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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

ale, spirits, sugar, nutmeg or CHINA.
mon. 1t was a powerful potion, the
effects ( .which were almost imme.
diately evident. Ritson in a collection
of ancient songs gives us a few sung
to the quaffings of this prince OF
liquors, old or new" One such is:
A Jolly wassel bowl.
A wassel of good ale,
Wen fare the buffers soul
That setteth this to sale;
Out jolly wassel!
Notwithstanding the opposition
which it has met since the year 1911,
when many abuses were discovered
in the practice, the custom of hurry
ing first across the threshold of his
sweetheart has been practiced by
many a young lad in Anglo-Saxon
countries. The young lady listened
attentiyely from the time the midnight
bells ceased to ring to catch the first
football on the floor.
The welfare of the family, particu.
larly the fairer portion of it, was sup.
posed to depend upon the character
of the first conner after the midnight
hour had sounded. Great care was
taken to exclude all improper persons,
especially as the midnight intruder
enjoyed the privilege of imprintlng a
"hearty kiss on the lips of the ex.
pectant lassie.
Bestowing Gifts.
The custom of b%estowing gifts has
become so inextricably linked with the
New Years celebrations In Paris that
New Years day is still called the Jour
d'Estrennes. This custom seems to
have had its rise in the conduct of the
mobiles Of the late Middle ages, who
we're In the habit of bestowing gifts
upon their sovereign. Naturally the
ruler, not wishing to remain under OBJ
legations to them, returned the gift in
a princely fashion. In England, how
ever, especially in the time Of Queen
Elizabeth, this custom became so bur
densome that 1t occasioned general
protest among the mobiles. Good
Queen Bess" was not slow to indicate
just what kind of gifts she expected,
or rather exacted. She let it be
known also what consequences would
follow the Withholding of the Jewels
and the silks which she looked for at
the hands of her subjects. She was
so niggardly in her own gifts that we
can understand how the custom fell
into disuse and in the time of George
~ was abandoned.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

the juice with the strained juice of
a lemon, sweeten to taste. Cut the
pineapple into small uniform pieces.
with sugar to make the mixture quits
sweet, or add a cupful of finely diced
marshmallows, emitting the sugar, then
pour the boiled, cooled juices over the
fruit and set aside. Just before serv-
ing add one cupful of finely-mlnced al
monds which have been blanched and
one pint of sweet cream whipped.
Serve at once.
Welsh Rabblt.-Cut one-half pound
Of cheese into bits, put 1t into a sauce
pan with four tablespoonful OF butter,
and place 1t oyer slow heat to melt.
In another saucepan scald a pint of
milk. add a beaten egg to which has
been added two tablespoonfuls of flour
and one-half t%easpoonful of salt. Let
this mixture cook, stirring until smooth,
then pour the milk into the cheese and
beat vigorously with an egg beater,
then add cayenne pepper to taste.
Serve on hot buttered toast or on large
crackers which have been slightly
Drowned in the oven.
Goldfish Chowder.-Nothing better for
a cold weather dish than this: Cut a
half-pound of salt pork or less into
dice, fry brown, add three sliced
onions, cook until yellow, then add a
quart of boiling water and four sliced
potatoes. Cook until the vegetables
are tender. Meanwhile soak a pound
Of codfsh-less viii do. Shred. add
with Il quart Of milk TO the vegetables
and when boiling hot drop in half a
dozen soda crackers. Season well with
salt and pepper and serve piping hot.
In most families there Is never any left
overs from this dish.
Onions French Fried.-Peel onions,
cut in o%ne-fourth inch slices, separate
into rings. Dip into milk, drain, dip
into -four and fry in deep TAT
Sprinkle with salt and serve as a
garnish to a platter of meat.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

