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Show Christmas is oast iv Scott PVl You may have someone. If so,forgotten you will just have time enough to secure something lor a New Yean gift. IrJpTva RobH; oro Hogmanay waa tba chief night for tha of the gutsers of gyasrds, or although they did not confine themselves to that evening, their "season" continuing right through tha Daft Days. In places In which gulfing still goes on tba performances, however, are nearly always on tha evening of Hogmanay, Tha gulsers are masquers, and their drsma bears some resemblance to tha old Twelfth Night mumming In England, and, Ilka It. Is belle ed to be a relic of iba mystery phtys. Tba versions found In different parta of tba country are not Identical, but they bear a certain family resemblance to each other. The dressing waa not by rule, but waa entirely dependent on tha available "wardrobe." Sometimes tha boy performers donned shirts which had belonged to their fathers, adorned their hesds with paper csps, and had brilliant saabes round their waists In wblcb were bung swords of lath, or metal If they could ba obtained. The most simple form of gutting was that In which two boys sang while a third, who was dressed aa a girl, and known as 1 tousle, engaged In a number of antics. Hut a mora ambitious form was that of tba Galasbana, or Gslstlans, or Caloshens tbe name varies. Tba Ualashana wore hideous masks, paper csps, and such odd garments as UK One of (ha most common rhymes was tha tarn, Cavlnlstlo I'urW Unlum of Scotland has doubt Sometimes It waa following brief couplet. 'A less to answer for eome Idiosyn tacked on to one or other of those already crasies of the people. While It given: "Oor feet's rauld, oor sbooo'g thin, produced heroes and martyrs. Ola's a piece an' let's rln." FJ men of unwavering probity and dauntless courage whom rigid .Another version has It: "Cls'a oor cakes, and let's rln." adherence to their convictions 8(111 another old greeting Is: compels respect. It was alo responsible for a certain narrow- "Hogmanay, nam' of vision and for IntolerTrolloday, ance In aoma directions. To Cle's o' your white bread, an' nana ' your estimable charwfer- these !" gray." There are many others; tba children In soma Isllrs Scotland owed tba doubtful distinction which aba enjoyed till within places singing a king ditty. A Hogmanay cuntom of a very curious kind tha past lew years of being tha only Chrlitlan country In tha world In which the grestest of Is peculiar to certain parts of the highlands. tha fhrlittlan fcstlvsls waa Ignored. Ignored Young and old In tha district gather at tha It waa, absolutely. Christian observances and house of soma substantial farmer, and one of C'tirlHtmaa festivities wera anathema to tha tha stoutest of the company drags tba dried true blue Scot of a generation mo. Not, ba It hide of a cow round tha house behind blm, three times. Tha rest follow, besting tba hide noted, b prams ha objected to mirth and Jo with sticks and singing tha following extraorvlallty In themselves. Thoae who Imagine that tha old' life of Hoot land from year's end to dinary rhyme: ytsr's end was dull, gray and colorless mnka "Hogmanay, yellow bag, ' Heat tha skin. profound nilataka. Tho observance) of Christmas waa Ignored because It offended the religCsrlln in neuk, csrlln in kirk, ious susceptibilities of the Scut Carlln ben at the fire, Even yet non observance of Cbrlitmas Spit In her two eyea, spit la her stomach, mutt, In truth, ba reckoned among the peculHogmanay." iarities of Scotland. A better, kinder and mora This Is supposed to have something to do with warding off fairy spells, tha evil eye and tolemnt spirit exists, but the old feeling la Dot tha effect of witchcraft generally. After com- ejulte dead. Moreover national customa and the UKMgea of centurlea are not to ba changed Christmas observance la Scotland la. Quickly. at the bent, only In Its Infancy. It la when Christmas fcatlvltlea have coma lo an end. and roast turkey, gooae, plum pudding and mince pies are but memories (more tr lea pleasant), that Scotland enters upon ker great annual saturnalia. From time Immemorial boisterous, and In many cases bacchanalian revelry baa been associated with tha t kme of. the old and tha opening of the new ... Mil"! t,.. year. Formerly the period was distinguished by the significant title of "The Daft nays." The name was given more particularly to the season bet we o Hogmanay (the last day of tba year) and Handsel Monday (the first Monday after New Year's day), but. Ilka tho generosity which characterized it. the time was not "At We my t a, a Curious New Year Game, Known strictly limited. as Yettlins, Has Been Played 8ince Time ImThe name Indicates very expressively tha memorial." mirth, fun and uproarious joviality of the pelted and the Irresponsibility of the revelers. pletlng the third round the company halt at While