Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 12, 1912, Page 4

Sorwich fu iletin and Goufied. 116 YEARS OLD, —_— e Subscription price, 125 a week; 60c a month; $6.00 a year. f———————— L ——— Eatered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn, as second-class matter. Telpphone Calls: Bulletin Business Office, 480, Bulletin Editorial Rooms, 35-3. Bulletin Job Office, 35-6. Willimantio. Offics, Room 2, Murray Building. Telephone 210. S t————————— Norwich, Thursday, Dec. 12, 1912, P dds i, Ml oshaa ANt adivm acdor 8T 1ne Circulation o The Bulletin. The Bulletin has the largest eir- culation of any paper im Eastern Coanecticut, and from three to four times larger tham that of amy i Norwich. It iy delivered 1o over 3,000 of the 4,053 houscs im Nor- wich, and read by nimety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivered to over 500 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to ever 1,100, and in all of these places it is considered the local daily. Eastern Copnecticut has forty- nine towns, on: hundred and sixty- five postoffice districts, umd sixty rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold In every town and on all of the R. F. . roures in Eastern Coanecticut. CIRCULATION 1901, BVErAEe ....cevaccescns. 4412 1003, average TOO MUCH GAMBLING. Within a few months the police have been called upon to take action against two places where gambling was per- mitted and encouraged and in each instance evidence to cause conviction was secured. Conditions in this re- gard have been getting worse here for some time and the action by the po- lice should operate as a check thereon for the good of the community. Gam- bling has a demoralizing effect upon any city and particularly so when 1t gets its hold upon the young men and boys, and boys were concerned in one of the raids. Like all vice, there {s a fascination abqut it and the tales of money easily made, which leads a boy 4into just the company and paths which he should avoid. Once encour- aged by his winnings, or those of| others, he is bound to drift back as long as the gaming table can be found to go to and in many instances he is not particular where and how he gets his money, or whether it is need- | ed at home. Bvery city suffers from this vice and it has a great deal to do with the moral conditions, one step quickly leading to another. When it gets so that boys and young men get so crazed about gambling that they spend their time even In the streets and under electric lghts “shooting crap” it is time that a halt was called and the effort should be carried forward with | determination until such conditions are stopped, and the police should have | the strong backing of public sentiment | in breaking it up. As is evidenced In New York it requires constant at- tention and an iron hand to stamp it out. ALBERT K. SMILEY. | high seas. Brought up under the influences which taught him to work for the help | of others and the general benefit of mankind, such was carefully adherred | to throughout his life by Albert K.! Smiley, whose death removes a char- acter of prominence throughout the| country. He was a man of great in- fluence and he was able to enlist the sympathy and help of a great num- ber through that power which in others might have failed of success. Through the Mohonk conference whick he es- tadblished and his work and interest in behalf of the American Indians and | the world's peace he has done such remarkable work as to call for coun- trywide recognition.. He has been able to attract people of prominence by his efforts and they have contributed that needed support and interest in extend- ing the influence of his work. He| wes gifted with unusual powers and | thereby was able to impress more| deeply upon the people the sincerity with which he entered into the chosen Unes of world’s work. He was an edu- eator, humanitarian, a friend of de- | six power group of brokers for a mort- | important to remember that the post- pendent peoples, whose effort was al- ways In behalf of uplift. His work | for the Indians is well and widely | known and in all his many ambitions Bhe possessed the faculty of bringing | about success where others would have fatled, THE DEMAND IS “FIGHT.” The Bull Moose 'assembly for the cementing of the ties of association | has developed the fact that the watch- | word is fight. It is a stand wherein the orders are given by the chieftain af a losing cause who led the previous attack and new stung by defeat finds it necessary to use the strongest ef- forts to hold the following together. The programme forbids any