Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 3, 1916, Page 9

NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1916 THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 3. Short and pointed articles will be given prefergnce, Do not use over 230 words. 4. Original storles or letters only will be used, 6. Write your name, age and ad- gress plainly at the bottom of the story. Address all communications to Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office. “Whatever you are—Be that! Whatever you say—Be true! Straightforwardly act, Be_honest—in fact, Be nobody else but you’ POETRY. Battle Bunny Bunny, lying in the grass, the ‘shining column pass; the starry bagner fiy, the chargers fret and fume, aw the flapping hat and plume— Saw them with Ris moist and shy Most unspeculative eve, Thinking only in the dew, That it was a fine review— Till a flash not all of steel, Where the rolling caisson’s wheel Brought a rumble and a roar Rolling down that velvet floor, And ilke blows of autumn flail thrashed the iron hail. thrilled by unknown fears, his soft and pointed ears. As the sharp vindictive vell Rose above the screaming shell; Thought the world and all its men— All the charging squadrons meant— All were rabbit hunters then All to capture him intent. unny was not much to blame; iser folk have thought the same. ildly panting here and there, ny sought the freer air, 1l he hopped below the hill, d saw, Iving close and still, Men with muskets in their hands. My Small Brown Dog By Miss A. G L till 1 appear; Thayer. K s not wait A sixth s o tells him I am nea H me with a clarion clea brown dog. i him worrying odds and ends 23 too small for human friends. most attentive ear he bends— My small brown dog Jiid fe ne sks the reason why iever makes a “fool” reply. B My small nders when I smile or sigh— brown des. v, They say this world sees all of him, ut that’s because their sight is‘dim 1 think glorious seraphim L all brown doss. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- AWAKE u suppose makes the sky 2't thought of this. f people have lived and e and die without ask- uestion. re > ronomers there e fons of worlds in space, but of them has a biue sky that has not an atmosphere, or that Is not surrounded with air charged with motsture and dust. The moon has no atmosphere and if we were upon that we should see the glaring tbrough a black canopy and it would not seem so pleasing to the eye as the sun is to Vs, The small particles of mist or mols- ture divide the rays of the sun’s light ana spread a blue haze all over the heavens, and in Wet weather the blue is much darker than in dry weather. We have Cobalt blue—a sky colo; marine blue—a sea color; indigo blua —a mineral color. And there is an indefinable blue known as air blue, which is seen in mountain gorges in this country and in Scotland. It is the sun shining through clouds of dust and mist in the ‘atmosphere which makes the rainbow in the sky and the sunrise crimson and sunset glory which so delights our eyes. It is also the cause of the afterglow, which in some countries continues for several hours after the sun goes down. There are some things which are “all in your eye"—the horizon is one of them—it is not the same to all eves ~—it is the extent of varies. There is really no canopy or heavens over the head, but oceans of space. This atmosphere in which we live is about five miles deep, deep as the ocean off the island of Guam, near the Philippines, and above that all of space Is as black as night. The friction of the sun's rays upon the earth cause the earth to be lighted, and when the sun ceases to shine up- on the earth it is night. | THE WINNERS OF BOOKS, 1—Frances E. Adams, of Eagleville: Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in Camp Rest-a-While 2—Christine Burdick of Jewett City: A Childs Garden of Verses | 3—Katherine key of Montville: | Madse Morton's Trust. 4—Beatrice E, Burnham of Hamp- ton: Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Grandpa’s Farm. 5—Jessie L. Brehaut of Red i . J., R. F. D.: The Scarlet Letter. —Lillian M. Brehaut of Red Ban J, R. F. D.: Automobile ¢ Newport. 