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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29

ABOUT H0GMANAY.
Disputed Origin of Name Of Old Time
New Years Custom,

New years Custom.
1t Is possible that "mummiug," such
as marks New Years day In Philadel-
phia and some other places, is related
in some way to the performance which
marked "Hogmanay" in England and
Scotland. fIOgmanay was the last
day OF the year. says the New York
Times. Some SCHOLARS think the word
comes from M Greek "agia meme"
c'hOly month";, others from the Saxon
"halig mOnath." which has the same
meaning; still! others from the French
phrase "Au qui mencz." C'TO the mis-
tletoe gO!D which mummers anciently
cried in France at Christmas, or from
"Au queux menez!' C'Bring to the beg.
gars!1. Whatever the original Of the
word may be, HOgmanay was the time
for much amateur begging.
The children went from house to
house singing such songs as
Hogmanay. trollolay.
Give us OF your white bread,
But none of your gray.
Hogmena, Hogmena,
Give US cake and cheese and let us
go away.
As they sang they collected what
they called their "farls"-oaten cake
and cheese. From this developed the
"letting In" of the new year. Parties
Of men and boys went through the
town. They stopped at the front door
of every house and sang until they
were admitted Then they received q
small gift OF money went through the
house aud left by the back door
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29

Why New Years Day
Now!

THE ancient Arabs ami their lie
brew cousins used 10 count their
hours before sunrise. and the
eleventh hour" Of Scripture was the
time when the sun was near setting.
aud travellers had TO bestir themselves
TO finish their Journey before dark.
Our present system Is rnther more
arbitrary. but its sins against the or
dec OF nature are tribes compared with
those OF our almanac arrangement.
Even In railway towns ~ w." marks
a moment not far from the time when
the sun stands nearest the zenith and
IL p. m" when il gets farthest away
from Il.
BuHwhat on earth or below entities
the eleventh day after the 2tst OF De
cembcr to claim prestige as the be-
ginning of the new year?
Our New Year Is made to coincide
with the beginning OF n new month.
hut our month plan itself only agra
Yates the absurdity OF the arrange
mcnt. III December were notched back
week and n half IL would straighten
out September. June and March. too:
the seasons would begin at beginnings
all around, aud the dispute about the
meaning Of "winter months" and "sum-
mer months" would be obtiated.
Our Saxon fOrefathers. with their
primitive methods OF computation. beat
us about n week, their Balderfest (Bal-
dur's feasD being nearly contempt
rary with our Christmas. The Celtic
druids made even a better guess aud
celebrated the resurrection OF the sun
god on the 18th or Goth OF December.
Their night spirits We're supposed to
assume control OF the atmosphere
about the time Of the September equi-
nox and to have things more or less
their own way for the next three
months.-F L. Oswald In Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29

Roman New Year Like
Our Own

THE Romans dedicated the hrst day
Of the years iirt month aud the
whole ensuing month to tho god
Janus. from whom IL derives its name
OF January aud whom they represent
ell as n man with two faces, one look
ing backward. tue other forward. Inn
plying that lac stood between the old
aud the new year with n regard to
both. Throughout January they orer-
ri sacrifices tO Janus upon twelve al
tsrS. and GU the first day Of that month
were careful "a 10 regulate their con
duct that their every word aud aep
should be happy augury for all the
ensuing days of the year
Ovid and other Latin writer's Of that
age allude to the suspension ot all llti-
CATION and strife. the reconciliation VI
differences between friends. the smoG-Y
ing affairs and the white robsd process
sions TO the capitol upon the first day
OF Janus or New Years day. as We
now call IT, They also tell of the ex-
changing of visits. the giving aud re-
ceiving of presents or "strenae." the
Aih'Hh'AahAh1 Aht WIN
which In their time the day VAS celc-
DRAFTED throughout the Roman empire.
The modern gentleman who puts ON
his swallow tailed coat aud his white
necktie today and sallies forth to visit
his lady friends will be surprised To
learn that the Roman dandy. arrayed
in new shirt and toga. went out upon
precisely the same errand more than
1000 years ago.
From the very birth of Christianity
the participation 10y Christians In the
festival observance of New Years day
was vigorously opposed until, about the
hfth century. the 18th of December
had gradually become fixed festival
commemorative of our Lords nativity,
whcreupOn the LIST of January also AS.
sumed specially sacred character as
the octave Of Christmas day. As such
1t still holds IA place In the calendars
OF the various branches of the eastern
and western church. but only as a
feast of subordinate importance.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29

