Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 14, 1911, Page 4

et spread ‘over the city ;4 g ed that upward of two ! and Coufied .h:::al. :::l'q:tumz:: 115 YEARS OLD. ¢ is danger that it may spread = s —{ to_other of the state. 5 3 contagious disease is recognizes 'Q'.’n&”r-'nhg of thé nose and a discharge of pus from the nostrils of the horse. It is the most fatal disease :z"l 1o horses and Infrequently carelessness men become vic- %“'d'w complaint. It i3 something which calls for vig- ilant care, with no carelessness in handling 4 animals. by tho: who have- in charge. OUR PRESENT PARCELS POST. ‘While America has no parcels post in the true sense, the postoffice de- partment has found it necessary to carry parcels of light weight, and un- der oux protective system we find that a parcel of four pounds’ weight sent to a friéld in London, costs the send- er 12 cents a pound, and the same. parcel sent to a patron in San Fran- cisco will cost 1§ cents a pound. It 1s readily seen that under this system for short distances the express com- panies underbid the postal department a cent or two a pound, and then get more out of it than the government pretends to ask for its foreign parcels. ‘We Americans think of this govern- mént as a leader when in practice it appears a very good follower. Should it adopt the parceis post today it will be the twenty-second nation to enter upon the business, which piaces it well toward the foot. Senator Bourne, who is on the postal committee, say “Under the proposed rate the vol- ume of fourth-class mail matier probably would be gradually doubled, but even if it were trebled I am sat- isfled there would be no serious em- barrassment to the postofice depart- men The rural delivery service Is now working at not more than 25 per cent. of its carrving capacity. In any branch of the service the right of the department to determine the character of delivery service would enable the department tc regulate the extent to which parcels post service would be patronized and thegeby prevent con- gestion of business. ‘Why should a four-pound parcel by mail cost & citizen of Norwich four cents a pound more delivered in New York than it does to deliver it in Lon- don? This is foed for thought for those who oppose parcels post. EDITORIAL NOTES, It looks as though this might be a merry Christmas even to the snow- shovel, Bishop Fallows says a man should live 120 years. None seem to be un- willing to. Have you noticed people do not have to be urged to do their Christmas hinting early? A ®et of cooking bags will make & ‘most ‘acceptable present for the cook and boem the industry, Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of paper only ‘and 1 the = i W . - al be iven 250‘:90 preference. Do not use over 4 Original stories or letters only will be used. , X ~ Write your name,’ age and ad- rare for this disease to in a community, 5. dress at the top of the first page. - all ~communications to Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office. — The Truly Brave. Who are the truly brave? Thch;yorflnwnhnxm- ol, Who'd scorn to wrong a living | soul! B 0. Willimantic Offce, Reom 3 Murray POETRY. Legend of the Christmag Wreaths. in_sword and sash and scarlet coat, Upon a Christmas Day, Through frosty woods and hoary fields A soldier rode away.. Shé watched him through the falling snow, A young and lovely maid, In milky pearls and flowing robes Of velvet green arrayed. With rumors of the distant wars The months went slowly by, Till once again the Christmas® bells ‘Were pealing in the sky; And, walking in the lonely wood, A bush the maiden found, With thorns as sharp as littie swords, Ana scarlet berries crowned. She learned against an ancient oak And wove a wreath tp wear Of scarlet berries, bright and gay, And set it on her hair. And lo! the pearls upon her breast Were changed to berries, too; And, rooted to the oak, a branch Of mistletoe she grew. 5820 8317 —_—_— A THRIFTY PEOPLE. The report of the comptroller of the treasury shows that one in ten of the population of America has a bank book representing 1884 savings institutions, or 9,704,647 of the people are deposi- tors, with $4,212,583,598 to their credit, which carries the average deposit to $430.09. It is pleasant to note that the