Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 16, 1913, Page 4

&orwich uiletin erxnel gnu*?izf- 117 YEARS OLD. Subscription price, 12c a week; 500 a month; $6.00 a y-~ Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, “onn., as Second-class matter. Telephone Calls: < Bulletin Business Office, 480. Bulletin Editortal Rooms, Bulletin Job Office, Willimantic Room 2, Murray Building. Telephone 212. Norwich, Thursday, Jan. 16, 1913. 1ie Circulaiion i iie Bulleiin. The Bullctin has the Iargest eir- culation of any paper in Eastern Conuecticut, and from three te four times larger thaa that of any in Norwieb. It is delivered o ever 3,000 of the 4,053 houses im Nor- wich, and read by ninety-three per cert. of the people. In Windham it is delivered to over 500 houses, in Putaam and Danielson t¢ over 1,100, and in all of these places It is comsidered the lecal daily. Eastern Counnecticut has forty- nine towns, on: hundred and sixty- five postoffice districts, amd sixty rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is woid im every town acd on all of the R. F. P. routes ia Eastern Conmectieut. CIRCULATION B e --5.920 THE BOARD OF TRADE. The board of trade is a force which is steadily at work for the interest of the city as the reports at the an- nual meeging plainly set forth. It is an organization of men who are vitally interested in doing everything pgssible in a helpful and constructive way to improve conditions neot only industri- ally but in all directions which oper- ate to make the city better. Through its committees it is steadily at work for the accomplishment of its aim, a larger and a bettgr Norwich, and it requires no small amount of time and zeal to bring to a successful issue the propositions which are faced and con- sidered worthy. It is expected not only to inaugurate whatever will be for the upbuilding of Norwich indus- trially but its influence also goes out fato matters of civie and educational fmportance and it becomes a live and active force for achievement. It is a gratuitous work which Fequires much tact and judgment and Norwich is to be congratulated upon the activity of the local organization and its accom- plishments in recent years. It is easy to point with pride to many benefits which the board of trade has given the city. It bears the same high position of importance to the industrial and social life of the city which the city government does to the political. Its reeord is one in which pride can be taken. It deserves the support and ~ncouragement of every citizen devoted as it s to iInterests in which every resident of the city is concerned. The greatest benefit to be derived from the board of trade is in keeping it active and interested, by doing something and doing it unitedly. WANTED’ SPOILS SYSTEM. The democrats in congress are not all of the same mind and it is well they did not all agree to push through | the proposed amendment to the post office appropriation bill, which was aimed at the wiping out of the execu- tive order which last vear placed 35,- 300 fourth class postmasters under civil service. Since the result of elec- tion placed the democrats in power there has been a desire on thelr part to regain the patronage of those offices and a determination has been mani- fested to endeavor to override the or- der of the president. It failed to carry in the house. This should end it and right at the point where it can pre- vent the wasting of time on an amend- ment which had little or no chance of passage for should it have gotten by both branches of congress it was sure to receive the veto of the presi- dent. In thus playing for the return of the spoils system, which those dem- | ocrats did who voted in behalf of the | amendment, retrogressive action of the worst kind was manifested. The extension of civil service is of! vital importance to the government and | any attempt to check or destroy it is; against the interest of good govern- | ment. President Taft carried out al policy which he has long advocatdd | and the antagonism to it comes as| a matter of politics because it cuts off patronage in the interest of efficiency. It is good to learn that the majority of the house; including many Qemo- crats, stand against the spoils system. | It should now be allowed to rest. ot 1001, average 1965, average PROGRESS IN AVIATION. It s a long step yvet to the plae- ing of the acroplane In the service of Uncle Sam as a mail carrier. The attermapt to fly from Boston to New York with a mail pouch is underway but it is evident that the express train is in no danger of losing its