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WARCH. 14, 1912 METHODS OF REFORM. H r 16 z Look at Mrs. Pankhurst and her ~ | e, |1 it il | THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE , Borwich Bulletin [0, o0n oo o= : 1 practices | / 2 f A staid Boston paper, calling atten- 3 You, can. stop- thatawfal itch from | cures for eczema and-have. been.dis- wnd Canfice. tion to the presence i that city the B and Girls D ment eczema and other skin troubles in two | appointed; do-not make the mistake of C ) oys z AN e 2 Sast. wosk of: thg Goudiesu'he Was 1 oo t0o, good. to,be.true—but 1t 18| Aii othor AFAgHIAt keow s DDD: s = ek Ha: ambtedt M | ems. too good to be true—but it is | All of ecp this D.D.D. 116 YEARS OLB. j Jack o, eotine S S CAITRER gt : true, and-we veuch for it. Frescription—go: to' them i you can't = = R '~‘u. ”‘: e ""]’ ”_;;“:\ e x‘x\:"q.";" ” Rules for Young Writers. pot, Rhymes, Jingles and Fairy ~ Justa feyw drops of the simple, coel- | ceme to us—but.if,yeu. come to our S pneription price, 158 & week! soe u | e rel P didMot, s 1, Wiite plainly’ on ons side of the | Tale ing wash, the D.D.D, Prascription for | store, we will give:you tfe first dollar wouthai §6.00. 0 veaf. | dorse her violence, but {here whs no ! paper only and number. the pages: 8—Harold_ Blais, of Baltic, ‘Advent- _and, {he. lich stops. instantly. | bottlo on -oyr pogitive nu,pay - = S ;7= | =ainsaying that the Pankhurst mefh- i 2. Use pen gnd ink, not pencil. ures of & Biownie” by Miss Muloch. | e give.you a:trial bottle—enough to | antes that D.D.D. will stup the itch Zuteced a2 tho Poatsftice at Norwion, | o0 had given (he most cxtensive no-| 3. Short and, pointed artigles will e 9% | prove. tt—for. 25- cents. at_once, Con, &s :;;f.‘»;n:ss‘c:;mr. | tteei ot the word bg‘)g)\'cnd preference! Do motf use over m“’lunle]u f{r?:o}x.ul]lle‘;fi:gl:\z!lfiefl;v::‘ Now, i you have tried eat many | The Lee & Osgood C ;: y The popular idea of c - 2% words, ¥ tatiale S ;| ._.—___.L—-—-—-—-——— Bulletiy Businees Offica, I e of Caling atiehe| 4. Original stories or letters oniy |fice for-them’at any hour after 10 @ Sanuts _’f“,’,""{:“("fié- . b blow'este. s miomatirg, i cocike L o8 used. ’ St Tharsday. put it in the papers, and. the oficer |my father, and heotook an axe and Jo ce, 44 | Diow'—ta do somet o > rite your name, age apd ad- PR went eut looking for the woman who {chopped his head.off. = Witlimondic Otflee. BeUE. 3 aure ,| shock. Agreeable hnd logical ad:|dress plainiy at the bottom Of the LITTLE ORIGINAL STORIES. said. the, pocketbock was _hers. ‘We had him for Sunday dinner, and : — {dresses do not seem to disturh men | story b sy G The afficer saw {he Woman iri.a |some people might fhink that he had Norwich, Tharsday, March 14, {812: |in power, but the peril of organized | Address ull communications to Un- How Dick Won Both Prizes. candy. stare g b weat 1n aud §ot | peen paunded yntll be .was tander; but .- olence s, The English govern- | cle Jed, Builettn Office Tt was Yo e hrlght. . Angmmat gold n'[t);‘e,r :u:zi said that he wanted |I disigree with sy ome wiho ;[b’i;xlru‘_m, a the repat n ! 1 . =y o . B €4 .the s fon. LY. NEW ENGLAND GRAFTERS. nt has the repatation O Dbeing LA TR _Imorning as Dick Randall crept softly 1t (fhe At alt B | moved by mob uction; not by petitions | The Traly Brave Sown the stairs and out Julo thé Httie d_%i‘f Weman was sent to jail for ten RN oy BR O] end well ordered capduct: . Modt B8 | |ty are the trais. brava? gagder wnich he called hld ofn. aq| . THe man.was set tree.and the wo- | (nce & fon said.to_a. fox: | positivist in anthoritt Wit tell ¥4w{ fThe boy or gire With Self com- The reason Lor s carly e e was| maf), gave Jilra, ter, doliars. “Would_you,like to come fo my den [“Moral sunsion i iaved buts 4 | (e th ?'4&,\!: ‘u{;m!fi!flg‘. k"s nrfi'v 3": ‘of- | ./THe next. day the man was walking | for the affernoon, Mr. Fox?’ |re. Pankhurst and her followers are| | Who'c, scorn to wrong a living | | FeRGent of By IGER R SO | BY fhe hank of a.river. when be heard | “On, mo,” said the fox, “very many so much out of stvle as the auiet | k! -“"fi \“\'tv'efm ibe tHis nicest garden gu- | & -a‘y éo; “S"i' ed:uuk off }1!:](-1[:Lhus: p,?pln yistt vou; but I never see them nd orderly portton 6f the tommunmity:™ & = = o 5 and jamiped, in and swem to_the boat | return:” ink e i e bt 7 AR LB FRTHE o Sy e end in ot | s i et Akt | 'The Bulletin has ng iden of enfiors- POETR prise, for fhe fufuily wers wéry poor | If &K the lady wiio gave him the |t “they entgy themselves too much.” s tng Mrs. Pamikhurst; bat it recognizes | Gy and. tert a’v’lara would go.a long iy fent Hollars: . He took Her to the shore | ~yell, never mn ot said the fox, k hnl evol amons inen the RENNst] Kaep Sanny. Piote tras hisd Bhothes ho | 2l Went for & or and a horse | for 1 emjoy, fmysetf af Home: n among mer the brickbat | ished very fmuch td Bet the prize; | ¥ team, Then the lioh turned away rather kept order Wher gentle words|A little boy awoke one morn, ) ing i1l 5 ;> Bromised ftm q| They cdme back in fifteen minutes | gisagpointed gt his fajlure. would not As bross s he could bs; Pnteh if he wonkd win thé Hilge: He m'g togk ket to hef home, | JENNIE 3 S8 Y, Age 12 so m The powers that be the world over | Ho couldn't sreak o Bleasant word— | §id Hot neea I, bt wighed fo get ft! The juah Doesh @0, fuh tn dove with| Fattville. s rred to be scared—they seldom | He womldn't iry; rou see i Ve honor ot dt This bags| Ber 1»2: ot 8 gobf prize. After three | Ly By p [ 5E e Goaia A robip saw his egwling face. e e T CWard, He: atgb; | yeats He hiatrted Her gnd they went | Bridgat. and Ploses Ham o . - Chirp! Cnirp!” he cried, “how funny! | Famie, Sag Hennet FHiing. He | to }ive in a castle. After a while they | 7 € jort subjec FRE Why for't you suilie Imstead of frotvn | N5 pof Nony Larly tis monting, D%\ were =0 éxtravagant thet they became | Dridget was o little girl and was : ot g r WHERE THE FAULT LIES. |Keep sumny; stnay; senny:” Rad Tred & by, 40 Wéip himy whén the | DGt ahd went to the poorfouse, | sometimes very cross. o ot here A% 3 time when oSt ofls Mible:irl Wite pot e foo garder hitd td 'f{’“ e mq‘(!hbe'l‘: a'a’éfi’l.fl:"]fic mh::"prl:;n:?li; was nlasing. When It was almost ’ X hur e vices and erime among BOyS Were | o “Hiynons and lece collars, Dick happenéd to glance _ beer, the | Cii{ for her and her brother, and the | time for ditiner ghe called for Katy wrged the baneful influences of i 5 A fence which spparstes bls_yard m | b ot 1t tm. Kaly was bDusy and < s w- | i 3 ¢ the | gress of silk, a pony eart Renméllf's, dnd sa him with George| Woman went to get her part, but the | to_pu n. Hety was ¥ 4 i o R ne-novel reading: but now theli pocketful of dolinrs, o e hahsine i, He thousht It | brother got hald of jt and sold it and | 414 not come at bmce. . 3 ame wickedness &nd preeseity in | Agwin the robin erled “Chirp! Chirp! | HOWlana help 3 away betere she came to get if,| Koy, come and Pt on my sho plctures. may be that meny of these in their sensatienalism are so dliferen dime-novel plots that them prempted t true net by American tew right when it sa pictures may nfluences they to excite the fnes tired theater goers. latter, and net the pictures’ hildren Waterbury matter Moving be pol tiona or do the the it s ) are allowed te see for grown-ups f fault that of he fault of thelr gu their nor Ve have children’s department and Why ple ins 1 e them The \paratus r moving s no need n the school: But bly ve, proba Tat hool be glad to xed fully ildren ever lasses could com is a level-headed rect and smacks com nan Sims' state hey w k for it EDITORIAL NOTES. he insurgents hold fast to the To the victors belong es advertise for may e to be men of good for spot d money, today ash & thoug ! no reason wh gari n the ring? pper cut hope. bats were being wor shows th a full delegations, | kes a strong man m's example. nor Wilson dorsemen to be The equal tru cou to was at him now be possible that they jury duty on Long Isi mel has no regard for his campalgn expenditu ncertainty her the even at the p out