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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04
TAKES THE PLACE q. ORCHESTRA

With this marvellous self-playing vio-
lin piano-you can have the finest
kind Of music for your customers at
any hour of the day or highland
as long as you or they want it. You
can have rag time or fast dance
music, classics, in fact, anything.
And music so surprisingly good that
it not only attracts customers but it
holds them and makes them spend
their money.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04

Director Frederick J. Ireland Of
Emerald Motion Picture Company, Is
hard at work preparing for production
of four five.reel feature dramas to be
built about the beautiful personality
of Dolores Cassinelli. his principal
star. Mr.. Ireland plans a Cassinelli
feature to be released each month
through American Standard exchanges
after the first of October. Miss Cas-.
sinelli's first vehicle is entitled "A
Song of Romany," and Is described as
an idyllic Gypsy romance.
Tom Keesey and Charles Hunting.
ton, the long and short men OF EN-.
erald Motion Picture Company's tom
and Jerry" series Of two-reel comedy
dramas, are being favorably received
and steadily gaining a large following
as a result of their sterling work in
the current episodes In the series
Huntington is we'll known to the
screen for his work with Selig and
Essanay.
A. Cheney. the we'll known team
ing contractor, is building up a great
business through his careful atten.
ton to his customers.
~
Assistant Superintendent OF Streets
Mitchell gives general satisfaction by
the way he performs his duties.
S. Carl whistler, the popular secre-
tary of the Akron Tire e Vulcanizing
Company. at 932 w. Jackson b0ule'
ward, reports steady demand and
increasing business for this great tire
company. The Mohawk Quality
tires, sold by this concern, have a
high reputation and have given grea,
and genuine satisfaction to all who
have used them. They are open all
night. at 932 Jackson boulevard. and
guarantee quick service.
Judge John j. Rooney should be
reelected to the municipal bench.
Henry j. Kolze made splendid
County Commissioner. He would make
a good city treasurer.
James M. Daley, the popular trus
tee of the Sanitary District of Chi
| cago, Is a man of great executiv,
ability and force Of character.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04
PRAISE CHICAGO Il"
Gets Honorable Mention from the
American Museum of Safety
at New York.

New York, Jan. 22.-The American
Museum of Safety announced today
that. 1t had awarded to the Union
Traction Company Of Anderson. Ind,
the Anthony N. Brady memorial med
ais for the best record In accident
prevention during 1915. The Chicago
Elevated Railroads received honor
able mention.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04
DUNES GREAT RUN
Friends of the Governor Point to
the Great Evidence of Popu-
larity in 1912.

Some of the enemies OF Governor
Dunno are circulating false reports to
the effect that President Wilson
"would like to have stronger man
than Dunno" on the ticket with him in
Illinois this year.
We advise people who are told this
yarn to look up the figures for 1912.
They show who the strong man is and
Governor DUNES good administration
has strengthened him with the people.
here are the official figures for the
1912 election.
Wilson's vote in Illinois. ..... 405,04S
DUNES vote for Governor. 443,l20
Wilson's plurality in the state. 1850
DUNES plurality In the state. 124,651
Enough said
1854
Judge Thomas F. Scully has shown
since his election to the County
bench that he Is the right man In the
right place He has met every ques-
ton raised concerning the election ma.
chinery with ability and firmness
The people are proud of him.
<SA
Joseph e, Flanagan Is a Democratic
leader Of force and character.
~
Illinois never had a better United
States Senator than Albert ]. Hop.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-04

s. P. Melander, the we'll known pho.
tographer at 81 West Ohio street, has
been 80 years in business and 33 years
in the same place. A pretty good rec
ord.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
Her List of Wild Flowers.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am keeping a flower list. as last year. I put down the name of the flower, it's Latin name and the date I found it.
 A few of the flowers are robins plantain, high huckleberry, shad bush, sugar maple, dandelion, jack the pulpit. early yellow crowfoot, fly hon. eysuckle, wild strawberry, early saxi- frage, wake robin, ground-nut, shep- herds purse. anemone and golden saxi- frage.
 have thirty on my list.
 only write the names of wild flow CTS.
 Two flower books which we have are How to Know the Wild Flowers, by Mrs. William Starr Dana, and Field Book of American Wild Flowers, by F. Schuyler Matthews.
 A book which I got Christmas is Familiar Features of the Roadside also by F. Schuyler Matthews. I like it very much.
 F. Hamilton Gibson's Sharp Eyes and Eye Spy are very good.
 How many Wide-Awakes are inter ested in wild flowers?
 ELIZABETH PARKER, Age A..
 Mansfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
WHAT LOTTIE SAW

