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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

cines, or singing birds. The variety of
notes in the higher and their various
significance was also treated of, the
cries of fright, warning, call notes, etc.
The period of song, the speaker stated,
usually began about the time the mi
grant birds reach their breeding
grounds, and continues till the begin
ming of the post-nuptial moult. In the
fall and winter but few birds are
heard singing. Taking up the subject
of bird migration Mr.. Stone spoke of
its probable origin at the time of the
irregularities of temperature incident
to the closing Of the glacial epoch and
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26
BIRDS OF SPRING.

Bird Migration Began at the Close of
the Glacial Epoch.
Wilmer Stone. in a lecture at the
Academy of Natural Sciences, Phila-
delphia, IN the birds of Philadelphia
and vicinity, considered "The Birds of
Spring" enlarging especially on the
subject of song birds and migration.
He remarked that the lowest types Of
birds produced only a very few
sounds, usually very harsh, and that
the highest development of bird Ian
guaSe was only met with in the Or
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26
WaIdeck- Roul1earl.

Pierre Marie Waldeck-Rousseau
whose war on monastic orders in
France is arousing the keenest inter-
est in Europe. was made premier in
1893 after several years retirement
from a political life. which was never
very conspicuous. His government is
warmly supported by majority OF the
legislature in its attempt to dissolve
the orders. The struggle is one of the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

events of the last few months will say
a thing is impossible because it seems
improbable is too silly to be argued
with. l am aware that l risk being
called an alarmist but it is better to
be called an alarmist than to run any
risk"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

Three automobiles are to be added
to Postmaster Hibbard's postal outfit
at once, says the Boston Globe. Two
of these vehicles are to be used at the
Back Bay office and the third is to
be used in collecting Brookline mail,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

The late Gen. Leonard A. Dickinson
or Hartford, Conn, bequeathed one
half If his residuary estate to st.
THOMAS church in Hartford, and one
fourth each to the Hartford hospital
an the Hartford orphan asylum.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

the mail automobile. 1t is designed
especially for the needs of the serv-
ice. The gear is low and the seat easy
to reach, essential points in wagon
used in mail collection.
A large covered body projects from
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

but all will be under the personal sup
ervision of Superintendent Hansen of
the Back Bay postoffice. These three
machines are to be an experiment. If
the result is as satisfactory as is antic-
ipated the chances are that more will
be added to the service.
The accompanying illustration shows
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

AS a literary term, blue stocking is APP
plied to those women who write stories.
Thus another relation is established be-
tween stockings and yarns.
The campaign button may have It's ef-
the man behind the scenes who presses
the button.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

the seat. In this will be stored the
collected mail. They will be painted
dark and the letters "U. S. Mair' in
gilt will stand out boldly on the body
of the wagon.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26
JUDGE WATERMAN.

now be interesting to know what 1t
thinks of Judge Waterman's character
ization of the ethics of the feminine
world.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

them to COOK bread, so the Arab wom-
en- make up the dough and the chill
dren take it on large boards carried
on their heads to the public bake
ovens, calling for it after it is baked.
At about 8 O'Clock every evening you
will hear a great knocking of big brass
knockers, which are on every Moorish
door, and a great racket they make.
This is done by the mothers to remind
the children that it is time to go and
get the bread, children in Morocco, as
well as here, being often forgetful in
their play.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

The sugar cane grows from six to
twenty feet high.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

lts continuance at the present time at
the time of our spring and autumnal
seasons. He illustrated the regularity
and arrival of various spring migrants
with a diagram showing dates of ar
rival OF the swift barn swallow and
wood thrush for eight consecutive
years.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

perfect, it requires years to get into
the deep formations, and often the
difficulties are so great that the work
has to be abandoned. The artesian
well of Passy, begun in 1857, was fin-
ished only in 1862. An accident hap
pening to the drill at the depth of
1900 feet delayed the work three
years. 1t is the same story for the
Herbert well. The well of Grenelle
required seven years. Now, in less
than two months. at Vincennes, these
Americans have developed one of the
richest mines in the world"
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03

