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__ The Priceless Gith, New Tear, from out:thy pack, s our old-time world-peace back, hearths sorrow’s oW ‘the harvesting goodly hope and Nving cheer. sullen peace we ask of thee; peace all fair to see, hate beneath a mien wl Amity and Love. cross upo o 26 & - ¢ § %M £83 is?fi? igir §55 i £ 1 & " it 1 i it il i a boy 1 bet. leathor mit. ; & L Bt o ] & ber at out same pritty toy, N, $ her . 32 't bother ‘bout me, Santy Clause, N~ reckon I kin be as content to ask for them. b 3 note ain't for me.) G will m\t‘ their Bright b E‘:&'«; pic l( r skall ! »i eragy for some skaits, L ows they ean’t be ha Hay in Charleston AWAKES, f £, # H F & i ¥ morning. i i it i it i i e s iyed r g} o it ; ,‘. d each year. ficde 1h | 3%! ts of all kinds. salled January, and just as Janus ushered = bright and cheesful day so the first * month opens up what it is hoped will be a Bright and happy new year for all should all do our best, at least, to try te & 5 nalp It w. P WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. —Kathigen Ryss of Norwich—Eisie Hero of the Marne. of Brooklyn— n.A!nbn-mouu_uxmm ng n $—Raymend J. Woads of Norwich—The Deflance. Boy Seouts’ ‘ale of Bunny Badger. $—Timothy L. Main of Ledyard—The oy Scouts. ‘Winners of sty ean obtaim Boys’ aiid Girly’ Yeung Writers. to.Santa Claus for the New smiling come again fi‘i u.am::,m sodden pain, flied the human heart with woe. g et hurecaa.trom. wrons, now stands the sheaves of war of yore LETTERS WRITTEN € of Soring. hich He strove, w the Hill, rom the depths of His own ill the Earth, Good Will to A" john Kendrick Bangs, in Life. a face. f El - : : f E H his master went Bob faithfully watchifig him. The train that passed Willie's house |3t all. at midnight was the oné'that Willie's fa- | presents. During the evening my older Therefore he had to fcousin and I sang songs. We had a love- 1y Christmas cake trimmed with hoily. It had Merry Christmas printed on it with Ted frosting. ther worked onm. prepare a meal for his father every night and put it onto-the. train, as it pulled through the station. . Sometimes he alsp got a glimpse of his fatber agd -whem his father could come home for.a day Willie was overjayed for then he had the day of his life, as he went for long walks and plaved games, and was teld stories by his fathcr. UNCLE JED'S TALE TO WIDE. " Japuary, the first mouth of the vear, . the month of mew resoldtions, is named Janus, the god of beginnings in Jagus s that the god P big goiden gates in the morning through which the sun and sends the beautifu] the skl and country. faces, one young and one for bidding fare the other for welcoming great big golden throne sita helns to brighten the In one hand he holds 3 the other the key which acks the galss he guards. It Janus should be liked. icome ll@t after the night He was always beginning of each day, for a'loAg time. “Thre¢ months she Wwas shut up in her'rodm. It ‘was'very cold Weathet, and” every' iflsect had- gone 'inte winter quarters. vBut there ciable fiy, that chese to stay with Nellie. All day. long it. would, hide, away 'In some warm place, .but the -moment Katy,.the servant, bought up her meals, this goli- tary fly would appear. . Nellie lgarnéd to lgok for. its coming,.so that, it might share the good things With her. At fipst it was a,little shy. Then it became mare familiar. If Nellie had gnything sweet upon her plate her tiny companien would step’right up on her plate. As Nollie ha no other companion at these times she was very glad to have the fiy so fon that everyone de- year to celebrating it day was New ‘Wwishing people a the greeting then ware holiday attire continued in the favor of the people that the first month of the year | SNoWball. Once the kitty caught a little mouse and he brought.it in front of e of Dora. Dora was very pleased that her kitty -could- catch _mice. playing in the garden the little kitty| stepped in some thorns. Then Dora saw the . blood on kilty’s, foof. took the kitty in the house and bathed in her arms and the kitten