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Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
CIRCULATION
THE euLLlsLE PEOPLE.

Through many avenues the people are beset by frauds and shysters who, for personal gain, launch out into elaborate statements of themselves and their connections, but ostensibly for the whole purpose of relieving down-trod- den humanity. Bad enough is it when it Is confined 10 financial dealings where the gullible ones are made to part with their hard earned cash, but how much more hypOcritical is the act of the self-centered man, who, actu- ated by personal ambition, sets him. self up as the great reformer and asks that he be raised again to the presi- dency under false claims and asser- tions There is no excuse for gulhbi- ity in such an instance. Records. con- ditions and actions speak in no un- certain terms against such pre- tender. Facts are distorted and claims made without any foundation, yet the apparent lack of truth Is present. and 1he people will not be fooled all the time, however much they have taken stock. simply because Roosevelt said 1t was SO.
 A house built upon sand is sure to fall and so with cause which is championed by false representations. Straight from the shoulder strikes the Hartford Courant when it declares:
 The whole contest business on Roose- Velts part was the disreputable trick of seasoned and hardened political boss. It was a lie by wholesale told and carried through 10 cheat honest men and afterward this Roose- welt, the arch demagogue of our times. has made the pure air of America echo and re-echo with the lying story that he was cheated out of the nomination.
 But mark you this whole Roose- velt business stands upon il lie, and Hes never held up anything very long since the world began, A lie may sometimes appear to be a good starter but it is invariably a bad inisher. This one viii moi hold any better than it's Predecessors
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
The Great Wonders of an Ant City

ready to be used for daily require ments or stored away for winter use.
 On the fifth floor down is the great barracks, where the soldiers of the ants standing army are drilled and trained in all the operations of war. These soldiers perform a most vital duty in the ant community, for they guard the queen mother, who has her summer residence floor below. There she lays her eggs and matches her young, a function which goes on only in summer time.
 The queen mother is surrounded with the utmost possible luxury and re- ceiYes every attention from the other ants. The highest aim of their life is to provide her with delicacies and pro- tect her from injury, so that she may perform her wonderful function of pro- ducing young under the most favorable conditions The queen nurses the eggs until they hatch as minute larvae or grubs. These she feeds with a saIi- vary secretion until they are large enough to take vegetable nourishment. after which they pass into another de- partment of the city. The grubs grow slowly, pass into the inactive stage known as "pupation," and finally hatch out in the form of small workers From this stage they are taken in hand by nurses and instructors, who train them into efficient workers capa- ble of understanding the economy of the ant community. The vast major ity probably become workers, while only few very perfect individuals are endowed with active sexes and go forth to form new communities.
 On the seventh floor down we begin to see the most amazing department Of the ant community. In this floor is stored the plant fodder for the aphids or milch cows, maintained by the ants These aphids. commonly known as plant lice, draw juices from plants which in their glands are changed Into substance called honey dew.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
THE Ex-eoVERNoR's ENDORSE.
 MENT,

There must have been a certain amount bf pleasure derived by Ray- mend 1edeln when he received and read the delayed epistle from ex-Gov= ernor Waller sanctionlng his declara- ton for the democratic candidacy in this district. It probably made him swell with pride to get the testimonial until he stopped to consider why he should be so generously welcomed as the congressional candidate from the south end of the county, where there is said to be a well defined movement to put another candidate in the field. with B. F. Mahan as the candidate mentioned. That being considered, 1t threw another light upon the commun- ication and shows that the friendship of the ex- governor and mayor is as much strained as ever and that all may not be so lovely for the candidate from Sprague as otherwise might indicate.
 It was an opportunity which the ex- governor could not resist to take fall out of the expected candidacy from his own city. His facetious reference to his running again when everything looks rosy, gives him chance to cast reflections at the mayors ambition at this time. Probably the ex-governor feels better after getting it out of his system and it must strike Candidate Jodoln that while he has won a power ful ally. he has received some advice about politics which it is well to heed.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
Obedience Is Rewarded.