business. Aviation, however, is showing steady progress and demonstrating the faet that it is getting out of the eariy stages of uncertainty through the val- uable experiments which are steadily being made. It has far from passed the experimental stage, however, but it is achieving a revolution in the use of the air for transpertation pur- poses and making headway towards the elimination of the danger which accompanies 1t. The number of airmen last ym; reached the total of 5300 and it i§| sstimated that the distance coversd | by =zviators totalled twelve million | miles. The number of deaths from | the pursuit of aviation has reached | 247 but with the progress in- per- | and operating the machines 25 shown a marked decrease in ‘¢ few years, so that now deaths Taze but one, im 51 where they i { i While the perfection of the fiying machine is going to require many ture tramsportation facilities goes al- most beyond the imagination. The range of poéssibilities great. So { an income of $10,000. WLEAN'S PROD. in the senste which will stril - as expressive of the feelings of the cencerning the amount of red tape and the tardiness in securing leg- islation upon matters before congress. s weifare more attention should be given to the business which les befere them ‘instead of gccupyinmg it with motions and receeses which are simply for the purpese of deélaying action. The sen- ator well says: “I know that the con- gressional machine is geared te run glowly and that for the best of rea- sons. The 30,000 or mere bills now understand mm& 8 & mill which chaft is in € quantities than gtrain, but t expect us to return to them the best that is possible under the cireumstances. They do not want the mill to stop on ac= count of the chaff. ¥t is expeeted, therefore, in my opinion, that when a measure of great public interest has been carefully considered by a cogn- mittee and reported back to this body with the recommendation that the measure be favorably acted upon, it should be acted upon within a rea- sonable time.” Congrese has & way of its own. It has established customs which are harg to overceme but Senator Mc- Lean has struck at a praetice which should be changed. It would be a welecome relief from present Iong drawn out methods. Many important measures fail to get the proper con- sideration they should because they are put off through the policy of de- lay until 'no time remains and conse- quently so much faulty and poor leg- islation resuits. Senator Mc- Lean recommends could well apply to the state legislature alse GOVERNOR WILSON'S MESSAGE. President-elect Wilson is manifest- ing an independence which is causing the members of his party some un- easiness. They are having difficulty in putting thelr hand on him where they thought he might be. He in in- dicating that he is to be president by authority of the people and his falks ‘to the New Jersey legislature outlines & coursé whieh if carried into na- tional affairs means that he has laid out an ambitious schedule. He has certainly told New Jersey of many ‘weak points wherein the remedy should be applied and that remedy lies within the power of the legislators, and in- volves, as he says, “both party and public obligations.” His call for reform in corporation laws, juries, taxation, grade crossings laws and state constitution, if followed out will mean much fadieal action, and as the Newark News says: “If they are to be carried out by the lawmakers, it will involve the sinking of many Pprivate interests—speelal interests— for the public good. It will mean some hardships, some checks to ambition, some surrender of spoils, some upset- ting of precedents, some breaks be- tween friends, seme new thinking, some radical revision of moral stand- ards by individuals in public life.” It remains to be seen whether the Jersey legislators can measure up te the mark set for them by their lead- er who goes to become the nation’s leader. Good government and ser- vice rather than secret and selfish in- terests is what he declares for. How deep an impression he has made upon the Jersey politicians remains to be sean. EDITORIAL NOTES. Every cloud has a silver lining ex- cept the Balkan war cloud. Happy thought for today. Conmiect- icut expects every representative to do, his duty. The greatest result from the Judge Archbald impeachment sheuld be the lesson that goes with it. Though a little late the frosted Cal- ifornia lemon crop may have been a | ease of too much Johnson. Lieut. Becker 18 reported as spend- ing his time reading the Bible. This is evidently an after thought. New York is being proved more