Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 7, 1912, Page 4

]uwith Qu iletin and Poufier. 116 YEARS OLD. Subscription price, 12c a week; 50c a month; $6,00 a year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwlch, Conn, as second-class matter. Telephone Call Bulletin Business Office, 480. Bulletin Editorial Rooms, 35-3. Bulletin Job Office, 85-6. Willimantic Office, Room 2, Murray Building. Telephone 210. Norwich, Thursday, Nov. 7, 1912. N SRy S e WHAT THE ELECTION MEANS. It is mot strange that Woodrow Wil- son declared that he could hardly realize that he had been chosen by the people as the next president of the United States. He has been through & hard campaign in which issues were mixed with personalities and in which promises and platforms played an important part. When Gov- ernor Wilson stopped to realize that he had been selected to head the gov- ernment of this country, the real sig- nificance of his position dawned upon him. Great things will be expected of him. There is the great economic question of the tariff which must be adjusted | by the democraty and changed so that it will mean cheaper goods, cheaper living, and still not disturb the pr perity of the country. Th e cannot come for several months. | Whether the democrats will get down to earnest business on this matter or play politics as they did in the recent congress remains to ‘be seen. Gov- ernor Wilson is elected at a time when the country is enjoying the best of times and the o tion rests up-| on him to dee that it maintained He has a def polics in the suppr n of the above all, he will looked ur maintain business and the high s of wages. Such are dences of prosperit their existence now it is their con#nuance should The democ powe: simply onsidered safer than who split the repypl thousands of members preferred to take a rather than have means get into office ¥ It 18 to be hoped t the country under Mr. Wilson will nue to prosper and that the reforms he pro- | poses can be accomplished to the ben- efit of every individual in the land. nite and in but ri be exy because | of latter o with Wilson | Roosevelt by any again at cont THE VOTING MACHINE. Norwich had its first 'experience with the use of the voting machines | on Tuesday and the gene verdict | was most favorable. There were one | or two distressing features, but inj neither case was it the fawt of the machine. It was one of the conditions resulting from the fnexperience of the election officials in the method of of eration and handling the machin There are certain requirements whic the machine tenders must look after and faflure to do that makes it im- possible for the machine to be prop- erly operated. There was general satisfaction at| the early announcement of the vote made possible by the machines. It was known at 6.30 how the city had gone for the president and governor, hours in advance of what would have been possible under the ballot system of voting. There was also that confi- dence in the minds of the voters that thetr vote had been counted as c: and that it was not left to othe to say what their Intentions appeared to be. The simplicity of the operation appealed even to those who had not taken advantage of the chance to un- derstand the workings before election day. Norwich has taken e step in adopting the machin is the best method of voting and in each suc- ceeding election, as the voters get bet ter acquainted with the operation, it will continue to fncrease in their es- timation, minds SOIL SURVEYS IMPORTANT. The work that is being done as an ald to aericulture by the through the soil surveys which are being: conducted throughout the coun- try at different points, is of immense importance. It is little realized except among those who are vitally interest- ed. In reference to its work, a bulle- tin from the bureau of soils says “No industry is o vital to the well- being of a nation as agriculture, and nothing is so vital to agriculture as the soil. From its treasury been es ated that we drew the year 1909 more than and its possibilities are partially realized. The this country millions of have never felt the plow, 3 which are now under cultivation rn’lnyl by the application of scientific princi- ples, be made to produce many times the present value of their products. How to use and not abuse this ;;rrvm.