Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 3, 1922, Page 2

s e NORWICH BULLETIN Willimentic Office £1 Church Street Telephone 1062 up with the state board. Hundreds of Willimantlo people ex- pressed regret’ Saturday” afterfioon whem District Deputy T. Frank Cunningham, of the Knights of Columbus, received 2 telesram from Dr. James J. Walsh of New York, that he id he whable to lecture in this city Sunday hight, owing: to the death ot his sister. ~Dr. Walsh was to speak at the‘last of the commu- nity forums at the town _hall Sunc night. It is expected thit Dr. Walsh wdll be able to come to thig clty at some fu- ture date and deliver his well known address, The Thirteenth Greatest ot Centuries. The reception and ~banquet planned in honor of Dr. Walsh by San Council. No. 14. Knights of Co- ibus was indefinitely postponed. Albert Paulhus, som of Mr. and Mrs. seph B. Paulfius, 2 graduate ‘of Wind- ham High school class of 1920. now in <|the anorentice department of the Gen- eral Electric Company, Lynn, Mass., is making a mame for himself as an actor lays produced by the company. Mr. aulhus recently took a leading part i the minstrels put on by the blue print department and the show went so well it it was repreduced at the Parker HI| hospital. Safurday night, before the patients. The Lynn, Evening Telegram h following to_say about the eom- vin which Mr. Paulbus has a lead- le: “Everything points to ‘a com- coess for the presentation of the . ¥. Aporentice Frafernity comedy, Vhen n Feller Needs & Friend, at the Unii) | Waldorf theatre, April 26. The comedy -Affords numberless opportunities for the What Js Golng On Tonmight. tchaug Lodgs, No. 22, Knights of as, mests at 807 n Knights of Columb: ty 14, me A special meetiag of the bosyd of al” @ermen was called 1 rday opment of humorons situations. The v cast are attending rehedrsals with termination to make thiis affair su- r in every d Alvert Paufhus een zs Mrs, Reese, landlady.” Chief of Police Daniel Killourey is in veceipt of a letter from Dr. R. L. Leal Used. The owner ng superintendent of the insane hos- Baddad. at Middletown, to the effect that A Hartford Sonday paper = 1ospital authorities want” James E. atery of t t : sentenced to 90 day gtk Vearly last week by ¥rank H. Fose, when brought in 1 a charge of intoxication. Friery, ac- g to Dr. Leak, is wanted for the a ralncoat and a Promissory < dollars loaned Friery by Kiley. The raincoat belonged to Trebert, an attendant at the, . Friery was formerly an at- endant at the Middletown institution. Chief Killourey notified Dr. Leak that ry's address for the mext three iths would be Brooklyn jail. .1 Weather, be it warm or cold, pleasant ! rmy. can never hold the dyed-in- 0ol fisherman from going out” April t to try his luck at catching the elusive trout. ~April 1, 1922, was not an ideal day by any means. but-several hundred fichermen from Willimantic and vicinity. who had been digging might wrawlers for the past week, arose and went out to try | thet rluck. 1In spife of the -weather sev- ersl good catches Were reported, and hers who caught a lone’ treut came home satisfied, for they had started the season with a perfect score. The civil sult brought by Dr. Fred M. th of this city against Lester Winkl f New Haven. twice postponed, up before Justice of the Peuce urday forenoon. The de- failed to appear and judgment §100 and costs was rendered for the T by dsfault. The case arose from taking of Dr. Smifk's automobile ago, by Winkleman, The located in the other end after several days and ses were incurred by Dr. th in getting his machine back. Win- eman is mow in the United States ar- 3 ed in the south. hospital, a came Bob” Higglns, captain of the Emer- basketball five of this city. is making name for himself in Fall River and re- rung the final and winning basket for the Azab Grotto basketball team. gave them the championship. The was with the New England Ol Re- ng Company guintet and was ome of ghest zames played on the Y. M. he o DENTISTS Sariokls A. floor_ The final score was 19 to Dr. Jackson, Dr. Strickland § | 2. foor, The Higging got one field - in the first half end had thr NAP-A-MINIT the second, Time was aBout up whon FOR L] ns took a Pass from Sam Marks . to the west bank and dropped it PAINLESS EXTR AND the basket with a perfect shot. The FILLING. DENTAL 3 er papers give Bob credit of he cleafiest ball of any man on PECIALIS M. TO bk Funeral services for Mr 10y were held Saturd: o'cléck from her home, ~No. kson street. In the solemn high re- St. Joseph's ehurch at 10 Felix J. O'Neill, pastor of church, Stafford Springs, ebrant; Rev. John E. Clark and Rev. Charles M. Kelly As the body was Dorné into h a guartet. John and Arthur Mathieu, and John Mc- ad Kindly Light. - At the Mathieu ‘sang Ave Maria, waiting hymn Arthur Roy Renard’s Rock of Ages. in St Joseph's cemetery mmittal service wan read 0 E. Clark, assisted by Rev. and Rev. Charles Kelly. were James Mullane of James Sweetman, of New Ha- JAY M. SHEPARD Susceeding Filmare & Shepard Funeral Direcior & Embaimer $0-82 NORTH ST. WILLIMA} ; Lady Assistani Tel. Connection | Kiliourey Bros. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALME Richard Sweetman of Shelton, B6 Unian St. ' Twomey, Jr.. Murray Tighe and Phone 20 thady Assistant) old Mastin of this city. The fleral ——ee MURRAY'S BOSTON STORE| Willimantic, Conn. Demonstration and Sale of O’Cedar Mops and Polish O’Cedar Mops and Polish need very little introduction, the bouts and taking the entire mattes|SBX ;| town on business Stamford, West- 3 ich, Baltic, = New, Sunday ended the three days' storm that has held Willimantic in its grip, reading discomfort and leaving a coat ing of snow over nearby flelds. - The sun shone brightly in the afterncon and the mercury rose rapidly, Many who had Been- kept in the house for the past few days ventured out Sunday and enjoyed the sunshine. Local people will go to Mansfield Cen- ter tonight (Ménday) to heéar Dr. Rus- sell Conwell deliver his famous lecture on_Acres of Diamonds. Schools open today (Monday) after the-Easter vacation. Many faculty mem- bers who bave beeh spending their va- ‘catiotis at their homes in other cities ar- rived here Sunday. ¥ Keeney Lathrop is spending the spring vacation from Phillips Academy, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lathrop of Windham: Mrs. Isabel Bradley delivered address- és at the Sunday meetings of the First piritualist Society. Mrs. Bradley has frequently appeared in this' city and is a well known speaker and message-bear- er. The officers of Willimantic lodge, No. 1311, B. P. O. Blks, are to be installed 8t the regular meeting of the lodge on Wednesday evening. Past Exalted Ruler Lawrence E. Millea of Norwich lodze No. 430, is to be the installing officer. Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. White are re- turning from the West Indies to their home here, having sailed from the isl- ands Wednesday last. William Smith and daughter Marga- Tet spent the week-end with Mr. Smith's daughter, Mrs. Julian Norton, of Bristol. Miss Grace Gafford, who has been the suest of Miss Marion Hillhouse, Teft Sat- urday for Waterbury where she will Spend the remainder of her vacation. Water rose fast in the Willimant Natchaug rivers Satarday, but began to recede slowly Sunday. The flood of a fow weeks ago has not been reached be- fore in several years, Miss Elizabeth Abbe, of Windham, 1s to speak at the Tuesday meeting of the Willimantic Woman's Club. Miss Abbe at the last meeting told of her trip to Japan. Tuesday she will continue on the subject of her trip to the Orient, tak- inz India for her theme. Mrs. Robert H. Fenton. for the past six years president of the Willimantie Woman's Club, tendered her resignation Tecently. Friday afternoon the members gave a luncheon at which Mrs. Fenton was presented a fountain pen. The April meeting of Francis S. Long Post, No. 30, G. A. R.. was held Satur- day afternoon at the G. A. R. rooms in the town buflding. Commander' A. P. Benner presided. Of the fourteen mem- bers seven were present. Mrs. Mary E. Flagg of Norwich has isposed of three lots on Potter street, off Windham road to Peter Van Haver- Deke. The wedding of Abraham Borodach and Miss Helen S. Solotoroff took place Sundhy afternoon at 2 o'clock at the synagoguo of Congregation Tifereth Is- rael, 1038 Prospect avenue. Bronx. ‘Borodach 45 proprietor of the Windlam Marget. Clérk Edgar M. Warner of the super- for court was in this city Saturday to Eive -examinations to those desiring citi- zenship papers. About a dozen applied.{ yride-Awakes are of cours i Ofiss Charlotte Bottsford spent, f Aoy week-end with friends in New Haven, |20d @8 Aoril fooling is freely indulged in Miss Pauline Bill. who recently recov-|as regularly as the first of April comes ered from illne: has returned to her|around, there are many no doubt wh duties at ‘the tuberculosis hOspital on|\ondered why there ol +4 aulpen A wondered why there should be such a A. F. Brow paper only, and number ths pages. *z—Dse pen ‘and ink, not veneil 3—Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not uss over 250 words. . 4—Original stories or letters only will be used. % plainly at the bottom of the ‘story. WIDE-AWAKE POETEY. What trouble in the Forest school Has happened, who can say? T heard the saddest argument Tp in the trees today. For suddenly there screamed a voics Of one who'ssemed o hide, And “Teacher! Teacher! Teacher!” 1t hysterically cried. 