‘sippi river. The western storm willI
reach there this wftemoon and cuusc'
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ChriStmas ’
THE STORE
is filled with goods suitable
our Holiday Gifts.
- E. K. Banks
Mlhlokomo Hot-l Iloolt
tooth Nomik _ ,
Calendars
A Handsome Assortment
From 10c to $3.00
WILLIAM
So, Nor-walk
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WEATHER FORECAST.
For .\lorwalk and vicinity: llain to-
nightaud Wednesday; increasing cast-
ei'ly winds. The western disturbance
has developed into in well defined
storm area 11 1111.11 is central this morn
big over {udiauu
weather nith rain or snow in nearly
all districts east of the Mississippi
‘river. The front edge of the ruin
area at 8 a. m. was 11 for east as far
east as Harrisburg. P11. "l‘he tempera-
ture is low in northern New England.
:: will buy a. Brownie Camera for
‘;II' the children
11-35410, $7.00 and $12.00.
DONNELw-LY 's
$1.00,
Others at $2. on, $3 00. $4.00,
Kodaks from $12.00 up . .
STATIONERY Auo BOOK arena
16 count mun eraser.
BOOK AND STATIONERY STORES
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it- is causing cloudy!
It is down to nearly zero in Maine.
The temperature is also iowgbetwecn'
the Rocky Mountains and the Missis-
unsettled weather with rain onsnow
during the next 36 to 48 hours.
WEATHER A YEAR AGO TODAY.
’l‘enilperaturo: Low, 27; high, 36.
Full‘.
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EARLY BENTINEL TOMORROW.
in order to give the local merchants
the benefit of additional Christmas ad-'
VOI'LliilllgI The Sentinel will 'be issued
tomorrow afternoon at 1 o’clock.
minor 1 line otock of diamonds,
Watches; ,1 :wolry‘, silverware, cut glass
and everything in this line suitable
for holiduy pitta. at the moot reason-
iablo Wines :0 to Jacksono.
Vincent Costello, out; of the newest
of the pontui clarion appeared today
. in his new uniform. §Il1la athletic torml
giving him 11 moat dintluxulshen hour.
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"*“Hmmfi lino citation dilation n‘
, need and Volt Elm. . .
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The annual election ol’ officers of
‘ i‘oiirt Narrulr, N . till. Foreinm's of
America. will the hold tonight at tho
court a regular meeting. ,
muf-
wheat! hound Bedroom; our. 6.
' With (I‘tIty Clark J J. Lihxwolieri
Auditor John J. Condo, on the clerk's
oshiutont Stephen Dollar worlilnz dil-
. igontly the onion wan prepared to
, turn out one hundred 11nd ninety eight!
ohecimlor the school employees to—
, any. The tcnoht r11. principals clerks'
i
and janitor; oil have their {‘hriotmno
money today. . ~.
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w’l‘ho lineal lino moved,» in tor/1‘1
at. NM“.
. _ This ,
Penn’s e and ,Huylfl'fi
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'Europeau . capitals
P. BEERS
Norwalk
tilll MllllliK ii i
111nm Dill
Abyssinia Admits Emperor Has
This Time Really Crossed
This Styx
M
ADDIS ABl~2il-\, \liyssiniu, Del“. 23
-—lt is officially announced here to:
day that the Emperor .\ieuellk lsdead."
Emperor Menclik it had been re:
ported dead on many occasions, but:
this is, the first time on omclul an:
nouncement has been received. Ru~
mors of the occurrence had been in“
circulation for severuldnys in the
but were received
with skepticism.
Emperor Menelik was 69 years old.
He was a son of llncll Melicoth, kin
of Shoe, and was said to he '11. direct:
descendant of the Queen 01 Sheba and;
King Solomon. When his father died.
