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Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-01
NOT GOOD FINANCE.

Baron Rothschild, head of the famous
English banking house. was taken seri.
ously i'll when he was 90 years of age.
and felt that his end was near, altho his
family physician thought otherwise
Nonsense. Baron" said the doctor,
"thc Lord isn't going to take you until
after you've passed the hundred mark"
No. my friend said the aged finan-
cicr. that wouldn't be good finance
For why should the Lord whit until
reach par when he can pick me up at
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-01

If Los Angeles had few more men
of the caliber of Joseph Scott, Harrison
Gray Otis would not long remain mil
lionaire. Scott has three times been
awarded damages against the union
hater, totaling $6s,5OO. Good for Scott
He may influence the "Times" to tell
the truth occasionally.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-01

Sounds a little strange at this dis
tance. but he must be all right, for the
Cincinnati Labor Advocate is boosting
Congressman Nick Longworth for the
United States senate as a friend of or
ganized labor. 1t may be recalled that
Nick is a son-in-law of the Terrible
Teddy. having married Alice Roosevelt.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-01

The United States Senate Committee
on Transportation Routes has not held
meeting in thirty seven years, yet it
employees regularly three clerks at 81 800
per year each who never have occasion
to report for duty in Washington. This
is the best definition of political sine
cure" yet discovered by The Bulletin.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-01

Preparedness against ''dry" Colorado
when the statewide prohibition became
effective January /, was not confined to
the male gender. This week a posse of
state, county and city officials entered
the home of Pueblo society lady" and
confiscated about $4,000 worth of choice
wines and linuors
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-01

In event w. w. Booth should be elected
mayor of Denver thru the Republican
charter amendment route, he will prob
ably draw on heaven for a chief of police
as he promises to appoint man who
will prove satisfactory to everybody.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-01

Judge Austin of Toledo, Ohio, last
week fined Peter Stallman, straw
boss'' in the Overland auto factory, 500
and costs, the maximum penalty, for
collecting fees in exchange for jobs This
pernicious system prevails in practically
all non n-union establishments.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-01

Trades unionism is the effective ap-
plication of the power of organized work
ingmen to advance their standard of liv-
ing. 1t is united endeavor to right
wrongs, and, whenever that effort meets
with success, to make the attainment
permanent.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-01

tuesday night the o. p. attended a
meeting of the Denver Manufacturers
Association in the Chamber OF Commerce
building, to hear committee Of the
new Civic and Commercial Association
tell large gathering of manufactur-
ers how it was to their interest to be-
come n bureau of the association now
said to comprise 1000 memberships.
Memberships in the association are dif-
ferentiated from members because some
of the large corporations pay for many
memberships For instance, the Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron company pays in
$4,000 per year for eighty memberships,
but is only one institution. The Bulletin
yer Labor Bulletin. for instance, would
join, it would merely be a member and
pay S25 per year as against the eighty
memberships of the G. +. g. ]. 1t was
explained by Cass i. Herirngton, chief
speaker of the committee, drafter of the
Civic and Commercial Associations con-
stitution, bylaws, rules Of order, etc,
who is chief counsel for the Colorado
Fuel G. Iron company. that while the
company was manufacturing concern,
its memberships would be distributed
among the several bureaus, including
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-01
The Optimistic
Philosopher

~ ENG hailed before Police Judge
. Rice and charged with operating
/ a hosting engine without city
. license has had a tendency to
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
A Story of Lafayette.

During Lafayette's visit to America, in 1924. he was everywhere honored. Once, when passing through the vfl- lage where the entire population turned out, he saw an old slider in the Continental uniform. The veteran drew himself up in the stif fashion Of the old-tirne drin and gave the miIi- tary salute.
 As Lafayette made the return sig nas. tears started to his eyes. The tsttered uniform, the ancient flint older than himself. recalled the dear past
 "Do you know meT' asked the sol-
 eNo. I cannot say that I do." was the frank reply.
 DO you remember the frosts and saeWs of Valley Forge Z
 shall never forget them" said Lafayette.
 aone litter night, General ycl were going the rounds of Valley Forge You came upon a sentry in thi1 clothing and no sticidngs. He wa slowly freezing to death. You tool his gun, saying. Go to my hut. Theri sou'u find stockings. a blanket and fire After warming yourself brinl the blanket to me. meanwhile vii keep guard
 The soldier obeyed. When he re turned to his post. you cut the hianke | in two. One half you kept; the othe you presented to the sentry Here General. is enc half of the blanket, fo am the sentry whose life you say ed"
 East Norwich. New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
The War in Europa.

