Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 14, 1918, Page 9

THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE . £y nile spite, who would have tongue- lashed us had we shown gigns of guiit. Uncle Jed notices that thers has a great improvement made in valent £ blessed thing for Columbus, you know, ‘ aware that he had discovered Ame; and St. Valentine never knew st 55 nothing, and it isn't Hkely he ever saw a valentine, 2 This pretty love-message custom originated in Rome, where the birds were supposed to mate on Feb. 1dth, end nature was just dawning - inte loveliness and beauty; and St. Vaien- tine had the misfortune to be behead- ed on this day 1600 years ago. The loveliness of his character was doubt- less comsidered worthy of such a me- morial—and his name will always be ‘| remembered because love cannot be ‘discover whe it could he Acting as Cupid's scout. , One day Willie Wimbleton : “T know whit you don't!™ tle Katie Kirtlebee : ‘T've got vour goat!” Little Willfe 'fessed right up, send forgotten. i S, STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE- AWAKES, My Name is Valentine. I am a lttle valentine. People send me all over the country. But I do not always have pleasant times like some valentines have. ‘When m;?hr.y little girls or boys get a/hold throw me aréund. I do not like that, but I do not want to get angry. The good girls and boys take good care of me. 1 like that. People send me on Valentine day. That is why people call me valentine. THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Rose Driscoll, of Norwich—Mil- dwed’s New Daughter. 2—Byron P. Young, of Moosup-=Mo- tien Picture Comrades in the Afri- Nosworthy, of American Boys 4—Bentrice Ableman, of Norwich—: {The Frontier Boys in the Saddle. ° B—John Shea, of Norwich—Dare; Heys in Trenton. §—Gabriella Bujak, of Mansfield ‘Center—Esther Morton at Sweetbrier 1 7--Floreds _Reil, of Voluntown— Camp Fire Girls at the End of the Trpil. §—Emma Froemel, of Baitic—Blue Grass Seminary Qirls in the Moun- of Prize Books may at The Bulletin business office for at any hour after LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT \ Jennie Lamoine, of Voluntown: I thank you very much for the prize you sent me entitied The Flying Boys. I have read it and find B f55 555‘; gi} : g Book ¥ou semt me entitied Boy Al- With Terror of the Seas. Vivien MolLaughlin, of Jewstt City ~I.am very thankful to you for th entit] ‘Elsie ive read it all and it 3 g Dins. found & ki 1) e ® Macy, of Richmond, Vt— very much for the prize sent me entitled, “The Mo- Chums Through Hi I have read it and like it Bl 13 I very much. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO THE WIDE- AWAKES, Velentine day furnishes an oppor- tunity to please those we like and lsplease those we dislike. The comic —— A TOMMY TIDD What Tommy Tidd says:— . |in Louisiana and Texas, MA FROEMEL, Age 0/ Baltie. Rice. Rice is the main food resource of half the population of the world. Most of the people of -India and of south- east Asfa and its islands make rice their chief food. This grain is grown wholly in trop- lcal or warm regions and its cuiture is confined to‘a great many areas, most of which are small, though the aggre- gate acreage is even larger than that |- of wheat. The reason for this patchy distribution of rice is that it thrives where there is a great deal of water, with which the fields may be flooded by means of irrigation ditches, Its cultivation is therefore restricted to lowlands, river valleys and deltas, where the fields may be flooded. ‘After the grain is thrashed it is called pad- dy, being still enclosed in the immer husk. After the husk is removed by machinery the white grain is the rice me they step on me and | begi 1 since he was a kid and aleo LITTLE MISs VALE Hampton. making the total six and one-half dol- lars, The remainder 1 earned by husking corn and doing errands: I had planned to put my money in the bank, but: when the thrift stamps were jssued 1 decided to buy some. BYRON P. YOUNG, Age 11. Sterling. . A Nature Story. Rustle, rustle, rustle! That is the Story the maple Jeaves tell. Brown, yellow, and red, they fajl from the tree. 