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Hthecity HALL QUARTETTE.
SNSMthat the Christmas festivities j
3foyer?the next pleaBlng event will
?{h'o concert to be given by the City
ae_JIl "Quartette. This organization is
gJtMj?^ttlng In.line shape and the rc
IfiiBBrsals are said to be almost perfect,
diuica) organization can reach Its
Idffiffil/jperfectloh without that neces
arffifflemSnt of all good music?har
iony?and few organizations have
vorked in better harmony than the
MocjijMuariette?harmony always pre
'?ralIs|an'd'di8cord?who said discord?
jj^tjwordrisinot In their musical lex
fcVn:''?Ajid control, why. the control is
p^^t.-J-rjVY'alter Damrosch himself
gOTer had better control of his famous
^organization than the leader of the City
.?jHall: Quartette. They not only have
i^oniTol developed to a high degree
^Within themselves, but tliey are so
i,;>fea?tifully controlled that they claim
itheadmlrsticn of all who know how to
appreciate a good job of control when
Ipthiey. see It..
^Thls organization will bo at liberty
^'soonjafter-the. coming sessiou of tho
^legislature to make all the one-night
^{Snds on the Big Four Circuit. Book
Pngs|inay be had on a straight salary
Kb'asUJS four hours?no more, no loss.
|ijj^S-etiearsals, acordlng to the well
mownldramatio "critic, show evidence
Sfifet$the performers "aro the rankest
ffiffdMOf amateurs," but Mr. Iiaggerty Is
SgettlngjaU kinds of melody out of his
TUjg^ng'hit entitled, "It's as easy to
a^SSthousand as it is to draw your
breatii."
jtahlsi'lltUe skit is good for several
Swain'^alis. It is true the tax payors
jiln'{the audience are apt to got a little
gblt';wh'eezy when he reaches the high
s.crescSndo in passing from the two hun
gdred^and forty line to the thousand
^dollar/ climax.
.^^The, prelude to tho entertainment
^pens^on'a dazzling scene of spectaeu
|itj?|fieipy,'jthe Salary Grabbers' Cho
j^ltbeing dressed in gilt tights and
Ined perfectly to "dancc to tho ran
|sMand sing in unison, "Hail, Hail,
TieGang's All Here."
Prof. Barnes is hard at work, it is re-1
orted, on his very pretty little ditty, j
SeKflrst stanza of which goes some-'
ilfliigf'Jike this:
Jute to hear the Hello Call,
jfielps a lot In a pinch;
prinect me up with the City Hall,
ifire Salary Grabblng's a cinch."
oud and prolonged applause from j
Com. Smith', he of tho Bull Moose
jHufsio'n (but now without a party),
|fiUOTjtp\sing anything except bari
'"'"^''-andbelng thrown In an aquatic
5.en^ S^jnment (but not to such an extont
5heda required to wear those high
?|^iirabber boots he told the voters
about), has consented to hammer off a
'"?""'Vb'ars of that old favorite melody,
Jiepiin the Deep," from tho top of
Cabin-Hill, the scene of the late
j>,c|'|Unsolved Mystery of the Blow
Up of the Water Works." (And the
??^rdly scroundrel" Is till at large.)
^.jans from the amen corner and
^pr^pominick.)
(Lehman Is no song bird, but he
^little recitation to perfection,
? tho following fashion:
w
yellng the streets we all get our
bumps.
i!t?jt. the'truth," from the gallery)
"I^Mtfilss n<*e of mine,
jmffijrom the baldheaded row)
irtrtie jtffe" "dear peepul' ar e noth
rig but chumps,
af'to 'em," from stage hands)
CRANE'S
Drug M
both Brushes
eautiesiToo
good Tooth Brush to look
,? flood Tooth Brush to use.
PRpmSPHn
ThatMs, after all, what qualifies
a Tooth Bruah for service and
satisfaction. In giving your
teeth proper attention and care,
you will not be disappointed If
you use one o four Tooth Brush
es. Price 25c.
