Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 11, 1920, Page 9

Boys' end Girls’ Department L Write plainly on ohe side of {he | celved. I have read it through and .U:"mudlnl.na s 5 Bhort and pointed ot bé given preference. Do net use ever . “Originul stories or letters only be used. Write your age and ad name, dress plainly at the bottom of - the story. ‘ POETRY. Spring. Soon after every winter There comes a bewtifill thing, Ite last name being Time And its ferst name being Spring. ©, a hokey pokey man is a sine of Spring And so is baseball teems, herray And so is low shoes and everything, And so is the munth of May. Before Spring starts the streets are slushy And everything looks bummer and bummer But on the 21st of March the trees tern green And you begin to think its summer. You slam your books in the vester- bule — After skool and vell for joy, And run erround without your coeat on, Perviding your still a boy. And the berds sing in the daytime And the herdy gerdy sings at nite, And you set on your frunt steps in the eevning, Ful of suppir and delite. O roobarb and rootbeer is simes of Spring, And so is a lazy feeling, And insted of paying attenshin in skool, Yon open vour mouth and look up at the ceeling. LEE PAPE. The Horse’'s Last Plea. T'm only a cavalry charger, And I'm dying as fast as I can (For my body is riddleq with bulleta| They've potted both me and my | man); And though I've no words to express I'm trying this message to tell | To kind folks who work for the Rad| Cross— | h, please help the horses as well! My master was one in a thousdnd, And T loved him with all this poor reart (For horses are built just like hu- mans, Be kind to them—they'll do their| part) So please send out help for our wounded, And give us a word in your pray- Th's isr strange as you'd faney— The Russians do it in theirs, I'm only ecavalry charger, And my eysg are becoming quite dim (1 really don’t mind though I'm “done; as I'm going to him): t first T would plead for my com- rades Who're dying and suffering too— h, pl { the poor wounded horses! m suro tha khew. vou would—If “you Beots Greys. ‘ UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- AWAKES. From the letters of many of the Wide-Awakes it has been c!ear!y! shown that there are many who not the birds, take an interest in them and feed them during the se- vere winter weather, but who are making a study of them 56 as to the different kinds when they them. There are a few birds that spend the winter hereabouts the year round. tomes and we will get those which for the winter, and some that winter | here have come from a more north- clime. Some of the first robins| to be seen are those which will g6, much farther north as warm weather to show they realize have been sojourning somewhere be- tween here and Paim Beach. Everyone only like know ern they are quick knows how much pleas- anter it is because of the birds. As a rule, however, we do not stop to re- alize what a blessiug they are, We! exclaim over some of their pretty feathers, we like their songs and we find much that entertains as they fly| among the trees and hop about the | my vards and flelds in play or seeking food. But while they please us with theit companionship they are on a hustle all the time for something to eat and in that quest they do a real work, They eat the seeds that would other- wise develop into weeds and they eat many insects which are thus pre- vented from destroying vegetation of various kinds The more we khow about birdshthe more we realize the patt they play in making this a happier world. And they are quick kto show they realize who are their friends and who are thelr enemies. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT uise Kovarovics, of Ashford—1 was very much surprised when I re- ceived a prize book entitled The Aute Boys' Race. I have read it and found it very interesting. I thank you. Charlotte Benjamin, of Norwich— 1 wish & thank you very much for the prize book you awarded me, en- titleq The Life of Lincoln. It is a very nice book and I am very much pleased with it. Rose Eagan, of Willimantic—I want to thank you for the lovely ptize book you sent me entitled The Auto Boys' Mystery. I like to read those kind of stories. T have read half of it and find it very interesting, Doris Johnson, of Jewett City— Thank you for the book which I re- intend to try for another some time. Margie Gahan, of Voluntown—I thank you for the lovely prize book you sent entitled The Auto Boys' Va- cation. I have started te read it and foung it very interesting. WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1-—-Edith E, Pierce, of Preston— ‘Winged Arrow Medicine. 2—George Stedman, of North Ston- Iumn—{“he Potter gwys xl;{x the Front Line Trenches. 3—Roger B. Miner, of North Frank- fin—Boy Scouts on the Western Front. 4—Elizabeth Goler, .of Captives Three. 5—Frederick MeL, Irons, of Ver- sailles—The Boy Land Boomers. 6—Theima V., Ctish, of Norwich— Larry Barlow's Ambition. 7-—Almira Bernier, of Danielson— The Auto Boys' Quest. 