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Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
DECEMBER.

Thou art the month of cold and snow, When stormy Minds around us blow But thou dost bring so many joys To smiling, rosy girls and boys There's skating on the frozen pond, There's many hills to slide and climb, And when Jack Frost bites toes and
 ears
 You never shed salt tears December brings us Santa Claus, Who comes around with lovely toys, So now we wait, but not for long For Christmas Eve is hurrying on.
 OLIVE LAURENSON, Age A.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Tho Doc and the Sheep.

One day a dog chased his masters sheep. The man heard the dog bark ing and went to see what was the mat ter. But when he got there the dog was gone and one sheep was almost dead
 The next day he heard the dog bark ing and he went to the lot where the sheep were and satJ the dog going through the woods.
 The third day he watched for the dog. About 2 o'clock that next day the dog came and was just ready to kill a sheep when the man shot his gun and friehtened the dog away.
 The dog never came home for g. year but he never chased sheep again. Ali ter the dog had been home six months he died and the man never kept any more dogs after that
 RUSSELL WHITEHOUSE, Age H.
 Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

Dear Uncle Jed: Two years ago I lived in New York city: but now I live in lebanon. Conn.
 When I lived in New York city my friends and I went toA park every Saturday. We took our lunch with Us. When we came to the park we sat down under a tree to eat our lunch. 4 fter we got through eating we walk ed around the park.
 I paid much attention to little gray squirrel which I saw there. It came risht up to us and we Save it some nuts. After it ate all the nuts 1t waEted it went back to its little house, where 1t lived.
 Once We saw an elephant with a tin cup standing near him and those | assing by dropped a penny into the cup. After we dropped a penny in the cup the elephant nodded his head as if to say. Thank you"
 We saw all kinds of birds. We didn't know the names of all Of them. but we knew the ranes Of some Of them: they were the bIuebird. the blackbird. kluejay, canary, sparrow. pigeon and many other birds.
 One day We saw q monkey that was sitting near a fire eating nuts.
 After having some candy and ice cream. We took the car and rode home.
 l am your niece,
 GUSSIE STUFF, Age 12. Willimanti..
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

other is a little yellow canary birs. She sings to me. One day she was singing to me, when Tabby jumped upon the couch. Meow MeowW said Tabby. Then she began to jump for the cage. She jumped once and fell backward. She did not try to do it again. I picked her up and l said:
 You naughty Tabby. why did you do Ihat?'
 Then she ran down cellar.
 Now, l tell you, Uncle Jed, Tabby learnt lesson not to touch my dear little canard bird, Sweet.
 Your friend,
 LILLIAN J. BREWSTER, Age g. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
LuciIIe's WaIr.utino Trip.

Dear Uncle Jed: I must write anc tell you about my walnuting trip.
 Papa, my little sister. and l went on the trolley car as far ss Baltic, where we got off. We had a very pleasant walk of. about one mile to reach the place where we were going to su her me nuts. l guess the squir- rels must have been there first; for We only got about two quarts. The day being so fair, and the air 50 brac- ing, we were getting hungry very fact. So We took the car, and came home. having enjoyed our first nutting trip very much.
 LUCILLE SPAULDING. Age 2.
 A0lTxlil.i
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

 that supported the bridge, on the left, was broken near the top.
 The occupants in the inside or the car were enjoying lovely time when Crash. Bang. the bridge had given way, and those pople who were happy two minutes before were now perhaps dead or struggling for life
 There in the water lay the wreck age, the most pitiful sight ever seea- Help was not long in coming to them. for the terrible cries and screams had reached nearly every house within three quarters of a mile.
 As there was one house nearby those that could be were taken there as quickly as possible. A physician was summoned, a nurse and all the he D that was necessary. and the patents were cared for as well as could De ex- pected.
 It was the first accident that ever happened on that old iron bridge, and I hope 1t will be the last.
 CARRIE WHITEHOUSE. fS~II
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
The Two canaries.