Hut ABB" on
New Years Eve

IN many German cities. especially IN
Berlin. u common method OF ccic'
brating st. sylvester : day. New
Years eve. reminds anc VI the candid
brutality ~ college boys or the rough
humors VI the Stock Exchange. Oh
course this like So many other Oh
German customs. has been sadly al
fected by the great war.
The unfortunate visitor from the
provinces or the stranger ignorant OF
the peculiar customs of the day drollS
blithcly down the street clad In the
garments usual to elegant civilization.
ON his head the silk hst. Suddenly a
cry reaches his ears-"iIut alb CON
with your hat.J Who can be shout
ing for the removal of hatt The
shout t. repeated. From here aud
;'..yc I.~1 are hurrying toward him
tW. surely they cannot he telling
T. ut,ke OF his hat But now from
a. 90 comes the sound of voices.
cryiug: "IIut I'd. Hut abb
The cry becomes u roar. as voice att.
or voice joins its volume To the chorus:
Hut all! Hut alb In an instant ~
crowd has gathered. n mob OF shrek
Ing. laughing. gcsticulating ruillanS.
yelling: "TIut all, IIst alb. Hut alb.
And before the asiOnished stranger
can begin To understand what all this
awful din may betoken. TO give point
10 the words. sticks and lists ram
blows upon his head. The offending
hat is hammered down over its own
cr's ears. further and lower. until It's
rim bursts and It's crown flies on. AMI
II bangles. bclraggled collar. on his
shoulders. Then the cXultant mob.
with no more occasion for bowling
Hut alb. bowls In applause Of its
own success.
The stranger. not knowing what ca
tastrophes may follow on beginning
SO frightful. enragcd. amazed. tull ot
fears. fees 10 the shelter Of the police
man near by. when the assaulted
wretch has told his tale, With many u
gesture OF the mangied remains OF his
hat. the guardian Of the peace Offers
him ~ the only rouSofation. "Wess-
halb gehen sic dcun aus;" c'Why IL"
you go out?''I In other words, DO
not wear n silk bat ia the street on
st Sylvcster's day"
This custom Of the demolition ~
high hats has been traced back to
IsiS. Il had It's origin IN u commcm
Grafton of the riots on ~. Sylvcsters
day In that year. shc lower classes
having at that time resorted 10 this
forceful method of expressing their
hostility To the bourgeoisie. OF whom
the high hat was distinctive
4 most pleasant custom is found la
The Rhenish provinces. A gentleman v
walking in the street when suddenly
he hears spoken closely In his ear the
words. "rrcSit Ncujahrr' the greeting
Of the dny. by the law OF the day he
is thus made captive and must pay
ransom.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29
LYYYYYl
Good Cheer on
New Years Day

EYTHIsN was q Girl OF sixteen re-
w celved one New Years day in
an old New York family of
Dutch name and descent In a spacious
old house. which long ago was torn
down for business purposes. wrote the
late Alice Morse Earle. famous for her
descriptions OF early American GUS
toms. The grandaunt. grand dame
had her table set on that day To her
taste and Ia the old style. and ! recall
well its appearance.
In the center was a large epergne Of
silver and cut glass flied with tiny
mandarin oranges, lady apples and raj
sins. 4 splendid boiled ham. IA great
turkey and boiled goose. all served
cold, stood on this table. and there
were handsome forms Of veal loaf and
jcliied chicken and several cut glass
dishes of picked lambs tongues and
oysters. which no one tasted.
DecanteFs of port aud MADEIRA stood
here and were constantly refilled. Egg
nog was served with New Years cakes
from another table. which held also a
vast frosted cake like wedding cake
All tho dishes were decorated with lit
tie rOscttcs and streamcrs of silver pa
per and wrcaths Of ground pine.
From 1 o'clock in the afternoon until
o in the evening constant relays Of hot
oysters were serycd-Stewed oysters.
scallopcd' oysters. crcamed oysters
and think those were the only hot
yiands that appeared. Two barrels OF
oysters had been sent from Mystic.
Conn, on Dec. 80.
Certainly 200 men called on that day
many of them very Old men, men Of
distinction in public life, whom l am
glad | saw and knew-and al! ate
( heartily Of the hot oysters. rs IL this
house was the only one where they
found any food, when really all had
been in fifty houses equally generous
in provision for hungry crowd.
When the calling was ended the eS-
ira servants Of the day, all negroes,
carried of TO their homes all the pick
led oysters and tongues and the pottal
dishds. Aud the grandaunt said, with
vexatiOn, 81 will never have those cold
( picked things again. No one touches
them" Deborah" said her brother.
you have said that every New Years
night for fifty years"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29
The Best Gift Of All.