} resource is the most important prob- lem which faces the farmer of today —one worthy of the best efforts of our most profound and learned scientists; for upon its solution depends the fu- ture prosperity of the nation.” When it is considered that there has been hardly more than a beginning in | this line of work, it can be appreciated | that its extension bears an important relation to the future of agriculture. Better working conditions and under- | standing the possibiiities of the differ- ent sections of the country better re- sults should be obtained. it has during government | ¢ AN AGE OF LUXURIES. ‘Whether it is realized or not, we are living in an age when large expendi- tures are made for luxuries. gotten to a point, through living under excellent conditions, where it is found necessary to have everything regard- less of cost, whether it be the needful or the unnecessary things of life. and in many cases it is the needed things which are sacrificed. Expenditures run up into enormous figures for what are considered Iuxuries. For instance, it is figured out that there is spent for chewing gum alone the sum of $20,- 000,000. There is put into confec- tionery $78,000,000, ice cream and soda er gather in the large sum of 000,000, cheap jewelry draws from the socketbooks a total of $800,000,000, while the constantly increasing moving picture business takes from the people the grand total of $1,000,000,000. These for a period of twelve and do not include the ex- pensive habit of buying automobiles and the placing of mortgages on the farm or city prop for the original cost and upkeep of the machines. These figures reach such a large sum bec of the readiness with which people shell out. The old adage, Easy com was never bet- ter illu is also the Dbest indication that money is plenty, or it would not be allowed to go for such purposes, and vet, if it could pe known, it would doubtiess be found that poor people big contributors to these Juxuries in preference to things they 2 ly need. are use . easy are ULLMAN QUITS POLITICS. In the announced retirement by Col. /llman of New Haven from lost one of the great- t the party in New M. Ullman has been \ party manager for nearly des and during that time s have Dbeen untiringly de- to the best interests of his pa ty and city. When a man devotes time and money to the interests of his jarty in such an upright, unselfish manner, his retirement becomes a dis- t loss. He has been the life of the Jlican party in New Haven, build- it up thro per: nest politics. He 1 a fairness in his political s which is well known to his rents. : ide from politics, Mr. Ullman has maintained an honesty of pur- racter is of the highest In his retirement activity which he has been in in connection with poli- creates a vacancy which it will » hard to fill ss has been 1 to e persistency and politics to a s from the republican New Haven through his turning his position to his sacrifices were benefit of others, and leader, a true friend and tician Isaac M. Ullman will nown mainta the ged from suec his EDITORIAL NOTES. Flinn, the t, had a good upon Per politics. Mr., grip Happy thought for today ruin” never was Rule or 1 sane man's motto. The season for will now replace onstrations. It is ai to think ti ciate their aying election bets the rallies and dem- to the bull moose democrats don’t appre- relp. Our demos whole cheese now a keep the distrib have the The Colonel lost the $75,000 a y ut Mu newspaper job may vet be tion. ¥'s $100,000 a tempta- The ho itself w all. looked re 1 3 it does Judge Nelson J. Ayling merited the port the people gave him. He is an efficient and honorable judge of probate. There is no evidence on the face of the retur that the people were yearning the elevation of Mr. Roosevelt for an ill wind that blow thousand democrat will be drawing a salar It is good— gents two ye The repu crow if it better tha ter later on. ans should enjoy eating s their own bird. This is eating at a charity coun- The people have prices, and they them. When ali labor is also che voted for are likely things are lower to get cheap, The third-term question has again Dbeen settled right, though at a sacri- fice of a great and good bresident. Now, let it drop forever. President Taft’s congratulations to Wilson were hearty and his appeal to the republicans to rally for constitu- tional government was sound. The solid south has reason to feel that they have taken Washington, D. C., now—its influence there for the next four years will be supreme. In accord, doubtless, President Taft is glad Wilson got there, and so is Teddy, for that closes Taft's admin- istration, which, by the way, will shine in histor: THE TOQOTH IS NOT OUT YET. Two Boys Make a Failure of a Practi- cal Dentistry Test. The best tooth pulling sto It has been proven time and again that it is not always what a man de- serves that he gets. President Taft| deserved an endorsement of his admin. | istration by a re-election. Those who | should have been his supporters were | against him. History, however, will | deal differently with his worth as a chief executive. Two things Mr. Wilson believes in— bringing the tariff to a revenue bas and in knocking every old soldier off the pension list who can gain a hbare subsistence by his own energies. ‘Who would have thought the repub- lican party would be rent by dissen- sions in 1912, as the democratic party ,was in 18607 Love of power makes leaders blind, Governor Baldwin can turn out Highway Commissioner MacDonald now if he doesn’t like the color of his