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Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
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In the oases of northern Africa the dates arc gathered In November and December. and in this harvest all the male population take part. from feeble. gray-bearded old men to tiny infants. They are divided into companies for the various great gardens. The small boys have an important part in the gathering of dates. When 1t Is time to begin one boy takes sickle and climbs the palm to the top where the date clusters Esrow. Other boys fol- low him. and station themselves at intervals along the trunk of the tree.
 Before the first cluster of dates is cut. all on the tree and in the garden join in chanting a song of thanks to Allah for giving them the harvest Then the boy at the top. deftly bal ancing himself between the palm leaves. cuts the great punches of transparent golden dates and hands them down one at a time to the next, and so on till they reach the ground. Then the clusters are carried to those who pick and assort them into grades. and pack the best for markets all over the world. Before the boys descend from the tree a second song of thanks Is chanted, and a prayer Is offered for the harvest
 LILLIAN NJ. BREHAUT. East Norwich, W. r.
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fiies said: If you won't let in our white brother. we won't come In either thank you-s
 Now 1t rained harder and harder and they flew away to the lily. Good Liiy,,@ said they. ..will you kindly open eNour flower a little and let us slip In out of the raln 2''
 Then the lily said: T shall be glad E to let in the white one, for he looks Iilze myself; but won't let in ~ths other two.H ss.s1 4aas-- The white butterfly would not leave his brothers, so they, all flew away The sun behind the clouds had heard fhow true they were to one another SC he shone bright and clear and thu three butterflies soon became brtsn' and happy. v.
 LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. f%s East Norwich N. T.
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stay on the ice and keep falling down ap. I'd just come off and watch the others
 Tho tears of the last downfall were stiil rolling over the rosy cheeks. but inc child looked up 4n t1s adviser and answered. half indignantly: t T didn't get some new skates to give up with; got lem to learn how wikh.r r~ Lffess hard tasks are never sent for mn .sko give up witl1:r they are aiways intended to awaken strength. skill and courage In learning how to master them
 LILLIAN BREHAUT.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
Be Wide-Awake.

One of my high school friends show
 ed me a little slip of paper that. .s1e
 had cut from a magazine, and it was
 about some of the answers of regents
 examinations.
 One question given was, What is
 an ocean cufrent?" ..,--. Some person answered 1t thus, "A II
 ocean current is a little thing fourd growing in the bottom of the ocean.
 and 1t is not larger than go6sebetty and is green, x. lss The second question, which T, can
 remember, was: .ExplaiM the meaning of environment. "s
 Some foolish person said it was
 something close to you. such as your clothes. The next question was to tell what an earthquake was. Some person au- swered 1t thus: An earthquake< is the pulling up of trees and the knocking down of houses. sss'
 think we all should be wide-awake and not answer any questions similar to these when we take regents; else people will think we are not real widc- Awakes. LILLIAN N. BREfIAIJT. East Norwich N Y
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
The TeIearaph Pole.

One time was tall tree. The men called me a tamarack tree One day day some men came and cut me down. Then they cut of my limbs and scrap ed of my bark. A team pulled me down to the creek and some men pushed me on the ice. In the spring the ice melted and aoated with the other trees. After floating down the stream. I came to a place where was blocked
 A derrick pulled me out of the water and put me on car. I rode a long time and after while came to a freight yard. was taken of and piled upon a lot of other trees One day some men put me on a wagon I rode through some streets and after a while we stopped. The men dug a hole and put me fn it. I was standing up just like I was standing in the woods Two arms were nailed across me and wires strung on them. Now ] l sec many things but am not so hap py as when. was living in the woods. . JESSIE BREHAUT. East Norwich, N. T..
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
polna LittIe Things Well.

