Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 28, 1912, Page 4

NOVEMBER 28, 1912 Thanksgiving Concert | Y- \"TRRIEAER “‘"N?;f';sfifz-sf';;“’ ARTHUR VAN (22, GOLDIE RINEHART two or thrée times he did not run away, He ‘mifided his mamma, and ‘was & very good little boy. 1 saw him in the little White night- dress one fine afternoon. Johnnie 18 mow quite a great boy. BLANCHE DEMUT! pLN Baltic. rifanr HELPING THE POOR AND NEEDV.‘ One of the great\ privileges /which | exlsts at this season of the year is to | make provision for those less fortu- THE .WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE }! the Golden rule may be earried out | i [ and that evefyone can better foll the Boys and Girls Department | L O 0 W e e —————-— rwich Bu letin and Coufich. —BY THE— Brown University Musical Clubs Subscription price, 12¢ a week month; $6.00 a ye ——— this is dono through the efforts of the Clty Mission and many others who take it upon to furnish their nelghbors , is evidenced by the great amount of cheer Entered st the Postoffice at Norwick, Conn.,, as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: Bulletin Business Office, 480, Bulletin Editorial Rooms, 35-3. Bulletin Job Office, 35-6. illimantic Offics, Room 2, Murray Building. Telephone 210. —_— Nerwich, Thursday, Nov. 28, 1912. THANKSGIVING. Following out a custom which has been perpetuated since our forefathers landed on these stern and rock-bound shores, today has been set aside as a day of thanksgiving for the blessings bestowed during the year by an all- wise Providence. Though in the be- &lnning of the observance, held at the conclusion of the harvest seasom, it was for the giving of thanks to God for providing the crops and tenance for the winter season, there s a much greater reason for its continuance now, doveloped as we have into a great and prosperous nation. We should by no means restrict thanksgiving to one day, but it is the duty of the na- tion to pause for one such day to testity to our gratitude for the good gifts and countless benefits {hat it has been our lot to share during the year. Thete are many things to be thankful for, not alone in a selfish way but in the broad sphere of community, state and national relations, things over which we have no control but in which weo have been permitted to join and benefit. With the troublesome times In other nations we have been blessed with peace at home and abroad. The har- vest has been an unusually mrge one, business has been well favored, and from it all has resulted a better reel- ing of contentment and happiness which prosperity invariably brings. We have h to give thanks the progress of science, education search work, religion, In fact at branches of effort which for the betterment and advancement of the natlon and tndividgal Thanksgiving thus finds us for the past and dependent future. our or - for th THE POPULAR VOTE. Over three weeks I election and as the from but twenty states is but from the others unoffi permit a closo estimate of official co It consideration of though revisions changes. B; Wilson is given passed offcial sinee al figures the permits a b the popular vote will make some the availadle figures Mr. total of 6,156,748 votes, Mr. Taft 6,422, and Mr. Roosevelt 3,928,140. While Mr. Wilson thus has a plurality of he is 1,147,834 behind the combined vote of Taft and Roosevelt, which totals 7,904,582, Mr. Wilson rec votes less than did Mr. Brs revious election, and the s of President Taft and Mr. Roose- velj were 374,326 less than Mr. Taft r four years ago. The presi- demi this year received 55 less than Mr. Roosevelt. This result shows how party strength was broken and distributed. There was a good sized deflection to the democratic candidate from the repub- Hiean ranks to make sure of the de- faat of the third-term plan, while the effort of that plan to reduce the so- cialist vote falled of success, when at ‘the soclalist vote an increase of 252,090, How and where the big parties really stand is dfMcult to determine from the new alignment, except that it is apfarent that the new party made Mr. Wilson's election possible by a minority vote, and had the normal republican vote been declared, as such, the republican candidates would have been retained in office. The prohibitionist vote in- dicates a loss of 90,000 or more, which can likely be claimed by the bull moose. 