.\icneiik was only 12 years old. The
throne or Abyssinia was Seized by
Kansal, governor of Kondor, who tooki
«Moneilk captive and proclaimed him-
ooi! emperor. but Menollk escaped and:
Ib’ocnme ruler of the itinlzdom of Show}
.\tenelik ‘becumolamous chiefly or
connection. with the war betvveenIphii-| .
ninth and .uily when he organized an
army Qt 701100 men with whom he do-
touted the ltalinnn in a florist; of but-
tied and then dittated terms or peace?
One 0! the fiercest battles of the woo
was fought oi Adonn on March' 1
1',896 when a crudhlng defeat was in;
flirted upon the ltollann. who 16:11
more than 4.200 whites and 2.000 no~ '
live trooph killed and wounded. 'vvhilo 1
2500 of them including 1,600 Whit/011.1 '
were taken prisonern by the Abysn‘lm
ions who admitted that their own)
Iona woo 3,000 men; 1
Monollk declared himself 11 Chi-111-
tlnn and maintained 1 and h natal» I
llahmont in which there was 11 11111111111;
0! Christianity and heatheulam '1‘
The heir‘ to the throne. Prince Lian
Joo‘hw} 111 only is yours or ago. no
in said to 1101111191111 great intelligence
and spooks Englioh. French and Ctr»
man.
can by Monetin himself at: his' succes-
nor.
The late monarch is sold to have
possessed a private fortune ontlriiated‘
111 announces.
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1
, will; 111111 or draw beds. 1111111: on-
m M. bureau and chidoniom to
.m.‘ Raymond and lion, Norman. ‘
oumoruao DAV osmium. .
The outline! will ins published as a
Ingoritiuz potter on 'i‘lt‘urodoy. Cllfllb- ‘I
mu’ My. 1111 advertisements. new
items. etc. should town the 111an of
publication Wodnordor mm.
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Sectional Book-dunes are uselul, beautiful and lustins; tlici‘e‘htrd
styles and finishes to suit all furnishings, at surprisingly low prices.
ICut Class 8.
Fancy China
makes ideal Christmas gifts and gladdens the hearts of ii” the wo-
men folks, for they cherish these dainty pieces.
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Money Scares 11.1111: People arel
Downhoaried liver the War i
Mllinth CITY, Dec. 2Ii.mll‘ueblo el-
i'ortu have been made to arrange l1ol~g
:iduy festivities in Mexico City thisI
year. - . 1
Governor Corona. oi‘ the federal dis— ‘
ti‘icl. has enlisted 11 few of the city's
liashtouuble women to assist him in
holding it hormone in one at the pub-
lic parks, but even this show of bull-
day spirit is half apologetic it beingl
Iaunouneed that the proceeds are to
11.10 toward buying clothing tor the
poor. '
Bissell Carpet Sweepers
A pertect gift, combining beauty, practicability and appropriateness,
TOyland V ~
Where you will find 11 full assortment oi" Toys. Dolls, Games. Au~
tomobllcs, Sleds, Wagons, etc., to bring joy to the hearts of the
little folks.
A. J. Collins 8. Co.
16 NORTH MAIN IST.
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SOUTH NORWALK.
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Cannel Coal
RAY MOND “BROTHERS
For Fireplace and Furnace
Cleétn Economical
Healthful
Merchants in Mexico annually dress
illiell ulndous and storvs to nttral'tI
"llte pt'eucut buying public.
11111: stores in the United States tlio‘I
rush is not over until one week later.
gnome Mexicans buy presents and dis l
itributc them on Christmas eve but
lull of them gilc or 1111111 to give toil"
Ions of their love and friendship on'
l.\'ew Year‘s liuy.