hair, just as soon as he can get the e veDeales from Ocean Park and invol boys and a bi le. Roy Fosdick, 9 years old, told his playmate of his aches and w fered many devices for rellef. Finally this plan was evolved: John Tower was to bring around his bicycle, a string would be tied to it and the | tooth. Tower would ride swiftly away, Roy would brace himself would come the tooth. All was made ready. The boy mounted the bicycle and started. And right there Roy’s nerve failed him. He started after the bicycle. The bicyclist rode faster. It developed into a race. Finally Roy was close enough to make a wild grab for the machine. The re- sult was that the two boys and the bicycle landed in a heap, with the youngsters suffering from injuries ranging from a cut on Roy’s head to a wrenched ankle for John—Los An- geles Examiner There is a good deal of vacuum cleaning done in ¥rance by large ma- chines that go through the streets and clean houses and apartments by hose reaching to any floor. The individual vacuum cleaner is little known, and out ‘We have stent effort and | Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only and number the pages. 2, Use pen and ink, not pencil. 3. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words. 4. Original stories or letters only will be used, 6. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story. Address all communications to Un- cle Jed, Bulletin Office. “Whatever you are—Be that; Whatever you say—Be true. Straightforwardly act, Be honest—in fact, Be nobody else but you.” An Addition Anagram. This is a little puzzle-block of fig- ures and the first correct answer re- ceived will be rewarded with a book. Arrange the figures in the squares so that each row gives a side-way ad- dition of 15. POETRY. Little Nut People. Old Mistress Chestnut once lived in a burr Padded and lined with the softest of fur. ¥ Jack Frost split it wide open with his keen silver knife, % And tumbleq her out at the risk of her life, Here is Don Almond, a grandee from Spain. Some raisins from Malaga came in his train. He has a twin brother, a shade or two leaner; When both come together, we shou§ “Philopena!” This is Sir Walnut;” he’s English, you know, A friend of my Lady and Lord So- and-So. Whenever you ask old Sir Walnut to dinner, Be sure and have wine for the gouty old sinner. Little M lina, not finer. Sometimes she is roasted and burnt to a cinder. In Georgia they call her Miss Goober or Pinder. Peanut, from North Caro- She's ‘ristocratic, but no nut is Little Miss Hazelnut, in her best bon- net, Is lovely enough to be put in a sonnet; And voung Mr. Filbert has journeyed from Kent, To ask her to marry him soon after Lent. i This is Old Hickory; look at him well, A general was namedg for him, so I've heard tell. Take care how you hit him. He some- times hits back! This stolid old chap is a hard nut to crack. 0ld Mr. Butternut, just from Brazil, Is rugged and rough as the side of a hill; ike many a countenance quite as ill-favored, covers a kernel vored. But, He deliciously fla- Here is a Southerner, graceful and slim, In flavor no nut is quite equal to him. Ha, Monsier Pecan! you know what it means To be served with black coffee in NOGRWICH BULLETI | like. THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE Boys and Girls Department R e French New Orleans. Dear little Chinquapin, modest and neat, Isn’t she cunning and isn’t she sweet? Her skin is as smooth as a little boy’s chin, ) And the squirrels all chatter of Miss Chinquapin. And now, my dear children, I'm sure | I have told All the queer rhymes that a nutshell can hold: —By E. J. NICHOLSON. UNCLE JED’'S TALK TO THE WIDE "AWAKES. I hope you will all read the letter of Lucy A. Carter of Hampton and will be inspired by it to be industrieus—to do something useful. Uncle Jed thinks this is one of the best letters ever written by a Wide-Awake to the page and that is why he is making & ref- erence to it this week. It is a model letter in its suggestiveness, and we invite more of them. Lucy is piecing her second bedspread ang feels proud of her accomplishment, and Uncle Jed feels proud of it, too, for Lucy is one of the best writers he has under 12 years of age. There are other Wide Awake girls, we feel sure, who are industri- ous and work for their dolls, or their mammas, or themselves, and they can help other little girls, as well as win books, by writing all about what they are doing or planning to do and tell- ing how they do it. Miss Carter is not the’ only Wide- Awake who has delighted Uncle Jed for all of his best book winners have done that, and quite a number of the girls write so beautifully and w that their letters neeq very little e ing. In fact, he has very few badly written, misspelled or blotty letters. The Wide-Awakes as a class furnish nice copy. But we want fewer and fewer of the imaginatiVe stories and more and more of the personal let- ters. You can refer to one another's letters and compliment them if you Let's have a get-together spirit in the circle and make a helpful page like the Social Corner page. Uncle Jed has no fault to find with the Wide-Awakes, but he desires to have them profit by each other’s work and to realize what it is to be helpful to one another. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDMENT. Bertha A. Fuller of Edgleville—I re- ceived my prize book. Please accept my thanks for it. It is my fourth prize beok. I have enjoyed them all very much, Madeline Tucker of Columbia—I re- ceived the prize book entitled “Averil” and have nearly finished reading it. I have found it very interesting and thank you so much for it. Elmer Burbank of Moosup—I was greatly surprised to receive another book. I like it very much; and I thank you exceedingly. Wilbur D, Hobby, of Gurleyville I wish to thank you very much for the interesting book I have just addeed to my library. WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Ethel Place of tures of a Brownie,” Toosup—*“Adven- by Miss Muloch. 2—Emma Hawkins of Oneco—“The Girls of Castle Rocco,” by L. T. Meade. 3—Treta Kinmonth of Mystic— “Aunt Martha’s Corner Cupboard.” 4—Ada Marriott of Oneco—"Girls of the True Blue,” by Mrs. L. T. Meade. 5—Joseph Marschat of Mansfield Center~"Uncle Max,” by Rosa N. Ca- rey. 6—Mary Hobson of Ainsley, Neb— “Black Beauty,” b; nna Sewall. JUVENILE GAMES. The Neighbor For Me. In the game, “The Neighbor For Me,” the players are seated in a cir- :l Spot and Spot’s mother gvorried a great deal about him. All day she went “Cluck! Cluck! Don't do that!” and “Cluck! Cluck! Don't go so far away!” They lived in a house under the |tree, near the stone wall. It had a sharp roof :\nd bars across the fromt of it. The bars were so close together that Spot’s mother, who was Mrs. Leg- horn, couldn’t get out, and so she had to stay at home all day, which made her very nervous. But Spot and his sister, Brown Eyes, and all his other brothers and sisters could run out and in whenever they liked, under the bars. Spot always used to mind his mother at first, but sometimes he went so far away from home to see the world that he could not understand what she was saying when she called to him. Then she would ruffle up her feathers and run backward and forward in her house until she was quite out of breath calling him. She said Spot caused her more anxiety than all the other chil- dren. “You must not go near the wall” she said to Spot every morning when he went out. Why not?” he asked. . “Because if you do something may happen to vou,” his mother said. “White Tooth lives in there.” Spot did net pay much attention be- cause he did not know who White Tooth was. One day he found g green grasshopper sitting on a blade of | erass. me and see this!” he called to his sister, Brown Eyes. Brown Eyes came and looked at it with him, but while they were look- ing the grasshopper made a great jump and landed some disitance away. Spot ran after him to see what he would do next. “Don’t go near the wall!” Brown Eyes cried. “Mother said you mustn’t.” “Come o Spot said. “I'm not afraid. He looked at the wall and saw Snowdrop, the old white cat, lying in the sun on top of it fast asleep. The grasshopper was standing on a leaf, eatfng his luncheon. “Let’s make him jump again,” Spot said. “It's such fun.” Brown Eyes didn't want to go so near the wall, but when she saw Spot getting ready to frighten the grass- hopper she followed him. They went up close to ‘it and Spot touched its legs. The grasshopper jumped again, and this time he went very close te the ‘wall indeed. “Oh, see him go!” Spot said. “He's a great jumper. “I think we had better go home now,” Brown Eyes said. {"“We must have one more jump, and then we will go,” said Spot. “I'm afraid something will happen,” saig Brown Eyes. * “If you are afraid,” said Spot, “you White Tooth, the Weasel can stay there and I will make him Jump.” So he went boldly after the grass- hopper, who was. walking about on a very large dock leaf. When he came near he cried “Peep! Peep!” at the grasshopper, but the grasshopper did not jump. Spot did not like to go any nearer. He looked at the wall with his head on one side, but it seemed to be just the same as usual. He ran a little way forward and cried “Peep! Peep!” again as loud as he could. This waked up Snowdrop, who opened his )'ellow‘ eyes and looked down at him; but the grasshopper did mot jump. “You had better come back!” Brown Eyes called. “Wait a minute!” said Spot. He did not want Brown Eyes to think that he was afraid. He went toward the grasshopper as near as he could get and he was just going to frighten him when he heard someone laughing in the wall. Then he saw two bright black eyes looking at him out of a crack between the stones and some sharp, white teeth. “That must be White Tooth,” Spot thought. “What shall I do?” He was so_scared that he could not run away. ‘White Tooth