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WAPPY NEW YEAR Tf) YOU All,l
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V"ST v
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tCopyrWbL UU. br Amertoaa Prm Association 1
/I OME people think th*t~Nsw Yitr'i day I
' m Should come In April «r |n May,
iJ Whenhlllsld**atarttoallowinggreen
. . An 4 Nature oil* har old machine -
For pM mora spin I but/t) tar ma.
Wo April d»yla mlna. 1
A Maw Y«»r atartla* out ao lata '
'Would fat iprlm ftv»r aura a* (Ma
And than, with luramir coming on,
'Would be prostrated by tha *un.
A yaar require* a robuat frama.
Considering tha kind of tame
lt'a up against i It atand* aaough
To naad a constitution tough-
A yaar that ftartad In tha aprlatf
Would ha a poor and puny thing,
A mollycoddle so effete
It couldn't bear tha aumtnar heat)
Would gat frostbitten In tha tall
And wouldn't atand a chance *t all
I Whan winter at ruck It; by which algn
1 chooae tha winter kid for mlna.
•Yat even thl* la not tha worat
Conaldar how each yaar la euraed
By human deads—the woaa of Thne~
' By fraud and Ilea, by war and crime. I -
Tha odium man make it wear
. Demande a fiber to upbeaf
That I* not brad by April ahowert
And doaa not rhyme with buda and Oowara.
» -
I Tha folk a that want to change tha data
Of New Yaar'a have a grudge at Pata.
They would complain and ralae a din
In haavan If they ahould gat In.
II They auaa the weather and aaperaa
The working* of the utHvarae.
And they agree on bui on* point,
.Which la that tblnga are out of joint.
The yaar that** born In froat end enow
Will haveJfjßf ginger, anap and go;
Win jm(ap)irag« and 'he aeet
To hear rtujfe&fst fate with the ba*t|
jH). _ _ , _ j^x
THE NEW CHAMPION
anafaaressß™ - '
"jftamseaxr
Mm Mi Mow.
His (MM ef Touch.
"A cantor mw," aaid a lecturer.
"*u talking to a throat of c—towon
abont the wonderful MOM of to*cb
that the blind bare. Here com «M
blind Henry Perklna mom; aaid the
trocar. -We'll teat hip.' And be took
a aeoopfnl of anger and extended ft f»
the old man. Tad this. Henry/ ha
■aid, %ad ten ua what it la.'
"The Wind man pat his band ia the
•coop, paaeed It* contents through bla
fingers and aaid to a ins, confident
tone,-Sand.'"
GBAHAM, N. C., XHUHSDAY, JANUARY 2. 1913.
IThKirMOMMMfMNW
A And ehaflaaaad Ua eaa alahL
3«t£?asxrs»
"awsstr—*—-
w>a»yet to mitka eaaaUMatlwlia
Hiss's
fa Coata Bica the beggars an prlrl
-1 leged character* on Tuesday-Oaf la,
i they are allowed that day of the weak
I ' la which to hag from shop to ahop.
i ■
Numbered Heusss.
fear bandied years agn the Idea of
, numbering houaee orlgtamled la Paris,
though It waa oat on til 1789 that the
system became general. Tbe first
known limtance of a I guidon street to
Wbb h houoeH were numbered la l*rea-
I cott 'tract, bat the practice did oo*
I spread far until 17*1. j
SSi
HEARD
CLARISSA MACKIE
U J|>>f a'H. I'Jl-. l>> Anitrlun I'rw* As§».
rliitloil |
;ni(it|vil ifwH.v frnin the Wi'hb
(but New Veitr'*
. ' >1111(1,111 UDJIIOIIH Vi>
.••tl tin- «iry aiiow Into
«|inrkllii(! iin
iii- ii, ni tnid hliiixeir.that
. New Vi'iii litiivned ,l»e would
"fiMiNi-il hiu>liiiii(l of Milium
j lit- liud proved himaelf a
•bet
. iienliii'MH wil* the cuiiae ot
i perpieiltjvihat now uxaiiiied
I'be iilitbt liefore he bud naked
.II '.Velih to nnirry blm nfter aev
i .'lira ot dittiilent iniirtinjt. und
ui.»v. twelve hmira afterwnrd. he
know. Ilia fate. Miriam bad
it warmly and aalil aoinelblnft
, Inly, but all the aouud I hut
luh caiiKhl wua the tliinl vowel
'• mill It wua an eaay matter for bia
i '■•» l heart to Interpret It aa "No."
had cupped hla baud a twill hla
ii mi la»iit bia hnndaome bead to
• i-il her Rolden one. "What do you
'• i Miriam V
r'liun had htuahed more lieautlfnlly
II ever and bad laid a aim browned
, tie .hmid on hla nrm with a timid
feature that thrilled _ bint through,
lifted her bead with a quick, bird
like movement and apoke clone to bia
ear.