' This year inerchnutslhnve not made
3 moucy.‘ Sentiuu‘nt Jinn dulled the buy-
ling spirit and war has drained the
inmuey bugs. As 11 people, the. .\lexi-
runs are impoverished. Merchants
TIwho had placed orders early in the
lyonr with lituropeun toy houses have
Egeiicmlll' (unveiled them because of
I‘lnu-iuess depression and the stores
ldecnretcd with holiday goods 111m
wear contain the lolrt 111'111' goods (it u
tyeul ago
? 1‘.11111111111 1 11th
‘tiol 111 telegraph and railroad con».
lliililltfltlflll south and west of Cilllltiil-I
bun today reached 11 point where Gen-i
Ecru} \‘lliu l)i"il(‘\“(-‘.(I he would be ini- I)
porous to attack by the few rebel;
troops remaining in the north. E
ion. l'lllu hollows also that soon!
jibe states of Siuulon. Sonora. liurau'l
ill) and Chihuahua will be free of 1'11de
' crnl control. 3
Although l‘our thousand l’cdernls 111‘
I‘lljlnuiiu on the border won. reportcdl
to be llil‘illll‘lllt, ' tor notion, (ion \illufl
l
,bolleu-d tho} uould be unable to do
its was chosen several yearn , ‘ "
The 1914 Moo Ca
Combine boaul' and utility to 11 degree but counllcd bx 111ncl1inc§ at
much higher illcen.
Runabout, $2,250; Mayor “Four," 32,500; Moyer "Six," $3.250,
Demonstrations or catalogues on request.
OSCAR H. BANK.S
NORWALK, CONN.
GARAGE RIVER STREET.
39 WALL STREET
"NORWALK, been stopped.
‘ . a, ,1: - . been plnfitcred
PHONE “I. 'llio etrlet huvt
Optician with notices that crimes ordinarily
Irohsidercd trivial will be punished '
Everything in theO Qgtical Line
Eyes Examined Free
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to PLEASE out! thou to be nmctiool 11111: 1111111111";
.-‘ ‘ We otter we first aim atom committing Jewelry or arm
Ii- Iorlpuon, Diamonds. Watches, dimolot 1111111111131, involiiliroo, stow
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' and placed on the; the whole to no n
gl- ‘- ‘ 1‘ 'liliihooé lmli'nt two a‘uch certinoutén
gl‘uhtéd to him on the plea. that be 111111; ~.
knit tllo origlnnl. 1 Judge;- lildviin B. I
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3 court. today issued an order far 1113 .
11111111111111»: governing th’o matter. no- 1
on motion of United Stotou District . .
attorney Fred. :A Scott " , '
Tlié orderls 111111 not.lilol‘tiitlin:iorie ‘
. cortiiiod‘coiiy ,ot'nny record or Itiio‘trlni ,
ond‘dluohorge of any portion of dliln- ’;
> one descent: charged with n violation
' (it the Chinese exclusion not: or “
..11mondinanls. may be issued except on ‘
certain conditions, whiciraro in oiiéct ~
. that tho 431111111511 must,_furulah.lproot
liuorv than destiny thel nilroad ,lI
‘ ion Villu said (1l1i1ll111ul1uu won 100'
l w-cll fortificdl to tour 1111 utturlt.
ion. .\lcrl attics ilight across the bor-’
titer was recorded here, as the begun.
luinn‘ ol‘ the disintegration of thorium: .
trill troops, 1‘.
i This city um'i to \loutcrey ille-
111ostIlu1portm11 router 111 the uor_tl1 ls- ‘.
1'
11 menu or desolation occasioned In
its 111114 sic-'1' and its subsequent Bath l
lug by the invudlug rebels The 11101115 I
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luau sealed up against further lootlng.
'm‘e almost empty. The litter in the
"Hr-Pix beirnvs the hustle “Hit which
:thc i‘edcmls find and also the eager
5 nests with which th‘c rebels entered the:
shops to obtain what was left. of food l
and clolbiuu. The Spanish cathedrall
and the churches. are empty. the
priests 11nd nuns linvlnir been expel!»
0d. and even the Cathedral clock has
‘ with (It'llUl. ’
all the functions of government.
