Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 10, 1921, Page 8

Writts your name, ags and address .h':vnmuu—.tmmrr. WIDEAWAKE POETEY ‘Who says when its marble time? Smoke and Red!” Robins sometimes say that Spring now s here to stay, *hen & blizzard comes along and they fy away. Whe tells that Spring s here? How are they to know We may not have weather yet twenty- nree below? But, just let & eunny day linger here- aboat, Then, like magic, all the guys get thefr marbies out! Yes, it's here! It's marble time every- where in town ; All you hear is: “Git on taws!” you, knuckle down ! “Hen Then, another mystery holds in Ms sway— Who finds last year's marble bag? Who put it away? ' Boys have fleeting memories—that all mothers know— _ Boys can't find a hat or coat left an hour ago! But, just let that mystic time—marble time—come ‘round ; Bomehow, somewhere, marble bags al- ways can be found. Who says when it's marble time? How are Yoys to know We may not have weather vet twenty three below? —william Herschell News. n Indianavolis ‘TNCLE JED'S TAIE TO WIDE AWAKES Some of the Wide-awakes may have vead of several young men, not much more than boys who ran away with a lot of money. The story was anything but inspiring. It caused most people who ™ read it to exclaim. How foolish! Bven th youngest member and the one who took the largest sum was very humble after be was caught. He couldn’t understand what possessed him to do such a thing. He knew the moment he was taken into custody that his dream was over. But somehow be wasn't able to profft from the lessons of others who had done sim- Dar things and been punished. Tt came' to him all of a sudden after 1t was too late to prevent it that he knew better, that he had done wrong and * was sorry for it, and sorry for the grief ~ that his action had caused his mother. Bat that doesw't permit him fo escape the penalty for breaking the law. He began to think about the differcnce be- " tween right anq wrong after it was too late. He must now pay the price of his dishonesty. You have all heard adout honesty be- Ing the best policy. Day after day that ¢is deing proved in a great number of +ways. Honesty in fact ‘s not only the “best policy but it should be the onlv policy. Be honest live straightforward lives, o good., alm high and you will avold many of the pitfalls which catch “many. When temptation comes there “abould be a quick decision for right in- | steaq of wrong. Had the boy taken the ~wecond view of his act first and respected “It tostead of waiting until it was too late be would have avoided mnch trouble and *disgrace. Live upright and honest lives and you will bave nothing to regret. WINNERS OF PEIZE BOOKS l—Louls Schatz of Yantic—Black #Rock, 2—Mareis C. Stanton of Norwich— “*The Campfire Girls on the March. ! 3—Clufford Tholen of Preston City— Captives Three. 4—Kathleen Dearnley of Jewett City— i The Campfire Girls in the Mountains. 5—James McGee of Gales Ferry—Far Past the Frontier. # 6—Christin M .Clark of Moosup— VThe Campfire Girls on the Farm. 5 " 7—Paal 0. Holdridge of Ledyard— Now or Never. " 8—Mary Maymard of Norwich—Little Prudy’s Cousin Grace. Prize winners living in Norwich can Joblain their books by calling at The “Bolletin business office after 10 a m. Thursday, LETW:RS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT " Ireme Bellevance of Moosup—I thank .you for the prize book, The Camofire ‘Girls on The March. I have read it and found it interestin Marjorle Gates of Gales Ferry—I thought the book you sent me was verv nice, the title is Pegzy Alone. I have “enjoyed it very much. ' Pasline Eisemstein of Colchester— I recelved the prize book, Hilda's Mascot. and thank you for the same. I have Tead 1t and founq it very interesting. Jeseph Cyr of Jewett City—Received your_book entitied Connecticut Boys in the Western Reserve. I read it throush and fognd it to be one of the most in- feresting books I ever read. Thanking ¥ou for it. Billy Tirrell of Norwich—I want to thank you for that lovely book you gave Frank Sledjesky of Baglevile—I re- wetved the book and have found it very Interesting, I thank you very much for it. Helen T. Greeme of Plainfleld—I wish thank you for the book you sent me. od Little Prudy’s Dotty Dimple. I I shall enjoy reading it They a very interesting set of books as I ve the whole set now. Helen Sledjesky of Eagleville—I have recetved the book you sent me. I have read ¢ ¢hrough and found it very in- eresting. 