Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 4, 1917, Page 9

BOYS Rules for Young Writers. 1 per_only, and number the pages. % Use pen and ink not gencil. 0 words. d, Bulletin Office. “Whatever you are—Be that! i _ Whatever you ray—Be truet § straightforwardly act, § Be honest—in fact, POETRY. “CAPTAIN GYP. By Louella C. Poole Brom over sess, Strike terras to the souls of men, pleasant little story comes ¥ .I Straight from a British pen— tale that serves to make us smile, ‘ar’s horrors to ‘orget awhile. Within tile hospitals grim walls, Whose doors are always I wide, 4 little dog was seen to pass, % An ugly gash In his poor side— Weak, faint, with T H sought = The aid bestowea on suftering man, And undenied. his wound well dressed, : Away the little fellow ran. For several days he thus appesle r help, until his hurt was healed. Zust as a bit of pleasantry, Mintered the case in his report Of sick and hurt, to place on file; name he gave, with humor sly. Was “Trooper Gyp, Eighth D. L. L” tted nto hospital— oll wound 4n side’ the entry read, £hd homeless Gyp, with gratitude That knew no bounds, was housed and fed; Fhe freedom of the house and grounds ‘Was his upon his daily rounds. “@nich of you men is Trooper Gyp gThe officer one day thus spoks; “No answer. To explain the joke The sergeant ceme in haste just then: &84 loud the Taughter o' the men. A well loved trooper of the same, Teok up hisquarters with the guard; Bo _faithful, soon promotion came higher rank, and that is why 's “Captain Gyp. Bighth D. L. 1. UNCLE JED’S TALK TO WIDE- AWAKES. Uncle Jea and the Wide-Awakes have been having a pretty good time, althought Uncle Jed has had no vaca- tion. i_“We are all ready to begin the New Year earnestly and energetically. A g00d resolution to make s thi: “Whatever I undertake to do I will do my best” Some people Who malke a dozen reso- Iutions' do not know which one to keep first or to tackle last and this is wha the great majority fail in their efforts to improve thelr way of Iving which s to fmprove their characters. The people who are trying to do the best they can are always sincerely at it 18 & matter of minding parents or teachers, studying lessons, or for oth- ‘whether working for themselves,’ ers, or correcting their own faults. ©Ola fashioned folks are not expected to try to do miich different from what they have been doing: but young folks should focus their endeavor so that it ‘will bear upon all daily interests, for daily interests are life interests. Today is all we possess of time. Yeos- terday’s sbows what we.have been, perhaps what we might havé been; to- 8ay is ours to record what we are, and this is all of time we ever truly poss- ess and-may improve. ,Tomorrow is only & promise that may never be fulfified, or may mever make way for another today. ~ We need be often told that “Now's the only bird that Jays esgs of gold.” Let's make our.motto: “Whatever I undertake to do, I will do my best!” LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Alice L. Purcell,” of Colchester—I booky7a-seat me entitiod, e iz o : > tor Maids Arcoss the c.gaflnel:t.” °l THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE ARD GIRLS DEPARTMENT Wiite plaily on one side of the Short and poinfed articles will given preference. Do not use over Original stories or letters only your. name, age and ad- s plainly at the bottom of the ory. Address all communications to Uncle ‘Where war’s -alarms soldters! opened suffering nearly ht to the source of help he went. Zhough dumb, his pleading eyes be- = The sergeant, quite in proper style, all the sick chaps sitting round, *“Doge’s, Light Infantry!” Thus Gyp, have read it through and find it very 1Interesting. Ida Freeman, of Baltic—I recelved the prize book a very glad to up to page seveaty-: a good book amd I you much for it. I/hope I can win another one soon. Florence Gl of Moosup—I you Ve ek T the D bie bk sent me. am reading it and I think it very inkeresting. Josephime Borovicka, of West Will- ington—You have my grateful thanks for the prize book you 1 have read it nearly through and find it very interesting. Cediiia Sterry, of , N. Y= I thank you for the prize sent me. I have read part of it and find it to be very interesting. Zelma Rocheleau of, North Franklin: Iam a little late in you the nice prize bogk you sent me; but have been away for two weeks. I am going to try and win another soon. ‘I like the ook very much, Ty in eastern countries, where these littl burden-| ited down bearers are weight K% pSCAR MATEAWSON, Age 12. P A The Adventures of Two Cats. It was only one and a half years ago that one of our neighbors gave us two 1tth kittens. One was black and not with white anywhere, 5o we nd!hfi’m&:lhlmm ‘was black, but was vd witn white under the jaw and w paws, so we called him amaotmm.m»u-n three mt: ‘befors he was killed by a dog I have read it ki 4 the cat up and then hiew 3 dowes with such Fore” ihat through and found it very HE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—R den, ot Willimantic 2—Edmund A. Smith, of Burastde—. 