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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-02
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about ten months ago. | am 81
years of age and feel like 16-year.
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-02
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
LETTERS OF AckNowLEDeMENr

Frank Pardy of Norwich: thank yoi1 very much for the nice prize book you gave me entitled The Submarine Boys for the Flag. It is a very inter esting book.
 E. R. 9. of Attawaugan: have re- ceived the prize book you sent me, Mrs. Pinner's Little Girl, and like it very much. I thank you for 1t. l. Ella Kinder of Taftville: thank you very much for the prize book awarded me entitled The Meadow Brook Girls Across Country. I have read 1t and think it is very interesting.
 Eileen O. Kelley Of Versailles: re- ceived the prize book you sent me and thank you very much for 1t. I did not expect to win a prize.
 Annie Wi4yte of Wil1inantic: thank you very much for the nice book you sent me for Christmas. The words were easy and I could read it all my self.
 Lena M. Sayies of 1foosup: I thank you very much for the prize book you sent me. I have read 1t and find it very interesting.
 Dorothy Loer1is, of Lehznon--I thank you for the prize book you sent me appreciate 1t very, very much, be. cause l didn't expect it
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21

been brought to her from France and it's name WAS Rose. No one must touch that doll but herself; and she put on it's clothes and took them off three or four times a day. It was a great pet.
 There. Nas next door a small dog who did not like dolls at all. To be sure, he would play with them, but in a way that you would not like if you cared for your dolls.
 One day Grace left Rose on tho porch for a short time, and Pink found it out, and stole through the gate to the porch, and had a good romp with the fine French doll. How she did look when Pink got through with her! Just fit for the rag bag!
 But Grace had a new doll, that could talk and sing, and so she did not mind the loss of the old one quite so much But sine keeps a. sharp eye on Pink. Pink knows she does not like him and when he barl1Gs 1t sounds as if he says:
 "Crosspatci1; Crosspatch."
 ETTA McGRATH, Age Il.
 RozralYiNe
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Arrin in An Autameailn.

Early one ,aorraing a party Of us started for Boston. We didn't pass many houses the first seven or eight miles, but after TSe had gone about ten miles a tire blew out, much to our disappointment. This meant about 8 half hours delay.
 While the men were repairing the tire we found shady tree where we sat down and waited. If wasn't as tiresome as we supposed it would be because just then the queereSt look ing old farmer drove along. His wide sonSorero hat was pulled down over his head so far that only his luxuriant growth CT waiskers pro- truded. We judged that he must be chewing tobacco from the violent movement 1p and down of those same El1iskers.
 His seat was so low that his knees nearly reached his chin. Occasionally he spoke to his nag in q very endear- ing tons of voice. I don't remember the pet names, but they impressed me st the time.
 Our tire being fixed, ~e started on again. We were somewhat surprised to learn that we had been waiting nearly three quarters of an hour.
 ALICE F. EURRTLrs Age 7S.
 Stafford Springs
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Bruce and the Spider.

This Is my third letter. When l wrote my second letter I was discoJr- aged, but remembering the motto '@Try, try again." am writing my third let- ter.
 There are a good many stories who could bear the motto Try. try again." 7" One oS them is Bruce and the Spider. g
 Bruce vas leading his people against ths fierce Danes. He was forced to re- treat and fled for his life. On one of thesea occasions Bruce lied into the woods and found shelter in a. cave.
 While he was in the cave he watch ed a spider spin his web. The spider was trying to throw his web across the opening He tried once and twice. He didn't succeed either time.
 Bruce was thinking how he had tried twice to lead his people against the Danes, but had not succeeded.
 It was the same with the spider. He had tried twice and not succeeded, but the third time he Won.
 As Bruce thought it over he deter mined to try again. He did try again and drove the Danes from his coun- try.
 II is the same with me. have tried twice and not succeeded in getting a prize. But thinking Of these different stories, have decided to try again.
 DOROTHY MCCALL, Age Il.
 Leonard Bridge.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Lord seuthamnten.

You would think by his name that Lord Southampton was a big cat, but he wasn't, he was just little fat pussy cat fu4l of mischief, with & very large sense of his own importance; a nlischievous kitty. yet with the sweetest temper and the most low ing little heart cat could possibly possess without being an angel cat
 And Lord Southampton wasn't an angel cat-far from it. Only, as Miss Candace (liis young mistress. aged 10) said, you just couldn't help loving him and cuddling him in your arms and forgiving his naughty ways.
 Miss Candace insisted that Lord Southampton was pretty. But, pae- tween you and I. f1e wasn't Beautiful His fur wasn't nicely striped, the col oTs were put on in patches.
 Horace, Candace's brother, had once reduced his sister to tears by remark ing that on Lord Southampton's fur were all the colors of the rainbow mixed helter skelter. Of course, 1t was the remark Gas matter Of fact she shed only two tears) but the tender hearted little girl couldn't bear to have her kftten--heT own special, priv ate property-naade fun of
 Lord Southampton is dfgnifIed, stately name, but pussy never lived up to the dignity implied in his name. He was too fond of chasing his tail!
 Oh! the. ScTaPcs Lord SouthamDton fell intoi Twice he has had to suffer being washed. The first time was when the dining room was being pauered. A bowl of white paste was On the table and Lord Southampton naturally got up to investigate. Despite the fact that he had Just eaten Q full dinner he perched himself on the edge of the bowl, leaned forward to get just one taste, and alas! fell int
 
