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Rales For Young Writers. mber the pages ok, mot penell pe; pen and 5—Write your nam ly at tie bgilomn of the SLOrY. WIDE-AWAKE POETEY. TUE DOG, opinion a fog). rét one to gréet you, er downcast of glad; t &t datng, 7 when mad. xi6Hs, demand ; a befi“tl!‘ e Wi e take 4 chance with yow, grave danger's way stick thréngt mirval'on And make good whem at play. il guard you in ht, And to sm notiing fiote ‘eerv‘rs of friendship nd ¢ourts; token we lend satd the monkey.” “I must have some istant companion, [ 6F them, but how can 1 get them? 1f 1 & Know iput my paws into the fire I shall burn A, W. Munkit themn. 1 kiiow what I will do.” — “Deéar, dear Kitty,” he said In a sweet UNCLE JED'S YALK 0 WIDE-| voice, “What Reautiful paws you hm;&' “They are so soft und so beautifu), AWAKSS. they weére made to take chesiruls out the fire. I kuow they were, Kitty. Just 1f4 Haté gottén thel? IAspitatioh from) try it and séc. Just try it and see, Kit- aimilar astivifles en the part of others, PR o B Sl L iy caused others| 0 thé fodlish old gray eat put her B e Tk #atw into the fire and pulled out the| 1 falts notics &84 1 their mothods have| To L, N they hawe ecrved as 4| “Meow, meow.” she erled. My poor many others, paw! My poor paw!” Wind of gefefminat well lilustrated| the ohéstnits, by the head of th clock ahd ALMIRA BERNIER, Age 12, watén n Japan | Damielson. He s o times ire througlh An All-Day Hike in the Countrr. ne, age and dddress afl who have made a guccesd in ean be dene if {here is’the right AWAKE CIRCLE. Boys’ and Girls’ Department. | Sue on ah Adto Tour” 1 h:ve read | vin more. | ttorles of hunting. WAKES. Dwarfs in Central Africa. Dear Unclé Jed ! nogto tribe but they are a redish brown in eolor, These people are quite play- ful at times. - They like to sing, dance, ran aud laugh. They are & good fature jed thibe it not di Ewry powerful. They igers and lions Their houses are qu turbed. ad leaves woven over poles. s:and erect in to Visit .them they m. people will do’ them no harm. their homies are veéry simple. 8f Hivifig in the center. Pl il 1 tle houses. Canterbury. —— The Gaf, The Monkey And The Chestause,| mac® ;2 had O his ofd clotkes, evén his it on one Side of ¢he|and like it very much. I hope that I may Lewis Saftord, of Canterbury—I want rt and pointed articles Will Dely, thank you for the nice book you semt preference. Lo not use over 58] gi¢ entitled “The Boy Chums fn'the For- | est* T have read a little of it and like —Orizinal stories or letters oniy WH| it ‘Yery much as I am iuterested 'in the | | sT6RIES WRIFTEN BY WIDEA Have you-ever heasd af the fitde dwarfs that live in the for- ghip, i friends; |est of Central Africa? When they afe ' fuli grown they are no taller than a bo: it lénds }of eight years old. They belong to t They are shoot elephants, are very shy afd ALICE M. HART, Age 13. e —— my friends and I decided to go oh & vu— nic. We arose éarly, packed our lunch «nd started for the boat. When we reich- mind that, picnic and we knew we could cateh nnd dig clams, so we rowed ashore and my uncle went crab- | our clams and crabs. our lunch. very tifed, - ¥FRANCES DENISON, Age 12. New London. The Fisherman and the Fox. lo% his occupation of fighing. tjm salmon hs had taken. “Ho, Mf. Rel JOSEPH PHALEN, Age 13 Taftville. . The Bluebird. Dez\r Uticié Jed: .4 scard crow that résembled him. Dear Uncle Jéd: Onee upon a time an| favorite hat. lived in the same house. tle monkey were very good friends. uuts roast. Pop, went the chestnids. hér burn the cunning old gray cat and a cunning little monkey The old gray cat and the cunning lit-} “On, One cold day in the fall they were sit- ting by the fire watching some chest- “Oh, how good those