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The Washington herald., 1912-05-16
KILLIKELLY RITES TO-DAY.
Funeral Services for Musician VIII
BE from st. Marks Church.

ne LrOui ~. "uTAs NnurCh.
Funeral services for Miss Sarah Hutch
ins Killekelly, a prominent figure in the
musical and literary world. who died
at the residence of her mother, 10 East
Capitol Street, late Tuesday night, after
a long illness. will be held from st.
Marks Church this afternoon at o'clock.
Rev. DR.. Stetson will officiate. Services
will be private. Intermept will be in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Miss Killikelly was possessor OF the
gold crown prize from the Society OF
Science. Arts, and Letters, of London.
Born in Vincennes, Ind, on New Years
Day, 1S40. she never married, but devoted
her entire life TO her work. She was an
organist of no mean ability, Nas well as
a hRrpist, pianist, and composer.
Miss Killikelly is survived by her moth
er. Mrs. T. H. Carpenter. widow OF Mai.
Carpenter. u. s. A, and two sisters, Miss
Jane Killikelly, of this city. and Mrs. H.
G. Morse, wife Of the founder OF the New
York Bridge Company.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-16
Bold Robbery in New York.

New York. May 15.-Two armed high
waymen halted a delivery wagon Of a
Brooklyn dry goods firm this afternoon.
compelled the driver and helper with
him to get out, and robbed the pair of
$500 and then drove away with the
wagon. The two employees were on their
way to a bank to deposit the money.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-16
Yale Coach Ill.

New Haven. May I5.-Bob Cook. the
veteran Yale crew coach. Is confined to
his home by serious cold. Although
Mr.. Cooks condition is not thought to
be serious. II is expected that II will be
two weeks before he can rejoin the
coaching stan. Mr.. Cook is sixty years
old.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-16
Friends school ExercIses.

The presentation exercises Of the class
of II, of the Friends School. will be
held at the Friends Meeting House to-
morrow night Followed by reception
az 1903 / Street Northwest, at $50
o'clock. Rev. Samuel II. Woodrow will
deliver the graduating address on the
subject. "Idealizing the Real" and
Thomas w. Sidwell will present the di-
plomas
The Washington herald., 1912-05-16
Gas wrecks Building.

Baltimore, May 15.-Four persons were
injured this afternoon when the three
story store and dwelling at Monument
Street and collington Avenue tottered
on its foundation as terrific explosion
Of gas occurred In the cellar OF the
building.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-16
Tuo Rishops ON Li.t.

Minneapolis, MINI, May I5.-Late this
afteTRoon the names Of Bishops Warren
Moore and Thomas D. Nicely were or
dered returned to the effective list by
the Methodist conference.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-16

Belgium has forged TO the front as
the most densely populated country in
Europe.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
The Prize Pin.
Baltic

Those are fine young pigs said the farmer, looking into the sty. Maybe one of them will win the prize at the show"
 Did you hear that?" squeaked lit tie pink pig. with a complexion like this, I shall of course win the prize"
 "G-r-r-r-!" grunted her brother. Your complexion is no better than a baby's. Now my tail is the most curly in the sty. You others will have no chance at all if go to the show"
 'Poohl" said the pink pig. Nobody will be able to see a tail like that with out a magnifying glass"
 This made the black pig cross. He bit his sister and she bit him back. They squeaked and grunted till they woke Mother Pig
 What is the natter" asked she.
 Which of us do you think will win the prize at the show" asked they.
 T hope neither of you will win it. replied Mother Pig. The prize is given to the fattest pig-which eats the most
 T will eat lots" squeaked the little pink pig.
 T will eat more than you," squeak ed her brother. And the pig which wins the prize does not come back from the show continued Mother Pig. Tt goes to the butchers and is turned into fat pork My complexion isn't very good, af- ter all,' said the pink pig. turning pale | and l am not at all hungry T mean to stretch my tail until il grows straight" remarked the blacl pig. and l want only one meal a day BETH BATTERSBY, Age IA.
 Baltic.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
Maraaret's Conscience.

