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o s o "All the people came to put out the = fire.. They shouted “The old maa is INTANTS . CiLDREN wx& Ee must be wild NIAN old man e o £ |18 fooded; it The village will They could not stop ths was coming in full speed the people who climbed the high hill ed; but the ones who could LA MONTY, Age 1. Plainfield. CAHTA&ATION As OF AUGUS‘I' l, 1919 R d 7% Cumuletive Prefesred Stock (tfiw 81.200,“. $1,200,000 , Two Little Cammon Stock (paying 12%) 1 lzm 1,125,800 Two sisters named Prudence and > Now Sncland. . 1t was when indiaes N o n Ine ot i b Doresteis o ‘n“h,m__ We summarise s rouom from hfbm quu bg the Qoflmx ‘ L SRR B i i At e 44 LR A mal - downy yellow- chicks, and: Bessie, the i °"’""'l’,' eally all“.l it mm‘:‘;"” i M: grede an sy red and white calf. .| One day their father said: “Mother Goodrich, Kelly- spnw Goodyear, Fisk, Firestone, m ete., eu. Total sales 4 For Over ;i isfe e s= A rirsngie s St S g 4 < i) vou are brave en b xa““;fi“’;‘;‘t;'}“;;m "..‘:7;:.: l’ropcrty "The conp-n‘v owus one mill, is bufldi-; another, and. leases stifl another with Th'rt Years two for Jack o’ lanterns.” < : * valuable water power at Putnam, Conn. Tt also owns a mill at Taunton, Mass, Upon ~'?fhw§e,! re‘gg{ ;:;“;;‘,‘-d.m gt . . ibe completion of the pew mill et Putnam the Company will have & capacity of shout : . ba;fi:h:nddao:h;end'c‘?;le;.(l; fire w.irfl: v " 240,000 pounds of woven fabric per week, and a total of 41,000 spianing lphllu 203 D Faid their miother as ehe et ! automatle tire fabric looms, 67 twistérs, and 3i1 the other squipment necessary for tive fabrie -nnhctm After dinner they rolled in the huge go|den pumpkins and make their Jack oo Purpouoflunc. rmmmdsnuhumuofmmmmwom mon Stock being sold at par for cash, the company will acquire a modern bridk- wms g o' lanterns. Then Prudence to_the house for some candle ends. Endurance thought she heard her but it was really six luunn painted with red pha(-t]’qun,hs.hmfi!mmmgmmttl’ummm | :’r:;l.e y:l!llo:;ecl:y ;Tl:is -nw;d“ u;z equipment and umiy imorease the vorhng ecapital. % s, they Teft sheiran eail N hex )’ Assets: Not quick assets as of August'l, 1913, iwill be $115, and fofal net asscts witl ba " “ 5 sister. So they 1ald brush over the pit and about dusk they lit their Jack o lan- terns and crept in. When they heard footsteps they nushed their Jacks up, and the Indians AH nizght he sisters lay in the pit. “My brave little girls,” their father ‘““Those DURING THE INTERRUPTED said when he heard the stery. S L3 Trolley Service USE YOUR PHONE : e i et e oA house again. “No. Me ’frald. “Pire OQur Number is 674 and We Will Fill and Deliver Your spicits.” they wold ga i Orders Promptly. Ledyard. - Pocket Flash Lights and Batteries Electric Flat Irons e e . r. 2 h.l arden tifl Electric Reading Lamps ¥as waiking around the house when : Electrical Supplies of All Kinds mperlhndmmk. z Earnings: Net profits for the three yoars ended December 31, 1918, ‘after all able for depreciation and @ividends averaged in. excess of four times m'.—’ ”M dividend requirements. For 1918 they were over four and an&hslf finn Tt is kelieved that annha will show a substantial increase in 1919, Sinking Fand: At least $72,000 anpually will be set aside for urchase or medemp fiudfin?mstoeknpm&ecahpnceoruo m' =, The S Ma with the incorporation of the Company conneetion ant of e Pres, e e oy Sivisgen ot o "afaTres Brask subject to U TmaTa Msosta Ropee Gray, Bovden & Peridma Hostes. ol Rob’s Garden. Rob wanted a garden, but his fath- er said he couldn’t have one. He had had ‘one the year before, but had left it for nature te attenm Instead of Weofferdaetbckwl:en,if-nduw-nd Miy-. Price, 97 and accrued dividend, to nct722% Was walking