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Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
A WaIk in the Woods.

Dear Uncle Jed: One day two other girls and I went out for a walk in the woods. Their names were Della and Mamie. They were very nice girls and they loved the woods as much as I did. We Were walking in a very narrow path, when suddenly we heard a very faint cry.
 So turning around to see what it was, we saw 9 small kitten with broken leg. We all took pity on the poor ittie animal and I bound it's leg up with my handkerchief. Then we put it back in safe place. went home and told my mother all about it. and she told me I did Q very kind act.
 I, too, had cat ar home and sey- eral days later it almost got run over when a boy caught it and gave 1t to so. So you see one good turn de- serves another.
 LILLIAN STONE, Age II.
 TaftViIIP
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
POETRY
A Christmas Legend.

A ChTistmas Legend. There is a little legend
 Which Orient nations tell, That when the earth is joyous With song of Christmas bell, Unseen the Christ-C Child wanders Among the suffering dumb And brings them joyful tidings Of kinder years to come For was He not once sheltered With cattle of the stall2 And does He not remember Barth's helpless creatures all? And did the Star not beckon Above them on that night Instead of OCT palace Aflame with gorgeous Hght2
 Alice Jean CIeator-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
An Old Mystic School.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write about my school It is 6 large white building With four rooms. The town is adding another room 10 it.
 There are five teachers and two grades in each room We have four, special teachers. They are musicS drawing, physical culture and sewing.
 The school registers about 125 schoI- ars. There are twenty three scholars in the seventh and eighth grades. am in the seventh grade and study arithmetic, history geography, physi- ology. spelling. reading and writing.
 I like my teacher very much I have only missed one half day since going to school. I have two state cer- uffcates and many small gifts.
 DORIS PECKHAM, Age F.
 Old Mystic
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
WIS THIS 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re. ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY x CO, Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known #. J. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be- lieye him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made Ey his firm
 Toledo, C. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal Iy acting directly upon the blood an7i mucous surfaces of the system Testis monials sent free. Price 75 cents pea bottle. Sold by all druggists. z Take Halls Family Pills for constl- nallnn
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Francis DrFfIey of Norwich I thank you very much for the prize book which l won. l started reading it and found it very interesting. The name of the book is Dorothy at Oak Knowe
 Freida Retkovske of Norwich: I re- eeAsad the prize book and I thank you very much for if. I have won seven books, and I have found them all very interesting
 Ruth E. Spauldins of Danielson; I was tickled when my book came, and I thank you for it
 Christine Leger of Ball0tville: I was delighted with my book. I have it nearly all read through
 Lucy A. Carter of Scotland: l thank you very much for the prize book received Thursday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
What NeIIie poes After School.


 Dear Uncle Jed. I will tell you what l do when I get home from school at night. We get out of school at half past three.
 When I get home I feed the chick ems. We have thirty-fve barred Ply mouth Rock bullets. We get eight or ten eggs from them every day. I give them cracked corn, whole corn, wheat and hot bran mash.
 Then I get in the cows. give them some bran and some oats. We hNve ten cows and four calves. I am learn ing to milk so that I can help my father some day
 My father lets nfe lead the horses down to the brook to drink We have two horses. Their na11es are Dick and Dan
 When I come into the house I eat my supper Then l play with the baby After he has gone to bed I play with the dogs and cats
 We have two dogs; their names are Winnie and Nellie. When I say How her paw to shake hands with me; and will get up on the lounge and lie down and shut her eyes.
 Our cats names are Tiger and Blael1ie. Tiger is my cat. He will get into the box and play.
 After l put the eats outdoors l read a little Then I go to bed. I go to bed about o'clock
 Wishing you and all the Wide Awakes a very Merry Christmas.
 MILDRED GRANDY, Age 8. Vantic
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
The Bow and tf1e Bear.

