‘ Pencil leaves all eluthes a
.tait'iless white, sweet ‘and by-
‘ienieally clean.
At Your Grocers
10 Cents
: THEATRE
“TH E TH EATR E PERFECT"
no the List of Super- -Exeellent
Stars are'
Ito Glrliest Girl Galaxy resented This
aaon— “THE SUFFRAGETTE
ARBERS.” Ten of the Cutest,,
Meat Dashing. Oalntieat Dolls en
Elrth, giving a Performance that
.Bivale the Biggest Broadway Attrac-
‘ lens. Also the SHOW GIRLS' SEX-
‘l‘sIr BEAUTIES. Catchy Songs,
Dialling Dances, Clever Specialties
“ll Laughter Galore. The Season’s
rewning Musical Comedy Triumph.
Mini Extraordinary Added Attrac~
Ilon—I-Europe'a Phenomenal Pretean
peotacle, with the Celebrated Eng-
Illelt Player ERROL, and his London
outpany of Associate Players. in “A
ROMANCE 0F RUSSIA. " Thrilling
"'Elllhodam listing Scenes, News
“1‘ a one. Four Maui“
“E: he only Sketch ever
e ‘lltifieytil Churts of Europe.
WW
=Aflother Laughing Hit—Lew Docketad-
e Recent Stars, WlLL VIDOCQE
HARRY EVANS. Minstrel Wit,
Song, Dance and Hilarious Humor.
-..--
_ ,I'Ie London Dandy, HARRY CUTLER. , in
‘ giving Entertaining Characteriza-i
one and Tuneful Tepioailties.
Into. the Alr—GROTESQUE RAN
‘DOLIPHS. Screamingly Laughabie
mnastlc Geniuses.
HOYSTSCOPE—Metion Pictures
. In Amuse and Instruct. " ..
lgi'.) suit .
"Phone 1648 _
f A, THEATRE, Stamford
LEWIS J. CODY STOCK CO.
jolt Dee. 4-—“Under Southern Skies"
he winner of the voting contest
gt; ,eek—IArneld Daly's Greatest
Success, “Regeneration"
flees Wednesday & Saturday, 2:30
You ARE SUFFERING FROM
STRAINED EYES
ttr scientific tests will reveal the
"use and a pair of our rightly
glasses will give you relief.
to employ experienced Oculists——-
dusts Physicians—to examine
an and gumnntee satisfaction.
tlantle Square, Stamford, Conn.
Open Saturday Evenings
hristmas Gifts
Music Cabinets
. Desks
Rockers
'Sliirtwaist Boxes
,boureits and Tables
Pictures
“MITCHELL
'IIIALL Auo. such are.
,_milw1iLK. coma.
. She relies. upon Bentiwr
d'vertiaements to secure
MUSE‘MENTS
HOYT'S THEATER.
An entire new bill opened at lloyt's
Theater. this afternoon, and it ap-
pears as though it would be one of
the best here this season. This means
that it will have to be exceptionally
strong. The Suffragette Barbers, ten
or the‘ prettiest girls, give a perform-
ance that. rivals some of the Broadway
attractions. The Show Girl‘s Bextotte
Beauties will appear in catchy son-gs
and laughs galore. Errol and his
London company of associate players
present the phenomenal protcsn specs
tncle “A Romance in Russia." This
is me only sketch ever presented at
the rays) courts of Europe. Will \‘i
dGC and Harry Evans appear in min-
strcl wit. and songs. dances and humor.
Hurry Cutler. the London dandy, gives
tuneful airs nod comedy. The pro
tcsquo ltundoiphs, tbé screamingly
laughable gymnasts. and the motion
pictures end a program that is bound
to interest and mouse. Three shows
It duy, 2115.7.nnd 9:15 p. m.
Ilittle help aside from Scutincl Want
' Advs.
I might have made good
The woman who decides questionll
the home—when and where to
move—- when to sublet n room~s~when
'io start buying n bonIcwncods but
Molly II mun doesn't routine that he
as u ticlinni
writer until he bears some of his Iovuf
icitors rend in court.
Christmas Present
for Everybody
Waterbury Ideal
Fountain Pen
at WM P. BEERS
BOOK AND STATIONERY STORES
Norwalk—South Norwalk
L0 V E R’S
“The Place”
Men’s Xmas
‘SLIPPERS‘
£929.12...
