The Old Year
And the New
THE clocks were on the stroke of
twelve,
Ihe moon was bright and
high;
A footstep broke the frozen crust,
A shadow passed me by.
I saw a veteran, lame and old,
Whose march was almost done.
The battered knapsack on his back
Was empty, like his gun.
The silver chimes began to ring.
I heard a bugle blow.
A dashing soldier, young and fair,
Came riding o'er the snow.
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THF, NOTES OF "TArs" HE BT.EW.
TV*! froat was on hta cloak of biut
And on hia yollow plume.
And on hi* sword ha bora • rote —
A led. red raw—in bloom.
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He hrhod where the aged rata j j
! tad fallen in the arnri,
A»d icy winds had made for hia
A bed of white repose.
He set the bugle to his lip*.
The notes of "laps" h« blew.
And then I knew that I beheld
The old year and the new.
Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly.
Qnecr French Canadian Cantoma.
A French Canadian New Year's cus
tom now nearly obsolete was that
known as La ljuete del' Enfant Jesus—
the collection for the Infant Jesus.
This collection was managed by the
parish priest., who was driven round
I Begin Buying Now for Christmas |
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must not be ignored if judicious buying is to be pursued if ill Yftll I 1 Hflf*
Right now is the very best time to shop: not only 1
this but every store has ready the Christmas showing, p or #ie Man. W
fir jgEjcomplete. Styles, shades and assortments are at their
very best now and now is the time to make selections. \IP
wgj We have prepared a little plan to put aside what- (] v
mEL 1 4 ever you select for Christmas and keep it until you Umbrellas Night Robe llf
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are not prepared toto make early purchases. , p .
Will bring you in close connection with the _ Car ms ' ' 1111 es ' fatal
|g| beauties of this store and of the great variety of nov- YOU should make a trip through OUT Store lIOW and
Cuff Buttons, Garters, I laicl
cities we are showing for Christmas. get acquainted with the new ideas for men and boys. Suspenders. Hats
® , Don '' f f r et r Mer t ant Such things that can't well be described, but are de- Hosiery caps' fi
ment, which is always well supplied with all the 7 nuaiciy,
latest styles. Don't pay fancy prices for "city signed to Satisfy and please the most fastidious dresser. Underwear, Suits,
made" clothing when we can give you the best fit ttt ,a • . _ . j . r .
Wof stylish made clothing. Oct our prices and con,. We Call 4 Single Out One department for P«USe Col.ars, Ove. coats.
& above the other. Each show-case, each division in the Linen Handkerchiefs, Rain Coats,
tten—the good substan- s h e lves is a minature department complete. The Silk Handkerchiefs, Shirts,
showing of Christmas novelties this year, surpasses Grips, Sweaters,
this fact upon you, that any heretofore attempt and will, we know, be enjoyed Trunks, Valises, Leggins,
you buy, wherever you j T i»» •• .. /• femh
is stock this season by all who COme and see. Initial Handkerchiefs, Toques.
XJ rr\ NEXT TO FIRST NATL BANK,!
v Cx VUM FOURTH STREET.
among Ills parishioners l>y the senior
churchwarden or the beadle. The gifts
that he thus gathered "for the love of
1 the infant Jesus" oil the festival of
the circumcision were distributed
among the poor. intimately connected
with tiiis was another practice of col
lecting alms for the poor, known as La
tiuiguolee or La Ignotee. The words
signify both a custom and a song. Oil
' the eve of the new year bands of
i youthful niasqueraders serenaded the
i various residents of the locality after
I nightfall with music and song, knock
[ ing at doors and windows and begging
for offerings for the poor, geuerally
! eatables, with threats of revenge if
| gifts were refused. A piece of pork
j with the tail adhering, called La Clii
: gnee, was the traditional offering ex
| pected.
A (Jiila Day In Francr.
New Year's, not Christmas, is the
i French day of days. Cards, Ho were
I and bonbons are exchanged in profu
| sion, and visits are made. In the din-
I ing room on New Year's morning tire
assembled the gentlemen of the family
I to greet the ladies with courtly bow
: and gallantly to kiss their hands. The
j gay breakfast over, the children, the
i youth and those of the family in the
j prime of life make ready to pay visits,
j They start forth with pockets and
hands tilled with remembrances. The
older ones, ensconced in easy chairs be
| fore the lire, wait for the younger reia
; tives and friends who will come with
| light and merry talk to make good cheer.