. ..-iSfTou'djajpS^P??hou ti
sefl'ionitSlttith en; kldl")
The curtain Is rung down In the" con
fusion for an lntermlaslon, as^the.pay
ing bosses, superintendents, overseers,
time keepers, meter Inspectors, petition
extinguishers, foremen, quarry bands,
pick and shovel brigade, recall intimi
dators and boycotters, cart and team
drivers, who voted "right," al march
upon the stage.
The performance will be concluded
by the mayor, wbo renders In a loud,
sanctimonious voice, the old time favor
ite. "Praise 'Bud' from whom all bless
ings flow." ,
Bryan who has thrice been elected
president by the straw vote will likely
become the Dry Democratic candidate
In 1916.
FIRST SURPLUS.
?
The "first surplus ever produced by
the postal department," over which
the administration at Washington
does considerable cackling, is $3,600,
000. The way It happened to be pro
duced Is by refusing to pay the rail
roads fo rcarrylng the parcel post.
It was an unfair as well as niggardly
and shortsighted policy. Congress
will sooner or later provide a square
deal for the railroads, which they
have not lmd in the pared post busi
ness, and the surplus will disappear.
"BILLY" SUNDAY.
They are making prodigious prepar
ations for Billy Sunday In corrupt and
contented Philadelphia, where he op
ens a several weeks' revival January
2. More than 150,000 people meet
nightly to pray for the sen-ices. Two
great choruses of 1,800 persons each
are organized and in training to lead
the singing.
THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTORS.
Free freight on Belgium's flour will
no longer lie allowed by the railroads.
It was a generous offer the railroad?
made to carry flour, not at a specially
low rate, but at their own expense
entirely. After all, the biggest single
contributor to Belgium's relief has
been the American railroads.
The President's luck has turned.
No matter what the merit of the con
troversy between Woodrow and his
Senate, it Is bound to hurt Woodrow.
It will wealton him as a Presidential
candidate, and It will strip his per
son of the sanctity with which his
admirers have enveloped It.
The Kaiser, we note, has returned
to the front. But tlie.-2 need be no
concern for his safety. "The front,"
to a Kniser, Is about 75 miles to the
rearward of the line of battle.
YOU MISSED THIS.
Prof. Alex. Tansey addressed th'
high school t'day on "How t' Be Suc
cessful Tlio' Educated."
Th' Lord helps those who help them,
selves, while th' public must take care I
o' th' others.?Abe Martin.
The West Virginian falling to pub
lish a paper yesterday our readers did
not get the opportunity to read the
philosophy of "Abe Martin," under his
well known likeness, but as wo pay
Kin Hubbard real money for writing
these paragraphs wo are going to give
yesterday's installment today.
The Buenos Aires Herald Is 10c per
copy or $20 per year, still some peo
plo would like to have oc pa
pers which sell for 2c at 1 cent per
copy.
The numerous local Democrats who
had their stockings hung for the post
office Job are beginning to have some
doubts about the truth of the famous
Dana letter to "Virginia."
Fairmont bad a "Dry" Christmas,
but it seems to have been very sue
cessful as well as satisfactory.
"THE LAST STRAW."
The Yost law liad quite a depress
ing effect upon all the breweries of
tills state, but we were somewhat sur
prised to learn that It was reaching
out as far as Columbus, 0., where a
$12,000,000 brewery has Just turned
its toes to the daisies, giving the West
Virginia law as "the last straw."
Bring on more straw.
The Salvation Army has opened a
free soup house at Connellsville. An
other evidence of returning prosper
ity.
The Fairmont "Hard" Times, the lo
cal organ of the New Freedom and
defender of the faith, will liavo to got
mines "resumed b ythe first of tlio
'busy If it gets all the factories and
year.
THE FIGURES TELL.
44.7 per cent of the Democrats in
tlio House of Representatives voted
for the prohibition amendment, while
59.2 per cent of the Republicans voted
for it. Which goes to show in which
party the dry sentiment predominates.
