Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 23, 1911, Page 4

to. and @oubtiess many heavy people ! and sauiief. " " 115 YEARS OLD. ..a'.'n-.“.--n" N " Entered ath mofin Norwien Coan. a8 % i Wulimantic Ofdce, Room 3 Murray Dulldtug. Teiephote 210. Nw-el-, Thursday, Nov. 23, 1911. STATE or conwEoTICUT. By His Excellency, SIMEON E. BALDV"IN. Gevernor, A Proclamation. - Pursuant to a venerabie custom onxxmnn; in 1639, the frst year of the Mistery of this wmnnnwcalm, e point Thursday, the 30th day of ember, as & 4ay of THANKSGIVING to Almighty God for the blessings of e FoRr, ile during {ts course other coun- tries have been and are the seat of war, and of all the sadness and suffer- sng ‘that war involves, our own land nas in perfect etin been peace. For th £5F the strong foundations of eivil sov: crnment that our fathers lald; for the Jong Jife of rapublican institutions in Connecticut as colony and sta nd ror free America, 1 récommend that on the date abeve ‘mentiomed ourspeople pather in their homes and ehurc fender reveremt praise and thanks to ihe Giver of All Good. . Given under my hand and seal of . state, at the_ capitol ln lzlrl.ford = first day of Novembe: s our Lord one thousand nma hundred 4 eleven. and the independence of the nited S the onme hund B ALDWI& ATTHEW H. Seoretary. OUT FOR LAFOLLETTE. Gov. Hiram Johnson of California has announced that he is in favor of Senator LaFollete as the republican nominee for the presidency next yvear; and considering the recent radical at- tion of that state, perhaps, the con- elusion from this that California will sarry the banner of the progressives wnd appear in opposition to the re- yomination of Mr. Taft may be con- Mdered a fair interpretation of the situation. The friends of President Taft are not Aisturbed by this turn in affairs, ynd the most careful estimators of the convention ballot feel sure that »f the 1,072 votes Taft is not likely le be short more than 100; and he uld lose many more than that and aFollette is a speaker who entertains people as Col- el Bryan does, but when it comes jo making him president they will not »e so fast. Taft is an honest man and.the poli- tles he is enforcing are making strgu snemies against him - because he - true to the welfare of the people. TI*E SECOND SOBER THOUGHT. ‘The Toronte Globe, a paper of large eirculation in Canada, says the Cana- dian “people have returned to sober- thinking and regret their action against reciprocity.” * The Globe believes in the interval that has elapsed since the overthrow of the Laurier government the people across the border hate given the prop- osition more serious consideration, and there is small deubt that many have experienced a change of heart. Wheth- er enough have altered their opinion to overcome the big majority rolled up by the romcr\auves is open to some doubt. 3 The new govcmm!n'. is opposed to any closer trade relations with the United States and the new parliament | with “reciprocity within thg empire” for its slogan, is not likely to care whether the voters in a repentant | mood or not. All pfi-emm, action will be against re city for the ! present. There is no doubt both countriesg would have been benefited by closer | trade relations; and that whatever | Rarm came of the new policy ®would | Bave been evenly distributed in both oceuntries. Reciprocity with Canada means the | grestest good to the greatest number‘ i Beth countries. SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE. | Im Miss Dorcthy Draper, who was| married on Tuess to Thomas B.| Gannett, Jr, weaith, culture and com- | mon gense are amazingly combined. As an ex-governor's daughter, she counts usefulness of more importance than | case or style, neither of which has been denied to her. As an accomplished young woman she prefers cookery to society and as- «erts that she will supervise the de- tails of her own household, She it was whe initiated the movement among Boston society girls two yearsg ago to study domestic science. When Miss Draper returned from a recent trip wbroad, she quite surprised- her friends by expressing these senti- ments: “Every girl ought to know how to cook, and to cook well. No matter how wealthy a girl's family may be, she owes it to herself td learn how to! cook, at least the simpler forms of food. Then she ought to try to mas- ter the more complicated dishes. She | should take as much pride in her cook- | ing as in hér dancing, her music or any other accomplishment.” In society, Mrs. Gannett will be | looked upon as a crank and subject herself to much adverse criticlsm; but