" -or wua all Jonndnb heard.
He had arlaen to hla feet and attim
bled toward the door "I'm aorry." he
an Id gently. "I've made a mlatake. I
Kueaa. Good Dl*ht."
Miriam Wetiti find made no reply.
Bhe bad merely retained her aent on
tbe sofa and attired at blm with fright*
ened eyea from which all the timid
happlneaa had fled. A long time after
Jonadab had waded nwny through the
•piling anowdrlfta Miriam aat there un
til tier mother poked au Inquiring head
through the doorway
"What"* tbe matter with you. Miriam
Webb? Here yon are alttlng while that
*tove I* getting moat red hot! The
minute I amelled the hot Iron I knew
you'd turned the draft on and forgot
to abut 'em off. There -you're auch a
featherhead I don't know aa I ahull
ever leave you alone with the' Br*
Ugaln I ahould think Jonndali might
have notleed It."
Mr*. Webb opened the door of Hi*
cylinder atove ond cloaed tbe draft
tightly. Then aba ant down in ber
trailing fl.innel wrap|ier and looked In
quiringly at ber daughter
"naa be naked yon yet. MiriamT"
{ Miriam bluahed and nodded ber head.
"You're engaged, then?" cried her
toother, with an air of relief.
"I don't know." aniil Miriam alowly.
with a queer look in her blu* eyea.
i Thnt wan oof the caae wltb Jonndnb
Hopkins, for he waa (Irmly convinced
thnt tbe girl he
Wed had refuaed f 1
to marry blm and
it hat be w*a not en \r 1
gaged to anybody. ffL*
{A* be approacbeii LrS J
hi* borne, lying *ung f
and sheltered under
the drooping elm*. Cj-" —
jhe felt a audden
and over| lowering (j - ill
deal re to run away I
from IJttle River \ a I
'and all the tender
memorle* that en
|eomp*a*ed It. With *as DBBW OUMBB
mt tbe companion' T " "lm
•hip of Miriam Webb Utile River w**
a barren spot, and lie loathed It
J Hl* mother, reading by the light of a
targe, green abaded lamp, lifted an In
quiring gate to bia.
I "Seem* to Be you're home early,
'Jonadab. If* only a llltl* after S
lo'clock."
I She drew closer to him and placed
bar lip* to hla Mr. Jonadab Inclined
Ma head, and hla mother** role* wa*
jMftod sbrllljr.
I "I met Abhy Rmltb today. Sba WM
Waking aftor you "
[ Jonadab amlled (trimly. **|f yon wet
Couxl d Abhy I gneaa ynn hoard aome
goaaip," bo aruwlrd
j "Said abe'd board yon and Miriam
wm engaged la that not" Sir* (Jop
bloa drvw bark and watched her ana'a i
•m barm Mad fai> eagerly.
I "I don't knuw," mid Jonadab alow- I
ly. "bat I gneaa It ain't ao." Then aft
tr making lb- iif«ii:il preparation for
fbe nlgbt be klaaedhla mntber'a wrln 1
bled clu-ek and went to bla room.
' Herera I daya afterward. wbra tiie
new year waa yot young. Jonadah'a
Tnele ftltnon Hopklna wrote and'offer
ed Jonadab a job In the city.
I The ronae|uen-e of tbla lett rr w;>
tbat lira. Hopklna wont to apend tli
winter with bar married daughter
Big Hirer, wblla Jonadab aold the e»-
•ad cblekena and blred oat hla bond
and eloaad tba farm.
Aa Ibe montha paaaed by and bt
became latarcated In bla aaw work
be grew to deteat the thought of f
turning to tbe farm. Ho when tba
eprlng rame be remained I* New Tart,
tolling all tbrongb tbe bot aommer daya
until tba aplendld color left bla face
and bla brown banda grew qntte pate.