We should bear in mind that every thing we do counts. The worlds work is made up chiefly of an infinite num- Der of acts performed by a multitude .of people. Those who do their share best contribute most largely. Half heartedness and the don't-care attl- tude speils work and workmen.
 Some of us may think we do not count. that We are kept from the pub lie eye because we are crowded behind the huge form. of some expert whose name is on every tongue. But there Is a reckoning even in this world by business men that judges work by it's quality.
 The nlanufacturer who is jealous of his name will allow no inferior product 10 leave his shop. Each workman in that shop should be just as careful of the part his hands turn out. thus making the whole perfect. It is important that the man who makes bolts for the engine, or prepares food for the table. or mixes drugs for the body, should do it well.
 The call for many mechanics is soon answered, but not the call for good mechanics. There isn't anything required to be done that should not be done with all ones might. And the largest result from such conscientious labor will be the development of bet ter manhood.
 JESSIE L. BREHAUT. East Norwich N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
Hsxmakina h The Alps.

Haynaaking In the Swiss Alps Is pursued under peculiar difficulties and dangers. The thrifty Swiss farmer turns every bit of ground to advan- tage. If a few square yards can any where be made or reclaimed, the labor Is not gru6ged. The farmer makes the very soil. He builds ter races along steep inciines, lines them with blocks of stone and then packs earth upon them
 Along the very edge of the preci- pices the Swiss haymaker goes fin search of grass. ciiaging to the rocks with iron clamps upon his feet He hangs on the side of the cliff and mows down a few tufts of grass on craggy shelves here and there.
 During the two months of hay har- vest he descends to the village only three or four times to renew his SUD- ply of food and many times he has e seek a bed and pass the night undel some projecting rock. Once dried. the hay Is carefully gathered into a clott or net and carried down to the, firsi little meadow. Here 1t is stacked and ! weighted down with large stones tS keep It from blowing away. The mower returns to the mountafnI in winter when the ground is snow covered and takes with him a littis l sledge. Putting the hay on a siedgs and seating himself in front, he shoots | to the valley with the swifeness of ar arrow. Thus the hay of the Alps 1, vathered.
 LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. | Eaet Norwich N Y
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
Be . ooed Girl.

"He a good girl. DoHy, Don't do anything naughty while Pm gone. And Sally shook her finger at Dolly as she opened the door to leave the room r- s.
 And what dc you think was in Sal ly's mind when sbe said this7 She had been playing alone with her Dolly for a good while when an at once she thought. of the basket of cake which she had seen In her mothers cupboard, and as soon as she thought of the cake sfe began to want piece.
 But mother had told her never to go she tried not to think about the cake but stun the thought would como. At last she thought to herself; 'T'I get cnly a tiny pfecel" As if it wasn't as wrong to take little piece as a bis ouei
 Just as Sally opened the cupboard door she thought she heard her moth CTS voice She stopped to listen Be good girl, Satlyi" IL seemed as if the words were spoken. Don do anything naughty while I am gone Just what she had sald to Doilyi
 Sally stood wondering. Mother wal not at home; nobody was near Thei who could 1t be? She said softly ti herself: T guess It's one of the angel mother tells me about. was going t be naughty. but I'won't."
 | And the little. girl went back to he 1 Dolly and kissed it fond1y. saying a she danced around the room: .sDea 1 Dolly was a good girl. and didn't d Anything naughty while her mothe was gone.''
 East Norwich, N. r.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
Tom,s Miataka.

Tn a hospital in Chicago there was a large cat with imperious ways. and one of it's customs has been to perch on the high board fence that tnciosed- the buildings and bid defiance to dogs on the sidewalk below
 Many a dog has been driven frantic by Toms splitting and growing. but none could reach hls exalted perch. But Tom was not acquainted with all breeds of dogs. and one day he made a sad mistake A ftii grown greyhound came along and when Tom began to to spit and claw. looked at him first in mild surprise.
 The unfortunate eat became more violent. and finally the greyhound made a leap. A cat can think quick. and Tom was down on the ground like a Hash and making for tree. But the greyhound was quicker and In two leaps had the eat by the neck. and then it was aH over with Tom.
 JESSIE BREHAUT.
 East Norwich. N
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
The Three Butterflies.

