Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 1, 1920, Page 23

THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE (Continued ffom Page Ten) several songs and danced the dance of greeting and the shoemaker's dance. Our school closed Friday for two weeks so I'll ,have a chance to make my doll's winter dresses. RUTH V. PERRY, Age ll Uncasville. The Y. M. C. A, In Fitchville. In ville there is a Y. M. C. A, club to which I belong .The mreeting is held weekly in Palmer’s hall at 7 o'clock p. m. and adjourns at 9 o'cloa. When the meeting is called to order the roll call is read, and then the Jeader gives us an mte)estmg Bible story. Afetr that we have many games whith we enjoy very much. One week we had some miniature motion pic- tares and we are expecting a large *ne pretty soon. Any boy who has a chance ought © belong to the Y M. C. A, BENNIE STEINMAN, Age 11 Tantic. The Next Feliow. One day an old umbrella mender Brought his skeleton frames and tinkering toSls into the alley at the back of my office. As he sat on a box in the sun, mending the broken and torn umbrellas, I noticed that he seemed to take unusual pains, test- ing the cioth—carefully measuring and sewing the covers. Being always interested in anyone who does a piece of work well, I went out to talk with him a few minutes. “¥You seem to be extra careful” I remarked. “Yes” he said, working on with- out looking up; “T try to do good “¥our customers would not know work.” the difference until you were gone.” “No, 1 suppose not.” “Do you every expect to come back " N “Phen why are you so particular?” “So it will be easier for the next fellow who comes along,” he answered simply. “H I put on shoddy cloth or do bad work, these people will find it out in a few weeks, and the next fellow mender who comes along will get the cold shoulder or the bulidog, see?” I,saw, and 1 wished that every worker in every trade and pro- fession had generous a conception of his duty or his ecalling as this itinerant_umbrella _mender. HBLEN BRBEAULT, Age 10 Taftville, A Piece of Coal. 1T am only a cinder today, but I have certainly liv long and varied life. Long vears I was a fern. As I grew older, er and stronger I saw fhe blue sky above me and at night the stars. I was very happy there in the forest. But one day I heard a great and saw the tramped down T felt a great v and I fell n‘i]“t‘ I do not know how long T slept. but after what T think must have been thousands of years. I was aw: ed by a great nelse and looking sround me saw men with pickaxes a shovels. They wore beavy cloth and lights on their heads. Then T knew I was in a eoal| mine and the men were miners. ATl | my friends were being blasteq out, and T was filled with fear Jest I was | broken, too. I was not b with pickaxes t earth and other some men of -the zd me into hat scemed to At last T came to davlight again and felf myself being carried up until T was put into a chute, and little boys Inoked me over and paused .ramarks about me. As T left the bovs 4 was put into what T heard was the break- er T thouzht T svould never be. whple agaip, but at last T came ot and ing @down a chute that took my blea(h awa¥ landed In a freight car and was carried away. I will not attempt to cou every- r many 1 wags put In- 4 turned to a cinder where T went. but almost endl t6 & hot fire o as ¥ am todu:. ROSAMOND CHAPMAN, Norwich. Gypsum in 1918 The annual report. c the Uniteq States ma ment of - tHe Int been issued. « This report contains statistics of production by States and by uses. imports, and exports, men- tion of the quaftities of zypsum pro- ducts used by Government organiza tiens in housing operations for war Age 11. use. 2 mew deseription of the gypsum | depesit in° Florida, and lists of man- ufacturers of the principal gypsum products, Got His Number. It's not easy to figure out what D'Annunzio’s new scheme is, but it's @ safe bet.that it won't promote the peace and tranguility of nations— Charleston News and Courier. Will ‘Lead Campaign To ldnm 35,000,000 Women o WAL c. Strauss, of New “has been named by At- y-Gemergl Palmer a5. director ' of women's activities' in the drive e the Bigh cost &f living, “directed '.l‘ Department of Justice apd ent of Labor and Agrigul- 8ke will lead the campaign - m 5 "> | hills, all of the same strange eiliptical | against Dr. C. Floyd Hayiland, the su- “Cee,” sixhed ank, “T'd like to be alive a few hundred thousand years from now, to see what this canyon will be like by that time." 'Yes, or a-hundreg thousand years ago,” agreed John. “T'll“bet there wasn't even a gully here then.” These boys that the pretty little limestone canyon, twenty feet deep, with a tiny stream at the bot- tom, which they had heen exploring, had not always been _there. They knew that it would not ke:% its pres- :‘::: iolx;m forevlu'k :znd I:idskn" t when you lool any you cm my:l) its past and Mcape, future. They Eke to imagine the days long past, Wi there were arctic conditions where they mnow live, and when great m:bergs ground. each oth- er to pieces in the chanzel of a mighty rushing river, where only a pile of boulders, in-a dry valley, remains to tell the tale. When these boys tramp over a long gravel ridge, even though it is miles waves can grind rocks up - .into sand and gravel. So they say, - Tncre must have been a lake here once.” When they see a hill of pure sand, they say, *Only wind piles up sand like this. This is a sand dune,” When they climb over clay hills, with occasional swarnpy spots, they recognize the end of an ancient ice.sheet. Other hills they, can ‘see have been left when rivers have cut away the soil on either side. If Frank and John lived in 2 mountainous country, they might see hills that were made by the folding of rock when the interior of the earth shrank, If they ever go to the drum- lin region of Wisconsin or New York, they may be puzzled at seeing many shape—a shape similar to that of* an egg. But even if they cannot defer- mine at first sight that these hills were formed under the great ice sheet, at least, they will know that investi~ gation and reasoning will reveal their history. -This knowledge ‘makes ev- ery,_place they go more znle:\':sting_. The . All Round Gi Gnri Red Cheeks ' { | | | Assets and\ Liabilities iz BY 'MOLLIE' PRICE COOK “Daddy, 1 heard you didtating a lei- ter when I' was in’ your & yesters day atd . 