trafficking ¢r dickering with the old parties, the exclusion of all doubtful, the continued | assault upon the republican party and strengthening of the stand on recall ¢f judicial decision and the extension to include the supreme court of the sountry though only a short time ago | | Mr. Roosevelt maintained that such was not intended. | The New York Times in noting that ! the orders are to a party without | bope in the control of state legisia- | tures says: i “On the face of it the exhortation | i herolc and has the aspect of herofo! fenaticlem. TIn reality it is Mr. Roose- _ delt’s plan for keeping his followers in shapé to seize the republican ma- chinery whenever anq wherever a ce s presented. United actlon not have a straw’'s welght for the | hering of crazy panaceas which he | hps' invented or borrowed, and out of which he has formed his shapeless platform.’” He has adopted the course which 2 'he’jwu expected to take, but the time 1s a long way ahead before his next candidacy can come before the: peopls, Many of his followers have indicated their attitude as opposed to following the new party any longer end that sentiment s strengthening ameng those who were misled into following the personal party N, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1912. / / HIDE AND LEATHER MARKET. How the drop in the number of cattle raised in this country is, hav.{ ing its effect upen the hide and leathert | market is shown by the fast increasing | imports in hides and skins, This year will show an excess in imports over: any previous year, reaching about 600 millien pounds for the twelve menths ending this month valued at 120 mil- lion dollars,” both quantity and value having doubled in the past decade. In- creased activity among the manufae- turers of course had a stimulating ef- fect upon the Increase in this trade from other countries, but the fact that the reduction in the number of cattle slaughtered here in the chief centers accounts for a decrease in the local supply of ten per cent. or over in com- parison with the years immediately preceding. We draw our supply from all coun- tries and it consists of all kinds with the hides of cattle leading and amount- ing to practically two-fifths of all the hides, though goatskins reach the high total of about one-fifth and come close to the importation of calf skins, which is second to cattle. [Though the raw material comes from all quarters of the globe about one-half of those im- portations are paid for in leather.and manufactures of leather exported. For ten months this year such exports amounted to 53 1-2 million against importations, during a large import year of 100 million. The leather ex- portations go to all parts of the world, especially those in the form of boots and shoes which went last year to no less than 90 countries and colonies representing every grand division of the globe. This is one of the lines which balances our large exportations of raw cotton. BEET SUGAR. The country's biggest record in su- gar beet growing has been made this year when towards three-quarters of a million tons have been produced; an excellent showing for an industry which is not fifteen years old. In comparison with the imported sugar there is still a big task ahead for the sugar beet, but with a continnatien of the encouragement given te it within recent years it is not too much to ex- pect that within two decades there will be planted for this business no less than 1,500,000 acres where today a half million acres are devoted to it. Such a gain would permit the country to supply itself with sweetening, and the additional acreage devoted to the cul- tivation of the sugar beet would be beneficial to the soil, as Secretary Wil- son of the department of agriculture points out in his report that intel- ligent observers find that sugar beet raising leaves the land in better con- dition after the harvest than before, thus making it a valuable rotation crop. The by-product of the industry is excellent food for stock. The influence of the industry upon the country is an important one, both as to the farm and factory workers and it plays an important part in the sugar trade. Ie means a develop- ment within the country of an indus- try turning out a household need which now is largely dependent upon importations of the raw sugar from foreign plantations. EDITORIAL NOTES. Happy thought for today: The prow of the snow shovel hasn’t lost its coat of rust yet. The girl who got out of the new Long Island jail carrying a suit case and a typewriter wasn’'t from Mis- souri. As long as that 14 inch gun had to explode