0O, then I heard a stern rebuke, Directly overhead, And “Mary! Come he'ah Was plainly what it said. Then “Phoebe” came another cry, The voice seemed fgint with fear. And after that, in High pitched tones, An angry “Dear, dear, dear!” O, what had little Mary done? And what did Phosbe do? And did the Teacher punish them, The naughty, naughty two? I crept and listened like a spy, T am ashamed to say; But what the fuss was all about I could not leatn that day. 1 and The Gulls. Soft is the sky in the mist-kirtled east, Light is 2broad on the sea, All of the heaveén with'silver s fieeced, Holding the' sunrise in fee. Lo! with a flash and uplifting of wings, Down where thie long ripples break, Cometh a bevy of glad-hearted things, *Tis morn, for the gulls are awalke. Slumberous ¢alm on the ocean and shoro Comes with the turn of the tide; Never a strong-sweeping pinion may soar Wiere the tame fishing-boats ride! Far and beyond in blue deserts of sea, Where the wild winds are at play, | There may the: spirits of sea-birds be free— "Tis noon, for the gulls are awas. | Over the Tim of the sunset is blown Sea-dusk of purple and gold, Speed now the wanderers ‘back to their own, Wings the most tireless.must fold. Homeward together at twilight flock, Sated with joys of the deep, Drowsily huddled on headiand Tock— *Tis night, for the gulis are asieep. —L. M. Montgomery, in East and West. they and UNCLL JED’S TALE TO WIDE- AWAKES. physical director at the local Y. M. €. A.. spent Sunday ‘at his home in Greenwood, Mass, Miss Edwinna Chesbro Canter, of . J.. spent the wéek-end with Samuel C ot an easy quegtion to answer. There has been April fooling for a long, long time. There is one stoy to tie ef- fect that it started frem Noah sending out a dove from the ark before the water had gone down, on the first day of the month which, with the Hebrews, was tae same month which we know s April Gradually it became customary to send whoever could be induced to go on some errand as useless as thft of the dove. Most people, however, believe that started in France. Formerly the Chris- tian world celebrated New TYear's in March, and the festival ended April 1st. In the 16th century the date was changed t9 Jan. 1st for New Years, but of course many people forgot about the changed date and others would make fun of them Dby pretending to celebrate on the first of April. As time went on people forgot about Settrday. Mr. Slater | What the custom meant, bat they Kept up was a former resident of this town. their foolingl and added new ways of The Boys' club rooms closed Saturday | getting a laugh on unsuspecting friends. afterncon for the season. It has lonz been a habit for Miss Helen Chapin has facs v Alta e TodliE e e e o Chao place valuzéle looking packages in public Misses Mary and Margaret Ballantine| Places, often made heavy so that the have returned from a week's vacation|one who refuses to pick it up and tries With relatives in New York. to kick it aside still makes an April fool | An effort is being madé to organize a =l 7 S oAl baseball team at the §pringe. TLast year | Of Bimeelf. Older people Ao not take the the team went through about half the|day very seriously. or at least not as season and then disbanded on account of | much as they did at ome time, and 1ike lack of funds. It is mow proposed tol ..o oS L S S < i have a team commosed of all local talent | MUy, other festivals the feast of “all and by so doing the promoters believe { fools” has now failen into disuse, except they can meet all expenses and produce | among the children, who as the Wide- a good -article of amatéur baseball. Roy Awakes know find plenty of fun on April 1st and many times for days thereafter. her STAFFORD SPRING John Panciera lias bousht a buiid lot near the junction of Converse avenue and West Main street. Frank Belcher and M Ann- Von Deck were marricd by Rev John Winthrop Eallantine at ‘the home of the officiating clergyman on Prospect street Ftiday afternoon, the double Ting service being used. The bridesmaid was Miss Dorotiy Be! and the best man John Sartorl, both of Staffordvilie The heavy snowstorm Friday and Sat- urday was dishearteninz to local trout fishermen, as weil. as to automobilists who Were anxiously ing for April 1st to try out mew cars. The snow Saturday morning was several inclhies deep and a number of people came to the Springs cerly in the morning in sieighs, a rather unusual ocourrence 5o late in the season. Winford Slater of Hon River was in cth been vi iting Connors is acting as captain until his successor is eieated. PLAINFIELD The post-season’ matches for the cham- pionehip of the town dave started in the local Dbowiing alley. Friday night the Waish-Raney vs. Moffitt-Hopkins match proved to be one of the most exciting seen ‘on the alleys for some time, Oniy 10 strings were rolled, the remainder to be rolled this week Friday. Walsh was in Wis usual good forin, averaging 125.9 for the 10 strings. Raney averaged 116.5, "MefGtt 121.1, Hopkins 113.6. Mof- fitt had high single of the evening, 159, WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. —Eva Erickson of Ealtic—The Prize Watch. 3 2—Margery Gray of Willimantic—The Castle of the Carpathians. i—Susan J. Carusella of Eagleville— Tabitha'’s Vacation. 4—Vernon Warharst Three Youns Ranchmen. 5Touise Dziwicz of Stafford Springs —THe First Capture. 