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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

stopped dancing about the room right
then and there.
'oh' she cried jumping up to her
knees.
Surely she must be dreaming! She
rubbed her eyes quickly to make GER
tain she was noti Yes, there they
were-right before her and as plain
as-as--1 ell, as plain as the round
little nose on her round little face.
"At the window hung the most
beautiful pair of lace curtains she had
ever scent
Indeed, yesl They were white and
glistening and sparkling almost like
diamonds. And their pattern was
quite different from any she had ever
seen-even more fantastic and beau
tiful than those in the windows of
her dream palace. Tina rubbed her
eyes again to make sure and then
climbed out of bed before you could
say so much as Jack Robinson
Mamma, Mamma! she cried rush
ing into the next room. Come quick!
Come quick!'
Mamma was there in a second, for
all Mammas sleep lightly. you know,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
Sprightly Games

n HERE is a very amusing little
game, called "RiPples," which
- will be nice to try at a surprise
party sometime. AT such affairs
everybody is always wanting every
body else to suggest Something diff
ferent." The boy. or girl, who reads
this and remembers 1t can get the
credit for knowing a game that the
rest of the party have, maybe. never
heard of.
Let all those present sit in a circle
and then the one who knows the
game best will start 1t by giving out
the title of verse. Nearly all chill
dren have memorized Mother Goose
so this would be a good one to start
with. He says the first word of the
first line, the next player on his left
says the word after that and SO on
until the entire circle has recited sew
eral times and the verse is finished.
Each player who falls to remember
the word he or she should recite drops
out of the circle and the one remain
ing in the longest wins the game.
Another very interesting game for
older children is to have someone
write line on a piece of paper. fold
it over once and then tell what the
last word is and how many words are
in the line. The next writer puts
down a line of the same number of
words or nearly the same, but not
rhyming with the last word given out
The third player must make his
last word rhyr-e with that of the first
line and the fourth writer has to end
his line with something that sounds
like the last word in the second line.
This can go on for as many times as
there are players. Later the poems
are collected and read aloud and they
make very funny reading indeed.
This simple little game was invented
one summer afternoon. number of
years ago, by the famous writer Rud-
yard Kipling and the poet, Frank
Dempster Sherman, at East Glouces-
ter, Massachusetts,, where they were
spending their vacations.
Even such clever men as they like
to be amused and, after trying it many
times themselves, they soon had all
the other guests playing Though
| none made such splendid verses as
they did.
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again to keep her from catching cold.
Then Mamma lay down beside ner
and explained how the curtains nad
been placed there in the night ana
how, often. on ever so many windows
of houses-of both rich and poor
these curtains appear as though by
magic over night.
And Tina liked them all the more
as she listened, even though she re-
allied that ehey would last but
short time. They were more real, any
way, than the lace curtains OF her
dream!
"'Can you guess, Dorothy, who put
them there in Tina's window? No.
not Santa Claus--but Jack Frost!
What wonderful old fellow he Is!
You've seen his work many and many
a time. Do you remember how, ON
cold nights. he coats windows with a
frosting that sparkles like diamonds? !?
Well, that's what little Tina saw
and they looked, for all the world.
like lace curtains. Watch your own
window, Dorothy. the next cold night
we have and you will see them for
yourself"
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But, you see, their .ails became stiff.
too! And. being wrapped around the
branch already. those tails of theirs
just naturally grew stiff and hard all
curled up. So, even though they
couldn't have held so much as a leaf
in their paws. the three monks simply
couldn't fall because their little. curied-
up tails held them fast'
And Mr.. Snake, after a while, real
izing he could not charm them down,
uncoiled himself and wiggled off into
the dense underground. And from
that day to this, Donald, monkeys tails
have been curled and"
"Donaldl You, Donald" a shrill
voice suddenly interrupted the Old
Mans story. "Get up off that floor
instantly! Sakes alive. I can't leave
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I'D HERE now, Dofolny, sald Mill
~ ma, put both arms under the
cover so can tuck you in clear
Ns9v up to your little chin-and I'll
tell you your sleepy-tine story.
LET me see-what shall 1t be? Oh.
yes--have / ever told you about little
Tina and her lace curtains9 Theywere
quite the most wonderful ones you
ever heard of. Well Tina was
little girl whose Papa and Mamma
had no lace curtains of their own.
They were far too poor to buy any
thing save the food they ate and
little coal now and then to keep them
warm.
"But Papa was working hard try
ing to earn .lore money and Mamma
was cheerful about 1t and did her
best to make things nice; SO they
were a happy family, you see, in
spite of their poverty Not all people,
Dorothy, who have lots of money
and everything they want in the world
are happy. Indeed, more often than
not. those who have just enough to
buy the things they need are the
most contented.
Now, If there was one thing Tina's
Mamma had wanted Nmore than any
thing else for the home for a long,
long time it was lace curtains to hang
at the windows. Mamma was SO
anxious to make the home look pretty
and comfortable for Papa when he
returned from his long days work
and for Tina and her little brothers
and sisters Indeed-this is a secret,
Dorothy, so you mustn't even whisper
it to anyone-Tina had been helping
Mamma save pennies for a long while
with which to buy at least one pair
of curtains and surprise Papa.
'grhey talked about them often dur
ing the day, and each night as Tina
went to bed Mamma would say, We'll,
Tina dear, it won't be SO very long
now before we can buy the curtains
and won't they look just beauti-
ful!'
"One morning Tina woke up full
hour before her usual time. She had
been dreaming all night long, it
seemed to her. about lace curtains
In her Dreams she had seen them
waving and blowing about in the
breeze that came rushing in the vim
dows of great white and gold palace.
The air was laden with the sweet
scent of clover and daisies and every
curtain in the huge palace was flap
ping to and fro and displaying the
wonders of its lacey pattern.
"She woke with a start and sat
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fear their little children may need

