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"Yes," a woman will say, "I :'*$i'"^xaade good resolutions last New Year's--my in- * ; -tendons were of the very best, but I did ... <inot have the will power to live up to them. T- ^jJPray, what is the sense of making new ones?" Well, forget last year's good resolutions and V" forget the past year entirely. Turn with hope end confidence to the great new year about to dawn, and--yea, make new good resolutions, as ?' many of them as your brain can conjure up. Per- *haps you did fail to keep the good intentions | that made you so happy when you thought them ; out, but remember you are very human. Indeed, we all were not so very human there would be ; absolutely no need of our ever making any kind good resolutions. >rv . Many of us will see the old year go with few egrets. It brought us, perhaps, an extra share cares and disappointments, but are we not all better and stronger for them, and will not 'i -'0i the lessons they taught us stand jis in good stead the coming days? Dear friend, let me as- _ jf-J-isuris you that the difficulties and discouragements IS&yo® surmounted during this still present year will wlthoat Question make you a better and braver woman. 1 Welcome the new year: and by all means make Hew good resolutions. Every one of us needs to make them, because as I have said, we are all Lnum or womiLn. In the hearts of most of us is a wonder, a curt- v *ty, as to what the coming year may bring to * whether good fortune or bad, sorrow or Joy. How many of us realize that the shaping of our tun# during the year to come is in our hands? e do not need to depend on some imaginary • to deal us out good luck or bad, as she will, we have the earnestness and the desire to asc- pd. W , Ail Desire Happiness. But, after all, we want something more out of ' year to come than just mnterinl success, wel- Sie though that may be. Success Is not always Htded by happiness, and what we all desire ty in 1917 is happiness, no matter what its nnpy. that Is tits eluding ourselves, aklng and keep- resolutions. stock of our »^sources finds ;i year ago. Ws xu chinking about To be contented r [life r^ jpjish for an We cau find trneliappl tns the proper kind of The annual period f< mental, spiritual and Iiaost of us about where, we ere living about the same. We the sr'ue thoughts. # We* are animated by about tie same expecta-lons. When we are depressed Ut Is because of pie same old fears. ' Some have learned something In ths dying year. Some have not. Some hope to learn during the coming year. Most of us spend the main portions of our lives f|i disappointment over the failurs of that which ire hoped might come to pass, balancing that with tor washed-out pleasure that the worst of the firings we feared did not happen. Some of us lack grip upon ourselves. This annual stock-taklnjr of our mentality •tiould light the future of the comlnjr year with le experience of the year Just passed. If It it do that we are not doing the Job right The extent to which we have learned our lt»» in the old year will be the measure in which may gauge our expectations for the new year. Turning the New Lssf. fc'tji; From time immemorial It has l>een the custom tthe forehanded good old-fashioned neighbor to uars up his accounts, make new resolves, start cutting off certain bad habits, and "turn o?er a Ot»\v leaf.** ' : This Is perfectly reasonable and natural. As ths Jfdeadar marks a new cycle of time, so we in­ stinctively pause and make ready for a fair new start in life, even though we know that neither life nor time has any pause in its onward sweep. It is probable that there are many more New Year's resolutions broken than are kept strictly through the year. Even so, there is good value in the making of them, in spite of what somebody' has said about the downward road being paved with good intentions. Ovod new resolves are good for us any time, and a backward glance will not hinder our for­ ward march. We cannot make too many efforts to prune off bad habits and such other dead wood as we find In our lives each year. All who have no faults, please standi i However, It may be that the best New Year's resolve we can make tills first holiday of 1917 will be to start the good habit of beginning new every looming. After all the mistakes and disappointments and business battles that leave us tired and sour and sick, there comes a new day, so that we can begin over again and do better. If we start such ft plan, the coining year and those following it will bs happier new years. New Year's Entertaining. New Year's eve is an occasion of big celebra­ tion all over the country, every mun and woman having a desire to speed the old year and wel­ come the new with so*ne form of festivity. v In the cities the hotels a..d restaurants make a big feature of this holiday, and each and every one advertises a special