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Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
New London.

New London, on the sound, is a place rich in historical interest. This old town was settled in l64o under the name of Nameaug or Pequot harbor. but reverence for the metropolis Of the
 old world inspired the name to be changed to New London in 165s. One of the many interesting spots to be found in New London is the old Shaw mansion on Bank street It was built in 1756 by exiles from Acadia that place so immortalized by Long fellow in Evangeline- It is now the headQuarters of the New London His torical society. In payment of a small sum, one may view the remarkable collection of relics displayed within,
 of which perhaps, the most noteworthy is the old four-poster in which George Washington slept during his stay in New London
 Another interesting spot is on Main street.-the Old Town NTH. a reminder of the old colonial days. Built in 1850 grinding corn. It is well preserved, standing today just as it did in those old days.
 At the foot of State street stands the imposing Soldiers and Sailors l monument a fitting tribute to those silent heroes who gave their lives that others might live
 One will be well rewarded for his pilgrimage if he visits the old bury ing ground, northwest of the city. Here we find old slabs inscribed with epi- taphs that would make the Sphinx smile; but to others recall sad mem ories of husbands and sons lost at sea in the thriving whaling days. when New London was a busy seaport. Near the old cemetery stands "the little red schoolhouse" in which the martyred patriot, Nathan Hale. was teaching just before he joined the Con- tinental army. This like the Shaw
 mansion has been converted into mu- scum. Here we find among other things letters in HaIe's own handwrit- ing, and a white woolen shawl which his sweetheart knit for him when he was a student at Yale
 WALTER GAVIGAN WiIIir1a
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

Disti1IeFy House. Some months after wards the son. meeting a friend said. We have been thinking of changing fhe name of our residence, is scarcely sounds well. my wife's letters to bo ad- dressed from Distii1ery House Could you suggest a suitable nauaeT'
 The friend thought for a moment, and then said:
 T think I have 1t? What do you say to caaIling 1t Alcho Hll@
 FLORENCE HALL. Age O. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
Working and Going to Night School

Working and Going to Night School. It was after graduation last June from grammar school that went over to the Royal typewriter shop to get a position. They gave me a slip of paper and told me to go to the state capitol at Hartford and get working certifi- cate and bring it back to them. This was done and they put me in Dept. 6, where they rack up parts of type writers to be nickel plated, copper plated and oxidized.
 looked around for some other boys about my size, but there were none machines and the rest were young women.
 I was workirS on a bench racking key levers It was rather hard at first, but it soon became easy, and I soon began to get caught up on my work; then I would go in the next department, where the men were dip ping the racks into the different tanks proper plate. It was very warm out there.
 There were tanks in which were chemicals which did the plating. It is necessary to copper plate everything before it is nickel plsted or oxidized I had two watch fobs and many other things nickel plated and they look very good.
 I found it very hard going to night school three nights a week, and the other nights doing my home work made me late to bed nights and I had to get up very early in the morning. Late to bed and early to rise did not make me healthy, so as I had to give up one, I gave up work. I decided that shop work was very dirty and that needed a higher position, so I am go- ing to business college.
 As I have learned the value of money, I go with better determina- tion to learn than I did at grammar school.
 EDMUND A: SMITH, Age A.
 Burnside
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
The Old City Gate.

