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Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

Dear Uncle Jed: Today 1 am writ
ing to you about how l was going to
spend George WashingtOn's birthday,
but / was dreadfully disappointed, for
it rained in torrents; but mamma said:
Never mind: you can celebrate Sat-
urday for that day." So / did.
/ went down to one of my school
mates and played hide and go seek,
and we played school.
When we got through playing, my
sckoolmate's father blasted log, and
then l went in the house, and my
schoolmate's mother told me I could
telephone down to my aunt. said:
"Hello!" and she said ''Hellol" too.
When It was four o'clock 1 went
home.
When I got home read my prize
book l think it is nice. l thank
you very much for my book. have
read to page ITO and 1 like it very
much. like fairy tales. anyway. /
must go to bed soon, so l will close.
RUTH H. KENNEDY, Age 10.
Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
lie MERITS oE TAI.

President Taft has not made a blus-
tering administration. neither has he
been the Me, TOO" to Colonel Roose-
welt which his enemies predicted he
would be-
He has put every workingman in
this country under special obligations
10 him by taking hold OF the work
mans liability law which had been
pronounced unconstitutional, and so
amending it that 1T would be consti-
tutional. and pressing upon congress
as a duty to Immediately pass it,
which they did. thus giving him the
honor Of being the 4ather Of the law
which makes the relation Of the en-
ployer and employe more rational and
Just where injuries are suffered. For
this alone he deserves the support OF
every intelligent worlingman
In the matter OF the tariff ne has
made consistent record. He does
not believe it should be made a polit-
teal issue, but should be handled ex-
rertly b. a commission Of business
men capable OF doing what is just and
ready 10 correct errors made because
CT Misrepresentation as soon az the
deception is discovered and proven.
In this he has the sincere support Of
the intelligence OF the country.
tt viii be remembered that Presi-
dent Roosevelt made no decisive rec
ord in tariff matters, but persistently
deferred them for President Taft to
handle because he believed that he had
the training and legal knowledge to
deal with the subject better than any
other man.
AS to the recall Of judges there is
b wide difference OF opinion, but all
have 20 admit IL the voters were
called TO act upon questions of law
81 would have 10 be upon opinions
conceived in sympathy, prejudice or
passion. stree the people have no
know ledge Of the law upon which to
base just action. Judges held in abey..
Fnce by fear would be no improve
ment upon the judges acting under our
present judicial system.
President Taft's accomplishments
during his first term win compare
tavorably with the achievements Of
any OF his predecessors and highly
commend him to the voters as a sue
eessor OF himself
II is amusing TO think that Taft has
been approved both BY Colonel Roose-
velt's son-in law and brother in law,
both OF whom under the circumstances
feel obliged to say they shall take no
active part in the campaign. Taft
was good enough for them; and good
enough. too. for Roosevelt, except for
bis overpowering ambition to take a
hand himself
Roosevelt VIII not make the issue
personal, he says, and this is in itself
q concession that his successor has
not failed in any sense.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
A Story from Moving Pictures.

There was once little boy who lived
in New York, up high
He had a little neighbor whose name
was Nell. She was a little crippled girl
and she had to stay in bed all the day
long.
The little boy came up the fire es-
cape every morning to talk with her
while her mother was away to work,
because they were very very poor.
One morning he came up and told
her he was going to the country to
make visit of two weeks, and said
he would bring her back something
nice. So he went on the trolley cars
and when he came to the end a jolly
old man met him and took him a long
ways to the farm. When he got there
he was oh, so glad. He had never seen
farm before, nor chickens, pigs or
cows.
When ne came home the man said
he could have anything on the farm he
wanted to bring home; so he thought
he would take five little chicks in a
basket and put some grain in, too, with
some moss and flowers. and fixed 1t all
up nice so it looked pretty.
When he got home his mother and
he made a little house and put the
grain in it and flowers and moss.
The next morning he went up when
she was asleep and put the chickens
on the fire escape so she could see
them when she woke up. When she
did awake she thought it just lovely
and she smiled to herself while the lit
tie boy was on the fire escape listen
ing to her.
She enjoyed the little chickens very
much until a thunder storm arose;
then she tried to cover up the little
chickens with her sheets until all at
once she tainted away and lost all her
strength and her mother came home
and found her that way.
She took her out of the window and
her mother put warm, dry things about
her But the child took such a cold
that she soon died. and the little boy
wept piteously because he had lost his
dearest companion.
LLOYD RATHBUN, Age 9.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
Boys and Girls Department

