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Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11
How I ENiov Myself

When school is over I feed the hens and among them there are two guinea hens. These guinea hens make a ter rible racket with their screeching which some people think sounds like Saw wood!" Saw-wood!" while others thing it sounds like Go -bacI1!' Go back"
 My two cousins, James and Mildred, help me feed the hens, sometimes. Af- ter we feed the hens we gather the eggs. Then James and Mildred and myself play together and have a great deal of fun.
 The hens have all gone to bed now and it is time for me to go to dream land, too!
 MARY G. GOPHER, Age 10.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11
Norwich.
He Is ceIled Jed, Too.

Dear Uncle Jed: l have just read all the nice stories Tn this mornings paper. Today is Thanksgiving and to- night I am going to see all the barrels burn.
 Some day soon I am going into the weeds to gather red hawthorn ber- ries and laurel leaves to help make some pretty Christmas wFeatf1s.
 Every Thursday morning l read ai1 the stories the boys and girls WEiee yeu. I like Thursdays paper best,
 There were lots of nuts this year and I have filled great hig box of them for winter.
 Last summer l Yeat te my Naels's
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11
WnIMes at the nnnr

Dear Uncle Jed: have four uncles and they all live in Storrs. But have a great uncle who lives out west in Nebraska, and he has a large ranch and when he gets to bed the wolves come around his door and begin to howl, and he gets up and takes his gun and goes to the door and shoots them After they have gone away he goes to bed and goes to sleep.
 JOHNNIE DAY.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11
StoTrs.
NeEIie's School.

Dear Uncle Jed: We have fl chn- dren in school. Our teachers name is Miss Richardson. I will tell you the studies we have: Arithmetic, reading language, history, geography and spelling. Then we have agriculture to study.
 We have just got some new cur tains and big dictionery and two little ones.
 NELLIE F. DAY. Age II.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Richard C. Moran of Norwich: I thank you for my nice book. It is 6 very interesting story.
 Joseph Msrschats thank you very much for the book you sent me. It is a very nice book. I like to read it.
 Sarah Hy1nan of Norwich: I thank you very much for the prize book you
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11
Norwich
The Hon weinhad BIZ Pounds.

Dear Uncle Jed: My Uncle Tom had two pigs and last Sunday he killed them One of them was so ugly when the men got in the pen he made a spring at them; but they had a hook in their hands and when the hos sprang at them, they with their hooks caught him and turned him over on his back and he was gone They sold him to the butcher. He weighed 317 pounds.
 JOHNNIE DAY, Age 12.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11
Rules for Young Writers.

l. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages.
 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil.
 Q. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words.
 f. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 D. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly ot the bottom Of the story.
 Address all communications to Un- ele Jed, Bulletin Office.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11

Whatever you are-Be that! Whatever you say-Be truei Straightforwardly act, Be hOnest--in fact,
 Be nobody else but you
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11

big farm in PIainfield. He has many nice horses and cows. like the coun- try very much. I wish you a very Merry Christmas. My name is John, but sometimes I am called Jed, too
 JOHN FOX. NOrUvicb
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11

ing it off they found it was my fathers most valuable horse.
 The horse was none the worse for it's mud bath, as he began eating grass. He never tried to cross the pond again to get into another meadow
 If it had not been for my uncle the horse would have died in the mud for he was sinking fast
 EMILY BABCOCK, Age IA, Old Mystic.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11
Norwich

China, Japan and Canada, are said te he the only eSvilizsd eauRtrkAn AsH> fas he bankruptcy laws
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

sent me. I have read few pages and found it very interesting.
 Annie Henzler of Taftvil1e: I re- ceived the prize book entitled the Whirligig last week, and also the one this week entitled Rip Van Wrinkle. | thank you very much for both, espe- cialIy for the one this week. It is ia such a, lovely box.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11

A Prayer That Was Answered.
 Once upon 8 time there were three brothers, of which one was a carpen-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
FALLS AND BREAKS HIP

