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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-28
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Roman New Year Like
Our Own

THE Romans dedicated the first day
Of the years first month and the
whole ensuing month to the god
Janus, from whom it derives its name
OF January and whom they represent
ed as a man with two faces, one look
ing backward. the other forward. i'm
plying that lie stood between the old
and the new year with Il regard TO
both. Throughout January they offer
ed sacrifices to Janus upon twelve al
tars, and On til" first day of that month
We're careful to SO regulate their CON
duct that their every word and act
should lie a happy augury for all the
ensuing days OF the year.
ovid ana other Latin writer's Of that
age ailuGe to the suspension of all Hti-
CATION and strife, the reconciliation Of
differences between friends, the smok-
ing affairs and the white robcd proc s-
sions 10 the capitol upon the first day
Of Janus or New Years day, as we
now call it. They also tell of the eX-
changing of visits, the giving and re
ceiying of presents or "Strenae," the
masquerading and the feasting with
which in their time the day was cele-
brated throughout the Roman empire.
The modern gentleman who puts on
his swallow tailed coat and his white
necktie today and sallies forth to visit
his lady friends will be surprised to
learn that the Roman dandy, arrayed
in new shirt and toga. went out upon
precisely the same errand more than
1900 years ago.
From the very birth of Christianity
the participation by Christians in the
festival observance of New Years day
was vigorously opposed until, about the
fifth century, the 25th of December
had gradually become a fixed festival
commemorative of our Lords nativity.
whereupon the LIST Of January also as
sumed a specially sacred character as
the octave of Christmas day AS such
it still holds place in the calendars
Of the various branches of the eastern
and western church, but only as a
feast of subordinate Importance.
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GA~&@
Hut Abb" ON
New Years Eve

BN many German cities, especially in
Berlin, a common method of cele-
bratiug st. Sylvester $ day, New
Years eve, reminds one of the candid
brutality Of college boys or the rough
humors Of the Stock Exchange. OF
course this, Ike so many other old
German customs. has been sadly af-
fectcd by the great war.
The unfortunate visitor from the
provinces or the stranger ignorant of
the peculiar customs of the day strolls
biitLcly down the street clad in the
garments usual to elegant civilization,
On his head the silk hat. Suddenly
cry reaches his ears--''Hut abb, COff
with your hat.) Who can be shout
ing for the removal of a hat? The
shout is repeated. From here and
there men are hurrying toward him.
PshaW. Surely they cannot be telling
him to take off his hat. But now from
all about comes the sound of voices,
crying: Hut alb! Hut abr
The cry becomes a roar, as voice aft
er voice joins its volume to the chorus:
Hut alb. Hut abr In an instant
crowd has gathered, a mob Of Shrek
ing, laughing, gesticulating ruftians,
yelling: Hut alb. Hut alb. Hut abb
And before the astonished stranger
can begin to understand what all this
awful din may betoken, to give point
TO the words, sticks and fists rain
blows upon his head. The offending
hat is hammered down over its own
er's ears, further and lower, until its
rim bursts and its crown flies off, and
it bangles, bedraggled collar, on his
shoulders. Then the eXultaut mob,
with no more occasion for bowling
"Hut abb bowls in applause of its
own success.
The stranger, not knowing what ca
tastrophes may follow on a beginning
so frightful enTaged, amazed. full of
fears. fees to the shelter of the police
man near by. When the assaulted
wretch has told his tale with many a
gesture of the manglcd remains Of his
hat. the guardian of the peace offers
him as the only consolation, "Wess-
halb geLen sic dem aus C'Why do
YOU 20 out?'D In other words, do
not wear a silk hat in the street on
st. SylveSter's day"
This custom Of the demolition of
high hats has been traced back to
1913 1t had its origin in commem-
orAtion of the riots on St Sylvestcr's
day in that year, the lower classes
having at that time resorted to this
forceful method Of expressing their
hostility to the bourgeoisie, of whom
the high hat was distinctive.
\ most pleasant custom is found III
the Rhenish provinces. \ gentleman is
walking in the street when suddenly
he hears spoken closely in his ear the
words, "Prosit Neujahr" the greeting
Of the day. BY the law Of the day he
is thus made captive and must pay
ransom.
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Why New Years Day
Now!

