Putnam Patriot (Putnam, Conn.)
December 25, 1908

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A WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER EIGHT PAGES. Entered at the Putnam Po#t Ofbca ma second clan matter. PUTNAM, CONN., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 1908 NO 52 jj,** smith is the guest of hei in Colchester. p F Benoit will preach ir t church this city, next.^un non st :t-‘» o'clock. Frederic \V. Howard and wife Wock have been the guests 01 j4is. Clarence W. Taber. F„ G. right and wife art og their son William during liars. Fjrl Carpenter, of Worcester (0 the guest of his mother In greet Russell, who has been mak ^nef business trip to New York 1. Bernice Paine is spending her i with relatives in Wakefield, wm Frances Warner of Mt. Hoi (kllegt i' visiting her parents, on Rain street. „jur and Ralph Libby arespend W holidays with their parents, id Mrs. F. A. Libby, King street. Walden Wright, City Engineer, ii„fl with liis parents in New .Mary h. Bartlett, teacher in the Putnam school, is spending her with relatives in Portland, Reuben Sykes am'. herdaugh :a» and Phyllis, are spending Mms with relatives in New meelingof the Common Coun day night, again adjourned to vtek Tuesday night, without gany business, mond Wlieaton, John Holmes pnond Gilpatric, are at home Amherst College for the Christ ys. toBertha Sargent was the guest tiger, Miss Florence Sargent, in nil this week until today, Thurs ton they both returned to sjiend ■w at home. t Entertainment Committee of ties' Hoard of. the Day Kimball Ml will meet with Mrs. I .each, nrtl street, Monday, Dee. -Nth, to'eloek. efine Tree Worsted company, tots organized and built up in but removed to Klmville, h. when the factory building imed down, is overwhelmed ts, notwilhstand the factory busy night and day. no In an ks—The undersigned i thank tneir friends and neigh riio contributed the beautiful iforour little Mildred’s burial, sympathy and thoughtfulness a help and a comfort to u>. i. H. \v. Sii.uti’K and family. Dee. til, 190H. New York city! and also |>oor ;ton, the Nation's Capital! each suffering from a heavy *oriu. Our city had but two of snow each an inch deep, soon disappeared under the wnny days we have had. Kmlier .2 is the shortest day of i, and marks the summer sol le period when the sun for the Iseeius to stand still. The pa {worship|>ers established Chris honor of the re-birth of the sun, Christian church adopted it as birthday. of letters remaining in the Post Office for the week end il: s—Mrs. J. Goino, Mrs. N. Osia, J.Jenckes, Mrs. A. Kh/.aoeth Marshall, William Mr. Samuels, C. K. Shepard, S. A. Strout Co. Otliee hours 'for Christinas: open from a. in. to 1 7 p. in. Money Order I>i One delivery by city Ser\iee will also he perforin C-arriers. Alton of the New Kng of Music, Boston, Miaa Ada Marden are spending the holidays in the guests of Miss Alton’s Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Alton, of Miss Alton is to assist in in the Congrega in Danielson next Sun John McCarthy, now pastor church at Hun Mast Virginia, was formerly of Israel Putnam School this M spoken of by a local paper built up a struggling church and has also headed a to clean up the gambling, other offensive joints that permitted to exist in that l*«i>ic, as well as the com general appreciate and sus He has evidently found held. tVestiield (N. J.) leader" that Mr. Thomas Hutchin of itrosvernordale. has the building in which he •°o untier the firm name of A f^on have their store. J enlarge the building to frontage that they need, Ke>ines» has grown more rap their fondest expectations to hope. Mr. Hutchinson has a lot on one of the prin he preposes to for himself. —Mr. J. K. Tatem and wife, and Iheir daughter, Ml« M. Kden Tatem. are in Brooklyn, X. V., spending Christmas j with friends. —Mrs. Charles Thayer and her son t Allen, o: Centerville. K. I., are being entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Thayer, King street. Miss Helen Bradley, of Michigan University 'IK», Ann Arbor. Michigan, is spending her acatiou at her parent al home. —Armand Farley, of Holy Cross ColJ j Farnham, Canada, i» spending his vacation with his mother, on Pro videnee street. illiam E. Holmes, who recently went from tilts city to establish a silk mill in Montreal, Canada, is visiting his family on King street. —A trolley car jumped the rails in front of the Congregational church last Thursday afternoon, which put all the cars of! time for the rest of the day. —The various grades of the Israel Putnam school held Christmas exer I eyes Friday afternoon, preceding the j losing of the sehool for two weeks’ va i cation. —About fifty of the pupils of Notre j I>ame Academy, which closed Wed j nesday for the Christmas vacation, left here for various parts of the country to sjieiid the Christmas holidays al their i several parental homes. Caki>—I wish to extend publicly my j heartfelt thanks to the many friends, who by their sympathy have hel|>ed j me to bear my loss: to those who sen! I their tribute of flowers without sending their names, so I cannot personally thank them; to the many coworkers, and the employers of my late husband, for their token of love and esteem: and especially 1 wish to thank the Klks for their’great kindness to me in my be reavement. Mrs. Haki.j> K. Mok>k. In another place in this issue we print a biographical sketch of the late Henry C. Bowen, copied from the “Sixliely Anniversary Number of Ttie 1 ndependenl,”—a marvellous number it is, too. Tire biography is written by William Hayes Ward, Managing Edi tor of “The Independent,” who lias been connected with that publication for forty-one years and a close friend of its founder, until his death. What lie says of him, therefore, cannot fail to be of deep interest to all our readers. Much that is said and many of the events related may lie already well known, hut they are pul into such a new .clear setting that they will lie read as a new history of Henry t'. Bowen's public life. —i’llristmas is a day in which to re member not only our loved ones ami friends, but the needy ones—whom we j always have with us. The Elk- fra ternity have, for several years, sought out the needy ones of the city and supplied them with a good Christmas dinner and propose doing the same this Christmas, we understand. The Sal vation Army lias announced in the Ha thiot their intention to supply1 all needy ones in the city they can reach, with ,a good Christinas dinner. For this purpose they have been engaged for some time in visiting through the [Miorer districts of the city to find out whom they can benefit as proposed. It was difficult to make some timid ones believe they could receive such generosity without some ulterior pur pose. The providing Christmas cheer for the poor in every city where they are established, is one of tiie customs of the Army. To meet the expense in curred they have to dejiemi on the vo luntary contributions of the citizens. A strict account of contributions and outlays is kepi and sent to the l>i vision headquarters for record. We are glad to know, therefore, that there will be no poor family in this city that need lie without a good Christinas dinner —The Corbin family must have been at one time quite numerous and prom nent in Woodstock and I'nion, and are still in good number in those towns and Putnam, but many have left the former two towns and have gone off to find more active society. We had a visit this week from one of that family who is a busiaess man in New ork, but a native of I'nion—a splendid man physically, refined, intellectual, and spiritual. We thought if those back towns could get back, even during that class of her native children, it would be more to them than wealth, especially to the young. They could, and will, get them back, half the sea son, when there are trolley lines con necting those towns with the railroads in central cities or towns. We thought of what Miss Ellen I>. Earned said in her article we printed last week about Thompson Hill, after lasing the flour ishing trade it had at one time, and wa-, left stranded and deserted by its younger people it has been made one of the finest residential towns in the State by an era of the returned Native and Summer boarder, liecause of the I introduction of quick transit. I nion 1 ami remote towns can be made plats of delightful homes not only for its absent sons and daughters, but for the 1 summer boarders they would bring with them. Hundreds of thousands of families in the great cities are languish ing to get homes in sueh attractive places to them as I'nion. It is a prob I lem the farmers can solve, and the l nited Slates government is now ask ing “What can be done to benefit Ihe 1 farmers?" Obituary. Mary o'Bkikn. The death of the late Mary O'Brien. I daughter of Mr i\ J O'Brien, of Me chaniosville, ft., occurred last Tues day, and her funeral w as held Trout her father's home on Saturday, ltt-o. IDth. A solemn requiem Mass Mas of fered up for the happy eternal rest of her soul at the Sacred Heart Church, at West Thompson. The pastor. Rev. J. J. Klty was oelehranl, with Rev. Father Hykeman, of Putnam, and the Itev. Father Heseclles, of tlrtMem>r dale, as deacon and sobdeaeon After the services, Fattier Klty pmd a tribute tothe deceased forher faithful and devout Christian life. Burial was at St. Chafes cemetery, Woonsocket, K. I. The following persons acted as hear ers: Jeremiait and Charles O'Brten, brothers; Henry M. O’Brien, eousiu. of l.awrence. Mass.; James O’Brien and Joint W halen, of Putnam, W illiam ll. Arthur, of West Thompson. Friends were present from Lawrence, Mas*., and Washington, R. 1., and Gtosvenordale. Floral offerings were many and l>eau liful, from friends ot the family among them being two pillows, with the inscription I laughter and Sister,’" made of ealla lilies, roses and ferns; from the young ladies of the sewing mom of the French River Textile com pany’s mill, a pillow worked with the word “Sympathy,-’ in gold letters an while ribbon, and made of roses, lilies and asparagus fern; Hat bouquet front Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter, com posed of 2H pinks; from Mrs. Harney, daughter ami niece, of Orosvenordale, Cross ami Anchor, inscribed with the words “At Restcomposed of roses, forget-me-nots, ami fern from the Misses Kgiui, of Putnam, flat ls>iu|uet, made up of Jti pinks in fern; from the Misses Vancellette, of West Thomp son, a fiat bout|iiet of while carnations ami fern. The family have, besides, the sympathy of their many friends. Her father, two brothers, Jeremiah and Charles, and two sisters, Margaret and Kllen T. O'Brien, survive her. Card.—We desire to return sincere thanks to our many friends for their gills and kind expressions of sympa thy, in our bereavement of one who w as so dear to us, or ho extended aid to us in oui affliction. P. J. O'Bit I and family Meclianiesville, Conn., lice. 21, Mbs. l.rt'IK C.M-I.KTTK. Mrv Lucie nplctte, wife of Jiwjih Caplette, died on Tuesday, Beeemher loth, al flic home of her husband, No. alnut street tilt' city. Mrs. Caplette was bjrn in the town of Sorrel, Canada, in IKKi, and came to lliis city wilh her law,band and tier family in lss.%, where they tune resid ed since. Madaiue Caplette was a devout Ca tholic and Christian woman, and was beloved bv all whoever made her ac acijiiatnlance. The funeral services were held al St. Mary’s Church, this city, on Kriday morning, lK*c. lH,at Bo’cloek, Be\. Kr. l’lasse, of Manville, It. I., a nephew of the deceased, ottieialing al High Mass, assisted by lte\ Father Van den Noorl and ltev. Fr. Itykeman. inler ment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Providence street, this city. Madame Caplette leaves a husband ten years her senior, four daughters, and two sons, alt grown up. Siie also leaves threebrottiers and -isters, living in Woonsocket and Providence, and a brother and sister in Canada. Ki.vika l>. Cokbiv. Miss F.lviraJ*. Corbin, of Philadel phia. died recently in that city al the ti|*. age of 7lf years. Ldeina of the lungs w as the cause. The older residents of this communi ty w ill remember the family of Klca zer and Ihcea Corbin as former reai dents of West Woodstock. Miss Klvlra outlived the other members of her fa mily by many years, rihe had an older sister, Mrs. Mary C. .Scott, and one brother, Samuel f^olon Corbin. The remains of the deceased were brought here by Adam* Kxpress Co., in the care of her cousin, John W. Cor bin, of New York—formerly from the town of Cnion, Windham county. The interment was at West Wood stock, in charge of Ballard A Clark. Mildred Hharpe, the four-year old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harry W. Sharpe, died early Tuesday morning of diphtheria. The burial was in the Grove street (Cemetery, Tuesday after* noon. ___ —The Salvation Army is expected to give a Christmas dinner to a million and a half needy men, women and chil dren throughout the country—125,t**' in New York city alone. This year the expense 1* met in each locality by ‘•kettle” contributions, as w as done in this city. _Very gratifying news conres from Kev. K. D. Sargent, who, with Mrs. Sargent, ha.- been at I>» Angela, al., for the j-a~t tfiree week., both delight ed with the climate, and benefited by their rest. They will learn by a show er of ChrUtrn** mwaive* sent by the mem be ra of hi. church, that they are lovingly remembered. With thee Mr. Sargent will receive notification that hi* church ha* formally extended hi* leave of absence until April next. Christmas Saadis at the Caaffetatroaal ilmrch Next Sunday will Ire observes! as Christen as Sunday at the CongrcKa tionat church. Rev Asher Anderson. I». l>., will speak both morning and evening. At the morning service at to..!M o'clock tire music will be as (ol tow s: Oman 1’reltnle—'The Holy Nwht. Iluek Processional—O tome to My Heart, Isvrtl Jesus, Nevin Choral Cantata— The Hone of the World, Schnecker a. Ring Forth, Ye Hells. b. Tire Shepherds. c. The Wise Men. d. Hail, Knynl lists'! Tire evening service will commence at t o'clock, and will open with a brief organ recital with the following num bers: March «rf the Magi, Marker trtlcrlocjr for the Christmas Season, ilarret I Fantasia oir trld Christmas Carols, Kau Ikes tv. Tbi Kirs? Nowell. b. The Lord »t lir*t had Adwra mjuh■. c. km*: Wractdahr d tiod w*t vmu, Merry jfentlemen. A Virwhi oofotteq* —O Come to My Heart, Lord Je*us, Nevln Cantata—The Adoration, Nevin CborM—hcomt, all ye Futthlul. Ha* done and Hh»* Solo* ami Cbome Behold, h Virgin shall wawitr. C! oru« fr*i Ladies’ Vuieat with Soprano Sain— In Reverent Awe and Solemn Sfufe Chorus fot Men’* Voiee* Then Sweeping tliroiik'h the Arch ot Ni^Ut. Chorus—Softiv the Starlight. Team and Soprano Solos—And t^o, the Ainrtl of the Lord. Chora*—{Rory to God in the Highest. Alto Solo And (Quartet—Hushed at length the jfrtriow nonjr Chorus—Auu a! Lord, we We** Thee. The Salvatlnn Army Mhilii. Tl»e «er\ iee» at the Salvation Army hall, over the week end, as conducted by Major and Mrs. Simonson, of Hart ford, were services of extraordinary interest. Tlte open-air services were attended by large crowds, and tire In door services were attended by audi ences that packed the trail to Its fullest capacity, and many could not And en trance. The Sunday morning meeting at the Pentecostal church, on Kim st., was well attended, and apparently was enjoyed by all. Tire platform was oc copied by Major and Mrs. Simmons, Evangelists James M, Hell and U. \V. Buchanan, turd (’apt. Wlthee. Mr. Buchanan lc lire even ing service iruUiors. 'lire Major’s address was a burning one, and as lire audience listened to tire -lories of IN vine grace working bribe lives of fallen, degraded meir and wo men, mauy eyes were wet with tears, and strong conv iclion seized uj*>n many present. Captain and Mrs. Withee wish to thank all those who so courteously as sisted them in making the Major's vis it so successful, ami which promises many treats of this kind during the coming months,

