Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 26, 1917, Page 9

svesrraIsetasnan ‘ We wuz all so happy, which makes him open the sea star has a fine feast. e wicked re. “I will tell you what to do. him in this little wooden box. I will Dore some holes in it. Then put him over an ants’ nest. They will prepared im nicely for you, Nellie. His poison does not harm the ants. Perhaps the nts have doctors who cure them!™ KATHERINE GORMAN, Age 12. Versailles. How Paper is Made. Not iong ago I visited a paper mill. It was a low, long, brick with tall chimneys and plenty of big wia- dows, built by the side of a rowing Jed, Bulletin Office. Whateve cw—.-l.' st tever you. Straightforwardly act, Be_ honest—in ~ P%5e Tobody elas but you" r ) den every day. a mile or two, to feed. Mr. Wood, a naturalist, had an edu- cated toad he called Mary, and it would come to him when it heard its name called, like a dog or cat. Some gardeners make little shelters with pieces of shingle for toads to get under and take good care of them. POETRY. PA'S SOFT SPOT. By D. A. Ellsworth. “All folks hev some soft spot, D rug away! A ol R houtah, sails and oid bagging, but the finest and most beautiful paper is made froth rags—cotton and Nnen. Yes, all those rags which your mother sold to the ragman are bundled up with many other rags, bags and sent to the paper . And here they meet more bright colored clippings and snippings from the factories where hundreds of little dresses and waists and aprons and ekirts are being daily cut from new cotton cloth. All these pleces, you see, are not thrown away, but are carefully bundled and sent to the paper mill, 100, where they are taken into the same room with the ragbag scraps, to be assorted and picked over, that there may be no hooks or buttons on them. Now the real work begins. The cut- 2—Charles Gunderman, of Lisbon— Cabin on Catamount Is- 3—Helen Kahn, of Yantic—The Chums of the Camp-Fire. 4= Ceongdon, of Afloat on the Flood. e Bujak,. of Mansfield Fielding at Snow Camp. 6—Helen J. Kurtz, of Yantic—Harry Watson’s High School Days. 7—Annie MeGrath, of Yantic—Ruth Flelding Down in Dixle.- $—Anona Halloway,. of Plainfleld— Dave Dashaway Arcund the Worhv. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT ‘What's his sof spot.” "N'en we'd ‘gree to ask him That very—day; When his train'd whistle Why, right away We'a jest skeddle Clean ‘cross the lot, To _be first to ask pe ‘Weat's his sof spot. “My = sof’ Pa, he'd sav, spot? Never hed none!” ‘Wouldn't tell us neither, But jest make fun: ©ne day the opurat't t word by Bert There he’d bin a washout, until it is guite dry and ready to be Lillian M. Breh 3 T T N | il Sl Snd s 1o T Toute L. L: I received the prize book and e — ‘The caterpillar's dressed in fur The long difficulty brought to itseif again. Captaln swam in triumph to the shore, amid the shouts of the people, who rejoiced with him in Bis victory over the ugly brute. PELAGIA KURTZ, Age 13. Yantic. They Found Uncle. Once there lived out west a little brother and mister. It was haif a mile to g0 to the town and there were very few houses about. Tmeir father had died when they were small children and thelr mother worked hard for a Hving. The children helped their mother the best they could. The mother soon grew weak and died. The children “That’s me!” Then John told him about his mother's death, and the man told him he was sent there by John A LEMOINE, Age 12. Baitic. Saw Flying Geese. Dear Uncle Jed: and a drake on our farm. while ago I was going down We have’a duck A little to feed our dog and T heard some Seese com- ing. I ran into the house and told my mother. She came out and watch- ed them until they got out of sight, then she went into the house. There were about one hundred in the flock. T heard some more coming. ed and saw fifty. fifteen feet in the air. 1 look- They were about 1f T had had 2 ten-foot pole I could have hit them, or if I had had a shotgun in my hands I could have killed two or three of my grandfather let me milk the cow and feed the chickens. If I go to the farm the next va- : Ma uster say; hot summer day. stick % “Somethin’ or 'nother . When you see a toad in thbe garden |river, where the water helps to force g pe 2 B motised § " Comes out some day: N remember he is a helper. working | the machinery inside and e¥es DUTS R e e e B I e o Y o e g 4 : ey naw. 1t without pay and entitied to care and| "| will tell you what I know of these 2 . ’ ® § proteetion. interesting mills “us then you may = & T will e To go into the cupboard there was|™'y try to make a little paper vourseif|drowning, he called ont: ve | o little staircase about three Steps. H L THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. |by using a fine wire screen or sieve. |50 pounds to anyone who will save my | ° The best thipg of all was the old | SOKINE. 