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MINIATURE ALMANAC FOR
TOMORROW.
deeamnm; 3:1op. in.
Sun rises 6: 5:; sets 4528
Fart?“ ii}
A elho‘csuoue +
The semi has been am
a census of the birds—a volunteer cell
sus conducted by the (indolent oi
agriculture. The results are of course
. infinite}? by skilled observers miller
Juli. figures compiled by actual can
mentionerhut they are cow
tairly trustworthy.
It is interesting to learn tin-i {he
irobin most popular of our feathered
friends, is the most abundant bird out
glon to the number of 100,000,000, or
fifty pairs to the square mile. It is
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MASOEIE NOTICE.
.———-
Old Well Lodge. NO. 108. F. and A. M.
Main street. lat and on Tuesday of
each month—July and August or-
eepted-at 0 o'clock. All Hostel
Masons cordially invited. D. Burr
Beach, W. M Robert M. Wilcox.
Soc.
A Stated Gonvocation of Bathruon
Chapter No. 38 B. A. M., will be held
in Masonic Temple. South Main street.
at 8 o'clock.
Work—slink Master Mason and P
' M. degrees will be conferred. all n.
A. Masons cordially invited.
Fraternity
c. A. TUCK, H P.
or
~ F- ,3. Lyon. Assistant secretary.
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THE NEEDS OF THE NAVY
Tileoleticnliy we have a navy equal
to Germany's. iiut actual eitlciencyll
a different matter. if our whole sell
(force were to meet Germany’s whole
sea force in battle, there would prob-
ably be nothing left of our line naval
armament but a few bubbles.
It takes more than modern ships to
make a navy. more than big guns,
.6 more than intelligent seamen and well
trained crews it takes management-—
- a clear policy pursued consistently
u '. year after year. and the bringing of
'; every unit of organistion and equip-
‘ , silent into harmony with that policy.
We have never had a naval policy
¥,Tlle nearest we have come to any-
thing of the sort has been the ole
lnentary device of building two battle-
shlps a year. We have not even car-
fled the arithmetical process to the
next natural step of adding the neo-
' essary auxiliary vessels—«cruisers, dos.
troyers, torpedo boats, submarines,
“trapsports, coilicrs. aeroplanes, etc.
‘ Our armament admirable no doubt as
7; In as it goes is lopsided Moreover.
. there is a considerable shortage of
i ' men. Admiral Flake, in his testimony
J)etore the congressional committee on ,
naval affairs. said that it w0uld take
tithe years to bring the personnel of
- .- the navy up to the required standard.
insnys fleet is today
Why does this situation exist? “Be
cause we have no comprehensive plan
of development". replies Admiral
Flake. “license we have no general
staff with the authority and functions
of the British Admiralty " We have a
Naval War oxide. composed of experts
and we have excellent commanders
of fleets. but there is no effective ctr
operation ibetween them. We have per
flops as good strategists and naval
, architects as there are in the world.
but we do not make the best use of
them.
congress has voted elm of are“!
as a rule—es much in W7 and.
how-1mm in! that“
W dor tho whole situation.
and is m in- h-‘n M
gin navy machinery needs marshal!!-
Meets in Masonic Building. South.
Tuesday «only. December as. 1014'
and five years to make a heat as sill-l
,,,~eient for halting purposes as Ger-l
AMWWonthelr no»
”emu-1000013 llllilltellillentiy-.j
.1. lwAlli to
3 view?
“anatomist “new! ’ ‘
found that the toul bird life on the
great piaina’glves about 1.000 III!“
to the square mile. lIn mountainous
and arid or semiarid regions the bird.
pOpullltion. like the human smudge.
naturally decreases. in tlontans limit
appears to be only one blrdrpsir to
each threesome. and lathe South's“
one to each seven acres.
The purpose of the census is to afv
ford a basis for a‘pl-omln to replen-
ish bird life tbrwgbout the count”.
The movement is more practical than
sentimental. The “insect census" of
of destructive insects in recent dew
codes. and there is an obvious and
direct connection between the exterm
mlnation of birds and'the multipliclv
at insects. .“
’l‘hc tightening of the game laws
in most or the states has diminished‘
the bird slaughter, and federal laws
for the protection of migratoryfibirda
have helped, but there is still cluell to
be done. Wllot team has a game
bird in a country where, as Dr Wil
llam‘ T. Hornnday, of New York says.
N 2.000. 000 men and boys every you“!
use up 500,000,000 allot cartridges?
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of all. Mississippi. sill-hug in nu; re.
1903-; allowed the tremendous ranges .
