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to seek a scientific explanation, Of lCHi
its sudden appearance, not for the %
purpose Of casting doubt upon the Il
narrative of Matthew, but Of CIV $DN
ing 1t astronomical support.
Who were these wise men, these
Magi, Of whom st. Matthew speaks?
They came from the east, they said,
and the east, according to the geo.
graphical knowledge Of Matthew'S
day, was Chaldea, Persia, and that Arabian des
ert where the sons Of Ishmael roamed. In thal
east Of which they spoke, star-gazing was I'd
some nations a religious observation, to others &
mystical traditional rite. The pseudoscience OF
astrology out Of which our modern science Of
astronomy was slowly evolved was thus engen-
dered. Exegetes Of the New Testament narra1
tive hold these Magi to have been astrologers,
members Of that strange. non-nationa1. privi-j
legged priesthood whose office 1t was to watch
the sky each day and each night, to note the
position and apparent motion of the sun from
dawn to dark. and to predict those changes in
planetary positions which. In that day Of as
THEOLOGICAL superstition, were supposed to shape
and reveal the destinies Of kings and nations.
In them science came an early worshipper at
the feet Of Christ.
To ancient as we'll as medieval astrologers,
certain groupings of the stars and planets had
q fixed prophetic significance. The planets
were named in accordance with their supposed
influence. Mercury, always lurking near the
sun, furtively cleaning in the morning or eve
ming, was the patron Of tricksters, knaves, and
thieves. Mars, flaming in red. was the symbol
Of war, the guardian Of heroes and warriors.
II the Magi were astrologers who believed in
stellar influences. the apparition Of the Star
of Bethlehem must have been an astronomical
phenomenon. But no ordinary astronomical
phenomenon could have enticed these ~practiced
stargazers from their temples. We must, there
fore. find some celestial event sufficiently extra
ordinary to warrant a journey from Chaldea or
Persia to Bethlehem.
When the Magi arrived in Jerusalem, Herod
was within a few weeks Of his death. The mas
sacre of the babes Of Bethlehem was one of his
last cruel deeds. When he inquired diligently
what time the star appeared, the reply was evil
IDENTIFY such that he felt it necessary to kill all
male infants from two years old and under"
1t is probable, therefore, that the Magi first saw
the star two years before their arrival In Jeru-
salem. Herod died in B. c. 4. Hence the Star
Of Bethlehem must have appeared about two
years before that date. We must discover, II We
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.Experts Satisfied That Outpost May
Be Relied Upon to Hold Its Own
In Conflict.

After five weeks spent in testing the
Zig guns Of the various forts and posts
lon the island Of Honolulu. the ord
nance experts are pleased, and are
declaring among themselves that as
an outpost Of the nation Hawaii is
really beginning to merit the title OF
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Qualified.

'Was your son n OF the popular
boys at college?"
I Yes, indeed. He. was elected cheer
leader three times"
"And what is he going to do now?'
HE Is considering q fine offer to
call carriages for a leading catering
FIRM
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ZACH guns, ard recommendation for
and Increase n the number Of bat
teries Will be made.
The board of experts was composed
of the following officers: Brig. Gen.
M. M. Macomb, Lieut.. Col. John F.
Morrison, Maj. George Blakeson and
Mai. w. P. Wooten.
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.0l%A SN2NES oE2HWGPWZXeND

SLAUGHTER of the infants was Issued
some time before Herod's death, Pro
lessor Stockwell advances the suppo-
sition that this conjunction was the
Star of Bethlehem. Since commune.
tons occurred so frequently. 1t 10
difficult to understand why more OF
them did not call forth Chaldean or
Persian populations.
Because Of these fatal objections
to any theory which regarded the
Star of Bethlehem merely as a con
function Of two planets. the late
Prof. R. A.. Proctor cast about for
other celestial phenomena and nnal'
" decided that the wise men might
have been guided by a comet. There
ia much to be said In favor OF the
supposition. Comets are discovered
nowadays at the rate OF two or three
q e Not all Of them are particu.
Iarly brilliant; but 1t Is not incon-
ceiyable that in Biblical times com.
cts occasionally appeared that we're
brilliant enough to strike terror Into
auperstitious hearts. Indeed, before
Edmund HALEY proved that the law
of gravitation applied to the comet
which bears his name and which
has revisited the earth at intervals
~ seyenty-one and one-half to sew
enty-nine years, comets were regard
Cd as divine messengers, as omens
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EAR BE1rEn THAN aU1N1NE.