1 ran and got grandfather's 4 = All paper is not made from the same | dog! 3 fashioned wooden clock which was | S10 §n¢ SOt BP At tHe big bia vy ] e R - pisgt 1—Deris Pariseau, of Jewett City—|materials, however; the newspapers| Then some men Went out in a boat|from the celling to the floor. 1y Bouse @i £ my arest sarpriss It AREmaly Jie. o plaguiy. Phil Bradley at the Wheel. from wood fibre, the coarse flour sacks |and rescued the bulldog, which was o | Hope the Wide Awakes had a pleas- | MY house and to my'great surprise | h from vessels' worn ropes and tattered [nearly drowned it was with great |ant time during their Easter vacation. | J0*%, 0 JOIPP O (L R Bad_REOCKT teil. Then I heard someone call for help. I asked them what they sald: “We are Germans.” I was rowing back and T shoute “Hurrah for the red, white and bl 1 asked if they cheered the red, i-hite and blue and they said: “No.” I left them there to drown. Only a dream. CHARLES GUNDERMAN, Age 11 Lisbon. The Flood. Dear Uncle Jed: Years ago when my mother was but five years old there was a great flood in Jewett City. It began to rain very hard. Thinking that it would stop in a short time, the A Trip to the ch. Thirty Years GASTORIA e oxmTAUT COMPANT, WEW YORR OITY. i Then hed tel his brakeman Esther Press, of Yantic: 1 wish to|un, ags 1§ 5 A g & machines take these rags and snip | were left with a kind neighbor. On % o —mmmmmere i g o R thank you for the lovely prise book |them and cut them into bits no DISEeT | her dying bed she wrote a letter. This | (nem- They were coming down fo- | people didn't bother about f{t 'any o= § Thimk > b3 which T won. I have read it and find | than your hand, all ready, you eee. for | was the letter: more than any other time it rained, ed to her homeé in New London after I . What's your sof spot! It very interesting. the iron cylinder-shaped boilers, where = 1;"“‘“ they got lost from the other :3-:( to their Il;ll‘rnrl? they fo;md|olll Scatal Mosting Worned:: ongthy stey hess. : . Hattie P. Valstts, of Baltie: I re-|they are steamed and turned and boil-| After I die if ever you find a man | 1°5K- i t kept on ralaing for an awful long Mrs. Minnie T. Vallette 1§ carifig TR g o hema, ceived the price book that you sent|ed for about twelve hours, or until they | who is called John Brase take my chil- | 5 They looked about the size of ourftime. At jast it stopped raining. The nera T om SoatnE 18, 10,28 | s Patient in Old Mystic H me. 1 have read it and find it very |are all soft. Then they are dumped |dren to him, for he is their uncle. The | J4°XS, _ | water was so high fhat if the people | 100 L £ st : intevesting. J thank you very much.|into the round washing tubs and mix- |iast [ heard of him was he 1ved In | g cotnp ‘the window and sem them. | nanted to go out they had to go in | SO0 108 T Arat, sccond and H - - ed oul e % 3 3 : Phlngen - Kuki: o Feolic: 1 thask |88 anh mniued kit il S e | NEw, Fork city. MRS, HILDEY. | Vhen I called to her they flew higher $ier it stopped raining the Slater's|third voting districts. . ; NEW LONDON WANTS H you veEy much tir the peise book You TR ol s anll Uiy are s lapas woity : Y A A S 279 | dam burst which made the water twice aSsne, Hisnca Bandsll of New York TO KEEP YACHTS Time you kids was dreamin’ sent me en 2 e Treasure E i watched them unti ey were out of | a5 high. On the bank near this dam 3 98 N § T'In Zome sor mpot” - Hunter" T have read it through and | DUlPY_ mass, to be still beaten and e, Aind Jones Ao the eni sy | sisbe. e ol % house Tn whioh ee: Brogts L 2irs Walter Capwell and_daushter | Solution of Difficulty Will in All Prob- R T ";'_' m:‘.'sj_k"’o";‘;::‘:;"(knm' s separated, and this is what is called | the kind lady In sewing and other use- I i G S L DS Ta. £ Smiuvarth Wil o8 ]l & ® i re Svimts ability Be Reachs H P . the_paper pulp. ul things. L : The steamer St. Paul is being re- T Che § _ When he wusz in; I thank vou very much for the lovely < e . Joba st P After the water had all gone down being Alderman Henry C. Chappe RS 6;'!"e e o e M roth anafiihouse | shaking, fine wire screen, and as the | dressed somewhat better than the peo- | Dear Uncle Jed: I think the Wide S e Cadets’ Dance Committeo. court of common council of e dem - Stk rough and found It |water drips away underneath the|Pple were dressed where he lived. Awakes would iike to hear of my n Taftvi : The