My aunt has two canary birds. They live in separate cages You cannot put them in a cage together, for they will fight. Their names are Dude and Dick.
 One she has had about two years, and the other is two years old. My aunt was sick and I took care of the birds. They do not sing. [ had to give them food and water as long as my aunt was sick. My story is get ting long, so I will close.
 FLORENCE GREENE. Snuth Corantr,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

o.-Csn you tell mo if it is wrong to prseties hypnctism or n1esrerisnr1 ? And if so, wtv7 (D. M. D.
 Answer.-Any interference with the Divine laws or arrangements ia sure to result disastrouEly. The Creator formed man free moral agent. en- towing him with mental faculties. n moral sense, and will to decide be- tween right and wrong. good and evil. IL is the will that controls or dom- mates the being Some people have stronger more powerful wills than others. It is possible for such to domi- nate the weaker wflled individual par ticularly where the latter deliberately surrenders the will to the influence of the other. This ig all wrong. and is Injurious in this way: Frequent ex- periments have demonstrated that. where ones will is controlled bv an other, there is A weakening of the will of the person under control, and fl per sisted in will eventually result fin tho co mpiete destruction of the mind or will, leaving the subject an imbeeile. Perhaps one of the principal reasons whw there is such an alarming in crease in the number Of insanity eaaeE is because of the practice of hypno- tisrn on the part of thousands who are ignorant of it's dire consequences,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
4 Hen Story.

Dear Uncle Jed: I shall write a few lines about the hens. We have about no hens. We began with two little chick sns that were very sick, so Mr. Baton gave them to us.
 Last year we had ninety-six hens the highest we got was 7S.
 We have only three Rhode Island red bullets. Our bullets are not lay ing yet. From all our hens we are only getting about IT eggs a day. We have four hencooIs. We have 200 chickens.
 RALPH AUSTIN, Age 9.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
S5. 900 for EreA Bed

w H. Burrows, president of the Mid dletoWn National bank, received draft of $5,008 last week from Mrs Charles ". Dabney of Dedham, Mass, to establish a free bed at the Middle sex hospital in AiddletoWa, to bs known as the Margaret Sill Hubbard, in memory of her amt vile of E. K Hubbard Of MiddietoWn-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
oIixine,s Goldfish.

Dear Uncle Jed: I want to tell you what happened to my goldfish. I had seven in a large aquarium They were gold and silver. They were very tame. I had enc like a pollywog. When I went near and Whistled they would come on the water for some thing to eat They would eat from my hand. one day an accident hap pened, the top of q chair went thrown the glass with u crash and the water and goldfish went splash ing on the floor. I gave my goldfish away; but hope to have my aquarium fixed some time, and have more gold fish. They are very easy to tame.
 Your little niece,
 OLIVINE GLADU, Age 3. VaftviIIa
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

A Long Island oysterman rescued an almost exhausted deer from the wa ters of the Sound. It died on his hands and he wak fined $25 for having it in his possession. This is Whele the technical enforcement of law results in an injustice.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
LETTERS OF AckNoWLEDGMEN
 TO UNCLE JED.

Richard C. Moran: I thank you for my nice book. It is a very entertaining story
 Margaret O'Brien: I thank you very much for my book. l have read it and found 1t very interesting. I hope some time I will win another.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

A Kansas court has surprised the country by decision that it is per fectly proper for a woman to leave her property to her son-in-law. No self respecting wife can look upon such decree with favor
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE.
Boys and Girls Department
Rules for Youna Writers.

l. Write plainly on one side of the paper only and number the pages.
 2 Use pen and ink, not pencil
 8 Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words.
 4. Original stories or letters only will be used = 5 Write your name, age and ad- dress at the top of the first page.
 Address all communica tions so Uncle Jed. Bulletin Office.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

There were about two hundred and fifty passengers on the big steam car as 1t made it's way down round the bend onto the old iron bridge; but lit tle did they realize that in three min- utes from then they were in danger of their lives; for one of the big iron bars
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

The new Canadian parliament finance committee O.k.-ed an appro- priation of $40, DOC, ,o00 for current ex- penses, says the Ottawa Citizen, in about forty seconds. That is going
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

If two Charleston (S. CD wafies will cure cold, and three fever, what is it that carries the death rate of the city mp over 29 to the thousand?
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

The Boston Transcript says: Gran ite rather than bronze seems the prop CT medium to convey to future genera a- tions a notion of Edward Everett Hale
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

This was part of James B. Me Namara's confession: The situation throughout the country was critical, and we decided that something must be done, and we were sent to do it."
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

The Toledo Blade remarks: We have no statistics. but fewer people seem to be dying of successful opera uons than in the days gone by
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

