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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-28

Miss Gondola i~Ien~tcp has bought i cage
from the Tin Peddler in which Ia confnc
her pet iaybird. Cricket Hicks SAYS ii i,
the first time he has ever had the pleasure
Of seeing a jaybird in a rat trap.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-28

Among the new golfers for autumn
are crows wing blue. taupc. mouse gray
and 4 varied list nf greens, including
lhlrtlr and bottle green. very DARK in
shade. The favored materials for formal
tailored suits are silk >crgp~. hruadc'ptl
~ hair. and worslcd mixtures. velvet
and rather rich silks fail'c rlaSSiquc aud
satin Tctrazzini. which are combined
with broadcloth Of fine French serge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-28

The Young Mems Business League III
Waco u preparing for the last of its
summer trades trips. Eighteen towns
viii he visited. taking in Temple.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-28

New wells Cor fall are ia every size
from bits Of face wells of octagon or
hiadora mesh with dainty a%llovcr VT
border patterns To extraordinarily ng
motor veitS. with a daShing border of
black squares or dots. along each end.
ana blark 'beantr So Is adroitly placed
80 that they coine over the face when
the veil is adjusted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-28

municipal gan plant iu Holland IN ea
tr rting Illuminating ga- from Z mixture vf
peat and coal.
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Entered as se.ond class matter in the post
ONCE at Brownsville. Texas.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
POETRY.
Don't

It's don't edo this. and don't do that, r And don't you lrlln away, :, And 4dor.t you lose your Sunday hat, Don't have so much to say. , Don't fill your mouth so full of cake
 Don't cry before you're hurt, Don't play with that or 1t will break < And don't get in the dirt. < Nuw don't forget to be polite, K Don't asls. for. saH you see, With other little boys denat hgEt,
 Don't. try to climb a tree. s9..s Don't scamper up and down the stairs, = Don't sprawl upon the floor.
 Don't disarran6e the parfor chairs,
 Don't, filger-Enarik the door..s
 Don't run right in with muddy feet, A Don't jump upon the bed. . Don t1shrfek so, loud upon the street.
 Don't waste your buttered breac Don't speak unless yoHre spoken to Don't stone the nefghhor's cat, gDon't aver say. thing untrue,
 And don't do this or that
 It's tough to be boy of three. z 'ea4se "don'ts' is all you hear, 7 It's all that's ever said to me-
 When older folks are near, My pa, and ma and sister May, aN My aunts and uncles, too. ,. guess Sfflave newer iea-ned to say Y A solitary "dos
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
Little Bobbie's Pa
By WILLIAM F. KIRI

I asked Pa last nite what Medita- Ihtin men t-sa The teacher sed that eacll if us shud look up word and tell Ter about it in the next day at sl1onl, E the word she gaiy me was Medfta hun. only she dident spell it rite ot. she slip, she spelled it Meditation.
 Well, sed Pa, that is pritty harl word to give ] boy of yure age :. In not So sure that yure mother wud tnew the word if you asked her to ex,- 5laisl If.
 !: Indeed, sed Ma. We'll, Robbie, let fure father explain it Is he is So wise, after he has got the word all bur- lied up will set you rite
 Meditashun, sed Pa, is thought. I: neens the process of setting down sl1Inware & lfefiAcfesng on the queer htngs In stl1is life; such as aobhie .pirfs & the Lame Duck dance Wich lew York societY has taken up. fl nesns thinIxtng: deeI. thinking.
 Thai is what thought. told Pa i.herd a. old farmer saving last mite ven he was setting in front Of the frocefy. store that he was meditating { or course, PaaAed, there is difeerenl iEArfds of nleditating. Now, that old hrrners wasent meditstifag, en,fa to nakez his he'd aaSe.s have offen notisel f.ytiiager setting On a barrel in a gro cry store & locking at a ripe puJakln fe viii look at that pankin for a houl k look wise. tAnybody wud think he ras lost in thought. Pa sed, but If hs Ner had thought he wud fall oA he barrel That naeditating simply heenss tha4=.t the man ia too lazy t. Q home 2. do the chores. sed Pa- Thai DIT did q Socrates & the otf.cr wist eays. Tnay thought. & tllay though
 Can you mediate? I asked Pa,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28