Tierney Cadets of St. Joseph's |don, announced Wednesday : -pxm';‘"‘éfi -‘l'c’nm Y very interesting. forming and drying paper is gently| The man walked up to John and|spending my vacation on grandpa’s| 18 e ey which happened | church are planning ‘a_dance. The the confasance be & Wnas s ok b Edward T. Marra, of Bozrahville: I|carried by this wire carrier to a lons, [said: “Do you know a family by the |farm. . Jears ago but has never been LOrEot- | committee is Chasles di. Bia e in L SONe FEREE: Det s mot Spats thank you for the prize book you sent | thick, wool blanket, around and up and | name of Hiiden?" I went away on Monday and staved | ten. PARISEAU, 10. | vard Dowsett, Cornelius L 9 TGaetny entitled “The Miesing Tenderfoot.” down and over steamheated cylinders,| John Iooked startied and said: | there for one week. e 1 was there g . - rank Tilden and Bernard Carson. > the o s - s g k. While T th DORIS AU, Age Pt il a B - in relation to the taxation Jewett City. Lewis Miller is ill with grip at his|Which winter in New Lond, tion satisfactory to the owr home at Groton Long Point. probabiiity be reach John Gray has returned to Boston. |@ll X » T T 3 ing c¥linders; and now the rag t : “happell added that the An Da wus hurt: . e [ i L h e = Beave: cation Tie will give me a small chicken. | Dear Uncle Jed: I want to tell vou | His family” will go to Groton Long |Chappell added that mA:‘eeer:;umint o give up reading. I thank you for it.|White roil in the shipping room, ‘The man took the children to New | chicken. 3 e about a trip to the beach last sum- | Point early in May. el gty B oo e 5 Sl s we W Jensle L ut, of Huntl; L.|to be carried qut into the busy York, and they lived happy ever| The next morning it was time for|mer We went on the Block Island at The last boat contracted for by the funt ‘,. t {n e plan is decl: e i a-by, g "", Py ,‘,""" ook “ndl;"!‘:;"m-; of work. lfleré me to go hgm!e. l;gr[ud 'als lsn-‘!_urd-zi' 9 o'clock and reached Watch Hill at le'.pflt;:ddTr(lvll:mrl:llon'4Jn, i rlv,tnrly :;:Kg‘i;! ot faal it prones lo & . &v0d-by, L 1 wis] thank 5 3 : morning _an: started at 10.15 and |72 i i completed at the shop of Je avis. d_statement for pu lovely prize book you sent me 1 s s BURE Ay i) e s e bl g P R B e T e "t on | Edward Morgan has been called to |admiited, however, that the represe Mansfield- Center. The Sheep and the Birds. A father and his son were once sit- ting under a tree upon a hill. It was near sunset, and a flock of sheep were feeding near them. A strange man came along who had a dog with him. As soon as the sheep saw the dog they became alarmed and ran into some thorny bushes which grew near by. Some of their wool caught upon the thorns and was torn We_wuz all so still When we went in: They wuz holdin' pa’ up. A-fannin’' him: An’ pa sez, “I may dle Jest like ez not, Tell _the children I sed They's my soft spot!” But our pa didn't dle, He jist got well; would have thanked you sooner had I received it before. I only received it yesterday as I had a postal card from White Plains to say there was a pack- age there for me and for me to send for it. I received the package yes- terday and was very much pleased with the book. 1 started reading it iast evening and read nearly three- fourths of it and am anxfous to con- tinue reading it as it was indeed very interesting. Cur Flag. Our country's flag is a very pretty flag. It is red, white and blue. The red stands for the brave. The biue stands for the true. The stripes are red and white. The field is a pretty blue. There are 48 stars in the field. Each star stande for a state. The red is like the flowers on the desk. The white is like cotton. The blue is like a blue- My mother was glad.to sec and she was glad 1 did. Norwich. Dear Uncle Jed: campfire. me and made dinner right away as 1 was hun- I told her I had a very nice time HELEN KBELLY, Age 9. Camp Fire Girls’ Hike. I thought 1 would write and tell you about the first hike we have taken since we started our We started at half past while my mother and father sat on the beach. I finished dressing. 