7—Helen Coombs nik, South bury: Automobile Girls at Wa: ton. S—Helen Kahn of Franklin: The Little Lame Princ | LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT i pidldeh Katherine Hickey Montville: 1 received the prize book entitied Ander- Tales. I have read it all ough and found it very Walter Supina of Staff. terestine. Sprin I thank vou very much for the story book. T just wished I h the Pony Rideér Boys story F Helen Coombs of South Covent I recéived my prize book last Friday for which I thank vou very much have read it through and found it ve EARLE’S onsolate look settled on Mrs. she gazed up- and realized that her intenance as Ives 3 ckness | used up l.v sur- 1e and her supplies were run- ort and it would be some time she would be able to work “ain to support herself and her two Her husband’s death afteg a long painful sickness soveral vears bes i< A er with only a small sun »f money after all expenses were T 1. but she was then strong and well. Her strength had been over- taxed in struegling to supply the s of life and to keep her two iidren in school. and now she found erself almost willing to drift, as it cere anyhow and anywhere. Az she though¥ of the efforts e of her failures, she mutter- ed herself, “What's the use of try- —for 1 have tried.” She was still too weak to realize that this feeling was due to her sickness and lack of strength This idea she seemed to predominate ouehout the household. for Farle nd Ethel had grown careless and did 1v up the house or care for their oks and dress as well as they might have done, A they had only recently moved fnfo the town no wonder the family considered shiftless. Earle Steele !s a nice fellow, Ethel Steele is a good girl,” said their play- mates but they are so careless about their looks and wear such old clothes that we cannot ask them to our homes. For this and for other reasons the neighbors did not even know of the pocr woman's sickness, so the family was left without any one to give them 2 helping hand until some encouraging word from his teacher fanned the spark of ambition and set it aglow, for in spite of poverty and old clothes Earle resolved to find some means of helping his dearly beloved, sick moth- There was something really herofe n the resolution which this.poor, dis- souraged boy made with clenched fists and tightly compressed lips, for he was only thirteen vears of age, Although Ethel was vounger, he new that his sister would help him when he knew what to do, but for the present it was her duty to wait on the stil!_tired mother. WWhile still waiting for an opportu- aity to help his mother, Farle work. :d hard at school and won the respect wnd good-will of his tencher. He al- 50 continued each afternoon after school to drive Nelghbor Griswold's :ows from the pasture, and in this way he procured the needed milk for 2ome consumption. During his walks too and from the sasture, Earle acquired the habit of Sersonating With Restures the ihort sneecbes and poems which he 1aa read ad memorized 2t school, with he cows, trees, and shrubs, for an (udience. This practice served to strengthen g encournge him so that at his eachers’ suggestion he became a con- stant in a prize speaking test :hl:lrll was to be held by the bo¥s of ke school. The teacher asked him to join the cried Earle, redden- VICTORY Ing to the very roos of his hair. “I'm afraid 1 cam't sirl see, T have no decent clothes to wes ‘Never mind the ciothes, my boy.” Go into the contest with a firm de- | termination to win that gold piece, and vou can_ then procure you some new ones. Do vour very best and I| firmly beifeve you will win” | Earle worked with a will, and spent much of his spare time in the school | and in the public libraries, looking | through histories and other hooks. He chosé for the subject , “Who Was the Greater Man, And Who Did the Most For His Country, George Washington, or Abraham Lincoln?” He prac his speech twice a day with the cows for critics. How they each other is beyond our comprehen- sion, but they certainly must have doné so, for the rehearsals proved | satisfactory. Earle did not tell anyone but the teacher that he was trying for the prize, for he did not want to be laugh- ed at. On the evening of the contest he did not sit with the contestants but took a seat in an inconspicuous corner in the back of the room. Silence prevailed which had been reserved until the last, was called; and as Earle stepped for- ward the astonished fac of the au- 1 dience showed their disapproval of this speaker; and no doubt in their minds they censured the teacher for permitting him to be a contestant. But as the boy proceeded to recount the work and history of the world’s two greatest men, whose memory ev- ery girl, boy, man and woman loves and honors, 'the audience was com- pletely carried away by his ardent zeal. As he in a clear and convincing voice told of the lives of these living heroes, who, too, had worn old shabby clothes, and had also known what it was at times to be poor and hungry, forgot his own old worn garments and his hearers were lost in thought and wonder. They had forgotten their surroundings and were listening most intently to the words of the earnest, inspired and enthusiastic 1ad as if they were