Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 10, 1916, Page 9

Retcs far Young Writers. pebeil Uge Den and ink, not hort L 3 and poinfed articles will be given preference. Do not use over ¢ words. i Original storfes or letters o Do dhot g Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the botiom' of the Address all communications to Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office. “Whatever you are—Be that! Whatever you say—Be truet Straightforwardly act, Be_honest—in fact, Be nobody else but you™ POETRY. The Land of Story-Books At evening when the lamp is lit Around the fire my parents sit; They sit at home and talk agd sing, And do not play at anything. Now, with my little gun, I crawl 1 in the dark along the wall, And follow round the forest track Away behind the sofa back. There, in the night, Where none can spy, All in my hunter's camp I lie, And play at books that I have read Till it 18 time to go to bed. These are the hills, these are the woods, These are my starry solitudes; And there the river, by whose brink The roaring lions come to drink. 1 see the others far away As If in firelight camp they lay, And 1, like an Indian scou Around their party prowled about So, when my nurse comes in for me, Home I return across the sea nd o to bed with backward looks my dear land of story-books. —Robert Louis Stevenson. Booster Club—An Acrostic Unéla Bookar Be faithful to yourself h hour, Or vou will never have the pow: Of helping others rise and grow. Send out the sweetest thoushts you know Then they'll return and helo you find Eternal faith and peace of mind. Rejoice that you can help mankind. Cheerful you s Lest vou forzet ughtlessly Undo ‘some work you have begun. Be filled with joy 1 sun to sun. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- AWAKES 1 wonder how many the Wide- Awakes ever saw a fairy ring grow- i Mg beneath a spruce or a pine tree on 1 damp or lowering day. It was pot there thc night before, but they were there in a rinz as per- fect as a gardener could make it, and it is not strange people who did not now the how of it thouzht was done under the supervision of a human rather than the Divine mind. We should not have known how this pened so even unto this day if Linneas had not inspired in men the ht that the tiniest plant is wor- the attention of the st phil- osopher. And will vou believe it, some men spend a whole life-time just pa Ing the way so thosc who come after them may discover the truth This circle of toadstools, or mush- fooms, which becafe in the myster- lous past “A Fairy have the power to cast their spores from them | on all sides where they take root. These little plants are gross feeders and exhaust the soil so that from year to vear they move out a little farther and farther and the “fairy rinsl” from ear to year grows larger and larger. They belonz to a class of plants which love dampness and shade—they find no pleasure in bright sunshine They disappear as suddenly as they come, and are food for various kinds of flies and beetles of the flesh-eating species, because these thick, leathery plants resemble meat in taste and sustaining qualities. The “Fairy Ring” is a pretty in- THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT 1t many entertaining and harmless stories have been written for the en- tertainment of children. If you have never seen one of these pretty rings under a greenwdod tree, you may discover one some day be- neath a tree on the lawn, and then you will realize what a wonderful lit- tle plant this ring-forming toadstool 1s, whose rings are as perfect as if done with a compass. THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Katherine Gorman of Versaille: Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue. 2—Mildred L. Anderson of Daniel- son: The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach. 3—Agnes Brown of Yantic: mobile Girls Along the Hudson. 4—Almira Kramer of Colchester: The Meadow Brook Girls in the Hills. 5—Esther S. Shervesky of Norwich Bunny Brown and Sister at Aunt Lu’s. 6—Leonora M. Sullivan of Taft- ville: The Meadow Brook Girls on the Tennis Court. 7—Angie White of Stafford Springs: Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Camp Rest-a-While. $—Catherine Desmond of Norwich: Hickory Ridge Eoy Scouts. Winners of books living in the city may call at The Bulletin business oi- fice for them at any hour after 10 a. m. Thursday. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Auto- Mildred Dunn of Norwich: I re- ceived my prize book entitled Tom Swift's Aerial Warship, and 1 think you very much for it. I have read it through and found it very interesting. Jessie L. Brehaut, of Red Bank, N. J.: T wish to thank you kindly for the nice prize hook, you sent me cntitled The Scarlet Létter. 