37- hlliltisas aivildalav _sw be

Wim* 30|-h90'.&o like tb ac~ esm|isaya¢hriatmasgiitwitlian appro- priate With s calendar,

“Wl'|h"i¢'0ll ‘ybtsr h&'ft that every day

il of the ylil” with a`book,

"AtI°\lff_iil3 to,trnat;" with a pair ol H“l>P¢\’F- f i"§'emustgo together.” with a pairofglovu, “ We‘re a pair if ev" lilCf¢'ll 51."

Christmas Post .Cards

The lavohrlta 'Christmas post cards lim vernllialerooia iq: writing. 'rue odire back of the ard is covered with s

"mann fd Child" by Murillo, Rs- phal, of. Income to more modern times, Gsbrftl ll* or Bouguereau. The color-

ing is 3 arsistic, and these cards are quite _framing as little works of art. Some ot these lladouuas--for in- stance. die Rqrhsei “Madonna of the ciisii»~'-are frames in it nests of ginw- ing holly, which coutrais 'vividly with

the in the Roman scarf flung over

the tot the chair. .Other subjects are

to be inythese truly artistic post cards notaiyportthlisothir women by Rom, ney _dad Lely, Reynolds and Gainsbor-

ouvi, Grenu and Le Bran.-

The Christmas- tlde Lesson

The Chrinmastide celebrates the birth

festival of our Lord. The incarnation of Christ is the central thought in the his tory of the world. His birth has exalted the poetry, the music and the art of the centuries. It has changed all social cus- toms and religious rituals. It has given a new life to human life and a new trend to eternity. This is the time when all littafiwhonld hcforgotten, all family mins reébseiied and ni me gisnsea God grant that the day may speedily come when the song of the angels cele- brating the birth of the Christ may find its fulfillment throughout th e whole world. l

"Glory to God iu the highest and on

e.irth'good will toward nien_"--

The

' By the Teutons 51* KI Ucred tolialdur, the \h_Qss of FNYB. the Scandinavian Venus. lu Bal- dnr all that was beautiful, eloqumt, wise Ind x°°dn»\m°¢.a,nna ne su the spirit ofsctivity, otjoy alt! ot' Iijt. - Pig. dieting his own spprmehiag ilgth, hh mother, Freya, exachd an oath frm: "limlhi Planets and nsiuerlk lot b_5n. jure him. Thelaistletoesmoag the jams had been forgotten. When thiswsa din. covered by the trascheaaus Rodd; the biinngoi sf brian strength. bs 'mer 1, wand ofit. and, being diiécted ligne gig' it the mistletoe pierced Bsldur thrmgb the heart, and he fell dead to t he

ground.-Boston Traveler. » , The New ' Year In Japan

Quaint and curious New Year-cisiioass

exist in Japan, where the rt of January commences with a religious festival cele- brated st 5 in the morning, At this time the milkado, dressed in lapsnase costume, proceeds from the palace, fdbwed' by deputies arrayed in aucK¢ lfyii and the foreign diplomats in regalia [le enters a small building ox temple, pros- trntes him self to the east,~' west, north and south, and all present play for the prosperity of the nation. .=g~.ni1.' »--. Later at s ceremonial

emperor and empress receivvtheirhmily and court for three hours, the roomahs- ing thronged. At the expiration of that time the real year begins, ands formal luncheon is served from which each gnc* is expected to take a cup and saucer as a souvenir.

Among the people the earth and heaven

propitiated by offerings of rice and veg!- tahles, and strips of red paper sle pasted on the doors as a sign of good INK. This color is used exclusively losses where ri death has occurred within a year, when the blue paper is used ilidteld of red, The day ends with people still ah- luting each other and attending plays at the theaters, where gorgeous robes and monotonous voices are the distinguishing features,-New York World,

_ _liniii

“ln the lea of the land where the red sun glea.

And the low sos tides up creep. "li

She rests in her harbor and idlss and dreams.

' And smiles in her midsummsr sleep;

And her long. warm dayS. and 1110011-lit MEMS.

