friends, were Ponce
de Leon guests while I'm St. Augustine.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

food tied on a piece of string TO the pa
tient, paIsied old prisoner. At other times.
when tie coast was clear, he lifted her,
always late ct night. frcm the cold. damp
cavern ana held long whispered converse
with her in the hut. when the lchor or
dawn began to paint the eastern SKY ne
would again help her to descend INTO her
| cheerless refuge. Thus wore on their mis-
cradle lives for ten years, as nave stated.
Then one day the feudal lord again sent
envoys throughout his domain, put THIS
time with a very different message. In
fact, they carried word that the old edict
was revoked. and in its place was offered
tempting opportunity for eVerybody-a
competition open TO ALL 1t was a perplex-
ing enigma, but no one was TO suffer for
being unable to solve IT.
''You see. the feudal lord, new crazs
having seized him. wished 10 present 10
the resning Shogun. his overload, some-
thing unique, something that would give
his province a reputation for wisdom, Tor
clever achievement. as we'll as for the
come illness of its inhabitants, which, alas!
had Teen earned at the expense OF so many
precious lives. Wherefore he sent out his
retainers with the announcement that who-
soever was able to make rope OF ashes
! should have great riches and honors con-
1 ferred upon him. No one seemed compe"
| tent TO do II. All agreed that 1t was I'M
possible How in the name Of common
ser Sc could a rope be made Of ashes? one
night the youth told his mother about II.
She was no longer afraid to be seen about
the hut, az of yOre, though too tinid to
venture far afeld.
"'Poohr she exclaimed, laughing for the
first time in many months. That is easy
enough, my son. Just take some rice
straw, dampen it little. braid it loosely
into a rope, and burn IT slowly
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

SUNDAYS NEW-YORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United Stata
for $3.50 a year.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Two clergymen who now have pastorates
in Mount Vernon have been asked TO con-
t;nue for another year. They are The Rev
o. f. Bartholow. pastor of the First Meth
odst Church and the Rev. II. H. Beattys
pastor OF the Chester Hill Methodist
Church
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

IS. according To the would-bc fastidious,
bat ln reality fopp,sh and murdogous,
Baimio
THE big red sun sank behind the nr-clad
hills. and as the purple shadows deepcn"d
all nature seemed strangely hushed to tn
young man. 4 tragic problem lay before
him II he refused to kin his mother heart
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

| its annual dinner on March q. The prn.
| cipal speaker will be Justice !. y. Mills, Of
| Mount Vernon.
| Another dinner is being planned for Feb
rUary o by the Republican town committee
! of Ossinng. in honor II Assembyman
Frank L. Young, Republican leader of the
Assembly. The committee arranging for
| speakers Is made up OF Coroner Amos o.
| Squires. Judge Thomas Leary. John p.
Faure, Postmaster John McNaIIy and As
SCISSOR William o. Powers.
The Westchester County Wheelmen 81
Mount Vernon held their annual ball at the
Auditorium, In that city, on Friday night
The patronesses Were: Mrs. J. Howard
Burton, Mrs. NJ Z. Close, Mrs. Herbert b.
I Cohoe Mrs. John L. Gwyer Mrs Edwin
w. Fiske. Mrs. Arthur NJ. Jof lson, Mrs.
W. Herbert Joseph Mrs. Arthur +. Lane,
Mrs. William H. Mendel, Mrs. James V.
Simpson, Mrs. c. a. Speakman, Mrs.
Thomas c. Swift, Mrs. James r. Taylor
and Mrs. Harry Y. Wemple.
With view of aiding the St. Agnes Hos
pital, at White Plains. to carry on its good
work for crippled children, new organ
ization has been formed. known as the
"Aid Society of Crippled and Atypical
Children Of St Agnes's Hospital"
The officers are: James j. Shaw, presi-
dent; +. w. Buderus, vice-president; j.. i.
Lambrecht, treasurer; w. 4. Matthews.
secretary. The board of governors is made
up of John NJ. Digney, ]. =. Buderus f. g.
Schirmer. L. A. Settler, p. A. Higgins, J.
r. de la Tore Bueno and d. l.. Forch-
heimer.
Extensive plans are under way for the
annual ball in the White Plains Armory
of Company l. of the Tenth Regiment on
the evening Of February Is. There VIII
also be concert by New York band
The committee in charge OF the arrange
ments follows: Sergeant George A. Dan
ner Percy W. Smith, Sergeant r r. Nor
rson, Corporal Joseph Brady. l.. c. Shaw
Captain J. $. Parker, Louis Petry and
Sergeant w. w. Plug.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Arrangements have been completed by
the University Club Of Whis. Plains to hold
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

The complete defeat Of William Randolph
Heasst In his attempt to capture the Cali
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
ORDERED TO KILL HIS MOTHER.

