The Newtown bee., 1906-02-16

with side-iights on courtesy, swearing, honor, cribbing, sympathy and chivalry.
 To bet or not to bet, that is the question.
 How athletic games develop charac. ter, self-control, resourcefulness, fel- lowship; the good side of much debated subject.
 Opportunity the revealer of the hero; for example, the "Valencia.' 9 Every railroad wreck develops a Sir Philip Sidney" T. L. N.
 The priceless present. Spain's motto, "Manana": America's, Do it now.'
 The committee in charge of the con- test, John Calvin Goddard of Salisbury, Huber G. Buehler of Lakeville and Edwin H. Forbes of Torrington, make these general hints:
 Select subject that interests you, whether or not you know much about it or feel competent to handle it at first. Itwill grow upon you. In order Ito get hold of subject" one good way is to begin by putting down, with out attempt at order or connection, such stray thoughts as you have about it. As fast as you get a new idea or new information, put that down too. Give the subject thought while walk ing, or at the chores, or before you get up: by the law of the association of ideas you will soon have other thoughts suggested to you. By and by you will have material enough to build your house. Then map out your plan, and begin to write it out. Articles and in- formation upon any of these subjects may be found in current newspapers and magazines. Librarians, school teachers, editors, ministers, lawyers, doctors and other people will generally help any boy to find suggestive books and articles on the subjects chosen. All facts are free to any boy: the lan- guage should be his own. When the writing is finished, it is proper to sub init to some competent person for cor rection. The boy may obtain all the help desired in reference to grammar, spelling, propriety of matter or veri. tication of statements made, but the thoughts and language employed should be his own. Lastly, make a fair copy in ink, using one side of the sheet only; or if possible have 1t copied on typewriter. The committee ap- pointed by the Club will be glad to correspond with any boy on the sub or to aid him in any way open to them.
 The Club solicits the cooperation of all parents, teachers and others in encouraging boys to enter this contest. School officers are respectfully invited to post this notice in all schools and public places, and to call the attention of boys to it. Also it is suggested that school teachers make use of these topics in the ordinary composition exercises of the school so as to arouse the interest of the boys. It is possible that young men in the schools entering this contest may develop talent which will result in after years in orators of the Daniel Webster type.
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 Ice harvesting has begun in efeverish haste, owing to the cold wave, which started in on Friday in earnest. Ten degrees below zero is the lowest notch yet on the mercury bulb. This cold wave is just what our dairymen have been eagerly looking for, and they only hope it will hold out for a week yet. It means much to them, as we'll as to the thousands in the cities who are obliged to buy ice. This ice famine has far-reaching effect. It has been 8 hard winter for the ice cutters along the Hudson river. The Albany Jour- nal estimates that there are at least l 5000 men between that city aud Hud- son who earn their living by working for the ice companies, and to whom this has been the hardest kind of a | winter. The usual routine has teen for these men to work for the ice con- panies from April to November, load ing the ice on boats. Then they are at | leisure for W hile, but as soon as the |
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