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Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
My First Trip This Summer.

My first trip this summer was to Norwich. We left this place at 25 minutes to ' o'clock We stopped at Baltic. There we saw a cousin. We went to church and after church we went to the cemetery at Baltic There my grandfather, mother and father were buried. There were some of papa's old friends buried there My father was born in Baltic. At 12 o'clock we took the car for Greeneville. There we stayed for three hours. When We returned to Baltic we went In the convent and saw Sister Rose. She is very nice.
 Columbia
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
How Dorothy Was Taught New
 Aabit

Dear Uncle Jed: Once there was a little girl who would never get up early in the morning. Her mother tried many ways of making Dorothy get up early but in vain.
 Once she told her to try to get up before the morning gfories opened. Dorothy tried this for few days, but soon got tired of it and stopped.
 Finally her brother Ralph had an idea. He had three pet crabs that would follow anyone around, and one morning he sent them into her room They went in one after another and climbed up on her bed. One went right up and crawled over her hand.
 Dorothy awoke with scream and jumped out of bed. screaming for her mother. She came in to find Dorothy running around the room with the crabs following her.
 Ralph told her if she would get up he would take them out. After that he sent them into her room every morning until she got in the habit of getting up.
 ALMIRA KRAMER, Age 12.
 COlchpSfer
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
MOVING A HILL BY TRAIN One in California Will Be Shipped to
 Pennsylvania.

Moving a hill even a few feet proved too big job for Mohammed. but today, in California, mountain is being shipped three thousand miles to Penn >sylvania.
 Situated at Lompoc. Santa Barabara County. this mountain is really heap of millions and millions of tiny decom- posed sea shells. It is sold as 'infus- oriai earth" and has a high value for insulating purposes and for jewelers grinding pastes. The earth is white in color, fluffy in consistency, and ex- teedingly fine in grain. Fifteen cars containing fifty tons each go east monthly. When the last car goes out, it will be possible to tell precisely how much the mountain weighed.-From the Youths Companion
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
wbv tb. Laws Were Repealed.

The Illinois legislature last winteE repealed the act which provided for q bounty of 10 cents a head on crowss 25 cents on groundhogs and cents foR each crow egg destroyed. One reason as given for the repeal is that some farmers had gone into the business of raising groundhogs and protecting crows for the bounty.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
The Injured Lamb.

There once lived three little girls and one little boy. The eldest girls name was Gertrude, the next Ruth. and the youngest Bessie The little boys name was Benjamin. Now these four children owned a pet lamb, whose name was Nigger.
 Niger was cute little creature and everyone who saw him thought him a very fine pet to have
 One morning Ruth went to give him his milk, and when she left she for got to close the gate.
 At noon Gertrude went to feed Mig gar. but to her astonishment she saw that the gate was wide open. and Nigger was nowhere to be found
 She went home. sad and downheart- ed. AS she arrived she saw all the rest of the children together on the porch. They did not hear her foot steps until she stood beside them
 Ruth looked up and was surprised by the look on Gertrude's face She exclaimed: Why What is sthe mat teri Has anything bad happened?"
 Yes, Ruth, we have no little lamb |" mean?'
 Then Gertrude told the whole story.
 Little Bessie began to cry.
 Hush, Bessie! Don't cryi" said Gertrude. We will all look for him."
 They all started at once cn their ilte Journey 10 the woods: but no trace of Niger could they see.
 Bessie was so anxious to find him she walked on ahead All of sud- den they heard Bessie's cry of joy: 'Hurrahl I've found him."
 They all ran to where Bessie stood. There they found Nigger wedged be- tween two trees.
 Gertrude picked him up very care fully. for he had broken a joint in his front leg. They took him home and bandaged his leg and soon he recov- cred from his injury and was able to run about again
 DOROTHY KING.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
Auntie'. Stories.

I'm sick of aunty's stores,
 For every single one Is kind of limiting, limiting.
 At bad things I have done. If aunty sees at dinner
 I want two helps of pie She tells story bout a pig,
 Seems if that pig was 1. She tells of animals and girls
 And every one did wrong And then they all got punished
 (Her yarns are awful iong.) If I could hear just one good tale That didn't hit at me, I'd be for twenty thousand months As good as I can be.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
A New Life Pre.erver.

