BOid wnei t humt. Mk-M&miiJ * • ¦- /t t t » (T\ f T f * M A S Bfi * (Continued from first pace.) set in so the soldiers won 't have to etay in. the trenches another winter. I -was up pretty close .to the trenches last February and the mud was almost up to my knee. If there was any place -where one could dry his clothes it would not be so bad . The soldiers who came over in May and June had the best of it as all the dirty work was finished when th ey got here. # "I am glad you enjoy reading the Stars and Stripes. 1 send It so you can see what Is going on over here. do any of the other people In Sayville get it? Diclf has been sending it to the States but I don 't know ¦whether he sends it home or not. I am sending one with this letter and I want you to save it because the armistice terms are in it. TYell Mother the weather has been very nice for the past few weeks and I hope it keeps up because when it startes raining over here it don't know when to stop. I am sending you a few post cards ot this so you can see what kind ot a town I am living in. I will close now trusting you are all in good health and that none of you get that sickness. "Your loving sou . Jim. " The following is -n extract from a letter received this week by Mrs. Prank Cervenka in Bohemia from her brother. Charles Bernard, who has for several months been with the Army overseas. , He has figured in a number of big battles. The letter was written on Nov. 24th. Bernard 5s in the 305lh Infantry and he starts out by mentioning the part he played in the train wreck last sprin g in Central Islip, when the troop train was derailed. He says: "I flew out of the window and hurt my ankle but was afraid to write about it at the time and also refused to be taken to the hospital, knowing that I would have to go across later and would not get back to my company. Here I was put on detached service with the headquarters company of the same regiment. I have not seen any of my mon ey since last June, so you see I have a few dollars coming to me when I get back home, for I don 't expect to get paid before then. . There are five months due me now and that means $73. Just at present I have none, but would be content if I knew about the folks at borne. "Have been in two great battles and I see by the papers we are allowed to mention the places where we •were, or are. My first battle was on the Marne front and the last on the Verdun front , in the Argonne Woods. I did not get a wound though they did hit my water bottle and mess kit en my back and one lilt my tin Lizzie which made my l.air stand up like nails. I oft en wonder how in the ¦world I ever lived through it all. "Will tell you more when 1 got home. "Hoping that everything Is O. K. at home and tho Winnie is sate, love to all. Am getting on fine, so there is no cause' for worry. "Your brother, Charles." DAY OF DAYS FOR KIDDIES ChrlitmM Outranks All Other Holiday! for the Happineia and Merrymaking of the Youngsters. Above all other holidays, Christmas !b children's ilny. If possible, they should be made lutppy on that day. But they should not be permitted to ba selfishly so. In times past there bus been u tendency on the part ot many of us to Rive too many gifts, and too expensive ones, to our children. We have been wasteful. We should not love our children less—indeed we would show greater love—by being careful what we give them. Too many toys Incline children to be both wasteful and destructive. When the youngsters are left to Inrent some of their playthings, their Imaginations are developed , nnd they become more capable of doing things for themselves nnd taking enre of themselves. This Christmas would be n