Many years ago in the northern part of New York which was one vast wilderness, lived a girl by the name of Margaret. Not far from the St. Law renee river was her home, in a little log hut.
 She did not have any brothers or sisters, so she was obliged to amuse herself most of the time.
 One day she spent many unhappy hours. because she did not obey her conscience This day she seemed very lonely, and so she stole into the sit ting room. and looking at the tail clock listened to its tickling. She thought it seemed to say:
 Do right, little girl, do right do right"
 She wanted to touch the long pen dulum, but still she could hear it say.
 Don't touch. don't touch She did not intend to stop the clock from ticking. but il seemed very tempt ing for her to touch the pendulum. So walking slowly up to the clock she touched the pendulum and to her surprise the clock ceased ticking. She was very sorry she had done it. Her father happened to walk in and l looking up at the clock said Some one has been meddlng"
 Margaret said; I did it. Is it really broken?"
 The clock was not broken. but Mar ! garet was SO frightened that l think ] she always obeyed her conscience after that
 EDITH w. PLATT, Age 12. 1 WarrenviHe
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
LITTLE ORIGINAL STORIES.
An AK to Grind.

An AK LC SIlllh'
 When I was a little boy. one cold winter morning 1 was accosted by a smiling man with an aX on his shoul- der
 My pretty boy" said he, has your father grindstone?'
 Yes. sir" said l.
 You are a fine little fellow said he: will you let me grind my ax on it?"
 Pleased with the compliment of be- ing called "a fine little fellow" l re- piled:
 shop"
 And will you. my man, said he, batting me on the head, get me a little hot water?'
 How could I refuse? I ran and soon brought a kettleful.
 T am sure." continued he, you are one of the finest lads that ever l have seen; will you turn few minutes for me?"
 Pleased with the iattery, I went to work; and I toiled and tugged till l was almost tired to death. The school bell rang, and I could not get away; my hands were blistered, and the ax was not half ground. At length, how ever, II was SDdTpeueUs anu the LdH turned to me with:
 Now, you little rascal, you've play ed truant; be off to school, or you'll rue it."
 Alas! thought l, it is hard enough to turn a grindstone, but now to be called a little rascal is too much"
 If sank deep into my mind, and often have thought of it since When I see a merchant over polite to his customers, methinks, That man has an ax to grind
 THOMAS CORCORAN, Age 8. Taftyille
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
My pon Dewey.

Dear Uncle Jed: l thought l would write and tell you about the little dog we used to have.
 He was a fox terrier. Papa brought him home to us when he was a tiny little puppy six weeks old. and he was just as cute and pretty as he could be- We named him Dewey
 He loved to go out in the fields ano woods with us and chase the squir- rels.
 When the chickens were scratching in the flower beds we would say:
 Look out for the chickens, Dewey" and away he would run and drive them around the yard in hurry; but he never hurt them.
 Dewey disliked music very much and when anyone played or sang he would whine and cry in q most doiefui man ner.
 One sad day Dewey ran away down town and was killed by the electric cars.
 We all felt very sorry Grandpa brought him home in a bag and we buried him under our crab ap- pie tree.
 We have never cared much for any dog since Your little friend, ABBIE F. DAVIDSON. Age 10. Oxford. Mass
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
FAIRGROUNDS DESERVE SUP
 PORT.

The success which is attending the movement to place the playgrounds for children upon a wholesome and effi- cient basis Is the cause for congratu- iatiens. The assurance that there will be six grounds this year will mean provision in all sections of the city for the children. In paying particular at tention te supervision. the Fairgrounds association is preparing to get the full benefit of such recreation spots. To allow the children to assemble at these grounds without supervision and leav- ing them to their own guidance in the play would permit the development of unguverned enthusiasm and the in clination of the older children to boss the younger or take possession of the games and apparatus as they desired. Supervision will overcome those trOu- bles and work for the benefit of all who may want to enjoy the grounds
 The movement deserves the earnest support of all in providing such equip ment and apparatus. The apprOprid- ton asked of the city is a small one and when it is considered that cities are favoring the idea to the extent Of appropriating thousands of dollars Ill providing places for children to con gregate for play, thus taking them off the street and removing the liability of injuries from cars. teams and au- tos, Norwich, it is believed, will fall into line and see that its children are provided for. The second year will show a vast improvement over last summer which was only in the nature of an experiment. but showed such good results that only a continuance was considered.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
PLEA OF LAST RESORT.