'Then hither and thither they are blown on the wings of the wind, &l heaps of brown ruins are alllthat is left of = them. .Thus they lie through the winter. During the cold, and long winter they are not idle. ' They are working bard to nourish the new little maple leaves, and when a new leaf or twig ns to sprout, do you think it is sad for the brown leaves to look up at” the green ones? Surely not! For they have been working just for this all spring. . Thus they go on, ever changing, the old leaves going down from their gay life In the tree-tops to nourish their brothers. Tk I do not think brown leaves are sad. They have been large and green, red and yellow, and as we run through the flelds, they rustle under our feot, ‘while in winter they lie quietly be- nedth the snow. They hear 'a promise, & beautiful promige of hetter things—and they lie happy waiting the springtime that always comes. VERA KASS, Age 13. Mansfield. The Orator, It. was Childrem's Day and’ tre children were going through the or- deal of “speaking their pieces” Vic- tim after victim pattered unwillingly up to the platform, mumbled his piece, and rusped frantically back to his seat again. Finally the name “Timmy Perkias" was called, and up the aisle squeaked a_diminutive, tow-headed individual, of commerce. Our southern coastal plain, chiefly produces about one-half of the riee we con- sume. Our rice growers are introducing better ~machinery for culttvating, thrashing and grinding rice and are substituting the pump for natural ir- rigation. These improvements encour- age rice growing very: much CLARISSA CHAPMAN, Yantic. Doing My Bit. . As there is snow on the ground, the birds can find hardly anything to eat. Every morning and afternoon I give them some bread crumbs. Now they are quite tame. If 1 stand in the window and look at them they will not fly away. % Sometimes if I go up to my married sister’s to play with the babies I feed the birds up there, too. Most generally they are fed before I get there, Sometimes my sister ties the bread to the trees or else throws it on the ground. Every day more birds come. The hirds there yesterday were 1vnrrows,ba ‘Woodpecker and two gresbeaks. I have to laugh when I see them having a fight over a piece of bread. who laboriously mounted to the plat- form and turned toward the audience a very round, pink face adorned with wide, light blue eyes, a very snub nose, and a wide mouth (which lacked a front tooth). This countenance was registering extreme _embarrassment. The chin seemed to be supported by an enormous bow tie, and the rest of his small person was encased in a stiff new suit, while the spindle légs were planted in a pair of shiny and extremely squeaky shoes. For a minute or o le frightened fascination gt the audi- ence; then, after two ‘or three futile efforts, he began mumbling: gazed in “Wittle dwops uv wa-ater, “Wittle gwains-uv sa-and,” His voice waxed louder and clear- |} er— shum, - i Growing more enthusiastic, he drefv 2 handkerchief out of one of his num- erous pockets, and, twirling. it ‘arourd and around as his embarrassment grew, continued: “Wittle acks uv. kindness, “Wittle woords ‘uv love,” Shriller and shriller mounted, and faster and the handkerchief: “Make ur earf a Needen his voice faster went HELENA MAGEL, 3 Jewett City. v Aey s Viashington and Lineoln. One of the hardest questions in. his- tory to be answered is “Who was the greatest, Wachington or Lincoln?” To me it seems that they are both equal. Washington fought for and mada the unlon, but what good would all rerk do if Lincoln had not 4706 ibe union by the Civil war? Altheuch Washington did not have 03 neny men to fight in battle as Lir. coin, it was easier to get men to fight for their own freedem than to fight | WaY. for the freedom of other: ' m;n ai‘]d, ‘s as Lincoln's n the line of knowled, - perity, Lincoin had to l‘l;u.l:‘ldenl:::d for his life, home and knowl . Washinzton. born of a family of high abfiity and rickes, had far sur- passed poor Lincoln, who had to split Tails for his daily bread ‘books from Which he standing in law of the nited States. 