Last sunday Mrs. John Adler
slipped and fell in her yard, break
ing the thigh bone just at the hip
joint. Drs. English and Downing
set the broken bone aud made Mrs.
Adler as comfortable as possible,
but the break is Of y very serious
nature and may leave her cripple.
Mrs. II. B. Cunningham also slipped
and fell on the ice in her yard, and it
was thought she received serious in
juries, but Dr. Robinson made IA
careful examination and says no
bones were broken.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16

type. Thenpurpose of this change
is to teach the children how to con
duct themselves on the street and
thus develop the habit which will
mark them as having In mind the
rights and privileges Of others. Only
a few are objecting to this plan, and
1t is reported the objectors are the
pupils who rebel under any re-.
straint.
Columbia public schools have
made most excellent record In at
tendance thus far this year. Their
attendance has been % per cent of
the enrolment. Our attendance for
the last two months mas been but
slightly over 30 per cent. The first
aud second months were better,
about - per cent. A good attend
ance is quite necessary to DO the
best work. While for the present
our attendance is low, we are pleas
ed to note that it has been improv-
ing from year 10 year,
The High School second team
played game of basket ball with
the second team of the Flat River
high school last Saturday evening.
The boys did their best and for the
first half of the game succeeded In
holding their opponents to n score
OF to ., but when the game ended
II stood T. to - in favor OF the Flat
River team. DeSoto high school
first team matched strength and skin
with the first team of Flat River the
same evening but on account OF the
trip home we could not stay to see
this contest, and do not know how
interesting II was.
Quite number of books for sup
Elementary reading have just been
received and will soon be in the
hands of the pupils, The greater
number OF these are Carpenters
Geographical Readers, very familiar
To all of our geography pupils, who
will be delighted To have IA better sup
ply So there will he no need Of
Watching for II chance To get one.
The boiler inspector visited us this
week and made his inspection. His
findings will be reported to the
Board of Education late.
THE SrpERINTENDENT.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16

PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.

Attendance last week was poor,
and poorer than usual when poor
The bad weather and sickness have
been the chief causes. The three
rooms having the highest attendance
are Seventh Grade 9i.6 per cent,
Room 4 South Ward 9O.7 per cent
and High School 9OI per cent.
This is examination week and
while students are putting forth
every effort to be present for the eN.
aminatiuns some are compelled to
miss these on account of sickness.
II students would bc more attentive
to the regular daily lessons the en-
aninatiOns would not be 50 serious,
The good student does not mind
these and frequently makes grades
even higher than the class grade,
while the general tendency is to fall
below the class grade
The Lincoln Literary Society elect
ed officers last week They are ms
follows: President, Dorothy Ozorio;
Vice President, Alva Clay; Secre.
tary, Nerena Blomever; Sergeant
alarms, Leon Halle. I The girls can
run 1t If they have IA boy for SER
geant alarms to carry out their
commands, AS they have. In all
seriousness the girls are perfectly
capable, aud we predict another
successful term under their admin.
stration. The term that is lust
ending has been probably the best
In the history Of the organization.
The officers have attended to their
duties, the programs well prepared
and unusually well carried out on the
part of those taking part. Very few
have iallcd to perform the part as.
signed and nearly all have had the
opportunity To take some active part.
The Elementary Training School
of the University has changed the
character of the afternoon recess,
The pnpils Of this school, in the
place of the usual bOisteruus play,
walk quietly around talking To one
another in aquict voice. The morn
ing recess is still the old-fashionod
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
MR.. AND MRS ZwART
WILL GO 70 COLORADO

Mr and Mrs, \. }. Iwart are here
this week for Il short visit To THEN
old home and are guests at the ST.
Francois Hotel. They will leave
the first Of next week f6r Grand
Junction, Colorado, where Mr.. Iwnrt
goes to take charge as manager of
the Redlnnds Irrigation and Power
Co, plant. This plant has been
taken over by II. l.. D0herty d Co.
well known bankers of New York
and recognized leaders of gas, cleo
trIc and traction industries. They
now own and operate plants at Gal
weston, Texas; Montgomery, Ala. :;
Spokane, Wash; st. Joseph and
Sedalia in the State, and numerous
others liz twenty-five different States
and Canada. The Redlands enter.
prise, of which Mr.. Zwart will have
full management, is Il combined
hydro-electric irrigation proposition,
and is to be enlarged and improved.
The best wishes Of the friends of
himself and his estimable wife 20
with him to his fresh fields of labor
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
THE mENDELssoHNs COMING
Third Number Lycoum Course,
Friday, Jan. "a.

