Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 13, 1922, Page 2

NORWK:HBULLETIN! Willimantic Office Chureh. Street won Telepho ended 1062 by Har- thirteen sec- nds. Jwmes Abern second, In n ninetee; is and Bdwin ross third in ome minute snd twenty The teams ran ws: Yanks. Cuticura Talcum = Fascinatingly Fragrant ———— Alwazs Headthful icurs Labaratariss, Dept X Malden, Sasmpi troe of Mse, Svecywhers DENTISTS Dr. Jackson, Dr. Strickland NAP-A-MINIT FOR PAINLESS EXTRACTION SPECIALISTS 9 A M. TO B8P M. Main Street limantic w AND LLING. DENTAL X-RAY Aliing Building Phone 44 R e e Succeeding Fil 50-62 NORTH ST, Lady Assistant. JAY M. SHEPARD e & Shepard Funeral Direcior & Embalmer | WILLIMANTIC Tel. Connection Killourey Bros. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS 38 Untan St. Phone 20¢ .. Willimantie, Conn. iLady Assistant) | nut her daughter, A. Frances, who married Frank B. West, in Rhode Island. Oft- en until Mrs. Chappell had nearly reach- ed five score vears, she made trips to visit her som here. | other—Mre. Chappell s A most WoR- gerful womanj’ sald Mps. Roberr R. Chappell, her daughter-in-law. “She is ays so considerate and kind; ‘rue to her relatives and many friends. Sh¢ was a woman who never shirked work and in her heyday was ever ready ‘¢ assist others. - Mrs. Chappell has a won{ derful disposilon as her old friends im South Windham of two score years age can attest” Mrs. Chappell has retained much of | what she has read. She could read with- out the ald of glasses untll she Was ahont seventy years of sge. At elghty she recovered what is knewn to wcculists as “second sight” She discarded hon lasses and could read quite well With- out artificial ald until she was oae lun- ared years of age. At that tme & Providence ecculist. fitted her ¥o- spe- 1al lenses. Two years ago her sight came dimmed, due to a eataract form- ing on one of her eves which s hardiy noticeable-to the average persor. At the West home fa Seekoni, Mce. Chappel does not lack for comfort as two of he” granddaughters, Misses Helen B. and Mary C. West assist-their mother In car- ne for their grandmother. Both are duates of Durfev High School, Fgli River, M Helen is also a graduate of a Providence commercfal school and 2 hookkeeper and stenographer in thatl city. Mary is a graduate of Brown pni- versity anq at present is empioved hy a mereantile firm in Boston, Mass. Mrs, Chappell.is a descendant of the Mugenotg who came from France to America In 1560. She had four brothers nd three sisters. One liyed to he ST nd the other six ltved to be over 80. She has several nieces living who are ow over 0. Mrs. Chappell was the mother of three children, Herber: R. Chappell of this Mrs. Frank B. West onk, Mass., and Alice, whe died age of three. Mr. Chappell has at the been in business tn Willimantic for many e He ls very devoted to hix mother ne er missed having his Thanks- dinner with her. He has vilerimags to Seekunk on his mother's birthday snniversary for many rs and has been accompanied by his | who ful shares the joys that | brighten this important day "for _the Chappell on his father's is a descendant of John Chappell, ) came from England to Boston In utionary era, 1774-76. Mrs, Herbert R. 2ppell is the daughter of Charles and H. Huyck Webster of New York. Websters of her family came to this In 1636. John Webster, the fifth of Connecticut, who held office b Mrs. Chanpell is a Daugh- rican Revolution and is t of Anne Wood. Elder- . A. R, of Windham, The funeral of Arthur, the three days' old son of Mr. and Mrs, Frank J. Train. or who died Saturday morning was held m the parents’ home, No. 38 Wal- street, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'- The body was placsd in the re- ving vault at the Willimantic cemetery. th was due to infantile trouble. Fun- arrangements were in charge of the | elock .| Hurteau-Bosse Corporation. , | _Due t, stormy weather Tag Bay for be Salvation Army Homs Service fund a8 postponed one weak untl Saturday, March 1Sth. The street committee of the cemmon counc ermen John P. Carlson, Geo. W ey and Fred Roy, held a meet- v night and considered the ad- f letting the contract for oii- Hic | street=, Bids will be calied r lawter. eneral Seeretary rank K. Cuostard {led a discussion ap Young Man land His- Home! at the weekiy gather- | ing of the youns men and boys at the L M. C. A Sunday aftermoon. Three moving pletures, “Milk," “The Lava and “At the Fromt,” were shown. _Saturduy afternoon, glagiers In the em- ¥ of a glass company of Hartford re- t window on the west & Sullivan Shoe com- store on Main street, broken a few s ago when an automobile tire that YOung man was rolling down the “t got away from him and crashed nrough the window. The glass meas- 1111 by 65 tnches. The deputy collectors of the internal e department at the selectmen's in the town building were bu saturday receiving