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Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
Shirley and fha Elan

Shirley and some other girls were playing with their dolls.
 After a while Shirley ran into the house to get her doll some clothes. but she did not come back. The other playmates shouted for her to come and play, but she didn't appear.
 Wonder what's the matter with Shirley? said Martha ~Why doesn't she come?
 When Shirley went into the house he found Candace dusting. She was dusting with a soft, old cloth that she had cut from broken fiagstick and washed. There were the Stars and Stripes, faded, but still plainly seen being used to wipe up dust.
 For minute or two Shirley stood still.
 Condace like many servants, couldn't
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19

bear to be interfered with. But Shir- ley couldn't bear to see the flag used SC, even an old faded flag. At last she ran upstairs and brought down her birthday handkerchief, the one her grandma had sent her. with pictures of Mother Goose children on it.
 Here, Condace," she said, '1et me have the flag and you may have this fo. duster, instead. Teacher says we mustn't let our flag be used in any desecrating way" Candice handed ii to Shirley, but she did not take the handkerchief
 Shirley carried the bit of Stars and Stripes to the kitchen and threw it or the fire. Then she saluted as she had seen soldier boy do when he passed a flag. Don't you think this was 3 hright thought of Shirley? BARBARA SCHELEF'ER, Age 1S.
 Mansfield
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
How Helen HeIped.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought would write and tell you how 1 earned my five War Savings Stamps
 We all feel happy now that the war is over and we have all had a chance to do our bit to help.
 We have a Red Cross in our school and we have knit wash cloths hemmed towels and handkerchiefs made comfort bags, scrap books and filled comfort pillow. We saved nut shells for tha Red Cross to make gas masks.
 I earned my money for my War Savings Stamps by picking and sell ing huckleberries, raking hay and raising eleven chickens, which I solo and received for them thirteen dollars and twenty cents. If 1 were older an6 had my own way to earn the money
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. Red Hrnss RnII Call

Dear Uncle Jed: The war is now over. We all know that; but do we all know that our saving is not over? Well, it is not Our boys are not in the trenches fighting any more, so that we do not need to make any gas masks, ammunition, tae~-, aerop1anes or submarines, but we do have to keep on saving food, for our boys need plenty of it. We can reach the poor French men, women and children, and can help the pitifu1 Belgian babies We must help our heroes wives and children
 All can say is that we ali sub scribe to the Red Cross Christmas roll call and be able to make this roll cal 100 per cent. American.
 DOROTHY PASNIK. Age F. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
SOUTH KnLiNCLY

Gertrude Hall. who has been spend ing several weeks in Putnam, return ed home Wednesday.
 A. E. Hall was in Voluntown Sat urday.
 Next Sunday, December 22, will be Miss Hartig's last Sunday here. She expects to leave for Killingworth early in the week. .
 Mrs. P. H. Coffey spent two days last week with her sister in Foster.
 Edith Martin of Danielso: spent the week end at her home. for several weeks is a little more com spending the winter in nanielson.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
To pn Tranninu


 Dear Uncle Jed: My brothers and are going to do little trapping this winter
 We set some traps, but did not get anything. Yesterday we went out to get some bait and we caught large rabbit. But before we went to use 1t as bait our dogs had eaten it up. We went out in the woods with the dogs and dug up a squirrels nest. The dog chased the squirrel up a tree, but it finally, ran away.
 After we came home we decided to go to the Dark Swafnps to see if there was any good muskrat trapping. I did not go because I had to go away. My brothers went.
 They came to a small brook but did not find muskrat signs.
 BERNARD SCH ATZ, Age 9. Yaptic
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
VERDICT FOR MRS. DOYLE
TO RECOVER $2,7

A verdict for $2,75O for Mrs. Ellen Doyle of 330 West Main street was brought in on Tuesday morining by the jury in the superior court here. She had sued the Shore Line Electric Railway Co. for $6,O0o0 damages for personal injuries in an accident. on Tuesday morning before they The jury had the cease for an hour reached a verdict. Attorneys Brown & Perkins counsel for the defendant company, have filed a motion to set aside the verdict which will be argued on Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
LErrERs- oF. AckNoWLEpeMENT