1 had some rides on the merry-go-round and then went back to the beach. Soon the boat came. We reached home at half_past six. 1 had a fine time. CATHERINE M'VBIGH, Age 8. Norwich. NOANK Twenty Join First Aid Class—Specia’ atives of the yach tent with the proj by the municipal opinion there pleasure craft will New London their active Vs, Jerome McDonald dren have returned Newport after a visit to Mrs. McDonald. Mrs. Elizabeth Chadwick has return- service at the submarine base. and chil- to their home in Jessie continue winte; Couldn't 'gin to ten! Although I do not write the to two with twelve girls. We walked up| Meeting Called to Decide Matter o oft. Our country’s flag is very dear to ‘Cause we all loved our pa. Wide-Awake Circle, I still enjoy fol- = A sreat big lot, lowing 1t up each ook Jaat oo sao| When the boy saw this he was|all of us. Bradford Hill Patrolman—Temperance Cadets tc I guess Goa saw we wuz as when I Qid write. I see we have|lroubled and said: “See. father, how | Hurrah for the Stars and Stripes T S e e T | e e took some pictures. On the way we went through the woods and it was very nice. We came to asbrook and the thorns tear away the wool from HELEN GORMAN, Age These bushes ought E Versailles. are produced by, the unnatural condiions quits a number of new writers. % by olliine metbode Espe: Ciaily s this true of the Pa's sof spot. I will now close with best wishes to the poor sheep. The first meeting of the class to or UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE-|¥ou and =il the Wide-Awakes. st o 4 B — Stopped and took some pictures of it. | ganize for frst aid work in connec Liver and Bowel Disorders ' : h - 3 b P willows and | tion with the Red CFoss unit wa AWAKES. STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE.|, AS they were speaking a bird flew | Jimmie was sitting on his doorstep | sy “mions piein: e found . some | well attended and about 20 show:d TGe! down among the bushes, picked off a An inactive or disordered liver often causes Con- when a crowd of boys passed, their intcrest by becoming meémbers Do vou know it Is said five toads in AWAKES. tuft of wool and carried it away in his | & 8oing | skunk cabbage and thought it was 5 i stivation. Sick Headache. Jaundice, Dyspepaia, « sarden are equal to a hired man in : beak to. s hign tree. -Ses” said the | into the Sitingrosm where his mother |Jack T, the BulDIC e Boped Al | B uident and. Miss.. Eliznein Tieh Bowel Troubles, Poisoning of the Biood, Loss of e g hoe . An Encounter With a Tramp. father, “with this_ wool the bird is|was dusting. = I SR} S and et ' drink of ooid waler-| Dremifent 4nd, MIeP 3 Strength. Nervousness, and symptoms often, mis- protecting plan nsects This| “Ope day Jast summer when we had{making a soft bed for its youns in the | " “Mother. may I go fishing down on | 1.¢ 5Ot home about half past five|class secrelary: — end at once fir it Sisjony tNegepes; Sy v is the reason sardeners do met kill| our vacation I went to visit my aunt |nest. How comfortable the little ones | Learss iakets ho ot " "8 Mo/ Wike 5 fusa e wy Walked ] ine toxt books and to hold meetins ' ted by Oxi Pill toads, but make them welcome. Who lived in tho country. 1 was go- | Will be! and the sheep could well spare | ““No, dear,” answered his motber.|™ ™ANONA HOLLOWAY, Age 12. |each Monday evenins, in the Rec orrected by Uxien Fills No one can like & toad unless they | In& to stay there a month. @ little of their fleece. Do you now | But after a bit of arguing, Mrs. White | plainfield. = ~ | Cross rooms. The new modern way of a body. A large number of women from | this villaze attended the Sunday schoo' institute in New London Wednesday. Relatives hers have received word of the death of John Brower of Brook- Ivri, well known here where he visit'd frequently. A meeting of Liberty counci Daughters of America, was held o Wednesday evening. The weekly sociai at the rooms of the fire company was given Wedne: day evening and proved a successful A Great Question Settled Confronted by the great question as to whether it was better to read the old books or the new, the young student ny of while T was staying there my aunt and uncle were going to the ¢ity, and T and my cousin, whose namp Is Mary, were to stay at home. My munt had our dinner ready, made becauss she thousht we didn’t know how to cook. After my aunt rode away we were very lonesome. achazy eaid, “Let us play with our olls.” So we played part of the time, then I went into the kitchen and I saw that it was twelve o'clock. I told Mary that it was dinner time. -We did not go into the dining roem to %at our dinner as there were only two of us. After dinner I had to wash the dishes, while Mary was in the other room looking for something. Just as I fint: ‘wiping the last dish the doors opened and an old man was standing in the doorway. His figure was small and shrunken, his hair was long, and snow-white. He wore a broad feit hat and a brown plaid shaw across his bent shoulders. For a moment there was a silence, then he broke in saying: “Hello! Jittle gul, won't you give me something to eat?” 1 said, “Alright! Just wait tmn T