cheéstnuis smeli!” of And while the old gray cat cried from monkey ate all nig own efiort. Tle was born n poverty:| Dear Uncle Jed: His tather ws tréet vender = who| group olllfluewrds. nembef, Tookt an all- ike i Noling Mt 0wt 10 Witk &t ths age of g:m(mt ook an all-day hike into the 18 Every opport Woull get hél \We started about 9 o'clock, and it took ade up n afl ti putting réss ained milltor eve ome WINNERS OT PRIZE BOOKS, 2 Daeh At Oaldals. - Efisabeth Wheeler, of Westerly—| He knew lus place in the bafi, but the Eisie Dinemore 3 doof was locked and 80 hd walied near | 2—Leona M. Comstoek, of Norwich— | the door for a long while until a boy 18 Camp Fire Gitls in the Woods. 3-~Frances Demlson of Néw London— windo¥, s mind what Ne nd he applied himself to @ UM tne tside the sliop, and: on heli- and vwheft he cad and had beest e the 15 girls weré cent to gather wood; Sthers o do various things to make ready for dinner. ers; and rolls, fruit, cakes, cooki Many other goodles. for bath’pe. we all went in bath About £ o putting on our street cloth wanted to look respectable reached hom We had a_jol re all tired { these trips ¢ time to ELIZAB Westerly A Smart Horse. Jad: t on the law Dear horge o ing, -for for him to my [ather wasn't going to work th €0 he went out of th 16fig thé foad tnt , Where lie w door for him. ué about an hour and a half to reach our TOUF § 10t . 1t wae|destination, a distance, of about e had ruh awdy and p TS e When twé téachéd a lovely pine grove c# In o Wateh-fwe staftéd to cook our din s of Otif dinnér consisted of hot franifurte , and Not fat from there was a suitable placa About an hour after dinner. clock we had a marshmallow Llttie shop of His| tosst ana a bacon bat. Wé have our longest days at this time | lonks. Pro- > closks, PIo-| o¢ year and it doesn't cet dark untll about ted. He 1ost! 3 Gajoele. ¢ know the | At sbout 6 o'clock we prenared hofhle, changing our hiking elo One day we left ouf years old saw him and opened the Larn Camp Fire Girls on e Farm, cugh he WaHd o 15 WOk oo pe sent TePwier i e“ A=Blinor M1 o SfWIEh—| ime after the horse, and I coulda't find him, p Fire Girls a RS, But a neighbor said he saw him on the —Adélaide Traey, of Nerwich—Camp| foad, and when my father came to the Yirs Girls on the March, raill hie found the hofse in the barn. 6—Joseph Phalem, of Taftville—Boy ROSE HAUTMAX, Age 12. Scoute in aly. Uncasvilie. mners of prize hooks livinz i the r & at THe ) My Telp 16 Mt. Tom. i0 o'clock| Dear Uncle Jed: I had sueh a niee trip to Mt. Tom last Sunday I thought I LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT, of Voluntown—1 very miteh for the book “Blily | cived November 4, Dorothy Liliibridge, thanx * which 1 hope 1 wiil rééeive many would write and tell you about it. were eight of us in the party. large buildings and stores. foot of the mountain. e had lunck the’ park. You would think it was midsumme: There We went by the way of Staffofd Snrings and then through Springfield, where I saw many Here we crossed the old covered bridge to Hol- yoke, where I saw rows of paper mills. Then we Lept on riding tm We got to the We wanted to £O up to the composition for your|summit house, but the cars had stopped -m(;! 