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"WHAT IT5 SIGm OF PROMISE ARE
I MM 1 1 1 1
EW YEAR'S DAY has
over occupied it pecu
liar relntion to the
thrco hundred nnd six
ty-flvo days on which
are etched tlio doings
nnd history oC n wholo
calondar year, Tho Ro
mans obnorved tho dny
as a public holiday, and
on this day nil lltlgn
Uon and strife wero
suspended, social visits
Were oxchungod, presents wero
given and received, nnd feasting
throughout tho empire was tho or
der of tho day, Tho early Chris
tians at first not themselves against
tho usngcr. of tho day nH obnorved
by the Romans until tho fixing of
Christmas day on tho 2Gth of De
cember, nnd Now Yonr'B day cam6
to bo obsorvd as tho octavo of tho
Nativity and also as tho Festival
of tho Circumcision.
Tho obsorvnnco and spirit of tho
day hnvo"not changed very greatly
In' tho onrush of tho centuries. Wo
might go hack across tho long
stretch of years between tho day
wo llvo In anil tho dny when tho Romans Inter
changed their social visits and their good wishes
and both gave and received their stronao, nnd bo
twoen tho then nnd tho now tho Identity of feel
ing, emotion and sentiment concerning this dny
is readily discovered.
So many sentiments crowd themsolvcs Into Now
Ycar'B day and all nro mostly children In tho
way in which tho day appears to them and In
tho Rlmplo feelings nnd emotions by which It Is
observed. Tho grootlng: "A Hnppy Now Year!"
pushos up through tho hard strata of tho year, nnd
tho simple emotions, which mako tho whole world
kin, bring friend nenror to friend and molt llfo to
gether Into n richer affection, nnd good will be
comes tho keynote of llfo on this day. Grudges nro
droppod, rosentmonts dissolved, nnd tho nvorngo
man With tho nvcrago endowment of affection for
his fellows finds It nlmost Impossible to vltnllzo
any of his hatreds through tho omotlon-lndcn mo
ments of New Year's day. Tho porsonnl llfo has
many things to sny to itself; it Is nt onco a clos
ing of nccounts and tho opening of n now career.
Old things pass away and nil things seem to be
come now. Tho things thnt might havo been and
have not bocoiuo nro forgotten in tho now hopcM
and aspirations nnd ambitions which spring up In
tho heart on tho first day of tho year.
Of courso, nobody will ovor bo what tho hopes
and faith of tho dny project for the Individual llfo.
Tho most nrdent believer in tho better
RE'OLUTtOnl
ii youivo worvrnrv
TR1KI3 up the band, hero
comes tho good resolution.
Lot tho whistles blow
their heads off, lot tho bolls
ring out, lot tho fog
WMm
horn on tho lako front shatter tho at
mosphere to atoms, let tho Blmllar
gladsomo noises ho lot looso upon tho
vibrant ozono oven In tho uttormost
cornors of our beautiful city. For tho
good resolution is mnrchlng forward.
Only a few dnys moro and wo will
bask In Its splendid prosonco.
Like tho vlllngo drum major it
comcB proudly pruuclng townrd us
through tho wcok. Get n scat early
nnd avoid tho crowd if you would be
hold It in Us glory. Keop your oyos
glued to tho splondld spectnelo, keep
fyour oars opon for tho lofty Bounds,
for it will not bo long In passing.
' It's'safo to say thnt It nil tho high
resolveH thnt go Into olfcct on Now
Year's day had half tho ouduranco of
a Marathon runner tho millennium
would como so fast that wo'd havo to
enact now speed laws to keep It from
melting tho asphalt.
If good resolutions wero salt mac
kerel what a universal thirst would
spread abroad 1
Human experience seems to Indi
cate that progress in any lino is nec
essarily gradual. Take the flying ma
chtno, for instance. At present tho
scientists engaged in tho development
of this Interesting dovlco nro in a po
sition to assort that many of tholr
problems nro' already solvod. Thoy
can get up Into tho nlr without tho
aid of dyuamlto and thoy can como
down again with practically uo effort.
Of course thcrq aro other difficulties
to' bo o'vorcomo such as tho tondoncy
on" the part of tho machine to select
its own tlmo and place for coming
down. Ilgt theso prablains are minor
SOMCir av shces toot' jxty oi xstj Pac
most sangulno architect of the richer fortune yet
to be will fall short of tho ldonl that controls his
Imagination. Hut tho vory fact that tho day stirs
theso noblo Impulses nnd floods tho prospcctlvo
days with the glow of hopo Is in Itself an nssur
nnco that the yenr shall bo rich in tho gifts and
tho good will of tho gods.