Hardly a crime wherein capital punishment is the penalty, is com mitted nowadays but what there is of fered the plea of insanity as an eT- cuse for it's commission. The country has experienced this from shore to shore, and today many cases in New England are balancing on the report of sanity experts. An important factor in carrying out such claims is money and it seems possible to get just as many experts of acknowledged ability for one side of a case as for the other. Insanity seems to be the plea of last resort, as the necessary doubt can thus be aroused, and it has saved many from the moose or electric chair.
 Crime is of course committed oy persons in an abnormal state, so that the breaking into the criminal class is the result of a mind that Is to some ex- tent unbalanced. Invariably, however, the crimes are well calculated, with d full knowledge of the consequences at- tending the same, from the many ex- amples that have been made of those who took the life of another. It is reasonable to suppose that if they pos sess the cool cunning necessary 10 carry out their intentions that they know what they are doing and are de- termined to take the chance and ask for mercy.
 In the case of the man who plans to kill his victim, rather than the one who does 1t unpremeditated, the plea of insanity must be kept within the law, as protection to society. More than one has said that all are more or less insane, which makes it necessary for the alienists to draw the line pretty fine in declaring a criminal insane when he committed the crime, but that he has since recovered. This seems to be a means of circumventing the law which has sprung up in recent years, which, if it could be relied up- on every time, would soon put the criminal in a privileged class.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
Charles Likes to Farm.

Dear Uncle Jed: am going to tell you the kind of work l like the best
 [ am living in a village now. but when the weather gets a little warmer I will go farming. 1 like the work very much and it will soon be time 10 get prepared for it.
 I think a farmer has lot 10 con tend with. He has the cattle and horses to take care of and when it comes spring he will have to get the ground prepared 10 plant
 I like to plant and take care of the crops but when 1t Is time 10 go having, a fellow will do a good deal of sweating some days during having I work very hard Sometimes it comes up showery and we have to hustle to get the hay in from the rain.
 After this work is done the har- vesting Is ready; but I do not do much of that work for 1t is then time to go to school. and l go back to my place of knowledge.
 CHARLES MURPHY, Age 14
 FitchVille.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
My Home and Myself.

Dear Uncle Jed: l will tell yeu about my home. It is in Gurleyvius, which is little village with only twenty houses. q church, store. schoolhouse. two silk mills, srist mills. and a saw and shingle mill. IL is sit uated between two hills. It reminds me of birds in a nest.
 Its name was derived from my Great great grandfa Gurley. The way I know this, my grandmother and l played Robinson Crusoe. She put the last letter down SD she had 10 tell story. She told about Gurleyvilla
 I am now attending school My teachers name is Miss Frances M. Bliss. I like her very much. We have about five weeks more before the long vacation: then I will go barefooted when 1t is warm enough. and play and be as happy as the birds In the trees. and be delighted to paddle in the pools after 2 pleasant rain. | will now close, so goodhy
 WILBUR D. HOBBY, Age 10. C1urleyVille
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
PRIZE BOOK WINNERS.

1-Thomas corcoran, of Taftville. "A Boys Fortune, by Horatio Alger, Jr.
 2-Harry Gleason, of stonington. "The Young Bank Messenger" by Ho- ratio Alger, Jr.
 3--Gertrude Kaminski, of Norwich, "Daddy's Girl" by Mrs. l.. T. Meade.
 HAbbie F. Davidson, of Oxford, Mass. Adventures of a Brownie" by Miss Mulock.
 5-CharIes Murphy, of Fitchville. Down the Snow Stairs" by Alice Corkran, 6-WiIbur D. Hobby, of Gurleyville, 'Fussblodgett's Folks by Anna F. Burnham. 7-Marion Burdick, of Chaplin, Wa ter Babies, by Charles Kingsley.
 s-AIecia Haeserty, of Norwich, Girls of the True Blue" by Mrs. L. T. Meade. Winners of books living in NorWlch may call at the business office of The Bulletin for them at any hour after 10 a. m. Thursday, or any. time there- after
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
HE TIPPING EVIL

