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Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE.
RWAKES.


Uncle Jed is pleased with the nice
writing of the girls in the Wide-Awake
circle. some of which is as handsome
as steel-plate. and among the best
writer's are classcd the little Hebrew
girls hereabouts.
The girls Of no age in the past could
write so we'll or grammaticaIIy as do
the girls Of today. IN the first place
they did not have the writing mate
rials, or as well informed or capable
teachers.
It is not so very long ago that there
were no steel pens or blotting paper.
The pens were made from goose quilts
and to quickly dry the ink fine beach
from blotting.
When everybody had to make their
own pens from quilts, and the school
teachers had to make the pens the
scholars used, pens were very much
more expensive than they be today and
had to be taken better care of, and
they had to be repaired or repointed.
In the long ago some people made
good pens, some made passable pens,
and some could rot make pens at all
but had to employ someone to make
pens for them. Under such circum-
stances pupils could not be taught to
write such an even and pretty hand
as they do today.
In the counting rooms of those days
instead of boxes of steel pens they had
in the desk a bunch Of goose quilts
which the most expert quill cutter
among them used to convert into pens.
So it is not SO strangs the boys and
girls of today write a better hand
than did those who came before them
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17

table; but Dandy didn't care for the
lamp or anything; he wanted his sugar
bowl.
The best thing of all about Dandy
is that he likes to shake hands once
in a while.
When Dandy grew larger his mother
was sold. At first he missed her very
much but now he was put in lot by
himself and ne seemed to be as happy
and contented as though his mother
was there.
Dandy likes very much to be petted.
HELEN COOMBS, Age Is.
South Canterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Helen Coombs of South Canterbury:
Accept my sincere thanks for the prize
book entitled Automobile Girls at
Washington. I have read it and found
it very interesting.
Angie White of Stafford Springs:
Many, many thanks for pretty prize
book.
Katherine Hickey of Montville: Re
ceived my prize book Monday morn
ing. Thank you very much for it.
Katherine German of Versailles:
received the nice prize book you sent
me entitled Bunny Brown and His
Sister Sue I have read it through and
found it very interesting. I thank you
very much for it.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
Rules fer Young Writers.

I. 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 use over
$50 words.
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used,
5. Write your name, age and ad-
dress plainly at the bottom of the
story.
Address all communications to Uncle
Jed, Bulletin Office.
Whatever you are-Be that!
Whatever you say-Be trueI
Straightforwardly act,
Be honest-in fact,
Be nobody else but you.'
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS ARD GIRLS DEPARTMENT

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at
Aunt LUIS.
5-TheIma Whftehouse of Mt. Hope,
Bunny Brown and Sister Sue Playing
Circus.
6-Helen COMBS of South Canter-
bury, Automobile Girls Along the
Hudson.
Faith {. Curtis of Norwich, The
Motor Boat Club Off Long Island.
8-HeIen Lewenberser of Norwich,
The Motor Boat Club on the Great
Lakes.
Winners of prize books living in the
city may call at The Bulletin bust
ness office for them at any hour after
10 a. m. on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
How Lucy HELPED,

Lucy's mama had been i'll for a
week. Molly, the oldest sister, did all
the cooking.
Lucy often asked if she might help,
but Molly always said she could do
it better alone.
But one day Lucy's chance came.
Molly had gone on an errand, and her
brother had gone to school.
Lucy decided to make STEW for
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
The -Four Oxen

Four oxen fed together in the same
field. A lion who lived near tried
to kill one of the oxen. But when
ever the oxen saw him coming they
stood together and showed him their
horns. This always frightened the
lion away.
One sad day the oxen quarreled and
fed apart. This gave the lion the
chance he wanted. He rushed into
the field and dragged them off to his
den, one by one.
ROSE BLANCHARD.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
A Certain Spot.

God piled his hills to guard it,
To fence from every harm;
Set greener grass to sward il,
And gave it every charm.
The flowers there were brighter,
The sunlight glow more glad,
The summer ZehDyrs lighter,
The birds more music mad.
When first I did behold it.
I, long content to roam,
Thanked God that He did mold it
And knew that place for Home!
Walter
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
AWAkES.
Rohbie,s First Lesson.