3—Hilder Frani of The Meadowbrook G Afloat. 4—F kM bk Marie, of Stontngton— 5—Mary Garrity, of Stonington— ga:t Dlue-grass Seminary Girls on the chestauts near our house. 6—Oscar A Regular 7—Fred Dugas, of i, Dugas, of Versailles—iTne 5—Kathori Montvine— The Red Cross. emkfi'la:mh Trench- es STORIES WRITTEN BY AWAKES. The Man in the Moon. Flake after flake of snow tl the still amosphere. The downy vares of cotton found a snug place beside eir cos nions on earth. The trees were enclothed in a blanket of white and the pines outside Johnnie's win- dow groaned under their burdening load. ~ The foundations of the fence posts were of enow. lohnnie’s list of Christmas had been sent to Santa Claus: but suppose the snow was t0o deep for him to come. His heart sank to the bottom of his shoes. How he did want that popgun he had seen In The Cor- ner Store. # Not many hollfs later be was put to bed by his mother. How could such an impatient boy go to sleep? What Was that noise! He couldn't stay in bed any longer. Slowly, but cautiously, he got out of the bed and went to the window. Nothing had changed In the' world as fas as he could see except that the storm had subsided and the stars had come out. After all, Santa could come, but who was that person in the moon, shak- ing his finger at him? It was Santa Claus to be sure, but what a queer place to be. Johnnie had always sup- Dosed he came in a sleigh. The little boy thought that may be his mind was playing tricks on him and that Samdq really wasn't there. Maybe he-had better go back to bed. The next morning when _ Johnnie ayoke, how surprised he was. His cking contained the very things he wanted most. - YMOND WELDEN, Age 13. Willimantic. A 8iny Moth Care. As 15 well known, humming birds are very shy and fleet of wing; and ;r‘:'it- makes it extremely difcult to acquainted with them, unless Is well on his sugrd. - gentleman who had r: - tuniey %o wate na mother Bird and the ny nest she uilt near his he tells the following: i One day when there was a heavy shower coming up, just as the mothor came fluttering home, s| irge leaf which grow bn s tree mears by, drew it over her nest in such a way as to comipletely cover it, then went back to whatever work she had been #hout when the coming storm disturbed. I watched at the window, wondering why the leaf dfd not blow way. Later we found it hooked to a stick just inside the nest. When the storm” was over the mother came home, unhooked the green curtain she had so perfectly put up, and there were her bables, safe and dry, CGAS,” Age 10. Versailles. o A Little Burden Bearer. The donkey has a reputation for be- ing both stupld and obstinate, and so to call a person a “donkey” offends him very much. But the donkey has so many good qualities that it is a Dity to forget all about them and think only of its fallings. There are boys and girls who seem much er- cyed in spying out another's faults it no more attention until my mother went to the shed (which was in the afternoon of the same day) and found that an evaporated milk can that was nearly full of kerosene had been spill- ed in which my mother had some paint Lrushes soaking. We do not know how, but probably the cat was crawl- ing ‘about searching for mice and he slipped from the shelf and tried to dig his claws into the can to save himself from the fall. He was thoroughly saturated on one side to the skin, which must have been very disagleeable to him. He tried to lick it off with his tongue, which by ewallowing the kerosene must have made his stomach a raw sore. He would ery if you touched him, Dbecause the kerosene made his hide tender. It was about two days after this mishap and Toby _disappeared _alto- gether. We thought he had gone off to die somewhere. He was gone for nearly three weeks and then just be- fore the last snow who did we find in the shed one day but Toby. He was a olght! The hair was all off one side as close as though it had been shaven off. He seemed to be very glad to get back. He was not afraid as most cats are when they stray off alome for a short time. Toby seemed to be very glad to see the dog and us. We were very glad to see him back as we did not know but we would be overrun with rats and mice. 1 wish Uncle Jed and the Wide- Awakes a