1 Dol pai funning the 15th of October. njo. reaing it im-| it tRe phrk the flowers were beautifal. ‘The people weré picking laree bouquets to Eleanor Gardnésm, Danlelson—I want|take heine. Coming home, we went i3 thank vou vafy i for my book en-|through Holyoke and went across the and His Slster Connecticut river bridge a2t Springfield. Of our way home we saw large tobacco = - t8heds, which I had nevér seen befofe, and the hanging tobaceo chked to me like | smoked herring. rome riend LEONA M. COMSTOCK, Age 10. at 8 o'elock. From All the roads were fine and we arrived your little at the Cause and Remove It Bt i i The Broken Horseéshoe. Dr., Edwards’ Olive Tablets, the j Deat Unele Jed: A fatmer and his son stitute i:d et dom t ’I‘nr;ma's weo :valklng on a lonely road on M’dfi Ko eir way to town. People ed with bad breath k" enid the father, “thefe i8 a ?n'd: refief W f"m.w. homk:rtu.:’:. Pick it up and put it ablets. plezsan ‘ Yoo - tablets ‘are takin fof Baq breath by | O ot iho Boss “It 1 not wortn | hending 6 piek up. o e e g |7 %, g, s . Tus ki) et and rivi but firmiy on the bowels and liver, .( the viilage sold it to & bms;{u‘vf;fi Lhm* ’flé i actionl, ! two conls and later bought a fow cher- “~ ! ries. the enturs eystem. m«ufi"m | _B7 and by they began thelr trip Hotme. calomel doss without any . " cun waé véry hot. Thornas became of bad after affects. ' aty but thefs was ho water or house AT the benehts of . tin SIENE The father as If by Accident opped ohs of s 5, the cherties. Thomas | iiopped and picked it up as if it was gold. The father tet a nefihd fall and Thomas or_ any disagreeable : :zahn picked it m Edwards thA | Ia this way the Yathet ‘dropped ail the formula aftet seventeen prac- | snerrles and Thomas wicked them all up.- tice among patients with | As Thomas was eating the last one the and liver compidint, with the ! {athes {urned around and said with a 3 vmilet “If you hed sto to pick up mom Tmn | the horseshoe, yo weuld not have had to L ‘w ok up twenty ~ siries, compound by their olive | LEO nmmon, Age 12. know them & } { i Aw-m-nquuc Just as he got thréugh his work Datley came skipping-along to méet him, with Granpie, what do you think? Lady Granple Lost-toe has comé back!” “Sho! you don‘'t méan #I looked unbelievingly. mud and I saw her dinner time.” because he was dressed span clean shaid, ell maite up by and by.” and said: i nest, and where is it Gramfhle, who was an “I think her fest is Grampie only said, arive her away.” The nest day they Went out to loot al the corn and sure erough nest in the gcare erow. Iamg am in the fourth grade, LILLIAN M. CULVER, Age 11 wold, A Vidit te Point Judith. isi Gay I went in bathing in the ocean. somé big waves. View and w threa aéroplanes. were taking up passengers. Thrée Miles to Schéol. r Uncle Jéd: This is my firgt lette itten In the Wide Awake ¢irele. een feading all about the boys’ girls’ department. My | milk peadler it Wauregan: back at night. from’ the school. past hd lets out at 4 o'elock. the hencoop doors, LOUIS LAFRAMBOISE, Age 31 Brooklyn. A Nurrow Escape. them. Oue dgy as they wers playing Mary she went. her landing cue and reached the house. Mother put Mary ace. Dear Uacle Boston. river With his horse. pecple. 5 DOROTHY B. ALBRO, Age 10. Glasgo. — What the People in China Eat. meat, and cereals and u great variety of vege- A peddler sells these things. Most of the people Qucks: ducks’ eggs but p! Have chickens igeons’ peddlers sell the chickens. have to buy Vegetables such of eating. Mansneld. To Beture Self-deflation. Every mat ought to keep the United States ténsus figures near him as a re. mindér that heé is only ofie of tie 105, 683,108 —Toledo Biade. 'Ms peninsula &f Jutland oblained ita name fréth the Jutes, who went to Emg- land at about thé sameé timie the Angles and the Raxons invaded thet land. —— et i CUT THIS OUT—IT 18 wbll‘tm HMONEY Cut ont_this slip, en 5c and nml" it 16 Tréley J?:’ M Sheffield Ave, grflfl?go. . wrmns'&f-r nmneq Jad ad: () watrage ophts ining Foley's Hone: fl Tai l,mmmni u(mp tér h nnn mu ol ‘Um Eafignd T.:“J:f‘ emfiflfe Tor AT ed theré ‘we went on béard and started out. The water was rough but we did not ‘We foufid a fine place for a anchored. We ing and my cousins and I went to dig dams. When we had dug