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QF f "Old year, you shall not die: i We did so iaugh and cry with you, ^ I've half a mind to die with you, f Old year, if you must die." I 1ME and tide wait not. And u so we are gathered once (7 ^1 more around the couch of Mid MR the dying year, whose short W ma lifetime has been fraught C- - - with new experiences and old failures, with sorrow jS A II and with joy to the sons of f| y JraL. 5 men. With friendly feel- ^ n U ings of regret we watch his B U / v \ I solemn passing. The weary H y _\J sighing of the winter wind 9 over the frozen wastes of Igj snow is a mournful dirge for the days that B are gone, for the irrevocable past. Chast- k&j ening some with the heavy hand of sorrow and woeful loss, showering blessings of tk happiness and love upon others, the year 0 that is "dying in the night" has striven 3? mightily tobe the friend of all. Even where unmerited misfortune haB swamped 5j the high spirit and bruised the aching If heart, the old year's passing stirs m?mo- lj ries of regret for bright hopes faded, and of gratitude for the few radiant gleam3 of happiness which have illumined the darkness. By a natural force of habit, with many the declining moments of the old year are devoted J to a' sort of spiritual stock-taking. The mistakes and the ofTenses of the past arc canvassed over during this "burial of last year's sins." and resolutions of rerorinauon aaoptea ror ruturo guidance. It has been said that those who make ^ good resolutions are only those who break them. Too often they are simply the 'mpotent prod- ^ ucts of lingering habit, aroused to life in the j bewildering swirl of a customary itacral house cleaning, and doomed to a brief existence. A momentary repentance, induced by the solemnity and associations of the season, does not effect much material change in the moral capacity for clean living. Generally, something is bound to give way when new wine i9 put into old bottles. To do as a matter of course that which is right as it comes is the true secret of a good life, and becomes in time a force more persistent and effectual than the weak-kneed habit of shipping an ill-assorted deck cargo of good resolutions, whose shifting in bad weather will give serious trouble until it is jettisoned, or wept overboard. < But hush! the hour is near. The old man is breathing hard, his eyes grow dim. the hue of death is spreading over his hollow cheeks and wrinkled brows. Soon he will be gone, forgotten with the trouble and sorrow, the Joy and delight. he brought in hfs train. "Across the waste his son and heir doth ride post-haste." and we hronorn fn calntft t ho riclnr* utm tn mal*f? tlio rafters ring with ' The king is dead, long live the king." And so, unmindful of "benefits forgot." with regret and remembrance buried deep in the joy of the moment, we hail the signals of the momentous change?the blaring of sirens and the boom of cannon, the cheering of reveling crowds and the mad joyous clangor of multitudinous bells. Ring out. wild bells, to the wild sky, { The fl\lng cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying In the night: Ring out, wild bolls, and let him die. 1 The blessed glad new year is coining, her- i aided with rejoicing, and resplendent with hope. t "There's a new foot on the floor, my friend, and < sra OLD' HTHKONED by Tir::- :h< old Yet (l/f'-J Whose life was filled with mai \i." 'f 'Jfc Some noble, grand, some ill: he Tn history with other years of ( And wars u ^d men of fame: we know I IJf71 Him only L. the things that passed I Within his tirni Time measured slow fli L Hut found the dd Year's doom at la: MX New Year with vo thful smile steps in With scepter in 1. s hand and claims \ The Earth as his di nairi. Within ^ His days great n -n may write the Nations may rise, n y fall and die; .Mysteries their se. ets may unfold, Hut ere he knows sin '1 come the cry "New Year, thou art among the old!' " J r> t new luce ai me injur. Diwiiiun auu icuuo md bright-eyed Hebe give welCutt.'fl and homage t lo the newcomer, and salute tbe opening of his reign with mirthful song and joyous laughter. The festive celebration of the new year has been i salieht feature in the social life of all civilized jeoples, ancient and modern, and that characterstic