The advancement of Archbold to the head of the Standard Oil company is regarded as a distinction without a
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
He Raises Psaeoeks and Guinea Hens

One year we raised seven peacocks, two peacocks and five pea-hens. As the peahen does not caclxle, the only way we could find her nest was when the peacock crowed. At night Le would fly in the highest tree we had and holier very loud at every noise and sound he heard during the night. We used to call him our watchdog.
 I always raise guineas. This year | raised over one hundred. The only way I can find my guineas' nests is to go out and listen for the old hen to cackle. When I hear her I run where she is. That is the way I find my guineas, nests. I never have kept an ostrich. I have heard and read in books that they cannot fly.
 TROY l. MAIN, Age Il.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

The Christmas slaoplifter is not de- sirous of avoiding the crush this month. It is a welcome condition.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Maybe Not So Greedy.

Yuan Shin Kai has the choice of being either the first primeir or the first president of China If he has any of the characteristics of the average office seeker he will want to be both.-Chicago Record Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Would Fill tho siII.

William Loeb is believed to be the choice Of President Taft for manager of the next republican national cam paign. He would nil the bill better than any man the president could nuI yWhere.-Elmira Advertiser.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

It looks as though Colorado might send Mrs. Sarah P1att Decker to the United States senate. What an inn provenent on Guggenheim,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

It is said Germany is testing Britain to see whose purse is longer. hence she keeps on building Dreadnoughts at a feverish rate.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
The lame Rohbin.

When mamma was small she went out under a tree and found a little robin She took it home. It used to roost on the corner of the sink. She took it to the garden and fed it worms When it got bigger it flew away. Nam ma felt sad because she used to carry it on her finger everywhere she went
 LLOYD RATHBUN, Age g. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

The Beef trust seems capable of thinking of every means to favor itself except dropping the price of meat.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
The Truly Brave.

Who are the truly brave? The boy or girl with self con- trols
 Who'd seorn to wrong a living Souli
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

Congressman L4ittleton's 70-minute speech is boiled down to You lie, you villains. you liel'' by a Massachu- Setts paper.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

If congress plays all winter, it may be in Washington next July trying to accomplish something creditable.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

If it was known that 8 woman's age could be told by feeling her pulse, some women would be careful how they sit and hold hands.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

Happy thought for today: The per son who will stand most imposition is regarded by some people as a friend.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

The emblem Of the Chinese republic is the moon, but it is not stated wheth- CT full or just a little gibbous.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Has Taken Good Look.

After this trip is over President Taft ought to be able 10 recognize the United States. no matter where he sees it.-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Auburn. Me, has 30 cases of small pox- Let us hope she will not spread herself, now.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Flip. the Tan,e Deer.

Dear Uncle Jed; I like to read the letters in The Bulletin very much. l live on a farm. l have three brothers.
 My papa has cows and horses and chickens.
 I have a aiee big dog named Jeff and four kittens to play with. We have q colt named Pete-he knows his name.
 And, best of all, my brother has a Let deer named Flip. He picked him up in the wooGs in the summer. He brought him up on a bottle. He foi- lows him all over the farm. l have my picture taken with him. Good bye.
 DOROTHY F. MCALL. Age s.
 Leonard Bridge, Mss.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

William k- Vanderbilt won S130,000 in horse e-racing in France last year. Bill has no Bible class
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

The Canadian parliament has a working majority of 4l. to maintain ssrirEeei<y ~itiaiH the eaFirei
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
MUSIC.
Bible Question -Ox

Your HfbIe questions will he mn- swered fn these columns or by mail IT sent ts our Bible Question Boa Editor.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
A Cat That Loved Music.

Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you what do with the paper every Thursday after I read it. I cut out all the stories and keep them in a box, and am going to get a scrap book to paste them in; and then can read them any time I want to-
 I will also tell you about my cat Tiny. One night after I had gone to led, my mother and aunt were sitting -n the kitchen when they heard some one begin to play on the piano. They were frightened at first; but at last they got enough courage to go in the parlor to find out what it wass and they lit the light and what did they see but Tiny, walking up and down the piano keys.
 She likes music and whenever I go in to practice she always comes in and sits down until I get through. Well. I guess I will close.
 Your niece,
 MILDRED CARROLL.
 (Uncle Jed has to put all the let ters in a scrap book in their order for reference: and he has filled one whole book and almost another. He cuts them out and pastes them in just as soon after printed as fbssible)
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

T.bay and the Canary Bird. Dear Uncle Jed: I have two little Jets. One is pretty black cat. The
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Because of a Broken Bar.