for fear their little children may need
them.
"'What is 1t, Tina? What Is the
matter?' Cried Mamma, every bit as
excited as little Tina but not for the
same reason.
look, Mammal LooS., exclaimed
Tina, pointing to the window. The
lace curtains Oh, goody-goody!'
Mamma looked quickly-and then
smiled.
Aren't they beautiful she said.
And, oh, such wonderful curtains.
Tinal Where do you think they came
from?'
From the white and gold palace!
cried little Tina, clapping her hands.
Mamma did not exactly understand
this. for of course she could not be
expected to know about Tina's dream.
But she gathered up her little girl
in her arms and tucked her in bed
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Tina9s Lace Curtains

straight up in bed. She was so wide
awake that she did not have to rub
the sleep out of her eyes with her
chubby fists. She was wide awake.
Her mind -7as still filled with visions
of a white and gold palace and lace
curtains blowing in the wind; but
at the same time she knew she was
In her own little bed in her own
little room.
There before her was the tiny chair
on which Mamma had so carefully
placed her little shoes and stockings
the night before. And over in the
corner stood the - but Tina's eyes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
Our puzzle Corner
DOUBLE ACROSTIC.


This double acrostic is composed of
five words of equal length. If they
are rightly guessed and written one
below another, in the order in which
they appear. their first letters Will
spell a male relative and their last
letters WI spell name often given
to onions The cross-words are, /. A
chain Of mountains. 2. An appelation.
8. A Walking-stick. A. Part of a chain.
S. Necessary organs.
CONUNDRUMS.
When is a load Of wood like a
string?
When 1t Is a cord.
What does Washington, d. c.. stand
for?
Washtn0ton. daddy Of his country
When are old people like ill-fitting
dresses?
When tCrinklcd.
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Tim Re8an' s Wonderful Flag

II AVE you ever heard the story of
sA Tim Regan's ziag2 If you have.
then yo.- will still enjoy reading
it again for 1t is a most wonderful
story. And If you have not. then
listen to a wartime tale that has
heroism and patriotism written large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
LETTER ENIGMA.