1 re started reading it and find it very interesting. 1 greatly enjoyed reading _the last book you sent me e d The Auto- mobile Girls at Ne STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE- AWAKES. Lincoln's Boyhood. Abraham _ Linc early life was like that of nearly all who become great men—one of poverty and priva- tio His father was said to have been one of the poorest men in Harden county, Kentucky, his home (where Abraham Lincoln ws ed cabin, his food me n), a wreteh- re, coarse and carefully stored in his memory, and | all through his remarkable life when- ever appropriate oceasion arosc remarkably strons and mus 1 when but a lad ke could a n's work on a farm. He a sant and obliging boy, always rifieing his own comfort fo aid othc MILDRED DUXNN, Age 12 Norwich, “Thank You.” Thank you” is rather a heau sentence—if used correctly. W it spoken most frequently, perhaps, it ther passes the sugar to sister to brother, we hear | repeated words, “Thank you.” er might possibly say “Than think we might call this a ‘“polite thank you.” Again, as we pass quickly throu the crowded strects, doing our morn- ing shopping, we oftimes see a tired, bent woman, patiently turning the handle of a music box. Compassion- ately, we drop a coin into this littl tin cup by her side. As we perfor vention of the imagination, and about this act, we hear a lowly murmured MARGARET’S CURIOSITY The postman had just come and gone. Mrs. Lawrence was resting comfortably in a chair, sorting the mail; there was more than usual, as it was her daughter Mary's birthday. It is too bad, thcught Mrs. Law- rence, that Mary Is not at home to enjoy her letters and present. Just at this moment Margaret camc runping down the stairs in a great state of ex- citement, calling out loudly: “Oh, mamma! What did the mail- man bring”" 4 “It is all for your sister,” said her mother, very quietly. “But what is in that parcel?” coax- ed Margaret. as her mother carefully laid it on a table. “] cannot tell you now,” answered her mother; “but when your sister re- turns this afternoon you will find out. ‘Oh, why can't we open it now?" Margaret asked, fretfully pulling at her mother’s skirt. e " answered her mother, “it is onyy right that Mary sbould open it herse#= The mother spoke very forci- bly, as she realized that her daugh- ters greatest fault was bsing over- curious. The pursel having been safe- 1y O 0 & ahalf In ke diuset, Ghe left ®gom, Wwarning her daughter not to it M it la from pepa. thought e I wizh I had logked at the th ";“I" aurigsity knew po cs, and witheut e! stopping _to ok sho rushe8 to the cloget. No soomer had the d@oor and telep the ‘n Rer than what hes motiee nd Zad caime o' nee ey te thfuk very rapi@ly, $he Dol “vaa har fathers writing Wouls they really care if I were to it? " How can T wait uptll this to ses wi papa hos seat to E’_Alu the things that her sister ‘desired flashed through her mind. A mambered how both of them had aiways wished for a lock As she it on the elf some- e LT T e e thare ot as positive that in the box. Oh, dear!” sighed Mar- ‘how can I possibly wait? And maybe papa has sent me something, too. I might have a peep at the box, anyway." She felt the string, and finding that it was tied very securely she about decided to put it up again when she found that she had loosened the knot, and without | any more thought she had the package opened and the box lying on her lap. Dangling from it was_a small key. “Perhaps,” thought Margaret, “if 1 open it, Mary will never find out.” Forgetting_completely about what her mother had said, she gave the lock one quick turn and opened the box. Mr. Lawrence had always shown good taste in whatever he sent or brought his daughters. Just at this time ‘his business had called him to a large city in the west, and it was here that he had purchased these little gifts. Margaret's eyes opened very wido as she noticed a note lying on the top, addressed to her. “What can this " she thought. “Surely papa dldn't think it was my birthday. Opening the slip of paper, she read almost aloud, and with hurried and sobbing breath: “Dear Margaret—You have, of course opened your sister’s package. You see, your father knows how very curious you are. This terrible fault of yours cannot go unpunished, even on your sister's birthdey. If you had not opened the parcel. you would have re- celved the bracelet that I have Im- closed for you, while your sister would have received the necklace. But, as you have opened it, your sister will receive both™ It was no use trying to hide any- thirg now. Margaret was quick enough to realize that. Her crying soon brought her mother into the room. It was a heart-broken little girl who looked into her face as she set down beside her. Her mother needed no explanatfon, as both ske and her hus- bend had thought it a good way to cure ber of her gremt fault. The day's ex- o came to a poor little house. crent in appearance from thc one we had admired only about an.