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Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-13
letters of Ac<nowdedoenent

Jey1ae A. May, of &roton-I have re- eedHeG the prize book and thank yoly very much. I think 1t is very inter estiRg.
 Letta SoidfaIf, of Norw1eh-I hays Eeee5vAd the prize book and I thank you ever so much for it.
 Joseph keeaan, of Norwich thank you very much for the nice prize book ] received What I have read of if is very interesting.
 Deios Cursor. of Baf1ouyiHe-I thank yNu very much for the prize book yea sent me. l think it is interesting.
 Joseph Oauschevvi4z. of Manslfela- I received the prize book and thank you for tt. l have read it all through and find lt interesting. I have a little brother who is four years old When I got the beck l was very surprised My brother happened to Is there He asked me if T)9cle Jed was a 1man or 3 woman. and iE he livAd ir d house. TAAn be began HElting stories. En-
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Maryss Trick Cal

Dear Uncle Jed: My cats name is Tommy He was given to me by a poor little girl for a birthday present When he was given to me he was only two months old Now he is two years old.
 He is all white, only the ends of his feet and tail are black I forgot to say that he has a black spot on his nose and cheeks.
 My brother and I are very fond of him.
 will stand on his head with his feet in the air, and he can stand on his hind legs, These are nice tricks, but-he has one very bad one. If anybody plays with him he often chews their fingers. which is very unpleasant We are try ing to have him behave when anybody plays with him.
 MARY RYB1C, Age 12. Mansfield
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-13
FOR PlMPLES AND BLACEHEADS

The following is 8 most effectiveyamd ecc- nomical treatment: Gently snearA Ehs af- fected parts with Cuticura Ointmen4 cn Ssaa end of the finger, but do not rub. Wash Of the CutiCura Ointment in five minukes visa Cuticura Soap and hot water and coNHnms bathing for some minutes. This trea4Gnaat is best on rising and retiring. At other times use Cuticura Soap freely for the tohSs and bath, to assist in preventing infammar tion, irritation and clogging of the pores, thet common cause of these distressing facial eruptions. Sold throughout the world. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address postcard Cuti- cura, Dept. T, Boston,
 RB-NIen who shave and shampoo with Cu- ticura Soap will fndit best for skin and scalp.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-13
Halloween Pra nks.

Dear Uncle Jed: l am going to tel you about Halloween. l had fine time I dressed up in boys clothes l had a false face on. Some people did not know me. l had pumpkin moonshipe
 There were twenty-five of us, There were ghosts and witches. The boys had their faces blackened. It was lots of fun trying to guess who they were We went from house to house. It was very dark, for we have no electric lights or gas lights.
 The only lights we had were our pumpkin meonshines. I got home about half past eight, I was so tired went to bed,
 MARIAN HEALY, Age 3. Gp5Itb NiOdhaO1
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WaItsr,s Visit to New York.

Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you about my visit to New York. I spent Easter week with my cousin.
 She took me to great many places. We went first 10 Bronx Park I saw all the different animals and beauti- fuI birds
 I rode on the elevated train and the subway I went on q boat to' the Statue of Liberty We walked up winding stairs until we came to the crown We looked cut towards the ocean. We could see the ships.
 The roofs of the houses in New York are fiat. You can get up and get a good view of the city
 WALTER HEALY, Age 8. South Windham
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Teddy the Traveller.

Jessie you've got company" called mamma 'Its come all the way from Aunt Mary's"
 Jessie ran down stairs to see her company.
 By the door was a big basket and looking out of it was a big black eat There was a card on the basket and Jessie read it aloud;
 My name is Teddy. am tired of travelling and I want to live with Jes- sie. He has been travelling since yes-
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Make Believe Battles.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am little boy six years old. I like to go to school My teacher is good to me
 My brothers and I play lots of games. l like to play 1 am an engi- neer.
 My Mamma reads story for us every night Then we study our les sons and go to bed
 We do not go to sleep for a long time. We make believe the figures on our bedroom paper are soldiers, and we have a battle The Americans are win- ming nearly all the time
 GEORGE HEALY South Windham
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South Windham.
He Distinguished Forest Fire.