Ladies’ Fir Felt
Slippers ,
BLACK, RED, BROWN,
GREEN, SMOKE, DRAB‘
$1.25,
snobs
3001‘s
w. ~.—~._..._
ARCTICS'
GlFTS FOR ALL ‘THE
FAMILY
TWO srosss
Norwslk South Norwslk
lodge Ilenny Flies lProiiminary
Petition for the Soldiers in the
Hartford City Court
The machinery for the testing of
the constitutionality or the soldiers'
pensions law was set in motion by
Judge William F. llennsy in filing in
the city court. in Hartford, last week.
a petition for an injunction to compel
Stnto Comptroller Thomas 1). Brad-
street to formulate rules for the pay
ment of the nllowance of $30 per your
to oil veterans residing in this state,
according to the statute mode and pro-
vided. The application is made in the
name of Hurry 1.. Bunch, of ii. iii.
Beach 6i Son, Innnu‘fnutuI'crs of hollI
oru, who represents II committee or
veterans of the state. The Grand
Army organization, as an organization,
bus nothing to do with the nation.
The expectation is thut the num-
nay—general will illc II demurrer to
the complaint, and the cuss will he
hustled clung to the laundry session
of the supreme court. if II decision
be early given, It will allow the boards
of relief in the different towns to
straighten onl the lists In accord-
ance with the decision III their Feb.
rnary session.
Text of the Petition.
The text of the petition which
torcsi:
To the Sheriff of tht.I County of iluirt-
ford. ills Deputy. or Either Con-I
stable of the Town of Hartford,
Within Said County.
Greeting:
By authority of the state of Cannot»
ticut you are hereby commanded to
summon Thomas I). Bradstreet, of the
is
here reproduced will be read with in-‘
town of Thomuston, county of Litrh-
field and state of Connecticut. as he is
comptroller of the state of Connectl-i
cut to appear before the city court of
the city of llnrtforrd to ho holdon .11
the (‘in Hull lu anld city
for said city. on the first Monday of
December. nineteen hundred eleven.
then and thorn. to answer unto Hurry
l... llucb, of sold oily and town of "flit-1
ford, who brings this action in his own,
helmli‘jnnd in behuif of till «01th aiIu- 1‘
ilnrly sltuutcd, in a civil notion whore-
iu the plulnlilY complains and ours:
l. The pluiuiiff is a posson. resident
of this slum. who has sorrod in the
unity of thc Pulled Stuics, during the
civil war. lillll resolved an honorableI
IlistIlIIIIIIItI lhIIrI-i‘tom.
.llI illl' terms of on not entitled
“Ali on amending an act coutcruius
exemption of property from luxuiion."
bring CiIIIplIIII iii? hr the public acts,
of tho stntc of t.ouIIcctitIIt, pusscd III.
tin» lIIIIImrI sission. 1911, of the KM‘,
IIrnl assembly nod which [ooh clinch
the first duI of hovcnihol.‘ iiill, it Is
cuiclcd that there shall he paid by
the stain. on stair old. to rush of such,
,Iwmm, Ibo sum of ”tiny dollars nn-'
nunlly. suhjcct to such regulations as.
to proof of qunililcuiious to receive;
lillt‘ some and us to the sumo nnd III.In-
III r III p.IIIIII-nt thereof .III the III) up
lrollcr shall plpsc: the
:l. (in the that day of .‘I'IIvoIIIhor,
Hill, when sold inw tooff effect, and
ever since, the comptrollI-r, at not!
within said city of Hartford. has reins '
0d and still continues to Icfusc to
llli‘illt‘ tiny rcuulutions us to oualllicu
tious for said my mom and us to the?
time dud manner of such payment and
receipt therefor. slid to take any steps
whatever to nuthorize or permit such
payment, on the wound that be is ad- ,
Iiscd by the attorney- general that ssidi
law is unconstitutional and void: such
in the absence of such rcgulnilons as,‘
are required by said not to he model
by the comptroller the plaintiff until
so those slmilnriy situated will be do}:
barred from the payment to theme
the sums authorised by said act on
1911., when said law took effect, and?
quote remedy at law
1. The said Thomas D. Bradstreet“
comptroller as aforesaid, will continue
to neglect and refuse to make the rug
ulations and take the steps required
of the comptroller by said not of 191i
unless restrained by injunction.
h. The cause of actltm herein set
forth arose within the incorporate.
limits of said city of Hartford. and
one of the parties resides therein. I
The plaintiff claims:
1. An injunction restraining the
said Thomas D. Bradstreet. comptrol-
ler as aforesaid, from centinulng’ to
refuse and neglect to make the regula-
tibns and take-the steps required of
the comptroller as set forth in said not
of 1911, and requiring the said Thomas
D. Bradstreet. comptroller as store
said, to prescribe regulations as to the
time and manner of manna the pay."
ment provided in said set of 1911, and
receipt thereforjsnd as to proof of
qualifications to receive such payment.
as set forth in said not of 1911.
