Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 2, 1913, Page 4

&orwich g iletin and gyn?igi. 116 YEARS OLD. bscription price, 120 a week; 500 a 5/-$6.00 a year. tered at the Postoffice at Norwich, . as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: ‘ietin Business Office, 480. etin Editorial Rooms, 35-3. etin Job Office, 85-6. 2, ntic Offics, Room itding. Telephone 210. Murray orwich, Thursday, Jan. 2, 1913. SEBlepos Be ok R o0l | -x¢ Circulation oi :ie Bulletin. The Bulletin bas the largest elr- culation of any paper im IKastern Connesticut, and from three te four tmes larger tham that ef aay i Norwich. It fx delivered 1o ever "000 of the 4653 houses in Ner- sich, and read by minety-three per cext. of the people. Im Windham it is delivered to over D09 houses, in Putaam and Daniclson fo over 1,100, sud in all of these places it (s censidered the local daily. Exstern Commeecticut has forty- nine towns, onc humdred and sixty- five postoffice districts, amd sixty rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin in wold In every town and om all of the R. F. . routes in Easters Conaccticnt. CIRCULATION 1901, average . GOVERNOR CF CANAL ZONE. When there is manifested a dispo- of democrats in the appointment sition on the part congress to oppose of Col. Goethals as governor general of the canal zome, by President Taft, t is plaving partisanship to the last Sftch and standing for the spoils sys- tem which was so ardently advocated 5y them at the session of congress last wring. The anthority to make the ippointment of the governor general Is vested with the president when In Frequent are the cases where for- eigners are appealing to the courts for a change of name. In practically all instances the change resuits in an appreciable aid to those who have to pronounce the names and -it is not surprising that the change is sought, while in others it Is done for business | reasons and to escape as far as Dos- élble from the ldentification mark which connects them with the old ‘world. { ‘Where the matter is done through the courts it is possible to trace the identlty of the family, but there are more cases where the name which is short and scems more American than that which belongs to them, is dis- carded without ceremony for the ad- vantages which may accrue therefrom. The selection of names in any case is generally left with the person desir- ing the change, whatever may be the circumstances, and it Js likely to de- sult in an unsolvable tangle in the fu- ture unless there is some plan of supervision adopted by the various states. The instance is recalled where 2 millionaire by the name of Olson was permitted to change his name to Smith, though fis right name was short, easily pronounced and carried no discredit, except so far as he want- ed to escape from the comnection with the nationality which it indicated. Not a few legislatures are to receive bills for consideration this winter which concern the changing of names. These will not come from philological students but from bar assoclations wherein it is realized perhaps as strongly as anywhere what a grand mixup is liable to result some day from lack of regulations. TO CHECK INCENDIARISM. Whatever can be done to discour- age and keep down incendiarism is a step in the right direction, an effort in behalf of safety, and means the elimination of a large amount of dan- ger to life which is always liable to result from the desire to burn whether it be for‘spite or for the pecuniary gain likely to result therefrom. Much interest will therefore be attached to the exhibit by the fire department of be us R 3 [ wm.:"y-n- pame, age and ad- dress plainly at the bittom of ' the story, Address all communications to Un- cle Jed, Bulletin Offoe. 1—Irene Godue of Scotland—*“The Mo._ | e WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. tor Boat Club of the Kennebec,” | by H. Irving Hancock. : Z—A;llfl Hanlon of Taftville—"T] 0] Rider Boys of the Osarks,” byngrlnk. Gee Patchen. 