Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 5, 1911, Page 4

Sorwich g—ullfleh‘n and Goufier. ‘WHAT PHOBIA HAVE YOU? According to the Medical Record; there are about a dozen phobias mor- tals are subject to, of which hydro- phobia appears to beithe worst type. The Record says the more common of the various phobias as classified by Beard, are as follows: Ciaustrophobia, fear of narrow or 115 YEARS OLD. closed places. Agoraphobia, fear of open places. Subscription price, 12c a week; G0e & months; $6.00 u year. Astraphobia, fear of lightning. Monophobia, fear of being alone, Conn., as second-cla Telephone Calls: Builetin Business Office, 480 Bulletin Editorial Rooml. 35-83. Builetin Job Office. $5-6. Willimantic Otflee, 210. Norwi ch, Thursday, Oct. 5, 1911. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich. m Reem 3 Murray Pathophobia, fear of disease. Mysophobia, fear of contamination. Siderodromophobia, fear of railroad travel. Acrophobia, fear of being at a height or looking over precipices. Thanatophobia, fear of death. These classified fears are commoner than most people suppose. To be re- garded as symptoms of disease these THE SOCIALIST GAINS. fears must be groundless so far as influences external to the brain are The socialists have reason to be jconcerned. They must proceed from pleased with the advance they are|a morbid state of the brain and not making in Connecticut. from properly exciting external causes. On Monday the socialists of Meri- | They must be fears peculiar to the in- den cast 5 votes, which is T4 more | dividual under peculiar circumstances than were cast there a year ago; and |of cerebral disturbance and not fear they came within ten vetes of having | common to others and due to causes the first mayor of the mew ecity of |that naturally produce alarm and Bristol. frighten. The socialist party is being helped EDITORIAL NOTES. more by designing politicians than by invthing it can do for itself. If the| Italy must be credited with having leaders of the dominant parties have |spoiled one thanksgiving Turkey, at 1o higher purposes than to violate party |least, for awhile. pledges and to openly ty platforms as exhibitions of hot and to design blanket ballots for explicit purpese of destroying the crecy of the ballot and confusing independent voters of the state by hige citizens when the voters is clear -enough, & time they were overthrown. The people of (onnecticyt something better from both the lead- ing parties than they it is not strange they fidence in them ever te disfran tent of the are losing con- da HOW RHODE ISLAND PREVENTED poke fun at par- air, the se- the the rechnicalities of the law, and planning in- it deserve are getting, and Since things could not well be made worse, San Francisco feels that in her new mayor she is taking no risks. The increased real estate valuations in New York for this year amount to $147,000,000. That's advancing rapidly. The econsecutive numbering of the | ballots was doubtless done under the pretext that it would greatly aid in the count. not blame Dr. Wiley for that the millenium is near, nt an optimis- We do thinking for successes wa tic vision. A HORROR. | s 2 In view of the two great dam-hor-| Scotland is alive with ‘moving pi ors In Pennsyvivania within a quarter |fure shows, and the American Wild of & century, the Providéhce Journal | West films are said to excite the recalls a weak dam which was a men- [greatest interest. ace to the people of that city, as fol- = i3 grong ety Happy thought for today: The “Twenty-five or thirty years ago the | Woman who i beautiful cannot fully dam at Georglaville was regarded as life unless some one Kindly re- an occasional menace to Providence. |minds her of the fact. he structure held back an immense L T s volume of water; sufficient, it was| Vhile M ‘»,_ earning to | {hought, to have flooded the down- |Decome the wife of a poet, a woman of town section of Providence a number |XPerience tells the marriageaple wo- of feet deep if the barrier suddenly |Men to place the poet last. e "’}:m_l” F'::r:"“"(‘;“:"‘:‘\‘I:I‘:M“:"Tfi _ Hi. Johnson. governor of California, | ... |is against Taft because he rejected the tucket valley, destroying many lives. | 8 888 A8 o F BE Rl e o en 16t “The dam was used for years with- out alarm, but was at length reported in poor condltion. As matter fact, it seemed to be as strong -er: but somehow it of dread., When extended rain fell the water would r in a few feet of its top. Th a periods of e to with- s was thir- of | inspired a sense ’ little things make fools of them. Gromwell Dixbriat Sbpkine wasithe firstyman to uge an aeroplane for sui- cidal purposes. Such a suicide can never be referred to as an attempt. It is noted at Boston that republican ty to sixty feet above the river which | prospects are brightening; Hingham fiowed down the valley below. FYOm|for the first time in a quarter of a about 1870 onward the city always saw | century has a republican postmaster. to it after heavy rains that horses were saddled and ready glive warning of a break It seems =0 easy 1o blame Pennsyl- at the dam to Taft with trying to | bargain for Uncle not e it. That | Canada charges make such a good Sam that it could ania people for courting danger fr. i8 a new way to ruin his own country. the Austin dam! At length the o — interfered and removed the danger.