what we thouglit ‘was enough we camie back. My uncle was siready back with several crabs. We made a great fire and cooked When they were cooked we $at under some trees and atc Then we towed out to the big boat and” started for hoine When we arrived thefe 1 assure you we were all Dear Uticle Jed: A fisherman had made a hut by a riverside, that he might fol- Now one night he had gomo out o look after his nefs, Isaving a small fire in his hut, and when he came back béhold, thers was 2 fox in the ¢abin, taking the liberty to eat tittle bundings,| one of tho fn > story high, usvally built of grass ahd er I gaid the fishermaa, dfawing his eéword, and standing in the le houses could | dodrway to prevcni the fox's éscape, “you ‘When pecple | shall presently die!” . The poor fox lookéd for some hols to - tintil the large negroes tell them xet out through, but saw nome, whefe- ¢ upon he pulled down with his teeth a Thess ‘pedple - wear little clothing afid | mantle which was lying on the bed and Their | dragged it across the firs The fisher- iomes afe built in little villages with thé | man ran to snaich his mantle from the fire, and the fox flew out at the door with Many people have urged the little peo- | the salmion. le t6 cofiié to Americe but it is impos- blé (6 get them to leave their queer One day Grampie “But 1 do, I found her trackd in the in the cherry tree.” Grampié gave her anotheér look, and then said, “I believe she will be back by Lady Lost-toe was back by dinner time suré. Then Barby went out to feed her ety Lady Lost-toe was afrald of Grampie in héw spick clothes, but Grampié only One¢ day Barby came home ffom school “Lady Lost-toe is building her invalid said, in the old secarce- erow that Grampie made. But Barby and “The créws would they ,mznd her ing to the Boardman school and Last August [ wenf to Point Judith te my Uncle Bverett and 16 ‘get there 1 had to_go by troiley, tfain, auto and 1 had o levely time. Most e;erv t is right in front ¢f the hiouse. One day we went fishing. I'caught three flounders B 1 and my Ancle caught only ocne. He paid m_‘":{a:fl‘g;"e 32”-.5’3"3?..‘?‘6.2: !fir&alécn;- me tén oents for each floundér. One day . 4 7] . B T. 1 went to Narragansett Pler and saw On my way home 1 stoppred n Westerly and went to Pledsant They One was named the Honéymoon Express. Next summer 1 hope 1 can go agaln. ELINGI M. HOWARD, Age 8. Norwich fathet is a Every morn- ing 1 have to ride to school and walk | Wé live about thrée miles School stafts at half % I arrive fome about § ¢'clock and 1 havs to shut Dear Uncle Jed: Mary and her brother John lived with thelr mother and father at (he féot of a very steep mountain. | Oftentim® the childfen would climb the high rocks or play hide and seek smong was déscefiding a very high rock when all of a sudden hér foot siipped 2nd down It Was lucky for her that there was a lot of ni¢e soft moss below, fof that was John ran td the res- n a few moments théy had 6 bed and bandaged her knee, which she had scraped in her P t div eVisARk ‘The Chinese Giant and Bluebeard were e P o o el | sorgeousiy attirod, their costumes being . i Babes in the Woods—dimple rlings— | Norwich DELAIDE TRAGY, Ase 1. | 1550cq "thete parta aichough they were| : impersonated by nice, fat men. The aat Foreve Giggler sgled to perfection, and the Jed: Paul Revere lived m He and a friend wefe watching for the Dritish regulars. His friend climb- ed up into the church tower and placed two lanterns t6 tell how thé enemy were ming. Paul was on the other side of When he saw ight in the church tower he jumped upon his horse and rode away to tell the Dear Uncle Jed: The people of China live principally on pork, as it is a chief as beef is_considered saéred and is seldom used. The