South Coventry.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Used to Lunch in the Park.

Wauregan.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

TaftvilIe.
The Washington times., 1911-03-21
SHE HOLDS 1T UP TO THE
Clever" Girl

loaded on all her jewelry and parad-
ed about making people take notice
of 1t was offensive and loud? Yet
that is exactly the way you ex-
hibit your ''cleverness." You are
snowy and unreined.
AS a rule the clever" girl really
. KNOWS little. She has a super
fetal facility in discussing art and
literature; but she has precious
little of the vanlty-reducing KNOWL-
EDGE of how very much there Is
that she does not know. She
THINKS she knows 1t all, and wants
to display her wisdom.
l always want to cry when / see
a lice man marrying either rich
girl-one richer than he-or a
"clever" one He is so sure to be
underestimate as a financial fac
tor or a mental equal.
The husband of the clever wo-
man always suffers. For she has
none of that real brainfulness which
recognizes ability even if it is not
just the same kind she boasts. She
manages insidiously to cause 9TH
ers to underestimate her husbands
good sense.
Men divine all this even II they
cannot put in into words. They
distinguish between "clevernesS'
and actual wisdom. They want a
wife for wear. not show.
And Showing off" is about the
only thing clever" girl does we'll
The Washington times., 1911-03-21
OUR GROCERY CLERK SAYS
Cherchez La femme.

(Which is French for Look for the Skirt ~
To look at me you wouldn't think
was the greatest little trade producer
In our block, would you? Or would
you?
See that curly headed little girl talk
ing to those kids at the door? Well,
the way the four thousand or so small
boys in this neighborhood look at
things, she's the classiest little propo-
sition that ever wore a pink hair rib
bon and white stockings. And thereby
hangs much good trade.
She's the boss niece and it's his idea
to have her hanging around the place
after school hours. And for is karat
double barreled, made-in-Germany ideas,
you've got to hand it to. the boss.
You see, half of the groceries in
this town are ordered or bought by
the small boy Of the family. and he'll
go to the nearest place sure as all
day suckers if there's no attraction
to drag him further on. And that's
where the boss niece comes in.
She's just as sociable as she's
The Washington times., 1911-03-21
Many Business Houses
To Open In South

The establishment OF the southern
cOnfederacy has led many business
houses in the north TO open i'm
pOrtant branches in the south.
Among them are Messrs. Lewis B.
Brown & Co, clothing; Salisbury,
Henry & Co, clothing; Allen.
McClain & BulkIey, dry goods: Adler
& Newburger, clothing, and Bruff,
Brother & Seaver, hardware.
Louisiana has given the $500, 900
she stole from the people Of the
United States to the oligarchy Of
Montgomery.
The Lincoln administration con-
tinues to keep a peace policy. and il
was authentically stated that what
ever movements are in progress they
involve nothing of a hostile nature.
1t is generally agreed, however, that
the military statutes of the gulf forts,
now held by the federal government,
Will be preserved.
The southern commissioners an
nounce that they will wait for the
action of the government. Great ef-
forts are being made by distinguished
gentlemen to effect a peaceful solu-
tion of the southern complications.
The Washington times., 1911-03-21
Northern Troops Left
Fort Brown March IL

Advfces from Texas state that Fort
Brown was evacuated on March Il and
that United States troops had been
taken aboard the steamship Daniel
Webster for transportation to Key
West.
A correspondent in Caroline county.
Va, writing to his Richmond news
paper, says: This county, as you
know, is red hot for secession and, of
course, the people here are not pleased
with the doings OF the Virginia con-
vention. Many declare their purpose
of going south If Virginia Cleaves
to the north. clergyman said, a
few days ago, that he would most as
suredly go, in that contingency.
There have been several sales of SER
wants of late. and high prices were
given.
The Washington times., 1911-03-21
Mamie's Trolley Monologue