income tax returns, seriod during the afternoon there rty-five persons in line waiting returns. Samuel Supt Anderson of Norwieh Connecticut Company, was a lo- visitor F'riday on a tonr of inspe: ion of the lines between the New Lon- lon and Sonth Coventry terminals and thought the one-man car was giving sat- iafaction to Datrons of the South entry line. The following membery of the boys eparimen. finished the twenty mile run v morning which was begun at M. C. A. some time ago: Irving James Abernathy, Don. dwin Cross, Ralph Will- lams, Stanley Sawicki, Halsey Foss, Har- old Higgins, Claude Simmons, Konopaska and Lewis White, Miss Marjorie Collins, teacher at the Village Hill school is recovering from an_attack of grip. s Marguerite St. John of Windham MURRAY'S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. COTTAGE RUGS You would be surprised how cozy and inviting a room or hallway can be made by the use of a Rag Rug here and there, and the cost is so very little. The new shipment comprises many sizes, and as many patterns to select from KHIT OR MISS PAT- TERNS TERNS .. EORDER . BORDER ,eueersrereen 130260 HIT OR MISS PAT- INNCENTER, WITH ° $1.25 . $1.89 $2.39 PLAIN CENTER, WITH $2.75 24x43 FLORAL BORDER.... $1.8% 3x6 FEET HIT OR MiSS PATTERNS .............. 25 3x6 FEET PLAIN CENTER WITH BORDER .......... §2.98 36-INCH WIDE, OLD-FASH- IONED RAG CARPET, YARD ... Martin of end. At the meeting of Anne derkin chapter, D. A. R, | the Spanish War Veterans' reom in the state armory, Mrs. David W. Goodale, of Springfield, Mass., state chairman of the International Relatlons committee for Massachusetts, will by the speaker. ‘Willimantic Woman's club will be guests of the chapter. of the Willimantic Welfare tion this (Monday) -evening. Willam Weeks which was to was continued unmtil Monday, John Martin charged with pleaded guilty. lars and costs, amounting®to piaced in charge of Probatio on, the Boston. of the New Haven Rallroad. is working east toward Putna making repairs to poles and aged by the seyere snow an: of last Nevember, between he; ton and around Cape Cod es were Invited to the day afterncon. The jndges F. 8. Hillsa of The Ridges, Allen of this city, and Miss {Tefield. the teacher. ontestants. speaker and Fran same grade woh second Larsan of the Eighth speliing contest. Friday aft children went $o Spring Hill in the town contest. in the month he will surrounding towns. The Woman’s Christian Uniow an Easter sale. ‘Windham High school which held at the town hall Frid a social success. The patro: ronesses were Principal and A. Case, Vice Principal and jam O. Brooks, Miss Ann Miss Muriel Kennedy celving "line were president of the sen Thosi Marcel or cldss bell was decorated with the banners of the two class provided by the Peerless e chestra. At intermission ed by the juniors. Th mittee was in charge: chairman, Morton Bak Shepard. Miss FI Rose, Clifton Dawson and 'road was the gmest of Mrs. (Charles New London over the week The March meeting of the djrectors 10 be heid in ‘he office of the organiza- The case of Archille Eremita against up in police court Saturday morning, He was fined five do- Arnold Peckham for three months. zeveral other gass recently The paremts and friends of the chil- dren at the grammar school at The Ridg- speaking wepelling contests for the Jistrict Thurs- There were sixteen lorence Holland Seventh grade was accounted is Bergeron of honors. grade won Eric Larson agaln | proved to be the best speller and later represent Mans- fleld In the contost between pupils of the The annnal Junior-Senior prom of th Winters Baker, president of the janior class. The Tefreshments were served and favors were distribut- following com- Joh Wood El- | % Tuesday in The | 2—TUse pen words. Baureau is be used. have come . March 27. Chick-A-Dee-Dee ‘intoxlcation $12.15 and n Officer 8. Chick. His body was small, ok ; could be, The gang | But his brother birds smiled, and said m. This and “Ohick, & D. D.” finished wires dam- fce storm re and Bos- and he tres He dhckled arfl and B were Mrs. | What fD Cl;fl’ck, a D. D.? Little Chick, a Mrs. Mary T 1 i L1 | Oh, ves, and a very good preacher is he of the a-dee-dee, the best the Little Dreams e ternoon the to take part A young gir Small dreams fly in and out. And hover round about. Temperance AWAKES M, Mrs, do big thi the ladder of success. way others have done. e in the Obern and Morton colors and Music was cce or- | literature, of science. From the ed it is n Wi on the ladder as thg opher And many 2 sermon delightful to me Have 1 heard in the church of the Chicl That s e Bules For Young Writerss 1—Write plainly on one side of the|them. paper only, and number the pages. 4nd ink, not pencil. 