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WHO IS PUSHING WAR
PROBE '
i-
Representative Gardner has not
quit his efforts toward the ap-
pointlllellt of a special committee
of the House to investigate the
military and naval position of the
United Sites to learn about the
preparation for War. M. Gardner
insists that the country is at the
many of any first—class European
More law are needed to protect
birds that destroy harmful insects-*-
1’ pinch means nearly all birds—but
Jmuch more important is the creation
of a universal and powerful public
l sentiment that will give vitality to
existing laws,
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yous GREATEST TRADE or‘poa'ru
NITY. '
, The real size of the llatin~American
market for our goods has just been re-
vealed by Director Barrett. of the Pan-
American Union. it develops that we
have already been selling our southern
neighbors more than anybody imagin-
ed. Our exports to the twenty Latin-
American republics for the year 1913
were greater than those of any other
country. For the first time we outdls—
tanced Great Britain and Germany}
During the year we sold to all Latin-
Am’erica merchandise valued at 3826.-
537.346 to Great Britain‘s $322,228,073
and Germany’s ”17.987308. France
came next with.$110.084.335. ”
This record is all-tile more satisfao.
tory in view of the fact thit the revo-
lution in Mexico has interfered great-
ly with our Mexican trade. Peace be
low-tile Rio Grande would have minis
the figures many millions frontier.
The his German trade with these
countries is now almost absolutely cut
oil. It may be‘years before Germany
is again in position to resume her com»
petition for the Latin- A‘merlcan mar-
lines. We have no dispositiim to gloat
lover the misfortune that has come to
abuslness rival. or so use uniall meth-
ods in dealing with her customers. But
the goods that Germany has been send
log to Central and South America must
be rurnlshcd now by somebody else,
and we are the inevitable heirs of her
interrupted trade. The commerce of
Wand hence. the. is badly crip-
pled by the war. and some of that will
naturally come to us. The next twelve
months should see our Latin-American
export trade. nearlydoubledr-and will.
u we provide ships and go after the
W
The Moral Wm W
trial me- is in =00 is” sister-
:tiog Doubtlsss. it would be worth
hive a'broad, optioned re-
. use less than. two eggs 0 week less
glow. more. keenly than ever before.
mined unassuming investigations: ., s .
the cmtry‘a. benevolent astoun- ,
power. While it is not consider-
cd likely in Washington that the
House will name the committee,
regular committees, spurred on
by the agitation he has brought
about, have already begun an ill-
vestiglion. In many parts of tilt:
country security leagues hale
been formed to urge Congress to
create a larger navy and armyL .
Two noes, A ween redraw.
Secretary of Agriculture ‘Houlton.
analyzing farm conditions in various
parts of the United states. makes.—
tlleae illuminating comparisons:
”The average Iowa former has 30 '
hogs to the North Carolina farmer's
live and the South Carolina farmer’s
four Their poultry varies in about tho
same proportion
The average farm in Georgia prodill'.‘
and .two-thirdsoi a pint of milk.
A farmer is never a "king” unless
his kingdom is pretty nearly self-sue
taining. The southern planters realise
that they could live without cotton
much better than without meat. grain
and vegetables. If the South is stirred
by present misfortune to lntroducel
real diversification of crops, and to
raise her own cattle and hogs. ‘the
lesson will be worth its cost.
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CONFERENCE OF OLEROY AND
LAW? -
Acting. upon . the suggestion of
Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster. 0 com
fol-once of Protestant Episcopal clergy
and ialty‘will beheld in Middletown
on January 27.‘the morning and after
noon sessions to be held .at‘ the
Berkeley Divinity school and the
evening session ~ at Holy Trinity
Church. "
The morning session will open at
9: 30 and the afternoon session at 3-
'l‘ho evening session is expected to
begin at l: 80. intros speakers all
national reputation will its mind.
one for each could); and conform
on such topics as will 0011300 all:
probably be almond. Pins term
of- these. to be summons-i
mmymgmenandbmhnfi-
ready been made. monsoon!
Q 15:15 firm. 5
cl mgaockefsiior and Carnegie
alumnus»:
than two-thirds of an ounce of butter .
1W ~40”, MW‘
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moment-unis
Mule-10M
‘ uaarrosn. co'iln. Dec. n.——c.lue
Commissioner J. O. Phelps has died
'mmwmm dot
sermon! of «tile destroyed in the
m midst the Mind-mouth
1 é_
H Gad-veil. was. 01379:”:
Char-man Process and B Enters.
West Hm ”Whom b.
once. Neilngtoll. (1.81040; 1. Von-
Iimu. fitment. (1.058.100; In
northern 0040: John A. Piiwd.
ford. s1,stm;oomo 1'. Woodland.
W “.15: 1!. will.
Hartford 0070.85; W. B. Rockwell.
' mam; anodes-ca. West
Hartford. 350.60; Paul Cudm
Mflfiul*1.flulhci.nloomleid.
”593 “110;. 41!. flows. New dishes.
11,381.41; John 19. Collins. Burnilde.