Current Comment
THE UNITED STATES AND THE
WAR.
Propheclos have a peculiar habit of
becoming fulfilled. This fact has been
especially noticeable sinco the out
break of the great struggle In Europe.
The alarmists, who, thoughtlessly or
with sound reason forthelr faith, fore
casted the course of events, have now
been justilod, and the unexpected has
happened.
Conspicuous among the minor pro
phets is Rear Admiral Kimball of the
American Navy 'League, who, seven
months ago stated that the United
States had no mercantlle marlne -wor
the; nape, and ;thaftwere^Great
ireugui. Aiu^vyusaiuj
^ce^oi^a& a dead .. . _
garded seriously at the time, butthe
notices isaued"by Mr. Z,. J. Keena,'TJ.
8. ConsulGeneral.ln Buenos Aires, dur
ing the last few days, emphasized the
(act th?t America has awiakencd to the
urgent necessity for a mercantile mv,
rlne of her own. German shipping
no longer provides the States with
large volumes of cargo spaco; French,
British and Italian steamers do not ply
with the regularity which character
ized their movements In previous war
days; and, as a result, the Import and
export trade of the American continent
has been, to some extent, disorganized.
Tliat such a situation could be allowed
to continue for any length of time was
Inconceivable, nad no surprise was oi
casloned when It was announced that
the department of state at Washington
had undertaken to provide steamship
accommodation for all cargoes for
which foreign vessels could not be
found.
Necessarily, the news was received
with mixed feelings by the British com
mercial community; hoveover, the sub
sequent announcement that the United
States Consuls at Buenos Aires and
Montevideo had convened meetings of
American commercial men to discuss
means of developing trade with the
Southern Continent haB had a still fur
[ ther disquieting effect. The gravity of
the situation from the point of view of
European business men need not be em- j
I phaslzed; It Is obvious to all. Most of
us realize that while Europe Is com
posed almost entirely of warring na
tions, the possibilities for commercial
development afforded to countries at
pence are immense. Fifty years? or
more, ago, a general conflagration In
Europe could have had no effect on the
Western Hemisphere other than a det
rimental one; trade and commerce be
longed essentially to Europe alone. To
day that is all changed. The United
States is outside the area of conflict;
she la able to survey calmly the spec
tacle of her trade rivals using the
whole of thoir resources in the further
ance of naval and military campaigns;
and, inevitably, she is free to step in
and seize the opportunities that her
commercial foes are compelled to neg
lect.
The meetings convened by the Amer
ican consuls In the capitals of Argen
tina and Uruguay are but the prelim
inaries to a great commercial cam
paign, the success of which appears to
be assured. AVhether or not the com
mercial houses of the United States
will be able to maintain the place that
must necessarily become their during
tho progress of the European war. is
a matter for conjecture; but experi
ence of tho virility which has charac
terized North American lommerre, im
pels one to tho conclusion that the
business relations of the t*.vo Americas
are about to bo so consolidated that
the European nations will not, in the
future, occupy In the Southern Conti
nent the pre-eminent positon that they
have hold so long.
To what extent the European war
will Influence the United States In the
direction oi establishing: u mercantile
marine for the carrying of her overseas
trnclo is a point 011 which it Is difficult
In dogmatize. The citizens of the
Northern Republic are r.ot a nautical
race; moreover, the coat of ihlpbulid?
in!; 'n the States Is almost prohibitive.
One way out of the difficulty would be
to purchase vessels ni Europe, but the
suggestion that that should be done at
the present moment has been received
with Indignation by the Triple Entente,
and, as a mater of fact, there 3enms
to be Justification for tho objections
ralBCd. The outstanding truth today,
however, is taht the United States c:tn
never again allow her commercial oper
ations to become dependent 011 the
maintenance ot peace In Europe. At
tho moment the sole guaranteo North
America has that her goods shall be
carried to and from the distant coun
tries of tho earth is that Britain pos
sesses the command of tho sea. Were
there less disproportion between the
strengths of tho German and British
fleets, overseas trade would bo practi
cally at a standstill. For tho United
States to risk being acectcd by such a
situation in the future would bo sui
cidal. That she Is not prepared to take
that risk is emphasized by the state
department's announcement. Indeed,
0 nevery hand, there is complete evi
douce that America is preparing to
take a bold lead. Europe's madness
Is her opportunity.?Buenos Aires Her
ald.
