i
IS NOT BELLIGERENT
inttmtional
SOHMfSOlOOL
Lesson
(By K, O. Sm-UOUH, ActlnK Director ot
tlio Sunday School t'niirao In tlio Moody
Ullilo liiutltuto of Chk'UKo.)
(Copyrlfitit, toil, Western Newapapor Union.)
UeW VM'5 vw
BE PROTECTED
AGAINST GOLDS
by keeping the system
strong and healthy and
the blood rich and pur
'what is being done there
at japan
NOTE
FROM PRESIDENT NOT
INTENDED AS A
THREAT
NEW PROBLEM FACES RUSSIA
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF
AT RATIONAL CAPITOL
S or
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w
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pltome of the Doings of tho
National Lawmaker! at
Washington.
WMtern Newspaper Union News Servtce.
Emergency Appropriations
Washington. Tho oruorgency ap
propriation providing ? 1,250,000 for do
oondont families of guardsmen and
regulars, Iiub passed tho house and
waB taken up Immediately In tho son-
to.
It carrier $210,000 for tho Philadel
phia mint, $37,000 tor Donver, $25,500
for San Francisco and $45,000 for the
Now York assay olllco to care for ox
tra work on account of tho unusual
demand for coins.
Senator Wadsworth's resolution to
authorizo an increase In tho amount
of water diverted from Niagara Falls
to Increase tho oloctrlc power output
of plants on tho American side of the
rlvor was passed by tho senate. Tho
meaBuro alniB to increase tho Ameri
can power output to make up for the
curtailment of power from tho Can
adian side, which is being kept at
homo for munitions plants and other
military activities.
Government Employes Get Raise
Washington. Salary or wago In
creases of from 5 to 10 per cent for
about 1C.000 government employes re
ceiving less than $1,800 a year and of
5Q0 a year for each representative
aocrotary were provided for In tho leg
islative, oxccutlvo and judiciary appro
priation bill passed by tho houso with
out n record vote.
Tho secretaries now get $1,500 a
yoar. An attempt to provide each rep
resentative with an extra stenographer
at $75 a month during the session
failed.
Discussion of tho measure, which
carries appropriations aggregating
about $39,000,00 was productive of
much debate over tho financial condl
lton of tho country.
Appeal to Discuss Peace
Washington. President Wilson has
appealed to all tho belligerents to dls-
cusb terms of pcuco. Without actually
proposing peace or offering mediation
the president has sent formal notes to
the governments of all the warring na
tions suggesting that "an early occa
ion bo sought to, call out from tho na
tions now at war such an avowal of
their respective vlows as to tho terms
upon which the war might be conclud
ed and tho arrangements which would
be deemed satisfactory as a guaranty
against Its renewal or tho kindling ot
any similar conflict in tho future, as
would mako it possible frankly to com
pare them."
Sheppard Bill Set Aside.
Washington. A parliamentary mis
uy by ono of its frlonds upset plane
fi an immediate voto on Sonator
ppard's District of Columbia pro-
Mltion bill, and advocates of the
fdasuro were obliged to agree tnat
go over until after, tho Christmas
raolldays for final action.
Tho senate agreed to a final vote
on tho measure on January 9 alter
its opponents bad been sustained by
the chair In contradicting that tho
measure lost Its place In the senate
calendar by the action of Senator
Ashhur&t
Friends of tho prohibition bill have
admitted a fear that postponement
f the voto until after Christmas re
cess would imporil Its chances of
passago.
To Discard Volunteer System
Washington. Major Genoral Scott,
chief of staff of tho army, told the
3onato military committco that the
volunteer system - be discarded be
cause "tho timo has como when this
country unless it intends to avoid
war 'at n cost1
vcrsal liability
and Borvico."
must resort to unl
to military training
Washington. No out-oMown enr
Ragemcnts will bo accepted by Pres
ident Wilson during tho present ses
sion of congress. This reply is be
ing matlo to tho many Invitations re
ceived by tho president rocontly to
speak in different sections ot tho
couutry.
