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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-18

Justin Doolittle surprised his mother,
Mrs. Lena Doolittle. by dropping of of
No. IS Tuesday morning, from Seattle,
where he has spent the last several
months at a naval training station.
Justin is home on a furlough and is
certainly looking fac.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-18
sTRAYEp.

Two geese strayed from Shoshone
Livery Barn. Finder return and re-
ceive reward.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-18

Lost-Between Hansen's Garage and
Clusters lane. one spill. bamboo pole in
case.
T. Fl. Gooding is progressing finely
since the operation y, e k ago Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis HITLER have been
In town this week preparing to move
their household goods to Bull. Mr.. Mil
icr having a run from Poctaello over
the Twin Falls branch
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-18

Another shipment of stylish high-elass
hats Just received at the Morse store.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-18

Miss Edna Edholm of the Stock
growers, spent Sunday in Gooding
with the nome folks.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-18

Mrs. R. G. Barmettler, of Gooding,
was in town Saturday.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-18

Mrs. Jamison and little daughter
went to Magic Dam Wednesday TO
spend a few days with Mr.. Jamison-
Sour Stomach.
Eat slowly, masticate your food
thoroughly abstain from meat for a
few days and in most cases the sour
stomach will disappear. II il does not,
take one of Chamberlain's Tablets inn
mediately after supper. Red meats
are more likely to cause sour stomach
and you may find 1t best to cut them
out.
Born: Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock.
at the Zeller hospital. to Mr.. and Mrs.
A. b. Arps, of Jerome. ten-pound
daughter.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-18
FRANK c. SMITH

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW
IN BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL
COURTS OF IOWA AND IDAHO.
GRADUATE OF LAW DEPART
MENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
IOWA.
INVESTIGATE HIS REPUTATION
AND STANDING IN THE cOMMUN-
1TY IN WHICH HE LIVES.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-18

Mesdames Fred and Jack Eagle were
in town Saturday.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-18

and low in price at $1,000 and up to
$500.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-18

Miss Ethel Doolittle was down from
from her school at Gannett last Satur-
day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
Her Precious Jewels.

Dear Uncle Jed: am new mem Der. I have been reading the stories every Thursday and so I thought I would write.
 Cornelia was a beautiful lady who lived in Rome many years ago. She had two boys. and never did mother and sons love each other more tender ly than they.
 How beautiful our mother is!" the boys would say softly as they saw her go about the house and garden. How fortunate I am to have two such sons!" the mother would. think as she watched them at their. studies or their games.
 One day a lady dressed in the rich | est of silks. and wearing the costliest | of jewels came to call upon CorneIia She brought with % her a basket ot wonderful beauty Presently the lady | took from the basket rare jewels of l all kinds and showed them to Cornelia
 The latter thought them exquisite i When the last gem had ~ beer brought out, the visitor said: T have shown you all my jewels. Pray, where are yours?"
 At that moment Cornelia's boys re. turned from school and came up stc greet their mother Putting her arms about them, Cornelia said proudly: ''These. are my jewels. There are none more precious in Rome; no, not in al the world
 CATHERINE. DRIsCoLL, Age g. | Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
The Young Robins Bath.

Oh. you little speckled beauty! splash away, I'll not hurt you, don't be troubled, only stay. Make the water in your fish tub fly in spray, You're the finest little robin here to- day. Mother robin with a cry flew to tree, But this youngster didn't seem afraid of me: So he spattered in the water, full of glee, Giving to me every chance there was 10 see. So he spread his spotted wings and huffed his breast In a way he had not room to in his nest And his black eyes shone their bright est and their best AS he splashed the water round with lively zest Twas pretty sight to see the water fly Like a fountain, OCT the robin, toward the sky. And twas sweet to hear his happy little cry. And to see him shake his feathers out to dry.
 Il. Myrtle Sours.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
A Dream,

There was once a boy who after coming home from school had to write story about a potato. After he had written little while he wanted to know why we had to write about a potato.
 He sat down to a desk and started to write. but while he was writing his head dropped lower and lower and very soon he was fast asleep. While he was sleeping a potato with a sword at his side came in and awoke Tommy and said: Tommy, my boy! I will help you to write about potato because am General Potato" Tommy said; "Why do we have to write about potato. Mother said I should write about a potato before l went to bed"
 Them said General Potato this l is potato week and you must eat as many potatoes as you can or you are a slacller'
 All right" said Tommy "Tll eat as many potatoes as I can. and tell mother to fry me some potatoes in stead of toasted bread" Then I won't call you a. stacker, i" said General Potato. "but goodbye, it i is getting late and I must go!'' Goodbye" said Tommy, and he | jumped out of bed, for his mother was calling him. It was only dream. CHARLES GUNDERMAN. ! TiShOn
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
From Farmer to Soldier.