their im%aginations the passing clouds
the rise and fall a.-d general motions
of these clouds the seer foretold good
or bad weather. Sometimes, too,
auguries for the future were gathered
from the state of the atmosphere on
New Years Eve, and also from the
force and character of the wind.
In the Imagination of most print
tive peoples, especially those of the
North, who were. forced to battle
against the elements of nature for
life and sustenance. the ives of great
feasts were considered occasions
when the spirits of good and evil were
In deadly conflict. The moment Of
midnight on New Years Eve was al
ways considered a time of special ac-
tivity for the spirits of evil.
Probably imported from Italy was
the superstition that oil New Years
Eve the "evil eye" was all the more
malignant. Then, too, there was a
widespread practice of the "setting of
mete or drynke by nights on the
benche to fede Allholde or Goblyn.'
In some of the dialogues of the ia
nous medieval morality play, olives
and Pauper,'' we find mention of this
and many other New Years customs
intended to counterfeit the activities
of the forces of evil.
Christmas Cheer Continued.
Perhaps what contributed most to
this general fear of sinister influences
was the deep drinking among the peo-
pie, which continued almost uninter-
ruptedly from Christmas until New
Years day. Up to the Ninth century,
except in the Syrian and Coptic
chunches, New Years was not cele-
brated as a special feast day, but was
looked upon as merely the octave of
cheer was continued throughout the
entire octave without abatement. 1t
fickered up for the last time on New
Years day, as Is clear from the one
hundred and ninety-eighth sermon of
Augustine, bishop of Hippo.
In England on New Years Eve the
young women went about carrying
the "wassail bowl and singing from
door to door certain verses-a custom
which had much in common with the
hogmanay practice in Scotland. Het
pint, the strange brew which in that
country was carried about in the
streets at midnight, was composed of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
A Rule
of Life
THOUGH every day is a new be-
ginning, and so far as our person

"HOUGH every day is a new be-
ginning, and so far as our person
n al experience Is concerned a
"new year" may start any time, there is
something about the ending of Decem-
Der and the first week or so of Janu-
airy that makes even the careless
thoughtful. The passing year has
brought both joy and sorrow-what
may not the next have in store?
Where shall we be when the New Year
bells fall on our ears again? Who will
be with us? Shall we be Ill or Well:
Dlsquieting questions that disturb our
ease and make us inclined to fear.
We have Numbered sorely, it may be.
In the old year; some of its pages are
blurred with regret, or the sombre
stains of remorse. And no matter
what happiness may have been ours,
there Is always something we did or
left undone which saddens us as we
remember. Shall we make the same
mistakes once more, leave the same
blotted record? Our hearts grow chill.
and we turn away, disheartened on the
New Years threshold.
This is quite the wrong spirit in
which to face the battle that lies be-
fore us. 1t Is right that we should
look back to see where we failed, and
how. But this once recognized, with
our plea for forgiyeness-a plea that
will never be refused If we are truly
sorry-we must lift up our hearts
.-o;, ,,,l eat a,,t ta CLAW n onan,iac
They are within us, not without. In
side our citadel dwells that evil tenn
per, that pride, that Incidence, that
greed or envy which tempts us to de-
sert our colors-to think that the fight
Is hopeless. Each of us has his own
special temptation, and, once we real
ize the form ours takes, the way lies
straight before us.
It's the fashion to smile at New
Year resolutions, so often made only
to be broken but they are a definite
help If we make them firmly intending
to keep them They will only weaken
us if we throw them to IA troublesome
conscience merely as a sop-something
TO keep it quiet for the time. until it
goes to sleep again. Providing that
they be sufficiently elastic to change
their form when there is reasonable
cause, rules fence in duties that might
be neglected and keep them in the
forefront of our minds. But to multi
ply rules is n big mistake, for there
is one which, faithfully kept, will
make us both blessing and blessed.
The Rule of Love. Just loving our
neighbor as we love ourselves serving
him, trusting him. hoping for him.
Refrainlng even under grave provoca-
ton from saying what would sting If
he said it to us; forgiving him as we
would be forgiven; considering him as
we would be considered; helping him
when he needs il with the thoughtful
delicacy which makes help acceptable
instead of humbling; respecting his
weakness. his prejudice, his infrmity
laughing with him instead of at him
and. should there come a time when
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
new YEARS EVE
Customs and Their Origin; Hap
penings Of Long Ago.
All Peoples Have Ways of Amusing
Themselves on Special Occasions
and at Fixed Seasons.

