EMPIRE THEATRE, SALEM 
“Tar SprRinG Maw” Tue Xmas Ar- 
TRACTION, AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING. 
Ng erst 
Local opera-lovers will have a gala 
musical event Christmas afternoon 
and evening, when Werba & Lues- 
cher’s musical success, “The spring 
maid,” will come to the Empire thea- 
tre, Salem. 
“The spring maid,” with its spark- 
ling and alluring song hits, enjoyed 
a coast-to-coast triumph last season. 
There is musical charm in every bub- 
bling note of its delightful score, and 
much interest is taken in the coming 
visit. The company is headed by the 
gifted prima donna, Gene Luneska. 
“The spring maid” is a delightful 
operetta which must stand as the best 
of the Viennese trio, including “The 
merry widow” and “The chocolate 
soldier.” 
The management promises the same 
company and production seen last sea- 
son, headed by Gene Luneska and J. 
H. Goldsworthy, and including the 
famous “Spring maid” chorus and bal- 
let, and the special orchestra, includ- 
ing Madame Latisch, harpist. 
Seats for the engagement will go on 
sale Saturday. 
EXAMINATION For Vacancy At Na- 
vA, AcapEMy At ANNAPOLIS. 
Congressman A. P. Gardner ° will 
hold a preliminary examination at the 
rooms of the U. S. Civil Service Com- 
mission, No. 142, Post Office Building, 
Boston, Mass., on Monday, December 
30th at 9:30 o’clock A. M., for the 
purpose of filling a vacancy at the U. 
S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. 
This examination will be open to 
all boys who have been legal residents 
of the Sixth Congressional District 
for the past year, and who will be be- 
tween the ages of 16 and 20 years at 
the date of admission to the Academy. 
The examination will be of six 
hours duration and will include Arith- 
metic, Algebra, Geometry, U. S. His- 
tory, Geography, Punctuation and 
Composition. The mental examina- 
tion will be reckoned at a maximum 
of 100 points out of a total of 215. 
There will also be a physical examina- 
tion, with a maximum mark of 100. 
In addition, a maximum mark of 15 
will be given for general appearance, 
military antecedents, previous moral 
and phyiscal training, etc. 
Stationery and ink will be provided 
in the examination; but candidates 
must provide themselves with pens or 
pencils as they prefer. 
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Horimay IN 1913. 
A look ahead at the next year’s cal- 
endar is always of interest in more 
ways than one, but everyone is inter- 
ested more or less in the holidays of 
the year. The first one in line will 
be Washington’s birthday coming on 
Saturday. This will delight those 
who plan week-end trips extending 
over Sunday. This privilege will again 
be affored on the next holiday in or- 
der, April 19, coming as it does on 
Saturday. Decoration Day will come 
on Friday, and the Seventeenth of 
June on Tuesday, while the “day we 
celebrate,’ July Fourth, will come on 
Friday, which comes near enough to 
Sunday to cause a lot of people to blot 
out the Saturday following, as far as 
business is concerned. Columbus day 
will come on Sunday, while Christmas 
like ‘Thanksgiving, will come on 
Thursday. 