Dear Uncle Jed: NThe first of Novem- Der, 1913, as I was going to Gurley- vile I saw q fire near the rOad.e stopped my horse and went to see who had built it. When l reached the spot no one was there.
 was afraid that the fire would spread and burn the whole forest, so took a piece of cordwood which was on the ground and rolled it over the burning grass. The fire was soon ex- nguished.
 allowed to burn farther into the woods it would have caused much more trou> bic.
 ABRAHAM SCHWAITZBERG, Age 12.
 Mansfield Center
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STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE,
 AWAkES,
ThanksCivinu,

Thanksgiving. Last Thanksgiving there was a poor little girl and woman. They lived in hut beside a river. When Thanks giving came they did not have hardly anything to eat, so 1 went over to their house to give them something to eat
 l took a basket, filled it up with cabbage, chicken, turnips, eggs, bread and cake.
 She thanked me many times They were happy and l was glad l had made them so.
 EDWARD BENOIT, Age 8, BallOuVilIe.
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The Little Eskimos.

In the sfar frozen north there are found many people of the yellow race. They live in. rude huts made some- times with snow and ice.
 They dress in thick fur. Men and women dress much alike.
 The little EskiHos go hunting and shoot wild animals
 They have no school in the frozen north
 They eat wild animals, fish and fat. or blubber of the whale and walrus.
 DELOS CUSSON, Age F. Ba1leuyille.
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THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
 Boys and Girls Departmen,

closed you will find one of his stories. This is what it says:
 T see a little bird. His color is black and red. She made the noise of a little chicken-peep, peep, peep.
 (Uncle Jed could not have told what it said without Joseph's help.)
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Her Doll House

Dear Uncle Jed: At the top of the house 1 have q playroOm. have q. large furnished doll house. and since the weather has grown colder some little mice have come inte the house. They thought my doll house would be a
 good place to live and their footmarks all over the bed, chairs and table.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-13
Rnlas for Young Writera.

ii Rules for Young Writers.
 l. Write plainly on one side of the paper eRIy and number the pages
 & Use pen and ink, not pencil 8. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 25o words.
 L Original stories or letters only will be used.
 S. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications to un- gle Jed, Bulletin O62ce.
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w WhateVer you aTe-Be that; Whatever you say-Be true Straightforwardly act Be honest-in fact,
 Be nobody else but you"
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Uncle Jed's Talk with Wide-A Aamakes.
 The birch is an unpretentious look ing tree and ii doesn't seem at a. cas- nal glance to be of much more i'm portance than a weed
 To know OUT trees is a bit of use fuI knowledge and the birch is one of the most important It is possible to be rocked in a birch cradle, to walk on birch pegs all our lives and to be bEI3ea in 8 birch casket-
 There are nine varieties of birch ? and fpur of thazn are in constant de n1and These are the sweet, yellow, paper and river birch
 Do you know thai 11, 00e cords oP birch wood 6 year are reduced to shoe pegs, two or three times this amount turned iEtO spoe1s-d5he largest spool holding H2, 900 yards and the smallest 28 yards and 45 million feet of birch boards @zs sD1h every yaar and made into %ranE kinds of furniture and utensils All the lasts shoes are furzned on are made a1 bdTrh wood
 Of btrch boards arB built church peWz. kitchen taaales, and oEgan pipes, and Grznrn htz,ch bark wonderful canoes and II was in these the rivers and lakes of t91as country were explored by the d5se1psrSss of the country and this haEk res5sts decay longer than the wood
 IShs white. CT silver b4rch, Is mach ESe5 ass An ornamental tree for lawns. and its cluster habit, growing as 1t 4oes in twoB and fhrsas makes it pop1lar wiIh landscape painters
 IT ysu have ne9sr thought how use fnl rha birch IS you can now hold it tn esteAn As e1ae of the most import AR15 of txaas to man
 BiEzeh takes such a fine finish that 1t 3s often discovered looking so much Hke gen1uine mahogany that il fools aIl hra experts when made into desks and paFIoS furniture
 The paper birch Is eae of the few AznerzEaaa trees that is more numerous now than il was century ago and 1t takes possession of tracts of forest land that have been burned over, and, seEns of thess tracts now cover h1n- sDadE of sSaba4e miles
 kf the birch tree never seemed ffn- peR1aa1 10 Eon before, 1t must now that Yen know it's various uses.
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A Wonder of the World