, Ana im iv-iiigiii my and =’»W°°f»

EAreflliod,with the song that the sea delights ` I To murmur about her feet. '

._ in tml.. af gh; land how,tha sun laughs down

, Through the long warm afternoon,

:ml nlghttall comes with its wings of down

'Anil on wut wind iuin iii; tum,

it qggiq that [signs on hf island throne

A the vufvllnl 9'0-

ginp in its _lolfpalvset tone

lullaby.”

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_ Christmas Mystery

My folk sare funny nowadays- Ma hides things from my sister-yes, ` I can't tell what is goin’ on An’ sister she hides things froni ma.

When ma comes in she always says: 'I`liey`i'e scwin soma-pin’ not a dress,

“What bundles came when I was gone?" An both of them hide that from pa !

An' if I touch a closet door 'i`liere’s somepin' poked behind the boolcs--

Or hunt for playthings anywhere, But pa hc-'s gone an’ turned the lock

Somebody runs across the door An' near as I can see, it looks

An' says I mustn’t go in there !" Like sonicpiifs hid behind the clock.

There's packages behind the bed 1 My folks acts funny-I cnii't see

In ma’s room where I found them tlierei Why they should :ill drop everthing

I ast her what they was. She said: .\ii` pick some crrand out for me

"Have you been lookin’? I declai~e!"i Whenever they hear our bell ring;

An’ now they’re gone; but there’s alot .»\n’ I ain’t treated right, noliow-

of bundles in the cellar though- It don’t seem just axially fair

An' ma says she worm ten me what Wherever I am started now

_~ f is ' ._ at A' I “I” 4”: '--' ‘ia l i- ._‘ _ ,_ _ 'Mg First New Years

ms f

Tiny m»¢_ folfldonit need to k,,0W_ i One of 'ein says: “Dont go in there!"

On New York s East Sjde

Theditlle boys and girls of Mulberry

streat, on New York's queer east side

keep their pockets, purses and savings banks ready for New Year‘s. This is their great day, Whether or no t the American Santa Claus put anything in their stock-

ings on Chrtrtinas, their own uncles and aunts cannot get off without strenua de

capo d'anno (New Year's gift). 'l`lie strenna is confined to the children and to cash, it is to be distributed by the rc- lstivcs :ind friends of the household on New \'ear's day, when calls and congratu- lations are in order.

“Buon capo d‘annul" ["A good head

of the year!"]

"Lo stesso a voi per cento anni!"

["'l'he sainc to you fora hundred ycars!"] ` When thc greetings are over the guests will be treated to izennicclli served willi

a special sort of sauce and mind and "nier lnmo" prepared with oil and lemon juice

The thought of the New '\'ear‘s viands

lnslres the black eyed children smack

tin ir red lips, and their time tnken up with

discussing it as well as with making fore- casts as to how much of s streuna Uncle So-and-so sud Cousin So-and-so will put in hls or her little hand before leaving.

The old folks in Italy, too, are thinking

gratefully of the great land beyond thc ssas over the wine and verniie;lli which

they have bought with American money.

If slrenna ia here only given to children

au rxeeption is made for the old people at home, to whom s New Year‘s gilt is sent thlieeor four weeks in advance so ss' to math its destination in time for the great nllgtiiu and eivn _iioiiany. ne uin- berry street bankers do uusliing business in cape d‘anno remittances.-New vork.

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_many traditions eonsectal

r, that it is unluehyfto

mann sam unass-

Nohhib of hdly. the

and seoorillufh

hibsanght is for nie

ui-fi¢»n§¢_ii» savannas

from

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'l\lRS. STANLAKE, (ill_\_\'l')Sl)N AND (ilil-Ii\'l` HR \Nl)'llAU(ill'l`ICll

H Mooth um g

uni nv _ `

` ine Exites sono

Un! \vli_v liift I iiiy liriiiiv,

\\'liy did lvross llic dm-|_'

Oli! ivliy |\:fLI the lnliil

\\'|\c-rc iiiy forcfritlii-r~> sl--4-i»f

I sigh for Scotlifs sliorc,

.\'iil I nazi! :iuroin llil- ren;

lint l cziiimi get n blink Ot my nln counrrlv!

