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Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16
SAID IN FUN.

I'd like to see a one-hoss shay" re.
marked the city visitor.
The nearest we can come to n now is
q one-oylinder car."--Louisville Courier
Journal
Men don't gossip" said the superior
No." replied his wife. they let the
women gossip. The men merely come
home to dinner and listen eagerly to any
news their wives may have picked up
Washington Star.
II guess my nslghbor is going TO have
a new car after all"
What makes you think so7'
Il see he has succeeded in putting a
Vile Courier-Journal.
Dick-I thought you were not going TO
give Miss Bankem anything for her birth
day7
Toni wasn't. But how could re-
fuse? She sent me bunch OF forget-me-
nots the day before.-Judge.
THAT mans been In the wars He
told me OF all the men he killed and all
the wounds he GOT
Then I suppose those are his scars of
glory he was showing"
Nope; that's where our dog bit him"
Baltimore American.
You must mind your feet IL you want
TO learn the new dances
Just teach me the holds Pittsburgh
Post.
Where did you spend the summer"
Where lost my identity"
Among my wife's relatives. where I'm
simply known as Marys husband -
New York World.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

Come on. Nebraskans. get good berth with
your Christmas gifts on the good SHIP I'm His
Name" bound for the little folks OF war-smitten
Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16
SHORT BALLOT AND REFORM
OF ELECTION MACHINERY

Address Delivered by Victor Rosewaer Editor Of The
Bee Before the Economic League and at the Request
Of the League Printed for the General Reading Public
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

1t looks. however as If ostend were only
half way.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

"B stands for Beltrami. BosSIss. Beef, Bread
and Butter" says Minnesota paper And e
might add. also for Bunk"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

Sense OF humor may pass current II one has
no commercial coin about him.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

Seeing things" up in the air is no mere
illusion in Europe now.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

On what strange meat does this our Staings feed
that he hath grown philadelphia Inquirer.
On the meat OF white Elephants Of
COURSE
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

The way to reform the coroners office lie to
abolish it, Why try to reform an unadulterated
graft9
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

st. Louis folks are talking of reviving their
old-time fair. Well, It was a good one while It
lasted.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

Cheese IL on this talk of dragging the Swiss
into the war.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

The hardness of frost this fall ought to
make pumpkin pie popular mid-winter luxury
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

Those Philadelphia warriors acted as II
Boston had filled them with dum-dums.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

Lucky for those Britshers that the channel
happens to be water and not land.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

Sometimes a man acquires the title Of
Kernel because OF his resemblance TO a nut.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

The war has sent the price of oanaries u
another notch. The cat should worry.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-16

course.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkES,
keepina Poultry.

All poultry are descendants of wild fowls. Poultry raising is a very profit able business, although it ranks sixth among asTic cultural pursuits.
 In 1899 the value of the poultry raised was S7,0O0, GOO. The value of the eggs was $44,O00,000- The poultry and eggs together were worth more than all of the coal iron, gold and sil- yer mined that year,
 There are many breeds of poultry, The Brahna, Cochin and LangshaE are the meat breeds.
 There are also breeds raised for eggs and meat, Some of these are the Ply mouth Rock. Wyandotte and Rhode Island Red.
 Some of the egg breeds are Leghorn. Minorca and Spanish.
 The ornamental breeds are the Game. Bantam and Polish.
 Poultry should have grain, animal food and cracked oyster shells to form lime in the body. They need some grit to grind their food. They need pure water to drink
 There should be plenty of sunlight in the henhouses. A window set into the roof to supply light in the back is a good thing The coop should have a dry floor. A cement floor is very good, 1t should be two inches thick.
 There should be plenty of fresh air have open fronts When bad weather comes, curtains can be drawn It Is good to have an elevated platform u1l- der the rooSts- The nests should be placed so they will be easy to remove when the coop is being disinfected- ARRAH HAM SCHWATTZBERG, Age F Mi Hope.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
She Found a ouaiI's Nest.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last summer when I was out in the fields picking dals- ies I thought that I saw some eggs under lot of long grasses that grew under an old apple tree. I looked at it more closely and found that 1t was 8 Quairs nest with 14 eggs in it.
 Another day when I looked at it I found that there were 6 in it
 When my father moved the field hs left the grass that grew around it. But it frightened the mother bird so much that she never came there any more.
 My father took the eggs and put them inside of the barn. He tried to get bantam hen to set on them, but he could not find any, so he had to throw them away.
 One time I had some pheasant eggs given to me. I matched out seven lit tie pheasant5. They were yellow, with brown stripes on their back. I guess we did not know how to feed them right, for they all died before they were oId. This spring I hope to have some chickens of my own, and to have bek- ter luck with them
 My father wishes me to have some White Plymouth Rocks. but I would rather have some other kind, because I do not like white hens. MILDRED GRANDY. Yapfic
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
A Spirited Contest.