Another year! another yenr!
Tho Increasing rush or tlmo sweeps onl
Whelm'd In It a surges, disappear
Man's hopes and feara forever gone!
Oil. not forbear thnt Idle, tale!
The hour demands another strain,
Drmnnds high thoughts that cannot quail,
And strength to conquer and retain. . ,
i
'Tin mldnlRht from tho dark blue sky
The stars, which now look down on oart)
Ilnve seen ten thousand centuries, ily.
And Riven to countless changes b'lrth.
Slilno onl slilne on! With you I trend
Tho march of nges, orbs of Unlit!
A last ccllpso o'er you may spread
To me, to me, thero comes no night!
Tho sentiment that phrases itsolf In tho quite
depressing words!
Tho world Is very evil,
Tho times nro wearing late,
Is hardly in tuno with tho
day, the llfo is thought of aB a corpornto business and this
NEWTMf
KBOLUTTON
row.
YOUNG MCK
M3f OTP vtrfOKl? s3 W&-
and doubtless tho answer Is In nho
book Bomowhoro if thoy cun only find
It.
Tho practlco of resolving presents
a slmtlnr aspect. It Is not entirely
porfect nt presont. Hut considering
tho fow yonro slnco Adntn Inaugurated
tho outdoor alcoplng fad nnd boenmo
grandpa to tho human race it Is not
surprising that somo dotnlln nro still
to bo worked out. Tho forming of tho
resolution has boon beautifully work
ed out, till nlmost any ono, tho morcst
novlco, can rosolvo. Tho date, too,
Ima been firmly fixed us on tho first
of Janunry. Tho chief dlniculty that
still romnltiB has to do with hooping
tho resolution onco It Is made. Some
thing llko kooplng your noroplnno
right stdo up onco you havo estab
lished a neighborly relation with tho
stars.
Probably several years will elupso
boforo tho custom of resolving
roaches perfection and in the mean
tlmo It might bo well to adopt a
makeshift for tho presont unattain
able. It would seem ns If tho dllllclilty
might bo minimized by moro attention
to tho subjects taken for resolving
purposes. It is well to uso care in se
lecting our resolutions, and bocauso
of tho proximity of January 1, a fow
suggestions may not bo out of placo,
For a young woinan Try this ono.
"I hereby rosolvo with earnestness to
no longer insist on grnndma wcnrlng
Fronch hools." There are several ad
vantageous fonturoB to this resolution,
To begin with It is humane. Just
think of forcing tho poor old lady to
teeter down tho street with 'llttlo
church steoploa under her solo leath
er! Hor sllvor lockB bob under, her
dignified black bonnet and at every
painful stop she whispers "Ouch." Flo
modern Bnlrit wlmn
upon you! ShamoyI Remember
grandma 1b not so young ns sho once
was and tho ponltentlnl omdency of
a bunion Is grcntly enhanced by tho
shoving forwnrd of tho foot as accom
plished' by tho French heel. Commnnd
tho old lady to do n cake-walk onco
nn hour around tho dining room tnblo
If you will, but let hor do It In com
fortablo shoes. Another item In favor
of trying this resolution Is tho fact
that you lmVo probably novor asked
grapdma to wear any kind of shoes
she didn't llko, so It should bo that
much cnslor to keop to your resolu
tion not to do so.
For n young man "I rosolvo from
this dny novor again to smoko n pipe
In church. This snmplo Is highly
recommended. Tho practlco against
which you Isbuo tho edict of banish
ment is ropreheuslblo in tho highest
degree. Smoking, whllo of courso it
might bo a solaco to you during tho
sermon, could not but annoy your
neighbors nnd fellow worshipers. Tho
men envy you, loading to countless
domestic difficulties Tor them. Tho
preacher Is unnblo to .sco whethor nil
tho deacons nro nwnko or not by tho
hnza from your plpo. Moreover, Just
ns a distinguished statesman onco or
flclnlly doclnrod that tho odor of
cigarettes annoyed .him thero nro
thoso to whom tho smoll of n plpo Is
n nulsanco nnd tho offertory collector
might bo ono of theso. Resides, you
would probably bo thrown out or nr
rested or something.
