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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
Has Waged Fight for Years
Against Social Evil in Der.
lin and Stuttgart.
HAMPERED BY THE POLICE
Sister Of Mercy Has Rescued
Hundreds Of Children From
White Slave Agents.
Sssets' cs,-esssslssos ~ n, Don.

BERLIN. April 2s.-Sister Henrietta Ar.
endt. q Sister Of Mercy. IL again etirr,ns
up all Germany by her revelations regard
ing tho -Kinderhandel- or traff,c In chil.
dren. The trafi1o In children-ths BUYING
and selling. the giving away with or With
out some reimbursement for the mother -
Is declared by Sister Arendt TO be an an.
palling social evil In Germany. notwi,h-
standing the Government denials that
such trafic exists.
There is little doubt that Sister Arend.
has proved the existence Of child trsfho
In Germany. at least to some degree. The
large percentage Of Legitimate b!r.hs.
which In Berlin runs - high a. "a to u
per cent. OF the whole. makes this trsff,o
possible. Evidence Of II may be found
in the advertising columns Of the ne~s.
papers. where. under the guise Of 'adop.
ton. children are openly offered for price
Attired In the Rarb OF Sister Of Mercy
Sister Arendt. with her calm, pleasant.
nunlike face. looks anything but the social
reformer and terror Of the white Slassrs'
In Germany that she IL. For years che
'"" "soe' biu8io uhN0en
Even the police placed obstacles In her
way. Dressed as slatternly peasant
woman or disguised IN the hashy dre.s
and jewelry Of woman Of the streets.
she visits the worst brothels and dives
to md and rescue little white slaves
AS childless wealthy woman in search
of child 20 adopt she answers many ad.
vertisem ents where children are offered
for sale. To-day sne Is mother of
total ~ i,275 children whom she rescued.
adopted or bought She Ia more feart
by professional" dealers In white slaves
than the police. who do not regard Win
favor her incursions into this field N.i'hc.
have the police relished her revelation.
In her works. Little White Slave. Pa
1horny Path of Mercy" THE EXpori.
ences of II Police Matron,- "Pconln WAC
Have Lost the Path" and her "annuu! rrpor--
for 1919 on child traffic.
Sister Arendt Nas the first polio. inair.u
appointed In Germany. The idea SOS.
borrowed from America. She re~ir- /
IN 1905 from the Stuttgart policr, o..e-e
she had the title of police assistant. OIL,
devote her entire time 10 tight child nan ..
from che proceeds OF lectures ard t..
sale OF her books. together with an ooo..
sioDal donation of philanthrUpic p,r4uI -.
she has managed TO continue her cru-at.
Even the police arc beginning 10 char =.
their attitude toward her and ackroy, lodge
that she l. giving valuable assistance.
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WOMEN GARDENERS
SUCCEED IN ENGLAND
Seventeen Special Schools Now
Flourishing in Various
Parts Of Kingdom.
STUDENTS IN BIG DEMAND
Countess Of Warwick and Lady
WOlseley Founded and Fl
nanced First Institutions.
STUDENTS IN BIG DEMAND
ssscs, corrsspssd.,e. 70 TN an.

sSsctsi Correspondence to fns sus
LONDON. April 24.-The great number
Of superfuous women, throughout Eng
land means an almost overpowerins rush
for every profession or branch Of work
which opens hospitable doors to feminine
wage carriers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
Woman Fights Six Days to
Hold Her Husbands Post
Majors Widow Unaware of His Death, Repulses
Enemy in Persian Town After Terri
bic Suffering

