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Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
Horses and Their Habits.

Dear Uncle Jed: am going to tell
You about horses and their habits.
Some horses have the habit Of kicking
and other horses have the habit OF
swapping and biting
Our horses names are Bessie and
Nellie
Nellie Is gentle in her. stall, only
sometimes when she Is eating grain
she will snap at me, but she never
bites
Nellie Is afraid of fireworks and
cars; but she ism afraid of anything
else
Bessie is gentle. only she is afraid
Of cars
Our horses are ten years old this
summer.
Nellie is a bay horse. I drive her
lots of times.
NY father has to get in hay, so the
horses have to work hard.
We usually take Nellie to rake
RUTH DAVIS, Age 9.
South Canterbury
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
DOING Your Best.

To do ones best goes right to the
heart of character and life. II affects
our bearing. self possession and atti-
tude in many ways. The person who
fulfilis every task 10 the best Of his
ability and carries every work to a
finish. will be well balanced and win
have nothing to fear. He can always
look the world in the face for he can
feel that ne has done everything he
could to make things count for success.
Such an attitude increases efficiency; lit
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
Camp Fire Girys-

Dear Uncle Jed I thought the other
Wfde-Awalkes might be Interested in
hearing some of the doings Of the
Camp Fire club
On a beautiful Saturday morning in
May our Camp Fire guardians planned
a hike to Bronx park. We were all
very much delighted and ran joyfulIy
home to put ON our hiking suits. which
were navy blue blooulers and skirt, a
white MILDLY, red hair ribbon and tie
and a stout pair OF black shoes. Each
one of US prepared and packed a. dain-
ty little lunch for which we were very
grateful later in the day.
At $50 we were all ready to start.
each OF US with q very happy face
and light and joyful heart. When we
arrived at the park we selected a beau
tiful shady place by the small but
beautiful falls Of Bronx park. Here
we took Off our skirts and explored the
place and enjoyed ourselves dtstin-
gushing birds.
When We got back We all eagerly
scrambled for eur lunch and attn 1t
with a good will
About o'clock we started for home,
q lot Of tired but happy girls.
ELSIE 4 LANG. Age II.
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
AIicsss Pigeons

Dear Uncle Jed: hare some pigeons
IN the top Of a shed
The mamma pigeon laid two eggs in
her nest
One day as she few from her nest
70 get food one egg stuck to her feath-
ers< When she WAS In the air the egg
fell and broke on the ground.
The other egg Matched a pure white
baby pigeon, which is full grown now.
Then the mamma pigeon laid two
more eggs and they Matched out dark
colored ones.
Only one pigeoH Matched out OF the
last lot OF eggs and it Is almost blue
in color with white specks about the
head. She seems a little afraid to
come and eat yet. although she has
just learned to fiy.
crawled up ladder the other day
and dear me. saw more eggs.
The pigeons try to roost on my pas
carriage, and II they do their lives win
fae short am afraid
have a shelf to put the corn on
for them to eat. but II the corn is not
there the older ones come and eat
with the hens. Sometimes the hens
walk on Them but they don't mind
them very much
They just fly UP and land a couple
OF feet Off and eat again
ALICE GORDON PALMER. Age 10
Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22

Dear Uncle Jed. In q raspberry bush
near my house, a few days ago.
found a little birds nest. The bird
few or as went mp to the bush. and
/ saw four specified eggs In It
The next day when went to the
nest the bird Jew on as before and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-12
MUSICAL RECITAL

The semi-annual recital Of scholar
snip Of Miss Mary J. Dev!tt's class
took place last evening. all interest
ing program being rendered ny the
:ol!owering pupils:
Piano Ductt Overture -. Stradilla
Miss NJ. Dewitt Thomas Jones
Essay On Music. Miss Hattie
MeadeS.
Vocal Soio---in tic Heart Of u
Rose--Miss jamie Sanders.
Piano SoIo--Lcs DcuX he .AnGes
-Biumenth-- Miss Hattie Meade.s.
, Piano Duett Observation-Disclosures
lcr-MisS l.. Grimes N. Dewitt,
! Piano SoIo-Hungarian March -
KoWalski- Miss jamie Sanders
Recitation Americas Birthday
.,liss Dorothy Dean.
Piano Solo-Twiligh1 Rcvc,'ie-
City Miss Lillian Grimes.
Piano Duert-Frcsh Life--Sudds.
Misses Fl. Mea1es, J Sanders.
Piano Solo -- Con Amor Mis-:
Kathern Campbell.
Vocal Solo - Isle ID. Amour
Edwards Miss Marian Denelt.
Piano Solo - Silver Aymrh
Iicinse - Miss Laris White.
Piano Solo -. NarciSSa Fisher
Miss Cecilia Cox.
Piano Ductt - March Mixture :.
Clark - Misses X Campbell N
Dewitt
Piano Solo Flower Song
,ange Miss Dorothy Dean.
Recitation Some Musical Don I.
-- Miss Marian ,Dienelt.
Piano puett - Galop De Concert
Smith - Miss {. Cox, Master {
: Dreyfus.
Piano Solo - Oars - CaGmus -
Mss Marian Dienei.
Vocal Solo - Sweet and Low
RcSey Miss Mildred Moss
p;ana Duett - Sryrienme - ReE
Misses " Sanders. NJ Dienelt.
Piano Solo - Melody in t
!!ubemstein - Miss Mary Martin.
Piano Duct, ~-. BY Moonlight -
smith Miss G.. hewitt NJ. Davis
Piano Solo - Valac De Concert --
Martin - Master l.. Herbert.
Piano Duet - Students Pride -
Marteucc = Misses NJ. Martin, u q.
Moss.
Closing Duett-Mard Gras-
Schubert Miss NJ Da!iJt, II
. Meades.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-12
|sOc|AL AND PERSONALS TEM GOLDEN KEY"
Interesting Neys Notes About Pea
pIe Of Acknowledgements
In Society.