afraid that they would miss even an expression of his countenance. As Earl closed his speech with the worde: “If we cannot Go as we would, let us make the most of what is, of our present opportunities,” a storm of applause burst from the audience. Earle, of course, won the five dollar gold piece. Then with bright, sparkl- ing eyes and burning cheeks he has- tened home and ilung into his math- er's lap as she sat with a painful 1%k on her emaciated face, trying to put a patch on his old coaf, the prize, ex- claiming: Oh mother! after his name, Cheer up! See here, 1 have won the prizo and now I believe that if we try Bthel and I can get lit- tle things to do until you are well, for the people will employ us now.” The mother dropped her sewing and kissed her boy on his brow, then burst into tedrs. In a few minutes she checked her sobs. Although the tears coptinued to chase each other down her cheeks as she exclaimed: “Cheer up! Of course I will, now that I have such a brave and helpful : and we three, with God's help, will be able to rise above all difficulties and to overcome all obstacles that will our way. DIANA. N. H. ; interesting, so I thought I would try my luck again. Grace A. Burrill, of Stafford Springs —Thank you very much for the prize g«;olz entitled “The High School tche: Flossie Meyer, of Taftville—I thank you for the book I received, Madge Morton's Victory.” 1t is an enjoyable ook Alfred Levetsky, of Norwich — I thank you many times for the prize book you sent me. It is a good story and T enjoyed reading it very much. STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE- AWAKES. The Deer. One day as I was taking a stroll through the dense woods, looking for flowers, I happened to look toward a hill and I saw three enormous noble looking deer; the woods concealed me from them, thus giving a chance to have a fine view. The deer is of a brown color, but the fawn is lighter and spotted; they have brown eyes which are bright and ex- pressive; their tail is brown and bushy; fhey also have long ears which detect the slightest sound; their legs are very long and slender. As I 5tood looking at this particular group of deer I thought they made a very pretty picture as_their color, blended with the green foliage. As I was about to go one of them lifted its head and came toward me. I stood there, but the deer seemed to have no fear of me. I stamped my feet but still it did not run, then I remembered stories 1 had heard of deer becoming quite tame and coming in with cows and showing no fear when anyone ap- proached them. After they were tired of eating they turned and with leaps and bounds they ran away. T stood there seen no more and them since as I'm until they could be I have not seen ure I could distin- guish them for they seemed more dig- nified and s than any other deer. HELEN COOMBS, Age Canterbur South The Bold Hawks. Most every day a red-tailed ¢ S and takes away a ci is, only we dont see him icken- en, that can ily know him from the other hawks because hi s red and he comes before and sometimes about 4 or He to the coop right off, but circles above it,” it away and comes bac a%ain when no one sees him Once, when we were in the sarden, eard the chickens flying about the and, when my sister went to see | was the matter, a_big chicken- | Wk flew throush the littie window the cliickens go in other time I saw him flying about foot from the ground, and trying to get a little chicken, but I clapped my hands and _holiored: “Boo Boom! Bang!" and then he flew away across the meadow That hawk away more ck ens than the killed last year. WALTER SUPI Aged Stafford Spr Fiossie’s Kittens. ing my brother came from 1d said: “Flossie has got to sec them, so he the hay-mow and s hat to show them ittle gray one. a little ey have plavful 2, Age 11 ted pot of | me and of a b TH vyou a 1 declared milk eat it ar] said: “Oh! Y. tre ill, for I mother had brought out two and rested Baby Earl nfortable, and soon she wa Not long ere was ma to see if they could visit somethi and the bold y baby’s soup. started to scream. He even to get up, for he t d follow him My mother came running from the house, for she thought a dog had tried | up away from baby, and dn’'t give it to him an, dog had bit him. She took | her arms and carried him | house. He cried so hard that| leep and mother couldn’t help what had happened to Bal HITE, Age 15 MILDRED E. W Stafford Spr My Vacation at Grandma’s. Early one morning in September mama, . and I started on our va- cation srandma’s who lives on a farm Conn, 1 enjoyed the ride on the cars very much, and it was very interesting. There were large fields of tobacco growing. I like to ride over the Connecticut river road and through the long, dark tunnel. When I got to grandma’s I had lots of fun. to in Torrington, My two little cousins were there, too. When grandpa gathered the pump- kins we helped, too. We carved funny faces on the small ones and lit them at_night. We expect to go azain soon. lots of good times planned. JOSEPHINE ATWOOD, Age 9. ‘Willimantic. 