Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 9, 1915, Page 9

Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of the Paper only, and number the pages. Use pen and ink, not pencil. - 3. Short and pointed articles will Bo given preference. Do ot use over 260 words. 4. Original stories or letters only be’ used, Write your name, age and ad- :u- plainly at the bottom of the ory. . Address all communications to Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office. “Whatever you are—Be that! ‘Whatever you say—Be truel Straightforwardly act, Be_honest—in fact, Be nobody else but you.” POETRY. Where's. Mother? Bursting in from school or play, This is what the children say, Trooping, crowding, big and small, On_the threshold, in the hall, Joining in the constant ery, Ever as the days g0 by— “Where's Mother 2" From the weary bed of pain This same question comes again; From the boy with sparkling eyes, . Bearing home his earliest priz ¥rom the bronzed and bearded som, Perils past and honors won— ““Where's Mother 2 Burdened with a lonely task, One day we may vainly ask For the comfort of her face, For the rest of her embrace. Let us love her while we may, Well for us that we can eay— “Where's Mother?" Mother, with untiring hands, At the post of duty stands, Patient, seeking not her own, Anxious for the good alone ©f the children as they cry, Ever as the days go by— “Where's Mother " UNCLE JED'S TALK WITH WIDE- AWAKES. Children in aiding their parents can only do little things, but these little things are as important to their success in life as some greater things be to the sticcess of older people. There is nothing counts more in the little affalrs of life than being prompt and being patient. Do not be slow when you are needed, and do not be ir- sitable when things do not go as you wxpected. If things do not meet our 4Xpectations we can do the best we 2an to overcome any feeling of disap- @ointment and hope they will be better uext time. Almost everything great comes from emall beginnings. There is an oak tree in every acorn and a chestnut tree in every chestnut and an apple tree in every apple seed. A chestnut burr may hold four trees and an ordinary apple six apple trees. Nature puts wonderful things in small packages. Read what has been said of little things: “Little things console us because little things afflict us.” . The power to do great things gener- ally arises from the willingness to do small things. It is little accomplishments which make girls and boys grow into useful men and women. The little things they ire taught in juvenile and youthful yvears prepare them for all the occup: tions and duties of life Do not get grumpy over trifles, but tacklo the little things of life with interest and strive to do things satis- tactory not only to yourself but satis- €actory to others. Do not hold little things of small value since drops of water make the ocean and tiny mineral crystals make | the mountain. WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Florence Gallup of Moosup, The Campfire Girls in the Mountains. 2—Ruth E. Spaulding of Danielson, The Boy Scouts of Lenox. 3—Katherine Gorman of Versailles, The Campfire Girls on the March. 4—Thomas O’'Connell of Norwich, The Boy Scouts’ Mountain Camp. 5—Grace Mahoney of Colchester, The Campfire Girls at the Seashore. 6—Florence Meyer of Taftville, The Campfire Girls in the Woods. 7—Myrtle Dupree of Colchester, Miss Pat and Her Sisters. $—Mary A, Burrill of Springs, Miss Pat at School. The winners of books living in the | city may call at The Bulletin business office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. Thursday. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Florence Sullivan of Willimantic: I received the pretty prize book you sent me and like it very much. Mildred E. White of Stafford Springs: I thank you for the prize book you sent me, and T am enjoying it very much. Lucy A. Carter of Hampton: I send Stafford | THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT | being gras many thanks for the prize book I re- celved. I have read some of it and @ind it very interesting. Orin Whitehouse of Mansfield Cen~ ter: Thank you very much for the prize book. I have read it all through and think it very interesting. Agnes E. Schreier of Stafford Springs: Thank you very much for the prize book, Miss Pat and Her Sisters. I have not read it, but know it will be good. Mary A. Burrill of Stafford Springs: I thank you ever so much for the nice prize book you sent me. I read it and found it very interesting. STORIES WRITTEN AWAKES. A District School Eighty Years Ago. A district school of elghty years ago was In an open place formed by cross roads. It was a small building of one story and had one apartment. The schoolhouse contained four windows, two on each side. The