wicked every day the probe into po- lice conditions thers is continued. It is now time for candidates to get the endorsement of their state leg- islatures for places in Mr. Wilson's cabinet. Why is it people robbed persist in telling how much the robbers over- looked? It sounds like an invitation to come back. (SRS If Senator Root's motion to elim- inate the toll exemption from the canal bill is passed, the important in- ternationai question will be settled. Slow and tedious stage changes are causing anxious delays in the eastern theater of war. Thé bell for the final curtain should have been sounded long ago. | i A New York woman declares the average girl requires a husband with This of course | means that there are few average | girls. : i The man wha would show the world | that he respects his neighbor, by clearing his walk of snow and ice hasn’t had a very difiicult job this winter, The Uranium, wrecked near Halifax, | was on a mission of mercy in re- sponding to a call from another ship when she struck. Happily it was. not in an endeaver to break records. A South African diamend company was able to declare a 350 per cent. dividend chiefly through the extemsive trade in this country, and yet we are complaining of the high cost of living. ‘When an Alabama boy raises 237 3-4 bushels of corn on an acre it is time that the boys of eastern Connecticut were up and after him. That is too much of a lead to let go without a contest. Three men in a year have paraded while intoxicated. The serving of an intoxicant which takes the clothes off a man's back ought to require a spe- | cial lcense. the Bes. The fight against palitics in ton school cummittee proved 4 eue- oéss, o continsence of a atriag of vie- tories for twelve years. Doston de- ecides well when it gives poliiics ne place tn schiool affairs, Governer-eiect Tiltneis balked at coffec &t 3% eemts n eup, 'y wens 52 a3 8 s @68L of o mslilen or , whish shows thet i makes & -Whe €8z important e In the interest of public New London’s streets In nature’'s m,m was a little Jowas: | Violet, “Lena ia better than you. Rules for Young Writers. i W y on one side of the BE 7 ik pot and poimted articles will %mmm De 2ot use over Original etories or jetters only '"t %u:d.,“' name, uge and ad- dress at the bottom of the 31l commuvrications to Un- Builetin Offce. o cle “Whatever you aré—Be that; 'i‘:;savm’ e ”:1 say—Be true. Stra orwar Be Honest—in tw Be nobody else but you.” . POEERW o =y Wisie o Write it on the workhouse gate, Write it on the schoolboy’'s slate, Write it on the copybook. That the young may ofien look, “Where there’s drink,there’s danger.” ‘Write it on the churchyard mound, Where the rum-slain dead are found; Write on the gallows high, ‘Write it for the passers-by, “Where there’s drink,there’s danger.” ‘Write it in the nation’s laws, Blotting ouf the license clause; ‘Write it on each ballot white, Se it can be read aright, “Where there’s drink,there’s danger.” Write it on our ships tnat sail, orne along by storm and gale; Write it large in letiers plain, Over every land and main, “Where there’s drink,there’s danger.” ‘Write it over every gate, On tie ¢hurch and halls of state, In the hearts of every band, On the laws of every land, “Where there’s drink,there’s danger.” —1Liittle Friend. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- AWAKES. Children who are careless are thoughtlets; and they are the ones who get sick and die if the doctor can- not save them. I hope none of the Wide-Awakes will ever be caught in the class who disobey their parents, and who wade in water on wet days and get sick, or sit down after they have been running and romping in the cold, and then| haye sore throats and fever. To heed| the warning of parents is wisdom in a | child. There is no fun in doing as you; please and then paying for your mis- takes with sickness and pain. i It is the parents’ loving care which makes them want the children to do right. It is always painful to parents, to see their children suffering because | they did not do as they were told to. A heedless child is always a trial and| unnecessary expense to its parents. They are not helpers, hut hinderers. This is the season of the year when careless and disobedient children are in most peril, and parents are most| anxious concerning them. i Our Wide-Awakes seem to be chil-| dren who are bright enough to do things which will bless instead of | harm them. Disobedience to parents! is always harmful to the child; and it( may truly be called “a hard road tog travel.” Do not make such a road for | yourself, but through obedience and obliging manners make the ways of | life pleasurable and profitable. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. ! Many | Agnes Hanlen of Tarftville: thanks for the beautiful prize book. It is very interesting and shows still that “boys will be boys.” Irene Godhue of Scotland: I receiv- ed the book you sent me and like it very much. I thank you for it and hope I may win another. Richard W. Tobin of Norwich: thank yeu very mueh for my book. is a very nice book. Rene R. Ronleau of Norwich: T thank you very much for the prize book. I have read it and found it very imter- esting. Jeénnie McSheffery of Taftville: Your welcome book was received. Manj thanks for it. I have read it and found it interesting. Raymond Olds of Lebanon: I receiv- ed my prize beok and thank ybu very much for it. It was a very nled one. Charles 8. Hart: I received the prize book you sent me, The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate. I thank you, very much for it. I have read it and, found it very interesting. i Lillian Brehant, Locust Valley, T.. L: I received the prize book, Black Beau- ty, which you sent me. I enjoy read- ing it and thank you for it. Hortense Vallette of Baltic: I re-| celved my book. I have read it part: way through. Thank you very much | for it. ' PRIZE BOOK WINNERS. 1—Ruth B. MeCollum of Mansfleld: T It THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE Boys and@ Girls Department { 26th of December at 9.10 a. m. we Depot, “The Palace Beautiful,” by Mrs. £ L. T. Meade. i § 2—Lillian Brehant of Locust Valley, | 1.1, N. ¥, “Bad Little Hannah,” by | Mrs. L. T. Meade. 3—Gladys Calkins Fla., ple.” | 4—Nellie Cotter of Scotland, “Light: o’ the Morning,” by Mrs. L, T. Meade. | - i 5—Otis Conrad of Nerwich, “Rebin- | son Crusee,” by Daniel DeFoe. 6—Caroline Wright of West Ash- | ford, “The Little Princess of Tower HiIL” by Mrs. L. T. Meade. 7—Catherine Liddell of Oneco, “Alice in Wonderland,” by Lewis Carroll 8—Viola Howard of Norwich, “The Children’s Kingdom,” by Mrs. L. T. Meade. Winners of books living in Nerwich may call at The Bulletin business of- fice for them at any bour after 10 a. m. on Thursday. STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE- AWAKES. The True Prisoner. Many years ago there lived in Prus- sia a king who at one time wag visiting a prison. H ‘While passing from ecell to cell he asked the inmates what crime they had committed. Each one replied that . he was innocent of the crime. Passing from oné to the other he at last came to an old downcast pris- oner and asked him what crime had brougiht him there. He replied that, the erime he committed could never be forgotten. i After he had heard the old man's! story, he said: “A man like you ought not to be here. { A few days later he was a fres man. | ANNIE GRIESHAMER, Age 11. Baltic. of Kissimmee, ' My Christmas. About 11 o'clock Christmas we all| went over to Grandma’s. She lives| next house to us. There were twenty in_all. 7 We até nuts and played till dinner time. Twelve sat down at the big ta- ble, then seven of us children sat at a little table in another room. This is what we had for dinner: Turkey, potatoes and stufiing, turnip, ; onions, cranberries, Plum pudding, péas and gravy. Then we played with our little cousin Marjorie. We looked at beoks, and . my Aunt played the organ. We also had some white grapes. i About 6 o'clock we had supper. We . had turkey, bread and butter and nic cream cake. At half-past seven Santa Claus cam in. (It was my father.) He had a bag on his back and shook hands with us| all first; then he stripped the tree. We all got an armful of presents, After that they plaved the organ and sang. About 10 o'clock we went home. Tucy Carter: I tried vour receipe for candy. I thought it was very good. Annie Krauss: 1 tried your fudge recipe for candy and thought it very d. = ADA MARRIOTT. Oneco. The Squirrsls. We live near the woeds, where therée are many squirrels. Some are large and some are small. They are gray squirrels and are very pretty. = T've seen theém make their nests with leaves. They carry the leaves up in the tree, but I do not know how they put them so they will stay together. When it is done it looks like a big basket. We put nuts on the table out of doors for them to come and get. Théy come when we aré to school. One day they got fooled. Scheol was out and they came to get the nuts. We were very quiet, so as not teo frighten them away. One day when I was looking out the window I saw a squirrel trying to get an apple off the tree that was not picked. He took hold of the apple with