Stella easEa, of Jewett City-I thank you very much for the-- dandy prize hook that yqn fetit me It proved to be very intoresting. .-ft-
 Edith H. stowe, of Norwich-Tban< you very much fer the prize book you sent me. entitled Mildred's New Daughter
 Clarence Hathaway, of Goshen-I thank you very much for the prize book you sent me entitled On the Colorado. l have read it through and found it a vary good book. have seven books pQw. ga-set. ia-
 Elizabeth Shaw, of Norwich-I thank you srcry muck fer the prize book J received some time ago, I have enjoyed read.Ig ft very much.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
SERGT. RAUGHTIcAN
 HAD IS MONTHS SERVICE

Sergt. G. Edmund Raughtigan who has been in the coast artillery for the past eighteen months and has been stationed at Camp Stuart has returned to his home here after having been hororably discharged from the serv- ice. Sergt. Faughtigan has three silver chevrons denoting his eighteen months in the service.
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would buy a Liberty bond.

I would buy a Liberty Eond.
 I have lamb I raised this spring just seven months old and she weighs 99, pounds. She is a beau ty. Her name is Peggy. would not sell her as am very much attach ed to her and she seems like one of the family.
 I will close, wishing TIncle Jed and all the Wide-Awakes a Merry Christi mas and a. Happy New Year.
 HELEN ROGERS. Age 13.
 Colchester,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19

Waterbury.--1n letter received by his family, dated Nov. 7, James Will liam FitzPatrick, president of the White Rats, now in France as d Knights of Columbus secretary, stated that he was attached to the 18th in- fantry, United States regulars, which regiment, it has since been learned, is among the American units occupying Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
Mith Annther Outfit.


 Private William H. Harrington, for i merly with Battery D, 18th artillery, | has written that he got out of the hospital Oh Oct Is after being wound ed about the middle of August, but he has not been able to rejoin his former command, but is with the 57th regi- ment now. Two letters from him fol- low:
 Oct. 19, 1918. Dear Mother:
 | I will try and write few lines and yet you know that I am well and out of the hospital once more; was dis charged from there last Sunday. l By the time that you receive this i expect to be back with the rest of the boys in the 56th.
 1 Yesterday while trying to pass away the time I visited slate yard; would like to send some views of it, but can- not.
 l There are young boys, also girls and old ladies and men that work there. You would be surprised to see how young some of them are, and others old. I spent nearly all the afternoon, going from one building to another and around the yard.
 One of the old men asked me if I would like to go down in the shaft where they take out the slate, but I did not think much about it. When 1 go anywhere I like to know where 1 am going, but he told me that there were three men down there at work. All of them-men, women and kids have to work long hours with small pay. On the street cars they have : women for motorrnen and conductors also small boys.
 ! Tell sister that if she wants to, to look tip fingers on the map: that is another place I have been in; spent 7 a few days there waiting for trans portation. 1 have travelled so much , that after I have been in a place fol } a couple of days I want to be on the . go again. When I get back home
 will not be able to settle down in any one place for any length of tine;' uss 5 box cars here for travel of soldiers, bu
 have had one ride in good old Amer. . ican cars; that was in a hospital trair 3 coming from the front to hospital.
 Have not had any pay for three
 months, going on four, and am nearly
 broke. I even had to bum hair GU last week from the barber, and if
 do not get some money from the pay
 master soon will have to bum a shave : for I am growing whislzers fast ant : feel like an old man. What \ did no
 leave at the front they took away a = the hospital and threw it into tn
 salvage pile.
 ei Give my love and regards to all ant e q big kiss for each one. Have got t y l get ready to go on guard now, so vii
 close, hoping that this finds all wei S and happy. I remain as ever,
 Your loving son, e PVT. VIM. H. HARRINGTON.
 Nov. 13, 1918. . Dear Folks:
 I will try and write a few lines ant
 let you know that am well and hap 7 py. Have been travelling so much tha : I have not had much time to write, bu e hope that you have not worried an I on my account. Will not have to writ d much more; it will only be a matte . of time now before we will all be to h gether again, and then nobody will b s worrying and we will all be happy. g The last gun was fired Monday, Nov Il, at II o'clock-one shot for eacl
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19

BristoI-The local lodge of EIks is planning big time for tonight (Thursday) which will be designated as Danaher night. It v.P1l be held for the purpose of honoring Cornelius J. Danaher of Meriden. who was the speaker at the Old Glory celebration here.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19