peoplealso eat eggs in various ways They also like fish, fruit | box liables, ~Fish and shellish, = inclading | sny mo 10 e ot bk oiobotato ffom shirimps, crabs and lobsters, are common | §ittass Twina pinchod ench Stner's hoo foods. p ) He has a long stick with tubs fastened to the stick with live fish swimming in them. or They not only eat hens’ and eggs also. They have a small fiock in their back yard and They do not the fowl whéle as Wwe Wwould but they can buy any part they want. spinach, cabbage, po- tatoes and radiSnes are used and they also eat many weeds we would not think % a severe is 'enxly WG e aia T B ;on gvtr tnad Mfl"' nu rtn mnt botcle, then 31 it v bl ffi:fi l““" .m 5 l’thv ;fim of sugatr @ mp‘ if desired. ‘make a full pint—a family mppl; -u%‘mkm e mare than a !flll’ made cough ieine, nmy umn “ {, had 3 ni price. X l&aea mm t6 the op}t {hmfi:e “t:- throst ul -h' El looun the Bh mm‘ iy bro; le is & i lly concentrated eom- of Norway pine extract, -moul for healing the membranes. To avoid disaj lmml umr nces of : Qfi af'rsuom and dvnt aceept &i obef 4 ranteed to g;vg :k‘i T _mon: refu) fi"f&..., e R e ‘ AL tops e it itis, \‘_\‘oup, im and JEWETT CITY In order to fittingly direét attention to the importance and sighificance of Armis- tice day, the following notice has been issued: By the authority vested in me as war- den of tne borough of Jewett City, state of Connecticut, 1 recommend that the aftefmioori of Nov. 1ith, 1920, Armistice day, be a half hollday, in order that the citizens of ‘the borough may do honor, to thé new Grand Army of the Republic. Let us on that day breathe a silent prayer for the eternal peacs of Améri- ca's immortal dead, who dled to save the liberties of the World, and-let us praise in word and deed the living patriotic sons of our beloved country, f0r {neir bravery ana self sacrifice are America's priceless heri- tage. We salute the American soldier, the saviotr of the libefties of the world, and we strongly urge that all the private buildings «nd homes of the borough be suitably decorated with the national col- ors on Armistice day. t (Bigned) JOSBPH H. M'CARTHY, Warden of the Borough of Jewett City, Conti. The lioude waich was so beautifully decofated with candls in the 6ld-fash- ioned way for the rapublican parade Mon- day night je oceupied by George Wright and A. P. Webster. The name of Mrs. F. H: Gilbert was omitted ftom the names of the women's committee. The Misslonaty society of the Congre- gational church meets with Mrs. G. W. Robinson Thursday afternoon. Cunfingham, is dead, aftef a long ill- nése. A éorréction: The Gulletin is asked to state that during the parade Monday fight the home of L. V. Whitford was électricaily lighted only. Miss Ncttie Johnson is a democrat and was out that evening and did not have a light, even in the cellar. Duwel minstrel and dafice has. beéén changed to Wednesday, Nov. 17, ietead of Nov. 18, Don't forget, the Gray & ‘Wheele? jazz orchestra, direct from New York.~&dv. Rioux' hall was fllladi Tugsday three hundred people aksembiing to soe the ecxhibition of Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works. It hud been advertised as the “funniést show ever,” and the prolonged and confinuous langhter £f tho audience proved the truth of the statement. Mrs. Jarley was impersofated by Mrs. B, C Bligs, who not only memorizes well, b she has the added ability of composing applicable and Judicrons stories, both in prose and verse. With her black silk dress and hoops, silk Ashawl and be- } wildering bonnét, she was half the show Peter and John (Barl Hiscox and Het- night, | bert Thompsan) dressed in purpie and jorange Tivery, added much tu the fun, when they oiled and dusted the wasx fiz- ures, brought them moved