1J,m.l were tilkmg out assets and Jiabilities. What did you mean?” “Assets are the guod*thmgs a busi- ! ness owns—cash, property, merchan- dise. Liabilities are things a business doesn’t want—debts, and incumbrances. If the assets of a man's business do ot amount to more than its liabilities it is in a bad way. twinkle appeared in Mr. Clark’s eyés. “By the way, Helen,” “you have assets and liabilities too. listyof them?” Helen ‘thought hard Her father was right. - A girl has strong _points and ‘weak omes-that stand in just as important a relation to her success in { life_as the property and debts of 2 business firm. gan writing: len Clark, Incorpor- oted. Assets: Good health. Can sew. Know how to study. Can walk far- ther than any girl in my room. Ad- to be so ly myself. Liabilities: Hate to obey parents. Lack cheerful- ness when I cannot have my own way. Could do mare for others. Bont know how to skate or swim. Forget to brush my teeth, Eat too much cand ennld go on forever” Sy e o isd a gir as Xel will not er lon; on those labilities. She will dnm'hllal% them. Any girl can profit by her ex- ample, bgmmg the new year, 1920, w‘\?lh as clean a balance sheet as pos- sible. Pfl.fm’lfills the greatest asset a lgl ity means Ith, alertness, cheuhlness, neat ap- pearance, gmmemmy and willingness to_serve of Poor health, lack of energy, vtemb 2 disposition, ~and 'dy d lixbihh;a that ]fa:fi see out pai in u;?rubbedo Boys' and Girls’ Newspaper Service Copyright, 1919, by J. H. Millar Middletewn.—George ~A. Gilhert, a -| patient at the Connecticut hospital for the insane in this cily, recently lfrought ‘an action of habeas corpus perintendent, of 'the institution, asgin; 1 that ‘cause "mould be show % bury and has been an inmate there for some time. . from any fake, théy know that only | he said, | | Why ‘net start the New Year with a | She took a p?r and pencil and be- | mire: brainy gople who succeed. Want | and cake, Wow! That's enough! I | -+ om0 o’ he omtal e A © STARTS TOMORROW MORNING Most Decisive Price Reductions Prevail price alone seems to be its only attraction. mark an epoch in Norwich tradmg clearance, offering complete range of sizes in almost all materials and styles at each price. 7] THESE COAT PRICES ARE THE LOWEST | ___l'ene, Plain and Fur Trimmed. Sllk and Cloth Dresses GREAT REDUCTIONS Never again will Dresses such as we now offer be sold for anywhere near the prices. Quality, style and fine finish distinguish these Dresses from the ordinary Dresses usually found i in sales. = These Dresses are distinctly high class. DRESSES - - Now $16. 50 WERE TO $39 50 DRESSES - - Now $28.50 : WERE TO. $55.00 DRESSES Now $49.50 "WERE TO $85.00 All our Dresses are marked down—even modéls that have brought forth .the highest praise for their beauty, quality and value.: Many have been received very recently. Th valuum wonderful—léss than half what the Spring models will cost and- equdly as hnndsome SUIT VALUES SUPREME Surely if you have the slightest need of a Suit either now or later you will procure it now. The price is much lower than we have ever offered to equally desirable garments. YOUR CHOICE ANY SUIT NOW $38 FORMER PRICES WERE $45.00 TO $110.00 ! Serges—Fur trimmed and tailored models. g ALL FURS AND FUR COATS 14 OFF FORMER PRICES Followmg our usual custom, we offer our entire stock of Neckpieces, Muffs and Fur Coats at mark-down prices, despite the fact that fur prices are advancing daily. This makes cur reductions even more attractive this year than ever before—While it is safe to hope for lower prices it is useless to expect them—not for sometime to come at any rate. Buy Now—during our January Clearance Sale—Prlces are actually less than today’s wholesale cost. ; COATS NECKPIECES AND MUFFS Hudson and Near Seal, Marmot and Raccoon, Black Lynx, Wolf, Fox, Skunk,\Raccoon Pony and Canadian Lynx. Beaver, Nutria, Seal. NO APPROVALS | SHIRTWAISTS | { Greatly Reduced | SAVE NOW: ON SKIRTS A Sale of Smart Style—Quality Merchandise that must not be classed with inferior goods where Over 1,000 Winter Coats, Suits, Dresses, Waists and Sklrts at reductlons o0 unbelievably vast as to The importance of reduced prices is enhanced by the fact that our entn'e stock is included in this ‘Not a single Coat will remain if these extra.ordixiary values are half appreciated. The choicest models of the season are included at these lowest clearance prices. I | COATS 'sw - - Now $27.50 COATS %5y - - Now $39.50 COATS Vs - - Now $65.00 In this latter lot ALL our finest Coats are included, exclusive models, made of the very finest Bolivias, Crystalcloth, Chamelon Cord, Frost Glow, Peach Bloom. Sued- Think of it — your unrestricted choice of any Suit in our stock at $38.00. Most of them were $55.00; $65.00 and $69.50, and a few were $85.00, $95.00 and $110.00 —colors mostly mavy blue, a few taupe, brown and blacks—Silvertones, Velours, Tricotine and fine .