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Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
The poa and the Man.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am sending ou a little laugh for yourself This is 9 true story The story is about the Dog and the Man" It happened in Jewett City when l used to live there last year.
 My dog is a pet and he doesn't like any ugly man to look at him. And so a man looked through the window and said: Rags! Rags," And the dog came running up and jumped to the window sill and ran to his face. The man ran away and left the rag bag there.
 The dog picked up the rubbers and clothes and dragged them to the kitch en.
 My mother saw the dog do it, and she wondered where he got them. Good bye!
 SOPHIE GOLER.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
My Pet Doq.

dog whose name is Jim. I have had him two years. He is black and white He likes to go to the store or the mail with me. When I come from school he comes to meet me, and hell jump upon me with delight
 He can carry me on his back I would not like to part with him. He Is a very good watch dog. At night he will not let anyone come into the yard I hope that all the boys and girls have pets of some kind. CATHERINE MAY RIDDELL, Age 14.
 OnecO.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
MvTrin to snrinafieId-

Dear Uncle Jed: During my vaca- ton 1 went to Springfield and visited my cousin. We took the 1 o'clock troll ley for Willimantic; from there me took the train for Hartford, from there to Springfield.
 One day we went to Mount Tom While we were there we went to Mountain Park Casino, We ate our supper up on the mountain.
 The car that goes up the mountain is drawn up by the car that goes down the mountain by chain.
 We went to many other places and had a good time.
 FLOYD HILL, Age g.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
My Summer Vacation.

Dear Uncle Jed: School has begun once more, which I am no glad of l have been three years steady. My teachers name Is Miss Williams, but think we will have another soon. My studies are reading. writing. arithetie history, language, geography citizen ship. physiology and fire drills
 1 am going 10 tell you about my pigeons I havs only fifteen now. for Il % had very bad luck. I have got ne IayinS pair. which will average eight to ten young squab per month have one white. i've spotted ones, one black ene and six checkers. also two little squads,
 have built another large house. An other year 1 hope to have better luck
 l worked all my vaeattQn for A4r
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

Moves I picked seven hundred bask- cts of raspberries. Some of it was pleasant work. and some of it wasn' t. Those very hot days it was pretty tedious work, but l got along. very nicely.
 picked all the vegetables, which was a good deal of work. I harnessed two horses twice a. day. I swept the barn floors once a day. This is the second year I have worked there, and expect to work there next year
 I had a garden, same as usual, but it wasn't so good this year.
 I had some pansies, and everybody who saw them said they were the handsomest they ever saw. I had a few other flowers of all colors and de- scriptiOnS.
 HAROLD E. MAYNARD, Age A.
 Lyme,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
Elizabeth Disappointed.

It was very early in the morning. so early that the sun was not up; but the birds were awake, and were soft ly chirping and calling.
 Someone else was awake, too, little Elizabeth had been promised visit to the country. She was to start this very morning. As soon as she heard someone talking she sprang out of bed, ran to the window and she saw it was raining hard. She felt sorry and disappointed. But after breakfast, she cleaned her dolls house, and then made her doll new dresses and after playing awhile, she sent for another little girl, who lived near her.
 ETTA M'GRATH. E3OZra byri11a
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

all over with little projections which ieoll just like the efatefs eff volcanoes.
 It IS rather difficult te describe the animal which lives in the sponge, for it really consists eff a large number of tiny animals all joined together in one common mass, very much like the pelyps ef the sea- finger. But they are SC very small that unless you examine them by means of a good strong mis- eFescePe they only look like mass of bfewnish jelly.
 These little creatures obtain their feed in a very curious way. If you look at the surface of sponge through a magnifying glass you will see that IL is pierced by a great many very tiny holes, as well as by a number of bigger ones. Now water is always passing in through the small holes. and as 1t does so the little creatures manage to suck out all the tiny atoms of animal and vegetable matter which were float ing about in it.
 JESSIE L. BREHAULT.
 East Norwich N Y
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
The Indians.