Happy New Year. EDMUND A. SMITH, Ase 14. Burnside. WIDE- The Preservation of Our American Forests. We little realize the importance which trees play in the development of our cefintry. Trees form a protec- tive covering for the earth. The trees hold moisture in the ground and pre- vent soll from being carried away. If you were to go to a mountain you would notice differences in streams. The streams where trees have been cut dry up in summer and those that are surrounded by trees do not but grad- ually grow larger. - New York is located at the mouth of the Hudson river, which helps the city to maintain her mavy yards and good harbor. This river is supplied with water from the Adirondack and Catskill mountains. If these forests should ever be destroyed. the Hudson river would dry up and silt and debris would form so that New York would be second rate in importance. We have seen what ungoverned streams may do by the deltas formed at the mouth of large rivers. Forests pre- vent this washing away by covering the inorganic soil with the organic sofl and thus forms a bed like a sponge wkich will hold the water. The roots of trees also help to kold the soil in rlace, and many times are used as windbreaks and a protection for birds. ‘The United States only a few years ago began to realize the value of for- ests and large areas of land are re- served in the west and many other sections of our country so that our forests may be preserved. We have the forest survey of the department of agriculture and numerous state and university schools are being establish- ed each year to promote interest in the preservation of our American forests. 1t _each citizen would take a per- sonal interest and pride in the forests ! T x THE MOTHER'S EYE. A Home Councll mother says that If she can persuade her little son to look her straight in the eye and make Ber a promise, he never breaks his ord. Norman Duncan’s mother, too, “Dr. Luke,” seems to have had faith eye Suasion, if one may call it so. She.sat me back-in her lap, - he “Looik in your mothers eyes, lad, she sald, “and say after me this: My mother—" “My + mother, rly. “Looked upon my heart—" “Looked upon my haert” sald L “And found it brave—" “An’ found it brave.” “And sweet—" “Wining Tor the aa k- for- y's work— Willing for the work.” 2 harboring no shameful hope—’ “An’ harboring no shameful hope. Again and again she had me say it, antil I krew it every word by heart. “Ah,” said she at last, “but you'li torget.” “No, not” I cried; “T'll not forget. ™My mother looked upon my heart, ” I raitled, “‘an’ found it brave an’ sweet, willing' for the day's work, an’' har- no shameful hope’ I've not ! T've not forgot!” iell_forget.” she whispered, but & =Bt “ifKe all children. never forgotten that, 1 was a child, my mother looked and found it brave and I repeated, very sob- TWO LITTLE STORIES of our country, this present neglect would be overcome, and this country would take her proper rank with the other countries of the world in its preservation of our forests. MILDRED L. PERRY, Age 14. Stonington. Dean’s Mills. No. 101 Limited. One August morning the hot sun Gown upon the few low small vfll‘x"o{ Knku:h.la. ?;illt ll.ld telegraph mt;:.a-tkk- as it unceasingly ticked his call. Neo. 101, Limited, was driven by Charlle Tenney. Tenney could get more speed out of an engine than any other engineer on the line—101 was late, Tenney was urging his steed to the ‘utmost. He was due at Kokoma other side of Koko- ma. No. 101 will surely hit it. Grove's negligence will cost many lives. The whistle of the Limited is heard. A well dressed man carrying a suit- | case . Slowly and delib- erately he picks up a red flag and toys with it. As the Limited ap- proaches he steps out on the track and waves the Tenney brought his huge engine to a stop by the de- pot. g;rlmnf out of the cab, he anxiously inqu! the trouble. The stranger replied, “Urgent bus- iness calls me to Chicago. As no trains stop at Kokoma today I took the liberty to flag the 'Limited. ‘With an oath Tenney eprang back to his cab. Then a man dressed in overalls came up. The through freight is_stalled at the curve’ ‘he cried. Then as he came nearer, he in- quired, “How is it that the Limited is stopped here at Kokoma? Whatever the reason is, the fact that the Lim- ited is_stopped has saved ail your Hves. We tried to get Kokomo by tel- egraph but couldm’t.” Tenney grasped the stranger’s hand. Instead of an oath he asked a bless- ing for the man who had unknowingly saved No. 101 Limited. JOHN CUSHMAN. Stonington. “The Automobil Years ago in the eighteenth century, the people were using horses. They used them for work on the plantations