The citizen. [volume], December 29, 1921, Page Page Three, Image 3

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Deermher 2!, 1921
THE CITIZEN
Pag Three
Kill HEAVY IRK
BEFORE CONGRESS
"LONG SESSION" 19 LIKELY TO
BE LONG IN FACT DESPITE
PREDICTIONS OF SPEED.
CONFERENCE TALK EXPECTED
Leader Will Try to Curb Estreiwtte
Who Discuss th International
Parley Tariff Bill May Not B
Pasted Defoi Spring.
By EDWARD B. CLARK
Wi-shlngiim. i i irilmlili- tluii tin
lnvl hi my iiihI imxy iiiiiii'iiitiiui hilts
will lint nlcii m I i-r it t inn nl nil
lllilll there Is ilthiilte kiiiiu Ii iLi- of the
rfstills nf tin- unlit ciiiiIch-ih c. I 'mi
-;rcsi want to kimw, nf cnurse, Ju-t
ll.lt tlif f lit i r I In nf llir llllllttl
iprvln-s In f..re It Vnlis I In luiMiry In
keep I lit-in uniting.
Meliiliirs nf ritnri'vH luiw hml little
tfl SUilf III tl A II I'V'fpt NIH'll 111
llullv lituiil tut ii ' r- i j 1 1 1 tnki' when
either linii i- nr mm nil- nut iiinrkiiiu
Hint Miitlni; mi in llnii liy mil1 or III'
nlhlT nf III!' Iii.tllfs. As llslllll llllf
In n rt nt tlir li'liiiilni: nf tlic hi- nlli'il
lung scslnn tlml tlu'rr will hf nti
In I i; I - N 1 1 mi, mill Hint tin- ini'inlnr run
IHHki plan tn pi home, or to sntnf
siiuilnir n-nrt. curly In tin- Iml st-iison
ll ll,lii:l..i gets H iu f . .11 if I In
iri'ill. tu ns nf fnirl curly nlj mri i nit-i i r
mnl klmws linn In ill-''. .tint tl'flll It
Iiih) lit-, nf i inirM' tluit tlif ; rt'n t li'ifiw
Inthe n i iiuifi wlilili tini-t In1 jrlwn
'iisltlt riiilnn hI I lilt HtttliMi will In
rli-nred nuin tiilrkly. Imt tin- tiM-nr-ls
nf tlit past show Unit this It iinliki'ly
l.'teryliiNly r'i N ilurinc tin pre-
ett M'iin tf rniii:ri-it tlmt -.eiiiiliTs
Hinl ri'i'ri xt iitnlKi "! mi tunny ik i'iiiimi.h
will Hir Hu ll (nirtli nlnr views on Hu
mmus fin ft-ri'iit There iiri- nil Minis
llf nlllnl III fill' lllHI-41' Hill! Sftf
t-iitifi-rtiltig tin conference iiinl m tin t
It HlmnM ..i mitt u Imt II -Imulil tint
ii. There nri extreme ill-iiriiiiiini'iit
iiii'it iIiiti ii n lliiiltt'il iiriiiiiiiiiiit n. tn
In irn ntcr niittilirs ninl there nri miit-
Hull Willi ilil tint U'lleVe f f lit t I'M n
parti. il til it r 1 1 it -1 -1 1 1 nt this Hint' l
w le
Will Try to Curb Extremist.