Carl Webster had. gone for huckle- berries with some other boys. He had planned to earn some money to spend when he went to the shore. His mother being afraid he would stay too long and get tired, told him to be back by three o'clock. He promised, and went off as happy as a lark.
 When they arrived in the lot, they found the bushes loaded. Carls eyes opened wide and soon he was picking berries by the quart. He was so en- gagged in picking the time went fast and 1t was three o'clock before he knew it.
 He hustled and told the other boys that he must go. as he didn't want to disobey his mother. They leased him to stay, but all in vain; he ran down the lane and into the road as fast as he could As he walked up the path, what did he see! A red machine. standing before his very house. Then he spied a man. too. And, Oh! then he saw that 1t was Uncle John and his new red auto. How glad he was! That meant a ride.
 Soon he was in his uncles arms.
 "Oh, l am so glad! I am so glad l came home. The other boys teased me to stay. but l couldn't disobey my dear mother"
 That is right" said Uncle John You are a good boy. Now 1 will | take you for ride" That night when Carl went to bed l he said:
 "Oh. mother, am so glad I obeyed you. l would have lost the ride, if ] | had not"
 T am also glad, Carl" said his mother, you see obedience is reward | ed.'
 RUTH B. MCOLLUM, Age 13. Mansfield Depot.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
Her poa Beauty.


 I want to tell you some things about my dog, whose name Is beauty. We got him when he was a tiny puppy about six weeks old, and since then he has been a constant enjoyment to the household.
 Some of his experiences are very amusing. One night my mother heard an awful noise about F o'clock. She hurried downstairs, and there she saw Beauty, who had tumbled off the sofa.
 One summer vacation we went to visit my grandma, who lives in the country. She always makes butter on Tuesday. It was Tuesday and she was making butter. She came into the house after some salt and she left the dairy door open. Pretty soon she heard a dreadful noise. She went to see what had happened, and she saw Beauty had tipped the pan of cream over and was busily tapping it up with the help of Tabby, the cat. Grand mother had to postpone her butter making until the next day. Beauty got a spanking for spiling the cream. and nc went to bed without any sup per.
 He does not like to visit grandma s any more, and when he does he never goes near the dairy house. MARY COUGHLIN, Age 13.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
About the Birds.

About the Birds.
 Dear Uncle Jed: l live on a farm and I have lived here for over nine years.
 At first I lived in the city.
 For the last few years l have been studying birds. I have climbed to the top of a great many trees hunting for nests.
 The scarlet tanager I think is the prettiest that I ever saw. l found the nest of one once, and it was in an apple orchard The nest was flat, and their eggs are pale blue with reddish brown spots on the large end. The male scarlet tanager is all red ex cept the wings and tail, which arc black. The female has an olive greer back and yellow breast.
 Last year I found 70 birds nests ir all. and this year l have found A SC far.
 I see new bird every year.
 Last year I saw Maryland yellow throat. and among the swallows in September we noticed one white swal- low. It looked so funny flying around with all the rest. I wrote a letter to John Burroughs on the Hudson river and asked him what kind of a bird it was, and he wrote that it was an albinO swallow
 We feed the birds all winter and sometimes have 30 or 40 birds eating at one time.
 EVELYN WOODWARD, Age Il.
 Columbia.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
WILLIAM BOOTH

In the death of William Booth. the founder and head of the Salvation Ar my, the world has lost d man who will be mourned in every corner of the globe. His life work in behalf of the betterment of humanity stands out most prominently and he lived to sec his work so humbly begun become A thousand times greater in scope and benefit than he could have dared jm- agine. Such comes from the honest purpose and persistent determination of whoie-hearted work What he and his work have accomplished can never be told, and so well founded is fl, barricaded by the same purposes transmitted to his children. that it's full benefit is far from accomplished it IS still in its ascendancy.
 William Booth began life under most suspicious circumstances for the car rying out of his great life's work. His early education was almost entirely religious and following his ordination as a minister of the Methodist church his first assignment among the poor gave him the Insight into their needs and determined his future. He did not leave the problem for someone else to solve, but pluckily kept at it and spread the cause of righteousness where he felt it was most needed. The benefit of a helping hand, kind in terest and the kindling of hope among the depressed were among his meth ods of reaching the people He talked 10 them from their own level and he had the ability to not only impress but organize. His sincerity and en- ergy made him one of the great work CTS for righteousness of his time. Truly. the world was better for his having lived.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22