IT HE ancient Arabs and their He
brew cousins used to count their
hours before sunrise, and the
eleventh hour of Scripture was the
time when the sun was near setting,
and travellers had to bestir themselves
to finish their Journey before dark.
Our present system is rather more
arbitrary, but its sins against the or
der of nature are TRIES compared with
those Of our almanac arrangement
Even in railway towns ID III" marks
a moment not far from the time when
the sun stands nearest the zenith and
10 p. m" when it gets farthest away
from ii.
But what on earth or below entities
the eleventh day after the DIST of De
cember to claim prestige as the be
ginning Of the new year:
Our New Year Is made to coincide
with the beginning Of a new month.
but our month plan itself only aCgra-
Yates the absurdity of the arrange
ment IF December were notched back
a week and a half it would straighten
out September, June and March, too;
the seasons would begin at beginnings
all around and the dispute about the
meaning of winter months" and sum
mer months" would be obviated.
Our Saxon forefathers, with their
primitive methods Of computation, beat
us about week, their Balderfest (Bal-
dur's feast being nearly contempt
rary with our Christmas. The Celtic
druids made even a better guess and
celebrated the resurrection of the sun
god on the 10th or Doth of December
Their night spirits We're supposed to
assume control of the atmosphere
about the time of the September equi-
noX and to have things more or less
their own way for the next three
months.-F. L. Oswald in Cincinnati
ENQUIRER
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-28

New Year and Old.

When l was young the coming Of a
new year always found me jubilant
now l am old the coming Of the new
year always finds me silent. My ia
vorite book then was The Pleasures
of Hope" which l long since ceased
to read; my favorite book now is "The
Pleasures of Memory" of which
mean to read page tonight. 1t will
not take me long. and it will suit the
hour and the time 1t is about the
new year, not the new year that is to
be, but the new years that were-the
old, old new years.-Richard Henry
Stoddard
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-28

4 Ii japanese merchants distribute
"a colorel prints to their patrons
"a at the beginning Of the year.
The characters inscribed on the
left Of the print are the name of the
merchant. his street address and the
nature OF his business The picture
generally is intended to express good
wishes for the patron and a hope of
prosperity for the proprietor In car
ryius out this purpose an elaborate
symbolism is used.
The stork Gn Japan is supposed to
live 1000 years, the turtle 10000 years.
Hence they both express a wish for
long life. The pine tree is always
green, therefore it is a symbol of eter-
nal good fortune. The fan is the SYM
Dol Of increasing good furtune-as time
passes good fortune Increases as Il fan
opens out The plum tree blossoms in
winter and is extremely fragrant. 1t
has very prominent place in Japa-
nese life. There are seven gods of
good fortune These are always used
in New Year greeting cards. These
seven gods correspond to Billiken in
this country, and recently Billiken him
self has been popular in Japan.
The prints have two purposes. They
convey coed wishes to the patron ana
they advertise tie merchant.
one esIe tally artistic print given
out by a dealer in household utensils
contains 4 picture Of mounted war
rior trying t. cross a turbulent river.
The Significance is that if you strive
and persist in life YOU will in the end
achieve fame. Tie characters in the
panel are all ode to this effect
A Kobe liquor dealer save out a pic
ture showing Ebisu, god Of wealth. il
a very happy mood. He is going fish
mg, and among the many bass one
large red one 0aD leaps up before him.
which causes him great JOY, as his face
will show.
From a Kobe dealer in rice cakes
came a card showing an attendant pre-
pairing tai Ged sea bass for the ccle-
bration. The legend hanging on the
plum tree III the picture is an invita-
ton to all patrons to come and taste
their special rice cakes At New Years
it is customary to play battledore, ana
lady is seen ready for game-New
York sun.
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For the New Year.

For the New Year.
Out of the city that roars and cries
l send you a dream of delight to the eyes.
Out of the heart of the winter time
send you a leaf from the young years
prime.
Out of the toll and the trouble of night
l send you song Of the dawn's delight.
For all things die to arise again,
Save pain and sorrow the shadow of pain.
And beyond the reach of the rack and the
rod
There remaineth rest for the people of
God.
Edmund Gosse
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Estray Notice.