T in I ; t - ii t . 1 1 . ii i . Irn. Ii-rn. ninl tin
iN'iimi milt limit r wltli tin-in. mi
lt stlnlilllily will it 1 1 fit it In llnl'l Hit
litiik'nii,!' nf tlii'lr hi rt v iiit inliiTH In
t'litt k wlii'ii tl.i y iit-t tnlklng nn fnri'l.'ii
affairs. Tlif i;iiiit Imlk nf tin iiirtnl.ir
ship Til rnlitli',. It lloslrnlM nf sue
rc.s fnr ilii itiift-rt'iifi' mill llit'ri'fnrt
tin lirt-ra iii Imt wish tn lllltc Hnlllt'
few extremist -ny things wlilrli I""
mlily may nflt'iiil tlit f'Tt'lirniTi ninl
mny Injure tin t niise nf tlir tniifcretice
It Hill lit' lllinl tnrk tn klt' snttie
nf lilt' llif lillicrs I'tllct, nr In llllikl tlit'ln
time their remarks m tlmt they will
keep Wfll Is-lnw tin' ll It iif irTinit.
Sun t' tln nriiii-l Ii ! I lu re liiivt I. ifii
l M-t'-tit III I'lttlgl'c whltil MlU'lll
nfTi'lnl M'M-riil nf tin- foreign notions
wlilili ii rt- nprt ".fiitfil lien at tin n
fcrmice, I. lit foreigners tn n cmislilcr
nl'li' I'utt" t lmt li-iiriiril tn iirittrtiiiii
tlmt wlmt ni.i ituiii ir It'll ini'ii tuny -ny
In tlif imigrf s nf tlif I "ii 1 1 tt States
tlml lint liuiiii Hint tlif cinigrcss says
It. nr tin t tin- American it'nili miy It
Tlif iinii"ii nf I'HiiiitnR i iiiiiiI tnlN
wl'l In- nn irt'i nt I In irt"U'iit M'Hinii
nf fiilicri . nr lit lill-t It ll'flir
tnilny. Tlif iiii'vtlin In n lift Imt tr lint
AiihtIi nn fi-fl flii: ik'i'il III i nn.twl'-t
rmlf sli.ill hi lull frt'f wlifll pit h i ii t
tlirnlicli tlif I 'll till lllll I'll I 111 t TIllTf It
Killing: ltiinllni til til It It'L'KllltliHI.
fiT It Is Mllil tn llf I'lillll'lT In tlif ipl
l"nliM iif n Irt'iity wlilili lit III i'N
tt'iii'f. It I'll" I'fi'ii iri'illitfi Hint tlif
tnlN lilll will In- nlliini'il tn rt'iniiln
in tin tnlilf nf ii i niiiinltti'f riHim until
flftlT till' CWiftTf IHf lllll flllllf tt it lt
if lllii-riitlniia ninl Inii ttunlf it rfmrt
Tin nntiirf nf tin rfnirtii of tin1 I'nn
fi-ri'inf limy linvi hfnrlni; on thr
tnlU nuittiT
Matters Under Investigation.
TIiiti lim I'ffti I'tiiiiiiilniiliin of
iniittii-H nt wnrk for Kniin tlmt In nn
finltHMT to tlml tint nil tlmt It I
.twllil tn ti ml nut nlimit uKrlriiltunil
miiilltlinii In tin I nlli'il Stuff lit fori'
ilfllnltH If Kls'itliMi Ih unilfrtiikf ii. A
fniiiinlttif nf itMinrt'KM In Html) In mil
rnrnl giifNllniiM Willi u vli'W tn friiiiiliiy
h rrjinrt In liflmlf nf i Iiiiiihi'm In t tic
triitiHiiiirtiilliin int. It Is milil tlmt
Ii-kIkIhIIoo iiIouk rnllriHiil nml unrlinl
turnl lltim will imt Iif rfmlifil fVfti
fnr lll'llllll HirlnHfH Until MlMllfUllttt
Inter In tin mhmiii.
Tlic flnniK'f I'oiiiinltttf nf tlif Kt'iinte
Is I'liyiik'i'il In xtinly of tln fnrfln
ilfht nil iintl. hi. It In lifllfVfil n mm.
nilKKlnii will I'f iiiiniiitiMl tn take up
tlii alinli' nuittiT nf I In luili litiiltiftm
with the fnrftun nntlnim Involvfil nml
to Mifk kih nt- mi iiiih liy w hli'li Hid piiy
tnriit nf rlnlnil with I Iif InttTfitt of
the wur Iniitm limy he ivniiiiliHlieit
wlthnllt Injury tn t rt'illti..
