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The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01

insist on his kissing you that you may
smell mis- breath.
Ne. er again to come to the table
with hair in crimpers and wearing a
soiled kimono.
Never again to subject pa to spells
of lachrymose reproaches. telling him
that he doesn't love you any more.
For lovers. married or single: Never
to miss an opportunity to tell the Gear
old story over and over again
Never to lose the coquettish elu-
siveness that makes lovers so delight
full to each other
Never again to spend the sweets OF
young lover souls in cheap fiirtations
when there is such world of real
happiness at your command.
Never to become insensible to the
delicious tremblings and futterings of
your own heart, or to become lax in
all of those lovely attentions and CIV
ings that help to keep a keen response
a-thrill in the heart of the beloved
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01
NEW YEARS DAY IN OLD
WALES

New Years day in old Wales was
not marked with such celebrations as
were some of the other days during
the Christmas season, but there were
two customs observed which are
rather interesting. The first was the
visit Of the male members of the
house to the homes of their neigh
hors on New Years morning 1t was
considered unlucky for a female to
enter the house first on New Years
day, but should this happen by acct
dent. it was supposed to be a sign of
death in the family during the COM
ing year. So firmly rooted is this
old superstition in the minds of the
peasantry that some of the old folk
will engage men or boys to visit their
home on the early morning of New
Years day. | was thus hired when
a boy on more than one occasion. and
took great delight in entering certain
homes as the first male visitor on
that day, for which | received a few
pence.
The second custom was the visit of
the waits" on New Years morning
with the New Years Water" The
waits" were supposed to be an es-
tablished institution of professional
musicians wearing arms, but now the
name is used to designate companies
of people who go around caroling dur
ing the Christmas season. On New
Years morning these waits" would
Journey throughout the community
-, -
would sing the following verse:
Get UP on New Years morning.
The cocks are all a-crowing,
And II you think II is too soon.
Get up and look at the stars and moon.
After this they would knock loudly
and repeat slowly the following lines:
The roads are very dirty,
Our boots are very thin,
We wish you all Happy New Year"
And please TO turn us in.
When the door was opened men,
Der of the party who was styled the
Sprinkler. carrying in his hand cup
of clear water and bunch of the
box tree. would sprinkle the members
of the household with the New Years
water, repeating while doing SO the
following lines:
Here we bring you water from the well
so clear.
For to worship God with us this Happy
New Year"
Sing Levy Dew. sing Levy Dew. the wa
ter and the wine.
j. S. Iadd Thomas
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01
THE OLD YEAR

He had his virtues. This old year
was impartial. No discrimination
knew he between classes or condi-
tions. He melted the same number of
hours to the man in the novel and
the man on the throne. The hour-glass
he turned the same number of
times for him whose garments were
plain and coarse and him who wore
garments of costliest fabric Like
God who sent him. this old year was
no respecter of persons. He showed
constant vigilance. No laggard, no
loiterer. he Having been sent to fill
a space in times calendar, he filled
it to the full. Sent to mark off so
many hours on times dial. his hand
was never slack; he slept not for a
single swing of the pendulum. May
we keep our vigils as faithfully! He
fulfilled his mission. Gods plans
are deep, and we know little, perhaps,
as to the real mission of any of these
passing years, decades, centuries, and
cycles, yet we know that each fultills
a purpose in the betterment of hu,
manity; and in the closing year has
served well his embassy in bringing
the race nearer it's final goal. A
prize, peerless and bright, awaits each
of us if we are true to our mission as
the old year has been to his.-Rev. ].
M. Hubert
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01