she will be the mistress of her own house, will be esteemed by her serv- ants for her knewledge and democracy, and prized by her husband as a com- panion ef extraordinary worth. A man in these days is te be con- gratulated upon getting such a su- perior helpmee: Mayor Shank Bf Indianapolis-is not out for a municipal provender monopoly. He says: “Of course, 1 do net expect to keep this up indefinitely. The com- ing of the potatoes had the effect I| desired. It convinced the people there was a hold-up semewhere. I believe a muniecipal pu ing agent will go a long way toward solving this prob- lem. Place a man in the city markets to see that a shortage of any com- modity is prevented, and it is iny be- lief that prices will remain pretty close to their normal level. { Andrew Carnegie pays $222,000 ‘in taxes upen his personal preperty; and this, quite likely, is a less proportion than Bill Jones pays on his &mall es- ate. Mayor Pflctcmx of Providence, by a recount of votes. ia maver by a “plu- rality of 85 the closeat margin ever -registerad by a mayor in that city. ) | mier La uafilhqr 'step on' trolley lines is something the patrons cannot get used | v ,zd--. they find it so aifficult | l;t Faull River News, discussing the high trolley car step, says - “Not so much sympathy is felt for .| the embarrassment arising to women from the prevailing styles of dress t a’ high car step causes, as for the crippled and ‘aged to whom the elimb into many of the ears unassisted is practically impossible. The high OHIG-A-D!! DEE. A 1omz time ago, ln a eclump of m rees, Was a Iittle blrd—eoll.qe conferring step is explained by the high trucks degrees; and the larger Wheels that make travel | And on one little felow. so learned was easier. The danger of two car stgps is advanced as an escuse for a single high step, but cars on the steam roads have more than two steps and acci- dents solely due to them are not often noted. Whatever the reason and the And 'f) plous ‘withal, thq ‘bestowed a . D, -~ The name of the birdie thus honored was Chick! His body was small, and his motions excuse, there are cars now being oper- were quick: ated here that are little short of an (T h“'col:fl;e;s‘med what the reason outrage upon the people, young or old, | py¢ pis prother birds smiled, s who are obliged to scale into them. “Chick, a D, D,?" It is thought a light temporary step might be placed on the ground near the car at regular stations, as is done by Pullman car porters, to make em- barking easier for the public on the high trolley car. UNCLE SAM’S FINANCES. Although the fiscal year promises to show a deficit it promises to be con- But Chick did n know they smiling, and he Was as happy a bird as fhere was in 1] And on to hlmu!t not to others, in were He ch;ckll)ed and said: “T am Chick, a What! Ch%k,, a D. D.? Little Chick, siderable of an improvement upon | ., Y::w G S , s, el ood reacher recent vears. The condition of the gy 5 Y o country’s finances were concisely stat- | And many a sermon, delightful to me, ed as follows the first of the present] week Saturday night the books of the TUnited States treasury showed a sur- plug of $442,149.87 on the day’s busi- ness; a (fo date) November deficit of $5,309,822.78; a (to date) fiscal year de- ficit of $8,964,350.38, against one of $23,397,029.23 on November 18, 1910; a ‘balance of $131,21%575.77 in the general , fund; and a balance of $73,072,744.89 | Must be patient. The letters will ap- in the treasury offices. In the eighteen |FCAT In thelr turn. days of November the treasury got|;,mo.Rors oom for regular stories and % letters, Uncl has e $15,714,542.98 from the custom houses, | (;:e fittlgnfe:tei:d of lck?xog{:l‘;flg:::?fl about $1,200,000 less than in the corre- of receipt of books, so they will take sponding days a year ago. The ordi- less room. nary internal taxes (on whiskey, beer, Uncle Jed enjoys most the letters ete.) yielded $17,299,994.02; the cor- about pets, excursions, house parties poration tax yielded $22,374.96; $4,004,- | 274 such things as the children enjoy 150.93 came from other sources. The| my war department drew upon the treas- ury for. $6,976,911.71 in the cighteen days, amd the navy department for 3$7,957,234.37; the' upkeep of the coun- try’s enermous civil establishment cost $9,265,350.80; the pension-roll cost $13,- 331,895.49. EDITORIAL NOTES. Massachusetts had its fatality this year on the first day of the open sea- son. Have 1 heard in the church of the chic-a-dee-dee, . Mfonitor. | UNCLE JED'S TALK . WITH LITTLE FOLKS. We have so many letters on hand some of them are