put these dishes into the cupboard.” Then Lgaye him something to eat. think it well to cut down the bushes?” » said the boy, “we will let them stand.” “Remember, my son,” said the fa- ther, “that we are all dependent on one another. It seemed to you very hard that the poor sheep shouid lose their wool, but mow you see that without this wool the littie bird could not nave its warm nest. CLARISSA N. CHAPMAN, Age 14. Yantic. said Jimmie could go. So she fixed him a lunch and he started off. He had not gone far when he heard & woodcutter chopping trees. He ask ed him for a pole, which the wood-cut- ter gave to him. Then he walked on until he came to -the lake. He threw] his line, then drew it up and discov- ered he had no bait. He started to cry, but that would do him no good. So he caught some grasshoppers, and threw his line again, and it caught under a rock, then fell in. The lake was deep and Jimmie crawled out, wet and muddy. ‘When he got home he was tired and sleepy. sald he, “T will never zo “Mother,” ONTCALA GAUTHIER, N Ay 10. Brookiyn. il know how useful he is. he is so homely, nasty, warty and stupid in ap- peararice. He puts ordinary people into the shakes from fear, just as snakes and spiders do, and no one ean - imagine what he was made so homely o There is, and always will be, sore- - thing mysterious about a toad, for he 1s found in cavities in rocks as if he ®ot sealed up In them when they were made and had lived without food for untold ages. But lots of creatures =0 long without eating. The bdutter- files and the spiders go without eat- ing elght months in the year, and so do animals' that winter in caves and holes in the ground; and the gerden toad-only feeds in summer time, and ho wiil catch more winged Insects than @ bird. he toad burrows in the ground and Cocaine. Fully Cuaranteed. 25 cents at. ots. Liberal BREE Ty g S8 6 et The Giast Oxic Ce., Willow Square, Augasta, Haine. An Effective New Remedy N. S. Gilbert & 137-141 MAIN ST. “HOME FURNISHERS”’ Pussy and Rover. S Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to write you about my kitten, and there is a dog down stairs where I live. 1 am going to write about him also. He is a very large dog and is a light color. My kitten is all white and is not quite a year old. She is fuil of fun and wants to know everything that is going on. 2 ‘Whenever I give something to my cat to eat, Rover takes it away. He wants it for himself. ¢ One day Royer got mad. He was in the window. He jumped right through the window and broke the window right in half. He did not get very badly cut. I think he is more of a hunting dog. p 1 have a baby brother and he is al- most two vears old. He is always piaying with Pussy. My father was on a ferm in Jewett City end he asked the farmer if he could give him a cat, and the farmer caid_he would give him the best cat. So this is the cat he gave him. She is very fond of puffed wheat. In the night if she smells something she is ready to g0 over and see what it is. Often I put a handful of wheat on the fioor and sometimes she will pick one of the kernels up with her paw The Newfoundland Dog. The Newfoundland dog is found on the island of Newfoundland. It is larger than the Esquimau dog and is generally “black and white, althaugh there are some vellow ones. It is handsome, has long curly hair, a bushy teil, jarge hanging ears, and bright eyes. It is very strong, is inteliigent, kind and/ trusty, and is one of the best of water dogs. ' Many stories are totd of the brightness of - Newfoundland oss. A gentleman who was spending the summer at.a seaside watering place was accustomed to walk ia the evening along the quay with a fine Newfound- land dog. The dog delighted to play in the water, and his master often sent him to fetch things, to the great amusement of the people who gathered The Bitter End. The derivation of the often-used rase, “to the bitter end,” is explain- by a veteran officer as follows: t is a nautical term. If you have! ever been on a big ship you must have noticed two large pieces of timber sticking up out of the deck forward, slongside each other. They sometimes have a windiass botween them and they are used to secure the anchor cable. These pieces of wood are call- discovered himself to be in an By the way he ate I thought he had the quay nim swim ed_“the butts.” not eaten for many aday. el S and | ol e the ship comes to anchor and |and put it in her mouth. I think she |thought. In this dilemma he approach- Mary heard me talking so she came| Captain, for this was the dog’s name, | the cable is out, all that part of | is & very mice kitten, dom’t you? E :; Tuto the Kkitchen. She saw the old|soon became a great pet, and everyone | it Which is abaft, or behind the butts HELEN BROWMAN, Age 11. |ed a distinguished Practical Person, Norwich. The Birds She Knows. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 am going to tell you about the birds I kmow sround my bouse. There is Quite a variety. - T have a Bird and if 1 see a|he pointed to the following bird that I do not know I look at it 3 . =nd get its colors. Then I look it up | Bulletin he was reading: —SPECIAL OFFER— in_my bird book. Some of the birds that are com- monly around my house are the fol- |5 MONTHE SUBSCRIPTION TO lowin; > Rnh‘!nl starlings, red-wing black- |HARPER'S MAGAZINE OR WORLD’'S WORK—ONE DOLLAR You'll save time and money if you let us settle your Reading Troubles. birds, Pheobes, nuthatches, downy ALL KINDS OF MAGAZINES ‘woodpeckers and several kinds of sparrows. The English sparrow is Subscription Headquarters for Every Magaz man eating his dinner. and she ask- ed me who he was 1 said: “T don’t knéw, but I'll ask him.” “Whet is_your name “Marion Denni: ‘was the reply. Mary said she never heard that name before. After he haq eaten his dinner he g“‘:.;whngnla.»m!oruy you can is_called the bitter end of the cable. In a storm, or in poor holding ground for the anchors the more cable that is DPaid out the better the anchor will When the eaptain is at all doubtful he pays out his cable to “the bitter end” soomer than risk any harm to his . BT MATHEWSON, Age 9. Versailles. used to waich eagerly for his coming. One day another gentleman, a major in the army, came, bringing with him two bulldogs of great size and strength. On the first dsy the new dogs took no notice of Captsin, who Swam and dived in his usual way: but on the second even! ‘when he was following his m.na'rn“u.ng the quay, one of the brutes flew at him an caught him by the neck, and though Captain_fought bravely, ~the bulldog came off the victor and could not be made to give up his held until his jawa were forced open with an iron r. Poor Captain went home lim, bleeding and 4ld ot come 5 the water side again for several days, and when he did appear he looked much . crest- fallen and stuck close to his master's heels, with his tail between his legs. One evening about ten days after the fight the major and his bulldoge stopped close by the edge of the quay 0 look at something in the water. Captain, who was then p: with his master, saw that his time ha. come. and epringing with all his strength upon . his conqueror, caught him by the back of the neck and jumped with him into the mes. The b could de but little in the wa- ter, for Captain kept his head under all fhe time. The people were giad to see the bulldog punished and would not giv e aaler . shoutsd e major shouted: “My dog! My beautiful dog! Will no ome save him? But no one stirred. At last, seeing that his dog was - — who said kindly: “My boy, whenever you have any reading matter prob ms, go quickly to this address,” and in The The Rabbit. One day in summer my brother and I went picking huckleberries. We took our dog Jeff with us. At first he kept right with us. but finally he went into a clump of bushes and we did not seq him for quite a few minutes. Very soon we knew where he was, for he began barking loudly and we could hear him tearing through the bushes. My brother said he thought he must have scen a woodchuck in the wall, so We went to the place where he was. He had aiready got his prey and was @ pretty brown rabbit. T very sorry, for I did net like to have him kill the poor rabbit and I to scold and call him “Naughty But Jeff was not easily shamed began to smeil around again. stopped and barked furious- one, t00. I care the least for them. 1 know a lot more -birds besides those I have mentioned. 1 like to study about birds and ‘watch the different motions of them. X Bope’ thars ars move | of the Wide Awakes who like to study about birds. HELEN KAHN Our Spring line of Carriages has been received and we are sure that styles and prices will please. Dunr‘!lnclonl':l‘ A gfeat event - pened in my life a short time ago. the “twenty third “of March I was year gld. A lady sent me a_cute card with the Kind of writien ‘messase pussy could u 4. The mail that .day brought a_doll from my mistress's ‘sister, the head iooked =0 much like a handle that the Grst thing I 4id was to take it in my ‘mouth and shake it. I wished it would ‘make a noise, as thera's not Pplaying with doils that can’t be heard: he $15.00 to 25.00. FORDING CARTS, with hoods, light sulkies, attrac- tive gray enamel, $4.50 to $6.00.