around the house when ¥ We will delver Imterim oortifieates Pending the delivery of the pormansnt stook cartificates of the Compenm B he saw a package of seeds, Rob took a handful of the seeds and went out to see where to plant them. He found a little piece. of land used as a rub- bish place. He set to work to cleam &3 Descriptive Circular on Application. it-out. After he finished ‘he spadlsd |The Norwich Electric Co. it Smtas i co. ; z season. ~He was well rewarded for < 120 Broadway o ¥ CONTRACTORS AND DEALERS e e New York _ 4 L ELI L. CRAMER. » 10 Weybosset Stteet = Ndryvich. Provide 28 DENIES ILL TEATMENT | who represented the British air min OF UNDESIRABLE ALIENS isiry on the airship's round trip n;lzht The Life of a Street Boy. g i Sork, July 16.—Frederic C.| a0 on went into Buckingham| One day there was a boy who was m ner of immigration aLLf;m:L “l’n;(ori?::dwmf}lgi(ier%xgg today, | selling papers near the post office in a very large city. pers left, He had two pa- d a statement today | The people assembled at the-gates of the New York|to watch the changing. of hée Ce that Margare: | did not know IREE iRe. iwe omesa| 4, an Walked by and the bor said. “A paper sir?” and the man bought ere the h = Xu?nug%:rlexrft;‘!se %fi;i‘?e frst rans-lone. Thus he disposed of one. W activities- in |~ \Whon «the. ofepra: tott . 2 Several, minutes later .apother: man Fa group--of.|{ ¢ Sedttle, had been ii-treated at the|photograph: fvalkéd By and bought others. His Photegraphers drcw the crowd’s atien- | oarnings - that morning -were seventy« But Lue¢y was an honorable girl andxabaut to give the order for the sxgn‘hls side. The storm cleared off and|well”? fsland. tion to the two airmen, and they were did | & 3 3 > no such thing. when a third friend sai the stars came out, while the noble BEATHA LICHTT, Age 18 The bureau ed tnat the gir {“h;‘:;egfl Umdly. o O o i i hungry. |, Sure enough on Christmas morning | “Leave out the words ‘and senss? rao;a.nlmal waited for master fo get| Versailles. 2 Sihontns, andrine An atempt was made | in the report of ‘the twé. Oicers on [ TUASK e opened thu deor his motist | (ASTS as SOl sjting by, Lucy's lttle | aue gxpects & man fo £ive RIS B00d I G tame and the BrigAl sun. Haw Hanté B the immisration authorities to-force | the R-34's flght and.conversed awiti| Zreeted Rim with a pleasant smile. | 8¢ FOGURE B8 0 SSRCAME (O Lo | *"iue, * trus!” said’ the shoemaker,|shine, but the dog mnever. thousht of Harold used to eall om a certain olf nd on, a cattlethem for an- hour, .. He’congratulated |She:had. a good dinner ready for him, |, pondeome baby, with its flaxen curl: “e words were scritched out. | ziving up his watchful care. All alone Among a arew of | them heart! | mueh to the delight of the boy od now rea ‘John | on the mountain where no’ one cime t. beautiful blue eyes and rosy cheeks, | ¥ 100 @ | The apparent lack of public interest| Jis name was Gilbert Brandford. He |15t moat of all, ihe real little stocking shoes for cash.” and|for many weeks he -watched faith- ry pleasant and was ready to tur- = thie girts were to be sént out of the in the feat of the R-34 _has béen in [ V2S Ve and slippers on the wee fect pleased the shoemaker felt happy that no fur-|fully .by his dead ‘master, t i lar procedure.” Mr. | contrast with the enthusfastic recep- |[ork-: He was likely to succeed in|yer "o after all the surprise was-ther chanses were to he.made. BUt 2| He must-have found Tosd” for him. cofi‘;an°3"°fo’?"'z'::d.;n:‘an:(hq!e:x::?fi were assigned to | Lions given Captain®John"#Alcock, who o & 7 id, “Good more a surprise than Lucy's mamma fourth friend who saw the order asked ) geif gomewhere. Periaps he caught [eut (he cake. and. grefore, none was found. to be 1'nad]c