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Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
A Swarm OF Bees,

Dear Uncle Jed: I "; IL write and tell
you what good luck I Lad a few days
ago. My mother was away that day
and l was all alone keeping house. so
in the afternoon 1 had some sewing to
do and so l sat sewing with the sew
ing machine in front OF the window
The window was up with the screen
in, and as l was running the machine,
all of a sudden l looked up and there
was great swarm Of bees at the
window. The window Was q cloud OF
bees / ran out in the lot where my
father was and told him that there
was a swarm Of bees that wanted to
get in through the screen, so he came
down and we took some pans and
drUmmed on them and rang the din
ner bell and they left the window and
lit on an apple tree nearby; then faith
er fixed the hive out there under the
swarm on a table and they began to
light and go in 1t was a large swarm
and they began to light on the outside
OF the hive. Father wondered why
they didn't go in so ne took off the
cover of the hive and il was full.
swarm was so big. So father got a
super and put on top. ard il was no
time hardly before the bees were all
inside and seemed to he contented as
could be in their new home, and when
it came dark my father and brother
fixed a place out under a tree to set
the hive on, then they took them down
off the table and moved them and the
next morning they began to work and
they are still there and are very busy
little bees.
/ enjoy WATCHING them and seeing
them come with los DIS of stuff to make
the honey with. l can go right up
close to their hive and they won't
sting me. I think they are very
friendly bees and we hope they viii
do well this winter: and perhaps they
will make US some honey next sum-
mer.
LUCY \. CARTER, Age IS.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
POETRY.
AN lINFANTILE PHILOSOPHER.

By JAKE H HARRISON.
"Oh mamma. 90 you love your Dot
My little girl Is saying
With childish sweet simplicity,
Her artlessnesS displaying.
I answer, Yes my darling, yes!
You surely do not doubt it.
II mammals Dot were out Of place
How could she live without it?"
Don't brides love their babies, too?"
why. certainly. my daughter"
Then why encourage cruel men
To wound and main and slaughter
The birds who cannot help themselves;
By wearing wing and feather
AS ornaments upon your hats
Do stop it altogether!
Each wing you wear demands O life.
Each feather pain and sorrow.
Each death OF mother bird. or mate,
Means starving. death. tomorrow.
For baby birds that cannot fly
oh, mamma, 1t is awful
And up in heaven, I am sure
Such acts are held unlawful.
you would not kill the birds yourself.
Or starve their babies, would you?
You could not take their lives away
Or rob their nestliugs. could you?
Then do not help another sin
BY furnishing incentive
The kindest way to conquer wrong
Is with O firm preventive.
IAN eagle might come from the sky
And catch your Dot for dinner.
Yet in the act would surely be
Far less q wicked sinner
Than brutal men who murder birds
And starve their young for treasure,
Or those misguided. vandal souls,
Who kill for sport and pleasure"
'You preach a sound philosophy,
Ny darling little daughter,
And nevermore shall act of mine
Encourage brutal slaughter;
No orphan nestlings evermore
Shall starve through my indenting-
The wrong is not the overt act,
So much as the conseating."
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
AWAKES.
he Fire.

Last Monday afternoon my aunt,
mother. two young brothers, my sis
Ter Grace and 1 were home alone.
Papa, my big brothers and my older
sisters were down to our other farm
getting hay.
Mamma was washing clothes, but
before she got through a thunder
storm came up.
AS it grew worse we all went into
the dining room, and shut the win
dows and doors SO there would be
no draughts.
We all were frightened and sat still,
but all of a sudden a red ball of fire
shot down in the direction of the
barn which caused US to scream and
jump up and down.
Mamma tried to quiet US, and tell
us it was going away, but when Grace
looked out of the window and said
there was smoke coming from the
barn, we began to scream more.
Mamma opened the door and told
US to run to our neighbors for help.
Grace, Everett and 1 ran one way
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
Her Cooking at Home.