1 thank you very much for it. -AWAKES Only & Cent Desr Uncle Jed: Uncle Jarris was & Larpenter, and had 4 sbop in the country. BY WIDE- TUT THIS OUT—IT IS WOBTH MONEY ¢ this slip, enclose With Gc and el it o Foley & Coo 3835 Sheflleld Ave, g DL, writing your name and ad” fress clearly. You will receive in return » trial package eom.?hunl Foley'sk{:gnez und, for_coughs, colds ant R yery Kidcey Pile. foF paina in rheumatism, backache, John and Dick were playing with tame pigeons. ‘Boys,” .he said. workshop ought .to swept up every ening. Which of you do it?' I am willing to pay a each sweeping.” “Only John, “Who weuld “I-will,” said Dick. than nothing.” Se Uncle Harris was don shop, Dick weuld ' take sweep it. And he droppeq nies into his saving bank. Harris toek John and Dick to him. While he went to buy ber, they staved in & toy shop, there were toys of every fine Kkites,’ said John, buy ene “Only tem man behind the counter. a cent,” said John. P RH T did not open my bank Dick bought the bird kite and a large knife, while Johm went out enything. But he had learneq not to despise little things, and he was very g£1ad to *sweep whenever Dick would let him, even though he received for:his work only a cent. LUCY DUGAS, Age 11. Versaflles. A Lost ChuEA Dear Uncle Jed: It was a day in aw- tumn when leaves of brilliant hues were scattered over the landscape and when some were still clinging to the trees ready to’ drop gently down to their winter quar- ters as soon as the first gust of wind would come along, that Dotty ventured out into the woods alone, She wandered on and on, picking a red and green leaf here and spying an orange and yellow one there. She scampered on not even once looking back nor no- tiieng the setting sun. But suddenly just at the verge of pick- ing up arother” leaf, ‘which would.com- plete the sum needed for a drawing les- son at school the next morning, Dotty stumbled ovep a stone and fell headlong against the trunk of a tree. Her large bouquet flew out of her hands and she lay motionless for a few minutes, quite stunned. After gaining consciousness she imme- diately understood her position. “I have sprained my ankle and I am lost in the woods!” murmured Dotty over and over. She'tried to rise but in vain. She could not stand on her left fool. Bitterly sobbing, the sound of approach- ing footsteps were not heard by Dotty. It was her father coming in search of the child that was missed at the table.that evening. He held a lantern in his hand and the bright light that shone’into the eyes.of his daughter awoke her from a reverie. On seeing her father Dotty gave a cry of joy and was brought home, contented and happy, being only too thankful to get out of the dark woods, MARIAM SHAPIRO. Norwich, How Millicent Saved Charlestown. Dear Uncle Jed: Once there lived a lit- tlo girl named Millicent Freeman. She was a very jolly girl with big brown eyes. e was very pretiy. One day when Mr. Freeman _came home he sald to his wife, “We are going to Roxbury because the British are'coming. They lived near Bun- ker Hill and it was a . very dangerous place. So they were all set to go to Grandma Barcley. Her cousin Molly was there and she was very mischievous. She isliked by all the people in Roxbury use she played tricks on all the peo- When they were there a couple of days the two girls wanted to ride horse- back, and did not want to ask thelr moth- ers because they knew they would say no, o they asked the Negro servant to put the bridles on the horses. The ser- vant went and put them on and the two girls were off. They had planned to go to Charlestown. They were both. happy on the way till all of a suden Molly dis- appeared. Millicent kept on till she came |near enough to see the top of Bunker Hill. There she saw the British soldiers coming over the hill. She turned her |horse around and started toward . Rox- |bury again. She kept watching till night when she saw lights coming far away, about a mile or so. She had a little |drum which was given to her when she was six years old. She picked up her drum and went through the village.of {Roxbury, spreading the alarm that the | British were coming. All the people were ready and on