Dear Uncle Jed; I am going te tell the Wide AMalzes all about the won derful porcelain tower of China This beautiful tower was ia Nankin, China,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-13

saw two men opening his safe. He stepped to the telephone and informed the police.
 Finally the safebrealxers, having ac- quii'ed all, the loot they wished, pre- pared to leave Just then the police did leave they were in the hands of the police
 Before they left the sheriff turned to MT. Merrill and said:
 These two men are Bill Hawkins and Dave Kelly, the two best safe breakers in the states. There is a re- ward of five hundred dollars for the capture of Kelly. Call at my office next week and I will give it to yous"
 REGINALD ROSE,
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POETRY.
Fond Hopes

 A while ago my mamma saids You're six years old today ou should no longer stay from school spread our tsblecloth on this nice clean Then Uncle Ned, he said, ~Oh, yes, you surely will not know About your adds and multiples unless to school you go And you must learn arithmetic up to the rule of three And why the earth goes round the sun. This seems so queer to me And Uncle Ned is very good he takes me to the zoo, And shows me all the monkeys and t5e funny kangaroo He teIls about the places where the N, strangest flowers grow, For Uncle Ned's been everywhere and seen them alI you know He says he wants his MiIlicent a mai uTa1ist to be, So we may go around the world these curious things to see But when in school we work in clay and teacher comes around She says my models are the best of all that she has found And then she sInooths my hair and says. "sJust wait. and we shah see Some day my little Millicent an artist girl Hill be- MTv- vS-g-, bs- cs-- lr,, , -,,.v, S,. rr- s,1
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-13
What I Know About Corn.

We went to a cornfieId- We had a very nice journey Some traVeled with bicycles and the rest travelled on foot. When we came to the cornfeld we tried to find out all we could about the corn. We found out how many stalks were in a hill and wrote everything down on our paper.
 We went two by two Each one had a partner to help along
 We found lots of smut on the corn. There were two or three ears on the stalks
 We had 8 very fine time. Ii was about half past when we started on our journey home
 BERTHA FULLER, Age 10. GlrleyVille.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-13
Claims of Northwest Territory.

Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Y YOrk and Virginia each claimed a part of the territory between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers known as the North west territory,
 Massachusetts and Connecticut claimed it by chartered rights.
 New York said it belonged to her by agreement with the Iroquois Indians
 Virginia claimed it by charter rights and by the conquest of George Roger Clark during the Revolution.
 These claims jed to a bitter dispute in which Maryland took a leading part. She said she didn't think IL was right to claim it by part of the states as all the states fought France and England to secure the territory all ought to have a share of it.
 The four states yielded their claims and Maryland signed the Article of Confederation in 17S1.
 The possession of the Northwest ter ritory by the thirteen states helped to hold them together This enabled the confederaey to get money enough te pay all it's debts.
 HARRIET P. PERKINS, Age If.
 COdch hRSter
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NeIIis,s Pets.