Him nil Over «o Ihs sufisrlnr Court. As the result of a cowardly a»xnult upon I. iuis Freedman, of Worcester, Matthew, Kroll, a polish farmer, of Thorn peon, was bound over to the next term of the .Superior Court by Justice Randolph H.('handler, In *1 bonds, Thursday afternoon. He will also have to answer in a civil suit for *2,ii«0 da mages, and an attachment has been placed on his farm. According to the testimony Freed man was Invited to Kroll’a place to buy some cattle. When he entered the barn Kroll took him unawares from behind and gave him a brutal treating. Freed man begged for mercy, and ottered to give anything he possessed, if he would spare his life. It Is alleged that Kroll then seized his pocketbook containing M2. Freeman crawled to a house nearby and reported the matter, and Kroll was later arrested. It seems that Freedman has for some years past been coming down from Worcester to buy cattle in Thompson. Kroll was engaged in the same busi ness and took offence at his home town being invaded by an outside buyer. It would seem that this was the cause for the assault,for as Kroll had Freedman on the floor ire exclaimed: “I have been waiting for two years and now I'll teach you not to come into my town buying cows.” Robbery was added to the complaint. —The city was planned Into mo mentary darkne-.- -Saturday evening at o’clock, w ben the stores were crowd ed with Christmas shoppers, ."some thing got wrong with the electric ser ice, but only for a minute or two. i t t« seldom such a thing happen*, hut if incandescent light* were made a little stronger—as they can he—it would be ne Mt those who do work requiring a bright light. Ours tot one. The Stbeoi Report liOUB. ItTS.VM WHiXil Kindergarten— M i« Heroic? K. rain?, teacher. Total number registered 4S. Ao'insr aurniUnn' Per cent of attendance Hu.sk. Pupils neither absent nor tardy. Angelina Stoop, Atherla Watson, Host i'oWMDl. Hrade 1— Miss Knae K. Smith, leartier. Total number registered Average attendance 4J?7. Per will of attendance Ti.Hiv. Pupil* neither ab nor tardy, Joe Hiraca. Marry Quinin Kugcne I-nisei le, Alison Watson, '\m. Ma 1. Average attendance 44.0 Per cent of attendance 07. Pupils neither absent nor tardv, Wesley Belcher, Jnsephtnc Ment t’iara Hlackmar, mlngwav, bslna Kvana Janies Maillson, Cliflbrd Uleason. Phyllis Syken. Hrade •>—Miss Ruth White,Teacher. Total numlier registered -C. Average attendance 47. IVr cent of attendance HO Pupils nelllier absent nor lardy, Clarence Hrouaaeau.Warren McNally, Walter Carey, Henry Ijutnu, Malfford Is-lters, Clarence Stone, Arthur Mahew, Marguerite O'Brien Florence Woodson. Hravic 4—Miss F.inina J Hutton, Teacher. Total number registered 40. Average attendance 44 Oft. Per cent of attendance wi.Kh. sent nor lardy, Haniel Hull, Nornvan Houley, James Oltt'ord, HartIctl Olraca, Karl Mugltes, Marcel Kennetle, Pupils neither ab l.laalr Harnes, Hrace Hncltannn, Alice Ilevlne, May Kvans, Fhmmce Hilbert, ilarel Jolmaon. Hr at it- a—Miss Mary K. Hart letl, Teacher. Total number registered on Average attendants1. 4*. Per ts'iit of allentiiMiet' l-t Pupils neither ab sent nor laniy. Fred Allard, Klate Potter, Helen lleviiie, Carl Stiiniions, Kvelyan Kills, Watlesworth Wat l\agiene Fuller, son, ilertrutie Murpliy.Joseph Flagg. Grade ti— Misa M. F.lla Whiling, teacher. Total number registered 49. Average attendance, 4V Per ot'nt of attendance 911. Pupils neither abaenl nor lardy, William lleiciM'r, Ituth Cutler, Kveretl Uavls, Mary Fuller, Rerlha Fuller, Frank Gleason, l-eoHirac*. laeah McNally, William McCallum l-eodore Maynard, Isalsdle MacArlhnrMtidred Iticc, Catherine Itussell, Stanllev Shaw, JertMite Sheldon. Ituth Buchanan. tirade H—Misa Adelaide Alford, Teacher. Total number registered .17. Average attendants' 10.7k. Percent of attendance Kli.'JU. Pupils neither ab sent nor tardy, Arthur Ha*tu, I'.arl Jolmaon, Frank Carey, Svlvla Potter, Uaymoud (iorUam,Kdgar Reynolds, Minnie Hannon, Harold Simmons, Harold Sulvy. tlraile s—Mrs. Carrie B- Gaseoignp, Teacher. Total iiuiulrr registered in Average altemianee tl.ii. IVr cent of attendance sin. Pupil* neither absent nor tardy, I rv ing Miron, Harry Roberta, KJunbclh Sherman. Grade i*—Mis* Axennth I arr, leach er. Total number registered iW. Averue aUrmlmw Per cent of attendance !M.y. a* dot I'ra-sident Luther, hail the ses sion is spent In gelling acquainted and the other half regretting that you did gel tietpminletl." lie found himielf unpleasantly out of plain-even among the Senators. Hills are voleai upon by memla-rs who know nothing alsiul them. WhengiMid measures were pre *a-iila-al in the New York I.»gt*letore, Senators voted them down until the pasiple were aroused by their grand (Jovernor pointing out how they were being wronged by their leading imlili cians of his own party controlling le gislation in the inteicst of horse-racing gambler* and rejecting bills to lienelll all clasnes and to secure a purer admin istrsifou of public attalrs. Now the amue men proclaim themselves willing to follow (lovernor Hughes' lead. Connecticut needs the same arousing to get the same good measure* adopted as in New York and other progressive .stale*. Governor WootlrulT wh* mil mi*tillned by the l.ogtsUlurc when he urged upon It the adoption of the name reform measure* a* those of Governor lloghe* In New York. Governor elect 1.11 ley I t. promised to favor Governor Woodrull'* iMilicle*. Hot the question i Is, enn he gel the Legislature to favor I them? Not very likely mile** the |ieo J pie are more enlightened a* to their j greal inipoilnitfe through the pre** and foriltn. Till* ought to lie done by *y*tein«tle ellort throughout the State. Among the law* that ought to tie passed i* one to allow eltles to employ an expert oommission to manage its ll naneial allairs with or without a Mayor and ’ouncil. Another one Is to allow the |K'«ple to votedlreelly lor represen tatives Instead of choosing them hy callouses. There are other good reforina that will Is* brought up at the next General Assembly. That of a play, ground referendum, ap|Milullng u day on which the clllxena shall vote “yea" or “no” on the question of having a children's play ground, may be over looked, however, at the coming session. My the general action of the voters of the Stale uf Massachusetts, the play ground movement has been given Hie moat emphatic endorsement ever done In any form In lilts country. It ought to arouse Interest in t'-omwctleut, enough at least to have It made well under stood hy the voters. We have spoken ol it occasionally for the past ten years, but not an encouraging re*|s>nsc was elicited. We went Into It so far as to explain how an organized company could then have bought n suitable [dot of ground wlUiin the city llmlla and It would prove a good Investment sim ply by holding on to it, without Im proving It, In ten and even twenty years lime. We (minted out how large tracts are held for long pertocto, hy pri vate owners, In lids city, who expect to gain good paoiUs from the rlaa In value of the property. But with suitable plot thus held and Improved tor the v arious purpose* of a play-ground, U eouid be made to pay ell expenses, with Interest on the in vest meal, with aunslderatlofi of 1U rise in valise. This hi our belief. That a children's play-ground l# an advantageous Institution to the city la Indisputable. It Is one of the thing* that can be held out as an Inducement for desirable families to make their homes in the city It may he said there are open grounds that can now Is* used ae play grounds. That is so; hut who will guarantee they will always remain open to be used aa play-ground*'.' There Is not sueh a plot that may not lie demanded any j day for dwelling or manufacturing pur- j poses. Putnam is s growing, fast-grow- J ing city, and Inside and outside of Its business sections lot* and parcels of land are being taken up for permanent use. Tlie lunger the (ssnesslon of a playground is put oft, the furllier track it will ibe necessary to go to get land j for the purpose, and thus dUadvanU- ges will l* multiplied. Home twenty-odd years ago Putnam had a “Mechanics' Park," a tough jriece of ground fronting on Grove street. There in summer were provided band eoneerl* and other pubtle enter tain menu that drew together crowds of delighted people. Today It Is be •coming the moat densely populated I ('•ft M IW rilj. Mi>* glad it wmild make oM people feel In ha\ e MK-h blissful outdwwr gathering- again. |ty ha* iiu: a play-ground It mild u> done. If only »uch a minialMw a* so mre w>nf«li> rnrrUtl through the Cargill Kail* Improvement. would organise to l>«»\ itW a play grounds fur Die city, It would be made a pleasant service, fur they would be simply miUiipaltig what Hue city will he likely lo legally undertake fur live general goal. Snell an organisation might hasten the event lul iUv. anil win lasting praise. The I hr 1st man Knlet lalmneiit for members id the Sunday School and their (munis will be held in the Chapel Krlday, f row* it lo a o'eloek. A abort prog non of luusi* tod fcrUallons grill lie glMiu. after whlah all will he Invited down stair* where a real, live Santa Claus will diatribwte gifts to all mem ber* ol the primary and junto" grade*. Al the annual navi mg -a ihe Wo man's Missionary Heetcty, on Tuesday day afternoon, Hie following oftloera wore elected: Puwtdenl Mrs. K. l» Sargent. Vliv President Mrs It. J. Thayer. Secretary Miss I'JUabelh Child. Treaaurer— Mis. S. K, Spalding. Programme Committee— Mr*. Italph Kenyon, Mrs K, T. Whitmore. Ilnrrel Committee—Mr*. li. J. Thay er. Mrs. Jo*enh MoKnchnle, Mrs. S, A. Wing, Mrs. U l„ kriivim. HupertntendmH of tne Sunbeams— Mias lierlrude llall. Sti|ierlutemleutof Cradle Boll Mlua Bertha Snrgenl. The gymnasium classes, undt-r the direction of Mr. Slieriwan, will I** omit ted this week on wvisuil if Hie Christ man entertainment. The following ottkwaa were etooted al the annual iiiaetlng of the Ijaltea' So cial Cl role on Krtday; Secretary—M.r». C. i_ Tltriey. Treaaurer—M4m Harriet H. Brown. Meiiiherahip Committee— Mia. J. li. Cariamter Sewing Committee—Mm. U O. WIU Itauia, Nlr*. li. ts Kenyon. Program Committee—Mr*. Walter J. Bartlett, M.m. H, A. Wing, Mr*. K. I». Thayer. Cleaning—Mils* Sargent, Mr*. I*. H. Alum, Mr*. J M. Iksilv. Idnen- Mr*. A. W Itowvn. Stiver—Mrs. J. J. Uiuwelk. Any one desiring a copy of the Ame rtean Alinanat! of Mtsshsvs, will please eonfer with Mis* Snrgenl. Any one hnvlng arbiter* that they have lieen making for thr seamen will please luiml them to Miss Sargent at their earliest eonvenlenee. rir*t At uumI (1«|| On New Vi'«r'» Kvv the HI. Alnyslua T. A. A II. tiOL'ialy will hold their llr»t grand niDKrl and I>« 11, In vn, omul Ilia members, acting n> prompter. Ita freshmenl* williW* served In tha hull. Itcforc the dancing begin* theoretics trn will render I lie following concert n limiters: March—New Colonial, Halt Overture Mix air, Helwled Violin Holo, I 'harles I'epier Oraml He leelloii— Martha, Klntuw TroiniMMW Holo, John Cove Descriptive—A llunl In lllack Forest This hall l* given lor tha purpnMe of starting a fund lor entertaining the member* of the society who will at tend the Htata Convention to he held In this idly next fall. Thin convention will be ol Hinla Interest, and will bring Pnlnam Into prominence lor a lew dayn all over Ilia ntalv. The peraonrl oI the organization la of Ilia highest, and tlie eonvenUon will lie a lietiaMt to tile city, therefore Ilia |iur|KMe lsi|iiasl publlr and deserves generous *up|s>rt. Ho far tha uieintieni fael greatly enenur agad, an their etforts to sell tickets have met with a ready response I rom all sources. The ball Itself promise* to lie a gay atlatr, and a soelety event of the sea Miin. There will be excellent music, joyful dances, dainty refreshrnenla, a bevy of pretty girls, and a general goo* time, a lilting iway to bid farewell t» the departing year and welcome tha Incoming IWIM. Intareitlnf Localt Furnished room to rent, steam heal, with bath. No. 13 (Jrovo street Sitae Hattie C. Inman haa on ban* for the holiday trade an aaaortisani of pyrographie supplies for burning and decorating, aud can furnish anything wanted in that Una. (.'all and aae them. HJU Canal at. IWIephone MU. Chhmtmas Orpnauraa. Among tha delicate Christmas booklets oflkrad by Jeweler Whew, World JWide Wisdom Words” ia meeting with favor. Mart* land China, Hoyal Worcester, Bohe mian and Japaueea waraa am much admired. In the art line, Wallaee Nutting's Art studies, and the celebra ted I.annum Mtudlu nature prints catch the eye. With hie usual line of dia monds, watches, and jewelry, (ieo. K. Hhaw haa certainly a choice variety la select your presents from. Home very line pianos are admired by lovers of good music. Ralph Tracy, nun of Mr. <itlbert Tracy living south of our city Hue, was recently married to Miss Mary Hoyal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewie K. Hoyal, of Dm Muinm, Iowa, at th* home of the relative of the bride, ilk

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Macdonald a williams •'foreKIS T«*W* PUTNAM WINDHAM CONN. Latest New* ondemed. N>*t t» Ili«* alfalr* in our own eoun trv, interest now centers In Vtnrturl*, wiurrr Oofrirr, wliotn I a*tro o*nflrlnl the government when he went to hu rope, la apparently aiding .with the jreople a« a I r ml (‘nitro'ii despotism. He ha* replace*! ttie olroai|-mino*t ofttcc department. The (ItrUtnia* mails for Kuro|ie show an Increase Ihla year of 2,1*12 sack* over those of last year, and 6,1/Ui parceta, and lire increase thiayear In registered articles I* 4b,1122. VVilllam C. Hrown,senior Vice I’res tdent of the New York Central, In a recent add res* on the past and future of railroad g-owth In the I idled States, prophesie I that In fifteen years there would Is- it |H>pulalhm of 12i,00hIh,Hl In the country, and that us a conserva tive estimate would have to be expended In that time for Increas ing and Improving railroad facilities. How much oflhal huge sum of money and immense Increase In rnilroml facil llle» can I mini client gi l try organised effort.’ Al Krtdonia, N. Y |ic«ltng to the courts. The average American cili/en con sumes! half his weight in sugar yearly, and the country’ssugar hill average* more than H.urn,mm a The toial consumption of sugar last year reached 1,liter,ttrT7,87•'> |>ound*, of which js-r cent was of home production, the rest t* Imported. A prehistoric burled eity at Cass tiramie, near Florence. Arizona, is bo tng excavated A large building, am leel long w tlh eleven mums, the ma* «ve walks enclosing a piazza, ha* been excavated. The Melro|ecled to attend Ihe sessions this winter, lull lie witnessed in I lie last session w hat tie considered a de cidedly clumsy way of doing business. He knew lie made as many mistakes as anybody and voted on ns many lulls tlial lie did not know anything about as (lie next one, but be did it because the system had not yet been outgrow n and lie thought it was time it was changed. Half of the session t> s|ient in gelling acquainted and the other half in regretting that you are so well acquainted. Illlls are voted u|K»n that tile Senators do not understand, amt It is a wonder that the legislatures do not do more harm than they do. He had no criticism to make of any legis lator. they were simply {the outcome of the system that has bwn in vogue 11*1 VVURi I'mldMit Luther said he »«s great ly tit favor of the commission way of doing the Stale‘a business, as that wa* in i heir duty In takln g a deep inter est in tliemanagement of |>ul>iie affairs for their own gissl as well as the rest of the enmiliimlty. The Apple king of Ameriea Tlila title lielongs to Judge Kred Well house, of 'l’o|ieka, Kansas, who owns over 1 ,«MHi acres devoted to apple Iris's, and w ho has made apple growing a life „tud,\ Writing about Judge Wellhouae In suhurhan Life for January, Hon. K. i It. Coburn, Secretary of the Kansas1 Stale Hoard of Agriculture, says: “W hen, In the late seventies, tie was planting 1.17 acres to apple trees in Leavenworth County, Kansas, many of Ills neighbors looked upon Inin as well-nigh demented. Over four hun dred acres in orchard I 11 w as as tonishing It was destined to Is-a (tat failure 1 So said the,croakers; but Uellhouse, undaunted and midis cournged, worked on unmindful of the banting and rallying, and the outcome justtlied his faith in Kansas and him self and forever silenced those who doubled.” Liter&xv Notes. Lt ret m utt’s was the Ural maga/.lne to print an entire novel in every issue, so a leading feature it belongs peculiarly U» the pioneers, even while otliers share it as a prolltatile invest ment. To niaiulain the high standard of its |tast forty-one years is Lippin OoTT's aim—not only in the mailer of novels, but altogether. In January there ;is to lie a fantastic mystery story, distinctly novel in plot, entitled ••The Flight of Hubert Sevier’*’ by (■race MacGowan Cooke. There Is more real humor in this farcical tale of a modern Invention than in any re- cent lictlon. In February General Charles King will contribute one of his supremely stirring novels of army life, "Lanier of the Cavalry, or, A Week's Arrest.” His past achieve ments >|sak for tliemselves through "The Colonel's Daughter,” “Marlon s Faith,” and numerous other prime favorites. The plot of this latest novel Is laid at a frontier fort where witty women ami brave men are snowed in for months, w hich isolation is to some extent accountable for the remarkable happenings. In March the novel will l>e a vivid, dramatic story of New York life called "A Knight Krranl in Broadway by Huperl Sargent Hol land. A tender love-story incorporat ed into sterner business scenes is par ticularly winning and human. “The Pirate of Alastair," by Mr. Holland, was well liked in the iMay IHUh, l.lf im soott's, ami a new one from his ten will lie warmly 'welcomed. Other i novel tints who work has been scoured lor I iron are Carolyn Wells, Marie Van i Yorsl, Will Irvington Comfort, Katherine Metcalf Th*>f, Maarten Maartens, Marv Itoberts Rinehart, and ik>rothen IVakin. CIIHIMTMAa UIKMICK In spite of the tact Dial the wont dys|iepsia means literally bad *euok, it w ill not he fair for many to lay the blame on the cook if they begin the Christmas Dinner with little ap|>elile and end it with distress or nausea, it may not ta*] fair for any to do that let us hope so for the sake of the icook' Phe disease dyape(vsia indicates a had stomach, that is a weak stomach, rather than a had cook, and for a weak stomach there is nothing else tspial to Hood's sarsaparilla. It gives the stoniacb v igor and lone, cures dys|ie pst», creates appetite, and makes eat mg the pleasure il should l>e. Mulhrr l’n*,krst,irChil.lrw Successfully u»ed by Mother G ray. nurse in the Children s Home in New ork.V'ure Feverishoess,Havt Stomach. Teetllfng Disorders, move am! regulate j the Bowels and tVstrvp Worms. Over 10,*»W testimonials They never fail j At all druggists, l'-v Sample FKF.F Addiess. Allen S Oltustesl, I.eUov, N 1 i The-♦ Scrap Book Just Lika a Man. Mrs I.'I ini I it-tb inly Stanton and a body of Imlli's from her church, nil in terested in women's suffrage. ome took a liti!>• ui-wsiioj from the gutter anti educated him superbly. They sent him through set.I uml college and finally tnnde a minister of him This young minister, the work of their hands, preached tils first sermon In their churdi That was a proud Sunday morning for i lie good Indies. They thought they had at last firmly planted among the male se\ a strong and splendid supporter So they tilled the ehurcli that Sunday morning Who could tell hut that their young charge might pre.n li in their honor a woman suit rage sermon? Imagine their emo tiou when the youth arose In the pul pit. looking calmly and even sternly o'er the eongregatlon. and announced that Ills tevt would l>e from St. Paul: M et the women keep silence In the ehun h.” DREAMERS ALL. We dreamer* all In this dream of life And a very good dream, with it* toll. Its strife. II* pong and laughter. It* love and hear. It* Iona and aorry anti grief and fear. We ar* dreamers all In a different way In this toiling world of tire workaday. And. Clod he praised. In the dew. the dust There are tli'eam* of comfort and dream? of trust. W# are dreamer* all. from the child that To tire gray haired prophet that crawls and creep* Dreaming trusting and tolling tin to the dream of God on the hills of dawn Baltimore Sun. Ready For tha Trial. Tin* aventge novelist. It I* well known thinks little of the it rent Re pla.v wright. ami thi> playwright thinks less. If pos slide, of the novelist. At the flayers' flub tn New York they say that Clyde l-'ltch at a dinner one time sot opposite a |k>pular novel ist The novelist criticised the Amerl ean play lie seemed to think very little of It finally, yawning, he said “When I ant plttyed out as a novelist I Intend to write for the stage" "Begin at once, then," said Mr fitch A Bulgarian Atrocity. On his return to England from the Russo-Turkish war David Christie Murray, the novelist, went at once to llawarden to report on the situation In the Balkans to Mr Gladstone. lie wore his cntniutlctiing overcoat, a won dcrful creation of camel's hair lined with ts-arsklH. As lie was leaving llawanlen Mr Gladstone, ticlping hltu on with Ills oTetvoat. asked. 'Where did you obtain |s vs.session of tills e\ traortlinary garment. Mr Murray?” "I Nmght it sir. in Bulgaria." answered Murray. "Ah." said tilailstotie. with a l»erf«s'tly grave face ami falling hack a step to hs'k at It. "I have had much to say of the Bulgartau atrocities of late years, hut this Is the only one of whh h I have had ocular demonstra tion Not Member. The rector of a rural English church was in London for a visit. A knotty thevdogl. al jk>int had presented itself f -r solution w hich required refKvnce to The authorities Being a guest of the Athenaeum club, whose extensive library was always a feaimv of inter est. he resolved to tiuake tts«' of It Ap prom hing an attendant who it hajv ireued. was nut rvseiitly employed. he sked "whether Justin Martyr was iu he library I d u't think he is a uieitiU’-r. «T lord.” whs tin* solemn reply, “hut i u go rtiitl ask the porter A Pathetic Appeal. I*mrim: the early days of street ears many of the roodu» tors made money by “knocking down” fares. At one time the evil hem me so great that it was difficult to tell whom to trust. An old fellow who was in hard luck found that it was necessary to get em ployment as a eonduetor. and he went to the president of one of the New York companies and asked him for a position “l»u you realty want the Job, Hill?** asked the president. “I d«». indeed.” “All right. Hill.” he answered. “You can have it. but for heaven's sake bring lii’ k the ear!” Truth Wdl Not Be Compelled. Truth is such a fly away, such a sly boots, so lintraus|H»rtable and unbar relable a commodity, that it is as bad to catch as light Shut the shutters never so quick to keep all the light in it is all In vain. It Is gone before you can cry “Hold!” And so it happens with our philosophy. Translate, col late. distill all the systems and it steads you nothing, for truth will uot l>e com pelled In any mechanical manner.— Kalph Waldo Emerson. Making Har Reputation. A well known young matron of Chi eago Is of such a high nervous t»ui|>er ament that If she drinks the very •umllent amount of alcoholic stimulant before going to Iwsl the result Is sleep lessness for the remainder of the night. Some nights ago u numlier of friends dropped In for Ihe evening, and the husband, who. by the way, is a south erner. suggested that he make a mint Julep for each of the company. The suggestion was received with delight, and the Juleps were promptly mixed. In his wife's glass, however, he put otilv enough whisky to flavor the wa ter. probably uot more than a tea •poonful. Of this she sipi>ed about If The result, however, was the •ante She was troubled with insomnia all night long, and it was not uu'il 5 o'clock In the morning that she drop l>ed o(T to sleep and, as a consequence, was not called for breakfast. At 10 o'clock she came downstairs and bearing the voices of children on the front |*>rvb stopi>ed ta listen. Her heart Oiled with motherly pride as she heard her elder son. hoy of six. tell ing seven or eight children from the neightn-rhood that they must not make too much noise as his mamma was asleep. Imagine her horror, too. as the young hojwful added "She drank so much whisky last night that she couldn’t come down to breakfast this morning.“ A Lessen In Language. “An Irish lawyer." said a Texas judge, “was examining a Mexican. The questions, after a deal of bullying, ran like this Tnderstand. sor. that ye are to go on and state to the court what ye kc'iw about this case In yer own lan guid sre “‘Von want me to repeat the story In my own language* asked the wit ness “‘Oi do. sor. That's what Ot said’ “Then the Mexican smiled and be gan Etc muier venia a mia easa'— "The lawyer brought his fist down on the table with a bang. Are ye thrytu' to make fool* pf n« alt' he roared. 'What's thot ye're saving .umybowT I aiu speaking my own language, as you b d me to do.’ said itie wuness *Oi didn't mane f>>r ye to spake yer own languid go w lieu 1 said for ye t spake your own lar.guklge Can't ye spake as I'm spakin’ to you?' "'1 van try. sir.' said the Mexican. i And. 'vitlj another smite, he began: 'Well. thin, yer honor, this gos soon come to my house, and sez he to my old woman, says he, "I want to spake will ye.” says lie.’ 'What do ye mane. sor. by spokin' In that way?’ roared the lawyer. 'Share.' replied the witness, ‘ye axed me to spake in the language ye use yerself. and sinire I’m afthertbry ln' to obieege ye.' One Leg Left. Itufus hoate once by overwork had shattered his health. Edward Everett expostulated with him on one occa sion. saying: "My dear friend. If you are not more self considerate you will ruin your constitution “Oil." replied the legal wag. ‘‘the constitution was destroyed long ago I’m living on ihe bylaws.” “Here.” The.e is In Katherine M. Abbott's book. "Old Paths anti Legends of the New England Border,” a little story whieh illustrates the ltni*ortance of ue eurate statement. In Say brook. Conn., in the days of cottage prater ifieetings 100 years ago n lady directed her serv ant to go to each neighbor and say that "Mrs. Bowles will have the prayer meeting here tonight.” The servant carried out her Instruc tions to the letter. “Mrs. Bowles says the prayer meeting will be here to night.” Accordingly each lady arranged her chairs, put on her best gown, made ready for the coming of the parson and stayed at home. Lasting Effects. There is nothing Innocent or good that dies and is forgotten. Let us bold to that faith or none. An infant, a prattling child, will live again in the better thoughts of those who loved it and will play its part tft-ough them In the redeeming actions of the world, though its body be burned to ashes or drowned In the deepest sea.—Dickens. The Wrong Costume. "Your Englishman must always be correct." said an American author. “He has a ward role of smooth, sleek, dark clothes fur town, a wardrobe of knick ers and thick woolens for Alpine win ter sports. a wardrobe of flannels for the seashore, and so on. with other wardn>l>es for deerstalking, for fox bunting, fur driving, even for smoking and drinking. “I remember once in my early youth I was shooting over a duke's covers. A very grave and elegant young mar quis was stationed near me. Sudden ly the duke shouted to the marquis: 'There goes a hare! I-et him have it r "But the marquis shook his head. '■'1 c au't. duke.' he said. ‘Pm in my pheasant osituue.' Right on Tim*. °u a Pullman sleeper about 7 In the morning, when the passengers were almost ready to leave their berths, a tiny baby in the drawing room began to cry lustily, .lust at that identical moment the |s>rter opened the door and -ang out. "First cal) for break fast T' U read a great deal in the funny pa|sTs cttoHt fatl rs going downstairs and ki. king young men out for re maining too late with their daughters, but co su. h thing ever haptens All a father does under such einumstani ea Is to growl to his wife Atchison Globe. The Druses, a people of Syria, num bering about S-gODO, regard prayer as an impertinent Interference with tlie Crest* r BLANK DEEDS kitchen cvmnnm Th« Beat «f Physical E»«~^ Obtained at Hon*™ Havt you never ola^re-i Ij the mus-ular m..vemeDt”>T^ .bout by the good. „W pations of sweeping. du»ti**s!5** especially bedmakiug physical culture exerctoeTwlT,, markedly the “proper .aBer- womem just at the preJ" Among certaiu unusually tures t lie strenuous relag^wf* as “bag punching has arhievLT** vogue. The time has ever, let ns hope--when this hiT citing pastime was the eid*, erty of the man who was PfUCHINO THE BAO. for a fistic encounter. Sen* 0( best women's clubs in the country** make a feature of this exerciat, iB for some reason which is hardly m ceptilile of explanation it has becow quite popular. t tf course the fashionable women wile* devote themselves so assiduous^ to tlie punchin.tr of the leather spheq otllil obtain tlie same exercised home. All that would-..be ta-amity would be to make t lo ir own beds id as many others a a they chose- ratting ,as much \ig-r into the pmtfcm t they could pare ad dealing aeti .illy with their pillows and sters ns if t icy were objects deserrin of punishment. Kven turuinj tress entails on effort into play most of t! back at d shoulder a tntt w hich bring museiea of 1 ct no woman I excluded from the pleasure and he >f the punching exercise on accountt her inability to frequent a gymnas Brisk dusting and sweeping arc w?H ■alculated to provide abundant health ful exercise at the minimum of coat t every woman who will give home work a trial. Recently I heard a young girl of t acquaintance complain because i couldn't itfiord an e.\|>enstve eoumt physical culture. “Why r.ot try I hold gymnastics?" I asked her. “Tltj not get up n real interest in the I business of keetd' g the house? It? It for a month and see what it will A for your health nod good look*." don't see what it can do for si good looks." site objected, "except t roughen and blacken tny hands an make t v back a he like ittamuiaV "Pon t believe iinvMiing of the kWL' I p"--! .(1. “At ;c in* a e your motbt had p it heard of backache. nor will i bother you if you give the muscles o your back aod shc tthlers the pn Xer isc. All v a must hare certain amount f !iycd making Girls who are not eX|«eoted tor in the household duties should not I get that an hour's brisk work M amateur chantliermald each ox™ will do more for their good lo®*1® all the tienuty doctors in the laaA Is not always easy for the bualnenai man to find the time, but even tea* hour at bustling housework coma with a walk to and from bu*in*g»' work wonders In the way her muscles In proper condition. Many a peevish, sallow skinnm thoroughly discontented woman be transformed Intf somethJaf would please even her If she cow* persuaded to take a good. M*™ of housework. There is nothin* scribed so freouefttly by physicians as exercise. Medical ers are constantly pointing danger of lack of proper There is not an Intelligent nan In the country who of ‘•kitchen gymnastics" property ducted. Now. to the sensible woman maker up her uiind to go hold gymnastics let me glean lug advice: Housework open wlDdows and with pl»n*f air in close proximity to more productive of safl suits than the same amount or taken In badly ventilated q*** Is a good Idea also to vary the exercise as much as possible for two or three consecutive keeps a certain set of mu ai<in. Bending over to sweep rooms with a small broom exceedingly fatiguing a •Treat a muscular strain if 1 no intervals of rest 11 plan to stop occasionally aE pie movements of the ar®* In other words, dcu t gHtui.n r those corpuscle at ham been .idlers,” _ [alnst tha dlaeaae distantly vase corpuscle* talthy and *tr®"f b* ood’a Sarsaparilla. This medicine is a ore than 30 different remedial proportions and bv a dy to ourselves and ars been constant ly No substitute,