Joseph c. O'Laughlin, CT Phllacei-
phia. National President Of the An
Gent Order of Hibernians, was the
guest of honor at a St. Patrich's lay
celebration Of Alexandra Division
No. i. held in st. Mary's Hail last
night. K. E. Power, chairman OF Tue
entertainment committee, presided.
President O'Laughiin, was introduced
by William Desmond, president Of
the local division. There was u lit
erary and musical entertainment. IhG
first prize for an essay on Patriot
is. Achievement and Character OF
the Irish Women WAS won by Miss
c. Donaldson. The second prize was
won by Miss Eleanor Nugent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-12
WANTED

4 loan Of three thousand
dollars for one year at SIX
per cent interest payable
oem'-annually on eight room
hlicA dwelling and bath,
With large side lot, south
crn exposure, in good resi-
dental section Of Alexandria
Further information Of .
JOHN d. NORMOYLE
Cor. King & Royal Streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-12
GERMANY THREATENS
British Action On Submarine Crews
Raises Storm

London. Harch 1.-The decision
OF the British Government to scgre,
gate the captured crews of German
submarines and perhaps institute
criminal proceedings a%ains; them
Tor attacks on unarmcd SnerchanL-
nlcn has evoked heated comment from
Heilin news papers.
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent,
quotes til. Fo>sische Zeitun" * say
ing tina; the British are acting in
blind rage.
Il asserts that if the British Adj
carries It's plans into effec.
Il cannot fail to result in 1repcisals.
The Lokal An2ei%er says that cor
CONFERENCE.-The VIII Nc
taken by Germany
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-12

MeSsrs. Barrel; and Bales. whc
We're members Of the party Of Scot
fish Rite Mascns, which visited Har
rlsonhurg. returned here Yesterday
with the KEY in their possession. The
story IN reference 10 expressing the
key was given out to throw the Har-
risonburg EIkz OF the scen;. A'te,
the key had been taken from the.
Eiks Home il was hidden in the Ma
sonic Temple. George ". Zachary,
riIer OF the Masonic Lodges here.
was taken into the secret and packed
lie he: l.. ne trunks containing the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-12

Mr.. William De Silva. employe of
the Surprise Theatre, who has been
indisposed for the last few days. IS
able to be our again.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-12

The Junior German Club gave It's
semi-monthly dance at the ElKs' :l;sil
this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-12
Alexandria Elks Bring Back Fai"aoie
Trophy From Harrisonburs
Lodge.


ord of yesterday says:
The golden key" the mos n,shiS
+rea su,,ed nossession of HarrlsonDuFg
1odue Of ElKs. which has made every
other lodge of the order III virginia
or,.;ons Of the local organization.
Voc STOLEN from the Elks Home on
Eost Market street yesterday after
. 40, otcr in the day the key was
EXPRESSED to Washington u. - !"
which city it will he turned over To
rs,res.ntat;ves of Alexandria Ledge
Of Elks.
Tho loss Of the key WAS not known
until early this Thursday morning
after il was well on the way TO Wash
;npton An investigation by news
naner reporters developed the fact
that Robert S. Barrett, former dis
;rict deputy grand exalted ruler. and
lanes ". Bales, vice president "i
the State Elks Association; both past
exalted rulers Of Alexandria Lodge.
had invaded the sacred precincts .!
the Elks Home yesterday afternoon
while no Ole was present except the
.olored iani,or. and secured posses
sion Of the precious article.
''By divcr:ing the attention OF Ihe
antor. they apparently Experienced
little difficulty IN "em""lng the fcE
srom its resting place III the. haI!wa:
IN thc second fIooi. and ihc AlcXan-
drians succeeded III getting il cut Of
The building without detection. They
lost no time in getting it into the
eynress office and starting ii on its
way TO Washington by the first tram.
They addressed the package t" WISH
;nrton ir order 10 throw the local
ElkS off the track in ease the theIt
So discovered.
There il al interesting Eiat"r! IT
tached to the golden key" and every
Elks Lodge in Virginia has 1T one
-. time or another made determined ei-
'''' % :. r., L,.u :,
the possession nf ilarriS"nhurg
Lodge. The key was made for Nor
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14

