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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
NEW YEARS IN JAPAN.
Significant Title Given to the Day
by the Jupnnese.

by the Japanese.
Somehow, though the sun may have
shone just as brightly on the previous
day and indeed the whole year round,
yet it all seemed changed and different
on this the first day of the year. 1t is the
spirit of the new year. This is the
the time of universal peace and good
will, when the inhabitants Of the little
empire start life anew with fine resolu-
tions and promises for the future and
all i'll feeling is done away with.
The 1st Of January bears the signif-
cant title Of Gansan the three begin
nings), meaning beginning Of the year,
beginning Of the month and beginning
of the day, and to this might be
added the beginning Of new and bet
ter life. What Christmas is to the occi-
dentals New Years is to the japanese,
although greetings and congratulations
are not confined to the first day of the
year, but at any time between the first
and the fifteenth.
The japanese begin to prepare for
the new year nearly month before,
and in fact give their houses and posses
sions a thorough cleansing, just as the
good American housewife does in the
springtime. Even the very poorest peo-
pie do this, laying mats of rice straw
and cleansing every nook and corner
with fresh bamboo busters and brooms,
which are said to symbolic prosperity
and good fortune. And after the house
has been aired and cleaned it is deco
rated with pine and bamboo, for the
japanese venerate both Of these be-
cause they keep green through the en-
tire winter and symbolic longevity.
The japanese read in the most insignih-
cant natural objects some striking sig
nitcance, and there is a meaning at
tached to almost every decoration or
ornament in the house. The outsides
and gardens of the houses are also
beautifully decorated, to say nothing
Of the streets, which present a most in
teresting and animated spectacle at
this time.
On New Years eve the streets and
stores, which at this time display their
most attractive goods, are thronged
with people intent on buying the requi-
sites for the coming year. At night
the streets are beautifully Illuminated
with lines Of big lanterns, family
crests, flags, shop signs. etc.. hung from
every store. On this eve many of the
people remain up all night and watch
the old year out and the new year in,
though few old fashioned ones prefer
the custom Of rising very early in the
morning to worship the first rising sun
Of the new year.-Frank Leslie's Popu-
lar Monthly.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
THE PARROTS RESOLUTION
The Wise Bird Determined to Be
Good mt New Years.

The Wise Bird Determined to Be
Good mt New Years.
The parrot had been listening to the
talk about good resolutions, for every
body had been making some for the
new year. Now, parrots always try to
initiate people, so he made one too.
That is what he was thinking Of as
he smoothed back his beak with his
claw.
II won't scream or say any ugly
words" he said to himself. Il will say
only nice, funny things. Then they
won't threaten to send me away"
So all New Years day and part of
the next he kept saying Happy New,
Year, "Glad to see your Polly
wants a crackerw "Get up, horsy!'
and tried to say "'Twas the night be-
fore Christmas" which he had been!
taught, for, of course, he couldn't know
that it really was week after Christ
mas. The children were good, too, for
they made a resolution not to quarrel.
and everything was pleasant in the
nursery, where the parrots cage was
hung.
But the next day Harry teased Kitty
by taking away her playthings. Kitty
was cross and said: stop! You're hor-,
rid!'
Then Harry pulled away her new
picture book and sat on it.
"I'll tell mamma" she said. "Ma-ar-!
mar" she roared, make Harry stop.'
''Telltalew said Harry. Then Kitty
slapped him so that it hurt, and both
began to cry.
The parrot listened in surprise. Then,
seeing that they had broken their reso-
luton, he thought he must do the same,
for parrots can only initiate people. So,
he began to cry out: stop! Horrid
thing! Boo-ho-oo. Ma-ar-mar" !
whats all this?" said mamma, COM,
ing in. Il thought you promised not to
quarrel" I
The children were much ashamed.
They stopped crying and made up with
each other.
But the parrot kept on screaming
"Horrid. Stop. Boo-hoo! Mar-mar! Hor-
rid! Stop! Boo-hoo. Mar-mar" till
everybody was tired of hearing him.
But Of course he didn't know any bet
ter.-St. Nicholas.
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NEW YEARS DON'TS.
Seasonable Advice That May Be TAX
en- and ALSO Let Alone.

