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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
Norwich.
George Washington.


 George Washington was born in q pretty country home of one story, con taining four rooms and an entrance hall on the 22d of February, 17S2. He was the first child of Mary and Angus tine Washington.
 When George was s years old the family removed from their Westmore land home to a large tract of land on the RappahannOck river, opposite Fredericksburg. It was not thickiy settled portion of Virginia at the time ana the Indians, though ostensibly friendly, were still q menace to the settlers. The conversation of the par ents, which their little son listened to with interest, was often on this sub feet and it was in this home that he first exhibited his strong liking for military life
 MT. Washington died at the age of 49 years, leaving his young wife the responsibility of raising the family and managing his affairs. George was then about II years old.
 Mrs. Washington permitted her son to spend his holidays at Mount Yer non with his brother Lawrence, and there he was brought into contact with mill tary men, naval officers and the captains of merchant vessels Thus George conceived the idea of going to sea.
 When the French and Indian war broke out George Washington received not only his mothers consent but ner blessing when he made known his de- sire to go. He soon after married and settled at Mount Vernon. while his mother remained on her own farm. But Washington was often a guest in his mothers house at Fredericksburg.
 When the War of the Revolution broke out, Washington, fearing hIs mother would not be safe on the farm. induced her to remove to q house in the city of Fredericksburg. where she afterward continued to reside.
 Washington was inaugurated presi- dent of the United States on the S0th of April, 17S9. At the close of his ad- ministration he retired to his Mount Vernon home.
 LILLIAN BREHAUT, Age Is.
 East Norwich, N. '.
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POETRY.
The World Smiles On.

ne NOFiQ 9Nni1cS OH A. Walter Utting, in New York Times.) Yesterday my kitty died Yet this morning by the side Of our house a song bird came, And it warbled just the same As it did before my loss; And the bushes just across From the barn sang when the breeze Struck their twigs; and all the trees Acted just as glad and gay AS they used to every day Fore my kitty diedi The gun Shined with brightness. Never one Seemed to know how much I cried Cause my pretty kitty died. How can all the world smile on When my precious one has gone? How can joy and happiness Still exist while my distress Seems to flood this great big earth? Can't they understand the worth %f my loss? Or can't they know Of the dreadful, awful blow That has fallen on my heartY Why. I thought myself a part Of the world; thought when sighed I would find that all had cried Yet the sun shines just the same As before my sorrow came!
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
Winners of Prize Rooxs.

1-Joseph Marx, of Norwich-Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants.
 2-GIsdys Newbury, of Norwich Billow Prairie
 S-Helen Nj. MeNamara, of Norwich Marjorie Banks.
 4William F. cushman, of Stoning- son-Up the F'orked River.
 5-Liilian Brehaut, of East Norwich. W. r., DuXbury Doings.
 6-ceIia GoIdstein, of Norwicil-The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
 7-katherine German, of Versailles Three Years in Glenwood.
 S-Fannie G. Brown, of Wi1limantic Peter and Polly in Winter.
 Winners of books living in the city may call at The Bulletin business of flee for them at any hour after 1 a. rn. on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
St. Joseph. on Lake Michigan.

Dear Uncle Jed: If ever you cross Lake Michigan. I think the prettiest place to stop at is St. Joseph. It IS situated in the southwestern part or Michigan. As soon as the steamer an chors and you go on land you are sur prised when told you have to go up many steep steps to be on a level with St Joseph.
 It has pretty groves long stretches of trees and many fruit trees. There is concert stand where musicians play every Sunday night Many open air restaurants are found and few moving picture houses. Many pretty cottages of wealthy Chicago people are to be seen along magnificent boule- wards.
 A few miles away from St Joseph is Benton Harbor. This is the city of the people called Israelites. They are very peculiar people,. It would sur prise you to sec men. women and chill dren go along the streets with long, streaming hair. They do not eat any = thing that is not a plant of nature and are very particular about what they eat. think if, you saw them you would think them very peculiar people.
 CELIA GOLDSTEIN, Age F.
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Georae Wsshinotoa.