1 have Thomas Jefferson. There were many great men of the Revolutionary period. Among these was Thomas Jefferson. He was the author of the Declara- tion of Independence. His father was a Virginian planter and survevor. Jefferson was born in 1743 and like most_Virginia boys Was fond of hunt- ing, riding, and swimming: but he did not waste his life In sport. He at- tended Williamsburg college and be- came a famous student. Sometimes he studied fifteen hours a day. While he was a student, the colonies were thrown into violent excitement by the passage of the Stamp Act in England. While this excitement was raging Jefferson heard the famous speech of Patrick Henry against the Stamp Act. This speech made a great impression on_ young Jefferson and In 1796 he was elécted vice presi- dent. In 1800 he was chosen president of the United States. MARY E. MURPHY, Age-11. Taftville. A Brick Doll House. THouses are built of many materials. There are brick houses, stone houses and frame houses, but the very latest thing is the cornetalk house. Of course, you all know houses made of cornstarch brick is not for people to live in, but it is a real house for dolls Instead of people. Any girl or boy who will take pains fof can learn to bwld a brick doll house. For a very emall brick house, take one-half a cup of salt, one-fourth of a cup of cornstarch, mix thoroughly, and 2dd one-fourth ot a cup of cold water. You want to color them a very dark reddish orange with water color paints. S0 &s to give them the appearance of brick. Stir the eolution until it is smooth and set on a stove to cook, stirring now and then until it thickens into one big lump. When it reaches this period, take it off and squeeze with your hands as you would with clay or wax., It won't be very hot. Press it out into a sheet about one-fourth of an inch thick, cut it into bricks, using a sharp knife. Fefore the bricks harden start to build your house on a sheet of green cardboard or wood. Leave ob- long spaces for windows and doors and build a flight of front steps, sticking bent toothpicks on each side for rail- ings. Toothpicks pressed inside the windows make the sashes, and bits of fine muslin *can be glued on for cur- tains. After the house has become bard, cut an_ oblong piece of green cardboard and crease it in the center for the roof. After this is placed, build the bricks up into the peak of the rcof. Fit a chimney of bricks on the top of the roof and cut a small fancy roof porch to go over the front steps. Some other time I will tell the Wide-Awakes how to build furniture for this house. KATHBRINE HICKEY. Cornstaik Doll Furniture. Far back from the railway in a southern mountaineer settlement & traveler found the children making doll furniture out of cornstaik There were no other toys in the isolated set- tlement except rag babies and dolls crudely whittled out of wood. With a little patience any one can make cornstaik furniture. ~First cut the joints out of the stalks, and_thus roduce them to short lengths. With a jackknife strip the thin outer from the pieces. You will ther a stick of pith, easily worked, but surprisingly firm and durable. Th: pith makes the legs and cross pies of the furniture. To hold them in place, use pins made of the outer shell. Sharpen both ends and thrust one end into each of the two pfeces of pith that you wish to fasten together, In selecting the pieces to be used, cast aside any that are hollow or otkerwisc imperfect. You will get bet- ter results by sclecting picces of ap- proximately the same diameter, instead whittling them down to unifc na the he table tops backs of chairs, use strips of the she Firs: m n down to a uniform width thronghout their Ic i cut them three-fourths of nch longer tiian the space to in; sharpen them at both en s y_are very pliable, You can easily them in pla richly colored unlike 1 for the ittl for of the n you have many ‘uses for it Ives, scem st TAN M. A small pot, about one quart, w of the ircn industry humble was on the river, near Lynn, be- fore 1550. James Leonard, who came to 3 ica in the service of Winthrop, father o \merican iron i He did not r James and Henry, h to Braintree. From explored the old colony. With their spades, tongs and hammers they wer up and_down stre sapli al e racords Taunton, under Oct. 21, t app that wn madc and smithies in It required several I charcoal and two week the furnace hot enoug ore. When started, the f not be stopped until tne or six months was comple The o ¥s or but spent furnaces and in cook shed and night fuli of m apon the fire, In 1727 and kettles was buiit sron pot Taunton by a joint stock compan. One of the Leonards set up a upon the Taunton mill stream. 