door was facing the road and had a low step. There were no pictures and paint on the walls as we have today. The schoolhouse was built for thirty pupils, but fifty went to it. Opposite of the door was a huge fireplace four or five feet wide. A long elanting shelf the larger pupils used as a desk. The seats were made of slabs without backs. The larger puplls sat on the sides of the room, the girls on one side and the boys on the other. The younger pupils sat near the fireplace. Some married men and women came to school. About one dozen of the .ounger pupils could not read. The same amount didn’t know their alpha- bets. The teacher got from ten to twelve dollars a month and his board. He boarded on the district. MYRTLE DUPREE. BY WIDE- Colchester. Choosing Your Subject. First you must see your subject in its entirety, as one thing. Ask your- self: “Just what does my title mean?” and if you have not as yet selected a title, study your subject from all sides until you can see how to narrow it to certain definite dimensions. Now you have set a sort of fence around your subject. Nothing outside must enter, but nothing inside must escape. The length of the composition you are to write usually helps you decide on the limits of your subject. If you are writing a book on Africa, you might include all that the title sug- gests to you of exploration, coloniza- tion, civilization anad_ Christianization But if you are writing a very short theme—not over three pages—it is evi- dent that the subject must be narrow- ed. After having selected your title, de- cide into what divisions the subject naturally falls. For example: “A Ball Game” is not a definite title. Insteas say “Last Saturday's Football Game. It these rules are followed you ought to have a nice story. LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. East Norwich, N. Y. Gees: Geese have been domesticated for ages, having been held in great favor with the ancient Egyptians, as is evl- denced by their being frequently seen in their heirogiyphics. As an article of food they are more highly esteemed in the old world than on this continent, where the turkey seems to take the first place among poultr: The flesh of the goose highly val- uved in this country, and has a pecu- liarly rich flavor, although more oily than the turkey or barn fowl. There are fewer varieties of the domestic goose than most of the other breeds of domestic fowls. Geese will live to a great age—an age entirely out of proportion to the brief time required for them to reach | maturity. Great numbers of geese are raised in Helland and some portions of England and France. In the migration of wild geese they almost always retain the V-shaped ranks unbroken, being guided by their leader. There are fe: ture so fast, w! able to raise, w if any, birds that ma- ch makes them profit- ile their principal food . little expense is required sing them. JESSIE L. East Nerwich, N. Y. BREHAUT. A Little Boy. One could tell at a glance that he was a country lad. He was ten years old, I should judge, and about four and one-half feet tail. He had large blue eyes and a pug nose, very much freckled. His mouth showed signs of having eaten straw- berries. His ears had several scars on them, and I suppose he got them en- gaged in a “scrap,” as the boys call it, with some other boy. He had red cheeks, and his hair was a ruddy brown. He wore a pair of old faded overalls which were rolled up to the knees. The pockets in the overalls were stuffed with fishing tackle, I think, for several pieces of line hung from his pockets. The overalls showed signs of mending in many places, and by the looks of the mending I think it must have been done by one of his sisters who was in- experienced in mending. Instead of a buckle on one of the shoulder straps a pin was used. The shirt which he wore was prob- ably one made from his father's. It was dark blue angd evidently had seen its best days. The sleeves were cut off above the elbow and showed very treckled arms. He wore no necktie and his shirt was left unbuttoned at the neck. His hat was a size too large and pleces of straw were wanting in several places. He wore no shoes, and his feet and legs were tanned and dirty. His legs were The hen which adopted me was a common ordinary mixture of Plymouth Rock and Buff Orpington. She found a tin can in my cousin’s back yard and as it smelled good, decided to investi- gate it. Shortly after, a peculiar muffied nolse called me to the kitchen door. I quickly saw the trouble. Mrs. Hen had her head securely fastened in the tin ‘can. Try as she would, she could not free herself. I feel for all the poor helpless things, so, although I laughed at the spectacle, I hastened to_her relief. For 'some reason, my_cousin’s chick- ens are all very wild. 