Muili litis l"', wrltti'ti liiTelofore
nliout the tn riff. It wiim iminlNfi. or
rather irfiiiifi, lnt hitIiik tlmt er
nintieiit tariff liflMlHtlint woulil m en
acteil liefiire Itif nutuinn mine, hut
autumn rinui' Mini WuHlilnctnn Iihs had
Us fltt winter mmw Htnnn. ami turlff
lek'lHlullim Mill la In atnta nf atiey
anr. NiitwItliHtniiillnj the urging thai
th ilinliilHtrntlnii has ilntm, th tariff
nieimure may not ai t the light of pas
ta mil II nirlnic riimi a.
No Secret Deals In Confersne.
Bmnetliliig nmre than month of Ih
dellheratli-tis of th arum oonferenc
baa pawuNl ami It ran I aald that
ratifying priiKn-HS hna twen tnsile to
ard uiTe anl ' " UoV
"What's th matUr T" Lincoln saktd.
Hie Atni rli mi Miiple, and prnhalily of
the Hnilf nf the rent of the wnrlil,
Iihs lnfii rralired -there linv heen no
i-vli'fiitf! tlmt the rnnfereen lime
rlmM'ii In ImliilKe In Hint ntlli lnl nn
lime nf lln iiirf, M'l ri't il'iilntumy.
hfirelnry nf finte lluithis hns let
It lie know n with ili'llnlti-nrKt tlmt the
spirit nf the mil whlili the I TinIi lent
Ihmiii'iI fnr the mlife rf lire la liflnit oh
Nertftl nml Hint In a-vi-ry I lilti-i wlilili
hill In i n tiii nr limit hy tlif AllltTlrHtl
iif Ifimle tluTf hint Ini'ii mi luiriiulli
llitf fnr Hil)miliiiff. tin Iiiil'iiIIiik ami mi
wlf M-raiiix. 'I'lie AtiiiTti iiiis luive
iiiiiinliiliii'il tliflr liiltlul piilt Imi. a
MHllllMI W lilt llllllWI'll Hillllf y It'll 1 IiiK
hut wlilili wiuilil tint mliiilt nf liny
AllllTll'llll lirillllK fnr llllllllf II 1 1 Mi tit Ilk'!'
Ill tin' nuti'iuiif nf tin tii'U'itilllli'li.
I'nmi tin llr-it In thin fiirrinpun
ilfliie It hut hi'fii Innllitiiilii"! Hint tlif
fiTfitrti ri.ii.i'iiliitlM'it hiTe wnulil
luifl tlir Aniirli nn plnii In virtually
nil lt ilitiiilt ThiTt wiim tinthliiK In
tin- nrliiliiiil prnmHlt limi whhli mlinit'
It'll nf Mriili lit iip.ii-ltnn iiiiIi'hh snliie
nf tlif I'litiffri'i's in I null)' wiTt mek
IiiK f'T iiitiiiiM In pri'M-nt the mii-rens
nf Hit- rnliffri'lii'f .
Optimism Seem Justified.
'I "ilny It n'.i'iil t nn if the npllinlsiii
wlili h riilt il Ihi'iiuirh Ihf fniir wi-fkit
nf till- lli lllii Tlltliililt Will CIMlt illllf til
rulf ninl Hint tin- mi. n I rutin, the
iii'tnu nf fiii'tllyliiis I'ni'ltli- Iuihi'S,
tin- Mjliniurine luiittfr, nml the I'HvhI
hitllihi). nil will hi' sit I It'll niitlsfiir
tni'lly tn the inifliiiii In-re ri-pn-wliteil.
