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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-12-20

caught wearing a tall silk hat. The
victim is greeted by the cry. Hut alb,
Hut alb, and ere he is aware his fine
hat is smashed down over his ears
by a crowd of jokers who surround
him. This custom had its origin in the
riots on Sylvester's day. 1918. when
the lower classes resorted to this
method of displaying their hostility to
the bourgeOisic, most of whom wore
the high hat
The salutatiOn, "Prosit Neujahr. "
however. is more universal and better
characteristic of the New Year cele-
bration by the Germans. Thus greet
ed. one is made a captive by custom
and must pay a ransom. not. however.
until lie has acknowledged his captor's
sovereignty by the answer, "Meister"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-12-20

placidly into space, still looking cool
and comfortable, but with the hat of
the searcher reposing on his head,
while his own was still clasped against
his expansive waistcoat.
When the froze.' expression upon
the face of the searcher had melted
somewhat into mobility he said po-
litely:
Pardon me, sir, but l think you are
wearing my hat"
What - er - what-er your hat,
sir? Why, God bless my soul. so
am. | beg your pardon, I'm sure. But
where the devils mine sir?"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-12-20

THE Bachelor-Iiow bright the fire.
How CHEEKY the cracking logs.
Outside the Dying Year battles with
The raging Storm.
What has the Old Year brought to
me that should mourn its passing9
Loves in plenty. But were they loves
or were they passing fantasies - bright
spots Of blue peeping through the Stormy
sky. is many a sorry trick Dan Cupid
las played me during the past twelve
months. Could but have him here Id
.eview him for his benefit.
"Ah. the bell ringsl What friend or
. fee has braved the elements and come to
disturb my reveries Of New Years
Eve2"
Gnter Butler)
The Bachelor A wee, small gentle
man to see me, James, you say. But
just sweet-faced child. His card -
Dan Cupid Yes. | know him, and you
may show him up. But, James. you're
not a judge Of character. He's moi
child. he's old as time, and as full Of
devilish pranks as that neighbor's brat Ct
whom you SO complain.
Games departs and returns ushcring in
Dan Cupid)
Dan Cupid -Ha, ha, dear sir, It's net
loves night. Business is dull, and so
come to beg a chat with you and may,
perchance, rewle you for the shortcom-
ings Of the year that is passing.
The Bachelor Revie me, you imp
Of Satan! Why. twas but a moment
before your ring that wished for you
that might review for your benefit the
times you've played me false. Now sit
you down and let's turn back the pages
Of the passing year and see the record.
1t surely will show you up in your true
colors.
(Gets volume from the shelly
Well start with January, and with
Eleanor. Dan, you rogue. you wounded
me for fair with her. should not have
cared had tine and eternity been made
up Of Januarys could but have had
Eleanor to sit beside me before the crack
ling fire throughout them all. pleaded
well my case. but she would have none
Of it. and then learned that you had
played me false. Through February
March and April | nursed the wound
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Noticed the Omission.

Some dramatic authors seem to re-
gard construction as unnecessary
frills On the first night of the only
drama that the novelist, Miss Bradden,
wrote. Il scene was introduced in which
a child was kidnapped from its mother
At the end. when all We're made happy.
so much had been left to the general
imagination that no pains had been
taken to effect the restoration of the
stolen child OF course it was an I'M
workmanlike lapse on the part of the
dramatist. and it seemed to have
passed unnoticed until god leaned
over the gallery rail and solemnly in
quired: Hi. What about that kidd
The piece was swamped in a food of
inextinguishable laughter
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-12-20
FatteninQ the Br;ic

In Tunis. when a man wants to take
another wife, he picks out a girl. and
then carries to her father a pair of
bracelets and a pair of anklets from
one of the other ladies of his house
hold. The bracelets and anklets are
slipped on the young woman. and sew
eral months are allowed for her fatten-
ing. She must fatten until she com
pletely fills the four ornaments. q
otherwise the man has a right To re-
fuse her. For in Tunis fat is beauty
chance Of marriage.-Philadclp Bull
letin
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in calling on friends and the giving OF
"awabi." a kind of mussel shell. as
emblem of times long ago when their
forefathers were of necessity very fru-
gal. This is also interpreted as a
warning against luxury. In China the
people meet in the streets on New
Years day and salute each other
with: 'Kungh. kung hit hum
bly, wish you joy" or SINH" -"May
JOY be yours' The cities are gayly
decorated with lanterns and artificial
flowers, with red paper notices on
the houses. Where blue paper is
seen it is sign that there has been
a death during the year
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and this song is SUM-