When white men first came to America it was settled only by In dians. The Indians did not occupy the land, but simply possessed it. In go- ing through the forests the explorers would sometimes travel for days, per haps weeks without meeting a. human being. To the Indians the land was mainly hunting ground to roam over, or a battlefield to fight on.
 The Indians were tall, and their skin was color which looked very much like old copper Their hair was long, coarse, black and straight. Their eyes were small, deep-set and black. They had high cheek bones and long noses. The women let their hair grow long. The men cut theirs off close to the head, with the exception of a, lock in the middle. It was called the scalp lock.
 The Indians were savages They lived by hunting. fishing and agricul- ture. They used bows and arrows, hatchets and clubs for weapons. The Indian women did the work. They built the wigwam, planted and hood the tobacco, made deerskln clothes for the family and when they moved they carried the furniture and house on her back. The fire was built by rub ping two dry sticks together.
 The Indians made moccasins, snow shoes and canoes The mOccasin was made of buckslIin. The canoe was made of birch bark Each tribe of Indians had a chief
 The Indians believed in a Great Spirit. who lived in the sky They wor- shipped the water sun moon. stars and other objects. They taught the white man how to kill trees by burn ing or girdling them and when the leaves no longer grew. the sun would shine on the soil, and ripen the corn which had been planted there. In- dians were cruel enemies but good friends. They always kept tbeir word. Unsigned.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
BRIEF YARNS.

As he is naturally generous with his touring car a young CIevelander of fered to take the old colored janitor of the apartment in which he resides downtown the other day. NO, suh. boss-no, suh, thank you, suh," grinned the ancient functionary. q reckon I'll wait and go on de street cyah" tWhats the matter, uncle? Are you afratd?' "No, suh-ne afraid? No, suh. I got to wait" Uncle, have you ever been in an automobile ?" "Nevah, but oncet, an den l didn't let all ma weight down!"
 AmeriCa's custom of giving banquets for men only, and then allowing the banqueters' wives-hungry and thirsty to look down on the feast from a baIcony-this custom afforded Lord Morley, on his recent visit to New York an opportunity for pretty compli- ment Morley, at one of these ban quets, looked up at the balcony, gffttering with lovely women, and ex- claimed: "Ah, now I understand the meaning of the biblical phrase. Thou madest man a little lower than the angels.
 Cane1S arc tho only nlIa a6rIInedS that
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

Lillian 6re'haut of East Norwich. N. r., A Little Girl in Old St. Louis 2-Winifred HoIton of North Frank lin, A Little Girl in Old New ! ork
 3-Lucy A. Garter of Scotland. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia. 4-Harold Maynard of Lyme, The Circus Boys in Dixie Land
 5--Leon E. Dimook of Eaglevine, Battleship Boys First Step Upward 6-Mary Rybc' of Mansfield Four Corners, A Little Girl in Old New Or leans.
 -Raynond Welden of Willimantic The Camp in the Foothills
 8-Jesse L Brehaut of East Nor wtch, N. Y., A Little Girl in Old Wash ington.
 Thursday, Sept. II, the prize book winners names were omitted by mis- take. If Richard C. Moran and George Farrell of Norwich will call at The Bulletin business office they will re- ceive the books which for three weeks have been awaiting them
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
Has to Do Lots of Work.

Dear Uncle Jed: I had very good time and a long vacation. In having we used to tip over lots of times. We had great sport.
 After that I used to go fishing with some of our. friends. We used to catch large fish, and after going home we went in bathing.
 Now I go to school and do not have so much sport as in vacation time go to school every day. I have to do lots of work when I come home.
 LOUIS POLLOCK, Age Il. FIaoleViIle
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
Mary's Pet Crow.

Dear Uncle Jed: It was spring day and 1 was going to the woods to see If could ind something to please my. little brother, 1 found a few winter green berries, but 1 knew that those wouldnt please him
 After l had walked some farther heard crow Cav" It was a little one which had fallen from the nest. picked it up and took it home. 1 had heard people say that if you split the
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Asa Hyman or Norwich: I thank you ever so much for the prize book sent me.
 Ernest For bes of Norwich Thank you very much for the book Robinson Crusoe. l think~it is very nice,
 Lillian Brehaunt, East Norwich, N. Y.: l received the prize book you sent me. I have reaC part of it and | found it very interesting. I thank you very much for it.
 Hattie King of Lebanon: The prize book you sent me was very interesting. and l thank you very much for it. You certainly select splendid books as prizes.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
Riches Gained by Small Inventions.