Dear Uncle Jed: have four cats and a dog. His name is Major He'is a fine rabbit dog. I think he has caught four rabbits altogether. I have a big brother. He goes hunting with him.
 NELLIE E. DAY, Age II. Storrs.
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A Cray Rabbit. Dear Uncle Jed: Once I went into the woods with my friend and saw 8 little gray rabbit. I got after him and I caught him and carried him home with me. I pet 1t and called him Jack.
 When I cali Jack he came after me. I brought him the finest grass and clover that I could find around the yard. He. was so happy with me. Af- ter a while my cat caught him and killed the poor rabbit.
 ANTOINE KASACEK.
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am sorry to say that mother had some traps set and caught the poor little mice.
 IVY E. FISK, Age 9, rflnI,
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My papa breaches Sunday mornings in a church uptown, But afternoons he breaches in a small one farther down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
CATARRH VICTIMS
Get Immediate and Effective Re-
lief by Using Hyomei.

Hyomei is natures true remedy for
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you breathe it.
When using this treatment, you
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ly reach the most remote air cells Of
the throat. nose and lungs. the
catarrhal germs are destroyed quick
and sure relief results.
Hyomei often restores health to
chronic cases that had given up all
hope of recovery. It's best action is
at the staff of the disease when the
breath is becoming offensive, and con-
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nose, droppings ia the throat. or that
choked up feeling begin to make life
a burden. At the first symptoms OF
catarrhal trouble. surely use HYomei-
Ask J. T. Bennett for the complete
outfit, $1.O0. He will refund the
money if it does not give satisfaction.
advertisement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
ROCKVILLE.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Thanksgiving day was one of the
liveliest in the history of Rockville.
The shooting match brought people
from all the surrounding towns to
have a share in the fun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wolf received
the news of the serious illness of
their son, Villas, at Eureka, Neva-
da. 1t is hoped they will soon re-
ceivc news of his recOvey.
Mr.. Henry Kerkenb bush who has
been spending several months with
his uncles, Lewie and Martin, in
Canada, has returned home. He in
company with his sister. Vina, went
to Dubuque, Tuesday to spend Sc
veral days with their sister, Mrs
Reggie horner and family.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10

i've Brought Tim HlS-dnQ nSSSS
Keith, after the operation, unless
well, miracles had happened and such
cases had got we'll before. So he said
nothing to the pretty young mother
who came day after day, wistful and
patient and always hopeful. OF late
she had begun to suspect that her
only boy, her stay that was to be in
her later widowhood, would never
leave the building save in wheeled
chair But she kept her fears to her
self, and nobody had had the heart
to tell her
And Johnny wanted football for
his Christmas present!
Well" said DR.. Keith gruffly, why
shouldn't he have one if he wants it?
Isn't there enough money to buy a
football? Why, I'll buy him one my
self. What sort should he. have?
What are they made of? It's a long
time since l was boy myself" he
added, in self-excuse.
why, they're made Of pigskin,
aren't they, doctor?" answered the
nurse. But you don't understand.
How can we let him have a football
and let his mother see him with it,
and him lying there so helpless? 1t
would be inhuman, doctor"
Hum! I'll take the matter under
consideration" the doctor answered.
But few minutes later he was ask
ing the head inferno, where would
you go to buy a football?" He put
down the address in his memoran-
dunn book, and the inferno looked at
him in wonder, for football and DR..
Keith seemed somehow unassociable.
We'll, here's the football, nurse, -
he said that evening, coming into the
ward. 1t was Christmas eve All
the children were supposed to be
asleep. Here and there an eye
drowsily Enclosed to see if Santa
Claus had really come, but sleep was
stronger than expectation, and Nurse
Blair would see to it that no gifts
went to the sleepless DR.. Keith held
out the paper-wrapped globe The
clerk had blown it up for him, and,
not thinking Of having it Debated
again, he had carried it thus for half
a dozen blocks. IF you think it best
for him not to have it, give it to
someone else. Give him a Teddy
bear" he said.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
BURTON.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Mrs. Leslie Burton and three chill
dren, of Minnesota, are visiting rel
atives and friends.
Thompson Stoney and sons, Roy
and Rudy, were Dubuque visitors 8
few days this week.
Ben Reed returned home Sunday
from weeks visit with relatives in
the northern part of the state.
Harvey Groom, of Cassville, and
Miss Gertrude Webber, of Livings-
ton, spent Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Sam Pauley.
Friends and relatives planned a
leasant surprise on Mrs. Thompson
Stoney Saturday evening. About
forty were prese Mt and good time
is reported by all.
Will KnOke, of South Dakota, is
visiting his brother Anthony and
family
J FL Wilson who has had employ
ment at Mccartney for nearly three
years, left Friday for st. Paul Park.
His many friends were sorry to se6
him go.
FL. l. Slaght returned to his home
at Savanna, H., Sunday after q
weeks visit with relatives. His
wife and son remained for a longer
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Carol, of
Lancaster. spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Adrian.
The dance given by the WOodmen
Thursday night was well attended
and a fine time was enjoyed by all
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10