8—Ednah Calkins of Kissemee, Fla., —"The Railroad Cut,” by William ©. Stoddard. “Whatever you are—Be that; Whatever you say—Be tru Straightforwardly act, X Be honest—in fact, Be nobody else but you.” POETRY. An Apple. One Gay we were in the orchard, Shaking apples from a tree, When a sturdy little laddie With this question came to me: “Can you tell me why the apples That we don’t want always drop, While the very ones we long for Stay 'way up at the top?” And I answered: “If all apples ‘Without effort were obtained We'd never know the joy of climbing Nor how victories are gained. “What we have without a struggle Of less value seems to be Than the apples we must climb for Hanging high upon life’s tree. “Gather, then, what lies about thee, Nor be satisfied till thou Too hest climbed and plucked the apple Hanging on the topmost bough.” —Elizabeth Ruggles. What Happened. New York city this week in which it will be shown that the insurance com- panies can play an important part in keeping down the number of myster- lous fires, especially in large cities. Some startling conditions are thereby disclosed when it is shown that it is possible to get insurance to sur- prising amounts on insignificant values and without the companies tak- ing the precaution to determine wheth- er they are insuring bona fide valuables or goods. Instances will be shown where insurance to the amount of $159,000 was taken out on goods in flats aggregating three dollars in value. It is apparent that such laxity is an inducement for those without con- his opinion the iime is ripe for such government to succeed the canal com- mission. Tol. Goethals is a man ad- mirably equipped for the office, ona which he has not sought and is not eager to hold except for the good which he can do to that section in the tmportant period which it is soon fo undergo. Much is due to Col. Goe- thals for the magnificent manner in which the canal work has progressed, the difficulties surmounted and the big ditch advanced to a point where the opening date will be eariier than an- ticipated. Tt is the fitness of the man which nctuated the president in desiring him for the head of the government. He s the head of the big project, his rep- :tation is bound up in the great un- dertaking and no man is better qual- !fled to take care of the many details connected with the opening and the getting of the canal into smooth oper- ation than he who has put his entire energy into It. Democratic opposi- tion is certainly ill advised. It is not a question of politics, but of the man, and when President Taft names Col. Goethals he will have chosen a man who measures up to the requirements. AGAINST THE HATPIN. Much has been done and much has been said against the practice of us- ing long hatpins and while some im- provement is to be noted the habit is one which is regulated by personal desfres rather. ihan the comfort and safety of others. In Boston an or- ganized effort is being made to ps¢ a stop to the protruding hatpin which subjects companions, or in fact any- one in crowded places to mnot only painful scratches, but the danger of a loss of an eve. It may have been the death of a Boston man which re- sulted from the uccidental prick from a hatpin which has so stirred Boston against the careless habit, but what- ever it was the move is in the proper direction and should bear fruit. When it is thought what the gift of sight means to every person, the jabbing or ripping of another's face through the heedlessness of those who are slaves to style, seems harsh treatment to go unrestricted. The fact is there should have been legislation concerning this negligence long ago, either requiring the pins kept at the needed length, or that protectors be required as a measure of safety. This is done in other countries where it is a common occurrence for the po- lfte when there are violations to either require the wearers to secure pro- tectors which they have, or to re- move the pins. The wpmen of Bos- ton are making an excellent move which coutd well extend to all the cities. S MEANS BETTER SERVICE. Since parcels post was suggested it has been opposed by the express com- panies for the reason that they feared it would take away their business, but now that it is a reality they are mak- ing provisions to meet it as to ser- vice and charges. The desire for the change was the inability to get the proper treatment in the matter of ser- wvice and rates and as at present con- stituted there will be a fleld for both to operate in and it will be whatever fujidre extensions are made by the gov- erfiment service which will have its greatest effect apon the private con- icerns. i There is no question as to the cor- itectness of the Providence RBulletin's isutemeh' when it says: “It would not Y= surprising if the parcel post should 2 fleld of its own and supply which the express companies aght of providing. There may affic enough for all engaged in » fransportation of small packages, he probability is that within five e the country will know whether ~' not government service is better o= worse than that of the express cor- porations and whether or not it is wise to put upon the postal department the entire responsibillty of handling all the boxes and bundles of ths nation which are not in the freight classifi- cations. Meanwhile it s in order to compare the work of the competitors and to do busin=ss with the one offer ing the most favorable rates and th axomptagt deilveries,” f scientious scruples to play with fire for the sake of getting what they can from the insurance companies. Were it confined to the insurer and the in- sured the question would be a much different ome but in large citles in particular vast amounts of property value and many lives are threatened by the action of the incendiary. What is needed to check it is a better ar- rangement for insuring, an inepection of the property insured and thus strike at the evil which strikes terror to any communit; EDITORIAL NOTES. Now that the holidays are over con- gress can if it will settle down to business. Happy thought for today: However efficient or inefficient resolutions are they are always subject to amend- ments. The cat which gave the alarm and prevented Jesse Pomeroy's escabe from 3all ought to be rewarded with a dep- utyship. Even though Prof. Muensterberg de- clares that a man is at his best at fifty, the best man is usually much younger. When there is nothing else to start an argument the new question of par- cels post or parcel post is ready for discussion. Cipriano Castro promises to have nothing to do with us if we don’t want him. That’s a happy solution of the matter. Stealing autos is getting popular in New York, but the one bad feature about it is that only one can be taken at the same time. A New York paper says Grafters in the Penitentiary. It is not strange for they are to be found in most every other institution. Col. Roosevelt, in his Boston speech urged the making of history interest- ing. That sounds very much like say- ing “Follow me, boy: Rhode Island has wiped out the free passes for the members of the state legislature. It is a step in the inter- est of better legislation. The trial and conviction of the dy- namiters again shows there was noth- ing the matter with the jury system in bringing about justice. There is talk of a peerage for James Bryce. That would be a case where the man honors the office as much as the office does the man. Some auto drivers can eound their horns as if with the authority of a police official and in such a manner that it seems to be swearing at you. Stock gambling is to be checked in New York. Wher that happens the metropolis will have undergone a wave of reform such’ as never struck it be- fore. Between the striking garment work- ers and the celebration in Broadway on New Year’s morning New York had plenty of excitement to usher in the New Year. A New Jersey judge has dared to fix the limit t6 be paid for women's clothes. He never made a more un- popular move with the women in his judicial career. If a straw vote had been taken on | a certaln train headed for Leaven- | worth there would be a unanimous | verdict of not guilty and an appeal for more funds. When the cat's away the mice will play, but it 80 happened that Pomeroy selected the wrong time for his act. The cat is now likely to become the prison watchdog, As far as the weather is concerned | {how hungry 1 am. it might as well be the first of April. As vet the strengthening of Whher' with the lengthening, of. the ‘days Is not proving irue We dug a cave in our back yard, And digging it was very hard. We put a roof of boards on top, So tight it wouldn't leak # drop. That night a storm came up at two, The rain came down, a Strong wind blew, And when T looked at break of day, Our sharty roof had blown away, And in that cave without a hood A pool of dark-brown water stood. ‘We'd left a cave and gone to bed Ang woke to find a pond instead. I think, hereafter, if you please, We'll build our houses in the tremy. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- AWAKES. 