8o the debate bei close my story. st s B JOHN. S8HEA, Age 13, Skating. Dear Uncle Jed: One day this win- tor three girls and I went skating on 8 pbnd. ‘1t was a long way from ‘Wwhere we lived. We reached in about twenty minutes. On our way we met two other girls who were going skat- ing, too. When we reached the pond a girl offered me a pair of skates, but T could not skate. There were two boys up there who tried to trip the girls. ‘We had a very nice time, FLORENCE P L 'HILLIPS, Age 10, Norwich, How He Earned Money for Uncle Sam. Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you how I earned money to buy two war sav- ings certificates. Last year my father plowed and harrowed a plece of for me, and I planted it witl My beans and cucumbers were look- ing fine when the hailatorm came and damaged them so badly that I but few eucumbers “Wike ve heavun abuv!" The speech culminated in a .shriek, and, making an_elaborate bow, he marched triumphantly back to his seat—a successful orator! MARGARET E. NOSWORTHY. How Dorothy Was & Valentine. “Couldn’t you make a valentine of me, mama, and send me to—" here &he whispered in mama’s ear-the name of the man she loved, next/to her fa. ther. “You know it comes on' Satur- day ‘and 1 would go to see him any- “But how.can I make a valentine out of vou?” H “Couldn't you. dress me like this?" and Dorothy: held up a- pretty valen- CAPT, KATZENJAMME! it IMER, Name 14, 181 -.m.‘?lgy\mfi- & i an life is about It theré is too becomes satu- rated and he would drown he must_get out at once. gots too dry, he is-unable to bore since his fopd coneists he cannot swallow dry dirt, g , ‘Where things are mice and “This worm is of vast service to th agricultural interests of a nd night, year ¢ he is bu engaged in bor! The sol erting in. the mun through light and the rain ta the roots of grass # Imn and porous. |, It is said by those who into_the matter that were it not for the labors of the worm the soil Would at last become m.hr:ln could mot soak in sufficlentl | to treshen and feed vegetation: fertile-fleldg Would become deserts. The: earthworms --take- from- the ring to the surface of the fi:;e ‘amount of material 1 to the growth and life that he ‘more service to the wa than m“:y of the humaps use him -only - for. batt. 2 His method of getting about is en- that is vii of tirely different from ‘that of the ser- NTINE. Drawn by Marsaret E. Nosworthy of lfils of a little girl in a frock of very dark red. “Really,” said mama, “I think that you can do it.” ask Rosa to go up to the attic with you and open the little trunk. There 'you will find an old frock of dark red silk with a low ne'm and short sleeves that I wore wheu 1 used to r£ to parties.” Mr. Archie Laren had pushed away his breakfast. ““What makes the pestman so late?? be won he saw the postman his hands full of large envelopes.-“Oh, it's St. Valentine's Day! What non- sense! I never sent or redeived a val- entine in my life.” He heard a tap on the door and sup- posing it way the mail called out, “Come in!” He did not look up from his_paper until he felt a soft touch on his arm, “My!" What a vision!” There stood his niece in a queer red dress with Toses; a spray of bleeding hearts cov- ered the spot where her real ‘was supposed to be. She held in her hand a bunch of forget-me-nots and around her sleeves were blue ribbons tied in true love-knots, Placing the flowers on the table, of silver wire which hung from her girdle, she aimed at’' Unele Archie's Reart Turning around, she began-to recite: “Forget-me-nots and roses, to0, And bleeding hearts for love of you,” And to make sure I speed a *Twill surely pierce the hardest heart! Oh, will you take me and be mine, Today, to be your valentine™ Uncle threw his head back and laughed as he saw mama, grandma and Aunt Daisy peeping in at the door. Dorothy aimed her arrow so well that it struck him in the bosom, a small pin that mama had fized into n'-‘e head, piercing his waistcoat pock- e Uncle insisted that Dorothy should spend the dey with him and have a £00d time. She stayed and the de- licious luneh they had! Oyster patties, chicken sandwiches .ice cream, mac- aroons and lady-fingers. “You were the loveliest valentine I ever saw!" declared Unclo Archie, when at last he allowel her to go home. When the evening mail it brought Dorothy a pretty box' of French candy, with a tiny lace-trim- med valentine on the top. Can you guess who sent it