the pole the Athletics ¥ centers al and out o are being chprged to the mov- pic: not and persons innately o g0 ches tent may ntal | i the tired L1 pic- t is the ard- s in not | ture tall- t is theatrical mana- run lected morn- om- mon | The people can get what they old | the ors; rec- here ould be y| How can there be a square deal with That. looks in n in the eccentricity neither Harmon Baltimore t of e to ntry it; pay and, the res. in- res- and Dan n laxim says I armor plate r ke old cheese; but ns depend upon it for Lodge has declared his in- w . Guid bilcan convention. He hasn't " & e 48 though he could endorse " z g ; | Atter an e ence within memory, : PSS ot W I sympathizes with Baltimore, o ' ere in the tern suburbs the n L ate 8 not only unfit to drink, but . T'w woman aviators have lost their 9 1 8. The first was an American girl named Farman, and the second Su- ga four zanne Bermand. Both met fatal ac- " c . Bible Question Box » - W Your Bible questions be an- r swered In these eslumns or by mall Hior. te of if went to our Wible Question Box i "t Wish for eiothes or money. *{f-nnem o klngzwe ome one to help him, he tould; too. Be dhankul tnat oure well wnd |y (ho Txse he heard his sisier strong., sing- oice Keep supny, swnny; sunny.’ I et poliey” Y s he raised Now, listen, if around veur home And tie thouglst go, too, 39 b the garden himself. Fhere was piso nother person who had witnessed the morning's proeesd- ings, and this was Mr. Heathfield, and he immediately decided that Dick should get the price. Ahd, acerdingly wheti the urises were awarded the wcople weré very much surprised timt ‘(melh aie ot get it for his garden s better Diek'si and when fennett's Mather asked Mr. Heathfleld the reason, he told him. Kenneth did not get the wateh, but Mr. Ward gave the wateh he had bought for Kenneth That robin may be fiving, And yeu should just be out ef Or argry, cr or crying You neodn't be astonished if He thinke your frowns look fanny And erles: “Chirp! Chirp! You make me laugh; Keep sunny, sunny, sunny. +Josephine Barbetich; aged 9 years. sarts; A Rhym Thé wind is roaring, The rain is pouring to Dick. Over the land and the sea MILDRED CARROLL, Age 13, But when it stops we'll spin our| Norwich: topm, And then we'll go to tes. -Carl Parker, Age 11, Norwich UNCLE JED'S TALK TO THE WIDE- AWAKES, The Fox and the Crane. (Ome day the crane invited the fox to Gine with him. When dinner was served a long necked jar was placed before the Tox. He got angry at this, but said noth- ing. " & tew weeks the fox sald fend Crane, and dine with me. ‘When dinner was served a plate was put before the crane. He was engry, and said: I cannot eat from a plate. Then the fox got up and replied: “You served me a jar which I could not eat from.” There is nothing mere interesting to little folks or big ones than all out of doors, and it will not be many weeks now before all who work in the open air and all who enjoy it will be revel- | ing n it every aay. | Perhaps the Wide-Awakes have no- Iticed that the willows are yellowing R | up, and the song sparrow is singing in| They never spoke for a long time, tie: quiing nrotested climne: of ,‘mm‘ { until the King said: Al who are mad ! must become good friends again. while the pussy willows are live s SOPHIE THOMA, Age 1L {up thelr catkins, the silver sheen of | rmastville which will soon take on a pretty pink glow as if heralding the yellow taseels { which are to come. “You know Grandpa's Sheep’s Wool. nt as he turned | vl The worian snd her hwsbend got there just in time to see the furniture golpg wav. Ehe went Into the heuse ana Sterted to bess the men around. When they told the woman the house was sold she went out mad and the pegple began to laugh at them. The weman pieked ip a stone and i threw it at them, and went to a law- ver to see if she could not get her peftien of her mather's pro CIARENCE HIGHNAN, Baltia, Mother Died for. Him, A poor emisrant had gone to Am ca to make his fortune, leaving a wife and a little one in England. When he had made some money he wrote home to his wife: “Come out to me here. money for ycur passage. you and my boy.” The,wife took ship as soon as she could, and started for her new home, One night as they were all asleep, there sounded the dreaded cry o “Fire! Fire!” Everyone rushéd on deck and the boats were soon filled. The last one was just pushing off, when a cry of— I send the I want to gee “There are two more on deck! arose, They were the mother and her son. Alas! “Only room for ons the sallors shouted. ‘Which was to go? The thought of her far-away home, her husband looking out lovingly for his wife. 