 and fished out Q. nlournfCl white pussy. At the end of an hour Lord South ainpton- was still more l1lournful for he had had to be washed in aoaoy warm water
 This should have taught him ?. 1ee- son. but evidently 1t didn't for about two weeks later he accidentally sat down on a sheet of fly paper. It was fifteen minutes before Miss Caudace could separate her cherished kitten from the paper and then she had to wash him again
 Once Miss Candace saw at T. friends house beautiful Angora cat. Just as soon as she reached home she went straight to the sofa where Lord South aInpton was taking a nap. The lite1e girl took her kitten up in her arms, pressing him tight against her heart, and whispered in his car:
 Perhaps you aren't quite as pret- ty outside as-as that striped old An gora. but you certainly are the pret- uest inside!''
 Now I wonder what little Candace meant by being pretty insideI Don't you think that she might have meant that Lord Southamptou's loving lit- tie ways and sweet temper fully made up for the fact that his fur was q bit ugly with its funny looking patch . eE of black and brownfsh yellow?
 CARRIE 4. PRATT Age fs.
 PoraHret Center
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Milk

Milk IS 2n almost white fluid. It has swedish taste and is not transparent.
 Milk is the best food for babies. Children ought to drink two glasses of milk a day.
 A1ilk Is cheap even at twelve cents a quart. One quart of milk is equal to seven pounds of lettuce, or eight eggs, and two pounds of potatoes.
 We should put milk in clean dishes. We should buy clean milk and keen 1t clean.
 Milk is perfect food because il has all the food clements in it.
 Milk is made of water which helms to make blood, ash which helps to make bones. casein, sugar and fat which furnish heat and energy.
 The dishes should be washed in warm water and then rinsed in boiling water and then drained before using again.
 Don't put warm milk with some cold milk. Don't leave the pitcher on the table without a cover because the flies will bs likely to get in. Dust also may get in if the pitcher is not GOV cred.
 MASON PARKER, Age il.
 Mansfield
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
UNCLE JEc'S TALK TO WIDE.
 AbYAkEa.

Uncle Jed had q very modest oou1- pIaint from a little girl the other day tkat she was sending in her third letter and had not seen one in print, but she had resolved to Try. try again"
 Uncle Jed read her third story, hop ing 1t would win q prize for she does splendid work. bus he found the sub ject vas one he had already had too many letters upon. and that enough had been printed already. He felt like writing this little Wide-Awake a private letter and telling her that the cause of her disappointment was her neglect to write about something she had experienced or enjoyed in life herself
 Uncle Jed then thought there were other little girls and boys who do good work who are disappointed and wondering why they have not seen their letters in print or won a book, vino are writing unacceptable letters instead or keeping tab upon the suc- cesSfuI letters and informing them selves what kind of a letter Is most likely to win.
 Now Uncle Jed hopes this little giri Hill sit right down and write a letter about her piays. CT her dolls. or her parties, or her pets. or her visits, OF what she sees in the streets or the fields or the woods that interest her
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
My Little Black. h.n.

once had a little Black Hen, when went to feed her she sat in my lap, and always ate out of a little red cup.
 In the barn one day I made her a nest, where she laid her eggs. I could tell when she laid it because l could hear her call.
 One day in winter it vas raining and showing. She was sod and cold, so l took her into the house. She played with my aunt's little baby. Sometimes scolded her for digging out my flowers.
 In summer one day began to save her eggs, then she matched out some little chickens for me. They were all black like their mother. Sine was very kind to them. She scolded them many times Q day for digging out my fioweSs
 I told her she dug my flowers, too!
 She said I know! but don't want them to learn
 think she was right.
 IRENE EONASEk, Age Il.
 West WilIi0v+0n
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
My Christmas Vacation.