George Washington's birthday Is February P. so I thought I would write to you about him.
 When his brother Lawrence went to the West Indies as a soldier, this made George want to be a soldier, too, so they played soldier at school. He taught the others how to march, and they had parades and fought bloodless battles
 When he was Il years old his father died.
 He was very fair in what he did, and when the other boys got into disputes they went to George for him to settle them.
 The scholars practiced jumping, to see who could jump the farthest. George jumped such long ways H ait you could hardly believe it possible. He could throw stones higher than any of the rest He studied surveying and writing, reading and arithmetic. He went to school until he was six teen years old.
 When he was sixteen, a man hired earn from fifteen to twenty dollars . day.
 In this way he got acquainted with the Indians and the country, and this was a good training for him when he became a soldier a little later in life.
 He died in 1799 when he was about sfxty-seven years old. He was first I in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen. He was called the Father of His , Country.
 FANNIE E. BROWN. Ag. 1os WilIimantic
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The Fire Escape Doc.

~Bilf' was as brave a worker as hfs master, Mir. Wood. He had been a fire escape dog in London for nine years, and he wore a silver collar for his faithful service. He would never let his master sleep too long, but awoke him so he would not be late How he told the time nobody knew.
 Bill was a very quiet dog, but when the fire alarm sounded he parked loudly. The men knew his call and hurried to hefp.
 When the lantern was lighted en dark nights Bill seized it between his teeth and ran on ahead of his master. He was always the first one to Yun up the ladder and dask into the smoky rooms He helped to find the people and to bring them out where 1t was safe.
 One time Mir. Wood and his conpan- ion. who were trying to get out Of burning house. lost their way The fire burned so hard and the smoke be- came so thick that they feared they seemed to understand what was the welcome sound to his poor master. He knew that Bill wanted him to fol- low: so the two men crawled aiona after the wise dog and soon came to . window. In this way brave Bill say ed the mems lives
 At another time Bill sa~-a sdear lff- tie kitten standing on the stairs of . burning house. The noble fellow hyr- rled along back of the kitten and chased it down step by step until the had it safe out of doors. How much good Bill did just by being faithful. ROBERT KRAUSS, Age 13. I-..
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The First Flag of the United States.
 A long time ago, when George Washington was leading our soldiers in war against England he felt that our country needed a flag.
 We must have flag" he said. "One flag for us all. The soldiers will fight better if we have it."
 So he talked the matter over with his advisers. and it was decided to have one. Washington drew a picture of the flag he wanted, one with stripes of red and white. But he knew that he must find some one to make this flag
 In Philadelphia there lived a young woman named Betsy Ross, who did a great deal of sewing. One day as she sat in her home, busy as usual, there came a tap at the door. She opened the door and there stood George Washington and other men. She in cited them in, and Washongton told her that they had come, hoping she would make d flag for them. He show ed her the paper with the flag, and they talked it over together
 So Betsy made the flag, sewing red and white cloth together, and making a field of blue with white stars. This was really the first flag of the United States of America
 The soldiers loved this flag and fol- lowed it in all their battles
 We have the same beautiful banner today and we love 1t, too. The col or mean to use what they meant 70 the soldiers long ago, for the red says
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
THE WIDE AW WAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

Whoever wants to play when work should be done is out of order and if care is not exercised out of respect and then out of favor.
 The live men of all ages have been busy boys who put play m It's place and kept it there. Washington and Lincoln and Garfield and Mckinley and Edison and Carnegie and Wanamaker were hust1ing boys; they worked, they studied and were upright in the af- fairs of life: they shrunk from no op- portunity to be of service to their em- ployers or their fellow men. Play with them was least, not greatest.
 What are the Wide-AwalSes going to be when they become men and women They cannot tell; but if they keep play second to work and always aim to increase their usefulness they will be pretty sure to become useIui. pro- gressfve and honorable men and wo- men.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
Pages Nine to Twelve

the robbery of the bank and murder of the policeman. It came out in all the papers and John obtained a position with a reliable firm. He was able to help his parents, and in time he and his brother established a small cloth ing establishment in New York
 Even now John tells the story of how he was vindicated from the terrible charges. He is married and often thinks of the days when known as No. A.
 WILLIAM F. CUSHMAN.
 StonfnctOn
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
A Winter Coueh.