Tho nslni tree wsieih high,

Anrl fnlr the myrtle sprlnirs.

And to tlis Inilinn maid.

The bulbul sweetly sings;

Ilut I dluna rec the broom

Wi` its tusels on thx- lm,

Nor hear the llntle`s sang

0' my sin countrlel

Ohl here noS\bbatli lirll

Awaken the Sabbath morn,

' No song ni respers heard

Aniamr the golden corn:

For the lyrau\.'s votes ls lien-. And the wall of alsvrriv.

But the sun ot Frsedniii shim-s

in my alu eountrle!

Then~'s s hops lor avr-i1 woe. Anti I bllllt for \‘\*vl')' iY*|"3 Dol. the llrlt joys ri our .\/0"' "

00ml hover back uratiii!

‘l’hen's n ii-.iek noon me dwv Lad s path new-r nie aes.

Bot the weary ns'c i- retum

To their sin cnunuh!

_ lb »ii:ii~r Gn.ni.|.Al. `

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Day

Caesar selected the least of Janus, the

Fortune telling

people, who gather to peer tiigelliar into

handled ladle. The person who grasps i

the handle, then pours tlic molten iiiclzil

into a pail of water. standing well back

water and steam for the striking of the

lead upon the water produces aliii<i~l the

ls into ariv shape that mn be miistriii.-ll

film athers on the surface it :iic.ins iiion

e . All Old Woman who is :iii expert <1-rr

of comin marriage, long jonriieis, sick - ness or death. The ability in mid tlitsc -

.'|nC2 ftbll tl0t1\¢l' to daughter.

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New Ycar’s? Promplly at the stroke of i

two faced god of war, as the year‘s great common cudom in la #i mile stone, because the statue of this god aouutries it assumes w_it lsfila eemed to look back into the past and minded the phraseofde\'di0t\._ i-fllllllf forward into the future; hence on New i countries where Roman Ca!ht_I,lit_‘,illI tl Years day we are still paying tribute to; the prevalent form of faith the year iahb a heathen god. Prior to the reforiii of F gun with midnight masses. Among the

the calendar the Romans observe-il the gtlrt-ek Catholics the same usage prevails. zist day of December, the vi-inter solstice, It declined in the Church 0( England, as the beginning of the year, This dnte tm was revived by several ofthe dllltlt- and the summer :olstice,the 2 ist of June, I ing bodies, the which night of the letho- as well as the veruril and auluiiiiial equi- i 'list lit-ing inert-l_\~ :i modification of the

noctial changes in March and >`t-pteiiilit~r, . once general practice. Amt ng the cou-

liave come in for the first pbice in ilie ' vidiully iiiciiued, llowever, watch night

ivmiiii-g un om yen whim _ua a

year at various tiuies in the history of Lin -is taken .inylliing -but seriously, and the world, new yrnr is welcomed with such signs of

I ri-joiciiig as to one who did not under-

Fo ftu I1 e Te | I i [1 g isiiinl tlic ciistonis would seem to ini i:sie

NQW VSS I"’S l lli:it _'ill mt-ii were lienrtily tired of exist-

umums 3 mm, (;m_Acii<'1.~.'iii<lglnillu sec their years go by as

many on New \'ear’s eve. The voiiin.; i iitccdn-V “S P°'“n“1°‘

the future, melt :s little lend iii_ n ltiiig NGK Yeafs on

Ga nges

To lznoiv ivhellicr one will outlive the

_ _ year is almost universally regarded as a

so as not to be scaled by the splashing , . _

i very desirable piece of knowledge, and to

' ' _ :Acquire it _tlie xiii.-n and uuiiieri of differ-

_ cnt iinlioiis resort to vtirious slralagem.