A distinguished German naturalist, Prof. August Champhausen, of Heidel- berg, has been making recently minute observations of colony of red ants which exceeds anything that has yet been recorded concerning these mar Velous insects, asserts a writer in the New York American. These ants were discovered in the Cameroons, a coun- try of German Southwest Africa. Their ant hills, or, rather, cities, dotted the land in ceratin regions like hay cocks, and were frequently 15 and 20 feet above the ground.
 By long and patient observation 1t was discovered that these ants had a community life which might be com pared to that of a model human city, and was in most respects far more highly and intelligently organized than that of any existing human city
 Up at the single entrance of the ant city there is always a sentinel day and night, keeping watch lest an enemy should attempt a sudden attack on the city, while about him is a guardroom in which there is always a body of soldiers ready to answer the sentiners call, to detain prisoners or to sally forth on the appearance of a hostile army.
 These ants are divided into soldiers, policemen, servants and plain workers. If any working ant refused to work a policeman with big mandibles is called and promptly chops the head off the sluggard.
 On the second floor from the top is the summer sleeping room of the workers, for these ants have separate summer and winter quarters for most of their functions and industries. On the third floor down the workers dine in summer, waited OH by ant servants Below this Is the room in which the ants receive provisions and building materials which are here packed ur
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
Little Lena

Little Lena had been left, alone for the day. Her mother had gone to visit some friends and her father had gone to work.
 Lena did up her work and then went out to work in her garden.
 She had been in the garden little while when man came up to her and said:
 Come little girl. and I will give you a nice long ride on pretty little pony"
 Lena was only six years old, and the thought of riding a real pony made her run after the man, forgetting her mother had told her not to go out of the yard.
 The man led the pony with the girl long way in the woods. When he saw no one was near. he said:
 Now, you are going to live with me in wonder hut"
 It was about three miles from her own house and surrounded by woods. The man made her work hard but gave her good time once a day.
 As she was so young she soon for got she had any other home
 One day a lady came riding up and stopped at the hut for a drink. When she saw Lena, she said:
 You look like my little girl who was stolen
 Mrs, Harding fthat was the lady's name) began to cry.
 Then Lena cried out 70. mamma, mamma, take me home. am your little Leha.''
 So her mother took her home, and Lena teid how she was stolen and all about what she did,
 Lena was nine when she came home and dAlEing those four years she had become a little savage. but she soon learned the good manners she had be- fore she was stolen.
 BERTHA HAN, Age 12,
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
How Fish Hooks Ar. Mads

Boys and girls, how long do you suppose 1t would take you to make a respectable fish hook?
 What do you suppose it would cost you to have a first class workman make you one as good as one you can buy for 6 penny
 But I saw a magical little machine not long ago, bite off a little piece of steel wire, chew 1t a moment, and then spit 1t out, formed into a perfect hook, It would toss out these little hooks every half-secend, the different machines making the different sizes.
 There are eight steps in the making of a fish hook by the machines I saw.
 The boy whe tended one of them snatehed specimens from the machine as they were passing through and showed me how each stroke of the little chisels and hammers added to the of wire that went in, until it came cut finished heck, and ready te fish with, though probably the more fas- tidieus fish wouldn't touch it, because it hadn't yet been polished.
 There are tive ways of finishing these hooks. Either they are japanned
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
Baltic
Roses Kindness.

