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Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
The Production of Iron.

Iron is the most important metal, because it is so useful to man. It is widely distributed all over the world. Even the African tribes long before the white men came to this country melted iron in rude furnaces to extract the iron from which they made spear heads, hoes, and ornaments.
 Iron is a. very cheap metal, but a large amount is mined every year. The United States produces more than one-third of the worlds iron.
 The amount of iron extracted from the ore in 1907 was much more than that produced by England and Ger many. together. Nearly half of our states and territories mine iron ore, but thirds of 1t comes from the five great ore ranges of Lake Super for
 Short railroads connect the mines with the shipping ports. Our country makes the best iron and steel in the world because it has invented so much machinery for mining, handling and transporting the ore Lake Superior ore is -shoveled from open pits by steam shoyels into small cars at a cost of ten to fifty cents ton for quarryine and loading it. The cars carry the iron ore to the ne!ghbor- ing ports on Lake Superior or Lake Michigan and dump it into the bunk CTS high above the docks
 ALICE L. PURCELL, Age F.
 Colchester
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
What a Bean Pod Can Do.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tel you and the Wide-Awakes what sue cess I had with a pod of beans.
 Last year when my father was look ing up some beans for planting he came upon some that were not shelled He gave me one of the pods and in ii were six beans. I went out in my garden and, planted the six beans in a circle and in the middle l put long pole.
 A little while later they came up and grew very good all summer. In the fall when I picked off al the pods and sheIIed them I was very much sur prised to find that I had a good half quart of beans.
 I was very glad. and I am going to plant the same number this year and see if I have as many as I did last year.
 MIRIAM SHERSHEVSKY, Age 9.
 rA1i,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

l They grew near each other on the
 long, green grass. It was iovelies1
 May weather. The sky was blue, and | everything seemed bursting with hap
 piness. The daisies certainly were hap 1 py-and why shouldn't they be? They were so white. with such yellow cen | ters and they lived upon such a lovely green field.
 A very large family it was, sisters ! brothers, uneles. aunts. and cousins Of course there was a striking fami- 1 ly resen blance between them all, and I think there were several pairs of twins among them; but instead of having their last names all alike, as relations generally do. these had the first name the same. There was Daisy White. ard Daisy Bright. Daisy Fine, and Daisy Love. Daisy Grand and Daisy Awrv, Daisy Little and Daisy Dear, and a lot more.
 One morning Daisy Love opened her eyes. T declare" she said. my skirt is quite wet with the dew! Never mind; the sun S coming up, it will soon dry up the wet. l wonder # Daisy Dear is awake
 Now Daisy Love and Daisy Dear were very fond of each other. and all ways tried to open their eyes at the same time in the morning. and shut them up together at night; often kiss ing each other over the top of the grass when no one was looking: and just at the moment Daisy Love felt
  petals. and she knew Daisy Dear was awake. He had only time to say, Good morning when the other daisies began to wake up all around.
 Daisy Bright and Daisy White were twins, and were so much alike you couldn't tell them apart Whatever one did. the other did They always nodded their heads in the same direc- ton. If drop of rain fell on one, the other was unhappy till a drop Of rain fell on her, too.
 Here comes the breeze" said Daisy Grand. Now we shall hear the news," for you must know the breeze is great news carrier among the flowers, and they depend OF it as much as we do on the morning papers to hear about what is going on in the world.
 At once there was a great rustling and whispering, and as they all had their heads together, Daisy Dear took occasioRcto tell Daisy Love, how fond he was of her. I hope the breeze didn't hear him, for it would have been known all over the flower world
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
true. though douhtless Mee,k fully bel

true, though doubtless Meek fully be- lieved it to be the truth.
 Between 1880 and 1840 Warren An gus Ferris, a clerk in the American Fur company. wrote the first descrip- tion of the Frirehole Geyser basin, but it was not until 1852 that the geyser district was actually defined and the geysers precisely located. This was done by Father de Snaet, the famous Jesuit missionary.
 It remained for a government expe- dition sent out in 1859 under command of Capt. W. F. Reynolds to first really explore and chart the region. Several private explorers followed, but so great was public increduhty s to the marve1s they described that they did not dare tell their experiences before any general audiences.
 The large exploring expedition under Governor Henry D. Washburn, sur veyor general of Montana in 1870 finally established the facts to the pub lie belief and led to the creation of the Yellowstone National Park.
 JESSIE l.. BREHAUT.
 Huntington, l.. I.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
The Reward.