"I'm beginning to look like aome of
tboae ladylike ity fellowa tbat board
ed at Webb a one •ammer." be tbongbt
grimly a* be anrreyed bla wbita
banda. "I wonder if Miriam would like
tba loofca of me any batter now"" |
Tbe tboucHt of Miriam Webb turned
bin mualngfclu another direction—thol
of (be (treat Inflrmlty that provinl a
atumbllne block ID bia progreaa at
•rery turn. Ill* Uncle Simon bud loop
anted a Halt to a noted ear apedallat
and now one blatlnß Außuat day Jona
dab auddenly reaolred to go
Jonndab went to the boapltal In
November and came fortb from tbe In
atltutlon with a bewildered amlle on
bia face and both earn atuffed with
cotton to leanen llie terrllic din that
aaaailed bia reatored bearing. The
whole world took on a new aapect.
He felt it greater confidence In blm
aelf. more aelf reliance and a higher
couruße to overcome the dla»ppoint
ment that hud befallen blm In the
loaa of Miriam Webb.
He remained In the city until the
Cbrlatnuis seaaon I; id ended and then
haateued back to l.lttle River to take
up hla fnrmer'a life once more.
As he stood at tbe gate hours after
ward. when tbe last night of the old
j i i i _ . n». year wa* creeping
ij. ffiJl I slowly along tbe
Fs'lß I ,nd "* Jnbfney,
,X\\ there came a *ud
deD '"Hfl"* to *e*
f Miriam Webb and
oiKe more bia
fate to n An
Inatant Inter be wa*
I apeedlng over Just
sucb a anowy road
|\, aa he had tmveraed
\ the year before, on
ly now he could
bear tbe crunching
"i£ A ARr T u«"»liD of h M"Otatep* and
QUICKLY! TH * CREAK « F
branob** breaking
from the weight of mow.
H* bad grown accustomed to the
restoration of hi* bearing, but bad
taken nobody In Little Rlvar Into hi*
confluence. •
Tbe Webb boua* waa Hgbted bright
ly, and from tb* *ound* proceeding
from within Jonodab aurmlaed that a
New Year*a party was In progreaa.
H* rang tb* ball, and aa It* *barp
clang died away be beard light foot
■teps coming down tb* ball. Altbougb
he bad never beard Miriam'* foot at ep*.
he wua sure that ah* waa approaching
blm, and so b* stood well within the
■haduw of tb* porch. When she open
ed tbe door and peered out the light
shone on her face, and somehow Jonn.
dab knew that abe waa hoping It mlgbt
be be. How long had Miriam Webb
been watching for blm—ever sine* last
year?
"Happy New Year!" be aald quickly,
holding out hi* hand.
Mlrlanf held out ber band and tben
withdrew It with audden resentment
"I didn't gir* you credit for so-much
Impudence, Jonadab Hopkins," she
murmured scornfully for ber own ben
eflt But Jonadab beard and gave no i
alga.
"You haven't bad occaelon to change
your mind about what I asked you * i
y«ar ago?" be aakad Imperturbably.
She stared at blm for an Instant, and
(hen little spark* of anger flew to ber
gentle blue eye*. Bbe cloaed tbe door
and atepped out to tbe porch. *o close
to Jonadab that her gown bruabed bia
■l**v*.
"Ys*, I bar* cb*ng*d my mind," *h*
**ld ibarply in hla ear. ao abarply
that Jonadab Jumped: tben *be went
on In a lower tone, aa If ab* knew be
could, not bear ber words, but as If tbe
recital of ber wrong* afforded ber
great relief: "Who wouldn't change
their mlnda. Junadah Hopkins you
big goose!" Miriam staui|ied her foot
pa**lon*tely. "To come and nak me
to marry you-and when i **ld I
would-to say you were aorry snd tbnt
you'd made a mistake! Yon Mg-Mg
—Jonadab Hopkins-why-why"- a*
Jonadab took her In hla strong arm*
•nd held ber tightly.
"Tell me the eiact word* yoi n*ed
when you cald you'd have me." order
*d Jonadab
"1 Mid, i guesa sor" shrieked Mill
am In hla ear.