GLEN AND NED GAZED AT EACH OTHER.
of the situation striking her with n
keen forcefulness, n flood of color rush.
ed to her face and n half smile brought
out it's bewildcrlng beauty.
"Please come in," she said. with n
simple directness.
Il got lost in the woods and stumbled
accidentally on this hut. 1 am glad to
say"
81 am lost Also" explained Ned. put.
ting down his handbag. II attempted
short cut through the woods. and
here I am
They laughed. and Clem's terrors van
ished like mists before the rising sun.
ALLOW me to Introduce myself" said
Ned. sitting on the bench. while Glen
sat on the pine needles, after they had
run over their mishaps. -
"You need not" said Clem. You are
Ned. and am Clem."
"You are ClemY" repeated Singleton
in blank astonlshment.
"why shouldn't be?' asked Clem.
nettled.
because you-are-so"-
"Well?" said Clem, with a simple
composure.
II Will tell you tomorrow" Ned said
hastily.
"In the meantime how are we to get
home" asked Glen distressfuIly, n re-
membrance of her fathers anguish
coming to her.
Ned bit his lip. for 1t was certainly
more than he could say. To plunge
back into the forest would be an act
of sheer folly, and to wait there with
Glen was equally impossible.
"You are tired" he said at last. gen.
tly, but firmly. You must lie down on
those pine leaves and let me cover you
with my overcoat I'll build fire out
side and watch until DIR. Randolph
comes. for Of course he will search
through the woods for you"
Nor would he be sainsaid. Glen was
forced to admit. now that her fears
were allayed. that she was mortally
tired and spent. Sinking on the soft
balsamic leaves and covered with
Ned's overcoat. which he wrapped
around her with masterful obstinacy.
unheeding her remonstranccs, Glen
soon fell into profound sleep. while
Ned paced back and forth outside.
smoking and rcplenishing the fire he
had lit. 1t was Its glare. n long dis
tance Off. which guided DR.. Randolph
to the hut some two hours later.
"God in heaven" he exclaimed whcn
shaking him violently by the hand.
Ned led him to the door and showed
him Glen. sleeping TRANQUILITY. with
her great bunch Of holly berries by her.
1t was only a five mile drive back TO
DR.. Randolph's house. Nance greeted
them with an explosion OF tenrs, Joy
and repronches.
"Come. come" said the doctor. un.
corking bottle. while Glen, gnyly
chatting. was covering the table with
holly and corunna berries.
Here's to you. Edward Singleto, J..
for saving Clem's lifeW'
Here's TO you for bringing me and
my holly berries home." said Glen.
while the hot snipc were being put on
the table.
Here's to glorious New Years"
said Ned. "nnd TO my lifc's happiness"
New Orleans Times. Democrat.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03
Harl. on the Old Man,

There are divers manners of forming
resolutions for the new year that are
always put into practice. and all have
their devotees. even II the turning over
of n brand new leaf only lasts week.
There is one system of starting the
new year. however. that has lost Mt
ieast one devotec for all time in New
Orleans. About . o'clock last New
Years mornins. after the usual usher
ing In of the new year and us the fam
ily was about 10 retire. the head OF the
house told OF an old custom ths, was
In vogue when he was n boy. He ex-
planned that In his boyhood everybody
would open the Bible at random on the
FIRST Of the year and the first text his
eye should rest on would he a guide
for bis conduct during the coming year.
The custom found ready acceptance.
and one young hopeful produced n
Bibte. and. letting II fall open. his I'm
ger fell on the following text from
1echnriah. chapter 1, 2: "Thc Lord
hnth been sore dlsplcane,i with your
fathers" II Is needless 10 say that no
other member OF the family was conScd
TO try the old custoA.-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03
Egyptian New Year.