Food Restrictions In Effect
London. Tho first food restriction
has gono into forco in England. Ho
tolB and restaurants nro now forbid
don to servo moro than two courses
for breakfast or luncheon and three
courses for dinner.
Littlo inconveuionco was experi
enced in connection with tho first
two meals. The Englishman's U3ual
breakfast consists of a cereal and
bacon, eggs or fish and oxcept in tho
more expensive placos a luncheon of
two courses is tho rule.
Boston Defeats Prohibition.
Boston. Boston lias voted to con
tinuo tho llcouso saloon of liquor after
the liveliest campaign on tho liquor
quostlon that tho city has had in
years. Tho voto in favor of licenso
was, 53,459, with 29,997 against. Last
yjear tho voto for llcensq was 40,115
and 31,877 against. Tho Rev. William
Sunday, who is conducting an ovan-
colistic campaign here, took a prom
inent part in tho fight. Ho delivered
several addrosses on tho liquor issuo
and urged tho voters who attonded his
mectlnge to voto "No."
CM3
NYv Yoiir'i iluy lisi" iiiiiii' to limit its ono ot the inoxt impuliu
nl' tlu Flowi'ry IClnpliiiu'o hnlliln. As In America It Is ii diiy of
feasting iiittl KMI 'Iii'im ili(Hif;li oddly tempered by religious oh
emuices. The above- picture shows three .liipaiiese belles on
their vii to the temple for prayers before sinning on u round
ot New
a tmradc
i"e you MH-TSSvisiaSaaS W tf
of Tokyo . w. -i
firemen on New Year's day on ilun wuj n il' drill grounds Tor the
annual inspecUon, one of the big fen t tires In the way of celebrating the
first day of the year In every .lapanese city of any size. Fire engines
and equipment pass In review before the city olllclals. after which 111
drills are perforin
ed and tho fir
tako part In
testa of various
kinds. Tho fire en
gine lmi only re
cently been Intro
duced Into tho Isl
and Kingdom and
tho modern auto
truck .is not yet
known there. In
the lower picture
are bhown the fire
men with their
bamboo scaling lad
ders which are
used not only for
life-saving and as
an elevation from
which to direct the
water from the
hosu nozzle, but as a rani
with which to knock down
buildings too far gone to sa'vo
and so prevent the sprond of
the conflagration. The Japa
nese firemen are wonderful
acrobats and perforin tru
ly remarkable feato on the
tnll ladders, scaling them
with tho 'agility of mon
keys. Men, women and
children turn out to
watch tho exhibitions.
Note tho odd costumes
of this brigade from
Tokyo.
NEW YEAR SUPERSTITIONS
When tlio master enters the house
for tho first tlmo in tho now year lio
must take something in which ho did
not tako out.
A pleco of money placed on tho door
step on Now Yenr'H ovo and brought in
tho moment the clock strikes will In
Buro plenty throughout tho year.
Never go out ou New Year's day un
til someone lias como in.
Throw out nil peacock's fenthers be
fore New Year's day or you will havo
bud luck.
When the clock strikes 12 on Now
Vw"'i ovo open uotlt tho front and
union 1
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back door of tlio house, so that all evil
spirits may pass out and the good one:
pass In. Hut bo sure to close tho dooi
as soon us tho clock lins finished strik
ing, so that tho good spirits mny nol
cM-npe.
On Now Year's eve tako a little
money, bread, salt, wood and coal, tic
them In a bundle and lay them on the
doorstep. If the first person who comcf
to tho door possesses n nomo whose
Initials arc made up of straight lines
allow him to pick up tlio bundle and
tiring It In. -Olvo him a gift, and iel
him piifis out through tlio back door
Then you will have good luck for n
other year.
"N"ft - "if )&
Care of Rumanian Refugees a Task
that Must Be Met Exciting
Day in New York
Market.
vVfHteitt Nrwnpiper Union News Service.
Washington. President WHmhi'b
nolo to tlio belligerents urging discus
Blun of peace has been oillctully In
terpiotod as not bearing any throat
that tho United States might bo
forced to enter tho war because of tho
continued invasion of its rights by tho
warring poweis on both Bldus.