My FIRST is In babe. but not in child:
My second is in rave. but not in wild:
My third is in ocean, but not in sea:
My fourth is in wood, bit not In tree:
My fifth is in no, but not in yes:
Ny whole Is color which you must
guess.
ZIGZAG PUZZLE.
This zigzag contains seven words of
equal length. II they are rightly
guessed and written one below an
other. in the order in which they
come. their zigzag letters, beginning
with the upper left-hand letter and
ending with the lower left-hand let
ter. will spell very well-known Bible
name. Tho cross-w words are. /. The
top-most point Of anything. 2. A re-
ligious title. 8. To look long and
steadily at ones book or paper. 4.
A woman's old-fashioned name. s.
A word expressing laughter. 8. 4
bucket. Z. A work-animal
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that child alone two minutes. but
what he falls down fast asleep!"
It was Nurse. And she came run
ming toward him as she called.
Donald rubbed his sleepy little eyes
and looked about. The queer little
Old Man shad disappeared. Donald
looked all along the iron rail, before
Nurse picked him up, but he was
nowhere to be seen.
Perhaps he had never been there.
And perhaps Donald had been dream
ing l wonderi
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Union prisoners. AS the Fourth Of
July drew near they chafed in spirit
at the thought of passing the great
day without even a sight of the Stars
and Stripes.
Tim Regan felt the situation more
keenly. perhaps than any of the other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
ANSWERS

ANS WERS
LETTER ENIGMA: BroDn.
ZIGzAG: Abraham. Cross-lcords,
l. Aper. 2. Abbe. 8. Pore. 4. Anna.
S. Ha-ha g. Pail 7. Mule.
DOUBLE ACROSTIC: l. Uncle. Q.
Leeks. Cross-a0ords are, l. Ural O..
Name. g. Cane. a. Link. 5. Ears.
REBUS: Three boys aCent TO the
brook TO fSh. One had q rod, another
had line and third had a hook.
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Songs.

prisoners. At all events, he put his
desire for a sight of Old Glory into
deeds. From one man to the next
he passed around his newly formed
plan for observing the day of Ameri-
can Independence. He had a white
wooden shirt and several OF his COM
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in every line of 1t.
It happened back In the days OF the
Civil War. Tim Regan was an Irish
man who had gone to the front with
a Massachusetts, regiment. After a
while he was captured and placed in
Libby prison along with many other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

I'D HERE now Dorothy" said Nam
n ma, put both arms under the
"a cover so I can tuck you in clear
Wy up to your little chin-and I'll
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-17
TRUMBULL

AFu Lester Sherwood Of Sport Hill @az been spending a few days with s1eT mother, Mrs. Leroy-E- Clark, in Tashua-
 Frank Mallette is having g, veranda Quilt on the front of his home.
 Mss Josephine Carey sof White crest Farm will entertain a few frlenos aL whist this afternoon
 .Iohn B. Nichols of Nichols Farms has rented his farm house to MT J.vons and family from Still River
 Little Kenneth Card who was so .sarfoI1zIy injured by a fall two weeks apo is nov recovering rapidly
 A5rs Louis Couch will entertain the Prtscflla. club on Friday afternoon. : T-ba Ladies' guild of the NICHOLS 7.1isconaI church will meet with Mrs. s-hornas Hope on Thursday of next week. .--o.
 reception was to have been gwen ++7fz- evening to Rev. and Mrs. Pn14lp' che new pastor and wife of the Men ,Ia Methodist church, but on account of the Illness of their little son. the zfTair has been indefinitely postponed.
 MT. and Mrs. 2 George Woods of Bridgeport have arrived in town to Epend the summer.
 Mrs. Matilda. Gregory has returned to her home in Tashua after having spent a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Maurer in Nichols.
 Miss NJ H. Dickernan has return ed to the home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Efter a short visit in New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-17