The Spaniards who established themselves in St. Augustine under Menendez in 1565. more than half 2 century before the Mayhower brought the Pilgrims into Plymouth harbor. left many traces of their conquest. They built. among other works, a mas sive wall across the entire peninsula, from shore to shore. to protect the city on the north.
 The greater part of this has long since crumbled to decay, or been re- moved for building purposes. One fragment of it still remains however
 It is this. City Gate, situated now at the head of St. George street. As we might look upon it's old square tow CTS, containing loop holes for the guns of sentinels. our thoughts would in- evitably be carried back to the time
 when this, the oldest European settle ment in the United States, was a point of danger.
 Few places in America have been more frequently the scene of desper- ate conflict Fierce Indian tribes for years kept it's inhabitants in constant apprehension. French soldiers, too, have more than once attacked it. It was twice assaiIed by expeditions from the neighhoring English colonies of South Carolina and Georgia. It has been held in turn by many masters.
 Spain. England, Spain again, and if one possessed it. and during the war between the north and south it changed masters three times.
 Souvenirs of these memorable events abound in and about St. Augustine. In one place, for example. is a monu- ment erected in 1912 to commemorate the Spanish constitution. The U. s. barracks here formed once a monas- tery for Franciscan monks. While the fine old fortihcation called Fort Marion is an interesting relic of the past, which was 100 years in build ing. and has it's gateway still orna- rr.n 4f<af9 v7ifh of afFr ed in the massive stone.
 The purpose of the people of St. Augustine today, however, Is nof to repel the outside world with ponder ous hattlements or walls. but rather
 to invite them to come in and revel in it's lovely scenery and balmp cii- mate; for it's immense hotels are able to receive an army of invading tour
 LILLIAN M BREHAUT.
 White Plains, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

when I get home from school; and sometimes the Sister keeps us after school
 go to the Convent school. and I gained two post cards for my home work because it was good. And every Friday we get a test; and when we get some battle every week and we get some good marks.
 At home where my mother works I do work: wash the dishes.
 I've got dog and I've got to feed him every morning before I go to school. My dog is white and his name is Poll.
 I sweep every morning and I do my bed every day. I light the fire, at night. and I set the table; and carry dinner to the mill for my father and my mother.
 Saturday have to do work fin all the rooms.
 LAURA BAUcHER. Age 1s. : Wauregan.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
A Telephone Wire.

Once upon a time there was a mon key who was dressed up in mans suit.
 A giraffe who was standing by was about nine times taller than the man. The man was holding a telephone in his hand, holding it up to his mouth, and a receiver up to his ear. The wire on the telephone went from the man up to the giraffe's head. The head of the giraffe reached upin the clouds.
 The man was talking to the giraffe through the telephone, and said:
 "Helloi That you, MT. Giraffe7 Where are you? I've been waiting here for you for over half an hour"
 That is all of the giraffe and man.
 LOUISE DEMUTH, Age 12. Baltic
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
His Brioht coreb.ol<.

Not all city folks are as ignorant of the farmers surroundings as the farmers sometimes suppose This was evidenced py an incident in the stay of a young New Yorker on a New England farm.
 to the city boarder. who was up early and looking round. 'sbeen out to hear the haycock crow. suppose q and the sly old chap winked at his hired man.
 The city man smiled "Noy' said he suavely, I've merely been out tying a knot in a cord of wood' ?
 LOUISE DBMUTH, Age 1z.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
Fover, but you will learn by your own

|,over, but you will learn by your own experience"
 Fred was very careless. He had a pocketbook with some money in it and would leave 1t wherever he happened to. put it. One day some boys came for him to go to see the movies, and Fred could not find his pocketbook. so he asked his mother where she had put it.
 She answered: 'T do not know, Fred. believe you have lost it. If you had put 1t in it's place, you would find it"
 "Well,'' he said, let me have some money"
 His mother said: "Oh, no. It will be a lesson for you to learn to put your things away, as I have always told you. "A place for everything and ev- erything in it's place."
 ALVIN LACHAPELLE, Age IF.
 Canterbury
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
cuts Heal Quickly
eNeNNNNNAAANANNNNNNNANN

This remarkable, creamy. antisepttc, germicide is all that is ever @
 needed to quickly heal cuts, kEs3 bruises or sores A
 Don't neglect even little GZA cuts or scratches. Blood poisoning with dangerous As. H results may follow if 8I&@f wounds are not properly Apl-<f M and promptly given atten- ton Minard's >Liniment ia clean, stainless, and absolutely pure It is used in many homes as the dapendable remedy for pain of all hinds.-AlWa1s have 1t on hand ready for instant use. Any druggist win supply you
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
Doing His Best.

A new boy came to school one rainy day
 When asked if he could read or write, he tinidly said NO,
 The teacher then said: What can you do, dear?"
 The little boy looked up brightly and answered: ..I can smile real well" Then you're just the little boy we want in our room this rainy day" said the teacher kindly
 MoNTCAIM GAUTHIER, Age g. Brooklyn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
rrin to White Beach.