Everything turned dark before the
youths vision when he heard the dreadful
mandate. and he shuddered TO think that
all his cherished plans for his dear moth
er's comfort were TO have such an appall-
ing end What could they find to condemn
in that bronzed face so eloquent of virtue.
self-sacrifice and devotion TO duty? II was
monstrous TO make a martyr Of her because
she was threescore and ten. Soon after
the officer left the cid mother brought in
her sons evening repast. Noticing his sui
len mood, the old dame asked: What have
/ done TO displease you, my son? Why do
YOU remain so rnorose and refuse even to
look at me?'
"He tried 10 reassure lrer by making
jest Of the whole matter as he told her
what the officer had said, though he kept
to himself the horrible fact that he-her
son-had been commanded TO assassinate
her within the next three days. His moth
er was somewhat bewildered, but not much
alarmed. On the contrary, she seemed
rather incredulous, and with heart too sore
and bruised for further speech the youth
walked out TO the woods and sat down be-
side a brawling little brook to think IL over
Meanwhile his mother went to & neigh
bor's to gossip about the cruel edict Re-
memDering that in her girlhood she had
been something of q belle, she perhaps
naturally enough thought that she was still
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
From The Sketch.

less soldiers would come and kill them both.
After hours OF quandary IN the brooding
darkness he could not make up his mind.
lie rose to his feet, looked about him wari-
ly and walked back to the hut.
Next day he had little or no energy for
work HIS mother llmped about as usual,
and spoke 10 him in kindly tones Of every
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
Along the Pacific Slope

fornia delegation 10 the Democratic con-
vention last Saturday has been the talk OF
the week in political circles. Mr.. Hearst
had laid his plans to secure control Of the
delegation, and his agents had been at work
for weeks. At the meeting Of the State
central committee, however. he did not dare
TO bring the fight to the floor. His ad-
herents contented themselves with keeping
the Woodrow Wilson boom in the back
ground. An unofficial count of noses in
tie committee. it is said, showed that Will
son was a strong favorite. and II there had
been Il vote which showed the relative
stI ength the Governor would have had 75
per cent Of the votes. The situation in the
Democratic ranks shows another weak spot
in the primary system. IT IS apparently
possible by selecting delegates with "no
preference" TO ignore the law to all intents
ana purposes.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

The City Of New York is still fighting the
reports OF the Commissioners OF Appraisal
in the Catskill Aqueduct condemnation
, Proceedings as shown by several appealS
from orders confirming the reports OF the
different commissions. The latest appear
is from an order OF Justice Mills conhrming
in part the report OF Commissioners George
y. Rigby, James X. Apgar and Bernard r.
Martin. for land condemned for the new
I'M View reservoir near the city oi
Yonkers.
part OF the report was set aside oy JUS
tice Mills because the commissioners re-
fused to permit the city TO cross-eXamine
NJ F. Mitchell. of Yonkers. witness LOT
tbe claimants. as TO his assessments mace
AGAINST the same property when he was an
assessor for the city OF Yonkers.
Mitchell testified that the land oelonsihs
10 David II. King known as parcei NO =
in the proceeding, was worth ABOUT ,oo''VV
AS assessor in 1905 and 1906 he carr'ea lhe
land at a value OF sl42,Wo.
The CORPORATION Counsel of New 1orh
sought TO cross-examine him on the ois-
crepancv. but the commissioners wouid ho'
permit ii.
The depositors OF the detunct MOUNT 'N'
non National Bank will receive checks TINS
week from Receiver Philip Tillinghast' II
will be a 80 per cent dividend,
The bank went into the hands of the re-
ceiyer on March "a last year. Most OF the
assets have been sold. but the bank build-
ing. in lst street, has not yet been dis-
posed Of
According to the receiver. L57S checks,
ranging in amounts from 80 cents to sl6'OO
and aggregating total Of slS7,T1 % VIII De
sent out. The total amount Of claims proven
was S4j9 800 y.
Mayor Edwin W. Fiske OF Mount Vernon
is working hard TO get the government to
purchase the bank building and transform
it into new postofice Congressman An
drus has secured an appropriation for a
new postoffice for Mount Vernon. and 1t Is
now believed that a bill will be introduced
I'm Congress which will enable the govern
ment to get possession of the building, a
fine structure I'm the heart of Mount Ver-
non.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