Lnefl?’:t non-stop: trans-Atlantic mm‘}:‘r Tha ‘sdfig Ay g fl“d"":'::a‘- ‘had_thought it would be. why “for cash” should appear on the y.ui "5 mice ~or nalbits - that. lived | gag oftered to Harold. o E e N &x";-iz'\‘sekergw}‘mui:lllhhlltz e 2ea’ haie | He went out with the hope.of finding a ALICE HUSSEY, Age 13. | % SO0 8808 08 i Celger | {here, and dranic from @ Lragk, close |” He ‘waited. for his usual treat, Final- g . decided to tdke them |Way. across. place as errand bey. He walked up; .Baltic. % “Very well” sighed the shoemalk Never did the good dog forget.|:y it came time for him to 6. “1 be- and. which was done, —_ the street until he came to a large “T will order a sign which shall ,e,d;‘sgs master’s loye and care for him, and | lieve ‘I smell. coeoanut cake,” he re- lady every Saturday afternooh and she always gave himy a pigee of eocoa- nut layer cake. their retusm - to boat. only w : S b bullding with a card placed in the Jan and Marie. P th th through [the weary weeks . ond |marked wistfully, raising from Ris . ana jater they were put ou another| The man in the next flal was.pound- & 5 , - John Smith, boots and shoes.’ with the ez €5 5 - Jship.” ing on the wall.. “Look here,” he|Vindow saying, * Boy -Wanted Jan and Marie were two Belgian | picture of.a boot and a.shoe. T cheer or | chair and_ looking .towards the kiteh- : waine 5 X cride, T can't sleep With your kid | g CiPert Walked in and’ went to' the [dogs. They had been entrusted with| Then as he Tooked gt the patwerhs'ilauh(uny - S the. ald . Iady, Inuahil pda “pieat e relling like thatt ‘dow't ma = : a Very important message to be de- | thought struck him. “I have it!” : ¢ KING GEORGE CONGRATULATES i g ke that! If you 'don’t make| “Mr Harris, the-superintendent, was | vercd ned the hande ofoon American | oote e words Boots and shoes’| At last one day a’party of huntsmen | the pantry and cut Rim a very timy OFFICERS OF THE R- 341 im'™ said.the|there. ~He said: “Good morning” |officer. It was sent by a Belgian gen- | shall éome out; they are:of no use, for|Came to the spot where the 163 wait- | piece. Lendon, July- 16.—Major G. H Scott, . M. \h\ulnd. captain of the British diri and,_ Brigadier Gepera] E kid's father. the flowers in lprin burgh Scotsman. '™ Nothing stops me between the grocery store and home when | have and Gilbert answered, “Good morning, r” He said: “I see vou. have adver- (mcd for a boy. I would like to have the place if T am fit for thé work,” Mr. Harris ‘said: “T would liKe a boy to-run errands for me. If you would like it T would glad! accept ' you. Gilbert answered: thank-you, sir.” .He started to work at five dollars a week. He had been an errand boy for one year and one morning whan Gil- bert was in ‘the best of spirits, Mr, Harris called him and promoted ‘him to be chief ‘clerk with a'salary of twenty dollars a . week. Gilbert was much pieased at this. 3 s Several years later .he was made | junior .partner which name to Harris and Bradford. How little did Gilbert, when selling papers at fifteen years 6ld, ever think of being junior partmer with a great business man. ANTEMA LAFLASH, Age 13. Plainfield. An Unlucky Discovery. Lucy Grey's mamma had promised her a new doll for the old one, " for Nelly Bly was nearly worn out now. One day mamma went ' down town, . |ana as.it was nearly Christmas time.- of course, Lucy was not invited_to g, so she spent a lone‘y afternoon at home. “There comes mamma!