Before this war broke out I was a diigsnt farmer working on a farm of fifty acres. I was then nearly twenty-one, when unexpectedly war was. declared, and I was among the number in the first draft.
 Two months elapsed before I was sent to camp. l cannot go into de.ail of all the doings and hardships during the three Inont6s spent here. but it was neither the lack of food nor cloth ing which made us suffer, but the se- verity of the weather, for it was then mid winter
 Notice was given us that we were to sail for France the next day. The ev- ening was spent in packing our equip ment and writing letters to the dear ones at home.
 The next day was foggv and slight rain was beginning to fall, but this did not prevent our sailing. On our voyage we encountered many storms, but at last we reached our destination
 The day was spent doing odd jobs, | for as you remember we had just ar- l rived in Sunny France'' Some days elapsed and then we were set to work digging trench. Aft CT much labor the work was accom- | plshed.
 While resting we heard a shrilI. Ger man blast. Snatching our arms we 1 rushed toward their camp. Havine plundered and killed many men, we | returned to our rendezvous Many o1 our. comrades were killed, but the Ger man camp also was 2 terrible sight te l witness after that night raid
 CATHERINE PLIZZA, AIke 1S. l Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
POETRY.
Let Us Be Kind.

Let us be kind. The way is long and lonely, And human hearts are asking for this blessing only
 Let us be kind. We cannot know the grief that men may borrow, We cannot see the souls storm-svept by sorrow, But love can shine upon the way to- day, tomorrow
 Let us be kind.
 Let US be kind. This is wealth that has no measure, This is of heaven and earth the highest treasure
 Let us be kind. A tender word, a smile of love in meet ing. A song of hope and victory to those retreating, A glimpse of God and brotherhood while life is fieeting-
 Let us be kind.
 Let us be kind The sunset tints will soon be in the west, Too late the flowers are laid then on the quiet breast
 Let us be kind. And when the angel guides have sought and found us, Their hands shall link the broken ties of earth that bound us. And heaven and home shall brighten all around us
 Let us be kind.
 Selected.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
< Red Cross Entertainment.

We have been very busy the past week preparing for a Red Cross en- tertainment which was given in the Old Hop River school house on Satur- day afternoon, for the benefit of the schools second war fund.
 We memoried practically all of our songs and poems so that there was. no prompting. There were 36 num- bers on the programme. In the composition, "A Brief History of Columbia Alvin Greene told us how much Columbia has done in war work
 The children in one district have $85.25 III war saving certificates and | thrift stamps. Our school has only $30.50, but we have earned every cent of ours. Three of our children have $50 Liberty Loan bonds. In the Third Liberty Loan campaign Columbia went 150 per cent over its l quota.
 We gave four short plays Keep | ing Store" was well earned out with Alvin Greene as storekeeper, and six small children.
 Another play, eMasquerading," was a comic play, represented by two cnil- dren dressed up in ancient clothes, who finished by singing "Auld Lang Syne"
 The third Visitors From Story ] Land was represented by Blanche Potter as manager; Alice Chartier as Red Riding Hood;" Helen Green as "Silverhaid:" David Kahlenberg, as Jack the Giant Killer" Lucie Greene, as 'CinderiIla;" Katie BobecI1, a Lit 1 tie Bo-Peep.''
 The last. "The Key" was repre- scented by five children, one of whom 1 had lost the key to his arithmetic and was in great distress.
 The, closing recitation was The Red Cross Nurse'
 An offering was then taken while the school sang DO a Bit of Kindness Now We collected s7.12 from the few people present, although no sci fee was given.
 MARY BoBECK, Age Il. Columbia.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06