One cay Bobbie and Evelyn came to
play with me.
We all agreed to play school. I was
teacher, being eldest. We had a black
board, states and books.
I wrote on the blackboard: "ColUm-
bus discovered America" I told Eve
Ign to read what I had written aloud.
When she had taken her seat I
called on Bobbie, expecting he would
repeat what Evelyn had said, but in
stead he shouted:
Ny mamma had a dish. cupboard,
toe"
Although we were supposed to be
quiet, we had a good laugh at Bobbie' s
remark.
JOSEPHINE ATWOOD, Age 9.
Willimantic
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
DeIvina's Pets.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell
you about the pets I have, two kittens
and a little dog.
My kittens can jump and play with
a ball
Ny little dog will jump through a
hoop and sit upon a chair. He is
black and white.
My kittens are black. They are very
cute and playful.
Ny dog is very fond of his mistress.
He comes to school with her and
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17

Major Leslie Cheape of the British
army, now reported missing, is on the
casualty list for the third time. He
is believed to have been killed in the
battle of the Somme. Ma ior Cheape
was one of the best known English
polo players, and his name is familiar
to readers of American sporting pages.
He was well known in the United
States. He was member of Lord
Wimborne's polo team that won the
international cup from the Americans
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17

at Westbury n. Y, in the spring of
1914. Before that he had accompanied
the English teams that were defeated
in 1913 and in 1911. The English vic
tory in 1914 was in large measure
due to the skill of Major Cheape, then
captain. Major Cheape was reported
missing on the casualty list of May
l. He was then supposed to have
been wounded. In December, 1915. he
was slightly wounded while fighting
with the British Mediterranean forces.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
Nv SchncI.
Norwich

Dear Uncle Jed: I go to the Union
vile school. We have nice times play
ing games. I like my teacher very
much. We have ten scholars in our
school I am in the sixth grade.
GERTRUDE BI.ATHERWICK, Age u
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
Versailles
A Straw Hat

Dear Uncle Jed: The first thing I
knew, was in a large factory I was
handled by many men, then they threw
me in a large machine I was then
made nice and smooth. They took
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17

comes to meet her at night. whether
it is hot or cold weather.
If I have a letter he will carry 1t
home safely.
When it is too cold he goes after
the mail himself He barks and the
postmistress will give him the letter.
He is very gentle and kind also.
DELVENIA FRAZIER, Age Is
Oneco.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS

1-FIoyd T. Bailey of Salem, Gram
mar School Boys in the Woods.
2-Alice German Of Versailles, Bun
ny Brown and Sister Sue Playing Cir
Gus.
George D. Palmer of Griswold,
The Motor Boat Club in Florida.
Anna Blatherwick of Norwich,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-17
Haymakind,

Haymazing time is the sweetest
time of the year. When the grass has
grown very high and the weather is
beginning to get hot. the mowers come
with their horses and machines and
cut all the grass in the zelda 1t
then lies in long rows, and the smell
is very sweet.
The sun dries the grass and then
men, women and children go into the
field and turn it over so that it may
all get very dry. OF course this is
real work for womSG and men, but
only fun for children; they throw the
hay at each other, and have great fun.
Next we take the horse rake, and
rake the hay into rows so the men
can more easily put it into heaps, and
lift it into the wagons. The wagons
are loaded up and look like haystacks
on wheels. and so the hay is gathered
and taken to the barn. and kept there
till winter. when it is given to the
horses and cattle for food.
The farmer is anxious about the
weather all the time. He wants
plenty of sun to dry the grass; and
after it is dry, there must be no rain
until it is all safely on the rack, for
if it is put up wet, after a time it
will get hot, and perhaps catch fire
Is it not a curious thing that a wet
haystack should be more likely to burn
than dry one? It is so. If the rick
is wet inside, it will get very hot and
the hay will turn very black and be
no good: and if the farmer does not
find out in time to cut a hole through
the middle to let the air in, the whole
rick will be spoiled and sometimes
break out in flames.
Wheat.
Wheat is of great use to man as
food. It was first grown in Asia
and Europe and from there it was
brought to the United States where il
was sown in the west.
It is sown by first blowing the land
and then it is narrowed till it is
smooth and fine. Afterwards it is
sown by a drilling machine. 1t grows
all summer and in the early fall wher
it is ripe and yellow, it is cut by {
reaping machine.
In the west the fields are so large
that many of these machines are uset
to reap and bind it at the same time
Behind these machines men wall
and set the bundles up to dry. Their
the wheat is thrashed in .Se fields ant
the threshers are run by t-Ection en-.
gines.
From the field it is loaded into car.
| and taken to many of the large cite:
and ground into flour. The wheat i!
poured into a vat about a story higI
above the grinder and from this i
runs through a sprout into the grind
er. After it is ground it passe!
through another sprout into flour bag
| where it is sent to all of the cities O
| the United States, and much of it i
| exported.
Bread flour is ranlscd under the frs
grade, and pastry under the secont
grade.
GEORGE D. PALMER, Age IA.
GriswoId.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19
IF BACK HURTS USE
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Eat Less Meat If Kidneys Feel
Like Lead or Bladder
BOthers YOu---Meat
Forms Uric Acid