their way near her Grandma Barcley. About break of day the Americans had won the. battle and Charlestown was, safe. The house’ Milli- cént Freeman lived in was not touched a bit and Millicent was given a grezt re- ward for saving. Charlestown. BEATRICE HEBERT. Plainfield. A Trip to the Beashore. Dear Uncle Jed: One morning during my summer vacation, my brother took mother, sister, and me, also two of my schoolmates and their mother and father, in our automobile to the seashore. We started early in the morning. ‘We had a fine time going. Wheh we got there my two little schoolmates and I put on 'our bathing suits and went into the water, while the others dug clams for dinner. Ohl how hungry we were. After a while We went to pick up sticks for the fire, Our mothers made clam chowder Which my brother. cooked over the fire. When the chowder was done he called the crowd to- gether, ¥ ‘We sat down on the sand eating chow- der, when all of a sudden it bégan to ratn. We took our dishes, kettle and cof- fee and ran for the auto. We then start- ed for home. It stopped raining soon af- ter so wo stopped beside the road and finished our dinner, We had a good time lafter all CHRINSINA MAY CLARK, Age 10. Moosup. Mande's Revenge. Dear Uncle Jed: One day Maude had a quarrel with her brother and vewed she’d pay him back for his crueity. This is what she di Her brother’s name is Tommy, a mis- chievous 1ad, always up to some tricks. On this day Maude's opportunity came for her revenge on Tommy. Maude's sister, a lover of cats, was seated in the sifting room, reading. At this time Temmy had taken her cat and was going toward the pond in the back of the house where he intended to drown it. But Just then Maude came to the rescue. Seeing his trick- she informed her sister of the naughty bey's plan. Her sister then went to save her pet. Taking it home she fondled and caressed it, and gave it some bread and milk. This angered her brother, but Maude was hap- Py and called it “her revenge.” GLADYS ANTZTRSON, Age 9, Brookliyn, e The Beginming of My Fleck. Dear Uncle Jed: I have 2 small flock of hens. The first that I had was a small brood of chickens my brother gave me, I fed them and some of my fathers hems came down there and ate. Then my broth- er gave me more chickens. I then had 11 wyandoties, one leghorn, four Rhode Isi- and reds and one buff orpington. My hens did not lay very good. L5 That fall one of the Rhode Island reds stole her nest. I ¢id not find it for quite a while. When it was time for the hatch 1 did not knew. One morning when I went to feed her I saw they had hatched and something ‘had killed all the baby chicks. I went to feed the others and found that three out of r. flock of ‘mother also was kill- Investigating An Atile . Dear Uncle Jed: curious aitics I ever saw. The ceiline is_very high and square and - on el side are two rooms. From'one you <an see ‘the abeep in. the pasture. lbmk running along the edge of and their big dog “Don’ watching sheep, In the center of the - large chimney made of stomes; aroung the other side of it are fi ning . wheels' all different 3 portraits hang on the walls and old'fash- ioned dishes, books and an oid . fashion- ed jug fill the corners. Against the wall of the chimney is cradle_and churn more than 100 years old. Besides chests and, bureaus filled with 0ld clothes, shells, swords and: oid cons. . There are many things like folding tables. ‘We had an enjoyable morning lookinz over the different things. A Wide-Awake, Jewett City. The Herse and the Cow - Dear Uncle Jed: The horse and cow are useful animals. They are found in the country, but in the city horses are seen oftener. than cows. The horse is taller ang more graceful than a cow, having slender legs, 2 longer neck and a flowing mane. The:cow is clumsy looking and has a thick 'neck ‘with no mane. Her head is shorter and broader than that of the horse and so are her ears. They stand out from the sides of her head, while ~those of the horse are nearer together and extend uv- ward, The cow has horns, which grow from her head dbove her ears, ‘but the horse has mome. A cow chews her cud. that is, after swallowing her food she returns it to her mouth and chews it again. The horse cannot do this, The hoof of the horse Is solid, while that of the cow is in.two parts. Both the horse and