to her? BEATRICE APLEMAN, Age 12. Norwich. came . Our Coasting Party. Last Saturday my friend and made an ice boat. It took us all day That night we tried the heat. It glided along very smooth and it went better than the other two on the lake. party. We were going to skate-end ride on the ice hoats. The pary was to begin at ten o'clock in the morning on the following Saturday. When the morning for the 1 than half an hour they had all eome. We skaled and rode on the ice béats until twelve o'clock. Thes ve, sat around a fire T had mado and fte our lunch. The party went home. Everyone enjoyed themi- sclves and they -thought it the best party they had ever been to. ALVIN LACHAPELLE, Age 13. Cauterbury. Where There’s a Will Thare's a Way. Uncle Sam’s.-boys -in khaki were marching down the streets, through cheers and waving fags. They were on their way to an officers’ training camp. As they disappeared Red Cross nurses who been waving ‘flags hurried past & window where a young girl stood. = Jessie’s longing to help her country as she looked after the soldiers and nurses brought a sob to her throat. Her family had decided that she was too young to join, but all the rest of the family had joined. As she read the program for the afternoon it ran: GiFls' Patriotic so- ciety, song, poem, address, refresh- ments, flag salute and, last of all, giv- ing out of face cloths, sweaters, wrist- lets and scarfs to the. soldiers, A second eob filled her throat. To think she could do nothing while these boys were about to give up their lives to_their country, and very willingly. Suddenly a smile spread over her face. What about comfert kits? Mak- ing comfort kits is a splefided idea, she said to herself. Up she raced to the library and call- ed up sixteen of her best friends. ‘When they. weFe all assembled they formed a campfire, They seeured & comfort pattern and all furnished what money they cpyld. These kits are for the goldiers. ‘They need them-in camp. Each kit contains a. writisg pad, pen-, cil. envelgpes, postal cards, talcum, a eewing Lit, tooth paste, poeket knife and leather boot laces. One of the merchants gave them ten dollars, b’;idgl lfih'at they had. This wag & goo nning, 'Tflla] ‘wfll r'n:% ‘work the rest of the winter and start camping when op- portunity comes, 1 DA RBIL, | . Voluntown. = = .w 3 A Well Oiled Gimlet. We know no one more vitally inter- ested in the weather conditions than the common, everyday' worm, dnmpness: . dawe ot went 1 on damp, but m“& right degree of dered, come in sight, his big bag overflowing three rows of wide lace around her arm.| In her bosom were three real| heart | b stepping back, and taking a tiny bow § Seeing that there were three ice boats we_decided to have a coasting | folio party came was the first on the lake. In less lastea until three o'clock and then we tribe, though -he resembles-them in _shape and. appearance. e has a sort of a spiral spring running from ome end of hig body to the other, and by pushing forward = and gluing it down by - the slimy , fluid i which he is supplied, and then reléasing the tail end, the spring con- !-:utl 2nd brings- the. hlndbrurg wSh it. ‘When under ground and when desir- ing to go in a certain direction he just bores in ag far as he can and swallows the earth that may be in the path. His body is supplied with _small m:kles,or 'hu't:u ‘which ge ;fl erect lepress at p) ¢, and which serve 5 ot hibs n bosition , while e is drilling his way. . Under the skin is an oily 'juice which can ‘be ejected through the ‘per- forations between the vings as it may be needed. This fluid. acts as.a lu- bricant and helps him in his passage through the earth. Mechanically speaking, he keeps himself - well Breased and never starts on a journey without his oi) ean.” He is buiit with- out a sign of brainé but he gets along without them. He has a heart that sometimes counts -for more than brains. He is provided with a mouth and also stomach that extends the length of his body. Eyes and ears are both lacking, but when one comes to think of it he has very little use.for either, The kis l of soil that most appeals to_the worm is that which s lisht, lomy and rich; but he shuns those places where the water is apt to lie on the