Just Smiles
"On the Hob-"
A Fairmont boy, who becamo strand
ed In a distant city wrote borne as
follows: , , j, ?
? Doar Father: Send ten, I'm "on
tho hog.'.'?Bon.
A GOOD RECORD.
The Ceredo Advance, Col. Tom 7.
McDougal's able weekly has now en
tered its thirtieth year under the same
management. Editor McDougal has
always published a sprightly newspa
per and covered his field well. He has
kept the paper always rigidly in the
Republican column and has observed
(ho gradual decline of tho Democratic
majority in Wayne County until it is
now only a Tew hundred in presidential
years and often reaches tho vanishing
point on county offices, for all of
which tho Advance Is very Jnrgely en
titled to credit. If any county in the
state is under obligations to the Re
publican party It Is Wayne. count7
where the corporations under the Daw
son tax laws pay half of the taxes, re
ducing the taxes of tho farmer about
one-half
Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate .
Deserts and seas remote, and, passing
': ? 'by
Hovel, and-mart, and palace, soon or
late
I knock unbidden once at every gate!
If sleeping, -wake! It feasting, rise be
fore I turn away.
It Is the hour of Fate,
And they -who follow me reach every
state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death; but those who doubt or
hesitate,
Condemned to failure, penury and woe,
Seek me in vain and uselessly implore,
I answer not, and I return no more.
?John J. IngallB.
STAGE IRISHMAN.
The stage Irishman, a vulgar carica- |
ture of the son of Erin, Is almost as old
as the British drama, but the first ex
ample of high class Irish melodrama
was supplied by the gifted dramatist
and actor, Dlonyslus Lardner Boucl
cauit. He was born in Dublin ninety
two years ago today, Dec. 26,1822, and
was educated at London University.
Ho early developed a genius for the
drama, and at the age of eighteen pro
duced "London Assurance" at Convent
Garden. This work ranks as a classic,
although the creation of an immature
youth. In 1852 lie made his firBt ap
pearance as an actor, and the following
year visited Amferlca with his wife,
Agnes Robinson. In I860 he produced
"The Colleen Bawn," an Irish melo
drama which marked the beginning of
a new dramatic era in the stage treat
ment of Irishmen. This was followed
by "The Shaughraun" and other plays
of the same type. Boucicault's Ameri
can career was successful, and he won
fame as dramatist, actor and manager.
He wrote and adapted over 400 plays.
Bouclcault died in 1SS0.
State Editors
HODGE'S BOOM LAUNCHED.
The expected has come?though we
didn't expect it so soon?in the launch
ing of the Hodges' boom for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Governor in
191G. The Fairmont Times lias been
utilized as the vossel of fair augury
through which tlie news is broken
to the faithful. The Times prefaces
its statement by expressing the opin
ion that, had Hodges been the Demo
cratic nominee for Governor in 190S
or 1012, he would have been elected
and proceeds to make it known that
the mistakes of 190S and 1912 will not
be repeated, but that the party work
ers throughout the state will enlist
the Morgantown man without ado
early In 191G, anil that the only
means of escape will lie in absolute
declination of the honor, after It has
been handed to him.
Whether Colonel Hodges will per
mit the pollticiai sycophants respon
sible for his first disaster to lead him
in the way of another, remains to be
seen. It is well known that he was
promised the gubernatorial nomina
tion in 191G when he undertook the
forlorn strugglo against Howard
Sutherland a few months ago, and it
Is also known that the ruling amhltion
of Ills life pointed to the gubernator
ial chair of his native stato.