Dear Uncle Jed: I enjoyed reading
the letters and stories IN the Wide
Awake circle of last Thursday and
although I do not belong TO a cooking
club. / think you would be pleased
to hear about my cooking at home.
A few days ago / tgied my luck at
bread making and ID my surprise I
was successful. The dough rose just
as high as when my mother makes
bread.
I will tell you just how I made il.
took clean white enameled pan and
into this put three quarts Of flour; one
teaspoon of salt; one quart Of luke
warm water and one F1eischmann's
yeast cake dissolved I'm one-fOurth cup
Of lUkewarm water. 7 then mixed the
dough until il was rather spOngy and
would not stick to the pan. then COW
cred il over with towel and small
blanket and left it ~ the Kitchen all
night to rise. In the morning at 2
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19

battle he twisted some of these slow
matches or cords around his head, and
stuck some of them under his hat
The ends of these matches were burn
ing, and they locked like fiery, hiss
ing snakes With his beard turned
back over his ears. and fire all about
his head he seemed to be tail hend
Blackboard was more like hend
than man He was cruel and WICK
ed in every way. Some bad men are
sometimes kindhearted but Black
beard was always cruel He would
shoot even his own men in order to
make his crew afraid of him.
He did much of his bad work on the
coast of North Carolina Ee he
found says and sounds where the wa
ter was too shallow and large ships
could not easily follow him into these
places
The governor OF North Carolina was
a bad man. He took part of Black
boards plumber and let Blackboard go
safely about the country The people
TO the governor of Virginia, and asked
him to fit out ship to capture Bs>ck-
beard. Two sloops that could sail in
shallow water were sent EieufsEant
Maynard was the commander. The
ships left Virginia secretly No one
knew where they were going
When Maynard came in sight of
Blackbeard's sloop, he hung out his
flag Blackboard took a glass of rum
and drank it, calling to Maynard:
III give YOU no quarter, nor take
any"
Maynard replied: I do not expect
any quarter from you. nor viii / give
any"
This meant that neither of them
would take any, prisoners, but that
every man must fight for his life. May
nard tried to run alongside Black
boards ship He wanted to take his
men on board the pirate ship. and fight
1t out on her deck But blackboard
had put q large negro near to the
gunpowder on his ship. He said to
the negro:
IF the men from the other ship get
on board of ours. you must set fire 10
the gunnowder. and blow us all up
Maynard was running toward the
pirate ship to get on board
Blackboard fired all the cannon or
that side of his ship and killed some
lucky for Maynard: for. had he got or
board. the negro would have set fire
to the gunpowder. and the pirates and
blown to pieces at once.
Maynard now called his men from
below. and there was a desperate fight
Blackboard was shot FIVE times, and
was wounded with swords: but the OLE
monster fought until he fell down
dead while cooking his pistol. Tht
rest surrendered but they had trouble
to keep the negro from blowing then
all up.
THOMAS O'CONNELL, Age IA.
Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
The Last Battle Of Blackboard.

Otr country now reaches from one
ocean TO the other. but in the days
before the Revolution there we're only
English colonies stretching up and
down the Atlantic coast. Merchandise
WAS carried from one colony to an
other, in slow going sailing vessels
for there were neither railroads nor
steamships.
IN those old times there were rob
bsrs on the sea. We eait seq rob-
bers pirates, These men carried can
non on their ships. snd they robbed
sHY vsssets not stronger than they
we're,
~ our days 81 large steamships .
pirate would NOT stand any chance u
getting awaF, lie would soon be
caught, Sons ~ the pirates NJ old
tines sailed 80 and down the AHlefi-
ean coast, They captured ships sail
ing from AHsffeAft6 Europe aBd from
these pirates was Blackboard, His
real name vas Thateh, lie was call
I'd Blackboard because he W6Fs q long
black beard that covered his faeh,
This made him look fFtghtfBi IN that
day, when other HRH shaved heir
faces smooth, He divided his beard
into locks, tying IL Rt the end with
ribbons, To make himself ie0W still
worse, he fastened some Of these
twists over his ears, When he was
fighting against another ship, he W0Fs
strRB over his shoulder 20 which
were fastened large pistols.
In those days, cannon were touched
on BY mems Of a slow match,
kind Of cord that burns slowly like
punk, When Blackboard went into
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
Tire RAtnboM.