The Ncudcissuhu Male Quartet is
oUr of the FIRST tr Introduce "pln-
t'mimic Interpretation" of scriou.
quartet number, ana one Of thri,
great features is "Tur Shade, ur
the Mast"ro' musical and dra-
matte sketch in which i, represented
II meeting on earth OF the spirits OF
List, Mcndclssohu, Wagner aud
Beethoven.
The Mendclssohn Quartet is "The
Quartet of Action" From the first
flush OF thcirprogram tothelastchOrd
there is not n dull or commonplace
moment. II is a vigorous, snappy
and interest compelling program
that abounds in musical "stunts"
and surprises. Each member is a
thorough musician and while pre-
senting program Of sometimes
boisterous fun, reflect the culture of
a gentleman, They come recon-
mended as being fully the equal of
the Weatherwax Brothers Quartet
who so delightfully."- entertained their
audience here last season. For an
evening of rich musical entertain
ment hear the Mendelssohns. Ad-
mission jOc. Tickets On sale at Fa-
nous.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining In the
Pennington Post Office which II
not claimed before January 9th will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office:
Edward Felgate.
Master Harold Davis.
w. V. Providence.
Oscar ROegner
Warner Nanduer.
Miss. Lucy Lachance.
Miss. Jennie Ryder.
Mrs. Janis COntinutO.
Mrs. J. X. Smith.
Minerva Williams.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
TOWN AND YICINAGE

Cnmiup- Tbc Nard.I.s,Lr N,Io
Quartet.
...
Mr. - In.,. ,,i. u,l,
r,;n, nod, -, ,..,..,.. ,........
-, :, ,...,
M'SStS '''''''' H'' "I'''',N al, u
MISS ''SH N"'"'l" nus p""' |" ~
Jones, for >omo'tmr.
Don't miss the M"ndc'ssohp Male
Quartet, tlfiid number "t IN" Ly'
ceum course, at the Opera House,
January y,
Mrs. T.. {. O'Mrara and her bro
thcr, Mir. Wm. Daley, of Ktrkwood,
were guests IT," past week ~ Nh
aud Mrs, Phi.ip SHAW,
Carlisle Eo1tcg lru for Jefferson
City last Monday to take the posi-.
tiun of private secretary to Senator
Tom b. Wutlcge OF this Senatorial
district.
Mrs philin = C,,,r .ri.rtoirs
with bridge party this evening for
Mr.. and Mrs. a. j. Iwart, giving
them an opportunity to meet their
many friends.
Dr.. and Mrs. Frank Weber were
st. Louis visitors this week in con
nection with buying fixtures for their
Now home, which is nearing COM
ttiou.
(Mrs. Bailey, wife of Rev. j. NJ
6ailey, pastor OF the Christian
Church, has been seriously I'll the
past week, ana was taken to the
Bonhe Ierre Hospital yesterday al
ternoon Tor treatment.
The friends of Mrs. Walter l..
Hensley will regret to know that she
has not been in good health since
she went back to Washington, and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
In SlorInua .AA

II has been observed th;. In Italy
the memory does NOR than the aye.
Scarcely n stone is TUNED up tat has
not some historical association, an.
Client or modern. that may not be saic
to have gold under IL
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
Presbyterian Church.

Services next Sunday will be held
at the usual hours. Bible School at
$3.50. Worship and preaching at II.
Evening services at 7:30. The com
munion service postponed on ac-
count of inclement weather will be
observed Sunday morning.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
WANTED.

Resident manager for Midland
Casualty Co, Liberal and attrac-
tive contract to capable party.
Write us at once. Chas. p. Whit
bread d Co, State Agents, Pierce
Bldg, st. Louis, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
Notice.

] am Offering my entire Household
and Kitchen Furniture for sale. be-
ginning at once and continuing until
every article is sold. Come early
and get choice of the great bargains
you will find.
j. II. SHORT,
Knob Lick, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16

Mrs. Louisa Bartels, aged - years,
died at Cape Girardeau last Friday
night while preparations were being
made for the celebration of her gold
en- wedding. She and her husband,
Henry {. Bartels, came from Ger.
many sixty.eight years ago. She
leaves nine children.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
Christian Church,

There Will be no preaching ser
vices at the Christian Church next
Sunday, owing to serious illness in
the PASTORS family. Bible school at
the usual hour, 10 a. m.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
STRAYED.