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THE PORT OF MISSING MEN By ME'REVITH J'Ticholsqjv. 1 Author ol “The House of i Thousand Candles’ CO p> RIGHT. 1907. BY THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY as greater eanti vr the wood that cou ;gatow, and Chauvenet i. ned the sate and set a it to insure u ready thev walked their horses hy Chauvenet. Durand iiis i-ijmrette. with a sigh are convinced this is the wise ilea rest .lules?" a«iet and keep your ejes open, tbe bouse.” tolled the party, dismounted and forward to the bungalow. He the veranda, found the blinds and fleered Into the long lounging eiiere a few embers smolder* d fireplace and an oil lamp ;ght. One man they held the other was not in sight, courage rose at the pros lasy victory. He tried the door, unfastened and. with his re in his hand, threw It open, be walked slowly toward the ta unted the wick of the lamp high the room carefully. The of the rooms that opened from stood ajar. He followed cautiously, kicked them open. Into the room where Armitage's were si uttered about and found lied empty. Then he walked to the veranda aud summoned bim In!" he said without tak etes from the room. later Zrnal had lifted the rider to the veranda and Hung the threshold. Durand, uow fasteued the horses to the ve canght up some candles Diantel and lighted them, the trunks in those rooms and 1 will Join you In a mo And ns Durand turned Into room Chauvenet peered the other chambers, called twice in a low’ tone, then turn aud the prisoner, off the l»g,” he commanded, studied the lines of tbe silent figure as Zrnai loosened t/r'.s not John Armltag€, but Lu plain Cloiliorne Bp. drew off the bag ami step toward the table on which ilaid his revolver tor easier ac plohn Aruiitaee"— tenet, his revolver half raised, inn aa ironical speech, but the Med on his lips. The man who |tiinking from the sudden burst I *ns not John Armltage, but bClaihome. psupir.idon on Claltiorne's face sa paste of the dirt front the t which gave hint a weird ap He grinned broadly, adding Jr horror to his visage which IZmai to leap hack toward the {Then Chauvenet cried aloud, a linger, which brought Durand hail at a jump. Claiborne Ibis shoulders, shook the blood I numbed arms, then turned his face toward Durand and He laughed long and loud Mupeiaciiou deepened on the I the two men. |*bjeets which Durand held P Chi bo rue to stare, and then he lignin Durand had caught up In Atuitage's room a black ileus that it trailed at length I inns, its red lining glowing 1 where it lay against the outer from the folds of the cloak a I ttaekwj from a trunk, dropped Soor with a gleam of Its it'd. In his tight band he box of orders, and as bis l it the sight of Claiborne the and gleaming pendants I the floor. Anna age: we have made a •altered Chauvenet tamely. I falling from Claiborne's face >he sword, the tangled •ribbons on the floor. •tapped forward, with an Ihthe man y he demanded. '*1 friend Captain Claiborne "be gentleman an apology”— 1 began lit mildly,’’ cried Claiborne In 1 back to the fireplace, hia I end the smile gone from I don't know your compan Chauvenet. but yon seem In i^th* gentle arts of kidnaping Heady. Monsieur”— take! it is unpardonable! Oder you reparation—any “k summered Chauvenet. f for John Armitage, »demanded Ciaiborne holly CUauvenet's words sot here He was in -►eight at my house ntiemau. and 1 warr injure him at youi viil me here or sirsn knife into me if y«i itisted that way. oi t '.a! hide his body by liod. there wii for you: The highest 1 to'erument know that i f y«u i hot. am here i... ,„u h .rt„ that i am lietv. I have an engage diet;t to breakfast with Bjtdd tivn Mnrbof at bf* hou-g* at b o\ g. the morning. and if I am u t there every ajrem y ,f t tie government »i j he |iut to work to find you. Mr. Ju;es i Chauvenet. ami tfieso other so uudrels I who travel with you." "'on are vie banged tf I k!l“w VnJ •';a!,«»me grinned so that the grotesque lines of his soiled eoun teuan.-e roused Annitage's siunil*ering wrath -"i ou d letter find out! This Is my busy night. and If you can't explain ourself I'm Rom? to tie you hand and fo.it r.nd drop you down the Weil till 1 l. h toy work bleak up: Whut are >t>u doing on u.v grounds. in tuv house. this hour of the night. prying into n j affairs and rummaging In my trunks 'I didn’t come here. Artnitage I was brought- with a potato sack o\er my h' nd There's the sack ou the floor, and any of its dirt that isu't on my face must la? permanently settled in my lungs What are you doing up here in the mountains? Why are you not at your station? The potato sack story is pret ty flimsy. LH> better than that and hurry up'" -armitage —as tie spoke Claiborne walked to the table and rested his Bn Rer ti|>s ou It—"Ariuitnge. you and 1 hare made some mistakes during our short acquaintance. 1 will tell you frankly that 1 have blown hot and cold about you as 1 never did lief.ire with another man in my life. Ou the ship com ink over and when I met you In Washington 1 thought well of you. Then your cigarette case shook uiy confidence in you there at the Army and Navy club that night, and now"— “D— my cigarette case!” bellowed Ann it age. clapping his hand to his pocket to make sure of it “That's what l say! But tt was a disagreeable situation. You must ad mit that,” “It was indeed!" “It requires some nerve for a man to tell a circumstantial story like that to a tableful of gentlemen about one of the gentlemen!" "No doubt of It whatever, Mr. Clai borne." Armltnge unbuttoned his coat and Jerked hack the lajiels Impatiently. "And I knew as much about M. Chauveuet as 1 did aliout you or as I do about you." “What you know of him. Mr. Clai borne, is of no consequence. And what you dou't know about me would fill a large volume. How did you get here, ■nd what do you propose doing now that you are beret 1 am in a hurry and have no time to waste. If I can't get anything satisfactory out of you within two minutes I'm going to chuck you back into the sack." "1 came up here in the hills to look for you—you—you! I»o you under stand?" began Claiborne angrily. "Ami as 1 was riding along the road aliout two miles from here 1 ran Into three men on horseback. When 1 stopped to parley with them and find out what thej were doing they crept up on me and grabbed my horse and put that sack over my head. They had mistak en me for you. and they brought uie here, into your house, and pulled the sack off and were decidedly disagreea h!e at finding they Ijad made n mis take. (hie of them had gone in to ran sack air effects, and when they pull ed off the leig and disclosed the wrong hare he dropped h;s loot on the tloor, and tbeu I told them to go to the Uevli. and I hope they've done It. When you came in I was picking up your traps, and 1 submit that the sword is handsome enough to challenge any body's eye. And there's nil there Is of the story, and 1 don’t care whether you believe It or not.” Their eyes were fixed upon each oth er in a gaze of anger and resentment. Suddenly Armitage's tense figure re laxed, the fierce light in his eyes gave way to a gleam of humor, and he laughed long and load. “Your face—your face, Claiborne. It’s funny. It's too funny for any use When your teeth show. It's something ghastly. For Cod's sake, go In there and wash your face!" He made a light in his own room and plied Claiborne with towels, while he rout In ued to break forth occasionally iu fresh bursts of laughter. When they went into the hall both men were grave. "Claiborne”— Amiitage pat out his hand, and Clat borne took it in a vigorous clasp “You don't know who I am or what I am. anil I haven't got time to tell you now. It's a long story, and 1 have much to do. hut I swear to you. Clai borne. that my hands are clean; that the game 1 am playing is no affair of my own. but a big thing that I have pledged myself to carry through. I want you to ride down there In the valley and keep Marbof quiet for a few bourn. Tell him I know more of what's going on In Vienna than he doe* and that If be will only alt In a rock lug chair and tell you fairy stories dll morning we can all be happy, la It a bargain—or—must l still hang your bend down the well till 1 get through?" “Marbof may go to the devil! He’s a lot more mysterious than even yos, Arndtage. These fellows that brought me up here to kill me In the belief that I waa you cannot be friends of Mar hofs cause.” “They are not. 1 assure you they ars not. They are blackguards of the black eat dye.” "I believe you. Armitage. "Thank you. Now your boree la at the door. Bun along like a good fel Armitage dived Into bis room, caught up a cartridge belt and reappeared buckling It on. “Oscar." he yelled, "bring In that coffee, w ith cups for two He kicked off his boots and drew on light shoes and leggings. “Light marching orders for the rough plates Confound that buckle' He rose and stamped bis feet to set tle the -hoe*. “y,,ur horse Is at the door That ras cal Os-ar will take off the blanket for you There's a bottle of fair whisky in the cupboard, if you'd iike n!P t*for* starting Biesa me. I forgot the eoffeel There ..n the table. Oscar, and never mind I he chairs." be added as Oscar came in with a tin pot and the enps on a piece of plank. -I'm taking the rifle Oacar. and he sure tltoje revolvers are loaded with Itbe rptil graft* Th^iv wa* a fftvat eoior In Arral I tagv fscv (is be s*r.«le thcmt prvuaf ing ro teifp Hfs f.vos >1aiHsHI %*v j c;u*au*t)tv ami totwwo »hv tv u v*i *kjt he jerked ust half to blmaeif be whistled a few liars from a c >nnr ti,*»*rs that was asking a iword r\\u «i: Broadway li;s stejwi nttj* »»jj t-.gor j oms y from the ha*v fiwr •'WiUvb the Wiud.uvss Os. ar. V»m f^ive a gnit'Dil anythii^ but a surprise. Isn't that *a C1aiU>roe? And those fe iows must tv 'v.^^ I by this time KXxiise the rvT.v serv icp, C ia! ome Wo alaavs jwiir *“.«ar from the pujver toe u i package, job understand Ant a-,- yon can't 8nJ captain Ciaiborne a hat. Oscar With a tin cup of steaming coffee in hi* hand ho sat ou thf d.itigiiug his legs, his hat oo thf tcioh «f his head, thf mrtridsr belt stropped about hiorne tor several minutes, but be glanced at him oow a* though juat recalling a duty. "Lord, man, I didn t mean to throw you Into the road! There's a clean bed In there that you're welcome to. do in ami get some sleep “I'm not gotDg Into the valley." roar ed ("laitHvrne “and I’m not going to bed I'm going with you “Hut bless jour soul, man. you can't go with me! Too are as ignorant as n Isite of my affairs, and I'm terribly busy and have no time to talk to you. Oscar, that coffee scalded me rial borne, if only I had time, you knew, but under existing circumstances"— "i re|>eat that I'm going with you I don't know why I'm in tltis row. and I don't know what it's all about, hut I believe what you say about It. and I went you to understand that can't tie put in a bag like a prise potato with cut taking a whack at the man who put me there." “But if you should get hurt. Clai borne. It would spoil niv plans. I never could face your family again." said Ar mitnire earnestly. "Take your horse and go.” “I'm going hack to the valley when you do “Humph! Drink yonr coffee! Oscar, hrtng out the rest of the artillery and give Captain Clallamie his choice.” He picked up bis sword again, flung the Idude from the scabtiard with a •wish and cut the air with It, hum ming a few bars of a Oermnn drinking song Then he broke out with. "I do not ihtnk a braver gentleman. More active valiant or more valiant young. More daring or more bold. Is now alive To grace this taller age with noble needs For me part. I may speak It to my shame. I have a truant been to chivalry "I.ord. Claiborne, you don't know what s abend ot ns It's tlit* greatest thing that ever happened. I never el Is-cted anything like this, not on my cbeerlulest days. Dearest Jules is out looking lor u telegraph o I lire to pull off the Austrian end of the rumpus Well, little good it will do him And well cateh him and Durand and that Ser vtan devil and look them up here till Marhof derides vv hat to do w ith him We re off!" "All ready, sir." said Oarar briskly “It's bail' o They didn't got off their message at Lamar beoanse the otttee is closed and the operator g«>ue. and they will keep out Of the valley mill away from (lie big inn l>eciiuse they are rather worried by this time and not anxious to get too near Mar hof. They've probably decided logo to the next station below Lamar to do their telegru piling. Meanwhile they haven't got iue!“ "They had me and didn't want me.” said Claiborne, mounting his own horse. "They'll have a gissi many things they don’t want in the next twenty four hours If I hadn't enjoyed this business so murh myself we might have had some seerrt service men post »si all along the ismst to keep a look out lug them Hut It's ts-eti u great old lark A...I now to catch them'” Outside the preserve they paused for an Instant. W.H. Mansfieldfi Co SELL King Arthur M. KINNEY SON dealer* ia Lumbar. Coal. Doors. Moulding Brick. Lime. Cement, P.B.S. Mixed Paints Lead and OH George W. Perry^ Rica RLOClp rinas. ooaix FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN No other medicine has twn so successful in relieving the suffering of women or received so ninny gen uine testimonials as has Lydia E. rinkhsm'iVfirrtabl* Compound. In every community you will find women who hare been restored to health by Lydia K. link ham's Veg i etable Compound. Almost every one you meet baa either been bene fited by it* or has friends who have. In the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn.Ma.vt-, any woman any day mar set> the tiles containing over one mil lion one hundred thousand letters from women seeking health, ami here are the letters in which they openly state over their own signa tures that they were cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Gun pound. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Gunpound has saved many ve .iicn from surgical operations. I.ydia K. l*iukham's Vegetable Compound is made from roots and herbs, without drugs, and is whole some and harmless. The reasou why Lydia E. I*ink ham’s Vegetable Guupotmd is so successful is because it contains in gredients which act directly upon the feminine organism, restoring it to a healthy normal condition. Women who are suffering from those distressing ills peculiar to their sex should not lose sight of these facts or doubt the ability of Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore their health. Society directory 1. O. U. t. tittr Israel Putnam Lodge, No. 33 Meet* ever%’ TttO**lay eve a in# a; 7.Ht o’clock Irom Ortohrr l ti Ap?ri 1, ami H oVlwk from April to Oetobtr I, in Odd Ftdlowa* Hal Pom ft et Street V»• ilia* brother* always w«l roiuc. NobU» Oraml. 1 Ut»tIt M. NlclioU Viee Or and, Jana* liames, S«» rrtJWV, Lucius 11. duller TreasuM T. I.coit I W 1 Son. A. t*. Warner Pos No. S4. G. A. K. Met l* in it. .V. K. hull Wrd netftl»itfitioato(Jort«ntM and Munh'tpal law Mr. KussHl to probate *D> the drafting of will*, act* also a* »*K«*r«lt> *amtntatrator and trustee la the settlement of Ite* rVtAHLBrt L TOMMY. MANLON H. tollMl.ll Toriry Gcis&lcr, ATTORNEYS AT LAW Nt-W HnttUt-y HulMIbtf Hoil^: M.I VI, I l«i.w, MAC n. Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law Wi|tcr'i> Block, Formerly oWw* of John t CErt>»*nt‘T. I'utuam, Coco. KtT' H**j»b©Dr 36 1' j J I Hr.K U. t4KU Attorney and Counsellor At Law OFFICE NO. Haw Bradley Building. Hour. »_ 12 1—4 7 -8 |{i>oid 107 Elm HI ml. m. m a. m aui, ■itiirwmn or Mouldings and Brackets, ■ut, BUrd.. Door., Wladoo rnaM. Weei Tarsia*. Meelflbt, Seroll aad Bead Aamtaa rtaalai ad MateAlao. Premia* >*laa, HBeAlai I, Premia* l*laa, HltaAlai kaiaeUr, »»ar Ball ui root, aear tAe 1H, p«i Tfei hrtiaa fm*i mi UrnMm filial gtef m bb.Um m.1 W I.UIRU free. pVTIAB MTIHW OMB IHritiaii an iiilaril April lat aad OeteAm Dllaoooa ;yaar. payable April IMA Bad OeteAar tMA DapaeM> *Mde after tAa Aral 4er a» oaal etr.tdey ef tA> J1AOMK TOCBTKUmi.Troer. OBUOI tr HOLT Pm. Tbe Potoam Spriog Waters Challeupe tbe World. A. 8. UAVI8, Manager. Telephone 144-4 Calcium Carboaale. .....-©-Jr'l Mayaeuium Carbonate................... .Ill Sodium Carbonate......................... .1*} Sodium C&loride........................ .211 Sodium Sulphate... -«1S Sodium Nitrate. .0» Pntaeoruia Mpwlt.......o. 08* Silica......... 714 (Hide of lion end Aluiuia.... 2114 Volatile eod Otganlc... .2*9 1.1*4} Total Total Solid Keawtae oa F.eaporatioa, fireixn per t'. 8 (.ellnr, HI TW nautla ebow that tbe eilrt rotfaiu I rerr email .mount of dmorted matter, that ii a aoft. of eteelle at orpaeie portly aal free i;om train eg r eootamiaatioa. Ia at opiaioa lAr eater m aa emrelleat ooe for driubiap Tam truly, HEHBKKT E. SMITH. Coaerteiieat State boa FOR SALE tw »khv I*** FVittfr^ ,W*wT* \I 1 %&rr- Aipi' u» Th 5J Bonds «rnr*ovt* investment. thr*r t«n h tutu Iii enter l« oi«w \)u' i*t*t«* of A fie* Irxl liUrv, will '-ll at private **le. OUTLOOK as the I K ADI NO N.\ MON. \1 WFI-KI.Y l \Mil Y NEWSP PE K, and (or the tighten! years has been the LEADINO N A r 1 ON A I. MEDIUM for Classified Ad vertising. If you are an advertiser, let us convince you that our Classified Department is all w c claim for it: the best, the past longest established, ard the most responsive in the maga zine field. Send for full information and a specimen copy of THE OUTLOOK, 2X7 Fourth ave„ New York. Artesian Wells For Sale ti May stftYP right, I Kti w a rtt mi F. A. CHAMPLIN Main St. Eft«t LoniruiMiliw Mui NIW YORK CLIPPER IN TUB WORLA HMFvYw. a* fa* life •ampli Copy Pun. MMM fUCEN PIM. M OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCHX JOHN 0. FOX CO I IIK.A1.KHN IK LUMBER of ATX KINDS Lime, Cement Drain Pipe Paints and Oils Fertilizers Fire Brick and Cement Ladders Shingles, &c. &c. JDHNO FOXICO Office end Yirdi «outh of Foil Office, PutOMB. ooo»ooo*o QOOOOO* 'ATENTS J ■OVMIOli, Dentist. CMrt llouw Work, Pol ram. 0«c» from hi la lr.«, rad t U» S p. Otr«TelirwM U-I.Hmu Tcl»t>bra»l7»-K pMH O. IMVU Real Estate, Life Accident and Fire Insurance. ]Utb»ra« BUwir pruiB't General Insu-ance Agency, irruii »i?iuh>ii I'f ifiiu, rvt*au All eosMii owtoar »kvald k» tMrrtmi L, Pallor rad will rra»>' prota*« atcwattM When You Have got done ..Trying* unsatisfactory Heat ing Boilers. YOU C N SAFELY BUY THE DUNNING BOILER Is always satisfactory. All styles and all sizes, lm use since 1853. J. A. BUVRARD, Kanitary 1‘lun.U-r, Strain and lUt \V«in Kilter, exelttnve Aicent lor WkkIIimi •ml Tolland (runty. FARM MORTIi l« K* IK KSTN R.1TS That ban Steal tha Tut in 25 yeara The tinam al flutn that ju*t pawn'd, |i** ft tom* drgrre dvatuKtUHtH) again, what w*% d. MiihewMi,?.? II. II. MethrW»o«». 'ashler. w ntiiB Mir The light thati Never Fails. The lleut hihI I Iichih.hI nainp n tha Mmkci, all thing, conal dared, ii» dan ger, no ahadow. t all and nee them la o|ierwtUm ni 0. r. X. NeEVOY. Ifcnt. 01 Main Ntnwt, Putnam, where Olol tea, Topo anil all auppllaa for l.ampcan I* had. Alati referenoaa can be given to many now In into. VIILIJS! IIMJH I hat* a eoHantkm of Hoe Vieilaa have dn iileil lu tli»|ii>.e of i among irveial ol mv own make vthkh are linear for orvbratral work, aleo aevrral wry old IK. •InimeoU euiiahl* for parlor or |>iulee.loaal far* po.ee. All lb«>« inuvt Ih- wld. The early bird—nr.,rU\ JOHN A. MORSE il# Month Mam Hlnei Putnam, Ooea Commonwealth Hotel Opp. State House. Boitoa Osar* roorue with hot and eold lorfl.Mpor day and ap; lonaa WHO prtrala balk lot #1.50 pot day aad oat aullaa ol two roooM aad bath lor |S4B