2 6—X. Ireno Maine of Clark’s Falls—A of Flainficld— but Walsh it high 10 with 1259, The | Struggie for a Fortune. summary: e ¥ ; String. Walsh. Raney. Mofitt. Hopkine. | pronson sre ok Of South Coventry— 1 138 106 S 5 2 Sl e S—Ernest Stranb of Norwich—The 3 D i1s 12 155 126 | Bov Sconts in Front of Warsaw. Rl 140 E s Fedlie e Winners of prize books living in Nor- S SR 57 | wich can obtain them by calfinz at The B 116 291 1ps |Bulleti busmess ofice afrer 10 o'cleck i 108 17 315 | Monday momning. AT 107, 359 132 g 19 108, 3¢ 117 LETTERS OF ACENOWLEDGMENT. 9 1ies - Wiyt sTn Faun E. Jewett of Clark's Coner: I am very much pleased with the book you sent me. 1 have read quite 2 little in it. I like the name of The Castle of the Car- :mhian& 1 am very pleased to find it s ig. Margaret Pettini of Gales Ferry: I am writing, to you to let you know that I received your book. I thank you very The Moffitt-Hopkins team claim they will overcome the 77-nin lead of fthe ‘Waish-Raney combination ‘mext Friday night. A biz crowd of both sexes was on hand to witness the match. The Cubs won the first leg of the bas- ketball serfes with the local troep of Toy for they are known the world over by good and every home should own one—not only during house- cleaning time, but the year around. Here is your oppor- tunity to purchase one this week, for much less than reg- ular prices. No.4 MOP, value $1.00 ............ fu %C . FOR $1.29 4.0Z. BOTTLE POLISH, value 30c. . 12-0Z. BOTTLE POLISH, value 60c...... FOR 48c Soouts Friday evening, 38-6. The sec- ond match has been scheduled for Mon- day. when the Scouts hope by strength- ening their lineup to win the second leg. b The first aidl class met Thursday even- | MAary MeDermott of Jewett City: Many ing in the day nurcery, but due to lack | thanks for the nice book which you of heat the sieceion was transferred to|SeBt me. It is most interesting. the Community house, Marjorie C. Gates of Gales Ferry: The library has just received a new lot | Thauk you very much for the book you of French books and magazines donated | Sent me entitled ‘The First Capture. I by an interested friend from Norwicn.|bave read it and likeéd it very much. The books have aiready created an in-| Emma Stelnmayer of -Hagieville: I terest among patrons. | have received your prize book and thank ‘The swimming tank in the ‘Community. you very much. house has reopened . after being closed A 5 several weeks for repairs, Harriet Park of Mystic: 1 want to s ¢ thank you for the nrize book you sent mueli” I have read half of ‘it and I like it. I thank you ever 5o mugh for send- Ing it to me” . you. 5—Writ your nams, age and address | 15, 0%, Tan T AL Lke 1t 1 my Story worth a'prize. /| a Thanksgiving party by w _Chase of Gales Ferry: \'vg?muv for the Book You gave | 1 haven't started it vet, will' be' very interesting.’ " Margaret Qebrig of Windham: véry much for the prize book, Tip Top. e hat you thought WEITTEN BY WIDE- AWARES. A An Interrupted Party. 1 Dear Uncle Jed: Once upon 2 time a group of school children decided to have elves. There were ten of them, five boys and five girls. They thought they would have a great deal "of fun if they had their party outside and fo they decided to. The day before Thanksgiving was a busy day for the children. “The girls wers making various kinds of cakes and candy. They also wanted to make some ice cream, but they weére very much dis appointed in the morning because the joe créeam did not freeze. The boys ‘went hunting and some went fishin; night they brought much game: fish. The mext day was Thanksgiving day. It was bright and sunny, and the chil- dren were very happy. They brought a big table under a large oak tree. They also brought chairs on,which ‘to sit. When they gathered éverything they were going to have they sang a few Thank giving songs and played games. They then sat aronnd the table and ate. They also told stories. When the second boy started telling his story they hegrd a great moise. All the children jumped and they made a great deal of molse. When they looked to see who it was, they saw & man with a gun on his shoulder coming toward them. The children said, “He won't do any harm,” and they went back to the table. But the man came right to them. When he got there he said: “Give me what you have or your lives” The children —answered, “We ve mothing hut what vou see on the table,” and they ran for thelr lives. The next day the boys came to see what was left. But there was nothing left to eat. Only the table and chairs were-there. - LOUISE DZIWISZ. Stafford Springs. * pleased me very much LETTERS What a Spider and Fly Did. Dear Uncle Jed: There was once a voung prince who thought he should like to drive all the spiders and’ flies out of the world. One day affer a great battle this prince had to hide from his enemles. He ran to a woods, and there he lay down under a tree and fell asleep. Shortly after a man came along, and crept up to Kill him. Just then a big fly came creeping. over the face