/ T he N ew a stands for a greater and better Falls City all the time FALLS CITY NEWS Buy all goods o f home merchants and help to make Falls City greater No. 18 FALLS CITY. OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1915 VOL. XI i To the Happy Little New Year You bring us happiness, delight, Renewed each soul and heart tonight. f o ' r child at purity and grass, Ws liken ta your caul and faca A lily bright. Tha aid yaar diet! new roieate grows Thu dawn «far mountains capped with snows. Your breath so faint, of fragrance rare, Yaur smiling lips wt would compare T a blushing rasa. Athwart the east a ruddy bar, Yaur father, Tima, awaits yaur car. When you alight what glad surprise. What happiness, shines in upur ayes. Bright morning start Oh, sweat and happy little ana. To evary weary mortal runl Lily and star and rate are you, And faith and hope you will renew ’Neath Now Year’s sun. —Walter Beverley Crane In New York Timas. WHY “ HOGMANAY?" Various Explanations Oivan of Scotch Name For New Year’s Eva. It la natural with New Venr'a erau mors than with other bolklsys that a large part o f Ibe observance should fall upon th e.eve rather tbau upon tha day In no other festival or fust la any single moment so Iminirtant aa tha moment o f midnight Unit marks the cbnnge from the 31st o f Itecember to the 1st o f January. Tbut Is the turning point In the cHebrntlon. the thing Itself which la celebrated. The early ccremonlee lead up to I t and the later ones begin with IL Nobody knows why the 31st of De­ cember should be called Hogmanay In Scotland In the north of England thla word la Hagmena. and In two or three other countries ibere are names for the day that sound a little like these. Several unlikely guesaee have been made at the ortgtu of Ibe word, and they are aa unprotltable aa gueaa ea made entirely without baste ot knowledge uaually arc. Due ot them is that the words "U ogsan n y. trollo- lay," which occur In n song, are a cor­ ruption of "Homme est ne- trots rota ta." fh la theory Ignores tvltb a calm ness of Indifference that I* |>oaltlvely fascinating the fact that the word trollolay occurs In a thousand other songs where It could not by any pos­ sible stretch of philological imagluti- Mon mean "trota rola Ik." It la here set down only to Illustrate once more the abeurd extremity to which the crate fur Ignorantly deriving words will carry Its victims. The word Uog manay was applied also to a certain dole ot oat cakes, sometimes accom­ panied by cheese, given to a child on this day. The children of the poorer people went about In companies ask­ ing tbeae qirts. and tbe people who were more well to do often gave them In such quantities that tbe problem was rather how to carry them than bow to get them. Uolng about In large parties to visit neighbors with one sort o f ceremony or another formed a part of tbe ob­ servance of many an old custom I d England and Scotland, but tbe pres­ ent time seems to bave been one of tbe most favored ot all In tbl* respect. NOTE ALL YOUR OLD ERRORS. Boms Suggestions f o r Starting Anothar Lap on L ift's Jaurnay. Although with moat of A tbe custom o f making an elaborate aet of resolu­ tion»—all o f them to be broken per- bapa In a week—belong« (o tbe past. It Is by no meant a bad .Idea to sit down and quietly think over their alg nlflonnoe In calm retrospect Such a view la Indeed to be commended. Without making vain Hnd foolish reso­ lutions one may carefully note all er rora and evade as many of them a* possible during tbe next year. I f tbe past year haa contained more tear* than smiles tear off tbe old page, wltb Its biota and mistake«, and throw It away. A clean new sheet, pure nnd white. Ilea before you. Forget to pity youraelf go much and contemplate tbe condition of those more nnforliiuiite Cease your lamentntlons for bygone opportunities and plan for the future, lirnce up! I f tbe fates have been un kind to you during tbe past year try to turn the tables on them now Do not tie discouraged wltb your lot. Meet It and face It. It Is not nearly so bad as It might be. It Is a