good time to begin teaching children unselfishness and the joy of giving. Many n poor mother In Ktriiggllng to provide food nnd shelter for her children nnd has nothing to give them from 8nnta Clnus. The children of such mothers ore going to liuve wide, wistful , tenrstalncd eyes. They lire going lo crave the Joys of n Christmas dny tlmt. may not tin theirs. While our fathers , brothers und sons ore at the from, risking health and life for uh , for nur country, fnr good In the world , let us not forget tliosn children who luck a father 's care nnd protection. The good fdlowH nre doing much. Hut they need miv help both In giving nnd In Deckin g out tho needy. They need our nld In distributing un well iih providing. Let us not forget the spirit for which Christmas .stiiiiilii. It Is to give freely , to do service fn iiiiifiJdinl. J.,<tt us give love. Lot un give sympathetic uni loi'HtiinilliiK. Let us give ourselves. He li ves most who lives for others. And he who shall hnve mndo n ehlltl happy mi I 'hi'lHtmiiN morning will havo done ii M'i'vire in his mime. P O OR PAPA Something of the Red Cross Service. "Th e Red Cross man is like a combination of the. President of the United States, the cabinet and both Ho can make houses of Congress. law as quickly as ' you can write a check. The emblem of Che Red '.'ross is two small pieces of Red . Tape laid neatly across eacb other.' But so far as I lmow this is all the red tape there is." Thi s was the way. Admiral .Sims, commander o£ the American naval forces in European waters, expressed his opinion of what the Red Cross has done for men In the navy. "I have often heard people say 'why is it necessary to care for sick and wounded soldiers and sailors through an organization like the American Red Cross?" He continued "why does not the government take charge of the work?' The fact ot the matter Is the government is not capable of doing it the way tho Red Cross does. All government activity, particularly this work, is governed by rules and regulations and an auditor. All these rules and regulations are made with a view to what is likely to happen bill all needs cannot he I foreseen. "When an , emergency turns up we sometimes have not the facilities, sometimes not the legal authority to The Red do all we ought to do. Cross man is like a combination of the President of the United States, the Cabinet and both houses of Congress . He can make law as quickly as The emyou can write .a check. blem of the Red Cross is two small pieces of red tape laid neatly across each other. Hut so far as I know this is the only bit of red tape they 've got. They can do things unhampered by rules or regulations. When our men are sick or wounded and we need quick action , unhampered and' free, that' s where the Red Cross comes to the front. "Disasters like the Otranto show Some how valuable is its work. There once w»s i doll on x Chrisimu tree months ago the Red Cross came to ¦ Who sighed io ihe injcl that hong me and askud if it could establish above. emergency depots on the north "OK how I do wish they would kctp coast of Ireland with a view to possif or me bility ot some such disaster as this. A sweet We. nett linle ptl lo love; The Government could not do it , and it seemed pretty evident it ough t to "A deir little moiher to curl my foci* be done. 1 told the Red Cross to To rock mc to sleep,and to walte me go ahead and these depots were o£ up. To dress me m cute little gowns.uu) the greatest value In the Otranto disfroclis. . aster." And feeo* me with milk f rom her General .lohu Biddle. commander silver cup ; of the American Army in Great Britain , speaking recently of the ChristA tfnd