return of her faculties, she noticed
that both her mother and Minna were
looking significantly at her forearm;
so she looked at it, too. 1t was
bandaged.
"a cut from shrapneI fragment, "
said a DOCTOR Not Deep" he added.
do 1 get an iron cross q" she asked,
smiling family. It was rather pleasant
to be alive.
"A1l the crosses-iron and bronze
and silver and gold!" he replied.
All firing except occasional scattered
shots had now ceased in the immedi-
ate vicinity, though in the distance
could be heard the smart of the firmer
resistance that the Grays were max
ing at some other point. The Galland
house, for the time being, was isolated
in possession of neither side.
isn't there something else I can do
to help with the wounded" Marta
asked. She 1onged for action in order
to escape her thoughts
You've had terrible shock-when
you are stronger" said the doctor.
when you have had something to
eat and drink" observed the practical
Minna authoritatively.
Marta would not have the food
brought to her. She insisted that she
was strong enough to accompany
Minna to the tower. While Minna
urged mouthfuls down Marta's dry
throat as she sat outside the door of
the sitting-room with her mother g
number Of weary dust-streaked faces,
with feverish energy in their eyes,
peer ed over the hedge that bounded
the garden on the side toward the pass.
These scout skirmishers of Stransky' a
men Of the SD Regiment of the
Browns made reckoning gestures as
to a crowd, before they sprang over
the hedge and ran swiftly, watchfully.
toward the linden stumps, closely fol
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14

was enough She envied the peaceful
dead-they had no Nightmares she
aided the doctors in separating the
bodies that were still breathing from
those that we're not; and she steeled
herself against every CHASTITY sight
save one. that Of a man lying with his
legs pinned under a wagon body His
jaw had been shot away. Slowly he
was bleeding to DEATH but he did not
realize it. He realized nothing in his
delirium except the nature Of his
wound. He was dipping his finger in
the cavity and, dab by dab, writing
Kill mel" on the wagon body. 1t sent
Keeling waves OF red before her eyes.
Then shell burst near her and a doc
tor cried out:
shes hit"
But Marta did not hear him. She
heard only the dreadful crack Of the
splitting shrapneI jacket. She had a
sense of falling, and that was all.
The next that she knew she was in
a long chair on the yeranda and the
vague shadows bending over her grad
ually identified themselves as her
mother and Minna
4 remember when you were telling
of the last war that you didn't swoon
at the sight Of the wounded, mother"
Marta whispered.
But I was not wounded" replied
Mrs. Galland
Marta ceased to be only a conscious
ness swimming in a haze With the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14

a conduit underground. The wire was
thanking some one for her part in the
victory, and it seems that the woman's
voice that answered is yours, Miss Gal
land. So, General Westerling, the leak
in information was over this wire from
our staff into the Browns headquar-
ters, as Bouchard believed and as I
came to believe"
So long had Marta expected this mo-
merit of exposure that it brought no
shock. Her spirit had undergone many
subtle rehearsals for the occasion.
Yes, that is true" she heard herself
saying, a little distantly, but very
quietly and naturally.
Westerling fell back as from a blow
in the face His breath came hard at
first, like one being strangIed. Then
it sank deep in his chest and his eyes
were blood-shot, as a DulTs in his final
effort against the matador. He raised
a quivering, cIenched fist and took a
step nearer her.
But far from ffinching. Marta seemed
to be greeting the blow, as if she ad-
mitted his right to strike. She was
without any sign of triumph and with
every sign of relief. Lying was at an
end. She could be truthful
do you recall what l said in the re-
ception-room at the hoteI?" she asked.
The question sent flash into hid
den chamber of his mind. Now the
only thing he could remember of that
interview was the one remark which
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
Panh5ndIer Failed.