wltb bo* aad balbo, #d.W to #».M; roof wMb i hatba, #d.M to fll.50; aatua ol two jwataad both fli.M toftl.M. Abaolalaly 5 trap to noth lag wood bat tfeo wltb No owa Baa Mary Vi Pwal. xz I STOMA F- CRAFTS. For Sale! THE Welt Property OX ELMJ8TRKET Inquire of Bichard

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MACDONALD It WILLIAMS PROPRIKTORt PUTNAM WINDHAM CONN. Te Sebncribera of (he Patriot According to Order No. 007 of the Post Office Department sutrscrl bent cannol lie irntefilei| to a ncwspa per more than one year and still ha\e the paper writ te allowed publishers to aecure renewals of sub scriptions, Out unless »uls affixed. Editorial Scram The overthrow of Hed to be the oldeat hu in mi remalna, dating hack 170,OUll year* to Uu> middle of tli»> Pletoeene age. The skull presents a alrong resemblance to that or a monkey, having a lonx J«w ami tie void of canine teeth. The other hones are arched, show Inn that early man usually walked on all-four*. It must have liccn a monkey, and xot hu rled up In some earthquake. Hut to disprove the Itihle account of the crea tion of man, a certain clan* of philoso pher* have tiecn Unix huntlnx for "the inlaalnx link*,' and many time* *‘aup |sised" they had found them until Home profounder mlnda proved them neither link* nor of ancient dale. —The prominent KepuWtcanaof this county, on the Invitation of Senator C. A. dates of, Norwich, and Judxe Mar ry K. Hack, of IWuiielaun, met al the Hooker House, WlUlmanUc,Saturday, for •■aortal lime, to hriux toxether the new ly-elected Seuatvir* and Kcprvscn tlvea of the county to make them twr aoMily acquainted twlore they enter u|>on their 1-emulative dull**. Amonx llie prominent (UWh were l S. Sena tor Frank H. Hrandegee, State Attor ney t'hM. K. Searl* and I’ounly I’om iilHadoner F. It llall. Al the lahle* were seated the follow Inf guest* from this melton. Putnam—John A I lady. Joseph Me Kaclinic, II U. Preston, W in. ll. Tay lor, lafoti T. Wilson. Thom|won—l\ K Searls, F II. Fort Us, I. M. t’htld, Marcus A t'ovell, K. N Perrin. Pomfret—John P 0>oavenor, F. L. Wright, Arthur T. Oruavenor. Woodstock—Oliver A. Hiscox, S. II. Peckham F. Ollu t’hallke, slelaneh ton Hid.lick KlIHnglv—Harrv F. Hack, P. H sti>. ley, W. Kelley, K. II Kcach, 11.1 Kcacli. Senator Hrandegee made the s|eoo11 of the eveiling ami was s|**et«lly ajs p'atided and dus ted three time three. >cnalor-elect tVK. Searl* s|*«kv In favor j of such reunions, and telt that a vote 1 of thanks should la* accorded Senator Oates and Judge Hack for llie op|»ortu- I Uv arlorded all present. Tlie thank* I were given, I i TetepkMC Service. The true breadth end scope of tele phone nervine provided in onnecticut in seldom thoroughly understood end appreciated by the average telephone u«er. To him it represent* only the ixmidbility of intercommunication with in the community of which he i* a part or, at the moat, with the entire state and cities in adjoining «tate«. Further than that his consideration of the pmiriMlities of the service may not go for the simple reason that he has never taken occasion to the ulli/e power and value of the telephone in the transaction of hud ness with more dU tarit point*. The more that one can gel out of a thing the more valuable it necessarily j must he. Therefore, before placing any definite v aloe on a utility and weighing the benellu which may accrue from it, it is well to first llnd the bounds to which its effectiveness is con lined. In the case of telephone service In the I’nited State* this may is? said to tie almost limitless. Anyone who ha* studied the ijues tion at all know* how completely the state of (’onnecticut ha* ,y connecting links which will lo all practical purpoaea, make one gieat national sy stem cover ing the entire country and providing an almost instantaneous means uf per sonal communication. Already tills Ideal condition has largely Is-come an accomplished fact through the medium of the l.ong Distance wire* which con nect the telephone system of this state with s|mIlur sy -Icin- o!o.her stall n and thu* multiply’ the value of the servlet hy inn king each individual user avail able to ev toy other. II li IMIS n 111 111111 -lilt I'll Hilts- I 1 call up not only 11 Iricnd 01 business H’HiM‘lult! Ill this stale; lint only n |sr son in \i'» oik with w hom lioml dinte commuiiieulion is desired; hut even those hi tht- more illstnut |ioiuls. tiny tine of more Ihmi ..hmi,thhi I’.ell lelepli me subscrtlrers, that lies within Ihi' |Hiwer nf the man in nnncclicut who uses the telephone service of the Southern New Kiiglnnd Telephone dinpuny. The extent ol the service In the slate, grcahas It Is, Is merely a Imp In the bucket when eompareil to the millions of other telephones niatle avilahie by tlie huntiretis of tliousamls of miles of long (list hi us- w I res. I 'll if into Is as near to a business man, from a telephonic slamlpoiut, hs his home in the other pHrl of the town; it is as easy to get Portland, Me, hs it is to cull up his nearest customer anil so on. It Is not alone the nuiills-r of tele phones In our ow n state hut also the count less ot hers, far outside of ('onnee ticiil available IhrotiKh the agency of the long distance wires, that constitute the true value and the real scojie of he service to every one who has a telephone on his w all or desk