good thing at the beginning of a freab year, with the alate clean, to make an effort to rid yourself of that characteristic hiiuiuu mistake of putting too great u value on tbe upln Ions o f others. Much of the misery or Imagined misery o f human beings baa Ita origin In tbe moat trilling clrcum stances A negligible Incident will. If brooded over, Induce an attack o f the blues that may Inst for days. Many women, and especially young girls Just budding Into radiant womanhood, fre quentty work themselves Into a state o f augulsb through worrying over real or fancied wrongs. Much Kissing on New Year’s. It was tbe custom ou New Year's day for all tbe cltlr.ens, after they bad called upon each other during Ibe day. In visit the governor In the evening, men and womeu together, where It « a s the custom o f the worthy Peter (o bestow upon each o f the wives and maidens a hearty smack, thus setting a fashion that was no doubt carefully followed by the rest o f tbe men. Irv tug's "Knickerbocker's History of New York." R ejoicin gs Upon the New Yea/s Coming of Age By C H A R L E S L A M B HE Old Year being dead aud tbe New Year comlug of age. which be does by calendar law as loon aa tbe breath la out of the old gentleman's body, nothing would servo the young spurk but be must gtvo a dinner upon tbe occasion, to which all the D ay« In tbe year were Invited. Tbe Festivals, whom be de­ puted as bis stewards, were mightily taken wltb tbe notion. They bad been eugaged time out o f mind, tbey said. In providing mlrtb and good cheer for mortals below, and It waa time tbey should have a taste o f tbetr own bounty. It was stiffly debated among them whether the Facts should be admitted Home said tbe ap­ pearance o f such lean, s t a r v e d guests, wltb their mortified faces, would pervert the ends o f the meet Ing. But the ob Jectlon wag over­ ruled by Christ mas Day, who had a design up­ on Aab Wednes­ day (os yon shall he ar t and a mighty desire to see bow tbe old Dominie w o u ld behave himself lu A,,R,L rooL A" u IUE hla cups. Only at-’ MTs. (he Vlglia were requested to come wltb their lanterns to light tbe gentlefolk home at night. All tbe Days came. Covert were pro­ vided for 305 gueets at the principal table, with an occasional knife and fork at tho sideboard for the Twenty- ulnth o f February. Cards o f Invitation bad been Issued. The carriers were the Hours, tw e lv e - little merry, whirligig foot pages that went all round and found out the per­ sona Invited, with the exception of Knaler Day, Shrove Tuesday and a few aurb movables, who had lately shifted their quartera. Well, tbey are all met at laat, foul Daya. tine Day*, all sorts o f Daya, and a rare din tbey made o f It. There waa nothing but "Hnll. fellow Day, well met!” Only Lady Day aeemed a little acornful. Yet Borne «aid Tw elfth Day T cut her out, for she came all royal and glittering and Kpiphenous. The rest eaiue In green, some In white, but old Leut ami Ills family were not yet out o f mourning. Italuy Days came tu drip ping and Huushiuy Days laughing. Wed­ ding Day waa there In marriage ffnery Pay Day came late, and Doomsday eeut word he might be ex pet-led April Foul took u|ton himself to mar­ shal tbe guests, and May Day. with that sweetness peculiar to tier, propon­ ed tbe health o f tbe bust This being done, tbe lordly New Year, from the upper end o f tbe table, returned thanks Ash Wednesday, la-lug now called i i i k j i i tor s song, struck up a enrol which Christinas Day bad taught him. Shrovetide, Lord Mayor's Day and April Fool next Joined 'n a glee. In which all tbe Days chimed in All this while YuleuUue'n Day kept courting pretty May, who sat next tu him. slipping amorous billets doux un der tbe table till tbe Dog Days began to be Jealous and to bark and rage ex cecdlngly. At last tbe Days called for tbelr cloaks nnd greatcoats aud took tbelr le a v e . Shortest Day went off In a deep black fog that wrapped the little gentlem an all rouqd Tw o Vigils—so watch­ men are called In H e a v e n — saw Christmas D a y s a f e l y h om e; tbey bad been used to