8—Marguerite Delaney of Norwich —Fighting in The Alps. The winners of prize books living in Norwich may call for them at The Bulletin business office at any hour after 10 a. m. Thursday. LETTERS 'WRITTEN BY WIDE- i AWAKES. A Week With the Mumps. Last Saturday, February twenty- first, when I awoke in the morning, I felt a slight pain and swelling below my life ear. During the day it grad- ually became larger and by night I had quite fat cheeks. It was so pain- ful that if I undertook to eat any- thing it would hurt frightfull mother, at length, decided it must be the mumps, and refused to let me go out of doors, or into any of the cold rooms. By Monday that side of my face was nearly twice its normal size. All that I could eat was a little toast and sip watm drinks, Tuesday morning came and so did the mumps on the other side. They | began to swell, so that by Wednesday both es were swelled to full height. By Friday the first side seemeq to slowly decrease in size, and contin- ued to do so for the next few days, meanwhile the other side was follow- i suit. They have not yet entirely disappeared but continue to do slowly. These mumps have caused me to | miss all of iast week in school and mother says that I had better stay in for a few more days until they are entirely gone, Monday, March 1, during the warm- est’ part of the day, I ventured for a few moments out of doors [t cer- tainly - seemed good . after being | housed for a long week, but then, I thin® it is better to have them now and get over with them. 1 EDITH E. PIERCE, Age 14. Preston. Norwich— | 0 | Rabbits. I have two large rabbits ang a small one. The snow drifted over the cage so I had to bring them in. One day when I had the little rabbit I gave it a penecil which it took in its mouth and inrew have some more young ones, which are a week old. They will be ' running around by Easter Sunday. JAMES FITZGERALD, Age 9. Norwich. My it aside Velcanoes. A voleano throws up lava and dif- ferent materials from the earth. The erater is an opening in the crust of the earth and is formed either on a slope or summit. There is a crater in Hawaii which is one thousand feet deep and is one mile wide. The floor of this crater has two lakes which are filled with molten matter, These craters are formed small hele in the earth. There is a volcano in Mexico which was formed in one single night on a plain. It is 1695 feet high. Mt. Vesuvius is a volcano in Italy. It 1s one o e | v.icano: ¢ in the world and buried the city of Pom- peil many hundred years ago. DORIS WHIPPLE, Age 13. Ledyard. from a A Trip to Grandmother’s. My mamma’s mother was very gick | s0 my papa and mamma and myself | went up to Voluntown to see her. | Then I went over to my grandma Al- | bro’s and stayed all night and all day | Sunday. I played 'her talking ma- | chine and had a fine time and I hope | all little girls can have as good time | as’I had. DOROTHY E. ALBRO,; Age 10, Glasgo. Sliding. Dear Uncle Jed: I ar in a hurry to let all the Wide-Awakes know how ! much I enjoyed my winter sports. i The first morning we had snow I was surprised to see how deep it was but I was glad to know I was to go slid- ing. That very day my father went down street and bought me.a pretty red sled. 1 was in a hurry for him to come back because I knew as soon a& he was back I was going sliding. I | enjoyed the first snow storm very much and I hope I enjoy many more. CLARICE PARISEAU, Age 12, Jewett City. My Puppies. I have three little puppies. They were born on the twentieth of Feb- ruary. My mother made @a nice bed for them under the kitchen stove. A few days more and they will have their eyes open. ‘I am anxious for the time to come when I can play with | them. I have not named the puppies ; yet, but I will when they are older. The mother’s name is Som Som. Bhe takes very good care of them. ‘This is her third litter. Shé knows how to beg for her food and a few other tricks. ONNI PETROMAN, Age 10. Norwich, Trapping Rabbits. One morning in December I told my brother I was gzoing up in the woods to set some traps. 1 took my jack-knife and two carfots and start- ed. I hadn’t gone far when I saw a big patch of btiars with little paths through them. I said to myself, “I will set a trap there.” So I set one quite close to the briers and hoped to catch a rabbit over night. I set four more traps that day and had five in] all. The next day, before I went to school, I went to my traps and found two rabbits under two of the traps. I took them home and hung them up in the shed. When I went to school [ told my teacher about my traps, and she said she would buy all I caught at twenty-five cents apiece. At night when I went home I cleaned the two that were hanging in the shed. I earned three dollars altogetber from selling the rabbits I caught. GEORGE STEDMAN, Age 12. North Btonington. My Winter Sports. My! boys and gifls, hasn’t this been a winter for us! Snow all the time. Coasting down hill at our heart’s content. No bare spots to hinder