sav- ings institutions of Norwich hold near- 1y $29,000,000, which makes the aver- age Geposit high in the Rose of New England. This four billions represents the labor of the country; and while it is regarded as money lald by for a “rainy day,” it is active capital, and who can imagine the Industries it maintains or the vast number of peo- ple to whom it gives employment. This 1s a great force for business ad- vancement which the economy of the masses lLas created and sustained. It shows that the everyday man in America is constantly adding to the wealth of the country and promoting thousands of its great dividend-earn- ing industries. VICTIMS OF OVERHEATED HOMES It is the overheated and illy ventilat- ed house which brings distress to = householders and fees to the doctors. If you want the clerk behind the Living in hot air and washing in counter to be courteous to you, it warm water eight months in the Year, | Mmight be as'well to be polite to her. with a hothouse temperature night == and day, it is not strange that people| A Boston man has $5,000 for any Besome inveHAGE man who can prove the world is round. There would be less tuberculosis if | EXperience teaches man it sn't square! there was less dampness and heat and = o more fresh air in apartment houses— if more people slept at night with a free circulation of air in their bed- rooms. To a healthy person, a frosty morn- ing is a tonic, not & menace to health, and the open air will stimulate a per. son more than all the medicines in the world. It is these overheated houses—the houses which waste millions of tons of fuel every year—which harbor peo- ple suffering from colds, catarrh and consumption. é Blessed is the house the wintry air can steal into; and dangerous is the house with patent airtight windows, storm doors, curtains of thick texture and screens, which means an unnatural atmosphere and vitiated air, Week ending December 9......... When sweet and clear the Christmas bells Ring out o’er vale and hill, The maiden-mistietoe is seen, In pearls and velvet sull; And with her in the revels ruled By music, mirth and folly, In sword and scarlet still arrayed, Behold the soldier-holty! —Minna Irving in Leslie's. p Blaze Out, O Star! Blaze out, O star, in heaven, Call out, O child, on earth! With life and love still leaven Our sorrow and our mirth. That we may share gladness of heaven, That.we may wake gladness of earth. —Cameron Mann. UNCLE JED'S TALK WITH LITTLE FOLKS. ‘We hope none of our Circle are among those who assume improved manners and go to Sunday school reg- ularly now because of the Christmas tree. 1f there are any, we hope they may hecome conscions of the dishon- esty of the practice and' decide that they will do right, not beeause of the small gift which is likely from the Christmas ‘tree, but because doing right for good's sake works out in their lives a quality much better than the finest Christmas gift. We feel sure that many of our Mttle | folks who are favored in the way of sweets and books and tops are bearing {in mind some poor children who have less, for as we do kind acts toward oth” ers, we incerase our own happiness. This is why the Saviour said it is more |blessed to give than to receive. THE PRIZE BOOK WINNERS. 1—Anna l|sobsl a book entitled “The Girls of Castie Roceo,” by L. T. Meade. 2—Kenneth Main, of Norwich, a book entitled aptured by Apes,” by Harry Prentice. Amelia Irwin, of Norwich, a book The Bordentown Stories,” by h Butterworth. Ruth Clark of Norwich, a book entitled Miss Mulech. —Ada_Marriott of Oneco, a _book | entitlel “Story of the Liberty Bell,” by { Wayne ipple. Hannah Firth of Baltic, a book en- “Black Beauty, by Anna Sew- | An Indiana cat has been buried in forcing dis- It is now being asked if one Stokes’ letters to Miss Graham could be properly called a promissory note This warm spell shows the hens are not in a speculative frame of mind they are laying esgs to break the mar- ket. A New Hampshire bride and groom tip the scales at 735 pounds. They have heavy hearts if they do beat as | one. Happy thought for today: While | we glory over our future, is it not strange how folks like to talk of our past? ‘What is Edison doing? When he gets his cement furniture in common use will not the tragedies be in-| creased? | titled |am. 7—Margaret Ryan of Willimantic, a book entitied “The Story of the White House,” by Wayne Whipple. 