the cow have long tails. That of the horse is bushy, being made up of long flowing hairs, while. that of the eow is bushy only at the end. DIANA DOYON-" Glasgo. The Twe Sisters: Dear Uncle Jed: Once upon a 'time a lady had two ‘daughters. The elder daughter was like her mother. She was proud and unkind and no one liked to be near her. The younger daughter was very much like her father. She was kind and sweet tempered and everybody loved her. You can hardly believe it but the mother kept the elder daughter always by her side while the younger was made ‘to Twice a day the poor little girl had to walk to 3 spring two miles away 1o, get a. pitcher of water. On bright days or -dull, .stormy. ones -her lit- tle feet irudged over the long path. One. day as she stooped at the spring a poor old lady came to, her.. “Pray give-me a drink, child,” she said. “With all my heart,” replied. the little girl. She filled the pitcher up with' clear water and held it up to the old ladys lips. When gho had drank allthe water the womian-said, “You are so themghttul that I will give you a gift” Now you must know, this .wis_a fairy who had taken the forh of an old 1ady to seothow she would be treated. I will' give you this gift,” said. the .fairy, “that every ‘word you speak jewels shall come out of your' mouth.” her mother, but h"tmfl. . seolded her for staying g0 long at.the spring. your pardon,” said the Iittle girl. not mean to stay so long What do you think?” As’ diamonds fell ‘from her “What is this?” cried must send my_child, too. she said to the elder child. “Take tI pitcher and go te the spring and get pitcher of water.” “k fine thing for me to de,” said gelfish child. “Why den't yeu ge Belf? The mother coaxed and pleaded at last the naughty girl Mifted ‘t:: BE iz il i 5 g ! i £ 14 H B £ & i { H H ‘? i £ 1 ! | i The little girl ran home.to] Gray Hair at Home ¢ 'your hair is graving or is faded aled, do.not let it become any €. No matter whether ‘youtheul color was golden or any shade of brown, all d'1s.a bettle of Brownatone to s to’ comie, a8 Raymond HII'is block- -1t may Be a week or two before it is MARY MAYNARD, Age 9. and I were wisiting her grandfather who | Concord ‘while lives riear’ Oakdale We decided t0".£0 - {ing inthe | into ‘the attic.. It is one of the must|pearsd; KIlléd:. the ‘him away. a4 s < . Inthe might,; while the savages slept, he; g:. stolen horse, slipped: a saddle xr-fl:I r the head of one.of his captors, | mounted,” anid ‘fled. He swam the Nashua river and‘rode through tlie forest home. i 1V1uafnv " was.a brave deed, don't you' : . gl brothers and carried » Dear Uncle Jed;, During my last sum- ‘mer vacation I spent a few weeks with a friénd of ‘mine who Jives in the country. “A-fow ‘fays after.I had been there we planried 6% going camping. for a week @ piné groye mear a. river. ‘We got ready {he camping’ outfit, fishing peles and some things to.eat and cook. Next morning we “hitched up the don- KATHLEEN DEARNLEY. Aze 13 |ke¥ and loaded the things tnto the wagon and started -off Very, happy. When we ot o the gTove we set up the tent and put in the few articles we needed, and drove the donkey into the pasture. ‘We hegan'to feel hungry, so We got tomething to eat.. After we had straightened up'the tent we went fishing in a boat which we had. We came back about 6 o'clock and we were hungry again. . Affer.we Had cooked and ate the “fish #nd. other things we went up to feed the denkey. and’ walked around in the grove.. When it began to grow dark we went to the tent and sat in the door and ‘watched - the bright moon: rise over the tops. of thé pines and river. Then we went in and went to bed. ‘We spent a 'very bappy week in the grove. CORA FRANCIS CLARK, Age 13. Moosup. Feeding the Birds, Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you how we feed the birds. . My sister and 1 nailed’ a box on a tree in our yard. In this box we put grain and erumbs. One morning we saw five bluejays and many snowbirds eating from the box. The blue- Jays ‘go fn the.cornhouse and eat corn When the door is left open. I hung an ear of corn in the apple tree and the blyejays ate all of it ‘We sea many crows but do not feed them, because_they steal our corn in the spring when we plant it. Last summer my father shot three one day. He caught one in a.trap. HARRY GRANDY, Age 8. Yantie. My Pony, eat by herself and to work very hard.