Oh, certingiy, sed Pa. Meditating isent hard job for a trained mind.
 It is jest lite morning exercise for a man like me. Only weak or urtraines5
 minds find trubbie meditating. & cthey newer try it much anyway.
 A woman. newer rcely meditates, Pa sed- A woman mite start, but she
 Wnddent git far. If she started to meditating on the number of planet \
 Tn the universe, she wud finish 5y me6 : l Hating on the number of ya-are in a tailored sute. Wimmen's minds is so
 nimbIe and alert, Pa sed, that they cannot keep the foad. They bound
 acre & there like so many frightened l rappfts. While the master mind Of a man will talk up a subject e follow
 1e thru to a 4ogfcH eonciusson:: DO | faalk myself cteer to you B0bhae3s
 1 Not vary, toafd Pa think Ma Is Jest as smart as youeare wen i+ cunis to thinking & think she spencs nioar of her time thinking. She helped rIe to think out ten problems last -,fse vva,, you was at the lodge G. then had d piece Of her mind left to give you wen I you came hoam singing Wen the Hnrs l vest Days Are Over Jessie Deer.
 sI did sing a. Mttei last mite. sed Pa. but that was recreashun for me. affeT
 hard day oY rneditash,1n. TkeEe Ia nothing that fresherls up a rneiffaftsr
 as much. as singing. Pa. aed. After fe has sung a few simpei ballads at rifte
 he can start rite out meditAting tsic EHext morning jest as if he waaenf Hired lsthe day, beefoar. s,.ssg -
 That Is avery careful expIar ashua
 sed Ma. but wen you were singing lae,
 nyseif. If yoa sing sing mex next .tt.sasssss ttme YOU cum hoarn from lodge you will hnrs to change lodges. Mediate on thai awhile, sed Ma s.s ..
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
JINGLE JEp's. TALK TO WIDE = AWAkEs,

? This week we have a Brehaut page because these industrious sister Wide Awakes do their work so we'll and with a persistent impulse we can only make use ofstheir letters by honoring them with "a full page and fhfs does not begin to exhaust the letters Uncle 2 led has on hand from them. K <. During the years they have critten To the Circle they have seldom let a week pass without mailing to this department from two to sivN ,etters. with never B blot, seldom a nisspeIied word and a variety of subjects which bespeak for them industrious researeh and keen perception and faithful and EeaIeus application.
 2 sTh6s prize books have not been their sole inspiration. for there is 10 doubt they enjoy study and have cultivated sife neat and correct habit which marks heir work.
 t IL affords Uncle lied pleasure to nenor them with the use of the f.sl, page this week and it is the second time they have been thus favored.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28

Tuesday. being Colun5bus day, and
 a legal holiday, I thought it would be interesting to write brief history
 of Christopher Columbus.
 Christopher Columbus. $ born i1
 Genoa, was supplied by Ferdinand and Isabella king and queen Of Spain, with
 three small vessels, the Nina" Pin
 ia" and Santa Maria, ns for as voyage
 of discoyefy. These were manned by
 90 sailors and carried. 30 noblemen and priests. The e latter vessel was the largest. < <~-ss ss L-.t. 4,y-- When the ships were finally ready
 Columbus set sail from -Palos, Spain ! August B. 1492, and on; October qi2 ot [ the same year he, landed at san Sal yador, one of the Bahama islands 'ei l the West, Indies. The natives who docked to the shore to meet him WeIe naked sayages; tan, straight. copper eolored, with high cheek bones ano ! straight black hair. Columbus; think ing that he had reached India, named them Indians If Columbus had not been unusu ally persevering he would never have
 succeeded in securing vessels and crews for his voyage of discovery. 4 less resolute man, set out Son sucll4 j: i voyage, would have soon returned tlis- heaftened. but like many good Amer fcan citizens he persevered. |, LILLIAN NJ: BREEAUT.s " y.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
My Flower Gardens.