1 think we all must have had a Mer- ry Christmas and we are being wished a Happy New Year. How many presents we received on Christmas does not represent the true spirit of the day, for it is what we did to make others happy which makes the heart most glad. We have been wished a Happy New Year and wished others the same; but these wishes are only agreeable sounds uniess we do all we can to make the New Year a pleasant and prosperous one. We must cultivate sweet disposi- tions, ao our work cheerfully, and have a pleasant word for those with whom we are associated or may meet. It may be well to do all we can to help others and to forget that there are rewards. More than half the disap- pointments in life result from our ex- pacting things which we do not realize, and which there is not a particle of sense in anticipating. We are in the habit of expecting too much of our parents just as they are in the habit, perhaps, of expesting too much of us: and this, too, may be said of friends and employers, and we all raise a crop of disappointments, and I fecl like say- Ing they are deserved. The Happy New Year is within not without you—angq if yeu do all you can to keep your thoughts pleasant and your will to do right by parents, play- mates and all others, the year will be all you can desire it to be, or others hope it may be for you. Uncle Jed wishes the Wide-Awakes a Happy New Year, and he will do all he can to make them happy during the year 1918. LETTERS OF AOKNOWLEDGMENT. Frances Hart of Hope, R. L—I thank you very much for the prize book, “Aunt Martha’s Corner Cupboard,” that yvou sent me. I liked it very much. I am so glad that it is nearly Christmas as we are to have a tree at our house also at the church. I go down every morning to help a sick lady. I wash the dishes, sweep, and peel her pota- toes for dinner, and then go to school. I wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Amelia Landry of Taftville—I thank you very much for the prize book sent me. It is very interesting and very nice. Frank was very brave. Ada Marriott of Oneco—I thank you very much for my prize book, “The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico.” I have read it through and it is so in- teresting I would like the whole set. My father is going to read it, too. Bertha Fuller of Fagleville—I re- ceived my book, and am very much pleased with it. I thank you for the pretiy card. 1 am reading the book, and think it very interesting. The name of the book is “Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboart Nellie Colburn of South Canterbury —1 thank you very much for the book which you sent me, I think the story 4—C. Abbott Smith of Moosup—"Old Monday Farm,” by Louise R. Packer. Pathe Weekly No. ug:)—, with all Latest Eveats FEATURE ARTMENT (t 5—Frod Kilpatrick of Taftville-—“The High School Left End,” by H. Irv- ing Hancock. 6—Raymond Olds of Willimantic— “Dave Darrin’s Fourth Year at An- napolis,” by H. Irving Hancock. At THE DAVIS| Thursday, Jan. 2, 1913, T—Robert Krauss of Taftville—‘The ot 845 P. M. High School Freshmen,” by H. Irv- ok ing Hancock. The Smashing Comedy 8-—Annie Duryea of Scotland—'"The Litde Professor.” by I1da Horton COHAN’S e & s—irens Congdon of Bast Lyme GET RICH QUICK ratuity) 's Garden o a5 Verses,” by Robert Louis Steven- WALLINGFORD. son. sTomiEs wWRITTEN By wipe-| Regular Matinee of Pictures AWAKES. and Vaudeville. Snake on the Wall. Once upon a time as I was playing | CONCERT I saw & snake on the wall ,and all 3 hy the the boys ran to see the snake. It was YOUNG PEOPLES’ ORCHESTRA, black and green. It was very long. All the boys wefe playing ball at that time. The boys killed the snake. One day I went down cellar to chop wood, and I saw another snake. » It was very round and very long. I ran for the hatchet to kill the. snake, but when I came back the snake was gone. HAROLD BLAIS, Age 14. Baltie. in DAVIS THEATRE Sunday, January 5th, at 230 p. m. E. B. BAKER, Teacher and Director. Membership cards giving admission to concert, may be procured of any member of the orchestra or of Mr. Baker, room 41 Central Building. Membership fee 25 cents How Turkeys Got Their Names. According to an English writer, in the time of Henry the Eighth every- thing foreign which was new and fash- lonable was called “Turkey,” as the richest goods were imported by mer- chants whose vessels- sailed up the Mediterranean sea, and who were call- ed