title mother, who'd never s»y inas Roll Call of the American Red A word that was angty. nor let me fide Cross, said that the belief that the Who'd always be ready to let me play With bright little friends who shouU Red Cross could provide any kind o£ come to caHl" aid in the shortest possible time is now general. the wonderful fact And, jffange though "I really do not know what the ¦ may be, American Army would have done In That little wax doll's little wish came England without the American Red true; Cross." said Lieutenant Biddle. They picked her right off the Christmar tree; "everywhere the Red Cross is giving And gave her, my dear little girlto youl the best that cap be given or asked — Aj dwr GtwmM In the Y*urfi 'f OfflM/ii on for. Our men are being cared for as well as they can be and are helped by the Red Cross in every way. The large hospitals in London at Paignton and Sarlsbury and the one at Mossley Hill. Liverpool, are some of the largest gifts. "This work lias been so well done Christmas Bells. that everyon e applies lirst to Red There are some festivals, like Cross whenever anyth in g is wanted birthdays, for example, which nftect very particularly, or very quickly. It a single family; others, like national seems to me that every time I leave holidays, embrace the nation; and London to go anywhere I see somesome there are which girdle the en- thing now that the Red Cross has tire globe. Bnt Christmas Day lifts' been doing. When the Otranto sank, at one leap a line of connection be- the first thing we did was to go to tween earth and heaven. If there he the fted Cross for materials and supplies of various kinds. When we one dny on earth on which above an- sent a boat to look after survivors other the gates of heaven nre more on the Island of Islay, provisions for widely opened , It Is the dny when Joy- the expedition came from the Red bolls ring In memory of the birth Cross. When we sent a large numof the Babe of Bethlehem. This Is the ber of men lo northern Russia a day of the Christmas bcllfl l—Bishop short time ago, the Red Cross sent many hundred tons of supplies. Vincent. "We in tho army all feel a gratitude in the Red Cross which lt Is No Apoloay Needed. hard for mc to express In words . Never apologize for a Christmas Without the Red Cross it would be gift. Never nay It Is cheaper than impossible to havo given the camps what you would hsye liked to give, the comforts , conveniences and hapor not ns pretty ns you thought It, or piness thoy havo received In Engour heart y thanks anything of the sort. A Christmas gift land. You have all you 've done, nro doing, and Is supposed to bo an expression of for Intend doing us lon g as there is mi good will. If there Is kindness enough American soldier in England." back of the giving, no apology Is necessary. Put Strangers Above Relation) . It was a vizier , Ibn Al-Amld , who lived In tho eleventh century, who wrote this strangely modern advice: "Choose your friends among strangers, an d tuk o not your near relations I n tj favor. Relations «ro like scorpions, or even moro noxious." ... 1 Safety First f HHWV»'WHW*HHW*v Don't iillnw children to touch the lighted tree. • • • llnn ' t remove prese nt h from the tree W hile li |i< Hunted. « The better lighting of homes , stores , offices and fact ories may be accomplished by using no more lamp s and no more current than at present. And good light does make a room so much pleasanter! It helps workers produce more l Use MAZDA lamps only and turn them off when not actuall y needed. May we help you with your lighting ? "A •' ' ! O £* " *' ' ' W 1 For Xmas 1918 1 Perhaps noiie of our evergreen plants is more loved and admired than the mistletoe, with its modest yellowish-green leaves and its clusW ters of small white berries. For cen- S* Now is your opportunit y to purchase turies lt has been considered an Important feature Zt *e Christmas dectte refl oration. Yet. in regard J ] value of the plant , the mistletoe ¦¦> j ! practically worthless. 