it was the best thing that it should occur on land and not on the ‘While the Grand Trunk agreement is up in the air, as the officials main- tain it's a good time to start aeroplane negotiations. The improvements made in _the roadbeds in Franklin and Washing- ton streets promise to be a lasting credit to the city. Mr. Underwood says the democrats are going to revise the tariff from agate to zinc. It's more likely to be from prosperity to want. Bulgaria hasn’t stood out for peace any more assiduously than has the gage on the new Chinese republic. While shopping early it is equally men are willing to have their burden lightened by mailing packages early. The mission fields haven't shown any worse examples of child labor than the New York canning factorles. There is much work to be done yet at home. It is safe to say that the member- ship of the Spugs from present indi- cations will not equal the roll of the E. 8. C.—the empty stocking children. The powers—Perkins, Munsey, Pin- chot, McCormick—can now be expect- ed to start negotiations for a lean to support the second stand at -Arma- geddon. i The popularity of women jurors is| established. A Tacoma man acquit-! ted of the charge against him ex- pressed his thanks by kissing his de- liverers. While Rockefeller's grandson is to be taught to pitch by Mordecail Brown, his fielding will need no training. His abllity to stop everything will coms by inheritance. Nothing has done more to bring Sen- ator Ben Tillman back to good health than the democratic victory. He had been making final preparations for months before that. —— It is now denfed that the trophies of the big African hunt have been re- moved from the national museam. Most of them are where they have been ,in packing cases. The Nobel peace prize has not been awarded this year. There were no notable efforts in that line, but it must be remembered that the wife of Gen- eral Sickles has done her part. ‘With the Inauguration of the par- cels post and ‘the Panama-Pacific ex- position with their respective issues of new stamps the philatelists will be! pleased even if the postmen are not. When Manager Dixon of the pro- gressives said, “We'll let George do it,” when asked whe would hereafter furnish the funds. there is no deubt who George is and it deesw’t make any difference if he did smother the anti- trust plank in the platferm, Under the New York law the first econviction has been seeured for the sxhibition of a moving pieture featur- ing g erime, It should be continued until the picture makers realize the law was made tg be pbeyed, THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE Boys and Girls Department Rules 'fer Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of the p-{cr only and number the pages. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 8. Short and poinied articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words, 4. Original etories or letters only will be used, 6. - Write your name, age and ad- dress planly 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 eise but you.” POETRY. What Have We Done Today? We shall do so much in the years to come; But what have we done today? We shall give our gold in a princely sum; But what did we give today? We shall lift the heart and dry the tear; ‘We shall plant a hope in the place of fear, We shall speak the words of lave and cheer; But what did we speak today? We shall be so kind the afterwhile, But what have we been today? We shall bring each lonely life a smile; But what have we brought today? We shall give to truth a grander birth, And to steadfast faith a deeper worth, We shall feed the hungering souls of earth; But whom havé we fed today? We shall reap such joys in the by and Y5 But what have we sown today? ‘We shall build us mansions in the sky; But what have we built today? 'Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask, But here and now do we our task? Yes, lhls;( is the thing our souls must ask: “What have we done today?” —Nixon Waterman. UNCLE JED'S TALK WITH WIDE AWAKES. Uncle Jed was obliged last week to throw two stories into the waste bas- ket because they both had the same title and were copied from some story book. This is not the way to win a book, for it is dishonest and may sometimes rob the deserving of the book they should have. It hurts—and hurts just as dishonest acts always do —those who practice them most. No one ever gets very far in this world by deception or trickery. One mother forbade a child writing for the Circle because she thought the gift of books nrompted it to get them in this tricky way; but it may