The Scientific American describes . pontoon or raft which may be de- tached from a sinking ship and which would remain afioat as a refuge for those in the water. Such a pontoon would be sufficient to accommodate in an emergency all the passengers and crew of a ship like the Titanic.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
MarX,s School.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would like to enter the Wide-Awake Circle. There are twenty-two scholars in our school
 My teachers name is Miss Palmer. I am in the seventh grade at school. I walk mile and three quarters to school.
 We have a large school yard and a lot of games to play.
 I hope Uncle Jed and all of the Wide-Awakes are we'll
 MARY A. MACHT. Age IF. C,nl1Irn hia
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
She Took Her Choice.

In Riverside. Cal. a woman who was convicted of stealing rose bushes from a private estate was told to take her choice. of a sentence or restoring the bushes. She chose the latter, and under the direction of the court planted fifty rose bushes along the side of the road near the estate.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
A Ns,uar Patriotinr,

in it's 5O-mile Panama Exposition pa- rade It certainly shows the newer, higher patriotism in that citizsn wAa is willing to take 34.e93e autos dust New York Evening Sun.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
The Hummina Bird.

The humming bird is another bird which is only found in America. This bird is so-called from the sound made by it's wings. They are the smallest and most beautiful of all birds Their colors show all the tints of the rain bow
 The muscles of the humming birds wings are stronger for~the size of their bodies than those of any other bird; i; this makes them able to fly with great swiftness, and to hover over a flower while they sip the honey or catch insects in 1t. Their bills are slender and long,
 Running birds do not sing, but have only a. kind of shrill cry
 They build very pretty nests of mosses and Hchens. lining them with cotton or any other soft thing which they can find, and lay two white eggs about as large as peas.
 The humming birds of the north go south in winter and return in May. There are many species in the United States, but the only one found east of the Mississippi river is the ruby throated humfning bird.
 They are admired by everybody for their beauty
 ALICE F. BURRr1L. Age 1s,
 Stafford Springs
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
The Town of Mansfield.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought would tell you about the town of Mansfield.
 The town of Mansfield is one of the towns of Holland county. and contains about 52 square miles.
 The roads of Mansfield are as good as those of other towns of the county, except one of the roads in Vernon, which is much better than the others of the county.
 The bridges are kept in good condi- ton in the town.
 The public buildings are kep. very good. The Agricultural college and epileptic colony are in this town, and other towns of the county do not have this advantage They increase sne population of Mansfield and help the farmers in that they can sell their produce.
 The public health is kept very good If any disease breaks out in town they try as in all other towns not to let it spread.
 The schools are improved every years. There are eleven schools in Mansfield. One school in the town is divided into two rooms, thus making twelve teachers in the town.
 EVAsALPERIN, Age IS.
 Mansfield Four Corners.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
RESINOL WILL
 STOP THAT ITCH Brings instant Relief and Quickly
 Clears Away Skin Eruptiens.

burning, raw or scafy skin humors, just put little of that soothing, am tiseptio Resinol Ointment on the sores and the suffering stops right there. Healing begins that very minute, and your skin gets well so quickly you feel on useless. tedious treatuients.
 HesiDoI is also an excellent house hold remedy for pimplea. dandrun. sores. burns, bruises, boils. and for . scorp of other uses where e soothing, healing application is needed. It con- tatrls nothing of a harsh or intur1oug nature and can be used with conndepca on the tendarost or most frTieated sur- face Pracetca1ly every drngE1Ht seikn RAsinol Ointment C6ec. and 31lo4), ed ReGnol Soap (3bc.) For trfa1 nR write to Dept t-A. Rssinel Baitinpgns
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
A True Story


 In the spring time when the birds are building their nests a whistling quail built her nest in a very pe- culiar place.
 It was about three feet from the roadside in some high grass.
 After finishing her nest she laid seven eggs about one-fourth the size of a bantam's
 One day before the close of school some Of the children found the nest Every day they went there to see if there were any young quails One day they brought little dog with them. After this the mother quail did not care for her nest and eggs any more.
 lady living near who was inter- ested in the quail had bantam hen which wanted to set, so she took the seventeen eggs and put them under her hen.
 After two weeks or more, she matched fourteen baby quaiIs, all of which were we'll and strong.
 After a few days one of them died, accidentlly hurt by the mother ban So now she has thirteen young, live ly quail hoping to reach the age of one year or more.
 This unusual sight of bantam hen mothering flock of young quail makes never ending source of inter- est to the small children, as well as grown ups living on Quambaug road, in Stonington.
 great many of the neighbors have called on the young lady owner of them.
 This young lady has been advised by the neighbors to make an exhibi- tion of the banty hen and her quails eff she can raise them alb at the North Stonington fair next year.
 MARY BROMLEY, Age IS.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
The Battle Of stoninston.