Itev. T. I’. Briggs, who went with Ids family to alifornta last year, hits returnerl to Ills old home, t 'llftondale, Mass., arriving thereon Ik-cemher 1st. lie promises to write about his return journey, which was by the !ec. 14. Htti’kiir Wo ode. I >m lluinhv,t IK.II.n Kow.nl lor o> rur.l .lwrh tli.l ouiaot ho cure,I ttr II.I!'. I'.l.rrb tut*. F. J. C’UKNKY A VO. T0I0.I0. O. Wo, Iho un.Woi.uwl h.re k.owtt F J. Chcwojr for tho 1*4 IA vo*r». .ml htlio.o him p...f«vt). honorwhlo m .11 tnratMH tr*nuunt»l. livo. |'t .i t- r.v f.T bottle. SoUi hr .11 IVu^vi.ttu 1'uko 1U1I Fuuil) Fill. tor cotMU|Wltua. roMr*KT Mtin\ IVtnfret people appreciate lilt' chouv ottering. to bo »ru *1 lift'. K. Shaw’*. Il fin* are desired on* need not go further to make hi. welte tion. Vluw Vvi. Put *.|*.vklti,» Of the liotvlor *ort, tlo your .ho** pinch, mid your feel .well anti t>*r spire If you .prinkle Allen Fool I.M lu «Imn*, it will give you j rest aiut comfort, ami liiMant relief from any annoyance. Hold K\ery where. Si. IkuCl aecepl'any auhatilul*. AS—.Vf. —Hoeial and dance In PoaaatMa’ bail, New Year* Kv» This Thursday night there will be a idance in Bo*bee hall for the benefit of the Putnam Hoctal 1 Athletic flub. Music by Broadway o chestra. —The accident* from automobile* In creased in Great Britain last year over the previous year. Ho they tiave in this country, but the number of auto j mobiles have Increased faster than the n-c'dent*. Putnam has an Immense number for a city of it* sire. but a large share come from the wealthy home* in I lurrounulng town*. It speak* well for the owners that there has never been aniaccident reported of injury Inflicted on any |»erson during the year* they hav tieen used in our street*. There j ha e l*-en some narrow escapes, no d mbt. A gentleman told u* that white he passed along Grove street a week ago last Wednesday night, an automo bile came swiftly by in the dark, hav ing no light, nor did it sound any warr ing. fie fearer! some accident would hap|>en from such reckless driving. Hueh person* should tie reported and punished as a warning to oilier willful law-breakers. Marriages In Kastford, Iteeember 1!>, by Rev. James A. King, fharles Iteane Taleni a*id Ml«s Jennie h. Bosworlh, both of Kant ford. Deaths In Putnam, December LTJ, Mildred Hhar|ie. aged 4 years, H months. In I'hlladelpfila, Deoernber ‘£i, Klia K t 'orbln, aged 73 years. In Sprlnglleld, Mass., December 21, Mrs. Mary W. Allen, in the !*Hh year of her age. Lt. E. Hmith famishing Undertaker, Arcade Block Main St. lltradMt 4l|b' Store. TeU^hnt I OonDeetloB Ballard Clark, Funerals Directors Putnam, Conn. Telephone cull* Answered promptl> Nftrht 3 —14. I)»> 3 4. I,Atlv tigm-ttunl when ifijut-?ed. f Monuments j Tablets AMI IlK.Aliql AUTKHS OK TIIK LATENT DLNHiNS Always on tlunri al. So. 20 South Main Street, IM’TNAM, CONN. e KMHrmilee the liest of granites ami first-class workmanship, Call and set* ua for all kinds of cemetery work. LOVE BROTHERS_ STATE OK CONNECTICUT UENE KAI. ASHEM HI.Y. January Session, A. I)., 1909. To the General Assembly of the State of Connect leal: The undersigned respectfully petitions your honorable body for an amendment to Itsealstlng charter sufficient to enable aald corporation to carry on tha tiualneas specltl-d In aald charter slid amcnduieutn iherelo within the limits ot the town of Woodstock, so that all the provisions of aald charter and amendments shall apply mutatis mulaiidlajtotbe lownol Woodsto k and to all sc Ions bad and proceedings taken In salil town, a ad specially so that said Putnam Light and Power Company ahall have lhe riifht and power to con stiuct its polis sod wires throughout said town uf Wool stock and carry electricity through the streets and high ways ot said town for the purpose of fur nishing the Inhabitants tbsreuf with eln trinity fur both light and power. Aud *s lu duty bound jour petition* ra will ever pray. Dated at Putnam, Connecticut, this 22 nd day of December, 1908. THE PUTNAM LIGHT AND POWEK COMPANY, By John K. Carpenter, Its Attorney. The forego’ng petition to the General Asaemby ot the State of Connecticut having been presented to me, and it ap pearing tbal the aaroe le of an adversary nature, and that the parties adversely in terested consist of more than twenty in dividuals, it is therefore Ordered Tb*t all persons interested in said petition appear before the Geuerai Assemby of the State of Connecticut on the second day of Its neat session, to wit, the January Session of 1909, and that no tice of said petltton and ot this order and citation be giveo by publishing the same tntwo newspapt rspubliahed tnthe County of Windham in said State at least twelve days before the second day of said see stou, and also that an attested copy ot said petition and of this o.der and cits lion be Istt with the town cierk or on# t the selectmen ot said towuof Wjod*tact at least twelve days before the second day of said session by some proper officer. Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, this twenty-third day December, 1908. MILTON A. BHCMWAY, A Judge of the Superior Court. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that The Put nam Light and PowerOompaoy will peti tion the General Assembly ot the State ot Connecticut at Its January Session A. D. 1909 tor an amendment to ita charter as a bow set forth Dated at Putnam, Coon., this 33rd day ot December, 1908. THE PUTNAM LIGHT AND POWKR COMPANY By John P. Carpenter ita Attorney. 63 -1 Vts*t\*url 1‘robsn* held at IhOmpaos, withiu and a the KIH a! December A. D IMS !*re»e»l. lieorfe i'root*?. Judge K»t«fe of Jonathan Porter. late of Thompson •aid dlortct, deeessrd. The SiisittustraivM having mad* w ritten appli call, u to said t oort. la nUno with tire iialuk, U*r an order of •air of th« «h>lv or a part of the real estate deecrtbiKl therein, tt l* Ordered (hat saul Appiicathm be heard at the Probate 1‘thoe lu Thompson on the .’ad day of Jan l aw at 1 o'clock In the afternoon, and that settee be fives hv in*enlltf A cope of thi* order in the Putnam 1‘ttHol, anewrtpaper having a v rvulattv'U la «ai«i I Hat not. ..ml that return be made to thi* Court 4 Attest, ftl 1 tiKORilK S ORtKSHY. JMp a t a four v‘t pt.Os’r neld at DsPSapaon with and ‘or the «ti trh'it of f homp»oa os the h*h day ot December. !t*> Pr« sent, ti* erg* Croabv, Judge. K»t*»e of t.wn W Sm.th, late ol Thompson ta ahi district. *V> rcaa* «i the admia4»tralvwdt ton is son with will au»**ed bavins tmade «r|tU'D spp.K sites to mm wer'. ta icii\jwty« Genuine Holeproof Sox Mow 25 Cents a Pair You can now buy a box of six pairs of Holeproof Sox—formerly $2.00—for !.50 Those who have always paid 25 cents a pair for inferior sox can now have the best at this price. holeproof are the original guaranteed sox the first that were sold under a 6 months guarantee. The makers pay the top market p-ice for their yarn—they buycnly the finest and softest Egyptian and L. Island cotton But the trap market price is now less than it was, so the makers are now saving you 50 cents on six pairs. Yet you get the same sox as before. Come in and see what Holeproof are like. Judge if you want the genuine. Decide if any other brand is one-half so good. Learn what you save and gain when you wear Holeproof. Church Clothing Company 1 Putnam. Shoes Repaired by Electricity The only Shoe Repair Shop of Hm kind in Windham County. Shoe* Repaired while you wait in 15 minutes. Men’s Taps nfwtd with oak lent her 75 cen s T.«. K. II It'K I K, practical baker mid con fectioner, Weat Thompson, Conn. First National Bank or PUTNAM. CONN. CAPITAL. $150.000 SURPLUS SQO.OOO. _ Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent Drafts Issued ou all Foreign Countries United States Depositary. Cm as. H. Brown, President, J. K. Carpenter, Vice-President tJ. H. Uli.PATKlc, Castiier. H OWARD C. HKAUrORI) Attomv and Counsallor-at-Liw I'KM'KAI. III AM 'K t I’utimm, I'unn Offic* Hours: 9 to 12: {2 to 5. Real Estate FOR BALK The Ua/ley property, so called, situ ated In a oouiiiiaiidiaK location on tirove street, consisting of a maxi sized lot with frontage of 1 IS feet,with a two tenement house in good condition. The properly will tw sold at a reasonable price. V. K. Fi.akk, I’utnani ,i2tf Wood Sawed al HO and 90 cents a cord. 1 am now ready to receive your orders with prompt attention, being newly e*|ui|> |K*d with one of the latest gasoline en gines made Wood split at a reasona ble price, taive me a trial and he con vinced. Peter Dumas, Lamothe St., Putnam. Telephone orders to Kenne dy* stable. 52 IVMKIt PI TN AM, Probate Court. L/IVoeinber a, isos. F-atau* of Delia Colli o*. late uf Putnam. Cpo» (be appikslioo of Fivtkricl W. Sr want executor therein named. praying that au in alrtitneul ID writing purport in* to bo the la*: will and testameut of Mud Delia »\»IHn*.dn©ea*ed. mat be protod, appro cd, allowed and admitted to rn»twtf Ordered. that aald application be beard aod d« -er turned at (he Probate Office in Pultiatu in said dint tot oa the %*th day of l)ec ISOS, at 10 o'cUh It a iu sad that uOtiCe be gireo of the peudeac? of said application and thr non au a pi»ce of hearing Utbreoa. by publishing tbu rdcr in a newspaper published in Putnam. ami ay posting a tviiv thereof ou the public -igii post iu the eowa of Putnam, nearest where th« deceased last dsrrlt, t ertified from Knoni, 5* KD'VaKO ti. WKltiMT. Judge. rr^nnnr^T^TTTTTn^rr^s^iSTniiWP r^TRTCT W THtT dttli. Dec. IStil l*tWw Kstatro: franc.* N K.lk>tt, late of Ttiomp *oe ta -aid district. iWeaM-d. the adnmosiratoi de boais non hating ex fclbtted |hi» ndtmaianration account with said j rat.•sir to this conrt for allowance, i: i* Ordered. that the Sal day oi Jan A P at U o'clock ta the forenoon. at the Probate iu*u> iu I bomp^tai be. and the same D, a«-U i ed tor a bearing t»a th» allowance Of *aid administration account, and this w ul dlrveft tin ».1m:ini tiator dr bonis non to cite all persons tut* rent* d therein lo awesr al said tune and pbo .Jhjr publishing tni* OfWOc taro times in •awe newspaper La».n|i a oirrsaitus in a t district, and hv posting a cop' public sign po-t i in the town of fiesta ps*»n where the dn\*«e) j last dwelt, al least 10 daw before said Urn asaigwrd. iVrtifitd from RniM. —I lieorge 8. Crosby, Judge CASTOR IA For la£uts and Ciuldren. ftt IU fat Hats Always Bmgtit Boars tbs St^iiStsrs of I Dresser's Drugstore FOR GIFTS Some very dainty bits of Fine China and Glassware as well as Delicious Candies in Boxes Dressers Drue:Store Notice The annual meeting of the stock holders of The First National Hank of Putnam will be held at the banking house in Putnam /Tuesday, January 12, 1909, at one o’clock in the afternoon for the choice of directors for the ensuing year, and to do any other business proper to be done at said meeting. at>2 G. H. Gilpatrio, Cashier. 10 950,000 tiroes during the past year toor eye lids have opened a ad rioted. Thirty thousand time* a day you “wiok.* A wonderful piece of deetne n»vhtm«m the human eye, aao yet the majority of a—pie are *ocai*foM in the care of their eye* that they allow them to work beyond endurance. Tbeu come- the break down a d rrtfitt. Attend to them «oon. We examine eye* aad lit gtasae* at reasonable pices. H. W. Thompson, O^sxtaa. Court Hot.*c tkukiiBf, pent AM. CUSN. r For Musical Holiday Gi of all kinds, visit F. G. Letters Co. Main and Union Streets, Putnam. where you will find a good assortment of Pianos and Organ! Violins, Banjos, (in it as, Mandolins, Cornets, Flutes, Piccolos, Fifes, Harmonicas, Accor deoils. Drums. Tambourines, Cases for all in stil men Is. Musie Bolls and Pouches, Music Books and Sheet Music. Edison Phonograghs and a complete stock of the 2 and 4 minute records. Records, Cabinets and Supplies. Sewing Machines aii styles and Pric Gas Heaters Be comfortable this cool weather by using a Gas Heaterl Putnam Light Powerl Removed Over Prey's Market Christmas Presents Please look at our full stock of nice aid useful articles for ChriatBU Presents Something that will last and give pleasure to the whole family. CHINA in Sets or Odd Pieces. KUOS 35c to $60.0t. Sllrer Plated Ware. Feru Bowls. lOe to «1 [can furnish fillirg to order] Pictures, 10c to *15€uA 'large assortment). Picture Framing to order with complete line of Mouldings from which to select. Sk»H* Sleds, Jack Knives, etc., etc. AVe appreciate your patrol age. Please give as a call. Ballard& Clark,] PUTNAM, Undertaking. CONN Telephone Day or I

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EAST W rroCK The school closed last Friday far a two weeks’ vacation. Frank Feskelt has had a telephone installed in his home. K. Olia Chaffee and Melanchtou Kiddick. representaiives- elect, were guest* at tire dinner given by Senator t.ales and J udge Hack at the Honker House in Willimantic last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George VV. Child were in Putnaui last Saturday, the guests of their son, J, ,E. Child, and family There will be a Christinas tree at the t nugrelational church Thursday ev eu iag, also exercises by the children. All are invited. Tbe Methodist church wild tie opeu Friday evening for a Christmas concert and tree. Mrs. H. Kddy was in Boston over Sunday. The Hattie* Aid Society will serve a chicken pie dinner in the chapel De cember JS*, to the Theft Detecting soci ety. A committee consisting of Mrs. T. A. Turner, Mrs. J. M. Paine, Mrs. Flverett May, And Mrs. Chester E. May were appointed to have the din ner in -charge, solicit, etc. The ladies were highly complimented last year on the dinner served,there being a very large attendance. A program of music and readings will doubtless be given in the Brick Hall in the afternoon. Over thirty Woodstockites were in Putnam Monday for Chiistmas sho|> ping. Several ladies spent the day in Worcester. Mr. Cain and family are removing this week to the Houghton house in Ihe Bugbee neighborhood. Kev. T. A. Turner gave his hearers an excellent Christmas sermon last Sunday. Mrs. Susan Child Itivers has in her possession books of sermons by Kev. Vbiel Holmes, an Episcopal elergy inan, father of Oliver Wendell Holmes, 'and brother of i apt.. Leonard Holmes, the father of the late Mrs. Almira Holmes Child.widow of Charles Child. These books are 1 Hi years old. C. E. May, John Carlson, ami Au gust Ctauson, spent Friday evening at Prospect Farm, at which lime several close games of parlor croquet were played. John 11. Killaui visited G. C. Phil lips Sunday'. (aki>—We take this opportunity of publicly thanking the many friends and neighbors who so kindly remem bered us w ith expressions of sympathy and flowers in our late bereavement. F>|»ecially do we thank the members of the Grand Army Post of Putnam, who assisted al the grave. Caroline D. Chaffee, Mr. aud Mrs. F". Olin C.battee Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Jordan