® 2nd away ran Lucy to meet Her with outstretch- ed arms. Suddenly ‘she stopped’ short in amazement and stared hard at one of .the, parcels her mamma Mrs.. Grey asked: “What is: " mati and _the little girl, ;w {4ed laughibgly at two tmy’ T “[poin dangling from the’ pareel. |'se_sorry, tie next men!. you, | Mrs. "!Wfl\ uxenm" eral asking for relief to be sent at once. - This message was just anderneath the collar of each dog, so that if one died, the other one would deliver the message. The Huns saw the two dogs as they raced along, but they thought they were only playing. After a while when the Huns saw the dogs speed- ing over the fields they thought that the'y must have some message with them. - They sent a bullet after them. The two dogs crouchd low and the bullet whistled over. their heads. The Huns continued to fire bullets and soony Marie lsy dead on_the ground. sped on with his message and soon dellvered it safely into the hands of the Americans. He was praised warmly for bravery. JENNIE LIFTCHITZ, Age 12. Uncasvjlle. his The Shoemaker’s Sign. In June, 1776, a resolution was of- fered in the Continenal congress which declared our country to be free andi| independent, and five men were chosen to draw up the Declaration of Inde- One of these was Ben- suun mnfl. of whom many of you Spn:un. afterward of the changes in:the Declaration that one person or another wanted made, Franklin said i reminded him of.the shbemakers he shoemaker thought he would m-m of a boot and a shoe and around it the words: his- sign | “John: Smith, shoemaker, makes and sells boots and shoes for cash.” So boxxrm it out S Sapee 1t this .paper .was shown before it vu sent to the paint. er remarked: “You do not need the word shoemaker there. The sign shows said the shoemaker see why you want ‘makes d 'a second friend you_make your s and shoes as long as they are “You ‘are right,” said the shoemaker "‘J" ‘makes”. was “t:ken out. shoemaker, the at last, and he was the picture tells the sto; And when {ed.. It made their hearts ache to see the Bign was finished 1t bore the man's | bow. thin and. worn -the dog wad, They name and a picture of a boot and a{took up the body of his master znd i ihe faithful dog followed, class be- Had we accepted every change sug- | hind, till they reached the long lost gested in_ the Declaration,” added | home. Franklin, “there would have been as|~’ Sheéuld not a child'learn o Le faith- little left of o at “there was of thejful when a dog knew the fosson so shoemaker’s slz GERALDINE GAREAU, Age 12. Sou(hbndge. pe Caffee. Coffes is the fruit or berry of a tree. The, little trees. which bear these berries grow in Java.and in Brazil and in_some other warm countries. The- plants are set out _in rows. When they become trees and are in full bloom they are covered Wwith clusters of white stars-like flowers.- The air_is filled with ‘a gweet per- fume which the fhowers give forth as-long as ‘they live; but this is for only one.or. two days. 2 ‘Atter the flowers fade and vanish the berries appear. At first they are green, but they change to 4 dark red Znd “look “like small ~cherries. The they are-ripe. Bach berry contains two seeds ‘which are called *coffee ‘bean: When' the berries are ripe they are shaken off and put out in the.sun fo.dry: The husks,.which-cover the seeds. are broken by means of large, heavy rollers. Then the coff b again driéd in’ the sun and’ they are packed in bags or Sska io B8 sent away to' our country and to"oth- er_parts of the But before we get our cup. of nice coffee -the . seeds . il" 40 -be_roasted. and, ground, in a mill. Then the coffee is Trady for the coffee pot, [ Cottee Was first brought from. Ara: NETTIE'S, vu:N’B ‘Age 14: 'rho Doy of Helvallyn: High up on the mountain side al hunter climbed, follpwed by his faith- dog. * In ‘the st and storm the hunter fost Inis way. 'slipped over a steep clff_ :.u was killed.: The.good and w “W m B Harold thanked Ner and said: it funny I-ecould mell such & small ADELABD DURUETTT, Age 10. It's “a pour weading eeremony that hasn't a hiteh in it