Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 17, 1916, Page 9

words boy or girl all by yourselves, and what a change it will make for you every day of your life. Be slow to speak when you feel “I don't want to,” or “I shan't” X when you do speak let it be in ing, not vexing words. It grown folks are cross and snarl at you, do not snarl back, either say nothing or- give the soft and cheery answer which turns away wrath. You @o not know how the world would be improved if everyone was ashamed to use bad works to a dog; and it is a sin to use them to your companions or parents under any cir- cumstances. . It you cannot find the good word just smother the bad one—this is the fact, Be nobody else but you.” POETRY. next best thing to do. Eee It is not easy to do this; but it is so Baby Corn satistying that no one is ever sorry for having done it. It makes life A happy mother-stalk of corn sweeter all of the time. : Held close a baby ear, ‘And whispered: “Cuddle up to me, T'll keep you warm, my dear. ™ you petticoats of green, th many a tuck amti fold To let out daily as you grow; For you will soon be ol A funny little baby, that, For_though it had no eve, It had a_ hundred mouths; 'twas well 1t 4id not want to Cry. The mother put in each small mouth A hollow thread of silk, Through which the sun and rain and air Provided baby's milk. The petticoats were gathered close ‘Where all the threadlets hung. And still as summer days went on To mother-stalk it clung; And all the time it grew and srew—| s—lohn Wineskie of Yantic, Swiss ch kernel drank the ) By 3ey, by night, in shade, in sun, | Femily Rgbinson. From' its own thread of silk. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Zelma Rocheleau, of Versailles. T thank you for the prize book I receiv- &d from you. T was very much pleased with it. Dottie Benjamin of Lady Lake, Fla. 1 thank you for the prize book. I was surprised to get it as I had no thought THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS! 1—George Bisnenstock of New York, Tom Fairfield at Sea, 2—Ruth C. Brown of Willimantic, The Club at Crow’s Corner. 3—Hattie Perkins, of _Colchester, Tom Fairfield’s Luck and Pluck. 4—Catherine Perry of Scotland, A Child’s Garden of Verses. 5—Allen V. King of Storrs, Black Beauty. 6—Leslie Holdridge of Norwich, The Swiss Family Robinson. 7—John A. Burns of Fitchville, The ‘Walcott Twins. And each grew strong and full and round And each was shining white; The gores and seams were all let out, The green skirts fitted tight, The ear stood straight and large and tall, And when it saw the sun, Held up its_emerald satin’ gown To say: “Your work is done.” of getting a prize. 'We are having “You're large enough,” saild Mother |real summer weather down here. Stalk, Mildred Grandy of Mansfield. Thank you for the book entitled The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge. It was just what I needed to complete the series of Bobbsey Twins. “And now there's no more room For you to grow. She tied threads Into a soft brown plume— It floated out upon the breeze To greet the dewy morn, And then the baby sald: “Now I'm A full-grown ear of corn!” —Unkmown. > Conquest By Thos. J. Taylor Cautfous little chickadee, Peering from your leafless tree, Trying to make up your mind Whether my intent be kind,— Do not wonder, wary bird, That your heart by doubt is stirred; Human hearts meet like result, Perfect faith IS difficult. Was there ever such a plight! (Tentative that little flight) Is it but a tempters charm— Seeds within my hollowed palm? Instinct cautions with, “Beware! Hunger questions, “Do T dare?” Courage! (ah, that flight was near!) Fasth o ercothdth every fear:- 86! my patience is repaid: Symbol this of Eden-gladei ! Perched upon my fingers' ends, Now your graceful body bends To select the choicest seed! Faith? Yes, such as love would breed! Then as you might all birds be, “Trusting little chickadee! the STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE- AWAKES. How to Have Fun on Washington's Birthday. George Washington has been called the Father of His Country and every boy and girl of the Wide-Awake Cir- cle worships the memory of this brave, far-seeing general and president, and loves_Washington, A Birthday Party: Flags, and red, white and blue decorations should be used. - There are many variations of usual games which are particularly nice for a Washington party. Stick a cherry on a toothpick tied to a string from the ceiling. Hang it just a little higher than the children can easily reach and have them jump to catch the cherry in their mouths. The cherry s the reward. Small paper hatchets may be hidden in all parts of the room. A small pa- per hatchet filled with candy is given as a prize to the one who finds most of them. A mixed word game keeps everyone happy for awhile. Give each one a slip of paper with a list of ten mixed words. By changing the letters around he can make some word connected ¢ Wlfi? Georgei ‘Washington’s life and Uncle Jed’s Talk to Wide Awakes, |military achievements: 1. Higt W + We'll talk a little more about the i Bshinston: 2—Iterspden: —President. 3—Untom Nervon:—Mount_Vernon. 4—Leyalv Gorfe:—Valley Forge. 5—Serouvy: —Surveyor. 6—Welaadre:—Delaware. 7—Rechyr Erte:—Cherry Tree. S8—Rebrafuy:—February. 9—Tariopt—Patriot. 