Riches Gained by Small Inventions.
 When you look at the rubber eraser inserted in the end of your lead pen cn you wouldn't think the man who originated it received two hundred thousand dollars. would you? Yet that is what a man in New Jersey got
 A miner who thought of putting metal rivets or eyelets at each corner of the pockets of coats and trousers to reinforce them against the strain of the weight of ore and tools car ried in them, got more money than if he had struck it rich.''
 The one who hit on the idea of put ting metal plates on the soles and heels of shoes to protect them from wear made at least two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and copper toes'' brought their inventor about a million
 Toys brought quite a little money to people because the man who made the return ball got a nice fortune in the shape of a million dollars The same amount was given to the one who in vented roller skates and an English minister got fifty thousand for a toy which would dance when a string was wound around it in some way and then pulled.
 HATTIE M KING.
 ,ehanor
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

 It is one thing to make soda crackers that are occasionally good.
 It is quite another thing to make them so that they are always better than all other soda crackers, aks0ays of uv7- Oarying goodness.
 The name "Uneeda"-stamped on every Instantaneous that if a million packages of Uneeda Biscuit were placed before you, you could choose any one of them, confident that every soda cracker in that package would be as good as the best Uneeda Biscuit ever baked. Five cents. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
Boys and Girls Departmen
n..,.a for Nonnn Writara,

Rules for Young Writers. l. Write plainly on one side of the Dsner only and number the pages. E. Use pen and ink, not pencil. S. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 25O words.
 4 Original stories or letters only will be used. dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications to On- cle Jed, Bulletin ORce.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

Whatever you are-Be that;
 Whatever you say-Be true Strai-htfOrwa ardly act. Be honest-in fact
 Be nobody else but you
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

Camels are the only quadrupeds that cannot swim.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-26
FATHER CALLAHAN'S FAREWELL TO HOLY
 NAME MEMBERS
Curate At St. Charles Is Fel:ci- tated On His Promotion
 To Pastorate

A large and enthusiastic number of the Holy Name Society of St. Charles parish attended the meeting last even ingzirf St. Charles Hall. President Joseph Ivers of the society explained in a few well chosen words the object Of the special meeting. It was to eTn- brace the opportunity of hearing 9 few words of parting from their es- teened and respected chaplain and treasurer, ReY. John Callahan. Presi- dent Ivers expressed the sentiments of all present and in fact of all the par ishioners when he spoke of the regret they felt at losing, Father Callahan, but reJoiced with him in his promo ton which came as a Well-merited re- ward for his labors.
 Father Callahan, in the course of his remarks. told of the pleasures he had enjoyed in his curacy in Bridge port; both in St. Mary's- when he first came to this city, and later, when the parish was divided, among many of his old friends in St. Charles He told of the regret he felt at leaving what he regarded as home, after his 10 ears labor here. But, he said, that his new field of labors was in- deed a promotion for him and afford ed him much qualification. One of the hardest things for him to leave behind, was the parochia1 school, of which he was principal since it's in ception some years ago, and which has made an envia,ble record among the schools of the city. He closed his remarks by thanking heartily all who have Aeo-operated with him and with the late pastor during the upbuilding of St Charles parish.
 After Father Callahan had left tn q hall, the business of the meeting was resumed. It appeared to be the senti- ment of the meeting that something substantial should be done for Father Callahan as g token of the esteem in which he is held by his parishionerss Therefore, it was voted that a testi- nonia1 be presented to him upon his departure to Washington, Conn, later in the week. A committee of 21 was appointed by the chair to arrange for this. The meetings. adjourned until next Friday when the committee will make it's report.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-26
MORE UNLIGHTED LAMPS DISCOVERED Alderman Lyddy With Represen- tative of Company On
 Tour of City
Cause Said To Be Due to Incompetent EmpIoyes Who Shout Their Work
 Remedy is Promised.