surface, as well as those ‘where the clay is stiff and hard. Blind and helpless as they geem to e, Worms elude their aneient enemy, the mole. The instant they feel the away.they drop anything doing and make a break upper air, where they know the mole is mot likely to follow. They lay a great many eggs. in the ground. These are s2id to hatch in abott fourteen days. The young worms are very small but perfectly built. In winter they work themselves deep into the earth, The warm sun of the spring revives them afid enee more they- take: up ‘their-ynderground plow- ing. Natre' is quite gemerout to the worm in providing -breathing organs. as these are scattered by the dozen bank of river. lake or pond. GABRIELLE BUJAK, Age 14. Mansfield Center. LETTERS. TO UNCLE JED. Hay Day and a Storm Coming. Dear Ungle Jed: it was a hot, sul- try. July day when ‘my cousin and I decided 'to put the hay into the bamn. The hay was dry and had been rak- ed into large piles the day before. The mornidg was so hot and the air so close, we decided to let the hay stay where it was until afternoon. It was about two o'clock when we drove the 'wagon up to'the meadow. We had started 4o load the wagon for the last time when I heard the ‘deep booming of distant tbunder. _The noise. began to increase quickly as the storm ap- proached” and I began to think that Henry ‘Hudson and his crew were rolling their nine pins louder than usush The sky grew darker; the huge tHunder caps loomed up against the dark clouds like mountains. The horse began to grow impatient and stamped her heofs. Suddealy there camte a great flash of lightning wed by a deafening rear of thun- der. The hofse started at a great pace, dragging the wagon load of hay. Straight through the fleld she went and arvived at the barn door in rec- ord time. E My cousins and I followed the horse to the barn yard and unhitched her. We had no sooner put the horse into the barn, bolted the door, and started for the hause when a vivid flash of sharp lightning began _to play over the murky surface of the.threatening sky. - Then followed' a loud crash of thunder. I stoo as if rooted to the spot. My cousin and grandmother called frantically from the doorway for me to hurry, but I was too terri- fied to answer. Then with my last Temaining courage I ran to fety, My ungcle was away atthe time and couid not get in the hay then~T had ot fo 0 | . have looked | & he put out his packed so hard.-that | O 4 along his back. When not at home in |y, the earth, you will finé him crawling |} around in an old tomato can on the |this year. Norwich. earth, Ago, Little Abe $ o2t | i hin roer eou hand he carriéd a book. a good deal of the book. No . it was the best him. - Every night to réad. Then in ome of the and then would fall' asleep. In the morning hé wopld reag until his e would and thus helping {9 keep fith‘e,r called him. “One night he put : 7 . aok awa; ‘usual. In the morn- ¥ nis to get his book’ 6 get h But what did he put his hand on? He put his hand on some snow, He took ut his book which was 4!l crumpled and soaked with snow. Poer little Abe his neighbor his book Was r ho wed the book ighbor. 80 he went to his iled and sald: “Will you For the Book . ma; by A w any Then, bir, wmnfho book {frg‘% 02 -m&‘:' he said, “the beok will be yours.” Little Abe worked three days for the book. How BepRy he was 10 have Many vears after, when he was president of United States he said that hook, The Life of Washington, helped me to become president. VING EN, Age 12. Versailles. spoiled. from his She Hopes the War Will End. Dear Uncle Jed: Times are very bard now. Many men are called to the colors. It seema cheerful for us tg see those bravs men cfn go and 'Aght ‘for our countty. But it must seam very hard for them to leaye thelr wives ang children to go and fight for our country. stofes and Many mills, factories, schools are shutting on aecount of coal. When those huildings shut the conl they save is for the soldlers. I hope the war will ‘e scon. And T also hope Uncle Sam’s soldiers and sailors will get the Kaiser for us soon, and all return safe home. DIANA DOYON, Age 1. Glasgo. i Thrift Stamps. ' Dear Uncle Jed: In my school they are having a Thrift Stamp Club. was slected a director in