The tipping evil has existed so long that it is figured on as a necessity in order to get decent service in the large hotels and restaurants. It is sanction ed in practically all such places and. in fact wages are for that reason fixed low and the inducement of the tips is the reason for employees being attracted to the jobs There is of fered now in New York an opportun- ity to escape from this system of ex- tortion which by no means is con
 fined to that city, but exists over the entire world. It may not be possible for the general public to reach a de- cision regarding the demands of tbe walters in one large hotel in the me tropOlis which, if not granted, threat ems to extend over the entire city. The walters want their fines for blum ders, accidents and mistakes dropped, better food, less hours, a raise in weekly wage and a day off each week.
 The eating public cannot deal with these matters. but they are vita!ly interested at the same time. A strike in the food factory is a serious situa- tion but the consumer has a chance to reduce his cost of living, which he might not feel at liberty to do at an other time. The public may not have to give tips if it doesn't want to, but experiences show that the service is neglected. attention ceases and most of the bill of fare is out if the abom- inable tipping habit is not practised. The wages should be such that tip ping is not necessary to provide a liV- ing, and not being a necessary ad- junct of the business, it should be for bidden. It can safely be said that tip- ping will hardly die without a strug- gle.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
POETRY.
The Violet.

Sweet, lowly plant! once more 1 bend To hail thy presence here, Like a beloved returning friend, From absence doubly dear Vert thou forever in our sight,
 Might we not love thee less? But now thou bringest new delight Thou still hast power to bless. Still doth thy April presence bring
 Of April joys a dream; When life was in its sunny spring
 4 fair unrippled stream. And still thine exquisite perfume
 Is precious as of old; And still thy modest tender bloom,
 It joys ne to behold. It joys and cheers, where'er l see
 Pain CT earths meek ones press, To think the storm that rends the tree
 Scathes not thy lowliness. And thus may human weakness find,
 Fen in thy lowly flower, An image cheering to the mind,
 In many trying hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16

best not to punish Robert at the time. In the evening he brought from the orchard six beautiful apples. He gave them to Robert. telling him to lay them away for few days until they became mellow.
 Robert thanked his father and put them away in the pantry Just as he was putting them away his father laid on the plate a seventh apple which was quite rotten and asked Robert to let it stay there.
 Father" said Robert. "the rotten apple will spoil all the others" Q.
 Eight days afterwards he asked his son to open the door of the pantry and take gut the apples.
 "Oh, fatherl" he cried. This is just what I expected when you told me to leave the rotten apple on the plate"
 My boy" said his father, T have often told you not to play with bad boys; for. just as the rotten apple has spoiled all the good ones, so the com pany of such boys will make you bad"
 Robert never forgot the lesson which his father had thus taught him. When any of the bad boys who had once been his playmates asked him to join in ! their play, he thought of the rottan apple and turned away from them,
 ALICIA HAGGERTY, Age M k1rWich
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
UNCLE JEDS TALK TO THE WIDE
 AWAKE CIRCLE.

We told you last week that what we
 give out in breath helps the plants.
 and what the plants give out help us.
 We this week will consider the violet, which is now carpeting this portion of the earth with blue and which many
 Wide Awakes like to gather in the fields. There are. perhaps. a score of varieties of the violet, and it practical
 ly belts the temperate zone of the
 earth with it's flowers, and it would
 be interesting to know it's name in all
 countries The name we know it by
 comes from Viola, which is Latin for
 a wallfiower, but in this country it grows more in the open field than near
 walls; in the east the violet is the pan
 sy, and this is the most wonderful
 flower of the family. The French call it pansee-"a thought" the Italians
 call it 1ammoIa-"the little fiame;"
 the Greeks called it Ion for To- a beau
 tiful princess of Argos, whom Juno
 turned into COW, and the little pan
 sies have many popular names in Eng
 fish speaking countries, where they are
 known as heartsease, three faces -un-
 der hood (which perhaps made it the token of modesty in the language of flowers), and call-me-to-you (which is
 why it is also in some places regarded as a token of remembrance). It is a
 shy little flower, for the sweet violet never shows it's seedfiower. which is
 green and. like the blind gentian never opens, but follows after it's profusion ploy the insects to serve them, so they have a honey pot, and the bees come for honey, and the violet sifts pollen
 upon their backs and they take it to other flowers to perfect the seed; and
 where blue and white violets grow close together the pollen is mixed by ] the bees. and blue and white Yiolets are the result; and the violet has hon. ey-lines to direct the right insects to | it's honey, and fuzz to keep the insects away which will be of no service to 1 them; and it grows in clumps and 1 spreads so the flowers on new roots in ! new earth on the outside are best; and the inside roots get weaker and weak
 CT and die, and the outside roots are always moving into new ground and
 making better flowers. This little plant | Is busy purifying the air like the big
 gest tree, and is helping nature main
 tain e-invigorating balances.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
The Story of Echo.