the figures around thé platform. The seare crow was a scream, and so limp was he that a tackle had to be used to hoist him into position. His very luminous and twinkling eyes mysti- fled the audiénce. The organ-grinder's hand organ gave out the Worst combinn- tion of nolses possible. Signorina Squal- iina’s main spring broke, and the beau- tiful Italian lady's hand wouldn't turn. Maniac “maniaced” some of the hair out of her head. The little by who stood on the burning deck threw his peanuts at the audience, bag and ail. The hair-re- storer advertisement got causht a snarl, 2nd Christophér Colunibus, with his felescope, failed to diseover a coal mine in Jewett City. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sptatt literally lickea the platter clean, Mrs. Splatt in a red and black dress and eiriy hair, locked like a perfect house- wife. The deceased Mr. Jarley's fig- ure was wept and sobbed onto the stage by both Mrs. Jarley snd the helpers. He went off the stagé faster than hé came on, however. ‘The arble statue embracea one of the assistants most emphaticaily, tut sbsolutely refuséd to embrace the othér. The old fashionéd sewing ma- chiné darned hef stockings, the noble- man’s daughter who robbed thé mission- and the two-headed #ifl revolved sév- efal times, enveloped in a red skirt and a BhAW], Shé WAS §o mizeable. The figures wers impersonated by Wi'liam Marshall, 18 Christophér Cotumbus ; Mrs. F. D. Bal- lon as Beatrice Cenci: Mre. L. G. Buck- ‘agham fs Signonina Squnmna Mr. and{ }rs. Norman Parkhurst as Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spratt. The deceased Mr. Jarley was William ‘M¢Nicol ; the séare crow was H. Webster { the Babes in the Woods, B. | L‘ Bliss and G. A, Haskell 1. V. Whit- ford was to have taken one of these rarts, but was ill, and Mr. Haskell saved Makes Curls or “Ear Muffs” Stay In Place e lad keey b?lfil beauti; uH curly hy usifig a_pei (y llm 0 dr need al\l y af todth brush just E and in three hou to learn that you can wavy and harmless uggists as “stimerine. a little with a clean ote doing gr the hair, u will ba most with ‘the effect. And for quile- a considerable w a long way o ubs | Pure sil. he hair lnd 8o and is %l ité_econom! meriné is réally bell!fifllll re i& né gre: stick] % g1 ‘1 About It |- A Bu klé! tl the hai; It ihto strands flfi‘lfi. 1 e m‘m&fl all day. in on & truck, analc - Soap from Pure Tallow Only selected country tallow is ever used in the making of Kirkman’s Borax That is another reuon why KIRKMAN'S BORAX SQOAP never hurts the hnm‘l:i and why {he day. The organ grinder was F. JL Gilbert; the Siamese Twins, Henry Paul Ir, and Gerald Wolf; the Maniac was Mrs. H. E. Paul; Hermione was Mrs. ! Yarl S. Hiscox. Frank Gor! Chines Giant: Carleton tiluebeard; Rosian Aliyn Thompson the two-head . Stewart w; €f; Ritih . Carpenier \Ioo:l ¢ the vens was and Ethel| Mrs. G.} Was ng the interm n Miss Irene on and before the art played two Piano eotos. Lily of the Val Fiattery. ‘Fhe audience was delighted to hear Miss Lvelyn Reid sing again. She Is in New London of present, but con- gented to come up and sing and was most enthusia: ed. She sang Goodbye Sammer an: Knows? She was accompar sister, Mrs. Alex MeNicol. - tainment n_under, the au the Ladies’ society of the Co al church. . Mrs. E. H. Hiscox eommittee angd s E Nicol was at the Claude Durfey ushers. The pro Armistice day wiil qutetly observ probably be ! in fown. The stores are to ‘be closed this (Thursday) afternoon. The rilils closel Wedn: The | Achools will have a | American Legion p: to take pare in ti The Ladies’ Aid society r)f, the Ln pList | church meets this (Thursday) aiternoon with Mrs. Arthur M. Browa. day 1 half hot: MONTVILLE The vital s tics for the Montvilie for