of the prince and woke him up. He jumped to his feet and the man ran away. That night the prince bid himself in 2 cave in the fame wood. In the night a spider wove his web across the mouth of the cave. The next morning two men, who were trying to find the prince and kill him, passed by the cave. ‘The nr;n:: was awake, and heard what Let us look into this cave,” said one of the m “'he may be hiding in there.” “Xo.” said the others that cannot be. if he had gone in tl he would have broken down that spider's web.” And so the men “went on and did not look into the cave. th As soon a5 they went away, the prince thouzht how his life had been saved, one day by a fly. and the next by a spider, so he decided not to kill all the flies and sniders, out of the world ALEAN KEELEY, Age 11. or drive them all Tafty A Bad Boy's Lessen- Dear Uncle Jed: Once upon 2 time there lived n 2 small city a littls boy and his parents. His name was Tom Teevey. e was very disobedfent. One day while he was out playing he spied the steam roller coming up the strest. He was delighted. He ran in and told his mother. When he told her she said. “Tom, keep away from the steam roller. Going out he said to himself, “Ah, I don't mind what ‘mother says.” He ran out of the gats and up to the steam roller. Tom hopped on the front wheel and waited for the men to come. At last he heard the steam roller puffing and he knew he was starting. He was going under with the wheel when ‘he screamed and at the same time fe- membered his mother's twords, “Tem, keep away from the steam roller.” His father coming home from his offjce heard the scream and ran and rescued his own boy from gettinz crushed. Now Tom is gray and feeblo and remembers the words, “Tom, keep away from the steam roller.” WWhenever he sees a steam roller he memembers the front wheel. He has alwavs said, “I think that was the best lesson for a disobe dient boy of my kind. MARY FITZMAURICE, Ags 11. Norwich. Don’t Connt Your Chickens Before They Aro Hatched. Dear Uncle Jod: One fine day in the spring when the avnle trees had blossom- ed, a farmer who had a fine orcherd sprayed his tress. He told every one what a fine crop he was going to hive and how much money he was going to make. He borrowed money and bought a fine automobile. When the apples | were most rcady to harvest a blight care on the trees and the apples ware all spoi! ed. The farmer had a large debt to p: But he had learned a good lesson count your chickens before th ‘hatche JOHN'H. BURRILL. Stafford Springs. . ‘When T Had the Megales, Dear Unale Jed: I am going to write 2 story about when I had the measles. One day two years azo my brother brought the measies home from high school. Hs ¥as in bed about 2 week. Then I came down wifh them. I was in bed abont as long as my brotier, but could not go to school for two weeks: After we were well the doctor gave me soms medicine that tasted and looked like ink, and some licorice pills. o’ STANLEY CARLTON PARKER, Agell. Mensfield. = Maple Syru 3 Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you how to make maple syrup: We make it in the epring. First of all we have to have weather when it freezes at- night, and thaws out the next day. This makes the sap run. When we have weather like this my brothers bore holes in the maple trees and put in the spouts or spiles which the sap runs through into the palls. In good weather they have to gather it several times a day. When they gather it they put it in a barrel. They have built a small house or closed- in shed where they boil down the sap. There is a fireplace there over which they place a large, shallow pan and, fill with the sap. When the sap ’ comes from the trees it is as thin and clear . me, The Life of Abraham Lincoln. My Collinsville—Prof. and rs. W. . ey Strong. entertained all the Collinsviile | MSther Tead fthe ook aloud and we ail as water. Same of it tastes quite Eweet and other doesn’t. | and have just begun making syrup this year. “Going to Willimantic, Uncle" Jed: The first I went o xmnuc’vwn 2 very lu:: day for me. ‘We started from Waterbary and the first thing T did was to get ready. QIWII‘Emn‘leldberothfl sister were starting to walk toward the station. As soon as I saw them start I put on my hat and started to run af- ter them.- I couldn’t catch them very soon but x!'