| Dear ‘Uncle Jed: I 'have s pony. He 18 brown and white and his name is.Bus- ter.” He is 50 fat.that he If a buster. He is ‘2’ naughty little pony, although he is smait. Every. time. he can he will run out of ‘the, barn and race around and kick his heels up in the air. I think he just wants a good run, because he knows he is free. - ‘We have 2 watering trough in our barn and-it has a faucet'in:it. Bust(r has @igcovercd that he gets his water from it, and’after ‘nibbling and pulling on it he is able 'to turn it on himeelf. Buster pretends that he don’t like me and he nips ‘me and shakes his head at me. But I know ‘he dves, for sometimes 1 g0 away for guite a while'and when I come back ‘and go-in ‘his stall what does he'do; but-wiingy ! _Ism't he glad to see T guess ho is! ‘. RUTH BALLOU, ‘Age 12. - Jewstt City. ¥ Dear'Tnele Jed: The Eriglish language 1s net only:'the: most impertant but in many. respedts. tha mest. interesting lan- Isles; mow it is used by over one hun- dred’ anid thirty -million people scattered over:the earth. ; ‘The princinal cause for ‘the Tnglish language, now. most inferesting lan- and the Jeading language of the ‘the word colonizatiert, Nearly three. hundred. years ago. Great ibegan planting " colonies which same Janguage as the mother v, - e Tnital' Mtatea, or i stance, .once an English colony, has more Bnglish-spesking peopls than, England B3 New Sonlind, Aintralis, South Africa, are Engligh-speaking colonies. ‘The original, inhabitants of Engiand, guage at. o modern Welsh. w!l!y conquered by the Ro- at about the, beginging ot -the Chris- iratical This early. period of English language, extending from_about 450 to 1200 A. is often called Old English. What i3 cajled modern English begins abbut the time of Shakespeare. English w0 . without my. ‘then assumed’a. form . which we of u:;('::.. e understand Special Purchase and Sals EVENING DRESSES i Actual Values to $65.00 Exquisite new models in a spiendid ar- ray of colors including black, turquoise, peach, orchid, rose, blue and nile. SALE STARTS TODAY Early Selections Are Advisable, ‘Splendid Selection of NEW SPRING SUITS, COATS, WRAPS AND DRESSES is now ready and we solicit your inspection. Manhattan 121-125 MAIN STREET special study. This period ( ktends from about 1500 A. D. to the present time. Although our language is now used by so many millions of peopls, jt is still growing. Many new words suth as tele- graph, telephone, phonograph, dynamo, ete., have just lately come into use. I think that every true American boy and girl should know the s.ory of, their language. LOUIS SCHATZ, Age 14. Yantic. Mother Earth and Her Children. Dear Uncle Jed: The world was cloth- ed in her robings of white. Her children the trees, and bushes, also were dressed in silvery white gowns, and diamonds hung around their necks. But 'twas bitter col, and they longed for their company (for this is what they ‘were dressed up for) to come. This was Mr. Sun, one of Old Mother Earth's faithful attendants, who warmed up her little children and made them comfort- able as could be. Betore long he had to depart. This he aid_reluctantly. Slowly he sank in the distance, short- ening the length of his rosy beams, and making the little ones cold again. But later on Mr. Moom came to court Old Mother Earth, He then lulled tho children into a profound slumber, while he hugged their mother tight. Early next morning -he also had to say goodbye, and as he went he cast his_silvery moon-beams upon the little children and their wother. ‘Then they were alone. again till the next day, when the rays of golden sun- light told them Mr. Sun was going ‘to make his appearance again with his great warmth and cheery, smiling face. LILLIAN ANDERSON, Age 12 Brooklyn. A Banaway Hrse. Dear Uncle Jed: One morning a few days ago I was startled to hear the sound of running feet on the broad high- way and the confused shouts of people, such as “ Stop him! Catch Him!” and such like shouts. At first 1 thought it was a few people running after a thief, ‘who had been found out and was running for his Iife but was mistaken for after looking out of the window I saw a youns. #pirited horse racing as for his life down the highway, dragging after him a fine looking carriage in which no one sat. A% I