No doubt you have been reading for number of weeks of the coming celebration in the town of Stonington. I thought I would write story about it for the Wide-Awakes.
 Of course, my family are deeply in- terested because many of our ancestors were participants in the battle, and I will add further that my family and
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
po Yo1 aeIiex. In H

Government ownership of railways means turning the railways ever to the politicians, and the politicians are
 mostly cheap lawyers. How would you like to surrender your own business to such a gang? asks Walt Mason
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30

myself are to take part in the his- torica1 pageant l One hundred years. ago next, month the town of Stonington was full of ex- citement. as the British fleet had been seen in Long Island sound~for several days. On the 9th of August it came to Stonington.
 Commodore Hardy warned the in haDitants to move out of town. but they refused to do so. They would defend their town or perish in it's ruins, but they had very little ammunition with which to do it.
 The British opened fire at 8 o'clock and kept 1t up till midnight, but the men at the battery gave them as good as they sent
 The next morning the British again began throwing bombs and shells into the village.
 During the evening a boat bearin.; a flag of truce passed between the Brit 1sh and the borough, but nothing was accomplished
 On the morning. of the 11th of August Commodore Hardy. seeing that further e1orts to destroy the place would be useless. directed the squadron to re- turn to the Hummocks.
 The British ships threw overheard a large quantity of shot which, picked up. netted quite a sum. K
 MARIAN M. WHEELER, Age 12.
 Stonington.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
MiIdred,s Pets.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am little girl of five years and have nine little chickens for my pets. Every day l feed them and care for them.
 My name is Mildred. and I have little brother. Clifford and a very cute little sister named Gerty May
 I am going to start to school In the fall. and I know will like it.
 Every day mamma reads The Nor wich Bulletin and finds it very inter esting. That's why I want to learn to read. so I can read it also.
 am going to grandmas next week and hope to have a fine time, which feel sure I shall have.
 Your new Wide-Awake friend.
 MILDRED BOYER. stafford Springs
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
My Pet.

My Pet.
 have often wished for a cat, and at last my wish has been granted
 l was playing out in the woods with my playmates, when F heard a voice calling me. I at once obeyed the call. A kind man asked me if I would like an Angora cat.
 said Yes" and thanked the man very much
 feed it every day. When I call 1t to give it its breakfast, it follows me every place l go. It is the pet of the household.
 Once I was invited to a party While having fine time playing all sorts of games heard scratch at the door and l went to the call and there was my pet cat outside wanting to come in and have a good time also, I took 1t in and sat 1t in the chair until was ready to go home. When the party was ever it followed me. On reaching home I put it in its safe little bed behind the stave for the night.
 MILDRED WHITE, Age 43.
 Stafford Springs.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
My Garden.

One day last month Mir. Brundage. me some tomato plants which I set out in the garden my father gave me.
 Besides my tomatoes l planted let tuce, carrots, parsnips, radishes and potatoes.
 My tomatoes are beginning to bear fruit.
 After taking gepd care of my garden.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
A Surprised Skunk.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought l would write you and the Wide-Awakes what happehed at my home last Sunday night.
 It was about o'clock when my cousin awolSe me I was dazed and did not know where I was at first.
 Someone is getting the hens. heard them squawk- T bet it is a man, s.l
 This she said as she led me to her
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
My Dog Jip.