2. Such other and Ifutrther relief as
"to equity may permit.
Plaintiff is recognized . in the suiti-
clent sum of $100 to prosecute. etc.
I hereby certify that] have personal
knowledge of the financial responsi-
bility of' the plaintiff and deem it sufg
within and;
, ilclsnt.
' turn according In low.
December 13. are progressing nicely.
GUARANTEED
DIAMOND
RINGS
‘39
Bright and curly lo-Inorrou morn-
lnu “a slut” IIIIII- lII-fIIro llli‘ public
the most t-IIIIorIIlI- IIIIII fIIIIIIiIIuling‘
display of lliIIIIIoIId llluuu I-irtI mode.
in New Y-Iult. tlvrr tifiI-IIII lIuIIIIIcIl
In one shop I-IIsI- II‘lIIIIII. IIIIII-I- ihun livtI
ilIIIIIsIIIId in II" to sch-III from dull to
round out the your with Illt‘ biggest
llinuumd business in the history of
this csluhlisbincnl ‘\I‘ shall offer
III-It-rul hundred dliufuuutl Rings of
'soltflt'Ll uciuhlIIIIIII-IIrIIthII-LI Sumt-
“nigh even more IIIIII some loss 'l‘IIcI
luIvI- IIIIcu t‘tll'I ~fullv urn-Ind .\'II\I wc
lIIIrI- this in any IIIIoul the \llllll'. lllt‘f‘lr
is not II chIch' in .‘lllliit‘li l.IIIII- who
would not julup IIi IIII- IlIIIIII~I~ to iIIitu
Ilit'Hl‘ oil“ our lIulIIhI III II plotil. but
it bus bot-II our alumni for 30 yours
uln II up bad IIIIIllIiIII: to girl- nIIII_I
III lvi our I-unlolucts “in“ tho lll‘llt‘lll.
'lchIc lliIIuIIiIIIls IIIIIIIII lllll‘ll from
Mother li'2llllll to IIIII. luIIiuu paw-II
llIIIIIIuII but too lIIIIIIls. those of ”W
miner and I"ll|iII‘. ’l‘lII-III III- ll t‘url
(“frt‘rl‘llt‘l‘ IIIIlII‘I-I'III "ll‘ \IIIIIIIIIIIIII- nllII
l‘l‘l: Iil pritc of lliuumnds. \\'I» will my
nothing of \leIII rulIIilI- rs u-III IlIlIlI. Iruu
but will roll llIcnI uiih llII~ diuliIIIt
uIIIlIIrIttquliuI: llIIIl if our wIIIIII-suli-
III-nicr or importer will Kl'll um um-
'IIIII- it or our “‘llll‘ll ”my will lrIIlII-
fully any is us Izmnl in lot: «If "no or
our Iluscn for II-mt Illltll $52.00 rush
the IIIIIIIII-v will he IchIIIIlml. llur Il'
fIInIl nurvcnuun that upon with III I‘l'l
Nlllt‘ proI ides for lllt‘ l‘i'llll‘ll of llII-
money any time within our \'.t'tlr .\‘II
mull IIrIlIIrII (‘flll III- ‘iillt-Il or Ill‘llll'rri
supp lied.
\r‘ IIIII (has with an nul-
Nu I Ehrh- IlIIl tn matth suitable
full l,nreeontullnn without tlll‘n plump
lt‘l‘l“ nrc II fIIw tlllll‘l‘ SpIIIlnls of
It hit II we hau- llll IlIIpliI- .IlIII-I. "IlIII_I
an- ounnilv Its I-IIcIIp. quality Ion
sldrn-«l
WI put. each ltlnx in on
”III-naive Turnout-II Dine
and 3-4 far-eta
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”WM- Watt-hrs Jewelry
IBO Broadway, New York ’
WEI, EVEIIIBS llllll. IlliBlSWIS
Hum».