So every 4pight e,Then. twilight falls, My brothe Bob and 1 '' kneel down beside the. window sill To watch the.crowds pass by.
 saA1t. fa- s,4f -s.-- And. shining through the darkness We see odr skeht % eay'L- -'. in squares ard bars upon the walk show 1ired folks the way.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
fEfE~WFDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
R0ys' and Ciris' Department

these ideas arc the hope of the hu- man race" and "the great enterprise of the human spirit
 In this world war we are not fight ing war Of religion, nor of races, nor of nations. It is war of ideas. We in America have more freedom than any other country in the world.
 The people of all occupations, people with money, and people without, are fighting side by side.
 We are proud of our gallant, brave men lover there;" we are proud of our bankers who are fighting to keep our money safe; proud of our ministers who are fighting to let us worship as we choose; proud of our housewives who are fighting to save clothing and food; proud of our teachers who are fighting for liberty of thought and to spread the truth and noble ideas; proud of our doctors, our nurses; proud of our farmers who are helping feed the world.
 Every morning each Boy and girl should say: T thank God I am an America" Every boy and girl should urge people to buy Liberty bonds and to put a Liberty bond in every home. It isn't only that people should buy Liberty bonds but spread the truth of what it is to be bonded together for Liberty, and what it means to be a true American.
 ANNIE ADAMCIK, Age Il. North Franklin.
 Dear Uncle Jed: This composition was written by a little Austrian girl who has been in this country for only four years. It was written as four minute speech during the fourth Lib erty loan drive. and being the best of any sixth grade child in the Pleasure Hill school of North Franklin, was given a certificate from Washington and was spoken in the final contest at | the town hall a week ago. Sincerely yours, ANITA B. BOLTON, Teacher. )
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tamplicht.

By W. K. Bannistef. My mother never lets ms draw Our window shades at night; She saxssftss. selfish, hot to share Our ebeerful shining light. , sfle likes 10 thinK it is guide For tired peoples feet, As. trudging home from hours O
 work.
 They go along our street.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19
FINE FOR RHEUNA7ISN
Musterole Loosens Up Those
 Stiff Ioints-DriYes Out Pain.

You'll know why thousands use Mus ferole once you experience the glad re. lief 1t gives.
 Get a jar at once from the nearest drug store. It is clean, white ointment, made with the oil of mustard. Better than mustard plaster and does nbE blister. Brings ease and comfort whas it is being rubbed on! E: Musterole is recommended by mary doctors and nurses. Millions of jars arc used annually for bronchitis, creup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleurisy, rhen. matism, lunbago, pains and aches of tha back OF joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds es the chest it often prevents pneunoni4s
 BOG and COG jars; hospital size S250 :
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19

EVERY ONE having letter printed receives . present today Uncle Jsd.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-19

Hliies For Young Writers- i. Write plainly on one side of the eapef only, and number the pages. Q Use pen and ink, not pencil. z. 8. Short and pcsnted articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words. ( Original stories or letters only 5. M5Iss 1ySaSiBs aas fh1ame, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the st0ry9lljE atEaE.s.-G @
 POETRY. e-rft T ez2EG--- sf
 Famous For His Dsy. r On Christmas Day i1lustrious names Must bide their little time, ' The great of many fads and flames In common prose, or rhyme, Back seats for laurel .wrsaths and such, T Let the nation pause FrontI Show the best box seat we
 have 2 To Mister Santa Claus. < The man who wrote some famous book ForRofren f0daE: The Poet Laureate, who took
 All prizes in the fray. The grim Historian must rest
 Contented with our laws; All hail. supreme that regal Saint, His Highness, Santa Claus. No matter what the deed has been Nor what the cause may be; A Warrior figNting but to win
 And n-7Ke Earth,s history. The painter raA Dis canvas great, The Speakers loud 'Hurrahs,' Back pedal, ss eve introduce
 Youths Hero. Santa Claus. No Actor. brimming OCT with praise, No Scientist of ,nota No thinker of successful plays,
 No Actor of his rote. No magic noWercos the press.
 No Genius or his cause May rip tie gsTiahds from the brow Of dear old Santa Claus.
 W. Livingston LarRed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16