Lottie Smith lives in the country. She had been an errand at neigh bor's and she set down her basket on the floor aS she came into the kitchen, where her mother was frying dough- nuts.
 Well, daughter, are you tired?" said her mother.
 "Yes, am pretty tired" said Lott tie. But she added, smiling, while I was gone, mamma, saw twenty five of the prettiest little kittens you ever yaw."
 pr, reprovingly.
 Really, mamma ,'' said Lottie; land wish you could see them. they are so pretty and cunning"
 Twenty-Five kittens are a great many, little daughter" said her moth sr, gravely. Where did you see hemT
 "Over at Mrs. Dunton's, where I vent to buy the eggs, and now, mann ma, I'll tell you all about it. After Mrs. Dunton had put the eggs in my basket, she said:
 "'Come out this way a minute. ] want to show you something
 "So, she took me into the woodshed md there, in an old cheesebox, were i've lovely, little kittens. After I had leen themt long enough, started foI lome, and Willie met me just by the yell, and said: :. soh. Iottieg Come back just a minute. want to show you some "s "ss ns took me In at shs back shsd
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18

and showed me five cunning little kit tens in a cheesebox.
 Tn a few minutes Mrs. Dunton call- ed Willie and started for home again. And Grandpa Dunton met me just by the side steps. He said:
 Why, heres Lottie Smith, just come back! Child, I want you to see something we have in the she'd
 "So went back and he showed me five kittens, all in little heap in a eheesebox.
 @Then started for home again ara got as far as the gate, when Joe ms me and said:
 " Hello, Lottie Smith! You are just the girl want to see. want to show you something. Come back to the house a minute.'
 50 I went back with him and he showed me five fat little kittens in a cheesebox.
 "After I looked at them said good by to Joe and started to come home by the back way. And Grandma Dun- ton met me going down the garden walk. She kissed me and said:
 How bright you look, my dear! ] want you to see something at the house. Just come back a minute
 ''So she took me back and showed ma five sleepy little kittens in a cheese
 And, now, mamma, said Lottie smiling triumphantly, didn't see | twenty-five little kittens ?"
 Her mamma's eyes twinkled and she
 .It looks good deal as if you did.' : hiladelphia Inquirer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
The Humbla Bea.

This busy fellow goes from flower to flower, poking his head into one, and khen into another, and sometimes the flower is so large that it hides him out of sight. He stops his buzzing while he is getting his meal.
 Some flowers are so small that he can't get his head in at all to reach the honey, but he won't give it up. So he pushes and pushes until he splits it quite open. am sorry to say that the humble bee spells a great many flowers in this way.
 Sometimes he gets the honey from the outside. just at the bottom of the cup of the flower.
 It is a very funny sight to see two humble bees on one stalk, one visiting the inside of all of them, while the other takes the outside. Another curi- ous thing, too. is that if they begin with sl certain kind of flower they will go to no other for their honey on that trip out. If they start again they may try something else.
 The humble bee does not make the same pretty comb nor the good honey that the honey bee does, who always gathers as much as he can carry to use in the hive.
 You have eaten their beautiful white comb, which is often made of the little white clover you tread underfoot in summer walks.
 Even the honey bee can make better honey from some flowers than others; but it is all good enough, we think
 EDWARD MARIA, Age g.
 Bozrahville
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
crandfather's Birthplace.