a white one, red one, and a yellow one, playing in the sunshine
 Soon the, rain fell and made them wet, and they hastened to fly home But the house door was shut and the Key was nowhere to be found
 So they went to the tulip, all gayfy striped in red and yellow, and said: Tulip, open your flower a little, will you, kindly, that we may slip in out of the rain ?''se, t.ys3
 The tulip said. T will open to the red butterfly, and to the yellow one they may conne in; but won't let lr the white one"
 Then the Ted and the yellow butter
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28

spread all over her face a8 a fine rash There was an eruption CD her chin and her face was very inHamed and rcd looking. 1 thought she would be scArred for life. I thought It was ec- Eema as 1t itched and burned
 badly. She did not sleeD vel and 1t made her fretty-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
Hfnd Houses.


 Next to the law, the most important I1neasure for the protection of birds IS the putting up,s of accommod dattons TOT them. and thus inducing them to set H.fle near our homes Many do not realize what simple accommodations swallows, bluebirds, wrens and. other birds are eager to avail themselves or. Simple and inexpensive arrangements are just as satisfactory to them as the most elegant and costly ornaHaenfai houses. and no one need be prevented by fear of expense from furnishing dwelling houses, rent free, to these interesting tenants With a few sim- pie tools and a box or two which any grocer will. give you, a btrdhouse may be naade of almost any size or shape aesired. Should you, wish 1t hignly Eofnamental, nothing IS better than to cover it with rustic work, which may be done with the aid. of a wild grape wine cut in pieces of the right length and nailed on. Such birdhouse costs little or nothing save the time required I to make it; and the slight expense will
 be amply repaid by the satisfaction of doing a. good deed. Tin cans, such as are used for can ming tomatoes, having small hole bored in the lower end to prevent the | collection of water, make good houses 1 A good birdho1se may be made of g medium -sized flower pot, with the hole l somewhat enlarged. and the top coy- l cred with a board. Then how beautiful, l to watch the housekeeping arrange | ments of these little neighbors; to heal
 their welcome song when winter seem t ed still with us: to hear them debate I the situation, and finally decide 1T Il favor of our apple tree; to see then carrying u2 the grasses and cottoT I and feathers, and weaving them to. gether into a bed of down for the pro. itection of their early laid eggs: tt Il watch. the care. of the eggs during thu period of incubation until the tim. ! when the young break the shells whicf
 Is their final joy.
 JESsIE L. BREHAUT. l East Norwich. N. r.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
All Task. We'll Den. Are Honor.bl.

Very often young people, with whom we meet are ashamed of cer- tain kinds of work that they are com pelled to do. Many girls look upon cooking. dishwashing and housework as beneath them If they are com pelled to do such work they try to conceal the fact
 How many a boy, whom circum- stances compel to assist a tired mother. is ashamed to let others know that he wipes dishes: or If he must take out ashes he will do it under cover of darkness. We wish to emphasize that whatev- CT task 1t may be which we are given to perform 1t is not menial or humili- ating. It Is worth doing well and is nothing of'which we should be asham- ed.
 Never have the thought that you are above a task By doing it well and doing 1t cheerfuliy you will raise the standard of your character. and by all rieht-minded persons you will be deemed the more noble for having done 1t.
 .. ..,.. JESSIE L. BREHAUT. | East Norwich. N. I.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
East NorRIch. N. Y.
centraI Areriea,

The small republics of Guatemsie. Honduras, Salvador. Nicaragua. Pan- Honduras, occupy the narrow neck of Central America They lie entirely within the tfopics and receive abund- unt rains. mainly in summer, and heaviest fn the east except In the ex- lrese south. while the west fs also densely forested-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
The Mammoth Hot sprino..

These springs are marvels Of beauty. Their tefTaced bowls. adorned with delicate fretworfS. are among the finest specimens of natures handiworlx in the world. and the colored waters them
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
ci,araeter.