was watching I saw a man with aa Iumbre“l. Tace across the street, opening 1and shutting ft while the horse almost stopped in fright, while a man running from the other side of the street caught hold of the horse’s bridle, and giving a backward jerk, stopped the horse en- tirely and returned the herse and buggy to the owner. Then I ate breakfast. After I had finished it I wrote to my aunt, who lives in Wisconsin, telling her of the episode I had just witnessed. CLIFFORD THOLEN, Age 11. Preston City. C —— Spiders Dear Uncle Jed. I thought I would ‘write a few lines about spiders. Some spiders like to live in cellars or in attics, where they are not likely to be disturbed. Others prefer to make their houses under the edges of shingles or in the’ cracks of a wall while others live on the ground or under the bark of trees. Spiders are divided inte twe groups. the cobweb spidars, who spin webs and lie in wait for their prey, and the hunt- ing epiders Who go boldly forth to seek the visiting insects. ‘The fine silk uf the webs and of the cocoon which hold the eggs is very won- derful. Some species waave soft silk nests among the leaves. One spide ‘way of building her home is to first make a2 hole in the ground. In this burrow she will keep her babies ‘when the weatiier is chilly, Some spid- ers would be content with such a warm comfortable home, h\l’.luhe isn't. ‘The timbers wlich she uses are scarce- ly two inches in length, and her bricks are tiny round balls of earth. Then she arranges her bricks neatly and even, tak- lin: great pains. When the work. is finished - she has 2. i fine tower more than two inches high. where her babies may enjoy the sun- shine. ‘When we watch her make her mest we feel like helping them, but our timber ang bricks are not suitable for her. She gets them herself. It is fun to watch them build nests. JOSEPHL Norwich Town. NE WASILEWSKA Visiting Sehool. Déar Uncle Jed: The speaking con- test of the Ledyard school was held in the Congregational church Wednesday afternoon, February 9. As we had the one-half day out my sister and brother and I visited school in Poquetanuck in the room taught by Miiss Day. She has grades from the Fourth to the Eighth. One of the lttle boys was in the hall. We told him we would like to visit school 80 he let us in. We stayed the after- noon and looked on without anyone Speaking to us. Wednesday,, February 16, we had an- other half day on account of a teachers’ meeting. My sister and I went to Po- quetanuck to visit school in the room that had grades from the First to the Third. Miss Ayers was the teacher. When we rapped at her door she was very nice. She came to the door, invited us in and talk- ed with us. We stayed the afternoon and when we left for home she invited ug to come again. So I wouldn't mind if I had Miss Ayers for my teacher. EARL M. KINMOUTH, Age 7. Ledyard, A Birthday Party. Dear Uncle Jed: I went to a party the other night at the home of a girl friend of mine. It was her thirteenth birthday and she had a cake with 13 candles on it. There was eight boys and eight girls which made 16 children all together. We played games and sang | About quarter of ten lunch way served, We had hot chocolate, sandwiches, two kinds of cake, candy and oranges. We had a very good time and the girl who had the party got quite a lot of presents. MARGUERITE GILL, Age 14. Jewett Ciy. songs, Saving a Bird Dear Uncle Jed—One morninz when I was going to school I saw a cat with a bird in its mouth. I took it away from the cat and let it go. All the school be- longed to a Band of Mercy—if we did a kind deed for a dumb creature we ‘would get a gold colored star to wear for a week. I got it for a week for being kind to the bird, HELEN DANIELS, Age 11 Bast Hampton. RHODE ISLAND REDS ¢ REPEAT AT STORES Apparently the hens in the laying con- test at Storrs took advantage of the mild weather which we had during the week by laying 288 eggs more than last week, 298 more than last year at the same pe- riod and 358 eggs more than the six year average. The production for the eighteenth week was 3,780 eggs or a yield of 55.3 per cent. For the second consecutive Week a pen of Rhode Island Reds owned by Charles H. Lane of Southboro, Mass, has won first place. The production for the week was 53 ezgs. A pen of White Leghorns owned by James