3 it wa ished Captain 1 hoy name it 1l it Hopewell for said a bystander. The word clung and Is still a local nam Iron was Jonz used as a medium of exchange. The minister, at first paid in provisions, later received part of his stipend in iron SREHAUT. J Red Bank, N. J. An Indian’ Party. Long ago there lived a Cherokee maid. indians were not as fierce as many thought them, at least, not with their frienda The father and mother of this little &irl resolved that they would give Rippling Brook (for that was her name) a party. When she heard of it sho could hardly await the coming of that event- tul day appy little After a long, long time, the 2Sth of May arrived, bringing with it about s, as no boys had been invited. ‘When all had arrived, each was gi en a torch, and they all gathered around a large fire. en the oldest child present lit her torch and told a story. After it had burned out, the story was done. After all the stories were told, In- dlan dainties were passed around. Meanwhile each was thinking which story they thought the best. Now all told their decisions and a prize was awarded to that one, If 1 should give you all a guess, what would you say that it w: 1 am eure you would not guess it, even if I should give you five, so I will tell you. It was a pair of copper earrings! You all may well exclaim, but these very things were valued highly among the Indians. The winner of this valu- able prize was Rippling Brook, the subject of her story being “How Poca- hontas Saved the Life of John Smith.” After this, other Indian games were played, and then the party came to an end. BEATRICE E. BURNHAM, Age 13. Hampton. The Events of a Day. As I had to so to the dentist in Norwich last Thursday, there was an- other friend of mine had to go, S0 we both went together. We took the quarter of 2 car from Uncasville and after we had bought our tickets and gene a little ways my hat flew off: it first went on to a man in back of me and then flew out of the car. The man was so surprised that he did not catch it in time. The man, when seceing the hat go out, shouted: “It's gone! It's gone!” The conductor did not see the hat when it blew out, and so the car did not stop until we wWere about a quarter of & mile away from it. Then we went | | | { | | | back after it and we went to a friend's there and waited for the next car. We took the car again and had to pay within two cents of our regular fare. We got to Norwich and my friend left me and I went to the den= tist. IDA BONVILLE, Age 11. Montville. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. My Cat and Her Kittens. Dear Uncle Jed: My cat has two Kit- tens. They both have double paws! and have blue eyes. One is gray and the other one is white spotted with black and vellow. My big cat is gray and white. She has lots of trouble with her kittens, for when she wiggles her tail they srab it and bite it. The Kkittens are very nice. They sieep in our bed, also in my mother’s slipper. They are very lively. ERDINAND FOISY, Age 1L In the Fourth Grade. i Dear Uncle Jed: I will be in the| fourth grade at school next year. My | brother will be in the fifth grade. f| like to go to_school. Our teacher's name is Miss Curran. | My baby sister is two years old. She | will be three in November. She is very | cunning and can say everything that you ask her to say. CATHERINE A. HOLDEN, South Windham. Age 8. Hor Sister’s First Serious Accident. Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you about | my eister’s first serious accident. It} occurred in the summer while she was | enjoying a short vacation. My uncle wished to give her a good time, so took her and several other | relatives and friends to Ocean Beach n the auto, starting early in the even- ing. They had a delightful ride and en- | joyed themsclves during the evening with the different pastimes that such a resort affords ey were ready to start for home, she climbed into the auto, tired but well. pleased with the good time| hé hod had. Without a shadow of | fe however, that anything would | 1 to mar that evening's ple: they reached Nor rying to avoid runni ivomen, lost control which sped auhead, crashing through a drug store window and going inside, which caused quite | vip little ruin, injuring one man who standing on the sidewalk and an- o was looking In the window were taken were callc