mother might say as she liked, but it had no effect. At last she lost her patience and struck the girl who set Up a loud cry.
 At once the queen came in and ask ed what was the matter.
 The girls mother was ashamed to expose her daughters laziness so she said: Because I can not make her stop spinning"
 The queen answered: T am never happier than when 1 hear the hum ming of the spinning wheel so let your daughter come with me" The maiden was frightened because she knew she could not spin. So she sat down and Wept but just then the door opened and in came three wo- men, one had a large underlip. the sec end had a broad flat foot, and the next had 8 large thumb. The girl told them her trouble and they said if you marry the kings son | will you invite Us to your wedding if we spin the flax for you we will bring ycu good fortune, so they sat down
 Hnd spun it all. The day came for the wedding and the three women came. I When the bridegroom saw this, he i said: "Who are those funny women?' i And the bride answered: "My aunts'
 He asked: Why has that one got
 a large under1ip and she answered: From licking Then he asked the
 same of the others, and the one with i the flat foot answered: From tread ing" Then the other answered T have
 Q large thumb from twisting" 1 And the prince said: From this time on my lovely bride will not spin, and this is how she got her fortune. 1 MABEL GAFF'NEY, Age r. Ra1tin
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
My Trip to Newport.

One hot day last summer my uncle came with some tickets to take me and my Aunt Marie to Newport on an excursion steamer. We took the boat at Providence. I was visiting in Paw tuclet, R. l., for my summer vacation. After little while we ate our lunch. which was exceedingly delicious. Then we took little walk on the boat, which was very large.
 The band played many beautiful pieces and we all sang The Star Span gled Banner. It was very nice.
 Then we saw two good looking men coming toward us, and talking with them l found one was a Belgian and the other a Frenchman, and I asked them to sing, as they told. me they could. They, sang La Marseillaise which sounded very beautiful. It was very pleasant afternoon and the sun was shining radiantly. After short time the boat anchored and we got off and took the trolley to the city, which was a short distance away. We then went to drug store and had some college ices to refresh ourselves. We then took delightful little stroll through one of the city parks.
 We met hundreds of sailors on th& streets, as Newport is a naval station We walked to the harbor for our boa which was about to start On the wa5 l back l saw ten warships along the coast and I saw many nice little light houses. @ We reached Providence at 11.t5 D
 m- and took the trolley for Pawtnctret
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
An Ostrich Farm

It is very dangerous for the keeper to enter the enclosure of the ostriches, especially when the male is near They have quick temper and are easily anSered. When the keeper or anyone enters an enclosure he has to carry a forked stick with which to catch the neck of the bird so that it will not peck him.
 The male bird is sometimes worth $i50 or $190. The beautiful feathers in the tail and wings sell readily in any market.
 One man is said to have earned about s13.001 in one year. | After the rainy season the male bird scoops a hole in the sand and the female lays her eggs there. One egg l is laid every other day, until fifteen or twenty eggs are in the nest. For a while before setting, there is a little sand placed over each egg to protect it from sun and heat. 1 As soon as the young ostriches are 1 matched they are taken away from the old birds and kept near the house | They are kept warm at night in we'll covered boxes.
 An ostrich will chase man or horseback when it will run from . | dog or any other smaller animal, Il cannot kick lower than three fec from the ground
 Each egg weighs from three to three and half pounds.
 About three hundred feathers ar, picked from each bird, from the tai and wings. The feathers of each birt
 are worth $50 a year to the owner.
 The birds sold at one time for S ,0ol
 a pair, but now you can get them fo, $50 a pair, and raise them yourself. ! HELEN BRAUMAN. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
The oId Hon River School.

The Old Hop River School is located about two miles from Columbia Center and two miles from Willimantic- The people in this district work in fac tories or on small farms. They are all very much interested in Red Cross work, and on Saturday we had s57.12 as a result of this second Red Cross War Fund drive.
 All the children in our. school are members and have worked hard for this organization. We have made three hundred dozen gun wipers. forty three face cloths (knit), hemmed a dozen towels and made two dozen scrap books for the children.
 At Christmas time, instead of changing Christmas presents we gave the money which amounted to $10.27, and in April we contributed $1275 as a special gift.
 During the summer we expect to meet at least once week with our teacher to continue our Red Cross work; and perhaps plan an entertain nent.
 KATIE BoBECK. Age 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE.
 AWAKES.