5—Short and pointed articles will be|on his horse, he sawa pig in the mud. given preference. Do mot use over-250 4—Original storiea or letters only will 5—Write your name, age and-address plainly at the bottem of the story. WIDEAWAKE POETRY A long time ago, in & clump of amail trees Was, a little bird college conferring de- evees, And on oue little fellow, 80 learned was he. ~ | And so wious withal, they besowed a D. D. of the traveling repair gangs of ‘estern Union Telegraph company ‘will be located in this city for at least a wesk, assisting fn the Installation of twa extra clrcuits between New .York and The gang is quartered in twe extra passenger coaches in the local yard The name of the birdie thus homored was his motions were I mever have learmed what the reason But Chick did not know they were smiling, Was as hanpy a bird ag there was in the And oft to himself, not to ofhers m glec eaid “T am Chick, a D. Henry Crocker in The Watchman eyes are tender things ‘Where, fluttering with gentle wings, She can not keep the wee things still ; They tremble in her eyes and thrill, Sometimes a mother’s eyes are tired, And sometimes calm and love-inspired, et in the Baptist chuhch vestry | And “always’ clear and deep. WIDE- 1t is, or should be the ambition of every deawake to get ahead to make just as big a showing as possible in this world, to and to keep steadily climb- is the They have given jclose and constant attention to the little things and in becoming profiicient in all he details as they have progressed they have become masters of industry, of art, of the boys and girls are in- easy for those who have made a study of them to pick these who are like- Iy to be the best abie to hold their pa enter the tech ces the por slaves It he could, and ha &4 free A story is told about Linosin that onc day as he was going slowly along the felt sorry for it, but States, and was commander-in-chief of the American anmy during the Revolufion- ary war. Wihen he was a boy his mother had & cherry tree in the garden. While he was in the garden one day with his hatshet he chopped down the tree. When is father asked fm about it he said, ™I did it I can- not tell a lie.” This shows how truthful he was. But there i« semething slse wivioh makes the month more interesting to me. Two birthdays come in that moath whieh T am very familiar with. They are my mother’s and my broter's. Iean't let such & day g0 by witheut a Hittle remembrance and I think no boy or girl should let any/such occasion in their family go by without Dear Uncle Jed: Frankiin's ‘boyhood was full of hard work.. His education was very scanty, but at an early age he showed a remarkable fondness for books. He once said that he could not remem- ber when he did not know how to read. He was placed at school in his eighth year. This famous man is said to have linvented the stove. In his tenth year he. was taken from school to assist his fa- ther, who was 2 tallow chandler and soapmaker. The lad worked at this dis- tasteful busirese until his 12th year, when he was apprenticéfMto his brother to learn the trade of a printer. At the age of 17, as the result of a quarrel With his Drother, he Tan away and finally found himself in Philadelphia with $1.25 in his pocket. One of Franklin's most celebrated writings is Poor Richard' Friday afternoon. Miss Ada Bowen pre- | But dream-things of a young girl's kind | Almanac. sided. After the opening exercises the |In mother's eves are hard to find LILY GLADUE, Age. 12. committee on Americanization enter- [Their wee dreams seem to sle Tartville. tainment reported. The members who i had the toplc of the afternoon, “Our |The dearest mother that I know Jack-in-the-Pulpit. | Boys,” were all unable to be present. Mrs. | Explained it all to me, and eo Dear Uncle Jed: Once upon & time Siate of South Windham was their sub- | I'll pass along the cie. there Was a little boy whose name was stitute and she introduced General Sec- | She sald, “The dreamns that I once prized | jack, ' He was very smad and myjs- retary Frank R. Custard of the Y. M. |Have since then all n realized— chievous. He would go about botherng C. A., who gave an interesting t on ttle dreams wére you the flowers, and he would piek off their th A rising vote of thanks'was | Phyllis Coate in Good Housekeeping. | leaves. He woul puil them up by the n_ Mr. Custard at the sion of roots and leave them to die. his talk; ‘A committee was appolnted for [UNCLE JED'S [TALK . TO One day a fafry came by and saw him doing these things to the flowers. It made her very angry with the little boy. and she told him he should be punished: The little boy thought she was only playing with him, so he kept on doing it. This made the fairy more angry, and she said she woumld put him where he couldn’t get out to do harm. She changed him into a flower and called him Jack-in-the-Puipit. OLIVE ESTHER RATHBUN, Age 10. Norwich. George Washington. Dear Uncle Jed: George Washingtom, the first president of the United States, was born Feb. 22, 1732, near Bridges Creek, Westmoreland