| Tt is not surprising that the consti- The dam was cut down at considerable |tutidnal amendments were Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only and number the pages. Use pem and ink, not pencil. 3. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words. 4. Original stories or letters will be used. 5. Write your name, aze and ad- dress at the top of the first page. Address all communications Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office. 2. only o The Truly Brave. Who are the truly brave? The boy or gorl with self con- trol, Who'd scorn to wrong a living soul! POETRY. Never Trouble Trouble. s a cheery litle proverb It is very well to heed, In a world where pain and sorrow Are quite plentiful indeed, If you would not have them double, Then keep this well in view, To never trouble trouble Until trouble troubles you. Don’t think when storm clouds gather You are certain to be drowned; The very darkest tempest May quickly blow around. And up above the blackness Shines evermore the blue; So never trouble trouble Until trouble troubles you. 3 . 1 Ofttimes a gloomy morning Precedes a sunny da So, without a word of Our trials slip away. What pangs we oft have suffered From the ills we never knew! So never trouble trouble “Until trouble troubles you. arning, Stop counting all the bridges You may never have to cross; Stop climbing all the ridges Of future pain and loss. Trudge on and do your duty, To God and conscience true, And never trouble trouble Until trouble troubles you. UNCLE JED'S TALK WITH THE * LITTLE FOLKS. You are doing nobly drawer is filling up with nice book winning stories. We like to have se eral stories on hand; and as we have only just so much room each week, and only the same number of books to distribute, better with the letters limited. ‘We have several quite long stories and the copy on hand; and it is the long ones which | will have to wa their turn, for we | desire to print as many as possible; in the space we have. It said, you | know, “variety the spice of life.” You will notice other pretty names suggested for the writers. After enough have been proposed we are going to give the memb of this department the opportunity to select the name tl like the best: and majority a will settle it Just as matters are settled in town meeting. Note the names already proposed and send in some new ones. Any lit- tle boy or girl can write a letter and expense on one side, where the water | by the people 12 to 1. It propose a name. The sender of the now runs in a picturesque rocky |to imagine why any one should vote|Dame selected shall have a dollar. gorge.” no. ST This le ring of the volume of —_— | THE PRIZE-BOOK WINNERS. t 14 back and taking off the strai A o : 5 2 e et T o Do Masgaehieeit has nio. amiInals 4 Apwiel E1 DU #e)” of Welllitiantic) 1pen the structure was wise. e reg- | which a woman can act as truant offi- a book entitled he Rambles of ilation of such matters by state au- |eer; and the Boston Record says along Three Children.” by Geraldine thority appears to be a way to lessen, |this line women begin their duty at Mockler. if not t hol revent such d 5 o gl WHolly Trhve S Rong i 2 Emily Babcock, of Old Mysti 3 = book _entitled “Dickey Downe e At last a prison sentence has been | Virginia Sharpe Patterson. WHITHER ARE WE DRIFTING? 05 a rich smuggler in New = i &2 ‘\'}";{‘_“’ e PMUSBIeT 1N NeW ! 