The Egyptian year began with the
rising of the star Sirius. and consisted
of 365 days. There were 12' months
Of 30 days each. and Mt the close of the
year five days were intercalated. All
reckoning was by this year; the festi-
walls were celebrated by 1t. and as n
consequence. like the Roman festivals
of later times. circled around from one
season to another on account Of the
omission from the calendar OF the
quarter day. Notwithstanding this
omission the Egyptians seemed to have
known that the addition OF n quarter
Of day each year was necessary In
order to keep n correct measurement
of time, which they called their $50
thiac cycle" This cycle was period
of 1.461 vague or 1.400 true years. and
was called "Sothiac" because its begin
ming was fixed at date when the dog
star. known by the Egyptians as So
this. rose with the sun on the LIST
Thoth. which was the commencement
of their year. This, rising of Sirius and
the sun on the list of Thoth took
place In the years Il. C. 21s2 and B. G.
1922 and also In 13S \. ID.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03

cut. 1t was too cold to stand there, SO
he went rapidly forward.
'"There must be some sort of hnbita-
tlon between here and the Atlantic"
said Ned after long and silent tramp:
AS IL In answer, a faint glimmer
greeted him from afar. With tighten
ed spirits he strobe on and. approach-
ing. found 1t to be streak of gleam
coming through a disjointed door or
hut. Rapping sharply, he asked who
was within.
A dead silence answered him. Call
ing again. with an imperious rattle,
he proclaimed his pacific intentions, his
desire for information or a nights lodg-
ing, supplemented by n hint of reward
but with no better success. Supposing
the hut deserted, Ned gave the door n
wrench and, throwing it open, stood
dumfounded at the spectacle within.
A young and lovely girl. richly dress
ed, ghastly with fear. stood by rude
table on which lay heap of crimson
holly berries, while a candle burned
beside them.
Glen and Ned gazed ut each other.
beg-your-pardonw was all
Ned could manage to say under the
spur of the dilemma.
Clem's Inheritance of pluck and Of
merriment under the direst conditions
came to the fore, and, the peculiarity
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03
Tho Tahlea Turned.

Eve mir here tonight" said the dea-
con. "to make good resolutions fer the
new year. which has fell foul of us In
the twinklin OF n eye. Now. want to
start the ball a-rolln. You all know
that I've got high temper. an I've did
considerable fightin In the year that's
past an gone like man that owes you
$40. What want to do Is to swear OF
from fiGhtin In the new year. which.
as l have said before. has fell foul OF
us. But I can't stop till lick Brother
Jones. cos It's in motto lick him. m 4
wants to ease my conscience. Eff he'll
jest ssep outside with me fer five min
utes. I'll lick him anthem swear OF for
good.-
They retired to the outer darkness,
bUb In less than five minutes the deacon
rekurned. much the worse for wear.
Il can't swear off this time. brother
IA" he said. He licked me!'-Atlanta
Constitution.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03
JAPANESE MocHI MAN.
Ne IL the Santa Claus of Japan and
Appears on New Years.

ne IL the santa Claus of japan aul
Appears on New Years.
The great event OF the New Year is
the arrival of the mochi man, who Is a
tolerably fair substitute for Santa
Claus. His coming is quite as mystic
rious also, rs no child knows whence
he comes or where he goes. However,
at some hour of the day or night before
the LIST of January he arrives, not with
the Jingle of sleighbells or the clatter
Of noisy hoofs upon the roof, for jap
anese house is chimneyless. Therefore
the mochi man is obliged to enter
through the shojl paper windows),
which he does so openly and so vaunt-
ingly rs to do away with all that fas-
einating unreality that in its investi-
ture of our king Of the holiday reyels
is so precious to the little ones. Never
theless the children so to bed at the
appointed hour New Years eve, and
the little bias eyes try to so to sleep,
but instead of reaching the Land of
Nod" the small people usually arrive
at "Wideawakeville."
At last the mochi man announces his
presence by dashing n heaping handful!
of rice and beans into the face of the
supposed to be sleeping child. and this
is the signal for midnight frolic. The
throwing of rice and beans at this hour
and upon this occasion has been con-
sidered from time immemorial desire
on the part of the thrower to express
three wishes for the good Of the re-
ceiver. These wishes are respectively
that he may have good luck and hap
piness the coming year and that he
may be at "outs" with the oni (devil-
far from inappropriate symbolisms to
be woven into New Years greeting.
The mochi man always brings with
him an infectiously CHEEKY confusion
of earthen cooking stoves and earthen
vessels to boil mochi in. This tooth
some edible is mixed, boiled, stirred.
cooled and stuffed before the very eyes
of the youngsters. and finally it is
evolved into glutinous rice cake. In
the beginning of its preparation, which
Is somewhat complicated, 1t Is worked
about in wooden bowl with bam-
boo stick until it looks much like strain
ed honey. All this is aggravntingly
sweet to the nostrils of the onlookers,
who can scarcely wait until the mochi
man treats them. Meanwhile this pa
tron saint creates much laughter by his
funny antics and beguiles the waiting
Years when he was little lad.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03