county, Virginia. is fatifer was Augustine Washington, & and his mother was Mary Bail the second wife of his fa- ington left school in the au- P training for every day activities which | tumn of 1747, when only 15 years old. Local textile workers have responded |S°T¥e 38 the stepiing stones to bigger| During the many long, weary years of to-the appeal made akers at the | things. Concerning the hiring of boys for | the Revolutionary war he received not open. méeting held at Tentral Labor [office work one of the country’s great | i §out f compensation fof his services, Union hall Thursday for - i ces int of i 2 he " i o e e l;}::-lxl:‘ - ’:‘lmf‘;mr:lzu_ industries makes a point of selecting those | and for the weli-belng of his fellow ton mill’ operatives In the Rhode 1 from whom they may in time pick the men | countrymen, and to his great, broad na- seetion of the Blacistono valiey, Six | for the much more responsible positions— | 'WTe that was sufficiént compenamtion. Eirls arrived -in this city on the 10.45 |the ones who run the business. And this | g o e s OO e et o ARt e g this| pme constitutionaf convention in 1787, orte o pmolng And ufter re- i the way the head of the big establis-|and was unanimously elected the firet hall went to tie local milis - of the |ment explains his method: B s e T e v s RSl 5 < ru 780, being inaugura n New T OMPAn Y h When a boy 'S our o 208 &y 2 fd fi:‘-mx?:&‘ x‘fi?u:f:‘\;\ Sy hen @ boy enters our offices loking | you "spei 30th, the samé™year. He was YAt thensiives [t the. for work there are several things that | unanimousiy re-elscted and served a sec- gttt e Bl g count in the initial estimate of his value, | ond term from 1793 to 1787, but refused was oollected. . 1t Is unde that | cause we feel that a boy Who is eleanly | yoar. He was buried in a tomb at Mount further collections are to be made from |in his dress will show-the same trait in | Vernon. . the other textile operatives in the city. | pis work. The name of Georgze Washington is _Thomas F. McMahon, president of th s o et 2 honored throughout the civilized worid. United Testile Workers of America and 1 tatking with a boy I am always! washington has been calied “the greatest Joseph Sofel and John Wardman, who |particularly observamt of whether he loks | American”—in fact. there Is nothing ~:gfi‘;’;rexi‘5,]viu&i.x:¢sia; Central Labor | me fairly in-the cve or not. If he does 1 | St2nds out more prominently in s whole 108 hall Thursdaw night spoke at |oonciaoi gnorsor zood g life than his Americanism and bellef in Plainfield Fr bt at a. gaghering Otr B00d sign, for it Means | ynorica, Tt has been wall xaid of George of mill operatives. returned to Providence Sat turned tof this cify Saturda: Sunday evening was largely most interesting idiscourse Unity or World Destruction en by Professor Clarence R. Tpfts college. Charles W. Hi of the Chamber of Commer: well, speiling was held in Grange Song, Flag of Our 3 recitations, Gray, Roseman Mellen, school; If, Minnis Laranko grade 5; The Polish Bo: sky, borough grade 6; son; Beautiful, sehools; recitation: pek, Seventh district: the S Witbert Marvii, trict; Guilty or Not Guilty, witz, borough grade T: Oid Sablitz, Center distriot; Wilow, schools; recitations, Bessie London, The ville; The Heritage, North W the Oar, schools. Speiling contest: Francis Smith; grade 7. Elroy ; grade 6, Annette Mins Ellle Futternick; grade 4, Kl district 2, Hstelle Konsar; Vincent Leonski; distriet Krop; ionwiMe, David Sheineberg Bridge, Aice Chapell; ter. Anna Savitsky. The judges of the Wilbert Bisbee. third, Ruth Horowitz. The the apeliing contest were: First, Israel Bernadette McElro: Abramson ; second, Syperintendent of Schools recently returned from Chicago, whers he has been attending the ing of the superintendents” of the National Education Teporting 2 very profitable 1l trip. The annual meeting of t! Educational asseciation is to be held in and it is expeeted that Boston July Connedticut as well as the England states will be particuiarly well Tepresented at this meeting. as it is only oceasionally dthat the association meets in a section of the country Beveral of the local tedchers Teady Jolned and are anticipating the Boston ‘meeting with great pleasure. Mr. and. Mrs. Gibert T callers in Norwich Friday. P. Cotler & Son, im-conjunction with a New York firm, have purchased the old Tubber mil property. lom, weré in ¢ President McMahon noon and :Messrs. Wardman and Sofel re- | The Community Forum in the town hall and singing was led by Charles H. Cas- COLCHESTER The town &ontest in speaking and in day afterncon at 3 o'clock. The program Native Land, The Blue and Buckiey . Rose Pechin- eilie, Lena Solway, Tenth district schoo] Charge of the Light Brigade, Ja song, borowgh grade 5 Fatherland, Bilizabeth Marron, Flora chester; song. Dip, Boys, Dip Borough, grade 8, Bernadette Mc- strict 10, Tsrael Abramson; U North Westches- speaking _contest ‘were Mise Elizabeth Day, James Brooks of Bacon academy-and F.