Once upon a time there lived a king who had a very pretty daughter called Echo. He called her Echo because she liked to have the last word with every body.
 One day her father told her some thing and she answered back and said it was not so. Her father got very angry and sent her to live in great forest all by herself. Here she lived a long time with no one to talk to.
 One day young man had taken his little ssiter out in this forest and when he went to look for her she was gone. He called and called and finally he heard an answer, and he looked and saw Echo. He was very angry and went away.
 Echo was very sorry and hid herself and never came out again: but if you go in a lonely spot and call she will answer you, but she will not show her self.
 JAMES GROWN, Age g.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16

rope was broken. and the window was supported by stick; Bess did not notice this. She struck the stick with her elbow, knocking it to the floor, and the window fell, striking her arm. It was a wonder that the arm was not broken. and the pain was so great that Bess nearly tainted. She tried to call to Amy. but only faint moans came to her lips, and her face was ashen.
 Amy locked the windows in the front of the house. and then went back to see why Bess was so long. At the kitchen door she stopped and screamed. Poor Bess was a rather terrifying object, and at the sight Amy lost her head. She clapped her hands over her ears. to shut out the sound of Bess groans and ran out of the front door and down the street
 What Bess would have done if Kitty had not happened to look out of the window at that minute, it is impossi- - ble to say. But almost as soon as Amy started on her way down the street, Kitty was running to Bess assist ance. In a moment she had the win dow up, releasing the poor, bruised wrist, and then she called Mrs. Ryan in, and between them they made Bess comfortable.
 Amy came to her senses after a time and went back. feeling very much ashamed of herself She found Bess in the armchair, her wrist bandaged. and, though she was still rather pale, she had reached the point where she could smile
 Amy found lt hard work 10 excuse herself. "I suppose you're awfully angry. Bess But you looked so white hat 1t scared me out of my wits. l didn't know what l was doing" I'm not angry a bit," Bess returned faintly. But I'm glad we had such ! good neighbors to look after me"
 Amy's cheeks reddened. Yes she 1 acknowledged, quite humbly for her. ''l guess it doesn't pay 10 hs too ln- dependent"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
PERSONALITIES vs. PRINCIPLES.

For the first time in his long cam paNgn of 1912. Colonel Roosevelt de- clared in Ohio that principles and not personalities are the issues. This must have surprised his hearers, in view of the fact that without having the opportunity presented he has taken it in the past few months to place per sOnalttieS so far to the front that he has Obscured any issues which he claims to stand for. He has made all his fight on personalities, lodged the issues on which he has been often asked to express himself and tells the Ohioans that he emulates Lincoln.
 He is opposed to changing the term of the presidency to six years, with no further election, because that stands in the way of his avowed purpose; and in speaking of principle, his brok- en promise, the determination to break the rule that no president shall have 8 third term, his somersault on the rec iprocity question for the sake of cor railing the farmers vote, and his vail against the bosses, when he has gained his offices and is at present backed by those fhom he terms bosses only when they support his opponent, are the strongest kind of evidence that the greatest principle he is working for is me and my policies" Yet his poli- cies. are not of a national character, but all would have to come back to the states for their action and, be- ing turned down there, his hands would be washed.
 It is high time that he realized that personalities are not the important requirements in pleading his cause. His cause would have had a better ring if he had started out on princi- pies. It is like the reciprocity situa- tion, however. He likes personalities, but he is not gaining votes thereby. His best results have been where he did not speak.