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= XMAS, 1913 We wish to thank you all ex: Our the best ever, you all enjoyed your MR. H. T. MILLER'S SCHOOL FOR DANCING, 28 Oak Street SATURDAY CLASSES OMITTED | Avery at Eastern Point is well along UNTIL JANUARY 3, 1914 Telephone 1082 The Thames National Bank Norwich, Conn, Dec. 22, 1313. The annual meeti: of the sSteck- hoiders of this Baak, Yor the eleciion ©f Direclors and tbe tramsaction of such oier business 3s may legally the House on ir ‘Banking Jan. 18, 1334 at a m dec23a CHARLES W. J. F. CONANT, 11 5¢ Cigars are the best on the market. Try them. Sam P Who's Doing the Talking? The one who should make! good. We do it by placing before you the merits of our Feed, Grain and Flour Come in for a heart-to-heart talk, and if we don’t win you to say “yes” to our pleasing proposal, the lnugh is on us. Drop in on us today. CHAS, SLOSBER 3 Cove Street Mill Ends SALESROOM OPEN 8a m. to i2Z m. ip/m.to 5p. m. Daily and Saturdays until 11 a. m. PONEMAH MILLS Taftville, Conn. Take Taftville or Willimantie cars Aeroplane With Cabins, St. Petersburg, Dec, 25.—The Bourse Gazette publishes an aceount of the successful trial of Aviator Sikorsky’s| newly designed aeroplane, weighing three and a half tons, The trial was night 1o announce nothing in thé mat- machine is propelied by four motors of 100 horse power each. It will carry & score of passengers and has cabins with sieeping Christmas Trees on Battleships. Vera Cruz, Dec. 25.—A large number of American children were the guests tonight of Captain Niblack on board the battleship Michigan, where he had provided a Christmas tree and a Santa Claus to distribute the gifts. Christmas parties were also held aboard the oth- er warships. 11 o'clock | tied with cardinal ribbon. St. and the J. ¥. C. 10¢| mainder of the holidays at South Cov- ¥ Dec. 26, 1913, VARIOUS MATTERS This is calendar day for January. i the | The moou ¥ is new tomorrow, 2ith, e | . Trolley trafic in all directions was | heavy yesterday. There was a brief flurry of snow just gbout noen yesterday. Storm bound? There is no such thing Yyou have a {—advs The use of Red Cross seals will con- tinue until the end of the year The Lord's Hill Shropshire flocks was increased by a fine lamb Monday. i Drivers for the express companies put in a long, hustling day Thursday. The barbers worked late Wednesday :lght in order to have a holiday Thurs- ay. It was a disappointment to the boys to whom Santa Claus brought skates 1o see the open ponds Christmas day. The house building for Nathaniel toward completion. The lower floor is of stone. General Manager Samuel Anderson of the Shore Line Electric ecompany re- cently made an inspection of the Gro- ton and Stonington road. A novel form of window decoration is vear, taking the place of the ever- green wreath, is a spray of gay ruscus A Westbrook correspondent states that Principal and Mrs. R. G. Sherman leave next Monday to spend the re- entry. Several of the friends of Colonel and Mrs. Charles W. Gale took care that greetings were forwarded to them to Rangoon, Burma, in time to reach them on Christmas. A reunion of the Hick family was held at the home of Charles Hick in Rocky Hill, when on Christmas day Mr. and Mrs. Hick celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Attention, all Boys and Girls! Re- hearsal of Christmas tree hymns.and carols at 2 o'clock at the Town hall this (¥riday) afternoon, Prof. J. H. George, director.—advs The last-minute Christmas buying was brisk Wednesday night, and judg- ing by the parcels trolley passengers carried, some of the best trade came from suburban customers. The mechanical department of the Thermos company closed Wednesday night until early in January for the cleaning up of machines, etc. The oth- er departments are busy as usual, Mrs, Fred Fitch and Mrs. Charles B. Jennings are to start for the south to- day (Friday) to spend a few weeks with their brother, Lyman A. Fitch, at Miami, Fla—New London Globe. 1t is stated in the Catholic Transcript that Rev. Arthur De Bruycker, former- 1y of Willimantic, who has been follow- ing the course at the Gregorian univer- sity in Rome, will return shortly to the United States. 