and for travel. During the latter part of the century automobiles began to come into use. From that time on automobiles have taken the place of horses on the plantations. If you want to make a tour to any other part of the country you can g0 there in an auto and get there in less time than a horse could. An auto does not cost so much as a horse. On farms automobiles are what the men want to cagy their milk, cream, po- tatoes and ‘other vegetables to town In. Many men have proved to men on the farms, that autos are the cheapest means of transporting any articles you have. They will double your trade you have and also increase your savings. They take the place of steam cars. You can have one come right up to your doar and take you to any part of the town that you want to go. In one factory where they make au- tos, over fifieen thousand autos are turned out in a week. In years to come, all the horses will be done away with, and electric power will take its place now and then new fagtories have sprung up. The price of a good car is six hun. dred up and in due time it will pay for itself. JOHN TANNER, Age 14. Stonington. The History of a Dollar. I was born in a beautifur etty on the banks of a charming river, the capital of a great nation. Like all other human beings I cannot remem- ber any childhood. But, when I left this beautiful city I can barely re- member that at first I was confined in a prison, bound with others with en elastic band. But soon some one secured me and I went traveling from one hand to another. In some hands I was petted and admired and sought for. Some wers unable to have me 50 to them, otherwise they actually stole me. I was not a year old when I began to loose my beauty. I first noticed it when I fell into the hands of a man with iong hair and pointed beard, Who frowned at me and said, “You poor, dirty thing, to think I made you.” But I did not care. He didn’t make me. It was the great nation. I could still do things, and make them yearn long_for me. So I was happy. I was a year and a half old when' an old woman took possession of me ana placed me in an old smelly purse for one whole week. Then 1 heard @ voice ask for me. I was given over, hoping to find a better home, but 1 was sadly disappointed, for my new owner confined me in a strong ill- flavored box where thousands, _like myself, were growing mouldy from lack of sunlight. Sometimes we were carefully count- ed by candle light, but that was all. One night the box was opened with a snap and I saw a thin, pale face of my master looking at us. He select- ed me and ninety-nine of my compan- fons and placed us outside the box. There's the money,” he saild. As I told_you. It's all ‘there and yours, are you satisfied now? 1 peeped my little eye across the ta- ble at a young girl with a set face, that was very, very beautiful. Sie l “they met, Joe said, “Come on -e:-’-;mino’hn-v jaw, I have to go down street for my mother, and anyway, the ice isn't “That isn't why. You don’t want to go_skatin’, because you are afraid. Robert not waiting to hear any more walked away. While he Was on his way back he heard cries for help. Running in the direction of the sounds he soon came to the pond, where Joe haa intended to go skating. Instead of skating he was now struszling in the water. Robert soon had his coat off and plunged into the water. After a hard strugsle Joe was brought sately to ‘When Robert was about to start for home, Joe called him back. He shook hands ‘with him and took back the names he had .called him and wanted t be friends. CARL ANDERSON, Age 14. Baltic. Traffic on the Ocean. Ocean traffic has taken on quite a &:fferent aspect since the time of the Fulton, the first invention of the steamboat. The first ship to cross the ocean was the Savannah. She made the trip in 25 days and it was a ship of 320 tons. She made the return trip in 20 days, but never crossed the ocean egain. Now a ship carries 10,000 tons or even more. The figures that state the size of these ships are startling. A cargo of 10,000 tons would fill a_train five miles long. A big liner carried 3.000 persons without crowding, and uses from 500 to 600 tons of coal a day. A boat like this rises from 20 to 40 feet above the water. mistresses and one is the mother, and| Ocean travel is much easier than the other her daughter. railroad travel. The ships are driven I am- given fresh water every day |by two screw propellers so if one along_with “German Summer Black | breaks the other may keep on going Rape,” and “Imported Millet Seed.” | s> the ship does not have to stop. It Then my younger mistress scatters | is said that the best of these ships are gravel on the bottom of the cage: this|unsinkable, but this has proved un- 1 pick up and swallow, as 1t helps to | true. . digest my food and makes my body| Every ship is fitted with wireless keep well and healithy. I alo have | telegraphy to summon help if needed, a piece of cuttle fish placed in two|and under the vessels are telephones or three wires of my cage for met to|to catch the sound of submarine bells. nibble at times. The luxury of these ships is as won- Sometimes the older lady gives me a|derful as their size and safety. piece of cracker, or of applc and bread.