thank you very, very much for the
book you sent me. | have read the
first two or three chapters and like it
quite well. 1t was a surprise to me to
find it when / got home from school.
like to read the childrens stories, for
they are all very interesting.
Adeiard Bsauchemin, Willimantic: /
am very fond of the book you sent me.
was surprised very much when |
opened the package and found 1t con-
tanned a book. l have read it through
and 1 think It is very interesting
story. I thank you many times for 1t.
Vernon Coleman, Hyannis, Mass:
want to thank you very much for the
book 1 won. l like Castlemons writ
ings, for | have the Gunboat series
written by him. You can't imagine
how pleased 1 was to receive this book
Once more I thank you for your kind
ness.
Ruth B, McCollum, Mansfield Depot:
1 do not know how l can thank you
for the lovely book, Hans Brtnker, or
The Silver Skates" you sent me. /
believe you read my wishes, as I have
wanted that book for long time.
Many thanks for it.
John Sullivan, Baltic: / thank you
for the prize book you sent me. 1t is
very good.
Gustaf Andersen, Baltic: I thank you
for the book / received l like it very
much. l thank you ever so many times
over.
Edward jackson, Mansfield Depot: l
thank you very much for the book you
gave me, and l hope to win another.
like it very much.
Madeline Merrill, Augusta, Me-: l
thank you very much for the interest
ing book you sent me. / have read
most Of it.
Also, have heard from Velma Frink
was much pleased to hear from her.
We have nice skating-our meadow
is all ice, and my brother and / have
lots of good times on it. We enjoy the
sliding and sleighing.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
A Days Outing.

Dear Uncle Jed: am going to tell
you of a picnic we had one day last
summer. We started about 10 o'clock
in the morning and arrived at the
grounds where we had the picnic
about H.S0. We ate our lunch at
once, as we were hungry after our
walk.
There was pond q small distance
off, and we went down to it. There
was a boat chained near the shore,
and we took of our shoes and stock
ings and waded out to 1t. Some Of the
smaller children found it difficult to
get into 1t, as the water was quite
deep. We were jumping in it. and
this caused 1t to become rather loose,
and allowed il to drift out further.
When we went to get in to shore
again we did not find it SO easy.
One little girl slipped and fell into
the pond. She got quite wet, and it
was lucky her mother was prepared
for such an accident.
we started for home about o'clock,
and were very glad when we reached
there, as we were tired after our day 5
fun.
MARGARET O'BRIEN, Age 10.
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
A Wonderful Cat.
Norwich.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought 1 would
write you story of my wonderful cat.
I have great, large tiger cat. His
name is Tommy. He is double-pawed,
two years old, and weighs 13 IL
pounds. He is just too cute for any
thing.
1 dress him up in my big dolls
clothes and put him in my doll car
riage. l give him a bottle Of milk,
and he will suck it just like a baby.
He will go to sleep sucking the bot
tie.
Sometimes 1 will try to take the bot
tie away from him. He will put his
paws up and take the bottle and hold
it like a baby.
Tommy is a great cat for rats.
When he puts his large paw on rat
it is all day with the rat.
Tommy is wonderful cat. He can
be a cat and catch rats, or he can be
baby and sleep in the doll carriage
and suck the bottle.
GLADYS, Age 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
rHE coNNEcrlcur pELEeArIoN.

The Connecticut delegation in con-
Eress IS not incorporating the re-
publican party OF the state in stand
ing solid FOR President Taft. who has
the respect and confidence Of all our
people.
The position taken by Congressman
Higgins Is pleasing to his constituents
IN the old Third district, and must be
commended BY the party in all parts
OF the nation. He stands for Taft,
and for a constitutional amendment
which will make the term 81 the pres
ident six years, and limit each presi-
dents service to one term.
Il o. conceded everywhere that a
national election once in four years is
too often. because political campaigns
and the prospects OF q change in par
lies or the economical policies of the
government adversely affect business.
Il seems az IL the country was ready
FOR q change which would give more
efficiency 20 the administration and
less frequently interfere with the bus
mess affairs Of the country.
our Senators Brsndegee and Nc
Lean recognize the ability. honesty,
fearlessness and persistency Of Taft,
and are right in the conviction that
he deserves denomination, that he
can lead the republican party to vic
tory. and that he is entitled to wit
ness the completion Of the Panama
canal In which he has taken such
interest and done so much to press
% an early completion.
William Howard Taft has a big
majority OF the republicans Of Con.
necticut with him: and he is the one
man who is able TO carry the state for
The republicans next November.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
POETRY.
The Sleeping Hour.

