A one general delivery the mail carriers . st-ofiices today. ' Lose with wine, 75c. ‘F'ilhe Dim Mord ompany are advertis- .iltfi—oniy three dollars sir advertisement. t you for the duties of or.- Their adv.~tells you s is oifering the ladies s in flannelette night thonund for dihese cold Magner is having a sale pro 0331““ into his new store (I D otter serv he‘s a tiger stuck to select .from, and more tor your money the chafing year. Their advertisement Is worth reading. no...“ . . , Nelson Crew, who e been spending the holidays at h home in South Main street will go to New York to- _ to resume his studies in the Long lislpnd city hospital , ~Very few brands of Cigars hold ghelr own ilk"?i that: irlxaperisi Crown. i1 AB been all a. years an over, And is now considered one of the stan dard Mahdi. Quite a large number of out of town people are expected at the basketball gamesm and dance of Company F to- night. at 'the srmwyr Svec's orches ‘ will turn h music for the dancing New "York Grocery Company‘s th Norwalk store was open very fight, t9 allow Manager » mid. and his efficient “minnow hep“, t; W. G. Newell‘s dancing class its eleventh lesson last evening rion Hail There was a good attendance and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the dancing The twelfth, or iatst lesson of the first quarter will be held next Wednesday evening. An interesting watch night service was held last evening in the Salvation Army quarters in South Main street Thefmeetlugwas conducted by Caps tain C M. Redstone There was sing ing. prayer and testimony. the service .r closing shortly after midnight with a share session of prayer Mr. and Mrs. William Underdown and daughters. Katharine and Dorothy Underdown and Miss Ilieslc Under- down. of Taylor avenue: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dunn. of Lowe street. and M and Mrs Herbert Mottram and liter, of New York city. are guests or. of Mr. and Mrs Alfred A. Hod- s 11F of 28 Lowe street Dr. M 8 Rosen. Eye and Ear 8pc : from Bridgeport. removed his from the Mahaokeino Hotel to so. Norwnlk. where and' 'Saturdsys from Fl manly. A , .. I'll! POLICE POOL I go and Edward Chas- contested in the in the Norwaik Fire hi «hi. Che-mar won by 0 to lili as the folipwing Chairman 70. . ,_ . .5 , (igloo Booth. reaching from one and o the world in the other, working for . upbi‘rlidlng the cause of Christ and the redemption of mankind. As for as i 1 L... i can see and hear it is a band of Chri’m ‘ ‘ lions that sacrificed all they had for ' Christ and the uplifting of mankind. ‘ to care for the poor and helpless. They know do particular creed nation or g . All are allitHhrist and Him ‘ color. crucified is their all. When we see horn on the street at 1 night and hear 1 air songs and pray are. do We for a moment think or the . u good they are doingF and when win go . ore p on sea . inside their place 0 t, upratentikoiusneas end their lead for the small pit . $15,cutt01..........‘...._ Not all sizes in each line, but .epiiiwehaveto‘l‘ d Pgives out his 1 ships brightly. .so‘iow down that , reach out _ x y, and try to life him up and today we will fine hundredsé—yes.’ thousands and thousands. who have been lifted up and shown the way to Christh hypth no , Army. and are now respected in women in their community. and lead ing members of the churches. .1 I dare say that there Were more than myself who saw the sacrifice and hard work of Captain Redstone and his . assistants on Christmas Day. I was In their hall and personally saw the fifty lots of eatsbles put up for the poor who were not able to come and get their dinner; not only dinner. but cool to cook it with. in the afteinoon about 200 poor new pie sat down to a well-filled table and were filled and made happywpoor peo ple who belonged to no church or Sun- day school and to the ladies who had charge of the tables and the way they served all alike I had to say “God bless them all. " One more thing I have noticed and that is the sacrifice, of two of their * young ladies, who go about the street iseliing‘ their paper. The War Cry 1 kii'ow of a little incident that happened one night last week. A man left home , with ten cents in his pocket for two beers. five cents left and one of the girls ask. ed him to buy a War cry which he did and went directly home and spent the evening with his family. instead of in the bar- room Little that young ,lady knew what good she did that night and i hope that whenever the readers of this are asked by one of these ladies to buy a War Cry they will take one—it may do them good. I do not belong to the Anny. there ‘for do not think that this comes from one of them. but I hope some day that I may be good enough. You may hear from me again. 