| hour ago. Its windows were half broken, the panes were falling out, aind no_pretty flowe dorned the | half-painted door: nt lawn, i we may say it had one, was all torn and rocky. Such a desolate spot, per- haps, it was wanting of a_master. Well as we rode along we passed b many interestinz spots, until we ar rived in Springfield, Mas Here we had a college ice, and af- ter bein little refreshed from ou: lon ted once more fo hom s the two smallest girls fell asleep, and on arriving home were nu in bed, where we soon joined them in the trip to! Silumberl: T WHITE, Age 16. Stafford mean, and to tion he had none; he could neit read nor write. His mother v superior as 1 was reading a_book woman—gentie, lovin Kind of “Shakespeare I be- In after life he used to say 1 rested that I s up un- | that I am or hope to be, 1 owe to my | t p. m., and then I went to bed | angel mother.” med s going to the | When sev of age he v, father and | to read and w: and occa when_th came _aroun I aid not go would g 2 an idea of pub- cond day I did, and He_spes ran out of the wa- When he was elzht years old allowed me and what | parents moved to Indiana and m w 2 to happen next I don 2 new home: but the irials. privations | know, for I hear her call and hardships of a frontier life were| ~“Get up Earl, is getting ater than his mother could lone |late!” When I as o slad | endure, and she died when he was ten | that it was oaly dream.” | vears of age. EARL WHITE, Age 1L His_desire to learn completely ab-| Stafford Sprin sorbed him. Every book that could —— be found in the scttlement wa a Sammy’s Perseverance. over and over The . Pil- | Sammy Smail was o little boy who grim’s Progr the lives ‘(l n the city. There was a mail Washington, in and Clay, with | \mp post near his house the leading events of their career were | One day Sammy's mother wrote a lot- ter- and when Sammy saw her putting a st o he said: “T will mail vour Jetter vou, mamma.” ‘I do not beliéve that you can reach the box.” she replied, “you must not wait till you are older. “On, I am tall eno » said Sammy, “I can reack His mamma said U t try and she handed him the letter and patied him on the back. Sammy ran off, and his playma Willie Morse, who lived next door, went with him When they reached the lamp post Sammy said ‘he could mot reach the mail box. Then Willie tried to put the letter in_hut he could not reach it Sammy was troubled, and said, “Oh, dear, I wish 1 had something to ‘stand on Let us go and get a chair” said | wi But Sammy w. ad and did not ~NURWICH !uui.‘rrm. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916 O! Surely this is a you.” there’s the sarcastic When we are paid a we sharply retort, (an ironical smile on ‘Thank you. grateful “thank Then, too, “thank you.” poor compliment, “O! Thank you,” our lips). And last, but indeed, not lcast, when in some bitter sorrow we hear the sweet, consoling words and the kind, loving voice of a friend bidding us “Be brave” how fervently we utter hank yo Do you not love this “thank you” best of ali, Uncle Jed? CATHERINE DESMOND, Age 15. Norwich, My Surpris Monday night my sister, brother and 1 went to the moving pictures which were very good indeed. I arrived_home about 9 o'clock and to my surprise my mother had a love- Iy littlo party for us. My aunt had come from New London and her two children, so they were just in time for a little merrymaking. To make it more happy my aunt presented cach of us a little gift. To me she gave a gold pendant which I always wanted; to my sister a ring; and also to my three brothers each a silk_tie and a tle clasp. We had a very good time that even- ing, plaving all Kinds of games with my ns. ‘At last it was too late for children to stay up so we all were soon fast asleep in_our little cozy beds. MILDRED E. WHITE, Age 15 Stafford Springs. A Moonlight Auto Ride. Just about 7.30 p. m., six sirls were sitting comfortably in a Pierce-Arrow touring car ready for an evening drive, which long had been promised ind for which we were anxious we were off, and, my, how nice the cool evening breezes fanned our hot cheeks, and such beautiful scenery along the wa; Our notice was first given to a pret- ty little farmhousc by the roadside, around the dainty windows entwined a large rose—rambler trellis, and in e on the front lawn grew little cir Poppies, ahlias and swect Such a cozy looking home, it m: be the admiration of ¢ passers-by. D want to go back home until he had| done his errand n moment