The way to know things is to work to find them out
 The most expensive thing in life is the laziness Of boyhood and girlhood. You cannot know things by doing as yo1 please. only by doing as you must. Neglecting the lessons not liked is a sad mistake. they are the very lessons it pays to tackle. The lessons we enjoy and learn easily are not the ones which will per feet US in knowledge. We cannot get a masterful grip upon knowledge if we do not tackle lessons which seem to bafile us and master them.
 The spirit of mastery is attained by work and achievement and efficiency are the wages of toiL
 The joy of success is not the fruit of lsziness. If you wish to experience real pleasure. you must find it in the successes of perseverance.
 Every good thing in life is worth working for.
 Get the habit of taclrf1ng work with a will instead of putting of things until tomorrow. The energy wasted in constant complaints if applied to hard lessons will make them easy to learn.
 Knowing when and how to tackle work makes work easier. Half the world fails because the distasteful iot Is postponed and tackled last when il Is the thing which should be tackled and conquered first.
 The things we do not like need at. tention when we are fresh and ener. Eetic. not when we are weary o, in a worried mood
 We must learn early in life how tc conquer little difficulties as this is tb. stratght way to conquer bigger one, and every victory is a reward.
 Those who plan to do the hardes work at the close of day in this work instead of early in the day are tn, ouss who do the poorest work if the7 do not fail utterly.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
,rMich.
Patriotic School Exercises,

Dear Uncle Jed: I hove joined the Junior Red Cross. It costs 26 cents to join. Several in the school have joined. We haven't received the pins yet.
 We have a patriotic afternoon every Friday. First we salute the flag. then we sing songs, recite quotations and read out of patriotic leaflets. My teacher reads patriotic stories and then We copy recipes. We have cnly five minute recess. After recess each child tells cur | rent event and takes part in the phy- sical exercises. Sometimes we dt l knitting the last 40 minutes. The boy. make trench candles while the girli are knitting or cutting up rags fo pillows.
 I went up to my friend Helen's hous and stayed all night on her birthday She is coming down to my house som night after vacation. We are going t have our vacation the 22d.
 MARION BROWN, Age 10. 1 Moosun
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
Plainfeld.
orivina Home the co,ns.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last summer my sister and I drove home the cows ev- cry night. One night about 4 o'clock it began to look as if it was going to rain. so we started after the cows.
 When we got to the barway the cows were not in sight. We called for a while. but the cows did not come. We started toward the spring where we usually found them if they were not at the bars. We did not get very far when we saw the cows coming. The sky was getting blacker every 1 minute. All of a. sudden a flash of lightning swept the sky. How we hurried, but not fast enough. let down the bars. and my sister drove the cows through.
 Before we got to the house we were Grenched to the skin. My sister did not want to go and drive the COWS when it looked as if we were. going to have a thunder storm.
 MARY WILLIAMS. Age 10.
 Jewett City
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
WIDE-AWAKE POEMS

true +1 ~-'T 1'-fi1B To the boy who fights for the red,
 white and blue, Ad sSii For by his Uncle he must stand When war has started in tf1e land, I. He'll give up life and all he's got, For he's a fearless patriot. Here's to the girl that foes her share; Who llnits the boys war sthings to
 wear ., In idleness she will not sit.s @ But willingly she does her hit 2 The gallant boys to war go forth- From East and West and South and
 North
 Her thoughts are with them as they Her heart beats quick her cheeks
 STOW pale. And as they speed across the sea, The menace of Autocracy, At once grows dinner than before Some months will pass, and then. ven The Democracy! Then blood and battle both.Ein- cease 1 Granting us longed for peace. So here's to the mothers and. sweet hearts true
 Who gave their beloved to the red ] white and blue;
 And through our joy, our hopes and We give them all loud three cheers.. ~,E .a L. T.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
Ths Ponuetanuck SchnnI.