All eyes were turned toward the greased pole which was about eighteen feet high, and at the top futtered bank note.
 Contestants were ranged up at either side and one after another they tried to climb up. but as soon as they were about half way up, down they came. Many refused to try. About the end of half hour a man and boy were the only two contestants.
 The boy had shown the most promise from the first. although the man had gone up a good way. but as soon as he neared the top of the pole, down he came.
 Again the boy tried. This time he reached the top. and when he put out his hand to grasp the note he lost his balance and came back to the earth. Favor seemed to be with the boy, and, seeing this, the man retired leaving him sole contestant. and mid | cheers and cries from the crowd the | Doy started up again and won. MARGARET MVEIGH, Age IF. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
His Visit to the Country.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have never writ ten to you before, but I thought I would write and tell you about my vis- it to the country.
 Last summer l went to visit my aunt's farm. We started at noon and got there about o'clock in the after noon- When l got rested l went around to see the different things on the farm.
 My aunt had two horses; one was named Kitty and the other Simon. The one my aunt liked best was Si- mon and the one my uncle liked best was Kitty. Kitty got sick first and she died and Simon felt so bad that he got sick and died, too. My aunt and uncle felt very sorry to lose them,
 They also have two dogs, one a shep- herd and the other a bulldog The one like best is Shep, because he would not touch anybody.
 My aunt also has chickens. ducks and ganders. Every morning 1 got up early and went to the coop to see how many eggs were there. l always found quite a few. because my aunt has quite a number of hens.
 My uncle went to town every morn ing and most always I went with him. 1 used to help rake the hay and went berrying quite lot because they grow around the farm
 One day when I was picking berries I got in a wasps' nest and one of them stung me on the arm. I went to the house and my aunt put some kind of salve on it.
 My aunt has apple, pear and cherry trees.
 I got up very early in the morn ing, because l could not sleep with the ganders and ducks outside, they make such a noise. The cows are so tame they come and stick their heads in the window. I liked to feed the chickens and pigs I stayed there two weeks and then started for home. I did not like to go, but l expect to go to the country again next summer THOMAS O'CONNFTL. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
Frank and the Sheep.

Franks mother would not let him swim in the pond with the other boys so he said he had nothing to do, and climbed upon a gate to do it. and as he sat tdere. thinking what an ill-used boy he was, Tinker ran down the lane he knew Frank well, but today he did nor even stop to give him a wag of his tail. but hurried on without no- ticing him.
 Where can he be going tr such a hurry" said Frank, jumping off the gate and running after him as fast as he could.
 He found the dog in turnfp field. trying to drive out the farmers sheep which had escaped from their pasture through a gap in the fence.
 Frank climbed over the fence and opened the gate between the two fields and as soon as this was done the frightened sheep ran back to their own place. Then he shut the gate again and, picking up & board which lay upon the ground, stopped up the gal in the faHce with it, so that they were not able to get through again.
 Bravo! A smart piece of work shouted a Cheery voice, and there was Farmer Brown, who had been watch farm and let him ride the pony and eat as many apples as he pleased. And when at last the boy ran home again he hugged his mother and said
 I'm so glad you did not let me swim, mother. 1 should have missed run down the lane this afternoon, and besides, I could not have helped Farm CT Brown if I had not been right there
 LILLIAN BRBHAUT.
 East Norwich, N. \.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
How | Made My Corn Crop.