7 Although prices of Christmas trees in Connecticut were somewhat higher than last year, dealers have had no trouble in disposing of their stocks, and in some instances have been un- able to meet the demand. Lieut. Charles Satterlee of the rev- enue cutter service is visiting his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Satterlee at Gales Ferry, before commencing his duties, having been recently placed in command of U. S. S. Acushnet, of the Woods Hole, Mass., station. The New York, New Haven & Hart- ford Raflroad company wants to change the name of the Vernon Center | ‘station, claiming thet it leads to con- fusion in issuing train orders, through its similarity to Vernon, Conn., but the townspeople oppose the change. OBITUARY. Samuel P. Swan. Samuel P. Swan died late Tuesday afternoon at his home, 34 Hobart | street, Mcriden. Mr. Swan suffered a | severe fall seven weeks ago, from which pneumonia resulted. Up to the time he retired two years ago he had ben employed as salesman in the dry goods department in the Ives, Upham & Rand Co.’s store. He is survived by his wife and one sister in Brooklyn. The funeral services were held at | the home Tuesday evening at § o'clock, | Rev. Burtt N. Timbie officiating. The body wiil be taken to New London for burial this (Friday) morning. The bearers will be F. L. Huntington, Joel Boice, BE. E. Smit and Harry A.| Palmer. Mr. Swan had a nuwmber of friends in Norwich, Heroic Ballads of Servia. The book Herotc Ballads of Servia at the Otis library is translated by George Rapall Noyes, son of Rev. Charles Noyes of Carroll avenue and versified by Leonard Bacon, grandson of lLeonard Woolsey Bacon, formerly pastor of Park church. Trinity Episcopal Sunday School. This (Friday) evening there js to be a Christmas entertainment for the children of the ‘Trinity Bpiscopal church. There will be a Christmas tree, with gifts and candy for all Mother Goose characters will furnish entertainment. The affair is in charge of Miss Katharine E. Brown. Short Sermons. The question raised by the late Dean Hole as to the ideal length of a sermon is one on which different people, acording perhaps to their re- | liglous proclivities, have diverse opin- ions; but if the preference of royalty may be taken as a standard, the fav- Nineteen Fishermen Drowned. Copenhagen, Dec, 25.—Nineteen fish- ermen have Lcen drowned off Thors- baven, Faroedsiinds, in a hurricane h wrecked many small craft, Diplomatic Relatibns Resumed. Sefia, Dec. 25.—Diplomatic relations between Servia and Bulgaria have been resumed. P T Making Use of Barnes. William Farnes is at least a good punching-bag for young political lead- ers to get their musele on.—Brookly: Btandari-Union. ™ Bad Blood Is a poisonous - and dangerous thing. It affects every organ and function and brings about that low condition that predisposes to most diseases and ailments. HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA cor- 3!-‘-'&“*'-% orite time appears to be in the region of twenty miutes. . Queen Victoria’s objection to long sermons may be understood by the fact that in 1867 she presented a pui- pit glass to the Chapel Royall, Sa- voy, and it was timed for exactly | eighteen minutes. The preacher who wished to find favor with her majesty, therefore, always took the hint and watched the glass carefully. King Edward declared for even greater brevity. In the arrangements for his coronation the sermon by the Bishop of London was allotted to five minutes. : Napoleon iss strietly limited preachers before him to a quarter of an hour, and if they exceeded it an officer of the Imperial Household | stepped to the pulpit and stopped the discourse.~-T1t Bits. The Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine, 80 years old, still has all its natural teeth, sound and healthy. Any European country that wants to see them can have the privilege.—Kansas City Journal. Why 8he Wouldnt Hang. Un in Connecticut the women want a woman to escape the death penalty, not because she isn’t a murderess, but because she isn’t a man.—Louis- THEIR CUSTOMERS| et Foaw, ville Courier-Journal. Austria’s government owned railways Bre valued al maeseaa00,000. Miss Edith A. Lane has been the guest of relatives in Mystic. Mr. and Mrs. James LaPoint spent Thursday W?(h relatives in Ilr:nleiavm ¥arl Fuller of Springfield was the guest of relatives in town on: Christ- mas. Mr. and Mrs. William P, Ward of | Lynn are holiday guests of William T, Ward, 2 Mr. and Mrs. George H, Griswold of Mystic have been guests of friends in Norwich. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Adams passed Christmas with relatiyes in North Stonington. Sergt. and Mrs, Allen C. Matthews and daughter were Christmas guests of relatives in Willimantic, Miss Annie F, Ward of Philadelphia is at her home on West Thames street for the Christmas vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Antoofian of the Alice’ building are spemnding the holi- days in New York with relatives. Clarence Epps, employed in a New Haven bank, spent Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Carrie Epps of Norwich. Mr, and Mrs. Avery of Lebanon are spending some time with their daugh- ter, Mrs. A, R. Lathrop, at Vernon Cen- ter. Mr. and Mrs. Louls Jerome of Provi- dence are spending the holidays with Mrs. Frank Hastings on Central ave- nue. Professor Hiram Bingham of the faculty of Yale university is speénding a few days at his country place in Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Adams and son Herbert H. Adams, of Wor- cester, former residents of this city are visiting Mrs. Adams’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Justin Holden, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Woodmansee and daughter Louise of Providence are visiting Mrs. Woodmansee's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Robert Henderson, on Central avenue. LARGE CHRISTMAS GATHERING AT MASONIC TEMPLE. 150 Sir Knights of Columbian Com- mandery Met to Toast Grand Master MacArthur. Columbian commandery, No. 4, K. T., had the largest Christmas gathering in its history Thursday noon to propose a toast to the grand master and hear his_response. The knights came to- gether in the asylum at Masonic tem- ple at 11.30 and there was a brief or- gan recital by Frederick W. Lester. Then the Masonic quartette, Charles 8. Eaton, Louls A. Wheeler, Eben Learned and Willlam B. Jackson, gave 2 number of humorous songs. Then at high noon was proposed this toast to Arthur MacArthur of Albany, N. Y. most eminent grand master of all Knights Templar in the United States: “A quarter of =a million Knights of the Temple, in this and other lands, awaiting your first Christmas greeting, again avow their allegiance to you and those in authority, and pledge their devotion to the at Redeemer and His cause on earth.” The toast was followed by the read- ing of the grand master's greeting, and the gathering dispersed. CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR CITY COURT PRISONERS. Judge Kelly Discharged Five Men Without Fines—Two Others Went to Jail. The Christmas spirit made itself ap- parent eveen in the city court Thurs- day morning, Jude T. J. Kelly presid- ing. There were seven cases 'before the cgurt of men who had offended by Christmas eve intemperance. Five of the prisoners were disgharged by the judge without payment, and these Christmas gifts thus handed out estab- lish a precedent in the Norwich city court. An old offender, William J. Hall, however, was sent to jail for 15 days, and Frank Krolzack of Port Henry went to jail to begin to work out a fine of $7 which with the coses brought it up-to $17.95. This prisoner reached over the bar at the Katz saloon, at the corner of Falls avenue and West Main street and 1iried to make off with a couple bottles of gin. When the owner | objected Krolzack came down on his | head with one of the bottles and open- ed up the proprietor's scalp. CASE OF RAPE ALLEGED. Mary Falcone Dominick Conda—Both East People, Side Dominick Conda, 30, a resident of Talman street and a laborer, was ar- rested on Thursday evening on the complaint of Mary Falcone, about 40 years old, who alleged that Conda en- tered her home on Kast Main street, | opposite the watering trough, threw her down and attempted rape. The prisoner denied this charge, claiming that she had gone there to get some beer. and that an altercation had arisen. The testimony of another man | seemed to corroborate the woman's story, and after an examination Conda locked up to await a hearing in police court this morning. The Fal- cone woman has two children. Had Shotgun for Toy. Peekskill, N. Y., Dec. 2 —~While playing with a shotgun in Depew park today Monroe Kniskern, the 13-vear- 0ld son of the Rev. E. M. Kniskern of this place, pastor of the First Meths dist church, accidentally shot and kill- ed a playmate, Edward Webb, 14 years of age. Spanish Cruizer Reaches Mexico. Vera Crub, < Dec. 25—The armored cruiser Emperador Carlos V., which was ordered to Mexican waters for the protection of Spanish subjects, arrived here this morning, THE EASIEST WAY AND THE RIGHT WAY In the matter of pushing na- tionally advertised goods, Mr, Dealer, these two ways happen to be one and the same. Naturally, it is easier to sell goods which the public already know through consistent adver- tising. And it is right to push them Dbecause you are helping the pub- lic to gei what it wants and you are showing intelligent co-oper- ation. When the national manu- factur comes into your daily NEeWspa; like The Bulletin, he is working for you. The least you can do Is to show his goods, make window displays, and keep your selling force alive to the fact that you are pushing a good thing along. v is Ahe right ¥ to increased and bet- ter service to the public. Complained Against | Spanish ! Christmas morning in Christ Epis- copal church breught a beautiful mu- ! sical seryice under the direction of William'F. Habekotte and an inspiring | sermon by the rector, Rev. Richard R. Grabam, who took as his text St. Luke 2: 16. There was a large congrega- | tion, The Origin of Our Thoughts. Our thoughts today, Rev. Mr. Gra- ham said, -however much they may rightly and naturally be with the so- cial festivities of the day, or -the strong claims of family ties, or the 4ll mapkind that Chrisunas in a measure helps us to realize, have in truth their origin and center in that Child ‘'who, as at this time, was born in the stable, and cradled in the man~ ger. As we try to picture to ourseives the scene so simply and beautifully de- scribed for us by St Luke, what are the thoughts suggested? Just as the shepherds with the glory of the angelic vision still before their.eyes, with the heavenly song of peace and good will still ringing in their ears, could not look upon that Child, though his sur- roundings were lowly, nay, even sor- did, without awe and wonder, so we, _however realistic we would make the picture, cannot but allow our belief as to what this Infant truly was, and our knowledge of what He in after life achieved effecting us. That the story of the Nativity has had a wonderful power is not to be denied or questioned. What are the two_pictorial representations of the Christ with which we are most familiar and which have most aroused the re- ligious emotions of mankind? Here berhaps we have to lay aside some prejudices and think of these things at their best. From the time when St. Paul “placarded Christ crucified” be- fore the eyes of the Galatians tne pics ture of the dying Saviour has never failed to draw men to Him who was thus lifted up. But the innumerable pictures of the Mother and Child make their appeal to us also, and this not { simply ‘on account of their artistic beauty, but because they touch a real demand of eur religious nature. The Appsal of Weakness. Browning, in his Saul, shows that the supreme appeal of the Christ Is that in Him we see weakness in strength, and so God the all powerful is brought into close touch with man in his weakness. The recognition of | the force, or at least the appeal of weakness, has been one of the greatest achievements of Christianity. Com- pare the very highest type of old world pagan character with even ordinary, average Christian ideals and you will see where the difference lies. The old pagan world produced men of splendid virtues in many directions, but they would have regarded pity for and | sympathy with weakness as a sign of weakness in themselves, and so a thing to be avoided. But, in spite of the fact that Christendom is so little influenced by the true spirit of the Christmas message of peace and good will, we acknowledge the claim that weakness, and suffering, and helplessness have upon us. WHhy is it that the ordinary Christian will be touched to the heart by some tale of helpless suffering to which the pagan world would have lis- tened unmoved but that the story of the Christ Child has entered deep into our religious convictions? B The True Superman. Faith, hope and charity, and, above all, humility, are distinctly ,Christian virtues, and whenever any of these appeal to you, wherever you see them | manifesting ‘ themselves amid all that is so un-Christike in life, recognize | that they have their source and origin in the story of the Nativity, and the | | life and death of Jesus of Nazareth; | | that is because we can pay our homage to the Babe of Bethlehem, that we can | feel the appeal of weakness, the power | that apparent helplessness possesses. And’ nowadays when a philosophy of life, derived from the wild outpour- | ings.of a half crazed man of undoubt- | ed if somewhat degenerate genius are being disseminated by saner and more popular followers which would teach us that these Christian virtues are in- deed more harmful than any vice; that pity, sympathy and such Ilike | must be absolutely exterpated if man- | kind would advance to higher things, it is all the more necessary that we who believe in the Christ ideal; who see in Him the true Superman, should try to enter into and appreciate the significance of this celebration' of the birth of a Child who when He was grown to manhood was the despised and rejected of men: one whe had no beauty that we shouid desire Him, ye | who through the greatness of Hix suf- | ferings has come to be recognized as | the Saviour of all mankind. AT TRINITY E;S&OPAL CHURCH. | Rev. J. Eidred Brown's Christmas Ser- | ‘mon on The Son Declaring the | Father. | The Son Declaring the Father was the subject of the