25c. yd. -* It is a small shrub comprising moro , 36 in ches wide; | | species, | Percale than four hundred known | ' ' 25c- yd j» • mostly tropical aud parasitic. In the Kb Apron Gingham , . • 49c. yd' .. & eastern and southern parts of the • Shirtin g Madras , United States the common mistletoe | - . . - 55c. yd. W grows on various species of decidu- W Bath Robe cloth , ous trees. In Europe, It seems to pre55c. yd. W inches wide, fer the apple-tree to any other host. W Serge, 36 75c . yd. W It sends its roots through the bark W All wool Je rsey in blue and bro wn of the tree and draws sustenance wide . ffi inches , 27 Velveteen Dress from the sap. However, it is only a ffi $1.50 yd. & navy, black and W in green has , for it partial parasite so some leaves which enable it to & E Navy blue French serge, all wool, work in making food for itself. ' yd. $250 . 50 inches wide, |& jj In some species of mistletoe the §f each flowers are showy, while those of j $3.50 all wool , sweaters . 's | Children other species are more modest. The 25c. and up . j*P , hats school pistils aud stamens do not grow with- W Children 's ' & in the same ilower, or even ou the & ' same plant, but the pistillate flowers & SEE OUR WINDO WS ' g grow on one nlant and the stamlmite on another. 7 The berries contain flat seeds, surrounded by a very sticky substance, from which birdlime may be made. This birdlime is spread upon places " PATCHOGUE 5 frequented by birds, to impede their 1 NORTH OCEAN JI AVENUE movements and render them easily captured. In a similar way it may be used » to snare ground-squirrels and other small animals. This, is the only practical use that has over been made iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiit iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiim iiiiiiiiiiiiiiimi iiiihi of the mistletoe. The plan t grows very slowly, and "not until it is four years old does It bear its first white, translucent berries. However, it drains the vital Jnices necessary to the growth of the tree, and when many bunches find lodgment upon the same tree, they ultimately cause its decline and death." iiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM iiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iMiiiiiiiiiitiiiuiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiii iiii "" Your ' Gifts I . ELECTRICAL pilIIIIIIIIIH Telephone 62-M | iiiiir §§ innmiiiii!iiiiiiniHHiminiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiii Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiUHiiuHiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiuiuHi!i»iHHi! autiitiitiiiii CONTRACTOR SAYVILLE. N. Y. BAHRS & KL1NGENER Quality ICE CREA M Orders delivered on short notice. CONFECTIONERY Huy ler' s, Ap ollo, Lowney's and Park & Tilford 's. . HOME-M ADE CANDIES and Milk Chocolates of all kinds a specialt y. 17IRST CLASS MUSIC F for Entertainment % w MO.U R .NTOl I p KVKNTS IIAVK TIIANHPIUHD DUniNB THK LAST TWHI.V K MONTHS. Tlio World linn soon Autoi inii iy cnim liin hufor o Hh vory oyi'H. Our own Unltoil St iiii iH Iiiih pliiyeil n KlKimtU rolo, In this isruat BtrilBRlo. and pluyuil II Hiiiioi'lily. Wo'ro Kin d wo'ro Ainqrlonns. No iiiiiiic Kiimnlii Hwc (.' tt>r —liii iiuiuc nmlu's tlu> licnrl licnt W Bjf ?L Jw1 kM jK • • *(S rfft Jr "JS M • ? • Dnn '1 Hftl Ihe t ree up