tho Daft Days have now been ahorn of the door and each person proceeds In a rough some of their glory, much of the spirit rerhyme, more or less extemporized, to extol the main.. And although it la still, as It baa been hospitality of the owner of the bouse, upon in the past, associated with foolish errors of which all are regaled with bread and butter, It on the whole, a spirit to ba Is, Judgment. cheese and whisky. Dut the strange performcherished. For It is a genial spirit, a spirit of ance has an equally curious sequel. Defore good will, of generosity and of hospitality. It leaving the house one of the visitors, having is the Spirit of Christmas a trine belated. burned the breast part of the akin of solemnly The New Tear In Scotland sees tha union a It to the nose of everyone that puts sheep, of sundered households. Now la tha time when he or ahe may smell it There Is no difficulty In doing so! It may not be nice, but as a protection against witchcraft it is infallible. It ia also said to protect from infection. In Carlisle yes, I know Carlisle is not In Scotland, but It Is so close to the border that I am not traveling very wide of my subject In mentioning a cuBtom there. In Carlisle for weeks before the New Year householders are serenaded by boys who seek to entertain them with an odd mixture of the comic and the religious, generally winding up with a refrain after this fashion: "If you cannot spare a penny. You can spare a halfpenny; And if you haven't a halfpenny, God bless you." The poetry halts badly, but the concluding sentiment Is excellent. In Elginshire and some other parts In the . north there was a curious ditty called The Thiggars' Chant," which was sung by a band of young persons who visited a number of houses on New Year's Day. It begins: "The guld New Year is coo begun, gul-sard- s, tn mi . 1 j, . i ! wM TO- . well-to-d- o pur-pos- the Troo Tbero miy be people who are gathering W neath cburcn fiattiry, but did you ever found at the town bouse or principal Delia anyone 6 was above It? tht soma In towns. places In many other new tha of are rung. In Duudee the advent tlm year Is announced by the boom of tbe T.H first-footer- s UXTJttCIS ruined these. "Not Because He Objected to Mirth and Joviality In Themselves." they were able to get hold of. One of them announced himself thus: "Galashan, Galashan, Galashan la my name. Sword and buckler by my side, I hope to win the game." To which another promptly and fiercely retorted: "The game, sir, tho game, .sir, . Is not within your power; I'll cut you down In Inches In less than half an hour." A terrific battle ensued, and at last one of the performers was "cut down." A doctor was called for, and there entered a boy clad in a dark suit and a battered tall hat. carrying a bag supposed to contain the Implements of his profession. He announced himself as: "Dr. Crown. The very best doctor in all the town." After a number of antics. Including the comic administration of pills from a huge box, the "dead man" was restored to lire. Then "Ues-sle-" went round with a money-box- . It Is customary in Scotland to "sit out" the old year. In the towns the custom dates from time Immemorial, but In the coujttry it was long considered unlucky to be out of bed when the new year was ushered in. Early In the evening the children were washed and put to bed. An oat cake, known as a bannock, was baked for each, and great care had to be taken In the process of baking, for a child whose bannock was broken while being fired would not survive the following year. At half-pas- t eleven the seniors went to bed, but before retiring they covered the fire and carefully swept up the hearth, carrying out of the house every particle of ash. An anxious eye was kept on the fire, however, for to have allowed it to expire before the new year began would have been unlucky. But It was different In the towns. Then, as now, the streets were crowded at twelve o'clock at night on Hogmanay. It has been said that a generation ago the streets were " J- Twelve strikes, and the bells are tolling,' For the dying year Is dead. With Its failures and successes, The old year has swiftly sped. Hark! the bells are chiming, chiming A peal for the dawning year. Hope, with bright wings, rainbow tinted, Softly whispers in our ear: "Give the new-borPray that we may Helping others, and In life's battle let n .a X J nat Kn f --S. EXi R4 3,! S VefSvTO 1 ad't Banke wJifcl.UL.1 s." - be- ae ' gun. Immediately the clock striken twelva tht HEWLfcTXS crowds melt as by magic Everybody rushes I friends. his off to be "first foot" to some of a carried plc Formerly tbe bowl of wassail, a mixture composed of hot In It, and spired ale. with a dash of whisky The sometimes sugar and other ingredients. concoction wss known In Scotland as the "hot of whisky to pint." In these days a bottle carried. " No "first foot" must enter a nouse "empty-banded.bottle preOf course the whisky vents any calamity happening on this acore. however, Tbe personality of the "first-foot,- " ALWAYS counts for much. It is of vital Importance to have a lucky "first foot," and fortunately there GOOD rre many maiks to distlngumn tne lucsy irora the unlucky. There are still persons to be bis Satanto Inatat politely. tni found who would as soon the for visitor year as first their as firmly that no other majesty brand be given yon. an unlucky "first foot." In some places the "first foot" must be a bachelor, but this Is not WMsaatassBssB a common restriction. Among those who are If rail s Ion paid cash dividends most to be reckoned lucky aa a "first foot" are cler- of tie churches would ba to be en- gymen, persons who spread out their feet, per- largn sons who were born feet first, persons noted for kindness, a sweetheart, etc. A horse Is a lucky "first foot" So is a hen. Among those who are unlucky in the role of "first foot" we find associated persons with flat feet, thieves, To put a little In a savings persons who walk with their toea turned in. account each week In 1912. deformed persons, persons whose eyebrows One dollar Is enough to meet, the hangman, the grave digger and (tell it not among members V the Women's Social begin. Dcpohlts may be it not in the ears sent by mail. and Political union, of members of the Women's League of Freedom) women generally. A pig is an unlucky "first foot." and so Is a hare. Terbapa this may be useful Information to some readers. On New Year's day, and still more frequent Oldest Intermountaln Dank ly on Handset Monday, there used to be popuDut lar shooting matches or Waplnscbaws. Salt Lake City difficulties with regard to the gun tag have Handsel Monday, as I have already men- I Any man can secure an appreciationed, is the first Monday after New Year's tive audience by letting his money day. It was so called because on this day talk. servants, children and friends were presented with their handsel a generic term for gifts in money or kind. In the towns Christmas A POSITIVE imi PERMANENT CURE FOX bcxes are supplanting handsel. Of course tbe thing Is the same the only difference being Drunkenness and in the name. Opium Diseases. At Wemyss, on the Fifeshlre shore of ths TW a aVkana, a l&n ImttJ m Firth of Forth, a curious New Year game, printerb aaMdtr, km. THE KF.ELEf 1M W. hat Taab SttMt. Uk Uk Cr. known as Yettlins, haa been played alnce time Immemorial. It appears to be peculiar to tbe locality. The play takes place over a portion of tbe shore called tbe Skelleys. The name In- - aaMm fer.rai year a greeting, act aright; for others us fight." May the New Year bring a blessing On all men. afar and near; Peace, and Love, and Hope be with In the dawning, glad New Year. R. A. Lea. .';' M I W I WITT km m iJtw fM AND ii-- WLUAIU RtfOfUVU'lCN ' Tstmai m Tv9! CM irr ii m ink mm mo rwM. if. u.iicmHiDrNvut.onauda. iruiuaftT. m i KODAK FINISHING Mall orrlera itveo prompt attention. Complete ttock ol Photo Mupplica. Salt Lake Phote Supply Co. Writ tor catalogue. IM Main St. I HiMloil Mutltilliir. Mt.l lkM tliv Hilt In Went Tvt." School all rear. Full HulneM bj anl Mhort han't C'ourwu. Write lor Inlormutlon to E. U. Uvi. Prill. Waiting for Fame. This is a splendid story, but never heard of the author before, did you? Assistant Never. Shall I send It v back? Magailne Editor No. Put it away until he becomes famous. Boston Transcript. Magazine Editor , ' "A Child Whose Bannock Was Broken While It Was Being Fired Would Not Survive the Following Year." dlcates the nature of the place, for Skelleys Is an old Scots word used to describe a stretch of flat rocks of a shelving formation: Tbe . course, if such it can be called, is about a mile 1 length, and Is over the rocks all the way. At each end Is a goal marked by a huge boulder. The yettlins, which give their name to the game, are balls of cast Iron, aboA two and one-hainches In diameter and weighing about a, pound and a halt Each player has a ball, and the object of the game Is by repeated throws to cover the distance between the goals. The one who reaches the goal in fewest throws scores a "hall," and a certain number of halls constitute a game. The yettlln goes at Immense speed when It Is thrown, and the delivery is pretty high. Another very remarkable local custom connected with the New Year Is the burning of the clavle. H takes place In the little village of Burghead, on ine southern shore of the Moray Firth, a few miles north of Elgin, and is quite unique. The ceremony Is held Invariably on New Year's eve old style. The clavle, which Is built according to regulations rigidly fixed by ancient custom, consists of half an archangel tar barrel supported on a stout pole. It is packed with wood, which Is plied up a foot above the brim, after which tar Is poured over It copiously. Into a space which has been left in the