sis. Why. no-o-o! I've no particular
appointment for tonight. For dinner
at your house? Yes. I'll come, thank
you. Eth? You don't say? Betty
Hurting going to be there with you,
too? Well, well, of course | remem-
Der her! We used to be sweethearts
back In kid days. When did she get
back in town? Must be four or five
years since we've met. All right. I'll
be over"
Roger sighed as he hung up the r.
ceiver: then griLned.
Tonight will be good time to t~'l
them about my New Years resolu-
ton"
The coy little dinner party was over.
Sister Madge and Phil-"Hub" she
patronizingly called him-w.re some
where out in the back of the house.
They had left Roger and his old chum
Betty alone tete-a-tete in the dimly
lit parlor.
How that girl had grown and lin.
proved" curing these fi.e years the
Roger hadn't seen her! Why. she had
developed into positive little p a,h!
What a sensation she would mai at
pne of the club dances.
She hadn't forgotten about their Old
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01
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NEW Leaf
Dr .
0elysle erreeCass

a. OGER FEATHERSTONE
!. !" !. !. !.
II rose late on New Years
c-EGp morning with the barest
w suggestion of a headache.
N That was the aftermath of
fUWl the previous nights cele-
wv bration. memorabilia of
which were scattered all
about the apartment in a
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01

days together. either-recalled lots o.
little childish intimacies that had
slipped even Rogers memory. Why,
those fuzzy little teldrils of hair curl
ing at the nape of her neck were posi-.
lively adorable, Yes, and tt Nse
liquid, mischievous eyes of hers!
Deuce take it! what was that elusive
scent she used? Did it come from that
fluffy hair, or the gown, or
Roger was in the midst of telling
her about his resolution to eternal
bachelordom. He had intended to do
it humorously, systematically But
the warm, physical proximity of tn }
girl was an individually permeating
thing-went to ones head-and that
little-pink-nailcd, soft hand lying pas
sive so near to his was
so when ] got up and remembered
that today is New Years and my for.
tieth birthday, l said to myself"
Yes, Roger" oh, the subtle,
amused. encouragement of that inflec
ton. 1t piqued him strangely.
Il said to myself that
Yes, Roger"
The man stared at her confusedly
and all at once was accusingly con-
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01

scious that, somehow or other, that
soft, warm little hand of her was most
ling comfortably within his own trem-
ulous grip.
You were saying, Roger that you
told yourself that"
That I've been needing you for ever
so long. dear" mumbled the man, red
faced
And she: oh. Roger What a per-
fectly lovely New Years resolution!
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01

They were young as April as they
pressed close to a window full of won.
derful CONNECTIONS.
What bad habits are you going to
give up this New Year," he asked.
YOU" she answered briefly; what
bad habits are you going to give up?"
Letting you have your own way
he responded firmly, so our engage
ment stands"
Very we'll, then, go in and buy me
that heart-shaped box of candy" And
both New Year resolutions went the
way of their kind.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01

Weirdly incongruous way Roger S
coat was still brightly speckled with
red. yellow and blue confetti; there
was battered tin horn protruding
from one pocket. and a particolored
fools cap made of tissue paper was
set rakishiy askew on the bronze bust
of Beethoven on the piano.
In the hazily-recalled grotesquerie
of last nights Homecoming. Roger had
denuded himself progressively, be-
ginning with his shoes at the door,
his hat and waistcoat beside the
dresser; trousers and linen at the
foot of the bed and. last of all, his
scarf tied in a beautifully neat bow
beneath the mob of the bedpost.
Roger sat up regarding al! this
whimsically for some time and won
dering duly how it is that morning
daylight always imparts such bag
gard aspect to the rosy visions of the
night before. He yawned and
stretched prodlgiously; then made a
bound for the washbowl and i'm
mersed his head in gratefully cold and
refreshing water from the tap.
''Heigh-ho, New Years morning
and my fortieth birthday all in one!
The good Lord knows that | don't
feel that old, but these periodic par
ties sure are beginning to pail upon
me. If were to do the conventional
thing now. I'd begin the new year by
making some amazingly moral resolu-
ton and then But, after all, why
not? I'll make resolution and not
break IL. either! I'm forty years old
today and as comfortable a bachelor
as any know. Hereby | do solemnly
avow placid life of celibacy. No
wedding bells for mel"
Roger dressed leisurely. not little
pleased with the positive formulation
of the idea that really had been in
the back of his head for months past.
He liked and admired girls. of course
what real man doesn't? But 1t was
In detached. impersonal sort of way.
He enjoyed their chatty conversations
as mentally restful after weighty bust
ness conferences at the Office all day
long; he liked vivacious femininity
across the table when he dined out
in the evening. But as for actually
burdening himself with one woman for
Iifc-as for 'luntarily DEMONSTRATING
himself, eschewlrS the good fellows at
the club. and as for systematizing his
life into a humarum routine-no, no!
not for Roger Featherstone,
All! there went the telephone bell!
His sister Madge undoubtedly-Ma
who had married Phil Barnes and
taken out of the merry whirl of things
as Jolly chap as ever
Hello! hello! Yes, this is Roger
talking. Oh. tt ,ugh it might be you
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01
The Old and the New.