A stubborn, annoying, depFsssinG cough hangs on, racks the body, weak ems the lungs, and often leads to ss- rious results. The first dose of DE- Kings New Discovery gives rslief. Henry D. Sanders, of Cavendish, Vt was threatened with consumption. af- ter having pneumonia He writes: "Dr. Kings New Discovery ought to be in every family; it is certainly the best of all medicines for coughs. colds or luns trouble" Good for children's coughs. Money back if not satisfied Price soc and s1.oo. At all druggists. H E. Buckien & Co., Philadelphia or St. Louis, or The Lee 6 osgood Co, Conn
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
Convict No. A4.


 Convict No. IA was summoned to the office of the prison warden. There he was given the papers making him once more a free man. He had been arrested and convicted of serious crime when he was 21 years old. Al and unable to furnish analibi, was sent to prison for five years. Now that ne was once more free he determined to find the real lawbreaker.
 His brother met him at the prison and together they went back to their humble little cottage. where they met his parents. Their parents, though poor were honest
 John Franklin, alias No. A. soon went to New York city. Here he hoped to find the man for whose crime he had been convicted.
 He tried for work in several places. but could not obtain it because he had been in prison. At last he obtained work around wharf. Here he asso- ciated with all kinds of low men.
 One day he was sitting beside pile of lumber when he heard two men talking. One voice he recognized as the voice of a desperate character named Dan White. Creeping up closer he heard parts of the conversation.
 II saw in the paper where that con Vict No. A was sent up for that bank robbery where you killed Policeman Manins. Hard on the poor fellow. but you couldn't have saved him without losing your own scalp"
 What! That youngster that was sent up from the country? What would he do if he knew where I was Let's see, his name was John Frank lin, wasn't ii?
 John listened to the conversation in amazement. Here was his man. Run ming softly. he hailed a policeman. To gether they captured the man. Thus John was freed of all connection with
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
The Potato Scab.

The potato scab is a rough appear ing mass on the skin that cuts its market value. It is caused by fun gus that is hard to get rid of It has been known to stay in the soil for SIX years Hot water will not kill 1t.
 The best way to treat It is to dis solve two ounces of pulverized corro- sive suDlimate in two gallons of water and let stand over night; then ada IS gallons of water and let it stand four or five hours.
 Then the potatoes may be dipped and planted.
 Corrosive sublimate is a. poison and the potatoes dipped in it should not be fed to stock.
 Formahn is another good method. It is used at the rate of eight ounces of formalin to Is gallons of water.
 Sulphur is a better method. Use sulphur at the rate of 300 pounds to the acre in open rows when the fun gus is already in the soil Roll seed potatoes in sulphur before planting.
 WALTER B. HATT1N, Age IA.
 Ht Hope.
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LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
The Birds.

My dear Uncle Jed: One day this week I began feeding the birds. There are many different kinds of birds that are gathering around here now. The names of the birds are chicadees. snow birds. bluejays, robins and the crows-
 I have enjoyed feeding them. I be- gan Wednesday to feed them and the birds have enjoyed their food, l am sure
 The next time I write I will tell you how many pet birds 1 have got and also their names.
 DORA DEGGIres.
 Willimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
Feel Miserabte7

Out of sorts. depressed, pain in the back-EIectric BitterS renews your health and strength. A guaranteed Liver and Kidney remedy. Money back if not satisfied. It completely cured Robert Madsen. of West Bur liugton, Iowa. who suffered from vir- uient liver trouble for eight months. After four doctors gave him up he took Electric Bitters and is now a well man. Get a bottle today; it will do the same for you. Keep in the house for all Iive< and kidney complaints. Perfectly safe and dependable. It's results will surprise you. Soc and S1.O0. H. E. Bucklen & Co, Phila- delphia or St. Louis. or The Lee q Osgood Co.,, Norwich, Conn.,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,