On July 2sth. 1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand. heir apparent to the throne of Austria-Hungary was assassinated at Sarajevo. capital of Bosnia. and on the same day Austria declared war on Servia.
 Germany warned the other powers not to interfere with Austria in her purpose of chastising Servia.
 Sir Edward Greys British foreign secretary, suggested to the other pow CTS that representatives of each meet in London to avert war.
 Germany and Austria refused this, and on the following day Austria bonn barded Belgrade.
 Aug. 2d German troops appeared be- fore Lieges Belgium. and the city sur rendered a few days later.
 Aug. Sd the German ambassador al Paris demanded his passports and the French ambassador at Berlin was re- called.
 Aug. zth Great Britain declared wal upon Germany. and the house of com mons voted. war credit of $200. .000 GOO and at parliament Lord Kitchener be- came secretary of state of war in 'the British cabinet Aug. 9th Austria declared war upor Russia. and tI1e. British cruiser carry l ing 131 men w4s sunk by a German submarine of the coast of Turkey. In the fall of 1914 Turkey. Italy ana Bulgaria entered into the war. but stil the United States proclaimed neutral ity.
 May 7th. 1915, the Cunarder Lusf tania, bound from New York to Liver pool, was torpedoed by German sub marine off the coast of Ireland T The population of the Lusftania wheI she was torpedoed was L959 persons of whom 1,257 were passengers, 70 I members Of the crew. 1 MARY HAGOPIAN.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
sToRIEs WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AvVAkEs.
Loat Lfttle certrude.

One night as was walking home my attention was arrested by a soft. sweet voice. Turning around I found zt my elbow a pretty little girl who begged to Joe directed to a certain quarter of the village.
 asked: Little girl. how did you come here 2"
 She replied: sT am going to grand ma, to sister Lillian, so lost my way" "
 Does your mother know you went away2' asked.
 Ste answered: Mother doesn't know went away.
 What is your name little girl }"
 'sGertrude Brown"
 Where do you want to go7'
 q want to go to grandma Gertrude replied.
 Where does grandma live? ?" asked I
 Grandma lives near the second bridge.
 Tell me, Gertrude, why did you 60 away from home so late at night started about o9cl0ek While was playing with my dolls saw EiI- liam going away to grandma, 70 wanted to go to granduase also. A. terWaTda took one Of my best dolls and went away. answered Gertrude. Very soon took Gertrude 1o grand mas house and found her mother there. Mrs Brown thanked me weTy much for bringing Gertrude to her She also gave me Q. dollar piece but wouldn't accept it. was very pleased by doing something worth doing. ANNA RESN1CH, AEe B. B9zrahwflle.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
Hs came up 10 them elyins

to be. He came up tc them crying
 sNelcone. EnElfahuen' Welccnel
 Ihie Indian was one ol 41a<saeQft.4
 men. 3omoset He proved nt4 1F1eNa~ people who were almost starving. kn the next spring Governor 8ra1r ford sent out an invitation to Mash eoIt to pay them a EiSft and the anVl~ tation Was accepted On the day ap- pointed the king came with nle war; riora They were afraid and kept within the shade of the forest. But very soon the king with some of hla ! principal chiefs advanced for tthe an- teryieW. He was met half way py ! Governor Bradford arccupanica py | Miles Standfah. and a drum and fife. I They went to the council chamber at | Plymouth.
 { They had grand feast and Che white men gave Che Indians little pres ents which the Indians thought were ! better than the feast Before Gov ernor Bradford would let the Indians go home he made them promise that they would not hurt them. Then all their fear was gone. This treaty or
 rronise. lasted as long as Alassasoii
 seysshews came that Massasoit vas dangerousIv ill with fever and waf apt to die. As soon es Edward Wins
 low heard this he went to take care oi him. MassaSoit lay on a bed of uu- -l tanned skins There were four oi
 five pow-Wows or priests standing
 around the cot to keep the bad spirii lf away.
 He drove them away and cleaned thl hut. He put clean clothes on Massa' soft. He naoistened his lips with wa, ter and gave him some medicine t make him sleep. He was very weak
 He was out of his head most of th
 time. Very soon he began to grow
 better. Tn three days he was quit
 well again.
 Wins1ow wanted to go home ba MasT asoit wouldn't let him go hom ! | alone. They sent men with him 6 } see that he got home all right. The. ] got there all right.
 it The Algonquins and the Pilgrim $ were true frfends.
 HARRIET PERKINS. Age IS. l. Colchester
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29