5—Harriet E. Allen, of Mansfield De- The trend toward a new bureau at| York; and this E AOLE S50 Coeps pot, a book entitled “The Rule of Washington whose duty it shall be |the practice than all the fines ever im- Three,” by Susan Cooldige, not only to regulate the trusts, but to fix the proportion of the value of the to the e which shall be goods produced which workmen, and the pi paid by patrons, is not eémplacen by Secretary shall go viewed with v Nagel at Washington. During an address made by him at of the department of commerce and labor posed. Some of the moderators in this state on Monday declined to disfranchise in- telligent citizens when their intent was clea but they had erred in marking the ballot. | the quarter centennial celebration of | = | the Michigan College of Mines. he de- | Bible Q“es“o“ Box | clared that “a grave mistake is being | made in approaching the corporation || Yeur Bible questions will be an- 1] xwered in these columns or by mail problem from only one side—that of | sent to our Bible Question Box ! presecution of the bad. He declared || Editor. H that measures for the protect of | g00d corporations are impe i SaEeT N z the dommarece. of. the Xnited Q.According to Revelation xx, 6; | to he maintained in the position it has | Thessalonians iv, 16, will the Millen- | reached in the trade of the world.” |nium be before or after the coming of During his address he made refer- | Christ? It is claimed by some that the ence to the suggestion of Judge Gary, | Millennium began in‘the year 799, and head of the United States Steel cor-|ended in the year 1799 A. D.—Millen- poration, that “it would steady ""f!nium meaning one thousand years— steel huginess if the government would | i i X i 1asume ‘Control even to the extent of [ S0, /5, known as the Papal Mellenium. fixing prices.” is that the Mellennium mentioned in| Secretary Nagel tersely commented | the Bible? ipon the Gary scheme of government | Answer—The Scriptures above re- control in the declaration that when |[ored to. together with many other the government runs the steel bueg. | DOV that Christ will reign during the| nese, the steel corporation will, With- | O men nan aime g Jmow thet .t . - | Christ has not reigned yet. If Christ| out delay, be trying to run the govern| was reigning now we would not have ment He demonstrated that fixing {the great terns of evil in the earth, ces by the government is not so |for the Scriptures declare that swhen simple as it sounds, but would involve judgments are in the earth the sweeping consequences which only the cople | suEitiearn tighieousne wildest of socialists would advocate, vt The Sciptendiny oty He pointed out that when we'under- | ooor that o arinet e dead He pofnted wh > under- | Christ shall rise first” at His coming. o prices at which the consum- | In harmony with his we see, th: er will buy, we must of necessity [ then He will take unto Himself H also fix the prices at which the pro- |&reat power and reign, as set forth in ducer will sell—that is to say, the|Revelation 18." Jesus Himself government would have to fix the declared (Matthew X.X\. 31) ithat .l{is rate of wages, and, in short, contro] | T¢:80 Would follow His second coming. everything. As the secretary of com- CLASS OF 91, merce and labor sees it, fixing prices e by the government would be a straight Yale Law School, Has Many Men in plunge into government ownership. Important Offices. DOWN AND OUT. : .\Inmi;:rsl <xrh{h;- (‘Ifiss ofl 1899, Yale > ) law school. think their class comes The fact that S:rlu itor McCabe of | pretty close to holding a record for the board of chemists of the agricul- | the number of men it has furnished tural department has resigned is most | for official positions in the country, satisfactory news to the reading pub- | and particularly in the state of Con- lic: and it is being intimated that Mr. Duniap will never come back from his present leave of absence, These are the two men who did their power—and it was a good ~to thwart and nullify the magni- ficent necticut. Judicial positions seem { be to them peculiarly attractive. The very latest of the men of the class to attain to a place on the bench is tiie Honorable muel E. Hoyt, named judge of the city court in New Haven. A classmate, Walter H. Clark, to 4—Virginia D., of Norwich, a book en- titled Our Little Ir Cousin,” by Mary Flazleton Webb. 5—Alice Benjamin, of Mansfield Cen- ter. a book entitled "he Tomboy Work by Amelia Landry of Taftville, a book entitled “The W Swan, and Vild Other Stories,” from 7 Richard W. Tobin, Jr. a book entitled * ing,” by George Macdonald. 3—A gratuity to Vera Leach, of Wau- regan, a book entitled “Rhymes, at Jeanette L. Gilder, Anderson. Jingles and Fai Tales, Norwich residents call for books to- day after 10 a. m. LITTLE ORIGINAL STORIES. After School. from my hom milk. We alw the baby cept on rainy da On the wa we see a lot of animals, such as Cows horses, pigs and lamb. We see those every night, very much. and geese. In the orchard we see pearsand ap- ples. It is half a mile altogether. go about 6 o'cleck. going up. I often get beaten. I also go after chestnuts and take s. ex- wal- the chances of winning are | A Boys’ and Girls’ Department ; { Most every might after school T go | for the milk and I enjoy the walk very much. Onece in a e I have a ride! p to where we get the | up | and they amuse the baby | | place about nine months, nuts after school. There are about seven chestnut trees in back of my house. There were quite a few boys up there last night; and one boy had his coat full of chestnuts. He gave us some of them, and I don’'t think they will find very many more, for they didn’t leave hardly any.