supper, with -dancing, etc. This Is all very well for those who do not have to count the pennies when seeking pleasure, for entertainment on New Year's eve comes high. Everyone wants to be amused, to greet the incom­ ing twelve months with Jollity and song, and the consequence is that the restaurants de­ mand and get high prices for entertainment on that occasion. There are no end of enjoyable ways of enter­ taining In one's own home on New Year's eve, and the woman who wishes to give pleasure to the family and friends on this occasion can do sc at very little expense. All she needs Is to ask a Jolly crowd, to think out a clever scheme of table decoration, to arrange some forms ««f amusement and all will be well. The woman who has fairly large rooms In hear house will do well to select dancing as the chief four of entertainment for the eventng. Dancing has lost none of Its fascination for the majority of folks, and If it is made the big feature of the party It Is safe to say that most of the guests Will b© well pleased. A small dance need not be an expensive affair. If you have a phonograph all Is well ; if not surely you have some friend from whom ;ou <?an borrow an Instrument for the evening. Dancing to a plionoprraph is Just as good fun as dancing to an orchestra, provided one's partner is skillful at treading the Mligbt fantastic." . When giving a New Year's eve party where dancing Is to be the chief attraction of the eve­ ntng it Is a good Idea to ask one's guests to come to the affair masked. This will lend mystery and excitement to the party and there will be great fun when the guests unmask as the hour strikes twelve and the new year Is ushered In to tits time of many 1 nippy voices wishing each other "Happy New Year." After the" usual felicitations are over, supper . should be served. This may be simple or elab­ orate, Just as the hostess desires. , As for table decorations, a pretty centerpiece Is to have a star made from a brilliant red poln- settla. In the middle of the staf place a tat! candlestick with a long white enndie for the ne»v year. Each point of the star should be marked by a low candlestick holding a shorter whi:e candle. At the left of each plate have a spray uf jHilnsettin. A pretty way to serfe Ice cream on this occasion would be to have it molded In the form of a candle and candlestick, the candle to he the vanilla cream and the candlestick to be of I'lstaclilo green. A tiny wax taper may he Ill­ umed at the top of each "candle" and lighted just as all ure brought In. A simple snpper menu for New Year's eve m'ght consist of hot bouillon (a thin soup) served in cups so that It is easy to hand Around, chicken naiad, sandwiches, ice cream, cake and coffees lTe supper should be of the buffet order, ths men guests helping the girls to the food they re­ quire. On this way the need of extra help is dispensed with and no additional expense Is in­ curred on this scowi. For those who do not care for dancing, cards, either bridge, "ruin," fantan or some other popu­ lar game, will do to pass the hours before twelve. Doctor Smith Talks. Drinks, smokes and candy are not the only things to swear off on New Year's day. There are plenty (ft others, and for most of us the others are much more important, as fortunately the readers of this department are not victims of rum and tobacco. New Year resolutions, however, should not con­ sist entirely of "swear offC' Too many "don't#" are not advisable. "Do" is much better than "don't." Positive resolves are better than nega­ tive ones. If you "swear on" enough good habits It will not be necessary to "swear off" any bad ones. In other words, positive or constructive policies are better than negative or destructive ones. This applies to health just as much as to anything else in life. So, don't think you can "get by" simply by swearing off on one or two of your pet vices. Not at all. Your New Year resolu­ tions, 1 to be of any real value, must be construc­ tive. You must decide not only to quit soma • things, but to begin some things, also. Good resolves and swear offs may be grouped in pairs, and to advantage. It seems to me. I^et's •try it that way for a change. I will take good care of my body. I will not abuse It. Hold Up Your Right Hand. This first pair of resolves looks pretty simple but if you think n minute you will see that It ln» eludes a multitude of things. It actually Is tho whole thing in a nutshell. If you swear this par ticular pair of swears, and keep your oath, yotf will have health and happiness all the year, and your bill at the doctor's and the drug store will be so small that you can have an extra new dress instead. Let's see what It does include. I will have "house cleaning" In the house I live in. I will not procrastinate in instituting prepar­ edness against disease. This means thnt you will have the dentist go over your teeth