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A Happy New Year to every reader of

A Happy New Year to every reader of
this department.
How often we smile as we look back
over our fears and find they were phan-
toms.
What is your worst fault? What is
mine? Are you going to reform with the
New Year?
To make your New Year happy one
be sure and make some one else have a
happy New Year.
Regrets fer the past will not strengthen
your will for the duties of the future.
Forgetting the past, press on" is the
better way.
Good society is that which is not per-
sonal in its talk, but which finds sufficient
topic OF interest TO discuss without dilat-
ing on the sins Of neighbors.
The following would be an excellent
New Years cosmetic: For the lips, truth;
for the voice, prayer; for the eyes, pity;
for the hands, charity; for the figure, up
'rightness; and for the heart, love.
Do not be too confidential; no one ever
gave her family affairs into another's
keeping without living to regret it, There
are plenty of other things to talk about.
Be as friendly and sociabIe as you like,
but talk on matters that do not touch
either Of YOU too nearly.
Ring out bEithe bells OF the New Year.
Ring loudly and Justify, that every heart
may be filled with 10y and gladness; that
the sweet, mellow resoundng echoes
gradually dying out in the distance, may
bring sweet content to all, quoting fear
for the future, and making each hearer
| fully resolve to faithfully keep the good
resolutions made when first thy joyful
and sweet sound burst upon thy hearers
ear.
Yes, lear has brought many changes
in man, homes, and many of them sad
ones, too. There are hearts with lone
illness IN them that is inexpressible. The
cherished one of their hearts best affec-
ton, their very life and light, their Joy
Supreme, is no longer here to cheer by
their presence, to encourage with kindly
voice or soothe with the tender touch>of
the hand.
4 good resolution for the hard-worked
housewife to make for the New Year is
fiat she will find time each day for nap,
or rest at least of fifteen minutes; that
she will take every other evening at least
or reading or playing games with her
children, and at least one afternoon in
the week for social visit, ride, a walk
These would not be impossible for the
busiest woman. who will look carefully
into her methods and see if there are not
superflutieS she can cut off, trimmed
undertaking that can be made plain,
and thus save sewing and ironing; cakes
and pies and preserves, for which palmer,
wholesomer food can be substituted
New Year greetings are greetings of
good will. How they soften hard hearts,
purify base desires, sweeten bitter
thoughts, and make every deed purer
and holier; every wish kinder and ten
derer. Let hearts expand, sympathies
enlarge, and good will reign. Let bene-
diction drop from lips, and substantial
gifts fall from Overlooking hands. Make
cheerless homes radiant, and hopeless
hearts to thrill with unspeakable glad
ness. Forgive your enemies. Bury the
past. Rise above the mean and petty
resentments which you may have har-
bored against those who have not used
you WELL Be generous. Get ready to
start the new year with kindly feelings
and more noble ambitions. Make the
New Year OF 1911 day to which you can
always look back with pleasure and
gratitude. Peace, good will unto you,
dear reader and Happy, Happy New
Year to you all.'