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Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
The Little White Haired Woman

Dear Uncle Jed: When I went to visit my aunt one summer I was not there many days before 1 discovered down the street from her house a little shop. entered more from curiosity than from anything else
 As l opened the door a bell rang. summoning the sweetest little woman I ever saw. Her soft white hair curIed around her face like halo, and made a picture with her white apron and cap.
 glanced around, and everything was neat as wax everywhere The little glass show case. the tray containing postcards, all glittered and shone. as though secured hard
 At length I spoke and in the clear est little voice. like a waterfall. she answered me. and I bought some post cards from her.
 went there many times that sum- mer. and we became well acquainted. was real sorry to leave her when my visit was over, but have never for gotten her. and when I go into a little shop l always look inquiringly around as though half expecting to see a little white haired women trip out and ask me in voice clear as a waterfall if l would like to buy.
 HILDRED SPICER, Age 14.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
IE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT
Rules for Young Writers.

Rules for Young Writers. 1 Write niainly on one side of the paper enlys and number the pages. q Use pen and ink, not pencil B. Short and peiated articles wlii be given RreEereHee. Do not use over 250 wordA
 Original stories or letters only will be used
 E. Write your name, age and ad ! dr.ss plainly ct the bottom of the stery.
 Address all communications D Gn- cle Jed. Bulletin Ohlce.
 ~Wkaterer you Are-Be thati Whatever you say-Be rues
 Straighttorwardly act
 Be honeSt-in fact,
 Be nobody else but you
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09

o'clock when we started out for pic nfc in the woods. There were six girls besides myself. We came into a large woods filled with flowers which we girls had picked out the day before After walking about ten minutes we came to a large opening in the woods through which ran a little brook
 After refreshing ourselves by the brookside we prepared for our lunch We spread a white clean cloth on the grass We had cake. sandwiches, pies and other things. and for a dessert we had fruit. After luncheon we played games until one of the girls cried:
 "Lookts
 We all looked around and saw a small deer looking at us. He was frightened when he saw us and with a few bounds he was out of sight He was pretty deer to look at. so we wished we had not frightened him.
 Then we had rothing to do. so we picked the violets around us and put them in small bouquets It was get ting pretty late and we started for home. We reached home at [ o'clock and were very tired.
 LIMA KRIEGER. Age H.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
rhe Party.

Dear Uncle Jedi-I went to a birth day party over to- my cousins. She was seven years old, June N13, 1914. She had ten children counting her sister.
 I brought her some goods for dress. We had lemonade, cookies, cake bananas, ice cream, candy and other things.
 I hope other Wide -Awakes go te a party sometime.
 AGNES KAMaNsI.. Age II. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
An Inquiry.


 Dear Uncle Jed:-I always used to wonder which was the better rooster of these in a fight.
 I've had three roosters that puzzled me much Their names were Ned. Ted and Jack. Jack could easily whip Ted in a fight. Ted could whip Ned. and Ned could defeat Jack. Now. which was the better rooster? It often occurred this way. but this puzzled me most.
 Two othed roosters used to fight severely. Once they got together and fought. They were named Brave and Cottontail. Cottontau won the day. A few days later Brave beat Cotton tail and thus they changed first one then the other. Which of these was the real victor? Could you tell me?
 MYRON, ENGLAND, Age 14. Norwich Town.
 LThe Victor is the one winning a battle The better. bird is the one of most skill and endurance from this viewpoint.-Editorl-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
The Distribution of DipIomas.

tt| Ot GfPf0Ha6.
 Dear Uncle Jed:-I have my sum mer vacation now. I passed all my examinations so when I go back to high school I will be in the second year.
 The commercial graduates from our high school gave a play a week ago Saturday and it was very comical The name of the play vase Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry Yard"
 Last Tuesday night all the graduates went to the opera house to receive their diplomas. Invitations were given for parents and friends. Our family was invited. The graduates and the eighth grade had to sit upon the plat form. A few of them gave a recita- ton. After the diplomas were given out the graduates presented the prin- cipal with a silver loving cup. Then the band played. while four little girls gave out the bouquets. Most of the boquets were large red and white roses.
 I have to go to a birthday party to- morrow afternoon. The girl belongs to eur club asnd so she has invited all the members.
 LILLIAN BREHAUT,
 East Norwich Long Island N
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
The LittIe vioIet partn.r.