not likely to he in print for several weeks, so the writers The little ones who have not won a ook should not give up. All the merit s not in one story or letter—there is merit in persistence, and those who t try again are on the high road to success. If there are any little boys or girls who are not able to be out or to run about much who are interested in the Wide-Awake Circle we hope they will write an interesting letter or story that will win a book. Sign full name and addrest. One little girl failed to get a book be- cause she did not even give her name, and Uncle Jed has always felt sor | she missed it. PRIZE-BOOK WINNERS. i—Agnes M. Nelson of No: entitled “The Rebel of by L. T. Meade. 2—Annie Poyerd of Taftville, a book entitled “Fairy Tales,” by the Brothers Grimm. 5—Edythe Grant of Baltic. a book en- The supreme court of Towa supports local option as a means of regulating Sunday observance. a book chool,” As we are approaching leap vear, the girls might be practicing a bit along possible lin: y in Canada now that Pre- er may come back and be lar than ever. They more pop! TN titled “The Water People,” by The Sherman law cannot be strength- Charles Lee Sieight. ened to please the trusts, for they 4 —Mildred Smith - of Wiilimantic, a would like to have it put to sleep. book entitled “Tales from Hans Anderson.” i—~Amelia Landry of Taftville, a book entitled “Black Beauty,” by Anna Sewall. #—Miriam Church of Uncasville, a book entitled “Peter Rabbit,” by Beatrix Potter. 2 Happy thought for today: When some women call for just fifteen min- utes they forget to look at the clock. Harry Thaw has taken up the study of law to prove he is sane, He may become skilled in originating insane|- ;.. .4 Kilday of Norwich, a book theories. entitled “The Motor Boat Club in ) —- ¥lorida,” by M. Irving Hancock. A New York doctor expresses the|s; Marguerite Farrow of Mansficld De- ‘opinion that there are too many babies pot, a book entitled “Robinson in the world. They are not in New Cruso,” by Daniel Defoe. England. o E THE BIRD PUZZLE. It is now claimed in Boston that|Agnes M. Notsan: of Neswioh Wins e LT IhE oot if e b SR MR Fic ety master General Hitchcock. | Miss Nelsqu's answer was as fol- Six birds named from color—Blue- i bird, brown thrasher, blue jay, red- { winged blackbird, summer yeilow bird, scarlet tanager. Six birds named from notes—Whip- pqiml—(wmm phoebe, pewee, chebec, che- It your ear is in the right place, s according to a beauty doctor, “it “i“Lfiannf‘;\lufiff?“}‘xs?:‘mfi;‘;f“!}l‘fx; be set at the side of the head even With | sparrow, oven bigd, chimney swift, The state public utility commission of Jersey has broken an old custom by declaring . that henceforth ministers must pay lull fare in that state. ltwo big Indians came in. oming om towards right, made supper. She looked out 0! th. ind They were not com Bu. to her dismay, of’ her molher and father were coming right d the room. She the path. Bhe looked all aro because she couldn’t hide in the c couldn’t_get any air. ;~dolr 1 will hide in the <¢lock,” said. It was an old-fashioned clock and very biz. She had just got in when They did not she think to look in the clock. Just as she was getting tired she heard the dogs barking. All of a sud- den she felt herself in her mother's la] “Oh, you fainted, dear,” she lald, ust as we took yon out of the clock. Tell us all about it, dea: ‘When Nancy had finished she said: “Is the supper safe?’ “Never mind about the supper, so long as you are safu When Nancy had grown older she was never tired of telling about her adventure. BETH BATTERSBY, Age 13. Bal The Boy and the Rat. One day a boy was out in the barn- yard and saw a rat run across it. Af- ter a little while he went in the house and told his father about it. He sald: “Oh, father, I just. saw a rat run across the barnyard, and it was bigger than our Newfoundland dog!” ‘When the father heard this he said: My boy is terrible for telling lies, and I will learn him better.’ So h said to his son: ‘Come out in the woods and take a wall They came to a stream and the father: said 1l the children who lie and walk throuzh this stream are car- ried away The boy knew he told lies and pulled rack until the father pulled him in. When the boy got in the water up to his waist he cried: 3 “Oh, father, that rat I saw this morning wasn't any bigger. than our cal “Oh, that's all The father said: right.” He waded out up was _frightened still cried out: “Oh, father, that rat 1 saw this morning wasn't any bigger than any other rat—smaller than some!