Of all the gifts that come TO cheer
The best one Is a brand new year.
Snow wrapped and holly decked 1t comes
80 richest and 60 poorest homes.
Twelve jeweled months all set with days
OF priceless opportunities
A silver moon and a golden sun.
With diamond stars when the day is done.
A12 over all a sapphire sky,
who're Dsarly clouds go floating by.
Joy TO you dor the year that brings
80 many und such precious things.
bertha T.. jacques
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29
Me2NXYM
New Year and Old.

When was young the coming of
new year always found me jubilant;
now am old the coming Of the new
year always finds me silent. My IN.
yOrlte book then was "The Pleasures
Of Hope" which long since ceased
to read; my favorite book now is "The
Pleasures OF Memory" OF which
mean 20 read page tonight. II will
not take me hong, and II viii suit the
hour ana the time. II Is about the
new year, not the new year that Is to
be, but the new years that were-the
old, old new years. Richard Henry
Stoddard.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29
The Three Voices
a NEW YEAR POEM

XXJHAT saith the Past to theel
w Truth is departed;
Beauty hath died like the dream Of
a sleep;
Love is faint hearted;
Trifes of sense, the profoundly I'M
real,
Scare from orr spirits Gods holy
ideal.
So, as a funeral bell, slow and
deep
So tolls the Past to thee. Weep,
How speaks the Present Hour
Walk. upward glancing.
So shall thy footsteps in glory be
tracked.
Slow, but advancing.
Scorn not the smallest Of daily en-.
deavor;
Let the great meaning ennoble II
cHCI,
Droop not Ger efforts expended I'm
vain:
Work as believing that labor i. gain
What doth the Future say
Turn thy face sunward:
Look where light fringes the Ear RS
ing slope.
Day cometh onward.
Watch; though so long be the twi-
light delaying.
Let the first sunbeam arise on thee
praying
Fear not, for greater is God by thy
side
Than the armies Of Satan against
thee allied.
Religious Herald.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29
Oeodby, Old Nearl

ooodby, Old Yearl
We laughed With YOU we choned with
you,
The glass OF fun VIC quaffed with you
While sitting side by side.
You made life bright.
Put out OF sight
The griefs NO had to hide,
We danced with you. Wa pranced with
you,
While others less entranced with you
Just slowly plodded on
You lent hand
At all we planned.
We miss you now you're gone
We dined with you. we pinned with you,
And many. too, oft wined with you,
Old Year. who went 80 fast.
You wero friend
Clear TO tho end
Your Joys and woes are past
We sighed with you. We cried with You
And some they almost died with you.
It's hard 20 say gOodby.
Your heart was warm
Through sun and storm.
We grieve that you should die.
Mrs. Flndley Braden IN .LAfs'
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29
For the New Year.

For the New Year.
OutSof the city that roars and cries
send you dream OF delight TO the eyes.
ov OF the heart of the winter time
! send you leaf from the young years
prime.
Out of the toll and the trouble OF night
l send you a song OF the dawn's delight
For all things die TO arise again,
save pain and sorrow. the shadow OF pain.
And beyond the reach OF the rack and they,
There remaineth a rest for the people Of.
God,
Edmund Gosse.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29
4 New Years Meditation