Iy roem, the sixth grade. I have already baught thirty-eight stamps and expéct ta buy more. 2 As I°am a director I have to ask other girls who have nat bought any stamps to do so. The principal® of the school, Newton, gave our teacher two asking us to buy some Thrift Stamps to help Uncle Sam. As all of us can- t g0 across the ocean and fight there e can at least buy &some Thrift Stamps and try our best to help Un- cle Sam win the war. . Our room has purchased the most Thrift Stamps, naxt to the senior room; byt they have about three times &8 many pupils as are in our room. 1 thin if all boys and girls will buy Thrift Stamps Uncle Sam will thank them later, 54 ROSE DRISCOLL, Age 10. Norwich, Mr. osters My First Skates. ; Dear Uncle Jed: T am going to teli ou about my first skates. 1 was wish- ng for a pair but did not expéct them On’ Christmas morning I got up very early to see what I had recéived. , I opeped a large box and in it'T found a pair of ice sknies. It was very happy to see that I had a pair skates. from a little friend of mine. I hag a great many more presents, but liked my skates best of all. LOUIS J.” GROVER, Age 8. Norwich. John's Wonderful Cats. 1 have two middle Their names aré Jimmi and Tim. They are very misthievous. Jim always rattles the door and looks in the window to see if théré is any- body home, and if there is they meow. Some times Jim goes aver to visit our neighbor. He comes home prompt at 12 o'cloek for his dinner. We g0 to my grandpa's farm in the summer time and the cats come with us. They follow us about everywhere weo go. . We expect to take them this suromer. 1 hiope I can write you. égain and tell gbout miy wonderful éats. They are part Angora and their coat is very soft. Ome is ‘black and the 6ther looks like & tiger but smallor. \ JOHN F, CROSBY, Age 0. Danielson. f A Trip to Bear Mauntain. Dear Uncle Jed: One day last sum- mer some friends and relatives aad myself went to Bear Moutain on 4 pienic, - We startéd about half past ten. We ot there about half / past eleven and then took a walk around and pretty soon it was time for lunch After our warm ride the grape juice tasted very good. Then we ate our lunch. 1 will tell you a iittié -about where Bear tain is. It is on the Hudson river, .a little above Haver- straw, N.-Y, After Junch Cathetine and I took a walk. We went to the hotel, and-then T went to mail some pestals'and when I came back I cbuldn't find her, so I e g A WORTHY GUARD. b’Dou.EAM of Westerly. of | Al Hmonths ¢ 5Dosrs 35 CENS went to the pavilion and found her in the swing. ‘We went home about half past four. HELEN LOUISE JEROME, Age 1L Plainfield. v WHO SENT |T? BY E, BAXTER, angrily, glaring over her cocoacup with ining eyes and flushed checks at a Lh"l Rate brothers!” cried little Phosbe, mother’s chair “for her and sullenly avoiding his sister’s look. Phoebe and Peter had quarreled se- riausly -tbat morning. The children often quarreled, aitoush they really ioved each other very much. A month before, Peter had sprained his ankle while skating. and ‘then Phoebe was the best little nursc that any sister could be; and when shé went away to see her ' grandmother, Peter could hardly wait for her raturn Home. Now, however, as they sat at lunch- con, they did not look as thdugh they enjoyed being together. There was a pause. , Phoebe turned away from Peter and aid: ‘Mother. when is St. Valentine's day this vear?” “It is always on_the 14th: that will be next Moriday will it not?” answered her mother. “Next Monday—and today i nesday! Oh, I do hope I et a real valentine this yvear!” cried -little Phoebe, excitedly, “I mean those that are made by some of the chiidren who aint or write them all by the:isélves. erhaps 1 wilt get a real ome this year!” The quarrel between Peter and Phoebe made the week miseranle for them both. Neither would speak un- til the other had begged pardon, and both were too proud to admit beind in_fault. St. Valentine's day seemed to them slow in coming, bu unday Phoebe was quite tireq of the quarrel. and Peter felt as if he could mot bear it afy longer. “It was all my fault” he thought. on his way upstairs after lunch. “If 1 eould only show her that I am sorry without speaking. 