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Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

All admit this is an age of unrest, and. we might say. unreasonableness. Everything seems to be wrong-the Bible Is out of date. such things as constitution and supreme court are senseiess. the churches are Gospel shops, not houses of God. and ali po- iitiea1 parties but sne are hads up ef graftsrs and thieves, Think the situ- Ation oVsc
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

the best of all was to my aunt's. spent a pleasant week there. Every day I went grabbing, fishing, rowing and in bathing. I went to the city three times while I was there. It never rained 8 day until the day came for me to come home. and then it rained awful hard. I would like to have stayed longer, but when got home I was glad I came. found my mother sick abed
 My vacation has been q pleaseAt one, so far.
 From your loving niece,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

Ii Is strange bull moosers think republican papers should praise their candidate when the Colonel says he is not republican. and republican newspapers could be improved by printing the truth. It Is the truth that cuts deepest: and the only way poli- ticians can deceive the people fig by destroying their confidence in an hon. est press
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

The day of judgment for colleges has arrived-the census divides them into five classes, the lowest class be- ing mostly in the south, the grade of which is not up to that of good pre- paratory school for Yale or Harvard
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
The Wave os Animals.

My Dear Uncle Jed am sorry your Wide Awakes are getting sleepy and l must admit that am one of the sleepy ones because haven't written to you for a long time
 I wonder how many of the Wide Awakes find the study of animals as intefesting as l do? have been studying for some time how the dif- ferent animals keep themselves clean.
 The rat uses her tongue to brush her coat, just as the cat does.
 Foxes and wolves do not use their mouths when they need to wash or brush, but they scratch themselves vigorously with their hind paws and then they are as clean as ever.
 Field mice comb their hair with their hind legs, and the fur seal in much the same way spends as much time as a woman making herself look neat and clean.
 The horse, more than any other an final, depends on his owner to keep hif coat in the proper condition. but often he will roll on the grass or rub him. self against a tree or a, fence.
 The elephant often gives himself bath by drawing water in his lone trunk and then Blowing 1t on the dif- fsrert parts of his body. After batf he sometimes rolls himself in the dus1 to keep the flies of.
 will close now, hoping the Wid' Awakes will wake up and give uncl' Jed all the ietters he can handle. ANNA E. DURYEA.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

It was President Taft in the capac- ity of United States judge who by decision showed there was grip in the Sherman law. Without his aid the Roosevelt administration would have signally failed in prosecuting the trusts under this law.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
4 Day in the WeeSs.

One day party of my friends and myself went huckleberrying on Ray mond Hill. There were ten of us. We about 1e-2o. When dinner time came we all had a basket lunch and ate our dinner under large tree in the woods. In the afternoon we filled our paiis and started for home about 5 o'clock. l sold all of my berries on the way home. l picked four quarts. We got home about o'clock. There were three teams. When we got home we were all tired and soon went to bed.
 EVELYN BEARD, Age Il.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

When Wilson defined a boss as "a political agent of certain special in terests, who see to it, through him, that people they can control are put in office. and that laws they do not want are kept off the statute books" could he have been looking at a pie ture of Perkins and the third termer ?
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

President Taft secured the passage of the employers liability law, the postal savings bank law. the parcels post law. and favors an eight hour law for all government employees, all of which shows they should not return him to office.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

The bull moose electors on the Kan sas republican ticket represent a po- litical compromise. That was a com- promise made where the proposition should have been immediately pulver- iZedt
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
Boys and Girls Department

Spring Hill" I am sure will enjoy it immensely.
 Anna E. Duryea of Scotland-Thank you very much for the lovely book you sent me.
 Leon E. Dimock of GurleyviIle- Thanks for the prize book you sent me.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
Rules for Young Writers.

1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only and number the pages.
 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil.
 3. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words.
 4. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 b. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications to Un- Gle Jed, Bulletin OTce.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

There are only two classes of cit izens in America today-the righteous who are for ME. and the wicked who are opposed to Me! And this senti- ment finds thousands of endorsers.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
My Trip to Quincy.