:sect of In explosmm If ‘hu lull wud , tri compel f.ite to sl:iiiil and deliver. The

Kg* » ‘ _ '_ ‘ `tl\\'nllt»r by the Ganges lights is a tiny as like a star it is ri good nii_i;iii;.~. if _i ' _ _ , ,

rush cniiillc :ind fixes it upright on a bis

g , of board, which he launches on the wat-

y , urs of tlie sncrcil streaiui. If it remains can see in the metal and water sure si_-_gnzi _ _

- nliglit iiiitil lic can count 777, the perfect

K ' , riuiubur lie regards his prospects as good

A _ for Ll.e yt-nr. if it goes out the onieii is riddles h mppuud io descend hi' when' uiif.i\ ornhle. llc gives himself the bene-

fit of expedition, too, for instead of count-

iing in prosaic fashion-one, two, three,

, _

S four-in the old slow style, he counts by

Donit ya” 'ish yan were an “Bunn on ‘ lt-:ipsniid bouiiils;--five,teis,fifteen,lweuty,

i L\veiil_v five, thirty ~;,\n<l thus ink;-g gd.

in on New Y¢.r~s eve more me ru,,|',i,U_, vniiliigc ol' tllr' flil"aeriii;.; candle :I rid l llnctiiutiiig wzive ziufi increases his length

3 and`b\1siling and niurry laughter as each 1

1 ,of <l.i_vs by llio ;_;lilint~>s :il his tongue.-

: maiden kispes all the _voting men s ic cziii `

i t li It iathe orilv iiionicnl inllzn venr i l'“i*‘i""-‘~' "'\"""

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when custom pemms hut Such J Il 'kill it.il:i .l \\.ilk_ :Hill llic first person of the and she i' no* 'low to take ml\’m‘l"""'c of I o}il>|»‘~ilr~ sux iiliicli encli roisllsrcr riiccln is i it. Then, the new NNY i\“"i".¥' \"‘l‘i“ il* l<:iii~:i|l-:ul rltsliiiml to bu rii<‘rr_vni:i\cer'a

bow, tlic pnrtylircriks up. llit- voiiiig folk i fiitiiicpiiliii r in .ifu.

The above lady, rrsldlng naar Summer

side, will bs l03 ysars ot ago on January first, and hopes to be In sufficiently good health to sntartaln her irlandii on that date. Mrs. Stsulake ls the ol-lest known

llvlag rfsldsnl. of this Pmvlner.

Think of what has happened ln this

Island and the world sloee Mrs. Stari- Iaka`allla began one hundred and three yrarsaao. At. that time the Provlnrn Ula awlldaruese, with little more popu- lstlaa thas Bummerslds has today. Grain was sown among the stumps, cut by baud with s slekla and i.hre_~ned wnn n thll. Books wars hw, except the Hllils and tha almauao. There was no aaa, lldirlellghtmr lerosens lamps and no friction mau:hes,ao eooklngstoves. The settler severed no tihaoostsoa the haanh ' sslssp the lrs allvs till morning, and

Mus. s-i-n.\'LsKi:.`

no malls to fairy lctteis, and only hal! I dozen post olllces on the Island.

The renpcr, the iaower, tha horse rake,

the sewing machine were unknown!

photonniihy,f,hs phonograph, the sele- zrapli and :lie rlecirie light wareundi-asus ed ol. And them was not n mlle of rall-

wsvln the woi-I-1 when there mv now half a rnlllilin mllrs; riots telegraph ln' strnmentln the world when tha sub- mlrlue cables now stretch ilkllll lalld beneath thx- sea and the land llnas oqvi morethana million miles. There wi not a single steamboat. on tba 00143 waters where they now number is \.han\R,fm. Think ofthe olmngas las slnizls lifetime. Mn. sunun was born t-ve fore thi- battle of Trafalgar sad was twelve years old when Waterloo wal taught. Bheliaallvadlntharslglsdlvs

whcnlt tsllsdholtt it with illus, steal Sovenigua. George ill, (intl, In

aadtlsdar. Than wars no nswssapars,\\\sa IV, Victorladlldwssdvll.

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