us on_our slide. in the early morning and {and I'made a double-ripper, an orchard a small Photoplay Writers Must Be Full of New Ideas BY CAROLINE M. WERICH i i ier o S e S . recess, :flgg“gtgt_fly t:rneste?r 1:1 a photo- ay magazine. “Just think,” said Billy, “Dorothy has had a story printed here.” -Doro- thy was a Junior in the high school. ‘Not such a strange thing,” said Miss Ogden. “I have had several accepted. But let me tell you, it was hard work. “The successful moving picture writ- er must be full of new ideas. TI;er;, experience in writis comes mnéxt. Chances for quick ::g continued suc- cess are 10 to 1 in favor of the tranied writer. “Photoplay writing is a business. It requires a separate training which may be gained from courses in some of our leafig universities or from excellent books on the technique of scenario writ- ing. One can not hope ito start out blindly and produce a play that will conform with all the movie stage re- quirements.” “Didn’t Dorothy?” 3 “No, Dorothy seat in her story which is merely a synopsis. The company’s regular staff writers will take this idea- of Dorothy’s and put it into propef form.” “Who would buy your story?” said Billy. “%he surest way of selling is to know a movie star, to whom-you can send ditect. If you dont know one, send the story to a film company. Learn what different companies are doing, what kind of stories they need and what stars they are featuring. Don’t be discouraged if your manuscript is re- turned; improve it and try another company.” “You can learn a Iot about the bus- iness from the movie magazines,” said Billy. “I've heard of people getting for one scenario.” “That is true, but don’t forget what I said about the trained writer. Why not work your ideas.out in your themes?” If the young zuthor has new ideas, let him try! Every writer was once a beginner, If You Are Railroader i You Serve the Publiz BY R. S. ALEXANDER. You don’t have to be a millionaire’s son to be a railroad president. Several residents of the bigeest roads in the Jnited States have begun as section hands; a number of them started as rodmen; quite a few began as teleg- raphers. But being president is not the only job on 2 railroad. There arc about as many kinds of jobs as there are kinds of men. They are jobs which pay well. Better still they are jobs which train a man to responsibility; educate him, and bring out thé best there is in him. The men who work the raifroads have the reputation of being the most intelligent body of work- men in the country. They have to be to hold their jobs. 3 If you intend to become a railroad man you must set up as the first ng to learn, the id=a of service public—safe, courteous, effic ice. You may start as a telegrapher, or a 1o ever you start to w v far before you the actual ch like the 7" brother can given you and that of the order and d o yoii obey the spirit 1ot merely the re ¥ 3mber tha peopre, you Wikl sce v so important. A third thing to learn is loyalty. Be loyal to the road for which you are working. It may not be the best road in the counrty and it is up to you to know that. But it is also up to you to try to make it the best while you are working for it. We said the first thing to think about was service. Well, you can best give service to the public by being loyal to your road, ciscipmie is not stopping till O, my, what fun. A hoy next house and we slide on it. My, but it go have a good long hill to slide on. There are about fifty boys and girls who sfide on the hill. But at last it is getting warmer and the snow is melt- ing fast. Next will be zood old summer time, when we will have the time of our lives, swimming in the brook near by. It will be just as hard to give up and | come into the house then as it is now. I hope every boy and girl enjoyed this winter as well as I have. FREDERICK McL. IRONS, Age 11, Versailles. Morse and the Electric Telegraph. In 1844 Samuel Morse, after years of patient efforts succeeded in bring- ing into use the first electric tele- graph. He was quite poor, and for four years he tried to get help from congress for testing his invention. He at length received thirty thousand dollars for building a line from Bal- timore to Washington, which is a distance of forty miles. The first message sent over this great wire was sent by Morse him- self, which was, “What hath God wrought!” . The invention of the elec- tric telegraph has made many chang- es in the world: It has inereased our trade and convenience to such an ex- tent that today we are one of the leading nations. It also makes our business men more acquainted with what is going on in the great markets, and they transact more business in a day now, than they could have trans- acted in many months before tlte.in- vention of the electric telegraph. "MARGUERITE DELANEY, Age 12. Norwich. . A Flying Squirrel. Since I have jeined the Audubon so- ciety I am very much interested in the animals and birds of the forest. The other day as I walked through animal crawled out of a hole in a tree. I