Helen Malone, of Providence-I re- eeived the prize book and thank you tor it. I have read it and found it very interesting.
 Catherine Murphy of Norwich: thank you very much for the prize book I won. The name is the Steel
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be brave, the white says be pure, and the blue says be true
 AUGUSTA SHERSHEVSKY. Norwich.
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Rules for Young Writers.

l. Nritc nlainly on one side of tine paper only, and number the pages. z. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 3. Short and pointed articles viii be given preference. Do not use ovef 250 words.
 4. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 s. Write your name. age and ad- dress plainly ot the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications to Un- cle Jed. Bulletin Office.
 Whatever you are-Be that!
 Whatever you say-Be true!
 Straightforwardly act,
 Be honest-in fact,
 Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26

Willinant
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected daily by Ernest Field

Good Middling Z II.
strict Middling Z 3-S.
Middling Z Ia.
Strict Low Middling 3-4.
Low Mildling 6 IA.
Staple Cotton, Nominal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14
ArmlCSS Chauffeur.

Crowds collected around the publ.
square Friday morning to see an arm
less wonder manipulating the steering
wheel of huge roadster automobile
The man was Frank T.. Either, Of New
York, and he claims that he is Che
only armless man in the world who
operates. drives and controls an auto
mobile. lie claims that he has attain
ed speed as high as 5S miles per
hour He is making tour OF the coun-
try in his car and earns his expenses
by selling post card pictures of him.
self. Quite an amusing feature Of his
visit was his introduction 20 Wins on
smith, Anderson county's armless
auditor, but Mir. Smith is convinced
that he could drive the car equally as
we'll as the New York man if he hau
q machine with u similar arrange
men: OF the steering wheol.-.Ander-
son Intelligoncer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14
QUEEN OF OHANGEBURG FAII,
Crowd at Annual County Event /,
Composed Of 5000 Persons.

Orangeburg. Nov. 1.-The Orange
burg county fair surpassed all at
tendance records today, when 5000
people PASSED through the fair gates
to- attend the best county fair iE South
Carolina. The big drawing card to-
day at the Orangeburg county fair
was the big automobile i1radc ana
ihc crpwnins of the queen Of the
fair
The parade began to move at Il
o'clock and tho queen was crowned
about midday at the fair groundS. The
parade passed through I;r"ughton,
Russell streets and Railroad avenue
To- the fair grounds. There were Owe,
100 automobiles in the parade. Tho
Orangeburg military band. fire depart,
mrnt aud either urSaaiHltiunS entered
the parade.
The queen Of the fair. Miss Ruth
I'olivcr of Oran%chur%. assembled her
throne in fr, mt "f the main grand
stand at the ,iir grounds. Thron%.
or people were seated nud SlandlnG
Jerome T.. MCMichacl was kine
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14
ALL SUBJECT TO TAX.
ouiidihg ana Loan Transactions Lila.
bic for War Rcycnuc.

washington, Nov. 11.-All trans.
actions Of building and loan associa.
iohs VIII be subject TO Il stamp tan
under the war revenue law, accordiDa
TO an opinion handed down today h,
solicitor Johnson OF the treasury. |,
IS said more than G,IOO associations
having nearly 100000 members and
handling annually about S1,75O.O0O
ooo VIII be affected. Unless the So
ncltors ruling is protested and re-
Nersed by higher authority. collcc-
'ions from the revenue bill may be
increased by this ta% to several mil
lion dollars in excess of the estimates
made by congress.
The opinion differs from that Of the
commissioner of internal revenue and
an assistant attorney general, who
interpreted the revenue tax law OF
1873. The language in both cases is
held by loan association officers to be
Identical. No opinion has been asked
III the present instance from the &C.
partment OF justice.
The language of the act follows:
That stock and bonds issued Dy
cooperative building and loan associa-
uons or companies that make loans
only to their shareholders Shall be ex-
empt from the tax herein provided"
Solicitor Johnson held that under
this provision loan associations have
no exemption except for their own
stock and bonds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14
NO DINNERS AT WHITE HOUSE,