This is panhandle story that
failed. Douglass Fairbanks, the actor.
was touched" today for 35 cents by
man who said he wanted to get to
New Rochelle to see his sick wife.
The actor gave up willingly. Shortly
after he met the panhandler on Sixth
avenue inviting a couple Of buns in
to have a drink. 81 thought you were
going to New Rochelle to see your
sick wife?" questioned the actSgt Il
guess l made a mistake replied the
young man. mo you didn't" said Mr..
Fairbanks. You're going to New
Rochelle" He took the man in a
nearby cafe and spying an athletic
young fellow hired him to take tho
panhandler to the Grand Central depot
and put him on a train for New
Rochelle, using the 35 cents to buy
the ticket And knock his block off
if he doesn't CO." were Mr.. Fairbanks
parting instructions to the athletic
one.-NeW York Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
He PANHANDLED THE COPS
Pennsylvania Man Found Brooklyn Po-
licemen Easy to Work, and
Worked Them.

Grant Flemming, who says he's
thirty-five years old and halls from
Harrisburg, Pa, of good appearance
and with an ingratiating manner, hit
on new way Of making living with
out work, and introduced it to Brook
Ign. Most of his tribe shun police
men, but Grant Flemming took the
police force into his confidence. At
night, when policemen are lonely and
willing to talk to anyone for COM
pany's sake, the Pennsylvania poured
his tale of woe into the ear of some
sympathetic cop" He told how he
was a member of a prominent family,
and was stranded in a strange city. He
wanted just couple Of dollars, or
maybe three dollars, to take him home.
He would return it with interest just
as soon as he reached Harrisburg.
Could the policeman let him have it?
And it is said Flemming was success
full: lust how successful the records
don't show.
Occasionally the stranger dropped in
at a police station and told the desk
lieutenant his hard luck story. Usual
" he asked for FLYER" and it is
said that he always got something.
But when FIemming tackled Patrol
man Macdonald of the Bedford avenue
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
IS CHILD CROSS.
FEVERISH. SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give California
Syrup of FiuS."

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, ard the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat.
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad.
system full of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhOea. Listen.
Mother! See if tongue is coated. then
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs and in a few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
tenn, and you have a well child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 5O-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-01-14
CHAPTER XXI.
The Retire at.


Marta remained where Westerling
had left her, rooted to the ground by
the monstrous spell of the developing
panorama of seemingly limitless move
ment With each passing minute there
must be a hundred acts of heroism
which, if isolated in the glare of a
days news, would make the public
thrill. At the outset of the war she
had seen the Browns, as part of a pre-
conceived plan, in cohesive rear-guard
resistance, with every detail Of per-
sonal bravery utilized factor of or
ganized purpose. Now she saw de-
Tense, inchoate and fragmentary, each
part acting for itself, all deeds of per-
sonal bravery lost in a swirl of disor-
ganization. That was the pity of it,
the helplessness of engineers and of
levers when the machine was broken;
the warning of it to those who under
take war lightly.
The Browns rifle flashes kept on
steadily weaving their way down the
slopes, their reserves pressing close on
the heels of the skirmishers in greedy
swarms. A heavy column of Brown in
| fantry was swinging in toward the
myriad-legged, writhing gray caterpil-
lar on the pass road and many field
batteries were trotting along a parallel
| road. Their plan developed suddenly
| when a swath of gun-fre was laid
| across the pass road at the mouth of
the defile, as much as to say: Here
we make a gate of DEATH" At the
| same time the head Of the Brown in
| fantry column flashed its bayonets over
the crest of a hill toward the point
where the shells were bursting. These
men minded not the desperate, scat
! tered rifie-fre into their ranks. Before
their eyes was the prize Of a panic
that grew with their approach. Kinks
were out of legs stiffened by long
watches. The hot breath of pursuit
was in their nostriIs, the fever of vic
| tory in their blood.
In the defle, the impulse of one Gray
straggler, who shook a handkerchief
| aloft in fatalistic submission to the in
! evitable, became the impulse of all.
Soon thousand white signals of sur
| render were poisoning. AS the firing
abruptly ceased, Marta heard the faint
roar of the mighty huzzas of the hunt
! ers over the size of their bag.
| Some doctors of different regiments
/ thrown together in the havoc of rem
nants of many organizations, with the
! help Of hosp ital-corps men, were try
/ ing to extricate the wounded from
among the dead. They heard a wom-
ans voice and saw woman's face.
| They did not wonder at her presence,
for there was nothing left in the world
/ for them to wonder at Had an imp
| from hell or an angel from heaven ap-
! peared, or a shower of diamonds fallen
! from the sky, they would not have
/ been surprised. Their duty was clear;
/ there was work of their kind to do,
/ endless work. Units of the broken ma
/ chine, in the instinct of their calling
they struggled with the duty nearest
at hand. They begged her to go back
/ to the house; this was no place for
/ her.
But Marta did not want safety. Dan
ger was sweet; it was expiation. She
was helping, actually helping; that