Several years ago where I now live there lived a family by the name of Wood. At that time there were wild animals here. Mir Wood had a~hired boy by the name of SQuires
 One night MT. Wood sent the boy after the cows. He took their little yellow dog with him. When he got out in the woods he saw a bear He thought it would be fun to set the dog on the bear. But the bear didn't pay any attention to the dos -1but came after the boy. The boy ran and
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
MM Wacafion

Dear Uncle Jedi I thought I would write and tell you all about the nice trip I had this summer. I went to visit my grandparents in Ontario. Canada I was on the train all night and the newt morRing I got there in time for dinner.
 I stayed for a month, and while there went to larsena on a little boat up the beautiful river St. Law renee. 1t was so large I thought it was the ocean.
 hasa read quite 9 number eff the
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
The First Postane Stanap.

Dear Uncle Jed: The first postage 4a27D ever used in this country is !41s.'--s-ed to have been brought out in E. 1. Mitchell. who was then post master there. In response to many complaints of inconvenience in pay ing postage at the delivery windows. as the office was sometimes closed, and t took time at best. MT. Mitchell finally got a stamp engraved and printed. These stamps were sold at postage rates and proved very con- Venient
 The stamping tool was made for use as a cancelling stamp as used now and the letters were engraved on brass
 FRANCIS FOURNIE,R, Age F.
 &GryyiCh
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
Fortune Seekers,

A company of men were going out to a place in the wilderness. They were seeking gold. After a journey of two months they found a place with gold about it everywhere.
 But after a while the Indians came after scalps. A bloody encounter took place and the Indians were Vanquish- ed. Then a band of robbers came and they also were vanquished
 The gold taken from the outlaws, with what they had mined, made them rich. With happy heart they went back east.
 They came again and they found a settlement already there. They re- mained there because that was where they got rich and had adventures.
 JOSEPH T. GILMARTIN
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
Say This Quickly.

Betty Botter bought some butter, But she said, this buffers bitter; if I put it in my batter, It will make my batter bitter But if a bit of better butter Will but make my batter better" So she bought a bit O hutter Better than the bitter butter, And made her bitter batter better So twas better Betty BOtter 8ought a bit of better butter.
 -Tit-Bit
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
Will Hang Stocking for Teddy.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have teddy bear He is six years old. My Ted has been everywhere but to church.
 Last summer I took Ted in swim ming and I lost him in the water. but my brother found him again I though he would have cold, but he was all right.
 I put him in 9. box under the stove till he dried
 I have taken him to see Santa Claus ] am going to hang up a stocking for Ted.
 ANNA WATTS. Age 2. South Windhan1
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
The lawyer.

The players stand in two rows, fac ing each other. room being left for the lawyer to walk between them The lawyer asks a question or addresses remark to one of the players, either standing in front of him or calling the name. The one spoken to should not answer, but the player sitting direct ly opposite must immediately reply to the question or remark The object of the lawyer is either to make the one who should speak to him fail to do so or to make the one 10 whom he speaks reply. When he has succeeded in either of these the two persons caught must exchange places. the first one caught becoming lawyer.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
Extracts from the Dairy of Horse.

-|NAi 0~1S IT VII Ata~ A0hy OI q FlQFSGs
 A teacher read the following to her pupils: T am only an old horse, but when I was young I was handsome and took pride in letting no one pass me. Now I can do little, but I try to do that we'll. l take invalids and tinid old ladies out driving. I let little chil- dren drive me and they can slap the lines, rattle the whip and shout as loudly as they wish; it doesn't try my nerves.
 'Sometimes they climb my back for a ride. I step very carefully. so they won't fall off. So I do when the baby toddles around and l am cropping grass on the lawn.
 T am always ready to carry picnic parties to the woods: go for the doc tor; take guests to the train I never shy at footing engines, bicycles, baby carriages or Wheelbarrows. I take grandma to the weekly prayer meet ing and sewing society.
 T don't remember ever playing tricks in my life Some time in the future you may be old, poor and slow; how would you like to be laughed at?'
 The scholars heard tie words, look ed at one another, giggled a little very feeble giggles! !-then, with flush ed faces, bent over their books. But they were thinking,
 LENA NONICK. Age II.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
Wfshino for Santa cla,,s

