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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
Corpus Christi Woman
On Library Commission

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. Ex-Governor j. u.
Ferguson today appointed Mrs. G.. II.
Scott Of Corpus Christi to membership on
the state library commission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
Potato Shortage
MenaceS Germany

BERLIN, Jan. 2l.-Thc advisory com
mittee Of the war food bureau has been in-
formed BY Adolph Ratoti. president ~ the
food regulation board that the chief diff
Guilty faced by the empire lays IN the short
ages Of potato crops. lie said that grain
crops had done better than III 1915, but
that economical feeding was necessary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
Cummins Resolution
Again is Postponed

WASHINGTON, ID. ~. Jan. 2I.-Action
on Senator Cummins resolution 10 let nil
the senator's express views on President
Wilson's address was deferred again today
after Cummins and others declared the
question To be the most important ever
presented To the senate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
Guardsmen In Favor
Universal Service

WASHINGTON, u. G., Jan. 24.-Rep-
resentative Gardner today told the senate
sub committee on universal military serv-
ice that national guardsmen in the III Paso
district expressed an overwhelming senti-
ment Tor such legislation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
College Sororoties
Voted For Disarmament

OAKLAND, Cal. Jan. 1l.-Wde inter
est was attached today u an announce
ment thac the -ororite~ at Mills College.
one of the oldest of the California schools.
had voted Themselves ont of existence for
''Ihe good ot the college The sororities
had tlouri>hed for more than forty years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
Campaign Against
Terauchi's S Begun

TOXIC. Japan. Jan. u - Minority
groups IN parliament today began their
against the Terauchi administra-
tion BY introducing III the house of peers
a resolution of lack of confidence Wig
orons attacks were made on various point y
in an address delivered yesterday by
Count Terauchi.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
COAL CRISIS is INCREASING.
(By Associated Press.)
BERNE.

BERNE, Switzerland, Jan. 2i-The
coal crisis arising from the decision OF
Germany TO abrogate the convention in re
gard to imports, IS increasing in gravity
daily In Switzerland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
Democrats Scheduled
To Hold Caucuses
(By Associated Press

WASHINGTON. u. III. Jan. 2l-Demo-
crats of both houses viii hold separate
caucuSes tomorrow night. the senate to
consider it steering committees draft Of
the legislative program and the house to
aci on the new administration revenue bill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24

BERLIN, Jan. 2i.-Six entente aero
planes were shot down on the Franco
Belgian front yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
HOW RECEIVED IN PORTUGAL.
lI.y Associated rrrss.

LISBON, Jan. 2i.-The Seculo, com
nenting on President Wilson's address.
says he has the 'geniu~ of inopportuuity,
she i ineshaustlbler II says he j. the
peer '.as the inventor Of untimely paciiis-
tic systems inapplicable TO present condi-
tions."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
Germans Not Hungry.
Says A Californian

NEW YORK, y. ". Jan. 24.-IIavward
+. Reed. a California fruit grower. who ar
rived today from Rotterdam. said that re-
ports that children were starving in Ger
many were untrue. He said that condi
tons We're more favorable ii anything 10
health in Germany.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 24-Joseph III.
Choate, who j. eighty five years old to-
day, has been sick for two weeks with in
fiuenza, but his physicians do not regard
his condition as critical.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
100000 TELEPHONES IN USE.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan. 24.-Morc
than seven million telephones were in use
tins year, an increase OF six hundred thou
sand over last year. the Interstate Com
merce Commission reported today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
Warmest Approval
Of Wilson Speech

PETROGRAD. Jan. 24.-Presdent VIII
sons speech was received here with the
wsrmest approval in governmental circles.
and by the press and public leaders in the
same spirit. with few dissenting voices.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast for /
the lower gulf coast states and the I
Magic Valley is issued by the United
States weather bureau at New Orleans:
Tonight. and Thursday cloudy; light
TO moderate northerly winds.
The following local weather obserya-
tions are issued today by Mrs. A. W Reed,
United States official weather observer at
Brownsville and covers the period Of /
twenty -four hours ending at a. M today: I,
Maximum temperature ... $40
Minimum temperature ...... 49.5
Barometric pressure ..... 3O.O3
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
TIME is NEEDED
TO GET REPLIES
STOCK EXCHANGE OFFICIAL SAYS 1T
WILL TAKE TWO WEEKS TO GET
RESPONSES FROM MEMBERS.