As we had two weeks vacation for Christmas, my uncle wanted me to come and spend Christmas with him in Columbia The Wednesday evening be- fore Christmas he came after me As had to go to the Christmas enter tainnent at the church, he waited and visited with my father and grand mother.
 The entertainn1ent at the church consisted of speaking and singing. There WAS q Christmas tree loaded with presents which were passed to the children by Santa, Claus. He also passed candy to everyone.
 It was about half past 10 when I arrived home. As I had packed my suit case the day before, I was ready to start for Columbia I got warm and changed my dress. then Uncle AL bert and started for Columbia.
 It was rather long, cold ride to Columbia, but as my uncie's horse travels quite fast 1t didn't take long to get there. We were rather cold when we arrived, but my aunt had 8 good warm fire and we took off our wraps and soon got warm.
 The next day my aunt and uncle went to Wiliinautic, 60 I stayed home and kept house. They didn't get home until quite late, but I wasn't lonesome all the time they had been gone, be- cause my aunts little girl kept me corlp lpany.
 
 day, we all got up early I helped my aunt and uncle get dinner.
 We had dinner about 1 o'clock. It consisted ot two large roast chickens, potatoes. biscuits, cake, grapes, or anges, nuts, candy and many other things.
 In the evening Mfr. Brouseaus three girls came down to spend the evening My uncle played many records on his Ioi1onograpt After he had played a number of his Hour-ninute records, We went into the dining room.
 As my uncle's birthday comes Christ mas day, my aunt made him birth day cake. The cake was in the center of tho table and had 4o candies around the outside and seven in the middle of the cake for Cora Her birthday comes a few days before my uncle's, 90 they celebrated together Before the cake was cut each one was treated to can dy. oranges and nuts.
 After the luncheon was over we all went back into the sitting room and my uncIs played the rest of his four minute records on the photograph.
 Then tho Brouseau girls said they must go hcT1e, as it was 1 o'clock
 My uncle brought me home about 8 week after. When my uncle czS1e af- ter me I didn't want to go home with him, as didn't want to leave ara ndrna, but when 1t came time for him to go I toid him I Was not sorry I had spent my vacation with him.
 LEORA M. CARPENTER, Age 15.
 Iebanca.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
HELP NATURE HOLD
 YOUR HAIR CHARMS

FIuflness. even color, bri1liance and softness are the attributes of healthy hair. Nature requires only sensible cleanliness, especially freedom from dandruff, in exchange for hair beauty You help Nature most when you asa sist her by the best method, to safely make and keep perfectly clean healthy scalp. In washing the hair it is not advisable to use a nlakeshtft. but always use 8 preparation made for shampooins only. You can enjoy the best that is known for about three cents a shampoo by getting a. package of cantnroX from your druggist; dis. soive a teaspoonful in a cup of hot water and your shampoo is ready After it's use the hair dries rapidly with uniform color. Dandruff, excess oil and dirt are dissolved and entirely disappear. Your hair will be so fluff that it will look much heavier thar it is. It's Iustre and softness will also delight you, while the stimulated scalp gains the health which insures- hair growth.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Norwich
The School cEristmas Tree.

Dear Uncle Jed: Our school was to close on Wednesday, December 2S, and on Monday. December 2T. some of the big girls brought evergreen chains and red berries and decorated the school room
 During the morning while we were doing our rl1id-winter examinations. MT. Garrison. our supervisor. came and he said that we might have re- 7learsaI in school time. Two of the oldest boys and our neighhors went and got the Christmas tree.
 Tuesday morning while we were finishing our examinations the neigh bor brought the tree and left 1t outside and at recess we set it up in one corner of the school room.
 Just before We went home that night the teacher told us not to come to school too early for she was going to have the doors locked until nine o'clock.
 When we came in Wednesday morn ing we were surprised to see the Christmas tree full When the ciil- dren came they brought presents, and put them on the tree; and part of the time we rehearsed for our entertain n1e7t
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Education

We go to school so as to obtain a good education, then later in life we will ts9 either glad or sorry that we did or didn't work conscienti0usfy.
 IL depends upon how we work in school what kind Of men and women we will make when we STOW up. Those who don't study and work will grow up ignorant and will not oe of much use in the world. Then they will regret how they wasted their time in school. but it will be too late.
 There are many different ways to waste time, such as whispering and looking around the room. Many chill dren when they come into the class room, throw their books carelessly into the desk, then when the time for recitation comes they lose time looking for their books.
 Some Of fine ignorant class Of people blame their ignorance on the teacher, by saying when they were young they were not made to work, or that they couldn't understand fl.
 But these are only the ignorant. Those who spend their time well in school and study hard will bless their teacher.
 I think if is very good idea to work to try to enter high school, be- cause 1t makes the pupils work hard CT when they think of the work they have 10 do in the higher grades.
 Wishing you q Happy New Year,
 ALICE 5. PARTRIDE, Age 13
 JeWett City
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21