MM. r. small». ammo. sass.
.~ 0 like!“ will be you by us United
Slates Government.
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Damascus choasmoe co.
New Ham My T0 Operate New
Line Through Pswtucket. R.i .
All wintering enterprise or much
importance will achieve its first prac~
tics! results on Sundoy. December 20.
when the new line of the New York.
New Slaves and Karim through the
cities or Pawtucllet and Central liialls.
R. 1.. will be threwn open for operw
tlon. The work has been in progress
a year and a half and means a very
decided change is the main line be-
tween New York and Boston.
At 1 a. m. Sunday the old line of the
railroad through these two cities-tho
old Boston nod Providence line, open-
ed in l847—wili cease operationlor
good. For the next live hours a pan:
of 130 men and two steam shovels will
be busy cutting the old tracks and con-
peeling than with the new line in
Pawtucilet and at the two points in
Central Falls. whergglullotlon is made
with the Worcester road and with the
linemnoston. mint train'dvel the
new line ispcheduled to pass at 0:“
a. in. Sunday. In the interval scans
of the through he" may be (moved
throngh’lhe Pro‘vl ce tunnel and in
die Point branch of the railorad. .
Theencw line is really a short cut-oil.
it saves 600 feet in distance and re
ducal) tholcurvatnre .at «this mint 08
grass. The new line runs from nigh
. n-
duel on the Boston iheand Black-
stone street on thfloi'oealor branch,
Central Falls. to a palm several nun
dred feet west of Chestnut street. Paw-
tucker. Thetotaldlstahcs‘coverod is
7. 200 feet.
The chief object aimed at in this re-
location of the railroad was the elimin-
ation of five grade crossings—Pine.
Dexter and Broad streets in Pawtuhket
and Central and Foundry streets in
Central Falls. These were unusdllly
dangerous. Records-tailspin them-
nor months of pedestrign and all
kinds of vehicular travel at Broadban-
ter and Foundry ptroets showed a
movement at the» ole-aim remains
from 2.000 to 7,000 a day. Ten gate-
men and four liagnlen had lobe con-
stantly employed. ‘
The agitation for the removal 'or
these dangerous crossings had goneon
for over thirtriive years befo'l‘e it
finally found Won in an act of
the anode Islgnd “legislature, in an~
my. 1912. appointing a commission-to
undertake the work. This commission.
consisting 6! Robert Wklllop and f
Lewis M. Smith. mresentlng the two
cities. and Orville D. Waterman tor
the railroad. drew up a plan. which
the Superlor court ordered the rail
road to carry, cuti- Qubstuctlon work
was begun in April. 1918. ‘“
'l'c‘ velociite the road in accordance
with the commission's plans it woe
necessary to buy «or 100 parcels or
land in the moat mounted but of the
two cities and to run 110 buildings
To do awaywlththemdccrcaalngs
the‘ new route ll‘ea firoilsh I out.
sions and rename mm willrsmlch in mm .3 foot new
‘Mrremt mile mutation: rile
,_ ’lpvolved the escalation of 487.-
08,0 legible yards of parallel and the
mint over 801300 wills MI of
‘nswstationwillbeanmsdnexum
' _ land. these g . .'
suoatlowatomscrarystatloll non,
401'th 0000 Mill. This will be
"Mmhmmonmmhy.
mmwmm stations are
Mohandas] Part of the new stem
Fluboutlliaed. passenger-peasants
mummwumly-loluw
form below. it is expected that the
slot.
Only two of the four tracks will be
than ones on (lonely. some mm:
work bah- accessory before the sill
on can be finished. For the present
only one of the two island platforms
«moonstone-witnessed. These
phtforms are 20 feet wide and 100
feet long.
The tracks of the old line are to be
removed and part of it is to be made
latch Boulevard unapproacll tome
nor of the new station. The tire
improvement scrolls- been do ‘
the contraction department of the
MM under theollpervlalon of the _
commission m roiiroad and} did ‘
all the grading and trash work. only
the street work. bridge; sewers and
'10-“ can. being under contract. Us
0&th use!“ twooitiaapay
“percent «theoost ofthegrade
crossing elimination. .
As a part of the improvement a new
bulk delivery freight yard with a max
imam capacity of 100 cars has been
built in pawtuellat by the railroad. .
THE HOUSIKEIPEI.
0A. Woman. what is the this; you do
and what is the thing you cry!
Is your house not warm and lnclosed
from hams. that you thrust the cur
lain by?
And have we not toiled to build for
you a peace from the winds outside.
That you seek to know how the battles
go and ride where the fighters ride?
s...—
Yoo have fallen my spindle away from'
me, you have taken away my loom.
You bid me all in the dust of it. at
peace without cloth or broom.
You have shut me still with a sleepy
will, with nor 0le nor tend to do.