Representatives Of the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company called on the
Mayor and IIarbor Commissioners this
week and inspected the harbor with view
to making San Francisco the western ter
minal OF the company when the Panama
Canal is opened, The Germans said they
expected TO do a heavy immigrant busi-
ness. but would not talk on the question OF
rates. They expressed the belief that the
government should act at once on the ques-
tioa of canal tolls, so that shipping COM
paIies could make their plans and sched-
ules of rates.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

"Ah. sir, that is another story, as MI
Kipling says, and as other Angio-oaAoh
writer's have said before him. II may SUI
fee If I tell you / am Of good stoch-
my father was a famous samurai-ano
that I was partly educated in the United
States. being a graduate Of one OF your
best colleges, now a university re
turned to my country with the prospect OF
receiving a government portfolio, but vast
political changes made by our Mikado IN
the late eos overturned all my chances OF
such a preferment. and my ambition
shifted into other channels. After while
/ became a steward in the service or the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company anu
worked on one vessel for twenty-three
years. Finally went TO Toxic and there
invested nearly all my savings in a prom
ising business
AFTER two years a great fire wiped me
out. / lost all my property but about Sioo
Then 1 came here-the birthplace of my
remote ancestors-and bought this patheuc
apology for a dOmicile. In that Clubhouse
l propagate slkWorms: there Is always
good market for the cocoons. Ny mulberry
trees, you see. are very thrifty this year.
My dear wife is dead my pretty daughters
are both well married and feel above me,
and one of my sons-the faVorlte OF the
family-is in an insane asylum at NaSoya
as the result Of wounds he received In our
late war with Russia. My declining days
are very sad and lonely, are they not? But
pardon me for inficting upon you my pri-
vate woes. Even to allude to them Is a
violation of Japanese etiquette. l am sure
YOU would prefer to hear what l started
TO tell"
Indeed. I have listened to your personal
history with much interest And now | am
ready to be diverted by the legend"
''Well, then, / will try and relate It,
though I give YOU fair warning. sir, there
are no laughs in it, Hundreds of years ago
there lived and ruled in this province
feudal lord who was passionately fond OF
everything beautiful and who could not
bear TO see anything ugly or deformen. AS
he grew older he became mad on the SUD-
iect, and one day. after riding through the
country and seeing many frowsy old per-
sons, pitiful specimens of longevity, he re-
turned 10 his castle so furious that he sent
out an order commanding all old men ana
old women TO be put TO death.
AT the foot of the mountain that nave
pointed out to you. though 1t had another
name in those days. lived a poor charcoal
burner and his aged mother, widow VINO
had worked herself nearly TO death Whhe
her boy was growing into manhood.
Now he was able to work for her' ana
not less glad and proud TO think that lor
tie rest of her life she would look to MN
for her maintenance. Into this squalid but
loving household came an officer one daF
from the castle He eyed the old woman
sharply and with obvious disapproval.
Presently she stepped out into the yard to
look after some soap she was boiling and
while she was gone the pompous ofhcei
made known his very grewsome errand'
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04

An interesting conference was held on
Thursday by mayors Of this city, Oakland
and Berkeley to discuss the proposition
made by ]. Stitt Wilson, Socialist Mayor Of
Berkeley, that the three cities combine and
establish a municipal telephone system.
The proposition had its origin in a request
made by the Home Telephone Company
that 1t be permitted to sell its property to
the Pacific States Company. which is a
Bell concern on this coast. The proposed
merger was opposed. and Wilson proposed
that the cities buy the Home property and
operate It No decision was reached. and
Wilson had little support in his plan.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
Happenings in Westchester

its annual dinner on March p. The prin.
cipal speaker will be Justice !. ~ Mills, Of
Mount Vernon.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-02-22

Oliver Gorden, sh nA,
lots 1, 2, Sand $500. 1 1910 1873.
Lyman d. Baird, nv sw
II less r. r. ....5. 2 1910 II.
Lyman D. Baird. seA -. 2 1910 Al.
Jonas Sjoberg, sA sell 3 1910 81,
FL c. Hjerline, lot ~. z 1910 s.
|Ingvald Caare. VIZ NV
", swA ....,.......t8 1910 20.
Jonas sjoberg, n IL neA 10 1910. IA.
Albin Young, sk nwA
M swA ...........10 1910 80.
o. A. thinner, seA .....11 1910 81.
s. T. Dakin. nwA nell,
nk nwA, seq nwA 10 1910 So.
James H. McNeely. swN IL 1910 so,
oliver Gordon, sen neH IS 1910 s.
Anna I. M[cNeely; VIZ
nwA, VIZ swA .....13 1910 81.
Northern Townsite Co.,
e1z neA ....s.......15 1910 IL.
y. b. Jones, nk nwA I. .16 1910 9.
L. p. Jones, seA ......16 1910 20.
less e R ! o q y: !. y "a 1910 8.
u $500. = ..' !, {. 1910 $.
U. .. Jones. aneA ........ Sc 1910 ~.
-. II. Jones, seA l..g....36 1910 81.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-02-22
Townsite of Holt.