tried ta show hig gratitude by purring. Reilly of Norwich—Betty 3—Mary Nolan of Taftville—With the [pole lives an old mah. His house. is built of ice and snow. When the sun shone on it one would think it was made of sparkling gems. "*"'.""A";""“ Jowett City—Fight- | oq with all kinds of toys. e loves il goad children and likes {o make them happy. He vinits them every Christmaa eve when they are fast asieep with his T—Boatrice Wuller of Westerly—The [sleizh and reindeer. He.stops on- fhe raof and climbs_down the chimney with his pack on his back. He fills the stock- ings with the things they want mpst or buts them on = Chrisimas tree. Then he mounts .the chimney and in g twinkly he is gone, a joyous smile on his face. bpoks living in the by cailing at The business office after 10 a. m. on good chil fairy who tel's him what we want mogt | and each tim: we do makes a gark of our Hames and says that unseifish child shall have 33 extra toy this year. - long ago. It is Santa Claus, fore Christmas, we childre home and mamma went ta Norwich shop~ ping. We played and plaved -3it the ontp tre floor, tle sister wag the reindeer that ypon the roof. - She M@d 2&33‘“&? mamma’s ‘pretty biue vase fell down with| in the boy's hand. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Lillisn Main of Ledyard: I thank you very mueh for my prize book entitied Little Prudy's Sister Susie. 1 hava read it and found it very interesting Helen Cawpbell of Norwich: 1 you very much for the pris k yau sent me.. I have read it and found it very intoresting. Wishiag you & Happy New ar. G5 Henrjetta Main of Ledyard: I thank you very much for the prize. book you sent me entitled The Camp Fire Girls in the Mountains. s § Mary Idella Phillips of Hamptop Sta- tion: I received —your prize book, The Camp Fire Girls in the Mountains, ) and enjoy it very much as far as I have Tead. I thank you very much. 4 a2 ‘Almira Bernier of Danielson: Thank you for the prize book you seat me emti- tled Hunting Down the Spy. You may think that I am late in thapking you, but no doubt you will excuse me. BY WIDE- AWAEES. Frightened at My Coat. Dear Uncle Jed I read Dorothy Tuck- er’s story about her imaginary ghost and it reminded me of something like it that happened to me. It was the day of the Kpglish examination and 1 was eo tired that I went to bed @7 o'clock. It was a beautiful evening and the moonlight came streaming in the windew, filling the room | with light, so I blew qut the lamp. After thinking of the next day’s examination I £oon went to sleep. My window was epen and I felt cold, so at about 10 o'clock T woke up, blinking and winking my eyes. I pulled the bed clothes,up around me. but I shivered when I noticed the dark outline, of something against the closet door was’ swinging back and forth in the wind. It had a pale white face, a8 near as I could make out. g 1 sat there in bed five minutes looking at it before I dared to move. Then slow- | ima; picked up my shoes. Then first { threw one and then the other at the black ‘hing. Then, as it did not move, I shriek- { Claus w! el for’m: | »ng in with'a light, and asked what was s ‘matter. 1 told her in. 8 shaky vaice | Ledyard. | #hat had happened and then she showed ime that it was my ¢ hanger on the door, other, Who soon came run- own brown coat on a the bureau againgt 1 have been frightengd many times but never as much as_when my coat staod there looking at me. Yours truly, KATHLEEN RYAN. Helnful Willie. story about a courageous boy. RIAM SHAPIRO, Age 13. Nor#wich. 5 Nellie's Visitor. Dear Uncle Jed®Nellie Jones was sick wad one so- able to eat her meals down stairs it went away, 3nd was neved heard of any more, e LUCY DUGAS, Age 11 Versailles. % "Dofa's Fet Kitty. Dear Uncle Jed: Little Dora was seven | . o, yéars old. Her friend gave her a pet kitty. This made Dora very glad for she was «wishing for a pet kitty. “The kitty was- white so- she called it One-day while Dora and her. kitty wors he | s fopt. After that she toak the kitte EN MINSKY, Age 11. Jewett City. Sants Olsas. Dear Uncle Jed: Up near the morth His workshops and storehouses are §ll- Hie keeps the names ‘and adresses of ren in a big book. He has a kindness he T am sure you have guessed his peme LILLIAN MAIN, Age 8. Ledyard, Ploying Christmas,y Dear Uncle Jed: Saturday, 3.week be- while she wag gone and didy’t even think of stopping. She told my eqldest sistey, | Addie, when she went that she had so much to do that-if we were gopd she Lad better let us play and we wouldn't bother her. ‘We all wanted to play Christmas, so first we had a Christmas tres.’ Of course we could not have a rezlly truly pine | tried t tree 50 we had to take mamma's I plant. It was that geranium) with the pretty red blossome. But, cal ‘Mt did look fine! We hunted wpstairs and down:all the house and fownd lots of preity things. We tock all Tega | oo mamma’s handkerchiefs, papa's ngckies, my little sister's best ribbons and Ad- die’s brand new string of gold’ ben=y. Then we hung them on tbs ‘ree. We Bo then we vlayed Santa’ Claus, My lit- PR P —— BIG SALE TO START THURSDAY, JANUARY 6th _ UNTIL' WE, REDUCE OUR ENTIRE, STOCK TO NOTHING. We're going ta'sell at a loss in order to do this. We are wholesalers as well as retailers, and you know that our price-reductions-canniot be compared in the city. Our entire stock of Men’s and Boys’ Suits, Overcaats, Mackinaws and Furnishings to be placed on sale at prices that remind you of the year 1914, and you know what this means. Everything must be sold, so do not buy until you have had an opportunity of looking at the big values we are giving, and the loss “we are taking, 'We quote you below a few of our many bargains to give you an idea of the big savings and the wholesale slashing of prices we have made, Men’s Blue, Black and Polkadot Men’s Hose ..... Men's and Boys’ Caps . . Young Men’s Suits . ... .. Young Men’s Overcoats. Boys’ Juvenile Suits ... Boys’ Suits, sizes8 to 18. . Boys' Overcoats .....:. Boys' Corduroy Pants .. Boys’ Union Suits . ,.... Pac » ‘The Genesee Pure Food Co mpany; LeRay. N.Y, . Men's Overcoats coeeereen. S1195up Men's Suits ................ $1395 up en’s Sheep-lined Coats. . . . $12.00 up Men's Mackinaws ........... $745up Men's Heavy Underwear ........ 85c Men’s Heavy Union Suits .. Men's Sweaters ............ Men's Dress Shirts ......... Men’s Flannel Shirts ....... See our merchandise—compare our prices—Every purchase made here means a great saving. : ‘The Norwich Bargain House “ALWAYS MORE FOR LESS” .3-5-7 Water Street, Corner Washington Square .o Ncup $1245 up $1350 up $3.50 up . $5.00 up $2.45 up $1.25 up ... $1.00 a dreadful noise and broke into more|said Sam, and he than a hundred pieces. - ‘We didn’t bother e‘afiig‘gfl the ‘ while maig was gons shoj ¥ T bent down (watehing s abject all | Jon” when she’ foudd ng%miwd we had the time) over the side of the hed and [been, what do you suppose happened? "Men's Pants .. MARY NOLAN, Age 13. I don't think I shall tell you, but we that she had told Santa t we wantgd and that we had been geod for a long time. TIMOTHY LESTER MAIN, Age 7. Dear Uncle Jed: T will tell yqu sbeut my Christmas. I have 3 snlx a game’ ot tadey isks The. ey ¥y some Writing paper au R ndkerchief, two hoxes of candy, pair of siippers aad mas post cards. a Christsnas as I will tel! you about my rabbie His 1 like him very jauch. e of wy rapbits, so I have only got one. He is white with pink eyes Jack, our cat. has four douhle Y MARY L. MAYN, _Norwich Town. Our Christmas Eve. nd the shadaws of | Dear Uncie Jed: My home is in Samer- tedgor. made | ville, Conn., but I am spending the win- ter with my ount in Westerly, R. L _ will tell yu how We spent our Christmas this year. Several of our relatives spent the evening Wih ys. On Christmas eve we had a large Christmas tree, which was loaded with presents. My little cou- sin, who isethree years olll, wrote a let: ter to Santa Claus, asking him to bring Dear Uncle®Jed: I am writing you a|# cart and 2 train. When Santa Claus came in, he was drawing the cart behind Willie ig a lit:le boy that lived near g |him. You can all imagine the su railroad