7.. WIND WANTED FOR AlRSHiPs PARIS Dec. 3I-—M De Burnux and Castillon 139 Saint Victor embarked at Marseilles today for Tunis where they propose to send up two small balloons for the purpose of ascertaining wheth- er the winds which prevail In winter will carry the airships across the Sn- hara desert If this experiment is sum cessful the two explorers propose to at tempt to cross the unexplored portion of the desert In a balloon. The plan receives the support of the h‘iench gov- ernment. which supplies the balloons The sirahlps to be used first are fur- nished with nuiomsiic registering in- struments and cnny requests written In several languages. asking the find- ers to return them to the authorities at Tunis. Major Murchand. of ‘Faeho- da fame. Is to meet the explorers at Gabon. from which point “the two bal. loans will be sent off. ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE- PRINCETON N . Dec. 31 “The Archaeological institute of America began its general sessions here this afternoon. A large number of mem- bers were present. President Wilson delivered the address of welcome. which was followed by the reading of several important and interesting pa- pers on the subject of archeology President and Mrs. Wilson tonight gave a r'eocption to the visiting mem here. The Syrian collection. made recently by Prof. Howard Crosby But- ler was placed on exhibition in the University library. TROLLEYMEN’B WAGES RAISED. ‘ NEW YORK. Dec. 8l.--—Tbe Metro- politan Street Railway Company has announced an increase in the wages of its hiotormen and conductors. The pay of the men will be regulated by their terms of service. The manage- ment of the road claims the new scale will be higher than that of any corpor- tiles in the country. 111111 7111111111 THIS WEIR. lNcLUDlNB Till IDLLOWINO: ,Glty oi Highs and'r Oh. Didn't He humble (Two- Eton) When I Think of You role at the semen Bee . 1111 111111111 .. 1 (Jill r ”A‘s After drinking one he had just , brokenliues of‘dur young men‘s frieze, molten, her- say and 011 iii Coats ages 15 to 18, medium lengths, we have cut ”unease-se’ZI” Overcoats that have been priced $10 and 12, now. .MOB These are the best Overcoat ba rgaihs you ever saw. Come while we can fit you. 3 ( ems took Bras. sour-H noswALK. , .1 NORWALK. +1.1. «11.324. Tel. Call 444.. POPULAR AMUDE NTB MASTODON MINSTRELS- TODAY. The street parade of the Mastoddn Minstrels. which give performances in ,I-ont's Theatre. this afternoon and evening. will be well worth witnessing. this neon There will be about sev» ehty members of the company in the parade, with a fine band, etc. \The en- . tertainers are in a great measure local people, but some excellent talent has been procured from the metropolis and Bridgeport and one of the beat per? formsnces of the season will be wit.- neesed. Among the many features in the oils are mentioned-thc-well-kaown and ver popular MattWiehler, special- ly engaged for these performances whose capabilities as a funny man are ,airesdy too well known to need any extended Introduction to Norwalk aud- iences, and the Congo Chalmers. who make their first appearance on this oc- casion Dressed In their native garb. they will give for the first time on any . stage, their native songs, weird dances TO HAVE BEEN FIRST PROVEB ONLY ANTIQUITY; TO BECOME FIRST PROVE8 MERIT. “ A dollar ls worth just what it will bring. if you were starving on a raft In midooean and had a barrel of dollars , “they would do you no good. I candidly believe that there is no place In town where a dollar brings you more real value than at my granary. Iref‘er to qualities and values, r We got the combination that's required to give good value, quality and price. it's my ambition to transact business with you on the basis of intrinsic merit. These are the honest and hon- orahle‘ methods on which we have built the business. Buy one That": Clean. MANUEL T. HATCH. AND CALENDARS l903. William P. Beers, Bookseller, Station'sr, Engraver. 49 WALL STREET. NORWALK,CONN. .w.......se. . A..- ......_,....... .....,_.\..- Christmas Photographs ' .