Wassail, Wasaal over the town
Our toast il is white. our ale il is brown;
our bowl IL is made Of the maplin tree,
We be good fellows all: | drink to thee.
In parts of England the old year is
swept out" by men and boys who
black their faces to resc-lble sweeps,
and in other places it is ''rung out" by
mufIied bells until the midnight hour
then allowing the clear notes to sound
thereafter. The hot pint" of the was
sail drink at the midnight hour is still
quite common. The>front and back
doors are opened at IL O'Clock also, to
let the bad spirits out and the good
spirits in, while all peacock feathers
are thrown away before this event lest
i'll luck follow during the year. Also
bundles of bits of money. bread. wood.
coal and salt. are placed on the door
steps and if any one calls whose mi
tails may be formed by straight lines.
like A OF +. he is admitted, given
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VANISHING HATS

He was an elderly man of portly ap-
pearance and he sat in a trolley car
bareheaded with his straw hat held
nrmly against his waistcoat while the
air from the rush Of the speeding car
piew his scant locks about his head in
a merry dance
The Gay being hot, the general com.
iort OF bis hatless head and calm. al
hiost somnolent expression. probably
suggested to his next neighbor a SIM
ilar cooling and soothing process. for
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st. Basirs eve. The city is decorated
and the shops TEEN with toys, sweet
meats and festoons. Women, days be-
fore, squat and joke around a low
table making st. Basils cake. of which
they bake great quantities. On New
Years eve the Rajah boys in droves
90 on the rounds of houses. knocking
ut doors, until the master of the
house responds, according to the Gus
tom:
Let the boys in at once. Give them
money, fruit and all that they can
carry of st. Basil's cake. Come on.
servants. fill their pockets while they
give us their song. The boys then sing
a customary song. ending by calling
down blessings upon the household
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-12-20

he removed his own straw hat, placing
1t upon the seat between them, and,
unfolding his newspaper, was soon
lost in it's contents.
After a long interval when the car
was approaching the corner where the
second man intended to alight, he
slowly folded his paper and reached
mechanically for his hat. But, alas.
1t was not! His amazement was
greater than his CONSERVATION. how
ever. for that hat of it's size conld
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PRETTY Den Click

pretty clock for a den or carriage
is made of narrow strip of leather
pointed at the top and fringed across
the bottom. A simple conventional
design may be stenciled on the Ieath
err A second piece of leather is fitted
10 the lower part of the strip and
laced with narrow strip of leather
to hold it firm. This forms a pocket
for the cheap nickel watch that is to
do the work. This is held in place by
leather lacing run under the watch
and through the two strips Of
leather.
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The horninq After.
MEDIA TONS OF A SPLNSTtR

better keep on believing IN love,
though realizing there is no such
thing.
Many a girl is just as mad as the
men at the conventions which hedge
them round.
The honeymoon Is when IL o'clock
strikes on loves clock and masks are
discarded.
Company is what is sent you to
make you appreciate your quiet home
better when they leave.
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When a man repents it means he Is
sorry to be found out.
About the time a man gets a wom-
an to love him right hard he stops
loving her.
Many a husband could love his wife
better If she wasn't his wife.
Why is 1t that along about the time
a woman commences to feel senti-
mental the man Is very apt to be in
a grouchy mad humor
Even women old enough to know
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GERMANY.