| Awands in the speaking contest were made as follows Bessie London ; second, Rose Pechinsk " Murray were _ Danisl Rogers and John Puresll of Sa- row e Friday, x urday fore- | straightforward. Y evening. attended. A on “World o o W =i Selnner of | given with confidence. , president |~ oo i ot Treetiaey | “There are a number of minor things are an -index of character. hall Thurs- | personality. the Hill ff. _bhorough America the s, The Rey tests for an office boy may Building of Second _dis- Ruth Horo- Glory, Julia Pussy Old_Giory, other large establishment. figure on hitting the mark Boy Seoute in Russia. ek ; grade 5, liag Siopak ; district 4, 7, Stephen by a Prince. The First Captare. Comstocl’s | ma Boy Scout Pathfinders, of a Nodding Donkey. Principal Little Prady. First, winners of Monday. H. 8. Lik nnual meet- department _ association, | [ thank you very much for it. and delight- he National| ing. other New {reTTERS WRITTE AWAKES Dear Tncle Jed: BY S0 far east. have al- / come. was a very great man. slaver when that in his work he will be alert Ve like directness n answers. fellow who does not hesitate in his ans- the one with his mind made up and with his brain keen. When I hear a . T want it to be clean<cut and Cne WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS we take into consideration because they is the voice, and a chaip doesn’t bave to say much to give a oclue to himself in this respect. The way that he dresses is an index of 1t is the well and neat dress- ed, not the fastidious that meets the test. It is to be presumeed that every estab- lishment has its standard in this respect but is is always well that there should be thousht given in the years of preparation to meeting tests that can be expected, and it is well to remember that meeting the some day mean becoming the head of that or some. Ajm high and The| 1.—Are Lrbeck of Moosup— Floeia ion- | Lads, Savitshy.| ) _grcella Doyom of Glasgo—The Prize Watch. Howard Chase 5 Galts Ferry—The 4—Harry Pearson of Yantle—Reswed 5—Emma Steinmayer of Bagleville— 6.—Cliften T. Bitgeod of Volumtown— ‘Ethel H. Powers of Pitchvillo—The 3 —Mary McDermott of Jewett City— Winners of prize books Hving in Nor- wich can obtain them by calllug at The Bulletin business office after ten o'clock LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGSMENT Bertha Rebinson of Baltie—T was very much pleased with the book you sent me entitled Little Prudy’s Ceptain Horace. Emmett Welch of Baitlo—I thank oo for the prize book. I find it very interest- Pauline Eistenstein of Colchester—I re- ceived the prize book and thank you wery mueh for it. 1 have enjoyed reading it. WIDE- and ‘The Washington that he was “First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen.” ELLEN NOW, Age 11. Norwich. Skating and Sliding. Dear Uncle Jed: Thursday, the 13th of January, my father bought me a pair| of skates. When I came home from school I put them on. My two older brothers had some skates, too. So we went out in the yard to try them. The yard was full of jce. We had a lot of fun. My Aoldest brother feil down and made his head ache. Friday night we could mot skate because we had to go with our father. Saturday morning my two older broth- ers had to go to New London with my father. My youngest brother and I had to stay at home. .So I put on my skates and had lots of fun. Monday morning we tried to skate de- fore we went to school. YWhen we got to school we slid down hill. We didn't bring our sleds, so we used boards in- they were. ! up to him and saw him trying to bite a DHEBORAH CODDING, 14 Danielson. - — Save for the Starving. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 have read several letters in the Wide-Awake circle and| Taftville. i g well a5 we have. . I hope the whole Wide-Awake cirole will save money for them. EMMA STEINMEYER, Age 10. Eaglovitle. g e Visiting My Unele's. Dear Uncle Jed: I read the letters Sent in by the Wide-Awakes so thought I would. join the circle. I must teil you about my trip uwp te my uncle'’s near Beach popd. I went up there one Sun- day and Rad a nice time, plying with my cousin Joel. He has a parrot that @n say very funny things. He also has four ducks and hens. I like to watch. the ducks. My uncle some hens and a pair of oxen and a very nice cow. e ime is Pansy. I have a young cow uncle's cow. She !s mother to mine. 1 live on a farm, and wes hawe cows, calves, hens and a guinea. I like to hear the guinea screech at different things. She drives away hawks. I al- 50 have a large cat. He is a very nice tat, too, He likes to go hunting and he gets chipmunk, squirrels, and large rats. He stays in the barn almost all the time. I have just learned to skate pnd Yke it very mneh. I go to school gvery day and am in Grade 3. * 1 remain your friend, - CLIFTON 8. BITGOOD, Age 8. Voluntown, —— Autoblegraphy of & Penny. Dear Uncle Jed: I was first got in a mine, then some men took me some place and meited me into little pieces. ffhen I was brought to Washington to be_stamped. i I was then given to a senator In his pay. He gave me and some other mon- ey for some cigars. The dealer put me #n a box, with some other old pennies. 