The pleasure of creating happiness is the nearest ap-
proach to exaitatlon that we can ever hope to reach on
this earth. Enjoy this exhilaration to the utmost by malt—
ing your friends and relatives happy with any of the '
Handsome, Useful and
Dependable Gifts
Suggested Below
DISTINCTIVE LI JRARY FURNITURE,
KITCHEN CABINETS.
chaser.
Sold in units and finished in many styles and finishes;
COUCHES,
WRITING DESKS, SEWING CHAIRS, FANCY ROCK-
ERG, GOLD CHAIRS, MORRIS CHAIRS, MUSIC CABI-
NETS, PARLOR TABLE8,0HINA CLOSETS, BUFFETS.
TURKISH LEATHER CHAIRS,
HALL CHAIRS, HALL TREES, TABOURETS, JARDI-
NIERES, UMBRELLA STANDS, SHAVING STANDS,
CARD TABLES, FANCY MIRRORS, PICTURES, FANCY
CHINA, CUT GLASS, HUGS. GLOBE-WERNICKE BOOK
"" CASES. Styles to suit the purse and taste of every pur-
Every home needs a Globe-Wernieke Book Case.
Elegantly Upholstered
ROCKERS in a wide
range of styles and
Oak or Mahogany
ROCKERS, solid. well-
seasoned stock. $3.25
MUSIC CABINETS in a wide
variety of styles and finishes.
Price We up
LIBRARY TABLES. well sea-
aenqd material. highly polish.
lion-or full not. pm of this wriLi
with tour doing thIIcou tililltt‘ due re i
Datod at llustford. Connecticut, this
twoutI- first day of November, ninnlcon
lIIIndrI-d ("IIH‘NL
\\I'll.i.i.\.\l F. HENXIIZY.
Justice of the Peace.
Dun IIud lcgni sIIrI-lcv of tin» forc-
twin): is borI-hv nrkIIoIIlIIng-Ii IIIIII it;
is stirred that tho «one Is returned“
into court as of the lilrst \louIiuI of!
iierumhcr. iiill.
THOMAS D. illt’IIDS‘l‘ltElil'l‘. .
Cmuptrollor.
lly JOHN ll. l.lGllT.
Attorney-General.
.m. . uwMW-N‘Q
ROWAYTON
Joint-Is Stevens is ill ill, his home on
l’cunoyor strum.
.\lr.s 31er Themes of ltoIIaIton Ine-
nuc. is nble in be out uiicr ltcr Iecontx
illness. . i
Miss Mary Williams entertained ll‘ .
friend yesterday III her home on lliglI-I
lund avenue.
”4......
Mnnv extensive imptovcmeuls have
been made on the property of it. P.
DcKlyn. at Pine l’oint
Miss lnez Mills. of Crockett street.
entertained several of her friends from
Norwslk, yesterduy afternoon.
Chauncey Boss of Mt. Vernon. was
the guest of Captain Dnniel P. Mor-
rell, of Crockett avenue. Iesterday.
All those inking part in the CbIlsI-
Inns exercises will meet this afternoon
in the Methodist Church for rehearsal.
John‘ Pennell. oi McKinley street. is
working on the house of Charles Mills.
which is being built on Highland ove-
one.
A regular monthly meeting of the
Rowayton Hess Company will be held
this evening at slo‘cloclt. at headquar-
ters on Rowayton avenue.
«Md-—
Mrs. George Kay and. daughter Hei-
on. of Reading, Penn, is visiting her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Clockett,
of Crockett street. , Mrs. Kay expects
to remain over Christmas.
Miss Ethel Mills, of Rowuyton ave-
nue. has been obliged to leave the Nor-
wsilt High school on account of her-
heslth. Miss Mills expects to so to’
MerI-lll‘aniness College next year.