had nev- er seen an animal like it before. It time to go-to bed. | st. We | i SUSPECT IT Applicants for Insurance : Often Rejected. Judging from reports from druggists who are constantly in direct touch with the public, there is one preparation that has been very successful in overcoming these conditions. THe mild and healing influence of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its remarkable record of success. An examining physician for one of the prominent Life Insurance Compan- ies, in an interview of the subject, made the astonishing statement that one reason why so many applicants for insurance are rejéected is because kidney trouble is so common to the American people, and the large ma- jority of those whose applications are declined do not even suspect that they have the disease. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Root is on sale at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medium and large. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send tén cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention the Neorwich Daily Bulletin., i ey IR was about five inches in length and had very large eyes. As it crawled up the tree, it would jump from limb to limb; then it went out on a small limb and jumped toward the ground. When within five fect of the ground it spread its feet and floated through the air to the ground and disappeared un- der the edge of a barn, Later when I came back I found the nest. It had five or six squirrels in it. I could watch them through a crevice in the cement which Had been put in a hol 1 went home, took some apples and nuts and returned to the hole. I cut off a piece of apple and pushed it tHrough. Three heads poked out of the nest and began to eat the apple. I put in a few more pieces and two more squirrels came up and began to eat. I fed them all I had with me. When I was almost through three gray squirrels came up jand ran into the same hole as the little ones came out of. The next day I took a bag of nuts and four apples, and have been feeding the gray and flying squirrels ever since. I am al- so feeding birds and rabbits and find much pleasure in it. ROGER B. MINER, Age 11. North Franklin. When the Flag Became “Old Glory.” William Driver, a Salem, Mass., sea captain, is said to have first applied “Old Glory” to the Stars and Stripes. In December, 1831, when he was about to get sail from Salem on the brig Doggett, bound for the South 1 he was presented by h a handsome flag. When were hoisted to the halyards Driver exclaimed: “There is the color Captain 01d ¢ Thos: ho heard the remark re- peated it, the newspaper stook it up, and the name spread over the land. After m; wild adventures, including a cla h the can islanders of the h Seas, Captain Driver re- turned to Américs and decided to set- tle down. He chose Nashville as his place of residence, and when the Civil war broke out he was one of a very few adherents of the Union cause in the Tenn ee capital. he flag which he had called Old Glory he had carefully preserved, he displayed it and from the window of his house it was fired unon riddled er deci nonula and out the Tederals had Captain Driver p to Generah'N with bullets. at that it away until taken Nashville, sented “Old Glory™ n, who raised it over the state cani After/ the war the | flag o the Essex insti- tute i it is now care- fully vreserved The Carpet’s Story. I am an old woolen carpet. back. Once I Then I was wn there for men came. into the off, and washed me in me to a factory, where in . queer machines, and I d. Then I was sent 7 and woven into a d brown, and sent came into the store rpets. The clerk shelf, placed me on | counter, and unrolled me. The next | I was taken to the lady’s home, | put on the floor. ear I taken out of doors and given a beati with the horse- So many feet that T have | thin. Today I heard my! that she was going to] carpet and make me into a w I am geiting old 3 d upon m ARCELIA C. DOYON, Age 10. My Dark Yellow Cat. r U d: T am going to tell I got him when W a cat that eolor be- d to catch mice and them to a string and drag them along the floor the cat would run So now he catches mice and rats. e is quite big and has soft, fluffy fur. He curls right up in the wood box or any little corner. He has short ears and a long tail Sometimes he scares me he runs so fast p: me, but then he comes back to me and looks up at me as if to say, “Carry me,” so T take him up. BETTY BENSON, Age 9. North Stonington. 