Well. Belle, is Pres dent Taft goin' to
give us a war or just tryin to show US
a good time? Bill blOngs to the national
guards, y'know, and ! don't want him
killed before anything's settled,
It'd be a shame, too, Belle, to spoh
those painless battles they're havin' in
Mexico. Let 'em enjoy themselves, l
say; they amt hurtin' nobody.
I think it'd he fun to have nice
little war like that in this country. The
boys could take turns fightin' and it'd
be up to the police to see that all
noise was stopped at 10 o'clock each
night, so peaceable citizens could get
their sleep.
1 can just imagine your kid brothers,
Belle. scrappin' at breakfast over who's
goin out TO shoot.
ITS your turn, Willie" your mother'd
say, Tommy was in two battles yes
terday and his thumbs all sore from
pullin that rusty trigger, or whatever
finger he pulls 1t with. But Willy" she'd
aGy, Il won't let you fight unless you
promise me you'u keep your feet out
Of the way of those blank cartridge
wads. 1 see by the papers that two
soldiers almost got lockjaw from wads
in their ankles. Wars a terrible
thing"
And Belle, wouldn't be surprised
to hear of some of these MeXicans
gettin' hurt yet. You know what DR..
Munyon said about war. No, that
was Sherman, wasn't 1t?
Did you read what that general
had to say about Carnegie and those
fellows killin' all the military spirit
- America? 1 guess he's right, too.
N you give people ten million or so
every week to abolish war, after
while they'll get to know they can
The Washington times., 1911-03-21
Loretta's Looking Glass

IF I were a man and saw you COM
ing. should take to my heels
along whatever avenue Of es-.
cape that offered
I find myself losing respect for
the common sense of the man who
lets himself get victinlized as the
milestone on which you sharpen
your wits. -
hate Clever girls. A woman
with real brains is too smart to ap-:
pear Clever"
OF course, you think men do not
like clever" women because they
reduce their own assumption of
and disappear at your advent, you
consider 1t a tribute to you. You
think they want to put themselves
beyond the awkwardness of being
unfavorably compared with you.
You have heard that they do not
like clever" girls till you excuse
your unpopularity on the grounds of
your intellectual superiority. You
hug the belief that you enjoy your
alone-in-glory state because you are
the Minerva toward whom they
dare not lift their eyes.
But your excuse Is a begging Of
the question. The real truth of the
matter is that you have nothing
which you use so Intellectually as
you do your brain. The very thing
you pride yourself about Is an evil
The Washington times., 1911-03-21
The Southern View The Northern View
March Fl, 1851

There is momentary apprehension Of
a conflict at Fort Pickens. according to
dispatches from that point. 1t appears
that the. commanders of the Brooklyn
and Sabine can land no more supplies
nor have any further communication
with the shore. Rumors are current
that Fort Pickens is the destination
OF certain Texas troops for whom trans
port ships have been sent. 1t is known
that an officer with sealed dispatches
is on one of the vessels which left New
York day before yes :erday and another
officer was dispatched overland to
Colonel Waite, commanding troops in
Texas
The Washington times., 1911-03-21
Re ddy Smith

had uh dream once, Jimmie Dere
wus uh big house wild swell rooms an
lots NV lights an it didn't smell dirty
Dere wus toys an soljers, an balls, an
bats an lots Nv swell things. Uh swell
dressed loidy wus huggin' an kissin'
me an callin' me hur ''darlin' boy" an
den dare wus uh man dat did de same.
Dey wus awrful good tu me. I don't
member much bout it, 'cept dat had
on swell clothes an me hans wus
clean, fur 1 wakes up hearin Aunt
Tilly calm me. But, say. amt Crytn'
cause I'm not rich. an. fur me mudder
an fadder, why, 1 guess Aunt Tilly
ull tell be bout dem sum day,
The Washington times., 1911-03-21
Students at University
OF Virtiinia for Secession

Students at the University of Vir-
ginia have a big demonstration, rails
ing a secession flag on the top of the
rotunda, while a chorus of voices
sing Dixie" and professors look on,
complacently.
r. B. Tucker, Esq. postmaster at
Amherst Courthouse, Va, has re-
signed because he will not consent
to serve under Abe Lincoln"
Women of Essex county, Va, ex-
press their unqualified indignation at
the manifestation of submission to
northern domination on the part of
the members of the Virginia conven-
tion. The women want to get out of
the union without further delay.