This is to give notice that on Novem-
Der 1st there came to my place near
Bittinger, Garrett county, one red and
white steer; with horns and no mark.
Owner can have the property by prov
ing it and paying all charges.
JACOB BRENNEMAN,
Adv. 42-3t Bittinger, Md.
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Farm For Sale

Containing 173 acres. About so
cleared and in good cultivation
and the balance in timber and
pasture. Large maple grove with
camp and about 400 vessels. Lo-
Gated at Bittinger in Garrett Co.
Improved by one dwelling house
containing 8 rooms and a good
cellar; bank barn 62x76; good
orchard and we'll watered. Also
tenant house and stable.
ELIAS ORENDORF,
IBittinger, Maryland.
Advertisement 32-l3t
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The Celebrated South Bend Plow

Buy one now and pay for it in the
spring. Price is just right.
McIntire's Hardware Store, Oakland.
Advertisement,
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Farm for Sale

Containing two hundred and seventy
six acres. About IT'S acres cleared and
in good cultivation and the balance in
timber.
Located twelve miles west of Iona
coming in Garrett county in the Fair
view settlement. With seven or eight
never failing springs on it. One dwell
ing house containing seven rooms and a
good cellar; bank barn 40 60 feet and
all other necessary outbuildings.
Good apple orchard of about 200 bear
ing trees and all other kinds of fruits.
If not sold prior to January 1st, 1917,
the property will be for rent.
For any other information call on or
address the undersigned.
JONAS WEITZELL.
Homecoming, Md.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-12

This is the most interesting subject
now pertaining to road matters and it
is hoped that there will be a large
attendance of the farmers of the coun-
ty to hear this question debated The
sentiment in favor of the purchase of
the pixies is steadily growing. It is
believed that If the Good Roads Asso-
citation, representing the farming inter-
ests of every section of the county,
should take decided stand for the
acquisition of the pixies upon a given
basis that its action would have a de-
cided weight with the county court.
President Petty extends cordial
invitation to all interested in any
phase Of the road question to attend
Saturdays meeting.
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ASSOCIATION Of
GOOD ROAD FOLKS
MEETS SAIUR AY
THE QUESTION OF PURCHASING
Pixies TOPIC FOR CON.
SHERATON.
full ATTENDANCE IS ASKED
Had Expected To Hear Report OF
Investigation of Road Matters, But
Charges Will Delay That for a
Month or More!s

Maury County Good Roads Associa-
ton will meet at the Court House on
next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
for the regular monthly meeting. 1t
had been hoped that at this meeting
the committee would hear the report
of its committee appointed to assist
in the investigation and audit of the
road and work house affairs of the
county. Notice, however, having been
given that the committee would meet
on May %, to hear charges to be filed,
it will not be possible to complete the
labors of the committee in time for
the next meeting and the report will
not be heard until the June session.
At the coming meeting the purchase
Of the turnpikes of the county will be
discussed by q number of speakers.
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MRS. SALLlG ODlLL
CLAIMED BY DEATH
WELL KNOWN RESIDENT or
SPRING HILL, SUCcUMBS
TO ILLNESS.

Mrs. Sallie E. Odill, wife Of F. K.
Odill, died at her home at Spring Hill
on Monday night at o'clock, after a
long illness. Mrs Odill was seventy
seven years of age and is survived by
her husband and eight children, as fol-
LEWIS ]. K, A. P, F. K, Richard, Guy
A. and D. C. Odill and Mrs William
Henderson and Miss Rose Odill. Mrs.
Odill was a member Of prominent
family OF that section of the county
and was nearly all of her life a de-
voted and consistent member of the
Presbyterian church. She was an
earnest Christian who enjoyed the
love and esteem of all who knew her.
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow at 10 o'clock at the resi-.
rdence and will be conducted by Rev.
C. C. McNeal Her six sons will act
as pall-bearers.
Cakes & Nichols, directors in charge.
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LARGE DELEGATION
TO ATTEND REUNION
FROM MAURY COUNTY
WILL TAKE THE SPECIAL TRAIN
ON NEXT MONDAY
MORNING,
TWO SOLID CAR LOADS
Nearness OF Convention City And Low
Rate viii Draw Hundreds Of Visitors
Train Leaves Here on May is at
1920 O'clock.

From present indications there will
be large attendance of the Confed-
crate soldiers, their families, friends
and others from Maury county at the
reunion in Birmingham. next week.
Probably twenty-five of the old soldiers
of the county have already arranged
for the trip and others are expected
to go. 1t is likely that these will be
two solid car loads to leave Columbia
on next Monday
The special train will leave here
next Monday at 1920 o'clock and will
run straight through to Birmingham,
arriving there at $3.50 o'clock. The
cars from Columbia will be in charge
of John L. Jones and the unusually low
railroad rate of $3.50 for the round trip
has been made. The additional cost
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-12
SHIRT GARTER CO. TO
BECOME PART OF A
NASHVILLE CONCERN
WELL KNOWN COLUMBIA PLANT
is AMALAMATED WITH AN
OTHER COMPANY.
GIRARD BsOWSLOW IN CHARGE
efficient Manager For Several Years
Past Will Continue to Direct The
Affairs of This Department-Was
Invented by Columbian.