New York. N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-09
STORIES, WRITTEN BY WIDE.
 AWAkES.

Norwich, Conn.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
Feel All Used Up?

Ever feel that you can go no fur
ther-that you must have rest for that
lame and aching back-relief from that
constant, dead.tired feeling?
Have you suspected your kidneys?
Kidney disease shows itself in back
ache, nervous troubles and disorders
Of the kidney secretions. If tired,
worried. lame, rheumatic, dizzy and
nervous don't let q possible weakness
Of the kidneys escape attention until
It turns into q case of gravel, dropsy
or Bright's disease.
Sick kidneys go from bad to worse.
Their useful work Of 6ltering the blood
IS only partly done. Poisons that
should be passed out with the kidney
%secretions are held in the blood. cir
culating freely, attacking muscles,
nerves and vital organs. The kidneys
| infame. swell and throb, and that Is
the cause of sharp pains IN the Dack'
or that dull, constant heavy ache.
For quick help use Doan's Kidney
pills. No other kidney remedy Is used
and recommended so generally, Take
them when you feel the first Dae
backache, or see the first disturbance
i of the kidney secretions. Doan's nave
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
DEEP CRACKS ON JOINTS

P. o. Box 1913. 81 Paso. Texas.-'My
trouble began December, 1911. Ncom'
menced on me by causing a scurf-like
skin and my toe joints, finger joints
and lips commenced to crack and
split open. My finger cracks would
bleed all day long: the cracks wers
very deep and my thumb seemed to
be cracked to the bone. My hands
were 80 bad that l had to sleep with
gloves on. The cracks In my lips
would bleed often during the day and
/ used to put adhesive plaster across
them to try to keep them closed. MY
toes would bleed, and | would find
blood in my socks when the days
work was done. The skin around the
cracks was red and infamed. ] wore
shoes one size too large on account OF
my feet being so sore. | used to be.
come frantic with pain at times. MY
hands and feet used to smart.
II suffered agony for four months
went to town and got some cuticura
Soap and Ointment. From the time J
commenced with the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment until completely cured
was lust nineteen days." (Sisned)
Jack Harrison, Nov. 10. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF eacf
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Ad
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
STOMACH MISERY
GAS. INDIGESTION
1Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sick,
sour, gassy stonachs in
five minutes.

Time it! In five minutes all stomach
distress will 60. No indigestion, heart
burn, sourness or belching Of gas. acid.
or quotations Of undigested food, no
dizziness, bloating. or foul breath.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for It's
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
It is the surest, quickest and most GER
tain indigestion remedy in the whole
world, and besides it is harmless.
Please for your sake. get q large
f~fty.cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don't keep on being miserable
life is too short-you are not here
long, SO make your stay agreeable.
Eat what you like and digest It: en-
Joy it, without dread Of rebellion IN
the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs In your
home anyway. Should one Of the fam
ily eat something which don't agree
with them. or in case of an attack OF
Indigestion, dyspepsia. gastritis OF
stomach arrangement at daytime or
during the night. It is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
pressInus Without Eggs.

While eggs are SO expensive anu
salads so essential in the average
home, one should know of different
salad dressings which lose none OF
their fine flavor II eggs are not III
cluded. One may use olive oil or
butter for the purpose. 1t should be
boiled with red pepper and celery
seed. then strained. Replace 1t IN the
vessel when strained and. to 1t add
the desired amount Of salt, sugar ana
mustard. with a fourth teaspoonful OF
cornstarch. to a small quantity OF
dressing to give 1t the smooth e1ect
obtained with eggs. Beat this with
an egg beater, add a very small guam
tity of vinegar and, when possible,
the least bit OF whipped cream. The
secret of an exceptionally delicious
mayonnaise is the vinegar used. 1t
is spiced and sweetened with brown
sugar, and strained for use. 1t gives
that flavor over which n is certain
to wonder what can 1t be" and yes
cannot discover the secret.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER|SH SICK
Mother! If tongue IS
coated, give California
Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels. and the resul. -
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours. then your little one becomes
cross. half.eick, feverish, don't eat
sleep or act naturally, breath Is bad
system full of cold, has sore throat
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See If tongue is coated, then
give q teaspoonful Of California
Syrup of Figs" and in q few hours all
the c~onstipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the sys-
TEN, and you have q well child again.
Millions of mothers give California
syrug Of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless: children love 1t, and 1t new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 50cent bottle
Of california Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
DRUG HOUSE ENjoINED
By FEDERAL COURT