From my farm, two 2-year-old red
steers, marked with crop and over
bit in left ear and under half crop in
right ear. Reward for information
leading 10 their recovery.
j. ID. THoMAsoN,
Box Al, Fredericktown, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16

When you want Il reliable medi-
cine for n cough or cold take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. 1t can al
ways be depended upon and is plea
sant and safe to take. For sale by
all dealers. adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
CHURCH NOTICES.
Baptist Chuch

There will be preaching at the Bap-
tist Church next Sunday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
MRS. MARGARET HUNT

Died at the home of her mother.
Mrs. Mary f. Young, in Farming.
ton, Monday morning, January II.
l9l3, aged thirty-five years, eleven
months. and thirteen days. Besides
her mother she haves several broth.
ers and sisters to mourn her demise,
who have the sympathy of a large
circle of friends in their sorrowfnl
bereavement. Funeral services
were conducted at the Southern
Methodist Church yesterday after
neon by Rev. j. W. Borah. Inter
ment at the Odd Fellows cemetery
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16

Read the big clearing sale adyer.
fisement Of Cole d Nixon Mercan-
tile Co. on the 9TH page. This old
reliable business house is one that
can be depended upon at all times.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16

Mcndessohn Male Quartet at the
Oiera House, Friday, January "a.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
Rehabilitation 10 Begin at Once

accumulation 10 Begin at Once.
He states there has been provided
5000 200, which will be available as
fast as it can he economically ex.
pended, to rehabilitate the line and
put 1t IN frst-class shape for hand
ling all the business offered.
These Improvements will mean "A
great deal to the important county
seats and agricultural communities
through which the road passes" he
said. An additional million dollars
has also been authorized to be- eX
pended wI"u condition, warrant for
extensions and additional .ncIiitirs.
All contracts covering delivery of
the property have been executed and
ronV"yanc"s are now being mndr, "
The Cape Girardruu and Northern.
viii haNc five directors. George
w simmons. 4. 4 Byrd, .Ir., Allen
7. West, j, H. byrd and G.. II.
Walker. These director. are also
ih" most important stockholders.
TIL" officers will be-: }. II. Byrd. pre-.
sId"ni: T.. Il, Byrd, vice president.
\. r. Byrd, Jl Treasurer. aud Il,
H. schultz, general manage. Mr.
schultz was formerly the general
superintendent of the HuurA lines.
I'll" -nnoralotIicc- will he in the Ma.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
q. q. Il N. r. r. INCORPORATES
WITH 81, 500, 900 CAPITAL
To Own and Operate all Houck Roads
and Extend Saline Valley Road
from Pennington to Lead Belt.

The Cape Girardeau and Nothern
Railroad Company has been incor.
porated under the Missouri laws
with all authorized capital stock of
8 500, 900 aud an authorized bond
issue of like amount, tc own and
operate the four railroads formerly
known as the Chester Perryville
and Ste. Genevieve Railway: the
Cape Girardeau and Chester Rail.
road; the Cape Girardeau and
Thebes Bridge Railroad, aud the
Saline Valley Railroad. The four
roads, which were constructed by
Louis Houck, have trackage of
lO6 miles, running from Thebes
Bridge, through Cape Girardeau,
Jackson and Perryvile to Farming
ton, Mo, with a branch to Chester,
III.
The consolidated road serves a
well.developed farming community,
and the recent extension from Perry
willie to Pennington was mainly to
supply Southern Illinois coal to
smelters and other large industries
in the lead belt of Missouri.
The Cape Girardeau and Northern
means To build road from Farm.
ington to some town farther north
in the lead belt, probably Flat River
This would give the large coal con.
suming territory in the lead belt the
shortest and most direct railroad
line to the Illinois coal fields, nc.
cording to J II Byrd, the newly in.
r"rporated railroad cumpany's pre-
sidcnt.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
Use for German ,ea,

Peat deposits In northwest Ger.
many are to be used as fuel for the
development Of electrical energy.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-04
phelns. podne Outnut.