The result of the election of 1914,
tlio triumph of Mr. Sutherland over
the'Democratic knight errant, ought
to prove sufficient warning. However,
if hope is so abiding and desire so
strong that the big educator needs
must take another fling at politics,
the Republicans will be ready, and
stranger things have happened than
that the man who so gloriously trim
med his sails in tiie preliminary af
fair of 1914 should reef them in 191S.
?Huntington Herald-Dispatch.
DIFFERENCE?
Dearly beloved Clarksburg Tele
gram, do you know the difference be
tween an editor and a managing edi
tor, or do big papers in small towns,
like yours and the Fairmont West I
Virginian's, not have both ??Parkers
burg State Journal.
~~0. K.
The Fairmont West Virginian is all
right, new head and all.?Parkersburg
Stato Journal.
[ Best Stories.
Instructing the "Cub."
When Fred Helskell was city edi
tor of the Arkansas Gazette a cub re
porter turned In a "story" that' ran
like tills: "Buck Soymore was seen
with a two inch auger going down
tlie river road this morning. Wonder
what Buck is after now?"
"Here, young man," called out the
city odltor, "this story Is incomplete.
We don't print that, kind of Items in
the Gazette. Tell what Buck was do
ing with the auger."
"I?I didn't find out," the cub stam
mered.
"Well. I'll tell you this one time.
Plainly, he was going after grease
fish. You catch 'em by horing a hole
in the water and baiting the surface
with ^dried prunes. ' The grease fls.'i
comes out, eats tho prunes and swells
up so he can't get back in the hole."
?New York Mail.
Presumably.
"Parrots come from South Ameri
ca, don't they?"
"I believe so."
"Jhen what land does the raven
come rfom?"
"Why, from Poe-land."?Baltimore
Kitchen Repartee.
"Sure man." she replied, "there's
to worry aBobt-^there's only
wan cook 'Tjere:"r^Jatlonal Monthly.
Luke McLuke
(From Cincinnati Enquirer.)
Every husband has two sets of rules
?one (or himself and one for his
wife.
A man doesn't mind being kept up
with the early bird If there Is plenty
to drink on the side and a taxi wait
ing at the door.
In making things go as far as pos
sible these days a man Is often com
pelled to even stretch the truth.
AH sensible women should sit down
on tho movement to revive the bus
tle.
""Some of the Prodigal Sons who dis
play their silk sox by hoisting their
pants half way to the knee when they
sit down in a street car, sure look as
though they needed fatted calves.
A woman has more sense than a
man In some things. You can bet
that if she had the ballot she would
know what she was voting for or sho
wouldn't vote.
Truth may be stranger than Action,
but you can't get 10 cents a wor.1
for it.
^ TODAY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY, "f"
? zzzz ?
The fifteenth Duke of Norfolk, who Is
the premier duke and the premier earl
of Great Britain, the leading Roman
Catholic layman of England and one
of the wealthiest of Britons, will be
sixty-seven years old on Sunday. The
duke Is the holder of many other titles,
some of them among the oldest of the
kingdom. The duchy of Norfolk is tho
oldest existing title of that rank, and
the same is true of the earldom of
Arundel, which dates from 1139. The
duke is also Baron Maltravers, a title
created in 1130; Earl of Surrey, 1483;
Baron Fltz-Alan, clun and Oswaldestro,
1G27, and Earl of Norfolk, 1644. The
title of Duke of Norfolk was created in
14S3. Among his ancestors -were sev
eral famous warriors on sea and land.
Tho fourth Duke of Norfolk was an ad
herent of Mary of Scots and was be
headed, and his son died a prisoner In
the Tower of London. The title find
estates were confiscated, but were re
stored In 1664. The Duke of Norfolk
Is also hereditary marshal and chief
butler of England. Like Ills ancestors,
he is a fervent adherent of Catholo
clsm. He has served as Lord Mayor of
Sheffield, special envoy to the Pope,
and Postmaster General in Lord Salis
bury's cabinet. He served in South
Africa during the war with the Boers.