 cones living bouquet: and each seed rnoaucee ifa own patterns and lt ia beyond the power nf man to invent or maj thing 50 persistsntly vigorous hfd beautful
 1t la the same with ehe seed o1 rose. little hard shslIed frost resist ing package not much larger chan the smallest shot; but t holds within thaa small space the running rose which covers the verandas or q bay window. and in a few years bears a thousand beautiful roses which excite the sd- rniration of all who see them
 There is the acorn. no larEer tnan the marble you play with in the apring. which has folded in it an oak tree mhien VIII grow for two or three cen- turies. becoming 60 or 10 feet high and sending out branches From co 10 so feet. producing millions of acorns and great ship timbers ana score Of cords of wood. moving with more power night and day than a 75-horze power engine could produce
 Amy tree is a great and magniHceni machine whether it is valuable for ita fruit or for the strength and beauty and usefulness of it's wood; and the power of it Is often greater than that required to drive an automobile 3E miles an hour.
 The seed of the great cedar trees ir slae west is endowed with life whica will continue vigorous for four thou sand years, and raise spire over s0t feet high, or twice as high as thl highest church steepIe. The magnificent tree named Genera Sherman was 2.o50 years old wa1ei I Christ was born and weighs thousand fof tons; but it was all done up in little seed any Of the vFide-A Awake could hold in their hands and pla, with.
 The world is full Of these wonderfu packages. or seeds. some of which fl, and some Of which hop to spots Q earth upon which to gerninase: an many of which are carried by bird and animals. Some plants, like tn burr, make all creatures they toue their carriers.
 The more you know about thes wonderful parcels, the more interestin the world and it's Creator will becom j. to you.
 Be wide awake and keep wide a:wak to the wonderful things God has pl in mans way to assure him of H. presence and of the power which cor trols the earta and holds the suns al Htars true in their orbits
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
X THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
 BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

But still eArh day was lacking ono. Well, well. what can thia naean2 NOur F1do i an honest dogs I'll follow him and see Ills mistress said, how comes this
 1nclk
 TVhak means tz1is She followed him. till meath hedge Quite hid from human sight She found a poor sick mother dog And pups fn HoeEul plight. Half famished this poor family, As on the ground they layfs They would have starved but for the
 roll
 Good F'ido brought each day. 70. Eide, deax his mistress cried, 'sNo unjust steward Ehoul Ana E1do grarely Wagged his tail, And merely Gaid, Fowl wow
 ouella c. Poole.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29

ant school. I am in the fifth grade. Miss Murphy 6 my teacher.
 One day when we were busy study ing geography, Mr. Stanton came fn and asked how many of us would like to have our picture taken. FTe ali said we would 4 man came in and took all of our pictures. ! bought five Of them
 ! have a, school garden. My garden is eighteen feet long and i've feet wide have dahlias planted.
 School will soon be closed for the summer vacation. It closes next Thursday.
 When go back I-shan be in tho
 ANNA ANDERSEN. Age ii.
 Nyorufo1
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
Robert Edmard Lee.

Dear Uncle Jed: Robert D. Lee was born in Virginia on January 19, 1e9fa He lived in a brick mansion from the towers of which he could watch the vessels sailing up and down the Potomac river.
 He graduated at West Point AEni- tary Academy.
 He fought in the Mexican war and Tn the Civil war. The Civil war be- gan in April. 1861.
 General Lee was appointed com mander-i n-chfef Of all the forces of the Confederate states.
 When Virginia seeded he Wenl with his own state. He was the greatest general on tha Southern side.
 He died October 12, 1870.
 LILLE MERCHANT, Aga 1a.
 Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
EIoranea NiahiInnals-


 Florence Nightingale was born In a beautiful home in England When she was child she showed q great desife to be a nurse.
 Her dFst patient was shepherd dog whose leg had been hurt by some bad boys throwing stones She nrrsed him all one summer day. When she grew older she was sent to q school where she learned to be a good nurse.
 At that time there was war going on In Europe. The news reached Eng lapd of the terrible condition Of the wounded soldiers in the Crinea. Flor ence Nightingale with some of her friends went to nurse the wounded soldiers. When she arrived there She found they were crowded in foul roerna and were dying from the want oi proper care and medicine. Through her care and work all this waa changed She was SO kind to the p0cl soldiers that they called her the sSol. diers' Erfend.D
 When the war was over she earul home A fund was ralaed and ths 1 NightingaIe Home for Nurses wal built in her honor
 Now in the terrible war in Europ. the nurses nurse the wounded sosdierI as she did.
 ALICE M GoRMAN, Age II. Versailles.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
The Lost Child.