I have four flower gardens, which I take care cf- These gardens, which are on our front lawn. are very sman but they are pretty. I enjoy wedding and watering them. as I am fond of flowers. We have two pretty dog wood trees. which bloom early in the spring. on our lawn: and have made a garden around each of them and in them I set out pansy plants, a week ago. These plants, when set out. were very young but they have grown rap- idly and now most of them are in bloom. They have purple. blue, yell low and mixed color blossoms.
 There is also another pansy garden along the side of our cement walk which I keep weeded. I did not set out plants in this garden. but they came up themselves as there were seeds dropped there from last year'a plants.
 I have also a small square flower garden with stock planted in it. The stock is now in bloom and some blos- soms are dark pink while others are
 LILLIAN Nj. BREHAUT. East Norwich, N. r.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
An Afternoon Out.

Last Saturday my sister and I and another girl were invited to speRd the afternoon with two of our friends We met at our friends about two o'clock and went into their parior and play ed finch.
 The game lasted more than halt an hour so instead of playing anothez one of the girls played a great mann pieces on the piano Then she play ed some familiar pieces lilSo we sans ot our high sckool,. so we all joined In singing -
 We had some Fefreshments and as 1t was getting cooler out of doors. we played croQnet We played three garnez and then the girls wanteo to have A Nttle fun so they decided to riay Follow w-the-Leader" We were all arranged in a row accord- ing to our height. the tallest girl talk Ing the lead. We were all sorry when eYeufng came as we enjoyed ourselves so much. but we will meet ag2in soon as ny sister and I, are. to enter tain our friends on Tuesday or We'd
 LILLIAN M:BREHKUr. K East Norwich, N. r. L
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
LgrrElIRs or AckNoWlIEpeMgNT.

. -
 Josephine Rerovieka, of West Will Hngton-I thank you very much for the book entitled The Blusbird and Other Stories Of France, received Thursday, Oct. 14. -- Mary A.. Burriil, of Stafford Springs r-Thank you very much for the nice prize book you sent me. r started to read 1t and, fhinkft is a. good story. The name of itsElsdJacl of the Pony Express.
 s Miidred E. White, of starori Springs--I thank pou very much for the prize book you sent me. It Is very pretty.
 = Christine Reebe, Of Storrs-I received my prize book and thank you for it.
 Julia cryan, of Newark. N J. I received tlae book, Ruth Fielding a. z Snow. Camp, and have read 1t through. rfsenjeyed itsyefy much and think Ruth was a very brave girl as she did so many couragsous acts ::
 Lillian M. Rrehaat, of East Nor swicsi, x. Y.-I have just finished read ing my sisters last prize book and I found it very interesting. It was about different tribes of indians and other interesting adventures SO that Is why I liked it. =. L greatly appreciate the prize boois which received last week. Istarte6i : village and T found 1t so Interesting that finished it the. same day :. wish to- thank you for 1t
 s Jessie Brehaus of East Norwich, N
 Y.: Thank you for my prize bool which received this morning entitled
 Tom Taylor at West Point. It is vers Interesting.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
A eendoIa Fire Enaina.

The public thoroughfares of Venice are canals instead of streets, motor driven or horse-driven fire apparatus has no place, and as yet the govern ment of that Itnlian city has not seen the necessity of such up-to-date ap- paratus as the American type of fire boat Consequently the Venetian fire department Is compose1 in the main of gondolas, provided with hand pumps.
 The gondolas are driven through tho water by means of long oars or sweepE. operated Nby the men. When the fire is reached. two of the crew work the pump. which draws the wa. ter up from under the boat. and the third member holds the nozzle and di- rects the stream. The water can be thrown as high as the second story of building.
 Fires in Venice. however. are few and far between. owing to the stone construction of the buildings.
 JESSIE L. .BREHAUT. East Norwich, N r.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
Lonely c.the-ir..

Little Catherine lived alone with her aunt on a high mountain. Few persons ever came to see them, and Catherine was often veFy lonely. Catherine help ed her aunt In many ways, but after her work was done she had no one to play with; so she would go out on the mountain and gather flowers and mosses and pretty stones. and watch the birds and butterflies.
 There she often met goat jumping about from rock to rock. He had two horns. a long beard and q coat of black hair that was long and glossy.
 She wanted to make friends with him. but he was timid and shy. and would not let her come neMr to him. Che day she took with her in her pocket a piece of bread and fed 1t to the goat. She had to throw ft to him at first as he would not come near enough to eat from her hand
 After a few days he became quite tame and would eat from her hand and let her stroke his glossy coat At last he was won by her kindnoss and be- came e great friend
 JESSIE BREHAUT. East Norwich. N: Y. LN
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28