‘ JACKSON’S STUDIO. A Fin. collection of Oholoo Portrait.- In all tho Blowout legion. new upon for lnopontlon. . Jackson's Studio. 53 wanna. Not-walks Health bv Good Living The new sugar pens are better than even; the only drawback Is the sear- city. ' their. winter's supply. Besides. they come cheaper by the one, At all the Health Brand stores. Don't forget the isbei,‘snd watch for the new consign- ment of Library Books. m ms new run TO HAVE ‘ come an actor." mainly for the ‘fodowing reason: Prudent housewives will for In . and incantationl. just as they give them In their Jungle homes. Matinee prices, to all parts of the house, ilf- teen cents. for children: 25 cents for adults. Evening. 25 35 and 50 cents. AT HOY'i‘ S FRIDAY NIGHT. 'I acceded to my son’s wish to be- snld Lawyer Emanuel M. Friend. the other day. in speaking of Al Friend. who plays the part of “Izzy lnuitt," in “Peck and His Mothw' shin-Law" company. which comes to Heyt‘s Theatre. tomorrow night; The boy was destined by me to become a lawyer. and occupied 11 junior clerkship in my office in the City of New York. Onwday i sent him to the Criminal Court to request an adjournment in the case of a fellow who waschsrged with burglary. and instructed him it) tell the court that I was actually engaged in the trial of action in another court. Upon returning .to my emcee. i made inquiries of AI as to the day the case was adjourned to. when the young man told me that the judge had refus- ed to ndjmun the ruse and that the prisoner. after a few mlnutcs’ hesita- tion. had pleaded guilty. and was sen- tenced to two Years' imprisonment i fumed and raised Cain generally about the office for u few moments, telling Al that he hadn't bruins enough to do anything right. and that it was a slim pie thing to have had the case sdjourn- _. 3 ed. and, undoubtedly. if he had pre— sented the. facts to the Judge. as I in- structed him. the case Would have gone over to another day. AI replied that he couldn‘t see any reason for com-_ ‘ piaint on my part, in view of the fact that the fellow wheprdtty lucky in getting off with two years. I wanted to know upon what theory be based his opinion that the fellow was pretty . lucky. having received a sentence of two years. when Al complacently re- plied. ‘Well. Pop. if the Judge had ad~ learned the matter to another day. the probabilities are that you would have tried the casc.’ It then occurred toggle that Al had mistaken his profes- n. and that. possessing such funer- 3eal wit. it was highly probable that . till.“ ht he more successful at some- ther than the low. and for this reason I consented to his making the stage his profession " REPERTOIRE wCO‘gA‘lPANY NEXT The F‘snberg Stock Company will makeam first appearance in this city. next Monday evening. January 5th. at Hoyt's Theatre. wher it will open a week's engagemena-g. t Is the great repertoire company. that In making such a wonderful record through thl country and comm, here endorsed b both press and public. On Monday :gflit the great emotional drama. Prin- of Patches. will he produced. It is lay that is thrillihg. sensational and .' wi h a heart Interest that appeals to all. Miss Illinois Booting and Charles Leyburne. late of the, Don Ton Stock Milli. are mothers of this soon by, and appear at every perform. once. The vaudeville features carried by this company are something out of , the ordinary end are headed by Marts McNeil. the world's greateit lady cor- “u‘net soloist. Mallory Brother: and .1121 ,. Bl”3333" "33'3““ firm", 3’33"” “3‘" Weakdsh, 11111111111. smelt .1111 111111111- 0 dlanr. Grace “ 31.00. 15.20 3.33.. Many to 84. 00. illlul & P111 98 Wilmington Street , 50.. NORWALKL. - Suits formerly priced from $2 to 35 can now he »‘_‘: " l have the best (lildiiiii obtainable“: bushel. of your eyes. Do not keep on straining them when perfect re be so easily secured—and at such a moderate cost. No charge for examination Open every evening in December. 0. B. JACKSO, .IADUATI CP‘I‘IOIAI BI WALL OTREET, aw Year a RUUIUGM‘V You will not Buys. your fiscally here. 1 11.3. Rooms...” The Wanda. THI IIIT T0 II HAD. mans FROM NEW YORK MAR. fl 0011.71: lb.: Fresh Herring. “Io; ll‘rollt iii-h. ll Ibo, ahe1'Hiokory sum. 10o 1b.; Hard Crabs. 30 cents don: Dry Dwellers. duo (1L1 opened Long ~ . _ (flares. its not long island Oysters, .. iii. P‘Gkamlt. PM. HINDIII. wor ltipdo oi duh. Buy where all "fore warranted Store closed Thur: no LIAV- 3 ‘