THE (*liil<lrexi*M L)NY ID ILTT'LILTT.
I In Russia New Year's is especially
the children's day. Among the peas
ants the old time frolics and games ar«?
renewed. It is a practice among the
boys to arm themselves with a supply
of shelled wheat and dried peas and
togo from house to house in the small
hours of the morning. They present
themselves unbidden In a neighbor's
house, where the doors are always un
' locked, and pelt him with wheat or
pens till he offers cakes or fruit.
"Flm* Foot ln|."
"First footing" la an old, old custom
, which still lingers In Ireland. It Is con
| atdmd a hioky sign If the "first foot"
; Is a fair man. A dark man, a woman.
! a red hatred or squinting person Is «up
poaod to bring bad luck. In the north
j of England, however, a dark man Is
i preferred as a "first foot."
Flnl KMaa New Year's Preaeata.
When pins were Invented In Olouces
ter, England, In the sixteenth century,
they were much used for New Year's
presents. Later, when money was giv
en to buy pins It was called "pin mon
ey," a term which for four centuries
has designated the money devoted to
feminine trifles.
How Indeed?
TTP wires trip, "Happy New Year!"
But how does ho expect
It to lie so when he has sent
Tlio telegram collect?
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1905.
A Topsy Turvj Party.
A topsyturvy party is good fuu at
Christmas. Everything is done at this
party "the other way around." For in
stance, a very small Christmas tree is
fastened to the ceiling upside down.
On tiie floor a number of packages
should be laid. In the packages you
must be sure to have the topsyturvy
scheme. In all those intended for the
girls you should put only such things
as boys like or use, and the older tin
guest the simpler should the toys lie.
The next thfng in this topsyturvy par
ty after the distribution of the pack
ages is to have some one enter the
room dressed as Santa Clans with an
empty basket 011 his back or in his
hand, but instead of giving each person
a present he must demand one from !
each person. Later on in the evening
the guests play a game of forfeits, ;
when they have a chance of getting j
back their gifts.
A Few Christ IIIJIN Unn'la.
Don't fuss, don't hurry, don't worry, j
don't fret. < 'hrwtmas has come and
gone many times and will come and go j
again. Don't do one sinxle tiling, then, J
tor at least two weeks that will jar J
jtou into forgetting that it was the I
birthday of peace and good will.—Phil- j
adelphia Record.
INDIGESTION'S RECORD
"The best remedy I can prescribe for your in
dljfentlon. madam, is Green's August Flower.
I know of several other physicians who pre
acrtbe it regulaxly."
{lndigestion is making an awful r«c«rd
as a cause of sudden death*. It ia bast
ing heart-failure in ita ghastly harvest.
{You read in the papers daily of appar
ently healthy and even robuit men being
suddenly attacked with acuta indigestion
after enjoying a hearty meal, and of their
dying in many before a physician
could be called in.
{This should be a warning to you who
suffer with regular or periodical attacks
of indigestion. If these unfortunate vic
tims <>f acute indigestion had taken a
small dose of Green's August Flower be
fore or after their meals they would not
have fallen a prey to such sudden seizures.
{August Klower prevents indigestion by
creating good digestion. It also regulates
the liver, purifies the blood and tones up
the entire system in a natural way. r
{Two sizes, 25c and 75c. All druggists.
it. C. DODSON.
j &Sit December j
I - Sale of
Millinery
I
I'\VT'E are closing out our stock of Winter
W Millinery at greatly reduced prices.
ONE-THIRD off on all Trimmed Goods. All
Street Hats at ONE-HALF PRICE. All
I Wings and Ostrich Feathers at ONE-THIRD
and ONE-HALF off former price. - J
We are showing for the Christmas trade, a
fine line of HANDKERCHIEFS, STOCK and
I TURN OVER COLLARS, HOSIERY and
JAPANESE DRAWN WORK.
1
I LUDLAMS
Doors East of Post office, EMPORIUM,