8.—Amelia Landry of Tarftvile, a book entitled “The Story of the Amer- ican Flag,” by Wayne Whipple. | _Norwich book winners may call The Bulletin ‘business office for their books any time after 10 a. m. Thurs- | day. THE PRICE OF TEA. It is a natural and a logical con- clusion. -Ehat: the - sevolution. & S Hi Lo has got into the Chinese revo- lution; but he did not get there until | is likely to make tea higher. And the i importers, of course, see the tendency | ho Tecognized the aces were all in that with no feeling of regret; but -in ac- | “I"rdad"_‘“‘h this expectation it is de-| pen thousand dollars was recently the tea drinkers of the world, Who| saspecioar " Lo 1°6 Would not be must be numerous, for the annual con- % sumptiorf is seven hundred million pounds, of which China produces one hundred and fifty million pounds. This coffee-drinking nation also manages to gulp down one hundred million pounds of tea in & year, an item of $16,000,000 at present prices. The imports of tea are steadily In- creasing and Uncle Sam, through the department of agriculture, is encour- This is the month a man who is expecting @ bill may open an envelope with fear and trembling and find a check. Blessed month. | ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF BOOKS TO UNCLE JED. Richard Tobin, Jr, of Norwich: I | | | thank you very much for the nice book | sou gave me. | | Dr. Wiley, in declaring whiskers are unsanitary, recognizes that one board contains more bacteria than @ big bunch of old one-dollar bills. John Hogan of Putnam: Many thanks Pprize boek you semt. Annie Poyerd of Taftville: 1 thank you over and over for the lovely book tor the Kilday of Norwich, | “Adventures of a Brownle,” by | mieh Bieased with oy Bilss Dook. T¢ is fine—I thank you very much, Richard ‘of Norwich: I thank ¥ou very mi ve me. I itke Agnes : you for the book I won. It is fine. Mildred Carroli of Nm 1 thank )o\l.v-r{"m-fll for my lovely prize ook. I'have read it found it very interesting. THE PUZZLE THAT WAS NOT ANSWERED. The six birds called for the rhyme were the Swift, the Stilt, the Stork, the Lark, the Tailor dird and the Buntin. There were six replies, but not one of them were complte. i LITTLE ORIGINAL STORIES. The Boys’ Adventure. “Look!"” cried George, “I am sure 1 heard something behind those bushes.” The two boys put down their fishing tackle and crept cautiously toward the spot. Sure enough, If there was no Cne there, there surely had been some one just before for the grass was trampled and there were crusts of dried bread. They heard the sound again, and as they moved further they saw a desper- 2te looking creatvre walking silently away. He was dressed in evealg clothes, with a tall silk hat. A very pecullar dress suit for @ man who has no bed. As the boys saw him they fell to the greund for fear they might be noticed. They had no gooner done SO than the man turned back. “Now we're in for it,” sald Bob, and on rising they saw the man had a randkerchief over his face and only his eyes could be seen. “A bandit!” George cried, and Bob, who was very sharp witted, picked up a stone and hurled it et the man and he_fell senseless. Bob ran to the police station and quickly told his story. The police can- tured the man, he was Zound to be a murderer for whom was offered a large sum of money. The 'S Te- cefved their reward, which wes $5,000, and were very glad indeed of their ad- venture. s AMELTA LANDRY, Age 11 Taftville. sou sent me. and fhink 1t 3 Grace Darling. It was on a September morning. There was a storm at sea which had wrecked a ship on a rock off the shores of Farne Island. Part of the ship had been drifted away by the while the other part was clinging to the rock, with the crew hanging to it. All through this great storm Grace Darling, the daughter of a lighthous® ikeeper, was watching the ship. She said to her father: “We must help the half drowned erew.” “It is of no use” sald her father. But Grace sald so much about it that her father consented to go. So they starfed out in a lighthouse boat and Towed to the ship. It was Lard work to row, but they finally reached the place. Grace's father managed to