persists in the strenuous life of today. The time at which the year began varied nuch among different nations. The Carthaginans, Egyptians, Persians and other nations of mttquity began their year at the autumnal equinox, New Year's day falling on September 52, of modern reckoning, which is also the beginning of the Jewish civil year. The Greeks :hose December 22. and afterward June 22. Janlary 1 was first adopted by the Romans, when iulius Caesar brought the civil year into close tarmony with the solar, in II. C. 46. but, for nany centuries, the example was not followed jy subsequent European nations. At one time here were seven different dates for the beginning of the year among the Christian nations, ind even successive popes, until comparatively ecent times, scarcely ever adopted the same ;hronology. Russia and the eastern empire of ^onstantlne dated from September 1, and the Mohammedan year, being dependent on the )hases of the moon, had and has no fixed beginling. January 1 became the accepted date of he New Year among the Catholic nations of iurope in 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII introluced the new style of reckoning, and corrected ne accumulated discrepancies Detween tne juian computation and the actual solar year by striking ten days out of the almanac of that - ear. Hy 1700 this date was in general use. hroughout Europe, but it was not until 1752 :hat England and her American colonies idopted it. Ancient and modern civilized peoples, while liffering as to the day from which they reckmed the beginning of the civil year, have agreed n distinguishing it by special festivities and reigious observances. The Romans dedicated Janlary 1 to the oldest of their gods, Janus of the , wo faces, one youthful and one aged?a symbol ' )f the wisdom of the god who knows the past and can peer into the 1 future. They sacrificed ^ / B * k fx to him on twelve altars. I p and wi re careful so to / m g B order their conduct on c New Year's day that ev A. (>ry wor(J and action a r-?- _ should be a happy au- a I S tk \ / T gury of th" twelve t I 1 - % / months of the coming J I m lk / vffir Ktndlv saintntions r \Li y > and presents cf ftgF. i dates and sweetmeats were exchanged among c .. tlie people, holiday dress t IT CI1G8( t was worn. ard fpsrt: :\i: iy deeds, became universal. New r lies Year presents became t creeds under the Caesars a f source of great personal j profit to the ruler, and an onerous burden to his subjects. The inat. famous Caligula, making I it known that his daugh- f ter required a dowry at ,, the New Year, walked | barefooted over the piles of gold which covered s ir names; courtyard of his pal- J </\]u ace?gifts of the terror\||f ized Roman citizens, jif How this custom per- 1 ? 8l slsted down the ages r >^ 4- may be gathered from s the fact that, even as late as the reign of frh NVIlIIam and Mary, the >\ *j? Kugl'sh nobility were 11 fci irfiiT^ *wi accustomed to "send to the king a purse with P akB gold in it. every New ( Year's tide." Queen t00*/ / ' ET?fr!l Elizabeth's wardrobe s y Ari an(* Jewelry were almost s wholly supplied from o 1*4^." 1 |f W/M the New Year contributions of her vtr subjects, and, although she made return gifts, it is related that she took j good care to have the balance weil in her own favor. The early fathers of the church miirnhatat} th?> immoral and SUnerftl tfoils observances of the pagan festifal, and directed that the Christian year should be opened with a day of fasting, prayer and humiliation The festal character of the day, however, pertinaciously clung to It throughout the ages, and the church preserved its religious aspect, by making It a festival in commemoration of the circumcision. In Catholic countries, New Year's day is a holiday of strict obligation, opening with a solemn midnight nias3 and the singing of the Te Deum. Many Protestant churches hold a "watchnight service" through the last three hours of the departing year?a solemn service of prayer and song and exhortation?which is hushed into a few minutes of silent meditation as the midnight hour draws near, and * ?? Sn?n a contr nf nralso greeting ncn iui tu mw ? ~~..0 w. , he first moment of the new-born year. MM | THE VANISHED YEAR j i Once again a year has vanished. To the realm of bygones banished. Where