While our house the World um we ‘
keep for God should be garnished
and swept anew.
The evil things that have waxed and
grown while i eat with my white '
.handa still.
They have meshed our World with”
twinad end curled through my very
WWW Um; 1
Shall i sit and smile at mine ease the
while that my house is wrongi!
kept?
it is mine to see that the house of me
is straightened and cleaned and
swept!
My daughters strive for their souls
alive. harried and starved and cold—-
Shall 1 bear it long. who was swift and
strong in guarding them while of
old?
My children cry in our house the
World, neglected and hard opprest—
Is my right not then to command all
men to be still while the children
rest? '
I who labored beside any mate when
the work of the World began.
The watch I list while my children
shot I will keep today by Man;
I have crouched too long by the little
hearths at the bidding of Man my
mate-
l go to kindle tile Hearth of the World.
that Man has left desolate!
~Margaret Widdemer. in the indepen-
dent.
WT Billlillfllls .
Will SAVE STEAM
SAN DIEGO. Chi. Dec. 19.—-Stout
Lulkhends and a comparatively quiet
«a promised early today to prove
‘he salvation of the Americana»
waliarl steamer Isthr‘lnlan. which, with
l. hole in. her how and her stern high
lut of the water.- continued to pro- '
lead slowly louver-"d this harbor and
safety.’ If she remained afloat and
mainalned her shit of 7 1- -8 knots.
it was estimated she would arrive of!
Bari Diego about midnight tonight.
.Til united States caliper West Vir-
willie. the destroyer Perry and the
naval tug Realism: were standing day-
s oldithe crippled two‘s-st 'A Cow ml
nlferll‘df'by the tug. but wai refused
The Isthnihu'l was. *0. million dd!-
lar cam of fruits and wines Ind
f 1..
A townhouses after the steamer, ‘ .
denied s‘ W? «.mdw of! Boone is? '
' ample reserves, wording selections from fresh and pedal
. . overlooked
No. 2. South Main Street
. " I l), decree naturalization papers granted *6 any 93W "in
-. haul m5 will 7-908”
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,, The Store of
Practical Gifts
Stocks Complete
up to the last Minute
Our Holiday Stocks are naturally much depleted daily 5)
enthusiastic throngs. but they are yepicnhhed My be.
merchandise until the last shopping hour Christina Eu
Whom liave You
Forgotten?
This of all years is one in which no friends should be
“altitudes of attractive and useful things of every sort we
here, at whatever price you wish to pay, that will carry your
message of Christmas cheer wherever you wish it to go.
But, don' t waste another hour; come tonight or toner-
row, and avoid all possible disappointment.
Store Open Evenings
Until Xmas.
Merry Xmas... to All
'10 OUR FRIENDS. OUR CUSTOHUI.
With plcusurc We express htariy thanks to our Friends and Onsla-
lllcl-s for trade of the post.
Call around and see our stock for Christmas. which include my.
ERING. l-‘OldAGE and POT PIAANTS in numbers.
0mm, Kcnteas. m Ferns, Amlens, Arenas, Asparagus. Poin-
settias. Anruucnrins. (‘yclnmcm Arden“, Gemstone, Dale”, W.
ten. Cherries. W Eric-6 Begmllss etc.
Cut Flowers of quality. All Christmas greens of special decora— .
the value no don't forget anything for Christmas an be. found at
no South News“;
South Norwaik Flower Co.,
' Telephone 364
'War Bulletins
BERLIN, Friday, Dec._ 18, via The Hrlgue and London,
Dec. .19,“‘IO‘55 a. m. (Delayed in transmission).e-Berlin was
still in festivearrsy today celebrating the reported vic—
tory in Poland, but the people experienced a shade of dis-
appointment from the brevity of the official war bulletin,
which failed to supply any further details of the Polish
engagement The newspapers this afternoonpojnt out that
the present developments‘in tile~eastern arena of the war
_wili require several days to reach :a stage . where the
,, net results can be'approximately set forth.
In the mean—
thcf
while various rumors are in circulation . concerning
very large number of prisoners taken by: the Germans
-Rudoipil von Valentinl, chief of Emperor William’ s civil
cabinet. :answering a telegram from the East Prussian
Synod to the Emperor, wrote as follows:
. “His Majesty confidently trusts that the unswerving
.will to conquer, with God’s help. will lead the Fania-land
through the present trying days to a happier future. By}
imperial Ofdéf I; . '1.
. _, ‘ ‘WALEN'I‘INI "
PARIS. Dec. cl, 4.45s. sir—Ike «in. do.
‘ cided to introduce in Parliament n bill modifying the nut-
uralizst‘iml of l889, says the newspaper Malia today ‘
The new measure will permit the government to called
at nollénafity or by his” sentinel
Whollall be Judged unworthy to use?
Norwalk Chronicler