climb to the ship and helped the crew into the lighthouse boat, and rowed home. There they stayed until they were able to go home. Grace Darling will never be forgot- ten. She is buried in a churchyard by the sea. There is a monument that marks her grave. On it there is a woman with an oar held in her right hand. OLIVE G. WHITEHOUSE. Mansfield Center. Kindhess to a Beggar Boy. There once lived a poor begsar boy. | He had no folks but a father. His father was a drunkard and for that reason didn’t care for him, This lit- tie boy’s name was Edward Burns. He had no thoes or stockings on his feet. His trousers were all holes. He had a rugged jacket to keep him warm but it was worse then none. His bair aung over his collar and ears. used to go a1ound houses and food. He wert to & rich man’s house and zsked for a crust of bread and a sup of water. The man felt insuited in having hun ask hua for fped, ho se | icked and kicked the boy =o h could fhardly walk. But he did the best he | covld. He was walking by a saloon when his father was just being kicked {out into the gutter, | Edward ran as fast as he could so bis father wouldn't see him, though | | he felt sorrow for him. As he was | running, a policeman was running to arrest the man who had been thrown in the gutter. . He knew he was run- ning to arrest his father, so he said: “Do not arrest my father The polican.an, hearing these words, turned around, end seeing him crying, said: “What is the Edward said: rest my father, kind policeman.” “No,” said the poficeman, “I will not.” “Thank vou,” said Edward. “Have yoa any folks?” said the po- X said Edward. Well, you can live with me, “All right” said Edward, God 1 have a home!” He went to his new home and the “Thank aging tea growing in the United States. A bulletin says the imports of tea for every fifth year from 1853 to 1908, inclusive, show a general increase in the quantity of tea imported, and it is possible by establishing a tea indus- iry at home to greatly increase the consumption, as has béen done: in Great Britain since tea became a sta- ple of her colonies in the East Indies. “American tea s by no means an| impossible product of the future,” says Secretary Wilson, he being of the opin- lon that the obstacles in the way of this achievement may finally be over- come by persistent effort. ‘‘The work in tea culture carried on at Summer- ville, 8. C., has continued to give fi vorable results, some small samples of machine-picked tea having been ob- tained. When these two operations are successfully done by machine, the labor problem in the American tea. raising industry will have been solved. A loose cent in the vest pocket of a New Yorker checked a speeding bullot Monday and saved his life. This shows what a cent is capable of do- ing. 1 I The report upon the Maine con- firms the first affirmation and vindi- cates the government in its resent- ment, but it is not enough to convince Some Americans that it is true. In the wonderful story of Joan of Arc you will remember how Joan went lout into the fields of Doremy and ]hfl.\l'll voices which inspired her to be- come the deliver of France. I often |think we might become inspired to {help in a cause as great as Joan’s, if would only listen to the voices h all of us can hear in field and treet. 3 You all know the story of “Eyes and [no eves” Jt is equally true that there {are some who might as well be without — [iears for all the use they make of B o article by Prof. A. M. Edwards | fcm. Most of us have read falry %, Columbia univeraity o the subject | /i some of which are very beauti- Mr. Fenn savs: | fur. but all of which are unreal. Fancy 'here is not a place in the United | s . is hot a gift to be lgthly thrown aside Statés of the seme size that has as | L (5 or unimportant, To make mwany vei e fc T Jome oL ion ore 8 own be fouiid [ ‘boaste:gott, and to make our tears veins, varying in width from five to|t€ady for the sorrows of others may be Jhe! hundred feet, and extending. for | Well worth while, even at the expense mites in lensth. Two things operate |Of literal truth. "But there I3 a bitter against mining in this state, one the |@Wakening sometimes for the mind fed Taws and the other the fear of owners | o0 fairy tales. r of property that it will be taken