station and at times had to be | 9f my little cousin when he saw more courageous tnan ha wished. He had } Claus come im, as he did not recogmize a large dog called Bob and wierever | MY uncle Who was dressed like Santa was ‘at his heels, [Claus. He soon became aoquainted with “|him, although he didn't recognize him I got many lovely and useful e $1.65 up .. $1.00 $1.65 up name is Claves. Thaukfyl tp Sante Dear Unale Jed: I will tell you abont my Christmas last year. It waa pretty nice, but it was very cold. A% firet played spowhall awhile and whea we got cold- we went in the hous very good and when we had dinner saw it was 3 rice ohicken. Rt tast €ood and after 3 while We Went out and played snow ball again il it got In the morning what de mmk; found in wy stecking? T Dice game, & gweater, 3y orange, 3 ple, and so many pice thi not count them. W, I mych o to say. bu* 1 am much ebliged to 1 will end my letter OTe PresoRis mext IAAN TACASSE, Age I wish you and all the Vfld_e-Auke Circle a prosperous new BEATRICE FULLER. Westerly, R. L . Our Birthday Party. Dear Uncle Jed: As I haven't written [ hoping to to the Wide-Awake Cirele in some time| 1 would like t6 tell you of our birthday @ ‘a-surprise party on my rofer. He was el:)?t years, old. There were éight grown up people and many children. We played many games, After refreshments were séfved ‘we sang. T old Sapta. Norwich, Conn, Geitiog the Hoves Shod, STATR TUBKBCULOSIS COMMISSION v HAS VARIED "ACTIVITIES The , deyelopmens. of clinics, dispensa- ries, gursing and-consultation servige ‘is mentioned ‘as among the work ‘of thel ulosis commission In the dn- nual report that has been made to the governor by the three Sfephen J. Maher of New Haven, Wallace S Alls of Nerwich and Arthur R. Kim- bal) of Waterbury. In brief the-report is as follo In no other state, so far as we Kiow, is there 3 central official body like the State Tuberculosis Commission -of Con- mecticut, of whom so much is expected, or to whom so mych authority is given. Briefly, our duties as outliped by the state ‘gre (1) fo erect, maintain; and ‘manage the state sanatoria; (2) tg keep the general pasembly a the tiberculosia situation in-Connecticut N (3 to publish for the enlightenment of the general public articles on the more important recent developments in the an- ti-tuberculosis- campaign ; to the factories and stores and ‘schools of the state, placards and tracts’ summariz- ing the essential truths -about the best methods of preventing the spread of -tu- berculosis in factories, stores and in' the schopls; () to encourage the making of public' addresses on tuberculosis. As a corallary to these statutory requirements and ip order. to keep Conrscticut in front of the fight against tuberculpsis, the com- mission .has during the exerted ltgelf. in the establishment of tu- berculogis clinics and dispepsaries -and consullation services in Various parts auti4ybercylosis agengies have.been establishel we have assigted In their functioning by loaning to them at various specified hours in the Boya| wesk, the oxceedingly valuable services of the tuberculosis experts on gur sanatorfa staffs. Dr. Stockwell and -Dr. Strobel have x of diagrasis and consi Britaip and Bristo] ; Dr. Din- nan and Dr. Gibson At Meriden and Mid- dletown ; Dr. Lypch at Bridgeport, Fair- Milford, Derby, Stam- “FASTING” BECAUSE HER HUSBAND “HAS X0 BELIGION" Danville, 1il, Jan. 5.—Stll refusing 9 take food because her husband “has no religion,” Mrs. Ernel da¥ entered the thi-t been botter: done asywhere: than in Con- | ready been raised With more in sight. Reports fjom Norwich Town on 00p- erative buying are 3iée eRcouraging. To date around’ 30 fermers” have ‘signed up for the coaperative exchange and over $2,000 subscribed for stogk. There is 8o question but what Norwich Town will foliow ciose 19 Jewett City and Lebagon in the cooperative exchange _Brooklyn fo get his horse shod. all he loaded two empt. e @0 mot deserve credit for all this work dome in Cgnnecticut. New ‘Haved” there are in operation two titbesculosis "dispensaries; ome connected w Haven hospital and the oth- Moreaver, the. of y milk éans fo take the cams On the and went on my way ta the black- vos 2 siith. 