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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

FOR SALE - slab wood Special
price FOR short time. $3.50, per cod
for hard wood and $3.50 per cord br
T. Cushman Mfg. Co. North Bennilg-
ton str
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
Why Dread Old Age?

Il don't make much difference how
old you are il you only keep in good
health and are active. Many people
appear older at fifty than others do
at seventy, to keep looking young
you have got to enjoy good health,
and do as little worrying as possible.
Backaches, swollen joints and legs,
disturbed sleep by being compelled
to arise one or more times during the
night are sure symptoms OF kidney
trouble, and should have immediate
attention TO avoid serious conse-
quences. SEVEN BARKS, natures
remedy OF roots and herbs, is one of
the best remedies to take not only
for affected Kidneys, but for liver,
stomach and heart troubles.
Middle-aged people realize that
they cannot perform their work or
move around as fast as formerly.
The intestinal organs feel the effect
of age and do not perform their work
properly The heart palpitates on
the slightest exertion and the back
aches after days work. The
muscles and flesh get habby, and the
blood thinner than formerly, il is
then you need good tonic and
bowel regulator-you cannot find
more reliable and efficient remedy
for these conditions than SEVEN
BARKS.
II you want to enjoy life, recover
some OF your youthful vigor and have
the glow of health, get SEVEN
BARKS of your druggist. Do not
accept substitute. Q
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

For q MAO 10 dream Of reading Z
newspaper indicates that he will be
successful in whatever he undertakes.
become very rich and arrive a, great
honaes in Ike state 10 u maid Il de-
notes that She viii marry man who
will became rich aul powerful and
that her children win j" people 'ot
great consequence. To dream ynu
buy or sell them dcuo,eS hard work
and small profit Ia dream of one
printed in foreign language denotes
letter from afar.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
READsRoRo

Mr.. and Mrs. Worthington and son
and Mrs. Woodruff of Bennington
called on friends in town Sunday.
Mrs. Lula Hull of Nottingham, VT
was an over Sunday guest at the
home of her brother, Il. G. Baker.
Miss Lucille Wheeler, wnc mas boon
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. b. Wheeler. the past few
weeks, returned to her home in Hub
bardston, Mass, Sunday. y
Father Dalnotaro is in Burlington
this week on Mission work.
William Bennett of Jacksonville is
doing painting for. Clinton Wheeler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitman, J. Wheeler
and children of Nottingham were in
town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs G. Il. Northup and son,
Arden, and Mr. Brighton are spend
ing the week at their home in Ches-
hire.
|. Morrier was given birthday sur
prise party Sunday, Aug. 81, at the
home of Clifford Barber Mr.. Morrier
also completed his 10th year as watch
man in The Readsboro chair shop, the
2lst of August.
Mrs. G.. W. Ustus returned to her
home in Boston after spending four
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Herbert
Stlckles and brother, Jack Breen.
Mrs. Catherine Clark of Middletown
Springs is a guest Of her son, A. B.
Clark.
Miss Corina Barber and Mr.. San
spent Sunday at Lake Raponda.
Robert Clark is spending a short va
cation at his home here.
Miss Erma DaIdos Of North Adj
ans is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Poz.
tzato ON Main street.
Philip ieTwe returned Sunday from
a trip to Canada. Miss Rachel lie
Ture, who has been in Canada for
some time. accompanied him home.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Mercer and
daughter, Dorothy, OF Boston, Mass
are spending a vacation at the Goodell
farm.
Charles Pipe and A. B. Clark were
in North Adams, Monday
I Miss Margaret Beaton was taken tC
North Adams hospital Friday and was
operated upon for appendicitis Satnr-
day morning. Mise Dcaton is comfort
able at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs Napoleon Lecture and
son and Miss Cora Lecture who have
been guests at thei' home here, re-
turned to Their home in Greenfield
Mass, Monday.
Miss Celia NJ. Dohortv of North Adj
ans spent the week end with Mrs. II
T. Goodell.
The Ladies' Aid OF the Rantist
church met with. the vice president
Mrs. II. r. blanchard, Tuesday after
noon. 't'iii'tt tttH
Mrs. II. z. Jewell spent Monday and
Tuesday with relatives in Springfield
Mr. Johnson OF Montpelier is teach
ing the North Hin school and is board
| ing at Mrs. c. X. Carpenters.
Mr. and Mrs. IT, z. Blanchard mo
tored over the Mohawk trail and also
! called on Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bailey
4 In. Ashheld, sunday ~
y D P Brya't OF Hibhardstdn ca led
on friends in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Osgood and
daughter. Airline. Mervin Pierce and
daughter. Irene and two grandchildren
called on friends in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Is. Sawyer of vii
mington were in town Tuesday
Mrs. Charles Cain spent Sunday
with Mrs. John Carrier in Readsboro
Falls.
Grazioso Scagni left Fiday for
Italy where he will spend the winter
with his parents. He expects to re
turn to Readsboro in the spring.
Miss Ellna Carpenter is spending
the week at her home here.
Miss Elizabeth Currens OF Moth
Adams spent last week with her sis
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