NEW YORK, N. Y. ian. "a
The leak" investigation commit
tee this afternoon adjourned the
New York hearing indefinitely
and will decide later when the
hearings will he resumed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-24
DESTROYERS
OF KAISER
LOSE NIGHT
BATTLE IN
NORTH SEA

LONDON, Jan. 2I.-Special dispatches
from Holland assert that In the Mort sea
battle between German and British de-
Htroyers. seven German vessels we're sunk
but nothing coniirmatory has been receiy-
Fed. The battle was fought IN intense dark
ness and the severe cold fr0ze the bodies
Of the German dead On the V-6g. their
flagship. ~ the deck. A number WIZ .ur-
vivors Of the sunken British vessel roach
ed the east coast The Germans. wbu VI
IDENTIFY intendedto raid On the British lst
were driven back
NMUlDEN. Holland. Jan. 2i-Fonrteen
German torpedo boat destroyers and
British ilotilla engaged IN battle Tuesday
morning IN the North sea. Seventy
wounded Germans have been landed here
bv Dutch trawlcr which took them off
the badly damangcd N-Gg. which vessel
was lated towed here with twenty dead IN
board. Her commander died before reach
ing port, both VI hiS LEGS having been shot
off
The rescued Germans say seven other
German vessels were sunk
Ymuiden reports say the German flotilla
Monday night attempted M leave Zebrug-
gee to avoid the ice. which was very
thick. when they we've immediately al
tackled by the British squadron The az
tion opened ~ short range and quickly the
bridge at the German destroyed V-6g was
swept away. This destroyer fired one
torpedo and was then hit by British shells,
her funnel knocked flat to the deck and 4
hole pierced ~ her torepart
LONDON. Jan. 24-In an engagement
between British hight naval forces and Ger
man torpedo boat destroyers IN the North
Sea Tuesday night, one German destroyer
was sunk and other of the torpedo craft
scattered, u was officially announced last
night
The sinking VI one British DESTROYER w
another engagement with German DESTROY
ers IN the vicinity Of Schouwen Bank Tues
day night, with the loss of three officer,
and forty four men, also was announced
"A Reuter- ditpatch from Ymuiden says
that two seamen and Commander Lieuter-
ant Boehm and Capt Schultz, commander
~ the German tlotllla, IN board the de-
siroyer N-69 We're killed in the North sea
battle last night
An Exchange Telegraph ditpatch from
The Hague says that two German ships
we're sunk and three badly damaged
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
The Natural History Museum.

The Natural History Museum is sit uated near Central Park and is one ot the chief points of interest of New York city No admission is charged to this wonderful and instructive build ing which has several acres of floor space and thousands of natural history specimens.
 As one enters the building. he sees a curious collection of meteors. some as large as an average sized room. with the dates And places where and when found.
 To the left of this entrance room is the Indian section. where all kinds of canoes, costumes, implements of war and cooking. and even Indian mummies are on display.
 On the same floor is an exhibition of all kinds of trees. the wood being shown both inN the rough and fini&ed stages.
 On a floor above this are thousands of mounted birds 10 be seen. These specimens are certainly a tribute to the taxfdermist's art, and a great many art students visit the place daily to sketch these little beauties. which va ry from the Ptarmigan of Greenland to the bright coIored parrots and birds of paradise, of the tropics.
 The bird room leads into the fish department where hundreds of mount ed fish are on display.
 When one completes the tour of these rooms. he goes into the animal rooms where ne may SSe countless specimens collected from every corner of the globe. Every variety of anil nal is represented here. from the lit tie cottontail rabbit which I sometimes see while on my ramoles through the woods to a magnificent group of Afri- can elephants There are more kinds of monkeys alone than I ever knew existed. there are fierce looking lions and several fine Bengal tigers.
 The reptile and insect departments contain more exhibits than one could examine in q single day.
 Suspended from the ceiling is a car cass of giant whales One entire floor is devoted to prehistoric animals. There are skeletons of monsters that roamed this earth thousands of years ago, being several times larger than the elephant of the present day, and I should not have liked to live in those days and have to subdue one of these animals with a club, as the cave men in those days probably had to.
 ETHEL EUGENIA ABERG, Age 13
 1'aftVille.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

