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Stop Complaining, Their Resolution Family Suggestion Bert One to Followed. By FLORENCE HARRIS WELLS folks, I're made a New Yeart Ben, home from college for the announced as be took his place at the breakfast table the the very cheerful New Tear. Mother smiled, gayly at ier hand, and beloved only child. Grandmother looked adoringly across the table at Tier idolized suessesT Father "Yotfre going to get out of bed In the Ben grinned; baven't been doing tt this vacation, admit, up at i semester. "You're going to bed mother looked hopefully, "NotMnff doing, gra mj ter." going" to cease having anew girl every new and get.

down to bust- oess If other quizzically at her boy seemed like dear as a. SOIL "You've come the Nix, on the girl part, bufeTmrgolng to finish my senior Instead of Just getting 'through as in other years; though exactly I worded my resolvfc Now what are the rest of my fondliamlly resolving, before we delve any deeper Into mine? What about you, dad?" Ben each one, not waiting for- In to his 1 Ben, boyishly. "resolves things going to turn, over a new leaf my wife's advice for-m whole see -what happens to me. GJan't much worse than thave done," he laconically. "Some stunt, dad; mother's pretty shrewd, I are you resolving, grandma?" pretty late for an old lady of eighty-sir to he resolving anything.

Guess Til Just try to be as good as I can." "You're not so slow, grandma. You can't break it, because no matter what you do always got an allbt--belng just' as good, as you can be." "Now Ifs-up to yea, mother. Bet you never thought of resolving, did "Bet I did," mother retorted. "But I hadn't expected to broadcast It," "You've; got to though. If only fair." "All right Tat going to stop complaining." omplttlnlng, Fve never heard you complain.

Have you, "Not that recognize," Ben, senior, agreed. "Yea, I do. WeVe had. a hard year. Finances have: been most stringent.

Mothel broke her hip and we had a nurse'for months. Father's wasn't a Some folks didn't do their part, etc. Tve enumerated those things; thought about them and talked about them." "But, mother, you never whined. always said things jokingly." "That may be so, but In my heart I was rebelling- and complaining; then, last week, your father canie within a half hour of being asphyxiated--I thought a good many things in those hours he was fighting big way back. Two days later, son, you In an automobile accident--the same kind an accident In which many lose-their lives.

Tve done a lot more thinking, the I might have faced this New Year; a widow and childless; Instead I am blessed with myJoved husband and equally loved son, and mother still with TO. Hereafter," the resumed her usual bantering fayety, 1 complain nomore of everyday dad, didn't I tell you, yonr wota OaeanT to say Fd work hard" to please my beloved parents. mother's as an amendment." "All rjgbt, son, well follow mother's advice this year. The whole family will quit complaining. that, motherT And mother laughed.

"Have some more coffee?" 19 JS, Western Newspaper First-Footing Ancient Scottish New Year Habit First-footing Is an ancient custom which still exists In Scotland. Late in the evening of Hogomany, December 31, in each j-ear, thousands of the common people assemble in the-vicinity of the Edinburgh Tron church to ascertain-on good evidence When the new -year commences. When the clock Is about to Strike they cheer so loudly that the strokes are not heard. stantly that it-has finished, they depart fofc the purpose of first-footing-that Is, each one tries to be the first that year to cross the threshold his friend's house and wish him the compliments of the season. It is considered bad luck to go Into a house empty-handed, and good luck Is posed to attend the resident whose foot" is dark-coinpterioned and whose begins with straight instead of curved and curly letters.

CHRISTMAS TREES i i i. k' HE only kind Of trees that Jij- Jnterest us at thls-time of year are Christmas trees. I wonder If -ipou know that a Christmas tree may be a hein- ft lock or a spruce, a fir, pine, cedar, of" some: other evergreen, 'as an arbor But-the ones are the ft most: popular. Can you tell the difference? sprace Christmas tree has fl! needles, sharp, as pins, that 'stand out all ways. Christmas tree has flat needles that lie on the twigs as If they were parted, Just as hair is hemlock needles are whitish underneath.

The fir Christmas tree needles that are patted very JI much like the hemlock, only for much, description. two" forms of each separate needle seems to be parted on Its under side, too. Very likely your tree will be one of these three. The pine is too well known It has primary, small and scale-like, and the secondary--long and In ters of various numbers. There are many species, from a few lX feet high to over a hundred.

The cedar Is of an old family, is the well-known Cedar of It Is of slow growth, very wood, and much used In lead pencils. All are and very popular for Chri.stniv^g Herbert Sweet. 1928. Western A HAPPY Not because it is an honored custom, but because of the sincerity of our appreciation, we take this opportunity to thank you for the part you have played in our business prosperity in the past twelve months, and we you people of Boyden and A Happy New Year on Successors to Sioux Furniture Co. SHELDON, IOWA Undertaking MRS.

G. B. VAKS iT-he Reporter family spent Christmas in the A. Sheldon. Z-wol home at John Gardner pf Clear Lake, la is visiting in the Wm.

F. Wargowsky home. Miss Gertrude Van Zwol of Iowa lity, visited in the Reporter- home days the first of the week. Why not let the Boyden Report-order that Sioux City Tribune or Journal for you? Qosts no more and servise is free. Rev.

Mpthson, pastor of the First Reformed Church of Middleburg, submitted to an operation Iox appendicitis at the Maris hosptal In Tuesday, The original Chippewa SHoes. The 'best work, shpes for men. Get hem at the Boyden Harness Shop, Boyden, Iowa. 52-1 FOR SALE A Ford touring car, with new Winter Top, price right if sold soon Dick DeGroot, Iowa. 52-tr A chronology the year or 1926 is printed elsewhere in this issue of the Boyden Reporter.

Look up this special feature, It isj 4ne of exceptional interest. It isj compiled by Bdw. Webster. Mr. and Mrs.

Geo. Brinks celebrated 10th wedding anniversary on. Tuesday of this week. A large number of 'relatives and friends assisted in jnaking the occasion one that -will long be The Reporter extends G. B.

Van" Steenwyk died this morning, Wednesday, December 22,. 1926, at nine o'clock. Her death was due to a lingering illness including anemia. She was iborn in Northern" Netherlands, September 19, 1879; and had reached age of 47 years, 3 months and 3 days. In 1907 she left the Netherlands and came to America with her -uncle, Mr.

John ScKaap. In Miss Marie was united in marriage to Mr. G. Van Steenwy.k. They have made their home in Sheldon the ast three years.

Surviving he-r her husban'd, Mr. Van two sisters, Mrs. N. R. Barendregt of Sheldon and Mrs.

C. Reyne of Hull. There are also three brothers and two sisters in the Netherlands. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 1:30 at the Reformed Church, officiated by Rev. Jean A.

Vis, Sheldon Mail. i for your patronage the past year and wish you all A Happy and Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit attended a funeral at Rock Valley, Monday. FOR SALE--quarter sawed oafc, fumed finish Dining Room suite, consisting of Buffet, Extension.

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