FdH 1I1AS VC1Is1NE
Elixir Babek cures malaria where
auinine falls, and 1t can be taken with
impunity by old and young.
Having suffered from Malarious Fee
yer for several months, getting no re-
lief from quinine and being completely
efrected permanent cure."-William
F. MARI. - ...r.
Elixir Babek, so cents. all druggists. OF
Klocxewskl Sc Co., Washington, DC. Adv.
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OF course, love is blind, but 1t might
be just as well to remember that the
eyesight of the neighbors Is good.
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A great majority OF summer ills arc
due to Malaria in suppressed form. Las
situde and headaches are but two symp-
toms. OXIDINE eradicates the Malaria!
germ and tones up the entire system. Adv.
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l will not be concerned at other
mems not knowing me; I will be con-
cerned at my OWL want Of ability.
Confucius.
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TO DRIVE on

70 DRIVE OUT MALARIA - ..---
AND BUILD UP THE STE
CHILL TONIC You know what you arc taking
The formula IL plainly printed on every bottle,
form, and the most enectuhl form. For grown
people and children. 20 cents. Adv.
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His Sort.

"I know a cabman who writes poe
try"
Then he must be a hack writer"
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DEFINING It.

"The slang the young girl OF today
uses is a sort Of a pigeon English.
isn't it," 81
mo, it's a sort of a chicken Eng
lish."
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Retlrlnu Place,

Retiring Place.
Where have you put your essays
on the dove Of peace?"
In the pigeon hole"
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~ AtAA
When they were questioned where thk1ng was
to be born they answered: In Belehem OF
Judea; for thus it is written by the pphet, And
thou, Bethlehem, in the land Of Juda, t not the
least among the princes of Juda; for It OF thee
shall come a governor, that shall rulely people
Israel" According to the authorized ;ersion II
is then stated in the New Testaent tnas
"Herod, when he had privily called the'ise men,
inquired of them diligently what tim the star
appeared. And he sent them to Bethaem, ana
said, Go and search diligently for 3 young
child; and when we have found him, ring me
word again, that / may come and Wohip MIN
also. When they had heard the king+hey de-
parted; and 10, the star, which they So IN the
east, went before them, till it came ID STOOD
over where the young child was. When ley saw
the star, they rejoiced with exceeding ght JOY.
That is the whole story Of the Star oBethle-
hem as it is simply and directly told 1nhe Sec
ond chapter of the gospel according to- Mat
thew.
It was a ~cloister fancy of the dark agt hand
ed down through centuries, that led tn Chris
ton world to regard the Star of the Eft as a
miraculous luminary, akin to the pillarof fire
that guided the children Of Israel IN theyildef-
Mesa luminary especially created for 3 sole
purpose of leading the Magi to the biaplace
of Christ. The modern Christian Is MP apt
tn regard the star as a natural phenomem and
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To prevent Malaria is far better than
to cure it. In malarial countries take a
dose of OXIDINE regularly one each week
and save yourself from Chills and Fever
and other malarial troubles. Adv. /.
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Pardon others often, thyself never
Syrus.
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"Genulne Antiques" Scarce.
Buyers OF antique furniture are ad
vised by House and Garden that 1t is
now almost impossible TO "pick upIi
genuine antiques In this country:
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NOES yoUR HEAD hCHEf

DOES YOUR HEAD ACHEt y =.
Try Hicks CAPUDINE. It's lIquid-pleas.
ant TO take-eRects immediate-Rood to prevent
Sick Headaches and Nervous Headaches also.
Your money back II not satisfied. 1oc., 2Sc. and
k0c, ut medicine stores. Adv.
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNDMSN0QL
LESSON

By E. O.. SELLERS, Director OF Eve
ming Department The Moody Bible In
stitute Of Chicago.)
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HE reign Of Herod had arly ended
when the Magi a%rrivecin Jerusa-
lem and asked: "Wherds he that
is born king of the Jew For we
have seen his star in II east. and
are come to worship him
The new. that a true ing OF the
Jews" a possible rival, vas born
|, and that his birth had hn herald
ed by celestial phenoma, caused
Herod much concern. Heummoned
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LESSON FOR DECEMBER 29
REVIEW.

GOLDEN TEXT-"1f any man willetf
10 do his will. he shall know OF thu
teaching, whether II be Of God. o. wheth'
err I speak Of myself" John tit r. V.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-18

