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A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR
and
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VERNONIA, OREGON
EVER a tiling to make qou mad,
On comer across from Bank of Vernonia
Uever a trouble to make you sad,
Uever a pain to hurt or kill,
CHRISTMAS A YEAR AWAY
never the need of a dollar bill
never a worry or never a fear
All through the days a happy year.
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Wishes the People of Vernonia and Vicinity
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BRIGHT AND
PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
Welcome Strangers, Vernonia Greets You, Glad
to Meet You
KATHERIUE EDELIHAU
Newifear
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JWANUARY 1 was not always New
XI Year's Day, and even now In
Greece and Russia it does no;
arrive until twelve days ufter the new
year has started.
It took longer to agree upon a com
mon day to celebrate New Year’s than
it did to select » common Christman.
It was late In the Sixteenth century
before January 1 was accepted uni
versally. The more ancient nations
had always had a preference for this
date, and Egypt. China and Rome cele
brated the day with public rejoicing.
In Russia the day wits made sacred
to Janus and wns a time of special
sacrifice and prayer at his shrine. He
Is pictured ns a god with two faces,
one looking backward and one forward
—one youthful and one very old—the
Old and the New Year. In Derby
shire an old custom stl'.l prevails. At
Just twelve o’clock the doors are flung
v 'de open and the New Yenr Is ush
ered In with shouts of welcome.
There are places In England, also,
where the Old Year is still swept
out, according to an old custom, Men
and boys with blackened faces and
dressed to look like chimney sweeps,
go through the streets with brooms.
sweeping.
The practice of burning th» 01,1
Tear out with huge bonllres still pre
vails In some plnces. while in mnnv
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P. D. SMITH
districts it Is rung out by muffletl
bells, and just at midnight the bells
are unniuffled and the New Year Is
rung in with Joyous peals.
But In no other country Is the cele
bration of New Year's made so Impor
tant a festival as in Japan.
The
streets and byways of Tokyo, ns well
as other «it les, look like n vast play
ground. At n certain time lu the day
the emjieror receives the princes and
the princesses of the blood. At an
other hour all royalty and cabinet
members and their wives. The scene
is marked with great ceremony.
But nil over the city the young peo
ple are baring quite as good a t'm • ns
royalty; a festival of pleasure Is be
ing held. Sometimes the fares are
smudged with paint or In': sea-let
crepe, white silk and brilliant g dd
tilt through all the streets, Very lit-
tie religious ceremony Is observed
New Year’s day, but n, .•;> the third
•f Jnucnry the day Is g. <i over to
worship in the pnlncr. i
th“
Tor opens
fourth of January the
the -or. ad I chamber and «t-.de a ITul to
are boguu U>t the ¿vuf.
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ARRIVAL OF THE NEW
YEAR
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efore the midnight service
which would usher In the
, New Year there was an organ
I recital.
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The church was very quiet.
* everything was very still. Only
t the beautiful chords of th« or-
[ gan sounded. A glorious, lighted
t star hung down, and the Cbrlst-
, mat» greens were still wound
t around the pillars and the pulpit
, and the Bible reading desk.
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Sometimes the notea of the
i organ were deep and low, again
[ they were high, clear, thrilling.
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And to every person came new
f ambitions, new resolves. As they
I nil joined In the opening hymn
| of the New Year midnight Mrv-
i Ice they all felt better.
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The beauty of the organ's
’ music had touched the soul of
l each.
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Christmas was a glorious occasion
Vernonia. Many family tree«
brought cheer to the homes and gift
presentations were many; in some
cases quite elaborate. The churches
had special Christinas services and a
tree and splendid program was well
attended at both the Christian and
Evangelical. Community house part
ies were numerous and the turkey
was the bird supreme. On Christmas
night the theatre was crowded, a-
was the Christmas dance. The charit
able inclined citizens seen to it that
no one was needy .and the Vernonia
Community chest yielded about 9-10
that was well distributed.
also repair them.
The whole Family wants ( nc.
A. L. FENNER
A qOOD
RESOLUTION
VERNONI A, OREGON
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T WAS New Year's Eve and Vncle
Ben—everybody called him Uncle
Ben—said he didn't think he’d
make a resolution, and then he'd have
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none to break.
"Wall," said Mrs. Smith, bls neigh II
bor, who had brought him a leaf of
bread. ‘‘If I were you I'd make a res
olution to marry before another year
I’m going to quit sewing your buttons,
so you'd better think about it.”
Uncle Ben did think about It, and
mused to himself: “Wall, if I bad re !
solved long ago to get married. I'd be
married. Other folks keep their res
olntions. By Jolly! Tm going to re
solve to marry before a year and I
won’t break my resolution, either.”
New Year's day Uncle Ben put on
his best bih and tucker and started to
church. As he turned the corner he
met Widow Bender.
'•Well, Uncle Ben. Happy New
Year,” said she.
“Thank you, Mrs. Bender, and Hup
py New Year to you. Mine will be a
happy New Year, for I'm going to be
married.”
“Oh. fine!" said the widow, with a
look of disappointment. "My New
Year resolution i.s to get married, if I
can."
“Well," said Uncle Ren, "that le a
provision in my resolution—if I can.”
They looked at each other, kitten
like, talked a short time and went on
to church.
Every one was surprised to witness
a wedding that morning.
When they were congratulating Un
de Ben he eaid; "Weil, a resolution la
a One*thlng if you make a good one
and stick to It.”
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