O. LeFevre, New Paltz, N. Y., was second With a yield of 52 eggs. A pen of Barred Rocks from Rock Rose Farm, Cazenovia, N. Y., and a pen of Rhode Island Reds owned by D. S. Vaughn, Greeneville, R. L, both tied for third place with a yield of 51 egms Fourth place went to a pen of White Leghorns owned by Ernest I Scott of armington. Conn. A pen of Buff Wyan- dottes owned by Hollis P, Cloyes, Sil- ver Lane, Conn., two pens of Rhode Is- land Reds owned by Norman H, Misner, Hasbrouck, N. Y., and Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, Mass., and two pens of White Leghorns owned by Lawrence W. Miller, Argyle, N. Y., and Orchard RNl Farm, Sandy Creek, N. Y., all tiel”for fifth place with a production of 43 egzs each. How to brood chicks successfully is perhaps one of the biggest problems which confronts the poultrymen the next thrée or four months. Obvious- one cannot hope to get a great many | €ggs, win a great many prizes in the showroom, produce the best sort of fowls for table use, or do any other desirable thing with hens unless they are able to grow strong sturdy chicks. Other things being equal, heat heat the house or coop in which it is located. Too much heat and too Httle exercise, both of which are likely to oc- cur in artificial brooding, are both con- ductive to weak legs, and generally de- bilitrated undesirable youngsters. The four leading pens in each of the principal varieties are as follows: Plymouty, Reeks, W. H. B. Kent (Barred) Casenovia, N. Y. oeee ceereaeas ceees 603 noeNk Rosé Farm (Barred) Katonah, en Rliode Island Reds, James O. Le Fevre, New Paitz, N. Y. A. P. Robinson, Calverton, N. Y. l-log Head Poultry Farm, Dover, N. Hollywood Farm, Hollywood, Wash. Other Varieties, Obed G. Knight White Wyandottes) Bridgeton,” R. L A H. P. Cloyes, (Buff Wyandottes) Silver Lane, Conn. A. E. Hampton (Black Leghorns Piitstown, N. J. . Oregon Agricaltural College, Cory lis, Ore. (Oregons) UNION Mrs. Ottver Howlett spent a fow &ays the past week with her father, B. M. Horton. Mrs.. Hattie Phillips of Southbridre spent'a few days at toe Burnham cottage the past week. Greenwich.—Mr. and Mrs. Ray Graham Bigelow of Greenwich gave a farewell party at the Alcazar grill, St. Augustine, Fla., Sunday. They left Monday for Pine- hurst. Has He Found a Cure for Asthma ? Simple Prescription Gives Instant Relief. Makes Breathing Easy In w England, where bronchial asthma, bronchitis and other discases of ihe throat and lungs are so prevalenmt, Temarkably ‘successtul Tesults are being reported following the use of a new form of treatment known as Oxidaze, a physi- preseription. Oxidaze is u harmless but powerful combination of curative essential ofl concentrated and compressed into & small tablet. One of these tablets slowly dis- solved before going to bed seems to have the effect of releasing the muscular con- striction of the bronchial tubes, opening up the air p: s and regulating spas- modic lung 1 enables the pa- tient ‘to breathe easily and naturally while lying down and to get a comfort. able night’s sleep. 0 mucli interest has been shown that 1 druggists, including Lee & Osgood. ave secured u small supply and state that they are ‘authorized to refund the money paid for the first package If in any case this new treatment fails to give relief. Oxidaze is pleasant 1o take, con- tains no - harmtul,:’ habit:formin; and is not expemsive. This Lest af easy matter, drugs, their during the best brooder is the one that provides ample for the chicks but does not over- . 529 521 404 676 621 613 590 620 597 THE WILDEENEAN 2 Whnt a_forsaken place. Nothinz but trees Ghost trecs, And rugged pi With an awful stiliness everywheity. No sound but the wind ‘ P the bark Alone In this Alonel God's great wilderness, T looked &t the stars, Oh, the world seemed smafi, | 1 stouped to drink. at the breok And the white-faced mool at me « skull of the Lniverse Leering at me, N At mel What a forsaken ‘Y’I‘lo, heaven to this; 2 cre's a Jagged knife In my baek Tearing my soul, And no man is near; i 2 Damnable fear ; Fenr. of the Silence, Of the great immensity Of nothingness My fear. Yes—this fs God's Wilderness; Why did I leave the beaten pathi Venturesome fool that 1 am; Even the trees take shape nd, taynt me; ‘What's that you say, Yon erooked, gnaried oak? 20 my heart ve in my hea And n the hearts of men i 1 looked ‘again at the stal And they sang, And lo! the gnar) Was God ! —Charles L. H. Wagner, Transript. - - THE FRIENDLY LIGHT. My room is high sbove the strget, ’An‘ up a long, long stafr, 4 And when I'm left to go to sleep I'm often lonely there. E eath my window stands But, undern Ao - b1 e, that Tooka indow shate 5 p:z:,!