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Show one interested in hunting write for copy of 1910 Game which contains 120 pages telling ere the various kinds of game bound. when the seasons open and what laws govern the hunt-judose, and and game in earii state. This book be had free by writing to M. H Every j)0Uld The Syrian New Year jjs L the Christians of rk do not observe t brlstinas as a time lor SaD,a Claus Tbe tor Instance. laYSrLVrll rlan-&o 've tn the lower end of 299 Broadway. New York, gartiey Co., lD the name of this XrZTT ,slan1 merely by mentioning P to Albany street h a'fc Sn BaUery paper. d custom of their giving n New Year, The Modern Way. day Tb n rSeBU aso 18 8 difference In the men of on the Mar young A couple The KHmg chilviaduct the other evening dren Syrian jet street new ,no bang UP eir stockings. version of ar old baw. Neirh offered a 0 lb? parents disguise tkem- had passed a couple of au jeiT( gjter they ClaUS 0n tbe con "Vh80? one of damsels the young trary 6. 'yrlan rhlld Invariably at his stand the knows took curb and pen 8 EUIDS t0 be hla Santa Claus yated up and down the bridge. evfaE1 tonseiluently is treated to no for? are tn looking you What Ther 18 one th ng hDary 6Urpnse milred his companion. ot wblcb be girls, the mains in ignorance, and that Is the Pointing to the young man answered: T'm trying tc Drt,sem he w receive, The him Plcks Youngstown uaa a white automobile." ou' husoever he thinks ' tral hl n case he Telegram. sneeee d! and greeting him at the nrn PermeetlDg Ume on New Year's SKIN BEAUTY PROMOTED day. Then COmes 8 lon8 vtgil for midnight, ss th 8 Pmcribe8 " at the In the treatment of affections of the ?P8 wnU8twm the first greeting at ikln and scalp which torture, disfigeginmng of the new year shall ure, itch, burn, scale and deatroy the receive a fitting reward from the one as for well as preserving, puri- nr! du A 80d Wlsh for anecess balr, the complexion, Prosperity tn the first hour of and fying and beautifying New Millions of women through- Year s day is held fallible. by the Syrians to out the world rely on these pure, sweet augur well for the following twelve-montand gentle emollients for all purand the one who first wishes bath and of the toilet, nursery, good prospects is entitled to a reward. poses Custom prescribes that at and for the sanative, antiseptic cleansithe Ume of this New Year's ng of ulcerated, inflamed mucous greeting whatever Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Bos- the one greeted happens to hold in his hand becomes the ton, Mass., sole Proprietors of the property of the other The one who receives the Remedies, will mail free, on greetIs their latest Cuticura ing supposed to oe so pleased with It that, acting upon the happy ImpulB Book on the skin and hair. of the moment, he hesitates not to his greeter with whatever he first can lay hold on. This Stepmother of Mint Julep. latter cusRomance and poetry have delighted tom originated in feudal times, when to celethe with which to weave garlands Emir was omuixtent In his probrate and perpetuate the glory of the vince and his followers depended for blue grass in old Kentucky, famed for their sustenance upon his gift, and Its fine horses, beautiful women and what he allowed them of the plunders nf war. mint Of course you cant Kentucky has been designated as nowadays sur- the home of the mint julep, and its colonels have become famous all over the world for the eaey and graceful way in which they drink whisky with a little dash of sugar and a sprig or two of mint in order, chiefly to overcome the necessity for a large amount ; cf water in the beverage. The true Kentuckian doesnt want his whisky drowned. It transpires, however, that the real home of yie mint and the mint julep Is right' here in Missouri, whose crop of mint last year amounted to 7,653 pounds, or enough to make 1,224,320 i Cto Conflict of the Years g Ne-'o- M s' j esr u dying, The bauie bravely V ti at law ; IJ fought u o'e 1 'i"J jj t,rCa- - U TL luucd of the long contested fight, ti Vicl rY detet, or welcomed truce "e unborn yeeti ihall certainly declare, And turn each well --aimed blow lo j8 gam , and use. ' tj ti jj j I e f) j U bt sur-lace- s. tl ft j 14 jj lj The year is dawning. 