1 know what I will do!” he exclaimed suddeniv; and he ran up the stairs to his own room. “That evening. from the nursery win- dow, Phoebe saw Peter run down to thé mail box at the corner’ of the block, At sunper he looked guite cheerful but said nothingz, as usnal. Phe next morning Phoebe went down \to breakfast feeling ~very unhappy : Fabout the quarrel, but unable to make boy of 9. The boy was pulling out his | | For Ovar Thirty Years CASTORIA just go on quarreling an never .speak to each of ever and ever!” thought 4s she went into the was tryl a of delight. ;‘?m lay a big, white.envelope-with. rosebuds pa.mte'd An.n it a cried, waving it so that her father and’ mother could see. 2 “Yes, dear,” answered her mother, smiling. “Open it and ses if*you can| tell where it came fram.” > Phoebe tore open the envelope:s drew out the valentine. In the center was drawn the head of a little girl with yellow curls, big blue eyes and very pink cheeks. It} 10oked as though the child who made} Around it had drawn it from a dell the head in a ecircle were pasted blue! forget-me-nots which had evids been cut from an old seed cat It was the biggest and most ambitious| valentine Phoebe had ever received: below was written a little verse. d“lsn't it Jovely,” she cried, delight- ed. Tut written with pen and ink so soms one really wrote it just for me! Let me read it to you And she read: “This verse is an apology, To beg forgiveness, dear Phoebe, For all the fault was mine: We have not had a happy: week. 1t_makes me wretched not.to speak, _ For you're my valentine” 3 “What does all that about not speak- ing for a week mean?” asked her fgs) fi.’.’"’ laughing, as she finished read- 2. “Do you kmow who sent it, dear?” inquired her mother. But Phoebe did not look surprised. “It’s the. best valeritine I ever had,” she said without answering, A few minutes jater, when she and Peter left the dining room together, she touched his arm and =aid softly: “Peter. T am very sorry I was so siily and cross last week; vou musn't sav it was vour fault hecause’it wasn't” And so they kissed and made friends egain: for Phoebe knew who sent the valentine. Brighten Your Corner. One thing we wish to thank the food administration for as we start the new year is not saying so much in favor of rice as formerly—Chio State Jour- nal. We like him for soft-pedaling’ hominy.—Toronto Biade, It is our privilege to say that he has made us his friend for life by not urging one saurekraut day every week—New Or- “And see the poetry—not printed,. leans States. r conturles GOLD MEDAL Haarlen Ofl has been a standard household rem- edy for kidney, liver, bladder and stom- ach trouble. and all'diseases connected with the urinary organs. The kidneys and bladder are the most important organs of the body. They are the fil- ters, the purifiers of your blacd. If the paisons _which _enter your system through the blood and stomach are not entirsly thrown out by the kidneys and bl@fler, you are doomed. sleeplessness, nervous- backache “stomach in loing and fieulty Bloody urine; rheum: 3 all wara and and you to Jook after r kidneys and bladder. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Ol Capsules are yon need.. - They ate not 2 a “new discovery “patent mediein. SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY CLEANSES YOUR KIDNEYS, have been a standard ho dy. They are “the pure, ported Haarlem Oil your gre mother used, and are perfect less. The healing. soothing il soaks into the cells and lining of the kid neys-and through the bladder, driving out thc poisonous germs. New life, fresh strength and health will come as you continue the treatment. When complétely restored to your usual viz- a capsule pr twé ¥ y will keep you in comdi- tion and prevent a return of the dis~ oase. g £ Do not deiay a minute, Delays are espevially dangerous in kidney ead Dbladder trobbic. All druggists sell GOLD MBDAL Haarlem Ol Capsule They will refund the monay if not as represented. In _ three , sealed s, Ask_for_the original im- paviad GOLD MEDAL. Accept Bo sub- stitutes, enold reme- izinal im- Dr. F. C. Jackson CROWN AND BRIDGE - Dr. D; J. Coyle DENTISTS WORK, PLATE WORK AND EXTRACTING 203 Main Street, Norwich, Cow Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. 4