Dear Uncle Jed:-I am going to tell you about the trip we took to White Beach last summer
 We took our dinner and our sand pails and our bathing suits with us: and we had a lovely time all day. When we got tired we laid down Tn the sand. We came home about ?. m. on the car.
 MARTHA HELEN REILLY. Age 7. : NorrrricI,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

A Place for Evsrythins-Everyth in
 It's Place.
 There was once a lazy boy and he always wanted his mother to wait on him. One day she said: Fred, if you would only put away your thingS in their proper place you would make the work lighter for me. I am so tired of telling you the same thing over and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
wauregar
Our Dog.

Dear Uncle Jed:-Our dog Is black and white. He is good watch dos. He can catch rabbits and squirrels; and he goes hunting with his master. His name is Diamond. He has q lit- tie house under the cherry tree and he has chain on his neck so he won'r go away.
 He nas oed 9h leaNes: Evers them for him. give him his supper every night and breakfast every morn ing. c
 He will bite any one that bothers him. He plays with us all the time.
 HELEN SEBASTIAN. Age 1z.i
 Stonington.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
skyseraper.

Skyscraper is the nickname given to the very tall buildings that are now common in most of our large cit les, especially New York.
 Not many years ago a skyscraper of twenty stories or about two hundred feet high was considered one of the marvels of the city. Now there are buildings of forty and fifty stories. The Woodwork building. which is the highest office building in tfss world, has f1fty-f1ve stories and is seven hun dred and fifty feet high. The approxi- mate cost of this building was four ten million dollars. The plot is 152x 179 feet and its foundation is from no to 130 feet below the street level.
 The main building is twenty-nine stories The building contains offices of F. W. Woolworth company which is the largest five and ten-cent syndi- cate in the world
 There will probably be higher buildings in the future. The high price of land and the desire of thous- ands of people to have offices in the heart of the business districts of the city is the chief cause for the build ing of these huge edifices.
 JAMES LA GENA, Age 12
 Stoningtoa
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
rak. It for ernntsd.

Most people are so busy pursuins the prices of butter and eggs with tho new half dollars that they have not had time to verify the press statement that the coins have new designs.- Taunton Gazette.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
Hole Drilled Through. Human Hair.

A watchmaker in Baltimore, Md, is said to have drilled the smallest hole ever made with an instrument. The hole was drilled through human hair with needle ground so line as to be scarcely discernible by the naked eye. A minute strand Of silk was threaded through the hole after 1t had been cut through.
 JOSEPH GRBUSKEI, Age g.
 Versailles.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
Jewett City.
Her Kitten Loves Squash Pie.

Dear Uncle Jed:-I have a kittea which is very cute. He is gray an3 black Every time am eating he cries until I give him something to eat. If I sit down he jumps up on my lap ana falls asleep. He goes down the river on the ice when I am skating. Many times he follows me part way to school. My kitten loves squash pie as much as 1 do. He is very playful
 AGNES CROWN, Age IF.
 Baltic
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRIs DEPARTMENT

without end and shat man had a past ana a future.
 Nothing invented by man has had the value to nations or the influence on earth the common multiplication table has which pupils hold so care iessly and thoughtlessly in their hands every dey.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
A New Submarine.

Dear Uncle Jed:-Last week one of the girls at school brought the follow ing current event, telling about ne4g invention. s Charles 1f. Stanley is the inventor of new type of a submarine which he the United States government. It has two propeIIers one at each end Tlte rear propeller pushes downward and the front propeller pulls downward causing it to sink in less than ten sec- onds.
 Another advantage of the Stanley boat is that it has no water ballast and rises the moment the machinery stops.
 RUTH DAVIS, Age Il. Capterhurv
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
A coor Wi.h.

All of it that was good for me has now become part of me; whatever the new bring to me. may only the good o1 it cling to me and enter into the heart of me
 MICHAEL sUMosKI, Age g. Versailles.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
My Aunbit;on.