'I iii-re Iiiim Ini'ii In eifiiif hf re
k m it it 1 1 1 -1 .1 tn Iti'i'hmil N-iit't. to
ItlKl II MI-ilrHHlt llf IlintlVf, mill to
pri'iu h m "siiiiIiii. All nf Hil'-t' i f
furls wf tiilni;ly lnivt- nrluituitfil
n in !; rtrtiiln k'rntip'i nf nifii, nml nf
wtiiiifii, lim, wlin hiie nllimed ml
phiiilin nf iiintln'i In wnkf thtir
vtilii'M ninl iiiiim their tt-lis.
Of rnure it tuny In- Hint n-iiltiiliii
till Ihf nllti'nlilf Will hf JllMitifll, hut
If "n. lrtiinlly fwry nttli Inl in N n-li
liiiitnti Iiiih wtif wrniii: In hin Jii'ltl
int'lit, nml the !t-t ri'tnry nf tnte innre
n t tin ii hii limi)' elm, iiif J n 'ii in sf
.It-It tni Inn luii I -ti n ili'lnyril In (.'UliiK
IiiiiiI iitllriiiutlnii to this thitiK nr Hint
tiling, nr in in-t'liilvlnc ttnK tlilnK nr
tlmt thlni;, hfniue. It l sahl. nf the
illltii ultli'i nf ipili k rtiiuinuiili iitliili
with thf Imiiif IhimI. It ih' imt P-
pfiir nn tin- mirfiu-e Hint the Jiii-Hlif-t-
Inn- Iiiim- hhnwii a ill-l'iixlt Inn
mi tliiir nVll pHTt tn llf lay tin- pro-
I t'ilHk.'
It lt .liil'iili will i'h lull l'f II liMiktil
li I x .11 uh thf KtiiinhllliK liliak In the
plith nf prnkTess nf the t tillff reiire tn
wnril in-i f -t ami 1 1 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 m he
aline .Inpiin nn i-tiHtern cnuntry,
Hti'l. Ilinrt' t tt it 11 III!) nthiT tllltintl. 1 II-tfri-tfil
witNlily. MThiint, In the din
ptiHltlnli nf enxterti milt ttr. .Iupiiiii-te
Miy Hint In illtiiiKKltik' the Knr Kiint
iri.ilfiiii Hify nn in nhnut the mime
t... miii. in limi thf I'nltfil Stiitfti wnulil
lie ii i iif iniii'i tint tin' iiipm ifr!!!,
t flit nil nml Smitli Ann-rliiiu nffntrH.
Jut l.ffnrt- tin iiMifiTf me ni'iifil
It will .ri'illi ti ll Hint the Itrlll.sh wnulil
imt Kite miy tn .rt- puhliiity tn their
rniiiitry'it rniirw nf innfilure Hum
nhnlutfly wnn tii'ii'MMiry. nml Hint
whllf ntln r niitliniH prnlnilily wnulil he
npi'ii nml iiIhim' hnnnl, tlif trltlili
woulil kivp Hie fiiver nn. The revi-rne
Iih irnM'i In hf tlif flirt.
China Will Cain Much.
