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The Dolores star., 1919-05-23

self the RESPONSE
bility of any fur
ther effusiOn Of
blood by asking of
you the surrender
of that portion of
the Confederate
s t q t es ar m y
X n o W n as the
Army of Northern
Virginia.
"U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant Gen.
eral."
General Lee re-
piled saying he
would disc u 8 8
terms with Gen.
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General Ewell, then a prisoner of the
Federals. Doctor Smith told Grant
that the Confederate generals had de-
c3ded the game was lost when they
crossed the line of the James river
Soon after came word that Sheridan
had captured the last remaining provi-
sion trains of Lees troops.
Lee made his dispositions for further
fighting. Like a wounded lion brought
to bay, the gray troops struck this way
and that at the ring of tormentors
about them. At five o'clock the after
noon of April Grant sent his first
note to Lee. 1t read:
General II. E. Lee, Commanding c.
s. A.: The results of the last week
must convince you of the hopelessness
of further resistance on the part of
the Army Of Northern Virginia in this
struggle. feel that 1t is so, and re-
gard it as my duty to shift from my
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InqersoIIs Tribute
To Those Who Died
for Their Country

f cover the graves of the
heroic dead with flowers.
The past rises before
me, as it were, like n
dream. Again we are in
the great struggle for ma
tional life. We hear the
sounds of preparation
the music of the bolster
Gus drums. the silver
voices of heroic bugles.
We see the pale cheeks
Of women and the flushed
The Dolores star., 1919-05-23
Memorial Day This
Year Has New and
Great Significance

DAY, the day
of Americas soldier dead,
has grown with the sweep
ing growth of Americas
destiny in this great war.
Twenty-Five years ago
May 80 was the day Of re-
membrance of the Union
soldier. The Grand Army
met on the village street,
and the WOman's Relief
corps fell in behind it; a
carriage bountifully laden
with lilpcS and mocl or
The Dolores star., 1919-05-23

passes as the hurrNlnS nosls were AZ
rayed by their generals for the coming
battle.
The Confederatcs under General Lee
had invaded Pennsylvania from the
south. and just one week before, June
-, 1863. Lee had sent 20OOO men yet
farther north to capture Harrisburg.
They expected that the close of July
would find them in possession of Phil
adelphia. But just as their advance
cavalry We're pointing their guns
across the Susquehanna Lee learned
that the Army of the Potomac, under
Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, had start
ed from Harper's Ferry in pursuit, and
Lee ordered his troops in motion back
toward Gettysburg where twelve turn
pike roads concentrated.
General Meade, hurrying his corps
northward. came to the outskirts of
Gettysburg the night of June 30 with
his advance cavalry.
At dayhreak July l General Buford,
leading Meade's cavalry, clashed with
General Heth of IIill's Confederate
corps, and one of the greatest battles
of all time was on. All day the fight
ragged as the troops composing the
two armies were hurried forward from
distant points to take part. At night
fall the Confederates had driven the
Union men back from the ground held
by them in the morning, on through
the streets Of Gettysburg, and finally
to line of battle on Cemetery hill
and ridge southeast of the town, and
during the night the commanders Of
both armies filled up gaps in their
lines and strengthened their positions
for the inevitable battle of the morn
ing.
All the second day Lee hurled his
briGades against Mcade's right and left
tanks. Desperate fighting in the cele.
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OId-Eashjoned.

"They are old-fashioned children"
"That so?"
"Yes. They even obey their par
ents."
The Dolores star., 1919-05-23
Ominous,

II don't notice anything Of a music
rack about here" "Just wait until
you hear Sallie begin to play"
The Dolores star., 1919-05-23
The Closing Scenes
of the Great War
Between the States

n THE bright noon of n
brilliant spring day in
Virginia General Grant,
with his staff, rode into
the little village of Farm
vile, n place that will be
memorable us the one
from which he opened
correspondence with Lee
regarding the surrender
of the Confederate forces.
There he met a Doctor
Smith, formerly an army
=
The Dolores star., 1919-05-23
Very Likely.

"What killed your case in court?"
Il guess 1t was the fact Of Its be
Ing a short circuit court"
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BATTLE TIDE TURNED
At Gettysburg the High Hopes Of the
confederacy for Victory In
Struggle Were Ended.

years ago, AT
dawn. 10000 men in gray
and 10000 men in blue
were fastening toward n
little hamlet in southern
PENNSYLVANIA. fierce y
seeking to shed each 9TH
er's blood. Battle-rent ban
ners proclaiming past
valor fluttered along their
ranks. and cannon rumbled
and sabers and bayonets
flashed through the hill
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Little Branches Curls.