the busi­ ness ttefore. Au- otber V 1 g 11 — a stout, sturdy pa­ trol. called tbe Eve o f St. Chris­ V A.I E N T1N E A N D M A T topher - s e e in g W r.N T TO O E T H E B Ash Wednesday In a condition little better than be should be, e'en wblpped him over bis shoulders, pickaback fashion, and be went floating home singing On ths bat'a hack do I fly. and a twin tier o f old snatches besides. Longest Day set off westward in beau­ tiful crimson and gold; tbe rest, some In one fttRblon, some In another. But Valentine nud pretty May took their departure together In one o f tbe pret­ tiest silvery twilights a l»v e r s ' Day could wish to set In. W H A T A H A L L BE DONE TO IN 8 U R E A H A P P Y N EW YEARf Tbe best resolve lo make at this season Is to resolve to make others happy. This not only brings happiness to others, hut to ourselves It does not spring from the selffsh desire to please ourselves hv pleasing others, but from that proper self love which prompts us to do for other* what we would have them do for us In giving pleasure we receive pleasure, and thus the New Year 1« made brighter and happier for all. R IN G O U T, YE B ELL8I N svary country where man ksaps New Year’s ths poal- Ing of ths bolls Is ths first hsrald of dawn of tho holiday. For fiftasn conturios, over sinoo Biahop Paullnus introducad holla in tha eoromonlaa of tho Christian church, tha custom has boon fol­ lowed. It grow out of tho an­ cient habit of sxorciting m alig­ nant spirits with chimaa to that tha journay of tho dsad into ths groat hoyond should bo undis­ turbed. Tho groat ball of Moscow, tho Liborty ball, John Bunyan’a boll, tho chimoo of Old Christ churoh in Philadslphia, ars aomi of ths noted relics whose braxon throats have told tha coming of a naw yaar. Modern skill haa made tha chimes a part of a complicated machine operated by oloetricity and playad by the ringer much aa a pianist aits before hit instrument, but whother operated by old or mod­ ern mothode tho New Yaor’o pools hold tholr place undisturb­ ed in tho affections of man. I A s W s Approach a Yaar. We approach a ur w nud untried year A* we en»*« It* threshold to meet ucw nnd eulnrgtd opportunities let It he with a stem)foot p*,rjx>*e to Increase our fund o f '¡nowUslirc. our strength o f character, our u»«-fuloew* and heffrf'i Inert* as never lie fore, realis­ ing that, at liest. "tin time I* short." May the thoughts we have Is-eo con shirring s o take | M M *e«N lo ii o f us. the purpose« Iwrn of them so govern that our live* will lie sweeter, happier, more practically and truly *nc<-e««fiil during *iM-b lluie as remains to us here and lietter fitted for the dawn of that new time which *li*ll lie reck­ oned uot by years and bare no ynd. LOW ER P R IC E S - S W E E T CO N TEN T. WEET are tbe thoughts that savor of content. S Tha quiet mind Is richer than a crown Sweet are tbe nlchta in care­ less slumber spent. Tbe poor estate scorns Fortune's angry frown. Bucb sweet content, sucb minds. such sleep, such bliss. Beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss. The homely house that harbors quiet rest. Tbe cottage that affords nor pride nor care. The mean that 'greee wltb country mualc beat, Tbe sweet consort of mirth and modest fare— Obscured life sets down a type of bliss. A mind content both crown and kingdom Is. —Robert Oreene. CH AN G ED . ■E vrom the outskirts of the town. A- Where the old milestone stood. Now a stranger, looking down. I behold the shadowy crown Of the dark and haunted wood. TB It changed or am I changed? A Ah, the oaka are freeh and green t But the friends with whom 1 ranged Through their thickets are estranged By the years that Intervene TJRIOHT as ever flows the sea, -A* Bright as ever shines the sun. But. alae they seam to me Not the sun that used to be Not the tides that used to run! —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A P O E T IC A L EN IG M A , w a s whispered In haavan, ‘twas muttered In hell. And echo caught faintly tbe sound as It fell; On the confines of serth ’twas permitted to rest And the depths of the ocean