the past years sleep in glory? Not forgotten?gone before? And the New Year comes to greet us, On the wings of Time to meet us, And to tell the old. old story Of the ypars that ore no more. In the wings of Time, swift flying. Lies the Old Year, sighing, dying. Home to join the host that slumbers On that distant unknown shore? Borne to Join the countless legion. That have crossed that mystic region, And ure counted with the numbers In that land of Nevermore. Once again the bells are riuging. Tidings of the New Year bringing. With the blythe and gladsome clangor Of the bells that rang of yore. And their glad and tuneful pealing, Brighter, fairer skieB revealing, Bids us banish sorrow, anger. Think of gladness yet in store. T . ?!.. x-,.... V ,, A .. If ijei u? LUC icai hiuui/ Though we miss the old one sadly? Let us hope for bright skies o'er us, Let our dreams be ever fair? Let us banish care and sorrow, Hope for gladness on the morrow? Let us build for days before us Brighter castles In the air. :an your baby find its nose. Here Are Some of the Tests for Determining Normal Child. If a child of three years knows his name and an thrust a chubby finger to his nose, mouth tnd eyes, when asked about those organs, he's i normal kid. If he can't, then B's time papa ind mamma got busy with potty's little thtnk ank, or he'll grow up to be a boob. This, in plain Boweryesque. is the translation if the formula given in scientific terms by the nodical savants of the Mental Hygiene confer nce and exhibit, who are holding "tests of hildren" in the hall of the city college, remarks lie New York Journal. ' A child of four." continues the scientific fcnula, "is expected to know its sex and to be abl" o recognize such objects as a key. knife or a lenny, and to tell the comparative length of !IX?*S. "At five a boy or girl should be able ro draw square and to repeat sentences. When a child ? six we ask for definitions. I might ask: 'What s a fork?' If a boy answered: 'I eat with a ork,' it would be sufficient for that age, but if io inserted the word 'something' in his definlion. as A fork is something to eat with,' ft iould place hitn in the eight-year class. If he aid: piece of tableware,' he would be in the welw c.ir class." A child cf ten is asked what he would do if ie missed a train. Here the answers vary. Any eply that is an answer is accepted. One child 'aid: "Wait for another." Another said he iould "run and catch it." While a boy from he lironx said he would go home for the day. What to do if struck by a playmate was the nost puzzling of all questions. Hoys invariably ookt-d at their mothers when the question was ut. "Forgive him," was the answer only a few imee. I I: The best examination passed so far was by i even-year-old Donald Grant of 507 West 13?th treet who passed the examination for the child f ten. r Before we tell you about want you to hear about Liprt ?the tobacco that thousands < a pipe?the tobacco that mak ji \ Su&Lj Sg.v This favorite tobacco is 1 Carolina bright leaf that h stemmed?and then granulate taste, for the very simple rea; Pay what you will?it is iraj i| like-able smoke than Duke's Mixti leader, and is unsurpassed in qu: Kt In every 5c sack there is one |8 tobacco?and with each sack you FItEK. .)r^ How the Boy Go E? In every sack of the Liggett < park a Fre Present Coupon. T! kipds of useful arliclcs?somethii the family. 1 here are skates, slet brellas, w itches, fountain pens, ] opera glasses, etc., etc. IhH As a special offer, during J lmh nary and February only, ti xulll send you our new illui trated catalogue of presents FREE. Just send us your name and address on a postal. Coupons from Dule's Mixture war be assortedwith togs from HORSESHOE, J. T. TINSLEY'S NATURAL LEAF. VA GRANGER TWIST, coupons from 4W FOUR ROSES (lOc-tin <Li;?lr coupon). PICK PLUG CUT. PIEDMONT ^ CIGARETrES, CUX CIGARETTES, PQl a 'id other tegs or coupons issued by us. ? vi Premium Dept. jxtt'vrftyA.yA/ l/daooa C2r. A Louis. Mo. lilillii PIUMM*"" This Is a Bird of a Story. The pigeons of the stock exchange are very much disturbed these days while workmen are removing a ccat of gloom from the famous frieze near their residence. Much of their time they spend flying to the windows of J. P. Morgan's office across the street. Yesterday at noon James J. Hill and A. Barton Hepburn noticed them. "Pigeons are active today," said Mr. Hepburn. "Pigeons!" said Hill. "They're not pigeons, they're ravens bringing Morgan his dinner."