be the best thing which could happen to a child to have its tendency to dis- honest acts brought to light, for it is then that it may be easiest corrected and be impressed with the good prin- ciples which make life pleasant be- cause they never cause a pang. These two little girls were imbued with the common desire to get some- thing for nothing—the weakest point in human nature, and the one which makes grown people easy victims of trickery and fraud. Uncle Jed feels sure they both could win books by honest work, as could all who have heretofore won books in this way. You should notice that Uncle Jed is awarding books to what he recognizes to be honest work. He would hardly dare tell all that happens in the Wide Awake Circle of a deceptive and dis- creditable nature. To tell untruthful storfes about one’s self in the hope of winning is a bad practice. Let's all be honest and work hard to win. Little incidents in life make stories that are winners. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Agnes .Rupprecht of Gurleyville: Many thanks for the mnice prize book you sent me. I like it very much. I like short stories best. Helen M. Whittaker of Providence, R, I: I received the prize book, “The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson,” which you sent me. I was greatly surprised when it came, and thank you very kindly. Mildred Hartson of North Wind- ham: I received the nice book which you sent me as a prize today. I have never read “Little Prudy's Cousin Grace,” but I know I shall enjoy read- §ng it, and thank you very much for t. Warren G. Sharples, of Taftville: I received the prize book you sent me, and am well pleaseq with it. I was also surprised to know that my story was good enough to receive the nice book, and I thank you for it. Hannah L .McVeigh, of Norwich: Thank you very much for the book you awarded me, A Sweet Girl Grad- uate. It is the best book that I've won yet, WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Jennie McSheffery, of Taftville, “Automobile Girls at Newport,” by Laura Dent Crang, 2—Olivine Gladu of Taftville, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderiand,” by Lewis Carroll. 3—Charles S. Hart, Hope, R. L: “Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate,” by H. Irving Hancock. 4—Augusta Krauss of Plainfield: “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,” by Daniel De Foe. §—Catherine Perry of Scotland, “Animal Stories for Little People.” 6—Elimer Burbank of Moosup, “Black Beauty,” by Anna Sewali. 7—Vieola Howard of Norwich, “Swiss Family Robinson.” 8—Clarence Spicer of Poquetanuck, “Seth of Colorado,” by James Otis. ‘Winners of books living in the city may call for them at The Bulletin business office any hour after 10 a. m. Thursday. STORIES WRITTEN AWAKES. Faithful Fido. BY WIDE There was once a man who had a dog whose name was Fido. His master had to - on a long journey. Herode a beautiful horse, and Fido trotted cheerfully at the horse’s heels. Often the master would speak a cheering word to the dog, and she would wag her tail and bark a glad answer. So they traveled on and on; and when it became dark they went into the woods and slept till morning, and his master left his bags of gold in the woods and when they had started on thelr journey the dog began to bark and snap and bite at his master's toes, and his master thought she was mad and drew his pistol and shot her, and as he loved her dearly he did not wish to see her dle. After he had gone a lttle way he thought he had left his bags of gold or dropped them on the way, and he went back to the woods and found them safe and beside them, with her little nose lying over one end of them, lay faithful Fido, dead. EVERETT W. TALBOT, Age 12. Voluntown. Near the Arabian Sea. A man and 2 woman lived together with their children on the shore of the Arabian sea in India. They had two little girls. They lived in a little hut made up of tiles. All around the hut grew very long grass. If you were to walk through it you would see noth- ing, except long grass in front of you. These children had a canoe in front of the house, and sometimes when'they did not know what to do they went to see if they could catch some fish. One day as they were walking through the long grass they heard something move. They went nearer and nearer. After a while one of the girls went forward and came back crying, “A leopard! A leopard!” Then they both ran hoome for their lives and wouldn't go there again. FREIDA RETKOOSKE, Age 13. Norwich. OQur Dan. Our Dan is a pet horse. We have him in the winter, and in the summer he goes on