of joy read that it was not necessary for him to come
 Getting off at the next station. he took the next train back home. It was one o'clock when he reached his house.
 As he walked up the steps he recall ed that he had left his keys at home.
 He knew of his wife's fear of burg lars and it was only after several the door. Hearing no reply he knock ed again He then wondered whether he was at the right house. By the aid of a match he read the name on the door plate. Yes. it was his own | Mrs. Williams hearing the first knock recalled the story told by her neighbor What was she to do? Would ed The second knock brought her to herself She remembered the teie- phone which stood on the table near the bed With a voice hardly above a whisper she called for the police.
 Red Bill. hearing the knock at the door, ran to the window. Looking out side he saw MT. Williams peering at the door plate. With a laugh he went back to collect the jewelry and silver. Placing a large sheet he threw them out and with a wave of his hand at the bare side-board. he jumped to the ground He did not get any further for firm hand c1asped his collar, and ed on his wrists. He was in the hands of his old enemy, the police.
 Gathering up the bundles the two policemen led him to the house and at the door they found Mfr. Williams in the hands of a third policeman. The next instant Mrs. Williams opened the door, and seeing her husband in the hands of the police. she cried, that her husband was not a burglar. As the policemen came into the light one exc1afrned .Whv. Madame. this is Red Bill Bp capturing him you have won g thouscand dollars reward.
 CLARA SARAH GORDON, Age Is.
 Norwich.
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POETRY.
Grin and sear-ft.

By Blanche Trennor Heath My uncle Joe will often say A thing that first just sets you
 laughing, But when you come to go away And think it out, most any day You'u find he wasn't only chafhnS. I asked him what he used to do When every thing went hurry -scurry, And how he kept from getting blue, Because the more he tried to do The bigger seemed to grow the
 worry. There's just one way" he answered When Worry shows it's face, to
 scare it. Go to the house of Grit" says he, And ring the bell, and ask to sec Two little rEen named Grin ana
 Bear-It. These plucky chaps will sprint along With you through any wind and
 weather; They'll laugh and joke and sing a
 song. And nothing can go really wrong IT you and they just keep together" He makes me laugh, my Uncle Joel But all the same. vixen lessons
 bother And things get wrong again, I'h go Where Grin and Bear-It live, you
 know,
 And we'll sprint on with one an-
 other
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
THE WINNING WAY.

If you put a little lovin' into all the
 work you do, And a little bit of gladness, and a lit
 tie bit of you, And a little bit of sweetness, and a little bit of song. Not a day will seem too toilsome; not a day will seem too long; And your work will be attractive, and the world will stop to look, And the world will see a sweetness, like the tinklin' of brook, In the finished job; and then the world will turn to look at you With Q. worlds appreciation of the thing you've found to do. Just a, little bit of lovin', and little bit of song, And some pride to sort of make it straight and true and clean and strong;
 And the work that you're doin', pret- ty near before you know, Will have set the world a-taIkin', and ---- you'll see that you have done More than you had dreamed or hoped for when the task was first be- gun
 And you'll find the bit of 1ovin' you have put into the same Has come back to you in lovin', and g. come back to you in fame.
 Houston Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
THE WIDE AWAKE. CIRCLE
 BOYS 1AED GIRLS DEPARTMENT