"oH. DIEU DE BoNTR" EXCLAIMED GLEN.
having left its mark upon him his was
a choice Gsthcticism with an insist.
ence for tasteful and ornamental sur.
roundings. 80 that their table was nj.
ways rarely well appointed.
The absence OF decoration struck
Clem as she gave few touches to the
celery. olives and wlntcrgrccn.
Donning warm suit and n fur lined
Jacket without telling Nance OF her In.
tcntion. she started Off toward n spot
she knew some miles away. where
nlong the high bank of n shallow, riot.
Gus stream grew trees of holly in luxu
RANT perfection.
~ wonder what he has developed
into? He used TO be n dctcstable and
hateful boy" muscd Glen. rcvcrting
back mentally to the expected arrival
by the evening train OF Edward Single
ton, whose property. until he became
OF age. had been looked after by the
doctor, according TO the will OF his old
time friend. Ncd's father.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03
The Norscm~~'s Calendar.

The ancient Ne<semcn reckonsd by
winters. and the beginning OF their
year was probably dated from the 10Th
OF October. The festival In honor OF
Thor was hsld In mldwintcr. about
our Christmas time. and In fact was
the origin Of the Christian holiday
mcrrymaking. We get the names oi
mt least three. II not -four. of the days
OF the week from the Morse gods OF the
Odln religion. Tuesday Is from Tlr or
Diss.day. on which the offerings to fate
We're made and the courts of Justice
held: Wednesday Is from Wooden OF
Odu. one OF the Morse trinity: Thurs.
day or Thor's day. from Thor. the
chief of the trinity. and Friday is
from Frigg. another OF the minor del.
ties Of the trinity.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03

The practice of using visiting cards
has been known among the Chinese for
thousands of years. The Chinese New
Years card is curiosity TO the occl-
dental. for its mystic characters set
forth not only the name but all the IT,
ties. of the owner, and. as every China
man who Is anybody ut all has dozen
or two the card assumes the form and
something of the dimensions of wall
map. When sent to an acquaintance.
however, this valuable token. made
either OF fine paper backed with cloth,
or OF silk. Is not retained. but IL re-
turned by special messenger. and the
day after New Years the spectacle OF
crowds OF servants. their arms full of
rolls of paper or cloth. hurrying to and
fro In the streets. is too common to
excite remark. They are not OH their
way TO school of geography. They
are only returning New Years casds.
Whole volumes have been filed with
the novelties of New Years customs
and the usaGcs which In diffcrent parts
of the world characterize the day. In
Persia colored eggs are sent as pres
ents, ns with us at Easter. Through
out nll Europe the wassall cup, In one
form or another Is n feature OF the
day. In old times one cup OF gigantic
size served the entire company. and
when a man rose and took the huge
vessel In both hands TO drink TO the
guests II trusted friend rose with him
and with drawn sword stood by his
side lest he should be traltorously stab
bed In the breast while drinking. In
France the New Years day CORE.
spends pretty closely In It's social oh
scryancc to our Christmas. In Russia
ut every country house there are pro.
c,ssIon and feast In honor OF the day.
horses. COWS sheep and hogs being
gnyly dressed with garlnnds aud led to
| the landlords house. An essential part
Of the programme IL that the animals
shall bc taken into the dining room
| but when the landlord does not care TO
have II nice apartment spoiled by this
, human and bcastly procession he tits
( up large room on the grou.1 floor
tlth tables and benches.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03
Much to Learn In the New Year.