BASTFOKD TAT.BIM—JH>«SOKXH One of the largest anil prettiest wed dings in recent years in the town of Kastford was that at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George 8. Bowen on Satur day, when Charles Deane Talem, sou of Mr. and Mrs. J- M. Talem of illi mantic, and Miss Jennie F., daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Bosworth of Kutford, were married by the Re\. James A. King, pastor oftheCougre gational church at Kastford. The bride was charmingly gowned in white mousse line de soie. 8tie wore a veil and carried bride roses and lilies of the valley, The matrou of honor was Mrs. J. Talem, who wore white silk and carried pink carnations. J. C. Talem, a.younger brother of the groom, was best man. .Dorothy B >wen, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George 8. Bowen, was flower girl, and carried a basket of pink earnatious. The bouse was prettily decorated for the eeremony, wbieh was attended by over IsO guests. The ushers were Mar ry L. Talem, Gilbert 8. Beane, Charles ti. Johnson, and William 8. Warren. Following the ceremony a reception was held and a luncheon served, in charge of Mrs. George 8. Bowen, as sisted by Mrs- Henry A. Bosworth aud Mrs. Leander U. Snow, the ushers as sisting in serving. The bride received many handsome aud uaelul gifts, ineluding several cheeks. Mr. and Mrs. Talem are prominent in Kastford, where Mr.Taleiu eonduets the long established handle faelory business wbieh his father and grand father earned on for years in the vil lage. Mr. and Mrs. Tateiu left in J. B. Ta lem'g automobile for Putnam, where they boarded the 3.JB p. in. train for New York, for a wedding journey of fwo weeks, that will be spent in North Carolina and Tennessee. I'pon their return they will make their home in Kastford. A pleasant home wedding was that of Charles Deane Tatem, eldest son of Judge and Mrs. J. M. Tatem, and Jen nie Frances Bos worth, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.Bosworthof this place. The wedding was from the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Stephen Bowen, Mrs. Bowen being a sister of the bride. The bride was becomingly attired in white batiste, with veil and lilies of the valley. She carried a large bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley. The bride was given away by her brother,George Bos worth of South bridge. The matron of honor wasMrs. J. 'Carlton Tatem of Windham, who wore white silk mull over pink silk, and carried Enchantress pinks. J Carlton Tatem, the brother of the groom, was best man, and little Doro thy Bowen was flower girl. The ush ers were Harry Tatem of Williman tie, Gilbert 8. Deane, Charles Johnson of Southbridge. and William Warren. The wedding party preceded by the ushers, entered the parlor on the stroke of twelve, to the strains of the wedding march from Lohengrin, played by Miss Mary F. Potter of North Wood stock, and took their places heneath an ar;h of laurel, holly, 'and mistletoe. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. B. King, using the single ring service. The rooms were trimmed with holly, laurel, mistletoe, and evergreen. Re freshments of sandwiches, coffee, cake and ice cream were served. The young couple received many beautiful gifts, ebecks, sliver, cut glass, pictures, chi na. and linen. They were whirled away in J. B. Tatem’s automobile to Putnam where they took the afternoon tram to Hartford. They will go to Vmh Carolina on their trip, and be at home to their friends after January 1st at The Gables. Easlford. Guesls were present from Willimanlic, Putnam.the oodstocks, and Ashford. Henry C. Bowen. ■v kilu.41 a.ivie> ward. Xol one of the men who have Riven distinction Jo -The Independent.' has done m much for it a* the young man who founded it in IMS, aud w ho left it only with iu» death in issat. He eaiue, while a boy. to New York, from the farm, w hich had descended to his father foam the first settlers of Woodstock, i nn. He was ambitious, alert to au extraordinary decree, and had the gtniu* which is indicated by initiative and courage. He was taken into the employ of the dry goods firm of lire famous Tappan brothers, Arthur and Lewis, and he subsequently mar ried the daughter of Lew is Tappan the distinguished Abolitionist. He con nected himself with I>r. (.’ox's Presby terian t hurck. and was soon active in its religious work. It was not long be fore he was conducting a neighborhood prayer meeting, but he w as rebuked for it and told that he had no right to do it, as he had not been ordained an elder or evangelist. Just as he was disturbed about his duty in this matter, Mr. Hi ram Bingham, one of the first mission aries to llie Sandwich Islands, had re turned to this country and visited New ork. To him Mr, Bowen told his trouble, when the missionary put his hand on the youth's head, saying: "I ordain you young man, to do all the good you can. wherever in the provi dence of Clod you may be called to la bor. Amen.” "That," he continued, “is as good an ordination as any one vnu Ki>c. Two of the Tappan Brothers’ clerks soon withdrew to found a wholesale dry goods house under the name of Bowen MoNatnee, which continued in prosperous business until the crash of 11*67, when it succumbed. He after wards founded the silk house of Bow en, Holmes tk Co., which failed in the loss of payments from 8oulhern custo mers in tire civil war. Mr. Bowen was one of the founders of 1 >r. Ktorr's Church of the Pilgrims, the first Congregational church of Brooklyn, and afterw ards he was the most active of the founders of Ply mouth Church and brought Mr. Beech er from Indiana to Brooklyn. He was the munificent helper in founding a multitude of churches in his own city and through the Western country, and it w as his insistence w Inch develop'd the Congregational Cnion, asocial or gani/.ulion, intolhe lirst church build ing socielry. This passion for progress and reform made him one of the early adherents of the unpopular anti-slavery reform, and when, in 11*48, Dr. Bacon Thomp son and Storrs were willing to edit an organ of political reform ami. of theo logical and ecclesiastical liberty, Mr. Bowen w as ready to find four young mou who, with himself, should back the enterprise with their money. To Its business management he had given very little attention, although he had given it standing in the commercial world by collecting and publishing a weekly list of business failures, which he kept up until obliged to include his own in the list. It was after his se cond failure, at the opening of the civil war, I think that he told me his iiabil lies were M.SUtUkHi and the credits due him Ki,OMO.iMiti—but collections from tbeSauth were impossible. Home years later iie settled all Ins outlawed debts, and his creditors, in recognition of his honesty gave him a handsome silver service. it was after this second failure in business that he determined to put all ksis business energy on the develop ment of “The Jnde[asudent." The con ditions, unfavorable for re-opening lhe silk business, were favurable for sutili a journal as Lids, a journal in the very tlutdi of its victory against slavery and representing aiso the progressive en thusiasm of the Church. \nd it had no competitor, far it had keen the one earnest anti-slavery, undenomination al Christian paper- Mr. Bowen pushed the premium system beyond anything previously known, offering prizes for large lists of new sutstcribers, and this lue kept ap for many years, while he was no less ambitious to secure at any price the most distinguished con tributors. Longfellow, Lowell, Whit tier, Hr owning, Tennyson, to speak of poets only, were of those who answer ed his call, and Presidents and rtena tors came a little later, after the war u as over, to he his guests on the 4lh of July, at Woodstock, and their address es hlled double numbers of “The Inde pendent.” In those days the woods were not full of competing magazines. Thus far “The Independent” had the Held to itself, and had an enormous circuiautm. Those of the present generation can not conceive the shock giveu to the1 country when Mr. TUum presented his charges against Mr. Beecher. The lat ter was the nation’s idol, the most dis tinguished preacher In the world, the very genius of American sentiments. The long and terrible ecclesiastical and legal conflict split churches and fami lies, and absobed the attention of the country, into that conflict Mr. Bowen w as brought against his w ill. Although now no partisan of Mr. Tilton, who was no longer editing either “The I nde pendenl” or the Brooklyn “I'nion,' Mr. Bowen could not and did not sup port Mr. Beecher, and when certain private utterances of his were reported lie was charged with slander and ex communicated from Plymouth church. He immediately was received into membership of the church in Wood stock. where he was born and had long had his summer home, and he tiecame a regular attendant of I»r. StorrV* church in Brooklyn. Fortnany months the exposures and trials continued, and “The Independent," »hieb did not support Mr. Beecher, and which de fended Mr. Bowen, lost many fnends. This sad scxndal.with the consequent estrangement of Mr. Bow*n irom M. Beecher and Plymouth ehurch, had the etfect upon Mr. Bowen, not of making him coot on question* of freedom and sueiai reform, but of wilhJrawiug him fiom sympathy wtth such theological liberty as Mr. Beecher had represented. He was now an old man. and when the new theological questions came up rep resented by Andover and the American Board, he was positively and strongly w ith the eofuervaUves, with Secretary Allen, of the Hoard, with Jnaeph t'ouk and Professor Park, whose own old age and defending the old against the new. For seven years this conflict lasted, and Mr Bowen cared more for his view of truth than for the interests of ""The In dependent,” and many w ho had been its progressive friends left it and went elsew here. He died in lv1*;, v, years old, sur rounded by his large family of child ren. highly honored in the community, leaving behind him a great record of distinguished service for ihc Church and for the Naiion. Of his sons, one is now proprietor of •‘The Independent,” and another has done good work in the diplomatic ser vice of the country; while oue of his daughters is married to a I'nilcdStales iHatricl Judge, another is married to a distinguished diplomatist and author, and a third U> a scholar formerly in charge of the American Archeological School in Athens. MU’TH My a class mate, Miss l,acey Wall of Alabama. Mrs William Fairbanks and son Carl of Millbury, were guests of Mrs. Mary McCouiber a few days last week. W alter Arnold of Pomfret visit*d his aunt, Mrs. Kllen Wells, Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mr and Mrs. W. VY. Wells and six children, starle. Louis Lindeman entertained all the members of the Lindeinan fam ily at dinner on Thursday. 'Misses Mary, Sarah and Wlnidfred Potter, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Linde man. were guests at the Talem-Htrt wortli wedding last Saturday. Sehouis closed last Friday fora two weeks' vacation. The ladies of the chureh will gtve a Holiday Chicken Pie supper at Society Hall oil the night of New Year’s. Friends front neighlwring country and churches are expected and invited to eome. An excellent supper is promised whieh will be from to H.and an inter esting programme afterwards to be ren dered. Supper will be cento. noansiN. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wiiliama of toutbbridge were in town over last jabbaih. Mrs. Everett H. Fletcher entertained a number of friends last Monday even ing A lunch was server! and a pleas ant evening passed with music and amusements There was a good number at the mid week service at the Congregational church last week. The meeting was led by Beacon Croaby. Edward Peterson of Brookline was in town over Sunday. Rev. Arnold Huizinga preached an excellent Christinas sermon at the Congregational church last Sabbath. Preceding the sermon he expressed himself feelingly in regard tohts ac ceptance of the call as pastor. He will begin his pastorale January Ut.butex necutobe present with the children on Christmas night, at the cantata to be given at that time. Tlse Christmas shoppers have been very busy the past week. Miss Sarah Crosby is home for the holidays. ___ the oau»vas«»ap*m. Caki>—We sincerely thank those ,1,0 so kindly befriended us m oor ale bereavement, also the Sons of et •ran* and other friends for the beauU ulflowers which were don sled, and we sould also thank the kind friends and neighbor* w ho helped us in a former ime of sickness, and tried to bear our jurdens with their timeiy gifU and Kind deeds. Mbs. Wiuuk Lvmh, MlnaCtMU l .v *t‘H Handkerchiefs Sensible, Handkerchiefs with embroidered mil mis, 10c 3 foi 25c Handkerchiefs with embroidered initials. 15c 2 for 2So. Linen Handkerchiefs with em broidered initials, 25c 6 for 91.35. Guff Links A Remembrance. New and novel designs in Cuff Links—put up in presentation boxes. 25c. Stic aud $1.00 Holiday Goods Tkit Art a* »w m they are Pleading and Appropriate. The Newest Style* and Features in Silk Muffler*. Handkerchief*. Ho siery. Armband*. Suspenders, Pur ined tlloTer. Neckwear. Cuff Links, Scarf Pin*. Umbrellas A Splendid (lift. Men ami Women'* Silk and Union Silk Umbrellas w ith gold and sterling silver mounted handle* amt plain natural wood handles. $1 00 to tH* Suit Cases dust It. A tine assortment of Leather. Can vas and Fibre Suit Case* at prices from #1 00 ti' $10.00 Kid Gloves Welcome (lift. Fine Kid Gloves for street and dress wear. $1.00 Kowoee and Perrin’s makes, $1 50 and tli 00 N. T. Hurlbut 22 FRONT ST.. PUTNAM Thu Keystone Department S ore Co. OPERATORS OF The 3 Keystone Stores PITS AM. DANIELSON. MOOSE P Wishes You All Merry Christmas AND A Happy and ProperoDs New Year and wish*** t« thank t heir Many patron* for their liberal Patronage. The Keystone Stores Danielson Putnam Moosup THEATRE J*R V THEATRE The American Amusement Go. PaJUcJr Pmfien An American «oa«4», P«r the American Peepie, u( tic American Peeple A Fac inating Widow Bj C. T- Duf), lath or «rf “In 014 leotueky” wit* OTIS a. THAYER and GERTRUDE BONDHILL Come aad nee the Sheath Gown. Seat* on ante Friday, Dec. 25th at 2 o'clock. Christmas 1908 A FEW SUGOEHTIONS: MILITARY HAIR BRL'HHKH LEATHER WRITING TABLETS RIBBORM Stationery In Fancy Boxes, Pocket Book* and Cigar Canes, Palmer Perfttmea and Atomiiera. Alan Wallace a Co.N tine Ckoeolates and Bon Bona Af Burts Plianii8cy j -r 1 Don't Squander Your Money. Buy Useful Gifts Christmas, You wiil find them among our lins* of Furs in Sets, Soperate Muffs and Neck Piece* Hosiery, Unuerwear, Gloves- purses, Shell Good* Shopping *gs Umbrellas- Ores* Skirt* and Petticoats*, Curtains and Portieres. l’lav an important part aa holiday gift*. tilve a ltellnator Subscription for a Gift, it will cost yoa a dollar. We ask you to investigate our prices and qualities You will find them as low as most ferior foods. 5ry Gauls. Carpets and Wall Papers, Pataan. Can. ONE HOD OF COAL ^ajaa.'&k. nm n niYnlVK Christmas Footwear Merry CliiT&tmao, Everybody Ihm’l overlook till1 faet Hill there's unlldiiu that will make tni'if ■..'n-ilitc amt useful Miriatmas lilfi for any mcmlvi of the family, from (Irandp* down l lliihy, than u attention frum our all tnotl\ e line nl Holiday footwear, A CHRISVtAS SALAD Take n deal of line mid pul Into a trawl, W llli Ihe «pliv ef icihmIwiII Hoot It sprinkle I In* vvliule, M ke a die"! m nf ki-atx, *ur in a kind Ihoti'tlil, Willi a seoit' uf it'aid withes—.|lie ls*sl m tie a 111 Take nf nllit'llim a tluire llml’t not mnnll, A ml In nainish the dish -d lirlslmiis iraetiiitfa from All. We've Slut's for Hie Mouse, ihr Ml reel, the KtOrm, Ureas foot wear, lniiid»oine and luxurious, tlmiae tSIlpm rs for Men in ninny choice xt.vles. Women's Slipper* for itouao wear and dandy enatlons for I'res* Kiinulloiin. WE Fit Tta Fat ind KNOW HOW. We Give Green Trading Stamps. C. M. ELLIOTT, PUTNAM. uaaiMt aa ■umimionti lwV*vi)ykt)tl\dVDkvV jmTu V»I lTV| yi BAKES A BARREL. OF NJI THE STERLIN RANGE

Has NO The Range with Lifting Top Plate for feeding the fire broiling. Transparent Double Oven Door,, you can through the mica into the oven and Patent Lift Hearth. II up and is held up by a catch instead of swinging out the room. Holiday Goods Slca.es, Sleds. Flexible Flyers, Electric Flash Lights, Toys, Pocket Knives, Shears, Razors, Carving Seta, Plated Knives and Forks. Spoons, etc.. Silver Nkkle Coffee Pots, Crockery and Glassware. Chandler HARDWAR1 y.L-j£&

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i&j) Santa Claus on “The Limited* Tiy HA.NK H SWEET. fCop>n«iit, by Anif-rldi ri Vrt»B A**o elation] Till: Chicago Limited was ptiliin^ out of Hu hrand Vntral sf.'i Uddb*d Into the Hoetlon opposite Ids. where but klttdly faced elderly woman “Won’t you e» me over and i tie list «il atil Very l« t have no One t*» t >',e earn of ter She slid ofT flu* no 11 at oin e Ifreat alacrity “I’ll like to.” Mile srdd “but ask Kami I inuat a I w now.” she added with dutiful euiplui »i* ’f re I d any ting She laid tier hand on the glo\ *d tin gerw of the nur»«* as mIiv *l»nke. and the Woman opeutsl her eyes. shd a «|tilcV glance at the man and nodded Sin had not been wsleep hr Van Vulken berg rose and lifted Ids visitor the Meat beside hint, where tier short legs •tuck out In uncompromising rigidity. “I rail take care of you." mm lit brightly “I taked curt* of timtuma a great deni, ninl I gave her tier tried’ with 1 inn-t Nana mi "\>rv well,” he said. with (lie smile Women loved: "If you really tire going to lake rnre of me I must know your nil me You see." h” e\pin hied. I rule lit will yen In (lie nlgtil to net me n glass of water or soinetld i.' lust (hint. li 'M dl'-appolnth's It would I' If 1 should i‘ti 11 yon I v the wTone inline nd Home other little girl miner’ •'You say fenny ihitnrs.” she sit Id eeutentedli lint there Isn't tiny otlier little til l 111 llle I'lir I locked Noon a* 1 ealne 111. Von I wanted one to play With. I Mile little girls 1 like little boys, too." she aihh'd with Itiiioeeut ■*t'Slislvenes« •"Then we'll play I’m n little boy You’d never helleve It. luit I used to lie. You haven't told me your name' “Ho|*e" she said promptly "I to you thlul. It Is u ulee nanieV She made the Inquiry with anxious Interimt *•1 think Ili*t»e Is the nleest name little girl could have except one." he Mid "The nicest little girl I ever knew was named Katharine She grew to be a aloe big girl. Im. and lias little of her own now. no doubt he l. half to himself ■Hmv you a little Isi.v wheti the w*i Uttle ictrl>" naked Ills visitor. “Oh. no; I was a big man. .lust n* l •a bow Iter father was my friend. Sind she lived In a white house with an old garden where there were all kinds of dowers She used to play there when she was a liny tmbv and I would carry her around and hold her high up so she could pull the apples ■ltd pears off the tree* When she grew larger I gave her a horse and taught her to rtile She seemed like By veiy own little girl, but by and by •he grew up aud tiecaiue a young lady and well, she wetil away from me, and 1 never had another Huh girt “Old she go to bea'ill:’ askisl tin little girl softly “Oh, dear, no!'* answered the d-sim tb lirlsk heerfuin -ss b'n why didn’t she keep on Is i. tittle girl always?" t doctor lieslte-tesl a un-t.ieiu Hi making tha dtarovery that after years old wounds can rvtipeu tkmb. No ooe had over beei. eoough to broach to him the sub «f this alugte lor* *ff*tr which a now discussing. “Well, ytai see," ha exidalwad. “other ilkisi Ikt too. And wha* aha ha* a young lady other naan liked So dually one of them took kar away from trie. f If«- the lH«t words wearily, and tli»' sen uijve atom at Ids aid** Nt *>nit to under■-» mm! v% hy Her little hand *Upi**d into Ids Wlr didn't you ask lo r to plea** at•/\ with it*:'* win* |mv*isted pity I u lily i did." It#* fold !n*r ‘I’, it. yoti see, *hf» |{u««i tin* other man latter •*uh li-IiT The word am** out tonic drawn and lir**Hllil*,va I don’t mm* IjoW she poWKltily eould." Tlu r*. wire Hindi morrow for tin1 vh 11tn and wnru for tin* offender In tin* loin* i liai romhliMHl with tin* norm too subtle r Van V a Ikenbenr’* self control Ilf throw lyick him iihn I mad and hurst Into an alinomt boyish shout of taughter, which effectually clear ml tlu* atiuoH phere of AClitl nmiitul memories "When* ur«* you go|iij{ to li.injc tip your HtockliiKH to td^litV*’ Im iiNked I an t Iihiik them up." nhe ail swered no her I y. Santa i a ti a doesn't travel on j trains, N a n a j ma y a “Nnnn la id ways riyrht. said tin* doet.fr «»rn* U laijy. "itml of j course yon must d** exactly as ahe ■a I ut i hi*urt1 flint S;i ita Mails w a y4,!!ik I** y *1 on 1114• train tonight at I do a d I helfev e tli.il If he found a j» of nail l)la«‘k a to* klittf* hati^lliy ?i h ii M*’ii he’d till them Il.l ft I" -I Al".l "M Imn I'll avk Vann," sin* said "And 'f w|f says I mn\ hatitf them I will 1 Hut one." she nfhWM conscientiously, J “h o teeny. wtH'liv li«»!•• Ill the tin* t>o you think In* w.-uid mind that?" 114 roe stnssl !u*r on this point and I tit *md 141 t he liurme. *1 he:* four pardon." he maid "l‘ve taken a cro.it fancy to your little liar• o. and 1 w ant vuiir help to curry j out a plan of mine. 1 have Hiitfuemtcd i to Hope that nhe hai jf up Imr mtoek lnrs t*»uUht I have every reamon t»• j hellovc that Santa tMans will cet on i this train at Buffalo In fact.'* he add r l. I mean to telegrAph him M hi* tiur^e I '-mlfated a moment He drew l i'- runl' .i-c from Ida pocket and j ha d> d h* mm *f 111 for Hi.eia flattx. era *1*,|iiI«hI at on e lireiilns- eases were unbaked, great Valin' were o(u»ned. uiyatertoue l>usid)e* were unwrapped and from all these aourees cauie gifts of aurprtaiug titueas. A auoceadon of long drawn, eeetatle bis-at ha and happy gurgles awoke the (M'sengem on the car t'lorudcn at an e vu tuv a avavwvwB Uhsei uily hour Christmas morning, and j n small whit*4 figure. clad Informally In a single garment. danced up find down ill itdragging carts nnd wi*»lly larubs l»ehhid It. Occasionally there win flu* squeak of a talking doll, ltd (iiu.iy* there were t!if patter of small foot and soft cooing of a child's la tight**r hiiwn was jut*t approach It i d tin* I nip*. Mill! burnhlg. flared pi- in t!ir Van Val fcenbcrg. The real things were this train, (fitting Itu way through the snow', and this little child, growing deeper Into his heart with Mich mo ment that parsed. The situation was unique, hut easy enough to understand, ho told himself fie bud merely gone Im k twenty five years to that other eblld wbo'ti he had petted In Infancy and loved and lost In womanhood. He had h*»eti very lonely how lonely he had only recent l\ begun to realize and he w as ho* otuing an old man w'hose life lay lodilnd him He cross**! the ftinlt suddenly and sat down beside the nurse leaving Hop** singing her doll to sleep in his so iton "Will y*»u tell u»*» nil you know Jibotjt the eh «I he asked. "^lu* ap Poitis n,e very strong!) probably be i s!u n»i mu ll like .some ore I i e I to I.MuW The i 'i'• lose*I her hook and look i.l at hie curiously She had heard Hindi hie Inn 11 -llllllg Would X lulu this iutoiwt In i .mg. hiI«1 He Id ..self nld not have explained I 11 l is *.h'\ that he felt it pow rrfue.v and ouipeii: ig|\ Her l ime is Hope \rillitttge.M she I; id Her UK tfe l Wfl«» ha just died Was a v lthnines baby, he now toll I himself, the mot ..ml he saw her Vi el’" I In erse resumed. "after she 11i.si we r ii-isl a -.nail fuml to buy s. 'uo ill.* i r Hope ami take her to Chi ago I*1 her new home Mrs. Am'laae h s a i nuslu there who has agreed to take tier In None of the relatives eaiue to Ihe funeral There are not many of them, ami the Chlca go people haven't much money. 1 fancy.” Pr Van Vulkenherg was hanlly sur prlsisl l.lfe was full of evtrnorvllnar.v all tuitions. ami hi* profession hail brought hint face to face with many of them. Nevertlielesa a deep solem nity tilled him, and a strange peace nettlist over him “1 want her,” he an Id briefly "Her mother and father were old frlenda of mine, aud Ibis thlug looks like fate Will they give her to me these Chi cago people do you think?*’ Tears Ailed the woman's eyes. "Indeed they will," she said, "ami gladly. There was" she hesitated "there was even some talk of sending her to an Institution tiefore they Anally tie hied to take her Pear little Hope! How happy she will lie with you!" He left her and went I wick to the seat where Hope sat ervsvulug to the doll. Sitting down, he gathered them I Kith up In his arms, ami a thrill shot through him is he loohiat at the yellow tirls resting a. alnst his breast Her hild tier little, helpless baby now hi- child to love and care for' He vv is 'ml I' igimis l u Nevertheless a prayer rose spout,uasmsly in his ht\t rt "Hope.” he said gently "omv long ago I asg,si a III gif to come and live with me. and she won d not come N->w I want to v.'ii to cone and stay with me a'ways and Is- tuy own little girl ami let me take care kl Hope did not turn toward Nana. od that significant oral* "t