fal were d. My coustn | s and | cut. | rom | ht of looking | slightly vas separated t and no one tho As she saw the car speeding | ahead, and was uncertain e end would be, she stood up | ed. | st sne was carried over where! rest were. Seeing that others were se off than herself, she made he 2 making bandages. No t night. MIRIAM GORDON, Age 11 My Visit to the Farm. ncle Jed: Last Saturda nt to visit my aunt who wich. a cow whose a good cow and name is ives a v has a little black and w Rollie. He little puppy, but son s he likes to bite your finge hey have two ver: ¥hose names are They do no: like Rollie when they are e comes and takes m them. pretty Angora David and No- to the barn. Whe ped unload the hay to meeting down Once the auto skid We took our di _ondon badly. a all day ninz we went o the parade. I tk ite good. 1 enjoyed and Indians. when it was cooler T c CHRI Jewett Ci TINE BURDI When Anna Lived On a Farm. Dear Uncle Jed: When we lived on a farm in Franklin, we had ten| I think we had six horses. and chickens. I was five c0 out riding with o | father in the wagons. | One day my father was going out | to cut corn and I wanted to go with | him. He did not want me to go at| Girst, but after a while he said I could o. When we got there my father gav me a_corn cutter and told me to cut 1 took it and the first time I tried it I cut my finger. Then my father| tools me home and said I had better not cut corn for a while. I have the mark _on my finger vet. ANNA ANDERSON, Age 11. Norwich. Marion’s Cooking Recipes. Dear Uncle Jed: Here are several pes which I use often, as I cook e a lot. is my favorite rule for fudge: Chocolate Fudge: One cup milk, a pinch of salt, two sguares chocolata two cups sugar one tablespoon butter, one teaspoon vanilla. Put butter, mili, sugzar, salt and chocolate into sauce- pan. and stir and boil until it forms a coft ball hen tested in cold water Remove from fire, add extract; let stand a minute, then beat untll creamy. Pour into buttered tin and | mark off into square: Here is a recipe for Ginger Snaps, of which T am very fond: Ginger Snaps: One cup molasses, one-ha'f cup butter, three and one- third cups flour, two level teaspoons baking powder, two teaspoons ginger, one and one-half teaspoons salt. Boil the molasses two minutes and pour on the butter: sift together thorough- Iy the flour. baking powder, sugar and salt, and add; chill; roll on a floured board as thin as possible, using a small part of the dough at a time. Cut into shape and bake in a moderate oven. Here is a good recipe for cake: One Egg Cake: One-quarter butter, one cup sugar, one-half cup milk, ‘one egg, well beaten, one and two-thirds cups flour, one and one- half teaspoons baking powder. T hope these recipes will be tried and found satisfactory. I am sure they will be if one is careful in mak- ing them. MARTAN W. WHEBLER Age 14. Stonington. cup A Fourth of July Celebration. Dear Uncle Jed: Monday, the third, I went to Easthampton, Mass, to spend the Fourth. At ten thirty p. m. I went to the water carnival at Nashawannock Pond. There I saw thirteen boats and canoes decorated with Japanese lanterns and the Na- tional colors. The next morning about two o'clock there was a pazfde composed of boys tooting horns, and dragging cow bells. At ten o'clock the parade began. In the parade were the marshals, police- men, Boy Scouts, three bands and a | the street from where I was staying jof water w to_the hospital. | | MOTOR CARS man and woman on horse-back rep- resenting peace and preparedness. A large number of decorated auto- mobiles, society and advertising floats, Polish ladies’ and men’s socleties marching. A small goat was hauling a large Refal shoe. The goat did nct Zo all the way around as_ either the Boat or the boys got tired out. One man rolled an automobile tire Qike rolling a hoop). & At thelve thirty there were water sports. In the afternoon there were field sports. At one thirty there was a band concert in the open air across At seven thirty there was another band concert. At eight thirty there were many beautiful fireworks. There were some that made a noise like a cannon, then shot up in the air and burst, making a shower of beautiful- Iy colored stars. There were pin- wheels, a man’s head, and many more. The last was the American flag, made of fireworks. TRANCES E. ADAMS, Aze 12. Ezagleville. Catherine's Doll. Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would | write and tell you about my doll. I got her for Christmas. She has a blue | flower on it, a white dress, with blue | flowers on it; blue stockings, white | slippers and curly hair. She is very| pretty. ! CATHERINE A. HOLDEN, Age 8. | South Windham. Aunt Abby's Picnic. Dear Uncle Jed: I had a good tis Abby c July 27th, vou know that was a Social er took mother, her friend and a few were there when s Taining. stopped and more Corner Fat e it I was the only girl there for a while. E Before dinner time two more girls came, and we did have such a good t day would not have been com- piete without little showers; but that | did not iadies’ race, which was quite amusing. tis could have dome| e did tumble) one lady to eat a the other drank a tumbler bt if (even while and won the prize. Then came the e £ ple race, carry e Only Age 11. three apples on veturncd with all on rest at the way B e the auto came | home just in the ni | a thunder storm. | day | | Frazk SOUTH AMERICA Greatest Natural Ficlds are Argentina, B and Uruguay. IN That motor car is finding its| way int mote sections of South America Lat the great southern conti: eventu: offer an im- mer ¢ for e automobile man to nto considera itivate, is brought out William_A. Reid in £ the Bulletin of the Union, Washington, D. C.| those countries where good arec beginning haren nitrate sectio the cart and mule faithful service one fin of automobiles. Dur- roush the ni- | Vines were| 1, and over 'some | to_be en- Further- | more, it 8 motor in_the two-mule se at pres- $700. Small locomx soveral thousand _dol- eventually be replaced by tr it proves its prac- ick, costir - prove itse ilding of a c! < will certainly be less ex- | the 1 £ railway | locomo and dump for the ves any rate, the experiment hing by those inter- of commercial cars; ) companies operat- rate eventually adopt auto truck the demand will grad- grow to thousands of machines. few mon ago while the writer was in Paragury, the first mo- tor truck eover seen in that country >rrived | considerable Asuncion. A s, especially of se in the rival of | of which are used as taxicabs. withstanding that gasoline is | 2 gailon in Car is buying cars and improvi During the Jast fis- cal year 3 auto tru and plea: from the United tes. The grea field for the tomobile, outh Amer- fca is to be found in Argentina, Brazil, |and Uruguay, and in each of these countries ®mproved highways are b the monster truck created a mew in-| terest and hundreds of citizens watch- | ed the American agent demonstrate the possibiliities of his machines. Even the President of the Republic and sev- eral members of his cabinet were will- ing to undergo the ordeal of riding over ane of the roughest sections of highway that could be selected for the trials. The truck proved a ‘“wonder worker” and people and newspaper made many favorable comments. Its advent in Asuncicn revived a move- ment previously started to place sev- eral motor trucks in service between interior districts and the larger towns, where the only means of transporta- tion today consists of carts and pack animals. “Bolivia, one of the world’s most diversified countries topographicaily, has been usinz the commercial auto- mobile for several years to great ad- vantage. Railways were not being built with ahe activity that the coun- try’s trade demanded, and trucks were introduced on a regular run from Po- tosi to Sucre, a distance of 150 miles whers highways are far from good. This was an experiment in freight and passenger service; and the cars long ago demonstarted their practicability. Since the advent of the truck in Bo- livia the roads have received more at- tention than formeriy car has become a noces: number has increased, espec Paz, “Peru, as everyone knows, is not a land with miles of automobile roads. There a er, in Lima, the capital, over '300 machines, many In Co- of Public the pleasure v and their Iy in La ombia the department Works has made plans, backed by government appropriations, for con- | structing highways suitable for auto- mobiles, Among these may be men- | tioned $15.000 for a road from Popayan | to Pasto; $8,000 for one from Pam- plona to Cansanare 00 yearly for hishway improvements from Bogota to Boyaca; $10,000 for a road fror 2 Tarte into the coffee district of that section; and a subvention of $30,000 the medicinal _sprin for a road to near Barranquilla. Venezuela ure cars were shipped to that country ing extended and motor plying rapidiv. In_ 1913 Argentina alone imported 5,115 automobiles. An automobile show is to be held in Bue- nos Aires this year in connection with the country’s centennial celebration, an cvent which will doubtless not be lost 1t of by the American manufactur- cles multi NEW JAPANESE AMBASSADOR WELL KNOWN IN AMERICA His University Education Here and Many Visits Since. Tolkio, Aug. 2—Aimaro Sato, who has been appointed Japanese amba dor at Washington in _succession Viscount Sutemi Chinda, expects