For mon who rldo much In streot
enrcs "henceforth 1 will not mind tho
fcathors." This is ono requiring con
siderable care but If Btrlctly adhered
to will bo found of grent assistance In
your dally lire. Whon depending from
a strap and rostlng your toes on somo
nolghbor's n long stiff quill suddenly
Jabs you in tho nose giving to that fea
ture tho rich red thnt which another
olnss of rcsolvlsts havo already ac
quired, do not rolcnso your temper.
Smllo and protond you llko It. Oft
times you can mako yourself bollovo
It, aftor duo practlco, of course. Hut
tho principal advnntugo to bo cited In
this resolution's favor Is that "you
might Just ns well." So long ns tho
fashion remains tho snmo you will
havo your dally communion with tho
tnll featltora of an ostrich or of a
roof.tor and If you roBolvo not to mind,
hoir much moro plncld tho tompor!
For any one who does not rulso
chickens "I hereby resolve and do
tormina not to cat nny moro strictly
fresh eggs for sovornl weeks to
como." This Is In somo rospects tho
prlzo resolution, Its ndvantngca nro
many, but all tho others aro over
shadowed by this ono you can't got 1
any to eat.
In aplto of all tho teacher may do j
tho pupil will not loam unless ho
himself studios. You cannot mnko
successful uso of theso snmplo resolu
tions without effort on your part. Hut
you should find ono among them
which can bo kept with tho minimum
of struggle, If you havo uo choice or .
you are skeptical, as to your ability,
try tho last one.
modern spirit takes account of Its own enlarged and
enlarging kingdom.
Not tho most credulous and believing prophet a
generation ago could havo forecast tho world we
know and nro perfectly at homo with to-day. Bui
wor Lytton In his short book, "Tho Coming Race,"
endeavored to tell tho story and achievement of
mnuklnd in tho day that was shortly to be, but his
Becmlng impossiblo world hns been moro than re
alized In our own Uny. Tho half has not been told.
Tho great noto of tho day is tho largo grasp human
lire possesses ovor its own career and destiny, the
growing confidence that this old yet over renewing
world is solving its own problems, and, under tho
guiding of that Providence which Pope's well-known
lines so beautifully express:
All naturo Is hut nrt, unknown to thee:
All chnnco, direction, which thou canst not sea:
All discord, harmony, not understood;
All pnrtlal evil, universal good,
is working for tho dny of a perfectly ordered and
perfectly adjusted civilization. Tho greater power
man is accumulating nnd employing over his own
bodily llfo, his mastery of tho Becrots of llfo which
havo beenrhld from tho foundation of tho world, tho
ronllzatlon'-Uint man himself Is his own providence
in a vafftly-.Idrgor degree than hitherto he, has
dreamed or, nnd that the "greater things" the great
est of all Teachers foretold ages ago that ho should
theso he is doing in thiB very
day with a miraculous confidence
nnd a mighty faith. Ho has discov
ered that his own commission over
life, ovor tho happiness and health
and tho frultngo of tho llfo that
now is, aa well as of that which is
to como, is n vastly larger commis
sion than tho world hitherto haB
dreamed of. Ho is finding out that
Providence is a partnership and
that no man may bo a sleeping
partner in tho business of living
without tho penalty of losing tho
vory thing that llfo is a world of
potonclcs converted into achieve
ment. This is tho note, suroly; ns civi
lization fnecs tho yoar 1910 the
noto of competency, tho senso of
added powers to llfo, tho feeling
that tho greater things nro coming
on tho earth, aiid that man Is ub
ing tho koy to unlock tho trensuro
houso of his own llfo with a sure
ness and a wisdom that give prom
lso of a vastly bettor, richer, Justor
univerao thnn ho hns yot known.
Another noto of our tlmo is the
fact that llfo mirrors itsolf in such
a wonderful way and tho things
and forces that mnko for tho bet
tor dny to bo aro known nnd read
of all men. Wo llvo In tho open,
and no man may become champion
of nny causo and keep the world In
Ignorance of tho churncter of tho
causo and tho naturo of his cham
pionship. No mnn to-day may hide
his light under n bushel. It is a
tclltnlo world, and, moro thnn nny
past tlmo, tho world to-day has a
Justor sonso of values and knows
both tho things thnt nre saving it
and the things also that threaten
and endanger It. Public service
was never so responsible ns it is
to-day, because civilization never
hart tho almost miraculous power
of analyzing and testing tho value
of public aervico as In thU presont
year. Public llfo is an open book,
nnd tho most impossiblo of all im
possible things to-day Is that any
national or International movement
should bo mlsundorstood or misin
terpreted by tho world's best mind.