> Then the father brought him out of the water and he never told lies any more. to his neck and more. Then he ELSIE LA BOUNTY, Age 11. Montville. A Day With a Mouse. I am a little mouse called “Big ‘Whiskers.” I live in & barn with many cther mice. We all get up at sunrise and go to bed at sunset. It is just sunset now, but I'll stay up till I tell you the happenings of this day. This morning I woke up, jumped out of bed and began hunting for some- thing to eat. I found a few grains of corn in Dobbin’s manger and that w: enough for breakfast. 1 played with my friends until 1 got tired, and then 1 took a nap. I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up I knew it was most noon, ‘cause’l was so hungry. The man that owns the barn had taken Dobbin for a drive and there was no one around. I was running about in the manger when what should I see but a piece of bread. I don't know how it got there; but there it was. Just as I saw it Mr. Longtail, a mouse who thinks himself a great fighter, saw it, too, and he and I both rushed to get it. I, being the nearest to the bread, got it first, so it was mine. } Longtail did not think so, however. He ran up to me, bit my hind leg and tried to knock me over. 1 had the bread in my mouth, so I could not de- fend myself. That is why I rau into | my house. ! Longtail ran after me and fell down the stairs right into my parlor. That was too much, and puiting my treas- ure in a safe place I ran after him. He got to the top of the stairs first and when I came up he tried to push me back., He put his claws into my reck and we rolled over and over. Finally I got the toehold on him (you boys who read my story will know what that is) and rolled him right out of the manger on to the stable floor. He just had time to run into a hole Lefore the big gray cat had him. I ate my bread: part for dinner and the other part for supper. /Wish 1 had some more. 1 “Well, T guess T'll go to bed now,” the eye.” With this kind of an ear, | house wren. o - ow a fellow ought to be able to see if| Kenneth Main and Mildred C T o e o o = e ! of his tall, Mr. Big Whiskers turned his ear-mitts: are on Stralght, of Norwich, Olive Whitelivuse of Mans- | ot M= @il Wr, BIE T Rt | field Center, Edward H. Mcc'ail, Jr., of MIL.DRED SMITH. Age 12 E e i 8 | Leonard Bridge, Ruth McCuliom = of | winimantie hiiva e ooty s n the | wyranaflela Depot also sent in correct 3 " United Stafes the government has in SWers, i 2 {Dr. Wiley, who is in control of the | There were seven other replies which Mary and the Kitten. laws protecting the people from bad |had one or more mistakes. Little Mar_\’k?‘as playing wlthhhor pet {food, an official who fears no man or g kitten. The kitten scratched her and combination of men in the pursuit ot,‘ D P U Ve R e e B R his' duty.” A new book to the girl or boy who| Her mother told her she must never S JBS — names the bird in New England hav- |utter such a naughty word.again, and This under the Des Moines plan, ac- | ing the largest number of names, siv-|io he sure to impress it on her mind, cording to The Capital: “The Des|inE the names. l\mqmu her mouth out with soan and Moines school board is paying one of e . Do iy £ e S X ita own members cighieen hundred | AN o 1O UNCLE JED [ TE et Maey Vs iRy dollars per annum for office rent— | BB OO e et AN e regardiess of the fact that two differ-| paui Noyes ard, Westerly. Nov, | “You is just the same kind of a kitten ent locations have been tendered at a!{7th—Thank you very much for my ) Y0l Wwas yesterday ¥ reduction of over fifty per cent. and[book. I enjoy reading, and T think a EDWARD'S. JACKION, Age 11 under a contr#ct whereby even this|beak makes a nice prize. eI e amount would go back into the pockets Dorothy A. Lannin, New York, Nov. The B he D of theé taxpayers. How @o the tax- h—Thank you for the lovelr bhook | e Beggar and the Dog. payers like it and what are they going | T ed this merning. £ ’“",] l'.rlm:;\ owned S large New- ”» . Baitie, Nov. — oundlanc 08, names ero. to do about it? Beth Battersby. Baitic, Nov. 16th—1 Tobo AR o LI~ Ll store: WHH & wwas more than pleased with my prize book, and thank you for it. Eila_L. McCuilom, Mansfield Depot. Nov, 18th—Thanks for pretty book you sent me—it is fine, T know. Flora A. Spaulding, Leonard Pridge, | Nov. 18th—I thank you for my sur- prise packet. I am a great lover of horses and I know “Black Beauty” is a nice book. ! Frederick Kilpatrick, “Taftviile, Nov. 17th—I thank you very much for book sent. Am almost through reading it, and think it nice. por R e LITTLE ORIGINAL STORIES. Bible Question Box Your Wible questions will be an- nwered in thesxe colusmms or by mail ‘if memi to our Bible Question Bex Editor. Q. —Will Jerusalem ever be rebuilt and_ for what pu~pos: Answer.