Turkey merchants. ‘When the noble American bird was first served upon English tables, its excellence gave it the fashionable name, “turkey,” which has remained un- changed to the present. TROY I MAIN, Age 12. Norwich. [The Turks wear a bright red cap or fez on their heads, and the bright red color about the turkey's head is believed to hiy'e given them the name. Bartlett, in Vs Dictionary of Ameri- can Words, says, in seeking the origin of the word: “A_ drunken man is sometimes said ‘to have got a Turkey on his back.’” Perhaps the allusion is to his having won a turkey at a raffle in_a drinking place. Master Main's story seems as proba- ble as either of these conjectures.— Uncle Jed.] Late last Summer my sister found a morning glory plant. She brought it to me and I planted it in a can. It bloomed two times, then it did not bloom or grow. I thought it was dead. Then I took it into the kitchen and set it in the window. Just a little while ago it be- Zan to have big green leaves. It has bloomed four or five times now, and is very pretty. It is a pink blossom. ADA MARRIOTT. Oneco. John Overheard. They say listeners never hear any £0od of themselves, but I think it often does us good to hear some things thet are not intended for our ears. It cer- tainly taught John a lesson when he overheard Papa and Mamma planning for Christmas. Mamma said: “Well, I guess I'll get Mary a nice big doll; and Alice a cra- dle for the big doll she got last year; and Rob wants a sled.” Papa said: “What are we going to glve John?” Mamma answered: “Oh, it doesn't make any difference what we give John; he never seems to appreciate it. When he got his nice sled last year, the first thing he said was ‘Will Brown had got a nice one’ and all he said about his skates the year before was “We might have got nickel-plated for a few cents more.’ So,” Mamma sald, “we will get him a book, or some- thing.” Hearing all this certainly taught John a lesson, for he was delighted with his book on Christmas, and said it was just the book he wanted, and everything he wanted. Papa and Mamma doubted this, as he had mentioned a bicycie several times. So, when his birthday came, he got a nice bicycle: and there was nothing sald about someone else get- ting a motorcycle, either. CARLISLE LEWIS, Age 8. Norwich. Home-Made Candi I have tried some of Lucy Carter's candy recipes and am glad to say the candy came out nicely. I am sending in a few recipes for the Wide-Awakes to try: Peanut Brittle—Two cups granulated sugar, one teaspoon butter, one cup of coarsely chopped peanuts. Put the su- gar into a pan and let it melt over a hot fire; add butter and nuts and pour into a buttered pan and mark into squares when cool. Fudge—Two cups sugar, one table- spoon butter,. three-fourths cup milk, one ounce chocolate. Cook all together till a Jittle dropped in cold water forms a soft ball; remove from the fire, beat well, and pour into buttered pans. Cut into’ squares when cool. es Candy—Two cups molasses, THE GOOD FAIRY Harriet and Harold were little or- phans who lived together. They had to beg for what food they had, but this day, the day before Christmas, they had not been able to get anything jand so they were very hungry that night. They tried playing games, but after a little while Harriet said: “ O dear! 1It's no use; I can't forget Do you suppose, Harold, it would do any good to wish?” “We might try and see,” returned ! Harold, “but I don’t think it will do any good.” So they said together, very slowly. “How we do wish we had something to_eat!” Just then they heard a noise in the cupboard, and so Harriet peeked in; and what do you suppose she saw! A beautiful lady standing inside of the cupboard! “Oh! my beautiful lady, who are vou?” exclaimed Harriet, “I am Fairy Fortune,” returned the “It s I who 1s to blame for your exclaimed -both children. “This morning,” continued the fairy, ! “when my servant was dusting my xoom, she turmed my wieel of fortuns the wrong way, and 5o that is why you are so hungry. But as soon as I get back to my home—" “But where do you live?” the children. “Oh! I live on that bright star away up there,” she said, pointing out of the | window, . “and I hope you will come and visit me some time.” “Yes, indeed, we will!” exclaimed both children at the 8ame time. + *“I am one of Santa Claus’ helpers” ' the lady continued, “and so when you go to