| The staterooms are fitted with fine At other times she places in the bot- | furniture. There are dining rooms, tom of my cage celery, lettuce, or a|bath and barber shops. On the bigge: small bit of mint, as I can only have a|boats htere are palm gardens, bal very little of the last. rooms and swimming pools. The cdst 1 hop down from my perch or swing, | of one of these boats is $5,000,000. peck away and look around to see that FRANK MARIE, Age 12. what I am eating isn't taken from me.| Stonington. Once a day my mistress places a dish of water on the bottom of the cake and I have & fine time splashing the water around. 1 hop from one perch to the other or take a rodie in my swing and sing sweet, then prolonged, that word, then like as thouz I was asking a question, then utter pur-rt, next pur-rt louder, sweet, t-ill, sweet. then swinging I trill and go over it again. My older mistress puts her hand into the cage. I.like to have her do it. I cock my head on both eides and my little eyes will brighten and express pleasure: but when I dou't like to be disturbed I can show I am angry, too. One time Billy came to board at our house. I hear he cost more than T did, but instead of having n delicately tinfed coat like mine, he wore striped green and black, with a vellow breast. He sang such low notes. although his mistress says they are beautiful, 1 did not like them, and made such ' a fuss that Billy was placed in another h & “There’s a pretty little proverb, From the sunny land of Spain: But in Northland, as in Southiand, ‘What it means is clear and plain. Lock it up within your heart, Never lose or lend it— ‘It takes two to make a quarrel; One can always end it. " Her Vocabulary. “When will 1 ever be able to write compositions?” Charlotte inquired in an impatient tone. She had the poor- est compositions in her class and al- ways believed everything that's right was born in you, and it was just pure luck and nothing else. “Here I am not even able to find a way to write something about a story I have read, £0_people will enjoy It.” “Maybe I can help you,” replied her ever resourceful sister. “It's no use trying to’' get anything into my brain. It simply won't stay there. That's all there is to it. You right be able to write something, but me? Oh, poor me!” Ana she fell to erying, which only in- creased her sister's interest in Char- lotte. “Beginning with tomorrow, I want you to take a pad and a pencil with you, and jot down every little phrase room. you hear, which seems to lmpress - reassured Ethela. T usually take to callers who come to B bt sweshlys mii see my mistress, but there were two I took a great dislike to. The first was an oldish man: after he sat down and began talking I uttered a pert in a short tome: I thought then he would keep still, but he continued to talk al- though I Kept on scolding. (I was glad when he went away.) Then a neighbor dropped in. and al- tlough my younszer mistress played on the organ and the voung man sang, 1 didn’t like to hear him and kept saying pert in the same short tone as wheh the other caller was there; but he fin- swered, glancing at the clock. which struck the hour of bedtime. The next morning bright and early Charlotte started off for school with a pad and pencil in one hand and her school books in the other. On her way to school she came across her friend Agnes and told her the mission. “I guess the first thing which will impress you will be Miss Brown re- minding you to work up for your next composition,” the mischievous Agnes said. Ny nistress, seomed to enfoy hav-[, “O;, well, that's something, any- M; b, ow!” ing him sing, but T was giad when he [POF'" L mer small said, “Good night,” and disappear- ed. My cage is ustally hung In the bay window by the organ; but in warm wewther it is hung on the front veran- da, where I can hear the birds sing and have a fine time answering them. I like to have my mistress play and whistle, and sometimes the young man, my present owner, will set the Victro- la going and when the record that rep- resents different birds is playing, I am in my glory. Another Tecord I enjoy is the “Mocking Bird,” and then I sing and sing. Sometimes my older mistress puts her finger in my cage and I will ride over to the plant called the cactus and sit there awhile. Then I'll fly around the room and when tired I fly back to my cage (the door always left open while I am out), and go in again. H As T have written enough for this time, will bid my voung readers good o BEAUTY. Robert and Joe. “Robert, come here.’ “All right, mother, ert. ‘When Robert came in the house his mother said: “Will you go down street after some sugar? I neéd some right away.” Robert was soon on hits way down street. He was a tall, slender boy, and was always obedient and thoughtfui. Mrs. Williams, his mother, was a tall wowfan, with dark hair. She was| port was read a girl all excited could proud of her son, Robert. be seen anxiously waiting to hear her ‘While on this errand he met Joe| name called and to hear her mark. “Charlotte Herbst—A,’ called the teacher. The bewildered <Charlotte almost cried with joy. At last she really could write compositions. daughter to school. Leaving her in sight of the two girls and the school entrance, the mother kissed her child and said “Now, above all, be a good girl.” “What do you think of that, Agnes? Don’t you think I'd better write that on_the pad”’ “It - sounded Charlotte. “Suit your own pleasure; I'm not goin~ to put my nose in hot wates, £napped Agnes. By this time the two chums had reached the school door and meeting some other classmates the subject tirned to other matters. When the 3 o'clock bell rang and it nice,” remonstrated was time to go home, Charlotte had quite a number of phrases and clauses scribbled as they were down on the pad. “Won't you let me read them?" beg- ged Agnes. “Do_you think I want to be laughed at? Not much! I'll let you read my t composition, though.” ‘When do you think yowll have it finished ?” replied Agnes, disappointed- 1y answered Rob- ‘Why, 1 haven’t gotten it started vet, you know! Well, goodbye. Tll see you tomorrow,” and Charlotte turned iuto her own gate. That evening two sisters could be een working busily over a composi- tion, the elder often assisting. _the younger in. her difficulties, which proved many. The day on which the monthly re- THE BOOK-WINNING PICTURES. When the German soldiers built the dugout shelter shown in the picture and placed above it the sign “Durch Bang Verboten” (“no thoroughfare”) they did not think it would be captur- ed by a party of Englichmen, who RT HOMEIN:A.CAPTURED:; GERMAN DUGOUT 7 took part in the Somme battle. of the Britishers making thmsel home im the captured dugout are seen in the picture. The shelter wa well built, and the roof was re forced with old rairoad rails. The Freezing Point of Mercury. The Bureau of Standards has com- pleted a very careful determination of the freezing point of mercury using platinum resistance thermometers to measure the temperature. The re- sult of this work gives 38.87 degress C (37.97 degrees F.) for this temper- ature. It is interesting to note that as far back as 1862 the English government recognizing the importance of an ac-, curate knowledge of this point, ap- propriatedy £150 to have it det mined. The value then obtained, — 88.95 degress C. (37.93 degress F.) is in'good agreement with that obtained at this bureau. However, other de- tgrminations made previous to and after this early work cast some doubt as to its accuracy. It can be seen that a_knowledge of the freezing point of mercury is of great importance to thermometer makers as it marks the lower limit to which a mercurial ther- mometer may be used and furnishes a method for calibrating or pointing the scale below 0 degrees C (32 degress F). Volcanoes in Arizona. An _interesting report on the San Franciscan voleanic fleld, Arizona, an area of about 3,000 square miles south of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, is available for free distribution by the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. This 1 port—Professional Paper Té—containg 2 brief description of the geography of the fleld and gives detailed descrip- tions of the volcanoes and lava fields Ic relates the volanic history of th region. and correlates the periods of eruption with the general history of the surrounding country. There have been three general periods of volcanic activity in the San Franciscan vol- canic fleld, each followed by an in- terval of uplift and erosion. The latest outbreak doubtless represents the final feeble eruptions in a long cycle of voleanism. The paper is illustrated by excellent halftone views of some of the striking geologic features of the area and by geologic maps