3 THE ETTOR TRIAL. Little surprise was occasioned the verdict in the case against I and his companions, Caruso and Gio- vannittl, Though tried on a serious charge, it was apparent that there was scarcely the evidence upon which to inflict the penalty of the law upon them. The trial was conducted in a manner which reflected credit upon the ocourt and it must be made evi- dent to the accused that justice was uppermost in the minds of the court and the jury throughont the trial, as it should be. Because of the circumstances sur- rounding the case, the inflammatory conditions which preceded it, and the matters involved therein, widespread sttention had been given to it. Sym- pathy had played its part and there had been blg demonstrations in the interests of the accused, a threafening attitude on the part of many, and a gemeral impression prevailed in tha circle in which the men operated that £ was necesscry thus to frighten the desireq verdict from the fury, Tt trial has therefore been an object le son for the removal of such an idea from their minds. Their acquittal does mot mean that the cause which they champloned 18 given approval, but it does full and well demonstrate that as far as the legal thelr case was concerned they re- cetved all that was due them. By the law they are guaranteed a fair trial, and ft must be acknowledged by them that they have received it. by The Balkan war opencd with the desire to secure autonomy for the provinces in Turkey. The success of the allies has been such that the de- clared object has been forgotten. It's a case now of who will get left in the division. A turkey special of 42 cars rushed north, reads like a hurrying of rein- forcements to the front by man empire, but it was only reinforce. ments for the Thanksgiving day din- ners, bound for New York. With the merchants making early Christmas displavs for the promotion of early shopping, it rests with the public to enlist in the advance guards of the army of Christmas buyers and wvold the rush. Morgan Shuster has gone to inves- #igate the finances of Brazil, Argen- tina and Uruguay, but it 1s to be hoped ‘his return will be different than that from Persia. in | all the | thankful | for | ¢ aspects of | comfort distrtbuted. In this w there is opportunities for tho: possessed of the means to help in a worthy cause, and it is of great im- portan: t which the children play, In the contribution of veget: bles and delicacies for this commend- able charity. LCould the givers X b ow how ev- contribution serve to complete requirements, els as are distribuf cheer the effor as each wround, ssary to the worthy ter would bo the appeal iving season ¢ | which the ch t needed t The in the ite continu- grow omes ren pla lays the important which has of succor to one day but and to which th extra loads. ject the wization day in the y holi- simply SYMPATHY WITH SERVIA. How much ible to nding her te of ¢ iest, and secure for herself a Adriatic and an outlet t steadily increasing a pend gress Servia is in her aml itory, as the able on v for to be n for o the her de- support friends with her in her struggle to over- n which ia b The fact sentative has appes immediate t ving in come the oppositic 15t to position it to see that n natic red to | the io a ns, 70 to in f 1id of Germany which had b Is t comes | and the hig raised veget | Happy b ankfu which are 1 The new Baptists is denominat the dop hastening 1 lines w the > broken. By turn result ov uration da correcte, tion re- re e actual one youngsters so arrel dealers, means a much Every barre ae There to rush in all of finger seems disposit ht volve It s impos for money from the Columbia is n sum of § for the meagre With Mr. Wilson ill with indigestion re he steps Into office, it is time arn him of the dangers of the n banquet table, be to Amer! hould be remembered t are trying to sug to Mr. Wilson that he is not plan- to his cabinet with ¢ It Now that Nona of Avon, the $5,000 democratic cow, is to succeed Pauline Wayne at the White e possible to make the post? hift by parcels It seems somewhat strange that the quartette who he men have not be theatrical manager vaudeville stag and put on Hartford had be; ure it can out o the comin b tion to. that city. ization as it w! t collec- as near real- ever come \ vined in con- “miliion t now th Il moose paper he has sunk tund, y to start in Hartford. enough. and zan editor too much advertis kind to please om (By Kobert Louls We tha f which W for unites us, for the peac for the hope which we ex | row; health, the r frie Stevenson.) this place love that ceorded | lives' delightf parts of ihe the Otto- | { the fear « { finish wha without dishe | to others, and g weary. A Chance Thrown Away, In swearing off his New York taxes, Andrew Carnegie deliberately throws away another chance to attain his boasted ambition to die poor.—Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. In a Class by Him: Mr, Bryan should be content. This country has had many presidents, but few Warwicks.—Chicago News and how | el oing g | | result to | s | UNCLE J g | AWAKES, when | | those nt Rules for Young Writers. L Write plainly gn one side of the | paper only and authber the pages. % Use pen and ink, not pencil 3. Short and poiuted articles will e given preference. Do not use over 50 word | "4 Originai 1l be used, | 6 Write your name, age and ad- dress planly at the bottom of the story. Address all commurications to Un- ci¢ Jed, Bulletin Office. etories or letters only POETRY. Mogher to Her Son. you know th soul such par seem to be fibre and core of heart pain me as you, son, can r soul is of my case me, or praise me world will be quick ever darken your like son, is a saying so ill judge largely of mother task it to me | Bo sure it w o sowed. This man is her son New York erver. D'S TALK TO THE WIDE Tha finally became of In- nd the dependent ided for, became e turl Dbecause rd was recognized , and could be condition In November The centuries which the day was founded cannot be made , but insists edom to a degree constant care and than other domestic o range the length and east and far west, but nd wild in less than half a s. The Indian Territory and re the wild turkey catest greatest rica, S creased popula because | | | n be and ower of tur- sending them to numbers no s by trainlo do ki them on the farm, not them and dress but drive them in the trading centers, re driven alive to Chi- laughtered and distributed, is no doubt a great many New York birds are st as commercial are very liable to n grown in any part of New or the near middle states. me was when prime domestic » marketed by the farm- s of New England pound, or 17 cents, v good as a circus to the market places and witness » dickering for low prices. Now the has more than doubled and there dickering. Tvery year fewer ast have turkey as re of the feast, and 2 50 limited that pork figures name of turkey in various packages. Every good s a counterfeit, hence the tur- |key could not escape imitation, and ple do not know the differ- ving day without tur- the biil for future genera- just at present the bird is ed. cago, to be |and there own Vermont in Te turkeys no | many pe LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Greta Kinmonth of Mys ; and have read s for it. | Margaret Grady o |you many thanks Received it. Many tland: I send the nice book I rom you. I enjoy reading it nd hope to win another prize. I wish you a happy Thankegiving. Richard Tobin, Jr, of Norwich: I ave finished ng my hook, and and it very interesting. I thank you very much for it. William McCloud of South Wind- m: I received the prize book entitled ter the Whaler.” I am reading it, and find 1t quite interesting. I thank you very much for it. Ada Marriott of Oneco: I thank you very much for my book, “Girls of the True Blue” I think the books written by Mrs. L. T. Meade are very nice. I have quite & few that were written by her. Troy I. Main of Norwich: 1 re- celved the prize book entitled Thr Young Ranchmen, and have finishe reading it. 1 have found it very in- teresting and thank you very much for it. Mary Hobson of Alnsley, Neb.: Thank you very much for the nice book you sent me a few days ago. it was such a surprise. 1 would like to know where you found my story. 1 am in the sixth grade (Just entered upon it this week) and am .10 years since Oct, 24th. 1 love to read and to write stories. My favorite books are Little Wom- en, Little Men, An OId Fashioned Girl, Black Beauty, The Story Hour and The Child World. The latter i a book by James Whitcomb Riley. I like the first one best of all. I also like Littie Lord Fauntleroy. T take muslc lessons every Saturday morning; and since May, when I be- gan, 1 have two books, and have my second piece of sheet music, I know Little Women aimost heart. I will close for this time. PRIZE BOOK WINNERS. 1—Richard C. Moran of Norwich, “The Young Apprentice,” by Burton 5. Stevenson. by 2—Frieda Krauss of Taftville,"Alice's entures in Wonderland,” by Lewls | Carroll. 