I joined the club because I thought I would learn more about corn and how to take care of it than I knew before.
 I tested my corn by putting some seeds in a box, and the seeds that came up were good seeds, and the ones that did not come up were not good.
 I had half an acre for my field. l cleared away all the stones and culti- vated my lot before planting. I had a good sunny spot.
 I planted my corn in straight rows and only a few kernels in each hill. I picked out good strong kernels.
 MT. Brundage and another man came to visit it. They took a picture of it. They thought it was nicely cared for.
 The weather was good for my corn field. There were not many insects on 1t
 During October harvested my crop. I had a good corn crop.
 I had about forty bushels of corn. l had a lot of little ears which I did not count
 I got about four dollars for my corn at Berlin fair. It cost me three dol lars to grow my corn.
 have learned how to take care of corn, and I am glad I belong to the corn club.
 BERTHA FULLER, Age 10.
 Hanks Hill.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
Our Soma Birds.
NOrWich

As soon as the first signs of warm weather appear the song birds begin to arrive from their warm home in the south to the cooler climates in such as we live.
 The robin with his red breast is us ually the first song bird to arrive and he always tells us when spring is here. 1 Sometimes he arrives when the snow is still on the ground and the poor rob in has hard time getting his food, which the sparrow usually gets before him.
 Next they must get to work and build their homes which usually are in the thickest part of the cherry tree naughty little children ,or cats. or other enemies, for which the birds all ways look wisely forward
 Many more beautiful birds arrive when the weather gets warmer and they are always on the lookout for nests that have been vacated by other birds
 We can often hear these beautiful song birds singing fin the trees sur rounding the house just after the sun has risen, and their songs often glad den the sick heart of some poor invalid who has had a wakeful night and eagerly awaits the first sound of morn ing.
 The chief food of these birds is worms, and many farmers are thank full to them for ridding their gardens of the worms which often destroy the crops
 Many boys find 1t sport to go out and rob the nests of these beautiful songsters, of the eggs which they have so carefully guarded. Many shoot the birds as a pastime and nothing more The slaughter of many of the wild ! birds is for the reason that their feath CTS may go to decorate womens hats. This one reason has almost exter- minated most of the more beautiful birds. Many bills have been passed to prevent the destruction of birds AUGUSTA ASHERSEEESKY, Age Is, Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
ONE RAINY DAY

their mother had taken from the par ilcr vase
 'tIt's not so pretty as grs1admats but its rather good for believe de
 Clded Helen.
 They drove the animals from the
 barn to the pond and back again and
 put the frisky lambs out to pasture,
 Helen tried to shear their wool with
 the scissors.
 In tEe midst of the fun. their moth
 CT returned.
 "What a fine game." she said, when the twins lad explained about their farn-SaFd. '1 ti2ifk 1 have brought the very thing fyoa will like best today"
 She placed 8 paper bag upon the "0h-" cried Helen. peeoing in. Great" said Harold. taking out a pl amp fstful of animal crackers. Horses: Cows! Goats. Dogs Bears! Lions Elephants, Camels, We can have a circus, too. Their mother showed them how to stand the animals upright by leaning them against pins stuck in the table Harold found 8 box and cut holes for windows and 8 door and soon had little building where the wild circus animals could live
 l Mischief, the kitten, came looking
 inquisitively at their farm. Suddenly 1 vixen the twins were not watching l she raised her white paw and knock ! ed the cracker dog on the floor. 1 on Harold, cried Helen, there goes your dog. His head is smashed ! and Mischief is eating it' 1 And l don't believe there is an ! other dog in the baG," scolded Harold 1 Mischief was shut out of the kitchen ] and Helen found one more dog at the 1 bottom of the bag.
 It's tail is broken off, but we'll cal ] It Boston Terrier" she laughed. All the long rainy afternoon, they
 were busy and happy as if the sun were shining brightly. The rain poured 1 steadily on, and the little drenched
 sparrows hoped about the gutters un- noticed, for the little farmers were ] carefully tending their fiocks. The green tabIe-cIoth was the prat- ! ty meadow near grandpa's barn. The ] pond was the one at granapa's where 1 Harold had caught turtles and tiny 1 fish. Even the cracker dog without a l tail was named for Rover ] All too soon it was supper time and 1 the farm yard had to be stored awaN 1 until another rainy day came Nellie NJ. onard-HappyIana.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
A Bear Hunt.