from | A 1 i them. If Bccepted the opportuni- |'0 death last Chri soe offered . Cthey coutd Jive lives | lieved in Santa Claus. of ease and not worry over crops and | fire in trying to mount the chimney weather. If they would meet the mine (¥ which Santa Claus (he bes Dosr Syemata © | tola) wou! sit him en ‘with Zo e e Sasonable terms, LMtch- | minga for the child's stockings. . The PRGN OLIT RS fie Benuad gounty dear laddie wanted to meet Santa Cluus, und save him a descent which | might waste valuable time and prevent Santa Claus visiting as many children thing: In old times people were bro- as he wished. You cannot live in fairy- ken on the wheel; now they go broke 1and. Your eves will never feast on a [ fairy lawn,-where by the glow:worm's lll‘ht Aance the morry elves whase dress s lighter than gossamer. WEALTH IN LITCHFIELD HILLS. Gold, Silver and Copper Said to Exist __'That gold, silver, copper and iron ex ist in abundance in the Litchfield hills is the assertion of H. E. Fenn, an.en- gineer of Torrington. In discussion of A newspaper editor who called on & delinguent subscriber, that was at the roint of death, upon his saying every- tRing looked bright, took occasion to n him he would see the flames ty soon " ce \ big petitions going to Washing- to:%’em New England, asking that the arbitration treatles be ratified, show there is a strong influence werk ing for as well as against their pas- sage. hoy of seven was burnt ristmas because he be- No Laughing Matter. Cheerful Idiot—I say, here’s 2 funny The human appetite has something to do with high prices. If everybody loved turnips ey might be two dol- —um'——m ———=THE VOICES TTe fell into the | il ever\hear fairy voices whis- | pering words of good cheer and en- | couraging hope. Not for our ears are fairy words bidding us love and work and smile. We shall live our lives ot | toll or ease, of sympathy or cruelty, of | kindness or of neglect. The fairies will | { not speak, though we listen in tears for |a single word of comfort or reproach. | | Imagination is a long word, but it |stands for one of the most beautiful | things in the world. It means the pow- !er of entering into the thoughts, feel- ings, and experiences of others. Fairy {tales are all bad if they do not appeal | |to the imagination. The firnt tears I |ever shed over a book in my child- | | hooa days fell on the pages of Hans' Christian Andersen’'s fairy tales, I wept to think of the little mateh- selling girl who kept herself warm by the fecble rays of her own matches. I wonder why we fail to hear the | voices of the poor and hungry around us. Are our ears so eager for fairy | footsteps that we are deaf to the cries | | of the little children who ask us for food, warmth, and shelter? There are other voices we might |hear if we tried. You cannot miss the | skylarks's song. Even a town boy can | hear in the park numerous summer singers in the trees. The cattle upen | {a thousand hills have voices, too. The all of a cow to its calves s almost jof us w | | | | ' human in its clear ringing deep note. | | Everybody knows the cry of sheep browsing and suddenly remembering their wandering ma The horse and the dog seem to and they love them, Dainy's Nics Bog, Beauty. i Noing to write my o iurge n-fl:&w‘“ is" yellow and white. 1 have lots of fun playing with her and I call her Beauty. f uslbq will t‘m‘{: Pu:;.wwl for him, am ou will and let :n .":..i. men‘:: ‘1 ‘un her paw, which she lifts up, Qw do you do, Béauty?" 1f 1 run she will play tag with Wken she gets near me she will away and git down, turm ' ‘round and bite her tail, or roll and over to scratch her She will catch food someth throw it to her; and she up and beg for it She likes the horses and will fs ihs team everywhere if we will let Beauty Is a nice, cleyer dog rxd would not part with her for anything. Your ittle niece, Leonara Bridge. DAISY. A Little Girl and Her Kitten. There once was a little gir. who had a kitten which her father geve her for 2 birthday presant. After a while the kitten died, and the Mttle girl cried hard, for she loved her kit- ten dearly. She buried the kitten and put flowers on its grave. Once a day she visited the grave and put fresh flowers on in fresh water. ‘When winter came she covered the grave with evergreen