1 he youce recruU takes up die unsheathed iwotd gd are but just now laid aside ; And buckling on hu armour, newly bright. Euays him forth to ventures yet untried. AHunng dreams beguile hu onward steps, And visions bright of nct'nes to be won ; feels upon hu brow the laurel crown, And hears afar ine coveted well done II No thought of failure mars the blissful dream, ,j , 5 li But die ut faith that nght will surely win, And o'er the world will rule eternally, ti Jj II , imerf dying, curtained hy the night, I the gain that is to be, !, nA or !3 re-n- Jj j wounded to the death N Time s fell arrow, Jently wait Inc moment of reietae with laboured WWTiM (J U burn-haire- This amount includes the marketed product only, no account having been taken of the countless thousands of Juleps which were compounded during the year with a base of the undiluted moonshine whisky that never (Mild a cent of tax. St Louis Star. Br KENNEDY SEATON Jj ti ft Ij U jj $ N " - oig No craven fear unnerves the heart youth; Great task await Kim, and with faith as (4 j I A1NT sod curious are some of the old customs, beliefs and superstitions of past ages which have come down through different countries regarding Christmas eve nnd Christmas. Many of these pertain so clobely to the rites and ceremonies of heathendom that the connection may be easily tract d; others spring obviously from legends, incidents and history the journey of Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, the birth of Je sus, the adoration of the three kings and the shepherds and the life and teachings and final martyrdom of the Christ. Most of these described here are go strange and out-o- f that It is safe to say few readers are famtl-a- r with any of them. Throughout Europe the people engaged in 'armtng and agricultural pursuits generally have ilways regarded Christmas eve and Christmas as 1 n truth ti O other day and the Chinese and Japanese still another, but whenever the day falb, according to their special calendar, there is always a very important celebration of It. The Druids, who were the priests of England before the Christian religion was taken Into Great Britain, also celebrated New Year's day. They were very Interesting and very strange people, these Druids, and, according to what one reads about them In history, one always Imagines them as wearing beautiful white robes and having tall, magnificent figures and flowing white beards and xr wild belle, b wild eky, Ske y1yir cloud. Ike likT is Tpkeeor dyirJg w Ike rubkT, lei Kiev die oof, Jetv.rvyeow &, might cause It to diminish and appear to melt away by carrying It off. Lead, steel and vermin may be circumvented If the proper precautions are taken. For the first wear a ahlrt spun, woven and aewed by a pure, chaste maiden on Christman day; wear something sewed with thread spun on Christmas eve and no vermin will stick to you. If one be bom at sermon time on Christmas morning he can see spirits; burn elder on Christmas eve and you will have revealed to you all the witches and sorcerers In the SCIENTIFIC DAYS IN half-year- He slept iuto die fray, and strikes foe M juleps. the night befure Christmas. If one howl on that night ho will go mad within the year. Lights should be kept burning all of Christmas eve. If they are allowed to go out some one In the house will die. Wh-the lights are brought in on Christmas eve, if anyone's shadow has no head be will die within the year; if It have only half a head the death will occur during the second . If a hoop comes off t cask on Christmas eve, someone In the house will die during the year. Somewhat more cheerful is the belief that If you make a little heap of salt on the table and It does not melt before morning you will live at least a year longer. Woe to him whose salt pile melts, however, for he will die within the year the comforting part lying In the fact that a salt heap Is not likely to melt, although some one having a spite against the maker of the salt heap Thieves will find it consoling to know that If they steal anything on Chrlatmaa without being caught they can safely steal things all the year. Likewise, steal hay and give to your cattle, and not only will they thrive all the year and grow fat, but you will not he caught in any of your future thefts. A Christmas day passed without eating any beans and you will become an ass; eat a raw egg on Christmas morning, fasting, and you can carry heavy weights. If you have been disappointed, save the crumbs for three Christmas eves and they will be effective as a physic; shake out the tablecloth over the bare ground under the open sky after your Christmas dinner and crumbwort will grow there; hang a wash clout on a hedge on Christmas day or Christmas eve, then groom the horses with It and they will grow fat Take great care of your fire on Christmas morning; If It burn brghtly that betokens prosperity for all th6 coming ear; if It smolder, beware, for that portends misfortune and adversity. It Is unlucky to give to a neighbor a live coal with which to kindle a fire on Christmas morning; also It Is unlucky to carry a coal or anything else from the house on Christmas morning until something has first been brought In. Our Christmas tree, which Is a feature of most public Christmas eve celebrations, and In many homes, Is comparatively new In Christendom, but It springs from tome very ancient customs. The Egyptians regarded the date palm as an emblem of immortality and of the starlit firmament and at the time of the winter solstice decked their housei