and thress Major Gibson. however. had
not yet put in al appearance. but az had
no idea of wha, had happened ! was not
alarmed for his safety and fully expect ed
him TO return at nightfal. In the after
noon the Schneider gun "a gun which had
been sent for by Major Ohlson,. escorted
by Fifty mounted gendarmes. arris ed at
Bagh-i-Nazar and started a lombard ment
on the town.
For six davs and nights the tght con-
tinued almost necessarily. and | was dur
Ing that time unable TO disrobs and had
TO take what rest could In the room oeeu-
pied by the native o.rtcers. Many Of the
2endarmes were badly wounded. and I
hao to witness the terrible sufferinRs OF
these men awaiting surgical aid. I at
tended to them with the help of a native
surgeon and provided them with food
and saw to their comfort generally az best
could
The yelling and shouting Of our enemies
during the lulls In the firing, especially at
night. were terrifying and resembled more
the bowling Of wild beasts than anything
human Those oco upying positions near
the barra, k would scream threats at us,
such 40 When We get hold Of you We shall
gnaw the ,!esh from your bones
Provi.ions Exhausted.
our supplies became exhausted. and for
nearly two days va had TO subsist Amos.
entirely upon tea. one OF the native officers.
however. by a stratagem succeeded in sez-
ing quantity OF rice and meat. whio h
reao he'd us only just in time.
"On the NTH dag intense excitement was
aroused by the discovery that an attempt
WIS beng made to mine the barracks This
was detected by one OF the gendarmes. who
reported hearing sounds as of digging under
tho floor of a room in which he had been
sleeping. After the rsenforcement- had ar
rived the matter WAS inv estigatcd and IL was
found that our foes had tunnelled up to
within a few yards of the barrack wall from
"A caravanserai nearly 40 yards away"
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ISscioI cosvespeads~es to The Sen.

LONDON. April 2>--The following IL q
dramatic story-,old by the lady herself
OF womah's defence during six days fight
ing OF the gendarnerie barracks in Z Per-
sian town.
The woman Ia Nine. Gibson. widow OF
Major Gibson. commander OF the Persian
gendarmerie at ka2erun. and a poignant iu-
terest Ii added to her narrative by the fact
that While leading the defence of the bar
racks she was ignorant OF the death OF her
husband.
Major Gibson was killed on February IS
while attempting to lay u mine under the
gateway OF the fortified house OF Nasr
Diwan. kalantar OF hazerun.
Nasr Diwan had been suspected for some
time Of disioyaity and OF being the ring
leader OF an attack Oh kazerun at the end OF
November. After the death of their leader
the gendarmes were compelled TO retire TO
their fortified barracks. There they were
commanded by the widow OF Major Gibson.
Nine. Gibson relates In detail the circum-
stances leading up to her husbands dee
cision TO capture Sasr Di~an. and the ar-
rangements for the attack She proceeds
An eight Centim.ter gun was in readi-
ness TO take UP a position ON hill cons
handing the town. and ] was to await
orders from my husband and then pro-
coed with II to the place assigned.
Not long after my husband departure
We heard some shots being fired and sud-
denly We found ouTsel, ee surrounded and
botly attacked by the enemy The sud-
denness OF this attack led me to suspe,
cherry, The MaXims were By my or
ders carried onto the roof OF the barracks,
and from there We opened Il brisk fire ON
our assaiiants
Major Fails 10 hetura.
Shortly after this. and while the night
Ing was still III progress. tine men forming
the parties sent out for the capture of Nasr
Diwan returned to the barracks by tWos
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
Socialists Win In Buenos Ayr-s.

BuENos Aynrs. ADril 1.-THE Social
lists elected their eHtire ticket in the city
OF i'uenos Ayres, consisting OF six Ma
tionai Deputies. The Socialist vote po,led
was only about onc-thlrd OF the votes
cast. and had the Radicals and Onion
Civic party combined, AS they Intended.
enc Socialists would have lost
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22
ROWAN TREES.

Dear Uncle Jed:-While was walk ing, through the country I observed a beautiful young and very rare tree for Connecticut, and as far as I know there are only two in Norwich that bear fruit.
 One tree is on Laurel Hill avenue just beyond the schoolhouse, on the right side of the road in the lane leading to the Thermos Bottle Works. The other tree is in Yantic near the highway.
 They are rowan trees, or mountain ash. and have beautiful clusters of small white flowers in spring followed by red berries which are very sour and are in clusters and remain on the tree until late in fall. a
 Wide-Awakes can have great fun with the berries by running a pin through the center of the berry, insert pin or needle in the stem of a clay pipe, then by blowing through the bowl of the pipe the berry will dance all sorts of ways and will make any body laugh;, for their dancing Is more entertaining and wholesome than the tango or turkey-trot
 The tree is most deserving of culti- vation and study. MYRON J. ENGLAND. Norwich Town.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22
THE POOL