bed tonight, both of you hang your stockings up by the fireplace,” and then, closing the cupboard door, she vanished. | Harold opened the cupboard door to | see what was there, and on the shelf in front of him was everything good to eat. Both children sat down and ate until they could eat no more, then they hung thelr stockings up by the fireplace and went to bed feeling very happ: The next morning they fou#d their stockings full of toys, candy, oranges and nuts, and a doll for Harrfet, be- sldes many other things. ANNA DURYEA, Scotand, £ broke in day. have been making two talw:spoons butter, two cups brown sugar, one-half cup water, one-fourth cup vinegar. Put all the mixture except the vin- egar into a large saucepan and cook fast till a little of the mixture dropped into cold water forms a brittle; add the vinegar, cook two minutes more and pour Into a greased pan to cool. Boon as it can easily be handled, pull with the fingers till white pieces before it is too hard. As Cut into Hoping the Circle will try some of these recipes, 1 will close. AN Taftville. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. Arlene Likes to Skate. Dear Uncle Jed: I go to school every I like my teacher very much. I some Christmas Book marks, shaving balls, I have them NIE KRAUSS, Age 13. presents: holders, and button bags. most done. The ekating is very good. I have a. pond in front of my house; and I do 0d deal of skating after school with my little playmates, 1 wonder if all the little girls are sliding down hill. I haven’'t had enough snow yet to take my sled out. ARLENE PEARL, Age 9. Augusta, Me. Pictures Taken of the Scholars. Dear Uncle Jed: Our school closed last Friday and we had a nice Christ- mas tree and everyone got a present. All of us had & piece to speak, and we sang songs. A young man took our pictures in- side the schoolroom, and outside, also. Our school begins again Monday aft- er New Year's day, and I expect to have a nice time on my vacation. I wish you and all the members of the Wide-Awake Circle a merry Christ- mas and Happy New Year. INA L. ALLEN Merrow, Conn. Age 10. Going A-Nutting. Dear Uncle Jed: There is no sport I like better than gathering nuts in fall. One Saturday afternoon we took a bag and a long pole and went into the woods. We knew the tree that bore the best nuts; and the boys who got to them first would hurry and gather as many as they could before the other boys got there. 5 Before frost came, we had to pick them off by hand, or knock them off with a pole. But after there had been a frost two or three nights, then was the best time to go a-nutting, for the frost had cracked open the burrs, or the bark, which held the nuts. When we shook a branch. or struck it with our long pole, down would rat- tle a shower of ripe chestnuts or hick- ory nuts. What fun it was for the little boys to pick them up! One year, I remember, my brother and I got a half-bushel of chestnuts and more than a bushel of walnuts. We put them in the attic to let them dry. In_the long winter evenings, when the boys came to see us, ckers, or fox and geese, and 8o other games. But we always brought on some apples and nuts pefore they went home. Ihose were pleasant times. - ROBERT KRAUSS, Age 12. Taftville. Tral Dear Uncle Jed: is about a year old. and his name is Billy. large. Last Saturday around his nose, na My Calf. I have a calf. It He is all black, He I put a iittle strap then I put another strap over his head. Then I tied a piece of rope on each side of his head for reins. First I drove him around the yard like a_horse. At first he didn’t want to go. After a while he went all right. I drive him up and down the road, mow. I am going to make a wagon with two buggy wheels for him. Then I can hitch him up in it. There is a man who lives three miles from my house who has a calf. It is red and white. He has a wagon for his calf. ELMER BURBANK, Age 14. Moosup. Spent a Pleasant Day in Hartford. Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would tell you about my trip to Hartford. I went to the Capitol and saw pictures of all the governors of Connecticut; and saw the original charter that was hid in the old Charter oak; and I saw all the battle flags of the Civil and Spanish wars. 1 went up in the dome, where I could see all over the ci Then I went to the Morgan Memo- al, where T eaw a great many paint- , and other pretty things. Then I took a trolley ride to Weth- ersfield and saw the state’s prison; and they said I could go inside, but I didn’t want to; thence I went to Elizabeth park, and saw the ducks, goldfisk, and a great many pretty flowers. I enjoyed every minute of the day, and got home at six o'clock at night. RAYMOND OLDS, Age 11. Willimantic. Went to Fall River and New Bedford. Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you of my yisit to Fall River. ~We started in the afiernoon, and we | we plaved | is quite | DAVIS T KELLY & DAVIS, Colored Comedians AND THE BEST THE MARKET MUSICAL IRVING The Harmonious Gypsy EATRE ROADWAY he Home of Selected Photo-Plays and Clean Vaudeville. THURS,, FRI, SAT,, Jan. 2d 3d and 4th Maximus & Co. FAMOUS RUSSIAN ATHLETES BLOOD WILL TELL AFFORDS FOR THE OTHER NUMBERS AUDITORIUM New Show Today 5--PIROSCOFFIS--B Europe’s Greatest Pantomimists and Jugglers FRANK HOWARD America’s Oldest Minstrel Tenor EXCELLENT PICTURES got there at night at eight o'clock. We were all tired out when we got_there. The next day we went to see the City It was packed—we could not move. We had 2 good time. The next day we went to New Bed- ford. We had to pass Lincoln park. On our way we passed some gypsies. They had some tents up, and a man and two little boys were going to wa- ter the horses. I enjoved my vacation very much. I hope to go again next year. I wish you a_Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. FRED KILPATRICK, Age 12. Taftviile. Slap Jack and Consequences. Dear Uncle Jed and Wide Awaks: Did you ever play the games of “Slap Jack” and “Consequences”? I have, and they are great fun; so I thought that some of the Wide Awakes might like to play them. Slap Jack is played In the following way: All the children, except one, form a circle and join hands. The child not in the circle runs around it and slaps any child she chooses on the back. That child leaves the circle and Tuns in a direction opposite to the child who slapped her. In racing around the circle the children meet. They must now stop and shake hands, then con- tinue the race for the ampty place. The one who loses stays outside, but tries next time to get in ahcad of the person’ she slaps. Consequences—This game is a very old favorite. The players sit in a cir- cle; each person is provided with a sheet of paper and a pencil, and is asked to write on top— (1) One or more adjectives, then fold the paper over so that what has been written cannot be seen. It is then passed to a meighbor, who writes— (2) The name of a gentieman. After this is done, the paper is again folded and passed; this time there is written— (3) One or more adjectives. (4) A iady's name. (5) Where they met. (8) What he =ave her. What he said to her. What she said to him. The conscquence. (10) What the world said. CCel paper must be folded and passed. world says, the papers are collecte and one of the company reads the an | swers, and the result may be some- | thing like this: + (1) The horrifying and delightful !1(2) Mr. Brown (3) met the charming | (4) Miss Phillips (5) in Westminster | Abbey; (6) he gave her a flower and said to_her: ~How's your mothe: (8) and she answered “Not for Jo- seph”: (9) and the consequence was | they danced the hornpipe (10) and the world said, “Just what we expected.” I hope some of the Wide-Awakes will have a pleasant time playing this | game. HANNAH L. M'VEIGH. | Norwich. ' i Our Horze Charlie. Deer Uncle Jed: I will tell you about our new horse. Our new horse is named Charlie. He {has the color of a chesinut burr. | Charlie is quite tall, and can trot very | fast. | Merry Christmas to_all. JULIA LATHAM, Age 12. Norwich. His School Ceiebrated Christmas. Dear Uncle Jed: Our school closed Friday noon and wiil not reopen until January 2. In our room, the fifth grade, we had a Christmas tree, and al lthe children contributed towards it. We were all supposed to_ bring some little present that cost abdut five cents. [ brought a jack-in-the-box, and in return got a game called “Household Authors.” It is a very interesting game. About half of us had to say poems. I recited one called “In Norway.” It told how the birds and cattle spend Christmas there. I hela some grain in my hand to show the kind they ate in Norway. Others; who talked about Holland, wore wooden shoes. 