What are you going to do when you ars a mani How many times this question is asked boy!
 Can boy of F answer this ques- ton
 So many of the great men of today that I have read about have sSarted
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
An Appronriate Name.

Dear Uncle Jed:-The son of a wealthy distiIler in the north of Ire land was upon his marriage promoted by his father to the position of man. aging director, and was handed over one of the father's residences known as
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAKES
Be Up and Doing.

Last year my father told my sister Mary that we could have the ground at the end of the garden to do with it as we liked. So we made up our minds to raise flowers
 Mary went to work at once. She was up bright and early. digging, planting and looking after her gar den; and while Mary was at work in the morning I was still in bed. When I did get up there was only time to get something to eat and hurry off to school. After school I played while and after that studied my lessons. Now and then I thought of the garden. but only to put off the work, until at last, it was too late.
 When I saw the flowers in Mary's garden, was both sorry and ashamed. sorry because had no gar den, and ashamed because I had not done what I ought to do.
 It has been a lesson to me, I hope, and after this I shall try to do at once whatever I ought to do. and not put it off.
 GERALDINE GAREAU. Age 10.
 Baltic. V
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
A Cunning Baby Sister.

Dear Uncle Jed:-I will tell you about my vacation. We had turkey and potatoes and turnips, Johnny cake and chicken, apple pie, cream pie for Christmas dinner
 I had a doll and two scarfs. three books, two handkerchiefs and two boxes of writing paaper.
 My two cousins spent Christmas with us.
 I have baby sister. She Is very cunning. She called her grandmother a. hen.
 Grandma said she was not to blame as she heard the school children sdy it.
 I play hide and seek with her and have lots of fun with her. I take he. on the ice pond She is afraid of tho cows. She said the teacher is afraid of the gobble. I think she Is awful funny.
 We have two pet dogs and two pc: cats One stays out in the barn to catch the rats and mice. We have eleven cows.
 LOUISE WHEELER. Age s.
 Stonfngfon
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
The Sea.

Dear Uncle Jed:-The sea is called a waste of water.
 But this is a mistake. Instead of be- ing waste 1t keeps the earth itself from becoming a waste and a desert Ut is the worlds fountain Of life, and health, and if it were taken away, the grass would perish from the mountains and the forest would crumble on the hills.
 Wateris as indispensable to all life. vegetable or animal, as the air itsels This element of water Is supplied en- tfrely by the sea. The sea is the great inexl/tustibIc fountain which is con tinually pouring up into the sky pre- cisely as many streams. and as large as all the rivers of the world are pour : ing into the sea
 The sea is the real birthplace of the clouds and the rivers, and out of 1t come all the rains and dews of heaven.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
Yantic
Abeu. School and Keeping House.

Dear Uncle Jed:II go to school every day and the school begins at 3 o'clock and finishes at twenty minutes of f2.
 At the afternoon session the school begins at one o'clock and finishes at four o'clock. And sometimes the Sis ter is cross because of us-
 Sister gives us lotx of home work and I do my home work every night
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
IR. SHAHAN, 8noclnWr1

Dds OuFAAAF1INg SNO0N@NI.- on diseases of the Blood and Stomach. Culture therapy for Rheumatism, Neu- rItis. Tuberculosis. Anemia, Skin ana Kidney troubles. Conventional or pre- scription treatment for the Stomach. 10-I1 a. m. 2-4 and 7-6 D. m. Phone s21. No outside calls made after D. m.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

William F. Cody. William F. Cody, best known as Buffalo Bill,' who died last week,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-07
NOBILIzINC MEN May
SWAMP RAILROADS
To Prevent This Troops VIII
Be Sent to Camps In
Small Groups