he _thought of a plan He told Willie to get down on his hands and knees near the lamp post. Willie did and Sammy stepped up on his nd put the letter into the box. he jumped down and the boys ran home to tell Mrs. Small sout it She said, “I think you are smart little boys, ‘and I thank you for doing my er NIE T. DAILED, Age 13. Taftville. Manners at the Table, There is no place where good or bad manners are so quickly observed as at the table. The way people be- have there shows plainly and at onco whether or not they are used to the company of ladies and gentlemen. Clean faces and hands, clean finger-} vails, well brushed hair and clothing and 'a tasteful appearance generally hould at the table distinguish young people Who are weil brought up. Never, let the weather be what it may, should Jack come to the table n his shirt sleeves. Girls should be as careful as their brothers about the matter of toilet for their meals. An untidy girl jars upon our nerves like a false note in music. Do not be in a hurry to be helped. Wait patiently until your turn comes and then eat slowly. Nover cat with your kmfe. Tke proper use of a knife is to cut food; it should not be put| into the mouth at all. The fork is the} proper thing to_eat with. Take soup from the side of your spoon. Do not blow food to cool it. Malke as little noise in chewing and swallow- ing as possible. If you desirc to leave the table be- fore a meal is concluded, look at your mother or hostess and, having secured her attention, s¢y pleasantly: “Excuse me, please’ When you receive her permission you may withdraw. ESTHFR SHERSHEVSKY, Age 12. Norwich. An Ambitious Guest. Mrs. Peasley was bustling around in the kftchen cooking and getting ready for company. The house was all clut- tered up, for she had not yet done the morning work, and it was with a sigh that she recognized a person coming up the walk as Mrs. Grey, the neigh- Dborhood_gossip. That meant a running series of commicnts on the disordered state of the house. Iato the house without knocking come Mrs. Grey. “Well, my dear, I've come for a nise call this morning, as perlence wag worth more to Margaret than an armful of bracelets, and from that time all of her childish curiesity vanishad wsmay —Hosten Post. 1 can’t come this afterncon, and T know yeu won't mind seeing me, as we are nelghbors. ‘s sq rizht into tha saxlor sit down and talk. I have such a lot to tell you. Did you know Mrs. Small was cleaning house? Well, she is, and her house is a sight. Come to speak of it, your hcuse is not so ncat as usual. “If I were you, now, I should wash those curtains this minute, and that tablecloth, too. “There! Your cake is burning. Do you smell it? Now what will you do? 1 know no one would eat burned cake. 1 detest it. I never would let anything burn in my oven.” Mrs. Peasley hurried out, hopins to escape for the moment thc sharpness of her neighbor's tongue. But Mrs. Grey followed her out with the follow- ing_remark: “Yowd better wash those dishes now, Lizzie. The batter will dry no them if you don’t. If I do say it, I al- ways make it a point to wash my dishes right after using them; but then I don't suppose you have time, you have so much ywork left over that should have been done yestcrday. “Here, give me the feather duster and I'll dust these chairs, for they certainly look as though they needed it. And while I'm about it I'll get these cobwebs out of the corners. “There, that's done, and 1 guess 1 must be going. Good bye, Lizzie. I've had a real nice time, and any time you want me to help you again just iet me know.” So saying, unceremonious leaving Mrs. Pe: with an express her face. Mrs. Grey departed as as she had come, sley to stare after her on of doleful humor on ALMIRA KRAMER, Age 14. Colchester. Huckleberrying. One day last week my two_sisters and T went huckleberrying. We went in the lot across the strest from our house, There weren't many berzies ripe, bui we got nearly four quarts. In the lot where we were were some cows. They were very gen One came up to us and tried to cat our hats. After we had d berries for a while we were g around and 1 found a snake’s it seems rather strange to me how a snak crawl . A ys after we went Dbe in f: pasture, e didn't find many pe ones, ithough w got a few. fter we had until we were tired, we put berries in one pail and picked ries in the other When the berr little riper I am going to pick I like to pick them and shall get some to can. AG N. EROWN. Yantic. The Lost Ring. Ruth had a pretty = ring wh W Aunt Lon zav ve it to her she said: “You mus it now, because it is too for your finger and you misght lose it. By and by vour finger wiil gro then you can wear it.” But Ruth d ved her au wore the ring. She went to friend, nic