FOR SALE-A few extra chdce
building lots OF good size IN very Re-
sirsble section Of the village Chanes
y Powers, Savings Bank Bldg l1t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

FOR SALE-Auto inn and family hol
tel AT Nahant front bathing beach ant
boat landing. 5 miles from BostoE
for booklet Walter Southwick, M
haat, aass. soF
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
TO RENT

no RENT-Furnished rooms with all
modern improvements Tel 2h3-W
SatG
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
ter. Miss HelIen Curreas.

ter, Miss HELEN Curreas.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Reed, Mrs. AZ
lie Chase, Miss Alice Bowen and Mr..
and Mrs. Dooley motored to BYattle-
bori Monday TO visit Mrs. Guy Tudor.
Arthur Pelegrmi returned Saturday
from vacation spent in Pittsheld'
Mass, and Saratoga, n. Y.
Miss Blanche Sprasue returned Mon
day night from vacation spent In
the west.
Mrs. Dayo Maroni spent few. days
last week with her sister, Mrs. Rose
Baruzzi in North Adams.
Lewis Daldos spent sunday with
his sister, Mrs. j. Pozzato.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Parsons and
daughter, Mariory and Mrs. T. b.
Sprague enjoyed trip over the trail
one day last week.
Miss Nina Sears is assisting at Roy's
place during the absence Of Miss I'll
yira Seney.
Mrs. Frank Reyes and children are
spending a few days with friends and
relatives in Cheshire.
Mr. and Mrs. c, G. Brown motored
to Chicopee Falls Monday to visit
choir dauehtcr. Mrs Malcolm Ward
Miss Flora Brown. who has been Wis
TIM ir sstr viii return home
ill., thea
Mrs philip Barrie Of Wilmington
called on her sister Mrs. Herbert
Stickles Saturday.
Mrs. George Bixby. who has been q
guest of her sister, Mrs j Breen fol
some time. returned to her home in
North Adams Monday.
Born Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Louiselle a son, weighing $ lbs
1 or
Lewis Louiselle met with quite q
serious accident last week Friday
while working in the chair shop. A
stick flew from the machine ne was
operating.
Little Vivian Louiselle the 5-year
I'D daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
loulselle fell Monday afternoon and
broke her colarbone and bruised her
head and face. she Is quite comfort
lble at this writing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
Why | Put Up With Rats For
Years." Writes N. Windsor, Farmer

Years ago bought some rat
olson. which nearly killed our fine
watch dog. II so scared rs that we
uttered a long time with rats until
NY neighbor told me about RAT.
snap. That's the sure rat killer and
/ safe one. Three sizes, 35c, Coo,
l1.25. Sold and guaranteed by p. A.
luinlans Pharmacy d. A. Ward and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
WANTED