,TlIo Christmas exercises to be held
in both churches on Saturday evening,
Plans hsVe been made to decorate"
the two churches and everything will
be in readiness for the entertainments
ed and finished in oak' and
mahogany. $9.00 up
TOYLAN D
Opened with a Bewildering
Toys Dolls, Games, Teddy Bears
Dogs, Horses, Automobiles
Fire Engines, Sleds, Rocking Horses, Drums and
Mechanical Toys of Every Description. You are
sure i .I find what you want at prices that ‘will suit. "
GLOBE . WERNICKE
BOOK CASES. Factory
Prices
Display of
l -
prices—~36.“ up I
to be given by the young people of
tho Suntluy schools
constituent unit on
't meeting of the lihilntheu _‘(lnss i
will be held \\ cducsduy owning. De, .
cemhcr 13. at the home of Mrs. Laur-I
eita Slater, on l’ennoyor street. All
members are requested to uttend, as It
most enjoyable time is expected.
.iohn .\. Brooks, of this state, was
elccted secretary of the executive com
“w“... imittee of the American Automobile
A number of young people “,de associntlon at its annual meeting. Ab
“1,13,. evening and decorated theltorney Charles hlnrcey Robinson of
Hose Company hall for the dance next § this City, and Frank T. Staples ofI
Fridgy, and the mu new presents an' Bridgeport, were the onion members of
attuructive appearance. The color the committee 1mm this state
scheme is read and green. appreciate The head of the organization for the
for the senson, with small pine boughs coming year will be ROW“ Pv HOOP'
as the principal trimming A lingo 91‘ 0" Pennsylvania.
number of pennants add to the Inter-j There are now 314 auto clubs which
est. Among these are the colors or, are members of the American Auto-
Yale. HatvaId llr.own \‘orwallt, Siam-i mobile association, aside from forty-
foul and Bridgeport High, Merrill, G t“0 state organisations WhiCh life
A. A.. Stratfoid, D. A. A., etc The members.
floor will be waxed and put in good, The American Automobile assocln
condition between new and II‘ ridnv and. tion is gradually amplifying its “”818“
prospects for a successful event an touring arrangements and still further
bright. work along this line is to be done in
i the future. Powell Evans represented
A meeting (If the comrade Club Was the association at the conference held
he (i last Friday evening; at the home ‘ last summer at Geneva. SwitzeI land
of 'llllum Stevens. After many amua iForeixn trips are being mapped out
lug games had been played. refresh-ism autolsts will in the future be
ments weretservod. Mr Stevens prov able to tour much more comfortobly
ed to be a delightful host and all pres- ’ in Europe
out had It most enjoyable time. Among! It is a rather peculiar and interest-
thoso pIesent were the Misses Mildredi ins tact that during the past year the
Buckelsy. Lucile Brands. Marlonl number of automobile contests f0!
Lynch Helena Oskes. Ethel Jenningsispsed has demonized fully onethird.
Mildred Cushman. Marion Crockett. {The manufacturers have dropped out
Ethel \iills. Emma Cushman, Mabel of these contests and most of them
Jervis, Lois Marsh, Pearl Fralte, Mar-1 are new amateur events. ,
ion Jarvis and Marion Godfrey, and The increase intlie nuinber of state
Messrs. William Stevens, John Clav- automobile associations which are
erley. John Savsse. William Plukney, members of the American Automobile
Carlton Fruits and Carlos Williams. association has beena'remarltable one.
Last year there wore only 36 and this
year the number is l:3. South mito-
EXEouTIVE BHMHITIEE itya was the lust state to join
l
Statistics in G'emgic show that the
OE AUTBMBBIEE A380,:‘dailv invesmcnt mode for automobiles
is $52. 000. t p to June 1 the segregate
mine of the machines in the state was
$12,000,000. About 35 machines are
sold in the stnte during each twenty-
four hours
If you have a bit of room to spare,
stop and pick up u \\ ayim e1. lie may
possibly have a strong voice in the
making of the road laws for that com-
munity, in which case his friendliness
toward the automobile will not come
amiss.
Obey the road rules and you will not
be likely to be caught in speed traps.
Give half of theroad to the other fcl~
low.
TOIL.
Why are wc‘wcighcd upon with heal/i;
ness, ' ‘
And utterly consumed with Sharp dis-
tress,
While all things else have rest.
weariu‘ess ,
All things have IIcst, whv should
tell alone?
We only tell
things
And make perpetual moan.
Stlll from one sorrow to another
thrown; '
Nor ever told our wings.
Nor steep our brows in)
holy balm";
Nor haIltcu what the inward spirit.
singIr— i
"There is no joy but calm!” ‘
Why should we only tell, the roof and
crown of things!
from
we
who are the first of
slum‘hcr's.
ifred Tennyson
Norwalk Chronicler