Judge Jeremiah Neterer, OF the
United States district court, to-day
granted a permanent Injunction IN be-
half OF the Centaur Company OF New
York, the manufacturers OF Fletcners
Castoria, against the Stewart q
Holmes Drug Company of this city.
The controversy arose from the SIM
ulating of the labels of this well-known
preparation, and from the evidence
filed in the case 1t was shown that the
infringing label was first discovered
on sale in Honolulu, and was traced to
its origin here in Seattle.
The defendant company Is one OF
the Oldest and largest concerns of Its
kind in the Northwest.
The decree carries with it an order
that the Stewart & Holmes Company
recall the goods which are on the mar
ket under the infringing label, and &c
nay all costs in the suit and damages
assessed at $400.-Seattle, Wash.
"Times."-Adv.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
ECONOMY IN FRYING MEDIUMS
All Fats That Are Produced VINE"
Cooking Should Be Preserved tor
Use In the Future.

A needless expense In many mouse
holds is the waste Of valuable ia'o
and oils. In the kitchens without
number the most excellent shorten
ing" and frying mediums are thrown
out in the garbage can.
The provident New E%nglander OF
French woman is Mortified at this ex.
trayagance, as they save every DIT OIL
fat and try it out for use IN COOKING.
The top Of the ~pot"7-that Is, tina ID.
that rises on the water in which corneo
beef is boiled or soup stock-is excel'
lent to use for shortening In ginger
bread or cookies. Tried out chicken
is equal to the best olive oil and can
sven be used in making mayonnalse
or French pastry. Mutton and lamp
fats are too tallowy and hard to Dc
used in cooking, but they make a mrs.
class camphor ice or lotion for chappeo
hands, cracked heels and chilblalns'
There is no better frying medium tnan
half lard and half drippings or equai
parts of suet tried out and dr1pplngs'
yet e%xtravagant cooks and Ignorant
housewives often insist on using Duc
ter, which, aside from its prohibitlVe
price, Is apt to burn. Bacon, ham
and pork fat are all good for frying
potatoes, liver, corn meal mush ant
eggs. With a close oversight TO sex
that these shortcomings and fryine
mediums are not wasted, the Duttel
bill, even In midwinter, may be KEEP
comparatively small.-Emma P. Tel
ford.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR
DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR
Look Years Younger! Try Grandma's
Recipe CT Sage and Sulphur
and Nobody viii Know.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound.
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray; also ends dandruh, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make it at home. which. -
mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at, any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sui.
phur Hair Remedy" You will get q
large bottle for about so cents. Every
body uses this old, famous recipe, be-
cause no enc can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair, as 1t does it
SO naturally and evenly. You dampen
a sponge or soft brush with 1t and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time; by morn
Ing the gray hair disappears, and
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark. thick
and glossy and you look years younger
ADV.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
NanoIeon,s Vain struuale,

~ Mt. L&L
One hundred years ago the Emperor
Napoleon, after having fought three
battles with the allies in three sue
cessive days, met Butcher himself at
vauchamps, and, after q keenly fought
engagement, drove the invaders back
with considerable loss. BY the four
engagements with the Silesian army,
fought between February 10 and Feb.
ruary IA, Napoleon gained $4,000 pris-
oners, whom he at once sent to Paris
in order to raise the depressed spir.
it's Of the p%opulace. In that, however.
he only succeeded imperfectly, lot
while Butcher was temporarily held
in check Prince Schwartzenberg ad'
yanced up the Seine toward Paris, and
the Russians under the Emperor Alex
ander were likewise pressing steadily
forward with the French capital as
their objective.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUS
Woman Tells Of Her Experience With
FlreIess Cooker, as a Warn
Ing to Others.

