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Show New Year Resolutions The year, A. D.' 1912, is at land, and it is doubtful if the full quota of resolutions re-solutions for intended reformations have not all been made, and inumerable pledges covering every thing r-formable have not been heartily suoscribed to, all with the sincere fain for the time being, of keeping the sama fore'er and e'er. Many of these resolutions "fall 'through" for a number of reasons. Some of us resolve to give up soma habit that may have such a hold on us I that we are hardly prepared as yet to give it up, perhaps not being thoroughly enough disgusted with the habit or not fully converted to the idea itself. Others make their resolutions, in a frivolous state of mind and care little whether the same are kept or bi oken. All of these fallacious pledges and pretended resolutions re-solutions are disastrous to our will power and bring t.iat best of mans frisnis into such a dilapidated form that we can-! can-! not hope to nave the stamana necessary for the accomplishment of even trivial desires. To make our resold ;ions enduring and to bring about the good for which thev were ori finally pii'pjsad we must 'previously fully convi.ice ourselves of the a.iticiuited good to result, and also thoroughly convert ourselves to the change, entercaini.ig a complete knowledge know-ledge of tne disadvantages of the former condition. Witn these facts fully rootea in our minds we can make ai the rejjluiions we may tanea notijn Co, and have little fear of having to make tnem over next year. . The life-sayers of the country, whose busineso of yankiag drowni ? per.-ons from a watery grave nas ordinarily ueen regarded as a matter of course at summer resorts through the country, formed an org miration at a national convention hela on the Atlantic Coast during the summer. The convention was the rirst of the kind that was ever held in this countryand during its course many thrilling exnioitions were given. The women life-savers attracted irure j attention than the men during the j various contests held in connection with j the meeting. Difficult rescues, throwing throw-ing life lines and lite buoys, and many other feats of sKili toe members of the corps are supposej to perform in their daily work, were reproduced, and prizes awarded the most skilliul. Before the close o the meeting stops were taken to lorm a permanent organization. |