 Dear Uncle Jed: thought would write to the Wide Awake circle be- cause have never written before. I have enjoyed the other boys and girls' letters very much and hope they will enjoy this one.
 I went to Quincy. Mass, to see my aunt and uncle James. had a very good time there. I went to the shows on Saturday af- ternoons. Oh, what fun we girls did havel = My aunt didn't go very often to see the shows. She is quite an old lady. My uncle is a stonecutter and my father is a paving cutter. have lit tie brother. His name is John Rid- dell
 When school starts next week the children will all have longer letters to write and tell you about their schools CATHERINE M. RIDDELL. Age IS. Oneco
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
NOTICE.

Because of the few letters received
 the book-award is this week reduced one-haf. When the Wide Awakes
 take interest enough in the page to warrant it. we shall be glad to award the regular number of books.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

Brooklyn must be an ideal place for crooks, when the police pass alleged murderers daily without attempting to arrest them.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

What good would the great grain crops be this year to the farmer. if there was free trade and sufficient foreign competition to make it un- profitable to harvest them.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

It looks as if the Mexicans were the only ones who want to make Uncle Sam fight. If they succeed, he will make the Mexicans sorry.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

England isn't satisfied with trying to tell us how to operate the canal but wants to give us the pBoper ad- vice for fortifying 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

The football practice season has opened. Aviation and automobiles will now have a strong competitor in the death column.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

Colonel Roosevelt has the distinc- ton of being the only republican pres- ieent who had q panic in the nidsi of what should have been q prosper ous administration
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

Tim Woodruff and Bill Film never saw themselves praised as idealists until Roosevelt did 1t. and they must have smiled at their new title.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

When you are looking for reason for your action. see that it is rational enough not to be an insult to your manhood.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

Somebody did a golden deed,
 Somebody proved friend in need. Somebody sang a beautiful song. Somebody smiled the whole day long.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
Norwich.
A Trip to Watch Hill.

Dear Uncle Jed: A few weeks ago we took the steamer Block Island 10 Watch Hill. We passed many places of interest, among which were the pa- per mill the state hospital end the Groton monument. The boat went un- der the drawbridge. The first place we stopped at was New London. Then at Watch Hill.
 We went down to the beach and ate our lunch. It was too cold to go in bathing. 60 we went along the shore and picked up some pretty shells.
 Then we had ride on the hobby horses.
 We walked along in back of the cot tages and saw some pretty places.
 We saw the Ocean House, the New Watch Hill, and many others.
 We then took the boat home On oui way we saw the danger bell. The first place we stopped was at New London The boat went under the drawbzddgs and then came home. We had lovely trip.
 NnFwiCh
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Hattie King of LebanonI am very much pleased with the book re- ceived as. a prize and thank you many times for 1t. Mildred Carroll of Norwich--My last prize book was great. Thanks very much for it. George Lang of Norwich-Have re- csited my prize book, "The Boys Of
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Happy thought for today: A se- cret hope makes fools of many nor tals.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19

The French are the high fliers of the present day. They may reach the sky yet if the gasoline holds out.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
vae.tian in the County.

v0cotiob iH tHe Soe"N'J'
 Dear Uncle Jed: I am little boy and live in Jewett City. I am nav ing my vacation now. I went to school every day last year. l am visiting my feed the chickens, ducks, guineas and hens. I like to feed them, they are so cute. I learned to run the horse rake and now they let me rake up the hay for them. I just like to drive the horse, she is so gentle and kind. Her name is Mollie. I think I shall be a farmer when grow up big.
 I like to read good stories. | nave read all of the stories in The Bulletin since I got so I could read, and l like them very much. I am eight years old.
 CHARLES PERKINS. South Canterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
My Vacation.

Dear Uncle Jed 1 have been to 1ulte a few plsnes this eumnaAsts satt
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
A Nest in the Leaves.

Dear Uncle Jed: When I was out in the woods one day little bird ran across nay foot and flew Into tree near by. I thought there must be nest there, and looked around in the leaves until found a carriage birds nest, and 1t looked different from any nest have seen before. It had . little hood over tho top of 1t. had to stoop to the ground to sec the little eess, The nest was hidden in the leaves on tho ground so that no one would notice 1t. It was the nrss one l ever saw,
 Your little nephew. CALVIN MAIN, Norwich,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
An Australian Girl, Favoriss Pugsuit.