thought of II except for the sngges
ton contained I'm the newspapers.
Many travelling statesmen have In
their custody gems worth $4,000 or
$1,000. and the less attention they
attract TO themselves outside OF the
trade the better their employers are
satir6ed
The jewelers. Security Alliance, 10
which all the large houses belong. has
b corp OF experienced agents con
stantly al work to guard against
thefts OF this sort and their efficiency
is az ested by the fact that few rob
berries from the outside are now ex-
perienced by jewellers. The system
under which the trunks are shipped
Is so effective that there is little OPP
portunity for robbery I'm any case II
the men employed are honest. and
that is where the jewelers. Security
Alliance comes in. The jewellers
themselves see 10 IL that their sales
men are trustworthy. but the alliance
looks into all the others employed 10
handle the trunks, and there is rarely
any trouble. The reason the Newark
salesman was robbed In Cleveland
was that he hired strange express.
man TO carry his trunks instead OF
using the regular man. II he had not
done so. his property would not have
been disturbed.
When you have been In the neigh
boz hood OF Maiden Lane you may
have seen men with two-wheeled
carts trundling an iron-bound trunk
down Cortland-st., to the ferry These
were porters who make a good living,
taking trunks for the jewelry sales
men to and from the railroad stations
They are picked men who have been
thoroughly Investigated, and most OF
them have been In the business for
years. They have regular stations In
the Ane, and the once boys notify
them when and where TO meet the
statesmen on their return To the city
and when to call for the trunks when
the Ealesmen are going away. The
statesmen know them and turn over
their checks to them without Ques
| ton.
Before the trunks are turned over
to the salesman at the beginning OF
his trip. the goods entrusted to him
are entered, each with separate
number, In a stock book, and these
are checked OF when the goods are
returned. outside Of this, no precau
tlons, such as a bond against dis
honesty on the part Of the salesman
are taken.
Some houses insure their goods
In transit, and this custom Is grow
Ing, but in the old days even this
was not considered worth while. The
best guarantee Is the honesty OF the
salesman and he Is not trusted with
a trunk until he has been thoroughly
tried out.
81 was some 20 years old when
first entered the jewelry business and
| I well remember my amazement al
the ease with which obtained a
place with large jobbing house, one
OF the very largest In the city, whose
stock was worth probably well over
81 900. 900. The junior member OF the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-18
JEWELRY ROBBERIES
USUALLYSUPPRESSED
Firms Find il Advantageous to
Keep Losses From
Public

The newspapers not long ago con
tanned short accounts OF the theft In
Cleveland, o.. OF two sample trunks
from a jewelry salesman for a prom
lnept manufacturer in Newark, n. D..
says the New York Times. The pub
lished accounts had H. that. the trunks
were stolen from a truck on which
they were being taken TO the railroad
station. and declared that the police
had no clue TO the robbers. The
jewelers. Security Alliance was silent
on he case, and the salesman who
was robbed had nothing to say. This
was strictly in accord with the policy
adopted by the large wholesale jew
elers many years ago when the bust
ness first began TO take on the great
proportions to which 1t has since ut.
tainad In this country. One OF the
largest Wholesale dealers in this city,
In discussing this and other robberies
in his trade, said yesterday
Long experience has taught US the
unwisdom of making public the facts
In our business. For one thing, II
attracts attention 10 the great value
OF the goods carried by our travelling
statesmen and familiarixes the under
world with the routine under which
these goods are conveyed from place
TO place. In other words, II puts the
idea Of stealing from us into the heads
of criminals who would not have
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-18
E. L. EBERT BUSY WITH
REALTY TRANSACTIONS

Edmund l.. Ebert reports the fol
lowing recent real estate sales: For
Marie W. Fiske to william ID. Thomp-
son. three-story brick and shingle
resident, No. Sc Atkinson-ave., s13,.
600: for Josephine vannie TO Andrew
J. Beck, a two-family fiat at Nos. Ca
40 Concord.ave., $4,000; for Emma
Bailey to Clara Stuther, residence at
No. 292 Lysander-st.. $4,000; for r. 8
Walford 10 s. NJ, Lampke, residence
at No. $40 Brooklyn-ave., $4,000: for
William c. Ebert to Gustave Keister,
residenct. No. 5t7 Seventeenth-st.. 81,
400; for Leonard Holden to Lloyd DE
Val, house at No. 410 Avery-ave., 81,
900: for Charles d. Fiske to Anthony
O'Connor house. No 500 Vermont
ave, $3.50: for Cyrus w Purdon to
IL. A. J. Trevelyan. house, at No. AS,
williams-st., $l750; for w ID. Burns
to Louis l.. Ebert. nine lots on Rusch.
axe-,-near Jeff6rson-Aye., $500; for
Louis l.. Ebert TO Charles Cefutl
southwest corner OF Fisher and St
aul-aves. 1880 for Louis T. Ebert
TO James a. Coulson, two lots on
Rusch-ave., near Jefferson-ave., 5000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-18
BREAKS A COLD IN A
few H0URS---PAPE'S
FIRST DOSE PAPE's COLD CON-
POUND RELIEVES ALL GRIPPE
MISERY.