the ice cream wagon. He is a good horse and loves mother. en he comes to his winter home on Beech Drive he has a rest, because he works hard all summer. He likes our place. When his master left for Athens to help fight the Turks he bid his horse “Good-bye.” He told father he could have charge of the horse while he was gone. His master thought so'much of him that he would have taken him to Greece had it not cost so much. He said if it cost twenty-five dollars he would have taken him; but it cost seventy-five dollars. VIOLA HOWARD, Age 11. Norwich. John Barleycorn. There were three great kings in the East, and they had said that John Barleycorn should die. Bo they took a plough and ploughed him down and then put some clods over him. They went away thinking that he was surely dead, but when the cheerful spring came up he sprang again and sur- prised them all Summer came at last and he grew large and strong. He was armed with many spears with which to defend himself. Then sober Autumn came and he began to droop and become pale and wan. When he became old hig enemies began to show their rage. They cut him down and then tied him on a cart. Then they laid him on his back and beat him, after which they hung him up and turned him Aunt Virgie’'s Wishbone Party Through the long Thanksgiving dinner, the youngsters had been as good as ple—and behavior as perfect as Grandma’s ple just eaten would make any fond mamma's mouth water for more—but when the uncles began discussing politics, and the aunts win- ter style, the twins wriggled and naughty Tom and Jack disputed which should have the big turkey wish-bone that Grandpa had play- fully fastened to.a bunch of grapes in the center of the table. Of'course it was Aunt Virgie who came to the rescue. “Please, Grandma,” she said, smil- ing, “may we children be excused?” and leaning over she took possession of the wish-bone herself. “Ladies and gentlemen,” she an- nounced, as nleces and nephews danced about her in the hall, “I extend to you all a cordial invitation to my wish- bone party.” This s what Aunt Virgie's wish- bone party was like: The rest of the young people re- mained in the hall, and each child in turn hid the wish-bone—scrubbed clean of grease—in the sitting-room. Aunt Virgle timed each successive hunt that followed, and the person most successfully hiding the wish- bone won it at last. irl—level- headed Derothy—kept the band hunt- ing longest, and so she had to choose a bey to pull the wish-bone With her. Archie got the shorter pilece, and so his lest wish was declared public operty, He offered only a hint, and fir took twenty minutes to guess his wish, as he gave no more heip. Nan finally decided that the mysterious thing he described as neither alive nor run by machinery, yet noted for its swift movements, must be a pair of skates. The band sat down before the roiliek- ing woodl fire, Nan began a ‘“‘wish” story made up out of her own head. Just as she reached the most exciting part =where the captive prince's longed- for diamend necklace was burning her finger tips—Aunt Virgie clapped her hands, and Bub seated next to Ann, continued the tale. In the twinkling of a mischievous eye that reckless young villain broke the cord and lost all the diamonds. And it took great ingenuity on every one's part before the scattered jewels were restored to the poor princess. Then Aunt Virgie read aloud from Bulfinch the beautiful myth of King Midas, whose wish that all he touched might turn to gold proved a curse, depriving him of his dearest treasures and threatening his life. “T'll tell you a favorite story of mine when I was a youngster,” said a bluff voice behind them. “Uncle Max!” the children gleefully shouted, eagerly making room for their pet uncle in their magic circle. “Once upon a time,” began Uncle Max, “a fairy promised an old couple that their first three wishes should come true. The pleased old people sat down before the kitchen fireplace to think of something truly magnificent to ask for. Suddenly the old lady thoughtlessly murmured: “What a fine fire! I wish there were a pudding bolling over it.” Prestol Before their horrified eyes swung a pot with a udding bobbing up and down against he 1id. “Idlot!” shrieked the hus- beand. “Look what you have done! I wish that pudding were on your nosel” A scream enswered him, for the bobbing pudding had jumped out of the pet and hung upon the poor weman’s nose as if that member were 2 hook made for that purpose. The husband, ~ stricken with remorse, begged his wife might be relieved of her agony. The old couple had now had three wishes fulfilled, and