center a piece of turf is put, It being imperative that no match should be employed. While the flame Is gathering strength the crowd gives three cheers for the king, the provost, the town, the harbor and the nil way. Then a stalwart fisherman seizes the blazing clavle and car ries it off. . As soon as he reaches the Junction of two streets he is relieved, and In this way the clavie is carried round the town. At every street corner the bearer Is changed. There is keen competition for the honor of carrying the clavle, but it Is no light task. Not only Is It a heavy burden, but the bearer runs some risk of being scalded by the boiling tar which .bubbles and drops. Moreover, it is imperative on the bearer to x?.n. In of the fact that a stumble Implies bis own death spite during the year and misfortune to tbe town.' lt r. mid- rw till Walker Brothers Desouthen, besouthen. An' a' the beggars begin to run, An' awa' by southern toon." . The guidwlfe is appealed to "be nae swelr" to deal her "fordels to the puir," and she Is also warned that If she has plenty and will not give anything "the dell will get ye when ye dee." Even were she disinclined to be generous such a therat would, of course, compel hospitality. The party Is Invited to enter: "Come in, come ben, you're welcome here, Hesouthen, besouthen; Ye ll get a share o' oor New Year cheer. An' away' by southern toon." iSfit-- i. ltnr A vast crowd Kirk In Edinburgh, twelve o'clock atrlkra. A similar day. than at very waiting whcr i eons snd daughters who have gone forth to the battle of life return to the old home and the old hearth; when ancient feuds are healed; when friends abroad are remembered with love and friends at home entertained. It la a spirit of generous hospitality which, as the year drawa to a close, leads the guidman and'the guidwlfe to lay In their kebbuck and (a cheese), and a stock of shortbread, currant bun other Indigestible luxuries. The first and, In moat parts of Scotland, the greatest of the Daft Days was Hogmanay. Lexicographers have puzzled greatly over this terra, and many guesses have been made as to its derivation and origin. It is said by hoge-ra- t, 'some to come from the Scandinavian hoggu-nott- , or hoggnight. while others, perhaps the majority, hold that It comes from the French. The ppenlng words ef an old Scots' ditty, "Hogmanay, Trolloday," are supposed to be a coruption of Homme est ne Trols Rols la. And Hogmanay is also said to be derived from An gul menez! a cry UBed by boys and girls in some parts of France when visiting houses on the last day of the year. Jameson, the great authority on the Scots language, gives a big selection of derivations, and a writer who quotes several observes very Ingenuously that "the reader may select for himself that which he considers the most probable." , It uped to be customary in Scotland, and Is still In some places, for bands of children to visit the houses e on the last day of the year for the of the of receiving a "Hogmanay piece." The "piece" consists sometimes of oatmeal cake and cheese, but more frequently of richer dainties such as shortbread. It is not regarded by either givers or recipients as a dole; of the season. It Is a hospitable gift in recognition these vary In but the children, recited are by Rhymes different localities. One which Is still In use ia Aberdeenshire and the north of Scotland runs thus: "Get up, guidwlfe, an' shak' your feathers. An dinna think that we are beggars; For we are bairns pome oot to play; Get up an gle's oor Hogmanay." H Resolve N ' "Immediately tha clock strikes 12 everybody to some of his rushes off to bs first-foo- t friends." S on Hogmanay f hi - busier at mldulghl Patient A Cheerful persistent ringing at the door bell brought the sleepy physician down to his door in a .hurry. "Well, what do you want?" he de as a dilapidated tramp manded, walked in and planted himself In a chair. "Treatment, doc, and I ain't got ft cent." waa the announcement "Well, let's have it over with; I want to get back to bed. What's tbe trouble with you." "Snake bite, doc; and the antidote is whisky!" National Monthly. A A Gentle Tip. They were sitting on the bathing beach at the summer resort. He was very bashful and had let countless opportunities slip by. 'Isn't this sand wonderful?" 'he said, after a moment's lull in the "Wonderful," she replied. "And Just think, there Is so much here going to waste when so many people need some In their systems!" Then he caught on and "caught up! ' Llpplncott's. Hope for the Worst. Of course, the worst may happen and your uncle may die. But let us hope for the best. Expectant Heir You may, doctor. but I prefer to hope for the worst. Doctor Detroit Free Press. He Knew. Smart But even if women had the right of suffrage ' they couldn't be In' duced to vote. , Wise That could easly be .remedied by having a bargain counter at every polling place . |