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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
new YEAR BELLS
Custom of Ringing Them 0rigi.
mated in the Dim Past.
Believed to Have Been First Used
About 400 A. Declines Thought
to Be Possessed Of supernat-
uraI Power.

a LWAYS, everywhere in our land,
IA we look to the ringing of bells
to announce the death of the old
year and the birth of the new. Not
until we actually hear the bells ringing
from the church steeples, somehow, do
we really turn to each other and ex-
claim Happy New Year!''
All Of which brings US to the oues-
ton of why people ring bells. They
seem to have figured in the life of
man way, way back in the dim and
distant years. And they have been
used to convey messages of various
sorts to those within sound CT their
alarm.
Among the ancient Greeks those
who made the nightly rounds of the
camps and garrisons used to ring a
bell at each sentinel box to make sure
that the soldier on duty within was
awake. They also put bells upon the
necks of criminals to warn all people
to avoid them. The Romans used bells
to announce the hour of the bath.
1t is believed that bells were first
used in churches about 400 years after
the birth Of Christ. And by the twelfth
century they were IN common use in
churches all over Europe. Most Of
these, however, were hand bells, made
of thin plates of hammered iron, bent
into a four-sided shape and fastened
with rivets and bronzed. Then gradu-
ally, as people began to hang the bells
In steeples and belfries, they became
larger.
In 1874 huge bell was cast in Mos
COW, Russia. 1t is over twenty-one feet
in height and diameter and weighs 1913
tons. The largest bell in America is in
the Cathedral of Notre Dame, at Mon
treal and weighs 29,400 pounds.
In all ages and all countries, the
material most used in the manufac-
ture Of bells has been a mixture of
two parts Of copper to one of tin,
/ called bronze. AT present about thir-
teen parts Of copper are used to four
Of tin. Bells have been made of iron,
steel, gold, silver, brass and even Of
glass, though when made Of glass they
have been found too fragile for prac-
teal use
Back in the old days, the people be-
lieved that bells possessed supernat-
ural power; by ringing them at certain
times, they believed, storms, pestilence
and famine could be averted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
AMONG NEW YEARS RICHES
Trials and Suffering a Part Of Rch
Heritage God Gives 70 Each OF
His Children.

Part Of the rich heritage that God
has planned for you in the New Year
Is suffering He will permit IN the
life of each child Of his a portion
just the right portiOn-of difficulty
and trial and temptation. What we
see in those trials and Temptations
will largely determine the riches that
will be ours in this year. A Christian
layman recently wrote to a friend
How fine it would be to GO out in
the opening year so yielded that
every fresh circumstance or trial or
temptation would prove to have the
sweet face of Christ concealed in it,
or bursting like a flood OF glory
through some rift in the cloud and
filling with radiance our up,ifted
faces; so that each new obedience
should be but the parting OF tH1 cur
tain, ushering US into new wonders
and experiences of his ine1haustibla
riches and fullness. Old things would
then be continually passing awa7 all
things constantly becoming new"
What glories Of Astounding grace
that the worst Satan can do against
the child Of God in this New Year
only furnishes a fresh opportunity for
God to pour out the treasures Of his
unspeakable Gift! The promise to
supply every need Of ours accord.
ing to his riches in glory il Christ
Jesus" is not a promise for the life
to come, when all sorrow and sick
ness and temptation to evil will be at
an end, but it is a promise made in
full view Of every trial and tempta-
ton that we shall meet today. Let US
then count it all joy when we fail Into
our difficulties and trials, confidently
remembering that along with each
Of them we have-Jesus,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
GOOD RESOLVES FoR WOMEN
Suggestions Pertinent to New Year
That viii Make Home More
Cheerful and Comfortable.