—Kathryn Hendrick, age 10, Taftville. Honesty Rewarded. One night about 7 o’clock a man walking out of the orphan asylum no- ticed a boy about twelve years of age walking up the path. He thought no more about it until he reached home and discovered his pocketbook was missing. Paul (for this was the boy’s name) saw an object laying in the path. Picking it up, he discovered it was a wallet containing a large sum of mon- ey—low much he did not know. He was very glad, and said: “Oh! now Ralph and I will not have to go to the orphan a$ylum. But then the thought came to him that it would be dishonest. I.ooking inside the wal- let he saw the name Mr, John Merri- man, Willow Terrace. Paul quickly found the house, and on asking for Mr. Merriman, was ushered into a Jarge sitting room. ‘When Mr. Merriman entered Paul said: “Please, sir, is this yvour pocket- bool 27 The man said “Ye: the boy his name, and he said: Cunli Paul Cunliffe!” the man exclaimed, | ‘why, you are the child I have been; looking for, my boy. You are heir to a million dollars.” Paul and Ralph were not obliged to He then asked “Paul g0 to the orphan asylum, which s a just reward for his honesty.—Virginia D., age Norwich. The Autobiography of a Squirrel. 1 was born in North Coventry in a hollow tree. When I was about a week old my two sisters, rayself and my mother were captured by two woys, who, took us home and shut us up in a cage. One night about a week later I was talken out of my cage and put on a boy's back. under his coat. I crouch- ed there, trembling, but he paid no further attention to me. ¥le walked a long way, and must have had companions, because there wus much laughing and talking about a lay basket” and ‘“Mabel and An- nie. Tow “Frank” (as they called the hoy that had me) ran that night. After running a long way he stopped. and I heard a girl laughing. We went into a briliantly lighted room, where the young people played games. After staying in. there quite a while they started for home. I heard Frank say once: “Thank you, Ross and Ray, for Bet- sey) that being my name). And then “Good-night, everrbody;” and then we started walking again and bye I was taken from under his coat and puf into a bag of some- thing soft. Here I went to sleep until morning. . Next morning Frank came and took me ont. He petted me a little while, and then took * me into a pleasant kitchen. Iere he was greeted by “Oh! what have you got ther: and s it tame, Frank? When did vou get it He explained and put me into the hands of a lady, who stroked me and sent one of the children out for some nuts. 1 was too voung to crack my own nuts, so the children cracked them for me. I liked the children, but they were sometimes rough, while the lady was always kind. T liked her best of all I was shut up in a box for about six months. and then was given to another dy. I was put into a nice large cage, with a fine wheel to play in. Here T got the exercise I neeed. 1 stayed at this when I was given back to my former mistress. I am now two and a half years old and am still living with the same kind lad Altogther mine has not been an un- happy life, as everyone is kind to me. T am never taken out now, as they think T am cros: I may be, but any- one as old as I is very apt to be. Hoping you will ind the story of my I'!ifn interesting, ‘T will bring it to an end.—Harriet Allen, age 13, Mans-| field Depot, Conn. | The Fox and the Chicken. Once upon a time there was a man and he had a flock of chickens. He never would feed them, so the poor things were out picking grass one bright sunny day. A dJdog chased a fox down through the flock. The fox thought to him- self: If T only had time I would stop and zet one of them.” He went on speedily, would return in a few da thinking he He came back one dark rainy and -killed more than he could 3 with. The dog heard the mnoise and was watching for him. The fox came creeping down the hill slowly until he got to the chicken Tiou ; and ihe dog grabbed him by the neck and shook and killed him. Oh, what a_ good dog he was.