A young man went into the forests of Maine to hunt bears. After he had looked about for some time for tracks he struck a fresh trail AS he walked along in a. careless way, with his gun unloaded, all of a sudden a large bear jumped out from the bushes and with an angry groTFl came towards him.
 The young man had no time to load h1S gun, but ran away as fast as he could In grove of trees he had seen some men at work choppiDg wood He dropped his gun at the foot of the tree and climbed up just in time to get out of the way of the bear
 The bear rushed at the woodchopper, who had no time to get away. He took up his axe and hit the bear on the head.
 The bear struck the man with his paw Then the man was in dreadful fright. The bear was so dizzy that he did not know whIt the man meant to do. So the man took up his axe and hit the bear another blow and the bear lay down dead.
 LESLIE HOLDRTDGE, Age s. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
Working Out.

Dear Uncle Jed: I want to tell you about tobacco. The farmers think that there is more money in raising tobacco than there is in raising vegetables and other things.
 I worked for man last summer and got one dollar a day. l helped to weed the beds and water them. I pulled some of the plants. l drew the water for the tobacco setter. Then We had to hoe and sucker it.
 When they cut the tobacco I helped hand tobacco.
 With some of my money I bought a Scotch collie puppy. He is now about half grown and knows many tricks. bought many other things and kept some for spending money and put the rest in the bank
 F. ABBOTT SMITH, Age Il.
 Burnside.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26

must be a gentle boy first,' said his teacher "Gentlemen do not throw stones at their neighbors. Peter Jones did not hrow stones at you, and I think he is much more likely to prove a gentleman"
 But he's got patches on his knees," said Will.
 Bad trousers don't keep a boy from being a gentleman" said the teach CT, but a bad temper does.''
 A little further on the teacher met Peter. Some stones had hit him and hurt him.
 well, Peter, what's the matter with you and Will this morning." asked the teacher.
 T was playing ball and the ball hit Will Thompson's dog"
 Why did you not throw back?"
 Because, my mother says to be 8 gentleman.
 The teacher walked on after prais- ing Peters conduct.
 He lived to see Will a rowdy, and Peter a gentleman, loved and respect ed by all.
 Remember, a gentle boy makes a gentleman. FRANK PARDY, Age Is. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
UNCLE JED'S TALK WITH WIDE
 AWAkES.

Everything VIC have to pay for we do not pay for in money. and it is 8 good thing to learn this early,
 One of the most costly taings in life is disobedleace. The little girl or boy who is getting the habit of refusing to obey is getting in the way of trouble and peril.
 The diso-bedient are never popular, because they are too often refusing to do what will please Sther-are too disorder1y-
 Let us see what s1zne of the costs of disobedience are The disobedient child is the one oftenest crippled in the streets or drowned at the bathing place They lose their lives by doing what they were tDId not to do
 If the disobedfeut child lives to grow up it is always VentuEng where it is advised not to- You see, to get the habit of disobedsence as a child is to grow up to lack caution as man CT a woman. and ships are wrecked, aE kinds of business ruined and even armies defeated because of this great fault which seems so unimportant to a child
 If you could ask the prisoners in 5ails, and the unworthy people every where, the cause ot thss- troubles, you Eould find they are those who have been needless in life that is- they have not rightly va1uea ths benefits which result from o2sed1ence-
 D9eobeG3Eence of orders causes all sUrtz of accaHeuzs 3n hse, great losses of properly and n0 end Of misery.
 +T won'fe' is fhe soarest fruit t1a1 ,<roHs on the tree of life. and from ii tIhe vinegar of life is naturally fer ' 111es1ned-
 -T wonE' from your sips gives aet4os tfas poa are EeoslHous and cannot be 5epsnded upon. and if is those w1lo cannot be depended npon who make s7p Cs>e nsser-do-v vres1s of f1As world
 Yoa would be snrpKAAed if you krseSE : Etas tzlaozsaee. aw4ss azad prosperity w4aach disobedaeace costs sEez8 year Dfsoase-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26