y MANY German
cities. and especial
~ in Berlin, New
Years eve. or other
wise known as Syl-
vcsters Nacht. is
the occasion of a
rough yet ludiCrous
onslaught upon in
nocent and unwary
persons W h o are
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-12-20

tabloidcd fcndishness.
For worry good reasons wished TO
secure freedom from Albert Sidney's
aftcotions on the evening in question.
f.l, somehow that the task of
.,.l,i,.c Lic -is.ar Ng,lia a certain little
o,,.-,ion wouId NOT be made easier in
any v.,v hv haying her Young broth
er hu2zing round Offering TO regulate
nv watch or exhibiting some home
made marvel in the cIockwork mouse
line Master Putlow. | may tell you,
is a prodigy in mechanical direction.
"ru have none of him" thought /.
and ,,uriug ,he afternoon sent round,
with nv hest wishes for happy
Christmas a hook caicuiat d to keep
any other ninc.vcar-old boy as quiet
as an oyster tiIl each of its 240 pages
had bonn dog.earod as black as coal.
Ir the evening | called round. Mel
lies father and mother were. as |
expected. cut on Santa Claus ex-
cmsiun 10 their married daughters.
"AIhcrt's at his book. SUPPOSE" re-
marked. when | vas asned into the
! front room.
1 No" said Nellie: hes doing some
thing to a Waterbury watch in the
back Been busy all day. Look there,
pointing 10 an old-fashioned clock
fixed to the wall. He unearthed that
from the lumber room three days ago.
1t hasn't been going for ten years,
and he's cleaned IT. put 1t In order'
and fixed it up as surprise Tor dad
It's going splendldiy.
OF course. | didn't mind htte Dit
about the DOCK not claiming the boy
a,'rh'ioh- Do ioiis as ne was ~
pea elsewhere l was Peile''is S"'is
hed' we talked ABOUT ho'iiihs III Pal
lcu!ar lof iVe minutes .he,m oi"oeu
NY sen lor tiie oIueai' .>eiie vas III
the rocker, anu l vi 'ne eau'ieoa7
lounge oS her sue II ""S 'iieh VI
never
Nellie. | whispered Sianclns at
IL! cum vi WHICH n"u pSh'iiou ny
hedulHSS' ->eiiie' nave iohS
WHIT
she looked up, NOT al me, pu' at
the CLOCK. III gong 10 sulhe' she
'',,I
uiuu 20 80 "il,-i 'i,N 80,
,"l"7 n"u ",'9 ,., US 49,,
80 - o,,oe
ietor,ed AGAIN
IL have long"
"ponr," "Tbat's ono foo many -
said Nellie "Wbat were Won saw.
inaq"
.po,,,"
...,. A..
-, e., =. aa..;aa,, 49,, =.
-. $3.50 .,a...
7"' 80 10 ~, " ~"
TINT narticular time to evbih;t itS
,,oo.,;os arrovoa mo "Nayo, ,,,i,d :,
,bouobt "it c,n.t strika moro tbar
10"
10, o,.o,., ,o..;.,
ooron;t;os WI has oarn.o. q.
- ~ , N"u nou"'.u
1a,..b;ra vaI,'as 90 ,hn soon o wy
called to A,bart Sidney
'"'iie' o'ins'ih5 "h ooor vi CLOCK
VII iN'o .ne i''in'
something the matter win that
slocA s'iiAins gear saiu' WIN
i'''eu '"i'''ii'sS
Been strikin' long,? he asked.
That's the thirty ninth time" | an.
swered. as another Bong" set all
the mantel shelf ornaments dancin.
Albert Sidney whistled. Thought
II might 90 like that. h Ec.nned
Good clocks often do. Ii hasn't struck
for ten years, you see, and now it
wont stop till its done al! its back
striking.
Great Juniter, 4 LIGHTNING Gallon.
laton told me that. roughly speaking,
5to0)9 bongs were overdue. AT four
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RUSSIA.

\ 7 ii f country
town of Russia
New Years Is the
great feast day for
the children. Boys
fill their pockets
with dried peas
and wheat and go in
bands from house
To house. People
they have an y
grudge against are
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-12-20
FRANCE.

y EUROPE ii was
the custom. until
the time of Oliver
Cromwell, Of eX-
changing presents
on New Years day.
But in the western
world generally the
practice has been
absorbed by the
Christmas festival,
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SCOTLAND.