The eo1ofs of the rainbok are blue.
violet. green, yellow, orange. red ard
indigo. These seven eot0rs are made
when the rays Of light shine through
the rain drops. They are 50 reflect
en- from the round rain drops that they
are made 20 form q circle,
We can generally see only half the
eifeis or little less than half biIt
II We were - stand on the top Of a
high mountain we could see much
more,
Sometimes r8iHb6Ws are made by
the spray rising from waterfalls,
The rainbow can only be seen when
the. SIM shines during fell ~ rain,
Most Fainb6Ws are sseH IN the aft
efn6eH, when the sun Is IN the west,
end rein clouds come from the west
and clear 40 by passing on ~ the
east; but sometimes one Is seen IN ths
morning,
ALICE BURRTLJ,,
Stafford Strings
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19

O'Clock 1 began kneading the dough
until ii ceased to stick and was smooth
and elastic to the touch / had to
add 4 little flour if I saw that it
was too sticky, but il is best not TO
add too much -four. After kneading
it l cut il in three pieces and put il
into the bread pans. which l had al
ready creased, then put the pans ON a
shelf at the back OF the stove and
covered them with a towel
When the dough had risen to the top
OF the pans 1 put IL in the oven to
bake After leaving TIE pans for about
Is minutes 1 turned them so that one
side of the bread would not bake fast
er than the other, and if the fire gave
steady heat at the end Of % minutes
my bread would be baked.
JESSIE BREHAUT.
East Norwich, " y.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
Your coush Can Be STOPPED.

Using care to avoid draushts. expo
sure. sudden changes. and taking a
treatment Of DR.. Kings New Discovery
will positively relieve and I'm time will
surely rid You Of your cough. The first
dose soothes the irritation. checks your
cough. which stops in short time. Dr.
Kings New Discovery has been used
successfully for - years and is Ruaran-
teed to cure you. Money back il Il
fails. Get a bottle from your druggist:
it costs only a little and will help you
so much.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
Rules for Young Writers.

l. Write plainly on one side of the
paper only and number the pages.
2. Use pen and ink. not pencil,
3. Short and pointed articles will
be given preference. Do not useaoyer
ESQ words.
4. Original stories or letters only
viii be used.
5. Write your name. age and adj
dress plainly at the bottom OF the
story.
Address all communications to Uncle
Jed, Bulletin ONCE.
Whatever you are-Be that!
Whatever you say-Be true!
Straightforwardly act,
Be honest-in fact,
30 nobody else but YOU"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
Martha's Pets,

Dear Uncle Jed: thought I would
write and tell you about our dog
Shady: and our two cats.
Shady catches wood chucks and when
he gets one he viii shake him until
he kills him
Our cat Impy catches snakes and
brings them to the house.
l have a little black and white kit
ten. He is a great fellow TO catch
mice. His name is Tramp.
MARTHA A. BENNETT, Age 10.
South Canterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
LETTERsoF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Bertha N. 6urrill, of Stafford
Springs-Thank you very much for
the prize book entitled, Dave Darrin
at Vera Cruz" 1 have read part of
1t, and it is very interesting.
Mary A. BurriII, of Stafford
Springs,-I received the nioc prize
book you sent me and wish to thank
you for it. I have read it nearly all
through and like it very much.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19

Gle, saw letter requesting the Hsme
OF flower, From the description
given ] should think II 10 be the fiow-
err called "mitreWoFt," or bishops
cap" The description given In the
letter corresponds exactly with the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19

came. The folks next door said they
had gone TO California. None of US
will forget that disappointment to this
day.
GLADYS STARK. Age Is.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19

Pennsylvania imposes a state tax
on anthracite coal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
VILLA FORCES AGAIN
TAKE CwUADALAJARA

Ell Paso. Tex, April 26.-The west
coast metropolis of G~uadalajara has
been reoccupied by Villa troops, ac-
cording to an official Villa announce
ment.
1t was stated that after departure
of General Medina, who joined in Vii
las mobilization In Central Mexico,
the column of General Buelna from
Topic state arrived at Guadalajara,
where Buelna was credited with hay-
ing defeated the Carranza column un-
der General Dieguez In fighting in
cidental to the occupation of the city.
A Carranza official report said that
Dieguez had recently defeated Me-
dina. Dieguez has joined Obregon's
army.
The Villa agency announced that
the transport Oaxaca has been captur-
ed on the Rio Panuco near Tampico.
The boat was said to have been laden
with asphalt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26