1 wish you a_Merry a Happy New Ycar. JACOB RABINOVITCH, Nerwich. Christmas and age 10. i i @ | Was thres years old. {1 am in the A7th grade at inave arithmetic, grammar, spelling, | gecgraphy, writinz, history and draw. ing. %ecember 19 we had a Christmas tree. I got a doil from Miss O'Connor, our teacher, and & pad and pencil from Michael Zahradnik. I hope the Wide-Awake Circle had a Merry_ Christmas. IRENE CONGDO: East Lyme. Age 10. Jimmy 1s Happy as Ever. Dear Uncle Jed: - A few months ago I wrote to the Wide Awakes about my Every time anything is written, the ! ‘When evervone has written what the | MHopes All Wide-Awakes Had a Merry Christmas. Dear Uncle Jed: I live with my | grandma. My mother dled when 1 hool. We | pet squirrel, Jimmy how he got away. six_weelks. One day people were here getting cabbages. They saw him and caught him and took him home. The next day they came up and asked me if i3 was Jimmy. I went to see him, and, true enoug! I will tell them He was gone abou® it was he; and I got him again. Iwaé so_glad to think I got him again. He is just as happy as can be. H: is as playful as eve: 1 have enjoved my Christmas very much. I got a areat many presents. Hope you had a very Merry Christe mas and Happy New Ye ALICE STON Hampton. Age 18. Keeping Busy. Dear Uncle Jed: I wonder how | many of you Wide-Awake boys eves | pieced = quilt? I have made one witly Afty-six blocks, and it looks pretty, pieced it in one week. My mother set the quilt together for e started anothe There arc forty-nine pieces in a block. T are 13x13. | blocks My mother is going to sash it to | gether. I sew my blocks on the sew ing machine. S0 when I am mnot i school I can sew. E. ABBOTT SMITH, Age 10. Moosup. Trying for the Silver Medali Dear Uncle Jed: e last time # wrote I was in the seventh grade, but {now I am in the eighth. ;i i arithmetic, grammar, agriculture, geog- raphy, spelling and history. 1 don’t see what girls have to study {agriculture for. They don't expect u} be farmers. On our eighth grade graduation af} | the girls will wear white dresses an white shoes and stockings, and sit ug ion the stage in the school auditorfum, Some will have essays to write an read; some will play ihe piano an sing. Last year my brother had an essay on Japan. He got the silver medal for general excellence all through the year, I'm irying for it this year, but I don'# expect I'il get it. EDNA CALKINS, Age 13. | Kissimmee, Fla How to Make a Needle Case. Dear Uncle Jed: In reading some of the stories of the W Awakes, I & cided to try my luck .also. When traveling, every one looks the most convenient way of carry articles, needles, etc., 1 wiil how to make ‘& 1 1-4 yard of also the same oA ther along the edgeg (this may be hemstitched if wanted). Then purchase two pleces of ribbog about one inch wide and sew on eac end. This case may be folded up an tied. It is very pretty when made and makes a useful present. H AGNES HANLON, Age 13. | Taftville. My Pet Rooster. Dear Uncle Jed: I have 2 pet roost- er. When I go out to feed him he mps up into {he pan of feed. I think (he is very tame, because I can pick {him up anywhere. i His color is that of a mixed red. He 1is what is called a mongrel Rhcde Is- iland Red, so I call him Red Head. | GEORGE FARREL! Norwich. | Work Christmas Week. i Dear Uncle Jed. I have been work- | ing hard all week helping to ¢lean the ! house for Christma: I sweep the ;rooms and dust all over. i _ I like to fix one room all by myseif iI-slept upstairs all summer, but this | week my mother took my bed down- ! stairs and gave me a little room all by | myself. I fixed it up all alone and ev- ! ery morning before I go to school T make my bed ang sweep the floor in my room, besides the other work. I i ke to keep my room clean and neat. 1 I will close for this tim i IRENE GODU Age 13. i Scotland. | A EE A i Their Christmas Tree. Dear Uncle Jed: I thoucht I would d tell you about cur Christ- we had at ol. We had Claus and very ome of > are having zoing to i RUBY SWAIN, North Stoningt {LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 1891 Not 1897. Mr. Bditor: In the recent article {about Gov. Willlam A. BuckingBam's i birthplace, I notice a date “1887." It should have been, as stated, 183L. Kindly correqt arror. Mrs. Ellen C. Willlams Livermére. Kissimmee, Florida, Dec. 30, 1812, Miss Lillie Willlams is applying ig Los Angeles for a inb as motorcycle policewoman. §