?New York World. Baseball Reason. "Why was Napoleon so successful?" "He managed from the field," ventured a voice from the rear of the class. "The kings he went against j" managed their campaigns from the bench." " Burduco Live/* Powder. Nature's remedy for biliousness, constipation, indigestion and all stomach diseases. A vegetable prepara- i fion, better than calomel and will not salivate. In screw top cans at 2."c each. Ilurwell & Dunn Co., Mfrs., Charlotte, N. C. Adv. Negative Side. If I take the bone from your bull dog, what remains?" "You won't." Tf your appeti'o i- not what it should bo perhaps Malaria i< developing. It a fleets la- whole system. OXID1KE will cleat awav gpnn". rid von of Malaria and ;e;ioi.:!b improve your condition. Adv. ( Heredity. Kriir k r Very talkative, isn't she? horkf 1 Yes: li-r father . a bar , b> r and her nx.ther was a woman Pop si MMEil ?IB\n \f HES I licks' r.MTMNi: is the I t rcmedyno in.-.tier w hat c a uses tlicm whether from tii" lient, sitting in draughts^ f<vorI. h condition. etc. 10c.. ?>> and "Ac per bottle at medicine stores. Adv. Best Way. "How can I float a loan?" "Horrow from the men who are try ing to get into the swim." \s i summer tonic then* i? no medicine tint rpiiie compares with OXIDIXK. It n a mlv l)iiil< 1- up the system. but taken <<> Arlv. prevents MaHrn Regular or T i le.-s formula at Druggists. Adv. The light that lies in a woman a , ' eyes rr.a> tell the truth. i ITCH RelieTed in JO Minute*. Woolfort ? Sanitary I.i>ti?n I or all kimls of , ?oulagi"ua itch. At Druggists. Ailv. 1 j , Help comes to those who are willing j J to pa> for it. j 1 Mrs. Winsliw's Soothing Syrup for Chile' cn teething. Wens the gums, reduces intlammalion, allays pa in, cures wind colic, 15c a bottle U*. It takes a smart man to conceal hi? ignorance. If I'n^Gfed 8 W' You Smoke M Duke's Mixture" ^ the boy and his air rifle, we It 4- Myers Duke's Mixture #4 of incn find "just right" 1 o? es "rolling" popular. ^ WMSte J Sne old Virginia and North ^ as been thoroughly aged, |R rtl. It has the true tobacco /J ion that it is pure tobacco. fcj >o?sib!o to get a purer or more Vv j re. 11 is now a Liggett <$ My en Li ility. Zft and a half ounces of splendid Tag l get a book of cigarette papers >i His Air Rifle t Jfyrrt Duke's Mixture we now fie^e Coupons arc good for all ftfl ng to please every member of ^2 Is, lvills and bats, cameras, urnNeat Knock. Hobey leaker, the football star, was lunching in his native Philadelphia. A young girl, over her queer alligator pear -salad, mentioned the name of a Princeton sophomore who had played rather badly on his class team "He Is an awfully nice boy," she said "What was It he played on the eleven. .Mr. IJaker?halfback, quarterback, fullback?" The handsome ana nercuiean nobey" smiled. "I think he played druwback," he said. A man's love used to "burst into flowers," but nowadays a girl has to wait for it to develop by the wearisome process of geological formation. A cro.it majority of summer ills are dur to Malaria in suppressed form. Transit nde and headaches are but two ?vmptoms. OXIDINK eradicate# the Malaria germ and tone-, up the entire system. Adv. It's the easiest thing in the world to go from bad to worse. To cure cottivencss the medicine moat bm more than J purgative; it must contain tonic, alterative anil cathartic properties. possess these qualities, and speedily restoro to the howelp their natural peristaltic motion. so essential to n riihri'3' ^~i Kodak Finishing '"heape.t prices on earth by I Mftwk '' ' -raPhic specialist I)eI v?;iopinK any roll (iln 5c. Prints -'c a:u' 4C- W-iil v >ur hints to Dtp:. X, PARSONS OPTICAL CO., 244 KING ST.. CHARLESTON, SO. CAROLINA WaaL rromanraa I l i |Opium.Wh:.sker and Sim* Habits treatI L i I J at ur at .Sanitarium. Book <>n ' RJ! I :ti, . t Kree. I>It. It. M.WOOI.I KV, 3i? 1KT0K MSITAIUia, ATL?<tT?. i.tOUI.Ii Dpporti nlt.i fur l a.lien at I.ast. l*;v> r)?n? ,iii The w!?'. Housekeeper win tend 108 ?r sample and a coupon free worth iOc n cash Stephen Pariah, Ponce l)e I .eon. I In. 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