his paws and picked it with his mouth and ran off, T do not know where. VIOLA HOWARD, Age 11 Norwich. My Christmas Vacation. School let out en Friday, Dec. and began Thursagay, Jjan. 2, 1913, The 24th of December, from 4 p. m. until 6 p. m., there was a festival at Park church Sunday school for the Park church members. They served refreshments. Christmas day I read some of my books and played with my tools. The 20, arted for New York city. At 3 p. m. we found ourselves at the Grand Cen- tral station. We went to Central Park first, where we saw a lot of dnimals and birds. After that we went te the Natural History museum, where we saw a lot of interesting things. The next morning I went to the companv of Frankin Simon Sons with my mother. At 2 p. m. we went to the Hippodrome, where we saw a lot of interesting sights. At 10.02 a. m. next morning we started home and arrived at Norwich at 2 p. m. I liked New York, but I liked to come home. CHARLES H. TIRRELL, Age 11. Norwich. My Visits to New York. I have been to New York several times. t I went to the Hippodrome and saw ! the show called “Under Many Flags." | I also went to some moving plctures.‘ and to the Plaza theater and to Ham- | merstein’s roof garden theater. I went to the Bronx Park and saw many animals. Some of them were 'Phe junier class of the Sunday school was overjoyed when they heard that the ome who did the greatest kindness throughout the year was go- ing to be presented with a fve dollar | bill. Everyone was talking very loud tell- ing what they would do. Some were going to give food to the poor: others 8aid they would help the sick, while others thought a little remembrance to some invalid would be appreciated. But ome little girl eaid, “I know what I'm fo%ng to do. I'm gomg to belp the little eripple, Lena.” Her name was Violet Smith. All the children set up a laugh, for said | don’'t care what you dol” “You might as well go out and dig &tfi earth for the prize, as to help t kid, Rhe's not a Christian, so | you wen't get tha prize!” Violet off, while A eherus of volces after her, “Ceme baeck! Ceme pmek!"” Bui it was net Vieleg te eeme peel, to be ridieuicd by & neisy @et of giris and pevs, was past m&ne, e, sie in a n irls pasement of aa aid Beuss, g:‘ puiside {hs sity, lived 4 A Prize Won Through Kindness very | te knew whae won the prise, and chance for Violet-—the kind-hearted Vielet. tender and Everything was violet to the little cripple, and she would beg her father to bring her a tiower every day. But one day Iena turned dreadfully ill and if it had not been for Violet, the poor little Jewess would have died; but twice a day' Vielet went to nurse the little sick girl, and twice a day @id the doctor come and do all he could for Lena. In a little while the littlé girl could raise herself up in bed. Violet read to her, and while she slept she did up : the work. Twselve months went by very quickly and the las: Sunday in the yeqn.r ap- ! proached. Viclet had planned to take ! the little Jewess to Sunday school, but on account of bad weather. she had to stpenae it All ths ehil@ren wero eager eash steed up and told his lindneas, As little Vielet rosa and teld her shfl'{. everyons wame startled, It was s6 beuutiful and different from the others, After apll the experiences had Been {eld, the puperinisindsnt esked the gehoal whe they theught demerved the pris ',l'l;;;,'g ;ave.s a ef silence i i § bisen, foxes and other animals. § there I saw animals and snakes. saw “Animal Stories for Little Peo- S | aep: ; New Year. | needles in. i parsonage. | day school teacher and president of' {lot near our house and my brother déer, elephants, monkeys, of :helm squirrels 1 aan visiting with my Aunt Aznnie It m 13 was red, biue and | during vacation. 1 have two dolls to 1 saw l‘;:mase, buffaloes, hy and there are a number of i s ?cndHE shepherd dos. o I saw many fishes, reptiles and seals. THEL WEEKS, Age 1 I alse saw some parrots, pheasants, PlainfieMd. birds. I Bave beem to Cemtral Park, and Dear Uncle Jed: I have one sister and twe brothers. T am the oldest of some vultures, the children. . We had a heavy snow- parrots other . storm the day before Christmas and - I went in St. Patrick's cathedral on {3 mmde good gliding. We have had T Eeeans snd T wenc the AStor | gniy two or thrwe davs of skating. TATY. ‘We have a very nice Christmas and t;rel;.." been in many of the large wevv anh haad- éotg ja\' presents. e ha and Last time I saw the mew trolley T At Somcer® where peeple ride up on the top. It Was | " The fce men generaily cut their ice = Fig 3 3 the last of December, but it is not I went over the Brooklyn bridge %0 | ihjck enocugh e ose R e e ough to cut yot. I will el S boping you had a Happy New eYam. to Long Island City. < P S ; 1 Rave been on the East ana Hudson CHARLES H. PERRY, Age 10. Scotiand. rivers by boat. X When I came over from England I saw the Statue of Liberty. I have been in the Grand Central :lufion. It is a nice large, mew sta- lon. I &?VQ also been in the Pennmsylvania eagles, canaries, birds. Alice’s Pets. Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write you a letter and tell you about my pets. I have two gold fish and a large maltese cat. I keep the fish in a large glass bowl and I feed them ecvery day. They always rise to the top of the water to get their food, . One day ' my maltese’, cat jumped upon the stnd where the fish were. He had his paw over the bowl as if to catch one. I elapped B mand he has not jumped upon the stand since, but sits on the floor and watches them. I wish you a Happy New Year. ALICE MALONE, Age 9. New Lonagn. Although I hdave been In several eities and states, I think Norwich, Conn., is the best. LILLIAN M. BREHANT, Age 15. Locust Valley, L. I, N. Y. When Birds Are Friendly. Many people think the spring is the time to make friends with the birds, but I have found that the birds are more friendly in mi mmer, when the little ones are big enough to fly into the treetops. Unless they have been frightened, they will go somewhere else. Th them is in the morning, and again at n!gtv me people take the crumbs of bread. or cake, or something for them to eat. They soon get tame. The robin likés fo make his home near our house and to have a breakfast of crumbs when it is cold. The starlings are very noisy and chafter in the cherry trees when the fruit is ripe. Nelly’'s Merry Christmas. ; 2 Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would e best time to make friends with | write and tell yvou what "I got for Christmss: Three dolls, some ribbens, a box of -writing paper and some haxn kerchiefs and a new hat 'and coat. I have been sewing for my de ever simce Christmmas. Omne of them a baby and I haye made most’ of thw clothes for her. My dolls’ names are Leslie, Esther, and Marion. The dolls that I had be- gre lchI ;lmzns names are Marjory and 3 Sthel. have many clothes for them:. The sparrow likes to build his nest | T hope it will keep on being cold under the roof. weather, as I like to go skating very , The jay is clever in hiding among | much. There is a big pond up in the the leaves in the woods. village, called ‘“The Upper.” and we The swallows visit us only in the |have lots of fun skating there every summer timeé. I would like to have a | winter. tame bird for a pet. I wilt MILDRED B Moosup. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. An Injured Crow. Dear Uncle Jed: My sistér and 1] were taking a walk through some ! woods one day. All of a sudden we saw one of our friends. We ran to meet her and then walked on a litfle | further. We stopped a few minutes to talk. Just as we stopped we heard something flutter in the leaves. We looked around and saw that it was a crow that had beén shot through the wing. Our friend carried it home for us. We tried to keep it, but it soon died, nd we all felt sorry. I now close, wishing you a Happy JESSIE L. BREHANT. clese with much love. 5 NELLY COTTER, Age 10. Scotland. R RBANK, Age 16. A Young Trapper. Dear Uncle Jed: This is my second year of the trapping season. I set up about eighteen stone traps one Satur— day afternoon, and I went to them thes next mornfng at 5 o'clock. When I got:) there two traps were tripped and whem I lifted up the stones and looked under them there was a muskrai edch trap. stretched them on a board and hung them up to dry. I only went three days that week on account of the.snow being so deep. When the snow was nearly sdl off the ground I went to them again. Theyv were all tripped. I didn’t bother te set snow again, and I would never ge! to 7, them. I have zZot seven so far iXhis Locust Valley, L. L vear. e T " NRAD, Age 12. Herbert Caught a Big Bass. e e ! Dear Uncle Jed: In Coventry we Wanganbaug. I go out fishing nearly ' 5 & évery day, and have good luck. One 3 half pound basgs and landed him safely. % We go up to Coventry as soon as, " . cation. | HERBERT 1. SANDERSON, Age 10. i A have a cottage on the shore of Lake | * day I had a fight with a three and a school closes, and stay through the va- Willimantic. { Hard Nuts to Crack. Dear Uncle Jed: I am a little girl seven years old and I am in the sec- ond grade. I live in Kissimmee, Fla., but we used to live in Lebanon, Conn. Theére are lots of orange groves | here, and grapefruit, and tangerines, too. I wish I could send you a box of oranges, but I guess they would freeze on the way. I make some clothes for my dolls, but my sister says that “they are great UTICURA BOAP .