Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 20, 1922, Page 2

NORWICH BULLETIN Willimantie Ofice 31 Church Street Telephone 1062 | of Charity of Our-Lagy of Mercy. A fow \ean after the present St. Joseph's R. Florimond De- arochial the late itev. saw the need of a pastor, Brucker, Tillburg five nuns. Sister Onuphrie. co of Town Clerk Frank P. Fen- = Vebruary, cleven females and The list follows: Irene, daughter of Metus ieerersioh Larivirre. Marie Mabel, daughter of Angeline Bibeau Boisvert. >—Gertrude Do daughter of fred and Dora Caissa Champigny. o Arline, daughter of Jesse L. ertha Leona Bennett McComber. Arthur ¥ of Charles E. “omber. Crarord, son of Alfred and Morin. Tco and A pital was built she took charge of the males of the various office duties. high vositions, 100k back .With pleas- ure to the thorough teaching they re- Al heartfeld congratulations’ liavs her. Sister Onuphrie manner has gained her sinceer friend- Ca aseociated. A number of Sisters from the other convents of the order calléd on Sis- ter Onuphrie Sunday to tender her con- gratuiations and best wishes. 4,,. Howa . f o of Tobert | yorace 1. Smith, of Niantie, died aft- > R Taft South- | o "a ghort illness in Franklin, Conn. . ¢ Frank | M- Smith was bérn in Feanklin, June 4, 1834, Lydia Smith. in the civic and He took an metive part ious act! ward J Christin the community in which he lived. His 5 . of Jerome and | Looq” mature, kindness land generosity « T bt & were noteworth: Besides his ife, +—Go Lewis. son of Archibald |y, .y Ann Smith. he is survived by three na ) Schillee Sharpe. _ | sons, Leroy 1. Smith. of Storrs, H. Ben- Crane, son of Charles W mer F. Smith, Roselle Park, N. I.. and two sisters, Mrs. Fred H. Grow, of Som- erviile, Mass., and Miss Bertha Smith of Mansfield, and five brothers. Mvron W. Smith of Franklin, David Smith of Pasadena, Cal., Louis H. Smith of Frank- lin, and Julius S. Smith of Boston. Macry Clark, 26, died at Stanford hos- pital Thursday morning as the result of burns on the body which he received on the morning of February 25 when a truck loaded with furniture and upon which he was riding was durned at Da- Clark received his burns es- and afin: wghter of Michael k! Lau- well known in this eity. to his wife he is survived by four sis- ters, Mrs. Willlam Whiton of this city, Mre. Victor Brunelle of South Windham, Mrs, another Sister 1. Chuphrie. of St sister in New York and brother, Willis Clark of this city. Fu- neral services were held at 2.30 o'cléek Sunday afternoon at 62 Noith stireet, Rev. John Vearce conducting the ser- He was buried wth full military honore ; delegations from James J. Shea post of the Ameriean Legion and the Y. D Veterans took part in ghe sérvices. Thomas Milton Toss. whe died ¥ri day afternoon at St. Joseph's hospiln where e had been @ patient since tast October. e was born in oveniry. R. I, Novembe and Hannah Johnson Ress. At eight e came to Haglevilie. He was s man of tHe town of Mansfeli for thres years, from 1887 to 1890 an? was supe tendent of the Maglevilie Coticn Com pany's plant for mx nine years, r tiring five vears i is v iwo sons, Edward F. Re er, Mase., and W, E. Ross, of Mansfield. Funeral services for Josemh ‘Arthar Binng who died in Hartford Friday were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Panl’ iscopal church. Burial was a Wi ic cemetery. Uluying » lone hand, Federal Officer 8 BUILDING TONIC Tothoseof delicate con- stitution, young or old, 1 Scoti's Emulsion is nourishment and fi l s town clerk tonic that builds up fn Scatt & Rowne, Blodmfield;N. J. Stapton L. Brigge Friday night made a el raid in the town of Lebanon at the home d ALSOMAKERS OF —= R | 0:, [\ ilats Pudio, in the Coreyville dis- F [ tric. e, ofticer ‘seized a fificen gallon 11 and five gallons of moonshine, Pudlo n | | had peculiar excuses for having such a large amount of liquor and band, say- (Tabists er Granules) g it was for his own use and that he had to drink the siuff because this win- Ec= INDIGESTION than usual. The story had little of- ct on the officer, however, as the con- coction is known to Tise to.the top of o's L—-_’ufl feet. Pudlo was notified to appear before United States Commissioner Earl Mathewson at Norwich Tuesday morn- ing. Troliibition Officers Congdon Briggs were again out Saturday made & number of raids throughout lower Main street and the side streets. They were guccessful at one house, the heme of Joseph Arsen on Chapman _street, where a 20 gallon still, & quantity sh and “White Mule” was found. Ar- will_appear partof this week. The case of Dr. Fred M. Smith ver- Lester Winkleman, which was ave been heard Saturday morning be- fore Justice of the Peace Curtis Dean t his office was adjourned until Satur- day, April 1. Attorney Framk H. Ross represented the plaintiff and At- torney Cariton E. Hoadley of New Ha- ven, the defendant. The Odell M. Chapman Contindntal Fife and Drum Corps' Mid-Lent dance which was held Saturday evening at the town hall was well attepded: A number of out of town corns were present to take part in the street parade w started from the corps’ headguarters on treet at 7.30 o'clock. The con- silver curfs followed in the DENTISTS Dr. Jackson, Dr. Strickland NAP-A-MINIT FOR PAINLESS EXTRACTION AND FILLING. DENTAL X-RAY SPECIALISTS A M TOBSP M Alling Building Phone 44 715 Main Street, ™M Willimantic JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Filmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer @0-52 NORTH ST, WILLIMANTIC Lady Assistani. Tel. Connection hail. Brief Mention, The anuual canvass for subseriptions for the support of local Congregational church took place Sunday afternoon. The following committee was in _charge Judge George E. Hinmon, chairman, Charles ¥. Kiliourey Bros. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS Williraantic, Gonne iLady Assistant) Unfan §t. Phohe 290 MURRAY'S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. CLEAN YOUR RUGS AT HOME WITH A HOOVER ‘With spring houuclumn' looming up, the need of a good suction meeper be:omes a necessity. GET A HOOVER and enjoy the pride of lovely clean rugs the year around. ‘We recommend the Hoover because it combines the three essentials of thorough cleaning, beating, sweeping and air suction. e THE H. C. MURRAY CO. to} tu! ton for' foda; spent Ithe Week end Hartford and Bristol. city recently ‘on bu €. church in this city was erected thefthe Good Time Whist ciub ¥ ing at her home on Pleasant strect. tables were school in the parish. He secured from | gwarded Mrs. L. N. Dondero and Fred Among them Wwas | williams She labored for thirty | Mrs. W. B. Vears as a teacher and when the hos-|man, olgice and still assists th the execution | o this city appeared at the Bouleva Casino in Htraford. ¥ Hundreds of graduates of St. Josepl's oy dances and_ saxophone Solos. parochial schcol, many of them holding| act was we! ence. Sunday cemived under hew cuidance and their | odist church es in the country with mons and addresses having for the theme her agreeable | Enforcement of Laws. was made that Vi ship of ail with whom she has been | Rockville at the services of his chur Case. house canvass: which was very success- The s icitors mado a house-to- 1 P. 8. Hills of The Ridges is in Bos- < (Monday) and Tuesda: Miss Julia Elalerty of South Covenrry With * friends in A. E. Walker of Hartford was in this ness. Mrs. A. L. Weatherhead paper. ntertained day cven- “our. ‘The prizes were given words. in ‘pla be_use With consolation awards {o Elliott and Albert Spell- The Mathieu twins, Claire and Ethel, riday night in fan- The Teceived by the audi was Civic Sunday ,in Moth- Announcement tor V. Sawver of ch was to uphold the Volstead act-in oppo: tios was a Are the Bighteenth Amendment and the Volsiead Laws Wicked Laws—What Can Rockville do For Law Enforcement? ing period of Windham High School. the socond son of Henry and |uary B. ies of | on the list or 18 per cent. registr: fourteen girls had marks ter and thirty marks of 50 or hei Pupils jamin Smith of West Acton, Mass, E- | four subjects: Seniors—dna Bur ton, Rot He: Seciety Faohi—c While firefties lighted their 1amps o] ‘Deur Unclp Jod.—The picture which 1 thblatt, Marguerite Pruc: peeRi. o - am writing about was painted by Sir Ld- ophomores—TLestor Ge - uen ey’ whisper, if (O3 SanE| oo Loraeir Wb was Sort in L878 aley; Tiizabeth C; Iouss 3 2 His father was an artist and 10 take Miidred Jonnson, ‘O, hush-a-b Everett P. Smith of New London | ming: An; Rol fou Seniors—Robe son, Ley Doy caping from the cab of the machine. He{ yeqy fowie, Surah Lynch, Fiorence Mac- was a veteran of the world war and |zoud In addition | piprence Whyte. Juniors—Russell Le: Tes Jerry Jenkins of New York and | pooeft: GO Cronin, ins, Mi na 1" Da Jaska Pa Th F 11, 1847 the son cf Thomas | Beau, Johnson, by Pupifs with $0 per Sophomores— Antonio n to Judge Fisk's statement that “wicked law.” it % Td we: His subject was ‘Where. And The homor roll for the fourth mark- Jan- 30-Mareh, 10, issued by Principal . Case shows a total of 96 students of the school five Dhoys and ? 90 or bel- and forty-seven gais ‘The list follows: cent. or bett tion. Ninteen hoy: ‘While And Lillian Hochberz, nie Nicol, Lillian Ottenheimer, binson, Lila Seeley. reshmen—Earl Phillips, 8 Telen Sti cent. or betier It ur subjects: Borg Heller, ‘Wallace ne_Haskin on, Carl Eli- Heller, Dorothy e Hochberg, Abraham Kitay, Ar} W T, vie, Prate Bess en McDermott, Gladys Oreutt, | Bt I 1l, Kenn Grant, Richard Shea, RandaY Anna Bernat, Ruth Burnham Dorothy Covk, Asznes . Margaret Hutch- Pearl 1yn, Mary Rose Weich Rergeran, ulle Edgar Juds Fryer, verett Wy on nnant, And rances Dav Bessic Levine ela, Louis Webster, I'm gl That The ) A Tor- Edwin iu; v Chureh Henry Kendall Hold en " Noves, Harold Simonds. Doris Ayer, ian Barnez, Bdith Dawson, Margaret weon, Deris Basterbrooks, Helen Gates Jla Helen offit, Southwick, rizek, I ompson. eshmen—Isadore ayetlo Helen Prob in Rudolph Pospi 1—Write plainly 6f ons sis of 2—Use ‘pen and ink, n6L penci —Short aud pointed articles will be, 4—Original stories 5 Writs your name, age and addross| plainly at the bottom of the BLOrY. T'd love to sit on & ‘clover top And swing and shake till the dew would To croon a song for the bumble bes To leavé his golden honey with me, And sway and swivg, till the wind would. 