MT. Avery had left his home in the country to stay at the city a little while, He went to visit his friend, MT. Brown.
 He went to MT. Browns office and MT Brown said that he would intro duce his friend to his wife and daugh- ter.
 MT. Brown asked MT. Davis why he didn't go to the park. MT. Avery him sat four girls who were stylishly dressed. Across from them sat two poor children, and the girls began to talk about them.
 Suddenly the car stopped and a girl about 15 entered.
 One girl said: "Oh! here comes Rose!" They made room for her be- side them.
 Very soon Rose was talking to the little children. She gave the girl a boarded a car for the park. Next to bunch of flowers and the boy a basket of lunch.
 Rose left a pair of happy children.
 When Mr Avery was introduced to Mir Browns wife and daughter he said: T have seen your daughter be- fore" and then he told them about the girls on the car, and he said: Rose is kind girl"
 MARGARET MvEIGH, Age 10.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
A startIina Mistake.

One time there was a lady who had been working hard all day, for she was going to have company that evening.
 She told her son to take pitcher of water to her room.
 Her little girl, three years old, was playing upstairs in her room and got hold of an ink bottle and emptied the contents into the pitcher.
 The lady hurried up stairs to wash her face and to dress before entering the parlor, when the doorbell rang She hastily wiped her hands and face and went to answer the bell.
 The minister stood in the doorway.
 He laughed till he cried, and she couldn't imagine what he was laugh ing at, but when she got a chance tC look into the glass-O! ye gods and little fishes! Her face. her white waist her hands and her white skirt were streaBed with black. inky stripes. She said, T must have mistaken ink for rain water" and fled into the | kitchen.
 VERONICA ROCHLEAU, Age II. North Franklin.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
THE PANAMA CANAL BILL.

While his attitude upon the import ant question of the legislation to be enacted concerning the Panama canal has been set forth in messages to congress. the bill which is before President Taft for signature or veto apparently meets his approval barring the fact that in the enactment of the legislation he does not wish to have it understood that this country does not intend to live up to the terms of the Hay -Pauncefote treaty concerning the canal What he will do with the bill in face of the action by both houses in playing lightly with his suggestion for an amendment thereto, is arousing much interest and from many sources he is being advised to place his veto thereon. His one hesi- tancy in doing so is the need of pass ing the legislation at this session, and should he veto the bill it will mean a delay until next year, which. in view of the probable opening of the canal late next year. is considered too long a wait
 Congress has been playing wait ing game and it's procrastination is showing now the result of hasty legis- lation in an effort to clean up the most important bills with little or no attention. Had the proper considera- ton been given in the months past there would not now be the difficulty in cleaning up the business for ad- jounment. The canal bill is an im- portant piece of legislation, but it has been bundled together without due consideration and embraces amend ments which have no place therein.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
Camphor-

Camphor is a whitish translucent gum, with a bitter taste and a strong smell.
 The common camphor of the shops is obtained from a laurel a native of China and Japan. now naturahzed in many other countries.
 Camphor is prepared mostly in the island of Formosa, though it is also exported from Japan and to a small extent from China
 Borneo camphor is the product of 8 tree 100 to 130 feet high, found in Bor- neo and Sumatra- It is procured by distillation, but is found in masses, SC creted naturally in cavities in the trunk and greater branches.
 In medicine. camphor is used both as an external and internal stimulant In small doses it relieves pain, ir large doses it acts as a poison. Il evapOrates at ordinary temperatures.
 ETHEL V. J. ERICKSON. Mansfield, Ct.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22

his pet monkey, whom he was very fond of.
 Some thieves had heard of the jour- eny, and formed a plot against him. In a lonesome part of the road they murdered and stripped him.
 His monkey was afraid of being kill ed, too, so he went up tree All this time the monkey saw everything that was going on.
 They took the body, threw it into well and covered it with dry leaves.
 After the robbers had gone the mon key came down from the tree and walked about three miles to the mag. istrate's house. The monkey, my howl ing, moaning and leading the way, | brought the magistrate and his men to the well. The magistrate tied rope around one of the men, and he went down the well and brought the body up.
 The monkey brought the men to a 1 bazaar and saw one of the robbers. | The monkey ran at him. bit him, and l identified him, and one of the magis- | trate's servants arrested the robber. The monkey was a good detective | because he caught the robbers one by l one.
 ELIZABETH CORCORAN. Age Il. Taftville.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
The Birds Beach.