Alderman John B. Lyddy, chairman of the Lamp committee of the Com mon Council, accompanied by a repre- sentative of the lighting company that has the contract for furnishing street lighting for the city, made a tour of inspection of the city last evening and found 32 lamps un1ighted.
 Of late there has been much com p1aint of the failure of the service and at the request of MT. Lyddy a repre- sentative of the company came here to personally look into the situation.
 Alderman Lyddy said today: We found that the trouble with the lamps is due to the failure Of the men em- p1oyed to look after them to attend to their work. These lamps are automat- ica11y lighted by a c1ock-1iIze arrange ment which both lights and extin- guishes the flame. If the clocks are properly regulated there is very little trouble. We did find, though that the attendants failed to keep up many of the lamps as they are supposed to do and that in several places broken and useless mantles are still in use
 q have the assurance of the com comlaint will now disappear and that competent men will be put to work to attend to the lamps. Unless this is done I shall use my best endeavors to see that every effort is made to have the contract observed to the very let ter of 1t.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-26
CITY COURT CASES

Edward Duffy, 22 Lexington ave- nue. arrested at the instance of Mrs. Annie Harmon who while riding in a trolley carN on Congress street last night was insulted in the presence of her husband, was found guilty in the city court this morning of intoxica- ton and abusive language and fined $1O and costs
 Carroll Gaines, ss Clinton avenue. IT years old, arrested at an early hour this morning by Detectives Doo1ey and Bray and charged with the theft of a s25 watch from Robert Bigelow in the Seaside Park bath-houses Satur- day last was this morning found guilty and fined $25 and costs and given a jail term of 60 days Gaines in company with Michael Senger, 51 Cherry street, are alleged Hy the po- lice to have left this city k1yE> freight after the Seaside theft. They are &C., cused by the New London police with being implicated in the theft of an other watch in that city, and on the way back last night stole a bicycle in front of the Plaza theatre in New Ha- property of Bicycle Patroiman Kier- nan of that city. Senger is held for trial at the request of the police until August 30th, bonds of $500 being set for his release.
 The case of Jacob Weintock, arrest ed August-2O' for breach of peace and assault, was continued until Sept. 2 under bonds of $25. A further con- tinuance was also granted in the case of Isaac kinsbaun1, charged with re- ceiving stolen goods from a. youth who is now being sought by the police and is promised to be delivered by his mother tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-26
BEDFORD'S DRIVER REFUSES SUMM0nSI
 POLICE AFTER HlM

Eugene HasseI1. Of Greens Farms, chauffeur for Charles F. Bedford, the we'll known fnancier of New York, and son of the Standard oil magnate who recently ran his car into a. tree and inflicted severe injuries to both himself and his daughter-in-1aw, was apprehended on Saturday last in this. city for reckless driving. He was summoned to appear in the City court thAs morning, but as he was not pres ent he will be sought by the ohhcsrS upon a capias
 Motorcycle. Patrolman Gorgas who overlook the party while speeding down Fairfield avenue towards Br1dge- port, said the car was travelling at a rate in excess of 30 miles per hour. Two ladies were in the car, one of whom was believed to have been MrS- Bedford who has but recently recov- cred from being thrown through the windshield of her father-in-law's ma chine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-26
Weather Indications

New Haven, Aug. 26.-Forecast: Fair and warmer tonight; Wednesday un- settled weather and probably local showers.
 Tor Connecticut: Unsettled weather with probably showers tonight or Wed nesday; warmer. in the interior to- night. Moderate to brisk southwest winds
 Showers have occurred. during the last "A hours in the lake region and along the south Atlantic coast. Pleas ant weather has prevailed in other sections east of the Rocky Mountains A trough of low pressure extends from Kansas northeastward to upper Mich igan, this morning. Temperatures are unusually low over New England. Froets were reported from Vermont and Maine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-26
TRUMBULL