1 saw some boys slidipg down a There is always .a| hillin the meadow. n We children | road when they siy me comimg. They sarted t0 coagt down the il because Before School. §. Harrington to- -eighth day of ber She allowed 2 physician 1o examine her but refused his efforts to adminigler medigines. She insistedeGod had to fast and pray, and repeated determined 1o force her husband inte the “1 will continue praying until God grapts my prayer,” she “The Lowd talked to me o8 May 15 and toid me to do this.” she said, “for while my husband is ot a bad mas e has po religion and he said this wold be the means of copverting him.” The physiclan who examined the Womss %4 | said he found her puise and temperature . He also said she had not lest her kind of religion and besides I am not ready said her husband. to starve herself to death. that'y ber state tuberculos R hybbub in_ the home wh are getting ready for school. ! ‘We chase around the house, iooking | they wanted to meet me. for this and that and hollering at each | tom"of the hill they shouted to e to Seme of us say | get out of the way, hut it was ton lats. “0, mother, where are my hooks? I left | When they stopped they made some them right hér: last night, and now they | Snow balls to throw at me. bui they § |are gone, Tom must haye hidden. them.| Bever hit me When I got to the black- of her soclety: but as soon s ‘she’was|MOthér, my mit'en Tas a big hole in_it, [ Smith's he unhitched my horse for me| - 2 Please give me Land shod him. When he er with Grace hospital. New Haven Visiting’ Nurse association has a permanent siafl of fourteen tuber- culosis nurses, of whose work Ro pra would be excessive. i3 an independent tuberculosis elinic and considerable, case finding and - follow-up nyrses of the Hartford Society fof the Prevention of Tubercuu: i aterbury has an independent tu{ bergulpsis clipie. and towns we have mentioned isted by our sanatoria phys main burden of the upkeep of the tu- bercylosis clinics and dispensaries anm consultation is born by the logal authori- ties or by the local organization th acts as our agents for the sale of Christ- commissioners, In Hartford there other to ‘‘burry up.” During the past week W. H. Darrow, the fruit speciajist from the coliege, was In-the county and gave demonstrations gt the demonstration or- On Tuesdgy mown Ing was held in J. D. Avery's orchard in Nar:h' Stonington, and thai afternoon in C. T. Armstrong's orchard at Griswold and Simop Bre The next day work is dong by my hapd Wil freeze. carfare, I haven't a cent. And at all the cities lunch, it's' pever on time?” ‘Wherg is my | hitched up for me and I went home' by aonther road and LOUIS LABRAMEO! This js the way We go on until we fi- nally get off for school, and I don’t be- lieve mother i3 a hit sorry - when she shuts the door on the iast of us. RAYMOND I. WOODS, Age 12. The Brave Hero of thy Likerty Hoxs of 16 “Fo arms! To arms! The English are coming! To arms, ¥ say™ It was about midpight on g light night when Jasen Smith of Spart: N. Y., had been out of the camn of the Americans to see where the English were. He bad returned in half an hour and m?: the alarm. e soldiers quickly seized their gune and awgited the e-u_qu.e ~ To make the readers about it. T will_explair During the Revolutia: jPreston of New York, with his and - sister, was eating breakfa wero suddenly attacked by a compa: Hessian soldiers. He quickly rgn for aid but it was teo late. When he returned the house was burn- ed and his father was-killed. Dick like a hrave boy then went from ‘where b8 finally gath- strong band of patriot were catled “Liberty Teston was t had ammunition, horses and tWo caoks. 