3—Amelia Landry of Taftville Han- nah of Kentucky,” by James Otls. 4_Curtis A. Place of Moosup, “A Yankee Lad's Pluck” by William P. Chipman. 5—Lucy A. Carter of Scotland, “Rip Van Winkle,” by Washington Irving, 6—Sophia Thoma of Taftville,"Jack,” by C. M. Crowiey-Boevey. 7—Mildred Burbank of Moosup, “The Romance of a Midshipman,” by W. Clarke Russell. Ethel and Furnace,” Erickson of Mansfleld, by Vietor St Winners of books living in Norwich may call for them at 1 0a. m. Thurs- morning, or at any hour after 10 Friday morning. STORIES WRITTEN AWAKES. A Tap at the Window. We have no little children at our House. sunny-faced girl would make very sweet music for us. But we have none, and so we have to coax the birds to come to our window. Often when the snow is on the ground they come and pick up the crumbs which we throw to them, and chirp us a thank you. One day we heard a tapping at the pane, and when we came to see we found It was one of our fittle friends who knew it was time to dine. So we gave him some crumbs, and after that he came every day, and we always loved (o see him. It is better to be kind and make the dear little birds happy than to do as some bad boys do—steal their eggs and break down their nests. LOUISE DEMUTH, Age 9. Baltie, BY WIDE House Plants Her Favorites. 1 have a few plants I take care of. 1 water them most every morning be- fore I go to school. If I forget to water them in the morning, I water them after 1 come home from school. I have a monthly rose and an orange tree that I think a great deal of. 1 had a lot lost winter, but one of those very cold nights the frost killed some of them. I am fond of plants that live in the house. When I visit my friends, if they have plants that are different from mine, I get a slip and watch it grow. I have quite a number of slir- that I have just rooted. % I hope that the frost will not kill any of them this winter, I have covered them over most every night this week, because I do not want to lose them. MILDRED BURBANK, Age 16. Moosup. Johnnie Brown’s White Dress. This little boy had light curly hair and large blue eves. He was a chubby, good-natured fellow. Once in a while he would run away to float a small sailboat in the harbor. There was a large tub full of water at home, where he could try his boats, but that was not large enough to suit him. One day his mother missed him, and went out to find him. He was down by the shore with his Iittle boat “Gyp- sy," sailing towards the ocean. His mamma was quite surprised. She made Johnnie put on his little white nightdress and keep it on the rest of the day. His other clothes were put in the closet and locked up. All the rest of the day Johnnie kept out of sight. Once in awhile he would peep out from behind the door. He felt badly when he saw the other boys playing outside. After he had worn the nightdress Dog and the Country Dog y Jerry and his master came |from the to call on Mr. Richards. |Jerry was e curly-haired dog | considered very beautiful by One @ y the name of was a very good hunter. ster used to go on long ster had come from the ith Mr. Richards on one runo were great friends > very glad that they in the woods together. had come, Bruno sai Y, s go down by the brook, and then I want you to tell me all |about what you do in the city, for you bout it before.” . “I live in a fine My master and d o The an think en §o out in me with 1 do no let me run 't r 1 am taken out the children always lead me by a chain. When the children go into the house I have to go in with them. Al- most all of the time I am shut up in the house. “Sometimes when my master and mistress go away for an hour or so I am left to watch the children., I am beginning to get very tired of this job, for if I do not let them touch the least thing that they should not touch treat me very badly. “Sometimes I feel as if T should like n away and come out here and live with you, where I could be free to do as I like” Tf it were not for the nice way in which my master and mistress treat me 1 belleve that I siould run away any moment. Now you must tell me your story, if you have any to tell” “My master,” saig Bruno, “Is véry good to me. But my mistress does not like to see me in the house. She gives me plenty to eat, but the mo- ment she sees me in the house, you may be sure 1 have to run pretty quick. She chases me out of doors, for she says ‘dogs {“ spoiled when they are let in the house too much.’ “My master usually sits up later at night than my mistress does, so when shyls nsleep, he always lets me in. “When my master and I go out hunting he always let me have ome or two squirrels, or something else. “The children and I have great romps across the fields. I am always allowed to go anywhere that I want to go except in the house. “Sometimes I have to take care of the children, but they always treat me kindly. “T would not want to leave my home for anything, and my master says that he would not part with me. for any sum of money. But there is, call- ing us.” On the way back, Jerry sald: “1 wish that I 1ived hers with you. Soon afterwards Mr. Ricl of- fered Jerry's magter dollars for Jerry, for he had ‘wanted waa i o ht‘::!l'lldnfv accepted the erry’s mast e 6 offer and Jerry was happy Because his wish had come true; but still hs was ¢ to leave his master and mis- ETHEL ERICKSON, 13 Manefield s A noisy boy or a dear little | How Scott Floored the Best Pupi ‘When Sir Walter Scott was a boy at the high school in Edinborough he tried in vain to get above another boy who was always at the top of his class. He had noticed that when this boy was asked a question he always fingered the lowest button of his waistcoat, and that seemed to help him in giving the answer. One day Scott managed to get this button cut off, without the boy know- ing it. Question time came. The boy was asked a question. His fingers ‘wandered down, feeling for the famil- far button, but could not find it. This disturbed his mind so much that he forgot what the answer was, and Scott took him down. CHISTIANA GAGNE, Agoe 9. Taftville, A Story for Thanksgiving. Once upon & time a turkey was walking along the road and he Was hunting for something to eat. i He came to a farmhouse and went into the henyard, where he found some- | thing to eat. | | The farmer came to the henyard to| | feed the hens. When he saw the tur- | key, he sald: will have a turkey for Thanksgiv-| ing.” | Thanksgiving came and the turkey | was killed for dinner. They said: “We hope another tur- key will come for next Thanksgiving day. HAROLD BLAIS, Age 14. Baltfc. The Bird in the Snow. One day, while T was out for a walk, | 1 found a bird in the snow. | The poor bird was almost frozen, and | a toe. It had got hurt in| I took the bird and ran home. Then | 1 put it on some soft wool in & warm | room. | Soon it began to move. First it shook its wings; then it got upon its feet. { After a little while it began to hop about the room and chirp. | Now Dicky was so well that he could | pick up some crumbs. One day when the sun shone and it | was warm I let it fly out of the win- | dow. | Did T ever see little Dicky again? One bright day in the next summer a bird came to a tree that stood near the window of my room. It sat on a | branch and sang a sweet song. I said| {1t was the same bird. I could tell by its toes. SOPHIE THOMA, Age 1L Tattville, The Baker's Reward. Once a baker walked slowly home. He had a basket of bread and p: on his shoulder. In the darkness he could see a moving creature. He went | towards it and found it to be a wom- | lan. She asked him for some food, and he gave her all he had in the basket. | This woman was rich and was only pretending to be poor. She walked home with the food, and next daycshe met the man who gave it to her. Tak- ing a purse of gold from her pocket, she sald: “A good deed s always rewarded.” It made him a rich man. And now his grandsons and granddaughters tell of the bakers reward. JOSEPHINE BURKE, Age 11 Versailles. What a Spider and a Fly Did. There was once a young prince who thought he should like to drive all the spiders and flles out of the world One day after a great battle this| prince had to hide from his enemies. He ran into a wood and there he lay under a tree and fell asleep. A man came along and crept up to kill him. Just then a big fly came creeping over the face of the prince and woke him. He jumped to his feet and the man ran away. That night the prince hid himself in a cave in the same wood. In the night a spider wove her web across the mouth of the cave. The next morning two men who were trying to find the prince and kill him passed by the cave. The prince was awake and heard what they said. “Let us look Into this cave,” said one of the men, “he may be hiding in there.” “No,” said the other man, “that can- not be. He would have broken down the spider's web.” And so the men did not look into the cave. As soon as they went away the prince thought how his life had been saved—one day by a fly and the next by a spider. He did not feel then that he should like to kill all the spiders and flies, or drive them out of the world. KATHERINE GORMAN, Age 7. Versallles. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. Christmas Work for the Wide-Awakes. Dear Uncle Jed and the Wide- Awakes: I will tell you how to make some pretty things for Christmas that we children can make: A Twine Case, to Hold Mother's Twine—Cut a strip of silk or cretonne that measures 18 inches wide; sew short ends together; cover two brass rings with buttonhole stitch or wind them with mercerized cotton or floss, to match the color of cloth which you use. Now turn under one-quarter of an inch on edge of material; run gath- ering thread and draw It up just large enough to fit the ring; then fasten off, and sew to the ring place a ball of twine. Let end of twine drop through | lower ring; make small bow across lower opening; from one yard of rib- bon make two smaller bows, one each end of ribbon; the long plain use to hang up by. Sew one bow to each side of top ring and it is all done, A Pin Case to Hold Two Papers of Pins—Three-quarters of a yard of rib- bon one inch wide, a piece of ribbon or silk five and one-half inches wide; fold ribbon the long way right side in, sew edges together, turn case right side out; fold Inward top of edges of ribbon, until case just holds the papers of pins; make small bows of ribbons at each side of case with section of ribbon in between for hanging up, Darning Cotton Case—From card- board cut two oval pleces four and one-quarter inches long by two and one-quarter inches wide cover each plece with cretonne; place white and black spools of darning cotton side by side between the covered cardboards; punch holes through pleces, sew rib- bon; then run through cardboard and spools and cardboard and up again out on top and fasten with & bow, LUCY A. CARTER, Age 11. Scotland. They Did the Work Quick and Well Dear Uncle Jed: Last week you told us Wide Awakes that we must do_our work quickly and do it well Now, Uncle Jed, perhaps you know that we boys have not been allowed to ther barrels as early as we usually , but we-have worked hard for the past couple of weeks, and have gath- ered over 150. Den't you think that is doing well? It mlgiw :o aa it q::::. t who saw us % ’:‘fl with a barrel. ut one day we éame to grief. We bhave an old wagon that has been a great help to us in carrying a large aumber of barrels at once, Wa got &' | the hou SLATER HALL, , Thursday Evening, Nov. 28 AT 8 O'CLOCK. Gles Club, Mandolin Club, Quartetts, Reader, Vislin and Vooal Soloists Reserved Seats Tickets may be obtained at the deor. S — barrel in an alley and the woman, & short, fat one, saw us, and ran out, hollering at the top of her voice: “Bring dot bar'l back! I ftell der perlise!” A few yards back of her came her husband, I suppose; and a little far- ther back a fat, bowlegged baby. It was a circus; but they got the best of it, for the wheel of our wagon came off, and we were captured—not us, but the barrel, and the family went back happy, carrying the barrel between them. 5 After we burn our barrels Thanks- #iving night, we are going to run our old wagon on to the remains of the fire; for 1 guess by another year they will not allow us to swipe barrels at all. People do not seem as full of Thanksgiving as they should be. RICHARD C. MORAN, Age 13, e ° How Bo Peep Was Weaned. Dear Uncle Jed: I thought 1 would' write you a story about my pet lamb, bors gave me a llitle lamb. It was three days old. 1 named it Bo Peep. I fed it on the hottle until it was large enough to eat grass. Then she would not drink water unless it was in_the Wottle. - When T was sick, “I_will not water the bottle.” So she put a pail of water out by and if the lamb didn't drink that water she would not have any. When 1 was 80 1 could g0 out doors she could drink. Now she runs with the cows, BEATRICE ELDRIDGE, Age 14. Scotland. my mother sald: your lamb with An Industrious Wide Awake. One day last spring one of our neigh- | In a Delightful Comedy Singing and Musical Skit PISANO & CO,, World's Greatest Sharpshooter | In All New Pictures—“The Face or The Holiday Show. WILSON and WILSON a Roaring Comedy, His Fare Voice,” and three others—a regular Four 8hows Thanksgiving—130, 3.16, 7.00 and 8.46. BREED THEATRE SPECIAL ALL-FEATURE PROGRAMME