My Dog Jip.
 One evening after dusk. just as inc moon was beginning to rise over inc beautiful golden hills. mother and I thought we would take a little walk down the road to meet father.
 In the distance we saw shim coming. put did not think it was him for in n1s hand he carried a large basket
 We were soon together and walking nome Father told me to carry the basket for in it was a surprise On reaching home I at once opened IL and found 1t contained a beautiful blackMand white puppy.
 Mother and I were both surprised and you may be sure we thanked rather many times.
 Every single day I feed him and take him for his mornings walk. He has a very cute little bed made or straw and hay right behind the stove and he is very warm and eozy during the night
 I share most everything I have with him for he likes sweets.
 We often take a romp in the woods together and while he is chasing the squirrels, rabbits, etc, I pick the flow CTS and berries.
 At night we go down to meet father and carry home his bundles
 hope many of the WideAwakes have little pet like mine for if they have I am sure they are never lone some.
 ANGIE WHITE. Age Is. Staord Springs.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30

] am in hopes to harvest good crops at the end of the season
 THELMA WHITEHOUSE, Age 10 Mt Hope
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
Ruler for Youna Writers.

|. Writt llainIy on one side Of the paper only. and number the pages
 2- Use pen and ink, got pencil. a2. Short and pointed articles Wlii be given preference. Do not use over 250 words.
 4. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 s. Write your name. age and ad : dr~ss plainly ot the bottom of ths story.
 Address all communications 10 on- cle Jed. Bulletin Office.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
Preserving Cocoa Beans in Clay.


 Dear Uncle Jed: Can you imagine such a thing as coating a cocoa bean with clay, or washing it in clay Strange it is, and yet it is done.
 Most of our cocoa comes from the British West Indies and this form of coating the cocoa bean is regarded as the best method of preserving it. While in it's pod, cocoa bean is enclosed in a layer of thick white tissue which. after the bean is re- moved from the pod. becomes discol- ored and shrunken and even slimy It is possible, of course, to wash the fermented tissues off the beans, but this was found to be injurious to the kernels.
 About 100 pounds of these cocoa beans are spread out 2on a huge dry Ing platform. Then about one pound of pulverized earth, brownish-red in color and freed from organic matter IS mixed in with them and the whole stirred around with long wooden show els until particles of the earth have fastened themselves upon the sticky outside coverings of the beans
 Then they are spread out on the platforms and allowed to dry in the sun. And when nearly SO. the labor CTS pile them up in heaps and sprinkle enough water on each heap to make it sticky mass.
 Then people dance upon the beans with their naked feet. walk around on them and mix them so thoroughly that the seed-coats of the beans be- come glossy. Then they are spread out again to thoroughly dry in the sun After that they are ready to be sent to the manufacturers to De made into chocolate or cocoa
 JESSIE L. BREHAUT. East Norwich. N Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30

A fuIl-grown elephant can cary three tons on its back -4...... ,l.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
FREE ADVICE
 TO SICK WOMEN
Thousands HaveB BeenHeIped By Common Sense
 Suggestions.
Women suffering from sny form of female ills are invited to communicate

female ills are invited to communicate
 5 ] 5 5 ,. 3, | 5 5 5 promptly with the SN N@R " Q ma ms private NM correspondence de- partment of the Ly- U HS dia E. Pinkham Ned.
 N icine Co.,, Lynn, (A 54 "a Mass. Your letter WAEES>E SIH will be opened, read GE&SSN and answered by .
 tsfk NEkk1< woman and held in strict confidence. A woman can freely talk of her private illness to . woman thus has been established . confidential correspondence which hes extended over many years and which has never been broken. Never have they published testimonial or used letter without the written consent of the writer, and never has the Company allowed these confi- dential letters to get out of their pos session, as the hundreds of thousands of them in their files will attest
 Out of the vast volume of experience which they have to draw from, 1t is more than possible that they possess the very knowledge needed in your case. Moth ing is asked in return except your good will, and their advice has helped thou sands. Surely any woman, rich or poor, should be glad to take advantage of this generous offer of assistance. Address Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, (con- fidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
 Every woman ought to have Lydia E. Pinkham's 6O-paxe Text Book. It is not Q book for general distribution, as it is too expensive. It is free and only ootainable by mail. Write fer it today.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30

Whatever ycu are-Be thati Whatever you say-Be true! Straightforwardly act. Be honest--in fact
 Be nobody else but you.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30

This she said as she led me to her
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-03-09
FASHIONABLE CLUB
 DESTROYED BY FIRE

idcd to remain for the night con tniued to celebrate until a late hour.
 All of the members had retired to their rooms when the fire was dis covered by the night cook in q pile of refuse back of the kitchen. This man at. once turnd in an alarm. but go rapidly did the flames spread that they had burned t0 the elevator shaft and the stairs before the arrival of the f cmcn.
 Several of the members of the club who were occupying rooms on the upper floos were reused by the men on night duty and they in turn attempted to get the other members out of their rooms before escape by way of the front staiIs was cut off.
 When the fircmen arrived the whole interior well .rthc building which runs from the ground floor to the roof. was a mass of flames. Through
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-03-09
JURIES DRAWN N.