10—Sametastr: —Statesman. Another word game is to take the word Washington and see how many smaller words you can make from it. Prizes to the lucky winner in these games may be a flag, a picture of ‘Washington, a hatchet, or a small cherry tree filled with candy. GEORGE BIENENSTOCK, Age 15 New York City. knowledge box which we store with words and rules so that we can put the words together to express our feelings and our thoughts. " “There is always a large assortment of words in the box which should never be ellowed to get out. It is not easy to keep them in so it has been found necessary to form Holy Name and Good Word = socleties all over the country to keep people from let- ting slip the wicked or irritating words which are disgraceful to them and in- urious to others. There are sure to be all kinds of words in the Knowledge box, and it is better to let -loose pleasing and soothing words than words which ex- cite wrath and afouse ‘ll the ugliness there is in those we speak to or scold. Right here let us bear in mind that scolding is a very bad habit at best. 1t is sputtering when we are in a bad frame of mind, the time the proverb advises us “to think twice, and then say nothing.” Under any circum- stances it is better to be silent than to be angrylly talking. “If you please,” and “No, I thank you,” “I hope you are well,” and “joy be with you,” “Good mornins’ and “Good - evening,” “I shall be pleased to,” “I cannot, for mamma wouldn't like 1t” efc, etc, are the nice-ities that may be let out from the knowl edge box whenever ‘occasion requires. Each one of you may be a good Our Trip to Grandby. Early Jast September we thought we would like to go for a short vacation, So one day my father dnd mother and myself thought we would go to a friend’s of ours who lives in Grandby. We took a trolley car to Hartford and a jitney to West Grandby. It took us nearly an hour to reach Granby. Then we had to get a wagon and ride five nfiles more. It was very slow going because the roads were sandy and it was all up hill. It was near- Iy five o'clock when We got there. The old fashioned house had a pump on the veranda. There were stone walls upon which grape vines ran. Grapes were ripe and when you went by them you could smell the fragrance. We had supper about six o'clock. The next morning we went out in the peach orchard where the men were picking peaches to take to town. The HOW THE GOOSE FAMILY WAS SAVED “It does seem strange” said Mr. Goose, “that I am being fed apart from the other fowls of the barnyard and that T always have enough to fill me about twice, Something unusual is about to happen, for I never had such attention before. I've been fed with the other geess and scarcely had enough to satisfy me” He drew a long &kh and looked at the worried ‘Mrs. m;:- e sald, all atremble, “maybe they are going to eat you for dinner. You know that is what hap- to my cousin, poor Mrs. Hon- , Oh, dear!” and the tears trick- led down Mrs. Goose's face. to see what it was; and what do_you think they found? A new born fairy baby! “The poor little thing!” ex- claimed kind-hearted Mrs. Goose. “I wonder how it got here.” It happened that a fairy mother was tending her baby in the heart of a wild rose when a big cat came up and frightened her and made her drop her baby for Mrs. Goose to find.. Then Mr. and Mrs, and fed it with milk from Bessie, the cow, their only friend. They kept the littla feiry baby for four days, hiding it in the softest part of their feathers at night and taking it out into the warm sunshine to play by day. Now, when the fairy mother It all’ hap; 25 she had said, and | efter her baby she found it on the in a week she came fiying to her hus- |back of Mrs. Goose, kicking its tiny and cried: “Oh, my dear! I was by the house and I heard a a fine bird for a feet in ‘the air and laughing. She went to Mrs. Goose and asked for her baby, thanking her for what she had done and finishing with: “Now, wish for anything, dear lady, and I will get it for you, because you Have been so kind to my baby.” “Oh, dear fairy, find a home for us . | before this week comes to an end—" And then Mrs. Goose poured out the whole story. “Why, you can come and live with us in the old@ green woods,” sald the fairy, and so Mr. and Mrs. Goose and their four children went to live in “the 0ld green woods where fairies dwell,” mfl";hen they are living yet.—Chicago Goose took the baby home ; i The water was very cool about a foot deep, but in-the winter it is many. fest desp. Burnside. A The House That Talked. “There!” squeaked the Front Do:r. parents have gone, and we'll have a celebration. “What shall we 0?2’ called the din- ing room table” It was so far from the door that it was efraid it would be left out of the fun. , let us play we are people!” hion, “Each one must act like one of the children, and the others must guess’' who it is.” “Agreed,” cried the fire tongs, as they skipped across the floor, and pushed the book from the table. “Oh, you are Tommy,2’ cried the book,” laughingly. “But ouch! That Isn't fairt” “Well, that is Tommy, said the tongs. Next a box of toys ran and tumbled about on the floor. “That's Dorothy,” they said. The rocking chair did some funny tricks. For a time it rocked softly; then tipped backward and fell forward, and caught herself with a jeri. “It's Marjory!” they all cried. “She’s standing on the rocker of her mother's chair!” Then the des] stirred about. “The show is ove I hear the family coming. to_thelr places. ‘When the children came they did not suspect anything. VERA KASSe too,” opened and papers 'Harold. " creaked the door, All rushed Mansfield. Helping. Mary Ann came home from the kindergarten and showed her mother the things she had made. A darnin basket stood between the two, an upon this Mary Ann spread her treas- ures. Mary Ann