—IL juise | Keith, age 12, Mansfield Center, Conn. A Mother’s Treasures. In a little cottage, dwelt a widow and her son, whom she loved dearly, We ulso see a few ducks | but would have to part with him be- cause he must earn money, as she had nothing left but her little dwell- Sometimes we race | ing. He went away tle here and there he and by saving a lit- had enough “Bessie, you're cross! There's no use denying that fact,” exclaimed Brother Ben, while even patient Mam- ma said, iy little Thunder-cloud makes me tired. Why do you remem- ber all the things vou don’t like, and forget all the pleasant ones?” Just and Bessie was the one to get the pile of letters. She looked sunny over this fresh interest, but when it was found none was for her, exclaimed: “Freda might write to me. 1 sent her a let- ter three whole weeks ago.” “WWell. Crosspatch!” answered Ben, “here is an envelopq mother let fall just now when she opened her larger one.” “Oh, Freda is a dear!” and Bessie all smile once more, took the longed- for letter, and when Mamma saidy “Aunt Mary writes to know if Freda pass her holidays with us,” she ; danced with delight. = oaow Freda is saying. “1 always put like those in my forgetory. aught me to do it when I was and Freda tried to stand ibly could. convenient. Sometimes I'm careless and don’t turn “Oh,’ is work of Dr. Wiley in. running | has been for some time holding down down the adulterators and misbrand. | @ Similar position in Hartford, while ers of foods and medicines. McCabe, | 5tll another classmate is city judge especially, was out for the Wiley scalp, ‘.:'mgxl‘“‘ma“““' He ‘i Willlam 4. and admitted it. Together they over-| Higher up still is Ernest C. Shnpson ruled the chief chemist on many an|who is judge of the court of common important matter, Figuratively speak- | pleas, New Haven county. Working ing, they had his grave dug and were | With Judge Simspon are other men of ready to bury him, and to check the | the class of "99L.. for Robert J. Wood- enforcement of the pure-food law. :L"h’:rh': “!""‘i;*“,a‘l“‘“:f”n“;“‘;'e“ A “l"“i by s ere is | cierk of the court of comon pleas little danger that he will be caught| Here in New Huven are two more of abusing power. He will protect the |the class who have gained some prom- eople. inence at the bar Edw 1 O'Meara y e g S has heen assistant corporation counsel October certainly starts in so wet | Of tie city of New Haven: George that it resembles September. But Nor- | Maclaren is prosecutor of the town wich is in such need of water that it|Sourt of Orange a positions reairing Jliabout as much work as a similar po- «loes not stand om the order of its|gition in many, a city in the state.— coming. New Haven Times-Leader. the key, tumbled scramble to pick them up, into my memory by mistaie, merry laugh filled the room, some get and her “Bess, then the postman’s whistle was heard | and some of the things get | out on the floor, and when I| LITTLE FREDA’S FORGETORY Her Message to All American Children you do look so comical; derstand ?” “No,” don’t you un- answered Bessie, “I don't hat do you put into your for- all the disagreeable things answered her cousin; “mean things that the girls say at school; how many days it has been raining; the darn in the front of my dress; the pills that I chewed by mistake all the hateful things that Ann savy when I make a mess in her Kitchen when I really am helping her—Oh! lots o' things—and—that's why wae don’t have any ovember at home. Sometimes I can't do this way, and then mother says, ‘Let's play it is April, so I lock up the forgetory, the cloud goes, and the sun shines again. You see, it is something like an alle- gory. I had that word for my copy tfor one whole week, so I learned how to spell it. 1 used to call such stories ‘auntygory,” because dear Aunty Lou told me so many lovely ones.” Freda stayed two weeks—long enough for Bessie to begin to use a forgetor: She says, if she could, she would like to send a message to all ihe lit{le children in the United States, and this is what she would say: rgetories are great whenever you feel cross, and somehow I'm more com- fortable “ever since Freda ‘splained to me about having one.” — Youth's Friend "ru “THRO' FIRE mc'run:.* AND SMOKE” 3 SHOWS 2.30, 7, 845 AUDIT WILLIAM—VEDDER ROEDER & LESTER Ring Artists In their Latest-Dramatic Sensation “A Cry in the Night.” ADMISSION 10c an ORIUM & MORGAN— KATE FREVOLI Comedy Shadowgrapher money to be a doctor, and when he was sent to a hospital to take care of a patient he was greatly impressed by the resemblance of his mother and inquired his name. SWilliam Wadsworth,” was the an- swer. It surprised him, worth” was his name; say so. Later he learned that this man was his brother, who had gone away with his father to be a soldier. As he had never written, his mother thought they were dead. The doctor wrote to his mother to come and see her son who was recovering from his sickness. The | mether came and as she embraced her s0n, tears rolled down her cheeks. He told her, he had a wife and daugnter living in a neighboring town. When he was better his wife and child came to the little house. The widow was very pleased to have her sons and grandchild with her, but ras still more pleased when a knock | came at the door and her husband i entered. Just a few weeks before she had only her younger son and little home, but now she had them all: the treas- | ures she had long sought for.