we were talking about the web worms" said Mrs. Blackbill Cuckoo, who had been brushing out her home preparatory to leaving by an early evening flight for the south to pass the winter. 'HThey are crawly set, any low. They even attempt to enter my rnxrow doorway and build a swing inE bed in one corner of my best room, lust because they know I am away
 If l was Farmer Coudet's or Farm CT F1scher,s boy do you know what would do? would get Grandpa Will son to teach me how to easily recog- nize these night providers in every stage of their life. Do I know? What a question. Haven't been after them ever since was able to work for my own support?
 s,Just as Farmer Churchill goes af- ter Buck Deer, or Madam Partridge, so I hunt these web worms as they arc good to eat as kid worms or as moths. No! Don't call them butter flies. That would be disgracing 8 family that takes great pride in the fact they salute Madam Natures lead ers-tile winds, the sunlight and others with their wings every time they aliSht. You never catch a member of either the Miller or Moth family do- ing that"
 Toad as he sat on large water lily leaf. Have you ever noticed how all these insect people in The Pool with out the aid cf sight, smell. feeling hearing or tasting, seem to know my object in being around. They must have g. sixth sense. Those ante1nea
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22

of theirs must be something wonder fu1. Did you ever watch them use them? I have many times as ar ranged my double tongue for instant use and then was disappointed. How they tap the ground. each antenna
 bent at the tip into an arc and inspired
 with continual vibration Every crack, mound or hollow is investigated
 with the Quivering threads Before
 they get in reach of the point of my
 tongue that has been recoated with
 paste in the back of my mouth, that
 insect has become alarmed by some
 peculiar piece of dirt, .or other object
 and stops coming to rummage every
 part of the object with increased agi
 tat1on. How the tips of those antennae
 mold themselXss to the form in the
 road. I hate to jump as there are others nearing me, but you must have seen 1t all. What makes them stop Can they smell my coat? (And that's not wart breeding. either.) If so, how do they scent? I never saw their noses, did you? Now
 Hold on there, MT. Toad. I do not Know how it is with your web worms cabbage worms and others like them but do know that I can smell" in- terrupted Mrs. H. Bee with a hun
 | So can I,' shouted Master Beetle You place 8 dead member of any 1 family gathered here where I cannot 1 see 1t, and I will soon have 1t baried
 It is the scent that calls me to my work as a grave digger, nothing else ; Well, what you say may be true sang the toad. but where is the nose 9 l GRANDFATHER. .LOWATER.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22

ates Of some school. yet took part with the vim of 1862 or earlier.
 It looked odd to see the Indians do their own policing. The force were proud of their wide pink and blue seshes, their big nickel stars and police belts, with the usual clubs.
 At this meeting came across an old Indian who immediately recognized in this old man with his gray beard and hair the beardless boy he had taught to never shoot at one pigeon but get several in a line and then use but lit tie shot and powder. He spoke to me in the Dakota language as he held out his hand. The nearly forgotten guttural tones, the way he grasped my hand and the sign of friendship made with the other hand according to a long forgotten local Indian society code recalled him to me.t
 We had to talk at first mostly in English but the long unused words soon came struggling back and by his help was able after awhile to answer. in his native tongue in a halting way.
 T. was no longer lonnely. Wives, grown up children and other friends were introduced. What a swapping of stories. Even a civil war camp fire could not equal this. What was said or recalled will do for other chapters and will be the better understood after this introduction.
 GRANDFATHER LOWATER-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22
lures theatre has long since returned

lures theatre has long since returned to his home.
 The farmers are locking after their stock, and the whole world seems to be aware of the approaching storm.
 The muffied ''Honk, Honk!" of auto mobiles tells one that the people are hastening homeward. We look at. the sea. The ship we saw but few moments ago Is wreck
 ed upon the distant coast, with many of its timbers scattered far and wide. Some poor souls are clinging to float l ing driftwood. and as we. listen we | hear Gas if to add to the melancholy
 scene) the ships orchestra playing Throw Out the Life Line. Once more and for the last time the scene changes. But. this time 1t is | the same as the first. | A little later the clouds begin to
 bedeck the now cloudless sky, and as
 an end to it all. the people of the will | lage stop work, and the small boy
 seeks the welcome fireside, and the
 si1very moon rules OCT the stiffness
 as though the drooping flowers. the
 sea, the sky, the forest and all crea-
 tion, are. at peace with the beautiful
 moon as queen.
 l DAVID CARLYLE. Age 12. I Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22
Barbarossa