Thc following grand jurors hay" been drawn for tn" ensuing term. !. |. Douglas. T. IT, Evans John \. Wilson, l II McNeill k. |. Rohn. lra Mahlta. Chas. Stras. II. \ Ate mus A. G Blallc. John Miller. Den his Murray II D. I.ongfellow, .Iam~S l,\lc IT, F. Darrell Mat Lawson. I,m McCaun. John Todd. pscor r. Martin strand \ r. Brandt, NJ Ray ,-nkildcr
 The fnllowiuG petit jurors have hrcn drawn:
 < D Waysman. Frank Fitzmartin. Srl Lewis. b IT, Shoemachcr. ott" Miller Thomas Roscoe ]. II. or ram. F. Wallace smith John En- guist. F. w crleton. Geo. F.. I.o- men, Harold Allan Frank Miller. I1rnry Pcteron. Fred Aver \. N. Ny land. F. F. Bauer. Cal Mckay, II. l., Webb. Paul Nelson, James V. Bur, risk. M. I. Burns, Chas. Christiansen. r. r. Locker.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-03-09
Special Nugget Service.

WASIIINGTpN. D C.. March N I he British 2nA1ssador, Sir Arthur Spring Rice. today appeared tt lh" state department with the news that an Englishnau named Syndal had been forcihly driven from his lauou threatened with arrest md ,Xr,utiou and all of his m"nc> 1r,d ur"pcrl} tal cn from him
 The En4lismnan appealed to tn, general in command of the district I Chihuahua and was told to get out of the country if hr wanted Ju art away with his Iifr Then SYndat ap- p,alcd {" the British consul who in- l.rmcd the minister al Mexico CitN ,hId the home government.
 The British foreign office cablrd to spring Rice and intimatcd that it did l,l ear" for q repetition of tn" Ben t'n affair and in fact that il would n,t stand for a repetition "f the l'ch-
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-03-09
THE CONFERENCE REPORT MAY
 BE CARRIED OVER

n'}oS nr" k not made puplr for tho, N.sr' sent in secret code but it IS clI- d' ut from the actiNitN around tine of hore of tn" British embassy that thrr. Is s"mcthn" of moment in the Wiu|
 II Was expected that thc amhtosa dc: would apLn call at the state de. I'..rfmom l,t" this m"luiul t" lind out Secretary ErNan had r,.."INod a. 'isw"r {" h~ rrhgrrm lo Consu l.'l'iirr hul nrttler rhc umlassa,ieo l'I 1hc ~r'r,tarirs have left the rm n"esy offices. except oh, or tn. unlo. s"crntai"s who has been sending and r'r"h ms th" c,,hlce,ams [" aud from rt, home "t'i,".
 The ~r,lrl,r> of sDnrr urDd # lnu- conference with rh" chairman of th, l"t'leH t'l,tl"us c"Innnltrr "t tn, srr ate h"loIp tba bu,l, met today anJ |, IS h"ll"}'d th'u an effort was mad. t' hay" tue rrupus"d calling of Bryan before 'hu ,umuiitcr to tell aI th. StcrN uf lu" dministratinn's doing iu
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-03-09

mont are public property as iS th' iact that that official was highly dis pleased with the T will my'stigat, it" reply to the demand of his gov rrhment as tu what action W"uId l., taken in the new ease at Chjhuahu' where an English subject was ycst"r c@y driven from his ranch and al of his property ronfiscatrd because h would not pay over a sum of munc. t, the McXicanS
 The man is said tn have escapes with his life merely because he rIn, uly cludcd the M"Nicans and made his WAY tn the British consulate whrl,' he demanded protection
 The British consul at once reported the affair to London and Washin.. tm and the cables have been warm today with messages from AmbasSa Gur bring Rice to the London forci9l, office and with answers from the Eng l si government.
 What the contents of these mes