'Then she glanced down at the boy, clinging frightened to her skirts. She could not let him die There was no time to lose, Quick! Quick! The flax getting around. she held him to her a “Willle, tell father T di Then the boy was lo mother es were child, Snatching th moment. ed for you!" = - the bows| T thouzht you would lke to hear of| sailors’ willing arms. | : I\mr n x: be 1nns§ before n-n‘ on:J:m new suit, 80 T am going to tell You| him, From your mephew, | will be hunting’ turtles in the brooks | apout it. » HAROLD MILALS, A and ponds, and the girls wild flowers| My uncle came to visit us some time| . - ., - h 450 1L, in the flelds. Get interested In the|ago, and he had with him a nice plece Yik. of cloth. Now, this cloth was made | pretty thinge out of doors, learn the | of COM AN TS S0°my grandpa’s Bob’s Valentine. ITabits of the birds and flowers, and | own sheep. The yarn was hand pun| Bob was given five cents to buy some {the wi of brooks and the cwamps,and ’“'uvsn on a hand loem at grand- valentines, and he went down to the bep i T gl | pa’s home store. gnd.the life they sustain. I carried it to a tallor and he made| " 1.’ g5t one for four cemts for his | Nature seems silent, but she te: (l\Bi‘ {man many lessons of value and gives| There was a little of the ‘vi'lutlh left ude o 1 b £} jover, and T got an up-to-date cap [eRR ey e made out of it. If I ever go to Nor- | | wich I will let you see my suit. {LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. | TOHH HOGAN, A & me a nice little suit Marguerite Farrow, of Mansfield De- | Putnam. pot: Many thanks for the lovely book | vou sent. I have started reading it Owen and His Pet Squirrel. and find it very interestinz Once upon a time there was a boy named Owen and he had a pet squirrel he called Bunny. He liked him very Margaret O'Brien, of Norwich: I thani | | much and he would let him climb up | you very much for my nice bo: 1 read it Friday and found it to be very interesting. on his shoulder and sit there. And he would get in his coat pocket and stay George W. Doyle, of Plainfield: 1| here a long time, thank you very much for the book| (o day Owen started to go_skat- which you awarded to me. I have not!ing and Bunny followed him. Bunny quite finished it yet, but so far as 1 ran up,a tree and jumped from limb { have gone I have found it very inter- to limb. Owen calied to him but he mother, and because he cunning littleboy he was given a bright 1012 Lincoln penny, and it had initials on it, for change. As soon as he got it, he thought Il give this cent to mother, and the was such a valentine to father.” He got a pretty envelope that was decorated with hearts and put his mother's valuentine in it. Then he put his father's in another one, and given the children ta put their valen- tines in. When Valentine's Day came sister began to distribute the tines that were in the box His mother got his valentine and he vatched her when she saw it: “O, dear! I put father's name on the cent and mother'll get the wrong one.’ Bob's valen. esting. Once more I thank you for | ouid rot come. S A B e Y | your kindness. | “Owen thought he had lost Bunny, so| o€ T ® TG BT ORERELS | Hattie King, of Lebanon: You don't | he began to o, and lay down iod the | Cuniother, don’t open it, because 1 Linow how morch 1 thank you for'my |snow and fell asieep. Soon Owen's| .o7¢ it for father. You sive this to | prize book, “The Hand of Fire” I|papa went out to look for him and he|pim"ang ne will give you the one he'll {have read it all through and it is|found him asleep on the snow. Hegoi”that's in a pretty envelope. Will | fine, icked him up and carried him homa | Fo o | — nd put him on a couch. When Owen | %6¢ course, T will” his mother said | awoke, sitting on the foot of the couch, | : i alehna Hhe sald ATHE WINNERS OE PRIZE BOOKS. | ‘it at him, was Bunny. He was ;a",“prf" " i | 1—Mildred Carroll, of Norwich, *The | Very glad to get him back again. “I like my own better than the oth- | Dog Crusoe,” by R. M. Bal syl HAROLD BLAIS, Age 13. |er, Sonny. i # | Baitic, Conn. HATTIE | 2—Ruth McCollum, of Manfield De-| T e pot, “Gascoyne, Sandal Wood | N ] | Eoaders by R M. Ballantyne, | A Theft and the Outcome of It. R i e "7 | There was a man who was walking The Story of a Turnip. ’3—[’“““ M! King, °lf‘ “""l"'{}“ ]‘1 n! gown street and he picked up a pock- | One day a poor workingman found cle Tom's Cabin,” by Harreit Beecher | atbook and looked in it and found one hundred dollars, There was a him and saw him pick it up, and she went to him and said, “You have found | Stowe. | 1 4—Harold M Taftville, “Alice in Wonderland,” i rroll woman standing near 5—Frieda Retkovske, of Norwich | my pocketbook. and beauty. Then, after saying some by Adelaide Ful- [ The .pan said he dropped it and had | kind words to the poor man, he gave | | come back to look for it [ Pim dhree”goid pieces, The woman called sn officer and| Now, there was a farmer living near e e s Glss b | 1013, im to arrest that man the village. who was Tich and wanted | T e & M He tock him to jail and he was tried | to be richer still. He had heard of N | and sentenced for thirty days. the kindness of the king to the poor 7—Fenslon McCollum, Mansfield De- [ The who lost the pocketbook | man. “lI have a fine calf,” said he the = & R finest in the country. 1 will give it to i the king. If he gave three gold pieces for a turpip, how much will be give| 3 | for this beautiful calf! | | 8o ho went and gave it to the king. ]'H\fi king knew what he wanted, so he “Rosalind,” said Doctor Foster to his | made a great many chains, but bye- | plump little eight year old deughter: |and-bye she grew tired of them. She | “I think I will skip over to Howard | wondered why her father did not come, a very. large turnip in his garden. 1 will give it to the king as a gift,” said he. So he carried it to the palace. king took it and admired its great size The sald he did not want any. The man Dieaded ®o that the king {took the calf, and instead of giving | money for it, he gave him the turnip The rich man went away and was sor- — e { Carter's, and see how he is this morn- | and became very uneasy. Her father IV for What bo had dome. . o gy g g " the | Q—Can we say that Jesus is divine | ing. Would you mind to stay st the had fold her not to venturs {zto the i il i o gain_and . democratic 1058 | and yet not worship Hi ity7 | Eate of the daisy lot and wait for me very far, but she was so tired o 6 Gemo el i e ship Hint 8e deity?| 551177 Fas I do not think vou | making chains near the gate, she went The Ugly Rooster. rength s, d toward the | ' A { will be lonely. I will not stay long.” |farther in. | One day a man came to our house pu nmistakable nswer.—The Logos is designated ! No, father; and as for my lone- | As she was approaching a bunch of (and sald: “What a lovely flock of g Srdloc v ¢ Only Begotten Son” of God. The ' liness there would be nome, for In|lovely daisies she caught sight of a|fowls you have. Would you sell that kil b can gain in the |ICUENt conveyed by this expression is|your absence. I could make a daisy | figure lying among them. What was|handsome rooster to me?" . 