Headed by An Irish Girl’s Love Beautiful Film Story of the Coast MATINEE TODAY 2P. M. EVENING 7 P. M. Late Star of Wildfire and i KIMBALL & DONOVAN Sensation Banjoists 4 SHOWS TODAY 4 1.45, 3.30, 7, 8.45 | AUDITORIU THE FAMOUS LITTLE COMEDIAN WILL ARCHIE & CO. SPECIAL FOR THANKSGIVING Feature with Lew Field’s Never-Homes in a Melodramatic Farce, “In Wrong.” Four People. EDGAR BERGER Equilibristic Novelty GAUMONT WEEKLY Dear Uncle Jed: ter a very industrious little girl, and the two other Wide Awakes who wrote about their work, Here are some things I can do: I can make bread, cake and pies. I can cook a good dinner if I try. 1 can sew, dusi, sweep, wash floors, make beds, clean up stairs good; and I can dress the baby. I can also typewrite on the Oliver typewriter, as we have one. I suppose the Wide Awakes are get- ting ready for Thanksgiving. 1 have to mend my father's clothes, too. I hope the other Wide Awakes will write about their work. ADA MARRIOTT. Oneco, My Auto Trip to Boston. Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you about my trip to Boston, About five weeks ago I had an au- | tomobile ride to Boston. Our teacher had a car and asigd me and my sisters and his aunt and cousin to go for a ride. We started about six o'clock in m'e‘ morning from my home. It was quite chilly. “We went to Providence first, passing through Washington, Arctic, Riverpoint and other places. When we arrived in Providence the teacher went into a place and got some gasoline and some things for the tires. Then we started for Boston by way orth Attleboro and Hyde Park. We had dinner at Hyde Park, Then the teacher and his cousin from Hyde Park, myself and sisters, went up the Blue Hills and some other places. At Readville we went on the race track and rode forty miles an hour. After we had got through looking at the horses we started for home. Just the other side of Providence we had a biow-out. We worked about half an hour fixing the tire. We had a very nice time and got home about elght o'clock. CURTIS C. PLACE, Age 10. Moosup. Billie, the Pony, Knows His Name. Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to ite and tell you all about my coit. e coior of it 1s black, with a white star in its face. Its nafhe is Billle. When I go to the bars and call him by name he will run up and lick my tace, He is our pony's friend. We keep himin a pasture in the city all summer with our young cat- tle, And just a few days ago we brought him home, When we took him to the pasture*in the city lie did not shed his-hair; but now he has shed his hair and he looks very nice. ETHEL CLARK, Age 12, Norwich, How to Make a Workbag for Mother. Dear Uncie Jed: In reading the letters of both Lucy Carter and Rich- ard Tobin, I thought that perhaps T might be able to write about the mak- ing of something nice. Just then, as I lifted my eyes from the paper I spled my mother's work- bag which I made myself and with no difficulty. It is very pretty, and made in the old-fashioned way, with soft linen. . A pasteboard circle neatly covered, serves for the bottom, with the sides fulled on, and a silk cord to run through the top. The circle is six inches in dlameter and the sides should measure 12 by 28 inche At the bottom of the inside is added a two-inch hemmed plsce, stitched into exiteen or more pockets for holding thread, all kinds of buttons and silk, scissors, needles, beeswax, emery, tape, hooks, eyes, and snap catches. If the girls have not the material to make this workbag or the articles to supply it, let them save the money they have to buy candy, and they wiil soon have saved enough to buy ma- terials to make a workbag? for their mothers, who will be more than sat- isfied with such & useful Christmas present. . AMELIA LANDRY, Tattville. A Successful Coon Hunt. Dear Uncle Jed: We have a coon dog and his name is Jack. One night my father and Mr, Clark went out coon hunting into the Colchester woods., They were in the woods but a short time before the dogs opened up on a coons trail. Over the hills and through the swamps, went the dogs after the coon. Finally Brownie and Jack barked uj the tree. My father and Mr. Clar were soon under tres. There they found Mr. Coon up in the trea Then Mr. Clark climbed the tree and shook the coon off: but the dogs had him before he landed on the ground. Then the coon put up an awful big fight with the dogs, ‘When the mex;ln home they vulg- ed him and found he welghed twenty- three