with lu branches. It was held by them to be s symbol of life, triumphant over death, and therefore of perennial life in the renewal of each bounteous year. A Scandinavian myth speaks of a service" d tree" sprung from the soil where two lovers had been killed by violence. During the Christmas season mysteFlous HghU which no wind could extinguish were often seen flaming ln Its branches. A later explanation of the Christmas tree dates back to Martin Luther and tells of him attemptlnlg to describe to his family the beauties of a forest under s starry sky. Unable to make them comprehend satisfactorily, be went into the garden, cut a small fir tree and set It up ln the nursery with 1U branches covered with lighted candles. At about the season when we celebraU Christmas the Jews celebrated tbelr Feast of LlghU, or the Feast of Dedication, of which lighted candles are a prominent feature. The Night of Dedication Christmas eve is called In Germany, while is celebrated also tn the Feast of Lights Greece, at our Christmas time, although Christmas Is a dismal Ume ln Greece, bring disliked people because it Is cold by that warmth-lovinand dreary also a favorite season for gbosU and goblins to walk abroad. During the middle ages the Christmas tree became an institution at Strassburg and waa fa miliar along the Rhine for 200 years before lu popularity extended throughout the rest of the world. , Why are .we stopping Harold? Harold Ah, .the anchors caught on Marjorie here, a wireless. The .Way of LFfe. It is' being said of an elderly man lo business In Atchison: He cant stand punishment as he formerly could. . And there is punishment dured in making-- a living; to be en- dont forget Look over your own experience, and you will detect punishment every hour of the day. If it isnt at home, it Is on the street car or on the road How many ways there are to punish a man who tries bis best to get along and behave himself. And after a man gets old k is more evident every year that the poor fellow cant punishment as he could when he was younger. Atchison Globe. ltf prise any Syrian early New Years day fooling with a costly article. He can be depended on as - knowing better, for either he would have to make a gift of It to the one who first greet ed him, or else he branded as a miser. Wise Syrians carry candy to hand to the children who greet them. - snd A Willing Witness. his actions have an air of verisimilitude?- the lawyer asked the wit. Did What was that, sir?" replied the :Tcrowg. say, did his conduct wear an air Oh, I . . of verisimilitude? Oh, replied the witness. Sure! .He was vereimilltudln all around the place. Saturday Evening Post. WONDERED Found WHY. Coffee." the Answer Was Many pale, sickly persona wonder foi years why they have to suffer so, and eventually discover that the drug cat felneln coffee 1b the main cause ol the trouble. I was always very fond of coffes od drank it every day. I never had ouch flesh and often wondered why l ws always so pale, thin and weak. About five years ago my health completely broke down and I waa to my bed. My stomach was In uch condition that I could hardly take efficient nourishment to sustain life. During this time I was drinking cof-e- . didn't think I .could do without it. After awhile I came to the conclu- on that coffee was hurting me, and ecided to give it tip and try Postum. D'.t te tbe taste of It at first, but hen it was madg .right boiled until ark and rich I soon became fond of con-ue- In one week I began to feel better, could eat more and Sleep better. My ck headaches were lesa frequent, and n ve mntha I looked and felt he a new en-rel- y gone. being, headache spells health continued to Improve and am well and strong, weigh 148 i attribute my present health he qualities of Postum." Read The Road to Wellvllle. In Phgs. Theres a Reason. Ever ms the above letter f A see appears irom time t tlare. Tber true, (all ef ksau a'rrtstT1 f 1Ijr ay I Pounds, g ' ut New Years Day the Long Ago jSgirrjjgghONG years ago the people who lived ln 8 8reat many different places In the aP world were very much Interested in New Years & day, just as we are, and in honor of they- did many things They the day, exactly as we do feasted and decorated their houses and churches, and at 12 o clock they Hi aome were very particular to show that anwere rejoicing way that they other year had begun. Not all of these people celebrated The anNew Years on the same day New their have to used Romans cient then they In .March; Years day a large part changed to January, and followed of the rest of the world an them. The Jewish people have , At any- rate, they always wore robes on New Years day, for that was the day wher they cut down the sacred mistletoe. For the Druids didnt think that mistletoe was .only p prett? green vine. They believed It to be a mihlch would preraculous growth vent people from being harmed by pols&ndus