After the very first dose OF "Pape's
Cold Compound" you distinctly feel
the cold breaking and all the dis
agreeable grippe symptoms leaving.
II 10 a positive fact that dose Of
Pape's Cold Compound taken every
two hours until three consecutive
doses are taken will cure Grippe or
break up the most severe cold either
In the head, chest. back. stomach or
limbs.
II promptly en1t the most miser-
able headache, dullness, head and
nose stuffed up feverishness sneez-
ING, sore throat. running Of the nose.
mucous catarrhal discharges, sore
ness. stiffness and rheumatic twinEes.
Take this wonderful Compound
with the knowledge that there IL
nothing else in the world which will
cure your cold or end Grippe as
promptly and without any other as
eistance or bad after-effects as a 25-
cent package of Pape's Cold Com
pound. which any druggist can supply
1T contains no quinine-be sure you
get what you ask for-accept no sub
stitute-belongs In every home.
Tastes nice-acts gently.
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firm hired me and I do not think our
Interview lasted more than 10 min
uics. he asked my name, where l
lived, and the ordinary questions ask
&c prospective employe. Then he
took the names Of two references. and
that was all. Two days later | got a
letter telling me 10 report for work.
Ny Arst Ioh-was TO clean the stock
in the big safes which lined one side
OF the salesrom and the nonchal-
ance with which the youth assigned
10 show me the ropes pulled out draw
er after drawer OF costly diamond
rings and other jewels filled me with
admiration Later was 10 learn that
this was one OF the greatest safe
guards OF the business The old
adage, familiarity breeds contempt
was never better exemplihed, for the
sight OF so much costly stun becomes
positively nauseous after a time. aid
the idea OF it's intrinsic value Is lost
sight Of
~ though a boy is not aware OF
II. ne is under constant scrutiny In
these first years OF service and while
he turned loose with seemingly
perfect freedom in the stock, his EN-
plOyers are really studying HIS char
acteristics. There Is little stealing,
but when boy is caught, after yield
ing 10 temptation. he Is usually quiet
ly discharged with as little fuss as
possible. His name Is blacklisted,
though, and he is warned that II he
tries 10 get another job in the Jewell
~ business he will be arrested and
prose cuted.
After had been some years in
the business and had been put I'm
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-18
Former Senator Terrell Dead.

ATLANTA. Ca. Nov. lS.-Former
United States Senator Joseph NJ. Ter
reli. twice governor OF Georgia, died
Mt his home YESTERDAY He was striek.
en- with paralysis In February, 1911, a
few months after he had been ap.
pointed to fll the unexpired term OF
the late Senator A. S. Clay His III
ness made II necessary for him TO re-
tire from public life. Senator Terrell
was born In Merriwether county.
Georgia, In 1851.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-18
TAFT SINGS SWAN SONG"
AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-President
Taft sang mis- swan song as chieI
executive OF the nation Saturday. AS
the guest OF the Lotus club. the pres.
ident responded TO the toast, The
President" in a speech which many
OF his hearers considered the most
remarkable he has ever MADE He
shifted from grave to gay and from
the philosophy which he said four
years in the White House had taught
him, TO discussion OF problems
which face the nation. He laughed at
the outcome OF the election; smiled
when he spoke of some OF the plans
OF President-elect Wilson and touched
with gentle sarcasm on w. J. Bryan.
In his serious moments the presi.
dent earnestly advocated the admis-
sion to the halls of congress OF mem
bers of a presidents cabinet: declared
that a six-year term in the presidency
was enough for any man: advocated
strongly the placing in the civil serv-
Ice OF practically every officer In the
government service and limited broad
ly that congress should provide for
ex-presidents so that they need not
lower the dignity of the position they
have held when they enter into pri'
vate life.
His chief regret, the president said,
was that he had been unable to In
fiuence the United States senate TO
ratify the arbitration treaties with
France and Great Britain. In spite or
that fact he asked his audience to be-
iieve that he would leave ONCE with
the DEEPEST gratitude to the American
people for the honor they had given
him and with the belief that enough
progress had been accomplished in his
administration TO warrant him a feel
Ing that he had done real good for
his country
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-18

charge Of the stock went 20 . mem
Der Of the firm anil said: ~
Mr.. Blank. have discovered !
way In which cold rob you without
the smallest fear OF detection and ]
think you ought TO know about n.
then told him how II could be done.
To my surprise De merely laughed.
MY boy he said, every man who
has ever handled stock knows that
car tell you at least six other ways
I'm which you can do the same thing.
The reason we have made you stock
clerk is because we think you are
honest
That, after all, sums up the jew
eier's philosophy, and he Is seldom,
being a good judge Of human nature,
disappointed In his trust. We had
an experience once with a salesman
who was as honest as the day, but
which might have cost us thousands
OF dollars II II had not been for the
thoughtfulness OF O hotel keeper. One
man had become q drinking man
without our knowing II, and when he
was on the Pacific coast he went on
a spree for week. Suddenly hfB
hotel proprietor became aware thar
the bell boys and chambermaids were
bedecked. with diamond cluster rings
and other gems foreign 20 their sta
ton. He rounded up his employees.
forced them TO disgorge, and telt.
graphed us. The salesman had been
giving away his stock In tips, but We
didu't lose a cent. The hotel II listed
Al by the Alliance.