Washington, Aug. - Mobilization
of the first $4,000 men to be called
out for the national army in septem-
Der was being planned today by the
war college, the provost marshal gen
eral announced.
General Crowder said it is the great
est problem in troop transportation
ever facing this country.
1t will be necessary Crowder said,
to have the men leave in small groups
or the limited railroad facilities will
be swamped. Twenty or thirty per
cent of the first quota in each district
will leave between September l and
September Is, about forty per cent
win leave in the second movement and
the remainder will go at a later date,
probably about October l.
Whether the men will 90 from boihe
to cantOnmcnt camps or concentrate at
some central point in each state first
will depend on traffic conditions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-07

flying the laws of the state, their pro
duct being incorporated in three vol
umes known as lord s Oregon Laws
At present he is praeticing law in Port
land with offices in the Lewis building
His mother resides at Salem.-Port
land OregOnian.
Mrs. E. W. Geiger MARY Edna
Jones) who has been passing a few
weeks in Salem with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Seymour Jones, left last Thurs
day for her home in Kansas City.
|
A small informal dinner party was
given last night at the Hotel Marion
| by Laurence Hofer, who entertained
friends, who were returning home after
sojourn at Newport. His guests num-
bered 4.
A party of Salem folk. including Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph H. Albert and their
daughters, DR.. and Mrs. John c. Grit
| fifth, Mrs. George j. Pearce and her
daughters, the Misses Helen and Doro-
thy Pearce, Mrs Cordelia Hager, Miss
Bertha Byrd and Harold Hager, motor
ed to Lafayette Locks, Sunday for a
picnic.
Joining them at the Locks were Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Krausse and their SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Siegel (Helen Krausse), of Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. t. B. Jones who, with
their daughter, Miss Alta Jones, have
been sojourning at Belknap Springs, for
a couple of weeks, are expected home
in day or so; Miss jones remaining
until the close of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Shields and chill
dren left yesterday for an outing at
Neskowin.
The Aid Society of the Woman IS
Relief will meet with Mrs. NJ. L. Wells.
1890 Court street, on Thursday after
noon.
Assisting her will be Mesdames N.
c. Kafoury, Alice Caldwell, Lizzie Wat
son, j. j. Pratts and Sarah Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Cook are eniov-
ing an outing at Belknap Springs. They
left Sunday and expect to pass n week
or two at the springs, returning by way
of Eugene. where they will visit Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Hanser for a day or so.
Miss Isabel Young and Miss Ann
Dawson, popular Albany maids, were
the guests of friends in Salem a few
days ago.
y =
: Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Prindle of Chi
eago, Ill, are passing several days in
Salem. and are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Duncan on North Liberty
street.
This is the first trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Trindle have made to the western
coast, and they are devoting the great
er part of the time to sight seeing.
En- route west they visited Yellow
Stone, and will tour many other points
of interest before returning home.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-07
president WILL FIX
PRICES ON PRODUCTS
Determined Neither This
Country Nor the Allies
Shall Be GOuged

Washington, Aug. 7.-President vii.
son today urged speed upon the federal
trade commission in determining costs
upon which the government is to fix
prices for raw materials.
The allies are pressing for supplies,
The president has directed they shall
not be gouged in war purchases. Price
fixing on coal, steel, iron, coke. tin.
zinc, cooper, aluminium, lead, lumber,
cement end petroleum awaits compile.
tion of Investigations by the commits
sion. In reply to questions as to
progress of the different investigations,
President Wilson was told the work
was going on rapidly-the copper re-.
port would be ready in two weeks.
Hoover went TO the department Of
justice, where he conferred with Attor-
ney General Gregory. 1t is understood
the question Of steel prices, exhaustive
ly studied by the department in its
recent investigation of the steel trust,
was discussed.
Pressing need of supplies by the al
lies was evidenced in an order trans
mitted by Secretary Daniels through
Secretary Redfield today, calling upon
all ships leaving United States ports
on round trips to European ports to
purchase sufficient supplies in this
country for the return voyage It was
stated that the purpose of the order
was to save warning countries all
necessaries possible.
At the same time, the new statistical
division OF the exports council, headed
by Professor A. A. Young, Cornell
University, appointed today, began the
work to determine whether foreign
firms now asking licenses are placing
larger orders for supplies than neces-
sary.
The senate continued the only drag
in war work. John Sharp Williams
ripped into "the anti-American aezivi-
ties of a small group" holding up ac
tion ON the food bill
"The country is tired of this con
stant gabblefest in congress about
nothing Williams said.