li
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_"--
ni
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.
ya.
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 I snniiiii
_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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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.
,_
a
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.
g
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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