 Character means what man really isS and reputation is what others say he ifs. 4 person may be maliciously misrepresented, misunderstood, or through lack of appreciation, in others. not enjoy that good reputation which his character merits. Only an individuals own actions can affect his character; 1t is what the man reai1ysis that enstamps that, and not~what men say he Is.
 | It should, be- the aim of everyone to, establish a good reputation. for no one should be indifferent to public opinion. yet the desire of possessing a good reputation should never conflict with our ideas of right, our moral prfn- eiple, and cause us to sacrifice the latter to obtain the former: Conscience | and duty to God and man should be the standard of duty and guidance in life, rather than in Mpblic opinion. Those following such a course win be respected by their felloBmen. :, In order to secure a. good reputa- ton, a person must be honest in in- l tent and deed. Honesty" will ever 1 be found. ,..the best polIcyv in every department in life yet thestruly hon. est course should be followed because 1t Is right and not from motives of policy or for the hope of the reward I it may bring. ss The farmer who always furnishes a goed article to the market, and never practices the many petty devices ire quently resorted to for making pro- ducts appear to be of better quality | or of larger quantity than they really are, will soon establish a reputation for honesty and fair dealing that will be a great aid in securing good prices and custom for his products. | The financial advantage to be de- rived from strictly fair dealing and 6 good reputation. may, however, be re- igarded As incidental and are not ts be considered at all in the light of g Emotive.
 Deceit and trickery may prove sue. EeessfuI for a time. but eventually they will be detected and will result in fail | are of success in the end
 A strictly honest man will be hon. lest in every department in life, ant his character be free from all stain
 JESSIE IL. BREHAUT. r East Norwich N Y
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
.ECzEMA ON LITTLE
 GIRLS FACE 4
Very Inaamed and Red Looking. Itched and Burned Badly. Did
 Not Sleep We'll. Used cuticura \ Soap and Ointment. Face Cleared.

8 Windsor Ave: East Lynn, Mas My little girls face broke out first e . pimple and abe scratched is cauang if to
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
The Silky or Negro Fowl.

In my last letter I asked you what those white hens with long fluffy feathers were called, and I was look ing in q book today and by seeing a picture just like them found out their names, so I will write about them.
 This breed, sometimes called silky or negro fowls, have a very peculiar appearance. their piumage being, so unlike that of other fowls as to be clearly recognized as not being like feathers; while the skin of the fowl is deep violet color, almost black, the surface bones being of the same hue also. which gives it rather an urinvit- ing look when prepared for the table.
 The flesh. however, is very delicate and white and superior to that of many
 breeds. The plumage has a soft, fios- Ey appearance. the fflaments being separated or single. resembling wool They are a native of India or China The siikies I saw at the Mfnneola fair took a prtze. therefore many people were interested in them.
 The squirrels in this neighborhood are busy this month carrying our Eng fish walnuts from the tree in our gar den to their homes. There are about
 three of them, which are gray, but we
 keep our cats and dog away, as it ie ] so nice to watch them, and they have 1 to lay tn a store. of nuts for winter use Just as well as farmers store theiI vegetables, pumpkins, corn and apple. for their winter use
 ! LILLIAN NJ. BREHAUT. | East Norwich, N. Y.
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rh. l.Iand nf sieiIx.