"oa, asara~ sighed Heaen, If we were al gzszsdnsaas. taaeFe ytszad oe. 1AerfT to da*
 Hazsold sat 5eak1z< out at some lit tie bnssn bissds haspsag aIseat ia the Rz,ssS8S st5eet He did not answer Presently Helen tried again.
 sHAy sazeaA, aBe yesa assIeeD2 Can't ysa 1a314z of something ts pI&y2 I ssassss< saezl aazsaa* RyG'' she pOuted.
 Hazold locked a4 aeien as she sat with hsx Rasa pressed against the =winaew fas3aEafy watching the rain adxaaRs' sassEV game sf tag
 EYssE nass wFIa }os a Seal P4ig' if you're net G4sae4sal- HsAaas'' he exeaa imed.
 "J sssaA aa>ssst a game in 8 story iBe4isEe Faa#m- We ought to know ;lhssst GaSaaas Let's make one like REanaBS,sY
 '+WaRse eaa we make it97'
 -Oa the kaAesaaa table. The cloth sx sxssn aRa will de for grass. Go RAs the cleS4aes- Bisas aRG FA show you hoy te build a Pig-Ran"
 ERlsF weBAzes steadily builaiag their farm as aaEedd remembered in the story. HeaaaRs DeR was built and ! fiaaea with pigs Fhey wRxe fat little la44ttosas Ha read found a past ebaa I'd
  : stood it ip one caGner for a barn. He built s domino and checker fence around Il. His COWS wera marbles while some glossy brown horse chest nuts made fine houses.
 ' must haEe solne lx2aas>7 decide Helen. She roGaad some pieces of white woq4tea balls that made f1eecy little lambs and buitt sheep-fold of blocks. A bff Of broken glass was the pond where they drove the animals to drink.
 T wish we had soEae trees" said Helen
 'fWeA get some the next time we visit gIat1dpa," planned Haroad. ~We could bring home a lot of Mne cones, and the little green tips of 'hemloc1 and cedar would make a splendid grove. Now 1efs get some of that sand we brought from the beach last summer and make a gardenGf'
 An right agreed Helen. HN amma won't care if we don't spill it on the floor"
 They spread some paper, on the ta- ble and covered it with sand. In this they planted celery tips, geranium leaves and some faded flowers that
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
q Brave Deed.

One night it showed very hard. The next day it was cold, and that night the snow froze a little bit, and the next day it was very slippery and the trolley car ran off the track.
 Children going to school would some times fall and hurt themselves. One man was in the house looking out of the window and saw some children fall. This man had 8 boy named Bill and he said
 Bill, go out of doors and clean the sidewalk. Some children going to school have fallen and hurt themselves" All right, father" said Bill.
 He was out cleaning the sidewalk when man came along and said:
 Why are vol cleaning this long sidewalk and not in SchoolT'
 Some of my schoolmates have fall en and hurt themselves and l made up my mind no more would fall.'' replied Bill
 All right said the man. "That is a brave deed, and here is five dollars for your hard work"
 Central Village.
 WILLIAM EATON. Age 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26
Norfolk. Va.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write and tell you and the rest of the Wide -Awakes about some of the in teresting things I saw while living in Norfolk, Va We lived on Wood street and we had a great big backyard. with six large fig trees growing there.
 When the figs were ripe they were a brownish color and were shaped like a pear, but were filled with tiny seeds.
 Sometimes we used to so to City park. It is a very beautiful park, with lovely rose arbors and hedges on both sides of the walks and hundreds of umbrella trees There was a large building with all kinds of animals in it.
 On Decoration day we went out to Himwood cemetery and waited for the parade to march in. It was quite a large parade and the soldiers were dressed in gray and carried COnfed- crate flag in the front and the Amer ican flag in back. There was a car riage filled with ladies with gray capes and caps on, who sang very sweetly.
 Some time I will write again and tell you about other things l saw.
 IRENE KIEDASCH. Age II.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-26

and she had a pail of milk on her head and she was saying to herself: The money I will get for this milk will be enough to buy a chicken; the eggs that the chicken will lay will sell for enough to buy a new dress. The dress will be gTeen-no, I don't look good in green-I wonder if there is any such color as sky-blue- pink l guess it will be pink, and I will go to dancing school and they will all want to dance with me, but I will take the handsomest-nO, l will take the richest and he will come with an an tomobile and take me home"
 Now all this time she was raising her head higher and higher with pride when the pail of milk tipped over and spilled.
 This story goes to prove two old sayings: that Pride goeth before a fa1l,'' and Never count your chickens until they are matched" A. HELEN LAND, Age g. Norwich