^VMrfirM *|on foil bed turn OOppiy. r>i$xr to t*«! that here* wax a question si: alone must decide Hhe drew a long breath an she loakel up at him Jifnlly. trulyV *be asked. Then, aa he r'*1dei without «f»e:iking. she iinn »or ethlng In hfs f*»*e tint was new ti* her It wri* n«»thitto fright en a lit lie girl. for It w as very sweet and tender, hut fur one wond she thought her new friend was going to »ry >he put leitli arms around his U an! replied aoftly with the ex qiihdte maternal ea ten■ e* h T vol e Ita I tnl:e:t In Iter first word# t«• him when et t«*nsl the ear •Ti! be vinr own little erfrl. and I'll lake are f you too You know, you raid I cfou d.** I »r Van Vnlkenberg turned to the nur "1 shall go with you to het rousin'* from the train." he announced. "i rn rr t’v* I i' I. lap.'* In* ad« Its I. with a tou-h .f the 1>oy! hues* tint had never loft ♦dm. 4 I v. i this matter settled now The h eg train pounded its way into tin* tetiofi tt chi ago. and Mr Van Vnlkenberg summoned n porter. •‘Take rare of lhem* things.” he said. Indicating both 7 M Tt I l» A M NS r MIS II HO A i> I dhS i set# of posses Hioiis w I t h a sweep of his 1 arm. "I shall j have my hands full with my little daughter II e gathered her Into his arms as he spoke, ami she nestled against his broad cheat with n child's unconscious sat lafactlon In the st rengi h a n d firmness of his clasp. •'Merry Christ inis!* sounded 9n nrn side Everybody was ab sorbed and excited, ycl there were few who ditl not find lime to turn a last 1 i i a i' t ra t i\ e little h'ld held l»«u. the r**wd in the nr mi f i I men She was laugh lug tritmifdii! y as be bon* her firm t'ie 11 r d his heart was hi hi as Ie- sp i d i n k at her W ot tor s Appl.iuR*. In his deears the p nr i-rt i. lolui lio-.s. u iiiluisior •l' HI.i!tt"» i e, hi.■ i t a uovel method at ii i.iiiiii uo' royal ordinance Ho was a aim a, in', olio matt ami MVtne.i to.i u t. ,i iinl ia ilio recrea lions enjoined tin* lllouar ll. Foot liail was si‘n loti li.i lilt* p.uishio tiers if Blairgowrie from iho list of "Siiu ilay games When I lit* sort l- os of tin? i Inn li wo tv t ompleted Mr. Boss a|s (amnsl among his i>eople In the church yard and Joined them lu their sport. N.mc of the assemblage kicked utort} eagerly at the football tliau did the reverend lin uuibent. Bur coustaut misfortune seemed to attend him. Ev ery kick missed I tie Iwtll and fell lieavi ly on the ankles of those who stood near Apologies were promptly teu ileriHl aud. of isatrse. received. though every Sunday many of the pnrlshlou era returned home halting Finally It was agrivd that on account of tb* minister's awkwardness the games should !>e alwindoned Thus the In genious divine gained his end and pre vented compliance with the obnoxious order Where Greek Met Greek. The marble dock In the dining room had Just announced iu mellow tones the hour of a m.. when the wife of the plumber tiudged him aud wh'ts |H*red nervously "llot ice. there's a burglar In the house!" "There Is. hey answered the bus baud, now thoroughly awake “Ml see als'ut him ith cunning stealth he got out of Nsl and tiptoed out "f tin* room. For t«ut minutes uo*nmid broke the aw ful m a crash There was a century of si lenoe Thou a chair fell, the fn ut door slamnud and a heavy bundle tiiuuiiied d. wii the trout stasi-s and into the street The terrified w ife fatuted, to ta? brought l..o k to cuusciousnass by the rob e of her husband. **n» ah right, dear. I threw him out." be chuckled a* he turned oa the light. "But the scoundrel had only Id his ciothaa'-Judge. _____ HVre yon wan! it \1 W’uen you »a»l H— ^|L \u smoke—do siafll no trocble. 0!lea you wart heat in a hurry in some room in the house the fur nace dues not reach. It s so easy to pick up and carry a r.TA.^uANif II ire You Going to New York City If So, Make Vuur Headquarters at the Offires of the Brooklyn Eagle

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Christmas at the White House

aje SUNSHINE and shadows. Tiappt ness aiil misery. have mingled together in the ceiebratiou of Christmas at the While House the days of President Adams to the present. Mrs. John Adams, the first mistress nf the White House. b:td an unpleas tct etperk nee. Her husband had taken the oath of office in Independ ence hail. I*hiladel|diia. on the 4th of March. 1T97, and on the loth of No vi l er. 18U1, eame to Washington, the Wli'te House being announced as ready for occupancy. But the good lady found the building anything but ready, and in a letter to a friend she said that not a single apartment was finished; no fence, no yard, no oonven |em« whatever without, "and the great unfinished audience room I make a drying room of to hang up the clothea In Two articles we are much distressed for. One is bells, but the more important oue Is wood. Yet you cannot see for tree*. We have used gisiut nine eurd trying to dry the walls of the bouse Oougress poured in. but PKE8WKNT JACKSON CtUBRATU) IN TES N ASM EE STY1.E. shiver, shiver! I have no looking glasses but dwarfs for this house nor a twentieth part of lamps enough to light it.” With the families of the president's cabinet Hnt cut mui h of a figure during the four yearn of Mr Adams administration. Presiccat Andrew Jackson during hi* two term* saw that Christmas was celebrated after the good old style of Tennessee Mrs. Emily Dotielson. whose husband was the president s so retary. assumed the duties of first lady. and she was Jackson's niece, but be ailed her "daughter." and she was Tory foud of the sad hearted man and was of great assistant e to him in the 1 turbulent advainiairation. Ibiricg the i ei^-ht years the president left In the hati of "daughter" all arrangements f'-r Christmas. President Lincolw took a leading hand in all the holiday festivities j When he entered the White lions.' lie 1 hid three sons, but the second one, William died in 1862. Tad. another 8m hi WAUuuii Niuun Aid jrd I iim|ly »ui* net W The nrkd «ith«u( striving, far just te mm it wag tail UTaxM «ty tmr mil** if

The ninlMT would wet thair shad And hnlkad Mt aaaaa cruising. *1t givas us aaal da mar," they laid. n>ur mania we'll all be losing." •a Santa tank a submarine Mo'd bnrrewad from the Germans And aoan appeared upa* Abm| tha ai||iili meemnna. •at whan they saw tha Teddy kaar Na fiahlika tail waa wagging Tha markld and tha mermen pcir Gava Santa Claua a ragging. Thair rage, alas, knew ra restraint Toward Teddy ar.d hia n-.iktr. Thay aat tha dogfish an tha aaint And oallad him rstura fa'.dr. a-Earla Hceitsr fatal* in Karpdf’d Waakly. How Mayna Raid Wpa His Bride. It waa through hia lund. “The Scalp Hunters." that Capuib .Mayne Bald non a bride. Be waa thirl/ years old when he met a >1»marl of thirteen, with whom be at ok* Ml h imvt. Tha child took no notice *t him. but be pve ber the story to read Two yeara later the youns lady waa at a public meeting where Captain Kafci -poke on behalf of the Bollah refugee- “An electric thrill aeemed to pasa through me aa he entered the room." ahe said afterward, and when the meeting waa over ate went up to him. “I leave for Loudon on the neat train." he -aul hur riedly. “Pleaae aend me your ad drew*." “I do not know where." she replied, with aome emterraasment He instantly handed out hia card and waa none A formal little note followed: Dear Captain Held-As you asked me to aend you my addreaa. I do ao. By return of post came the answer. "Only say that you love me and I will be with you at once." and then the reply. “I think I do love yon." k Q Nothing. “Nature plans well for manklDd s "I should say ao What could be more convenient than ears to hook tpectacles overWashington Herald The Soft Anawar. Up—Artists say that five feet four is the divine height for women. Hi* Thirling (cronalyt— Tou know. I am five feet nine He ojuieklj >—You are more than divine, my dear. Laws patch files and let hornets g fr«*e—Agw in* rni« •'AAA»WV% Their Prettiest Girl. HUNKY BERLINGIOrr. CorvnrhtM. by Awoctetod Utyr*ry Pr*r» It »t.' M surer b>-. .-d at the suggestion that she was the daintiest ami most whv-i:y lovable young woman ou the N«h! retort si with some heat, ami the result was that then ami there the domestic 1'artnership was threatened w ith dissolution It was the tirst tune sinoe they had sr? tip bousekeepiug iu a bachelor apartment three years lie fore that they hail nail a disagreement Maurer hail tlung hiuiself nut of the room with never a good by. ami Nisi liad sat hiiiiselt down at tils drawing board to make the girl a, n>ss the way the oentral figure iu a set of Il lustrations he was doing for a story, blissfully ignoring the fait that the author's heroine was tali, above the ordinary, a fair haired goddess of the Xorselaud. while the girl across Hie way was |ie!ite and do ideally dark. Maurer did not return to dress for dinner, ami Non't be a bcastiy fool." urgisl Maurer politely "You're an artist You ust know that she s one woman iu a thousand." "l‘t> viii nu-an it; iiMiimmltil \.sl woiuiertHgl.v 1 thought you wiTv sal iuK 11 in jiit'MNf mi' tunny that you should like her. I sually your taste is veiy good." "Go. si"' echoed Maurer. "Of course It's good, mid il lolls mo that I hat girl Is a remarkable beauty." “Xom^tise:" scoffed Nisi "She's good looking, but e.nnmonplaee There are hundreds like her." Maurer turned a look of inerrable scorn ti|H»u his friend and silently made Ids way to the table, where the breakfast now was spread The meal was eaten In silence, and for a second time within ten days Maurer departed for tils office without the "flood luck in your work, old man." which started ,\'cd on his drawings In proper humor with himself. Instead of going to his drawing Itoard Ned went to the window, and for a long half hour lie stud!, d the dainty figure sewing liy the window across the street. lie turned away with a sigh then regarded tin* half oninpleled sketch tmked t*> Ids drawing board. Il was a remarkably good likeness .if the girl opposite; but. kneading Ills rubboi afresh. \ed started to ettm e the figure with another sigh for his lost Ideal. fie took a nielan. holy pleasure In drawing in a girl who was tall and plump and w hose hair glinted yellowy against a crimson curtain This was tw be the frontispiece of a magazine, and lie li.td wondered the afternoon before If the girl would see It nnd.ree ogiilze her likeness. He had drawn nothing else hut ph-ture* of her since 1hat first morning, and now he wan kVtred how he had ever been aucb a Cool. That evening Mauser auioked hla pi I* bi front of the window where he could -watch hie new divinity, and 7(«d. to avoid furrhot rupture, clapped 4tn his hat and are.nt out for a street car ride. a form of amusement be de tested. hut whl«‘h was better than sr.-inldn* Maurer make u fool of him Ever slrsie he bud -come to I be city be nod aby Maurer bud lieen the firmest Ilf friends Fur three yeura they hud Shed together In The little four r-siin apartment rh*» Imtl become a real home to them, ami so closely liud they studied each other’s pecultar Itles there were none of the outbreaks of 111 tarunr that had s|siileefoee he c«»uWl change Then as he was dressing one morning he ehnneed to glance through the half o[>ened shutters, ami a moment later he was In his friend's room ••You wInr" he cried with such ab ruptness that Maurer cut himself with the rnwir he wa« wielding “That girl hi a raving beauty. Maurle. Funny that l should have taken that dislike to her. but It's gone now. She s all iat you say she Is -And thst isn’t much." wra* the re jv in cold contempt “Funny 1 should Jve raved a lout her. She looks like chorus girl. It a *u'*,k *h*n saw her this morning.” Vre y-u razy T stormed Ned vvh, she** the daintiest little woman l,o w.'rUl tan show h«»k ,g and sweeter luau 1 thought she tas at first.” tricky sort of y>-uag per ,-r ,»l u-rvod Maurer calmly. “‘Joe *h» w-,k* iike the real thing, sud .a ae in .he loot* utterly .ommon ce Kwujy you can "bly rave ai-.nt r on one of lief auinteresuug days mppuse lust from now on you ii he .>'ur 'll hare fltiistied jour breakfast let no- know aiid I'll eotue and get wine The teas*' here run* out at the end of this month l guess I w on t renew toy share, Man rer Better get anut one else Tt ink I'll more too." assent*1 Maurer "I don't want to stay here with a feruaie freak like that bring across the way. I ll stop at the otfloe ou the oar out ai d tell them to look for another tenant" He went out to a lonely breakfast, and w hen he had gone Belltngton came out to play with the cold (hops and tlie lukewarm coffee He did not go to the drawing l- ard In spite of the splendid Inspiration of the girl across tlie way He was tremendously fond of Mau rer. and this abrupt termination of their friendship, (aiming as it had un settled him for w.-rk Ho could only pulT at his pipe and wonder what It would !>e like to set up housekeeping alone In a smaller apartment. He would take an apartment In the same house to Is* near the girl, but he would need only one roan Maurer paid the larger share of the Joint rental. He was making more money and Instated that be would pay as much were he alone Nod had ap predated tits kindness, and when he did not look at the girl he rrproaclied himself for his new ingratitude Hut when ho saw the little brown head and the delicate profile through the window opposite he told hlmsolf that an unseeing brute like Maurer did not deserre sympathy The luncheon rauie up and was sent back untasted. and the afternoon shad ows grew Into dusk, amt still Ned sat and smoked and thought The girl was gone now. but he could still fancy that she was there, and he was so absorlied with his thoughts that he did not hear the key turn In the lock, and not until Maurer burst In with a whoop that rattled the shades on the electric globes did lie i ropse niuiscii. We're both right. nlil man!" shouted Maurer aa In* draggl'd Nisi from III* 8imI •mm far tMfla Wlw W*rl la Most Putnam pfoplf work every day in some strained. unnatural position— bending constantly over a desk—rid ing on jolting waipmn or oars—doing laborious housework; lifting, reaching or pulling, or Irving the back in a hun dred and one oiher ways. All IhMe drain lend to wear, iweaken and in jure -he kidneys until they fall behind in their work of tillering Iho poisons from lhe blood. 1 Hum's K d icy Pills cure sick kidneys, pul new strength m bail back* Putnam cure* prove il. Mrs. Albert l.aloureUe, r*s Smith street, Putnam, Conn., says: "My husband wa* troubled for along time with kidney complaint. He had sueh acute pains in hi* intek that he could hardly get around, lie was also bothered by dUay *|>ells and a loo fte een practically free from kidney complaint during the past several year* and he gives I Hum's Kid ney Pills the credit.” For sale by all dealers. Price cents. Foster-Mtlburn t\>., Iluflalo, New York, sole agent for the lulled Htales. Itemember the name— IHian'a—and akc no other. Attention-! THE BEST Candy. Ice CreiB and Fruits Wholesale and Retail Confectionery and Ice Cream Try Our Home Made Choeolstee, Bon bons. The beet sod the price lowest. (lur ice I’resm Is gueranteed under the pure lood Issr, Price 30c prr or One Dollar per (tallon. We keep In our stock a full line of fre*»h ItunaniiN of Mil Hir.es, Try u« once ami yon will be anti»tt., UH>9. To the General AiMmbl} of the (state of Connecticut:— The undersigned respectfully petitions your honorable body to grant to him, and hla aaaoolatea who may Join wlih him, a charter for a water works com pany to be located In the town of Pom fret In tbe County of Windham In this Stale, with full powers In said charter to build dame and reservoirs In said town, and open tbe ground In tbealreeia, lanee, avenues and highways, and, when ne cessary, cross private property, lor tbe purposes of laying pipes and water malna throughout the at reels, lanes and avruuo., of the town of Pomfret, In order to fur nish the inhabitants thereof with a sup ply of wster for domestic and other pur IHises, end said charier lo contain such further poweis as are IncidentI to tue purposes of a public water company. And as in duty Oound your petitioner will ever pray. Dated at Putnam, Connecticut, tbla 18lh day of Decs miter, 1908. HENRY H. DAVENPORT, By John K. Carpenter, hla Attorney. Tbe forago'ng pet I'Ion to tbe Oeneral Aaeemby of the Htate of Connecticut baying been preeenled to me, and It ap pearing that tba same la of an adversary nature, and that the parties adversely In terested conalat of more than twenty la* dIvlduala, It i» therefore Ordered That all paraoaa In ter eat id to eald petition appaar baton the General Aaeawahy of tba Mala of Oonaactlcat on tba aaeond day of lla nest sen Ion, to wit, tbe Jewaary Haaailon of INI, and that wo ties of eald patltioa aad of tbla order awd oltallen ha given by pa bite blog the aaoe in a o ease pa per public bad Iw tba Coaaty of Windham In aald Htata for two daye, tba drat pabikstlon ccmmenclng on or ba ton December 1Mb, IMS, and tba second to ba on or before tbe 24tb day of Daoam bar, MM. Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, De cember Idlb, tSOS. MILTON A. HHUMWAY, A Judge of tbe Superior Court. NOTICE Natiee la bareby given that I will pell tloo tba itenoral Aaaaably ol tba Stale ol Connecticut ut lie January Heselon A. D. IMS, for a charter for a water company aa above set forth. Dated at Putnam, Coon., tbla 10th day of Decamber, MM. HKNKY H. DAVENPORT, By Jobn K. Carpenter bis Attorney, 61-M A RtUakif fiaMflv CATMII Bfttu CraalaJa (MibMdlM It dw——, aoofhea. i and uroi dwwt ik_ _> reauifiag from Oaurrb Ml drlwt a C o Id IB the Head quit kly. iMeri* the tw« of T»«t* and HumIL rail atae SO eta. at Druggi'U or by wail. liquid Cream Baba tor u*e in atondaera TS eta. Ur Brother*. M Warren Bueet. lew Tart. At aioeitof Probate held ai la eat fvr the artrle of Tl IIMk day of It*****..— Preaeat. Oeofwe I.« rnebr, Jed** Ketate of Irrla* J. Hoyle let* of Maldra, Maae, P«*w)r oi Mvpie w* with ml route Id CoaaeeUeet, ia aald dlottlet. Thr t.aeeetor ha.la* made wrlllra open cenoa U> .aid Court, la oecordaeer WHh ike .total*, for aa order of Dale of ta* whole or part of Dm real eti.tr towrlM Uw eta. It 1* ordered that eatd applleatloa hr heard at Ike t'rebel# OtBre la Itumpeei o’ the mtb dap of Ih.pea.her, l«W. al M o'clock ia Ike lereaooa, and that are ice ikererrf be rire*. br larerflef a aopr iht. order in ffir I'atoaia Cal riot, a her leg a circu'etloa la aaid WetAct aad that re. tara auuie to thia Court Alteat. si- vi. iMituK n cmmmr, CASTOR IA I«r Iifcati u4 ChiMro. rhi KM f m Ian JUvqs tafht Bean tbn glyanire of A Searchlight of Truth! INDEPENDENT, ABLE. PROGRESSIVE The Best Home Newspaper Springfield Republican v M A88ACHt 8KTT8) The Leading New England Journal With a World-Wide Reputation l 'i.iMi'luii in 18.14 by Samuel Howies. DAILY vMornliiK), *S SI .MIAY, WEEKLY, fl Ihc l>aii\ Republican continues to meet the need of people of intelligence for a newspaper that is sane, ab'e, inde* pendent and progressive always enterprising in its news ser* vice, dealing in its editorial columns with every human inter- est; giving in each issue a wide variety of special features, con tributed articles and selected miscellany -in short, making a journal of interest to the whole household. The Sunday Republican maintains the high standard which has chatacterizeu this edition from the date of its first issue .to vears ago. As an example of artistic newspaoer making The Republican has few equals, and the Sunday Republican is especially rich in illustrations and interesting news and special features. Daily and Sunday, The Republican gives "all the nears and the truth about it,” and in its Weekly, oublished Thurs* days, is to be found in 16 pages more goon reading matter than is given by any other newspaper, and at the low price of a year. DAILY. 18 a year, a quarter, 70 eents s mouth, S rents a Mff SUNDAY, a year, .'»0 rents u quarter, rents a ropy. WEEKLY, 1 a year, 85 eents n quarter, 10 rents a month, t rents s ropy. Nperimen Conics of either Edition sent free on application. The Weekly Republican will be scut free fur une month to any one who wishes to try it. All subscript Ions are payable In advsnre. Address THE HI PUBLICAN Nl’KINHKIELD, MANX. Richmond Hu and Magee Ranges TheCyphers Incubators and Brooders Sharpies Cream Separator I (NONE BETTER) American Steel Wire Fencing STATIONERY Our line of stationery contains supplies for business man, the professional man, the student, and the lady. In buying for this department we al> ways have in mind the store, the office, the school, I and the home. We make our specialty of the best grades and latest designs, but have in stock th cheaper grades- Blank books, pens, pencils, inks. School Supplies for Songl V.xation time has come to a close, and boy* and girls will again resume their studies. They need lots of little utensils and we have nearly ev sort of helps required, and at prices so low as! certainly astonish all comers. Edward G. Central Blook, M: f r

