Show ca ED i HED f X 7 0 I 1 X x N ALI V 01 JI A J 4 N W at N k ACME VW evl W AA aa AA AA years yearns end and its beginning WHOEVER ath HOEVER it was that invented the e year as a division of time should share in the blessings invoked by sancho panza upon the man who invented sleep with the latter comes surcease eur cease from the cares and worries of the day and a renewal of spirits tor for the struggles of the morrow the years end Is also not only a sleep and a forgetting of things fled beyond redemption but with its passing hours come the many hued hopes that keep ever fresh and buoyant the human soul find and make radiant again the paths that lead humanity into the unknown future the old year falls from our hands like the stem of a rose whose leaves one by one month by month have silently dropped away into the void of t time 1 m s some 0 m e laden with the fragrance of f pi pleasant e a s a n it memories some with the pallid tints and withered aspects of misfortunes and inescapable and irreparable and some with dust of dreams shattered beyond recall but at the birth of another new year tear time brings to the hands of each of us a fresh bud from its eternal tree the secrets of whose close folded leafage no eye can penetrate no conjecture of wisdom fathom yet vet within its depths we can scent the sweet and inspiring aromas of the hopes th that it t spring eternal in the human breast of hidden joys that hold tresh fresh promises of full blossoming bloss oming of good deeds to be done for us and by us of the blessings of peace good will and prosperity again made possible for us and of the gardens of opportunity whose gates are swinging wide open for orus us always in the cycle of human affairs fa rs the spring of nope follows the winter winter of discontent and new years day Is the symbol of human renovation spiritual as well as utilitarian and of the clearing process of the souls past accumulations making ready tor for the building of its m more re stately mansions it may be fate that guides galdes the hand of time in placing in our grasp the th e new bud of promise but each of us may do much to further its proper blossoming bloss oming to keep fresh its fragrance to shape into full fruition the enjoyment of the unfolding month by month and day by day of the flower of the year whose unopened months lie before us kansas city star calling on new years morning RU young matron was looking back over some old magazines shortly before the holidays when she ran across a picture showing an old fashioned new years day reception A great steaming bowl of hot fruit punch stood on one table and on a another a pot of hot coffee new years year Is callers stood about with glasses and cups held high exchanging good wishes and toasts for the new year what a pretty friendly custom that wasl she exclaimed to her suburban husband and what a pity that it has died cuff out I 1 watching the old year out Is a jolly ceremony but how nice to welcome the new year the happy day in on the afternoon of the day itself with all ones neighbors dropping in to share it with one well lets revive the custom sug bested her lord idly through his pipe lets send out a general alarm that well hold open house all afternoon id like that all right agreed the young matron enthusiastically ill have a big bowl of that wonderful orange ice punch on tap and mary can make some of her amusing little swedish decorated cookies to go with it you know she makes snappy little wafers on which she puts lighted candles evergreen trees and crimson winter berries all done in colored icing you can have a table of cigars and cigarettes in one corner of the sun room for the men who went want to smoke well invite the entire neighborhood all by telephone of course and just have a regular old fashioned new years at home we can start the custom this year and then perhaps keep it up every year and possibly some of the others will follow suit I 1 think it Is too bad to lose sight of those charming old time traditions we have revived the custom of having our children dress up as waits and sing christmas carols through the file snowy streets on christmas eve and we all go out and cut down obrown our own christmas trees now why not adl adi the pleasant old fashion of calling on new years day M newspaper service service swearing off and taking on 8 8 8 9 1 1 9 1 8 1 who do not wish to ti beetow PEOPLE themselves are few it Is not hard for the average peram to see all about him the opportunities and facilities tor for advancement van cement which would place him lit III a position he does not but would like ilka to occupy too often these advantages are a allowed to go unemployed and why in many cases there seems to be a sort of equilibrium between desire and lack of motive power which some slight thing or incident might incline forward A salesman had bad talked for hours houra with a customer whom he did not wish to leave without the order there was an impasse finally opening his grip in the hope of finding a folder card picture or other thing which won would upset the situation in his direction he spied a couple of apples which he ba had d brought from home he ele rolled one across the desk to the customer and retained the other tor for himself the customer took a bite munched it for a moment then said well well just let ler er come that way the deal was closed the order signed so small a thing as an apple had disturbed the equilibrium and tipped an important deal into the sales mans lap the custom of adopting new year resolutions Is the apple which tips many a mans course toward an improved program of living it may be the swearing off of habits babits which he no longer feels are creditable to him bin or it may be the taking on of others which he believes will develop his bis mental moral spiritual and physical capacities and gain for him greater respect it if not admiration amon among 9 those whose regard he would like to keep A comparatively small part of our population avails itself of the superb facilities of the public library in associating soc socia latIng ting with the best minds of all ages and gleaning the treasures of history biography philosophy poetry religion and the sciences to be found there the for physical improvement afforded by munt municipal c I 1 p a golf courts baseball grounds frequent lectures concerts and occa occasional slona 1 0 operatic p bratle performances the priceless eless capability of constructive thinking if you are standing at equilibrium N new w years day Is a good time to bite ie nto into the apple C F W Q 1831 1 western newspaper union |