(? a while I overtook them and for a while I was very angry with them. At last I was comforted by my oldest brother, Michael, who went to 2 store mearby and bought something for me. At last we reached the station and found mary peopls there waiting for the train, ~Some went to Bristol, some o New Britain and many others went to Hartford, Worcester and many other cities.” As s0on as we reached Hartford ‘the train stopped for about ten minutes. ‘While the train was waiting there we saw many people who were going' home for their dinner, others were going to grocery stores and others to the dry £oods store. At last the time came ‘when the train started again and I was very ha becanse I was anxious to get to Willimantic. The train stooped sev- era] times after we left Hartford, and Yyou could hear the conductor shout the name of the place where the train stop- ped. After the people got off the con- ductor shouted again the name of the station where we would stop next. At last we reached Willimantic and T was very glad when we arrived there be- cause 1 was gettine tired of staying in the train. We got off and there we found our cousin, waiting for us with the horse and buggy. We got in the buggy and started off towards home. We reached home and thers wa found another cousin waiting for ps. When we reached there we were very happy. We all had a good time, SUSAN J. CABUSELLA, Age 11. Eagleville. Barbarossa. Dear Uncle Jed: Many years ago Ger- many had a great and just emperor call- ed- Frederick Barbarossa, because of his Tong red beard. ‘When he was already an old man, Barbarossa undertook a journey to the Holy Land, taking with him 150 of his best soldiers. Orle day this army had to cross a bréad river. The emperor, without wait- ing to dismount, plunged into the stream and was ned. His broken hearted soldiers carried the body back to Germany and placed it in 4 deep cavern far up a mountainside. The peasants even now point out the mouth of the cavern. They say within it the emperor rests in an enchanted sleep. He ‘sends a dwarf to see if the Taven Ties about the mountain peaks. If they are seen the emperor sinks again into a century of sleep. Barbarossa sits, they sav, leaning up- on a great stone table through which bis long, red beard kas grown. reaching the floor of the cavern, winding itself worked 2l the afternoon . Hor was wishing that the night would come. was all tired and full of dust. would stop the sawmill oncs'in & glad to see that my day’s work was all through. As soon as I got m',.‘)f" the check fo my fathér and he gave me ope dollar. A cowle of days afterwards ke went to the bank and changed the check and I woess T worked hard enough to earn that dollar. Yours truly LOUIS LAFRAMBOISE, Age 12 Brooklyn. Descriptio: Dear Uncle Jed: Fe is light com- plexioned, with' light hair and blue eyes. He is very pleasant and aiwars has a smile for everybody. MHis clothes are plain but neat and clean. He is very determined, and when he starts to do a thing he always manages to finish it be- fore starting anything else. GLADYS M. RICE, Age 11. Columbia. Feeding the Birds My Dear' Uncle Jed: This is my sec- ond Jetter and 1 hope that you will like it. 1 am going to tell you ahout my visitors. For he jumps at you. A lttle boy lives next house to us was in the one day and the rooswer Jamped and scratched him in the face. Now don't hink that he is & bad rooster? Four little friend Dear Uncle Jed: to the Wide Norwich. BRNBEST STRAUE., Age 11 Joan of Are I have n Circle be Awake bope the Wideawakes will T am going 1o tefl you 2 name of it is, Joan of Arc Joan of Arc was bora France, sometime between . She was the ffth child of Jacqu Isabelle d'Arc. She never learned to read or ® there were very few peaple that eoutd 50 at that (ime. Joan was very skiliful needle. She aleo took great del ar az i ing housework. As Joan grew oider sh her time alone and in prayer O She was standing in the garden sh voices telling her to lead the France. ‘Blvery night she heard the voices she slept. At last she couldn't sua any longer, so she went to th France and told him her storr. Th 2 ars king gave her permission to Every morning I find little birds on our window sill waiting for their breakfast. As 8002 2s I put out bread for them they all come fluttering down for it. At the least noise they fly away. I wish the poor things were not so afraid. 1 ldve birds and animals and my father prom- ised me that if 1 would be good he woula get me a canary bird. army in the battle of She won the battle and als er battles. 1431 Your Httle friend, GENEVIEVE BIZINSKY, Age 8 Norwich. An Honest Boy. Dear Uncle Jéd: Fred Green, the old- est of six children, was looking for work ome day. ‘While walking down Summer street, he saw a man drop Some moBeY. Fred picked it up, ran after the gen- tleman, and said to him: “You dropped this mopey, sir.” “You must be mistaken, my boy."” “Oh, mo, sir,” said Pred “I saw the money drop from your hand when you paid the hackman.” L“Why, that was a few streets back,” sld the gentleman. “Has vour mother much money, my Dear Uncle Jed: During my time 1 help my mother do housework ‘wash 1 bring in wood and’ sometime often my mother's Sowers and plants come Soon after the Engiish cst burned her at a stake at Rouen ured ELIZABETH SWBENEY, A VersaWles. Helping and Saving wpare 1 dighes every morping and oven water, make beds, sweep floors and w: When 1 sather home from schooi 1 often eggs and put them in boxes ready for my father to teke down street. During my spare time and Saturdey crochet yokes and give them to my mot er. My mother selis