—The most remarkable move- ment éver occurring amongst the Jew- ish peoplg since the time of the de- struction of their capital c Jerusa- lem, is now in process of develop- " ment, and is known as “The Zionist What the Bear Told Him. Movement.” The primary object of Once upon a time there were two men walking through the woods. After they had beén walking a long while one of the men noticed a bear coming towards them, and not thinking of his friend, climbed a tree. The other man, not knowing what (o <o, had already heard that if a man | would lay down the bear would think this movement is the establishment of the Jews in feir own land under a government of their own. This would mean the rebuilding of th.: city in the event of the success of this movement. There are many prophecies which show that the Jews shall geturn to Divine favor and shall again be established in their own country, and that the 3 11 1 City of Jerusalem will be rebuilt. We © I8 dead and go awav, and he did so. | cite but one—Jeremiah xxxvi, 27-40. , \ft¢r the bear had sniffeq in his | The clear intfination of the teachings '2c¢ @ While he went away. The other | of ‘the Scriptures s that Jerusalem will 1280 came down from the tree and | become the Capital City of the world, | “What did the bear say to you | “for out of Zion shall go forth the Law, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem,” “And many people shall| go and say, Come ve and let us go up And he answered: “He only told me 18t to go with companions who when | one is In danger of death leaves tne other In the it " to the mounialn (Kingdom) of the b { Lord, to the house of the God of Jaz| aprein LOYPING. A 3 cob: and He will teach us of id| Toftville ways, and we will wa'k in His ‘(Isajah ii, 3. For a remarkhble firmation of this, in the werds of the| New Tegtament, see Acts xv. 16, 17. | Nancy and the Indians. Rhode Island as filled | S There werc many white people living in Rhode Island, too. The people were hards worklng people. The story“I am going to tell you is incubator, jabout a iittle girl named Nancy. She will cel- was seven yvears old, This » NXancy's Im ther and father said to her: We are going to visif a sick friend. We will be home edrl, Meriden.—John Thompson. who | weighed 13-4 peunds at birth and was raised in a home made about as large as a soup box. ebrate his birthday scon. (‘suncilman Thompson, the boy's father. says the boy weighs 30 peunds teday. = ma¥ter wrote, and returnavith whatever he was sent for. On_one of these occasions, while go- ing home, Hero met a liftle beggar [ ar seeing that Hero good to eat, wanted i and tried to Hero started threw a stone and hit ) which hurt him so he c i, The boy tried to-catch but could not. him, Hero ran with his sore leg until he reachcd home. Just as he got through the zate his leg played out and he fell to_the ground. master came and carried dog, ‘buns and bread into the house. Hero's leg was fixed by Mrs. Brown and was wel!l. soon Don’t you think he earned the name of Hero EDYTHE GRANT, Age 12, Baitie. The Policeman Never Laughed -t the Boy Again. One night a little girl flhnur ten years old was seen running about the s street it she wds frightened somethinz. A policeman. stopped her and asked her what was the matter. wid Nim that her lttle sister oy, hearing the conversa- I will find her. I am and said: © then came lu a H!tle cabin by the roadside. He entered and hid in a large fireplace. He thought, perhaps, if some one had stolen her they might bring her there. About midnight he heard a key turn in the rugtyslock and two men entered ran along -until he | with rge bupdle in their arms. He kept very still and saw the litile girl step out. After a while the men went to sleep, and the boy wrapped the .girl up in a wagon he found blanket, and, putting her in a little standing outside, brought her home, and he received a very great reward for his bravery. And the policeman never laughed at him again, which he consl great- er than the reward he received from =hape. by | | awfnlly cranky. Whenever the mail- man rang the bell or the grocery man came, or whenever the doors would all T ean to | the girl's father. VIRGINIA D, Age 12. Norwich. Our School Room. Our school room is of an oblong It has three windows and three doors, One, if vou should open, would reveal a pretty little cupboard filled with books of various kinds. The door through which we come and | go is in the