wlfh absolute regularity once or twice a year, but It also means that you have sense enough to know that the rest of your body Is at least as important as your teeth and that you will have your doctor examine you from head to foot and fix up anything that needs it before any symptoms appear, which would simply mean that the process had gone on so far that correc- tlon would be much more difficult If not Impos­ sible. This would Include an examination of the urine and the blood pressure, both of which should be investigated once every year In the case of every person over forty years of age. I will keep clean Inside and oat. I will avoid dirt. This means not only the dally bath, hut it means the flushing of the Inside of the body so as to keep the sewers working. It means the drink­ ing of about a gallon of fluid per day. It also means keeping the teeth scrupulously neat., cleansing them morning, noon and night, so that they will not Infect every single mouthful of food yon swallow. What Is the use of pure-food laws If you save a choice selection of germs between your teeth so as to spread them on the food which Uncle Sam certtfles is "pure." It also means sufficient exercise to malntriln bodily activity, so that circulation will keep'thlng? elf an Inside and prevent stagnation. It also mean* plenty of fresh air, so that the oxygen will oxl- dfite, or burn up, all the debris and the poisons and the toxins which are being .formed In every |»ody all the time as the result of eating and of Uvlng. Keep Smiling. I will. cultivate good cheer. I will avoid anger, hate and moroseness. ' It doesn't hurt to smile. Remember that. It isn't hard work. It doesn't cost anything. It Inn'i simply for others that one should smile. It helps one's self even more than others. Sing! Whistle! Laugh! These things do not cost any­ thing, either, and they help a great deal. Wo doctors know that if we can get a patient to laugh and sing It Is pretty sure thnt he Is on the mend und on It good and strong. We also know that anger, hate, sulks, pessimism and all such horrid things are actually destructive., This Is not Christian Science or any other sectarianism, but Just plain common sense backed up by the latest laboratory experiments. AH these mental conditions cause the formation of actually poison­ ous chemicals In the body and at the same time hl.ider the activities of normal health processes. Operating on Systemstic Basis, Thrifty Marsuder Wat Able to Accumu­ late Bank Account and Says He Likes Game. teeottle. Wash.--Carl Peterson, the most industrious and busiest night bur­ glar that ever Operated ou the Pacific coast, who confessed that an alarm clock called him to "work" every night and that he systematically and care­ fully went about his business as a banker or merchant would take up his duties for the day, is in the city Jail here. ' * • "" Peterson has h&n tn Seattle sim& last April and during this tin>e has fobbed about 80 private residences and stores. Regularly every morning, ac­ cording to his story, he would rise at the call of his alarm clock, at 1:30 in the morning, eat a light breakfast, load his. revolver, put a couple of "jim­ mies" and a flashlight in his pocket and then start out to plunder some house. Lifetime of Robbery. Quick-eyed, well-built, with features betraying a love for excitement, Peter­ son devoted almost a lifetime to rob­ bing folks, "on a business basis with a bank account to' show for it." He says he took up burglary as his profes­ sion many years ago he proudly boasts that he has no equal. He has made a thorough study of the art of burglary and offered to place a wager that he could jimmy his way into the home of the chief of detectives and rob it with­ out awakening the occupants. Peter­ son says he never wears ahy socks while "at work" and that he always removes his shoes before entering any house. Seattle officers are <if the opinion Peterson has committed fttore bur­ glaries than any other single man in the criminal history of the West. Al­ though only twenty-seven years old, he has been a prowler since he wore knickerbockers. In Oakland, Cal., the prisoner %boasts that he robbed 11)0 homes and' stores in four months and Would Rise at 1:30 and Start Out. that he also operated extensively In* San ifaneisco and Sacramento, Burglar Has Bank Accounts The loot obtained by Peterson in Seattle Is valued at thousands of dol­ lars. A transfer wagonfuU of stolen goods. Including clothing, cameras, re­ volvers, jewelry, suit cases, grips and a varied assortment of other articles was taken from his rooms to police headquarters. Later the office was stormed with victim's of Petersou's operations. Peterson said the thrill and excite­ ment of the game appeal strongly 'to him but that he took up burglary as a regular business and determined to make it a success and to proceed along businesslike lines. When