a N OLD philosopher, who wa
~ none the less a philosopher for
4 his constant and close observa-
ton of men, remarked that I'VE can
best judge mems temperament and
ideals by watching them at their
work and at their play. A keen OBJ
server would have very little difficulty
in judging Americans by their work.
One such has aptly called this country
''The Land of the Strenuous Life"
Even our sports partake so much of
this strenuosity that the medical pro-
fession is beginning to warn us of
overindulgence in the more violent
forms of athletics.
But all peoples have ways Of anus
and at fixed seasons after a manner
so we'll established that 1t has come
to be regarded a kind of ritual, says
the New York Herald. This has come
down to us from the ages when our
~forebears first pushed their way out
of the dry tablelands of civilization.
Even the mighty power of the churches
has not been able 70 brush aside some
practices that have their roots deep
In paganism.
Old Customs That Continue.
Probably after Halloween and
Christmas there Is no festival of the
year so girt about with long-estab-
lished customs az New Years day.
Among the best known Of these are
the .auguries drawn from what was
called the "Candlemas bull In Scot
land and other northern countries the
term Candlemas, given to this season
of the year, is supposed to have had
its origin in religious ceremonies per-
formed by candle light. The candles
used were very large and highly orna-
mented, and were brought in at the
midnight hour to the assembled guests,
who, since the falling of dusk. had
been drinking freely of the wassail
bowl. Then, in procession, they
marched out into the night, 10
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
A TIMELY RESOLUTION

"Ralph," said his father, what good
resolutions are you going to make for
the new year?'
am not going to fight with Frank
Ross any more.' replied Ralph.
I'm glad to hear that, my boy"
said his father: "but why did you
make that resolution?'
"'Cause," was the answer, at al
ways get licked"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
With The CHINESE
New Year Means Merry Time
for Tots of Chinatown.
Youngsters Especially Like Firecrack-
ers, Balloons and Other Forms
of Amusement.

~ COURSE the schools in San
Francisco's Chinatown, public
~ and private, are closed during
he New Year celebration, and so the
children of the quarter have their W
special reasons for ~jollifieation. They
appreciate and understand what it is
TO get way from the classroom, where
stubborn English words or more elu-
sive Chinese mathematical processes
are always waiting to be overcome.
Tbey like to get their better clothes
an and to have even such freedom as
their little world in the alleys may
hermit. They like the change from
their routine life; they like the change
from their routine home fare.
They don't care whether it is a New
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
- es1cN1EGEGTaAn
sS$EFS@
NEW YEAR DEMANDS OUR BEST.

When people calmly talk over their
troubles there are few Of them that
cannot be adjusted satisfactorily. It's
this suspicion and hate that block
progress. Let men learn the real ma
ture Of their fellows and there Will
be a change in their attitude toward
them. There's enough good in every
mar to change the nature of the world.
Let's get busy and dig up the noble
sentiments and hopes that are buried
beneath years Of unfair thinking and
cheap theories Of living. The New
Year demands the best we can pro
duce.-Grit.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
GOODBYE, OLD YEAR,

Goodbye. Old Year! You pass before
our gaze
men
Through the dim portal of eternal days.
And gives new strength for every task
again.
Farewell, old friend; we've lone our very
best.
OF that we're sure, with you we leave the
res;
Our thoughts will linger with you all the
while,
Though g~geeting your successor with a
smilel
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
NEW YEARS M

The new year promises ample re-
ward only to those who honestly.
earnestly, fearlessly and intelligently
strive to accomplish the tasks thai
lie before them. 1t promises nothing
70 those who will not try to do what
is worth while,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

Well-made salad.
The following is
good enough for
any guest:
Apple and Pine
apple S a d.
Drain a can OF
choice e d e r
pineapple. Boil
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
'Nu1... hLQf~ca0
rhn Mlse Man and the TOOL

ne Wise Wan aHu the FOOT.
There is this difference between a
wise man and a fool. The wise man
expects future things, but does not
depend upon them. and in the mean
time enjoys the present, remembering
the past with delight. But the life
of the fool is wholly carried on to the
fnture.-EXchange..
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
WATCHING THE OLD YEAR OUT