Another year has joined his shad-
owy fellows IN the wide and voiceless
desert of the past. where, from the
eternal hour-glass forever fall the
sands of time. Another year, with all
its JOY and grief, OF birth and death,
of failure and success. of love and
hate. And now, the first day of the
new oerarches all. Standing between
the buried and the babe. we cry.
Farewell and hail!"-Robert G. Inger-
soil
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01

The guardian angel of life some
times flies so high that we cannot see
him: but he is always looking down
upon us. and will soon hover nearer
to us.-Richter.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01

A man cannot speak but he judges
himself. With his will. or against
his win. he draws his portrait to the
eye OF his companions by every word.
Emerson.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01
HELPS Some.

Some folks say dat mere words
don't count" said Uncle Eben. but
de fact dat some folks think enough
of you to say Happy New Year to
you helps some"
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1916-01-01
Look to the Future.

In reverent gratitude for the year
gone, may we turn our faces toward
the more blessed year to come.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22

and MT Naldevia as violinist, adds much to the attractiveness of the pie lures at the Lion.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22

marry him whenever he is ready. The Dream Girl" which will be at the La mara on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday is starring Mae Murray. It is very pretty story, giving Miss Mur- ray an excellent chance to show her capabilities and charms. It is a story of the half world told in q compelling manner. and giving Miss Murray un- usual opportunities. In it is woven a charming fairy story dealing with King Arthur and his knights of the round table. old Merton. Sir Galahad and others of the ancient heroes. And then the last of the week will come a real large sized feature. in other words. Roi Cooper Megrue's Under Cover" which created such a sensation in New York on the legitimate stage, will be at the Lamara- It was the swift action Of the story, the never ending suspense the mystery and ever fascinating battle between man and woman forced to battle with each other by powers which they cannot resist, thrills which come Tn quick succession and the humor Whih pervades many scenes, which made the picture a decided success in New York. The week will be well worth watching at the Lamara.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22
COLUMBIA

Lois Weber stands for as much in pictures as any thing that newest art has produced. This gifted wom- an has given to the screen a round dozen of the greatest successes the picture makers can boast of and yet she seems destined to produce more and more given weekly almost somesplendid original thought worked out
 In this weeks contribution to the screen We see a story of a girl who had no home. She was friendless and alone and the one thing she most sought was place she could call home. How she took desperate casnces to assure that simple boon Is the heme that Miss Weber has worked out in this clever Blue Bird. MISS Mary MacLaren, who is a pro- tege of the Smalleys. is seen in the part Of the homeless girl who sue ceeds so well that young doctor sees In her his ideal and marries her, assuring home. hTe story is filled with a strong love theme and the settings and atmosphere is sn clev- erly worked out that the Blue Bird people think it is one of the finest type pictures trey have sent out from their studios.
 Miss MacLaren has part that fits her even better than that of the role of the chorus girl in "Savin.y the Family Name The picture is clean, wholesome and has fine heart interest running through il It Is on for Sunday and Monday only and is augmented with q strong traveloEue reel, from the Dorsey ex- petition.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22