food or drink. On that day a particularly large, with Druid. handsome glistening white beard and balr and rather cold grgy eyes DrulJs always had cold gray eyes we believe and clothed would ln white, most beautifully climb the oak tree on which the mistletoe grew and cut It uon with golden sickle. He wouldn't take It in his hand, because they didnt consider that respectful enough to the sacred mistletoe, which could do such Instead be would wonderful khlngs. catch It lu a pure white Cloth and climb, carefully down the trew' with would be erect It After this an altar sacrificed and ed and white bulls Then the Druldical prayers offered. community felt that for the following year they would bare all the good luck possible You see ln those days New Years celebrations were very Berious things, and all of the ceremonies attending them were religious. hair: White ' Ides the to her majesty, having been suggested unconsciously b Queen Alexandra herself, who U About In Order to Prove That Stories passionately fond of rubies. Glvee 1 nev Really, duchess. she said. Her Were Untrue Woman that as a so Alexandra. seen ruby have er lovely to Jewel ln your bracelet of the blvtar' There and tben the ducheiss wished It used to be a source but of Min to Duchess Consuelo give the Jewel to the queen, est nain to of suchs bear would not portion certain her majesty that Chester to know '. make unkiod thing. of the press used to ..I should feet as If I had' asked for regarding the gveatfriend. -it" she said. . her and ..the king ship between . keenly sensitive woman, but Well, then, replied the duchess, I Shall leave It to you to my win." and would know . burnlnglv curious, the - Neither tbolight- af the time how about said herein aH that was if she cou,d. very soon the promise was to be Dress or elsewhere sh?"b3Cardle8 regularity unfailing numbers of and in AmerLost Forever. here, on the continent remark. to wont ica She was she said, with a flatterer!" nt ho Ah, you There are people U there pretty pout uava until I am dead that Do you really think I am a flatter truthlnthehorrld not one vestige of Be asked. wljh frlendship of my things they say she replied, with a beOf course, I meswyet to prow Edward. King smile. U. witching what a calumny it all It was In tha Well, since you are not to be footed, Her way of proving I suppose I may as well admit It. left she bracelet rift of the superb was only s coupls Then she angrily got up and left It Queen Alexandra. decided to present him. years ago shs LEAVES BRACELET TO QUEEN this . . - irA D0GHOWL5 NEWJJLL SURELY GQ WJmt THE YEAR mo K season for sighs and portents regarding the success or failure of their endeavors for the coming year. If you beat your trees on Christmas night they certain to bear better crops than they had the year previously. A like result would follow the tying of stones on every Christmas eve, or to tie wet straw bands around the orchard trees on Christmas eve would Increase their fruitfulness. To make the grass grow well the succeeding year, thrash the ground ot your garden with a Sail on ChristmaB eve with only your shirt on. In several of the old counties of England the custom long survived of saluting the apple trees on Christmas eve, and ln Sussex they used to wassail, or worsle and chant verses to them. ! Christmas time Is regarded by the maidens M many countries as the season when the oracles are pleased to give them information concerning their love affairs, telling them by various processes what will he the color of their lovers hair and his eyes, his occupation and whether present love affairs will terminate happily or otherwise. Some of these curious beliefs binge on the exact time of the birth of Jesus. Scotch folklore has it that he was born at midnight of Christmas eve, and tbat the miracle of turning water into wine was later also performed at that hour. This belief is also recognized ln parts of Germany, where It is held that water turns to wine between 'he hours of eleven and twelve on Christmas eve, while in other sections of that country the change Is believed- to take place on Christmas night. ' Gossips In Germany must find great satisfaction ln the superstition that if one walks into the winter corn on Christmas eve he will hear all 'hat will happen in the village that year. Likewise, If one goes to the crossroads on Christmas 4 ay he will bear that which most concerns him for the coming year.. . .. Dogs should hare a care as to tbelr actions ve re blood-drenche- snow-covere- d g Christmas cards, which may now be had tn every degree of elaborateness and gorgeousness at prices from a penny each upward, are compar- - PC WT TRStt H : : : STRAW DAttDi AROUM YOUR 7V MAXE THJ1 CEARFUNPrUkL't aUvely new. The extent to which they are used with has, of course. Increased correspondingly the general popularity of the post card. Joseph Cundall, a London artist, claims