them and gives ings' with it. Last Chrisumas 1 had four dojia about the table. There he sleeps and waits for the happy hour when ravens shall no more fly about the Then will he come forth with his knights and bring back great glory to many. LORETTA SULLT Tattville, At the Boat Racee. Dear Uncle Jed: Last summer my friend took me to visit her aunt in West- {eriy. R. I. Her cousin asked us if we wanted to see the boat races in New London. Of course we &aid yes. So early Friday morning we started in an auto for Ocean Beach, because it was there that we were to have our lunch. e ar- rived there about 11 o'clock There were many aeroplanes there. Oge large plane was towing a sailboat fo the pier. We then ate our lunch, which consisted of sandwiches, cake, candy and almost all kinds of frujt. Then it was time to start out again. ‘We passed many interest featuras, but we finally got there. After wa about two hours in the aut: #he whistle of some of the boats and that of the observation train. Of course T favored Yale because it is in my own state. My friend favored Harvard be- cause she came from Massachusetts. She Pad a red flag and I had a Due feather. First Harvard was ahead, but soon Yaie began to win at every stroke. Of course there was much shouting and ° tooting done. Above us there were many planes taking pictures of the boats. You know that Talo won and T was very, much sat- jsfled. There were thousands of automo- biles there. After that we started for home. We were aimast asleep before we got back o Westerly. We enjoyed it very much and #2id that we would like to go again some time. Age 11 EVA ERICKSO: Baitic. The Snowstors. Dear Uncle Jed: The weather had been dark and threatening all morni last it came in ail its glory storm. * The wind blew the tnow faces of many children coming home from school. Laughing and shouting, the ¢hildren did mot mind the wind which brought to their cheeks 2 ruddy glow. Their sleds. which had lain in the celiar 2or nearly a week, were brought out. A erippled boy could mot ses the chil dren-because a high building shut the wiew from his eyes, but he could hear them, and feit very sad because he could mot siide, 100, Just then his thoughis were interrupted by the coming of a ‘chum to teil him a plan. o "The plan was: Having nothing to do on Saturday afternoons, he had built a long sled, sometimes cailed a ripper. He had fastened a-box to this ripper and wanted to know if his friend could go with him. The mmother's consent having been ob- tained, the crippled boy was carried down the flight of stairs and after seeing that he would not fall out, the ripoer was pulled 1o the starting place. After two hours happily spent in silding, he was brought hiome, happy and contented in being able to gb sliding. VERNON WARHURST, Age 13. Plainfield. 3y Dolls Dear Unele Jed: I'will tell you about my dolls. Thave a doll that is 32 inches high. She can sleep, walk and say very little sir. That is why 1 am looking for woi%. My father is dead, and Y am the oldest of six- chil- dren.” 1y did you not keep the money you found?” €aid’ the gentleman. “Because that money is yours, sir, and not mine. T should like to earn some money, but T will not steal jt** Then the gentlcman thanked Fred and asked him where he lived: A few weeks ater he called at Fred's house and told him that he had work for him in 2 bank. said “You nsed Fred. You are just the 10y that T have been looking You are honest AGNES NUTTER, Age 9 Taftville The Discbedient Bey. cle Jed: Once there lived a little name 1 dé mct know, but we will call him Johnny. He was very idie ~nd enjoyed playing basebail. . father told him he tust . Now he hated to study and was d he would not study. When his father had gone to the office he took 1l and glove, and “started tear. When he met them he started for the fecld. His team was just winning when the ball struck bim in the eye. He suffered with the pain which he thought would never leave him. When e which had been hit. his father remarked wl in bed: “Disobedien quered.” for him. Dom't you? HELEN COUGHLIN, Age 10. Norwich. Connecticur ear U d: the original states of the union. It had two capitals, Hartford and New Haven, e seat of government. The population in 1880 was 622,700. It is a somewhat doubtful state in mational politics. ~From 1860 1o 1884 ity pal river, which means in the Indfan “long river.” Popularly it is vari- y known as the Freestone, or Wooden Nutmeg State, or the Land of Steady Habits. ERNEST LAFRENIERE, Age 13 Versaill A The I. G. ¥. Girls Dear Uncle Jed: In ihis letter T am going to tell you about the J. G. F. dib we have In our school. All of us girls are in it. There are six of us in afl. The girls' names are Edith - Jones, " Mildred Jones, Margaret Maine, Patricia Harfis, Gladys Palmer and I Every week on Thursday we have a meeting. _Our teacher, Miss Swain is the captai, Bdith Jones is treasurer and I am secretary. Each month we give ten cents, and we pay 2 