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Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-10
Oliver Wendell Holmes,

little boy he liked to hear stories about Indians. His father could tell them to him, as there had been many living near by when he was young.
 Oliver's grandmother was 8. very good woman. She knew how to take care of sick people, and was very kind.
 There was once a big snow storm. So much snow fell that the houses were almost buried in it. Grandmother Holmes heard of a woman living in a town near by who was very i'll. She nut on her snowshoes. climbed out of the second story window and went to take care of her. Two men went with her, carrying a long pole, and she took
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-10
MIME. TAFT
PAI,rJST AND CLAIRvoYAr

PALMIST ANU CLAIRVUfANT, is accurate and truthful. She can prove by hundreds of people right here that love, marriages. true or false friends. lost or stolen property, absent or spirit friends, brings peace and harmony to families in trouble, if they go by ner advice. She develops forces within and
 around you, gives you the power to re-
 move all obstacles. 34 Broadway, Nor
 wich. Conn. aug1Sd
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A Picnic at storrs.

Dear Uncle Jed:-Wednesday. Au-. gust 12, the bc-s arou.d here belong, ing to agricultural clubs had picnic at the Connecticut Agricultural Col-' lege. I belong to the Potato Club so. I went.
 We met about 9:3o and had base ball game at ten o'clock From 12: 30l to 1:30 we had dinner.
 We were throwing apples at one, another and threw them all over the place where we met. After dinner wel had to pick them up again.
 Then we had our business meeting
 After that we had a Potato racet Sack race and Seed-corn Storing con-i test. Then we ran around a piece. of land. After that we had rifle shoot ing contest. Each of US had five shots-7 There were over forty there. We had a good time At five we went home.
 EDWARD KUCHLE. Age II.
 Mansfield Centre.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-10
Baby TeIephenea Its Cry.

Probahly the youngest child habit uaily using a telephone is the four months old baby of the Platte Foul gere lighthouse. on the Island of Guernsey, in the English channel. This baby sleeps every fine day in it's car riage in the open air with a telephone transmitter at his side When he awakens and cries his mother hears the sound over the telephone In the house. Thus she is able to do her work and also listen for baby.s cry.
 LILLIAN BRBHAUT, Age 1e.
 East Norwich, N Y.
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THE WIDE AWAK CIRCLE
 BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

will live to know school years were short years. although they seemed to be very long. You should learn to spell we'll, to read well, to write well and to figure aecurately-these are the four things which will help you most in the affairs of life--key will make you competent and command for you
 the respect of others. Uncle Jed hopes all of the Wide
 Awakes will study hard and have good reports the whole year through.
 WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. l-Riehard ". Tobin. Jr., of Norwich --The Young Engineers of Colorado. 2-Nancy TetreauIt, of Versailles Makers Of Nations. 9Fannie Lathrop, of yantic--Lost in Nicaragua
 +susan Hattin, of Mt. Hepe--Aunt Marthaas Corner. Cupboard. 6-FIorence WFSte, of Wil1imantic- Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone 6-EmiIy c. Babeook, sOld Mystic Submarine Boys Lightning Cruise.
 7--Edith P. Foster, of North Frank : ,l1in-Submarine Boys for the Flag. s-Daisy Spauidins. of Southbridge Mass-Short Stories. Winners of books living in the city may call at The Bulletin business office for them any hour after 10 a. n on hThursday.
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when the mosquitoes do not bite more than the fish do.
 I know that you, Uncle Jed and all the Wide Awakes would enjoy this as much as do.
 DAISY sPAULDING, Age 15.
 Southbridge
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whatever you are-Be thatI Whatever you say--Be trues Straightfo-wardly act. Be honest-in fact.
 Be nobody else but you
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-10
A True Fairy Tale,

Do you know of the house
 Where ginger-snaps grow? Where tarts Tor us children March out in a row? Where wishing is having,
 Where--isn't it grand Just up in the garret
 Is real Fairy-iand? Where youngsters can caper
 And rornp and halloo, For they always do right,
 Whatever they do? You don't know. the house?
 Then oh dearv me, I'm sorry for you!
 Why. it's Grandma's, you see.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-10
Rulea for Youna Writers.