74 2 h: 1t the Logos, the Lord Jesus, is the | chain for myself and baby Katherine. | jt? 8he jumped back, and ran As you keep the same kind of poul- - s orly direct creathn or begetting of the! You know the daisies are beautiful | gereaming toward the gate. Just then | try, why won't you trade with me? ese m 18 str Heavenly Father, while all others of | just now. The meadow is loaded With | her father came in sight. He heard | said my father. ficat Il open the [God's sons (angels as well as men), | them. Iwent down there last Monday, | the screaming and sald. “Certainly, 1 will trade,” sald the * 5 & reph were His indirect creatior. through the |and there were millions of the white | gyt TS FRC TD man. “T will take this one now, and | osos. Hence the propriety, the truth- | fowers “But Rosalind could only scream and | the next time I come I will bring the | fpmess, Of the statement, that He is| “Well, then we will go. Get on your | point to the bunch of daisies. best one I have.” b & Ll l;]\ Begotten Son of God The ! ponnet, little one, and start, for the | After a while her father went to in-| S0 the trade was made, but when we £ Gaar, ; Lotd Jesus has ever been the agency | sun Is getting pretty well overheated, | vestigate. got_the new rooster he fousht so much % ashington for channel through whom the Divine!and we want to arrive home, when If | ' “Look out, for it, papa,” she said, “It | With the other one that we had to m New York urposes have heen accomplished. As| i not too hot is u fairy or a goblin” “Something |take turns. keeping them imprisoned. zzard had |the direct agent of the Heavenly Fa-| In a few minutes Rosalind was |like that!” One day 1 went out to get in the nications between | 1% It 18 uppropricte that He should | ready, the plump cheeked littlo maiden | (rh, no! firewood, when he begun to chase me. g g | be honored even 48 the Fathef is hon-|of eight, and the old gray-haired | Why! It's a child! — a buby! Baby |l Was frightened so I ran to the house. £ |ored. Ana so it s wriiten, “That ‘all | doctor. She was not altogether pretty, | Katherine, cried the doctor, “However | This pleased him so much that he be- = men should honor the Son even asthey | but she had u merry Mttle luugh 0 | did you get out here? gan to crow over the defeat: but he hat aeroplane with & parachute |hionor the Father.' (John 28.) Aft-| full of fun and frolic? Baby Katherine | 00 “\ by K did not crow long, because 1 am not aehed ought to appeal to T. R. He |or the death and resurrection of the | was her throe year old sister. Her | HeAting this, Haby Katherine woke |, '’ oo Lo ™ crowed over: . 8o 1 -ty 1 Ity of getting | “0rd Jesus, He was highly exailed, re- | mother had died when she was scarce- | UP 474 rubbed her eyes, and sald: | ;0¢cheq up o broom and chased him - b xdily efiouEh, but en celving glory, honor, and lmmortal 1y four days old. After the mother's tosey, why didn't you wa' for me? to the hen yard and lecked, him in it - the divine natnre. In of this high | death n kind hearied old lady .who wa' go. Me like dalsy. ere il 1 had eotten sufficient ® ; tie trouble in mak- | exaltation. and of [its posltion of spe-| wanted a home, came and took ¢ of t 15 a puzzle how she got out here” ply of wood, and then, armed with a graceful descent elal favor ut the rizht hand of the | the uniucky little one, #ald the doctor, us he carried the baby | g stick, I procesded to the door to fell — Majesty on high, it {8 no cause for, But'in the meantime we must go on | iNto the house, “She had te cross the | pum The Portland Express says: “Maine s‘ r|-»‘\‘«.’|1 n ne liud 1t stated that all} with the story "A"“;'k- and I don't ses how she did It" | "jiy chaged us for about thres moriths. a8 never given its elactoral vote to [$hONId buw th knee to Him: “Him{ Doctor Foster left iittle Rosalind i dl '1.