Ray, and wanted to how the ri er. When she reached hom, z was =one, and Ruth k > had lost it by her disched She told he it Lou out it he her. This tanght her : and she never again disobeyed her aunt. ABBIE MURPHY, Age 10. Taftvilie My Puppy. puppy’s name is Brown She to slecp with me es to play with my brother and me. Brownie €s to run after me nie is not very biz. If I go out ske wants to She to bark at our nie_will chase the ra_cats E er back likes tc b the cunning. Brownie is Age 9. Leonard Bri The Missing Guarter. turd, On a mornin him feel just like bi watch and c jingled money mother put_three in his hand, each one and told him g0 John's cobbler shop which were having cels pur om, so that wear them on Sunday. Alsc him a penny to spend at A candy store on the way home. Phil had never Defore been h so much money, ard it ma coins of a dolla to to Peter aoy W fecl very big and p dro the four coins into hi: and jumped them up and down a times to hear the tinkling, jingling sound. Then, ‘with a _happy “Good by!” he ran out into the nsh Zarden, wled through a ho fence, and made bis way into the lane that led to the village road. For a while he kept his hand in_his pocket and tightly sripped the four coins, as if had feared that they would take wings and fly; but a little later he let them toss about and clink together, and when he came to the old oak in the lower branches of which Rob had built a snug little trec house, he almost, if not quite, forgot about them. The ladder seemed to call to him to mount its tiny rounds and to sit in the bread, comfortable seat above, where the breeze was whispering among the leaves. He had never been up alone before, but now he felt old enough cven, to Dbuild a trec house himself. He climbed Guickly upward and in a moment had reached the house. One side was open and the floor was made of huge knot- ted 1imbs, with here and there a board to fill the spaces, From this shady perch he could see the village and the lake; b he heard the town clock striking nine, and he scrambled down to the lanc again and trotted straight along to Peter John's cobbler shop, opened the door and shouted “Hello!" “Good morning, Friend Philip,” sald Peter John, reaching for Phil's shoes, which looked as good as new. “I sup- pose yow've come for your boots? “Yes, and I've sot the money, t00,” said Phil, putting his hand into his pocket. One of the quarters was missing, so back he ran over the tracks he had made, but still he could not find that quarter. He cven climbed the tree, but all to no advantage. He went back to the cobbler's and paid the two quar- ters for his shoes, saying that some day he would find the quarter and then he would run back to the cobbler with 1t. One winter evening, more than a year later, Phil was sitting before an open fire when he discovered some- thing shining In a_burning los. He bent forward and pulled out the log. The noxt moment he shouted: “Mother, here's the missing quarter!” LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. Red Bank, N. J. The Destructlon of the Maine. The United States government was watching Cnban affairs with intense interest when, on_the night of Feb. 15, 189S, the battleship Maine of the Unifed States navy was blown up in Havana harbor. Two officers and two hundred and sixty-six sailors went down with the unfortunate vessel. Nobody was blamed for the disaster, but the feeling against Spain became very bitter throughout the United States. In 161i:thaMailna was raised at aveat. in the picket | b cexpense for the purpose of ascertaining Whether it was destroyed by a torpedo, mire from without or by an explosion within. Upon investigation by Cap- tain Sigsbee of the Maine it was found that it was blown up by a mine from without, although the explosion of her own magazines 4 moment later caused her complete destruction. MARY E. MURPHY, Ago 11. Tattville. The Oriole Thief. A few vears ago, a girl whose name was Helen Mills, lived in Chicago. On her seventh birthday her father save her a gold bracelet which pleas- ed her very much, she wore it all day and when she went to bed, she put it on the window-sill. She was so happy sho dreameq about it. Early in the morning an Oriole, which was flying about the window, saw the bracelet and it was so bright and pretty that it flew in, took the bracelet and carried it off. A statue of Abraham Lincoln stood in the park necar Helen's home, and the oriole hung the bracelet on one of the buttons of the statue. After awhile Helen awoke. She looked on the window.sill to see if her bracelet was there'and was sur- prised to see that it was gone, She began to cry, and went and told her mother about it. Her mother looked ?t“ over the house but could not find it. One day Helen ang