t'hinu. it l triif. Is imt ftitlrt'ly
Kiiti-llftl with wlutt Iiiim Ixt n miKKexleil
fnr Its ri'llff. hut if thf lllilni'lixlt) nl
the Mihjtt't he tiiiii-liltri'il I hi nn will
Ciiln in it ii If the prfKiiil . limit nf the
miifiTffs nre put Intn etTfft. Tlii-rt
it if 1 1 r i m 1 1 i Ii lir;i'liiinrtrrs In tin
I'lilti'il Sf ii I wlilili n m iittfiiiptiuy
til illltliet AlliiTlrHII pllhllc lliinliii
m:iiiiint iiTtiiln iIiiiih whiiii are hflliK
fitrimilii It'll In the 1'nnfiTfiire liiniulifr
The liiliit'-f nml tin- Kant liniiiin if
fnits nri- tIiiiis tinmt in evlilfine
Win-n It In Milil Hint t litre la llttU
sftrt't 1 1 1 I 1 1 it v In evidence In Hit
ml hlllt'N nf the I'niiff rt' lice, n hmm
licit I I -t snlil. Mill cninift tfil with tin
A mt-r Itii n stnte de purtiiif nt nml thr
vnrlmis I'liihiissli-M In-re, lut'ii who hnv
hfl'll Hl'Cllstlilllfil tn fnrtiier lllftlllMll
nf lull-niiilliinnl cntiff rrliifs. miy thnl
tinthliiK nf the kind ever Iihs been
kiiiiuii ln-ftire. They kiinw, us every
In i' I y else kimwH, that Hie rensnii fur
ilu iihsfiicf nf nfcri't hlt'kfrliiKs and
liiir-jiiliiliik's Is Hint the rnnft-rees hetv
prfM'lit must ri Hirt. tint niily tn Hie nf
Fit lit Ik of lliclr Inline gove rnments, hut
tn tin- pfuplfs the ret if, who tntlny In
Intermit Iniiiil matters have lifetime
nrilt'iilnte fnr the II mt time sine tia
thins were
An Anesthetic.
A numls r nf ili'iitists were swapping
eiie rlfin-fs the other day and one
related how a cnlitred man had brought
his wife n him to have some leeth
extracted. When the employment of
gna wna sugki'sted the husluitnl looked
quite w orried ami snld : "Couldn't you
glh her Niillln' a little tnlliler'n gaa,
iliM'tnhT I'oiililn't ynii gib her gasoline?"-
IliiHtmi Transcript.
6wordf1h Hunted With Electricity,
Uletirts titlnii Ih iiow the approved
niiale of landing the awordtlsh off No
Man's l.iuiil, Mas. A 7."i nund speol
men waa ri'ieiitly taken by aendlng
an lifctrlc eurri'iit through the steel
barpntm.
Roug for th 6tomach.
Py taking lllnnka Cola (Vlery each
morning you will wash all poisons
from the slnnuii h, leaving It pur and
sweet, with rosy cheeks. From an
English Advertisement.
In th Cam lt.
"Want to try a bear steak r
"What kind of a bearr
"tTiinainon."
"No, I ran't eat highly spiced umL
Loulavtll Couiier-Journal.
SO i
Started With a Smile
L
ltiiliSHS?'r?'T-S
cil5ciiiiiliciaiiiiiieiiiilSiJSeIeiie
C'vpjirlsbt. till, Wf-altirn Nrwipspff I'nloB.
HUMAN IIAKHY was hi irn
on New Venr's diiy, and
(Iceinetl the fiut a lit'Cltled
inlsftirtuiie. There was one
fenture In which his father
nsilnlii.et system and
this Involved discipline. "A
strict ilistiplliiHrliin," lu
would hi m si to his tiflh
hnrs. 'That's me," and he ItHiked It
find acted It out until Norimin funded
lie hnd heen plncfd In the world simply
to lievonie the hutt nnd vlotltn of rlid
rules.
When Norman's tenth tiirthdny waa
only eU'ht hours illMtniit. his futlier
irnve the nnlcr, sternly spoken : "You
will he In the house for the night at
seven o'clock." and Norman lnnel
In a martyrilke way, envying his hoy
frii'inls who had mapped out a Joyous
New Venr's eve program of skating,
hill slitllng. and Ilk boyish pranks.
He wiHiili-red what was coming, hut
his father simply viewed him npeou
Inlively and sent hi in to hetl at tha
uniihI time. He was awakened to find
his father roughly pulling at his arm.
"lift up. NnrniHii. and mine down
to the kitchen." said Joel Hardy;
you needn't dress.
Norman arose, ruhhed his eyes, and '
followed bis father downstairs. There
was a light on the
It the house clock.
Nnrniiiii noticed
that It told the
time as ten min
utes lo twelve.