There was a knock at the door Tine clock had just struck one and in the stiffness of the night the blow gains st l the door .resounded throughout the knock still louder than the first and then the sound of the striking of a match. The man at the door held up the match against the door plate in
 the bright light the words. Carl Will
 iams,' stood out boldly.
 The large house seemed dark and
 still to the man eagerly peering at the door plate. The house seemed empty.
 This was almost true for in the old fashioned house there was only Mrs.
 Williams. who had just fallen asleep.
 Six hours before she~had bidden a fearful good bye to her husband. She had never before been left alone at night. That day her husband had the illness of his mother. and telling him to come to see her at once
 Lying in bed after her husbands de- parture she recalled the accounts told her friend. Mrs. Jones, in the next block. The robbery had been com mitted by a certain Red Bill, for whose capture reward of one thous- and dollars were offered. She was afraid to go to sleep. What if Red Bill should come and take away all her iewelty? What if he should come into her room and shoot her? For several hours she lay awake disturbed by her thoughts, but finally fell asleep.
 Her fears would have been justified if she had remained outside for a few seconds after her husbands departure, for no sooner had her husband taken a few steps from his house than a man came out from the tree on the op- posite' side of the street and looked eagerly at the house and giared at the windows. Then shaking his head in satisfaction, Red Bill had hastily gone away.
 About half past twelve that night Red Bill was opening the window he had chosen several hours before for his entrance to the house. It was very easy work. With one leap he was inside. He flashed a light pocket lamp on all sides and then with the skill of many years of experience, he set to work.
 Nr. Williams. riding to his moth er's home. was deeply looking at a newspaper when he was aroused by 2, boy coming through the train shout ing: "A telegram for MT. Earl Will l ams.v Calling the boy over to him he onened his message and with cry
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE.
 AWAKES,

Uncle Jed's favorite bird Is the wren, that little bunch of fuss and feathers, in size between a hummine bird and a yellow warbler, great in song, sharp at scolding and bold in conflict. No New England bird sings so constantly regardless of the vea- ther. It seems to be nine-t -tenths voice
 do not know how the wren's mate became known as Jennie Wren, but, as she is an endearing little bird who must always have a feather bed to sleep on, perhaps that is the reason
 The humming birds and the little warblers build cup shaped nests, but the wren; like the blue birds, will nest in a box or a bottle or a hole in a telegraph pole; but in the wilds they build a round nest with the door on the side.
 If there is any other bird that lays 1S eggs in it's nest Uncle Jed has not heard of it, unlessl the quail some times may. Jennie Wren lays and covers her nest like hen although she seems only to be a mite in na- ture, and is sometimes called "the feathered mouse"
 If Uncle Jed was a country boy or girl he does not know, but he should like the barn swallows almost as well, because they use mortar-like masons, to build their nests. and shine so in the sun and are so graceful in. flight.
 The wrens are called feather mice" in the countries where they winter because they cuddle up in large num- bers in their nests to keep warm
 The wren is one of the shortest lived birds, seldom living over three years, while the goldhnch lives fifteen years and the song sparrow 40 years, which is the average length of a hu- man fife.
 The American Eagle. you know, lives to be 100 years old.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
Lebanon.
Tiiger.

I have a pet cat named Tiger named him that because he had the | looks of a large tiger. He has four white feet and white nosv.
 One day when I came home from school I found him trying to catch a chicken that was in a coop in the back yard.
 My mother said that I had better give him away and there would be no danger of losing any of our nice flock of chicks.
 As I have a phone in my house I called up one of my schoolmates and asked her if she wanted a cat. She said she did and the next Saturday she came after it. I caught him and put him in a bag. He pulled on the bag with his claws. trying to find a way out, but the bag held fast till she reached home
 One morning he got away and came home. He was glad to get back. Per haps he had been handled rough at his new home
 My brother made wire pen for the chicks so that he could not get at them. This was a good Idea and I have decided to keep him ever since
 SUSAN M. MERRY, Age ',
 Griswold.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE.
 AWAkES.
Nathan Hale.