1. Write ,Iainly on one side of tns paper cnly. and numper the pages. q Use ,en and iak. not pencil.
 & Snort and pointed articles vii be given preference. Do not use ovei 250 wordA
 4. Original stories or letters only will be used
 &. Write your name. age aud ao dress plainly ot the bottom or the story.
 Address all communications to Un- cie Jed, Bulletin Ofhce.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-10

down pains and backache, and h ad h e ada ch e a good deal of the time and very little appetite.
 The pains were so bad that I used to sit right down on the floor and cryo be- cause it hurt me so and ! could not do any work at those times. An old wo-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-10

CT hears the reading classes before recess and the history classes after recess: then we have to study geogra. phy and grammar when it is time to 20 r~->e -
 like history. reading, spelling and geography.
 ARLENE PEARL, Age 10. .. Augusta. s4
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A Trip to Springfield.

~%i iTtP ID SPFbH9flel0s
 left Norwich at quarter of ten Friday. August 21, and arrived at W1llfmantic at quarter past eleven, left Willinantic at twenty minutes past and arrived at Hartford at twelve forty. had dinner at Hartford Af. ter dinner went to the state capital On the first floor were statues of Ma than Hale and George Washington, on the second floor were flags of the Civil war.
 I then left for Springfield, where we arrived at six-thirty. Among the many places went to the two I liked best were Mt. Tom and River side Park. Last year T. told you about Mt. Tom so will tell you about Riverside Park There is ferris wheel there. the Pan- anna Canal, a roly poly coaster the gigler. the frolic and the circle swing are some of the things. there.
 We left for home Friday, August 2S and arrived at quarter of five.
 FLOYD HILL. Age
 yffla
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Jim Crow.

Jim Crow. Jim Crow is a tame bird. When his master came home he would say Hello, papa!" He loved red and blue. When there was company he would spread out his wings and say: Come on! Come on!"
 Jim Crow would eat with the chick ems. If the chickens didn't eat fast he would get it all away from them. He would get some of the food and hide it. One day a dog came and hurt Jim We never had Jim Crow any more.
 SUSAN EATTIN, Age g. Mount Hope.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-10

Bets are now in order as to how1s long Mir. Carranza will continue toe occupy the national palace.-Charies- F ton News and Courier. ~,
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IN SUCH PAIN
 WOMAN CRIED
Suffered Everything Until Re stored to Health by Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vegeta-
 ble Compound.

Florence, So. Dakota. used to ba very sick every month with bearing
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My Trip to Pennaylvania.


 Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write and tell you about my trip to Pennsylvania
 l was not we'll so I went to Penn sylyania for my health
 We left New London about noon and arrived in Philadelphia about 6 o'clock. I stayed there a few days. While I~was. there went to the zoo and also went through the mint. left Philadelphia at 8 o'clock in the morning and got to nay uncle's about ? in the afternoon. My uncle lives on a large farm. used to feed the chickens every morning and help to bring home the cows in the evenin g. They have a horse 35 years old It was a colt when my papa was a lit- tie boy.
 One day my cousin took my picture on the horse. They think very much of 1t.
 I enjoyed my trip very much and was sorry when the time came for me to come home.
 EDNA MAY BALDWIN. Age io. TaftviIie
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TOWER
 VICTORIOUS 5

p of through heh Franco soon eL
 
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A Stitch in Time,

Ida, you had better mend your dress before you go in the woodss or the bushes will catch in that torn place and make it worse.''
 70 no, mother! I can't stop now. And I'll be real careful
 Away she ran. but soon returned for pin. for this afternoon
 Remember, if it gets torn badly, you must mend it all yourself" replied her mother.
 Yes answered Ida.
 Ida had been in the woods only a little while when a thorn bush clutch cd her dress. She, couldn't stop to work carefully; she pulled on her dress tears.
 She entered the house that night more slowly than she left it.
 My dress caught on an old thorn bush. and I couldn't get it off without tearing ever so many places" were
 "You should have worked very care fully and. slowly, if it was caught on such a bush"
 "The girls were all running away from me, So pulled 1t off as quick as could" said Ida.
 said her mother You'd better change your dress and begin at once You can mend some before dark
 Why can't wait until tomorrow I'm tired.'' -.
 You have put it off long. enough Ida Get your things and do a pari now"
 % dear! I wish we never had te seW." Ida. worked until she could see ne more, but still the dress wasn't fin ished. A. stitch in time saves nine. FRANK PARDY, Age 13.
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The Wood Crop.

