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"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.
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| 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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