 Nathan Hale was echoolmaster al New London. At the time of ths Revolutionary war he offered his ser vices. Later in the war he became captain of large number of men. He was a great favorite of his men Hale was dearly loved by Washington When the coionists were ir great need of food Hale with 8 small party of men captured the English food ship, The Queen.
 Later Hale vent as an American spy to the British camp. He was cap tEred and tiae plans of the British camps found in his boots. ing after ne was caught. fifs vast words were: Y only regret that have but one life so give for nay coun- try"
 When Washington was told that Hale was hung he wept with sorrow. A large bronze monument of Hale mas been placed ill City Hall Park. 1T: New York.
 CHARLES N. BRUSH. FjtchviIIe
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED

The First Visitor to Yellowstone Park.
 Dear Uncle Jed: The first recorded visit to Yellowstone Park was made by John Golfer in 1910. He was a trapper and adventurer who took refuge there from hostile Indians His story of it's wonders was discredited.
 The next recorded visit was made by a trapper named Joseph Meek in 1929, who described it as 3, country smoking with Vapor from boiling springs and burning with gases issuing from small craters." From some of these craters he said, issued blue flame and molten birthstone" which of course was not
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
The Minuts Man.

The Minute Man of the Revolution was man who was willing to pour out his Hfe's blood for a principle. Intrenched in his own honesty. the Kings gold could not buy him; and Kings troops marched to seize him, his sublime faith saw beyond the clouds of the moment. the rising sun of tho America s-e behold; and careless of self and mindful only of his country he exultingfy exclaimed. "Oh. what a glorious morning. and then, amid the flashing hills. the ringing woods, the flaming roads, he smote with terror the naughty British column and sent 1t shrinking, bleeding, wavering, and reeling, through the street of the vil- lage, panic stricken and broken.
 ALBERT MATHEWSON, Age 10.
 Versailles.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
GrisWoId
Stoop!

Dear Uncle Jed: Benjamin Franklin when young man, visited pr. Cotton Mather. When the interview was end- ed the doctor showed him out of the house by a back way. As they pro- ceeded along narrow passage, the doctor said to the lad, 'fStoop. stoop!"
 Not at once understanding the meaning of the advice, Franklin took another step, and brought his head pretty sharply against a beam that projected over the passage.
 My lad.' said the divine. '4you are young, and the world is before yoa: learn to stoop as you go through it. and you will save yourself many a hard thump.''
 Yet it Is not an easy lesson to learn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
and her father and mother.

and her father and mother.
 When we got almost there we stopped and asked some little girls if it was the right road, and they said Yes" so we went out to the lake.
 The little friends father had brought a watermelon and mother had brought some cake mad cookies. After we had a little party we went down to the lake.
 We girls went ahead and found some birch and began to eat it; when they came along we went on into the grove and into the pavilion and played tag. Then we went back to the cot tage and mother and the little friend s mother wanted to make some calls. They stopped at quite a few places. and then we went back to where we had left the auto and got some black berries and came home.
 We had a lovely trip.
 ELIZABETH JOHNSON, Age s.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
A Visit to Moheqan Park.

Dear Uncle Jed: I went to N1ohegan park Saturday with my cousin and my friend. We went at 1 o'clock and did not come home until o'clock. We took lunch with us. We took off our shoes and stockings and went in the water. The water wasn't very deep, so we had fun going in
 The animals out there are deer. fab- bits. swans, goats, hens, peacocks and monkeys. The peacocks were very pretty We were lucky because the swings were up. There was a spring there also- When we were thirsty we went over and lpt a drink
 We had peanuts with us and we had fun giving them to the monkeys
 HELEN BROWMAN, Age II.
 Norwich. 7
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS

1-Jsssie L. BTehaut, of Huntington, L. L. Ethel Morton at Sweet Brier Lodge. -2-Ethet E. Abere, of Taftville- Ruth Fielding at Sunrise Camp.
 9Lawrenee Gauthisr, of Brooklyn The Boy Scouts Under Canvas.
 +lrene Stewart, of Jewett- City The Boys of the Blue.
 5-Haroid Wilder, of Wauregan - The Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol.
 6-Mirian1 ShersheVsky, of Norwich Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies.
 T-Anne McGrath, Of Lebanon-The Bobbsey Twins on a Boathouse.
 S-FelIx Poyet, of Fishers Island Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys
 Winners of prize books living in the city may cali at The Bulle letin busi- ness office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
A Nisit to WilLinna ntic.