Dear Uncle Jed: Many hundred years ago Germany had a great em- peror called Barbarossa. The name Barbarossa was given him because Uf his long red beard.
 When. he was already an old man, Barbarossa undertook journey to the Holy Land, taking with him one hundred and fifty thousand of his best soldiers. One day the great army had to cross broad river. The emperor, without waiting to dismount from his horse, plunged into the stream and was drowned.
 His broken-hearted soldiers carried the body back to Germany and placed it in deep cavern far up mountain side. The peasants even now point out the mouth of the cavern. They say that within it the emperor rests in an enchanted sleep. Once every hund- red years, so the story runs, Barbar- ossa wakens. He sends a dwarf to see if the ravens fly about the noun tain peak. If they are seen the em- peror sinks again into a century of sleep.
 Barbarossa sits, they say, leaning upon a great stone table through which has long red beard has grown, reaching the floor of his cavern and winding itself about the table. Thus he sleeps and waits for the happy hour when ravens shall no more fly about tie mountain. Then he will come forth with his knights and go back in great glory to Germany
 GRAZIALIA MARTIN, Age 10. PIainfieId
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22
Think ssfor. You Sneak.

The morning for the examination had arrived and Robert was sure he had the correct answers. He thought he had worked hard to get them.
 The teacher was preparing. to oues- tion the pupils and both Howard Binkly and Robert were anxious to answer. l-Fs- es Howard looked his paper over care fully to see if he could detect any mistakes. ~
 Robert, was too anxious to look his over. and was fairly jumping with anxiety. t'1-s 'Ssz
 What is the answer to the first ex- ample" asked the teacher.
 Robert arose and answered proc Sly The answer is $423.00."
 The teacher shook her head and turned Howard Binkly, Roberts friend. Binkly, who answered ''the answer is
 The teacher said. "correct'' and How ard was delighted t A
 The reason of Roberts. failure was that he had not reasoned enough ii, working the problem. While How ards success was due to his wisdom il, thinking before he put the answer down" on paper.
 MottoAThink before you speak
 WALTER GAVTGAN, Age F..
 Wiilimantic. .s.' 77s.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22

In the summer took him down to have a swim every day. l gave him Q bath twice a week.
 My other pet is cat. My cats name is Nabby. He is yellow and white. One day when my Grandma. was out doors she heard something meW: she looked around and saw a cat; she brought kitty in and gave her some milk After, she had drank her milk she euried up in a chair and went to sleep She did not seem to want to go away.
 We incurred if anybody had lost her. Nobody seemed to claim her, so she still is here. %ow We like our kitty so much we would not part with her
 Goodbye for this t-.Ile.
 EDWIN MAYNARD, Age 9.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE,
 AWAkES.

When you buy a banana for a. penny or two, do you ever think there was a day not so long ago when the ban ana was seldom seen in the market and dear.
 You would be surprised if you coufS see the settlements and railroads and steamships and men which it takes
 | to keep the New England markets sup piled with this fruit, which Is so cheap. Tn the long-ago we did not use to
 see the yellow bananas. The conmer-
 cial bananas were of a deep red, but
 I the quick means of getting the fruit
 | to market and the great demand and
 necessity for keeping it cheap brought l the yellow, or wild bananas, to market. | I saw somewhere that a million dol- 1 lars are invested in this business and
 l that thousands of men are employed.
 and that 150 miles of railroads had
 been built to bring the fruit to the shipping points, and that ocean steam CTS loaded with the fruit are always sailing the ocean between Central America and American ports; and the few pennies we spend for the fruit not only supports all of these people but is enriching a few.
 How does 1t? Because a little money buys lot of fruit in tropical coun- tries. once read of some travellers in Central Arperica who felt under obli- cations to a planter for favors done them and they ordered bunch of ban anas of him so he could feel paid for his trouble. He brought the bananas a half mile to their camp and charged them three cents for the bunch and then they felt they had been guilty of imposing upon good nature because they had compelled the friendly na- l tive to do so much for so little money. | Bananas and mahogany in the tropics are so plenty that like. apples and potatoes in some parts of this
 country thistfall. they cannot be given away. There are few people who know that one pound of bananas are as
 nourishfng for food as pound of
 meat from the 1oin, a pound of veal,
 or pound of black bass or bluefsh. The bananas we buy for a few cents
 support a great business-a business
 larger than you can imagine.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22
A Trip to Washington