Northern Townsite
Co. lots 4. 2, g. a,
5, 6, and ......8 1910 2.S2t
Northern Townsite
Co. lots 10 IA, IS
16. IT, IS, 10. 20,
p, %, %, and PA 1910 2.54
Northern Townsite
Co., lots /, 2. g. A.
S g. z, 8, 8, TO- H.
Is, IA, 15, 16. H.
IS, 10, 20, p, %. 23
Northern Townsite
Co, 5 1910 81
Northern Townsite
Co., lots 1. 2, 8, A.
5, 6, z, 9, g. 10 II, d
IA, Is, 516, IL, IS, 10,
20, 81, %, % and "a 5 1910 1925
Axel Nelson .13 5 1910 233@
Northern Townsite
Northern Townsite
Northern Townsite
Co, lots 1, 2, 3,
S. and 49,. 8 1910 3.64
Louis Hanson, lots Z.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-02-22

TOWN OF NEW FOLDEN
Township One Hundred Fifty-Six
(156) Range Forty-Four (44)
C. Hanson eh swA :. 1910 1871
J. o. Folden VIZ nwA,
VIZ swA ~ 1910 1888
l.. e. Jones, nwA less
r. of W.. ...... :16 1910 1884
L. E. Jones, swA sell
less r. of w. .16 1916 1928
Christian Hanson, sA
neA .....17 1910 1929
C. Hanson. ek nwA III 1910 1926
Edward Johnson, swA
less 2 acres II 1910 3O.57
X NJ Gustafson, nwA 21 1910 5000
Martha Nelson, sk ne
n VIZ SeA .........25 1910 1894
w. E. LarimOre. lot 81 1910 7.O4
Townsite of Newfolden
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-10
CHAPTER XVII.
Last Call for Breakfast.

Last Call for Breakfast.
It was still Iowa when Mallory
awoke. Into his last moments of heavy
sleep intruded a voice like a town
crier's voice, crying:
Lass call for breakfuss in the Rim
ing Rar," and then, again louder,
Lass call for breakfuss in Rinin-
rar." and. finally and family, Lass
call breakfuss ri'rar."
Mallory pushed up his window
shade. The day was broad on rolling
prairies like billows established In the
green soil. He peeked through his
curtains Most Of the other passen.
gers were up and about, their beds
hidden and beddings slowed away be-
hind the bellying veneer OF the upper
works Of the car. All the berths were
made up except his own and number
two, in the corner, where Little jim
mie Wellington's nose still played a
bagpipe monody. .Rnd one other berth,
which he recognized as Marjorie's.
His belated sleep and hers had
spared them both the stares and
laughing chatter of the passengers.
But this bridal couples two berths,
standing like towers among the seats,
had provided conversation for every
body, bad already united the casual
group of strangers into an organized
gossip-bee.
Mallory got into his shoes and as
much of his clothes as was necessary
for the dash to the WaShrOOm, and
took ON his arm the rest OF his ward
robe Just as he issued from his
lonely chamber, Marjorie appeared
from hers, much disheveled and
heavy-eyed The bride and groom ex-
changed glances of mutual terror, and
hurried in opposite directions.
The spickest and spannest OF lieu
tenants soon realized that he was re-
duced to wearing yesterdays linen as
we'll as yesterdays beard This was
intolerable. A brave man can endure
heartbreaks. loss Of love, honor and
place. but a neat man cannot abide
the traces of time in his toilet Lieu
tenant Mallory had seen rough serv-
ice in camp and on long hikes, when
he gloried In mud and disorder, and
he was TO see campaigns In the Phil
ippines, when he should not take on
his shoes or his uniform for three
days at a time. But that was the
field, and this car was a drawing
room.
In this crisis in his affairs, Little
Jimmie Wellington waddled into the
mems room. fiouGdering about with
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-10

correction he could In Wellington's
hippopotamine toilet. Wellington was
just wide enough awake to discern
the undisturbed bridal-chamber. He
whined:
"Say, porter. that rice-trap Aren't
they going to flop the rice-trap?"
The porter shook his head sadly.
Don't look like that flopper's a'goin
to flip. That dog-on bridal couple Is
done divorced a'ready!"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-10
CHAPTER XIV.