to have Issued the first Christmas card proper In 1848. It was a lithograph, hand colored, about the size of a lady's visiting card.' In 1862 cards ot this character were first Issued In targe numbers. They were sUU of the vislUng card size, Later Inscribed, simply, "A Merry Christmas, holly, mlsUetoe, embossed robins and figures and landscapes were added until the present sUge has been reached. As a forerunner of the Christmas card wars the school pieces and Christmas pieces of the early part of tbs nineteenth century. These were sheets of plain writing paper surrounded with elaborate pen flourishes and scrolls, and sometimes headed with copper-platengravings, plain and colored. Schoolboys used them at the holi. day season, says one writer, for carefully writ-ten letters exploiting the progress they had made tn composition and chlrograpby. Charity boys were large purchasers of these pieces and at Christmas time used to take them around tbelr parish to show and at the eame time to solicit a trifle. . e Modeling for Children Making Things" In Clay Give Pupils Idea Artistic Beauty and Form. of There are sculptors who make a specialty ot portrait busts and statuettes of children and recently a movement has been started to make plastic art, ln the form ot small models and figurines distributed among the public schools, a medium for teaching new artctic Ideals ln young ' pupils. Strangely enough, the Idea of giving the chll dred a lump of clay and setting them to making themselves seems never to have ocsomething curred except to a few of our ecbool teachers, ln many schools the kindergarten sand box Is about the nearest approach to It, hut In some of the public echools in great cities modeling tn clay is taught ln the primary grades. Modeling, the concrete expression of the sense of form. Is the beginning of all art. The vital law lying at the root of all that t have ever tried to teach, says Ruskln, Is the dependence of all noble design ln any kind, on the sculpture or painting of organic form. The appreciation of form, as Mr. Schrelber argues, can never be so well Uught as when the pupil has a bit of clay ln his hands, and that it Is natural Is well proved by the desire ot every chllu to mold something out ot mud. If no clay la to be had. The children at the seashore try their best to build something, though the sand slips away. So they wet It, and do the beat they can. Give any normal child some clay and see bow easily It learns to model familiar objects and how eagerly It amuses itself with this artistic play. It is along the pathway of clay that a child can be most easily Instructed, being taught to see exactly and to reproduce more and more skillfully as It gains skill by practice. It Is education of eye and hand at the same time. The joy of creation Is aroused and stimulated and the powers of production are given full play. If left to Its own free will the child la apt to attempt the complex rather than the simple and and therefore a certain amount of suggestion To this end an entire guidance la necessary. series of models have been set as a course that will help to lay the foundation for later artistic ed ication. 4 - err sion of distressing anxiety, &i- she looked at the wide road she had to cross, with carriages and omnlbises each other. Victor Hugo apby the Luxembourg railings. Victor passing and after a short conHugo bad just crossed the road and proached her, of money was about to walk ou. An old woman versation, he drew a piece to her, handed it from bis pocket, She had just attracted his attention. It confided off his be hat then taking put a heavy bundle of linen on the to her and, with a quick movement ground and was wiping her forehead, and a laughing face, lifted the bundle on which were great beads of perspito his shoulder and crossed the road, ration. 1 In spite of the cold, her toothless followed by th bewildered woman. him to embrace rushed downstairs was mouth was half open, as she panting, and her eyes had an expres for 1L but br tha Lima I had reached The Kindness of Victor Hugo Great Writer Carries Bundle for Old Woman and Sarah Bernhardt Huga Him In Appreciation. One day when the rehearsal waa aver an hour earlier than usual, I was waiting, my forehead pressed against die window pene, for the arrival of time. Guerard, who was coming to etch me. I was gazing Idly at the Oposits footpath, which Is bounded the passage, jostled against De Chilly who wanted to stop me, and descend ed the staircase, Victor Hugo had di appeared. I could see only the worn ans back, but It aemed to me thal she hobbled along now more briskly The next day I told the poet that I had witnessed hts delicate, good deed Oh, said Paul Maurice, his eyes wet with emotion, every day that dawns Is a day of kindness for him. I en braced Victor Hugo and we went t( the rehearsal. From Sarah Bern haidts Recollections H a, !! |