thank you for the lovely prize book you sent me, entitled, The Man With out a Country. I have read 1t and 1t was interesting. Soon again will try to win another.
 Felix Poyet, of Fishers Island, N. r. I received the nice prize book and thank you very much for it. I have read it through and liked it..
 Leo PoIiquin, of Versailles: thank you very much for the prize book you sent me. I read it through and find it very interesting.
 Catherine MoVey, of Norwich-I thank you very much for the nice prize book I have read it and found it very interesting.
 Helen Frink, of Norwich-I thank you very much for the prize book you awarded me, entitled. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch I have read it through and found it very interestins.
 Ivy Fisi, of Springfield: I like Fairy Tales very much. wish to thank you for the prize book you awarded me. I have read quite a few of the stories and found them very interesting. We had the Economies club exhibit at our school yesterday and I received first prize in garment making.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

the art of stooping gracefully, and at the right time.
 When man stands before you in a passion, fun1ing and foaming, although you know he is both unreasonable and wrong, it is folly to stamp as hard and talk as loud as he does. That would be to make two temporary mad men instead of one. Stoop, as you would if tornado were passing. | It Is no disgrace to stoop before a heavy wind It iS just as sensible to echo back the bellowines of mad bull, as it is to answer in the same tone the rawlings of a mad man. Stoop gracefully, and, amid the pauses of l the wind, throw in the soft answer that tnrneth away wrath. When reproved for an error you have committed, for wrong you have done, for neglect chargeaife against you. stoop! Do not try to justify or excuse a palpable fault This only increases the wrong. This only ex- cites greater wrath Stoop! If you, say mildly, 'T know was wrong, pardon me-" you have stolen away all your complainant's effect. A friend came to. me once with a face black with frowns, and with fury all bottled up. ready for an explosion. because I had failed to fulfill a prom ise. I feresaw the storm, and took both his hands in mine as he ap- sorry; forgot. Pardon me this time"
 What could the man say? He kept tha-cork in the bottle and escaped a terrible blast.
 How much more easily and pleas antly we should get through fife. if we knew how and when to stoopi But when tempted to do a, mean thing or a wrong thfng-when solicited to evil by companions or circumstances then don't stoop!
 You may give up your own personal rights if you will; you may give coat and cloak to an unjust demand: you
 may stooP in silence to an injustice. Sometimes even this Is necessary: it may be done without disgrace or guilt. But never stoop to a mean. ness, to base deed. Never stoop 10 pick up a forbidden object. tho pos session of which exposes you to scorn or censurc.
 IRENE STEWART. Age 10.
 JeEett City
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
He Obeyed Orders.

Madam" said the English ticket ex- aminer, as he stood at the railway car riage door, 'I am very sorry but you can't have your dog in here It is against the rules.''
 T shall hold him in my lap al the way she replied, and he won't dis turb anyone"
 That makes no difference" said the other. Dogs must ride in the luggage van. I'll take him there for you.''
 Don't you touch my dog, sir!" ex- claimed the young lady, excitedly. "I will trust him to do one" With indig- nant tread she marched to the lugga ge van and tied up her dog.
 Remember, please. I don't want a soul here to touch my dog or unite him." she. cautioned the man.
 As the train approached her station the young lady, hailing the guard, ask ed:
 "Is my dog all right?''
 T don't know, miss" replied the guard
 You don't know! Why don't you know? It's your business to know You haven't touched him or united him, have your"
 NO! We didn't touch him or unite him, and that's just the trouble. You tied him to a trunk labeled for the last station. The trunk had to be put off, so the dog went with it. Orders is orders, ma'am.''
 LEO POLIQUIN, Age 15
 Versailles
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
A Ride to Grandmother,s.