'Knowing this, I approached this hen very carefully. I picked her up and, walking over to the kitchen step, sat ~ down. Whoever had opened that can had done a very poor job.: He had cut two straight lines, something after the manner of a “plus” sign. ‘hen he had partially he_corners d e s dreadtul time liberating that hen without hurting her. I was really eurprised at her behavior. It proved to me right there that even the chick- erd, simple minded things tbat they Adopted Me are, recognize the human superiority. She sat as calm as could be while I was working over her. Her actions said very plainly: “I know that you are big and powerful, and as you are of the mind to help me, only a hen, I put my- self wholly in your hands.” The really funny of the whole thing was afterward. I got the can from her head. Not a feather was ac. rificed. She stood on the step look- ing at me. As she didn't offer to go away, I picked her up, smoothed her feathers a little and set her down again. She seemed so grateful I de- cided to get her something to eat. It was quite a novelty to have a strange hen making over me. I stepped into the kitchen and got her some bread crumbs. From that time until they were all sold to some people that had a nice. warm sod hen-house, that hen never failed to greet me whenever she saw me in the yard. I am glad she has a good home, because when the wagon carried them away, her nic friendly clucks, bidding me “good-by” were the last think I heard. —Our Dumb Animals. daybait scratched in several places and around his right foot was wound a cloth which was once white but now dirty. This little country lad, dressed in old clothes, who breathes the fresh country air, is far happier than the richest boy dressed in the best clothes. FLOSSIE M. MEYER, Age 13. ‘Taftville. The Horse. Horses are many colors—red, white, chestnut and sorrol. Their head s round and long. Their ears aro shorter than a mule’s. Some horses have long manes. If a horse is fed well his stomach will be large and his sides will stick out and make him look almost round. Some horses have bob tails and others have not. Some horses have long legs. Horses have four legs; their hoofs are round. Some are larger than others. My father said he saw a horse that took a number eight shoe. Some horses are quick and ethers are siow. Some can pull larger loads than others. Some will do _tricks. Once I heard some company we had say they had a horse that would do tricks. He would turn a grindstone and chew tobacco. There are three kinds of horses, trot- ting_horses, working horses and driv- ing horses. People use horses to do_teaming, plowing, harrowing, cultivating, draw- ing road scrapers, snaking out trees and pulling out stones near the house that would flay and break the win- dows if blasted. Their food is oats, grass, hay, corn and hops. ELLERY PRATT. Moosup. Birds. Birds have wings and can fly. They are covered with feathers. There are many different kinds of birds. Some of them are the owl, hawk, ground sparrow and bush sparrow, eagle, quail, partridge, swallow, robin, humming bird, woodpecker and many others. Owls Hve in hollow trees and only come out at night. They eat mice and will catch and eat ducks. and small geese, Hawks make nests up high in trees. They will catch and eat young ehick- ens. Ground sparrows make their nests on_the ground. Their eggs are spot- ted. Bush sparrows make their nests in bushes. Eagles ltve on mountains or some high place. where people cannot go. They will carry off lambs. Quail and partridge make their nests on_the ground. Barn swallows make their nests un- der_the eaves of barns. Chimney swallows make their nests in_chimneys. Robins make their nests Their eggs are blue. Humming birds are very Small and are many different colors. They make their nests in trees. Woodpeckers live in old hollow trees. They get insects for food out of the trees. in trees. GLADYS YOUNG. Moosup. Damon and Pythias. There once lived in Syracuse “two young men, who were very good friends and were hardly ever seen apart. Now it happened Pythias aroused the anger of the tyrant Di- onysius, who put him in prison and said he should be condemned to death in_a few days. When Pythias heard this he was very much troubled. His old mother and his lived far away from Syracuse and he wished to go to his sister's marriage. Damon asked the tyrant if he could go to prison while Pythias made the journey and Dfony- sius consented. Pythias hurried homs, found band for his sister and got his settled. Then he started back, the way he was attacked by and bound to a tree. After a hus- mother but on thieves a few hours he wrenched himself free and ran as fast as he could to make up for lost time. He came to a river over which the bridge had been des- troyed, but he swam across. In the mepntme the tyrant had taunted Damon and tried to convince