State of South Dakota. County of
Lake. SIS. In County Court. In the
matter of the estate of Serena Halseth,
deceased. The state of South Dakota
sends greeting to Ella Verlo. r.. j. Hell
seth, Albert j. Helseth, Iyer Helseth,
Jacob O. Verlo, Gena Alison. nee Verlo.
Eggebratten, nee Verlo, Mabel Yer
10, Ruth Verlo and Olga Verlo, heirs at
law and e of kin of Serena Halseth,
deceased. and to all to whom these pres
ents may come. Notice is hereby given
that Ella Verlo has filed with the judge
of this court a petition praying for let
tiers of administration of the estate OF
Serena Halseth. deceased. and that Tues
day, the 4th day of May, 1915, at 10
o'clock a. m. of said day, being a day
of a regular term of this court, to-wit:
of the May term, 1915, at the office of
the county judge. in the city of Madi-
son, county of Lake, South Dakota has
been set for hearing said petition, when
and where any person interested nay
appear and show cause why the said Pc
tition should not be granted.
Dated at Madison, South Dakota. this
21st day of April. A.. ID. 1915.
A. w. %Sponholz.
Judge of the County Court.
Hans Urdahl,
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26

Former State Marshal Named Ad-
visor OF Committee.

Lead. April 26.-Capt. Seth Bull
lock. former United States marshal
for South Dakota. has been appointed
a member of the advisory committee
for the American Legion and has un-
dertaken to form a branch in the
Black Hills here. The object of the
Legion is to secure advance informa-
ton by enrolment of all men in the
United States available for war duty
If it should at any time become neces-
sary. No drilling or equipment of
men will be attempted. Only those
who have seen actual service in some
branch of government or state ma
tional guard, army, navy or marine,
or who are specially trained or skilled
for some sort of labor required in
connection with war. are eligible.
Former President Roosevelt and
members of his and former President
Taft's cabinet are sponsors of the
movement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
items Taken from The Daily
Leader Files

A bouncing baby boy

A bouncing baby boy arrived at
VIM. Roche's last night.
Travelling men report a heavy ain
at Dell Rapids last evening, when il
was so earnestly expected in this To-
cality.
l.. B. Stacy, the lone Grace" went
to Worthing. Lincoln county. to sing
at a Demorest contest tonight, and
tomorrow night sings at a like occa-
sion in Canton.
Supt. Sherard. who arrived in town
last evening to look after waif chill
dren, today received Mrs. Wight
mans consent to take her little one
to the orphanage at Sioux Falls and
the superintendent has been busy
getting the necessary papers made
out.
F1andreau Enterprise: Gen. w.
FL. III. Beadle. president of the Mad
ison State Normal school. and DR.. L..
M. McLouth. president OF the State
Agricultural college at Bookings,
were in our city Saturday. The lat
ter was accompanied by Mrs. L.. NJ.
McLouth, Miss Nellie Folsom and
Miss Alice Hart. On Saturday even
ing |. X. Larson, who is a member
of the board of trustees, came up
from Dell Rapids and visited with the
Bookings delegation on Sunday.
Gen. Beadle returned to Madison on
Saturday. The above parties visited
the government schools here and also
our city schools. Further we know
not what their mission was.
The county commissioners met to-
day In adjourned session, all the
members being present. Part of their
time was taken up this afternoon in
comforting with Ed B. Lewis. member
of the firm of Mason, Lewis & Co,
bankers of Chicago. in regard TO re-
funding the warrants of the county.
Tomorrow the commissioners will
meet with the assessors of the vari-
Gus precincts to agree on a basis of
assessment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26

vided them with an attorney to as
sist the prosecution. The penalty for
the crime Is twenty years in the pen
itentiary at hard labor.
Pierre-Will the quarantine for
foot and mouth disease prevent a cir
Gus travelling i'm South Dakota? A
representative of the Gollmar Broth
ers show has been here in conference
with the state live stock department
and Gov. Byrne in relation to the po-
sition which would be taken regard
ing the bringing of their stock into
South Dakota.
Pierre-Gov. Byrne appointed DR..
j. f. Phelps of Alexandria as state
veterinarian, to succeed DR.. Selby, re-
signed. He appointed l.. M. Davis of
Winner as a member of the state live
stock commission. to fill the vacancy
caused by the advancement of Phelps.
Roslyn-While finishing up on the
4O0-foot city well here, viii Magnus,
jr., who had charge of the work,
met with a painful accident which
may result in the loss of his left
hand. While working i'm the tower
of his drilling machine he caught his
left hand in the gearing in some man
ner, crushing several bones of his
left hand.
Huron-Reports have been receiv-
ed here that a very considerable num-
Der of horses have been dying about
the state during the past hot days
from becoming overheated. They
have been doing no work all winter
and were put into the fields on the
first excessively hot days to do heavy
work, which was too much for them.
Twenty-Five are reported TO have died
i'm the immediate vicinity of Athol.
Webster Sigvert Michelowskl and
August Gruba were arrested and
brought here charged with stealing a
load of seed wheat from Walter No
WAX. The men waived examination
and we're held under $500 cash
bonds each to appear for trial at the
next term of circuit court. Noviak
took a load of seed wheat to his field
in the afternoon. The next morning
it was gone, but tracks through the
plowed field showed that two men had
carried the grain across to a wagon
standing in the road.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
FATTEST PIG
Clark County Boys and Girls Indulge
i'm Unique Contest.

