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Show tell you there's nothing like beginning tht" New Y'ear with resolves." ".lust so," repeated the .squirt?, cynically; cynic-ally; "but anyone can do what ruddle-pool ruddle-pool .'jd on New Year's or any other 1 day. Kow Uiok at inc. I smoke from , eitfht to ten cigars every day, not be-: be-: cause I am addicted to it, but because I like to, and can stop at anytime. Why, bless your heart, it's no uriek to stop smoking." - The doctor looked wise and grinned. "You think not?'1 "Certainly," said the squire, with confidence; con-fidence; "no trick at all!" The doctor's smile broadened. "Well, squire, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll NOTHKR yenrl An- A """"v fe 8 other your . ' f s- J? a Iliis l,ori, 119 roc" " if & ) : fiUxfl "d to the skies. U Sasg Another y.'iir! Ad- -lSi 9 otl;r year, 9 On tried, unproved, V 4 bcrore us Ilea; N OTHER year! Another An-other your . litis borne its record rec-ord to the skies. Another y'iir! Ad-oihi;r Ad-oihi;r year, Untriml, unproved, before us Ilea; We hnil with smiles iltt ilinvninB gray How ahull we meet Its Until dayV" The time for settling up the year's ne-connt ne-connt and closing' the book of 1SH2 is at hand. We linger over its pafjes, noting-the noting-the many blcssinp-s slioveredxipon us from the hand of a merciful Father; a liberal sprinkling of sorrows and mistakes, mis-takes, many perhaps all readily readi-ly traceable to ignorant or willful sins, for neither of which can we offer the slightest excuse; and the golden opportunities oppor-tunities unheeded, of aiding our fellow creatures by look, word, deed or example. ex-ample. Hut why should we pause to consider the marred and blurred pages of the old year, or the pure, fresh ones of the new? liecause only the brute lives for the moment, leading an existence of disconnected dots. The brute-like man, to whom the past bos no stimulus and contains no warning, and the future no invitation, passes the annual milestones without thought, repentance or regret. The wise man's life is as a line with a purpose in it, directed by what lies behind be-hind and aiming well at something TUK SQI'IIIE AND THE DOCTOK. wager you a suit of clothes that you can't keep for one week a New Year's resolve to stop smoking." "Agreed!'' exclaimed the squire, extending ex-tending his hand, and, throwing away his half-smoked cigar, he went down the. street whistling. In the evening while the doctor was seated in his comfortable library the squire was ushered in. It was his custom cus-tom to drop over occasionally to visit his friend and discuss social and business busi-ness affairs. Upon this occasion the squire was in his usual good spirits, .,y,,1 onmo invlmirniKlvclinwinn'n tiiolh- pick. He took a seat opposite the doctor. doc-tor. Presently the latter lit a cigar which the squire eyed jealously but said nothing, and soon the two were engaged en-gaged in conversation. After awhile the squire rose to go and as he did so, still talking, he took a long, tempting looking cigar from his pocket. He smelled of it approvingly and then as if recollecting himself put it back. The squire continued talking attentively. I'retty soon out came the cigar again. This time he bit the enil olT. rolled it between his lingers and placed it in his month, lie felt in his pocket for a match while the doctor with diflieuHy refrained from laughing outright. As the squire finished speaking he struck a light and had taken but two pull's when the situation dawned upon him. The cigar dropped from his lips. The doctor doc-tor was in a paroxysm of mirth. "Doctor," "Doc-tor," said the squire soberly. as he closed the door behind hiin with a bang, "you'd better step around in the morning morn-ing and get measured for that suit." Juan La Kmc Bltknictt. ahead. Uod's labor is permanent m its results because it looks before and after, af-ter, is cumulative, has its solid foundations founda-tions and its spires of desire. And if we wish our life work to have any measure of the firmness and success of the Creator's great works, it must be made, like His, to grow with reasonableness reasona-bleness out of the past and look with purpose toward the years to come. There are no times so appropriate for tiiis wise and linking meditation as beginnings be-ginnings and endings the close of the year when reason has action, with its lessons and promptings, behind it, and the start, when purpose has action, all fresh and unsullied, before it. After duly considering the old year let us turn to the now, this volume of three hundred and sixty-five pages, everyone of which we shall fill with some sort ctf a record. As we wish it to be a satisfactory one, let us aim to make the very best of life; remembering remember-ing that we were created in the image of Hod and that, through His promised strength, wc are able to do all tilings well that may be given us to do. In order to attain such success, however, we must keep, each day, the resolutions made at the dawning of the year, and make the very best possible record on that, day, thus opening the way for an improvement on the morrow, and so on. The year 1SD3 will be made memorable memora-ble to posterity by the Columbian exposition, ex-position, in which the nations of the globe unite to celebrate the glorious results achieved through the constant and persistent efforts of one man. Let us not, then, while garnering the wisdom wis-dom harvested from this great international interna-tional exhibit, forget the lesson taught by the devotion of Columbus to his life purpose. Having formulated and crystallized our New Year's resolutions, let us ever be mindful that, as Johnson says: "Hell is paved with good resolutions," and, unless we have resolution enough in our character good solid resolution, compounded of will and wisdom, and the mixture thoroughly permeated with the grace of (iod to line them, they will onlygo to improve that pavement which is already kept in very good re- We must not anticipate failure, but advance in the assurance that on New Year's day of 1 SIM we shall be able to review with gratification the individual and collective strides made during 1S93. MAUI' M. 1'ltlCE. A NEW YEAR'S RESOLVE. Wliy Suiilro Muftli'ton HongM a Suit for tho D. lot nr. QUIRK M U F-F F-F L E T O N walked leisurely leisure-ly down the street pu fling a fragrant Havana. Ha-vana. The squire was a de- vout lover of the weed one of those who pride themselves that smoking w i t h them is a luxury rather than a habit and can be stopped nL any moment. New Year's day had dawned auspiciously for the squire: the old year had proved an exceedingly profitable one and the new one bid fail-to fail-to be, so the jovial justice was in an amiable frame of mint! as he went alone; nodd'nio; chaltinfr to the parsers by, wilh a p;ood word for everyone. Presently Pres-ently lie met Hr. I'hiddlepreaso. "A happy New Year, dwtor," bawled the squire, "and many fat cases for yon!"' "The same to yon," responded the medical man, "and many new suits on your docket." The squire laughed heartily.' "AYell. this is a glorious New Year's morninir," saitl ha. "Yes," assented the doctor, "splendid a first rate morning for resolutions." The s.ptire shruoyed his shoulders. "1 never took much stock in New Year's resolutions they don't amount to a row of pins." "Well. 1 don't know; look at Charley Paddlcpool see what resolutions did f. ir him." "flow's that?" "Why, three years fcfo he chewed tobacco to-bacco incessantly, drank like a fish and smoked all tht? time. Now he is a total i abstainer." ".I ust. so," inter poned the & pi ire. "You see lie l 'an by resolvinc to : stop ehow'mtr on New Year's day. He , went a yearwithoiit chew .nir. Then he resolved n-H lo drink, and went, a year without liquor. La-, t year ho concluded I to quit sinokinp, and now he's dm-i dm-i plot ply cured of the injurious habit. I |