down her pencil and the memoran-
dun and looked at the other wonder
ingly. "A football" she reiterated.
Then he doesn't realize?"
mo, poor little fellow. Would you
give it to him, Miss Gough?"
What would the mother think?"
the head nurse asked, and then Nurse
Blair ceased all pretense and dabbed
her handkerchief against her eyes
openly.
Let's ask DR.. KEITH she answered,
and that solved the difficulty for the
time being
Johnny Ward was eight years old
and had been in the hospital for
nearly five weeks, ever since he was
knocked down by the bakers wagon
while playing upon the street almost
in front of the hospital entrance. He
was quite helpless below the waist,
and would always be so, said DR..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10

Something He Wouldn't Break.

Willie is boy who is very much
blessed with aunts and uncles. These
use every opportunity to give him
presents. Last Christmas he received
so many toys that his parents, instead
of giving him toys, told him he could
carry out one of his cherished plans.
Actually" said his papa, you have
more things now than you can break
in year"
"Oh, no, papa" said Willie with an
injured air; there's one present
won't break"
We'll, Willie, I'm glad there's one.
Which is it?-the cast-iron train from
Uncle Jack?"
"Oh, mol" cried Willie. 81 can
manage to break that / mean
won't break your promise to buy me
a season ticket for the baseball
matches"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
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The Great Meaning.

Lift up your eyes to the great mean
Ing of the day, and dare to think of
your humanity as something so divine
ly precious that it is worthy of being
an offering to God. Count it as priv
ilege to make your offering as COM
plete as possible, keeping nothing
back, and then go out to the pleas
ures and duties of your life, having
been truly born anew into his divin-
ity as he was born into our hEnan-
Ity on Christmas day.-Phillips Brooks,
,. D
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-12-10
Copyright, by w. G. Chapman.A


WO bats, six Teddy
bears, three balloons
six boxes of lead SOL
diers," the head nurse
counted. "And a foot
ball. Who wants the
foOtbaIl?"
Johnny Ward" an
swered Nurse Blair,
half crying and half
laughing. isn't it
pitiful, Miss Cough ?"
NTY-@ HI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
imagination.
EDWARD SANGER.

TAR EDWARD SANGER. who has
~ abandoned his post as assistant TO Il
celebrated Chicago specialist because he
dislikes the latter's methods, said in New
York
I'VE should not announce cures unless
they are real cures. Imagination PLAYS
too great a part in a patients feelings.
imagination must always be reckoned
with in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as a friend
sometimes az foe. ] know a doctor who
treated an OLD woman for typhoid, and on
each visit he took her temperature by
holding a thermometer under her tongue
One day. when she had nearly recovered
the doctor did not bother to take her
temperature. and he had hardly got 1el
yards from the house when her son called
him back.
Mother is worse said the man
Come back at cnce.
The doctor returned On his entry into
the sickroom the old woman looked up at
him with angry and reproachful eyes.
Doctor she said, why didn't you
give me the Tiger under me tongue to-
day? That always done me more good
than all the rest of your trash.