Dear Uncle Jed: am glad Christ mas is coming. I hope Santa Claus won't forget me. for I am a good little girl l help my mother every day with the dishes, so I think he ought to like me. have a piece to speak for Christmas at school and Sunday school.
 ANNA RETKOVSKE Age $. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25

climbed a small tree. big tree grew near the little tree.
 The bear lclimbed the large tree and reached out with his claws. after the boy. He could just reach the boys heel. The bear tore the cords out of the boys heel
 The boy screamed as loud as he could. The folks at the house heard him. MT. Wood and his hired man took their guns and went down where the boy was. The bear heard them coming and ran away. They carried got well. He lived to be an old man but was always lame
 THELMA WEdITEHOUSE, Age g.
 Mansfield Center
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
little fellow looked

before him, the little fellow looked very disappointed.
 In place of the brown chicken, what do you suppose there was. One little smoked herring, "Digby chicken" be- ing another name for it. that's all.
 SARAH SACHNER, Age ii.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
Rules for Young Writers.

L Write plainly on one side of tRe paper only, and number the pages.
 ?. Use pen and ink, not pencil.
 8. Short and pointed articles viii be given preference. Do not use over 25e words.
 4. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 5. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly ct the bottem of the Ptory.
 Address all communications to Un- fIe Jed, Bulletin Office.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25

other letters and thought I would like to read one of my own
 JACK WARWICK, Age 9. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25

Whatever you @-e-Be that! Whatever you say-Be true! Straigh tforwaTdly act. Be honest-in fact,
 Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
What She Studies.

Dear Uncle Jed: This is my first letter l am in the third grade in school and I go every day 1 also study the Bible stories in Sunday school.
 Our Sunday school is going to have an entertainment Tuesday evening and my class is going to sing Here's a Merry Christmas"
 Wishing all of the Wide Awakes a Merry Christmas
 MILDRED KLOSS, Age T TaftvilIe.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

ter Babies.
 16-Doris Peckham of Old Mystic, Chautauqua Girls at Home,
 Mildred Filler of Norwich Town, Daddys Girl.
 1Sz Editha, North Hartland. Me, Miss Thistledown.
 19-Francis Fourner of Norwich, Water Babies
 2O-Rose Breckenridge of Norwich, A Sweet Girl Graduate,
 2l-sarah Gardner, A Girl from North America.
 22-AIbert Gundern1an of Lisbon, The Flying Machine Boys.
 23-Anna Retkovske of Norwich, Child's Picture Book.
 Winners of books living in the city may call at The Bulletin business of flee for them at any hour on Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25
CHRI STMAS GAMES
 FOR THE LITTLE ONES,

i ne M all.
 Each player except one receives the name of a large city. and the one re- maining is postmaster The cities form a wide circle, in the middle of which stands the postmaster. The lat ter tries to obtain a place in the circle by calling out the names of two diff ferent towns as a signal for the players so named to change places, During the exchange if the postmaster can slip into seat he retains it. The ex- change is always announced in postal form-"The mails will now pass from London to Peking." Every little while the postmaster shouts General deliv- ery!" upon which all cities change places.
 The One Word Story.
 The one word story can be the fun niest indoor game imaginable if the players have plenty of imagination and wit. They sit in a circle and one be- gins 9 story by saying just one word. His neighbor gives the second word, and this continues round and round the circle, A player who cannot sup ply word. or who uses a word that does not make sense. must leave the circle. The keenest part of the game comes when only two or three are left The one who survives, after all the others have failed, wins
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-25

Lisbon.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-17

800 feet above Colorado River, IN
midst of electrical storm.
Observation-Disclosures neWspa-
pers joining in urging Gov. McGOVeTn
to sign Hedding bill, legalizing box
ing.
SapuIpa, OkIa-Posse searching
for three men who held up thirty
players in gambling house and es-
capped with $500.
Muncie, Ind.-Joseph Storer, II,
struck by lightning and instantly kill
ed during storm that flooded city
last night.
London.-PearI. necklace valued at
$625, 900, owned by Max Meyer, Hat
ton Garden diamond merchant, stol-
en- while in transit by mail from Paris
to London. LOyd's, who insured
necklace, offer reward of $50, 900 for
arrest and conviction of thief or
thieves.
Christiania, Norway. - Attempt
made to assassinate Crown Prince
Olaf in royal gardens one week ago
blamed by queen on bill now before
storthing which provides that Nor
way shall become republic should
king and queen die without male heir.
Camden, N. J-PUbIic. Service Ry.
Co. has put on special late car on
Saturday nights for exclusive use Of
drunken persons.
Gary, Ind.-Unidentified Ieper who
left Chicago two weeks ago believed
to be in hiding here.
Portland, Ore.-E. E. C. Won Klein
of Chicago and Minneapolis identified
at his trial as man who married Ethel
NewcOmb in Portland hotel while liv-
ing under name of G. B. Lewis.
Kenosha, Wis. - Search being
made along lake shore for body of
Laura EsteIIe Voss, Is, who left home
of her uncle, John Swadish, leaving
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-17