And whnt is truo of public move
ments is true of public men. No
public man can docelvo his constit
uents to-dny, for his constituents
nro tho world. And tho strong man
today Is tho man who frankly rec
ognizes this.
Startling Figures.
Tho lives of all tho 85,500,000
residents of the United States aro
worth $250,000,000,000.
Unnecessary deaths ovory year
cost lu capitalized earnings, $1,000,
000,000. Workmen's illness annually costs
In wages $500,000,000.
Care of tho sick and dead every
year costs $4Q0,000,000.
Tuberculosis taxes tho nation
$1,000,000,000, annually.
Typhoid fovor.coatB $360,000,000.
Malaria casta t200.00u.non
CONUNDRUMS.
Whnt btirns to keop a Becrot? Seal-
When Is n ship like a tailor?' When
sheering off. (
What is that of which the common
Bort is tho best? Sense. ;
Whnt animal would you like to be
6n a cold day? A llttlo 'otter.
Why are hdy and straw like specta
cles? Uecauso thoy are for-age.
Whnt is that which is full of holes
and yot holds water? A sponge.
When does a farmer bend his sheep
without hurting them? When ho. folds
them.
Whon Is tho soup likely to run out
of tho BaKcopan? Whon there's a leak
In It.
What Is that from which the wholo
may bo taken, nnd yot Borne will re
main? Tho word wholesome.
Which is easier to spell fiddle-do-dee
or fiddlo-dc-dum? The former, be
catiBo It la spelled 'with more o's.
Whnt is that which Is "blaplr," white
nnd red all over, which shows some
people to bo green, and makes others
look blue? A newspaper.
What is tho best advlco to give a
Justice of tho peace? Peace.
Who commits tho greatest abomina
tions? Nations.
Who Is tho' greatest tcrrlfler? Firoi
What Is tho best way of making- a
cont last? Mako tho trousers and
wnlstcoat first.
If you drive a nail in a board and
clinch It on tho other side, why is l
like n sick man? Because It is in firm,
Why is n game of tehnls llko a
party of children?' Thero Is always a
racket.
What sweetmeat Is like a person pro
posed for somo office? Tho candled
date (candidate ).
Why Is tho printer llko the post
mnn? Bccauso ho distributes letters,
What is the difference between a
sun-bonnet nnd a Sunday bonnot? A
day's difference.
Why aro an artist's colors, "used in
painting, llko a piece of pork being
sent home for dinner? It is pigment
for tho palate.
Why Is a sword llko tho moon? Be
causo It Is tho knight's chier orna
ment and glory.-
Why Is coal the most curious arti
cle known in commerce? Because
when purchased, instead of going to
the buyer, it goes to tho cellar.
IS WATER REALLY PQR0US?
Experiment Tends to Show That Two
Portions of Matter Occupy 8ame
' Space at Same Time.
Is water porous?
Our belief that two portions of mat
ter cannot occupy tho sarao space at
the Bamo tlmo is almost shaken by
this experiment.
If we introduce slowly Bomo fine
powdered sugar into a tumblerful of.
Experimenting.
warm water a considerable quftntity
may be dissolved In the water without
lncroaslng its bulk.
It 1b thought that tho atoms of the
wnter aro so disposed asto receive
tho sugar between them, as a Bcuttlo
filled with coal might accommodate
a quantity of sand.
"Sit" and "Set."
Somo one who believes in teaching
by oxamplo hns concocted a lesson in
tho uso of two llttlo Words which
have boon a source of mortification
nnd troublo to many well-meaning per
sons, A man, or woman either, can sot a
hen, although thoy cannot sit her;
nelthor can they set on her, although
tho hen might sit on them by tho
hour, if they would allow It.
A man cannot set on tho wash
bench, but ho could set the basin on
It, and neither tho basin nor the gram
marians would object.
Ho could sit on the dog'B tail, if the
dog Wero willing, or ho might set his
foot on It. But if ho should set on
tho aforesaid tall, or sit his foot
thero, tho grammarians as well as the
dog would howl metaphorically at
least.