The company composed of Column
bias leading business men and tinan'
ciers which bought in the Shirt Gar
ter Co. a short while ago from the
assignee, have sold the company with
all it's rights, patents and stocks to
the Washington Manufacturing Co., OF
Nashville, and the plant has been
moved to Nashville.
Girard Brownlow, who has been
superintendent of the plant here for
the past three or four years, will still
be at the head of the shirt garter de-
partment of the new company Mr..
Brownlow is a capable young business
man and thoroughly understands every
feature of the shirt garter business
and trade
The washington Manufacturing Co.,
manufactures shirts, handkerchiefs,
garters and shirt carriers. The shirt
garter business has grown gradually
from it's first inception into the COM
mercial world from a small enterprise
of only few thousand dollars per
year, until it has reached enormous
proportions; thousands and thousands
of dollars being necessary to carry on
the business, and it is known in every
state in the union and in practically
every civilized foreign country.
The shirt garter was patented about
ten years ago by Hardin P. Figuers,
gr., who sold it to a company of Co
lumbit business men who put the gar
ter on the market.
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TO CELEBRATE
NINE TY- nth
COLUMBIA LODGE, NO. 8, !. o. o. r.
WILL HOLD MEMORIAL ExER-
CISES SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

Columbia Lodge, No 3, |. 0. 0. F.,
will celebrate the ninety-seventh ami
sversary Of the lodge by holding me-
mortal exercise Sunday afternoon, May
I4th, at three o'clock, in Rose Hill
cemetery, by laying flowers on the
graves of the departed brothers. APP
.propriate addresses will be made by
Odd Fellows who are up on the origin
of the order and the work that it has
accomplished throughout the entire
time of its existence and what good is
now being accomplished and may be
achieved in the future. A full text Of
the program will be given later.
The members of the lodge will meet
in the lodge room at two-thirty o'clock
and march in body to the cemetery,
and all members are requisite to bring
flowers.
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SERMON TO THE
GRADUATING CLASS
OF COLUMBIA INSTITUTE AND c.
M. A. TO BE DELIVERED SUNDAY
MORNING AT ST. PETERS,.

Sunday morning at eleven O'Clock
in st. Peters Episcopal church the
commencement sermon to the gradu.
ates of the Columbia Institute and to
the graduates of the Columbia Mill
tary Academy will be delivered by
Rev. James B. Thomas, Phi. D., of the
University of the South, at Sewanee.
A special music program will be pre-
pared by the choir, and tie general
public is cordially invited.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-12
WHEAT CROP Of
STATE Will Be
LARGE THIS YEAR
ESTIMATED THAT YIELD WILL BE
100000 BUSHELS MORE
THAN 1915 CROP.
UNITED STATES 100000 LESS
Reports Show The Farmers Over The
Entire State and United States Are
Behind With Spring Flowing and
Planting.

I The government crop report for
May, 1916, in summing up the wheat
yield gives this state 100000 more
than the 1915 crop. 1t also shows that
the farmers of the state are behind
in their spring blowing and planting
over last year, but shows that on the
ten year average the farmers are
ahead.
In the summary of the wheat crop
for the United States, this years crop
will be nearly 100000 short Of the
1915 crop.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-12
OVER HUNDRED
RATS ARE KILLED

w W. Elan, of Leiper's Creek,
probably has a record for rat destruc-
ton that has not been surpassed by
many citizens of the county. Recently
he removed an old corn crib and un.
derneath found a veritable rat den,
there being no less than 112 of the
rodents. He killed 100, three escaping.
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for sleeper and other expenses is very

for sleeper and other expenses is very
small, fact that will no doubt add W
the number who will make the trip
The reunion is closer to Column"
and the time required to make u'
trip less than 1t has been in man
years. Birmingham is the tastes
growing city of the South ana ."
many points Of interest to ViSl@S
hence it will be during the replD'
the Mecca for thousands from all p'"
of the South.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-12