The Wood Crop.
 The forests of the United States cover an area of about e99, 800 900 acres. This is about S5 per cent. of the surface of the United States.
 The white pine is found in the northeastern states as far as Minne- sota, and the yellow pine in the southern states.
 In the Mississippi valley is found the hard woods. such as oak. hickory, ash and gum trees
 Around the Rocky mountains is found the fir, cedar, hemlock. redwood, pine and sequoia.
 The settler, when in England. was told not to cut the trees, but when he came here there wasn't any room for houses, and he could not cultivate the soil. because there were so many trees. He had to cut them off.
 The Indians bothered the settler by hiding behind the trees.
 The forests are important because they furnish lumber for houses and make railroad ties.
 The preservation of fofests regulate the flow of streams. Harrison, Roose- welt and Cleveland established nation al forest reserves which our govern ment owns.
 This prevents floods and keeps the soil from washing away. The forests stop the wind for distance.
 In conservative numbering the peo- pie do not use the forests as a mine, but as a crop.
 EDWARD $. JACKSON, Age IS.
 Mansfield Center.
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UNCLE JEp's TALK. TO WIDE.
 ANAKES.

y. it's Grandma's, you see
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XVII.

There was a world of Mexicans IN
the plaza when Hooker rode down
through the town. Never, II seemed 20
him. had he seen so many or liked
them less.
To the handful Of Americans who
remained to mar the mill and mine.
they were, easily a hundred to one
and though their eyes were wide with
fear OF the imminent rebels, they had
an evil way of staring at him which
he did not relish.
Even at the hotel. where the Span
ish-Mexican aristocracy was massed
ten deep, he sensed the same feeling
OF yelled hostility and wondered vague
ly what 1t might portend. II Philip De
Lancey. for making love to a girl, was
drafted into the army, what would
happen to him II these people should
ever break loose? And did they have
the courage to do their worst?
He fingered around the door for a
while, hoping to meet Don Juan or
some American who would tell him
the news; then, disguised with every.
thing, he flung away and left them to
themselves. Fortuna was not a white
mans country-he could see that with.
out a ~diagram-but at the same time
he intended to hold his mine until he
could hear from Phil.
Let the tides Of in~surrection co,ne
and go, let the red.laggers take the
town and the federals take It hack
again-at the end he would still be-
found at the Eagle Tail, unless Phil
received his title to the mine.
As for Aragon, whose fine Italian
hand he perceived behind the sudden
taking of of Phil. let him make what
trades he would with the rurales and
Manuel del Rey. even to the giving OF
his daughters hand; but II taking nd.
vantage of the unsettled times, he
dared to try to steal their mine, then
there would be war to the knife.
1t Is a fine, comforting thing to be
single-minded and of one All
the rest of life is simplifed and or.
dered then, and a man knows when TO
raise his hand and when to hold 1t
back.
IN his letter Phil had said nothing
about their mine. but he was a Mexi.
can citizen still, and the mine was In
'(s name, Bud wal his pardner and
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CARRIER PIGEONS IN WAR,
First Used In Francn-Prusslan Con-
Met, and Their Value Has Since
Been Recognized.