pounds. This was the largest coon caught out of sixty-four coons in three sea- on. 7 FRIEDA KRAUSS. Taftville I think Lucy Car- | Al I Trolieys Lead { To The Eusiness Center of Korwich | This Store. will be Closed All Day Thursday in ob- servance of | | | Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Dinner without Flowers is like a house without a roof. Lilles, Lilies of the Valley, Sweet ering and Decorative Plants. {} tresh and we deliver promptly. Have ‘We have Chrysanthemums, Roses, Carnations, Phone us your order. | GEDULDIG’S Violets, Orchids, Also Handsome Flow- Our flowers are 1ilady Peas, Etc. you seen our Red Rose 'Phone 868 Heo! What Fun! Dear Uncle Jed and my Wide- Awake Friends: Thanksgiving is near. Cold, bustling, stormy winter. Is coming. ‘The leaves have already fallen from the trees; the pretty flowers have withered; the birds have flown to warmer climes; the squirrels have gone to their nests, and soon the ground will be covered with snow, and the streams and ponds will be frozen over, Ang then, Ho! what fun! A8 over the hills and through the snow we go. Oh, how the wind does blow! It stings the toes and bites the nose, as over the ground we go—on Thanks- tving day. A WX’LBUR D, HOBBY, Age 11. Bagleville, Their Two Bullheads. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 thought I would write and tell you about my brother's fishes. He has two of them, one that I caught and one he caught himself. | They are both bullheads. When we first caught them he put them over in the epring in our pasture, We did not see them at all and thought them | ead. 4 One day my father cleaned out the | spring and found the two bullheads: He brought them over to the house and put ‘them into a tub of water, but Willle now has them in a pail. He feeds them worms every morning, and changes the water before he Eoeg to hool, sy NELLIE COTTER. Scotland. A Bull Moose. Dear Uncle Jed: After I had read some of the nice letfyra written by the Wide Awakes, I thought I would write and tell you about a flock of twenty sheep we have. They are well bred and the ram is & full blooded Shrop- shire, He weighs 150 pounds and papa calls him a “bull moy ecause he looks for more than jhis share. THOWAH GRADY, Age 10. Windham, | Had Grest Fun Husking. Uncle Jed: When you were a little , 4id you ever huek corn? Well, I @id the other week. It was great fun. husked two bushel nice pumpidn. & pumpkin M-‘out in ple. ICE, Age 1. Pumpkin Meonshine Dear Uncle Jed 1 must tell you how I spent Hallowe'en. One of my neighbors gave me a pumpkin, and by father made it into a_dandy moon shine. So after dark I Jit it and what fun [ had going around the village with it, One of my playmates has onme, 1| think you can imagine what & good time we have these dark evenings with our Jack-o'-lanterns. LEON EDWIN DIMOCK, Age 8. Gurleyville. She Saw the Wild Animals. Dear Uncle Jed T would like to tel you about my visit to New York. We went to the park and saw all the an imals. The lion and tiger looked very angry and had very bright eyes, The tiger was striped yellow and black The lion had long and shaggy hair There was a large iron pole in the center of the cage: and they kept walking round and round the pole, CATHERINE HICKSON, Age 11 Mystic. ot o ‘!mmso“mmml B The Universal Index. “I am engaged,” said the little blonds man, with spectacies, and short, yei lowish, pompadoured hafr, “In & wor! that is of the greatest interest to ail intelligent persons. It is the class!- fication and indexing of all known facts, Various classes of have heretofore m-hcm-m-a. of course, such as historicil, sclentific, politieal and 8o son, but before me no one has et - ‘tempted to arrange universal knowledgs 80 that any item of information that forms part of the sum of human - nition can be got at easily, I everything-—art, ancient history, meds- eval astrology, modern soclolof il the {deas of Platq and Contueius, il the superstitions 'of time, all procedures and cases, all arithmetic, fashions, sports, evi In the range of Intelligence, It is to be card-indexed, cross-indexed apd alphabetically arras . If_anybedy wants to know anything in the world, it makes no difference what, whether o ounef an inscription from Nineveh or a rule auction bridge, all he wiil have to do, when my system is com- pleted, will be to go right a4 you find a criminal by data, or determine the be here his audience left him. moment in any eaterprise is where you pass the