John Hungerford of East Hartford. formerly of this place, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Curtiss.
 Rev Henry S. Habersham will go l into the chicken business quite exten- sively this spring, having bought 8. $50 l chicken brooder of Henry Lord. Howard H. Wheeler has secured the services of Patsy German at his saw
 mill near Botsford.
 Mrs. Sarah M. Benson. widow of Ed-
 win Benson, died Friday at her home 1 in this place, aged 69 years She had been a, resident of Monroe for several years and was highly respected. An only daughter survives her. 2 The regular monthly meeting of the l AIt nroe Civic Club was held on Thurs day evening, April 3, in the East Vil- laEe church, with gooGly attendance. Much interest is shown in these meet ings, it's membership now numbering 34 and with a steady increase The clubs president, A K. Kennedy, of Derby, presented a petition as follows: Passenger and Operating Department of N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.: That we, the undersigned residents of Monroe. petition you for an extension of the running time of certain trains, on the Berkshire Division, running between New Haven and Danbury, viz, the ex- | trs summer week day train be con l tinued from June 1st until Oct 1St. And the Sunday train be continued ! throughout the year, for with better train service it would bring more peo- pie to this town and also help build up the place." It was also suggested that some one donate the use of a plot of ground. In or around the vil- 1age for the raising of flowers to give to the nearby. hospitals. It would give employment to the school chill dren in caring for these flowers, and also give pleasure to the patients in the hospitals. There was a commit tee of three appointed with MT. Ken
 nedy as chairman; Mrs. Lund and K. | H. Briggs to secure a speaker for the
 next meeting, also to arrange a short
 program. Light refreshments will be
 served. This meeting will be held
 Thursday evening, May i, at the | church.
 | ternoon to deliver his milk to Shelton,
 and when near the residence of fsaac Hubbel1, one of his horses was taken 1 sick, and he was obliged to go back
 home and call Veteranian D. M.
 Burr.
 Arthur Jacot is enjoying a visit with
 his parents, MT. and Mrs. A. D. Ja- cot.
 Miss Dorothy MaIIette of Tashua will
 assist Fred P. Sherman at the Cut
 lers Farms school during the spring | term.
 Miss Jennie Beers of East Village is | visiting her friend, Mrs. William Shel- 1 ton, this week.
 Mrs Rachel c. Par1es Of Shelton,
 who died in the Bridgeport hospital
 last Friday, was mother of the late | Mrs Edward B. Johnson of East Will l Iareg. She was a frequent visitor of her daughter, and was quite well known in this place.
 | The East Village Cemetery Associa-
 ton are erecting a handsome fence around the cemetery, which adds | greatly to the appearance of the | place.
 Now we have a civic club in town l let's hope everyone will make spe-
 cial effort to keep their back yards
 clean from rubbish, and it wouldn't do any harm to glance over the front ones occasionally.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-17
STEPNEY

Miss Carolyn Osborne has received la library sent out by the State from t7x hich the public may take books The asneu fee of five cents will be charg- led to pay express charges Mns Chester EInack and children shave returned home after spending a few days as guests of her mother Mrs Louis Hoyt-
 Proclamat lions have been received by the teachers in town, appointing Fri day April IS to be observed as Aroor Day Appropriate exercises Will De held in some of the schools.
 Morris French returned Tuesday aI- ter spending several days as the guest .of friends in Brooklyn.
 ASeS Vera Hubbell Is not comrnut- ing at present to her school in Long F5flI but is boarding at the home or MT Northrop in that place
 Several people have been in this vA- r.initv lately, looking for good sites +o build bungalows along the proposed line of the Danbury and Bridgeport trolley.
 Mrs Martin Castle of Daniels Farm s,aa spent a week with friends here
 MT Dwight Sharpe of Bridgeport who has been i'll with the grip has re- covered sufficiently to make his us- nal rounds on Bradbury's doughnut agon through this place on Tuesday,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-17
GREENFIELD HILL