Once upon a time in a little country town there lived a family by the name of Parker There was a little boy in this family by the name of Johnnie who by his 9ondness for exploring led his mother many a chase to ind him.
 Naturally, when she missed him one bright day in August she at once ttSought that Ee had run away again. and she accordingly started out to search for him. But look where she would, no Johnnie was at hand.
 At last she became very much fright to see if he was at any of their houses. He was not, so the neighbors joined in the search.
 They looked through the fields, in the woods and. even in the river. Still no Johnnie appeared. All the rest of the day they secured the country around without success
 Finally the shades of night began to fall, and then lanterns were needed The mother, almost distracted, would not stay in the house, but went with the search party until she was Sc tired and sleepy that she was obliged to go home and lie down.
 She reluctantly went back home and sat down and began to cry. Johnnie had often been naughty, but he was very dear to her and whilt he was not there she missed hin greatly
 At last, just as daylight began tc show in the east she dragged herself up to her room and without preparing at ali for bed. she started to get IT just for a few moments"
 What was her surprise to find curlet up In the middle of the bed, sound asleep. and with one arm under hii 1 head Johnnie, the lost child.
 AIMIRA KRAMER, Age fl. F Nr.1ua ar.araan
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
LETrERs To UNCLE JEp.
Fishina For Perch.

Dear Uncle Jed: The perch takes rank. perhaps. as the most prolific fish found in our waters today. He responds readily to the little boy fish ing with pin and thread in the park ponds of the great cities.
 Chugging fC~ pike along the great lakes generally finds the perch ready and willing to take the minnow. dead orr alive to increase the catch of the chugger.
 Casting with either his minnows or spoons, still-aghing with worms, fish, the fly. win result in the catching Of the perch.
 The yellow perch is the member we have particular reference to, as hfe habit it not confined to a restricted area. as Is that of the white broth
 The white perch come in from the sea and are taken in the eastern wa | ters that flow into the Atlantic. Perch are easily located. They like water over gravel and stony bottoms along the streams and the shallow portions Of the lakes and ponds That perch are regarded as a gooC eating fish. as well as one that ren. ders much sport to the hook and lirt fishermen, is evidenced by the fac l that different State Fish Commission, CTS have planted millions. EeEcn as a rule run m scnoois ana I for this reason the stiIl-fisher wh. gets into one of these schools gener ally makes a big haul. while the fish erman who uses the fly often take them thnee at a crack.
 Bait with small Hinnows Is you first best; anglewormes pieces -of flah l and crnWfnh come next Fish eithe hfost any line win do. and, if sffa-fish ling. use a little sinkers a bobher am
 hook. from to should be abou l right.
 JESSIE L. BREHAUT.
 Jersey City, N.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
dssa you may naVs one-hsil 5 ny

aeee you may navs one -hall q my hck@a
 ID the next eon he esid Kcn may have one4fhird and 70 the yann geat he said. 4ou may have one ninth.
 &ftar hAH burial the sons caue to- gefhet, eacn one expecting to get hiz share QR thn horses and go Hts own way. but the eldest said
 How can fnae one~haH of seven- teen horses cannos cut living horse Tn eEnin.
 The next one said: How can take one~thArd ana the youngest saids
 too. would obey my fathers wishes. but cne-nfntn of seventeen horseE leaves just man but one
 The oldest son then said; see q holy man riding bys Let us ask hin what Co d0s''
 They all agreed to this. The mar was stopped and the question put be. fore him.
 It was some time before he spoke 1ae then said: sLaet me add my pool stud to these. You can talle one-half one third and ninth Of eiehteez horses.
 The eldest took nine, the next si1 and the youngest tNo.s They tbel asked the holy man his fee and h. said tIlat H was to take away Witl him all the horses that were left. anI he rode away with no other than hi own.
 ELLEN congSEILsX. Aee lz.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
A Brisf IIisecry -oF tls rIau.