The old world custom of sitting up
ON New Years eve to see the old year
out and the new year in is perhaps
more general in the United States than
anywhere else.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
COMES AND GOES

The record shows that the old year
goes out and the new year comes in
regardless of who is looking. so you
might as well get your usual sleep.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
BEGINNING THE NEW YEAR

In beginning the new year remember
that he who does not do his best has
no right to say that opportunity has
not come to him.-Youth's Companion
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

dry soda crackers. shred two sweet
Spanish peppers, removing the seeds
and white portions. Slice one Spanish
onion very thin. skin, bone and mince
six anchovies and mix all together.
Serve on lettuce with French dressing.
Montese Salad.-Bake four mild-fla-
Vored onions until tender, remove the
peeling and put a lump of butter with
salt and pepper on each. When cold
cut into quarters and mix with four
hard-cooked eggs cut into quarters and
six sardines finely chopped after re-
moving the skin and bones. Add pars-
ley and mix a %teaspoonful of curry In
the boiled dressing or In the mayon-
naise.
French Potato Salad.-Cut cold
boiled potatoes into dice, add one
small onion finely chopped, a few ta-
blespoonfuls Of minced chives and a
tablespoonful of minced parsley. Let
stand for al hour or two seasoned
with a French dressing, adding a gen.
erous mount Of cayenne. Serve on
lettuce and top each serving with a
spoonful of thick ~mayonnaise, sprin-
killed. with minced chives.
German Salad With Sausage.-BoiT
four breakfast sausages twenty min
utes, then cut In half-inch pieces. Boil
one-half pound of sauerkraut ten
minutes, then drain and cool and mix
with the sausage. Cut two winter
radishes into very thin slices and ar
range around the salad, sprinkling with
tlnely-mlnced shallot, pickles and ca
pers. Serve with French dressing.
Russian Tomato and Sardine Salad.
Arrange a bed of lettuce in q salad
bowl. Peel four tomatoes of medium
size, cut fine and mix with sardines
chopped after the skin and bones have
been removed. Place on lettuce and
serve with m~ayonnaise or with French
dressing.
Onion and Cucumber ReIish.-Grate
n ripe cucumber, add two large
onions also grated, squeeze the. cucum-
Der dry and discard the juice; add
one red pepper finely chopped, salt
and cayenne to taste If the pepper is
not hot enough. Add good cider vine
gar to make a mixture like catsup.
If bottled this will keep well. Nice
served with fish.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

If the power of evil has never been
SO manifest in the world before as 1t
Is today, the power of God has never
been SO Approximation Jay Chapman.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
Work Must Preeede Lelsure.

The real joy of leisure is known
only to the people who have contract
ed the habit of w~ork.-Henry Van
Dyke.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
WHAT TO EAT

There is no more attractive dish.
nor one more universally liked than a
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
SALADS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES

The following salads may be prop
erly termed national as they are the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27


favorite salads of
the peoples in
the several coun-
tries or localities,
t h e a m e of
which is given the
salad:
Cuban Salad
Break fine four
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
The Kitchen
Cabinet
&c. lss2. Western Newspaper Union.l

A man who is willing to take an
others opinion has to exercise his
Judgment in the choice of whom to
follow, which is often as nice a mat
ter as TO judge of things for ones
self.-Oliver Wendell Homes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

After all, men hardly expect TO
pass for more than they are worth.
The real kick in our democracy Is
against false differences. Ours is
the land ofsa fair chance. 1t Is
the home Of opportunity. No crust
keeps merit down. In an inter-
change of values every one here
has had and must have a chance
to make the most of himself.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

GIIn doing this he will need and
fuse his fellows. No one ever sue
ceeded yet in being great or pros,
porous as a hermit. We climb up
upon each other. 1t takes us all to
make and to keep civilization. A
man owes himself and his fortune
to society in a very large degree.
Are we not all members of q great
and wealthy body polite, wherein
no one can live TO himself or die
without loss to the rest?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-02-03
Chicago Car Barns Burned