Dear Uncle Jed: I go to the Poque- tanuck scsool We are working hard to heIp our boys win the war.
 We spend every Friday afternoon doing patriotic work. We have learn ed 'The Marseillaise," Keep the Home Fires Burning" Loyalty to the U. g. A." and lots of other songs. We salute the flag and have learned poems about it. We know the names of the officers of the army and their rank We have physical training and folk dancing
 We snip cloth to fill pillows for the soldiers, and the teacher takes them to the Red Cross rooms. Last week the teacher showed us a pi,ture of the little children over in
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
His Love For the Elaa.

Dear Uncle Jed: Two countries were at war; England and Holland One stormy day the English people were looking toward the sea. They saw a sail "A sail X sail!" they shouted They must have help. The admiral came forth and asked; "Wno will take @ message to one of our ships at sea ?''
 A small boy came forth and said he wanted to, that he could swim we'll He went
 The admiral had promised the day After the Dutch had been driven back. the admiral asked for the little boy. to give him the money.
 The little boy said: T didn't do ii for the love of money I did it for the love of my flag"
 JENNIE LAMOINE Age il. VoIuntown
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
Wild Animals at Home.

Dear Uncle Jed: am going to tell you about the wild animals at home
 The coyote is 8 very clever animal. He is related to the wolf family. They live in the great plains. There are q great many of them around Yellow stone Park in wyoming.
 The coyote lives in hole in the ground. When they come out of their hole they sit up on their hind legs and look all around to see if there is anything to harm them.
 At evening they all meet and sing in this way: "Yap, Yoop!! Y-o-w-Yah- h-h!!!"
 The coyote can run very fast. He 1 can run faster than a horse can gall
 They live on other small animals 1 that they kill.
 The buffalo is very large animal, l as big as a COW. The buffalo can't be 1 trained. They are subject to being 1 stampeded any tune. When they are stampeded nothing will stop them but l death.
 The hoodoo COW or the female huf- i falo is very gentle. only when they have young ones. Ruffa1oes are very 1 few in the United States now because i they were hunted until they were al- most all gone
 The skunk is fur bearing animal He is found almost all over the United ] States. He has but one way to de- fend himself and he don't use that way only when it is necessary. If yor ever smelt the disagreeable smell yor would say he had good way to de- ] fend himself. When you first get neal one he will stamp his foot on the
 ground as if to say. keep away. finer 1 if you come nearer. he will defend
 himself in way that you will never
 The beaver is the most industriou: animal of all. He builds dams 1T brooks. He builds them out of n1ut and logs. and he hauls mud on his tail He chews down the trees with hi
 mouth. When he wears lis teeth of
 too short to chew trees down he faul
 mud on his tail. They are never idle
 When they get their dam done the,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
Norwich
The Greedy Fox.

Dear Uncle Jed: There was once a willy old fox who was so disagreable that nobody liked him. One day he was drinking from a brook and a little lamb came to drink. The fox was so mad he wanted to pick a fight. The fox said: 'sHow dare you dirty the water that I am drinking?" at The lamb answered: How can I? It runs from you to me-
 The fox said: T have had enough to do with you year ago.
 The lamb said Dear sir, how can that be, for I was not born year ago."
 Well, it was some of your relations then, and in spite of them all I shall eat you alive" and he didi
 MABEL GAFFNEY, Age 1S.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
My School.

Dear Uncle Jed: The school I at tend is the Danielson school. It con sists of eight rooms with one grade in each room. There are four rooms on the lower floor and four on the upper floor. School begins at o'clock in the morning and closes at 3.3O in the afternoon. We have an assembly room on the third floor which we also use as a dining room. The children who bring their dinners all eat one large table in this room. We have a teacher also who takes charge of us As I live three miles from the school I have to bring my dinner. am twelve years old and I am in the sixth grade.
 MILDRED WILDE. Wauregan.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
ROCKVILLE

Memorial day was observed here with services in the church as usual The address was by G. R. Notter of Westerly.
 Rev. B. G. Boardman' of Kingston preached here in the s. D. B. church Saturday. asa ''se
 The family of Adelberts R. Clarke have all been i'll. -.
 Mrs. Mary K. E. Sunderland, who has spent the past winter with Mrs. Phebe Kenyon, returned last week to her home in Wickford ao Mrs. Byron L. Kenyon has been. the guest of relatives in Wfckford for a few days. s.erS