unfolded a pink and green paper mat, woven in basket work and sald that she liked to do that best. “Thaat is just like the work I am doing,” said her mother. Mary Ann's eyes opened wide. “Why, she cried, “You' 8 mother agreed, She held a mended stocking close be- side the woven paper mat. Mary Ann could see that the soft thread that mother used was woven in and .out across the worn place in the stocking just as &or paper slips were woven in the ti block square showed in mother’s pattern just as the pink and green squares showed in the paper mat. A lovely thought popped in Mary Ann’s head. She had three big broth- ers and mother had to mend stockings for all. “Mother,” she begged, “May I learn to darn? And then we could do the weaving together.” Trat was the beginning of what Mary Ann called her new kind of kindergarten work, but what mother declared that was the best kind of home helping. MISS EVA DUGAS, Age 10. Versailles. Advantages of a Tent. Let men say what they will about their houses, but for my part I think there “is nothing to be compared with a tent. It is the most venerable form of human habitation. It is not #m- movably bound to one dull spot of earth or a cellar, » by a system of water pipes. It has freedom and can travel from place to place, according to its inhabitants’ wishes. At the} pleasure new beds of wild flowers sur- Tound it. Trees overshadow it and avenues of clear, shining_water lead up to its open’ doors. What the tent lacks in luxury it makes up in liberty. I will now tell the Wide-Awakes how to_make a sleeping place in a tent: First cut four forked sticles, sharpen the ends, and drive them firm- ly into the ground at the spot where you wish your bed to stand. Then take two strong poles, long enough to reach lengthwise from fork to fork, to serve for side boards. Next, a num- ber of shorter sticks placed crosswise will answer for slats; after these are fastened in place, you have a rustic bedstead. MARIE AGNES SHEA, Age 12. Norwich,, My Bees. I think the Wide-Awakes would like to_know how I got a swarm of bees. Late one afternoon I went on an er- rangd for my father. As I walked along a buzzing sound seemed to come from a tree in an old cellar. I looked up and there on a branch hung a cluster of bees about the size of a quart measure. ‘When my errand was done I ran home and told my father. He got a box and I the vells and emoker. ‘When we reached the tree we put on our veils and I sat the box on the ground. My father cut off the branch they were on, It fell down i® front of the box. Some people had gathered around to watch us. One fellow said: “It seems like playing with fire.” When they were all in the box my father and I carried them home. Every morning my kitten eats up all the dead bees, so wWe call her the bee inspector, When it comes summer I think the bees will inspect her. Last summer I received $15.90 for the honey I sold from that swarm. ALLAN V. KING, Age 12. Storrs. A Visit to the Public Bath. During my trip in Scotland I visited :he public baths in a town called Ham- iton. The baths were in a large brick building. The baths are about one hundred feet long and fifty feet wide. The deepest part is five feet and eight inches and two feet deep in the lowest part. To go in, a person must go through @ hall and pay three cents, and then he receives a pair of tights and a towel, but if he has his own tights he pays two cents. The baths are open every day except Sunday. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday are for the boys and men, and Tuesday and Thursday are for girls and women. The water is kept warm so people can go swimming in winter or sum- mer, EDWARD WARD, Age 12. Norwich. 8t. Valenti St. Valentine was a bishop whom everybody loved. He gave many things to the poor people and he visited the sick. When people came to his house and asked for anything he never re- fused them. Valentine soon grew old and could not go to see his friends, but he sent them flowers and kind messages of love and if anyone was sick they always ex- pected something from him, A few years went by and Valentine died. Aftor his death the people call- ed him a saint because he was so kind and good, and we all remember him on the 14th of February by eending valen- tines to our friends. ANNA RETHOVSKE, Age 8. him, but he was not to be fo were fnltly troubled, bu ng search] Upon the arrival home, hi son's e found Prince hidden under the seat. With one bound he leaped out of the buggy and barked for joy at being back at his old home once more. He had stayed by his master until he seemed to know he was to be put out of the way, then was giad to begin his old life over RUTH BE. OWN, Age 10 Versailles. George Washingten. The name of George Washington calls up many thrilling emotions in the minds of American citizens. He was the third son of Augusting Washing- ton, born on Feb. 23d, 173}, near the banks of the Potomac, in Westmore- land county, Virsinia. In 1730 his father married for his were visiting in Tully, N. Y. sunny day Aunt Kate said: Yyou all like to take a_ ‘Wil's in Canastota? to the surrey d by ready to start. We had to drive four miles before we reached the depot, take the train for Canastota. We had to wait a haif hour before our train arrived, then we boarded it and found plenty ‘of empty seats. Pret- ty soon we heard the conductor shout ANl aboard! When we reached Canas- tota Uncle Will and my cousin Alice were at the depot With their automo- bide. It was raining quite hard, Sso Unele Will put the top of the auto up. It ie an Overland and can carry seven Passengers. After a while we were settied and started for the farm. We had to stop at the store and get some groceries and we arrived at Uncle Will's farm about 7.30 o'clock. res of of the It was one T ever LESLIE HOLDRIDGE, Age 8. Norwich. Making the Extract of Birch. Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell on what I have found out about a new industry called “The Birch Mill,” which has started at Norwich Town. First the farmers cut down their ‘birch wood; and pleces which do not measure over two inches through may be used. Then it is loaded on the wagons and taken to the mill. There they have one man who has charge of the scales. He weighs the load. The loads average from one ton and one- half to two tons. They receive four Al Lincoln a tall and awkward looking —-::'L-_:r of 21, e eat things he i was' to spilt ings he was r.u.mmm.mmmfl to_make him a pair of trousers. dered b "Ho orked Baa feria: offered him. He as a farm- hand, as a rall splitter, and as a clerk in a country store. Once, late in the evening, & woman came to buy half a pound of tea. Lincoln welghed it out correctly, as he thought, and gave it to the woman, who paid him and went oft. Next morning he found that he had put a four ounce weight on the scales. He closed the shop and went to doliver the amount of tea which was due the woman. Such conduct mh ‘won for him the name of “Honest Abe” In the meantime he had begun the study of law. When He began to prac- tice law all who knew him and really wanted justice were glad to employ him, because they were sure that he was honest. He gever would say any- thing that he not belleve, and if he was not satisfled that a law case was just he would not defend it. In 1834 Lincoln was elected a mem- ber of the state legislature, and in 1846 he was elected a member of the United States congress. In this posi- tion he distinguished himself by op- posing the Mexican war. In 1858 he was a candidate for the position-of United States senator. Lin- coln was not chosen, but he gained for himself & wido reputation for ability, sound sense and honesty of purpose. Later Lincoln was invited to make a speech in the largest hall in the city of New York. The subject was “Slavery in the United States.” Tt is not strange that when the-con- vention of the republican party met soor after to choose a candidate for president, Abraham Lincoln was nomi- nated. He was elected, and the former backwoods boy, rail splitter, country storekeeper, surveyor and lawyer be- came president of the United States. On April 14, 1865, only four days af- ter Lee's surrender, President Lincoln was shot by an assassin, and rejoicing over the coming of peace was changed to the deepest mourning. The whole country had come to regard Abraham Lincoln as worthy of the highest con- fidence, he had inspired such admira- tion and affection as had been given to no one except Washington. His loss was mourned over the whole ‘world as that of a devoted patriot, and a good and great man. FRIEDA H. RETHOVSKE, Age 14. Norwich. George W gton. George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Feb- ruary 22, 1782. He went to a school called a Field school. Bobby was his first teacher. He studied arithmetic, reading and speniling. George Washington could throw a stone higher than any of his play- mates. When his playmates had quarrels they brought them to George Washington to_settle, because George ‘was so fair and just. When he was eleven years old his father died. George Washington's brother Lawrence wished him to be- come a seaman. George said he would like to be. His mother did not want him to be a sailor, so he stayed home George Washington studied his books of surveying very carefully. He went to the other side of the Blue Ridge Mountains to survey some of the land. When he was sixteen vears old, he slept on straw beside a camp fire. Every day he earned from seven to twenty-one dollars. Every man was his own cook. They ate the flesh of the wild turkey and other animals. ‘They cooked the flesh over a fire with a forked stick. They ate the meat on a chip instead of a plate. George Washington stayed there for three years. He made friends with the In- dians. He fought in the French war and became a hero of the people. He became a general in the Revoluntary war and after that became President. He was president from 1788 to 1796, but refused to be elected the third time. He died at Mount Vernon on the last hour of the day, the last day of the week, the last month of the year and the last year of a century, 1799. RUTH E. BROW. ., Age 10. Willimantic. George Washington and His Hatchet. When George Washington was quitea. little boy, his father gave him a hatchet. It was bright and new, and George took great delight in going about and chopping things with it. He ran into the garden, and there he saw a tree which seemed to say to him, “Come and cut me down.” George had often seen his father's men chop down the great trees in the forest, and he thought that it would be fine sport to see this tree fail with a crash 0 the ground. So he set to work with his little hatchet, and, as the tree was a very small one, it did not take long to_lay it low. Soon after that his home. “Who has been cutting my fine young cherry tree?” he cried. “It was the only tree of its kind in this coun- try, and it cost me a great deal of money."” He was very angry when he came into the house. “It 1 only knew who cherry tree,” he creid, 1 would—' “Father!” cried little George, “I will tell you the truth about it. I chopped the tree