Dear Uncle Jed: I went to Willi- mantle, which is about eight miles from my home with by mother, father and brother a few weeks ago.
 We hired a horse, as we do not keeI one.
 It was a pleasant ride and we reach ed Willimantic about half past eleven
 After we had eaten our dinner in 8 restaurant, my mother and I went into the stores and bought some things.
 Then my brother and had some ice cream.
 My father. brother and I went over the footbridge. Then we came back and went to the moving pictures.
 I saw pictures of little babies, peo- pie driving, and of pigs.
 We arrived at home about six o'clock.
 ALFREDA K WALKER, Age 12. Mansfield Center,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

itching and burning were so intense that some one held him large part of the time.
 we decided to try Cuticurz Soap and Ointment. He soon began to improve and after few months he was rom pletely healed" (Signed) Mrs. Wilson B. Foster, Weston, Vt.
 It is easy to prevent skin and scalp troubles by using Cuticura Soap for all toilet purposes, assisted by touches of Cuticura Ointment to first signs of pifn- ples, rashes, dandruf or irritation. Do not confound them with coarsely medi- cated soaps and ointments.
 Mail address postcard: "Cuficarm, Dept. R. Boston," Sold everrwhefs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
Cakes the Children Like

Dear Uncle Jed: Isend a few recipes to the Wide-AwatSe circle. I hope some of the Wide-Awakes will try them.
 Children Cake-Cream one-haf cur sugar and three tablespoons butter, add one egg one-half cup milk, and one cup flour sifted with one teaspoon bak- ing powder. Bake in square tin. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon on top. This is a plain, wholesome cake much liked by children.
 Molasses Cookies-Two cups mo- Iasses, one cup lard. one cup sour milk, or two thirds cup of cold water, one teaspoon of ginger, one half teaspoon of salt and flour to mix soft.
 ANNE McGRATH Lebanon
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
Rule. for Young Writers.

I. Write plainly on one side of the paper only. and mum Der the pages. 2 Use pen and ink, not pencil. @. Short and pointed articles will DC given preference. Do not use over z5e words. {. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 s. Write your name. age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom. of the story.
 Address all communications fC Uncle Jed. Bulletin Oface.
 'sWhateyer you are-Be that!
 Whatever you Eay-Be truei
 St1aightferwardly act,
 Be hoiest-in fact,
 Be nobody else but you-~
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
Exaqqeration.

Fred came home from school yester- day and told his sister this story: T saw two hundred dogs today when l was coming home from school" Are you sure you saw two hun- dred?' asked his sister
 T saw one hundred, at least" an sWered Fred.
 Are you sure it was one hun dred?" asked his sister.
 ''Well, I saw fifty" answered Fred
 Are you sure?" questioned his sis ter.
 Well, I saw my dog and another dog fighting. anyhow"
 ESTHER CRAMER. Age 13. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

in the form Of bIisfeTT and we were given a wash to apply, and an ointment but they did not seem to do any good. These blisterr soon dried and scaled over and then he broke out with a red burning and itching rash. The
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
The Robins, Nest.

Dear Uncle Jed: Two robins built a nest in an old apple tree. They made it out of mud. straw, little twigs and twine The nest is rough outside, but has lining of soft hairs and feathers.
 Last April there were four little eggs in the nest. Each egg was blue, with brown spots on them Now there are four little birds in the nest. They cannot fly yet, but they will soon learn to fly.
 MAYNARD SULLIVAN, Age 9.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
My Auto Ride,

Dear Uncle Jed: Last summer mother and I were invited to go to Gardner Lake on an auto ride, so we started.
 The little friend | had expected to ride with had gone with friends in the morning, so I had to go with mother
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
LETTERS oF AckNowLEoeMENT

Sybil Converse, of Eastfosd:, I thank youzfor the lovely prize book you sent me- It was a complete surprise.
 Ethel Aibera, Of Taftvflle: wish to
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
itching Burning Eczema in BIiSteTS On Little Boy
 Healed by CHtiCuTa