Paris.-CathoIic newspaper La
Croix definitely says Vatican tribunal
of the rota held marriage of Anna
Gould and COmte Boni de Castellane
void and null.
TRIBUNE LAYS OFF ATTEMPTS
TO DEFEND ANNENBERG
Presumably frightened by States
Attorney Hoyne's decision to prose-
cute those detected obstructing JUS
tice as well as those breaking the law
in the Annenberg case, The Tribune
today quit it's pitiful attempts to de-
fend the shooting of Alexander Bel.
ford by it's boss gunman.
The only mention of the Amen
berg shooting in The Tribune today
was a mere line saying that Belford's
condition was improving, and even
this was buried underneath another
story.
States Attorney Hoyne now be-
ieves he has the case against Amen
berg himself cleaned up and that it
is as clear-cut a case as ever was
presented to the grand jury.
Hoyne says he MAY present the
Annenberg case to the grand jury
some time this week.
Annenberg is believed still to be in
hiding in The Tribune building,
where he is eating his meals and
sleeping.
Indignation against Annenberg is
strong and deep in the Maxwell street
district
The feeling is not less strong
against The Tribune than it is against
The Tribune's gUnman.
One of the questions that Maxwell
street persists in asking is why, if
The Tribune be so puTitanical oppos-
ed to gambling and so anxious to rid
the city of it, it does not get after
the club gambling going on in Our
best poTk-packiIg circles, or the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-17

er got plenty of pictures while Mrs
Oelrichs and cop were arguing.
Winchester, Ky-Dan Deaton, one
of 10 on trial for murder of Sheriff
Edward Callahan of Breathitt CoUn-
ty, made complete confession, impli-
eating all co-defendants.
Paris.-CathoIic newspaper La
Croix definitely says Vatican tribunal
of the rota held marriage of Anna
Gould and COmte BOni de Castellane
void and null.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22

matter of fact, how many young men
can even tell how they spend their
money?
Stop every once in while and take
stock. Be honest with yourself; try to
give impartial answer to these questions,
as we'll as to others of the like which
may occur to you;
Am I getting out of the machine all
there is in it?
Do I know the sources of strength to
overcome sin and evil?
Do / seek wise counsel when in doubt
or difficulty?
Have 1 made at least one real friend!
Do l read good books, and especially
the Bible. for guidance In conduct!
MY people, says Hosea, are oe-
stroyed for lack of knowledge.
referred was the knowledge which leads
TO purposive effort-a mans knowledge
Of himself, his accomplishments and his
potentialities, on the basis OF which he Is
able to mark out his career and stick to
1t.
Most young men-and too many older
men, also-merely drift through life. They
have no objective to reach. and, as a
result, life is merely boresOme. tread
mill grind On the other hand, the man
who Is after something and goes for 1t
hard, finds life to be great, glorious, in
teresting game. Fundamentally, the diff
ference in mental attitude between the
drffter and the sportsman is due to the
fact that the latter stopped to take stock
to face the facts about himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22
Caster morning.