So many people, in making their New
Year resolutions think only of their
diets, their characters, and their
pOcketbOOks Their homes, which,
directly or indirectly, influence all
these things, are disassociated in their
minds with anything pertaining to the
New Year and the fresh page that is
just turning over. But when each
woman stops to think that her home
may be made so attractive that her
menfolks, without knowing the reason,
Will want to spend their evenings
there; that her children will grow up
with higher ideals, and will always
keep beautiful memory of what home
means; that she herself will walk with
her head well up. and her shoulders
back, as she sallies forth to take her
place in the world Of men, knowing in
her heart that her home is as it should
be-since home is such a sacred place,
shall we not include the word in the
list of our desires and strivings? Shall
we not resolve to make it worthy Of
our life and love?
Have you chair that squeaks as
you sit down upon itP Why not mend
it2 Have you mended that ripped hem
in your couch cover? Have you tackled
down that loose place in your hall car
pet? Are you not tired Of looking
at your pillows which need recovering?
When are you going to get at clean
Ing off that smoky place on your CELL
ing? Little repairs like these work
wonders In the home. Why not get at
them this next week.
Have you a room which does not
please your Why not experiment with
the furniture and see if you cannot
place it to greater advantage, or so
that 1t will give greater comfort? Oft
en- the arrangement of a room is re-
sponsible for its lack of charm.
Does your woodwork need re-
paintingP Why not start to paint 1t
q little at q time? IN so doing the
time spent is never missed and wet
paint in small areas Is easier to steer
around.
Have you too many ornaments in
your house? Why not pack some of
them carefully away, and see how you
like doing without them? Your rooms
would be happier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
PRICES AND PRoFiTEEas.

Not all high prices are evidence Of
prohteaTing Says Herbert Hoover,
I'VE cannot raise wages, railway
rates, expand our credits and currenoy
and hope to maintain the same level Of
prices Of foods. All that the food ad-
Inin1straHon can do is to see as far as
humanely possible that these altsra-
tons take place. without speculation
or prphteering and that such read1us%-
ments are conducted in an orderly
manner We are In a period Of in-
natton. and cannot avoid the results. +"
T9sr9 are. howeEer; ea y = te ,,t have 70
dotats have been refunded IN QSs gaE
or another 10 the public The number
Of firms penanSed Ia brob6Sfonately
not large to the total Arms engaged
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
WHY SUGAR RULES
WE'RE LIFTED.

The Food Administration has re.
ceived a great many inquiries Of
late as TO the reason for the recent
removal of the sugar restrictions In
reply, the Administration says that It's
policy has been from the beginning
to adjust its measures for conserva-
ton TO conservation needs. The public
has been duly appreciative Of this atti.
tude, and the Administration, in turn.
appreciates the spirit in which the pub
Lie has complied with its every re-
quest.
During the past FIVE months, under
the sugar ration plan, 775,000 tons OF
sugar were saved. this amount includ-
ing, of course that saved by the re-
strictions upon confectionery and soft
drink products
The purpose Of the Administration
IN asking for sugar economy was to
ensure a supply that could meet the
needs Of both America and the Allies
fCr the duration of the war. In order
to do this, il was necessary 10 take
adequate precautions to guarantee a
suGic.ency through the year. The
signing of the armistice, however, re-
leased SO much unlooked-for sugar
that i was possible to modify our
sugar program Hence the lifting of
the restrictions. Economy in the use
of sugar, however, IS still urged. Don't
so the limit just because you can,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
NEW YEAR SOON GROWS OLD
Fades and Passes Just as All Things
Earthly-Only the Spiritual
Endures and Satisfies.