1'd twine and tangle the sun and shade Till the cricket’s .song llien wrapped in a wee vicases me so much to see The pretty nizeons flock to me When at my door I stand To scatter crumbs upon the snow Fearless they eat the food 1 throw, Or feed from out my hand. But how much greater joy I féel Me as a friend to greet, Approaching home, and towards me fly Have given me their confidente, Leuella C. Por UNCLE hiave been intérested in the action taker Washington »‘1‘m 1411 you about my visit in Dayville: i only, and number the pages. stay. I Went to Dreferenve. Do not use-over 350) Vas Very §bod to me and 1 | fake in Putnam. shows. stayed w and friends 2gain, all Dayville. She is very zoad to us all gr lstters only will d. was honh ot wroeiy WIDE-AWAKE PoETlY. _ 1t I Were a Fairy, Hamplon. (LT And sway, Dear Uncle Jed: One da Slater hall. .1 arrived- drop In SPray; stop To play. ave a hammock of spider thread Loose hung, srasses nodded abiove my head Ana swung; Id ¥ ail day long, while the hammoek “"Pis time for sold sunset cloud night winds sang to the stars that swayed, crowd games Were held. ‘There was the statué bed,” .. < Was sung. fwih the Greek ideal of ot your fnenu. PROR A Distinguishied Member of The =ky, ail night long 1 would swing and sicep i —Ray Clarke Rose. to paint {rom nature. BEdwi imals and studied th { toms. hellev than any painter. ciflly fond of dogs. Landseer became Queen Victora, 185 Feathered Telk and Me. ome court tional Gallery in Londou. The doz is a nice, gentle He is lying on the wharf. in a bevy down they wheel, on the street they me espy master has gone fishing. foundland dog. His name i flutter round my feet. like the picturé very much. ad these hearts of innocence Baltic. perfect harmony. ove that casteth out ali fear Dbetween these créatures dear— e feathered folk—and me in Dumb Animais, JED'S TALK TO WIDE- AWAKES, the Abraham Abrah 09 in & ) <entucky 2 118 farm in toge. There was a schocl nouse j to which Lincoln wént for a sk later found a teacher a few bool ably most of Wide-Awakes which will extend the inson, Munroe Ushe veriod during whieh the government can lie could Say them by heart Cathiring A faros FIs prosecute ihose who evaded the drafy|SSYShicen hie could write well ence Ballard, Doro laws and are known as slackers. Having Eea sarvized | Mary Koval, Anna Styzar, Th One sor B ald Ly musi regular communication Fri Bdward Jon riday evening. Miss Mary ter his feet seemed to be much colder | conqren an, Helen German, Cathe Mary N Th Mabel s others Suliiv ompson, Tillinzhast, girls to g0 COLCHESTER of the large: 1 attended the whi 14 dance in Tip p hall Friday cvening, given by Don i A. Bigelow post, American hestra of Columbia fur crowds of the this i But man’s Wooster 1 ¥ and A. M, held a in Masonic hail s, ere dodging others doing iday evening. 5 of Lebanon was in town B. Sullivan of Fast Hart- ford s visiting her sister. Mrs Johm| ..o on South Muain strect Anne Dominick Tiano ‘has returned after} V speuding the winter n Hariford. Mr. | sla Dlano is engincer anatomy rather than descend 10 | engins at the stat as wes me ed Ton e Risedorf and Christopher C. | zuiage in 1 Mrs. Lawrence Ifotorook and infant | o 4= Faun e OF Sl crackerjack. The cireus Gaughter came home Friday from fios- | LIC Castlo of the Carpathians. olclock. The first thing we pital in Putnam with her husband, wio| S-—Margaret Qchrig of ‘Windham— | lagy riding on an elephant's back. states that his wife is improving, cn-| Cabtain Tiptop. tad 2 at Ths trap rock and coal for use on the state road. Dr. the guest of his pa and | David Shea, on Lebanon avenue the past and | weel. The B. V. ing in their Earle Hoimes, has a radior of | has been trying out ings. Mrs, R trouble with examine the car these citics, and thought fused to M Hartford spent He found the road to Hartford wus very bad in places. Greeawich.—Edwin president of Artists of Greenwich, ain_High evening. Mr. Polter will spe on the large - hoisting = n which unloads the s their decide Michael hea of New Hayen was fr. and Mrs. make opport D. club Tield a spe: and it rooms Friday e clerk the stor The al meet- w iife, hone which hie machine is a fine one. He received Thursday evening | and gi in Norwich the early |and Friday the time from Arlington, D. C. He exnects to be able o hear the concerts from Pittsburgh and Hartford | to the in a few days. Cariton Latham has one | by the at his home on Linwood avenue, but not powerful as that of Mr. Holmes. COLUMBIA tion. out how & ], Jain Hunt. who hu: resident «f{ upon Hop River for s time. and has been| employed in the panc: mill, moved with | 91N his famil ad Monduy and w No engage in farming. dodger Fred A. Hunt is having an electric| el light piant instalied to light ali his build- fronts when Jacobs had considerable her automobile when sie mt 1o Mansfield Wedhesday. * She had chanies in Mansfield and Willimantic when pas: she Wi wou: ° Toomis rock o any her, me with H. W. Porter wii and who later towed he v, > car 3L ly and physicaily. and Ars, lubert Woodward Sunday with” Mr. W rd’s parents at their home at-the lu Poit . vice the Greemwich Society of will be the speaker of the New Brii- anext Thursday cak on Arlists wich ez Bulleti the weekly meet School club LETT at T Have Met. ceived throug thank Iete ceived giad. 1 wish me en read i L did. irked their part wiil be ve managed 19 elude the law up to service they the slackers and shirkers are not those whe avoid the draft for are handicapping themscives for the fu- crs would give a good deal