"What beautiful curls!" everyone
said when they saw the dainty brown
ringlet5 hanging in clusters around
little Blancne's forehead and neck. She
had always smiled shyly up into their
faces and felt pleased, but today it had
been different. The visitor had added
as she pattcd the curly head, and
am going to have them to take home
with me-
At this q queer frightened feeling
came over little Blanche, and as soon
as she could, she slipped away.
When il came time for tho visitor to
go home. although mother called and
called. she got no answer. in going out
no look for her. what do. YOU think they
found?
On the end of the rain trough lay a
pair OF shears and beside them, in a
little heap lay tho much coveted
curls. but no little Blanche could be
found. and the visitor had to go home
without seeing her.
Il WAS a very fearful little girl that
crcpt out of her hiding place and stole
silently into the house. Between hel
sobs she told how frightened she hat
been when the visitor had said she was
going to have her Curls and 80 she haG
shipped them off
Just as she had finished she caught
glimpse of herself in the mirror
with her straight, stubhy hair-ant
she looked sc queer she ran away anC
was comforted when tcld that he1
c,rIs would soon grow again, just a:
pretty as before. and no one should
ever have them, No. indeed
ETLDA COLLIN.
| P]ainfiejd.
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COLUMBIA

Miss Harriet Porter is at home en-
joying ten days vacation. She return $
to the Walnut Hill school at Natic1,
Mass. Tuesday.
Mrs, Emma Hagaman of Manchester
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A.
Hunt
Tie. family Of Loren Nelson, who
have resided in Columbia duriag- the
past six months, have moved to Gales
Ferry. where they have purchased a
home which is near Mr.. NELSON'S bust
ness n the shipyard at Groton.
The moving of the clocks ahead one
hour for the summer was responsible
Tor the failure of three high school
pupils to catch the school train for
Wi't.mautic, as the pupils were I'M
aware II the change.
Tho farm bureau held a meeting at
the town hall Tuesday evening, but as
it was lot generally known that there
was % he a meeting there was small
attendance
/ Philip Isham is home from Newport
! News having been discharged from
the United States service
Lieut.. Carlton P. Davenport, who
the United States army after. serving
| in the aviation and infantry depart
| ments. has been the guest of the fam
| lily of H ". Porter during the past
week.,
! William Little OF Providence. sor
/ OF Mrs. Emily A. Lite. spent Sunday
! i'll toEu- with his mother,
At the grange meeting last Weei
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UNCLE JEp'S TALK TO WIDE
AWAkES.

You all know the crow. and per-
haps you know no good of him-he
steals corn, and sometimes, like the
blue Jay, robs birds nests.
The crow is Of more importance than
the American Eagle, he helps more
TRAN ne hinders the agriculturists
and those who study his habits most
give him greatest praise, though he
puts their corn and spoils their larg-
est ard riyest watermeions.
The crow covers the whole coun-
uy and is m all-American bird. A
hundred years ago they used to be
reported in millions where today they
are seldom seen by thousands. One
flock of a thousand was seen the past
winter in this state.
c. G. Abbott, the naturalist, admits
that while the crows pull his corn and
spoil his waterneions, that he loves
tAenn, for they have eaten grubs and
young mice for ten months in the
year, and as he says have earned thei,
right TO toll of good things. "Don't
kM them" says Abbott This is no,
the advice Of crank, but of a farm.
err.
The crow Ia our brightest bird ant
an ordinary crow knows more than ;
duii parrot. They live in con1rnu.
nitses urisr disciplinary government
They are acquainted with the tide.
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Ny Pet Cat.

. My pet cat is five years old. She has
brown eyes The color is black.
brown and white They call this kind
of cat a calico cat.
A woman in Moosup gave her 20 ne
when she was a kitten. 1t was the
second year we lived in Plainfeld
when I got her. Her kittens are most
" in my mothers sewing basket.
Her name is Molly Cotton because
she is mostly white.
One day my father told us that q
big rat whipped my cat. 1t was ii
the afternoon that 4 big rat came ou
of our barn. 1t was quite q big rat
1t took Molly by the neck and shool
her and bit her nose.
She "meowed." and then Molly
took the rat by his neck. but he got
away. She didn't want to bother
with any more rats as big as that one
They both were glad to get some
where else.
Last May she had four kittens. two
of them died and one was killed under
the wagon wheel. Another Of her kit
tens which was quite large was kill
ed by the railroad engine. Anothel
pretty yellow and white one got lost
RUTH WILCOX, Age =.
plainfield
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Pfainhe1d
Donna's Ducks.