lni|iliiiziirdl ,v. lie sure It Is securely fastened mi It Will IIOl tip over I'llHll y. Don 't blow n eiiudl). out, Tim tlaniti might be cnrrlcil nij iiliiHt a dry brunch and «el lire to On- who|(. tn.t,, , • ? ? » * Alwuj'H liiivi.' a wet Hpongn convenlent to the true, A nunlle ofli'n burn s up too quickly, und the sponge could lift lined to extinguish il. • » « Uon 't Icuve tho Ircu until you nro •tiro the lights nre nil ottlugulj lied , nnd never trust thn work of oxtln. (fulfilling the lights to children, ? * * , Don 't light tlio t rut i utter U Iiiih al oud In ii ivui-iu room for Hirer or four fl/iy n. It iKifomiia ho dry. It will Liu ni nliiini 'i ns quickly un powder. C/IHll'l lIlCM JllHI (ifllfll "A llKill cilll. " |j If you did not , don 't delay, do it to-d ay and | dp, it at | II - » Little Bee Hive I The 1 = j§ ¦ ¦ .. Roe 's Hotel Block , 25 East Main St., Patchog ue, N. Y. S 1 1 S W g s: p g S S S ess 53 H| Ms ?jfl 10VKUV (INK HAS SIIWKKKI) HO.MK 'IIMR DUKINU TIIK I.AHT FOUR YKAUS. HIr |ioo)ilo , lltt.lo pooulo; lilt ; Htni'dH, lllll« Mtonm . Wo'vo (ieon lilt oui'hpIvoh. Prices lmvn iIhi-ii iiml rlBnn mull Hiiin o ilmiiH wh wore almost illHiMiiiiii Ki'il. ThrmiKli II all wo Imvo M'IikI by ovary iiioniiH known io hh lo lfin> ]> oiii' iirlri'B down to Ml" minimum , c(iiikIkI« iiI wild 1<ii;IHiiiji Iu pnillt. ' J? '•a tfft JJ "a lifS ,V NKVV \ACllT IlKdlNS TO HIIINK. a NHW IOIU OK P 10ACK AND proiiji oi'lty Ih linforo mi now , tomorrow mill l lio nnxl . :inr, iliiys. Alroii il y hoiiici prlcnii nro i-ocortltifC. II will tulto llino. II will lm ki 'ikIiiiiI hill nnv ortlio -liiBH liuro. Wo'rii n il koIiik In ]iul on our j ioiicii hIiooh wllli nil onsn ( hfi I will Hiii'in liii' un nil. j^ /tt JT "ii tftt Jjf ^S jg %£} W4 i Jg "jB 53 tffi === *& HJi J (, Jlt ' lif "Ji m «<<, Jm OUH KIUKN11H - WK'ltF. Ail IM I OI1II AS PIIOUI) OAN 1110 OK YOU. Koiilly ii.iiIiIiik In ih| H w linln wldo worlil coluitii uh inucli iih fi'loiidi i. To linvo (licin yim mimi lm ono. Wo t r y l o lio ono . 1'urlmpn ilmi 'ii wiiy Wo Imvo ho miiny ii lnccrp nnd roiniliin frli 'inlii . Wo try to Jim t lfy )n ovory maniinr nml net I tin fnllli nml Hiiproi nn cnnllilonco Hint oiir Vim -truly wo nuproelivtii mir fi' lmulH plnco In tin. rrloniln. Thoy nro iniirii In im limn mnnoy. Thoy rnprorioiit l h o coii oi'olo nvliln nco of n itoiid ropiitiillnn tor rolliil illlly foiitorod and niirlnroil lor ovnr :,1.vnnrii , Hfi ffiS jfij "ji <W| tf X "3, ffij J£ VS, j« m rfK (IIIHIHTMAH FAST AI 'l'ltOACIllOB. VI3W DAYS UWMAIN IIICFOUIO IT IH IIIOIt K . Our liimrllDHl Klootll iKii mul hoill 'lfolt thnnltH ko out til you nil, Miiy tlio Now Your lirlim .loy nml I'oii ro nml lliipp lni ^H to ovoryjioiuii. V& JX JZ W iffl I SWEZEY & NEW1NS , Inc. g , Patchogue I* new york m Jj lik SX worth while considering: ¦ 4 Big selection of Velvet nnd % . ,. , „.. . t Lad ' C8 Shp -° n Sweater8 ,n Pi gBkin Hand Baga, at I | Lin en finish Table Cloths, J ' pr 'Ce8 thnt wi " 8ur P rlBC > > *' neWMt combinntion ol full size; for the ¦ holiday ? ' ' colors, from $3,98 to $10.00 u" y° .' . 8c £ Bt °^y.' . <-C ^«^w-M .«^^ «««<^ * Children 's and Misses'*J uli^ | ^^ .??? ^M^**** **^^ ? Men 's Sillc Hose in all the | ettn s„ fur trimm ed newest shades, re gular value Y nnd , , ,» -., , en .8 n Childr Black Hose, rin X lcnther sole8( a BenBib ,e ; ?Sc fw th { ho fdny m] ^ ' line ribb , gunrantebi ] (ant X a t 50c. ? holiday gift , at $1.19 color, sizes 5 to 9 y3 at 29c. !t .X"»<^«<-<"X-:v-:-:-:»k^.<.<><.<. i ' <.*»»«*««*<mo.*<.«<^o,^. ^<0'<' > .t-<r><-<-<".'<- '.