her father went for a ride. They drove to the park to see the statue of Lincoln, and Helen suddenly discovered that her bracelet was on one of the buttons. Her father went to to tell a police- man, and he called a man and told him to get a ladder, and climb up and get the bracelet. | LEONA M. SULLIVA Taftville. Age 11 The Guinea Hens. my uncle's far in South Kill- there are some guinea hens. day my uncle fold me to throw hat among them, and see w would do. T did’ this, wonde t would happen. At first they scattered in all direc- fions, but soon one of the guinea hens tegan to chatter away, and cautious proached the hat. The others fol- jowed. (I suppose dent, and was callin meefing for the purpose of discussing this strange thing which had come so 1denly amongst them.) They “gathered around the hat, scolding away at it. Finding that neither moved, or made a reply, arted to walk around it, zolng some } distance, and then turning around and walking back again, watching the hat closely. At Tast T put an end to this strange i meeting by picking vp the hat. | MILDRED L. ANDERSON, Age 13. Danielson. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. A Visit In the Cauntry. Dear Uncle Jed:—I am going to tell vou about my visit in the country. I live in the city but I am visiting in the country. I wash the dish ep the floor, bed. on ingly, One my wh all it they for my malke nd mother, my own the cc by like than little ntry better the “city. brother ways my time. I have two friends I with. Their names all the go to see and are Vera and ANCES E. BAKER, Age 10. ich. A Vi to the Beach. Dear Uncle Jed went to Ocean B —Last Thursday T . Tt took an hour ind a half to go. started quarter of two. We never got to Ocean Beach il quarter past three. father bought me a bag of pop 1d then T was glad Iy corn, Then we went down and sat in the sand. I built a castle with a stick coming out the top. We saw_a v retty sight when the New York vacht club came by, bound for New London harbor. There were two hundred boats in all. After we saw all the boats we came home got home safely and had a very pleasant afternoon. ALBERT LEFFT} Norwich. GWELL, Age 9 Hawaiian Children. To the boy or girl who has always lived on the island of Hawaii, the world must seem rather small. The island is only about as large as Con- necticnt, while the nearest mainland is thousands of miles away. Yet the people do not care how rge or how small their island is. They love it for it is their home and a beautiful one it is. In many w the Hawiian children are the happiest in the world. This is mot beeause more is done to make them enjoy themselves. It is because they make the best of everything and {are contented with what they have. Hawaiian children are pretty spite of their dark skin. They have beautiful brown eyes, curly hair and merry mouths. Their teeth are white d even. The country is so warm that the children wear little clothing or none at. all. This is a great convenience, for swimming or playing in the water as it saves the troubie of dressing and undressing again half a dozen times a day. Many beautiful flowers are found on the island of Hawaii, and the people are very fond of them. Men wear them in their hats. Women and chi dren wear them in their hair, chang- them as soon as they become the bit withered. They fasten long s of blossoms or ferns about their sts or hang them from one shoul- der. These chains look very pretty over the bright colored dresses, malk- ing the people look as if they were always dressed for a ptenic, or holiday ry house is surrounded by full of flowers of many in nds. The houses are covered with trail- ing vines, so, that, together with gar- dens they are like fairy bow What do the little Hawaiians like to eat? They eat sweet potatoes and the native fruits, but their native dish is Poi Poi, made of ihe roots of a plant which is a kind of ly. At din- ner time a large dish of Pol is placed on the floor and all the members of the family sit about it, dipping their fingers into the dish. ‘The Hawaiians are fond of fish also. Thev eat these raw, taking bites from the head and end fir. KATHERINE GORMAN, Age 11. Versaflles. A Flying Top. If this top is well made will fly | fiteen or twenty feet fn the air. Plane a stick five inches by seven- eights of an inch bygseven-sixteenths of an inch, from straight-grained white pine or bass wood. Bore g three-sisteenths inch hole straight through the center. If the hole is not true the top will take a wobbly mo- ftion that will prevent it from flying well. On cach long edge of the stick draw a line onc-sixteenth of an inch from the margin, and extending from a poigt near the center to the outer end, but reverse the position of the lines on opposite halves