September show 4, by Rev. C. C. Robert I Dodds, William Drooks, Jr. and Lillian M. La Flamm a son, Frank Linda, to Lrooks ; Amil and Keeptol Linda; a son, Josey yuko, to John s Thuesa Hryuko. There were two death 7, Julia E. Obrien, age 80, cér of breast; i4, Frank Le 14 days cause entro col Reécent additicns to the shelves of the ity Library by re: The Lon For the Allison Honor, House, Dickens; The M: Corelll; The Si ¥ Iron Trail, Beach; 0 End, Beach; Affinities and Other S'ories, Rine- hart: Greatheart, Dell; A Voice in tl Wilderness, Lutz; The Search, Lutz Exit Bet! Lutz; Tarzan, the L‘Alamed" Burroughs. The Juavenile books inciude: Tdue to the Old Flag Henty, and tain Wilbur L. on's -Boy Aviators Record Flight, Boy Aviators Flight for Freedom, Boy Aviators in Niearagua, Boy Aviators on Secret Service, Boy Avi- ators Treasure Que: the Ai¢ Raide Marion by Henle from the collec Avi l.r(ors Wi |x'v n’of the late Walter B. 8. Jeffers, Lays of Ancient Rome, \h-\ eaulay, The Iliad of ' Homer, B B Lord Byron's Don Juan, Byron; ‘Works of Jonson ; Poems of Os: iplete Works In the assembly sehool building Tucsday evening Margaret K. Stack of Hartford- gave interesting and instructive address Child Hygiene and public health auw ing. Mrs. Ralph H. Melcer introds th: speaker. The audience gave attention to Miss Stack’s talk. close a movii pleture reel reel was hibited i 7 the value of a puble health the comm unh) e Mrs. Lyman Harding and daughter Grace were Middletown visitors last Sat- ed~Pratt of Glastonbury sturday after a t the Ma roturned vo woeks' vaca- Rich at’ Northampton, Mass., last and Clifford Hall nmotored to town Saturday. Caicowsky is stffering from ning in his face. grange elected these officers Nov Frances Ina S$miih, both of : Mastér, Wilson Irvine; secretar Sept. v Rev. Fr: M. “Mitchell,| Mrs. “Willis Hall; lecturer, Ernest Ely. John A. Cox of North . Conn.,) M ulse Jewett has returned from and Daisy V. Bergm births nunibered r. Dono- ter, Frances Hautm: Hamburg. Rebecea Cohe 5 made for ar education- f the schools in near fu- e enjoyed a soelal | ehinsky Ste.npurg; George ' danc hall last week. * TERRIBLE EGZEA FOR 10 YEARS | No Trace Of The Disease Since Taking “Fruit-a-tives” Dover, New Haursaize, ““In1906,1 began tobe troubled with Eczema. My arms snd legs were bandaged most of the time; and sometimes I could squeeze the pus cut of my hands, they were so bad. About 8 months’ ago, I chanced to read an ad. of ‘Fruit-a-tives' and “‘Sootha Salva’, in which was told of & person cured of Weeping Eczema by these remedies After using two bozes of ‘Fruit-o-tives® and one box of ‘Sootha-Salva’. I em eatirely free of Eczema™. Dr E.N.OLZENDAM, D.V M, B0c. a box, 6 for §2 50, trial size 25¢. At dealers or from FRUIT A-TIVES Limited, OGDENSBURG N. Y. — ] The World loosened up its corn belt when - Post TOASTIES calne on the mar! o@o@% L of (al eyele the le oid way of law‘m liior's “h IAH .lu moxi of Lie Were s He hafle lhm bur bh' m -‘l mn.'grp";mm-'-hh Afldmlllllllhfll'"*l Who now: gfim- Pt riehes The u nm.-vc-l could touch, tc With ‘volce of musie m g low, TR L “To u-n-nunn-ulu T i i g g“nr Il(o%. m a.l‘wm e % ""&- o o m.“-vn nn-ummmm To, finl whlf.h (hm betrayed,’. wonld Ammm&mmud“ hurt— e n‘;mmu 1 of & hsngeless Lave and —Edith M. Thomas, in New York Herald. s mmnAxbmmt What though the summers faded, aa’ winter's bleak an” ' % Any ume is unl time it soul e in Th'flvenw‘ m-nna_nhhlh Anytlmetorm lfi.u‘lkhh Any time for M—m wfl- dm strife— Or'bolvnir—m uu,.,u.. song’s (behr.“um.t te ! Thezneulean hh;“‘ the win- of the An* fllml ehout h - they’ll kiss t*lr hn 'Iou --- tation. HUMOK GF THE DAY Irate Diner—Send the cook in hets. Waiter—Certainly sir. 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