The first wal in which pigeons were
used as messengers was the Franco.
Prussian, and the birds carried news
Into and out Of besieged Paris. A post
was established at Tours, and right
through the siege regular mails were
carried between Paris and Tours by
pigeons.
It Is not generally known that all
the armies and navies of the world
a fall back on official pigeons, If
necessary, and that the birds belong
ing to the British navy have their
official standing and numbers just an
the handymen have.
During the Boer war the British
army had its carrier-pigeon system.
The birds brought messages from all.
the towns beleaguered by the Boer in
vaders, and when Sir George Whites,
force was cooped up in Ladysmith
winged messengers carried several dis
patches from that gallant officer to the
men who were SLOWLY fighting their
way to his relief.
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the rOom-but for the love OF Hod, ten
me, where Is Phii?"
7 don't know" answered Bud. try.
ing to lower his big voice to a boudoir
s%oftness; "he Joined the rurales and
was ordered north-that's all l know
Yes, yes. to be sure; but haven't
you heard from him?"
She seemed to be all impatience TO
snatch his news and fly with It, but
Bud was in no such hurry. And 20
far was he from being q carpet knight
that he Immediately raised his voice
to It's normal bass. 1t was all right
for Phil and his kind TO talk BY signs
and whispers. but that was not his
style.
Not since he went away" he said.
He left me Q little note, then, Say.
ing"
Saying what?" she demanded
breathlessly.
Well, saying that he had enlisted
to keep from being executed, and
that's about ALL"
And not a word about met"
Yes" admitted Bud; ne said he'd
try to put up with ton account Of
you-and-"
"What!" she entreated. taking him
beseechingly by the coat.
WELL" stammered Hooker. shifting
MS leet and looking away, he told me
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was what he had expected, in a wav
and his code babe him keep his hands
on. But the next morning, when the
evil was either avoided or done. he
thrust his rifle into its sling and start.
ed for the town. At the Jail he halted
and gazed in through the windows
then he rode up to the hotel and asked
for Phil.
What? Have you not heard9"
clamored Don Juan. "Ah, II Is most
unfortunate--I would not have had q
happen for the world"
"What?" inquired Bud s~uccinctly
Why, the quarrel-the encounter
with Captain del Rey! did my best.
| assure you, to prevent It. for the
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"Rut I'm In Trouble Now!" She crieA
to kinder take care Of you-while he
was gone"
"Ah!" she breathed. still standing
close to him, land will you do IT."
Il reckon So" said Bud, If we havs
any trouble"
But I'm in trouble now!" she cried.
TN Watched can't get away-and
I'm afraid"
Afraid Of what?" he demanded.
"Of hint" she answered, her vcies
breaking; "of Manuel del Rey!"
WELL" replied Hooker bluntly, "I'vs
got nothing to do with that I can't
interfere in your love affairs-but II
they's war and they try to take the
town, you can count on me-"
"Oh, thank you." she said, bowinS
satirically. And DO you expect a
war?"
mot with that bunch Of hombres!"
returned Bud, waving a disparagins
hand toward the noise Of the shouting.
At this she broke down and laughed.
Evidently she was not 50 fearful Of
discovery after all,
you forget, sir" she said. shat ]
am a Mexican!"
Then, as he failed to show any signs
OF contrition. she changed her mood
again.
But wait!" she ran on, her eyes
flashing. Perhaps we are not 30 eager
to defend u government when We
have a new n every year. But If the
men who are gathering in Chihuahua
invade our country, you will find that
as Sonorans those men will fight to
the death.
"You laugh because you do not IN.
derstand. But why should we So
norans fight side by side with the
federals and rurales? Are they not
the soldiers Of Diaz, who have simply
changed to another master? That
Manuel del Rey was last year hunting
down Maderistas in the hills: nov he
is fighting for Madero! And tomor.
row? Who can say?"
She shrugged her shoulders scorn,
fully, and Hooker perceived that she
was in earnest In her dislike of the
dashing captain. but prudence warned
him to say nothing II he would escape
being drawn into the quarrel.
moi" she went on, after an expec
tant pause, let the rurales pursue
these bandits-they are hired for that
purpose! But II Orozco and Salaxar
join this ladron. Bernardo Bravo, ana
seek to capture our towns. then. Senior
Americana, you win see real war and
men fighting to the death! All. you
laugh again-you are a Texan and
Judge us Sonorans by the cowardly
Chihuahuans-but 1t is the truth. And
|. for one," she added naively. would
be almost glad to have war. Do you
know why? To see If you would really
mel"
She smiled. looking frankly into his
eyes, and Bud blushed to the roots OF
his hair, but once again he held his
peace.
fTo M C0NTTNyrYun
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The Land of Broken Promises
(cSynghL 1914 b. HrAnk A. Munsey)