Two sleepy eyes look down a child's
goodnight
From Mothers arm,
While cozy room and little bed invite
To shelter warm.
But loath to leave the scene, he clings
with fond
And lingering view,
And slowly waves you with reluctant
hand
A grudged adieu
Sometime the sleeping hour will come
and
While One who loves and knows bids
me to lie
Must say Goodnight"
Til morning light;
Then If my lingering eyes are scarce
beguiled
To turn away
From scenes so dear, forgive the fool
ish child
That fam would stay.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

spectacle than that presented to the
Apostle. Imagine a city that is 1900
miles in length, and breadth, and
height, and all formed of gold and
gems and precious stones, placed upon
high mountain, with a street Of gold
running through it; and then forth
from the city, a beautiful river of
water, clear as crystal, flows down the
mountain; and0along the sides of the
river are growing wonderful fruit
trees, bearing all manner of life-g giving
fruits. Then picture this city, with
all of its gems and precious stones,
glittering in the rays Of a marvellous
light that glows from within! Glori-
GUS as this scene was to the Reyelator,
it but family portrays the exaltation
and glory that is to be conferred upon
the Bride, the Lambs Wife-"Eye hath
not seen, nor ear heard, neither have
entered into the heart of man, the
things which God hath prepared for
them that love Him" l Corinthians
ii, 9.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
Ethei's School,

Dear Uncle Jed: 1 live on a hill
and can stand in our yard and see
the schoolhouse. 1 am seven years
old.
1t is about a half-mile to the school,
Once l fell down three times going to
school down our hill.
l was in the third grade, but was
promoted to the fourth this term.
I have four pets-a canary and five
guinea pigs and three horses, and two
cows, and pair Of steers.
At Christmas we were out for vaca-
ton. 7 like to go to school. 1 write
with pen and ink, We have sixteen
scholars in our school.
1 have a brother and sister. Ny
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
The Polite Grow.

Il shouldn't think scarecrow," said a
rooster to crow,
Would keep you out of any place
where you would like to go;
To fly away, or run away, from such
thing-oh, fie!---
You'd really laugh at scarecroWs if you
we're as brave as l."
The farmer man was coming, and the
farmer man said "Shoo!"
And the rooster lifted up his heels and
to the barnyard flew;
And / think the crow was most polite
and we'll behaved, don't you?
For he didn't even giggle at the
cock-a doodle-doo.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
HsIen's Birthday Party.

Amy, Ruth, Claudy, Hazel, Egbert
and 1 all went to Helen's party We
had lovely time playing hide and
seek drop the handkerchief, swing the
peg and other games.
Then we all spoke cur Christmas
pieces and sang our school songs and
had a show with our dollies.
Helen has a lovely large doll. Why,
it is as large as real baby.
My doll isn't as large as Helen's;
but I love it Just the same. Her
name is Dimple.
After the show was over, we all
took our dollies to the dining room,
and all Of US had candy. oranges, ba-
nanas, cookies, nabiscos and cake.
One cake was Helen's birthday cake.
1t had nine candles on it, because
Helen is nine years old.
1 hope mamma will let me have a
party my next birthday.
GRACE NJ. LOWE, Age Z.
Howard, r. I.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
Nancy and the Indians.