rear, also; and above it is the crueifix—while on the side is| hung the American flag to neat you as you enter. Then there is in the corner a chair, | and a radiator near the cupboard, and a picture called “Peter on the Waters." On _the lefthand side is the “Madonna,” and the window sills are occupied by plants. In the front part is a littie shelf. above the blackboard, on which is placed the “Sacred Heart” statue, and on each side there is a picture, on the left called “Christ the Temple,’ and on the right the ‘Flfllng of the Declaration of Independes On the righthand side of the room is the picture called “The Rich Man,” and in the corner nearest to the ‘Madon- na” is a little table with a globe on it; and, also, a good many different kinds of wood, which we take the greatest Walter T. Murphy b MATINEES EVERY DAY. Afternoons at 2, Evenihgs at 8. The Poli Players Pry nting Belasco and DeMille’s Society Drama, THE WIFE Night Prices 15¢, 250, 35¢, 50c Matinee Prices 10c, 15, 250 Next Week “A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND* LYCEUM THEATER NEW LONDON, Manager care of, for they were given to us by our priest. There are thirty-six desks | and chairs in this room, which s the seventh gradc. AMELIA LANDRY, Age 11. Taftvill The Capture of the Fox. A boy complained of the loss of chickens. He thought he would go in- to the hencoop and watch. By and by he heard a noise in the leaves and the hens began to cackle. He saw the fox breaking through the rusty wire. Ho was going to catch a hen when the | boy ran out the other end of the coop. | In just about a second the boy was back again with a gun; but there was | no fox to be seen. This boy had a brother. His name was John Smith, | and his brother's name was Chtrles | Smith. Charles was bound to ca{chl this fox, 8o he took and killed one of his roosters and took his head and tied it on the panel of a steel trap. He took the steel trap and set it near the place where the fox went in. | The next morning he had the fox. He } took it and showed it to his brother, | John. His brother begged him to let | the fox go; but he would not. After | a while they said they would take him | to_their father. Their father said that they should be lawyers and he would be the judge. | John said he wanted the fox to be lfit[ free because he had a right to be on this earth as well as they had. He has @ right to eat chickens as well as we have and I say let the fox go. Thén his brother Charles got up and said: “The fox is not like a person, He | | has no right to eat our chickens. Let him go to get his own food and he will steal ours. Corn and Its Origin. Corn is grown in nearly all of the | western states, and it Is more used | than any other grain, excepting rice, The Indian name for corn is “maize.” | In the Southern States some stalks are | more than eighteen feet tall, or three | times the height of 2 man: but in Bra- | zil the ears are not any longer than a | man’s finger. | Corn was not known before America | was_discovered. When the Indians were asked where it came from, fll‘\ said: me from the mor - of corn Corn léaves and husks are made in- to paper, and the juice from the stalks is used in making sugar Corn Is used by both man and beast, and in some of the Western States when wood is scare, is dried and used as fuel. ! There are different kinds and colors. | The colors go from red, brown and | yellow to pure white, and often we see | different colors on one stalk, Our poet, Whittier, says: goodly ry withhold her blight the “Let earth root, t mildew o to the worm the orchard fruit, The wheat field to the fly. | But let the good old crown adorn ! The hills our father's,trod: H let us, for this golden corn nd up our thanks to God.” ! WILD ROSE, Age 11. Killingly. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. Why Briggie V/as Sent Away. Dear Uncle Jed: I read the Boys and Girls Department every week and like he letters tl send you very much, S0 many write you about thelr prts, 1 also our dc His which is short for | u igEie, General { ve him that name because he « himself as stiff and proud He is a red-haired cocker a general. spaniel. Before he came (o us he be- longed to a lady who never had any children in her house, anl she was al- ways so very quiet—this made the dog open, or the gate click, he would com- mence to bark. And he hated mus My sister could not play the violin. neither could L He would jump at the violing, and when we put them in the cases he would stand by them and . growl. He would howl when the school bell of the would ring. He made so much noise my