Last week I wrote you about my
geese Now l will tell you about my
ducks.
Ny cousin from Dundee, Mimi, sent
one drake and two ducks to me for a
Christmas present two years ago. The
drake was very large. He was black
all over but his head and wings We're
green. The ducks We're all black but
their breasts and those were white.
They We're very large, and laying from
IS to 100 eggs a season.
They were a non sitting breed I sold
four ducks this fall, live weight, at 40
cents. per pound, which came to sSG.72
| had one white Muscovy drake
white all over but his head. and that
was very red lie was most as large
as a goose, and weighed Il pounds
alive
I took him to the North Stoningtor
grange fair and received first pre-
MUM, $1.00.
He used to make me mad because
he would fight my hens.
One day a man came here from the
| city and wanted him. SO | sold hin
alive for 50. l felt sorry TO see him go
because he was so pretty.
| Ny ducks laid five and one-hal
| dozen eggs last fall. l sold them fol
| So cents per dozen. They stopped lay.
ling the last of January, but they have
| been laying since the first Of March
| raise q lot of ducks ana some ex.
ira ones for the foxes
Every night l have to shut m!
geese and ducks uD, If l didn't tn,
foxes would take them all
DONNA c. KINMOUTH, Age s.
| Norwich
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STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE.
AWAkES.
Our Farm

Our farm consists of 125 acres. 40
acres being cultivated land. The
rest of it is pasture and woods. We
have two hayfields. one six acres and
the other four acres
There are two cornfieIds. one of them
consists of eight acres and the other
sour acres. We found ears of field
corn 10 IL inches long. having 1853
kernels of corn from the top to the
bottom. and the stalk was IL in
ches thick and feet high.
We have eight cows, two calves, and
two good horses, besides.
During summer We had summer
5oarders and roomers. We made $500
irom them. Some of them were our
cousins.
Around the house there are maple
trees, all being different kinds.
In the orchard we have As apple
trees and about 10 other scattered
trees.
In the peach orchard there are 20
trees, which yielded many peaches this
year My mother canned most all
of them, except the soft ones, which
we ate.
We had four acres of buekwheat
which we cut. Some of it was used
for feeding the hens, and the rest for
-four.
SARAH SCHATZ, Age Il.
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was Agnes.
Agnes and Charles were two little
country children. Their pet chicken
Specky, had just Matched ten cute lit
tie chickens.
Charles came running, all out of
breath.
Whats the matter, now?' he in
CURED.
oh, look at the cute little baby
chicks!' she replied, happily,
Don't so too near her" warned
Grandpa. she'll peck you"
But the children were too happy tc
listen. Agnes and Charles ran to thei1
pet chicken and began to pet her. but
before they knew it Specky was up ir
Charles hair. peching his head anG
pulling all his hair out
Stop her Agnes, Take her off my
head! Grandpa, take her off" he
cried.
But Agnes couldn't get her off Of
Charles head. so she leased the ole
hen by touching Speeky's chicks. In
mediately Specky flew toward Agnes
old hen scolding behind her.
| Specky soon got over her fit anC
went back to her young ones to keer
/ them warm. but Charles and Agnes
didn't rush to her to pet her like tina
again. After a while Specky let then
| touch her chicks. and there really wa.
| loads of fun between the children anC
| the chickens.
| LOUISE LEBER, Age ii.
| Plainfeld
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A Chicken With Wooden Leg.

Tom and Jack had some little white
bantams which were very tame and OF
which they were very fond There
were two of them-a rooster and a
hen. Neither was larger than a good
sized pigeon.
The rooster put on far more airs
and held his head higher than the
great Cochin China in the barnyard
and he always managed to be ahead OF
the latter in getting off the first crow
in the morning.
In the winter the children were fond
of coasting and they seldom thought OF
starting out without Tip and Ty, as
they had named their feathered
friends.
These chickens really seemed to like
to ride The boys would get on the
big sled. each holding his pet, and of
they would start.
Sometimes the sled would be sent
down, carrying the chickens alone. Til
would generally keep his balance, but
his mate always became frightened
and jumped off when about half way
down
The children kept these chickens fol
over three years. One night a wease
got into the henhouse and killed them
Some time after this Tom and Jacl
found a little chicken with it's les
badly broken. They carried it t.
Adam, the gardener. The leg was 81
badly crushed that it could never b.
of any use, and Adam cut it off. TheI
he carefully bound up the stump. Afte'
a while it got better and he made, Al
well as he could, a wooden leg which
he bound on to the stump.
| AT night they put it up in box
made for it, fastened UP inside of thu
| henhouse. This chicken lived to
good old age.
RAYMOND AVER, Age II.
| Norwich.
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ed to hear,
The first in the line was the brave
grenadier,
Without coat or hat
What cared he for that?