WANTED-Young lady rs sales lady
IN n Dry Goods store one with some
ev"nrienrc preferred. Address y, Boz
alO soft
NNTrn Ne want to huv 2h tone
I, lenr oai ~ rye straw either baled
er loose hailed preferred. IL. I. Cush'
man Mfg Co str
WANTED---OaK wco5 lots. We wan,
TO buy several old growth oak wonc
lots. or oak logs shlddod by the road
side II T. Cushman Mfg. Co, Norh
bennington. VI hSif
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-14

countries of Europe combined, and it Is forty times as large as Great Britain, It's mother country. The boundary line extends for hundreds of miles, yet the Aneficans and Canadians are such warm friends that for more than a hun dred years they have needed never q soldier or . fort to protect the line and never g warship on the Great Lakes.
 We often think of Canada as very o-tl country, but if We look on the map we can see that the peninsula part of Canada extends as far south as Con- netcicut. Here they can raise corn. to- baeco, peaches and anything else that we can raise in New England.
 The best farming land of Canada is fn the western provinces Of Manitoba. Alberta and Saskatchewan. The leading crop is Wheat. For years the world would not believe that much wheat could be raised north Of the United States but Canadian farmers have kept push ing farther and farther north until they have made western Canada one of the great wheat producing areas of the world. They have even raised proiitab'e 2 crops Of wheat as far north as Great
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A HaiIsws,en r,ait.

Dear Uncle Jed: For some time hays not Tfltten to you and therefore think t Is time snsNld write another stery.
 This titae t shall be about MolIs's trip to tie country; during the, week ot Hal .5Nd'en.
 Her school was having a vacation,
 and Molly wished very much to visit her grandpafents.
 Sunday morning nef tather and nosn-
 CT raae5fnpAnied her to thsif large farm.
 Tn the meantime Grandma .afid Grandpa Deane received 8 telegram informing them that they were to have, guests.
 A large dinner vas prepared consist Ing of chicken. potatoes and many deli- cacies The table was. set In the old. fashioned dining room, and all was neat and tidy = Grandma decided so let grand l,a gs 10 church cary. and when return.
 Ing. stop at Che stAtieA to asSait the ar. r;1al Of their dearly beloved children, for such they termed them. After ev. ef5 thing was in readiness, gfandn,a sat down by the window to watch ana listen
 fer thsif coming. She did hot wait long for very soon she haAfd the tramp es horses feet and the wagon wheels. 4 childish step was heard On the piazza atid soon little child vas fotdiy ern. bracee In granafna's arms After the hearty greetings were over and they ha d chettei on tarfotis subjects, thav nrn1 eeedsd to the dining tsS,s. Oh, how hAaxEtE ais 1Aiss s4<aAka as sgsss shsar.
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Brooklyn.
Nr 1d.a ot riaAn.ne q cit,.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought you would like to hear my Idea ot planning q city. In planning a city we must consider three important things. These are tife health, beauty and eonveniehces. al ef these for tie benefit of the people. First of all a city must nave healttl. This Is important 3teause some cities which were not planned Nave. nS parks o7 play grounds for the people to enjoy, these 5eing not oniy for pleasure. But for the health of ths city. Anetfef important 1 thihg is eonveaieneas. This is also inn I port&ns because we eou'd not carry on business with other people fl Te did not 7! R&ve means By whien we could do 50. 1 We would net Have city whfeh psopie
 would care to see Or visit if we did not
 14vs beauty with health and sonver- fences. We fiiust have beauty to make people interested ih our city. we should
 have parks. playgrounds or even flower beds in some convenient place aid trees :, can De pit ap along side of sidewalks. I Thefs are many otfier things WiiicF, we
 sliou'd consider in planning 8 city. Some are the construction of streets, the lighting sf streets. and the care of 1 them. These Are only q few 6t the hun-
 dfeas Of things that are to De consid-
 cred.
 SARAH AMELIA sTAc1ARTsr.
 1 Columbia.
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The First Thanksgiving.