At the end of a broad, grassy lane leading from the main road stands a gray, weatherbeaten house with low, projecting caves and wide stone chim- ney, from which curis column of blue smoke. Each window on the side of the house is shaded by lilac bushes and between these is massive oaken door with wooden latch and heavy iron kpoclxer.
 Enclosed by a picket fence, bloom many varieties of old-fashioned flow ers; stately hollyhocks, spicy pinks, vari- -colored phlox and more gorgeous than all, quantities of golden yellow marigolds.
 Standing near giant maple tree is a moss-grown we'll curb with ancient sweep, and further away on a slope are sunny fields and rocky pastures.
 Inside the house are two large rooms whose broad windows have small panes and deep window seats. The open fireplace, brass andirons and tongs and a high backed settle occupy one side of the pleasant living room and on a shelf over the fireplace are odd brass candleStieks, glass vases and pewteE dishes, all relics of former gen. erations.
 a time-worn grandfather's clock; in another corner great-grandmother' $ spinning wheel, while bright colored handmade rugs cover the floor.
 Many dishes line the shelves of a spacious cupboard
 Two rush-bottomed chairs, an old fashioned rocker, a table spread with a snowy cloth, pretty blue and white china and gleaming silver, complete the furnishings of the room;
 Sta ford S1r;n1s
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
The North Ashford PcstOfFce.

The North Ashford postofice Is sit- uated near the center of the village.
 The postcffice is bounded on the north by a large farm owned by A. c. Morse, on the east by a large woodlot owned by George Uphan. the owner of the postodfce and buildings. on the south by a medium sized farm owned by Mrs. Hattie Morse. and on the west by the pastors home and farm on the main road.
 It is surrounded on the southwest side by a few large maple trees.
 The postof1ee, house and shed are all attached together and painted white with a slate roof.
 On the west main side of the build ing there are three doors and seven windows. On the south side is an old fashioned door which once was the front door of the old tavern. as it was called by MT. Reyes. over fifty years ago.
 On the southeast side is large red barn owned by the owner of the post office. He owns a great many cattle, colts and hogs.
 As you enter the postofice room you catch a glimpse of a medium sized stove, a candy case with a glass cover a general merchandise case, also with a glass cover. and the United States mail and business corner. The room is rather narrower than broad and contains many articles fol sale on shelves all along the walls. IT this store is sold dry goods, shoes rubbers, tinware and canned goods. The owner of this building is George l Upham. He and his wife and child occupy it.
 His child's name is Herbert Upham l He is seven years old and goes to my school in North Ashford. He is a very l smart little fellow and has a pet bull dog which is very gentle and whose 1 name is Stub Upham.
 JULIA DECHAND. l North Ashford
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
POETRY.
Talking In Their Sleep.

You think I am dead" The apple tree said, 'Because have never a leaf to show. Because I stoop And my branches droop And the dull gray moses over me
 grow; il But I'm stiil in trunk and shoot; The buds of next May I fold away But I pity the withered grass at my
 foot. You think am dead" The quick grass said, Because have parted with stem and ss blade. But under the ground, I am safe and sound, With the snow's thick blanket over
 me laid. I'm all alive and ready to shoot, Should the spring of the year, Come dancing here, But I pity the flowers without branch
 or root" 'sYou think I am dead" A soft voice said, Because not a branch or root owni I never have died, But close hide, In a plumy seed that the wind has
 sown. e Patient I wait thro' the long winter
 hours, You will see me again I shall laugh at you then, Out of the eyes of a hundred flowers
 Edith M. Thomas.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
Laziest of All Birds.

The laziest of all birds is the frog mouth.' He sleeps all day, and in stead of flying about in search of food he sits still On limb and literally waits for the insects to come and feed him. He is such a sound sleeper that enc can knock him off his perch with a club and he'll not wake up. He in habits the islands of the Indian ocean and Australia.
 He is about the size of the whip poorwill and gets his name from his wide mouth. which serves as an insect trap. Being too lazy. like other birds, to fly for his food, he crawls along the limb Of tree. opening his wide mouth and snapping it shut, catching what flies and gnats come within his range.
 At night he is found perched with his mate on the roofs of houses, on fences or stunps. Only after the sun goes down does he show any inclina- ton to move about. All day he sits, feet glued to the limb of gum tree. indifferent to rain, tropical sun or call of the woods.
 One species of frogmouth has tufts of hair rising from the top of his head like ears.
 I hope the Wide-Awakes are having nice times hanging May baskets.
 AGNES M. BROWN.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
Broad Eruit.