down with my hatchet.” His father forgot his anger. “George,” he said, and he took the little fellow in his arms, “George, T am glad that you told me about it. 1 would rather lose a dozen cherry trees, than that you should tell one false- hood.” father came killed that “I would—yes, JOHN WISNESKE, Age 13. Yantic. Mr. Whittier’s Snow-Bound Whitter's Snow-Bound is a very beautiful descriptive poem and it can- not be surpassed in its beauty of des- cription. As we read this poem we can imagine ourselves on that old farm in the country, snowed in, and we can picture the family sitting around the old-fashioned fireplace that bleak win- ter evening telling stories, reading and roasting apples. i Outside, the homestead with its surrounding buildings are covered with a coat of snow. We wish that we might have been there to enjoy their innocent good times. Snow-Bound gives a very vivid pic- ture of the way in which Mr. Whitter lived, and is one that is enjoyed by all, the young as well as the old. FLORA L. HOUSE, Age 13. Scotland. Can a Dog Think? ‘The dog I am golng to tell you about in a city. His name was Prince. at one time lived on a stock farm with his master. His work was to take the cows to and from the pasture. He was always falthful and never missed & single cow from the large drive. His duty wes performed by him for sev- eral years, then the master retired ‘with him. Prince seemed satisfied and happy, as he was too old to be of much use any more, so he settled down to city life and was always to be found at the home of his master. But as he grew older, he became very cross and people were afrald to €0 near him: he had to be kept chain- ed and safely guarded. His master felt he could not part with him, for he had always eerved him so faithfully, ‘but something had to be done. It was certain that Prince could not remain was an old Scotch collie dog and llvedi He i second wife Miss Mary Ball, by whom he had four sons, George, John, Samuel ang Charles, and one daughter, Betty. His father's father, John Washington. emigrated from the north of England about the year 1657 and settled on the place where George was born. At the age of 10 he lost his father. His mother now became his sole guardiafl, and she taught him those principles of religion and truthfulness, and at the age of 15 he had obtained a midshipman's warrant to enter the English navy. His trunk was in the boat, but as he went to give his mother a parting kiss he saw the tears in her eyes; he ordered his trunk and deter- mined not to go. Four years after he was appointed adjutant general of Virginia with rank of major. From that time his history is the history of his country. General Washington's election to_the ‘office of chief magistrate of the United States was announced to him at Mount Ver- non on April 14, 1789. On the 30th of April he became pres- ident of the United States. He did a lot for_his country Guring the war. Betsy Ross made the first American flag. He was elected for another term and then John Adams took his place. Washington retired to Mount Vernon, there to spend his Mfe in rest and quiet. But his life was drawing near to a close and as he was riding out one day on horseback to visit his farm he was overtaken by a storm which chilled him through. A cold followed which settled in his throat and hurried him rapidly to his grave. His dying words were: “I die hard, but I am not afraid to dle. I believed from the first that I could not survive it. My breath cannot last long.” He sank gradually away and on the night of the 14th of December, 1789, two days after his attack, he ceased to breathe. Guns were fired as he was carried to his place of burial, his war horse was bridled and saddled and walked be- slde his coffin riderless. The land was hung in crepe. HATTIE PERKINS. Colchester. The Boyhood eof Lincoln, The Lincoln family was one of the poorest families in Kentucky. It was necessary for them to live cheaply and work hard. Lincoln was very popular, for he could not bear to see any injustice done. He was very kind to wild beasts and birds and many incidents have been told of his kindness. He was a true knight, although he wore blue jean trousers. No one ever thought he would become a popular maen be- cause he was 50 Poor. ‘He went to school less than a vyear in his whole life. He had to work hard to get a living, but he still stud- ied. At night he used to sit up and figure on the back of a shovel with a piece of charcoal, and when the shpvel wore out he made another. He borrowed books for miles about and then sat up nights and read them by the light of the fire. When he grew up to be a man he became the leader of the nation. Later the Lincoln family moved to Indiana. Their cabin was very poor. They hung skins of animals up to cover the doors and windows to keep the cold out. Lincoln slept on a heap of dry leaves. He worked for an honest living. He split rails and ran a flatboat for a neighbor for a few months. No one supposed that he would be a great man, but when he became president they were glad to claim they had known him. When Lincoln was 9 years old_his mother died, and that was his first great sorrow. She made life brighter and less lonely for him. She taught him from the Bible. He &aid no one could get along without it, and that no one would know right from wrong without it. When he grew up he said: “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my mother.” Later Mr. Lincoln married Mrs. Sally Jonnson. She brought cheer and com- fort into the home. One time Lincoln took two men on a boat