and a wreath of pine needles. This little girl bullt a veyard, . VILLA C. BUSSEY. Norwich. Haif a Loaf Is Better Than No Bread Once there was a man who had spent all_his money on foolish things. One day he sat down on a rock in the woods, thinking what he should do0. He had no new clothes, and all he had was a suit all torn, After a while he_said: had lots of money when I wi working; I guess I will try it again So off he started to the mill, think ing he would get a job. He met a man in the mill who was the boss. The ragged man said: “Are you the boss of this mill?" The boss answered, “Yes, | am. suppose you are luoking for a job, I have no job for a man like you. So the man went away, He thought if one man put him off like that, oth- ers would. He sal “I am hungry; I guess I'll have to s X bes,” o off he started. i He rapped at a door and a woman | came, Mg said in a shivery tcne “Will you be so kind as to me scmething to eat’ The woman said: “T have only 4 foaf of bread in the house and that 1en’t enough for s » S0 hie went away. The woman hated to see him go away displased, 5o s: called him back and sald: “I have only a loaf in the house, but I will give you half. give | The man took it snd went away, | ' saying to himself: “Half a loaf is better than no bread.” "HANNAH FIRTH, Age 12. Baitic. , The Squirrel. Oue day a squirrel was looking for a house.® At last he e to a high oak tree. He saild: ‘“This is a fine place for a house.” So he went back to his old home and got his two baby squirrels; then he hopped along to his new home. The little squirrels were very con- tented with the new liome. The moth- er coon got the new home very com- fortable. In the fall the mother and father were very busy gathering nuts. They would fill their cheeks and go home with them, The little squirrels would be delighted hecause they would have a feast, But one day, I am sorry to say, a man came and chopped the tree down. The squirrels were frightened, bt not hurt. The next day they moved away to another troe: but I mever heard any more about them. ADA MARRIOTT, Age 10. Patience Rewarded. It was the fifth time Bessie had climbed the slippery hill which led to the old farmhouse, which was her home. She never once grew impa- tient, but willingly went back and forth each time. It was Christmas eve, but Bessie did 6ot expect to get any presents, as the crop had been destroyed. This time as she reached home she heard a great scurrying of feet and she saw that her | mother was greatly excited. After supper, her father said: “Well, children, I guess we had bet- ter go into the parlor and get our pres- ents.” As she entered the room she uttered a ery of delight, for there, in the cen- ter of the room stood a Christmas tree and beneath it was a large doll. “It is _for you, Bessie,” her sisters sald. “We dressed it ourselves.” Bessie was tou astonished to say anything, On the began to she kept tree were¥two ribbons. She roll up the ribbons and as rolling it she did not notice where it led to until she entered a room and there before her was a plano. The other ribbon led to the barn and there she found a beautiful Shetland pony and pony cart. Pinned to it was a card on which was written: “For our Little Patience.” And ever afterwards the people call- ed her “Little Patlence.” VIRGINIA D, Norwich. The Greedy Squirrel. One day Mr. Squirrel found some acorns. He said to himself: “T'M not tell the other squirrels.” So he hid them under some leaves The next morning he didn't eat his breakfast at home, but) went to find the acorns. He looked under the leaves, but he couldn’t find any acorn so he had to go without his breakfas because they had all sprouted the night before. NELLIE COLBURN, Age 13. Canterbury. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. A Lecture About Birds. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 thought I would tell you something about the lecture 1 attended last night. The subject was about birds and animals, ilius trated with views of them as they were | seen wild. Mr. Shields, the lecturer, said that the birds feed on many bugs, larvae and insects which do damage to plants and trees. He says that we ought to protect them, for they are the farm- ers’ friends—both game and song birds. Our two game birds, the quail and FEATURE “The lrish —7.15—8.30 P. M. v | “Hands Across Bees | {he Sea in "76” Not a Mere Battle Story, But a Moving Page of Big Events, of the Period of 1775 to the Close of the War 2,000 Feet of the Greatest American Film Ever Shown BREED THEATER With Every Scene Made In Ireland Breezy Story of the Sea o Y «l.,{r.nwr:ur 5 b [ i Scenes PICTURE Fisher Girl” Same Popular Prices partridge, are great workers. The quail eals great quantities of potato bugs and those bugs which destroy the wheat and cotton. The partridge de- stroys many of the moths and their larvae which destroy the trees all over the country. Mr. Shields says that the southern people go out in the cedar woods and i1l many robins while on the roost. Sometimes one man will kill a bushel und eat what he wants and throw the rest away. Sometimes many together kill cart- wagons full and do the same. He talked about the wild animals, tut T was interested in the birds most, us they live mear us, and I can hear them sing and whisti T have fed the little birds in the birds or disturb their eggs. 1 like to have the birds here. Your Jitde friends, KENNETH. Likes the Rose of New England. Dear Unele Jed: We moved to New Lengon from Norwich last May. 1 like here preity well, but like the Rose of New England” best, Wae get The Bulletin every day and read every item in it. . Mary's Star of the Sea nt school. We study reading, writing, grammar, history, geography, arithmetic and spelling. I will now bid you good-night, as it » time to retire HELEN MALONE, Awe 12. New London. The Sturgeon She Saw, Dear Uncle Jed: My brother Jim rote you lust week about our dov 80 will el . It is the blggest kind of fish and a very odd color. It hasn’t any mouth, but a funny shaped hole under its chin; and the old fish- crman who caught it said it drew smaller fish in through this opening. He said the fish was valuable for its roe, which is bought by the Russlans and Jewish people for caviare. He also caught a big round fish call- ed a horse mackerel. It is nice to see the fishing boats come In at the old harbor. They come In early In the afterncon The bathing beach is lovely. leng walk from the hotels. Pebbly Beach is a pretty place, too. Scmetimes the bigh waves cover all the big rocks. The postoffice there is pot nearly so pretty as ours. T am in room No. 10 of the Greene- ville school and will graduate in 1913. Your loving niece, ANNA ISOBEL KILDAY. Hunting, Rabbits. Dear Uncle Jed: One Saturday night about 8 o'clock two friends and I started out for A good rabbit hunt. We Lad three dogs and one ferret. We went to some woods near by. The dogs were not very long in find- ing a rabbit. We all listened to hear if the rabbit came our way By and by we heard a pitter patter on the dry ieaves and pretly soon the dogs put a rabbit in a hofe. We succeeded in put- ting the ferret In the hole and driving the rabbit out. One of my friends caught him and Kkilled him, and we went on to get an- cther, but aid not find any. Your friend. Tt is a CLAYTON HOPE Florence's Pets. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 live on a farm | fn the country, I am in the fifth grade in school. This is the first time I have written. I have two cals whose names are Tabby and™ Niger, and two calves whose names are Topsy and Peggy, for my pets. We have six cows and one horse whose name is Billy, and two pigs. FLORENCE BEERS, Age 10, Hampton, Ruth’s Gray Pony. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 haven't written to you for quite a while and now I am gomng to write and tell you about my pony. My father bought it Wed- nesday night, *The color of it is gray We have a wagon for it and a har- ness, I am learning to ride on his back. We are golng to buy a saddle for it When any one goes to get on its back | it kneels down and lets them get on. Its name is Dan. I hope all of Uncle Jed's folks will have such a nice pet No one knows how overjoyed 1 am with it. From your loving niece, RUTH CLARK, Age 9 Norwich, Honey Bees Stop a Leak, Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you about the Historico Hland tavern at Gardner Lake. I know you wounld llke to hear about it. Many vearr ago the people going to and from Hartford used (o stop there. In the 100f of this house