were no better off than before. “But,” quirzi- cally concluded Uncle. Max, “this is only a fairy story. In real life, of course, folks wish wisely and are always satisfied when their wishes ‘come true” 'l home-made handkerchiefs. DAVIST EATR ROADWAY H B e L DECEMBER 12th, 13th and 14th THURS., FRL, 8AT. ome of Selected Photo-Plays and Clean Vaudeville. m— The H KNIGHT BROTHERS & SAWTELLE In the Make You Laugh Till You Cry Skit “THE FELLOW WITH THE GREEN UMBRELLA” THE GREAT JOHNSON, Wonderful Aerial Contortionist A Waestern Drama, A Great Fire Roaring Comedy of “ MOORE & TOWLE, Classy Comedy, Singing and Piane Act Story, A Love 8tory of J-pqpn. A arktown Happenings,” a Screaming Coming, Dec. 19—THE FOUNTAIN PAINTINGS { BREE D THEATRE DOUBLE FEATURE TODAY “PATHE WEEKLY,” No. 48 Showing First Balkan War Sketches AR YN “The Ranchman’s Anmniversary”’ Essanay Cowboy Feature MRS. SOFTLY, the Mystery VERA SOFTLY, the Fixer 0. U. KID, the Selver 8ONG over and over. At last they filled & dark pit with water and heaved poor John Barleycorn in to either sink or swim. After this they laid him eut on the floor, and as he still showed signs of life they tossed him to and fro; but the miller used him worst of all. for he crushed him between two large stones. And ~ow I think poor Barley- corn's story is ended, and he needs a little rest. ETHEL V. J. ERICKSON. Mansfield Center. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. Heavy-Weight Hogs. Dear Uncle Jed: My father killed two plgs Thanksgivi~- morning. One belonged to my grandfather and the other to my father. My grandfather's | pig weighed 380, and my father’s weighed 360. One was dressed off when it commenced to snow. It snowed quite hard before the other one was finished. As I have to eat my dinner now I will close. CLARENCE SPICER, Age 11. Poguetanuck. Sews for Her Dolls. Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write you a letter. This is my first one. I am making Christmas presents to send away. 1 have been sewing for my dolls, tool I like to sew very much. I am in the highest grade in my room. We have one cow named Dalsy, and two horses. One horse' is named Injun and the other named Rachel. I will cloose for this time. CATHERINE H. PERRY, Ace 8. Scotland. How to Make Candied Popcorn. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 wonder how many girls and boys will make other child- ren happy Christmas? I am making something for some dear little girls who don’'t have many things on Christmas. I am making some stockings of mosquito netting, and I will fill them up with some good things. How glad they will be! Last week I went to see a little girl who was sick. I gave her one of my dolls and some old picture books. How glad she was, and so was L Candied Popcorn.—Put into an iron gettle one tablespoon butter, three tablespoons water, one tea cup white pulverized sugar: boil until ready to candy, then throw in three quarts nicely popped corn; stir briskly till candy is evenly distributed over corn; take kettle from fire, stir until it is cooled a little, and you have each grain separate and crystallized with sugar, Take care that corn does not burn. Nuts of any kind may be prepared in same way. OLIVINE GLADU, Age 10. Taftville. What Wide Awekes Can Do. Dear Uncle Jed: I was just sitting thinking over the very pretty present 1 recelved last Christmas from a friend, and thought maybe some little Wide Awake would like to know what it is. It was a plece of white lawn cut toa square and - hemstitched around ' the edge. I am almost sure the Wide Awakes can do this, and also that it would make a very pretty present for your little city cousin, who would be very glad to have a half a dozen of 1 also read a very nice piece about how to make a little work basket, and I am going to try to make one for my mother, too. 4 I think that Amella Landry is a smart little girl. She has written many nice stories to the Wide Awake Circle.” JENNIE McSHEFFERY, Age 13. Taftville. Elmer Draws Wood and Timber, Dear Uncle Jed: I help my father to bring up wood from the woods. Last fall my father cut some large and long birches down in the woods. When 1 got home from school at night 1 hitched up the horse and went down and pulled up one and sometimes two at a time until I got them all up to a large tree. Then we cut them up into eight-foot sticks. S One Saturday we put them on the wagon and carried them to Sterling, where we sold them. I drove the horse all the way. When we get wood for our fire T have to drive the horse in the woods while my father cuts it. When I come up to the house with