of the same edze, on opposite sides of the stick. In other wads, when you hold the stick in front of vou, and pointing from You, oue line should extend along the upper left-hand edze of the farther half, and another along the lower right-hand edge - of that half; the third will be along the lower left- = hand edge of the fourth along the upper right-hand edge of that half. Whittie to the lines In such a way as to produce some- thing that resembles a propeller blade. Make the curve as near the hole as possible, and make the vanes between ome-cighth and onec-sixteenth of an inch thick. The handle is a perfectly round stick, five and one-half inches long, fitted tightly in the hole. To fly ‘the top, revolve the handle rapidly between the two hands, and then let 2o suddenly. JESSIE L. BREHAUT Red Bank, N. J. nearer half; the A Visit to the Capitol. Dear Uncle Jed:—When I went to Hartford I went to the ‘capitol first. I saw many very interesting things. One of which was part of a tree taken from the battlefield of Chickamauga. Imbedded in the tree were several large cannon balls, whieh showed the severity of the battle which was fought at Chickamauga, Sept. 19-20, 1863, in which half of the soldiers were killed or woundea, I was then taken to the senate chamber which a very large and eautiful room. Here the governor and the thirty-five senators of the state of Connecti meet every two ears. In this room is a large chalr alled the Charter Oak chalr, so- called because it was made of the wood taken from the Charter Oak tree. T ad the honor of sitting In this chair. I was then taken to the dome of the building. To reach there I had ta walk up one hundred ana seventy-two steps. I was then two hundred'and twenty feet high. From this height the view of the city ana surrounding country was beautiful. It was worth the climb. HELEN C. CURRAN, Age 12. Norwich. THE ETERNAL EVE MAKES LINGERIE BY HAND ! EARLY HISTORY OF THE DANISH WEST INDIES. Which Are About to Come Into Pos- session of the United States. Concerning i abo of the carly be pos: history essions, Dani: ies, the National Ge- ographic Society issues the following bulletin from Washing 5 “Of the thrce small islands on the northeastern cdge of the Caribbean Sea for whick the United States &x- to pay Denmark $25.000,000, St. as and St Jo, both smailer’ and densely popuiated than St. Croix, been the scenes of many thrilling episodes. Here white colonists of four followed each other with be- ity during the seven- eighteenth c than a. hundred scovery of St. Thomas by Colum- 1133 island was wholly un- inhabited, although its exce had been a port of refuse for navigators during many d a_ handful of French colonists, sur- vivors of a massacre on Crab Island perpetrated by a band of Spaniards from Porto Ri ed its shore a dugout in 1647 they found evidences of an earlier settlement, but no clues as to the nationality of cors or of their wanderers were not di: a similar mysterious ¢ sailed on. 5 At about the e that Stuy- vesant was establishing a reprcsenta- tion form of government on Manbati- tar. Island some is fellow country- men were establishing the fr corded scttlement on St T These hardy colonists met the fate which overtook their brother H ianders of “New Amsterdam’ for thres vears after the town on the Hudson became New York the St as pioncers were forced to su to the Encziish also. The latter soon de- serted the island and turned to the more fertile lands of St in's and St. Eustatias, so that when the ishing to share in the colonial prosperity of other Evropean nations, chartered the West India and Guinea Company, St. Thomas, uninhabited again, wa ing the advent of were to establish Den- he island. With two this sovercignty aintained from that day up present time. the “The legend that St. Thomas was & to DAINTY STITCHES After a regime of colored silk and jersey underwear women are gratefully reverting to batiste. This model is fashioned of the finest quality, the seams being finished with insertion to match the lace. The camisole closes with narrow pink ribbon like the wide ribbon at the knees. one time the headquarters of the ruth- less buccaneers who terrorized the Spanish Main for so many years is perpetuated in the names en to two towers still standifiz on the heights back of the seaport of Charlotte Amalie, On one hill is_ ‘Bluebea while n adjacent ‘Blackheard’s Castle” History does substantiate the romantic and it s extremely doubtful buccaneers were ever in po: here “W unde: observance paredpess’ height on tradition, if cct to a ‘pre- program inst rival col- |onists. The first or ed by the sovernor was: ‘Every person who is bound to attend ser- ry Sunday in Christian’s fort he drum beats, and on failure of dcing so is to pay a fine of 25 pounds of tobacco. Persons of all other nations are bound to attend ser- | vice every Sunday afternoon at ths same place, under the same penalty. As to armament the order was: ‘For the defense and good of the coun- try every householder shall keep in hi house for himself and every man his service, a_sword with belt, and a gun with sufficient powder and ball; ana also each houscholder shall have two pounds of powder, or more if he Dleases. Ivery person neglecting this hall pay 100 pounds of tobaeco.’ “The order for the citizen army ran thus: ‘Every Sattrday afternoon when the drum beats. all persons who can use a_gun shall meet at the parade ground fully armed. Any person ab- sent, in favorable w shall forfeit every time 25 pounds of tobaceo, which is to be paid at the end of the year for the benefit of those who meet Tcg- in o i fuss ulariy’ The shortage of la Ting the first year or two of Danish occupation was overcome by the imnortation of many slaves from the Gold Coast of Africe. The laws sgoverning these humau chattels were cxtremely severe. Here is proof and baby’s picture ““My oldest child was badly dwfedl all the time, and the only way could do anything w{th him was to keep soft clothsnext to his skin. I tried several powders but rothing bzl})ed him until T heard of Sykes’ Comfort Powder. I cannot recommend it too highly because ithas healed skin affections of my child- ren after everything elsehad failed.”’— Mrs. E. L. Green, Lawrence, Mass. Not a plain talcum powder, buta highly ‘medicated preparation uncqualled. for nursery and si ‘::l'dh heal and prevent chafing, itching, ling,eczema, infants scaldhead, prickly heat, zashes, Bives, bed-sores, and irritation caused by | eruptive diseases and bandages. At Drug and 't Sto: 25¢. THE GOMFORT POWDER 00., Bos ©0., Boston, Mass. DRS. L. F. and A, J. LaPIERRE 287 Main St. B PRACTISE LIMITED TQ Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hours 10 & m. to 3 2. m. ‘Drum dances’ and feasts were fors bidden and all slaves were required ta be at home by sunset on Sundays. A slave transgressing such regilations was for the first offense whipped, for the second his ears were cut off, and for a third he was henged and his head was placed on a stake. “In the neigkboring island of St. Jobn the slave laws were even more drastic. Here are some GE the penalties which brought about a bloody _insurrection in 1733, costing the lives of many white planters, their wives and children: “The Jeader of runaway slaves shall ba pinched three times with red-hot iron, and then hung. ““Bach other runaway slave shall lose one lez, or if his owner pardons him, shall lose one ear and receive 160 stripes. “'A slave who runs away for eight days shall have 130 stripes, 12 weeks hall Jose one leg, and six months shall forfeit his life, unless the owner par- him with the loss of one leg. ‘A slave who lifts his hand _te ke a white person or threaten him with violence shall be pinched and hung, should the white person demand it, if not to lose his right hand.’ “In_the terrible insurrection one of the victims was a Judge Soctman who was raurdered and decapitated in the presence of his beautiful 12-year-old daughter, and while a council was be- ing held to_determine what should be done with her the child overwhelmed ith gricf, entreated them to take her lifo also, to which plea they sleefully acceded, laying her mangled body across that of her father. “The Insurrection was put down only after aid from the French in Mar- tinique had heen invoked. Threo hundred slaves were surrounded and when they realized that escape was impossible they held a great feast of death. Tradition says that they plunged over a cliff, but the historlan Host says that they shot one another and that when ther were found at Brim's Eay they were lying in a circle. FRON1 M EDEM. PHOTO BY SIQ ERNEST SHACKLETON re made by mself during his present ant ~wedition. They [show a scene In the great southern ic pack and iost on her Dbeara ends in tiic ice. According to a message received at Buenos lires, Argentina, Shackleton has reached the ice flelds in his effort to rescue the twenty-two men left on Elephant Is land last April his expedition returned from the south polar zone The relief purty .ta Avenas Ju- 1y 12 on the schooner Em which was to be towed as far south as po sible by a Chilezn government steam- er, after which it was the intention of the explorer to continue his scarch for his men. London reports that the Chilean steamer Yolclio has arrived at Ushuala, Patagonia in a damaged condition aft-_ or towing the schooner Emma of the Sheakleton expedition 240 miles south of Cape Horn. The Emma continued her voyage toward Elephant jsland after the Yelcho loft her.