The soup was boiling merrily on the
stove. in a fireless cooker kettle with
the cover fastened down, and before
placing 1t in the cooker started to lit
the cover to see If all was well with
the soup. The instant n clamp was
loosened. and before I could pull my
hand away, the steam pressure inside
blew the cover, scalding soup, and
steam straight up into the air, thor.
oughly drenching me, not to mention
the kitchen. My right arm was badly
burned and, had the hot liquid noWn
into my face, blindness would probably
have resulted.
Cooker kettle covers should always
be left u~nfastened while the food Is
boiling on the stove. Turn the burner
down very low or. better still, remove
the kettle from the flame before fasten'
ing the cover, for the food will not SUI
fer from being placed in the cooker
Just at the boiling point instead OF II
the actual act Of boiling, as most PEG
ple seem to think necessary, and I'M
small precaution may prevent a grea
deal Of MISUNDERSTANDING.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
Macaronl and Meat Hash.

Boil one-fourth pound macaroni IN
sailed boiling water. Drain 1t, put 1t
into a buttered baking dish and
sprinkle with a little grated cheese.
Push macaroni to one side of the dish
and fill center with chopped meat we'll
seasoned and mixed with a little water
or stock. The seasoning may be onion
finely chopped, green pepper, sausage
or herbs. II meat is raw it should be
cooked a little with the flavorings be-
fore being put into the baking dish.
This might be done with cooked meat
in order to blend the flavors. Cover
the dish and heat in oven.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
AIDING the Busy Editor.

J. C. Vincent McMaster, the we'll
known efficiency engineer Of Cleve-
land. said in a recent lecture on scien-
tific management:
Garry scientific management far
enough and you not only double and
treble your employees work. but you
get other people to do part OF your
own work also.
take the case Of the magazine edi'
tor. ).
"A sonneteer. entering the editors
Office timidly, said:
"I have here. sir, q sequence o
fourteen spring sonnets which
hope
Every good said the editor with
out looking up. Very good. Just drol
EN- in the waste basket yourself
please. I'm busy this morning.
Da
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
'CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH LIVER
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biliousness or constipation
by morning.

Get q 10cent box now.
Turn the rascals out-the headache,
b%iliousness, indigestion. the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by o lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stor1-
ach.
Don't put in another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight Strengthens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 1o.cent box from
any drug store means q clear head
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
Butter Rolls.

Sift together one quart Of flour, half
q teaspoonful Of salt and two tea
spoonfuls Of butter, cold. Then aGd
one beaten egg and pint Of milk. Mix
as soft as possible. Roll out half an
inch in thickness and cut with bis
cult cutter. Dip in melted butter. fold
one-third OF each piece over the re-
mainder and bake In a quick oven for
Is minutes.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
NO GusHER
But Tells Facts About Postum.

"A Wis. lady found an easy and SAFE
way out of the Ills caused by Gomez.
She says:
I'VE quit coffee and have used Pos.
tum for the past eight years, and
drink it nearly every meal. We never
tire Of it.
For several years previous to quit
ting coffee / could scarcely eat any
thing on account Of dyspepsia, bloat
ing after meals, palpitation, sick head.
ache-in fact was in such misery and
distress l tried living on hot water
and toast.
Hearing of Postum ! began drink
ing 1t and found it delicious. My all.
ments disappeared, and now I can eat
anything | want without trouble.
my parents and husband had about
the same experience. Mother would
often suffer after eating, while vel
drinking coffee. My husband was 9
great coffee drinker and suffered from
indigestion and headache.
after he stopped coffee and Degal
Postum both ailments left him. ~
will not drink anything else now ant
we have it three times q day. coule
write more but am no gusher-onl,
state plain facts
Name given by Postum Co., Battl
Creek. Mich. Write for a copy of tn
famous little book, The Road to We
ville."
Postum now comes In two forms:
Regular Postum-must be we
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum-is q soluble poy
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickl
In a cup of hot water and, with creal
and sugar, makes a delicious beverae
Instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by GrocerA
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
Tea.Water Polish.