- i, Alifetime of disfigurement and suffer- ing often results from the neglect, in leoking affairs.” There are walnut trees all around the place where we live, and the nuts are just dropping. They are harder to erack than the nuts we had in Con- | necticut. GLADYS CALKINS, Age 7. Kissimmee, Fla. The Chores She Does. Dear Uncle Jed: It is a long time ! N since I wrote to you. I hope you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ) I have been working all vacation and | 1 haven’t had much time to write. I guess I will tell you some of the chores | I do when I come home from school: | 1 set the table, wipe dishes and take care of baby sister. Mother made me a nice new dress for doing my work so well FLORENCE A. WHYTE, Age 9. Willimantic. 5 T; N“ak;’ P“I""t Candy. infancyorchildhood, of simpleskinaf- of the iockien: {::émsh;":( i‘;’fid seme - fections. Intheprevention and treat- I made some fudge the other night ment of minor eruptions and in the and it was verv good. I sun going : ’ = - to &end the Wide-Awakes this one. £mm°t“’,n‘°f?emmcntSkmc‘mf?hal’ I hope all the girls will lke it j health, Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Peanut Candy—A quart of peanuts 1:Ointment are absolutely unrivaled. and one pound of sugar. Shell the Cutiotra Soap and Ointment sold throughout the nuts. Melt the sugar, add peanuts and ;. world. Liberel sampls of each mailed free, with turn into z buttered pan quickly when !i82-p. book, Address “‘Cuticura,” Dept. 4, Boston. done. Be careful not to burn it. H‘T-ndor_—fae—dmsnnhs:.ulnmm(on‘nth(‘hfl- KATHERINE RIDDELL, Age 13. cura Soap Shaving Stick, Ze. Liberal sample froa Oneco. 1 Caroline and Her Sister Made Sausage | Dear Uncle Jed: We had a Christ- | REZNOR mas tree at our school and four plavs 4 and some single pieces. Quite a few | neighbors came in to see the tree and RE FLEC l OR hear us speak. 3 We had two weeks' vacation and | These odorle-s gas heaters turn col@ during it my eister and I made about, forty pounds of sausage. Y I got a little sewing bag for Christ- | It was made of about a yard | mas. of three inch ribbon and a yard of |to comfort, * Giifusing @ _ radiance inch ribbon which were served together | tnroughout the room like the golden us sunset. For a cozy nor, other lights wiil Enjoy the comfort ce with the work and the One of the little fel- and it hed some small baby ribbon to go In the top of it. THhis makes a very pretty has to keep threatd and.f glow of a gorge: | chat Light the ¥ not be nec of a firepls dirt eliminated. I belong to a club and we are mak- ing a rug which we expect to sell and lews will guarantee a comfortable get some money for to help paint the !bathroom for that morning dip. Our ciub is called the Lesser | Prices 32.50 and $3.50. church. Lights, and there are seven members. We meet every three weeks at the Mrs, Bugbee is our Sun- ‘'he Thermax Gas Iron does the work with ease and greatest known econo- my. Manufactured to sell at $3.50. Our price only $2.25 each, compiete with Lubing. Crane’s famous “‘Statite” :1bing, the “best by test,” Te per The incomparable Ruud instan- tank our club. There is going to be a sawmill on a..l ot is goilng to draw the lumber with ;{2neous water heater and gas our mules. We have about elghty heag, ; heaters always on demonstration. girt‘:attlie, Igur mules, a horse and; e y-six sheep. - {I Gas & Electrical Dep't. 321 Main Street, Alice Building CAROLINE WRIGHT, Age 13. West Ashiord. Conn. Well, I _will _close for this time. ! My Work. H Dear Uneie Jed: I thought I would b tell rou about my work. 1 have to | MiSS ELLA M. POTTER Instructor of Piano and Harmony i Room 6, Alice Bidg. Tel. 968 Dear Unaie 7ed: T am goime to 1o | DR. C. R. CHAMBERLAIN you about my pet dog. Her pame is | Dental Surgeon Tiny. She i& a black and white bull- | og, She will cems and jump up in | got up at five o'cleck in the morning to milk two cows. After I milk I feed pigs, and calves and hens. We have thirteen cowa and flve calves. Nine | of the cows give milk. I have # | strap the cow. I milk. Wo send all | the milk on the train to Providence. THEODORE KENDALL Versailles. lap aad to sieep. é.n chorge of Dr. B. J. Geer's practl. sEas el Tt S T The Ice Not Thick Enough to Cut. in.y in. } I then took them home and ! them again, because I thought it might _