S IN France. so in
8 otlaud d. y e "
Years is the chief
festival of the year.
The eve of the day
and the day itself
are called Daft
Days, or Graz V
days. And the eve
separated from its
daft" associate is
call q d "Hogma-
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Cbe Cl.rilil,g # tie CI:;1J-j

Z I has come once more to Ghe turning of the glass
l The sand is all but spent and the days of tie old
year are as chaff in ele wake Of the wind By
the gray light in 4e western shack, at the heaped
tables OF the rich within the great places of exchange
and even amongst those who 60 out upon the high
seas men will give pause For it is the time of
reckoning and sober thought must 60 to the balance
against mirth and merrymakns 1t is the supreme
hour of resolution. May the trend OF worship be
not towards ane god of gold May men not overlean
towards he side of materialisn. May there be
reverence for smp pie things. for the young babe
in Ae cradle and the old man nearing the valley
May he milk of human kindness and the good
hand OF common sympathy 90 forth to tie natal
feast Then might the New Year dawn bright,
and people Ae world over could repeat with the poe,
Turn AGAIN are wasted glass
k,nely and
Are worth the blade OF grass
God -shions 10, Ale swallow nest.
Newton Mac lavish
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THE FAR EAST.

n JAPAN the New
Years day of the
Gregorian calendar
is observed. 1t is
a universal rule
there and in China
that all debts must
be settled at the
end of the year.
But the feature of
thn 1nu Ia I,a.
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TURKEY.

QUAINT New Year
custom is observed
in the Turkish orr
ent. where I h g
Greek subjects of
the sultan live. II
is the special event
in Caesarea. where
ST. Basil was born.
New Years eve
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The Happy Man.

Happy is the man who has nothing
to swear off and therefore swears off
nothing. He will not have to invent
reasons for smashing his pledge few
days hence.
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ENGlAND D.

USTOMS in Eng
land are very SINH.
lar and in many
cases interchange.
able with those OF
Scotland. Even &c
this day the an
c e mt salutation
"Wass hazel" OF
ITO your health
is jovially given
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I'll every desire
to r.: temp rat"
IN my au@uI%.
az ,aa~.tdhl" III
NY { h gu = l. ),
truth conpeis me
to tl.r statement
that Nellie Put
low > youngest
brother Albert
Sidney Putluw-
is a boy who viii
one OF these days
come TO a BAD
end.
To know Albert
Sidney-to know
him thoroughly
is an educ alton
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present and passed out the back door
10 aGntiJ one HAVING curved Initials,
like c or o. means bad luck for Il
year.
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X-RayS and Pearls.

An interesting application of the X.
rays is for the detection of the pearl
inside the closed shell of the mullnsk.
In paper contributed to the Connie;
Rendus Of the Biological societ, Of
Paris K. Dubois gives an account of
photographs which he has made. show.
ing learl inside a species of pearl.
b airing mussel. lie notes also that a
similar photograph Of 4 pearl inside a
shell was made by Augusta Lumiere
and exhibited at the Colonial exhibi.
ton at Marseiiles in 1906
The Morning After.
Up to Date Child-Did you and papa
enioy the party last night, mamma?
Muther-Yes. darling
Up to Date Child-Wh Of you
won the most?-Judse.
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Dranlalis Personae

Dran,GliS Personae
4 City BscfcIor.
Dan Cupid.
James, the Batter.
Scene-1'he lrUing room, of a 1oealthy
bachelors apartments.
Time Melp Years Ebe.
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THE Bache!or-How bright the fire.
How CHEEKY the cracking logs.
Outside the Dying Year battles with
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Newton MacT avish
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-29

Il is strange while wages AR
being raised all along the line be
cause the cost Of living has growt
50 high. farmers feel compelled Il
make strenuous, even deperate Of
forts, to get paying prices for theil
products, which constitute the ma
jor part Of the employees living
expenses! A screw loose some
where Farm. Stock and Home.
There must be a screw loose some
where, sure, and from the above
clipping it would appear that that
screw is located right in the F. s.
and Il. office. Every old settler
knows from past experience that in
the good old days of cheap wages
and cheap everything, good butter
was bought at from IL to 20 cents
a pound and less, corn from Is to
IS cents, dressed hogs for 2 80 to
3 ID cents, and wheat for some
times as low as As cents. Today
good creamery butter fetches from
30 cents upwards, dressed hogs
hardly ever 60 below cents, corn
most always runs from 30 to 50
cents and even wheat, which is,
and has been of late, somewhat
dull in the market, varies between
70 an 80 cents. Fat cattle also d.
mands a good, stiff price and horse
flesh was never better.
In view OF these conditions it does
not seem that the wailings of the F.
S. and Il. rest upon a very good
foundation. The farmers as a class
are not in need of sympathy from
anybody, neither do they ask any,
especially when it enanates from
the big cities. On the contrary
they are prosperous and conteuted
and far from being compelled to
make desperate efforts to make both
ends meet. If the F. S. and Fl.
writer is in any doubt about this let
him come to Nicollet and LIE Sueur
counties and be convinced. And
it is fairly safe to say that what
is true here applies in general
way also to other counties. SIT.
Peter Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-29
Minnesota State Sunday School
Convention. 81