—Amelia Landry, age 11, Taftville, Conn. Willie’'s Pet Robin. A little boy of my acquaintance had a pet robin which he loved dear! it would follow him around chicken. He did not, like have known, take it | nest, and leave her He found ithdying home, nursed it, and it became a great favorite. He used to take his little hoe, go out, and dig worms for it, and robin would follow, hopping about to pick them up as he found them. One bright mormng, Willie, for that was the little boy’'s name, rose early, went out and took his hoe, and as soon as Robin saw him he began to sing. He almost said: “Now you are going to get my break- fast becanse “Wads- but he did not some cruel bovs from its mother's to mourn fer alone, carried it { . The robin trotted after him, ehirp- {ing by the way, and filling Willie's heart with many anticipations of his favorite bird. He soon came to the place where he was accustomed to finding worms and cominenced digging for them. Rohin perched himself on a ridge by the ghole where he was digging, and his red breast never looked so \)Ptnl tiful in the eves of Willie. tie raised his hoe to cleave another piece of earth, and while it was fall- Robin, probably perceiving a worm in the hole, hopped into it, and the hoe fell upon him and instantly |%e ered his head from his body. Poor Willie does not enjoy life ce the death of poor Robin.—Alice Benjamin, age 13, Mansfield Center, Conn. There's a Lot to Learn in the Country. 1 had one moré week Papa said i could go to to visit a dear friend of ours. I left home on the trolley for Wiliimantic, After an hour's ride I arrived in Willi mantic, and then went to the railway station, When the train came I got on and rode to where my friend lives. Her husband met me at the station and 1 had a ride to the house. She was delighed to see me and told me to have a good time while [ was | there. T fed the chickens and hunted for eggs. in the haymow. I climbed the trees and picked about two bushels of Bartlett pears. Is was reat fun. You can’t do that_in the of vacation. the country nother day, down in the apple or- rd, her hugband and I picked ap- ples, They sell them in Willimantic. I found four robin’s nests and a was an ori- nest. There is was Sorry hangbird’s nest—I think ole: and a little sparrow’ It's great in the country { so much to learn there. 1 to leave; but Saturday came and I had to go home to get ready for church and school.—Richard W. Tobin, Jr.. age 9, Norwich, LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. The Hen Swallowed a Fishhook. Dear Uncle Jed: I have read some of the stories in The Bulletin this sum- mer, and I thought you would like to ar about my brother's fishing trip. He is eight years old. One night after school my brother went fishing and ught five pumpkin- seeds. When he came home he put his | fishpole against the woodshed and | thought he had his fishhook fastened up. [ Along i thing to came a white hen after some- . and before we knew it she new. I am in the seventh grade. I like my teacher very much. My teacher’s name is Miss Batchel- der. The middle room teacher is Miss Johnson from New London. The little room teacher’s name is Miss Broad. My school begins at 9 o'clock and is let out at i2 o'clock. In the afternoon it begins at quarter past 1 and is let out at half past The troileys are going right by my house. It is a 10-cent fare. I like to have the trelleys come by my hoi I have a new fountain pen. I like it very much. I have been thix weelk. g to school three weeks We have another cat. It is a hlack one. T will have to close now, for I have no more: time. EMILY Conn. BABCOCK. 0ld Mystie. The Sunbeam Club. My Dear Uncle Jed: T enjoy reading the letters in the Boys’ and Girls’ De- partment very much. I love birds and flcwers, and like to go to the woods ith Papa, Mammsa and my two broth- , Harry and David. e gather beautiful wild flowers and have a lovely time listening to the birds and watching them hop from iree to tree. < Someti we see squirrels. 1 think are! ; funny little animals, and interesting. have a little Kitten. Her name is Fluffy. She is very fond of sweets. 