and diagrams, which help to give a clear understanding of Gasoline From Oil Shal. In anticipation of the day when, on account of the advancing cost of ga iine and other products obtained frc petroleum, it might be found commer clully profitable to utilize some of th enormous supply of petroléum to derived from the distillation of th vast deposits of so-called hydrocark shales of the Green River formation ¢ perthwestern Colorado and northwest ern Utah, the U. S. Geological Surve has for three years been mal fi investigations of these de; examinations have been accomp by mapping of the areas of hydrocar Lon.shales and by such field ¥ ments of the thickness of t in workable beds and such rude distillation tests as will afford ary information concerning th mount and richness of the different parts of the region Very rough but cautious caiculati of the con pa of the ar a j distitiafion of shale from b feet thick in Colorado alone w more than 20,000,000,000 barr crude oil from w ‘more thar 000,000 barels of gasoline tracted’ by ordinary methods. port giving the resul plorations and tests and of experiments as to po production, both by the or mercial processes and by process is pow in press the Brig. Gen, J. Washington, ker today hn P. Scriven Retired. Jan, nted applic tirement of Brigadier General John Ecriven, chief signal officer t army. Seriven has been in since 1874. e probably will be Colonel Geo signal off ceeded by Lientenant O. Squiey, assistant chief cer P They'll Have to Work. Certain senators to a commisioner getting more than th do. They forget the tariff 'm sioners are expected to do mor a lot of senators have as vet the region. Chicago Herald. Dean’s Miils is_about three miles from Stonington. It is popular for au- tomobilists and picnic parties. It was one time inhabited by Indians where, no doubt, they used it as a camping ground, since it has all the things necessary for outdoor living. dany of their relics are still to_be seen. A large stone table and a number of stome chairs stand in the meadow. An old washbowl carved out of stone and another carved bowl of stone are in another section of the fleld. The latter was probably used for grind- ing corn. An old fashioned sweep well is_in the meadow. Relics of colonial days may also be seen. An old tumbled-down inn and a cannonball remain to show that it was popular in thoge days. MARY GARITY, Ase 13. Stonington. A Trip to a Lighthouse. As we stood on the deck of our sail- boat we could see the lighthouse from a distance. As we approached we could see the stairs that led up to the lighthouse. 'When we arrived we first went to the base of the tower, which seemed ke a sort of storehouse. There were y neat piles of coal and wood, casks of oil, and barrels of provision: The first ‘room we entered was th There everything looked as neat as possible. ‘The next flight of stairs brought us to the bedroom of the principal keep- ‘ér, and above this was another with two beds for the assistant keep- ers. A fourth flight of stairs brought us into the watchroom, where the on THE LESSON OF THE'HORSESHOE A countryman, walking his litt Thomas, o & nelghboring town. ‘ne Heea a"horseshoe Iving in the road- “See” said he, “there lies a broken horseshoe! Pick /it up, Tom, it i, your pocket.” . g 5 repiied Thos b, 3 s P8 Ehomas, 1t e worcn His father made no answer, but stooped down himself, picked up the horseshoe and put 1t n his own pook. et. When they reached the next vil- lage, he 50ld it to a smith for a half- penny, and bought some cherries with the money. Cherries the roadside in Germany, €004 many for even this small sum. Then they went on their journey agzin. The day was very hot. Not a Bit of sheiter was to be had for far and near, not a house, nor a. tree, nor a wood was to be seen. Thomas was nearly dying with thifst, but not & spring nor a brook was et hand. Apd the little fellow, unable to keep up with his father, lagged some way be hind ¥im. 5 and by, as if by chance, his ther let fall a cherry. Thomas uaE it up eagerly and put it {n his mout } Some steps further on, his father let a second cherry fall, ~which Thomas seized with the same greediness. This went on untll he had picked them all When he had eaten the last, and was -mow quite refreshed, his. father turned to him and said. “Ah Thomas, lad, if you had ‘the trouble to stoop once and pick up the horseshos, you would not haye needed to stoop lund: times r cherries.”