seasonable Advice That May Be TAX
en- and ALSO Let Alone.
Don't talk about yourself or your
own affairs. If there is anything that
concerns you that is worth knowing.
people will find it out fast enough.
Don't fail to put in a word for your
self upon every possible occasion. If
you do not speak for yourself, who
will? Besides, q man should know
himself better than others know him.
Then why is he not to be encouraged
to speak from out Of his knowledge?
Don't say q word about your aches
and pains. People are not interested
in your ailments, saving doctors and
druggists. and you only bore them by
dilating upon the imperfections Of your
internal economy. Don't lose any op-
portunity to parade your bodily af1ic-
tions before the world. It is for pleas
anter to tell about ones own ills than
to have to listen to the story Of anoth-
er's ailments.
Don't owe anybody longer than you
can possibly help, not only because of
the duty you are under to others. but
also because Of the peace Of mind
which comes Of freedom from debt.
Don't pay your debts any sooner than
you can avoid. There is no surer way
Of keeping place in the remembrance
of others than by owing them money.
Then, supposing you are we'll to do.
you cannot afford to pay away money
which is drawing interest. 1t is we'll
enough for the poor to pay their debts,
for they do not know the secret of
making dollars breed dollars. If they
did know it. they never would be able
to put it into practice.
Don't make any promises Of reform
that you cannot carry out. You have
made yourself ridiculous Alough in
past years in this regard without heap
ing higher your mountain Of folly.
Don't hesitate to make promise OF bet
ter behavior A good promise is COM
mendable even if you never carry it
out. Besides, it does not follow that
because you failed in previous years
you are going to fail again.-Boston
Evening Transcript.
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Strange New Years Customs.

In some countries the weddings Of the
year are all arranged with q view to
their celebration on Jan. !, and, by a
curious contradiction, in Siam and in
some mountain districts Of India the
years funerals are also celebrated on
the first day Of the succeeding year.
Temporary interments take place day
or two after death. but on the first
day Of the following January the re-
mains of those who died during the
year are borne to their last resting
place, the funeral feasts are celebrated
at the same time with the weddings,
and in the most literal manner the fu-
neral baked meats do coldly furnish
forth the marriage tablets.-Selected.
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st AM DELIGHTED TO SEE YOU"

was q suggestion that the doors be
closed. The president shook his head
vigorously and said:
Keep nobody out. Let every person
in line come ill.,"
It was nearly 3 o'clock when the last
person went by. tiny boy, who chung
to his fathers hand and who received
a smile and a hearty Happy New
Year" from the president. Then the
president Strengthened up, took a long
breath and said Good" That was his
only comment.
There were fifty secret service men
and local detectives in the crowd. Some
had places in the line, some stood near
the president and some mingled with
the crowds in the lobby and on the
portico. Every person not known to
the detectives was closely watched. II
there was any suspicion, detective or
secret service man strolled along oppo-
site the person watched until the exit
was reached.
The president did not know how
many men guarded him, ana once OF
twice he smiled a little when he ex-
tended his hand for the secor third
time to the same detective VINO. for
some reason Of his own, came by in the
line.
That's four times" he whispered to
Chief Wilkie, shaking him vigorously
by the hand and wishing him Hap
py New Year.
The president looked the athlete ne
is rs he stood at the head of the re-
ceivins line. He Srasped each visitors
hand firmly and said something pleas
ant to everybody. Colonel Bingham
made the introduction whenever intro
ductiOus were necessary.
Il am delighted to see YOU was the
presidents favorite expression. Il
hope the new year will prove happy
one to YOU"
He varied this. of course. with per-
sonal friends. Toward the last the
ushers pushed the visitors along SO
RAPIDLY that he had little time to say
anything and mostly contented himself
with shaking hands.-Ncw York World.
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4 THE ~ y J
} PRESIDENTS
: NEW YEARS !

"R 1AIL to the chief, who in tri-
T umph advances!' crashed
~ - the red coated Marine band
and the blue coated Engineer
Corps band in the lobby of the White
House at II o'clock New Years morn
ing.
Here they Gomez whispered the
hundred people who stood behind the
gilt gates.
Down the broad stairs came Colonel
Theodore Bingham Of the army. Cap
tain Edward McCauley, Jr., Of the ma
rine corps and Lieutenant Commander
James G. Gilmore Of the navy stiffy
erect in dress uniforms crossed and
crisscrossed with gold braid.
Close behind came the chief the
bands hailed so noisily, Theodore
Roosevelt, president of the United
States, clad in sober black, red checked
as a schoolgirl on a frosty morning,
eyes dancing with enjoyment and lips
parted with a smile. He was followed
by his pretty wife, by the members Of
the cabinet and by the ladies of the re-
ceiving party.
There was a crescendo by the bands
and a furry of handclapping by the
people who had been let in early, and
then the president and the receiving
party went into the blue room and
formed in line, and the historic New
Years reception, when all the officials
of the government. all the officers Of
the army and of the navy present in
the city and citizens generally come to
greet the president, had begun.
Pennsylvania avenue was crowded
from the treasury corner to the state,
war and navy building, Carriages
rolled up by the hundred and left in
the lines their occupants, sometimes
diplomats. sometimes members of con-
gress. sometimes distinguished officials,
sometimes soldiers or sailors.
In the number were the assistant
secretaries of the executive depart
ments-four from the postofhce depart
ment, three from the treasury and
those from the other big buildings
where the governments business is
carried on. They went in after the
army and navy. At 2:30 o'clock there
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
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NEW YEARS
JINGLE