"Lordyl I (bought you Mid "Nor"
ejaculated Jonixlah Joyfully. drawing
ber closer lo hi in. "Ton needn't yell
so, Miriam, because I can bear ai wall
•a the next fellow, and I've Joel heard
TOO Bay yon accepted ma one*. Von
can't take It bark. Now, I'm going to
fcak you again, all proper, and yoo can
Whisper the anawar right close to my
Mr. Too lore ma. Mlriainr
Miriam's answer coo Id oot be besrd
by any one save Jonadab. bat when
they entered Ihe bonne and he told
Mrs. Webb that ibe New Tear bad
brought him s wife It b> erldent that
the answer vu not In the negative.
-•ells of SlisiMleo."
la one of lbs dormitories of the Irish
college at Uotne there Is a apace on lbs
wall left onpapered sod unpsluted,
whatever repair* the rest of the room
may aodergo, for there, carilaarty
•crawled, is the first rtmght draft of
rather front's "Dells of ghandop."
Classed Sink Pipes.
A tablexpuuuful of washing imda and
• cup of rlnegar i»ured down the sink
will dean out the most stubborn of
clogged pipe*.
Dear geeks.
The king of Northumberland In 000
gave for a history of the workl 800
acres of land, and a countaaa of Anjou,
date not known, once gare 900 abeep
and ■ targe parcel of furs for a volume
of homilies aod 130 crowns for a sla
gis book of Liry.
Ante
TO get rid of ants saturate rugs with
keroeeue. and hang or lay tbece near
the places they Infest and they will
soon disappear.
Resolve to Be Better
(e regarded ae the tfme
JPp when a man should tahe etoch of hfe
- paet and P rc ® c "t and mahe resolutions
concerning the future, it (e well to
mahe resolutions, and (t Is better to heep
them. Ghey serve a good purpose even (f not
hept, though they should not be made with
the Idea of breaking them. One can be con
servative In mahing good resolutions and
thereby gain an advantage. Do not resolve to
j be perfect—merely mahe a determination to
; be better. Resolve to Improve In everything In
I which you are defective. Decide to act more
kindly, thlnh -more charitably, speah more
pleasantly, worh more diligently, give more
cheerfully. Don't try to achieve tbe perfect*
which Is Impossible, lust try to Improve,
to be and do better, and you will be better
for tbe trying.
NEW YEAR'S IN
OTHER LANDS
. .
NEW YEAR'S I* the moat univer
sally felebriited of holidays.
Chriatmua la practically con
fined to Chrlatlnn countries nnd
In aome of these liaa only • religious
observance. '"lie name la true of Eaat
i er. Other holldaya are for the moat
I part national Iq cbarnctar and are con
| lined to tbelr own countries. Bat New
Vear'a in soma form la celebrated In
! all latida and in not a few la tho chief
holiday of the year. It la not observed
alwaya on Jan. I, the Chinese and
Jewlah New Tear's being notable ex
ceptions and the Rtiaalnn festival be
ing hold on wliat to ua la Jan. 12, owing
to a difference 1o the cnleudnr.
Especially la the beginning of the
year a time of festival in the orient
Nobody knows Juitt bow old tho custom
la, but It probably antedatea history.
In most Aalatlc countries New Year's
eve ia a time for settling debts, wiping
tbo elate clenn for the succeeding
twelvoiqoutb. Ten drinking ia natu
rally one of tbe chief forma of obaerv
saw mil a noaau.
•Dee la China and Japan. There It la
an art, and tbe ceremonial on New
Year*a Is Intended to outrank anything
else In tl ■ niok tea Hoe. Tbe Japanese
tea room i bidden away In aome aeclud
ad part of tbe garden, and enly a few
ef tbe elect are admitted. This, of
courae, refera to tbe private tea rooma,
tbe public once being frequented by
Mr. Common People and all bis wife'*
relations. * ♦"
Tbe Japs oat from a large va
riety of d la bee « this.day. piously
offering samples of tbe foods to tbelr
god*. Tbe day la Nippon la celebrated
on Jan. I, as with ua.
Tbe Chineae New Year. wMcb la baa
ad on the moon and oecnra la January
or February, la like a prolonged and
glorlfled fourth of July, or rather as
the Fourth waa before it became aafa
a»d tana. It lasts for eeveral days
and la full of oolor, notes and action
from atart to Onlah. Firecrackers.