asked if he thought his criminal operations were worth while he replied: "Well, I've got a pretty good bank account and nobody can Identify that. It's not a bad game if a fellow likes It. But you have to be a pretty clever bird to get by. I thought I had it down pretty fine, but I got caught Just the. same.' PRISONERS OF PARLIAMENT Offenders May Be Shirt Up„ in. Cl0£k Tswer, but Buy Own ; v\ ^ Meals. Few people are aware that the: houses of parliament have their own prison. Yet situated high up in the flock tower is the M. P.'s prison, con­ sisting of four bedrooms and two sit­ ting rooms; London Tit-Bits says. The honorable member who has been dishonored »by imprisonment for a breach of parliamentary etiquette does uot have a very hard life In St. Steph­ en's prison. The prisoner's meals are sent up to him from the hpuse of com­ mons' kitchens and he can choose whatever dishes he" likes from the or­ dinary menu. Unlike an ordinary pris­ oner, he receives the bill for his meals from the catering authorities! Perhaps the best remembered occu­ pant of parliament's prison was Mr. Rradlnugh, who was sentenced by the speaker to Imprisonment in the clock tower for refusing to withdraw when requested so to do. Offenders against ,parliament other than Members have before now been sentenced to imprisonment in the clock tower. 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U„ CHiCAQoTNO. &3-191I BARGAIN Raise High Priced Wheat < on Fertile Canadian Soil Canada extends to you a hearty invita­ tion to settle on her FREE Homtetead lands «# 160 seres each or secure some of the low priced lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. This year wheat ia higher but Canadian land just a» cheap, so the opportunity is mora at­ tractive than ever. Canada wants you to help feed the worjd by tilling some of her fertile soil--land similar to that which during many years has averaged 20 to 45 bushels of wheat to the acre. Think of the money you can make with wheat around $2 a bushel and land so easy to get. Wonderful yields also of Oats, Barley and Flax. Mixed farming in Western Canada is as profitable an Iwhwtiy as grain growing. The Government this year is asking farmers to pot In­ creased acreage into Krain. Military service is not com- OS WL RI , - - 1 agreeable. railway facilities excellent, good schools and churches convenient. Write for literature as to reduced railway > to Supt of Immigration, Ottawa, Can, or to C. J. Broutfhion, Room 412, 112 W, *•-* r Street. Chicago, 111.; M. V. Maclnnast 17# Jcff«r«on A»«nue, Detroit, Madh. Canadian Government A&ents • . • • • - ' I-. ESCAPES PRISON IN BARREL But Convict Had te Have Freeh Air and Is Taken Baek te Finish Sentence. The Old Year. By HELEN AGNES HOLTON. (Blently the shades of evening, Bather round this quiet spot, I watch the waning twilight, reverie of thought. r. funking of the year that's Of Its hours dark and bright, ^ Wondering what record it carried. In its winged rapid flight? •sj.fm'M-i Will It tell a pleasing story, Of earth's wayward children here? Of good work done, and happy workers. Busy all the livelong year! Or will It tell of sadness. _ Of virtues not yet wonT Of hours spent In idleness, * And of good deeds left undoor| Metblnka I hear the echo , ' " ' Reverbrate through the air, [y Old Tear goes laden with nxmS&ttBI* And hardens heavy te hear. - And borne on the ebbing tide, Of death's cold mystic river, Into that shadowy land, . Bids us farewell forever. And now we hall the glad New Tear, .And future joys await to be unfurled. Another page in Time's great book be­ gun, Another page of grace for all the World. Then as we wend Our checkered way, 8ummy,§: tlioin >nd 'j Chills •"7' •• • Let us reap earth's choicest blessings, For there's more of gcMjd than ill. Upon this pure and spotless page, May ldndliness be traced, Then when we bid this year adieu, * Naught would we see erased. Baltimore. Md.--Just because he bad to have the air to breathe, Elmer John­ son, a convict serving a ten-year sen­ tence in* the penitentiary for murder, spoiled a clever plan to escape. Johnson is employed in the shipping department and one night took ad­ vantage of the absence of the regular guard to substitute himself for hol- lowware in a barrel that was to be shipped in the morning. The regular guard also examines barrels before they are sent <ont, but Johnson took the chance that the substitute wonld not. and he judged rightly. The barrel, with Johnson Inside, cov­ ered with excelsior, was wheeled out and put on the wagon. On the way Johnson felt the need of air and pushed up the lid to get It. A boy saw the arm go up out of the barrel and called to the driver. The latter took a look, clapped the lid on again, whipped up his horses and carried Johnson hack to the penitentiary. Cook Inherits $200,000. 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