TEE earth was brown and bare
L and cold.
hrather year had swiftly rolled
It's twelve months round, and as its
life went out it seemed
20 bring TO- mind all the fond hopes
that man had dreamed,
Which in the waking never were
fulfilled,
Every disappointment that had
chilled
A single heart. every broken vow
Each day had known, and now
TIE year was going, with bowed
and heavy head.
The whole earth sad
And nature, too, seemed dead.
Tie heavens looked with pity on the
earth below
And to hide its desolation sent the
snow.
All that long night the soft white
fakes were whirled,
Ard when the morning came their
innocence and purity had
. clothed the world.
Z bright New Year had dawned.
which did not know
Tke sfn and sadness that had come
a year ago.
The past was covered. God had sent
this untried year to give
another chance to man, that he
might wake and hope and
live. Outlook.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29

lie CllaidtttIS NlN'Tlutu On ilI ]
left of the print are the name "f Oh /
merchant. his street address and To-
nature of his business. The riDtur.
generally II intended Ia express -uf.
wishes for the patron and a h"rc ui
prosperity for the proprietor IN ca..
rying out this purpose an elaburat.
symbolism II used.
The stork din Japan Is supposed h.
live 1900 years, the turtle lO.OO0yclrs
Hence they both express n wish fo-
long life The pine tree Il always
green, therefore 4 IL n symbol Of ctcr-
nal good fortune. The fan Is the sym
Dol of increasing good fortunc-ns time
passes good fortune increases as u fan
opens out The plum tree blossoms IN
winter and Is extremely fragrant u
has very prominent place In Iapa
ncse life. There are seven gods ~
good fortune. These are always usoas
IN New Year greeting cards. These
seven gods correspond to- Billiken Ia
this country. and recently Billiken him
self has been popular In Japan.
The prints have TWO purposes. They
convey good wishes Ia the patron AMI
they advertise the merchant. Y
one especially artistic print given
out 10y a dealer Ia household utensils
contains picture or mounted war
rior trying To- cross a turbulent river.
Tho significance Is that u you strive
and persist In life you will In the end
achieve fame. The characters in the
panel are an ode tO this effect
A Kobe liquor dealer gave out pie
ture showing Ebis,L god of wealth. Ia
very happy mood lie Is going fish
ing. and among the many bass one
large red one rsb leaps M before him
which causes him great Joy. ss his face
will show.
From Kobe dealer IN rice cakes
came u card showing an attendant pre
pairing tai (rcd sea baSsi for the cele
bratIon. The legend hanging on the
plum TREE In the picture IL sn Invita-
ton to all patruus 20 come aud Taste
their special rice cakes. At New Years
II Is customary 60 play battic,iorc. and
lady IL seen ready for game-New
York sun.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29
OONVe1lITS

ALL Japanese merchants distrbut,
N coorcd prints TO their patron.
~. at the beginning Of the year
The characters inscribed on a.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-29

The Seasons

THE winds 49, sigh in tle forest,
i The leaves that drift to the
grsuna,
The aeeting clssds and the moon.
beans
That cast aeir halo around
Bespesk the coming Of Winter,
His soSy head in the blast,
His blanket of white about him
And his breath that chills so fast.
The changing seasons are coming
And going and coming again,
The autumn, winter and summer,
Then spring with its April rain.
The seasons are passing ever,
Today as in o!den time,
And always leaving message
Both simple and suslime.
And, each for the other preparing,
They come and go as of yore,
And swiftly the springtime passes
For the rich as we'll as the poor.
The summer time comes upon you,
A season of greatest toll,
The earth and the air combining
To bring a reward from the soil;
The leisurely days Of autumn,
With the harvest all complete,
The children, laughing and sing
ing
A music joyful and sweet.
And at last the winter, approach
ing,
Will bring a pause and a rest,
For the soul of the toiler wearie,.
And the seasons bring what is
best
w n. Justin.
The Glenwood post., 1916-07-01
BITTEN BY RATTLEsNAKE

W. A. Nicodemus of the Telluride
Transfer company, Thursday morning re-
ceived word over the telephone stating
that his young son, Sandy, had been
bitten by rattlesnake, while en- route
home from the lower country. Mr..
Nicodemus Immediately secured thu
services Of DR.. F. g. Klotz and the
two set out in the doctor 8 automobile
for th clover country to attend the lit
tie fellow. AS far as the Journal was
able to learn, Mrs. Nicodemus and son,
who had been visiting At the Club
ranch Of F. E. Cristy, were on their
way home aud just before reaching
Nucla the little fellow lwas bitten
by the rattlesnake. The Journal Ia,
been unable to get any further details
Of the a6air.-Telluride Journal.
The Glenwood post., 1916-07-01
NEW LAWS NEEDED TO GIVE
JOBS TO JoBLEss MEN