An AuttFaiNH HTIb FuNV'No FbysS My favorite pursuit is going for
 walks on mountains or in grilies I
 like the mountains because of the
 beautiful views one gets from the top.
 The other mountains in the distance
 look as blue as the sky itself and can only be distingufshed from the sky by
 being, a little lighter or darker blue. l think they look beautiful on a bright
 sunny day with not c cloud in the sky. I like sitting in the caves. too, eS- pecially after you have just had hot walk up the mountain side, ss caves generally have a nice, cool breeze
 blowing through them.
 Sometimes there are some beautiful
 birds to be seen on the mountains; the prettiest ones I ever saw were Tyre
 Birds and Phessants; the male oird has an enormous tan exactly the shape of a Tyre; and when the sun nitters through it 1t Is simply gorgeous Tney
 are very shy birds and great mimIcs-
 Then I like the gullies. because Of l their coolness, lovely flowers, Terms, and. best of all. the lovely. cool streams l which flow down most gulltes.
 About three-Quarters of mile from
 pv home there Is q lovely spring. It
 Nows out from under . bdg rock right
 st the top of 6 mountain. It is love- | Iv and cool there l love to so there | just at sunset and sec the pretty coiors | in the sky reflected all around on the cooI r1pplfng stream, then, as that
 fades away, make c nice bed of gum | ieaves and lie down on 1t to walt till tbe moon rises, and sse the long shad- . ows of the trees and the brtEnf usnt of the moon fall everywhere.
 ike living in the country ever % | r,uob more than in tho town because
 vou cannot so rambling about the m curtains, etc, in town,
 The longest I have ever stopped fn
 town that l can remember is .
 r,erth. love my bush (oountry) hor,e.==Liiiian hlsnkInan. a9ed H. in
 syaEsy- Stack ia't,naA
Evening journal., 1912-01-13
VIOLA

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
VIOLA. Jan. 13-The Ladies' Aid
met on the M. e. Church on Saturday
evening and elected new officers as
follows: President, Mrs. Amasa
Kersey; vice-president, Mrs. d. c.
Moore; treasurer, Mrs. H. G. Ross,
secretary, Miss Minnie d. Peters; col
lectors, Mrs. David Roland and Miss
Adah Darling-Miss Mary and Jessie
Shuts We're given a linen shower by
their many friends before they left for
Idiaho-The young men are enjoying
the skating on the mill ponds of near
by towns--Miss Mary McIlvaine spent
Thursday in FELTON, with Mrs. George
Hammond-NIrs. Joseph Willis, Of
Woodside, spent Tuesday in Viola with
Mrs. Harry Frasher-Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Frasher and son, Edgar, have
been visiting relatives in Petersburg
j. n Borakel has returned to his
home in Cambridge, Md, after an eX-
tended visit with friends here-Miss
Grace Dill, of FELTON,, spent Thursday
and Friday with Miss Pearl Roland
Mrs. David Roland is entertaining
friend from the Green Mountains
Oscar Dill has returned home from
Delmar-Mr. and Mrs. Camper Ander-
son, of near Magnolia, were guests Of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs William
Anderson, on Saturday-Mrs. Edward
Davidson entertained frinds from
Magnolia on Thursday-Mrs. H. l..
Shank was a Wilmington visitor on
Saturday-Mrs Messick, of Frankford,
Del, has been the guest of Mrs. Lucy
| Kersey.
Evening journal., 1912-01-13
DEATHS.


William @. Leibrandt.
Mary Marshall
Otley Vernon.
Emily A. Lind
Maud Underwood.
UNDERWOOD-In this city, on January l3'
1912, Maud, widow Of Harry j. Under
wood and daughter Of Charles $. and
Kate c. Wingatc, in her 27th year.
Funeral private from the residence Of her
Grandfather Dr. n. n. Vail, Delaware City
on Monday afternoon. January l5, at .
o'clock Interment Delaware City.
L1ND--In this city. ON January 13, 1912,
Emily A.. wife Of the late Philip Lind,
aged So years.
Due notice OF the funeral will be given.
vERNON-On January 10, 1912, Otley,
husband Of Margaret p. Vernon.
Funeral services on seventh day, first
month, thirteenth. 1912. at 2 p. m, at his
late residence, W. Linden St.. at kennett
Square, Chester county, Pa. lnterment pri'
vate at Union Hill cemetery.
MARSHALL--At Stanton, Del, on January
10, 1912, Mary, widow Of Rev. William
Marshall.
Funeral services az St. James Church,
Stanton. on Saturday afternoon. January
I3. at 2 o'clock.
LEIBRANDT-In this city, on January 10,
1912, William @. Leibrandt, aged sc
years.
Relatives, friends, members Of Friendship
Fire Company and employees Of the II. &
H. Co. paint department are invited 10 at
tend tho funeral services at the residence OF
Edward p. Heal No. 234 Madison St., on
Saturday afternoon. january g. az o'clock
Tnterment Wilmington and Brandywine GENE.
terry.
Evening journal., 1912-01-13
ODD FELLOWS
TO FILL DOVER
LOdgemen to See Initiation on
February and Remain
Over to Hear Gospel