did not say anything but he laughed again. He had short legs and a long body with a yellow coat. He came out of the crack in the wall and Spot saw that he was go- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1912 AUDITORIUM HEstrardinary Bl 6 PEOPLE —— A STORY IN SONG —— 6 PEOPLE THE LAST OF THE REGIMENT An Episode on the Closing of the Civil War—Scene on the Banks of the Potomac— Time 1865 THE AUBREYS - AL &LORETTA GYMNASTS MOLLY WO0O0D The Irish Violinist player has no chair, and he center. The child left any one of the players, like your neighbor?” The other answers, “I like Ethel” naming some one who sits at his right hand, “but Tommy,” naming some one who sits on the opposite side of the circle, “is the meighbor for me.” No one can move until the word “me” is spoken. Then Tommy runs and takes Ethel’s place, and Ethel and the player in the center run to see which can gét Tommy’s vacant chair. The player who is asked the question keeps his seat: the player who does not get Tommy’s chair stands in the center of the circle and asks some one else, “How do you like your neigh- bor?” Sometimes the player may answer, “I like my neighbor, but now—I am going to move!” Then every one has to change his seat for one on the opposite side of the circle. In the scramble some player is sure to be leff without a chair. Proverbs. One of the party leaves the room and the remainder agree upon a prov- erb, the words of which are divided among them. If there are more per- sons than words, let the same words be taken by two or three, but the words must not exceed the number of play- ers, as no one may say two words at, once. The leader, standing near the door, gives the word of command: “When I drop my handkerchief each one of you must shout his or her word and you (to the party entering the room) must guess the proverb chosen from the di; i amusing game, and d be chosen, ble, that are short, so that each word have a good long chorus. If the guesser can name the speaker whose voice or word gave him a clue to the right gue that one must leave the room the next time; if-he does not guess correctly, he must go out again; if he cannot naZme anyone in particular who led to a correct guess, the next one going out must depend upon the good nature of the company. A VISIT TO JAPAN. ‘When I went to Japan I went with mamma, the Jumior society and our junior superintendent, Marietta Ca- rothers. We went by the Pacific ocean and stopped at the Sandwich Islands a few days, where we picked many beau- tiful flowers and saw the volcano, which is sometimes called the Lake of Fire, But we soon sailed on to Japan. We landed at Yokohama and took one of the brown man ponies and the two- wheeled cart er jinricksha and went flying through the streets. When we came to the place we want-~ ed to stop we did not have to say, “Whoa, Billy, whoa!” We just sald “Stop!” and he did. We paid him then with money that had a hole in it. ‘We knocked at the door of the house and we took off our shoes and left on our hats, and the door was opened by a neat little brown woman, who bade us_come in. We went in and looked around and saw no chairs, so sat on the floor. Our hostess served tea, cakes and beans to us, and we had a look at the stove she cooked them on. It was like a bowl with a piece broken out of it. They burn charcoal in it and it makes a smokeless fire. The tea was served in five cups with one saucer with a hole in the bottom. There was soft white matting on the floor, beautiful vases with lovely flowers in them. We chat- ted gayly with our hostess and were sorry to go, but had to as our ship was ready to sall.—Mary Hobson, a 9 year old Nebraska girl STORIES WRITTEN BY THE WIDE- AWAKES. The Busybedy. An old red cow came in at the gate to eat the fresh young grass. “How do you do, old cow? Have you a calf? Why do you come into our yard? Where is your home? You may eat the grass, but do not touch the trees.” The cow ate and ate. Then Tom's kid Nan came to the gate, looked in, and at last ran in also. “How do you do, Nan? You, too, eat the grass and no one must ‘Go out!” Then the cow spied the kid, ran up to her, and tried to hook her, and drive her out in the street. “What a_selfish busybody, you old red cow! Who gave you leave, pray, to come into the yard? Suppose Mary had run at you and_said, ‘Go out!” You should have let Nan eat as you were doing, in peace. Selfish old red cow! You are like some girls and boys who are never willing to share.” HAROLD BLAIS, Age 14. m: Baltic. Willie Grant. Willie Grant’s home was in Scotland. He had come to this country to stay a while with his uncle and aunt. He was a little boy, but he was very bright and full of fu Willie and cousin Arthur went to school together and studied from the same books. Every day, just'before the close of school the teacher called the names of the boys. All those who had not ing to jump and catch him. He tried fwhispered that day were to answer