1 My Surprise. Dear Uncle Jed: I had such a pleas- ant surprise this week, that I thought it would interest the Wide-Awakes. When I returned home, Monda; 1 found a parcel -and a letter awaiting me. When I opened the pagcel I was surprised to see two new hair rib- bons, a plaid dress, and a pair of slippers. - Wondering who these were from, I opened the envelope, and found they had come from my grand- mother, in Plainfield. The fun was, dmiother was mistaken for it brother’s birthday, and grandmother thought it was miney Now when it is my birthday grandma have to send my .brother some- thing instead of me. THEL HOLLAND, Age 12, Winter. is generally the best time This winter 1 went to Canada and had a very pleasant time. I went toboggan sliding when it was 35 degrees below zero. When I came back to Norwich it seemed like summer. On the train going through Vermont we saw great moun- tains on both sides of us. They had snow covered tops, which looked like night caps. S After school, during the cold sea- son, we see the boys-and gifls hur- rying home to do their errands and then to go sliding or skating. _ At night ‘when I have finished prac- Winter for sport: | Buster. | Ing is the combing; then it is passed He Is dark yel- | ticing my music and JOUNCEMENT eparing wish yo lessons, we it around Fre fire and ;‘% of the stories, pop corn or when We have| donkey's sugar to spare, we make fudge. and\the rumbling of wagons along the roadside, and the chains on the aute-| 10 guards. won the We hear the tinkling of sleighbdells | box containii Sudd e and the fan Many people take pleasute in slid- | ever.” ing, skiing and skatihg. We_ hear coming from boys and girls, ahd some- times from very small childten, ¥ho should be snugged tightly i bed, The scenery in winter is beaut¥al. We like to see the feath flakes fluttering @own ah on everything until we can traily_ say we are living in a white city. Hew | to much we regret seeing this soft blanket trampled down by the end- less traffic of the busy streets. Swmow is the emblem of purity and teaeches us how beautiful our souls must be| did not see it, when they afe fres from stains of sin. | it THELMA V. CLISH. R Pussy Willows. Dear Uncle Jed: Evefy year Norwich. put them in a vase and See how long I can keep them. Last year I found them the fitst of April ah@ kebt them all summef and fall until Novémbeér. 1 am going to do it ‘this year and when 1 write another letter I will teil you how long I kept them. They #re|a very pretty 1 think. Bspeeially o, v] they afe a silvery gray _ coler. when they 8T b NTREN RYAN, Norwich Town. My Pets. We have many cats, but there i one that I like the best. His name is I play with him quite a little. He is a little Kitten. T have the most fun with him in the summer time. en I go out doors he follows me, ahd plays with me. Sometimes I take an empty spool and tie on it a piete of strihg. Serne of | nace. the time I and ] hen_he_tries t see him_ when_ les ELINOR CHAPP! Chestnut Hill. _ tangle him up in it, loose. wAse 8. History of Twine. The history of twine began in 1878, | ™ Various kinds were utilized, consisting of small cords. Willlam Deefing was the first man to maké a thoyough field trial of twine. He made several dif- ferent kinds, putting differént things in the different kinds. One kind he made was all right, but the ctickets and grasshoppers chewed into it, #o that the grain did net stay in place. This the people did not like. William Deering & Co. were the first to manufacture binder twine in 1386. There are two kinds of bindesr twine; one is called €isal, the other 1§ | & called manila. The people of Yucatan were the first to think of putting the sisal and ma- nila togethéf to make twine. It s used in a decorticating mill, In the early years manila twine was extensively used, bu! through later years 85 to 90 per cent. of the twine is made from sisal. The first process of the twine mak- through a drawing operation; twisted, balled up; welghed and Inepected. Then it is put in sacks ready for the market. The most important part of making this twine is in the inspection and weighing, There is 4 tag of the sack with the operator’s hame and number, &0 that if the farmers find twine that is imperfect they ean send the tag and the imperfect twine dack to the place where it comes from and the company can find out who is responsi- ble for letting it pass threugh the balling. HAZEL E. OLIN, Age 15, Ledyard. Watching the Sheep. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 thought 1 would write and tell you about watehing the sheep. . One day a man was driving sheep to the fair ground. Tt was a very hot day and the sheep would rest along the wayside. They liked to eat grass in the shade. We watched them as%hey went by. FRANCES PERKOWSKY, Age 12, Norwich Town. A Surprise Party. One day my friends and I decided to glve a surprise party 1o one of the girle. The girl to whom we gave ft was Sylvia. We planned everything a week be- fore the party. When the day cathe one of the girls went with Sylvia t6 a park. - In the meantime we decorated the room with different eolored pa- per. We set the table-and went home to get teady for the party. When we came back we all seated ourfelves in front of the goodies and sat there for a few minutes. Suddenly the ::‘x:d |fl"1 mnm' d-.nl who should be ng in oors way but Sylvia, bewildered, surprised and confused. We all shouted “Surs prise!” A few finutes later nothing could be heard but shouts of laughter and whispers, such as “Wasn't it planned fine turned out!” and many other such savings., . 