F.A"
 In colonial times there were many flags in the American colonies The most famous of these was the one that Elas raised at Cambridge Jan. g. 1776s nor was the camp at Cambridge the only place where ulis banner waved. for one might be seen at Williams burg, Va. and at sea Paul Jones float ed a similar flag from his man -of-war.
 The first real American flag was the one provided for by the following res- olution of congress, passed June 14, TIT.
 Resolved, That the flag Of the thir- teen stars, white Tn a blue deads rep reaenting a new constelia4ion.'
 presume that all the girls who read this story will know who it was thai planned and cut and seWed and made the first flag of this sort, young lady Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, of Philadelphia
 We love to let our fancy play about Mistress Betsy Ross, as she worked on her sacred task, and to imagine her as one who had a noble character and a great love for America.
 wonder if some of the Wide. Awakes can tell the relative age O this great American dag2 You vii be surprised to learn thar Old Glors is only a little over a century and { quarter old. T. is the youngest of al the flags of the world
 Our flag waves today over a natlol that is one as never before. It wave east, south, west and north. over lam ardet11e free. No ether flag compare with 1t for beauty.
 Three cheers for the Red. White an Blue.
 a1LLIEfTNE a6ATH1EU, Age il. WflIfmanttc.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
The Rescue.

Nero was sleeping beneath an ap- pie tree and seemed quite peaceful and happy. until suddenly he started up and looked around him, for he had heard a laugh of delight that seemed to come from the direction of the
 He ran a little ways ana stopped. strafuing his eyes; then he raced to- ward the pond, stopping only once, forward stiI1 faster
 The baby, his little mistress of about three years of age, had clipped out of the kitchen door and gone to the pond. which was about a quarter of mile from the house.
 She was trying to catch one of the lsWhite geese and had gone farther into the pond than was safe. It was when Nero paused that she slipped, and with a little cry fell into the water Nero covered the distance from the times he was soon at the ponds edge and waited only moment to catcf sight of the baby's dress, then divet iu after her.
 Nero was a large dog, but the babs was heavy and he. had hard struggll before he finally laid her gently or the grass and ran barking to tn, l house.
 The baby's mother noticed him com ] ing and, having missed the baby, shl l feared that something had happene, l to her, so she followed Nero to tn pond where she found her. Nero lived to be very old dog an, 4 did many brave deeds but never ono changed masters.
 NANCY TETREAULT. Age 12.
 Versailles.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
christophar coIumbua.

Once upon a time there was a man whose name was Columbus. He be- lieved that the world was round But the people of Genoa did not believe as Columbus did. They thought it was flat, like a pancake. and that if they went too near the edge they would tumble of.
 Columbus wished to go on voyage very much, but he had no money to buy timber and iron and pay workmen to build a vessel for him. He thought he could sail west and reach the same ing east.
 He asked King John to help him. He then went to Spain. There Columbus asked King Ferdinand to help him Seven or eight years passed before the king concluded to help him. At last he gave him three small vessels. with crews of one hundred and twenty men. He finally set sail Aug. 8, 1892; the 18th of October land was discovered. Columbus thought he had reached h. 1 dia, because fAAge were SO many naked men and raomen about the shore. He called these people Indians.
 Some of the Spaniards hunted and killed the poor Indians, but Columbus treated them with kindness The second trip he had seventeen vessels and fifteen hundred men.
 One time when he went on a voyage he was sent home in chains. Thif made the Spaniards angry for treat ! ing him so.
 When the Indians saw the ship: icoming in they thought they werI white winged birds coming down from
 when Columbus died he did no know what a wonderful country h.
 EDWARD BENoIT. Age g. n
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
A Yaration HooI..

Dear Uncle Jed: Have any of the Wide-Awalkes ever made book of their vacations2 l have. Take a piece of pastboard any saze you want and paste or glue some wall paper over tt.
 On the first page you can put press ed flowers with the name under them.
 On the nexs twelve pages you can put where you went and what you saw. If you went to a farm or the seashore. you can tell what you saw there.
 All the pages you have left you can i'll with descriptions of birds and flowers.
 DORIS EAsTERBRooKs. Age to-
 Wfiiimantic