The Misunderstanding thing about the
New Year is that he becomes old. We
run out to meet him today as he ar
rives rosy-cheeked, and ruddy, stamp
Ing his feet, drawing off his gloves,
unbuttOning his great coat and shak-
ing off the snowflakes. How buoyant
and hopeful he is He has his pockets
full of good things for US, we are sure.
How he wins us! How he inspires us
We can do great things with him. He
Is so different from the old fellow who
Is gone. Poor Old Year! He got pref
ty stale toward the last. And then,
too, we got so we didn't feel just COM
Portable with him. He had seen so
many Of our mistakes and failures. 1t
will be easier to make a new start
with him out of the way.
And now for this youngsterl We
shall keep the past from him. He shall
not know q word of IT. All his things
are new. Ours shall be also, new
words, new thoughts, new ways Good
by, old things.
But even before our New Years
resolutions are all made, the New
Years day grows old. Light the can
dies; the day is dying. The shadows
deepen. Our new New Year already
Is taking on age. We cannot keep
him new; can we keep the new that
he brought to us? In the first gloom
of the new year we know that we
cannot The guests Of the day are
gone. The flowers We chose with such
care are whitening. Thu tempting
feast-fragments. Is there no abiding
thing? The old year was like this.
The old year was like it; the new
year will be and years and years.
all alike. Time is their body; their
soul is eternity. And as they come
one after the other they bring to US
the gifts of their body and the gifts
of their soul. The one wakes old and
passes; the other endures and salts
f1es. ~ ,..-. >.z.r-,.. e.
Welcome, New Year. Show us your
good gifts and help us to choose
among them such as you and the other
years that come and go can leave with
US until the perfect and unending
day. -2csst ssfg' r - rr.:rsyFr ''Ss-s- sisl
IA
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
HOOVER OVERSEES SAYS
KEEP on SAVlnG.

Herbert Hoover, who Is in Europe
for the food situation there, asks the
American people in a cable sent sew
eral days ago not to relax In the slight
est degree their conservation efforts.
The little nations Just released from
German oppression, he says. are IN
dire need and It is to America alone
that they can look for succor. It IS
many months since they had sufficient
food TO sustain them, and it will be
many more before they will have
enough food of their own to save
them from starvation.
The worlds needs and its resources
have been weighed, and the result
shows that they will be just about
equal until the next harvest If Amer
lea saves to Its utmost and eliminates
waste absolutely.
The Food Administrations new con.
servation program calls for rigid econ
omy in all foodstufTs; and rigid econ
ony demands thought and persever
ance and conscience The Administra'
ton is not asking for a short, brisk
saving campaign in this or that com
modify; it is asking for continued, rig,
orous. and scrupuious conservation IN
everything. To comply may be some
what difficult at first, considering the
recent relaxation in the rulings, but
It is merely another chance for the
American people to show that they
can accomplish as much without re
strictions as with there. They have
complied slplendidly and enthusiastical
ly with rulings and requests made by
Mr.. Hoover during the past year, and
the results accomplished have been
remarkable They can do as much,
and more, without restrictions If they
say they will. MI. Hoover believes 1t,
and he of all people should know A
year and half ago he said, I'VE
hold It in our power, and ours alone,
to keep the wolf from the door of the
world. This duty Is wider than war
It is as wide as humanity"
Today this appeal is repeated, and
there rests Mr.. Hoover's case. He be
lieves in the American people suf1c.
lently to be convinced that they will
not fail to respond herotcally to this
appeal 30 their world conscience"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
Makino a Nav Wear.

The virtue of a New Year IS not in
its change Of name. The first days of
January are so exactly like the last
days of December that we have to
make a conscious and continue l'F0rt
to write the proper dete on our letters.
If this is to be a New Year iudeeds
we must make it 80 ourselves. putting
into it new hopes and ambitions. new
resolutions and effect The virtue Of
the New Year is in the new aspiration
and persistence we bring to it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
To the Old Year
By PATIENCE WORTH

We part, oh oomrade, reluctantly;
Long have we trod the winding way,
Troublous, clouded, graysome-
Aye the Swallowed way.
Adieu! We part, oh, contradict Adieui
Upon thy way see thee going,
Bonded low meath thy burden;
Weighted, bowling, tired, plodding
Heavy footed out upon thy newsome path,
What hand shall welcome thee?
Adieu. oh comrade! We part
Thou upon thy way and I upon mine.
have seen thy brothers slain;
l have watched thine eyes streaming;
have seen thee stop upon thy way
To stanch some bleeding thing;
Smiling wisely, bending tenderly.
But thou art weary now
Bent and weary. Thy steps
Are stepped most falteringly.
Adieu! With thee upon thy path,
Oh, wilt thou take the memory
OF my hands clasp-the touch
OF one brother upon the others flesh2
Oh wilt thou then turn
And smile me back one smile Of fellow.
ship?
1 see my aged form sink low.
1 would burden thee not, save of my love;
NUT WOulu L ndIlS upon tny DTOW
A garland of glistening green
That fasheth scarlet bud
Nay, 'twould be as a skull
Wreathed of victor's laurel
A folly-crown upon thy most venerable
brow.
Adieu, oh comrade! Upon thy path!
The years that come are reckoning me;
But shall recall thy burdens,
Thy sorrows, thy tendernesses.
Aye, and, oh, wilt thou turn upon thy
path
And smile a smile of fellowship.
Oh, parting year?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
THE NEW YEAR.
The New Year-where 1t leads and whom
concerning