All was still and
solemn eicept it a
monotonous tick,
and outside an oc
casional echo of
shooting, an
nouncing Impa
tient celebrants
already prepared
to herald In tb
new year.
"My boy," apoke bla father after
a moment of ominous deliberation,
"when I was a lad of ten, my father
taught me a lesson that baa left Its
Impress on my whole llf In a salu
tary way. I'pua the tick of midnight ,
Just preceding my birthday he always j
called me down to th kitchen aud ,
gave me a good sound strapping. It i
hurt him more than It did nie, he used i
to say. but the reminder would be
ever present with me. Until I was
twenty-one, regularly, upon each birth
day the strap played Its part and
I think It did a good deal toward
teaching me that I had a maater and
lu making m a better man. I hav
concluded to adopt that feature with
my system. You'r a pretty good boy.
but ror rear you might kick over th
traces I'm going to bulk th system
until you ar of age. Now, then,
tak your punishment Ilk a man." I
joei naruy prouurea a snort, tnirs
plec of tanned cowhld and Norman
winced, but did not cry out during
the miiiiue castlgatlon. It was Ave
yean later, and with th usual routine
lat lu the afternoon Joel Hardy re
minded Norman of th pending mid
night event. Ill eyes bulged snd his
fso betrayed overwhelming srosse
nient as Normao stood up before him,
tall, well knit stripling, almost oiea
aclog In his bearing as ha said:
"rtbr. there will b ao trapping
N
V Y VI 7 Ji I
The New Year j
ITH th whirling and
drifting of snows
Cemei breathless th
wild New Year)
While bitter north wind
blow,
O'er th fields that lie stark and
drear.
Yet hope is alight in her eyes
At she looks from the heart of th
torrn,
"Earth sleeps in her shroud," the
cries,
"But th life in her heart is warm.
"Death is but a dream of the might
And the hymn of joy is begun.
For slowly seeking th light
Th great globe turns to the sua.
"Behold, I will bring delight
la place of darkness and cold)
Safe under the meadows so whit
Is hiding th buttercup gold.
"And summer's splendor shall reign
In place of the winter's dearth.
Her color and music again
Shall gladden th patient earth."
Hark t th New Year's Voice
Through the murk of winter drear I
Oh, children of men, rejoice!
At the tidings at hop and cheer.
Cell Thasler.
this time. I'm through with It. Hulf
the town has heard of It, and Die
'"," ,au"t nu U,,U ,he lrt" ,wlt '""'
"1 nnf ,,,r ul " "-
tt'pt Miuy imnieis, gnu sues irun
i hlue and stands by me, and I won't
have her humbled and shamed. I'm
going to siH'iid this New Year's eve
with the crowd, ami I'll be borne to
break fast"
"If you don't report here by ten
o'clock I'll send the town marshal
ufter you," pronounced bla father, with
lire In bis ey
Norman marched out of the bouse,
hung around downtown until eight
o'clock, and then repaired to the
Hgreed-on rendezvous of th crowd, an
old buggy abed attaclied to a great
barn owned by Farmer Logan. He
felt uneasy, atuhhorn and nettled. Ke
cent ly be had been dared by bis com
panions to amok a cigarette. He
bad met the dar and now, wltb two
of thetu In his pocket, be lit one. and.
In sheer rebellion against hla father's
system, waa about to puff out hla re
sentment when the signal cry of bis
I'omrade echoed forth. Careleaaly
throwing th lighted cigarette Into a
corner of the abed, he bounded out
sud for over an hour forgot all save
Hi excitement of th moment. Th
unruly coterie rolled a giant snowball
and let It slide down the hill leading
to the town common ; they got up into
the town hall tower and rang its bell.
In the midst of setting loose a drov
uf cattle from a live stock enclosure
they wer attracted by th dash and
rush of th village fir cart, making )
for a vivid, spreading glare.