it he cuts some more. S0 I have to go back again. One day when I was coming up to Harry—PRAMPINS—Laura INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC MADELEINE NASH, The Little Melba | Excellent Pictures the house the back whee] broke. I went back and told my father and he cameé up. He cut a long stick and fixed it some way or other and we drove up with it. This summer we took the front wheels off our lumber wagon and chained a long tree which we had cut | to them and w up to the house, I gtood on the axle and drove. I thought it was fan. The other day my father cut some birches. I took the horse and brought them up to the wood shed and cut gome of them up. ELMER BURBANK, Age 14. Moosup. The Dog His Father Bought. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 want to tell you AUDITORIUM *""“ropiy™ HARRY USHER Presents THE BATHROOM MYSTERY —CAST— MAUDE LESTER DORIS' LESTER AL. LESTER VERY FUNNY COMEDY Alma Gluck SOPRAND Slater Memorial Hall Tuesday Evening, Dec. 17 TICKETS, $2.00 All Seats Reserved. Seats on Sale at the Store of Geo. A. Davis. dog’s name is Nip. One morning the dog ran away and my brother started and ran after him. ‘With his coat tails- flying out behind he ran a mile’ and a half before he caught him, an@ then the dog slipped his head out of his collar and ran away again; but my brother caught him again and stopped at a house and borrowed & string to lead him home. I live on a farm and have a mile and a half to walk to school. GLOVER C. TALBOT, Age 1L Voluntown. My Doll House. Dear Uncle Jed: It is a rainy nigh? and I have nothing else to do, so thought I would tell you about my dol\ house. It is a very large doll house. The front is painted white, the door ir green, and the roof is red. The windows are made of real glass, and it has a small bell that will ring and a knocker that will knock. There are three rooms in the doll house. At the top it a pretty bed room, with a small bed, a washstand three chairs and a chest of drawers. The next is a sitting-room. It has a round table with a little lamp on it and on one side is a sofa. On th( other side is a fireplace, and there ar¢ six chairs. On the walls are two pic- tures in frames. Down below, at the bottom of the doll-house, is the kitchen. It has a stove in which I put small pleces of coal, and there are six small saucepans of bright tin on a shelf. I take great care of my doll-housa. If T were not careful, the pretty things would soon be gone, and perhaps the house itself be broken up. AUGUSTA KRAUSS, Age 10. Plainfield. . Where Charlies Goes to School. Dear Uncle Jed: I received the book you sent me entitled “Far Past the Frontier.” I have read it. My father and brother have also, and we all think it very interesting. I thank you very. much for it. I will tell you about my school. It is situated on Lippit Hill in the city of Cranston, R, L It is called Lippit Hill school be- cause a man by the name of Lippit was the owner of all the land in this vicinity a great many years ago and he gave the town a plece of land to build a schoolhouse. As the town grew it soon became too small to hold all the children, so the schoolhouse had to be enlarged. We have 63 scholars at present. 1 study arithmetic, geography, gram- mar, reading and spelling, writing and drawing. We have a Christmas tree every Christmas at the schoolhouse, and we each'get a present and we give our teachers a present. When the gnow is on the ground we have nice times coasting, as we can go a long way to the foot of the hill. I go to Sunday school every Sun- day, and we have a Christmas tree I like to have Christmas come. I presume you did when you were & little fellow like me. CHARLES S. HART, Age 11. Hope. Edward Gets Up Early Thursdays. Dear Uncle Jed: This is my. first letter, but. I read the letters every week. My sister and I get up early every Thursday morning to read the stories. My sister has three prigze books. I am eight years old, and my sister is ten; and I am taller than she. I have another little sister, and she will, be two years old two days before Christmas. EDWARD GRADU, |at Christmas. Taftville. A Hunting Cat. Dear Uncle Jed: I have a kitty and her name s Flip. She catches squirrels and -game. Bhe is an old cat. When ghe catches her game she brings it to the house and cries to come In. She lays it down at some one’s feet, and will not eat it until she is told she may have it. Flip is a great pet. She 18 black and white. ROLAND E. AVERY, Age 9. North Franklin. An English machine makes rag hearth rugs at the rate of one a min- about the dog my Tather bought, The iule 3