to_a steamer in the Mississippl river. Each of them gave him a half dollar. He said that the world looked brighter to him because he had earned a dollar in Jess than a day. The Lincoln family moved to Tllinois. They had a hard journey. They bullt a cabin and Abraham helped by split- ting rails. He fenced in ten acres of land. When he was 18 years of age he Jeft home. He then had to face larger dutfes. CATHERINE PERRY, Age 11. Scotland. What Happened at School. One day at school we had the word conscience in our lesson and the teacher was explaining that it was that little voice within us, when one little fellow sald: “Oh, I know. TI've heard mine growl! Another day a number of us children were talking about our ages and I sald to a little girl: “Yow have been earth twelve years” and she , 1 was seven years in Nor- JOHN A. BURNS, Age 9. Fitchville. A Letter Puzzle. Dear Uncle Jed:—Here is a puzzle for_the Wide-Awakes: . YYuR,ICURtoyy RICHARD DAVIS, Age 12. Hampton. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. A Woodpecker. Dear Uncle Jed:—I am going to write about e woodpecker. Its size is medium. Color, {8 blue and white, with red, Bill is long and straight; wings are small. Feet—two toes in front and two toes in back. That is s0 he can hold on the trees. Tail—short and is used as a b e, tQo0. TFood is insects from the trees. Nest is hollow trees. Kinds are Red Head- ed Woodpecker and Hairy Wood- pecker. BLANCHE FOTTER, Age 9. ‘Willimantic. An Accident. Dear Uncle Jed: Our school-house chimney blew down last vacation and it knocked all the plastering off the school-house. Aunt Mary had a fine supper ready for us. After supper, Aunt told Alice to take me up stairs and ehow me my bedroom. 1 was so tired that| 1 said to Alice: “Come on and go to bed." So we did. I woke the next morning at 7 o'clock. 1t was a_ beautiful day. It was very different than the night before. After breakfast we went out to the.barn and played In the hay, then we played ten- nis and croquet and by that time it was dinner time. After dinner we went to Syracuse in the auto. We got there at 3 o'clock, just in time for the theatre, and had a lovely time. We got home at 9.30 p. m. I had a delight- ful time and hope the Wide-Awakes will have a chance some day to visi Syracuse and its great salt mines. MARY L. O. CASEY, Age 13. Norwich. The Fire Horse That Came Back Dear Uncle Jed:—A very long time ago there was an iron-gray horse whose name was Jack. He was one of the fine animals that drew the Hook and Ladder No. 1. Whenever the fire gong rang Jack would gallop from his stall and stand under the suspended harness and after a fireman had fast- ened the collar he was off to the fire. At last Jack grew too old to be a fire-horse. He was sold to a delivery- dollars per ton. After being unloaded it is put through a large cutter which cuts into small pleces. From that it is put irto tanks and steamed. The steam is condensed by going through a large cutter which cuts it and oil go to the bottom of the tank. It is then removed and filtered through cotton into glass jars. It is sola by the pound. It i used in medicines and in the extract of wintergreen. It is 80 strong that a little of it taken clear will be sure death to & person. After the trees begin to leaf out in the spring then the business is closed till the next fall, after the leaves go again. MILDRED GRANDY, Age 10. The Johnstown Flood. In 1889 there was a terrible disaster, in the Conemaugh valley in Pennsyl- vania, never equalled in the history of this country. It occurred on May 31, ‘The valley is a narrow one, and gets its name from the Conemaugh river, which flows through it. The city of Jchnstown lay in a broad basin at the foot of the valley. It had twenty-five thousand inhabitants. There were many iron mills, furnaces ang factories of several different kind: Above Johnstown, mountain streams flow into the Conemaugh river. Near one of these had been formed an artificial lake. ‘The waters which man who with a surly black horse daily hauled the delivery wagon through the streets of a city. One day just as the delivery wagon reached ahe top of a hill with a heavy load, a fire engine came around the corner. Up went Jack's head and heels. Down the street went Jack like a streak of gray smoke, the wagon bumping and ratiling behind him. The black horse braced all four feet and tried to stop himself, but it was of no use. When the fire was out the men of the fire company gathered around Jack patting his nose and back. One fireman said, “He wants to be back in the department. Let's get to- gether and buy him back.” When the hat was passed round It was found that there was more than enough to buy him back. Back with the firemen went Jack, and with disgust the black horse went back to haul the delivery wagon alone. EMMA GERGLER, Age 12. Mansfield Depot. Canad. Dear Uncle Jed:—I will tell you how T spent a winter in Canada and how I liked it. Starting out on our long journey for Canada, (we had many dress_ euit cases and one trunk) from Mont- piler, Vermont, we went to Nova Scotia. When wWe reached there it was night, and there was a heavy snow storm. My uncle was waiting for us, with a sieigh, four horses, and blankets. We got in the sleigh and made about fourteen miles out of the city. ‘When we got in the house it was very different from what we had in Montpelier. The first thing I noticed was the big open fire-place; and strange to say, the house was made of logs mot put together very nice, (for this was way out In the country). The rooms were furnished