What promises to be the bost Sun
day School meeting ever held in the
state, is the State Sunday School
Convention which will gather in
Minneapolis Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, April 10, Hand 12.
The talent secured for this meet
ing is better than has ever before
faced Minnesota audience of Sun
day School workers, and the pro-
gram provided is superior to any
yet offered. The plan of the state
officers has been to secure the very
"top-notchers' in expert Sunday
School methods, and to look over
the array it must be admitted that
they have largely succeeded.
There will be DR.. Fl. M. Bamill,
Chairman of the Education Commit
tee of the International S. S. Asso-
citation; Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner,
International Field Worker; Mr.. E.
A. Fox, Pres. of the international
Field Workers. Association; W. Fl.
Erwin, Gen. Sec. of Manitoba S. S.
Association, and s. n. Myers, of
Chicago, to lead the chorus. In adj
dition there will be the best Sunday
School workers from various parts
of the state.
It is planned to make this great
convention, and among the special
attractions will lie a pastors confer
ence on Thursday afternoon April
18th. Every county may send as
many delegates as may be persuad-
ed to attend, giving to each, how
ever, the proper CREDENTIALS from
pastor Or superintendent.
All the railroads in the state will
give special rates of a fare and a
third for the round trip on the Ger
titicate plan. This county is among
the very best organized in the state
and the county officers earnestly de-
sire that every Sunday School, or
at least every district, will send a
worker as delegate, expecting a
report upon the return. This will
surely pay.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-29
CORRESPONDENCE
Round Lake.

Chas. Nienaber returned this
week from trip to Colorado.
A. l.. Wells, the Brewster tele'
phone magnate, transacted business
here Monday.
Il. W. Walker recently bought
his partners share in their general
store here.
A. F. Knephotf was in from Jack
son Monday.
D. Sutherland this week shipped
a car of emigrant's movables to
Canada. where he goes with his
family to make their future home.
L. M. Austin went up to the coun-
ty seat Monday.
Mayor E. A. Trip came down
from the county seat Monday to
look after business matters here.
Editor Randolph, of Brewster
was down Monday taking IN the
sights. Randolph may not be d
physical giant, but unlike the Worth
ington hot air bag, he has too mucn
sense to be continually making a
noise like polecat.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-29
Indian Lake.

P. W. Ledine, of Bigelow, ia erect
ing new seven story building.
Hans Nystrom marketed a fine
bunch of fatted cattle in Round
Lake last Saturday.
Miss Esther Peterson, teacher in
the Sorem district, has started
Sunday School in the Hedlund
school house.
r. 81. and Dan Nystrum marketed
six loads of fine hogs in Worthing-
ton Monday. -
Roy Anderson attended religious
services at Worthington Sunday
evening.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-29
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with local applications, as they
cannot reach the seat Of disease.
Catar1h is a blood or constitutional
disease, aud in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Hall g
Catarrh Cure ..is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces. Hall g Catarrh
Cure is not quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years
aud is regular prescription. It is
composed of the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood
purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect CON-
bination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful re-
suits in curing Catarrh. Send for
testimonials free.
F. j. Cheney and Co. Props.
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Hall g Family Pills for con
stipation.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-29

Agents Wanted-D District mana
gers and local agents for Health
and accident, part or whole time.
Continental Casualty Co., 1908 Mich.
Ave-, Chicago, Ills. 40 r
For mild. easy action Of the bow
els a single dose of Doan's Regulets
ia enough. Treatment cures Ina bit
ual constipation. ESQ a box Ask
your druggist for them. /
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-29

'sDr Thomas Electric Oil is the
best remedy for that often fatal d.
sease- Group. Has been used with
success in our family for eight
years. Mrs. L. Whiteacre, Buffa-
10, n. Y.