to hide himself under the dock leaf, but White Tooth saw him with his bright black eyes. “O dear! He's going to catch me!” Spot cried. Just then Snowdrop pounced down from the top of the wall. Her claws were all spread out very long and sharp, and her big yellow eyes were wide open. “Gr-r-r-ou!” she said. 1 But White Tooth was too quick for her. He darted back ftv the crack in the wall as quick as a flash, where Snowdrop could not reach him. “You didn’t get me that time!” he said, ang he laughed. Snowrop did not say anything, but she seemed very much disappointed. She drew in her long claws and began to_wash her face with her paws. The grasshopper had jumped away somewhere else. Spot ran home as fast as he could and told his mother all about it. She was more worried than ever. She ruffied up her feathers and put out her head between the bars of her house to see where White Tooth was. “Cluck! Cluck!” she said. you not to g0 near the wall.” “I will never go there again,” said t. Mrs. Leghorn took him under her wings and would not let him go out again all that day “I told “Perfect.” When it came to Willie's turn he answered, “I have whispered.” “More than once?” asked the teach- es, sir,” said Willi “As many as {en times?” “I cannot tell,” answered the boy. “Then I shall put a black mark after your name,” said the teacher. As the boys re going home Ar- thur said to Willie: “Why did you not answer ‘Perfect? The teacher did not see you whisper.” “But I did whisper,” sald Willle. “I asked one boy for a book and another for a knife.” “Oh, we all whisper,” said Arthur, “but if the teacher does not see us there is no harm done.” “But do you think I can tell 3 lie about such a thing?” asked Willie. “Oh, we donm’t call them lies,” sald Arthur. here would be all black marks after all the names.” When it was time for vacation to come, it was found that Willie Grant's name had more marks against it than that of any other boy. But the last thing that day was a pleasant talk by the teacher. “Boys,” said he, “I have here a pret- ty book which I am_ going to give to the best boy in school. Who shall have it”?” “Willie Grant!” said all the boys at if possi- | Well known lpcal people GAUMONT WEEKLY TODAY | OTHER EXCELLENT PHOTO PLAYS BREED THEATER GRAND DOUBLE FEATURE Misleading Evidence-Western ...and... MARVELOUS PATHE WEEKLY SHOWING THE BIG NEW HAVEN DAY PARADE DAVIS THES GENE 6 M MUSICAL RENA LARSON TROUPE Wonderful Equilibrists FOUR GREAT NEW YORK vs. Thars., Fri., Sat. IBROADWAEY Nov. 7th, 8th, 9th cARTHUR ARTISTS CONBOY AND WILLSEA Comedy Sketch, “The Claim Agent” PHOTO-PLAYS BOSTON WORLD SERIES November 14, 15 and 16 The illness of Cresteta G DAVIS T HEATRE EROADWAY oni makes necessary the can- celling of the Gwent Glee Singers for tonight. The bill will be just the usual matinee and night shows of The Best in Vaudeville and Photo-Plays, with THE MILLION coming Monday, 11th, SURE. e ———————————————————————————— once. The boy whose name stood so low had taught them that truth is better than a lie, ANNIE KRAUSE, Age 13. Taftville, The Bootblack. A little city bootblack, only twelve vears old, was busy putting a fine polish on a customer’s shoes. “How much do you earn a week?” | asked the man, kindly. “Oh, about seven dollars,” answered the bootblack, proudly. “Is that 807" exclaimed the man in surprise. “Ever go to school?” “Yes, sir,” the little fellow replied, “I studied lots of things—reading, and arithmetic and physiology.” “Did you ever hear of that study which teaches’' you what alcohol and cigarettes do to you?’ “I never smoke or drink, sir. Guess if I did, I wouldn’t be making seven dollars a week. Do you think so, sir?” “You're right, my boy,” said the man. “I wouldn't even touch the things, if I were you. you!” he added, dropping a shining half-dollar into the boy’s hand. LOUISA KRAUSS, Age 13. Taftville. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. A Little Trapper. Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write you a few lines about my pet dog. I went hunting with her Su day night. It was moonlight, so I went to see if I had something caught in my trap. Before 1 got down in the woods fl\fl,‘ dog was barking, and 1 sa that I had a skunk in the trap. I was awfil glad, and I ran home with it, and my mother told me it was 4 fine one. JOSEPH MARSCHA ge 10. Mansfield Center. e's Cat. Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write you a little about my cat. Sne catches rats and squirrels. I like her very much. Her color is black and white. I have six little chicks. weeks old. LILLIE MARSCHAT, Age Mansfield Center. My Plants. Dear Uncle Jed: I have eight plants —two calla lilies, two geraniums, one bridal daisy, one wax plant. Then I have a plant with red flowers, it is like They are six 9 a hood, the upper part turns up and the lower turns down. Mexican sage. that i8 a maple shape leaf. If any of the other Wide-Awakes have plants, 1 wisk they would write about ther. ADA MARRIOTT. I think it i3 Oneco. A Corrected Hen. Dear Uncle Jed: I have a hen, I named her Jennie. She is very tame. She eats out of my hand and seems to know just whalt I say to her. When I first got her she thought she could visit every yard around us I found her in the next yard once and took a stick and whipped her. I had to whip her three or four times for doing it. Now I can let her out all day and she stays right in her own yard. She is my pet. TRETA KINMOUTH, Age 7. Mystic. A Day at Rocky Point. Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write and tell you about a day at Rocky Point. We started in the morn- ing on the 7 o'clock train. on the steam cars to River Point, and then we went from there on the trol- ley car. When we arrived it was after 9 o'clock. ‘When we got there we went down to geé the cannons. About 11 o'clock we went in bathing. When we came out we went to the dining hall and had a shore dinner. We left Rocky Point at 6.30 and came home on the 9 o'clock train, and got home safe. Onéco. My Automobile Ride. EMMA HAWKINS, Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would Good luck to | Then I have another We went | My Mother, Susie and 1 went over to & place where they had green bananas, They were taking them from cars. | There was one man in the cellar, one on the stairs, one on the top and one in the car. They took them in bunch- es and passed them along. Then we went back and stayed till | Fred came to drive us again. He couldn't find what we wanted. When we got there he had to fix the auto, S0 we stayed quite awhile, After we ate dinner we went around | by Chepatchet and Chestnut Hill to | Danielson, home. We arrived home about 10 o'clock that night. ETHEL PLACE, Age 8. Moosup. Planning to Be Useful. Uncie Jed and all the Wike Awake Friends: I thought I would write yog again now that the long winter even- ings are coming. How are we going to spend them? After our lessons are all studied we will have some time before it is time |to go to bed. I will tell you a plan we might all try. How many of the Wide Awake girls have ever pleced a bedquilt? I have pieced blocks for one and have got another begun. Now wouldn'r it be nice If all 6f us, and the boys, too, if they would like, to try and piecs each one of us a bedquilt of our ow= this winter. The bloc s that T have pleced ard out of calico. It is called the four- block quilt. They are three inches square and I have two light and two | da and then T sew them together They make a little square block, ané akes two hundred for a quilt. 1e other one I have begun is cails ed Washington steps. Now I hope some of the Wide Awakes will likn this plan and will try and make them one with me. From your niece, LUCY A. CARTER, Age 10. Scotlad 1 The Wise Crow. Dear Uncle Jed: There was once & crow that was very thirsty., She flew down to a pitcher she saw on the ground, hoping to find some water & it, but so little that the crow could only wet the tip of her bill. A thoug! came into her head at once. She coul not get to the water, but she might cause it to rise to her. She picked up a pebble and dropped it into the pitch- er, then she picked up some more. Af she dropped them in the pitcher the water rose. Before she had dropped is many it had risen so she could drini with ease. JOSEPH KEENAN, Age 12. Norwich. R~ ‘!lDEASOFAPLAlNMAl\l Rt 3 ot e o e e T Water. To realize in some degree how won- derfully economical nature is, look &t the way she works water. Really it seems too much. If ever nature’'s em- ployes go on a strike it will be water that shall have the grievance most just. It is the maid of all work In my glass of lemonade is a chunk of-ice: I get the grateful coolness of my drink as well as the drink itself from water. And for cold feet nothing better than a hot water bottle has been invented. When houses were warmed with fire- places we roasted, shivered and turned like spitted geese. Now we have equa- ble summer from cellar to garret, and it is water that distributes the heat. Most of the marvels of modern times, railways, factories, tunnel piercine and ocean crossing. have been the marriage of friend water to fire, Water is the home of more animal life than air. Sunset and sunrise and cloud effects are but water playing with, light. No plants would grow without water a”‘l‘dh wi(hautlll nlldlm: s would die. e snowstorm displays its feathery beauty; it's water; that's all. Water quen%hu my th}nt, cleanses my body, produces my food, creates the beauty of my landscape, transports my person and my property. That was an amazing claim of the tell you about my automobile ride. Iiyoung Nazarene as he stood on the went to Woonsocket and had a good | great day of the feast and cried: time. ‘Winslow and I all went. We stopped in Providence an hour. My Grandma, my Mother, Mrs, “If any man thirst let him to me and drink!” Think ,f% o men anything like water ig