Tea water is a capital cleanser for
garnished and stained woodwork.
This may be made by pouring boiling
water on spent tea leaves, straining
the liquid afterward through a piece
OF muslin and using 1t with two
cloths-one to loosen the dirt, for tea
water does this quickly. and the 9TH
er to remove any remaining smear
where dirt Is not entirely cleaned OIL
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
Graduated.

Villager-Well, Silas, you've had q
visit to the city. What all did you
see?
silas-Just lots of things. went
to one Of them movies and saw all
the dances from the Virginia reel to
the tango. I've seen all them dancer
now except st. Vitus.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
"OH! | FEEL
SO THANKFUL"
Sincere Gratitude Expressed BY Lady
After being Delivered From
Very Low State.

Hayne. N. CT feel 1t my duty"
says Mrs. 2. v. Spell, Of this place. TO
tell everybody how much good Cardui,
the woman's tonic, has done for me.
Last spring, / suffered dreadiully
fror womanly troubles, and was IN q
very low state Of health. was not able
to be up to attend any of my duties.
We finally consulted our family ply
stefan, and he advised me to try Car
dui. the woman's tonic, which l did,
and soon l began to feel better. After
using seven or eight bottles, ! was
able to do my Homework.
am now able to do all Of my work
and take care Of my children. ] feel
10 thankful for the benefit ! have re-
ceived that l shall heartily recommend
Cardui to all similarly afflicted
women"
II you, lady reader. suffer from any
Of the numerous ills so common to
your sex, try Cardui. It has been
helping weak, nervous, WORKOUT
women for over half q century, and
will help you, too.
Cardui is o perfectly harmless, vege'
table extract, of mild acting, medici'
nal. tonic herbs. It is the IDEAL
strengthening medicine for women.
Cardui regulates irregularities, tones
up the womanly organs, and brings
back the brightness Of health.
Get a bottle today.
N. R-Nnst d: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chatfa
nooRa Medicine Co... Chattanooga, Tenn. 10
SeeeislLnstructlons. and 6lpage book. Home Treat
ment for Women" cent N PLAIN wzappess "
request. ADV.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
Where He Was.

III you are innocent" said a lawyer
to his client, an old darkey, who was
charged with stealing q ham, we
ought to be able to prove an alibi."
Il dom specs we kin" the darkey
replied, doubtfully.
cat what time was the ham stolen?"
",Bout lebben er-clock, dey say"
well, where were you between
eleven o'clock and midnight-tn bed!"
mo. sab, l was hidin' de ham,"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
At the Play.

Old Party-My friend, the scene Is
certainly pathetic, but / see no cause
why a erownup man like you should
shed tears. The actor Is not really
dead.
The other Party (from behind his
handkerchief)-That's what's the mat
ter! / know he isn't. ! am the author
Of this niece. and he has butchered
tho most artistic part-Puck.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
Slave to His Opinions.

Representative Carter Glass, the
promoter Of the new currency bill.
was talking about a man who had
wrong-headed ideas on finance.
II argued with him for two hours.
said Representative Glass. Il laid all
the facts before him. But 1t was no
use. He was obstinate. h~opelessly OBJ
stinate."
Mr.. Glass frowned and shook hie
head. Then he ended:
"An obstinate man, you know, does
not hold opinions-they hold him."
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
Cured.

.But / fail to understand" said the
medical man, why you come to me
You say your wife is a doctor. Why
don't q let her prescribe for you!,"
"Too expensive" replied the In
valid. east time I was III she or
dered me to spend six weeks at Palm
Beach. and she went with me her
self"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-03-07
JelHed Salmon.

Flake one can salmon with silver
fork. Line mold with sliced hard
boiled eggs, then add salmon. Dissolve
one-half package plain gelatin in hot
water, salt, add half tablespoon butter,
and pour over salmon. Makes a very
pretty dish and takes away strong
taste Of canned salmon.