ing of the pictures are those which show King George and the President cf France. Earl Kitchener and Gen. cral Joffre Then there are pictures of engagements between battleships, cruisers ard torpedo. boats. to say nothing of the titanic struggle on the cntrenched fronts.
 Tuesday is Mutual day with The Nymph.' splendid three reel drama as the attraction and 2 great comedy. Hired and Fired" as one of the extra specials of the day. These two constitute the bulk of fine pro- gram. The Lymph as its title in dicates is the story of girl who poses for an artist as such. Barbara Gilroy take the part of the girl.
 Wednesday the five Ieel Red Feath- CT feature. "A Yoke of Gold" story of the early Spanish government of California will be shown. There are numbers of touches of color espec- tally pleasing to the people of this section in this picture.
 Thursday will see the arrival of the new serial "The Grip of Evil" of which so many things have been said and written in the past several months. "The Sheriff of Plumas," a two-reel Mustange drama will be also part of the program.
 Friday will be Mutual day again with a great program. while Saturday will see the second installment of Who's Guilty?
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA

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Arizona republican., 1916-10-22

Continued from Page Five) sewers of Paris for clues to the whereabouts of Fartomas. In doing so Inc hits upon one under ground passageway which serves as hid ing place for the stolen stuffs taken to Mother ToulouChes store from boats on the Seine Nibet. prison guard in league with the thieves. comes upon the newspaper man and attempts to kill him. but Cranajour. the half-wit pushes him into the water, where it is supposed he is drowned.
 Juve. who has been masquerading as Cranaicur. makes himself known to Fandor. Together they plan to seize the Banker Nanteuil. Fate is with them it seems The disguised crook comes into their hands. but only long enough 10 give the great third episode of the photo series its biggest punch only long enough for him to shed the glove made from the skin of the murdered Dillon and then to escape like air through their fin gers
 In addition to this picture there will be charming Universal release Her Souls Song, which will also be run.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22
ARIZONA

The Arizona has billed a week of fea- lures. Starting with Bessie Barriscale, following with Henry Walthal and end ing with Robert Warwick, it makes a combination hard to beat Bessie Bar riscale will appear in Home" a tale of a family suddenly transported from moderate circumstances to immense wealth. The money goes to each mem Der of the family's head in a different manner. The way that the young girl as portrayed by Miss Barriscale takes this money bug out of their heads, makes a picture worth seeing. This picture will be at the Arizona on Sun day and Monday. Tuesday and We'd nesday, Henry Walthal will be at the Arizona in lbsen's Pillars of Society" the story of the picture being too long to summarize. but it is like all of the great writer's fiction. It is a picture that appeals to those of literary lean- ing, and with Walthal leading the case,
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22
PLAZA

Dorothy Davenport. who Is known outside of her profession as Mrs. Wallace Reid. and whose husband Is the well known Iasky star, is the Universal leauing woman who ap- pears in double reel production that will be feature of the program of the Plaza theater today. called Her Souls Song" the story of a young prima donna who lost her voice with the coming of her baby. and who did not regain il until a great sorrow almost broke her heart "Fantomas, the splendid thrilling French detective story is also feature of the pro- gram.
 Monday Will see the only presenta- ton ir Phoenix of the thrilling of ficial French war pictures. Fighting for France" five reels of wonderful motion pictures taken on the French battlefields. Not the least interest
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22
LAMARA