if there their minds, but there isn't any chanes to s for a long time to come, if not for It is much the same way with boys their opport: advantages offered for getting an cduca- too late what has been missed and great a handicap has been placed sponsibil Adice Anderson Louis Laframbeise 'he Boy Scouts in Eurone. Mcssenger No. 48, 4—Faun ¥ Story of a China Cat. 8—Alma Philipp 6f Baltic—The Story of 2 White Roeking Horse. Winners of prize books living in Nor- Monday morning. Lueille Yerrington of Tranklin: T re- Flore, the war and made | than any boy of his age. R e e Later Abraham Lincoln became * their responsiblities, ith) onor ana wad called “Hones sencrally agrecd by the boys and | gauee he was trus. Ons Lial they ought not {u be ailowed |geve him ix cents tho much and without punichment because they | the woman's house to gi the money me. 1n justice to those who saw shouid be punished. it shouid be Temembered that ail on bers. Then Lincoin took a club ncoln studied law_and b Lots of people war service. aro others every day who - are € their responsibilities, letting do what they are sunpased to be and failing to realizo’ that they great lawyer, with them. The beople electéd Lincoln man because he was honést v their action. hout a doubt, &lected him p when he freéa sident. many of the war ot such a charge hanging over - head. If they had a chance to over again, they might change Si-m:en:ly e will lmfimu, A Kind Deed Dear Uncle Jed: & dark and lonesoine woods squirrel of a gravish «olor. quick and also véry kind. One day as he was sitting 2 second decision. They had the unity and they made bad use of 1, is going to bother them in many tls wito do not make the most of | had & broken wing and les. ities, who do not give heed golden advice that is given them ir parents, or make the best of the would not. After a while he o that kind deed. About three In a great many cases it is found 2 hen hawk he whole future by the unwise de- other days. one is planning on being a draft but meither should there be any tion to bo a dodger of other re- ies. The penaliy too often con- one when it is least expected and it is too late to change. to the hen hawk and gave it with his beak and he fell tie fellow falling to the gru. in saféty. Taftville. The Cireus Dear Uncle Jed: 1'vé written to the Wide Awal INNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS of Norwich—The Watch. of Brooklyn— o'cloek in the morning. We park and saw the paradé. cd for the cireus grounds. Daddy bought us some oretta Trahan of ' Wauregan— dewett of Clark's Cornier— 2 o@ home about :5.33. iad 16 o to bed. But I sure ay very much. Windham. an_obtain them by cailing at The n business oOffice after 19, o'cioek Dear Uncle Jed: As this ERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT, |awakes will be interesied in The Straits of Magellan were your hook. I have read it haif b and 1 itke it very much, and I you very much for it. 'n Sledjesky of Fagleville: 1 re- the book you sent me, being very 1 thank you very much for it @ Holbrook of Leonard Bridge: to aaknowicdge the book you sent titled The Prize Watch. I have t through and I think it is splen- long and \aries twenty four milés. down its waters. My Visit to Slatet’s Hal there _aiout o‘oluck ‘and went upstairs mto the museum, ‘wheére 1 saw many famous statues. Among the statues was one of the God Amu)lu, the most favored of the turesk Edwin out in the fitlds so he She knighted him later moved to Illinois whare thev their own cabin and made furfituiv from One day a friend’s son and Linceln were I inches tall and had more night after he closed the tore, on the robbers to protect himsel RAH FISHBELN, eagle also dropped and caught i ten féet from the ground and landed him saw the horses jump the hur 1 was vefy tived by Ferdinand Magellan in 152 of the commeércial highways of tae world and is about three hundréd and fifty miles in width from two (o t is very deep anci crooked. Fierce winds sweep up and down | the- straits and -this keeps sailing vesseis |- cut, but as e wind has no steamships, many large ones play wp and A few large cities are built. along its sandy banlks for the pur- {Post of coaling stations and oihe: sup- rted Aug. 27th and stayed a- week. 1 liked it there, so my_ nli»ter said 1 there: My mu.l er's name "was Miss Duffce. = She was very good to me and 1 iike her very went Lo tie 1 also wenl to ‘many I came home chflmu So T 10 see my old had -mafiy in 1 also liké my teacher here. RHEA BLAIN. Age 12. y 1 went to 'um—e was also the statiié of Athena which Athens is named aftér, Theén thers was Zens the father of all men in_whose honor the famous Olympic of the disous thrower or Discobolus by Myron who was the sculptor of thé fifth century, Denieter was the earth méther who watchéd over sted and harvest time. alsb gaw the status 6f Vénus of Mil. strang serene figure of the Goddess sets female loveli- i LEONA COMSTOCK, Age 11 the Humans in loved ane ier ways and cus- He was able to paint their paintec of in The original picture hangs in tie Na- looking dog. He i5 watching for the boat in thich his Heé s a New- s Hector. 