The duke's first wife died in 1887, leav
ing an only child, a son, who died In
1892. After seventeen years of widow
erhood the duke married his cousin,
a daughter of Baron Hrrrles, who also
comes of a prominent Catholic family,
and who Is now the thirteenth Baroness
Herries In her own right. The duchesB,
who Is thirty years the junior of her
husband, has given birth to four chil
dren since her marriage In 1904. Three
are daughters, the last having been
born less than two months ago. The
Duke's only son and heir to his ancient
title and vast estates 1b known as the
Earl of Arundel and was born in May,
1908. Two daughters were born before
teh arrival of the male heir, at which
the whole country of Norfolk went wild
with Joy. The duke's heir is guarded
like a prince, and. Indeed, his father's
title stands next to royalty In rank. He
has his own private apartments and a
corps of nurses, servants and a physi
cian. The estates of tho Duke of Nor
folk include about 50,000 acres of land,
with three magnificent casteles and a
town house in London. Although his
fortune Is great, the Duke of Norfolk is
not possossed of as much wealth as
three other dukes, those of "Westmin
ster, Devonshire and Portland, who are
said to practically own London.
TODAY WE CELEBRATE. |
? O
MANY QUAINT CUSTOMS CON
NECTED WITH BOXING DAY.
In tho calendar of the church today
is the festival of St. Stephen, the pro
to-martyr. As the first of the myriad
martyrs of Christianity, Stephen was
accorded tho honor of having his day
placed In the calendar Immediately
following the nativity. In England
the day has been marked by many
quaint customs, and it is still observ
ed as "boxing day," when gratultle3
are distributed among servants, clerks
and laborers of all sorts. On the 26th
day of December all the claimants of
Christmas boxes make their rounds,
hence the popular designation of "box
ing day."' The observance of "boxing
day" has died out In America, ana
those who servo their more fortunate
fellows expect their gifts before and
not after Christmas.
Every merchant in England is ex
pected to contribute to the Christmas
boxes of the servants of his custom
ers, but It Is likely that the gratuities
this year will be much smaller than
In more prosperous and peaceful
times. While the "boxing day" cus
tom is not nearly so genoral as in past
times, It Is still far from extinct.
In some sections of England St.
Stephon's Day was observed by tho
practice of "going a-Stophening," but
this ceremony, happily for the victims,
Is now all but forgotton. The poor
Inhabitants of tlie parish made it a
point on this day to call at the rectory
where the rector was expected to prof
vide all the bread, cheese and ale they
could consume. This gentle pustom
"was usually : productive, ot. a drunken
orgy, for few of the men could resist
the temptation toi stop (drinking the
alej sq^freely provided until .they
drop.
First National Bank
"'T* OF FAIRMONT
Christmas Will Soon Be
'lyf ?'?: ?. " T ,....
Chrlitmaa will ?oon be here. Why not buy an
You wlll'be able,to And them In our line of Gent*
Pay ui a visit, before buyyllng.
OPEN OF EVENINGS.
R. Gilkesoi
"That Totally Different Shop."
Tailor, Clothier and Furnisher . . 107
^gK/ppM the tollgj^
THE YEAR
mm J^theoldyeaixXmrt
and the new y?*5j
m0 begins?where do you stand? Haro jjoSj
progres?ed? Are you no hotter off {nOTJj
than you were twelve months ago? ,
If not, its time you resolved to DO eomethingfitt*
stead of NOT to do something. Why not begtor?#:f^
Better Yourself Financially by the
Time Next Year Comes Around ? ^'fp
Your "New Leaf" this year should bo
headed with a determined resolution
to save.
Proper saving for syatem and safety demands banking. Wo
are ready to giro you the kind of banking aerrice you need.
LITTLE BOBBIE'S PA
By William F. Kirk
"Well. George," said the Manicure
I ady, ns she removed her furs, "them
cold and zero days has came upon us,
ain't they?"