Dear Uncle Jed: Great was my sur prise when home came my father and told me to prepare myself to go to, Washington with the Fourth Co, c. A. C., of New Bedford.
 We went to Fall River by special car and from Fall River to New Jer- sey by boat. and from there to Wash ington by train. When I landed in Washington 1t was very windy, so I boarded a car for the placerI was to stay at.
 When the day of the inauguration arrived another boy and I went to watch the parade and to see the press- dent and the rest of the people in slime.
 The suffragettes had a grand dis while others rode on horseback. s The leader looked very stern and bold About all one could hear and see was Votes for Women
 In the parade each flag was pro- tected on both sides by guards. It was fine to watch them march and to watch the horses keep step.
 The people would crowd in4 on the suffragettes and it made it hard for the horses ,t to walk without stepping on someone. But severy so far apart there came a policeman and the crowd had to move back when he came along.
 The day after the inauguration my father and went up to George Wash ington'ss home and saw the bed he died in and the stage coach he rode III when he was going anywhere.
 Besides that saw the harpischord and other things that were there
 The next day I climbed the Wash ington monument and went in the museum. In one room of the museum I saw Washington's suits that he wore in the war, and all the swords he ever had.
 Tn the afternonon we went to the mint and saw them make paper money.
 After staying a few days and, see ing the other places, came home and had great deal to tell my school mates.
 OLA BUTLER, Age il. New Bedford.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAKES.
cauuht in a Thunder stor,

SauSnt Tn Ihunder Storm.
 A new day had dawned. The sun which had begun to rise seemed like an immense red ball, as it made its way through the huge white clouds that adorned the surrounding heavens The reflection of the trees against the sun could be plainly seen, although a vapory mist hung carelessly every where. How beautiful everything was In the village below the farmers had risen but a few moments before and were preparing for the days work Far out at sea ship lay like an inn mense spot against the horizon.
 The blue sky above. the sun, and the beaautifu1 landscape laya before the rising sun. The sun rose high in the heavens in spite of the surrounding glory and now not only the farmers
 but the whole village had risen with it. A few birds floating across the sky also seemed to be born anew. and their cries broke the tireless silence A small lad, perhaps eight years of age, had been watching Mother Nature as she displayed this marvel ous scene, and glance at his youth full face was sufficient to have told one that he was country lad. and she is.
 The curtain drops and rises, the scene has changed. The sun is blot ted from sight by the gray clouds. Father Sun is caught in a thunder shower. The mist increases rapidly. sprinkles fine drops at the passerby: lthe drops increase; heavy shower draws near. the rumble of thunder is heard. far off in the distanct; it be- comes as dark night, the rumble sounds nearer. the rain increases and | it seems as if Thor is everywhere,
 flashing his mighty hammer; the light
 ming becomes zigzag and sharp. Lights in the village tell that the darkness has resided here as well as elsewhere. The small boy who was watching na-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-22
Tea in Russia.

In Russia they make tea with a samonar, which is a large rose-shaped urn of copper, brass, or sometimes silver Inside there is funnel of the same metal which Is. filled with little sticks and charcoal, just like @ nina ture fire. The water is put around this funnel and another bent piece of the metal is attached to the funnel and put outside the window to carry off all the smoke, and when all this has been done the urn is placed on the table with the water bubbling round a glow ing little fire.
 The lady of the house sits at the head of the table with towel, daintily embroidered at each end, laid across her knees. It is about two yards long but only IA or 15 inches wide. She proceeds to make tea in a little china teapot with, the water that is freshly boiling in the samovar. much as we are accustomed to make it, only weak CT. She then pours 1t into cups, or sometimes glasses in metal stands, in- to which pieces of lemon have previ- ously been put Each person is SUD- piled with a sweet cake in jam which they eat with a spoon. When the tea is handed around each person puts a piece of cake or jam into his mouth to sweeten his tea
 A brass, copper or silver basin is also placed upon the table, shing with all it's might, because 1t corresponds When another cup of tea Is requested the lady rinses the cup, spoon, and saucer by pouring water over it into with her towel, and then she pours an- other cup of tea YETTA LEVINE, Age H. Colchester