Christmas sermon by Archdeacon J. Eldred Brown at the | service at the Trinity Episcopal church | at 10.30 o’clock Thursday forenoon, The j rector conducted morning prayer and holy communion and the programme of special music was finely rendered. There was also a special service at 8 o'clock in the morning at which time holy communion waz administered. { Both services were weil attended. The Hardest Fact Man Faces. The rector wore a new beautifully embroidered surplice, the gift of a par- | ishioner. For the text of his sermon | Rev. Mr, Brown took the 18th verse of the first chapter of St. John: “No man | { hath seen God at any time: the only begotton Son who is in the bosom of | the ,Father, he hath declared him.” | , The fact, he said, that no man hath | geen God at any time; is perhaps the | hardest fact man has ever had to face. { All threcugh man’s history it has been supreme desire to see (iod, to have - demonstration of his extst- rson. 1t becomes a con- stumbling block to our ideas stant about Ged that we cannot verify them, cannot raise them above the shadow of doubt, by actual sight or sensible proofs. Much of our life in its every- day aspects and experiences has to rest upon probable evidence. We learn from experience that probability is the guide of life. The evidence for most of our practical actions is mever all in, but we find that unless we act {upon the evidence that is in, we shall never act at all. Such is the evidence { on which we base our convictions about God. Not All Sight Is Ocular. Not all of our sight of things is | ocular or sensible. On the contrar much of our sight is mental or spiri ual sight. Thus God is to be seen in a measure in nature, as a great power | delizhting in mechanism, mathematical | accuracy and beauty; in'the conscience as one who stands for moral order and | righteousness; in our experience of life | as one who turns us aside from selfish {or vicious purposes, constrains us to do things which our own selfish plans had never contemplated, shows us that we have been dealt with leniently, with long forbearance and with a de- gree of mercy which we never could have had any right 1o expect. Finally God is to be seen in history as. a “Power outside ourselves which makes for righteousness.” In spite of all this evidence there is s0 much difficuity and M‘t Trinity Gave Sermons Thursday Momning— | foaics Union Service at Second Church Had Large Att adane. | agony in our moral ] Wider semse of our brothernood Wwith | eet , our t | Carl Hoefer, | administer punishment. Although men struggles; so much mystery in our calami and disas- ters; so much musery ~unaceount- | able misfortune in life that faith has halted and stumbled and mep have in all ages clamored for an actual sight of God.' ‘ The ‘Great Joy of Christmas. Now it is the great joy of Christmas day that in the incarnation of the Son of God, condescended to meet man's cry and has en us an intimate vision of himself, his ehar- acter and his plans for man. While L o <y g 1:2 th }:-22: ime, e it tmas stands IE the in human pature and form of the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, to declare, to manifest God to man’'s ht. The incarpation Was won y adapted to meet man’s need and cry for the only begotten Son who i8 in the bosom of the Father is entirely fitted to re- veal the father. He whe could say “I and My Father are one thing; he that hath seen Me hath seen the Father/ was never for a moment uncertaln as to what the Father would say or do or wish. In order to fest God in ways and manners thdt man could understand from his own experience there was need of the incarnation; the only begotten Son of the Father need- ed to take man's nature and experience jts weaknesses, temptations, sorrows and needs. Only so could He declare or manifest God's love and mercy and forebearance. ves, God's capacity for suffering and self sacrific nd so en- courage man’s ideals and give firm h;mg for his hopes for time and eter- nity. Supreme Proof in Jesus. ‘We have asked for visible proofs of God's love and God has answered us in the loving and self sacrificing life of Jesus, whose love hesitated not to give the last proof of its consistency in a final prayer for his enemies. We have asked for.concrete proofs of God's mercy and tenderness towards the sin- ner and God has answered us in Jesus’ treatment of publicans and sinners, painting tie supreme proof in the death upon the ecross. God’s sympathy is shown in Jesus' weeping at the grave of Lazarus and over the doom of Jer- usalem and his healing of-all manner of sickness. God’'s aid in temptation is shown in Jesus’ own temptations and struggles. God has‘shown us