Once a little girl named Nancy had
to stay alone. Her mother had gone
to stay with sick neighbor over night.
The next day when her father start
ed after Nancy's mother he told her to
keep the door locked because there
might be rough folks about. After
Nancy had got dinner she went and
looked down the road. She saw some
one coming and she said:
They're coming!"
She went back and in a few minutes
some Indians came.
She went into the clockcase.
In a few minutes Nancy's mother
came. When she went in she said:
Have those thieves"
Then Nancy came tumbling out OF
the clockcase into her mothers arms
q She asked if the dinner was safe.
Her father said:
Yes, and thank God, so are you'll"
EDITH BARBER, Age 10.
MoOauU
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
A Story of a Pencil.

l am a pencil. ! am long and thin.
My color is red. white and blue. I
am the color Of the American flag, and
I also have the eagle printed on me.
I am made Of long piece of lead with
wood around me. l have an eraser at
the top of me. A little girl once
bought me. Her name was Mary
She broke the point off me. She
asked permission to go to the basket
to sharpen me. The teacher said she
could go to the basket; so she went
up and shsrpened me. and I wrote
much better.
She wrote her spelling, geography,
arithmetic and many other studies
with me. I am very useful to every
body.
IRENE ALICIA HAGGERTY, Age 10.
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
The Footprints Were Wrong.

There was a hungry lion, who was
too old and sick to go out in search
of food and who made up his mind
to get 1t by tricks.
All the beasts came one by one to
see him and to say that they were
sorry to know that he was sick.
He invited them in, and as each one
came, the hungry lion ate them.
All except the fox were eaten by
the lion in this way.
The fox would not go into the den
when the lion asked him. He said:
mo, thank you; see many foot
prints into your den, but none com
ing out"
VIOLA SULLIVAN, Age u.
TaftVille,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
A Very Fine Garden.

Dear Uncle Jed: My father had a
very fine garden last summer We
had waterme1ons, muskmelons, beans,
scipio, goose, lima, long Johns, goose
necks: also potatoes, and three rows
of corn and cucumbers, tomatoes, peas,
beets, carrots, and last parsley. So I
think it is a very nice garden. Lots Of
people thought the same.
What made the garden grow so
good is that it had very nice loan and
dirt. Your little niece.
LOTTIE NELL.
Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

Q.-What is signlfisd by the Anew
Jerusalem" as described in the book of
Revelation, the 21st and 22d chapters?
(R. r. R)
Answer.-This was a vision which
the Lord granted to st. John on the
Isle of Patmos. 1t was a gorgeous
picture representing the Church. the
Bride of Christ, in the glorif1ed heav-
emily conditions. (Nerses and 100. 1t
would be impossible for the mind of
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

brother is ten years old and my sister
is twelve years old The oldest sehol-
ar in the school is fifteen.
We have in studies, reading, arith-
lnetic, history, spelling, grammar and
physiology and singing.
l like to read. 1 do not like his
tory.
One day we did not study the right
lesson. 1t was geography and we had
1t over again. We have four In our
class. Your niece,
ETHEL e. PLACE.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
LITTLE ORIGINAL STORIES.
Lake TohepskaIiga.

Dear Uncle Jed: live in Kissimmee,
Florida, on the banks of Lake Toho-
pekaliga.
Tohopehaliga means side of a fort"
as there was once supposed to be a
large Seminole fort here.
The Seminole Indians once inhabited
all Of Florida and some still live in the
Everglades In the southern part Many
of their old relics are still to be found,
such as. arrowheads and tomahawks.
1 go to school OF six hundred pu
pills and am in the seventh grade.
have been on the roll of honor every
month SO far.
Your niece, EDNA.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
Rules fer Young Writers.

Rules fer Young Writers.
/. 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
ESQ words.
4. Original stories OF letters only
will be used.
.. Write y4Ilr name, age and sd-
dress at the top Of the first page.
Address ali Communications 70
Uncle JED. Bulletin Office.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
AtaIanta's Race.

Long, long ago, there lived in the
beautiful land Of Greece q maiden
named Atalarta. She was 50 swift Of
foot that no youth in all Greece could
pass her In footrace. Her grace and
beauty were so great that many
wished to marry her. But she de-
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

Brideeport.-Witha total loss of but
$50, 404, or about so cents per capita,
Bridgeport suffered but little from fire
during 1911, and it is believed its rec
ord is the best Of any city in the state.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

The wise custom which limits pres
idents 10 two terms regards the sub
stance and not the form. Under no
circumstances will ! be a candidate
for or accept another nomination, =
Theocerp,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

February's high wind at a rate Of
10 miles an hour near Boston broke
all previous records.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

Theodore makes no claim that he is
running, for he Is waiting to be called
by the convention. Can he call to
mind such thing?
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