 The island Of sicily of old was given the poetical nams of Trinacrta. arising from It's triangular shape and referring to its three promontories of Peiorum Snow Faro) fin the northeast, Pachy- mum fsow Passaro3 in the southeast and Lilybaeum (now Roeo) in the west. It occupies a part of the Med- |iterranean so shallow as to indicIte that 1t was once above writer. dividing the sea into two basins. The water Is now. except for a very short inter- val, less than 100 fathoms in depth. The very narrow Straits of Messina which separate 1t from Italy. are much deeper. nearly everywhere exceeding 150 fathoms.
 There are indications in the charac- ter of the rocks around this strait that | the island once formed part of the mainland but was split off from 1t at an ancient date. Afterwards 1t seems 1 to have been joined again for period and Africa may also have been Joined to Sicily in a recent Geological period. as is shown by the fossil bones In Sicily of the African elephant, hippo potamus and hyena- But all this was probably before man came upon the earth and inhabited that island. | The north coast of Sicily Is generally steep and has many good harbors, oi which that of Palermo Is the best. In the east. also, steep rocky coasts pre- vail, except opposite the Plain Of Ca tania, and in the northern half of thin coast the giant mass of Mount Etna erects itself as e vast landmark, while l its lava streams stand out for a dis tance of about 20 miles in line of bold cliffs and promontories. In the wesi and south the coast is generally fiat iand less favorable to shipping.
 The tide. here as in the rest of tho l Mediterranean. are so slight as to b.
 scarcely observable. yet at severa points in the west and south coasts thu i water occasionally rises suddenly tS | the height of three feet, and this is re. I peated at intervals of a minute some times for a number of hours. Tn, cause of tlnis curious oscillation of thl
 water is not known.
 | The mountains of Sicily are chieh,
 in the north, their lower slopes every where being cultivated and forming continuous series of olive groves an, | orange fields. The rest of the islan,
 Is plateau of varied elevation and u
 great extent is devoted to the growtl
 of wheat. The only large plain in tn
 island Is that of Catania. fmmediateI,
 south of the foothills of Etna. It 1
 watereG by the Simeto river.
 [ Sicily has the warm and equabI
 temperature of most of the Medfterra
 nean region. Snow is rarely seen o
 the coast, though on the higher peak 1t lies till June and on Etna till July The rainfall Is so low in the sunme months that most of the streams dr
 up in that season. In the winter 1t 1
 often so great as to make torrents O
 the streams.
 Il LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. \ East Norwich, x, F.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28

"I tried all dnds of ce~nzs and also dtferent salves then finally l thought of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and decfded to try them After using them . fsw times wss vel pleassd co used thsm-continu- ally for about two Eeeiz- Her face cleared and now you would never know she had had any skan trouble" CsisneD Mira R. Sleeves. August s. 1914
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JESSIE L- BRDHAUT. East Norwich. N. r.
Wesda

Weeds effect a dispersion of their kind by means of runners. rootstocics. running roots, and apparatus for throwing seeds The dispersion of seeds Is aided by the natural agencies of wind, water and animals. Seeds are rarely carried long distances by uatur- 11 agencies.
 Weed migration is aided by man more than by all the natural means combined To become a migratory weed a plant must have a wide range of adaptability. A plant requires a wider range of adaptabiiity under con- | ditions of cultivation than in wild land. The general direction of weed | migration coincides with that of the | progress of cultivation.
 Weed migration may be checked by | the following means: By preventing \ the production of seeds and burs: by l using greater care in cleaning farm I machinery moved from field to field: | by using greater care to prevent the transportation of seeds. buibs. and | roots with nursery stock: by burn ing the packing of croclery cast lngs. etc.; by destroying wesds in the meadow or throwing them out as hay is balsd: by using greater care in l cleaning commercial seeds: by having all weeds watched for before they be- como weeds of the farm.
 JESSIE BREHAUT. | East Norwich N "
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seIees are stArtilns Ia their brllliancy. Red, pink. black canary, green, saf- fron. blue choeoiafe. and all their in- termediase gradations are found here In exquieite harmony The springs rise m terraces of various heights and widths. having intsrn1inElcd Ei<h their delicate shades chalk like ciifrs. soft and erumply. these latter being The re-
 mains of springs from which the life and beauty have departed. The great spring Is the largest in the country the water flowing through three open inEa Into a basin 70 feet long by f5 feet wide. Prem this the hot mineral waters drip over Into lower basins of gracefully curved and scaHoped out .ine. the minerals deposited on the lips of the basin forming stclagrnites of varied hues. yieidinE q brilliant and
 beautiful effect. The terraced basins
 bear a elose renemblmuce to fhe former New zaaiaud pink and white terraces
 and since the annihilntlou of the iattez are the most charmlng examples in sx-
 istenee of this rare form Of nnfnre'l artistic handfvor1
 LILLIAN M- BREHAuT. East Norwich. N
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