— did_not answer. “Why don’t you take it? I'll tell again there's nothing else for yo The girl held something in _her hand that I saw. I see more than most men do. The thing made a sharp noise and spit a flame at him. He fell across the table and something red and warm went all over me. I felt unhappy for the thought there was something in the world could not be bought. For him I cared nothing. It was strange I was at last used to pay the judge who tried the girl. I was in the judga's pocket when he senten her to death. From the Judge’s hands I fell into the hands of 2 _good man and I said, God has bless- ed me. I am very happy now that I have learned my real power. KATHERINE HICKEY, Age 14. Montviile. Beauty. The first that I remember I lived in a store with other little birds and small dogs. 1 was.so happy all day long, and sang to my heart’s content. 1 am_dressed in a pale vellow suit, have white wings and tail and bright little black eyes. One day (I was six months old at the time), a pleasant faced young man came into the store and looked at my friends and myself. I was singing at the top_of my voice, and seeing how happy 1 was the young man took a|man, age great fancy to me, and as my -master @aid he could take his choice, it fell on me. After the young man had paid for me, my former master said as On the way home that afternoon Agnes was reading the prize composi- tion and came across many phrases and clauses she had heard some time or other, but they were said in different words. “It really deserves an A, Charlotte,” snswered Agnes, as she came to the conclusion, “but how did you do it?” ‘The Chemung went down with her flag flying,” said the captain. ‘‘We were out from New York with a gen- eral cargo and off the Spanish coast in the Mediterranean when the sub- marine came along. A shot across our bows was the signal for us to stop, and we did.” In response to a signal . from the “Well, you know lately I had always been trying to write something, which very seldom amounted to anything,” | began_Charlotte, her ~face beaming with pleasure. “Ethela found out my | fault and helped me a good deal by telling me not to try and use other people’s words, but to have a vocabu- lary of my ow: CECELIA STERRY; Age 13. Brooklyn, X submarine Third Officer Jacobsen rowed to her, carrying with him the ship's papers. The commander was for arresting the skipper, but appa- rently he was satisfied with the de- struction of the steamer. There was no argument over the lowering of the flag. The submarine commander signaled for the flag to de lowered, but the skipper paid no at- tention. He and his crew left in small boats, and the flag was snapping from A Surprise Caki I am sending the Wide-Awakes a recipe for a Surprise Cake. I like to make it. The surprise comes when it is taken out of the oven. Surprise Cake—Three eggs beaten light, add two cups sweet milk and two cups flour (sifted twice); add flour and milk little at a time, beat all with egg beater until all is smooth ana light; add small spoon of salt. Have gem pans hot, and oven, too. Put three tablespoons in each pan and bake 25 minutes. Do not open oven Goor until done. Fill with cream as cream putts. DELSIE AMES, Age 10. ‘Willimantic. The Girl—Drawn by Alice Gor- or Versailles. Jancle Jed received two drawings too compete, for they wers not re- ceived by him until December. ‘The picture of A Young Lady, by Fauline Perry, age 13, of South Wind- Durham—Mrs. Lydia Hart, who on m observed fhe 98t umlv?ru.ry birth, died Monday. She leaves the staff as they pulled away from the side of the doomed liner. “We were hardly out or range when the submarine opened fire on the Chemung,” sald the skipper. “She attempted to sink the ship by shell fire, but as this had apparently no ef- fect and the vessel continued to ride high out of water, the commander sent a torpedo into her. She sank within two minutes. ‘When the Chemung went down the submaring cirdled about and picked up.the two small boats. Lines were passed by the submarine, and for two hours she towed the boats toward the shore. Then the Spanish steamship Salvadore Giner came In sight and the men on the submarine cut the towline, and a few seconds later dived beneath the sea. Captain John L. Duffy of New York, stockily built, squared jawed, weather tanned, arrived in New York from France, Until Nov. 28 the captain was In command of the American & i CAPTAIN JOHN L_DUFFY, WHO WEPT THE CHEMUNG FLAG FLYING steamship Chemung. oOn that torpedo from an Austrian submaric sapk his ship in the Mediterrane oft the coast of Spain. But Du would lower the American flag at th order of the submarine’s commandes The captain was not at all dismay ed by his experience, and he sald that he would take out another vessol jist as soon as he could get one. He hus made several trips to®@Archangel dur ing the war,"and submarines (o not scare him a’bit.