you plan hot weather meals this sum-
mer. And do not forget to save a cor
ner for seasoning herbs. Here are
some salads suggested by the United
States food administration.
Endive Salad-Carefully pick over
crisp endive, sprinkle with salt and
pepper and add a green pepper sliced
thin. Pour over all vinegar to taste.
Rc m a ne Salad - Take broad,
shredded romano lettuce leaves and
sprinkle with French dressing to
which has been added Glove of
garlic.
Lettuce and Tomato Salad - Slice
large tomatoes very thin after remov-
ing the skin, and lay them on a plat
ter garnished with head lettuce. Serve
with mayonnaise dressing.
Mayonnaise Dressing (quick meth
od)-One teaspoon mustard, one tea
spoon salt, one teaspoon powdered
sugar, few grains cayenne, yolks two
eggs, one-quarter cup vinegar, one and
one-half cups olive oil. Mix dry in
gradients, add egg yolks and when
we'll mixed add two tablespoons Of
the vinegar and beat. Add olive oil
one tablespoon at time and stir con-
statnly. AS soon as the mixture thick
ems somewhat, more olive oil can be
added at one time (one-quarter to one
half cup). AS the mixture thickens,
thin with the vinegar:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
MANY ENLISTMENTS
IN ARMY OPEN

Army Recruiter Wright announced
Tuesday the following branches OF
the services open for enlistment:
The combatant branches of the
army. which are the cavalry. field ar
tillery, infantry and coast artillery, are
all in need of men. The infantry and
coast artillery are the foot branches.
The field artillery and cavalry are the
mounted branches. The cavalry is sta
toned in this country along the Dor
der The field artillery, which handle
the light field pieces, are mostly sta
toned in France. Also the large por-
ton of the coast artillery, which
handle the large heavy guns, will be
stationed in France The infantry
will all be stationed over in France.
The non-combatant branches of the
service are the medical departm ent
the engineer corps, signal corps, quar-
termaster corps and the ordnance
corps. We want the following class of
men: Cooks. carpenters. carpenters
helpers. mechanics. pump machinists,
elect ricians, enginemen, rock drill men
pit bosses, masons, machlnlsts, gaso-
line enginemen, concrete men, tool
transfers. stone cutters, stationery
engineers, locomotive engineers, boiler
makers, switchmen. stenographers, car
inspectors, locomotive inspectors,
wreck derrick men, telegraph operat-
ors, radio operators, telephone and
telegraph linemen and repairmen
wiremen, inside and out, bakers.
clerks, checkers, farriers, horseshoers,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
H ] fP{Et!S !; B;@ i?t!!'':.
~ Il MRC ELlZARETH THOkp NOM
MRC. ELlZARETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
young married woman and am happy
all except one thing. l love my hus.
band dearly and I think he loves me,
but he is mean about his meals He
is always criticizing what make and
telling me what good cook his moth
er Is. He likes fish and | don't, and
! won't smell up the house with it..
He also likes fussy deserts and he is
angry II l don't have one. What can
! do to make him like my cooking as
we'll as his mother?
UNHAPPY WIFE.
A wife should try to please her hus.
band when she cooks. If your hus-
band likes desserts | think you ought
to have one for him every meal if pos
sible. Have a dessert even If you have
to neglect something else. Perhaps
II you had fish once in while you
would learn to cook it without mind
ing the smell. II you want him to
like your cooking as we'll as his moth
er's you will have to do all you can
to please his taste.
Dear Mrs. thompson: My son is
eighteen years old and lately young
girls are phoning him all the time.
This is great bother to me, because
when ! am baking or doing my work
I do not like to be called to the phone
by some silly girl who wants to talk
to my son. He Is disguised. too. and
doesn't want to talk to them when he
Is at home. Do you think it would be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
painters, plumbers. printers. saddlers.-

painters, plumbers, printers. saddleTs,
storekepers, tent makers, confection-
ers, jewelry repairmen, optical instru.
ment repairmen, photographers, paint
mixers. plumbers helpers, shoe repair
men, steamfitters. sewing machine op-
orators, vulcanizers. wheel wrights, car
riage painters. carriage trimmers.
bookkeepers, chemists, butchers, bar
rel and cast makers. In addition &c
these men are wanted who have no
trade, and who are not skilled. No pre-
vious experience is needed for the
medical department, nor Is any preyt
Gus experience needed for the remoum
service, quartermaster corps. Men are
also wanted who have been handling
horses and who are veterinarians 10
the veterinary corps.
No person who is registered under
the Selectiye Service law can vOluI
teer his services, but should he desire
to enter the service, he must do &C
through his local board.
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%~s L;HttEcMotGceEgf
ShcCE = E zA