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Jan. 13.-The Odd
Fellows of Dover, decided at meet
ing last night to entertain royalty the
$50 OF more visitors who will be here
Saturday and Sunday, February and
5, in attendance at the initiation of a
class in the amplihed forms of de-
gree work
The Hotel Richardson dining room
was engaged for the reception of the
visitors and their entertainment on
Saturday night, where, also will be in
itiated the class of Philodemic Lodge
by the degree teams of Delaware
Lodge, I. o o. F., No. 1, Of Whining
ton This degree team will be accom-
panied by a male choir and orchestra.
Sunday morning the visiting Odd
Fellows will be martialed to the Peo-
pies Church, where the morning wor-
ship will be participated in and SER
mon will be heard from Or. A. w.
Lightboure The choir of this church
will sing the Odd Fellowship odes
Dover was selected for the next
meeting of the Peninsula Horticultural
Society next winter
The remarkable apple exhibit of
President Soper was purchased by a
prominent exhibiting company, it is
said at fancy price
Evening journal., 1912-01-13
SCHOONER S
SAFE In PORT
Captain BanniSter and Crew
Suffer Much From Storms
at Sea

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del. January 13.-
After being tossed on the high seas
and battered by the gales Of the At
lantic Ocean and Delaware Bay. the
ore barge, Margaret NJ. Donahue,
passed up the Delaware river in a
crippled condition today. but sue
ceeded in reaching her wharf in Ches-
ter, where she is now tied up.
The vessel had two large holes
stove in her bulkheads and was in a
sinking condition. The crew COM
prised Of Captain William T. Bannis-
ter. and two men, were in an ex-
hausted condition and are suffering
greatly from the exposure and the
terrible hours they spent aboard the
barge, with the possibility of every
moment being their last.
The barge left Boston the night be-
fore Christmas laden with 1000 tons
of copper cinder, consigned to the
Delaware River Steel Company, at
Chester. The barge, with two others
was towed by tug. When Opposite
Atlantic City tho vessels ran into a
terrific gale and the barges were
cast adrift. Captain Bannisters
barge was badly battered by the high
seas and heavy ice foes. Two large
holes were knocked into the forward
bulkheade and the vessel began to
fill with water Ice forced into the
holes. end freezing IN a mass, was the
only thing that prevented the boat
from going to the bottom.
Evening journal., 1912-01-13
DUB TROLLEY
AN ice BOX"
Maryland Avenue Line Riders
Protest Against Service
on Cold Morning

Passengers of Car No. 81 of the
Maryland avenue line of the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany this morning took an unusual
way to protest against the lack Of
heat in that car. The electric radia-
tors along the seats were absolutely
cold, with not a trace Of heat in them,
and the car windows were covered
with thick frost. So the passengers
coming into the city amused them
selves by scratching inscriptions on
the ice covered windows.
ice Box" was the inscription on
one window so that it could be read
from the street as well as from inside
the car.
"This is a cold car" wrote another
passenger.
"This is a very cold car" added
another.
And the other passengers, including
former Magistrate Broman and Acting
United States Marshal Finn pulled
up their coat collars and shivered
! little more.
! The conductor? He couldn't do any
thing but shiver, either. All the pro-
tests from the high officials Of the
company that the cars are heated
couldn't overcome the frigid story OF
the ice-cold heaters" in the car.
Evening journal., 1912-01-13
PLEASANT DAY FOR
CENTURY CLUB WOMEN