The Lamara has three hig features for the week Not only three features, but three stars to go with the features
 They are Where Love Leads" with Ormi Hawley. "The Dream Girl" with Mae Murray. and Under Cover" with Hazel Dawn. If that isn't three of a kind to draw to- some one is missing a good guess. Where Love Leads" which is at the Lamara today and to- morrow Is an unusual story. 1t starts at the last and goes forward in a way. and yet II don't. The story is that of a young college man, football player
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22
LION

five act drama, "The Light" will be seen at the Lion theater today in which a competent cast, including f'ranklyn Ritchie. George Webb, He- lene Rosson and Eugenie Forde are largely responsible for the entertain ment values of this production which deals with theme of sufficient real ism to contain great degree of in- terest.
 The staging of the production has been done by William c. Dowlan in an artistic manner: the settings are rich and the mystic atmosphere of the apartment of the occult parsonage Prince Zarak. whose powers of crystal gazing, etc, combined with a hand some exterior, proved a lure to certain of the feminine kind who happened to strike his princely fancy. has been well maintained.
 A good comedy and the Mutual Weekly are also shown today making seven-reel show. Tomorrow and Tues day will introduce to Phoenix film fans the famous stage comedians, Kolb and Dill in very Imaginable five act comedy called "A Million for Mary" This is the first appearance of Kolb and Dill in pictures. although they are well known in musical comedy and if all their screen work is as good as "A Million for Mary" their success is as- sured in pictures. On Wednesday and Thursday Crane Wilbur comes to the Lion in a splendid five act drama, "The Conscience of John David" which is said to be the strongest photoplay in which this popular actor has starred A Sally and Napoleon" comedy is the added attraction on these days. On Friday and Saturday, greater Vitagraph will present at the Lion, "The Firm of Girdlestone," from the story by Sir Conan Doyle and it is one of the extra good attractions of the week. Mutt and Jeff" cartoon comedy will delight the children on these days. The Lion orchestra under the direction of walter Boothman, which composes such art ists as MT. Fiegenbaum, saxaphone,
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22
THE WEEKS ATTRACTIONS
on Theater Today Only

and ell that who is in love with the daughter of millionaire, who will not marry him until he has done some
 thinS He goes into the newspaper game but cannot make success of it homehOw or other His stories lack the punch and he cant get human in- terest enough into them. In the mean time the girl marries an impoverished English nobieman, and the long tale starts She goes across the sea and has number of wonderful adventures passing over a period of seventeen years. All of a sudden. the young man wakes up, finds that he has been dreaming over his typewriter, finds the woman of his dreams standing beside him. aad informing him that she will
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22

charming account or the London premiere of Nellie the Beautiful Cloak Model" is contained in an English theatrical weekly that has filtered to these shores Evidently all ,iid not run smootnlv 0n the opening night since this production was introduced by an apology from thc manager that, by reason of the difficulty in obtaining labor. they had not been able although working night and day. to get all the stage effects into proper order. and at the close of Scene 2 in Act " he an nounced that it was 11:35 and the scenery for the remaining part of the play was only then arriving at th,, theater; consequently they were un- able to proceed any further"
 Then follows the plot. to the ex- tent of thousand words or so. con- cludlng with She finds herself alone with Hortense. and there is q fight with knives. in which Nellie overcomes the other. out subsequent ly is stabbed in the back The scene ends with the arrival of Carol and Mrs. Horton and the discovery of Nellie. but how the donoucment is ar rived at we were unable to discover on the first night"
 Later cable advices are lacking. but 1t would appear that the great theater- going public of London was left in q bit of 9 hole
 Pack in the days when premium went with the luck coupon. accord ing 10 an olCtime manager, bloody melo drama was playing a small town in Pennsylvania. The house manager chose a tense moment in the fourth act in which to show his utter dis regard for actors-a moment when hero, girl and villain were coming together for the grand climax. Just then the manager, shiTtsleeved and documents in hand, stepped out of
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22

makes a picture of unusual merit and worth Thursday and Friday, Robert Warwick will be at the Arizona in Friday the Thirteenth" story of the stock market and Wall street The young lady, who plays the part of the heroine, has an unusually strong part, and takes it off capably.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-22

the wings Not designing to look at the performers. he bawled: Mum Der 3S wins the watch" and then turned around and walked back.
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