This Interptotatlou wau mado by
Soi-rututy Lansing in a lotmal state
ment issued to overtake whut was
characterized as widespread miscon
struction placed on ono given out
earlier, saylug that hecauso of tho in
creasingly ciltlcal position of tho
United States as a neutral It was en
titled to know exactly what each bel
ligerent seeks lit order that it might
regulate Its conduct for tho future.
Mr. Lansing's tltst statement, made
orally and of which no olllclal copy
was distributed, led- to exaggerations
of Its language and purpoho through
out olllclal Washington. Its most strik
ing phrases, on which tho widest spec
ulation was based, woro that the
United States was "drawing nearer the
verge of war," and that tho sending
of the note "will Indicate tho possl
blllty of our being forced Into the
war," and that neither ho no Pi cat
dent Wilson regarded the nolo "as a
uoaco note."
REFUGEES IN RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Care of Rumanian Refugees, Driven
from Their Homes, a Task that
Must Be Met
Potrograd. Tho passago across the
Russian f ion tier of thousands of Ru
manians, who havb abandoned their
hoiisos and property in tho faco of in
vading Germans and Bulgarians, lias
cast tho shadow of a new' rofugeo
problem on tho Russian empire. Those
refugees have been pouring into Odos
sa, Kiev and other southern Russia
cities in a destituto and helpless con
dition and present a problem which
threatons to bo more difficult than any
which has confronted a belligerent
power since the invasion of Belgium.
Russia has only partially succeeded
in colonizing and asslmllaing tho mill
ions of homelebs Poles, Jews and mem
bers of other races who iled to the
interior during tho first year and u
half of the war.
Wild Day on Exchange.
New York. Tho stock morkot
Thursday went through tho most excit
ing day in its history, with ono excep
tion. Prosldent Wilson's noto to tho
bolligcrent powers, followed by Secre
tary Lansing's first explanatory state
mont of its intent, woro tho occasion
of frenzied soiling, which In scopo and
volume fairly dwarfed all tho opera
tions which followed on tlio peace pro
posals from Germany. Prices wero
slaughtered to the extent ot five, ton
and fifteen points, and in one caso
thirty-throe, and the day'o sales
amounted to 3,170,000 shares, a total
without precedent since tlio famous
Northern Pacific corner of 1901. Tho
decline wasirtually unchecked, only
a fow nominal ralllos marking tho
trading of tho flnnl hour.
1914 Manufacturing Record
Washington. Tho country's manu
facturing Industries in 1914 turned
out products valued at more than
$24,000,000,000 and employed 8,000,
000 porsons, In giving out these fig
ures tho census bureau announced
that Investigations planned for tho
coming yoar will cover transporta
tion by water, roligious bodies and
marriage and divorce
Berlin. The German steamship
Prinz Friedrich Wilholm, which had
been anchored at Oddo, Near Bergen,
Norway, since tho beginning of tho
war, has arrived at Stavenger, ac
cording to a dispatch from Christ!
aula, "after having broken tho Brit
ish blockado outside Bergen."
Sunk by Submarine
London. Soventeon American mule
teers and olovcn of tho crow of the
British iiorso transport ship Russian,
which was sunk by a submarine in
tho Mediterranean on December 14,
havo been killod, tho British admiral
ty announced.
London. Tlio prize court has con
fiscated, under tho reprisals order,
Gorman securities valued at 30,000
marks (about $7,14G) which wore
seized on route to the Stato Com
merclal Savings bank of Chicago.
Lost With All on Board.
Halifax. N. S. Tho American
schooner William Mason, bound frorc
Portli Amboy for Yarmouth, N. S., hai
been lost with all hands, accordlng-tc
a roport rocolvcd here. Wreckage ol
the vessel's cabin, containing th
bodies of two seamen, was washed
ashore at Metcghan rlvor, on tho oaai
sldo of St. Mary's bay. A bulldor'i
plato In tho cabin boro tho name o
tho vossol. Tho Bchoonor la bellovo'
to havo foundored in tho storm thn
swept tho Nova Scotia coast last Fr.
day.