Il seemed as If the Assembly mas
Querade ball had forgotten the place
and hour and descended upon the New
Century Club yesterday afternoon, SO
handsome were the costumes worn at
the entertainment given by the mem-
bers in celebration of the twenty-sec-
ond anniversary of the organization.
Only clubwomen were present, includ-
ing the following out-of-town clubwo-
men. Mrs Houghton, of the Newark
Club: Mrs Frederick Brady, of Mid
dletown; Miss Smith, of Smyrna, and
Mrs. James Pennewill, of Dover
In response to invitations also came
Mrs. S. Blair Luckie of the New Cen
tury Club, of Chester; Mrs Charles w.
Weston, of Norwood, Pa. Mrs. A. ID.
Yockum of the Ridley Park Club, Mrs.
b. Marshall Harvey, of Media; Mrs.
Abby W. Marshall, of Kennett Square.
The serious side of club life was
forgotten and the entertainers kept
the audience laughing with the clever
performance, in high class vaudeville
style. the different numbers announced
by large letters on the stage. A club
orchestra, Mrs Charles c. Bye, piano;
Mrs. Florence Fisher, clarinet; Miss
Carolyn Fisher and Miss Marie Solo
mon, violins, accompanied faithfully
/ the whole afternoon.
Three scenes from "The Merry
Wives of Windsor" beautifully staged
were admirably given by Mrs. Robert
Pennington as Sir John Falstaff; Miss
/ Ruth Colby. as Mrs. Page; Mrs
Charles f. Wentz, as Mrs. Ford; Mrs
| Thomas b. Young, as Mr.. Ford; Mis-
Jessie M. Seaman, as Mr.. Page; Mis-
Marion G. Beadenkopf as Sir Hugl
Evans; Miss Margaret Matthews al
Robin; Mrs o Curtis Purdy and Mrs
J.. Merrick Horn, as servants.
An Irish folk dance, an old-fashion
ed singing school, Miss Isabelle Il
Wales, a recitation by Miss Grac
Baird, and a duet by Miss emma Lore
harp, and Mrs c w Robinson, piano
made up the program.
AT the, luncheon preceding, Mrs
Donald S. Ashbrook. Mrs Walter /
Butler. Mrs. William Belts Mrs. Henr
J Stubbs. and Mrs. Harrison W
Howell presided at the servin
tables. Assisting them were Mrs I
B. Pierce. Mrs. William G Taylor, Mr.
Franklin J Murphy. Miss Margaret
Miller, Miss Rachel Phillips, Mr.
Harry r. Speakman. Miss Mildre
Belts. Miss Marjorie Belts. Mis-
Elizabeth Phillips. Miss Mabel Davi
Miss Matthews Mrs William POOL
J Miss Josephine Prickett Miss Ann
p Hatton
. Miss Marion p Frederick, Mis-
Mary p Hazard. Miss Alice T. Bett
and Miss Helen Smith. were the usl
, ers, In court costume.
Evening journal., 1912-01-13
LOOK OUT FOR
THESE FELLOWS
Detective "SpOtter" Says
Check RaiSerS are Work
ing Here

According to 'spotter" in the en-
ploy of the William Burns Detective
Agency there is a trio Of bank swind-
lers operating in this vicinity. This
"spotter" is here in the interests Of
the National Bank Protective Associa-
ton
The plan Of the swindlers is this
One acts as advance agent arriving
in a town that is TO be worked, sew
eral weeks before the others appear.
He makes deposit in a bank and in
gratiates himself with the bank
clerks. The second member Of the
gang arrives soon afterward and
from information received from the
first, stations himself in the vicinity
of business houses which are in the
habit of paying their bills by checks
on certain days of the month. The
swindler meets O collector emerging
from one of the business houses and
after begging his pardons. asks him
II he did not get a check from so and
so. The swindler informs the col
lector that he also is a collector and
that he has more money with him
than he really cares to carry. and
would willingy cash the check as the
business man was A 1. financially.
Obtaining the check the swindler
turns It over to the third member Of
the gang who appears on the scene,
and the latter by the use Of acids,
raises the check 20 any amount de-
sired. The check is then turned over
to the first man who opened the bank
account and he has it cashed-
A check drawn by merchant IN
Frcderica was raised from S25 to $75
in this manner and was cashed In
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