‘lt:k down at_the lig] It winks at me, as though to say. Tm here—sleep wel ib : e —Iris, in HUMOR OF :-THE?DAY Mrs. Exe—I hear you are Tooking{fo ther_cook. % . S Nrs. Wye—1 wouldn't say “anothr. The woman I've had only jsaid tiey were cooks—Boston Transeript. “Can you recommend & good book: for Degi at 7 * iy, T don't know of #hy book that will be more useful to ¥bu than a checkbook.”—New York Su; “Rupert, leave poor puley (bending over purring ci): “But, mamma, listen; he's ot Bigo- gl:e: going."—London Answers. “Hey, congressman,” “Well? “What do you do when building fences?” “Oh, 1 dodge Courier-Journal. “George Washington was a trgthfu man. % “As far as he got. But noe interview- er ever asked him to ll;.llke a public statement about his golf scere OF n of fish he Caught”—~Washing- ton Star. Helen—If he proposes, I shall eug gest that we postpons our wedding until things get back to normal Her Dear Friend—1 wouldn’t de that dear. The man might get back te mor- mal himselt.—Boston Transeript. “The great lawyer listens to your story and then retires to his sancium. iTrue” “What does he do there?™ s **Maybe he consults a ouijo board. —Louisville Courler-Journal. A thing one should have expressed differently, overheard in clubland Member (to another who has just been knighted)—Aha! Hearty congratula- tions, Sir- and now your wife's a lady at last. — London Chronicle. “How do you like Sadie's new muff 7 “Ah, T tell you later—after I get my hand in."—Florida Times-Unien. Irate father—“Your dilatery habits annoy me. It's been my rule through life to be at my desk early and Jate Incorrigible son — “Same Wwith 'me, dad. Sometimes I get there early and sometimes iate."—Exchange. -~ “It is charged that you are spending money too freely. That our Plunkyilic schools cost too much.” 4 “Well, I'm willing to gather data” said the urbane head of Plunkvilles school system. “Get me an appropris- tion and I'll visit every town in th United States.—Loulsvilld Courler- Journal ¢ “Just what is an efficiency. expert, anyway?” asked the Old Fogy, as he looked up from the newspaper he was reading. “An efficiency expert is 2 man wh when he sees that an employe is doin his best, tells him that he isn’t doi very well” replied the Grouch. — Brooklyn Eagle. Hostess—Now, professor, T want you to have numerous pianissimo passages in_your selections for the musicale. Professor Pounder—You are fond of the sentimental, then? Hostess — No especially, but my guests will want to hear themselves talk once in & while.—Boston Tran- script. .. ——— THE KALEIDOSCOPE Recent statistics show more. Wwomen than men are leaving the farms. The telephone was first exhibited at the centennial exposition at Phila- delphia in 1876. Coal has been found valueless in the best porcelain furnaces, the fumes discoloring the ware. The only diamonds found in the United States-are in & small feld in Pike county, Arkansas. A method of stilling waves in frent of breakwaters by an- infusion efeair bubbles has been perfected. A register is kept of all visitors in the tower of the Woolworth building, the world's highest building. p Thé manufacture of paper as & hu- man activity ranks in age second enly to the manufacture of textiles. Bolshevist authorities bave proposed eliminating_some of _the thisty-five letters of tue Russian alphabet, The blackberry is found in aimost all parts of the northern hemispher but rarely occurs south of the equa tor. One-third of the wage-earners the United States 'are engaged manufacturing and mechanigal indu tries, It has been authoritatively statr that the expectation of life fof nr and women who have passed fo has actually decreased and is steadi decreasing. Darwin believer_ the peach wa, modification’ of the alfond. WY other naturafists incline to the, %3 that it fs of Chinese origin and cu tivated fo that it has become & tinct species, but one of the inf ing featurés of the fryji is that it bas nowhere been found in & wild issues,"—Loulsvi of