that he does not overlook the individual and his particular sorrows and needs in Jesus’ readiness to respond to every cry of need. The incarnate Son of God His teaching and His life answer the cry of all the ages for a concrete man- ifestation of God. The fact that the Son of God did live this life, in our own flesh and blood, and in so doing man- ifested God as a loving, merciful, sym- pathetic, self sacrificing Father to all his human creatures, is the greatest, grandest and most significant fact in all history, joining forever this hu- man nature of ours with the divine na- ture of the Somn of God. Aand this great fact for which Christmas day stands justifies all our trials and sor- rows and gives amplest warrant to all highest hopes for time and for eternity., UNION CHRISTMAS SERVICE. Large Number from Five Congrega- tions Gathered at Second Church. A very gratifying number was pres- ent Thursday evening at the union Christmas service held in the Second Congregational church parlors, with the people of the Universalist, Trini- ty M. E, Broadway and Central Bap- tist churches as guests of the home congregation. Rey. Herbert J. Wyckoft led the services and the pastors of the other churches participated in them. Scripture and prayer was followed by the singing of the familiar hymns and carols and it was a helpful hour. CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT AT LUTHERAN CHURCH. An Enjoyable Programme Given by Sunday School Thursday Evening. In the parlors of the German Lu- theran church there was a joyful cele- bration of Christmas by the Sunday school on Thursday evening which was largely attended and nicely carried out, Rev. Theodor Bauck presiding, by the members of the school who took part. Of particular merit was the musical portion of the programme .contributed by the double guartette from Taftville, | somewhat augmented, under the direc- | tion of Prof. Alfred Bruckseh. This splendid chorus of singers compri Chris Seidel, Gustave Kampff, da Rosoll, ¥reda and Anna | Krause, Paula and Elsie Bauck, Bertha | and Minnie Dziomba. Another group ( of singers who were much appreciated | were Hans Bauck, Albert Karkutt, | Fred and Dietrich Meyer, Anna and ! Bertha Schultz and Louise Heigl. | Solos by Miss Elsie Bauck were beauti- fully rendered and there was an inter- | ing programme of recitations by the | children, following which there was a distribufion of fruit and candy and | other tokens of holiday spirit. AT .ST. PATRICK’'S CHURCH. Christmas Day Services Began With | High Mass at 530—Special Music| Beautiful. The commemoration of the Festival atlvity began at St. Patrick’s ay morning with a high mass at 530 sung by the rector, Rey. John H. Broderick. At 7.30 Rev. Myles P.| Galyin read a low mass, and the chil dren’s mass at 9 was said by Rev.| Thomas A. Grumbly, who also cele- | | i brated the high mass at 10.30; The vestments and altar hangings Wwere white and gold and the sanctuary and altar decorations palms, smilax and white ahd pink roses, arranged by the Sisters of Mercy. | In the special musical programmes arranged by Choirmaster Frank L. Farrell well trained voices joined the globe-cireling chorus in Adeste, Fideles, the majestic hymn of the church for centuries. At the 10.30 o'clock mass Baker's string orchestra supplemented the organ. There was pleasing solo work by Mrs. ¥. L. Farrell and William Goodfellow. At the 9 o'clock mass the junior choir sang well under direction of Miss Ruth Jor- dan, organist. The offertory solo was | by Miss Mae Ansel, Miss Clementine | Jordan playing the violin obligato. | Benediction of the blessed sacrament | followed the last mass. Rev. Father Broderick preached from the gospel for Christmas, Luke ii. 1-14, his theme being the peace| which Christ'’s coming signified. In| Old Testament times the records of God’s manifestations to man are chief- ly of a character to excite fear, or to had continued to offend God, He made | Himself man and came to redeem sin- | ners, not with the heralding and pomp | of a king, but as an humble Babe, | bringing the message of a peace which passeth all understandin, The true effect of Christmas day is! lost unless man is at peace with him- | self, with his nejghbor and with God. This thought was carried out by the preacher in a most convincing manner and his auditors were reminded how the peace which passeth understand- ing is to be gained and conserved. Berlin’s omnibus service in 1912 car- ried 157,600,000 passengers, | ate homes where they may rear chii- { number of miles open, which gave a is soft, sweet or starchy. adheres to the teeth, and in fermenting generates a mild but persistent acid which g-ad- ually eats through the enamel. 