with very large chimneys and hearths capable of hold- ing huge fires. My mother said it was strange to see how cheerful and com- fortable these log houses were. We stayed in Canada all that winter, and was glad to get back to Montpelier in the summer; and in August we came to Connecticut for a visit. We stayed in Hartford and then came to Nor- wich to see my grandmother. IRENE McCARTHY, Age 12. Norwich. — e A Visit to Uncle Dody. Dear Uncle Jed: One Sunday my papa took my sister and I up on the Willimantic trolley as far as Ma: nard’s Crossing. There Aunt _Alice with her dog, Collie, met us and took us up to her house on Paufipang Hill. On the way up to the house from the car we gathered walnuts. Uncle Dody is an old veteran of the Civil war. He told me many inter- esting stories of the war, and also showed me many relics and his sword. ‘When the United States Cavalrymen were here in the fall, they camped in the next lot to his. ' Uncle Dody was a cavalrymen in the war. Where the men camped this fall is one of the highest points of land in Eastern Con- necticut, and I think they are going to have a skirmish up there next sum- mer. ncle Dody has a little gray squirrel in a cage, and his name is Teddy. My, how he does love peanuts. They also have a great, large cat, named Toots. He only has three paws as the other was caught in a trap. There are a lot of hens and chick- ens and we fed them at supper time. We came home in the early even- ing rather tired after a delightful day. HELEN BJURSTROM, Age 10, Norwich. A Trip to Slater Museum. Dear Uncle Jed: One Monday morning our teacher told us that we were going to Slater Museum that aft. ernocn. There were to be two parties and T was to go in the first. We took the quarter past one car and reached the Museum at quarter of two. A lady was waiting to show us around. She first took us to a classroom and told us to take off our coats and hats, She told us about the Gods and God- desses the Greeks had. She then took us to a ldrge room and showed us the Acropolis and all the ruins of temples on it. There were some statutes in the room which look- od like a piece of wood with arms. We saw Mars, Apollo, Athena, a boy tak- ing a thorn from his foot and many others which I don't remember the others which I don't remember the Indian relics. MARION ROYCE, Age 10. Norwich Visit to a Fire Station. Dear Uncle Jed: During my Christ- mas vacation 1 went to Norwich one day with my father. ~We went Yo Greencville in the forenoon and sold some vegetables to customers. Tn the afternoon we went to the Fire Station and Fire Chief Stanton was very kind and showed us all over the building. They pn.ll:fl the rest! He Tang a ilre alarm inside of the |culated to replace your winter turban. were three hundred feet above Johns- town were held In check by a large dam. A freshet caused the dam to burst. The water rushed into the city and carried everything with it. The wa- ters tore houses from their foundations and dashed them to piect Men, women, and _chiliren were caught up by the waters and drowned instantly. Nearly five thousand Dbodles were found after the waters went down. This disaster, which was 8o sud- den, cast a gleom over the whole coun- §. People gave money freely to the ufferers and ald was offered from all over the country. MILDRED GRANDY, Age 10. THE SDEEPEST MINE IN THE WORLD Located in Brazil and Has Been Op- erated For Over 80 Years. Where is the deepest mine in the world? Tkat is a question very few people in this country can answer cor- rectly. Even most mining experts would probably make a wrong guess —unless they had made rather ex- haustive inquiries anent the subject— for it is located in a section of the world where you wouid least expect to find it. In the forests which cover the hills that cluster about the mouth of the mine wild monkeys are chatter- ing and jumping about from Umb to 1imb of the graceful palms which af- ford them food as well as shelter, while among the bright-hued flowers exquisite orchids waft their perfume and display their beauty for the bene- fit of thess impish progenitors of man. Birds of rare plumage fiit in and out among the shadows and the gorgeous red-blue-yellow macaws add their raucous voices to the medley of sounds, while splendid butterflies wave their large wings of irridescent blue and green and gold to enhance the riot of color in these tropic realm ropic realms? Verily, for the deep- est mine--gold or of any other metal —is located in Brazil. It is nmear a place bearing the euphonious name of Villa Nova de Lima, in the state of Minas Geraes, about 330 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. It has been work- ed, more or less systematically, for something over 80 years, and yet few of us in the .United States have ever heard of the place, much less of the mine, which is known as the Morro Velho and is owned and operated by an English compan Last year two young professors of geology, Denjamin Le Roy Miller, of Tehigh University, and Joseph T. Singewald, Jr, of Johns Hopkins, struck out for foreign parts and wend- ed their way even into the hidden re- cesses of South America with the view of finding out something in re- gard to the mineral resources of the western Lemisphere. They investi- gated almost all of the known mining districts of the southern continent and brought back with them a vast store A TOWER ALBEIT NOTHING BUT SILK Over a close fitting black straw hat is banked a swirl of puffed black taf- feta, arranged very high in frént and graduating at the back. This is one of the spring ideas of trimming, cal- many bad back sufferers in Norwich mguwnmmnn‘-wgf"' found. Many a lame, weak and ach- ing back is bad no more, thanks t Doan’s Kidney Pllls. Our citizens are telling the good news of their experi-’ ence with this tested remedy. Here is an example worth reading: « Daniel Donohue, 138.W. Main St, Norwich, says: “I had severe pains; in the small of my back and across, my kldneys and my back was ""I lame. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured' at N. D. Sevin & Son's Drus Store, rid me of the trouble in a short time.” | Price G&0c, dealers. Donm't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pllls—the same that’ Mr. at all Donohue Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. ] BABY’'S SKIN TROUBLES » Pimples—Eruptions—Eczema. quiek-/ ly yield to the soothing and healing qualities of Dr. Hobson's Eczema Oint- | ment. No matter where located, how' bad or long standing, Dr. Hobsow's Bczema Ointment will remove every trace of the ailment. It will restore the skin to its natural softness,and purity. Don’t let your child suffer— don't be embarassed by having your ohild's face disfigured with biemishes or ugly scars. Use Dr. Hobson's &c-' zema Ofntment. It's gu: teed. No cure, no pay. §0c. at your Druggist. ] of information relative to the mineral wealth of the various countries viee ited, and it was in Brasll that they found this unusual and in some re- spects unrivalled gold mine. They tell about it in an article in the December number of the Bulletin of the Pan American_Union (Washington, D. C.) from which the following facts are taken, The Morro Velho mine is located in | the gold belt of Brazil, where the| Portuguese were first induced to settle by the discovery of the yellow metal. The first gold was discovered in 1699 near the present city of Ouro Preto. The gold was coated with a black sub- stance and hence was called “ouro preto”—black gold. The city which they founded was long called Villa Rica de Ouro Preto—the Rich City of Black Gold—a name which was some. what cumbersome even for the Portu- &uese, 80 they finally shortened it to just Ouro Preto, the name by which it is known today. Once upo na time it was about the moet important city in Brazil, gold workings surrounding it and the valuable metal being obtain- ed from the gravel of almost every tream in the region. Not only the stream gravels ylelded gold, but many scld-bearing quartz veins wers work- ed. Just when the Morro Velho mine was first opened is not known, but it was being operated toward the close of the 1Sth _century, and considerable work had been done when the present com- pany obtained control If it in 1834 The ore body consists of a great vein of unusual persistence and regularity | tbat dips into the earth at an angle of | had. Foster-Milburn| ~ about 45 degrees. It may be likened to 2 gigantic knife blade, held vertical ly and thrust into the earth at this' angle with the point still lower. than the present deepest workings. And it/ is these workings that make the mine| Temarkable. The combined depths of, the connected shafts give a total of 5,824 feet. In other words, here is &' £0ld mine that is being worked at a depth of more than a mile below the surface of the earth. Now be it re membered that the rock temperatures increase as the earth’s crust is pene- trated, in some regions the increase being as much as 1 degree F. for each 50 to 60 feet increase in depth. At this rate the temperature at the bottom of this mine would be over 100 de- grees higher than at the surface, and fried bam and eggs might be prepared for the miners without any other heat- ing apparatus than the loose rocks ly-] ing about. Incidentally the miners would be going through the frying | process, too. Fortunately, however, in this mine the rate of increase of tem- | perature is only 1 degree for every 100 to 120 feet, giving the rocks & temperature of only 112 degrees. By forcing cooled air down into the mine by means of fans the temperature is lowered to a little less than 100 de- grees. Even at that it is rather snug and the miners usuall ‘wear oniy | shoes, donning trousers when company is expected. Still, the mine has pro- duced a total of about $55,000,000 worth of gold, and is being worked now at a profit of something oyer $700,000 annually. The rfirst use of the treadmill was in China, where it did service in re- mote times in irrigating the land. It was introduced into English prisons in 1817 as a means of punishment. OLD FOLKS NEED “CASCARETS” FOR LIVER, BOWELS SALTS, CALOMEL, PILLS ACT ON BOWELS LIKE PEPPER ACTS IN NOSTRILS. ENJOY LIFE! DON'T STAY BIL- ! 10US, SICK, HEADACHY AND | CONSTIPATED. : Get a 10-cent box now. ! Most old people must give to ‘“I bowels some regular help, else they suffer from constipation. The condi- tion is perfectly natural. It is just as natural as it is for old pebple fo walk slowly. For age is never so active as youth. The muscles are less elastic. And the bowels are muscles. i o all old people need Cascarets. One might as well refuse to aid weak eyes with glasses as to neglect this gentle aid to weak bowels. The bowels must be kept active. This is import- ant at all ages, but never so much as at ey, go s not a time for harsh physics. Youth may occasionally whip the bow. | els into activity. But a lash caw't be used every day. What the bowels of the old need is a gentle and natu tonic. One that can be cai used without harm. The only such tonic is Cascarets, and they cost only 10 cents per box at am They work while you drug store.