1t is estimated that fully 10000 en-
gineers are more or less affected by
the stagnation which for three years
has existed in water power develop
ment. Up to three years ago plants
under construction, begun before the
operation Of the new laws had put a
stop to planning new enterprises, gave
work to these engineers and to hun
dreds Of thousands Of skilled and un-
skilled workmen. Today engineers Of
long experience are haunting the Of:
fices Of power companies and contract!
ors begging for jobs. vpif"ar 81
One capable engineer recently au-
nounced that he had written 1900 let,
ters asking for employment without re
eeiving IN oker. Pages Of sdveftiie-
ments Of 2" Positions wantedn appesr
regularly in engineering papers, while
there are practically no "Help Want
ed' advertisements. One msnufactur.
ing plant ia Phiiadelphia with t2,oo0.-
600 invested in buildings and maehin-
cry for the building Of water wheels
was shut down fUe ten months last yea.
and this year has had only one order
for one small wheel.
The Glenwood post., 1916-07-01
EAT LESS MEAT
By Dr.. R. R. Daniels

Overeating on the meat is the most
harmful form of overeating. Meat is
. "high explosive" food. When taken
in excess, meat forms in the body the
most virulent Of poisons. In hot wealth
or the body reslly needs much less
meat, hence there is much more likeli.
hood Of our overeating upon it. BY
meat. We mean not only beef, mutton,
veal and pork, but fowl, fish, milk,
sggs and cheese. al Of these are in
reality meat, they take the place ot
NEST in tho bedy and when they re-
main unused in the body they form the
same class Of poisons. -,
Mast Its uss and Abuses
It IL not we'll Is omit meat entirelyi
meat IL necessary to repair the tissues
a. they wear out Is result Of activ
ity; in children meat helps to build the
tissues as the body grows. Too, meat
acts ss the kindling; 1t helps to burr
up the other foods. II we fail to est
enough meat our bodies will really suf
fef. OF course, there Is but little like
lihood Of anyone eating too little meat
most persons eat too much Of the meat
foods. II we eat more meat than il
The Glenwood post., 1916-07-01
B1uEJAY ENDS CHICKEN FIGHT

A black hen, game rooster and a
guinea hen on the farm Of Samuel
Dodd, near the Pasaic county line, dis
covered and fought for nearly an hour
over q good-sized rat which had been
crippled by the rooster.
Each bird asserted its claim to the
prize in the best way 1t could. SWhen
the fighting was firing the combatanrs,
along came bluejay which settled tha
ownership by picking up the rat and
flying into corncrib.
The farmhands and others who had
watched the battle asserted that The
bluejay's trick entitled the bird to III
the honors that have been heaped upon
the species.-orsig Empire.
The Glenwood post., 1916-07-01

depth of fifty-two feet only to be dis
appointed in not finding water. Visit
ing the excavation the next day after
the earthquake, he is said to have
found twenty-four feet of water in the
we'll. An additional rise of two feet
over the next night brought the water
still nearer the surface. Now Mr..
Brady is speculating over the posi-
bility that few more gentle convul-
sions of Mother Nature may give him
q generous artesian well. pr
The Glenwood post., 1916-07-01
EARTHQUAKE FILLS WE'LL
ALSO BRINGS WATER

Star, Idaho, June 25.-According to q
report here, the recent earth tremors
brought twenty-six feet Of water in a
well which had formerly been dry, ON
the ranch Of A. L Brady, living north
Of Star on Willow creek. It 10 said
that Mr.. Brady had sunk his well to y
The Glenwood post., 1916-07-01
How Frequently Should We EAT
Neet. 1 D.

For Sale or Trade-Furnitufe in =
17.room apartment house in San Diego.
California. House well located. Will
trade for good Garfield county plapi
erty. A bargain a. 5000. Inquire at
this ohies.
The Glenwood post., 1916-07-01
1---..l--sa-5--sl-7-il-
ON HIS WAY


1t used to be that dear old dad
Drove Dobbin into town,
It was rough and rocky road,
First up hill, then down.
He used to pull way out the road
When he would meet a man.
sez he: 9TH roads is heavy, an'
l. II give him all l can.
Now dad has got red machine.
He whirls along in style.
He leaves behind string of dust
That stretches half mile.
And when he meets his neighbors, why
He hurls his flying wedge
He scatters them to right and left
And makes 'em hunt th' hedge.
-Paonian.