ished! Even as he washed out tn
gold Pills mind wandered far away
back to the hotel where Gracia Ara
gon sat watching by the window.
Her hair vas the color Of gold, epul
fine and refined again; yes, 1t wa
worth more than this golden drosl
that he caught in the bottom OF hi
pan. And what was gold If he coulC
not have her?
He paused in his labor and a dreamy
smile parted his lips-then he broke
into a song:
sweet honey bee, be sweet 10 me,
MY heart Is free. but here's the key;
LOCK up the garden gate; honey. you
now I'll wait,
Under the rambler rose tree-ee.
once more he returned to his work,
humming nov the dulcet strains OF
The Merry Widow" and when Bud
came back from the cut it was to hear
a coon song:
Cos / want yer. me honey, yes, I want
80 ""H lu,
Cos l want yer, ma honey. yes I do!
so he labored and sang, until finally
the labor ceased, and then the song.
He went about other things, and other
thoughts. not 80 cheerful, filled his
mind.
Bud returned sadly to the company
OF the Yaqui and gave 1t up. Perhaps
his pardner had been right when, rid
ing out OF Aqua Negra, he had en-
larged upon the dangers OF Old Mex
leo, the land OF manan and broken
promises" Certainly his speech had
been prophetic In regard to dark-eyed
women; for, even as he had said,
nothing seemed to please them better
than to come between man and man.
1t was a madness, he felt sure--the
spell of the hot country, where the
women look out from behind barred
windows and men sing beneath their
balconies at midnight. Already 1t had
cost him HIS pardner-would 1t con-
quer his will us well and make him
his trust?
In his impotence the idea of some
perverse fate-some malign influence
which he had no contpol-was
with Hooker; yet when the
blow fell he vas not prepared for 1t.
I was the third day of their mining
md, with Amigo, he had been driving
nto the face Of the cliff.
Already their round Of holes was
the fuses cut, the charges set,
as he retreated before the blast
le noticed absently that Cruz Mendez
vas In camp. The shots followed, one
lfter another. and he counted them to
make sure there was no miss-fre-
hen he looked around and discovered
hat Phil a. gone.
Where Is Don Felipe?" he inquired
II Mendez, and that low-browed broth.
IT of the burro bowed fawningly be.
ore he replied.
He has gone to Fortuna" he said.
his face with a bath towel
which he wore about his neck.
And what for?" demanded Bud i'm
,er~atively,
Il don't know. senor," writhed Men.
Il brought him a letter"
Prom whom?"
Il don't know. 1t was given to me
~ Juana. the servant Of the Senorita
Aragon."
Ali" breathed Bud. and pretended
lot to be surprised.
We'll, let i'm go!" he said to him
elf. and went back into the mine. It
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SYNOPSIS.

bG4 Hooker and Phil Delaney are
'Eorced, owing to n revolution In Mexico.
20 give up their mining claim and return
90 The United States, In the border town
or S5aSosden bud meets Henry Kruger. n
Seaithy miner. who makes him a PROPOSE
uoG to return to Mexico to acquire title
u q very rich mine which kruger had
Down up when he found he had been
Sn~ated out OF the title by one Aragon.
Inc Mexican subsequently had spent a
HAEHe sum Of money In an unsuccessful
StteTnpt To relocate the vein and then al.
so~ed the land to revert for taxes Hook
or and DE IanCey arrive AT Fortuna. neai
Mn@re tho Eagle Tail mine IL located.
Trey engage Cruz Member to acquir the
cute Ter them and begin preliminary work.
AraSon accuses them Of jumping his
Siaifn- Hooker discovers that matrimon-
TAI management prevent Mendez from
acquiring n valid title. Phil. who has
o~~n paying attention 10 Grncia Aragon,
o~cidSs 10 turn Mexican and acquire the
xttle Araeon fails in his attempt TO drive
sneri on the claim. Rebels are reported
~ me vicinity. i rich vein Of gold IL
'sIHck and work on the mine Is stopped
until the title can be perfected, Phil Is
arrested by Manuel dei Rey, captain Of
me rnrnles and sutton Of G%racla's. He
y released on promise TO stay away from
ESrae1a.
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Poets Easy Time.

Mother-Do you mean to tell me
that your husband Is out half the
time until after midnight?
Daughter-More than half.
And you never scold?"
Never"
II am amazed"
= You forget that my husband IL o,
poet"
What Of that, pray?"
when he comes home early he al.
ways insists on reading his poems to,
me."-New York Weekly.
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Qualifying for the Race.

Qualifying for the Race.
who is the man who comes around
every day and spends two dollars on
the machine that tests your grip?a'
asked the boardwalk operator.
That's James Joshua Joshum, thu
well-known politician" replied the as
sistant. He's getting into shape for
his h~and-shaking campaign."-Washr
ington Star.
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Small Brother Whose sisters are
working for their girl guides an.
bulance badge)-"Come en-. here's q bit
Of luck for you. I've made Ruparts
nose hleed."-Punch.
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ElIll$

Guilt.
Commit a crime. and the. earth \
made OF glasS.-CUsEsaL