1 think “Uncle Jed's Sunbeams” would be a good name for the Boys’ and Girls’ Department, or “Uncle Jed's Sunbeam Club for Boys and Girls.” With best wishes to Uncle Jed and the Cousins, Your littie friend. EVANGELINE HOPKIN Montville. S. age 9. How They Flll a Silo. My Dear Uncle Jed: I live on quite it Some of the hens had nests | POLTS Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Afternoons at Tweo The Poli Players Presenting THE HOUSE % THOUSAND CANDLES A Mysterious and Fascinating Stery. Night Prices 15c, 25c, 35¢, 50c Matinee Prices 10c, 15, 25¢ NEXT WEEK—“The Man of the Hour.” ——— e a large,farm and last spring the men planted three and one-half acres of ccrn (the large variety). By cultivating it and taking proper core of it, it grew to the height of 1’ Lo 16 feet. Last week it was cut and put in the | sile and one-half acres fili- ing it. The capacity of the silo is 75 tons. The filling was done with a 14 horse power gasoline eng 1t ‘required 11 men and three teams to accomplish the work. Perhaps some of the boys and girls don’t know what a silo but I will try to make it clear to them. A silo is a round building held in place by large iron hoops. It is 14 feet in diameter and 24 feet high. It hag a cement floor the barn. The corn is cut in pieces about an inch in length and is forced in the silo by what is called a blower. When it gets in the silo it is stamped down. it then goes through a process of curing and is soon ready to be fed to the cat- tle, and they are very fond indeed of it. With the best wishes and Girls’ Department. NA and is attached to for the Boys’ . DURYEA. She Lives on a Farm. Dear Uncle Jed: I am nine and live on a farm. head of cattle. of hay. I have four We have four horses, and I can only drive one of them. We raise many fowl and have plenty of vegetables and fruit. Your loving niec RUTH CLARK, age 9. ars old We have about 50 We have about 40 tons little kittens and two Norwich. My Broken Doll, Dear Uncle Jed: T have a broken doll. She has light hair. There is a 1 girl that just love doll: and sha Joves the broken doll. is Mary, just like my he doll's name ter's name. VERA LEACH. 30, 1911, Wauregan, Sept. The Happy Cousins. Uncle Jed: T think The Happy L good mame for vour hovs for you.make us all happy. some strawberry blossoms, found some violets to- of October. We saw white daisy blos- Dear Cousin and gir I found and the boy day, the first dandelions and e, too, wild and omed in a Wild Calla Can you tell me the name of a - the brook Tt blos We call it a E a summer. From the Lily. HAERPY COUSIN. It quite lilely Indian turnip, popularly called jack-in-the-pulpit. 1t belongs to the Arum family. The cal- la lily is the white is a Cousin to it, S0 you were good guesser.—Uncle Jed. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Wants More Fairy Tales. w s -ty lm‘d swallowed the worm, fishhook and| Dear Uncle Jed: T thank you. a L St 4 e fishpole | thousand times for’ the nice book you e cut cihe stringon (he /Mshovlel eyt fume: (X Tove fairy tales T'Hops 15 W ihoueht we wanldiloss eribut | TOMPAR. SOURIIG e ety Tales: after a few days she was all right. Montville: Corn.s Sapt: o6 1911 Now my mother does not let my : J ; oy brother keep worms on his fishhook N ot Subaestod. i ALICE KINGSLEY, age 11 Dear Uncle Jed: Thank you for the Scotland. Gt Sept. 29, 1911 " |Little Italian Cousin prize book. I like % 223 2 the story very much. I have read sev- Goinig o) Sohbol. eral of the Cousin books. Wish I : ; v ; could get Argentine Cousin. 1 _like ~Dear Uncle Jed: T thought I would b’ Bulletin® @ng read all the iGirls’ write to you. am going to sChooliang Boys' page. It seems like getting letters from friends. I am glad we are going to have a name. You asked us to suggest a name. 1 thought of Wide Awake Circle or The Ever Ready Club. Your little friend. KENNETH W. MATN. Norwich, Sept. 26th, 1911. er. Second Surprise. Dear Uncle Jed is the second time I am surprised by receiving one of your beautiful prize hooks, and T thauk you very much for them. Your niece, KATHRYN HENDRICK. Taftville. Conn., Sept. 24, 1911. Hopes to Win More Books. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 want to thanig vou very much for the interesting book vou sent me as a prize for my story. T hope that 1 will be able to win more books. Best wishes to all. Your little niece, MILDRED SMITH. Sept. 25. 1911. Willimantic, Bright Eyes Club. Dear Uncle Jed: I thank you for the book. it very much. Tt was very i ing. 1 think a guud name for the Boys” and Girls' page would be The Bright Tiyes Club. Your niece, ADA MARRIOTT. Thanks for Book. Dear Uncle Jed: Thank you for my nice prize book. I like it very much, Your little friend. CALVIN ,- 1911 R. MAIN. Norwich. Sept Shelton. The newly .completed church edifice built by the memberf of the German Lutheran church resid¢ ing in this place was dedicated Sunday afternoop «