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Show The Chinese have changed their calendar, cal-endar, to conform with the Gregorian arrangement used by the people of the western world, and hereafter they will celebrate the New Year on the same day as the Americans. It is to be hoped that they will not adopt the custom cus-tom which has been followed by the large cities during the past few years of spending the eve of the first day of the year In reckless carousing and marking midnight with a din of horns and bells and firearms. The money that Is spent in drinking on New Year's eve would be better given to the poor, says the Milwaukee Wisconsin. Wiscon-sin. Chinamen who are wise will exercise ex-ercise discrimination in copying American Amer-ican customs. |