1 I have seen it in the primary room in our chool. ALMA PHILIPP, Age 10. coln am Linco! nz shan His parents Built i1 the woers, hort time He n hiinseif, he had which be read over and until When he ~vas and @o hard At ninetesn he was six feet rength store: Abe,” be- a4 waman that wallied vo fer wack boat and they were attacled by rob- and used b5 became 3 wame 16 him because (héy kuew he would Bé honvst a8 congress- ani trae, so they thought he would he abls to take cire | Of the stats and & féw vears later they e became tamous hie slaves in the Civil war. Lincoln was shot by a madman named Booth béciuse ho freed the slaves, Age 19, Once there livéd in a cut Httle He was upright on a limb of a high tree peeling nuts when he saw a poér éagle on the ground i He went doxn and bezged him to take gome f6od but he gave up and for several days the little fellow brought bim his food until he had recovered. T: poor eagle .said he_would neéver. forget months aft- ervard the little squirrel was caught by which carried him high the air with his elaws, The poor l1ttlo eaulr: rel squealed and cried and suddénly the eagle saw him and with & swift fiv came in one good hit leaving the lit- nd, Hat thé 1 about BERNADETTE RAYMOND, Age S. time kes, so I am 80inz to tell xou about the circ Bob, Daddy and T started ot nine went to thé Then we start- eanuts and Degan at two AW was 2 We und 1ns ‘lorence Firth of Ballic—Floriga | scals play ball. Then wo saw some men g0 down a rope on thelr hemds. The Gill of Jowétt City—Tne|¢o¥ns did ail kinds of stunte. We reach- 3 enjoyed the MARGARET OEHRIG, Aze 10. The Straits of Magelian is the thirg story T have writlén 1 hope all the Wide- reading it. e distovered 0. 3t is one offést on Gladss €. Patmer of Clark's Falls_g |Pliés: Theiargest IS called Punty Avenas. received the prize book yon Tent me and| ANNABELLE VARS, Age 4. I haye read ‘some of it My mother ana| 1 2infield. teacher smid they thousiat # Wds @ very efapoulticeorthoold.fashioned | Dice one. " 1 was verv muth surprised Amy Greene and Her Adveénture mustard plaster. Simply Rub It - In-Cieangocthiagcasy toapply. o Its beneficial qualitie: Gt made Mipard’ a ‘h ver, Liniment !&mmmmfl.gm Dear snce [ because T kad forgoiten that T write to I thank you a hundred times over ¢ much oleased ceived entitled "Tabitha at lvy Hall, enjoved reading it and thank you very Deéar Unele Jed: evening and Amy Greene sat column. She soon came which read, Female wanted store. M. Weeks f Versaifles™T was vith the ook I re- T g 7 T proved satisfactory Uncic ded: It s a lons whild|be teken in as a fjastner wrote to the Wide-Awakes. Now 'time. Amy was vmm: If work is satisfactory, - taken into partnership. Appiy to Mrs. La It was a cold foggy by the firc- sido looking in-thie paper at the “wanted’ rose an article at millinevy will be Sl Rue, 106 Sixth avenue. Thé = next day was Tuesday and Amy decided to 26 as e _ | soon us possivle. She dié so_and afier LETTERS WRITTEN = BY. WIDE- | gcaiving thé position . she imm?d.lauly AWARKES. sat down to work. It Wis the work of a My Visit o Dagsille. milliner she Was to do and aftér a week's and was 1o arder ta Ao 1 'hig’ 1d jearn tures He was ebse- ted dfivm 1o work. The hours went by and Amy could huar the clock strike. Tt was aboul midhight h.en Amy heard a sound but that she was mistaken she did not c ge %21 look around. She heard the same. again and this time thinking it would be better to get up and look around she did 0. And after opening the door 2. she saw (hat the eafe door vias open and that a burglargyas insid:. She did not know what Nfihs to sorcam or to say nothing. Aenly an idea came to her and getting behind the safe door véry softly, she closed it and locked the burglar in. Amy sat by tie safe door &ll night and the next morning when Mrs. LaRue came in Amy related the story very quickly and Mrs, LaRue calling up the police. héadquarters had the man ar- réfted at once. The man was almost suffocated but after some rubing he came 0. Mrs. LaRue did not know Low to thani: Amygggher déed. Shé gavé her $1,000 anJ took her in partnershio at half the price quoted. When Mrs. LaRue died Amy be- came owfler of two stores, for Mrs. La- Rue had no lieir to give the stores to. JEAN SHOENBACH, Age 13. New London, Conn. My Crow and the Cat Dear Uncle Jed: Tl tell you a trick that my Jim Crow played on the cat onc day. Somébody let him in the house. My ymlvw cat was in the chair with his tail hanging off and the crow stepped up and pulléd it. The cat got out of that chair n a hurry. Then mamma Zave the cat something to gat and thé crow jumoad up quick at (he cat and made the cat jump back. Then the crow stole the cat's supper and at The eat was 50 angry that he cuffal my crow of the &ide of his head and thén jummed up in a chair. Then Jim Crow watchéd his chonce and how he aid puil the cat’s fail. €0 he got beck at the cat af- er all, @idn't he? a The crow is comical nails and anything ho can get that is shiny. Onco we lad a crow and he took my father’s pipe and dropped in down the chimney. Thete is an icc pond in back of the house and Mr. Crow went on it bne day. He can't fly bécause the hens fight witi him and pulled is tail feathers vut. When he g6t on the ice, he started (o rie- against the wind as crows always do, and the wind caught him and he fell back on the iet, and the wind blew him way acrass the pond. When he came to the end of the ice hé fell on his back. He got up n was