One day last winter, just. before 1 Christmas, a great snoWstorm fell. It was a Saturday afternoon when my mother and I were in the sitting room sewing our Christmas gifts.
 In a little while we could hear sleigh bells out of doors. I ran to open the front door and saw my Aunt Nell and Uncle George in a two-seat- ed sleigh. They told me they had come to visit us for their Christmas holidays.
 Mother made good fire and got tea, while Uncle George was out in the barn unhitching the horses. The eve- ming was spent merrily.
 The next morning Aunt Nell saiS that we were going to have a sleigh ride No time was lost. We hurried with our work and by 10 o'ciorx were ready for the journey Uncle George had the horses ready and was wait ing for us by the front door.
 Aunt Nelll, mother and father go: my sister were in the front IL was grandmother's in safety
 When we arrived there gran6nnother had dinner all ready: plum pudding and cakes of all kinds.
 After dinner We went into the par Tor and there in the corne- was a beautiful Christmas tree. All who were there received a present.
 Soon it was time to go home. We thanked grandma for the presents and were on our way home. I shall never forget hcw I enjoyed the ride
 CARRIE GELO, Age 12.
 Lebanon
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
A Visit to squaw Rocks.

Dear Uncle Jed: One Sunday my friends and I went to Squaw Rocks, about two mics away, to. explore small we gat there we looked down about 50 or 60 feet into the valley below After gazing on. the scene for a while, we descended by a small path cut in the rocks to small cave which was full of ice and snow.
 We then went to cave called the kitchen,' on account of it's resem- blance to a kitchen. We next visited the hand basin,'' which is always full of water from one year to another As it was full of mosquitoes and very disagreeab.e. we soon started out.
 We then started home and on our way stopped to get drink of cool water at nearby farmhouse. We gathered huge punches of wood vioIets anemone and bluets on our way home.
 HAROLD WILDE ~
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
Lebanon
His Travels.

Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you something about my travels. As you know, soldiers on the staff are moved around a good bit; you also know that they can never stay in one place over five years.
 was born in Baltimore and lived there for some time, as my father was Q. M. Sgt. of the company at Fort Henry and I then went to Washington to visit my grandmother very often.
 We then went to Fort Mckinley, Maine, and after a few years went to Fort St. Philip. My father was in charge of this fort. and we lived in an old house which was the military headquarters during the Civil war. As you know, this was one of the southern forts during the war. The od fort Is still standing and is made of red brick
 After leaving there I again went to Washin gton visit. and then to Fort Riley. Kansas. While in Wash ington I visited the congressional libra ny, all the museums. the capitol. White House grounds and the monument
 After leaving Kansas I again went
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
A FAMILY OF DAISIES

the next day if he had. The breeze | passed on, after leaving the news, and | for some time the daisies nodded tc each other. and talked over all that | had been going on. T hear there are very few violets seen now ths far south?" said Daisy Little.
 "Oh, am so sorry." said Daisy Awry. T always miss them when they go."
 That's because they are one sided like yourself, I suppose" said Daisy Fine, who was very fond of saying sharp things.
 Aren't you ashamed to be so un- kind" said Daisy Love to Daisy Fine. Poor Daisy Awry cannot help it if some of her petals are so much shorter than the rest; she was born under a cloud, you know"
 Daisy Fine did not answer, but shook a dew-drop from one of her pearly petals, and looked up to see if Daisy Grand was looking at her, but he was not; he was watching a sunbeam that was creeping along the grass.
 "I hear the fire flies will soon be com ing" he said.
 'Perfecti1 exclaimed Daisy White and Daisy Bright together, then the nights will be exciting"
 We don't care for f1re-flies, do we 2" said Daisy Dear. lovingly, to Daisy Love: We like the early morning the best"
 DsfiSS Love DluSDeO, or may be 1t was only the reflection from pink clover head that was looking in her di- rection; only I know she looked quite pink for a moment
 How fine the sky was. and how soft the airi It was such a delicious day that it tempted little pair of feet to climb the fence and get over into the green field where the daisies lived, and soon little girl was filling her hat with daisies. 50 white and lovely they are.' she said. with their bright eyes. I will. take a big bunch to nam ma" Then she gathered them all; mo- not all: she left poor Daisy Dear all alone. don't know that she meant to, for she had just picked Daisy Love when butterfly came dancing by, and she ran after it.. leaving poor Daisy Dear forlorn and forsaken
 The little girl did not mean to be so heartless. for she didn't know how the two loved each other. and how they would be separated.
 LAWRENCE :GAUTHIER, Age 12.
 Brooklyn.