1t is cruelty to animals not to treat
ones self well. The humane are some
times guilty Of this sin.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

1t doesn't make any difference how
warm it gets-the almanac does not
recognize spring until March p.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

The nigh cost Of living does not
appear to affect a womans appetite
like the consciousness that her hair 10
getting thinner every day.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

The young man arrested in Massa-
chusetts for flirting in church had
many predecessors in conduct If not
in results.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

The statement that Mr.. Jodoin will
be a candidate for congress does not
seem plausible with Mahan as pos
sibility.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

It would be pleasing for the Father
of the Panama canal to be the open
er Of thence, the paternal ambition.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

Congressman Higgins keeps doing
things while Candidate Jodoin waits
and hopes.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Happy thought for today: Indus
try makes place look right and ring
right.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

No boss is ever caught worrying
for fear his men will overwork them
selves, for he feels they always have
a care!
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
KNOCKING,
CONSTANTLY KNOCKING.
WHAT?

The greatest difficulty is we are not
ready to grasp it when it comes. Two
opportunities to place stenographers
came to me recently. Had no one on
my list fully equipped. These oppor-
tunities are coming constantly. II you
are thinking of taking SHORTHAND
and TYPEWRITING, commence now,
and be ready to take one OF these Op-
portunities.
MISS JEWETr,
Public Stenographer and Shorthand
Teacher.
jan27d 2s3 Main St.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

A Connecticut man who has been
happily married for so years is gleefuI
to find that his relatives count up
5000
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

Taft was greater vote getter than
Roosevelt in New York in 1908. as
compared with 1904. by more than
10000.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
Bible Question Box

Y0ur Bible questions will be mn
swered in these columns o. by mnlI
II sent 10 our Hible Question Box
2idifor.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
The Truly Brave.

The Truly Brave.
Who are the truly brave?
The boy or girl with self con-
troll,
Who'd scorn to wrong a living
soul!
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29
Ruth Likes Fairy Tales.

South Canterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-29

Emma Salmon, East Brooklyn:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-29

'Ia'S sno" that all traces of the parasite
have disappeared
propose TO go even further than this
curative serum. ! am now at work on q
vaccine. which when injected into per.
son VIII, believe. insure him against the
possibility Of the disease, Cancer Ia In.
creasing with such terrible rapidity that It
seems likely that 1t will be desirable to
protect everybody against it. just as we
are all vaccinated as defense against
smallpox"
DR.. Odin furnished your correspondent
with copy of his brief report to the
Society OF Biology. which is the only Of
fetal report be has made 1t reads as fol-
lows:
"In communication to the Society OF
Biology on June % last stated the re-
suits of my earlier researches On the blood
Of cancerous persona. / then said that
cancer was a disease that gradually
spreads through the blooo, and l stated
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-29

like shapes we're larger than tnose OF tne
kernels in each microbe the chesenut'
red corpusclcs. These curious 1orrnS were
constantly turning over and moving from
one spot to another.
When / placed on the microscope slide
a chemical reagent which had prepared
observed after certain time that
number of red corpuscles seemed to have
increased, while the chestnut-like form
remained the same The explanation was
that the germs had detached themselves
from the red corpuscles. At the end Of
few minutes saw the germs beginning
to move more rapidly, then increase In
size and finally send out protoplasmic
feelers in the manner of an amoeba-
"As the microbes were growing they
took certain forms with a remarkable
regularity. These forms were like leaves
with 4. or 6 leaflets, or like tennis rae.
uets. or like crosses. or like the letter
HI" with unequal legs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-29

1t was necessary to discover the sna-
cihc cause OF cancer before a remedy yor
IL could be prepared" he answered w
nave prepared serum which I hone will
cure the disease. 1 may say that / have
proved TO my own satisfaction that IL
eradicates the disease, but 1t Is as vet too
soon to make positive announcement
concerning It, cannot yet make public
It's composition, for it would be unwise Tn
do 80 until I could offer positive proof Of
It's value
II have good reason myself TO believe
In its efficacy. While carrying on nv
work ons day accidentally broke a test
tube containing the blood of a caacerous
person, The broken glass cut my finger
and the infected material in the test tube
was mixed with my blood, Two days
afterward tested my blood with the
reagent and found that l was inoculated
with cancer. For a week / gave myself
tnoculations with the serum. and now the