Its presence confessed. Tw ill be found In the sphere when 'tla riven asunder; 'Tie seen In the lightning and heard in the thunder— Twas allotted to man from his earliest breath; It aaalsts at his birth and attsnds him In death; It presides o'er hla happiness, honor and health; Is the prop of hla house and the end of his wealth; It begins svary hope, every wish tt must bound; It prays with the hermit, with monarchs Is crowned. Without It the soldier and sailor may roam. But -woe to the wretch who expels It from home In the heaps of the miser 'Us httarded with care. But Is sure to be lost In hla prodigal heir In the whispers of conscience Its voice wtU be found. Nor e'en In the whirlwind of passion la drowned. T ie lost to the eye, and. though deaf to the ear, 'Twill make It acutely and Instantly hear. But In shade let It reat like a delicate Bower. Oh. breathe on tt ebftly; tt dies In an hour I (Answer.—The letter "H." ) —Katherine Fanahaw. JO H N A N D ER S O N . OHN ANDERSON, my la John. When w# wars flrst sequent Your locks were like the rarven. J Tour bonnle brow was brent, But now your brow Is bold. John. Tour locks are like the anaw. But blessings on your frosty r o w , John Anderson, my !o! John Anderson, my )o. John. We clamb the hill theglther. And mony a canty day. John. We've had wl ane anlther. Now we maun totter down. Jedmv But hand In hand we'll go And sleep theglther at the feet. John Anderson, my Jo! —Robert - Burns v I -i-H - l-l-l-l- H 1 ! ! I-1- l-p-H -p .l-H -l-M -i. H -l-M -M - !■ I -I--I- H -M - 1-1-1 » I-1 | | |- |- > THE VALUES WE O FFER ARE SO BIG THAT WE WANT YOU TO SE E TH EN . CONE IN NOW. WHILE THE STOCK IS CO N PLETE. AND SEE THE QUALITY OF OUR GOODS AND THE PRICES WE PLACE ON THEN . THAT'S ALL WE ASK. WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL BUY AND BUY LOTS. BE­ CAUSE YOU WILL FIND THE QUALITY TO BE GOOD AND THE ST Y LE TO BE CORRECT. O U R PR ICES ARE N O W T H E LOWE8T O F T H E YEAR. W E A R E M A K IN G OUR J A N U A R Y C L E A R A N C E S A LE . Clearance 1 Lot childs Rubberized rain capes, regular $2 to $2.50, ages 6 to 12, priced now to close $i,38 About a dozen ladies new style Fall cloaks left now prices for quick selling about one-half. N. SELIG . ENGLAND A T HER 0LD TRICKS England today, is as she was one hundred years ago, crafty and a consuming desire to rule the world. In the great war that is now tearing at the vitals o f .the Old World, England seeks to dictate what American ships may and may not carry. To do otherwise her m ajesty’ s fleets would deem them contrabrand and confiscate the cargoes. O f late she has adopted extra precautions and has seized American ships, taken them into British ports for ex­ amination. The United States Government has said that this must not be done again or Eng­ land may get into trouble with your “ P a .” It is very plain to the most cas­ ual observer that England has an ulterior motive in this. By hindering the commerce o f the United States until the war is over she could still be mistress o f the seas. It is to be hoped that Secretary Bryan will evince enough o f the spirit o f ” 76” to make England “ keep hands o ff” , England has no love for this or any other country farther than they can be o f use to her. The attempt to create sentiment against Germany for the night raid on the English coast fell flat. Does England remember the summer o f 1814 when her fleets disregarding all neutrality laws landed and made the Span­ ish fort o f Pensacola her base o f supplies and undertook the invas­ ion and conquest o f Louisiana? So sure were they o f ultimate success, that they chartered ships to carry away the booty, estima­ ted at fourteen million dollars. The officers also brought their wives to participate in the festiv­ ities that were to be pulled off after the victory. The Com­ mander-in-chief o f the British forces made overtures to Jean Lafitte, a buccaneer, offering him ♦30,000 and a commission o f cap­ tain in the British navy and to enlist all his men if he would assist them in the invasion o f (Concluded on Page 2.)