"They sure have," agreed the Head
Barber. "Our flat was as cold last
n'glit as one of Greenwich Icy moun
tains."
"I sometimes think that so much
cold weather ain't good for one," said
(he Manicure Lady. "I don't mind It
so much as some others, but 1 would
rather he.ve It about the same the year
tround, nice and- warm with fine
moonlight nights, like them In topical
climates."
"You might find It warm enough
where you go when you die," said the
Head Barber.
"Cut out that old minstrel comedy,"
snapped the Manicure Lady. "That
stuff about a hct place to go to when
you die Is all exploded, George. I
don't think anybody except a Eskimo
believes In a hot hereafter now, and
;ou can't blame one of them poor
fellows with chilblains for hoping they
will get warm some day.
"But speaking about the cold, bro
ther Wilfred was saying this mornlnij
that he loves cold weather. I can't!
fee whv, except that he always likes,
to be contrary, but he seems to mean
It. Be has started on a poem called
The Frost King and" says he Is going
to sell It to some editor with a oold
heart. It starts
"The Fiost King, the Frost King
He acts too cold, the chilly thing."
"If that Is the way It starts you
first martyr Is the special guardian of
horses. Owners of horses in Eng
land long made It a practice to sub
ject their animals to a copious blood
letting on this day. It was held that
this Insured the animals against sick
ness and disease during the twelve
month following. This custom Is re
ferred to in an old English poem:
"Then followeth St. Stephen Day,
whereon doth every man ,
His horses Jaunt and course abroad,
and they let them blood.
For this being done upon tbla day,
they say doth them good,
And keeps the from all maladies and
sickness through the years,
As if that Stephen any time tooke
charge of horses heare."
In Australia the day following
Christmas has long been dedicated to
athletic sports and pastimeB, as this
season is mid-summer in the Anti
podes. The Australian boxing day
lias a literal significance, for It Is us
ually marked by Important boxing
matches. It was on "boxing day" in
1908 at Sydney that Jack Johnson de-,
feated Tommy Burns, the Canadian,
and thus proved that the negro 5s
the superior of the white man it at
least one science.
The Hebrews of the . world will , be
gin the observance at sundown tonight
of the Fast of Tebet, which will be
kept by, orthodox- adherents of Juda
ism by abstaining form', food -and
worldly pleasures. In Ireland today
is; the .festival of one of the earl^mte;
slonaries of the. Christian faith in the.
-Emerald Isle, St Iarlatti, who lived
in thi sixth .century, and ,who Vwas
lop of Tuam.
t?hHAhin
t2*'j 'jti-'CE:
m m
against the new^reSBSjj
Is 43 years old atadHMH
helm Llebknechyj^^^
founder with Ka^roSI
clallsm. 'At the^^
it was reported that D
had been shot for refusi
tary service," bu6thli|EBj
out foundation. ItluKS
er, that Llebkiiecbt-' tS
and spoKeBman; fo3tftal
tlon opposed to'^lheSwa
comrades have - sln'c^bj
to I he war cause, and D
stood alone ?whenjjheS:
tho December iwaffciwg
death of Bebel, Dr. U
boon the SoctaUDemtxir
the RerchBtag.Jbu^^wj
tude has altenatjd|M?33
Llebknecht who, In Apr!
ed the' craaadeJ'agafnS!
which he dedarajflfiH
scares In. Burbpipton^SS
ting contracts for arman
ships. HeVassert&ijiil
bad bribed varIoii?yEr2
promote the!rjicfiemSi|i
of ttils. scandSJ^^
International flgur2|jjCB
minor officials was ovei
ted by the -Krujppi^ffig
were tried: by &uitm^ffi
knecht made a lectw^S
several years ago. Dr.
father signed wtthlKafl 1
oub "manifestp"Jwblch 1
work of ;moa55aSoaaifl3
and Bel^ftheteMfafaStw
much tImB^n;aSp^?H
condemned to death; m