chattéring and talking to himseif, a it he was very angry about it. W have written you quite a letter, U Jed and now 1 think I will clyse Yours truly now, he hides SARAH G4, Jewhlt City, Géorgs Washingion and fha Celt. Dear Unele Jed: Once upon’ u time there lived w boy named George Wash .nxnum He lived on a farm and ivent @ countrv sehool where he learned to read, spet amd write. One. day as he was going 1o the pas- ture with some other boys hie said, “Boys # you will help_me put a bridle on this colt I will ride Wim. ANl the boys were afraid of o cdt but heled to bridle n. They put thé colt in @ corner and l'\lt tire Dridlo on him and George mount- ed him. Al of @ sudden the Lo Kick, jump, and was véry angr Gedrge was not afraid. The volt made one great jump and fell dead. When lie came tiomo he {618 Tiis moth- er what had hampened. His mother said, “1 dréad the loss of ny colt but 1 am Bid you told tho (rith CECILE LAFRENIERE, Age S. Versailie Our Playhouse Dear Uncle Jed: 1 am going to tell you about our playhouse that miy fricad Gladys @nd my eister Edith and mysclf are going to havé. We are g8ing to lave it up stairs in my shop in one corner. 1 bave all of my dolls up there. 1 hav all of my doll disties up theré too, and my littld cook stove. My sister has her dolls |there, too. “And we made a table okt of One Saturday we had a té; We came early in the morning and stayed all day. We had apples. cake, tee and little frosted cook We havy very nice timés in our play house. Yours truly, MILDRED JONES, Age Falls. 10. Clark's My Brave Brother. ¢ Uticle Jeéd: One morning my fa- thér wént to Daniclsen (o peddle the mili. After he finished peddlin mill he went o the storo to get-some bread for dinner and.a package of ci-| gareties, I began to talk to the men that were in the store and my brother thought my father was too slow, o he started the machine and was. just start- ing up the street when a little boy ran into tie store and told. my father that Leo Was ruvning the auto. My father ran out to scc if that was irue and Lo saw that the auto was truly moving. He did not want to call Leo back for fear he might get _excited and bump into the curbstone, Te starled to run, aud ng the machine, he asked my er why he started the machine. My brother said, “Why are you scolding me 1 am just learning to run it so when you are sick or when you feel tired, T will peddle the milk for you.” My father said, “Oh, shut up With thal nonsense, Leo.” My father then got in and came home and fold my mother ali the afternoon he tried to run the machine again. This time he went backward about fifty mies an hour, bumped the veranda and the roof of the veranda fell down. It made the houso trémble and my father eame out to see avhat the matter was. He sew Teo in the mackine but Dis il mot 565 the roof on the ether side. e told Leo to go in th: house and he gave Leo ‘2 double punishment and sent him teo bed without his suppe; LORETTA TRAHAN, Age 12. Waurcgan, A Birthday Partr. Dear Uncle Jed: One day in August T went to a boy’s birthday. party., We had a fine time playing all sorts of games. We had lots of g0od things to cat. Af- ter we had caten we all went _out to ewing. After we werc fired of swing- Ing wé wenl in the house and played more games. We played drop the hand- kerchief and post office. When = the whistle blew the hoy's father eame home. e made us all langh. Hc d-ew funny pictures and told us funny stor- tes. After that his mother gave us « an orange and we went homs, all bav- Ing had a good time. JOHN ROBINSON, Aze 10. Baltle. Seeret Caves. Dear Undle Jed; In the summer of 1918 my mother and I and zoms friends went to Pine beach, Rhiods Isiand. 1t was an interesting place. Teofle went bathing, crabbing, rowing or seccking ves in the woods, Seeking eavea. however, struck us as a most interest- ing adventure, One afternoon we went out ‘n of caves. When we came to Lako watha, which was in the midst of the woods, we pushed the boat that was on shore out and rowed across, We Scram- bled up. the cliff Which was about twea- ty-five féet high. About half way We came upon an opening half hidden by stunted 'trees and boulders, Harriet Roth, 2 gl Who was wth us, called: the caves that were hidden, “secret caves,” which was fascinating. so that ever af- tér we gave them that name. We went e opening and found that it was e e e i LIS o uie ight fl'{:‘:“‘lhcnl,l? ‘“msl.‘ b right an other in the te di- tection, 5 ‘was one of those who went tie . Wo wulked snd waiked down the long narraw lrflt attractive the st that hmm was that we #flfi the othbrs as we walked on, Thére was a nassage that branched off from ours about half way Mwun the entranss and the cxit from which they &m When we came out of the cave we found ourselvés in the rear of our cot- tage, We were told that-this cave was calied Dévil's den, or Achilles' prison. Am the interesting caves that We have found thére were s den, Ty- lér's trap, Heroulas' + Hyoko- 10's cave, and Hiawatha's den. ALICE ANDERSON, Age 4. Norwich, PO A Valestine Party. Dear Unele Jed: On Feb. 12, 1 gt an, Invitation to g0 to a valéntine pert The party was for Frederiek Hirsh, W all went to his héuse after sohool. We piayed gumes and his mother hil val «ntines for us to nunt for. I found a nice one. i slowiy and gradually speeding were almost up to the end when we turn- cd arbund and r way. a pretty good Wwith the two Were about v the middle boy leaving from under us that T knew 1 was wading up to my waist. 