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog
ged and need flushing occasionally,
else we have backache and dull misery
in the kidney region, severe headaches,
rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid
stomach, sleeplessness and all sorts of
bladder disorders
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take>a tablespoonful in glass of water
before breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and is harmless to flesh clogged
kidneys and stimulate them to normal
activity. 1t also neutralizes the acids
in the urine so it no longer irritates,
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus. avoiding serious COM
plicatiOns.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots Of Jad Salts to folks who
believe in overcoming kidney trouble
while il is only trouble.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19
GRANDMA USED SAGE
TEA TO DARKEN HAIR
She Made Up a Mixture Of
Sage Tea and Sulphur to
Bring Back Color, Gloss
and YOuthfuIneSS

Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea with sulphur added, will turn
gray, strelked and faded hair beautiful
ly dark and luxuriant. just a few ap-
plications will prove revelation if
your hair is fading, streaked or gray.
Mixing the Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe
at home. though, is troublesome. An
easier way is to get a 50-cent bottle Of
Wyeth 8 Sage and Surphur Compound
at any drug store all ready for use. This
is the old time recipe improved by the
addition Of other ingredients
While wispy, gray, faded hair is not
sinful, we all desire TO retain our
youthful appearance and attrlctiyeness.
BY darkening your hair with Wyeth s
Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one
can tell, because it does it so naturally,
so evenly. You just dampen a sponge
OF soft brush with it and draw this
through YOUR hair, tlking one small
strand at time; by morning all gray
hairs have disappeared, and, after an.
other application or two, your hair be-
comes beautifully dark, glossy, soft and
luxmiant.
This preparation is delightful toilet
requisite and is not intended for the
cure, mitigation or prevention of dis
ease.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19
Peoples Rally
at Hazel Green Church

The Hayesville district of the Chris.
tian Endeavor League of the United
Brethren in Christ church will hold a
young peoples rally at the Hazel Green
church, Sunday, May 2S. The forenoon
exercises viii begin at 10 o'clock with
an hour and a half recess at noon for u
basket dinner.
The program for the day is as fol,
lows:
Forenoon Session.
10:00-Devotions 500. Walt T Weinert
lO:l5-Address of Welcome .......
................ Rev. f. o. Shepherd
l0:30-Response Miss Alta Patterson
l0:45-Echoes from Grants Pass Con.
cention ....... Rev H. B. Dorks
Special music.
11:l5-Christian 4Endeavor Efifci
ency ..... State Pres Lloyd Carricll
12:0O-Basket dinner.
Afternoon Session.
1:30-Deyotions -. Miss Eva Hogue
1:45-Business session.
Special music.
2:l5-Significance and Value of the
Endeayor Work >. Rev. F. NJ. Jasper
2:35-Christian EndeavOr and Mis-.
sions ..., Rev Bertha NJ. Peoples
2:5-Quiet Hour. Miss Gertrude Eakin
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19
And One Dose Has often Dispelled
Years of Suffering.

Mayr's Wonderful Remedy can real
ly be termed WONDERFUL. No
matter where you live - you will find
people who have suffered with Stom.
ach, Liver and Intestinal Ailments
etc, and have been restored to health
and are loud in their praise of this
remedy. 1t acts on the source and
foundation Of these ailments, remov.
ing the poisonous catarrh and Bile
accretions, taking out the inflamma-
tion from the intestinal tract aud
assists in rendering the same anti.
septic. Sufferers are urged to try one
dose-which alone should relieve your
suffering and convince you that Mayr 5
Wonderful Remedy should restore you
20 good health. Put it to a test today
Send for booklet on Stomach Ailments
to Geo. II. Mayr, Mfg. Chemist, 156
Whiting st., Chicago, or better still,
obtain a bottle from your druggist. j.
G. Perry, ll5 South Commercial street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19
North Howell Notes
lCapitaI Jonrnal speeial seryiee. J

