Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-14

He prefers the comic supplement-, Shook unls, the baby of the Newly-Weds, being his favorite character in fiction. Gazing philosophically upon certain adventure of Snookums one Sunday. he remarked after sage deliberation: Well, mamma, I think Snookums' daddy was bad, too.
 Surely the great war lord of Germany is proud to be represented among the child diplomats of Washington by little Manfred Portales. grandson of the Ger man ambassador and Countess von Bernstorff, just year and a half old and the cunningist little Cupid whose sunny curls and laughing blue eyes ever charmed grandfather's heart.
 Although his father and mother Count and Countess Portales, are now stationed at The Hague, little Manfred spends much time in Washington and is known as the official legation baby. Little Man fred's worldly experience has absolutely convinced him of one fact-that is, that everything in the heavens and earth and the waters beneath was made by his father and his grandfather. This, with brooks no dispute
 Little Rene Ballivian is the practical head of the Bolivian legation. He is the son of Senor Don Manuel Ballivian, sec retary of the legation, and grandson of the minister, Senor Don Ignacio Cal deron. He is also great-grandson of Se- nor Calderon, who was formerly presi- dent of Bolivia. Though but five years of age, little Rene is a full-fedg ged soldier and as imbued with the martial spirit as was Napoleon at Austerlitz.
 Although we are at peace with Bolivia and Bolivia is at peace with the world Rene. with foresight creditable in young diplomat, has thoroughly organized not only his own household but also tbe whole Bolivian legation, upon a nilitarv pass. @ Upon each of the family and of hcials he has bestowed a military title and by these he invariably addresses them.
 Minister Calderon is "the general, his father is "the captain.'' his mother is "lieutenant' and his little sister, Ras+rioo is tiny major He himse1f iS aiso known as the lieutenant" and sturdiIv refuses to be addressed by any 6tlTer title. No Tootles'' or ''Sweetness,' for Rene; it's the lieutenant OF nothing at all With notable foresight he has designated his nurse as the nayo,as9 ter, she thus being in charge of inc cookies and being subject to the orders of the lieutenant
 Ano. with g consistency remarkable in so young child. he never gives mn tbfs pleasant little fiction of his. When recent- ly, some strange ladies met him upon inc street and addressed him as little poy, nS 1l1ulSIidHlly fepGQ1at6d the name T am not a little boy" he replied .sI am leutenantr'
 Little Rene keeps his military organiza. ton up to the mark. If the legation is ever attacked, no matter whether by night or day, it will be found upon an effective war footing. with Rene in alert command.
 His little sister, Beauice. nearly three years of age, is a pretty little girl of the Spanish type She looks upon her brother as the perfection of all childish virtues The Russian embassy is represented in the child world by Sornia and Kyra Golejevski, daughters of the military at tache, Col. Nicolai Goleievski and Mmes Golejevski, the daughter of Sir Walter and Lady Grove of Sedghill manor. Wilt shire. England. Sornia is eighteen months old, while Kyra is but six months of age Much of their time is spent in England,
 where they visit at the home of their grandparents.
 Though Sornia. who is a winning little lass, of the English type, is but eighteen months Of age, she is old enough to Appreciate her good fortune in having parents of two such na ationalities as Eng land and Russia for she thereby gets two Christmas holidays. She celebrates l her English Christmas on the 18th of De- cember. Then, twelve days after, when I sbe has had ample time to recover from l the effects of that celebration. she enjoys