Dear Uncle Jed: One day as Governor William Bradford was looking at the well filled storehouse he said: '"We ought to thank God for the good crops which he gave us.'' This was in November. so the Pilgrims took their guns and went hunt ing. Other men took their fishing tackle and went fishing. The little boys and girls went down to the seashore and dug clans. The children also gathered nuts. When the men returned they had bears and deer and wild turkeys Soon tho fishermen arrived with plenty of fish. While they were hunting the women were making pumpkin pies and cooking other
 good things to est. While the women were busy cooking meat and fish, the men
 made benches and tables. When all was
 ready they called the Indians to the feast. The Indians brought fresh deer
 meat and popcorn for the feast. When the feast was over the Indians showed the Pilgrims how to pop the corn By shaking the corn over the fire the heat turned the kernels into fluffy whits balls. The Pilgrims were very much sur pr:sed, for they had never popped corn before. Since that Thanksgiving has been legal holiday all over the United States.
 FRANCIS SULLIVAN, Age il. Bozrahville.
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Ny Little Incident With . witch

Dear Uncle Jed: One night when was coming home Jaw dark object coming along dragging aometting 1 was afraid, 50 I hid id the bushes waiie t passed. I vas sure It .woulGn't see nis fer was in some tall bushes: This dark object passed by. but soon t stopped and began walking. I was frightened very much, frightened f6t tiE looked tc me as If witch, with 8 lonS peaked hat WAS spying on me. The Nitca came fast CT and faster, so I crouched down in the tall bushes until I nearly reached the ground. Finally threw myself on the ground face up I then f6is something under me, so I put i1ly hand down and felt of a brooInsttcK. Just then large Black cat jumped on my back, and meow ed in my ears Suddenly 3 bat flew by hly face, and h&pped it's wings in my face. After tlis l was Itg,ich. friteg6ned and excited When was about to get up and go home saw the witch coming along. The witch kas looking farther ahead than at me. I thought she was locking at her caf Soon she WAS by my side and if she had taken another step She woulG have tipped ovkr me. and sure enough she aid she fen on me. startling and Frightening me tremendous y. 1 rolled over and the witch Kept O.. rolling fof a ltttle way. As sodf as she was of Of me ran home, and thought to myself, t Is Halloween night and the witcKes are out. 94
 LUCY DUGAs, Ago F. Versailles.
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< rissss ,s the vSs..

Dea- UacN Jed: It was Tuesday and our teacher asked us f we would not ike to make Friday clean-up day. We ali sasd ws would. We did so well Fri day that she said we cou'd take our lunches and eat them ii the woods the next Tuesday. But we found oEt thera was net going to Be school go ws went on "wednesday instead. Of we stafted right after dismissal We soon fjand a place to Cat oHr lt,nehes. After eating Ws went for 9 walk through the woods in which ws saw pretty eoi6red leaves and
 ferns which ~4 picked. Ws also saw $ field almost as leve! as a plain. t vas very fandsor1e Some Of us said 1t would make 2 good place for races and games. When going home we went uB steep hill. There we saw q httle tree toad. We then ssw 4 great mary pine trees and
 ant hills. We saw some spring flowers and heard a partridge among the bushes
 We then arrived at school, finding 1t only ten minutes pss. one
 |, FRIEDA F. WALSH. Age IS. I Packer.
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started to the fair. It was g o'clock
 when my three brothers and my sister
 and I left for Storrs. I got out of the
 wagon and went into the armory. I saw
 lots of vegetables. fruit. cakes, honey,
 sewing, canning and school papers. l
 had an ice cream cone. In the afternoon
 I saw a toothbrush drill. There wera
 athletic contests, too. My brother Will
 liam won first prize in the potato race
 and my brother Vincent won first prize
 in the sack race for little boys. My brother Frank won second and 1 got third prize.
 The next day saw oxen pull loads of rocks. I saw the sheep COWS, calves. l bulls and lots of pretty horses. There was @ baseball game, too. There was a 1 rope pull between the freshmen and the | sophomores of the college. The sopho- moTes pulled the freshmen through the | pond. I had a very nice time while ] was at the fair.
 ] BROWNIE SLEDJESKY, Age s. ] EaeIeV;lle.
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THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
 Boys and Girls Department.