All beginnings are important and
significant. bat the trre eras are not in
the calendar. but In the heart. The
new years beginning-the real new year
Of grace and obedience. with their re-
sulting gift of peaee-is not an arbi-
trary perisd. but she hour of inward
choice. VIXEN the will of man gives up
the helm into the hand Of Christ. In
that new year thare must be much to
learn aud sufren. but there shall be
more TO win and to enjoy.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03

C7EARTY expressions ~of good
wishes for happy and pros
lFI porous New Year are the greet
f1 ing for this season. But, IL we
may credit our English forbears. we
may for ourselves forecast the general
aspect of the next IL months, says the
Detroit News-Trlbune. 1t Is pleasant
to be foolish sometimes, and a few
minutes with the folklore and ancient
customs of our ancestors cannot be-
time Ill spent.
From a valuable manuscript IN the
library of Trinity college, Cambridge.
we learn that If the New Year com-
mences on a Sunday
The winter shall be good. I say,
But great winds aloft shall be:
The summer shall be fine and dry;
By kind skill and without loss
Through all lands there shall be pence;
Good time for all things to be done,
But he that stcaleth shall be found soon.
What child that day born may be
great lord he shall live to be-.
And again. with regard to-the ath-
er, note carefully the atmospheric
conditions of the first IL days of the
year. They will give you an unfailing
indication of what weather to- expect
during the coming II months.
You are strongly advised never to
lend anything on New Years day, or
you are sure to be unlucky the whole
year through. Don't pay anything,
either. for it is said
Pay away money on New Yeir's day.
And all the year through you'll have money to
payl
p,,t Ia, 70 ha
stition Is that of the first foot" 1t
being everywhere acknowledged that
the fortune of house entirely depends
on the appearance and the sex of the
first person crossing the threshold aft
er the midnight hour has passed. 1t Is
hard to see what Judas Iscariot has to-
do with Christmas, but tradition as
serts that Judas, in addition to his
sins, was possessed of n monstrous
crop of hair. Therefore no redheaded
person or even one of fair complexion
must place first foot" in a house on
this momentous morning. The Ques-
ton of complexion. however. Ia not al
together settled one. In many places
it is n fair and not dark man who
should place first foot"
This harbiager of fortune must eat
and drink when in the house and
should, to make the charm most COM
plete. enter by, the front door, visit
every room. carrying n piece of holly
in his hand. and make his exit by the
rear.
If the question of complexion is un-
settled, that Of sex is decidedly not,
No female under any circumstances
must be the first to enter a house on
New Years morning.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03
New Years Revolutions,

For three or four days after the ne "
year has dnwncd there Is n sound Of
crashing and smashing In the atmos.
phere. 1t IL the world breaking its
good resolutions. All the little don,rs.
tic ones fall one by one. icl,lc was
never to resent the little hourly cor.
rcctlons: Willie was to stop tcnslng,
mother was TO stop worrying. All thcsI'
have been dlsrcgardcd. Nellie is M
touchy as ever: Willie Is II worse tease
than ever; mothers brow looks like n
cornncld; the old hcathon ways nrc
working gain.-Chlcago Times Hen.
MD.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-03
THE WATCH NIGHT.

We gwine ter have watch night. wild experience
en- all,
Ter tell crbout doin's FUN de springtinle ter
de fall,
En- sorter feelin skeery. en- in shaky way,
Kaze, ter tell de livin gospel, des dunno what
I'll sayl
I don't lax New Year meetin's, wen de preacher
make you rise;
ruther read in private all my titles ter de skiea!
Dey starts me on ter talkin bout my Christian
hope, en- den
I sees de folks what knows me. en- dey never says.
'Amen"
Same ting wild all de brotherin. knows 'um, ler
right,
En- wen dey go ter talkin. don't dey shet dey eye
up tight7
Dey can't see nuttn roun' 'um while dey spoutin
by de yard;
Dey knows lookin at 'um. en- t'inkin mighty
hardi
But we gwne ter have de watch night Il wish he
come gomez
Ter SEN de ole year whirlin en- hep de new year
I amt in favor er 1t; never t'ink it's wise;
ruther read in private all my titles de ckies!