28 8 private in that ’ve: lh:q from destrug- the al e a proach of Ih.lh. - el o BENNIE STH the Frink Bres. and Franklin. Mr. Darrow showed the gen- eral methods of pruning which are fol- lowed by the fnore progressive fruit men The general opinion secms to be that the averago mAR prunes more heavily than is necessary and that earlier produgtion will result if gmaliey cuts are made Whem pruning any kind of fruit trees. Some time in the spring the dem- onstration meeting on spraying will ‘be lous demonstration or- ilbert Daniels' in “If sbe wnis Instead of a Tree. FAEM BUREAU PLAM I thought ‘T - would FOR POULTRY INSTITUFE At g recent meeting of the directors of the farm bureay, it Wag veted to hold some time in the Rear fature. William Service of Preston, Wio was placed in charge of this, has wWorked out a fentative program wWith County Agent Harold F. Johpson and if -plans o through, this nstitute will be held on Dear Unecle Jed: write and tell you about a little whose parents had moved from a farm bf Christmas trees to-a farm on a tree- S e ol A girl seldom smlics as sweeily on her ayn brother as she does on ihe brather of some other girl a poultry imstitu: seem ke Christmas this vear without # Christmas tree. We can have the pres- ents just the same. Can't we enjoy them just as much as if they were taken from 2 Christmas tree?” “Suppose we have a snow bank, stead,” said Aunt Bdith. would melt in the house said Jean. The kind I mean wouldn't, said Aunt Bwith. You may help me get it ready to su prise Sister Mary and the boys. When father came back from the city he brought the things to make it with. fered together a Two days hefore Christmas Aunt Haith angd Jean set to work preparing the room. No ope was allowed to sce what was go- ing on until the follewing day. were invited to take a leok. the walks were pranches With bits of cotton snow clin In one corner was a bi drift of the same material. they had the meyt day. Jeap' o ert, wore the Santa Claus suit he hag used at the school entertainment. passed the things to the one whose pame it bore. Jean voted it was mueh mere fun than a tree. Thig is how it was made. An emp barrel was placed in one corner of the Boxes and kipdling wood were Next an old sheet was aced over all With a hole Where . the | 9% top of the barvel came. Cotton was plag- ed over thexsheet to make it look more Diamond dust wey sprinkled over all witt few hits of hally sess. | 2UTe tered about %e give it a touch of coior 2 _W The 1id of the barrel was covered separ-| L1et Wednesday was to be fact that it was a lid con- | Poned her shepping till cepled by aliawing the batting to extend | IPTorted bomaet might bs saved « we:-| ti “G'wipe ter be gmow-beun' dis experge had een aimost nothing | CBIFMas” he said ear Were all 3t|and even the work of getting it ready |ADd, of course, after ‘was lece than it wou'd have ynderstand more RHEUMA FOR URIC ACID Rheuma, a phyi for rheumatism, and_helps force the wric swollen joints and oiher lodglug plages, ays the Lee & Osgood day’s use will conyiace Warkmen's Compensatinl ‘The following workmen's com; | agreements have been approved by Cem- missioger. J. J. Donoauc: Edward Chappell ployer, and James Wilbur, 98 Hign street, bruise on left leg, Blakesige & Son, and Jeremiah Connors, chester, employe, badly bruised instep, at rate of $13.23. Thumes Towboat Co., employer, and Richard Dwyer, New Lon- don, smiioye, bruised hand, at rate of 18 w Plang are ynder way for a lunch to be served 3t a nominal fee to those attead-| ing thig institute. The topics to be discussed at that time cover § wide range and inciude disous, e of Artificial Lights, ing and Breeding. Norwich, am- village to village, sions_on The .fl!—_.