Phelps. podce n Go, produced T..
GlL>SI pounds at copper durinS ih
month ot July.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-04
MINING NEWS AND STOCK QUOTATIONS

hould be met without amy unusual
dim cults and The dau-er of a money
scare is NOW OVER Tho chief eI,men,
Cf dau-yr Ia thp money marNct is tho
msist,nt demand for new capital at
homo and abroad lu chs market IN"
total ul a,v issues recorded Tor JUN
rts otrr Ss-HHH.uou. au increase ul
more chan SoI'.a,oru compared with
"a year ago. a considerable portion of
this sum. about StD.U1u,oon. was issued
ju take up maturing rh'i-Jtiou~. ANA
.hc IMPURITIES m August are expected
Fu gr,ea nearly S-tuuu.Uy". $50 that Tho
rst amount uf now capital appliea-
lions 40 t4s eeutcr must Dee consider
abby below 10 ,ctr a-o.
Government DEPOSIT 4 Factor.
THe phenomenal ste- report had
mH.H q. du with Overwhelming euua
u.a.r m Che -,r,u market fur
lG. tyr.r,s OF -um induced p> good
uIa. condition., aud CLOSE money Mil
furnish increased GRATIS, GO the uil-
,Ha0-. -tm..rr EXPORTS provide q
-.aa -Hu.. .t exchange. st.rH-iagu
... er.d. 4Hr.aG and make gold ca
ports moor. .H.s.t t Not impossible.
# ..... .."r 'ure $50 shalt probably
Joe. uwtn- -ulH Important uggu-
-IH-Ieu~ trr ..ua.a- ic-HrdIus the
,-u.u I.au. dissolution aud tH,S. ale
$50 y.u s. "a factor u th, local market.
wHe r-du.u.us m New Haven and li,-
u..~ .,uuHl dividends were mtaNur-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-04
Butte Alex Scott.

Butte according tu the most recent
information D. has been decided TO
sink tHs shaft of Tho Buttc-AlcN Scott
miue 20 a depth If 200 feet opera
Ouuv u the shaft were temporarily
suspended few weeks ago in order
that attention might be given To the
Development of urr bodies on the
iaUo-foa. lryc. sinking viii be rec
-umed at once, AS this work has been
gryampHsh.d TEc new vein ON the
sUo-foot level has far exceeded cNpcc.
tatjuus and is now giving good ton
ra-.. # or'
quite rrurully valuable new ore
body has acrn dcv'lopcd ON the LOO
foot level. and 10 has been proved to
apos ou the lmur-AlcN scott ground
uru,1th the Modor fault Production
FROM an, mine. therefore, is now com
m- from the Zoo and l.eoo-foot ley
els. and ru some extent from the 600
foot Iay,l. whore am extensive ore body
WAS opened uu some months ago.
From all appearances the Buttc-AlcS
scot. is now i'm better physical rondj-
'iuu Than over IN its history and is pro-
du..u- rlus, To- 200 tons of ore a day,
averaging between five and sin per cent
copper, with good values
I'm view 90 tie fact that the quality
of ,b, orc ON the lgoo-foot level lis
'gy.u better than un tho level above,
rhn"e is oyorH reason To- hclicv" that
when tho 2.gDo-foot level is reached
thorn viii Doc greatly increased tom
maze ut nr-h class ore.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-04
CURB STOCKS.

]. \. Muncar Il Go. say today
Several isaucs CLOSED tonight from
to points hi4hcr than Saturdays
close. Amaleaultcd, Utah Copper
chino and T.. :. steel were the leaders.
Trading FOR the first > hours was very
light However the market dropped
off i'm the last hour and was fairly ac-
tive ON tbe close. No London market
today and this probably vas the r'a-
son the market was SO slow carly
Better news continued quite salts
factorily and it Is quite possible we
viii soc little further advance for
even Though there viii Dee an carly
settlement Of the Lake iabor troubles.
il will DE several weeks before the
mines viii be- working To near capacity.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-04

FOR SALE--Ilouse. . rooms, bath
1885 Elm ST.. Yellow Jacket
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-04

FOR sALE-sl29 Tunnel st
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-04
THE HOLIDAY.

Tie took day off and I'm quest of
fresh air
on the railway ne started to roam
lie scarce got the cindcrs combed out
0f his hair
When he had TO turn round and 90
home.
Washington Star.