Lewsbrg Tenn,A
letter homen %
pse a family back Middle Tennessee
noticed aHenad fmb y
and well located
than
of
Railroad 2aauesof
of
room tenant nuse anu p"N 4 ~ N "l'
supplied hon large
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Besides is located right ia railroad station
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ba1p marriage
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800. ...
Enid May3rd
Fguns
Gentlemen
naddta
anna whar railroad
makh in and look
back to
The farm
with
Figuers Realty Co.
Phoenix Bank Building, Columbia, Tenn.
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FATHER OF c. ". ANU
W.B. RAMB0 lNJURED|
OUT RIDING HoREBACk WV
HORSE RAN UNDER WIRE
DRAGGING HIM OFF,

News was received here tnl'
ing announcing the serious n.y., ,,,d
w. C. Rambo, at his home a. :,
burg, Lincoln county. Mr. RaIllOY ~
out riding horseback when wy n
in some way ran under wire az. \
Rambo was dragged of, ialIl"7 :. \
back, receiving severe injury y !,
back and possibly the spln0,
seventy-fve years of age but No. ~
quite an active man up 70 ~ papDi
He is the father of Charles W.
and W. B. Rambo, Of ColumO'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-12
MRS. H. N. SHEPHERD
SUFFERS BROKEN ARM

Mrs. H, N. Shepherd wife of Dr. H.
N. Shepherd, of this city, who is visit
ing her parents, in Denver, Tenn,
broke her arm a few days ago. In a
letter to DR.. Shepherd, the attending
physician stated that only one bone
was broken. Mrs. Shepherd will be
away from home about one month.
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Special to The Herald.


WASHINGTON, D. c., May "a
summary of the May crop report for
the State of Tennessee and for the
United States, as compiled by the
Bureau of Crop Estimates land trans
mitted through the Weather Bureau),
U. S. Department of Agriculture, is
as follows:
Winter Wheat.
i State-May / forecast, 10000, 900
bushels; production last year final
estimate), 9,O3O,OOO; two years ago,
11,16o,0O0; 1909-13 average, 7,718,00O
bushels.
United States-May / forecast, 499,-
100000 bushels; production last year
final estimate), 655,045, 900; two years
ago, 6S4,99O,OO0; 19O9-13 average, AL
$4,000 bushels.
| Rye.
State-May l forecast, 10000 bush
els; productio last year final esti-
mate), $4,000; two years ago, $4,000
bushels.
United States-May forecast, A.
100000; production last year (nal esti-
mate), 49,19O,OOO; two years ago, A.
$4,000 bushels.
Meadows.
state-May condition 8S, compared
with the ten-year average Of 80.
United States-May / condition 1874,
compared with ten-year average Of
1873.
Pasture.
State-May condition IS, compared
with the ten-year average of S8.
United States-May / condition $50,
compared with the ten-year average of
$50.
Spring Flowing.
State-Per cent done to May l, 1916,
estimated n per cent, compared with
SO May 1 last year and "a, the ten
year average
United States-Per cent done to May
/, 1916, estimated 70.4 per cent, com
pared with 1873 per cent on May / last
year and 6S.6 the ten-year average.
Spring Planting.
State-Per cent done to May 1, 1916,
estimated 60 per cent, compared with
SO May l last year and Sc, the ten
year average.
United States-Per cent done to May
/. 1916, estimated 56.7 per cent, COM
pared with 65.3 per cent on May / last
year and $50, the ten-year average.
Hay.
State-Old crop on farms May l,
estimated $4,000 tons, compared with
$4,000 year ago and 10000 two
years ago.
United States-Old crop on farms
May / estimated 11,OOO,0OO tons, com
pared with S,46S,OOO a year ago and
1882, 600 two years ago
Prices.
The first price given below is the
average on May l this year, and the !
second, the average on May 1 last
year:
State-Wheat, III and 140 cents per
bushel Corn, n and &c. Oats, SO and
So. Potatoes, 11S and 102. Hay, $1640
and $3.50 per ton. Cotton, Ill and
S.S cents per pound. Eggs, 155 and Is
cents per dozen.
United States-Wheat, 102 and 1895
cents per bushel. Corn, 1913 and TIT
cents. Oats, 42.6 and 534 cents. Po-
tatoes, 94.8 and sos cents. Hay, 1920
and $11.S2 per ton Cotton, 11.5 and
81 cents per pound Eggs, 1871 and
~ oapfC nor dn1nn