My little boy broke out with eczema on his hands and face when about two
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
What Tommy Tidd says:

eff you are tempted to reveal
 A tale some one to you has told About another, make it pass,
 Before you speak, three gates of gold. These narrow gates, first, is it true !? Then is it needfHl? in your mind Give truthful answer, and the next Is last and narrowest, Is it kind2 And if to reach your lips at last It passes through the gateway three; Then you may tell the tale, nor fear What the result of speech may be-"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

to Washington. and then to Fort Ter ". about nine miles from here. After leaving Fort Terry. I came 70 Fort Fl. G. Wright.
 F7EIIX POYET. Deep RiVer.-Harvey Brooks. presi- ident of the Deep River National bank. has presented B. guns to the bulghrs of Preparedness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-22
SEVEN BANDS MAKE MUSIC FOR
GREAT WESTWARD HO PARADE

Out of the grave of the past the
old west came this morning and, in
ita most picturesque garh, presented
itself for inspection to the 10000 pcu-
PIE who have gathered for the final
day of the eighth Round-tp.
1t was the Westward Ho Parade,
the pageant spectacular which is al
ways the Saturday morning feature of
Fendleton's festival time. 1t was all
that the grand mounted parade at the
rar< are and more. 1t showed not
only the Indian in his most brilliant
holiday trappings and the cowboy in
his most picturesque dress but also
the other people Of the frontier, the
pioneer moving behind his oxen team,
the trapper. the miner and the stage
coach driver.
The American flag led the parade
and hehind 1t came something little
out of harmony with the western idea
but very much in tune with the times.
It was n long Whitehead torpedo such
as is used by submarines. The tor
pedo is the exhibit of the United
States navy and behind it marched n
detachment from Company L.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-22
NOTES OF THE SHOW

Many of the boxes contained a busy
party of gnitters knitting for some
one in France.
Tom Douglass who put up such a
fine ride yesterday on Mrs. Wiggs. APP
peared first in the arena with n few
sheafs Of PmatiIla wheat decorating
his hurro's neck.
At lis O'Clock both of the bIea-
chers were packed with people stand
ing everywhere, one of the largest
crowds that ever gathered in Oregon
was the opinion of many.
Four bands going at once made an
imaginative effect of what real war
noise is like very easy.
A rush order FOR one thousand more
programs was sent in when the sup
ply at the grounds was exhausted.
The first tumble of the afternoon
was Mack Gaunt who spilled on the
east curve In the cowboys pony race.
Hc was third in the wild horse race
Friday. The second followed quickly
when n be-colorcd dusky maiden fell
off her horse in the sduaw race.
Jackson Sundovn received a great
ovation whom he oncirclcd the track
riding his 1916 champin saddle. lie
was accompanied by President Taylor.
He wore the same chaps as last year
shutdown was at once beseiged by
a battery Of cameras, kodaks. motion
picture machines and rapid firers-
The crowd cheered wildly when OIL
lilo Osborn rode Brandy ia finish
and waved her American flag while
she raked his sides.
& great wave Of regret swept the
rrandstaud whom Drumheller fell
from his horse and lost "a chance to
become worlds champion relay racer,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-22
SENATOR HAS
FACTS ABOUT
BERNSTORFF
Receipts and Cancelled Checks
Show Money Used to In
fIuence Sentiment in Con-
greSS.
new YORK HUNGARIAN WAS
MAN TO WHOM MONEY WENT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.JSenator
King. of Utah, revealed definite evil
dence that Bernstorff paid large sums
of money to certain publications.
King told the senate he had photo
graphic copies of checks and receipts
of money Bernstorff paid the Fair
Play Publishing Company through
Marcus Braun, its editor. among 9TH
ers. He said he had Photographic
copy of the German embassy check
for s2OOD paid the Fair Play Pub
fishing Company.
Another showed that Marcus
Braun, a paciftst. received $500.
King said he has copies OF papers
showing the payment Of the Austrian
embassy to foreign language nswspa-
pers, including $T00 paid a Polish
newspaper. Kings data is known to
be absolutely authentic and shows the
extent of Bernstorff's intrigue. The
Kink expose has increased congressi-
onal demands for a searching in
quiry.
King displayed a letter acknowledg-
ing receipt of one thousand dollars.
Stin another receipt for one thousand
dollars signed by J. p. Bryan Of the
Fair Play Publishing Company was
read. The Fair Play magazine may
be one of the guiding hands OF the
organization Bernstorff mentioned as
possible factor in successfully influ-
encing congress against war. Braun
is known to state department offtci-
ais He is considered a leader OF some
political influence among New York
Hungarians, Braun is a Hungarian
himself.