The New Year-where it leads and whom
concerning
We cannot see,
We scan the path and full our hearts of
yearnng
And mystery
What will it yield, this lane of sudden
turning,
To you and me?
Grant We may find our share of sunlight
streami: &
Come tears-come mirth;
Where faith in man shall mako lifes good
deeds seeming
Of noble worth;
Give days our tell and give our night
sweet dreaming,
God Of the earth.
Give us the heart to tread this way, not
knowing
vale or height;
Give US cheer that God, his grace be-
slowing,
May guide US right;
Grant we may love the others with US
going
Old Year.Good-N Night
Edith Livingston Smith, in Wisconsin
AgricultuTist.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
The Young Year stood and blinked his

Inc Young Year stood ana bnnked MS
eyes,
And gazed with wondering surprise
Upon a sight so fine and new,
He scarcely could believe it true.
He gazed again, and still that sight
Remained to fill him with delight,
Until he asked what might this be,
This thing of shining mystery.
What can It be?" he eager asked,
AS still In that strange thing he basked
(Which is so bright and big and fine,
And feeling brings l can't define.
But which my very heart makes glad,
The greatest feeling I've yet had;
And braces up my spirit so
With all its warmth and shine and glow?
"I never saw such sight before,
And will I see 1t DER and DER?
Or will 1t vanish like a dream,
And not again upon me beam?
What is this rare and radiant thing
Which makes me want to dance and
sing?"
The one he questioned answered: "Son,
Don't you know what? Why, that's the
sum-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
STUFFED PRUNEs.

Steam one pound Of prunes and re-
move the stones, Stuff part Of me
pFunes. each with another prune, stuff
others with chopped sailed nuts, or
stuff with a mixture of one cup each
Of raisins and walnuts and few cand-
led cherries. Another suggestion IL
to stuff the prunes with stiff orange
marmalade. e.. = a.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26

Whenever l am starting out
Upon a fresh new year
I always stop to think about
The one no longer here,
The year that's dead l travel back
And let my memory run
In contemplation through the stack
OF things I could have done.
I check the deeds 1 meant to DO
With those 1 did, and find
That l neglected quite fey
Real chances to be kind.
learn the words I meant to say
To comfort and to cheer,
And yet postponed them for a day.
I didn't speak that year.
And then to my disgrace find
That had l paused to smile
And do those little actions kind
I'd not have lost a mile.
I learn now that the chance has gone
That have missed a lot,
For all those deeds l could have done
AS easily as not.
And when at last life is through
And all my course IS run,
In deep regret I shall review
The deeds could have done.
And I shall wish I had to tell
Where nothing may be hid
The many things I could as well
Have done, vet never did.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
Philosophical Rule the Best

The world is holding its breath at
Its entrance into new year. No one
Is wise enough to foresee what that
year is going to hold. 1t will be
year Of surprises. and the only rule
for its conduct will be the old phil
osOphical one Of hoping for the best
and preparing for the worst.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26

In the homes of America is the
strength Of the people. BY household
habits national vigor is greater OF
less. The new conservation program
Is an appeal to all households to save
food.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26

Until nett harvest the American
table must be set according TO the
food resources Of the world and the
needs Of Europe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26

The war has been brought to an end
IN no small measure by starvation
Itself, and It cannot be our business to
maintain starvation after peace.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
MoraI-pon,t Be Too Good.

1t certainly is embarrassing, with
New Years day coming around year
after year. to have no bad habits to
swear off.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
Start Life Anew.