3 After we finished the gdodies we layed man: One of the games ST Simatog the Tafi on the doavey: 1 e o very many noises in the night. Shodts| Nerwich. show | absut near jum) 2 vear I 0| and we went home. looking for pussy willows, and then I write, Jahe. left a pillow thefe. the spool loose. You ought to]ahd about thfee or four Snakes. My sister was afraid of them. Bhe went and told fy meéthér about them. a very long walk, but it is cool after you get there. We carried dur supper with us and some lemon julce and we tiful. HBLIZABETH a wa'k wh 4 pond. ped fFofn ahder ’l?& Norwich Town. s My Dep. When 1 was a4 véry sman girl 1 had Httie bulldeg whose nathe was Lady She was a knowing dog and used to play With fe for houts. When we moved to the efty the boys teased her so much that shé snapped at théth, and Ty fathér had to give her to a man in the country. The man had had her for about six meonths ¥hen #he Was Fun over by ah automnbile and killed. LEONORA CHAPMAN, Age 11. Nérwich. Tn Summiner. In the summer we %o 6 tha oid fur- Wa tound that somebody had ‘We saw a cave ixed it with the water. I had a very nlée time and T hope other people can go, tod. There is & lot of Water theré whi¢h 13 very beau- I salied Boatd with my sister. She would catch them when went under a large plank. We arrived h::\e tired but hepdy and ready for bed. 1 hape 1 ean Danielson. ped. We all got mobiles, bagnging apainst the mud-| Féady % &0 NoMe, before we left we sang “The Stats and Stripes For- GOLER, Age 11, The Snake by the Pond. 1 thought I would write and tell you a Summer day's pleasure. settling gt;m«, o other gitls of my size ahd were takin, en We cafne e m‘apondmr;)o{-ov&y large 80 “fy_ S Wwere gbme yellow fowers. stooped down to plek some. not noti¢e & Shake t the other girls saw and said: “Look! Thef® Is a snake you." 1 thought It was near e and fmpea op. After a while LA61d Ay sister. She thought it was still héar hér, and she barbed wite, @ to read and STARIA WASTLEWBKI, Age 10. 1t I8 they £0 again. CLARENCE G. YOUNG, Age 10, Fun in the Country. Saturday we had a great time sHd- opening in Norwich, we wish to announce that we have been appointed special representatives of the UNIQUE SHOPS, of New York. . We will specialize in MEN'S UP-TO-THE-MIN- UTE CUSTOM MADE SUITS, at reasonable prices. A representative from New York will be in attend- ance at this store Friday and Saturday, with the latest designs and styles of spring suitings. UNIQUE SHOP . FORMERLY THE NORWICH ARMY AND NAVY STORE 56-58 FRANKLIN STREET NORWICH, CONN. ing down hill. In the morning we started on top of the hill and fetched up down in the swamp. The snow is 80 high we went right over the walls. In the afternoon we took the steers with an ox sled and hauled hay. We had/Jots of fun as we all rolled off in the snow banks. Then we went down 16 the swamp and got a load of wood. Then it was time to do the chores After we got them done I was tired and was wet through with the snow almost to my neck, but I did not care because I had so much fun. DONNA C. KINMOUTH, Age 3. Norwich, R. D. § A Victory. As Joe Flynn walked along owards Atlantic High echool he shuddered as he thought of the geometry test which camie that morning. On reaching school he waited anxiously for it to begin. The examples were given to him and there were ten. He had fin- ished nine when he found to his dis- may that he was absent on the day when they had learned similar exam ples. He was going to pass his pape: in when the boy across the aisle Zave him the example on a picce of paper. He wes just about going to use It when he remembered he was cheating and it was sinfrl. Then he passed in his papér after tearing up the note. The next day he recelved his paper and with it was the mark 79. He went hofhe with a lighiteried heart that day. fiet only because he passed but he- tause he obeved the Lord JOSEPH M'NAMARA. Age 1. Providence. A Good Heart. A great teacheér once bade his schol- ars consider and tell him what, in their opinion, was the best thing and that most earniestly to be desired. Ofe said there was nothing better than to ha contented disposition. Another said t! a good companioh is the best thing in the world. A third sald a good neighbor: a fourth pre- férred a wise person who could fore- see things. The master was not satisfied with any of these rather lame answers. At last came. Another scholar, wh sait good heart is better than al This time the master nodded ap- proval. “Right” he said, “in those three words, ‘a good heart’ you have comprehended ail that the others have sald. He that hath a good heart will be contented with his lot; he will surely prove both a good companion and a good neighbor, and he will see clearly what things he ought to do. From the ground of a good heart will upspting the harvest of good deeds.” ELIZABETH F. HOWARTH, Age 13. Norwich. Never try to tan a dog’s hide with his own bark. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Thirty Vears GASTORIA