Enlba arrassing Position Relieved
Some Diplomats Not Oh Speaking
Terms.
Washington, Nov. 11.--Thcrc will
be no official dinners and receptions
at tho White House this Year, it was
learned definitely tonight, because of
the death of Mrs. Wilson. The return
of Miss Margaret Wilson today from
q visit to her sister, Mrs +. y. Eayre,
at Williamstown, Mass. brought the
question to the forefront.
i;y abandoning formal dinners and
receptions for the season the president
has avoided what officials cay would
have been an embarrassing situation.
dinner and a reception always have
been given in honor of the diplomats,
corps. At present, however, represen-
tatives here Of Great Britain, France,
Russia and Japan are not on speak
ing terms with those OF Germany
Austro-Hungary and Turkey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14

State Cotton Warehouse Commits
sioner John l.. McLaurin, who has a
reputation as a ready letter writer, Is
displaying great energy In keeping
the warehouse proposition before the
public. II Is dcvoutly to be hoped
that his campaign of publicity will ac-
complish substantial results for the
betterment OF conditions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14
Augusta Cotton Market.

Augusta, Nov. 81 have just re-
turned from New York While there
| talked TO a number of bankers who
in the past have been accustomed to
lend money on various forms OF co.
ton warehouse receipts. IL. asking for
loans on cotton, l WAS told by two
different bankers that they had mon
ey which they would under ordinary
conditions let us have ON cotton but
that tins money had been pledged to
the ST Louis pool and that naturally
they could not lend direct ana throug h
the pool also. In other words, this
pool proposition which 50 far has ac-
complishcd nothing. is keeping us ii,
the moment from getting money in
stead of helping us to get it,
We want to call your attention to
the practical working of this plan
Which provides per cent interest ON
the money per annum and a > re!
Ccat. sinking fund to be set aside as
through the POOLS hands. Ills =: lcI
cent that will be set aside is not :,
per annum . per cent but Il fiat :: lcl
cent. Therefore il this sinking fund
AhoulG not be returned, and .io;ac OF Il
ui COurs" will not lc. the moncy
would cost if kept y months. pei
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14
GREECE MAY ENTER WAR.
Belief Growing That Che VIII Take
Field Against Turkey.

Washington, Nov. 11.-lTrom refer
cncc in Oilicia! messages that Greece
would lombard unfOrti:icd towns Oh
the Ottoman coast, the belief grew in
diplomatic circles today That the par
ropean war was becoming more prob
able.
Official advices from Bulgaria and
l.OCinania nave been mcaSre, AMI
there has been little light here on the
report that Russian diplomacy was en-
deavOring to persuade Servia to give
Bulgaria a section Of Macedonia as
"a boon for the latter's entry into the
war
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14

nut where ii Is to the interest of both
parties to make the undertaking a
success the cooperation that is essen
tial should be Forthcoming. AS soon
as the plan is developed more fully
1t will be explained to the public AMI
If 1t meets with favorable reception
the Retail Dealers Association will go
forward with it's efforts to establish
the market.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14
Runaway Deaf Mutcs Killed by Trail,

Salisbury, y. c., Nov. 1O.-Willie
Sawyer, aged II, and Claude Wade,
aged IS, deaf mute students at the
Deaf and Dumb Institute, at Morgan
ton, who had run away from the
school and were making their way to
their homes respectively at Green's
boro and High Point, were run down
and killed by an eastbound passenger
train near Hickory on the Southern
Railway.
The accident took place on a curve
and the engine was on the boys before
they or the engineer realized it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-14
A curb market for tho sale Of go

a curb market for tho sale of "oun-
trS produce. the establishment ot
which Is under consideration Oy the
Retail Dealers Association. would h"
q great thlnE for the farmers and for
tic housckccpers oc this city. i;CSu-
lar market days would hc established
tctlng truCE. butte. poul,ry. CGgg and
all other varieties 0f produce would
H. replaced ~ syHtcm that would
rave time and money ror both par,!cs
g. the transaction. u will he ucces-
rary To obtain the cooperation Of both
tue farmers ana Of the hOusckccpcrs
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