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(llmord Pharmmy. -' '
fwfiy—amwfia
for Xmas Rogers and Stevens.
lunar 11711111111 ‘
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BUBBLEPAGGABT:
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SPlRll Ill Mlllfllli
wanes; Nasty Catarrhal
but unlike, '
.3 for
2tl,~ ltcliul 0011—. ,
- (ieu. Villa,- who can neither rend norl :
write, exercises from the state capital ‘
’ 1i
~ Humidors. smoking acts, nbaviIgI.
sets. surety macro for Xmas at. ’i‘ho‘r
Iw—Suit cases, both robes ,naclcwénr. 4
mm
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instantly Clean Air Passages; You‘
Breathe Freolyr Dull Headache
Discharge
Stops.
Tl! "Ely‘a Cronin linini."
Got a small bottle anyway, just to
try its—Apply a little in the nostrils .
and instantly your clogged none and
stopped up air passages of the head
will open; you will breathe freely:
dullness and headache disappear. By
morning! the caturrh, cold-in-hoad or
cuturrlial sore throat will no gauo.
. End suclv misery 1111112 (let the einnll’
bottle of "Ely's Cream Balm" at. any
drug store. This sweet, fragrant 111111111
penetrates 11nd heals the
"swollen membrane which lines the
nose. 11121111 and throat; vilanru the air
passages; stops nasty discluug'es and
u feeling ol‘ cleansing, soothing uoliet’
comes imi‘n edlutels.
Dont 1111 awake tonight liti'usgllui.“
for breath, with bend stuffed; nostril»
closed, hawking and blowing. Catnrrlt
or a cold with its running nose, foul
mucous dropping into the throat, and
raw dryness is distressing but. truly
needless,
Put your robin-dust once-«in ”idly’h
Crcam Balm," 111111 your cold or on-
taIrrh will surely disappear,
inflamed.
LAURELTON HAB’L GIRLS HOME
FOR HOLIDAYS.
The young ladies attending, Lauiel
ton din”. of Milford, hold a delightful
Iholidny entertainment last 121 coins;
that. marked the closinr or the school
the two weeks' C'lilistnms \HCH-
lion. The school hall was artisticalo
.1.“ decorated for the occasion and a
large Christmas tree (Tecupied the cen-
ter of the hall laden with gifts for
the young ladies attending the school.
after which there was a delightful
musical program assisted by the l'ol-
lowing young; ladies of
Miss Catherine O‘Neil. Miss Frances
Hurley. Miss Ciothild Gaynor, Miss
.\lilllred Neil, Miss .\l. .\lciloe and
others.
“'21:-.-h. _
the school: "
I Til-’REACHED‘ SERMON AT 95.
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i’lilll ADE] PHIA Dec. The Rev
David 'I‘ully, who is “active ” in the
ministry at the age of 95, preached a.
Clilistmas sermon before, the Presby-
terian Ministerial Association here
yesterday. Dr. Tully took for his sub-
ject: “The Order of (‘hrlst’s Priest.-
hood." He spoke without notes, his
voice was clear and strong, and when
he finished the ministers crowded
about him and extended their congrat-
ulations.
the active ministry
more than sixtl'v
three years.
He is the regular Sun"
day preacher in Calvary Presbyterian '
.t‘liurch at Highland. l'u.
Frank Jacoby s
TheStore where you can Buy
Xmas Gifts and
Stylish Apparel
Without Paying Cash Down
..... 3 for 250
WWW omens .............. . .......... 7.. ............. 181: lb.
111 car (‘llANllhRRiias ............. ...... . ......... 101: lb.
rma ounxor‘s ................ ‘ 20c dozen
ANDREW , DAVEY
SoutlfiNorwalk
90 Washington St; ' .
i lllART-FORD.‘ Dad.
‘ a practice to 11111111 on to album their
certificate 8Iltilillifl their main. to be
in the United 31:11:11. and because this“
practice has quite often reunited in one
hathtadtomio doom mtoaloner 111111, 11111
. not 1111 the result of carelessness."
evidence must bar given under oath.
in each instance where oopioo are iii-
the duct or. the applicant.
"dim—Become of f
the fact that (‘hlnnmon h’avc mode it ‘
11911111111119 has hoodlum: or doctroyjéd _I
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1. moon. «on: untied Wt
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