y NFAA"l tNAiAhl ~ wv ldi A1Nl hlNtsI
North Howell. Ore. May lS.--Alrs. f.
Beer will make her son Melvin a visit
at The Dalles next weel,
Miss Gr"ee Shields, of Parkersville.
who will graduate from the Normal at
Monmouth in-June, has been elected to
teach the primary grade in our school
the coming year.
A number of the friends Of Berniee
and Freda Dunn called to celebrate
Miss Freda's twelfth birthday Tuesday
Of this week.
Matthias Dunn has begun the building
of new dwelling house. Thoms Bros.
of AIT. Angel, are the carpenters
Robert Beer has his new barn about
finished. We expect the next move will
be bungalow aud them?
The hanging Of May baskets by mys-
terious persons and then chase for
the culprits. has furnished consider.
able amusement for our young folk this
month.
w. II. Stevens attended the county
grange committee meeting at Salem
Wednesday.
Notices e the annual school meeting
are pasted calling for a special tax
levy OF one mill TO enable the board
to hold school eight months next year
and pay for some Improvements
Geo. Ninton. chairman of the school
board and w. H. Baughmar. clerk, were
in salem Monday getting posted on mat
tiers pertaining to tire school.
W. j. Jefferson. road supervisor. is
making extensive improvements ON
what is known as the old camp ground
road
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19
SCRAMBLE FOR POTATOES
AIDS TO BOOST PRICES

Portland, Ore, May 19-The scramble
for old potatoes is aiding the price all
through the Pacific northwest. Both
country and city prices have recently
shown an advance. owing to the general
scarcity of offerings by producers Ina
few instances as high as $l.35 GENITAL
has been offered and paid in the Will
lamette valley for extra quality.
An advice from Yakima states that
there were IS cars of potatoes there
unsold in farmers hands May and an
equal amount in warehouses. The lat.
ter were owned by dealers aud had been
Sold therefore were merely being be,
ing held for shipping orders. e
Growers in the Yakima section were
asking $50 a ton for their holdings and
getting it.
While there are quite fair stocks of
new potatoes in the local marlet at
this time, still the old potato season
will continue for number of weeks, aid
during that time it is anticipated that
n demand viii be shown for every sack
available here .
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19
SAYS BODY IS A
POISON FACTORY
Urges Everyone to Drink
Glass Of Hot Water Before
Breakfast

Just as coal. when it burns leaves
behind a certain amount of incom-
bustible material in the form of ashes
so the food and drink taken day after
day leaves in the alimentary canal a
certain amount of indigestible ma
terial, which if not completely elimna.
ted from the system each day. be-
comes food for the millions Of bacteria
which infest the bowels. From this
mass Of leftover waste, toxins and
ptomain-like poisons are formed and
sucked into the blood.
Men and women who can't get feel.
ing right must begin to take inside
baths. Before eating breakfast each
morning drink a glass of real hot
water with q teaspoonful Of lime.
stone phosphate in it to wash out of
the thirty feet of bowels the previous
days accumulation of poisons and
toxins and to keep the entire alimen.
tary canal clean, pure and fresh.
Those who are subject to sick head
ache, colds, biliOusness, constipation,
others who wake up with bad taste,
foul breath, baekache. rheumatic stiff
ness, or have a sour, gassy stomach
after meals, are urged to get quarter
pound Of limestone phosphate from
the drug store, and begin praeticing
internal sanitation. This will cost
very little, but is sufficient to make
anyone an enthusiast on the subject
Remember inside bathing Is more
important than outside bathing, be-
cause the skin pores do not absorb
impurities into the blood, causing poor
health, while the bowel powers do.
Just as soap and hot water cleauses,
sweetens and freshens the skin. so
hot water and limestone phosphate
act nthe stomach, liver kidnevs aud
bowels.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19
ChemaWa Commencement
Capital Journal Special Serviee)