On Saturday evening while driving home from Bridgeport in his new Rec car, Daniel H. Ward had a head-on collision with 8 motorcyclist. MT. Ward drove his car into telegraph pole in his efforts to avoid collision with the result that the auto was bad 1y damaged, the right fender being knocked off, axle bent and wind shield broken MT Wards son who was one of the occupants of the car, received a few sights cuts about the face from flying glass s/ The motorcycle was badly damaged but the driver, MT, Weinberger of Bridgeport, escaped in- j1ry while Charles Baurer who was riding on the tail seat, was taken to the emergency hospital, suffering from a broken nose and 1aferated hip.
 Mrs. J. T. Gregory of Bridgeport is a, guest this week at the hospitable home of MT. and Mrs. Albert Lin1ey.
 Mrs. Martin Castle was the week end guest of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Cook in Shelton.
 Mrs L. Martin Decker and son, Milton of Bridgeport are spending several days with Mrs. Decker's par ents, MT. and Mrs. Plumb Nichols. MT. Decker spent Sunday with his family.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. N. Barber of Dor chester Heights, N. J., are boarding at Simeon B. Jenkinson's, in Daniels Farm.
 Mir and Mrs. James Brins1nade of Derby are spending Il few days with Charles n. Cole in Long Hill.
 MT. and Mrs. Leonard A. .Hawley entertained over Sunday Mrs. Gilbert Y. Edwards. Miss Inez Edwards and Master Paul A. Edwards of Stratford.
 B. Merrill Beach spent the week end in Norwaik with his grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Edward Merrill.
 Miss Verna Rarske who has been spending the past week with MT. and Mrs. Burr F. Beach has returned to Ter home in WhI.. Plains.
 Mrs. O. B. Curtis is entertaining her daughter, Miss Ella Curtis, of Bridge port.
 At the semi annual meeting of the Nichols Village Improvement society held last week the following officers were e1eeted: President, Warren E. Plumb; vice president, c. B. Bi1ton; treasurer, Nathan B. Curtis.
 Misses Esther, Miriam and Harriet Shelton, of Oxford, are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Horace T. Yelling tOn..
 Mrs. Elliott Plumb of Bridgeport returned home after a very pleasant visit at the home of MT. and Mrs Alexander Cook.
 Mrs. John B. Curtis is entertaining her sisters frorn~Jannaica, L. I.
 Miss Marjorie Curtis has been spending a week in Stratford, the guest of her brother, Maurice Curtis
 Frederick M. Evitts of Nichols died at his home Saturday morning. He was 47 years old and is, survived by one sister, Miss Sarah Evitts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-26
Thirty Mile Pace Is
 Reckless Driving
ESTABLISHED 1865

Proven speeding upon Fairfield ave- nue or State St. at a rate of 30'rniles or more, though there. is no congestion of traffic, is reckless driving, and though these may be main arteries, vehicles coming from the side streets have the established right-of-way and must be respected by drivers in accord dance with the local ordinances. This was the decision made by Judge Cough1in in the city court today when he fined l.. B. Patterson, of 15a Temple street, New. Haven, chauffeur for G. w. Wild in $50 and costs for an offense com nitted -on August 16
 Motorcycle PatFolman Clifford Cor gas testified that Patterson drove from Ash Creek to the viaduct at over 30 miles per hour, while between 1ranis- tan and Park avenues he maintained a similar speed There were three trucks upon the street, which was partially closed. Witnesses for the defence, in troduced by Attorney J. F. Berry, of New Haven, including Mrs. Wildin, differed in their opinion as to the speed, estimating it variously at be- tween 15 and 30 miles It was shown that Patterson, attending school in the winter time, had driven car four con- secutive summers.
 In asking the release of the accused, Attorney Berry admitted the prima facia evidence of 30 miles an hour, put contended such was not reckless driv- ing where it did not endanger traffic. The court held that avoidance of ac- cident was fortunate as according to the local ordinance vehicles proceed ing north and south had right of way over those going east or west as would be the case on State street or Fa1r- field avenue. An appeal was taken from the fine under bonds of $3eO. Pat- terson was par0led upon the recoshlz-
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-26
Police Search For Two Missing Persons

Two missing persons are today sought by the authorities. Peter Kar- asy, 71S Wordin avenue, employed in the Crane Valve Company, left his home at S:3O yesterday mornins He has not been seen since and his wife is of the belief that some untoward accident may have happened to him. He is described as 45 years old. about 5 feet inches in height. weighing 16o- 70 pounds, gray hair, black eyes and mustache, dark clothes, and wearing a gold watch and chain.
 Mrs. H. 4. Stone, 512 Myrtle avenue. with her daughter are being sought by the authorities and her husband, who returned to this city yesterday to lind them missing. As Mrs. Stone is in del- icate health it is feared some mishap may have oyertalken her.