uERE again! And here's a
n greeting
To the many am meeting
Who have manners it would certainly
be we'll to readjust;
The financial scare creator
And the coal manipulation
And the very often mentioned "bold
and overbcaring trust"
And the folk who fill the papers
With strange stories Of their capers
From paying wild election bets to rum
ming off with cash;
And the bore who comes and gayly
Leaves the door wide open daily
May they formulate resolves too
strong for anything to smash!
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Good Resolutions.

Light Fingered Ike Gin cell No. H.
Been maxim any good resolutions for
the new year, Charlie?
Second Story Charlie Gin cell No. 49,
Yes. I've resolved, if ever get out Of
here. not to try to tap any more cribs
that's got burglar alarms and not to
sell any more Of my swag to the squeal-l
in pawnshop keepers and to only trust
in the future to fences that know are
honest crooks.-Brookly Eagle. %s% q
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
New Years Cards.

The custom of visiting and Of send
ing presents and cards on New Years
day is so ancient that the historian of
social customs does not record time
when in some form it did not exist.
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 occi-
dental, for its mystic characters set
forth not only the name, but all the
titles, Of the owner, and, as every
Chinaman who is anybody at all has
dozen or two. the card assumes the
form and something of the dimensions
of a wall map.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
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TIE FATE OF GOOD RESOLUTIONS.

TIE FATE OF GOOD RESOLUTIONS.
Happy New Year to the charmer
(May no chance occur to harm her)
Who Tilted the admirers she had cap
tured by the score,
And the girl who wakes creation
With her weird vocalization!
Let US hope they'll both endeaVor not
to do so any more.
There's an old unique offender
Zone is tempted to be tender;
But, alas, more than the others does
he need to mend his Way)-
He whose pentential spasm
Warns with sad enthusiasm,
And who'll sayIy break tomorrow ev'
cry vow he made today. |
Washington Star.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31

AOU OPENEO AMI hEAD. Ih4S AE116f'!
minated volume-for / had recognized
his handwriting on the cover of the
bock-land in the fire.
She had ensconced herself amid lot
Of cushions on big divan near by and
was looking at me with so queer an
expression. half penitent. half sorrow
full and wholly puzzled. that l felt i'm
PEELED to come to the rescue.
MAY inquire, Sis. what your OBJ
lection is to the good wishes Of your
friends. and why you desire to destroy
that gift of Cameron's:" ! inquired,
ipoking up the fire.
sWhy. how in the world did you find
out he sent It" asked Sue in wide eyed
surprise.
I silently took the cover Of the box,
(which lay on the table. and turned it
toward her. Her name. written in Her
bert's biz characteristic scrawl. was
sufficient explanation.
Il am" said Sue in low and sub
dued tone. edging close to me on her
diyan. II am in an awful quandary!
Something positively terrible! l have
been half wild over it all day long. and
you were so mean as to stay away up
to this hour o'clock in the after
noon''
Now. considering that I had gone
most reluctantly on an urgent tele-
graphic summons from an old invalid
client (and q wealthy one). who de-
sired. knew. some alteration in his
will: that had done without break
fast to catch the early train: had driven
six miles from the station. in the teeth
Of q biting north wind: had worked
hard all day and had hurried back to
town to dine this special evening at
home with my unreasonable young Sis
ter. it seemed to me hardly deserved
'her present keen reproach.
Just so." l remarked. without at
tempting an explanation Of the why's
and wherefores of my enforced alb
sence. LAS | am here now, suppose
you tell me what the trouble isl
Its awful" again calculated Susan
impressirely. and l began to believe it
really must be. for there was just the
suspicion of dimness in her big eyes.
Awful repeated lightly, scanning
closely Sues lovely. flushed. perturbed
face. What is the catastrophe which
has befallen during my absence? Has
a burglar carried off your diamonds?
Or have your dressmaker and tailor
spoiled your gowns? Say the word and
I'll cable to Paris and London"
Neither. you silly boy" answered
Sue. Its worse. Just read that"
Sue tossed over to me an open envel.
ope containing a note or letter, and
fixed on me look of surprise and de-
spair.
Well" ! said, turning over the mis-
sive without reading it, Il can't see
how this can interest you so keen!y. as
it is not addressed to you"
On the envelope was written in Cam
eron's abominable handwriting Miss
Louise Morrison
That's exactly it." said Sue tear
fully. II opened and read it."
looked at Sue in astonishment. !
knew her to be that exceptional thing.
4 strictly and scrupulously honorable
young fellow-woman l meant to say.
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A =Yg3T
HAPPY I
NEW YEAR
R RAPPY New Year, I said
cheerfully to, Susan, my SIS
81 ter, as l entered the library,