4h4ii'U,,)i,M a...,,-, i.....
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 31
CHRIST'S COMING AND COMINQ
TO CHRIST (REVIEW).
RnADINO LKSSON ttov 22:f,-H, 16:21.
OOLDKN THXT-Tho spirit unit the
brldu suy, conic. And be tluit lioareth,
lot 1 1 1 tn miy, como. And ho tlmt Is ntlilrst,
lot hint come, llo that wllln, let hint tako
of tlio water of life freely. Uov. 2:17
It is possible In lessons one to nine
to review the past quarter's work, In
a logical, chronological manner, but
lessons seven and nine uro not In their
proper chronological setting. These les
sons extend over five years of Paul's
life fiom about 58 A. I), to 03 A. D.
They are five wonderful years, nnd the
last of the authentic years wo have of
tho life of this wonderful man. The
review should of course center In Paul,
his conduct, character mid teachings.
The first twelve chapters of the Book
of Acts, In which we have chlelly been
studying, cover n period of about six
teen years, A. D. :t(MQ, with Jerusalem
as the center. The rest of the Book of
Acts cover another period ot approxi
mately 10 years from -10 to 02, and la
the record of tho foreign missionary
work of Paul mid Ills companions, Paul
being of course the central character.
Tito series for this quarter close with
the vision of tho final triumph of Chris
tianity as seen by John In the Revela
tion. Maps should bo employed If pos
sible to show tho journeys of Paul.
Tho risen Christ and tho enducment
of the Holy Spirit wero the vision nnd
the power which wrote this first
Church History, and which have been
writing Church History ever since.
Tho home church (Chs. 2-7) began with
about 1120 praying men and .women.
Peter's first sermon brought into "tin
wny" 11,000 more. From time to time
others wero added. Persecution and
deliverances, the first mnrtyr, Stephen,
mid tlio dissatisfaction which led tc
the choice of the deacons, are the out
standing events of this period. The
home mission period, with Jerusalem
ns the center nnd Palestine us the field
(Chapters 8-12) covers n period ol
about ten years. Persecution scuttered
the disciples throughout tlio country,
Paul was converted on tho road to
Damascus, Philip goes to Samaria, and
Peter curries on the work throughout
Lydda, Joppu and Cacsarca. In thli
section .wo havo tho story of Phlllj
nnd the Ethiopian, of Peter curing the
palsied man nt Lydda, the raising ol
Dorcas and Paul and Barnabas return
ing to Jerusalem with help to thosi
nt that city who were suffering from
famine. Then begins the period of for
clgn missions, covering about sixteen
years, from about A. D. 47 to 02. The
principal characters begin of coitrs
with Paul nnd Barnabas, though Paul
soon takes his place of leadership,
Paul's first missionary Journey lasted
for about two years, from say A. D.
47 to 40, Uurnabas being his principal
companion. Returning to Antloch from
Jerusalem, Paul soon began his Bccond
Journey, this time tuklng with hlu
Silas. Again tlicro Is a period of about
two years, from A..D. CO to C2. Paul
had his Macedonian vision during thli
time, nnd the gospel first entered Eur
ope, beginning with the conversion ol
the Phllllplun jailor. Paul's preaching
nt Athens and Ids service at' Corinth
are perhaps tlio most outstanding fea
tures of this Journey. Paul's third Jour
ney lasted nearly three years, A. D. 52
to 50 or 57. He rc-vlslts the Asia MInoi
churches to strengthen them, spendi
nearly three years at Ephesus, and hat
some outstanding adventures ns, foi
instance, the riot at Ephesus about
the shrines of Diana. Returning tc
Jerusalem to take part In the fenst, he
Is told of the ultimate persecutions
which he must endure. For a long'
time he has desired to preach the gos
pel In Rome. Everyone of tho trials,
hindrances, oppositions and attack!
proved to bo tho means by which In
gained thut desired end.