95% of us, so authorities say, suffer from “acid mouth.” Result—decayed teeth. }mh Paste is the dentifrice that *“fights” *acid mouth.” It is the denti- frice that is made to overcome "acid mouth” and it does so scientifically while it is cleans- ing and polishing. The enamel protects the soft, inside “den- tine” from decay-germs. Pebeco preserves the whole tooth by helping to keep the enamel whole. Pebeco is the complete dentifrice. It cleanses, whitens and pol- ishes the teeth as efficiently as it saves them. Its use is a distinct pleasure. Tem-Day Trial Tube and Acid Test Papers to Test your Mouth for Acid—Sent Free Lehn & Fink 120 William Street New York Incidents In Society The Misses Bliss are guests of Brooklyn, N. Y. relatives. Mr. and Mrs, Edson F. Gallaudet and family spent Christmas witn Mr. § Gallaudet’s father in Hartford. Miss Alice Bragaw of Hartford is the guest of Lincoln avenue friends. She will be joined today by her moth- er, Miss Mary Bragaw, Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Herrick of Pawtucket, arrived in town Thursday for a brief visit with Mrs. B, W. Her- rick of Laurel Hill street. " SIX STITCHES TAKEN IN A MAN'S HEART Delicate Operation Performed Without Use of Anaesthetic. New York, Dec. 25.—With six stitch- es taken in his heart tonight, Vin- cenzo Lauro, victim of a stabbing af- fray, is expected to live. When taken to the Holy Family hospital in Brook- Iyn the surgeons decided that the rare operation was necessary. Because of the weakened condition of the patient no anaesthetic was given, but co- caine was used locally, the ribs above the heart weré cut through and six stitches taken in the heart tissue. Lato tonight the patient was improving so fast that the surgeons declared they expected his recover, Glynn Won't Discuss Tolman Case. Albany, N. Y. Dee. 25.—Governor Glynn reiterated his decision again to- night to announce nothing in th mat- Vera Cruz, Dec. 25.—The Spanish Daniel H. Tolman. The governor's at- titude toward the proposition of Tol- man’'s attorneys is understood unfavorable. Marriage. “There are in the city of Chicago, let us say, five hundred thousand pairs of men and women who have under-J taken to spend their lives in the ap- palling intimacy of marriage—to cre- dren. However convinced one may be that the greatest development and the most abiding satisfaction come to the average man and woman through the | family, he cannot but be staggered by the demand it makes on freedom, effort, capacity. At one point or another of the alliance both the man and woman almost invariably break down. All de- pends then on character, the sense of the obligation to correct, to take fresh hold. There is an amazing percentage of fair success in marriage. It is this relation that life's most terrible bat- tles are fought and the most stu- endous victories gained. Neverthe- ess, failures are many. They range in | degree from patient acceptance of the situation to open rupture.’—American Magazine. New Zealand’s Railways. According to a railway statement presented in the New Zealand House | of Pariament, the net earnings of the government railways for the. fiscal year ended March 31 1813, were $2165.60 per mile for the average return of 4.04¢ per cent on the cap- ital cost, as against 3.98 per cent in the preceding year. The net profit was $6,158,085, against $5,891,448 in 1912. The estimated revenue for the year ending March 31 1914, is $20,877- 285 and the expenditures 314,264, 925. The actual. earnings for the year 1813 exceeded th® estimate Dy $1,099.839, and were $1,433,150 greater than the earnings of the preceeding year.— Consular Report. 8unday Scheol Founder. Robert Raikes, the man who founded the modern Bunday scheol, was a jour- nalist with a passion for what he termed “botanizing in human nature.” His great experiment is said to have been puggested by the disturbance caused by crowds of little ragamuffins playing beneath his window on Bunday afternoons when he was correcting proofs. “Why should they not be got together and taught the elements of religion and good behavior?” he asked himself, and answered the question by establishing the first Sunday school in Gloucester, England, in 1780. It was characteristic of the man that in his school scheme he laid as great stress upon the inculcation of “manners” as on the teaching of the catechism. Discovering Democrat The President’s monocle, it appears, | is mot a mouocle at all, but a micro- | scope. Yes, it is hard to see some of those Democratic Congressmen with the naked eye.—Boston Transcript. Congressmen Climax in Shaw’s Career. 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