Chicago-Two million dollars dam
age was caused early Thursday when
fire wrecked the north side barns of
the Chicago surface lines. One hun
bred new cars were destroyed. Origin
unknown. Barns, which were partially
wrecked were located at Clark and
Devon streets. The fire started at 3
a. m, and was under control at 4 p. m.
Street-car employees bravely drove
many cars out of the barn, thus avoid
ing the loss of an additional 1000, 600.
Services on the north side surface
lines was crippled during the rush
hour this morning.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-02-03
To Probe Shoals Activities

Observation-Disclosures by the
senate of the activities of persons, as
sociations, corporations and combina-
lions commonly known as the fertilizer
and waterpower trusts, alleged to be
attempting to prevent lease by the gov
eminent the Muscle Shoals project
IS provided in resolution introduced
In the senate Thursday by Senator
Harris of Georgia. Mr.. Harris said he
would ask for constellation of the res
olution probably before the end of the
week.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-02-03
NOW ARRANGING
FOR j. S. FUNDS
GEN. cANTU SAYS THAT LOWER
CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BE
SOLD TO UNITED STATES
Opponents Of Obregon Regime Plan to
Strike in Lower California
AS Governor Ybarra
Quits Office

Ell Centre, Cal.-General Estaban
Cantu. former governor of Lower Cali
tornia is in New York arranging finan-
,ial backing for new revolution
against the Obregon government, nc
,ording to his associates here Thurs
day.
1.-THE revolution" is talked constant
~ In Mexicali. The present governor,
Epigmeio Ybarra, has kept the rebels
down because of personal popularity.
But when he leaves office the storm, ii
is expected, will break. Ybarra went
to Ensenda Thursday to confer with
federal officials regarding the situa-
ton. He will depart for Mexico City
as soon as Jose Lugo, the new COVER
nor, arrives at Mexicali to replace him
If Cantu can get the money backing
he is after, he plans to have the re-
bellion sweep over all Baja California,
Sonora and other northern states, UNI
til it can extend southwark and drive
Obregon out of Mexico City.
Sonora and lower California are
much favored by revolutionaries as
states In which to start revolutions.
The new governor, formerly an I'M
der secretary of the department of the
interior in Mexico City, is unknown to
the people of the Northwest and Cantu
figures ON launching his blow before
the new executive has fairly taken
hold Of the reins of office.
Much mystery surrounds the iden-
tity of the financial interests which are
reported to be backing Cantu.
"Cantu would like to be a big man,
but he's not" Governor Ybarra said
just before leaving for Ensenada. "He
is known to 10000 Mexicans in this
area, but 15,O00O00 outside never
heard of him."
Asked whether Mexico would sell
Lower California to the United States,
Ybarra replied: "Would you sell Flori-
da to Mexico?"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-02-03
REASON IN THIS ARGUMENT
Also Miss Katie Might Have Discerned
Something Sounding SusplcIousIy
! I Like Compliment.

A faithful old servant in a southern
family has recently become a grand
mother. "That does Libby call her
new baby, Mandy?" the old woman
was asked.
"She named her Gabrielle, misc
after you"
''Why, the idea, Mandy You know
my name is not Gabrielle. You've
called me Miss Katie" all my life"
"Yas'm, Miss Katie-dat l does. But
when it comes to naming babies after
folkses, it amt what dey is called it
Is what dey is like dat you names
'em fob. You shorely is mo- like Miss
Gabrielle dan you is like Miss Katie
jes, like Libby says"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-02-03
May Make Snow Bricks

New York-A briquetting machine
invented forty years ago by Thomas
A. Edison, to solve the problem OF
snow removal from city streets, has
been turned over to the American So
Getty of Mechanical Engineers for fur
ther development and may soon be seen
on New. York's streets, it is declared
by members of the society. The IN
vention calls for an automotiye briquet-
ting machine TO run along snow-cov-
cred streets, scoop up snow and turn
It out IN compressed blocks.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-02-03
What Did They Mean7

On Christmas morning the children
of the house were spreading out thu
toys that Santa had put in their stock
ings.
Father" said Willie, II wish l hat
got a dictionary in my stocking al
we'll as these toys"
why" what did you want thai
for?"
$50 that l could find out the mean
ing of words l heard Santa Claus say
when he stepped on the tacks l spread
on the carpet last night"