———d-” DON'T BE BALD Phin-haired readers) shouid begin usin Local men who are making a success of the poultry buysiness will be gn this program, as well ag sey- eral of the specialists from the college. as possible 8 complete ProgTIM for this institute. will be anuounced. "Pwo organization meetings for cooper- ative exchanges will be hel ©On’ Thursday afternoon the farmers of Lisbon and Griswold will-meet at Jewe:t i ect a board of managers for At the meeting held in December a constitution laws was adopted, but owing to a mis- understanding on the part of some of the farmersy it was féit best to put over the matter of_ election of a governing uhtil a later date. New London, asian Sage st hairigss. Lee & Osgoad eelis it with guaranies 1o Stop fyfing hair and and banish all daudruft, or money 19~ Jasen Smith Wi army and had sa e Maguive €9. ployer, and Arthur Gladue. Taftville, ploye, burns on face, at rate of §15. itching scalp, field, Stratford, ford and Greemwich o Norwich, New London, . Danielson, Put- sam @a3d Willimantic. zone of the diagnosis of suspected tuber- culosis bone gonditions, we hope, in -the Rear future. to offer to the state the as- sistange of the experis of The Seasode. ear this sort of roulosis is receiv- In the difficult A Chrigtmss Dear Uncle Jed: 9id Ungle Abe the recognized '::;h, — e nev & PAR- & dRy o and mors y that Bie had ot 5‘.‘}@ work agel ing the acclaim of all the students of the work that the Following this meet- gA“"‘ about it ing on Thursday the board of managers will meet and elect & manager to have t problem. It is the eat nroplem. J¢ 18 the | @ e of the business-Affairs of ‘the’ or- mingham demonstra- resen most worth while It is st fruit of all the culesiy surveys fhat bave beep hegun within the last few yeers. As the results haye shown, it i§ a work thal has not Sisters of Charity Have Proven The Value of Father John’s Medicine TERS IN.CHARGE OF CHILDREN! WITH GREAT SUCCESS.” At the Children’s Home in.New- buyrypert, Mass., there are an aver- age of eixty children under- the lov- ing care. of the Sisters of Charity. ‘In a recemt signed statement the Sister In charge said: $ully endorse Father John's cine because in our Home it h: come, infll.iwuhloa I our friends that the . r Bt e g M ormy Neyemb k &f Mvmbts the twenty- On Friday afternoon Lebangn farmers will megt 10 hold their first orga: meeting for the cooperative Around $2,000 in capital stpck has al- ursday 1= g her rageedly over the edge one after this all the good “ niarviile felt sl planning for a faic Christmigs on n01d the Tide to Tis: ward'to ang were tucked oyt gers. What matfer that should shake his head? Ing for it"but to laugh merry. Tt was very early that wonderful mern- ing when the little folks sopamb! bed and peeped gver the windo; o Gliertheat “Ung’ Abe did t The good Jady thre: v?t tlhe 'mdsfi and dropned - ‘Fare, please,” the poor- b iq| I glways spid." piled the branches up so fail that what | nat kngw what o e s st do you suppese T .. Extra charge of 50c per ton if carried in. HENRIETTA MAIN, Age 12 waa & day 5 lo luscious puddinge of the raach 6‘ 4 'nele In The Street Car. Dear Uncle Jed: Sam had five pents 50 he went out to take a ride in a street car. He was tpe big %o kmeel on ghe Dbe sat pp like a man, act 23 it he had been In mreet way. and When the op Sam did-not dare to get off, for fear he would be a lost 1 gver | hoy. Far the place Was new to him and L %G5 not buik up a8 it was | ¥ S HOME “HAVE USED IT In a great many institutions of a| country, Father John' What the nurses in‘charge depend upon to keep the children well gnd Strong. They know that it is entirely safe pe. cause it is free from alcohol and dan- gerous drugs. Many similar letters of epdotsement have been received from homes, hogpi- talsand institutions, and the and copieg of the letterg will be sent ‘Father John's Medicine is a doctoy’ prescription, and’is pure and whe'e- Tt-has had more than sixty five years success for- colds, ubles and as a tonic gnd body bulld- | Hg tede a lop, mammg's Tirgs, | negs ’ Soon the man wno pulls the bell to let foilkg on and off came up to Sam, ard Ho thought that | man would strike the napzaned? Thpy broke | five Gents Would fake the nownd 1rin If Tight off wid let oyf presonts fall yight| he aid not set off the car. grew red in the face. The tears his eyes. and Tre was just aboul to give 2 loud weream, When a pice man t|'Who ‘sat. next to’'him put five gents | footer TRICIA REILLY, Age 13. SHETUCKET COAL & WOOD €0, Telephone 1257 ——————— P flo", A for - Déstitute S §row very ~ ed Y be zeasopahly wapesnd 19 be Charity, : New- udran,.g‘mm of “Thank you, sir,” | about 75 years old. S s