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w Use only the purest ingredients in die prepa* _ v ration of food. Reject the baking powders contain ing alum or phosphate of lime; such powders are injurious. Clevelands SUPERIOR Baking Powder Made from a Superior grade of pure Grape Cream of Tartar. THE BAKING POWDER FOR PURE FOOD. No alum—No phosphate of lime. Fa Industrial Kdunlion in FHchbarf. Ailvnirrisl ground I" IftduatrtaJ eihe lattonil work, say* Ifie New Vork 'I ri tt bum, Inis treen taken in h’ltehhurg, Kftaxs Kdueators in nil purl* of lln* IpBOuntry an- watching the detelopuu ul |Hlf the ambitious nr>f h-amlng metal trade by going Inin Ho faeln. rim of the town to work out week at r regular factory hours, nod to return In the achoolrooin the following week thus alternating lad ween faeloiy mill k school room throughout the year. Twenty Isiys were eleeted to take the i new course, anil the report" lor the liisl i three inoiitlis of the experiment areal together fat orahle, not one of the t w en tv la»y* hating shown any desire to j abandon the eoinhlnallon ol a aehiail room and factory work. It la the flral attempt of the kind in a pul die Mchool. A course similar lo this one ha* been In operation at the jUAlverallyoft Incinnatl fur older hots, anil the Kltchhurg ile|iitrturc is pat 'terncij after the (‘Inninnatl Idea. I'lie course in one of four years—the first ©onsisiitig exclusively of schoolroom work and the lhiee lollotviug years of of Una ret lea I and practical I mining iaqunlly apportioned. The faetoit ow i KMk.Wtrn of whom an isi o|n t iling HHpttie Sidinul jfepni I Hunt, sat that nlhe liigh school buy s are m ikio hi I h i Mgagtess I loin I hi* full Hon i| pniiliis. Sand Hupeiintendi 111 d.phi. I .dgi I pgr, of the h'lleliliiirg puhlie si leu U, o Hilt* that the schoolroom wot k ul t hr pay* I* fully up to tin standaid I le iaUUCCss of the fitchburg plan seems i ja*o Well assured Hud steps air la Ills' i ■Wan 1(1 a milnIs-r "I el hi I ('ill. ~,.t lies, ■pool tint Inn nil's hat I Urn m 1.11:0 ■pOtjenec tt 1111 Supeiiuh udeul I let 1 By. to begin similar enuise* next teat 1 rromiuciit cnucators in MJt.vswiti. ells, believe Him Fitchburg Ini'Hour 10 long w ay toward r-uh 11ik ihr prul> I It-in how lies! to keep I hr I toys in tin thigh school for llic loll four eit i s ■■Mine a |irol>lem Unit Ini' been the flbspail of educators in nil II it II111 Iki-t t r ting tewii', 'in li ii' i' I iii-111hiik I'li, [belief of til any parent* that their lmy», irho limit eventually find their way into tin- shops, wen* wasting time in Bhooi, when they «*,>t11 it Is' learniiiK it lie, lias Uvn its tmieh I he cause of i falling till' In the euroliuenl of m i mnl and third year high sell ml class,' I tike youthful longing to hunk into ’e'« real tiniile and to throw seh,ml ook* a«l l How to meet the e\ ponses of the four lyi n' in t In- !tU; i I n mi 11 i«,,• 11 kfaetoi, hut ii,. 11 I as ni eliminated in i |FiUditmi e, it' the Ini'who ink, I'it jpwo,k course will lie able to earn j Bough to clothe themselves ami even ay board, without interference with iifachw.il work, since they receive, jro.vimsUlv It) cent* an hour the i Ufa! year, ami work approximately I,h5() hours. The second year 11, the j Mnl li.’ oenls an hour, and they arc I well lilted for their trade ns If they put all their time in the factory sr titled, because of a livelier Intel bcc and ability to use their (leads I hands, besides enjoy ing Uith work ad Behind studies from the conscious I of becoming masters of their fu III* destiny. The manufacturers take the lxiys in so that by alternating they hate all times one of the pairs hi work. Mb Haturday at II o'clock Itie boys [who have been in the schoolroom that t, go to the shop, and ascertain rhat particular job their alternates are I and how it is handled, so as to Iv dy to take hold of ii Monday murii Tbe details of the arrangements tween the manufacturer'and boys, 1 the taller choose the.tr trad,-', luiw ■arc instructed, ami how their in l are watched over, are unneee' explain, but the school of lions I employer* arc mutually mien- a he success of tlua new plan cl in ial education, it has s j far w approii.ilion as an adv anced slop iucalmg boy* tor their life woik taxperiiiicut could be tried in this rany manufacturing b a n, wlth I trouble or expense jf any. The may be liupro la a step in the must dually end I girl a complete I training of all their mental an I physical faculties tc go fort it a» men and women, indepen dent and -elf-reliant, tc*t in terests ami the good of the world. A nation of Much trained youth will inas ter the world In everythin* affecting j it* material progress. Bradley Theater The feature picture* to la- shown on Thursday, I rid ay and Haturday, in elode the well known motion picture entitled “Site." taken from the drauiH of the Name name, “The New Hlenog raphet,''"The llumpty liumply Cir mi*.' uni The Kit Kin*." t'hri-tniHN day tltere will lie a e itillimoUN |»-rforni anee from to o and T to 10. Pathi very latest lian'l colored "i'asdnti I’lny" will Is- shown in mo tion pleluies neat week Thursday-, I* ri day and Satur lay. To show thi*. pic I lure requires I no feel of film. fhere will la- s|n elal mnsie and sjieeial sing ers. Oils It Thayer and Oertrude I’.nnd hill, who will Is- seen here next M t. Mi«s VogiixiN I, Haw sou, of Nor walk, riled of a broken heart, her due lor s iel, from grief that 'Ire had Iss n dropped as a kindergarten teacher in the schools ol that city, where sin1 hail taught ten years, Irveause she was not e nu|K Uiit she was told. The teachers lit the public school* J hose homes are abroad, are s|s>nding j their I wo weeks aeat ton with relit lives. Iliose of tile High School ale gone to the following places Miss Klo once ti iH’cdy, with her mother in Worcester; Mi** Marion I.. Titus, with relatives In Somerville, Mass Miss \my I, Wallen, with het parents in I’oiesl Hill, Mass Mis, tirade Ilay den. with her parents in l‘lymoutli. Mass i'lie li st o| the letK'l ers rein tin I Ill I III- I'll y Si\t\ H'nf>. nun, throughout New l I'nglaiut, ltie selusil IIiik match" j Hint 111" "dohallng coldest," were the dt iighlftii winter entertainments of] young unit ulil. Principal I inti mi pro |uim s to revive the debating contest*,] and has unaiiKeil in begin them, for the upper grades, In lake place In the school mom next term. His nlijeet— a I'orrecl nne—Is to promote the elocu tionary abilily of pupils. The attend ance of friends and other older |>eopIe will help Inspire the pupils and add Interest to the debating contests. Only a little cold in the head may l*e the beginning of an olsdlnatc ease of Nanai Catarrh. Drive out the invader with Kly'a I'ratin Italm applied straight to the tnltamed stuffed up air passagvs Price ode. if you prefer to use an atomiser, ask for Liquid t'ream Halm It lias all the good qualities of lhe solid form of this remedy ami will rid you of catarrh of hay fever. No cm sine to breed a dreadful habit. No mercury to dry out the accretion 1‘nev 7s?., with spraying tula- Ml druggist*, or mail by Kly Pros., ,Vi Warieu Street. New York ‘■■s itiered day amt night the torment I of it* nog pi is Nothing hel|a‘d me until I Used Doan* Ointment. It i 1 me |h rinsnently."—ll,m. John lb "si ,i u Mayor, i.iiaid, Ala_ CLAYTON W, THURBER I rddher ot Piano and Organ T« i*r 2 PiHiuru„ Cone. To Contractors ltids for construction of a school house in District No. Woodstock Valley, will be received until It in. Jauuar.v bar*. Plana and ametltca tiows may be sen at J. M. Perrin’s, West ondsloek. The right lo reject any aud all bids U rvserv ed.r The World of Sport* Collins of Central Villisge won the bout from Kid Mark of I*hilnddphia, In Moosnp Friday evening. Collin* lost the first mid won tin- two succeed lug fall*. By defeating Putnam High In a one Nt'lad i(amr In Willfuiantle, T riday evening hy a score of HI lo IT, iml ham High took Ihe had in Ihe |*n nanl race, f or a few minute* al the j opening »l the game it a good con- I last but soon Windham were playing ririKs mound the Isitors, and the only j (question was ihe size of the score. Kel ley and Isonard, of Windham, and j MaeIlooald arid Franklin,of Pi.lnarn were most conspicuous for g'*>d work i At a me.-Iin will be Ihe initial sum in In the treasury. A good team is promised, of whieh Manager Me* IlKMime Is well titled to take charge. The Putnam Social and Athletic club has organized and elected the following ottleers: President, Pros j ja r Vlegnrd; vice president, Henry N. Benoit; secretary, Frank II. t'ordler; treasurer, Ralph Teltl; directors, F. F. Perry, OvIU Uuertin, Adelniace A. I llrodeur, Norman Peloquln; memlier j shi|> committee, Fugene Jtlbeault, Kdward O. Johnson, Theodore I’elo I quin, Joseph A. P. (iague; athletic eiiinmitlee, (ieorge Hawkins, Honorltis Miigumi. The club memls'rship has reached over .wo. The dub have n line bill to pres, nt lo the meinlsTs on Christmas afternoon. The general public will also be allowed in on this good thing, lull then aler only dub meuiisTs will is allowed. 1‘he main l.onl i bclwcen Bar retie the Montreal t itiadieu wonder and Fritz Hanson, w elter weight champion of Ihe w orld There w ill Is* several preliminaries ol nuns ini interest. Stanton Abbott, of Plo\ nhuiee, one of lilt* Is-sl known pro inoters of sport In the east, will Is- pre sent and ael ns master of ceremonies There has lieen a large adv Mice sale of liekels and there w III be one of the lar gest now ds Hint have yet attended a match in IhU elly, denoting that tin s|Mirt is constant:y growing In favor. There are no fewer Ilian •JIM newspa |hts in Cldnn exclusive of many for eign pa|>ers. Rradiey w r uui.uh M*.i THEATRE ArrritNooNaS.lA KvBNixoa H,l.*i W C- KUI>nrt, Kcaltlrnl WniH»u«*r THURSDAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY S|x‘i'ial Holiday .Hill Featuring the I iratna “She” also “Thf Sew Stenographer” The Hjmpty Dumpty Circus" “The Elf King’ and at hor motion pictures. CHRISTMAS DAY Continuous performance from 2 to 5 am! 7 to 10. K\tra attraction for Christmas day will be announced at the theatre Thursday afterniKin and evening. Saturday at the Store OF E. Mullan 1 Bean* 8c qt i 5 lb# l)iu(«r Snap*, 25c 5 lbs Soda Cracker* 26c I Pork 10c lb 24 lb* tin* granulated sugar ft.00 to the purchaser of a pound of our 50c or 60’ bulk tea. 3 bottles Ketchup 25c 3 can* fomatoea 35c 3 can* Hirmgleas Kean* 25c 3 cars Nice Corn| 25c 21 lbs Fine Uranolated Sugar ft 00 to the purebasvr^ut a pound of our bulk eogee. ;t bars star soap tOc j Corn Stored Be pkge None Such Mince Meat 8c pkge l.itlle Beauty Flour Ilk bag Kak«rnl>er. joists, studding, or hoods either roughed or planed, if you are going to build In the Spring" We think it will pay you to buy now. THE CHILD LI MBER CORP Putnam, Conn., K. Child, Tel. SiU J. W. Whipple, Tel. £6* GEO. E. SHAW PUTNAM. CONN OUR Special Effort this Season in til* direction of Original Novelties ami New Features hes met with the moat gratifying success. and we shall deem it a j rivilcge to show von a verv extensive assortment of Holiday Good** that are aa NEW at they are PLEASING and APPROPRIATE. Watches, DIAMONDS Haviland China Cut Glass Bohemian Glass, SILVER WALLACE NETTING ART STfDIES, I.AMSOX NATlBK PRINTS, CARDS, c Sheep Lined Coats, 1 >c to 50c 10c to 50c Suit Cases, Traveling Bags, 50c to 1.50 I Raincoats. Armbands, 10c to 75c 25c to 75c 25c to l.oo 50c to 1.00 25c to 1.00 15c to 50c 1.00 to 3.00 1.50 to 3.00 4.50 to 6.00 ti.00 to 7.50 •50c to 1.00 3.50 to 7.00 1.25 to 6.00 1.50 to 8.00 5 00 to 22.00 The above is only a pirtial list of the many things we have to offer. Hundreds of other articles suitable for Christ mas gifts will be found here. Get the habit and save money by buying of us. Money cheerfully refunded on all purchases not perfectly satisfactory. A. C. LUKE CO., PUTNAM, CONN. We Give Green Trading Stamps. Ask For Them. Hundred' of Fancy Boxes Civen Away F1 H K h*j with Gloves. Handkerchiefs’ Waists- etc 'TWIXT NOW AND CHRISTMAS lust a few days left in which to do your gift buying, and this store should be a center of attraction during these lov days. livery nock and cranny of the shop filled with wanted things for Christmas time. Useful, sensible*^ merchandise, reasonably priced. Make this your Christmas store, there's pleasure and profit in it for you, J tLis The Holiday Handkerchiefs Always oue of tlit* lending stocks at Christmas time, larger unit more varied this year than ever, and the values better, all kinds, and all grades Ladies’ embroidered handkerchiefs, big assortment of patterns, each 12 l-2c Ladies' Swiss embroidered and all linen hand embroidered Over fifty different patterns to choose from, each SO lutdies' embroidered linen Handkerchiefs, anil some lace edge, 60c, 76c, $1.00, ¥1.26 One in a pretty box. INITIALED Handkerchiefs. Ladies' and iMen’s all linen. each 12 1 2c and 26c 'Christmas Tide ij the Gfoye Section Gloves make a most acceptable Cristmss Gift. We put each pair in a prettv box. Ladies ktitle Kid Gloves. 75c, *1 00, *1.25. *1.50 Fine Mocha Gloves, ISilk Lined Mocha. [Derby Walking Gloves, Golf "Gloves. I Misses’ Kid Gloves. [Misses' Golf Gloves Ladies’ Double Mittens. tSilk Mittens, *1.00 *1.50 *1 00 25c. 50c *1 00 25c •>5 20C 5iV. 76c. #1.00 Each Pair in a pretty box. GIFT SUGGESTIONS SILK 1’ETTK’OATS make pleas ing (lifts always. Wo have some handsome ones, iua.lt- of good Taf feta, Elite styles. Special values, wholly bos free) $5.00, $6.00, $8.50, $10.00. Special Black Taffeta Petticoats, will stand alone, (one in holly box) $3. OS_ Sateen and Heatherbloou Petti coats, 95c to $3.5(1 BATH ROBES Krindle Eiderdown, satin trimmed $2.98, colors Red, Gray. Light Blue, Pink, Lavender. Bath Robe, made from figured blanket, $3.98 Bath Robe of best Eiderdown, trimmed with softest satin, new Ki moua sleeves. $5.00 King Tailored Waists tor Ladles, one la a bo«,___ft.SS to $4 M Ladles' Silk Waists. Black Taffeta 13 95. Black Guaranteed French Taffeta WaieU. »5 00. |6 00, f7 00 Meaaallna Waists, Brown, Navj, Black 15.00 L'oi.dren Sareaiera, 75c to fl.75 Ladles* Sweaters. |2 00 io $4.50 Ladies' Golt Vesla. fl'dfl 'bildren'a Toques, 25c. 50t Infants' Bootees. lOc' lSc, 26c Handsome sets of the most popular Furs for "Omen. \ou can rely on our Furs, as they ire all made to order, and fully guarauteed.aud besides we give yo 1 the finest assortment to ‘boose from, and save you money on every piece. Mink, Isabella Fox, Sable Fox, Blue olf, Japanese Mink. Bear, Squirrel, Marten #5.00 to #75.00. \mportant Selling of Furs for Gifts Umbrellas for Gifts These l mbrellas t have been selected with a special view to their fitness for Gifts. Children’s, 50c to 1.50 Ladies’ 98o to $3.50 Men s. 1.00 to $3.50i Leather Goeds for Gifts Kndless variety of Bags, Pocket Books, Purses Collar Bags, Chatelaines etc., and the prices are lower than usual. Children s 25c Chatelaines, all colors cf leather, oxodized frame, nickle chain, 10c colors. 25c Leather purses, extra strong frames all r. 10 cents Genuine Alligator purses, strong frames, worth 50c. Special, each 25c Special Leather Collar Bags lined with *'V, Moire, each 50c and many other extra values. NOTH' K This store il he open t'von evenil»i» next week. i 1 >ruui j; in ai rvn, feGlosid All Osy Ch istmas I usual. Trade With Us and Save loney Isaac Ghampeau, Mgr., tluarauteed Socks, 6 pi in a box, $1.25 Phoenix Mufflers, one in a box. 50c Agents for Standard Patterns. Telephone 10-2 Hewau lo's French Overs an 1 Cleanse PUTNAM, CONN.