1 was just there about two minutes ‘when a little girl eame in and bought a #tick of candy. She gave the dealer a nickel, and he gave me to her with three pther pennies, While she was running home she dropped me on the street, and soon I was walked on, and 1 wasn't new any more. About a week after 1 was lost a lMttle boy found me. He bought some candy with me aleo, T wasn't long in the candy store, when I was given to 2 rich lady for change, and she lost me. A Httle girl soon found me, and put me into her bank. There I am stili, hoping to see daylight again soen. 3 MARY M'DERMOTT, Age 12. I Jewett City. gal —— A Lucky Hunting Trip. Dear Unele Jed: This is a story of one of my hunting trips. 1 went hunting one morning when there was about an inch of snow on the mround. I took my dog and rifie with me. T had heen gone a while when I heard my dog barking by a stone wall. I ran big skunk. The skunk was going to g0 in its den. I shot the skunk and took it and went to,look for anather one, T waiked along and came to two fresh skunk holes on the side of a bank. I 4idn’t get any more skunks but I got a rabbit. I got the rabbit by a brook. I saw it runnimg sMile the dog was chas- ing it. Then I started for home, When T got home I skinned my catch and stretched the skunk skin and hung it up on the woodshed with the rest of my skins. In the aftermoon I brought iwo trape to the hole I found in the "morning. T came back home and madc a box trap for a rabbit and set it near- by. After T ate my supper and cleaned my gun I thousht it was time I was in bed. ARVI LYBECK, Age 13. Moosup. Prudy’s Patchwork. Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you about a little girl who teased her mother to let her sew patchwork. Did you ever know a little girl to do s0? Then when the squares were basted togather, she broke needles and pricked herself, and made a great fues, and sometimes cried and wished there was no such thing as patchwork. ity - #chool for a good time. the girls a party at Thanksgiving. Off we started about noon on our way lo D. STEADMAN HANKS, Age 8. Eagleville. New London. Dear Uncle Jed very pleasant, 1 was surprised to find it snowing on Wednesday. By the afternoon thers were several inches of smow on the ground. With a bunch of friends we de- cided to have a snow battle. First a tort was built, then sides chosen, after which ammunition had to be stored. {At last all was ready. Yantic. Dear Unclo Jed firat story and it is about the discovery of silic About, two thousand velfrs szh hefore Christ, a little Chinese empress w: walking ome day in her gardems ,in the early spring. She found svme caterpifiars feeding cn the leaves trees and she became interested in their movéments. watched them grow and after 2 while they began to eject 2 liquid, gummy Substance from their mouths which changed into & soft down thread. They spun this thread about the and were s0on enveloped in & The empress found to her delight that the soft fibre of the cocoon was very strong and that by softening it in water, she could completely unwind it. d to weave these threads into silken fa- brics, which were so_delicats that they were called “wowen wind” and since that time the empress has been kmown as the “goddess of the sitk worm." cocoon. ?ggha. I as he had given Some enjoyed themseives sliding, others ‘were snowbaliing and teacher enjoyed the named Pansy that looks just Ifke my|gport as much as we boys. We started home about dark, after spending a defight- tul Tie Treasure Hust Dear Uncle Jed: My mother had a trunk in the attic. 1 was /very anxious to know what was in it and had asked her ceveral times. She said only old clothes were In the trunk. 1 thelught I would find a treasure there. home so I went up in the attic and out all the old clothes and I found at t! bottom a mouse’s mest and six baby mice in the nest. one inch long. ed to find such a treasure. One day she STANDISH BEEBBE, Age 8. n i Pun on & Snowy Day Tdesday being so ‘Then the war be- The snow was falling thick and fast We thought it best to finish the fight quickdy. to meet us in open flield. They agreed to this. After five minutes of steady firing they surrendered. house victorious. Yantie, ‘We challenged the other side ‘We went into the HARRY PEARSON, Age 12. Shorenng Snow Dear Uncle Jed: This is the first time I nave wgitten to you. you what I did Wednesday afternoon. A= it was snowing and I didn't have anything to do, T decided to shovel a path leading from the house t5 the barn. shovel which I found almost too heavy to lift, when full of enow. I finally finished my task. When I went out an hour later there was no sign of any path.