"Why, It'a Farmer Logan's place I"
shouted a chorus of excited voices, snd
.Norman Hardy's heart stood still. II
recalled th cigarette and th Uttered
woodshed. H stood dumb aud
stsrad. Th flames completely en
gulfed th great frsai barn. Norman
lunk off alone by himself, oppressed
with an appalling sens of guilt. Hi
emotions wer doubly Intensified when
he heard some one say :
"Logan thinks It rss set abiai.
Arson. pity ib firebug If bS
caught. t'a straight 14 years In ths
lieultentlary."
"It will rulo Ixtgan, the aay," spots
m
another. "The barn was stored with
gruln and machinery and the Insur
ance ran out last week."
Norman was crushed with a sense
of his culpability. He felt like flying
from hmiif, town and all the -eo-ple
he had ever known. He skulked
behind a hedge as a group of girls
came along. They were discussing
the fire so excitedly that they paid no
attention to a lone member of their
irroup trailing on behind them. Nor
man noticed her, however. She was
Milly Iianiels. He startled her by
stepping directly In her path.
"Just linger for a moment, will you,
Milly?" he sHke under high agita
tion, "or I'll walk with you a bit. I'm
In terrible tmuhle, and I'm going to
leave town for good," and Norman re
cited the entire story of the evening.
"There's only one way out, don't you
see It. Milly r' he said. "I don't dare
to face Fanner Logan ; I'm going away
to make something of myself, aud the
day I have got Hie money to make It
square with Mr. Logan I'm coming
back. And Milly, dear, you have been
my truest friend aud bave always
stood by me. Will you try to think
of me while I'm gone, will you will
you wait for me? For I shall never
love anybody but you."
Five years went by. Not a word
had been heard from the truant son.
Joel Hardy had forbidden even the
mention of bis name In the home.
Mrs. Hardy, half heartbroken, repined
In silence. Milly Iunlels became an
orphan, and when Mrs. Hardy needed
a nurse and then
a companion. It
came about that
she found a per
manent home with
the mother of the
man she loved.
She and Mrs.
Hardy, with the
tyrant father, all
unaware of It,
cherished a mut
ual memory of
the absent youth
and took comfort
In watching and
hoping for bis re
turn.
It waa a few minutes after midnight,
five years to a day since Norman
Hardy had gone forth Into the world
to aeek his fortune. Milly had pleaded
to sit up and watch the old year out
and the new year In. All three of
the family, though In different ways,
were thinking of die boy who had run
away from home. The bells had Just
finished a resonant chime when the
knob of the outside door turned.
There steped Into the room a bronzed,
stalwart young man, at a alght of
whom Joel Hardy gasped Incredu
lously, hla wife uttered a joyous
scream, and Milly stood breathless and
fluttering.
"I waited till I waa sure the final
hour of discipline and the atrap was
past and gone," spoke Norman Hardy.
"Mother," a warm embrace. "Father,"
and a sturdy hand reached out.
"Milly," and the young girl swayed
to aud fro and would hav fallen
had not Norman caught her. -
"I said 1 wouliin t come bark till 1
could pay tor the damage I did to
good old Farmer Logan," continued
Norman. "I'v kept my word,
I hear
yon are struggling with a two-thou-
ssnd - dollar mortgage, father; I raa
pay It off and loan you aa much mors
If you need It. Milly. dear, am I wel-
comer nav com to keep my
promise true."
Joel Hardy left the room. II re
turned with th strap that had been
so familiar to his son. Taking out his
porketkntfe. the old mstt proceeded to
cut the strsp to pieces snd flung them
Into th blailng grata.
"Tou'v cheated me out of several
years, my son," h observed, "but I
forglv you. It's enough to know that
you ar bark horn safe and sound
this blessed New T ear's daI"
Neuj gear's x
t Lore I
KW YKAIl'S night quiet and
ienr indicates a prosperous)
year.