hot Warm. and cool-ean- be distin- euished- The lower hot belt Is cov- cred with dense forests. producinE CO., cocoanufs. rubber mahogany. bananas, rineapples. an dothcr fruilz.
 Cotton is grown in the lower grounds, and cocoa on the shiH slopez. The temperate lands are also fcrested but the drier parts are krassIands where cattle are kept.
 Coffee and tobacco are grown in the warm gone
 In the cool lands. wheat and PotA- toes are grown
 The west Is the cultivated and mosi popnious side. The Panama isthnus Is more thar forty miles wide. and across ft a great ship canal has been constructed join ing the Atlantic to the Paciie LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. East Norwich N r.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
Earning Money.

Two little boys. RolIo and James. had two little wheelbarrows- and wheeled stones in them for one cent a load The man they worked for was Rollo's father ..--
 When RoIlo's father counted up the loads. he found that he owed Roilo 23 cents and James only 21 cents. The reason Rollo had earned more money was because James had stopped to rest while Roflo went on wheeling.
 James was sorry he had not got as many cents as Rollo, SO Rolle said: T will gfve you two of my cents, and then shall have only 21 cents like you"
 Yes. but then shall have more, = said James. If you give me two, I saaA have 4s" The boys were puzzled over this. but Rollo's mother said: -Rollo, suppose you give James ones, then you will each have the same"
 The boys wondered they had ont thought of it before
 LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. East Norwich, N. Y,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
sToRiEs WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkEs.

Perhaps some of the Wfde-Awaases already know how 10 play these games that I am going to write about but ! am writing them for the bsnef1t of those who do not.
 ! The game Is started by the leader saying what he has planted and what it came uD,a the two articles having some humorous or punntffg meaning. The article planted may be of any deseriaption, animal, vegetable or fniai- eral but must come upras plants oi
 Leader-T planted my, oversnoe. and 1t came up rubber. s
 First Piayer-A planted n ,wf6ow land she came up weeds. Second Rlayer- planted a battle and there came up flags.
 Third PiayeFI planted eggs and they came up cifielxweed.
 Fourth PIayer--f p9anted Carlo ard he came up dogweed Fifth PlayerI planted d fast young man and he came up wild cats. 4 gentIity and one plant will sugge5l another, often giving occasion Ial some real wit and merrtfnent, My Ladys Toiiet- Give easn afs tn, company the name of some article o dress Place chairs for all playefz seated. The one remaining stapdins says: -z.,-.is--
 My lady.s up and wants her shoes.i sitting down directly. If anyone does not rise as called sh, must pay a forfeit. -. Sometimes she says:
 My lady wants her whole toilet, then everyone must jump up an, change chairs, and if there is a chai | too few, Of course, 1t occasions scramble and whoever Is left standin. must be tady's maid and caH to t!i others, as before.
 useful to those who are plauning t # have a. little Ha1ioweg en party. = :. 2 I JESSIEs BREf1AU UT.
 East Norwich, N. Y
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE BOYS AND GIRLs DEpARTMEET
RaIss. tor Young writsrs.

ss 1. Nsrite plainly on one side of the
 paper only apdfznunaber the pages. " 2 Use pen and ink, not pencil z'is B. Short and pointed articles will 7 be given preferench. Do not use over
 $50 words .si yss .t.e Original stories or letters only
 Twill be used. s- l. Write yonr name. aga and ad- z dFesa plainly sat the bottom Of tha ! atoEyss 5st s5a
 Address all consnanicasions to Uncle Jed RlliteGin g0faees
 at7f Whatever you aFe-Re that! .1 zai WhateH6r you say-He trues . sfzsS StraikaE EfeFwardly act Be hoaest-in fact, Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
An Ex.ltsd camplna Partr.