In this particular quarter, In lessor
one, wc see Paul's calmness In persecu
tion, his prudenco under danger. Ic
lesson two, his delicate courtesy nnd
shrewdness In seizing every opportu
nlty that ho might witness for his Lord
In lesson thrco Is manifested his un
shaken belief In everything found lc
tlio Scriptures; und his wise uso there
of in leading men to Christ. In lesson
five, his fearlessness amidst danger
nnd his absolute confidence in God. In
lesson six, his humility. In lesson sev
en, his well balanced common sense
and his lovo of pence among his breth
ren. In lesson eight, we see him long
ing for human companionship nnd
sympathy, and havo an evidence of Ida
lovo for his own countrymen, nnd yet
his faithfulness declaring tho word of
God to them ns well as to the Gentiles.
Lust Sunday we stood with Isaluh,
looking down through tho centuries to
the man of Galileo 700 years hence.
Today, ns we review this quarter nnd
tho lessons of tlio past year, wo are
looking back nearly two thousand years
to tho ono who wrought out our salva
tion on Calvary, but wo may also
turn our faces tho other way, and look
for him whoso returning will brlnp
ncaco to tho earth, nnd nt whoso com
Ing the brightness of his glory shall
cover tho earth even as the water
cover tho sea.
Wo havo seen the breaking down oJ
nrnicd, peace."
M iri. . - WN
To that end
TRY
HOSTETTER'S
Stomach Bitters
It helps Nature bring
back the appetite, aids
digestion and promotes
strength and vigor
To Look at Only.
"I think this chick Is perfectly love
ly," said the fair customer, "but will
It keep time?"
"Madame," replied the salesman
coldly, "It would be ns much as my
reputation Is worth to sell you n clock
that would keep time. This Is an an
tique shop, and nothing modern Is tol
erated hero." St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
HEAL YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
With Cutlcura, the Quick, Sure and
Easy Way. Trial Free
Uatho with Cutlcura Soap, dry and
apply tho Ointment. Tlioy stop Itch
ing Instantly, clear away plmplea,
blackheads, redness nnd roughness, re
move dandruff and scalp irritation,
heal rod, rough and soro hands as
woll as most baby bIcIii troubles.
Frco sample each by mall with Book.
Address poBtcard, Cutlcura, Dopt. L,
Boston. Sold ovorywlioro. Adr.
Horrors of War.
Klrst Tramp Dls war In n curse,
1)1111
Second Tramp It's orful, Jnkel
Every freight car loaded full o' ammu
nition I Not h good, comfortnbU
"empty" anywhere to bo found I
The dangerous
cold is the neglect
ed cold. Get a box of
CASCAIgjlJININE
The old family remcdy-ln tablet
form-safe. ure, cosy ta take. No
oplntea-no unpleasant after effects.
Cures colds in 24 hours-Grip in 3
days. Money back it it fails. Get
tho genulno box with Red Top and
ttr. HUl's picture on It-25 cents.
At Any Drun Stora
Thirt wu littla Uyr mia, wk futlr maiti u
l tons lt dir dtl knibmd'i will la Mti Ami tktak.
I8 ol kit ttraioc I'. t uid I kr quit Iradirljr "Ta
kM ilct lit lf ujr " Nut Karotut ubtUjuW
witk plitun on hU krtkra ktd, k waadtrtd wkit l
ilttet h '4 utd
The Ml? Imcy kit to MM pwfta l iloaadi
with leniency to ncrvout iodiicsdoa, or dytpepl
ind Hut cIom (onpuloa ol the dlMrfer ttUed am
tllsttloa. For wore Him hill untury i rtcdy nmttj
hi CMinllcu tbou4i ol hoaMholw la titty Ox
Green's
August Flower
has been successfully used for the relief
of stomach and liver troubles all over
the civilized world. All drujnrlsts or
dealers everywhere have it In 25c and
75c. sizes. Try It and aee for yourself.
3Vi
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Open to all reputable physician,
fc'or futtlior Information addreii
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JIABTINC1H, MKH.
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A toilet proporfctlon ot merit.
Help to erodlcfcta tlwdruK.
ForRoitorina Color anel
Boout y to Gray or Faded Hair.
too, and tl 00 at Dnirtlita,
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