W
'Tom Waring, if you say that again
I will pitch this at you," interrupted
Susan, holding up we'll bound book
which she had evidently just removed
from q pasteboard box on the table.
'I suppose your desire would be to
dislocate the very handsome cover of
that book? You might aim at me, but
you would probably hit the bookcase"
/ remarked, drawing up the biggest
and most comfortable chair in the room
to the hearth.
"Who sent it?'' inquired. "Did it
come with any good wishes attached,
or did you impress on the donor your
radical objection to any polite adj
llerence to the good and ancient Gus
tom of wishing a Happy New "
"Don't you dare to say it," warned
Susan, holding up the destructive mis-
sile with gesture so very determined
that l abruptly came to halt, not
wishing to see Herbert Camerons illu-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
Too Much For EN-.

He swears not off on New Years day.
Though loud exhorters baWl;
THE good book'-so they hear him say
"Counsels, Swear not at all"
Atlanta Constitution.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-07-15
La caza
volvamoa al castillo de Las Re-

Volvanos al castillo de Las Re-
tamas.
Jonas habia cumplido su encargo
yya fuese por miedo q los sacrile-
gios y N los aparec1dos, YIN por cello,
espole6 y fustig6 de tai rnanera So
caballo, que uego o. Las Retamas,
cuando nadie 80 habfa lido AIN
descansar.
La sefIora de Kerma6ec jugaba al
piQuet con el sefior de Beaupr6au.
Tsress y su hija lefan IN capftulo
de 10 IEsitaci6n, en- IN rinc6n del
salon.
Jonas entr6.
III muchacho ests b q orguiloso
por haber atrsvesado ell bosque sin
el menor contratiempo v persuade
do de que los fantasmas que por el
vagaban 10 habfan tenido miedo,
entr6 con Ia cabeza alta y con TO-
das las pretensiones de nm vardade-
TO pale que ha de dar cuentas a 50
castellana dc IN importante men
safe.
-Acercate, Jonas, dijo In ba-
ronesa, : y dime como enconhraste
nj cabslleFo.
-AEl sefioF de Lacy estaba en- In
nass, : diio el mnchaehs, osnan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-07-15