* 1 am going to tell 1took a After hard work TIBRBERT PEARSON, Aged The Discovery of Silk 1 am writing you my of the mulberry As the days passed. she She Jearn- BLANCHE LUCIER The Little Pine Tree, Dear Uncle Jed: A little pine tree lived T will tell you how she acted one|in a wood. It did mot like its pretty, morning, when she was working® She|long, green neediee. It began to sigh and kept runming to her mother with every | cry. stitch, saying, “Will that do?” Now the mothef”was busy, and sald, “My daugh- ter must not eome to me. So Prudy sat down near the door, and began to sew with @il her might. But soon little Totty came along and s looked ®o0 cumning that Prudy dropped her needle and went to hugging her. 0, little sister,” eaid she, “I would not have a horse come and eat you up for anything in the world!” Prudy could not find her needle of course. Her moth- er gave her another ome, and threaded it. for her. She sewad for 2 few moments. till she ed her finger, and the sight of a drop of blood made her ery. “O. I wish somebody would have Pity stead. It was a step hill at the side of the. school. Some of them took a long board which they called a ‘bus and about eight went down and sid on it. Some of them feil off. and they wouid 0 rolting down the hii. But I got a rd of my own. We had a lot of fun. HOWARD L. CHASE, Age 9. Gales Ferry. Onr Farm.® Dear Uncle Jed: This is my first stery to the Wide-Awake circle. It is about our farm. 2 Our farm contains 75 acres of iand. ‘We have ome horse. two cows.and two heifers. We have four cats that chase the rats and mice away, and two dogs that watch the house. I help my mother by washing dishes and bring in the wood. I am in the fourth grade and my teachers name is Miss L. Browning. AMELIA BURSZTA, Age 9. Baltte. 8 Andy Moore, Dear Unele Jed: Andy Moore was & lad of about 12 years of age. He Nved in a log cabin on the eide of 2 hill. He lived near a railroad track. He Mked to watch the trains rush like mad things through the hilis. One day as he croseed the track he thought something was the matter wita it. He had heard of trains being thrown off the track when the rails were out of place. He was only a boy but he thought that he could help. The train came nearer and nearer. When it was nearly to Andy, he ran out M the middle of the track and spread his arms out as far as he could. ‘The enginer whistled for him to move but Andy d}d not move an fmch. The on_met “But her mother was so busy frying doushnuts that she could not stop for anything; and next she saw of Prudy She was at the farther end of the room, while her patohwork lay on the spice- box. Prudy! Prudy! What are you up to now ™ “Tp to the table” satd Prudv. “O, mother, T am so sorry, but T have brok- en a crack in the pitchert” “What will mother do with you? You| have not finished your work. What made you get out of your chair " “0! ‘1 thougirt grandma might want me. T thought I would go and fine Zip, too. See, mamma, he is o tickied to see me; To hakes all over every bit of i 1 “Where 15 your patchwork?” eaid her mother. “T don't know. You have wot a double name, haven't you, doggle? It 1s Zip Coon; but it is not a very double name, is it mother?” When Mrs. Parlin had finished her douzhnuts she said, “Prudy. you eannot keep still two minutes. Now, if you want to gew this patchwork for grand- ma’s quit T Wil give you some nlee pleces.” TRENE PARENT, Age 11 Taftville. = — Lost 1n the Woeds. Dear Uncle Jed: One afternoon Idelta went_out-into the woods to plek flowers for her aunt. She began picking along the path but prettier flowers led her further away, from her home. Suddenly she looked up and found herself in a strange plase. It ‘was heavily wooded and the wind sang » low lullaby through the leaves. The 1 think Febrnary is one of the most interesting months of the = year because it is the month in which the [birthdays' of Lwo of our greatest men February 12th ls Lincom's birthday. He In 1363 he fresd the slaives. He was Very much against When he was a boy he said that | was a man he would try to free' what he had done; but the momay engineer whistled again, but 'Andy did not_move. Then he had to stop the train. As he came running along the track toward Andy he saw that the ralle were out of place. The passengers were very glad that Andy had saved their lives. They gave him a large sum of money as a reward. They knew they could mot pay him for o z mun flickered nofselessly -~ through the soft, green canopy above. “Tm af]l right,” she murmured as she walked. straight. sleep. her wand. littls pine tree awoke ¥ had beauiful gold leaves. They shome and glistened in the sun. happy. By and by a robber came along. He picked all the