On New Year' eve while)
the clock is striking 12 re
fient three times: "timid St.
ibk'
Anne, good St. Anne, send me a man
as fast as you can," and you will been
inec within the year.
Spend on New Year, spend all tha
vear.
The Chinese say that If a man sits
up fnr ten years In successlnn and
sees the new year come in he will
iave a Intig life.
It Is unlucky to refuse a be-rgnr any-
filing mi New Year's day, or to refuse)
i request of any kind.
It is lucky to rise early on New
Vfar's inortiltii;.
If the first carol sinter who comes
to Hie ilisir on New Year's morning la
hrniik'lit In at the front iIist. taken
all thrniiuh the house, and let out at
(he hnrk door. It will bring luck to
the house for a yenr.
When the wind blows on New Year's
night, it la a sign of pestilence.
If your first mller on New Year'
iny is a male, you will have good luck
ninl many friends; If a female, bad
luck nnd few frlt-nds.
The Chinese think New Y'ear's day
Is the luckiest of the year.
If you wash clothes on New Tear's day.
You'll be sure to wash a friend away.
Turn your pillow at midnight of the
81st of iH-cemher and you will dream
of the one you are to marry.
It tirlnirs good luck to plnce a pleca
of money on the window on New
Year's eve.
If the first mnn you speak to on New
Year's morning has his hand In his
pockets, you will have a hard time get
ting what money you want during tho
yenr.
It Is an old Dutch superstition that
If you want to marry the girl you love,
your voice must be the first one she
hears and your face the first she sees
on New Year's morning.
Superstitious folk consider It Impor
tant to notice whom you meet the first
thing on New Year's day. If It Is a "
man, you v.ill have good luck, if a
woman, bad luck ; if a priest, you will
die wlrtiln a year; If a policeman, you
will have litigation.
The first person of the opposite sex
you meet on New Year's day will bear
the Christian name of your future
partner.
If ice melts on January 1 It will
freeze on April 1.
Feed the birds well on New Year's
morning by placing a sheaf of wheat
or barley or some bread outside your
house, then arood luck will attend vnn.
and good crops and prosperity come to
you during the whole year.
On New Year's eve take your hymn
book to your bedroom, blow out the
lamp, open your book, and mark a
hymn (In the dark), put It under your
pillow, and sleep on It Next morning
read the hymn, and It will Indicate
the events of the year.
It Is unlucky to have clothes hang
ing on the line when the New Year It
born. -
Cook cabbage on New Tear's I
and you will bave good luck all . I
year. J
l-eeorated apples stuck on three
skewers are exchanged for luck on
New Year'a day In Great Britain.
Burn all the visiting cards that
have been r eived throughout the
year on January 1. If you keep them
from year lo year you will have bad
luck.
If you have not provided yourself
with a calendar before the New Tear
comes In you will he behind hand Id
ail your undertakings during the year.
In Japan oranges are hung up on
New Year's day as a charm to insure
the long life of the family.
The Chinese believe It bad luck to
pay all of outstanding accounts on the
last of the year and begin fresh and
straight on New Year's day.
Just before midnight on New Year's
eve the Chinese put on new or clean
garments, so as to enter the new year
purely, and thus gain good fortune to
themselves.
On New Year'a night It waa an old
Welsh custom with th wise and cour
ageous old men of the parish to alt
up all night In the church porch. On
that night. It was said, a voice, eman
ating from beneath the altar table,
pronounced the names of those who
should die within the coming yesr.
Your conduct on New Year's dsy la
a forerunner of your conduct all tha
year.
NOT STINGY.
"No, Cnsvlv, I aint got stingy,
but I mad a resolution that all me
pennies go t th heathens this
ysarl"
Peanut Butter Taffy.
3 cupfuli niolasaes, 1 cupful peanut
butter.
Boll th molasses and peanut butter
to th crack stage, and then pour Into
pane. When partly cool pull Ilk aay
taffy. Cut off Into two-lncn pl
vita sharp scissors.