- ® pugzle we will never know,! gt one sad day he eame upon my sls a demoevatic presidential candidate |UA1D G0 Nighly exalied, und given|the gate. then hurried ou to do his |*ald Rosalind, “but I sm glad I dis-|ter ynexpectedly and she naturally was democta > L A®1HIm o name that Is above every hame, | errand, saying he would he back with- | obeved you. so very angry fhat she picked since 1836 and this precedent Will |ilat ut the name of Jesus every knee |in an hour | RUTH 8. MeUOLLUM, Age 13, | stick and hit him so hard that he peavail next November." . should bow,”—Phil, iy 9. Rosalind wat down in the dalsies and | Mansfield Depot, Conn. over senseless, Shethen ran and told PRCCEE T TN ok |can win a prize, about my dog and | cat. put them in the box his mother had | Her imother Wae nearby and told her say ‘“Please.” Bridget would not say it Her mother told tier to stay in that room ti!l she said “Please.” After a tme she picked up her snoe and went to find Katy. | | She always said “Please,” after th: | GRACE RIDER, Age 13 | Mansfield Center. ! to LETTERS TO UNCLE JE What Alice Stud Dear Unele Jed: 1 am nine vears! old. I live in Versailles, 1 have lots of fun winter, sliding down hill | and skating. ! 1 have three sistors whose names | are Helen, Catherine and Mar: { | 1 am the oldest. I go to school. | Al my sisters go to school, but my | youngest sister. Her name is Helen. | T am in the fifth grade. I study his- tory and geography. Catherine is in the second grade. Your nlece, ALICE GORMAN. Mary's Two Pets. Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to write you another story to mee If I The dog's name is Shep. He is black all over, except under his. neck, thero he is vellow and white. He will drive the cow Jiome and will go in swimming if you throw a stone. 1 | The cat is gray. He can jump very high. Sometimes he goes away and stays o long time. He does not come into the house very much—only cold days. He can do & number of tricks. Your little friend, MARY BROMLEY, Age 1i. My Scheol Lessons. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 am 11 years old. I am in room 9 inigrade Vla in the public school. We have in arithmetic probiems about circles; ve find the circumfer- ence, and dlameters, and areas. We fnd how many board feet in a board; and we find the cost of it. }_In language we have the six tense | forms of verbs. In spelling we have definitions, Your nephew, GEORGE FARRELL, Age 11 Norvich. Our Doctor. Deac Uncle Jed: I am out of school all this week with a cold and I | watched Dr, Harriman's funeral go by He had many beautiful flowers. 1| am very sorry that he is gone because he was ray doctor and helped me when I was sick. He gave nice, sweet medl- cines and I liked to take them. He| helped ns all, my father, mother and | sister. He was very kind to us and “'n other children that I know. I guess | everybody cf the Rose of New Eng- land’ will miss him. Your loving FRIEDA RETKOVSKI, Age 10. The Pond. | L le Jec. I am writing acout a Dody of water where I ifve. It is a | very useful pond and situated in a own where its power comes in useful. | First it turns & mill wheel that em- ploys about two hundred and fifty hands. Next the boys and girls have gre: sport in skating and boat sailing, es- | pecially in the evening when thelr work is done, Besides it has great fishing of all kinds, and on one side of this stream is about twenty magnificent houses, which look beautiful as seen from iis waters. On tke other side | briage, which is a great arch- was built on purpose | for the motor boats to sail through. So now I hope I've described this | pond so you all know where it is. CHARLES MURPHY, Aged ttehville. 14 Thomas ls Waiting For Spring to Open Dear Uncle Jed: T thought 1 would write and tell you how interested 1 am |in farming. 1 will be glad to welcome spring so I can plant my garden. I am going to raise turkeys this year all myself. Papa said T conld have all 1 raised | myself for my own. I have a pair of steers and ducks. We live on a large farm. five | 1 heip papa | milk; then I do the chores before I go | to_school. { I like to read the letters in | Wide Awake circle very much. | THOMAS H. CONLAN, JR., Age { Norwich. 12, Her Grandpa's Dog. Dear Uncle Jed: Every year I go to my grandma’s to spend the sum- mer. One time my grandpa had a dog and | he gave me a puppy. She is & big| dog now. I named her Bess. We can ride on her back. She is real gentle. She has efght little puppies not quite | two keeks' old. My papa. is going to sell them all but one, he is going to keep. Your Little Niece, FRNESTINE LINCOLN. He Fought The Doetor. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 am a little boy nine years old, About three or four years ago I went to Rockville with my father. When I was riding on the trolley car a cinder | flew in my eye. My father was go- | ing to the bank. He could not get the cinder sut 80 took me to a doctor. 1 ran down the stairs and the docter sfter me. He caught me by the coat and took me back inte the office, and put of my eye, I fought so that he had to get me ether, and when | woeke up my eye was better, but 1 was dreadfuily sick | the word: two tentams from ome of our neigh- bors. er Polly. self, morning. ed her 'Trixie because she was so full of fun and tricks. She plays with the hens and chickens. are birds, but they run so fast she | canmot catch them. | got into one morning. ning across frightened at something and ran up mto the well-house. | e &nd fell into the woll her fall and went after her. brought her up alive. Rey. Thomas 8. Duggan, vicar general | and rector has gone to Pinehurst, N. C., where he hopes to recuperate. severe cold some time ago, which at | one time threatened pheumonia, SATIN RIVIERA The Silk of the Season This rich Silk, which has proven the triumph of the season, has the soft, lustrous finish of the finest Mes- saline but with more body and stability. To the draped effects of the latest modes this silk lends itself most readily and there are no others which can be handled to better advantage nor with more effectiveness. MIGEL QUALITY The name Migel used in connection with any fabric at once places it in the front rank, for that name guaran- tees the value and the correctness of the style. We are showing this beautiful Silk in a large assortment of charming daylight and evening shades. 40 inches wide..........$1.50 a yard We have the fallowing colors and shades— Copenhagen, light blue, pink, lavender, tan, brown, grey, ivory,*cream and black. In stock and arriving daily you will find in our Silk Department all of the suc- cesses of the season—Messalines, Voiles, Marquisettes (both plain and bordered), Silk and Wool Poplins (plain and with Jacquard borders), Chiffon Taffetas, Cheney Brothers Shawer Proof Foulards. don't want to take any more ether. | P. 8. My sister helped me some with | STORAGE Finest and largest storage roem in this city. Elevater service connected. Rates reasonabl FENHLON McCOLLUM, Age 9. Mansfleld Depot. Florence’s Little Trixie. Uncle Jed: My brother has Dear Contract Work and Building Materials of every description. Let me quote yeu prices and estimates. Cpe is named Dick and the oth- | The revster is very proud of him- | My brother looks for the eggs every | P [ T have a little kitten. Mamma’nam- She thinks they | A. N. CARPENTER Commerce Street Telephone 171. 1 will tell you of 4 littie trouble Kitty | 8he came run- | the yard and seemed She lost her hoid My father saw | We were all very glad when father " GEO. E. PITCHER ! Civil Engineer, wishes to an’ ounce to his patroms and the public Liat ho has moved to §5 From your niece, FLORENCE A . WHYTE Hartford—Owing to ill heaith Very | St. Joseph's cathedral, Broadway, Chapman bullding, opps the Y. M. C. A ' 84 |~ TRENE 1 n0 savertsing medium 1A nto | gastern Connecticut equal to The Bui- JotincEor Tusmens resuits. ite He contracted a | to develop THE MONEY SAVERS For Thursday and Friday Fresh EGGS Oysters, qt. 33c|5 Ib. pail.....57c|dozen ...... 25c 2 Ibs. LIVER 95 | ROUND STEAK 11 BACON| « &OC| b ... 0. . .. . 4 i SALT PORK Rib or Loin LAMB CHOPS, Ib. 12 Pickled TRIPE PORK CHOPS [HAMS, B... Comed SPARERIBS BACON, Ib. HAM BUTTS HAMBURG 10c | STEAK, Ib. ......... 10c Yellow ONIONS, New CABBAGE |Fine POTATOES P R T Fat, Salt . Yellow Eyed MACKEREL, 3 for... 13¢ Soda - Oyster BEANS, 2 qts. .. ... 19¢ CRACKERS, 2 lbs... 15¢ Yellow MEAL Meaty PRUNES Salt SALMON 1 bottle Syrup 1 pkg. Pancake Flour MoHICAN COMPAN . 8Y¢ . 13¢ . 17e 19c Ferris CODFISH In pieces — 2 Ibs......15¢ Alaska SALMON can veo 136 | 1ic Entire Wheat FRUIT PIES Jelly Doughnuts BREAD, loaf 3c|each ........ 10c|dozen ....... 8¢ o R e s At e