Clark, April 26.-Considerable in
terest is being manifested all over
Clark county in the boys and girls
pig fattening contest, and Secretary
George b. Otte of the Clark County
Fair association, is daily receiving
inquiries as to the requirements of
the contest, which offers prizes of
$40, SIS, $40 and IS to the boys and
girls of the county who put the larg-
est number of pounds of fat on a pig
between May l and September %.
An April pig must be weighed on
May l, a certificate of date of birth,
weight on May /, color and breed of
the pig. together with the name and
address of the contestant, must be
signed and witnessed by two neigh
bors and mailed to Secretary Otte.
The pig must then be exhibited at the
Clark county fair, where on Septem-
Der % it will be weighed and the
prizes awarded.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26

Haylor of the state circuit court, and
was released after paying a fine of
$40. The case was the first OF its
kind to be instituted in the state.
Pierre-Maurice Mcmillan, former
auditor OF Fort Pierre. pleaded guilty
In the circuit court to a charge of
em~bezzlement of city funds while in
office. He was sentenced to two years
in prison.
MISUNDERSTANDING X. f. Pet
tigrew will deliver the principal adj
dress at the Early Settlers picnic at
Old Medary on June 16. He survey
ed the land in this county and the
association is fortunate in securing
him to make an address on that oc-
casion.
Deadwood-A jury in the circuit
court here returned a verdict of
guilty of a statutory offense against
Michael Carmel of Roubaix, charged
with ~debauching his three young step
daughters. The case attracted wide
spread attention and the girls were
befriended by members of the Wom-
ans Auxiliary Of this city. who pro-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.

State of South Dakota, County of
Lake, SIS. In County Court. In the mat
ter of the estate of w. A. Mackay, de-
ceased. The state of South Dakota
sends greeting to Olive w. Mackay,
Jesse j. Mackay and Zalla G. Joiner.
heirs at law and next of kin of said de-
ceased, and to all whom these presents
may come. Notice is hereby given that
Jesse j. Mackay has filed with the Judge
of this court II petition praying for let
ters of administration of the estate OF
said w. A. Mackay. deceased, and that
Wednesday. the 5th day of May, 1915,
at 10 o'clock a. m, of said day. being a
day cf 6 regular term of this court, to-
wit: of the May term, 1915, at the Of
nee of the county Judge. In the city of
county of Lake, South Da-
kota, has been set for hearing said pc
tition, when and where any person in
terested may appear and show cause
Why the said petition should not be
granted.
Dated at Madison. South Dakota, this
cath day OF April. A. ID. 1915.
"A. w. Sponholz,
Judge of the County Court.
Hans Urdahl.
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
Big Battle Between Warning
Factions Imminent.
VILLA HAS LARGER ARMY
Thirty Thousand Men, While That
Of General Obreuon Is Not More
Than Eighteen Thousand.

Washington, April 26.-The big
Mexican battle probably will occur
between Aguas Calientes, where Gen
eral Villas forces have made a stand,
and Iraupsto, General O~bregon's head
quarters.
This battle promises to settle once
and for all the conflicting influences
in Northern Mexico.
Obregon has at the most some 49,
900 men, whereas villa is said to
have 10000. Obregon is said to occu-
by a dangerous military position, his
communications with Carranza being
badly hampered by Zapatatistas and
his supplies obtainable only with
great difficulty. His failure to follow
up his first defeat of Villa, too, Is re-
ported to have been fatal to his plans.
Villa claims his Celaya defeat was
disastrous only in its influence on
American opinion. Lack of ammuni-
ton is blamed entirely for 1t. Car
ranzaistas, however, say he is form
ing his army only for a desperate
trial of strength, and even a victory
would be purchased at heavy cost.