do con aquel sefiof. ;. con squei
que debe ser Ell diablo.
Una mirada severR de Ia seffora
de Kermadec hizo callar q Jonas
que entreg6 ESTABLISHMENTS In car
ia del caballero.
La sefora de Kermadec rompi6
Ell sello y ley6 con stenci6n. Des.
pu6s entreg6 In carta al se9for de
Beaupr6au.
III iefe de negociado manifesto
una gran satisfaction.
-Esto es, diio en- voz baja,-
todo marcha muy bien.
-Herminia, Ilamo In baroness
volviGndose hscia Ia ioven que no
habfa hecho case de In entrada
triunfal de Jonas.
Herminia Sc sproxim0.
-El cabaIlero de Lacy, uuestro
vecino, diio la seflora de Kerma-
dec. : os invita-. querida nina, @
asistir msfIans q una cacerfa. sOs
gustarfa irf
Como auerais, tia, respondi6
Herminis con fndiferencia.
va 10 oreo que tremos, ,-~diio el
sefIor de Beaupreau, I-y esto me
recordara mi inventud y nuestras
cacerfas en- el Conda6c.
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Beaupreau Sc alsbaba como I'm
dantista. Desde luego, no hah1a
cazado jamas durante su iuventud
indigente, y despu6s debfa saber
que aquel pats dorado por IN her
moso sol y ventilado por Ell mistral,
y que Sc llama Condado de Venais-
sin, esta desprovisto de toda cazs
y que los vie1os cuentan, en- Las no
ches de invierno, fantasticas le.
yendas. respecto Ia dnica hebre
que apareci6 en- Ell pats hace va
muchos centenares de amos.
lei caballero me dice, querida
nifia,- proslgui6 la seffora de Ker-
madec,-Que maflana os enviara su
jaca PserTette, que es un animal
muy d6cil y hermoso, que se pom
dra muy orgulloso cuando la mon
tets.
La seflorita de Beaupr6n, como
todas las j6venes que tieDen la
imagination exaltada, debfa coger
con cierta satisfaction, d pesar de
sus penosos recuerdos, aquella di-
version tan ar1st6craticR que le
ofrscfan.
Herminia habfa aprendido q
montar, pero no habfa seguido ia.
mas en- los bosques traves de los
claros. de los matorrales y bsjo los
verdes y copudas encinas de la
Bretafi8, q una jaurfa aulladora y
5adeante que persegufa a un noble
animal. sxttado por las sonoras no.
tas de Las trompas de caza.
Ha0ia Ofdo hgblar con frecuencia,
sin verlos jamas, de esos mil deta-
lies y episodios, de esos academies,
que vistos con frecuencia no evi-
tados son precisamente para poder
continuar corriendo toda Ia Ior.
NADIA.
7 & pesar del Golor somhrfo que
anidaba en- oil fondo de 81 coraz0n,
Herminia sc estremeci6 de algeria
Pensando que al dia s1guiente iba
yer todo aquello y cue montada
On nm buen caballo formarfa parte
de In comitiva atravesando vallss
y nlontes.
-Parece,-- alIadi6 In baroness,
mientras In imaginaci6n de 81 90.
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brina corrfa O rtenda suelta nor
bosques y caminos, que ell sefIor
de Lacy ttene un com mpafIero de
caza, ell baronet sir Guillermo.
Herminta Sc sobresalt6 pere. no
respondi6.
Al retirarse su cuarto, parecis,
sin embargo, muy pensativa " pre-
sa de una alucinacion febril.
Herminfa a m a ba a Fernando.
pero lie amaba del mismo modo cue
Sc anna q los muertos, con un amor
sin esperanza y sin deseo. Ferpan.
do tndigno de su amor estaba ner.
dido para sfempre. Querfa olytdarle
por 10 menos probar ell vivir para
su madre, que estaba muy enferma
y Sc la hacfa Greer que estaba Gu
rada, o en- Was de pr6xima cura.
cioa.
La ioven durmt6 POGO. Tuvo Ell
presentimiento de que ell dfs ST.
gutente serfa para ella fecundo an
acontecimientos y en- emociones, Y
que Ia presencia de aquel hombre
extraf1o, al que apenas habfa visto,
influirfa en- su destino.
Su madre la encontr6 a Ia malta.
ma siguiente "a despierta.
La pobre Teresa habfa pasado Ia
noche rezando CON fervor, invocan-
do la protection del cielo para su
hiis pidiendo que inclinase q ests
amar sir Guillermo olyidar
al indigno Fernando. La sefiora de
Beaupreau procedi6 al tocsdo de su
hila, con aquel cuidsdo, con aaue-
LA minuciosa atenci6n algeria
que tteneu solo las madres: la hizo
ponerse en- traie de amazona, da
pafo color verde, que habfa perte.
necido Ia baroness de Kermadec
y que esta habis cJnservado como
IN precioso recuerdo de su pasada
iuventud.
Este traie era tan nueyo como si
hubiese sido hecno La vfspera. por-
que Ia mods varia POGO en- eata
case de traiesi y la amazana pare.
ella heeha sxpresamente para Her.
mfnia, pues 80 adaptaba perfecta-
mente . sn elegante esDeito falle.
La losen 40 cogi0 del brazo do ID
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soR LjtsA La HERMANA DIN La CARLOAD

menos ir presidio.
-Esa % mi opinion, ,-respondi6
el de Lacy Pero no olvidemos,
querido huesped, que tenemos cue
realixar hoy una seduction Is cabas
llol
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-07-15

los cue gsnaban. Adem&s mat6 q
su madre disgustos. lQu6 ne yoi
--Estoy bastante aburrido, --dijo
friamente 81 baronet,- pof tener
tai parecido con seme1snte canalla,
= nm hombre asi merece por 10
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-07-15
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Dgr rprssentante general dnlco de La Soedad Oo
llantes.
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