One morning Ruth started for the seashore very early. and found ever so many birds dipping in and out of the water and shaking their feathers.
 Ruth called to her mother: Come and see the Birds Bathing Beach,"
 The two walked softly to the bridge and watched them
 Suddenly a great green frog sprang from the rushes and plunged into the stream.
 Scolding angrily, the birds scattered in every direction and never came back that day.
 Next morning Ruth started right after breakfast for the beach As she neared the stream she saw a great many birds flying around, in an excit- ed way. Ruth hurried on, and saw a little bird just tumbling from the frogs mouth.
 Ruth fshed out the half drowned bird and carried it to the house. Her mother lined a box with cotton, and the trembling little creature cuddled down into it's warm shelter. After awhile the bird recovered and ate a few crumbs of bread.
 After dinner Ruth and her mother took it to the meadow and it flew away in the trees. GERTRUDE KAMINSKI, Age 13. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkES.
How James eot Even.s

One day John Green was walking down the road. He was thinking how he should pass the afternoon. He decided to go swimming and play jokes on some of the boys.
 John was a bully and would hit the small boys, but didn't dare to touch anyone larger than himself. That af- ternoon while in swimming he pushed quite a few boys in under the water. When he came out he made knots in the other boys clothes.
 The next day his mother told him not to go in swimming, but he went, just the same. He was going to tie the boys clothes again.
 James Taylor, boy whose clothes had been tied by John, decided to get even, so he filled Johns clothes with sand, put them in the water and then took them out again. When John put his clothes on he found that they were full of sand and mud. He went home. His mother saw that his clothes were wet and she gave him a whipping which he didn't forget for quite a while.
 He never found out who caused him this whipping and quit playing jokes on the other boys.
 THOMAS BELL.
 Do1+ia
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
A Faithful Servant.

In Philadelphia, the City of Brother ly Love, an old man was going along the road leading an old broken down horse.
 A passerby met him and said
 What are you going to do with that old horse?"
 T am looking for a bit of green grass for this poor old beast" said the old man.
 T would send him to the boneyard or the glue factory said the passer- by.
 Would you send poor, broken down beast to the boneyard when he had worked for you for twenty-fiv years, sir This horse has carried me to my work and has carried my wife and I to church, and he shall die in an hon. orable way. I will bury him with these old hands.
 If I die first there is money left to pay for Dobbins' care"
 T beg your pardon said the pass erby. There is a difference in peo- pie"
 "Yes, and in horses, too" said Dob bins master.
 EDWARD JACKSON. Age IL
 Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-22
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

Thomas Bell of Baltic, Lonely Hill,' by M. L. Thornton Wilder
 2-Edward Jackson of Mansfield Center, The Boy Cruisers" by St. George Rathbone.
 9-Annie Johnson of Baltic, "Only the Governess," by Rosa N. Carey.
 4-Mary Coughin of Norwich. "The Girls and l. by Mrs. Molesworth.
 5-Rose Gauthier of Brooklyn, A Chaplet of Pearls" by Charlotte M Yonge
 6-Ruth B. MccoIlum of Mansfield Depot, 'Gulliver's Travels" by Dean Swift.
 7-EveIyn Woodward of Columbia ''The Clock on the Stairs" by Allies Weber.
 S-clyds Ray of Colchester. ''The Water Witch" by Fennimore Cooper
 Prize winners living in town ma5 call at The Bulletin business office fol their books at any hour after 10 a. III | on Thursday