quarter to join. The first week of the month we take up cooking. ‘The next week we have'a bus- fness mesting, the next week we go on Mamma. She has blue eves and brown hair. She is dressed in pink. T have two other- large dolls that are imported. They both have brown eves, light hair and lonz brown eyelashes. I have an- other doll, a jointed one. that has brown hair and blue eves. I have a baby doil that Jooks just like a baby. T hope all the Wide-Awake girls Nave as many doils s 1 have. LORAINE GLADUE, Age 11. Tastville. Working at a Saw Mill Dear Uncle Jed: In the month of June ahout two years ago before school had let out there stood in the back of our neigh- bors house 2 saw mill. One day T hap- pened to take*a walk to the mill. It was about 9 o'clock in the morning. When 1 got near the mill T could hear the noise of the saw and see high piles of boards and planks, ties and huge ®eanis made of chestnut_trees. _After 1 walked a little a hike and the last week we have sewing. We have all of these things in one month. About a month ago we gave a play. It began at six o'clock and fasted until nine. The fifst part of the evéning we played games and later we served cake and jello with whipbed cream on it. - Al of us 3. G. F. girls brought cake and with our money we bought the jello. We intend to zive another-before long. T think that we have happy times. wish that you could cos to cur darties. L. IRENE MAINE, Clark's Fall Mother and Her Two Sonms. Dear Uncle Jed.—Corneila was a beau- tiful lady who lived in Rome many years ago. She had two sons, and ' never mother and sons love each tenderly than they: mother is, they saw hér go about the house and gar- den. he was better he eould mot see well out Now he ol but still remémbers the words he was lying is always con- 1 think this was 2 good lésson Connecticut was one up to 1873, when the former was made the it was republican except that in 1576 Tilden had 2 smail majori- and in 1384 Cleveland 2 small ural- It takes its name from fts princl- | PORLS 1€ €L (8 RO RO aine Nutmez other more “How beautiful our the boys would say softly as “How fortunate I am to have two During the first part sister and I went to visi There we had 2 Jot singing. started for home. our aunt coming {5 ses us fot ©f fun Taughinz and tatking 21l way home. Dear Uncle Jed: One fine e were the swe about half am hour. the fire alarm biow 4o of fan When four o'clock My sister and 4 me! we had the SOPHIE GARLICK, 1. South Coventry. A Bad Fire all sitting on the verands summer air. We Suddenty we he All of us wa to run down and see where the fice but my mother and father caid baé better not go. We begged ard © ged and at Jast they said toat we cou o if we didn%t go too near the & ™ father waited {o go alonz with ever were many ipeople there, shouting to ene another. were cha ing to put the fire out. - After som: culty they did it. The policemen ¢ but mother didm't want S0 we went without him. The boyy wers together, and Jemmie, my sisier and | went together. After asking many questions of whom o may alonc There irg ond The firemer and try- an 4 wé zaw, we reached th the pecple awa: the pecsie to go awey from there 8o We had to go home ter. the Hospital. B than the children were. n't hurt 2 bit ‘The next morning we Zound out all w¢ wanted to know. The house burned down down to the ground) belonz to Mr Fos that it mras burned w2 (tor His wife and two children were His wife was mers Mr. Foster was- How the fire started ™ one know. Not a thing in the house w23 saved. At a children that weren't Fo Mr. Foster's mother. children died. The other ¢ H Foster . m. that day Mre - ot twn hou of the leaving seven chéidren a was a great loss to Mr. Foster Cromwell —William May. who has representing the A N. F=son firm fhe national flower ehow at In Ind., ris the show to be a most beautiful HELEN SLEDJESKY. Ag Eagleville. Mr. May has returned hom: T 2 prominent piace. W orthington - Evans Takes Place Left By Montagn They keep filling the pan with more sap as fast as it-boils down. When it is nearly thick enough, they take it out of the pan, strain’it, i and then my mmother finishes boiling it |, - down on the kitchen stove. When it Is Alma Puilipp of Baitic: T recelved, the thick enough, (it should weigh eleven | further I saw 2 big high round pile of yellowish sawdust. T walked around the Dile of sawdust and thers I saw some men such sons?” the mother would thinks “as she watched thiem at their studies or their games. One day a lady, dressed in Tichest of sitks and wearing teachers at a shower the otner | TIO¥ed it very much. evening in honor of Miss Stockweii and | Sarab Gill of Jewstt City: T received Harold _ Humphrey. whose engagement|mY Drize bock and I thank you for it. I| ‘was announced recently, and Miss John- | Rave read it and I found it very inter- Eton and Edward Bidweil, whase engage- | esting. 3 | ment was announced st the'sho No. 3MOP, value $1.50 THE H. C. MURRAY CO. EroTE wer.