him that Pythias had not meant to re- turn and would willingly let him die in his stead: but Damon knew Pythias would be true to his friend. When the last hour had come Damon was bound and taken out to be Killed, but just then Pythias came rushing up and throwing his arms around his friend's neck, told him why he had not come before. Dionysius saw the loyalty of the two friends and shamed by their unflinch- ing trust in each other let them go ree. MARY A. BURRILL, Age 13. tafford Springs. A Dream. One day after doing a lot of work, I retired to bed very early. I had a wonderful dream and I think you would like to hear it. I dreamed I was captured by the Indians. They made me work very hard. I had a strin of gold beads around my neck and a ring on my finger and the Indian chief took them from me. I cried very much but it did not do me any good. That afternoon the whole Indian tribe went hunting. I felt very lone- some, no ome was in sight and I thought I would have a good chance to run away from them. I ran down the road very fast and saw a little log cabin in _the distance. When I approached it T saw a wom- an. T felt scared first, but the woman seemed very kind to me. I felt hun- &ry and she gave me some milk and a piece of cake. I liked it very much. I told her the whole story and when one of the Indians came up and grab- bed me agaln, I was very much frightened, and he was going to kill me for running away. When he got me to the wigwam, the Indian chief was very cruel to me. The more 1 cried the more he would hit me. They put me in a barrel ara rolled me over the mountains. I was just Zoing to drop from a high cliff when I woke up. I was very glad it was only a dream. MILDRED E. WHITE, Age 14. Stafford Springs. = Thanksgiving at Grandma's One night I came homé from school. My mother told me she had received a ‘letter from my srandmother and that we were to go to her house for Thanksgiving. 1 was very glad. As the next day was Thanksgiving I got up early in_the morning and helped get ready. My father was going with us. “The ride to grandmother's was love- ly. A light snow had fallen and the fir trees looked like Christmas until the sun came out and melted the snow. It was rather chilly so we wrapped up_warm and enjoved the ride ‘When we got there grandmother was just beginning to get dinner. It smell- ed so good. Before dinner I looked around the farm and played with my cousins who had also come to grand- mother’s. At 1 o'clock we had dinner. It seemed as if there was everything to eat, mashed potatoes, roast turkey, carrots, turnips, puddings. pies, fruit, nuts and home-made candy. We were all so happy. Everyone had a joke to tell or a story and after dinner all helped wash the dishes and all too soon came the time for us to g0 home. We had enfoved our Thanks- giving day. GRACE MAHONEY, Age 11. Colchester. Adventures of Four Grains of Corn. Once upon a time many of us were together in a bin in a grain store. One day a farmer came and bought 2 bag of corn. My three brothers and I were lost near the store. ‘We were picked up by some echil- dren. The children planted us in their backyard. They took good care of us. Many times the strong wind blew us over, but we straightened up and grew We grew up tall and are now im blossom. In the autumn we will be ripe. \ STELLA ELLICK, Age 13. Versailles. Telegraphing by Fire. The firing of signal guns was tele- graphing by sound. It used only the hearing. But there were other ways of telegraphing that used the sight. These have been known for thousands of years. They were known even to savage people. The Indians on the plains use fire to telegraph to one another. Some- they build one fire, they build many. “When party has killed five of the enemy. Indians have also what are as smoke signals. On Indian to send a message to @ his friends a long way off, fire. When it blazes, he an armful of green grass on it and this causes the fire to send up a the Apaches ome column of smoke is to call attention; two col- umns say, "All is well, and we are to remain in this camp;” three eolumns or more are a sign of danger and ask for help. Sometimes longer messages are sent. After buflding a fire and patting green grass upon it, the Indian spreads his blanket over it. He holds down the edges to shut the smoke in. After a few moments he takes his blanket off, and when he does this, a great puff of smoke, like a balloon, shoots up into the air. This the Indian does over and over. One puft of smoke chases an- other upward. By the number of these puffs, and the length of spaces between them. he makes his meaning under- stood by his friends many miles away. At night the Indians smear their ar- rows with something that will burn easily. One of them draws his bow and just as he is about to let his arrow fly, another one touches it with fire. The arrow blazes as it shoots through the air, like a flery dragon fly. One burning arrow follows an- other, and those who see them read i these fire signals, and know what is weant. THOMAS O'CONNELL, Age 14. Norwich. What Mrs. Squirrel Thinks. The old apple tree in the corner by the lane is hollow. There is a hole in the trunk of the tree near the top. Here lives a little family of squirrels. One day Mr. Squirrel ran up the tree as fast as he conld. “My dear,” said he to his wife when he was safe in his hole again, “I was afraid I should not reach home alive!” “Have those boys been throwing stones at you again?" “Stones?’ repeated Mr. Squirrel. “Why, they were rocks. big_as apple They were as “Rocks are bigger than apples’ said Mry. Squirrel. “Still I must say it is a shame.” hey dom’t think of that” said Mr. Squirrel, who was really angry. “And ‘cur dear little ones are mot vet big enough to hunt for nuts. mizht starve if vou didn't ca “Boys don't think of that,’ husband “You are so little and they are so big.” said Mrs, Squirre! “They don’t think of that. Squirrel. “Don’t they know how to asked his wife. “Perhaps the; . after all.” think it is fun to see me run,” said Mr. Squirrel, “and that seems to S = G Dl they 2ie e fo do. They e home.” said her said Mr. think 7 are stu- hat is_like a Squirrel, gravely. “Tt is very sad to grow id,” said Mr. Squirrel. am glad our children know more | than thac” Mr. Squirrel whisked his tail over his head and took up a nut from a pile in the corner. Mrs. Squirrel was not_thinking about his dinner. “Poor boys,” said she. “How dread- ful it is to be so stupid as not to be able to_think.” KATHERINE GORMAN, Age 10. Versailles. baby,” said Mrs. up to be The College of the City of New York. The College of the City of New York is situated on 138th street and Convent avenue. The buildings are situated on a high hill and can be seen from a distance. It is of Gothic arch- itecture. The buildings are made of field stone and terra cotta finish. Thev are very beautiful on sunny days. The tallest building in the group called the Great Hall, in which is a very large orzan. An addition to these buildings is a stadium recently built. It is made of cement and it is used for all fleld meets. In the morning the sun casts a very beautiful shadow on it. In the center of the college is a campus. On this the boys eat their lunch and study. There is a large flagpole in the center, and all around it are benches of stone. GEORGE BIENENSTOCK, Age 15. New York City. A Wild Duck. After my dinner I went in the back- yard to feed the chickems. Just as I got to the coop I heard a terrible noise. I reached and got a stone and threw it down where the sound came from and to my surprise I saw a wild duck with white wings and a very long beak. I chased after it, but it flew in the river. I went through swamps and muddy places and we got a raft and I shot at him, but T was not a good shot. T mever got the wild duck, but Saturday when I have more time I will try azain, TALBOT WHITE, Age 12. Stafford Springs. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. Bennie, My Pet. Dear Uncle Jed: I am very anxious to have the boys and girls who write letters for The Bulletin know about my wonderful dog, Bennie. He is only eight months old. and is large for his age. His hair is quite long, and is white, brown, and black. When he smiles he shows his teeth. Everybody thinks he wants to bite, but he feels pleased to see them. He rune, jumps and plays with me. He goes ‘and gets the cows every night, and he will get them alone sometimes. Fe will shake my hand in his paw and make a very low bow Wwhen he wants to be polite. I asked him what he was thankful for on Thankssiving day, and he kiss- ed my hand as if he understood me. He plays with my two cats. Some- times he chases them uf the trees, and it makes me laugh to see how fright- ened the cats look. Bennie is a great sport, and T wish all_the cousins could see him. RUTH ELLA SPAULDING, Age 9. Datnielson. How Elizabeth Got Lost. Dear Uncle Jed: Have you ever heard this story? Onme stormy after- noon Elizabeth was downstairs. She thougnt she would make her aunt a visit. While she was out the snow grew so deep and it became so dark, that she lost her way. By and by she fell down in the snow and went to sleep. At home At brought home. Trer molher gave her & hot bath and put her to bed. Elizabeth promised that she would never 7o out In & storm again without telling her mother. MIRIAM SECHTER, Age 10. Caught in a Thunder Storm. AGNES_E. SCHREIER, Age 12. Stafford Springs. She Lives Near a Pretty Lake. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 go to Sunday school. missed a Sunday this year. present for being there every Sunday ‘:-'L{ year, but ome, and then I was ck. 1 live right near a lovely lake. In the summer time there are motor boets on it, and in the winter skating, and the young peopi® have a great time. There are also a lot of cot- tages around it. It is seven miles around the road. I enjoy reading all of the Awake storfes. What can run down a tree, but not run up? (Water). What part of a fish belongs In a grocery store? (Scales.) ALICE G. KINNEY, Age 12. South Coventry. Corn. Dear Uncle Jed: The shape of an ear of corn should be cylinderical. The color should be uniform. The butts well rounded out with deep, regular compact kernels. Corr, contains starch. There are four kinds of corn. They are sweet, flint, dent and pop corn. Corn should be planted early as it requircs a long seasom. The yield per acre from one thous- and to two thousand pounds, average of fifty-four burhels. Soil should be sandy loam. Kernels of corn planted eight to ten inches apart. Corn can be planted in rows or in il Corn when harvested should be left in the stalks till dried well. and husks are white when husked. The ears should have straight lines filled out on the ends. no spaces be- tween the rows. Seed corn is the best to sell. GLADYS THOMPSON, Age 13 Mansfield Depot. Thanksgiving. Dear Uncle Jed: I went down to my grandfather’'s Thanksgiving. I start- ed from home about half past eleven. My cousins were cracking nuts when T got there. They had a good many. We had dinner about half past one. There were twenty-one sat down to ainner. We had turkey, chicken pie, mashed potats. brown bread, wheat bread, and cranberry sauce. Eight kinds of cake, two kinds of pie. grapes, celery, figs, cheese, dates, and nuts. We had music in the afternoon. My cousing and I played many games and Wide- had a nice time. My cousin and I stayed: until Sun- day and had a good time playing games. FLORENCE GALLUP, Age 10. Moosup. Ethel's Pet Rooster. Dear Uncle Jed: I have a Rhode Island Red pet rooster. Usually I can pick him up, but sometimes he will § ot let me. He was lame once so I used to pick him np and feed him. After I fed him T would put him in the coop. I like to feed him. I think he is very pretty. My brother put a leg band arouna his legz. 1f T have on a ring he will pick at the stone in it as long as 1 will let him. ETHEL CONGDON, Age 10. Moosup. Dear Uncle Jed: I have two big doils. Their names are Tootsy and Queen Louise. One morning when I came to school, I saw four deer. I am afrald of them. We have a pig. We are going to kill him Christmas. I go_down to the pen and scratch him. He will lie down. We have some little guinea Dpigs. One ic black ang white and the other is brown and wEite. They eat grass in_summer and hay in the winter. I did have a little canary bird. used to sing every morning. One morning_we found him dead. HELEN CONGDON, Age 8. Moosup. He Marion Likes to Go to School. Dear Uncle Jed: I like to go to school. I have four dolls. I have a kitten ‘and he plays with his mother 1 played with him Sunday night. We have five horses and six white pigs. T have a sister who goes to High school and she comes home every weel when my mother goes to Moosup with butter. MARION BROWN, Age 7. Moosup. big Some things About School. All children from 7 to 14 should go to grammar school. n grammar school we may learn many useful things in life, such as to be industrious in work, careful and clean. Learn to be kind and generous to your school- mates. These are some of the lead- ing things in life. I g0 to the oid Hop River school and am in the eighth grade. There are six different grades In our echool. Miss Florence Jones is our teacher. She is good to us. We have geography, _arithmetic, reading, spelling, language, grammar, agriculture, drawing, singing, history, and civics. _ These studies keep us very busy. They are interesting. IRENE MATHIEU, Age 14. Columbia. Decorated by Mistake. A pathetic case of decoration by mistake hag come to light in the case of the late Lieut. J. H. Musson of the Royal West Surrey Regiment. The name of this young officer had been confused with the name of another officer for whom the reward was in- tended, so the London Gazette of Jume 23 last stated that Lieut. Musson had been recommended for the Military Cross. On July 34, the War Office, havisg discovered the mistake, can- 8 SAILS ITH 2.200 ITALIAN E‘SERVS S i Lining the rails of the new Trans- atlantica Italiana line steamship Giuseppe Verdi, when she sailed from Jersey City for Naples and Genoa, were 2,200 Italian reservists, most of them from cities in the west. The liner's band played Italan airs and the reservists waved flags until the liner was well on her way down’the bay. Nome of them seemed at -all concerned about the possibility of the Verdi meeting a_submarine in the Mediterranean. The reservists thronged the pier for some time be- fore the lner sailed. Most of them carried