Suddenly Marjorie's heart eave q
leap OF Joy. She was having another
idea. "I'll tell you. Harry. We II pre-
tend TO quarrel and then"
And then you can leave me Ia high
dudgeon."
The ruse struck him as q trite un
convincing. Don't you think Il looks
kind OF improbable on-on-srcn an
occasion?"
Marjorie blushed, and lowered hei
eyes and her voice: Can you sug
gest anything betterf"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-10

various women and a few men of evi-
dent unclericality were draped across
arm chairs and absorbed in lazy con-
versation or bobbing their heads over
magazines that trembled with the mo-
ton Of the train
Mrs. Wellington was busily writing
at the desk, but he did not know who
she was, and he did not care whom
she was writing to. He did not OBJ
serve the baleful glare of Mrs. Whit
comb, who sat watching Mrs. yelling
ton, knowing all too we'll who she
was. and suspecting the correspond
ent-Mrs. Whitcomb was tempted to
spell the word with one r."
Mallory stumbled into the mems
portion Of the composite car. Here
he nodded with sickly cheer to the
sole occupant. DR.. Temple, who was
looking less ministerial than ever in
an embroidered skull cap. The old
rascal was sitting far back on his
lumbar vertebrae. One of his hands
clasped long glass filed with a
liquid OF hue that resembled some
thing stronger than what it was
mere ginger ale. The other hand
toyed with long black cigar. The
smoke curled round the old mans
head like the fumes of suitan's
narghile, and through the wisps his
face was one OF Oriental luxury.
Mallory's eyes We're caught from
this picture of beatitude by the en-
trance, at the other door. Of man
who had evidently swung aboard at
the most recent stop-for Mallory had
not seen him. His gray hair was
crowned with soft black hat, and
his spare frame was swathed in a
frock coat that had seen better days.
His soft gray eyes seemed to search
timidly the smOke-clouded atmos.
phere, and he had bashful air which
Mallory translated as one OF diffidence
in place where liquors and cigars
were dispensed.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-26
CASTLE Home
CHILDREN GIVEN
XMAS SURPRISE

Thirty o. more OF the little children
from the Castle Home were given a
delightful christmas surprise on Wed
Eesday afternoon when they were en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mr.. Harold
Dillingham; at their home on Beretanla
Avenue
When they arrived at the Dilling-
ham home the Riddles were shown
q beautifully decorate tree laden
with bright gifts, and each OF tie lit
the children were remembered with a
gift from the tree. Some of Santa's
pre- sents were useful and others were
ia the form OF playthings.
After the many presents wer" f''
triDuted. refreshments were served
and the youngsters after spending the
remainder of tie afternoon admiring
their gifts and playing games depart
ed feeling as though they had not
been forgotten by Santa C.aus as he
went his rounds.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-26

every ten men who make this resolu-
ton keep il, and often the tenth man
falls
The New Years resolutions that are
made are usually very good, and If all
Jhat are made yearly were kept the
world would surely be changed. Think
what II would be il women stopped
gossipping, answered all of their let
tiers, and never went shopping so late
that men in the five O'Clock car would
have 10 give up their seats after a
hard days work. And what would it
be If the men all stopped smoking.
swearing. drinking. etc? Then no one
would think Rachael, Rachael. I've
been thinking what a nice world this
would be"
The men who decide TO swear off
the first OF the year often go TO the
very limit the few days preceding the
New Year Perhaps they think that
one last spree will make it easier to
give up, but usually it is a hindrance
rather than a help.
With few exceptions everyone waits
until the first of January to turn over
a new leaf, when in reality, every day
is the beginning of new year Wien
one decides six months before the
first OF the year to make a resolution
the time 10 make that resolution is
then and there, and the time for car,
rying il out is at the moment it is
made.
Ii is far easier to do away with a
habit when one first decides to do so
than TO wait a long while. for, when
viewed from a selfish point, trul>
bad habit may not seem half so bad.
OF course ii is nice to begin a new
year with good resolutions IL one in
tends to keep them, but unless one
does not intend to abide by them they
had just as well be left: unmade For
the constant making and breaking Of
resolutions must weaken ones faith
in ones own steadfastness and
strength and must tend to weaken
the character. ......