 Dear Uncle Jed: am going to tell you about bread fruit. The most important food of the tropical is- lands in the Pacific ocean is bread fruit The tree attains a moderate height, has very large, glossy leaves, the male flowers in a dense head. which by consolidation of their feshy carpe1s and receptacles form the fruit. The fruit is globular in shape. and about the size of a melon, with a tuberculated or Gin some varieties) nearly smooth surface.
 Many varieties of the tree are cul- tfvated, the fruits of some ripenins numerous seeds, which are eaten as chestnuts; but in the best kinds the seeds are aborted, and it is only these that are highly prized as vegetables The tree is a native of South Sea Is- lands, where it's fruit occupies the Important position that is held by cereals in temperate attitudes
 The fruit, which on distinct varf- cities ripens at different periods. af- fording a nearly constant supply throughout the year, is gathered fo1 use just before it ripens, when it is found to be gorged with starchy mat ter. to which it's food value is due.
 The bread fruit Is now found throughout the tropical region of both henispheres.
 LOUISE KENNEDY, Age 1l.
 Moosup.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE.
 AWAKES

Now that you are out of doors and catching all the sounds in field and wood 1t may be well to call your at in the ability of learned people to put sounds into words.
 The quail is called Bob White be- cause he is thought to say that; but others hear him call: More wetI" and accepting him as a weather prophet will tell you upon hearing him that it is going to rain.
 You will see and hear the golden robin among the apple blossoms. He is said to be saying to his mate: T love youi love you!" but one distin- guished bird-lover says he simply sings: "Tu-wee-ee! tu-wee-ee!"
 The bobolink in northern MassachE- setts is supposed to say in his song: "Bobolink, quee-rink, quee-rink, down in old Shorts lane stealing barley-o! barley-o! but in southern New Eng land he says, "Chink! chink!"
 The phoebe bird in southern New England is so-called because he calls Phoebe! Phoebe!" but in northern New England he is called the pewee because he is supposed to call 'rPe- wee! pewee!"
 We hear the whip-poor-w repeat. ing his name. but the Indians called this bird: "gahgo-mee-nuck' becaust that Is what he seemed to say to him
 You hear the rooster every morniu; calling: ''Cock-a-doodle-d -doo!" but tn, German hears him saying: "Ki-ke-ri ki!" and to French ears he seems t, say: "Co-ca-ri-co!"
 The sounds which seem musical t somo ears appear to others to b harsh and unpleasant.
 Some people do not hear the son. of tho brooks, or the roaring an whispering of the trees, or the weir recitations of tho pine, while other catch the orchestral sounds of tn woods and the waters.
 But pay attention to the sounds c nature and let her delight you b
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18

nshed for three hours, but had caught nothing except two minnows. They were so busy with their fishing that they didn't notice the dark clouds that had gathered Soon they heard a crash of thunder that shook the earth so violently that Ned and Harold felt their hearts give a sudden jump. The boys, knowing that a terrible storm was coming at once started for home
 Before they were half way there the rain came down in torrents. You should have seen them when they reached home! Their clothing was wet through and clung to their very wet skins. Their haar was stringing down over their foreheads as though it were glued there.
 Their day Of fishing was over, and tiny minnoWs.
 EDITH BAKER, Age Is.
 Pomfret Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
The eurIexviIls School.

Dear Uncle Jed: I do not go to school in GurleyviIle because I am living at Mansfield Center.
 The school house is a brick building with a library up stairs. It is good place to get books on the subjects of the Civil War. There are ten vol umes. q We have sixteen pupils in ouI school. l We play games out of doors.
 We are going to have a contest in agriculture. on throwing base balls and running. MT. Brundage wants me to take a ball and throw it one hundred and fifty feet high. We play ball, so that will not be hard.
 MT. Brundage asked us to do these tricks. He is our agricultural teaoA- CT. This al all, so good by.
 WILBUR HOBBY. Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
LETTERS OF AckNowLEDeMENT

Blanche Lueier, of TaftvilIe: have read the prize story book you sent me and think it is very nice. I hope the other Wide-Awakes like their story books as we'll as I do. Hoping to re- ceive another book, thank you.
 Edith w. Hathaway of Bozrahville: I received the prize book entitled The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson I have read some of it and like it very much. I think you for it.
 Mary A. 5urriII of Stafford Springs: Thank you ever so much for the nice prize book you sent me-s am very much pleased with it and think it is an interesting story.
 Ethel M. Davis, teacher Woods School, Stafford Springs: In behalf cf the children of the Woods school, wish to thank you for the two books which you sent us last week. For some time the children have been in- terested in writing stories out of their own experiences, and in seeing these stories printed in The Bulletin Wide Awake Circle. These two books will make the beginning of our school li- brary, and We wish to express our sincerest appreciation of your kind- ness.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
A Trio on the Wster.