1 was that tiae start which 1 lizd through the thin ice for about len feet. I walkéd back through the ice whick 1 had hrmn to some thicker ice, where pulled me out. Aftér 1 w l mof the water | found out that T e Pretiy lucky to be on thick fos aguin. 1 skated down the pond bar headed, for 1 had lost iy hat on the ice They quickly pulled off my mkates ani the boy who had falien in with me ant 1 both ran home together. He satd thal 1 was luckier than he was 10 bo rescusd for 1 had gone oul further than and 1 did not have 1o run as far f8r home as he did. The nest day everybody who heard that 1 had sunk sad tn more than lucky not to be in and they dutting fluwer Don't you think that t cail? over m all had & good time. EDITH ROBINSON. Age 7. Baltic. LOUIS LAFRAMEOISE. Brookl:n. —_—— The Rumawsy Worse Déar Uncie Jéd: 1t was a ant day when another girl Playing on the front porch. cakes and putting them We were starticd by se. 1t sounded over the stonee: We logked down {le Sw a young horse comé rumning u stréct, hitehed to & 2'2. The horse was brown an, white star on her forehea kickifig and shaking her head. The noisé was made the store post (1 the Hér thabtér was over when, she became She ran and pulled thé nost her. When we saw hér com to the r6ad and threw our shé_stoppéd. Her bridie was broken was bleéding a little. Her mastér camne up and got thanked us for =tcpping fitr This 1§ only one of 1 The Fox im the Well. Dear Unolé Jed: 1 am going to cll You a story about the fox in the well One @ay as a fox was waking aloag In tae fi€dd‘he saw a well which had two buekets, When one bucket weal un thé other would go down. Not knowing what would hatden to him he jumped into one bucket and fell to the boiton of the well. A wolf came by saw the fox. The wolf rskéd the fox,”*What are you Qeing down theré?” The fox said that hé was fishing. The wolf ot into a bucket and went {o the bottom to fish while the fox wént up to the ton and ran awar. The Wwolt askéd what this meagt. The fox said, “ThiS§ is the way of \fie wofld Whén one goés up (he other moes down. BELLE SBPLOWITZ, Age 10. Frankiin, Nerth alon we ran hands u. tion of Independehos was signed ani wé were fres from Bngland, Washington thought that we should havé a fle% of our owa. S0 he drew 4 pturé of thel flag which he wanted made .end tc it {o Bsy Rosm Who knéw how Lo sew very wall. Whén she saw thé Dietur of {he flaz sha gid not ika tha six point- €4 star and 5 che made & fire paintad star. -Hétsy Rosy {hought (Hat &he could névér do cush a wonderful thing but Washinkton told her to try and 9 she did, Whén it wad fnishéd it had thirtéen stars and thirtéén strines: théy wére (6 represent the thirtédn states. Now thers aré fafty-eight stars -fér there are forty-sighit statés. Paul Jénes was the first oné {o také it seroes the Geean and Washington was the first ens to fly it ovér a camp. Théré aré many songs of our flaz. but the most famous one fs Thé Stas Sean- gled Banner which was wriltén by Fran eis Sertt Keéy during the War of 1812 tt Key was takén feisoner By (he British and was in one f thé Brit battleships whils they weére trring take a fort at BaMimore. A1l hight lénc e watched to see whathér the flag wa. waving, but in Lhé morning when saw the flag waving he Wrote Ths Star Soangled Bannér on the bask of an old ietter, We chould all resndet oor flag. 1f we have an old flag which cannot bé uséd we should burni it.. W4 should aiways show 10v4 1o it by saluting it and e should névér 18 It touch the ground or try to téar it. Theré i¢ a law saying that any pérson who {éars or do#s any harm to thé flag récéive Punish- nient, Al sbi@lérs shew (héir vespeét by saluting it évéry tife the . and - da FAUN BLIZABETH Clark’s Cores My Teip to Oukiand Sesch Déar Uneile Jed: One bright Batnrds- moning, very eariy, we started on c trip 1o Oskland Beacl 1t was about 10 o'clock wién we - rived. Being vers lungrr, we stepped a restaurant. After junch we lnoked 2 cétiage. Wo found one near ¢ where it was very pleasant. Aftar securing our dwelling we decd (o go in bathing. Having enjorcd out- sélves, we then drésied and were #n the whin, The rest of we Enjoyed oursecives w anusémen Later in ihe &ening o€ yissed an the-Shrel of the cottaze Teing out, wa then rétired Whils dotn there ws boea & wilh many fricnas ° havé written letters (s me since spending an cnjovabic weck we unday marninE A 815 %8 well 1 am capanting $0 titis summer aise. PLORENCE FIRTH me et acqua PR Age 11 Baltic A Wise Cat Déar Uncie Jed: We have a big ea nerile. Ile i8 gray and w e on the sewing machine a¥ day looking out of thre windon One put some little goldfish in a bo my father got for mé in Norwich. W the cat saw the fish e stuak W8 pa® the bow! and caught one figh and al- Wiién 1 saw that 1 nut tii8 Bow! teobos =& he esuld not Was some Wise o 1 Thé colors of our flag have meéanings. Red is for (he blosd which the soldiérs have shéd for us. for thé fur- ity and %lue is for ; The flag should aiways be but up at sunrise and taken 4own at sunset. In the camps it i3 raised ¥ quickly in morning and taken down slowiy