mother | sald we would all be arrested because | he barked so much, But I liked him | #o mueh T felt awfuily sorry when my | father sent him to my uncle’s farm in | where he now is. i= a nice dog in the house next | His name is Fly, and he be- Mrs. Lanz He is a Boston the fire bell, church Dbells lones to bulldo { and horses. I wish T had | to 2o to m§ uncle's in | X nine big horses and | nice pony illed Lady, which my copsin iMay drives and rides. I am ten years old and go to the Greencville public school. Some tithe I will tell you about Block Island. I was there my vacation this summeér. Your loving nephew, KILDAY, JAMBES A Trip fo Hartford. Unele Jed: 1 am going to tell Dear le | New London County fr | the cat; FRIDAY, NOV. 24th LOUISE GUNNING pucs, ™ The N. ¥, Casino Musical Hit The Balkan Princess WITH Original Company of 75, PRICE B50c to $2.00. Seat Sale WEDNESDAY Cars to Norwich after performance. &pecial attention given to Norwich or- ders, tirand Poultry Show Wednesday and Thursday, Tuesdn New Lomdon, Comm. Exhibition of prize-winning Turlke Geese, Ducks, Poultry and Pigeons. Special display of Wild Birds from M. ¥. Plant's Game Preserves at Lyme, Conu. One of the largest Turkeys raised in to be given away. Open fronr 10 . m. till 10 p. m. Admission 25c. Children 1 noviid vou of my trip to Hartford. My aunt and my brother, Willie, went with me We went at eight in the morning and got home at sevon at night, We went to Willimantic, where we changed cars for Hartford. When we ached there we did our shopping and - 2o lafter having our dinner at Brown & Bl o . the Judge 51000 WP Lo | rhompson's we went to the capitol. | PErer dhe. Gox o 1 was interested in looking at tha EDWARD S, JACKSON, Age 10. battle-flags—scme ‘were pretty well Willimanti | tattored, Willic was carefully examining a cannon wheel whizh had some spokes | broken out, My aunt stayved dowr on ‘he lowew floor while Willie and 1 looked in We would have like ve gone up mn the dome, but di After looking around there for somd time we went down into the park, ers that were arranged so pretts After walking around the park for It was a very pleasant trip and we all éenjoved it very mucll. Mansfield Depot. where the laws are made and went na not have time. where we enjoyed looking at the flow a short time we started for the depot. MARGUERITE FARROW, age 13. Gathering Nuts. Dear Unele Jed: Hvery morning my other and I would get up early and start after nuts, We would not get very many, for the squirrels wero there ahecad of us. One morning my father was diggina potatces in the garden, He heard nuts liing and thought some one “vas shaking our tree. %o he went down there and looked up in the tree. What should he see but a little red squirrel fie would run out on a lnb and bit. off the nuts and they would ratt the ground. ife had o many o his home, he must have been all We gathered two bushels Some I guve my friends and some we crack evenings and pick out the mexts for Mammu to put In cake to carry for_our diuner to school We have @ leng walk and are hume gry at THIE GRANT, age 13. altic. Likes to Feed the Chickens. Dear UUncle Jed: 1 like 10 go to 8¢ I am in the third grade, I was se ven \wun old when T went to school first. ive on a big farm. T llke to feed h- uule chickens at night. My father h six Jittle calves, um eclght years old. sister is seven years MIRTAM CHURC Vncasville, old. My age 8. An Intelligent Cat. Dear Uncle Jed I want to writs and tell you about an intelligent cat . that lives in onr neighborhood. We often l'ear of the intelligence of dog, but not so frequently that of but this big tabby is an ex- cat, a ception to the ordinary One day recently she fumped up on an ash barrel and put her tongue into an empty salmon can that had been thrown the ‘When she went to take it out she was caught fast, and looked very funny as she ran quickly to her *ind mistre; with the can hanging to her tongue, to be relieved. She has behaved vory nicely since, and I guess will not visit any more ash cans for a while, at least, Your little nephew, JORN CALLAHAN, My Little Pet Cat. Dear Uncle Jed: cat whose name is Minnie. She vellow and white. She sleeps in t cloihies basket, She iikes to catch flies and plays with a spool. She is out- doors nearly all the time, One dauy she got into the dolly’s bed and pulled the curtdins cver to keep the sun off I have a little p?t of her, She likes to play with her mother's tail. She gets on the l(lll‘ and pulis the leav: off .of mamm naughty little it Just the same, DIBEROW, age & She Is a v but I like he TMARIES fern. e Ealtic