portmanteaus, and the jumble baggage liner of excited men and their delayed the departure of the two hours. celled the reward. But Lieut. Mus- son never jearned of the cancellation. He was killed in action five days prev- iously. The public schools are mostly con- fined to the civilized population. The Kalagans were a tribe, few in num- ber, grieviously downtrodden. A school was started among them. T! entire school population and more at- tended. They made rapid strides in the use of English and in knowledge of the gospel. Now they are ocleanest, best dressed and best fed of all their neizhbors. Like the little black boy of Whit-|. A number of the Mountain Pagobos tler's poem the Filipinos send word | Jauns man wha staig o0 e ermiae that they're rising. They made splen- | while he was in Davao School is now did use of the -school advantages the'he chief of his village. It is the FILIPINO DISCONTENT. Incistent Calls for Preachers, Doctors and Teachers — American Board Wants More Men and Money. United States has given them-and they | 00¢! Bagcbo town. T il v want more and more. Rev. Robert F.|(rial work In school they have paid Blaci: one of the American Beard's | for derks and equipment. School . is workers in Mindanao. the island which was assigned to that society for mis- sion work, has just well attended. In literary compefition with a large public school on the coast home on|they were conceded superior. In an furlough. 'He tells a wonderful story | athletic meet with th s of tre influence of the American B e g schoois they won the champlonship. “Lasi year one school was dropped for lack of funds. But when Dr. Sib- ley and Mr. Laubach of the Board's ctatf visited the Babogo capital and the cld warrior chief asked for the °hooi again these two missionaries pledged personally the necessary $200 and school was opened at once. schools and of the eagerness of the people for more missionarics to help in organizing churches, founding schools and giving industrial and so- cial leadership. Mr. Black says, “Pres- eni McKinley garrisoned the Islands iti school teachers. The offices were filled with practical idealists. The school system is a master-| Iy these two of our schools we have | plece. From village school to Univer-|nhad a number of bright Mohammedan | sity, good instruction and a fine moral | children. Who knows what the fo. tone arc characteristic. Ten thous- |ture will bring! We ought to have a and seiected and well trained Filipions | school superintendent to give all his are now engaged in this work. ADbout|time to these wild tribes. There ought 500,007 children are daily studying|io be a school for the 10,000 Bilans, . for tie Mandayans equally numerous, Cagayan is one of the largest towns for tke large Bukidnon tribe, all of of ncrihern Mindanao. Of this im-|whom are yet untouched.” portant city an American scientist said | Mindanao is th st s y to me. ‘If the right kind of a Mission- | o he Treer ot e 3 nex: to Luzon, the largest of the Phil- ~ will win one-half | ipyire Islands. The American Board the tcwn in a short time'. This is OUT | opennd work there in 1902. A hospital, Ame:ican Board territory. maintained by a group of Interested In Surigao, on the extreme north- | persons in New York, is located at east of Mindanao, a group of Filipinos | Daveo. on the southern side of the Jar Wwrote to the American Board fourijand but more trial and social work yl“” “5"1;‘5"“‘15 tor ‘;,“ ‘7’;"“““““1 ";‘I‘S;‘ are urgently needed to give the awak- sionary. Here is a Provincial £h | enin, ulation the leadershi Schooi, drawing students from a Pob- | joor Fop ” e ulation of 100,000 many coming from 3 towrs on the Eastern coast that have 8 never seen an Evangelist. Here bright Windsor Locks—The Connecticut yourkx men and women, speaking Eng- | salmon hatchery is about four weeks lish, eager to grasp the best that is|ahead of the hatchery in Massachu- | offered them, are waiting yet for their |setts. Eoth states received the supply | missiorary. of eggs from Oregon at about the same | “Our mission schools time, this state securing 100,000 and ot trives’ Massachusetts 600,000. ary goes there, he w These knitted suits of three pieces and two pockets come in gray, navy and golden browns. Loose, light weight and warm, they make delight- ful play costumes for small persons. Enterprising mothers knit them for fancy work. among the are a matter of pride. Pr;paredness The Vital Factor— not alone in affairs of the Nation, but with the health of every citizen. One seldom knows when the common enemy, sickness, in one form or another, is about to strike; and the best form of preparedness is to keep body and brain healthy. Active brains and vigorous bodies are the result of right living—food plays a big part. 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