grenadier,
Without coat or hat
What cared he for that?
Then the captain rode up and smiling
ly asked:
What name for the soldier without
sword or SASH"
There was silence till Jaco, the drum
mer boy, cried:
=" It's his whiskers, my captain. But
TO put down no name
For such a good soldier were counted
a shame!"
Then, quick as fash
His name is Moustachet"
And so from that day he ever was
called
Just 'Moustache" in the Army corps.
And down the long lines of the uni
formed ranks,
All joined in applauding Moustache's
quaint pra1ks
When he stood at Attention" hold
ing sabre or gun
In his fore paw deity, as though he
had done
The same thing before.
Many, many times Ger,
must come,
And the. ranks Of the French were in
desperate plight
For an Austrian heart meath a
French cockade
Had entered the camp with a dark
plan laid.
For aid, he had begged to bear mes
sage or note
| Whatever the Colonel spoke or wrote
| He was scarce out of sight.
When suddenly halted-his
trousers held tight
BY sharp teeth that held fast till tho
| French camp was reached.
| And the guards were aroused by the
| scuff1e and crash!
| AN action so gallant, so wise and sc
bold
| Deserves prompt promotion. Nous
| taehe shall now hold
The rank of corporal, my brave gre.
! nadiers,
What say you?" The Colonel was an.
swered by cheers,
As cockade and sash
| We're tied on Moustache!
| But 'twould fill a big book to tell al
his brave deeds;
| How ne saved the French flag befort
cannon and lance
Fetched baskets of bread to tn
wounded and sick
On errands of duty ever faithful AM
| quick:
| And then how at last a medal he .Tol
From the hands OF the Emperor Ma
poleon.
Who read its inscription with a quiz
Zical glance:
ITO Moustache, the Brave Dog Soldie
| of France."
] Boston Transcript.
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themselves. 1 bestirred myself and
called out to them, asking what the
matter was?
Come here and Wen tell YOU they
answered.
What they were planning was sail
ing trip to an island at the farther end
of the lake, about nine miles off. After
much excited discussion. all the ar
ransementS were made
Much to our Joy and delight. the next
day proved radiant. The sky was as
blue as turquoise (as story books al
ways say) and the water was ruff1ed
just enough for good sail We
were up early. of course, and packed
the most delicious lunch. 1t made my
mouth water just to think of it.
We started off in high spirits-you
object? Well. then; in a sailboat-but
we were possessed of high spirits any
way, and our companions cheered US
on our way.
In the midst of one of our merriest
carvings on Maude stopped short
with a look of dismay on her piquant
face.
People," she. quivered. did you
forget that it was Friday" (She al
ways was more or less superstitious.)
Just look at that black cloud over
there. That means storms coming"
= HeF- -ulSHldN& seemed, INFECTIOUS. Tor
even the. frivolous Court sobered down
| for just minute and exclaimed:
| Were between the devil and the deep
| sea all right About four miles from
| the island and five from home!"
| Then the storm struck us. 1t struck
| hard too. We1were tossed UP and
down. and I was scared to death for
! fear the boat would tip over Jack lost
| his hat. Jeans parasol was swept
away; but the thing that troubled us
| most was when we lost the lunch
! hamper. :, In one of the sailboat's
plunges the hamper slid. tunabled-and
disappeared,
I made a wild dash for it, miscaicu
lated my landing place. and over the
rail I went. / don't remember much
after my first splash into the icy
water, except struggling and battling
/ against the waves: and then something
strong bore me Up, and promptly lost
consciousness. Afterwards I learned
that Rob had dived in and heroically
saved me-. But We never saw nor heard
of the lunch basket again.
The summer storm Gained down as
quickly as it had arisen, but cold
shivering, hungry and detected. we
sailed for home and comfort as fast
as the wind would carry US.
| MARGARET NOSEW GRITTY.
Hampton.
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BRAVE MOUSTACHE, THE DOG SOLDIER OF FRANCE
By Pauline Darlington Bonve.