the return trip of iis famous boats voyage by steam up the Hudson river. At the time all Albany fiocked to the wharf to see the strange craft: but so tirnorous were they that few cared to board he~.
 One gentleman, however. not only boarded her, but sought out Fulton whom he found in the cabin, and tho following conversation took place:
 This is nIr. Fulton, suppose?''
 Yes, sir"
 DO you return to New York with
 we shall try to get back. e1z.''
 Have you any objection to my re- turning with you?'
 If you wish to take your chances with us, have no objection
 What is the fare?"
 After 9 moments hesitation, Fulton replied:
 Six doila1s!''
 hand he gazed at Ii a. long time and two biz tears rolled down his cheeks. Turning to the passenger. he said:
 Excuse me, sir, but this Is the first pecunlary reward l have received for ali my e1ertion in adapting steam to navigation. I would gladly conlInen- crate the occasion with a little dinner, but am too poor now even for that. If we meet again I trust 1t will not be the case
 The voyage terrn1nAted SdcCesSf ulIy. Four years later Fulton was sitting in the cabin of the C1errno1t, then called The North RiVer,=' when a gentleman entered.
 Fulton glanced at him and then sprang up and shook his hand It was his first passenger; and over a. pleas ant little 6lnner Fulton entertained his guest with the history Of his success and ended with saying that the first actual recognition of his usefulness to his fellownaen was the six dollars paid to him by his first passenger.
 THOMAS CORNELL. Age IS. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
The Fire.
Versailles

Jim Allen arrived at Bob Beans house after walking two miles along the hot country road. He peered into the window and found his companion reading Jim gave 2 soft quick knock on the window, but Bob caught him at the trick and opening the window asked him what he wanted.
 Hey, Bob, come on up on the 5rountain this afternoon and have some fun" said Jim
 ''Yes, I'll come in a minute re- piled Bob.
 Tn a few minutes he came out of the back door where he found Jim waiting for him. Soon they were marching along the road. They turn ed the bend in the road and Jim gave a cru. they could see smoke ruf1ng high into the air.
 The boys started off on a. run and they soon reached the scene of the fire. It was a house and the firen1en had come and were playing a stream of water upon it The flames were cheer fully licking the woodwork.
 So eager were the boys to have peo- pie learn of the fire that they scam peTed home. The news spread like lightning.
 RAY MOND WELDEN, Age II.
 WIliinlantic
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Mansfield.
ake the Lantern.

EarTy was sent on an errard one evening in the winter time. After giv- ing him his message his mother said, Be sure and take 9 lantern with you, Harry
 WI hat do I want with q. lantern ?'' said Harry. T know the way well enough" So he went without the lan- tern.
 Very soon. in crossing the road. he stumbled into q hole and wounded his leg, besides covering his clothes with mud. On his way hack he forgot that the fence was broken near the edse Of 2 raVine. and as he was g-rop- in@ his way along, he fell over the bank to the bottom of the ravine He did not break his limbs, as he might have done. He succeeded in getting out, and returned home covered with mud and bruises. The lantern would have saved him from all this.
 FRANK PARDY, Age IS.
 -3of-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
A Story For Children,

Dear Uncle Jed. heard of a sad event which hurt my feelings very much and I thought I would write about 1t 50 some of the young girla and boys who are interested in slid ing will be very careful how and where they slide.
 I itsTery bad when l heard of a little boy at the age of four who ask ed him mother if he could go out sliding. He was told to take care of himself and he said he would as most of our boys and girls promise.
 He went out of the house with q happy heart and went sliding on a low hill He was sliding and seenl- ed to be enjoying himself very much. He was sliding down the hill later but this time his happiness changed to sorrow for now he himself saw death before him, but couldn't save himself in any way, so he dashed right down under the wheels of q, car, which took from him an arm and d leg.
 He was at once taken to the hos pital where he died within three hours. hope the boys and girls who read this story will feel as I do, and I'm sure they will take care of them selves after this.
 MAX ZIEFF', Age II.
 -i..I,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
The Silkworm.

The silkSorn is like the caterpiI- lar in many respects. It feeds on the mulberry tree which is found mostly across the ocean.
 Their eggs are laid to the number Of 200 or 300 by q. single one. Or hatching they go through several moults. When they go through the fifth moult they are three inches long and are naked and q color of pale green.
 About thirty-six days after hatch ing they qpesin to make a. cocoon. or silk. The cocoons are yelloWish in color and about an inch long.
 The head of the sillworrn moves back and forth in such g, manner that the thread is wound in spiracles. The thread Is mile long.
 The thread is matted together by d gUn1ny substance. The silkWorlns die soon after this
 China, Japan, France and Italy are the leading silk producing countries in the world.
 FLOYD HILL, Age 10.
 Norwich