And yet the man might set the tall
aside and sit down, and bo nssntled
nelthor by tho dog nor by the gram
marians. Christmas In Norway,
One of tho prettiest of Christmas
customs Is ho practice, in Norway, of
giving, a Christmas dinner to tho
birds. On Christmas morning every
gateway, gablo or bnrndoor is deco
rated with a sheaf of 'corn, fixed upon
the top of a tall polo, from which it
Is intended that the birds should make
their Christmas dinner. ' '
The Clrclo Children's Circle Cat
Is very nlco nnd good.
She never quarrels, but behaves 1
Exactly as she should.
And with the Circle dog and pig
Sho plays for dnys nnd days,
And shows her Clr-culnr-l-ty
In very many wnys.
BETSY ROSS PAPER TRICK
Cutting Five-Pointed Star of Freedom
with One Clip of a Pair of Scis
sorsBest Way of Solving.
As the Betsy Ross trick of cutting a
five-pointed star with ono clip of a pair
of scissors has novor been intelligent
ly presented, I will endeavor to Bhow
how it waB explained to mo in my
early youth, says a writer in Pcoplo's
Homo Journal. I wish it to bo known
that I was born in close proximity to
that llttlo houso on Arch streot in
Philadelphia whoro BetBy Ross
showed Georgo Washington and Rob
ert Morris how to design tho five
pointed star of freedom.
Thero aro several ways of perform
ing tho feat, but I consider tho follow
ing to bo tho best and most easily
VAX
Betsy Ross Trick.
described. Take a rectangular pleca
of paper, say-flvo by three and a half
Inches, and first fold it double as
shown In Fig. 1. Thon fold on n lino
from tho center A to tho two cor
ners, folding tho cornor mnrked B
forward and tho cornor C backward,
as shown in Fig. 2. Now fold tho pa
per on on a lino from C to the center
point A,ibo as to bring- tho edge D
parallel with tho line B as shown in
Fig. 3. Then fold the end E back
ward, bending it on tbo lino from B
to tho center point A so tho paper will
bo folded as .shown In Fig. 4. Now
cutting a straight clip from F to G, it
will produce a live-pointed star when
unfolded.
QUAINT STORY WITH MORAL
Wise Pupil Who Profits by Inatruo
tlon Is Delight of the Master
Unique Test.
The far east abounds In quaint little
stories, each leading up to ono of those
moral epigrams which seem so to de
light tho hearts of all races. Hero is
.the story of tho "Two Pupils," whoso
moral, which you will read again when
you havo finished tho story, Is, "A wlso
pupil who profits by Instruction is tho
delight of tho master."
In a certain great city thero dwelt
an aged phllopsopher who had two fa
vorite pupils. Tho day camo at last
when ho was to part with them, for,
as young men will, thoy wore deter
mined to trnvol and seo something of
tho World. In order to sevtlo a doubt
In his mind ns to wft,ich ht:d most prof
ited under hln instruction, tho sngo
gave to each youth a sum of monoy.
"Go buy with this monoy something
that shall fill a wholo room," ho said.
One pupil hied him to the market,
whero he purchased a quantity of
straw. This ho had taken to his room,
which, it nearly filled. Next morning,
ho Invited Ills master to call and seo
what he hnd done.
"Not bad! Not bad!" commented tho
wise man, when ho had glanced In at
tho door. Thon, turning to tho other
pupil, who had accompanied him, ho
asked:
"And what havo you bought with
your money?"
"Master, If It pleaso you, I havo got
only- a small lamp and somo oil. The
light of this lamp, however, will fill
the room In thj dark evening hours.
By this means we may contlnuo our
studies after tho day Is dono, whon wo
wish to do so."
"Bravo! Bravo!" cried tho delighted
sago, "Now, Indeed, art thou fit to go
Into the world!"
And ho Judged thnt tho purchaso of
tho socond pupil was tho wiser.
Flower Tells Church Time.
Flowors nre frequently put to fanci
ful and pretty uses, but ono of tho
prettiest is to bo found In tho Fiji
Islands, whero a Hower tolls the peo
ple when to go to church.
Try, to Imaglno a sweoly smelling
hjosspra (it js called tho Bauhnla)
which expands ItB petnls in the early
morning,, whilst It Is cool and pleas
a,nt, boforo tho sun's rays become
powprful.
The missionary watches this flower,
and Just as It opens, Instead of ring
ing a bell he beats a wooden drum
and presently by .twos and .threes and
In quiet groups., the islanders ar
etn coming to church,
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