gold leaves, threw them in his bag, and earried them away. Again the littie pine tree began to sigh and _ery. and asked pine tres?” “Oh,” eald the pine tree, ing when I awoke I had heautiful gold leaves. They shone and glistened in the I was more beautiful than all the other trees. robber picked all my gold leaves. He put them in. his bag and carried them away.” “What woud you like to have now?” asked the tree fairy. have glass leaves.” said the little pine tree. The next morning when the little pine tree awoke it had beautiful glass leaves. They shone and sparkied in the Again sun. sun. happy. But after a while a wind came Soon every glass leaf was blown to the ground, broken to pieces. The little bare tree again began to sigh and ery. “What is the matter now?” said the tree fairy. tree, “when T awoke this morning I had beautiful glass leaves. They shome and sparkied In the sun. I was more beau- tiful than all the other trees. I was so happy. But the wind came and blew a'l my beautiful glass 7leaves to the ground. They are all broken to pieces.” “What would you like to have now?™ asked the tree fairy. “Oh, sive me back my ewn greem needles,” sald the little tree. 3 When the little ine tres awoke mext morning_she had her own green needles How happy She was ' Now T shall be happy with what God again. Taftville. The Story of Abraham Limcoln. Dear Uncle Jed: Abraham Lincoln “I can find the path if T go| was president of the United States, Abe She walked for a long tjme| Was born on a hitle farm in Kentucky. The tree fairy beard it and asked: “What is the matter, little pine tree?” “I do not like my needies,” smid the little pine tree. “What would you like to have? said the tree fairy. “I should like to have gold leaves” said the little pine tree. That night the little pine tres went to The tree fairy touched it wita The next morning when the The little tree was very Again the tree fairy heard it “What is the matter, little “this morn- I was very hapoy. But a “I should like to e little pine tree was very up. “Oh,” sald the little pine but did mot find any path. She only| The house his parents lved In was omiy saw trees which seemed to be more nu- a rough shanty. When Abraham was merous than hefore. She walked still| seven years old the further until she came to 2. small cot- tage, which was painted green { il it Era FEE. H EH £3a FEH £ H i i § % 4 il I have ever written to the Wide es. 1 go to the Pitehville schook T am in the third grade. MMy teacher's name is Misw Brand. 1 Ifke her vers much. Saint Valentine's day she saié we might have a valentime box. I re celved sixteen valentines fr my friends at school, and got several through the mail. 1 do enjoy greein valentines from my friends and hone all of the Wide-Awakes got as many ag 1 @4 and enjoyed them as muc 1 In the evening my sister and 1 wew to a valentine party at Mre. Stark's. It began at T o'clock. Several games were played such as pinning a dip to the center of a large heast fice, ete. In the middle of the a stand was a _big white box with hearts. This contained which everyone brought. Xum given to all. Then each are tine to match their number. ments Were then served. We went home after having good time. ETHEL H. POWERS, Age §. Fitchville. A Patriotic Entertalnment. Dear Uncle Jed and Wi ,nm Saturday evening, Feb. 11, our gave & patriotic entertainment in homot of Linooln’s birthday at Amston hall. Tt was financed by the American Leglon and my sisters and T took part. We had many songs, nieces and @i logues which lasted about an howr and 2 haif. After tha: which ‘*he pare soms of T o Next we had 2 dance thar was giver by the American Leslon. We damesd until about half pam eleven and had Tots of fun Then after that we all went hom: tired but hapny ziad that we A not miss our patt ARLENE FRIPR, Are 12, Amston. « Three Bore. Dear Uncle Jed: T wil story of three boys. Onee there were three hove and mother went away know what boy ran through Woif and the wol going ™ The littla boy satd, “Mr father are dead and gone away from me The wo sa king who will giv But before 2 golden b ah the things you want” One day the wol t to the palace and night and day One night the & golden bird. He stood for 2 unefl he saw 2 light It whole tree. He camw Sumped up and caugh e morning he took king who gave h wanted and he H Colchester, Winter. Dear Uncle Jed: How coM # was The thermometer pointed to a mask quite far below zern, and the snow &y upon the earth, dazziing our *yes But old Mother Earth certainly i fay more pleasing to the eve when clothed in_white. Most_all children and cafl it the yet winter i8 no fun it ing. As I cannot skate I prefer smom to_ice. 1 am wondering ¥ we warmer weather now. Do rou Jed? Uncle STADYS ANDERSON Brookiyn. fond of wintes n. And ORDER YOUR COAL FROM US THAMES COAL COMPANY Copyright 1916 The Picture Advertisers, Box 17 Oregon City, Oregon