"AEEr' peep , said the chick as it Deeked
eft is dark in my prison tonight
..Cluck. cIuck.' said the hen, have patience
my dear,
Look upward press on to the light"
Deep. deep in the forest, tiny green leaf
Pushed onward and upward that night
For fair Easter lily had heard the glad voice
OF springtime, so happy and bright.
Asleep in his cradle, so fair and so white,
An innocent baby reposed:
Nor dreamed Of the wonderful love which his lie
In the heart of his mother disclosed.
So the downy white chick burst his dark prison
walls,
AS it's fond mother CLICKED with delight;
And a sweet Easter lily looked upward at dawn
Arrayed in pure garments Of white.
So. too shall the child look upward to Him,
The source of all wisdom and light,
Who broke through the prison of death and Of sin
That first Easter morning bright.
Well them may we ask: Death, where is thy
sting:'
And "Grave. where thy victory dreadf'
For our Father in heaven, through Jesus His
Son,
Has raised US to life from the dead.
HARRY G. SELTZER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22
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Mistake Not Possible.

Is it within the wide range Of POSSIBLE
ity that all these persons could be mis-
taken as to Christ's identity?
Many of them had been His close and
intimate associates for three years. They
knew Him we'll in life, and after His res
direction for forty days He met many OF
these same friends. He ate and drank
and conversed with them. He performed
miracles before them. He showed them
the prints Of the nails in His hands ana
the wound in His side
There is no possibility or self-cecep-
ton on the part of the apostles or OF
their being deceived by others.
Additional proofs could still be ad-
duced but are not these here given suf1f-
cient to give affirmative answer to the
old, old question, "If man die, shall he
live again?
In the resurrection Of Jesus Christ is
the answer to the worlds greatest prob
lem.
GAS In Adam all died, 30 in Christ shall
all be made alive"
Christians, the burden OF your mission
is to tell His disciples He Is risen from
the dead" 1t is the most joyful of all
news to them. Tell it to them, that they
may tell it to others. that they may be-
come His disciples. too.
Oh. that the Easter bells in this good
year Of our Lord might ring out more
Rrandly than ever before, through all
the plains and mountains Of earth the
glad acclaim:
He is risen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22
Bishop Confirms.

r REV. ALFRED HARDING,
* bishop of the Episcopal diocese =.
~ washington, paid his annual Visit
n Emmanuel Episcopal Church IN Ana
costa last evening for the purpose OF al
rninis,ering the rite OF confirmation 10
class of thirty persons. A large consre-
cation was present to witness the con-
ferring of this rite, which was done I'M
nediately preceding the preaching OF the
sermon.
Bishop Harding also preached the ser
mon and urged upon the members OF the
class. as well "a the congregation. the
necessity of ieadins~a Christian lie OF
reality and not mere formally. He gave
the class a text taken from t,ae Psalms
which he desired them to remember: 1t
was, Into Thy Hands I commend Ey
spirit, for Thou hast redeemed me. thou
God OF truth
The choir. under direction Of Arthur L.
Simpson, contributed special muslcai
program and as an offertory sang, MY
Faith Looks Up to Thee. The solos
were sung by Mr.. Simpson. tenor: MICS
Maude Harding. contralto, and Miss Ida
Ferguson, contralto. Rev. w. q. Daven-
port is rector of the church and presented
the class to the bishop
Something Slipped Into a washington
Policeman's Pocket" Is Rev. T.. Hez
Swem's subject for tomorrow night In
Centennial Baptist Church, Sth and ]
streets northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22

OSPEL WAGONS and gospel rail
0EA way cars that carry their religious
~ message from place to place; even
boats that tie up at landings for religious
service, have been seen and described.
But, so far as is known, no motor
chapel has been put into use before the
one now operated by the Catholic Ex-
tension Society. 1t is the gift OF a MEM
Der of the western branch of the Catholic
Woman's Auxiliary, and is described by
the Catholic Citizen CMilwaukee) as 1.-THE
most completely equipped automobile
church on wheels in the world" This
paper goes into these further details:
1.-The equipment of the motor chapel Is
complete in every respect, including all
the paraphernalia and essentials pre-
scri oed by the rubrics of the Catholic
Church. The missionary priests who will
travel in this car will be able to conduct
church services precisely as in the largest
cathedral in the big cities. and with as
much solemnity and dignity.
1.-The initial missionary tour of the
motor chapel will be made in southern
Texas, starting from Brownsville, and
thence proceeding westward. Two
ObIate fathers will accompany the car.
Along the outer edge of the platform,