Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-04

Dear Social Corner SiSterS:-f any
Of you have a boy, here is a tested re-
cipe for earning his own spending
money: I asked a busy boy on our
street to tell me how he earned his
money, and. this is what he said:
II first started four years ago with
one pair of rabbits. When the little
ones came sold some for nails, brads
and wire, then got some boxes and
made some matches which consisted OF
a dining room, and bedroom. I then
either sold or traded more young until
had enough to start a rabbitry.
gather leaves and lawn grass and dry
for the winter beds; and feed grass and
clover in summer. In winter have
friends who save me parings, and a
restaurant here in the city gives me
large bag of bread twice a week;
then my sweepings / trade for oats,
and in this way it only cost me about
one dollar a year for feed, which is
for carrots ] feed twice a day and
each has teacup of water. I only
keep about 10 in winter, while in sum-
mer 1 often run up to so. I also keep
rats and pigs in warm weather. I have
small loft, and when anyone has
pigeons to sell cheap buy them and
put up sign: for sale" and the
mothers all come, and the little ones
cry for the birds, and soon am well
sold out. I also sell Buff Cochins,
sell for SO cents each When quite
small at Christmas, sold enough
burnt wood work to get quite a few
gifts beside buying new collars for
my two dogs and paying for their
license, which came due In January
French bull. 1 expect to raise from
her this fall. I hope to make her pay
my way through school later on, and
then in spring I sell turtles. I buy
them cheap Of the country boys and
take them to the city and the fellows
buy them like hot cakes. had as
many as six different kinds at once
last year. When 1 sell dande1ions in
the spring I get them before school
and get % cents 4 mess for them.
sell berries, milk weed, narrow dock
scarish and loads of wild cherries;
and when a new baby comes to town
! tell that mother she wants catnip
for her little one, and then / go to the
woods and gather 1t and sell it for five
cents q bunch. ! also dry it for WIN
ter. Then I sell bones, bottles, old
iron; and I buy old rubbers and pay
for them two cents a pound; but 1
get for Easter. I buy paper and
my mother makes me flowers,
which i sell; and also sell many bask-
cts. I have regular customers. I also
catch wild mice and sell them for 10
cents each. Oh, ] don't have to ask
for my spending money; but then, put
most of it in the bank: except I always
keep some by me to buy anything that
/ see ! can make money on / then
asked the busy boy, DO you go to the
Dime?" and he said, II have only
beer a few times with my father.
Evenings ! have some boy friend in to
play games or my mother helps me
out. l have got her so she can play
marbles and spin a top fine. NY father
also plays games evenings and ball in
summer"
What do you get for rabbits?" I
asked.
For commons / get so cents a pair
for young: 81 for old: and $225 for
young Angoras; and IS for the older
ones. 1t means quite a little work.
but then i like it,. and If my time Is
all taken up l think have fine time
as any boy of fourteen years, don't
you%' ~
FEBRUARY.