there are maay swarms of honey bees. On one of the hottest days last the honey began to side of the house. cuught a pallful. Soon the bees found ouc that the was running. At first a few Then it seemed as though several swarms came from different parts of the houge, They all worked together untll they stopped it I den’t think we could stop It as quick as they did. Dan’t you think the bees are wise little fellows? Your iittle niecs, AMELIA ERWIN. noney started to work. Norwich. Emily’s School Studies, Dear Uncle Jed: 1 bave not forgot- ten you, so I think | will have to write about my school, ‘When in spelling If we ha one word wrong have to stay half an hour. When we have one erased place we have to write it 25 times, but if two erased we write it the same number of times, but stay 15 minutes; and three erased we have to stay 15 minutes for each pluce. We write the-miuspeiled word 50 timew, 1 like my teacher very much. I be- tleve I have told y%u. the name, if I haven't, it is Miss tohelder. We have to stay for arithmetic, too It we do not get it before school closes. POLI'S COMMENCING THIS WEEK CHANGE IN PRICES ANY SEAT AT MATINEES No 10c 3. EVENING~10-20-30 Cents ALL THI WEEK Woman Against Woman Mustrated Songs and Moving Pictures Between Acts NO WAITS TRILBY Next Week Music. P. C. GEER TUNER 122 Prospect ft, ~ Tel 811 Norwieh, O IF YOU WANT A FIRST CLASS PIANO. &eot s BHONINGER through WHITE, THI TUNER, 48 South A St, Tafiviile e ———————— I may have told you all these things, bug I will tell them again, We have hifftory, arithmetic, English, gookTa reading, music, spelling, and sorne or studies We have to take our spelling home and get It out of school, or else get it in about ten minutes, We have three grades in one room, 80 we 4o not have ms much time for lessons, I think I will close Oh! 1 have forgotten momething I have forgotten to thank you th two books you bave sent me, 1 like them very much, especially about the one of Rip Van Winkle, or the Leg end of Sleepy Hollow, 1 will « now Love to all, from EMILY BABC( 01d Mystle, H Bible Question Box Q~What is conscience? Answer.—Man when created was er dowea with the moral faculties; that is, the faculties with which to deter | mine between the right and the wron These faculties were perfect In the first man formed by the Creator, T Divine Law was written in the nature of the perfect human being {Adam. Wh man disobeyed the A mighty Belng who had form he knew that he had violated th ciplo, of righteousness and justic therefore his consclence reproved him his moral facultles were offended and with the woman he hid himse from the presence of the Lord The scnse of discerning good and | evil, differentiating between right and wrong, has been sadly marred and ,dullmf by the long centurles of il experiences of the race with sin, evil and degradation, until the censclence | alone is no longer a safe guide {rect in life's affaire. The consc even of the best, is now and then er roneous and doubtful. erefore, am individual timepieces need to be reg. lated by some standard of time, o our consclences require constant regula< tion by some standard of morality and | righteousness—the Word of God, the Bible. HOSPITAL SUNDAY, Returns to Executive Committes Show That a Total of $867.63 Has Been Received. While all the churches in the asso< b have not tion with the clated communjti heard from in con loctions on idospital Sunday, the trus tees of the Grifiin hospital, Derby, have reports from a number of them. Thess reports show that the total sum col- lected through the churches and in- dlyiduals is $887.63. Money for Minister, A farewell reception was tendered Rev. Albert G. Lawson, D. D., retiring pastor of the First Baptist ehurch,Wa. terpury, in the church pariors Tuesd evening, members of the church, rep sentatives of other churches in the city and many friends uniting to do honor 1o the clergyman who is now mseeking another field of labor. Willlam R. Dixon, superintendent of the Sunday school, on behalf of the mmflon, presented the retiring a sum of money in & ssaled en velope, and to his duughter, Miss Law - wen, he presented a beautiful bouguet. _Spain's Small Paper Produstion. _ Spain makes only about forty thow sand tons of paper a year, half of ¥ for use of printers.