The next meeting of the Ladies' Af- ternoon Whist Is to be held at Mrs. Marvin Scribner's in Stratfie1d.
 The next meeting of the Ladies' So- ciaI club Of Hoyden's Hill will be held at the home of Mrs Macdonald Dn Runaway Farm
 Friends of MT. and Mrs Silas Cane have received cards announcing the birth of a little daughter on April 7th, at their home in Rutland, Vt.
 Rev. F. Fl. O1mstead is to conduct 4he rr1idweek prayer meetings which are. to be resumed Friday evening at E:45-
 Miss Edith Proudman has accepted "a position as organiet in the Bridge port Universa1ist church, having re- signed her position in the Greenfield Ehurch.
 A book entitled Our Church His Deacon George H. Merwin of Green field, a devoted worker in the Con EregationaI church It is soon to be published and will be on sale by the Ladies Union of the church. The book contains many records and hap penings for many years back.
 Miss C. c. Johnson who has been spending the past week with friends and relatives in this vicinity has re- turned to her home in Bloomfield, E J.
 A playIet entitled 'tDr Cure-aII'' Is to be presented in the parlors of the Greenfield Congregational church "Wednesday evening, April 30th at the Handkerchief bazaar. The cast will be composed of young people of Chris sian Endeavor society.
 Miss Elsie Sherwood is confined to Yer home on Burr street by illness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-17
STAMFORD

Stratford, April 17.-The presenta- ton of Shakesperian repertoire by Robert Mantell and his company of players at the Park theatre, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday attracted many Stratford people to the theatre on those three days. An unusually larg crowd of High school students was seen at the performance of Ham let, Tuesday evening and at the per formance of hte Merchant of Venice'' yesterday afternoon. Practically the entire freshman class was present at the performance of the Merchant of Venice" yesterday afternoon. The sophomores went in force to see Hamlet" and among those who were noted at the play were the Misses Edith Luce, Mary Hall, Lillian Fol lett, Beatrice Gooden. Ellen Ryan, Vivian Morehouse, and the Messrs Clifford TomHnson, Timothy Ryan, Lawrence Cassell, and Harry Barnum. Prof. B. B. Kutscher, instructor in English at the High school, accom- panied the young people on their trip to the theatre.
 TOImoIFOw's Concert
 The way the tickets are selling for the concert to be given for the benefit of the Parish House Fund of the Stratford Congregational church to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock, gives as-
 
 attendance at the affair. Walter Law rece, the boy singer of New V ork, will be the soloist and he will be assisted by Miss Ruth Wilcox of Milford, flute selections, Miss Elsie Smith of this town, violin. selections, and Miss Hell en Smith, also of this town, piano se- lectionS.
 Another School Needed.
 That Stratford needs another school house is self-evident from the crowd ed conditions prevailing in every school in the town at the present time, so it will not come as a great surprise to the residents of the town to learn that the school board is soon to ask for another school building in the town, and that a town meeting will be held next week to take up the mat ter.
 Although the new Huntington road school now in construction will relieve
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-17

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-17
EASTON

A very pretty wedding took place at the home of MT and Mrs. Robert Davis when their oldest daughter. Miss Bessie Davis, was united in marriage to MT. Willard Randall of Bridgeport. by Rev. M. Sawyer, a former pastor of the Methodist church. The bride wore a gown of white lace over white silk and a veil entrain, and carried white carnations. Miss Lucia Davis, a sister of the bride, was bridesmaid and was gowned in white embroidered net and carried pink carnations. The groom was attended by a friend, MT. G. Andrews After the bride and groom had received congratulations a bountiful repast was served. The brides travelling dress was a tan suit with hat to match. MT. and Mrs. Randall, after they return from their wedding trip, will reside in North Bridgeport, where the groom has a house all furnished for his bride. MT. and Mrs. Randall received many beau tifuI and useful gifts, including sfl- yer, linen, clocks and many other things.
 MT. and Mrs Clark Long of New York are spending a few days as guests of Mrs. Longs parents, MT. and Mrs. Edward A. Hawkins.
 Mrs. John C. Peck of Danbury Is spending a few days as guest of her daughter, Mrs. John Patterson.
 Mrs. Annt@ Bowdy has returned to her home i:- Bridgeport, having sc1nt a few days as guest of her sister, Mrs. G. Burr Tucker, of Rock House.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Seeley welcomed a little son at their home In Bridge port, a few days ago. Mrs. Betsie SeeIey of this place Is the grand mother.
 The Dorcas Society of the Baptist church held a meeting on Tuesday af- 1od fo rA6 after which a fine supper was serv-