IT'S my turn tonight, you said re-
marked Boy Blue, as the children ga
thered around the table the following
evening. And why can't you tell my
story in verse? Papa says in the old,
cid times people learned history by lis
tening TO the bards or story tellers,
who told them what had happened in
poetry. 1t was a good way, too. for
the rhymes make you remember bet
ter, somehow. Couldn't you once in
a while tell one in verse;
ooh, no." answered Polly Flinders. Il
could not sit right here and make up
the verses as l went along. for they
would be sure to come out all wrong.
l really couldn't. Boy Blue"
well, but can't you remember some
that you have already made up" he
persisted. Polly Flinders thought
minute. Why, yes. maybe ! could re-
member some verses / made for the
Youths Companion a long time ago:
but perhaps you remember them your
self
Boy Blue never remembers any
thing that was long time ago" said
Bohhie, and then all the children beg
ged and teased until Polly Flinders for
the sake of peace and quiet had 10 tell
them the story OF Brave MoustacEe
the Dog Soldier OF France.
In the days of long, long time ago,
There was war far over the sea:
And mobiles and peasants went out to
With trlImpets and banners and arInor
bright,
Clattsing hoofs of horses that prance.
Flashing of sabre, musket and lance
All under the free,
Fair f1eur- lis
The flag of the kingdom of France,
Mid the glittering lines Of that army
ranks,
Marched a soldier OF low degree,
| Who asked for naught but his daily
keep,
A bone. a crust, and a place to sleep;
Contented to follow the drums rata
| Stockingless, shoeless without coat or
hat
Just happy and free
A soldier to be!
He was not handsome; he lacked of
| grace,
This humble lover of flag and drum.
But the pleasant look in his honest
| face
| Won in the soldiers hearts place,
| And his faithful eyes in wonderful
way
| Spoke the words that he never could
say,
| For alas! he was dumb
| Mid the babel and hum,
When he passed, the drummer boy:
| grasping his stick,
| Beat a livelier rata tat-ta
| The flag bearers waved him their gay
| Salutes,
When at first call of Saddles and
| Boots.'
With ears. nose. and Hhiskers all lift.
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LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Donna c. kinmouth of Norwich
received the prize book you sent me
tiled The Dreadnnugho E. ..S.....
entitled The Dreadnought BOYS
aboard Destroyer Thank you very
much.
Airline Bennett of Preston-I thank
you for the nice prize book you sent
me. l think it is very interesting to
read, and so do others.
Theodore Bailey of Please
accept my sincere thanks for the dol
lar received from you one day last
week. Your kindness in forwarding
this is greatly appreciated by mother
and myself
Albert lemoine of Baltic-A few
words to thank you for my prize with
which / was pleased. / am sending
something more.
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Plainfeld,
A Soidier's Dream.

One night as a soldier boy was going
TO bed he said hiss prayers and then
locked out at the stars and moon to
see if it was going to be a nice day on
the morrow.
He wished it would be fair because
it rained very often in France.
He crept to bed, thinking OF home
sweet home, and his dear old mother
He had a dream that he saw his
mother counting the service flag:
zone, two, three" very slowly. and
tears dropping on her neat white APP
ron. And when he awoke in the
morning the bugle was blowing and
he felt very much better than he did
the morning before.
ANGELINA DESROS EER, Age u.
pIoil7fc11
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THE GARDEN.

BY Lydia Hall.
] have a lovely garden plot;
It's big and square,
And lots and lots of seeds
rye planted there.
Ny garden will be gay, I know,
take such care.
dig my seeds UP every day
To get the air.
rve planted most thousand peas
So sweet. YOU know;
It's hard to take good care of these
And make them grow.
love to see them when they puff
Like my balloon. --
love to see the little roots
Come out so soon.
There'n be sunfiower so tall,
And pansiex, too.
And sturshians TO climb on the wall
And Iarkspur blue.
But many. many seeds I 'slect,
They are so small,
And these poor little seeds I 'spect
Won't grow at all
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Mother Nature.

Mother Nature is the mother Of all
the wild flowers. Those that grow
on the rocky New England pastures or
those that grow in the green meadows
Now that spring has come, she has
made all her children peep out of their
hiding places.
She has made some Of her children
come up before the others, as the
pussy willow but they all will have
chance to see the great wide world
soon.
The trees are putting on their new
coats, the bees are buzzing around
the birds are building their summer
homes and they sing merrily ali the
day. The insects are flying all about
All the children love Mother Nature
because when they see the pussy will
lows they know that she has Weakened
al her children and will make Them
happy.
ELEANOR DAYON, Age ~.
Plainfield