Capital Journal Special Serviee)
Chemawa, Or, May l9.-Everything
at Chemawa is in readiness for the big
event of tire year-commencement-
which takes place during the five days
between Sunday, May % and Satur.
day, June 3, or more correctly Friday
evening, June lst. when the week S fes,
tivities will be brought to a close by
an alumni banquet. School, however,
will continue in session until June 90
The grounds are especially beautiful
at this season and the exercises prom
Use to draw large number of visitors.
The graduating class is composed Of
nine boys and II girls.
The following is an outline of the
program for the week:
Sunday evening, May 2Sth bacca.
laureate sermon by Prof. j. o. Hall of
willamette University, Salem.
Monday, field day. Band concert
Tuesday, Memorial day exercises in
the morning; baseball game ia tae af-
ternOon and class night Observance in
the evening.
Wednesday, parade and military drill
in the afternoons; dumbells, Indian
clubs, and wand drills in the evening
at the gymnasium.
Thursday graduating exercises in
the afternoon and reception to gradu.
ates in the evening.
Friday alumni day with a banquet
in the evening.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19
Picnic Closes School

Capital Journal Special Seryice)
Quinaby, Or, May 19.-The Perkins
school closed Wednesday, the event
being observed by picnic in the Will
liam Mumper woodland, Games, unY
der the direction of the teacher, Miss
Velva Utterback and her sister Miss
Ellamay Utterbaek entertained the
children. while lunch, under the spread
ing naples was an enjoyable part of
the affair." The following pupils and
a few visitors enjoyed the event:
Ethel Jones, Ella Hahn, Mabel Cadyy
Ruth Cady, Helen Jones, Sophie Girod,
Della Girod .Thema Barnett, Esther
Hahn, Retha Gannoy, Bernice Allen,
Mamie Fukada. Leonard Banick, Hen
ry Girod, LawtOn Giod, Wendell Bar
nett, Harland Perkins, Marvin Per-
llins, Harold Jones, Kenneth Burnett.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19

Everything is quiet among commits.
sion men this morning and the market
holds steady in every line. Eggs con.
tinue firm in Portland at % cents for
firsts, but many people have found Out
taat after the eggs are shipped to
Portland and candled, there is no %
cent price coming back on the return
check. As a general proposition, 20
cents from local dealers is much more
satisfactory than taking chance with
the Portland commission men. At least
this is the experience of several who
have tried it,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19
l5-Year- Old YOungster
Grabs Dads" Auto
and Takes French Leave

Myron Lee, tne5Jf5 year old son of
,M. 4. Lee, Portland, took his father Is
auto yesterday and left for parts un-
known with gTeatHspeed and sudden
mess according to the information re-
eeived by the Salem police who are
ON the lookout for the youngster.
With young Lee is William Num-, an,
other 10 year old, Of Portland, and the
whereabouts of the lads and one Case
automobile is a complete mystery,
. Mr.. Lee, senior wants his boy and
car back so badly that he has offered
"a reward of 500 for the arrest of tae
rambling son,
1t was indicated by the tone of the
father S voice over the phone last
night that there would be a painful
session in the wood shed when the prod
igal was returned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19
BaCkaChe !? Run Down?
Tired +? Clean the Kidneys
With Hot Water and "AnuriC'

When rundown after a hard winter
when life indoors has brought about
a stagnant condition in the circulation
most everyone is filled with uric
acid-especially is this so of people
past middle age This uric acid in the
blood often causes rheumatism, lumba-
60. swelling of nlnds and feet, or a
bag-like condition under the eyes.
Baekache, frequent urination or the
pains and stiffness of the joints are
also often noticed. Dir. Pierce says that
everyone should have a good sweat
every day-shOuld drink plenty of pure
water and exercise in tn opn air as
much as pOssibl This helps to throw
out the poisonous uric acid thru the
skin and the water But for such
persons as are past middle age it's
often impossible to do this and lime
salts are deposited in the arteries, veins
and joints, causing all kinds of dis
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-19

tressing conditions. An autdOte for
this uric acid poison is to take hot
water before meals and "Anuric. -
Ask your druggist for Doctor Pierce s
Anuric. or end Doctor Pierce s mva-
lids Hotel and Surgical Institute in
Buffalo, n. Y, dollar bill for a full
Treatment, or ten cents for trial
package.
L" Anuric" is a recent scientific dis
covery by DR.. Pierce. " Anuric'
drives the uric acid out of your body.
1t is a uric acid solvent 80 effective
that it eliminates these posions, cleans:
es the system, allows your over worked
kidneys to resume their normal func-
tiOns, and just a few days treatment
with "Anuric" will convince you be-
cause it brings lasting relief to your
painful, aching rheumatic ioints-nO
more backaehe or dizzy spells. Try it
now and be convinced.