Chinese lanterns, tea, feasting and
carnival all play their part, and tbe
naw year la Initiated la a way to put
glagar Into his young life. The pops-'
faur greeting Is "Kungbi," which Is to
aay, "I humbly 1 wish yon joy," or "tin
hi," "May Joy bo yours." From this
It will he seen that tbe Chineae have
a "hi" old time. Not only do lanteroa
abound, but artificial flowera and red
mottoes ornament the bouses. Even In
tbe Patted States the laundries are
; . .• »" f fr/rjl'. *• ** J
.fit/'' ./ . *• jfc
abandoned while tbe Oeleirtlala pay
ceremonial call* and decorate every
thing In sight wltb red paper. Euro
pean* *l*o paint tbe town red on New
Year**, only they do It In a different
w*y.
New Year'* I* celebrated for thir
teen day* In I'ersla and la tb* mo*t
Important featlval of tbe year. It fur
nlabei a precloua opportunity for tb*
beggar* who camp on a man'* door
•tep and blow horn* until b* glva* a
present Tbe featlval I* called "No
. Root" and- combiner our Cbriatma*
and Eaiter. Sweet* are prepared long
In advance, and egg* ar* boiled and
colored. Tbe observance begin* on
March 23, and for thirteen day* there
after bualnew I* auspended. Preaent*
•re given, among them being * coat of
honor for Important person*, for which
a price Is often exacted, much In ei
ceaa of the value of the garment An
other "No Roos" custom 1* for dele
gation* of Peralana to visit tb* tomb*
of the departed and aend up wall*
both loud ami long.
New Year's Is a great dny for tbe
children in the country town* of Ru*-
■l*. Tha boy* carry peas and wheat
showering tboae they Ilk* with wh*at
and those tli.\v dislike wltb peas. Varl
ou* domestic animals are gayly deco
rated ntul led about tbe atrect*. There
I* alao a ceremony of changing water
Into wine, which la barmle** enough,
since It doe* not Incre*** tb* *Wln*
supply.
Tbe great feature of tbe German
New Year's la "Sylve*ter Abend." corre
sponding In MOM measure to our-watcb
parties, except that more liquid rj
freshmen! U absorl/ed. Tbe punch
bowl la the center of attraction, but
tbe punch la nsually made of a mild
Rhine wine and does little If an?
barm. 11l fares It wltb tbe mnn wear
Ing a hlgb hat on this night' for It I*
suinsbed wltb grmt enthualiyim | n
Prankfort on (lie Main n pretty custom
I* Observed I'roiiiiitly nu the flrat
stroke of 12 every abutter In town file*
open and n bend ii|i|a»ura with the
•boot, "PrnMit Nrujsiir!" It la *a quick
ly witlidniwii. ami the shutters lire re.
cloaed before tbe clucks bare finished
booming 4be hour. •
The French give Christmas a relt
gioua Observanct. ao Hint New Year's
Is the great |i»pulnr holiday.. Uifta are
exchanged and cafla are nmde on Jnn
1 and *ll through IIH- month.
Tb* Kiigllxb olwerv»ue of New
Vear'a U nut lurirely different from
our*. except that the old year la awei>t
out liy iiwii mid loy« ilreioed aa cblm
nty awreppa mill l» rung out with oiur
fled bell*. wlili'b i hmiKo to n clear ami
joyoiiH not# nt I lie atroke of 12- ll
la to till* ru-tom Hint Tennyaon re
fere Iti bin "In MeinorlHm." ao often
quoted. "Itlng out Hie old. ring ID the
Mt."
The  rowda before 8L I'anl'a In Lon
don oil New Yeur'a eve are even
greater and more nolay (linn thone be-,
fore Trlully. New Vork, though people
who bar* only heart! the Uotbam din
may deem tbla Impoaxlble.
Nat to Caey.
That'* at eaay aa rolling off a tog."
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Tha Style.
Ob. how I love tha old pluah hat
I bought four yeara agol • *
I poke It Into kim new ahapa
It ne'er before did know.
A4d than It la tn vogue again.
Wulie «well and up lo data.
It la tha beat laveatment that
I've chanced to make of lata.
Tbla year I Jumped on It a lot
Aad beat II up a pile,
I let a c*r run over It
And, 10, It'a right tn atylel
—Chicago JoamaJ.
**" H« CiMptdi
Mra. Newly wed waafnlriy jubilant
over ber flrtt pie. It waa hubby's duty
-to aample U.
."Tour mother never baked jroar fa
ther a pie like that, did she. darling?"
said aba aa poor hubby tried to eat It
"No, my dear," be replied. "Fatbet
la still alive aud hearty."—Fun Maga*
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