-< '<-<"y><X- '>^<-<r ^<-,' ', Ladie s' Socie t y Silk and v Ivory gif t s in big varie ty, at Ca misoles y . , , xYou , i in rfindi an '' ' .Crep..e dc. .Chine . ... surely will . low prices. .. . y astonishingly ! !, , n tnc lute "' creation of V ' ' ? «»;">0«**«a«4«44*«>«<fr<fr$<> appropriate gift for the J ; designs , a t 98c. ' Infant at the Little Bee : **«*«4****'M" :«X"«*««**« l> Llulic «'elyS«H< 0cLisle Hose. 5 '8 Ncd ™ in ,h e • ' ^iv ^nlue , in Hiv e. DresaeB irrom SOc to iS ^" ;; latest patterns, put up in v black , ' whi te and bronze , $5,00. ;; holiday boxes', at 59c. y at 29c, , | g 111111111111111111111ir 11111111111111111111111rTi¦M111111* 111111111r 11f 111111 m 1111111 r 1j11111 f 1ii 1111111111 g g g 1 U •••»«" mill iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu Courteous treatment. Money refunded if merchandise is not satisfactory. Watch for our Anniversary Sale next month. H ' iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiii niiiiiii | A m | | Our window display gives you only a small ] jj 1 glimpse of our wonderfu l and useful selection | 1 §§ Sf | DSD Y O U I I |Do Your Christmas Shopping Yet?j Man illa Building , Main: StM SAYVILLE, N. Y. A Personal Talk wit h Our Thousands oi Cus tomer-Friends gj& Jz •Jg f% JX "a I IRA , BEEBE Successor to Adplpli Quid! & Son g Jk ? Don 't lea ve anything highly Inllmnmnbli' near the tree. Iinn 't forget to I'nslc n Die candles Hui'iil'fly to Ihe tree If aindlos am iisi'il. Also iivnlil placing tliem under /mother branch. ¦" ' ¦/ i' ,' '.' ; '., , : . ' ¦¦ ; :; '. ' 'i Mazda Lamps Hppr eciation </fl • • • ' ; ^I'XMM i/:, ./! . ,:; Mistletoe One of Most Greatly Admired of Evergreen Plants But Is Practically Worthiest I At opeciai ' f ences | I8 IThe Novelty Dress Goods Go.,Inc. 1 I « « • !>nn '| fusio n uny uniiel nrn iiincnt nnnr miy Ugh!* on the tree. If one Hlimiltl Ignite the hlimi wnnlt l spread nil over (lie tree . , ( A :;pit Was. ^$<ttjbu«v AmtA ntuijjjv^tur Far From Angry. She—"I'm afraid-papa was very angry when you asked him for me, Jack, dear." He—"Not at all ; he asked me If I couldn't introduce a couple of young men who might take yoar two Bisters off his hands."—Boston Evening Transcript, VALUE IS ONLY SENTIMENTAL • of HOLIDAY GIFTS | Telephone, 71 H Our prices are as usual low and it makes no difference if J you buy high-class silk underwear or common everySaS^i^S-i5'iS'^^S^i^^^^^^^ -'«^^^^^ «t« day merchandise, our profits are limited; a few items H * flto ^iar 'i.rv.g ©kr\i itm.a.» , pLor ot xio\A se<t , Qo 0 "Au|.->koft^;l'S>i|>iojnfl Qoj lu) rlouirv 5.bi<ik JLvkc BOHE MIA John Znonik who is at Pelham Hay is expected home shortly. Frank Hasselbauer is now employed on the F. G. Bourne estate in Oakdale. Anton Bartik , Sr., spent several days this week in New York on business. Frank Fiala, Jr., who is working in New York , spent Sunday in town with his parents. A reception was held this afternoon in the local school, which Is closing for the holiday vacation. Emll F. Polak has been very ill for several days this week and confined to Hie home or his grandparents. Miss Adele Kriklava is spending a few weeks vacation in town with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kriklava. Julius Thuma, who is in the U. S. Nav v" is expected home next week and will spend a few days furlough with his parents, .Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thuma, Sr. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiMi iiiniiiii mm iiiiiintiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii SIEGFRIED dc FANTEL •¦M»M'»"MMiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiniiiiiiMiiii ||„„ „ „ l ll l milll(llllll i, minimu m imimmumii | = §§ ( fj H SS 1 1 Ejj S | | = ^ = s = 53 53 53 55 ^ S 33 S §jj H | 1 H I %