Doctor WILL she interrupted, you
let me do it for that French poilu
And the boy from Algiers. And the
man who was hurt when they bomb
ed the hospital. At least let me do
for him what I've done for the other
desperate cases. Please don't look at
me that way. You needn't be afraid
for me. neither Tor my physical break
down nor-nor any other way"
You put me N an awful dilemma,
Sally" There was an edge to Rolf S
tone, worn as he was with incessant
work, and now this new anxiety for
her
IF I refused and he died-Td
never forgive myself, But if l give
him life at your expense" He did
not finish, turning away with a sigh
of utter weariness, so rare in Doctor
Will that Sally's heart went out to
him.
Listen, will" She used his
Christian name without his title for
the first time. 81 must do it. l am
strong. It's only if don't try to help
that l shall give way. He is just
just one of my children"
rs he, Sally" Rolf looked search
ingly into her eyes, but could not read
them. Then abruptly he dropped the
personal tone and became again the
impartia! physician. Quickly he gave
Sally instructions as to heart stimu-
lants, dressings and nourishment, and
with shrug Of resignation passed on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
SALLY FIGHTS FOR A LIFE

Despite the whispered warnings in
her mind. the shock was almost more
than Sally could bear. She stood
dumbly at the hurt mans cot, staring
at the bandaged face and trying to
get control of herself. In moment
she succeeded Vt simply could not be
Steve Torrance. Her eyes had played
her false. Imagination reused by the
dream had tricked her.
She bent down, but he had sunk
again into Inconsistencies. His eyes
were closed, and the strips OF gauze
above and beneath them left so little
OF his face visible that she could not
possibly be sure.
And suppose it were stephen Tor.
rance, what then?
A swift picture came of her old
home, the people and events that had
made up her life there, its simple
pleasures, it's hopes and love-and
the pain love had brought. How far
of it seemed, and how unreal! Was
anything real now except the crash
ing horrors among which she had lived
so long, Did anything count outside
OF actual life and death?
She looked again at the motionless
figure, tried to interpret her emotions
sanely-and gave it up. Her reactions
were too confused, her nerves too
shaken.
At last came DR.. Rolf making his
afternoon rounds.
"Dr. VIII" Sally's eyes startled
him 81 think this man is-some one
we know-some one from home-l
believe 1t is Steve Torrance"
Rolf had not waited for the end of
the sentence. With gentle, deft fingers
he was at work upon the concealing
bandages. One look, and replacing
them swiftly, he wheeled to Sally, his
face dark with something she had
never seen there before.
That this should nappen!" He
spoke under his breath But he can
not" he checked himself sharply.
searching Sallys face. Whatever he
saw there, or thought he saw, he
quickly masked. II she could be self
Possessed he could be.
He turned to the man upon the bed
and went through the usual examina-
lions. while Sally made her entries on
the chart. When all that was possible
had been done she looked straightly
into Rolls eyes and asked him simply,
Can he live?"
Il don't think so, Sally"
II want permission to stay here then
tonight"
Sally. you must not; YOU"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
POSTOFFICE VS. s.
SALES $132,304

The cash value of the sale of War
Savings and Thrift Stamps during the
month of June amounted to 32,3O4.02
according to the quarterly report OF
the finance clerk of the Central &C
counting Office at the Richmond post
Office The report shows an increase
of $4,000 over the report Of the pre-
vious quarter.
Following are other points of inter
est:
Receipts Central Accounting office,
s33,326.46.
Furnished district Offices, cash aad
credit, $6,927.51.
Miscellaneous receipts, second class
postage, etc, $2,614.SO.
Clerks, assistant postmaster and
postmaster's salaries, $5,S65.4O.
City delivery service, $6,441.O0.
Special delivery service, $454.OO.
Mail messenger, $493.75.
Miscellaneous expenses, S14.oO.
Cash RENTED to Indianapolis for
surplus, $25,547.S6.