lcave for the United States in Sep- tember. To the correspondent of The ociated Pre o sald he was delighted to hington not ance of post but also because m an opportunity to re- ns with a large number n friends. will be the s fifth trip to the United ceived his university served as secret eeation years ago, L in the suite of Fushimi and was chief secretary the Japanese delezation to the Peace conference at Portsmouth, which brought to an n and Ru has pl career Sato s college in de Pa scount | endorsed for 20 years by lendmullyfl-‘w Baby Tortured with Rash Healed in Three Days by Here is proof and baby’s picture I am sending a photo of baby San- ford, who suffered tortures from a rash ‘which covered her entire body. _After using Com- fort Powder night and morning for three days the rash disappeared. Comfort Powder is not only the nurses’ best friend, but baby’s best. friend.””—A. M. Lawrence, Flint, Mich. Not aplain talcum powder, but a highly medicated preparation which combines healing, soothing and antiseptic qualities unegualled to heal skin soreness of in- fants, children and sick people. Used and cians, nurses and mothers. Sykes’ Comfort Powder. 5 At Drug and Dep't Stores, 25 cents. THE COMFORT POWDER (0., Boston, Mass, Wedding Gifts IN SILVER . Lowest Prices THE WM. FRISWELLCO. 25-27 Franklin Street and Baron Takahira to the Portsmouth conference, was present at the sessions of the conference and because of his fine knowledge of English was seleci ed to make such commnications <o American journalists as the Japanese' deiegates deemed necessary. It was while he was minister to Hol= land that Mr. Sato attended the second International Conference and the In- ternational Opium Coference and it was shortly before the outbreak of the present European war that he was au- pointed Amabssador to the court of tria. F ambassadorship was rief and dramatic. “It lasted just nineteen days,” explained Mr. Sato. ‘I left Paris on the last train which ever reached Vienna. On August 8, 1914, T was received by Imperor neis Joseph. An Augu 5 1 was ted to leave Austria. Two days fore, Japan had dec ed war on Germany. On my own responsibility 1 aske the America ambassador, Mr. Penfield, to look after Japaness, interests. He most kindly consent- Mr. Sato left Vienna August 27, fn me to be known as the “am- 1 train the outskirts ty the were stoned. twenty window-panes were de- slished but no one was hurt. Mr. o's long residence in the United nd his knowledze of merican conditions together with his experience in diplomacy in many > believed to_well quali- the post at Washington, ) regret is expressed at the de- Viscount Chinda whose e of ates. Another ence two Tapanese students we n in the same pro; vince of Aomori in northern Japan and that they passed their hoyhood there together. Their families had been riends for ger and of the fruits of t riendship w at Mr Sato’s sister became Viscountess Chin- da, who has been so popular in Wash- Ington social circl Soth boys were of Samurai blood and both rose to promir own merits from modes beginnings in the diplomatic service. Mr. Sato's first ministerial post w at Mexico from 1900 to 1902 and ther: aw a great deal of Presides firio Diaz, president. Two ¥y he made an extensive tour of ed States and with Prince the Louisinana 1t St. Louis and w osevelt at ton h the rank of minis- ter he accompanied Marquis Komura Ihanaling of | | | [ | i. their i | the. immigration question meot noticeable commendation. In thi nnection, it is noted that the attit of the Congress in meeting wishes on the Burnett bill caused a favorable impression in' of medium helght, ' in manner and! £ directness and | @ capacity. He speaks| lish with extreme facility. ILike | rese he is a hard worker. When | nd a spare moment in his dip- lomatic duties, he -quietly finds a rod and seeks repose fishing. in indifferent health, Mrs. Sa- to will not accompany her husband to ‘Washington. Milford. — Yesterday announcement was made that no children under 16 vears of age will be allowed to go to the public library. GERMAN * This picture, made with the authority drum corps, not including the Glen- dale Street Drum corps( which con- isted of antiques and horribles). A of the French government and import- ed recently into America, illustrates a graphic incident on the Franco-Ger- i " HAND GRENADE CLAIMS ‘THREE VICTIMS: man front. A trench had been over- run and occupied by the Germans, and a counter-attack was ordered after ar- tillery fire had raked the position. The Frencn aavancea, tnrowing hand . srenades ,and the Germans retaliated in the same way. A German hand gre- - nade explosion’ struck down the three men seen in the picture.