II your life was not what 1t should
have been last year, leave the old life
behind with the old year and start
anew.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26

In winning the war food proved an
effective weapon; in keeping It won
food will be our most valuable tool.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
One Drawback,

One Of the drawbacks of New Years
resolutions is that it cuts down the
batting average for the season.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26

From the Inability Of governmsnti
10 secure food for their people groT,
Revolution and chaos.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26

There IL one food policy that cannot
change. and that Is the vital necessity
OF Single living.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26

Tho spectre Of famine abroad NOW
haunts the abundance of our tabs NJ
home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
Keep a Few.

Reserve q few good resolutions for
January thirty-frst. You may need
them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
4 New Year Reuere

New Year met me somewhat sad: -
Old Year leaves me tired,
Stripped Of favorite things had,
Baked Of much desired; -.
Yet farther on my road today
God willing, farther On my Way.
TIA z'--- -. -..ss.-g-..ssgz .@. asz7s5's''
New Year coming on apace,
What have you to give mea -
Bring you seattle, or bring you grace,
Face me with an honest face
You shall not deceive me:
Be it good or i'll, be it what you will,
i needs shall help me on my road
Myrugged road to heaven, please God
-ChHsttnd 6. RossetH.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
"Have you decided on your

"Have you decided on your New
Year resolutions?"
Eyes; I'm going to give up all my
expensive habits"
For how longF
Until l get my holiday bills paid
and can afford them again."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26
Make Several.

One good New Year resolution de-
serves another.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-26

"What have you there?"
Merely a few New Year resolu-
TONS"
II presume you wrote them down
so you wouldn't forget them?"
mo My wife made me write them
down so she wouldn't forget them"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-10-17

or parcel post zone rate applicable
between the Office where mailed and
Hoboken, New Jersey, to be prepaid
by stamps affixed.
6. Parcels may bear inscriptions
such as "Please do not open until
Christmas" merry Christmas"
Happy New Year." with Best
Wishes" and the like.
7. In order to assure the arrival of
Christmas parcels abroad and the de-
livery to the addresses by Christmas
all such parcels must be mailed on or
before November 20, 1918.
The foregoing does not in any way
change the instructions heretofore is
sued regarding the acceptance of
parcels up to z pounds in weight for
members of the American Expedi-
tionary Forces in Europe which con-
tain articles sent in response to the
written request Of a member ap-
proved by his regimental commander
or other officer authorized to approve
such requests.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-10-17

The Navy Department has advised
that parcels intended for officers and
men on United States naval vessels
in home waters and abroad or sta
toned at naval bases or stations in
foreign waters should conform to the
following conditions:
/. Parcels may not exceed 20
pounds in weight and must be so pre-
pared for mailing that the contents
can be readily examined. Substantial
boxes or other suitable containers
should be used.
2. The parcels must bear the name
and address of the sender in the up
per left corner of the address side and
be addressed in the following man
ner:
(a) Name of addressee in full to-
gether with his rank or rating.
(b) The designation of vessel or
station or naval base to which adj
dressee is attached.
&c care of Supply Officer, Fleet
Supply Base, Goth st. and Sd Ave,
Bush Terminal Station, Brooklyn, N.
Y"
I'D The words christmas Box" or
christmas Present"
3. Parcels prepared and addressed
in accordance with the foregoing will
be chargeable with postage at the
fourth-class or parcel-post zone rate
applicable between post Office where
mailed and Brooklyn, New York.
A. No perishable food products
other than those packed in tin con-
tainers should be inclosed in Christ
mas parcels.
5. Parcels may bear inscriptions
such as "Please do not open until
Christmas" Happy New Year."
with Best Wishes" and the like; also
the names and quantities of articles
inclosed together with such other
marks or words as may be necessary
"for purpose of description" of the
articles.
6. Christmas parcels for naval Of
ficers and men should be mailed as
soon as possible so as to reach Bush
Terminal Station not later than No
vember Is, 1918.
A. M. DOCKERY,
Third Asst. P. NJ. Gen.