One Saturday night last summer Sve met some friends They asked us to go with them to the drawbridge, the next day. So next morning we started off about 8 o'clock. When We came to the place where we were supposed to leave, our friends were there. So we got in the boat, and started off.
 When we got down by the Thernlos mill We went against the rocks. We tried, and tried, to get off but couldn't. We each had poles and oars, and push ed. Finally we got off and started on again.
 In a little while we got to the draw bridge. We stayed there all day. About 5 o'clock we started for home. We got home safely, and father said that he would never ride in that launch again.
 ALBERT LEFFINGWEDL Age 8.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
The oriain of the Rat.

Of all the animals of the earth, the rat is the most useless, destructive and dangerous to health.
 Their origin seems to be little known beyond the point that they be- long to the class of animals larger than the mouse.
 The brown Cor Norway rat made it's appearance in Europe about 1727. It was brought to America about 1775. The most common rats are the brown rat. the black pat and the roof rat Rats feed onF all kinds of animals and vegetable matter. They make their home in fields. hedge rows, river banks. stone walls and all kinds of buildings.
 They destroy furs, Iaces, silks, car pets, leather goods and groceries.
 ARTHUR SULLIVAN. Plainfleld
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
The catacombs.

Dear Uncle Jed: Catacombs are subterraneous chambers and pass ages generally formed in rock, which is soft and easily excavated.
 Catacombs are to be found In al- most every country where such rocks exist, and, in most cases, probably originated in mere quarries, whicl afterward came to be used as either burial places for the dead. or hiding places for the living.
 The most celebrated catacombs in existence, and those which are gener- ally understood when catacombs ar spoken of are those on the Vica Ap- pia, a short distance from Rome. To these dreary crypts the early Christians were in the habit of re- tiring in order to celebrate their new | worship in times of persecution, and saints and martyrs of the primitive church. They consist of long, nar- row galleries, usually about eight feet high and five feet wide, which twist and turn in all directions, very much resembling mines.
 hallowing out portion of the rock
 at the side of the gallery large enougf \ to contain the body. The entrance was then built up with stones, or | which usually the letters D. M. (DeC | Maxfn1o), or x. P, the first two let. T were inscribed. Other inscriptions l and marks, such as the cross are al so found.
 Though 1atterly devoted to purpos es of Christian interment exclusively it is believed that the catacomb were at one time used as buryini places by pagans, also.
 At irregular intervals these galler ies expand into wide and lofty vault
 ed chambers, in which the service O
 the church was no doubt celebrated and which still have the appearanc of churches.
 The original extent of the catacomb are uncertain, the guides maintaininl
 that they have length of twent,
 miles, whereas about six only are nov
 known to exist. and or these man portions have either fallen in or be
 come dangerous.
 Il When Rome was besieged by tn Ilombards in the Eighth Century many of the catacombs were destroy :. ed. and the popes afterwards cause
 the remains of many of the saints an : martyrs to be removed and buried i
 the churches.
 Art found it's way into the cata combs at an early period, and man
 remains of frescoes are still found i JOHN HOGAN. Age F..
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18
Yantic.
A Papoose,

An Indian baby is called papoose and it is strapped to a board most of the time.
 The board that he is-strapped to is fastened to his mothers back when she wishes to carry him. He is wrap ped in a blanket and has no hat on, so the sun shines down on his little red face and makes him blink his tiny eyes.
 When he cries his mother shakes the board up and down, instead ot rocking him. After a while she hangs the board to bough of tree or stands it against it, while she cooks the supper, which consists chiefly of venison and few scanty vegetables. When the supper is ready then the baby will clap his hands with glee, as in Indian fashion, and will crow in a funny language.
 The motto of an Indian is: 'eEat when there's plenty"
 .TaffVi1Ie