"Oh. Edith" shouted Alice as she came trimming up the road. mother said that I may so camping fl Ruth and you can accompany me Do run along and tell Ruth and ask your mothers If they are willing"
 In less than ton minutes Alice goa her answer. for they could go.
 All the rest of that day was spent tn making preparations. fer the ht- t1e party were to leave early the fol-
 Aiice's brother. Tom. was to drive them to the seashore. The girls were ready the next morn ing nt seven o'clock. for they were ex- selves. All sorts ef fun did they i'm tend to have.
 Tom had the wagon ready loaded with supplies and the tents. Thes | jumped up ard were soon on thefi way They arrived at their destina. tion at half past ten and after Ton had unloaded the wagon and tied tn, horse in the shade, he started to pitci the tent after. having found suitabI' locaficn.- One tent was pitched anG some of the supplies unpacked read, | for dinner
 Their first meal was very pleasant | It was lovely to sit in the tent ant dine, while one could look out at tn | silvery ocean. dotted with sailing yes | sels. row boats and motor boats. man could be seen in the distanc 1 catching fish and he had good luck. Q | it made them eager to try.
 At four o'clock the tents were al furnished and everything in order 8 | Tom drove home again. The girl felt tired after having made their bed
 and cooked supper so they decided |
 sleep so that they could rise early. They had an early brealxfast ne1
 morning and went out for a bat
 Then they took their row boat an
 fishing tackle and having a goo
 catch supplied them with food fc
 dinner They were very sorry whe
 they had to go home.
 LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. East Norwich, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
The sunbeams.

The sun was up. The sky in the east had told that 1t was on the way, for 1t had turned red and gold as it came near. And now it looked down on the earth. and there was a new day. It sent out its beams to wake all things from sleep.
 A beam came to the little birds in the trees, and they all rose at once. flew about. and sang as loud as they could.
 Then & beam came to the rabbit and awo!xe her. and she gave her eyes a rub. then ran out of the woods into the green field to eat the fresh grass.
 A third beam came to the henhouss. and the rooster Tapped his wings and crowed. and all the hens flew down from their perch and ran out into the yard to get what they could to eat. Now came a beam to the bee hive. and the bee crept out, rubbed his wings and flew to the fields to drink honey of the flowers which bad just awakened. . The last beam came to the bed of a boy too fond of sleep and awoke him, but he would not arise. He hid his l lace from it as he turned to the wall. So he went to sleep once more, thouxf, all the animals were up and at their work
 Motto: The early bird catches the worm"
 LILLIAN M. RREHAUr. East Norwich. N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
What Lillian Saw In New YorI

Last Monday. when I was in New York city, I,>walked along a side street from Sixth to Lexington avenue and I passed Huyler's building.
 This building is very large and and many people are employed to do the work. There were some men out s.de loading the automobiles with large boxes. These large boxes were packed with the ordinary size choco- late boxes, and perhaps other differ ent sizes.
 Everything must be kept in a sani- tary condition in the interior of this building. as from the outside anyoAs glancing up at the open windows, could see great many women wear ing all white. They had white dress es, aprons and little caps. 1 was quite surprised to see them. They were all busy filling the chocolate boxes
 4 little farther on from Huyler's building. I saw a small Shetland pony hnrnessed to a large express wagon and I felt very sorry for the pony as I don't think it Is right to make them do heavy work
 My sister and I have our own little white pony yet and he is strong, but we would not think of making him work.
 LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. Eagt Norwich "
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
R..dinu.

There was never a time in the his- tory of the world when books were co plentlful as they are today. Long ases ago the wiBe man exclaimed:
 of making many books there Is no end" What would he have said f he had lived in our timer Each day fresh volumes arc Issued. and the rrIntinF presses are bury from morn
 A very large proportion of modern books are especially intended for the young folks. What with school books. volumes of story and adventure. the boys and girls of this generation are they certainly ought to be thankful
 But. what about readtnE7 It is one thing to have book and another thing altogether to read 1t For ex- ample. a boy has found . new book amongst the presents handed to him on his birthday. He seems very pleas nue open. before him In turn tng over It's pages something es- tracts him. and he reads part ef q chapter Then he examines the pic tHres. and scans paragraph here and there. He acts in a similar fashion on two or three other occaslons. and then the book gets put away on . shelf perhaps forgotten altogether.
 | Now. wuuld you say that he had read that book He has scarcely done more than glanced at it. There car | be no doubt there is very much O. what may be called @akinmtnG oI kscanning of books in these daya
 Some children have far too man. books given them; 1t would be better to have fewer. and to mako good uss | JE@ETE L. RRUFFArTT