place. There was q tabls in tEs center of the room with only 8 lamp upon tt The Halloween plan was that every etri was to dress 50 that ,shs woiiid not be recognized: They slammed to dance and play games Each girl was to give
 one dollar to the girl wearing the most
 horrible eostsiiIle.
 The girls catile one By one but all
 were on tirfl4.
 The 6anciYig and games were played.
 It was time te give tile prize. The judges
 aeeiaed that ore girl dressed all in red with long fed ears a red tatl dragging on sehind and req shoes teo long for the biggest man ever seen, should
 have peen their dollars The person was
 asked Co take of her mask and show who she was. "oh," exclaimed Masbsils. "It'S Jen' ais MaFtorss brother Have We got to sase our dollars to him the worst boy "No, madam you haven't, but you car
 Eve them to my sister, she let me come. he iEterrupteS. oat lie fan Sssad doRh the sandy walk towafdB hotns. l The seFs ndollars were sfvsn to 5esl ais the very next day. This Is tfe stoEy Of the Ready Clubs happy hallowses qarty.
 ] Tour llttls frlehG. RTTA NJ. WEEKS. ! VerSsfiias
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rycLr JED.s raLK TO wtDrAwAKrs

tii Wiceawakes t is hoped are kiuti to r-na,s r is the orly way ia which -r4y shoui4 b4 trested for they suffer just :ae sane as vcl do ie they are negiect.d TT crueH- treated
 There gre various waye n which one -lts his reward for being kind to animals. rr5tasly taers is To more familiar story .- vcrse iAan Mary had little lam" Ion al ..now |. bIt probably you didn't nov it was written about 2 real laun6. l ata,rsa-'d. lit..e lamb which aroused y1nrathy In Mar and the Kindness ex- sfc.Fsd toward. t and the story written soaIt i- will 20 down through the ages
 f' was over a hundred years ago that he poem was written by Sarah j. Hale whose birthday anniversary was passed ast 0icuts. Mary was Mary Sawyer of Sterling. Ifass and the .s1l.b was e twi1, Sa!,h was neglected by it's mother. The s-.lation sl appealed 10 Mary that sh6 ,ci, the lamp home and cared for 1t So aa; the 'anh knew her as it's friend and insisted oa stsyiag $. her coaEpe ny wh0til- -r at homo or at school. T. was Mary's pan to put he lamb ia the pasture each morning but one day siie could not find .- and dida't discover t un;iI neariy al -as ssaoo,hoass when she saw t f5Mow- .7E Hsr. She didn't have time to go home SO she put Y under her s6aw vi and no one -.as tas wiser in school until she was -Usd 70 rscita Then the lamb reaised 60 stay oa ;he bench alone.
 4 young nan preparing for college was -s .as school and wrote the first fou, s-suzas O. the poem and sent them tt Mary. lie died soon after, the pos.n wa. 71c.Isaed and aheut t5 years later Mrs Ela-s zdGes the other staIszas
 The len6 lived 70 have five ian1Slsins O .-s own. but lost it's life in tho barnyar, n g dis2lte with an ugly cow, and Mar. a-a Mrs Hale have sinos departed thil .fe. but the story will remain just as m sersstiny to each succeeding generation |, taow wha. becomes Of being lind :, 5ur15 animals:
 Each or Us should be eager to 60 ou 9srt < bs.ng kind to beast as veil as t a---aa beings.
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Fa6 6a Fsurth 1f sass