in (he evening, The flag Is M6wn on all pudlic Pacs and on all public buildings. It i alsh flown on ali baitiesiigs and ovér a Alice's Rewas Déar Unele Jéd: One dark night Al camps and is on &) buildings on holi-{ was 181t alome will the rest of the Gays. drén. AM were sleepy and were stariing REBECCA SEPLOWITZ. | to close theéir éyés when aii of a suddcn North Franklin, she liear@ a s6ft knock on the baok dcor - Shé was frighténed at - first, bul got My Kitten courags and went straight to ths door Mmets: . i to her surprise found 2 Dear Unclé Jéd: 1 am Zoing (o tell| Openéd it. and to " A itteng: o ragged oid man nearly dead from ine ')rzxéd:boul iy tho-kittdas; Chartie ana) FAEESA old wal Seer 0o it o They are vello® with darker striges | €4t a5 it was_tno davs fRoey N, at and about the same sizé. anythisg. Being lf";' |°k u: ;“‘ Charlie had & Brother but hé died ara | S2¢ I o @2 of W S0P S0 & his mother dicd, téo. Teddy lost his| Small Dices of 5 S S home znd T took lim in. Théy play to-| Detite. tic a i = his $ad siory, and saying “Yes” he star ed. About 2 month ago-1 was and divided my money among my ters, Wno promised they would take gooe care of me. After they got they wouldn't let me cven sieep the: {61 me to ANd another place. Waik gethér, and sleep in thé same cha When Charlié catchés a mousé he plays with it befare hé eats it. He catches them up mn thé mowed oats mow. Teddy will sit up on hid hind legs when I hold a piecé of cockle ovér hls bead. z this 1@ v y hicage to hege, my clothes béotane 1 wrote this léter on my mother's) from C ny 4 Ry Wil typewritér, an Oliver No. §. ru!,mind ’i_'-;ovf.:’:o".‘o,u.:' e _‘,, T am tén vears old, and y birtrday| @ {ramp. The reason I c et some money 1 buried here about Yoars ago. Is August 15, MILDRED E. KENNEDY, Age 19, = Aft8r hearing his story, Alice feil sal RO e g nd went in the barn, pul up the oid bed s that was there for ~vears, got ®Some Jehir, Sen €I6thes to cover him, and leL Wim sice Deoar Unele Jéd: It was haif 1ast|thers without leiting a coul hne thres on 2 Sunday afternocn, Catéohisim | Shé £lolé 1o the barn aud zase aim sme wag' being given in a Catholic chureh.| foed and piénty take with Rim Everything about the churcl was beau- Jourt id “Goodby” and tiful. It o happened that: the-bovs sat| Aboul a mont later -he a cn one side the church and the girls on | jaier and check casing “Thiz i@ & the othcr, Everyono was attemtive. Alil gitt o five hundred doilars for but one boy, Johnny, is generaily a vers | kindness. J. B attentivé little fellow, but today h MARION PEUACE mind was on lis new suit. It had dark| Norwich. and light stripes of gray. 4nd there . wers fots of shining brass buttons, sie. Wikiirs Rherby Rbdbi which hé oftén counted. Many times he glanced to the left and then o the it wa Dear Uncle Jed: 7 olclock o Yight, 10 see it anyone was looking at|Tight and pana and Mamma Gray Sgu hl.?:-ml: sut, g el were sitting around firs Wik it was not lang b&fére thers was a Furric and Brownie, thelr ca Tvo got 10 go amay on impo ant business (omorrow,” sad Papa Squigrel. I saw Hoo-oozton Owl tuday 2nd he scid 1o come Lo 15 office tomor loud moiss about him. The boys drépped 10 the floor upon their knees. Care- chitm was over and he had not beard ons_ word. e opéned his hymn book and ping m‘;“ =H&l ‘o""abvul that Jut 1 wanted for véry loud and clear during benédiction, & Bous A Johnny had lost a great déal of the Of, dear. 1 hate 40 be I8t aion: @ catechism, hut he made a promisc the ehildren,” s Mamma Squirrel, “1 ‘o 16t hig thoughts wandér on a do hope you Will be back by night. that he ‘had 6n that Was new. “Oh, 1 will. =aid Papa Squirrel Manwma Squirrel béd and then wént 1o bed Whireer! Whirr'rr! went the alarm ook at 5.45 the mext mormog. “Tiow o get up, time o get up,” said Papa MR the chifdren (4 all hope he kept His promise. 75 TAR SeNid MAE D, HIGGINE. Daniclson. A Closé Call. Dear Uncle Jed: I am writing you this (thi8| Squirrel. Mre. Squirrel hurried dowa story lo leach a lésson 10 your Wide-|gyirs and got breawfact, ani hurried Awake boys Who go. winter eporting (00| ar. Squirrel off 1o cateh the §51 {ram ‘This is what happened to me in xly part of this winter. 1t was not yet dark when my father sent me after some miik down to our to Friendiyville, Mts. Squirrel then cailed tie ahildoen and scnt them to the dinimg room whers there wis a nive bréakfast of fut ce neigibor's. When I got there 1 tied W¥ | raaf, gcorn lash and maple back ge horse, put a blanket over him and went | Gt *Grer breakfast thes s ent - down to the barn for thé miik. When I|goore 3 arrived at the barn the boys were mnot x Mre. Squirrel then se Sbout doing hier through milking, # 1 s8¢ 61 & 5001 Near | wons ane ua it o . 3 work and as she turned o look out of by wailing for thém. Whifé 1 stayed|pne window, ste soid, “My, how dark & there waiting T asied” ane Of the Boys if | ig gasting and the wind is coming . they wWere §Oing skuting in tie mooriight | Jus tien Peggy followed by Furr.e and aftér they had Had théir supper. Hesaid | Brownie eame rushing up to-the houso that he would. S0 aftér waitlig a Wniié | erving “Mamma, o wamma, % fs rain- I got the < and went home. I had|ing ang the creek was very rough and horses my ,fi,‘" the and got S vy .(_ 20 T'sas down asal