Dear Uneis Jed: Ii the Summer vae2+ tioa on the F6urta of juiy. my brother and I went. to the ettys 5Syes heard l5ts Of nofsez. There were fireworks and lots of guns. My brother and 1 bought lots of sd1s and fireworks. Then we went fiofne and when we got home We had lets of fun and made lots Of noise.
 We shot lots of bailste of. Ny bfoth- CT had lots 6f skyr6oKsts. Then we ate our dinner
 After elmer n6y father and mother went to thd city. My Brothers and sis- ttfs had lots of fun and whan my fath. sr ard mother came back they Drought lots of trew6rkS @4s
 After awhile we saot otf Hfecrxckers My big brother and I went over to a boys whose natris ss Morris and had lots o4 skyrockets and lots of lspatkiers Then my brether and I went home ana We had lots moro sDarklers. frecraekers and skyrockets.
 We had lots of fun .tnat night.
 FRANK SLEDJA9sRY, Age il
 Eaglevtlle ..
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-14
l Wild Life i l {HEa of Forest fg3s32I
 Ea and Field 5AU
Mole Ia Biggest Little
 Fighter, Digger, Eater
Dy J. H. MILLAR


 If he were as big as a bear, the mole would De the most terrible of all arli- Hlals.
 He is only. tnsek-iooking, gray little ligger but he has the most voracious ap- 5etite and works hardest to satisfy t of any animal you ever heard of.
 Mr. L. E. Adams caught mole and fed it 8 third of q pint of worms at s co o'clock in the evening. Early the 6ext morning he went sround to the cage just in time to see the mole give | little kick and die. It had starved to death. z
 Imagine yourse.4 with pair Of no- good eyes, no bigger than pin heads, down iii the earth where you couldn't move except by forcing away the dirt by main strength, with an appetite so biz that yott had te eat your weight in wofns in few hours ard starve to death if yet you went without food 3 haif day. It is a fneie's life. The little mounds you see i'll the lawn, garden, or meadow, mark the path of the mole as he seeks for worms under ground. He is mighty fast digger. He has been known to dig $ yards ari- der. greund in one night. He has pair of hands about 4inch wide with palms turned outward These he moves like a boy swimming
 under water, Bringing them together ir1 front and then around to the side throwing the dirt back and forcing him 1 self forward at the same time. And il l he gets tifed--he starves to death. He never has a day of.
 1 He is vicious fighter especially I when hs is choosing wife. A nature
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-14
wIDE-AwAKE POETRY.

 nave hunted in the lilies and the Cam terbury bells For the fairies and the b-ownes aid ae slves. ' have poadered and have wondered why the kittens couldn't talk; Ana I've puzzled how the stars could ligat themselves. have made tho nests for bunnies when the Easter,ide has come, and confided to my mother where they were. ? have wondsred how the bunnies could discover hidden nests. and have searched the candy GEES for rabbit fur, When the snowy eye of Christmas came used to stay awake Iust to listen for the relndesrE gertis hoofs, And I knew thai Santa Claus came down the sooty chimney fue When he lsft his pack-then flew tt other roofs T could laugh at nearly everything Viti unprotended giee. Al the sunshine in the world was m, lot Every tragedy was short and alway, washed away with tears, would like Go be again that happ! tot. Al the stories Of the princes and tn princesses and such gssd t6 seem like real to ay bab, mind J would give my life, my treasures, yes ny 5ewelS and my books, but one year more of childhood could find. --Uelen Emma Maring. in the Ses{tf Post-Inteilige7cer
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-14
Peat.

Dear Uncle Jed: I wonder if any of the Wide Awakes have ever heard of peat. It is a soongy vegetable matter which is found in Ireland. Sometimes 1t is soft and sometimes 1t is hard. In some ewanps 1t is thick and in other swamps 1t is thin. Many of the peat lands are being drained because the soil Is so rich under them. After the peat has been cut the bogs make splendid farms.
 Peat is the chief fuel of the Irish Many women carry it home oh their backs. The men cut the soft wet stun into bricks and put them in the sun to dry. Later they take them to the cities and sell them.
 Peat makes very not fire, but 1t doe. not blaze up like wood. Logs are found In some peat. These are used for can. dies because they burn so brightly. LOUISE GUEST, Age 12. South Coventry